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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07SANTODOMINGO2248LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FIRST HARRIS OPERATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...]
2007-10-03 20:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2306LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JOINT OPS (SPANIS),OCT.
[...] This is an action request. Please see par. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistane in conducting human rights screening pursuant o the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has nodisqualifying information. Please slug response for Eco [...]
2007-10-12 16:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2308LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FORCE PROTECTION
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2007-10-12 17:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2369DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ARCHIPELAGIC
[...] (C) Summary: On October 18, the CDA and UK Ambassador delivered a joint demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to protest the Dominican Republic's unilateral declaration as an archipelagic State claiming expansive new territorial sea rights. The U.S. and UK contested the definitio [...]
2007-10-22 18:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON EFTA ETRD PREL DR
07SANTODOMINGO2422LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JCET CLOSE COMBAT
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for two additional subjects who have been nominated for the following training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please sl [...]
2007-10-26 12:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2431LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JCET CLOSE COMBAT
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for two additional subjects who have been nominated for the following training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please sl [...]
2007-10-29 13:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2477BEACHED LPG TANKER UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 19:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAID EPET SENV
07SANTODOMINGO2485LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject who has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for E [...]
2007-11-01 16:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2544DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Advancing the Democracy Agenda at the 4th Community of Democracies Ministerial in Bamako, Mali" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols took our views on board but had no immediate reply. Note: Trullols [...]
2007-11-09 13:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2576LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DRAF COMMUNICATIONS
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following individual who has been selected to work in USMAAG Embassy Santo Domingo. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]
2007-11-19 14:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2697DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF
[...] As requested Reftel, following is an update on host government efforts in combating the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). Laws and Regulations Proscribing WFCL ------------------------------------- 2. The law prohibits employment of children younger than 14 and places restrictions on empl [...]
2007-12-07 18:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR
07SANTODOMINGO2721DOMINICAN BANKING: RECENT BANK FRAUD CONVICTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: Recent convictions in the Banco Intercontinental (Baninter) bank fraud case demonstrate improvement in the fight against impunity in the Dominican Republic, especially when viewed in the light of previous bank fraud prosecutions. End Summary. 2. BACKGROUND: Fraudulent accounting [...]
2007-12-11 20:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PGOV PREL KJUS KCOR DR
07SANTODOMINGO2758IRAN NIE DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (C) ECOPOLCOUNS delivered talking points/non-papers contained reftels to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 17 to Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols, who had just returned after two weeks out of the country. Trullols said that Iranian activities were "a matter of worry and s [...]
2007-12-19 12:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM KNPP IR DR
07SANTODOMINGO2759LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - BOARDING OFFICER EIMET,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2007-12-19 16:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2784URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JCET CLOSE COMBAT
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2007-12-21 19:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO28DOMINICANS FIGHT CORRUPTION - MUCH BARK, LITTLE BITE, SHOOTING SNAFU WITH JUSTICE OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-08 11:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM KJUS DR
07SANTODOMINGO35VETTING REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN MILITARY JOINT
[...] In connection with U.S. military training planned for the Dominican Military Joint Counter Terrorism Team, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following 30 individuals. Embassy has no adverse information. Please slug r [...]
2007-01-08 19:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO419DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW INPUT
[...] (SBU) The Dominican government made a series of modifications to its intellectual property laws in 2006 to implement the country,s obligations under CAFTA-DR. Entry into force of the free trade agreement is expected to occur in early 2007 and will create additional pressure on the government [...]
2007-02-27 16:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR DR
07SANTODOMINGO597REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT CALLS FOR INCREASED U.S.
[...] (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Manning of Trinidad and Tobago joined Dominican President Fernandez to sign a non-binding declaration on measures to counter threats posed by the trafficking of [...]
2007-03-19 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR
07SANTODOMINGO666VETTING REQUEST FOR MONEY LAUNDERING COURSE - NAS
[...] In connection with a Basic Course for Money Laundering planned for the first week of April in La Vega, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following individuals. Embassy has no adverse information. Please slug reply for E [...]
2007-03-23 19:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO668FURTHER ON REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT AND CALLS FOR
[...] (U) Following is an amplified version of Santo Domingo 597 with addition of U.S. and Dominican positions, new text in paras. 10 and 11, and comment. 2. (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Mannin [...]
2007-03-23 20:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR
07SANTODOMINGO74VETTING REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN MILITARY JOINT
[...] In connection with U.S. military training planned on/around January 28, 2007 for the Dominican Military Joint Counter Terrorism Team, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following 30 individuals. Embassy has no adverse i [...]
2007-01-12 17:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO76DOMINICAN POLITICS III #13: A NEW, MORE SERIOUS
[...] This is the thirteenth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. 2. (SBU) In November 2006 the Senate chose a new 9-member elections authority (JCE),composed for the most part of eminent jurists. The JCE is showing gr [...]
2007-01-12 17:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PGOV PREL PINR
07SAOPAULO119 ICMS Tax Benefits Issue: Financial Concerns for U.S.
[...] (SBU) Consul General convened representatives of US and Brazilian companies at ConGen Sao Paulo on January 19 to discuss ongoing issues associated with tax benefits (ICMS - rough VAT equivalent collected at the state level) granted by the Sao Paulo state government. Motorola and other electron [...]
2007-02-14 12:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON PGOV KJUS BR
07SAOPAULO160MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL, BRAZIL AND
[...] "Action In The Americas" The lead editorial in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/28) commented: "Brazilian concessions during President Lula's visit to Uruguay are in the right direction, but should not be considered a solution for Mercosul's erosion.... Urugua [...]
2007-02-28 12:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO161 CONSUL GENERAL VIIT TO THE PORT CITY OF SANTOS
[...] (U) ConsulGeneral (CG) and Econoff recently visited the port city of Santos, which lies 60 kilometers southwes of Sao Paulo across the Serra do Mar mountain rnge. Santos serves the industrial and agricultual trade needs of Sao Paulo and neighboring stats and is the most active port by volume [...]
2007-02-28 13:37:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EINV ETRD ECON SENV OEXP BR ELTN SNAR
07SAOPAULO163UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH CEOs IN
[...] (U) Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns' February 6 roundtable with the CEOs of major American companies and subsidiaries in Sao Paulo provided business leaders a chance to comment on the lcal and regional business environment and detail their corporate social responsibility programs. [...]
2007-03-01 13:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV BR
07SAOPAULO165UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S ENERGY ROUNDTABLE IN SAO PAULO,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his February 6 meeting in Sao Paulo with senior Brazilian energy experts, Under Secretary R. Nicholas Burns emphasized the tremendous potential of U.S.-Brazilian cooperation on ethanol, and solicited his interlocutors' views on developing this partnership. Discussion centered [...]
2007-03-01 16:06:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV EAGR EPET SENV BR
07SAOPAULO166UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' LUNCH WITH SAO PAULO GOVERNOR SERRA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his February 6-7, 2007 visit to Sao Paulo, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and his delegation were hosted for lunch by Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra and key members of Serra's cabinet. U/S Burns and the Governor discussed cooperation on biofuels, [...]
2007-03-01 16:06:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR EPET SNAR ASEC EINV BR
07SAOPAULO18 RECORD BRAZILIAN INVESTMENT OUTSIDE BRAZIL
[...] (U) 2006 marked the first time in Brazilian financial history that Brazilians invested more overseas during the year than foreigners invested in Brazil. This phenomenon is due in large part to the internationalization of Brazilian companies, which are becoming global players as they search fo [...]
2007-01-08 16:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON EFIN BR
07SAOPAULO242 BRAZIL: USTR SCHWAB MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab pointed out recently to leading Brazilian industrialists and agriculture sector representatives in Sao Paulo meetings the significance to Brazilian interests of the current Doha Round and affirmed that non-agricultural market access (NAMA) is key to [...]
2007-03-26 15:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTO BR
07SAOPAULO290MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: US ACTION AGAINST CHINA AT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 11:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO3SAO PAULO BUSINESSMEN PRESS ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR A US TRADE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Members of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, a bilateral business grouping, recently expressed lack of faith in the resumption of FTAA negotiations and demanded greater commitment from the GOB to begin negotiations for alternative mechanisms to enhance bilateral trade relations. [...]
2007-01-03 15:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ETRD EINV BR
07SAOPAULO33MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN;
[...] "Is There Any Logic In Bush's 'Madness'?" The lead editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo commented (1/13): "Bush has not only recognized that he made a mistake and publicly admitted it, but he is aware that not even with an additional 20,000 soldiers will h [...]
2007-01-16 13:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO36AMBASSADOR AND SAO PAULO GOVERNOR DISCUSS CRIME, PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) During an hour-long meeting with the Ambassador, Jose Serra, Governor of Sao Paulo state, said that his most immediate priority upon taking office was public security, especially in the metropolitan public transportation system, which is the state government's responsibility. Though sta [...]
2007-01-17 10:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR EINV ASEC PREL BR
07SAOPAULO367MST'S "RED APRIL" OFFERS LOTS OF THEATER BUT NOT MUCH
[...] Summary: (SBU) Actions by the Rural Landless Workers' Movement (MST) this year in observance of "Red April" have been characterized by strident rhetoric but less property destruction than last year. While they have generated some attention, the land invasions and occupations do not appear to h [...]
2007-05-02 17:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ELAB PGOV PINS PINR BR
07SAOPAULO58HELPING SAO PAULO AUTHORITIES RESPOND TO SECURITY THREATS
[...] (SBU) Consul General met January 17 with Sao Paulo State Secretary of Metropolitan Transportation Jose Luiz Portella and his SIPDIS team to follow up on Governor Serra's request (ref A) for security assistance in the subway and train systems. Portella described the challenges these systems [...]
2007-01-24 09:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR ASEC PREL BR
07SAOPAULO71 RIO GRANDE DO SUL: AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
[...] (U) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist traveled recently to Rio Grande do Sul (RGS),the southernmost state in Brazil located approximately 1100 km south of Sao Paulo. The state, which borders both Argentina and Uruguay, has a population of 10.3 million inhabitants, which represents 5.1 pe [...]
2007-01-30 19:08:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV EWWT EAGR ELAB KIPR ETRD ECON ECIN SOCI
07SAOPAULO754BRAZIL'S RIBEIRAO PRETO: SUGAR AND ETHANOL BRING PROSPERITY
[...] (U) During an official visit to Ribeirao Preto, an agri-business center in northeastern Sao Paulo state, the Consul General visited a sugar mill and met with the Mayor and the President of the City Council. Once part of the state's coffee belt, the Ribeirao Preto area is now best known for it [...]
2007-09-11 19:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON PGOV ENRG ELTN BR
07SAOPAULO802BRAZILIAN FIRMS LOBBY TO HOLD ONTO GSP BENEFITS
[...] (U) The American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) and Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) met with representatives of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on September 13 and 14 to discuss Brazil's inclusion in the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade program. Amcham an [...]
2007-09-28 19:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON BR
07SAOPAULO900BRAZIL CIVAIR: BUDGET AIRLINE BRA SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After operating for eight years, the Brazilian low-fare airline BRA (Brasil Rodo Aereo Transportes) suspended operations on November 7 and gave thirty days notice to its 1100 employees of a possible dismissal. In a last-ditch effort to avoid shutting down entirely, BRA is seek [...]
2007-11-08 16:24:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON EINV BR
07SAOPAULO958FORCED LABOR IN BRAZIL: URBAN MYTH OR RURAL REALITY?
[...] (SBU) Recent reports in the Brazilian media have focused on the question of forced labor in Brazil and whether or not the GOB is doing enough to combat poor labor conditions in the country. Some observers question whether forced labor exists in Brazil at all but harsh working conditions are c [...]
2007-12-04 17:24:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAGR EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP BR
07SARAJEVO2519BOSNIA - MEDIA REPORT U.S. PLANS TO REMOVE DODIK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The week of November 12, Bosnian media outlets reported that the U.S. hatched a plan to enable High Representative Lajcak to remove Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik by exposing his links to corruption and criminal activities. The story, which first surfaced on t [...]
2007-11-21 18:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2556BOSNIA - QUINT AMBASSADORS URGE BOSNIAKS TO ENGAGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Quint Ambassadors met separately with Sulejman Tihic, President of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA),and Haris Silajdzic, President of the Party for Bosnia (SBiH),to urge them to engage constructively in negotiations over the High Representative's proposed changes to the Par [...]
2007-11-27 17:34:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO487BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...]
2007-03-02 06:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
07SARAJEVO500BIH STATE COURT UPDATES PART TWO: TERRORISM,
[...] INTRODUCTION: This is the second of two cables summarizing cases currently before the BiH State Court. This cable summarizes organized crime, corruption and terrorism cases underway in the BiH State Court. Cases underway in the War Crimes Chamber were reported previously (REF. B). These cab [...]
2007-03-05 14:24:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KCRM KJUS KCOR KAWC PHUM PINR BK
07SECTON03OF04DAKAR269SENEGAL: SENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 11:18:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PHUM EAID MASS PREL SG ECON
07SEOUL1261UPDATE OF LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY US-KOREA FREE
[...] (U) Original questions are included below from reftel. Answers to questions follow after each question. LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR LABOR RIGHTS 2. (U) Question: Please provide a detailed summary of all new labor legislation passed in 2006 and 2007. Please provide copies of the text of this l [...]
2007-05-01 07:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID
07SEOUL1533(S) ROK RESPONSE: EFFORTS BY IRAN'S MISSILE
[...] This is an action request. Post requests that Department provide information requested by the ROKG in para 3. 2. (S) Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),told poloff that Insung International Co [...]
2007-05-18 07:11:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KS IR
07SEOUL1841PROGRESSIVE COALTION: CLEAR AS MUD?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, the Ambassador met with Park Sang-cheon and Kim Han-gill, the co-chairs of the newly formed Moderate Unified Democrats (MUD) and discussed FTA, North Korea, Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),SOFA and the future of the MUD party. The MUD co-chairs said their goal was [...]
2007-06-18 08:03:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL1997NK HUMAN RIGHTS PROMINENT IN ROKG ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) The ROKG on May 22 unveiled its five-year National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. The 250-page report, which was compiled by the Ministry of Justice, touched on issues surrounding North Korean defectors in South Korea and efforts to improve human rights in [...]
2007-07-05 07:06:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL KS KN
07SEOUL2144KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: THE INTER-KOREAN
[...] (C) The Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),a tidy enclave where 24 South Korean companies employ almost 16,000 North Korean workers on DPRK soil, is the most tangible and significant aspect of North-South relations. By our calculation using parallel market exchange rates, the North Korean gov [...]
2007-07-18 06:15:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KS KN
07SEOUL22ROK DEFENSE WHITE PAPER LABELS DPRK A 'SERIOUS
[...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) released its biennial Defense White Paper on December 29. The White Paper upgraded its characterization of the DPRK from a "direct military threat" to a "serious threat" to national security. The White Paper's focus remains on the threat po [...]
2007-01-04 04:22:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MNUC KS KN
07SEOUL2596DPRK ECONOMY SHRINKS IN 2006: BANK OF KOREA
[...] (SBU) Relying on official but suspect DPRK data, the Bank of Korea's (BOK) report on the DPRK economy is noteworthy for spotlighting 2006 as a recession year, ending a seven-year growth streak. The DPRK economy shrank 1.1 percent in real terms -- compared with 3.8-percent growth reported fo [...]
2007-08-28 07:38:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PREL KS KN
07SEOUL2611NORTH KOREANS ARE FENDING FOR THEMSELVES
[...] (C) ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU) officials estimate that most of the DPRK's current economic activity is informal, while its formal economy and industrial base has severely eroded since the 1990s. As a result, the average household in North Korea earns the bulk of its income through the [...]
2007-08-30 02:01:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKN KS ECON PGOV
07SEOUL2675(S) ROKG PLANS TO ALLOW SYRIA-BOUND STEEL
[...] (S) On August 31, Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, informed poloff that the ROKG had decided to allow the transshipment of Syria-bound steel that had been seized by ROK authorities in June. Kim said that the [...]
2007-09-04 08:09:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KS SY CH
07SEOUL3026ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DECLARATION: AMBITIOUS PLAN WILL
[...] (C) The "Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity" that emerged from the October 2-4 summit between President Roh Moo-hyun and the DPRK's Kim Jong-il is a "Sunshine Policy" manifesto: an action plan for peace-building and engagement that progressi [...]
2007-10-05 10:26:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKN KS ECON PGOV PREL
07SEOUL3318FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to questions posed in ref A. Nature and Incidence 2. (U) Question: Does forced labor exist in the country? Are men, women or children exploited through forced labor? Please indicate the sectors and locations in which persons are engaged in force [...]
2007-05-22 08:39:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID
07SEOUL3438SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL HAWK SALE TO SOUTH KOREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. It is Post's assessment that the Republic of Korea's acquisition of the Global Hawk system is essential to U.S. interests and to the maintenance of the ROK-U.S. Alliance in the years ahead. Key to the success of the Alliance for more than five decades has been our ability to ma [...]
2007-12-03 09:33:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR MOPS KS KN
07SEOUL3531NORTH KOREA REFUGEES FACE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA
[...] (SBU) This cable is the first in a two-part series about psychological issues facing North Korean refugees. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As the number of North Korean refugees arriving in the South continues to rise, so too do the accounts of harsh living conditions that North Koreans faced on a day t [...]
2007-12-14 03:34:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL KS KN
07SEOUL659SPI 11: U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE TALKS
[...] (C) The eleventh U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative talks (SPI 11) took place February 7-8, 2007 in Seoul. Topics addressed included the transfer of wartime operational command (OPCON),the transition of Armistice Maintenance Responsibilities (AMRs),USFK camp returns, the status of the Yong [...]
2007-03-06 08:34:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKS MARR MNUC PARM PREL KN
07SEOUL97THE EMPLOYER STRIKES BACK: HYUNDAI SUES ITS UNION
[...] (SBU) After a year during which Hyundai Motors recorded an estimated 1.8 billion dollars in lost sales due to labor disruptions, management decided to reduce the amount of year-end bonuses for its workers and only pay 100 percent of a month's salary as opposed to the typical 150 percent. Duri [...]
2007-01-11 08:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PREL KS
07SHANGHAI101PRE-PARTY CONGRESS INFIGHTING OVER PERSONNEL INTENSIFIES
[...] (S) Summary. According to multiple East China contacts, the central party leadership was increasingly split over personnel issues and would only become more fractured with the approach of the 2007 Party Congress. Vice President Zeng Qinghong was trying to work out a compromise that would all [...]
2007-02-14 07:22:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI102KUNSHAN'S TAIWAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan business people (Taishang) appeared to be thriving during a February 6 visit by Congenoffs to the Taiwan enclave of Kunshan, located 50 kilometers west of Shanghai. Although some local governments in China were corrupt, the Kunshan government had been very supportive of T [...]
2007-02-14 08:22:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALEINV PGOV ELAB ECON EFIN CH TW
07SHANGHAI141CONTACTS DISCUSS RECENT SHANGHAI PERSONNEL MOVES
[...] (C) Summary: According to one contact, more than half of Shanghai's vice mayors have been or are rumored to soon be removed and several high-level officials have been reshuffled in a bid to pave the way for an outsider to come to Shanghai in one of the top leadership positions. At least one [...]
2007-03-07 08:43:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI142CORRECTED COPY--CONTACTS DISCUSS RECENT SHANGHAI PERSONNEL
[...] (C) Summary: According to one contact, more than half of Shanghai's vice mayors have been or are rumored to soon be removed and several high-level officials have been reshuffled in a bid to pave the way for an outsider to come to Shanghai in one of the top leadership positions. At least one [...]
2007-03-07 09:57:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI163XI JINPING TAKES THE REINS IN SHANGHAI
[...] (C) Summary. After months of speculation and waiting, Xi Jinping was named the new Shanghai Party Secretary on March 24. One contact assessed that Xi's transfer would also likely entail a position on the Politburo at the upcoming 17th Party Congress. Xi, a princeling with broad connections, [...]
2007-03-25 09:44:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON EINV CH
07SHANGHAI166SHANGHAI RELIGIOUS CONTACTS DISCUSS NGOS, THEOLOGICAL
[...] (C) Summary: During her February 26-27 visit to Shanghai, DRL/IRF Officer Emilie Kao explored ways to expand religious freedom in China with academics, officials from the Communist Party-approved China Christian Council/Three Self Patriotic Movement (CCC/TSPM),Shanghai YMCA leaders, a represe [...]
2007-03-26 03:31:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI177LOCAL REACTIONS TO XI JINPING'S APPOINTMENT AS SHANGHAI
[...] (C) Summary. The appointment of Xi Jingping as Party Secretary has been heralded in the Shanghai official media, but SIPDIS business and academic contacts are taking a "wait and see" attitude. Official newspapers and internet postings have emphasized Xi's coastal experience and "rich socia [...]
2007-03-29 02:58:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI178JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK IN SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Japanese contacts in Shanghai, Japanese Prime Minister Abe's October 2006 breakthrough visit to Beijing has dramatically improved the climate for Japanese investment in Shanghai, as well as led to an overall increase in cultural exchanges. The number of Japanese Ch [...]
2007-03-29 05:38:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV PREL CH JA
07SHANGHAI193LABOR COMPLAINT: A VISIT TO KAISI HARDWARE IN SOUTH CHINA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kaisi Hardware Company Ltd., one of China's largest furniture parts manufacturers and exporters appears to be addressing problems - including underpaying workers and providing poor working conditions - documented in a February report by the New York-based National Labor Committee [...]
2007-04-05 09:52:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV PHUM CH
07SHANGHAI225EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON CHINA'S SUPERVISION SYSTEM
[...] (C) Summary. East China contacts described a multilayered but relatively ineffective supervision system that did little to end rampant corruption among Chinese officials. One contact with the Shanghai People's Congress claimed the problem was systemic and due to lack of rule of law. Another [...]
2007-04-19 07:00:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI23SHANGHAI CORRUPTION SCANDAL AND LEADERSHIP GOSSIP
[...] (S) Summary. Two well-connected Shanghai contacts claimed that President Hu Jintao had offered the job of Shanghai Party Secretary to several people, none of whom were willing to take SIPDIS it because of the headaches associated with the continuing Chen Liangyu investigation. The one per [...]
2007-01-10 09:09:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI26FRB TOLD: NO OVERHEATING AND BUSINESS GOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) delegation led by Governor Kevin Warsh met with economic analysts, U.S. business leaders, and equity market analysts during a December visit to Shanghai. Economic analysts offered the contrarian view that China's economy was not overheated, and, in t [...]
2007-01-12 02:12:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI260WITH "SURVEY OF CHINESE PEASANTS" AUTHORS
[...] (C) Summary. In a conversation with Poloff on April 20, "Survey of Chinese Peasants" (Zhongguo Nongmin Diaocha) authors said conditions in the countryside had improved in recent years as a result of increased central government attention. However, conditions for peasants were still difficult [...]
2007-04-30 08:54:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI306EAST CHINA VIEWS ON FOREIGN MINISTER APPOINTMENT
[...] (C) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX, a well-known U.S.-China specialist at XXXXXXXXXXXX, claimed the sudden removal of former Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing was due to President Hu´s increasing dissatisfaction with the MFA. XXXXXXXXXXXX linked this to Hu´s lingering anger about the handling of his visit [...]
2007-05-24 07:01:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI315MORE EAST CHINA LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES
[...] (C) Summary. In our latest round of discussions, East China contacts reported that the Politburo Standing Committee would be shrinking from nine members to seven with several members retiring while the Politburo itself would also undergo a major shake up. Unclear, however, was the fate of Vi [...]
2007-05-25 09:56:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PNR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI316EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON EAST CHINA LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. During a series of recent meetings, East China contacts commented on top leaders in Shanghai and Jiangsu. With his recent appointment as Shanghai Party Secretary, Xi Jinping was likely out of the running for a top-level job for the next 5-10 years. Meanwhile, Shanghai Mayor Han [...]
2007-05-25 10:03:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI319INFIGHTING AT FUDAN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AMERICAN STUDIES
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 21 discussion with Consul General, Fudan Center for American Studies (CAS) Director Shen Dingli in addition to sharing his views on Chinese leadership issues (reftels),spent a great deal of time discussing infighting at the Center. We share a summary of Shen's lam [...]
2007-05-29 07:52:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CH
07SHANGHAI357DRL OFFICER CHANG EAST CHINA VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his May 21-24 visit to Shanghai and Hefei, Anhui Province, DRL Program Officer met with DRL grantee organizations International Bridges for Justice (IBJ) and SE Consortium for International Development/Global Suppliers Institute (SECID/GSI),as well as academics and stud [...]
2007-06-08 07:17:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KJUS CH
07SHANGHAI370FRB SENIOR ECONOMIST AHMED'S VISIT TO SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his June 6-7 visit to Shanghai, visiting Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Division of International Finance Emerging Market Economies Section Senior Economist Shaghil Ahmed met with a cross-section of Shanghai economic experts and officials in the banking, securities, and real [...]
2007-06-18 04:39:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI379EAST CHINA--ZENG QINGHONG STEPPING DOWN, WU YI RISING?
[...] (C) Summary. One of our better-connected political contacts said that the current word among Beijing princelings was that all but the top three members of the Politburo Standing Committee would retire at the upcoming Party Congress as President Hu Jintao tried to consolidate his power and pur [...]
2007-06-21 10:06:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI413EAST CHINA DISPATCHES, JULY 5, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: In this Dispatch, we learn that Shanghai Party Secretary Xi enjoys the opera, SOE executives have unlimited expense accounts for domestic trips, Chinese millionaires love conventions, Ferrari training for beginners is available at a price, visa applicants are getting younger and [...]
2007-07-05 07:42:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CVIS SOCI CH ECON
07SHANGHAI414ZHENG ENCHONG UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. During a conversation with Poloff on June 10, Shanghai Lawyer Zheng Enchong, who was jailed for three years after he advised more than 500 families involved in housing disputes, said that police continued to closely monitor his movements and had made it impossible for him to find [...]
2007-07-05 07:49:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI422EAST CHINA--MORE POLITBURO RUMORS AND LEADERSHIP TIDBITS
[...] (C) Summary: East China contacts reported that Vice President Zeng Qinghong had submitted his resignation to the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC). Current speculation was that not only would Zeng step down, but that all but two or three of the current nine PBSC members would retire, possib [...]
2007-07-09 03:30:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI44WENZHOU - AN ENTREPRENEURS TOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sitting far from Beijing on the East coast of China, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province is known for both its vibrant, fast-growing economy and its many Christian churches. Many people with whom Congenoffs spoke during a recent visit to the city attribute Wenzhou's economic growth to t [...]
2007-01-23 07:24:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EINV PINR KIPR ELAB CH
07SHANGHAI440SHANGHAI BLACKOUTS, A THING OF THE PAST?
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 16 meeting with Congenoffs, Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company (SMEPC) representatives were optimistic about Shanghai's power situation and predicted that there would be few blackouts this summer. The city has secured power from other provinces to meet energy [...]
2007-07-17 07:17:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV EIND CH
07SHANGHAI459AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ZHEJIANG PARTY SECRETARY ZHAO
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Randt met with Zhejiang's new Party Secretary, Zhao Hongzhu, in Hangzhou on July 9 and was hosted by SIPDIS Zhao for dinner on July 13. Zhao noted that, while relatively small in size and population, Zhejiang contributes more than its fair share to national GDP grow [...]
2007-07-20 08:27:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI46WENZHOU - AN ENTREPRENEURS TOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sitting far from Beijing on the East coast of China, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province is known for both its vibrant, fast-growing economy and its many Christian churches. Many people with whom Congenoffs spoke during a recent visit to the city attribute Wenzhou's economic growth to t [...]
2007-01-23 08:24:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EINV PINR KIPR ELAB CH
07SHANGHAI47WENZHOU: CHINA'S "JERUSALEUM"
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 14-15 visit to the coastal city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province, Congenoffs visited three official churches in the city and discussed religious issues with a few local citizens. Congenoff also discussed Wenzhou's religious situation with a researcher in Shanghai [...]
2007-01-23 08:57:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI474EAST CHINA'S SOUTH KOREAN COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in August 1992, South Koreans have flocked to Shanghai in search of economic and educational opportunities. More than 110,000 South Koreans live in east China (Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai),with some 70,000 [...]
2007-07-30 06:46:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD EINV KIRF CH KS KN
07SHANGHAI511NYSE-NASDAQ: REP OFFICES PENDING, PROBLEMS LOOMING
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to NASDAQ and NYSE representatives, it was unlikely that their applications to open representative offices would be approved soon. Although the applications were submitted at the beginning of July, CSRC contacts told NASDAQ and NYSE that approval was several months awa [...]
2007-08-14 21:13:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI512NYSE-NASDAQ: REP OFFICES PENDING, PROBLEMS LOOMING
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to NASDAQ and NYSE representatives, it was unlikely that their applications to open representative offices would be approved soon. Although the applications were submitted at the beginning of July, CSRC contacts told NASDAQ and NYSE that approval was several months awa [...]
2007-08-14 21:14:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI530DINNER WITH JIANGSU PARTY SECRETARY LI YUANCHAO
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 9 dinner, Jiangsu Party Secretary Li Yuanchao said that he had been ordered by Vice SIPDIS Premier Wu Yi to increase his province's imports. He also discussed his views on democracy, noting significant pressure on the party from the people to move forward with [...]
2007-08-23 08:43:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ETRD ECON CH
07SHANGHAI531DPO CALLS ON SHANGHAI AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 8, DPO and Poloff met with Shanghai Agricultural Commission Chairman Xu Lin. According to Xu, although agriculture only occupied a small percentage of Shanghai's overall GDP, it remained a critical segment. Local residents were especially concerned about this segment [...]
2007-08-23 08:48:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EAGR ECON CH
07SHANGHAI535CODEL HASTERT VISITS SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 10- 12, Representative Dennis Hastert (R-IL),Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ) and two staff members from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce visited Shanghai to engage U.S. businesses energy, environment and business climate issues. Representatives from GE sh [...]
2007-08-27 01:39:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EFIN SENV PREL CH
07SHANGHAI541SHANGHAI ASKS DOE FOR HELP CUTTING ENERGY USE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Energy delegation led by PDAS John Mizroch met with municipal officials, academics, and U.S. businesses during its August 16-17 visit to Shanghai. Shanghai's inefficient energy consumption limits its economic growth and contributes to its pollution problems. Sha [...]
2007-08-27 08:21:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV EINV EIND CH
07SHANGHAI553INFLATION WATCH: FOOD PRICES UP IN SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai's consumer price index increased 2.7 percent in July as food prices here joined prices nationwide in rising (Ref A). According to Standard Chartered's Stephen Green, food-price inflation was starting to "hurt" low-income earners such as migrants and pensioners. A non- [...]
2007-08-31 08:44:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN EAGR SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI581AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHANGHAI ENTREPRENEURS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai-based Chinese entrepreneurs told the Ambassador that China is looking to U.S. leadership on addressing the problems of global climate change. Ongoing RMB appreciation hurts their export businesses and because China feels it needs to continue to control the flow of capit [...]
2007-09-07 07:59:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAIR CVIS SENV KIPR PINR CH
07SHANGHAI586BUILDING VALUES IN BACKWATER SCHOOLS--ONE NGO'S APPROACH
[...] (C) Summary: The Changjiang Civilian Education Foundation (CCEF) is a homegrown NGO that is trying to build values and teach self-sufficiency to poor students in backwater towns in Anhui Province. CCEF runs two schools aimed at poor deserving students. The first is an elementary school and th [...]
2007-09-10 03:28:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI589CHEMICAL SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP IN
[...] Summary: Over 100 Jiangsu Province Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) officials, representing both the provincial and local EPBs, attended a Chemical Safety and Emergency Preparedness Workshop in Nanjing on August 21-22. At the workshop, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) train [...]
2007-09-10 07:36:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL PHUM CH
07SHANGHAI6CODEL BARTLETT'S VISIT TO SHANGHAI: JANUARY 1-2
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 1 meeting with Zhou Muyao, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, CODEL Bartlett discussed China's efforts to address energy issues, especially in the rural sector. Zhou highlighted the strong ties between the United States and Shanghai and gave [...]
2007-01-04 03:16:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ENRG CH
07SHANGHAI620NODEL LARSEN DISCUSSES FOOD SAFETY IN SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary. Shanghai-based U.S. businessmen told visiting Congressmen Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) that concerns about China's food and product safety were "legitimate." While China's laws and regulations were adequate, the inability of the Central Government to implement these [...]
2007-09-19 07:14:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP ECON PREL ETRD CH
07SHANGHAI640VISIT OF AFRICA BUREAU SENIOR ADVISOR, AMBASSADOR RUTH A.
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Shanghai from September 8-14, Ambassador Ruth A. Davis participated in the Vital Voices symposium for Chinese and African women business leaders, met with Chinese Africa experts, visited two Chinese companies investing in Africa and delivered a lecture on U.S.-African policy [...]
2007-09-30 00:46:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON CH XA
07SHANGHAI641PBSC UNRESOLVED; HU FLEXING HIS POLITICAL MUSCLES
[...] (C) Reflecting the rapidly shifting trends on the ground, Shanghai contacts present differing accounts of top-level decision making on Communist Party personnel issues four and three weeks before the 17th Party Congress. Our contacts are divided over whether Vice President Zeng Qinghong, Prem [...]
2007-09-30 03:26:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR ECON SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI642POLITBURO MEETS, PERSONNEL WRANGLING CONTINUES
[...] (S) Readouts from a recent Politburo meeting during the week of September 16 initially suggested that President Hu Jintao had sustained serious political losses in personnel maneuvering. However, more recent information suggests that Hu has since recovered at least some ground, although he may [...]
2007-09-30 03:33:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR ECON SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI643SUZHOU LABOR EXPERT VIEWS ON LABOR CONTRACT LAW, ACFTU, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 20 meeting, Suzhou University Law School Professor and labor expert Shen Tongxian downplayed the importance of the new Labor Contract Law (LCL) and said that the law could actually have an adverse affect on workers as companies find ways to circumvent it. Shen a [...]
2007-10-04 00:36:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM CH
07SHANGHAI690SHANGHAI INVESTS USD 175 MILLION IN AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with the United States-China Science and Technology Executive Secretaries Meeting (ESM),the U.S. delegation visited a high-tech park and two high-tech projects in Shanghai on October 12. Interlocutors reported that the Shanghai municipal government aims to build [...]
2007-10-26 04:14:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV EINV ELTN EIND CH
07SHANGHAI70NYSE/NASDAQ: NO OFFICES, BUT STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Seeing China as the next great frontier for emerging markets, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ have been engaging in a "Great Game" to persuade Chinese companies to list on their respective exchanges. Chinese entrepreneurs view being listed on U.S. markets as the si [...]
