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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06BERLIN1443 | TURKISH EMBASSY PRESSES FOR HELP CAPTURING PKK [...] (S) Turkish Embassy PolCouns Kemal Tuzun requested a meeting May 26 with Acting Global Affairs Counselor to discuss new ideas from Ankara to fight the PKK. During the meeting he provided a non-paper (in English, text contained in para 4 below) about and photos of Canan Kurtyilmaz, a.k.a. Asya [...] | 2006-05-26 19:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR KCRM KTFN GM TU |
06BERLIN2058 | GERMANY: HSPD-6 TERRORIST DATA SHARING UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Germany has pushed HSPD-6 information sharing with German officials for several months, thus far without success, but recent developments and future high-level contact may provide a way forward. The U.S. sharing of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) for the Soccer [...] | 2006-07-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CVIS PINR PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN2793 | GERMANY WILL PARTICIPATE IN INITIAL MEETING OF [...] (C) EMIN, accompanied by Global Affairs officer, and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin delivered ref A demarche and accompanying draft documents September 21 to German MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Michael Witter and MFA Desk Officer for Internatio [...] | 2006-09-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KGIC PREL PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA GM |
06BERLIN3566 | GERMAN QUERY ON PRC UNIVERSITY SEEKING FILAMENT [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance -- please see paragraph four. 2. (S) Global Affairs officer met German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke December 21. Kauke passed a nonpaper concerning an export license application currently undergoing review by the [...] | 2006-12-21 16:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE TNGD PARM PREL PINR GM CH |
06BERLIN889 | SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE AND GERMANY: [...] (S) Upon receipt of Ref A, DCM chaired a meeting of relevant members of the country team and post raised the issue of PKK support in Germany with the Turkish DCM and senior members of the German government. German officials state an awareness of the threats posed by the PKK and a readiness to [...] | 2006-03-31 14:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL FR GM |
06BERLIN988 | ADDITIONAL GERMAN ACTION AGAINST THE PKK [...] (C) Recent allegedly PKK-linked violence in Germany and one arrest in Berlin formed the backdrop for continued engagement with senior German officials pursuant to ref B. Demonstrations -------------- 2. (C) According to local press reports, on the evening of April 1, alleged PKK supporte [...] | 2006-04-11 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL GM |
06BERN8 | MORITZ LEUENBERGER, NEW PRESIDENT OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-03 16:11:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON SZ |
06BISHKEK1224 | YOUTH LEADER CLAIMS HE'S NOT TO BLAME FOR PNGS [...] (C) On August 17, PolOff met with Alisher Mamasaliyev, a member of the Forum of Young Politicians and former member of the youth movement Kel-Kel. Mamasaliyev stated that the purpose of his visit was to inform the Embassy that the SNB called him in on August 16 to repeat its request that he d [...] | 2006-08-22 07:28:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KG |
06BISHKEK1297 | REPORT OF THE BISHKEK EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 6, 2006 to review the disappearance of Major Jill Metzger, assigned to Manas Airbase. Present at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, AID, DAO, PAS, CONS, MGT, RLA, GSO and Base Representative [...] | 2006-09-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC MARR KG PINR |
06BISHKEK1428 | KYRGYZ INTERIOR MINISTER APPOINTED SNB CHAIRMAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, Kyrgyzstan's Interior Minister, Major-General Murat Sutalinov, was named to be the new Chairman of the National Security Service (SNB). Osmonaly Gurunov, Head of MVD's Department for Combating Extremism and Illegal Migration, was named to be the new Interior Minis [...] | 2006-10-11 03:04:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KG |
06BISHKEK1451 | STRAIGHT TALK FROM LOCAL KYRGYZ IN NARYN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 5-6 trip to the coldest region in Kyrgyzstan, Country Desk Officer and Poloff met with various NGO representatives and Naryn government officials about the current state of the region's economy and civil society. Local government officials were candid in voic [...] | 2006-10-13 12:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD PHUM KG |
06BISHKEK1489 | DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES ENERGY PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having just returned from meetings with the Venice Commission on constitutional reform, Speaker of Parliament Marat Sultanov was eager to meet with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum to discuss U.S.-Kyrgyz relations, the energy sector, and draft constitutions. The candid discussions reveale [...] | 2006-10-23 08:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1521 | DAS FEIGENBAUM'S ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS WITH CIVIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 17 and 18, DAS Evan Feigenbaum held separate roundtable discussions with political analysts, democracy NGO leaders, economic development NGO leaders. Participants offered a range of views about what would happen as a result of planned opposition protests on November 2 [...] | 2006-10-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KG |
06BISHKEK1535 | SOUTHERNERS UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN BISHKEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While traveling in Osh October 26-28 for a USAID-supported agricultural exposition and PAS-funded American rodeo event, the Ambassador met with religious leaders, political activists and university students about the overall situation in southern Kyrgyzstan and their opinions abou [...] | 2006-10-31 10:13:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KG |
06BISHKEK1570 | 11/8/06 EAC MEETING REGARDING DEMONSTRATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 8. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, EXBS, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, and Manas Air Force Base representatives. [...] | 2006-11-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL |
06BISHKEK1571 | KYRGYZSTAN PROTEST "DE-ESCALATING" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on November 7, opposition and pro-government parliamentarians reached agreement on a draft of a new constitution that reportedly strengthens the role of the parliament. This latest draft follows the submission of proposed amendments to the constitution by President Bakiyev [...] | 2006-11-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK1586 | PARLIAMENT PASSES, PRESIDENT SIGNS NEW KYRGYZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on November 8, the Kyrgyz Parliament adopted a new constitution that appears to limit the powers of the president and to increase the role of the parliament. On November 9, President Bakiyev signed the new constitution into effect, although under the terms of the agreement bo [...] | 2006-11-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK1602 | EAC MEETING RE ABDUCTION OF USAID OFFICER'S SPOUSE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 13. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, U.S. Treasury Representative, and Manas Air Forc [...] | 2006-11-14 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1621 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting late on November 16. In attendance were AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, RLS, and RSO. Peace Corps and CLO were subsequently briefed by DCM. 2. (C) Ambassador said that the meeting was called to discuss new d [...] | 2006-11-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1643 | BATTLE BEGINS OVER NEW KYRGYZ CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz government, opposition, and civil society leaders are still assessing the impact of the new constitution adopted November 9, and the political maneuvering over its implementation is well underway even though the official text has yet to be published. Reactions to the new [...] | 2006-11-20 12:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK1723 | ACTION REQUEST RECOMMENDING RESUMPTION OF [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request; see para 8 below. 2. (C) On November 16, 2006, the USAID office in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic temporarily suspended operations due to a perceived security threat. The perceived threat centered around the recovery of a stolen diplomatic vehicle that reap [...] | 2006-12-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1730 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON RECOMMENDATION TO REOPEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting the morning of December 6. In attendance were AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, PAS, MGT, DAO, CONS, CLO, Peace Corps, USAID, MED, RSL, Manas Airbase, and RSO. Also attending was USAID Regional Deputy Director Delaney from Almaty. 2. (C) The Bishk [...] | 2006-12-07 11:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL |
06BISHKEK1737 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: WHO'S PULLING THE STRINGS AND WHY [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Internet news agencies, broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Kyrgyz media and political scene have become closely intertwined [...] | 2006-12-11 04:35:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1742 | WEB-BASED NEWS MEDIA IN KYRGYZSTAN: KYRGYZ NEWS IN [...] (U) This is the second in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From the far corners of the republic, an increasing number of Kyrgyz citizens have access to ne [...] | 2006-12-12 05:04:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1751 | RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS AT USAID OFFICE IN OSH, [...] (C) On 13 December 2006, USAID OSH office director Zach Shelton informed RSO that all three MVD guards are now armed. The pre-conditions set by the EAC in REFTEL Bishkek 1723 for resuming operations at the Osh USAID office have been met. 2. (C) In State 196694, the Department stated tha [...] | 2006-12-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
06BISHKEK1752 | KYRGYZ BROADCAST MEDIA: THE INFLUENTIAL AIRWAVES [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Kyrgyz National TV (KTR) and an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Clearly all parties in the political spectrum of Kyrgyzstan see broadcast media as the most powe [...] | 2006-12-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1763 | KYRGYZ STATE TV: LURING THE DINOSAUR TOWARD [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with the final cable offering an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With access to the nearly every household in Kyrgyzstan, the State Television and Radio Company (KTR) is by far the dominant m [...] | 2006-12-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SCUL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1783 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ON LIVE TV: REVOKE IMMUNITY FOR [...] (C) Responding to a question during a live call-in show on national television December 18, President Bakiyev said that the diplomatic status accorded U.S. soldiers at the Manas Air Base should be revoked. Referring to the December 6 security incident at Manas Air Base in which a U.S. servicem [...] | 2006-12-19 09:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1789 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL [...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...] | 2006-12-21 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1790 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL [...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...] | 2006-12-21 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK674 | MAJOR GOVERNMENT SHAKEUP: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10, the government announced a major personnel shakeup. As part of the reshuffling, National Security Service (SNB) Chairman Tashtemir Aitbayev as well as the Minister of Agriculture were dismissed, and State Secretary Dastan Sarygulov resigned. Both Vice Prime SIPDIS [...] | 2006-05-10 14:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR KG |
06BOGOTA10112 | A/S BURNS' OCTOBER 24 MEETING WITH REINTEGRATION [...] (U) October 24, 2006; 8:45PM. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns Ambassador William Wood USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Silverman USAID Director Liliana Ayalde Political Officer Liliana Gabriel (notetaker) COLOMBIA Reinsertion Commissioner Frank Pearl [...] | 2006-11-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10596 | ARRESTS OF PUBLIC FIGURES WITH ALLEGED [...] (C) On November 17, President Uribe strongly supported the recent law enforcement actions against several Colombian Congressmen for alleged paramilitary ties, and said the State had to proceed with "more severity" when public figures violated the law. The Supreme Court of Justice ordered the [...] | 2006-11-17 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10691 | CARAMAGNA SAYS PEACE PROCESS RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] (C) Sergio Caramagna, Director of the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS),told us on November 20 that the peace process with the paramilitaries has helped expose the ties between the paramilitaries and politicians. Caramagna was pleased by a recent meeting held with top GOC [...] | 2006-11-24 15:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1082 | MEETING WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL MAYA [...] (C) Summary: Inspector General (Procurador General) Edgardo Maya told poloff on February 1 that he expected the Constitutional Court to affirm the legality of the Justice and Peace law. In Maya's opinion, President Uribe was breaking campaign rules in order to provoke opposition criticism a [...] | 2006-02-03 21:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS SNAR PINR CO |
