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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00BOGOTA3734 |
FARC INAUGURATES CLANDESTINE POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) AMIDST GREAT FANFARE AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ONLOOKERS, THE FARC ANNOUNCED APRIL 29 ITS "CLANDESTINE POLITICAL PARTY," THE "BOLIVARIAN MOVEMENT." FARC CHIEF MARULANDA SAID THE CLANDESTINE CHARACTER OF THE PARTY WAS INTENDED TO PROTECT ITS MEMBERS FROM A SYSTEMATIC MURDER CAMPAIGN SUCH AS [...] |
2000-05-03 21:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER MASS PINR PHUM CO |
| 00DAMASCUS2985 |
ASAD SITREP 03: BASHAR PROMOTED TO COMMANDER- [...] (U) SYRIAN TELEVISION REPORTED THE AFTERNOON OF 6/11 THAT VICE PRESIDENT KHADDAM HAD SIGNED DECREE NUMBERS 9 AND 10, PROMOTING COLONEL BASHAR AL-ASAD TO THE RANK OF GENERAL AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES. 2. (C) THE MOST OBVIOUS EFFECT OF THIS IS THAT BASHAR HAS NOW OFFICIALLY A [...] |
2000-06-11 16:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SY |
| 00DAMASCUS3013 |
ASAD LAID TO REST, BASHAR ERA BEGINNING, SYRIANS ADJUST TO NEW REALITY [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-13 18:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SY |
| 00HANOI1160 |
A VIETNAMESE JANUS: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACES OF THE POLITBURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S KEY LEADERSHIP BODY -- THE CURRENTLY 18-MEMBER POLITBURO -- IS A LARGELY SHADOWY GROUP WHOSE MEETINGS, AND MANY OF ITS MEMBERS' ACTIVITIES, ARE HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. THE FIVE SEXAGENARIAN MEN IN THE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S POLITI [...] |
2000-05-26 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON PHUM VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI1671 |
DISSIDENT HA SY PHU CONTINUES TO BE QUESTIONED BY POLICE, ISOLATED FROM SUPPORTERS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DISSIDENT WRITER HA SY PHU REMAINS IN HIS HOME IN DALAT SUBJECT TO REGULAR QUESTIONING BY POLICE, MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER POLICE THREATENED TO CHARGE HIM WITH TREASON FOR HIS PRO-DEMOCRACY ESSAYS. AN INV [...] |
2000-08-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR VM HUMANR |
| 00HANOI2084 |
VIETNAM'S DISSIDENTS: IRREPRESSIBLE IN FACE OF OFFICIAL HARASSMENT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: MISSION OFFICERS RECENTLY CALLED ON SEVERAL LEADING DISSIDENTS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS THEIR VIEWS ON VIETNAM'S FUTURE. ALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO ONGOING OFFICIAL MONITORING AND HARASSMENT, ALBEIT UNEVENLY APPLIED. INTERESTINGLY, SECURITY AUTHORITIES, IN MOS [...] |
2000-09-19 09:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV PINR VM HUMANR |
| 00HANOI2480 |
VIETNAM WARILY LOOKS TO CHINA AS A MODEL FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A STEADY STREAM OF VIETNAMESE LEADERS VISITING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 HANOI 02480 01 OF 06 100541Z CHINA, MOST RECENTLY PRIME MINISTER KHAI AND THE ARMY CHI [...] |
2000-11-10 05:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR VM CM CVR |
| 00HANOI2667 |
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF FREE TRADE AND FREE IDEAS REVERBERATES AFTER HIS VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO VIETNAM ELECTRIFIED THE VIETNAMESE PUBLIC -- AND SURPRISED THE COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP. ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND LINED THE STREETS TO GREET THE PRESIDENT AND F [...] |
2000-12-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI2777 |
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S FORUM: PROFOUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE "TWO VIETNAMS" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S WOMEN'S FORUM REVEALS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE INSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN AND MEN IN VIETNAM TODAY. OVER LUNCH BEFORE THE EVENT, IN CANDID DISC [...] |
2000-12-26 10:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI ELAB PINR VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI686 |
VIETNAM IDEOLOGICALLY COMMITTED TO STATE-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WARY OF DANGERS OF GLOBALIZATION [...] (C) SENIOR LEADERS RECENTLY HAVE EMPHASIZED FAMILIAR IDEOLOGICAL THEMES ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S PREEMINENT ROLE IN ALL MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING. A FOCUS OF THIS CENTER-LED GOVERNING STYLE IS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATE SECTOR TO GUIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN THE VIEW [...] |
2000-04-05 07:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR PHUM VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI765 |
NOTES FROM SECDEF VISIT TO VIETNAM: PM KHAI TENSE, ANXIOUS TO DELIVER MESSAGE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) REFTELS HAVE REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COHEN TO VIETNAM, WHICH PROVIDED A SIPDIS STRONG BOOST TO BILATERAL RELATIONS. ONE INTERESTING SIDEBAR TO HIS VISIT WAS THE ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN MEE [...] |
2000-04-13 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ECON PINR VM DPOL |
| 00HARARE1842 |
MUGABE CONFERRED STATUS OF A CARICATURE OF AN [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S INCREASINGLY DESPERATE RULING PARTY, ZANU-PF HAS RESORTED TO VIOLENCE, BOTH RHETORICAL AND PHYSICAL TO COMBAT ITS ERODING POPULARITY. AS THREATS ISSUED BY ZANU-PF ESCALATE, SO DO INCIDENTS OF HARASSMENT AND MAYHEM AND THE DANGER THAT LESS STABLE ELEMENTS IN ZANU-PF WILL INTERP [...] |
2000-04-06 10:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR SOCI MARR ZI |
| 00HARARE1970 |
MDC TO OFFER AMNESTY TO KEY MILITARY FIGURES [...] (C) A SMALL DEPUTATION OF MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MEMBERS LED BY HARARE BUSINESSMAN CLIVE PUZEY CALLED ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD APRIL 10 TO INFORM HIM OF A PLAN TO OFFER AN AMNESTY DEAL TO APPROXIMATELY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01970 121839Z TE [...] |
2000-04-11 16:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI MDC |
| 00HARARE2102 |
MPINGA: MNANGAGWA PLAYS BOTH ENDS AGAINST THE [...] (C) MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS EMMERSON MNANGAGWA TOLD ME APRIL 14 THAT HE HAS KNOWN SOUTH AFRICAN/CONGOLESE BUSINESSMAN KALAA MPINGA FOR FOUR YEARS. MPINGA, WHOSE AGE HE GUESSED TO BE 38- 40, IS THE NEPHEW OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO'S MINISTER OF STATE [...] |
2000-04-15 10:09:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ZI CG |
| 00HARARE2198 |
S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWEAN JUSTICE MINISTER AND MUGABE CONFIDANT STATES THAT THE VICTORIA FALLS MEETING WAS CALLED IN ORDER TO REMOVE ANY OBSTACLES TO CONTINUED FORWARD PROGRESS THAT MIGHT HAVE RESULTED FROM CEASE-FIRE VIOLATIONS SINCE THE RECENT KAMPALA AGREEMENT. ZIMBABWE AND NAMIBIA, HE ASSE [...] |
2000-04-21 19:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CG ZI |
| 00HARARE2200 |
S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DRC DISENGAGEMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER, THE APRIL 21 VICTORIA FALLS MEETING WAS DESIGNED AS A SUMMIT OF THE HEADS OF STATE OF THE EXTERNAL STATE ACTORS TO DISCUSS WAYS OF EXTRICATING THEMSELVES FROM THE CONGO. THE CONGOLESE WERE NOT INVITED. AT THE LAST MOMENT, DOS SANTO [...] |
2000-04-22 19:27:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CG ZI |
| 00HARARE2205 |
THE GUERILLA WAR FOR LAND IN ZIMABABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A THREE HOUR MEETING NEARLY HALF OF WHICH WAS SPENT ON LANO, PRESIDENT MUGABE TOLD US THAT LANO ACQUISITION WAS AN OVERDUE MATTER OF ACHIEVING JUSTICE AND ESCAPING FROM UNOER THE YOKE OF COLONIALISM THAT THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE NOW OEMANO. THE WAR VET'S OCCUPATIONS, WHICH HE [...] |
2000-04-24 12:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE2221 |
MUGABE USES THE LAND ISSUE AS A SMOKESCREEN [...] (C) AS CURRENTLY INVOKED BY PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR RULING ZANU-PF PARTY OFFICIALS, THE LAND REFORM ISSUE IS A CANARD. IN OUR JUDGMENT, THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT AND PARTY DO NOT WANT A NEAR TERM RESOLUTION TO THE LAND QUESTION, BUT RATHER WANT TO KEEP THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND UNSETTLE [...] |
2000-04-25 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ZI |
| 00HARARE2222 |
S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DRC DISENGAGEMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE HOSTED A TWO HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTE MEETING WITH THE USG DELEGATION AT HIS RESIDENCE IN HARARE ON 22 APRIL. S/E WOLPE, AMB MCDONALD, SPECIAL ADVISOR PRENDERGAST, LT. COL. GADDIS, AND ECONOFF PROKOP ATTENDED. S/E WOLPE REINFORCED THE USG CONCERN [...] |
2000-04-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CG ZI |
| 00HARARE2237 |
AMBASSADOR/TSVANGIRAI MEETING: MDC URGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN THE RUN-UP TO THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, THE MDC IS CONFRONTING INCREASING POLITICAL VIOLENCE FROM ZANU-PF, WHICH HAS LEFT FIVE OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY'S SUPPORTERS DEAD AND HUNDREDS OF RURAL AND URBAN BACKERS INJURED. NEVERTHELESS, MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI BELIEVES T [...] |
2000-04-26 13:58:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM PINS ZI |
| 00HARARE2297 |
AMBASSADOR PUTS HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER ON NOTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON APRIL 26 THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS REPEATED THE PARTY LINE TO AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT THE OCCUPATIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMS IS A "POLITICAL ISSUE" WITH WHICH NEITHER HE NOR THE POLICE MAY INTERFERE, AS LONG AS THE TAKEOVERS ARE PEACEFUL. DABENGWA MAINTAINS THAT THE POLIC [...] |
2000-04-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR KDEM ZI |
| 00HARARE2515 |
"RED GUARDS" AND SQUATTERS: MUGABE'S [...] (C) THE MEANING OF DEMOCRACY IS BEING VITIATED IN ZIMBABWE. IN ORDER TO WIN THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, THE DATE OF WHICH IS STILL NOT FIXED, PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS UNLEASHED A CAMPAIGN OF TERROR IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, COMPARABLE IN PURPOSE TO CHINA'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION. HIS TRUSTED AGENTS ARE T [...] |
2000-05-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE2734 |
MDC STILL LIKELY TO WIN AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE A STATE-SPONSORED CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION AND VIOLENCE, AND THE RULING PARTY'S CONTROL OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) STILL IS LIKELY TO WIN AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE 150 PARLIAMENTARY SEAT TOTAL (OR 30 SEATS) IN THE ELECTIONS NOW SCHE [...] |
2000-05-23 08:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PINR ZI MDC |
| 00HARARE2810 |
THE MORNING AFTER: ZIMBABWE'S POST-ELECTION [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE NOT BEING DISCUSSED DURING THIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN; PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS DONE A BRILLIANT JOB MAKING LAND REDISTRIBUTION THE PRINCIPAL AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE. WE SEE THREE POSSIBLE ELECTION SCENARIOS UNFOLDING IN THE NEXT MONTH: 1. A MORE OR LESS EVEN SPLI [...] |
2000-05-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE2894 |
ZANU-PF LEGAL SECRETARY ON LAND INVASIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF'S LEGAL SECRETARY, EDDISON ZVOGBO TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD MAY 31 THAT THE "WAR VETERANS" WHO ARE OCCUPYING COMMERCIAL FARMS WILL BE REMOVED SHORTLY AFTER THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION AT THE END OF JUNE. IN RESPONSE TO THE AMBASSADOR'S EXPRESSION OF SERIOUS CONCERN, ZVOGBO [...] |
2000-05-31 17:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI PREL |
| 00HARARE2953 |
MINISTER OF STATE TELLS AMBASSADOR POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: MINISTER OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR INDIGENIZATION (BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT), CEPHAS MSIPA, TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 1 THAT ZANU-PF'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION STRATEGY IS TO USE THE "WAR VETERANS" TO INTIMIDATE THE PUBLIC INTO SUPPORTING THE RUL [...] |
2000-06-02 10:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI ZANU PF |
| 00HARARE3078 |
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE: SHOCKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: SEVERAL WHITE COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND BUSINESSPEOPLE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 5 OF THE CONTINUING POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THEIR OCCUPIED PROPERTIES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, DURING PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH THEM IN MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE. A BLACK MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE [...] |
2000-06-07 16:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE3106 |
EDUCATION MINISTER DECLINES TO PUBLICLY CONDEMN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN CONTINUING DIALOGUE WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON PRE-ELECTION ISSUES, ON JUNE 7 THE AMBASSADOR AND POLOFF CALLED ON THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE, GABRIEL MACHINGA. IN RESPONSE TO THE AMBASSADOR'S CONDEMNATION OF THE TARGETING OF TEACHERS FOR POLITICAL [...] |
2000-06-09 11:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE3460 |
DESPITE STIFF COMPETITION, POTENTIAL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF THE JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, THIS CABLE OFFERS POST'S PREDICTIONS FOR HOTSPOTS AND TOUGH RACES AMONG CONSTITUENCIES IN ZIMBABWE'S TEN PROVINCES. THE MDC IS EXPECTED TO FARE VERY WELL IN MOST PROVINCES, WITH ITS TOUGHEST CHALLENGE COMING FROM THE TRADITIONA [...] |
2000-06-23 13:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE3521 |
THE NEW ZIMBABWEAN PARLIAMENT: THE GLOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE HAS CHANGED FOREVER AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION THAT BROADENED PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY IN THE COUNTRY. THE "LOSERS" IN THIS ELECTION, THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC), WILL TAKE THEIR ELECTORAL GRIEVANCES TO COURT, NOT THE STREET, [...] |
2000-06-28 13:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR PREL ZI US |
| 00HARARE3637 |
AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FINANCE MINISTER MURERWA AND HEARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 3 MEETING WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER, MURERWA TOLD US THAT HALTING ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC TAILSPIN WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, IN PART AS A RESPONSE TO THE STRONG SHOWING OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. HE COULD NOT PROVIDE US SPECIFIC [...] |
2000-07-05 13:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE3652 |
DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TIGHT-LIPPED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS NICHOLAS GOCHE WAS TIGHT-LIPPED OVER POSSIBLE CABINET CHANGES IN A JULY 3 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR. GOCHE, HOWEVER, NOTED THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE PRESIDENT TO REAPPOINT THOSE MEMBERS WHOM THE PUBLIC REJECTED IN THE RECENT PARLI [...] |
2000-07-05 14:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR KDEM ZI |
| 00HARARE3680 |
SUSPECTED CIO MOLE RENDERS ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ISADORE ZINDOGA, WHO WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY PROMOTED TO SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) IN APRIL AFTER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TOOK A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE POSITION TO LEAD THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC), IS WIDELY ACCUSED BY MANY UNIONISTS [...] |
2000-07-07 09:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PINR PGOV PREL ZI |
| 00HARARE3910 |
ZIMBABWE'S NEW CABINET: MUGABE REARRANGES THE [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE ANNOUNCED HIS NEW 19 MEMBER (DOWN FROM 27 MEMBERS) CABINET CONSISTING OF 19 MEMBER ON JULY 15. A NUMBER OF THE OLD GUARD, INCLUDING WOMEN, WERE JETTISONED IN FAVOR OF TECHNOCRATS AND PARTY LOYALISTS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS THE FACT THAT THE CONFIDE [...] |
