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00THEHAGUE1794	CHILD LABOR STUDY: REPORT ON THE NETHERLANDS [...] CHILD LABOR IS ILLEGAL IN THE NETHERLANDS. THE COUNTRY HAS COMPREHENSIVE LABOR AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE AT WORK. THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT TAKES A LEADING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD LABOR. IN MAY 2000, THE GON SENT A DRAFT LAW TO THE SECOND CHAMBER OF [...]	2000-06-16 13:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND PHUM ETRD SOCI NL

02COLOMBO2188	FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: [...] PAS COLOMBO REQUESTS FOR A FUNDED VOLVIS (TWO INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING TOGETHER - ITT) PROGRAM ON JUDICIAL PROCESS AND RULE OF LAW. POST NOMINATES JUSTICE NISSANKA UDALAGAMA AND JUSTICE NIMAL DISSANAYAKE, BOTH JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF SRI LANKA, FOR PARTICIPATION IN A 14-DAY VOLUNTARY VI [...]	2002-11-26 03:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2312	GSL MINISTOR MORAGODA SAYS INDIANS MAD AT JAPANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: GSL Minister Milinda Moragoda told me over the weekend that the Indians are "really mad" over the attempts by the Japanese to involve themselves in Sri Lanka's negotiation to end the war. Moragoda said Indian Foreign Secretary Sibal, who visited Colombo last week, was SIPDIS [...]	2002-12-16 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE LTTE
02ISTANBUL2088	REVIEW OF THE FULBRIGHT GLOBAL WOMEN'S [...] SUMMARY. PA Istanbul cooperated with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in executing the first-ever Fulbright-sponsored conference bringing together 110 r 110 women from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia to focus on the role of women as leaders in [...]	2002-11-29 12:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL TU
02KATHMANDU1004	NEPAL POLICE CLAIM VICTORY AGAINST MAOIST VALLEY [...] (SBU) Speaking before a group of Nepal Police officers at an Embassy-sponsored presentation, police chief Rana claimed a victory over Maoist leadership in the Kathmandu Valley, stating police efforts had netted the valley bureau leaders. Afterwards, RSO queried Rana over the veracity of local [...]	2002-05-23 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1005	PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED; ELECTIONS CALLED FOR [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's King on May 22 announced the dissolution of Parliament and called elections for November 13 after a faction of the ruling party refused to support Prime Minister Deuba's attempt to extend the state of emergency. The ruling party then kicked out the PM May 23. Three Minis [...]	2002-05-23 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ASEC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1007	PM: "NO ALTERNATIVE" BUT TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Ambassador Malinowski and British Charge Andrew Mitchell emphasized that the dissolution of Parliament presents the PM with a rare opportunity to form a technocrat, reformist Cabinet that could re-institute good governance, elim [...]	2002-05-23 14:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1008	KING'S VIEWS ON DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-23 16:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1009	KING'S VIEWS ON DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-23 17:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1036	FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS IN ANGER, BUT HOPES TO [...] (C) Summary. Three Ministers resigned May 23 because the Prime Minister had not consulted them on the decision to suspend Parliament, Finance Minister Mahat told Ambassador May 24. Even so, Mahat said he was prepared to stay in the Cabinet under the right conditions. Mahat was especially bi [...]	2002-05-24 12:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1037	KOIRALA CAMP CLAIMS CONSPIRACY IN DISSOLUTION OF [...] (C) Supporters of Nepali Congress Party President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala are, predictably enough, branding Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's unexpected decision to dissolve Parliament (Reftels) a threat to democracy. The Koirala camp obviously miscalculated the PM's likely [...]	2002-05-24 13:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1053	ARMY AND POLICE SUCCESSFULLY REPULSE ATTACK ON [...] Local papers report that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) inflicted heavy casualties on Maoist insurgents who were attempting to overrun a security forces camp in Khara, Rukum (one of the five districts comprising the Maoist heartland). Maoists attacked the camp, garrisoned by approximately 50 RN [...]	2002-05-28 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU1055	NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY REVOKES PM'S MEMBERSHIP; [...] (C) Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was expelled from the Nepali Congress Party for three years on May 26. As a counterattack, Deuba plans to call a party General Convention, with the possible aim of deposing Nepali Congress Party President G.P. Koirala from his post. On May 27 King Gyan [...]	2002-05-28 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1091	RECONCILIATION EFFORTS IN NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY [...] (C) Efforts to reconcile intra-party rivals Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala appear headed in the right direction. Koirala has directed party peacemakers to patch things up during his upcoming jaunt to China June 1. In a [...]	2002-05-31 12:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1105	MAOISTS KILL NGO WORKER; MORE WFP SUSPENSIONS [...] (SBU) The Plan International (PI) representative for western Nepal's Bajhang district, a Nepalese national, was tortured and killed by Maoist rebels May 31, the organization's country director confirmed. Two other men were also killed in related incidents, according to June 3 press reports. [...]	2002-06-04 12:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC EAID ELAB PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1119	REHABILITATING A CONTROVERSIAL CROWN PRINCE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Visiting USAID consultant Dr. Scott Palmer briefed Nepal's Crown Prince Paras May 30 on similarities between Nepal's Maoists and Peru's Shining Path. The meeting marked Paras' first formal contact with U.S. officials as Crown Prince. (Note: Nepal's Royal Palace has asked th [...]	2002-06-06 09:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1146	DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT CHALLENGED IN SUPREME [...] (SBU) Four cases have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the May 22 dissolution of the Lower House of Parliament (Reftel). The cases will be heard June 19. Two Constitutional experts believe that defendant Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has the stronger case. Both cautioned, ho [...]	2002-06-10 09:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1174	ARMY, MAOISTS BATTLE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEPAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) platoons battled an estimated 100-200 Maoists the night of June 12 in a remote location in Salyan District, about 320 km west of Kathmandu. Preliminary casualty counts indicate from 3-8 RNA killed, 3 missing, and more than 20 wounded. The battle was [...]	2002-06-13 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1183	Consular Visit Assesses Conditions Outside [...] Summary. Consul and Consular Assistant completed a five-day road trip last week to assess concerns about the safety of AmCit travel outside the Kathmandu Valley given the continuing Maoist insurgency, surveying primary travel routes and remote destinations frequented by American citizens. T [...]	2002-06-15 03:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC ECON NP
02KATHMANDU1191	SECURITY FORCES' PROGRESS AND PITFALLS EAST OF [...] (SBU) Government of Nepal (GON) security forces have made progress against Maoist insurgents over the last few months in the district directly east of Kathmandu, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) and head of the local police. Maoist excesses, along with better cooperation between t [...]	2002-06-17 08:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MOPS PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1197	HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION FOR BALANCE NAIL 02-1 [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-18 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MARR MASS NP
02KATHMANDU1198	ARMY COUNTS VICTORY IN SALYAN WHILE MAOIST ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has confirmed that fifty-four Maoists and four Nepalese soldiers were killed during the June 12 clash in Salyan district (Ref A). One general ascribed the army's success to better weapons and training, although other military sources related that the Maoists' ambush [...]	2002-06-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1199	RULING PARTY RUMBLE: NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY [...] (SBU) As predicted (Ref A),supporters of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have called a General Convention of the Nepali Congress Party with the aim of deposing Party President and former PM Girija Prasad Koirala from his post. The motion to oust Koirala from the party leadership is expect [...]	2002-06-18 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1201	NEPAL REQUEST FOR MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT [...] (C) Embassy Kathmandu requests Military Information Support Team (MIST) to assist the RNA in planning information strategies, developing PSYOP campaigns and programs. Embassy Kathmandu sees a three to four man element training the Royal Nepalese Army for up to four months. 2. (S/REL NP) [...]	2002-06-19 05:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	MARR MOPS NP
02KATHMANDU1216	NEPAL'S KING HEADS TO INDIA AFTER COMPLETING FIRST [...] (C) Summary. The first trip abroad as monarch by Nepal's King Gyanendra will be a visit to India June 23-30. Gyanendra laid the groundwork for the trip in his first-ever interview with the foreign press, granted to a leading Indian daily, when he played to India's conservative government by e [...]	2002-06-20 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1245	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: ASYLUM REQUEST, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. A group of Tibetan refugees arrested by Nepalese authorities in transit to Tibet from India seek a royal amnesty on the King's upcoming birthday, July 7. UNHCR, Post and other diplomatic missions are encouraging the GON to grant the requests. At the urging of UNHCR, Nepal releas [...]	2002-06-25 13:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ECPS PROP PHUM NP CH
02KATHMANDU1255	NEPAL: IS THE STATE OF EMERGENCY NECESSARY? [...] (C) When Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba decided to dissolve Parliament, he cited MPs' refusal to extend the state of national emergency as a primary reason (Ref A). Legal experts and others, however, hold different opinions on the continued need of the state of emergency, as Parliament pas [...]	2002-06-26 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU1284	Anti-Corruption Efforts in Nepal [...] (U) Ref A requested a brief summary of recent and notable anti-corruption efforts in Nepal by the government, civil society and the private sector. 2. (SBU) Corruption is a serious and pervasive problem in Nepal, and is being recognized increasingly by both donors and government leaders as [...]	2002-07-01 11:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1285	NEPAL: PROSPECTS FOR ELECTIONS CLOUDED BY [...] (C) Despite Prime Minister Deuba's repeated assurances that the Government of Nepal will proceed with national elections on schedule, the Embassy finds increasing numbers of commentators who express significant concern that elections can be held as planned. Questions about the ability of t [...]	2002-07-01 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1309	MAOIST PARTY PLENUM DECRIES ELECTIONS; CASTIGATES [...] (C) Summary: An undated Maoist press release, signed by Party President Prachanda, reported the successful conclusion of a Party plenum. The Nepali-language release outlines the contents of a "political and organizational proposal" presented by Prachanda which highlights a purported U.S. plo [...]	2002-07-05 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1314	INDIA VISIT EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary. King Gyanendra's week-long visit to India in late June "exceeded his expectations," a businessman close to Nepal's monarch told the Ambassador July 3. In New Delhi the King received assurances of Indian support conditioned on the maintenance of Nepal's constitutional monarchy and [...]	2002-07-05 11:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP IN
02KATHMANDU1315	Bomb Explodes at PM's Party Headquarters [...] (U) A bomb exploded July 5 at the newly-opened Kathmandu office of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction of the Nepali Congress Party (NCP) around 10:45 a.m. local time. Police sources confirmed ten people injured and hospitalized. One remains in critical condition. Security forces im [...]	2002-07-05 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1326	NEPAL'S KING JOURNEYS TO CHINA SEEKING HELP IN [...] (C) Summary. Statements against Nepal's Maoist insurgents and "anti-China activities" can be expected during the first visit of Nepal's King Gyanendra to China. A leading Nepali business leader accompanying the monarch hopes to strike deals that will help reduce Nepal's sizable trade deficit [...]	2002-07-08 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP CH
02KATHMANDU1332	POLICE CANCEL DALAI LAMA BIRTHDAY EVENTS IN [...] (C) Summary. Three Tibetan community events planned at a major hotel in Kathmandu July 6-7 to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday were cancelled by Nepali police. The police reportedly acted out of concern for heightened sensitivities in the run-up to the first official visit to China by Nepal's [...]	2002-07-09 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1336	PRESS FREEDOM UNDER NEPAL'S STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of the State of Emergency in Nepal, 123 journalists have been arrested, with 35 still detained, three tortured, and one reportedly killed. Inaccuracy and partisanship in the press have led to government mistrust and restrictions on publications. Press reacti [...]	2002-07-10 03:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1344	NEPAL'S FY 03 BUDGET FOCUSES ON SECURITY, CUTS [...] (SBU) On July 8 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba presented a budget that for the first time puts "maintaining peace and security" in the face of the Maoist insurgency ahead of poverty alleviation as an "overriding priority." Introduced by royal ordinance in the absence of Parliament, the FY [...]	2002-07-10 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON NP GON
02KATHMANDU1348	NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION REQUESTS DONOR [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 13. ------------- SUMMARY ------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite growing concern that security considerations and other factors may force the cancellation of national elections planned for November 13 (reftel),the Government of Nepal [...]	2002-07-11 06:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1349	Nepal and International Counter-Terrorism [...] Nepal is working to sign the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (CSFT) at an early date, Arjun Kant Mainali of the MFA's Division for the U.N., International Organizations and International Law told Poloff July 10. Mainali was responding to Poloff's report that the U [...]	2002-07-11 08:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1371	LARGE GROUP OF NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK VILLAGE, [...] (C) Summary. Several hundred Maoists attacked a village near western Nepal's largest city July 10, killing two mainstream party workers apparently in retaliation for cooperating with security forces. The attackers also brutalized other villagers and warned family members of the victims not t [...]	2002-07-15 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1372	NEPAL'S ARMY SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS CELL [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has set up a cell to investigate reported human rights violations, the Defense Ministry announced July 10. A high-ranking officer agreed to consider offers of USG assistance for the newly-created office. The cell has reportedly been established because human rights [...]	2002-07-15 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL MARR NP
02KATHMANDU1373	Maoist Leader Calls September 16 General Strike, [...] (SBU) In a press release dated July 11, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a nation-wide general strike September 16. It would be the first such show of force since late April (Reftel). The release also charges "feudal elements" backed by "foreign imperialist [...]	2002-07-15 13:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1387	Nepal's Local Officials Stay Home as PM Allows [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's government allowed the terms of local-level elected officials to lapse on July 16, a move affecting around 200,000 village-, municipality- and district-level politicians. Civil servants reportedly will be tasked with performing their functions. The terms expired after [...]	2002-07-17 13:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PTER PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1407	Press Release Shows Maoists Feeling Heat [...] (SBU) In a July 18 press release, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a political solution to the present conflict in the form of a new interim government and expressed the Maoists' willingness to be flexible. Making what appears to be a pitch to mainstream po [...]	2002-07-19 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1408	GROWING NEPAL-INDIA COOPERATION AGAINST MAOISTS [...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest of four Nepali Maoists in New Delhi and their immediate extradition to Nepal, confirmed by the Indian Embassy here, is one of many signs of growing Nepal-India cooperation on efforts against the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The four were members of a Maoist-affi [...]	2002-07-19 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1435	PM DEUBA SAYS LOCAL POLLS TO FOLLOW NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's Prime Minister Deuba briefed donors July 23 on preparations for upcoming elections and efforts to manage local-level government bodies in the absence of elected representatives. Deuba said rolling local elections into the national elections slated for November was imprac [...]	2002-07-24 11:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1443	NEPAL POLICE SHUT DOWN PRESS CONFERENCE PROTESTING [...] (C) Summary. Police in Kathmandu interrupted a press conference held by a local Buddhist group on July 25 to answer allegations made during a July 19 press conference by followers of the controversial Dorje Shugden deity. Shugden worshippers had accused Dharamsala of violating their freedom [...]	2002-07-25 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1465	NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FLOUNDERS [...] (C) Summary: A founding member of Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was suspended from the body on July 24 for "behavior unbecoming the glory of the post." The incident underlines serious flaws in the NHRC: members' strong political affiliations have led to a polarization of [...]	2002-07-29 01:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1478	NEPAL'S CROWN PRINCESS GIVES BIRTH TO SON [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-30 13:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1507	Recent Army Successes Against Maoists [...] (SBU) Summary. Fifteen Maoists were killed in Dolakha district August 3 after security forces, acting on a tip, intercepted them making the rounds of a bazaar to collect "donations," a Home Ministry official confirmed. Twelve others were killed August 1 after authorities learned of their pla [...]	2002-08-05 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1515	Supreme Court Ruling Allows Dissolution of [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 6, Nepal's Supreme Court threw out four petitions challenging the Prime Minister's May decision to dissolve Parliament. The court's decision cleared the way for national elections to be held later this year. End Summary. Supreme Court Denies Request to Reinstate P [...]	2002-08-06 12:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1532	Maoist Students Bomb Kathmandu School, Injuring [...] (SBU) Summary. Students shouting Maoist slogans set off a bomb at a private business college in Kathmandu August 8, injuring six. The school occupies a building owned by the King's Press Secretary, who lives next door and was not harmed. The motive for the attack is unclear as no large-scal [...]	2002-08-08 06:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1537	Maoist Insurgency Exacts Heavy Toll on Food [...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgency poses a serious threat to food security in many areas of Nepal, according to UN officials and other experts. The effects of Maoist raids on private food stores and food aid, military efforts to restrict Maoist food supplies, and disruptions in agricultur [...]	2002-08-08 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1590	Nepal's Forthcoming Elections: What the U.S. Can [...] Nepal is preparing to hold national elections beginning November 13, followed by local elections sometime around April, 2003. The ongoing violent Maoist insurgency will complicate security arrangements and increase expenditures at a time when economic conditions are deteriorating. Moreover, r [...]	2002-08-16 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU1605	NEPAL ARMY HOLDS MAIDEN PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) In an apparent effort to burnish its public image and promote public confidence that it is gaining ground against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) held its first-ever press conference in Kathmandu August 15. Speaking to reporters, Col. Deepak Gurung, head of the RNA's Public [...]	2002-08-19 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PTER SCUL NP
02KATHMANDU1616	SIGNING OF NEPAL-ILO AGREEMENT ON US-FUNDED [...] Nepal and the ILO signed an agreement August 20 on the implementation of an ILO/IPEC time-bound project to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. USDOL has funded the project with more than USD 5 Million. DCM and LabOff attended the signing ceremony. 2. Talks on the terms of the agreem [...]	2002-08-20 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID PGOV AORC NP
02KATHMANDU1618	Seventeen Nepalese Bureaucrats Arrested in Anti- [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. Seventeen Nepalese public officials have been arrested after the government body charged with investigating corruption raided the homes of 22 revenue officers on August 17. The houses of two joint secretaries were among [...]	2002-08-20 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1619	PROMINENT MAOIST SURRENDERS TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On August 19 Mukti Pradhan, a member of the Maoist Joint Revolutionary Council on the Government of Nepal's most wanted list, surrendered to members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In a press conference at NHRC, Pradhan said he had decided to turn himself in because he w [...]	2002-08-20 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1626	NEPALI GOVERNMENT HANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT OVER TO [...] (SBU) Having allowed the terms of all locally elected officials to expire as of July 16 (reftel),the Government of Nepal (GON) has announced plans to transfer local bodies' functions and authority to civil servants until elections can be held in April and new representatives installed in Jul [...]	2002-08-21 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID NP GON
02KATHMANDU1640	UPDATE ON MAOIST INSURGENCY: JULY-AUGUST 2002 [...] (U) This message highligts significant events in the Maoist insurgency since July. On August 21 the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) attacked a Maoist training camp in Rolpa, reportedly killing 30 insurgents. Maoists continue to attack civilians and rural infrastructure, but staged no large-scale atta [...]	2002-08-22 13:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MCAP NP
02KATHMANDU1645	NEPAL: MORE ON BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO PROTECT [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya on August 23 told DCM that Nepal has no disagreement with the USG's views on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Acharya was clearly well informed about US views and interest in signing bilateral accords against surrendering each other's citizens [...]	2002-08-23 14:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LICC NP
02KATHMANDU1659	UPDATE ON STATUS OF TIBETAN REFUGEES DETAINED IN [...] (SBU) On August 22 a German philanthropist paid Nepal's Department of Immigration approximately USD 1500 in assorted fees and penalties to secure the release of a Tibetan refugee, detained since August 2001 for having re-entered Nepal without proper documentation (Reftel),and her baby, born [...]	2002-08-26 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU1674	BOMB BLAST MARS LAPSE OF EMERGENCY IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) A mid-morning bomb blast in the heart of Kathmandu's commercial center marred the August 28 lapse of the state of national emergency. One person was injured in the blast, which is believed to have been set by Maoist insurgents. The explosion marked the second bombing in Kathmandu in [...]	2002-08-28 12:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1688	NEPAL AND BHUTAN TALK REFUGEES "INFORMALLY," BUT [...] (C) Summary. Nepal and Bhutan have discussed the Bhutanese refugee issue "informally," but a date has still not been set for the next round of Ministerial-level talks on the issue. According to Nepal's Foreign Secretary, the differences between the two sides have narrowed, and Bhutan appeare [...]	2002-08-30 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1693	MORE EXPLOSIONS IN KATHMANDU AS STRIKE DATE NEARS [...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their campaign of bombings in urban areas of the Kathmandu Valley throughout a long holiday weekend August 30-September 1. The explosions targeted businesses in the city, although two armed invasions of the homes of prominent politicians were also reported. [...]	2002-09-03 11:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1705	NEPAL'S PREPARATIONS FOR WTO WORKING PARTY MEETING [...] (SBU) Upcoming general elections on November 13 do not seem to have impeded preparations by the Government of Nepal (GON) for its second Working Party meeting on accession to the WTO September 12. Accession to the WTO has broad, multipartisan support, and the process is unlikely to be negati [...]	2002-09-04 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1741	MAOISTS STAGE MAJOR ATTACKS IN EAST AND WEST [...] (SBU) In their largest actions against the security forces since the onset of the monsoon in May, late September 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a police post in a remote area of eastern Sindhuli District, about 100 km southeast of Kathmandu, and the local government headquarters in Arghakanchi [...]	2002-09-09 13:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1748	NEPAL: INFLUENTIAL MINISTER ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION [...] (U) Minister for Physical Planning Chiranjibi Wagle, a close confidante of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and perhaps the most influential member of his Cabinet, submitted his resignation from the Cabinet to the PM September 9. The resignation follows in-depth press coverage of Wagle's f [...]	2002-09-10 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1762	SPECULATON BUILDS FOR POSSIBLE ROYAL INTERVENTION [...] (C) The Embassy believes that King Gyanendra is now actively considering use of his Constitutional authority to dismiss the current government, appoint an interim government, and postpone general elections scheduled for November 13. The King's decision is likely shaped by numerous factors, i [...]	2002-09-11 10:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1772	PM WORRIED ABOUT RUMORS OF KINGLY INTERVENTION [...] (C) In a September 12 meeting with the Ambassador and UK Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba seemed clearly distressed by rumors that King Gyanendra wants to postpone the November 13 national elections, "seize power" by invoking Clause 127 of the Constitution, and s [...]	2002-09-12 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1774	NEPAL'S GOVERNMENT DISMISSES AS INSINCERE MAOIST [...] (U) On September 11 Maoist leader Prachanda issued a press statement calling for a ceasefire. The statement does not refer to the U.S. directly, but contains a general condemnation of the Government of Nepal (GON) "running to buy weapons to kill people." Should the GON proceed with its pla [...]	2002-09-12 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1781	NEPAL'S KING SAYS NOT YET TIME TO INTERVENE [...] (C) In a September 12 meeting, King Gyanendra assured the Ambassador that he would not use his constitutional authority to intervene in the government unless he gains public national consensus on the move from all mainstream political parties and unless all other constitutional remedies were [...]	2002-09-12 08:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1797	NEPAL: MAOIST STRIKE GENERALLY OBSERVED IN [...] (U) The general strike, or "bandh," called by Maoist insurgents nationwide for September 16 appeared to have been generally observed in the Kathmandu metropolitan area. Only about five percent of the shops along main thoroughfares in the city opened (although some along less-traveled side st [...]	2002-09-16 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1811	NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION RULES AGAINST PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 17 the Election Commission (EC) handed down what it described as a provisional decision that the faction of the Nepali Congress Party led by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala has the right to use the party name, symbol [...]	2002-09-17 11:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1831	NEPAL'S NEW CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, GENERAL PYAR JUNG [...] (U) General Pyar Jung Thapa (DPOB 15 September 1946; Siphal, Kathmandu, Nepal) was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) by King Gyanendra on September 9, 2002. His previous position, held since 2001, was Chief of General Staff (CGS). 2. (U) Thapa has received extensive training from both th [...]	2002-09-19 12:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1832	MAOISTS DESTROY MEDEVAC HELO; HOLD PILOT, PASSENGER [...] (U) A commercial helicopter on a mission to medevac a sick Nepali in the remote northeastern district of Solukhumbu has been destroyed by Maoists. According to an employee at Karnali Air, Ltd., the company's helicopter was surrounded by armed Maoists upon landing in the village of Jubu, and i [...]	2002-09-19 13:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAIR PHUM CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1853	NEPAL'S MAOISTS ANNOUNCE NEW PROGRAM OF AGITATION [...] (C) Maoist insurgents, apparently hoping to keep up the momentum from their successful September 16 general strike, have announced a fresh campaign of agitation, including a three-day general strike preceding scheduled national Parliamentary elections in November. The press release, dated S [...]	2002-09-23 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1872	American Climbers Fired Upon Near Tibetan [...] (SBU) Summary. Two men wearing what appeared to be military uniforms and carrying automatic weapons fired a series of five shots at American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureux in the Upper Solu Khumbu region near Nepal's border with Tibet, Morton reported to Post via e-mail. The incide [...]	2002-09-26 09:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PTER PGOV ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU1885	NEPAL: MAOIST ATROCITIES ESCALATE [...] This message updates reporting on Maoist attacks on civilian targets (Ref D) during the month of September. In addition to their demolition of a helicopter on a humanitarian mission and the kidnapping of schoolchildren reported Ref A and the series of bomb explosions in Kathmandu before the [...]	2002-09-27 10:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINS NP
02KATHMANDU1890	NEPALI ARMY'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In the ten months it has been mobilized against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has had to change from a ceremonial, parade-ground army, occasionally deployed in UN Peacekeeping Operations, to a combat-ready fighting force, expected to counter and overcome an enemy who uses [...]	2002-09-27 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MCAP PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1901	NEPAL: ALL-PARTY CONSENSUS TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On September 29 an all-party meeting recommended that national parliamentary elections, originally scheduled to begin November 13, be postponed. The recommendation--reached just one day after the Election Commission finally announced the long-awaited schedule for the polls--was [...]	2002-09-30 12:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1902	AMCIT CLIMBERS DISCUSS SHOOTING INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On September 20, American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureaux were fired upon by two men wearing what they believe were Chinese military uniforms and one of whom stated that he belonged to the Chinese military (ref). Altitude readings taken by the climbers and landmarks near their [...]	2002-09-30 13:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV ASEC NP CH
02KATHMANDU1903	CHINESE PRESSURE STIFLES TIBETANS IN NEPAL [...] (C) There have been increasing restrictions on the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal. Celebrations and cultural events have been canceled on short notice by government authorities, press conferences interrupted by police and the Office of Tibet Representative detained for a day. Although ma [...]	2002-10-01 01:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CH NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02KATHMANDU1925	NEPALI PM ASKS KING TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Sources at the Palace have informed the Ambassador that on October 3 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, citing the King's broadly worded authority under Clause 127 of the Constitution to remedy "difficulties" arising in the implementation of the Constitution, requested King Gyanendra to p [...]	2002-10-03 10:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1932	NEPAL'S KING ASSUMES EXECUTIVE POWERS, DISMISSES [...] (U) At approximately 11:00 p.m. local time on October 4, King Gyanendra announced on state-run television and radio that he had dismissed the government of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba because of its "incompetence" in being unable to hold mid-term elections, scheduled to begin November 1 [...]	2002-10-05 05:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1933	REFUGEES CONFIRM DETAILS OF SHOOTING INCIDENT AT [...] (C) PolOff met with UNHCR Protection Officer regarding a group of Tibetans involved in the incident near Nangpa-La in which two American climbers were fired upon by unknown individuals. Neither American was injured in the encounter (refs). Information related by the refugees is consistent wit [...]	2002-10-07 01:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CH NP PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU1938	NEPAL: REACTIONS TO KING'S ASSUMPTION OF [...] (C) After initially denouncing King Gyanendra's October 4 assumption of executive power (Ref A) as unconstitutional, leaders of most political parties are still coming to grips with--and trying to assess how best to turn to their advantage--the monarch's action. As of COB October 7, most pa [...]	2002-10-07 12:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1947	NEPAL: PARTIES SCRAMBLE FOR CONSENSUS AS DEADLINE [...] (C) As the deadline set by King Gyanendra for nominations to an interim Cabinet approaches, politicians are scrambling to patch together a consensus response to the monarch's dismissal of the government of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his assumption of executive power October 4 [...]	2002-10-08 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1955	NEPAL: PARTIES LOOKING FOR "FLEXIBILITY" FROM KING [...] (C) The October 9 deadline set by King Gyanendra for political parties to forward their nominations for the interim Cabinet (Reftel) appears ready to pass without any names having been submitted. A Palace source said the parties had so far sent no nominations to the King. The King, who does [...]	2002-10-10 00:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1964	NEPAL'S EX-PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS OUSTER BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING ON OCTOBER 7 WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SHER BAHADUR DEUBA DESCRIBED THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS OCTOBER 4 DISMISSAL AS PRIME MINISTER BY KING GYANENDRA. CLEARLY STUNG BY THE KING'S PUBLIC CRITICISM OF HIS COMPETENCE, DEUBA SAID THAT HE HAD REJECTED ON CONSTITUTIONA [...]	2002-10-10 08:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1970	NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK FOREIGN HYDRO PROJECT; [...] (C) On October 8 Maoist insurgents attacked a Norwegian hydropower project northeast of Kathmandu, cutting its power production in half. The motive for the attack, according to a Nepali employee of the company, was "out-and-out extortion," rather than anti-Western ideolgoy. The same day sus [...]	2002-10-10 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1988	NEPAL KING NAMES NEW PM, MEMBERS OF CABINET [...] (C) On October 11 King Gyanendra appointed National Democratic Party Leader Lokendra Bahadur Chand as Prime Minister. Chand, who has been PM three times before, will head a caretaker government until national elections can be held on an unspecified date. Biographic information on Chand foll [...]	2002-10-11 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU2033	NEPAL SUPREME COURT REJECTS PETITION QUESTIONING [...] On October 23 the Supreme Court rejected a petition, filed by a private attorney, contesting King Gyanendra's action in forming an interim government (Reftels) as unconstitutional. According to the Supreme Court registrar, the Court threw out the case because the King's action was warranted [...]	2002-10-24 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2035	NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITIES CONTINUE DESPITE NEW [...] (SBU) This message updates Maoist activities since the October 11 appointment of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand. Efforts by Chand's Cabinet to initiate dialogue with the insurgents have so far succeeded in lessening neither the Maoists' violent activities nor their anti-government rh [...]	2002-10-24 13:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2044	NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In October 23 meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Donald Camp and the SIPDIS Ambassador, newly appointed Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya both stressed that the change in government will not affect Nepal's inclin [...]	2002-10-25 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINR NP IN LICC
02KATHMANDU2045	FOLLOW-ON TO THE CONFERENCE ON NEPAL IN LONDON: [...] (C) Summary. The British Embassy in Kathmandu convened a meeting on October 11 of representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors to Nepal as a follow-up to the London meeting on Nepal in June. Despite continuing donor disquietude about Nepal's political and security problems, there was [...]	2002-10-27 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID NP
02KATHMANDU2052	KATHMANDU VALLEY STRIKE OBSERVED; MAOISTS CLAIM [...] (SBU) Four people were slightly injured in a series of small explosions in the heart of Kathmandu--including two in or near the Thamel tourist district--October 27. The Maoists' October 28 strike in the Kathmandu Valley and October 27 strike in the southern Terai plains region bordering Indi [...]	2002-10-28 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2057	SA DAS CAMP MEETING WITH NEPAL'S CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF AND NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARIAT C-TN2-00948 [...] (C) Summary. In two separate meetings on October 22 2002, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia, Donald A. Camp, accompanied by LTC James E Oxley IV, Defense Attache7 and MAJ Pete Fowler, Security Assistance Office, met with Royal Nepalese Army Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jun [...]	2002-10-30 05:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MARR MASS NP PREL
02KATHMANDU2060	NEPAL CORRUPTION AUTHORITY TAKES ON EX-MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Despite the recent change in government, the Commission for Investigation into the Abuse of Authority (CIAA),the autonomous constitutional body charged with prosecuting corruption, is continuing to pursue a number of high-profile cases against several former ministers and prominent civ [...]	2002-10-30 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2066	NEPAL: NEW FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES PRIORITIES [...] (U) This cable contains business-sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (SBU) Summary. On October 25, the Ambassador and USAID Director met with Nepal's newly appointed Finance Minister. The Finance Minister articulated the immediat [...]	2002-10-30 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV GON

02KATHMANDU2070	NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE TO ROB FOREIGN TREKKERS [...] SUMMARY: In late September Maoist rebels attempted to extort money from a group of foreign climbers in far northeastern Nepal, forcing them to fly back to Kathmandu. This incident reflects no departure from a longstanding pattern of occasional robbery by Maoists of foreign trekkers and cli [...]	2002-10-30 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC PTER ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU2091	TO JOIN OR NOT TO JOIN: THE NEPALI PARTIES' [...] (C) King Gyanendra's dismissal of the government of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and appointment of an interim government have spotlighted long-standing tensions--and mutual suspicions--between the political parties and the Palace. Conversations with leaders of the two largest po [...]	2002-11-01 13:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2152	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 2-14 [...] Maoist bombs claimed the lives of at least two children during the last two weeks, adding to the more than 100 children reported killed by the ongoing violence. Among other incidents taking place during the same period, 50 Village Development Committee offices and at least 20 post offices wer [...]	2002-11-15 01:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC
02KATHMANDU2168	U.S. GOVERNMENT ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY FOR [...] Post hereby submits its anti-trafficking strategy as requested reftel. This document provides information on both ongoing and proposed programs and some results to date. 2. Background of Situation Nepal is a source country for trafficking of children and women mainly to India. Inter [...]	2002-11-15 10:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KSEP ASEC KPAO SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2169	NEPAL: MAOISTS LAUNCH SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON [...] (U) At about midnight November 15, Maoist insurgents launched an attack on the headquarters in Jumla District in northwestern Nepal. Communications with the headquarters were cut immediately after the attack, and accurate information remains difficult to obtain. Initial reports indicate tha [...]	2002-11-15 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2171	NEPAL: PURPORTED MAOIST PRESS RELEASE CLAIMS [...] (C) On November 15, poloff met with Padma Ratna Tuladhar, a long-time leftwing politician known to have contact with the Maoists. (Note: Tuladhar acted as a facilitator during the three rounds of talks held between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists from August-November 2001. End note. [...]	2002-11-15 13:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2188	NEPAL: MAOIST SPOKESMAN PUSHES PARTY LINE ON CNN [...] Summary: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, one of the top leaders of Nepal's Maoist insurgency, granted an interview to CNN on November 14. Mahara, speaking in an open setting with no apparent fear of capture, unabashedly used the opportunity to spread misinformation and propaganda on the international [...]	2002-11-18 12:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM IN PREL
02KATHMANDU2189	NEPAL: CABINET EXPANSION [...] (SBU) The interim Government of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand announced an expansion of its 9-member Cabinet to 22 on November 18. The new names included no one from either of the two largest political parties, the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Le [...]	2002-11-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU2207	TEMPORARY UNHCR HEAD IN KATHMANDU DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The new UNHCR Kathmandu Officer-in-Charge (OIC) traveled to Nepal,s Bhutanese refugee camps November 16 to follow-up on an investigation into reports that refugees on the staffs of UNHCR,s implementing partner NGOs had engaged in sexual exploitation. The new OIC arrived in-count [...]	2002-11-20 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2217	NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY UNDERMINES [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: While the people of Nepal have borne the brunt of the brutal seven-year Maoist insurgency, which has claimed more than 7000 lives, the impact on Nepal's environment, natural resources and conservation efforts also has been severe. Maoist attacks on forest and park p [...]	2002-11-22 08:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2223	NEPAL: BRIGADE COMMANDER SAYS MAOISTS SLOWLY [...] (C) At a briefing at 3rd Brigade Headquarters in Pokhara November 20, Brig. Gen. Prakash Basnet told DATT and poloff he believes the Maoists are "slowly winning." After making significant inroads against the Maoists during the first three months of the state of emergency (late November-mid-F [...]	2002-11-22 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU2228	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 15-21 [...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgents continued their violence this week, killing at least fourteen civilians in brutal attacks around the country. Two children, aged fourteen and nine, were among the victims. In Kathmandu Valley, the rebels assassinated a police officer, burned a Village [...]	2002-11-22 10:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2237	MAOIST IMPACT: NEPAL'S FORESTS UNDER SIEGE [...] SUMMARY: The impact of the Maoist insurgency has not been limited to Nepal's national parks and conservation areas (septel). The assault on the country's wildlife has been accompanied by a plundering of forest and other plant resources. Biodiversity resources of global significance are thre [...]	2002-11-25 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2245	U.S. ARMS SALES TO NEPALI ARMY MAKES FRONT-PAGE [...] (SBU) Reports on U.S. sales of M-16 rifles to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) appeared on the front pages of the November 23 editions of leading newspapers. Disclosure of this information, apparently leaked by the RNA itself, follows a November 15 Maoist statement claiming responsibility for the [...]	2002-11-25 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER KPAO CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2254	NEPAL: FUNDING TERRORISM, MAOISTS TAP OVERSEAS [...] (S) According to a prominent Kathmandu banker and long-time Embassy contact, Maoists are tapping into remittances from Nepalese employed abroad. Maoist tactics include extorting remittances from family members, recruiting members working abroad to send funds to their revolutionary cause, and s [...]	2002-11-26 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	EFIN ELAB NP PTER
02KATHMANDU2264	NEPAL: ARMY PLAN TO INITIATE INDUSTRIAL SECURITY [...] (C) In a November 21 meeting with Ambassadors and Nepali business leaders, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa announced plans to form a 3,000-man "industrial security force" within the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). If approved by the Cabinet, this new force, which he expects to be ope [...]	2002-11-27 12:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS ECON PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2280	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 22-29 [...] Summary: A year after Maoist insurgents unilaterally broke a four-month truce with the government, this week saw further reports of civilian deaths and widespread destruction of public facilities. As two United Nations agencies criticized the insurgency for exacerbating the already precarious [...]	2002-11-29 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2287	NEPAL-BHUTAN: UNHCR DIRECTOR CALLS FOR SOLUTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In November 26 meeting with donor representatives, Director of UNHCR's Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Jean-Marie Fakhouri attributed at least part of the blame for the recent sexual exploitation scandal (refs) to a complacent attitude among local UNHCR representatives, and promis [...]	2002-12-02 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2295	NEPALI CONGRESS STILL HOLDING HARD LINE AGAINST [...] (C) The polarization between the Palace-appointed interim government and mainstream political parties continues. Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala, who maintains that the previous Parliament should be reinstated, led a rally November 26 against the King's Octo [...]	2002-12-03 12:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP GON
02KATHMANDU2301	NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL INDEFINITE SCHOOL STRIKE [...] The Maoist student arm, All-Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary, called for an indefinite school strike (or bandh) in Kathmandu Valley starting on December 9th. The Maoists are asking the Government of Nepal meet thirteen demands to avert the strike. The Government has neither made [...]	2002-12-04 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER SOCI
02KATHMANDU2302	NEPAL: MAOISTS SEEKING DIALOGUE FOR TACTICAL ENDS [...] (C) A December 3 statement by Maoist leader Prachanda claimed that the insurgents are suspending violent attacks against infrastructure and against mainstream political party members in order to create a conducive environment for dialogue. Despite their frequent calls for dialogue with the [...]	2002-12-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2307	NEPAL: CHILDREN IN CONFLICT [...] Summary: Continued Maoist violence in Nepal has taken a severe toll on the country's children, both physically and mentally. More than 100 have been killed during the course of the "People's War," and an estimated 1500 orphans and 15,000 displaced children face an uncertain future. Death or [...]	2002-12-05 08:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2324	NEPAL: MAOIST PROMISES GO UP IN SMOKE [...] (U) Summary: Mere days after Maoist leaders called for peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON) (ref A),three separate incidents raised serious questions about whether they would honor their promises to halt attacks on party workers and infrastructure. Maoists killed a Nepali Congress [...]	2002-12-06 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2326	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 30-DEC 06 [...] (U) Summary: This week in Nepal, armed assailants attacked a Joint Secretary at a public event in Kathmandu; the army blamed political appointees for poor intelligence capabilities; Maoists destroyed three Village Development Committee buildings in Gulmi district, leaving only seven intact; a [...]	2002-12-06 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2369	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 07-13 [...] (U) Summary: While the Government of Nepal explored opportunities for peace talks this week, Maoist attacks on passenger buses, schools and other non-military targets continued to kill and injure civilians. Violence and extortion prompted hundreds of additional Nepalis to join the thousands [...]	2002-12-13 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2393	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]	2002-12-16 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU2394	NEPAL: MAOISTS' TOP IDEOLOGUE BHATTARAI [...] (C) Summary: In a December 14 interview with the Washington Times, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai appeared to back-pedal from the implicit threat against American diplomats conveyed in a November 15 communique issued by a regional commander. While it is always difficult to assess the si [...]	2002-12-16 12:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2440	EXTORTION LETTER DELIVERED TO COCA-COLA'S LOCAL [...] On 17 December, Mr. N.N. Singh (source protect),the head of Coca Cola's Nepal operations, told RSO that he had received a letter purporting to be from the Maoists and "requesting...financial support of" 3 million Nepali Rupees (NRs). Singh stated that he had received the letter several day [...]	2002-12-20 08:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PINS NP