06BOGOTA10958 | URIBE SUPPORTS SUPREME COURT ACTIONS ON PARA [...] (C) The Supreme Court continues its investigation of paramilitary ties to the Colombian legislators; nine legislators from the Atlantic Coast have now been implicated. Two executive and judicial branch officials have also resigned. President Uribe has publicly urged the Court to pursue all [...] | 2006-12-01 22:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11005 | URIBE TRANSFERS EX-PARAMILITARY LEADERS TO MAXIMUM [...] (C) On December 1, President Uribe ordered the transfer of the 59 ex-paramilitary leaders being held at the "La Ceja" detention center to the Itagui maximum-security prison in Antioquia Department. Uribe said he took this decision because of escape plan rumors, and allegations that the leade [...] | 2006-12-04 21:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11125 | EX-PARAS SAY PEACE PROCESS OVER, BUT DIVISIONS [...] (C) On December 6, a spokesman for 59 ex-paramilitary leaders said the peace process with the GOC was over, in response to the GOC's alleged failure to comply with its peace process commitments. Still, the GOC insisted the process was on track. Sergio Caramagna, Director of the Mission to S [...] | 2006-12-07 22:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11162 | MAYORS UNDER FIRE FOR MISMANAGEMENT, CORRUPTION IN [...] Mayors in Cali and Barranquilla are under fire for alleged mismanagement and corruption. On December 4, the Procuraduria ordered Cali mayor Apolinar Salcedo removed from office and prohibited him from holding public office for 16 years. In Barranquilla, a court placed mayor Guillermo Hoenig [...] | 2006-12-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11301 | FIRST JUDICIAL PROCESS AGAINST EX-PARAMILITARY [...] (C) GOC prosecutors started the "justice" phase of the peace process with the paramilitaries by taking the "version libre" (confession) of a mid-level commander on December 14. Prosecutors will take the confessions of an additional three ex-paramilitaries over the next few days, including Salv [...] | 2006-12-18 20:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11330 | A LOOK INSIDE THE ITAGUI-MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON [...] (C) Sergio Caramagna, Director of the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS),told the Ambassador on December 15 he never imagined seeing the ex-paramilitary leaders "behind bars." Caramagna described Itagui maximum-security prison as dark, crowded, and dank. Now mor [...] | 2006-12-19 18:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11398 | POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY PROMPTS SPECULATION ABOUT [...] (C) There is widespread concern among Colombia's political elite about the possibility of violence directed against one or more political figures related to the ongoing para-political scandal. Less clear is whether the concerns are based on solid information or speculation. Polo Democratic [...] | 2006-12-21 19:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11401 | PRESIDENT URIBE BACKS COURTS--AND PROVIDES [...] On December 20, at President Uribe's initiative, he and leaders from the Colombian Judicial branch agreed to create a special investigative unit within the Supreme Court to investigate political connections to ex-paramilitaries, and other allegations against government officials. Uribe promi [...] | 2006-12-21 19:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PHUM PINR PINS PREF PREL CO |
06BOGOTA11404 | POLO: A VIABLE, LEFTIST--AND [...] (C) Summary. A non-violent, democratic, leftist political party--the Polo Democratic Alternative Party--has emerged as a serious political contender. A record turnout elected representatives to a Polo Congress held in early December, and the Polo's three main factions--the center-left, the [...] | 2006-12-21 20:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1327 | PRIMER FOR MARCH 12 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS [...] Summary: This cable provides a brief overview of upcoming Congressional elections on March 12, in which 166 House and 102 Senate seats will be decided. Newly elected members will take office for four-year terms starting July 20. Thousands of individuals are running overall, spread over th [...] | 2006-02-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR CO |
06BOGOTA1328 | THE POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO: AN ALTERNATIVE [...] (C) The battle for the soul of the Polo Democratico Alternativo (PDA) is underway and its first shots will be fired in March 12 primaries and Congressional elections, followed by the May 28 presidential election. Personality conflicts within the PDA mask real ideological disputes that could [...] | 2006-02-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
06BOGOTA1965 | GOC-ELN EXPLORATORY TALKS MAKE STEADY PROGRESS, [...] (C) The latest round of exploratory talks between the GOC and ELN ended February 28 in Havana. The GOC-ELN joint statement issued February 27 characterized the talks as "satisfactory" and said they would resume in early April, again in Havana. Other participants and observers told us the ta [...] | 2006-03-03 22:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR CO |
06BOGOTA1981 | NEW ARMY COMMANDER MAJOR GENERAL MARIO MONTOYA [...] (C) On February 22, Major General Mario Montoya Uribe was sworn in as the Commander of the Colombian Army (COLAR). Montoya had been Commander of the Army First Division and the Caribbean Joint Task Force, one of Colombia's two major commands. Montoya replaced Major General Reinaldo Castellano [...] | 2006-03-06 18:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV MOPS PINR CO |
06BOGOTA2031 | COLOMBIA'S RISING YOUNG POLITICIANS ON MARCH 12 [...] (C) Over a dozen, up-and-coming political candidates from the Liberal, Conservative, Cambio Radical, Polo Democratico Alternativo (Polo),and the "U" parties shared their impressions with poloffs on the March 12 Congressional elections, the role of the paramilitaries, the future of the partie [...] | 2006-03-07 19:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
06BOGOTA2063 | LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE RIVERA ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Liberal party presidential candidate and Senator Rodrigo Rivera Salazar, in a March 3 breakfast with poloffs, reviewed his campaign strategy, forecast the future of his party, and discussed how he would improve Colombia's role in the region. Rivera predicted that he would he would win the [...] | 2006-03-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CO |
06BOGOTA2202 | COLOMBIA'S SMALLER PARTIES NOT GAINING TRACTION [...] (C) Two popular former Bogota mayors, Enrique Penalosa and Antanas Mockus, are struggling to attract support for their newly-formed political parties in the run-up to the March 12 Congressional elections. As the figureheads of the political parties "Por el Pais que Sonamos" (Sonamos) and "Vis [...] | 2006-03-10 18:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CO |
06BOGOTA2658 | EARLY OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THE NEXT CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Despite the resumption of a lame duck Congressional session that will run through June 20, the composition of the next Congress that takes office on July 20 is already center stage. A hypothetical Uribe II Administration (beginning August 7) would count on majorities in both ho [...] | 2006-03-24 20:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR CO |
06BOGOTA3129 | LIBERAL VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IVAN MARULANDA [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables on the seven vice presidential candidates for the upcoming presidential elections on May 28. 2. (C) Liberal Party presidential candidate Horacio Serpa announced March 28 that Ivan Marulanda Gomez would be his vice presidential running mate. Mar [...] | 2006-04-07 20:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
06BOGOTA3701 | GOC-ELN TALKS RESUME APRIL 26 IN HAVANA, REAL [...] (C) GOC-ELN civil society guarantor Moritz Akerman said the third round of GOC-ELN exploratory talks will resume in Havana April 26, and go through April 29. The parties will discuss administrative business only, leaving substantive discussions to after the May 28 presidential election (most [...] | 2006-04-26 17:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR CO |
06BOGOTA435 | DAS DIRECTOR PENATE ON VENEZUELA [...] (S) At a British Embassy dinner on January 14, Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS, roughly the FBI equivalent) Director Andres Penate told polcouns that Hugo Chavez's entourage remains convinced there is a U.S.-directed conspiracy to kill Chavez with support from Colombia. Penate s [...] | 2006-01-18 20:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PINR PREL CO |
06BOGOTA4565 | LEADING LIBERAL SENATORS ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Three leading Liberal Party (PLC) senators told us recently that Horacio Serpa would defy poll data and finish second in the May 28 Presidential election. They argued the PLC would not disintegrate after the election, but would re-organize in advance of an eventual pendulum swin [...] | 2006-05-23 17:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
06BOGOTA4647 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MOCKUS MARGINALIZED BY HIS [...] (SBU) In December 2005 Antanas Mockus was a popular, two-time former mayor of Bogota boasting favorability ratings of 53.2% in Gallup polls. Of the current presidential candidates, only incumbent Alvaro Uribe was viewed more favorably. Despite this, the Mockus campaign has been unable to gai [...] | 2006-05-25 18:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR CO |
06BOGOTA5297 | PROFILE: ANGELINO GARZON, GOVERNOR OF VALLE DEL [...] (C) Valle del Cauca Governor Angelino Garzon is one of the most prominent representatives of the moderate left in Colombia and regarded as a possible presidential candidate from the Polo DemocraticoAlternativo party in 2010. Garzon has privately scorned more radical members of the Polo. He s [...] | 2006-06-13 18:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CO |
06BOGOTA5805 | CARAMAGNA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT GOC-AUC PEACE [...] (C) Sergio Caramagna, Director of the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS),told the Ambassador on 23 June that nothing had united AUC leaders more than the Constitutional Court's mid-May press release that previewed the Court's views on the Justice and Peace Law. Caram [...] | 2006-06-28 17:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA5807 | NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND REPARATIONS COMMISSION [...] (C) National Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (CNRR) representatives met for the first time with paramilitary leaders on June 21 to begin discussions about reparations and reconciliation. The CNRR will follow the Justice and Peace Law and international humanitarian law to define vic [...] | 2006-06-28 17:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA6255 | MOD OSPINA ASKS SENATOR CORNYN FOR CONTINUED [...] (C) Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and AmbasQdor Wood met with Minister of Defense (MOD) Camilo Ospina and top military brass July 4. The Colombian security forces presented counternarcotics program successes, and highlighted areas where more could be done with additional U.S. support. Cornyn ag [...] | 2006-07-11 22:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA6262 | NATIONAL POLICE RURAL SECURITY STRATEGY TO MONITOR [...] (U) At a recent conference, Colombian National Police (CNP) Director General Jorge Castro outlined the CNP's strategy to monitor demobilized paramilitaries in rural areas, protect the civilian population and dismantle new criminal groups. Castro plans to open 400 police substations in the mo [...] | 2006-07-12 14:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA6549 | PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S [...] (C) On July 13, the Constitutional Court published its written opinion upholding the Justice and Peace Law. The opinion strengthens the Law in some respects, appearing to place more onerous requirements on demobilized paramilitaries who seek its benefits. AUC lawyers have been scrutinizing [...] | 2006-07-19 21:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7262 | AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON DRAFT OF GOC,S JUSTICE AND [...] (C) The Ambassador reviewed U.S. concerns regarding the GOC's draft implementing regulations clarifying key elements of the Constitutional Court's July 13 ruling on the Justice and Peace Law with Presidency's Judicial Secretary Mauricio Gonzalez on August 3. The Ambassador stressed the importa [...] | 2006-08-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7481 | CNRR AND FORMER PARAMILITARY LEADERS BEGIN FORMAL [...] (C) National Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (CNRR) President Eduardo Pizarro said paramilitary leaders expressed interest in beginning reparations and supported reconciliation efforts during a "tense but fruitful" meeting on August 8. They adopted a "threatening tone," however, wh [...] | 2006-08-16 13:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7494 | GOC-ELN PROCESS MIGHT BE PICKING UP STEAM [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo will shortly present ELN military commander and negotiator Antonio Garcia with a formal GOC peace proposal on cease-fire, disarmament, and the ELN's possible participation in the political process, said GOC-ELN civil society guarantor Alejo Vargas. [...] | 2006-08-16 20:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MARR PHUM PINR CO |
06BOGOTA7495 | URIBE ORDERS POLICE TO ESCORT PARAMILITARY LEADERS [...] (C) President Uribe ordered the Police to take into custody 26 paramilitary leaders after his August 14 ultimatum to para leaders that they should turn themselves in to authorities. As of mid-day on August 16, the Police had escorted 10 of the 26 leaders to local police stations. A GOC offi [...] | 2006-08-16 20:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7602 | GOC PREPARING DETENTION CENTERS FOLLOWING URIBE'S [...] (C) Of the 38 AUC leaders the GOC is seeking, 16 have turned themselves in, 3 have been located, and 19 remain at large including Vicente Castano and Rodrigo Tovar (AKA Jorge Cuarenta). Police analysts expect the remaining leaders to turn themselves in soon; President Uribe may extradite any [...] | 2006-08-18 21:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7911 | CARAMAGNA TROUBLED BY RESTREPO'S GROWING DISTRUST OF THE MAPP/OAS [...] (C) Sergio Caramagna, Director of the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS),told the Ambassador 24 August he was worried his public spat with Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo over the inclusion on the demobilized list of Juan Carlos Sierra, widely regarded as a n [...] | 2006-08-29 18:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7955 | RESTREPO WARNS OF NEED TO START JUSTICE AND PEACE [...] (C) Summary: GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo told the Ambassador August 29 the GOC must quickly start Justice and Peace Law (JPL) debriefings (version libres) of paramilitary leaders if it is to capitalize on the political space created by President Uribe's August 16 ultimatum requiring them [...] | 2006-08-30 15:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7986 | PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT JUSTICE AND [...] (C) A preliminary analysis of the the GOC draft Justice and Peace Law (JPL) regulations published on August 29 for public comment indicates that it is a mixed bag. The draft follows the Constitutional Court standard for para disclosure of their crimes, requires paras to use their licit asset [...] | 2006-08-30 22:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8028 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL HESITANT ON PROCEEDING WITH [...] (C) Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran told us on August 28 that the Fiscalia's Justice and Peace Unit would not be at full strength until paramilitaries confirmed their commitment and eligibility for JPL processing. In a separate meeting, JPL Specialized Unit Chief Luis Gonzalez said it had be [...] | 2006-08-31 22:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8066 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON EXTRADITION [...] (C) In a series of meetings with senior GOC officials August 31-September 1, the Ambassador stressed the GOC should not allow the paramilitary peace process to create any legal obstacles to extradition and urged the GOC to extradite several narcotraffickers who appear on paramilitary demobili [...] | 2006-09-01 23:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8108 | URIBE'S CONGRESSIONAL COALITION FRAGILE, BUT [...] (C) President Uribe begins his second term with a fragile majority in Congress, which will require him to devote substantial time and political capital to domestic politics. Uribe insiders say the next 9-12 months will be critical for his legislative agenda, as jockeying for the 2007 local ele [...] | 2006-09-05 18:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON ETRD CO |
