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07BASRAH96	GEN MOHAN ON IRAN, ISF, AND PIC [...] (S/REL AUS, CAN, UK) SUMMARY: In an October 7 meeting, Basrah Security Chief General Mohan listed Iran as Basrah's central problem, with unrestricted arms smuggling leaving militias too powerful for him to confront directly now. As UK troops leave, he described three areas in which the U.S. co [...]	2007-10-14 12:08:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS IR IZ

07BEIJING1438	NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG GUOBAO: CHAMPION OF [...] (C) Summary. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Guobao outlined China's growth in energy consumption and plans for expansion of production of a variety of energy sources at a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador on February 8. Zhang expressed his bureaucratic [...]	2007-03-05 08:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PGOV CH IR
07BEIJING1518	DAS JOHN DISCUSSES BURMA, VIETNAM AND JOINT [...] (C) Chinese scholars of Southeast Asian affairs told EAP DAS Eric John that Burma presents a major challenge and opportunity for United States-China relations following China's veto blocking a Burma resolution in the UN Security Council (UNSC). The academics said China wants to cooperate wit [...]	2007-03-08 04:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD UNSC CH BM VN XC
07BEIJING1528	NDRC CHAIRMAN: SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE ON [...] (C) National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Ma Kai said at a press conference on March 7 that the Central Government's macroeconomic control measures aim to send a clear message to the provinces to develop in a responsible way. Emphasizing the quality of development over th [...]	2007-03-08 08:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV CH
07BEIJING1566	MARCH 8TH MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 8 MFA Press Conference were: -- China's State Council issued a report on the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006 as "a mirror for the United States to view its own human rights" situation and to question American "double standards" in criticizing othe [...]	2007-03-09 04:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ENRG XM JA AO PE CH
07BEIJING1679	PRC-RUSSIA: SNAPSHOT OF RELATIONS AS HU JINTAO [...] (C) Hu Jintao will visit Moscow later this month at a time when many Chinese analysts believe the China-Russia relationship is at an all-time high, according to a leading Chinese academic on Russia. Hu's visit will kick off the Year of China in Russia and will serve as an opportunity for him [...]	2007-03-14 03:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG MARR RU CH
07BEIJING1697	SECRETARY PAULSON, VICE PREMIER WU YI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In a March 7 meeting at Beijing Capital International Airport, Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson urged Vice Premier Wu Yi to offer more liberalization of Chinese services sectors, highlighting financial services, civil aviation and environmental services in preparation f [...]	2007-03-14 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD SENV OVIP KIPR CVIS PREL CH
07BEIJING1734	CHINA/ENERGY: REFINING HOW OIL IS PRICED [...] (SBU) China presently has in place an interim oil pricing mechanism that will eventually lead to the integration of domestic prices with global prices, according to National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Bi Jingquan, as quoted by media on March 11. Bi's comment caps ye [...]	2007-03-15 03:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING1925	Assistant Foreign Minister Briefs on Hu [...] President Hu Jintao will pay a state visit to Russia from March 26-28 meeting with President Putin, PM Fradkov, SpeakerGryzlov, and Tatarstan Republic President Shaeymiev, AFM Li Hui announced in a special March 21 press briefing. Hu and Putin will atten the China Year in Russia's opening ce [...]	2007-03-21 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC RS CH
07BEIJING2059	MARCH 27 PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, PM WEN [...] Key points made at the March 27 MFA press conference were: -- The MFA Spokesman said no date has been set for the next round of Six-Party Talks, discussed DAS Glaser's visit on the Banco Delta Asia issue and ducked other questions about why last week's Talks broke down. -- Premier Wen will [...]	2007-03-27 10:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC CH KN KS JA RS ST SP IN PK
07BEIJING2130	HU JINTAO'S UPBEAT VISIT TO RUSSIA: EXTENDING [...] (C) Chinese scholars say President Hu Jintao's March 26-28 visit to Russia solidified the China-Russia political strategic partnership and helped expand that partnership to economic and cultural fields. Given the Hu-Putin consensus on most bilateral and international political issues, includi [...]	2007-03-30 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG RS CH ZK KN
07BEIJING2138	HU JINTAO'S UPBEAT VISIT TO RUSSIA: EXTENDING [...] (C) Chinese scholars say President Hu Jintao's March 26-28 visit to Russia solidified the China-Russia political strategic partnership and helped expand that partnership to economic and cultural fields. Given the Hu-Putin consensus on most bilateral and international political issues, includi [...]	2007-04-02 01:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG RS CH ZK KN
07BEIJING2251	PRC/RUSSIA: MFA ADDS DETAILS ON SECURITY AND TRADE [...] (C) Personal friendship between Presidents Hu and Putin contributed to the success of Hu Jintao's March 26-28 visit to Russia, according to an MFA official who accompanied Hu on the trip. The MFA readout emphasized cultural and trade activities associated with opening of the China Year in Rus [...]	2007-04-05 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG RS CH
07BEIJING2436	ILSA: CHINA: MFA SAYS NO OIL DEAL IN THE WORKS [...] (C) China understands the United States' concerns about sending the "wrong signal" to Iran and is well aware of its obligations under UN resolutions, stated MFA West Asia and North Africa Affairs Acting Director for Iran Xu Wei. During an April 12 meeting, Xu said China's representative to th [...]	2007-04-12 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING2514	STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES NORTHEAST ASIAN [...] (SBU) China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Japan expert Jin Xide told Staffdel Mixter that Premier Wen's visit to Japan aims to enhance China's image in the minds of the Japanese public. Energy, including cooperation on energy conservation and the dispute over gas in the East China Sea, is [...]	2007-04-17 01:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV CH JA KS KN
07BEIJING2517	STAFFDEL MIXTER'S VISIT TO INNER MONGOLIAN [...] (SBU) Officials of China's Shenhua Company told Staffdel Mixter that their factory for direct coal liquefaction could begin producing diesel fuel from coal with minimal environmental impact by the end of this year. During an April 6 tour of Shenhua's eighty percent-complete facility in Erdos, [...]	2007-04-17 01:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KIRF CH
07BEIJING265	SED SESSION FIVE: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 15 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on energy, environment, and sustainable development, National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ma Kai, Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, State Environmental Protection Administration Minister Zho [...]	2007-01-11 13:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING2670	CHINA-VIETNAM: BEIJING PRESSURING HANOI ON ENERGY [...] (C) Chinese protests last week over Vietnamese energy exploration and survey activity in the South China Sea were especially "heavy-handed" and timed to gain leverage during the visit of Vietnam's National Assembly Chair to Beijing, according to a Vietnamese diplomat. MFA officials confirmed [...]	2007-04-20 09:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PHUM CH VN PF
07BEIJING2680	PRC-JAPAN: PREMIER'S TRIP CONTINUES THAW BUT [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan, the first bilateral trip to Tokyo by a Chinese leader in seven years, produced concrete economic agreements and opened new channels for political and security talks but failed to resolve tough bilateral issues, Chinese diplomats and analyst [...]	2007-04-20 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL ENRG SENV CH JA KS
07BEIJING2712	CHINA'S SPECIAL ENVOY DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST TRIP [...] (SBU) China sees its role in the Middle East as one of trying to persuade all parties to continue looking for a way toward peace, China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Sun Bigan told Poloffs during a briefing on his April 9-20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Br [...]	2007-04-23 23:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IS CH XF
07BEIJING2799	SECRETARY PETERSQ MEETING WITH COMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters and Chinese Minister of Communications Li Shenglin agreed that a bilateral agreement on safe transportation of hazardous materials could and should be concluded in the very near future. Secretary Peters outlined cooperation with China [...]	2007-04-26 05:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ELTN SENV PREL CVIS OVIP SECRETARY PETERS CH
07BEIJING2907	U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW [...] (SBU) In response to questions posed by a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation led by USCC Chair Carolyn Bartholomew, scholars from the MFA-affiliated Chinese Institute for International Studies (CIIS) noted that China-Russia relations are enjoying the [...]	2007-04-30 10:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IAEA CH IR RU
07BEIJING2949	MANDARIN DROWNING OUT UIGHUR LANGUAGE AMONG YOUTH [...] (C) Young people, teachers and parents are optimistic about Xinjiang's economic future but are also concerned about the loss of Uighur cultural roots, Poloff learned during a recent trip to the region. Official Xinjiang media and Government policy confirm that speaking Chinese is the key to [...]	2007-05-04 08:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING3083	CHINA/ENERGY: PETROCHINA ANNOUNCES MAJOR BOOST TO CHINA'S [...] (SBU) China's largest oil producer, PetroChina, announced a major oil discovery in the Bohai Bay (water near Beijing-Tianjin) last week. The oil is considered to be of high quality and is easily recoverable, according to our contacts. Although estimated by the company to be around 7 billion b [...]	2007-05-09 08:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING3085	CENTRAL CHINA EXPO 2007: IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY [...] (C) Government officials and businessmen descended on Zhengzhou April 26-28 for the second Central China Expo. The Expo, a featured part of the Central Government's six-province "Central China Rising" strategy, was well attended despite the poor organization of volunteers who were ill-prepare [...]	2007-05-09 08:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV ENRG CH HK
07BEIJING3155	CHINA/ENERGY: WESTERN ENERGY COMPANIES DISCUSS MECHANICS OF [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of State for Economics, Energy, and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan held a roundtable discussion in Beijing with representatives from several United States energy companies on April 24, 2007. The companies noted problems in the nature of their ties with Chinese partn [...]	2007-05-11 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING3411	ILSA: CHINA: MFA CHARACTERIZES YADAVARAN OIL DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING3512	CHINA/ILSA: SINOPEC REITERATES YADAVARAN DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 07:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING376	JANUARY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: EAST ASIA SUMMIT, [...] Key points made at the January 16 MFA press conference: -- China supports the East Asia Summit (EAS),believes ASEAN-Plus-Three is the main venue for regional cooperation and discussed the Korean Peninsula during a PRC-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting in Cebu, Philippines. -- Premier Wen discu [...]	2007-01-16 11:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEAN PTER KN CH
07BEIJING3948	JUNE 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMERICAN TARIFFS, [...] Key points at the June 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- China opposes politicization of economic issues and will respond if Congress drafts legislation raising tariffs on Chinese goods. -- EVFM Dai will meet Deputy Secretary Negroponte for the 4th Strategic Dialogue June 20-21 in Washingto [...]	2007-06-12 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ETRD KOLY KPAL GE KS KN SU IR AS
07BEIJING399	MILITARY THINK TANKERS STRESS TAIWAN CONCERNS TO [...] (C) Academics from military-related think tanks stressed to EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens that Taiwan remains the most important security issue in the U.S.-China relationship. Following an overwhelming stress on Taiwan, they also noted North Korea, security for the Olympics and potential differen [...]	2007-01-17 13:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KOLY CH TW KN JA KS
07BEIJING4331	CHINA/ENERGY - PDAS FREDRIKSEN HOLDS WIDE-RANGING ENERGY [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: United States Department of Energy (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs Katharine Fredriksen discussed a wide range of bilateral energy issues during a meeting with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)/Energy Bureau Deputy [...]	2007-06-27 23:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN SENV TRGY KNNP CH
07BEIJING4780	SCLAO DISCUSSES ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials raised United States concerns about China's draft Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) and proposed amendments to its 1993 Anti-Unfair Competition Law (UCL) in a March 30 meeting with State Council legislative Affairs [...]	2007-07-19 08:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV PGOV WTRO CH
07BEIJING523	A/S HILL MEETS WITH HE YAFEI, RAISES BILATERAL, [...] (C) Relations between the United States and China advanced significantly in 2006 and both sides should work together to take advantage of more challenges and opportunities in 2007, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told EAP Assistant Secretary (A/S) Christopher Hill January 21. On th [...]	2007-01-24 08:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAGR CH BM HA IR KS KN
07BEIJING5248	CHINA CONTINUES FTA EXPANSION IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: While consistently professing support for the Doha Round of WTO negotiations China is moving forward on an ever increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in 2007, according to MOFCOM Director Zhu Guangyao. Previously concluded Trade in Goods Agreements are being follow [...]	2007-08-10 06:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING5254	CHINA CONTINUES FTA EXPANSION IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: While consistently professing support for the Doha Round of WTO negotiations China is moving forward on an ever increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in 2007, according to MOFCOM Director Zhu Guangyao. Previously concluded Trade in Goods Agreements are being follow [...]	2007-08-10 07:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING5295	REP. HASTERT ENCOURAGES U.S.-PRC ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (C) Visiting House of Representatives members Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and John Shadegg (R-AZ),accompanied by the Ambassador, encouraged greater U.S.-China cooperation in developing clean coal and nuclear technology in an August 13 meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. FM Yang said the UN [...]	2007-08-13 13:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP ENRG CH
07BEIJING5556	CHINA/SED: SECRETARY PAULSON AND NDRC CHAIRMAN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ma Kai met on August 1, 2007, to discuss the Strategic Economic Dialogue, currency reform, and investment policy. Secretary Paulson emphasized the need to make the Strategic Economic Di [...]	2007-08-22 07:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PREL SENV EINV CH
07BEIJING569	PRC/AFRICA: MFA PRESS BRIEFING ON HU JINTAO'S [...] Key points made by Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun at the January 24 MFA press briefing on President Hu's upcoming visit to Africa were: -- Hu will visit Africa from January 30 to February 10, including stops in Cameroon (Jan. 30-Feb. 1),Liberia (Feb. 1),Sudan (Feb. 2-3),Zambia (Feb. [...]	2007-01-25 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV XA SU CH
07BEIJING5776	CHINESE CENTAL ASIA WATCHERS UPBEAT ON RESULTS OF [...] (C) Summary: Three Chinese observers of Central Asian affairs lauded the mid-August Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, citing counter-terrorism cooperation, military exercises, trade and energy. The scholars told us China is increasingly looking to its SCO partners for resources [...]	2007-09-04 08:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS
07BEIJING5898	XINJIANG POLICE: ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM THREATENS [...] (C) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) visited Urumqi, Kashi and China's border with Kyrgyzstan during an August 29-31 trip to the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Public Security Bureau officials simultaneously touted the success of anti-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang w [...]	2007-09-09 22:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER OREP SNAR PREL PRGOV TI PK KG AF CH
07BEIJING5902	CHINESE SCHOLAR DESCRIBES INTERNAL DEBATE OVER [...] (C) Summary: China's Iran policy is the subject of heated debate within China's academic and foreign policy establishment, said Yin Gang, a Chinese research professor who recently returned from an officially sponsored trip to Iran. One camp, led by a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) sch [...]	2007-09-10 00:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH
07BEIJING598	LATEST ROUND OF CHINA-VIETNAM BORDER TALKS BREAK [...] (C) Chinese negotiators walked out of Sino-Vietnamese border talks without agreement January 20, leaving the Vietnamese delegation feeling disappointed and overlooked, according to our contacts. "Golf diplomacy" by Chinese VFM Wu Dawei and Vietnamese VFM Vu Dung could not overcome a negative [...]	2007-01-26 08:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG CH VN PF
07BEIJING6070	CHINA/CFIUS: TREASURY DAS DALY, CHINESE OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Nova Daly held discussions with Chinese Government officials and business leaders relating to bilateral investment issues on September 10, 2007. During the meetings DAS Daly provided an introduction to the new Committee for Financial [...]	2007-09-17 06:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV ETRD EFIN CH
07BEIJING6114	ILSA: IRAN-CHINA YADARAVAN OIL FIELD AGREEMENT [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, PolOff conveyed U.S. concerns about new reports that Sinopec plans to sign an agreement to develop the Yadavaran oil fields in Iran to Xu Wei, Deputy Director of the MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Iran and Turkey Division on September 18. Xu r [...]	2007-09-18 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR NL CH
07BEIJING6197	CORRECTED COPY: SEPTEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points at the September 18 MFA Press Briefing were: -- No new date has been set for the Six-Party Talks. -- The Chinese government opposes the Dalai Lama's meeting with German Chancellor Merkel. -- China and Japan will hold consultations on the East China Sea in late October. -- T [...]	2007-09-20 09:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV UNSC CH JA KN FR SF IN SU
07BEIJING6339	SEPTEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA, SIX PARTY [...] Key points at the September 27 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China hopes all parties in Burma can "exercise restraint" so as to avoid escalation of the situation. China also urged the press to report truthfully and avoid "exaggerated hype." -- The Six-Party Talks are set to begin this evenin [...]	2007-09-27 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CH KN KS RS BM
07BEIJING6367	CHINA/STEEL: XINJIANG MILL (SORT OF) CHARTS ITS OWN COURSE [...] (SBU) Econoff recently held a series of steel related meetings in Xinjiang Province with local government officials and the Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Company (Bayi). A Bayi executive told us that the company has successfully merged with Shanghai's Baosteel. Xinjiang Province Government supp [...]	2007-09-28 08:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
07BEIJING6403	SCO SECRETARIAT, PRC SCHOLARS DISAGREE ON SCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Asian staff at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) secretariat and Chinese scholars offered clashing views on the SCO's mission, reflecting differences between China and other member states. Umad Azizov, an Uzbek at the SCO Secretariat, stressed the SCO's role in [...]	2007-09-28 14:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS
07BEIJING6580	ILSA: IRAN-CHINA YADAVARAN OIL FIELD AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR CH
07BEIJING6640	NORINCO VP EAGERLY ACCEPTS MEETING PROPOSAL [...] (S) Summary. China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) Vice President He Xiaodong eagerly accepted reftel invitation to meet in Washington the week of 29 October - 2 November. VP He understands the meeting is only for NORINCO executives and not for outside consultants. VP He stated that as [...]	2007-10-12 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL CH ETTC PARM
07BEIJING6844	OCTOBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GAMBARI VISIT, J-10 [...] Key points at the October 25 MFA Press Briefing: -- UN Special Envoy Gambari met with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on October 24-25. -- China has taken note of the "untrue and groundless" reports in the Russian media th [...]	2007-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH BM IR RS JA SU TU IZ PK
07BEIJING6850	AFM HE: PRC STUDYING UNAMID HELICOPTER REQUEST, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told the Ambassador October 25 that the PRC was studying the request for helicopters in support of UNAMID deployment (reftels),but opined that Chinese helicopters "may not be up to the task." He alleged that the United States has influe [...]	2007-10-25 11:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH
07BEIJING6936	CHINA/ENERGY: TENSION AMID SHORTAGES AND PRICE HIKES [...] (SBU) Amidst fuel shortages and even the death of a line-jumper at a gas station in Henan Province, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has raised refined oil prices by USD 9/barrel and gasoline/diesel prices at the pump by 20 US cents per gallon. The goal is to encourage [...]	2007-11-01 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING7037	COUNTERTERRORISM: PRC ADOPTING PRAGMATIC APPROACH [...] (C) PRC citizens have increasingly been victims of violence overseas in recent years, including murders and kidnappings in Africa and attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Despite evidence that some of these incidents specifically targeted Chinese and clear signs that the PRC is experimenting [...]	2007-11-08 23:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL CASC PGOV CH PK XA IZ AF UN
07BEIJING7052	CHINA/ENERGY: FUEL SHORTAGES TIED TO INDEPENDENT COMPANIES' SWING CAPACITY [...] (SBU) China's ongoing struggle with fuel shortages underscores the role of both independent refiners, which control approximately 15 percent of capacity, and independent retailers, which run half of the country's filling stations. Experts we spoke with believe that last week's gasoline and die [...]	2007-11-09 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH PGOV
07BEIJING7127	NOVEMBER 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, U.S.-CHINA [...] Key points at the November 15 MFA Press Briefing: -- Foreign Minister Yang in Teheran urged Iran to "show flexibility and keep positive contact" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU). -- China has seen the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review and [...]	2007-11-15 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH IR AF JA FR UK MX
07BEIJING7213	PRC/MEPP: PRC SUPPORTS ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's decision to send Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the November 26-27 Annapolis conference on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) demonstrates China's firm support for the international meeting, according to an MFA contact. Chinese public statements have played up the int [...]	2007-11-23 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG PTER MEPP CH IS
07BEIJING7226	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON SARKOZY [...] (C) At the November 23 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French President Nicholas Sarkozy will discuss with Chinese leaders the sale of two third-generation European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) nuclear reactors, an investment protection agr [...]	2007-11-27 00:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH FR GM JA UK
07BEIJING7362	CHINESE STEEL FIRM MAY BID $200 BILLION FOR MINING [...] (C) China's top steel maker, Baosteel, is considering a $200 billion bid for Rio Tinto, the UK-based mining giant currently targeted in a $134 billion offer from Australian mining firm BHP Billiton. Rio is among a handful of Western firms that dominate trade in the increasingly expensive iron [...]	2007-12-05 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN PREL CH
07BEIJING7364	U.S.-CHINA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFRICA, ENERGY [...] (C) During the U.S.-China Policy Planning dialogue in Beijing in November, MFA Director General for Policy Planning Ma Zhaoxu said the United States and China have common concerns on African development issues. He expressed hope for the region and noted the importance of China as a model and [...]	2007-12-05 12:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD EAID APEC SENV CH XA
07BEIJING7375	TREASURY U/S QUESTIONS VFM ZHANG YESUI ON PRC [...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on November 13 to encourage the Chinese to do more in furtherance of international efforts to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear weapons program. U/S Levey outlined the threat posed to the integrity of the i [...]	2007-12-06 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	CH IR PREL ETTC EFIN PARM
07BEIJING7409	CHINA'S "INDEPENDENT" PRESS: ECONOMIC OBSERVER [...] (C) Managers and journalists from the Economic Observer, China's only "private" (non-Party- affiliated) newspaper, which was launched as a nation- wide, weekly paper in 2001 and is owned by a commercial provincial holding company, told PolOffs recently that the Observer is alive and well and [...]	2007-12-07 10:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PROP CH
07BEIJING7434	CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]	2007-12-11 03:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7435	CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]	2007-12-11 04:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7445	CHINA/IRAN: SINOPEC SAYS OIL DEAL DOES NOT HARM U.S. [...] (SBU) On December 11, Sinopec's Director General for International Affairs confirmed and elaborated on several elements of its deal with Iran to develop oil production at Yadavaran. He told us the activities to be undertaken in Iran constitute a services contract, not an investment. He argued [...]	2007-12-11 23:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7449	DECEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SINOPEC IRAN DEAL, [...] Key points at the regular December 11 MFA Press Briefing: --Sinopec's Iran deal is a "business action" conducted on bases of equality and mutual benefit. The Chinese government does not need to comment on such a commercial deal. --Chen Shui-bian's UN referendum "seriously threatens peac [...]	2007-12-12 04:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD IR JA RU KN KS VM
07BEIJING7473	DECEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the regular December 13 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei and ROK Ambassador Chun Yung-woo met this morning to discuss the Six-Party Talks and the "next stage of work." -- China hopes the Sudan Government can take measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Sudan. [...]	2007-12-13 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV JA KN KS SA IT FM SG FR LE IS
07BEIJING7486	U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES NEXT ROUND OF STATE-NDRC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery and the Vice Chairman of China's National Development Reform Commission (NDRC),Zhang Xiaoqiang, met on the margins of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) on December 12 to discuss the upcoming 7th Ro [...]	2007-12-14 07:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING7498	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU [...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Liu Jieyi reviewed progress to date and challenges ahead for bilateral relations. He noted that the U.S. presidential election, the Olympic Games in Beijing, and the election [...]	2007-12-14 09:47:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PARM ETRD PHUM MARR CH TW IR BM SU UN
07BEIJING7499	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN PRESSES CHINA ON IRAN, BURMA, [...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS Thomas Christensen told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) only underscores the need for continued pressure on Iran, including via a third UNSC resolution. AFM He said that language in the UNSCR draft on export credits [...]	2007-12-14 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR SU BM
07BEIJING7576	LANZHOU: ISLAMIC LINKS, UNDERDEVELOPMENT KEEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province in western China, told EmbOffs that Gansu sees things differently from Beijing on a range of issues. They stressed that western provinces now believe it is their turn to enjoy the fruits of China's rapid economic development and exp [...]	2007-12-20 11:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EINV CH TW
07BEIRUT1441	LEBANON: FINNISH DIPLOMAT OFFERS VIEWS ON SYRIAN [...] (C) A visiting Finnish diplomat from Damascus sees Syria as pursuing a policy of "constructive chaos" in Lebanon, and views its motives for supporting an EU-proposed border mission as suspect. He perceives cracks in the Syrian regime that suggest its lifespan is limited, and advocated targeted [...]	2007-09-19 14:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1446	LEBANON: PDAS DIBBLE'S VISIT REVEALS A FULL AGENDA [...] (C) During a September 12-14 visit, EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble met with GOL officials, bankers, and World Bank economists, who agreed on just two issues: continued U.S. support for Lebanon is essential during the upcoming presidential election period, and Lebanon has a lot to discuss at the upc [...]	2007-09-20 13:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LE
07BEIRUT1625	LEBANON: SINIORA TO USDP EDELMAN: ARMY IS KEY TO [...] (C) In an October 16 meeting with visiting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric S. Edelman and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Mark T. Kimmitt, PM Siniora stressed the need to strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as the best way to empower the Lebanese state and [...]	2007-10-18 07:40:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS IR IZ LE
07BEIRUT1699	LEBANON: SINIORA ADVOCATES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) In a 10/29 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora recommended simultaneous pursuit of two options regarding presidential elections. First, he urged continued push for an absolute majority ("half plus one") election, despite the fact that March 14 might not be able to p [...]	2007-10-30 13:59:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1713	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SAYS USD FOUR [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh is preparing for possible financial chaos, if the political situation deteriorates. He is prepared to run a "legitimate" bank from anywhere, and can support the Lebanese pound for the short term. In the event of political instability, he believes it is [...]	2007-11-01 13:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT192	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR AGGRESSIVELY [...] (C) The Ambassador and Econoff met with Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Riad Salameh on February 1. Salameh was quick to emphasize his essential role in planning Paris III and in taking action to decrease the national debt now that Paris III is over. He expressed dismay at the smaller-than-e [...]	2007-02-05 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT2007	LEBANON: MARCH 14 TURNS DOWN LATEST FRENCH EFFORT [...] (C) Parliament Majority Leader Saad Hariri's advisor Ghattas Khoury, explained to CDA and Poloff that the latest French proposal on solving the political crisis in Lebanon -- based on a 15-13-2 cabinet -- would be rejected by the majority. Khoury referred to the initiative as a Syrian proposa [...]	2007-12-28 16:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER FR LE QA SY UNSC
07BEIRUT204	SAUDI AMBASSADOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC REGARDING [...] (S) In a 2/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja expressed cautious optimism that a solution to Lebanon's political crisis was starting to come together and could even be achieved quickly. While the proposed deal is similar to what we discussed yesterday in reftel [...]	2007-02-07 16:13:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SA IR
07BEIRUT407	LEBANON: HADDAD UPBEAT ON WTO ACCESSION, [...] (C) Following his recent Washington trip, Economy Minister Haddad expressed regret that he had not seen more members of Congress, but he was optimistic about the aid promised at the Paris III donor conference. He understands USG wishes about debt reduction, and expects to discuss this again [...]	2007-03-19 15:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD LE
07BEIRUT576	LEBANON: SINIORA IN GO-SLOW MODE ON TRIBUNAL [...] (C) PM Siniora's recent trip to Egypt garnered an energy deal that could reduce Lebanon's dependence on Syria, but President Mubarak and Amr Moussa advised steadfastness, not confrontation, in the GOL's political conflict with Syria and its allies in Lebanon. Rumors of a Swiss track to solve t [...]	2007-04-25 06:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ENRG PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BELGRADE1018	AMBASSADOR MEETS ENERGY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Ambassador Polt met with new Minister of Energy Aleksandar Popovic on July 11 to review his plans for addressing Serbia's energy security. The minister, a vice president in Prime Minister Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS),said Serbia has no alternative to sourcing gas from th [...]	2007-07-19 06:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1144	PRIVATIZATION COMPLETION STRATEGY IN SERBIA [...] Mladjan Dinkic, Minister for Economy and Regional Development, and Vesna Dzinic, new director of the Agency for Privatization, on July 18 presented their strategy for completing privatization of socially-owned companies in Serbia. The current law on privatization required that privatization i [...]	2007-08-14 11:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPRV SR
07BELGRADE1323	ECONOMIC TRAIN NOT (YET) DERAILED BY KOSOVO [...] (U) During introductory meetings with Serbian government leaders and the U.S. business community the Ambassador heard positive messages that economic reform activity is moving forward. Despite the fact that economic issues are pushed off the front page by Kosovo, there are areas of progress a [...]	2007-09-28 12:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR
07BELGRADE133	UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA [...] (SBU)Several major energy issues are still on the front burner as Serbia's democratic parties work to assemble a new government. Srbijagas's general director recently announced that Gazprom is likely to be Srbijagas's strategic partner in providing natural gas for the underground storage facil [...]	2007-01-29 15:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
07BELGRADE1376	ENERGY MINISTER POPOVIC TELLS AMBASSADOR SERBIA NEEDS MORE [...] (U) Serbian Energy Minister Popovic told the Ambassador on October 4 that Serbia's single source of gas from Hungary, and domestic electricity production could not meet peak demand during winter cold snaps. Popovic compared Serbia's energy relationship with Russia as "business, not friends." [...]	2007-10-10 07:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1433	GAZPROM IN SERBIA - BUYING UP THE WORKS? [...] (U) Russia's Gazprom is making a push to control Serbia's key energy companies and infrastructure. During an October 9 visit, Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller linked three major energy projects in Serbia -- a new gas pipeline, a gas storage facility and perhaps a deal involving 51% ownership of the [...]	2007-10-22 07:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1700	SERBIA PACKAGES ENERGY DEAL FOR RUSSIA [...] (U) In the wake of a December 11 press conference to propose a bilateral energy agreement between Russia and Serbia, Embassy interlocutors confirm that support in the Serbian government to sell state oil company NIS to Gazprom has gained momentum. Embassy contacts point to government approval [...]	2007-12-20 06:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1709	SERBIA: 2007-2008 INCSR II ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] Reftel requested post update for Serbia on efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Serbia is upholding all international commitments to eliminate money laundering and terrorist financing. END SUMMARY. SERBIA: Not a Financial Center ------------------------------ 2. [...]	2007-12-20 14:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR SR
07BELGRADE599	UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA [...] (U) Summary. State-owned gas monopoly Srbijagas has managed to improve its financial outlook via an intergovernmental agreement that uses old Yugoslavia clearing debt to pay gas arrears to Gazprom of USD 188.2 million, debt accumulated from 1994 to 2000. However, the company still has a debt [...]	2007-05-07 06:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
07BELGRADE737	AMBASSADOR'S 5/24 MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (c)SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MET WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DJELIC ON MAY 24 TO REVIEW HIS PLANS FOR CARRYING OUT THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC PROGRAM. UPBEAT AND ENERGETIC - TO THE POINT OF BEING COCKY - DJELIC EMPHASIZED THAT HE WOULD INVEST HEAVILY IN BUILDING GOOD RELATIONS WITH DIFFERENT PA [...]	2007-05-25 16:17:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SR
07BELGRADE810	NEW SERBIAN FINANCE MINISTER PROMISES RESPONSIBLE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with new Finance Minister Mirko Cvetkovic for the first time on June 5 to discuss the economic agenda for the new government. Cvetkovic said that he aims to uphold the Ministry's role in safeguarding a stable macroeconomic environment, including a return to convention [...]	2007-06-08 10:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV KIDE SR
07BELGRADE907	AMBASSADOR MEETS ECONOMY MINISTER [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with new Minister of Economy Mladjan Dinkic for the first time on June 20 to review the economic agenda for the new government. Dinkic, leader of the G17 party, said that he personally favors a partition of Kosovo but said that preserving momentum on Euro-Atlantic rela [...]	2007-06-25 14:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR
07BELGRADE914	AMBASSADOR MEETS ECONOMY MINISTER [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with new Minister of Economy Mladjan Dinkic for the first time on June 20 to review the economic agenda for the new government. Dinkic, leader of the G17 party, said that he personally favors a partition of Kosovo but said that preserving momentum on Euro-Atlantic rel [...]	2007-06-26 08:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR
07BELMOPAN287	BELIZE: OPPOSITION LEADER DISCUSSES THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader Dean Barrow told us that he expects victory in the upcoming election but is taking nothing for granted. Government corruption and a "reform agenda" will be his main issues in the campaign. He foresees good relations with the U.S., believes momentum is buildin [...]	2007-04-30 22:43:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON BH
07BELMOPAN313	FUEL SECTOR COMPETITION IN BELIZE [...] (SBU) Summary. With the recent discovery of oil in Belize and the anticipated delivery of PetroCaribe fuel, a privately-owned marine terminal has recently constructed in the south of Belize. Esso, the sole importer of fuel in Belize, believes that up to forty percent of its future imports may [...]	2007-05-07 20:08:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD EINV ECON EFIN PREL BH
07BELMOPAN5	BELIZE: PM MUSA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2007 [...] (U) In his New Year's Message, published in the December 31 edition of The Reporter (one of Belize's weekly newspapers),Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Said Musa was optimistic about the country's future - particularly in the areas of the economy and the border dispute with Guatemala. [...]	2007-01-04 19:49:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN BH
07BELMOPAN624	(C) CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS IN THE BELIZE OIL SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Several U.S. firms have complained to the Embassy that bribes are determining which companies are being awarded oil exploration contracts in Belize. One company claims to have recorded several government ministers soliciting bribes. The opposition party has taken the informat [...]	2007-10-23 20:53:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG KCOR BH

07BELMOPAN650	BELIZE INPUT TO CARIBBEAN BASIN RECOVERY ACT REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 20:42:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON BH
07BELMOPAN713	(C) BELIZE OIL: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS REACH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Two U.S. energy firms have complained to the Embassy that bribes determine who receives oil exploration contracts in Belize. One company official who claims to have actually paid a bribe and has electronically recorded numerous conversations, alleges that the Prime Minister's d [...]	2007-12-13 20:42:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG EPET SOCI BH
07BERLIN1007	SCENESETTER FOR G-8 AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Chancellor Merkel will open the Eighth Africa Partnership Forum (APF) in Berlin immediately following the G-8 Finance MinistersQ Meeting in Potsdam May 19-20 and the German-World Bank Forum on May 21. Hosted by the German Development Minister, the APF will set out the key co [...]	2007-05-18 09:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD PREL GM
07BERLIN103	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECONOMIC MINISTER GLOS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos to discuss the Doha Development Round and cooperation on energy/environment issues. The Ambassador also delivered STATE 4760 points on Iran, which will be reported septel. Glos stated Doha's successful [...]	2007-01-18 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ENRG WTRO PREL GM
07BERLIN121	GERMAN REACTION TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 10, the European Commission unveiled its proposals for the EU's first common energy strategy, to be released in March. The German government's reaction was mixed. The Ministry of Economics criticized plans for "unbundling," i.e., the separation of energy generatio [...]	2007-01-22 11:47:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN1452	(S) NIAG 7053: GERMAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN FIRM [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke met Global Affairs officer July 19 and passed the following German-language non-paper. Kauke said the German Government investigated the information contained in ref B concerning an attempt by the Iranian firm Tajhiz Novin Tous [...]	2007-07-25 15:01:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR TC CH GM
07BERLIN1980	SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL'S CRAWFORD VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Angela Merkel will arrive at Crawford riding a wave of public approval surpassing 70 percent. Her popularity is credited to her effective leadership style, Germany's economic growth, and her skill in turning centrist appeals on climate change and social issues to her advantage. [...]	2007-10-30 17:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECUN EU GM
07BERLIN2007	GERMANY DRYING OUT TRADE WITH IRAN THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: Due to the German government's quiet tightening of export controls and credit guarantees, increased political risk, and banks' market withdrawals, Germany's exports to Iran have markedly fallen. Iranian purges of state-owned companies and regulators and rising extortion and bure [...]	2007-11-02 10:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD EPET ETTC KNNP PREL IR GM
07BERLIN2014	LABOR REFORMS IN GERMANY: A THREAT TO [...] In the last few weeks, much has been written about the SPD's new program to roll back labor reforms in Germany, with the "Financial Times" characterizing them as a German retreat from economic reform. Whether the Beck proposals or a government counter-proposal can be contained as a piece-me [...]	2007-11-02 16:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN PREL PGOV GM
07BERLIN2083	IRAN/GERMANY - MINISTRIES FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials in the MFA, Economics Ministry, and Finance Ministry have taken note of Chancellor Merkel's strong public statements in support of a third UNSCR resolution and renewed efforts to encourage German business to cut or curtail ties with Iran following last [...]	2007-11-16 17:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN KNNP MNUC ETRD PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN2116	GERMANY'S VIEWS ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points on November 16 to Betina Kern, Deputy Head of the Andean Region Division at the German Foreign Ministry. With respect to the substance of USG concerns about proposed constitutional changes in Venezuela, Kern said that Germany "feels exactly the same way." [...]	2007-11-26 15:49:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE GM
07BERLIN2140	GERMAN VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials are still deliberating at a very senior level how they will proceed on the UK and French proposal to add Banks Melli and Saderat and the Ex-Im Bank of Iran to the April 2007 EU list of designated individuals/entities. German officials regard the UN pa [...]	2007-11-30 09:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2159	GERMANY/IRAN - U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES ADDITIONAL EU [...] (S) SUMMARY: Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery met with German Economics Ministry State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach in Berlin December 3 to request German support for additional EU autonomous measures against Iran in advance of a third UN Security Council resolution. Pfaffenbach reported that Ch [...]	2007-12-04 11:02:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2192	IRAN - GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY SUPPORTS THIRD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Post-NIE, the German Finance Ministry agrees with the Chancellery, MFA, and Economics Ministry assessment that Iran's enrichment- and missile-related activities continue to pose a threat. The Finance Ministry supports work toward a strong third UNSCR but also remains sympathetic [...]	2007-12-12 15:16:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN272	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY TALKS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt February 8, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed that day's EU Troika meeting with the Pakistani Foreign Minister, Iran and North Korea, Chancellor Merkel's transatlantic initiative, the Iraq Compact, and Germa [...]	2007-02-11 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL GM IZ PK AF
07BERLIN321	REPORT OF FIRST G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from February 12-15, 2006. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Director for Trans-Regional Affairs Roopa Rangaswa [...]	2007-02-16 06:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM OTRA PTER UNGA KJUS GM
07BERLIN45	GERMANY TAKES RUSSIAN - BELARUS OIL DISPUTE IN [...] (U) German reaction to the cutoff of Russian oil via the Druzhba Pipeline has been relatively muted. Economics Minister Michael Glos stated there was no cause for alarm as Germany has sufficient reserves to cover any shortages. That said, Glos demanded that "the pipeline be reopened as soon [...]	2007-01-09 16:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM
07BERLIN497	TERRORIST FINANCE: GERMANY ON CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered demarche (ref A) to the German Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and the Interior. The MFA recalled the previous (G-8) discussion on the issue, stated Germany does not object to the U.S. proposal, and said the G-8 Lyon-Roma Group should be able to address the issue [...]	2007-03-12 08:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER GM
07BERLIN555	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MARCH 19 [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg discussed the need to maintain political unity within the international community on Iran and to work together to ensure effective implementation of multilateral agreements. They also discussed [...]	2007-03-20 13:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL SENV ENRG EAIR MARR GM IZ PK
07BERLIN791	MARCH 29 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin March 29. The Chair opened with a discussion of a draft document which reviewed the first five years of the Global Partnership (GP). Some delegations complained t [...]	2007-04-18 18:04:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN806	REPORT OF SECOND G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from April 16-19, 2007. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and included repr [...]	2007-04-20 10:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS OTRA PTER SNAR UNGA GM AF
07BISHKEK1368	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: To the extent it exists here, resource nationalism in the Kyrgyz Republic has focused on gold mining operations. Political grievances over the Canadian-run Kumtor gold mine concession have generated demands for greater Kyrgyz ownership, additional tax assessments, environmental [...]	2007-11-15 11:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV EMIN KG
07BISHKEK1395	KYRGYZ ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: While Kyrgyz Energy Minister Chudinov and other officials embrace Kyrgyz electricity exports to South Asia under the CASAREM umbrella, supply issues, particularly involving Tajikistan, color the discussion of how much electricity may be available for export. Other Kyrgyz offici [...]	2007-11-26 11:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL KG
07BISHKEK316	GOING FOR THE KYRGYZ GOLD -- WILL USENOV TAKE THE [...] (C) Summary: First Deputy Prime Minister Usenov has continued to consolidate control over Kyrgyz economic and business activity since the new cabinet was named in February. He led the (successful) campaign against the HIPC initiative, and he has advocated ousting the IMF and the World Bank a [...]	2007-03-23 10:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON EFIN PREL KG
07BOGOTA2274	PALM OIL CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS FOR [...] Colombia is increasing production and export of African palm oil as a sustainable alternative to coca. There are a small number of high-profile accusations that palm oil producers, possibly in concert with paramilitaries, illegally seized land from Afro-Colombian communities for palm cultiva [...]	2007-04-04 22:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR PGOV PTER SOCI CO