02KATHMANDU2442	NEPAL'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM DEVASTATED BY MAOISTS [...] Summary: The Nepali education system has suffered tremendously in the country's nearly seven years of ongoing Maoist insurgency. Private schools have been shut down by the insurgents and teachers afraid of Maoist violence have abandoned their posts. Public schools that are open often are cro [...]	2002-12-20 09:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2443	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 14-DEC 20 [...] On December 18 the European Union issued a statement calling for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents to move ahead toward negotiations. A December 19 report by Amnesty International found human rights abuses in Nepal at an unprecedented high. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan' [...]	2002-12-20 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2456	NEPAL: MAOIST STUDENT UNION SUSPENDS STRIKE [...] (U) On December 22 the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students Union - Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) ended its strike against private schools in the Kathmandu Valley after the schools' directors agreed to cut tuition up to 25 percent. The strike, which began on December 9, had f [...]	2002-12-23 11:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU247	NEPAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT PROPOSALS FY2002-04 [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-01 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG NP
02KATHMANDU2484	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 21-DEC 27 [...] The Centre For Economic and Social Development released a study on December 24 that showed an overwhelming majority of Nepalis, particularly those in Maoist infested areas, support a multi-party democracy. The local press reported that India has tightened security along its northern borders [...]	2002-12-27 08:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
02KATHMANDU2490	NEPAL: MAOISTS BOMB SCHOOL DORMITORY, SEVEN INJURED [...] Summary: Five children, a teacher and a secondary school principal were injured when Maoists bombed an occupied school dormitory in Kathmandu on the evening of December 27. The attack was apparently aimed at the home of the Minister of Education, and the local group of insurgents has apologize [...]	2002-12-30 09:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2502	NEPAL: MILITARY AID RUNS AGROUND ON THE SHOALS OF [...] (C) Summary: Delivery of M16A2 rifles for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),already two months later than scheduled, was delayed again on December 24 when the Government of India (GOI) denied overflight permission for the transport plane. The delay makes the US arms shipment the third in a string [...]	2002-12-31 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	IN NP PGOV PTER RU
02KATHMANDU255	ICRC RESUMES VISITS TO KATHMANDU JAILS [...] (SBU) According to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head Delegate Jean-Jacques Bovay, on January 30 the Government of Nepal (GON) began allowing ICRC access to prisoners for the first time since the November 26 imposition of a state of national emergency. Bovay said that his o [...]	2002-02-04 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU278	MAOISTS KILL 16 POLICE; CALL FOR NATIONWIDE [...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their attacks against police with a deadly assault on a police post in Kavre District the morning of February 5. On February 4 Maoists also attacked an airport and guest house in the popular tourist area of Lukla, Solukhumbu District, causing property damage [...]	2002-02-05 13:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NP PTER PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU298	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: NEPAL TO GRANT OPTION OF RETURN [...] (C) Summary. Nepal intends to grant verified Bhutanese refugees the "option of return" to Bhutan and will allow those who wish to stay in Nepal to do so, Foreign Ministry officials have indicated. UNCHR views this development as extremely positive. Despite Kathmandu's efforts to fix a date, [...]	2002-02-07 11:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU333	NEPALI PARLIAMENT CONVENES FOR WINTER SESSION [...] (SBU) The Winter Session of Parliament convened Feb. 10 amid widespread expectations that the Lower House will ratify the state of national emergency declared November 26, allowing its continuation for another three months. A vote on the emergency must take place before Feb. 22. Preoccupati [...]	2002-02-11 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NP PGOV SOCI
02KATHMANDU340	MAOISTS PAMPHLETEER, PREPARE FOR STRIKE IN [...] (U) Maoist insurgents continue to publicize a nationwide strike called for Feb. 22-23 in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the insurgency and had some success enforcing a local strike in the mid-western and western regions Feb. 10. Security forces have increased checkpoints along c [...]	2002-02-12 09:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU354	NEPAL DEPORTS PAKISTAN EMBASSY STAFF CAUGHT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-13 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR KCRM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU362	NEPALI CANDIDATE FOR HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note, dated February 13, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support for the Government of Nepal's candidate for the position of UN Secretary General High Representative for Least Devel [...]	2002-02-14 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NP UN
02KATHMANDU363	NEPALI GOVERNMENT MOVES TO REGULATE MADRASAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A notice from the Home Ministry announcing that private Muslim schools must register with local authorities has drawn criticism from the Muslim community. Some Muslim leaders view the measure as an empty gesture, probably performed at the behest of the Indian government, that [...]	2002-02-14 12:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU371	FY 02-03 SA BUREAU ESF FOR REGIONAL INITIATIVES [...] Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia, based at Embassy Kathmandu, would like to propose several projects for FY 02 and FY 03 funding via South Asia Bureau regional Economic Support Funds (ESF). While all of the proposals have an environmental dimension, they are cross- cutting, m [...]	2002-02-15 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO
02KATHMANDU376	ONE FEARED DEAD IN BOMB EXPLOSION, ARSON AT [...] (U) Suspected Maoists set fire to files and set off a timed explosive device at a Kathmandu Land Revenue Office a little after 10:00 a.m. on February 15. Four people, including a police officer attempting to extinguish the fire were injured. Embassy has heard unconfirmed reports that at lea [...]	2002-02-17 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU377	179 REPORTEDLY KILLED AS MAOISTS OVERRUN DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents attacked an airport, a district police office, and an army barracks in Achham District in western Nepal shortly after midnight February 17. Initial reports indicate 48 soldiers, at least 76 policemen, and 55 civilians, including the Chief District Officer and [...]	2002-02-17 14:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS NP
02KATHMANDU378	(S) REQUEST FOR IMAGERY FOR ROYAL NEPAL ARMY, FIFTH [...] (S/NF) This is the fifth request for imagery support for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) to conduct offensive operations against Maoist rebels. 2. (S/NF) This request is the direct result of a large-scale attack on GON personnel in Achham District. RNA anticipates that Maoist insurgents are [...]	2002-02-17 14:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER MASS NP
02KATHMANDU379	REVISED CASUALTY ESTIMATES FOR ACHHAM AS [...] (SBU) Revised casualty estimates for the Maoists' Feb. 17 attacks on an airport and district headquarters in Achham indicate that nearly 130 were killed, most of them security forces. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was expected to address Parliament the morning of Feb. 18, beginning debat [...]	2002-02-18 10:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU380	PM URGES RATIFICATION OF EMERGENCY IN SHADOW OF [...] Parliament reconvened in the late afternoon of Feb. 18 after angry Opposition MPs had disrupted an earlier session, demanding Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, rather than the Home Minister, take the podium to report on the Maoist attacks in Achham (Ref A) the previous day. In his address t [...]	2002-02-19 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU390	NEPAL'S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTIES MERGE, BUT REMAIN [...] (U) Nepal's main opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist and Leninist (UML),merged February 15 with a smaller former offshoot, the Communist Party of Nepal - Marxist-Leninist (ML). (Note: The combined parties will continue to use the UML name. Although communist by na [...]	2002-02-20 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU402	FOREIGN SECRETARY APPEALS FOR IMMEDIATE AID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Feb. 21 Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya called the Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry to appeal directly for immediate assistance in the wake of the Maoist attacks on Achham (Ref B). He said the Ministry hopes to send a delegation, at the secretary level, to Washingt [...]	2002-02-21 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU410	NATIONWIDE STRIKE BRINGS SCATTERED VIOLENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Insurgents attacked a remote police post in Salyan district, killing 34 policemen, on the eve of a strike called by the Maoists for February 22 and 23. Scattered bombings were reported throughout the country in the run-up to the strike, including a fatal incident along a major [...]	2002-02-22 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU411	TEN TIBETAN REFUGEES' ASYLUM REQUEST PASSED OVER [...] (C) Nepal's Home Ministry declined to include the names of ten Tibetan refugees held on immigration violations in a letter to the King recommending candidates for a royal amnesty. Traditionally the King grants amnesty to prisoners on auspicious occasions, including the February 19 Democracy D [...]	2002-02-22 10:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU412	OPPOSITION SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT IN RATIFYING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lower House of Parliament ratified the state of national emergency by well over the two-thirds majority necessary to continue the emergency for another three months. The three largest Opposition parties voted with the ruling Nepali Congress Party for ratification after Co [...]	2002-02-22 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU425	BHUTANESE REFUGEE ACTIVIST DENIED BAIL BY SUPREME [...] Summary. Nepal's Supreme Court has denied bail to prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan on the grounds that he is not a Nepali citizen, affirming the decisions of two lower courts. Named in a complaint filed by a member of a rival refugee group, Pradhan has been [...]	2002-02-26 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL NP
02KATHMANDU446	TALES FROM TRIBHUVAN HOSPITAL: MAOIST VICTIMS [...] (U) In addition to the 650 policemen and 90 Royal Nepal Army soldiers they have killed, Maoists have beaten, stabbed, shot or burned to death nearly 400 civilians since the insurgency began in 1996--more than 50 of those victims in just the three months since the insurgents unilaterally broke [...]	2002-02-28 09:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU450	MAOISTS' MINORS: INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD RECRUITS [...] (SBU) Interviews with several Maoist child recruits at the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) division in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj indicate force, fear, and physical assault, rather than ideology, as their primary reasons for joining. At least two girls interviewed reported sexual abuse during [...]	2002-03-01 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER NP
02KATHMANDU466	UIGHURS IN NEPAL [...] (C) At least 15 Chinese Uighurs have entered Nepal in the last three months, according to a UNHCR protection officer (strongly protect). Six were taken into custody by Nepali officials in late December, 2001. Of these, four requested, and received, UNHCR protection. Three of the four were s [...]	2002-03-05 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREF PTER PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU467	NEPALI REACTION TO TRADE TREATY RENEWAL WITH INDIA [...] (SBU) Reaction in Kathmandu to the March 2 signing of the revised bilateral trade treaty between Nepal and India in New Delhi has been mixed. The revised treaty terms include value addition requirements on manufactured goods and imposed quota restrictions on four items that together account [...]	2002-03-05 14:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL NP IN
02KATHMANDU481	MAOIST STUDENTS SHUT DOWN KATHMANDU SCHOOLS FOR [...] (SBU) Facing the threat of violence, most educational institutions in Kathmandu remained closed March 4 and 5 after Maoist-affiliated students called a "school strike." Exceptions included the Embassy-supported Lincoln School, the British school, and a boarding school run by the Royal Nepalese [...]	2002-03-06 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU482	TRADE OPPORTUNITY - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER, [...] 536/01/T0001 2. 03032002 3. M. E. MALINOWSKI 4. 536 5. N 6. CONTACT: SHER BAHADUR SHAH, DIG 6A. PROCUREMENT SECTION 6B. POLICE HEADQUARTERS 6C. NAXAL, KATHMANDU, NEPAL TEL: 00977-1-413-591 FAX: 00977-1-415-594, 415-602 7. TENDER NOTICE NO: 58/59 TENDER FOR HELICOPTER 8. [...]	2002-03-07 09:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO BEXP KTDB NP
02KATHMANDU485	PROMISES MADE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: [...] (C) In the days since Opposition parties, along with former Prime Minister and current Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala, decided to vote with or support the Government of Nepal (GON) to ratify the state of emergency (Ref A),Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is finding o [...]	2002-03-07 12:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
02KATHMANDU495	HEMORRHAGING FROM ON HIGH: COMMISSION RECOMMENDS [...] (SBU) A commission has recommended the partial privatization of the state-owned national air carrier Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) to inject fresh, badly needed capital into the teetering enterprise and to limit the political interference that has bled the once profitable Corporatio [...]	2002-03-08 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON NP
02KATHMANDU496	LIVING IN TERROR IN WESTERN NEPAL'S PLAINS [...] (SBU) Summary. Violence increased in two western Nepal districts bordering India following the end of the Maoist- government cease-fire in late November, 2001, but western Nepal's largest city remained calm. Ambassador had visited the area February 22 to 24 and Poloff revisited the region in [...]	2002-03-08 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU497	UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: A UNHCR monitoring visit to the Tibet border was postponed after a promised Home Ministry permit failed to materialize. The Australian Embassy has expressed an interest in helping to coordinate representations on Tibetan refugee issues. One of ten Tibetan refugees in custody on [...]	2002-03-08 11:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU498	NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TO ALL BUT TOURISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Deteriorating security conditions have all but closed Royal Bardiya National Park in western Nepal to researchers and conservationists and have disrupted some development projects. Tourists still have access to the park, but the local economy has taken a deep hit from the dras [...]	2002-03-08 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ASEC CASC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU507	TIBETANS MARK MARCH 10 WITH PEACEFUL CEREMONY; [...] (C) Authorities in Nepal allowed the Tibetan community to mark the forty-third anniversary of the March 10 uprising in Tibet with a public ceremony at Kathmandu's Bouddha stupa. A full procession paraded the Dalai Lama's portrait around the square and a school band played the national anthems [...]	2002-03-11 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU509	MAOIST AMBUSH MARS ANNUAL RHINO RELOCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents killed two Royal Nepalese Army soldiers near Royal Chitwan National Park on March 10 just hours after the start of the annual relocation of rhinos from Chitwan to Royal Bardiya National Park. The subsequent army cordoning of the area forced four trucks carryi [...]	2002-03-11 13:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PTER EAID ASEC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU510	NEPAL ARMY CHIEFS DISCUSS ROLE OF THE ARMY AND [...] (C) RNA Chief General Rana and his deputy, Lt. General Thapa, went out of their way to underline their support for democracy at a February 28 dinner with emboffs. Rana stated unequivocally that a coup by the RNA was "out of the question." According to Rana, the RNA's role is to quell the [...]	2002-03-11 13:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP NP PGOV MASS
02KATHMANDU515	HUMANITARIAN COSTS OF MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] Since early 1996, Maoist insurgents have been waging an increasingly bloody "People's War" aimed at toppling the constitutional monarchy and democratically elected government of Nepal. Although initially centered in impoverished, underdeveloped districts of the west and mid-west regions, the [...]	2002-03-12 10:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU520	TIMBER! TOP BRANCHES OF FORESTRY MINISTRY FELLED [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Gopal Man Shrestha and Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation Surendra Hamal resigned from their posts after trading charges of corruption and abuse of power. The resignations come less than ten days after Prime [...]	2002-03-13 01:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV NP
02KATHMANDU529	MAOISTS AMBUSH VIP SECURITY DETAIL ON MAJOR [...] (SBU) Maoists ambushed a police security team in Sindupalchowk district March 13, killing six officers and seriously injuring six others, police sources confirmed. Press reports state that the insurgents electronically detonated explosives laid in the road. The attack occurred on the Arniko H [...]	2002-03-13 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU537	NEPAL: SECOND ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Post's submission for the second annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. The report addresses all of reftel's questions, but in prose form. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer G.A. Donovan (telephone: 977- 1-411-179; fax 977-1-410-723). [...]	2002-03-14 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD NP KWNM
02KATHMANDU540	EMBASSY REVIEW OF NEPAL'S UN COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) The Embassy has reviewed the Government of Nepal (GON) report on its implementation of UNSCR 1373. For many of its responses, the GON cites the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),which has not yet been passed by Parliament and which narrowly interprets terrorism as acts [...]	2002-03-14 12:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP UNSC
02KATHMANDU555	PARLIAMENT PASSES WOMEN'S RIGHTS BILL GRANTING [...] Summary. Nepal's lower house of Parliament passed a bill March 14 granting women more equitable property rights, legalizing abortion under certain conditions and dictating stricter penalties for child marriage, polygamy and rape. Although the law failed to pass the upper house in late 2001, [...]	2002-03-15 12:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU568	MAOIST STATEMENT THREATENS TOURISM INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) For the first time, a leader of Nepal's Maoist insurgency has issued explicit threats against Nepal's tourism industry. Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai issued the statement March 15. (Text of statement follows as paragraph 4.) The statement called for the cadres to "smash" hotels and [...]	2002-03-18 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU569	MARCH 10 TIBETAN DEMONSTRATOR RELEASED [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-18 14:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU570	NEPALESE ARMY ROUTS MAOIST TRAINING CAMP; BANDH [...] (C) Sixty-five Maoist insurgents were killed in a joint Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) and Armed Police Force (APF) operation March 17 against a suspected Maoist training camp in Gumsa, Rolpa district, about 300 miles northwest of Kathmandu, the head of the APF confirmed to Post March 19. No prison [...]	2002-03-19 12:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU575	PRIME MINISTER DEPARTS FOR INDIA, FIRST TRIP [...] (C) Summary. Securing Indian assistance in Nepal's battle against the Maoist insurgency will be Nepali Prime Minister Deuba's primary goal in his March 20-26 official visit to India. He will ask his counterparts both for materiel assistance and for help in apprehending Nepali Maoists in Indi [...]	2002-03-20 12:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD PREF PINR NP
02KATHMANDU592	MAOISTS TARGET GOVERNMENT VEHICLES, OFFICES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of weekend attacks within the capital and its environs, Maoist insurgents bombed Government of Nepal (GON) vehicles and offices, including telecommunications facilities and the office of the state-owned press. The attacks come as the Maoists attempt to marshal popul [...]	2002-03-25 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU613	PM DEUBA'S TRIP TO INDIA [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs meetings offering a read-out of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's March 20-25 visit to India revealed no specifics of any assistance the Indians may have offered their smaller neighbor in its effort to contain a Maoist insurgency. Despite the apparent absence [...]	2002-03-27 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU615	TERROR, TRADE AND AID: FORSEC VISIT TO DC [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya will use his April 2-5 visit to Washington to urge quick delivery of additional security and development aid to Nepal, to discuss cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and to press for more favorable trade terms for Nepali pro [...]	2002-03-27 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER EAID ETRD PHUM PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU616	HUMAN RIGHTS: AN UPDATE ON DETENTIONS AFTER FOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the Prime Minister's assurances to donors and the general public that the curtailment of human rights under the state of emergency is directed only against Maoists and their supporters (Ref A),the security forces appear to be casting their nets more broadly, detaining a [...]	2002-03-28 07:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU619	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: AMBASSADOR VISITS CAMP, TALKS [...] (C) Ambassador visited three Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal March 25. Overall, the refugees expressed satisfaction with conditions in the camps, but an undercurrent of frustration was in evidence. The Refugee Affected Area Program for the region has concluded, and aid workers warne [...]	2002-03-29 06:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU620	WFP AID FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEES: LEG UP ON NEXT [...] An extra multilateral contribution secured this week from WFP Rome will fill a gap created by the delay in receiving a USG shipment of in-kind food aid, reports the WFP Deputy Country Director for Nepal. The extra contribution will have a carry-on effect for the next phase of aid to the Bhuta [...]	2002-03-29 06:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM NP WFP
02KATHMANDU632	SECURITY INCIDENTS IN RUN-UP TO NEPAL BANDH [...] (U) A bomb exploded in the middle of a small bridge west of Kathmandu's historic Durbar Square March 29 at approximately 8:45 a.m. At least 26 people were injured in the blast, including four school children who were transiting the area, two of whom sustained serious injuries. There were no [...]	2002-03-29 12:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINS NP
02KATHMANDU633	MAOIST ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIANS ON THE INCREASE [...] (U) MAOIST ACTIVITIES HAVE TAKEN A MORE VIOLENT TURN, WITH ATROCITIES PERPETRATED AGAINST HELPLESS CIVILIANS ESCALATING BOTH IN NUMBER AND SEVERITY. REPORTS OF THE MAOISTS DECAPITATING VICTIMS OR TORTURING THEM TO DEATH WITH KNIVES IN DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BECOME A HEART-RENDING CO [...]	2002-03-29 12:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU634	SUSPECTED TORTURE, EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING BY ROYAL [...] (S) Summary. Evidence that Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) personnel brutalized and killed one man they suspected of being a Maoist has spurred private investigations into the army's alleged practice of covering up the deaths of detainees. Military attaches from the U.S. and U.K. Embassies viewed [...]	2002-03-29 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PTER MARR ASEC PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU647	MOUNT KAILAS TO REOPEN TO TOURISTS FROM NEPAL [...] (C) Travel agencies in Kathmandu report that as of late March they were able to resume booking tours to western Tibet,s Mount Kailas after the Chinese government lifted restrictions on travel to that region. Tours are now being booked for dates in late April and May. Nepal,s travel agents sa [...]	2002-04-01 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC ASEC PREF NP CH
02KATHMANDU655	WEAVING TERROR: MAOIST ATTACKS ON CARPET INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. For five minutes on the evening of March 25, forty to fifty suspected Maoist youths terrorized a carpet business at the edge of Nepal's capital city, setting fires and causing extensive property damage. No one was injured. Now fearful and discouraged, the owner of the business e [...]	2002-04-01 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ELAB ECON ASEC CASC PREF PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU657	MAOISTS REPORTEDLY POSTPONE FIVE-DAY STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Late in the morning of April 1, the Embassy began to receive reports from usually reliable press and human rights sources that the Maoists have decided to postpone the five-day general strike, or "bandh," called for April 2-6, to April 23-27, in response to broad-based public [...]	2002-04-01 13:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV CASC PTER NP
02KATHMANDU672	PM DEUBA FACES DOWN MOUNTING OPPOSITION, CRITICISM [...] (C) Ever-present rumors that former Prime Minister and ruling Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala continues to plot the political downfall of sitting PM Sher Bahadur Deuba have increased in virulence after a three-day Opposition boycott of Parliament and multi-partisan disc [...]	2002-04-03 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU680	HIMALAYAN TOURISM HEADED DOWNHILL [...] SUMMARY: Nepal's tourism industry, one of the country's top sources of foreign exchange, has been facing tough times in recent months, and the prolonged slump has negatively affected every sector of the tourism economy, from hotels and airlines to trekking agencies. International arrivals at [...]	2002-04-04 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL CASC NP
02KATHMANDU685	DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/MITIGATION IN WESTERN S ASIA [...] In response to ref a, the Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia in Kathmandu offers the following proposal on drought assessment and mitigation for selected regions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While we have used the format prescribed by ref c, REO would also like to submi [...]	2002-04-05 04:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI PK IN AF XD REO
02KATHMANDU695	STATE OF EMERGENCY RELAXED; ANTI-TERRORISM BILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's King on April 4 approved five directives from the Cabinet easing restrictions on civil liberties imposed under the state of emergency. The directives allow criticism - so long as it is not "demoralizing" - of the security forces; restore press freedoms, but not in the [...]	2002-04-05 13:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU696	NEW MAOIST TACTIC: ATTACK INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In an apparent change of tactics, Nepal's Maoist insurgents have begun a systematic campaign of attacks against the kingdom's infrastructure. In recent days the Maoists have hit bridges - including one in the capital - telephone repeater towers, hydropower stations, electricit [...]	2002-04-05 13:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU701	AMBUSH KILLS FIVE SOLDIERS; ABORTED GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Maoists attacked an army convoy in a remote western district April 6, killing five, including the Major in command of the local detachment. Army personnel immediately launched a counter-attack that reportedly killed thirteen insurgents. The attack occurred less than a mile fr [...]	2002-04-08 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU708	PM DEUBA REQUESTS POTUS MEETING IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Deuba has asked for a POTUS meeting in Washington during his May 8-13 visit to the U.S. to attend the UN Special Session on Children. If Deuba cannot meet with POTUS, he will not travel to DC due to domestic political concerns, but still hopes for a SecState meeti [...]	2002-04-09 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP
02KATHMANDU710	KOIRALA COMEBACK? IMPLICATIONS OF (YET ANOTHER) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Refs A and B reported apparent efforts by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala to oust current Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and regain the post of prime minister--which he has held five times in Nepal's twelve years of democracy--ye [...]	2002-04-11 04:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER NP GON
02KATHMANDU717	WFP RECEIVES THREAT, HAS FOOD SHIPMENT HIJACKED [...] (SBU) On April 11 the head of security for the UN system in Nepal reported that a World Food Program (WFP) office in Dhamak, Jhapa, in eastern Nepal had a threatening notice, signed by purported Maoists, posted on its door that morning. The translated text of the message follows below: Beg [...]	2002-04-11 12:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREF ASEC CASC NP

02KATHMANDU731	PM DEUBA ON THE CURRENT CRISIS: WORRIED, BUT [...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister Deuba expressed gratitude for international assistance to Nepal during an April 12 meeting with U.S. and U.K. Ambassadors. To continue recent "positive steps," Deuba was hopeful that a White House meeting could be arranged during his upcoming visit to the U.S. Rev [...]	2002-04-12 09:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU735	INDIA TURNS OVER EIGHT MAOISTS TO NEPAL [...] (S) India turned over eight suspected Maoists to Nepal April 10, Prime Minister Deuba confirmed to Ambassador April 12 (Reftel). The PM claimed that the suspects - who he described as "low-level" - had been apprehended based on intelligence provided by the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA). RNA Chie [...]	2002-04-12 11:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU737	50 REPORTED DEAD IN MAOIST ATTACKS ON POLICE POSTS [...] (SBU) At least 50 people are reported dead after Maoist insurgents attacked a civilian police post and an Armed Police Force (APF) post in the western district of Dang about 30 km from the Indian border late April 11. The insurgents are reported to have looted armories at both posts, making o [...]	2002-04-12 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU741	50 REPORTED DEAD IN MAOIST ATTACKS ON POLICE POSTS [...] (SBU) At least 50 people are reported dead after Maoist insurgents attacked a civilian police post and an Armed Police Force (APF) post in the western district of Dang about 30 km from the Indian border late April 11. The insurgents are reported to have looted armories at both posts, making o [...]	2002-04-13 08:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU747	MAOIST CASUALTIES IN DANG REPORTEDLY HIGH; [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief District Officer (CDO) in Dang told the Embassy that he has seen "hundreds" of bodies of Maoist dead in shallow graves in the vicinity of the April 11 attacks on police and Armed Police Force posts (Ref A). According to local press reports, some of those dead may be [...]	2002-04-15 12:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU751	MAOISTS REPORTEDLY LINK ATTACK ON COCA-COLA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Nepali manager of a Coca-cola factory where Maoists set off two bombs the night of April 14 (Ref A) said the armed attackers told Coke employees at the plant their facility was being targeted because of its affiliation with the U.S. and because of USG aid to victims of th [...]	2002-04-16 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CASC BEXP NP
02KATHMANDU753	MAOIST LEADERS ARRESTED IN KATHMANDU [...] (C) Summary. At least two important Maoist leaders have been detained by security forces in recent days, police sources told us. Leading female cadre Rekha Sharma and her husband were picked up in Kathmandu April 13. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) confirmed the arrests April 16, but [...]	2002-04-16 12:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU768	ATTEMPTS TO OUST PM APPARENTLY ON HOLD [...] (C) Ongoing attempts by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala to topple the current Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, appear to be on hold for the time being. According to the Indian Ambassador, PM Vajpayee, Minister for External Affairs Singh, Hom [...]	2002-04-18 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU771	TWO DEAD IN RASH OF CAPITAL BOMBINGS; MAOISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. A string of seven Maoist attacks across the Kathmandu valley April 17-18 killed two and wounded eight. Maoists attacked three street-side police posts, in one case killing one officer and one civilian by- stander. Attacks on government offices and the home of an advisor to th [...]	2002-04-18 11:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU773	Nepal Seeks Bilateral Air Services Agreement [...] No summary [...]	2002-04-19 08:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA NP
02KATHMANDU778	MAOISTS DISRUPT BUSY INTERSECTION WITH FOUR [...] At approximately 1508 (local) area residents in the Gyaneshwor section of Kathmandu reported seeing several individuals leave improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in one of the city's busiest intersections. Police detailed to the American Center, located about 400 meters from this junction, r [...]	2002-04-19 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU787	INTO THE MAOIST HEARTLAND - COUNTERINSURGENCY BY [...] (S) Summary. Emboffs joined Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Western Division Commander on an inspection tour of newly established garrisons in Rolpa district, considered the Maoist heartland. The tour coincided with the deployment of the PACOM assessment team to the Rolpa battalion headquarters. [...]	2002-04-22 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU795	FIRST DAY OF MAOIST STRIKE QUIET [...] (SBU) Summary: The streets of Kathmandu were comparatively quiet during the first day of the five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents April 23-27. Most city shops remained closed, and public transportation was sparse. Most vehicles on the road bore either diplomatic plates or Go [...]	2002-04-23 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU800	Parliament Adjourns With Passage of Anti- [...] (SBU) Summary. Parliament adjourned April 17 after passing four anti-corruption bills. Legislators will return in May for a budget session and to consider further extending the state of emergency in effect since November 2001. The four new anti-corruption measures provide for punishments f [...]	2002-04-24 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU803	New Peril on the Trails - Maoist Banditry [...] Summary. Three recent incidents of Maoists demanding "donations" from American citizens in Nepal's backcountry, coupled with an increase in reported robberies from other Western tourists, create a new area of concern for the security of American citizens traveling in Nepal's remote areas. Qu [...]	2002-04-24 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU804	MORE TRAFFIC MOVING, BUSINESSES OPEN IN STRIKE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: More traffic was moving and shops open on the second day of the general strike called by Maoist insurgents April 23-27. One mini-bus was torched inside Kathmandu after a crowd attacked it; no injuries were reported. In districts outside Kathmandu Maoists hijacked four ambula [...]	2002-04-24 12:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU813	QUIET REIGNS ON STRIKE'S THIRD DAY [...] (SBU) Summary. The third day of a Maoist-declared general strike passed relatively quietly, with ever more businesses and vehicles daring to risk retaliation from the insurgents. Three bomb blasts were reported in the capital - including a petrol bomb attack on a motorcyclist who broke the s [...]	2002-04-25 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU820	NEPAL: RESPONSE TO WORLD TEXTILE TRADE WITHOUT [...] Summary: The impact of post-2004 quota elimination on the already depressed garment industry in Nepal is likely to be substantial, if not disastrous, since the industry depends on the U.S. market for nearly all of its exports. Neither the Government of Nepal nor the manufacturers themselves [...]	2002-04-26 09:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU828	MAOISTS ATTACK CIVILIAN VEHICLES AS COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Kathmandu continued to move toward normalcy on the fourth day of the Maoists' five-day general strike with traffic even heavier than yesterday. A bomb went off April 26 injuring two on a bus about one kilometer from the Embassy, while on April 25 Maoists bombed a private reside [...]	2002-04-26 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU837	GON PROPOSES BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS MECHANISM [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposing the establishment of regular bilateral consultations, a topic raised by Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya during his April 3 meetings in SIPDIS [...]	2002-04-29 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU838	NORMALCY RETURNS AFTER FIVE-DAY STRIKE; MAOISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Normalcy returned to Nepal's capital April 28 after a five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents ended the day before. On the strike's last day scattered violent incidents were reported in the Kathmandu Valley, including the deaths of three Maoists who had tried to st [...]	2002-04-29 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU871	LOOTING LEADS TO SUSPENSION OF WFP POVERTY [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint German-WFP food aid program has been suspended in two districts in western Nepal after rice supplies were stolen by suspected Maoist insurgents. A press release announcing the suspension was intended to put the Maoists on notice that food aid would be cut off if such in [...]	2002-05-03 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP WFP
02KATHMANDU872	MAOIST STATEMENT "WELCOMES" DIALOGUE; ARMY HITS [...] (SBU) In its fourth public statement in less than a week, the Maoist leadership said it would "welcome" any initiative to resume dialogue. Interspersed with the usual bromides against "foreign interference," the statement indicates that local press reports--both accurate and inaccurate-- of [...]	2002-05-03 12:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU882	ARMY SCORES INTELLIGENCE, PR VICTORY IN ATTACK ON [...] (C) Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops have been engaged since late May 2 in an attack on what may be a major Maoist logistics base in Lisne Lek, Rolpa District in western Nepal. According to the RNA, the Maoists, who have sustained at least 100 casualties, are attempting to withdraw from the are [...]	2002-05-06 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU886	Media Reaction: Ambassador Clarifies U.S. Goals Prior To [...] "US Not Interested In Using Nepal As Military Base: Malinowsky" Article, Kathmandu Post, (5/4): "Addressing a meeting organized by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Ambassador Malinowski clarified: "We do not want any defense base in Nepal, nor do we want to use it as a springboard [...]	2002-05-07 01:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU891	Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur [...] " Deuba's US, UK trip" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/7): "...Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's trip to the United States of America and the United Kingdom has come at a crucial time when Nepal needs international support for its development initiatives and security. The serious att [...]	2002-05-07 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU892	NEPAL'S ECONOMIC GROWTH: ANOTHER CASUALTY OF THE [...] (SBU) The economy of Nepal, already one of the poorest countries in the world, is in crisis, struggling under the combined squeeze of escalating expenditures, primarily related to the six-year-old Maoist insurgency, and plummeting revenues. Government development funds are already being div [...]	2002-05-07 12:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU893	MAOISTS SEND LETTER TO AMERICANS ON PM'S VISIT [...] Local media outlets received by e-mail the afternoon of May 7 a letter from the International Department of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) addressed "To Our Friends in America." A copy of the letter has been faxed to SA/INS. 2. The three-page letter, written in turgid but grammat [...]	2002-05-07 13:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV OVIP PREL NP
02KATHMANDU906	MAOISTS ATTACK OUTPOSTS IN ROLPA AND SANKHUWASABHA [...] (SBU) Summary: On the night of May 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a combined Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and police outpost in Gam, Rolpa in western Nepal. The attack in Rolpa follows the RNA's routing of a Maoist camp at another location in the same district (Refs B and C). The RNA has lost cont [...]	2002-05-08 10:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU914	SUSPECTED MAOISTS DESTROY PEPSI TRUCK [...] (SBU) Suspected Maoist insurgents set fire to a Pepsi-Cola truck making deliveries in Dolakha District, about 70 km east of Kathmandu the evening of May 7. According to Rajiv Sant, Managing Director for the Indian-owned Pepsi franchise in Nepal, three gunmen stopped the truck and ordered th [...]	2002-05-09 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC BEXP CASC NP
02KATHMANDU915	PRACHANDA DECLARES A CEASEFIRE AFTER ATTACK IN [...] (SBU) An e-mail to evening newspapers purportedly from Maoist supremo Prachanda unilaterally declared a one-month ceasefire starting June 15. There has been no official reaction yet from the Government of Nepal (GON) to the offer. Security forces continue to search for survivors of the May [...]	2002-05-09 13:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU917	Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur [...] "Bush pledges military, economic aid to Nepal; Deuba jubilant" Article, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/9): "The United States has pledged vital support to make Nepal's democracy more vibrant with special emphasis on effective anti terrorist measures, peace and security of the Himalayan Kingdon. Th [...]	2002-05-10 01:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU921	Tibetan Refugees Hard Hit by Maoist Insurgency [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Tibetan refugee community has been seriously affected by the violent Maoist insurgency, most directly by a recent string of bombings at Tibetan- owned carpet businesses and threats to Tibetan-run tourist facilities. Tibetans have made a significant contribution to Nepa [...]	2002-05-10 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PTER PGOV KCRM PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU924	Maoist Cease-Fire Claimed as Hoax; All-Party [...] (SBU) Two e-mails sent to local media outlets May 10 claimed that the previous day's announcement (Reftel) of a unilateral cease-fire by Maoist leader "Prachanda" was a hoax. Writing Nepali in the Roman script, the author, self-identified only as "Bikram," said he had intended the hoax to tea [...]	2002-05-10 12:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU925	Child Victims of Maoist Insurgency [...] Summary. At least eighty-five children have been killed during the six-year-long Maoists insurgency and many others wounded or pressed into service, according to a recent report by a local child-welfare NGO. The conflict will take a heavy psychological toll on Nepal's children, the report co [...]	2002-05-10 13:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM KWMN PINR NP
02KATHMANDU926	Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur [...] "Earnest Appeal" Editorial, government-owned "Rising Nepal" (E/D, 5/10): "...Firm moral and material support to Nepal would also help reinforce...the perception that the U.S. is fighting against all forms and manifestations of terrorism, wherever they may be. The recent U.S. announcement o [...]	2002-05-12 04:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU933	Maoists Attack Remote University [...] (U) Approximately 300 Maoist insurgents attacked a university in the remote southwestern district of Dang late on May 11, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) for the area. The insurgents set fire to offices at Mahendra Sanskrit University, approximately 300 kilometers west of Kathma [...]	2002-05-13 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU937	NIV FRAUD RING DUPES WORKERS SEEKING US [...] SUMMARY: Post uncovered information about a ring of con artists claiming to provide nonimmigrant visas for approximately 6500 USD when Gobin Karki, a victim of the scheme, appeared at the Embassy to collect the visa for which he believed he had paid. The ring, with possible ties to Darjeeli [...]	2002-05-14 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU953	CHINA'S AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. "International cooperation" was needed to deal with Nepal's Maoist insurgency, China's Ambassador to Nepal told Ambassador at a May 8 dinner. China would provide moral support and assistance in this effort, Ambassador Wu Congyong said, but consistent with its policy of non-inter [...]	2002-05-16 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP CH
02KATHMANDU958	Media Reaction: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's [...] "Western support" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/106): "Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned home after...a historic and rare meeting with U.S. President George Bush. He obtained pledges of support from U.S. President Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair... The gesture, which P [...]	2002-05-17 01:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU964	UPDATE: ATTACKS ON INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Nearly 4,000 people--civilians, military, police and insurgents--have been killed in Nepal's six-year-old Maoist insurgency to date. According to Ministry of Defense figures, more than 10 percent of that number--572--were killed in the first half of May alone. (Note: MOD figures, espec [...]	2002-05-17 10:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ECPS ENRG NP
02KATHMANDU968	Maoist Leader Calls For Talks; King Calls in [...] (SBU) Summary. A Maoist leader sent a letter to Nepal's main political parties May 14 calling for talks with the government. The Prime Minister's political advisor called the offer a ploy to allow the insurgents to regroup. The opposition echoed the same sentiment, adding that the Maoists w [...]	2002-05-17 13:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU976	UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. The Tibet border is "very quiet" and most newly arrived refugees have not faced problems, according to UNHCR and the Office of Tibet. Nepali police garnered praise for their efforts to escort a large group of Tibetans from the Nangpa region to Kathmandu, an operation which UNHCR [...]	2002-05-20 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU977	Maoists Attack Orphan School [...] (U) Insurgents set off a bomb at a well-known INGO- funded orphanage and boarding school in Surkhet district 400 km west of Kathmandu late on May 17. No one was injured in the blast, caused by a pressure cooker bomb placed in the window of the principal's residence. The event garnered wide p [...]	2002-05-20 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU978	MAOIST INSURGENCY IN NEPAL (SITREP ONE) [...] This is a reporting cable only. 2. Summary: A) This cable reports briefly on: significant events/trends of the Maoist insurgency; current status of activities related to the disaster declaration, and Mission activities in response to the insurgency. B) This cable contains no recommendat [...]	2002-05-20 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP
02KATHMANDU979	UK BOMB EXPERT PREDICTS GROWING MAOIST CAPABILITY; [...] (C) On 20 May, Ambassador received a letter from UK Charge Andrew Mitchell the text of which follows: Begin Text You may be aware that an expert in explosives from the British Army has recent(sic) visited Nepal for consultations with the Royal Nepal Army on the level of bomb technology b [...]	2002-05-20 12:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU985	LEFTISTS LAMBASTE MAOIST VIOLENCE; PRACHANDA [...] (SBU) In a joint public statement May 20, nine left-wing opposition parties criticized Maoist tactics and called for the insurgents to "reinstate their credibility" by initiating a unilateral ceasefire. Eight of the parties--only three of which have Members in Parliament--asked Opposition Lea [...]	2002-05-21 13:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU990	VISIT WITH JAILED BHUTANESE REFUGEE S.K. PRADHAN [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Embassy visitors to his jail in southeastern Nepal, prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan protested his innocence in the case of another refugee leader's murder. Pradhan said he had nothing to gain from the man's death and did not u [...]	2002-05-22 09:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL EAID AORC NP
02KATHMANDU995	PM'S PARTY REVOLTS ON EMERGENCY VOTE [...] (C) At a May 22 Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting, members of the ruling Nepali Congress voted to direct Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to withdraw his proposal for a six-month extension of the state of national emergency (Reftel). At COB the CWC decision was being debated in a Parl [...]	2002-05-22 14:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU996	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Ambassador Malinowski and British Charge Mitchell, Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist SIPDIS Leninist (UML) Madhav Nepal said that he is is prepared to go along with the dissolution of Parliament and to par [...]	2002-05-23 09:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02RANGOON1219	UNDP BURMA SETTLES IN FOR NEW PHASE [...] (C) Summary: The UNDP is in a holding pattern in Burma as it awaits both UNDP board and Burmese government approval for its ongoing efforts in the countryside. UNDP has no new major projects on the drawing board, but wants more flexibility in its mandate. UNDP's relations remain somewhat roc [...]	2002-09-20 10:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON BM UNDP