06BOGOTA8283 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RESTREPO TO DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador voiced U.S. concerns to GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo on August 31 that the GOC's inclusion of narcotraffickers on its list of paramilitary leaders seeking Justice and Peace Law benefits threatened our positive extradition relationship. Restrepo agreed and said [...] | 2006-09-08 21:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8288 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY BEHIND RECENT BOGOTA BOMBINGS [...] (U) The Colombian Army reported that 2 to 4 military officers allegedly placed a series of car bombs and other explosives around Bogota during the July-August run-up to President Uribe's inauguration. The soldiers intended to "discover" the explosives and claim GOC rewards. One of the bombs [...] | 2006-09-08 21:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA832 | LEFT IN COLOMBIA MAY MOVE FARTHER LEFT [...] (C) Former Foreign Minister Maria Emma Mejia told Ambassador Wood on January 24 that the leadership of the Polo Democratico Alternativo (specifically Representative Gustavo Petro) is attempting to move the party farther to the populist left, alienating Mejia and other moderate members of the p [...] | 2006-01-30 17:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CO |
06BOGOTA8522 | GOC BACKTRACKS: SAYS NO PROOF MILITARY INVOLVED IN [...] (U) President Uribe clarified on September 10 that the GOC has no solid evidence tying military officers to a recent Bogota bombing that killed one civilian, or to several other bomb plots uncovered in the run-up to Uribe,s August 8 inauguration (see reftel). He said that he and senior GOC l [...] | 2006-09-15 21:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8623 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (C) Press revelations about a psychic on the payroll of the Prosecutor General' Office (Fiscalia) have generated press reports about Prosecutor General Iguaran's weak leadership and management, damaging his credibility and potentially affecting his ability to make principled decisions on cont [...] | 2006-09-19 21:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8793 | PARAMILITARY JORGE 40'S COMPUTER LINKS HIM TO [...] Prosecutors are investigating information found on a computer hard drive allegedly belonging to paramilitary leader Jorge 40 that links him to murders, political corruption, and fraud, and contains extensive records of his ties to local and national politicians. A journalist who broke the st [...] | 2006-09-22 17:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9122 | FINAL JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW DECREE TRACKS WITH [...] (C) The final Justice and Peace Law (JPL) implementing decree, published on September 29, closely tracks the Constitutional Court decision issued on May 13. Public comments have generally been positive. The decree incorporates many of the concerns raised by the Ambassador with senior GOC o [...] | 2006-10-03 20:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9217 | EX-PARAS RETAIN INFLUENCE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC [...] (C) The security situation has improved in Bolivar Department since the paramilitaries demobilized, but labor, Catholic Church, and local government officials said ex-paramilitary influence remains strong. Allegations of ex-paramilitary and FARC criminality are common. Cartagena was one of [...] | 2006-10-05 17:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9310 | EX-PARAS RETAIN INFLUENCE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC [...] (C) Magdalena government, Church, and international representatives said the paramilitary reinsertion program in the Department risks failure because it lacks organization and political support. They reported complaints that many ex-paramilitaries remained armed. Residents feared the milita [...] | 2006-10-10 23:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9376 | GOC CONCENTRATES EX-PARAMILITARY DETAINEES IN LA [...] (C) Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (AKA "Jorge 40") and Freddy Rendon Herrera (AKA "El Aleman) were among four former AUC leaders that President Uribe ordered to be transported to La Ceja October 10. They joined 26 other former AUC representative figures and 34 rank and file members concentrated there. [...] | 2006-10-12 00:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9377 | NAMES AND ALIASES OF THE 30 PARAMILITARY [...] (U) As of October 11, La Ceja held 30 paramilitary representative members and 34 rank and file. The 30 representative members include: - Salvatore Mancuso Gomez (AKA "El Mono") - Ramon Maria Isaza (AKA "El Viejo") - Carlos Mario Jimenez Naranjo (AKA "Macaco") - Rodrigo Perez Alzate (AKA " [...] | 2006-10-12 00:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9381 | SECURITY FORCES GOING AFTER EX-PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Minister of Defense Santos said on October 10 that the time for the remaining ex-para leaders to turn themselves in was overdue. President Uribe authorized a USD 40,000 reward for anyone who had information on Castano's location. Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Ambassador [...] | 2006-10-12 14:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9402 | GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER SKEPTICAL OF FARC AND ELN [...] (C) Summary: GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Ambassador October 9 he is skeptical the ELN will commit either publicly or privately to a specific cease-fire date at the October 20-25 negotiating round in Havana. If the ELN does not do so, the GOC may break off talks. He al [...] | 2006-10-12 22:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO CU FR NO SP SZ |
06BOGOTA9795 | URIBE'S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRACTION [...] (C) President Uribe's congressional coalition is disorganized and increasingly ineffective; his legislative agenda has suffered, with key bills stalled. Opposition parties have taken the initiative in Congress and won several symbolic victories. Still, presidential advisors believe that thr [...] | 2006-10-23 19:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PREF PREL PTER CO |
06BRASILIA1251 | BRAZIL: THE FINANCE MINISTRY'S NEW ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Guido Mantega named Sergio Gomes de Almeida to be his Secretary for Economic Policy on May 22. Almeida filled the last policy-level vacancy in the Finance Ministry team left after Mantega's late-March appointment. A PhD economist and former executive director of the Ins [...] | 2006-06-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PINR BR |
06BRASILIA1322 | BRAZIL: MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE RESIGNS AFTER TUSSLE OVER [...] (SBU) On June 28, Roberto Rodrigues, the GOB Minister of Agriculture announced his resignation, effective June 30. While Rodrigues first attributed his departure to concerns about the health of his wife, he later indicated to the press that the real reason behind his exit was his inability to [...] | 2006-06-30 18:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PINR BR |
06BRASILIA206 | CHARGE ENGAGES SAO PAULO PRIVATE SECTOR ON TRADE [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary data. 2. (SBU) Summary. During his January 16-18 economic theme meetings in Sao Paulo, Charge discussed a wide variety of trade, financial and investment issues with key private sector officials. Embassy and Consulate representatives met with [...] | 2006-01-27 11:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV KIPR ECON PREL PINR BR |
06BRASILIA608 | BRAZIL - AN EARLY LOOK AT ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE 2006 [...] (C) Summary: In sharp contrast to Brazil's 2002 presidential election, in which Lula da Silva and the leftist Workers' Party (PT) emerged victorious, the 2006 presidential elections carry much less uncertainty about future economic policies. Lula has established a surprisingly strong record of [...] | 2006-03-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PGOV ETRD PREL EFIN BR |
06BRATISLAVA100 | ELECTIONS TO BE HELD JUNE 17; NEW MINISTERS OF [...] (U) Summary. Following yesterday's decision of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) to leave government and join the opposition (Reftel),Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic accepted the resignations of the KDH Ministers of Justice, Interior and Education, and appointed the former State Secret [...] | 2006-02-08 16:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA131 | DINNER WITH FICO: SLOVAKIA'S OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Smer Chairman Robert Fico and Vice Chairman Pavol Paska (who also chairs parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee) at a February 15 dinner, during which Fico and Paska made their predictions about what post-June 17 election Slovakia would look like in terms of f [...] | 2006-02-16 16:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON SOCI CVIS LO |
06BRATISLAVA164 | FICO: IF DZURINDA'S GOING TO WASHINGTON, THEN I [...] (SBU) During a March 1 meeting with Smer Deputy International Secretary Katarina Nevedalova, we learned that Smer chairman Robert Fico -- who boasted to Ambassador last month (reftel) that he knew of Prime Minister Dzurinda's then-unannounced trip to the U.S. and was planning his own "get to [...] | 2006-03-02 16:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA165 | SLOVAK AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. PESSIMISTIC ON PM [...] (C) During a March 1 meeting, Slovak Ambassador to the U.S. Rastislav Kacer (please protect) told Ambassador that he spent three days in Bratislava meeting with many members of the opposition with whom he has maintained close personal relationships. His scheduled 20-minute call on President [...] | 2006-03-02 16:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA166 | THEMES FOR SLOVAK PM MIKULAS DZURINDA'S MARCH 13 [...] (C) Madame Secretary, when the President welcomes Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda to the White House on March 13, he will be welcoming a true friend of the United States. Dzurinda has intentionally and very vocally worked to advance U.S. interests in Central and Eastern Europe and beyo [...] | 2006-03-02 17:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA167 | SLOVAK POLICE WORRIED ABOUT NEW INTERIOR [...] (S) Poloff spent February 23 participating in weapons training at the invitation of Pavol Draxler (protect),the Ministry of the Interior's National Coordinator for the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons. Draxler, an up-and-coming policy-maker at the Ministry of the Interior (MOI),spent t [...] | 2006-03-03 08:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KPAO PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA213 | FORMER CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT DOESN'T RULE OUT [...] (C) Pavol Hrusovsky, the chairman of the Christian Democrat Movement (KDH) and former chairman of parliament, gave the Ambassador a frank assessment of Slovakia's electoral map on March 16. Hrusovsky -- whose public split with Prime Minister Dzurinda resulted in the dissolution of the rulin [...] | 2006-03-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA215 | CANDIDATE LISTS TAKE SHAPE: SAME GUYS, DIFFERENT [...] (SBU) As Slovakia's political parties near the March 19 deadline for submitting candidate lists, most of the major parties have announced their lineups. So far, there have been few surprises. The conservative Christian Democratic Party (KDH, which currently holds 18 seats in parliament) su [...] | 2006-03-17 14:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA343 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, APRIL 26, 2006 [...] (C) On April 20, the Slovak parliament approved an expansion of the mandate of Slovakia's demining unit in Iraq, allowing for increased force protection and training roles. Unsurprisingly, communist party KSS voted against the mandate, as did opposition party Smer (including Robert Fico, but [...] | 2006-04-27 13:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG EAGR SOCI UK IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA357 | MECIAR SAYS HZDS WANTS BACK INTO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former PM Vladimir Meciar told the program conference of his Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) party on 21 April 2006 that HZDS would like to be in government after June 17, elections and is ready to align with almost any party to achieve that end. Meciar seemed to focus [...] | 2006-05-05 07:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA382 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP: ELECTION EDITION, MAY [...] (SBU) Campaign season for the June 17 elections is in full swing in Slovakia, as the political parties attempt to mobilize voters in spite of a trend in regional elections of decreasing voter turnout. Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU) and the soci [...] | 2006-05-12 12:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA401 | SLOVAKIA,S COMMUNISTS DON,T WANT TO BE IN [...] (U) Summary. Jozef Sevc, Chairman of the Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS),spoke at a sparsely attended breakfast meeting organized by the American Chamber of Commerce on May 17. Sevc acknowledged that KSS faces an uphill struggle to get the 5% of the vote necessary to be in the next Parliam [...] | 2006-05-23 11:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA423 | SMER'S THINK-TANK ROOTED IN THE PAST [...] (U) Summary. A new think-tank established to advise the leftist political party Smer on matters concerning economy, politics and defense recently rolled out its foreign policy recommendations. The think-tank is dominated by older academics trained in the command-economy era who have decidedly [...] | 2006-05-31 15:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA431 | SLOGANS AND GIMMICKS: THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Although the streets of Slovakia have been wallpapered in billboards and discarded political pamphlets for months now, the official media campaign opened on May 27. Given the low public interest and overall disillusionment with politics, campaigning has been low key [...] | 2006-06-01 15:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA434 | SMER RELEASES CAMPAIGN STATEMENT QUESTIONING SLOVAK [...] (U) Opposition party Smer-SD ("Direction - Social Democracy") released a statement on June 2 (translated below) blasting the war in Iraq, the deployment of Slovak troops there, and pledging that it will begin deliberations on the possible withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq if the party fo [...] | 2006-06-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO PINR PREL SOCI IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA438 | CAMPAIGN ISSUE: HEALTH CARE REFORM - EVERYONE [...] Summary. Health care reform is widely perceived by Slovaks as the Dzurinda government's biggest achilles heel. Privatization has not yet brought about a noticeable improvement in services, investment in health services remains low, and new private insurance schemes are increasingly unpopular [...] | 2006-06-05 09:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA450 | MODERATE MECIAR ATTEMPTING TO WIN SUPPORT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with poloffs, HZDS (Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) MP and Foreign Relations Committee member Diana Strofova discussed the party's post-election prospects. HZDS is currently polling at around 11 percent and will certainly win seats in the June 17 parlia [...] | 2006-06-08 15:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA455 | AMBASSADOR'S BREAKFAST WITH KDH CHAIRMAN PAVOL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted a one-on-one breakfast with Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) party Chairman and former Chairman of parliament Pavol Hrusovsky on June 8 to discuss the upcoming elections. Hrusovsky said Prime Minister Dzurinda's SDKU would be the most popular center-right [...] | 2006-06-09 12:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA457 | SMER LACKS DIRECTION ON ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY - The recent release of Smer's official election program sheds little light on what the economic policy would actually look like in a Smer-led coalition government. The party platform is essentially a critique of the reforms instituted over the past eight years, and calls for an o [...] | 2006-06-09 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL LO KDEM |
06BRATISLAVA471 | FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE ELECTION: CONTINUITY, OR [...] (C) Summary: Slovak foreign policy during the second Dzurinda government of the past four years has been extremely complementary to U.S. interests. If the coalition that results from June 17 parliamentary elections is led by Dzurinda's SDKU and made up mostly of center-right parties, we can [...] | 2006-06-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA476 | SLOVAKIA'S JUNE 17 NATIONAL ELECTIONS: UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) With 6 major political parties likely to pass the 5 percent parliamentary threshold (and two more within easy striking distance) in Slovakia's June 17 national elections -- and none of them positioned for such a decisive victory as to allow for a two-party coalition -- it will likely be a [...] | 2006-06-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA483 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SMER'S NO. 2, ROBERT [...] (C) Summary. Smer's number 2 candidate and MP Robert Kalinak told Ambassador June 15 that Smer was looking forward to forming the next government and likely would turn first for support to the Hungarian party, which is now a member of PM Dzurinda's coalition. A confident Kalinak said he did not [...] | 2006-06-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR LO |
06BRATISLAVA489 | CAMPAIGN ATMOSPHERICS [...] Summary. (U) Slovakia has entered the final countdown to elections. Polls open Saturday June 17 at 7:00 AM and close at 10:00 PM (1:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST). The parties are hosting their grand finale campaign programs, the last polls have been released, and the final TV debate has been held. Giv [...] | 2006-06-16 14:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON LO |
06BRATISLAVA491 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS [...] June 17 elections in Slovakia elected six parties to parliament with a 55 percent voter turnout. Preliminary results were published early the morning of June 18. Official results (which will include tallies of preferential votes for individual candidates on each party's list) will be announc [...] | 2006-06-18 12:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA494 | SMER AND SDKU COMPETE TO FORM NEW RULING COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the June 17 elections (reftel),Smer chairman Robert Fico was emboldened to begin thinking strategically about the government he would form with the political capital his party earned at the polls. However, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda -- himself encouraged by [...] | 2006-06-19 16:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA499 | SMER PICKS UP MOMENTUM IN RACE TO FORM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The morning of June 20, President Gasparovic made good on his promise to charge Smer chairman Robert Fico with forming a new government (reftels). Fico immediately offered cooperation to Hungarian party SMK and Christian Democratic Movement KDH. According to sources in all th [...] | 2006-06-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA506 | SLOVAK PM UPBEAT ABOUT COALITION CHANCES; KDH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Slovakia's Smer party continues to publicly explore all possible coalition options, though several parties have issued statements that create problems for Smer chairman Robert Fico. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda and his SDKU party remain hopeful he will be able to [...] | 2006-06-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA51 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 20, 2006 [...] (U) Only one passenger out of 43 survived when a Slovak Air Force An-24 crashed January 19 into the side of a snow-covered mountain in northeastern Hungary, three kilometers from the Slovak border. The flight was returning from Kosovo with 28 members of Slovakia's KFOR peacekeeping continge [...] | 2006-01-20 16:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR MASS SOCI AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA513 | CAN KDH GET OVER MECIAR? WE THINK NOT. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly a week after election day, Slovakia's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) remains stubborn -- courted by both Robert Fico's Smer party and Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's SDKU. While June 22 statements by KDH vice chairman Daniel Lipsic drew several lines in the sand [...] | 2006-06-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA521 | FICO DOESN'T RULE OUT WORKING WITH SLOTA AND MECIAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Smer's Robert Fico has said that preliminary coalition talks will end by this Friday, when he will start official negotiations for the new GOS. Smer is expected to invite two other parties to be in coalition some time tomorrow (June 28). SMK, SNS, and HZDS all were invited for a [...] | 2006-06-27 15:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA527 | SLOVAKIA'S NEW RULING COALITION: SMER-SNS-HZDS [...] (U) At a June 28 press conference, Smer chairman Robert Fico announced his party presidium's unanimous decision to form a coalition government with nationalist party SNS and former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar's HZDS. Under the agreement, Smer will get 11 seats in the cabinet, SNS 3, and [...] | 2006-06-28 18:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA528 | SMER COURTS INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE FOR COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following fast on the heels of Smer chairman Robert Fico's June 28 announcement of a Smer-SNS-HZDS coalition (Reftel A),Smer deputy international secretary Katarina Nevedalova invited Poloff to breakfast SIPDIS June 29 to "tell us personally" about the developments. Sheepis [...] | 2006-06-29 13:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA552 | INTRODUCING SLOVAKIA'S NEW CABINET [...] (U) President Gasparovic swore in the new cabinet of the Fico government on July 4. Of the fifteen ministries, ten have gone to Smer, three to SNS, and two to HZDS. The majority of these new ministers are little-known on the Slovak political scene. However, the ones of most active interest [...] | 2006-07-07 15:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON LO |
06BRATISLAVA586 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JULY 17 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA588 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH NEW SLOVAK DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Slovakia's new Minister of Defense Frantisek Kasicky on July 17. Kasicky said it is important for the new government to keep its promise to voters to withdraw troops from Iraq, but that the withdrawal process would be slow and deliberate. No final plan will [...] | 2006-07-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA597 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED IRAQ WITH FM KUBIS [...] (U) his cable contains a request for guidance in paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Jan Kubis 7/19 briefed the Ambassador on the GOS,s progress on the Iraq portion of the government program, which is due to be announed August 1. Kubis noted the government has been uniform in its [...] | 2006-07-20 15:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA607 | AMBASSADOR'S BREAKFAST WITH KDH CHAIRMAN PAVOL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Pavol Hrusovsky on July 25 to discuss KDH's post-election prospects. Despite a poor showing in the June 17 parliamentary election, Hrusovsky appeared confident that KDH would remain a major player in the [...] | 2006-07-26 14:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA609 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, Ambassador paid an introductory call on new Deputy Prime Minister for the Knowledge Based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Dusan Caplovic of the Smer ("Direction") party. Caplovic listed his own priorities in office as (1) developing the knowle [...] | 2006-07-26 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TSPL PREL KPAO PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA615 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER KALINAK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador's first formal meeting with new Interior Minister Robert Kalinak demonstrated Kalinak's openness and intent to continue Slovakia's efforts to fight extremism, trafficking in persons, and organized crime. Kalinak indicated that Slovakia may increase its training pr [...] | 2006-07-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC CVIS PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA746 | SLOVAK FM DELIVERS BLUNT MESSAGES TO SERBS AND [...] (C) Summary: During his recent visit to the Western Balkans, FM Jan Kubis told interlocutors in Belgrade that they must stop fooling themselves and the public; the train has left the station and the last stop is independence for Kosovo. He was similarly blunt with leaders in Kosovo, encourag [...] | 2006-09-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ICTY SR YI LO |
06BRATISLAVA79 | SLOVAKIA'S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WILL BE MARTIN [...] (SBU) SDKU and Ministry of Defense insiders informed Embassy late today that the Prime Minister would name current State Secretary of Defense Martin Fedor (31) to replace Minister of Defense Liska. The announcement is expected to be made publicly later this evening. 2. (C) The decision was [...] | 2006-01-30 16:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA802 | SMER PARTY CONGRESS PRODUCES NO SURPRISES: FICO IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Smer ("Direction"),the leading party in Slovakia's governing coalition, unsurprisingly re-elected the Prime Minister, Robert Fico, as Chairman of the party during the annual party congress on September 30. Two of Fico's closest advisors became Vice Chairmen, replacing two inte [...] | 2006-10-02 15:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PINR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA817 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND UP OCTOBER 6, 2006 [...] (SBU) The new National Coordinator to Combat Trafficking in Persons will be Jozef Bucek, the new State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior. This effectively raises the political clout of the National Coordinator position by several notches. Bucek, a Smer party member from Kosice, does not [...] | 2006-10-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ELAB KDEM PINR AF RO BU |
06BRATISLAVA82 | SLOVAKIA HAS A NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic has officially accepted the resignation of Minister of Defense Juraj Liska and appointed Martin Fedor the new Minister of Defense today, February 1, 2006. Minister Liska has resigned in connection with a tragic accident of a military plane An-24. Martin Fedor [...] | 2006-02-01 10:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA879 | SLOVAKIA'S PM FICO MYSTERIOUSLY ILL [...] (C) Slovakia's 42-yr-old Prime Minister Robert Fico is ailing physically, but it's unclear how serious his illness is. Fico has skipped the weekly Wednesday night hockey game with the Ambassador and others for several weeks. On Thursday October 26, Fico told the Ambassador that he was receiv [...] | 2006-10-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA890 | COALITION DYNAMICS IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) After four months in office, Prime Minister Robert Fico of the Smer party has demonstrated his strong, personalized control the government. Embassy Bratislava provides its analysis and lessons learned so far: -- Fico makes the final decisions in all matters of importance; his increasing [...] | 2006-11-03 09:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KJUS SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA938 | SLOVAK LOCAL ELECTIONS PREVIEW - DEC 2, VOL. II [...] (SBU) This is the second of two pre-election cables outlining the candidates and issues in the Slovak local elections to take place on December 2. Contrary to previous municipal elections that followed local political trends, the alliances for this election reflect national coalition and oppo [...] | 2006-12-01 16:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PINR LO |