2007-01-31 08:20:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI737TAIZHOU - CHINA'S MOTOR CITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 5-6 visit to Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) and econoff engaged Taizhou officials and Chinese automotive industry representatives on the area's booming automotive sector. Vice Director Wang Haiping from Geely Auto, one of China's [...]
2007-11-19 08:35:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV ETRD PINR KIPR ELAB CH
07SHANGHAI77CG VISITS YANGZHOU; DISCUSSES NEW SOCIALIST COUNTRYSIDE AND
[...] (C) Summary. The Consul General visited Yangzhou City in the northern section of Jiangsu Province from January 29-30. During a visit to a model "new socialist countryside" village, local officials showcased the progress being made in the municipality's rural areas and successes in moving labo [...]
2007-02-05 09:46:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KJUS CH
07SHANGHAI770EAST CHINA LEGAL CONTACTS ON NEW LAWYER LAW
[...] (C) Summary: East China legal contacts are cautiously optimistic that the new Lawyer Law passed on October 28 and scheduled to be implemented on June 1, 2008 will increase legal protections for Chinese lawyers. The law expands the rights of lawyers to meet clients in criminal cases without su [...]
2007-12-04 08:20:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS PGOV PINR CH
07SHANGHAI773SHANGHAI PETITIONERS UPDATE
[...] (C) Shanghai petitioner leaders Chen Enquan, Fu Yuxia, and Wu Xuewei provided Poloff with an update on the political atmosphere for petitioners in Shanghai during a meeting on December 4. According to Chen, Fu, and Wu, local authorities continue to harass and closely monitor petitioners in Sh [...]
2007-12-05 03:33:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI783MAKING LIGHT: SHANGHAI SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY FULLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: A National Science Foundation (NSF) delegation led by NSF Assistant Director Tony Chan visited Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) on October 26, 2007. Approximately USD 200 million has been spent building the SSRF's light source. The Central Government, the Shanghai [...]
2007-12-11 00:18:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY TPHY ETTC CH
07SHANGHAI784CITI'S STANLEY ON BANKING, ECONOMY, REFORMS, POLITICIANS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese banks are afraid of Citibank becoming too strong. This has led the Chinese Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to conduct an extraordinarily hostile and intrusive audit of Citi's six-month-old locally incorporated subsidiary. The CBRC's goal appears to be forcing Citi t [...]
2007-12-11 07:55:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI785LEADING INDIAN IT COMPANIES BULLISH ON CHINA MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with high level managers of three Indian information technology (IT) companies operating in Shanghai -- Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies, Satyam Computer Services -- to discuss their current operations and future outlook for the China market. They expla [...]
2007-12-11 09:05:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV PREL CH IN
07SHANGHAI790CHINA-RUSSIA RELATIONS: VIEWS FROM SHANGHAI ACADEMICS
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in early December on China-Russia relations, Shanghai's leading academic experts on Russia characterized the bilateral relationship as "very good." They noted the excellent personal relationship between the two countries' leaders, which, they claim, ensures [...]
2007-12-13 08:44:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG PARM MCAP CH RS
07SHENYANG115DPRK-INTERNAL: RASON TURBINES, MORE PUST DELAYS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DPRK and ROK officials are expected to meet soon in Shenyang to discuss a humanitarian group's proposal to privately finance and install a 750 KW wind turbine in Rason. The opening of Pyongyang's first private university has been pushed back until 2008 as a result of export licen [...]
2007-06-25 08:32:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH
07SHENYANG131Taiwan's Kuomintang Representative Given Warm Reception in Harbin
[...] Summary: The 18th Harbin International Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation attracted participants from all over the world, showing that what was once largely a Sino-Russian event has become truly international. Event organizers claimed two hundred of the world's five hundred largest corpor [...]
2007-07-11 09:12:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW
07SHENYANG171SHENYANG'S AVIATION ECONOMIC ZONE BRING'S MAJOR
[...] (C) Summary: City officials and business representatives confirmed that Shenyang will establish an aviation economic zone in the area south of the Hunnan Development Zone and north of Taoxian International Airport and that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) will establish a new company made u [...]
2007-09-07 10:06:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH EAIR ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PREL
07SHENYANG174CHINA/SOE REFORM: A DALIAN PERSPECTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dalian's State Assets Supervisory and Administration Commission (SASAC) is, like other SASAC entities throughout China, seeking to reform its thirty-eight state-owned enterprises (SOE),by improving internal management, reducing the overall number of companies, and changing own [...]
2007-09-12 09:10:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPIT EFIN CH
07SHENYANG216PYONGYANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) Summary: Yanbian University of Science and Technology (YUST) President and Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) founding President Dr. Kim Chin Kyong, PUST Executive Vice President David Kim, and YUST Director Norma Nichols provided updates on PUST construction progress and [...]
2007-11-19 07:58:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PINR KWMN KN KS CH SPILL
07SHENYANG222CHINA: AMBASSADOR HOLMER MEETS WITH SHENYANG AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a lunch meeting with Ambassador Alan Holmer, American business leaders in Shenyang expressed worry about the appreciation of the Renminbi and the weakness of the dollar, while admitting that the lower dollar did offer some competitive advantages, especially against European c [...]
2007-11-23 07:45:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV EIND CH
07SHENYANG223BRILLIANCE SLOWS APPROACH TO U.S. MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Brilliance Automotive plans to delay its entry into the United States market while it resolves safety and environmental standards issues for its line of high-end sedans. The company cites a return to profitability and a desire to make its market debut a clear success as the ma [...]
2007-11-26 07:46:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPIT EFIN PROV WTRO CH
07SHENYANG250CESSNA HOPES TO OPEN CHINA TO PRIVATE AVIATION
[...] (U) Cessna Aircraft Corporation, as part of successful negotiations to contract with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) to manufacture Cessna's new 162 Skycatcher Light Sport Aircraft (LSA),received assurances from Chinese officials that, by the time the aircraft rolls off the production lin [...]
2007-12-20 07:39:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH EAIR ECON PREL
07SINGAPORE1323SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your July 22-23 visit. While we are not allies, the United States enjoys a close relationship with Singapore, based on similar strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a keen observer of regional developments, but for po [...]
2007-07-11 09:08:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1671SINGAPORE'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] Post provides the following updated responses to information requested ref A concerning Singapore's textile and apparel industry. 2. Statistics: Total Industrial Production: Year USD (million) 2006 152,979 2007H1 n.a. Total Textile/Apparel Production: Year USD (m [...]
2007-09-10 02:42:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKTEX ECON ETRD SN
07SINGAPORE1844 SINGAPORE AMENDS PHARMACISTS REGISTRATION ACT
[...] (U) Singapore's practice of allowing physicians to both dispense and prescribe pharmaceuticals remains unchanged in spite of recently approved modifications to the Pharmacists Registration Act. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has consistently opposed Singapore [...]
2007-10-04 02:56:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIPR ECON SN
07SINGAPORE187(S) GOS REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MACHINE
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) MFA Assistant Director ONG Soo Chuan on January 26 contacted Econoff to relay follow-up questions related to the information we provided the GOS on January 23 (reftels). Ong reported that GOS technical agencies had asked for mo [...]
2007-01-26 10:14:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1890BURMA-SINGAPORE TRADE AND INVESTMENT -- MORE THAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For Burma, Singapore is a major trading partner and source of investment and foreign exchange. Two-way trade in goods is declining, but Singapore remains an important investor in Burma for tourism, airlines, food processing, and infrastructure. Asia World, one of Burma's larges [...]
2007-10-11 10:56:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV ETTC PREL ASEAN EFIN BU SN
07SINGAPORE19892007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text. I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counternar [...]
2007-10-31 07:43:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
07SINGAPORE2016SINGAPORE - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per r [...]
2007-11-07 06:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
07SINGAPORE2037SINGAPORE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We also have emailed to INL the text of the draft report in MS Word format showing chan [...]
2007-11-13 07:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
07SINGAPORE204RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] As requested, Post made inquiries to verify the bona fides of Champ Components Pte Ltd and confirm the legitimacy of the order listed reftel. 2. Champ Components Pte Ltd is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since January 30, 2004. Singapore's online bu [...]
2007-01-30 07:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC ECON KOMC SN
07SINGAPORE2150100-PERCENT SCANNING "UNWORKABLE," SAYS SINGAPORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Singapore government remains opposed to the "100-percent" scanning provision of the 9/11 Act, calling it "unworkable" in its current form. Senior GOS officials have urged in meetings, formal letters, and public fora that the USG reconsider the legislation. Singapore-based [...]
2007-12-05 06:36:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EWWT ETTC PTER ECON USTR SN
07SINGAPORE24SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]
2007-01-04 00:46:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SINGAPORE371SINGAPORE 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: RECOMMEND NO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2007, i.e., not on the Watch List. Singapore remains committed to enhancing what is already one of Asia's strongest intellectual property regimes. The government continues to implement its IPR-related commit [...]
2007-02-23 06:56:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO SN
07SINGAPORE394BURLESQUE AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS LATER, SINGAPORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Singapore (GOS) is attempting to steer the economy to become more knowledge-based and entrepreneurial to counter the competitive challenges China, India and other lower-cost exporters pose. Characteristically, the GOS is taking the lead, putting schemes in pla [...]
2007-02-27 09:53:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ETRD SN
07SKOPJE27BUNGLED MACEDONIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BULGARIA:
[...] (C) Macedonian police intercepted and halted a shipment of military weapons bound for Bulgaria on December 14, claiming that the trucks lacked the proper paperwork and the required police escort. The shipment of machine guns and mortars was the last of four shipments of excess weapons the M [...]
2007-01-12 16:12:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KOMC MASS PREL MK
07SKOPJE508MACEDONIA: EASTERN BORDER REGION'S ECONOMIC WOES
[...] (SBU) In the last several years, economically depressed rural eastern Macedonia has become Macedonia's main source of internal victims of trafficking-in-persons (TIP),a trend that is driven largely by the dire economic circumstances there. The January 2007 introduction of a visa requirement [...]
2007-06-26 13:50:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE888MACEDONIAN FIRM APPLIES TO EXPORT MTCR-CONTROLLED
[...] (S) The GOM received an application from the Macedonian firm, Mikrosam, to export an MTCR-controlled filament winding machine to a Chinese company, and has requested our opinion on the potential export. On November 7, Ministry of Economy State Counselor for Trade, Krum Efremov, told econoff [...]
2007-11-07 17:20:00Embassy SkopjeSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC MK
07SOFIA1184BULGARIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL INDUSTRY UPDATE
[...] The following is an overview of the Bulgarian textiles and apparel industry, keyed to items listed in reftel. This information was gathered from the Bulgarian Association of Apparel and Textile Producers and Exporters, the National Statistics Institute, the Ministry of Economy and Energy (MoEE [...]
2007-10-03 06:35:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX BU
07SOFIA1271STRATEGY TO SHAPE BULGARIA'S MILITARY MODERNIZATION
[...] (S) Summary: A recent Council of Minister's decision to revise Bulgaria's "Plan 2015" military modernization roadmap represents an important opportunity for the United States to influence the development of Bulgarian military capabilities over the medium and long-term. Our primary goal is increase [...]
2007-10-29 14:24:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPGOV PREL MARR BU
07SOFIA181BULGARIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Bulgaria - 2007 Investment Climate Statement ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime; a top government priority is to attract foreign investment, especially American. The government foc [...]
2007-02-13 09:44:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
07SOFIA188BULGARIA AMENDS EXPORT CONTROL LAW, FOR BETTER AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A new export control law passed by the Bulgarian parliament will rework Bulgaria's export control regime, with important implications for U.S. counterproliferation interests. Prompted by the need to incorporate the EU common policy on arms brokering and peer review recommendation [...]
2007-02-13 13:58:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC BU
07SOFIA231BULGARIA 301: RECOMMEND RETAIN ON WATCH LIST, WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government has made tremendous strides over the past 15 months to improve its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime. It has met virtually all of our Action Plan requests (Ref C). With renewed political will, it has adopted strong IPR legislation; established [...]
2007-02-21 12:08:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD BU
07SOFIA361BULGARIA HOLDS THE LINE ON ARMS LICENSES
[...] (C/NF) On March 16 DCM discussed the state of BG-RU negotiations on the arms licensing issue with Valentin Radomirski, chief foreign policy advisor to PM Stanishev. Reftel A points were delivered to MFA, MOD, and Ministry of Economy and Energy on March 1 and had been previously conveyed to Rad [...]
2007-03-16 13:08:00Embassy SofiaSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC RS BU
07SOFIA695BULGARIA BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO CFE EXTRAORDINARY
[...] (C) We delivered reftel A points on June 6 to Gergana Velichkova, the MFA's Acting Director of OSCE and Regional Security Affairs and Col. Stefan Yanev, Director of Defense Policy at the MOD. Both remarked that U.S. views on the upcoming conference were almost identical to those of the GoB an [...]
2007-06-06 14:43:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE BU
07STATE101360(S) ALERTING SERBIA TO A POSSIBLE EFFORT TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: We want to share with Serbian officials information indicating that a Serbian firm is seeking 32 U.S.-origin, fiber optic gyrocompasses. Although this firm has indicated that these systems will [...]
2007-07-20 19:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA SR
07STATE104801(S) IRAN,S BANK MELLI INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (S) The UK and France have indicated a desire to designate Bank Melli under the next UNSC sanctions resolution on Iran. Toward this end, Washington wishes to: -- Provide officials in the UK, France and Ge [...]
2007-09-20 19:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR
07STATE111099CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Since February 2006, we have repeatedly discussed with China our concerns regarding the proliferation-related trading activities of the Chinese firm Dalian Sunny Industry, which is also know [...]
2007-08-08 21:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
07STATE130635ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: Since March 2006, the U.S. has provided PRC officials with information on efforts by an entity affiliated with Pakistan's missile program to procure a ring-rolling machine and [...]
2007-09-17 21:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
07STATE131595(S) CHINESE-ORIGIN STEEL BEING SHIPPED TO SYRIA'S
[...] This is an Action Request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) BACKGROUND (FOR POST ONLY): On July 6, 2007, South Korean officials informed the USG that on June 19, the ROK had intercepted a shipment of Chinese-origin steel en route to Syria. The ROK had taken this action in [...]
2007-09-18 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH KS SY
07STATE146463BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-989063 for the export of crystal oscillators and manufacturers data pack to Japan. [...]
2007-10-19 14:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC JA KOMC UK
07STATE147334INAUGURAL U.S.-KYRGYZ COMPREHENSIVE POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. On September 27, the United States and Kyrgyzstan inaugurated an interagency "Comprehensive Policy Dialogue." In over three hours of discussion with U.S. officials responsible for Central Asia representing seven agencies, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev reviewed security [...]
2007-10-22 23:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG
07STATE148187BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-6. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 610001190 for the re-transfer of M113 armored vehicle parts from the Netherlands to C [...]
2007-10-24 15:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC NL
07STATE148605DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraphs 2- 5. For Moscow, Beijing, G7, and all NEA Posts, Washington requests delivery of the talking points at the Ministerial level. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Secretary Rice and Secretary Paulson will go on camera at 0900 EST on Thu [...]
2007-10-25 11:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN
07STATE149564BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050067028 for the export of an automatic direction finder (ADF) receiver to Indonesia. Post [...]
2007-10-26 19:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC ID SN
07STATE149579BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050068647 for the export of night vision equipment to Pakistan. Post is requested to [...]
2007-10-26 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC PK
07STATE150674SECRETARY'S 10/29 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM
[...] (U) October 29, 2007, 10:00 a.m., Secretary's Office 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft EUR Elaine Samson (Notetaker) Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Ambassador Carlos Westendorp Chief of Staf [...]
2007-10-30 22:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE KCFE SP KV RU KZ MD
07STATE151024DEMARCHE REQUEST: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-18. The CD Ministerial in Bamako, November 14-17, will have five thematic and five regional roundtables. We ask that Posts inquire as to the priorities of host government for the ministerial and each roundtable, and share the U.S. prio [...]
2007-10-31 17:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA
07STATE154920U.S. RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED U.S.-POLISH EXPORT
[...] (U) This is an Action request. Please, see para 3 below. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Responding to an earlier U.S. suggestion for cooperation to improve Georgia,s export controls, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski has proposed a joint U.S.-Polish Export Con [...]
2007-11-09 19:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC MASS PGOV GG PL
07STATE156111PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES,
[...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]
2007-11-14 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156113PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES,
[...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]
2007-11-14 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156157PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...]
2007-11-14 17:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE156160PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...]
2007-11-14 17:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE156409DOOSTAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY EMPLOYEES USE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The U.S. has information that Doostan International Corporation is conducting proliferation-related transactions in your jurisdiction. Washington urges host countries to freeze the assets of the re [...]
2007-11-14 21:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP IR PREL PARM
07STATE158200BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 3-6. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 610001321 for the temporary import (form DSP-61) to the U.S. of M113 armored p [...]
2007-11-19 21:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC TH
07STATE159388DEMARCHE ON IMPENDING CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFER AND INTERIM FOLLOW UP ON ONGOING ISSUES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN REF: A. STATE 109649 B. BEIJING5237 C. STATE 071143 D. STATE 073601 E. STATE 72896 F. BEIJING 6361 G. STATE 148514 H. BEIJING 6848
[...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: In September during their meeting at the APEC summit in Sydney Australia, President Bush discussed with Chinese President Hu U.S. concerns over conventional arms shipments by Chinese entities to Iran. We will be sending Embassy Beijing a follow-up demarche for the Ambassador to [...]
2007-11-22 00:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL UNGA
07STATE160243TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL LUNCHEON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 20:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECIN EINV ETRD EUN CH
07STATE160266SHARING WASHINGTON OUTBOUND CABLES
[...] Drafting Officers are encouraged to use the SIPDIS caption only on those cables deemed appropriate for sharing - such as cable reporting messages, analytical pieces, and policy instructions. SIPDIS content in the NCD system is available to hundreds of thousands of employees and contractors [...]
2007-11-26 21:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDACOA AMGT AOMS KCCP PINR
07STATE171251NEXT STEPS ON TUWAITHA MATERIALS
[...] (S) SUMMARY. As post continues to pursue REF A objectives, the following objectives and background information should help post expedite discussions with the Government of Iraq (GOI) on removing Tuwaitha's yellowcake and irradiators. END SUMMARY. OBJECTIVES 2. (S) The following objective [...]
2007-12-31 19:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETECON PARM PREL IZ
07STATE18700ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: In March 2006 and January 2007, the U.S. provided PRC officials with information indicating that an entity affiliated with Pakistan's missile program was working to procure a [...]
2007-02-14 22:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
07STATE20817DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT GOODS NEGOTIATING TEXT
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. Textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods are products of importance to a range of countries, both developed and developing. On May 15, 2006, the United States tabled a negotiating text on reducing non-tariff barriers to trade rel [...]
2007-02-20 22:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTO
07STATE29741U.S. PARTICIPATION IN OPENING MEETING OF THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) This year's Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial is scheduled for November 2007 in Bamako, Mali. At the Santiago CD Ministerial in April 2005, participants established four working groups to [...]
2007-03-08 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM MX PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA
07STATE39293POSSIBLE CROATIAN SALE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5, which responds to reftel's request for guidance in responding to the Croatian government's informal inquiry about military exports to Libya. In keeping with the USG's relaxation of its long-standing opposition to the transfer of military [...]
2007-03-27 20:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC MARR LY HR
07STATE43362RELEASABLE INFORMATION ON 1701 ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests USUN share the information in para 2 below on violations of the 1701 arms embargo with Permanent Representatives and Deputy Permanent Representatives of all members of the UNSC. Please emphasize to Permanent Representatives and Deputy Perm [...]
2007-04-03 22:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETUNSC LE
07STATE470DEMARCHE TO ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ON BILATERAL
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 19. 2. SUMMARY: Per refs a and b, the Governments of Romania and Bulgaria have recently presented diplomatic notes to Embassies Bucharest and Sofia, respectively, proposing to amend or terminate several economic agreements with the United States in [...]
2007-01-03 21:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBU ETRD EUN RO
07STATE57995DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. The U.S. is seeking, in the context of the WTO Doha Round negotiations, to reduce non-tariff barriers related to textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods labeling. Textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods are products of importance [...]
2007-04-30 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO
07STATE65749(S) NIAG 7011/7015/7016: EFFORTS BY AN
[...] ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to approach appropriate Chinese officials regarding ongoing attempts by an unsafeguarded nuclear program to obtain technology for the program from Chinese entities. Post should provide new information about continued activities by this program to seek enric [...]
2007-05-14 22:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC PK CH HK
07STATE84207ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government officials that the United States has designated four additional Iranian entities and two individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Propert [...]
2007-06-15 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP KN PARM IR EUN
07STATE8579REQUESTING PRC INVESTIGATE MISSILE-RELATED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: In March 2006, the U.S. provided PRC officials with information indicating that a Chinese firm was working to supply a ring rolling machine to Pakistan's missile program (Ref [...]
2007-01-23 22:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK IR
07STATE94546POTENTIAL DPRK PURCHASE OF CURRENCY PRODUCTION
[...] (S) Action Request: Washington requests Post to draw from paras 7-12, as appropriate, in stressing to UK officials the U.S. warning that the DPRK may seek currency production equipment and technology from British companies for the production of U.S. counterfeit currency. Request that para 12 [...]
2007-07-06 20:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC KH KS UK
07STATE98429RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] (U) Action Request: Washington agencies request Embassy Tokyo to deliver the nonpaper in para 4 to Japanese MFA, METI, MOF, and NPA officials. Agencies would also appreciate embassy's efforts to follow up on NPA's offer to obtain information from Komori (ref A) and to reiterate our request (r [...]
2007-07-16 16:46:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC KN JA
07STATE98670DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONVEYING USG PRIORITIES FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 - 16. 2. (U) This year's Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial is scheduled for November 2007 in Bamako, Mali. Based upon a set of participation criteria, countries will be invited to the ministerial as full participants, as ob [...]
2007-07-16 21:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA
07SURABAYA67EAST JAVA ELECTIONS COMMISSION: ELECTORAL POLITICS AND MUD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 31, Consulate General Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with East Java Provincial Election Commission (KPU) officials. They expressed concern that the mud flow disaster in Porong could affect election logistics for vast areas of East Java. The hi [...]
2007-11-02 09:36:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID EAID
07SUVA127FIJI'S ECONOMY - AT A CRISIS POINT?
[...] (C) Fiji will experience a severe economic downturn in 2007 as an after-effect of the December 2006 coup. Foreign reserves are very low (perhaps much lower than they appear in the Reserve Bank's end-of-year accounts),exports are flat, and levels of new investment are expected to be minimal. [...]
2007-02-22 19:14:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETRD PGOV MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA18FIJI UPDATE 1/8/07: INTERIM GOVERNMENT MINISTERS;
[...] (C) Eight ministers in Commodore Bainimarama's interim government were sworn in on Jan. 8. Several have connections to Ratu Epeli Ganilau's National Alliance Party (NAP) that failed miserably in last May's elections; but on the whole the group seems reasonably well qualified. Fiji Labor Party [...]
2007-01-07 22:50:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA2FIJI UPDATE 1/3/07: CJ ON LEAVE; INTERIM PLANS?
[...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama today announced Fiji's Chief Justice is going on indefinite leave, pending a full inquiry into the judicial system. Bainimarama says he will return executive authority to President Iloilo within the next few weeks, with an inte [...]
2007-01-02 23:01:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
07SUVA220FIJI MFA REITERATES: REMOVE STREET BARRIERS BY
[...] (C) Fiji's interim government has given the Embassy until COB April 20 to remove the vehicle barriers that block the street in front of the chancery. The Suva City Council has asked the Embassy to do the deed. Other correspondence confirms the embassy has had permission to keep the street cl [...]
2007-04-15 21:58:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC CASC PREL FJ
07SUVA222EAP DAS DAVIES VISIT TO FIJI DRAWS SHARP REACTION
[...] (C) During an April 11-12 visit to Suva, EAP DAS Glyn Davies met with a cross-section of Fiji opinion leaders, including interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau and interim Finance Minister Chaudhry. Interim PM Bainimarama refused a meeting. Nailatikau and Chaudhry, both heading shortly to Bruss [...]
2007-04-16 13:28:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ASEC AMGT MARR SCUL FJ
07SUVA408NAURU: PHOSPHATE ROLLER COASTER; ELECTIONS WITH
[...] (C) Tiny Nauru in the central Pacific suffered perhaps the world's most dramatic lifestyle decline in recent years after exhausting visible phosphate deposits. Currently, Nauruans barely scrape by. Thus, a PACOM humanitarian-assistance mission July 21-27 was very well received. There is a de [...]
2007-08-13 17:24:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV PREF EAIR ECON NR VE CU
07SUVA5FIJI UPDATE 1/4/07: BAINIMARAMA RETURNS EXECUTIVE
[...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama told the nation on Jan. 4 that he has returned executive authority to President Iloilo. Iloilo then publicly endorsed all RFMF actions and said he will appoint an interim government shortly, with a broad mandate to improve Fiji [...]
2007-01-03 22:13:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM CASC ASEC FJ
07SUVA66TONGA AND THE FUTURE: RECONCILE; REFORM; AND
[...] (C) Two months after last November's riot, the Ambassador's Jan. 16-18 visit to Tonga found most everyone still licking their wounds. But many people realize they must look forward. A state of emergency may continue for several more months. The Tonga Defense Service (TDS) hopes to reduce it [...]
2007-01-25 18:28:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID PHUM ASEC CH TN
07TAIPEI1042CROSS-STRAIT OPENING WILL BE TOP ECONOMIC PRIORITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: If the Kuomintang's (KMT) Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of Taiwan next year, cross-Strait liberalization measures will be the focus of his economic policies. He is likely to lift various restrictions on investment in China and continue cross-Strait discussions on charter fl [...]
2007-05-09 08:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV EAIR EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI1120FORMER TAIWAN PREMIER ON POLITICS & ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: On May 16 AIT Director Young called on former Premier Vincent Siew, a longtime KMT figure, who had just returned from a trip to Vietnam. Siew opined that DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh currently has the edge on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and that a Hsieh/Su Tseng-chang [...]
2007-05-18 06:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL ECIN TW
07TAIPEI1131NANOTECHNOLOGY - CAN IT KEEP TAIWAN COMPETITIVE?
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan initiated a six-year plan to develop nanotechnology in 2003 with total funding of US$555 million. The plan emphasizes identifying industrial applications more than pure research. It aims to assist Taiwan's successful high-tech firms as well as firms in mature manufacturin [...]
2007-05-21 05:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND TSPL TPHY TW
07TAIPEI1202A HSIEH PRESIDENCY WOULD LIKELY ACCELERATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic scholars and a political advisor close to Frank Hsieh describe the Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate as "flexible" and "pragmatic" in his approach to cross-Strait economic relations. They believe that, as President, Hsieh would be more willing to open [...]
2007-05-31 09:18:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EAIR PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI124DAUSTR STRATFORD DISCUSSES TIFA & FTA WITH TAIWAN
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan reiterated its strong desire to enter into an FTA with the U.S. Senior economic officials indicated they are prepared to work diligently on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda, including the bilateral investment and tax agreements, the Consultative [...]
2007-01-17 09:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI1257Taipei Economic Brief for May 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected May 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Growth --Economic Prospects --High-speed Rail Impact --Taiwan and Japan Amend Aviation Agreement --New Cross-Strait Operations --Free Trade Agreement (FTA) --Ban on Bank Branches Lifted --Greenhouse Gas Legisl [...]
2007-06-05 09:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1272SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING - NEW ENGINE FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's solar cell manufacturing industry will triple in capacity this year after nearly doubling in 2006. Although manufacturing of solar cells is booming, Taiwan is less competitive in other segments of the industry's supply chain. Taiwan's solar cell makers face two major co [...]
2007-06-07 03:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ECON ETRD ENRG SENV TW
07TAIPEI1273BATTLING BEIJING THROUGH FOREIGN AID DIPLOMACY
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's robust foreign aid and assistance programs play a key role in preserving ties with many of the 24 countries that recognize Taipei rather than Beijing. MOFA spends approximately US$300 million a year, close to a third of the ministry's annual budget, on direct aid and [...]
2007-06-07 07:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI134Taiwan TIFA: Board of Foreign Trade Passes the Buck on WTO
[...] On December 17 Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach reviewed the U.S. - Taiwan Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda with Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang and relevant government agencies. Stratford made a strong case [...]
2007-01-18 08:44:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EIND EAGR KIPR TW
07TAIPEI136Taiwan TIFA: U.S. and Taiwan agree to move ahead on
[...] Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford urged Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Department of Health (DOH) to consult actively with US firms and the U.S. as it contemplates major changes to its national health insurance system. USTR promised to provide by early January a proposa [...]
2007-01-18 08:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EIND TW
07TAIPEI1370TAIWAN BUSINESS TELLS AIT FOCUS IS ON CHINA MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: AIT Director Young hosted AIT Chairman Burghardt and USTR del to lunch on June 14 with Taiwan business representatives. As in the past, the businesses emphasized their need to be active in the China market in order to be globally competitive. They are concerned about the prosp [...]
2007-06-18 06:39:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON ENIV ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI1384AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND KMT PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he would honor President Chen's "Four Noes" pledge if elected president, and he would also reopen dialogue with Beijing aimed at establishing military confidence-building measures, a Taiw [...]
2007-06-18 08:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
07TAIPEI1511TAIWAN APPROVES LIMITED CHIP TESTING INVESTMENT IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 28, Taiwan's Vice Minister of Economic Affairs chaired a joint committee meeting to give final approval to the applications of four of Taiwan's leading semiconductor packaging and testing firms to invest in China. The four companies' planned investment totals USD 99.6 m [...]
2007-07-03 08:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI152CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - SHIPPING (PART 1 OF 2)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Measures to liberalize cross-Strait shipping have fallen well short of direct maritime links between Taiwan and Mainland China. Offshore transshipment at Taiwan's major harbors and traffic through the "mini-links," which connect Taiwan-controlled islands off the Fujian coast di [...]
2007-01-19 09:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEWWT ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1575Taipei Economic Brief for June 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected June 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economic Performance Improved --Taiwan Approves IC Packing Firms' China Investment --Taiwan Passes 2007 Central Budget --Individual Debt Resolution Law --Incentives for Biotech Industry --Retiree Service Market t [...]
2007-07-15 23:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1622 Trade Figures Signal Economic Improvement
[...] In the first half (H1) of 2007, Taiwan's exports grew faster than imports, leading to a 36% increase in the trade surplus. Imports of capital goods in the second quarter (Q2) shifted to growth, signaling an increase in domestic investment. Higher energy prices in June drove up Taiwan's import [...]
2007-07-19 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR ETRD TW
07TAIPEI1670KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON ELECTION &
[...] (C) Summary: On July 24 AIT Director Young met with former Premier and recently named KMT candidate for Vice President, Vincent Siew (Hsiao Wan-chang),to discuss the 2008 presidential election and cross-Strait economic policy. Siew, a veteran KMT member highly regarded for his economi [...]
2007-07-25 09:20:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1697Taipei Economic Brief for July 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected July 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Standard Chartered Raises Taiwan's GDP Growth --Improved Economic Performance, Inflationary Threat --Penalty on UMC for Investment in China Overruled --Medical Tourism --Fubon Intends to Acquire PRC Bank --Taiwan Ranks [...]
2007-07-31 08:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1757UPDATE ON TAIWAN'S NUCLEAR SECTOR
[...] (U) AIT Econoffs met with newly appointed Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Chairman Su Shian-jang August 2 for an update on the nuclear energy situation in Taiwan. AIT thanked the AEC for its close cooperation going back to the mid-eighties, and looked forward to continued bilateral exchanges. S [...]
2007-08-07 00:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY ENRG ECON PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1788Taiwan Pharma: BNHI Cuts Drug Rates, Pushes Standard
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Taiwan authorities are taking steps on drug pricing that will both disappoint and hearten the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Despite a media and lobbying campaign by U.S. and other foreign drug makers urging the Taiwan Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) to delay the [...]
2007-08-09 08:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI1812WILL LABOR SHORTAGES HURT TAIWAN'S TECH SECTOR?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the latest attempt to forestall a predicted shortage of skilled labor that could disproportionately affect Taiwan's high technology industries, the Executive Yuan recently approved measures to attract more foreign professionals to Taiwan. The measures provide tax and non-tax [...]
2007-08-10 06:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT ELAB ETRD TW CH
07TAIPEI1924FORMER CHEN ADVISOR ON CROSS-STRAIT AND US-TAIWAN
[...] (U) Summary. On August 16, Deputy Director Wang met with Chen Po-chih, chairman of the Taiwan Think Tank. Chen, known to be a 'deep green' supporter of and former advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, frankly expressed his personal views on the economic relations between Taiwan and China, ass [...]
2007-08-23 01:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1937 Port of Kaohsiung's Container Volume Eclipsed by Mainland
[...] (U) Summary. With geographic advantages and new long-term leases from major shipping carriers, Kaohsiung will likely hold on to its status as a transshipment hub in the Asia-Pacific region, even as it continues to fall behind in world rankings. The completion of a s)QD'Qolume is expected to r [...]
2007-08-24 01:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ETRD PGOV ECON TW ELAB
07TAIPEI1967TAIWAN HIGHLIGHTS SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY. Officials and foreign investors highlighted Taiwan's technology and financial sectors during AIT/W Trade and Commercial Programs Director Rick Ruzicka's August 13-17 visit to Taiwan. Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Chairwoman Ho emphasized Taiwan industry's high- [...]
2007-08-28 06:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL KIPR ELAB TW
07TAIPEI1999U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Premier Chiou I-jen told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation that the cross-Strait military balance is increasingly favoring China. President Chen understands that U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation is essential to Taiwan's defense, Chiou added [...]
2007-08-31 04:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI200A VIEW FROM TAICHUNG: MAYOR HU ON ECONOMY AND
[...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on January 24 that the KMT's ability to remain unified will be the key to returning to power in 2008. Ma remains the KMT's best hope for retaking the presidency, but he faces tough challenges. LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng has been p [...]
2007-01-26 04:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON TW PINR
07TAIPEI2005AHOY, MATEY - BOOK PIRATES STILL IN TAIWAN
[...] (U) By nearly all accounts textbook piracy is less rampant and less visible in Taiwan than it was in the 1990s, but it continues to be a problem. A recent survey found that over 50 of Taiwan's college students buy pirated books, but law enforcement officials, faculty and students say the scal [...]
2007-08-31 09:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD USTR TW
07TAIPEI2011Taipei Economic Brief for August 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected August 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economy Outperforms Expectations --Prices Drop Unexpectedly, But Inflation Still a Risk --Effects of U.S. Sub-prime Mess --Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) --Subsidies for Animation and [...]