02ROME5324	WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 - [...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.3 MILLION TONS (MTS). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO REQUIRE 2.6 MILLION MTS, EXCLUDING NORTH KOREA, WESTERN SAHEL REGION AND COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE ASSESSMENTS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR PR [...]	2002-10-31 07:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
02ROME886	FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROCESS, THE BOARD WELCOMED THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO'S INTENTION IS APPOINT JAMES T. MORRIS (AMCIT) AS THE NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM. ON WFP'S SIZABLE CASH AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD REQ [...]	2002-02-21 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03AMMAN7340	SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HELP FOREIGN DOMESTIC [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for G/TIP, see para 20. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) UN, diplomatic and other sources indicate that the GOJ has made significant strides in 2003 to secure and protect the rights of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Jordan. In January, [...]	2003-11-10 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB SMIG PHUM SOCI JO
03BRUSSELS5593	A/S ROCCA CONSULTATIONS ON SOUTH ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) On December 8 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with EU counterparts at the European Commission to discuss ongoing developments in South Asia (participants listed para 11). --On Afghanistan, interlocutors said at this time they could identify only euros 20 million in available Comm [...]	2003-12-11 14:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO1065	FIFTH SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF SOUTH ASIA [...] SUMMARY. THE FIFTH SARI/ENERGY SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW MEETING WAS HELD IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA ON JUNE 9-10, 2003. IN TOTAL 75 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED OF WHICH 35 WERE HOST COUNTRY STAKEHOLDERS FROM BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, AND SRI LANKA. OTHER ATTENDEES WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM [...]	2003-06-17 10:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	NONE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1131	FY-2004 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MR. M. P. ASOKA DIAS, NEWS DIRECTOR- SIRASA, MBC AND MTV, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should [...]	2003-07-01 07:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO1161	FTA'S DOMINATE SRI LANKA'S TRADE POLICY [...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is in the process of developing a coherent trade policy, focused on increasing market access for Sri Lankan goods through free trade agreements. Two US Representatives who recently were in Sri Lanka on a private visit sponsored by a local business [...]	2003-07-03 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1545	Terrorism Finance: Amid Indo-Pakistani [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) legal experts met August 27-29 in Colombo to discuss regional implementation of UN provisions related to terrorism financing. Rohan Perera, the Sri Lankan MFA's chief legal adviser, told us that progress was made on a dra [...]	2003-09-01 02:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL CE XD EFIN PGOV UN
03COLOMBO1991	Colombo Plan: Report on November 18 Special [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On November 18, the Colombo Plan Council held a Special Session to address pressing matters in the wake of the postponed 39th Consultative Committee Meeting (CCM),originally scheduled for April 2003, in [...]	2003-11-18 12:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR AORC CE
03COLOMBO26	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 02 (01-06-03) [...] (C) The Ambassador received an EPDP delegation led by its leader, Douglas Devananda, today. As expected, the group complained about the LTTE. Among the EPDP's allegations of Tiger harassment were various instances of physical attacks, threats against family members, abductions, and at least [...]	2003-01-06 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE MV AGMT LTTE
03COLOMBO611	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 56 (04-09-03) [...] The Ministry of Defense today officially indicated its intent to co-host, with the United States Army Pacific, the annual Peacekeeping Multi-Platoon Event (PKO-MPE) in 2004. The Army Commander, LTG Balagalle has directed his staff to investigate establishment of a peacekeeping school for the [...]	2003-04-09 09:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO809	FY-2003 VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN [...] COLOMBO REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLVIS PROGRAM FOR MR. IQBAL ATHAS, CONSULTANT EDITOR AND DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT, "THE SUNDAY TIMES" (INDEPENDENT ENGLISH WEEKENDER, NATIONAL CIRCULATION). ATHAS IS VISITING WASHINGTON TO ATTEND THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. AS A TARGET OF [...]	2003-05-13 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO94	ICC Article 98: Foreign Minister assures [...] (U) This message contains Action Requests -- Please see Paras 4-5. 2. (C) Ambassador Wills spoke to Maldivian Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel on the telephone on January 16. The Ambassador reiterated the U.S. proposal that the Maldives sign as soon as possible a bilateral Article 98 non [...]	2003-01-16 10:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KTIA MV
03KATHMANDU1011	NEPAL: PARTISAN RIVALRY MAY PREVENT CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) It seems unlikely that the seven political parties will be able to offer King Gyanendra a consensus candidate for Prime Minister by the June 2 deadline he gave them on May 30 (Ref A). Three smaller parties--each of whom is pressing its own leader as a potential PM--might succeed in unde [...]	2003-06-02 12:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1018	FUTURE OF TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL REMAINS [...] (U) PolOffs met June 3 with Wangchuk Tsering, Office of Tibet and Official Representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal to discuss the status of Tibeten refugees in Nepal, after the May 30 deportation described Ref B. Tsering said he appreciated USG efforts to delay the deportation of the 18 ref [...]	2003-06-03 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1033	NEPAL: KING NAMES NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) On June 4 King Gyanendra named former National Democratic Party President and four-time former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to head a new interim government. The Palace is reportedly seeking the participation of other mainstream political parties in the Cabinet. Many observers bl [...]	2003-06-04 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1042	TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]	2003-06-05 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1044	(U) TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]	2003-06-06 00:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1049	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 31-JUNE 6 [...] Amid the controversy sparked by the appointment of a new Prime Minister on June 4 (Ref A),progress in peace talks remains stalled, with no date being set for the third round. A clash between security forces and Maoists on June 3 left one insurgent dead. Two Maoist leaders, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, [...]	2003-06-06 10:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1060	NEPALI CONGRESS SAID TO BE JOINING NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Nepali Congress will likely join a Cabinet headed by new Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, according to a party Central Committee member, primarily because of Indian pressure. If the Nepali Congress joins, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) will have to o [...]	2003-06-09 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1071	NEW NEPAL PRIME MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman Acharya, convoked the Charge' privately on June 10 under instructions from the new Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister, Surya Bahadur Thapa. The Secretary explained the PM's current efforts to persuade the major political parties to [...]	2003-06-11 05:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1072	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 3 - 9, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS KING APPOINTS NEW PRIME MINISTER -- King Gyanendra appointed (6/4) Surya Bahadur Thapa as the new Prime Minister. Thapa's appointment bri ngs to an end the controversy over "transfer" of the executive powers from [...]	2003-06-11 05:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1074	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES, POLICY AMBIGUITIES [...] (C) On June 10 in separate conversations with Charge and Ambassador Joyce Leader, Office Director of PRM/ANE, the Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Home SIPDIS have attempted to assure us that Government of Nepal (GON) policy toward Tibetan refugees transiting Nepal has n [...]	2003-06-11 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1085	NEPAL: PM THAPA APPOINTS SIX MINISTERS FROM HIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JUNE 11, AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH THE MAIN POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS, PRIME MINISTER THAPA APPOINTED SIX MINISTERS FROM HIS OWN CENTER-RIGHT PARTY, THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (RPP). WITH ONE EXCEPTION, ALL THE NEW APPOINTEES HAVE PREVIOUS MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE WITH HALF O [...]	2003-06-12 09:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1097	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 7-13 [...] A date for the third round of peace talks remains elusive, as negotiations appear to take a back seat to the controversy surrounding the appointments of new cabinet members in the Government of Nepal (GON) (Reftel). Senior- level Maoists have intensified public rhetoric about foreign interfe [...]	2003-06-13 07:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1099	NEPAL: MAOIST TRAINING, RECRUITMENT, EXTORTION [...] (C) The ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, declared on January 29, enters its fourth month amid evidence that the Maoists continue to train, recruit/conscript, and extort money from the local population. Violations of the code of conduct persist, with the [...]	2003-06-13 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1132	NEPAL: GON RELEASES TIBETAN REFUGEE FROM [...] (SBU) ON JUNE 17, NEPAL'S DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION RELEASED A MALE TIBETAN REFUGEE INTO UNHCR'S CUSTODY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE OFFICE OF TIBET PAID HIS FINE OF 7,500 RUPEES (APPROXIMATELY 98 USD). THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION HAD DETAINED THE MAN IN LATE APRIL, SHORTLY AFTER THE DETENT [...]	2003-06-18 09:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1133	NEPAL: MID-YEAR STATUS REPORT ON DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Summary. Nepali police have seized 149 kg of cannabis and hashish and 6.9 kg of heroin in the first half of 2003, up from only 38 kg of hashish and .38 kg of heroin in the same period in 2002. Forty-four Nepali citizens and 8 foreigners have been arrested in Nepal, while 12 Nepali citize [...]	2003-06-18 23:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR NP
03KATHMANDU1138	NEPAL: MAOISTS UTILIZING TRADE UNIONS TO ADD [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past week, garment manufacturers have been in negotiations with leaders of the Maoist-affiliated trade union. The Maoists have requested a dramatic increase in salaries and permanent employment. The Maoists have issued vague threats to pressure the garment manufactu [...]	2003-06-19 10:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1139	BHUTANESE REFUGEES STAGE PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JUNE 18, THE NEPAL-BHUTAN JOINT VERIFICATION TEAM ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF THE KHUNDANABARI CAMP VERIFICATION. THE RESULTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH INFORMATION POST RECEIVED AFTER THE FOURTEENTH JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 22 (REFTEL). HOWEVER, INCONSISTENCIES A [...]	2003-06-19 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL BT NP
03KATHMANDU1143	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 14-20 [...] Maoists reportedly attacked a convoy headed to the far- western district of Jajarkot to provide humanitarian assistance. In a meeting held this week, international aid agencies reported increased Maoist activities that were threatening aid projects. Kamal Thapa, Minister of Information and C [...]	2003-06-20 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1169	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 17 - 23, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Five parties, Maoists hold massive rallies: The five agitating political parties and the Maoists took separate rallies on Friday in the capital against the "regression". (Media reports, 6/21) -- Nepal warns king: UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal has war [...]	2003-06-24 04:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU117	NEPAL: AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAINING GROUND FOR U.S. [...] (C) Dear Bob: I was disappointed to learn that Nepal is not included on USSOCOM,s High Value Target List. As I understand it, if Nepal is not on this list, it will be difficult for U.S. Special Operations Forces to conduct deployments and training here. I hope I can enlist your support t [...]	2003-01-23 04:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MCAP PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1175	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST SOURCES OF FINANCING [...] (S) Despite the agreed terms of the cease-fire with the Government of Nepal (GoN) barring extortion, Maoists have continued to press businesses and local residents for "donations," increasing both the breadth and scope of their demands. In areas lacking a government presence, the Maoists hav [...]	2003-06-24 09:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1194	NEPALI TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 75 YEARS' [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-26 23:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA NP
03KATHMANDU1212	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 21-27 [...] The notable absence of Baburam Bhattarai, number two leader and head of the Maoist negotiating team, has raised speculation that the Maoist ideologue is once again out of the country. Senior Maoist leaders continue to condemn alleged US "interference" in Nepal. Uncertainty persists over the [...]	2003-06-27 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1213	NEPALI GOVERNMENT SAID TO ACCEPT OUTSIDE [...] (C) Summary: According to a representative from a Swiss NGO, the Government of Nepal (GON) peace negotiation team has agreed in principle to accept outside "negotiation support," to be provided to both the GON and Maoist insurgents. Despite the delay in peace talks, the recent change in gov [...]	2003-06-27 10:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER EAID NP GON
03KATHMANDU1214	NEPAL: POLICE DETAIN 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY DISCUSSIONS WITH NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER AND UNHCR SUGGEST THAT 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS DETAINED IN WESTERN NEPAL ON JUNE 24 MAY BE TURNED OVER UNHCR. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 24, NEPALI POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT [...]	2003-06-27 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NOTAG NP
03KATHMANDU1219	NEPAL RELEASES NINETEEN TIBETANS TO UNHCR [...] (SBU) IN A UNHCR BRIEFING TO THE DONOR COMMUNITY IN KATHMANDU ON JUNE 30, EMBASSY WAS INFORMED THAT THE 19 TIBETANS ARRESTED ON JUNE 24 (REFTEL) HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE UNHCR FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSIT TO INDIA. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 29, A UNHCR TEAM ARRIVED IN KAILALI DISTRICT IN WESTERN N [...]	2003-06-30 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1237	NEPAL: UNHCR BRIEFING ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. In a briefing to the donor community in Nepal on June 30, UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham expressed strong concern over the results of the verification of the first camp of Bhutanese refugees. These results, he said, present "serious difficulties" for some refugee familie [...]	2003-07-01 09:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BH
03KATHMANDU1239	NEPALI KING SAYS TIBETAN DEPORTATIONS A MISTAKE [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with the Ambassador, King Gyanendra opened by apologizing for May 31 deportations of 18 Tibetans (Ref A). He characterized the decision to deport the 18 as undertaken by a bureaucracy that "went off on its own" in the "last minutes of the former government." The Go [...]	2003-07-01 10:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV CH NP
03KATHMANDU1247	NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER SEEKS TO LOWER POLITICAL [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa said he wants to "lower the political temperature" with the protesting political parties. He hopes to bring representatives of the parties into the Government of Nepal (GON) negotiating team. His efforts so far [...]	2003-07-02 11:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID PREF NP
03KATHMANDU1252	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 28-July 3 [...] Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachanda, Maoist supreme leader, called upon the five major political parties of Nepal to unite against foreign forces, and to support the Maoist demands set forth in the first round of peace negotiations (Ref A). The Government of Nepal (GON) and senior Maoist lea [...]	2003-07-03 06:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1257	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FINANCE [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani said that the Government of Nepal (GON) is preparing for another round of negotiations with the Maoists and making some headway in persuading political parties to join the new government. He said that [...]	2003-07-03 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD EINV NP
03KATHMANDU1262	REPORT ON TRAVEL FROM CENTRAL NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. On June 23-25, PolOff visited Bharatpur, headquarters of Chitwan district in Nepal's central lowlands, and Dhadingbesi, headquarters of Dhading district in the central hills. Officials in both districts reported that Maoist activity, including extortion and training, continues. [...]	2003-07-06 05:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1263	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 24 - 30, 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-06 08:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1277	NEPAL: GON CANCELS DALAI LAMA CELEBRATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JULY 4, THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON) PROHIBITED TIBETAN GROUPS FROM HOLDING CELEBRATIONS ON JULY 6 TO HONOR THE DALAI LAMA'S BIRTHDAY. DESPITE THE PROHIBITION, AT LEAST TWO TIBETAN GROUPS PROCEEDED WITH CELEBRATIONS WITHOUT GON INTERFERENCE. ALTHOUGH THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRAT [...]	2003-07-08 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM KIRF CH NP
03KATHMANDU128	NEPAL: FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah returns on January 28 from an unofficial visit to Bhutan to discuss the refugee issue with his counterpart. Shah said he believes the visit presents a window of opportunity to secure a bilateral resolution to the problem. The EU representative in Ka [...]	2003-01-24 08:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BT UNHCR
03KATHMANDU1282	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 1 - 7, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Ten left parties for new constitution: Ten left parties demanded (7/6) for a new constitution as the only way out of the present political crisis. (Media reports, 7/7) -- U.S. Ambassador against Maoists: Although the U.S. has not formally exhibited any activit [...]	2003-07-09 06:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP

03KATHMANDU1295	NEPAL: WORLD FOOD PROGRAM DEALS WITH MAOISTS AND [...] (S) Summary. The World Food Program (WFP) in Nepal has been operating in the most heavily Maoist-affected areas in Nepal since the last quarter of 2002. WFP Director Joergensen reports that through April 2003, the cease-fire had enabled villagers and traders to travel freely, increasing acce [...]	2003-07-10 02:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	WFP
03KATHMANDU1308	NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEES AND U.S. INTERESTS - [...] (SBU) Embassy understands that a group of nine congressmen who sent a letter on June 19 to the Prime Minister of Nepal is now poised to introduce punitive legislation against Nepal if the government does not satisfy their ultimatum regarding the status of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. The Embassy [...]	2003-07-11 08:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1310	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 4-11 [...] Informal talks proposed for July 11 between Nepal Government and Maoist negotiators failed to materialize, amid continuing controversy over the terms of agreements allegedly reached during the second round of talks (Reftel). As peace talks remain stalled, senior Maoists declared that they are [...]	2003-07-11 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1321	NEPAL: PEACE PROCESS PROGNOSIS DIM [...] (S/NF) Summary. Maoist activities in violation of the code of conduct, including extortion, harassment and abductions, have increased since late May, dramatically in the last couple of weeks. In particular, Maoists have stepped up efforts to rebuild their war chest with the possible objectiv [...]	2003-07-14 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP
03KATHMANDU1329	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 8 - 14, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS PEACE TALKS -- Government, Maoists hold talks: Members of the negotiating teams of the government and the Maoists held an informal meeting in Kathmandu to create a congenial atmosphere for the third round of the peace talks. However, the talks failed to set a dat [...]	2003-07-15 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1337	NEPAL: ANOTHER NINE TIBETANS HANDED-OVER TO UNHCR [...] (SBU) ON JULY 15, THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL'S DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION RELEASED NINE UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS TO UNHCR. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF TIBET, THE NINE TIBETANS WERE ARRESTED ON IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 7 IN THE EASTERN HILL DISTRICT OF OKHALDHUNGA. THE [...]	2003-07-16 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM CH NP
03KATHMANDU135	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 18-24 [...] Peace talks remain elusive with conflicting reports about backchannel Government-Maoist communications. The Government of Nepal has said it will not send a formal invitation to the Maoists until they stop their violence, while Maoists have warned of severe consequences if talks are not held [...]	2003-01-24 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1353	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 12-18 [...] The deadlock over peace talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists remains unresolved. The GON has increased security in many districts throughout Nepal following reports of increased Maoist activities. The local press reported on July 14 that Maoists are importing weapons [...]	2003-07-18 07:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1356	NEPAL: MAOIST WARNING AGAINST US-AFFILIATED [...] (C) Summary. The Maoists in Nepal reportedly have issued a notice that all Nepali nationals affiliated with the United States in Maoist-controlled areas would be subject to harassment and travel restrictions. Reports from many west and mid-west districts have indicated that the Maoists' edict [...]	2003-07-18 09:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EAID PREL CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1357	NEPAL: JULY 20-25 VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 17. Summary: Issues the Secretary Intends to Address in Washington ============================================= ================= 2. (SBU) On July 17, the Ambassador, DCM, and poloff met with Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman [...]	2003-07-18 09:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ETRD MASS NP XD
03KATHMANDU1358	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa on July 16, the Ambassador, accompanied by the ambassadors of the UK, India, Germany and France and leaders of their respective bilateral chambers of commerce, discussed their intention to issue a joint statement condemning gro [...]	2003-07-18 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1369	NEPAL: JOINT STATEMENT CONDEMNING MAOIST [...] (U) Ref A cable resent to expanded list of addressees (AmEmbassies Berlin and Paris). 2. (U) On July 21, the Industrial Security Group in Nepal released a press statement condemning Maoist extortions of individuals and businesses during the current cease-fire. Despite provisions in the c [...]	2003-07-21 23:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV ECON EINV NP
03KATHMANDU137	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE ON NEED FOR "JOINT [...] (U) On January 22 the leaders of four political parties, including the two largest--the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML)--announced they had decided to initiate a "joint struggle" to protest King Gyanendra's October 4 dismissal of the previous [...]	2003-01-24 09:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1370	NEPAL: ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY IN TROUBLE IN FIGHT [...] (C) Summary. The head of Nepal's anti-corruption agency, CIAA Commissioner Surya Nath Upadhyaya, met with the Ambassador on July 18 to discuss the agency's investigation into allegations of corruption within Nepal's two government-owned banks. The cases involve at least five of the country's [...]	2003-07-21 23:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR EAID PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1377	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 15 - 21, 2003 [...] PEACE TALKS -- Maoists close Kathmandu contact office: The Maoists have closed down the contact office in Kathmandu, open from April 10. The government is shocked with the Maoists' decision to close the Kathmandu contact office, but it "thinks" such a move will not affect the forthc [...]	2003-07-23 01:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU138	MAOISTS MAY FORCE COCA-COLA FROM NEPAL [...] (U) This cable contains business-sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. Summary ======= 2. (SBU) On January 22, Embassy officers met with Security Managers for Coca-Cola, who are in Nepal to assess the risk posed to its plants, distributors, and retailers after a Maois [...]	2003-01-24 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1381	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE ISSUE RECEIVES [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Malinowski's letter to the editor, published prominently in several Nepali newspapers on July 10, opened the floodgates to a spate of comments and editorials from others in the international community, the Bhutanese National Assembly and the Government of Nepal (GON) r [...]	2003-07-23 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID BH NP
03KATHMANDU1388	NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE PRE-CONDITIONS FOR RESUMPTION [...] (C) Summary. On July 23, the Maoist leadership publicly released a letter responding to the Government of Nepal's invitation to resume formal peace negotiations stalled since early May. Blaming the GON for violations of the cease-fire code of conduct, the letter represents another effort to t [...]	2003-07-24 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1390	NEPAL: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE [...] (SBU) On July 22, 2003, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy, informing us that the Government of Nepal (GON) has completed the necessary domestic legal requirements for entry into force of the Article 98 Agreement. The Agreement, signed in Kathmandu on D [...]	2003-07-25 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PREL PGOV PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1391	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 19-25 [...] Maoist leaders responded to the Government of Nepal's (GON) invitation to sit for a third round of talks by issuing more demands as a prerequisite to dialogue (Reftel). The GON maintains that the peace process is not in jeopardy, but senior Maoist leaders increasingly talk of notably absent [...]	2003-07-25 09:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU140	NEPAL: HEAD OF ARMED POLICE FORCE ASSASSINATED IN [...] At approximately 7:30 a.m. local time on January 26, two masked gunmen shot and killed Mohan Krishna Shrestha, Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Armed Police Force (APF),as he was taking a morning walk near his residence. Also killed were Shrestha's wife and bodyguard. Residents in [...]	2003-01-26 08:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1413	NEPAL: MAOISTS SET JULY 31 DEADLINE FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C) On July 25, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa's government replied to the Maoist letter setting pre-conditions for the resumption of peace talks (reftel). In its response, the Government of Nepal (GON) reaffirmed its commitment to the peace talks, but stated it would not concede to Maoist [...]	2003-07-28 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1414	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 22 - 28, 2003 [...] PEACE TALKS -- Minister denies government agreed to restrict army: Finance Minister Dr. Parakeet Chandler Lorain said (7/27) the previous talk team of the government had not committed to restrict the army within five kilometers of the barracks and that the best thing was to sit down f [...]	2003-07-29 03:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1418	NEPAL: LAST DITCH EFFORTS TO RESUME PEACE TALKS [...] (C) As reported in reftel, Nepal's Maoists have established a July 31 deadline for the Government of Nepal (GoN) to meet their conditions for a third round of peace talks. Embassy contacts in the police concur with our assessment that all the preconditions will not be met, thereby seriously [...]	2003-07-29 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1423	NEPAL: MAOISTS REPORTEDLY IN DELHI CONSIDER THE [...] (S) In a series of meetings with Government of Nepal (GoN) negotiators and security officials on July 30, the Ambassador discussed development in the GoN's exchanges with the Maoist leadership over the previous twenty-four hours. The GoN formally responded to the Maoists' recent demands on Ju [...]	2003-07-30 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1424	NEPAL: DELIVERING USG MESSAGE TO MAOIST FACILITATOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-30 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ASEC PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1430	(C) NEPAL: PROPOSED PUBLIC STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] (C) In view of increased tension between the Government of Nepal and the Maoist leadership (reported reftels) and the extreme pressure the Maoists have placed on the already fragile cease-fire, Post recommends that the Department release a public statement should the cease-fire break and hosti [...]	2003-07-31 11:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1431	NEPAL: MAOISTS ANNOUNCE THEIR RETURN TO TALKS, [...] (C) In the afternoon of July 31, the Maoists announced that they would sit for a third round of peace talks on the condition that the third round would address political, rather than technical matters. The Nepalese police have received reports from villagers that British and American trekker [...]	2003-07-31 11:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1432	NEPAL: PLANS FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEE REPATRIATION [...] (C) Summary. DCM met with Madan Kumar Bhattarai, MFA Acting Secretary and Joint Secretary for South Asia, on July 31 to discuss progress toward a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugee problem in Eastern Nepal as instructed reftel. Bhattarai admitted that the Government of Nepal and Roya [...]	2003-07-31 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM NP BT
03KATHMANDU145	NEPAL: ARMY TO COURT-MARTIAL TWO IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On January 25 Defense Secretary Madan Prasad Aryal announced in a speech at the Reporters Club that the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) will court-martial soldiers involved in the November 27 killings of five young men and boys in Nuwakot District (Reftel). (Note: The RNA maintains the five were [...]	2003-01-27 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MCAP PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1458	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 26-AUGUST [...] On July 31 Maoists agreed to sit for a third round of formal peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON). Kamal Thapa, Information Minister and GON negotiating team member, welcomed the decision but remained cautious, saying that a date for a third round of talks would be set through "mutu [...]	2003-08-01 08:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1462	NEPAL: THE MAOISTS' JULY 31 STATEMENT AND POST [...] (U) The Maoists' July 31 public release, accepting the government's invitation to a third round of peace talks, is provided at paragraph 2. Post's assessment is available at paragraph 3. July 31 Maoist Statement ========================= 2. (U) Begin text: Nepal Communist Party (Ma [...]	2003-08-01 10:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1472	ACTION REQUEST: NEPALESE PARTY LEADER INVITED TO [...] (S/NF) On August 1, Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Nepal's National Democratic Party (RPP),reported to the Ambassador that he has been invited to travel to North Korea by its Ambassador to Nepal, Jon Son Myong. Rana offered to deliver points that align with U.S. policy, and he is willing t [...]	2003-08-04 06:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PINR PARM KN NP
03KATHMANDU1484	INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGES TO [...] (S) Summary. According to the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, India's National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra has reaffirmed the Indian Government's (GOI's) policy of synchronizing with the U.S. its tough talking points for Nepal's Maoist leaders. Mishra reportedly also pledged that his Governm [...]	2003-08-05 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1486	NEPAL: MAIN COMMUNIST PARTY WILL NOT JOIN THE [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 4 with the leader of Nepal's largest legal communist party, Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador expressed concern that the Government's cease-fire with the Maoists might not continue for long and emphasized the need for the political parties and the King to [...]	2003-08-05 10:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1496	NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK SECURITY FORCES; PRESSURING [...] (U) Since their July 31 commitment to a third round of peace talks (ref A),the Maoists have increased activities in violation of the cease-fire code of conduct resulting in the deaths of 8 security personnel and one Maoist. Maoist violations could be a unilateral attempt to restrict the army [...]	2003-08-06 09:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU15	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 27-JAN 3 [...] The GON said it is receptive to and ready to create an environment for peace talks with the Maoists. Prime Minister Lokendra Chand said the GON will accede to the Maoists' demand for information on imprisoned rebels. Despite the GON's conciliatory gestures, the Maoists have called another tw [...]	2003-01-03 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1507	NEPAL: NEPALI CONGRESS (DEUBA) PARTY ALSO WILL NOT [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with former Prime Minister Deuba on August 7, Ambassador Malinowski reiterated U.S. concerns over recent Maoist activity in Nepal and stressed the need for the King, government and political parties to join forces against the Maoist threat. Deuba replied that his pa [...]	2003-08-07 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1509	NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. National Human Rights Commission member Indira Rana (please protect) has made serious allegations against some of her fellow members, accusing them of gender discrimination, corruption and bias in favor of the Maoists. In a July 31 meeting, Rana claimed that Sushil Pyakurel, an a [...]	2003-08-08 06:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCOR NP PINR GON
03KATHMANDU1511	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 2-8 [...] Despite agreement by the Maoists to sit for another round of peace talks with the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiating team (Ref A),no date has yet been set, and the Maoist leadership remains out of the public eye and reportedly out of Nepal. Nepal's main political parties have once again [...]	2003-08-08 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1516	MEETING WITH ONE OF NEPAL'S MOST SENIOR DEMOCRATS: [...] (C) On August 7, the Ambassador met with Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, a founding father of Nepal's democracy, and Narayan Khadga, a former Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission, to discuss the internal dynamics of the Nepali Congress Party, Bhattarai's recent discussions with the Kin [...]	2003-08-08 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1524	NEPALI CONGRESS WILL NOT JOIN GOVERNMENT OR PEACE [...] (C) On August 8, the Ambassador met with Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Girija Prasad Koirala, completing a week of meetings with party leaders. Koirala relayed his telephonic discussions with Maoist leaders still in New Delhi, over the past week. The NC will not join the formal Gov [...]	2003-08-11 23:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU1542	NEPALI STUDENT LEADERS WARN OF MORE "AGITATION [...] In meetings with the Nepali Student Union and the Nepal National Student's Union-the two largest of Nepal's seven united student unions-backed by the Nepali Congress (NC) party and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) respectively, student leaders said they intended [...]	2003-08-14 05:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU1552	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR "CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) The Government of Nepal's (GON) peace negotiator and Information Minister Kamal Thapa told the Ambassador on August 14 that he is "cautiously optimistic" about the third round of talks with Maoist insurgents, scheduled to be held in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on August 17. Instea [...]	2003-08-14 10:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1559	NEPAL: UPCOMING NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAOISTS PRESENT [...] (C) The third round of negotiations between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, scheduled to take place on August 17 in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj, could prove a watershed in the fitful peace process. We expect this round to be more substantive--and thus potentially [...]	2003-08-15 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1565	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT-MAOIST NEGOTIATIONS GENERATE [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents opened the third round of negotiations in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on August 17. The GON team presented a package of proposed political reforms that include two of the three main Maoist demands. Speaking to the press after the [...]	2003-08-18 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS NP GON
03KATHMANDU1571	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST [...] PEACE TALKS -- Third round of peace talks: The government conceded (8/17) two key demands of the Maoists an interim government that would also include them and a round table conference but rejected their demand for a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. The Maoists said [...]	2003-08-20 05:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1577	NEPAL: THIRD ROUND OF TALKS ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Amidst increased violence over the past several days, the third round of peace talks between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists concluded on August 19 without agreement. Both sides left open the possibility of returning for a fourth round of talks. However, a growing numbe [...]	2003-08-20 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1586	NEPAL: MAOISTS SEE "IMPERIALIST DESIGN" IN [...] (C) The Government of Nepal's (GON) lead negotiator, Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani, told the Ambassador that Maoist negotiators were unwilling to discuss any of the GON's political reform proposals during the third round of talks held August 17-18. Instead, Maoist negotiator Dr. Baburam Bhattar [...]	2003-08-21 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1593	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 16-22 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoist rebels finally met for a third round of negotiations on August 17 in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj (Ref A). Tensions reportedly were high, as the GON acceded to Maoist demands for a roundtable conference and formation of an interim government [...]	2003-08-22 08:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1606	NEPAL: BHUTAN'S COMMITMENT TO REPATRIATE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. The postponement of the 15th Nepal-Bhutan Joint Ministerial originally scheduled for August 11-15 has led many Bhutanese refugee leaders to become increasingly doubtful of the Royal Government of Bhutan's commitment to repatriate the refugees. UNHCR field director John Andrew re [...]	2003-08-25 08:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU1612	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR GLUM ON PROSPECTS [...] (C) In an August 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Kamal Thapa, Information Minister and a Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiator with the Maoists, appeared pessimistic about prospects for dialogue after the August 17-19 round of talks (Refs A-B). The Maoists rejected, among other things, a GO [...]	2003-08-25 10:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP GON
03KATHMANDU1614	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST [...] PEACE TALKS -- Dr. Bhattarai for no less than constituent assembly: The Maoists warned (8/24) the government that the ongoing talks would cease automatically if the latter declined to come up with its revised agenda by Tuesday and accept the Maoist condition for unconditional constituent [...]	2003-08-26 05:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1620	NEPAL: REPEATED VIOLATIONS, INCREASED ATTACKS [...] (C) Since the beginning of August, increased violence and armed engagements between Government of Nepal (GON) security forces and Maoist insurgents have left the seven-month-old ceasefire a ceasefire in name only. Representatives of the GON and security forces believe that the Maoists are pr [...]	2003-08-26 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1621	NEPAL: WERE FOUR TIBETAN CHILDREN DEPORTED IN [...] (C) Summary. Radio Free Asia reported on August 8 that four Tibetan children were deported from Nepal to China. The facts of the alleged deporation are far from clear, however. The Office of Tibet has anectodal evidence that the deporation did occur while UNHCR officials in Nepal are convinc [...]	2003-08-26 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF CH NP
03KATHMANDU1638	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S) Summary: The August 20 arrest in Chennai of Maoist Politburo member Chandra Gajurel is the most significant capture of a member of the insurgents' leadership in more than seven years of conflict. While the reasons for Gajurel's intended travel to the UK remain unclear, his arrest could [...]	2003-08-27 10:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL IN NP
03KATHMANDU1643	NEPAL: PAKISTAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE CAUGHT WITH [...] (SBU) On August 19, Nepalese Police arrested an administrative staff member of the Pakistani Embassy, allegedly carrying counterfeit Indian currency. The staff member was released into the Pakistani Ambassador's custody and deported over the weekend. The Pakistani Embassy denies all the cha [...]	2003-08-27 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON ETTC KCRM IN PK NP XD
03KATHMANDU1644	NEPAL: MAOISTS BREAK CEASE-FIRE, ATTEMPT TO BLAME [...] (SBU) On August 27, the Maoists unilaterally withdrew from the cease-fire, blaming the Government of Nepal (GON) for refusing to accept a constituent assembly and for alleged attacks on Maoist cadres over the past month. The security forces have adopted new Rules of Engagement that allow com [...]	2003-08-27 12:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1648	NEPAL: MAOIST HIT TEAMS SHOOT TWO ARMY COLONELS IN [...] (S) Less than 24 hours after breaking the seven-month cease fire Maoist hit squads shot two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) colonels in separate incidents in Kathmandu on August 28. One died within hours of the attack; the other is in stable condition. The security forces expect the Maoists to pursue [...]	2003-08-28 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER ASEC PINS PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1649	NEPAL: FURTHER INFORMATION ON MAOIST LEADER [...] (C) In an informal discussion with the Ambassador on August 27, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran and British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield provided further details on the August 20 arrest of Nepali Maoist Chandra Gajurel in Chennai. According to Ambassador Bloomfield, Gajurel was traveling on a f [...]	2003-08-28 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL IN UK NP
03KATHMANDU1650	NEPALI GOVERNMENT DECLARES MAOISTS TERRORISTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-28 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1666	NEPAL: CIVIL SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS [...] (SBU) On August 28 and 29, Nepal's civil society and international missions issued strong statements condemning the Maoists' withdrawal from peace talks. An umbrella school association organized the largest rally in recent memory to encourage both sides to return to the negotiating table. Th [...]	2003-08-29 09:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1670	NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY AUGUST 23 - 29 [...] ON AUGUST 27, NEPAL'S MAOIST REBELS ISSUED A PRESS STATEMENT EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE SEVEN-MONTH LONG CEASE- FIRE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON) (REF C). IN THE PRESS STATEMENT, THE INSURGENTS ATTEMPTED TO BLAME THE GON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE PEACE PROCESS, CITING ALLEGED GON VIOLATIONS OF [...]	2003-08-29 10:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1674	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS SEEKING US MEDIATION [...] (S) Mainstream political parties are reassessing plans for a large joint demonstration to be held in the capital on September 4 in light of the Maoists' unilateral decision to break the ceasefire and return to violence. Party leaders have indicated that they are seeking an overture from King [...]	2003-08-29 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL NP GON
03KATHMANDU1677	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR SENDS MAOISTS TOUGH WARNING ON [...] (C) The Ambassador sent a stern warning to the Maoists not to target American citizens or interests. The message was sent through Shailendra Upadhaya, a former facilitator during the most recent three rounds of dialogue between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists. An August 29 press [...]	2003-08-30 06:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1684	NEPAL: FORMER PRESIDENT OF FINLAND AHTISAARI [...] (C) Summary. Former President of Finland Marti Ahtisaari paid a three-day visit to Nepal August 28-30 at the request of British aid agency DFID to provide assistance to the facilitators of the GON-Maoist peace talks. During a meeting with Ambassador Malinowski, Ahtisaari expressed optimism t [...]	2003-09-02 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1685	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST 26 [...] MAOISTS BREAK CEASEFIRE - - Maoi sts break cease - fire , blame government : The Maoi sts un i latera 1 ly broke of f ( 8/27 ) the seven-month-old cease-fire and the subsequent peace process with the government "for the time being" saying it had lost its relevance while b [...]	2003-09-02 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1691	STUDENT UNION LEADERS ARRESTED DURING POLITICAL [...] (SBU) From 1430 to 1600 on September 2, roughly 150 students began demonstrating in Ratna Park in central Kathmandu to protest the Government of Nepal's "regressive actions" against the political parties. The students represented the various student unions that are affiliated with the five ma [...]	2003-09-02 10:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1692	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR URGES PARTIES TO TURN OFF [...] (S) Ambassador Malinowski, accompanied by British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, had separate discussions with party leaders and the Prime Minister on August 31 and September 1 in an effort to head off a potentially violent all-party demonstration planned for September 4 (Ref A). The Indian Am [...]	2003-09-02 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL UK NP
03KATHMANDU170	BHUTANESE REFUGEESS: NEPALESE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) On January 28, Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah briefed the Ambassador on his January 23-26 trip to Bhutan. Shah revealed a timeline for the Twelfth and Thirteenth bilateral Ministerial Meetings to restart the work of the Joint Verification Team to repatriate Bhutanese refugees. Bhu [...]	2003-01-29 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PREL EAID PHUM AORC NP
03KATHMANDU1721	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 30- [...] Sixty-three Maoists and fifteen security personnel died in clashes this week. The Government of Nepal (GON) imposed curfews on twenty-three of Nepal's districts in an attempt to maintain law and order. Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Army Staff, pledged to maintain peace in Nepal and declared that [...]	2003-09-05 04:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1723	NEPAL: PRELIMINARY READ-OUT ON MEETING BETWEEN [...] (S) According to the British Ambassador's read-out of the September 4 meeting between King Gyanendra and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in London, the King said that he would reach out to the political parties only if efforts to revive negotiations with the Maoists fail. The King also [...]	2003-09-05 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM UK NP
03KATHMANDU1726	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REPATRIATION DELAYED AT LEAST [...] (C) Summary. UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham reported that the Nepal-Bhutan 15th Joint Ministerial has again been delayed and that the earliest the Bhutanese refugees could be repatriated is early December. The Government of Nepal and Royal Government of Bhutan have announced that the [...]	2003-09-05 09:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF BH NP
03KATHMANDU1727	NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTEMPT TO KILL BRIGADIER GENERAL, [...] (SBU) At 14:30 on August 4, Maoists attempted to kill Fifth Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Gaurav SJB Rana, while in a vehicle convoy driving from his command headquarters in Dipayal, Doti (in Nepal's Far-West Development Region) south to Dhanghadi. Two pipe bombs were used in the atta [...]	2003-09-05 09:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1743	NEPAL: PARTIES CONTINUE PROTESTS, GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On September 8, the five major political parties continued with their fifth day of protest in Kathmandu, culminating in the arrest of an estimated 90-100 people in various parts of the city. The parties have called off the protest scheduled for September 9 because of a Newari festival da [...]	2003-09-08 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1744	NEPAL: MAOIST BOMBS IN THE CAPITAL; BATTLES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: One person was killed and twelve injured after Maoist insurgents set off a series of six bomb blasts in Kathmandu and its environs on the morning of September 8. The explosions are believed intended to intimidate the general population into observing a general strike, or "ban [...]	2003-09-08 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC CASC MOPS NP