2000-07-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ZI ZANU PF |
| 00HARARE4039 |
WILL NEW FINANCE MINISTER BE ABLE TO STAND UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE APPOINTMENT WAS ANNOUNCED, ALL EYES ARE ON FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI, A TALENTED TECHNOCRAT WHO MANY BELIEVE IS THE CABINET'S MOST IMPORTANT MINISTER, WHILE INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO ARGUABLY HAS C [...] |
2000-07-21 10:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ZI |
| 00HARARE4064 |
AJELLO TRYING TO SELL NON-CONGOLESE [...] (C) EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO IS IN HARARE FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT DURING WHICH HE HOPES TO SELL THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ON A SUMMIT OF NON-CONGOLESE BELLIGERENTS, AS DESCRIBED IN REFTELS. AJELLO, WHO HAD BEEN IN HARARE FOR 24 HOURS AND HAD MET ONLY WITH CO [...] |
2000-07-25 07:28:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR ZI CG MZ |
| 00HARARE4492 |
WINDOW DRESSING OR REFORM? FOR NOW AT LEAST, [...] (C) AFTER ONLY FOUR MEETINGS, ZIMBABWE'S CABINET APPEARS TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN FACTIONS: ONE LED BY INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO AND THE OTHER LED BY FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI AND INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO. THESE LAT [...] |
2000-08-15 16:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ZI |
| 00HARARE4611 |
NEW TRADE MINISTER MOYO IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR [...] (C) NEW INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR AUGUST 15 THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS DETERMINED TO SEIZE 3,000 FARMS AND HAD NO INTENTION OF PROVIDING COMPENSATION. MOYO CLAIMED THAT MOST CABINET MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR OF A FAIR, TRANSPARENT LAND REFORM EFFOR [...] |
2000-08-17 16:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PINR PHUM ZI EFIN EAGR |
| 00HARARE4627 |
NEW HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER IS STILL FIGHTING [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON AUGUST 16, NEW HOME AFFARIS MINISTER -- AND ZANU-PF CHAIRMAN -- JOHN NKOMO PROVIDED A CONFUSING AND SOMETIMES CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S NEXT STEPS ON LAND REFORM. HIS COMMENTS CONFIRMED THE CLEAR ABSENCE OF ANY SYSTEMATIC RESETTLEMENT PL [...] |
2000-08-21 12:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN EAGR PINR PHUM ZI |
| 00HARARE4692 |
AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AMBASSADOR, ECON AND NEW POL OFFICER MADE AN INTRODUCTORY CALL ON SIMBA MAKONI, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED FINANCE MINISTER ON AUGUST 22. MAKONI (WHOM THE EMBASSY KNOWS WELL) SHARED WITH US HIS DETERMINATION TO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND PAINTED A NEW PICTURE OF THE POST- [...] |
2000-08-24 14:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE4750 |
VP MSIKA: BLAMES OTHERS FOR VIOLENCE AND [...] (C) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S INSTRUCTION, AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED STRONG U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE FARM OCCUPATIONS AND CONTINUING RURAL VIOLENCE TO VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA ON AUGUST 25. MSIKA BLAMED COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND THE OPPOSITION MDC FOR INCITING MUCH OF THE PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE AND INSISTED TH [...] |
2000-08-25 14:57:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON EFIN PHUM ZI EAGR |
| 00HARARE4767 |
AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 24, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD PAID AN INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO NEW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM FRANCIS NHEMA, WHO IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE NEW CABINET. HAVING SPENT MOST OF THE LAST 11 YEARS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, NHEMA GENERALLY SEES THE U.S.-ZIMBABWE R [...] |
2000-08-29 11:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SENV EIND EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE4987 |
PRESIDENT MUGABE'S HEALTH [...] (U) WE HAVE HEARD RECENT RUMORS CIRCULATING IN HARARE THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE COLLAPSED -- IN PRIVATE -- THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS -- ONCE IN MAPUTO AND TWICE MORE IN TRIPOLI WHILE EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK FOR THE MILLENIUM SUMMIT. PRESS REPORTS, CITING ANONYMOUS SOURCES IN THE PRESI [...] |
2000-09-08 09:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE4999 |
NEW TALE OF CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE'S ENERGY [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ATTENDED A DINNER SEPTEMBER 7 WITH A VARIETY OF RESIDENT AMBASSADORS AND A FEW ZIMBABWEANS, DURING WHICH GIDEON GONO (PROTECT), MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ), REPORTED A CREDIBLE STORY ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT MALFEASANCE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. BEF [...] |
2000-09-08 11:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA |
| 00HARARE5137 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON SEPTEMBER 11, NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA INITIALLY DENIED THAT HE WAS STILL A KEY PLAYER ON DRC POLICY, BUT LATER ADMITTED THAT HE WOULD TRAVEL SOON TO KINSHASA, AT PRESIDENT MUGABE'S REQUEST, TO LEARN KABILA'S LATEST THINKING ON LU [...] |
2000-09-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN EAGR PINR PHUM ZI |
| 00HARARE5352 |
ZANU-PF MODERATE WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES IF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 21, DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, SPORTS, AND CULTURE AENEAS CHIGWEDERE. THE DEPUTY MINISTER, A RELIABLE EMBASSY INTERLOCUTOR IN HIS EARLIER POSITIONS, WAS CHARACTERISTICALLY FRANK IN HIS DISCUSSION OF ZANU-PF POLITICS AND H [...] |
2000-09-22 11:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI ZANU PF |
| 00HARARE5397 |
ZIMBABWE BANK DIRECTOR PROVIDES SOME HOPE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON GIDEON GONO, DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ), SEPTEMBER 25 TO GET AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE'S FUEL SITUATION. AS REPORTED REF B, THE CBZ, AND GONO PERSONALLY, HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING FUEL FLOWING INTO ZIMBABWE UNDER THE MOST ARDUO [...] |
2000-09-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA |
| 00HARARE5514 |
UNDP RESREP BRIEFS DONORS ON UN/UNDP [...] (SBU) UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN ZIMBABWE VICTOR ANGELO BRIEFED DONORS ON SEPTEMBER 28 ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF A FIVE-PERSON MISSION SENT TO LOOK FOR POSSIBLE AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT ON ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM PROGRAM. THIS MISSION IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE RECEN [...] |
2000-09-28 14:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PINS PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE5608 |
UN/UNDP MISSION MEMBERS SEEK EMBASSY VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN HOUR'S MEETING OCTOBER 2 THREE MEMBERS OF THE UN/UNDP MISSION SEARCHED FOR AN OPENING IN OUR POSITION ON THE CURRENT LAND REFORM IMPASSE TO REKINDLE DONOR DIALOGUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSION THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY OFFICERS STRESSED [...] |
2000-10-03 16:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PINS PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE5629 |
ZIMBABWE MINISTER OF STATE SECURITY SAYS MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 4, AMBASSADOR, R/P OFFICER, AND POLOFF (NOTETAKER) CALLED ON MINISTER OF STATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY NICHOLAS GOCHE, WHO OVERSEES THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO). IN A ONE-ON- ONE MEETING, AMBASSADOR URGED GOCHE TO USE RESTRAINT IN DEALING WITH MDC LEADER [...] |
2000-10-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PINR ZI CG |
| 00HARARE5666 |
AMBASSADOR WARNS MDC NOT TO USE VIOLENT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD DELIVERED REF A DEMARCHE TO MDC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN ISAAC MATONGO, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S POLITICAL ADVISOR AND RIGHT-HAND MAN, GANDI MUDZINGWA, IN THE ABSENCE OF MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, WHO IS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE COUNTRY. WE DO NOT EXPECT H [...] |
2000-10-05 17:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI MDC |
| 00HARARE5731 |
THE FAST TRACK RESETTLEMENT EXERCISE: MFA [...] (C) DURING A ONE AND A HALF HOUR BRIEFING OF SELECTED HEADS OF MISSION OCTOBER 11, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY AND GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT FOR DONORS ON QUESTION ON LAND REFORM, WILLARD CHIWEWE, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE CASE THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT HAD NO CHOIC [...] |
2000-10-11 17:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PINS PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE5834 |
UN/UNDP TEAM GIVES OUTBRIEF: RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A BIZARRE OUTBRIEF ON OCTOBER 12, THE UN/UNDP TEAM SENT TO EXPLORE WAYS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN DONORS AND GOVERNMENT ON LAND REFORM MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO "IMPROVE" THE FAST TRACK PROGRAM. THE TEAM STRESSED THAT THEIR MANDATE WAS TECHNICAL -- NOT POLITICAL. DONOR [...] |
2000-10-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PINS PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE5943 |
CHARGE REGISTERS U.S. CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 20, CHARGE MET DEPUTY HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER RUGARE GUMBO, IN THE ABSENCE OF MINISTER JOHN NKOMO, TO REGISTER U.S. CONCERN OVER THIS WEEK'S UNREST AND THE GOZ'S RESPONSE. CHARGE MADE THE POINTS THAT WE BELIEVE THE ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) RESPONDED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, A [...] |
2000-10-20 12:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE5951 |
IMPEACHMENT OF MUGABE LOOMING [...] (C) IN A MEETING OCTOBER 23, MDC MP FOR HARARE CENTRAL MICHAEL AURET INFORMED POLOFF THAT THE MDC PLANS TO GIVE NOTICE OCTOBER 24 IN PARLIAMENT THAT IT WILL TABLE A MOTION FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AURET CLAIMED THAT THE MDC HAS COMPILED "OVERWHELMING" EVIDE [...] |
2000-10-23 14:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6082 |
PROCESS TO IMPEACH ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE OPPOSITION MDC TABLED A MOTION IN PARLIAMENT OCTOBER 25 THAT BEGINS THE PROCESS FOR PRESIDENT MUGABE'S IMPEACHMENT. THE DOCUMENT CITED IN DETAIL "VIOLATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION" AND "GROSS MISCONDUCT" RELATED TO THE PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AS THE GROUNDS F [...] |
2000-10-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6120 |
A ZANU-PF DEPUTY MINISTER AND MP'S INSIDER VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF DEPUTY MINISTER (ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM) AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT EDWARD CHINDORI- CHININGA PAID A CALL ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON OCTOBER 30 TO UPDATE HIM ON HIS MINISTRY'S LATEST ACTIVITIES. CHINDORI-CHININGA, WHO IS PART OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF ZANU-PF POLITICIANS, [...] |
2000-10-31 11:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF |
| 00HARARE6126 |
DEPUTY ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM MINISTER BRIEFS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EDWARD CHINDORI-CHININGA, DEPUTY MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, PAID A CALL ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON OCTOBER 30 TO INFORM HIM OF HIS MINISTRY'S PLANS TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE, RESOLVE THE OCCUPATIONS OF CONSERVANCY LANDS, AND REACH [...] |
2000-10-31 17:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SENV PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6189 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 1, AMBASSADOR AND POLOFF MET WITH NEW ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SAVIOUR "TYSON" KASUKUWERE TO DISCUSS A VARIETY OF ISSUES, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTS IN HIS PARTY. KASUKUWERE, A YOUNGISH BUSINESSMAN WITH STRONG PARTY TIES, SAID THAT THE LAND ISSUE HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT O [...] |
2000-11-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6191 |
PROMINENT ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESS LEADERS TRYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CEO OF A MAJOR ZIMBABWEAN CORPORATION TOLD AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 2 THAT HE AND OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ARE ARRANGING A PRIVATE CREDIT FACILITY TO PURCHASE 300 TO 400 COMMERCIAL FARMS TO HELP BREAK THE LOGJAM ON LAND REFORM. THE CEO ALSO STATED THAT HE AND OTHER BUSINESS L [...] |
2000-11-02 16:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR PREL PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6229 |
ZIMBABWE OPENS AN EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI [...] (C) EGYPTIAN EMBASSY COUNSELLOR (DCM) KADRI ABDEL- MOTTALEB TOLD DCM NOVEMBER 4 THAT ZIMBABWE HAS OPENED AN EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI. THE AMBASSADOR, JOHN MVUNDURA, LEFT IN EARLY OCTOBER TO ASSUME CHARGE. THE REMAINING 2-3 MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY STAFF FLEW TO TRIPOLI VIA CAIRO TWO WEEKS LATER, CI [...] |
2000-11-06 13:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ZI LY |
| 00HARARE6283 |
THE AMBASSADOR CALLS ON A MUGABE LOYALIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD, ACCOMPANIED BY LABOFF, PAID A CALL NOVEMBER 6 ON OLIVIA MUCHENA, MINISTER OF STATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH MSIKA, A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, AND A MEMBER OF THE ZANU-PF CENTRAL COMMITTEE. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT WAS TO GAUGE THE WILLINGNESS OF THE GOVERNMENT [...] |
2000-11-07 16:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6297 |
ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION INCREASINGLY DIVIDED OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MET OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) SECRETARY-GENERAL WELSHMAN NCUBE NOVEMBER 7 TO PRESS HOME THE NEED FOR ZIMBABWE'S POLITICAL PARTIES TO UNDERTAKE DIALOGUE AND DEFLATE TENSIONS. NCUBE ASSERTED THAT THERE ARE MANY PARTY STALWARTS WILLING TO TALK WITH [...] |
2000-11-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6318 |
SYMBOLIC MEETING BETWEEN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SUPPORTED A DINNER HOSTED BY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE NKOSANA MOYO NOVEMBER 7 AIMED AT GETTING ZANU-PF AND MDC PARLIAMENTARIANS TALKING TO EACH OTHER. AMONG THE GUESTS WERE TWO MDC AND TWO ZANU-PF MPS. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS CORDIAL AND BOTH [...] |
2000-11-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6321 |
UNDP RESREP AND AMBASSADOR CONSULT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD, THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, VICTOR ANGELO, AND DCM (NOTE TAKER) CALLED ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE ON NOVEMBER 8 TO EXPLORE WAYS THE DONOR COMMUNITY COULD ASSIST IN DEFUSING TENSIONS I [...] |
2000-11-11 11:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EAGR ZI |
| 00HARARE6564 |
TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 21, MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, PRESIDENT OF THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC), BRIEFED THE HARARE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON THE MDC VIEW OF THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE IN THE CONTEXT OF AN EU-SADC CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN BOTSWANA NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 1. TSVANGIR [...] |
2000-11-22 16:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM ZI |
| 00HARARE6643 |
ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON DRC [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE NOVEMBER 15, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STAN MUDENGE REPORTED THAT THE MAPUTO II SUMMIT, RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27, WAS EXPECTED TO FORMALIZE THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN TRIPOLI TO SEND AN AFRICAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO THE DRC. THE DEFENS [...] |
2000-11-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6658 |