07BOGOTA2533	AFRO-COLOMBIANS STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL IDENTITY [...] A century-and-a-half of state neglect has marginalized the majority of Afro-Colombians and created substantial deficits in income, health and education. Sometimes called an "invisible minority," only in recent years has the government acknowledged Afro-Colombians as a distinct ethnic group e [...]	2007-04-17 19:23:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV ECON CO
07BOGOTA2575	BOLIVAR'S SECURITY SITUATION STILL A CONCERN POST [...] (C) On March 20, Poloff visited the former conflict-ridden Bolivar department where the overall security, political, and economic situation has improved sharply since 2002. Still, an increase in common crime and other security-related problems remain a challenge. The security and social sit [...]	2007-04-19 17:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA2835	FOREIGN MINISTER ARAUJO MEETING WITH WHA PDAS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo told WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro the GOC considered the bilateral Free Trade Agreement to be the "economic arm of Plan Colombia," whose ratification was key for Colombia to continue its success in fighting terrorism, reducing violence, and addressing social p [...]	2007-04-27 20:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PHUM PTER CO
07BOGOTA32	STRUGGLE OVER LAND CONTINUES TO FUEL COLOMBIAN [...] (U) Rural land development is a source of conflict in Colombia; repeated land reform efforts have been unsuccessful. A proposed new law aimed at facilitating rural development and promoting land distribution has led to complaints by human rights groups that it could legalize illegal land se [...]	2007-01-04 18:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON CO
07BOGOTA3855	CURVARADO AND JIGUAMIANDO: A TALE OF TWO [...] (C) Conflict between paramilitary and FARC forces displaced the Afro-Colombian communities of Curvarado and Jiguamiando in 1997. Between 2001-2002, after the GOC designated 100,000 hectares in the area as Afro-Colombian "communal territories," community members returned. They found their l [...]	2007-05-30 22:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON CO
07BOGOTA494	PRESIDENT URIBE AND CONGRESS: A MIXED RECORD IN [...] (C) Summary: Despite the U Party and coalition difficulties (ref A),a flurry of end of year Congressional activity resulted in the adoption of five significant reform measures supported by President Uribe: bankruptcy reform, new health care subsidies for the poor, partial privatization of E [...]	2007-01-24 11:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREF PREL PINR CO
07BOGOTA5299	BOGOTA FY08 "1206" PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Embassay Bogota concurs with the following eight project proposals for Section 1206 funding in FY 2008. Listed in priority order, all will strengthen Colombia's capacity to conduct counterterrorism operations against the FARC and ELN (designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and other [...]	2007-07-23 13:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA606	JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN GENERAL PACE MEETS WITH VICE [...] (C) In a one-hour meeting with CJCS General Peter Pace on January 19, Vice President Francisco Santos urged continued U.S. Congressional support for the fight against FARC terrorists. Santos said the GOC supported spraying but also sought new strategies. He cautioned that Ecuador's President [...]	2007-01-29 18:07:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR PTER CO
07BOGOTA6697	CODEL PRICE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 28 meeting with Codel Price, President Uribe explained the Justice and Peace Law and reiterated his commitment to extradite former paramilitaries who violate their peace process obligations. He reviewed GOC efforts to reintegrate former paramilitaries -as well as [...]	2007-09-13 15:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KJUS PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA6862	COLOMBIA AUCTIONS NINE OFFSHORE BLOCKS ON [...] (U) On September 18, Colombia's National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) successfully auctioned nine exploration blocks totaling $50 million. The nine blocks represent part of 13 oil and gas blocks off the coast of Atlantico, Bolivar, Magdalena, and La Guajira departments offered in ANH's 2007 Cari [...]	2007-09-19 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON EINV CO
07BOGOTA7088	ECOPETROL PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION RESOUNDING SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 25, Colombia's state-owned hydrocarbons company Ecopetrol completed the first round of its partial privatization, successfully selling a 10.1 percent stake to a mix of Colombian companies and private citizens. The offering, which raised USD 3.3 billion in new funds f [...]	2007-10-02 14:26:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV EFIN CO
07BOGOTA7423	ECOPETROL OUTLINES ITS APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Jose Rafael Unda, Ecopetrol's Director for Social Responsibility, confirmed his company's incorporation of the Voluntary Principles (VPs) into its human rights policies. Unda said Ecopetrol added Spanish translations of the text of the Voluntary Principles to its [...]	2007-10-16 23:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPET PHUM ETRD CO
07BOGOTA7581	COLOMBIA BULLISH ON WIREC 2008, REQUESTS SPOT ON [...] This is an action cable. See para. 4. 2. Post delivered reftel demarche on the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Envir [...]	2007-10-19 22:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR
07BOGOTA7622	META AT RISK: ELECTIONS VISIT TO VILLAVICENCIO [...] (U) On September 26-28, we met with political party leaders, candidates, incumbents, and civil society representatives in Meta to discuss the October 28 local elections. The civil society group--the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE)--considers Meta at high risk for violence and fraud. Cor [...]	2007-10-22 22:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER PHUM CO
07BOGOTA7718	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES' [...] (SBU) In an October 13 breakfast meeting with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and an accompanying congressional SIPDIS delegation, President Uribe thanked the group for U.S. support and urged them to support the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). He said the FTA will complement Plan Colomb [...]	2007-10-26 22:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD KJUS OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER EC
07BRASILIA1025	BRAZIL'S ACRE STATE: GROUND ZERO FOR SOUTH AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary. One of President Lula's key objectives is the construction of an all-weather highway linking Brazil to the Pacific Ocean, and within a few years this dream will become reality. The GOB has paved route BR 364/317 to the Peruvian border and paving of this highway on the Peruvia [...]	2007-06-06 13:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PGOV SENV EAID PHUM ETRD SNAR BR PE
07BRASILIA128	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns, met on 12 January with President Lula's Foreign Affairs Advisor, Marco Aurelio Garcia, for a tour d'horizon of regional and bilateral issues as Lula starts his second mandate. Garcia is one of Lula's closest advisors and has frequently [...]	2007-01-25 10:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
07BRASILIA132	RUSSIA DOWNPLAYS MILITARY SALES IN BRAZIL BUT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with his Russian counterpart, Ambassador Vladimir L. Tyurdenev, on January 12, 2007 at the Russian Embassy. Tyurdenev spoke candidly about bilateral relations, trade, Russian hopes to furnish equipment and exprtise to the potential regional gas pipeline proect, [...]	2007-01-25 13:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG BR RU
07BRASILIA1581	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S REUBEN JEFFERY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a June setback to the Doha Round discussions, in which talks between the U.S., the EU, Brazil, and India stalled over disagreements concerning tariff cuts for goods and services and over agricultural subsidies. The Brazilian delegation, led by F [...]	2007-08-16 16:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL BR
07BRASILIA169	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, JANUARY 2007 [...] According to data from Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil produced more ethanol in 2006 than any other production period. The 2006 harvest produced a total of 17.8 billion liters compared to a 16.9 billion liter production from the period before. According to Angelo Bressan, Director o [...]	2007-01-30 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA1897	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF NEC DIRECTOR AL HUBBARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of an August visit to Brazil by State Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III. During his visit, the Under Secretary's discussions with GOB officials included biofuels and infrastructure (REFTELS A, B,C). A [...]	2007-10-04 10:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV BR
07BRASILIA2068	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101 [...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2007-10-30 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2069	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101 [...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2007-10-31 09:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2132	IRAN-RUSSIA-VENEZUELA TRIANGLE THREATENS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Iran, Russia, and Venezuela are involved in an open and growing collaboration with a common purpose to make more arms available to radical populist governments and spread anti-American ideology in the region, according to the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations and National [...]	2007-11-13 14:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL MASS BR VE XR RS IR
07BRASILIA2160	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 27-28 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2161	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 26-30 1 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2162	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2176	BRAZIL: ACTING MINES AND ENERGY MINISTER HUBNER [...] (U) In a meeting with EconCouns, Acting Minister of Mines and Energy Jose Hubner Moreira described his agency's role in energy supply contracting, discussed mining concession processes, and touched on the challenges of environmental legislation and working with the states at the federal level. [...]	2007-11-23 19:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ENIV BR
07BRASILIA2184	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 102 [...] The following is the one hundred second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]	2007-11-27 11:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2217	BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GLOBAL, [...] (C) In a November 30 meeting in Sao Paulo, Ambassador Sobel and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim discussed a range of global, regional and bilateral issues. On the region's most pressing issues - such as political developments in Venezuela and Bolivia, and Colombia-Venezuela bilateral [...]	2007-12-03 21:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KPAL OVIP EFIN AMGT VE BL AR
07BRASILIA2241	BRAZIL: GOB REQUESTS RENEWAL OF 1997 ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On December 7, 2007, the Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Division for Non-Renewable Energy Resources (DREN) contacted the Embassy to request that the USG and the Government of Brazil (G [...]	2007-12-07 21:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TRGY KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2242	SCENESETTER FOR THE ECONOMIC DIALOGUE VISIT OF WHA A/S [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit for the economic dialogue will expand and develop economic cooperation themes discussed during the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben SIPDIS Jeffery's August visit (REFTELS A, B, C). We hope to use the dialogue to focus on areas wh [...]	2007-12-07 21:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL SENV BR
07BRASILIA315	ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY [...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]	2007-02-23 14:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA316	ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY [...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]	2007-02-23 14:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA362	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met in Brasilia with six state governors, representing some of the largest and most significant states by population and GDP, on February 8 to discuss areas of potential cooperation. The governors described specific areas where they would welcome technical [...]	2007-03-01 14:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO ENRG PREL BR
07BRASILIA366	Brazil: Under Secretary Burns Meets with Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary. During Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns' February 7-8, 2007 visit to Brasilia, he met with Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce Luiz Fernando Furlan and his management team. The friendly, wide-ranging conversation touched upon issues s [...]	2007-03-01 16:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG KIPR EAGR SENV BR
07BRASILIA370	BRAZIL: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, P Special Assistant Heide Bronke, Ambassador Sobel and PolCouns Dennis Hearne met on 7 February with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim for a broad discussion of bilateral and regional iss [...]	2007-03-01 19:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
07BRASILIA371	BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns met on 7 February with Dilma Rousseff, President Lula's Chief of Staff for Policy and, effectively, his senior cabinet official. The discussion focused on rapidly moving progress in the development of U.S.-Brazil cooperation in biofuels, and established the political c [...]	2007-03-01 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
07BRASILIA430	BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]	2007-03-13 11:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
07BRASILIA431	BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]	2007-03-13 12:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
07BRASILIA512	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, MARCH 2007 [...] The Government of Mexico is sending representatives to Brazil on March 28, 2007, to propose a partnership on ethanol. According to media reports, Mexico will offer the Brazilian ethanol producers fiscal incentives to attract companies to Mexico. The added benefit, of course, would be the nea [...]	2007-03-27 11:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA544	BRAZIL: PETROBRAS AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Drawing on ref A, the Ambassador raised USG concerns over potential Petrobras investments in oil and gas exploration in Iranian waters on the Caspian Sea with Energy Minister Silas Rondeau, Petrobras Southern Cone Manager Deccio Oddone and Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Polit [...]	2007-03-28 11:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EPET EINV BR IR
07BRASILIA833	BRAZIL: PETROBRAS AND GOB RESPOND TO BOLIVIAN OIL [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian Government's decree prohibiting Brazil's Petrobras from exporting refined petroleum products (reftel) has drawn an incrementally more robust official response from the Brazilian Government than previous Bolivian actions prejudicial to Petrobras. Foreign Ministry (Itam [...]	2007-05-10 15:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV PGOV PREL BR
07BRASILIA918	CVRD EXECUTIVES LAMENT INCREASING CHINESE INFLUENCE OVER [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 18 office call on the Ambassador, CVRD executives expressed their concern about increasing Chinese influence over both natural resources and the distribution/transportation infrastructure needed to export these resources to distant markets. In the future, they war [...]	2007-05-23 10:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND EINV BR CH
07BRATISLAVA112	FICO'S LIBYA TRIP A COMMERCIAL SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's February 20-22 delegation to Libya focused on commercial objectives, primarily gaining Slovak military and infrastructure contracts in Libya as repayment for Libya's debt to Slovakia. Initial press reports indicate that Libya and Slovakia reached pr [...]	2007-02-23 16:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD ENRG LY LO
07BRATISLAVA12	DRUZHBA: SLOVAK PIPELINE EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL [...] (C) Transpetrol Board member Jan Kridla (please protect) informed Econoff that Slovakia had experienced "technical difficulties" relating to the flow of oil for a couple of hours on Sunday evening. Volumes remain lower than normal today (1/8),but supply continues to flow. Kridla noted, howe [...]	2007-01-08 16:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV LO RS
07BRATISLAVA183	SLOVAKIA FEELING PRESSURE TO FINALIZE A DEAL ON [...] (C) Summary - Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek met 3/23 with representatives from Yukos International, one of two Yukos Dutch subsidiaries with a legal claim to the 49 percent stake in the Transpetrol oil pipeline, for the first time in almost eight months. With Slovak veto authority over any [...]	2007-03-26 12:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO
07BRATISLAVA210	WHAT DOES A NEW LEADER MEAN FOR SLOVAKIA'S [...] (U) Summary: The opposition Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK) surprised everyone when it elected a new chairman, Pal Csaky, at its March 31 Party Congress in Komarno. Csaky defeated Bela Bugar, who had been the longest-serving party Chairman in Slovakia and was widely respected as a moder [...]	2007-04-05 15:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LO
07BRATISLAVA269	PM FICO IN MOSCOW ON KOSOVO, MD AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: PM Robert Fico's May 4 visit to Moscow touched on issues of the day including Kosovo final status, missile defense, energy security, and trade. Fico had meetings with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and opened a Slovak-Russian business foru [...]	2007-05-07 14:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG SR SU RU YI LO
07BRATISLAVA275	FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, RUSSIA, SERBIA, MISSILE [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: In a frank, productive 90-minute conversation May 9, FM Jan Kubis told the Ambassador that: --Slovakia is still with the EU on voting for a Kosovo resolution. Slovakia would like to finesse the language of the UNSCR to avoid direct endorsement for the Ahtisaari plan [...]	2007-05-10 15:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ENRG CVIS KO YI RU LO
07BRATISLAVA308	SLOVAKIA PURSUING A TRANSPETROL DEAL WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary - Minister Jahnatek followed up the May 4 Putin/Fico meeting (Ref A) with detailed discussions with Russian-controlled Yukos Finance (YF) and Gazpromneft on the eventual sale of the 49 percent stake plus management control in the Slovak oil pipeline Transpetrol. In return for agre [...]	2007-05-22 13:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU
07BRATISLAVA40	SLOVAKS LOOK TO RUSSIA FOR TRANSPETROL SOLUTION, [...] (C) Summary - In stark contrast to the strong concerns about Russia's reliability as an energy partner expressed this past week throughout Central Europe, Slovak Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek believes the Russian-Belarus spat illustrates the need to strengthen ties with Moscow. Jahnatek ha [...]	2007-01-19 16:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
07BRATISLAVA420	YUKOS FINANCE AUCTION SHIFTS DYNAMICS OVER [...] (C) Summary - Yukos Oil Receiver Eduard Rebgun announced July 13 that Russian-controlled Yukos Finance (YF) will be auctioned off on August 15 in Moscow at a starting price of approximately USD 300 Million. The announcement followed one day after a Dutch court overturned an appeal by Rebgun th [...]	2007-07-23 15:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU
07BRATISLAVA453	SLOVAKS RECONSIDERING TRANSPETROL OPTIONS [...] (C) Summary - Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek maintained the status quo at the July 31 Transpetrol Annual General Assembly (AGA) by removing any discussion of personnel changes to the Transpetrol Board and Supervisory Board from the agenda. In conversations with Yukos International (YI) rep [...]	2007-08-09 14:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU
07BRATISLAVA561	SOLVING TRANSPETROL WITHOUT THE RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary - The August 15 sale of Yukos Finance to an American investment group, Monte Valle, has reduced Russia's role in the future of the Transpetrol oil pipeline, leaving the Slovak government without its preferred partner. Economy Minister Jahnatek remains confident that any future buye [...]	2007-10-10 13:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU
07BRATISLAVA572	SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Post strongly recommends Slovakia's inclusion in the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference. EU mandates and external events have led to a new emphasis in Slovakia on the importance of renewable energy sources in the overall energy mix, which was evident in the Slovak go [...]	2007-10-16 13:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV EINV LO
07BRATISLAVA631	TRANSPETROL NEGOTIATIONS OFF TO SLOW START [...] (C) Summary - As a result of the October 31 Dutch Court decision that returned control of Yukos Finance (YF) to the Khodorkovsky-appointed directors Dave Godfrey and Bruce Misamore, YF and Slovak government officials have restarted negotiations that were halted in 2006. The court decision will [...]	2007-11-30 07:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL LO RS
07BRAZZAVILLE403	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, OCTOBER 5, 2007 [...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...]	2007-10-05 14:07:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF
07BRAZZAVILLE406	BRAZZA IN BRIEF FOR OCTOBER 5, 2007 [...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...]	2007-10-05 17:05:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF
07BRAZZAVILLE429	U.S. NAVY MAKES A BIG SPLASH IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE [...] (U) Summary. The U.S. Navy has been active in Congo-Brazzaville, and the small country is still feeling the benefits of its community outreach programs. A detachment of Seabees renovated two schools in the Brazzaville area, and on the heels of their departure, the USS FORREST SHERMAN made a po [...]	2007-10-26 16:31:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL MARR KDEM PINR CF
07BRAZZAVILLE431	CORRECTED (ADDED TAGS AND INFO ADDRESSES) U.S. NAVY MAKES A [...] (U) Summary. The U.S. Navy has been active in Congo-Brazzaville, and the small country is still feeling the benefits of its community outreach programs. A detachment of Seabees renovated two schools in the Brazzaville area, and on the heels of their departure, the USS FORREST SHERMAN made a po [...]	2007-10-26 16:32:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL MARR KDEM PINR CF
07BRAZZAVILLE455	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 23, 2007 [...] EmbBrazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso attended the official launch of the multi-national military maneuvers called Barh El Gazel being conducted as part of the peacekeeping operations under the auspices Economic Community of States Central Africa (ECCAS). [...]	2007-11-23 13:45:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID ENRG CF
07BRIDGETOWN1224	INTEREST IN BARBADOS OFFSHORE OIL BIDS HIGH [...] (SBU) P/E Chief and Deputy met with the country managers for Simpson Oil (SOL) and Shell Trading Company (Eastern Caribbean) on September 13, 2007 to discuss the energy market in the Eastern Caribbean, prospects for renewable energy and the upcoming bid for oil block exploration, announced by t [...]	2007-09-19 20:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB
07BRIDGETOWN1354	RSS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE? [...] (C) Summary: Now that the urgency for region-wide security cooperation necessitated by the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup has dissipated, the Regional Security System (RSS) appears to be reaching a crucial turning point. With the UK Special Assistance Team (UK-SAT) planning to leave Ant [...]	2007-10-23 19:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN1372	DOMINICAN CABINET RESHUFFLE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reshuffled his cabinet October 16, taking the Foreign Minister portfolio himself and shifting previous Foreign Minister Charles Savarin to Public Utilities and Energy. According to one official, this will separate Housing from Public Util [...]	2007-10-30 18:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ENGR EPET XL DO
07BRIDGETOWN162	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #30: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (C) The Prime Minister of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB),Baldwin Spencer, continues to portray Hugo Chavez as an altruistic benefactor and a friend of the Caribbean. To date, both governments have signed agreements with an estimated value of USD 48 million allocated betweenthe [...]	2007-02-09 13:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL XL
07BRIDGETOWN178	BARBADOS RELEASES DRAFT ENERGY POLICY [...] The Ministry of Energy and the Environment of the Government of Barbados (GOB) recently unveiled its draft National Energy Policy and invited a wide range of stakeholders to provide comments and suggestions. The proposed policy's priorities include energy conservation, alternative energy dev [...]	2007-02-12 12:34:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN196	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ourisman presented her credentials to the President of Dominica and called on both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister on January 24. In her courtesy calls, the Ambassador and her interlocutors discussed both current and possible future USAID projects, the Adva [...]	2007-02-13 16:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID ENRG EINV MASS KCRM KPAO
07BRIDGETOWN737	E. CARIBBEAN AND VENEZUELAN FOREIGN AID: RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Five Eastern Caribbean countries have signed Petrocaribe agreements. St. Lucia nullified its agreement with Venezuela under the new Compton administration in 2006. Barbados also turned down the Petrocaribe offer, but it is still a beneficiary of other Venezuelan assistance. Hugo [...]	2007-06-07 19:30:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PGOV XL
07BRUSSELS1652	DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA, TURKEY, [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte discussed a wide ranging set of issues May 16 with EU officials over dinner hosted by Ambassador Gray. In attendance on the EU side were Robert Cooper (deputy of Javier Solana),Christian Leffler (head of cabinet to Commissioner Wallstrom),Simon Fraser (head of [...]	2007-05-18 12:24:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN EAID XM IR TU
07BRUSSELS1664	NEGROPONTE DISCUSSES SUDAN SANCTIONS, SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: In a May 17 meeting, Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte heard from two EU's senior experts on Africa policy that discussions of imposing European sanctions on Sudan are stalled. The EU is looking to the UN to take the lead on multilateral sanctions, but says the UN Security Coun [...]	2007-05-21 05:00:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EUN AF
07BRUSSELS2324	A/S FRAZER AND EU CONFER ON RANGE OF AFRICAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and EU were in general agreement about a broad range of African issues, with the important exceptions of Eritrea and Zimbabwe, when they met June 24 for four hours of troika consultations on African affairs. On Eritrea, the EU favored continued engagement of President Is [...]	2007-07-18 14:40:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID EUN XA
07BRUSSELS243	DEPSEC KIMMITT VISIT: MEETING WITH FERRERO-WALDNER [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 08:32:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN EUN ETRD PARM IR IZ
07BRUSSELS2748	BELGIAN MFA EXPANDS ON IRNA REPORT OF ALLEGED [...] (C) MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Jean-Arthur Regibeau called post on Aug. 31 to clarify and provide additional information to Reftel on the August 28 Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) report that MFA Undersecretary Jan Grauls said in a visit to Tehran that Belgian small- and medium- [...]	2007-08-31 12:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC EPET IR BE
07BRUSSELS2908	SE NATSIOS AND EU STRATEGIZE FOR UPCOMING DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios and EU officials agreed to consider a select group of three or four Special Envoys for Sudan to bring the negotiating power of individual states to the upcoming Darfur peace talks in Libya and offer "carrots and sticks" that the UN does [...]	2007-09-17 13:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SU EAID EUN

07BRUSSELS3020	DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU DISCUSSES NEXT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 13:32:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3039	CORRECTED COPY: DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 15:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3139	EU DYNAMICS IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 16:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ETTC IR XF EUN BM CD ZL
07BRUSSELS3470	EU EXPECTATIONS FOR EU-AFRICA SUMMIT [...] (C) The EU will consider that fact that the EU-Africa Summit takes place in Lisbon Dec. 8-9 a success in and of itself, particularly if President Mugabe does not succeed in running away with every headline from the summit. Officials in Brussels do not expect breakthroughs or even much substa [...]	2007-12-07 10:59:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF EU EUN
07BUCHAREST106	AMBASSADOR'S 1/25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU: [...] (C) Summary: In their January 25 meeting, the Ambassador discussed with President Basescu Romania's bid for the 2008 NATO Summit, the Joint Strike Fighter program, and moving forward on the Nabucco gas pipeline project. Basescu agreed to get personally engaged in Romania's bid to host the NA [...]	2007-02-01 16:15:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ENRG SOCI RO
07BUCHAREST1304	APATHY GETS BIGGEST VOTE SHARE IN ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Less than 30 percent of registered voters bothered to vote in European Parliament (EP) elections held on November 25, with an even smaller number of voters participating in a referendum called by President Basescu on implementing a uninominal voting system in Romania. With 85 p [...]	2007-11-26 15:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST36	ROMANIA'S BANKING SYSTEM: CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Western banks play a dominant role in Romania's growing economy, controlling slightly over 83 percent of the country's banking system. This situation, coupled with tight regulation and close supervision by the Romanian Central Bank (BNR),leaves Romania with relatively few wor [...]	2007-01-10 07:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND RO
07BUCHAREST512	WHAT'S AT STAKE: SCENE-SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO [...] (C) When you arrive next week, Romania will be in the middle of an unprecedented 30-day suspension period for President Basescu. Barring further surprises in this soap opera, a May 19 national referendum will decide his fate; odds are he will be returned to office, perhaps by a wide margin. [...]	2007-05-04 16:15:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST655	ROMANIA'S DRAFT ENERGY STRATEGY - A MIXED BAG [...] (C) The Ministry of Economy and Finance released a draft of the national energy strategy for public comment on May 18. The draft strategy outlines the GOR's priorities in developing its energy profile (e.g. nuclear, thermal, hydro, renewable),privatizing remaining state-owned energy assets, [...]	2007-06-04 15:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV RO
07BUCHAREST789	RESTITUTION AND THE PROPERTY FUND: ENVOY CHRISTIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Christian Kennedy discussed Holocaust education and property restitution with Romanian officials on June 6-8. The minority Liberal government on June 28 forced through an emergency ordinance that should enable the Property Fund to start the p [...]	2007-07-09 09:27:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PREL EINV ECON RO
07BUDAPEST1051	THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS: ORBAN ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) An energetic and upbeat Viktor Orban met with Ambassador Foley June 27 to discuss energy security, the transatlantic relationship, and Cuba (domestic political issues septel). ENERGY SECURITY: SUPPORTING THE [...]	2007-06-27 14:06:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST1096	SCENE-SETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of A/S Fried to Hungary. SUMMER OF NO LOVE LOST 2. (SBU) Your trip comes at the beginning of the summer "cucumber season," and an exhausted Gyurcsany government is taking a much-needed (if not particularly well-deserved) break after a year [...]	2007-07-06 11:18:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1580	FORWARD DEFENSE: HUNGARY CONSIDERS LEGISLATION TO [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 9 for action request. 2. (SBU) Parliament is reportedly poised to adopt legislation that will provide added protection against the foreign takeover of strategic industries. THE MOL LAW 3. (SBU) Sources within the government and the op [...]	2007-09-24 14:36:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST174	HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON ENSURING EFFECTIVE [...] (C) Ambassador Foley delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz February 8 (other issues septel). Recently returned from a trip to the Middle East including stops in Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, Goncz described the situation as "heartbreaking," with the level of frustrati [...]	2007-02-08 15:51:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST1889	KOKA: TRAVELS SHOW NABUCCO POSSIBLE; LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from a trip to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, Economic Minister Janos Koka stressed the need to kick-start work on Nabucco, reviewed his plans to meet with European Energy Commissioner Piebalgs in Brussels on Thursday, November 29, and underscored the urgent need fo [...]	2007-11-28 08:29:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON HU EU
07BUDAPEST417	THIS OLD HOUSE: NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SIMOR ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Newly-appointed Governor Andras Simor met with Ambassador Foley March 19 to discuss his priorities for the Central Bank (MNB). He believes the economy is stable and the Bank sound, noting his intention to focus primarily on improving communication with the government, the oppo [...]	2007-03-21 08:48:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST521	PROTESTING TOO MUCH?: PM GYURCSANY ON ENERGY [...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany showed a rare display of temper - but no substantive surprises - in discussing energy security and missile defense with Ambassador Foley April 5. ENERGY SECURITY: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS 2. (S) Ambassador Foley reviewed the questions and concerns rai [...]	2007-04-05 14:38:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON HU
07BUDAPEST69	COLD COMFORT: POLITICAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) The shut-off of the oil pipeline from Russia and renewed sparring between the Gyurcsany government and the opposition have placed Hungary's ambivalent relationship with Moscow at center stage as the government returns from its holiday break. "THE MERRIEST BARRACKS IN GAZPROM" 2. (U [...]	2007-01-17 14:23:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU HU PGOV ECON
07BUDAPEST70	MFA ON CUBA, AFGHANISTAN, AND RUSSIAN OIL CUT-OFF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Foley met with MFA State Secretary Varkonyi January 11 to review the state of play on SIPDIS key issues following her return from the EUR Chiefs of Mission Conference. Varkonyi outlined GoH initiatives to promote a democratic transition in Cuba, including the addit [...]	2007-01-17 15:34:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PHUM KDEM ECON
07BUDAPEST71	MFA ON CUBA, AFGHANISTAN, AND RUSSIAN OIL CUT-OFF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Foley met with MFA State Secretary Varkonyi January 11 to review the state of play on SIPDIS key issues following her return from the EUR Chiefs of Mission Conference. Varkonyi outlined GoH initiatives to promote a democratic transition in Cuba, including the addit [...]	2007-01-17 15:35:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PHUM KDEM ECON
07BUENOSAIRES1043	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MAY 14 - [...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period May 14 - 18, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to b [...]	2007-05-24 19:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES1082	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MAY 21 - [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period May 21 - 31, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov [...]	2007-06-01 20:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES11	DEMOCRATS RETAKING CONTROL OF US CONGRESS; LULA'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Democrats retaking control of US Congress and announcing a rapprochement with Latin America; and expectations about Lula's second term in office. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The new US Congress will take office today" Leonardo [...]	2007-01-04 20:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1120	MEDIA REACTION; BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY; RUSSIA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces discuss Brazil's "realistic" foreign policy; Russia's authoritarian style of government; and prospects for the US-Argentine bilateral relationship. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Venezuela is involved in Brazil's strategic game" [...]	2007-06-07 15:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1128	2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The following report outlines new and ongoing investment disputes between the GOA and US investors, following an action request cable (Ref A),and updating Post's 2004 Investment Disputes Report (Ref B),and its subsequent 2005 and 2006 updates (Refs C and D). There were no new disputes f [...]	2007-06-07 20:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV KIDE PREL OPIC AR
07BUENOSAIRES1129	MEDIA REACTION; G8 SUMMIT CONCLUSIONS; PUTIN'S PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include G8 countries committing themselves to reduce gas emissions; and the implications of Russia's offer for the US to use a Russian-controlled radar system in Azerbaijan for a missile defense shield. 2. OPINION PIECES AND E [...]	2007-06-08 18:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1162	MEDIA REACTION; T.I.P. REPORT; MIDDLE EAST; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international opinion pieces today include the Argentina section in the Trafficking in Persons report issued by the Department of State; what the U.S. and other leading countries are doing to put an end to the current flare-up in the Middle East; and Argentine First Lad [...]	2007-06-13 15:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1239	MEDIA REACTION; US EXPECTATIONS OVER ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international opinion stories include the analysis by US commentators of Mauricio Macri's victory in the Buenos Aires mayoral race; the outcome of the Paris Conference on Darfur; and the confirmation of Robert Zoellick as head of the World Bank. 2. OPINION PI [...]	2007-06-26 14:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1257	MEDIA REACTION; ANTI-US FEELING IN ARGENTINA; US-LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT - "Argentina, one of the countries that most reject the US" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for daily-of-record "La Nacion," comments (06/28) "The fact that George W. Bush is rejected in Argentina is little surprising, although the broad dimension of said [...]	2007-06-28 14:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1278	Repsol-YPF Plans Minority Sale to Local Argentine [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to press and local sources, Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol-YPF is negotiating to sell a 45% stake in its Argentine subsidiary YPF. Plans call for 25% of Repsol- YPF's shares to be bought by Argentine businessman/banker Enrique Eskenazi, who has ties to President Kirc [...]	2007-07-02 12:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG AR VZ SP
07BUENOSAIRES1296	MEDIA REACTION; CHAVEZ AND MERCOSUR; HAMAS AND THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with President Chavez'spat with Lula over Venezuela's entry in MERCOSUR, and HAMAS' liberation of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, viewed as a strategic move aimed at showing it's fully in control of the Gaza Strip. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chavez [...]	2007-07-05 19:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1352	(C) GOA FOILS ETON PARK INVESTMENT BID: CORRUPTION [...] (C) Major U.S. investment fund Eton Park's two year effort to buy a minority stake in Argentina's regulated electricity transmission grid from Brazil's Petrobras offers a snapshot of GoA machinations to favor local -- and presumably more easily controlled -- capital investment in strategic [...]	2007-07-15 22:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG BEXP VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1369	APACHE ENERGY EXPANDS ARGENTINE HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND [...] (SBU) Apache Energy is expanding exploration and development activities in Argentina's southern most Tierra del Fuego province, with $100 million invested in new production in 2006 and an additional $150 million budgeted in 2007. This expansion comes despite shrinking profit margins caused by [...]	2007-07-18 13:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ENRG ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES1456	PLANNING MINISTER DE VIDO ON ENERGY CRISIS AND [...] (SBU) Argentina will successfully weather current and future energy shortages, according to Planning Minister De Vido, via a combination of short term fixes (including imports of Brazilian electricity and GoA subsidies for the import of diesel fuel for generators),plans for a post-election nat [...]	2007-07-27 19:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET EAIR BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES149	MEDIA REACTION TIFA BETWEEN THE US AND URUGUAY; 01/26/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All major newspapers report on the signing of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement between the US and Uruguay and DUSTR John Veroneau's statement that "The TIFA's will help us find ways to explore and broaden economic opportunities as well as identify further opport [...]	2007-01-26 20:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1514	PRESIDENT CHAVEZ'S AUGUST 6 VISIT TO ARGENTINA: BONDS, [...] (SBU) President Chavez arrives in Buenos Aires August 6 for a meeting with President Kirchner en route to Bolivia. The agenda will be principally economic: the issuance of a third tranche of the joint GoA/GoV "Bono del Sur" valued at up to US$1 billion will be announced. Other likely announc [...]	2007-08-03 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1519	KIRCHNERS: PRESENT AND FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In recent group and individual discussions with G-8 and Spanish Ambassadors, all agreed that Cristina Kirchner is trying to convey more interest in international affairs and to show that she is listening to concerns expressed by others. But her proposals for how she will govern [...]	2007-08-03 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD AR SP GM MX
07BUENOSAIRES1544	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Argentine President Nestor Kirchner received Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on August 6 to finalize Venezuela's purchase of US$500 million in Argentine bonds and to sign a number of energy accords, including the joint construction of a $400 million LNG receiving terminal in [...]	2007-08-08 20:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES1558	ARGENTINA ON DOHA AGRICULTURE MODALITIES AND NAMA LINKAGE [...] (SBU) The GoA believes the latest Doha Agriculture Modalities draft is moving in the right direction and notes common ground with the paper's domestic support, market access, and export competition language. Trade policy makers here appreciate that the USG is now "listening closely" to GoA Doh [...]	2007-08-10 09:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EINV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1580	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN TIES; GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories are related to the current status of Argentine-Venezuelan relationship following the scandal of the 800,000-dollar suitcase found at Jorge Newbery Airport; and the impact of the global financial crisis on Argentine economy and upcoming election [...]	2007-08-14 12:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1582	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINA-VENEZUELA; US ECONOMY; SUSAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today are related to the Argentine-Venezuelan relationship following the scandal of the 800,000-dollar suitcase found at Jorge Newbery Airport; the current status of the US economy; and comments from Susan Segal, head of the Council of the Americas [...]	2007-08-14 12:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1595	MEDIA REACTION; KARL ROVE'S RESIGNATION; VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories cover the resignation of US President George W. Bush's chief political strategist Karl Rove; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's reaction to the scandal involving a Venezuelan businessman who tried to smuggle nearly 800,000 US dollars into A [...]	2007-08-14 17:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1608	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN-ARGENTINE TIES; 08/15/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories are related to the current status of the Argentine-Venezuelan relationship in the aftermath of the suitcase-scandal and its impact on Cristina Kirchner's chances to win the Argentine presidency. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - [...]	2007-08-16 15:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1700	MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON IRAQ; ARGENTINE ECONOMIC & [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories are mainly related to the US policy on Iraq; and Argentina's upcoming economic and foreign policy. Leading "Clarn" also carries an interview with Professor James Kenneth Galbraith, headlined "The world no longer wants to be led by the US." [...]	2007-08-28 22:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1708	ARGENTINA: CHINESE REACTION TO NON-TARIFF BARRIERS [...] (SBU) Ten days after President Kirchner announced the imposition of non-tariff barriers on burgeoning Asian imports, local media has reported that China struck back with retaliatory phytosanitary inspections of Argentine soy shipments, though two grain trading company reps say the inspections o [...]	2007-08-29 19:18:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAGR ECON AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK
07BUENOSAIRES1726	ARGENTINA: ENERGY SECRETARY CAMERON ON U.S. BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Energy Secretary Daniel Cameron, a leading candidate to replace Planning Minister De Vido in a likely Cristina Kirchner administration, told Ambassador the Planning Ministry will be re-engineered to better administer its Energy, Transportation, Communications, Mining and Public Works resp [...]	2007-08-30 17:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1797	MEDIA REACTION; SEPTEMBER 11 ANNIVERSARY; IRAQ; 09/10/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend major international stories are related to the implications and consequences of the September 11 attacks on its sixth anniversary; and the state of affairs in Iraq. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Doomed to success" Daily-of-record "La Nacisn" carries an [...]	2007-09-10 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1819	ARGENTINA: PAMPA HOLDINGS BETS ON GOVERNMENT PROMISE TO [...] (SBU) Pampa Holdings, one of Argentina's largest investment funds with a market capitalization of over $760 million, is aggressively expanding its participation in Argentina's electricity generation, transmission, and distribution sectors. Pampa principal Carlos Mindlin described his investme [...]	2007-09-12 16:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES1870	MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON IRAN; IRAQ; THE KIRCHNERS TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories are related to the US policy on the Iranian threat; the Bush administration's alleged attempt to "shift the blame to its successors for the cost of its failed military operation in Iraq;" and President Nstor Kirchner and First Lady/Senator and [...]	2007-09-18 18:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1875	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINA IN HAITI; IRAQ; US INTEREST RATE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Argentina's participation in the international peace keeping mission in Haiti; the US policy on Iran; and the US Federal Reserve's decision to lower US interest rates. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Why should we stay in Ha [...]	2007-09-20 12:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1892	ARGENTINA: FRUSTRATED EXXON-MOBIL PUTS ASSETS IN [...] (C) After 96 years in Argentina, Exxon-Mobil is shopping its refining and retail assets. Company officials call this part of a region-wide "internal valuation exercise" that follows Exxon's recent decision to exit the Venezuelan market. It also reflects growing company frustration with a com [...]	2007-09-21 16:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ENRG ECON VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES2016	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; ARGENTINE-IMF TIES; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include UK Gordon Brown's decision to reduce UK troops deployed in Iraq; ties between the IMF and Argentina; and the risks to be met by Argentine Presidential Candidate Cristina Kirchner if she wins the presidency. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDIT [...]	2007-10-10 15:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2053	MEDIA REACTION; AL GORE; CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the Nobel Peace Award granted to former US VP Al Gore on the race for US presidency; the Chinese Communist Party Congress; Argentina seeking political support at the IMF Annual Assembly; and implications of the deal reache [...]	2007-10-17 08:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2060	AMIA: ARGENTINA'S REQUESTS FOR HELP AT INTERPOL [...] (C/NF) Summary: DCM and EmbOffs met October 16 with the Argentine government's point man on AMIA issues, Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez, recently returned from meetings in Lyon with Interpol's secretariat. Gonzalez formally requested USG assistance in lobbying Interpol member governments in p [...]	2007-10-17 21:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL IR AR