03KATHMANDU175	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS DECLARE CEASE-FIRE, [...] (U) On January 29, the Maoists followed by the Government of Nepal (GoN) announced a cease-fire. The GoN (see paragraph 13),in return, agreed to drop the terrorist designation placed on the Maoists. In their statement (see paragraph 12),the Maoists reiterated their demands for a round table [...]	2003-01-30 09:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1758	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties' protest to continue despite blasts: The five agitating parties will not halt their protests scheduled for the afternoon despite the series of bomb blasts in the Valley Monday morning, a UML leader said Monday. (Nepalnews.com, 9/8) - - UML back on stree [...]	2003-09-09 07:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1796	NEPAL: MAOISTS EXECUTE INFORMANT, CONTINUE [...] (SBU) On September 12, Maoists continued their wave of violence in urban areas. A Maoist hit squad killed two people in northern Kathmandu. The Maoists planted two bombs on the rim of Kathmandu Valley; one detonated causing USD 2,700 in damage. Four bombs exploded in an industrial city 222 [...]	2003-09-12 09:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU18	NEPALI KING'S PUBLIC ADDRESS WELL ATTENDED; [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 3 King Gyanendra assured thousands of attendees at a much-heralded "civic reception" in the southeastern border city of Biratnagar that he will uphold multi-party democracy and urged all groups to work together toward national unity. Biratnagar residents defied a [...]	2003-01-03 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU180	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 25-31 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists announced a ceasefire on January 29 (Ref A). The international community widely welcomed the news of a ceasefire. The Maoist-aligned All Nepal National Independent Students Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) said that it will go ahead with their pl [...]	2003-01-31 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1805	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ALLEGES HUMAN [...] (C) On September 12 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted a report to the Prime Minister that implicates the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) in the summary executions of 17 Maoist prisoners and two civilians in Ramechhap District on August 17. Although the Embassy has not seen the re [...]	2003-09-15 09:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER MCAP PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1806	NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE LIMITED STRIKES, [...] (SBU) On September 15, the Maoists killed two policeman and seriously injured three others in three separate incidents across the Kingdom. The Maoists are reportedly impressing families to provide a daughter or son aged 13-22 under the threat of "dire consequences." End summary. Maoist "H [...]	2003-09-15 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1814	NEPAL: COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER ON ALL-PARTY [...] (C) In a September 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) General Secretary Madhav Nepal emphasized that he hopes the Palace will invite the political parties to form an all-party government. A strong leader is needed to deal with the Maoist [...]	2003-09-16 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1822	NEPAL: MAOISTS DEMAND MONEY FROM COCA-COLA, [...] (U) This cable contains business sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 15, Maoists resumed extortion demands of Coca-Cola in Nepal. Coca-Cola has investments valued at USD 30 million in the country in the form of two bottling plants, one in Kathma [...]	2003-09-17 09:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1823	NEPAL: INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP DISCUSSES MAOIST [...] (SBU) On September 11, the Industrial Security Group, comprised of the bilateral chambers and foreign missions of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and India, held a meeting to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Nepal. The group reviewed the Government's security plans, Maoist ex [...]	2003-09-17 09:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1835	NEPAL: PUBLIC OBSERVED FIRST DAY OF GENERAL [...] (SBU) On September 18, the first day of a Maoist-imposed three day general strike, Embassy police contacts reported that 95 percent of businesses in Kathmandu Valley were closed. Traffic was limited to police and army vehicles, diplomatic vehicles, and ambulances, with most people opting to [...]	2003-09-18 09:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1836	NEPAL: ARMY ATTACK ON MAOISTS DEADLIEST SINCE THE [...] (SBU) Fighting between the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and Maoist insurgents continued Sept. 18 for the second day in the mid-western district of Rolpa. To date, at least 35 Maoists and 4 RNA soldiers have been killed in the deadliest clash since the Maoists broke a seven-month ceasefire on Augus [...]	2003-09-18 09:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1841	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, SEPTEMBER 13- [...] According to local press accounts 68 Maoists, 19 policemen, and 7 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers died in clashes this week, along with 19 civilians, including a child. 40 security personnel suffered injuries. The Maoists' call for a three-day nationwide strike from September 18-20 closed dow [...]	2003-09-19 07:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1849	NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK POLICE INSIDE BHUTANESE [...] (C) Summary. On September 22, Post received reports from WFP and UNHCR that as many as 150 Maoists attacked the police post inside a Bhutanese refugee camp in Eastern Nepal, killing one unarmed police officer. No refugees were injured in the attacks. According to UNHCR, the Home Ministry has [...]	2003-09-22 09:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER NP BH
03KATHMANDU185	NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL OFF GENERAL STRIKE; [...] (U) The Maoists issued a press release on February 2 cancelling the general strike, or "bandh," scheduled to commemorate the seventh anniversary of their insurgency on February 13-14. The press statement said the strike is being called off in consideration of the "present changing circumstan [...]	2003-02-03 07:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU1859	NEPAL: INDIAN SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, the Indian government is sending a defense consultation group to Kathmandu the week of September 22 to "institutionalize" bilateral security assistance and support to the Government of Nepal (GON). A few weeks later in New Delhi, the GOI will [...]	2003-09-24 00:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU1870	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR REPORTS ADVANCES IN BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, bilateral consultations between Indian and Nepali security and intelligence officers in Kathmandu on Sept 22-23 proceeded ""exceptionally well"" as a first step in institutionalizing security assistance and information exchange between the two go [...]	2003-09-25 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MCAP PGOV IN NP
03KATHMANDU1874	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, SEPTEMBER 20- [...] According to local press accounts fifty-three Maoists, nine policemen and two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers died in clashes this week, along with two civilians. Two other policemen were also assassinated by Maoists. Senior officials from the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) declared that the Maoists [...]	2003-09-26 07:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1888	NEPAL: MAOISTS OFFER TEN-DAY HOLIDAY TRUCE; [...] (U) On September 26 the Maoist leadership issued a press statement declaring a ceasefire from October 2-9 in honor of the Hindu festival of Dashain. In announcing the truce, Maoist leader Prachanda cited the "feeling of the masses and appeals from different political and human rights organi [...]	2003-09-29 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU1890	AmCit Trekker Attacked and Robbed on Annapurna [...] SUMMARY. On Saturday, September 27, 2003, American citizen Sean Gamble called the Embassy reporting that he had been attacked, injured and his passport stolen by a group of four assailants while trekking on the eastern portion of the Annapurna Circuit, near the village of Tal. The attack app [...]	2003-09-29 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1900	American Threatened by Maoists on Trail in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A resident American woman visiting families she aids in Dolpo District, together with two non-American friends, were recently accosted by a group of twelve Maoists while hiking in the Upper Dolpo region. The leader of the Maoist group demanded to have their passports, repeated [...]	2003-10-01 08:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1904	NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 1 [...] ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS ACCOUNTS, 39 MAOISTS, 18 POLICEMEN AND 7 ROYAL NEPAL ARMY (RNA) SOLDIERS DIED IN CLASHES FROM SEPTEMBER 26 - 30. MAOISTS ALSO KILLED SIX PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS NEPALI CONGRESS MEMBERS AND SEVEN OTHER CIVILIANS. AN RNA SPOKESPERSON CLAIMED ON OCTOBER 1 THAT 300 MAOISTS [...]	2003-10-01 09:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1926	NEPAL: MAOISTS ONLY PARTIALLY HONOR PLEDGE TO [...] SUMMARY. MAOISTS ONLY PARTIALLY HONORED THEIR PLEDGE TO "SUSPEND ALL OFFENSIVE ACTIONS" DURING THE OCTOBER 2 - 10 DASAIN HOLIDAY. REPORTS INDICATE THAT MAOISTS INTENTIONALLY TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, WHILE CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES CONTINUED, ALBEIT SOMEWHAT A [...]	2003-10-07 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1964	NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY OCTOBER 2 - OCTOBER 10 [...] DESPITE THE MAOIST PLEDGE TO HALT ALL OFFENSIVE ACTIONS DURING OCTOBER 2 - 10 FOR THE DASAIN HOLIDAY, THE INSURGENTS CONTINUED TO TARGET NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND ATTACK SECURITY FORCES (REFTEL). ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS ACCOUNTS, 19 MAOISTS, 2 POLICEMEN AND 2 ROYAL NEPAL ARMY (RNA [...]	2003-10-10 08:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP

03KATHMANDU1978	NEPAL: HYDROPOWER PLANT WITH US INVESTMENT TO [...] (C) After Nepali Army intelligence of an impending Maoist attack forced its temporary shutdown on October 12, the Bhote Koshi hydrolectric power plant will resume full service late on October 14. Sam Nott, the American plant manager, says he expects all staff to return to the site and the 3 [...]	2003-10-14 07:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC ENRG EINV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1979	NEPAL: MAOISTS UNSUCCESSFUL IN TWO ATTACKS ON [...] (C) Summary. On October 10 and 12, Maoists launched the two largest attacks on Nepalese security forces since before the January 2003 ceasefire. In both incidents, between 300 and 500 Maoists attacked Armed Police Force (APF) camps in the southern lowlands (Terai) of the mid-western region. [...]	2003-10-14 07:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1989	NEPAL: MAOIST PUBLIC STATEMENT DECLARES NEPAL [...] (SBU) THE MAOIST INFORMATION BULLETIN, POSTED ON THE INTERNET SITE (WWW.CPNM.ORG) OF NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENTS ON SEPTEMBER 28, COMPLAINED OF THE "ACTIVITIES OF THE AMBASSADORS OF SOME POWERFUL COUNTRIES," BUT ADDED THAT THE MAOISTS POSE "NO DANGER TO THE LIFE OF ANY FOREIGNER, INCLUDING U.S. [...]	2003-10-15 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL CASC NP
03KATHMANDU2006	NEPAL: ONE EX-MINISTER AND TWO SECRETARIES [...] (C) On October 13, Nepal's anti-corruption agency, the CIAA, arrested three former senior government officials, including former minister and Deputy General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party Govinda Raj Joshi, as well as two former government secretaries. Joshi's arrest represents the se [...]	2003-10-16 09:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NP
03KATHMANDU2040	NEPAL: MAOISTS ABDUCT AND RELEASE BRITISH ARMY [...] (C) Summary. On October 19, a group of armed Maoists seized four British Army Gurkha officers or employees, including one active duty British Lieutenant Colonel and two Nepali Gurkha retired officers, in Baglung District in mid-western Nepal. The insurgents reportedly harangued the group for [...]	2003-10-21 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL UK NP
03KATHMANDU2042	NEPAL: MAOISTS THREATEN CLOSURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Colgate-Palmolive in Nepal indicated to EconOff on October 21 that the company will close permanently if the Maoists do not withdraw their exortion demand (reftel). Colgate-Palmolive representatives during the meeting requested that the U.S. Embassy follow up [...]	2003-10-21 23:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP PTER ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU2048	NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE CONCILIATORY STATEMENT; [...] (C) In an October 21 press statement, Maoist leader Prachanda announced that the insurgents would no longer attack infrastructure, political party workers, members of the security forces on leave, and assistance projects, except those funded by "American imperialists." The statement, which [...]	2003-10-22 08:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CASC ASEC BEXP NP
03KATHMANDU206	NEPAL'S TOURISM INDUSTRY: WHERE IS THE BOTTOM? [...] Nepal's tourism industry recorded a 28 percent decline in international arrivals for 2002. Domestic air travel appears to have declined more dramatically due to the security situation. The country's hotels and airlines are feeling the pressure and are cutting costs and restructuring their de [...]	2003-02-06 01:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CASC NP
03KATHMANDU2074	SAARC'S FRAMEWORK FREE TRADE TREATY: THE DEVIL [...] (U) Rajiv Chander, Director of Trade and Transport Division of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat, provided EconOff with an up-beat read-out from the recent Committee of Experts (CoE) meeting (at the Commerce Secretary level) held in Kathmandu from 15 to [...]	2003-10-24 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2075	NEPAL: MIXED RESULTS FROM THE 15TH JOINT [...] (C) Summary. On October 24, Nepal's de facto Foreign Minister, Bekh Bahadur Thapa, briefed the Charge on the results of the 15th Nepal-Bhutan Joint Ministerial, which concluded in Thimpu on October 23. Thapa generally was positive about progress made at the meeting, noting an increased flexi [...]	2003-10-24 10:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BH
03KATHMANDU2076	NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY OCTOBER 18 - OCTOBER 24 [...] After a relatively quiet Dasain holiday, the period of October 18-24 has been marked with increased violence. According to local press reports, 57 suspected Maoists, 3 security personnel and 5 civilians were killed during this week's clashes around the country. Despite the Maoists' press rel [...]	2003-10-25 04:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2098	NEPAL: VISIT OF CHINESE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) The October 16-18 visit to Kathmandu of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi focused primarily on preparations for the upcoming Dec. 2-3 visit of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qing Lin. According to the head of the Political Section of the Chinese Embass [...]	2003-10-29 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV CH NP
03KATHMANDU2132	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, OCTOBER 25-31 [...] Thirty-three Maoists and twenty security personnel were killed this week, including twelve policemen killed after hundreds of Maoists stormed two police posts on October 26 and 28. Eleven civilians also were killed, seven of whom reportedly were caught in crossfire, while four others were bru [...]	2003-11-02 23:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2150	NEPAL: HOPELESSNESS REIGNS IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to the Bhutanese refugee camps in Eastern Nepal on October 29-30, PolOff met with UNHCR field officers, refugee community leaders, and the Khudunabari Camp Management Committee. Following the 15th Joint Ministerial in Thimpu (Ref A),the general mood among the ref [...]	2003-11-04 07:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER BH NP
03KATHMANDU2163	NEPAL: MAOIST WEBSITE, LEADERSHIP ELABORATE ON [...] (SBU) Recent public announcements by Nepal's Maoist leaders indicate an awareness of the movement's dwindling popular support and a continuing attempt to explain ideologically their failure to win power. For example, following the recent Maoist Politburo meeting (Reftel),the Maoists have po [...]	2003-11-05 05:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2164	NEPAL: ICRC LAMENTS POST-CEASEFIRE DROP IN ACCESS [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 06:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2165	NEPAL: MAOIST RESPONSE TO U.S. TERRORISM [...] (U) Nepal's Maoists, in response to the U.S. designation of them as terrorists on the assets freeze list (ref A),have posted a statement on the Nepali version of their website blasting the designation as an example of U.S. interference in the internal affairs of Nepal and its neighbors. The [...]	2003-11-05 06:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN KVPR NP
03KATHMANDU2187	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 1-7 [...] The local press reported that seventeen security personnel and sixty-six Maoists were killed in clashes this week. Maoists reportedly killed seven civilians, including a fifteen-year-old boy, and abducted ten others. In a statement issued on November 4, the Maoists reacted angrily to the USG [...]	2003-11-07 06:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2245	NEPAL: MAOISTS KILL ARMY BRIGADIER GENERAL [...] Summary. On November 15, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Brigadier General Sagar Bahadur Pandey was killed after a Maoist-laid improvised explosive device (IED) detonated under his vehicle in Makwanpur District, south of Kathmandu. Pandey is the highest-ranking military official to be killed during th [...]	2003-11-17 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MARR NP
03KATHMANDU2246	NEPAL: PEACE CORPS TRAINEES TO RETURN TO CAPITAL [...] (C) Summary: Peace Corps Nepal has decided to transfer 30 trainees participating in a 12-week program in Butwal, in the south central district of Rupandehi,and five other volunteers in that area back to Kathmandu following threats of possible "action" from local Maoist cadres. The trainees [...]	2003-11-17 09:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC EAID CASC PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2248	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: November 11 to 17, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties to go in forceful and comprehensive manner: The five political parties protesting against the royal takeover of October 4 last year have decided to continue with the protest programs in a more forceful and comprehensive manner in days to come. (Centrist "Kantip [...]	2003-11-18 02:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU2254	WARNING NEPAL'S MAOISTS AGAIN AGAINST THREATENING [...] (S/NF) Summary: In view of the increased intensity and frequency of verbal threats by Nepal's Maoists against U.S. citizens and interests, the Embassy requests Department permission to attempt to send another message to the Maoist leadership through a reliable intermediary, warning them to des [...]	2003-11-18 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL NP IN UK
03KATHMANDU2278	WITHOUT RELIEF, NEPAL'S AILING GARMENT INDUSTRY [...] (U) The Maoist insurgency has had a devastating effect on Nepal's economy, including upon its fledgling manufacturing sector. Despite its own substantial problems, Nepal continues to be a firm ally of the U.S. in the fight against global terrorism, supporting our policy in Iraq and continuin [...]	2003-11-21 07:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX NP
03KATHMANDU228	APPARENT BREAKTHROUGH IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE DEADLOCK [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Meeting in Kathmandu on February 6, Nepali Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo Jigmi Y. Thinley reportedly reached agreement on criteria for the resettlement and repatriation of more than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees in Ne [...]	2003-02-07 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID BT NP
03KATHMANDU2281	NEPAL: LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION OFFERS TO PROVIDE [...] (C) A Geneva-based representative of The Lutheran World Federation, Peter Prove, has suggested that the faith-based organization could provide third-party monitoring of the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees from Eastern Nepal to Bhutan. Prove also advocated that the donor governments hold an [...]	2003-11-21 08:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF BH NP
03KATHMANDU2284	NEPAL: CHINESE REPORTEDLY ARREST FOUR SUSPECTED [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese Ambassador in Kathmandu, Sun Heping, confirmed that his government has no reservations about U.S. security assistance to Nepal and expressed strong opposition to Nepal's Maoist insurgents. He was unable to confirm reports in the Nepali press that Chinese authorities [...]	2003-11-21 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP CH
03KATHMANDU2295	NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER PREPARES FOR REGIONAL TOUR [...] (C) On November 23, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa will depart Nepal on a ten-day visit of the four regional capitals, starting with New Delhi and finishing with Islamabad. The objective is to brief the other SAARC governments on achievements made during Nepal's one-year chairmanship an [...]	2003-11-24 08:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NP PGOV PREL
03KATHMANDU2298	NEPAL: COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER MEETS MAOIST LEADERS [...] (C) Summary. On November 20, Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninst (CPN-UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal met with Maoist leaders in northern India. Nepal's public statements following the meeting provoked criticism -- but not denial -- from the Maoists, as well as condemnation by o [...]	2003-11-24 09:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2300	NEPAL: AMCIT HELD AND RELEASED BY MAOISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMCIT Zachary Hessler, a regular traveler to Nepal, was detained for four days in the Ganesh Himal region of Nepal. While not physically held, Hessler was not permitted to leave the area until Maoist cadre consulted with their leadership, while they held his passport and threat [...]	2003-11-24 23:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2309	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: November 18 to 24, [...] U.S. -- Maoist fiat forces Peace Corps out: Thirty American Peace Corps volunteers have been forced to leave the district following an ultimatum by an armed group of Maoists asking them to leave within four days. The volunteers were running a temporary Peace Corps office at the Butwal Tec [...]	2003-11-25 03:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU231	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 1-7 [...] The groundwork for peace talks was laid with the Government of Nepal reportedly sending a formal invitation to the Maoists. The Maoists announced their five-member negotiating team for talks with the GON. Human rights organizations want the peace talks to focus on human rights and creating a [...]	2003-02-07 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU2318	NEPAL: MORE MURMURINGS, BUT HOW MUCH MOVEMENT [...] (C) Once again, political circles in Kathmandu are reporting signs that King Gyanendra may be considering another initiative to broaden multi-party participation in the government. The Palace reportedly has sent initial feelers out for separate meetings with the heads of the two largest pol [...]	2003-11-26 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN NP GON
03KATHMANDU2319	RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] Summary. On November 24, the Government of Nepal (GON) released nine Tibetans who had been in prison since 2001 after their fines were paid by a foreign benefactor. The group is expected to depart for India the evening of November 26. Separately, after repeated demarches to the Ministries [...]	2003-11-27 23:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CH NP
03KATHMANDU2323	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 22-28 [...] Forty Maoists, one Royal Nepal Army soldier and twelve police died in clashes this week, while twelve security personnel were injured. Maoists reportedly killed three civilians and abducted five. Three children died after bombs left by the insurgents exploded. Police seized a large cache o [...]	2003-11-28 06:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2330	NEPAL: MAOISTS CRITICIZE U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE [...] IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTING ON A/S ROCCA'S OCTOBER 29 TESTIMONY TO CONGRESS AND A NOVEMBER 26 ARTICLE IN THE VERNACULAR PUBLICATION JANA ASTHA (PEOPLE'S FAITH),THE MAOISTS POSTED A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE (WWW.CPNM.ORG) TITLED "MOCKERY OF U.S. DEMOCRACY: PEACE IN LIPS, GUNS IN HAN [...]	2003-11-28 09:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2332	NEPAL: MAOIST ATTACKS AND THREATS AGAINST COCA-COLA [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Colonel Mohan Singh, Coca-Cola's Chief Security Officer in Nepal, two bombs exploded on November 28 approximately 100 meters from the main gate of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bharatpur, Chitwan District. In addition, Col. Singh reported a separate incident in whic [...]	2003-11-28 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2340	NEPAL: OTHER DONORS KEEPING A DISTANCE FROM US? [...] (C) Summary: Following the delivery of increased USG security assistance last year, Maoist insurgents embarked on an anti-American propaganda campaign intended, in part, to isolate the U.S. diplomatically, discourage other donors from collaborating with us, and to incite Chinese and Indian [...]	2003-12-01 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER NP UK
03KATHMANDU2345	PROMOTING DURABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE BHUTANESE [...] (SBU) Post welcomes reftel's proposals regarding a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. We concur that U.S. objetives for the refugees are first, to ensure that basic protection and assistance needs of the refugees are met and second, to advance efforts by the Government of Ne [...]	2003-12-02 07:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2347	NEPAL: REPORT FROM MAOIST HEARTLAND [...] (U) A journalist working for one of Nepal's most respected English language newspapers has recently visited Rukum, a district in west central Nepal considered part of the heartland of the Maoist insurgency. His published report offers some insights into the autocratic nature of Maoist govern [...]	2003-12-02 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER PGOV MARR NP
03KATHMANDU2363	NEPAL: MAOISTS CHANGE TACTICS AND TARGETS [...] (C) Summary. Since 2002, improvements in the effectiveness of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA),among other reasons, have caused Nepal's Maoist insurgents to shift the focus of many of their operations from the hills to the lowland Terai. The Maoists' expansion into the Terai has enabled them to w [...]	2003-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2364	NEPAL: HEAD OF BRITISH AID IN KATHMANDU TALKS [...] (S/NF) Summary: On December 3 Pol/Mil Chief received from his British counterpart notes from a November 13 telephone conversation between David Wood, the head of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) in Nepal, and Baburam Bhattarai, top ideologue and erstwhile lead negotia [...]	2003-12-03 23:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID NP UK
03KATHMANDU2366	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (S/NF) On December 3 the Ambassador raised with Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran reports that intelligence agents assigned to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu have been characterizing USG policy and motives in Nepal as malevolently aimed at undermining Nepal's sovereignty. The Ambassador told Saran [...]	2003-12-04 02:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU2367	NEPAL: THE COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] (U) The seven-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the conflict is obvious in the floundering tourist sector, the depressed foreign investment climate, stalled economic development projects, crippled infrastruc [...]	2003-12-04 02:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
03KATHMANDU2383	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 29- [...] On November 28, Interpol re-issued red corner notices for fourteen Maoists including top leaders Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai. Despite a highly publicized meeting between Maoist leaders and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) last week [...]	2003-12-05 06:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2385	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: UNHCR'S FAKHOURI FEARS CURRENT [...] (C) Summary. After a two-day visit to Nepal, UNHCR Director for Asia, Jean-Marie Fakhouri met with Ambassador Malinowski privately to share his impressions and to discuss UNHCR's future role in the Bhutanese refugee camps. Fakhouri fears that Nepal-Bhutan negotiations on refugee repatriation [...]	2003-12-05 07:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU2386	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE LEADER DEPLORES [...] (C) On December 3, DCM and PolOff met with Bhutanese human rights activist Tek Nath Rizal to discuss conditions inside Bhutan and the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Rizal contends that the Royal Government of Bhutan's system of discrimination continues to oppress the ethnic Nepali [...]	2003-12-05 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2432	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: FRIENDS OF BHUTAN VISIT TO [...] (C) During a recent visit to Kathmandu, the Swiss and Austrian Ambassadors resident in New Delhi reported on their visit December 1-3 to Thimpu. The five-nation Friends of Bhutan demarched the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB),urging it to increase transparency in the repatriation process, t [...]	2003-12-15 05:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2444	NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION DEMAND AGAINST COCA-COLA [...] (C) Summary. According to NN Singh, General Manager for Coca-Cola in Nepal, the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bharatpur, Chitwan District, received an extortion letter from the Maoists on December 11 followed by a telephoned deadline of December 15. During a follow-up meeting on December 15 w [...]	2003-12-16 09:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CASC ECON NP BXEP
03KATHMANDU2451	NEPAL: ATTACKS AGAINST UK-AFFLIATED DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Maoists torched two British Department for International Development (DFID) project vehicles that were parked in a forestry department compound in Butwal, Rupendehi District on 14 December, the day prior to a Maoist called strike ("bandh") in the district. In addition [...]	2003-12-17 06:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER EAID NP
03KATHMANDU2469	NEPAL: A/S ROCCA AND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DISCUSS [...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Pyar Jung Thapa, to discuss the army's counter-insurgency efforts and human rights. The two also touched upon the possibility of Nepal providing peacekeepers in Iraq [...]	2003-12-19 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2470	A/S ROCCA AND NEPAL'S ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) On December 16, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia met with Ambassador-at-large and de facto Foreign Minister Bekh Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya to discuss the Government of SIPDIS Nepal's plans for political reconciliation and electio [...]	2003-12-19 07:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ETRD BH CH NP
03KATHMANDU2472	NEPAL: A/S ROCCA'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) On December 16, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, met with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to discuss Nepal-U.S. bilateral relations and Nepal's ongoing Maoist insurgency. Thapa expressed the GON's appreciation for USG [...]	2003-12-19 07:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON NP
03KATHMANDU2476	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT REACTION TO CAPTURE OF SADDAM [...] (SBU) The December 16-19 visit to Kathmandu of Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca to Nepal SIPDIS provided an opportunity for a range of high-ranking government officials and others to convey their congratulations on the capture of Saddam Hussein. Many welcomed th [...]	2003-12-21 03:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ NP
03KATHMANDU2491	NEPAL: SA A/S ROCCA'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) In separate meetings with leaders of four political parties on December 18, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, urged the need for reconciliation between the King and estranged political parties. With the exception of the Nep [...]	2003-12-23 05:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU25	MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL [...] Nepal emerged from its feudal isolation in the 1950s with virtually no modern economic infrastructure and little intellectual capital. Development, while still very uneven, has improved the lives of many Nepalis, whose number has tripled in the past half century. The US Government, as one of [...]	2003-01-06 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2500	NEPAL: BRIEFING ON ROYAL NEPAL ARMY OPERATIONS FOR [...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, received a briefing from Major General K.B. Khadka, Director General of Military Operations of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). The briefing provided an overview of the RNA's strategy to combat the Maoist insurgency, [...]	2003-12-23 09:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2501	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEES ANGERED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 22, the Nepal - Bhutan Joint Verification Team (JVT) visited Khudunabari Camp to brief refugees on conditions for repatriation to Bhutan. According to the Bhutanese JVT members, Category I refugees will be returned with full citizenship rights; Category II refugees [...]	2003-12-23 09:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU2505	Media Reaction: U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] EDITORIALS/OPINIONS -- Editorial in "The Rising Nepal, " (Government-owned, E/D, 12/18): "...The four-day visit by the high-ranking U.S. official is expected to help the U.S. government garner an update on the recent developments in Nepal. Nepalese officials would do well to seize the oppo [...]	2003-12-24 04:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU26	NEPAL: FY2003 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Summary: Post's anti-trafficking-in-persons (TIP) project proposals for FY2003 provide for improved formal and non-formal educational opportunities for girls; a public awareness campaign targeting urban migrants, media outlets, transport providers and rehabilitation centers; and improvement i [...]	2003-01-06 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB KPAO EAID NP
03KATHMANDU261	NEPAL'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT MOVES REFORM FORWARD [...] In the four months of its existence, Nepal's interim government has begun important reforms to control corruption, decentralize some government services, privatize ailing industries, and improve accountability. Although much remains to be done, including establishing services in conflict-aff [...]	2003-02-12 11:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON NP GON
03KATHMANDU262	NEPAL: MAOIST CEASEFIRE GENERALLY HOLDING; [...] (SBU) The Maoist insurgent leadership seems to be enforcing so far the moratorium on armed violence among its lower-level cadre across the country. There have been no reports of violations of the ceasefire, although extortion of funds from major business houses reportedly continues. Revised [...]	2003-02-12 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU280	US-INDIAN COOPERATION AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: US security assistance to Nepal has brought the ancillary advantage to the US of providing a new arena for fruitful US-Indian dialogue and collaboration. Top Indian diplomats in Kathmandu clearly appreciate not only US support for common US-Indian security objectives in Nepal, but al [...]	2003-02-14 05:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU286	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEES CRITICIZE REPATRIATION [...] Summary: On February 12, PolOff met with respresentatives of the Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP),a political group composed of Bhutanese refugees living in UNHCR-administered camps in Nepal, to discuss the results of the 12th round of ministerial talks on the refugee issue (ref A). W [...]	2003-02-14 09:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL EAID BT NP IN
03KATHMANDU287	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: GON HOLDS DONOR'S MEETING, [...] (SBU) On February 13, Nepal's Secretary of Foreign Affairs briefed international donors on the agreement reached between Nepal and Bhutan on verification of Bhutanese refugees. The Government of Nepal (GoN) and participating donors were openly skeptical of the agreement, pointing out the lac [...]	2003-02-14 11:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID NP
03KATHMANDU288	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 8-14 [...] No date has been set yet for the start of a formal peace dialogue. Several international organizations are offering help in mediating the process. Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that if the peace talks fail, Nepal would suffer a major catastrophe, while the student wing of the Maoists ha [...]	2003-02-16 03:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU292	NEPAL: PARTIES BOYCOTT PM'S MEETING ON PEACE [...] (U) Five of the six parties that had MPs in the previous Parliament boycotted a February 17 meeting called by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand to discuss Government of Nepal (GON) efforts to begin negotiations with Maoist insurgents. The all-party meeting, which the GON had billed as a [...]	2003-02-18 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU309	LOCAL POLITICAL PARTIES STAGE ANTI-AMERICAN [...] On Tuesday, 18 February, a group of ten leftist political parties staged an anti-American protest, culminating with the delivery of a protest letter to the Embassy. The crowd numbered around 100. Their slogans decried US war with Iraq and North Korea, and US Imperialism. The protest was pe [...]	2003-02-21 10:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU311	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 15-21 [...] The Kathmandu press has reported that an informal meeting has been set for February 24 between Government of Nepal (GON) representatives and Maoist negotiators. Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Dinnath Sharma, members of the Maoist negotiating team, reportedly are in the capital to meet with polit [...]	2003-02-21 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU312	NEPAL: MAOISTS MEET MAINSTREAM PARTY LEADERS IN [...] (C) Two members of the Maoist Central Committee have been meeting individual leaders of mainstream political parties in Kathmandu over the past few days to seek their support before negotiations with the Government of Nepal (GON). Party sources contacted have been noncommittal about the ten [...]	2003-02-21 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU313	NEPAL: INFORMATION ON U.S. MISSION ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This message contains business sensitive information; please handle accordingly. 2. (U) AmEmbassy Kathmandu welcomes the efforts of EB and H in highlighting Embassy initiatives to promote American business. The mission submits the following four key efforts and successes, as requeste [...]	2003-02-21 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BBSR ETRD EINV NP
03KATHMANDU322	GARLANDS AND PETITIONS: AMBASSADOR VISITS [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Malinowski visited UNHCR-administered camps in eastern Nepal during the weekend of February 15-16 to assess the situation of the Bhutanese refugees and to monitor the provision of food and other assistance from donor countries including the United States. The high-level [...]	2003-02-24 10:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EAID NP BT
03KATHMANDU329	USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR NEPAL [...] In CY 02 our Mission engaged with the Government of Nepal (GON),the military, and members of civil society on a variety of fronts to advance the USG human rights agenda. Such programs have addressed needs in areas as diverse as voter education; advocacy in a democracy; trafficking in persons [...]	2003-02-25 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EAID NP
03KATHMANDU330	NEPAL/INDIA EXTRADITION TREATY NEGOTIATIONS FALTER [...] (SBU) Extradition treaty negotiations between the Government of India (GOI) and the Government of Nepal (GON) ended inconclusively after five days on February 20. This initial meeting, held in Kathmandu at the working level, was aimed at updating and revising the existing extradition treaty [...]	2003-02-25 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NP IN
03KATHMANDU351	USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR NEPAL [...] In CY 02 our Mission engaged with the Government of Nepal (GON),the military, and members of civil society on a variety of fronts to advance the USG human rights agenda. Such programs have addressed needs in areas as diverse as voter education; advocacy in a democracy; trafficking in persons [...]	2003-02-27 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EAID NP
03KATHMANDU352	NEPAL: COCA-COLA FACES CONTINUED MAOIST EXTORTION [...] (SBU) Nepal's Coca-Cola bottler is continuing to receive extortion demands from the Maoists, despite the cease-fire and a claimed commitment by Maoist leader Prachanda to stop such practices (Ref C). In coordination with Coca-Cola's Country Manager and its corporate offices in Atlanta and Ba [...]	2003-02-27 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS ASEC CASC BEXP NP
03KATHMANDU358	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 22-28 [...] Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning and Works and government-appointed peace talks coordinator, said the peace process will take time but can be accomplished without the participation of other political parties if necessary. Pun also said he expects to hold talks with the Maoist [...]	2003-02-28 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU363	INDO-NEPAL COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION [...] ON FEBRUARY 10-14, REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIA AND NEPAL MET IN KATHMANDU TO NEGOTIATE RAILWAY AND TRANS- BORDER MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS, WITH LIMITED RESULTS. THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON),UNDER SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO OPEN ITS WORLD BANK-FUNDED INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD),MADE A [...]	2003-02-28 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELTN NP IN XD
03KATHMANDU365	NEPAL: THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the third annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer Sarah Welborne (tel: 977-1-411-179, fax: 977-1-410-723, e-mail: welbornese@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a co [...]	2003-02-28 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
03KATHMANDU366	NEPAL: MAOISTS DENY COCA-COLA EXTORTION [...] (C) On February 28 Narayan Singh Pun, Minister for Physical Works and government-appointed interlocutor with Maoist insurgents, called the Ambassador to report that he had, as requested, raised with his Maoist contacts the continued extortion of funds from Coca-Cola's local representative (Re [...]	2003-02-28 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS BEXP ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU382	INDO-NEPAL CROSS-BORDER ENERGY TRADE STAGNATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's Minister for Water Resources Dipak Gyawali is sharply critical of India's policies on cross-border energy trade. He told us that he believes New Delhi focuses on the strategic aspects of water and energy to the exclusion of economics. Despite Nepal's current power surpl [...]	2003-03-04 04:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ENRG PREL
03KATHMANDU408	NEPAL: MAOISTS STEP UP PRE-TALK DEMANDS, [...] (C) The declaration of a ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents on January 29 has led to little discernible progress toward actual peace negotiations thus far. Neither side has committed to a code of conduct governing the truce, the GON has not yet named its ne [...]	2003-03-06 06:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU426	NEPAL: UML ADVOCATES ALL-PARTY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) began a month-long campaign on March 6 to create public support for an all-party interim government. Although UML sources were optimistic about garnering support for the plan from the other Parliamentary parties, none has so far [...]	2003-03-07 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU427	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS MAOISTS THREATENING [...] (S) Summary: According to Shyam Saran, India's Ambassador to Nepal, continued disagreement on the terms of a code of conduct for the current cease-fire has led Maoists to threaten an end to preliminary talks about future peace negotiations with the GON. At the heart of the disagreement is th [...]	2003-03-07 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU44	NEPAL: MAOISTS IN NO MOOD FOR COMPROMISE [...] (S) Summary. In both their words and deeds, Nepal's Maoist insurgents have shown themselves to be unwilling to negotiate, compromise or abandon their armed struggle. They have admitted that they would use negotiations or a cease-fire as an opportunity to regroup for their next offensive. The [...]	2003-01-08 10:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU440	NEPAL: MAOIST STUDENTS LOCK OUT UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) On March 9 members of the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Student Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) padlocked administrative offices at 25 branches of Tribhuvan University. Maoist student leaders threaten that the lock-out will continue until the Government of Nepal (GON) [...]	2003-03-11 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER SOCI PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU468	NEPAL'S TOP POLITICOS SHUN PM; PUSH FOR ALL-PARTY [...] (C) On March 10 leaders of most political parties boycotted for the second time an all-party meeting called by interim Prime Minister Chand. One day later, 11 left-wing parties, including the Maoists, met to discuss "a joint movement" against Chand's government. King Gyanendra met separatel [...]	2003-03-14 09:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU471	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 8-14 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists jointly announced the signing of a code of conduct on March 13. Dinanath Sharma, senior-level Maoist and member of the Maoist negotiating team, arrived in the capital and met with the major leftist political parties. Prime Minister Lokendra Bahad [...]	2003-03-14 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU472	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS AGREE TO CODE OF [...] (C) At a press conference on March 13, Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist representatives released a long-awaited code of conduct to govern behavior during the ongoing ceasefire. The 22-point program contains language that is ambiguous in parts, but which defines some clear ground rules for t [...]	2003-03-14 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU477	MAOISTS IN WESTERN NEPAL DISCUSS TERMS OF [...] (SBU) On March 4, a non-governmental organization held a meeting with Maoist, government, and social organization representatives in Jumla, a district headquarters in Nepal's mid-western hills. The Maoists tentatively agreed to end extortion and allow for the free movement of political parti [...]	2003-03-18 09:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU480	NEPAL'S CEASE-FIRE: HINTS OF MAOIST STRATEGY FROM [...] (SBU) Econoff visited Nepalgunj and Jumla districts of midwestern Nepal from March 4 to 7 to assess the effects of the cease-fire. Despite statements from the Maoists at the national level (Ref A),insurgents in the Midwest Development Region are still using rhetoric calling for the establish [...]	2003-03-18 09:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU50	NEPAL: MAOISTS KIDNAP CHILDREN FOR MILITARY [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Several GON sources confirmed to the Embassy on January 8 that more than 200 students from four districts in Nepal's far-western region have been abducted from their schools by Maoist insurgents over the past two weeks. Some of the children have been return [...]	2003-01-09 07:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU507	NEPAL: MAOISTS POSTURING FOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) On March 19, the Ambassador met with Kul Chandra Gautam, Deputy Executive Director with UNICEF in New York, and a Nepali visiting the country for personal and professional reasons. Gautam related a conversation with the Maoists' second-in-command regarding the latter's desire for a con [...]	2003-03-20 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU515	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 15-21 [...] Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand told the local press that peace talks would likely start in April, while Dinanath Sharma, senior-level Maoist leader and member of the Maoist negotiating team, said he was ready to begin talks at any time. Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning [...]	2003-03-21 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU549	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT RAISES PETROL PRICES [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Nepal (GON) raised prices on all petroleum products to prevent further losses by state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC). The price increase should substantially reduce the corporation's monthly losses, but will not produce a profit. Prior to the increase, rumo [...]	2003-03-26 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU551	TFIZ01: NEPAL REACTIONS TO WAR IN IRAQ FOR MARCH [...] PROTESTS AND MISSION SECURITY: The Embassy maintained full services and normal working hours on March 27. As of 3:00 p.m. local time, Embassy knows of no protests in the capital against the war in Iraq or against the U.S. A small anti-war protest in downtown Kathmandu on March 26 apparently [...]	2003-03-27 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KPAO NP PREL
03KATHMANDU552	NEPAL: KING'S CONFIDANT ON INDIAN, EUROPEAN [...] (S) On March 26 royal confidant Prabhakar Rana briefed the Ambassador and DCM on his recent secret discussions with foreign government representatives in India and Europe. Indian National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra reportedly emphasized to Rana that while the GOI supports Government of [...]	2003-03-27 10:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU563	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 22-28 [...] Progress toward peace talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents remains stalled during King Gyanendra's two-week visit to India. In the interim, Maoist and GON representatives are accusing one another of failing to create a "conducive atmosphere" for talks, and violat [...]	2003-03-28 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU565	NEPAL'S FOREIGN SECRETARY REPORTS BILATERAL [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya told the Ambassador and DCM on March 28 that the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan have reached agreement on a formula for the repatriation or resettlement of an initial tranche of 12,000 Bhutanese refugees living in eastern Nepal. Under the agreement, [...]	2003-03-28 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM NP BT