2007-08-31 09:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI221 Taiwan 2007 Economic Outlook
[...] Consumer debt problems dampened consumption and excess manufacturing capacity reduced investment, but strong export growth still produced 4.4% real GDP growth in Taiwan in 2006. Export growth slowed in Q4 as higher interest rates reduced demand in major export markets. Economic growth in 200 [...]
2007-01-30 08:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2257Taiwan Pharmaceuticals - Mixed Progress on Standard
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 22:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI227TAIWAN ECONOMIC MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ON TIFA AND
[...] (C) Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen reminded AIT Director January 26 his major goal is a bilateral FTA, but he is more than willing to pursue a robust TIFA agenda in the nearer term. He promised some points on the Bilateral Investment Agreement in a few days, welcomed our decision to [...]
2007-01-30 09:44:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD KIPR TW EINV
07TAIPEI2279TAIWAN'S IMPORT INSPECTION REGIME FOCUSES ON CHINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Global concern about Chinese product safety has focused Taiwan regulatory attention on imports from the PRC, especially food products. Recent conversations with agencies in charge of formulating policy, NGOs, and local and foreign importers give a better sense of how the regula [...]
2007-10-04 05:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2289Taipei Economic Brief for September 2007
[...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected September 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Economic statistics show better than expected performance and potential job growth....Biggest share of next year's government budget goes to defense and deficit expected to shrink significantly....The Central B [...]
2007-10-05 06:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2326TAIWAN PHARMA: LITTLE DOMESTIC SUPPORT FOR PRICE REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Taiwan implemented its National Health Insurance (NHI) system in 1995, and its health-care system comprises six large public medical centers, 16 large privately-owned medical centers, and 417 regional and district hospitals. U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers' current top reform prioritie [...]
2007-10-15 08:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI2336LOOKING AHEAD AT CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During recent discussions of future cross-Strait economic policy with AIT economic chief, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Min-tong and prominent private analysts all predicted eventual progress on establishing direct passenger flights, easing investment restrictions, and in [...]
2007-10-16 06:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV EFIN PINR TW CH
07TAIPEI2351MA ECONOMIC PLAN ADDRESSES IMPLICATIONS OF
[...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 16 meeting with AIT economic chief, KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) member Su Chi said he is advising presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on how to address the pr [...]
2007-10-18 00:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI2399HSIEH ADVISOR OUTLINES FINANCE POLICY AGENDA
[...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 25 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP presidential campaign financial policy advisor Ray B. Dawn (Tung Rei-bin) criticized what he characterized as KMT [...]
2007-10-26 00:30:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI2430Taipei Economic Brief for October 2007
[...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected October 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Taiwan enjoyed economic expansion, increased investment, but faced inflationary pressure...Export orders moving to new high in 2007... Taiwan's semiconductor sector passes U.S. in production capacity...Non-electr [...]
2007-11-01 07:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI244SEMICONDUCTOR ENTREPRENEUR EXPLAINS TAIWAN
[...] (C) Summary: Powerchip Semiconductor Chairman Frank Huang told the AIT Director on January 30 that Taiwan semiconductor firms will keep their global competitive advantage of cost-effective production. He commented that Chinese competitors in the industry will not be the threat to Taiwan firm [...]
2007-01-31 09:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI246CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - AVIATION (PART 2 OF 2)
[...] (C) Summary: The lack of direct air links between Taiwan and the Mainland causes considerable harm to Taiwan's economy. Inconvenient passenger routes change how Taiwan businessmen and foreign investors do business. More expensive air cargo makes Taiwan exporters less competitive. Direct air [...]
2007-02-01 02:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH
07TAIPEI2461HSIEH OUTLINES A PRAGMATIC ECONOMIC POLICY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a November 8 presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) balanced an emphasis on Taiwan's underlying "sovereignty" with an espousal of greater economic openness. He called for strengthening the manufactu [...]
2007-11-08 09:25:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2498Taiwan Pharma: Patent Linkage Going Nowhere
[...] (SBU) Taiwan lacks a patent-linkage notification requirement and allows generic-drug licensing before patent expiry, practices that foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers claim allow local generic drug makers to infringe on patent-holders' rights and, in some cases, result in the Bureau of Nation [...]
2007-11-19 07:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR TW
07TAIPEI25CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT: TAIWAN ANNOUNCES
[...] (C) Summary: On December 29, 2006, Taiwan announced that semiconductor manufacturers could apply for permission to produce chips with 0.18-micron feature size in the PRC. The move comes after years of lobbying from Taiwan firms. More delays are possible before any firms are actually approved [...]
2007-01-05 04:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2505TAIWAN ENJOYS STRONG FOREIGN INVESTMENT INFLOWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan attracted roughly $24 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2006 and the first nine months of 2007, adding to a total of nearly U.S. $89 billion in cumulative FDI since 1952. Taiwan's attractiveness as an international mergers and acquisitions destination is based [...]
2007-11-20 07:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EFIN PREL TW
07TAIPEI2525 Taiwan Banks - Too Much Money but Low Profits
[...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's banking system is stable but anemic, financial analysts and local U.S. bank representatives told officials from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. The banking sector faces low profitability and too much competition. Taiwan's large banks have excess liquidity du [...]
2007-11-26 02:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI253Taipei Economic Brief for January 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected January 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Performance in 2006; --Science-based Industrial Parks; --PRC Tourists to Taiwan's High-Tech Centers; --Major Investment Projects; --China Rebar Pacific Group Collapse; --Problem Banks Taken Over; --Transfer o [...]
2007-02-01 08:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2545HOW STRONG IS TAIWAN'S ECONOMY?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Reflecting popular concern about the economy, both presidential candidates are raising economic issues as Taiwan heads into the 2008 legislative and presidential elections. The DPP boasts about Taiwan's solid growth even as the KMT pledges to reverse a purported economic decline. [...]
2007-11-30 07:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2551BIOTECH IN TAIWAN: THE ECONOMY'S NEXT GROWTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the 1970s and 80s, official funding and support fostered a Taiwan high technology IT sector that now ranks among the world's most competitive. With the mainland and other low-cost producers offering increased competition, Taiwan authorities have identified biotechnology as a [...]
2007-12-03 09:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ETRD ECON EINV TW
07TAIPEI2558Taipei Economic Brief for November 2007
[...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected November 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Unexpected export boom raises Taiwan's 2007 real GDP growth forecast by nearly 1%....Less optimism for growth in 2008.... Blame typhoons for pushing inflation to a temporary 14-year high....Taiwan sets a goal to [...]
2007-12-04 07:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON SENV TW
07TAIPEI2626TAIWAN: AIT DIRECTOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Summary. During a December 18 meeting with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen, the Director raised the U.S. proposal calling on Taiwan to lift all remaining restrictions on beef. He noted that in recent discussions with the Vice Premier, he had received indications that Taiwan may [...]
2007-12-19 10:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR ETRD EFIN PREL TW
07TAIPEI267TAIWAN 2006 INVESTMENT IN CHINA REACHES NEW HIGH
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan and PRC official data for planned Taiwan investment in Mainland China both reached new highs in 2006. Taiwan's approved investment in China grew 27.2 percent from 2005 to US$7.64 billion. The rise was due to a dramatic increase in the size of investment projects. End su [...]
2007-02-02 05:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ECON TW CH
07TAIPEI275KMT VICE-CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON KMT POLITICS, MA
[...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) expected to win the Kaohsiung mayoral race, and attributes the loss to underhanded DPP tactics on the eve of the election. Some KMT view the loss as a blessing, however, because it revealed that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's personal charisma isn't enough to w [...]
2007-02-02 09:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
07TAIPEI30Taipei Economic Brief for December 2006
[...] This cable summarizes selected December 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Export Growth Slows in Q4; --Problem Bank Taken over; --10% Growth in Manufacturing Sales in Q3; --Exports of LCD Monitors Surges; --Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Continues to Grow; --Semiconductor China Investment Pr [...]
2007-01-05 08:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI378BIGGEST TAIWAN INVESTOR IN PRC SUSPICIOUS OF
[...] (C) Summary: Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry Gou expressed to the Director on February 14 reservations about the effects of democracy on economic performance, criticizing corruption in village-level elections in China and praising China's Communist Party leaders as concerned primarily with the in [...]
2007-02-15 00:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EFIN PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI407TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY - SOARING PROFITS
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's semiconductor industry showed strong growth in 2006 at 23 percent overall. The top producers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) averaged growth of 74 percent. Taiwan may overtake South Korea as the largest supplier of DRAM this year. Taiwan contract chip manufactur [...]
2007-02-16 07:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETTC TW
07TAIPEI461Taipei Economic Brief for February 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected February 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Moon Distorts Taiwan's Economic Statistics --Economic Performance Better Than Expected --Labor Participation Rate Up, Unemployment Down --2007 Private Investment Goal: NT$1.67 Trillion --Taiwan to Direct Foreign Inve [...]
2007-03-01 08:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI468TAOYUAN COUNTY MAGISTRATE ERIC CHU ON TAIWAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Director met with Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu on February 27 to discuss party politics and the upcoming presidential and legislative elections. Chu is confident Ma will be cleared of the corruption charges that led to his indictment on February 14, despite Ma's "neg [...]
2007-03-02 00:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
07TAIPEI493TAIWAN'S FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY INDUSTRY - MILESTONES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In 2006, Taiwan's flat-panel display industry earned more than NT$1 trillion (US$30 billion) in revenue for the first time and surpassed South Korea in value of large-size TFT-LCD panels. The industry has seen consolidation, most notably last year's acquisition of Quanta Displa [...]
2007-03-05 02:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD TW
07TAIPEI516Taiwan Survey Shows Deeper Economic Integration
[...] Summary: Taiwan's Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) latest survey of Taiwan investors in China suggests the scale of investment in the PRC is rising. Investors are increasingly focused on the domestic Mainland China market. The highest policy priority for firms surveyed is di [...]
2007-03-06 09:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI550CWC-RESTRICTED CHEMICALS IN TAIWAN
[...] (S) Summary: As reported ref A, China is now Taiwan's sole acknowledged source of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)-restricted schedule two (S2) chemical imports. This contributes to a significant gap in CWC controls and is contrary to U.S. interests because: 1) Taiwan's trade, production, a [...]
2007-03-09 09:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETCN CW ETTC KNNP PARM TW
07TAIPEI564 Taiwan's 2006 Balance of Payments
[...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's current account surplus in 2006 surged nearly 60% to US$25 billion. The C/A surplus was largely offset by a huge capital outflow of direct investment and insurance firms' portfolio investment. Depreciation of the US Dollar (USD) drove up the USD value of Taiwan's EURO and [...]
2007-03-13 09:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI568Booming Cross-Strait Trade Benefits Taiwan Economy but
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's trade with China grew by 15.4 percent last year, faster than its overall trade. Imports from the PRC grew at even faster rate, up 23.3 percent. China was Taiwan's largest trade partner and export market. It passed the United States as Taiwan's second largest source o [...]
2007-03-14 02:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI605TAIWAN SLOWLY OPENING DOOR TO PRC EMPLOYEES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has made gradual but notable progress in making it easier for firms in Taiwan, both foreign and local, to bring Mainland employees to Taiwan for business activities. Requirements have been lowered and processing times have been reduced. The next step will be to treat bu [...]
2007-03-16 07:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI638TAIWAN IPR DIALOGUE: US Raises Concerns about Compulsory
[...] In a March 6 digital video conference U.S. officials raised concerns about proposed amendments to Taiwan's patent law which would expand the scope of compulsory licensing. USTR likewise raised the "potentially disturbing precedent" of the ongoing Phillips compulsory license case, which is now [...]
2007-03-21 08:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD TW
07TAIPEI673MAC SAYS CROSS-STRAIT WINDOW OPEN NOW BUT WON'T
[...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chief Secretary Jan Jyr-horng told AIT March 20 that the PRC SIPDIS was intentionally slowing the pace of cross-Strait discussions on tourism and charter flights. He said the PRC wanted to appear engaged but avoid any appearance of rewarding Pres [...]
2007-03-23 09:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EAIR ETRD CH TW
07TAIPEI69Kaohsiung City Council Election - Result and bios
[...] Kaohsiung City elected 44 City Councilors in its recent December 9, 2006, election, with a 68 percent voter turnout rate. The Kuomintang (KMT) won 17 seats, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 15 seats, People First Party (PFP) 4 seats, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) 1 seat, and independents 7 [...]
2007-01-10 04:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI704CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - PACE OF LIBERALIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has liberalized restrictions on investment in the PRC at a more rapid pace in 2006 after several years of little progress. This contributed to a 27 percent rise in approved China-bound investment last year. However, capital limits and industry-specific restrictions rema [...]
2007-03-28 08:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI72MTAG: TRANS MERITS LATHES FROM TAIWAN
[...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A comments and ref B demarche to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 8, 2007. Su provided initial results of the BOFT investigation into precision lathes exported by Trans Merits and subsequently seiz [...]
2007-01-11 01:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN
07TAIPEI725Taipei Economic Brief for March 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected March 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Improved Economic Performance --Taiwan's FX Reserves Increase --Taiwan Targets Insider Trading --SMIC Investment Fine Overturned --Taiwan's First 8G TFT-LCD Plants --Taiwan IC Industry Grows in 2006 --Taiwan Electroni [...]
2007-03-29 08:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI73Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part II)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 01:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TAIPEI74Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part I)
[...] Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct investment. Taiwan's science-based industrial parks and export processing zones offer streamlined procedures. Taiwan has made significant improvement in protecting intellectual property. 2. As part of its efforts to improve the investment climate [...]
2007-01-11 01:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TAIPEI740INPUT FOR 2007 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 11:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TW
07TAIPEI78CROSS-STRAIT TRADE IN RESTRICTED CHEMICALS
[...] (S) Summary: During the January 8 meeting reported ref A, the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) also provided AIT Econ with details and documents related to Taiwan's ongoing trade with the PRC in Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)-restricted [...]
2007-01-11 09:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETCN CW ETTC KNNP PARM TW
07TAIPEI965Taipei Economic Brief for April 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected April 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Domestic Demand to Spur Economic Growth --Trade Surplus Doubles --Illegal Cross-Strait Remittance Operations Closed --ProMOS to Use 0.18-Micron Technology in China --Personal Bankruptcy Law Concerns Bankers --Medical T [...]
2007-05-01 05:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI998TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FIRMS - FOCUSED ON CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Semiconductor industry executives described Taiwan's decision to permit investment in more advanced manufacturing technology in China as a small step in the right direction. They do not expect to see further liberalization of investment restrictions during the Chen administrati [...]
2007-05-03 01:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH
07TALLINN112ESTONIA: VOLUNTARY INPUT FOR 2007 SPECIAL 301
[...] Summary: In 2006, the GOE continued to improve the country's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime through legislative changes and cooperation with rights holders. The long-awaited new Civil Procedure Act that provides for ex parte searches came into force January 1, 2006. On June 14, 200 [...]
2007-02-21 13:10:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN
07TALLINN273ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART IV): DOMESTIC AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. As reported in reftels, On April 4, 2007, the Estonian Reform Party formed a center-right coalition with the Isamaa-Res Publica Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The new government has four key domestic policy priorities: tax cuts, innovation, bolstering the workfor [...]
2007-04-25 15:11:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN316ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT)
[...] (U) On May 15, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control Division, and Tuuli Parnsalu, 3rd Secretary, and sought Estonia's support in opposing the UN-proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Kruuv thanked us for the points and provided us with a copy of the [...]
2007-05-16 08:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UNDC PARM PREL EN
07TALLINN33ESTONIA: LABOR SHORTAGE LOOMS LARGE
[...] Since emerging from nearly 50 years of Soviet occupation in 1991, the economy of Estonia has been racing. Annual double digit growth rates have been the norm. Estonia is a country of just 1.35 million people with a working population of 692, 800 according to the Estonian Labor Market Board. [...]
2007-01-16 15:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV EN
07TALLINN433 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The last eight months have been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's recent visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves [...]
2007-06-28 14:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN548 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY SELL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to W [...]
2007-08-24 10:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN549 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to [...]
2007-08-24 10:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN589 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Three and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and an effective role model for democracy in the former Soviet states [...]
2007-09-07 14:42:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN621USDOC DAS FOR EUROPE VISITS ESTONIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOE officials told Department of Commerce DAS for Europe Paul Dyck that Estonia is very open to more U.S. investment and noted that Estonia's business climate has not suffered from the cyber attacks of early May. They also expressed interest in the goals of the new Trans- Atlan [...]
2007-09-20 10:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON PGOV EN
07TALLINN629TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION: ESTONIA
[...] (U) In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Estonian textile and apparel producing industry in 2006: -- Total industrial production: USD 7.8 billion -- Total textile and apparel production: USD 458.56 million (5.9% of total industrial output) -- Share of textil [...]
2007-09-26 05:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP KTEX EN
07TALLINN720 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2007 - 2008 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of narcotic substances, [...]
2007-11-05 14:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EN
07TALLINN754PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: ESTONIA TRIES TO SPUR INNOVATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonia's relatively lean and dynamic economy can still make progress in a number of areas towards spurring greater innovation and productivity gains. Both will be necessary to meet labor shortages and move the economy up the value chain to a position where it can move out of com [...]
2007-11-23 12:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP EN
07TASHKENT1016DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. OBJECTIVES AT WORLD HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A information to Ministry of Health Department of Sanitary Epidemiology Director Saidmurad Saidaliyev and Deputy Director Botkijon Matkarimov on May 22. Saidaliyev and Matkarimov agreed that all nations have a responsibility to share live virus samples immediately an [...]
2007-05-25 12:01:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO UZ
07TASHKENT1058UZBEKISTAN 2007 FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS (FLT) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 09:39:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT11392007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] The United States Government is aware of fifteen (15) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan, seven (7) of which have been resolved. 2. a. Claimant B b. 1998 c. Claimant B is a US trading company that exported alcohol to Uzbekistan. In 1998, customs au [...]
2007-06-15 10:29:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PGOV EINV KIDE UZ
07TASHKENT1324SERGEI IVANOV TALKS BUSINESS WITH THE UZBEKS
[...] (C) Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov's visit to Tashkent focused primarily on resolving issues in the Russia-Uzbekistan commercial relationship. Although trade turnover is increasing, the growth is primarily due to large oil and gas projects while other Russian business conti [...]
2007-07-18 10:40:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG EAIR KNNP JO RS UZ
07TASHKENT1414NO BIBLES IN TASHKENT BOOKSTORES
[...] (C) Summary: On July 20, Poloff met with the Executive Director of the Uzbekistan Bible Society, who explained that his organization currently faces its most difficult environment since opening in 1993. Since July 2006, the Bible Society has only been able to officially import 500 books in [...]
2007-08-02 11:22:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF UZ TX
07TASHKENT1509ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE EXPOS FAIL TO ATTRACT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In April, the Agrominitech and Oil and Gas Expositions opened Uzbekistan's expo season, but attracted less foreign interest and attention than in 2006. On the whole, foreign companies continue to avoid investing in Uzbekistan. Even Russian companies are adversely affected by t [...]
2007-08-17 09:29:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ETRD EINV ENGR PREL UZ
07TASHKENT1663BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY
[...] (C) Summary: During a visit to the Ferghana Valley on September 12-13, poloffs met with two former recipients of USAID grants, the Namangan Credit Union and the Ferghana-based Unicons consulting firm. These enterprises show that some of the Uzbek people's traditional entrepreneurial spirit p [...]
2007-09-19 10:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT2023GOU CONTINUES TO EXPAND CONTROLLED ACCESS TO U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy personnel, and in particular Ambassador Norland, have been afforded expanded, though carefully controlled, access to GOU officials. Over the past several weeks, Ambassador Norland has met twice with President Karimov, and once each with National Security Service Chairman [...]
2007-11-23 13:50:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECON ECIN EAGR KPAO OEXC PGOV PTER SCUL
07TASHKENT438RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC ISSUES
[...] (C) Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's visit to Tashkent focused primarily on economic issues, including difficulties faced by Russian firms doing business here. The two sides also discussed the production of Russian aircraft in Uzbekistan. Russia and Uzbekistan did agree to establish [...]
2007-03-16 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON RS UZ
07TASHKENT511UZBEK AUTOMAKER HOPING FOR A BAILOUT FROM GM
[...] (SBU) Summary: UzDaewoo, Central Asia's largest auto manufacturer, could face a serious sales disruption in January 2008, when Russia introduces new emission standards. Exports to Russia account for well over half of UzDaewoo's total sales. According to optimistic company estimates, the autom [...]
2007-03-29 12:31:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALEIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ
07TASHKENT877HOW MANY UZBEKS DO YOU HAVE? MIGRANT LABORERS IN
[...] (C) Summary: In coordination with Embassy Astana, Poloff conducted a one-day visit to Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to monitor the condition of Uzbek workers. Surprisingly, the vast majority of Uzbek workers claimed to be legally registered. Most of those interviewed were seasonal construction laborer [...]
2007-05-03 12:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALELAB SMIG ECON PGOV PREL PBTS SOCI KZ UZ
07TASHKENT978GH SUBSIDIARY SIGNS STRATEGIC COOPERATION DEAL
[...] (C) Summary: On May 1, the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors' South Korean subsidiary, GM-DAT, signed a major cooperation agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan. The deal was personally endorsed by President Karimov and heralded in the state-run press, which, however, ignored the [...]
2007-05-18 06:45:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALEIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ
07TBILISI1320ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ARVELADZE ON
[...] (C) In a May 28 meeting, Georgian Minister of Economic Development Giorgi Arveladze described to Joseph Wood, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, Georgia's efforts and successes in attracting foreign investors in a broad range of sectors. Arveladze said the government's ph [...]
2007-06-05 07:01:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON GG
07TBILISI1446Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 15
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 2-15. Meeting of Georgian and Russian Presidents ------------------------------------------ 2. Georgian President Saakashvili and Russian President Putin had a 50-minute [...]
2007-06-15 11:01:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI1574Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 29
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 16-29. Criminal Procedure Code Moving through Parliament --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. The Legal Committee of Georgian Parliament is currently i [...]
2007-07-02 15:24:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2089GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 21
[...] (C) A second round of the International Group of Experts (IGE) has completed a report on the August 6 missile impact, endorsing the conclusions made by earlier experts while providing additional detail and more specific information to confirm that Georgian aircraft could not have fired the mis [...]
2007-08-21 11:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE GG
07TBILISI2114IMPACT OF RUSSIAN SANCTIONS ON GEORGIAN ECONOMY
[...] (U) Summary. A recent report by the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University provides a rigorous analysis and confirms the widely held view that Russian economic sanctions on Georgia have not had the intended overall negative effect on the Georgian economy. Although grow [...]
2007-08-23 10:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PREL GG
07TBILISI2484SENTENCING IN THE GIORGADZE TREASON CASE
[...] (C) As promised to the Ambassador (ref C) the office of the Prosecutor General made the trial court's decision in the Maia Topuria treason case available to the Embassy. On August 24, the Tbilisi City Court found all 13 defendants linked to Igor Giorgadze's Justice Party guilty of treason in [...]
2007-10-04 13:13:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI2978GEORGIAN INVESTIGATION OF PATARKATSISHVILI
[...] (C) Summary: The closure of Imedi television and the investigation of its finances and operations by the Goverment of Georgia has made headlines around the world. The Government has also begun investigation of other businesses in which oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili is a principal investor. [...]
2007-11-28 14:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BEXP EFIN GG
07TBILISI3005GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 30
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of November 10-30. Last Russian Troops Leave Batumi -------------------------------- 2. On November 15, the last train cars loaded with military equipment left the Russian mili [...]
2007-11-30 13:35:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI652THE GEORGIAN ECONOMY LOOKS FORWARD TO A YEAR OF
[...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Georgia's economy overcame Russian sanctions and grew 9.3 percent in 2006. Growth is expected to continue at a 7-8 percent rate in 2007. Prospects for increased foreign direct investment ar [...]
2007-03-28 10:28:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV GG
07TBILISI894Georgia Bi-Weekly Update April 20
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 7-20. Controversy over Border Monastery --------------------------------- 2. A longstanding controversy over the border with Azerbaijan -- and specifically over the Dav [...]
2007-04-20 11:56:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TEGUCIGALPA1077HONDURAS: TELECOM LAW PROGRESS STALLED WHILE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting pressure to agree upon a draft law to liberalize the telecommunications sector, the GOH and private industry representatives failed June 13 to come to an agreement. The action now moves to Congress where congressional leaders have promised passage of a previously [...]
2007-06-15 16:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
07TEGUCIGALPA1112CONTROVERSY OVER MANDATORY HONDURAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Honduran President Mel Zelaya decreased the number of government mandated broadcasts, which he originally ordered on May 23, 2007, from ten to three amid intense public controversy among broadcasters, political leaders, and civil society (reftel). The government propaganda, [...]
2007-06-21 18:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1192WHO WILL BREAK FIRST? HONDURAS MAY SOON FACE FUEL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-10 21:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
07TEGUCIGALPA1322VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212 (F) VISA REVOCATION,
[...] (C) Post seeks a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Proclamation 7550, suspending entry in to the United States of Honduran/Argentine/Italian citizen Marcelo Antonio Chimirri Castro(DPOB: 05 March 1966, Argentina). Informati [...]
2007-08-06 23:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETKCOR KCRM CVIS ECPS KJUS
07TEGUCIGALPA1325CORRECTED COPY: VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212 (F)
[...] (C) Post seeks a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Proclamation 7550, suspending entry in to the United States of Honduran/Argentine/Italian citizen Marcelo Antonio Chimirri Castro(DPOB: 05 March 1966, Argentina). Informati [...]
2007-08-07 17:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETKCOR KCRM CVIS ECPS KJUS
07TEGUCIGALPA1337HONDURAS: "LIZZIE LAW" FALLS VICTIM TO CORRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-08 15:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECPS ETRD PGOV KJUS PINR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA135HONDURAN LEAD NEGOTIATOR ON FUEL IMPORTS SEES
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a January 22 meeting, Minister Enrique Flores Lanza seemed optimistic about the possibility of identifying changes to Honduras' fuel pricing formula that would avoid the pitfalls of nationalizing the sector or seizing assets, while still delivering politically necessary cos [...]
2007-01-23 01:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1367TELECOM PROTESTS HIGHLIGHT DIVISION IN LIBERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent scuffling in the Honduran National Congress, when union members of Hondutel, with the support of the minor left-wing party Unificacion Democratica, attempted to stop Congress from passing a telecommunications rate reduction bill, was a visible manifestation of an ongoing [...]
2007-08-14 00:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1387HONDURAN PRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Emboffs met with President Mel Zelaya and some of his closest ministers and advisors at the Ambassador's residence on August 13, 2007 to discuss key areas of mutual interest. President Zelaya indicated his willingness to publish the Government of Honduras' Nat [...]
2007-08-16 22:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1476HONDURAN NATIONAL PROTEST FIZZLES WITHOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, frustrated in his struggle with the Honduran National Congress on issues such as telecommunications reform (ref. A),resorted to tacit support for a nation-wide protest on August 27, 2007 by the Bloque Popular and organized labor unions. Teachers, [...]
2007-08-29 22:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EAGR ECON ELAB ELTN EMIN ENRG EPET
07TEGUCIGALPA1484HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR USDA SECRETARY JOHANNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As you prepare to visit Tegucigalpa, relations between the United States and Honduras are generally good. President Zelaya considers himself a friend of the United States, and Honduras generally supports U.S. positions on major international issues, including the War on Terrori [...]
2007-08-30 21:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAGR EAID ECON EFIS ETRD OVIP PGOV PREL
07TEGUCIGALPA149HONDURAS SUDDENLY LEANING TOWARDS MARKET
[...] (C/NF) Following a tumultuous year in which the GOH announced it would take over all fuel imports, create a state-managed monopoly, and perhaps even seize privately-owned storage facilities, the GOH suddenly seems poised to scrap those plans and move aggressively towards market liberalization [...]
2007-01-23 23:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1678SOTO CANO DUAL USE DISCUSSIONS: WE ARE ALL IN
[...] (C) Summary: On October 18, U.S. and Honduran delegations met to discuss possible future commercial use of the air strip at Soto Cano airbase at Palmerola. The discussions were cordial and productive. The USG recognized the sovereign right of the GOH to use the strip for commercial purposes [...]
2007-10-19 14:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PNAT
07TEGUCIGALPA170HONDURAN GOVERNMENT REVIEWING OIL COMPANY OFFERS;
[...] (C/NF) As of mid-day January 26, the GOH and the international oil companies (IOCs) continue their quiet dialogue over reforms to the fuels pricing formula. If the proposed reforms can deliver cost savings to the consumer while moving the market towards liberalization, the GOH appears incline [...]
2007-01-26 23:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1785CHIMIRRAZO: HONDUTEL DIRECTOR OUT; HOUSE AND
[...] (C) On November 9, Honduran police simultaneously raided the state telecommunications (Hondutel) offices across the country and the residences of Hondutel Director Marcelo Chimirri and other officials. The search warrants were executed in response to a legal complaint of illegal taping of pho [...]
2007-11-13 21:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV SOCI KCOR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1792SMUGGLING, UNCERTAINTY AND RED INK IN HONDURAN
[...] (C) Summary: Oil industry sources here report that the Zelaya Administration's efforts to manipulate pump prices and control the importation of petroleum products has increased gasoline smuggling. Zelaya still appears publicly in favor of building new import terminals to receive fuel from a so [...]
2007-11-14 21:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1798FROM BAD TO WORSE: ENERGY FINANCES IN HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Due to rates that do not cover costs, Honduran state-run electric company ENEE is losing USD 300 million a year, equal to 3 percent of GDP. The Zelaya administration appears to be seriously considering a long overdue rate increase. Some businesses have said they would pay hi [...]
2007-11-16 19:47:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALENRG EFIN EAID HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1828CHIEF OF DEFENSE ROMEO VASQUEZ VELASQUEZ TO STAY
[...] (U) Late on November 26 it was announced that General Romeo Vasquez Velazquez, who was appointed by President Maduro as Chief of Defense (CHOD) in 2004, would be staying on in this position for an additional three years, for a total of six years in the position. Vasquez was slated for retire [...]
2007-11-27 21:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS HN
07TEGUCIGALPA1830HONDURAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION PROTESTS DEMAND
[...] (U) On November 9, the head of the state run telecommunications company, Hondutel, was accused of abuse of authority for allegedly committing telephone espionage against President Manuel Zelaya, cabinet members, and members of Congress. After evading authorities for almost a week, Chimirri v [...]
2007-11-28 14:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECPS HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1836HONDURAS: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (C) The GOH does not have any investments in Cuba. There are some companies that export products to Cuba, the biggest of which are Lido Pozuelo, Marmoles de Honduras, and Corporacion Dinant. 2. (C) The GOH does not have any bilateral trade agreements with Cuba. The two governments were wo [...]
2007-11-28 22:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PHUM CUCO HN
07TEGUCIGALPA1870BOTH LIBERAL AND NATIONALISTS WORRY PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings this week, representatives of both the opposition National Party (NP) and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's own Liberal Party have expressed concern with Zelaya's possible desires to extend his mandate. On a recent trip to the countryside, Zelaya was quoted as [...]
2007-12-06 20:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MARR KDEM VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1876PRESIDENT ZELAYA "DISSES" UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON
[...] (U) UN Special Rapporteur on the right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Ambeyi Ligabo visited Honduras November 26 - 30, 2007. Ligabo's goal was to investigate recent threats and attacks against journalists, especially those who denounce corruption. Ligabo was invited by the Honduran gov [...]
2007-12-07 16:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1894HONDURAS: UPDATED ASSESSMENT ON SECURITY
[...] Honduran Vice Minister of Security, Jorge Rodas Gamero, provided Post with immediate prioritized police equipment needs. These include motor vehicles, a helicopter, office equipment, furniture, communications equipment, reproduction of instruction manuals, prison security equipment, and vehicl [...]
2007-12-12 15:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PTER SNAR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1915SUPREME COURT VOTES TO ALLOW PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: On December 12 the Constitutional Court was unable to muster a unanimous decision in the President of Congress Roberto Micheletti case. President Manuel Zelaya was able to manipulate this outcome and saw this as a personal victory. This forced the case to go to the entire plenary [...]
2007-12-17 22:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1945HONDURAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PASSES MIXED BAG OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Honduran National Congress approved new electoral reforms on December 20, 2007, in late-night, closed-door discussions only a few days after the Supreme Court ruled that the President of Congress, Roberto Michelleti, could run for President (ref. A). With substantive changes [...]
2007-12-27 22:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA215THE HONDURAN ECONOMY AFTER FIRST YEAR OF ZELAYA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following one year in office for the Zelaya administration, the Honduran economy continues to perform solidly. Some critics would say that this continued robust performance owes more to the Maduro administration's (2001-2005) fiscal austerity than to any new Zelaya policies. [...]
2007-02-02 01:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA225HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA SAYS HE BACKS FUEL
[...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zelaya says he wants a market-based fuel sector reform, but the GOH must reach a deal with the international oil companies (IOCs) before domestic pressures force him to move back towards a national import scheme. A recent deal in principle with Honduran fuel storage [...]
2007-02-03 00:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA302HONDURAN DEBATE ON FUELS LIBERALIZATION VS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH debate over fuels imports now appears to be on the brink of favorable resolution. Based on all our recent contacts with GOH officials, it is Post's assessment that the GOH no longer seeks nationalization of the fuels sector and is laboring mightily to find a mutually [...]
2007-02-15 19:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA336HONDURAN PRESIDENT ATTACKS PRO-NATIONALIZATION
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently President Zelaya has become openly critical of his former allies, the Patriotic Coalition (the group led by Juliette Handal that seeks lower fuel prices through nationalization of all imports). Zelaya has also criticized the pressure tactics employed by ConocoPhillip [...]
2007-02-20 21:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA368OFFSTAGE, HONDURAN FUELS ISSUE NEARS RESOLUTION;
[...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zelaya continues to shift his position on fuels to one increasingly aligned with the USG market-orientation. His public remarks have moderated significantly, triggering suspicion and even attacks from his former allies in the fight to nationalize fuel imports that h [...]
2007-02-26 23:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA463HONDURAN FUEL SOLICITATION: FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH has decided to put the fuel solicitation process on a back burner. While this offers hope the planned state takeover of the fuel import sector might never take place, it leaves the plan with enough life in it for the Zelaya administration to play political games with i [...]
2007-03-16 13:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA493HONDURAN FUEL IMPORTS: USG EFFORTS STAVE OFF
[...] (C/NF) In a hemisphere disillusioned with market economics, the USG has successfully held the line in Honduras. Thanks to two face-to-face meetings between POTUS and Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and numerous public and private interventions by the Ambassador and his sta [...]