ZANU-PF WINS MARONDERA WEST BY-ELECTION; LOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RULING PARTY ZANU-PF CANDIDATE WON THE BY-ELECTION FOR THE MARONDERA WEST PARLIAMENTARY SEAT HELD NOVEMBER 25 AND 26. VOTING WAS PEACEFUL, BUT THE TURNOUT WAS LOW - JUST UNDER A THIRD OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS. DISTRICT RESIDENTS TOLD EMBASSY AND NGO PERSONNEL ON NOVEMBER 25 [...] |
2000-11-28 14:58:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM ZI |
| 00HARARE6663 |
A/S RICE MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 16, A/S RICE, AMBASSADORS RENDER AND MCDONALD, AND ECONOFF (NOTETAKER), MET WITH FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI FOR AN HONEST AND WIDE- RANGING 75 MINUTE DISCUSSION. TAKING PLACE ONLY A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE MINISTER PRESENTED HIS FIRST BUDGET TO THE PARLIAMENT AND THE [...] |
2000-11-29 09:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE6677 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE MET MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON NOVEMBER 16. TSVANGIRAI OFFERED FOUR SIPDIS SCENARIOS UNDER WHICH THE CURRENT POLITICAL CRISIS COULD UNFOLD. HE BELIEVES A TRANSITIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST WAY OUT OF THE [...] |
2000-11-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI SA |
| 00HARARE7159 |
INYIKA TRUST, A NEW PLAYER ON THE LAND ISSUE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 5, TERENCE HUSSEIN, AN ATTORNEY AFFILIATED WITH INYIKA TRUST, MET WITH ECONOFF AT THE EMBASSY. INYIKA TRUST IS A NEWLY REGISTERED NGO IN ZIMBABWE WHOSE STATED PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION TO COMMUNAL FARMERS AND LANDLESS BLACK ZIMBABWEANS. [...] |
2000-12-20 10:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PREL PHUM PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE7164 |
ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY CRANKS UP INTIMIDATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY IS CRANKING ITS VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION MACHINE INTO HIGH GEAR FOR THE BIKITA WEST BY-ELECTION NOW SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 13-14, 2001. THE BY-ELECTION IS BEING HELD TO REPLACE THE MDC MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WHO DIED OF AN ILLNESS IN NOVEMBER. YOUTH DEVE [...] |
2000-12-20 13:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE7263 |
LAND TASK FORCE TRIES TO PUT BEST FACE ON [...] (C) UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO HOSTED A MEETING ON DECEMBER 21 FOR SELECTED HEADS OF MISSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE'S LAND TASK FORCE THAT INCLUDED MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING IGNATIUS [...] |
2000-12-28 10:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR EAID PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE7266 |
NEW ZIMBABWE POLITBURO STRENGTHENS MNANGAGWA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT MUGABE'S NEW ZANU-PF POLITBURO, APPOINTED DECEMBER 15 AT THE SPECIAL PARTY CONGRESS (REF B), STRENGTHENS SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA'S POSITION IN THE PARTY AND COULD SIGNAL MUGABE'S INTENTION TO MAKE MNANGAGWA HIS SUCCESSOR. SINCE JUNE'S PARLIAMENTARY ELE [...] |
2000-12-28 12:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF |
| 00LIMA2475 |
ALEJANDRO TOLEDO BIOGRAPHY: POLITICAL ASSETS AND [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN HAMILTON, REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. (S) SUMMARY: PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT ALEJANDRO TOLEDO'S CHARISMA, ABILITY TO APPEAL TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES, INCLUDING PERU'S INDIGENOUS AND POOREST COMMUNITIES, AND POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC MESSAGE HAVE HELPED TO CA [...] |
2000-04-25 12:30:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PINR PGOV PREL PE SECRET PAGE LIMA OF |
| 00STATE228859 |
HEIGHTENED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PM A/S ERIC D. NEWSOM. REASON 1.5 (B/D). THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE THAT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY M/P FOR SEP POSTS. PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR BELOW. 2. (S) INTELLIGENCE REPORTS INDICATE THAT TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING POSSIBLE ATTACKS ON U.S. INTERESTS, MAY INCREASE DURING THE [...] |
2000-12-01 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ASEC MOPS PINR |
| 00THEHAGUE1867 |
DUTCH RESPOND TO UK ALIEN SMUGGLING TRAGEDY [...] THE GON REACTED WITH BOTH WORDS AND ACTIONS TO THE JUNE 19 DISCOVERY IN THE UK OF 58 VICTIMS OF ALIEN SMUGGLING. 2. BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN WHICH THE VICTIMS WERE DISCOVERED IS OF DUTCH REGISTRATION AND THE DRIVER IS DUTCH, THE GON BECAME IMMEDIATELY INVOLVED. IT HAS SINCE ARRESTED BOTH THE [...] |
2000-06-22 13:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SMIG CVIS PINR ASEC CH NL EUN KPRD |
| 01ABUJA1006 |
Nigeria: Obasanjo Foreign Policy [...] (C) Summary. President Olusegun Obasanjo is his own Foreign Minister. To understand how he has redirected Nigeria relations with the rest of the world, we examine his personal character and policy agenda. Obasanjo military career, his term as interim Head of State in the 1970s, and his y [...] |
2001-05-07 10:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PINS ECON NI |
| 01ABUJA1276 |
RULING PARTY EXPELS DISSIDENT POLITICIANS [...] (U) The ruling People,s Democratic Party (PDP) on May 31 expelled five dissident members of its Board of Trustees, and three elected party officers, for "anti-party activities." Membership in or open support for newly founded political "formations" formed the dissidents' offense. The rise of [...] |
2001-06-07 08:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS NI |
| 01ABUJA1312 |
NIGERIA: THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS [...] (C) Summary. At the halfway mark of his Presidency, Olusegun Obasanjo struggles to rebuild long-neglected institutions, restore public confidence, and jump-start the economy through deregulation and increased investment. Obasanjo's progress toward vital political and economic objectives is sl [...] |
2001-06-13 07:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON ENRG NI |
| 01ABUJA1365 |
OBASANJO DROPS FOUR MINISTERS, FOUR SENIOR ADVISORS [...] (C) On June 12, President Obasanjo dropped four Ministers and four Senior Advisors from his Administration, one spokesman framing the changes in terms of "accountability, performance, and integrity." So far, three replacements have been named for the Ministers, none for the Advisors. It appe [...] |
2001-06-14 18:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON NI |
| 01ABUJA1431 |
NIGERIA: SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter paid a courtesy call on Secretary to Government for the Federation (SGF) Ufot Ekaette SIPDIS on June 15. Ekaette described the role of the SGF in civilian government as a cross between Chief of Staff and "super-Minister." In a meeting that ranged widely over [...] |
2001-06-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL NI |
| 01ABUJA1448 |
NIGERIA: ETHNIC CLASHES IN NASARAWA STATE: [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa highlight long-standing and bitter disputes over land and community status. "Settlers" and indigenes trade reprisal raids, burning homes, seizing property, and taking lives. The State Government struggles to effect dialogue b [...] |
2001-06-22 18:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS NI |
| 01ABUJA1461 |
NIGERIA: ETHNIC CLASHES IN NASARAWA STATE CONTINUE [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa continue sporadically. Frightened citizens have fled the areas of conflict in the southeastern corner of the state, but the numbers are uncertain, and press reports may be inflated. Isolated fighting in the village of Tudun-A [...] |
2001-06-27 05:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS NI |
| 01ABUJA1531 |
NIGERIA: ETHNIC CONFLICT IN NASARAWA PEACEFUL NOW, [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa appear to have halted for the moment, although tension throughout the state is running high. The federal government has sent additional security forces into troubled areas. Approximately 40,000 displaced persons, mainly Tivs, [...] |
2001-06-29 17:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR NI |
| 01ABUJA1614 |
MORE ETHNIC CLASHES IN NIGERIAN MIDDLE-BELT [...] (U) Summary. Inter-ethnic clashes have occurred in the Middle-Belt States of Bauchi and Taraba, in incidents not apparently connected to the several weeks-long turmoil in neighboring Nasarawa State. In Bauchi, in a predominately Christian area, the majority Siyawa people have fought Hausa-F [...] |
2001-07-06 14:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR NI |
| 01ABUJA1841 |
NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS CHIEF OF AIR STAFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 16, Ambassador Jeter met with the new Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Air Vice Marshall Jonah Wuyep. Wuyep was strongly supportive of the MPRI program. He and his staff emphasized the need for undergraduate pilot training and a domestic capability to carry out periodic depot m [...] |
2001-07-26 08:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MASS PINR NI |
| 01ABUJA1957 |
(C) NIGERIA: PRIVATIZATION DIRECTOR TO QUIT JOB [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Jeter hosted Nasir El-Rufai, Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), for lunch on August 1 to discuss the current status of the NITEL GSM Equipment contract. EconOff attended as notetaker. El-Rufai was very candid about his relationship with the [...] |
2001-08-07 10:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | EINV PGOV ECON PINR NI |
| 01ABUJA2116 |
NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON OFR AND SECURITY [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. In addition to a discussion of GON efforts in a number of African hot-spots, the WCAR and counter-narcotics (septels), the Ambassador and NSA also d [...] |
2001-08-28 12:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR KPKO PINR PREL NI SL |
| 01ABUJA2226 |
STAR INTERVIEW -- ARMY MINISTER BATAGARAWA [...] (U) In the "Star Interview" section of the Daily Trust newspaper on August 30, Army Minister Lawal Batagarawa expressed his views on the security assistance relationship with the United States and on Operation Focus Relief, in addition to other topics relating to the Nigerian military and Mini [...] |
2001-09-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR OIIP OPRC PINR KPAO NI |
| 01ABUJA2253 |
NIGERIA TURNS ZIMBABWE AROUND ON LAND SEIZURES [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo and Nigeria played the critical role in extracting GOZ commitment to stopping land seizures at the Abuja Ministerial on Zimbabwe September 6. The UK agreed to a "significant financial contribution" to land reform but views that commitment as contingent upon the [...] |
2001-09-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PINR NI ZI UK |
| 01ABUJA2256 |
NIGERIA: CONFLICT RESOLUTION - "AFRICAN-STYLE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on the Special Presidential Envoy for Conflict Resolution, Ambassador Raph Uwechue, to discuss Sudan developments (Refs A and B). Uwechue welcomed the appointment of Senator Danforth as a signal of U.S. interest in Sudan and Africa. He descri [...] |
2001-09-07 20:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU SL ZI PINR NI |
| 01ABUJA2510 |
NORTHERN GOVERNORS ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (U) Summary: During a tour of Northern Nigeria the week of September 23, Poloff discussed with six governors--Jigawa, Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kano and Kaduna--the security situation in their respective states. Presently army troops are responsible for order in Kaduna, Jos, and Tafawa Balewa [...] |
2001-10-03 09:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PTER PINS PINR KISL CASC EAID NI |
| 01ABUJA2670 |
TFUS01: NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON EMIR OF ILORIN [...] (SBU) During a visit to the OFR P3 training site in Ilorin, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by OSD/ISA Director Theresa Whalen, DATT and PolMilOff, called on the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. Expressing his deep condolences for the September 11 attacks on the United States, the E [...] |
2001-10-18 20:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR PINR NI |
| 01ABUJA2878 |
2001 PDP CONVENTION: THE THRILL WAS GONE [...] (C) Summary: The 2001 Convention of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) elected an unopposed slate of national party leaders November 10. Yielding an outwardly harmonious convention, there was little sign of the wrangling and division that characterized the preceding four weeks of party congr [...] |
2001-11-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
| 01ABUJA2881 |
PDP: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH [...] (U) Introduction: The Peoples' Democratic Party, a hybrid from its inception, has been riven by internal power struggles, weakened by presidential interference, and now faces significant challenges gearing up for its own convention, much less the battery of local (2002) State and Federal (20 [...] |
2001-11-14 15:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM NI |
| 01ABUJA871 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS KADUNA [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter paid his first official visit to Kaduna State on March 27 and 28. He met with Kaduna Governor Ahmed Makarfi, the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, former Military Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari, Northern kingmaker Dr. Liman Ciroma and leaders in Musli [...] |
2001-04-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV NI PINR ECON EAGR EMIN LY |
| 01ABUJA962 |
COURTESY CALL ON NIGERIAN SSS CHIEF ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter called on the Director General of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS), Kayode Are, on April 23 at SSS Headquarters. The Ambassador was accompanied by Embassy Counselor for Regional Affairs. Afas Gadzama, the SSS Deputy Director for Intelligence, also parti [...] |
2001-05-04 09:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PINR NI |
| 01ABUJA993 |
NIGERIA: OBASANJO REPLACES SERVICE CHIEFS [...] (U) President Obasanjo on April 24 abruptly retired Chief of Army Staff LTG Victor Malu, Chief of Naval Staff VADM V.K. Ombu and Chief of Air Staff, AVM Isaac Alfa. MG A.O. Ogomudia will replace Malu, and RADM S.I. Afolayan and AVM J.D. Wuyep will replace, respectively, Ombu and Alfa. [...] |
2001-05-04 15:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PINS PINR NI |
| 01ANKARA6815 |
IRANIAN VIEWS ON U.S. AND LIFE IN TEHRAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCONS STUART JONES FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. AN IRANIAN VISA APPLICANT CLAIMED THAT RELIGIOUS VIGILANTES KIDNAPPED HIM AND BEAT HIM FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THEY CAUGHT HIM AT ONE OF TEHRAN'S CANDLELIGHT VIGILS FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. ANO [...] |
2001-10-26 10:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TU IR |
| 01BANJUL854 |
GAMBIAN MUSLIMS: MAJORITY IGNORE BIN LADEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: WITH A FEW NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, GAMBIAN MUSLIMS (95% OF THE POPULATION) SUPPORT THE U.S. AND ARE UNLIKELY TO HEED THE CALL OF ANTI- AMERICAN ISLAMIC RADICALS. END SUMMARY. 2. (S) THE MEDIA: POST IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MEDIA OUTLETS WITH A RADICAL ISLAMIC EDITORIAL POLICY. THE STAT [...] |
2001-10-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Banjul | SECRET | PTER PINR XA GA |
| 01BANJUL878 |
GAMBIAN ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS - JAMMEH [...] WE DEPLOYED A TEAM OF SIX IEC-ACCREDITED ELECTION OBSERVERS FOR THE OCTOBER 18 POLL. WE CONTRIBUTED OUR CDA, IROG, GSO, OUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND OUR POLITICAL ASSISTANT. IN THEIR CONTINUING TRADITION OF UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR US, EMBASSY DAKAR CONTRIBUTED THE DATT. CDA AND OUR POLITI [...] |
2001-10-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM PREL GA |
| 01BANJUL892 |
GAMBIAN ELECTION FALLOUT: ADMIRATION TURNS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: A WAVE OF CRITICISM HAS REPLACED THE POSITIVE COMMENTARY HEARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OCTOBER 18 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE UPC COALITION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ALLEGE WIDESPREAD HARASSMENT AND UNREASONABLE ARRESTS SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS AND C [...] |
2001-10-26 11:55:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR GA |
| 01BEIJING12362 |