07BUENOSAIRES209	MEDIA REACTION; ANTI-SEMITISM; CHAVEZ; TRI-BORDER AREA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international lead stories include Iranian President Ahmadinejad's anti-Semitism; President Chavez' nationalization plans; the USG's concern over the Tri-Border Area; and Latin America increasing arms race. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The new face of anti-Semitism" [...]	2007-02-02 20:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2091	MEDIA REACTION; TURKS AND KURDS; IMF GENERAL ASSEMBLY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include implications of Turkey's plan in Northern Iraq and its parallel with Israel's formula in Lebanon; and the outcome of the IMF General Assembly with an alleged IMF crisis. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "A Lebanese-styled so [...]	2007-10-23 21:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2110	Argentina: Economic Challenges Facing the Incoming [...] (SBU) The inauguration of a new Argentine president in December 2007 will coincide with the conclusion of the Argentine economy's fifth (2003-2007) consecutive year of 8-9% real growth, and record levels of exports, foreign reserves, and formal employment. Argentina also enjoys solid, if declin [...]	2007-10-25 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ECON EINV ETRD EFIN ENRG PGOV
07BUENOSAIRES2114	TOURISM SECRETARY PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF TOURISM PROSPECTS [...] As a follow-up to our July 29 meeting with Secretary of Tourism, Enrique Meyer, the Ambassador hosted a meeting with the Secretary and all relevant Agency section heads. Secretary Meyer explained that the United States was a priority market for the Argentine tourism industry and provided a det [...]	2007-10-26 13:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP OTRA ATRN AR
07BUENOSAIRES2131	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY; PLAN MEXICO; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend major international stories are related to the foreign policy of the future Argentine government; Plan Mexico; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's threat to intervene militarily in Bolivia in the event someone attempts to "oust" Bolivian President Evo Morales. [...]	2007-10-29 14:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2137	BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARGENTINA ON ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) Ambassador Wayne met October 29 with Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina Mauro Vieira (protect). Following are highlights: 2. (C) Cristina Fernandez' election: Vieira had arranged for President Lula to call Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) at 2100 October 28 to offer congratulatio [...]	2007-10-29 19:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES22	IRAQ; US TRADE AGENDA; DEATH PENALTY; DEMOCRATS TAKING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include US President Bush's announced plan to send additional troops to Iraq; US House of Representatives leader Nancy Pelosi's statements that Democrats could deny US President George W. Bush the money should he call for additional troops; the implications [...]	2007-01-09 10:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2207	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ WAR; PAKISTAN; IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories cover the allegedly 'hidden costs' of the war in Iraq; the Pakistani crisis; and the outcome of the Ibero-American summit. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The 'hidden costs' of Bush's war" Ana Baron, leading "Clarin's" Washi [...]	2007-11-15 07:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2243	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-BRAZILIAN TIES; 11/20/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The major international story today is the outcome of the meeting between Argentine President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Brazilian President Lula da Silva and their purpose of stepping up cooperation in oil and gas exploration between the two countries. 2. [...]	2007-11-20 19:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2258	MEDIA REACTION; ANNAPOLIS MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend's local international stories are focused on prospects for success of the upcoming Annapolis Peace Conference; an alleged attempt by Argentina and Brazil to put Venezuelan Hugo Chavez at bay; and implications of the discovery of a Brazilian oil field. 2. OPINION [...]	2007-11-27 07:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2266	MEDIA REACTION; ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; BURMA; UPCOMING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the outcome of the Middle East peace conference held in Annapolis; Burma and the oil dispute between Beijing and Washington; and the upcoming visit of US experts on Latin American issues. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - " [...]	2007-11-29 07:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2267	Argentina: Kirchners Appoint Loyalists to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the Ministers set, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and her husband, outgoing President Nestor Kirchner (NK),are now filling key Congressional slots with loyalists. Sources close to the Kirchners have publicly revealed that Senate President Pro-Tempore Jose Pampuro, Se [...]	2007-11-29 11:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES2284	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM; BOLIVIA; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the outcome of the Venezuelan referendum; the chaos in Bolivia; and the Cristina Kirchner's administration future foreign policy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "A Myth" Paula Lugones, international columnist of leading "Cla [...]	2007-12-04 08:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2304	ARGENTINA: CHAIRMAN PETERSON'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] Summary: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Colin Peterson, in Buenos Aires as a member of Representative Loretta Sanchez's CODEL, held separate meetings with GOA officials and Argentine legislators to discuss potential cooperation in biofuels, raise an IPR-related trade issue with Monsanto [...]	2007-12-06 17:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL OVIP AR
07BUENOSAIRES2354	ARGENTINA: INFORMATION FOR THE U.S. ITC REPORT ON [...] In response to Ref A, Post has compiled the following information on government policies in Argentina as they relate to the biofuels industry. Additional information is available in Ref C, which provided a response to a related request for information on industrial biotechnology (Ref B). Arge [...]	2007-12-18 14:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA
07BUENOSAIRES2390	Argentina: GoA Extends Airport Concession Contract, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 7, outgoing President Nestor Kirchner, in one of his final moves before leaving office, approved a modification of the GOA concession contract with Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000),the company that operates the 33 major airports in Argentina. The AA2000 concessio [...]	2007-12-27 18:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES271	MEDIA REACTION; AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT VISITS OF AG [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Most dailies report positively on the visit of U/S Burns and A/S Shannon, particularly for playing down the controversy over Ambassador Wayne's intercession on behalf of Eton Park over Transener, for stating the Bush administration's categorical support for Argentina's inve [...]	2007-02-12 19:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES292	MEDIA REACTION; AFTERMATH OF THE BURNS-SHANNON VISIT, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Several dailies carry U/S Burns and A/S Shannon's post-trip declarations praising their visit to the region, and noting 'very positive' relations with Argentina. Clarin also points out the USG offer for Argentina to join the 'Global Initiative against Nuclear Terrorism'. Al [...]	2007-02-14 21:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES311	PRESIDENT KIRCHNER'S FEB 21 VISIT TO VENEZUELA: ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) President Kirchner travels February 21 to Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela with an agenda that is principally economic: He will seek to confirm GoV assistance in placing up to $2 billion in new Argentine sovereign debt; finalize $135 million GoV rescue funding for SanCor, an emblematic Argentine d [...]	2007-02-16 16:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR
07BUENOSAIRES353	MEDIA REACTION; KIRCHNER-CHAVEZ ALLIANCE VIS-@-VIS THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with President Kirchner's strong defense of Argentina's alliance with Chavez while defying U.S. pressures to contain him, and PM Blair's announcement of a reduction in the number of UK soldiers in Iraq, in sharp contrast to the U.S. troop buildup in Baghdad. [...]	2007-02-23 09:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES360	ARGENTINE PERSPECTIVE ON KIRCHNER'S VENEZUELA VISIT [...] (SBU) Deliverables from President Kirchner's February 21-22 visit to Venezuela included $750 million in bond financing, a $135 million rescue package for emblematic Argentine dairy cooperative SanCor, a raft of largely symbolic bilateral MOUs that included creation of a regional development ban [...]	2007-02-23 20:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES367	MEDIA REACTION; KIRCHNER-CHAVEZ, LULA-BUSH-TABARE, IRAN, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key stories focus on President Kirchner's ambivalence in his policy vis-`-vis the U.S. regarding Chavez, President Bush's trip to the region, with media speculating on biofuels as the main reason for his visit, and repercussions of Iran's challenge to UNSC ultimatum. 2 [...]	2007-02-26 18:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES379	MEDIA REACTION; LULA-VAZQUEZ, MERCOSUR, AFGHANISTAN, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories and commentaries today focus on Brazilian President Lula Da Silva's visit to Uruguay and its consequences for the future of the MERCOSUR trade bloc and the region's relations with the US. An opinion story in Clarin is critical of the US policy [...]	2007-02-28 12:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES403	U/S BURNS IN ARGENTINA: DISCUSSES U.S. INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and A/S Shannon, accompanied by Ambassador, met February 9 with Minister of Planning and Infrastructure Julio De Vido and discussed the public controversy over Embassy support for a proposed U.S. company's investment, broader investment concerns, and respective pli [...]	2007-03-01 21:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ENRG ETRD EPET PGOV BL VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES41	USG REACTION TO CHAVEZ'S NATIONALIZATIONS; DEATH OF SADDAM [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers report on USG officials' response to Venezuelan President Chavez's announced planned re-nationalization of telecommunications and utility companies, like US Press Secretary Tony Snow's statement that "nationalization has a long and inglorious history of fai [...]	2007-01-10 19:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES414	AMBASSADORIAL TRAVELS IN PATAGONIA -- MAJOR US [...] (SBU) The fast-growing provinces that make up Argentine Patagonia are hungry for investment, particularly in energy and tourism, and they are eager to attract U.S. investors, tourists, and airlines. This according to the Governors of Argentina's three southernmost provinces -- Chubut, Santa C [...]	2007-03-05 14:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EINV PREL SENV AR
07BUENOSAIRES489	CHAVEZ' ECONOMIC DELIVERABLES TO ARGENTINA -- [...] (SBU) Presidents Kirchner and Chavez oversaw the signing of a number of bilateral economic accords and commercial agreements during Chavez' March 9 visit to Argentina (reftels). This was the "substantive" side of Chavez' visit to Buenos Aries and the focus for the GoA. The two Presidents agr [...]	2007-03-14 18:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG EAGR ETRD AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES525	MEDIA REACTION; US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL TIES; US PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include Argentina's cooperation with the US on matters related to the fight against international terrorism and its impact on the bilateral relationship; the aftermath of US President George W. Bush's trip to Latin America; and the US influence [...]	2007-03-19 19:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES540	U.S. INVESTORS ON ARGENTINA: BOOM CONTINUING BUT [...] (SBU) U.S. executives predicted Argentina's economic boom would continue through 2007 and 2008, during the Ambassador's March 7 lunch for Hector Morales, USED to the IDB. Representatives of major U.S. financial, energy, and agroindustrial companies operating in Argentina agreed that the growth [...]	2007-03-21 17:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR
07BUENOSAIRES56	ARGENTINA'S POST-CRISIS TRADE BOOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the economic crisis of 2001/2, Argentine trade has grown quickly, and much more so than the economy overall. Total two-way trade has risen 85.0% since 2003. Argentina's leading trade partner remains Brazil, followed by the EU as a whole, and bilaterally by the U.S. and Ch [...]	2007-01-12 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES563	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; IRAN; US PRESIDENT BUSH'S LATAM TOUR; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include US President Bush pleading for patience and warning US citizens of dire consequences of a swift troop withdrawal from Iraq; the possibility that international judicial system could be amended to legalize a Western military action [...]	2007-03-23 10:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES6	SADDAM HUSSEIN'S DEATH; LATIN AMERICA; DEATH OF PINOCHET; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the implications of Saddam Hussein's execution; the governments of Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez and their influence on violence in Latin America; the aftermath of Pinochet's death; and Bolivian President Evo Morales imposing a visa on US citizens who wan [...]	2007-01-04 11:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES603	ARGENTINA ENDS FALKLANDS/MALVINAS OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Foreign Minister Taiana announced that the GOA would end a 1995 accord with the UK aimed at encouraging cooperation on oil and gas exploration around the Falklands/Malvinas islands. He maintained, however, that the GOA will continue to abide by the 1989-1990 sovereig [...]	2007-03-29 00:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL KTIA AR UK
07BUENOSAIRES621	ARGENTINA: FOREIGN MINISTER SEES WAY AHEAD ON [...] (C) Summary: "Let's put recent events behind us and move forward on our positive agenda" Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana told Ambassador Wayne March 29, offering no rebuttal to the Ambassador's conveyance of Washington's serious displeasure with the GoA decision to allow Chavez's March 9 anti-US [...]	2007-03-30 20:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM MARR ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES624	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; MEETING BETWEEN BUSH AND LULA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the capture of 15 British soldiers on the status of the war against Iran; and the implications of the meeting between US President George W. Bush and Brazilian President Lula da Silva for Brazil's strategic interests. [...]	2007-04-03 18:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES632	MEDIA REACTION; HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI'S TRIP TO SYRIA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers focus on the alleged irritation triggered in the White House by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria; a predicted overhaul in the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; and possible implications of the US-Brazilian bio-fuels deal on US-Latin Amer [...]	2007-04-04 18:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES64	US POLICY ON IRAQ; VENEZUELA; 01/11/07; BUENOS AIRES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading stories include US President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq; the implications of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's announced nationalization of telecommunications and utility corporations; and the Argentine Government's reaction to Chavez's ann [...]	2007-01-12 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES65	ARGENTINA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS LEGACY: FIRST IN ICSID [...] (SBU) Now, five years after Argentina,s December 2001 economic implosion and the largest sovereign default in world history, considerable attention remains focused on over $20 billion in outstanding claims by holders of defaulted Argentine bonds. Less well appreciated is the over $13 billion [...]	2007-01-12 20:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EFIN AR
07BUENOSAIRES660	MEDIA REACTION; THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION; US EMBARGO ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on an alleged decline in neo-conservatives' clout on the Bush administration; a reported reduction in popular support for the US embargo imposed on Cuba; a debate in Latin America about the bio-fuels option; and the status of the US-Argen [...]	2007-04-10 08:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES675	SPANISH AMBASSADOR ESTRELLA ON REPSOL, RADARS AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Ambassador met April 4 with Spanish Ambassador to Argentina Estrella (protect). Estrella had recently been the target of false leaks to the daily paper Clarin which alleged that President Kirchner h [...]	2007-04-10 19:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR SP KSTC KFPC
07BUENOSAIRES687	ARGENTINA: K CAMPAIGNING ON CONFRONTATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: While opposition politicians are busy conducting their pre-campaigns, President Nestor Kirchner, with an overwhelming lead in all the polls, remains mum about whether he will run for reelection in October. Kirchner associates and rumors favor First Lady Senator Cristina Fernan [...]	2007-04-11 19:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES689	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; IRAQ; CUBA; 04/11/07; BUENOS AIRES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International stories today include the alleged Iranian energy crisis that could justify its nuclear program; the upcoming FM ministerial on the Iraq issue, which will take place in Egypt; and the US embargo on Cuba, which is questioned not only in Cuba but also in the US, [...]	2007-04-12 09:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES731	MEDIA REACTION; SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY SUMMIT; TERRORISM; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on the implications of the South American Energy Summit, to be held in Venezuela; and the global war on terrorism, which, according to leading "Clarin," requires a "multilateral" approach. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Lula st [...]	2007-04-16 18:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES764	MEDIA REACTION; VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE; SOUTH AMERICAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The most important international topics today include the Virginia Tech massacre; and the South American Energy Summit, which, according to daily-of-record "La Nacion" and liberal "Buenos Aires Herald," "ended without conclusive developments regarding the main items on the [...]	2007-04-20 13:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES797	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; CRISTINA KIRCHNER'S TRIP TO MEXICO; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the war in Iraq; Argentine First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's upcoming trip to Mexico; the State of Vermont asking for the impeachment of US President Bush and VP Cheney; and the 2007 Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freed [...]	2007-04-24 18:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES83	FARM SUBSIDIES; LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL SCENARIO; CHAVEZ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international opinion pieces include farm subsidies in wealthy countries; the political "patchwork" in Latin America; the economic and political implications of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez' announced changes; the reasons for clashes in Bolivia; and expectations [...]	2007-01-18 16:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION

07BUENOSAIRES831	Argentina's Auto Industry Roars Ahead; Ford and GM leaders [...] (U) Argentina's auto industry is in full throttle. In 2006, it enjoyed its best year since 1998 - for production, new and used car sales, exports and imports - and all categories registered strong increases from 2005. With investments in 2007-2008 totaling at least $720 million, the future lo [...]	2007-04-27 19:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD AR BZ VZ
07BUENOSAIRES85	EMBASSY ADVOCACY WITH MINISTER DE VIDO ON BEHALF OF U.S. [...] As part of ongoing Embassy efforts to advocate on behalf of U.S. companies in Argentina, the Ambassador asked Planning Minister De Vido to participate in investor roundtables for U.S. electricity/gas and civil aviation sector players. Ambassador also noted (1) Turner Broadcasting's recent $23 [...]	2007-01-18 19:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR
07BUENOSAIRES851	MEDIA REACTION; BUSH VETO OF IRAQ WITHDRAWAL BILL; US [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 17:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES864	ARGENTINA: FOREIGN MINISTER TAIANA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana briefed Ambassador Wayne on his recent trip to, and Argentine relations with, Mexico, as well as President Kirchner's meeting with Brazilian President Lula Ignacio da Silva. Taiana, who accompanied First Lady Cristina Kirchner to Mexico [...]	2007-05-03 11:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR MX BR
07BUENOSAIRES900	MEDIA REACTION; SARKOZY'S TIES TO BUSH; TECHINT AND CHAVEZ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's views on France's relationship with the US; and Argentine company Techint toning down a possible conflict with Venezuelan President Chavez. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The US praises [...]	2007-05-09 17:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES915	MEDIA REACTION; UK PM TONY BLAIR'S DECISION TO STEP DOWN & [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include the impact on the Bush administration of UK PM Tony Blair's decision to step down; and the First Bio-Fuels Congress of the Americas, which will be held in Buenos Aires and will feature former US VP Al Gore as the keynote speaker. [...]	2007-05-11 13:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES940	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 10, Ambassador Wayne met with Argentine political analysts and pollsters to discuss the current political panorama and outlook for the October presidential elections. While none of the participants admitted to knowing for sure who will be the official candidate, they a [...]	2007-05-14 14:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AR
07BUJUMBURA337	CONSULTANT TO US TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY VISITS BURUNDI TO [...] Summary. An energy consultant for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) met May 2-3 with senior Government of Burundi (GOB) officials and private energy officials to discuss a feasibility study for a petroleum pipeline to Burundi. Burundian government officials and private concerns res [...]	2007-05-08 05:29:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV EMIN ENRG EPET PREL PBTS RW KE TZ UG BY
07BUJUMBURA657	IMF COMMITTED TO EVENTUAL BURUNDI BUDGETARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Israel de la Piedra briefed a small number of the diplomatic corps on a proposed IMF budget review in a September 11 meeting. A positive review of the Government of Burundi (GOB) budget will allow for the release of $93 million i [...]	2007-09-12 07:49:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL BY PGOV
07CAIRO1204	EGYPT PLEASED WITH MALIKI VISIT, MUBARAK EXPRESSES [...] (C) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is in Egypt April 22-24 to meet the Egyptian leadership and to begin the process of normalizing strained relations, overcoming mutual suspicions, discussing commercial opportunities, and preparing for upcoming international meetings on Iraq. Maliki has [...]	2007-04-23 15:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ECON EFIN EG IZ
07CAIRO1737	EGYPTIANS WELCOME PALESTINIAN TRADE, GAZA EXPORT [...] SUMMARY: (C) EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE-SECTOR CONTACTS SAY THEY WELCOME INCREASED TRADE WITH PALESTINIANS, INCLUDING A TRADE CORRIDOR FOR GAZA EXPORTS THROUGH EGYPT. MERCHANTS IN THE NORTH SINAI CAPITAL OF EL-ARISH ARE ALREADY DOING SMALL-SCALE BUSINESS WITH PALESTINIANS WHO MANAGE TO P [...]	2007-06-07 15:38:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KWBG KPAL IS EG
07CAIRO1888	FITCH UPGRADES EGYPT'S CREDIT RATING [...] (U) In a press release issued June 18, Fitch Ratings upgraded Egypt's Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) Outlook from Stable to Positive, but maintained the overall rating of "BB+." Fitch also maintained the Long-term Local Currency IDR at "BBB" with a Stable Outlook, the [...]	2007-06-20 12:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EG
07CAIRO1890	REMITTANCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF MIGRATION [...] (U) Remittances constitute the third largest source of hard currency income in Egypt, after Suez Canal revenues and tourism receipts. Most remittances come from the U.S., but in the last few years, a growing percentage has come from workers in Gulf countries. Workers in Gulf countries tend t [...]	2007-06-20 14:57:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EG
07CAIRO1933	GOE-BEDOUIN TENSION OVER SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Tension between the Bedouin of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the GOE has remained high since late April when up to 2,000 Bedouin staged a sit-in on Egypt's border with Israel, alleging that GOE security and development policies discriminate against them. Despite several meetings between B [...]	2007-06-25 06:47:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM EG
07CAIRO2167	2007/2008 BUDGET APPROVED [...] (U) The Egyptian budget covering fiscal year 2007/2008 (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008) was recently approved and the preliminary results from the just-ended fiscal year were released as well. Revenue collection remained robust (although not as strong as last year) and growth of expenditures tapere [...]	2007-07-12 09:21:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EG
07CAIRO2440	EGYPT: GROWING ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian-Chinese relations have expanded over the last several years, primarily in the economic realm. Egypt is courting Chinese trade and investment but is wary that China could undercut Egypt in low-cost, labor-intensive sectors, complicating Egyptian efforts to combat persistent [...]	2007-08-07 14:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EINV ECON CH EG
07CAIRO2836	SINAI: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Emboffs visited El Arish, capital of North Sinai governorate, September 12, to discuss economic development with local business leaders. Members of the North Sinai Businessmen's Association (NSBA) and the Al-Fawakhreya Association for Economic Development told Emboffs that the local eco [...]	2007-09-19 14:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EG
07CAIRO2846	OIL DISCOVERY IN UPPER EGYPT [...] (SBU) Egypt's Petroleum Minister is hailing a crude oil discovery in Upper Egypt as a potential economic savior for the region, but some industry experts, citing questions over recoverable reserves, quality, and local refining capability, have their doubts. Their skepticism meshes with broader [...]	2007-09-20 13:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PINR EG
07CAIRO2903	EGYPTIAN TEXTILE PRODUCTION INCREASING DESPITE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite increasing competition from China, the Egyptian textile and apparel industry is growing robustly thanks to Egypt's preferential trade agreements with Europe, the United States, and Turkey, as well as rising costs among its regional competitors. This message responds to Re [...]	2007-09-26 12:05:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX EG
07CAIRO3126	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR CROCKERâ€™S VISIT TO CAIROClassified By: DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION STUART JONES. REASONS: 1.4 (B) and (D) [...] (S) Welcome to Cairo. 2. (S) Cairo-Baghdad Relations: The Egyptian leadership wants assurances that the USG will not withdraw from Iraq precipitously. The Egyptians were also taken aback by Senate resolution on sectarian division, which got broad press play here. The GOE has played a constructive [...]	2007-10-25 08:47:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV EG IQ
07CAIRO3480	A/S FRAZER PRESSES EGYPT ON SUDAN, SOMALIA [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer met ith her MFA counterpart, Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Shamel Nasser, on November 25, to discuss Sudan and Somalia. Nasser argued that the security situation in Somalia had been better under the Islamic Courts Unio [...]	2007-12-13 15:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG SU SO
07CAIRO709	ECONOMIC REFORM SNAPSHOT: NEW BLOOD AT [...] (SBU) Summary. A series of recent meetings at the General Authority for Road, Bridges, and Land Transportation (GARBLT) illustrates how private sector experience is transforming the way business is done at the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation (MOT). Shedding normal bureaucratic inertia, [...]	2007-03-14 10:06:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PGOV EG
07CAIRO710	ECONOMIC REFORM SNAPSHOT: NEW BLOOD AT [...] (SBU) Summary. A series of recent meetings at the General Authority for Road, Bridges, and Land Transportation (GARBLT) illustrates how private sector experience is transforming the way business is done at the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation (MOT). Shedding normal bureaucratic inertia, [...]	2007-03-14 10:06:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PGOV EG
07CANBERRA1662	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche points to John Owens, Assistant Secretary for Canada and Latin America, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on November 20. Owens was joined by John M.L.Woods, Director for the Canada and Latin America Section, and Philip C.W.Lowday, Executive Officer. [...]	2007-11-20 07:11:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AS VE
07CAPETOWN99	CAPE TOWN PORT FACES LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Multiple uses, lack of responsiveness to customers, windy weather, a land-locked location and poor planning create logistical challenges for South Africa's Port of Cape Town. Port productivity is below international standards and ships face excessive waits for port access. Th [...]	2007-04-02 12:22:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN ETRD KHLS SF
07CARACAS1011	CTV TO WAGE ILO CREDENTIAL FIGHT/PDVSA BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. The opposition-linked Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV) plans to contest the seating of leaders of the pro-government National Workers Union (UNT) at the May 30-June 15 International Labor Conference in Geneva. CTV Secretary General Manuel Cova, in his capacity as an inte [...]	2007-05-23 18:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV EPET ENGR EINV VE
07CARACAS1014	MORE RCTV SOLIDARITY MARCHES AS MAY 28 APPROACHES [...] (C) Summary. Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) supporters took to the streets once again May 19 to protest the BRV's decision to revoke the broadcasting license of Venezuela's oldest and most popular television network, making it the largest demonstration since the December 2006 elections. Sepa [...]	2007-05-23 20:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ELAB VE
07CARACAS102	CONOCOPHILLIPS' CUBAN CONCERNS [...] (U) Action Requested: Please see Paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Petroleum Attache (Petatt) met with ConocoPhillips (CP) executives at their request to discuss a recent visit by a Cuban delegation to the Petrozuata strategic association. CP is concerned that PDVSA will try to use Petrozuata [...]	2007-01-17 21:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ETTC ECON CU VE
07CARACAS1030	FAJA NEGOTIATIONS: NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV and international oil companies (IOCs) have not started negotiations to migrate the four Faja strategic associations despite the rapidly approaching June 26 deadline. ExxonMobil (XM)(strictly protect throughout) will send the BRV and PDVSA a red-lined draft contract. Howe [...]	2007-05-25 20:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON ASEC VE
07CARACAS1107	GOVERNOR ROSALES: SEEKING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. Zulia Governor and de facto opposition leader Manuel Rosales briefed the Ambassador June 1 on Rosales' ongoing efforts to persuade other Latin American governments that the "democratic deficit" in Venezuela is a regional problem. Rosales considers his May 21-22 visit to Panama a [...]	2007-06-06 17:26:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS112	STATOIL'S OPTIMISM FADES [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 20:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1138	GO ON, TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic and political uncertainty have convinced many Venezuelans to move assets abroad. While Venezuela has long been a source of capital flight, in recent years Venezuelans have begun to move not only liquid assets out of the country, but also to "de-capitalize" their busine [...]	2007-06-11 21:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1157	EXXONMOBIL AND CONOCOPHILLIPS DISCUSS FAJA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil (XM) and ConocoPhillips (CP) in a series of meetings on June 12 stated the June 26 deadline for negotiations on migrating the four Faja strategic associations as well as the profit sharing agreement projects to PDVSA-controlled joint ventures appear to be firm. Compani [...]	2007-06-14 12:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1197	CNPC: DON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU READ IN THE PAPERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) executives stated recent press reports of the formation of a new joint venture are exaggerated. The executives stated negotiations over the migration of Sinovensa, the entity that produced Orimulsion, to a PDVSA-controlled joint [...]	2007-06-18 14:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON CH VE
07CARACAS1218	S/C MCCARTHY'S MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND [...] (C) Summary: In separate events, Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met June 13 with National Assembly (NA) First Vice President Desiree Santos Amaral, NA Foreign Relations Committee President Saul Ortega, Vice Foreign Minister for North American and Multilateral Affairs Jorge [...]	2007-06-19 14:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS1228	S/C MCCARTHY'S MEETINGS WITH ECONOMIC PLAYERS [...] (SBU) Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with local economists, businessmen, consultants, and bankers during her June 12-15 visit to Venezuela. While the economists agreed that mounting problems in the Venezuelan economy, including deficit spending and a lack of fiscal con [...]	2007-06-20 20:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1241	CONOCOPHILLIPS CLOSE TO EXITING VENEZUELA [...] (S) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) has been unable to reach agreement with the BRV on the terms for migrating its share of two strategic associations (Petrozuata and Hamaca) and a profit sharing agreement (Corocoro) to a PDVSA-controlled joint venture. Principal sticking points are compensation [...]	2007-06-22 15:51:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1255	BORROWING FROM PETER TO PAY PAUL [...] (SBU) Banks have increased loan portfolios by over 54 percent in real terms in the past year and the financial sector is riding this wave of credit to record profits. Fed by excess liquidity and exchange controls that prevent money from leaving Venezuela, Venezuelans are racing to invest in n [...]	2007-06-25 13:29:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1281	EXXONMOBIL AND CONOCOPHILLIPS EXIT VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV held a signing ceremony on June 26 to convert the remaining private sector oil projects into PDVSA-controlled joint ventures. Representatives from Chevron, Total, Statoil, BP, ENI, Inelectra and Sinopec signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) for their respective invest [...]	2007-06-26 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1292	BRV INTERVENING IN PARALLEL MARKET, AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry for People's Power of Finance (MPPF) admitted selling dollar-denominated notes to banks this past week to manage the parallel foreign exchange market. This marks the first time since 2005 that the BRV has actively intervened in the market to affect the rate and the [...]	2007-06-27 19:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN VE
07CARACAS1314	CHEVRON, EXXON, AND CNPC COMMENT ON RECENT EVENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron claims the final deal to migrate the Hamaca strategic association to a joint venture was a good one from its perspective. The project's area was not reduced and Chevron personnel will occupy key posts in the new joint venture. In addition, all investment decisions require [...]	2007-07-02 11:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1318	BUY HIGH AND SELL HIGHER: REAL ESTATE IN THE [...] (SBU) Real estate prices are skyrocketing in Venezuela as the oil boom fuels an ever-increasing number of people chasing an increasingly limited supply of properties. Sales are up 30 percent so far in 2007, after growing 80 percent in 2006 and 60 percent in 2005. Venezuela continues to suffer [...]	2007-07-02 15:55:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS134	ECONOMIC RAMIFICATIONS OF CHAVEZ' ENABLING LAW: [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly unanimously passed preliminary approval of the Ley Habilitante ("Enabling Law") during a special emergency session on January 18. When fully approved, probably on January 24, the Enabling Law will permit Chavez to control the economic pulse of the country. [...]	2007-01-22 21:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV VE
07CARACAS1365	A PEAK INSIDE CITGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior Citgo representative stated the sale of two asphalt refineries has been delayed due to concerns over supply contracts. Citgo president Alejandro Granado has adopted an extravagant lifestyle and is not accessible to employees. Citgo executives focus on the company's fuel o [...]	2007-07-09 19:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1368	SUMATE SETTING OUT A NEW COURSE [...] (C) Summary: During a July 6 meeting, Sumate President Alejandro Plaz told Poloff about the electoral NGO's "Plan ABC," whereby Sumate volunteers will work with leaders in poor Chavista neighborhoods nationwide to help them identify and resolve community problems while instilling awareness of [...]	2007-07-10 14:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS1393	FURTHER DETAILS ON THE FAJA MIGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA has done a better than expected job running the Cerro Negro upgrader. However, it has requested BP supply additional personnel. BP is happy with the governance terms it received. The remaining international oil companies (IOCs) may still have the right to go to arbitratio [...]	2007-07-12 20:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1434	OIL TRADING: SKELETONS IN PDVSA'S CLOSET [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior PDVSA executive who was forced into retirement in March 2007 stated PDVSA exports 38 million barrels of oil per month excluding crude from the former Faja strategic associations. President Chavez ordered PDVSA to stop exporting to the United States before the November el [...]	2007-07-18 15:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1466	PDVSA'S "IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Luis Vierma, PDVSA's Vice President for Exploration and Production, testified before the Comptroller Committee of the National Assembly on July 18 that PDVSA was facing an "important operational emergency" due to the failure of two bid rounds for drilling rigs. PDVSA's rig count [...]	2007-07-23 21:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1467	THE OIL SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC BIDDING LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Service companies have long complained that the Public Bidding Law has greatly decreased the effeciency of PDVSA's operations. A legal expert describes the law as "sub-standard" and politicized. Private sector partners in joint venture companies have argued the law does not appl [...]	2007-07-23 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS148	CHAVEZ CONFRONTS CATHOLIC CHURCH; EPISCOPAL [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan Catholic Church leaders have become increasingly vocal defenders of democratic freedoms since President Chavez' re-election on December 3, 2006. In recent statements to the media and via formal Episcopal Conference communiques, they have repeatedly expressed concerns [...]	2007-01-23 16:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
07CARACAS1481	CONOCOPHILLIPS DISCUSSES ITS NEXT MOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) has presented a proposal to the BRV setting out what it considers to be fair compensation for its expropriated assets. Energy Vice Minister Bernard Mommer stood up CP executives as well as Chinese Petroleum Corporation executives in Houston last week. CP want [...]	2007-07-26 20:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1526	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER VALERO-JULY 30 [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministry Vice Minister Valero told Charge July 30 that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) wants more dialogue with the USG, so long as the USG "respects our sovereignty." Valero raised U.S. financing of Venezuelan NGOs, energy and commercial relations, consular r [...]	2007-08-01 19:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR VE
07CARACAS157	OIL COMPANIES WEIGH THEIR OPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: All six international oil companies (IOCs) with stakes in the four strategic associations met with the BRV last week and received a written proposal regarding the transition to PDVSA controlled joint ventures. The BRV is expected to give companies its estimates on the value of t [...]	2007-01-24 13:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1577	CHEVRON DISCUSSES JOINT VENTURES' STRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Due to concerns over Washington's understanding of its Venezuelan investments and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Chevron met with Post on August 7 to discuss the nature of its Venezuelan investments. Chevron's two joint ventures are equity companies that are subject to Venezue [...]	2007-08-08 16:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS161	SUMATE SEES TOUGH YEAR AHEAD [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met with Sumate President Alejandro Plaz and Director Roberto Abdul January 17 to discuss their views of developments and plans for 2007. Pleased with the significant expansion of their volunteer network engendered by their activities during the 2006 presidential campa [...]	2007-01-24 18:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS1613	SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER: VENEZUELA'S BRAIN DRAIN [...] (SBU) BRV radicalization in recent months and decreasing economic and physical security continue to push more Venezuelans to consider leaving their country (reftel A). Recent nationwide polls parallel informal surveys and anecdotal evidence which show that an increasing number of Venezuelans a [...]	2007-08-14 15:08:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CVIS CASC SOCI VE
07CARACAS1617	BRV SENDING MIXED MESSAGES ON DIALOGUE WITH USG [...] (C) SUMMARY. BRV officials have privately expressed interest in working with the incoming Ambassador on a practical agenda, but President Chavez' recent public remarks appear to preclude cooperation. During a televised August 2 speech, Chavez dismissed the possibility of dialogue under the c [...]	2007-08-14 19:03:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
07CARACAS1622	PDVSA: NEW LIFE IN THE EMBERS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The president of the Petroleum Chamber of Venezuela believes significant new investments will occur in the Faja in the near future beginning with de-bottlenecking projects in the existing upgraders. Leading candidates for new projects in the Faja are Petrobras, Shell, and the Chi [...]	2007-08-14 20:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1638	BLAME IT ON THE VOLATILITY OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the afternoon of August 16 Finance Minister Cabezas announced that the BRV would cancel its USD 1.5 billion "bonos del sur" bond issuance. According to Cabezas, the volatility of international markets made the issuance untimely. Section contacts considered the bonds a marg [...]	2007-08-17 11:44:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1655	SINCOR'S ROCKY TRANSITION TO PETROCEDENO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Strategic association Sincor's transition to Petrocedeno, a PDVSA-controlled joint venture, has been fraught with labor problems. Labor union members have blocked the road to the upgrader 33 days so far this year. Approximately 100 employees have quit their jobs. A work plan is [...]	2007-08-20 20:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1664	SERVICE COMPANIES DISCUSS CURRENT OPERATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Service companies report an increase in the number of signed contracts with PDVSA. The increase is despite the fact that service company bids frequently include substantial premiums. However, PDVSA's ability to implement new projects appears to be quite limited. At this point, [...]	2007-08-21 13:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1679	BRV'S DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC CREDIT -- A SMOOTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econoffs met with the Director of Public Credit, Luis Davila on August 21. During a frank discussion of the BRV's financial policies and activities in the capital markets, Davila painted a rosy picture. The BRV did not expect to issue any foreign debt this year and debt should s [...]	2007-08-23 15:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1690	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) is employing a variety of mechanisms to harass opposition-oriented journalists and independent media outlets. Journalists, particularly former International Visitor (IV) Program participants, have been harassed and accused of fomenting [...]	2007-08-24 16:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL VE
07CARACAS1808	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CONOCOPHILLIPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) and the BRV's positions on the valuation of CP's expropriated assets differ by a factor of six or seven to one. PDVSA continues to honor two long-term supply contracts that supply CP refineries in the U.S. CP believes an arbitration case would take five to se [...]	2007-09-12 15:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1819	PDVSA REVENUES UP, PROFITS DOWN FOR 2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PDVSA reported 2006 gross revenues of 99.3 billion USD, a 19.7% increase over 2005, and net profits of 5.5 billion USD, a decline of 16%. The principal reason for the decline in net profits was an almost 100% increase in social development expenditures. Administrative expenses [...]	2007-09-14 14:21:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1822	STATOIL: A GOOD DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-14 16:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS183	BRV BEGINS TO REAP WHAT IT HAS SOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA reportedly told tax authorities in August 2006 that it was unable to pay its royalties and taxes due to cash flow problems stemming from social development expenditures. President Chavez' recent statements regarding an increase in gasoline prices appear to stem from PDVSA's [...]	2007-01-26 20:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS184	CHAVEZ'S NEW CABINET: A LOOK AT SOME NEW MINISTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Chavez swore in a new cabinet of hard-line loyalists on January 8. His picks include a number of his party's, the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR),National Assembly (NA) deputies who gave up their seats to assume the ministry positions. The ideological and political te [...]	2007-01-26 20:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL VE
07CARACAS186	CUBA COMES TO TOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Hugo Chavez received Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage on January 24 with fanfare but without pubic announcement prior to Lage's arrival. Lage's presentation of a letter purportedly written by Fidel Castro to Chavez gave Chavez the opportunity to publicly trumpet Cast [...]	2007-01-26 22:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
07CARACAS1948	SERVICE COMPANIES FACE USG IRANIAN AND CUBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baker Hughes (BH) has three contracts with PDVSA in various stages of execution that they believe appear to violate USG Iranian and Cuban sanctions legislation. According to BH, other U.S. service companies have similar contracts that raise the same issues. BH will meet with PDVS [...]	2007-10-02 16:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL KFPC ETTC CU IR VE
07CARACAS1969	NGOS CITE WORRISOME HUMAN RIGHTS PATTERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Several prominent local human rights organizations recently released critical reports on the human rights situation in Venezuela. These studies document patterns of human rights violations, often allegedly involving Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) officials, agents, and sy [...]	2007-10-04 22:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1977	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHEVRON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron remains optimistic on Venezuela and believes that the Chavez administration has begun to realize that it cannot divorce Venezuela from the United States. Chinese oil company CNPC has approached Chevron about signing a cooperation agreement for projects in Venezuela. Chevro [...]	2007-10-09 11:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2000	MITSUBISHI HOPES TO CLOSE MAJOR REFINERY DEAL BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company hopes to complete a USD 3 billion financing deal for a deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery by year-end. The Itochu trading company is working on a similar deal for the El Palito refinery. JBIC's participation in the projects and [...]	2007-10-11 18:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON JA CH VE
07CARACAS2010	VENEZUELA AND CUBA -- CONFEDERATION? [...] (C) Summary - President Chavez visited Cuba October 13-14, reportedly spending four hours with Fidel Castro. Chavez hosted his weekly Alo Presidente television program, in honor of Che Guevara, from Santa Clara, Cuba. The program included a video tape of his meeting with Castro as well as an [...]	2007-10-15 21:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS2050	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. [...] (C) Late on Friday October 12 the Venezuelan National Assembly's Mixed Commission on Constitutional Reform announced the addition of 25 amendments to the constitution, on top of the 33 proposed by President Chavez on August 15 (Ref A). While a few of the changes are fairly innocuous, many wil [...]	2007-10-19 22:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIPR PHUM KDEM ECON VE
07CARACAS2056	CHAVEZ ANNOUNCES CHINESE APPROVAL OF STRATEGIC [...] On October 21, 2007 President Chavez announced Chinese approval of a USD six billion Strategic Fund between China and Venezuela (BRV). During a phone call from Miraflores Palace, 21 October, 2007, to aspirants to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in the State of Anzoategui Chave [...]	2007-10-22 21:36:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON VE