2007-03-21 14:34:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA509HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-03-22 22:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA579I AM THE STATE: HONDUTEL MANAGER REMAINS MAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While a new telecommunications law to liberalize the market remains stalled in the Honduran Congress, the battle to control the lucrative margins in international calling continues. Hondutel, the state telecoms operator, has aggressively pursued companies charged with pirating c [...]
2007-04-03 21:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
07TEGUCIGALPA584HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-04-09 20:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA585HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-04-09 20:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA701 HONDURAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH DHS DEPSEC JACKSON AND CODEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales expressed a desire to increase law enforcement cooperation with the United States, his support for CAFTA and comprehensive immigration reform during a bilateral meeting with DHS DepSec Jackson and a CODEL consisting of 9 members of the Hous [...]
2007-04-25 21:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL PTER
07TEGUCIGALPA76HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS U.S. OIL COMPANIES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales returned "a changed man" from meetings with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on January 10. Zelaya was clearly frustrated at his continuing inability to resolve Honduras' energy proble [...]
2007-01-13 00:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA77HONDURAS EXPROPRIATES U.S. OIL COMPANIES' STORAGE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On January 13, the GOH announced in a surprise decision that it would be compelling use of privately-owned oil import and storage facilities in Honduras. It remains unclear which facilities are affected, but at a minimum Honduran firm DIPPSA and U.S. firm Esso are subject to [...]
2007-01-14 20:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNEPET EINV ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA782HONDURAS: FACING CORRUPTION CHARGES, HONDUTEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of surprise moves, Hondutel operations director Marcelo Chimirri was essentially stripped of authority at the state run telecommunications company and all his legal actions during his tenure were nullified. However, Chimirri was then promoted several days later as the [...]
2007-05-09 15:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
07TEGUCIGALPA86HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR OPPOSES ANNOUNCED GOH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Lawyers for U.S. firm Esso admit that expropriations can be legal if carried out properly and effectively compensated, so they continue to monitor closely the GOH's implementation of its January 13 decree announcing its intention to take control of private sector oil storage f [...]
2007-01-16 23:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA892HONDURAS: TWIN SHOCKS IN ENERGY MAY HIT THIS SUMMER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 23:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
07TEGUCIGALPA91HONDURAN GOVERNMENT BLAMES OIL COMANIES; COMPLAINS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador, Charge, and EconChief met with Ministers Enrique Flores Lanza and Milton Jimenez on January 16 to discuss the announced GOH intent to seize control of U.S. owned oil storage facilities without the consent of the owners. Both Ministers blamed the companies for fail [...]
2007-01-17 19:47:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA98HONDURAN GOVERNMENT TO MEET OIL INDUSRY REPS IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: A GOH delegation led by Minister Enrique Flores Lanza has agreed to travel to Salvador on January 18 to engage with the international oil companies in a last ditch effort to find an exit to the current fuel sector crisis. Flores Lanza proposed two topics for the Salvador talk [...]
2007-01-18 14:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TELAVIV1229FISCHER SAYS ISRAELI ECONOMY BOOMING AS FINANCE
[...] (C) In an April 25 meeting Stanley Fischer, the Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI),had no comment for the Ambassador on Finance Minister Hirschson's suspension/resignation, but commented that Olmert has been a good Finance Minister in the past. He said that the economy is in excellent sha [...]
2007-04-26 15:04:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV IS
07TELAVIV1438ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the shelling of Sderot with Qassam rockets and the internecine fighting in the Gaza Strip. The media reported that more than 20 Qassam rockets fell on Sderot on Tuesda [...]
2007-05-16 11:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1514ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that last night the Israel Air Force bombed the house of Hamas parliamentarian Khalil al-Haya in Gaza. He was slightly injured in the attack, but eight others including [...]
2007-05-21 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1572ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "Nothing to Worry About" Senior diplomatic correspondent Shimon Shiffer wrote in the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/30): "The combative sounds being made by the Labor Party candidates should not cause undue excitement.... Whether Barak is elected or Ayalon -- either of them [...]
2007-05-30 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1930ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 13:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2109ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-10 10:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV219REPORT ON BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) On November 15, 2006, Blue Lantern Officer and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) employee conducted a site visit to the former Israel Military Industries Aircraft System Division (IMIASD) facility and met with Danny Inbal, Corporate Security Director; Israel Zigerson, Purchasing [...]
2007-01-19 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
07TELAVIV2446GOI CONSIDERS 2008 BUDGET, COALITION PARTNERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 5, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) formally presented the 2008 draft budget to the Government of Israel (GOI). Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and newly-appointed Finance Minister Roni Bar-On have made strong public statements on their commitment to maintaining fiscal discipl [...]
2007-08-10 14:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON MASS MCAP EAID PGOV PREL IS
07TELAVIV2543ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-22 10:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2661RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST SHIPMENT
[...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in ref A, Embassy Tel Aviv Blue Lantern Officer conducted a site visit to IAI Elta Systems, Limited's office in Ashdod on August 6 to determine the status of 20 cable assemblies delivered to Israel. Blue Lantern Officer determined that IAI Elta Systems received the [...]
2007-09-04 09:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IN IS
07TELAVIV2666RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST-SHIPMENT
[...] (SBU) In response to inquiry made to the Israeli MOD on instructions in ref A, Blue Lantern Officer received the following letter by FAX from Israeli MOD Blue Lantern POC Rami Yungman on August 20: Begin Text of MOD Letter: State of Israel Ministry of Defense Politico-Military Bureau [...]
2007-09-04 12:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
07TELAVIV2692ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3120ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 10:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3242RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE
[...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in reftel, Embassy Tel Aviv Blue Lantern Officer visited Dead Sea Magnesium (DSM),Limited's magnesium plant in Sodom, Israel on November 6, and interviewed DSM's Procurement and Contracts Manager, Itzik Ben-Lulu, and the head of DSM's Electrolysis and Chlorination [...]
2007-11-08 09:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
07TELAVIV3258DAS DANIN AND DASD KIMMITT DISCUSS GAZA SMUGGLING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Rob Danin and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mark Kimmitt met November 6 with Israel Security Agency (ISA) Director Yuval Diskin to discuss relations with Egypt regarding the Gaza border. Diskin said the ISA had provided detailed information on smugg [...]
2007-11-09 12:44:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL PINR IS EG
07TELAVIV3323ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 10:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3336MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR HIGHER SPENDING
[...] (C) Playing to public concern about the large gap between Israel's rich and poor, Avishai Braverman, a Labor Party Knesset member, submitted a bill to the Knesset to significantly raise Israel's year-to-year budget expenditure increase ceiling from the present 1.7 percent, starting with the 2 [...]
2007-11-21 16:56:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS
07TELAVIV3386PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI
[...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the Israeli MFA, an Israeli government interagency team led by MFA Deputy Director General (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the technical status of Iran's nuclear program with a U.S. team led by ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney. The Israeli sid [...]
2007-11-29 07:22:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3459RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST-SHIPMENT
[...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in reftel, Embassy Blue Lantern officer and Senior Commercial specialist met with Spectronix Vice President for Marketing Amos Gonen to (a) ask him if his company has any connection to Spectronics in Dallas, Texas; and (b) to confirm the details in the transaction [...]
2007-12-05 14:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SP IS
07TELAVIV3461ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] NIE Report on Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) led with a comment made on Wednesday to the press by IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report "vindic [...]
2007-12-06 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3515PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 DISCUSSIONS ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION FINANCE AND IRAN WITH THE ISRAELI MFA (CABLE 4 OF 5) REF: A. TEL AVIV 03385 B. TEL AVIV 03386 C. TEL AVIV 03514
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 16:48:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KNNP MNUC IR IS
07TELAVIV3629AMBASSADOR JONES' DECEMBER 24 MEETING WITH ISA
[...] (S) Summary: In a December 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Yuval Diskin, director of the Israel Security Agency (ISA, Shin Bet or Shabak),promised to share information with the U.S. on smuggling and tunnel networks between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. According to Diskin, the infestation of t [...]
2007-12-28 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG PINR IS EG
07TELAVIV461ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night Israel TV confirmed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will hold a three-way meeting with Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas on February 19 as planned. Over [...]
2007-02-12 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV471ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV515FINANCE MINISTER HIRCHSON LOOKS TOWARDS HIS LEGACY
[...] (C) Finance Minister Avraham Hirchson, seemingly distracted by the corruption allegations swirling around his ministry and around him personally, emphasized his accomplishments after eight months in office and stressed the importance of ensuring that future finance ministers not be able to e [...]
2007-02-16 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAIR MASS IS KWBG
07TELAVIV975NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL HEAD SAYS INCREASED
[...] (C) PROFESSOR MANUEL TRAJTENBERG, THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL (NEC),TOLD ECONCOUNS AND DEPCOUNS THAT THE SECOND LEBANON WAR SHATTERED THE ILLUSION THAT ISRAEL COULD SURVIVE ON PRESENT LEVELS OF DEFENSE SPENDING IN THE FACE OF EVER-PROLIFERATING SECURITY THREATS. ADDITIONAL AID [...]
2007-03-29 16:45:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV MASS IS
07THEHAGUE1386ROTTERDAM PORT RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM IN PLACE
[...] Summary: The port of Rotterdam recently completed the installation of 40 new radiation portal monitors (RPMs) at all container terminals. Dutch Customs, which operates the monitoring program, demonstrated the new system July 10 for officials from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Megaport [...]
2007-07-20 15:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KHLS KRAD PTER NL
07THEHAGUE1662NETHERLANDS: CODEL PASTOR FOCUSES ON ENERGY
[...] SUMMARY. The August 23-26 visit of a delegation led by Arizona Representative Ed Pastor highlighted Dutch efforts to tackle issues related to increasing energy efficiency, utilizing alternative energy resources, and identifying new water management/climate adaptation strategies. Visits to t [...]
2007-09-11 13:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG ETRD EINV BEXP NL
07THEHAGUE1811TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: THE NETHERLANDS
[...] In response to reftel, the following is main sector data for the Dutch textiles and apparel producing industry. All data is for 2006. Some information is not currently available due to internal problems at the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics. -- Total industrial production: Informatio [...]
2007-09-28 13:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX NL
07THEHAGUE1893 BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050060132
[...] Emboffs conducted reftel pre-license check and related site visit on October 3 regarding the export of tactical accessories to Roy Sampers in the Netherlands. The license application covered: -- 1 Larue Mount for Aimpoint Red Dot Sight System -- 1 Troy Tactical Close Quarter Battle Sling - [...]
2007-10-15 15:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NL
07THEHAGUE1920BIOFUELS IN THE NETHERLANDS
[...] In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in the Netherlands. Six Dutch ministries (Economic Affairs; Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment; Agriculture, Nature and Fo [...]
2007-10-22 12:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1963CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent),significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...]
2007-11-02 18:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1967ABN AMRO TAKEOVER BATTLE OVER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A consortium of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Spain's Banco Santander and the Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis have gained control of the Dutch bank ABN Amro after a long takeover battle that pitted the group against a rival bidder, the British bank Barclays. A detailed plan for ABN A [...]
2007-11-05 15:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE2014 NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION 610001190
[...] (SBU) Emboffs met November 20 with F.W. Wichhart, Managing Director of Reomie, to conduct reftel pre-license check and related site visit for the re-transfer of armored vehicle parts from the Netherlands to Columbia. The license application covered: -- 23 Cooling System Kit parts used on M1 [...]
2007-11-26 07:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC NL
07THEHAGUE2084SHIELD S15A-06: DUTCH RESPONSE TO SYRIAN CW-USEFUL
[...] (S) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on December 20. Noland appreciated the points, noting that Syria was a "country of concern" for the Australia Group and the Dutch intelligence service (AIVD). She said the Dutch d [...]
2007-12-21 13:56:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PARM ETTC SY NL
07TOKYO1029TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S MARCH 5-6 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson,s discussions with Japanese government officials centered on the need for ongoing economic reforms in Japan, confirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship and touched on developments in the Chinese, U.S. and Japanese economies [...]
2007-03-09 09:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN OVIP JA
07TOKYO1113 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1117U.S. Telecommunications Policy Delegation
[...] (SBU) A USG delegation visited Tokyo October 16- 18 for telecommunications policy consultations at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and for meetings with U.S. and Japanese Telecom/ICT industry representatives. U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and In [...]
2007-03-14 11:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1181JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STILL SQUEAMISH ABOUT WTO
[...] (C) Summary: Japan remains hesitant to join U.S.- initiated dispute settlement cases against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) largely over concerns about possible Chinese retaliation against Japanese companies that have invested in China, according to the director-general for eco [...]
2007-03-16 09:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD WTRO PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1184METI REMAINS CAUTIOUS TOWARD U.S. APPROACH ON CHINA
[...] (C) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Tim Stratford, in meetings with METI officials on March 9, stressed that the U.S. "two track" approach of intensified dialogue combined with a willingness to take China to dispute settlement in the WTO had shown substantial progress. The Japan [...]
2007-03-16 10:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD WTRO PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO1202The Japan Economic Scope - March 16, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 16, 2007. 3. EAP/MLS Director Meets MOFA Counterparts in Tokyo Beef and Agriculture 4. OIE Panel Judges U.S. Beef Safe, Japan Replies, Not So Fast 6. Japanese Must Confront "Egoistic" Agricult [...]
2007-03-19 06:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1227MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Don't Play into North Korea's Hands" The business- oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/20): "Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Glaser, meeting the press Monday morning in Beijing, announced that the US would release the entire amount of frozen DPRK-linked accounts, estimated at ab [...]
2007-03-20 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1270KDDI WINS IN JAPAN'S MOBILE MARKET IN 2006, BUT 3-WAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With music download services and handsets designed to appeal to the young, KDDI was the clear winner of the first round of competition since customers were allowed change mobile operators without having to change phone numbers starting in late October 2006. Nonetheless, the dow [...]
2007-03-22 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON JP
07TOKYO1296NIIGATA: LOOKING TO CHANGE FROM REAR WHEEL TO
[...] (C) Summary. Niigata Prefecture' economic recovery is proceeding at a slower pace than other parts of Japan. Prefecture and city officials hope to wean the area from its dependency on the construction sector but also suggested that Niigata suffers from the lack of a powerful political patron i [...]
2007-03-23 06:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON JA
07TOKYO1322JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 02:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1324The Japan Economic Scope - February 23, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents 3. Vice President Cheney's Visit to Japan 4. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Reflects on Regulatory Reform 5. Triangular Mergers: the Good, the Bad and the Possibly Ugly 6. Do [...]
2007-03-26 02:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1349JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1378 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1420JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 03:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1507JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 02:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1538 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 00:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1541The Japan Economic Scope - April 6, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 6, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan Feels the Pressure from US-Korea FTA 4. Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Signed 5. Hokkaido Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose EPA with Australia 6. Fukuoka Company Officials C [...]
2007-04-10 00:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1577JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1608NIIGATA PREF LOOKING TO EXPLOIT ENERGY ADVANTAGE
[...] (SBU) Niigata is looking to exploit its energy advantage to attract new business to the prefecture. The prefecture is Japan,s largest producer of oil and natural gas and the country's leading supplier of electric power, which allows it to sell electricity at a substantial discount compared to [...]
2007-04-12 06:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO163JAPAN OFFERS FAVORABLE ASSESSMENT OF SAKHALIN 2
[...] (C) Summary. The Kremlin,s aggressive move to increase Gazprom,s stake in the Sakhalin 2 project was largely driven by Russian domestic political considerations, MOFA Russian Division officials told poloffs recently. Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) worsened things when it committed a &big blunder8 and [...]
2007-01-15 22:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET RU JA
07TOKYO1689JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1701JAPAN ECONOMIC SCOPE - APRIL 13, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for April 13, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents ------------------------- 3. GOJ for Joint Study for a U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement? 4. U.S. Chamber Chief Cites FTA and Autos as Key Issues 5. Has Reg Reform "Peaked Out?" 6. Gov [...]
2007-04-18 05:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR ZO JA
07TOKYO1725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1740 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1802JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-24 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1843JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 01:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1926JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1934JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-3
[...] Bills sponsored by government and ruling parties 2. Minshuto-sponsored bill National referendum bill  [...]
2007-05-01 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2025DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2077JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2113JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2177The Japan Economic Scope - May 11, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 11, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren DG on Mideast Trip, FTAs and Upper House Elections 4. Advisory Committee's Recommends Joint Studies for a U.S. -- Japan FTA 5. Tokyo Uneasy on New WTO Paper on Agriculture 6. [...]
2007-05-15 04:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2187 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2219JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2251The Japan Economic Scope - May 18, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 18, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP and DPJ Staff Members Discuss Upper House election 4. Keidanren Joins G-8 Business Declaration (SBU) 5. KORUS Creates Some Pressure for Japan-U.S. FTA (SBU) 6. FTA/EPA Debate Cont [...]
2007-05-18 06:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2269ECON CONTACTS CONFIRM SUCCESS OF ABE'S MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary. Separate talks with METI and Keidanren officials largely confirmed MOFA and Kantei reports (reftel) that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,s April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a success. One official emphasized the improved relationship with Saudi Arabia but explained that the [...]
2007-05-21 09:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2276JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 02:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2289 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2352The Japan Economic Scope - May 25, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 25, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ministry of Agriculture Concerned About U.S. - Japan FTA 4. 4. Australian Ambassador Promotes EPA during Hokkaido Visit 5. Does METI Want to Launch FTA Talks with the United States? 6. [...]
2007-05-25 06:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2370JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2459The Japan Economic Scope - May 31, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 31, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. CPRR Issues Interim Report 4. Upper House Member Shares Views on Reform 5. METI to Sell Share of Japex 6. Japan and India to Cooperate on IPR 7. Decentralization Minister Pledges S [...]
2007-06-01 08:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2461JAPAN'S REPORT TO UNSC ON UNSCRS 1737 AND 1747
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo political and EST officers delivered reftel demarche to UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto, 2nd Middle East Division Iran Desk Officer Junichi Sumi, and Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Officer Isami Takada. Fujimoto said t [...]
2007-06-01 08:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY JA
07TOKYO2601The Japan Economic Scope - June 7, 2007 - Part 2
[...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from June 7, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Northern Japan's Biotech Crops Regulatory Regime: an In- depth Look 4. KIAC Chairman Welcomes Asian Open Skies Policy of GOJ 5. KIX Criticizes JAL for Cancelling LA Routes [...]
2007-06-08 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2655JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-13 05:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2715JAPAN RECONSIDERS U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: In contrast to a year ago, Japanese officials see the United States as a much more active and influential player in the discussion on regional economic integration. A senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) indicated that Japan's participation in various regi [...]
2007-06-15 07:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN ETRD PREL APECO JA
07TOKYO2720The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 1
[...] (U) This cable contains part one the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Reform Report 4. EU -- Japan Business Dialogue Roundtable Calls for Joint FTA Study 5. Japan Is Time-Warner's Biggest Money-Maker in Asia 6. Diet Approves Bills for Overha [...]
2007-06-15 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2721The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 2
[...] (U) This cable contains part two the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Citigroup Assumes Full Control of Nikko Cordial Brokerage 4. New Earthquake Insurance Policy Process Raises Concern among U.S. 5. MLIT Postpones Downgrade of Itami Airport 6. [...]
2007-06-15 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2764PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE'S BILATERAL MEETINGS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bilateral meetings on the margins of the G-8 Summit were successful in building support for Japan's bid to obtain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to MOFA sources. Abe also agreed to work together with the EU and other G-8 countr [...]
2007-06-19 08:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PREK SENV UNSC AF CH FR GM LE JA
07TOKYO2772JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-20 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2787JAPAN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DPRK INTEREST IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary: In a series of recent meetings, embassy officials raised the DPRK,s possible procurement of Japanese-manufactured currency counterfeiting equipment with the government of Japan. We explained that, given the unlikelin [...]
2007-06-20 10:06:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KH KS SZ JA
07TOKYO2790JAPAN-PAKISTAN RELATIONS: SLOWLY WARMING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan-Pakistan relations appear to be slowly warming, after having suffered a breach following Pakistan's detonation of a nuclear device in 1998. Japan's overriding concern regarding Pakistan is to maintain stability in the South Asia region and, therefore, to help keep it a moder [...]
2007-06-20 20:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID PK JA
07TOKYO2823JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 03:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2826The Japan Economic Scope Part 2 - June 21, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from June 21, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Political Agenda for Coral Transplants Around Disputed Pacific Islets Denied (SBU) 4. Expansion of Social Insurance Coverage (U) 5. Electric Power Market System Under Review [...]
2007-06-22 04:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2848JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2929JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2958JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 03:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2966The Japan Economic Scope June 28, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from June 28, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Economic Section's Thinning Ranks 4. Doha Stock Taking in Tokyo 5. Ag Text Delay -- Is There a Silver Lining? 6. US-Korea FTA -- Political Will Key to Deal 7. U.S. Beef: Technical [...]
2007-06-29 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2967 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3125The Japan Economic Scope--July 5, 2007 Part 1
[...] (U) This cable contains part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 5, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. G-10 Agriculture Ministers Issue Another Statement on Doha 4. An Early Glimpse at G-8 Planning 5. Advisory Councils-- Recommendations - Few Details for Concrete Action 6. [...]
2007-07-09 08:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3127The Japan Economic Scope--July 5, 2007 Part 2
[...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 5, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. JBIC Will Finance Pipe Manufacturing in Russia Autos, Energy 4. International Auto Standards and ACCJ Japan American Auto Industries Subcommittee 5. Nissan on Exchange Rates, O [...]
2007-07-09 08:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3129 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 23:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3205JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-13 04:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3241TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK
[...] "Continue Pressure on DPRK Nuclear Disablement" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/17): "... North Korea declared it has shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities. IAEA Director General ElBaradei said IAEA inspectors, visiting the Yongbyon complex, confirmed the facilities' [...]
2007-07-17 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3276JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-18 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3301JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3318JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-20 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3322The Japan Economic Scope--July 19, 2007 Part 2
[...] (U) This cable contains the part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 19, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Mississippi Governor Seeks Nagoya FDI 4. Sumitomo Chemical President Describes Japan-Saudi Rabigh Joint Project 5. Sharp, Kyocera, and Sanyo to Accelerate Manufacturing [...]
2007-07-20 05:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3362JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO339 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-24 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3397 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO345The Japan Economic Scope - January 12, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. CPRR Insider Disappointed with Reform Report 4. Japanese Stock Markets Merging? 5. Electricity Deregulation: METI Backing Away; Commercial Customers Face Continued Price Discrimination 6. MHLW: Number of Drug Reviewers to Be Increased 7. Agriculture Prot [...]
2007-01-25 02:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3450The Japan Economic Scope--July 26, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from July 26, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Deputy Secretary Set to Arrive in Tokyo 4. Niigata Earthquake: Damage Toll Mounts 5. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Shutdown Squeezes Tokyo's Electricity Supply 6. Earthquake Dents Japan's Auto [...]
2007-07-27 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO346The Japan Economic Scope - January 19, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. New Regional Economic Initiatives 4. Keidanren Board Plays Same Old Tune on Triangular Mergers 5. Ambassador Attends American Airlines Ceremony at Narita 6. Central Japan Outlook for 2007 -- Optimistic but Wary 7. Regional Economic Integration: Kyushu Bu [...]
2007-01-25 02:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3507Earthquake Dents Japan's Auto Industry
[...] (SBU) Summary. The July 16 earthquake off Niigata affected the Japanese auto industry nationwide. Production recovered relatively rapidly, however, and industry sources tell us that lost production will be made up by year end. Companies' all- important bottom lines will only be minimally a [...]
2007-08-01 07:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ECOM JA
07TOKYO352 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-25 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3539 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3553Honda Motors on DHS's CBP Advance Trade Data Elements and
[...] (SBU) Summary. Honda Motor Company visited the Embassy on July 20 to provide feedback on U.S. Custom and Border Protection's (CBP) proposed Advance Trade Data Elements (ATDE) requirement. Honda also outlined some of their experiences with the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [...]
2007-08-03 04:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ECOM JA
07TOKYO3560The Japan Economic Scope--August 2, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 2, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP Crushed By DPJ in Upper House Election 4. Agriculture Minister Steps Down 5. Expert Level Beef Talks Resume in Tokyo 6. METI Urged to Play More Assertive Role on FTA Policy 7. [...]
2007-08-03 06:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3681The Japan Economic Scope--August 9, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 9, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP's Political Foundation Has "Crumbled," Says One Pundit 4. Postal Privatization, Other LDP Legislative Initiatives, Up for Review? 5. Beef Talks Grind Down, No Consensus Yet 6. [...]
2007-08-10 07:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO371S/P KRASNER DISCUSSES JAPAN-INDIA RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Japan and India will continue to pursue their many common interests, MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shimizu told visiting S/P Director Krasner on January 12. On the economic front, Japanese firms hope to create a hedge against the financial risks of operating in China by i [...]
2007-01-26 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IN JA
07TOKYO3727JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 06:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO374S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER MEETS DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai (since elevated to Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Policy) explained that Japan cannot, for domestic reasons, provide humanitarian assistance to the D [...]
2007-01-26 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ZK IN KN KS AS CH RS JA
07TOKYO375DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3766Country Clearance for NTSB -- Rosenker, Mark; Doyle,
[...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance to the NTSB delegation traveling to Tokyo August 19-27, 2007, for meetings with Japanese automobile manufacturers. The delegation is as follows: Mark V. Rosenker, Chairman Thomas W. Doyle, Counselor to the Chairman, Barbara A. Czech, [...]
2007-08-15 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ELTN EAIR ASEC NTSB JA
07TOKYO385The Japan Economic Scope - January 25, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Tells Ambassador Position on M&A "Misunderstood" 4. Kansai Association of Corporate Executives: Support for Agriculture Reforms, Abe's Survivability 5. Keidanren Hasn't Given Up on Doha 6. U.S.-Japan Reg Reform Talks Commence 7. Financial Servi [...]
2007-01-29 06:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3884JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3919JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/07
[...] In Tokyo, members of the Tokyo Action Committee stood outside the West Entrance of Shinjuku Station and campaigned. Many people stopped to talk with them. A woman (36) from Saitama Prefecture stated: "I am absolutely against Japan cooperating with the war. It only makes terrorism worse. They [...]
2007-08-24 07:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3922The Japan Economic Scope--August 23, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 23, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Official Discusses Japan's "Confused" Political Situation, East China Sea and More 4. WTO Talks Set to Resume as Japanese Negotiators Face Cabinet Reshuffle 5. Abe V [...]
2007-08-24 07:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3948JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3955EXPLAINING U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT TIP SHELTERS IN
[...] Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 23 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss the Japanese government's reliance on prefecture-level public shelters to protect victims of human trafficking. Embassy Political Officer delivered Ref A's "C [...]
2007-08-27 05:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3966 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4046 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 08:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4052The Japan Economic Scope--August 30, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 30, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Abe Reshuffles Cabinet 4. New Appointees and Postal Privatization 5. ACCJ T&L Committee Meets with CPRR on Aviation Policy Money Matters 6. Minimum Wage Non-Compli [...]
2007-08-31 05:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4184The Japan Economic Scope--September 6, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 6, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Farming and Agriculture 3. Fukuoka Farmers Protest Free Trade 4. A New Agriculture Minister -- Financial Scandals Continue 5. Recent Agriculture Ministers Climate Concerns 6. Cle [...]
2007-09-07 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4187 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4281 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4330JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO44The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Unemployment Dips to Under 4% 4. Cabinet Approves Conservative Regular Budget for FY07 5. New Tax Commission Chairman Pro-Growth 6. METI "Investment Security" Study Group: Japan's "Exon-Florio"? 7. CPRR Issues Mixed Final Reform Recommendations 8. Japan Pos [...]
2007-01-09 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4474JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO454METI TO REVIEW SECURITY CRITERIA FOR FDI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has established an outside study group to recommend possible revisions to the law that governs those sectors in which foreign direct investment (FDI) requires prior government notification and approval. The study group's ideas w [...]
2007-02-01 03:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PARM JA
07TOKYO4557 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 08:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4567JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS IRANIAN COUNTERPART
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (now Chief Cabinet Secretary) pressed Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki, at a meeting on September 22 in New York, to comply with United Nations sanctions and cease uranium enrichment. Machimura also rejected as "unrealistic" [...]
2007-09-30 22:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IZ JA
07TOKYO4653TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS
[...] "Step Forward toward Denuclearization" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/4): "... US experts have come to the view that the level of uranium enrichment by North Korea has not yet reached a stage where it can manufacture weapons-grade uranium. This being the case, the disablement of three fac [...]
2007-10-04 04:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4689The Japan Economic Scope--October 4, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 4, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Reform 3. CPRR, CEFP No Longer "Wheels of Change" Under Fukuda Administration 4. What Kansai Business Executives Expect of the Fukuda Cabinet 5. PM Fukuda's Strong Initial Polls, "Th [...]
2007-10-05 05:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4787The Japan Economic Scope--October 11, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 12, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Money Matters 3. Unemployment Post Slight Rise to 3.8% 4. Bank Sales of Insurance Advocacy 5. U.S. - Japan Investment Initiative 2007--Investment Seminar in Osaka 6. KIAC Welcomes [...]
2007-10-12 03:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4799 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4885The Japan Economic Scope--October 18, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 18, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Trade Forum 3. AUSTR Cutler Meets DG Otabe in Tokyo 4. US-Japan Launch New Reg Reform Cycle Fiscal Structure 5. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Influence Declining, Says La [...]
2007-10-19 05:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4902 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4967 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5028JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5043 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5045JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 00:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5063JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5070 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5126 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5139 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5173 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5176The Japan Economic Scope--November 8, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 8, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents 3. EisMAP and Fostering Sustainable Development in the Asia/Pacific Region Politics 4. Deja vu...D(PJ)eja -Vu 5. Unlikely to Get into Business School 6. Secretary of Defense Rob [...]
2007-11-09 03:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO520The Japan Economic Scope - February 2, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. High Pathology Avian Influenza in Japan 4. Abe Urges Early Listing of Japan Post Corporation Stock 5. USG Urges Postal Privatization Committee to Get Serious About Level Playing Field 6. ANRE's Hosaka Discusses Russian, Chinese Energy Issues 7. Machimura [...]
2007-02-06 00:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5202 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5222 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5228 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5231JAPANESE OFFICIALS SEE BENEFIT IN NEW NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Environment Ministry and METI officials expressed strong interest in the new U.S.-Canada-Mexico effort for managing high production volume (HPV) chemicals during meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Gulliford on November 8. The Japanese officials noted GOJ agreement with [...]
2007-11-14 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV EIND ETRD JA
07TOKYO5240JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 01:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5270RUSSIA EYEING JAPANESE RAIL, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) Summary. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Naryshkin's November 4-6 visit demonstrates both countries' commitment to strengthening the bilateral relationship, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official. Russia would like to build a high-speed railway using Japanese expertise and techn [...]
2007-11-16 09:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD JA PGOV PREL XH
07TOKYO5294JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5298 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5300The Japan Economic Scope--November 16, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 16, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Beef 3. Spinning Wheels on Beef (SBU) 4. Ag Reform Going Backwards? (SBU) 5. Montana State Officials Discuss Beef in Kumamoto -Their Sister State (SBU) MOD Scandal 6. MOD Anno [...]
2007-11-20 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5324JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5338JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5345 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5359 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5364JAPAN INCSR PART I
[...] Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards; Japan is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the biggest challenge to Japanese antinarcotics effo [...]
2007-11-29 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR JA
07TOKYO5388JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5400 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-02 23:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5410JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5425 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5439 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5465JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5496The Japan Economic Scope--December 7, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 7, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Bilateral Dialogs 3. Sub Cabinet Meetings Taking Place in Tokyo 4. Megaports Discussions Continue in Tokyo 5. Chukeiren Vice Chairman Frustrated With China; Favors FTA 6. Japan-Chi [...]
2007-12-10 04:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5510 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5549 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5570The Japan Economic Scope--December 13, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 13, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japan Post, Privatization 3. Japan Post Insurance Submits New Product Applications 4. Bill to "Review" Postal Privatization Passes Upper House 5. Japan Post Insurance Contract Sales [...]
2007-12-14 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5589 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/17/07
[...] Realize peace of mind and affluence: Expand medical services areas offered by nurses and midwives to reduce the burden of doctors. Introduce a direct contract method between authorized child-care centers and users. Ease standards for admission to child-care centers. Establish a school teacher-r [...]
2007-12-17 22:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5598 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5615JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5641The Japan Economic Scope--December 21, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 21, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents International Assistance 3. Japan to Provide Humanitarian Protection Assistance in Chad 4. Japan Increases Donation to International Development Association Taxation 5. Ruling Pa [...]
2007-12-21 04:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5648 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 05:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5655DNSA PRICE ENGAGES JAPANESE ON DOHA, BEEF, CHINA,
[...] (C) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price directly engaged Japanese politicians, business figures, and officials in Tokyo December 5 - 7 on the margins of the U.S./Japan Sub-Cabinet meetings and stressed the need to avoi [...]
2007-12-26 05:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KGHG EAGR ETRD SENV JA
07TOKYO5658JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5668 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5671JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5689The Japan Economic Scope--December 28, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 28, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japanese Government Moves 3. Personnel Shuffle at MOFA? 4. Reg Reform is Back 5. Japan Halts Plans to Start Hunting Humpback Whales Planes and Trains 5. Rail Improvement Cut in [...]
2007-12-31 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5690JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO619 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO645The Japan Economic Scope - February 9, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Inbound FDI Negative for 2006, Japan Likely to Miss Five-Year FDI Target 4. Keidanren Chairman Visits Australia, Wants an FTA 5. Japanese Reaction to U.S. WTO Subsidy Case Against China 6. The New Reg Reform Council Launched 7. EMIN Meets Niigata and Kan [...]
2007-02-14 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO692 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO748The Japan Economic Scope - February 16, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations at the ACCJ 4. Fourth Quarter Real GDP Grew 4.8 Percent; Up 2.2 Percent in CY2006 5. Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Hiroko Ota on GDP News 6. Japan Post Privatization: Level Playing F [...]
2007-02-22 05:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO762DIET ECONOMIC AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 2007 Diet convened on January 25 and will run 150 days to June 23 during which it will consider a number of economic bills with potential impact on this summer's Upper House election, particularly those designed to bolster PM Abe's "Second Chance" initiative to close a perce [...]
2007-02-22 23:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ELAB EINV ETRD JA
07TOKYO807 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO821The Japan Economic Scope - February 23, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents 3. Vice President Cheney's Visit to Japan 4. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Reflects on Regulatory Reform 5. Triangular Mergers: the Good, the Bad and the Possibly Ugly 6. Do [...]