06BRIDGETOWN1057 | MOTTLEYNOMICS - THE RETURN OF THE STATE? [...] (C) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley recently announced a plan for massive government investment in the ailing furniture and garment industries. She touted the idea as a way to reduce Barbados' persistent trade deficit and slow the outflow of foreign exchange. Her proposa [...] | 2006-06-16 20:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND PGOV EFIN PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1072 | DOMINICA DROPS DIPLOMATIC CASE AGAINST SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica has dropped the case it brought against Switzerland at the International Court of Justice, choosing not to pursue the matter of a questionable "diplomat" who had been stripped of his diplomatic status. The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GCOD) withdrew in May [...] | 2006-06-22 11:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1128 | BARBADOS 2005 ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Summary: The Barbados economy performed well in 2005. GDP growth, inflation, and unemployment registered 4.1, 5.1, and 8.5 percent, respectively. Construction drove growth, making up for a drop in tourism. The fiscal deficit (2.9 percent of GDP) and the national debt (88 percent of GDP) ha [...] | 2006-06-30 16:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EIND EINV ELAB ETRD PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1139 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BARBADOS WELCOMES U.S.-PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate conversations with Ambassador and DCM, Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Liu Huanxing discussed WHA A/S Shannon,s trip to Beijing, possible U.S.-PRC consultations on hemispheric cooperation, the recent visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the Easter [...] | 2006-07-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR EAID EINV ETRD BB CH XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1140 | DOMINICA MAY CEDE BIRD ISLAND TO VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominica has moved closer to abandoning its claim on Bird Island, a small piece of rock and sand located in the center of the Caribbean Sea that is also claimed by Venezuela. Following a June meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Sker [...] | 2006-07-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PHSA PGOV PINR PREL EAID DO VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1215 | ST. LUCIA PM SAYS CARICOM TO BACK VENEZUELA FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer to discuss possible changes to the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (septel),St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said he believed CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) had decided to vote as a bloc to support Venezuela over Guatemala f [...] | 2006-07-13 18:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR ETRD ST VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1216 | ST. LUCIA - PM ON GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer, St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony pleaded for the USG to delay toughening the language on crime in the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (CIS) until after national elections. To make his case, he highlighted his government's effor [...] | 2006-07-13 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PINR SNAR KCRM ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1236 | OECS 25TH ANNIVERSARY: PITY PARTY OF NINE [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met in St. Kitts June 21-23 to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization's founding. The event could have provided an opportunity for participants to extol the advances made since the signing of the [...] | 2006-07-14 21:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1255 | GRENADA PRIME MINISTERIAL CORRUPTION INQUIRY [...] (C) Summary: The investigation into allegations of corruption against Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is stalled and may die quietly. The Commission of Inquiry, which was charged with investigating a claim that Mitchell accepted a suitcase containing US$500,000 in exchange for granting [...] | 2006-07-18 18:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KCRM GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1258 | GRENADA OPPOSITION TO U.S.: WE ARE NOT A THREAT [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of Grenada's opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is anxious that the USG understand the party is not led by unreconstructed communists who want to turn the country sharply to the left. The opposition leaders, several of whom were members of the People's [...] | 2006-07-18 20:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1276 | BARBADOS TO ABSTAIN ON UNSC VOTE; SEEKS ECOSOC [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 5. 2. (C) At a July 19 reception, Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur pulled Ambassador Kramer aside and told her Barbados plans to abstain from voting for either Venezuela or Guatemala to fill the non-permanent UN Security Council seat open in Janu [...] | 2006-07-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UNGA XL VE |
06BRIDGETOWN1286 | CARICOM HEADS SPEAK OUT ON DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: At their recent annual meeting, CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) said they felt marginalized in World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha round negotiations. In the HOGs' opinion, "small and vulnerable economies" are being ignored in the trade talks, which have been dominated by t [...] | 2006-07-21 20:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PINR WTO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1287 | OECS SIX SIGN ON TO CSME [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of quibbling and backtracking (Ref B),the six nations of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) signed on to the single market phase of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) at the start of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting July 3-6 in St. [...] | 2006-07-21 21:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN EAID PREL PINR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1315 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO STEP UP INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 was held July 26-27 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to pull together an informal group composed of hosting and playing nations and the international com [...] | 2006-07-28 22:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CPAS PINR PTER AFIN UNSC USOAS XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1504 | ST. KITTS PM ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF CARIBBEAN [...] (C) After three weeks' worth of daily attempts to deliver reftel demarche, St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas returned Ambassador Kramer's call on August 25. The Ambassador indicated the USG's extreme disappointment in his remarks several weeks ago regarding a "smooth tra [...] | 2006-08-25 21:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR UNGA SC CU GT |
06BRIDGETOWN1542 | ST. LUCIA'S DISCONNECTED PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and MLO Aboyagye traveled to St. Lucia August 3 to dedicate two SOUTHCOM-constructed projects and meet informally with St. Lucia Prime Minister Anthony. While both ceremonies created positive public impressions of U.S.-St. Lucia cooperation, Ambassador Kramer [...] | 2006-09-01 21:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1623 | PROFILE OF BARBADOS OPPOSITION LEADER DAVID [...] (C) Summary: In a September 11 meeting with PolOff, leader of the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) David Thompson sought to portray his party as the party of the "common man," who will rise up in the next election to defeat the Barbados Labour Party (BLP),which has ignored his inter [...] | 2006-09-14 20:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SMIG BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1640 | DOMINICA HOPES FOR IMPROVED U.S.-CARIBBEAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer and Dominica Foreign Minister Savarin exchanged views on U.S.-Caribbean relations in a September 8 meeting in Bridgetown. Savarin explained that, in addition to Guatemala's claim on Belize territory, Guatemala's role in damaging the Caribbean banana industry is [...] | 2006-09-15 19:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PBTS PHSA DO CH VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1695 | BRIDGETOWN PARTICIPATION IN THE 2006 CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-22 20:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PGOV PINR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1696 | EARLY LOOK AT THE NEXT BARBADOS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Peter Wickham, a political insider and a well-connected political consultant based in Barbados (ref B),gives the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) a good chance of winning the next election, expected in the second half of 2007. The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) could fall [...] | 2006-09-22 20:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1706 | ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: INCREASING COMMON GROUND; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 20 Ambassador Kramer and legal counsel to the Half Moon Bay property's Amcit majority shareholder met with Antigua and Barbuda Attorney General and Minister of Tourism to revitalize efforts to resolve differences surrounding the 11-year-old expropriation case of the [...] | 2006-09-25 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1708 | PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR'S POPULARITY RISES [...] SUMMARY: In a public opinion poll published over the weekend, Prime Minister Owen Arthur and his Barbados Labour Party (BLP) came out as clear winners. The poll demonstrates that the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and its leader, David Thompson, face an uphill battle in their effor [...] | 2006-09-25 21:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN178 | BARBADOS BUDGET - PM PLEDGES TAX CUTS AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur presented his government's 2006 economic and financial policies in a January 16 speech to parliament. PM Arthur pledged to lower energy costs, cut taxes, boost pensions, and prop up manufacturing. Most of the budget seems practical and will [...] | 2006-01-27 18:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECPS SENV ENRG PINR BB |
06BRIDGETOWN1811 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ANTIGUA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Kramer met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, continuing her series of farewell meetings with leaders of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. The Ambassador also met with Minister of Housing, Cultu [...] | 2006-10-12 19:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1832 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
06BRIDGETOWN1833 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
06BRIDGETOWN1849 | A PLAN FOR SALVATION: SECOND CWC 2007 ISAG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 held its second plenary meeting October 11-12 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants reviewed progress reports on the Regional Security Plan (RSP) threat assessments, and public health and safety issues [...] | 2006-10-19 19:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1879 | BARBADOS: EARLY ELECTIONS RUMORED [...] (C) Summary: Although Barbados' next parliamentary election is not constitutionally due until 2008, rumors are swirling in the media and among the political commentariat that Prime Minister Owen Arthur is considering calling early elections, perhaps even this fall. If he does decide to call [...] | 2006-10-26 10:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN188 | CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 SCHEDULE AND MATCH-UPS [...] If you would like a copy of this schedule via e-mail, please contact Patricia Aguilera at AguileraP@state.gov. -- CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 (CWC) -- Hosting Warm-Up Matches: Barbados, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Hosting CWC Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, [...] | 2006-01-31 10:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BB CASC CVIS PGOV PINR PTER SNAR |
06BRIDGETOWN1896 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: On October 25, Ambassador Kramer met with Barbados' Foreign Minister Miller. They discussed U.S.-Barbadian relations, the continued deadlock over the GRULAC UN Security Council Seat, and planning for Caribbean Heritage Month celebrations in 2007. End Summary. "Things are Look [...] | 2006-10-27 17:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD KWMN BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1897 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: ST. VINCENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtsey calls on the Foreign Minister, Prime Minister, and Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In her meeting with the Foreign Minister, he candidly admitted that the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOS [...] | 2006-10-27 17:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD UNSC KPAO VE VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1898 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: DOMINICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtesy calls on the President, Acting Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. With both the President and the Acting Prime Minister, the Ambassador discussed goals for economic development in Do [...] | 2006-10-27 17:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAGR ECON ENRG EPET EIND UNSC |