HU JINTAO: TAKING SHAPE AS CHINA´S LEADER [...] (C) MOST CHINESE HAVE LITTLE IDEA OF HEIR-APPARENT HU JINTAO´S PERSONAL VIEWS, BUT INSIDERS DESCRIBE HU AS A TALENTED BUREAUCRATIC PLAYER WITH SOLID CREDENTIALS TO SUCCEED JIANG ZEMIN. THEY REPORT THAT HU HAS STAKED OUT A MULTI-FACETED AND SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ROLE IN IMPORTANT AREAS OF PARTY AND [...] |
2001-12-27 05:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CH |
| 01CAIRO6321 |
SHARING THE CASE AGAINST AL-QA'IDA WITH EGYPT [...] (S) ON OCTOBER 3 AND 4, DRAWING ON DOCUMENTS PROVIDED REFTEL, MISSION STAFF MET WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE, AND MILITARY OFFICIALS TO MAKE THE CASE AGAINST AL-QAIDA. IN PREPARATION FOR THE BRIEFINGS, WE HAD DISTILLED INFORMATION IN REFTEL INTO FOUR BASIC SECTIONS: [...] |
2001-10-04 16:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER PINR EG |
| 01DUBAI1141 |
POPULAR IRANIAN VIEWS OF TEHRAN'S POLICY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PRINCIPAL OFFICER RICHARD OLSON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS, DUBAI-BASED TRADERS, AND IRANIANS RESIDENT IN DUBAI PROVIDED THEIR ASSESSMENT OF IRAN'S POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. OF THOSE WHO EXPRESSED OPINI [...] |
2001-09-15 08:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KPAL KISL IR TC |
| 01GABORONE3435 |
TFUS01: BOTSWANA MUSLIM ATTITUDES [...] (C) POST HAS ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN BOTSWANA TO GAUGE ATTITUDES TOWARDS U.S. ACTIONS IN COMBATING TERRORISM FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS AND FOLLOWING COMMENCEMENT OF MILITARY ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN (REFS B, C). MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE DELAYED MEETI [...] |
2001-10-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PTER BC |
| 01HANOI1010 |
VIETNAM - BURMA'S NEED TO QUICKEN THE PACE OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS RAISED THE DIALOGUE WITH BURMA BEFORE, AND INTENDS TO DO SO AGAIN AT THE APRIL 30 ASEAN MINISTERIAL IN RANGOON, BUT "IN OUR OWN WAY." AN MFA OFFICER PRAISED THE "SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS" THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE TALKS ALREADY. OUR POINTS WILL BE PASSED TO FM NIEN, [...] |
2001-04-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR KDEM BM VM ASEAN |
| 01HANOI1020 |
GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP CHANGES TO FOLLOW SHAKE-UP IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION EXPECTED TO BEGIN MAY 21 OR 22 WILL UNVEIL A NEW ASSEMBLY CHAIRPERSON, LIKELY CPV ORGANIZATIONAL CHIEF AN. IT MAY ALSO GIVE CLUES AS TO THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF RISING [...] |
2001-04-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI2139 |
ARAFAT RECEIVES SRV SUPPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A BRIEF VISIT TO HANOI BY YASSER ARAFAT ON AUGUST 24 WAS APPARENTLY AIMED AT SHORING UP SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN POSITIONS IN THE WAKE OF ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. VIETNAM REAFFIRMED ITS [...] |
2001-08-30 09:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINR KPAL IS VM |
| 01HANOI313 |
LARGE-SCALE PROTESTS END IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, 20 DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK SUGGEST LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE ENDED FOLLOWING THE ARRESTS OF AT LEAST 20 PROTESTERS. THOUSANDS OF VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITIES PRO [...] |
2001-02-09 10:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI3209 |
SINGAPORE AND VIETNAM SEEKING MORE COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: SINGAPORE'S FOREIGN MINISTER SHANMUGAM JAYAKUMAR NOVEMBER 27-30 "SUCCESSFUL" VISIT TO HANOI INCLUDED A DISCUSSION ON HOW BETTER TO COOPERATE AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDED FUTURE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND AID. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) TERRORISM: JAYAKUM [...] |
2001-12-07 04:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PINR ETRD VM SN ASEAN CTERR |
| 01HANOI3294 |
NONG DUC MANH VISITS CHINA: BOTH SIDES REAFFIRM FRIENDSHIP, CONDEMN TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) GENERAL SECRETARY, VISITED CHINA NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 4. THIS WAS HIS FIRST VISIT TO CHINA SINCE BECOMING GENERAL SECRETARY LAST APRIL, AND WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED TO ASSUAGE ANY CHINESE FEARS THAT VIETNAM WAS MOVING "TOO CLOSE [...] |
2001-12-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR CH TW VM CVR CTERR |
| 01HANOI396 |
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS APPEAR CALM; VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES MONITORING CLOSELY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE CAPITALS OF THE TWO KEY CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK HAVE STABILIZED, WITH NO MORE DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE WEEKEND OF FEB. 10- 11. POLICE AND MILITARY PRESENCE REMAINS HEAVY IN THE [...] |
2001-02-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI762 |
USG OBJECTIVES IN THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. IT FOCUSES ON THE BACKGROUND OF "NORMALIZATION" AND WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED TO MEET USG AS WELL AS VIETNAMESE INTERESTS. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND MESSAGE THAT DELINEATES A SIGN [...] |
2001-04-03 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL VM |
| 01HANOI900 |
PROTESTANT LEADERS REPORT DESTRUCTION OF CHURCH IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, BUT CANNOT CONFIRM DEATHS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAMESE PROTESTANT CHURCH SOURCES WITH EXTENSIVE LINKS TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INFORM US THAT RESIDENTS OF GIA LAI PROVINCE, PARTICULARLY, FACE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, WITH HEAVY POLICE AND SECURIT [...] |
2001-04-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI905 |
CENTRAL COMMITTEE PRESSURES GENERAL SECRETARY TO STEP DOWN; ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MANH APPARENT SUCCESSOR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER DAVID YOUNG; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS APRIL 19, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS DEALT GENERAL SECRETARY PHIEU A SEVERE BLOW BY REFUSING TO RECOMMEND HIM FOR ANOTHER TERM. A PREFERENCE B [...] |
2001-04-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI919 |
LEANER POLITBURO AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO BE UNVEILED AT WEEKEND COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: FOUR NEW POLITBURO MEMBERS -- REPORTEDLY INCLUDING MASS MOBILIZATION HEAD DUOC AND FORMER LABOR MINISTER HOAN -- ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN A SLIMMED-DOWN, 15- MEMBER LEADERSHIP TO BE UNVEILED AT THE NINTH [...] |
2001-04-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI952 |
ACTIVITIES OF PHIEU AND MANH IN THE RUN-UP TO THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS FORESHADOWED CHANGES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FIERCE JOCKEYING AMONG THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) LEADERSHIP THAT PEAKED AT THE APRIL 19-22 NINTH PARTY CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR MONTHS. (REFTELS DETAIL OUR EXPECTATION THAT NATIONAL ASSEMB [...] |
2001-04-20 11:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI965 |
NEW VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP HEADED BY MANH BODES WELL FOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS PART OF A MAJOR GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS, MODERATE NONG DUC MANH WAS OFFICIALLY INSTALLED AS VIETNAM'S SENIOR LEADER APRIL 23 AT THE CLOSE OF THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS. [...] |
2001-04-23 11:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI985 |
POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED AS UNITED IN OFFICIAL MEDIA IN RUN-UP TO PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, IN THE RUN-UP TO THE JUST-COMPLETED NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, VIETNAM'S OUTGOING POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED IN STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA AS UNITED IN T [...] |
2001-04-25 10:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HARARE1018 |
ZIMBABWE: CHIDYAUSIKU SWORN IN AS ACTING CHIEF [...] (U) IN A LONG-EXPECTED MOVE, PRESIDENT MUGABE SWORE IN HIGH COURT JUDGE PRESIDENT GODFREY CHIDYAUSIKU AS ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE ZIMBABWEAN SUPREME COURT ON MARCH 13. CHIDYAUSIKU WILL SERVE IN AN ACTING CAPACITY AT LEAST UNTIL THE FORMAL RETIREMENT OF CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY, CURRENT [...] |
2001-03-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1021 |
ZIMBABWE'S EMBATTLED CFU PRESIDENT SEEKS [...] (C) ON MARCH 13, CHARGE EARL IRVING AND ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) PRESIDENT TIM HENWOOD AND DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK AT THEIR REQUEST TO DISCUSS THE USG'S POSITION ON LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE. HENWOOD ASKED THE CHARGE ABOUT THE MARCH 11 ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN [...] |
2001-03-15 05:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1023 |
AF A/PDAS BELLAMY HEARS DEFIANCE, VILIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 8 AND 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK BELLAMY MET WITH MINISTER OF STATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY NICHOLAS GOCHE, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE, AND HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER JOHN NKOMO. BELLAMY REITERATED U.S. CONCERN [...] |
2001-03-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1026 |
ZIMBABWE LEGAL COMMUNITY IS EXTREMELY CONCERNED [...] (C) ON MARCH 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH STERNFORD MOYO, PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE AND A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICES COMMISSION, AND BEATRICE MTETWA, THE ZIMBABWEAN LAWYER [...] |
2001-03-15 11:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1030 |
ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 14, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BRIEFED ZIMBABWE'S DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND THE PRESS ON THE FUTURE OF THE PROPOSED AFRICAN UNION, CHANGES MADE TO SADC STRUCTURES IN WINDHOEK ON MARCH 9, AND THE STATUS OF LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE. MUDENGE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORT [...] |
2001-03-15 14:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1048 |
ZIMBABWE HAPPY WITH US POSITION ON THE [...] (C) DURING A ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR-MEETING MARCH 16 IN HARARE, VISITING MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONGO EXPERT DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SHARED HIS GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON CERTAIN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONGO. ACCORDING TO HAMADZIRIPI: -- THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE U.S. [...] |
2001-03-16 14:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MOPS PINR CG AO UG ZI |
| 01HARARE1054 |
NEW ELECTIONS FOR ZIMBABWE'S UMBRELLA LABOR [...] (SBU) THE MARCH 18 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ)-CONTROLLED "THE SUNDAY MAIL" RAN A FRONT- PAGE STORY STATING THAT THE JUST-ELECTED LEADERSHIP OF THE ZIMBABWE CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU), ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT UMBRELLA LABOR ORGANIZATION, WAS BEING PRESSURED TO HOLD NEW [...] |
2001-03-19 14:56:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR |
| 01HARARE1055 |
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION DELEGATION VISIT [...] (C) IN A WEEK-LONG VISIT TO ASSESS THE CURRENT STATE OF ZIMBABWE'S JUDICIARY, AN INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION DELEGATION MET WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET AS WELL AS PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT. IN A FRANK THREE-AND-A-HALF HOUR [...] |
2001-03-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1096 |
ZIMBABWE'S NEW LABOR LEADERS PURSUE TRADITIONAL [...] (C) ON MARCH 21, LABOFF MET WITH THE NEW SECRETARY- GENERAL OF THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU), WELLINGTON CHIBHEBHE, AND THE NEW PRESIDENT, LOVEMORE MATOMBO, BOTH EXPERIENCED AND ARTICULATE LABOR ORGANIZERS, WHO INDICATED THAT THEY INTEND TO AGGRESSIVELY ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT OF [...] |
2001-03-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1102 |
ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS AGREE AT CONGRESS [...] (C) ON MARCH 22, ECONOFF MET WITH COLLIN CLOETE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMODITIES OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU), TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THE CFU SPECIAL CONGRESS HELD THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE ISSUE OF REPLACING THE CURRENT CFU LEADERSHIP (REFS A, B AND C) WAS NOT RAISED AT THE CONGRESS, [...] |
2001-03-23 05:31:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE114 |
REJUVENATION OF ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY UNLIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S RULING ZANU-PF HAS REENERGIZED ITSELF AND WRESTED SOME OF THE POLITICAL MOMENTUM FROM THE OPPOSITION MDC, BUT IT FACES AN UPHILL BATTLE IN MAINTAINING ITS MOMENTUM THROUGH THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN EARLY 2002. ZANU-PF'S VICTORY IN THE MARONDERA WEST BY-ELECTION, TH [...] |
2001-01-08 16:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1177 |
FIRED GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER EDITOR DETAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN AN HOUR-LONG MARCH 27 MEETING, THE RECENTLY FIRED EDITOR OF THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" SPOKE OPENLY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S USE OF THE PAPER AS A PROPAGANDA TOOL. FORMER "HERALD" EDITOR RAY MUNGOSHI (35) (PROTECT) TOLD EMBOFF ABOUT DAILY HARASSMENT FROM INFORMATIO [...] |
2001-03-30 11:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PROP PHUM KPAO PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1178 |
ZIMBABWE: HOW PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL HANG ON TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE IS GEARING UP FOR WHAT WILL BE THE MOST DIFFICULT ELECTION OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER. MUGABE WILL USE ALL THE RESOURCES OF HIS OFFICE, THE RULING PARTY, AND THE STATE TO WIN RE- ELECTION AND DENY THE OPPOSITION MDC THE PRESIDENCY. THE PRESIDENT WILL USE A W [...] |
2001-03-30 12:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS MCAP ZI ZANU PF |
| 01HARARE1209 |
ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES DEFY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT'S RESETTLEMENT COMMITTEE TABLED A REPORT IN FEBRUARY THAT CRITICIZED THE GOVERNMENT'S "FAST-TRACK" LAND RESETTLEMENT EXERCISE AS LACKING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THE REPORT ALSO CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM "IN A TRANSPA [...] |
2001-04-03 12:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1210 |
ZANU-PF INSIOER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER [...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENQEQWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATINQ UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REQIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEINQ BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...] |
2001-04-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1222 |
ZIMBABWE'S CIVIL SERVANTS CONCERNED THAT [...] (C) ON MARCH 30, LABOFF MET WITH CHARLES CHIVIRU, THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ZIMBABWE PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION (PSA), TO DISCUSS THE LABOR RELATIONS AMENDMENT (LRA) BILL THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY PARLIAMENT. CHIVIRU IS CONCERNED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) WILL ATT [...] |
2001-04-04 15:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1247 |
ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT BECOMES RULING PARTY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RULING ZANU-PF IS TAKING A DIFFERENT TACK IN ITS CAMPAIGN TO CLAMP DOWN ON THE OPPOSITION BY FORCING THROUGH PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION THAT AIMS TO RESTRICT OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES. IN AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION ON APRIL 3-4, ZANU-PF PARLIAMENTARIANS SUSPENDED THE LEGISLATURE'S OWN [...] |
2001-04-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECPS KDEM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1259 |
ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER THREATENS STATE OF [...] (U) FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, IN AN ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT ON APRIL 4, THREATENED THAT THE GOZ COULD DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY IF INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS WERE IMPOSED ON ZIMBABWE, ACCORDING TO BOTH OF HARARE'S DAILY NEWSPAPERS ON APRIL 6. MUDENGE REPORTEDLY STATED THAT "IN MOST [...] |
2001-04-06 09:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1275 |
ZANU-PF INSIDER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER [...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENGEGWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATING UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REGIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEING BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...] |
2001-04-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1276 |
ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS QUIETLY WORKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CFU AND THE GOZ ARE QUIETLY MEETING TO TRY AND REACH AN AGREEMENT TO END THE STAND-OFF OVER LAND. THE CFU IS PITCHING A PROPOSAL TO THE GOZ WHEREBY IT WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF FARMS TOTALING FIVE MILLION HECTARES THAT WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESETTLEMENT, A PORTION OF THEM [...] |
2001-04-09 12:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1293 |
ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS MEET WITH GOZ [...] (C) ON APRIL 10 EDGAR GUNDRY, CHAIRMAN FOR THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) REGION OF MASHONALAND WEST-SOUTH, TOLD ECONOFF THAT A GROUP OF CFU OFFICIALS MET ON APRIL 9 WITH ZIMBABWE'S FIVE SECURITY SERVICES. THESE SERVICES, ACCORDING TO GUNDRY, ARE THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, THE CENTRAL INTELLI [...] |
2001-04-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1306 |
ZIMBABWEAN DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) ON APRIL 11, A ZIMBABWEAN EMPLOYEE OF THE EMBASSY MET ALONE WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE MOVEN MAHACHI, A LONGTIME CLOSE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, AT MAHACHI'S REQUEST. IN THE MEETING IN THE MINISTER'S OFFICE, MAHACHI SOLICITED THE INFORMAL LEGAL ADVICE OF OUR EMPLOYEE --A LAWYER BY TRAINING -- R [...] |
2001-04-12 11:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1419 |
MUGABE PUTS ON THE DOG FOR MOGAE [...] (SBU) BOTSWANA'S PRESIDENT, FESTUS MOGAE, ARRIVED IN HARARE ON APRIL 25 FOR A FOUR-DAY STATE VISIT, THE STATED PURPOSE OF WHICH IS FOR THE BOTSWANA CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO OPEN THE ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR IN BULAWAYO. THIS IS MOGAE'S SECOND WORKING VISIT IN 8 MONTHS; HE WAS LAST HERE IN [...] |
2001-04-26 08:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR ZI BC |
| 01HARARE1470 |
ZIMBABWE CABINET MINISTER KILLED IN CAR [...] (U) YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, GENDER AND EMPLOYMENT CREATION MINISTER BORDER GEZI WAS KILLED IN AN APRIL 28 CAR ACCIDENT ON THE HARARE-MASVINGO ROAD. GEZI'S DRIVER WAS ALSO KILLED, AND HIS AIDE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. A TIRE BLOWOUT APPARENTLY CAUSED GEZI'S OFFICIAL MERCEDES TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHW [...] |
2001-04-30 13:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1492 |
AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABEWE'S "FAST-TRACK" LAND [...] (C) THE QUIET ATTEMPT BY THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON LAND REFORM (REFTEL) HAS REACHED AN IMPASSE. THE GOZ IS INSISTING AS A PRECONDITION FOR FURTHER TALKS THAT THE CFU WITHDRAW ITS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF "FAST- [...] |
2001-05-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1515 |
ZIMBABWE LABOR DAY CELEBRATION DISRUPTED BY WAR [...] (U) THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) MAY DAY CELEBRATION HELD AT RUFARO STADIUM IN HARARE ON MAY 1, WITH A CROWD ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 6,000 WORKERS, WAS DISRUPTED BY THE ARRIVAL OF WAR VETERANS AND RULING PARTY SUPPORTERS SHORTLY AFTER THE ZCTU SECRETARY- GENERAL, WELLINGTON CHIBHEBH [...] |
2001-05-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1572 |
RWANDAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO HARARE [...] (C) THE ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA, GODFREY MWEDZI, SPOKE TO POLOFF ON MAY 10 ABOUT RWANDAN PRESIDENT KAGAME'S ONE-DAY VISIT TO HARARE ON MAY 7. MWEDZI STATED THAT KAGAME'S LUNCH MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS "EXCLUSIVELY BETWEEN THEM" AND DID NOT INCLUDE ANY MINISTE [...] |
2001-05-10 16:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ZI RW CG |
| 01HARARE1583 |
ZIMBABWE MINISTER ANNOUNCES START OF NEW "ULTRA [...] (SBU) IN AN INTERVIEW IN THE MAY 4-10 ISSUE OF THE PRO-RULING PARTY NEWSPAPER "THE ZIMBABWE MIRROR", THE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING, IGNATIUS CHOMBO, ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAD RECENTLY INITIATED A NEW PHASE OF THE "FAST-TRACK" LAND [...] |
2001-05-11 11:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR PHUM PINR PINS ZI |
| 01HARARE1585 |
ZIMBABWE'S INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATION (C-NA1- [...] (C) BELOW ARE EMBASSY HARARE'S RESPONSES TO REF A TASKING QUESTIONS: A. (C) IT IS OUR ASSESSMENT THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE IS NO LONGER SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A DEAL WITH THE OPPOSITION MDC THAT WOULD INCLUDE HIS EARLY RETIREMENT. (REF D SUGGESTED THAT LATE LAST YEAR MUGABE PUT OUT FEELERS TO [...] |
2001-05-11 11:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1596 |
MAPURANGA TO BE ZIMBABWE'S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO [...] (U) ACCORDING TO,THE MAY 12 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED "THE HERALD" NEWSPAPER, PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS APPOINTED THE FORMER PERMANENT SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DR. MACHIVENYIKA TOBIAS MAPURANQA, TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01596 140854Z BE ZIMB [...] |
2001-05-14 09:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ZI GH |
| 01HARARE1672 |
RECENT EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE UNDERMINE RULING [...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE ARE BEGINNING TO UNDERMINE A ZANU-PF THAT HAD BEEN INFUSED WITH NEW CONFIDENCE SINCE ITS DECEMBER 2000 CONGRESS. THE SUDDEN DEATH OF PARTY COMMISSAR BORDER GEZI, THE RESIGNATION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO, THE LOSS OF THE [...] |
2001-05-22 12:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1727 |
DEFENSE MINISTER MAHACHI DIES SUDDENLY [...] (C) ADRESSEES WILL HAVE SEEN PRESS REPORTING OF THE DEATH MAY 26 OF MINISTER OF DEFENSE MOVEN MAHACHI. MAHACHI WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF A HEAVILY LOADED LAND ROVER DISCOVERY THAT WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY A CAR WHOSE DRIVER WAS REPORTEDLY DRUNK. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE MINISTER'S VEHICLE TO ROLL AND [...] |
2001-05-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1730 |
ZIMBABWE: MNANGAGWA EXPOUNDS ON DRC MATTERS [...] (C) IN A MAY 22 MEETING WITH VISITING INR POLITICAL- MILITARY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST STEVE WEIGERT, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND ZANU-PF SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION EMMERSON MNANGAGWA EXPOUNDED ON RECENT EVENTS IN THE DRC, AND TOUCHED ON LAND REFORM ISSUES, WAR VETERANS, AND PROSPECTS FOR THE MDC. [...] |
2001-05-30 09:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI CG RW UG AO |
| 01HARARE1784 |
ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS LEADER HUNZVI IS DEAD [...] (C) ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT AND RELIABLE SOURCES, ZIMBABWE NATIONAL LIBERATION WAR VETERANS' ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT CHENJERAI "HITLER" HUNZVI DIED IN HOSPITAL ON THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 3. AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON OFFICIAL BROADCAST MEDIA EARLY ON THE AFTERNOO [...] |
2001-06-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ZI |
| 01HARARE1798 |
MDC LEADER DISCUSSES ZANU-PF STRATEGY, SOUTH AFRICA, THE [...] (C) MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TOLD CHARGE ON JUNE 4 THAT THE DEATHS THE PAST MONTH SIPDIS OF THREE ZANU-PF STALWARTS, THE LOSS OF THE MASVINGO MAYORAL ELECTION, AND THE BACKLASH FROM THE WAR VETERANS' "LABOR DISPUTE" CAMPAIGN MIGHT LEAD THE RULING PART [...] |
2001-06-05 12:41:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MARR PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE181 |
VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION CONTINUE IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IN BIKITA WEST-- WHERE A SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION WILL BE HELD JANUARY 13-14 TO FILL A SEAT LEFT VACANT BY THE DEATH OF THE INCUMBENT--HAS CONTINUED IN RECENT WEEKS AS ZANU-PF SUPPORTERS STEP UP THEIR INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN. WAR VETERANS AND ZANU-PF [...] |
2001-01-10 15:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1836 |
MORE ON ZIMBABWE COMMERCIAL FARMERS' PROPOSAL [...] (C) MALCOLM VOWLES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION (CFU), ELABORATED TO POLOFF ON JUNE 6 ON THE CFU'S NEW PROPOSAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) TO RESOLVE THEIR LONG-SIMMERING IMPASSE ON LAND REFORM (SEE REF A FOR DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL). VOWLES STATED THAT BOTH THE [...] |
2001-06-08 09:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM PINR EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE1914 |
READOUT ON SADC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN HARARE [...] (C) SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) MINISTERS MET IN HARARE ON JUNE 11 TO APPROVE A PROTOCOL THAT WILL RESTRUCTURE SADC'S ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01914 171453Z AND SECURITY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF "DISCREPANCIES" IN [...] |
2001-06-17 14:54:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ZI AO |
| 01HARARE197 |
DISTURBANCE IN ZIMBABWE TOWN INVITES POLICE [...] (U) THE JANUARY 11 EDITION OF THE INDEPENDENT "THE DAILY NEWS" NEWSPAPER REPORTED THAT DISTURBANCES ERUPTED IN KADOMA TOWN--ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARARE--ON JANUARY 10. THE NEWSPAPER SAID THE "RIOT" BEGAN AS A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE TOWN COUNCIL'S FAILURE TO CONSULT LOCAL R [...] |
2001-01-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2173 |
ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT DEFERS DECISION IN [...] (U) THE ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT DEFERRED INDEFINITELY A DECISION IN OPPOSITION MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S CHALLENGE OF SECTIONS OF THE LAW AND ORDER SIPDIS MAINTENANCE ACT (LOMA) AFTER HEARING ARGUMENTS FROM TSVANGIRAI'S AND THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTORNEYS ON JULY 12. SIPDIS THE GOVERN [...] |
2001-07-13 10:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2311 |
ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY HANDILY WINS KEY BY- [...] (C) RULING PARTY CANDIDATE AND MASHONALAND CENTRAL GOVERNOR ELLIOT MANYIKA SOUNDLY DEFEATED OPPOSITION CANDIDATE ELLIOT PFEBVE IN THE PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION HELD JULY 28-29 IN BINDURA DISTRICT. THE RULING ZANU-PF WIDENED ITS MARGIN OF VICTORY CONSIDERABLY OVER LAST JUNE'S PARLIAMENTARY EL [...] |
2001-08-01 13:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2322 |
OPPOSITION LEADER TSVANGIRAI ON UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) IN A JULY 31 LUNCH HOSTED BY CHARGE HOOKS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE USG'S APPROACH TOWARD ZIMBABWE AND WITH HIS RECEPTION BY U.S. OFFICIALS DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO WASHINGTON. HE EXPECTS ZANU- PF TO INTENSIFY THE VIOLENCE IN TH [...] |
2001-08-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS ZI |
| 01HARARE2345 |
PRESIDENT MUGABE APPOINTS THREE ADDITIONAL SUPREME [...] PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS APPOINTED THREE ADDITIONAL SUPREME COURT JUDGES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JUSTICES ON THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST COURT TO EIGHT. MINISTER OF JUSTICE PATRICK CHINAMASA ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEW APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE IN PREPARATION FOR AN EXPECTED INCREASE IN WORKLOAD. THE [...] |
2001-08-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2364 |
ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (U) INDEPENDENT PRESS REPORTS INDICATE THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS RESHUFFLED HIS CABINET TO FILL THREE POSITIONS LEFT VACANT BY THE DEATHS OF TWO MINISTERS AND THE RESIGNATION OF ANOTHER. THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ON STATE RADIO TODAY (AUGUST 9) AFTER THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AT STAT [...] |
2001-08-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2379 |
ZIMBABWE: GRIGSBY STAFFDEL MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE [...] (U) ON AUGUST 6, SENATE STAFFDEL, LED BY GARRETT GRIGSBY, MET WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND ZANU-PF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02379 01 OF 02 101014Z SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION EMMERSON MNANGAGWA IN HIS SIPDIS PARLIAMENT OFFICES. MNANGAGWA WAS JOINED [...] |
2001-08-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2387 |
ZIMBABWE: GRIGSBY STAFFDEL MEETS WITH MDC [...] (C) ON AUGUST 6, SENATE STAFFDEL, LED BY GARRETT GRIGSBY, MET WITH THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02387 01 OF 02 101141Z (MDC) LEADERSHIP IN THEIR NEW DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS. MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI WAS ACCOMPANIED BY [...] |
2001-08-10 11:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2411 |
ZIMBABWE: EDITOR OF INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" [...] No summary [...] |
2001-08-15 12:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2470 |
ZIMBABWE REGIME'S ATTITUDE TOWARD ELECTION [...] (C) BELOW ARE EMBASSY HARARE'S RESPONSES TO REFTEL TASKING QUESTIONS: A. (C) HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS HAVE EXPRESSED TO US OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE GOZ'S INTENTION TO PERMIT OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT OBSERVERS OF THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THIS INCLUDES U [...] |
2001-08-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2547 |
ASSETS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR GOZ AND [...] (C) BELOW ARE EMBASSY HARARE'S RESPONSES TO REF B TASKING QUESTIONS: A. (S) THE FULL EXTENT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S ASSETS ARE UNKNOWN, BUT ARE RUMORED TO EXCEED US$1 BILLION IN VALUE, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE LIKELY INVESTED OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE. INSIDE ZIMBABWE, THE BULK OF MUGABE'S ASSETS [...] |
2001-08-29 12:49:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2548 |
ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT REMAKING JUDICIARY IN ITS OWN IMAGE [...] (C) ZANU-PF IS PROCEEDING IN ITS CAMPAIGN TO FORCE INDEPENDENT-MINDED JUDGES OFF THE BENCH AND REPLACE THEM WITH SYMPATHETIC OR PLIANT JURISTS, ACCORDING TO A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE HIGH COURT BENCH. THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO) IS REPORTEDLY WATCHING CERTAIN JUDGES VERY CLOSELY [...] |
2001-08-29 12:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2594 |
EDDISON ZVOBGO ON SANCTIONS, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON AUGUST 30, DCM AND POLOFF MET WITH EDDISON ZVOBGO, ZANU-PF KINGPIN FROM MASVINGO AND ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT ANTI-MUGABE MEMBERS OF ZANU-PF. ZVOBGO QUIZZED US ABOUT POSSIBLE U.S. SANCTIONS THAT MIGHT BE LEVIED AGAINST MUGABE/ZIMBABWE/ZANU-PF IN THE WAKE OF FAILED 2002 PRESI [...] |
2001-09-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE2787 |
FM MUDENGE LECTURES THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: IN AN EXCRUCIATING TWO- HOUR LECTURE TO THE FULL DIPLOMATIC CORPS SEPTEMBER 20 ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE EXTOLLED THE GREAT SUCCESS OF THE ABUJA AGREEMENT BECAUSE "EVERYONE AGREED ON THE CENTRALITY OF THE LAND ISSUE", PRAISED THE SADC HEADS OF STATE MEETING (S [...] |
2001-09-21 10:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3131 |