2007-02-27 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO894POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: FOLLOWING THE MONEY
[...] (C) Japan Post,s to-be-privatized insurance and banking entities need to focus on risk management and their asset/liability term mismatch (as much or more than they are focusing on new products) if they are to have a successful initial public offering (IPO). This was the principal conclusion [...]
2007-03-02 08:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETRD PREL JA
07TORONTO1252007 Ontario Budget Focuses Social Deficit in Election
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's 2007 budget, unveiled on March 22, focuses on reducing poverty, increasing services for modest-income families, and reducing property tax increases. It contains little additional funding for infrastructure investments and continues funding programs previously announce [...]
2007-03-23 20:26:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV CA
07TORONTO439FORMER CANADIAN KANDAHAR COMMANDER MAKES CASE FOR AFGHAN
[...] (SBU) Speaking before the Toronto-based Canadian Institute for International Affairs on November 2, Major General Tim Grant, recently returned from a stint as commander of Canadian Forces troops in Afghanistan, encouraged patience and highlighted progress in Canada's mission in Afghanistan. Gr [...]
2007-11-02 18:57:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PREL PTER CA AF
07TORONTO448Narcotics Smugglers Still Working the U.S.-Canada Border
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug smuggling continues to be a major challenge for Ontario law enforcement. Organized criminal groups smuggle ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in and out of Canada on a regular basis, trying to exploit seams along the lengthy shared border with the United States, and Pearson I [...]
2007-11-13 15:28:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM CA
07TORONTO450Changing Face of Canadian Auto Sector
[...] (SBU) Summary: An ascending Canadian dollar, briefly topping US$1.10 for the first time in modern history on November 7 and still at US$1.04 as of November 14, continues to put pressure on the Canadian auto manufacturing sector, and to erode its global competitiveness. Canadian Auto Workers ( [...]
2007-11-14 18:21:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
07TORONTO457Strong Loonie - Cross-border Shopping Hurts Canadian Auto
[...] (SBU) Summary: The strong Canadian dollar and weaker U.S. consumer demand are challenging Canadian-based auto assemblers' efforts to remain globally competitive. Sales to Canadians of new and used autos from the U.S. are up by 21% to 136,666, setting a new record for the first 10 months of th [...]
2007-11-29 19:39:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
07TORONTO466Fight Against Counterfeit Goods Boosted in Ontario
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 1, Toronto police seized C$10 million in designer knock-offs on Toronto's black market. On December 4, a significant four-day anti-counterfeiting conference in the Toronto area included 120-150 law enforcement personnel, government officials, and industry representa [...]
2007-12-05 20:23:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KCRM KIPR PGOV CA
07TORONTO90ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING IN ONTARIO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police seizures and arrests during the past year show that illegal drug activity, including cross-border smuggling, continues to be a big problem in Ontario. Police have seized large quantities of ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana. They have discovered and shut down nearly 300 in [...]
2007-03-08 08:59:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SOCI PGOV KCRM CA
07TRIPOLI1032LIBYA CLOSES BORDER WITH EGYPT TO NON-EGYPTIAN IMPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 07:56:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV LY EG JO SY TU
07TUNIS1085SCENESCETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL COSTELLO
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative Jerry Costello and accompanying members of CODEL Costello to Tunis from August 18 - August 20, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural reso [...]
2007-08-10 14:53:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP EWWT TS
07TUNIS1136CODEL COSTELLO PROMOTES OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT AND
[...] (SBU) During a August 18-20 visit to Tunisia, the 11 members of CODEL Costello were warmly welcomed by GOT officials, who were eager to highlight Tunisia's economic success and express their enthusiasm for the recently founded Tunisia caucus. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi focused on the e [...]
2007-08-21 16:30:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD TS
07TUNIS1159SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JACKSON LEE
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and Representative Steve Chabot to Tunis from August 29 - August 30, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, [...]
2007-08-22 15:36:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TS
07TUNIS1202SCENESCETTER FOR ECONOMIC DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes PDAS Elizabeth Dibble, DAS Holly Vineyard, Elizabeth Hopkins, Paul Burkhead, and Alex Severens to Tunis from September 9 - 12, 2007. After a productive roundtable with the GOT and private sector on a US-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement and a series of Ambassador [...]
2007-08-30 16:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV EAIR KIPR BEXP EFIN TS
07TUNIS1286TUNISIA: US BUSINESSES BRIEF ECONOMIC DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) During the September 9-12 visit of an interagency business delegation (reftels),EEB PDAS Dibble met with representatives from a cross-section of US businesses currently operating in Tunisia to discuss the business climate in general and the issues that impede their operations. PDAS Di [...]
2007-09-21 06:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD TS
07TUNIS1299TUNISIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR BOUNCES BACK
[...] (U) After experiencing job loss and a drop in exports in recent years, the Tunisian textile sector appears to be back in good health. Faced with competition from cheaper, mass-produced Asian textiles, the Tunisian textile sector has regained market share in Europe and the value of exports has [...]
2007-09-24 14:15:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KTEX BEXP TS
07TUNIS140TUNISIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] Tunisia's 2007 Investment Climate Statement. Topics covered include: Paragraph -- Topic 2 -- Openness to Foreign Investment 16 -- Conversion and Transfer Policies 21 -- Expropriation and Compensation 22 -- Dispute Settlement 26 -- Performance Requirements and Incentives 33 -- Right to Priv [...]
2007-01-30 16:45:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
07TUNIS141TUNISIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 16:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
07TUNIS143TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Dec. 16 - Jan. 15
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Libya Announce Reciprocal Exchange Convertibility B. ALTEK Opens Plant in Tunisia C. Gasoline Prices May Increase Three Times in 2007 D. Tunisia Repays External Debt [...]
2007-01-31 09:21:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EPET BEXP ECPS EAID TS
07TUNIS1439TUNISIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] There is no discernible money laundering or terrorist finance activity occurring in Tunisia. Tunisia is not considered an important regional financial center due in large part to the very strict control exercised by the Central Bank over financial transactions, particularly those involving fo [...]
2007-10-30 10:15:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR PTER TS
07TUNIS1496SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL INOUYE
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Senators Daniel Inouye and Theodore Stevens and accompanying members of CODEL Inouye to Tunis from November 25 - 26, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natura [...]
2007-11-21 06:25:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS1497SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL INOUYE
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Senators Daniel Inouye and Theodore Stevens and accompanying members of CODEL Inouye to Tunis from November 25 - 26, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natura [...]
2007-11-21 06:26:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS1521MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM FOR A 2008 TIFA COUNCIL
[...] (U) After a recent series of government and private business delegations that have traveled between Tunis and Washington, it is time for a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council in early 2008. In order to be most effective, we believe such a meeting should be held in Tunisia, [...]
2007-11-27 11:39:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON BEXP TS
07TUNIS1531JOURNALISTS OF TUNISIA (TRY TO) UNITE
[...] (C) The unrecognized Tunisian Journalists Syndicate (SJT, reftel) claims that its efforts to join the umbrella General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) are being blocked by the GOT. In addition to discouraging the UGTT from working with the SJT, the GOT is purported to have manufactured the [...]
2007-11-29 15:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1581GOT INTERESTED IN ASSISTANCE WITH SERVICES AND FRANCHISING
[...] (SBU) During a December 10 meeting, Ministry of Commerce Director of Domestic Trade Mohamed Laouini told EmbOffs that the GOT has drafted a revised services law. The legislation will also address the regulation of franchises, which are currently limited in Tunisia. Laouini shared the draft l [...]
2007-12-17 12:27:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON TS
07TUNIS1598NEW MINISTER OF COMMERCE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
[...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's December 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Minister of Commerce Ridha Touiti said that Tunisia is well prepared for the full implementation of the European Union (EU) Association Agreement on January 1, 2008. Touiti was very enthusiastic about both the upcoming [...]
2007-12-21 14:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV TS
07TUNIS192MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANES AND TRAINS AND MARITIME
[...] (C/NF) During Ambassador's January 29 courtesy call on Abderrahim Zouari, Minister of Transport, discussion ranged from modernization of Tunisia's transportation infrastructure to the Minister's desire for a stronger relationship with US counterparts. The Minister expressed GOT interest in Op [...]
2007-02-07 13:10:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD EAIR ELTN EWWT ECON TS
07TUNIS208MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE PRESENTS WISH LIST FOR
[...] (U) Summary: During the Ambassador's February 8 courtesy call, Minister of Agriculture Habib Haddad presented a list of possible projects for future collaboration with US universities. Haddad stated that liberalization of cereal imports is being studied and also asserted that the agricultural [...]
2007-02-12 16:49:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD BEXP KFLU OEXC TS
07TUNIS271TUNISIA: 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: EMBASSY INPUT
[...] (SBU) Post recommends that Tunisia not be included on the 2007 Special 301 Watch List In 2006 and early 2007, Post has noted a marked change in attitude towards the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) among GOT officials, legal experts, local artisans, and business people. IPR i [...]
2007-02-27 14:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON TS
07TUNIS453MINISTER OF INDUSTRY SEEKS INCREASED US INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's April 10 courtesy call, Minister of Industry, Energy, and Small and Medium Enterprise Afif Chelbi focused on the potential opportunities for US investment and expressed his readiness to meet with US investors. Chelbi also highlighted the broader economic cha [...]
2007-04-12 07:40:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EIND ENRG EPET ETRD EAIR TS
07TUNIS516TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. IMF Urges Further Reform B. Qatar Telecom Invests In Tunisia C. Consumer Price Index Continues To Rise D. Trade Deficit Grows, Industrial Production Up E. GOT Sells Stake in Banque [...]
2007-04-24 15:15:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN ECPS EIND KTEX KPRV TS
07TUNIS59MAKING SENSE OF THE RECENT THREAT IN TUNISIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the absence of credible, publicly available information, the rumor mills will continue to crank out speculative blather about the true nature of recent security threats. While person-on-the-street reactions will be reported septel, this cable will summarize what we have learn [...]
2007-01-10 15:11:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV TS
07TUNIS648SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL TANNER
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative John Tanner and accompanying members of CODEL Tanner to Tunis from May 30 - June 1, 2007. Tunisian government officials may wish to discuss the latest political, economic and security issues relevant to the US-Tunisian bilateral relationship, as [...]
2007-05-24 12:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
07TUNIS67TERROR THREAT IN TUNISIA: WHAT HAPPENED, WHY AND
[...] (S) Over a two-week period in late 2006 and early 2007, the Government of Tunisia conducted operations against a significant terrorist group, killing 12 and arresting 15. At least two GOT security personnel were killed and three wounded in the operations. The "Salafi" terror group, accordin [...]
2007-01-12 10:36:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER TS
07TUNIS699BEN ALI TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CODEL TANNER
[...] (C) In a meeting May 31 with Congressman John Tanner (D-TN) and nine other Representatives, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali emphasized his commitment to close ties with the United States. He also: -- asked for more US economic engagement; -- insisted the ruling political party is too str [...]
2007-06-05 12:11:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS984FM ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS, REGIONAL VIEWS
[...] (C) The July 12-14 visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki capped months of active GOT-GOI engagement. However, Foreign Minister Abdallah told Ambassador on July 24 that there is no change in Tunisia's position on Iran's nuclear ambitions. Abdallah said Mottaki made clear Iran th [...]
2007-07-24 15:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PTER KNNP IR IZ TS
07TUNIS992TUNISIA READIES NEW IPR LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) In a July 24 meeting with EconOff, Director General of Tunisian Copyright Protection Organization (OTPDA),Mohamed Kheireddine Abdel Ali, spoke optimistically and enthusiastically about Tunisia's progress on intellectual property rights protection and an increased GOT commitment to the i [...]
2007-07-26 12:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TS
07ULAANBAATAR109List of Mongolian Registered Ships
[...] Mongolia's Ministry of Roads, Transportation and Tourism (MRTT) has provided post with a list of 283 "active ships" currently registered under the Mongolian flag. Ministry officials define "active" as those vessels operating on a regular, long-term basis with a normal or permanent registration [...]
2007-02-20 02:59:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA PINR PREL ETRD MG
07ULAANBAATAR125U.S.-Involved Tender Dispute: Winning Twice Is Not Enough
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: L-Systech, a Mongolian-South Korean JVC, supported by an American consultant and vending U.S.-produced solar power equipment, saw its winning of an US$8 million Government of Mongolia solar-power equipment tender frustrated by the improper and perhaps illegal behavior [...]
2007-02-26 09:39:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR157Mongolia and GSP: An undiscovered Country
[...] SUMMARY: Less than half a percent of Mongolia's exports to the U.S. came in under GSP in 2006, partially because over 90% of Mongolian exports to the U.S. are textiles. However, in other cases, Mongolian goods eligible for GSP treatment simply don't take advantage of it. The Ministry of Indu [...]
2007-03-08 03:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR164Mongolia Customs
[...] Summary: While there is a bilateral Customs agreement with the U.S., cooperation has waned since the end of the Multifiber Arrangement in 2005. Mongolia has a relatively liberal trade regime, with low tariffs and no quotas or onerous licensing requirements. Customs is widely viewed as corru [...]
2007-03-10 03:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR19Governing Party Flexes Muscles, Sacks Health Minister
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP)'s victory in a by-election last September gave them an absolute parliamentary majority. Pundits said it was only a matter of time before less cooperative, non-MPRP members of the coalition government, in place since January 2006, [...]
2007-01-10 08:48:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR228MONGOLIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD (AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Preliminary figures for 2006 from the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) Statistics Office show that Mongolia is experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Reaching US$2.7 billion in 2006, nominal GDP increased 8.4%. Mongolia has averaged 7% growth in GDP since 2002 (a low base poin [...]
2007-04-17 04:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR238Interest Rises in Mongolian Uranium Deposits
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Current estimates, mostly based on Soviet era surveys, place Mongolia's current commercial recoverable reserves of yellowcake at some two million metric tons, but Mongolian officials believe that the actual totals may be much higher. Rising prices for uranium have reignited inte [...]
2007-04-20 06:41:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL SENV EMIN EINV ETRD KNNP MG
07ULAANBAATAR245Mongolia's Newest Domestic Private Airline: EZnis
[...] Summary: Mongolia's second domestic private airline, EZnis Airways, was launched in December 2006, taking advantage of the vacuum created when the country's flag carrier MIAT sharply reduced domestic routes (reftel a). Mongolian telecom/IT company Newcom has funneled substantial amounts of mon [...]
2007-04-25 06:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR257Mongolia's Newest Domestic Private Airline: EZnis
[...] Summary: Mongolia's second domestic private airline, EZnis Airways, was launched in December 2006, taking advantage of the vacuum created when the country's flag carrier MIAT sharply reduced domestic routes (reftel a). Mongolian telecom/IT company Newcom has funneled substantial amounts of mon [...]
2007-04-30 08:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR276Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the third annual round of TIFA talks held in Ulaanbaatar on March 12, Mongolian trade representatives continued to lobby for a roadmap towards an FTA with the U.S. and requested USG support on joining APEC. Rather than a roadmap, AUSTR Stratford instead recommended focusing o [...]
2007-05-11 05:59:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR316Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following the March 12 Third US-Mongolia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Joint Council meeting, Marideth Sandler, Executive Director of USTR's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, spearheaded a GSP education and outreach drive March 13-15 in [...]
2007-06-02 22:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR448Mongolia's Economy Still Running Strong
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia's economy continued strong growth in the first half of 2007 and, according to local analysts, will likely meet expectations of 7% to 8% GDP growth this year. High copper prices and increased tax receipts bolstered Government revenues. The Ministry of Finance is n [...]
2007-08-02 07:05:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR603WASTING WASTE: MONGOLIA SLOWLY LEARNS TO LOVE RECYCLING.
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON SENV PGOV SOCI BTIO MG
07ULAANBAATAR692MONGOLIA URGED TO GET SERIOUS ON DEFORESTATION
[...] SUMMARY: Mongolia has lost more than 10% of its forests since 1990, according to Government of Mongolia (GOM) reports, and the problem is getting worse. Fires, illegal logging, forest mismanagement and other factors are threatening important ecosystems and wildlife. Past efforts by the GOM to [...]
2007-12-14 07:29:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ENRG PGOV ECON PREL MG
07UNVIEVIENNA710IAEA/BOG/IRAN: BOARD STATEMENTS INCREASE PRESSURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Iran tried to emphasize positive progress at the November 22-23 Board of Governor's meeting, most members expressed concern over the DG's report and called on Iran to rectify the situation. Even though DG ElBaradei's opening statement to the Board was slightly more posit [...]
2007-11-23 19:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA KNPPIS AORC IR
07USEUBRUSSELS2208EU NOTE VERBALE ON APPROVAL OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) In accordance with the text of the US-EU Agreement on the Security of Information, signed April 30, 2007, USEU received a note verbale dated July 2 from the Council of the European Union. The note informs us that th [...]
2007-07-06 14:40:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPINR EUN
07USNATO160WELCOME TO USNATO FOR AMB ERIC EDELMAN AND
[...] USNATO welcomes the visit of Ambassador Eric Edelman and delegation to Brussels March 11-12,2007 for meetings at NATO. The overall control officer for this visit is Defense Advisor LTC James Luke, work: (32-2) 724-3170, Cell: (32) 476-990-820 assisted by USNATO Political Officer Mr. John Cockr [...]
2007-03-09 17:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALASEC OTRA NATO AF PK BE
07USNATO177NATO/VCC: MARCH 8 VCC EXPERTS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: After the U.S. representative executed guidance, the experts agreed (ad ref for Germany, whose representative agreed but stated that he had to go back to Berlin for full approval) that revision 2 of reference B would focus in Annex 1 of table B as directly answering the tasking, [...]
2007-03-20 09:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO46NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 24, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG reported that Pakistan PM Aziz will address the NAC on January 30. The outgoing JFC-Brunssum and ISAF Operational Commander General Back presented his analysis of NATO,s efforts in Afghanistan stating that the Alliance's goals are too high. He called for mo [...]
2007-01-25 17:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO547DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY PUSHES NATO ON CN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen Tandy pushed NATO to do more to support Afghan drug interdiction efforts during a powerful presentation to Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer and the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on October 1. She highlighted the intertwi [...]
2007-10-08 06:32:00Mission USNATOSECRETSNAR NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USUNNEWYORK1112UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON THE HUMAN
[...] (U) Summary: On Nov. 16 the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted by a vote of 165-7(U.S.)-3 a resolution containing the so-called institution-building package of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),as amended by Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. (The amendment added to [...]
2007-12-04 20:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK1186SOUTH AFRICA CRITICIZES 1540 TO UK EXPERT
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Nick Low, Head of the Nuclear Issues Section in the United Kingdom's Counter Proliferation Department, recently discussed issues relating to resolution 1540 (2004) with Abdul Minty, Deputy Director General for non-proliferation issues in South Africa's Department of Foreig [...]
2007-12-19 21:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK592UN BOARD OF AUDITORS SKIRTS SERIOUS REVIEW OF UNDP
[...] At the insistence of one member of the ACABQ (rumored to be the French member),the ACABQ met with the Board of Auditors (BOA) to discuss the Board's response to ACABQ's request to complete the audit of the UN's voluntarily funded programs in the DPRK. The US member and others made clear dur [...]
2007-07-20 17:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AID AORC KUNR UNDP UNFPA UNICEF UNOPS
07USUNNEWYORK648CLIMATE CHANGE: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE ATTESTS TO
[...] Nearly 100 member states delivered remarks during the July 31-August 2 informal thematic debate of the General Assembly on climate change. The theme of "common but differentiated responsibilities" ran through the speeches with developed countries pledging continued reductions of greenhouse gas [...]
2007-08-07 23:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV KGHG UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK7THREE LETTERS SENT TO AMBASSADOR WALLACE FROM UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 01:26:00USUN New YorkSECRETEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP
07USUNNEWYORK717MONTHLY UNSC MIDEAST DEBATE: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOR
[...] (U) Summary. During a seven-hour monthly UNSC debate on the Middle East on August 29 featuring over 30 speakers, UNSCO Michael Williams professed "guarded optimism" about recent developments in the Arab-Israeli peace process but was decidedly downcast about the reality on the ground. Amb Wol [...]
2007-08-30 22:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC KPKO KPAL KWBG SY LE IS
07USUNNEWYORK878BOARD OF AUDITORS (BOA) DECIDES NOT TO COMPLETE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 22:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNDP UNFPA UNGA UNICEF
07USUNNEWYORK93562ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS CUBA EMBARGO
[...] (U) On October 30, 2007, the General Assembly (GA) adopted the Cuban-sponsored resolution on the U.S. embargo by a vote of 184-4, with one abstention. The U.S. was joined by Israel, Palau, and the Marshall Islands in voting against it. Micronesia abstained. Albania, El Salvador, and Iraq we [...]
2007-10-31 17:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PHUM UN CU
07USUNNEWYORK939 FOREIGN AID DOMINATES UN FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary. Debate over the alleged failure of developed countries to meet their Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitments took center stage at the third biennial UN High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development (FFD),held October 23-24. Speaking on behalf of the G-77 and China, P [...]
2007-10-31 20:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN SENV UN
07USUNNEWYORK943UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN THE FIFTH COMMITTEE -
[...] This is a guidance request. See para 3. 2. Summary: The Fifth Committee will hold elections on Friday, November 2, 2007, for the following offices: Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),Committee on Contributions (CoC),Board of Auditors (BoA),United Nati [...]
2007-11-01 01:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK955DAVID WALKER WINS INDEPENDENT AUDIT ADVISORY
[...] (U) Summary: Fifth Committee elections were held on Friday, November 2, 2007. As reported in ref B, the WEOG positions on the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) were the only contested elections. All other [...]
2007-11-02 19:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07VATICAN151"A COMMON WORD" -- NEW DEVELOPMENT IN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary. A large and diverse group of Muslim scholars has issued a document addressed to the Pope and other prominent Christian leaders, inviting them to a theological dialogue. The document, entitled "A Common Word Between Us and You", is the fruit of long labor guided by a Jordanian i [...]
2007-10-22 15:16:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI VT
07VIENNA1176AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 07, 2007
[...] Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen and Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) will be interviewed by the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the Austrian Eurofighter purchase deal today. The committee will also demand that Darabos provide them with a copy of the expert opinion asse [...]
2007-05-07 13:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1204AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 09, 2007
[...] There are new tensions in the SPOe-OeVP coalition government over the parliamentary inquiry into the Eurofighter purchase. Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer of the People's Party has criticized Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of the Social Democrats over his handling of the [...]
2007-05-09 14:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1218AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 10, 2007
[...] The parliamentary investigative committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces will hold the next round of hearings today. A key figure in the affair is due to appear before the committee: Erhard Steininger, a lobbyist for the EADS consortium, who has been a [...]
2007-05-10 13:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1230AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 11, 2007
[...] Even if Austria cancels the contract to purchase 18 Eurofighters from the EADS consortium, the jets will have still cost the country a considerable amount of money. So far, about 200 million Euros have gone into preparations for the interceptors and most of it cannot be refunded, experts explai [...]
2007-05-11 13:02:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1284AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 15, 2007
[...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from the Social Democrats said negotiations with EADS, the manufacturer of the Eurofighter interceptors, will continue. Speaking in Brussels at a joint meeting of foreign and defense ministers, Darabos said talks would resume in a few days. A scenario t [...]
2007-05-15 13:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1754AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 29, 2007
[...] All Austrian media report on the continuing serious tensions in the SPOe-OeVP coalition government. Now, the 400 million Euros the Defense Minister is expecting to retain from his deal with Eurofighter manufacturer EADS has emerged as the latest bone of contention between the two major parties. [...]
2007-06-29 14:41:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1790AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 05, 2007
[...] Three legal experts appointed by the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets have concluded that Austria did have adequate legal grounds to cancel the original two-billion-Euro contract. The three, Josef Aicher, Andreas Kletecka and Heinz Mayer, said [...]
2007-07-05 13:04:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2001AUSTRIA'S IMPROVED 2007/2008 GROWTH OUTLOOK
[...] Austria's two leading economic institutes recently again revised GDP growth forecasts upward for 2007 and 2008. Growth in 2007 should be 3.1-3.2% and 2.5-2.8% in 2008. Strong exports, a robust investment cycle and improving private consumption are driving growth. Austria's unemployment rate [...]
2007-07-27 14:41:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
07VIENNA2636AUSTRIA'S 2007/2008 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - STRONGER GROWTH IN
[...] Austria's two leading economic institutes recently revised their GDP growth forecasts upward for 2007 to 3.2-3.4%, but slightly revised downward their growth expectations for 2008 to 2.4-2.6%. Strong exports and a robust investment cycle continue to drive growth, while private consumption grow [...]
2007-10-17 07:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
07VIENNA2692007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR
[...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]
2007-02-06 12:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA478AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 23, 2007
[...] Erika Rumpold, head of public relations company 100 Percent Communications, which received over 6 million Euros to promote Eurofighters refused to answer questions at the parliamentary inquiry looking into the purchase of the planes. Committee members said Rumpold may face a fine similar to tha [...]
2007-02-23 14:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA516AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 28, 2007
[...] Eurofighter company boss Aloysius Rauen complained that his firm has been disadvantaged by details leaked to the public from an Austrian parliamentary inquiry into the purchase of 18 Eurofighter jets for use by the Austrian armed forces. Rauen said that concerns about corporate security and dam [...]
2007-02-28 14:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA552AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 02, 2007
[...] After the Defense and Finance Ministers reconciled their differences over allocation of funds for the defense portfolio, the coalition partners SPOe and OeVP agreed yesterday on a double budget for 2007 and 2008. The spending plan is expected to be presented in parliament before the end of Marc [...]
2007-03-05 07:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA791(S) PALFINGER CRANES SHIPPED TO IRAN
[...] (S/NF) On March 26, EconUnit Chief delivered ref A talking points to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik said he was unaware of the impending shipment, but promised to inquire with Palfinger Europe GmbH immediately. Krehlik exp [...]
2007-03-27 15:01:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU IR
07VIENNA88AUSTRIA'S 2007/2008 OUTLOOK - DYNAMIC GROWTH
[...] Austria's GDP grew at a better than expected rate of 3.3% in 2006, its highest growth rate since 2000. For 2007, Austria's two leading Austrian economic institutes have upgraded their growth forecasts to 2.6-2.7% on the basis of strong exports, robust investments, recovering private consumpti [...]
2007-01-17 12:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
07VIENNA909AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 04, 2007
[...] Greens MP Werner Kogler says he believes a "network" connecting intermediaries and Austrian ministry officials was set up surrounding the Eurofighter purchase deal, citing specifically two members of the Defense Department's evaluation commission, who entertained close personal ties with interc [...]
2007-04-04 14:28:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA916AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 05, 2007
[...] An improvement of the legal rights of people living in same-sex partnerships in Austria could happen soon - provided the OeVP settles its intra-party disputes over the issue. OeVP secretary general Hannes Missethon suggested on ORF television yesterday that same-sex partnerships could in the fu [...]
2007-04-05 13:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA979AUSTRIA'S ECONOMY: STRONGER GROWTH IN 2007/2008
[...] Austria's two leading economic institutes recently revised GDP growth forecasts upward for 2007 and 2008. Following 3.2% growth in 2006, latest estimates are for growth of 3.0% in 2007 and 2.4-2.6% in 2008. Strong exports, a robust investment cycle and improving private consumption are prope [...]
2007-04-16 07:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB PGOV AU
07VIENNA990AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 16, 2007
[...] After the first 100 days of the SPOe-OeVP coalition, all Austrian media present their assessments of the government's performance so far. One daily in its weekend issue says the Social Democrats and Conservatives' cooperation has been marked by "dispute, glitches, intrigues and petty jealousies [...]
2007-04-16 13:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENTIANE185SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a receiving country. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victims of trafficking, go to Thailand, where cultural and linguistic similarities and an a [...]
2007-03-05 11:15:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KFRD PREL
07VIENTIANE228CHINA'S GOLDEN CITY IN NORTHERN LAOS
[...] (C) Summary. The recent opening of a Chinese casino and hotel complex in Luang Namtha Province along the Lao-China border is symbolic of growing Chinese influence in northern Laos. Although only 20 percent of the planned ten-year project has been completed thus far, this first phase amounts [...]
2007-03-20 10:13:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEINV KCRM ECON ETRD SMIG SOCI ELTN ECIN PREL
07VIENTIANE310 IOM's Return and Reintegration of Lao TIP Victims
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 2. (SBU) Summary: The International Office for Migration (IOM) signed a long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Laos (GoL) on February 27. Based on the MOU, IOM plans to be more active in capacity-bui [...]
2007-04-17 09:39:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM SOCI ELAB KWMN PREL LA
07VIENTIANE325 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Proposals for Laos
[...] Following are the anti-trafficking in persons proposals received by Embassy Vientiane. In total, eleven completed proposals were submitted by four non-governmental organizations, two international organizations, and one for-profit Lao enterprise. The following organizations submitted proposa [...]
2007-04-20 09:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG LA
07VIENTIANE361 SPECIAL 301 LAO PDR 2007: GOL PLEASED WITH DESIGNATION BUT
[...] Summary: Nheune Sisavad, a senior Lao official who oversees intellectual property issues, expressed relief to the DCM that Laos is not on any Special 301 lists but said that it is important for Laos to strengthen its intellectual property rights (IPR) regime. He said that the National Assembl [...]
2007-05-03 10:11:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAID KIPR LA
07VIENTIANE409 Timber, Roads, and Rubber in Sayaboury Province
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Sayaboury Province is isolated from the rest of Laos due to a lack of transportation infrastructure, some significant road projects are currently underway, and others are expected to commence within the next two years. Logging activity in the province has increased signi [...]
2007-05-16 10:23:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND EAGR ELTN ETRD ENRG SENV SOCI SMIG
07VIENTIANE8392007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 09:28:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR LA
07VILNIUS306LITHUANIAN PLANS TO EXTEND IGNALINA NUCLEAR POWER
[...] (C) Summary: The GOL may ask the EU to approve extending the life of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant's (INPP) second unit, which is scheduled to be shut down no later than December 31, 2009 in accordance with Lithuania's EU accession treaty. (Note: Unit One was shut down in 2004.) The GOL and [...]
2007-05-02 14:44:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON EUN XG LH
07VILNIUS618CAP IMPROVES LIVES OF LITHUANIAN FARMERS BUT NOT
[...] Begin summary: Statistics about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are readily available; however it is difficult to determine its direct impact on Lithuanian farmers with numbers alone. We recently visited several farms to get an understanding of the CAP,s effects in Lithuania. CAP funds [...]
2007-08-31 08:52:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON PGOV LH
07WARSAW1131AVON POLAND: EXAMPLE OF SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Avon Cosmetics Poland is a proven success story of American investment in Poland. Avon began operations in Poland in 1992 and in 15 years has expanded to include Avon's largest manufacturing facility in the world, 11 representative support centers, and more than 250,000 direct sales repr [...]
2007-05-15 13:26:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PL
07WARSAW316POLAND-EU: FM FOTYGA REQUESTS THAT U.S. MONTHLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to MFA officials, FM Anna Fotyga has requested that her briefing book for every GAERC include the text of the monthly U.S. pre-GAERC demarches. Fotyga has become fully engaged in Poland's relations with the EU and clearly values U.S. views, and our cooperation with MFA [...]
2007-02-09 14:02:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EUN PL
07WARSAW320POLAND'S ECONOMY STARTS TO HIT ITS STRIDE
[...] (U) Poland's GDP rose 5.8 percent in 2006 to $337 billion, according to the National Statistics Agency, the best performance since 1996. Growth was propelled by a 5.8 percent rise in domestic demand, sharply increased EU funds inflows, and surging investment (up 16.7 percent). Profiting from [...]
2007-02-09 15:43:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PL
07WELLINGTON138 GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND'S PUBLIC SUBMISSION FOR 2007
[...] On January 9, the United States Trade Representative submitted a Federal Register notice inviting public submission on the practices of U.S. trading partners to be reviewed under the Special 301 provisions of the 1974 Trade Act (as amended in 1988). On February 12, the Government of New Zealan [...]
2007-02-13 03:51:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON191TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007
[...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]
2007-03-02 01:16:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON305POTENTIAL FOR NZ FOREIGN MINISTER-GOVT SPLIT OVER NZ-CHINA
[...] (C) A source close to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, whose New Zealand First Party seriously lags in the polls, says Peters may openly voice his opposition to New Zealand's free trade deal with China in an effort to secure the loyalty of his voter base. Although the dispute could strain the [...]
2007-04-15 19:19:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON351NEW ZEALAND'S MONETARY POLICY AT ODDS WITH FISCAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 06:52:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON361DEFENSE AND TRADE MINISTER PHIL GOFF'S TRIP TO
[...] (C) Summary: New Zealand's Minister for Defense and Trade Phil Goff sees his May 9-11 visit to Washington as a chance to build on the positive momentum created by PM Helen Clark's March visit (Ref A). On the Defense side, Goff will express hope that both countries can continue to identify j [...]
2007-05-08 03:57:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON386NEW ZEALAND'S 2007 BUDGET NOT LIKELY TO PRODUCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 06:49:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON496DEMARCHE FOR LEBANESE ARMED FORCES: TRANSFERRING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 05:49:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
07WELLINGTON589NEW ZEALAND - DUBAI BID FOR AUCKLAND AIRPORT RUNS
[...] (C) A Dubai company's bid to purchase New Zealand's biggest airport has encountered strong public opposition to sale of "the family silver" to a foreign company. While anti-Arab sentiment plays some part, the real root of the opposition lies in the popular perception that the government botc [...]
2007-08-14 21:02:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALEINV EAIR PREL NZ AE
07WELLINGTON687NEW ZEALAND'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR
[...] New Zealand (NZ) is recognized as a global leader in the production of sheep's wool. With the exception of wool, this country's textile/apparel requirements are dominated by imports. New Zealand sheep's wool is the variety that is used mainly in interior textiles such as carpets, upholstery, f [...]
2007-09-20 03:44:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX NZ
07WELLINGTON695CLARK GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Helen Clark announced on September 20 her government's plan to significantly reduce New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions. This comprehensive plan would establish an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) designed to impose prices to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Th [...]
2007-09-24 20:39:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD PREL NZ KGHG
07WELLINGTON767NEW ZEALAND ORGANIZATIONS SPECIALIZING IN BIOFUEL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 23:01:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ENRG ETRD OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON805NEW ZEALAND - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] Following is Post's submission for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report (NTE) regarding New Zealand per request reftel. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. Begin text of NTE submission: IMPORT POLICIES In general, tariff rates in Ne [...]
2007-11-08 02:14:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON847FONTERRA - NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST COMPANY PLANS TO
[...] Note: This is a joint Foreign Agricultural Service and State report. End note. 2. Summary. Fonterra Co-operative Ltd, New Zealand's largest company is beginning a two-year consultation with its farmer shareholders whether to approve a preferred capital restructuring option. If approve [...]