07CARACAS206	GOVERNOR ROSALES AND EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE EAGER [...] (SBU) Action Request -- See Paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary. During the Ambassador's January 23-24 visit to Maracaibo, Zulia Governor and former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales expressed strong interest in enhancing programs of cooperation with his state administration. Rosales said he [...]	2007-01-30 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM PGOV SNAR VE
07CARACAS2104	LUKOIL DEEPLY PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Lukoil executive, Lukoil is highly pessimistic about investment opportunities in Venezuela. The Russian company is particularly concerned about constitutional reforms such as the definition of private property and the six hour workday. In addition, the comp [...]	2007-10-31 13:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2128	PETROCEDINO'S COMPLICATED BIRTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The creation of Petrocedino, the joint venture formed from the former Sincor strategic association, poses a variety of challenges for its private sector participants. The new company will extract and upgrade extra-heavy crude oil in the Faja region. Venezuelan state oil company [...]	2007-11-05 16:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON ELAB VE
07CARACAS218	CONOCOPHILLIPS MEETS WITH ENERGY VICE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) executives met with Energy (MEP) Vice Minister Bernard Mommer on January 31 to discuss the shipment of Cuban oil to the Petrozuata upgrader and the migration of the Petrozuata and Hamaca strategic associations to PDVSA controlled joint ventures. Mommer stated [...]	2007-02-01 15:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2188	FINANCE MINISTER ACCUSES FEDECAMARAS OF SUBVERSION [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Rodrigo Cabezas went on the offensive November 14 and publicly accused FEDECAMARAS,the country's largest umbrella business organization, of "subversion" for its opposition to the BRV's cons [...]	2007-11-15 19:24:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV VE
07CARACAS219	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HANDS CHAVEZ BROAD LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) gave final approval January 31 to an omnibus Enabling Law that provides President Chavez with broad authority to issue executive decrees over the next 18 months in eleven areas, including energy. President Chavez is expected to promulgate the measure wi [...]	2007-02-01 16:26:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM VE
07CARACAS2207	CHINA LOANS VENEZUELA USD FOUR BILLION TO BE [...] (U) SUMMARY: BRV President Hugo Chavez and PRC Vice Minister of the National Committee and Reform Zhang Xiaoqiamg presided over a televised signing ceremony for energy, financial and technology agreements on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the presidential palace. The main agreement established [...]	2007-11-20 14:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET CH VE
07CARACAS2221	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Venezuela President Sean Rooney paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador November 21 to discuss the current operating environment in Venezuela. In contacts with Shell, Energy Ministry and PDVSA working level contacts have significantly increased proposals for new projects and [...]	2007-11-23 19:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2228	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DATA MAY FORESHADOW CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Venezuela's (BCV's) third quarter balance of payments data illustrate two important trends: a declining volume of petroleum exports and rapidly growing imports. Imports over the first three quarters of 2007 have grown a hefty 36 percent relative to the same p [...]	2007-11-26 12:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET VE
07CARACAS2243	CHEVRON'S NEXT MOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV has approached Chevron with a proposal to significantly increase production at the former Ameriven strategic association. Petrochina has also offered to partner with Chevron in a Faja project. Chevron is not in a hurry to make additional investments in Venezuela. Labor [...]	2007-11-27 20:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON CH VE
07CARACAS2268	VENEZUELA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) In response to REF A tasking, Post sees no evidence that the BRV has undertaken policies or actions to advance democracy, human rights, or fundamental freedoms in Cuba over the past year. On the contrary, President Hugo Chavez is Fidel Castro's closest ally and has repeatedly and publicly [...]	2007-11-30 20:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC CU VE
07CARACAS2270	THE REFERENDUM -- AND AFTER: WHAT TO WATCH [...] (C) Summary. The December 2 constitutional referendum is proving to be President Chavez's most difficult electoral test since the 2004 recall referendum, but the Venezuelan president and his supporters still enjoy significant electoral advantages. Both the "Yes" and "No" camps are battling t [...]	2007-11-30 23:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
07CARACAS2272	CHAVEZ ALLEGES USG ELECTION INTERFERENCE; [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez told a mass rally November 29 that his electoral battle to win approval of sweeping proposed constitutional changes in the December 2 referendum is really a struggle against the United States and its opposition "lackeys" in Venezuela. As expected, Chavez has ram [...]	2007-12-01 18:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
07CARACAS2284	WHY CHAVEZ' CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM FAILED [...] (C) Summary: Chavez's defeat in the December 2 constitutional referendum is a rejection of the aggressive, radical agenda which he tried to impose this year. Chavez's sweeping proposals kept many of his supporters from voting, and lead many to vote against him. They also energized new sourc [...]	2007-12-04 20:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS231	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TEODORO PETKOFF [...] (C) In a lunch with the Ambassador January 30, long-time leftist and opposition figure Teodoro Petkoff shared his view of the post-election period. While he believed that Chavez would be in power for some time, Petkoff thought the Venezuelan President's aggressive political agenda was planti [...]	2007-02-02 20:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS2346	PDVSA CASH FLOW PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Multiple oil sector contacts have stated that PDVSA is not paying service companies and has told a number of them that they will not be paid until mid-January or even February. A local analyst also stated that PDVSA had not paid the missions prior to the December 2 constitutional [...]	2007-12-14 16:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS235	CHAVEZ'S SELF-CORONATION; GOES AFTER ELECTRICITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez promulgated the omnibus Enabling Law February 1, an instrument that gives him effectively unlimited power to rule by decree in eleven vaguely-defined areas for the next eighteen months. He then engaged in a rambling four-hour follow-on press conference in whic [...]	2007-02-02 21:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM VE
07CARACAS2396	ASSEMBLY APPROVES 2007-2013 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL [...] (SBU) On December 13 the National Assembly approved the BRV's "Guidelines for the 2007-2013 Economic and Social Development Plan for the Nation." The two page introduction of the 51 page document outlines President Chavez' vision to further develop "21st Century Socialism." Themes include " [...]	2007-12-26 20:32:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV VE
07CARACAS241	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Japanese Ambassador Matsui, at Matsui's request, on February 2 to discuss the current investment environment in Venezuela. Matsui was clearly concerned about the Japan Bank for International Cooperation's (JBIC) one billion USD loan to PDVSA. Matsui opin [...]	2007-02-05 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS302	AES AND BRV REACH AGREEMENT ON ELECTRICIDAD DE [...] (C) Summary: AES Corporation and the BRV have reached a deal for the sale of Electricidad de Caracas (EDC),Venezuela's largest private energy company. The BRV will pay AES 739 million U.S. dollars for its 82.14 percent interest in EDC and will buyout minority shareholders at the same price [...]	2007-02-12 20:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV VE
07CARACAS305	A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE, AND PRETTY SOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econoffs met with the BNP Paribas Representative to discuss the recent announcement of a USD 1 billion revolving credit facility arranged by BNP for PDVSA. The Minister of Finance recently announced plans for up to a USD 3.5 billion PDVSA bond issue, and PDVSA has also arranged fo [...]	2007-02-13 13:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EPET ENRG EFIN VE
07CARACAS306	CHAVEZ PREPARING MAJOR CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez intends to make profound "socialist" changes to the 1999 Constitution via a constitutional "reform" process this year. Chavez says this effort will "complement" the executive decree-laws that he can issue over the next 18 months courtesy of the Enabling Law (Ref [...]	2007-02-13 16:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EINV ECON ENRG VE
07CARACAS359	SHELL'S OIL SECTOR OUTLOOK: WAIT AND SEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell has been monitoring the strategic association migration negotiations closely and will base future investment decisions on their outcomes. It believes the strategic association partners' decision not to engage the BRV and offer opening negotiating positions was a grave erro [...]	2007-02-16 21:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS38	CNPC'S VENEZUELAN WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: CNPC executives stated Sinovensa, the joint venture between PDVSA and CNPC that produces Orimulsion, no longer produces the product on orders of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MEP). CNPC views the situation as an expropriation and has reserved its rights to arbitration. T [...]	2007-01-08 14:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE

07CARACAS411	OIL NATIONALIZATION DECREE RAISES QUESTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez stated on February 26 that the oil nationalization decree required the four strategic associations, the three profit sharing agreements, the Chinese Orimulsion company Orifuels Sinoven S.A. and any other companies "that carry out commercial activities in the Faja [...]	2007-02-27 16:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS424	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS U.S. "WAR PREPARATIONS" [...] (SBU) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV) anti-American foreign policy recently reached new rhetorical depths. The National Assembly unanimously passed a February 22 resolution that condemns U.S. "war preparations" against Iran (sic) and exhorts all countries to "confront t [...]	2007-03-01 14:07:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PTER IR VE
07CARACAS426	BRV PUBLISHES OIL NATIONALIZATION DECREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The oil nationalization decree, which was published on February 26 but publicly available on February 27, requires the four strategic associations, the three profit sharing agreements, the Chinese Orimulsion company Orifuels Sinoven S.A. and any related entities "that carry out c [...]	2007-03-01 16:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS434	CODEL JACKSON LEE VISITS CARACAS [...] (SBU) Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee visited Caracas February 19-22. During her visit, she met with representatives of civil society, visited an Embassy supported orphanage, met with union leaders, U.S. businesses, U.S. oil company executives, representatives of the Foreign Ministry, Nation [...]	2007-03-02 13:41:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON VE
07CARACAS446	HOW, WHY VENEZUELA'S 2007 ENABLING LAW DIFFERS [...] (C) The BRV frequently tries to argue that the Enabling Law (Ley Habilitante) passed January 31 giving Chavez broad power to legislate by decree for the next 18 months is no different from past decree laws. A review of previous Enabling Laws, however, shows that the current law is much broad [...]	2007-03-02 19:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS448	INSIGHT INTO 3.5 BILLION USD JAPANESE LOAN TO PDVSA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Marubeni Corporation, and the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) announced the closing of an agreement with PDVSA on February 23 for 3.5 billion USD, 15 year loan facilities in exchange for contracts that gave both companies rights to negotiate and [...]	2007-03-02 20:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS472	STATOIL: VERY ANNOYED VIKINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Statoil, the three key issues in the strategic association migrations are compensation, governance, and taxes. Statoil believes it has six months to negotiate the terms of the migration. Financing arrangements will not be a serious issue. Senior BRV energy official [...]	2007-03-05 20:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS489	MPPFA ANNOUNCES LOYAL AMBASSADORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs (MPPFA) announced a series of new ambassadorial assignments for Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Central America, and the Caribbean in February. Following the December election, Chavez has moved quickly to place close an [...]	2007-03-07 11:29:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL VE
07CARACAS493	BONOS DEL SUR: ROUND 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Venezuela will issue another round of the "Bonos del Sur" on March 8 worth USD 1.5 billion. Preliminary reports indicate that the issuance is more than nine times oversubscribed. Demand for these Venezuelan-Argentinian bonds is well ahead of supply, as the Argentinian half offe [...]	2007-03-07 16:45:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS504	EXXONMOBIL: OUT BY JULY 1? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil (XM) appears to be edging closer to going to arbitration with the BRV over the migration of the Cerro Negro strategic association. However, it still holds out hope that it will be able to sell its stake in the association. XM does not expect to be in Venezuela by July [...]	2007-03-08 15:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS511	MITSUBISHI GOES AFTER MAJOR REFINERY DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company is putting together a USD 1.795 billion financing deal tied to the deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery. The company believes the deal will come to fruition in one to two years. Mitsubishi also is involved in the shipment of base [...]	2007-03-08 20:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON JA VE
07CARACAS512	PDVSA AND MPPEP ANNOUNCE 2006 RESULTS: BEWARE THE [...] (SBU) Minister for People's Power of Energy and Petroleum (MPPEP) and PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez presented a consolidated financial report on their 2006 results on March 4. The end of year report details PDSVA's activities this past year, including much of its social participation. Accor [...]	2007-03-08 21:07:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV VE
07CARACAS52	CHAVEZ NAMES A "YES" CABINET/PREVIEWS HIS [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez used the televised January 8 swearing-in ceremony for his new cabinet to preview his plans to steer his government toward "socialist" reforms, including expropriations of privatized industries and the revision of Venezuela's commercial code. He also harshly crit [...]	2007-01-09 21:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR VE
07CARACAS526	CUBAN OIL CONCERNS RESURFACE [...] (U) Action Requested. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A senior PDVSA official indicated that the Petrozuata upgrader, which is operated by ConocoPhillips, would be required to process non-Venezuelan crude in the near future. It is not clear where the crude would come from, but [...]	2007-03-09 16:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS528	BP: TRYING TO KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The USD 250 million in crude that BP and Total received for the Jusepin field was based on capital recovery rather than book or market value. The deadline for negotiations on the strategic associations appears to be June 26 instead of May 1. BP is concerned about support service [...]	2007-03-09 17:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS531	VENEZUELA'S BRAIN DRAIN: SEARCHING FOR A PLAN B, [...] (SBU) Over the last two months, President Chavez has heralded a "deepening of the Bolivarian Revolution" with a series of actions, including nationalization of key industries, new threats to foreign investors, aggressive attacks on private industry, and granting himself the power to legislate [...]	2007-03-09 20:58:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CASC ECON SOCI VE
07CARACAS569	VENEZUELA: A NEW TIME LAUNCHES NATIONALLY [...] (C) Zulia Governor and former opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales launched his Zulia-based Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT, or A New Time in English) as a national "alternative opposition" party March 3. The new UNT incorporates Rosales' trusted Zulian advisers and popular Caracas personal [...]	2007-03-15 19:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS574	CHAVEZ SHADOWS POTUS TOUR, PROMISING AID AND LATIN [...] (SBU) Summary: During Chavez' March 9-13 "shadow tour" of President Bush's Latin American trip, he continued to aggressively push forward his own brand of dollar diplomacy and the "Bolivarian alternative" of regional financing and integration to counter USG initiatives in the region. Chavez [...]	2007-03-16 12:52:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EINT VE
07CARACAS59	CHAVEZ ANNOUNCES PLANS TO NATIONALIZE STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) President Chavez took the opportunity during the swearing-in ceremony for new ministers on January 8 to announce plans to "nationalize telecommunications and strategic areas such as water, (and) electrical energy." He added, "all that was privatized, nationalize them" and specifically s [...]	2007-01-09 22:10:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET EINV VE
07CARACAS62	CHAVEZ' SWEARING IN: "SOCIALISM OR DEATH" [...] (C) Summary. At his carefully choreographed January 10 inauguration ceremony, President Chavez staunchly defended and elaborated on his plans to enact profound "socialist" changes in Venezuela as the embodiment of the "will of the people." The Venezuelan president reiterated his intention to [...]	2007-01-10 21:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS659	BRV DRAMATICALLY REDUCES EXXONMOBIL'S OPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV dramatically reduced ExxonMobil's (XM) options in the strategic association migration negotiations by ruling out the sale of XM's stake in Cerro Negro to third parties. The BRV also stated that the only Citgo/PDVSA asset that could be used to compensate XM is the Chalmet [...]	2007-03-29 18:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS66	BRV CONTINUES PRESSURING OIL COMPANIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV ordered strategic associations to cut production in order to meet OPEC cuts. The order violates the associations' contracts. Continued rhetoric about nationalization raises questions about the development of the Faja. END SUMMARY. ----------------------- ADDING INSU [...]	2007-01-11 19:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS666	SERVICE COMPANIES: THE NOOSE BEGINS TO TIGHTEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA is considering the formation of one or more service companies that will compete directly with the private sector. In addition to this threat, service companies still face payment delays and a myriad of administrative hurdles in dealing with PDVSA. As a result, private sec [...]	2007-03-30 17:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS667	PDVSA'S MEGA USD 5 BILLION BOND ISSUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 12 PDVSA is scheduled to issue USD 5 billion in debt. This bond sale represents the largest issuance of debt in Venezuelan history, and one of the largest for emerging markets. The bonds are dollar-denominated Eurobonds and will almost certainly be resold by most loca [...]	2007-03-30 18:03:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EPET VEN
07CARACAS669	CHINESE POLITBURO COMES TO TOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: During Chinese Politburo Member Li Changchun's visit to Caracas March 25-27, Venezuela and China signed six new cooperative agreements in the petroleum sector and reaffirmed a USD 6 billion joint development fund. Chavez assured China that Venezuela would be a trustworthy oil s [...]	2007-03-30 20:04:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG EPET PGOV VE CH
07CARACAS688	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (SBU) This press freedom update comes in the wake President Chavez' plans to "deepen" his revolution and implement "21st century socialism" despite increasing international scrutiny. Within this context, the BRV continues its attacks against independent media outlets. We expect Chavez to con [...]	2007-04-02 21:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS700	CNPC'S TAKE ON RECENT BILATERAL AGREEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CNPC was guardedly optimistic about the recent signing of bilateral petroleum agreements between China and Venezuela (Reftel A). CNPC believes the BRV is still open to foreign investment in the hydrocarbon sector. However, the company is frustrated with negotations to migrate Si [...]	2007-04-04 21:18:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS71	CHAVEZ'S WAY AHEAD: WORDS TO DEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY In the wake of President Chavez's January 10 swearing-in, Post offers the following preliminary assessment of how Chavez intends to unfold his "socialist" project in coming months. Chavez has been foreshadowing most of these moves, and we take him at his word. Untethered by vo [...]	2007-01-12 11:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
07CARACAS741	PDVSA BONDS POSTMORTEM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 12, PDVSA issued USD 7.5 billion worth of bonds. The issuance, an increase over the USD 5 billion originally offered, was divided between three securities, yielding 5.25 percent, 5.3 percent and 5.5 percent, and maturing in 2017, 2027, and 2037, respectively. The bonds [...]	2007-04-13 21:00:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG VE
07CARACAS766	CHAVEZ PRESSES RADICAL AGENDA DURING FIFTH [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez exploited the April 11-13 commemorations of the fifth anniversary of the short-lived April 2002 coup to convey some of his most extreme political positions to date, and to buttress "Bolivarian" myths. Specifically, the Venezuelan president ruled out any meaningfu [...]	2007-04-18 12:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS83	BRV RAISES STAKES IN THE FAJA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez announced at a press conference on January 15 that the BRV would enact a law that "nationalized" the four strategic associations in the Faja. Ramirez's comments appeared to confuse the concepts of "control" and "nationalization" to take advantage o [...]	2007-01-16 15:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS833	CHEVRON PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ON MOU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron believes production at the Hamaca strategic association will decline 30% due to morale issues related to uncertainty among employees. Chevron expects the BRV to adopt a more private sector friendly hydrocarbons policy by 2009 due to production declines and fiscal pressure [...]	2007-04-27 18:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS861	CHAVEZ: WORKERS UNITE - BEHIND ME! [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez blasted pro-government union leaders in televised April 30 and May 1 speeches and appealed directly to workers to foster unity by joining his new United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Leaders of both the opposition Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV) [...]	2007-05-03 18:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CARACAS869	IMF AND WORLD BANK: SO LONG AND THANKS FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 30, President Chavez announced that Venezuela would withdraw from the IMF and World Bank. The announcement, which followed action taken in March by Venezuela to pay off the last of its IMF and World Bank debt and continued negotiations regarding a Bank of the South, tr [...]	2007-05-03 22:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN VE
07CARACAS9	ENDING 2006 ON A HIGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Caracas Stock Exchange (BVC) is set to end 2006 at a record high (up 155 pct) as investors constrained by currency controls and sitting on piles of cash continue to seek out means to boost returns. As 2006 drew to a close, the BVC's high demonstrates the bubble mentality t [...]	2007-01-03 15:48:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS906	THE THIRD MOTOR OF CHAVEZ' REVOLUTION: [...] (C) Summary. President Hugo Chavez and his brother Adan Chavez, are leading ambitious Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) efforts to transform the country's educational system from top to bottom. The proposed reforms and a public education "Morality and Enlightenment" campaign are designe [...]	2007-05-04 20:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB SOCI VE
07CARACAS91	CHAVEZ AND AHMADINEJAD UNITE TO SAVE THE WORLD [...] (U) President of Iran Mohammed Ahmadinejad kicked off a Latin American tour with a short (hours-long) January 13 stop in Caracas to visit with President Chavez. The trip marks Ahmadinejad's second trip to Caracas in less than six months, having also visited with Chavez in September of last y [...]	2007-01-16 22:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
07CARACAS930	VENEZUELA'S DEBT PICTURE [...] (SBU) Venezuela's debt profile is changing, with the BRV financing more domestically and incurring additional debt and liabilities through PDVSA and the Central Bank. External debt as a percentage of GDP remains low (16 percent of GDP) by historical and regional terms; however, "total debt" ( [...]	2007-05-09 20:42:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN VE
07CARACAS967	UPDATE ON THE FAJA STRATEGIC ASSOCIATION MIGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: International oil companies (IOCs) believe PDVSA's assumption of operational control on May 1 went relatively smoothly. IOCs stated production numbers are holding stable, but the companies believe PDVSA will begin having problems operating the upgraders by the end of the year. A [...]	2007-05-15 13:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON ELAB VE
07CARACAS968	PSUV MEMBERSHIP DRIVE STARTS SLOW, PICKS UP WITH [...] (C) Summary. Over one million voters have reportedly joined President Chavez' United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) during the first three weekends of party registration. With only three more weekends left in the PSUV's initial membership drive, the PSUV may fall short of Chavez' outsize [...]	2007-05-15 13:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB PREL VE
07CARACAS978	EU PLANS RESPONSE TO RCTV CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: The international protest against the closure of independent media outlet Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) may be aided if the European Union (EU),which has so far been quiet, adds its voice to the chorus of dissent. Five EU Parliamentarians will visit Venezuela May 16-18 and are [...]	2007-05-17 18:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS988	VENEZUELAN PRODUCTION AND OPERATING TRENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Private sector contacts place overall Venezuelan production at 2.1 to 2.3 million barrels a day, down from previous estimates of 2.4 to 2.6. The BRV has lifted OPEC production cuts on the four Faja strategic associations. PDVSA has been unable to find additional drilling rigs d [...]	2007-05-18 20:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CASABLANCA196	UPPING THE ANTE ON MIGRATION IN MOROCCO: MOROCCAN MINORS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) As the border between Morocco and the EU tightens and more adult Moroccan illegal migrants are apprehended and returned, families are opting to send minor children north in hopes that they will be allowed [...]	2007-10-05 11:05:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ELAB MO
07CASABLANCA198	CASABLANCANS' ANGER OVER PRICE INCREASES HAS DISSIPATED, NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Anger over price increases in Morocco is not a new phenomenon and can be explained in part by factors such as Ramadan speculation and lack of government planning. At the same time, many Casablancans contend that the problem is worse than in years past. Not only did price increa [...]	2007-10-11 17:14:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CHENGDU203	PRESENTING CHENGDU'S COLORFUL FIRST PAKISTANI CONSUL [...] (C) Summary: Recently arrived to assume his duties in Chengdu, Pakistan's first consul general to southwest China may have been picked for his current assignment due to his experience in Burma and military background. The JF-17 fighter aircraft jointly developed and produced by China and Paki [...]	2007-08-03 01:01:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MASS PK CH
07CHIANGMAI20	ANTI-CNS LEAFLETS STIR IN MUSLIM ISSUES [...] Summary. Leaflets that appear to have originated in Chiang Rai and distributed in the northern region attack the Council for National Security (CNS) for serving Muslim interests. Despite this provocative message, the leaflets have caused little concern among Consulate contacts, including the [...]	2007-01-30 08:28:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH
07COLOMBO1050	SRI LANKA: EMBASSY HELPS GLOBAL ENERGY REVIVE ITS OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy continues advocacy for U.S. firm Global Energy and Industrial Operations, Inc., which seeks to build and operate an $800 million oil refinery near Colombo. The project has been stalled since 2004, when Global Energy thought it had a deal upon signing a memorandum of und [...]	2007-07-30 06:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE
07COLOMBO1056	SRI LANKA: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SAYS ECONOMY IS BETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent presentation trumpeting the health of the Sri Lankan economy, Central Bank governor Cabraal told heads of missions and donor agencies that return to civil war was not ruining growth or busting the government's budget. The governor predicted that GDP growth would exc [...]	2007-07-31 08:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV CE
07COLOMBO1218	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT REVIVES SOVEREIGN BOND ISSUE PLANS; [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka plans to issue the country's first international sovereign bond, in hopes of raising $500 million to fund infrastructure projects. However, the main opposition United National Party has announced that a future UNP government would not honor the bonds [...]	2007-09-05 12:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN KMCA CE
07COLOMBO1305	SRI LANKA: 6.2% GDP GROWTH IN FIRST HALF OF 2007 AMIDST [...] (U) Summary and comment: Sri Lanka's GDP grew at an annual rate of 6.2% for the first half of 2007. The trade deficit narrowed as export growth significantly exceeded import growth. Growing remittances compensated for much of the trade deficit and boosted foreign exchange reserves to a level [...]	2007-09-20 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KMCA CE
07COLOMBO1439	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT PLANS VISIT TO IRAN TO [...] (C) Summary: President Rajapaksa plans to make a state visit to Iran, probably in December. The focus of the visit will be on trade. Iran is Sri Lanka's sixth largest trading partner -- it provides half of Sri Lanka's crude oil imports and is the fourth largest buyer of Sri Lanka's tea. With [...]	2007-10-19 05:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ENRG PREL KNNP IR CE
07COLOMBO1506	SRI LANKA: DELIVERY OF FATF GUIDANCE REGARDING IRAN REF: A. SECSTATE 149648 B. COLOMBO 1439 C. COLOMBO 1307 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires James R. Moore for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 08:51:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	EFIN KNNP UNSC IAEA IR CE
07COLOMBO1640	CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA ON THE WAY [...] (S) Summary: In a series of short conversations with Ambassador on December 6 during a trip to his home town of Tangalle, President Rajapaksa expressed confidence his government would win the third and final budget vote on December 14, but was less clear on the way forward after that. Rajapa [...]	2007-12-07 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PREL PGOV CE
07COLOMBO1707	SRI LANKA: IRAN REFINERY OFFER COMPLICATES PICTURE FOR US [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran's recent promise to finance a $750 million expansion of Sri Lanka's sole oil refinery complicates the ambitions of U.S. firms Global Energy and ENGlobal to secure contracts for similar refinery investments. The head of the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation doubts Ira [...]	2007-12-31 08:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE IR
07COLOMBO200	IMI - OIL EXPLORATION IN SRI LANKA [...] Sri Lanka is hoping to begin offshore oil prospecting soon. Seismic surveys and airborne gravity surveys have confirmed the possible existence of petroleum resources in Sri Lanka's territorial waters off the northern and western coasts, in the Cauvery basin in the Palk Straits (between Sri Lan [...]	2007-02-05 09:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON ETRD ENRG CE
07COLOMBO251	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 - MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for Maldives for 2007. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT-MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2007 Investment Climate --Introduction Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusive resort islands. Populati [...]	2007-02-09 09:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV
07COLOMBO265	SRI LANKA: MILITARY VICTORIES IN THE EAST PAVE WAY [...] (C) Summary: The military victories of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces against the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) in Vakarai, Sampur and elsewhere in the eastern province mark a significant change in the balance of power. The consensus, with which we agree, is that the capture of Vakara [...]	2007-02-12 13:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON MOPS CE
07COLOMBO411	SRI LANKA: PDAS MANN'S MEETING WITH FINANCE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Steven Mann raised the Millennium Challenge Account, the payment dispute between Sri Lanka and U.S. power producer AES, and prospects for offshore oil exploration with Finance Secretary P.B. Jayasundera March 8. Jayasundera remains optimistic about the health of the Sri [...]	2007-03-14 03:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE
07COLOMBO508	UNSCR 1747: SRI LANKA'S TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) DCM and poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Additional Secretary for Multilateral Affairs T B Maduwegedera and Deputy Director of United Nations and Multilateral Affairs Division Satya Rodrigo on March 28. Maduwegedera and Rodrigo were familiar UNSCR 1747 and stated that the GSL inte [...]	2007-03-29 08:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC PREL
07COLOMBO622	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR URGES MINISTER OF POWER AND ENERGY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. company AES, operating a 163 megawatt power plant in Sri Lanka since 2003, has never received two contractually-required letters of credit from the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board as protection against non-payment of AES's fuel costs. Ambassador, joined by AES project [...]	2007-04-26 12:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE
07COLOMBO625	SRI LANKA, COUNTING ON RISING REMITTANCES, TRIES TO [...] Summary: Sri Lankans abroad formally remitted a record $2.3 billion in 2006, up 21 percent from 2005. Higher salaries in the Middle East, where a majority of Sri Lankan migrant workers go, partially drove this rise. A higher share of remittances sent through formal, rather than informal, chan [...]	2007-04-27 06:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG CE
07COLOMBO632	SRI LANKA: OIL EXPLORATION PROSPECTS REAL, BUT CONSTRAINED [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. experts who have looked at recent geological survey data believe that significant petrochemical deposits lie off the coast of Sri Lanka. On May 1, the Ambassador will join Sri Lanka's Petroleum minister and others at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston to describ [...]	2007-04-27 12:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ENRG EPET ETRD CE
07COLOMBO636	SRI LANKA: AIR TIGERS BOMB OIL STORAGE FACILITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 29, while most people were watching Sri Lanka play in the Cricket World Cup finals, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carried out their third confirmed air attack, damaging Ceylon Petroleum Company oil and gasoline facili [...]	2007-04-30 14:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO637	SRI LANKA: LTTE AIR ATTACKS HITTING THE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack early Sunday morning on oil storage facilities outside Colombo (septel) was the terrorist organization's first aerial strike aimed at an economic target. Whether by directly hitting economic infrastructure or by indirectly raisi [...]	2007-04-30 14:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAIR PREL PTER CE
07COLOMBO660	SRI LANKA: COLOMBO AIRPORT TO SUSPEND NIGHT OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will suspend nighttime operations following a series of air attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),including two in Colombo. Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa made the decision, seeking to reduce the poss [...]	2007-05-04 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PTER CE
07COLOMBO676	UNSCR 1747: SRI LANKA CITES ASIAN CLEARING UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lanka has not yet taken any action to sever the correspondent bank relationship between the state-owned Bank of Ceylon and Bank Sepah of Iran, as required by UNSCR 1747. Central Bank officials say that Sri Lanka's membership with Iran in the eight-country Asian Clearing Uni [...]	2007-05-10 08:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD KNNP PARM IR CE
07COLOMBO843	SRI LANKA: WAR, AIR ATTACKS HIT BUSINESS CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The resumption of war in Sri Lanka is hurting the economy both in the short term and the long term, by driving up day-to-day business costs and by making firms nervous about new investments. Veteran Sri Lanka business people say the current investment environment is as bad as th [...]	2007-06-14 10:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD CE
07CONAKRY1004	BOOMING MINING SECTOR MAY BRING NEW RAILROAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long-time bauxite and iron ore mining investors are stepping up operations in Guinea, while Chinese and Brazilian companies are looking to carve out niches for themselves. Meanwhile, one company is looking to build a multi-billion dollar tran-Guinea railroad in order to transpo [...]	2007-09-06 07:12:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY1234	GAS STATION WORKERS STRIKE IN GUINEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Unionized gas station workers started a nation-wide strike on November 11 in protest of low wages, long working hours, and a lack of contracts and basic benefits. Business owners say they cannot increase wages due to an already too low profit margin resulting from government [...]	2007-11-13 15:43:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM ASEC GV
07CONAKRY1243	GROWTH OF RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GUINEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The information and analysis provided herein is in response to reftel request regarding resource nationalism in Guinea. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Over the last year, resource nationalism has become increasingly evident in Guinea since the country,s new consensus government declar [...]	2007-11-15 11:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET GV
07CONAKRY1267	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MIN OF FINANCE ON GAS SUBSIDY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 16, the Ambassador met with the Minister of Finance. The Minister discussed the budget for the CENI, ongoing difficulties with implementation of program budgeting without a supportive budget director, the profoundly negative effects of the gasoline subsidy, and the [...]	2007-11-26 15:28:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN ECON GV
07CONAKRY425	GUINEAN GOVERNMENT BEGINS REVIEW OF ALL MINING CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During its first meeting on April 5, the Guinean cabinet agreed to review and, if deemed in the best interests of Guinea, renegotiate all mining contracts and concessions. The government has now requested that the legislative ratification of concessions for the US firm Hyperdy [...]	2007-04-17 13:49:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY438	GUINEA'S EXPORT BAN RELAXED [...] (U) In brokering a suspension of the general strike that crippled Guinea beginning in January 2007, the former Guinean government agreed to questionable economic concessions, including a ban on agricultural exports. Initially scheduled to last through December 2007, the export ban has proved u [...]	2007-04-19 16:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV ELAB PINS GV
07CONAKRY468	MINING COMPANIES CALM AS GUINEAN GOVERNMENT PLANS REVIEW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Most mining companies are undaunted as the Guinean government prepares to review all mining sector contracts. Representatives from all established mining interests -- bauxite, gold, diamonds and iron -- told us they had received the government's assurance that the mining sector [...]	2007-04-26 07:27:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY497	GUINEA MAKES FAVORABLE IMPRESSION DURING IMF TECHNICAL TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary. A nine-day visit by an IMF technical team ended May 4 with the new IMF team leader, Jean Le Dem, expressing optimism that Guinea may be on track to negotiate its return to a funded program. Le Dem and resident IMF representative Alvin Hilaire believe Guinea's FY 2007 macroecon [...]	2007-05-08 13:40:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IMF PGOV GV
07CONAKRY902	HYPERDYNAMICS DEFENDS GUINEA DEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Contrary to recent press reports, the Director General of Ecobank says that the accounts of U.S. oil company Hyperdynamics have not/not been frozen. The company is responding to this and other negative publicity by publishing information on the terms and scope of the existing [...]	2007-08-09 14:59:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN ECON EMIN GV
07CONAKRY981	GUINEAN GOVERNMENT TRIES TO SQUEEZE MORE OUT OF MINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Guinean government's contract review commissions published their reports regarding the contracts of U.S. oil company Hyperdynamics and Rusal, the Russian bauxite mining company. The GoG recommends major changes in both contracts in order to collect desperately needed addit [...]	2007-08-29 16:54:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN ECON EMIN GV
07COPENHAGEN1010	SHAPING GREENLAND'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified and proprietary business information. Not for internet publication. 2. (SBU) Summary: Greenland is on a clear track toward independence, which could come more quickly than most outside the Kingdom of Denmark realize. By 2009, Greenland [...]	2007-11-07 12:04:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KENV SOCI ETRD EFIN DA
07COPENHAGEN989	DENMARK SUPPORTS EU BURMA INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Post discussed REF A points October 26 with Jonas Parello-Plesner, MFA EU-Coordinator for the Department for Asia and Latin America, and Ditte B. Jensen, MFA Head of Section in the Department for Asia and Latin America. Parello-Plesner noted that Denmark has been a consistent supporter in [...]	2007-10-26 11:54:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM EU DA
07COTONOU136	BENIN: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, below is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Benin. 2. Investment Climate Statement A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Beninese law guarantees the right to own and transfer private property. The government of Benin officially favors and encourages foreign investment. [...]	2007-02-20 12:59:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV BN
07COTONOU162	BENIN'S COOPERATION WITH CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to REF A, Benin and China have a strong and growing diplomatic, economic, and military relationship. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, in 2005 an estimated 32% of Beninese exports went to China and 39% of Beninese imports originated there, making China now [...]	2007-03-02 13:17:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID CH BN
07DAKAR1223	IMF: SENEGAL'S POOR PUBLIC FINANCES WILL MAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to IMF Resrep for Senegal, Alex Segura, President Wade's administration has greatly exacerbated the country's public finances problems in recent years. The GOS and the IMF are facing difficult negotiations on a new program, whether a PRGF or a Policy Support Instrumen [...]	2007-06-05 17:14:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL KCOR SG
07DAKAR1454	IMF RESREP ON SENEGALESE POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE [...] (S/NF) Senegal is clearly at a political and economic crossroads. Because we are friends, we should do what we can to help Senegal through this difficult time. On June 29, IMF ResRep Alex Segura sought out the Economic Counselor to better understand the MCC decision to end its work on the D [...]	2007-07-11 12:50:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID EFIN ECON PREL SG
07DAKAR1934	GUINEA BISSAU:LIFE ON THE ISLANDS COMES INTO FOCUS [...] (C) The week of September 10-14 Poloff and FSN toured the Bijagos Archipelago, a collection of some 90 islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. On the islands of Bolama, Bubaque, Orango, Joao Vieira, Polao, Carache, Caravela, Caray, and Rubane Poloff learned what life was like in this remote, [...]	2007-09-27 16:34:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR ECON EFIS SOCI
07DAKAR2091	GOS WILL LIKELY SELL COMPANY SHARES AS PART OF ITS NEEDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal has announced plans to move forward on its much-touted privatization agenda and speed up its divestiture from three key public-private companies by early 2008: Sonatel (Telephone Company),ICS (Fertilizer Company) and Dakar Dem Dikk (public transporta [...]	2007-10-25 07:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID ELAB BTIO PGOV SG
07DAKAR2268	NOT MUCH RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN SENEGAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Resource nationalism is not a significant issue in Senegal at this time and the GOS has not attempted to directly manage the exploitation of the country's potential oil, gas, or mining reserves. The government's history to date is to negotiate exploitation rights with a wide ra [...]	2007-11-19 14:33:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EINV PGOV SN
07DAKAR2288	NOT MUCH RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN SENEGAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Resource nationalism is not a significant issue in Senegal at this time and the GOS has not attempted to directly manage the exploitation of the country's potential oil, gas, or mining reserves. The government's history to date is to negotiate exploitation rights with a wide ra [...]	2007-11-21 17:23:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EINV PGOV SN
07DAKAR506	GUINEA BISSAU: UPDATE FOR U.S./CHINA DIALOGUE ON [...] (U) At a time when traditional Western donors are proceeding slowly with budgetary and program assistance to Guinea-Bissau, China is surging ahead with new trade and aid programs for the impoverished nation. The PRC is still focused on fishing but is also exploring agricultural assistance, h [...]	2007-03-05 16:23:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EAID PGOV PREL CH GB
07DAKAR67	GUINEA BISSAU: ADDITIONAL LES STAFF NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 8. The U.S. strategy for Guinea-Bissau (Ref A) calls for a review of security and staffing in Guinea-Bissau at the end of 2006. The situation is peaceful; USG activities continue to increase; post is opening new office space; and efforts to re-op [...]	2007-01-09 16:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PREL AODE APER PU
07DAMASCUS1016	UPDATE ON SYRIA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] (U) Summary. As Syria's oil exports decline, its textile/apparel industry is assuming a larger share of total Syrian exports at 17 percent. Relatively, however, Syria's textile/apparel industry remains a small player in the international arena. Combining subsidized raw materials and product [...]	2007-10-11 13:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD KTEX SY
07DAMASCUS102	Syria/Spain, Russia, Syria/Turkey, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 31 reported that President Asad received, on Jan. 30, a phone call from Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in which they discussed the Palestinian situation and current efforts to stop intra-Palestinian fighting. Premier Zapatero underscored Syr [...]	2007-01-31 12:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS111	SYRIA'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Syria,s economy is starting 2007 much stronger than it began 2006. Growth rates, which increased modestly the last two years, are generally expected to continue upwards if current trends continue. Still, the SARG faces a number of economic challenges in 2007, including incre [...]	2007-02-01 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS1157	REPATRIATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES - NO MASS RETURN [...] (C) Summary: Since early October, Embassy sources have confirmed press and other reports of increasing numbers of Iraqi refugees leaving Syria for Iraq. On November 27, PolOff observed hundreds of Iraqis, carrying personal belongings of every shape, size and kind, loaded onto rented buses bo [...]	2007-12-06 16:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS1181	SARG-IRAQI CONSULTATIONS REFLECT SOME PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of a delegation headed by Iraqi Finance Minister Bayan Jabr al Zabaida, Iraqi border security officials met with their Syrian counterparts in Damascus November 28-29 to discuss enhanced cooperation. According to the Iraqi embassy here, al Zabaida handed over 15 mi [...]	2007-12-14 11:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS121	Syria/Qatar, Syria/Turkey, Mousa, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 6 reported a meeting between President Asad and Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on Feb. 5 which focused on current international and regional developments and bilateral relations between the two countries. On Syrian/Turkish relations, pap [...]	2007-02-07 07:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS122	Palestinian Territories, Syria/Netherlands, Lavrov/Mousa, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 7 quoted an official source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry expressing, on Feb. 6, deep concern over Israeli excavations in the area of the al-Aqsa Mosque that threaten the safety and sanctity of the mosque. "Syria, which strongly condemns this aggression, sees t [...]	2007-02-07 13:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS17	TURKEY: THE SARG'S NEW BEST FRIEND [...] (C) SUMMARY: OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WITH A SERIES OF HIGH-LEVEL TURKISH DIPLOMATIC VISITS AND TURKEY'S MUCH-DELAYED RATIFICATION OF THE SYRIAN-TURKISH FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (FTA),THE SARG HAS PUBLICLY HAILED THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA OF COOPERATION BETWEEN SYRIA AND TURKEY. THE SARG BELIE [...]	2007-01-08 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ SY TU