PRESIDENT MUGABE AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TERRORISM, LAND, [...] (C) IN AN HOUR-LONG MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN ON OCTOBER 18, PRESIDENT MUGABE THANKED THE U.S. FOR ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING ZIMBABWEAN INDEPENDENCE AND FOR ITS SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SINCE 1980. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON AND [...] |
2001-10-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3221 |
ZIMBABWE: NOT TOO LATE FOR FREE AND FAIR [...] (U) IN AN INTRODUCTORY MEETING, AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN MET WITH MASVINGO SOUTH MP AND LONG-STANDING ZANU-PF POLITICIAN EDDISON ZVOBGO ON OCTOBER 19. AMBASSADOR WAS JOINED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF. AMBASSADOR AND ZVOBGO QUICKLY FOUND COMMON GROUND: BOTH HAD ATTENDED TUFTS UNIVERSITY IN THE U [...] |
2001-10-26 10:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3286 |
ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY DUE TO TABLE LEGISLATION [...] (C) IN A LUNCH MEETING WITH POLOFF NOVEMBER 1, NEW DEPUTY JUSTICE MINISTER PAUL MANGWANA -- AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT -- REVEALED THAT HIS MINISTRY IS CURRENTLY DRAFTING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BAN FOREIGN FUNDING CHANNELED THROUGH NGOS FOR "POLITICAL TASKS," SUCH AS VOTER EDUCATION. H [...] |
2001-11-02 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3303 |
IMPROVING AND OBSERVING THE ELECTION PROCESS [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE AND THE RULING ZANU-PF UTILIZED VIOLENCE, INTIMIDATION AND MANIPULATION IN LAST YEAR'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, BUT STILL LOST ALMOST HALF THE VOTE TO A STRONG MDC OPPOSITION CAMPAIGN. THAT ELECTION WAS MONITORED BY A STRONG GROUP OF ZIMBABWEAN MONITORS, LED BY T [...] |
2001-11-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3330 |
MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY HOLDS FORTH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON NOVEMBER 6, AMBASSADOR PAID AN INITIAL COURTESY CALL ON WILLARD CHIWEWE, PERMANENT SECRETARY (AND THIRD-RANKING OFFICER) AT THE MINISTRY OF SIPDIS FOREIGN AFFAIRS. AFTER INITIAL EXCHANGES ON THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM AND GOZ COOPERATION IN PROTECTING AMCITS AFFECTED BY TH [...] |
2001-11-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3341 |
MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER SEKERAMAYI [...] No summary [...] |
2001-11-08 11:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3398 |
NEW ZIMBABWE SURVEY PORTENDS CLOSE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) IN ITS NOVEMBER 8-14 EDITION, THE INDEPENDENT "FINANCIAL GAZETTE" IN A SPECIAL INSERT PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE OPINION SURVEY IT COMMISSIONED TO DETERMINE SUPPORT FOR ZIMBABWE'S LEADING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. THE RAW UNWEIGHTED DATA SHOW THAT 33.5 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS PL [...] |
2001-11-14 14:24:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3410 |
ZIMBABWE: FEW CHANGES EXPECTED AT UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 13-16 IN VICTORIA FALLS. NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP ARE EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED, AND THE CONFERENCE IS LIKELY TO REAFFIRM PRESIDENT MUGABE AS THE PARTY'S CANDIDATE FOR NEXT YEAR'S ELEC [...] |
2001-11-15 12:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3470 |
AMERICAN FARMER IN ZIMBABWE PROVIDES GLOOMY [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 15, THE EMBASSY RECEIVED AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM AMERICAN FARMER MITZI CARRUTHERS, WHO, WITH HER ZIMBABWEAN HUSBAND BRUCE, WORKS A SIZABLE FARM 20 KM OUTSIDE OF BINDURA TOWN. THEY DO NOT OWN THE PROPERTY, BUT LEASE IT FROM A ZIMBABWEAN WHO HAS SINCE RELOCATED TO AUSTRALIA. TH [...] |
2001-11-20 08:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3527 |
AMBASSADOR, ZANU-PF SECRETARY OF INFORMATION NATHAN [...] (C) IN A NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SENIOR ZANU- PF OFFICIAL NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA SAID THE GOZ WANTS TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE USG, AND HE URGED THAT THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA), CURRENTLY BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BE TAKEN "OFF THE AGENDA." [...] |
2001-11-23 10:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR |
| 01HARARE3558 |
EXPECT HUGE VOTER TURNOUT IN ZIMBABWE, [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 26, AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, MET MASIPULA SITHOLE, THE CHAIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, COLUMNIST, AND DIRECTOR OF THE HARARE-BASED MASS PUBLIC OPINION INSTITUTE. SITHOLE REPORTED THAT HIS ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY COMPILING [...] |
2001-11-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3630 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION WITH ELECTORAL [...] (C) ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (ESC) CHAIRMAN SOBUSA GULA-NDEBELE TOLD THE AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 29 THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND ZIMBABWEAN LAW ARE VAGUE ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ESC AND THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR ELECTIONS, AND ACKNOWLEDGED PREVIOUS DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE TWO E [...] |
2001-12-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3688 |
MUGABE SAYS ZIMBABWE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL [...] (U) PRESIDENT MUGABE TOLD VISITING SADC MINISTERS AND A NIGERIAN NGO IN HARARE THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL TAKE PLACE IN MARCH 2002, ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA. MUGABE DID NOT PROVIDE SPECIFIC DATES, AS THESE WILL BE SET LATER BY THE REGISTRAR-GE [...] |
2001-12-12 14:41:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3689 |
ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION WINS A THIRD MAYORAL [...] (U) IN DECEMBER 8-9 POLLING, THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) WON ITS THIRD MAYORAL ELECTION IN NINE MONTHS IN THE TOWN OF CHEGUTU, WHICH IS ABOUT 100 KM SOUTHWEST OF HARARE IN THE TRADITIONAL RULING PARTY STRONGHOLD OF MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE. MDC CANDIDATE BLESSING DHLA [...] |
2001-12-12 14:41:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3690 |
A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO [...] (C) IN MEETINGS DECEMBER 10-11 WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, AND FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI -- AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY KANSTEINER EXPLAINED ZDERA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. SIPDIS HE EMPHASIZED THAT THERE IS STILL TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT O [...] |
2001-12-12 15:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3730 |
A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO [...] (C) DURING HIS DECEMBER 10-11 VISIT TO HARARE, AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MET WITH A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WILSON SANDURA, UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF H [...] |
2001-12-14 09:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE3814 |
CMAG DECISION A SHOCK FOR ZIMBABWE [...] (C) THE DEC 20 DECISION BY THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP(CMAG) "TO EXPRESS ITS DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE ESPECIALLY THE CONTINUED VIOLENCE, OCCUPATION OF PROPERTY, ACTIONS AGAINST THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEDIA AND POLITICAL INTIMIDATION" . (WHICH) "CO [...] |
2001-12-22 04:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE524 |
DEALING WITH ROBERT MUGABE, THE CONSUMMATE [...] (C) OVER THE NEXT YEAR, PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL FACE HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE IN 20 YEARS TO STAYING IN POWER. A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IN WHICH MUGABE INTENDS TO RUN, IS SLATED FOR EARLY 2002. HE MUST CONTEND WITH A SIZABLE AND RELATIVELY UNIFIED POLITICAL OPPOSITION, A COSTLY AND UNPOPULAR INT [...] |
2001-01-26 09:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE537 |
ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS ON THE RAMPAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S SO-CALLED WAR VETERANS WENT ON A RAMPAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22. HUNDREDS OF THEM, OR PEOPLE THEY DRAGOONED, HAVE BESIEGED THE HARARE OFFICES OF THE INDEPENDENT "THE DAILY NEWS" AND CONFISCATED THE PUBLICATION FROM VENDORS, HARASSED STRIKING [...] |
2001-01-26 10:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE538 |
ZIMBABWEAN SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE HOLDS FIRM [...] (C) THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF ZIMBABWE'S SUPREME COURT, ANTHONY GUBBAY, TOLD CHARGE ON JANUARY 26 THAT ZANU-PF WANTS TO FIND A WAY TO FORCE HIM AND HIS FOUR COLLEAGUES OFF THE COURT. IN A MEETING SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER, VICE PRESIDENT MUZENDA REPORTEDLY ACCUSED GUBBAY, WHO IS WHITE, OF BEING A RACI [...] |
2001-01-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
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ZIMBABWE LABOR FEDERATION OFFICIAL INSISTS THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) BELIEVES THAT THE LABOR FEDERATION WILL MAINTAIN ITS CLOSE TIES TO THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PARTY AFTER ITS FEBRUARY CONGRESS. HE IS ALSO OF THE OPINION THAT THE CONGRESS WI [...] |
2001-01-31 14:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR |
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ZIMBABWE SECURITY MINISTER COMMENTS ON DRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: MINISTER OF STATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY NICHOLAS GOCHE TOLD CHARGE FEBRUARY 1 THAT ZIMBABWE IS COMMITTED TO THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS AND URGED THE US SECRET PAGE 02 HARARE 00618 01 OF 02 011309Z TO CONTINUE PLAYING A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN RESO [...] |
2001-02-01 13:07:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS ZI CG |
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RULING PARTY PUTS OUT A FEELER TO THE [...] (C) MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) SENIOR ADVISOR CLIVE PUZEY (PROTECT) INFORMED POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 2 THAT OVER THE JANUARY 27-28 WEEKEND, GOODSON NGUNI, REPORTEDLY A RELATIVE OF SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND SENIOR ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, INVITED THE O [...] |
2001-02-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PINS ZI MDC ZANU PF |
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ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT HOUNDS SUPREME COURT CHIEF [...] (U) JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 2 THE EARLY RETIREMENT OF CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY. SHORTLY AFTER MEETING WITH GUBBAY IN HIS SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS, CHINAMASA ISSUED A STATEMENT ANNOUNCING THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE WOULD TAKE FOUR MONTHS OF LEAVE BEGINNING ON MA [...] |
2001-02-05 15:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE655 |
ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT EXTENDS CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) SINCE FEBRUARY 1, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS INTENSIFIED AND EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF ITS INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN IN URBAN AREAS. IT HAS SENT ARMY AND POLICE UNITS INTO TOWNSHIPS NEAR HARARE TO INDISCRIMINATELY BEAT PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND PUBLIC PLACES. ON FEBRUARY 3, POLICE SQU [...] |
2001-02-06 16:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI MDC |
| 01HARARE661 |
ZANU-PF SEEKS TO NEUTRALIZE LABOR SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 1, CHARGE, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF AND LABOFF, MET WITH BRIAN RAFTOPOULOS (PROTECT), A RESEARCH FELLOW IN THE INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE, AND AN INSIGHTFUL CONTACT REGARDING THE LOCAL POLITICAL SCENE. RAFTOPOULOS TOLD US THAT HE HAS NO DOUBTS [...] |
2001-02-07 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR |
| 01HARARE662 |
MUGABE PROBABLY WILL WIN ILLEGITIMATE ELECTION IN [...] (C) UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE RESEARCH FELLOW BRIAN RAFTOPOULOS TOLD CHARGE AND POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 1 THAT, IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, ZANU-PF WILL EMPLOY INCREASED VIOLENCE AGAINST THE OPPOSITION PARTY MOVEMENT FOR DQOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC), INDEPENDENT MED [...] |
2001-02-07 15:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE672 |
SWEDISH AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS SWEDEN'S AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: RELATIONS BETWEEN ZIMBABWE AND SWEDEN FELL TO AN ALL-TIME LOW DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY AS THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD SUSPENDED BILATERAL AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE RESPONDED ANGRILY, SAYING THAT HI [...] |
2001-02-08 15:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PINR ZI SW |
| 01HARARE694 |
ANOTHER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IS SHOWN THE DOOR [...] (C) AFTER FORCING SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY INTO EARLY RETIREMENT ON FEBRUARY 2 (REFTEL), THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOW TURNED ITS ATTENTION TO GUBBAY'S FOUR COLLEAGUES ON ZIMBABWE'S HIGHEST BENCH. ON FEBRUARY 9, JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA ASKED FOR THE RESIGNATION OF JUSTI [...] |
2001-02-09 11:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE695 |
ALTERNATIVE WAR VETERANS' GROUP SEEKS TO RESTORE [...] (C) WILFRED MHANDA, LEADER OF THE ZIMBABWE LIBERATORS' PLATFORM, A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO RESTORE THE GOOD NAME OF WAR VETERANS, TOLD CHARGE AND POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 8 THAT VERY FEW EX-COMBATANTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO COW OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS, [...] |
2001-02-09 12:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE750 |
THE FINANCE PERMSEC FEEDS US THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 13 NICHOLAS NCUBE, PERMANENT SECRETARY - MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PAID A CALL ON US AT SIPDIS OUR INVITATION TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. WE KNOW NCUBE WELL, AS HE HAS BEEN A DEPENDABLE AND SOLID EMBASSY INTERLOCUTOR FOR OVER [...] |
2001-02-14 14:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE754 |
MUGABE SAID TO BE BEHIND OVERTURE TO OPPOSITION [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE IS BEHIND OVERTURES MADE TO THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) IN LATE JANUARY BY SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, ACCORDING TO A SENIOR MDC ADVISOR. THE SECRET CONTACTS ARE CONTINUING BETWEEN ENVOYS FROM BOTH SIDES AND MIGHT LEAD TO A MEETING B [...] |
2001-02-15 12:09:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI ZANU PF MDC |
| 01HARARE760 |
BRITISH REPORT ON ZANU-PF OVERTURES TO THE MDC [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 16 THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION HERE SHARED WITH US THE TEXT OF THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE SENT TO LONDON FEBRUARY 15 REPORTING ON MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S OBSERVATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ZANU-PF OVERTURES TO HIS PARTY. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: SUBJECT: ZANU-PF OVERTURES TO TSVANGIRAI S [...] |
2001-02-16 09:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS ZI MDC ZANU PF |
| 01HARARE766 |
REMAINING ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES STAND [...] (C) AFTER JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA STRONG- ARMED CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY INTO RESIGNING (REF B), THE REMAINING FOUR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ARE STANDING FIRM FOR NOW. JUSTICE NICHOLAS MCNALLY TOLD POLITICAL CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 13 THAT AFTER CHINAMASA PRESSURED HIM TO RESIGN ON FE [...] |
2001-02-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE767 |
TSVANGIRAI CHARGED WITH INCITING VIOLENCE [...] (U) ACCORDING TO PRESS ACCOUNTS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI WAS, ON FEBRUARY 15, FORMALLY CHARGED UNDER THE COLONIAL-ERA LAW AND ORDER MAINTENANCE ACT WITH INCITING VIOLENCE. THE CHARGE REFERS TO TSVANGIRAI'S REMARK AT A PUBLIC RALLY LAST SEPTEMBER 30 TH [...] |
2001-02-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE779 |