2007-12-07 05:07:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NZ XV
07YAOUNDE1061CAMEROON: POST CONTINUES TO LOBBY GRC, SABGA MEN
[...] (U) Summary. Charge and Mission staff have continued to raise the Sabga issue (reftels) with contacts in the GRC, but there has been no formal response. The group of men is still camped in front of the Embassy compound. The President of the leading national Mbororo organization called Polo [...]
2007-08-24 14:00:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PREF PGOV CM
07YAOUNDE128U.S. INVESTMENT IN CAMEROON: MAJOR PROGRESS IN 2006
[...] (U) 2006 was an excellent year for U.S.-Cameroon commercial relations, and we enter 2007 with literally billions of dollars of pending U.S. investment on the table. In February we signed an Open Skies agreement; Geovic and Hydromine, two firms with large multi-year mining projects, made impor [...]
2007-01-30 13:49:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EMIN ECON KCOR EAIR EPET CM
07YEREVAN1048SPECIAL ELECTION WILL TEST GOAM'S DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) The August 26 race to fill the District 15 parliamentary seat may be a small harbinger of Armenian authorities' commitment to election integrity, looking ahead to the 2008 presidential election. The race will also either strengthen or deal a setback to Heritage Party leader Raffi Hova [...]
2007-08-24 12:13:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1049SPECIAL ELECTION WILL TEST GOAM'S DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) The August 26 race to fill the District 15 parliamentary seat may be a small harbinger of Armenian authorities' commitment to election integrity, looking ahead to the 2008 presidential election. The race will also either strengthen or deal a setback to Heritage Party leader Raffi Hova [...]
2007-08-24 12:42:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1050EX-PRESIDENT TER-PETROSSIAN TESTING THE COME-BACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA's courtesy call on Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) found the former president candid, in high spirits, and eagerly exploring his chances to unify Armenia's opposition under his own banner for the 2008 presidential election. LTP evaluated his chances as slender, but worth trying, gi [...]
2007-08-24 13:11:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1055RULING PARTY CANDIDATE WINS COMMANDING PLURALITY
[...] (C) Polling and vote tabulation proceeded fairly smoothly during the August 26 special election for the district 15 parliamentary seat. The Republican candidate was declared the winner with about 46 percent. His formerly-Prosperous Armenia rival came in second with almost 29 percent. The Da [...]
2007-08-28 02:48:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1073ARMENIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
[...] This is the inaugural issue of a new, periodic digest of news events which we hope will inform, educate, and perhaps occasionally amuse our readership. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS (U) POLITICAL NEWS: -- Chief Prosecutor Killed in Vanadzor -- Police stop opposition leafleting -- Iranian Vice-P [...]
2007-08-30 10:46:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EINV KCRM AM IR
07YEREVAN1093MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2007
[...] (SBU) Double-digit expansion of Armenia's economy continued in the first half of 2007, with GDP growth equal to 11.2 percent year-on-year. As in the previous year, the growth was driven mostly by construction and services. The inflation rate in June was 4.8 percent year-on-year, due to rising [...]
2007-08-31 12:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID
07YEREVAN114DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH NGOS,
[...] (C) Visiting EUR DAS Bryza received two previews of the upcoming parliamentary elections on January 26. Opposition leaders predicted that the May elections would be the worst yet in Armenia's post-Soviet history, and complained that U.S. and European leaders had done too little to push for de [...]
2007-02-01 13:27:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1148READING THE TEA LEAVES -- AN INSIDER'S TAKE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Halfway out the door, a government insider offered a behind the scenes peek into the jockeying now underway among ruling elites to secure their places in the presumed Serzh Sargsian presidency. The leading candidates for prime minister: current DPM Hovannes Abrahamian, former P [...]
2007-09-14 06:57:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPGOV PINR AM
07YEREVAN1255ARMENIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
[...] This is the latest in our periodic series of cables highlighting news of U.S. policy interest. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS: (U) POLITICAL NEWS: -- Ex-President Blasts Government In Quasi-Campaign Speech -- ...And Reaches Out To Old Enemies -- PM Sargsian Talks Iran and Turkey in Moscow -- Pro [...]
2007-10-17 12:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KCRM AM
07YEREVAN1362AUTHORITIES DOG ARMENIAN TV STATION FOR COVERAGE
[...] (C) On November 7, Emboffs visited GALA TV in Gyumri to learn more about its ongoing run-in with authorities, widely attributed to GALA's October 14 airing of a critical speech by former president Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP). According to GALA's owner, the authorities' threats before airing the [...]
2007-11-19 10:44:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1364TER-PETROSYAN READY TO RESIGN IN THREE YEARS IF ELECTED
[...] (SBU) Former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan (LTP),who is emerging as PM Serzh Sargsyan's primary rival for the February 2008 presidential polls, drew thousands of supporters to downtown Yerevan November 16 for a second rally. LTP apologized to the people for past mistakes of his former adminis [...]
2007-11-19 14:22:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AM
07YEREVAN1383THE TER-PETROSSIAN SCENARIO: A LONG SHOT, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) has become the leading opposition candidate for president. His chances of success -- whether at the ballot box or with a street protest strategy after the fact -- remain small, but he should not be dismissed prematurely. LTP enjoys unique [...]
2007-11-27 16:08:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1413ARMENIA'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SLATE NOW SET
[...] (SBU) December 6 was the nomination deadline for Armenian presidential candidates. Nine persons have been nominated to participate in the February 19, 2008 election. In addition to Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian and ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian, the widely acknowledged front-runners, the [...]
2007-12-11 06:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1420NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH INITIATIVE: INITIAL
[...] Varduhi Asaturian, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. Liudmila Shahinyan, Export Control Commission 3. Vahe Demirchyan, Ministry of Justice 4. Sona Avanesyan, Ministry of Justice 5. Aida Avetisyan, Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority 6. Alexander Stepanyan, Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Autho [...]
2007-12-13 02:48:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL AM
07YEREVAN1438CEC CHAIRMAN BRUSHES OFF KEY PARTS OF U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA, accompanied by AIDoff and Polchief, called on Central Election Commission Chairman Garegin Azaryan in a bid to persuade Azaryan not to refuse key elements of USAID implementer IFES' election assistance program. Azaryan was stubborn, smug, and unmoved. He suggested, speciou [...]
2007-12-18 03:18:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1482OPPOSITION LEADER DECRIES BIASED OPINION POLL,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential candidate Artur Bagdasaryan invited the Charge to lunch to voice his deepening concerns about the upcoming presidential election. He complained that overwhelmingly biased media coverage, the combination of expensive air time and campaign spending limits, and "black [...]
2007-12-28 13:18:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AM
07YEREVAN250EMBASSY YEREVAN'S 2007 TIP REPORT INPUT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Armenia has made progress in its efforts to combat trafficking since the release of the 2006 TIP Repo [...]
2007-03-05 06:26:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN
07YEREVAN398THREE KILLED IN AMBUSH OF GYUMRI MAYOR
[...] (SBU) Unknown gunmen wounded the Gyumri mayor, Vartan Ghukasian, and deputy mayor, Gagik Manukian, in a bold highway attack that killed three in the two-car convoy, including Ghukasian's driver. Gyumri is Armenia's second largest city. The mayor and his entourage were attacked from two ca [...]
2007-04-04 05:40:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCRM AM
07YEREVAN405ARMENIA JOINS THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] Post met with Head of Global Security at the MFA Arshak Manukyan to discuss the Global Initiative to Combat Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (GICANT) and conference scheduled for June 11-15, 2007 (refs). Manukyan confirmed that Armenia fully supports GICANT and the Statement of Principles. According [...]
2007-04-04 12:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PARM PREL AM
07YEREVAN406ARMENIA REQUESTS UZBEK HELP TO LOCATE ESCAPED
[...] (C) The Armenian Police has renewed its request for assistance from Uzbek law enforcement in locating a convicted trafficker who escaped from an Armenian prison in early 2006. The trafficker, Anush Zakharyants, is an ethnic Armenian citizen of Uzbekistan, who is believed to be hiding in Samar [...]
2007-04-04 13:06:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALHSTC PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG AM
07YEREVAN44ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007
[...] (U) Following is our submission per reftel for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- Foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to USD 297 million as of September 2006, according to data from the National [...]
2007-01-12 12:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
07YEREVAN504INTERIM CABINET COMPLETED 19 DAYS BEFORE ELECTIONS
[...] (U) President Kocharian appointed Chief of the General Staff Colonel-General Mikayel Harutyunyan to serve as Armenia's interim defense minister on April 24, two weeks after he had appointed the rest of the cabinet. Harutyunyan succeeds former Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian, who became Prime M [...]
2007-04-25 12:46:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR AM
07YEREVAN520DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT PREPCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 12:14:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL AM ENRG KNNP
07YEREVAN559ARMENIA POLITICAL PARTY PRIMER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides a basic reference to the political parties in the May 12 parliamentary race. Out of seventy-four registered political parties in Armenia only 24 parties and one bloc registered to participate in the parliamentary election, and two have since dropped out. END [...]
2007-05-04 03:09:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AM
07YEREVAN639HCOC INREACH: ARMENIA WILL MAKE ITS DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 10:43:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MTCRE AM
07YEREVAN688DEMARCHES DELIVERED: NEW GLOBAL INITATIVE PARTNERS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 04:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKGIT PARM PREL PTER IC NO SZ AM
07YEREVAN735DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (U) We delivered reftel information to Arshak Manukyan, head of the MFA's Division of Non-Conventional Arms and Global Security, who thanked us for the update. GODFREY [...]
2007-06-05 10:25:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC PARM PREL FI PL PO SW AM
07YEREVAN764PRESIDENT NAMES NEW CABINET, A LOT LIKE THE OLD ONE
[...] (U) President Robert Kocharian named the new cabinet in a decree published late June 8; well ahead of the Constitutional deadline. The Constitution requires that the new cabinet must submit its program to the National Assembly within 20 days, i.e. by June 28. the parliament will then have fi [...]
2007-06-11 13:15:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AM
07YEREVAN794ARMENIAN COURTS RULE ON ELECTION VIOLATION CASES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian courts continue to deliver verdicts for election fraud, with a total of six cases, affecting 15 individual defendants, now adjudicated. Verdicts have now been announced in five more cases. Three persons were sentenced to imprisonment for one or two years; one person wa [...]
2007-06-18 13:14:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
07YEREVAN815IRAN-ARMENIA PIPELINE DEMARCHE; MEDIA REPORT U.S.
[...] (C) CDA and Pol/Econ chief delivered Ref A demarche points to FM Oskanian June 13. CDA also emphasized the continuing diplomatic and public relations disaster that Armenia's Iran engagement represents, given the context of UNSCRs and international consensus on the need to isolate Iran. He po [...]
2007-06-22 13:16:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC PREL KMDR IR AM
07YEREVAN862ARMENIAN BANKING SECTOR GETS SERIOUS
[...] (U) Steady macroeconomic growth, stable inflation, a strong local currency and inspired, independent leadership at the Central Bank have given Armenia's banking sector room to grow. According to new data, the sector grew by more than 20 percent last year. Western banks, led by HSBC ten years [...]
2007-07-03 07:33:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID AM
07YEREVAN914FM OSKANIAN DISCUSSES RADIO LIBERTY, NDI, IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his initial call July 16, CDA renewed our concerns about forced stoppage of Radio Liberty (RL) broadcasts, but mentioned that the Prime Minister's reply had been somewhat encouraging on this. He highlighted ongoing Washington concerns about Armenia's relationship with Iran, [...]
2007-07-17 13:49:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AM TU IR
07YEREVAN939IRANIAN FM VISIT PROMPTS WEAK DEFENSE FROM FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian FM Mottaki was received by Armenia's president, prime minister, and foreign minister, and energy minister during his July 20 visit to Yerevan to take part in the 7th annual Armenian-Iranian inter-governmental economic commission. Armenian leaders were unhelpfully positive [...]
2007-07-24 14:13:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL KMDR IR AM
07ZAGREB1044CROATIA 2007 INCSR REPORT - PART II: FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] Below is post's submission per reftel of part II of the INCSR on money laundering. 2. Croatia is a middle income transition economy that is neither a financial center nor a venue of choice for money laundering activities. Tourism and services make up the largest portion of GDP. Croatian [...]
2007-11-29 07:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN HR
07ZAGREB133GOC PLANS NEW PRIVATIZATIONS AFTER LONG HIATUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: After being stalled for the past two years, the Croatian government is finally moving forward with the privatization of some of the most problematic assets in the government's still large portfolio. Privatization is unpopular with the Croatian public, which equates the process w [...]
2007-02-06 14:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPRV ECON EINV HR
07ZAGREB178EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----04 January, met with Minister of Interior (MoI),Deputy Head, Border Police (BP) Directorate, to discuss the FBI Terrorism and WMD Proliferation and Coast Guard Port Security trainings scheduled for January and February respectively, along with pl [...]
2007-02-16 15:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB198BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: END-USER CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 15:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC HR EXPORT CONTROL
07ZAGREB259LIBYA: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Agency Alan, the MoD's arms marketing agency, has unofficially approached Post seeking guidance on conventional arms sales to Libya. Alan General Manager Ivan Nekic told PolOff February 28 that he believes the L [...]
2007-03-16 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL LY HR ARMS CONTROL
07ZAGREB46CROATIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed respectable economic growth over the last few years, accompanied by low inflation, a stable exchange rate and growth in the tourism sector. At the same time, the government has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy in an effort to [...]
2007-01-17 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ZAGREB551CROATIAN PM SEEKS CLOSURE OF ZAGREB OSCE MISSION,
[...] (C) MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic gave Ambassador May 31 a "confidential" non-paper (text para 8) advocating closure of the Croatia OSCE mission and proposing a mechanism to ensure that war crimes trials are monitored. 2. (C) The non-paper commits the GOC to fulfill remaining obliga [...]
2007-06-05 15:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE KAWC HR
07ZAGREB664CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BEAN
[...] You are coming to Croatia at an exciting time, as this young nation prepares to take its place among democratic, free-market members of the Euro-Atlantic community with a level of freedom, security, and prosperity that were unimaginable fifteen years ago. Croatia will very likely receive an inv [...]
2007-07-11 10:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB717CODEL BEAN Visits Croatia
[...] Summary: CODEL Bean visited Zagreb on 22-23 July and met with Croatian business, government, and parliamentary leaders. Discussion at most meetings focused on Croatia's leadership and stabilizing role in the region, Kosovo, future membership in NATO and the EU, its international contributions t [...]
2007-07-27 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB750 CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO
[...] You are coming to Croatia at an exciting time, as this young nation prepares to take its place among democratic, free-market members of the Euro-Atlantic community with a level of freedom, security, and prosperity that were unimaginable fifteen years ago. Croatia will very likely receive an in [...]
2007-08-08 13:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB753BLUE LANTERN CHECK: APPLICATION 050046015
[...] (U) PolOff has confirmed with Post Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief that assault rifles and grenade launchers in application are part of legitimate testing program of Croatian MOD. In fact, ODC facilitated temporary import of four M4 rifles for testing in October 2006, but manufactur [...]
2007-08-10 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB789FIXED-WING FIGHTERS: TIME TO ENGAGE CROATIANS ON
[...] (C) Since my arrival just over a year ago, I have repeatedly stressed to GoC officials that, as a future NATO member, Croatia did not need to procure fixed-wing fighter aircraft. I, along with my DAO and ODC staff, have argued consistently that the GoC could rely on NATO partners for air poli [...]
2007-08-27 08:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB907TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: CROATIA
[...] In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Croatian textiles and apparel industry. According to information from the Croatian Chamber of Economy and Central Bureau of Statistics: -- Total industrial production- sale value: (2005 - most recent official data availabl [...]
2007-09-28 12:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX HR
07ZAGREB996CROATIA INCSR 2006/2007 - PART ONE
[...] (U) Below please find, per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. Croatia I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling through th [...]
2007-11-06 09:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
08ABIDJAN130PETROLEUM SECTOR IN COTE D'IVOIRE - AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Kassoum Fadika, Director General of state-owned PETROCI for a tour d'horizon of the energy production business in Cote d'Ivoire. Fadika discussed production problems that he says have limited oil production to 50,000 b/d and described the cost structure of [...]
2008-02-26 12:06:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV IV
08ABIDJAN296NEW CUSTOMS DIRECTOR DISCUSSES RETURN OF CUSTOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Cote d,Ivoire,s new Customs Director, Col. Alphone Mangly, expects the redeployment of customs officials to the north of the country to begin the week of May 12. In an April 30 meeting, Mangly told Ambassador candidly that he was not certain how the customs officials would wor [...]
2008-05-08 12:50:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL PGOV IV
08ABIDJAN36COTE D'IVOIRE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Despite the ongoing political/economic crisis, the Ivorian government actively encourages foreign investment through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, or startups. There are no significant limits on foreign investment nor are there generally diffe [...]
2008-01-16 14:18:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC USTR KTDB ECON ETRD
08ABUDHABI1422EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BOROGUE 2 PROJECT; ABU
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check at the Borouge 2 Project administered by the Abu Dhabi Polymers Company for license application no. D407715: numerous bleed, relief, spectacle blind and ball valves and inlets which are all controlled under ECCN 2B350 for Chemical, Biologic [...]
2008-12-18 12:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI1424ABU DHABI MASDAR CITY MAINTAINS CARBON NEUTRAL TARGET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Masdar City - a six square kilometer grand experiment backed with $24 billion funding to create the world's first carbon-neutral, zero-waste, renewable energy powered city supporting 25,000 residents and 50,000 commuters - continues to work through many critical issues in its i [...]
2008-12-18 13:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EAID PGOV KMPI EFIN AE
08ABUDHABI441UAE INVESTIGATION OF SUPPLY OF MATERIALS TO IRAQI INSURGENTS
[...] (S) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani on March 26 to request an update on the status of the investigation of Modern Plastics Industry (MPI) and the A&N group for possible involvement in the shipment of components to manufacture improvised explosive devi [...]
2008-04-06 13:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETETTC PARM PREL IZ AE
08ABUDHABI711UAE-IRAQ RELATIONS ON THE EVE OF FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE
[...] (S) As the U.S. and Iraq prepare to co-host, on UAE soil, the Friends of Iraq Conference June 17-19, we offer a few thoughts on the UAE's policy vis-a-vis Iraq and potential opportunities to deepen mutual engagement between the two nations. The Conference follows closely after UAE Foreign Min [...]
2008-06-15 15:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI867NONPAPER DELIVERED ON UAE FIRM'S INTEREST IN CONTROLLED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 10:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE KGIC KNNP IR AE
08ABUDHABI945ABU DHABI MEGA PROJECTS: MASDAR ZERO-CARBON RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Abu Dhabi Government, guided by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),is pursuing the renewable energy and sustainable development initiative "Masdar" to maintain Abu Dhabi's role as a global energy player in the long term. The Masdar initiative includes the Masdar Institute [...]
2008-08-20 13:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EIND SENV PGOV AE US
08ABUDHABI972EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: AL ARABIA FOR SAFETY AND
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check of Al Arabia Safety and Security for license application no. D401100: Technical data relating to parts, systems, machining, and assembly processes relating to ECCN 9A018 controlled airport firefighting vehicles. On August 20, 2008, Embass [...]
2008-08-27 10:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUJA1019NIGERIA: LIBERTAD ACT AND CUBA REVIEW
[...] (U) In response to reftel action request, please find the following Mission Nigeria answers regarding Nigeria and Cuba's relationship. 2. (C) The Nigerian government (GON) does not appear to have made public statements or undertaken other governmental actions, such as resolutions in the nat [...]
2008-06-03 08:46:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL NI
08ABUJA1023NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 1-15,
[...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of May 1-15, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Re-runs -- Corruption -- Human Rights, TIP -- National Assembly -- Narcotics and Law Enfo [...]
2008-06-03 15:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI
08ABUJA1062NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA DOES "MEDIA CHAT"
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 29, President Yar'Adua conducted a live television "media chat" to mark the one year anniversary of his administration as well as to celebrate Nigeria's Democracy Day (a national holiday commemorating the country's return to democracy on May 29, 1999 after 16 years of mili [...]
2008-06-09 10:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ENRG NI
08ABUJA107NIGERIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following information is Nigeria's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic [...]
2008-01-17 06:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR NI
08ABUJA1082NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT ELICITS GON ASSISTANCE REQUESTS
[...] (U) Summary: During May 5-12 meetings with U.S Trade and Development Agency (USTDA),Nigerian government (GON) officials expressed interest in USTDA providing technical assistance centered on sustainable capacity building, technical training, international standards development, guidance on ess [...]
2008-06-11 15:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI
08ABUJA1095NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 16-31,
[...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of May 16-31, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Military Matters --Environment --Energy --Aviation --Debt --Fiscal Responsibility -- [...]
2008-06-12 11:46:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KCOR MOPS NI
08ABUJA1121NIGERIA-INCREASING ASSISTANCE ON NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A Department of Energy (DOE) team from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),Office of Global Threat Reduction (GTR) visited Nigeria April 19-25 to assess the security and storage of radiological and nuclear materials in Nigeria. The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory [...]
2008-06-13 12:30:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG IAEA SENV TBIO TRGY NI
08ABUJA1227NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN (JUNE 2008)
[...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Howard Berman and his Congressional delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes just after President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has completed his first year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, h [...]
2008-06-24 15:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1245NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 1-15,
[...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 1-15, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- National Assembly -- The Presidency -- Niger Delta -- Oil and Gas -- General Economic News -- Other Important Issues [...]
2008-06-26 09:20:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KCOR MOPS NI
08ABUJA1306NIGERIA: TRADE POLICY REFORM PROMISES BUT LITTLE ACTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Nigeria's (GON) trade policy has seen few reforms lately, with banned products, high tariffs and incomplete implementation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Common External Tariff (CET). The use of a combination of tariff and non-tariff [...]
2008-07-09 06:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON PGOV PREL NI
08ABUJA1314AMBASSADOR AND COMMERCE MINISTER DISCUSS TRADE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and Commerce Minister Ugwuh discussed Nigeria's tariff barriers and bilateral trade and investment issues, the upcoming AGOA Forum, GON efforts to expand value-added manufacturing and increase non-oil exports, The bilateral investment treaty (BIT),prospects for an i [...]
2008-07-09 15:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EINV ECON PGOV KIPR EPET NI
08ABUJA1563NIGERIA: U/S JEFFERY MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a July 24 meeting with Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Reuben Jeffery, Energy Ministry officials requested urgent technical assistance and sought help from the USG to 1) find financing to close a $3.8 billion funding gap for new energy projects, 2) improve Nigeria's image [...]
2008-08-08 06:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON PGOV EAID PREL NI
08ABUJA1564NIGERIA: U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 24 meeting with visiting Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Reuben Jeffery, senior Finance Ministry officials said their priorities were the Niger Delta, increasing power generation and transmission, and improving Nigeria's infrastructure to strengthen transportation [...]
2008-08-08 09:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD PREL ECON EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA1593NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON (AUGUST
[...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. and his delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes three months into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's second year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections, he was initially praised [...]
2008-08-11 14:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1634NIGERIA: 2008 IPR OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM PLAN
[...] Mission Nigeria looks forward to participating in the IPR Outreach Pilot Program for 2008. The following is a summation of the Program Plan per reftel instructions. 2. PAS Abuja and Lagos will work with the Nigerian recording and motion picture industries, and Nigerian government official [...]
2008-08-15 12:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR EPPD ECON EAID PGOV NI
08ABUJA1695NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR AUGUST 1-15, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja/ConGen Lagos compilation of August 1-15 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Other News ---------------------------------- [...]
2008-08-25 06:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET MOPS NI
08ABUJA1794NIGERIA: RESPONSE 1 OF 2: USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY post provides the first of two responses to reftel A with information for (1) two contact points for the U.S. mission whom USITC staff may contact for follow-up information as well as (2) contact information local firms, organizations, academic researchers, and individuals who may [...]
2008-09-04 15:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN ECON PGOV EAID PREL NI
08ABUJA1925 NIGERIA: GOOD NEWS-GON DROPS SOME IMPORT BANS
[...] Summary. In a major breakthrough, September 25 the Government of Nigeria (GON) announced the number of banned import categories would decrease from 44 to 26 items, and that there would be tariff reductions on a wide range of products. Bright Okogu, Director General of the Budget Office of th [...]
2008-09-26 14:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON ECIN EAGR EINV PREL PGOV NI
08ABUJA194 NIGERIA: FAA TEAM OUT-BRIEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A FAA team of four arrived in Lagos January 14, 2008 to begin the first of many two week visits over the next 18-24 months. The FAA team is providing technical assistance to the government of Nigeria (GON) as they seek a category one rating in eight key areas: legislation, reg [...]
2008-01-31 09:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EAID ASEC ETRD NI
08ABUJA1977NIGERIA - 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] (U) Country: Nigeria Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. (U) Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 147 million. 2006 GDP was $115.3 billion; 2006 GNI per capita was $620 (World Bank 2008 data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate its fragile democracy following a ci [...]
2008-10-07 14:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD AGOA ECON NI
08ABUJA2008NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR SEPT 16-30, 2008
[...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos Compilation of September 16-30, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- National Assembly -- Corruption -- Military Affairs -- Labor -- Economic News -- Oil and Gas -- Criminal Justic [...]
2008-10-10 16:33:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD ELAB NI
08ABUJA2045NIGERIA: INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS HINDER EXPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The overall state of Nigeria's infrastructure is poor. Rapid population growth and lack of investment and maintenance have greatly deteriorated existing infrastructure. In many areas of Nigeria, water supply, sewerage, sanitation, drainage, roads, electricity and waste disposal [...]
2008-10-16 12:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EAIR ELTN ECON PGOV EAID NI
08ABUJA2169NIGERIA: SUBSIDIZED FERTILIZER RARELY REACHES FARMERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Systemic corruption squeezes poor farmers' access to desperately needed fertilizer. Despite Nigerian government (GON) claims to the contrary, subsidized fertilizer most often ends up in the hands of crooked and politically connected middlemen. The final result is high fertilize [...]
2008-11-04 08:01:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV NI
08ABUJA2197NIGERIA 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE
[...] The following information is Nigeria's 2009 National Trade Estimate. . Trade Summary ------------- . 2. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $30.0 billion in 2007, an increase of $4.4 billion from $25.6 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $2.8 billion, up 24.8 percen [...]
2008-11-07 12:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN EAID EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA2201NIGERIA: ECOWAS AND INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From October 27-29, ECOWAS and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-sponsored a seminar on international humanitarian law treaties in West Africa entitled "Even War Has Limits." Poloff attended the October 29 session, which was open to observers from foreign m [...]
2008-11-10 08:18:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MASS PHUM ICRC ECOWAS NI
08ABUJA2270PD OCTOBER ROUND-UP - MISSION NIGERIA PROGRAMS SUPPORT
[...] Summary: In the month of October, public diplomacy activities of the U.S. Mission to Nigeria supported each of the four pillars of the U.S. - Nigeria Framework for Partnership: Governing Justly and Democratically, Investing in People, Economic Trade and Growth, and Peace and Security. Headlin [...]
2008-11-18 15:29:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL KDEM ECON EFIN NI
08ABUJA2274 NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...]
2008-11-19 11:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2275 NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...]
2008-11-19 11:27:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2295 NIGERIA: CUSTOMS AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATION ENTHUSIASTIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the USG Intellectual Property Working Group (IPWG) October 27-28 visit to Abuja, Nigeria intellectual property rights officials expressed appreciation for USG technical assistance (TA). While enforcement remains weak, some agencies are enthusiastic to work with the USG t [...]
2008-11-21 11:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR EINV ETRD ECON EAID NI
08ABUJA2302NIGERIA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AG PRODUCT EXPORTS
[...] Summary: Following the September 25, 2008 release of the 2008-2012 Nigerian government tariff book, a number of major import bans were eliminated and some tariffs were significantly reduced (reftel C). A review of the tariff book demonstrates that in several products there may be significant o [...]
2008-11-24 10:35:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV NI
08ABUJA2304NIGERIA: FIRST ENVIRONMENT SUMMIT EXPOSES PROBLEMS
[...] Summary: From October 20-21, 2008 the Nigerian government (GON) hosted its first ever environmental summit where participants from the federal and state governments, civil society and academics assessed the environment and discussed approaches for sustainable development. The summit provided [...]
2008-11-24 13:45:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG EAGR ECON EFIS EPET NI
08ABUJA233NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Summary Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking and money laundering activity and is still ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries. Nigerian criminal organizations dominate the African drug trade and transport narcotics to markets in the United States, Europe, Asia, and oth [...]
2008-02-05 14:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM NI IZ
08ABUJA2354NIGERIA: ANPP OFFICIAL ON PRESIDENTIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff met with Sule Hamma (strictly protect),All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP) Presidential Campaign Council Director General, on November 28 to discuss the pending Supreme Court decision on ANPP candidate General Mohammadu Buhari's election tribunal appeal and reports of diss [...]
2008-12-02 17:14:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM NI
08ABUJA2360 NIGERIA: 2008-2012 TARIFF BOOK REVIEW
[...] Summary. Following the September 25, 2008 release of the 2008-2012 Nigerian government tariff book, a number of major import bans were eliminated and some tariffs were significantly reduced (reftel I). The Government of Nigeria's (GON) tariff policy for 2008 to 2012 reduces the number of ban [...]
2008-12-03 08:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KIPR EAGR EINV EAID PGOV SENV NI
08ABUJA2397NIGERIA: USG PROVIDES SEARCH AND SECURE TRAINING AND
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. experts from the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Global Threats Reduction Initiative (GTRI),in collaboration with the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA),provided training on search and secure techniques for radioactive materials and the use of radiation [...]
2008-12-12 09:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PTER TRGY PGOV NI
08ABUJA3242008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - NIGERIA
[...] (SBU) Intro and Summary: The Government of Nigeria (GON),Nigerian industry and U.S industry recognize the serious Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) problems in Nigeria. There have been some successes in IP enforcement; however, convictions are rare owing to long and tortuous judicial proces [...]
2008-02-21 09:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR PGOV PREL NI
08ABUJA372AF DAS MOSS' MEETINGS WITH NIGERIAN CENTRAL BANK AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) told AF DAS Todd Moss and the Ambassador that the CBN will soon issue a policy on foreign banks merging with or acquiring Nigerian banks. The upcoming policy is not/not aimed at restricting other entry or operations by foreign [...]
2008-02-27 12:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD PGOV KCRIM KJUS NI
08ABUJA456(S/NF) NIGERIA: PDP POLITICO ON YAR'ADUA
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Isyaku Ibrahim (strictly protect),a founding member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and PDP Board of Trustees member, but also a strong critic of the party's current ruling group, alleged that President Yar'Adua directed Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petrol [...]
2008-03-07 15:08:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR KDEM KJUS KCOR NI
08ABUJA536NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES MARCH 1-16, 2008
[...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of March 1-16, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- National Assembly -- Human Rights, Migr [...]
2008-03-20 16:20:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD KIRF NI
08ABUJA579REWRITING THE HISTORY OF NIGERIA'S 2007 ELECTIONS:
[...] (C) A two-page advertising supplement in the March 24 International Herald Tribune trumpets the decision by the Presidential Election Tribunal to uphold President Yar'Adua's election, and includes lengthy excerpts from the official election report of the Independent National Electoral Commissi [...]
2008-03-31 16:47:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
08ABUJA629NIGERIA DESK OFFICER DISCUSSES TRADE/INVESTMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Visiting Nigeria Desk Officer and PolOff visited Plateau and Bauchi States March 19-22 and met Plateau Governor Jonah Jang and Bauchi Governor Isa Yuguda to discuss increasing trade with, and investment from, the United States in various sectors, particularly agriculture, food pro [...]
2008-04-07 14:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EINV ENRG ETRD SENV KPWR NI
08ABUJA770NIGERIA: TIP TRAINING WELCOMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an interagency effort to combat trafficking in persons, the State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons (G/TIP) awarded the Department of Justice (DOJ) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) a $125,000 grant to provide [...]
2008-04-25 08:52:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN NI
08ABUJA905NIGERIA: CHEVRON SELLING DOWNSTREAM RETAIL OPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ruben Halfhuid, General Manager for Chevron Retail West Africa met with Ambassador Sanders on April 9 to brief the Ambassador on Chevron's planned sale of its downstream retail operation. The business unit operates a terminal and several manufacturing and storage facilities as we [...]
2008-05-19 14:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET NI ENRG
08ABUJA962NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA GOVERNMENT'S REPORT CARD AT ONE
[...] (S) This is the second cable in our series to address U.S. Mission Nigeria's analysis of President Yar'Adua's performance as head of state. Our first report card on him appeared at just over the halfway mark of his first year in office (ref A). This cable looks at what he has or has not done [...]
2008-05-28 18:39:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PINR KCOR PREL ECON NI
08ACCRA1103GHANA--EC CRITIQUES REGISTRATION, NPP LAUNCHES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission expressed concerns about the recently finished voter registration exercise. He acknowledged questions about the integrity of the voter roll following allegations of under-age and multiple registrations. The New Patriotic Part [...]
2008-08-26 10:38:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPREF KDEM PREL PHUM GH
08ACCRA1179BIT TALKS: LIMITED PROGRESS DURING KUFOUR VISIT
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Exploratory discussions regarding a U.S.-Ghana Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) will likely generate only limited progress during President KufuorQs state visit to the United States (starting September 14, 2008). The Kufour Administration is shifting into election mode and sh [...]
2008-09-12 11:53:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON EIND PGOV GH
08ACCRA1352 USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: EFFECTS OF
[...] SUMMARY: GhanaQs physical infrastructure is adequate between the capital and the countryQs two major seaports, but can be less comprehensive in other parts of the country. There are ample areas for Ghanaian government and international donor collaboration and coordination in order to enhance [...]
2008-10-16 16:58:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA ASEC GH
08ACCRA1404GHANA OPPOSITION ALLEGES RULING PARTY CORRUPTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition shadow minister for energy Moses Asaga outlined the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party election manifesto focused on broadening the benefits of Ghana's economic growth. While praising the ruling New Patriotic Party's (NPP) earlier management of Ghana's economy o [...]
2008-10-30 08:54:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR GH
08ACCRA1604GHANA: THE MIDFIELD ECONOMIC GROWTH MODEL
[...] SUMMARY: An economic analyst with ties to ruling party NPP candidate Nana Akufo-Addo praised the Kufuor Administration's economic record, noted remaining problems, and laid out key economic policy proposals and benchmarks necessary for the success of the next President of Ghana. END SUMMARY. [...]