03KATHMANDU566	NEPALI MAOISTS PURSUE SEPARATE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Anton Hagen, local head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC),confirmed to the DCM that Maoist insurgents have enlisted his help in sounding out other European and Canadian donor agencies regarding a possible meeting with Maoist interlocutors. Hagen also confirmed t [...]	2003-03-28 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID SZ NP
03KATHMANDU57	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 4-10 [...] Interpol has issued five more warrants for Maoists, bringing the total to sixteen. The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists still have not agreed on a date for peace talks, but the GON announced a plan aimed at rehabilitating Maoists. The insurgency, meanwhile, has created a demand for [...]	2003-01-10 10:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN

03KATHMANDU572	NEPAL: MAOIST IDEOLOGUE SURFACES IN CAPITAL; [...] (SBU) Summary: Since his return to the capital March 28, Maoist ideologue and second-ranking leader Baburam Bhattarai has conducted a media blitz, appearing at two consecutive press conferences, a Reporters' Club ceremony, and a popular television talk show. In his appearances so far, Bhatta [...]	2003-03-31 12:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU607	STATE DEPT. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-04 03:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU620	NEPAL: MAOIST NEGOTIATING TEAM HOLDS PUBLIC RALLY [...] (U) On April 3, the Maoists held a rally of an estimated 20,000 in a public park in Kathmandu. Near the venue, widows and orphans of Maoist violence called for charges to be brought against the Maoist leadership. The Maoist negotiating team led by Baburam Bhattarai reiterated their demands [...]	2003-04-04 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU621	NEPAL: MAOISTS ASK TO MEET AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) On April 4 the Embassy received what appeared to be a form letter addressed to "Your Excellency the Ambassador/Consular" and signed by Maoist second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai inviting the Ambassador or his representative to "a goodwill meeting" with the five-man negotiating team. T [...]	2003-04-04 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU623	NEPAL: CEASEFIRE SEES INCREASE IN TORTURE CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and USAID Mission's Deputy Director of Special Programs Office met with the program director of the USAID-supported Center for Victims of Torture (CVICT) in Biratnagar, Morang District, on March 27-28 to discuss the center's operation since the January 29 cease fire between [...]	2003-04-04 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU624	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 29-APRIL [...] Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand has said that progress is being achieved peace talks have still not begun between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists since the arrival in Kathmandu a week ago of the Maoist negotiating team. After being underground for seven years, members of [...]	2003-04-04 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU643	NEPAL: KING ADDRESSES FAR-WEST [...] (U) Summary: On April 4, King Gyanendra addressed thousands at a civic reception in Nepal's far-west. The King's brief remarks highlighted the importance of the monarchy as an institution, the need for good governance to achieve development, and his commitment to representative multiparty d [...]	2003-04-08 06:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU647	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) On April 8 a delegation of Bhutanese refugees from eastern Nepal met with poloff to raise a number of concerns about ongoing discussions between the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan regarding the refugees' categorization and possible repatriation to Bhutan. Among such concerns are whethe [...]	2003-04-08 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV NP BT
03KATHMANDU656	NEPAL: MAOISTS ON MEDIA OVERKILL; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Since his emergence from under ground nearly two weeks ago, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai has dominated the headlines and airwaves of the Nepali media. The Maoists have used the opportunity to criticize the Government of Nepal (GON) and the political parties for ineptitude; to empha [...]	2003-04-10 07:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU657	CEASEFIRE BRINGS UNEASY PEACE TO NEPAL'S NORTHEAST [...] Summary: On an April 2-3 trip to northeastern Dolakha district, PolOff and PolFSN met with civil servants, police and local business owners. The district has remained quiet since the January 29 declaration of nationwide cease-fire, though some non-violent Maoist activities continue. Civil s [...]	2003-04-10 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU671	NEPALI MAOISTS MEET WITH EU MISSION HEAD [...] (C) The head of the European Union office in Kathmandu broke ranks with his diplomatic colleagues and met with Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai and other Maoist leaders in Kathmandu on April 10. The EU Charge justified his "spontaneous" decision to meet the insurgent leader on humanitaria [...]	2003-04-11 10:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EU NP
03KATHMANDU691	NEPAL: MAOISTS TO MEET EMBOFFS [...] (C) Following Ref C guidance, on April 16 poloff contacted known Maoist sympathizer Padma Ratna Tuladhar to convey Embassy agreement to meet at the First Secretary level with Maoist representatives. Poloff advised Tuladhar that the RSO will also participate in the meeting, which has been te [...]	2003-04-16 09:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU692	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NAMES MEMBERS OF NEGOTIATING [...] (SBU) On April 16 the Government of Nepal (GON) announced the members of the team it appointed to negotiate with Maoist insurgents. As expected, the appointees are all members of the Cabinet. The six-person team, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Badri Prasad Mandal, includes: Physical Works [...]	2003-04-16 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU702	NEPAL REQUESTS USG LENIENCY FOR WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In an April 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Commerce Secretary Lawa Prasad Devkota requested that the USG show greater flexibility in accepting Nepal's revised WTO offers. As a long-time development partner, it is "kind of incumbent" upon the US to assist N [...]	2003-04-18 04:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL SNAR NP
03KATHMANDU707	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 11-18 [...] On April 16 the Government of Nepal (GON) finally announced its six-member team for peace talks with the Maoists (Ref A). Baburam Bhattarai and the Maoist negotiating team met with Narayan Singh Pun, government- appointed peace talks coordinator, for "goodwill" talks on April 13, following th [...]	2003-04-18 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU715	NEPAL: 21 TIBETANS DETAINED ON IMMIGRATION CHARGES [...] (C) Summary: Twenty-one Tibetan refugees, including eleven minors, were detained by Nepal's Department of Immigration (DOI) on April 15. In an apparent toughening of rhetoric, the Home Secretary was "quite adamant" in an April 17 meeting with Office of Tibet Representative Wangchuk Tsering t [...]	2003-04-21 06:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM NP CH
03KATHMANDU723	NEPALI MAOISTS POSTPONE FIRST ROUND OF TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Maoist negotiators have postponed the first round of "introductory" talks with their Government of Nepal (GON) counterparts that were scheduled to begin on April 21. The postponement reportedly took the Palace by surprise. Maoist negotiator Krishna Bahadur Mahara told the media t [...]	2003-04-21 10:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PTER ASEC
03KATHMANDU739	NEPAL'S MAOIST LEADERS RETURN TO INFLEXIBLE STANCE [...] (U) Summary: In an April 22 mass meeting held in southwestern Nepal, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai reportedly stated that the "introductory round" of peace talks originally scheduled for April 21 was postponed (ref A) due to ambiguity in the government's stand on the "political agenda" [...]	2003-04-23 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU740	NEPAL: APRIL 23 KATHMANDU STRIKE WELL OBSERVED; [...] (U) A general strike, or bandh, called for Kathmandu Valley by the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party student union was generally widely observed on April 23. A few private and commercial vehicles were seen plying the streets, while most shops remained shuttered. There were a few scattered [...]	2003-04-23 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU753	NEPAL: CHINESE AMBASSADOR PRESSURES GON TO ARREST [...] (C) At an April 25 meeting with Home Secretary Tikka Datta Niraula, Ambassador Malinowski raised the issue of twenty-one Tibetans, including eleven minors, recently arrested on immigration charges (reftel). The Ambassador encouraged the Government of Nepal (GON) to release the detainees into [...]	2003-04-25 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF NP CH
03KATHMANDU769	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS HOLD FIRST ROUND OF [...] (SBU) On April 27 Government of Nepal (GON) negotiators held the first round of peace talks with their Maoist counterparts in a Kathmandu hotel. During the talks the Maoists presented a set of 24 demands that included a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution; the integration of th [...]	2003-04-28 11:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU770	NEPAL: APRIL 28 BANDH WELL-OBSERVED; MAOIST [...] An April 28 general strike, or bandh, called for the Kathmandu Valley by several student groups (reftel) was generally well-observed. A few public and private vehicles were seen on the streets, but most Nepalis chose to walk or ride bicycles. Approximately sixty to sixty-five percent of sho [...]	2003-04-28 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU793	NEPAL CRACKS DOWN ON IRAQI TRAVELERS [...] (C) In a May 1 conversation with the DCM, Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya disclosed that the Government SIPDIS of Nepal (GON) has instructed all its diplomatic posts not to issue visas to Iraqi passport holders without specific authorization from the Foreign Ministry in Kathmandu. Ac [...]	2003-05-02 06:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP IZ
03KATHMANDU795	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 26-May 2 [...] On April 27 negotiators representing the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists held the first round of exploratory peace talks (Ref A). Amnesty International (AI) published a report on April 23 claiming over a thousand Maoist cadres remain imprisoned. A strike on April 29 called by the [...]	2003-05-02 07:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU80	NEPAL COMPARES FAVORABLY IN CORRUPTION SURVEY [...] In December 2002, Transparency International-Bangladesh (TIB) completed a citizen survey of five South Asian countries on the incidence of corruption in accessing and using government services in education, health, power, land administration, taxation, police, and the judiciary. In almost all [...]	2003-01-16 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU814	NEPAL: PM'S ADDRESS RILES PARTIES; TURNOUT IN [...] (C) Leaders of most mainstream political parties reacted negatively to a May 2 televised address by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand, focusing on his criticism of their behavior, rather than on his offer to step down for the good of the nation. So far, however, the parties' efforts to i [...]	2003-05-05 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU837	NEPAL: SECOND ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN INSURGENTS, [...] (U) The second round of talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents is scheduled to take place on May 9 at an undisclosed location, according to local press reports. The initial round was held less than a week earlier at a Kathmandu hotel (Ref A). No agenda for the seco [...]	2003-05-07 09:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU853	NEPAL: KILLERS OF TWO MAOIST STUDENTS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Although the Maoist-affiliated student union continues to blame the security forces for the killings of two of its members in April, most human rights groups and mainstream politicians from the area believe that the pair were likely murdered by others in the insurgents' student wing. [...]	2003-05-08 10:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU858	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 3-9 [...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists is being held on May 9. Envoys from China and the United Kingdom expressed support and assistance for the peace process. Maoist leaders have sharply criticized USG for listing their party on a [...]	2003-05-09 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU860	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT HOLDS SECOND ROUND OF DIALOGUE [...] (U) On May 9 Government of Nepal (GON) negotiators held a second round of talks with Maoist insurgents at a hotel in Kathmandu (located less than one km from the Embassy). The talks concluded more quickly than the first round, held April 27, ending after only two and a half hours. As of 4:00 [...]	2003-05-09 09:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU87	NEPAL: ARMY FACES CRITICISM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has come under fire recently from a variety of sources, both local and international, for human rights abuses committed while fighting Nepal's bloody six-year-old Maoist insurgency. Most disturbing, according to some sources, is the pattern of apparent impun [...]	2003-01-17 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MCAP MOPS NP
03KATHMANDU885	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: MAY 6 - 12, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS "SECOND ROUND OF PEACE TALKS" -- The government and Maoists made incremental progress in the second round of peace talks (5/9) with the former agreeing to release a few jailed rebels and even limiting the Royal Nepal Army to within five kilometers of their barrack [...]	2003-05-13 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU886	NEPAL: FOREIGN AND COMMERCE SECRETARIES PLEAD [...] (U) Please see paragraph 4 for action request. GoN Presses Ambassador and DCM for USG Support --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) On a number of recent occasions, Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya, and Secretary for Industry, Commerce, and Supply Lava De [...]	2003-05-13 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NP
03KATHMANDU89	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 11-17 [...] Progress toward Government-Maoist peace talks reportedly is at a standstill. The Government of Nepal announced the creation of a 20,000-man task force to combat the insurgency. The GON responded to criticism over food distribution programs and human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch releas [...]	2003-01-17 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU90	NEPALIS LAUNCH PRIVATE EFFORT TO SOLVE BHUTANESE [...] Summary: A team of distinguished Nepali former diplomats and former officials met with Ambassador Malinowski on January 17 to encourage US support for efforts to repatriate Bhutanese refugees residing in seven camps in Eastern Nepal. The delegation recently returned from a trip to New Delhi, [...]	2003-01-17 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU901	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 10-15 [...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists was held on May 9 (Reftel). International envoys continue to express support and hope for successful peace talks. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) says it will not accept limitations on its patrolling [...]	2003-05-15 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU902	NEPALI ARMY REJECTS 5KM RESTRICTION DEMANDED BY [...] (U) On May 14 Col. Deepak Gurung, spokesman for the Royal Nepal Army (RNA),publicly denied that the Government of Nepal (GON) had agreed to confine soldiers to a 5-km radius of their barracks, as reported by Maoist negotiators, the press, and other sources close to the negotiations (Reftel). [...]	2003-05-15 10:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU91	THREE MORE TIBETANS JAILED IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepali Immigration Courts have sentenced three Tibetans to three years' imprisonment for failure to pay fines and visa fees resulting from their illegal presence in Nepal. UNHCR and the Office of Tibet have objected to the sentences, saying that the three Tibetans were on their [...]	2003-01-17 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM NP
03KATHMANDU945	NEPAL ARMY CLAIMS HEARTS-AND-MINDS CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Over the past month, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has been conducting a series of one-week civil affairs programs in 25 Maoist-affected districts in the east and mid-west of the country. While most of the programs so far feature mobile medical clinics, in some areas the RNA has carried out [...]	2003-05-22 09:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU960	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 17-23 [...] No date has been set yet for the third round of peace talks. However, the controversy continues around restrictions on the movements of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Maoist leaders have demanded explanations for the statements made by Ramesh Nath Pandey, Minister for Information and Communicat [...]	2003-05-23 10:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU961	NEPAL: KING KEEPS PARTIES AT BAY [...] (C) His public and private statements of support for the principle of multiparty democracy notwithstanding, King Gyanendra continues to hold mainstream political parties at arm's length. Contrary to recent widespread expectations, he has taken no visible steps to form an all-party government. [...]	2003-05-23 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU967	NEPAL'S MAOISTS STRIVING TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS [...] (C) From April 26 to May 4, Embassy and USAID representatives traveled to Nepal's northwest district of Dolpa. Fifteen of the district's twenty-five villages are affected by Maoist activities, with six in the southwest highly affected. Maoists in the district have begun some development wor [...]	2003-05-27 03:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU975	NEPAL'S ANTI-CORRUPTION WATCHDOG INITIATES [...] (SBU) On May 16, the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) issued summons to prominent current and former politicians and government employees, including former Prime Minister and General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party Girija Prasad Koirala. On May 19, Koi [...]	2003-05-28 09:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCRM NP
03KATHMANDU977	NEPAL: MINISTERIAL MEETING FAILS TO RESOLVE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The 14th bilateral meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Nepal and Bhutan concluded on May 22 without clarifying a number of crucial issues, including the status of thousands of Bhutanese refugees who must reapply for citizenship upon their return, and the [...]	2003-05-28 09:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BT
03KATHMANDU978	NEPAL'S POLITICAL PARTIES' ATTEMPT TO RE-OPEN [...] (U) On May 28, Nepal's political parties marched on the Parliament House in an attempt to reconvene the dissolved House of Representatives for two days of meetings. Each of the five parties participating in the day's protest held seats prior to Parliament's dissolution in 2002, including the [...]	2003-05-28 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU984	CHINESE PRESSURE NEPAL TO DEPORT TIBETANS [...] (C) Summary: On May 29 Office of Tibet Representative in Kathmandu Wangchuk Tsering reported that the Department of Immigration was preparing to hand over to representatives of the Chinese Embassy 18 Tibetans detained for immigration violations. The Government of Nepal (GON) has also asked [...]	2003-05-29 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU989	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 24-30 [...] Representatives from the negotiating teams of the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists have been unusually quiet this week, with no progress reported in setting a date for the third round of talks. Members from both teams reportedly are blaming each other for the stalled negotiations. In [...]	2003-05-30 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU991	NEPAL: PM RESIGNS; NEW GOVERNMENT,PROBABLY WITH [...] (S) Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand resigned from office on May 30. Well-placed Palace sources predict the Palace will approach leaders of the Parliamentary parties to form an all-party government. A confidant of the King credits US (and, we believe, Indian) pressure with encouraging [...]	2003-05-30 09:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL NP GON
03KATHMANDU997	NEPAL: TIBETANS STILL IN DETENTION; MOVED TO [...] (C) Charge delivered Ref A demarche to Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya on May 30. Acharya denied that there has been any change in Government of Nepal (GON) policy toward Tibetans transiting Nepal. He said that he would look into reports of Chinese diplomats attempting to pressure immi [...]	2003-05-30 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU998	NEPAL DEPORTS TIBETAN DETAINEES [...] (SBU) In the early morning hours of May 31, Nepali authorities handed over 18 Tibetan detainees (including 8 minors) to representatives of the Chinese Embassy for deportation. As of 0915 local time, the Chinese Embassy vehicle containing the 18 was reported heading toward the Chinese border [...]	2003-05-31 04:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG NP
03KATHMANDU999	NEPALI KING ASKS PARTY LEADERS FOR CONSENSUS [...] (C) Breaking with past practice, Nepal's King Gyanendra convoked on May 30 leaders of the seven parties that had held seats in the last Parliament to offer them an opportunity to constitute a new, more broadly-based government (Ref A). The King assured the leaders that a new Prime Minister wo [...]	2003-05-31 04:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03NASSAU586	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]	2003-03-18 16:47:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF ECON EFIN PREL CARICOM
03OTTAWA1038	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-10 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL CA NO IN JA
03OTTAWA1118	CANADA TO PRESS BHUTAN ON NEGOTIATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-17 21:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF BT NP CA
03OTTAWA2255	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: CANADA CONTINUES TO PRESS FOR [...] (C) Post shared points contained reftel with Elissa Golberg, DFAIT's Acting Deputy Director for Humanitarian Affairs, on August 7. Golberg said Canada agrees that pressure should continue on both Bhutan and Nepal to agree to a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugees. Canada is going to con [...]	2003-08-08 17:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	BT NP PHUM PREF PREL CA UNHCR
03OTTAWA418	REFUGEE SITUATION IN NEPAL: CANADA SHARES CONCERN [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche February 10 to Elissa Golberg, Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. She stated that Canada shares our concern over the lack of progress in solving the refugee situati [...]	2003-02-11 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM BT NP CA
03ROME1890	FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: INTERSESSIONAL [...] SUMMARY: THE BUREAU OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET APRIL 28, 2003. THE BUREAU PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO THE SECRETARIAT ON [...]	2003-05-05 05:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME3595	ASPECTS OF WFP NEPAL COUNTRY PROGRAM - US [...] A representative of the US Mission to the UN Food and Agricultural Agencies (FODAG) visited the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) operations in Nepal to assess security aspects of WFP's on-going development activities in view of the Maoist insurrection. UN controls to prevent sexual a [...]	2003-08-08 09:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP UN
03ROME4035	WFP Response to US Rice Federation letter on WFP [...] (SBU) The USA Rice Federation in its letter dated July 30 questioned the "transparency" of World Food Program procurement tendering practices recommending that information such as WFP registered commercial vendors, tenders, awards, purchase prices, and country of origin should be made public i [...]	2003-09-05 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME589	FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE WFP BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER-INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA WHERE 38 MILLION PEOPLE FACE STARVATION) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES (4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION) TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE [...]	2003-02-13 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03SANAA2250	YEMEN: WTO ACCESSION UPDATE [...] (u) Summary: Minister of Industry and Trade Khaled Rajeh Sheikh will lead the Yemeni delegation to the WTO ministerial in Cancun. Yemen is moving steadily forward on WTO accession and expects to accede in 3-5 years. The European Commission (EC) is launching a five-year, seven million Euro pro [...]	2003-09-10 08:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV YM COM
03THEHAGUE1899	BHUTAN: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT BHUTANESE REFUGEES IN [...] (C) On July 29 PolOff conveyed reftel to MFA South Asia Senior Policy Advisors Arjen Kool and Robert Claessens. Kool and Claessens noted the similarity between reftel and the July 18 EU statement on Bhutan. The GoNL remains concerned about the situation of the Bhutanese refugees, especially [...]	2003-07-29 11:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL BT NP NL UNHCR
04ABUDHABI2836	NEPALESE CHARGE REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Nepalese Charge d'Affaires, Madhuban Prasad Paudel, requested assistance from Charge in tracking a Nepalese press report stating that 12 Nepali workers were taken hostage in Iraq, allegedly for helping U.S. forces. Acting on instr [...]	2004-08-22 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TC NP
04ABUDHABI3209	TIP CASES SHOW UAE STILL CHALLENGED [...] (U) This is an action request for G/TIP and NEA/ARPI country desk, please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A number of recent trafficking cases in the UAE point to the continuing challenges in the TIP arena here. There is a growing difference in views between Dubai police and public prosec [...]	2004-09-16 06:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TC IN NP RP
04AMMAN7319	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-01 11:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04BRUSSELS2368	KEY TOPICS FOR EU FMS' MEETING AND SUMMIT, JUNE 14 [...] The headline issues for the June 14 EU FMs' meeting and the June 17-18 EU Summit will be the final round of Constitutional Treaty negotiations and the nomination of the next generation of key EU leaders (Commission President, CFSP High Rep). But a substantial list of other topics will also [...]	2004-06-03 10:46:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3207	MAOIST VIOLENCE IN NEPAL: NO EU CLEARINGHOUSE [...] (C) We met on July 28 with Mario Ferrucci, deputy head of the India, Nepal, and Bhutan unit in the Commission's External Relations directorate, to discuss reftel points. He said that UK pressure for designating the Maoists as a terrorist organization was "a constant" in EU discussions, most r [...]	2004-07-28 14:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KT NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4994	A/S ROCCA DISCUSSES SOUTH ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 12 and 15 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with DG Robert Cooper of the European Council and DDG Herve Jouanjean of the European Commission to discuss the current situation and upcoming challenges in South Asia. A/S Rocca raised concerns about deteriorating p [...]	2004-11-24 10:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CALCUTTA428	NEPALESE MINORS RESCUED FROM A CIRCUS IN EASTERN INDIA [...] SUMMARY: On October 6, the District Magistrate of Madhubani District in north Bihar handed over five minor Nepali girls to the Nepalese NGO Maiti Nepal. The girls were rescued from a circus performing in the district. This is the first instance in eastern India wherein an NGO, the state Lab [...]	2004-10-29 09:10:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN IN
04CHENNAI1395	NAXALITE CONSOLIDATION A CAUSE FOR WORRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The merger of India's two largest and best organized Maoist groups, the Peoples' War (PW) and Maoist Communist Center (MCC),into the Communist Party of India (Maoist) is likely to expand the horizon of their ambitions. It will help these "Naxalites" knit together their areas [...]	2004-11-09 10:04:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PTER IN
04COLOMBO1303	COLOMBO PLAN: ACTION REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see Para Six. 2. (C) NO CONSENSUS IN TEHRAN: At the August 4 Colombo Plan Council meeting, the Ambassador stated that the United States did not consider the amendment on arrears to be in effect since there was no consensus on the issue. (Note: Thi [...]	2004-08-06 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR AORC IR CE
04COLOMBO1597	COLOMBO PLAN: SUGGESTED ADJUSTMENTS TO US-PROPOSED [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see Para 8. 2. (U) BACKGROUND ON THE AMENDMENT: The Colombo Plan Working group, created to discuss a proposed constitutional amendment on financial arrears, met on September 24. In addition to the Secretary General and the Maldivian High Commissio [...]	2004-09-27 05:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR AORC IR CE
04COLOMBO689	CHR/Sri Lanka: GSL agrees to support motion [...] (C) On April 22, the DCM spoke with Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Siri Palihakkara and urged Sri Lanka to vote in favor of the procedural motion to adjourn the Cuban resolution on Guantanamo detainees. The DCM noted that EU states, India, and Nepal among others were in favor of the motion. P [...]	2004-04-22 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE UNCHR
04COLOMBO817	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-18 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL
04COLOMBO864	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 075 (05/24/04) [...] (SBU) FYI. Late May 21, longtime UNP MP and former Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando formally joined President Kumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). The probable reason for Fernando's defection is his ire at the UNP for being left off the UNP's "national list," and thus out of Parlia [...]	2004-05-24 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	AMGT CE MV
04DUBLIN1115	IRELAND AND EU HAVE "WAIT AND SEE" ATTITUDE ON [...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points on July 27 to Niall Brady and Derek Lambe of the Asia/Oceania section of the DFA. Brady responded that while the EU and GOI are concerned about the ongoing violence in Nepal, the EU is not ready to designate the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) as a terro [...]	2004-07-27 14:53:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EUN
04DUBLIN1594	IRISH RESPONSE TO FREEZING MAOIST ASSETS [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-21 11:07:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN
04HANOI3417	VIETNAM ENGAGES THIRD COUNTRIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has been actively engaging third countries in formal exchanges on human rights issues, including hosting the annual Canada-China-Norway human rights forum, carrying out a bilateral discussion on the death penalty with EU countries and conducting the bi-annual EU-Vietnam [...]	2004-12-29 04:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EU VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04KATHMANDU1001	NEPAL: KING'S ADVISOR OUTLINES STEPS TO FORM NEW [...] SUMMARY: KING GYANENDRA'S BUSINESS PARTNER AND CONFIDANT, PRABHAKAR RANA, TOLD THE CHARGE AND DCM ON MAY 28 THAT REPEATED EFFORTS TO PERSUADE THE LEADERS OF THE TWO MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES TO ACCEPT SOMEONE ELSE AS PRIME MINISTER HAD FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE KING IS LIKELY TO CALL ALL THE PART [...]	2004-05-28 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NP PGOV PREL GON
04KATHMANDU1024	NEPAL: DEUBA DUBBED PRIME MINISTER; CONGRESS' [...] (C) At about 11:00 a.m. local time on June 2, King Gyanendra appointed two-time Prime Minister and President of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister. He is expected to be sworn in on June 3. According to Palace sources, Deuba's nomination has the critical sup [...]	2004-06-02 08:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1026	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: HISTORY STARTS TODAY [...] (C) We appreciate the perspective, based on personal experience as well as scholarship, brought to the history of the Nepalese Bhutanese refugee problem by Embassy New Delhi (REF B). The roots of the present imbroglio are deep and complex. What the Government of Bhutan describes as legitim [...]	2004-06-03 07:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1030	NEPALI MAOIST COMMANDER IMPLICATED IN MURDERS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nepali press reports, Indian police in Patna, Bihar have arrested 12 Nepali Maoists, including several Central Committee members. Among those reportedly arrested is Kumar Dahal (a.k.a. "Bijay"),the head of the Maoists' Kathmandu Valley Special Regional Bureau. [...]	2004-06-04 02:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL KCRM CJAN NP IN
04KATHMANDU105	NEPAL'S NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO INDIA [...] His Majesty's Government of Nepal (GON) announced the appointment of Karna Dhoj Adhikari as its Ambassador to India on December 12, 2003. Ambassador-designate Adhikari will replace acting Nepali CDA Pradeep Khatiwata, who has been GON's representative since Ambassador Bekh Bahadur Thapa retur [...]	2004-01-14 09:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1054	NEPAL: SEVEN BHUTANESE REFUGEES ARRESTED AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to various media reports and UNHCR sources, seven Bhutanese refugees, including one minor, were arrested in the Beldangi Refugee Camp on suspicion of being connected to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). One of the refugees arrested reportedly was found in possession [...]	2004-06-08 06:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU1080	NEPAL: PM DEUBA'S PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a warm 40-minute courtesy call by the Charge on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on June 10, Nepal's new Prime Minister broadly outlined the challenges he faces in building a new government, dealing with the Maoists, and restoring democratic processes in Nepal. Deuba's sta [...]	2004-06-10 21:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP GON
04KATHMANDU1096	NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: No deportations of Tibetan refugees have been reported since the last refugee update of February 26, 2004 (Ref A). However, refugees who make the dangerous passage continue to face other risks. For example, the reports of abuse of three female refugees in April appear to have l [...]	2004-06-14 08:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PBTS PTER NP CH
04KATHMANDU112	NEPAL: SPOKESMAN SAYS ARMY WILL INITIATE [...] (C) On January 15 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Spokesman Col. Deepak Gurung informed poloff that the RNA had completed its inquiry into allegations that RNA soldiers had summarily executed three civilians in Khotang District on December 6 (Reftel). According to Gurung, the RNA, based on its findin [...]	2004-01-15 09:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS MASS NP
04KATHMANDU1141	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 11-18, [...] An early morning ambush by Maoists left 21 Armed Police Force (APF) personnel dead and sixteen injured (Ref A). Seven security personnel were killed and twenty-two suffered injuries in other incidents this week. Indian police arrested five Nepalese Maoists in the Indian state of Bihar. Twent [...]	2004-06-18 03:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1147	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: DEBATE TO THE FORE IN NEPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the first time, local integration and third-country resettlement of refugees have became a public topic of debate by UNHCR and Nepali officials. Frustrated by inaction, a UNHCR official raised the subject in a press interview only to have his three-pronged plan for refugee [...]	2004-06-18 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU1178	NEPAL: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE BOMBING OF [...] (S/NF) Post continues to look into the June 12 bombing of the American-owned carpet factory "Red Thread." (REF A) On June 18, RSO Jim Gayhart met with American business owner Leslie Shackleford (please protect) to discuss the recent Maoist bombing of her factory (REFTELS). She expressed con [...]	2004-06-23 07:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC BEXP PTER ECON NP
04KATHMANDU1183	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 15 TO 21, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- UML, NC (D) agree on Common Minimum Program: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that both the parties (ruling NC-D and CPN-UML) had agreed on the common minimum program. "We have reached consensus and soon will give all-party shape to the present government," [...]	2004-06-24 06:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1193	NEPAL: SUPREME COURT ISSUES ORDER TO ARMY ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: For the first time, Nepal's Supreme Court has issued a "show cause" order to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) instructing the RNA to respond within specified timelines on habeas corpus petitions. Nepal's moribund judiciary and understandably frightened judges [...]	2004-06-25 08:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU120	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 10-16, [...] Almost 100 insurgents have surrendered since the announcement of the Government of Nepal's (GON) amnesty program. On January 9, Maoists released an economic report touting tourists as their main source of revenue. On January 15, Maoists gunned down a newly appointed mayor. According to pr [...]	2004-01-16 07:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1201	STATE DEPT. 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-28 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB EAID SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD CASC NP SA PPD
04KATHMANDU121	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTY BICKERING CONTINUES DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's political parties, like the King, continue to talk about how best to restore democracy in the kingdom, but persistently resist working together. On January 14, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party published a political "roadmap" that c [...]	2004-01-16 08:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1215	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMPS FACE VIRAL INFLUENZA [...] As has happened in past years during the early to mid- monsoon period in Nepal, the Bhutanese refugee camps are facing widespread cases of viral influenza. According to UNHCR, the western refugee camps (Beldangi 1-3 and Sanischare) are suffering the peak of the disease, whereas the numbers o [...]	2004-06-29 08:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SOCI NP
04KATHMANDU122	NEPAL: ARE THE STUDENT PROTESTS RESONATING WITHIN [...] (C) Summary. Now at the month-long mark, student union-led protests have grown increasingly critical of the King and have even begun calling for the abolition of the monarchy and the institution of a republican state. The demonstrations are the largest and most sustained protests since the d [...]	2004-01-16 08:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU1226	NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF REPLIES TO SUPREME COURT [...] (U) According to media reporting on June 29, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Pyar Jung Thapa responded in writing to the Nepali Supreme Court's "show cause" order (Ref A). His response reportedly indicated that past failures by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to respond to habeas corpus writs on indiv [...]	2004-06-30 07:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU1227	NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK NGO OFFICE IN MID-WEST [...] (SBU) At about 10:00 p.m. local time on June 28, Maoist insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device on the second floor of an office belonging to Backward Society Education (BASE),a local NGO, in Dhangadi, Kailali District. According to NGO contacts, the Maoists ordered the night-ti [...]	2004-06-30 08:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAID NP
04KATHMANDU1231	NEPAL: FOUR PARTIES AGREE ON BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30 three political parties joined Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's Nepali Congress (Democratic) in endorsing a statement of objectives for Deuba's government. The parties' hard-won agreement on the 43-point program opens the door for the formation of a coalition g [...]	2004-07-01 07:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP

04KATHMANDU1234	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 26-JULY [...] Security forces reportedly thwarted Maoist plans to create "chaos" in the capital. Germany's envoy called for a quick resolution of the Maoist conflict to improve Nepal's economic development. Nepal's UN Chief said the UN "would not take any initiative" for dialogue with the Maoists, and sa [...]	2004-07-02 03:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1260	NEPAL: MAOISTS KILL 12 POLICE, 1 CIVILIAN NEAR [...] According to Nepal Police sources, at about 3:30 am local time on July 5, Maoist insurgents detonated a landmine along Padam Road, 10 km west of Birgunj in Parsa district. The explosion was timed to damage a pick-up truck carrying 12 Nepal police personnel and a civilian. All 13 were killed [...]	2004-07-07 03:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1269	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 29 TO JULY [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM forms 31-member cabinet: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded his three-member cabinet to 31-member cabinet by inducting 28 ministers from four political parties and civic society on Monday. (Major reports, 7/6) -- Cabinet faces: The cabinet has 19 cabin [...]	2004-07-08 03:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1277	NEPAL: A FOUR-PARTY GOVERMENT IS FORMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 5, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expanded his cabinet to a bulky 31 Ministers, State Ministers and Assistant Ministers. The cabinet expansion, which ended a month long delay in the anticipated formation of a four-party government, includes members from four politica [...]	2004-07-08 09:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU1288	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Moriarty made his first official call on Foreign Secretary Madhu Acharya on July 8. Acharya stated that the UN offer to mediate with the Maoists was appreciated, but third-party mediation from any quarters would not be accepted for the time being. Meanwhile, India's [...]	2004-07-09 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IN BH NP UN
04KATHMANDU1290	NEPAL: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT [...] Nepal's Maoist insurgency, which began in 1996, has tragically victimized the children of Nepal. The frequent school bandhs (school closings),have disrupted the lives of students, parents and teachers and the scheduling of required exams, damaged the educational system and delayed the advan [...]	2004-07-09 07:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PHUM PTER MOPS PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1300	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 2-JULY 9, [...] Maoists assassinated the Mayor of Pokhara, reportedly in retaliation for the deaths of six rebels and for failing to abandon his post. The four political parties who have declined joining Deuba's cabinet reportedly have entered into talks with Maoist leaders. A senior member of the Maoist C [...]	2004-07-12 07:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1304	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 7 TO 12, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Govt. ready to talk to Maoists: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government was ready to talk with the Maoists on any political agenda with maximum flexibility except on constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy. (Media reports, 7/12) -- Mo [...]	2004-07-13 04:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1319	NEPAL: DEPARTING INDIAN AMBASSADOR OFFERS HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty on July 13, outgoing Indian Ambassador to Nepal (and future Indian Foreign Secretary) Shyam Satan stressed that a negotiated settlement with the Maoists resulting in multiparty democracy could only be achieved if there were political unity bet [...]	2004-07-14 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR PREF BH PK NP
04KATHMANDU133	NEPAL: ARMY LAUNCHES AIR STRIKE AGAINST REPORTED [...] (C) The Director of Military Operations (DMO) of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has confirmed that on January 20 the RNA conducted an air strike against a site in the remote mid-western district of Jajarkot, where the Maoists were reportedly holding a large rally. According to the RNA source, th [...]	2004-01-21 09:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1348	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 10-16, [...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials announced there would be no unilateral ceasefire even as contradictory opinions surrounded the issue of international mediation. Maoists pulled off another brazen assassination of a city mayor in broad daylight, following a pattern of assassinating local [...]	2004-07-16 05:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1353	NEPAL: KING OFFERS VIEWS AT AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 20-minute one-on-one after I presented my credentials on July 16, Nepal's King Gyanendra told me that he wanted to be a constitutional monarch, and would take a "hands-off" approach now that Prime Minister Deuba had formed a government. The King described ongoing U.S. assist [...]	2004-07-16 10:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP PGOV PINS PTER PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU1372	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 13 TO 19, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- FM unveils Rs 111 billion budget: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari unveiled Rs 111.68 billion-budget ordinance for the fiscal year 2061/62 (2004/05). The budget does not make any radical departure from those of the previous years. It h [...]	2004-07-20 07:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1406	NEPAL: CORRUPTION CONVICTION AGAINST FORMER [...] (U) On July 22, the Special Court convicted Chiranjivi Wagle, former deputy prime minister and Central Committee member of Prime Minister Deuba's Nepali Congress (Democratic) party, on corruption charges. The court sentenced him to two and a half years in jail, a fine of NRs. 27.2 million (ap [...]	2004-07-23 08:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV KCRM NP
04KATHMANDU1407	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 17-23, 2004 [...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials said they would not compromise on "monarchy and multi-party democracy," while the Prime Minister warned the Maoists that his "elasticity has a limit." Maoist Chairman Prachanda issued a scathing rebuke, declaring that his party was ready to move forward w [...]	2004-07-23 08:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG
04KATHMANDU1408	NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF'S READ-OUT ON THE INSURGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa told the Ambassador and ODC Chief on July 22 that while the security situation in Nepal had stabilized, changing Maoist tactics, such as assassination squads in the Kathmandu Valley, were a cause for concern. The Royal Nepalese Ar [...]	2004-07-23 08:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NP NOTAG
04KATHMANDU141	NEPAL: ARMY ACTIONS TAKEN TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary: Since its inception in July 2002, the Human Rights cell of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has accepted 17 cases of alleged human rights violations for further investigation. Of the 17 cases, 8 involved allegations of extra-judicial killing; 3 involved allegations of use of exces [...]	2004-01-22 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1418	NEPAL: DEUBA PLANS ELECTIONS ABOVE ALL ELSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During their first meeting on July 23, Prime Minister Deuba reiterated to the Ambassador Nepal's gratitude to the U.S., and especially to President Bush, for supporting Nepal's development and counter-insurgency efforts. Deuba emphasized the need for a coalition of democratic forc [...]	2004-07-26 01:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU1443	NEPAL: ADHIKARI PLANS NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE ALL ELSE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Adhikari told the Ambassador on July 26 that negotiations with the Maoists must be the government's priority. Believing the Maoists ready to meet, Adhikari defended his budget by stating that a strong military and administration were req [...]	2004-07-27 08:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR BT NP GON
04KATHMANDU1444	NEPAL: STATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's State Foreign Affairs Minister Mahat told the Ambassador on July 26 that negotiations with the Maoists before the Maoists were serious would be fruitless. Mahat indicated that a critical RGOB had accepted the results of Nepal's criminal investigation of the 22 December Bh [...]	2004-07-27 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BT NP
04KATHMANDU147	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 17-23, [...] On January 19, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched aerial raids on the purported site of a Maoist gathering (Ref A). Thirty-one Maoists and eight security personnel reportedly were killed in other clashes. On January 16, the Ministry of Defense announced plans to add more than 6,400 recrui [...]	2004-01-23 07:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1479	NEPAL: HOME MINISTER KHADKA ON MAOISTS, REFUGEES, [...] (S) Summary. Nepal's Home Minister Khadka discussed the role of the Nepal Police in the Government of Nepal's counter-insurgency effort as well as Tibetan and Bhutanese refugee issues with Ambassador Moriarty on July 27. Khadka suggested he was supportive of the idea of Nepal supplying troop [...]	2004-07-30 07:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU1481	NEPAL'S TOURISM SECTOR UNDER THREAT, BUT SIGNS OF [...] (C) The eight-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the insurgency is most visible in Nepal's floundering tourism sector. The Maoists have reneged on repeated assurances not to target Nepal's struggling tourism [...]	2004-07-30 07:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PTER ASEC CASC PINS NP