MUGABE DEFIANT AT NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION FOR [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE STRUCK A DEFIANT TONE FEBRUARY 19 AT HIS ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION FOR HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS. THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED THAT HE WOULD NOT PERMIT THE ACCREDITATION OF INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS FOR THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, INSISTING THAT ZIMBABWE WOULD NOT T [...] |
2001-02-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE782 |
CONTINUED INDEPENDENCE OF ZIMBABWE LABOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CONTINUED INDEPENDENCE OF THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) FROM THE RULING ZANU-PF PARTY, AND ITS SUPPORT FOR THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC), HINGES ON THE UPCOMING CONGRESS, ACCORDING TO SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE UMBRELLA LABOR ORGANIZATION. ZA [...] |
2001-02-21 10:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE816 |
UNENTHUSIASTIC ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY TRYING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MAJORITY OF ZIMBABWE'S RULING ZANU- PF PARTY MEMBERS ARE UNHAPPY WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND THE WAY HE IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER MORE THAN PASSIVE RESISTANCE TO HIS DESTRUCTIVE POLICIES, OUR CONTACTS TELL US. THERE IS NOT LIKELY TO BE MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR [...] |
2001-02-23 11:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM ZI ZANU PF |
| 01HARARE846 |
ZIMBABWE LABOR FEDERATION ELECTS NEW LEADERS, [...] (U) THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS, HELD ON FEBRUARY 23 AND 24, RESULTED IN THE ELECTION OF A NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AN AFFIRMATION THAT THE FEDERATION IS NON-PARTISAN. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE CONGRESS WENT SMOOTHLY, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN O [...] |
2001-02-26 15:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE847 |
ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY MODERATES BOYCOTT "SHAM" [...] (C) MODERATES ALIGNED TO MASVINGO ZANU-PF "SUPREMO" EDDISON ZVOBGO BOYCOTTED FEBRUARY 24'S PROVINCIAL PARTY ELECTIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE A "SHAM." THE ZANU-PF FACTION ALIGNED WITH MASVINGO GOVERNOR JOSIAH HUNGWE, WHO IS AN ALLY OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND VICE-PRESIDENT MUZENDA, WERE ELECTED TO T [...] |
2001-02-26 16:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ZI |
| 01HARARE856 |
THREATS AGAINST WHITE OPPOSITION PARTY MEMBERS [...] (C) IN A FEBRUARY 23 MEETING WITH POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MP AND SECRETARY FOR POLICY FORMULATION AND RESEARCH TRUDY SIPDIS STEVENSON EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT ESCALATING HARASSMENT OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY'S LEADERS. SHE RECOUNTED A TROUBLING CO [...] |
2001-02-27 15:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE859 |
ZCTU UNION LEADER CONFIRMS THAT LABOR CONGRESS [...] (C) ACCORDING TO A HIGH-LEVEL UNION OFFICIAL WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY'S NATIONAL EXECUTIVE, THE JUST-ENDED ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNION'S (ZCTU) FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS RESULTED IN THE ELECTION OF A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BODY THAT SOLIDLY SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CH [...] |
2001-02-28 05:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE861 |
SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE FIGHTS BACK [...] (SBU) IN A DRAMATIC, ELEVENTH HOUR TWIST TO THE SAGA OF THE ZIMBABWEAN JUDICIARY, CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY MADE PUBLIC HIS INTENTION TO STAY ON THE JOB. IT WAS EARLIER UNDERSTOOD THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE WOULD WRAP UP HIS AFFAIRS AT THE BENCH ON FEBRUARY 28, AT WHICH TIME HE WOULD TAKE FOU [...] |
2001-02-28 09:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE862 |
ZIMBABWE'S AFL-CIO SOLIDARITY CENTER HEAD [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 27, LABOFF MET WITH GEBRE GEBREMARIAM, THE AMCIT REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AFL-CIO FUNDED AMERICAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR SOLIDARITY IN HARARE, TO DISCUSS THE JUST-ENDED ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS' (ZCTU) FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS. GEBREMARIAM INDICATED THAT THE EL [...] |
2001-02-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE871 |
ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY OFFICIALS DIVIDED ON MANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN CHARGE, POLOFF, AND THREE MID-LEVEL ZANU-PF OFFICIALS REINFORCED THE NOTION THAT ZANU-PF IS NOT THE MONOLITH OF OPINION THAT IS OFTEN CONVEYED IN THE PRESS. CHARGE AND POLOFF SPOKE TO DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE AENEAS CHIGWEDER [...] |
2001-02-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ZI |
| 01HARARE881 |
SUSPECTED ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS ATTACK FORMER [...] (SBU) ON MARCH 1, GEORGE WALLS CALLED ON POLOFF TO RELAY THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE ATTACK ON HIM BY SUSPECTED WAR VETERANS THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 23. WALLS IS THE SON OF PETER WALLS, FORMER COMMANDER OF THE RHODESIAN ARMY UNDER THE IAN SMITH REGIME. THE FEBRUARY 26 EDITION OF "THE DAILY NEW [...] |
2001-03-01 15:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE897 |
GREATER SOPHISTICATION AND THOROUGHNESS [...] (C) IN ITS INTENSIFYING EFFORT TO CONTROL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO HARDEN ITS APPROACH TOWARD THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA. THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IS PURSUING A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH: CAREFUL CONTROL OF THE CONTENT AND "SPIN" OF NEWS REPORTED BY THE S [...] |
2001-03-02 11:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO PINS PINR KDEM ZI |
| 01HARARE898 |
A LOOMING SPECIAL CONGRESS COULD DETERMINE THE [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 28, ECONOFF MET WITH COLLIN CLOETE, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR COMMODITIES OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU), TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING MARCH 21 CFU SPECIAL CONGRESS AND REPORTS OF VEHEMENT DISAGREEMENTS AT THE UNION'S TOP LEADERSHIP LEVEL. CLOETE, A KEY MEMBER OF THE CFU EXECUTIVE, [...] |
2001-03-03 15:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE903 |
TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS [...] (U) IN HIS FIRST-EVER BRIEFING FOR THE HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAID ZIMBABWE IS IN A STATE OF "TERMINAL PARALYSIS" DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN IN THE RULE OF LAW AND INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT-SANCTIONED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. TSVANGI [...] |
2001-03-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE918 |
ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT AND CHIEF JUSTICE REACH NEW [...] (U) A LOOMING SHOWDOWN BETWEEN ZIMBABWE'S EMBATTLED CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) WAS AVERTED MARCH 2 WHEN GUBBAY AGREED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, AND THE GOZ AGREED TO RETAIN GUBBAY'S JUDICIAL PRIVILEGES AND REFRAIN FROM DEMANDING THE [...] |
2001-03-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE919 |
SEVENTY-TWO YEAR OLD FEMALE COMMERCIAL FARMER [...] (C) ON MARCH 4, A 72-YEAR-OLD WHITE FEMALE COMMERCIAL FARMER, GLORIA OLDS, WAS BRUTALLY AND VICIOUSLY ASSASSINATED BY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE IN AN AMBUSH ON HER FARM. HER SON MARTIN WAS KILLED BY "WAR VETS" ON HIS FARM, WHICH WAS NEXT TO GLORIA'S, LAST QPRIL AND NO ONE HAS YET BEEN ARRESTED. [...] |
2001-03-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAGR PGOV EAID PINR |
| 01HARARE930 |
MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE LEADERSHIP TAKES [...] (C) THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) HAS MOVED TO ADDRESS SERIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS BY HIRING A RESPECTED CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVIST TO BE NATIONAL COORDINATOR TO MANAGE THE PARTY'S AFFAIRS AND A PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL TO RUN ITS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT. THE PARTY I [...] |
2001-03-06 15:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI MDC |
| 01HARARE944 |
MEDIA UPDATE: CNN CREW PREVENTED FROM FILMING NEAR [...] POLICE OFFICERS, ARMY PERSONEL, AND AN UNIDENTIFIED CIVILIAN PREVENTED AMCIT BOB COEN, THE CNN STRINGER IN ZIMBABWE, FROM FILMING NEAR THE SUPREME COURT ON MARCH 7. COEN, WHO HAS LIVED IN ZIMBABWE AND WORKED OFF AND ON FOR CNN FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS, WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAPE [...] |
2001-03-08 09:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE969 |
MEETING WITH LEADERS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK BELLAMY HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON THE STATE OF ZIMBABWE'S POLITICAL CRISIS SIPDIS AND WHAT CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE THE U.S. COULD PLAY, IF ANY, TO HELP RESOLV [...] |
2001-03-09 15:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI SA MDC |
| 01HARARE970 |
ZIMBABWE'S CFU DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS PERSONAL [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 8, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE' EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT PLIGHT OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE. HASLUCK STATED THAT WHILE [...] |
2001-03-11 05:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE975 |
ZIMBABWE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION RACE DOWN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION RACE HAS NARROWED TO TWO PEOPLE SHOULD PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE DECIDE NOT TO RUN FOR REELECTION IN THE EARLY 2002 RACE. SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA IS IN THE STRONGEST POSITION TO TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY'S REINS, WITH HIS VERY CLOSE [...] |
2001-03-12 09:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ZI |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1042 |
ACTING CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH NEW HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN [...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND ACTING CONSUL GENERAL SHARON WHITE MET AUGUST 27 WITH HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN HUYNH THI NHAN. MS. NHAN IS ONE OF THREE NEW VICE-CHAIRPERSONS APPOINTED TO THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE IN MAY. (THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITT [...] |
2001-09-06 00:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PINR SOCI VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1083 |
VISIT WITH DISSIDENT TRAN VAN KHUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON 11 SEPTEMBER, CONGENOFF MADE AN UNANNOUNCED CALL AT THE RESIDENCE OF MR. TRAN VAN KHUE, THE CO-DRAFTER OF A REQUEST TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH A "PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION" TO HELP FIGHT CORRUPTION. KHUE AND SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS IN HANOI INVOLVED WITH THIS REQUEST [...] |
2001-09-20 00:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR VM DPOL HUMANR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1272 |
RELIGIOUS GROUPS AVOID CONFRONTATION IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE [...] No summary [...] |
2001-11-13 08:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL PINR VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1381 |
RANKING POLITBURO MEMBER TALKS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: AS THE FOURTH-RANKING MEMBER IN VIETNAM'S POLITBURO, HO CHI MINH CITY'S COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY NGUYEN MINH TRIET IS A MAJOR POLITICAL FORCE. IN A MEETING WITH CONSUL GENERAL, TRIET EMPHATICALLY DEFENDED VIETNAM'S RECORD ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. BUT HE INVITED CG TO [...] |
2001-12-12 00:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY260 |
NOTES ON FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY FROM OFFICIAL VIETNAMESE MEDIA SOURCES [...] SUMMARY: FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, WHICH HELD HEARINGS IN WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 13. FATHER LY HAS SINCE BEEN PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF EXTREME [...] |
2001-03-12 01:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF PINR VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY460 |
COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES (PART 2) [...] SUMMARY: AS THE DE FACTO POLICY-SETTERS IN THE PROVINCES, PROVINCIAL COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE LEADERS DETERMINE TO A LARGE DEGREE WHETHER THEIR RESPECTIVE PROVINCES ARE PROGRESSIVE OR BACKWARD LOOKING. COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESSES HELD IN THE 29 SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PROVINCES AND CITIES (HCMC [...] |
2001-04-23 04:51:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY616 |
NEW SLATE OF HCMC LEADERS WILL STAY THE COURSE [...] REF A REPORTED THAT LE THANH HAI, FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE, WAS ONE OF TWO FRONT RUNNERS TO REPLACE VO VIET THANH FOR THE JOB OF CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE. ON MAY 18, IN AN IRREGULAR SESSION OF THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COUNCIL, HAI WAS SELECTED THE NEW CHAIRMAN. T [...] |
2001-05-22 06:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY754 |
VIETNAM'S CATHOLIC CO-REDEMPTRIX ORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 23, POLOFF VISITED WITH PRIESTS OF THE VIETNAMESE CATHOLIC ORDER OF CO- REDEMPTION IN HCMC. ALTHOUGH ONLY TWO OF ITS MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY IN PRISON, THE ORDER HAS BEEN AMONG THE MOST PERSECUTED OF VIETNAM'S RELIGIOUS GROUPS SINCE 1975. IT STILL OPERATES AN "UNDERGROUN [...] |
2001-06-20 02:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR |
| 01LIBREVILLE603 |
OMAR BONGO AND THE GABONESE POLITICAL SCENE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR REASONS 1.5 (B, D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AFTER NEARLY 34 YEARS IN OFFICE, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO IS A WILY POLITICIAN WHO STILL HAS A FIRM GRIP ON POWER. HE IS UNQUESTIONABLY "THE BOSS" AND MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE CIRCLE OF FAITHFUL AND PANDERING ALLIES. MANY [...] |
2001-04-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON GB |
| 01STATE134673 |
CHINA/TIBET: HU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN? [...] (C) SUMMARY. VICE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S JULY 17-23 VISIT TO TIBET WAS POLITICALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR AT LEAST THREE REASONS: IT CONFIRMED CURRENT POLICY; IT ASSOCIATED HU PERSONALLY WITH THE CURRENT RELATIVELY HARD-LINE APPROACH; AND IT DEMONSTRATED HIS HEALTH AND VITALITY. 2. (C) VICE PRESI [...] |
2001-08-03 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PINR PGOV |
| 01VATICAN1192 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 02 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01192 01 OF 02 022245Z CONTENTS: - POPE CALLS WORLD'S CARDINALS TO ROME TO PLAN FUTURE - VATICAN AND MOSLEMS ISSUE JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL - PAP [...] |
2001-03-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KMDR EAID PINR IZ AF UP DR VT MEPP VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN1555 |
OPUS DEI TRIES TO CLARIFY RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01555 201557Z 2. (C) THE CHANCELLOR OF THE PRELATURE OF OPUS DEI, FATHER TOM BOHLIN, CALLED CHARGE ON MARCH 15 AND REQUESTED AN URGENT MEETING. CHARGE AND BOHLI [...] |
2001-03-20 16:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PINS PROP SOCI PU VT |
| 01VATICAN1744 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 24 - 30 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01744 01 OF 02 301041Z - VATICAN CALLS FOR UN TO MONITOR BIOTECHNOLOGY - DRUG INJECTION ROOMS JUDGED "UNETHICAL" BY VATICAN - POPE STRESSES IMPORTANCE [...] |
2001-03-30 10:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINR SOCI BU IT VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN2022 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 07 - 12 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE RESPONDS TO UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX "DON'T COME" LETTER - VATICAN RADIO CUTS AIRTIME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - CHANGES IN POPE'S PARTICIPATION IN EASTER EVENTS - POPE DISBURSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID - [...] |