07DAMASCUS257	Syria/US, Syria/EU, Syria/Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 13 reported Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad's meeting on Mar. 12 with Ellen Sauerbrey, US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration. Talks focused on developments in Iraq and the suffering of Iraqis at home and abroad as a resul [...]	2007-03-13 15:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS41	Syria/Australia, Shara, President Bush's Iraq Strategy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan 11 reported Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash's meeting on Jan. 10 with an Australian Parliamentary delegation headed by the President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Meredith Burgmann, focusing on prospects for bilateral cooperation. Mrs. Burg [...]	2007-01-11 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS419	Asad, Syria/Palestinians, Winograd Report, Iraq, Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 2 featured President Asad's visit to Der Ezzor province on May 1 to inspect development projects. He addressed a crowd of citizens and officials, saying that "this time the enemies are playing the card of discord among sects in the region." He added that what i [...]	2007-05-07 06:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY

07DAMASCUS496	Asad/Referendum, Syria/UNDOF, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 24 reported VP Shara's lecture at Damascus University on May 23 in anticipation of the May 27 referendum on a new term for President Asad. Vice President Shara renewed Syria's rejection of the war in Iraq, stressing support for the political process in the count [...]	2007-05-24 11:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS50	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Australia, Syria/US, Syria/UN, Bush's [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported the visit to Damascus by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, beginning on Jan. 14, the first such visit in three decades. President Talabni received a warm welcome in Syria. He was received by and met with President Asad. Talks during the meeting [...]	2007-01-16 08:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS501	SUBSIDIES: A GROWING RISK FACTOR FOR THE SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In spite of a modestly strengthening economy, the SARG faces increasing fiscal pressure to reduce the billions of dollars it currently expends on subsidies. The SARG's budget deficit is increasing dramatically because of the dual challenge of declining oil revenues and growing pu [...]	2007-05-24 14:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS558	IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE OF REFERENDUM QUICKLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: NOW THAT BASHAR'S IMPOSED RE-ELECTION IS A FAIT ACCOMPLI, THE REGIME HAS SENT FIRM SIGNALS THAT THE TIME FOR ALL THE HOOPLA AND LETTING OFF STEAM THAT IT ALLOWED DURING THE THREE-WEEK RUN-UP IS NOW FINISHED. LIFE IN SYRIA HAS RETURNED TO ITS CALMER, REPRESSIVE RHYTHMS. WHILE [...]	2007-06-07 14:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
07DAMASCUS58	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Syria/Ecuador, Rice Visit, Iraq, [...] Summary: For a third consecutive day the Syrian press continued to report extensively on Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Syria. Headlines reported that President Asad and Talabani held a closed meeting on Jan. 16, during which they reviewed ways to develop relations between the two countr [...]	2007-01-17 12:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS596	THE SARG OPENS A NEW BID ROUND FOR OIL AND NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The SARG opened seven on-shore blocks for oil and natural gas exploration, but only two have not been previously offered. Royal Dutch Shell and PetroCanada are the largest international oil companies (IOC) involved in the current on-shore round which is set to close on July 12 [...]	2007-06-13 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS61	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Syria/Ecuador, Rice Visit, Iraq, [...] Summary: For a third consecutive day the Syrian press reported extensively on Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Syria. Headlines reported that Presidents Asad and Talabani held a closed meeting on Jan. 16, in which they reviewed ways to develop relations between the two countries in all fi [...]	2007-01-17 13:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS613	SARG NOT OFFSETTING LOSS OF OIL PRODUCTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria has long depended on oil production to account for a significant portion of its GDP, but with oil exports declining, Syria needs to generate new sources of growth and income. In March 2007, the SARG significantly revised prior year macroeconomic numbers to support claims t [...]	2007-06-18 12:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS684	Syria/Denmark, Syria/US, Syria/Sudan, Syria/Russia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 4 reported President Asad's meeting on July 3 with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, focusing on bilateral relations and efforts to revive the peace process. Discussions also dealt with the situation in Iraq and the political process there. The two sid [...]	2007-07-05 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS690	Syria/Sudan, Syria/US, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 7 reported the visit to Sudan by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri and his meeting with Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir on July 5. Their talks focused on bilateral relations and means of boosting them in all domains. The Sudanese President hailed Syria' [...]	2007-07-08 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS702	HIGH PRICE OF REAL ESTATE BURDEN FOR SYRIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Real estate prices throughout Syria have risen rapidly over the past three years due to high demand and a limited property supply exacerbated by market inefficiencies. Most Syrian businessmen and economists agree that the rapid price increase is creating a real estate bubble that [...]	2007-07-10 14:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS751	Lebanon, Syria/Ukraine, Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 24 reported the July 23 broadcast by al-Jazeera television of an interview with Hizbollah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah. Nasrallah said that Syria was SIPDIS ready to engage in the July 2006 war on Lebanon, but Hizbollah did not see any reason for Syria [...]	2007-07-24 09:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS762	SYRIA'S ELECTRICITY CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria has recently suffered widespread and unscheduled electricity outages. The SARG has tried to assert that the outages are a temporary problem, but this current crisis is an indicator of the larger electricity dilemma facing Syria today ) a growing electricity shortage brought [...]	2007-07-26 10:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL SY
07DAMASCUS773	DAMASCUS FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGEMENT REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 10:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CPAS KFRD KCRM CMGT ASEC SY
07DAMASCUS775	Iraq, Lebanon, Islam, Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 30 reported Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad's meeting on July 29 with Under Secretary of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Mohammad al-Haj Mahmoud focusing on bilateral relations, developments in Iraq and the effects of the increasing influx of Iraqi citizens [...]	2007-07-30 14:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS777	DESPITE ASAD'S DENIAL, RUMORS OF SUBSIDIES BEING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Asad rejected public rumors of the lifting of subsidies in his July 17 inauguration address (ref A). In spite of this populist message, SARG officials continue to publicly discuss the burden of subsidies and their future plans to restructure the subsidy system. The SAR [...]	2007-07-31 08:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS78	TALABANI'S MARATHON VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary. During his six-day visit to Damascus, President Talabani met with most Syrians of significance, including four separate meetings with President Asad including two one-on-ones. Talabani was accompanied by some 20 Iraqi officials in addition to four ministers who signed unspecifi [...]	2007-01-22 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EPET SY
07DAMASCUS786	GREAT PROMISE, LITTLE PROGRESS: THE COASTAL CITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs visited the coastal city of Tartous on July 9th. While the city and surrounding areas are rich in economic and natural resources, its development is well behind its potential. The area boasts two of Syria's three major ports, is widely known for its agricultural producti [...]	2007-08-02 14:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PREL SY
07DAMASCUS806	Syria/Iraq, US Arms Shipments, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 8 reported Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad's meeting on August 7 with Iraqi Foreign Ministry Deputy Labid Abbawi on bilateral relations between Syria and Iraq and means of developing them in all different domains. During the meeting, both sides exchan [...]	2007-08-08 14:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS835	Shara, Syria/India, Nasrallah, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 15 reported a meeting with journalists in Damascus by Vice President Shara on August 14 confirming that Syria has no intention of waging war against Israel to restore occupied Golan, but he accused Israel for seeking "any excuse to launch a war." "Israel know [...]	2007-08-15 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS857	Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 22 reported President Asad's meeting on August 21 with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in which he reiterated Syria's support for the current political process in Iraq and stressed the need to intensify efforts to create a suitable foundation for achievin [...]	2007-08-22 11:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS865	SARG ECONOMIC INTEREST IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. It is still open to debate how much Syria is benefiting from improved relations with Iraq as the pluses of increased transit revenues, investment, and trade are off-set by the costs of hosting an ever-growing number of Iraqis. Still, an increasing number of Syrians are focusing [...]	2007-08-23 14:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL SY
07DAMASCUS866	MALIKI VISIT POSITIVE, BUT INCREMENTAL APPROACH [...] (S) Summary: No one here is saying "modus vivendi," but PM Maliki's August 19-22 visit was notable for top-level SARG and Iraqi commitments on security, energy, and political cooperation. Behind the scenes, the Iraqis strongly suspect that the August 14 attacks on Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera [...]	2007-08-25 09:04:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS873	SMOULDERING SYRIAN-SAUDI TENSIONS FLARE AT AN [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 12:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
07DAMASCUS931	SYRIA,S GAS SECTOR UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG routinely expresses confidence that its supply of natural gas -- when fully on-line ) will offset dwindling oil production. In preparation for this switch the SARG has been encouraging the substitution of natural gas for oil in electrical power generation. There is alre [...]	2007-09-13 12:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS949	SARG SENDING MIXED SIGNALS ON FUEL SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 16:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EPET SY LE
07DAMASCUS950	ASSESSING SARG VULNERABILITIES [...] (S) The Syrian Accountability Act and other sanctions have had an adverse impact on the SARG, but not to a degree that has modified Syrian behavior on our key issues of concern. Nearly three years after most sanctions were implemented, this cable reflects the Embassy,s assessment of both SARG [...]	2007-09-18 16:53:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ETRD EFIN PTER SY
07DAMASCUS951	SARG SENDING MIXED SIGNALS ON FUEL SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 04:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EPET SY LE
07DARESSALAAM1215	TANZANIA: AMBASSSADOR RETZER,S AUGUST 30 FAREWELL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 11:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID TZ
07DARESSALAAM1568	TANZANIA WALKS FINE LINE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Tanzania's firm position is that neither Iran nor any nation should pursue the development of nuclear weapons, Deputy Foreign Minister Seif Ali Iddi told the Deputy Chief of Mission on December 4. Iddi explained that he had accompanied Vice President Ali Mohamed Shein on his late November [...]	2007-12-06 14:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR TZ
07DARESSALAAM1606	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA VOTES ON [...] (U) In absence of the Director of the Multilateratl Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Noel Kaganda, Foreign Service Officer, informed PolOff on December 10 that he was unable to comment on the position Tanzania would take in the UNGA votes on country s [...]	2007-12-20 19:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA TZ
07DARESSALAAM794	TANZANIA: CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF [...] (SBU) Members of the Parliaments of ten African Union (AU) member states and of the Pan African Parliament (PAP),met in Dar es Salaam from May 26-28 to consider national responsibilities in responding to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, the AU Spe [...]	2007-06-05 03:34:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON MOPS SU TZ
07DHAKA1219	CHEVRON'S ARBITRATION ORDERED STAYED BY BANGLADESHI COURT [...] SUMMARY. Chevron Bangladesh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron USA, was recently ordered by a local court in Bangladesh to halt international arbitration against the GOB stemming from a gas pipeline dispute with Petrobangla, a GOB corporation charged with oil, gas & minerals exploration an [...]	2007-07-26 09:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EPET PREL BTIO BG
07DHAKA1265	CHEVRON'S INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chevron Bangladesh filed for international arbitration of a dispute with Petrobangla pursuant to their contracts and treaties signed by Bangladesh. In response, Petrobangla filed a local case in Bangladesh seeking to stay that arbitration and recently received a court order gran [...]	2007-08-06 02:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD EPET PREL KTIA BG
07DHAKA44	RAB ARRESTS 2 MORE JMB MEMBERS, SEIZES EXPLOSIVES [...] (U) Television news carried reports today (January 10) of a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raid at 0400 local time that two men were arrested and explosives seized near the diplomatic area. This follows other recent arrests of JMB members on December 29 and January 7. (reftel) 2. (S) The t [...]	2007-01-10 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KISL BG
07DILI119	SECURITY SECTOR CONCERNS INTENSIFY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recent decisions made by both the Government of East Timor (GOET) and the United Nations Integrated Mission to Timor-Leste (UNMIT) have possibly made the security environment in Dili more problematic in advance of national elections next month. Dili is now a city where armed [...]	2007-03-22 10:43:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO AU UN TT
07DJIBOUTI437	DJIBOUTI AIMS AT BECOMING REGIONAL SERVICE HUB [...] (U) In his annual address to Djibouti's National Assembly, Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita praised President Ismail Omar Guelleh's new anti-poverty initiative (below) and called for Djibouti to become a hub for regional services. He touted Djibouti's new oil, bulk, and container terminal [...]	2007-04-12 08:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON DJ
07DJIBOUTI708	DJIBOUTI OFFICIALS SEEK U.S., NOT CHINA, FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's Minister of Energy told Emboffs he welcomed U.S. assistance and put a high priority on partnership with the United States, rather than China or other potential partners, in the area of energy and mine development. Djibouti's geothermal energy development looks promising [...]	2007-06-20 13:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EMIN EINV DJ
07DOHA1040	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES QATAR'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C//NF) Summary: MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi in an October 23 presentation to a group of recently promoted senior U.S. military officers (CAPSTONE) gave a noteworthy overview of Qatar's foreign policy and made some significant remarks about domestic policy. [...]	2007-11-04 13:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM QA
07DOHA11	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FORE'S JANUARY [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. The Government of Qatar remains a key ally of the U.S. in the war on terror and supports a significant U.S. military presence in the country. Qatar's Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, took power from his father in 1995 and embarked on [...]	2007-01-03 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AMGT PGOV ASEC CMGT QA
07DOHA1104	QATAR CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DOWNPLAYS CURRENCY [...] (C) Qatar Central Bank Governor Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al Thani told Charge and Econoff November 25 that recent press commentary speculating on an imminent move by GCC countries' to depeg or revalue their currencies is overblown. Sheikh Abdulla said Qatar's economy had been well served by [...]	2007-11-26 10:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN QA
07DOHA1112	QATARIS AMBIVALENT ABOUT IRANIAN THREAT FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qataris by and large remain ambivalent about the Iranian threat, especially with respect to Iranian intentions to acquire nuclear weapons. Key Embassy contacts paint a composite picture of Qataris' welcoming, on an emotional level, Iranian nuclear weapons capability to counter [...]	2007-11-29 06:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR QA
07DOHA1172	SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 18 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) In November, Qatar's Amir told the Commander of CENTCOM, Admiral Fallon, that he wants the Qatari leadership to seek ways to deepen its military partnership with the U.S. at all levels. While a desirable goal given the considerable equities we have in our relationship with Qatar, the Amir' [...]	2007-12-12 14:19:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	MASS MARR PREL QA
07DOHA1195	QATARI MFA OFFICIAL OFFERS ADVICE ON POST-NIE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Representative to the IAEA Ambassador Gregory Schulte briefed MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Al-Rumaihi December 11 on the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and U.S. policy toward Tehran in the wake of it. As Qatar prepares to leave the UN Securit [...]	2007-12-17 12:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNUC ETTC IAEA IR QA
07DOHA1199	QATAR LOOKS EAST TO SINGAPORE AS A MODEL FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Qatar (GOQ) has over the past two years been building a strong, strategic relationship with the Government of Singapore (GOS),particularly in the areas of security and economic development. Both small, prosperous states surrounding by much larger neighbors, the [...]	2007-12-17 13:29:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN MARR ECON PREL QA SN
07DOHA163	SECURITY GAPS IN QATAR'S ONSHORE OIL FACILITY [...] (U) Summary. On January 30 Ambassador and Emboffs visited Qatar Petroleum's Dukhan compound and oil field. Qatar Petroleum is undertaking a major infrastructure upgrade at Dukhan to improve the administrative and living spaces. No armed guards were present at the compound and the area was prot [...]	2007-02-14 13:39:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET QA ASEC PTER
07DOHA168	PUTIN VISITS DOHA BUT NO TANGIBLE RESULTS [...] (C) Summary. Russian president Vladimir Putin met with the Qatari Amir in Doha February 12. The two agreed on the need for a Middle East peace conference, the date and locale of which was undefined. The two also agreed on holding discussions on an OPEC-like organization for gas producers at th [...]	2007-02-14 14:45:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EPET UNSC RU IR QA
07DOHA174	C-TN6-01921: SASOL CHEVRON FIRST OF MANY IN QATAR [...] (U) Summary. Sasol Chevron's Qatar Country Manager and Public Relations Executive told Emboffs February 6 that the GTL industry is in the phase that liquefied natural gas was 15 years ago, and they expect GTLs will follow the same course. Sasol's Oryx plant will produce 34,000 barrels per day [...]	2007-02-19 10:38:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET QA EINV
07DOHA201	QATAR PETROLEUM'S CONFIRMATION OF SECURITY PROCEDURES [...] Saad al-Kaabi, director of oil and gas ventures at Qatar Petroleum (QP),submitted by e-mail the following document in response to reftel. The QP document confirms, line by line, all of the security procedures noted during the January 31 videoconference between QP and U.S. energy, transportatio [...]	2007-02-22 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ETRD ASEC QA
07DOHA359	SECURITY OBSERVATIONS AT QATAR'S ENERGY PORTS [...] (C) Summary. Security at Qatar's most important ports, Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, currently meet the basic standards for infrastructure protection but many improvements could be made. Both ports are in the process of upgrading security with new equipment including x-ray units for passenger cars [...]	2007-04-04 14:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV QA
07DOHA385	GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES FORUM: NO GAS CARTEL [...] (U) Summary. Ministers at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),representing the world,s top gas producers, rejected the idea of forming an OPEC-style gas cartel. The decision came after member countries, which together hold more than 70 per cent of natural gas reserves, discussed a propos [...]	2007-04-10 13:56:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV RU IR QA
07DOHA388	LAUNCH OF RASGAS TRAIN 5 MAKES QATAR WORLD'S [...] Summary. Qatar recently launched RasGas Train 5, the world,s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility. The start-up of Train 5, which will produce 4.7 million tons of LNG per annum (mtpa),will increase Qatar's total LNG production capacity to approximately 30.7 mtpa, making it [...]	2007-04-12 10:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ECON PGOV QA
07DOHA511	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 24 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome the Gulf Security Dialogue delegation to Qatar. This second GSD meeting and the first in Doha will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our mil-to-mil relationship and help in our efforts to moderate the Qataris' more objectionable fore [...]	2007-05-18 12:52:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM IR IZ QA
07DOHA577	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY SCHULTE'S VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This visit - your second - will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our cooperation on UN Security Council issues and help in our efforts to move Doha to take stronger positions on Iran and its nuclear activities, about w [...]	2007-06-01 10:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP UN IR QA
07DOHA581	QATARI-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 24 [...] (C) Summary. State/DOD Gulf Security Dialogue delegation met with Qatari MFA, MOD, and MOI officials May 24 in Doha. The Qataris acknowledged the importance of maintaining ambiguity on whether there might be a military attack in response to Iranian plans to develop a nuclear weapon. Noting per [...]	2007-06-03 08:25:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR KNNP EPET IR ASEC IZ SU LE QA
07DOHA710	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT TO THE [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This is your third visit here, and the most senior USG visit since Secretary Gates met the Amir in January 2007. Your meetings SIPDIS can help define the tone of bilateral engagement on a range of issues over the coming 18 months, help s [...]	2007-07-05 16:25:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PINR IZ LE QA
07DOHA713	DEMARCHE TO OIL EXPORTERS: QATAR "ON THE SAME PAGE" [...] (C) Minister of State for Energy and Industry Mohamed al-Sada agreed with Charge in a meeting July 9 that statements in support of high oil prices made it difficult for the U.S. Administration to oppose the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act (reftel). Al-Sada nevertheless made the poin [...]	2007-07-09 14:28:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL QA
07DOHA871	(C) SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes you on this brief stop in Qatar. You last met with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) in Washington in December 2006 in your capacity as DNI. In April 2007, HBJ also became Prime Minister, long an inconsequential portfolio held by the Amir's brother. D [...]	2007-08-31 10:23:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL QA
07DUBAI491	CODEL GRAHAM MEETS WITH DUBAI EXECUTIVE OFFICE HEAD NABIL AL [...] (C) Summary: In an August 12 meeting with a CODEL led by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC),Nabil al Yousuf (Director of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's (MbR) Executive Office) outlined elements of Dubai's strategic plan and highlighted recent gro [...]	2007-08-19 14:25:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON OREP IN AE
07DUBLIN286	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE APRIL 19-20 VISIT OF EUR PDAS [...] (SBU) Embassy Dublin eagerly anticipates your visit and the opportunity to join your discussions with ranking Irish Government officials and others on the full range of bilateral and U.S.-EU issues. Your visit comes at an historic moment in U.S.-Irish relations, with the scheduled restoratio [...]	2007-04-13 16:37:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MOPPS MARR ECON SENV EI
07DUBLIN907	SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (U) Summary: Ireland is moving quickly to increase its use of renewable energy and position its business sector to take advantage of the boom in green technology. Rising dependence on foreign sources of energy, EU environmental obligations, and growing energy costs that threaten to diminish Ir [...]	2007-12-14 16:04:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EI
07DUSHANBE1686	CENTCOM COMMANDER VISIT BUILDS RELATIONS, FOCUSES ON [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral WiIliam J. Fallon's 6 November 2007 visit to Dushanbe yielded a second meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and first-time discussions with Defense Minister General-Colonel (U.S. 3-star equivalent) Sherali Khairulloyev and [...]	2007-11-23 14:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS PGOV TI AF IR
07DUSHANBE1689	PRESS TV: IRAN'S PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ENTERS GLOBAL STAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran's 24-hour satellite English language news station, Press TV, began operations in July 2007. It has moved quickly to establish itself through widely dispersed correspondents, a large staff in Tehran and London, aggressive recruitment of guests, and generally high quality con [...]	2007-11-26 08:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL IR
07DUSHANBE1717	DRYING OUT IN DUSHANBE [...] (SBU) Summary: An October decree by Uzbek President Karimov governing the transit of alcohol and tobacco products has created a beer shortage in Tajikistan. Tajikistan is highly reliant on Uzbek roads and rail lines to import products from Russia, and Uzbekistan has generally allowed goods to [...]	2007-11-30 03:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV ECON ELTN TI
07DUSHANBE337	TAJIK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref demarches regarding the Iranian government's non-compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1737 to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Chief of the American Countries Branch, Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nasredinov replied that the Tajik government op [...]	2007-03-09 04:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	KNNP UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY IR TI
07DUSHANBE501	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN, KYRGYZSTAN, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zaripov, following his trip to Astana March 27-29 for the EU Troika meetings with Central Asian Foreign Ministers, met Ambassador April 3 to discuss a full range of bilateral and regional issues: Iran: Tajikistan supports UN Security Council Resolution 1747, [...]	2007-04-03 12:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PHUM KDEM ENRG EAID TI IR KZ RS
07DUSHANBE517	TAJIK ISLAMIC LEADER POINTS OUT WEAKNESSES IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (U) Summary: At an April 5 conference on "Kazakhstan's Role and Place in Central Asia" participants took a few gentle stabs at the United States, particularly over the security situation in Afghanistan but otherwise remained neutral. Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) leader Muhi [...]	2007-04-06 11:04:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI KZ
07DUSHANBE586	DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS WITH TAJIK FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hot off his trip to the United Arab Emirates with President Rahmon, Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Erkin Rahmatulloev met with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum April 14. First Deputy Foreign SIPDIS Minister Yatimov also sat in on the meeting. Rahmatullo [...]	2007-04-18 07:32:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TI
07DUSHANBE591	CONFERENCE ON U.S.-TAJIK RELATIONS ALLOWS PRAISE AND CRITICISM OF US ROLE IN REGION [...] Summary and Comment: The April 13th conference "15 Years of U.S.-Tajik Relations" offered few surprises in terms of opinions or positions, but did provide an open forum for real debate and discourse about the U.S. role and policy in Tajikistan and the region. Some Tajik government officials pr [...]	2007-04-19 07:01:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR TI AF SNAR
07DUSHANBE723	COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO TAJIKISTAN: KEEP WORKING ON IT [...] Summary: In a series of high-level government meetings in Dushanbe May 6-9, Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia Paul Dyck drilled home the SIPDIS message about providing a stable and open business environment in order to attract foreign investment. In [...]	2007-05-16 16:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV PREL TI
07DUSHANBE935	CANARGO PROSPECTS FOR GAS IN DUSHANBE [...] (SBU) Summary. The heads of U.S. oil and gas prospecting company CanArgo recently visited Tajikistan in order to push the Tajik government to sign a contract on development of oil and gas fields in the southern Kulob region. CanArgo has signed a protocol with the government on development of [...]	2007-06-22 10:14:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EIND TI PGOV
07DUSHANBE969	EXTENDED MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMON DOMINATES CENTCOM [...] (C) Summary. In an unexpectedly long meeting with the Tajik President, which dominated Admiral Fallon's visit June 19, Emomali Rahmon hailed U.S.-Tajik relations as one of the first priorities in Tajik foreign policy and stated that Tajikistan is interested in further development of these rela [...]	2007-06-28 11:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS PGOV TI AF IR
07EFTOSANAA2300	YEMENI SEAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER FOR EAST AFRICAN REFUGEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 05:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
07FRANKFURT2892	Moncrief Sues BASF Over Gazprom Gasfield Contracts [...] SUMMARY: U.S.-based Moncrief Oil International has filed suit against German chemical giant BASF in a German regional court seeking EUR 6.3 billion in compensation for BASF's alleged role in a cancelled Gazprom concession. Moncrief signed a contract with Gazprom in 1997 to exploit 40 percent o [...]	2007-06-20 05:38:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV GM RS
07FRANKFURT3022	Hesse State Election Preview: SPD Gaining Ground? [...] SUMMARY. Six months before Hesse state elections (January 2008),both major parties have presented their economic programs. Following an ambitious program from Social Democratic challenger Andrea Ypsilanti, Hesse Minister President Koch has presented a slightly populist program which is light [...]	2007-06-26 08:12:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR TBIO GM
07FREETOWN684	IMF TEAM COMMENTS ON SIERRA LEONE ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 14:10:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN PREL SL
07FREETOWN686	PROMISES OF ELECTRIC ENERGY FOR FREETOWN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 14:20:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG PREL SL
07GEORGETOWN141	GUYANA PREPARES FOR FIRST PETROCARIBE OIL DELIVERY [...] (U) Petrocaribe is making its formal debut in Guyana in May amid unrealistic expectations. Optimistic Guyanese government leaders are prepared to reap its promised benefits but unprepared for the logistics and ramifications of doing business under the untested program. GoG officials also exp [...]	2007-02-07 20:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ENRG PBTS XL VE GY
07GEORGETOWN283	JAGDEO ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DRUGS AND VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with President Bharrat Jagdeo in his office and at his request on March 15 to discuss the INCSR and Human Rights Report. Jagdeo objected to the methodology and tone of both documents, describing them as on-going irritants, and said he hoped to discuss their o [...]	2007-03-16 20:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PBTS KCRM VE GY
07GUANGZHOU1023	Dept of Energy DAS Swift Discusses South China Energy [...] (U) Summary: In an August 26-30 visit to Guangzhou, Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Justin Swift gave the keynote address at an APEC conference on liquefied natural gas (LNG). Outside the conference, he met with local energy sector contacts. An academic who researc [...]	2007-09-12 09:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1192	Fuel Shortage in Southern China Leads to Fuel Hording and [...] (SBU) Summary. China's fuel shortage is hitting the Pearl River Delta hard. High international oil prices have driven wholesale prices above government-mandated retail price caps. The November 1 increase in diesel and gasoline prices (9 percent) may not be enough to restore margins for retail [...]	2007-11-02 07:09:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
07GUANGZHOU317	The Tiger Sprints Ahead: ExxonMobil First Western Oil Major [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil became the first U.S. oil major to launch a fully integrated refining, petrochemicals, and fuels marketing joint venture in China with the signing of the contract on February, 25. Although Chinese partner Sinopec stated in the media that the company's ability to refin [...]	2007-03-09 08:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PREF CH TW
07GUANGZHOU418	Natural Gas in South China (Part 1 of 2): Delayed LNG Plans [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent progress in negotiations with Indonesia and other LNG suppliers suggest that the Chinese government has adjusted its expectations and renewed its interest in putting LNG projects back into the energy mix in South China. The government's unwillingness earlier to adjust nego [...]	2007-04-02 10:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EMIN SENV CH
07GUANGZHOU627	South China's Economy in 2006: The World's Factory Floor in [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite Chinese central government efforts to rein in economic growth rates and tighten macroeconomic controls, South China's economy surged ahead in 2006. Guangdong Province (paragraphs 5-23) led the pack in almost all areas - gross domestic product (GDP),growth rate [...]	2007-06-01 06:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
07GUANGZHOU631	A CLEANER GUANGDONG FACES MORE SEVERE POWER SHORTAGES THIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangdong continues to be confronted by severe power shortages this summer. The provincial government's plan to lower local air pollution discharges and shut down small power stations has been affected by the shortages; rolling blackouts have been applied in different areas, ma [...]	2007-06-03 23:34:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV ECON KTDB CH
07GUANGZHOU86	Hainan Province Q3 Economic Report [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hainan continued its strong growth in the first three quarters of 2006 with GDP growth of 12.1% - particularly in the manufacturing sector - exceeding the national growth rate of 10.7%. The completion of the Yangpu refinery boosted the island province's oil refining capability by [...]	2007-01-19 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
07GUANGZHOU888	"We Feed Waste, Not Oil" [...] SUMMARY: Guangzhou GISE-MBA New Plastics Technology General Manager Eric Wang and MBA Polymers Operations Manager Ron Rau told Special Envoy to China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue Ambassador Alan F. Holmer during a visit to their factory that the economies of scale have made them an effic [...]	2007-08-07 07:23:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	WTRO ECON PGOV CH
07GUATEMALA2101	GUATEMALA'S NOMINEE FOR 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy is pleased to nominate Carolina Roca, Superintendent of the Guatemala Tax Authority (SAT),as Guatemala's "Woman of Courage" for the 2008 Secretary's Award (reftel) in recognition of her outstanding courage and leadership in modernizing the SAT and advocating for tax reform in Guatemal [...]	2007-10-18 23:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM ECON KJUS GT
07GUATEMALA2325	CODEL REID'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA [...] (SBU) Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid led a bipartisan delegation of six senators to Guatemala Nov. 30 - Dec. 2. Reid opened the CODEL's November 30 meeting with President Berger by saying that the USG should give greater attention to social issues in Latin America, noting Guatemala's prob [...]	2007-12-05 17:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR GT
07HALIFAX61	NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PREMIER ANNOUNCES MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR [...] SUMMARY: Newfoundland-Labrador will see a much-welcome new offshore oil development project now that Premier Danny Williams has worked out a deal on the Hebron project. With an anticipated 400-700 million barrels of oil, Hebron promises to be a massive boost for the province, both for the loc [...]	2007-08-24 11:49:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA
07HALIFAX81	LITTLE SUSPENSE IN THE DYING DAYS OF THE [...] SUMMARY: In a campaign that has seen no direct U.S. interests emerge, Newfoundland-Labrador Premier Danny Williams appears to have sewn up solid support going into the October 9 provincial election. Given that election-watchers believe there will be no stopping Williams and his Tory party, the [...]	2007-10-04 16:51:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
07HALIFAX84	DANNY WILLIAMS PROMISES MORE CONFRONTATION WITH OTTAWA [...] SUMMARY: Premier Danny Williams is planning on a new round of fighting with Ottawa over resource revenues now that he and his Tory party have scored a massive victory in the October 9 Newfoundland-Labrador election. The Tories took 43 of the 48 seats up for grabs, the Liberals 3 and the NDP [...]	2007-10-10 14:43:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
07HANOI1055	TRIET'S PRC VISIT: ACCENTUATING THE POSITIVE [...] (C) MFA and Chinese Embassy sources are billing President Triet's May 14-18 trip to China a success, both in maintaining the momentum of improved political relations between the two countries and in generating concrete results, particularly in the areas of trade and investment (Ref A). At the [...]	2007-06-05 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VM CH
07HANOI1057	VIETNAM'S TRADE IN 2006: RAPID GROWTH IN LEAD UP TO WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: According to recently-released figures from the Government of Vietnam's General Statistics Office (GSO),Vietnam's 2006 trade increased 21.6 percent from 2005, reaching USD 84.02 billion. This growth reflects Vietnam's increasingly international economic policy orientation and e [...]	2007-06-05 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX VM
07HANOI1062	CPV GENERAL SECRETARY STOKES FRATERNAL TIES HALF A WORLD [...] (SBU) Vietnam's State-run press has characterized Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) General Secretary Nong Duc Manh's official visits to Venezuela and Cuba from May 30 to June 1 and June 1 to June 3, respectively, as "successes" that have enhanced Vietnam's "solidarity, friendship and traditiona [...]	2007-06-06 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI ETRD EPET ETTC VM CU VE
07HANOI1117	VIETNAM: HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES CENTER STAGE AT MID-TERM [...] (SBU) The World Bank and the Government of Vietnam (GVN) hosted an informal mid-term Consultative Group (CG) meeting on June 1 in Ha Long City. Senior GVN and donor representatives engaged on a variety of economic development issues. The agenda featured an overview of the economic situation a [...]	2007-06-15 08:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI1119	CONOCO PHILLIPS AND BP CONCERNS ABOUT PROJECTS IN [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, officials of Conoco Phillips (CP) and the UK Ambassador briefed the Ambassador on the latest developments regarding China's pressure to stop work on gas projects licensed by Vietnam in the South China Sea in the vicinity of the Spratly Islands. According to [...]	2007-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL VM CH
07HANOI1153	Vietnam's State Capital Investment Corporation [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-22 10:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN VM
07HANOI1379	CHEVRON VIETNAM EXECUTIVES DISCUSS ENERGY PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chevron Vietnam Ltd has been negotiating for several years with Vietnam's Ministry of Industry (MOI) and the state-owned energy firm, PetroVietnam, over the Malay-Tho Chu Basin Natural Gas Concession Project. Chevron seeks to extract and sell a portion of the gas into regional m [...]	2007-08-03 17:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG TRGY EINV ETRD VM
07HANOI1390	TOP SECURITY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES DISSIDENTS, CHINA [...] (C) In a long, wide-ranging discussion August 2, Vice Minister of Public Security (MPS) Nguyen Van Huong, Vietnam's head of "general security" and intelligence gave his frank views on a broad range of key bilateral issues including political dissidents, prisoners and detainees, religious freed [...]	2007-08-06 15:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BM CM KIRF PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM

07HANOI1454	ARRIVAL OF PETROVIETNAM LETTER ADVISING TRANSOCEAN TO CEASE [...] (SBU) On August 8, Dr. Tran Ngoc Canh, President and CEO of Petrovietnam, sent a letter to executives of the U.S. oil company, Transocean, advising Transocean to cease exploration drilling activities in block 2/4 in the South China Sea (reftel). Petrovietnam addressed the letter to Mr. J. Micha [...]	2007-08-14 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EPET MARR PREL CN VM
07HANOI1570	Vietnam Starts to Organize Oil Pollution Policy [...] (SBU) Summary. Government of Vietnam (GVN) environmental officials say that the GVN has begun to better coordinate its response to oil pollution that plagued the nation's coastlines in the first half of 2007. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) now chairs an inter-ag [...]	2007-09-04 08:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EPET VM
07HANOI1599	SINO-VIETNAM TERRITORIAL DISPUTE ENTANGLES [...] (C) Summary. The Sino-Vietnam territorial dispute in the South China Sea has now entangled multiple multinational energy companies, including four American and eight other foreign firms. Chinese coercion has persuaded British Petroleum (BP),ConocoPhillips, and Chevron-Petronas/Carigali to p [...]	2007-09-07 16:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
07HANOI1623	FOREIGN MINISTRY SUMMONS AMBASSADOR TO DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vu Dzung, called in the Ambassador on September 10 to discuss the ongoing Sino-Vietnamese territorial dispute in the South China Sea. The Vice Foreign Minister urged the Ambassador to press Chevron to resume operations in Block 122; spe [...]	2007-09-11 17:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
07HANOI1675	ARRIVAL OF CHINA LETTER ADVISING POGO OIL TO CEASE [...] (SBU) On September 8, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston sent a letter to the U.S. oil firm, Pogo Producing Company advising Pogo to cease exploration drilling activities in Block 124 in the South China Sea. The Block 124 lies along Vietnam's south central coast [...]	2007-09-19 17:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CN ECON EINV ENRG EPET MARR PREL VM
07HANOI1681	NEWLY-APPOINTED DPM HAI NIXES GANNON PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 18 meeting with Ambassador Michalak, new Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai said that U.S. power-producer Gannon would not receive a license to build a clean coal-fired plant in central Vietnam. Hai also asked the Ambassador to urge ConocoPhillips to [...]	2007-09-20 13:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM KIPR EAID VM
07HANOI1869	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, the Ambassador paid an introductory courtesy call on Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Khoi Pham. Pham said his ministry's main environmental challenges include the management of solid waste, air and water pollution, and natural disaster mitigat [...]	2007-11-01 03:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON KSCA TBIO VM
07HANOI1892	2007-2008 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM [...] The following is Embassy Hanoi's submission for the narcotics section of the 2007-2008 INCSR. 2. Begin INCSR text: Vietnam I. Summary The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continued to make progress in its counternarcotics efforts during 2007. Specific actions included: sustained effor [...]	2007-11-06 00:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR VM
07HANOI1966	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (SBU) Acting Assistant Secretary Mull: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship, especially in advance of Vietnam taking its seat on the UNSC next year. Your visit comes on the heels of Novem [...]	2007-11-20 07:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
07HANOI1974	BOEING INKS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM AIRLINES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a ceremony and press event on November 16 in Hanoi, the Boeing Company signed a definitive agreement for the purchase of 12 787 Dreamliners with Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and the newly formed Vietnam Airlines Leasing Company (VALC). Prior to the evening signing ceremony, Boeing [...]	2007-11-21 09:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP KIPR
07HANOI2051	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY COMMANDER, UNITED STATES [...] (SBU) Admiral, your visit to Vietnam is well timed to complement the successes of recent trips by other senior civilian and military leaders and will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship, especially in advance of Vietnam taking its seat on the UNSC next year. [...]	2007-12-07 04:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHSA VM
07HANOI2064	VIETNAM'S FIRST OIL REFINERY TAKES SHAPE IN QUANG NGAI [...] (U) Summary: On November 29, members of the Embassy's Economic Section traveled to Central Vietnam's Quang Ngai Province to meet with government officials and tour the site of what will be Vietnam's first petroleum refinery, located in the nearby Dung Quat Economic Zone. Quang Ngai Province i [...]	2007-12-11 04:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAID EIND EWWT SOCI TRGY EINV EPET ETRD
07HANOI535	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES SPRING SESSION [...] (SBU) The 11th and final session of the 11th National Assembly (2002-2007) convened on March 20. With its elections in the offing (May 20),the National Assembly's (NA) shortened spring session will continue the legislature's focus on corruption, waste and mismanagement, and will include a rev [...]	2007-03-21 09:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV ECON ENRG VM
07HANOI550	GVN RESPONSE TO U.S. ARF INITIATIVES AND ITS ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 22, Poloff presented reftel points and proposals on ARF initiatives at the MFA ASEAN Department. While the reaction to the nonproliferation Inter-Sessional Meeting ("ISM") and cooperation statement initiatives was positive, the proposal to create ISM working groups rep [...]	2007-03-22 08:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF MARR PARM VM
07HANOI641	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES COMMERCIAL DELIVERABLES, TIFA, NEC, HR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Office of the Government (OOG) Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 4 to promote positive Vietnamese government action on commercial projects by U.S. firms and to address a number of prominent bilateral issues, including: Trade and Investment Fram [...]	2007-04-05 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ETRD EFIN KOCI CVIS CASC AMGT
07HANOI849	U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOTH OPTIMISTIC AND CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen U.S. business representatives delivered a message of optimism mixed with concern during a mission of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) to Hanoi on May 3 and 4. The highlight of the mission's two-day series of meetings with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials, mo [...]	2007-05-09 08:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BTIO EINV WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HARARE1011	Zim Notes November 9, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-11-09 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1073	Zim Notes November 30, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-11-30 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1091	WORLD BANK MISSION DEPARTS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) A World Bank mission which visited Harare November 22-30 reported skyrocketing hyperinflation, a shrinking tax revenue base, and out-of-control public spending that only comprehensive, mutually reinforcing policy reforms could begin to reverse. The GOZ, however, is about to announce a o [...]	2007-12-06 13:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE1119	Zim Notes December 14, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-12-14 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1135	Zim Notes December 21, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-12-21 10:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE687	GOZ BACKSLIDES ON FUEL IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS [...] The Government of Zimbabwe, which two weeks ago announced an end to the use of fuel coupons for the purchase of imported fuel, and which last week in a diplomatic note stated that all fuel importation and distribution would be through the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM),has reverse [...]	2007-08-02 12:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ASEC EPET ZI