04KATHMANDU1482	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 24-30, [...] In a spate of brutality, Maoists beheaded three civilians, a group of 12 Maoists hacked a man to death, and in another case, Maoists shot a handicapped man in the head. In Dadeldhura, the Maoists forced the stoppage of a school lunch incentive program run by the World Food Program (WFP) becau [...]	2004-07-30 08:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1493	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 27 TO [...] NEPAL - U.S. -- U.S. assistance for Nepal's flood victims: "The U.S. Ambassador to Nepal James F. Moriarty handed over a cheque of U.S.$ 50,000 to Karin Hakensson-Furga, representative of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to assist the government of Nepal to respond to the [...]	2004-08-03 02:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1545	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 31-AUGUST [...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials will not announce a unilateral ceasefire, arguing such a move would come only after "meaningful" and "result-oriented" peace talks. Special Envoy to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Tamrat Samuel, arrived in Nepal for meetings with government and political [...]	2004-08-06 06:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1547	NEPAL: OFFICE OF TIBET REPRESENTATIVE MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Wangchuk Tsering, Director of the Office of Tibet, outlined for Ambassador Moriarty on August 5 the issues facing Tibetan refugees, both those transiting Nepal to India and those resident in Nepal. The Ambassador informed Wangchuk that he had raised many of these issues in his me [...]	2004-08-06 09:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1549	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE FRUSTRATION GROWING - [...] (C) SUMMARY: Only surprising in that it took so long to come about, some Bhutanese refugee leaders and many refugees are starting to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. During a discussion between StaffDel Blazey and two refugee leaders, as well as with young professional refugees, r [...]	2004-08-06 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1550	NEPAL: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE ON BHUTANESE/TIBETAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR Representative Abraham Abraham expressed the hope to the Ambassador on August 4 that the verification of Bhutanese refugees would resume. Meanwhile, for the first time, some Bhutanese refugees had begun to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. On Tibetans, UNHCR wa [...]	2004-08-06 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP UNHCR
04KATHMANDU1551	NEPAL: SMALL CLASH BETWEEN BHUTANESE REFUGEES AND [...] (SBU) According to press reports, UNHCR staff and refugees, a fight between two Bhutanese refugees and three locals has led to the reimplementation of camp procedures requiring all refugees to request passes before leaving the refugee camps. On 29 July, two Bhutanese refugees from the Beldang [...]	2004-08-06 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1552	NEPAL: CPN-UML GEN SEC MADHAV NEPAL ON POSSIBLE [...] (S) During their first meeting on August 5, Madhav Kumar Nepal, CPN-UML General Secretary, sought the Ambassador's approval of secret exploratory peace talks in a third country. The UML leader wants the King and parties to present a unified front to the Maoists and determine Maoist intentio [...]	2004-08-06 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS MARR NP
04KATHMANDU1553	MAOISTS WARN COMPANIES, INCLUDING COCA COLA, TO [...] (U) According to reports August 5 in both English and Nepali-language newspapers, the Maoist affiliated All Nepal Trade Union Federation has issued a warning to more than a dozen companies to shut down operations for an indefinite period. Included in the warning was the American company, Co [...]	2004-08-07 02:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1561	MEDIA REACTION: Nepal insurgency [...] "On deaf ears" Editorial in the centrist "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 8/6): "Voices raised against gruesome Maoist brutalities have fallen on deaf ears. The Maoist high command that is prompt in responding to anything concerning their ideology and general activities take refuge to their undergr [...]	2004-08-10 01:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1583	LANDMARK DECISION FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN NEPAL [...] SUMMARY: In a victory for women's rights, the Supreme Court of Nepal declared null and void a law which had required women to return inherited property to their parent's family after marriage. Two committees, one in the process of being formed, have been ordered by the court to review the Mu [...]	2004-08-12 06:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1590	NEPAL: NATIONAL CONGRESS PRESIDENT KOIRALA: [...] (C) In his August 6 courtesy call on National Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala, the Ambassador urged the parties to reach consensus before talks with the Maoists. Koirala replied that he wanted to stay outside the government to push for peace and position himself for power once elections [...]	2004-08-12 21:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
04KATHMANDU1592	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 3 TO 9, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM to head peace secretariat; experts to back it: The government is setting up a Peace Secretariat, which will have chiefs of the four coalition partners and a nominee of the king as political advisors and a retired government administrator or a retired UN administrator [...]	2004-08-12 23:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1596	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 7- [...] A five-member high-level peace committee headed by Prime Minister Sher Deuba was formed on August 12 to establish a peace secretariat. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched raids in the far-western district of Achham on August 10 and 11. President of All Nepal National Independent Students' [...]	2004-08-13 05:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1605	NEPAL: PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE DELIVERED TO PRIME [...] (U) On August 13, the Ambassador delivered by hand the President's message of congratulations to the Prime Minister. Upon its receipt, Prime Minister Deuba exclaimed how he had always been an admirer of the President. The Prime Minister noted that the President was making difficult decisio [...]	2004-08-13 07:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1606	NEPAL: COURT CASE MIGHT HALT TRANSIT OF TIBETANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Because of a case filed in the Kathmandu District Court accusing a police constable who escorted two Tibetan refugees to Kathmandu of trafficking and taking bribes, rumors abound that Nepal's Immigration Department has halted any further transit of Tibetan refugees to India for [...]	2004-08-13 07:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1632	MAOIST BOMBS CLOSE SOALTEE HOTEL, COCA COLA CLOSES [...] (U) Four bombs exploded in the backyard of Soaltee Hotel, a leading five star hotel in Kathmandu, Monday evening, August 16. Nobody was injured and there was only minor damage, according to published newspaper reports. The explosions preceded by one day the expiration of the demand by the [...]	2004-08-17 21:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KTFN ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1643	NEPAL: MAOIST MURDER JOURNALIST AND THREATEN OTHERS [...] The Maoists announced on August 16 that they had killed journalist-cum-human rights activist, Dekendra Raj Thapa for allegedly spying for the security forces against the insurgents. Thapa was abducted on June 26 in the mid- western district of Dailekh. He was a reporter of the state- owned [...]	2004-08-18 10:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1647	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 10 TO [...] CURRENT AFFAIRS -- Koirala refuses to be in the peace committee: Nepali Congress (NC) president Girija Prasad Koirala has refused to join the High Level Peace Committee (HLPC). However, Koirala said he was ready to provide all kind of cooperation from his side for the restoration of peace. [...]	2004-08-18 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1655	NDI POLL OFFERS INSIGHT INTO IMPROVING DEMOCRACY [...] (C) In a public opinion poll conducted between May and July 2004 by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),95 percent of respondents believed things in Nepal were going in the wrong direction. NDI,s survey reports Nepali citizens' perceptions of the current government, democracy, and possib [...]	2004-08-19 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1658	MAOISTS' VIRTUAL BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE; MAOIST [...] (C) Although the virtual Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley continues, there are no reports of Maoist violence or incidents anywhere. Vehicle traffic remains very light due to fears of Maoist reprisals despite government attempts to reassure the people. Targeted industries remain closed in [...]	2004-08-19 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1670	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 14- [...] The Maoists have imposed a virtual blockade of roads leading to and from the Kathmandu Valley since August 18. Traffic remains very light on the roads, no incidents have been reported and no Maoists have been spotted. Tourism- related organizations have raised serious concern over the Maoist [...]	2004-08-20 11:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1672	MAOIST ATROCITIES ESCALATE, JUNE 5-PRESENT [...] Since the formation of Sher Bahadur Deuba's coalition government, Maoist atrocities have intensified. Every day brings new reports of Maoist killings, maimings, or threats of brutality. Most recently, the insurgents chased the former Mayor of Gularia Municipality from a funeral procession, [...]	2004-08-20 12:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1679	VIRTUAL BLOCKADE STILL ON; INDUSTRIES REMAIN [...] (C) Over the weekend, Maoist violence continued around the country, but Kathmandu Valley remained relatively calm. Late August 21, the Maoists attacked government offices in Jumla, destroying several governmental buildings. Also on August 21 suspected Maoists shot an assistant police sub-insp [...]	2004-08-23 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1688	NEPAL: INCIDENTS ALONG BLOCKADED HIGHWAYS [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Prakash Saran Mahat gave a briefing on the current situation to reassure the diplomatic community. However, there have been a couple of Maoist attacks along the highways and the traffic patterns are varying - decreasing on one of the main roads, retur [...]	2004-08-24 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1690	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INTERNATIONAL MEDIA [...] "'Kathmandu under siege.' Really?" SUMMARY. One of the title-page stories in the centrist daily "The Kathmandu Post" (E/D) lambasted the exaggerations by the foreign (particularly Indian) media quoting particularly alarmist excerpts from The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, Star News, I [...]	2004-08-24 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1695	MEDIA REACTION: Nepal insurgency [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-25 03:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1696	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 17 TO 23, [...] MAOIST BLOCKADE -- RNA providing air cover: The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) is to provide air cover as security for vehicles entering and leaving Kathmandu in an attempt to break the Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley. (Centrist "The Kathmandu Post," E/D, 8/23) -- Int'l media spreading ru [...]	2004-08-25 03:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1697	NEPAL: THE CPN-UML PARTY (C-NE4-00843) [...] (U) Post greatly appreciates the opportunity to help inform the Department's analytic process. Post's responses are keyed to Ref A questions by letter. ================= HISTORY, PLATFORM ================= 2. (C) The modern CPN-UML party is a centrist European social-democratic style p [...]	2004-08-25 06:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR NP
04KATHMANDU1698	NEPAL: MAOISTS SUSPEND BLOCKADE OF KATHMANDU VALLEY [...] (U) On the evening of August 24, the joint district committees of CPN-Maoists in three districts issued a statement announcing they were suspending the blockade of the Kathmandu Valley for a month. They warned that they would start more severe actions in a month if the government did not mee [...]	2004-08-25 07:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1705	NSC OFFICIAL ON THE MAOIST INSURGENCY, ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Maoist overall objective is the creation of a single-party "People's Republic" in Nepal, according to Major General Kul Bahadur Khadka, co-coordinator of Nepal's National Security Council. Khadka told the Ambassador on August 24 that the Maoist leadership would be willing to achieve [...]	2004-08-25 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS PGOV NP IN
04KATHMANDU1714	NEPAL: RPP PRESIDENT RANA ON THE COALITION, PEACE [...] (C) The coalition government was working together fairly well and was discussing modalities for an eventual peace process with the Maoists, RPP President Rana told the Ambassador on August 24. Meanwhile, security cooperation between India and Nepal seemed to be improving, in Rana's view. Fin [...]	2004-08-27 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IN NP
04KATHMANDU1717	NEPAL: JUSTICE SECTOR AND RULE-OF-LAW UPDATE [...] (C) Nepal's legal institutions are making some progress despite the difficulty of operating in an insurgency. The courts, led by a reform-minded Supreme Court Chief Justice, are attempting to reform from within, even though they are still plagued by corruption and traditional societal expecta [...]	2004-08-27 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU1718	NEPAL: MAOISTS NARROW CLOSURE OF INDUSTRIES TO [...] (U) Late afternoon August 27, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU) issued a statement asking industries, other than those with U.S. investment, to resume their operations. The ANFTU said that that it had decided, however, to close down all multi-national corpora [...]	2004-08-27 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC ETRD NP
04KATHMANDU1730	NEPAL: BUSINESSES REMAIN CLOSED; INDUSTRY SECURITY [...] (C) Maoists muddied the waters on August 27 by issuing a press statement that indicated the Maoist-threatened businesses, other than those with U.S. investment, could reopen (reftel) and then an hour later issuing a contradictory statement that all the businesses must remain closed. The Indu [...]	2004-08-30 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EINV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1745	NEPALI CONGRESS LEADER KOIRALA EXERTS POWER AFTER [...] (U) On August 28, after Royal Nepal Army (RNA) personnel barred former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala from entering the domestic terminal of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA),a Nepali Congress-affiliated organization called a general closure ( [...]	2004-08-31 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU1746	NEPAL: ROYAL NEPAL ARMY REQUESTS MORE M-16S [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, DATT, ODC and poloff, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa requested 10,000 more M-16s, saying they were the RNA's weapon of choice. COAS Thapa stated that the RNA would like these additional M-16s if grant a [...]	2004-08-31 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS MARR PGOV PTER CVIS ASEC NP GON
04KATHMANDU1752	NEPAL: SITREP NO. 1: MOB VIOLENCE IN REACTION TO [...] (U) Enraged Nepalis took to the streets all around Kathmandu on September 1 in reaction to the news about the August 31 murder of the twelve Nepali hostages in Iraq. They have targeted the largest mosque, Muslims, and manpower agencies; they have not targeted the United States. The GON calle [...]	2004-09-01 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU1758	NEPAL: INFO MINISTER MOHSIN ON THE PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Minister of Information and Communication Mohammad Mohsin outlined for the Ambassador on August 31 the structure of the newly-announced Peace Secretariat. Mohsin hoped the new body would help prepare the government for any eventual peace process with the Maoists, as well as build trust be [...]	2004-09-02 09:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KMDR PINS NP GON
04KATHMANDU1759	NEPAL: SITREP 2: QUIET ON SEPT. 2: NATIONAL DAY OF [...] (U) In the September 1 rioting in reaction to the executions of the twelve Nepalis in Iraq, seven people died and eighty-six were injured in Kathmandu. The Government-called curfew has resumed in Kathmandu after being lifted briefly the morning of September 2 to allow Kathmanduites to worshi [...]	2004-09-02 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU180	NEPAL: NO END IN SIGHT FOR POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] (C) During a January 29 meeting, the U.S., UK, and Indian Ambassadors agreed that there is little evidence that a breakthrough in the political deadlock between the Palace and the parties is imminent. The three discussed possible long-term implications of the demonstrating student unions' ca [...]	2004-01-29 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL UK IN NP
04KATHMANDU190	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 24-30, [...] An attempted bank robbery by Maoists on January 23 was foiled by security forces, leaving six dead. Twenty-six other Maoists reportedly were killed in separate incidents with security forces. Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa claimed the Government of Nepal (GON) clearly has the "upper ha [...]	2004-01-30 06:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU191	DEMONSTRATORS JUMP FENCE AT KATHMANDU EMR TO AVOID [...] (SBU) At approximately 4:30 PM local time US Embassy Kathmandu local guards reported three local males sighted jumping over the Embassy Main Residence (EMR) fence on the south side. The trespassers were apprehended immediately and ordered to come along quietly by the local guards at the resid [...]	2004-01-30 09:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC NP PTER
04KATHMANDU205	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: January 27 to [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Valley bandh: The Kathmandu valley is shutdown due to the one-day strike called by the five agitating parties. (Major reports, 2/2) -- Parties threaten to flare up their agitation: The five agitating political parties, following King Gyanendra's interview with Time m [...]	2004-02-03 03:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU212	NEPAL: USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] Debilitated by a vicious eight-year Maoist insurgency, Nepal continues to face significant challenges in institutionalizing and enforcing respect for human rights and in strengthening its fledgling democratic institutions. An eight-month ceasefire (from January 29-August 27, 2003) and three [...]	2004-02-04 06:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV EAID KDEM NP
04KATHMANDU227	NEPALESE STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE [...] (C) The student wings of several Nepalese political parties continue their seventh week of protests against the King, adding calls for a republic to the near-daily pattern of effigy-burning, traffic disruption, and battles with the police. Student leaders allege that their republican rhetori [...]	2004-02-06 06:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU229	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 31- [...] Twenty-four insurgents and two policemen reportedly were killed and thirty security personnel injured in clashes this week. The Chief of the Army Staff visited troops in the "Maoist Heartland." RNA officials said the rebels have suffered a "heavy setback." More than 200 Maoists have surren [...]	2004-02-06 07:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU230	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: REPATRIATION INDEFINITELY [...] (C) Summary. From January 19-22, PRM/ANE Melissa Pitotti and PolOff met with various Government of Nepal (GON) and UNHCR officials and visited two of the seven Bhutanese refugee camps to discuss the status of negotiations between Nepal and Bhutan to find a durable solution for the refugees. [...]	2004-02-06 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV BH NP
04KATHMANDU251	NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION: ONE BUSINESSMAN'S [...] (C) A prominent Nepali businessman who is also a member of the Nepal-USA Chamber of Commerce admitted to Econoff that his company paid approximately USD 800,000 to the Maoists "sometime last year." The businessman indicated that he decided to pay after five Maoists strapped with grenades and [...]	2004-02-09 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ASEC PTER CASC NP
04KATHMANDU252	Nepal Wardens Message - Maoist Nationwide [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-10 01:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU278	NEPAL: MAOIST INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO 12 FEB STRIKE [...] (SBU) On February 9 at approximately 1500 hours, suspected Maoists ambushed a joint security force patrol team in Lalitpur (located next to Kathmandu). During this incident a police head constable and an army officer were killed. In addition, on February 10 at approximately 0900 hours susp [...]	2004-02-10 08:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CASC ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU279	NEPAL: KING'S PUBLIC APPEARANCE FAILS TO APPEAL TO [...] (SBU) Summary. King Gyanendra's civic reception in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on February 8 did not attract the numbers expected despite government-provided buses and a heavy security presence. The low attendance can be attributed in part to the forced closure, or bandh, declared by [...]	2004-02-10 08:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER NP
04KATHMANDU280	NEPAL: SECURITY SOURCES CONFIRM INDIANS HAND OVER [...] (C) Police and Army sources have confirmed that on February 8 Indian authorities handed over Maoist Politburo member Matrika Yadav and Maoist Central Advisor Suresh Ale Magar to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Unconfirmed reports suggested that the Maoists may were captured in the northern India [...]	2004-02-10 09:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP IN
04KATHMANDU298	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEBRUARY 7-13, [...] A military offensive launched by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) left nineteen people dead. Fifty-one Maoists reportedly were killed in other clashes with security forces. Reported Maoist attacks on security personnel injured seven and killed one. Two senior Maoist leaders were arrested in Luc [...]	2004-02-13 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU310	NEPAL: UN OFFICIAL SEES LITTLE IMMEDIATE HOPE FOR [...] (C) In a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Tamrat Samuel, Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the UN, said that the UN stands ready to assist in mediation efforts between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists if asked by both sides, but indicated that [...]	2004-02-17 05:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP PHUM UN
04KATHMANDU312	NEPAL: MAOIST STRIKE CLOSES CENTRAL NEPAL; [...] (U) The Maoist-enforced "bandh," or general strike, called for central Nepal, including Kathmandu, on February 17 was well observed in the capital. Slightly more shops were observed open and vehicles operating in Kathmandu than during the February 12 closure (Reftel). There were few reports [...]	2004-02-17 09:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU313	NEPALI MAOISTS KILL TERROR VICTIMS' LEADER [...] (U) On February 15 suspected Maoists shot and killed Ganesh Chiluwal, President of the Maoist Victims' Association (MVA),a local NGO representing survivors of Maoist terror. Chiluwal was gunned down at about 5:00 p.m. local time as he left his office in downtown Kathmandu. A witness said he [...]	2004-02-17 09:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU326	NEPAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL PLEDGES CLOSER [...] (C/NF) In a February 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Gianni Magazzeni, Geographic Teams leader from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),acknowledged that a UN-proposed hman rights accord will likely face resistance from the Government of Nepal (GON) unless the UN [...]	2004-02-20 09:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PGOV NP UN
04KATHMANDU350	NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. In January, two groups, comprising 18 undocumented Tibetans, are believed to have been deported from Nepal at the Kodari border crossing in Sindhupalchowk District. No incidents were reported in February. Despite consistent denials by Government of Nepal (GON) officials in Kath [...]	2004-02-26 00:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU367	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEBRUARY 21- [...] Three senior members from the Maoist Victims' Association (MVA) have resigned following the murder of its president. The Prime Minister acknowledged that human rights abuses have increased, but said steps would be taken to ensure that it would not continue. The Prime Minister also said tha [...]	2004-02-27 07:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU371	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SIGN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In a February 27 meeting, de facto Foreign Minister Bekh Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal (GON) will not sign the proposed human rights accord because the accord implicitly puts the Maoists on the same level as the Government. The GON would, moreover, object [...]	2004-02-28 07:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PREL NP UN
04KATHMANDU379	NEPAL: FOURTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the fourth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political Officer Crystal Kaplan (tel: 977-1-441-1179, fax: 977-1-441-0723, e-mail: kaplanct2@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country o [...]	2004-03-01 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
04KATHMANDU396	NEPAL: S/CT COORDINATOR AMB. COFER BLACK [...] (C) On March 3 Ambassador J. Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, accompanied by Ambassador Michael Malinowski, held separate meetings with de facto Foreign Minister Ambassador Bekh Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya. Ambassador Black reconfirmed USG support fo [...]	2004-03-03 08:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU397	NEPAL: MAOISTS LAUNCH MAJOR ATTACK AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At about 2200 hours on March 2, the Maoists launched their first large scale attack against security force personnel since the end of the cease-fire in August 2003. The attack was focused on the district headquarters of Bhojpur District, located in the eastern hills of Nepal [...]	2004-03-03 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER NP
04KATHMANDU398	OVERVIEW OF NEPAL POLICE HUMAN RIGHTS CELL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Nepal Police Human Rights Cell was established in January 2003 and is staffed with only three investigators. However, organizational restructuring is underway to expand the number of investigators to 19. The cell is authorized to mete out minor punishments, such as verbal [...]	2004-03-04 00:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SNAR KCRM NP
04KATHMANDU407	NEPAL: KING PONDERING POSSIBLE POLLS NEXT YEAR [...] (C) Royal confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador on March 3 that King Gyanendra is considering holding national elections by May 2005. There was no indication of when an official announcement might be made. While we view free and fair elections as the best way to restore Nepal's derai [...]	2004-03-04 08:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
04KATHMANDU408	NEPAL: KING APPOINTS BHEKH THAPA AS FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON MARCH 3, NEPAL'S KING, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF PRIME MINISTER SURYA BAHADUR THAPA, APPOINTED DR. BHEKH BAHADUR THAPA AS FOREIGN MINISTER AND HEALTH MINISTER. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HOME MINISTRY WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TO MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INF [...]	2004-03-04 08:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR NP GON
04KATHMANDU437	NEPAL: MAOIST BLOCKADE UNEVENLY IMPLEMENTED, MOST [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 8, Maoist-affiliated organizations initiated a 15-day road blockade in western and mid-western Nepal. The Maoists had declared the closure in 13 Districts, although implementation appears to be haphazard and has extended to districts outside the declared zone. On Mar [...]	2004-03-10 08:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC EAID NP
04KATHMANDU439	NEPAL:AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO VILLAGE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) In an effort better to understand Nepal's controversial, new "Village Defense Committees," Ambassador Malinowski and the Defense Attache on March 2 visited by helicopter one of the Royal Nepal Army's (RNA) pilot projects located in Lamjung District (in a remote area northeast of Pokhar [...]	2004-03-10 09:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU45	NEPAL: MAOIST WEBSITE POSTS CONTENTS OF ARMY [...] (SBU) ON JANUARY 5, NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENTS POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE (WWW.CPNM.ORG) A TRANSCRIPT OF THE ROYAL NEPAL ARMY BRIEFING PROVIDED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIA, CHRISTINA ROCCA, DURING HER VISIT IN DECEMBER 2003 AND REPORTED REFTEL. ACCORDING TO MAJOR INDRA BAHADUR [...]	2004-01-06 08:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU456	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 5-12, [...] Maoists reportedly attempted again to attack the headquarters of the eastern district of Bhojpur, the scene of last week's deadly assault by the rebels (Ref A). A joint security team launched military offensives in the far- west. Ten security personnel were killed and thirty-nine injured in [...]	2004-03-12 05:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU458	MAOISTS INTENSIFY ABDUCTION OF STUDENTS [...] Summary. Nepal's Maoist insurgents have intensified abductions of students. Nearly 700 students were abducted in January and February alone while over 900 reportedly were abducted since the ceasefire's collapse in August 2003. According to one Maoist-affiliated organization, the insurgents i [...]	2004-03-12 06:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER SCUL NP
04KATHMANDU46	NEPAL: AS PROMISED, KING MEETS POLITICAL LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: As promised to Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador, King Gyanendra has begun meeting with leaders of political parties to develop a national consensus to restore democratic governance and defeat the Maoist insurgency. Most of the lead [...]	2004-01-06 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU463	NEPAL: UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASES [...] (U) Summary: On March 11 the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) announced that an RNA major will face a court-martial in an infamous case in which 19 suspected Maoists were allegedly extra-judicially killed in Doramba, Ramechhap District on August 17 (Ref A). In addition, a warrant officer and a corpo [...]	2004-03-16 06:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MOPS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU465	NEPAL: US NGO CONFIRMS MAOIST THREAT IN SIRAHA [...] (C) Summary: On March 13 Keith Leslie (protect),Country Director for Save the Children US, confirmed that Nepali NGOs partnered with SAVE in the southeastern district of Siraha had received Maoist threats. Leslie advised that all SAVE staff in the district (all of whom are Nepali) have been [...]	2004-03-16 06:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU466	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NONCOMMITTAL ON [...] (C) Summary. On March 15, DCM and PolOff called on Home Ministry Joint Secretary U.P. Mainali to discuss Tibetan refugee issues as raised reftel. The DCM thanked Mainali for his effort in processing exit permits for Tibetans who were eligible for U.S. immigrant visas. The DCM expressed conce [...]	2004-03-16 08:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CVIS CH NP
04KATHMANDU475	NEPAL: SA DAS PATTERSON'S MEETING WITH KING [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and the Ambassador, King Gyanendra affirmed that there is "no question" that he is committed to democracy and identified handing over power to an elected government as his first priority. His [...]	2004-03-17 06:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP

04KATHMANDU476	NEPAL: DAS TORKEL PATTERSON'S MARCH 16 MEETING [...] (C) On March 16, Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and Ambassador Malinowski SIPDIS met with Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya. Ambassador Malinowski congratulated Nepal on its official ratification of its membership to the World Trade Organization. A [...]	2004-03-17 08:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PTER ECON NP WTO
04KATHMANDU481	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: March 9 [...] GOVERNMENT -- NHRC submits list of dos to protect human rights: The National Human Rights Commission has submitted a memorandum to the government urging the latter to immediately take minimum steps to protect the human rights situation in the country. The NHRC statement said that the gov [...]	2004-03-18 02:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU484	NEPAL: DAS PATTERSON MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On March 17, DAS Torkel Patterson and Ambassador called upon Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani. The three discussed the Government of Nepal's financial situation, U.S. military assistance, the Maoist insurgency and current political impasse between the King and political p [...]	2004-03-18 05:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU487	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REHABILITATION CENTER [...] (C) On 2 March, Ambassador Malinowski and Defense Attache visited by helicopter the Government of Nepal's (GON) newly opened, pilot Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) facility located in Tanahu District (approximately 125 kms northwest of Kathmandu). The GON announced the cre [...]	2004-03-18 07:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU488	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN POSITIVE, [...] Summary. On March 8, the Government of Nepal unveiled its National Plan on Women designed to bring Nepal into compliance with the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The plan mandates the government to amend discriminatory laws and regulat [...]	2004-03-18 08:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU496	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 13-19, [...] The Minister of Foreign Affairs defended the Government of Nepal's (GON) human rights record in Geneva, affirming that "we keep human rights uppermost in our mind." Maoist supremo Prachanda claims to be receptive to UN mediation, while the Prime Minister says it is not necessary. The Home M [...]	2004-03-19 05:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU498	NEPAL: COCA-COLA FEELS THE PINCH OF THE [...] (C) On March 18, NN Singh, Managing Director of Coca-Cola Nepal reported to Econoff that the Coca-Cola's bottling plant located in Bharatpur (130 kms southeast of Kathmandu outside of Chitwan) ceased operations temporarily as a result of the Maoist-imposed economic blockade (reftels). He said [...]	2004-03-19 06:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC BEXP ECON PTER NP
04KATHMANDU5	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, DECEMBER 20- [...] Thirteen security personnel and forty-two Maoists reportedly were killed in clashes this week. Twenty security personnel and two civilians also suffered injuries. Maoist cadres reportedly killed five civilians, including a pregnant woman, and abducted nine others. On December 25, the Specia [...]	2004-01-02 03:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU500	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE [...] (C) The Maoist insurgency poses special challenges for the Government of Nepal's (GON) efforts to improve its human rights performance. At the same time, our ability to make objective, fact-based assessments of the GON's performance is hindered by a number of complicating factors, including t [...]	2004-03-19 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU516	NEPAL: SECURITY FORCES REPEL MAOIST ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) At about 11:00 p.m local time on March 20, Maoist insurgents attacked Beni, the headquarters of Myagdi District in west-central Nepal. Initial reports indicate that 13 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers, 7 policemen, and 1 civilian were killed, and 80 police are still missing. (Note: A [...]	2004-03-22 09:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU541	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: SOME HOPEFUL SIGNS OF PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary. The GON has prepared a report on the December incident in Khudunabari Camp and will provide it to the RGOB in April. A UNHCR official confided that the Government of India had requested information from UNHCR on conditions for return faced by the refugees and how these condition [...]	2004-03-23 07:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PHUM PREL NP BH IN
04KATHMANDU55	NEPAL: KING SEES "POSITIVE SIGNS" AFTER [...] (C) On January 7 Prabhakar Rana, King Gyanendra's business partner and confidant, telephoned the Ambassador on the King's behalf to advise that the monarch has concluded his consultations with the leaders of political parties (Reftel). Press accounts of the discussions (most of which indica [...]	2004-01-07 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU554	NEPAL UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON CUBA AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-24 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU NP UNHRC
04KATHMANDU567	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 20-26, [...] A deadly attack on March 20 topped a week of violence in Nepal in which at least 187 Maoists, 35 security personnel and 50 civilians lost their lives. The UN Secretary General appealed for an end to the violence, and reiterated the UN's offer to help in finding a solution. The Prime Minister [...]	2004-03-26 06:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU580	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM 16 TO 22 MARCH [...] MAOIST INSURGENCY -- Massive attack in Myagdi district headquarters: Maoist rebels launched a huge attack in Beni, Myagdi district headquarters on Saturday night. The Maoists took the District Police Office (DPO),Chief District Officer and 39 security personnel. The Maoists completely de [...]	2004-03-29 07:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU584	NEPAL: RATIFIES ITS MEMBERSHIP WITHIN WTO [...] (SBU) On March 24, the Government of Nepal (GON) officially accepted and ratified its membership within the World Trade Organization and will become the 147th member of the organization as of April 23. Nepal is the first least developed country (LDC) to qualify and accede on its own merits w [...]	2004-03-30 00:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON NP WTO
04KATHMANDU588	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR PROVIDES INFORMATION ON [...] (C) In a March 31 call on the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran provided additional information on the March 29 arrest in Siliguri, West Bengal, of Nepali Maoist leader Mohan Vaidya. According to Saran, the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) had been watching Siliguri for some time sin [...]	2004-03-31 07:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN NP
04KATHMANDU591	NEPALI PRIME MINISTER VOWS BETTER IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26 Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa issued a reaffirmation of the Government of Nepal's (GON) commitment to constitutional and international human rights standards. Among the numerous obligations the Prime Minister says the GON commits to fulfil are the right to h [...]	2004-03-31 08:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU594	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: MILITANCY IN CAMPS GROWS [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-01 07:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	BH NP PREF PTER
04KATHMANDU607	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 27-April [...] Indian police arrested Maoist senior politburo member Mohan Vaidya (Ref A). The Home Minister rejected the United Nation's (UN) call for a ceasefire, declaring that the Government of Nepal (GON) will not allow the Maoists "another chance to regroup." Nepal was unusually subdued this week wi [...]	2004-04-02 06:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU612	NEPAL: ROCK THROWING, TEAR GAS MARK SECOND DAY OF [...] (SBU) The second consecutive day of protests against the Government of Nepal (GON) out by five political parties in the capital turned violent on April 2. At least seven politicians were reported hospitalized after participants began throwing rocks and bricks at policemen in the center of t [...]	2004-04-02 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU620	NEPAL: POLITICAL PROTESTS CONTINUE, MARRED BY [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 5, Nepal's political parties continued to demonstrate against the government for the fifth consecutive day. In response to violence on April 2 (reftel),the protesters declared a closure, or "bandh," in the capital for April 3. The closure was rigorously enforced by [...]	2004-04-05 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU623	NEPAL:MAOISTS ATTACK POLICE STATION IN TERAI, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an apparent retaliation against Indian interests for the March 29 arrest of Politburo member Mohan Vaidya in West Bengal (Ref A),Nepali Maoists torched 18 Indian fuel trucks parked at a customs checkpoint, shooting three of the drivers, in the southwestern district of Kai [...]	2004-04-05 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL ETRD IN NP
04KATHMANDU624	NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE AN EXTORTION DEMAND TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The regional president of the American Life Insurance Company (ALICO),a member of the American International Group, Inc. (AIG),approached the Embassy on April 1 indicating that the ALICO branch office in Nepal received a threat and an extortion demand from an individual clai [...]	2004-04-05 09:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC BEXP ECON PTER NP
04KATHMANDU638	NEPAL: MAOISTS TURN OVER 37 HOSTAGES TO ICRC [...] (SBU) Pascal Mauchle, Head Delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),confirmed that Maoist insurgents handed over 37 hostages, abducted during the March 20 attack on Myagdi District headquarters (Reftel),to ICRC on April 6. The hostages included the Chief District O [...]	2004-04-06 09:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU64	NEPAL: STUDENTS CONTINUE PROTESTS AGAINST THE KING [...] (SBU) Summary. Student demonstrations persisted for the 23rd day in Kathmandu, in certain instances turning violent. On January 7, police and students clashed in several locations, resulting in the injury of 8 students and 3 journalists. One student leader indicated that the protests would l [...]	2004-01-08 09:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU654	THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN NEPAL FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary. Existing legislation governing human trafficking in Nepal provides severe punishments for traffickers and their associates and shifts the burden of proof, in many cases, to the accused rather than the victim. Draft legislation that would address victim rights and protections expired [...]	2004-04-09 02:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN PREF ELAB NP
04KATHMANDU67	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 3-9, [...] Sixteen security personnel reportedly were killed and forty others injured by Maoist ambushes while nine insurgents died in clashes. Maoists reportedly torched a vehicle carrying vials of polio vaccine which was to be distributed to children in the villages. The United Nations World Food P [...]	2004-01-09 06:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU673	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 3-9, [...] A Maoist nighttime attack on a police post in the west left nine policemen dead and six injured. Five other security personnel and nineteen rebels were killed in separate clashes. The extradition of arrested Maoist senior politburo member Mohan Vaidya (Ref A) reportedly has been delayed ind [...]	2004-04-09 08:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU677	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT BAN ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS IGNORED [...] Summary. Late on April 8, the Government of Nepal (GON) declared a ban on all public gatherings, except for religious purposes, of more than 5 people. Despite the ban, roughly 4000 political party activists attempted to gather in central Kathmandu on April 9, but a heavy police presence preve [...]	2004-04-09 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER NP
04KATHMANDU681	CODEL DREIER MEETS WITH NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with CODEL Dreier, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa reviewed the Government of Nepal's (GON) three-pronged strategy to return to a more stable political and economic path: public security, increased assistance to grassroots areas and democratic governmen [...]	2004-04-09 08:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP
04KATHMANDU682	NEPAL: CODEL DREIER MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER THAPA [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Foreign Minister Dr. Bekh Bahadur Thapa on April 9, Codel Dreier discussed the ongoing Maoist insurgency, the need for political reconciliation between the Palace and the political parties, human rights and efforts to improve the socio-economic status of women. Thapa [...]	2004-04-09 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU683	NEPAL: PARTY LEADERS SAY THEY WILL MEET PALACE [...] (S) During an April 8 dinner in honor of Codel Dreier, senior leaders of the four largest political parties told the Ambassador that they were prepared to discuss with a Palace envoy a resolution to the current political impasse. Madhav Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal [...]	2004-04-09 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU692	NEPAL: KING'S CONFIDANT SAYS MONARCH OPEN TO [...] (S) On April 12 royal confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador that King Gyanendra had agreed, as proposed by the U.S. Ambassador in agreement with the Indian and UK Ambassadors, to resume discussions with political party leaders through an as-yet unnamed Palace envoy (Ref B). Rana said [...]	2004-04-12 06:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU693	NEPAL: FACEOFF BETWEEN PARTIES AND PALACE [...] (C) April traditionally is a month of political ferment in Nepal. This year, with all three of the country's politcal actors--the parties, the King, and the Maoists--in apparent overdrive, promises to be particularly interesting. Some commentators have expressed concern that the anti-governm [...]	2004-04-12 09:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU722	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 10-16, [...] Separate attacks and clashes reportedly left fifteen Maoists and three security personnel dead. The local press reported that Maoist leadership was "considering" releasing forty policemen taken captive last week (Ref A). An Indian article reprinted in the local press reports that arrested [...]	2004-04-16 07:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU74	NEPAL: DE FACTO FOREIGN MINISTER ON SAARC SUMMIT, [...] (C) In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, de facto Foreign Minister Amb. Bekh Bahadur Thapa discussed the SAARC Summit, recent problems in beginning the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees, and a possible EU demarche criticizing the Government of Nepal's (GON) failure to restore peace and [...]	2004-01-09 09:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF NP SAARC
04KATHMANDU758	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: A HISTORICAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. The history and complexity of the Bhutanese refugee situation is worth recollecting in the light of reliable documentation. The first Nepali-speaking immigrants settled in Bhutan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries at the invitation of the then-King of Bhutan in an effor [...]	2004-04-22 05:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BT
04KATHMANDU782	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 17-23, [...] The Home Minister ruled out talks with the Maoists until they stop their violence. Sporadic clashes reportedly left four security force personnel and twenty-five Maoists dead. Maoist supremo Prachanda announced a month-long agenda of "peoples' action" to include a three-day nationwide clos [...]	2004-04-23 06:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU789	NEPAL: MAOIST LEADERS URGE PARTIES TO JOIN COMMON [...] (SBU) As political party protests continue for the third week in Kathmandu, Maoist leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Pushpa Kumar Dahal (alias Prachanda) issued a public statement on April 21 encouraging the parties to persevere and to join in common cause against Nepal's monarchy. They write, "i [...]	2004-04-23 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC NP
04KATHMANDU790	NEPALI KING PARLEYS WITH SOME PARTIES, PUT OFF BY [...] (C) As daily anti-government protests continued into their third week, on April 22 King Gyanendra met individually with leaders of three parties, including Nepali Congress (Democratic) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, to explore possibilities for resolving the political impasse. According to a [...]	2004-04-23 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU817	NEPAL: ARMY HUMAN RIGHTS CELL AGREES TO REOPEN [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 15 letter signed by the Chief of Army Staff, the Royal Nepal Army's (RNA) initial response to Embassy inquiries on the alleged extrajudicial killings of two teenaged girls and the alleged abduction of a third girl (Ref A) asserted that all three were shot while tryi [...]	2004-04-29 07:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU819	NEPAL: ROYAL INSIDER OPTIMISTIC ON PROGRESS [...] (C) On April 29 Prabhakar Rana, King Gyanendra's confidant and business partner, called on Charge d'Affaires and DCM to brief them on progress toward reconciliation between the parties and the Palace. Rana expects Nepali Congress President Girija Koirala will agree to meet the King soon and [...]	2004-04-29 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU833	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 24-30, [...] The Royal Nepal Army spokesperson indicated that the Army is ready for a permanent peace and would support government-Maoists talks. Since the end of the cease-fire, RNA figures indicate that 1,973 Maoists and 176 security personnel have been killed. The RNA also reported that approximatel [...]	2004-04-30 08:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU845	NEPAL: POLICE ARREST TOP POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS [...] On May 3, Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) arrested Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman Madhav Nepal and Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala. Both political leaders were arrested from their homes at approximately 1230 and 1430, respectively, and are b [...]	2004-05-03 08:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU846	NEPAL: MAOISTS TURN UP HEAT ON NGOS, AID AGENCIES [...] (C) According to NGO contacts, Maoists in five southwestern districts are increasing extortion demands and escalating pressure on local and foreign NGOs, including one U.S.-based NGO, and bilateral aid agencies to sign agreements with the so-called "Tharuwan People's Autonomous Government," d [...]	2004-05-05 04:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG NP
04KATHMANDU864	NEPAL: DAS CAMP AND INDIAN AMBASSADOR SARAN [...] (C) On May 6, Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Camp, Charge d'Affaires Janet Bogue and Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran met on the sidelines of the Nepal Development Forum to discuss the current political situation and the value of reinforcing each other's strong and consistent messages to both the [...]	2004-05-06 08:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BT
04KATHMANDU866	NEPAL: DAS CAMP MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER AND [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Minister (Dr.) Bekh Bahadur Thapa on May 5, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Donald Camp stressed the importance of human rights and the restoration of a democratic government to continued USG suppo [...]	2004-05-06 23:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREF EINV NP