2008-12-23 15:04:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PINR GH
08ACCRA1611GHANA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AMBITIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports on Ghana,s current civilian uses of atomic technology and their plans to become a nuclear power producer (response to REF A). Ghanaian atomic science research is established institutionally, but at a low level of technical sophistication. Ghana,s atomic scien [...]
2008-12-24 07:57:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINT TRGY TBIO EINV BEXP BTIO GH
08ACCRA1612GHANA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AMBITIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports on Ghana,s current civilian uses of atomic technology and their plans to become a nuclear power producer (response to REF A). Ghanaian atomic science research is established institutionally, but at a low level of technical sophistication. Ghana,s atomic scien [...]
2008-12-24 07:58:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINT TRGY TBIO EINV BEXP BTIO GH
08ACCRA690AF/W DIRECTOR DOUGHERTY MEETS NPP CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo told visiting AF/W Director Thomas Dougherty that he was optimistic about his party's chances in the December election. While acknowledging problems with inflation, corruption and narcotics, Akufo-Addo la [...]
2008-05-28 11:45:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR GH
08ACCRA89GHANA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 09:13:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN OPIC USTR
08ADDISABABA105ETHIOPIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] As requested in Reftel, post is pleased to submit the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Ethiopia. Begin Text: 2. Openness to Foreign Investment 2006/2007 HIGHLIGHTS -- In a bid to curb increasing food prices the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) levied a 10 percent surtax on selected import [...]
2008-01-14 13:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ECON KTDB USTR OPIC ET
08ADDISABABA116EVIDENCE OF INCREASED MARIJUANA CULTIVATION AND POSSIBLE
[...] SUMMARY: A recent seizure of 73 kilograms of cannabis (marijuana) and the arrest of five people indicates a possible up-tick in commercial drug cultivation in Ethiopia. Additionally, sources indicate that drug growers are using machines to manufacture hashish from cannabis plants, a new develo [...]
2008-01-15 09:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ET
08ADDISABABA1189IMF CITES OVERHEATING ECONOMY, CREDIT BUBBLE
[...] (C) IMF Senior Resident Representative Arnim Schwidrowski (strictly protect) expressed to Pol/Econ Chief growing concern about Ethiopia's "overheating" economy, increasingly tenuous foreign reserves level, mounting inflation, and increasing signs of a credit bubble in a wide-ranging April 21 d [...]
2008-04-30 08:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1197CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is active in Ethiopia in a number of sectors, most notably infrastructure development and telecommunications. They are also developing several model farms to introduce techniques to increase yield and improve food security in Ethiopia. PRC [...]
2008-04-30 13:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAGR EFIN ET CH
08ADDISABABA1229WATER SHORTAGE LEADS TO POWER CUTS
[...] SUMMARY: Due to lower-than-normal spring (Belg) rains, the Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEPCO) has instituted a program of rolling power cuts throughout the country. Heavily dependent on hydropower, without improved rains the cuts are expected to expand from two days per week to four in Ma [...]
2008-05-08 11:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV ET
08ADDISABABA1267ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES DETAILS AMBITIOUS EXPANSION PLANS
[...] SUMMARY: In recent meetings, the management of Ethiopian Airlines detailed expansion plans both to their core business and into associated areas. The airline's plans mesh well with the Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) poverty reduction efforts, but overexpansion or poor investments could risk Et [...]
2008-05-12 08:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAIR ECON ET
08ADDISABABA1674DISMANTLING ETHIOPIA'S POLITICAL SPACE
[...] (S/NF) This is the first in a series of cables outlining policy options on U.S.-Ethiopia relations in light of recent restrictions on political and democratic space (Refs. A and B). 2. (S/NF) The ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) came to power in 1991 under mu [...]
2008-06-19 08:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL KDEM PGOV ASEC EAID ET
08ADDISABABA191ETHIOPIA'S HIDES, SKINS AND LEATHER SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: The hides, skins and leather (HSL) sector is a priority area in the Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) economic development plan. While Ethiopia has the potential to produce large amounts of very high-quality leather, problems of poor quality inputs, over-capacity in tanneries, and a low [...]
2008-01-24 12:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EINV EAID ET
08ADDISABABA214PM'S ADVISOR BEREKET DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND VOA
[...] (C) In a broad-ranging discussion with visiting Africa Bureau PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield on January 17, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bereket Simon, offered his version of history and less than wholly accurate assurances to comfort the USG that the Government and ruling Ethiopian Pe [...]
2008-01-29 04:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV KPAO PREL ET
08ADDISABABA215PM'S ADVISOR BEREKET DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND VOA
[...] (C) In a broad-ranging discussion with visiting Africa Bureau PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield on January 17, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bereket Simon, offered his version of history and less than wholly accurate assurances to comfort the USG that the Government and ruling Ethiopian Pe [...]
2008-01-29 05:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV KPAO PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2266COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR PURCHASE OF NIGHT
[...] (S) Embassy Addis Ababa's Country Team supports the purchase of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) for the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (reftel 07 Addis 3266). The requirement is for the procurement of 400 AN/PVS 7-B and ancillary equipment. 2. (S//NF) Reason for Article or Servi [...]
2008-08-19 04:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETEAID MASS PREL
08ADDISABABA2461UN'S JOHN HOLMES RAISES OGADEN FOOD DELIVERY CRISIS
[...] (SBU) The UN Emergency Response Coordinator and Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed select representatives of the donor community September 3 on his discussions with the Ethiopian Government (GoE) on the "malnutrition crisis" in Ethiopia . He noted that, while [...]
2008-09-05 07:21:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA2569FOREIGN EXCHANGE SHORTAGE HURTS U.S. BUSINESSES
[...] (SBU) The limited supply of foreign exchange (forex) in Ethiopia's banks has begun to take a toll on U.S. commercial interests as private and public entities have increasingly become unable to import essential consumer inputs and industrial capital goods from abroad or get hard currency to repa [...]
2008-09-17 14:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ET
08ADDISABABA316TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSALS FOR
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following five (5) submissions on anti-trafficking in persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESF appropriations. Responses are keyed to questions in paragraphs 20 and 21 of reftel. Full proposals will be sent via e-mail. [...]
2008-02-11 04:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
08ADDISABABA3230GROWING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA TESTS THE
[...] (SBU) Two recent Public Diplomacy programs have demonstrated the growing reach and influence of Wahabi elements in Ethiopian Muslim society. Post's efforts to translate &The Place of Tolerance in Islam8 into local languages have come to naught because no Muslim translator in Ethiopia is willi [...]
2008-11-26 09:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KISL SCUL ET
08ADDISABABA3424ETHIOPIA: THE VIEW FROM HARAR AND DIRE DAWA (PART
[...] (C) The Harar regional state faces an acute water shortage and receives ninety percent of its budget from a federal subsidy, severely constraining development, the Harar Regional President told PolOff during PolOff's December 10-12 visit to Harar and Dire Dawa to assess political and economic [...]
2008-12-23 12:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON PREL KIRF ET
08ADDISABABA527Ogaden: Continued Action Required to Meet Tough
[...] (SBU) During a February 22-23 visit to the Ethiopia Somali region, Ambassador, USAID Mission Director, USAID Advisor for the Somali region, and RSO met Ethiopia Somali region President Abdullahi Hassan and his staff in charge of humanitarian relief in the Ogaden to press for improved food dist [...]
2008-02-28 05:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ET
08ADDISABABA87(C) DEFENSE OFFICIALS IMPOSE LAST-MINUTE
[...] (S/NF) Despite Prime Minister Meles' apparent receptivity to discussing Ethiopia's arms supply relationship with North Korea (Ref A) as well as discussion with the Secretary during her visit, Ethiopia's Chief of Defense Staff (CHOD),General Samora Yonus, adamantly opposes U.S. scrutiny of Ethi [...]
2008-01-14 04:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPARM MARR PREL KN ET
08ADDISABABA89DEFENSE OFFICIALS REQUEST MORE MILITARY AID
[...] (C) In January 3 and 4 meetings with Ambassador, DATT, ORA Chief, and P/E Chief, Defense Minister (DefMin) Kuma Demeksa and Chief of Defense Staff (CHOD) Gen. Samora Yonus respectively argued for more U.S. military assistance to Ethiopia to focus more on in-country training to develop Ethiopia [...]
2008-01-14 08:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL EAID ET
08ADDISABABA94REDIRECTING THE BILATERAL MILITARY DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Ethiopian Government (GoE) officials, and particularly the Ethiopian military's (ENDF) Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Samora Yonus, have increasingly complained in recent years of "broken promises" for military assistance by the United States. The USG's refusal to provide the final two of fou [...]
2008-01-14 13:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL EAID ET
08AITTAIPEI1142EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-05 05:15:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1203TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECKS
[...] Per reftel request, AIT/T visited the end user, Legend Laser Inc.(Legend). Legend's General Manager, Sherman Kuo, and Sales Division Secretary, Maggie Tsai, provided the following information. Responses to the Questions in Reftel Para 4 ------------------------------------------- 2. Lege [...]
2008-08-12 10:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI1325EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2008
[...] (SBU) On August 14, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss trade promotion activities in North Korea and Burma. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works closely [...]
2008-09-05 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1374TAIWAN INVESTIGATION OF EXPORT CONTROL CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 11, the EXBS Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to get an update on export control enforcement activities. MJIB officials stated that, since the beginning of 2008, they referred six (6) cases to the prosecutor's [...]
2008-09-18 23:30:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC KNNP KSTC TW IR KN MY CH
08AITTAIPEI1472DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC
[...] (S) On October 3, AIT officers conveyed reftel non-paper on the U.S. designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters") to the Department of North Ame [...]
2008-10-15 08:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1473EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) On September 4, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss Taiwan's trade promotion activities in the Middle East. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works clo [...]
2008-10-15 08:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1572TAIWAN: PART ONE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Taiwan was $11.9 billion in 2007, a decrease of $3.2 billion from $15.2 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $26.4 billion, up 14.4 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $38.3 billion, up 0.2 percent. Taiwan is [...]
2008-11-07 08:15:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1575TAIWAN: PART TWO OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] Taiwan has identified both the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors as priorities for development, resulting in Taiwan agencies sometimes appearing to favor the interests of local companies over foreign firms. In addition, Taiwan bans imports from China of about 30 medical products. Due t [...]
2008-11-07 08:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1577EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2008
[...] (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) to review the progress of software development and export control related issues. Development is on schedule and completion is expected by end of CY 2008. 2. (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Directorate [...]
2008-11-07 08:20:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1580TAIWAN: PART ONE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Taiwan was $11.9 billion in 2007, a decrease of $3.2 billion from $15.2 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $26.4 billion, up 14.4 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $38.3 billion, up 0.2 percent. Taiwan is [...]
2008-11-07 09:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1638TAIWAN'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DARKENS, BUT FINANCIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 20, official GDP figures showed the Taiwan economy contracted by 1.02% year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter, a sharply lower figure than had been predicted just weeks earlier. The government's 2008 GDP growth forecast is now 1.87%, and the official estimate for 200 [...]
2008-11-23 21:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1747EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) On the margins of the Industry-Government Outreach Program in Taichung (December 10 - 11),the Advisor met with an official from the National Science Council (NSC) to get an update on the Transfer of Intangible Technology Legislation. The official stated that the legislation still is in [...]
2008-12-18 07:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI266MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 08:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI36EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2007
[...] (SBU) On December 11, the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Advisor met with Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) officials to get an update on export control cases. As part of MJIB's update, the EXBS Advisor received written summaries of closed and o [...]
2008-01-09 09:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI607TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORT TO
[...] (S) On April 30, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Please find BOFT's findings regarding a Syrian-base [...]
2008-05-02 07:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETTC MTCRE PARM PREL TW SY AE
08AITTAIPEI964TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T conducted telephone interviews and a site visit with the foreign consignee Super Wong Industrial Company (Super Wong). While AIT/T's findings confirmed the bona fides of the consignee, it appears Super Wong may have previously received the subject technology an [...]
2008-07-03 07:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TW
08ALGIERS1147NUCLEAR ENERGY IN ALGERIA: U.S. COOPERATION BEGINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Even as countries such as France, Russia, China and Argentina have pursued nuclear cooperation agreements with Algeria, Algerian experts and French diplomats say Algeria is still 20 to 30 years away from developing nuclear power. A team of experts from Lawrence Livermore Nationa [...]
2008-10-22 15:54:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP PREL IAEA AG
08ALGIERS1232CROSSING THE ALGERIAN BORDER: AVENUES FOR REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Economic integration in the Maghreb is effectively blocked by the physical border closure between Algeria and Morocco. While there may be hope for a "quiet" rapprochement on the Moroccan side (ref A),Algerian policy makers voice such ardent, public distrust of their Moroccan co [...]
2008-11-19 08:03:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL ENRG ECON AG
08ALGIERS1282UNDER THE TLEMCEN SUN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A fertile farming region that is home to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and a disproportionate number of his ministers and advisers, the western wilaya (province) of Tlemcen appears at first glance to be a step ahead of other Algerian cities in reviving its economy and education [...]
2008-12-09 12:59:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EAGR MO CN AG
08ALGIERS220ALGERIA FY 08 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] SUMMARY AND JUSTIFICATION: Embassy Algiers submits the following request for FY 08 Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) in support of commercial outreach outside of Algiers. The U.S.-Algeria commercial relationship has grown dramatically over the past 3 years -- from USD 11.5 billion [...]
2008-02-27 17:01:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP KIPR ETRD AG
08ALGIERS481PACKAGING AND REPACKAGING ALGERIA'S WTO BID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's chief WTO negotiators said in press interviews surrounding an Algerian Senate-sponsored conference about Algerian WTO membership negotiations that Algeria's WTO bid was in an "advanced state" and that they are preparing for a new round of talks that they expect to occur [...]
2008-04-28 10:27:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV PREL AG
08ALGIERS773ALGERIA FREES UP PUBLIC LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Algeria has moved to free up industrial and commercial property for private development by auctioning parcels of land in the growing community of Blida, near Algiers, a move Industry Minister Abdelhamid Temmar called a "micro-revolution." The newly-formed National Agency for Lan [...]
2008-07-08 15:38:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON AG
08ALGIERS916BOUTEFLIKA CAUTIOUSLY DEFENDS IRANIAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 11 speech at an official breakfast in Tehran, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika cautiously affirmed Iran's legal right under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop a peaceful civilian nuclear energy program, but urged Iran to continue negotiations with the We [...]
2008-08-19 06:12:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PINR IR AG
08AMMAN1019AFTER SLUGGISH START, AQABA'S INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NOW SHOWS
[...] (U) Summary: Investment in the southern town of Aqaba has traditionally focused on tourism (ref A). Aqaba's Special Economic Zone, however, offers an industrial estate, the Aqaba International Industrial Estate (AIIE),which provides significant tax advantages for businesses and is also desig [...]
2008-04-07 15:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAID JO
08AMMAN1140EMBASSY AMMAN REQUEST FOR SCIENCE FELLOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post requests an Embassy Science Fellow from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist the Jordanian Ministry of Environment (MOE) with environmental remediation at the Russeifah landfill. The science fellow would build upon the work that former EPA science fellow Tha [...]
2008-04-16 14:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA EAID TSPL TPHY OTRA JO
08AMMAN1142 HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY TROY VISIT TO JORDAN BOLSTERS MEDICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy's March 30-April 2 visit to Jordan included the high-profile groundbreaking for the King Hussein Institute for Biotechnology and Cancer (KHIBC) with King Abdullah and Queen Rania. In other meetings, Troy discussed Jorda [...]
2008-04-17 07:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TBIO ETRD KIPR JO
08AMMAN146JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]
2008-01-15 09:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN1523WOMEN'S ROLE IN JORDANIAN ECONOMY GROWING, SOME SAY NOT
[...] SUMMARY: Significant financial, cultural, and social challenges face women who seek employment in Jordan, resulting in less than 15% of Jordanian women being active in the formal economy. Traditional roles within the family heavily affect a woman's decision to work. Many businesses and human [...]
2008-05-19 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON KWMN ELAB SOCI EAID JO
08AMMAN1533DEBATE OVER PUBLIC GATHERINGS LAW BALANCES CONTROL
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's government is working on a new public gatherings law which will replace the much-criticized statute now in force. As the system currently operates, requests for demonstrations and public meetings must be approved by the regional governor. The criteria by which those re [...]
2008-05-20 12:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1612GROWING DEMAND AND PRICES FOR POTASH AND PHOSPHATE: JORDAN
[...] (U) Summary: With growing world demand and rising prices, the combined exports of fertilizer, potash, and phosphate replaced apparel as Jordan's top export worldwide in the first quarter of 2008. The Chairman of the Arab Potash Company (APC) confirmed rapidly growing profits, prices, and stoc [...]
2008-05-28 08:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EINV ETRD JO
08AMMAN1753PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 4:
[...] (SBU) Note: This is the fourth cable of a four-part series examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two examined the isolation of the camps - h [...]
2008-06-12 06:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAL KISL KREF JO
08AMMAN1765Workshop Provides "How To" Advice on Maximizing the
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (FCS),in coordination with the USAID-funded Jordanian Business Development Center, held a practical workshop June 3-4 for importers and exporters on how to maximize the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Approximately 120 participants f [...]
2008-06-12 14:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN2358JFDA CONTINUES EFFORTS TO FIGHT COUNTERFEIT DRUGS
[...] (U) Summary: The Jordanian government has bolstered its efforts against counterfeit drugs, which the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) believes has helped cause a drop in fake medicine coming across Jordan's borders since last year (ref B). Most recently, in a high profile case, Jor [...]
2008-08-12 09:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KIPR JO
08AMMAN2420JORDAN IPR UPDATE: PROGRESS IN REVISING LAWS AND
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan has continued to take a number of steps to enhance its legislation and increase its capacity to protect intellectual property rights (IPR). With USG assistance, the National Library drafted new amendments to its copyright law to bring it into full compliance with the U.S.-J [...]
2008-08-19 12:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR JO
08AMMAN2683CONTINUED HIGH WORLD PRICES LEAD TO RECORD REVENUES FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Growing world demand and rising prices resulted in rapid growth in Jordanian exports of fertilizer (up 126%),potash (52%) and phosphate (75%) in the first seven months of 2008 (ref A). Correspondingly, revenues and profits at Arab Potash Company (APC) and Jordan Phosphate Mines C [...]
2008-09-16 12:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EMIN EINV JO
08AMMAN2696DESPITE SLOWDOWN IN CEMENT DEMAND, JORDAN'S PRODUCTION
[...] (U) Summary: After five years of 10-15% growth in cement demand and 3.8% growth in production, domestic demand for cement in Jordan has begun to drop due to inflation and a slow down in construction. Despite this trend, Jordan's annual cement production is set to double from 4.5 to 11 million t [...]
2008-09-18 10:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV JO
08AMMAN2715Jordanian Business Associations Revive Tijara Coalition to
[...] Summary: The Tijara coalition of 16 Jordanian business associations has begun to implement a new one-year strategy to promote U.S.-Jordan trade through policy forums and trade capacity-building workshops funded by USAID. In a September 17 policy forum with the Ambassador and Government of Jo [...]
2008-09-22 13:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR JO
08AMMAN2783FY09 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB
[...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997 and supports 17 countries in the NEA region. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer and is supported by a regional environmental specialist (currently vacant). The Amman Hub advances a wide range of regional [...]
2008-10-05 11:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN3017U.S. Pharmaceutical Company Pulling Out of Jordan Creates
[...] (U) Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Senior Vice President Frank Pasqualone told EmbOffs October 30 that BMS will be closing its nine-person Jordanian sales operation and BMS drugs will no longer be available for direct sale in Jordan. Pasqualone said this closing is part of a larger corporate str [...]
2008-11-05 05:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BTIO KIPR JO
08AMMAN3122 JORDANIAN-QATARI RELATIONS START TO THAW IN BUSINESS AND
[...] (C) Prime Minister Nader Dahabi led a high-level November 8-9 delegation to Qatar which included the Ministers of Labor, Industry and Trade, and Media Affairs. According to press reports, Jordan and Qatar agreed to establish a joint investment fund, with up to $1 billion from Qatar, and to se [...]
2008-11-17 07:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO QA
08AMMAN3125IRAQI MEDIA OUTLETS BASED IN JORDAN: PROFILES
[...] (U) A number of Iraqi satellite television channels have established operations in Amman since 2005. These channels offer news and entertainment programming aimed at primarily Sunni audiences in Iraq and in neighboring countries. Following is a profile of the major channels, based on intervie [...]
2008-11-17 12:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR IZ JO
08AMMAN551Jordan's Trade Deficit Widens Significantly
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's trade deficit increased 23.4% to $7.8 billion in 2007, equivalent to about one-half of its GDP (reftels). Jordanian economists attribute the expanding trade gap primarily to a 17.2% increase in imports, which reached $13.5 billion. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) reported [...]
2008-02-21 10:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN565JORDAN-KUWAIT WARMING TREND CONTINUES WITH VISIT
[...] (C) The mid-February visit to Jordan of Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah (and several other ministers) is the latest public sign of healing - at the government/royal family level, at least - of relations strained throughout the 1990s because of Kuwait's linge [...]
2008-02-21 16:35:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL EINV JO KU ETRD
08AMMAN633Embassy Avian Influenza Task Force Meeting - Jordan
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met February 20 to review the status of avian flu tracking and preparedness in Jordan. Jordan has not reported any new cases of AI since March 2006. Jordan has also participated in regional preparedness planning exercises through the Middl [...]
2008-02-27 12:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU JO
08AMMAN824 JORDAN CONSIDERING CO-SPONSORSHIP OF U.S./EC TAFT GOODS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-16 15:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON JO
08AMMAN884JORDAN AMENDS LAWS TO ESTABLISH NEW NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Parliamentary approval of amendments to two nuclear energy laws, a Royal Decree was issued on March 12, 2008 to appoint five commissioners to the newly established High Commission on Nuclear Energy. All the commissioners are U.S.-educated in nuclear energy or physics, [...]
2008-03-24 08:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON KNNP TRGY JO
08AMMAN93JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Peter Leary and
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Peter Leary and Manuel Rangel to Jordan from 18 - 23 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State elec [...]
2008-01-12 10:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08ANKARA1075TURKEY: 1267 NOTIFICATION ON AL RASHID TRUST AND
[...] (SBU) On June 6, we shared reftel points with Metin Ergin, Office Director for Security Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ergin thanked us for the information, and said he would share it promptly with all appropriate parties in the Government of Turkey. 2. (S) In Reftel [...]
2008-06-10 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL
08ANKARA1145ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1149ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1237TURKISH-IRANIAN ETHNIC OPPOSITION GROUPS UNDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iranian regime is suppressing Azeri-Iranian (Turkish) ethnic opposition groups in Iran, leading those groups to become more militant and espouse armed struggle, according to Center for Eurasian and Strategic Studies (ASAM) Middle East Expert Arif Keskin (protect). Ethnic na [...]
2008-07-09 12:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR TU
08ANKARA1369ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1370ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1639 TURKISH GDP GROWTH SLOWED SHARPLY IN SECOND QUARTER
[...] Summary: TurkStat data released on September 10 showed Turkey's GDP grew only 1.9% (YOY) in the second quarter, far below market forecasts of 3.7% and down sharply from 6.7% growth in the first quarter. While first half growth was still a respectable 4.2%, the sharp slowdown from quarter to q [...]
2008-09-12 08:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA166TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: January 2008
[...] Turkey launched air strikes against PKK terrorist positions in northern Iraq on December 16, 17, 22 and 26. Several of the air strikes were supported by artillery fire. During the same period, counterterrorism operations within Southeast Turkey and against PKK terrorists in several cities con [...]
2008-01-29 10:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL CH KZ GR TU
08ANKARA1726TURKEY'S PATENT LAW REFORM ENDANGERED BY NEW
[...] (SBU) On September 23, representatives from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA),briefed us about current issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry. Chief among their concerns were two proposed amendments to the new patent law, both of which would seriously wea [...]
2008-09-30 11:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON KIPR USTR TU
08ANKARA1857ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-24 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1902SCENESETTER FOR THE WASHINGTON VISIT OF TURKISH
[...] (C) Admiral Atac's visit will permit us to further cement strong bilateral military ties through the service with which we have perhaps the strongest bond. This visit will allow Atac to raise the most pressing issues for the Turkish Navy today: -- U.S. naval presence in the Black Sea in re [...]
2008-11-03 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MASS IZ RU TU
08ANKARA1904ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1926TURKEY: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Following is Mission Turkey's submission of the Drugs and Chemical Control Section for the 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Turkey I. Summary Turkey continues to be a major transit route for Southwest Asian opiates moving to Europe, and serves as a staging area f [...]
2008-11-06 16:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
08ANKARA1928DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 05:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV TU
08ANKARA1964TURKEY/IRAQ: GOT ACCEPTS POSTPONEMENT OF TRILAT
[...] (S) The GOT has accepted Iraq's request that the IZ-TU-US Trilateral meeting on security issues scheduled to take place November 14 be postponed. The delegation is now planning to travel to Baghdad November 19 and, according to GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Murat Ozcelik, will be led by Interior [...]
2008-11-13 11:28:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR IZ TU
08ANKARA1978TURKISH REAL SECTOR BEING SQUEEZED FROM ALL SIDES
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the financial crisis hitting both Turkey and the region, the real sector finds itself squeezed between a sharp economic slowdown in key export markets and a tightening of credit. With $191 billion in FX debt (combined real and financial sector) outstanding, Turkey,s priva [...]
2008-11-14 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA1982TURKEY NEEDS AN IMF DEAL AND EXTERNAL FINANCING
[...] (C) Summary: Reftel A describes multiple pressures on the real sector in Turkey. Key among them is financing. Banking fundamentals in Turkey remain sound, but banks are becoming skittish and limiting or cutting off credit to all but their best customers. The GOT is getting pressure to make [...]
2008-11-14 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA2002TURKEY: WHIRLING ISSUES BYPASS KONYA
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The central Anatolian city of Konya has a rich history and unique modern-day economic and political importance to Turkey. In the past decade, this "Anatolian Tiger" of 1 million people has built a dynamic economy centered on industrial agriculture but expanding rapid [...]
2008-11-19 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA2041TURKEY: POLICE LIFT CURTAIN ON ERGENEKON PROBE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish National Police on November 21 gave the Embassy an extensive briefing on their investigation into Ergenekon, the shadowy group alleged to have plotted an overthrow of the AKP government. The briefing presented a seamless informational overview, underscoring that Ergeneko [...]
2008-11-24 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV TU
08ANKARA2055TURKISH RESPONSE: POTENTIAL PAKISTAN DONORS
[...] (SBU) On November 26, we delivered reftel message to Babur Girgin, Department Head, Directorate of South Asia, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Girgin said Turkey is generally supportive of the concept of holding a Pakistan Donors, Conference, but has not determined the level of its parti [...]
2008-11-26 11:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK TU AF
08ANKARA2070TURKEY: PREMIER THINK TANK ASAM CLOSES ITS DOORS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: One of Turkey's premier think tanks the Eurasian Strategic Research Center (ASAM) unexpectedly closed in November after losing its main corporate sponsor. The Ulker Group pulled its funding on short notice. While neither ASAM nor Ulker have publicly addressed the re [...]
2008-12-01 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU
08ANKARA2128AS CALLS FOR REFORM INCREASE, TURKISH PATENT LAW
[...] (C) Summary. On November 20, Turkey's International Investor Association (YASED) released a report on the status of intellectual property rights in Turkey and the economic importance of improving those rights. The report, which YASED presented directly to Prime Minister Erdogan, estimates th [...]
2008-12-17 13:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKIPR ECON USTR EINV TU
08ANKARA324TURKEY/IRAQ: ASSISTING TURKEY WITH BORDER SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: U.S. intelligence cooperation in support of Turkish operations against the PKK has transformed our bilateral relations. As we look for ways to lower Turkey's reliance on purely military means to protect its borders, Turkey has expressed an interest in intelligence, surveillance [...]
2008-02-21 12:04:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER KCRM MARR MOPS TU IZ IR
08ANKARA336BUSINESS GROUPS WARN GOT ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three major business organizations warned the government on February 21 about rising unemployment and slowing industrial activity. The Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB),Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) and Turkish Clothing [...]
2008-02-22 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD TU
08ANKARA349TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: January 2008
[...] Turkey carried out air strikes against PKK terrorist positions in northern Iraq on January 15. Turkish General Staff (TGS) announced that over 60 targets were hit. Counter-terrorism operations within Southeast Turkey against PKK terrorists continued during month. TGS reported that 36 terrori [...]
2008-02-25 08:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL IZ IT UK MK QA GR TU
08ANKARA514ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-17 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA527TURKEY REVISES GDP UP SHARPLY, BUT NEGATIVE TREND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkstat, the Turkish statistical agency, released a long-awaited GDP revision on March 8, increasing Turkey's 2006 GDP by 31.6%, and making upward revisions to all Turkish GDP calculations since 1998. Final 2007 GDP figures will be released on March 31, and the upward revisio [...]
2008-03-19 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA620ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-02 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA670ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-08 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA673ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-09 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA684ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-10 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA700ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-14 12:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA728EU PRESIDENT BARROSO GOES "BACK TO BASICS" IN
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Consulate Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary and comment: European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso's April 11-12 visit to Turkey coincided with intense national debate and polarization over the March 14 indictment to close the ruling Justice and Develop [...]
2008-04-18 12:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA746TURKEY: CHP CONVENTION TO AFFIRM BAYKAL'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Few expect great change to come from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) regular general convention, April 26-27. Deniz Baykal's iron grip on internal party processes virtually assures his reinstatement as chairman, and any changes to the Administrative Board will lik [...]
2008-04-22 07:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA902GSP PROGRAM VITAL TO TURKISH EXPORTERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish officials and businessmen have already begun expressing their concern about this year's review of Turkey's participation in the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program. Turkey's GSP exports account for one-quarter of its total $4.6 billion exports to the U.S. A [...]
2008-05-09 16:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON TU
08ANKARA92TURKEY ASSERTS INFORMATION ON PAKISTAN SHIPMENT INCORRECT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEWWT PARM PK PREL TU
08ANKARA925ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANTANANARIVO164 MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values; poverty; low-level corruption; lack of a [...]
2008-02-29 11:52:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO224 LIFE IN A "WILD WEST" SAPPHIRE MINING TOWN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ilakaka, a town in Madagascar's southwest, is known both for the lucrative sapphire trade and its social consequences, including crime and exploitative labor. Most stories depict a dangerous town reminiscent of the "Wild West," where men stroll around carrying guns on their hips. [...]
2008-03-19 14:06:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM SMIG ECON ELAB EAID SOCI MA
08ANTANANARIVO744OBSTACLES TO INVESTMENT: THE VIEW OF A PROMINENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malagasy industrial magnate Salim Ismail outlined the negative factors confronting potential investors in Madagascar during a recent meeting with the Ambassador. These factors include a complicated business environment, an unfair legal system, problems with the state-owned power [...]
2008-11-05 07:31:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EIND ETRD MA
08ASHGABAT1065INTEK -- BACKGROUND ON A UNIQUELY SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Intek is a successful information technology, printing, and technical education company that was founded right after independence by Artur Ovezmuradov. A FLEX alumna is head of Corporate Sales discussed the company's long and impressive list of government, corporate, and intern [...]
2008-08-15 13:13:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR EIND TX
08ASHGABAT1145ELEVEN NEW NGOS REGISTERED IN TURKMENISTAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 16, post requested an updated list of registered non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). A review of the list received on July 1 found that eleven new NGO [...]
2008-09-02 07:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT1229TURKMENISTAN: KHITROVKA - - INITIAL HOTWASH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Police were in a gun battle September 12 at a bottled water factory north of town with a group of men linked to the two suspects who escaped following the shooting of peace officers on September 8. Starting late on September 12 and extending until the afternoon of September 13, po [...]
2008-09-15 13:02:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PTER KCRM KISL SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1333TURKMENISTAN: COMMERCE DAS DYCK TELLS MINISTER OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations told visiting Department of Commerce DAS Paul Dyck September 29 that he hopes that increased U.S.-Turkmenistan trade relations will move the U.S. up from Turkmenistan's 16th place trading partner to "the top ten or b [...]
2008-10-08 07:48:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1335TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRIES OF ECONOMY AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on September 30, the Minister of Economy and Development and the Minister of Agriculture told U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Europe and Eurasia Paul Dyck that Turkmenistan ap [...]
2008-10-08 07:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PREL EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD TX
08ASHGABAT1337UNDP FACILITATING ELECTORAL REFORM IN TURKMENISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDP has been conducting a variety of elections-related seminars focused on raising government officials' awareness of international election standards and proper election procedures. The training is considered to be a crucial first step in reforming election processes and ele [...]
2008-10-08 08:52:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT1488 TURKMENISTAN: OVERVIEW OF USG BORDER SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] The following report about USG border security assistance to Turkmenistan is post's response to reftel request by the Export Control and Related Border Security Interagency Working Group (IWG) for Central Asia to compile an overview of all of nonproliferation, law enforcement, counter-narcotic [...]
2008-11-13 12:50:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT1491TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SILENT ON OUTCOME OF COTTON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the second year in a row, the Turkmen government has not released cotton production figures. Numerous challenges result in a harvest that falls short of the record harvests of the Soviet era. The impact of last year's increase in the price paid to cotton farmers, intended [...]
2008-11-14 11:16:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EIND ECON TX
08ASHGABAT1498TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S FIRST TRIP TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea hosted the president of Turkmenistan for a two-day visit that centered on developing the economic relationship. The two countries explored cooperation in a variety of areas, including energy development and infrastructure modernization. A Korean diplomat in Ashg [...]
2008-11-18 10:41:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EINV EPET TX
08ASHGABAT1511TURKMENISTAN: UNODC COUNTER-NARCOTICS TRAINING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with emboff, UNODC Turkmenistan's National Projects Officer gave a read-out on the agency's latest counter narcotics training course in Ashgabat. The participants were officials from several Turkmen government agencies involved in counter-narcotics efforts [...]
2008-11-21 13:49:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR IR TX
08ASHGABAT1528TURKMENISTAN'S PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's pharmaceutical market offers a wide variety of basic pharmaceuticals made in Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, India and China, sold through drugstores owned by the Ministry of Health or private entities which have received Ministry licenses for distributorships a [...]
2008-11-26 02:38:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AMED EIND ETRD SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1547TURKMENISTAN: LIVELY DEBATE AT ROUNDTABLE ON IMPROVING NGO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On November 17-18, USAID's partner International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan (IDHR) organized a roundtable on Impr [...]
2008-12-01 12:15:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT1602TURKMEN ELECTION OFFICIALS AND NGO REPS EXCHANGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 2-4 working visit to Ashgabat, representatives from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems ("IFES") met with officials of the Central Election Commission ("CEC"),as well as other international organizations and local contacts, to discuss internatio [...]