2001-04-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAGR ECPS SENV EAID PINR UP VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN2213 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 13 - 20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 02213 212018Z CONTENTS: - POPE SPEAKS OUT ON MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - EASTERN FOCUS AT POPE'S EASTER MASS - POST-EASTER REST FOR POPE CUT SHORT - NEW VATICAN AMBA [...] |
2001-04-20 11:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINR IS VT MEPP |
| 01VATICAN2295 |
USG READINESS FOR PAPAL TURNOVER AND HIGH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. JOSEPH CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02295 01 OF 04 270100Z MERANTE. REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION SUGGESTING AN IMMINENT PAPAL DEMISE, BUT THE POPE'S HEALTH APPEARS TO CONTIN [...] |
2001-04-26 09:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR VT KPRP |
| 01VATICAN2531 |
VATICAN NON-REACTIONS ON CHINA AND DEMARCHE [...] (S) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE POINTS ON APRIL 27 TO MONSIGNOR ROTA-GRAZIOSI, VATICAN CHINA DESK OFFICER. ROTA-GRAZIOSI WELCOMED USG APPROACH BUT RESPONDED THAT THE VATICAN MAINTAINED CAREFUL NEUTRALITY ON SECURITY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE PRC AND TAIWAN AND DECLINED TO OFFER COMMENT. [...] |
2001-05-09 07:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | VT CH PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR |
| 01VATICAN3297 |
THE VATICAN AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN [...] (U) THE VATICAN'S OVERRIDING CONCERN IN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03297 01 OF 02 201534Z MAINLAND CHINA IS ITS RIGHT TO MINISTER TO THE ESTIMATED 10 MILLION CATHOLIC POPULATION. THE VATICAN AND THE PRC DO NOT HAVE OFFICIAL RELATIONS. THE PRC REPUDIATES [...] |
2001-06-20 16:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR VT CH TW |
| 01VATICAN5629 |
VATICAN PLAYS CHINA GAMBIT. AWAITS CHINA'S [...] No summary [...] |
2001-10-30 14:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PINR VT CH |
| 01VATICAN5814 |
FIDES MEDIA DIRECTOR CERVELLERA VIEWS ON [...] (C) AT MEDIA THEMED LUNCH HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, DIRECTOR OF MEDIA FOR THE CONGREGATION FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH (FIDES), FATHER BENARDO CERVELLERA, SPOKE AT LENGTH ON HIS VIEWS OF RECENT VATICAN/PRC DEVELOPMENTS. CERVELLERA SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE POPE'S 10/24 STATEMENT APO [...] |
2001-11-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PINR CH VT |
| 01VATICAN6026 |
AGE PREVENTS POPE TRAVELING TO OCEANIA [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II'S INCREASING INFIRMITY HAS PREVENTED HIM TRAVELING TO OCEANIA TO PROMULGATE A NEW CHURCH DOCUMENT FOR THE REGION. THE VATICAN CITED DISTANCE AND THE EFFECT OF THE FLIGHT ON THE POPE'S HEALTH AS THE REASONS FOR ISSUING THE DOCUMENT IN ROME, NOVEMBER 22, VIA INTERNET (A FIRST [...] |
2001-11-23 11:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR VT |
| 01VATICAN6322 |
BIO INFO FOR GIUSEPPE PINTO - NEW VATICAN [...] THE POPE HAS APPOINTED ITALIAN PRIEST, MONSIGNOR GIUSEPPE PINTO, AS NUNCIO (AMBASSADOR) IN SENEGAL AND APOSTOLIC DELEGATE IN MAURITANIA. PINTO IS CURRENTLY THE ARGENTINA-CHILE DESK OFFICER AT THE VATICAN FOREIGN OFFICE. HE WAS BORN IN 1952 AND ORDAINED A PRIEST IN 1978. MONSIGNOR [...] |
2001-12-06 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR SG MR VT |
| 01VATICAN6433 |
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI - [...] THE POPE HAS APPOINTED ITALIAN-BORN VATICAN OFFICIAL, MONSIGNOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI, AS NUNCIO (AMBASSADOR) IN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA. GUGEROTTI IS CURRENTLY UNDER-SECRETARY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06433 121437Z (NUMBER THREE) AT THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR TH [...] |
2001-12-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL AM GG VT |
| 02ABUJA1068 |
NIGERIA,S OBASANJO IN TROUBLE IN THE NORTH [...] (U) Summary: President Olusegun Obasanjo's probable re-election bid faces deep opposition in the North, but he seems to have a strategy for recovery. Nigeria's leader benefits from a lack of credible opponents and the apparent readiness of some Northern elites to join his government, if [...] |
2002-04-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR NI |
| 02ABUJA1081 |
BAUCHI: A STATE THAT WORKS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Jeter visited Bauchi State from February 10-12, accompanied by USAID A/DIR Suggs and Pol/OFF Kinder. In addition to private meetings with Governor Mu'azu, the Ambassador and his team visited several development projects including the Yankari Game Reserve, paid a courtesy call o [...] |
2002-04-08 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR EAID ECON PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA1168 |
NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NSA ALIYU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 3, Ambassador Jeter met NSA General (Ret.) Aliyu Mohammed to raise concerns about the lack of Nigerian support for MPRI and Operation Avid Recovery (OAR). The Ambassador warned that obstacles faced by the OAR EOD support team and Nigeria's non-payment on MPRI are sending [...] |
2002-04-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR PINR NI |
| 02ABUJA1184 |
NIGERIA 2003: OO BOOSTERS TRY TO PRE-EMPT [...] (C) Summary: From the perspective of recent history, the processions of sycophantic visitors and Obasanjo's own words strongly suggest Nigeria's President will seek a second term. At a minimum, Obasanjo boosters seek to pre-empt anyone else contemplating a run -- the better to assure continue [...] |
2002-04-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR KDEM NI |
| 02ABUJA1919 |
NIGERIA'S OBASANJO SEEKING WARMER RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo senses a loss of warmth in Nigeria's relationship with the U.S. and feels the U.S. and U.K. are frustrating his efforts by setting too tough terms for support, according to his VP. Obasanjo reportedly blames reports from Embassy Abuja and the British High Commi [...] |
2002-06-26 13:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN PINR NI UK US |
| 02ABUJA1943 |
IBB, ALIYU AND THE RACE FOR NIGERIA'S PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary: IBB is not running, for now, and neither is Aliyu Mohammed, according to several political insiders. But both retired generals are deeply frustrated with incumbent retired general Olusegun Obasanjo. There are pressures on IBB to run, but he carries heavy baggage. If the North c [...] |
2002-06-27 17:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINS PINR KDEM NI |
| 02ABUJA2975 |
GEMADE PLANS TO CONTEST FOR NIGERIA'S [...] (C) Summary: Barnabas Gemade October 28 informed the Ambassador of his plans to run against President Obasanjo. The former PDP Chairman accused his President of fostering corruption, non-performance and heavy-handedness. Gemade offered useful information on the timing of the PDP primaries [...] |
2002-11-01 09:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NI |
| 02ABUJA3015 |
NIGERIA: GOMBE STATE BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu is a key power broker in Northeast Nigeria. Deputy Governor Joshua M. Lidani is an intelligent technocrat; a Christian who balances Gombe State's Muslim-dominated government. The Emir of Gombe Alhaji Shehu Usman Abubakar remains an important [...] |
2002-11-05 13:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR NI KISL |
| 02ABUJA3105 |
NIGERIA: "PATRIOTS" ASK OBASANJO TO [...] ( C) Summary: Chief Frederick Rotimi Williams, prominent Lagos attorney and charter member of the "Patriots", a group of prominent Southern and Middle Belt figures, told Ambassador Jeter on October 21 that the "Patriots" had issued a public statement urging President Obasanjo not to seek re- [...] |
2002-11-14 14:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI |
| 02ABUJA3241 |
NIGERIAN JOURNALIST SEEKING REFUGE IN U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Mr. Uzor Daniel, father of Ms. Isioma Daniel, the journalist whose controversial article sparked the recent riots in Nigeria, came to the Consulate General in Lagos on December 2 seeking help for his daughter to gain refugees status and subsequent entry into the U.S. He confirms [...] |
2002-11-29 17:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PINR CVIS PGOV NI BN |
| 02ABUJA3296 |
NIGERIA: PROTESTS AND PRAYERS IN KATSINA [...] (U) Peaceful protests have been taking place recently in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, reportedly sponsored by the "Shi'ite" Muslim Brotherhood, among others. Taking place before and after Friday's Juma'at prayers, the number of protests increased during the Holy month of Ramadan. Accor [...] |
2002-12-11 16:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KISL PGOV PINS PINR KPAO NI |
| 02ABUJA3351 |
NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON MINISTER OF [...] (C) Precious Ngelele is a native of Rivers State. A former Abuja Poloff believes Ngelele is a U.S. citizen. We know he lived in the United States for many years before returning to Nigeria in 1999. Poloff reports Ngelele is divorced or separated from a U.S.-citizen spouse, with whom he had sev [...] |
2002-12-20 13:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PINR NI |
| 02ABUJA426 |
NIGERIA: AN ARMY COLONEL ON DEMOCRACY AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unusually frank discussion, Nigerian Colonel and ECOWAS staff member M. Dixon Dikio (please strictly protect) told PolMilOff that a major breakdown of command led to reprisal attacks in Benue, and those attacks were unjustifiable. In his view, LTG Malu's response to the Ben [...] |
2002-02-08 09:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
| 02ABUJA509 |
NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE THINKS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary: During a February 1 breakfast meeting, former military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar told Ambassador Jeter that President Obasanjo meant well but has performed badly the past several months. Obasanjo's sincere intentions have been betrayed by his abrasive manner and by mala [...] |
2002-02-15 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINR PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA829 |
NIGERIA: RECENT EVENTS TEST NIGERIA'S RESILIENCE [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria has seen its share of calamity and contention in recent months. The Ikeja cantonment explosion, abortive police and general strikes, and an electoral law enmeshed by controversy have decreased public confidence in the Government's competence and have added to a general s [...] |
2002-03-13 16:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR NI |
| 02ABUJA881 |
NIGERIA: A TIV PERSPECTIVE ON THE BENUE/TARABA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A February 14 dinner hosted by Governor Akume gave the Ambassador an eye on the Tiv worldview. Parochial and biased, it is shared by Benue Tiv leaders ranging from Senator Gyado to ex-COAS Malu and posits that the Tiv are victims of systematic discrimination. However, these Tiv [...] |
2002-03-19 10:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PINR TBIO NI |
| 02ABUJA882 |
OBASANJO NOT DOING WELL ACCORDING NASSARAWA STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 16, Governor Alhaji Abdullah Adamu warmly welcomed Ambassador Jeter him as the first American Ambassador to ever visit Nassarawa State. Adamu noted that the dangers to democracy were mounting and gave low marks to Obasanjo as a politician and a communicator. However, [...] |
2002-03-19 10:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
| 02AMMAN5692 |
MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE UNLIKELY TO RESULT IN ANY [...] (C) The Palace announced a minor Cabinet reshuffle on September 26 involving five portfolios. Amman had been rife with rumors of a reshuffle since the King's August 15 announcement that elections were postponed until the Spring. In recent conversations with the Ambassador, several young, prog [...] |
2002-10-02 14:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV EAGR PINR JO |
| 02AMMAN5737 |
BIOS ON NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (U) King Abdullah and Prime Minister Abul Ragheb reshuffled the Cabinet on September 26 adding 4 new members to the Cabinet, and reassigning one Cabinet member to a new portfolio. Para 2 contains biographical data on the new ministers. 2. (U) New members of the Cabinet are: A. (U) Mini [...] |
2002-10-03 13:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EAGR PINR JO |
| 02AMMAN6028 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDANIAN RESPONSE TO LIST 18 [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has notified us via a diplomatic note that, following a search, no assets of any kind belonging to Saudi citizen Wa'el Julaidan were found in Jordan. GNEHM [...] |
2002-10-17 08:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN PINR PTER KVPR JO |
| 02AMMAN6706 |
PALESTINIAN REFUGEES AND THE RIGHT OF RETURN: THE [...] (S) Following more than two years of Israeli-Palestinian violence and Israel's intense and still ongoing military operations in the West Bank and Gaza, few if any Palestinian refugees in Jordan are focused on the right of return. In the eyes of Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Israeli govern [...] |
2002-11-17 10:09:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PINR KPAL KWBG IS JO KPRP |
| 02ANKARA7921 |
TURKEY: AK PARTY'S LANDSLIDE VICTORY SWEEPS ASIDE [...] (C) Summary: After crushing defeat by AK in Nov. 3 elections, leaders of MHP, ANAP, and DYP, all of which failed to reenter Parliament, separately declared their intent to vacate their party chairmanships. With P.M. Ecevit's pre-election announcement that he will leave DSP leadership in April [...] |
2002-11-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TU POLITICAL PARTIES |
| 02ANKARA8079 |
TURKEY: CHP ELECTION POSTMORTEM [...] (C) Summary: The Nov. 3 Parliamentary elections were a major defeat for CHP at the hands of AK. Although CHP joins AK as one of only two parties in Parliament, CHP officials and activists are deeply disappointed by their distant second-place finish. Much of the blame has been placed on CHP [...] |
2002-11-08 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU POLITICAL PARTIES |
| 02ANKARA8252 |
TURKEY'S DEEP STATE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Deep State, the behind-the-scenes machinery and power relationships among selected members of the military, judicial, and bureaucratic elite, has endured as an essential factor in political life and in citizens' wary calculations of their relation to the State. Now, however [...] |
2002-11-15 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU |
| 02ANKARA8358 |
AK PARTY TO FORM NEW TURKISH GOVERNMENT WITH ABDULLAH GUL AS PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Nov. 16 President Sezer gave the mandate to form the new Turkish government to AK Party number two Abdullah Gul (ref A), who announced he will submit his proposed cabinet list to Sezer Nov. 18. We expect the government to be in office a week to ten days thereafter. Gul bio in para 5. [...] |
2002-11-16 11:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU |
| 02ANKARA8381 |
THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S CORE ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) The new Government Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, following his meeting with President Sezer November 18. Following are post's informal biographical notes on several of the likely key economic players. When asked at the press conference "who will be the economy m [...] |
2002-11-18 16:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PREL TU |
| 02ANKARA8532 |
BEHIND THE MAN: THE FAMILY OF NEW TURKISH PM [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul (reftel), Number Two man in the Islam-influenced AK (Justice and Development) Party of R. Tayyip Erdogan, is a democrat and political reformist who nonetheless heads a family that takes Islam seriously and reflects his own moral proc [...] |
2002-11-22 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU |
| 02ANKARA8638 |
NORTHERN IRAQ: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT TO GRANT [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/NGA, NEA/EX and EUR/SE. See paras 3-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NOFORN) Embassy understands that Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Senator Biden (D-DE), Senator Hagel (R-NE), three SFRC professional staff members a [...] |
2002-11-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PINR OTRA ASEC AFIN CPAS |