04KATHMANDU879	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 1-7, 2004 [...] On May 4, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) reacted angrily to its inclusion on the U.S. Terrorist Exclusion List (REF A). Following continued Maoist threats and violence against their work in the far-west region of Nepal, some international donors announced on May 6 that they would susp [...]	2004-05-07 08:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU880	NEPALI PRIME MINISTER THAPA RESIGNS [...] (U) At 3:00 p.m. local time Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa announced his resignation in a national radio broadcast. No immediate announcement of a successor has been made. 2. (SBU) Comment: A coalition of five democratic parties have held near-daily rallies against Thapa's governm [...]	2004-05-07 08:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU889	NEPAL: NO CONSENSUS ON NEW PM YET [...] (C) Three days after the May 7 resignation of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa (Ref A),the search for his successor continues, with no clear contender in the lead. King Gyanendra appears to be sending out simultaneous and duplicative "feelers" to the leaders of the two largest parties--the [...]	2004-05-10 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU901	NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETS KING, POLITICAL PARTIES: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 5 meeting with Nepal,s King Gyanendra and a May 6 meeting with representatives of the main political parties, SA DAS Camp found both sides deeply distrustful of the other and adamant that they would not budge from their positions. (Both meetings took place before the res [...]	2004-05-12 05:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU902	NEPAL: MAOIST PRESSURE CAUSES EUROPEAN DONORS TO [...] (C) On May 10 the Dutch, German and British bilateral aid agencies, citing Maoist pressure and threats, announced they will suspend projects in the northwestern districts of Mugu, Humla, Jumla, and Dolpa and in the southwestern district of Kailali as of May 16. USAID sponsors activities in th [...]	2004-05-12 07:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU937	NEPAL: TERRORIST FINANCE UPDATE [...] (U) The Government of Nepal (GON) indicates that no terrorist assets listed by the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee have been identified in Nepal and therefore, no accounts have been frozen. The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu has no evidence of financial links in Nepal to international ter [...]	2004-05-18 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL NP
04KATHMANDU947	NEPAL: KING TO MEET LEADERS OF PROTESTING PARTIES [...] (C) Summary: According to Palace and party sources, King Gyanendra will meet the leaders of the five protesting political parties on May 19 at 6:30 p.m. A royal confidant has suggested that the May 19 discussion may be followed by subsequent meetings with the heads of the two largest partie [...]	2004-05-19 08:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU949	NEPAL: MAOISTS EXPAND ATTACKS ON BUSINESSES, [...] (U) Since the beginning of May, the Maoists have renewed their rhetoric, threats and sabotage against prominent businesses in Nepal. On May 3, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions issued a statement blacklisting twenty-three businesses. The statement, although not wide [...]	2004-05-19 22:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC ETRD NP PTER
04KATHMANDU954	NEPAL: PARTY LEADERS, KING HOLD FIRST MEETING; [...] (U) On May 19 King Gyanendra and the leaders of five protesting political parties held their first meeting since the May 7 resignation of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and the beginning of the parties' "decisive" anti-Palace campaign on April 1. Press reports on the meeting, based on th [...]	2004-05-20 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU957	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 15-21, [...] Almost 150 local government officials throughout Nepal resigned reportedly due to Maoist threats. Fourteen security personnel were killed and fifteen injured in separate clashes. Thirty-six Maoists were also reported killed. Maoists reportedly killed eight civilians, and abducted over 1000 [...]	2004-05-21 07:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU97	NEPAL: DETENTIONS AND "DISAPPEARANCES" SINCE THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the end of the ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents on August 27, it has grown increasingly difficult to obtain information on detainees held as suspected Maoists under special anti-terrorism legislation. Many of these suspects are held [...]	2004-01-13 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MOPS NP
04KINSHASA1323	FAPC AND FNI MILITIAS FIGHTING IN ITURI [...] (C) Summary. Fighting between FAPC and FNI militias in Ituri has continued into a second week resulting in hundreds of IDPs and an undetermined number of refugees. The conflict has been fueled by apparent efforts to control a gold mine and the perception that MONUC's and the GDRC's attention an [...]	2004-07-15 16:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PINR CG
04KUWAIT3032	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT: YOUSEF QARADAWI'S [...] SUMMARY: Friday's (9/3) edition of leading Arabic daily al-Rai al-A'am contained a transcription of an interview given in Cairo by Islamist Dr. Yousef Qaradawi. In answer to a question about the religious propriety of kidnapping Americans in Iraq and mutilating their corpses, Qaradawi reported [...]	2004-09-08 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT3033	IRAQ TRAVEL BAN: NEPAL ENFORCES BAN ON ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the murder of 12 Nepali workers in Iraq, Nepal is enforcing a travel ban to prevent its nationals from entering Iraq. US military officials and emboffs briefed Nepalese Charge Lok Bahadur Thapa on security and welfare provisions for Nepalis traveling in US military c [...]	2004-09-09 05:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	ELAB MOPS PREL PHUM ETRD EAID KU IZ
04KUWAIT3262	KUWAITI MFA SAYS GOK WILL NOT ENFORCE BAN ON [...] (C) During introductory meeting with MFA Chief of Protocol Walid al-Khubaizi on September 20, Khubaizi told Ambassador LeBaron that he would be meeting later that day with the Indian and Filipino Ambassadors and via conference call with the Nepali Ambassador resident in Riyadh. On instruction [...]	2004-09-21 04:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PBTS MOPS KU IZ
04KUWAIT3374	TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT NATIONALS WORKING FOR US [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 21 meeting with DCM and a September 25 follow-up with US military officials, Turkish diplomats raised concerns about the treatment of Turkish drivers working for US military contractors and sub-contractors in Kuwait and Iraq. They said that the Turkish Embassy i [...]	2004-09-27 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MOPS PREL PHUM ETRD EAID KU IZ TU
04KUWAIT3465	KUWAITI FM SAYS FUEL ISSUE RESOLVED; DRIVER ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: In a 50-minute meeting on October 4, Ambassador and Kuwaiti FM Dr. Mohammed committed to continued fuel for U.S. forces in Iraq, to be supplied at "close to zero" cost. The FM said that signing of a contract was a necessary political/legal formality and asked that U.S. team be [...]	2004-10-04 15:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT3590	GOK REMOVES BAN ON THIRD-COUNTRY DRIVERS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-20 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB IN IZ MOPS PK PREL
04KUWAIT3683	US MILITARY, EMBASSY MEET WITH PAKISTANIS ON DRIVER BAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-27 13:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ELAB ETRD IZ KU MOPS PHUM PK PREL
04MADRID2963	SPAIN ENCOURAGES EU ACTION ON MAOIST VIOLENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-03 16:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTDB NP SP EUN
04MADRID822	SPANISH RESPONSE TO 60TH SESSION OF THE UN [...] (C) Summary. The head of the MFA's Human Rights Office stated that Spain's priorities for the upcoming UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) session are substantially the same as USG priorities, focusing on many of the same countries and issues. On sensitive subjects, he said that Spain will [...]	2004-03-10 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP UNHRC
04NEWDELHI5734	INDIA RATTLED BY DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh watchers in New Delhi have reacted with concern to recent violence there, citing the August 21 attack on opposition leader Sheikh Hasina as symptomatic of a deterioration in the country's political culture, fueling instability in Bangladesh which contributes directly to [...]	2004-09-10 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV BG IN
04NEWDELHI6976	BHUTAN MOVING TOWARDS REPATRIATION OF CATEGORY ONE [...] (C) Summary: During an October 24 meeting with PRM A/S Dewey, King Jigme Wangchuck of Bhutan agreed that Category 1 refugees from the Khudunabari Camp could be repatriated and that the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) should exchange a letter specifying the [...]	2004-11-02 05:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF IN NP BT UNHCR
04NEWDELHI6999	INDIA PUSHING NEPALESE ARMY TO BE MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) should be more proactive in the fight against the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Bhutan/Nepal) Ranjit Rae told Polcouns and Poloff SIPDIS in a November 1 meeting. Describing the recent India-Nepal security cooperation group meeting, Rae reported that the GO [...]	2004-11-02 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN NP
04NEWDELHI7000	INDIA SUPPORTS REPATRIATION OF CATEGORY 1 [...] (C) Polcouns and Poloff met on November 1 with MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae to brief on the strategy SIPDIS recently outlined by King Wangchuck to A/S Dewey to repatriate Category 1 refugees from the Khudunabari camp (Reftel). Rae replied that the GOI welcomes this strateg [...]	2004-11-02 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT UNHCR
04NEWDELHI7078	TOWARDS AN INDIA-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Following two relatively rocky summits, and the postponement of this year's meeting, New Delhi hopes the November 8 India-EU Summit will yield tangible progress, MEA Director (Europe - I) Dammu Ravi told Poloff on November 2. The GOI priority is to kickoff a new ""strategic partnershi [...]	2004-11-05 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN FR GM UK NP BT
04NEWDELHI7750	SHYAM SARAN "SPEAKS FROM THE HEART" ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: Speaking informally at a just-concluded track-II conference on Nepal, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued that New Delhi and Kathmandu must work more closely together to defeat the Maoists, that Nepalese mistrust of India is misplaced, and that economic development could help N [...]	2004-12-08 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
04NEWDELHI8192	MEA STATEMENTS AND BRIEFINGS: MALAYSIA, SLOVAKIA, [...] Summary: This is another of our periodic messages summarizing public statements by MEA Spokesman Navtej Sarna and other MEA officials. Here we report Malaysian Prime Minister Badawi's and Slovak President Gasparovic's visits to India, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's trip to South Korea and [...]	2004-12-28 11:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP TSPA MY LO KS PK BG BM CE NP IN GOI
04RANGOON1582	BURMA'S BUDDHIST SUMMIT: WE BUILT IT, NOW FIND [...] (SBU) Summary: The SPDC carried off its World Buddhist Summit despite the 11th hour loss of the primary sponsor and the 1,600 attendees it was planning to bring. The regime saved face by launching a dual strategy of publicly belittling its departed Japanese co-sponsor while using influential [...]	2004-12-15 03:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PHUM PREL PGOV BM
04ROME2196	ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] The WFP Annual Session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of the positive Sudanese signing of the Naivasha Protocols (GOS-SPLM/A),and an unprecedented level of displacement and violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Coming off a record level of total support in 2003 (U.S. dollars (USD) $2.6 [...]	2004-06-09 12:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR UN
04ROME2463	"UNTIED FOOD AID" - WFP STUDY FOR UNCTAD [...] (SBU) The WFP Secretariat has shared with the US Mission a paper prepared for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) entitled: "Food Aid and the Untying of Aid: Opportunities and Challenges for the Least Developed Countries." The key premise for the untying of food aid [...]	2004-06-24 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF ETRD WFP UN UNCTAD
04ROME2935	UNHCR/WFP JOINT DONOR BRIEFING [...] Summary. UNHCR and WFP held a joint donor briefing in Rome on July 22, 2004. UN staff discussed troubling funding problems that limit WFP's ability to deliver food aid to refugees in Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Chad, Eritrea, Georgia, Kenya, Nepal, and elsewhere; provided an update [...]	2004-07-29 07:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF AO AF CD CG SU WFP UNHCR
04ROME8	US MISSION/ROME 2003 SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS - AS [...] (SBU) Kim: Thanks for the opportunity to lay out our past year's accomplishments. In short, it was an extraordinary year where our Mission, like many other IO posts, found ourselves in the middle of some of the most difficult challenges on our country's foreign policy agenda. In 2003 US Missio [...]	2004-01-02 14:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF
04ROME815	FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] The WFP Board first regular session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs. In 2003, WFP received U.S. dollars (USD) 2.6 billion in donor contributions in support of its operations worldwide (plus an additional USD 1.2 billion from the Oil- for-Fo [...]	2004-03-03 10:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR
04ROME879	WFP BOARD PPROVES NEPAL PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] The WFP Execuive Board, at its first regular session (Februar 23-26),approved a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation for Nepal. The project 10058.3, entitle Food Assistance to Bhutanese refugees in Nepal,is for twelve months (July 2004-June 2005),and overs 99,600 beneficiaries. Total cos [...]	2004-03-05 12:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR
04TELAVIV6498	GUSH KATIF FARMERS SHORT-HANDED FOR HIGH SEASON AS [...] (C) Summary: On Saturday, December 18, the visiting Thai Labor Minister and the Thai Ambassador to Israel met with 150 Thai agricultural workers in Gush Katif and encouraged them to leave the settlement for security reasons. The meeting resulted in over 80 workers tentatively agreeing to depa [...]	2004-12-22 09:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG ECON IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04THEHAGUE1902	NETHERLANDS/NEPAL: DEMARCHE ON MAOIST VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are in discussion with EU colleagues regarding designation of the Maoists, but expect to release a "balanced" statement condemning violence on both sides as an interim measure. They expect the Maoists will be designated this Fall. End Summary. Dutch Presidency Statem [...]	2004-07-28 15:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC EFIN NP NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2587	NETHERLANDS/EU/TERRORIST FINANCE: FREEZING MAOIST [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect an EU designation of the Maoists within one month's time. They plan to carry out a simultaneous EU Troika visit to Kathmandu to ensure the Government of Nepal remains "on notice" with regard to this issue. End Summary. Designation Strategy ------------------- [...]	2004-10-08 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER NP NL KTFM
04THEHAGUE2924	NETHERLANDS/EU/INDIA: "NEW PARTNERSHIP" HAS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Beyond welcoming a new "strategic partnership," the November 8 EU-India Summit was perhaps more notable for what it lacked than what it included. The new "strategic partnership" appears to be little more than a wishlist of topics for cooperation to be fleshed out over the next ye [...]	2004-11-12 14:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN NL EUN
04YEREVAN2793	NEW DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER THE FIRST IN A [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenian President Robert Kocharian named Armen Bayburdian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) December 24. Bayburdian joins current Deputy Foreign Ministers Tatul Margarian (expected to be named Am [...]	2004-12-28 11:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM
05ABUDHABI5231	CALL BY NEPAL CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN UAE [...] (C) Nepalese Charge in Abu Dhabi Madhuban Prasad Paudel paid courtesy call on CDA today (December 28). He talked mostly about problems faced by upwards of 70,000 Nepalese workers in the UAE, non-payment of salaries, visa overstays and deportations, and trafficking issues (including some cas [...]	2005-12-28 13:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NP
05ANKARA3833	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 16-30, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Saturday, June 18: [...]	2005-07-01 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05BANGKOK7458	THAILAND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary: Recent activities have focused on child trafficking and child sex tourism in Thailand. A child sex tourism seminar was held in Bangkok under the auspices of the USG-supported Bali Process, with DHS/ICE representing the USG and providing a case study. The NGO IJM reports progres [...]	2005-12-02 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN PREF PREL SMIG PHUM EAID TH
05BANGKOK7460	CHINESE EMBASSY WANTS TO BUILD LINKS WITH U.S. [...] (C) Summary. As part of our ongoing effort to follow China's growing influence in Thailand, the Ambassador hosted a reception on December 1 for the PRC Embassy at the Residence. Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jiuhuan called for greater dialogue between the U.S. and China on a wide variety of iss [...]	2005-12-02 08:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR CH TH
05BRUSSELS2674	EU CLAIMS NO CHANGE ON NEPAL POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff delivered reftel discussion points to interlocutors at the European Commission and Council and the UK Permrep on July 11. All said no "policy statement" on Nepal was being prepared, but the UK Presidency was preparing an informal "internal discussion paper" on Nepal for a [...]	2005-07-13 15:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS517	EU CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS ON NEPAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the Michael Swann, Administrator for South Asia at the European Council, and European Commission Nepal Desk Officer Rensje Teerink. Teerink said the Nepalese ambassador to the EU called on Commission Deputy DG for External Relations Herve Jouanjean on Mon [...]	2005-02-03 16:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP USEU BRUSSELS
05CALCUTTA246	INDIA'S NORTHEAST MILITANCY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable provides an overview of the "alphabet soup" of ethnic insurgencies that have plagued India's Northeast throughout its history. The first three paragraphs provide a broad overview of the factors that have spawned these conflicts and should be of general interest to Ind [...]	2005-07-06 18:02:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PTER PGOV PREL SOCI IN
05CALCUTTA418	ASSAM'S INSURGENT GROUPS QUIET FOR NOW BUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: November 5-10, CG made an introductory visit to the State of Assam, the gateway to India's Northeast. Ethnic insurgencies, poverty, drugs and economic stagnation have plagued Assam in recent history. However, some positive trends have emerged in moderating ethnic tensions and [...]	2005-11-21 12:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EINV EMIN ASEC SNAR IN BG
05CALCUTTA68	THE COMMUNISTS WORRY ABOUT THE MAOISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: West Bengal's governing Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) is concerned about the nascent spread of ultra-Left Maoist influence in rural West Bengal. The Party would prefer to tackle the Maoist challenge politically, by mobilizing the rural masses, but has not yet been abl [...]	2005-02-17 15:35:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER SOCI IN
05CHENNAI925	NEPALI MAOIST REMAINS STUCK IN CHENNAI JAIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent court decision, the Madras High Court has ruled that a team of human rights lawyers may visit senior Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Chandra Prakash Gajurel who was arrested in August 2003 for presenting a forged British passport at Chennai airport and remains [...]	2005-05-11 07:42:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IN NP
05COLOMBO1050	SEVENTH SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF SOUTH ASIA [...] SUMMARY. THE SEVENTH SARI/ENERGY SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW MEETING WAS HELD IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA ON JUNE 1-3, 2005. A SARI/ENERGY SPONSORED REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY REPORT PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT EXPERTS IN THE REGION LAID OUT RECOMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS FOR ADDRESSING REGIONAL ENERGY SHORTAGES AND [...]	2005-06-13 10:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG KSCA XD ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1837	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-21 06:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE

05COLOMBO1841	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-24 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1899	SRI LANKA SEES POTENTIAL FOR SAFTA, BUT HEDGING [...] (C) Summary: During a wide ranging discussion with Econchief, Sri Lankan Commerce Ministry Director General K.N. Weerasinghe (Note: Weerasinghe is Sri Lanka's senior-most career trade official) said that a successful conclusion to the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) talks was close, bu [...]	2005-11-03 03:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO326	COLOMBO PLAN: CONSENSUS MINUS ONE TOWARD THAI [...] (C) Summary: During the February 15 Colombo Plan Working Group meeting, all other member states present expressed their support for the Thai constitutional amendment proposal to address arrears. Among the several concerns voiced about the U.S. proposal, representatives from member states sin [...]	2005-02-10 12:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR AORC IR CE
05DHAKA1296	Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's comments [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "A Paradigm Shift in US Foreign Policy" Centrist English language newspaper "News Today" editorially comments (3/22): It seems that Condoleezza Rice, the new United States Secretary of State, is in the pro [...]	2005-03-22 09:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA1297	Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's South [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "The Visit of Condoleezza Rice" Conservative Bangla language newspaper "Ittefaq" editorially comments (3/20): What Condoleezza Rice said during her visit to India and Pakistan means that the U.S. wants to st [...]	2005-03-22 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA1851	BDG INTEL BRIEFING ON ISLAMIST MILITANTS [...] (C/NF) On April 18, a three-man team headed by Brigadier Asif Chowdhury, Foreign Intelligence Bureau director of the military Director General Forces Intelligence (DGFI),presented a 30-minute Power Point briefing at the Embassy to Ambassador, P/E counselor, DATT, and RAO on the investigation [...]	2005-04-20 11:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA2222	DHAKA VISA VIPER REPORT - APR 2005 [...] (C/NF) Post Visa Viper committe met on May 1, 2005. The committe received a briefing from visiting RAO analysts regarding the state of the Islamist movement in Bangladesh. The Committee decided to nominate several leaders of outlawed radical Islamist groups (Ref A) for inclusion in the Visas [...]	2005-05-10 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KFRD CVIS PTER PINS ASEC
05DHAKA279	GTIP ESF PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-24 08:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM BG
05DHAKA3903	INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER VISITS BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: BDG and Indian High Commission contacts describe Indian Foreign Minister Singh's visit as a positive resumption of dialogue, though little if any progress was made on key issues. The Bangladeshi focus is now on the upcoming visits of the Indian water resources and commerce minis [...]	2005-08-10 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA503	BDG ANGRY REACTION TO SAARC POSTPONEMENT [...] (C) BDG cabinet members, opposition and civil society expressed anger with India over the SAARC cancellation announced February 2. Cabinet members told ambassador that Delhi made the announcement without giving Dhaka prior notification and after telling them earlier in the day that the conference [...]	2005-02-03 04:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG IN PK NP SAARC
05DHAKA5659	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARBINDER SINGH, N.V. SESHADRI, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Sarbinder Singh, Deputy Regional Program Manager; Mr. N.V. Seshadri, CCO India; Mr. Upali Daranagama, CCO Sri Lanka; Mr. Subodh Adhikari, CCO Nepal; Mr. Syed Farrukh, CCO Pakistan and Mr. Dan Vincent, CCO Afghanistan on their December 1 to December 10, 2005 visit and [...]	2005-11-22 01:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN NP
05DHAKA5703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD CLARK [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Donald Clark, Mission Director USAID/Nepal on his December 05 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). Cont [...]	2005-11-23 04:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG NP
05DHAKA6292	SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL ENERGY MEETING, DHAKA, [...] THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE USAID SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR ENERGY (SARI/ENERGY) WAS HELD IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH ON DECEMBER 6-7, 2005. THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING WAS REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH TRADE, INVESTMENT AND ACCESS. THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY 115 PERSONS FROM THE PRIVATE AN [...]	2005-12-21 03:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG US IN NP CE PK AF TH
05DOHA1132	ASIAN LABOR DEMOGRAPHICS AND EXPERIENCE [...] (U) Summary. Poloff hosted a group of Asian labor attaches for lunch on May 17. Labor attaches from Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka attended. Poloff also met individually with attaches from Bangladesh, China and India. For the most part, the attaches openly expressed [...]	2005-06-21 08:41:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM QA
05DOHA849	QATAR: UPDATE ON UNDERAGE CAMEL JOCKEYS [...] (U) Summary. Recently concluded camel races in Qatar provided an opportunity to learn about the child camel jockey situation in Qatar. While the findings point to a significant problem, recent statements and pledges by government officials suggest that the GOQ may finally be taking some impor [...]	2005-05-11 14:45:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KCRM QA
05DUBLIN319	IRELAND: UNCHR 61 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 13:51:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
05FRANKFURT5998	DALAI LAMA VISITS GERMANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dalai Lama paid a three-day visit to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden to receive one of Germany's most prestigious awards (the Hesse Peace Prize). Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrat) drew praise from across the political spectrum for his endorsement of the [...]	2005-08-05 14:27:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PINR GM CH XD
05GENEVA1320	MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MAY 26, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. The meeting of the WTO General Council on May 26, 2005 was punctuated by two significant decisions - 1) a decision to create a working party on the accession of Iran to the WTO, and 2) formal approval of Pascal Lamy to be the next WTO Director-General. Lamy's term will [...]	2005-05-31 12:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1605	UNHCR: REGIONAL ISSUES AND IDPS DISCUSSED DURING [...] (U) Summary: Donor government representatives and NGOs were in full attendance at UNHCR,s May 18-19 informal consultations. Then-acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin led the meeting, flanked for the regional sessions by Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane and the entire senior man [...]	2005-06-29 05:42:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF UNHCR
05GENEVA1609	UNHCR: REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FROM EAST ASIA AND [...] (C) Summary: PRM DAS Kelly Ryan discussed ongoing and potential refugee resettlement operations in separate meetings with UNHCR Protection Director Erika Feller and Asia Director Janet Lim in Geneva June 13. Pointing to the fact that there is little access to the highlands and thus to mon [...]	2005-06-29 14:24:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL UNHCR
05GENEVA1809	UNHCR: STILL NO REPLACEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER [...] (C) UNHCR continues to seek an Implementation Partner (IP) in Nepal to replace the deregistered Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWO) in providing assistance to Tibetan refugees transiting to India. In a June 26 meeting, UNHCR's Asia Desk Chief Catherine Huck and Senior Legal Advisor Peter [...]	2005-07-28 12:10:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL IN CH NP PHUM UNHCR
05GENEVA2465	UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #1: OVERVIEW [...] (U) Summary: The Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees met October 3-7 in Geneva. As per ref a, USDEL was led by PRM acting Assistant Secretary Rich Greene and included representatives of USAID SIPDIS and DHS, as well as two NGOs. This cable summarizes [...]	2005-10-13 14:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF UNHCR
05GENEVA2483	UNHCR EXCOM #4: PURSUING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Acting PRM A/S Greene pressed Bhutanese and Nepalese officials to agree to a comprehensive solution to the problem of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, during October 3-7 meetings on the margins of UNHCR's annual ExCom. Nepalese PermRep Acharya asserted a "lack of urgency" on the pa [...]	2005-10-14 08:41:00	Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF NP PHUM BT PREL UNHCR
05GENEVA2489	UNHCR EXCOM #6: BILATERALS COVER RESETTLEMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In bilateral meetings with delegations from Romania, Canada, Sweden and Australia on the margins of the October 3-7 meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),the US Delegation discussed modalities for increasing capaci [...]	2005-10-14 11:27:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG RO AS CA SW UNHCR
05GENEVA2493	UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #2: PRM ACTING A/S GREENE,S [...] (U) Summary: On the margins of the 56th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee (EXCOM),PRM Acting A/S Greene previewed our priorities for the week-long session with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Guterres. They included improving UNHCR's approach to durable solutions, management refor [...]	2005-10-14 11:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF UNHCR
05GENEVA909	BHUTANESE REFUGEES PRESENT THEIR HISTORY AND [...] (SBU) Summary. At a private meeting on the margins of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Bhutanese refugee delegation presented a video explaining the facts of their flight and situation in Nepal, and drawing governmental attention to their desire for durable solutions. Missionoff persua [...]	2005-04-08 14:59:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF NP PHUM BT PREL UNHCR
05KATHMANDU1155	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM MAY 24 TO 31, 2005 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS `Supporting democracy is not meddling': Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said THAT India has no intention to interfere in the internal affairs of Nepal, and that attempts to encourage democracy in the northern neighbor should not be construed as interference. "Our atte [...]	2005-06-01 08:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1167	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S POLITICAL EVENTS [...] (U) The Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) jailed former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and former Minister Prakash Man Singh for refusing to post bail. On May 31, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) decided to boycott the RCCC, stating it had been unconstitutionally form [...]	2005-06-01 12:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1192	NEPALI FM: INDIA BROKERING MAOIST-POLITICAL [...] (C) CDA telephoned FM Pandey on June 3 to express concern over reports that security services prevented UML Central Committee member Jhalanath Khanal from boarding a plane for Delhi on June 2. (Note: Khanal had told us on May 30 that he was going to India for medical treatment. According to [...]	2005-06-03 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS IN NP
05KATHMANDU1193	TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham Abraham said on June 2 that he will likely meet with the Foreign Minister the week of June 6 to discuss the registration of a new UNHCR implementing partner in processing Tibetan Refugees passing through Nepal, the Tibetan Welfare Society. Whi [...]	2005-06-03 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1194	POLITICAL LEADER DISCUSSES MAOISTS, PALACE [...] (SBU) Anil Jha, Joint Secretary General of the Nepal Sadbhavana Party-Anandi Devi (a small, terai-based, centrist party),told Emboff on June 2 that the seven party alliance would urge the Palace and the Maoists to enter into dialogue only after the reinstatement of the House of Representatives [...]	2005-06-03 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1203	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 1 TO 6, 2005 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Go to court; not street: Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Tulsi Giri on Sunday suggested that the political parties and lawyers should ask for justice at the Supreme Court rather than take to the streets. On Sunday Giri said that rule of law couldn't be establish [...]	2005-06-06 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1236	NEPAL POLICE ARREST MAOIST VICTIM PROTESTORS [...] (U) Summary. Fifty-three Maoist Victim Association protestors were arrested by police on the grounds that they had no permission to be in a restricted area in Kathmandu on June 5. However, Nepali political parties held a mock parliament event on June 3 in which 19 National Assembly members [...]	2005-06-08 03:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU1238	NEPAL POLICE ARREST MAOIST VICTIM PROTESTORS [...] (U) Summary. Fifty-three Maoist Victim Association protestors were arrested by police on the grounds that they had no permission to be in a restricted area in Kathmandu on June 5. However, Nepali political parties held a mock parliament event on June 3 in which 19 National Assembly members [...]	2005-06-08 04:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG NP
05KATHMANDU1245	NEPAL: DETENTIONS DECREASED TO 49 POLITICOS [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) has released from detention all but 49 politicians, according to conversations we had with seven political parties. CPN-UML reported that three student leaders remained in detention, Nepali Congress - 27 members, Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC( [...]	2005-06-08 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1248	TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY JUNE 8 UPDATE [...] (C) On June 7, the Charge pressed Foreign Minister Pandey to act to register the Tibetan Welfare Society. Pandey said he understood the importance of registering the Tibetan Welfare Society, but noted that the Home Ministry would have an important say. He thought it would be better to work [...]	2005-06-08 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1255	51 NEPALI JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AND RELEASED [...] (U) As part of a 17 day protest plan against the continuing ban on news broadcasts on FM radio stations, 51 Nepali journalists from the Federation of Nepal Journalists (FNJ) were arrested in Kathmandu for protesting in a restricted area on June 8. Authorities released all 51 from jail early o [...]	2005-06-09 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU1256	NEPAL THINKING AGAIN ABOUT BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham Abraham reported to us a conversation he had with Nepal Foreign Secretary Acharya on June 7 to press the issue of Bhutanese SIPDIS refugees in Nepal. Acharya said the government of Bhutan must start implementing their agreement to take back refugees [...]	2005-06-09 11:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1257	IFES NEGATIVE ABOUT SUPPORTING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Two members of IFES, an international nonprofit organization that supports building democracies, visited Nepal as part of a USAID funded project to investigate opportunities to work with the Nepal Election Commission. IFES concluded that its support is not needed for the King's proposed No [...]	2005-06-09 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1267	FM PANDEY ON UNSC REFORM, RELATIONS WITH INDIA [...] (C) On June 9 the Charge pressed Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey on the need for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to reach out to the political parties. She explained that Washington was focused on Nepal and needed a sense of how the process of returning to democracy would move for [...]	2005-06-10 08:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS NP GON
05KATHMANDU1293	NEPAL: KING TO QATAR, SON PARAS TEMPORARILY IN [...] (U) His Majesty King Gyanendra and his wife departed Nepal for Doha, Qatar on June 13 to participate in the Second Summit Conference of the Developing Countries. Their Majesties travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 18 before returning to Nepal on June 22. As he did last time he lef [...]	2005-06-14 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
05KATHMANDU1294	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS JOURNALISTS; BAN ON INDIAN [...] (U) The government arrested 98 human rights activists and lawyers, including 71 journalists, from Kathmandu and Kavre Districts on June 13. The government released all 50 arrested in Kavre the same day. Journalists from FM radio stations vowed to continue their protest programs despite the [...]	2005-06-14 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1295	VICE CHAIRMAN TULSI GIRI AND WIFE ON BANK BLACKLIST [...] (C) After the public revelation that Dr. Tulsi Giri, two-time Prime Minister under the Panchayat system and current Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, and his wife Sahara Giri, were on the list of major loan defaulters, Nepal's Ministry of Finance put on hold its request that all gover [...]	2005-06-14 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1297	RECONSTITUTED NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (C) In a June 14 meeting with all five members of the newly reconstituted National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) (ref A),Chairman Khatri told CDA that he appreciated U.S. support. He stated that the NHRC was continuing its protection and promotion work with greater vigor. He added that the [...]	2005-06-15 08:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1303	INDIAN DCM HINTS MAOIST LEADERS DETAINED IN INDIA [...] (S/NF) Indian DCM V.P. Haran met with CDA at his request on June 13. He requested information about the mid-May trip to Afghanistan by Embassy Kathmandu's DATT and USAID Director along with the Vice Chairman of Nepal's Planning Commission and an RNA officer. CDA explained that the purpose [...]	2005-06-15 11:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID IN NP
05KATHMANDU1305	SOME LABOR RIGHTS IN NEPAL REMAIN CURTAILED [...] (SBU) After the King assumed power February 1, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) imposed extensive restrictions on trade unions and their leaders. HMGN banned labor union strikes by industries that were on an "Essential Services/ Commodity List," including fourteen service sectors the [...]	2005-06-15 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KDEM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU1320	NEPAL: GARMENT EXPORTS DROP 43 PERCENT, BUT [...] (U) Nepal's ready-made garment exports to the United States declined by 43 percent in the first five months of 2005 following the expiration of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA). Entrepreneurs within the garment sector attributed the decline to the combined effects of MFA phaseout and the gov [...]	2005-06-16 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1321	GOVERNMENT APPOINTS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) On June 13, the government appointed chairmen and vice chairmen of the District Development Committees (DDC) in 25 out of 75 districts of the country in accordance with the Local Self Governance Act of 1999. The Ministry of Local Development stated that the remaining 50 districts' DDC c [...]	2005-06-16 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NP GON
05KATHMANDU1323	RELEASE AND RE-ARREST OF POLITICAL LEADERS [...] (SBU) On June 15, following a Supreme Court order, the government released three leaders of the People's Front Nepal (PFN) from the Kathmandu District Court. However, the police re-arrested Nava Raj Subedi, General Secretary of the PFN, from the party office premises within five hours of his [...]	2005-06-16 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PHUM NP GON
05KATHMANDU1324	NEPAL: KOIRALA RETURNS ENERGIZED FROM INDIA [...] (U) Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala returned to Kathmandu on June 15 and revealed to reporters that he had telephone conversations with Maoist leaders during his week-long trip to India. He reportedly asked the rebels, without receiving a reply, t [...]	2005-06-16 12:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1342	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 14 TO 20, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Maoists positive over seven parties' call: A day after the seven opposition parties called on the Maoists to support their ongoing pro-democracy movement, the CPN (Maoist) Sunday said it had taken their call in a positive light. Issuing a press statement Sunday, Maoist chai [...]	2005-06-20 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1343	NEPAL: OVER 100 POLITICOS ARRESTED NATIONWIDE [...] (SBU) On June 17, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) arrested 97 political leaders and workers in the course of a nationwide protest program launched by the seven political parties' alliance. There were no arrests in Kathmandu, as the political parties avoided areas the HMGN has prohibit [...]	2005-06-20 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP GON
05KATHMANDU1345	NEPAL: MAOISTS BACK 7-PARTY APPROACH TO BOYCOTT [...] (C) Maoist leader Prachanda announced the Maoist's support of the seven party alliance agenda, including the parties' June 18 decision to boycott municipal elections and to not recognize government appointments at the local and district level. Prachanda also said that he had ordered a halt to [...]	2005-06-20 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU1353	KOIRALA DISTRUSTFUL OF MAOISTS AND KING [...] (C) Charge found former Nepalese PM and current leader of the seven party alliance 80-year-old GP Koirala fit and spry when calling on him at his residence on June 21 after his return from a "medical" trip to India. Koirala said that there was an important role for the international community [...]	2005-06-21 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP IN GON
05KATHMANDU1384	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 21 TO 27, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Subedi released from detention: Ending a weeklong drama, the government released Navaraj Subedi, general secretary of People's Front from detention as per the second order from the Supreme Court on Friday. He had been re-arrested nine days ago and the government had claime [...]	2005-06-28 05:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1413	NEPAL: UN COMMITS TO ALERT USG TO SPECIFIC THREATS [...] (S) On May 25, Post convened an EAC to discuss a specific Maoist threat against U.S. or U.S. supported activities in the Bara/Parsa districts of Nepal. A Maoist commander had voiced the threat to a UNDP Field Security Advisor. The UN did not/not officially share the threat with Post. 2. ( [...]	2005-06-30 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2146	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY FOR NEPAL [...] (C) Embassy Kathmandu welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Secretary's call for a strategic and systematic review of our democracy promotion efforts. The situation in Nepal is fragile and deteriorating rapidly. The main impediment to the growth of democracy here is the violent Maoist i [...]	2005-09-30 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2150	NEPAL AGREES TO PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Dr. Bishnu Prasad Pandit, the senior point of contact on Avian Influenza for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (ref A),informed Emboff on September 30 that Nepal agreed to be listed as a partner on the International Partnership on [...]	2005-09-30 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI NP WHO
05KATHMANDU2151	RNA FINDS OFFICERS GUILTY IN RELATION TO HUMAN [...] (SBU) On September 27, the military court of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) sentenced Colonel Bobby Khatri and Captains Sunil Adhikari and Amit Pun, the son of a senior RNA General, to six-month jail terms and temporary suspensions of promotion. They were found guilty in relation to the killing o [...]	2005-09-30 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2178	INDIAN POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT NEPAL [...] (SBU) During a September 28-30 visit to Kathmandu, a six-member Indian political delegation, headed by politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechuri, expressed support for multiparty democracy in Nepal. The group, which also included leaders of five other politic [...]	2005-10-04 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2183	CONTINUATION OF DISASTER DECLARATION - NEPAL [...] Summary: On April 9, 2002, Ambassador Malinowski declared a disaster in Nepal due to the growing number of casualties and displaced persons from an eight-year old Maoist Insurrection. The disaster declaration was extended in 2004. Since then, Nepal has seen a continuation and worsening of t [...]	2005-10-05 10:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2185	NEPAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CITES IMPROVEMENTS, [...] (C) In a public session to review the activities of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) since March, NHRC Chairman N.B. Khatri and Acting Secretary Kedar Prasad Poudyal informed members of the diplomatic and donor community, including the Ambassador, that both Maoists and security forc [...]	2005-10-05 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2206	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Deputy Chief of Mission Elisabeth I. Millard. Her phone number is 977-1-441-1179; classified e-mail: MillardEI@state.sgov.gov; unclassified e-mail: MillardE@state.gov. Deputy TFCO is Pol/Econ Officer Natasha Basley un [...]	2005-10-07 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2208	DISCUSSING POSSIBLE BHUTANESE REFUGEE RETURNS [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para. 6. Reaching Agreement with Bhutan ... ---------------------------------- 2. (C) On October 6, the Ambassador discussed with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey His Majesty's Government of Nepal's (HMGN's) expectations regarding the a [...]	2005-10-07 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM BT NP
05KATHMANDU2209	DEMARCHE ON REFUGEE PROCESSING IN NEPAL [...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador discussed the USG's proposal to stand up a refugee processing operation in Kathmandu for some Tibetan refugees resident in Nepal (ref A). The Ambassador also shared with FM Pandey the one-page description of t [...]	2005-10-07 10:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH IN NP
05KATHMANDU2210	NEPAL FACES LOOMING CRISIS IN PETROLEUM SUPPLY [...] (SBU) The state-owned monopoly oil importer, the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC),is experiencing a serious financial crisis. Unable to collect payment of the balance owed by NOC, the NOC's supplier, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC),has threatened to stop providing petroleum products to Nepal. The [...]	2005-10-07 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2213	VICE-CHAIRMAN GIRI SAYS KING HAS "NO OBJECTIONS" [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Vice-Chairman Dr. Tulsi Giri on October 7 regarding Giri's earlier request that the Ambassador discuss with political party leaders a possible interlocutor to facilitate reconciliation with the Palace (reftel). The Ambassador explained that the Party leaders all s [...]	2005-10-07 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2217	ICJ GENERAL SECRETARY UNDERSCORES CONTINUED [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Nicholas Howen, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ),stressed the importance of protecting human rights in what could potentially become an increasingly repressive environment in Nepal. The Ambassador and Howen discussed possibilities of prol [...]	2005-10-07 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2218	EU TROIKA SEES STRONG RISK OF POLITICAL COLLAPSE [...] (U) An October 6 statement on Nepal released by a European Union (EU) Troika noted that unless all involved moved quickly to address the country's problems effectively, there was a "strong risk" of political collapse. The Troika called on those in Nepal who wanted peace "to act now." Specific [...]	2005-10-07 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2229	KING CALLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BUT MUZZLES [...] (C) The same week the King announced that parliamentary elections would take place by April 2007, and a February 8 date for municipal elections, he promulgated a restrictive media ordinance banning news on FM radio and increasing fines for slander against the royal family. The Election Commis [...]	2005-10-14 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2264	NEPALI CONGRESS: NEPOTISM ALIVE AND WELL [...] (C) On October 18, Nepali Congress (NC) Party President Girija Prasad Koirala appointed 18 members of the 36-member NC Party Central Working Committee. On September 1, NC Party members had elected the other 18 members of the Committee, and re-elected GP Koirala as Party President (reftel). Si [...]	2005-10-19 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2266	UNHCR UPDATE ON TIBETANS IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) On October 19, UNHCR informed us that they were seeking custody of two Tibetans currently being held by His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN). UNHCR was also monitoring the cases of five other Tibetan individuals in HMGN custody and could become involved in those cases later. End Sum [...]	2005-10-19 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2293	PARTIES PAN POLLS, PLAN MAOIST DIALOGUE [...] (C) On October 19, seven party alliance leaders officially announced they would boycott municipal elections set for February 8 and would hold dialogue with Maoist rebels with the immediate objective of prolonging the Maoist's unilateral cease-fire so that a conducive atmosphere for dialogue cou [...]	2005-10-20 10:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2295	MAOIST ATROCITIES CONTINUE DESPITE CEASEFIRE [...] (U) Despite a three-month unilateral ceasefire announced on September 3 by Prachanda, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist),the rebels continued to commit atrocities daily. The Maoists abducted more than 4,500 civilians, including teachers and students, in the month f [...]	2005-10-20 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2306	NEPAL: COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] The effect of the ongoing Maoist insurgency is palpable in every sector of Nepal's economy. The estimated economic cost of the conflict, since 1996 when it started, is more than USD 2.3 billion. Insurgents have destroyed public and private property worth USD 71 million. The conflict has re [...]	2005-10-21 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2307	NEPAL: COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] The effect of the ongoing Maoist insurgency is palpable in every sector of Nepal's economy. The estimated economic cost of the conflict, since 1996 when it started, is more than USD 2.3 billion. Insurgents have destroyed public and private property worth USD 71 million. The conflict has redu [...]	2005-10-21 13:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2308	FINANCIAL CRISIS IN NEPAL OIL CORPORATION [...] (SBU) Only three weeks after averting a financial crisis, the state-owned monopoly oil importer Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has again defaulted on payment to its supplier Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Nepal's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) last averted a petroleum sup [...]	2005-10-21 13:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2315	SAFE MIGRATION: PREVENTION OF LABOR AND SEXUAL [...] (SBU) With dwindling economic prospects stemming from a decade-long Maoist insurgency, increasing numbers of Nepalese workers are leaving for other countries in search of safety and better employment opportunities. The Embassy and USAID recently gathered representatives from UN agencies and N [...]	2005-10-24 08:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB PINS KWMN NP