07HARARE998	NO END IN SIGHT TO ZIMBABWE'S ELECTRIC POWER WOES [...] (SBU) Electric power demand in Zimbabwe far outweighs Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority's (ZESA) capacity to supply, and low and erratic coal supplies from Hwange Colliery exacerbate the problem. The GOZ will not allow ZESA to raise its tariffs, among the lowest in the world, to a level [...]	2007-11-02 10:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ZI
07HAVANA1036	U.S. CHARTER AIRLINES IN CUBA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a follow-up to HAVANA 01011, regarding the 10/7-22 visit by a delegation from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This cable addresses specifically the operations of OFAC-licensed U.S. charters in Cuba. Based on information gathered during the trip, we [...]	2007-11-02 15:31:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL ASEC EAIR CU
07HAVANA1089	BRAZIL'S NEW ENGAGEMENT WITH CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several recent developments point to Brazil's interest in building stronger bilateral ties with Cuba. The Brazilian government will increase export credits for its companies and will push for an audience with Fidel Castro during President Lula's upcoming visit. Petrobras has a [...]	2007-11-23 16:57:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
07HAVANA402	CUBAN DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY SPELLS A-R-R-O-G-A-N-T [...] (C) The Cuban regime trotted Fidel Castro out for a meeting with visiting Chinese Politburo member Wu Guanzheng, following soon after Foreign Minister Perez Roque's visit to China. Perez Roque also visited India and used Cuba's presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to obtain a NAM stat [...]	2007-04-25 10:03:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU
07HELSINKI549	OIL SPILL EXPERT VISITS FINLAND [...] (U) Embassy Helsinki organized a two-day visit by Dr. John Devens, Executive Director of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC),on May 18-19, 2007. Dr. Devens was Mayor of Valdez, Alaska during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. One of the first NGOs of its kin [...]	2007-07-19 09:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OIIP EWWT EPET KPAO EN FI
07HELSINKI797	THE BIOFUELS PICTURE IN FINLAND [...] Believing that biofuels can decrease greenhouse gas emissions while also further diversifying its overall energy mix, the Government of Finland is aggressively funding programs that will create biofuels from woody biomass, fuel peat, and recovered fuels. Finland has also begun increasing the u [...]	2007-10-25 12:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ECON FI
07HILLAH113	KARBALA: HOSTS MUNICIPALITIES CONFERENCE AND OIL MINISTER [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This week Karbala's elected government officials appear to be more publicly pursuing reconstruction projects and efforts, perhaps in preparation for provincial elections. The Governor hosted the first regional municipality confer [...]	2007-07-25 15:46:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EIND EPET
07HOCHIMINHCITY1144	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE HOANG [...] (SBU) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met the newly appointed Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Vu Huy Hoang on November 7 to explore commercial opportunities in a rising Vietnam. The Vietnam Apparel Import Monitoring program and current anti-dumping orders topped [...]	2007-11-13 10:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY139	QUANG NAM PROVINCIAL LEADER TALKS ENVIRONMENT AND [...] (SBU) During a meeting with the Consul General in HCMC on February 7, Quang Nam People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai expressed his concern about the lack of national environmental planning and a weak environmental disaster alert and response system. He was concerned about the potential i [...]	2007-02-08 10:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI ECON EINV KINR ETRD VM
07HONGKONG2127	HONG KONG ECONOMISTS: CHINA'S SOVEREIGN WEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong-based economists believe China,s recently announced Sovereign Wealth Fund will face significant difficulties and is unlikely to achieve positive returns in the near term. Although details of how the fund will be managed have yet to emerge, analysts expect the fund w [...]	2007-08-15 10:47:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN CH HK
07HONGKONG2230	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MTECH IMAGING PTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 09:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG2807	PREMIER WEN TOPS ALIBABA AS HK STOCK EXCHANGE [...] Summary: Comments by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on preconditions for Chinese investors to purchase individual Hong Kong stocks drove the benchmark Hang Seng index down 1526 points on Monday, November 5, the largest one-day drop in the history of the Hong Kong exchange. Local observers were m [...]	2007-11-09 08:53:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN HK CH
07HONGKONG915	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HANG TAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 06:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07IRANRPODUBAI10	CRITICISMS OF US NUCLEAR POLICY FROM AN IRANIAN SECULARIST [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 09:35:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR KNNP PGOV
07IRANRPODUBAI11	PRIVITIZATION DEBATE SHARPENS FACTIONAL RIVALRY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 10:29:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI15	GASOLINE SUBSIDIES: IS IRAN FEELING THE HEAT? [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 14:27:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI21	IRANIAN REACTIONS TO BRITISH DETENTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-09 12:12:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR MOPS UK IZ
07IRANRPODUBAI22	IRANIAN ECONOMIST SAYS BOTH AHMADI-NEJAD AND THE ECONOMY ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 14:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI24	IRAN OIL OFFICIAL SHOPS AROUND FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 10:48:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	EINV EPET ENGR PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI30	IRANIAN ECONOMIC POLICY: AN EASY TARGET FOR CRITICS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 13:42:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR
07IRANRPODUBAI37	IRAN TAKES THE HEAT FOR RAISING GAS PRICES [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 13:58:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV ECON EPET IR
07IRANRPODUBAI39	SENATOR LIEBERMAN TALKS TO IRANIANS IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 15:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR OREP
07IRANRPODUBAI43	TIMING OF IRAN'S GASOLINE RATIONING TAKES ALL BY SURPRISE [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 04:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENGR EPET PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI47	RECENT PUBLIC OPINION POLL TRACKS WITH IRPO'S ANECDOTAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 13:16:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPLS IR
07IRANRPODUBAI48	AHMADI-NEJAD IS FORCED TO MAKE SOUND ECONOMIC DECISIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-16 12:45:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI49	"WELL-CONNECTED" IRANIANS GIVE DIFFERING VIEWS OF POWER [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 12:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PREL PGOV KNNP
07IRANRPODUBAI55	EX-IRGC GENERAL CLAIMS IRGC IMPLEMENTS ORDERS, DOESN'T MAKE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 15:41:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR IZ MCAP
07IRANRPODUBAI56	PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD ATTEMPTS TO TONE DOWN TENSIONS BUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 18:50:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PREL PGOV KNNP IZ
07IRANRPODUBAI69	PRESS TV - IRAN'S PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ENTERS GLOBAL STAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran's 24-hour satellite English language news station, Press TV, began operations in July 2007. It has moved quickly to establish itself through widely dispersed correspondents, a large staff in Tehran and London, aggressive recruitment of guests, and generally high quality con [...]	2007-11-26 11:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP SCUL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI9	RAFSANJANI ISOLATING AHMADINEJAD? [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 16:17:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR ECON
07ISLAMABAD2292	TRUCKS DESTROYED IN ROCKET ATTACK AT TORKHAM BORDER [...] (C) According to Mission contacts, at approximately 0400 local time Monday, May 21, unknown persons fired two Russian-made MRB-12 rockets at a group of fuel trucks bound for Coalition forces in Afghanistan. The trucks were parked in a lot near the Torkham border crossing, about 35 miles west [...]	2007-05-22 14:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK AF PREL
07ISLAMABAD2317	TRUCKS DESTROYED IN ROCKET ATTACK AT TORKHAM [...] (C//REL TO ISAF, NATO) According to Mission contacts, at approximately 0400 local time Monday, May 21, unknown persons fired two Russian-made MRB-12 rockets at a group of fuel trucks bound for Coalition forces in Afghanistan. The trucks were parked in a lot near the Torkham border crossing, a [...]	2007-05-23 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK AF PREL
07ISLAMABAD2782	BOUCHER VISITS BALOCHISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 14, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher made his first visit to Balochistan. Inspector General of Police Tariq Khosa discussed the need for more contacts with his counterparts in Afghanistan and Iran and expressed doubt that Afg [...]	2007-06-22 11:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK AF
07ISLAMABAD389	ECONOMIC SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your January 27-28 visit to Islamabad. Your visit coincides with a period of expanding and deepening engagement between the U.S. and Pakistan on a range of key economic and trade issues. Reforms pioneered in 1999 by Prime Minister Shaukat Az [...]	2007-01-22 08:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ECON EFIN EAID ETRD PREL PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD4085	MUSHARRAF TELLS DEPUTY SECRETARY PAKISTAN IS [...] (C) Summary. During a September 13 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, President Musharraf reiterated his intention, absent intervention by the Chief Justice, to be re-elected before October 15 by the current National and Provincial Assemblies. He explained the nature and required solutions to what [...]	2007-09-21 10:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
07ISLAMABAD4422	MOORE MEETINGS FOCUS ON ROZS, IPR, TRANSIT TRADE [...] (SBU) On the margins of the October 12-13 Strategic Dialogue in Islamabad, Bureau of Economic and Energy Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Chris Moore met with senior Ministry of Commerce, Finance SIPDIS and Industries to share details of the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone (ROZ) legislat [...]	2007-10-12 14:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD5139	PAKISTANI ECONOMY WEATHERS STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) The imposition of a state of emergency and political uncertainty has markedly affected Pakistan's ability to attract and retain portfolio investment, its exchange rate and the wholesale and retail business. There have been large outflows from the stock exchange; foreign investors have wit [...]	2007-12-05 01:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
07ISTANBUL1014	Energy Secretary Bodman Meets with Turkish Energy Minister [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 15, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler in Istanbul. They reaffirmed the U.S.-Turkey strategic energy vision for the development of Caspian resources and delivery systems to bring them to market, including the Trans-Caspian p [...]	2007-11-26 14:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET AJ IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ISTANBUL1015	IRAN/ENERGY: AN IRANIAN DELEGATION IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) In the best of Iranian bazaar tradition, an Iranian delegation representing Iran's oil ministry and energy industry attending a November 15-16 energy conference in Istanbul tried hard to portray Iran and its vast oil and gas reserves as a stabilizing force for regional energy markets and [...]	2007-11-28 06:38:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON IR TU
07ISTANBUL1028	CODEL ROHRABACHER DISCUSSES KURDISH ISSUES, [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 26, CODEL Rohrabacher met ARI Movement founder Kemal Koprulu to discuss Kurdish issues in Turkey and Iraq. The Congressman was joined by Congressman Louie Gohmert and former Chairman of the California Republican Party Shawn Steel. Koprulu was accompanied by Rifat [...]	2007-12-03 10:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL TU
07ISTANBUL1029	Energy Secretary Bodman Meets with Turkish Prime Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 18, Energy Secretary Bodman met with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan on the margins of the Turkish Greek Interconnector (TGI) Ceremony. Also present was Turkish Energy Minister Guler, as well as representation from the Turkish MFA. The Secretary and the Prime Minist [...]	2007-12-03 12:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ISTANBUL1046	CODEL SHAYS CONFRONTS SKEPTICAL BUSINESSMEN IN [...] (C) Summary. Codel Shays' November 29 meetings in Istanbul underlined contrasts in Turkish thinking on Iraq, the PKK and the U.S. image in Turkey. President of Karadeniz Holding Orhan Karadeniz told Congressman Shays Iraq remains a mess, despite military accomplishments. Turkey is very sen [...]	2007-12-11 08:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ
07ISTANBUL115	TURKISH STRAITS AT CAPACITY [...] Summary: On February 11, Capt. Salih Orakci, General Director of the Coastal Safety and Salvage Administration briefed A/S Sullivan and members of the EPC delegation on the hazards of navigating the Turkish Straits and the operation of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) in the Bosphorous Straits. [...]	2007-02-15 09:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EPET SENV TU
07ISTANBUL209	SCA'S FEIGENBAUM AND DEUTSCH IN ISTANBUL: [...] (SBU) Summary. SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Senior Advisor Robert Deutsch held meetings in Istanbul February 27 with business and NGO interlocutors regarding Central Asia (reftels),with a heavy focus on Turkmenistan. Businessman Ahmet Calik counseled a step-by-step approach to working with [...]	2007-03-15 12:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TX
07ISTANBUL437	THE D-8 SECRETARIAT: AN INSTITUTION IN SEARCH OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: We met recently with Dipo Alam, the newly arrived Secretary General of the Developing Eight (D-8) organization. According to Alam the D-8's primary focus is fostering economic development through closer trade ties among the member states as well as cooperation with the United [...]	2007-05-24 09:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PREL TU IR
07ISTANBUL438	KOCAELI PROVINCE: SATURATED WITH INDUSTRY [...] Summary: Kocaeli province is Istanbul's blue-collar neighbor. If Ankara is Turkey's Washington and Istanbul is New York, then Kocaeli is Chicago. Heavily industrial and densely populated, Kocaeli hugs the eastern tip of the Sea of Marmara. Chamber of Industry representatives and Ford Oto [...]	2007-05-24 12:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TU
07ISTANBUL46	TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES POLICY FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary. Several thousand Istanbul Justice and Development Party (AKP) precinct captains and party faithful jammed an auditorium January 13 to hear Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul acclaim Turkey's foreign policy achievements and goals as the party continues its campaign to energize its coh [...]	2007-01-24 09:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL51	PM LAUNCHES TUNNEL, LAUDS ITALIAN SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY: On January 23, Prime Minister Erdogan used the official opening ceremony of a tunnel on the primary Ankara - Istanbul highway to highlight the strong commercial ties between Turkey and Italy. Erdogan argued that the commercial and business links forged by his government with Italy ha [...]	2007-01-24 16:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN EINV ENRG IT TU
07ISTANBUL631	NORTHWEST TURKEY'S TEKIRDAG IN CAMPAIGN MOOD [...] (SBU) Summary. We visited Tekirdag located just up the Marmara seacoast northwest of Istanbul a few days after the press splashed claims of U.S. support to the PKK by three masked persons said to be PKK defectors across newspapers and television sets. The pleasant town, known for excellent k [...]	2007-07-16 13:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL722	TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO, AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),which scored a significant victory in recent elections, was given the mandate to form another single-party government. AKP is expected to continue to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey contin [...]	2007-08-09 12:35:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU
07ISTANBUL855	AN IRANIAN ACTIVIST'S ADVICE ON REACHING THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 04:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM IR TU
07ISTANBUL893	AN IRANIAN OIL EXECUTIVE ON ISA'S "UNINTENDED [...] (C/NF) Summary: On September 26, Consulate Istanbul &Iran watcher8 met with Assadollah Maleknejad, Vice President of Iran,s Pars Oil company, to discuss regional and Iranian hydrocarbon issues. Maleknejad politely criticized USG energy policy in the region, arguing that the Trans-Caspian pi [...]	2007-10-02 06:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON ENRG PGOV IR TU AZ
07JAKARTA1009	INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS - March 2007 [...] Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) awarded 37 energy contracts worth at least a reported seven billion dollars in Subang, West Java on March 21. The contracts included exploration deals worth $4.1 billion, domestic gas supply agreements worth $1.61 billion and oil and gas contracts amo [...]	2007-04-10 08:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA1074	ALWI SHIHAB DISCUSSES IRAQ, UNSC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In an April 13 meeting with the Charge, Indonesian Special Envoy to the Mideast Alwi Shihab outlined the GOI's efforts to promote reconciliation among Iraqi Sunnis and Shia. Following the Bogor reconciliation conference earlier this month (reftel A),Shihab said that GOI figures [...]	2007-04-16 09:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC YI IZ IR ID
07JAKARTA1128	BANK INDONESIA CONSIDERS SWITCH TO OVERNIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Bank Indonesia (BI) seems likely to move to targeting the overnight interest rate rather than its one-month Bank Indonesia Certificate (SBI) rate as its policy rate for targeting inflation. This duration shift will have the benefit of addressing anomalies (some self-induced) i [...]	2007-04-23 06:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1212	INDONESIA'S NEW INVESTMENT LAW - GOOD NEWS AND GREY AREAS [...] (SBU) Summary. After a two year delay, Parliament passed a new Capital Investment Law on March 29 that provides a range of protections for investors including equal treatment for foreign and domestic investors, protection against nationalization, international arbitration for foreign investors [...]	2007-04-30 09:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1266	PAPUA GOVERNOR UPDATES CHARGE ON DEVELOPMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu told Charge on April 23 in Papua that he was making headway in his efforts to heal the rift between Papua and neighboring West Irian Jaya province and to implement his village-based development program. The two provinces' governors signed a miles [...]	2007-05-04 08:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA1326	Indonesia - East Java/China Trade Growing, Investment [...] SUMMARY: China's legal exports to East Java were close to $1 billion in 2006; illegal imports may have been double that amount. East Java shoe and garment industries have taken a beating from illegal imports, with over 500 small and medium sized firms closing in the past two years. So far, fou [...]	2007-05-11 05:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR KCOR ID CH
07JAKARTA14	INDONESIA - ILLEGAL LOGGING MOU PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Jakarta's Illegal Logging Task Force recommends Washington agencies divide the $1 million in proposed State Department ESF funds under the U.S.-Indonesia illegal logging MOU between the following three activities: --$550,000 for the enhancement of an existing DOJ-ICITA [...]	2007-01-03 09:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1424	Indonesia/East Java: PRC Consulate Offers [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recently established PRC Consulate General in Surabaya (ConGen China) is actively promoting Chinese interest in infrastructure and natural resource investment projects in Eastern Indonesia. Chinese Consul General Fu Shuigen (CG Fu) has worked hard to connect Chinese investo [...]	2007-05-21 07:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PNAT PINR KISL EINV ID CH TW
07JAKARTA1580	A/S HILL DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND KOSOVO WITH [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, A/S Hill and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal discussed North Korea, Kosovo, Lebanon, Iran, Thailand, the Indonesian mud flow problem, the Newmont case, military cooperation, the Yudhoyono administration, and economic growth. Djalal said if the U.S. is [...]	2007-06-07 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ID KN LE PGOV PREL
07JAKARTA1625	A/S HILL MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT KALLA [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill focused on economic issues in his May meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla. Hill praised Indonesia for its new investment law, but urged Indonesia to do more to attract foreign investment, as Vietnam is doing. Hill also raised the Newmon [...]	2007-06-12 05:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KTFN PREL PTER EINV ID
07JAKARTA1657	Bilateral Energy Dialogue Back On Track [...] Summary. (SBU) A U.S. Department of Energy Delegation led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Policy and International Affairs Katharine Fredriksen reached agreement with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) to resume the U.S.-Indonesia bilateral Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD),which [...]	2007-06-14 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA1660	ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION INDONESIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 01:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO TPHY ID
07JAKARTA1771	INDONESIA - REACTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Embassy hosted eleven Indonesian NGOs for a roundtable discussion of President Bush's new international framework initiative, and reaction was generally positive. The NGOs stressed that combating deforestation needs to be part of the initiative, along with increased [...]	2007-06-27 11:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG ID
07JAKARTA1772	East Java: Mud Managers Informally Request USG Assistance [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on A/S Christopher Hill's recent inspection of the mudflow disaster, ConGen Surabaya met with Sidoarjo Mud Disaster Management Board (BPLS) leadership, who described their inability to formulate and implement a work [...]	2007-06-28 00:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1832	INDONESIA - FORESTRY MINISTER WELCOMES ORANGUTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Minister of Forestry, Mr. Kaban, stressed to DCM in a July 3 meeting that conservation of orangutans and their forest habitat remains an urgent need. The Minister welcomed the $8 million USAID Orangutan Conservation Services Program and emphasized the importance of communit [...]	2007-07-06 08:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON TBIO ID
07JAKARTA1835	HAWAII GOVERNOR LINGLE VISITS INDONESIA: NATIONAL [...] Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle (R) in Jakarta on June 10-12 explored potential partnerships related to disaster preparedness, investment and trade, women's leadership, health, education and regional development. Her interlocutors included Vice President Kalla, Defense Minister Sudarsono, Legisl [...]	2007-07-06 09:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PGOV EFIS ID
07JAKARTA1919	SPEAKER CALLS OFF THE DOGS IN UNSCR IRAN VOTE [...] (S) In a hopeful sign for President Yudhoyono in his three-month pitched battle with the House of Representatives (DPR) over Indonesia's support for UNSCR 1747, DPR Speaker Laksono has reportedly decided to let the interpellation matter drop. The Speaker's party, Golkar, which controls the la [...]	2007-07-13 07:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA2095	Indonesia's Coal Output Increases In 2006 [...] Summary. During 2006 Indonesian coal production and exports increased 3.6% and 8.2%, respectively. According to unofficial statistics, Indonesia passed Australia in early 2007 to become the world's leading exporter of thermal coal, which is used mainly for power generation. Indonesian coal exp [...]	2007-08-03 06:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2140	FORESTRY ISSUES DOMINATE VISIT OF OES A/S MCMURRAY TO [...] (U) Summary. In a visit to Indonesia July 26-29, OES A/S McMurray discussed deforestation and climate change with senior Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials from the Ministries of Forestry and Environment, non-governmental organizations, and a policy advisor to President Yudhoyono. The GO [...]	2007-08-08 00:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2194	SCENESETTER FOR CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. You are coming to Indonesia at a time when the country is under increasing criticism for its rapid rates of deforestation, something to which the Government of Indonesia (GOI) is increasingly sensitive with the approach of the 13th Uni [...]	2007-08-11 12:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2234	CAPITAL FLOW VOLATILITY EXPECTED TO INCREASE, FEW PREDICT [...] (SBU) Summary: At a two-day seminar in Singapore sponsored by Standard and Poor's and the Malaysian Rating Agency, regional financial analysts and economists predicted that capital flows in to the region would continue to be large, but may become more volatile as investors' risk appetites shift [...]	2007-08-16 06:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID SN
07JAKARTA2335	SCENESETTER FOR U/S JEFFERY'S SEPTEMBER 9-12 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. Yours will be the first high-level State Department economic visit here in several years. We have structured your visit to highlight the important themes of investment climate reform, anti-corruption efforts, energy security and climate change, [...]	2007-08-24 10:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2351	AMBASSADOR HALIDA DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy met with Government of Indonesia (GOI) Special Assistant to the Minister of Trade Ambassador Halida Miljani on August 24th to discuss bilateral trade issues, including commencement of an exploratory dialogue on a U.S.-Indonesian Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). Ambass [...]	2007-08-27 10:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD EINV ECON BEXP ID
07JAKARTA2363	ISPS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) We formally demarched on August 24, Director General of Sea Transportation, H. Harijogi, Secretary Ajiph Anwar, and Director of Sea Transport Djony Algemar that the U.S. has determined Indonesia is not significantly implementing the International Ship and Port Facility (ISPS) code. Failur [...]	2007-08-28 08:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EWWT KHLS ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA2365	ACEH GOVERNOR'S U.S. VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is a joint Medan-Jakarta message. 2. (U) Summary: Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf will visit the United States September 9-26. The visit includes stops in multiple cities and meetings with a range of companies and government officials. In Washington, he will also meet with the World [...]	2007-08-28 09:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EAID PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2407	US-INDONESIA ENERGY SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton and U.S. Senior Climate Negotiator Harlan Watson discussed energy security and climate change strategy with senior Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials, NGOs and donors during a series of meetings on [...]	2007-08-31 07:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON TBIO ENRG ID

07JAKARTA2438	INDONESIA - CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT [...] (U) Summary. The new limited liability company law has created great confusion in the business community by mandating that "natural resources" companies engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The law is very vague and domestic business leaders have already raised objectio [...]	2007-09-05 02:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2446	SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON STATE SECRETARY: [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) Summary: On September 4, Ambassador Hume paid a courtesy call on Minister of the State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, who serves as the gatekeeper for nearly every issue that goes before President Yudhoyono. The Minister emphasized his de [...]	2007-09-05 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV ENRG PINR ID
07JAKARTA247	RECREATING THE CALIPHATE: HIZBUT TAHRIR INDONESIA [...] (C) Summary. Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) spokesman Ismail Yusanto told us about his organization's ideology, structure and goals, most notably the re-establishment of an Islamic caliphate and imposition of Islamic law. HTI is a hard-line Islamist movement that, while ostensibly non-violen [...]	2007-01-30 07:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ID
07JAKARTA2475	PUTIN VISIT -- ARMS, ENERGY AND MINING DEALS [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Putin visited Jakarta September 6. Russia and the GOI signed several bilateral agreements, including an arms deal worth $1 billion, investment projects in mining and energy worth $4 billion, and an MOU on fighting terrorism. Defense Minister Sudarsono comment [...]	2007-09-07 09:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV MASS PTER ID
07JAKARTA2503	AMBASSADOR VISITS KEY PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE AND [...] Summary: On August 28-29, Ambassador Hume visited Yogyakarta, touring schools and meeting local leaders. The Ambassador visited public and private schools that receive USAID assistance under President BushQs $157 million Education Initiative for Indonesia. The Ambassador met with Sri Sultan [...]	2007-09-10 10:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2545	AMBASSADOR VISITS KEY PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE AND MEETS [...] Summary: On August 28-29, Ambassador Hume visited Yogyakarta, touring schools and meeting local leaders. The Ambassador visited public and private schools that receive USAID assistance under President Bush's $157 million Education Initiative for Indonesia. The Ambassador met with Sri Sultan Ha [...]	2007-09-13 02:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV ECON ID
07JAKARTA2549	INDONESIAN/IRANIAN RELATIONS: MARGINAL SUBSTANCE, [...] (C) Summary: Many elements of a strong bilateral relationship remain underdeveloped between Indonesia and Iran. The two countries maintain marginal trade and investment links. Defense and security cooperation is virtually nonexistent. Despite this, much of the public and Indonesian legislat [...]	2007-09-13 06:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL MNUC PARM ETRD UNSC ID IR
07JAKARTA2600	TRADE MINISTER EMPHASIZES REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu outlined the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) "multi-track" approach to trade policy emphasizing multi-lateral and regional engagement over bilateral agreements in public remarks delivered on September 12th. Pangestu also stressed the inclusion of [...]	2007-09-17 08:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON BEXP ID
07JAKARTA2611	U/S DISCUSSES INDONESIA'S ROLE IN COP 13, CLEAN ENERGY, [...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Indonesia September 10-12, U/S Jeffery held a roundtable lunch on September 10 with GOI officials, donor representatives ad private sector representatives. The head of Indonesia's COP 13 steering committee said that the GOI would await the outcomes of the U.N [...]	2007-09-18 01:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EAID ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2648	CONVICTED ON CORRUPTION COUNTS, LEGISLATOR--WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: After his conviction on corruption charges, Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) member Nurdin Halid was jailed in Jakarta, September 18. He is slated to serve a two-year jail term. Halid--who has resigned from the DPR--maintained close links with Vice President Kalla. Hi [...]	2007-09-19 10:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2649	U/S JEFFERY MEETS WITH ECONOMISTS AND BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. U/S Jeffery discussed Indonesia's economy and investment climate with economists and business leaders September 10-11 in Jakarta. Outlying regions such as Aceh and Papua face infrastructure and development challenges. Large established western companies with good local partners [...]	2007-09-20 00:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV EINV ID
07JAKARTA2682	Bilateral Energy Dialogue Date and Venue Change [...] (SBU) Director General of Oil and Gas Luluk Sumiarso told us on September 20 that he liked the USG proposed agenda for the bilateral Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD). He expressed particular appreciation for the mix of Government-to-Government and Government-to-Business modules. Luluk stressed th [...]	2007-09-21 09:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2723	SOROS' INTEREST IN ACEH SPARKS ANTI-SEMITIC [...] (SBU) Summary. A September 21 statement by Aceh Vice Governor Muhammad Nazar on American financier George Soros' possible plans to invest in palm oil plantations in Aceh sparked an anti-Semitic backlash among national Islamic political party leaders in Jakarta. The alleged plan-reportedly d [...]	2007-09-26 08:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EINV EAID PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2740	U/S Jeffery Visits Sumatra [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 12 visit to Sumatra, U/S Jeffery visited the Palm Oil Research Center and toured its model biofuel production facility. He also met with the Governor of North Sumatra Rudolf Pardede and his economic team. He took an aerial survey of plantations and the Leuse [...]	2007-09-28 00:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV SENV ID
07JAKARTA2759	RESTRICTIONS ON CHINA BOOST TEXTILE EXPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia?s textile and apparel sector registered 10% export growth over the last year despite slow- moving progress on national investment climate reforms. Much of the growth is accredited to U.S. safeguard measures against China as buyers look to Indonesia for geographic dive [...]	2007-09-28 10:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTEX ETRD EINV ID
07JAKARTA2777	INDONESIA - 2008 DRAFT BUDGET, SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN [...] (U) Summary. On August 16, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) presented to the Parliament his FY 2008 draft budget, which focused heavily on boosting infrastructure spending. The draft budget targets 6.8% economic growth for 2008, up from 6.3% expected in 2007, with 6% inflation. In or [...]	2007-10-02 07:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KMCA ECON KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2833	BALIKPAPAN - DECENTRALIZATION CHAMPION, MODEL FOR EAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Balikpapan, the commercial hub of East Kalimantan, represents the opportunities - and challenges - of decentralization in Indonesia. A twelve-fold increase in central government budget transfers has led to new public service initiatives and economic opportunitie [...]	2007-10-05 10:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV KCOR ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3010	SBY LAYS OUT HIS PRIORITIES TO US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary. President SBY identified climate change, investment and democracy as key priorities in public remarks delivered at a gala dinner hosted by the US-ASEAN Business Council on October 25th. SBY highlighted the COP-13 conference in Bali as a "top priority" that he hoped would result [...]	2007-10-29 04:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD PREL ID
07JAKARTA309	INDONESIA RIDES THE COMMODITIES BOOM [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's exports soared for the first time to over $100 billion in 2006, underpinning respectable gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.5% for the year. A 19% rise in non-oil and gas exports, particularly commodities, over the first 11 months of 2006 drove the country's st [...]	2007-02-06 07:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA31	INDONESIA - POVERTY RISES DESPITE SOUND MACROECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. In an embarrassment for the Yudhoyono Administration, the incidence of poverty in Indonesia has risen over the past year from 16 to almost 18 percent despite the return of macroeconomic stability and GDP growth rates above five percent. Most analysts attribute the increase in po [...]	2007-01-05 07:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA3138	INDONESIA'S CAPITAL MARKETS WEATHERING TURMOIL [...] Summary. Dr. M. Chatib Basri, a well-respected macroeconomist, stated that Indonesia has weathered recent turmoil in global financial markets and is unlikely to face another significant financial crisis in the near term at a seminar on November 6. Bank Indonesia (BI) Senior Deputy Governor Mi [...]	2007-11-13 07:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3160	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN INDONESIA [...] (C) Summary. Indonesia has a long history of tension between economic nationalists and those who welcome foreign investment. However, our contacts report no upsurge in resource nationalism-inspired actions. Indeed, the increase in resource nationalism described in ref A has benefited Indone [...]	2007-11-14 10:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3173	CORRUPTION UPDATE -- DIPLOMATS, FORMER MINISTERS, [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: November's corruption highlights include: a credible media report alleges corruption at the Foreign Ministry; a former minister has been named a suspect in a corruption case involving the sale of two crude oil tankers; [...]	2007-11-15 09:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR KMCA ID
07JAKARTA3247	INDONESIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATES, BENEFITS SLOW TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's GDP expanded a stronger than expected 6.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) during the third quarter of 2007 on robust domestic demand and a higher investment rate. Growth in the agriculture and service sectors outperformed the expansion of manufacturing activity. Despite more [...]	2007-11-26 08:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3302	SITC REQUEST FOR BIOFUELS INFORMATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable respnds to a request for information (ref A) from th U.S. International Trade Commission regarding bofuels adoption and researrch in Indonesia. The Goernment of Indonesia (GOI) is continuing its ambtious 5-year, multi-billion dollar investment pla to boost biofuel prod [...]	2007-12-03 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV OTRA ID
07JAKARTA3447	PERTAMINA CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY; IRANIAN [...] (U) Summary. In a ceremony at its Jakarta headquarters that included President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian oil company Pertamina celebrated its 50th anniversary, highlighting past achievements and future priorities. President Yudhoyono urged Pertamina [...]	2007-12-21 06:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ID IR PREL
07JAKARTA3471	DIPLOMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY FOR INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and Indonesia have real opportunities within the bilateral relationship to move their respective environmental agendas forward. The Government of Indonesia used the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference in Bali to highlight its environmental resources [...]	2007-12-27 09:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON EAID KPAO PREL ID
07JAKARTA368	INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007 [...] Summary: Indonesia's exports soared to a record US$ 100.7 billion in 2006, largely due to high world commodity prices. Ministry of Industry (MOI) Secretary General Agus Tjahajana announced on January 18 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) expects manufacturing sector output to grow by 7.9% [...]	2007-02-09 08:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA414	ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007 [...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance on December 29 issued guidelines for guarantees of power projects under the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) "crash program" to develop an additional 10,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation capacity by 2010. On January 16, state power company PLN signed [...]	2007-02-15 08:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA427	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON VP KALLA [...] (C) During a Feb. 15 farewell call, the Ambassador congratulated Vice-President Kalla on the successful election process in Aceh; expressed support for government efforts to control violence in Sulawesi; urged the GOI to open Papua to foreign visitors; raised plans to increase USG technical a [...]	2007-02-16 05:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET PINS ABLD ID
07JAKARTA49	INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006 [...] Summary: The Indonesian Textile Association announced on December 7 that Indonesia's textile and garment exports reached $7.2 billion for the first nine months of 2006, and should meet earlier projections of $9 billion for 2006. Director General for International Trade Diah Maulida stated on [...]	2007-01-08 08:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA653	INDONESIA MACROECONOMY - STRONG 2006 BUT CHALLENGES LOOM IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) successfully restored macroeconomic stability in 2006, implementing prudent monetary and fiscal policies and paving the way for a rebound in gross domestic product (GDP) growth. These policies contributed to stable prices, a strong currency, low [...]	2007-03-07 08:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA67	ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006 [...] Summary. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) announced on December 13 that 18 companies and consortia won tenders for 18 oil and gas blocks across Indonesia, committing $235.8 million in exploration funds over three years. On December 20, the Ministry of Finance signed memoran [...]	2007-01-09 09:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA700	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 02:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA724	ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS - February 2007 [...] Summary. Pertamina delayed naming the tender winners for partial equity in its stake of 12 oil and gas blocks on February 27. Pertamina also announced it will work with foreign companies to develop biodiesel technology. The GOI said 12 of 20 oil and gas blocks it offered for the latest tender [...]	2007-03-13 12:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA851	KUWAITI AMBASSADOR WELCOMES INDONESIAN ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary. CDA met Kuwaiti Ambassador Mohammad Fadel Khalaf on March 20 to discuss Indonesia's Middle East initiatives. The Kuwaiti Ambassador has encouraged Indonesian activism on the Middle East. On Iran, Khalaf said the GOK had raised its concerns about Iran's nuclear program repeate [...]	2007-03-23 07:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ID
07JAKARTA882	WEST JAVA'S GREEN UNIVERSITIES: ISLAM ON CAMPUS [...] (C) Summary. On February 28-March 1, poloffs traveled to Bandung, West Java, the wellspring of Indonesia's hard-line "tarbiyah" student movement, which is modeled after the Muslim Brotherhood and originated there in the 1970s. The development of the tarbiyah movement arguably brought about a [...]	2007-03-27 07:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ID
07JAKARTA972	HEAT STILL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO FOLLOWING IRAN [...] (C) A number of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) from across party lines, including the Speaker himself, continued their vocal assault on Indonesia's decision to vote for UNSCR 1747. Despite the heated rhetoric and highly public critique of the administration's decision [...]	2007-04-04 10:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JEDDAH508	KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY: BRAVE IDEAS, SHAKY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly two years after the launch of construction, the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) remains the flagship among the megaprojects that represent King Abdullah's push for modernization and economic diversification. Although the King's support for the city still appears stron [...]	2007-12-10 15:12:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ELAB ENRG EPET
07JERUSALEM1254	BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CABINET [...] (SBU) Biographies of new Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet members are listed starting in para. 2. According to PM Salam Fayyad, this government will likely be expanded in the next 30 days to include more ministers from Gaza and to reduce the number of ministers responsible for multiple por [...]	2007-06-18 15:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KWBG IS KPAL PREL PINR
07JERUSALEM1524	HAMAS REPLACES THREE GAZA MAYORS, PRESSURES OTHER [...] (C) Summary. Hamas has taken control of three Gaza municipalities, replacing Fatah mayors and city council members. Gaza's other Fatah mayors report limited Hamas interference, but express concern about the agenda of Hamas' former Minister of Local Government. Gaza City's mayor described e [...]	2007-07-23 14:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER KDEM PREL
07JERUSALEM1646	SETTLERS OUT OF HEBRON WHOLESALE MARKET...FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7, some 3000 Israeli security personnel removed settlers from three crowded structures in Hebron's wholesale market area. Four settlers were arrested. Hundreds of settler youth protested the action and tried to stop the Israeli security forces, but did not resort to [...]	2007-08-08 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1965	HEBRON: 450 SETTLERS IN THE CENTER OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hebron settler spokesman David Wilder led Poloff on a September 7 three hour tour of downtown Hebron. Hebron's 450 settlers (plus 250 yeshiva or religious school students) are known for their disruptive presence in the center of a large Palestinian city. Wilder told PolOff that [...]	2007-09-20 07:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL ASEC IS
07JERUSALEM206	EU'S SOLANA ON PALESTINIAN SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: EU High Representative Javier Solana told U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith Dayton on January 21 that he wants to discuss EU COPPS assistance to Palestinian Civil Police at the February 2 Principals Quartet meetings. He said he supports placing the Police under governor [...]	2007-01-31 15:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM2239	FUEL SHIPMENTS TO GAZA CUT; SUFA CROSSING CLOSED [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza-based Director of the Palestinian General Petroleum Corporation Mujahad Salama confirmed cuts in fuel deliveries to Gaza on October 29. The Gaza Power Plant received all 300,000 liters of fuel oil it had requested for the day, but there were no gasoline imports, accordin [...]	2007-10-29 15:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM2514	GAZA: REDUCED FUEL IMPORTS RESULT IN GAS STATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli restrictions on fuel shipments to Gaza, imposed on October 27, remain in effect, according to the head of the Palestinian Petroleum Corporation (PPC) in Gaza. In reaction, Gaza gas station owners began a work stoppage on December 1, despite the continued importation of [...]	2007-12-07 12:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JOHANNESBURG3732	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]	2007-10-24 07:16:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07JOHANNESBURG3738	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]	2007-10-24 09:51:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07KABUL1033	KABUL POWER SUPPLY - LATE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 03:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON EPET ETRD KPWR PGOV AF
07KABUL1525	AFGHANISTAN: OPIC VISIT BOOSTS INVESTMENT AND SECURES [...] (SBU) OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher came to Kabul on 21 April to accompany Dole CEO David Murdock and to examine potential investments in Afghanistan. The visit coincided with the first, US-assisted Afghan AgFair for agricultural buyers. When Mosbacher left on 23 April, he had not on [...]	2007-05-05 11:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD BEXP AF
07KABUL1610	NDS SALEH ON PAKISTAN, THE TALIBAN, AND AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Counselor Eliot Cohen, National Director of Security Amarullah Saleh analyzed the nature of the Taliban and its links to Pakistan. He said that despite repeated attempts to share information with the Pakistanis, they have not been responsive to his initiat [...]	2007-05-14 13:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR NATO AF
07KABUL185	BOUCHER, MOSBACHER AND KARZAI TALK ENERGY, [...] (S/NF) On January 10, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Overseas Private Investment Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Mosbacher met with President Karzai. Mosbacher briefed Karzai on the Investment Corporation's projects in Afghanista [...]	2007-01-20 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK
07KABUL195	PRT/KUNDUZ: FRENCH COMPANY TRIES TO REVIVE COTTON [...] (SBU) The New Afghan Project for Cotton and Oil Development (NAPCOD),a joint venture between the Afghan Government and a French company, continues to struggle to re-establish the successful cotton processing industry of the pre-war North. It currently produces cotton lint, cottonseed oil, ca [...]	2007-01-21 10:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL1982	Afghan Gas Fields -- Agreement in Principle [...] (SBU) On June 11, the Afghan Minister of Mines convened a meeting attended by Embassy, USAID, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB),at which the ADB and the GoA agreed in principle to a USG proposal to combine USAID and ADB efforts to develop the natural gas reserves in the Amu Darya basin. T [...]	2007-06-20 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2987	NORWAY NONCOMMITTAL ON DEPLOYMENT WITH DUTCH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian MFA Political Director Kai Eide, in an August 30 office call on DCM, was noncommittal about how Norway would respond to a Dutch request that Norwegian troops be deployed alongside the Dutch in Uruzgan province. Eide indicated that the GON would remain engaged in the Nort [...]	2007-09-06 13:48:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL3787	Afghan Commerce Official Wary of Iran's Assistance, Wary of [...] (SBU) Econ-Commoff and Deputy PolCouns met with Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry, Azeem Wardak, to discuss bilateral trade issues with Iran and Pakistan. Wardak emphasized the desire for good relations with both neighbors. But he also vented frustration at Pakistan's continued relucta [...]	2007-11-08 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AF PK IR