06BRIDGETOWN1899 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ST. LUCIA [...] (SBU) On October 13, Ambassador Kramer traveled to St. Lucia for farewell meetings with Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Victor Philip La Corbiniere. The Ambassador used the meetings to gauge St. Luc [...] | 2006-10-27 17:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1902 | BARBADOS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN: [...] (C) Summary: Barbados' next parliamentary elections will likely be decided by pocketbook issues and the voters' judgment of which party is best prepared to address their concerns over the cost of living, economy, and unemployment. Even though a recent poll gave his government poor marks on it [...] | 2006-10-27 17:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1904 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: During her October 23 farewell meeting with Barbados' Prime Minister Arthur, Ambassador Kramer took stock of U.S.-Barbadian relations and discussed areas where greater collaboration could be useful. Ambassador Kramer urged Prime Minister Arthur to review Barbados' stance on Vene [...] | 2006-10-27 18:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD CASC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1933 | BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE: PROMISING [...] (U) Summary: The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) met over the weekend for their annual conference. Prime Minister Owen Arthur did not announce the date for the next general election, as some had expected. He did, however, promise to run again and to deliver another big BLP victory. The [...] | 2006-11-02 19:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1946 | ST. LUCIA: RULING PARTY HAS A LEG UP ON A CLOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia faces a close race in the upcoming national elections, which have not yet been called but are expecteD sometime in December. The opposition party is resting its hopes on the current desire for change apparent among the populace, while the ruling party is basing its cam [...] | 2006-11-03 21:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2026 | TAIWAN INVOLVEMENT IN ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although many observers believe that Taiwan is supporting the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in the December 11 St. Lucian elections, there is little evidence because of the lack of transparency in campaign finance. PM Anthony has expressed concern that Taiwan will provide [...] | 2006-11-17 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL TW SL XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2027 | ST. LUCIA ELECTIONS DECEMBER 11; COMPETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Anthony announced that St. Lucian elections will be held on December 11. Two key polls have predicted conflicting outcomes for the elections. The track record of the pollster predicting that the ruling party will retain its majority in Parliament seems to be the m [...] | 2006-11-17 21:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2028 | UNSC AFTERMATH: CARICOM HAPPY WITH PANAMA, UPSET [...] (U) On November 3, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states unanimously supported the compromise nomination of Panama as the candidate to the United Nations Security Council from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC). However, Ambassadors to the UN from CARICOM countrie [...] | 2006-11-17 21:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPAO EC PM VE GT DO XM |
06BRIDGETOWN2083 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...] | 2006-11-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC |
06BRIDGETOWN2084 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (U) Summary: On November 14-15, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited St. Kitts and Nevis to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Kittitian and Nevisian officials, including the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, who identified trade and U.S. assistance as ke [...] | 2006-11-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON EAID CMGT SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2145 | BARBADOS AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO BOYCOTT ACP [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, talking points discouraging governments from attending the 7-8 December African Caribbean Pacific Group of States (ACP) Summit in Khartoum were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1655, Barbados #1656, Dominica #1657, St. Kitts #1658, St. Lucia #16 [...] | 2006-12-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SU XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2176 | BARBADOS' ECONOMY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: With the economy becoming a central issue in the early stages of Barbados' parliamentary campaign (reftel),Prime Minister Arthur's government is under increasing pressure to defend its record management. In a recent meeting, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Clyde Masc [...] | 2006-12-11 16:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2180 | OCTOGENARIAN SIR JOHN COMPTON RETURNED TO THE HELM IN ST. [...] (U) The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) unexpectedly dominated the December 11 St. Lucia parliamentary elections with an 11-6 win. This electoral upset returns 80-year-old Sir John Compton to the Prime Minister's seat for his seventh term in the position (Compton previously served 1964-7 [...] | 2006-12-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KCRM ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2202 | ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: THE WHO, THE HOW, AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia on December 15 after his United Workers Party (UWP) defeated the ruling St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) in December 11 elections. Leonard "Spider" Montoute has been selected to become Deputy PM. Reasons for opposition UWP [...] | 2006-12-18 12:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAGR EPET SNAR ST |
06BRIDGETOWN2228 | BARBADOS LABOR: A DEAL, A TEMPEST, AND A SURPRISE [...] (U) Summary: The week of December 10 proved to be an eventful one for Barbados' labor unions. On Tuesday, December 12, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) reached a new two-year wage agreement with the government that will give public employees a 10 percent salary increase for 2007- [...] | 2006-12-20 20:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2234 | BARBADOS REAFFIRMS FRIENDSHIP AND DIFFERENCES WITH [...] (C) Summary: On December 7-8, Barbados hosted the fourth meeting of the Barbados/Cuba Joint Commission to discuss opportunities for deepening the two countries' relations and exploring new areas for cooperation. The headline announcement from the meeting was Barbados' agreement to participat [...] | 2006-12-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BB CU XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2236 | ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: THE WHO, THE HOW, AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia on December 15 after his United Workers Party (UWP) defeated the ruling St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) in December 11 elections. Leonard "Spider" Montoute has been selected to become Deputy PM. Reasons for opposition UWP [...] | 2006-12-22 19:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAGR EPET SNAR ST |
06BRIDGETOWN2248 | NEW ST. LUCIAN CABINET: MOSTLY QUALIFIED, BUT... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sir John Compton's new cabinet was sworn in on December 19. Although the UWP picked appropriately prepared candidates for most ministries, it seems the Foreign Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and National Security are surpringly inexperienced for their posit [...] | 2006-12-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN232 | BARBADOS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - STATUS AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. See ACTION REQUEST, paragraph 8. 2. (U) Note: This is not a Special 301 cable, but covers some of the same themes. Barbados has not historically been on the list for Special 301 review. End Note. 3. (C) Summary: Sergeant Paul Vaughan of the Barbados [...] | 2006-02-03 17:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR KCRM PINR BB |
06BRIDGETOWN239 | CARIBBEAN POLITICS: AN INSIDER'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean political campaigns are awash with money from a variety of sources, particularly wealthy expatriates seeking to influence governments, according to regional political consultant Peter Wickham. The availability of money favors ruling parties and has dramatically changed [...] | 2006-02-03 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN294 | GRENADA: MORE UNFOUNDED COUP RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: After weeks of hurried phone calls and circumspect hints that something unspecified was about to happen in Grenada, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell finally confided to the Ambassador during a face-to-face meeting in December that he feared opposition politicians were out to change [...] | 2006-02-14 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN312 | ST. LUCIA: FORMER PRIME MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Former St. Lucia Prime Minister John Compton has warned against the deepening ties between CARICOM member states, Venezuela and Cuba. Compton, leader of the opposition United Workers Party, expressed his concern that St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony and other Caribbean l [...] | 2006-02-17 17:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ENRG CU VE ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN313 | RSS CHAIRMAN AGREES TO PARTNERING WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Chief, Lt. General Blum, met February 3 with Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Spencer, acting in his capacity as Council Chairman of the Regional Security System (RSS),to pitch RSS participation in USSOUTHCOM's State Part [...] | 2006-02-17 17:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN315 | GRENADA: A REQUEST COUCHED IN FAMILIAR ALARMISM [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Kramer, advisors to Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell requested U.S. assistance in bringing a naval floating hospital to Grenada during Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. Barry Collymore and Dr. Rudy Webster warned that the opposition would take a [...] | 2006-02-17 18:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CH GJ VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN368 | VENEZUELA AND CUBA INCREASE AID AND COOPERATION IN [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela and Cuba recently stepped up their assistance to Dominica by providing funding for various development projects and sending their citizens, including military personnel, to the small island-state. A project to expand Dominica's main airport has been partly funded by Ve [...] | 2006-02-27 20:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID CU DO VE VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN429 | GRENADA: THE PRIME MINISTER, OFFSHORE BANKS AND [...] (C) Summary: Keith Mitchell's ten-year tenure as Prime Minister of Grenada has been tarnished by numerous allegations of corruption, the worst of which involve Grenada's once thriving offshore banks and its economic citizenship program. This situation was highlighted in February by the convic [...] | 2006-03-08 16:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CPAS EFIN EINV KCRM OFDP GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN469 | ST. LUCIA BY-ELECTION WON BY SUSPECTED DRUG [...] (C) Summary: The by-election held March 13 to fill a vacant seat in the St. Lucia Parliament was won by an individual suspected of drug trafficking. Richard Frederick, who ran for the seat as an independent, is currently under investigation by U.S. and St. Lucia law enforcement authorities f [...] | 2006-03-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR KCRM ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN505 | BARBADOS REQUESTS URGENT USG ASSISTANCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley requested USG assistance in funding and setting up a Caribbean regional immigration database before Cricket World Cup 2007. Speaking during a March 17 meeting with Ambassador Kramer, Mottley asked the USG to take the regional immigrati [...] | 2006-03-21 19:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER ASEC SNAR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN530 | HOW MANY CUBANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cuban Government recently promised to provide hundreds of thousands of Cuban-made energy-efficient lightbulbs to the island-nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Cuban aid in the region, previously confined largely to medical assistan [...] | 2006-03-24 19:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG PINR PREL XL CU VE CH |
06BRIDGETOWN554 | ST. VINCENT: A VIOLENT DEATH AND A DIPLOMAT'S [...] (C) Summary: The recent death of the top aide to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, together with the departure of a British diplomat who was among the PM's closest friends, has significantly changed the political landscape of this small country. The tragic murder [...] | 2006-03-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL OFDP UK VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN587 | FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...] | 2006-04-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN588 | FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...] | 2006-04-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN609 | ST. VINCENT PRIME MINISTER'S ASIAN MYSTERY TOUR [...] (C) Summary: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves traveled to Southeast Asia in February and March for what was billed as an official mission to attract investment to his small Caribbean island-state. The Government of St. Vincent (GOSV) hyped the success of the PM's [...] | 2006-04-07 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV EAIR OFDP OVIP PINR MY SN VC |
06BRIDGETOWN628 | BARBADOS AGENDA FOR APRIL 12 CARICOM-USTR MEETING [...] (C) Ambassador Kramer exchanged views with Barbados Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller at an April 7 Diplomatic Corps breakfast at the Hilton Hotel. At the Foreign Minister's request, the Ambassador sat next to her to discuss the upcoming April 12 United States Trade Representative (USTR) m [...] | 2006-04-11 15:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL PINR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN637 | BARBADOS FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, TRADE, AND UN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller and members of her staff held a candid question and answer session with Barbados-based Ambassadors, revealing Caribbean views on Haiti, trade, and UN reform. On Haiti, Miller encouraged the U.S. and Brazil to remain engaged, while committing t [...] | 2006-04-12 20:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ETRD EINV EAIR UNSC BR CH CS HA |
06BRIDGETOWN744 | CLARITY OF PURPOSE ACHIEVED ON CWC REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley hosted a meeting between Embassy officials and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director of Foreign Operations in Customs and Border Protection (CBP),Charles Stallworth, April 18, 2006. The meeting proved to be beneficial as it de [...] | 2006-05-03 17:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER ASEC CPAS XL |
06BRIDGETOWN754 | ST. VINCENT: A DEMOCRACY UNDER STRESS [...] (C) Summary: Democracy is under threat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, according to an increasing number of Vincentians who warn that the PM's fondness for the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela is indicative of his autocratic nature. Gonsalves's detractors a [...] | 2006-05-03 21:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KDEM CU VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN755 | CRICKET BREAKFAST SERVES UP FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer met controversial Texan billionaire Allen Stanford for the first time at an April 21 "Legends of Cricket" breakfast in Barbados. Stanford bent the Ambassador's ear concerning his significant new tourism and property investments in Antigua and plans for his Caribbean S [...] | 2006-05-03 22:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR EFIN PREL PGOV PINR KCRM AC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN777 | AMBASSADOR MAISTO PETITIONS CARIBBEAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS),Ambassador John F. Maisto, visited Bridgetown, Barbados, April 26-28 to attend the U.K.-CARICOM Forum. His primary goal was to meet with CARICOM Foreign Ministers to discuss the June OAS General Assembly [...] | 2006-05-05 19:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECIN ETRD KFPC KPAO OAS BB BF |