05KATHMANDU2318	MIDNIGHT RAID SEIZES RADIO EQUIPMENT [...] (U) This contains an action request. See paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (C) Dozens of armed police stormed the Kathmandu office of Kantipur FM Station, part of Nepal's largest media conglomerate, near midnight on October 21, took control of the station staff at gunpoint, and seized sat [...]	2005-10-24 10:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2321	UNHCR TIBETAN UPDATE [...] (SBU) On October 24, UNHCR informed us that, as requested, (reftel) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) had turned over to UNHCR two Tibetan refugees who had been detained on immigration violations (one a new arrival and one returning to Tibet from India to visit relatives). Five other Ti [...]	2005-10-25 05:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2326	NEPAL'S TOURISM INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM CEASE-FIRE [...] (U) According to recent figures released by Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTCA),tourist arrivals grew by a record 46.5 percent in September compared to the same month in 2004. The increase is largely attributed to the three-month unilateral ceasefire declared by [...]	2005-10-25 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2327	REVIEW OF STATE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) In separate meetings with Vice-Chairmen Dr. Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, the Ambassador expressed concern about recent developments in Nepal. The Ambassador shared the Department's October 24 statement on "The Government of Nepal's Seizure of Radio Equipment," stressing that the U.S [...]	2005-10-26 03:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2333	AFGHANISTAN'S INCLUSION INTO SAARC [...] (C) On October 26, Acting Foreign Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha, in response to DCM sounding him out about Nepal's support for Afghan inclusion in SAARC (reftel),stated that SAARC would have to reach a consensus decision. He acknowledged that the idea had been floated in the past, but sai [...]	2005-10-27 00:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AF NP
05KATHMANDU2340	Nepal Wardens' Message Regarding Political [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2360	POLITICAL PARTY "BANDH" WIDELY OBSERVED [...] (C) The Seven Party Alliance pulled off a broadly successful general closure ("bandh") of transportation, schools, factories, and shops in the Kathmandu Valley on October 28 to protest the stringent new media ordinance and the Government's action against Kantipur FM radio station (reftels). O [...]	2005-10-28 11:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON NP
05KATHMANDU2361	NEPAL'S PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN FLU; DELIVERY OF [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) is working through a Task Force established in 2004 to upgrade its capacity to handle an avian flu outbreak, but Nepali officials worry about what resources may be available to assist with Nepal's preparedness. While no cases of avian flu have be [...]	2005-10-28 11:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL NP WHO FAO
05KATHMANDU2377	VICE CHAIRMAN GIRI REPORTEDLY CRITICIZES PRESIDENT [...] (U) Major English-language daily, the Himalayan Times, on October 31 reported that Vice Chairman Giri, addressing a "rally for peace" in Rautahat (Terai) said, "I am very surprised why no one can touch the U.S. president while he is the biggest human rights violator. This government will ne [...]	2005-10-31 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2378	CONTINUING PROTESTS AGAINST MEDIA ORDINANCE [...] (U) Nepalese journalists, lawyers and politicos jointly launched protest programs across the country against the King's new stringent media ordinance (ref A). The protests, however, have so far failed to gain much public support. As reported ref B, the October 28 bandh was generally observed [...]	2005-10-31 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2379	CHINESE MILITARY AID TAKES PRESSURE OFF KING TO [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Thapa announced on October 24 that China had committed about 1 million USD for military assistance to Nepal this year, noting that more assistance would follow next year. The Ambassador publicly (septel) and privately (ref A) cautioned that, while Nepal [...]	2005-10-31 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH NP JP
05KATHMANDU2383	CHINESE MILITARY AID TAKES PRESSURE OFF KING TO [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Thapa announced on October 24 that China had committed about 1 million USD for military assistance to Nepal this year, noting that more assistance would follow next year. The Ambassador publicly (septel) and privately (ref A) cautioned that, while Nepal [...]	2005-11-01 04:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH NP
05KATHMANDU2389	NEPAL-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador that it was likely Indian Prime Minister Singh would have a bilateral meeting with the Nepal King on the margins of the upcoming SAARC summit in Dhaka. Mukherjee said Singh would likely send a clear message to the King on the need to reconci [...]	2005-11-04 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH IN NP
05KATHMANDU2390	EMBASSY ISSUES PRESS RELEASE WARNING AGAINST [...] On November 4, the Embassy issued the following press release in both English and Nepali, as discussed reftels. Text of Press Release: Embassy Warns Against Maoists-Parties "Alliance" The U.S. Embassy notes with alarm recent reports in Nepal media on the emerging potential for an " [...]	2005-11-04 11:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER OPRC KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2391	AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS CALLING FOR FREE MEDIA, FAIR [...] Ambassador Moriarty made front-page headlines October 26 and 27 in a series of comments supporting free media and questioning the call by His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) for elections amidst a crackdown on the press and a continuing refusal by the government to reach out to the politi [...]	2005-11-04 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL PGOV PHUM KMDR KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2399	NEPALI CONGRESS NOT FORMING ALLIANCE WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) Nepali Congress (NC) President GP Koirala, reacting to the Embassy's recent statement warning against a Maoist-Parties alliance, insisted to the Ambassador on November 7 that his party would "not join hands with the Maoists while they still had guns." Koirala, who expressed concern about [...]	2005-11-07 11:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR NP
05KATHMANDU2400	POLITICAL PARTIES: TALKS, NOT ALLIANCE, WITH [...] (U) Responding to the Embassy's November 4 Press Statement "Embassy Warns Against Maoists-Parties 'Alliance'" (ref A),leaders of the Seven-Party Alliance stressed to the media that the ongoing dialogue with the Maoists should not be construed as an attempt to forge an agreement with the insur [...]	2005-11-07 11:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2403	GOVERNMENT'S REVENUE COLLECTION POOR [...] (SBU) THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL'S RECENT INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FIGURES, RELEASED BY NEPAL'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MOF) ON OCTOBER 26, SHOW THAT TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTION RECORDED A GROWTH OF ONLY 0.6 PERCENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY 2005/06. (NOTE: FIRST QUARTER IS FROM JULY 16 TO OCTOBER 15. [...]	2005-11-08 01:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN ABUD NP
05KATHMANDU2407	MAOISTS MENACE RURAL NEPAL [...] (C) Taking advantage of the Maoist unilateral cease-fire, the Ambassador traveled to Lumbini Zone in western Nepal October 24 and 25 to discuss the current situation with local government officials, human rights activists, political party leaders and journalists. All told the Ambassador of the [...]	2005-11-08 06:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PTER MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2415	UNHCR REGIONAL DIRECTOR ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES, [...] (U) This is an action request please see para. 3. Bhutanese Refugees: Need Solution to Protracted Problem --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2. (C) Janet Lim, UNHCR Director for the Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, briefed the diplomatic community in Nepal on Novemb [...]	2005-11-09 07:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2418	POLITICAL PARTIES GET MESSAGE ABOUT DANGER OF [...] (C) The parties have clearly received our message warning of the dangers of a Maoist-Parties Alliance and have reiterated that they would not seek an alliance with the Maoists unless they lay down their arms (ref A). CPN-UML Acting General Secretary Bamdev Gautam, who had maintained the need [...]	2005-11-09 08:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER OPRC KMDR KPAO NP
05KATHMANDU2442	NEPAL: DOCUMENT VENDORS ARRESTED [...] (SBU) Nepal Police (NP) arrested a group of six collaborating document vendors in mid-October and a single fraudulent document vendor on November 5, 2005. In both cases, NP gave Post's Fraud Prevention Manager (FPM) and Senior Fraud Prevention FSN (FPFSN) access to exemplars of the documents t [...]	2005-11-14 00:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NP

05KATHMANDU2445	NEPAL RATIFIES SAARC CONVENTIONS [...] On October 31, Nepal ratified two SAARC Conventions: SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution; and SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia. Ref A had reported Nepal had committed to ratif [...]	2005-11-14 08:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG NP
05KATHMANDU2452	POSSIBLE DEMARCHE FOR GOVERNMENTS HOSTING KING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) King Gyanendra is currently traveling outside Nepal for three weeks. In addition to Dhaka (where he attended the SAARC summit),we understand the King will visit Tunisia for the World Summit on the Information Society, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, [...]	2005-11-14 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2453	NO STAY ON MEDIA ORDINANCE [...] (C) On November 11, the Supreme Court declined to issue a stay order on the implementation of the controversial media ordinance (ref A). The Court also refused to continue the interlocutory stay order issued on October 27 ordering the government not to take further action against Kantipur FM, [...]	2005-11-14 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2487	UNHCR REGIONAL DIRECTOR CALLS FOR ACTION ON [...] (C) Janet Lim, UNHCR Director for the Bureau of Asia and the Pacific, emphasized to the Ambassador on November 13 that she believed there was great urgency in finding a solution to the Bhutanese refugee situation in Nepal. She noted that the worsening security situation in the camps, which she [...]	2005-11-15 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2488	NGO CODE OF CONDUCT NOW IN EFFECT [...] (C) Nepal's new Code of Conduct for Social Organizations came into effect on November 10, allowing the Social Welfare Council to suspend the registration or cancel an organization's license in case of a breach of Code. The Social Welfare Council formulated the Code after discussions with vari [...]	2005-11-15 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2492	CPN-UML LEADER: DIALOGUE, NOT ALLIANCE, WITH [...] (C) In a November 15 meeting with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador emphasized that SIPDIS the USG was not against dialogue between the political parties and the Maoists with the goal of bringing the Maoists into the political mainstream. While not clearly admitti [...]	2005-11-16 04:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2493	FEAR AND HOPE IN EASTERN, RURAL NEPAL [...] (C) During a November 9-10 visit to the Morang and Dhankuta Districts in Eastern Nepal, the Ambassador met with the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) new Biratnagar team, journalists, NGO representatives, government officials, members of the business community, and discovered considera [...]	2005-11-16 06:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MCAP PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2494	DEMARCHE: IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister and other senior officials at the Ministry, Pol/Econ Chief called on the Under Secretary, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kali Pokharel and, drawing on Ref A's points, urged Nepal to oppose a No-Action Motion on the Third Committee resolution [...]	2005-11-16 06:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC NP
05KATHMANDU2498	RASTRIYA JANASHAKTI PARTY TO BOYCOTT POLLS [...] (U) On November 15, the Rastriya Janashakti Party's (RJP) Central Committee decided to boycott the municipal elections scheduled for February 8, 2006 and the parliamentary polls to be held in April 2007. (Note: The RJP splintered off from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in March to form [...]	2005-11-16 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2508	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (SBU) Along with others from the donor community and United Nations agencies, the Embassy signed the following letter to the Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare regarding our concerns about the new Code of Conduct for NGOs (reftel). In the letter, the international community expre [...]	2005-11-17 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2516	CHINESE AMBASSADOR DENIES COMMERCIAL WEAPONS [...] (C) Chinese Ambassador Sun Heping categorically stated to the Ambassador in a November 18 meeting that China had no large commercial sales to Nepal in the works. The Ambassador described to Sun his comments at a press conference in Butwal (refs A and B) that new provisions of large amounts of [...]	2005-11-18 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP PGOV PINS CH NP
05KATHMANDU2517	UML CADRES REJECT AGREEMENT WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) According to UML contacts, more than 400 cadres spent two days discussing the agreement initialed by the party's leadership with the Maoists to overthrow Nepal's monarchy. The group overwhelmingly rejected the pact, recommending instead that the alliance of Nepal's major seven political pa [...]	2005-11-18 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2519	UML PLANS NOVEMBER 19 DEMONSTRATION IN WEST [...] (C) The November 18 newspapers front-paged that zonal and regional administrators were attempting to mobilize local government officials to prevent CPN-UML's demonstration planned for November 19 in Butwal. CPN-UML General Secretary MK Nepal had told the Ambassador November 15 that the Butwal [...]	2005-11-18 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2528	AMNESTY SENDS OPEN LETTER TO MAOISTS [...] (U) On the occasion of the 16th International Children's Day (November 20),Amnesty International sent an open letter to the Chairman of the Maoists urging them to immediately halt their attacks on children, schools and teachers. The letter noted that the continuing violence by the Maoists re [...]	2005-11-21 11:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2529	UML HAS SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION IN WEST [...] (C) On November 19, CPN-UML held a peaceful mass meeting to protest against the King and in favor of democracy in Butwal, Rupandehi District. Despite reported government efforts to prevent supporters from reaching Butwal, thousands attended. Estimates of the crowd vary: Birendra Chhetri, Cha [...]	2005-11-21 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2547	KING SHOULD SEIZE INITIATIVE AND CALL CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) In separate meetings on November 21, the Ambassador suggested to Vice-Chairmen Kirti Nidhi Bista and Tulsi Giri that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) call for a cease-fire with international monitoring. If the Maoists accepted, Nepal would be closer to peace. If the Maoists refus [...]	2005-11-22 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EINV NP
05KATHMANDU2548	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS POSSIBLE PARTY-MAOIST [...] (C) In a November 21 discussion on developments in Nepal, the Ambassador and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee discussed a reported agreement between the political parties and the Maoists. The Ambassador related that British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield had approached him at a social function on [...]	2005-11-22 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MASS MCAP NP
05KATHMANDU2549	COAS THAPA WELCOMES PROPOSAL THAT KING CALL FOR [...] (C) In a November 22 meeting, COAS Thapa thought the Ambassador's suggestion that the King call for an internationally-monitored cease-fire was a good proposal. Thapa denied there was any cooling of our military-military relationship and welcomed a visit by PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon. The [...]	2005-11-22 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MCAP MASS NP
05KATHMANDU2556	PARTIES AND MAOISTS ANNOUNCE 12 POINT [...] (U) This contains an action request. Please see paragraph 14. Summary ------- 2. (C) On November 22, the seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) separately issued a twelve point "understanding" in which both groups agreed to the goal of a constituent assembly el [...]	2005-11-23 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2565	FM PANDEY: BITTER TOWARD INDIA, NEED TO [...] (C) Hosting the Ambassador over one-on-one drinks at his home just hours after returning to Nepal from his international travel, FM Pandey was particularly bitter toward the Government of India (GOI),accusing them of brokering the recent Maoist-Parties understanding (ref A). Pandey indicated [...]	2005-11-25 08:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV AMGT NP
05KATHMANDU2568	FM PANDEY: NO PROGRESS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) In a November 23 discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey relayed the gist of his unfruitful discussion with the Bhutanese Foreign Minister held on the margins of the SAARC meeting in Dhaka. Pandey lamented that, after having agreed in writing in September to ta [...]	2005-11-25 09:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER CVIS NP
05KATHMANDU2572	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR HESITANT ON M-16 AMMO SALES [...] (C) In a November 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador Dan Stav said that the government of Israel (GOI) had received pressure from the Israel Military Industry (IMI) to go through with the delivery of M-16 ammunition to Nepal. Stav noted that the general perception that Israel co [...]	2005-11-25 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2595	MAOIST LEADER NEGATIVE ON EXTENDING CEASE-FIRE [...] (SBU) In a November 24 interview published on the official Maoist website and a November 27 interview with BBC's Nepali Service, Maoist leader Prachanda explained the benefits of the Parties-Maoist understanding (reftel). Prachanda called the understanding an agreement that was the "preliminar [...]	2005-11-28 08:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2596	CHINA MILITARY ASSISTANCE ARRIVES [...] (C) On November 25, Kantipur News, a private media organization, broke the news that Nepal had received 18 truckloads of military equipment from China. An initial RNA statement posted on-line said that the trucks contained lethal and non-lethal assistance. However, within hours that statemen [...]	2005-11-28 08:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2605	UML PROTESTS PEACEFUL IN THE SOUTH AND WEST [...] (C) On November 25, CPN-UML held a peaceful mass meeting to protest against the King and in favor of democracy in Pokhara, western Nepal. Emboff observed the demonstration and found it was peaceful and that authorities did not try to prevent it from taking place. The demonstrators paraded th [...]	2005-11-28 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2615	GOVERNMENT SILENCES RADIO STATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. Summary ------- 2. (U) On November 27, the Government shut down Nepal's first community radio station, Radio Sagarmartha, and seized its satellite uplink equipment at gunpoint. The government claimed that the station was violating [...]	2005-11-28 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2633	GOVERNMENT RESTRICTS TIBETAN REFUGEE MOVEMENT [...] (C) Two separate recent incidents cause concern that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) may be restricting normal transit of Tibetan refugees. In both cases, HMGN has cited the need to investigate a November 17 incident when police apprehended 43 Tibetans transiting Nepal without docume [...]	2005-11-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU2635	UML LEADER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Charge November 28 that the political parties would shun violence, even if the Maoists broke the cease-fire, due to expire December 3. He speculated that the insurgents might pose conditions for extending the cease-fire. He emphasized his conti [...]	2005-11-29 10:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2638	MAOIST ATROCITIES CONTINUE DESPITE CEASEFIRE [...] Despite a three-month unilateral ceasefire announced on September 3 by Prachanda, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist),the rebels continued to commit atrocities daily. They attacked infrastructure and used extortion and looting to fund their insurgency. However, data [...]	2005-11-29 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2649	SUPREME COURT: PASSPORTS TO WOMEN WITHOUT [...] (U) On November 28, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court directed the government to issue passports to women under 35 years of age, without requiring consent of their guardians. Two female petitioners challenged the Cabinet decision of 1995, which barred government authorities from issui [...]	2005-11-30 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWMN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2652	GOVERNMENT INTERESTED IN US COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) In separate meetings on November 18, Nepali officials shared with visiting S/CT South Asia Officer William Slaven the actions that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) was taking against terrorism and how those activities complemented U.S. counterterrorism strategy. Nepal is focused o [...]	2005-11-30 09:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2653	NC-D PARTY SUSPICIOUS, BUT VIEWS UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) In a November 29 meeting with the Charge, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) Acting President Gopal Man Shrestha hailed the Maoist-Parties understanding a "breakthrough for peace and democracy," but noted that many details needed to be worked out. He worried that the Maoists might be usin [...]	2005-11-30 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2654	SUPREME COURT RULING ALLOWS RADIO STATIONS TO [...] (SBU) In two separate cases, the Supreme Court stayed government efforts to curb radio broadcasts of news. On November 30, the Supreme Court ordered the government not to ban any FM radio station from broadcasting news until it issued a final decision on the King's February 1 declaration bann [...]	2005-11-30 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2655	FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA AND THE MEHLIS [...] (S) Post shared with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha reftel's talking points and SIPDIS urged His Majesty's Government of Nepal to issue an advisory to Nepal's financial institutions regarding the concerned Syrian and Lebanese officials. Shrestha commente [...]	2005-11-30 10:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	KTFN PTER LE SY NP
05KATHMANDU2657	FORMER PM THAPA WORRIED ANARCHY POSSIBLE [...] (C) Five-time former Prime Minister and leader of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa told the Charge November 30 that he was not happy that the political parties were "compelled to join the Maoists in an unnatural alliance." He explained that while the "natural alliance" [...]	2005-11-30 10:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2668	DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES CONCERNED ABOUT MAOISTS, [...] (C) In separate discussions with the ambassadors of Israel, Norway, Bangladesh, and Germany, the Ambassador discussed our concerns that the recent 12-point understanding between the political parties and Maoists contained no Maoist commitment to give up violence (ref A). He remarked that the [...]	2005-12-01 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2685	MAOISTS EXTEND UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE ONE MONTH [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. Maoists Announce One-Month Extension of Cease-Fire --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) On the morning of December 2, the last day of the Maoists' original three-month cease-fire (ref A),Maoist party chairman Prachand [...]	2005-12-02 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2686	NEPAL: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Nepal In April, 2003, Nepal signed an agreement with the U.S. Government establishing an antiterrorism assistance program. The Government of Nepal continued its strong support of the global coalition against terrorism in 2005, and was responsive to both US and multilateral efforts to polic [...]	2005-12-02 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN NP
05KATHMANDU2692	UML PROTEST IN KATHMANDU MOSTLY PEACEFUL [...] (C) The December 2 demonstration organized in Kathmandu by the CPN-UML against the "autocratic monarchy" was largely peaceful. Emboffs observing the demonstration estimated that between 15,000 and 20,000 people participated. They said the atmosphere was not tense (the participants sang "We Sh [...]	2005-12-02 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2699	ANTI-TERRORISM ORDINANCE CHANGED [...] (U) The government changed legal procedures relating to anti-terrorism legislation when it most recently renewed the Terrorist and Disruptive Ordinance (TADO) 2005 for six months. The Courts will now hear all anti-terrorist cases in-camera. Under existing law, cases relating to "vulnerable g [...]	2005-12-05 10:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV KCRM NP
05KATHMANDU2700	KING RETURNS, PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Following his return to Nepal after a three week absence, the King issued a statement on December 2 calling on the people of Nepal to unite with patriotism. Though he did not specifically address the Party-Maoist 12 point understanding announced in his absence, he termed efforts toward [...]	2005-12-05 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2723	WORLD BANK LOAN IN JEOPARDY [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) has failed to meet four critical commitments on economic reform that it promised the World Bank by the end of November 2005, putting the status of the USD 100 million Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit II (PRSC II) loan in jeopardy. The four condit [...]	2005-12-06 10:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ELAB NP
05KATHMANDU2727	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] This is post's updated 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report per reftel. Begin text. Nepal I. Summary Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of, nor a major transit route for, narcotic drugs, small amounts of cannabis, hashish and heroin are trafficked [...]	2005-12-06 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR NP
05KATHMANDU2728	EMBASSY RAISES TIBETAN REFUGEE PROBLEM [...] (C) On December 5, the Charge spoke with the Foreign Minister and the following day with the Home Secretary to urge His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to resume normal transit of Tibetan refugees (reftel),flagging the severe overcrowding at the Tibetan Reception Center (TRC). In both ca [...]	2005-12-06 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF NP
05KATHMANDU2733	USTDA IDENTIFIES PROFITABLE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS [...] (SBU) In separate meetings during her recent mission to Nepal, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) contractor Judy Chang found that U.S. companies may have a competitive advantage in transportation projects in Nepal dealing with cargo rail development, the upgrading of airports, and inte [...]	2005-12-07 07:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN ETRD ELTN EAIR PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2737	POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
05KATHMANDU2738	POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 00:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
05KATHMANDU2740	MDA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON THIRD PROTOCOL [...] (C) Due to the re-shuffling of His Majesty's Government of Nepal the evening of December 7, the Acting Foreign Secretary was unavailable this morning. Emboff therefore demarched Kali Prasad Pokharel, Undersecretary, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encouraging Nepal to vote in favor o [...]	2005-12-08 04:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ICRC PREL PHUM PREF IS SZ UN NP
05KATHMANDU2742	TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 10:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC NP
05KATHMANDU2743	KING RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (SBU) On December 7, King Gyanendra reshuffled his cabinet for the third time since February 1, keeping both Vice Chairmen Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, and Foreign Minster Ramesh Nath Pandey. He did not appoint a Prime Minister. The King included 18 new faces (four new to national gover [...]	2005-12-08 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2773	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PROTEST INTO RESTRICTED AREA [...] (C) The Citizens Movement for Peace and Democracy (CMPD) organized a demonstration in Kathmandu to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10. The organizers announced their intention to enter into a restricted area in the center of Kathmandu as part of their call for the restoration o [...]	2005-12-12 09:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2781	ICE OFFICIAL SEEKS FUNDING FOR NEPAL CUSTOMS [...] (SBU) In recent meetings with James Dozier of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division (ICE) from Embassy New Delhi, Nepali officials identified training and equipment needed to improve immigration, customs, and drug trafficking enforcement. Pol [...]	2005-12-12 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2783	DOMINANT MAOIST PRESENCE IN FAR WEST DISTRICT OF [...] (C) During a December 5-9 World Food Program (WFP)-organized trip including the Norwegian Ambassador, the mission head for Britain's Dept. for International Development (DFID),a representative of the Technical Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany (GTZ),and the Embassy's P/E Chief t [...]	2005-12-12 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2784	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 00:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS KVPR
05KATHMANDU2791	LOOKING TOWARD SPRING 2006 UN HR MEETING IN GENEVA [...] (C) A group of representatives of countries donating to the Nepal Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) met on December 9 to discuss strategy regarding Nepal for the Spring 2006 UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) meeting in Geneva. The representatives agreed that while either [...]	2005-12-13 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2793	INDIAN FS SARAN: KING NEEDS TO RECONCILE WITH [...] (C) On December 12, Indian Foreign Secretary Saran told the Ambassador that he was visiting Nepal to follow-up on the Dhaka meeting between PM Singh and King Gyanendra and to keep open lines of communication with the government in Nepal. Saran's message to the King in his December 13 audience w [...]	2005-12-13 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2794	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CAPTAIN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following IMET-funded training: International Officer Intelligence Course, December 31, 2005 through June 5, 2006, and Intelligence in Combating Terrorism, June 5-16, 2006, at [...]	2005-12-14 03:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2795	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR SSP [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following APCSS-funded training: Executive Course, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HI, January 8 through March 17, 2006. 3. (C) The personnel nominated t [...]	2005-12-14 03:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2796	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CAPTAIN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) Post has received a DOD Unified Command request for the following IMET-funded training: International Special Forces Training, Ft. Bragg, NC, January 24 through May 25, 2006. 3. (C) The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) personnel nomina [...]	2005-12-14 03:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2804	NEW HOME MINISTER TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE WITH PARTIES [...] (C) New Home Minister Kamal Thapa told the Ambassador on December 13 that until "the Maoists showed sincerity," the government would not talk with them. Thapa saw no indication that the Maoists had changed their policy of using violence to achieve their goal of power, even if they now say that [...]	2005-12-14 10:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2811	FM PANDEY SEEKS SPECIAL, LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On December 14, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey emphasized to the Ambassador that HMGN sought a long-term special Nepal-U.S. relationship; Pandey urged the U.S. to change course and use engagement, rather than pressure, with the King. The Ambassador responded that he was authorized to [...]	2005-12-15 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2813	MAJOR PARTY HEADS SKEPTICAL ABOUT FUTURE MAOIST [...] (C) On December 14, in separate meetings with Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador cautioned that SIPDIS if the Maoists returned to violence, Washington would look askance at the political parties remaining linked to the [...]	2005-12-15 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2814	SUPREME COURT ORDER SHOULD IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) On December 9, the Supreme Court issued a directive order to His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to enforce environmental laws regulating brick kilns in the Kathmandu Valley. The directive order instructed that representatives from the Ministry of Science and Environment, Ministry of [...]	2005-12-15 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON EIND KJUS NP
05KATHMANDU2816	PARTY DEMONSTRATION PEACEFUL, BUT VALLEY-WIDE [...] (C) The December 15 demonstration organized in Kathmandu by the seven party alliance was peaceful. Emboffs observing the demonstration estimated that between 5,000 and 7,000 people participated. The atmosphere was not tense, although many police monitored the demonstration. UN OHCHR and othe [...]	2005-12-15 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC ASEC NP
05KATHMANDU2820	FINANCE MINISTER WANTS TO ENSURE NEPAL QUALIFIES [...] (C) On December 14, newly-appointed Finance Minister Roop Jyoti agreed with the Ambassador that everyone should be worried about Nepal meeting its World Bank commitments to prevent Nepal's USD 100 million Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit II (PRSC II) loan from being jeopardized. He said that [...]	2005-12-16 05:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EFIN EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2827	PARTY CLOSURE OF KATHMANDU VALLEY WIDELY [...] (C) Students and the seven political parties' cadre enforced the seven-party-alliance-called December 16 bandh (closure) of Kathmandu Valley to protest the December 14 indiscriminate killing of civilians by a Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldier in Nagarkot (reftel). Emboffs observed that most s [...]	2005-12-16 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CASC NP
05KATHMANDU2828	2005-2006 INCSR REPORT, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY [...] (SBU) This is Post's 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, per reftel. Begin Text. Nepal Nepal is not a regional financial center and there are no indications that Nepal is used as an international money laundering cen [...]	2005-12-16 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR NP
05KATHMANDU2849	EMBASSY KATHMANDU PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES AND [...] (SBU) The Embassy has established an ad hoc interagency working group on avian influenza (AI) that meets regularly to discuss the Post Emergency Action Plan (EAP) specific to AI. The working group has recommended the following: to develop a section for Post's general EAP specific to a Pandemic [...]	2005-12-19 10:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR NP
05KATHMANDU2866	NEPAL'S MAN IN TIBET DISCUSSES REFUGEE, ARMS AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NEPAL'S DIPLOMAT IN LHASA HAS CONFIRMED THAT CHINESE PRESSURE PROMPTED NEPAL TO CLOSE THE TIBETAN REFUGEE WELFARE OFFICE IN KATHMANDU LAST YEAR. CONTINUING PRESSURE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) ALSO MEANS THAT NEPAL DOES NOT PLAN TO RECOGNIZE A SUBSTITUTE ORGANI [...]	2005-12-19 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PREF MASS MCAP SENV NP CH
05KATHMANDU2871	LITTLE PROGRESS ON REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (C) Despite calls in a variety of meetings from December 12-15 by the Ambassador, DCM and visiting PRM/ANE Deputy Director Larry Bartlett for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to issue travel documents and exit permits to Tibetan and Bhutanese refugees, HMGN continued to withhold issuanc [...]	2005-12-20 09:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2885	SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IMPROVE WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (C) On December 15, the Supreme Court nullified a law that required married women wanting to sell their land to obtain consent from their husband, son, and unmarried daughters, and for unmarried women to get consent from their father and mother. The Court also issued a directive order for His [...]	2005-12-21 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN NP
05KATHMANDU2895	EMBASSY VETTING FOR FOR SSP PRAKASH KUNWAR, SP [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 4. 2. (C) In ref A, Post requested Department to determine whether it possessed credible evidence of gross human rights violations by Armed Police Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prakash Kunwar (DOB: Mar. 10, 1959),Civil Police Superint [...]	2005-12-22 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2897	BUSINESS LEADERS TO STAFFDEL: NEPAL IS OPEN FOR [...] (SBU) At a December 21 breakfast meeting with congressional Staffdel, six Nepali business leaders said that Nepal was "open for business." The business leaders explained to the Staffdel how the Maoist insurgency and the current instability of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) were hind [...]	2005-12-22 09:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EINV ECON ENRG NP
05KATHMANDU2903	STAFFDEL URGES HMGN TO ALLOW REFUGEES TO EXIT NEPAL [...] (SBU) On December 21, House Staffdel Szymanski met separately with both Acting Foreign Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha and Acting Home Secretary Chabbi Prasad Bant to discuss future parliamentary exchange and urge action on refugee issues. Shrestha welcomed the possibility of future Congress [...]	2005-12-23 04:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2905	PALACE REMAINS ON COURSE WITH FEBRUARY 1 GOALS [...] (C) In a December 20 press conference, Vice-Chairman Dr. Tulsi Giri gave what was widely regarded as a response to the messages carried by Indian FS Saran (ref A) and the Ambassador in his December 16 meeting with the King. Giri said the government was moving forward on the King's February 1 [...]	2005-12-23 06:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2906	SECRETARY GENERAL OF PARLIAMENT EAGER FOR [...] (SBU) On December 21, Surya Kiran Gurung, Secretary General of Nepal's Parliament, met with a Congressional Staffdel and welcomed possible future Parliamentary exchange between the two countries, although he was not confident that Nepal would have an acting Parliament in the near future. Gurun [...]	2005-12-23 06:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2907	MAOISTS ANNOUNCE ACTION AGAINST ELECTION [...] (C) On December 22, the Maoists reacted to Vice-Chairman Giri's December 20 statement (septel) in a public relations campaign aimed at both internal and external audiences. Maoists announced a February 5-11 strike to boycott elections, including "physical action" against those involved in the [...]	2005-12-23 06:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2939	PRO-PALACE SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS [...] (C) On December 28, the King appointed four pro-Palace judges to the Supreme Court, including former Attorney General Pawan Kumar Ojha who resigned his post on December 25 to accept the Supreme Court nomination. Supreme Court judges must retire at age 65, but there were no new vacancies or ex [...]	2005-12-28 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2952	INDIAN OIL CORPORATION FLEXIBLE WITH NEPAL'S LATE [...] (C) The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) concluded a three-day review meeting on December 25th in which the IOC stated it "would extend maximum help" to the NOC regarding the NOC's request to extend payment deadlines. The NOC has recently paid import bills late and [...]	2005-12-30 07:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2956	PARTIES PLAN POLL BOYCOTT [...] (C) The UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on December 28 that the Maoist leadership had given assurances that they had not instructed cadre to abduct or kill as part of their anti-election plan (ref A). The Maoists gave no indication whether they would extend the [...]	2005-12-30 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2969	UML SUSPICIOUS OF MAOIST INTENTIONS [...] (C) UML Leader MK Nepal told the Charge on December 30 that he was suspicious of Maoist intentions. He said the Maoists were not acting against the Palace, but rather targeting common people, so he suspected the Maoists were playing both the Parties and the Palace. He said he did not know wh [...]	2005-12-30 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
05KINSHASA1783	ITURI UPDATE: OPERATIONS AGAINST MILITIAS "BEARING [...] (C) Summary. Recent joint operations by MONUC and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against militia groups in the Ituri district have seen promising results, according to MONUC officials. Nearly 1,000 militia members have turned themselves in during the past month and mo [...]	2005-10-26 16:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
05KINSHASA1876	LRA UPDATE: MONUC-FARDC PLAN SEARCH-AND-CORDON OPS [...] (C) Summary. According to MONUC sources, Operation Eastern Endeavour is to begin in the vicinity of Aba on November 10, encompassing forces from MONUC and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in an effort to identify and capture any elements of the Lord's Resistance Army [...]	2005-11-09 15:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG UG SU
05KINSHASA1930	LRA UPDATE: MONUC AND GDRC CONTINUE PATROLLING [...] (C) For the last three weeks a force of approximately 2,000 FADRC troops, supported by 170 Nepalese MONUC troops, have been deployed in the northeastern part of Orientale province, patrolling the border with Sudan. Their mission is to detect and repel any negative forces attempting to enter [...]	2005-11-22 11:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL CG
05KINSHASA338	MONUC SUCCESSFULLY DISARMS ITURI MILITIAS [...] (U) Summary. On February 23 a contingent of 350 Nepalese peacekeepers encircled a camp of armed militia who were threatening civilians in Ari Wara, Northern Ituri. The peacekeepers convinced the militia members to peacefully give up approximately 250 weapons and join Ituri's demobilization and [...]	2005-02-28 15:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA410	U.N. BRIEFS ON ITURI SITUATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.N. officials briefed Kinshasa-based diplomats and humanitarian workers on March 8 about the current situation in Ituri. They stressed the need for the GDRC to adopt a clear position towards Ituri militias and to address the dire humanitarian situation they have caused. End Summa [...]	2005-03-09 16:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL CG
05MANILA1897	COMBATING CHILD LABOR IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) Two DOL-funded programs in the Philippines (as well as elsewhere in the region) are now focused on combating child labor. According to the GRP, over four million children are currently forced to work full time. Of these, 2.4 million are working in hazardous jobs such as mining, deep-sea [...]	2005-04-27 01:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM ECON RP
05MAPUTO559	MOZAMBIQUE - CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Mozambique has a serious corruption problem. The former Chissano government did little to confront the problem despite repeated promises. In the past three months newly-elected President Guebuza has vowed to take action. There are signs that his government is serious about grappli [...]	2005-05-05 12:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
05MUMBAI2093	NGO: OVER 16,000 CHILD LABORERS RESCUED IN MAHARASHTRA [...] (U) A dramatic upsurge in Government of Maharashtra (GOM) attention to child labor issues and a series of coordinated raids in Mumbai resulted in the rescue of over 16,000 children working in hazardous industries in recent months. Police, in coordination with the newly created child labor task [...]	2005-10-22 09:46:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM KWMN EAID IN
05NEWDELHI1075	INDIA: SAARC DECISION SENT A MESSAGE TO DHAKA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI remains unapologetic about the last minute cancellation of the SAARC Summit and the resulting unhappiness in Dhaka. In this context, on February 9, the MEA urged PolCouns not to underestimate the extent to which developments in Bangladesh influenced India's decision not to atte [...]	2005-02-10 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECIN ENRG BG IN
05NEWDELHI1113	NATWAR SINGH TO RESTART INDO-PAK DIALOGUE IN ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: FM Natwar Singh's February 15-17 trip to Islamabad will be an opportunity for the two governments to re-engage at a high level after a hiatus of nearly two months, during which the most important bilateral stories -- Islamabad's request for World Bank assistance to resolve the Ba [...]	2005-02-11 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1114	SARAN URGES CONTINUED PRESSURE ON NEPAL, WILL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: As instructed reftels, the Ambassador advised Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on February 11 of the USG position on assistance to Nepal and our intention to withdraw our Ambassador as early as February 14. Arguing that the RNA had [...]	2005-02-11 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI1189	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST IN STATE 26019 [...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel reassurance regarding the US intention not to fill the India military supply gap ("under current circumstances") to Foreign Secretary Saran. The Foreign Secretary was grateful for this clarification, and shared that India would withdraw its Ambassador from K [...]	2005-02-15 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NP IN
05NEWDELHI1190	NEPALESE POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN DELHI [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Sharing perspectives on Nepal developments with Polcouns and Poloffs on February 15, International Crisis Group (ICG) analyst Suman Pradhan (protect) reported on the growing number of Nepalese politicians who have converged in New Delhi i [...]	2005-02-15 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP
05NEWDELHI1262	GOI WITHOUT PLAN "B", HOPING NEPAL KING WILL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador used the return to New Delhi of Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee as an opportunity to discuss with the GOI the current strategy on Nepal. During the February 16 meeting, also attended by MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae, Polcouns and Poloff, Mukherjee expres [...]	2005-02-17 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI1274	NAXALITES AND SYMPATHIZERS ENCOURAGED BY NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a reflection of India's mounting concern about internal disorder, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently described India's Naxalite insurgency as "the gravest threat to our internal security." This worry is also reflected in the stern GOI reaction to the coup in Nepal, wi [...]	2005-02-18 05:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ELAB PHUM PINR IN NP
05NEWDELHI1298	INDIA SAYS SAARC STILL ALIVE, SUMMIT HINGES ON NEPAL/BANGLADESH ACTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In contrast with the predominant view in the Indian media that by opting out of the Dhaka Summit, India dealt a fatal blow to SAARC, the GOI told us it remains committed to the organization. MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) V. Ashok told PolCouns and Poloff on February 16 that he was [...]	2005-02-18 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN PK NP BG IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI1426	FOREIGN SECRETARY EMPHASIZES NEIGHBORS' IMPACT ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: In a carefully considered February 14 speech on New Delhi's South Asia policy, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran unveiled a more muscular approach toward India's neighborhood that reflects the GOI's shifting view of its role in the world. Departing from the standard GOI line on the [...]	2005-02-24 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN KDEM NP BG PK CE IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI1427	NOTHING MAJOR FROM JACK STRAW'S NEW DELHI VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's February 16-18 visit to India yielded "nothing major," according to the UK High Commission, and was distinctly low key compared to earlier stops in Kabul and Islamabad. Straw signed two immigration/law enforcement agreements, and discussed Indo-Pak [...]	2005-02-24 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM IN NP BG AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1482	FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN PESSIMISTIC ON NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's actions are "exactly opposite of what is required," Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told visiting Ambassador to Nepal James Moriarty on February 25. Ambassador Moriarty and Saran agreed on the need for concerted pressure on the King from India, the US, and [...]	2005-02-26 05:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PREF IN NP BT UK

05NEWDELHI1553	GOI REQUESTS USG INTERVENTION ON REPORTED PAKISTAN ARMS OFFER TO NEPAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Following up the Foreign Secretary's earlier approach to the Ambassador on the subject of third country arms transfers to Nepal (reftel),Acting MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Renu Pall called in PolCouns and PolOff on March 1 to inf [...]	2005-03-01 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN PK NP

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