07KABUL3788	AFGHANISTAN: NEW OIL AND GAS FIELD TENDER EXPECTED IN THREE [...] (SBU) The Afghan Ministry of Mines intends to issue a tender for exploration of several blocks of the Amudarya Oil and Gas basin in north-western Afghanistan in February or March 2008 Post learned at the recent Oil and Gas Working Group meeting November 8. Note: The Amudarya basin is also where [...]	2007-11-09 02:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KAMPALA1270	UGANDA PROTESTS TO DRC OVER OIL FACILITY ATTACK [...] (SBU) The Uganda Government protested to the Government of the Democ 2. (SBU) On August 3, the GOU protested to the Government of DRC of a m 3. (SBU) This incident comes at a time when Ugandan exploration efforts 4. (SBU) Uganda is increasingly optimistic about exploratory offshore d [...]	2007-08-07 10:28:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PTER UG
07KAMPALA1272	UGANDA PROTESTS TO DRC OVER OIL FACILITY ATTACK [...] (SBU) The Uganda Government protested to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accusing DRC troops of attacking Heritage Oil installations on Lake Albert on August 3rd. Security sources affirm that a British geologist was killed. In a separate incident on July 28, four Ugan [...]	2007-08-07 10:49:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PTER UG
07KAMPALA1429	Ugandan Perspective on Museveni-Kabila Summit [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Congolese President Joseph Kabila met in Arusha, Tanzania for a two-day summit on September 7 and 8 to discuss border issues, the Lord's Resistance Army and other negative forces, and sharing of common resources. The two heads of state agre [...]	2007-09-11 13:17:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS UG CG
07KAMPALA1490	UGANDA/DRC: MORE ON LAKE ALBERT CONFRONTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kampala follow-up on the incidents on Lake Albert confirm basic elements of the confrontation (retel). The details of the second incident remain in question and under investigation by a joint FARDC-MONUC-UPDF team. MONUC said that the UPDF fired unprovoked on a civi [...]	2007-09-26 14:04:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA1595	UGANDA: THE INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT OF PRESIDENT MUSEVENI'S [...] (SBU) Summary: A look inside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's in-box reveals a range of international and regional issues, many where the U.S. also has interests. Museveni's immediate "to-do" list includes repairing relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo, to gain its cooperation [...]	2007-10-16 12:52:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU CG
07KAMPALA317	UGANDA: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Summary: Phenix textiles shipped its first consignment of 100 percent Ugandan made organic cotton t-shirts to the United States. Uganda has been designated to lead African countries in the next round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. The Gates Foundation is providing over USD [...]	2007-02-26 07:04:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KAMPALA457	UGANDA: MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uganda's Foreign Minister visited Iran and encouraged closer economic ties between the two countries. The European Union's effort to sign a new Economic Partnership Agreement faced resistance from the government of Uganda. Ugandan cargo flights to the European Union resume aft [...]	2007-03-14 11:06:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KATHMANDU1691	UPDATE ON ELECTION ENVIRONMENT IN NEPAL [...] (C) At the inaugural meeting of Post's Democracy Working Group August 31 representatives from NDI and IFES presented sobering assessments of the status of preparations for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election on November 22. Behind the scenes discussions to ensure that leaders of the Eight- [...]	2007-09-07 05:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU2038	NEPAL: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION 2007 [...] As requested by Reftel, Post is providing current information on child labor, especially its worst forms, as well as on efforts by the Government of Nepal (GON) to address the problem. Emboff collected information from the Ministry of Labor and Transport (MOLT),the Ministry for Women, Childr [...]	2007-12-02 23:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID NP
07KHARTOUM106	SAVING THE NORTH/SOUTH PEACE [...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),the keystone of U.S. policy toward Sudan, is at risk. The death of John Garang, the south,s charismatic leader, and the marginalization of Vice President Ali Osman Taha, the co-architect of the peace agreement, have taken vision and energ [...]	2007-01-24 15:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU
07KHARTOUM1095	S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH ACTING UNMIS HEAD [...] (C) Summary: In a July 13 meeting with Special Envoy Natsios, CDA Fernandez and others, UNMIS Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Taye-Brooke Zerihoun stressed the need to focus on supporting the CPA, which was still vulnerable despite significant progress in some are [...]	2007-07-15 09:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US ER CD LY
07KHARTOUM1105	SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS JULY 11 MEETING WITH SPLM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Special Envoy met with GOSS senior officials Luka Biong Deng, Paul Mayom, and Cirino Hiteng to discuss the status of CPA implementation, U.S. support for an equitable solution to the Abyei impasse, road development in the South, and the SPLM's efforts on Darfur. Despite the u [...]	2007-07-16 06:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM EPET EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1119	SUDAN - S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH NGOS [...] Summary: On July 12, Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, accompanied by Charge d'Affaires Alberto Fernandez and others, met with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee in Khartoum to discuss issues facing the humanitarian community in Sudan. The NGOs noted that the Joint Communiq [...]	2007-07-18 13:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1137	CENSUS DELAY LIKELY - POLITICS AND MONEY CAUSE [...] (C) Summary: The Census Technical Working Group is planning for the delay of the nation,s first nationwide census (and Comprehensive Peace Agreement milestone) by at least one month. The cause: continued delay in the release of long-promised funding by Khartoum to census programmers in both [...]	2007-07-23 08:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PHUM KDEM EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1138	OIL AND ABYEI - AEC PLENARY RAISES CONTENTIOUS ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 17 Assessment and Evaluation Committee (AEC) plenary session, representatives from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the National Congress Party (NCP) addressed several unresolved and contentious issues including: the relationship between the National [...]	2007-07-23 08:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI AID SU
07KHARTOUM1143	SUDAN DENOUNCES UNMIS SPOKESWOMAN [...] (SBU) Sudan denounced United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) spokeswoman Radhia Achouri for stating that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) had not completed the withdrawal of its troops from Southern Sudan, in violation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). In a July 21 statement, SAF spokes [...]	2007-07-23 12:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO KPAO MARR MOPS UN SU
07KHARTOUM1157	DENG ALOR: NCP-SPLM AT LOGGERHEADS ON ABYEI, SAF [...] (U) This cable has an action request (see para. 11). 2. (C) The SPLM and the NCP have reached an impasse on the status of Abyei and the redeployment of the Sudanese Armed Forces from Southern Sudan, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told CDA Fernandez. Following senior-level internal c [...]	2007-07-25 13:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN SU
07KHARTOUM1177	PRIVATE OIL FIELD SECURITY TIED TO NISS, SAYS AL-JAZ AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A July 28 Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) special session on the oil sector revealed new information on the sensitive subject of oil field security. The session featured a presentation by and dialogue with the Minister of Energy and Mining, Mr. Awad Al- [...]	2007-07-29 14:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PGOV MARR MOPS SU
07KHARTOUM118	U.S./SUDANESE RELATIONS: IN A LONG WAR, NO QUICK [...] (C) Summary: U.S. policy toward Sudan confronts a fundamental contradiction: although legally Sudan is organized as a nation-state, in reality Khartoum is an Arab capital struggling to rule a vast African hinterland. Ethnic conflict, economic change, and the declining legitimacy of Khartoum' [...]	2007-01-26 10:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM SCUL AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM119	CHINA IN SUDAN: RISING DRAGON OR PAPER TIGER? [...] (C) Summary: China has quickly become Sudan's most important market, absorbing nearly 70 percent of its total exports in 2004, and 96 percent of its oil exports in 2005. Chinese investment and immigration have risen sharply in the past five years, especially in Khartoum, creating a kind of Ch [...]	2007-01-26 11:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SOCI SU CH
07KHARTOUM1403	IMF RESREP BRIEFS SUDAN DONOR COMMUNITY ON CURRENT [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF ResRep described 2006 as a &challenging8 year for Sudan, as the government, with only limited success, wrestled with a combination of growing expenditure commitments and disappointing revenues. As a whole the economy grew by a robust 12%. A one-time, 300% jump in inflati [...]	2007-09-05 15:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL IMF IBRD SU
07KHARTOUM144	AEC Plenary Minutes - Jan. 15, 2007 Meeting [...] Summary: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 16th plenary session in Khartoum on January 15. AEC Chair Vraalsen sounded a pessimistic note regarding the slow pace of implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),noting that implementation lagged far behind pr [...]	2007-01-31 04:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL SOCI SU
07KHARTOUM1473	SOUTHERN SUDAN: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE ON THE [...] (U) Summary: A letter from Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Finance Minister Mawien to Secretary Rice outlines objectives for the impending GoSS visit to Washington to explore ways to mitigate the impact of U.S. economic sanctions on Southern Sudan. End Summary. 2. (U) On the eve of [...]	2007-09-18 15:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM1476	SPLA FORCES ENCOUNTER SAF FORCES IN EL-MUGLAD; [...] (SBU) On Sept 18, media reported that on September 17, elements of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) encountered Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) troops in El-Muglad for the second time in a month. The UN told embassy that SPLA Commander Hassan Hamed along with ten soldiers attempted to enter [...]	2007-09-19 13:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1482	CENTRAL BANK'S GOVERNOR GIVES OPTIMISTIC READOUT OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 19 visit with EconOffs, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, Dr. Sabir Hassan, presented an optimistic outlook of the Sudanese economy. Although Hassan named U.S. sanctions, economic diversification, and poverty reduction as challenges, he stated that the Su [...]	2007-09-20 15:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID PINR IMF SU
07KHARTOUM1554	SPLM TELLS S/E NATSIOS NCP IMMUNE TO PRESSURE, IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-06 13:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1581	UNMIS HEAD TO S/E NATSIOS: SPLM MUST EMPOWER ITSELF [...] (SBU) The SPLM must develop strategies that empower the party within the Government of National Unity over the next three years or risk irrelevance, UNMIS head Taye Brooke-Zerihoun told S/E Natsios. Support for the SPLM is "wide and deep" in Northern Sudan and the movement must "flex its musc [...]	2007-10-09 09:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO UN SU
07KHARTOUM1589	`S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with S/E Natsios, Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail charged that a hostile United States has poisoned the atmosphere, and that the U.S. must prove itself a neutral partner before Sudan can accept its proposals to reduce tensions between North and South. S/ [...]	2007-10-09 14:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1593	Turabi to S/E Natsios: NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT ON ROCKY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 6 meeting with Special Envoy Natsios, Dr. Hassan al-Turabi of Sudan's Popular Congress Party talked about North/South relations and Darfur possible developments. End of summary. 2. (SBU) Al-Turabi claimed that people expected improvements in their lives after th [...]	2007-10-10 10:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM1612	GOS MINISTERS URGE SPLM TO RETURN TO DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13, the MFA convoked the diplomatic community in Sudan to a briefing at the MFA focusing on the Government's reaction to the Communique issued on October 4 by the SPLM Interim Political Bureau (IPB). The briefing was chaired by State Minister Ali Karti with the parti [...]	2007-10-15 05:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM1620	SPLM RESOLUTIONS AND COMMUNIQUE [...] (SBU) This cable conveys the text of the SPLM Interim Political Bureau (IPB) resolutions and communiqu from the IPB's October 4 to 11 Meeting. SPLM Interim Political Bureau Resolutions: ----------------------------------------- BEGIN TEXT OF RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS Â [...]	2007-10-16 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU
07KHARTOUM1626	NO CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR OIL SHOULD SOUTH SECEDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of interviews conducted between September 24 to October 6, petroleum industry insiders and officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mining told EconOffs and visiting Washington analysts that there is no contingency planning for the oil sector in the event the south [...]	2007-10-17 12:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EPET PHUM PREL SU
07KHARTOUM1649	SOUTH SUDAN GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO CONSTRUCT A [...] (SBU) Budgetary planning by the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) is hampered by excessive personnel costs and dependence on unreliable revenue sources. The GoSS is working to correct these deficiencies, but faces an uphill struggle given a lack of institutional capacity and likely resistance [...]	2007-10-23 12:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM1653	SPLM TO DIPLOMATS: NCP MUST ACT ON OUR DEMANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: SPLM leaders, principally Deputy Chairman Malik Agar, told members of the diplomatic community that the SPLM believed that they had no choice but to suspend ministerial level participation in the GoNU in order to pressure the NCP to act on SPLM core issues. The SPLM blamed NCP [...]	2007-10-24 14:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM166	Fiscal Federalism Comes to Sudan [...] (U) Summary: The Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC),created under the CPA, has the responsibility to establish an entirely new, decentralized, federal, financial system. The first transfers to the 25 state governments under this new fiscal federalism are to tak [...]	2007-02-05 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON PREL SU
07KHARTOUM1670	JEM CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFRA ATTACK AND CONTINUES TO [...] (SBU) On October 28, Abdulaziz Nur Ushar, who claimed to be the Deputy Secretary for Political Affairs of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM,) told EconOff that his movement is responsible for the October 24 attack on the Defra oil facility where JEM fighters allegedly captured five hosta [...]	2007-10-29 10:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SU
07KHARTOUM1690	ACTING FM KARTI ON GUANTANAMO, DARFUR, AND CPA [...] (C) Summary: Charge Fernandez and Pol Chief met October 27 with acting Foreign Minister Ali Karti. Regarding the Sudanese detainees in Guantanamo, the Charge encouraged the Minister to accept the text of the certification in order to expedite their return to Sudan as soon as possible. On Dar [...]	2007-10-31 10:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1696	CPA Fiscal Oversight Chairman shows independence [...] Summary: As Coordinator of the Wealth Sharing Working Group, Embassy organized a special AEC plenary October 24 featuring Dr. Mohammed Osman Ibrahim, Chairman of the GOS's Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC). The presentation was organized to seek additional ins [...]	2007-11-01 05:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID CDC SU
07KHARTOUM1705	AEC CHAIR PESSIMISTIC FOLLOWING BASHIR MEETING [...] (C) Summary: AEC Chairman Tom Vraalsen provided a readout November 1 to AEC Coordinators on his October 31 meeting with GOS President Al-Bashir. Vraalsen said Bashir was positive about the importance of the AEC and of the two-year report. However, the embittered Vraalsen left convinced that th [...]	2007-11-02 14:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1708	S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH NISS CHIEF SALAH GHOSH [...] (C) Summary: S/E Natsios met with GNU Intelligence Chief Salah Ghosh November 2 during the Special Envoy's visit to Sudan. On UNAMID troops contributions, Ghosh said President Bashir's preference is for African or Muslim troops. He said the Norwegian engineering unit is a problem, but the Tha [...]	2007-11-04 11:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM171	CHINA: LITTLE REVEALED ON DARFUR DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) The February 2-3 visit to Khartoum of Chinese president Hu Jintao involved substantial pageantry, a variety of aid and trade agreements (septel),and a series of high-level meetings, but little new information on efforts to address a transition to UN peacekeeping in Darfur. The visit, the [...]	2007-02-05 15:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV UN CH SU
07KHARTOUM1719	SUDAN: SEPARATE ABYEI'S OIL AND LAND NEGOTIATIONS AND PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 3 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, the Norwegian Petroleum Envoy to Sudan Anders Hannevik reported that he has urged Sudanese leaders to separate Abyei's oil and land negotiations. He also shared his calculations of northern and southern percentages of [...]	2007-11-04 14:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG SU
07KHARTOUM1721	S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT ALI OSMAN [...] (C) Summary: S/E Andrew Natsios met November 3 with GOS Vice President Ali Osman Taha. Taha, the chief NCP negotiators of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),said that there is "no time to waste" on implementation of the CPA. He said all of the decisions taken the previous night by [...]	2007-11-05 07:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU

07KHARTOUM1752	JEM CFC REP WARNS OF LOOMING CONFLICTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a sobering November 6 meeting with FieldOff, the Justice and Equality Movement representative to the Second Chamber of the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) at AMIS Headquarters warned that the current widespread deployment of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) throughout the three Darf [...]	2007-11-08 15:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1761	NCP SEES SPLM AS INCREASINGLY HARDLINE [...] (C) Summary: NCP officials participating in negotiations with the SPLM on a way out of the current political crisis complained that the SPLM has reneged on past agreements during the negotiations, and that the SPLM has become more hardline in its tactics with each meeting. Based on Embassy me [...]	2007-11-12 10:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1780	SPLM OUTLINES RISKY STRATEGY OF BRINKSMANSHIP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met November 15 with SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum. Amum said the SPLM could no longer afford to play the National Congress Party's (NCP) game, which is just to play for time in talks over implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in order to continue to [...]	2007-11-15 15:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1793	MEDIA BATTLE ESCALATES WHILE NCP-SPLM NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The media battle between the NCP and the SPLM has intensified, with President Bashir mobilizing the Popular Defense Forces (septel) and rallying the "mujahadeen" at a mass rally south of Khartoum November 17, seemingly in response to SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum's widely publ [...]	2007-11-18 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1796	PRESIDENT BASHIR ESCALATES WAR OF WORDS WITH SPLM [...] (U) President Al Bashir delivered his most bellicose speech in recent memory yesterday, warning the South that the North is ready for war, and branding western countries as greedy tyrants. He insisted the north would not compromise over oil-rich Abyei. The President was speaking at an annual [...]	2007-11-18 17:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC UN SU
07KHARTOUM1813	SHINING AN AMERICAN LIGHT ON ABYEI [...] (C) Summary: With the ongoing political crisis between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in its second month, the conflict over the oil-rich Abyei region takes center stage once again as the key irreconcilable difference between the two parties, th [...]	2007-11-20 10:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1821	SOUTHERN SUDAN - LAINYA COUNTY UPDATE [...] From November 4 to 6, program officers from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) traveled to Lainya County in Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan, to review the status of the planned transition of USAID/OFDA-funded programs to the Government of Southern Sudan (GOS [...]	2007-11-21 11:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1838	IMF RESIDENT DISMISSES EFFECT OF U.S. SANCTIONS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 20 meeting with PolChief and EconOff, the resident representative of the International Monetary Fund in Sudan, Wabel Abdallah labeled the Central Bank of Sudan's decision to convert its reserves to the euro as unrealistic, dismissed the effect of U.S. sanctions on [...]	2007-11-25 09:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1847	NCP EAGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH SPLM, OPEN TO [...] (C) Summary: NCP negotiator Dirdeiry Mohammad Ahmed told polchief November 25 that the NCP is eager to resume discussions with the SPLM. He claimed SPLM sources told him that First Vice President Kiir would be open to an invitation to meet with President Bashir by the end of the week, when th [...]	2007-11-26 08:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1862	ADDRESSING ABYEI [...] (SBU) The complex issue of Abyei has haunted implementation of the CPA since the beginning. It is the only part of the agreement that seen zero progress towards implementation since the signing of the peace accord in 2005. A warning should be sounded to any in the international community who se [...]	2007-11-28 07:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1871	FEAR OF LOSS OF INTERNATIONAL CREDIBILITY MAY KEEP JEM ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 27 meeting with FieldOff, the Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) representative in El Fasher admitted that despite the movement's unhappiness with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),JEM would not carry out the threats its leadership has [...]	2007-11-29 09:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1891	AEC TWO-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT UPBEAT ON ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AEC Chairman Tom Vraalsen presented the AEC's two-year progress report to Sudanese President Al-Bashir on November 3. There has not been any public reaction by the Government as yet, no doubt because the report notes the major areas of deficiency in implementation, chief among t [...]	2007-12-02 05:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
07KHARTOUM1893	ALEX DE WAAL ON SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan expert Alex de Waal told poloff on November 28 his thoughts on the current situation in Sudan. De Waal cautioned that the international community should not expect an immediate success with the UNAMID deployment, and that the situation in Darfur has turned from genocide int [...]	2007-12-02 07:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1894	NCP AND SPLM READY TO RESUME TALKS BUT DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: President Bashir and First Vice President Kiir will meet again December 3 to try to clear the way for the NCP and SPLM to resume negotiations to end their political stalemate, representatives of both parties confirmed. The SPLM is still holding out for a negotiating agenda that i [...]	2007-12-02 10:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1913	SOUTHERN SUDANESE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS CDA WITH [...] A multi-party parliamentary delegation from the Southern Sudan (GOSS) Legislative Assembly called on CDA Fernandez December 3 as part of their visit to Khartoum. The Delegation is in town appealing to GNU officials for an end to the current SPLM-NCP stalemate over implementation of the CPA wi [...]	2007-12-04 14:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
07KHARTOUM1914	SOUTHERN SUDANESE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS CDA WITH [...] A multi-party parliamentary delegation from the Southern Sudan (GOSS) Legislative Assembly called on CDA Fernandez December 3 as part of their visit to Khartoum. The Delegation is in town appealing to GNU officials for an end to the current SPLM-NCP stalemate over implementation of the CPA wi [...]	2007-12-04 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
07KHARTOUM1916	DEPUTY SRSG ON PROSPECTS FOR CPA [...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with Deputy SRSG Taye-Brook Zerihoun December 2 to discuss the prospects for CPA implementation. A shrewd observer of Sudan and the region for many years, Zerihoun is not overly concerned by the current crisis and believes war is unlikely. The parties are comf [...]	2007-12-04 14:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1928	SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF OYAI DENG ON MILITARY STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: SPLA Chief of Staff Lt. General Oyai Deng Ajak told CDA that he was pessimistic about any great progress in deploying SAF-SPLA Joint Integrated Units (JIUs),and downplayed the significance of remaining southern troops on the border areas such as Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile. He [...]	2007-12-06 06:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PREL AU SOCI SU
07KHARTOUM1934	WHITE NILE GOVERNOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE, ELECTIONS, AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 4 meeting with emboffs, the Governor of White Nile State, Dr. Mohammed Nur Al-Tigani, highlighted the importance of agriculture for Sudan, expressed confidence that mid-term elections would be conducted in a free, fair, and timely manner, and dismissed the existence o [...]	2007-12-06 13:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1938	SPLM AND NCP SPIN PEACE TALKS PROGRESS, MANUEVER [...] (C) Summary: If all outstanding CPA issues including Abyei are not resolved by January 9, the SPLM may rejoin the Government of National Unity, but will not partner with the NCP in the 2009 elections, according to SPLM Deputy SG for the Northern Sector Yasir Arman. Meanwhile NCP sources ind [...]	2007-12-07 11:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
07KHARTOUM194	OIL REVENUE: 2007 GNU BUDGET BASED ON QUESTIONABLE [...] (c) Summary: The 2007 budget for the Government of National Unity (GNU) assumes relatively high oil prices and production figures. Revenue, and therefore expenditures, are based on these optimistic projections. Non-discretionary spending, primarily salary and wage commitments, will consume [...]	2007-02-09 08:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL EPET SU
07KHARTOUM1940	PREVIEW OF UNAMID'S 2008-2009 BUDGET FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN HQ's budget team presented its initial framework for UNAMID's 2008-2009 budget to JSR Adada December 5. This strategic document lays out goals and outputs for achieving UNAMID's mandate but does not yet include funding requirements. Although a first step in the budget process, [...]	2007-12-07 12:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1955	U.S. SANCTIONS HURT SUDAN'S ECONOMY SAY CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007 in a conference entitled "Sudan in a Global Economy," almost all speakers stated that U.S. sanctions have hurt the Sudanese economy. Presenters claimed that U.S. sanctions have resulted in a shortage of medical supplies, prevented the economy from fully libe [...]	2007-12-11 07:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM2001	South Sudan: Finance Minister Delivers a Sober 2008 Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: GoSS Finance Minister Mawein delivered a sober assessment of the governance challenges facing South Sudan on December 10, when delivering the draft 2008 budget to the Legislative Assembly (SSLA). Mawein identified a bloated workforce, almost total dependence on oil revenues, an [...]	2007-12-14 07:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV SOCI IBRD SU
07KHARTOUM2006	SPLM THINKING ON OIL AND SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) During the course of their meetings in Juba December 9 to discuss the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),future GNU Foreign Minister and SPLM member Deng Alor spoke with Senior Advisor on Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley about SPLM oil interests after 2011 and the effect of sanctions on Su [...]	2007-12-16 04:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM2007	TURABI DECRIES LACK OF REAL POLITICAL FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudanese government is afraid of political freedom and the opposition parties don't know what political freedom means, Hassan al Turabi told CDA Fernandez during a meeting December 12. The former leader of the National Islamic Front, former Justice Minister, and current lea [...]	2007-12-16 07:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM2010	GHAZI SULEIMAN: US SUDAN POLICY "SATISFIES MORAL [...] (C) Summary: Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) National Assembly leader and human rights advocate Ghazi Suleiman sees the SPLM as almost certainly running with and not against the National Congress Party in 2009 elections, criticized US Sudan policy as "too clumsy," described power in [...]	2007-12-16 09:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU SU
07KHARTOUM2016	NCP STOOGE BONA MALWAL: SPLM IS UNDERMINING THE CASE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southern turncoat and longtime supporter of an independent southern state, GNU Presidential advisor and National Congress Party (NCP) member Bona Malwal organized a rally of the Southern Sudan Democratic Forum to criticize the recent actions of the SPLM. He alleged SPLM financia [...]	2007-12-16 15:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM2019	WISE WORDS FROM FREED OPPOSITION LEADER MUBARAK [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging meeting with CDA Fernandez on December 17, Umma Renewal and Reform leader Mubarak al-Fadil al-Mahdi urged the US to encourage widening the CPA to include parties other than the NCP and SPLM. Al-Fadil described President Bashir as essentially a 'fall guy' for the [...]	2007-12-17 14:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM2020	AEC COORDINATORS TO PUSH UK CANDIDATE WITH WARY SPLM [...] (SBU) Summary: UK and Norwegian Ambassadors briefed other Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) coordinators December 16 on their presentation of the UK candidate for the now vacant AEC chairmanship. While the NCP has been non-committal, SPLM representatives have expressed concerns about [...]	2007-12-17 14:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
07KHARTOUM2026	PAGAN AMUM: ABYEI IN EXCHANGE FOR NCP/SPLM UNITY [...] (C) Summary: The NCP has made a strategic decision to meet all SPLM demands and ultimately will have to accept the ABC report on Abyei if it wants a partnership with the SPLM in the 2009 election, according to SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum. Although SPLM Ministers will rejoin the Governmen [...]	2007-12-18 12:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM2058	CHINESE HAVE YET TO BEGIN NYALA SUPERCAMP CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Defense Attache told poloff December 24 that Chinese engineers have not started construction on the Nyala supercamp and are still waiting for AMIS escort of heavy construction equipment (Ref A) which arrived in Sudan November 10. Dong said he was comfortable with the prog [...]	2007-12-27 15:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM2060	REPORTS OF SPLA CLASHES WITH MISSERIYA ARABS [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese news media reported December 24 that Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) forces clashed with nomadic Misseriya Arab tribesmen on December 22 and December 23 along the Kordofan-Bahr al Ghazal border. Newspapers quoted Misseriya sources claiming 30 SPLA soldiers and nin [...]	2007-12-28 10:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM209	RESPONSE TO PLAN B - SUDAN MOVING TO REPLACE THE [...] (U) The Central Bank of Sudan is taking steps to use currencies other than the U.S. Dollar for commercial transactions. On February 12, the Bank announced it has approved the use of some Asian currencies in settlement of commercial transactions. Sudan's most important source of foreign exchan [...]	2007-02-12 14:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EPET ETRD ECON US SU
07KHARTOUM211	GOSS 2007 Budget Adopted [...] Summary: The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) adopted its 2007 budget on January 29 with a projected revenue level of USD 1.536 billion. The anticipated amount flows from oil, non-oil, and non-tax revenue sources, excluding donor grants. The budget, as in 2006, allocates over 40 p [...]	2007-02-13 07:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PINR ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM248	GOSS BUDGET SHOWS NEED FOR DONOR ACTION [...] Summary: The GOSS 2007 Budget highlights the need for donor action to assist Southern Sudan with budgeting, civil service administration, and cash management in order to assure success of the CPA. The budget also exposes the problem of weak legislative oversight of the military. The GOSS needs [...]	2007-02-19 09:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM272	SUDAN: END OF TOUR REPORT [...] (C) Note: the following represents the end of tour report of departing Political/Economic Counselor Eric Whitaker, who served at Embassy Khartoum from August 2005 ) February 2007. The opinions expressed are his own reflections on his experiences over the course of his tour, as well as from hi [...]	2007-02-22 12:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM274	FEBRUARY AEC WEALTH SHARING WORKING GROUP MEETINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission's Wealth Sharing Working Group, chaired by the USG, convened two sessions in advance of the February 15 AEC plenary to bolster implementation of critical components of the CPA's wealth sharing provisions. The meetings focused on the curre [...]	2007-02-22 13:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN PINS SU
07KHARTOUM290	SPLM: PLAN "B"ACKFIRE [...] (C) In a February 23 conversation with USAID Mission Director and Poloff, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Deputy Secretary General for the Northern Sector Yasser Arman described a crack in the National Congress Party's (NCP) control of Sudan, comparing it to "perestroika." He said t [...]	2007-02-26 13:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SU US
07KHARTOUM407	CFC Week of March 5 -- Fireworks Follow the Killing of Two [...] (SBU) Summary: The killing of two Nigerian soldiers by Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi soldiers in Graida dominated the Cease-fire Commission (CFC) this week, with tensions rising between the faction and the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in both the CFC and in the sectors. The CFC i [...]	2007-03-16 13:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM451	DENG ALOR: TWO ROADS FOR U.S. POLICY [...] (C) Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told USAID Mission Director and Poloff on March 19 that the National Congress Party (NCP) has decided to confront the international community on Darfur. He admitted that his belief in productive engagement with Khartoum "was getting weaker and weaker [...]	2007-03-22 13:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN AL SU EG SF NO US
07KHARTOUM477	MARCH 22 MEETING OF THE AEC WEALTH SHARING WORKING GROUP [...] Summary: The March 22 meeting of the Wealth Sharing working group of the AEC focused on the introduction of the new currency, which has been one of the relative success stories in the CPA. The Governor of the Central Bank used the meeting to complain of slow delivery of donor support for the CP [...]	2007-03-27 07:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM520	CPA: PROGRESS MADE IN SHARING PETROLEUM DATA [...] Summary. Under the CPA, the Government of National Unity is required to share information on oil production, revenues and contracts with the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). In the past, the GOSS has repeatedly alleged that this information is not being made available. Now, it appears tha [...]	2007-04-02 14:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EPET PGOV PREL SU
07KHARTOUM544	SUDAN: AN ECONOMIST SHARES HIS PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) The economic advisor to the Khartoum stock exchange expressed pessimism on the outlook for the Sudanese economy for the near term. He predicts "turmoil" because of the pressures on the budget. He described how the ruling NCP is skimming off money in preparation for elections, and alleg [...]	2007-04-05 11:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EPET PGOV PREL SU
07KHARTOUM668	SUDAN: LOW PRICE FOR PETROLEUM CAUSING BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Energy and Mining has provided information on why a large part of Sudanese oil production is being sold at a price of less than USD 25 per barrel while the benchmark crude price is over USD 60 per barrel. Difficulties in refining Sudanese oil limits the price that [...]	2007-04-29 03:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EPET PREL SU
07KHARTOUM678	SUDAN - USAID ABYEI AND SOUTHERN KORDOFAN ASSESSMENT [...] (U) From February 25 to 28, a joint USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) assessment team traveled to Abyei and Southern Kordofan State to monitor USAID-funded water interventions, identify potential conflict-mitigation ac [...]	2007-05-01 07:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
07KHARTOUM718	MAY 3 AEC WEALTH SHARING WORKING GROUP [...] Summary: The May meeting of the wealth sharing working group of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) featured two presentations on intergovernmental transfers. For the first time, representatives from the Government (GNU) of National Unity (GNU) and the Government of Southern Sudan (G [...]	2007-05-09 11:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM720	GOSS Governor's Forum Focuses Tackles State Budgets and [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) Fourth Governors' Forum (the Forum) has brought into sharp focus the budget crises in the ten southern states. GOSS President Salva Kiir admonished the governors to put in place good governance practices, downsize their civil services, p [...]	2007-05-09 13:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREF ECON EAID KDEM SU
07KHARTOUM737	ACTING GOSS MINISTER OF FINANCE OULINES PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Acting Minister of Finance (MOF) for the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Gabrielle Changson Chang outlined his immediate objectives for establishing a fully-functioning GOSS financial structure. The gap between GOSS capacity in this area and the imperative nature of est [...]	2007-05-12 08:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID PHUM SU
07KHARTOUM768	AEC PLENARY MEETING- May 15, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 20th plenary session in Khartoum on May 15. AEC Chair Vraalsen delivered a summary of his May assessment trip to Kordofan, Blue Nile, Khartoum, and Bahr al Jabel states. Noting difficulties in scheduling, attendance, and overa [...]	2007-05-16 11:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM772	AEC PLENARY MEETING- May 15, 2007 (Corrected Copy For [...] SUMMARY: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 20th plenary session in Khartoum on May 15. AEC Chair Vraalsen delivered a summary of his May assessment trip to Kordofan, Blue Nile, Khartoum, and Bahr al Jabel states. Noting difficulties in scheduling, attendance, and overa [...]	2007-05-16 15:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM782	REQUEST FOR SECURITY WAIVER AND EXCEPTIONS - JUBA, [...] (U) Summary: Post requests expedited consideration of the following waiver request, for an interim, unclassified U.S. Government facility in Juba, Southern Sudan. Charge signed COM statement on May 17, 2007. The package, including attachments, will be forwarded via DHL. End Summary. 2. (S [...]	2007-05-20 11:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC AMGT EAID SU
07KHARTOUM882	SUDANESE OFFICIALS REACT TO U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Many Sudanese officials have quickly and publicly responded to the May 29 announcement of tightening U.S. economic sanctions on Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir stated that he believes the sanctions will most dramatically affect the Sudanese poor. Others, such as Salva [...]	2007-06-05 11:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM883	SUDANESE OFFICIALS REACT TO U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Many Sudanese officials have quickly and publicly responded to the May 29 announcement of tightening U.S. economic sanctions on Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir stated that he believes the sanctions will most dramatically affect the Sudanese poor. Others, such as Salva [...]	2007-06-05 11:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM902	REACTING TO THE SANCTIONS - SUDANESE GOVERNMENT SELLS [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) issued a decree decrying the latest U.S. sanctions, newspaper reports, government announcements, and interviews with businessmen have revealed that the GNU has already taken a number of defensive economic measures. Within a wee [...]	2007-06-07 16:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KHDP SU
07KHARTOUM931	CPA IMPLEMENTATION - ACCESS TO OIL CONTRACTS [...] (U) Summary: An attorney provided to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) through USG funding was granted permission by the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minsitry of Energy and Mines (MEM) to review existing oil contracts (i.e. those that pre-date the Comprehensive Peace Agreement [...]	2007-06-12 16:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EPET PREL SU
07KHARTOUM952	Southern Sudan--Conflict Threats in Urban Areas [...] (U) Summary: USAID implementing partner Pact conducted a conflict analysis and threat assessment in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. The focus of the assessment was on urban areas. A variety of threats that could lead to conflict were identified and presented to the South Sudan Peace Commiss [...]	2007-06-15 13:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO
07KHARTOUM970	Southern Sudan--Conflict Threats in Urban Areas [...] (U) Summary: USAID implementing partner Pact conducted a conflict analysis and threat assessment in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. The focus of the assessment was on urban areas. A variety of threats that could lead to conflict were identified and presented to the South Sudan Peace Commiss [...]	2007-06-20 04:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO
07KHARTOUM984	DENG ALOR SEES CHANGES IN NCP POSITIONS [...] (C) In an introductory meeting with CDA Fernandez, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor characterized the National Congress Party (NCP) as split between those who acknowledged the "new reality" of Sudan--where the NCP could no longer make unilateral decisions and needed to engage in dialogue [...]	2007-06-21 15:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU ER
07KIGALI1005	Rwandan 2008 Budget Highlights [...] Summary. Minister of Finance James Musoni officially presented the 2008 budget to the Parliament on October 16. The overall budget is approximately USD 1.1 billion, a 15 increase from the previous year. Musoni predicted 6.6 growth in the economy with inflation dropping to 5 by 2008. He [...]	2007-11-02 06:35:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL RW
07KIGALI1114	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] EU Increases Aid: The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel announced that the EU will increase its aid to Rwanda by 30 percent to USD 313 over the next five years. Michel announced that the EU considers Rwanda one of the three best performers amo [...]	2007-12-10 15:12:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI961	Rwanda Oil Pipeline: Feasible, Profitable, and Necessary [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 9, Energy and Communications Minister of State Albert Butare opened a workshop to review the United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA)-funded findings on the extension of an oil products pipeline from Kampala to Rwanda. The report clearly supports extension of [...]	2007-10-22 08:35:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KINGSTON1144	JAMAICA: UNIVERSAL ACCESS FUND - A MEDDLING [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-23 20:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ECPS PREL PGOV SOCI PINR KCOR JM
07KINGSTON1193	JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER THREE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 19:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR OAS CARICOM
07KINGSTON1247	JAMAICA/BRAZIL: LULA OPENS ETHANOL PLANT, GIVES [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-14 12:09:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EAGR EFIN EPET PGOV PREL EAIR JM
07KINGSTON1301	JAMAICA: COMPARING THE PARTY MANIFESTOS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-29 11:56:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM
07KINGSTON1445	JAMAICA: ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 17:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EAID JM XL
07KINGSTON1681	JAMAICA: BEGINNING TO CLEAN THE AUGEAN STABLES? [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 20:07:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI ENRG ECON EFIN ASEC KCOR
07KINGSTON342	JAMAICA: LIQUID NATURAL GAS PROJECT IN DOUBT; SIGNIFICANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ostensibly because of production constraints, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) reportedly will renege on its promise to supply Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) to Jamaica, thus jeopardizing a USD 1.6 billion expansion of Alcoa's alumina operations in Port Esquivel. Jamaica's lead role in the n [...]	2007-03-12 19:39:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL CARICOM JM TT XL
07KINGSTON393	JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: OPPOSITION LEADER DEEPLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 13:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON EINV EPET MASS CARICOM JM
07KINGSTON434	JAMAICA: "SISTER P" MARKS ONE YEAR AS PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),the unelected Prime Minister of Jamaica, rose to the head of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) last February. As PNP leader, she replaced the retiring elected Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to become the country's first female Prime Minister on [...]	2007-03-28 11:23:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON544	JAMAICA: MEETING WITH CRNM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) On April 11, DCM and Econ met with Ambassador Richard Bernal, Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM). Bernal said that regional leaders recognized that the upcoming Conference on the Caribbean presented an "historic opportunity," that can put the region on [...]	2007-04-13 17:14:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON PREL ETRD USTR JM
07KINGSTON803	JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LEADER HOPES TO WIN AT LEAST [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 16:30:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON SOCI ENRG KCOR JM
07KINGSTON89	JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS VENEZUELA GIVING [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 18:04:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ABLD AMGT ENRG KCOR KCRM
07KINGSTON900	JAMAICA: 2007 MAJORS LIST CERTIFICATION SCORE CARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Jamaica has neither demonstrably failed to meet the certification requirements outlined in Reftel A, nor has it demonstrably failed to meet the USG 2007 Benchmarks for Jamaica (Reftel B). Jamaica, despite the increase in marijuana eradication operations and record seizures of [...]	2007-06-08 20:26:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL JM
07KINSHASA1032	CONGO, ANGOLA ANNOUNCE PLANS TO DEMARCATE BORDER, [...] (C) Summary. Congo and Angola agreed in July 24-31 meetings in Luanda to refer a lingering border dispute to a committee of experts, and to share certain offshore oil revenues. Presidents Kabila and dos Santos met July 30-31 and finalized these and other agreements. The two sides plan to c [...]	2007-08-30 13:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECON PGOV EMIN CG AO
07KINSHASA1150	MONUC REPORTS SIX CONGOLESE DEAD, FOUR WOUNDED IN [...] (SBU) Summary. MONUC reports that Ugandan troops killed six Congolese and wounded five others after firing on a Congolese vessel on Lake Albert September 24. All but one were civilians. The confrontation followed an incident earlier in the day in which MONUC naval forces intercepted and su [...]	2007-09-25 16:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PGOV CG UG
07KINSHASA1215	CHARGE'S OCTOBER 18 MEETING WITH THE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister displayed little knowledge of the objectives and aspirations of President Kabila's upcoming official visit to the U.S. He even wondered aloud if he would remain in the government after the long-expected cabinet reshuffle, which many observers believe will come [...]	2007-10-19 20:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD KPAO MOPS PGOV PREL KPKO KWMN PHUM
07KINSHASA311	FIRE DESTROYS PART OF DRC NATIONAL DISARMAMENT [...] (U) A March 9 fire destroyed several offices located at the DRC's national disarmament agency CONADER in downtown Kinshasa. Firemen from the nearby oil company SEP-Congo and the city quickly responded to the blaze which did not spread to adjoining buildings. A visual inspection revealed extens [...]	2007-03-15 15:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO CG