06BRIDGETOWN829 | MALAYSIA PRIME MINISTER VISITS ST. VINCENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the course of four days in April and May for what was touted by St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as a follow-up to his successful March visit to Malaysia and Singapore. Whil [...] | 2006-05-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JM MY VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN875 | DOMINICA'S DIPLOMATIC TROUBLE WITH SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica brought Switzerland to the International Court of Justice over the Swiss decision to strip a Dominica "diplomat" of his diplomatic status. Russian-born Roman Lakschin, who obtained Dominica citizenship through the Caribbean island-state's economic citizenship program, wa [...] | 2006-05-19 18:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN910 | CLOCK TICKING (LOUDLY) ON CARIBBEAN IMMIGRATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following the second ad hoc CARICOM Attorneys General meeting in Jamaica (Reftel A),Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley requested a meeting with Ambassador Kramer to discuss the urgency of getting USG commitment for [...] | 2006-05-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER UNSC XL |
06BRUSSELS3911 | HSPD-6 TERRORIST SCREENING INFORMATION: BELGIUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Belgium (GOB) will consider an information sharing proposal with the U.S. within the framework of Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 6 (HSPD-6). The U.S. delegation, during a November 10 meeting in Brussels, proposed to give Belgium access to a portion o [...] | 2006-11-22 14:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL KHLS BE |
06BRUSSELS899 | EU PUSHING FOR MORE DIALOGUE ON ASIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Chris Hill met with EU Foreign Policy Advisor Robert Cooper during a brief stop-over in Brussels February 17. Hill's perspective on key developments in DPRK, China, Burma and Indonesia were well-received by a fully [...] | 2006-03-15 17:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR XE EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BUCHAREST1054 | ROMANIAN ARRESTED FOR PLANNING CAR BOMBING IN [...] (SBU) Romanian media have reported heavily on the arrest June 26 of a Romanian man near Timisoara who allegedly planned to detonate a car bomb in a busy intersection to protest Romania's military contribution to Iraq and strong relationship with the U.S. Suspect Ioan Florin Lesch, also called [...] | 2006-06-28 13:39:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PINS PINR ASEC RO |
06BUCHAREST1171 | THREE ROMANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS AND GENERAL [...] (C) Three Romanian Intelligence Chiefs and the General Prosecutor resigned July 20 and 21 amid a media frenzy over Omar Hayssam's disappearance before being prosecuted in court in connection with the 2005 Romanian hostage crisis in Iraq. Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) Director Radu Timofte [...] | 2006-07-21 17:35:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL PINR PTER RO |
06BUCHAREST1176 | YOUR JULY 27 MEETING WITH ROMANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. President Traian Basescu's July 27-28 trip to Washington, including his meeting with you at the White House, offers an opportunity to reaffirm U.S. appreciation for Romania's contributions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and more broadly the Global War on Terror. Basescu has anchored his [...] | 2006-07-24 16:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM ECON PINR IZ RO |
06BUCHAREST1202 | DIVISIONS IN THE NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY (PNL) -- [...] (C) Summary: As the National Liberal Party (PNL) faces a decline in the polls, three well-known PNL members have staked out a common position against Prime Minister and PNL leader Calin Popescu-Tariceanu that could form a locus for eventually replacing him. Frustrated by Tariceanu's poor rela [...] | 2006-07-28 05:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR RO |
06BUCHAREST1317 | THE DOSSIER WARS: LUSTRATION ROMANIAN-STYLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI RO |
06BUCHAREST1328 | THE DOSSIER WARS: LUSTRATION ROMANIAN-STYLE [...] (C) Summary. After languishing on the political backburner, the exposure and lustration of Ceausescu-era secret police agents and collaborators has become a white-hot SIPDIS political issue this summer. Some observers speculate that the Liberal party (PNL) could benefit most from the lust [...] | 2006-08-24 14:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI RO |
06BUCHAREST1451 | ROMANIAN VIEWS ON SERBIA, ICTY AND PFP [...] (C) In discussions of reftel demarche at the MFA and conversations with both MFA and MOD officials around the margins of a recent V-10 informal defense officials gathering, Romanian officials took our comments on board but also expressed some concern about the diplomatic pressure currently be [...] | 2006-09-14 16:23:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI RO |
06BUCHAREST1540 | NOMINEES TO HEAD ROMANIAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES [...] (C) During hearings October 3, President Traian Basescu's nominees to head the Romanian Domestic Intelligence Service (SRI) and the foreign Intelligence Service (SIE),George Maior and Claudiu Saftioiu, received the endorsement of their respective parliamentary committees. The votes cast for [...] | 2006-10-03 16:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RO |
06BUCHAREST1747 | FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO ROMANIA [...] (C) Summary: FBI Director Robert Mueller's November 14 visit to Bucharest sent a strong message about our continued commitment to our growing partnership in law enforcement and intelligence. In meetings with President Basescu, Prime Minister Tariceanu, and other key officials, our Romanian interloc [...] | 2006-11-17 16:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PREL PGOV KCOR PTER PINR KJUS SOCI RO |
06BUCHAREST516 | YOUNG LIBERAL LEADER ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Bogdan Olteanu, the ex-minister for relations with parliament, was elected March 20 President of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, replacing former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase. A curious coalition of deputies elected Olteanu in the first round, consisting of the parties of [...] | 2006-03-23 15:16:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR RO |
06BUCHAREST590 | ROMANIA: DEEPENING RIFT IN GOVERNING COALITION -- [...] (C) Summary: A series of events and statements in recent days have highlighted deepening divisions between the two leading parties of Romania's governing coalition, the center-right National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centrist Democratic Party (PD). President and de facto PD leader Traian Ba [...] | 2006-04-07 15:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RO |
06BUCHAREST762 | FORMER RULING SOCIAL DEMOCRATS TO SIGN AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) announced May 8 it would sign a protocol of parliamentary cooperation with the extreme nationalist Greater Romania Party (PRM). PSD President Mircea Geoana claimed publicly that the agreement would entail preparation of a joint no-con [...] | 2006-05-10 15:39:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR RO |
06BUDAPEST1009 | HUNGARY'S PARLIAMENT: STRUCTURAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC [...] (U) Some three weeks since the second round of Hungary's national elections, Parliament convenes its first plenary session of the term on May 16. President Solyom has invited MSZP and SZDSZ to form the next government, while opposition FIDESZ and MDF remain divided. This session will likely [...] | 2006-05-15 12:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU |
06BUDAPEST1175 | HUNGARY: PM ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET (C-RE6-00145) [...] (U) On Friday, June 2 in Parliament, PM Gyurcsany announced his new cabinet, setting the stage for much-anticipated administrative and fiscal reforms. The number of ministers will slip from 17 to 12, with eight ministers from coalition leader Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP),three from junio [...] | 2006-06-02 15:26:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU |
06BUDAPEST2500 | INSIDE LOOKING OUT: MAKING HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Hungarian foreign policy has remained a notable exception to partisan domestic disputes to date, but new individuals and new institutions are testing the waters in the policy process. Although EU membership allows the GoH to default to the consensus position on the many issues in [...] | 2006-12-18 17:11:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR HU |
06BUDAPEST570 | HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: FORMER FM SAYS FIDESZ WILL [...] (C) FIDESZ will win the elections, said Viktor Orban's former Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi on March 20, citing the FIDESZ victories in two local by-elections over the weekend. Martonyi said chilly FIDESZ relations with Washington will improve, because his party is "very committed to the tr [...] | 2006-03-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI ECON PINR HU |
06BUDAPEST701 | HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SNAPSHOT OF THREE INDIVIDUAL [...] (U) On April 9 and 23, 176 of the 386 members of Parliament will be elected in individual mandate races. This cable presents snapshots of three of those contests by way of illustrating the varying considerations that complicate efforts by observers to forecast the outcomes of any of many of th [...] | 2006-04-05 17:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI HU |
06BUDAPEST710 | HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: BALATON RESORT TOWNS POISED [...] (SBU) The FIDESZ campaign in the western resort towns of Keszthely and Heviz is tagging the MSZP for high unemployment and a sagging economy and hoping to use FIDESZ's improved organizational skills to get unhappy voters to the polls on April 9. A FIDESZ politician already in Parliament pegs h [...] | 2006-04-06 18:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI HU |
06BUDAPEST718 | HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: DEBRECEN SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) Conversations in Debrecen April 4 with governing MSZP, junior governing coalition SZDSZ, opposition FIDESZ, and a journalist suggested strongly that FIDESZ can be expected to sweep Hajdu-Bihar (eastern Hungary) County's nine individual mandate seats and turn in an equally strong party li [...] | 2006-04-07 13:56:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI HU |
06BUDAPEST741 | HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: ANALYST SEES CHIEF OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Policy research institute "Political Capital" Director Krisztian Szabados offered April 10 some thoughts on the April 9 first round of the elections and what they portend for round two on April 23: -- the three round-one winners were the governing MSZP with more absolute votes than FID [...] | 2006-04-11 10:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI HU |
06BUDAPEST748 | HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SZDSZ BEATS EXPECTATIONS IN [...] (SBU) On April 9, the liberal Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) made a strong showing in the first round of Hungary's national elections, exceeding both current expectations and its 2002 performance. As a result, it appears poised to remain in government alongside its current partner, the Hu [...] | 2006-04-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI ECON PINR HU |
06BUDAPEST842 | HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY SECOND ROUND [...] (C) The April 23 final round of the parliamentary elections returned the current MSZP-SZDSZ governing coalition to power with an enhanced majority. The Central Election Commission is expected to certify final returns the week of May 1, once absentee ballots are tabulated, then President Solyo [...] | 2006-04-24 12:34:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU |
06BUDAPEST908 | HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: PARLIAMENTARY SEAT [...] (U) The April 23 second-round elections increased the governing coalition's majority from 10 seats to 34 seats. The to-date breakdown of seats is as follows: (Coalition) (Other) MSZP 186 FIDESZ 164 SZDSZ 18 MDF 11 MSZP-SZDSZ 6 Independe [...] | 2006-05-03 13:43:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU |
06BUENOSAIRES146 | STAFFDEL MACKEY PUSHES AMIA BOMBING CASE [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 14. ------- Summary ------- 3. (SBU) House Committee on International Relations (HIRC) Senior Counsel John Mackey and HIRC Democratic Deputy Chief [...] | 2006-01-19 20:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER KJUS AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1566 | ARGENTINA'S "SO-SO" MERCOSUR PRESIDENCY COMING TO [...] (C) Summary: As Argentina's pro temp Mercosur presidency comes to an end, it can claim success in its top priority, bringing Venezuela into the Mercosur fold, but it failed to make much progress on any other fronts. An MFA official characterized the Argentine presidency as "so-so." Argentina [...] | 2006-07-14 20:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PINR AR |
06BUENOSAIRES171 | CODEL MCCONNELL FACT-FINDING MISSION TO ARGENTINA [...] SUMMARY: From January 10 to 12, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY),accompanied by Senators Mel Martinez (R-FL),Richard Burr (R-NC),and John Thune (R-SD) held a series of fact- finding and orientation meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Following a country team brief chaired by Ambassador Lino [...] | 2006-01-23 20:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR CODEL SNAR AR |
06BUENOSAIRES746 | THE IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN ARGENTINA [...] (S) Reftel asked the Embassy to forward the most current records of official Iranian diplomatic representation in Argentina. Poloffs visited the MFA March 30 and spoke with Minister Bibiana Jones and Maria Ruth de Goicochea of the Office of Northern Africa and The Middle East. MFA officials [...] | 2006-03-31 18:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET | PINR PREL AR |
06CAIRO2432 | AMBASSADOR´S MEETING WITH MIN INFO AND EGIS CHIEF ON RADIO SAWA AND AL-MANAR [...] (S) Summary: On April 20th, the Ambassador pressed MOI Al-Fiqqi on the GOE´s media portrayal of issues important to the US-Egyptian relationship, including Iran, Hamas, and Iraq. He also again raised the issues of Radio Sawa and Al-Manar. The Ambassador argued that if the GOE values its relation [...] | 2006-04-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KPAL EG |