2008-12-15 08:37:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT249 TURKMENISTAN: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CRITICIZES FLEX
[...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education (MOE) alleged, via diplomatic note and in a meeting with PAO, that the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program for high school students was not being properly supervised by ACCELS. MOE [...]
2008-02-20 03:38:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT251 TURKMENISTAN: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CRITICIZES FLEX
[...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education (MOE) alleged, via diplomatic note and in a meeting with PAO, that the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program for high school students was not being properly supervised by ACCELS. MOE [...]
2008-02-20 09:16:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT3 ICITAP EXPOSES TURKMENISTAN'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: For the first time, law-enforcement officers from all five of Turkmenistan's provinces plus Ashgabat gathered for a Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) tra [...]
2008-01-02 11:02:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KJUS KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT303 TURKMENISTAN: USTDA EXPLORES OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an effort to explore the potential for using U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) programs to promote U.S. equipment manufacturer sales to Turkmenistan, a USTDA delegation met with Turkmen Motor Roads Stat [...]
2008-03-05 11:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EAGR ECON EIND ELTN IR TX
08ASHGABAT334 TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV BONDS WITH KARIMOV
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to official press reports, President Berdimuhamedov's official visit to Uzbekistan was a foreign policy success, during which he established a positive working relationship with President Karimov. The [...]
2008-03-12 12:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD TX UZ
08ASHGABAT347 TURKMENISTAN'S NEW STATE COUNTERNARCOTICS SERVICE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: While wearing his colonel uniform -- and a new patch from the newly-formed State Counternarcotics Service, which he heads -- Murad Islamov said in a meeting with Embassy representatives on March 11 that the United [...]
2008-03-17 11:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EAID SNAR TX
08ASHGABAT370 TURKMENISTAN: TAKING STEPS TOWARD A MARKET ECONOMY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On March 17 President Berdimuhamedov delivered a policy statement on the Government of Turkmenistan's support of advancing entrepreneurship and foreign investment. To solidify his statements on improving the busine [...]
2008-03-25 04:44:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV TX
08ASHGABAT39 TURKMENISTAN: USAID MISSION DIRECTOR VISITS DASHOGUZ
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During his December 17 meeting with USAID Regional Mission Director Bill Frej, a warm and cordial Dashoguz First Deputy Governor Atajykov thanked Frej for USAID's support for private enterprise in Dashoguz province a [...]
2008-01-09 11:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT667 TURKMENISTAN-EU ENERGY MOU MIGHT OPEN NEW DOORS
[...] (C) During his early-November 2007 visit to Brussels, President Berdimuhamedov agreed that Turkmenistan and the European Union would draw up and sign an energy memorandum of understanding (MOU). The original intention was that Deputy Prime Minister for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tagiyev would retu [...]
2008-05-27 11:09:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET EU TX
08ASHGABAT683 TURKMENISTAN ANNOUNCES AMENDMENTS TO BUSINESS
[...] (U) Official Russian-language government newspaper, "Neytralniy Turkmenistan," published on May 12 amendments to the "Law on Licensing Businesses," originally published on June 14, 1999. Several days later, an article entitled "Your license" explained that substantive changes were made to Ar [...]
2008-05-29 11:50:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT692FOLLOW-UP TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL
[...] Per reftel request, the Embassy on April 30, 2008 conveyed to Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs a diplomatic note regarding USTDA's plan to organize a follow-up conference in September 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan to the April 2007 Central and South Asia Regional Telecommunications Policy [...]
2008-05-30 10:49:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ECON EFIN EINT ETRD TX
08ASHGABAT758TURKMENISTAN OFFERS NAVCENT COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Mammetgeldiyev told NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff on June 12: -- Turkmenistan is keenly aware of the Afghan narcotics problem and offers the United States full cooperation; -- precursor chemicals for heroin processing need closer attention; - [...]
2008-06-13 11:52:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MARR SNAR KCRM IR AF TX
08ASHGABAT821 TURKMENISTAN'S STATE COUNTERNARCOTICS AGENCY ASKS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The chief of Turkmenistan's DEA-like State Counternarcotics Service (SCNS),Murad Islamov, said in a June 24 meeting that he is eager to accept technical assistance from the United States and that "we need a fo [...]
2008-07-02 10:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SNAR TX
08ASHGABAT851 TURKMENISTAN: DASHOGUZ FARMER EXPERIMENTS WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a creative marketing approach, IPC Group has been placing free loaner agricultural equipment in farms managed by an influential farmer, Sadulla Rozmetov, in Dashoguz Province for the last 18 months. While working with private influencers like Rozmetov is good for business, [...]
2008-07-08 08:19:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAGR EAID SOCI TX
08ASMARA37 Massawa Free Zone
[...] Summary: On January 9, Ambassador and Poloff toured the future Massawa Free Zone with Issayas Ghebregziabiher, Eritrean Free Zone Area Coordinator. Recent building activity was evident although Issayas cited slow progress in building the necessary infrastructure to allow companies to begin o [...]
2008-01-28 11:23:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ER
08ASMARA555SKINNY VILLAGERS AND STUNTED CROPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poor rains left crops in the Eritrean village of Weki (protect) stunted and yielding very little food. The Eritrean government prohibits the villagers from keeping what little crops they've harvested, forcing them to sell their produce only to the government at controlled prices [...]
2008-11-19 08:30:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALEAGR PGOV ER
08ASTANA1321KAZAKHSTAN - LAUNCH OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE ECONOMIC
[...] (U) Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud and Commerce DAS Paul Dyck joined Kazakhstani Prime Minister Masimov and a delegation of U.S. and Kazakhstani public and private sector officials to launch the U.S.-Kazakhstan Public-Private Economic Partnership Initia [...]
2008-07-23 01:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID PREL PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1332007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-29 02:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1346 KAZAKHSTAN - GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD ON TAX CODE REFORM
[...] Following presidential guidance, a Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) Tax Working Group quickly produced proposed amendments to the tax code. USAID assistance in the areas of corporate income tax, value added tax (VAT) and the attendant administrative procedures was well received. On June 18, Pr [...]
2008-07-25 02:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1377KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, JULY 2008
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Falsified Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates -- Po [...]
2008-08-01 06:16:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO TSPA PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1462007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN
[...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department of [...]
2008-01-29 09:12:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1717KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, AUGUST 2008
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- AIDS Center Calls for HIV/AIDS Testing of Foreigners [...]
2008-09-10 11:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
08ASTANA1867KAZAKHSTAN HOLDS "DESIGN BASIS THREAT" GLOBAL
[...] (C) Participants from eight countries and various Kazakhstani government bodies and organizations attended Kazakhstan's second Global Initiative (GI) exercise of 2008 during September 10-13. The event, which took place at facilities of the Ulba Metallurgical Plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk, was dedi [...]
2008-09-25 02:03:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL KZ
08ASTANA2122KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] The information for this cable on environment, science, technology, and health issues in Kazakhstan is drawn solely from the Kazakhstani press. -- Unlicensed Pharmaceutical Production Facility -- One in Three Pregnancies Ends in an Abortion -- Mass Food Poisoning at a Karaganda High School [...]
2008-10-28 08:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2165 KAZAKHSTANI DELEGATION STUDIES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to improve Kazakhstan's ability to protect victims of trafficking in persons, INL sent a Kazakhstani interagency delegation to Rome to study the work of the Italian government and Italian NGOs. The delegation -- representatives of the Ministries of Justice, Internal Affa [...]
2008-11-03 08:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM IT KZ
08ASTANA2232 KAZAKHSTAN: KAZATOMPROM PLAYS LEAD ROLE IN COUNTRY'S
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Kazakhstan has more than one million tons of uranium reserves, 15% of the world's total and the largest reserves after Australia. The country is currently the world's third largest uranium producer after Canada a [...]
2008-11-10 11:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV KZ
08ASTANA2345KAZAKHSTAN'S MAEC-KAZATOMPROM FACES FUNDING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 5, DCM and poloff visited Mangystau Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC),a subsidiary of Kazatomprom, to attend the construction completion ceremony of the U.S.-funded Sodium Processing Facility on the terri [...]
2008-11-25 10:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG KNNP TX KZ
08ASTANA2349MANGYSTAU - KAZAKHSTAN'S OTHER OIL CENTER
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 6, DCM and poloff met with several oil companies to discuss the state of the energy industry in Kazakhstan,s Mangystau oblast. Oil companies in Mangystau noted the region,s untapped potential, good i [...]
2008-11-25 14:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV EPET CH IR KZ
08ASTANA2380 KAZAKHSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR REPORT, PART 1
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, please find below Part 1 of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is still affected by the expansion of international drug trafficking [...]
2008-12-02 01:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA2391 GE REGIONAL CEO DISCUSSES TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, DCM and energyoff met Ron Pollett, President and CEO of General Electric (GE) Russia/CIS, who said that GE will break ground in 2009 on a locomotive production facility in Astana. Konstantin Nazar [...]
2008-12-03 13:25:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EIND ENRG ETRD BEXP BTIO KZ
08ASTANA2530 KAZAKHSTAN: FIRST INTERNATIONAL BIOTECH CONFERENCE HELD
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The First International Conference "Astana Biotech 2008" took place on December 12-13, at the National Center for Biotechnology in Astana, Kazakhstan. Its stated goal was to develop further Kazakhstan's overall sci [...]
2008-12-22 10:42:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV EIND TBIO KZ
08ASTANA305KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR
[...] Summary: In response to the Solicitation for Proposals by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (G/TIP),Post has reviewed, vetted, and selected five proposals addressing human trafficking in Kazakhstan. Post would welcome the opportunity to discuss and supply additional information co [...]
2008-02-12 01:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
08ASTANA407FIGHTING TB IN CENTRAL ASIA
[...] Summary: Many of the guidelines stated in the Berlin Declaration have long been implemented in Kazakhstan, and the country is currently in line with WHO-DOTS tuberculosis (TB) guidelines. However, many of the TB-focused bodies are under-funded, and some operate under outdated guidelines. The m [...]
2008-03-03 11:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO KZ
08ASTANA437EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (FEBRUARY
[...] U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Kazakhstan from February 9-11, 2008. On February 11, 2008, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and discussed Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship, energy issues, and re [...]
2008-03-07 03:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA525 KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301
[...] (SBU) Over the past year, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has continued to demonstrate a commitment to the development and modernization of its IPR protection regime. Despite an increase in the domestic production of pirated CD's and DVD's in Kazakhstan's two largest cities, the GOK, and mor [...]
2008-03-17 11:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON KZ
08ASTANA555 KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301
[...] (SBU) Over the past year, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has continued to demonstrate a commitment to the development and modernization of its IPR protection regime. Despite an increase in the domestic production of pirated CD's and DVD's in Kazakhstan's two largest cities, the GOK, and mor [...]
2008-03-19 03:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON KZ
08ASTANA584 KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301
[...] (SBU) Over the past year, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has continued to demonstrate a commitment to the development and modernization of its IPR protection regime. Despite an increase in the domestic production of pirated CD's and DVD's in Kazakhstan's two largest cities, the GOK, and mor [...]
2008-03-19 04:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON KZ
08ASTANA829KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SPECIAL 301
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Poloff met on April 25 with officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry to inform them that Kazakhstan will not be listed on the 2008 Special 301 Watchlist. Ministry officials were very pleased to hear this news. They sought clarification of several of the d [...]
2008-04-25 12:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR KZ
08ASTANA869RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -
[...] (SBU) This cable constitutes post's response to reftel, which requested specific information regarding the impact in host country of rising food and agricultural commodity prices. 2. (SBU) DEMAND: The most important foods and agricultural commodities consumed in Kazakhstan include flour, b [...]
2008-05-06 06:45:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PGOV KZ
08ASTANA871AKTAU: A CENTRAL HUB FOR THE CASPIAN REGION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Aktau, situated on the Caspian coast and the capital of Mangystau Oblast, is poised to become Kazakhstan's next boomtown. With four major ports in operation or under construction and improving road and rail infrastructure in Mangystau Oblast, Aktau is perfectly situated to beco [...]
2008-05-06 09:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KZ EPET
08ASUNCION138PARAGUAY: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) Paraguay's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons (TIP) are as follows: A. Is Paraguay a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked [...]
2008-03-05 10:37:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PA
08ASUNCION145HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...]
2008-03-10 15:53:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION181FORMER PPL MEMBERS ANNOUNCE EXISTENCE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Free Fatherland Party (PPL) members announced March 17 the existence of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP),an armed revolutionary group operating in Concepcion Department. Their comments followed a March 12 incident in which the EPP claimed responsibility for vandalizing [...]
2008-03-25 13:34:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PINS PA
08ASUNCION196CRAWLING CRABS TO FLYING GEESE: OVELAR'S ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Colorado presidential candidate Blanca Ovelar presented February 28 her economic platform to the American-Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM). Ovelar's main themes were building an economic agenda based on active collaboration between civil society, the public, and private se [...]
2008-03-31 14:52:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV PA
08ASUNCION409HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training and security assistance. The unit is scheduled to p [...]
2008-06-23 14:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION43AN ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF DUARTE'S TENURE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Duarte,s 2003-2007 economic performance yielded mixed results. Macroeconomic stability was achieved but a rigid expenditure structure, a visible bias to support current expenses instead of public investments, and a political rather than an economic spending rationale un [...]
2008-01-18 13:43:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL PA
08ASUNCION505CHILD AND FORCED LABOR IN GOODS PRODUCTION
[...] (U) This cable responds to the Department of Labor's request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of Paraguayan goods as mandated in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (reftel). Per reftel, this cable focuses on labor [...]
2008-07-23 16:25:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PGOV PA
08ASUNCION512LUGO'S SURPRISE VISIT TO NICARAGUA
[...] (C) President-elect Fernando Lugo made a surprise visit to Nicaragua July 18 to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. Lugo joined Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Honduras President Manuel Zelaya, and Aleida March, the widow of Erne [...]
2008-07-25 14:50:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PA
08ASUNCION535SCENE-SETTER FOR LUGO INAUGURATION
[...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and members of the U.S. delegation attending the August 15 inauguration of President Fernando Lugo. The Lugo administration represents the first interruption in Colorado Party rule in 61 years. Your visit provides an o [...]
2008-08-01 18:01:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION583SEC GUTIERREZ LUNCH WITH LUGO'S ECONOMIC TEAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ayalde hosted a lunch for Secretary Gutierrez and the U.S. delegation to Lugo's inauguration and Lugo's economic team August 14. Finance Minster Borda outlined an expansive agenda of economic policy priorities: pro-growth macro-economic policies; public sector reform to [...]
2008-08-22 14:46:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL ECON ETRD PGOV EIND PA
08ASUNCION709PPL MEMBERS INDICTED FOR KIDNAPPING AS LAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguayan authorities indicted former Free Fatherland Party (PPL) members Manuel Cristaldo Mieres and Osvaldo Villalba September 23 for the kidnapping (and post-ransom release) of former Tacuati mayor and wealthy rancher Luis Alberto Lindstron. Whether politically or just finan [...]
2008-10-20 13:49:00Embassy AsuncionSECRETPTER ASEC PINS PGOV PA BR AR
08ASUNCION830HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of ongoing U.S. training and/or security assistance in Asuncion, Para [...]
2008-12-12 18:29:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION847PARAGUAY'S THRESHOLD PROGRAM WORKING TO FORMALIZE
[...] (U) Ambassador and Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce Martin Heisecke visited December 10 manufacturers in Ciudad del Este (CDE) supported by USAID's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program. Ambassador and Heisecke visited Qin Yi America and Cortinerias del Paragua [...]
2008-12-19 16:45:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID ECON PA
08ASUNCION857AMBASSADOR IN CIUDAD DEL ESTE: REFORMS STILL
[...] (C) Political, law enforcement, and private sector representatives told Ambassador in Ciudad del Este December 9-10 that the Paraguayan government needs significant political, economic, and judicial reform. Prosecutors, business leaders, and activists expressed concern over political corrupt [...]
2008-12-23 14:38:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SNAR PTER PHUM PA
08ASUNCION868PARAGUAY: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] The Governments of the Tri-Border Area (TBA),Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, have long been concerned with arms and drugs smuggling, document fraud, money laundering, and the manufacture and movement of contraband goods through this region. In the early 1990s, they established a mechanism to [...]
2008-12-29 21:36:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC EFIN KCRM KHSL PETER PA
08ASUNCION92HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MCC THRESHOLD COUNTRY PROGRAM
[...] In support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID),post is requesting human rights vetting, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, of the personnel listed below that will be participating in the MCC Threshold Country Program as customs enforcement officers for a period of at l [...]
2008-02-12 17:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL AID PA
08ATHENS1660END-OF-FIRE SEASON UPDATE IN GREECE: SIGNIFICANT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Greece had a low-intensity fire season in 2008 with one major fire in July on the island of Rhodes that destroyed 13,000 hectares of land. Fires reappeared in early December, hitting Rhodes again and burning over 3,700 hectares of land. The GoG continues to lack coordination i [...]
2008-12-11 15:42:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR RU
08ATHENS217GREEK MFA ON RUSSIA/ABKHAZIA AND GREECE/RUSSIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA Russian affairs directorate chief Ambassador Tsamados said Greece had seen little evidence indicating Russia was serious about recognizing Abkhazia as independent and had no interest in altering Soviet-era borders. The GOG was not pleased by Putin's recent comments comp [...]
2008-02-15 16:52:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALGR PGOV PREL GG RU KNAR
08ATHENS3152008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - GREECE
[...] (SBU) IPR developments in Greece in 2007 paint a very complex picture. On the one hand, cooperation between the GOG and industry remained strong, and the GOG continued to say all the right things regarding IPR issues and appeared to want to do the right thing. Most impressively, positive IP [...]
2008-03-04 17:55:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD GR KIPR
08ATHENS399PASOK PRESIDENT MANUEVERS TO HALT SLIDE
[...] (SBU) At the PASOK party Congress over the March 14 - 16 weekend, party leader Papandreou moved to bolste PASOK's plunging poll figures by replacing old guard central committee members with new blood. PASOK rank and file and voters appear to remain dissatisfied with his leadership and apparen [...]
2008-03-17 15:58:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI GR
08ATHENS803GREEK RESPONSE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UPCOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-09 13:55:00Embassy AthensSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL ECON GR
08AUCKLAND9NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS BETWEEN COMPLACENCY AND FATALISM
[...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealand's business leaders - like their compatriots - are uneasy about their economy's ability to compete in a globalized world. While the cliche is that cheap travel and the Internet have made the world smaller, New Zealanders still feel disadvantaged by their small size [...]
2008-01-25 03:33:00Consulate AucklandUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV NZ
08BAGHDAD1063BORDER SECURITY WORKING GROUP: REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS: Post requests the Department to instruct posts in capitals of participants in the Border Security Working Group (BSWG) to urge their host governments to support Iraqi efforts to secure agreement on concrete measures aimed at stopping the flow of terror [...]
2008-04-07 02:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPBTS PINS PREL PTER BA EG IR IZ JO KU SA
08BAGHDAD1237EPRT BAGHDAD 2 AT YEAR ONE; SUCCESS STORIES
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable drafted by Team Leader Eric Whitaker. 2. (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Baghdad 2 E-PRT has undertaken a variety of activities in the areas of local governance, community reconciliation, economic growth and development, and essential [...]
2008-04-21 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ECON EAID SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD1338PRT DIYALA: UNITY PARTY REQUESTS ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: PRT Diyala met with Hazber al-Azawi, a representative of the Sahwa (awakening) Party in Diyala, on April 17. Hazber identified himself as the lead candidate for the Sahwa Party in Diyala and expressed concerns over Sahwa's abilit [...]
2008-04-30 09:02:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD1454WHY THE NINE JEWS OF BAGHDAD STAY IN BAGHDAD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Despite the insecurity they face, and the necessity of hiding their identity, the nine Jews living in Baghdad appear set to stay here. Several are simply too old to leave, while others fear the unknown challenges of a new land more than they fear the more familiar, if deadly, pe [...]
2008-05-10 12:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPHUM KIRF PREF PGOV IS NL UK IZ
08BAGHDAD148IRAQ -- 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Post's submission for Iraq's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. BEGIN TEXT 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ Iraq's first post-conflict permanent government passed a National Investment Law in October 2006, which was expected to open up its economy to foreign investmen [...]
2008-01-21 07:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC IZ
08BAGHDAD1522DIWANIYAH PC REQUESTS REMOVAL OF AL-HURA JOURNALIST
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary: On May 06, 2008, the Diwaniyah Provincial Council (PC) voted unanimously to request the removal of TV journalist Al-Shabani from Al Hura television on the basis of "inaccurate" reporting. Al-Hura, a U.S. government-sponsore [...]
2008-05-16 12:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IR
08BAGHDAD1965IRAQI NSC JUNE 22 REVIEWS RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS,
[...] (S REL UK AS) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chaired June 22 the National Security Council (NSC) that reviewed reconstruction efforts in Basra, Sadr City, and Mosul. (Note: Minister of Defense Abdul Qadr, Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bulani, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari [...]
2008-06-27 10:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER KCRM IZ
08BAGHDAD2030PRT MAYSAN: PRDC CHAIR LOBBIES TO CONTROL PRT
[...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: In a June 28 meeting, Provincial Reconstruction Development Committee (PRDC) Chairman Mohan Mahy Shaheeb argued against PRT engagement with tribal leaders and other groups not affiliated with the governorate. He urged the PRT to route all engagement and project proposals [...]
2008-07-01 15:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD2090CBI: NEW RULES, STIFF FINES, MORE EFT, HIGH
[...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Iraq officials believe that a soon-to-be released Ernst and Young audit will demonstrate improved CBI performance. New CBI rules that take effect on July 1 will impose stiff fines on banks that fail to meet monthly reporting and statement-reconciliation requiremen [...]
2008-07-06 14:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD2163IMPROVING IRAQI BORDER SECURITY: A WORK IN PROGRESS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Border security continues to be a focus of both GOI and Coalition attention as the security situation improves and Iraq takes increasing responsibility for its own affairs. Al Qaeda in Iraq's reliance on transnational networks is increasing as its operating space and popularity [...]
2008-07-11 14:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPBTS PREL PTER IR IZ SY
08BAGHDAD2240PRT DIYALA: DAUGHTERS OF IRAQ PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) On July 13, more than 80 women attended the graduation ceremony for the first group of the Daughters of Iraq (DOI) program to complete their training in Diyala province. The Daughters of Iraq (DOI) program - similar to [...]
2008-07-19 08:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPOL PREL ECON PTER PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD2276KARBALA DROUGHT MASKS DEEPER WATER WOES
[...] (C) Summary: Water, Karbala,s most precious resource, has become increasingly scarce in recent years, posing challenges to continued economic development in the province. Drought is the apparent culprit, with below-average rainfall during the past several years. Water scarcity is also the pro [...]
2008-07-22 11:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV SENV EAGR PREL PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD2605UNEMPLOYMENT IN FALLUJAH
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ANBAR EPRT REPORTING CABLE. 2. (U) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL BUSINESS SCHOOL AND THE GOI, FALLUJAH DISTRICT'S 15.9 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS LOWER THAN EXPECTED, AND MAY REFLECT A NORMALIZING ECONOMY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE RATE ALSO REFLECTS A 15 PERCENT INCREASE [...]
2008-08-17 06:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB IZ
08BAGHDAD2617 IRAQ FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Iraq Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) is an automated governmental accounting data tracking system, designed to increase the effectiveness and transparency of the GoI's accounting process. As of June 2007 when it was taken off line (following the abduction of [...]
2008-08-17 15:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2629MOH AGREES TO ANTI-ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT LANGUAGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health has agreed to eliminate Arab League Boycott (ALB) language in all future procurement contracts. With this breakthrough, two of three areas in which the GOI had been using contracting language that violated U.S. anti-ALB legislation (trademark applications a [...]
2008-08-18 07:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KPBT PREL EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD2643KARBALA CELEBRATES SECURE SHABANIYAH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala officials and residents alike are breathing a sigh of relief after the annual Shabaniyah observance, which culminated in the early morning hours on September 17, passed without incident within the province (although violence was recorded in other provinces among pilgrim [...]
2008-08-18 15:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL SOCI KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD266BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD PART 3: KEEPING MOMENTUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Many Baghdad residents have warned Mission officers that the enemies of Iraq may regain the initiative in Baghdad if the Government of Iraq (GoI) fails to develop and implement coherent policies for a number of key issues. These issues include the future of Concerned Local Citizen [...]
2008-01-29 15:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETKDEM PGOV PINR PINS PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2727UPDATE ON INVESTMENT IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the recent months, Iraq has seen some early but significant successes in attracting foreign (and, to a lesser extent, domestic) investment. The Ministry of Industry and Mining has moved several SOEs toward point of sale or joint venture status and received 56 JV bids. The [...]
2008-08-25 07:36:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD2773GOI MAKES FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO MEK CAMP; IRAQI
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A GOI team led by Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim and including an MFA official made its first visit to the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) at Camp Ashraf on August 18 to prepare for a transfer of security responsibility. The team toured Camp Ashraf and heard from MEK members that [...]
2008-08-28 14:38:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PTER PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD2979Security Hampers, But Does Not Quash, Baghdad 9-Nissan
[...] (U) Summary: On August 29-30, Baghdad EPRT-2 funded the 9-Nissan Trade Show, which was organized by the Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IACCI),at the Palestine Hotel. This was Baghdad's fourth district-level trade show this year, all organized as spin-offs of the February B2 [...]
2008-09-16 03:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD3564IRAQ-KOREA ECONOMIC RELATIONS -- SECURITY STILL A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Korean Embassy Counselor Kwang Yong Chung said, during an October meeting with EconOffs, that virtually the only Korean business activity in Iraq is in the KRG, with the Korean National Oil Company holding interests in eight exploration and production blocks. One problem hamperi [...]
2008-11-11 14:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV ENRG EPET EAID KS IZ
08BAGHDAD3682PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION PRIORITIES IN MUTHANNA
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: On November 17, the Muthanna Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) met with the PRT's EconOff and business development adviser to discuss the PIC's priorities and investment strategy. In contrast to the agricultural focus in Mut [...]
2008-11-21 13:55:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREF EAID ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD3731USAID IRAQ MISSION WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID/Iraq requests waivers to collocation and setback requirements required by the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-Terrorism Act (SECCA) of 1999. Additionally, USAID/Iraq requests exceptions to the following OSPB standards: 12 FAH-5 H-433.1-1 paragraph (c),clear z [...]
2008-11-25 17:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT ABLD EAID
08BAGHDAD3783IRAQ BUDGET EXECUTION TO IMPROVE WITH NEW ACCOUNTING
[...] Summary: The GOI will soon release a new accounting manual that will establish uniform accounting practices at all levels of public administration. The manual is the work of experienced Iraqi civil servants, supported by U.S. Treasury advisors and experts from the UK and World Bank. Making of [...]
2008-12-02 15:50:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3807IRAQ WTO ACCESSION UPDATE: BACK TO SQUARE ONE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Customs and tariff legislation, a key but politically sensitive component of Iraq's WTO Legislative Action Plan, is once again apparently stalled within the Ministry of Finance (MOF). An exhaustive tariff schedule is nearly ready. However, senior MOF officials oppose the schedul [...]
2008-12-04 12:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3924JURASSIC PARK ON THE TIGRIS: SAVING BAGHDAD'S
[...] Summary: The Baghdad economy depends heavily on state-owned enterprises (SOEs),but these dinosaurs have uncertain prospects in Iraq,s nascent free-market economy. Poor leadership and daunting capital needs are their biggest challenges. We need to have realistic expectations for the restructu [...]
2008-12-15 12:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD675Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - March 4
[...] SUMMARY: Following a February 29 discussion at the I-ESC, Dr. Chalabi convened a special meeting to discuss water availability in Baghdad. Participants included representatives from the National Plastics Industry (NPI),the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works (MMPW),the Baghdad Water A [...]
2008-03-07 04:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD70TROUBLES ABOUND FOR TAWAFUQ LEADER ADNAN DULEIMI
[...] (S/NF) In a January 7 meeting with the Ambassador, a grieving and somewhat incoherent Adnan Duleimi ranted about his troubles. Earlier in the day, Duleimi had lost his son-in-law, Thia al-Hadithi (the husband of Duleimi's daughter, CoR member Asma Duleimi) in an attack on the Sunni Endowment [...]
2008-01-10 10:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD747MND-C ECONOMIC SITUATION: A VIEW FROM MND-C POLAD
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. In the Multi-National Division Center (MND-C) area of responsibility (AOR) improved security, the return of stability and normalcy, the emergence of economic activity and our increasing ability to engage with Iraqis have combined [...]
2008-03-13 13:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD764ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: STRATEGY FOR IRAQ
[...] This is an action request (see para 16). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's status as a "boycotting country" under the League of Arab States' boycott of Israel (Arab League Boycott -- ALB) has been listed as "under review" since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. Some elements in [...]
2008-03-14 12:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKBTC ECON ETRD PREL EFIN IZ
08BAKU1089EXPORT-IMPORT BANK DIRECTOR VISIT BUILDS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Export-Import Bank Director Bijan Kian visited Baku October 13-16 to follow-up on his February 2008 trip, checking in on U.S. based companies, their partners and projects, and to reassure interlocutors of the Bank's ability to continue to support those projects in spite of the rec [...]
2008-11-13 12:52:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN AJ
08BAKU1196AZERBAIJAN: CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW
[...] SUMMARY: In response to Ref. A tasking, this report summarizes the structure plans and potential players in Azerbaijan's nascent civil nuclear energy sector. End Summary. OVERVIEW OF CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM --------------------------------------- 2. As noted in Azerbaijan's 2004 r [...]
2008-12-24 06:25:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO AJ
08BAKU164VISIT OF AZERBAIJANI MINISTER OF DEFENSE TO IRAN
[...] (C) Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev visited Iran February 18-19, his first visit to the Islamic Republic since 2004. During a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Abiyev noted that he was preparing for the trip. In addition to Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar [...]
2008-02-22 14:03:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
08BAKU234AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, February 15 - 29, 2008
[...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. 2. RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ------------------------- [...]
2008-03-12 08:41:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU322AZERBAIJAN ECONOMY CONTINUES EXPANSION IN 2007;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's economic performance in 2007 showed increasing resilience and strength as GDP grew by more than 25 percent, a slight moderation in previous years' growth of more than 30 percent. Azerbaijan's growth prospects remain closely linked to oil prices, given that the energy [...]
2008-04-04 11:41:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL ETRD AJ
08BAKU774SNAPSHOT: AZERBAIJAN-IRAN BORDER ACTIVITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cross-border activity between Azerbaijan and Iran at the pedestrian and truck crossing in Astara seems fairly limited but has increased over the past few years. Continued expansion is projected at both locations as Iranians seek more opportunities in Azerbaijan and as trade expa [...]
2008-08-15 09:10:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAJ PREL PGOV
08BAKU880AZERBAIJAN: LITTLE PROGRESS ON CASPIAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 15 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov related that no progress in resolving the Caspian delimitation issue resulted from the latest meeting of the five Caspian state working group held in Baku on September 4-5. He claimed, however, that construc [...]
2008-09-17 12:52:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL AJ IR TX
08BAKU963DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DAS DYCK VISITS U.S.
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In his September 25-28 visit to Azerbaijan, Department of Commerce DAS Paul Dyck met with GOAJ officials and representatives of several U.S.-based companies, and toured business facilities in Azerbaijan. Business leaders complained of corruption and inefficiencies, despite gains [...]
2008-10-10 06:08:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN BBSR BEXP BMGT
08BAMAKO491SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-02 10:54:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EAGR ML
08BAMAKO606SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY MICHAEL O. LEAVITT'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-30 16:52:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ML
08BAMAKO835HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO MALI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 05:45:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI TBIO KHIV ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN105SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING TO
[...] (C) Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan is pleased to welcome you to Brunei. Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Commander General Halbi is enthusiastic about your visit, and his staff has supported our request for you to meet with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (not yet confirmed). Yours is the highest- [...]
2008-04-03 02:59:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN136Brunei Fraud Conditions Summary - FY2008
[...] (U) Brunei is a low-fraud environment for consular services and historically has had low rates of fraud and low non-return rates. Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced that it would begin issuing ICAO compliant bio [...]
2008-05-06 07:38:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN158BRUNEI WORKING ON IPR ENFORCEMENT, AIRPORT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Ambassador paid a farewell call on Minister of Communications Pehin Abu Bakar on May 19. The Ambassador thanked Abu Bakar for his Ministry's support for the USG-sponsored seminar on the protection of intellectual property rights scheduled to take place in early June, and stressed our [...]
2008-05-23 04:29:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR EAIR CVIS ETRD EWWT BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN176BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 FUND CITE - OUTCOME AND EXPENDITURE
[...] As per reftel, the following is the outcome and expenditure report for post's participation at the following events in Singapore 22 - 29: Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) 2008, April 22-25, 2008 --------------------------------------------- ---- Post's Commercial Assistant, Josephine Chan, introduc [...]
2008-06-06 06:10:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN18BRUNEI IMPLEMENTS EXCISE DUTY ORDER
[...] The Government of Brunei has taken a first step to gradually remove import duties to fulfill its obligation under the various FTAs it has signed including the ASEAN FTA (compliance before 2010) and P4 (end trade tariffs by 2015). The Ministry of Finance held a series of industry education even [...]
2008-01-15 08:32:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN30BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 PROPOSALS
[...] As per reftel, post submits proposals for BFIF FY2008 funding for participation in the DOC certified trade events as follows: Project 1: Singapore Airshow 2008 --------------------------------- Post has requested for early BFIF funding for participation at the Singapore Airshow (ref. e-mai [...]
2008-01-18 08:39:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN69BRUNEI: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Having recently reengaged with the Government of Brunei on IPR protection and enforcement (refs B, C and D),it is not yet time to put Brunei on the Special 301 Watch List. GoB enforcement efforts have been minimal in the past, but we see increased willingness to work with rights holders [...]
2008-02-21 08:27:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80BRUNEI TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Please find below Post's submission in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph designations are keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit c [...]
2008-02-28 06:57:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08BANGKOK1006 USTR PUSHES RTG TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, RESOLVE CL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 17 and 18, Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel and USTR Director for Southeast Asia David Bisbee met with a range of RTG officials and private sector contacts in a bid to renew regular contact on economic issues with the newly elected government. Weisel proposed the two gov [...]
2008-03-31 03:56:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK1171 THAI TELECOM PROVIDERS LOOK FORWARD TO 3G, WIMAX LICENSES,
[...] Summary: After years of delays, Thailand's National Telecommunications Commission is moving ahead with drafting procedures to issue licenses to telecom providers to roll out 3G and Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) services. A number of companies are already testing Wimax wireless broadband ser [...]
2008-04-11 11:26:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ECPS TH
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