07KINSHASA327	IMF REVIEW: SITUATION WORSE THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO [...] (SBU) Summary. A visiting IMF review team said that the DRC economic situation is worse than it was five months ago, when they characterized it as "difficult" (ref A). The team confirmed that GDRC overspending, financed by Central Bank credit, amounted to at least USD 40 million for January a [...]	2007-03-19 10:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
07KINSHASA350	BUNDU DIA KONGO: A DANGEROUS INSURRECTIONIST [...] (C) Summary: The Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) claims to defend the cultural and economic interests of the indigenous people of DRC's Bas-Congo province. The group is in reality a separatist sect with a long history of often violent confrontation with state security forces. End summary. ------------ [...]	2007-03-22 13:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC CG
07KINSHASA654	DRC MINING EXTRACTS, #5 [...] Summary. The GDRC has officially begun its mining contract review process. A South African mining company has removed all artisanal miners from its Katanga copper concession. The GDRC and the Government of Rwanda continue discussions about methane gas exploration in Lake Kivu. End summary. [...]	2007-06-13 09:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG ECON CG
07KINSHASA842	CATHOLIC BISHOPS WARN DRC LEADERS [...] (U) Summary: Congo's Catholic bishops have raised concerns about ongoing threats to the DRC's security, natural resources, and national sovereignty as well as its general state of economic and political development. A statement released July 9 calls for immediate action by the Congolese people [...]	2007-07-19 15:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PHUM SCUL CG
07KINSHASA89	EX-MOBUTUISTS HELP KABILA COALITION TAKE MAJORITY [...] (U) The pro-Kabila Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) won a slight majority in the senatorial delegation from Jean-Pierre Bemba's home province of Equateur. AMP-aligned candidates, including three who ran as independents, took eleven of 20 national Senate seats, with one apiece for th [...]	2007-01-25 14:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA949	CONGOLESE MILITARY RELEASES FOUR UGANDAN SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: Talks between Congolese and Ugandan military representatives led to the release August 6 of four Ugandan People's Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers who had been held by the Congolese military (FARDC) in Ituri District since July 29. The meeting also led to an agreement to establish c [...]	2007-08-08 14:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PREL EPET UG CG
07KOLKATA86	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS RETAIN THE SCARS OF THE 2004 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. March 2-7, ConGen visited the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to assess recovery from the December 2004 tsunami and related issues such as the environment, economic conditions and strategic concerns. Two years after the tsunami devastated parts of the island [...]	2007-03-13 12:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SENV PHUM ECON MARR IN BM TH ID
07KUALALUMPUR1064	TRANS-PENINSULA PIPELINE: JUST A PIPEDREAM? [...] (U) Summary: According to recent press reports, the Malaysian Government has approved plans for a US$ 7 billion oil pipeline across northern peninsular Malaysia near the Thai border, with a large storage facility in the middle and a refinery at each end. The pipeline is portrayed as a shorte [...]	2007-06-21 07:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR EPET SENV ECON IR MY SA PGOV
07KUALALUMPUR1106	Malaysia Economic Update June 2007 [...] (U) Summary: - Malaysian Cabinet approves Intellectual Property Courts - New Islamic Bond thirteen times oversubscribed - Oil palm prices more than double in past two years - KL Mayor blames "uncontrolled development" for flash flood damages. End Summary. -- [...]	2007-07-03 11:39:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1154	ANWAR IBRAHIM PROJECTS OPPOSITION GAINS, DECRIES [...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the Ambassador during their July 11 discussion that he believed opposition parties could capture some 40 parliament seats or more in the next general election, projecting from results of the April Ijok by-election. Anwar's People's Justice P [...]	2007-07-16 10:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1215	KIKEH FIELD TO DOUBLE MURPHY OIL'S GLOBAL CRUDE PRODUCTION [...] (U) Summary: Murphy Oil Corporation's deepwater operation at Kikeh field off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, is expected to begin producing light sweet crude by the end of the third quarter of this year, barring unforeseen delays, according to Kuala Lumpur-based Murphy Oil executives. The Kike [...]	2007-07-30 08:28:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN EINV ENRG MY BX
07KUALALUMPUR1224	Iran outdoes U.S. in FDI; Foreign Bank to Open in KL. [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's top investor for the first five months of 2007 is Iran, due to a joint venture by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and SKS Ventures Sdn. Bhd. to build a refinery in the northern region of peninsular Malaysia. The Central Bank approved another joint venture for Ba [...]	2007-07-31 08:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
07KUALALUMPUR1328	SCENESETTER FOR LTG MAPLES' VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOR [...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]	2007-08-23 09:03:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1334	WELCOME TO MALAYSIA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION [...] (U) Welcome to Malaysia and its golden independence anniversary. Our fifty-year relationship with Malaysia is strong and growing. As President Bush has said: "The United States and Malaysia share strong trade and investment ties and a commitment to generating prosperity through openness, dem [...]	2007-08-27 09:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1403	Malaysia's GDP Growth Beats Expectations [...] (U) Malaysia's economic outlook remained positive in the second quarter of 2007 as GDP rose 5.7% year-on-year, easily exceeding the 5.3 % figure analysts had forecast. Services took the lead in driving the economy, and combined with expansion in mining and construction, they more than mitigate [...]	2007-09-17 06:46:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1452	Malaysia's 2008 Budget: Pork Sold Separately [...] Summary: On September 7, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled his 2008 budget proposal. Billed as a "fiscally responsible" budget, it projects a deficit of 3.1%, down from 3.2% in 2007. Although spending is up, the GOM projects higher GDP growth will generate more than adequate add [...]	2007-09-25 02:08:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1470	BURMA: PM ABDULLAH SAYS CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Following the release of the tough September 27 ASEAN statement on Burma, both Prime Minister Abdullah and Foreign Minister Hamid hardened their tone and concluded that ASEAN would have to rethink its demands and expectations vis--vis Burma, with the PM stating that ASEAN's "constructive [...]	2007-09-28 10:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1476	BURMA: UMNO YOUTH PARTCIPATE IN RALLY; POLITICIANS [...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian Prime Minister's son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) Youth wing joined the cause of promoting democratic reform in Burma and participated in a peaceful rally in front of the Burmese Embassy on October 1. Approximately 200 [...]	2007-10-01 10:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1493	Malaysia's Current Economic Performance Masks Need for [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's central bank Deputy Governor considers the country's banking sector unexposed to the turmoil in the US sub-prime mortgage market and believes that the economy remains on track for six percent GDP growth in 2007. Private sector economists, however, point out that Mala [...]	2007-10-05 06:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1546	MALAYSIA'S NORTHERN CORRIDOR ECONOMIC PLAN -- LONG ON [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia has launched another high-profile economic incentive program, the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER),as part of the government's efforts to enhance economic growth and development in outlying parts of Malaysia. Prime Minister Abdullah's July launch of the NCER foll [...]	2007-10-19 08:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAGR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1548	MALAYSIA BIOFUELS: INFORMATION ON INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Summary: The Malaysian government strongly supports the development of the biofuels industry, using the country's large and growing palm oil production as feedstock. The recent passage of the Biofuel Industry Act will facilitate the industry's continued expansion, though the industry has benef [...]	2007-10-19 09:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO MY

07KUALALUMPUR1580	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S OCTOBER 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim told visiting EAP DAS Christensen on October 17 that there is a perception in Malaysia and ASEAN that the United States is not heavily engaged in the region. He further commented that U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have neg [...]	2007-11-02 00:37:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH MY
07KUALALUMPUR1641	MALAYSIA CONCERNED ABOUT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRENDS [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's foreign direct investment flows rose rapidly in 2006, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2007. However, while a 52.8% increase in inward FDI flows reversed a declining trend over the past five years, the bigger news [...]	2007-11-22 23:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR187	Bank Negara Relaxes Rules on Banks' Equity Investments; [...] (U) Summary: Bank Negara has allowed banks greater freedom to invest in the stock market, while three more foreign financial institutions have entered the Malaysian market. Meanwhile, the recent flooding in Johor is projected to cause at least RM 2.4 billion (USD 686 million) in losses, altho [...]	2007-02-02 05:20:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR457	GOM Touts "Record" Manufacturing Investment Approvals for 2006; Rampant "Ali Baba" Abuses in GOM's Affirmative Action Program Draw PM's Ire: Malaysia Economic Update for February 2007 [...] (U) Summary: The GOM trumpeted figures showing total manufacturing investment approvals in Malaysia rose 48.1% in 2006 to a record RM 46 billion (USD 13.1 billion),and used this as proof the country remained internationally competitive. However, a closer look at the numbers reveals the inves [...]	2007-03-09 08:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR495	MALAYSIA'S MOST PROMINENT THINK TANKS (C-AL7-00170) [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's most prominent think tanks all have historical ties to and receive substantial funding and material support from the Government of Malaysia. The Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS),the Malaysian Institute for Economic Research (MIER),and the Asia [...]	2007-03-15 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ECON MY
07KUALALUMPUR540	IRAN: AMBASSADOR URGES FM HAMID NOT TO UNDERCUT UN [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar March 22 to urge Malaysia to discourage major new investments in Iran, such as SKS Ventures. He underlined the importance of Malaysians not appearing to undercut UNSC efforts. The Ambassador also highlighted the Iran S [...]	2007-03-23 08:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR569	MALAYSIA UPGRADING ITS MIDDLE EAST TRADE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Recent visits of senior Malaysian government officials to the Middle East have highlighted Malaysia,s interest in expanding its trade and investment ties with the region, seemingly in parallel with Malaysia's new diplomatic focus on West Asia. Malaysian trade with the region is growing [...]	2007-03-28 07:04:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD MY PREL XF GCC
07KUALALUMPUR575	PETRONAS ON CASPIAN GAS; PM ABDULLAH TO VISIT KABUL [...] (U) Summary: Petronas, CEO Tan Sri Hassan Merican said Malaysia,s national oil company has not yet decided on an export route for Livanov gas and is willing to consider all possible export routes for Caspian oil and gas, including a westward one. In response to PDAS Mann's suggestion that gas [...]	2007-03-28 09:14:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL ECIN EPET MY TX
07KUALALUMPUR61	IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: EMBASSY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy raised concerns with the Malaysian Government regarding a reported $16 billion gas development deal between a Malaysian firm, SKS Ventures, and Iran, noting possible implications under the Iran Sanctions Act and pointing out the particularly poor timing given recent UN [...]	2007-01-10 10:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG EPET ETTC EFIN IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR811	IRAQ: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT BAGHDAD [...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar plans to visit Baghdad on May 12. FM Hamid has requested meetings with Iraq's senior political leaders during his 12-hour stop. The Iraqi embassy in Kuala Lumpur is not aware of any Malaysian deliverables; however, FM Hamid's visit represents [...]	2007-05-04 11:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS EAID KISL IZ MY
07KUWAIT1007	KUWAIT CABINET RENEWS CONTRACT FOR OIF FUEL AT [...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah informed the Ambassador on June 26 that the Kuwaiti Cabinet had agreed on June 24 to renew for one year an existing agreement with the USG to provide concessionally-priced fuel for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). 2. (C/NF) This agreement, [...]	2007-06-27 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ
07KUWAIT1025	MINISTER OF FINANCE ON CABINET RESIGNATIONS, THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a June 30 farewell call with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Bader Meshari Al-Humaidhi said resignations of both the Minister of Oil and the Minister of Communication were imminent (these occurred later in the day). He was optimistic that Parliament will pass long [...]	2007-06-30 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EPET KDEM KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT1026	OPPOSITION MPS SCORE VICTORY AS OIL AND [...] (SBU) Minister of Oil Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Minister of Communications/National Assembly Affairs Shireeda Al-Mousharji resigned from Cabinet June 30, only five days after Al-Jarrah was subjected to nine hours of questioning by opposition parliamentarians (reftel). Facing a no conf [...]	2007-06-30 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET ECPS KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1036	KUWAITI BLOGS AND OTHER INTERNET TRENDS [...] (U) Summary and comment: Like young people elsewhere around the world, the daily lives of Kuwait's youth often center around friends, music, and movies. Internet trends in Kuwait reflect these priorities as social networking, instant messaging, and music and video websites are often the most [...]	2007-07-02 08:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT KPAO ENRG ECON PGOV ETRD KIPR KU
07KUWAIT1047	IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER NEGOTIATES WITH KUWAIT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: An Iraqi delegation consisting of the Electricity Minister, the Director-General of SOMO (the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization),and former Iraqi Parliament Speaker Hajim Al-Hassani visited Kuwait from 25-27 June to ask the GOK to take the necessary steps to [...]	2007-07-02 14:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ
07KUWAIT1058	KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC),to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1059	KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC),to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1064	NOPEC DEMARCHE: OPEC GOVERNOR AND KPC COUNSEL SAY [...] (C/NF) Following Ambassador's June 26 conversation with the Foreign Minister (ref A),Econoff delivered ref B demarche separately to Kuwait OPEC Governor Dr. Seham Razzouqi and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel Shaykh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah on [...]	2007-07-04 09:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT107	2007 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2007 Kuwait Investment Climate Report: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- [...]	2007-01-24 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPIC EINV KTDB USTR KU
07KUWAIT1101	KUWAIT: WHERE WE ARE AND CHALLENGES AHEAD -- [...] (C) This message summarizes my parting thoughts on key issue areas in the U.S./Kuwait relationship. It draws heavily on input provided by Matt Tueller, who recently concluded a distinguished tour as Deputy Chief of Mission and is en route to service at Embassy Baghdad. The report covers fiv [...]	2007-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON PGOV PTER KU
07KUWAIT1170	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES' VISIT [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, we and the senior Kuwaiti leadership look forward to your visit to Kuwait on August 1. The Kuwaitis are strongly committed to the strategic relationship with the U.S. and will value this opportunity to consult with you on regional security, but especially on Iraq and Ir [...]	2007-07-26 10:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR IR IZ KU
07KUWAIT1279	KPC CEO ON FUEL FOR IRAQ, CEIP, KUWAITI OIL AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 19 August, Charg d'Affaires made an introductory call on Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Vice Chairman and CEO Saad Al-Shuwaib. Regarding a new fuel contract with the Government of Iraq to support power generation, Al-Shuwaib said KPC is ready to sign as long as the GOI accept [...]	2007-08-22 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET EINV KCIP OIL SECTOR IZ KU
07KUWAIT1293	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 05:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD KU
07KUWAIT1308	KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY NOT WORRIED ABOUT USD [...] (C) Summary: On 28 August, Charge d'Affaires met with Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) Managing Director Bader Al-Sa'ad and his Executive Director Ahmad Bastaki to discuss the growing public interest in sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Taking a long-term view, Al-Sa'ad said KIA was not worried [...]	2007-08-29 12:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1347	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USCIS NATURALIZATION [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Lori Pietropaoli, Deputy District Director, DHS USCIS Rome Italy; Emigidio Martinez, Adjudication Officer DHS USCIS, Frankfurt,Germany; and Darryl Perez, Rome Immigration Specialist, to travel to post on/about SEPTEMBER 6-13, 2007. [...]	2007-09-06 09:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS OTRA ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT137	KUWAITIS NOT EXPECTING SOMO TO CEASE FUEL IMPORTS [...] (C/NF) Responding to a report that Iraqi Oil Minister Shahristani had ordered Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) to cease importing fuel from Kuwait (ref A),Econoff spoke with Jamal Al-Nouri, Director of International Marketing for Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on 30 Januar [...]	2007-01-31 12:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET IZ KU
07KUWAIT1371	GOK TO DOE A/S KOLEVAR: PROGRESS ON CEIP; WANT [...] (S/NF) Summary: On 9 September, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin Kolevar participated in a series of site visits, briefings, and meetings with GOK and oil sector officials to promote further USG-GOK cooperation on Critical Energy Infrastructure [...]	2007-09-11 13:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET PTER KCIP KU
07KUWAIT1391	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR CROCKER AND PARTY [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ambassador Crocker and party transit Kuwait per Ref. A September 13-22, 2007. 2. (SBU) Per Ref. B, Mr. Khedery will be picked up with CODEL Boehner and transported to the Federal Deployment Center (FDC) Crowne Plaza Room 201 whe [...]	2007-09-12 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1396	SAUDIS REJECT KUWAITI PLAN TO BUILD NEUTRAL ZONE [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: In a 12 September meeting with CDA and Econoff, Khaled Al-Fulaij, advisor to the Amir on energy affairs, said that a KSA envoy had recently visited Kuwait to deliver a message to the Amir stating the Saudi position that it would be unacceptable for Kuwait to build a [...]	2007-09-16 04:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1400	COURTESY CALL ON MOD'S SHAYKH SABAH AL-NASSER AL [...] (C) Summary. On September 6, Charg and Chief, OMC-K paid a courtesy call on Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense Under Secretary Shaykh Sabah Al-Nasser Al Sabah. The Under Secretary offered his thoughts on an ongoing investigation of aircraft engine sales to Iran, his dreams of upgrading the Kuwaiti [...]	2007-09-16 11:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU PINR PM
07KUWAIT1415	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ABERCROMBIE ( SEPTEMBER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL ABERCROMBIE to travel to post on/about SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a [...]	2007-09-19 12:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1422	TREASURY DAS SAEED DISCUSSES SOVEREIGN WEALTH [...] (C) Summary: On September 17, a U.S. Treasury delegation led by Middle East DAS Ahmed Saeed and International Monetary Policy Director Robert Kaproth met with the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK),the Finance Ministry, and the Public Institution for Social S [...]	2007-09-20 09:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1429	AMIR: IRAN SHOULD COOPERATE WITH IAEA; IRAN AMB [...] (U) On September 19, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the Amir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah urged neighboring Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He was quoted as saying, "We believe in the importance of reaching a peaceful so [...]	2007-09-20 14:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV KU KPAO PM
07KUWAIT1441	KUWAIT PETROLEUM SIGNS DEAL TO PROVIDE FUEL FOR [...] (SBU) Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Saad Al-Shuwaib confirmed to econoff on 24 September that KPC has signed a contract with Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) to provide 1.5 million liters of diesel fuel per day to support Iraqi power plants. The USD 150 million contrac [...]	2007-09-25 14:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ
07KUWAIT150	UPDATE ON CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION [...] (C/NF) On 10 January, Acting Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) Ali Al-Obaid contacted Econoff to request assistance in arranging a visit to U.S. energy facilities to observe security programs, systems, and practices. Al-Obaid said that Kevin Kolevar, Director of the D [...]	2007-02-01 10:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT1511	KUWAIT PETROLEUM TO CLOSE WASHINGTON OFFICE FOR [...] (SBU) Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) General Counsel and erstwhile Director of KPC's Washington Office Shaykh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah confirmed to econoff on 11 October that KPC will close its Washington office by the end of November. He explained that the Washington office had initiall [...]	2007-10-13 07:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV KU
07KUWAIT1523	KUWAIT SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR ELECTION TO IMO [...] (SBU) On 4 October, Post received a diplomatic note and background paper from the MFA requesting USG support for Kuwait's election to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council under Group C at the IMO General Assembly to be held November 19-30 in London. A translation of the full [...]	2007-10-17 06:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KU
07KUWAIT1535	CHEVRON AND KNPC SEEKING COMPROMISE ON NEUTRAL [...] (C/NF) In an 8 October meeting with CDA, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Chairman and Managing Director Sami Al-Rushaid said discussions on the proposed location for a 615,000 bpd KNPC refinery in the Partitioned Neutral Zone next to the Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC) compound were back [...]	2007-10-18 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1536	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LOEBSACK (OCTOBER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL LOEBSACK to travel to post on October 19-21, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]	2007-10-18 11:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1537	IRAQI GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO U.S., KUWAIT AND ROPME [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of Iraqi officials visited Kuwait in September for a roundtable on Iraqi environmental issues initiated by the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME). This roundtable, part of a series of meetings between ROPME and Iraq, served as an [...]	2007-10-18 12:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL TBIO KU
07KUWAIT1543	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq; Senior Advisor David Pearce; Special Assistant Ali Khedery; and A/RSO David Hazarian, to travel to post on October 29, 2007 to meet with host government principals. 2. An Embassy visit officer and [...]	2007-10-22 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	BA EG JO KU QA OTRA AMGT ASEC
07KUWAIT1544	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR LORI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to DHS USCIS Military Naturalization Team to travel to Kuwait on/about November 6 to 14, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: No emb [...]	2007-10-23 06:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS OTRA ASEC KHLS KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1562	GOVERNMENT REMOVES CONTROVERSIAL MINISTERS IN NEW [...] (C) On October 28, the Kuwaiti Government announced the formation of a new 16-person cabinet. The new ministers took the oath of office before the Amir earlier the same day and assumed their new positions immediately. Seven ministers, including FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah and Prime Mini [...]	2007-10-29 09:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1564	IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER GETS GOK COMMITMENT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iraqi Electricity Minister Dr. Karim Wahid Hasan visited Kuwait from 27-29 October for meetings with the Prime Minister, Acting Oil Minister, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO, and the Speaker of the National Assembly to facilitate Kuwaiti fuel shipments to Iraq for power [...]	2007-10-30 08:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ
07KUWAIT1567	KUWAITI ELECTRICITY MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT TO [...] (C) In a courtesy call to congratulate Mohammed Al-Elaim on his reappointment as Minister of Electricity and Water (Ref A),CDA thanked Al-Elaim for receiving Iraqi Electricity Minister Dr. Karim Wahid Hasan during his 27-29 October visit to Kuwait (Ref B). Al-Elaim answered, "Whatever is good [...]	2007-11-01 06:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET KU IZ
07KUWAIT1569	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SMITH (NOVEMBER 2-5, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL SMITH to travel to post on November 2-5, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]	2007-11-01 07:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1573	MPS ATTACK GOVERNMENT DURING OPENING SESSION OF [...] (SBU) Parliament began its 2007-08 session on October 30 amid great tension. MPs ignored the Amir and Prime Minister's opening speeches, which at times warned and at other times pleaded with the Parliament to de-escalate the conflict with the Government and give the recently reformed cabine [...]	2007-11-01 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1590	OIL MINISTER RESIGNS AS GOVERNMENT TRIES TO DEFUSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al Sabah accepted the resignation of Oil Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi on November 5. The resignation should end the state of tension between the Government and Parliament in the short term, but the ultimate sources of contention between t [...]	2007-11-05 15:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1597	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS USCIS MILITARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to DHS USCIS Military Naturalization Team (Gonzales, Scharfen Bulger, McCament, Aytes, Vorwerk, Lan, and Hudgins) to travel to Kuwait on/about November 6 to 14, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply [...]	2007-11-06 12:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS OTRA ASEC KHLS KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1603	KUWAIT-HOSTED IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION EXPO AN [...] (SBU) Under the patronage of Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, the Kuwait International Fair hosted the second International Trade Exhibition for the Reconstruction of Iraq from 4-7 November. In addition to a number of European and African ambassadors (but no Arab Chiefs [...]	2007-11-07 11:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD KU IZ
07KUWAIT162	KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: MORE U.S. INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 31, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Ali Al-Ghanim told Econcouns that U.S. firms were losing out to more aggressive European and Asian firms in Kuwait, and he encouraged more U.S. firms to seek business opportunities outside of the government [...]	2007-02-04 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP ETRD KU
07KUWAIT1626	RESOURCE NATIONALISM: NOT THE MAIN OBSTACLE TO [...] (C) While resource nationalism was a factor leading to the nationalization of Kuwait's oil industry in the mid-70s, and populist and or Islamist MPs still use nationalist language in public comments on Kuwait's oil sector, resource nationalism is not the biggest obstacle to opening Kuwait's oi [...]	2007-11-15 16:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV
07KUWAIT1629	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MURTHA (NOVEMBER 20-27, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Murtha to travel to post 20-27, November, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]	2007-11-18 12:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT163	CHEVRON ADVOCACY LETTER FROM SECRETARY BODMAN; [...] (C/NF) On 24 January, post faxed a scanned copy of Energy Secretary Bodman's advocacy letter on behalf of Chevron (ref A) to Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah. Econcouns spoke with the minister's office director to request that the letter be brought to the attention of the [...]	2007-02-04 11:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET EINV PREL KU SA OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT164	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENERGY ISSUES WITH KUWAIT OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: On January 14, the Ambassador met with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Chairman and Managing Director Farouk Al-Zanki to discuss developments in the energy sector. KOC manages all of Kuwait's upstream oil and gas production. Al-Zanki highlighted the potential for "enhanced technic [...]	2007-02-04 11:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT1657	PARLIAMENT PRESSURES GOVERNMENT AS AVIATION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Kuwaiti Government has departed from its usual practice of backing down to Parliamentary pressure by resisting calls for higher wages for government employees. The GOK was not able to prevent the formation of committees to investigate several former ministers, [...]	2007-11-23 17:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON KU
07KUWAIT1659	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WEBB (NOVEMBER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Webb to travel to post November 27 - December 1, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ [...]	2007-11-25 12:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1669	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, we look forward to your December 2-3 visit to Kuwait. We have scheduled a dinner meeting with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem. A former Finance Minister and Chairman of the Kuwait Investment Authority, the U.S.-educated Dr. Al-Ebraheem is a tr [...]	2007-11-27 14:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	ECON KU PREL
07KUWAIT1674	IRAQ/KUWAIT: TALABANI VISIT; FUEL; BORDER [...] (C) On November 20, CDA met with U/S Al-Jarallah to discuss Ref A points, Ambassador Crocker's October 29 visit and other related issues. The U/S demonstrated no objection, in principle, to USG requests for an additional border crossing, but expressed concern at the close proximity of Camp B [...]	2007-11-29 07:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID IPET IZ IR TU KU
07KUWAIT1707	READOUT OF IRAN FM MOTTAKI VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Kuwait as part of his tour of Arabian Gulf States. According to the Kuwaiti media, FM Mottaki discussed the Kuwait-Iran maritime border, bilateral energy issues, foreign relations, Iraq and the Iranian nuclear pr [...]	2007-12-06 17:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PBTS PINR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT172	MIXED REVIEWS ON SHAYKH SABAH'S FIRST YEAR AS AMIR [...] (C/NF) Summary: January 29 marked Shaykh Sabah's first anniversary as Amir. He has presided over an historic year during which Kuwait experienced several significant developments, including the constitutional dissolution of Parliament and new elections in which women participated both as vot [...]	2007-02-05 12:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT1741	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JANUARY 11-12 [...] (C) Mr. President, your January 11-12 visit to Kuwait offers a timely opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable cooperation of a key regional ally, and also to press the Government of Kuwait (GOK) to do more on issues of vital interest to the United States - especially Iraq and counterterroris [...]	2007-12-17 23:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON KCIP OVIP KU IZ IS EAID KPAO
07KUWAIT1744	MAJOR POWER OUTAGES BARELY AVERTED IN 2007, MAY BE [...] (C) Despite widespread predictions of major power outages (reftel),Kuwait made it through the summer without any significant blackouts or load shedding. In meetings with Minister of Electricity and Water Mohammed Al-Elaim on 31 October and MEW Director of Studies and Research Suhaila Al-Mara [...]	2007-12-18 13:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV KU
07KUWAIT1745	DOW'S BILLION-DOLLAR PETROCHEMICAL JOINT VENTURE: [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with econoff, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Saad Al-Shuwaib told econoff that a newly announced joint venture between state-owned KPC subsidiary Petrochemicals Industries Company (PIC) and U.S.-based Dow Chemical Company represents Kuwait's lar [...]	2007-12-18 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ETRD KU CH IN
07KUWAIT1760	PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS CONTINUES - ASSEMBLY WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 24, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye filed a motion to "grill" Minister of Education (and the only remaining female minister) Nouriya Al-Sabeeh. The grilling comes in response to a well-publicized sexual assault at a Kuwaiti primary school, but is more accurately a reflectio [...]	2007-12-27 15:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KISL KWMN KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1762	TAX ON FOREIGN COMPANIES REDUCED FROM 55 TO 15 [...] (C) Summary: On December 26, Kuwait's National Assembly passed a bill to reduce the tax rate on foreign companies from 55 percent to 15 percent to attract more foreign investment. In making its case for passage of the law, the government noted that Kuwait attracted less than USD 300 million [...]	2007-12-27 16:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON
07KUWAIT177	CENTCOM TEAM ASSESSES SECURITY OF CRITICAL ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the invitation of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation subsidiary responsible for all downstream oil operations, the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) facilitated a CENTCOM-led multi-disciplinary vulnerability assessment [...]	2007-02-07 11:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PTER ASEC KU OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT184	JOINT TREASURY-FEDERAL RESERVE DELEGATION MEETS [...] (C/NF) Summary: On January 22-24, Department of Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Tim Adams and Federal Reserve System Governor Randall Kroszner met with leading Kuwaiti officials, financiers, and economists. The visit was the first for a sitting Federal Reserve Governor to [...]	2007-02-07 15:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN KU PREL
07KUWAIT218	KUWAITIS KEEN TO INVEST IN IRAQ, BUT SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 11, Director of the OSD Task Force to Support Business and Stability Operations in Iraq Robert Love met separately with prominent Kuwaiti investors to enlist their support for revitalizing the Iraqi economy through investment and facilitating access to ex [...]	2007-02-14 13:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON BEXP ETRD PREL PGOV KU IZ
07KUWAIT22	(S/NF) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KUWAIT AND ISRAEL [...] (S/NF) Kuwait does not have diplomatic relations nor does it share intelligence with the Israeli government. All travel to and trade with Israel is technically illegal in Kuwait. However, Kuwait does not strictly enforce the Arab League's economic boycott of Israel and there are sometimes ru [...]	2007-01-08 15:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IS KU
07KUWAIT220	NOMINATION OF MA'ASOUMA AL-MUBARAK FOR [...] (U) Post nominates Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak, Minister of Communications, for the International Woman of Courage Award. 2. (U) Dr. Ma'asouma became the first woman in Kuwait's history to be appointed to the cabinet when she was named Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administ [...]	2007-02-15 12:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN KHUM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
07KUWAIT240	KUWAITI REFINERIES SHUT DOWN FOR ONE HOUR DUE TO [...] (SBU) On February 18, all three of Kuwait's refineries temporarily shut down after an electrical substation unexpectedly ceased to provide power between approximately 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. local time (0700-0800 GMT). The power failure affected the entire Shuaiba industrial area which, in addit [...]	2007-02-19 13:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EWWT OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT257	UPDATE ON SHI'A-SUNNI RELATIONS IN KUWAIT: STABLE, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite a recent surge in sectarian rhetoric, the majority of our contacts insist there is no near-term threat to Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Most Kuwaitis describe the overall relations between the two communities as "very good," and say leaders on both sides and the Go [...]	2007-02-20 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KISL SOCI IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT26	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JAN 16-17, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Madam Secretary: Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit. In addition to your meeting with the GCC 2 Foreign Ministers, hosted by Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah, you will likely have separate bilateral meetings with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Prime Mi [...]	2007-01-09 12:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EAID OVIP KU
07KUWAIT273	POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED THIS SUMMER; WIDENING GAP [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: In a 19 February meeting with Econoff, Suhaila Marafi, Director of Research at the Ministry of Energy (Electricity and Water) said she anticipated significant power outages this summer, which would likely worsen in 2008 and 2009. The Ministry has been scrambling [...]	2007-02-21 14:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON KU
07KUWAIT293	IRAN: GOK EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION, CONCERN DURING [...] (C/NF) Summary: On February 21, Emboffs met with MFA First Secretary Mansour Alolaimi, who covers Kuwaiti-Iranian relations, to discuss Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's February 12-13 visit to Tehran. Alolaimi, who accompanied the FM, conveyed GOK frustration wi [...]	2007-02-28 14:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON ETRD IR KU
07KUWAIT310	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND ZIONISM [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-04 07:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT339	DISCUSSION OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY, [...] (C/NF) On 7 March, Econcouns and Econoff met with new Under Secretary of Energy for Oil Abbas Ali Naqi, appointed in December 2006. Econcouns congratulated Naqi on his appointment and asked how the Ministry was being affected by the 4 March resignation of the Kuwaiti Cabinet (Ref A). Naqi s [...]	2007-03-07 16:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV PINV
07KUWAIT383	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CEIP VISIT, KUWAIT'S FOURTH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met March 11 with Chairman of the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Sami Al-Reshaid to discuss current issues in the oil sector. The Ambassador briefed Al-Reshaid on the March 13-22 multi-agency USG critical energy infrastructure visit, to which Al-Reshaid [...]	2007-03-16 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU
07KUWAIT39	KUWAIT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL WOMEN LEADERS IN SCIENCE [...] (U) Summary. The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),in conjunction with the State Department and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, hosted a conference entitled "Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering" from January 8-10 in Kuwait City. Part [...]	2007-01-11 07:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KWMN SENV TSPL KU
07KUWAIT400	COMMERCE U/S LAVIN AND KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 14, Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Ambassador Frank Lavin met with Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) Managing Director Bader Al-Saad to discuss recent developments in trade and investment in U.S., Kuwaiti, regional and international markets. Al-Sa [...]	2007-03-18 13:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT419	CRITICAL ENERGY ASSESSMENT TEAM VISITS KUWAIT, [...] (C/NF) Summary: A multi-agency USG Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) team visited Kuwait March 13-22 to assess security vulnerabilities in Kuwait's energy infrastructure and make recommendations on improvements (see para 8 for a complete list of the U.S. delegation). The team [...]	2007-03-24 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC BEXP ECON ENRG EPET KCIP KU PTER
07KUWAIT430	NEW CABINET FORMED: SIX NEW MINISTERS, TWO WOMEN, [...] (C) Summary and comment: After three weeks of consultations, the Prime Minister announced March 25 the formation of a new Cabinet, which includes six new ministers and, for the first time in Kuwait's history, two women. The Cabinet reshuffle is unlikely to affect significantly any key U.S.-K [...]	2007-03-26 13:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT431	NEXT STEPS AFTER CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C/NF) Following the March 13-22 Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) assessment jointly conducted by the Department, DOE, and DHS (Ref A),Post is actively encouraging Kuwaiti officials at both senior and working levels to implement the team's recommendations, including near-te [...]	2007-03-26 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET KCIP ASEC ENRG PTER KU
07KUWAIT445	KUWAIT ADOPTS MORE VIGOROUS, PUBLIC DEFENSE [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Kuwait has adopted a more vigorous and public defense posture in the past several months, an indication of the Kuwaiti leadership's rising concern about tensions in the Gulf and desire to project to the Kuwaiti public an image of engagement and preparedness. Kuwait [...]	2007-03-28 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MCAP IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT447	INCREASING PESSIMISM ABOUT NEW CABINET, LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Reactions to the new Cabinet have been muted, an indication of Kuwaitis' frustration with the political leadership in both the government and Parliament. Few Kuwaitis expect the new Cabinet to resolve the tensions that characterized the previous government's relations with Parlia [...]	2007-03-28 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT463	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: END USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (SBU) Econoff visited Al-Ghanim Freight on March 20 to discuss reftel shipment. Neither Al-Ghanim Freight General Manager Mahmoud Jalajel nor his associates had any knowledge of the shipment. Mr. Jalajel indicated that Al-Ghanim Freight has processed other shipments for Mr. Al-Awadi but ne [...]	2007-04-02 13:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC ETRD KU
07KUWAIT479	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI ACADEMICS SHARE VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaiti academics shared their views on democratic development in Kuwait with visiting American professor Dr. Michael Herb during an April 2 reception. Overall, they were cynical about Herb's argument that Kuwait was in the process of transitioning from a monarchy to a parliame [...]	2007-04-04 11:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT488	KUWAIT BUDGET SURPLUS ESTIMATED AT $17.5 BILLION [...] Kuwait's fiscal year ended on 31 March, with the government budget surplus estimated at $17.5 billion (approximately 15% of GDP and 50% of actual budget expenditures). Oil revenue of $51.5 billion (est.) comprised about 95% of total government revenue. The projected government deficit of $9 [...]	2007-04-04 13:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET KU
07KUWAIT50	TOP KUWAITI JOURNALIST CLAIMS U.S. TO STRIKE IRAN [...] (SBU) In a January 14 editorial, one of Kuwait's top journalists asserted that a U.S. strike on Iran would occur before April. Quoting an unnamed "reliable source," Ahmed Al-Jarallah, the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Seyassah (local Arabic daily) and the Arab Times (local English Daily),said top a [...]	2007-01-15 14:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT505	FEMALE LEADERS PAINT BLEAK PICTURE OF WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Women's Network (WIN) told Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) on April 7 that women still face major professional, political, and legal obstacles to achieving equality with men in Kuwait. Some of the problems come from discrimination in the workplace. Other [...]	2007-04-08 10:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN KU
07KUWAIT506	CHARGE DISCUSSES CEIP NEXT STEPS WITH INTERIOR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On April 7 and 8, CDA and Econoff met separately with Ministry of Interior (MOI) Under Secretary Nasser Al-Othman, Deputy Director of the Kuwait SIPDIS Coast Guard (KCG) Colonel Abdullah Bin-N [...]	2007-04-08 12:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ASEC PTER KCIP KU
07KUWAIT52	OES A/S MCMURRAY TALKS ENVIRONMENT, AVIAN FLU, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 10, Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science Claudia McMurray met with Meshal Al-Meshan of the Kuwait Environmental Protection Society (KEPS),Captain Ali Haider of the Environment Public Authority (EPA),and Assistant U/S of Health Ali Al-Saif to di [...]	2007-01-16 08:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ENRG TBIO IZ KU
07KUWAIT576	KUWAITI POLITICAL FIGURES EXPRESS CONCERN, [...] (C/NF) Summary: A broad cross section of prominent Kuwaiti political figures expressed concern and uncertainty regarding Iraq, Iran and regional strategic issues at an Embassy-hosted diwaniyya (traditional evening gathering) featuring visiting Army War College Professor Dr. W. Andrew Terril [...]	2007-04-18 12:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR IZ KU
07KUWAIT586	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PUBLIC HOUSING, PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 21 April, Ambassador met with new Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdul Wahid Al-Awadi to congratulate him on his appointment. Al-Awadi responded, "It is not always an honor to be a Minister in Kuwait," referring to the sometimes rough treatment of Kuwaiti ministers [...]	2007-04-22 05:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON PINR KU NATIONAL
07KUWAIT598	AMBASSADOR RAISES CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During meetings on April 23 and 24, the Ambassador raised the need for follow-up on critical infrastructure protection with the President of the National Security Bureau, the Prime Minister and Oil Minister, respectively. With each, the Ambassador praised the cooperation at th [...]	2007-04-24 10:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ASEC PTER KCIP KU
07KUWAIT606	OIL MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS NEW REFINERY [...] (C/NF) On 24 April, Ambassador met with Oil Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah to congratulate him on his reappointment and discuss his priorities for the oil sector. The Minister said Kuwait's oil sector needs restructuring and new managers. Regarding long-delayed plans for the constructi [...]	2007-04-25 07:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV EINV OVIP KU
07KUWAIT611	MINISTER OF FINANCE DISCUSSES SURPLUS, PLANNING, [...] (C/NF) Summary: On April 23, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on recently-reappointed Minister of Finance Bader Meshari Al-Humaidhi. Al-Humaidhi, who has been reappointed to this position four times in the last two years, announced that he has also been appointed Supervisor of the Higher Cou [...]	2007-04-25 12:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IZ KU
07KUWAIT639	KUWAITIS PRAISE SAUDI TERROR ARRESTS; PROMPTS SOUL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwaitis welcomed the recent terrorist arrests in Saudi Arabia and condemned those involved. So far, no Kuwaitis have been implicated in the plots, but Kuwait is working with Saudi officials to investigate any possible connections. One local daily reported that the Saudis ar [...]	2007-04-30 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KCIP ASEC SA KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT707	PROJECT KUWAIT STILL STALLED; ROLE FOR FOREIGN OIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Based on a series of recent meetings with Oil Ministry officials, leaders in Kuwait's state-owned petroleum companies (the K-companies),representatives of the major international oil companies (IOCs) in Kuwait, and local managers of international oil service com [...]	2007-05-07 08:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR

07KUWAIT728	DECISION ON LOUISIANA REFINERY INVESTMENT STILL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait Petroleum International's Chief Planning Officer told Econoff May 8 that in the 6 months following the visit of the Governor of Louisiana to Kuwait for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, no decision has been reached on whether Kuwait should invest in a major [...]	2007-05-09 12:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL KU

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