06CAIRO3270 | (U) PRESSING EGYPT ON TORTURE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian human rights circles are outraged by reports of the alleged torture by police of Mohammad Al-Sharqawy and Kamal Al-Shaer, activists with "Youth for Change," an offshoot of the Kefaya movement. According to press and blog accounts, police detained Sharqawy and Shaer af [...] | 2006-05-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM EG US |
06CAIRO448 | NEW EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF HEALTH BRINGS [...] (SBU) In a January 23 meeting with the Ambassador and key country team members in health and science affairs, newly installed Minister of Health and Population Hatem El Gabaly demonstrated that he will be a valuable addition to Egypt's reformer camp. Displaying a "can do," business-like attit [...] | 2006-01-26 11:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV PINR EG KFLU |
06CAIRO5619 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO ARB [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PINR PREL EG |
06CAIRO6474 | EGYPTIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: SUPREME GUIDE AND [...] (S) This is the first in a series of cables addressing INR queries (ref A) regarding the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB). All of Embassy Cairo's reporting on the MB is based on open sources and second-hand information that poloff obtains from non-MB members. ------------------------------ SUPREME [...] | 2006-10-19 10:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PINR KISL PHUM EG |
06CAIRO7190 | GRAFT, BRIBES, AND SWEETHEART DEALS: THE RISE (AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption in Egypt, long a concern of investors, opposition politicians and average Egyptians trying to keep on the good side of shady officials, is receiving renewed attention from civil society activists, media commentators, the Egyptian government and even the Arab League. [...] | 2006-12-20 07:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | ECON KCOR KDEM PGOV PINR PREL EG |
06CALCUTTA109 | MAOIST INSURGENTS EXECUTE WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: March 4-5 Communist Party of India - Maoist (Maoist) insurgents killed two Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) workers in separate attacks in West Bengal. These attacks come just a week after a Maoist-emplaced landmine killed three West Bengal policemen. The recent spate [...] | 2006-03-07 07:07:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINR ASEC KRIM PHUM PGOV IN |
06CALCUTTA349 | UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASOM CONDUCTS DEADLY EXPLOSIVE [...] (SBU) In the run-up to India's August 15 Independence Day celebrations, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) conducted two deadly explosive attacks in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. On August 11, six policemen were killed when a landmine exploded under a police convey conducting [...] | 2006-08-14 12:36:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINR ASEC CASC IN BG NP |
06CALCUTTA362 | LACK OF TRUST CONTINUES TO STIFLE PEACE TALKS IN ASSAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Local media reports that hurdles for direct talks between Government of India (GOI) and United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) have been reduced, with New Delhi agreeing to release five militant leaders and ULFA announcing a "cessation of hostilities" against the Indian Army. [...] | 2006-08-23 08:56:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PINR IN XD NCTC |
06CALCUTTA401 | JHARKAND'S GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO CRUMBLE, WITH LITTLE HOPE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fate of the Jharkhand state government, led by Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Arjun Munda, has become uncertain with the resignation of four ministers. However, the shape of an alternative formation is still unclear, with major national parties like the Indian National Con [...] | 2006-09-07 13:15:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN PINR |
06CALCUTTA413 | SHADOW LINES - INDIA STRUGGLES WITH SECURITY ON ITS EASTERN [...] (C) Summary. Porous borders with Bangladesh and Burma present a serious threat to India's security that India so far has been unable to manage effectively. In West Bengal, politicians, intelligence, law enforcement, and academics all agree on the growing problem of Islamist infiltration int [...] | 2006-09-13 12:11:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL BG IN NP PK |
06CALCUTTA430 | NEPAL MAOIST LEADER RELEASED THEN DETAINED [...] (U) Summary: On September 18 in Chennai, W. Bengal police attempted to arrest Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPNM) Politburo member Chandra Prakash Gajurel upon his release from a Chennai prison after serving a three year term for passport forgery. The W. Bengal police action was in conn [...] | 2006-09-21 12:53:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR PGOV IN NP PTER |
06CALCUTTA481 | UPPER ASSAM `LIKE A BATTLEFIELD' AS INDIAN SECURITY FORCES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 24, the GOI resumed its operations against the Assam-based United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). This resumption of hostilities came forty-one days after the Indian military unilaterally suspended its operations against ULFA. Though the GOI is calling the brea [...] | 2006-10-24 10:23:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PHUM PINR IN BT |
06CALCUTTA542 | WEST BENGAL OFFICIALS TALK BANGLADESH, BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of recent political tensions in neighboring Bangladesh, post has engaged West Bengal state government officials on their views of the situation and the impact on the India-Bangladesh border. The government contacts had a general preference for the Awami League as they be [...] | 2006-12-03 17:03:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF XD IN BG |
06CALCUTTA63 | ASSAM POLICE SHOOT VIOLENT PROTESTORS DEMONSTRATING AGAINST [...] (U) On February 10, nine people were killed in the Northeast Indian state of Assam when police opened fire on demonstrators protesting the death of suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) supporter Ajit Mahanta while in Indian Army custody. On February 5, the Indian Army detained Maha [...] | 2006-02-14 07:16:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI ASEC IN |
06CANBERRA1804 | PM ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (C/NF) A/S Hillen held productive talks with a wide range of Australian Government officials in Canberra November 2-5. He secured GOA consent to meet again bilaterally to consider an Article 98 agreement before the December 12 Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations. Austra [...] | 2006-11-09 22:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AS |
06CANBERRA577 | AUSTRALIA DEPLOYS TROOPS, POLICE TO SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (U) Prime Minister Howard announced on April 19 that Australia would deploy 110 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and about 70 police to Honiara to help maintain law and order in response to post-election rioting in the Solomon Islands capital (reftels). Four C-130 aircraft are preparin [...] | 2006-04-19 06:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PINR PREL AS BP |
06CARACAS2046 | CAN HUMOR BEAT CHAVEZ? [...] (C) While the "serious" opposition candidates quibble over who will face President Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan super-comedian Benjamin Rausseo is mulling over a tongue-in-cheek presidential bid. Despite his plans to make a "three month fiesta" out of the campaign, Rausseo, known to Venezuelans as [...] | 2006-07-10 15:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR VE |
06CARACAS3175 | OPPOSITION CANDIDATE MANUEL ROSALES' INNER CIRCLE [...] (C) Summary. While consensus opposition candidate Manuel Rosales continues to work with the "big tent" campaign team he announced on August 18, he relies more heavily on a smaller, less visible "kitchen cabinet" from his home state of Zulia. Former Zulia Governor Omar Barboza, for example, i [...] | 2006-10-20 21:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR VE |
06CARACAS512 | BRV CONTINUS TO FIGHT EXCESS LIQUIDITY [...] (SBU) The BRV continues to struggle with rapidly increasing money supply resulting from xpansionary fiscal policy, booming oil revenues, and foreign exchange restrictions. The money suply (M2) increased by 52.7 percent in 2005 and ha grown approximately 260 percent since the BRV iplemented [...] | 2006-02-24 15:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PINR VE |
06CARACAS852 | BRV COUNTERDRUG AMBIVALENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV's CN relationship with us continues to be ambivalent. On one hand, the Antidrogas command of the National Guard (GN) is increasingly willing to work with us within our Port Security Project, while BRV Drug Czar Luis Correa appears to be penalizing NGO Alianza for having to [...] | 2006-03-28 19:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | SNAR PREL PINR VZ |
06CARACAS874 | VENEZUELA'S NEW LABOR MINISTER A LOYAL PROFESSIONAL [...] (C) In a rare departure for Venezuelan ministerial appointments, new Labor Minister Ricardo Dorado is a qualified and experienced expert in his field. Dorado most recently served as Vice Minister of Labor, often representing Venezuela at International Labor Organization (ILO) meetings. Thoug [...] | 2006-03-30 17:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB PINR VE |
06CASABLANCA1020 | VISAS VIPER FOR AUGUST 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met September 5, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the Acting DCM and attended by representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following 53 [...] | 2006-09-08 17:11:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA1151 | VISAS VIPER FOR SEPTEMBER 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met October 2, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following [...] | 2006-10-06 15:41:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA1268 | Ramadan in Casablanca: Why is This Year Different? [...] (C) Summary: According to press reports and personal observations, attendance at mosques throughout Casablanca during the month of Ramadan this year hit an all-time high and the number of youth present was unprecedented. Anti-Western rhetoric was not prominent in "official" mosques although i [...] | 2006-11-03 15:26:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PGOV PINR PREL |
06CASABLANCA1286 | VISAS VIPER FOR OCTOBER 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met November 7, 2006. The meeting was chaired by CONS on behalf of the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from RAO, RSO, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. POL earlier reported they had no names [...] | 2006-11-09 15:47:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA1293 | VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 07:06:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA1294 | VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 07:34:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA1310 | DESPITE LACK OF OFFICIAL ACCORD UNHCR EXPANDS RABAT OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting at UNHCR's office in Rabat, Head of Office Johannes Van der Klaauw told Poloff that, although the GOM is dragging its feet on official recognition of the organization, he is pressing forward with plans to increase his staff and enlarge his office space. Th [...] | 2006-11-27 09:21:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF SMIG MO |
06CASABLANCA1314 | VISAS VIPER FOR NOVEMBER 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met December 4, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, POL, RAO, RSO, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following [...] | 2006-12-05 07:58:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA1330 | SPECIAL ENVOY RICKMAN MEETS WITH JEWISH COMMUNITY LEADERS IN [...] (C) Summary: During a recent visit to Casablanca, the Department's Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Gregg Rickman, met with leading members of Morocco's Jewish community to discuss various topics of concern. Candid conversations highlighted the community's anxiety over possi [...] | 2006-12-22 10:32:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL MO |
06CASABLANCA1333 | RED ALERT FOR MIGRANTS IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent spate of incidents involving Moroccan security forces and sub-Saharan migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers has stirred fear and anxiety throughout the sub-Saharan population in Morocco. On December 23, Moroccan security officials rounded up more than 200 sub-Saharans [...] | 2006-12-28 15:11:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF SMIG MO |
06CASABLANCA167 | VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on February 6, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, DAO, PAS, and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the f [...] | 2006-02-08 13:50:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA264 | VISAS VIPER FOR FEBRUARY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on March 6, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, DAO, RAO, PAS, and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee agreed that L [...] | 2006-03-08 17:05:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA365 | VISAS VIPER FOR MARCH 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on April 3, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, and LEGATT. DAO was unable to attend, but noted prior to the meet [...] | 2006-04-07 09:10:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA409 | CASABLANCA SLUMS: IT'S NOT JUST SIDI MOUMEN ANYMORE [...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to a local "bidonville" (Moroccan term for shantytown),Poloff and Econoff spoke with several young adults about life in Morocco, opportunities for youth, and their views of the United States. Officers also toured the bidonville, home to approximately 2,500 [...] | 2006-04-25 14:45:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
06CASABLANCA45 | VISAS VIPER FOR DECEMBER 2005 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper committee met on January 9, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, DAO, PAS, and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The committee has no names [...] | 2006-01-10 15:33:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA489 | VISAS VIPER FOR APRIL 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on May 8, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following n [...] | 2006-05-10 16:15:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA674 | VISAS VIPER FOR MAY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on June 12, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submi [...] | 2006-06-16 17:08:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA771 | VISAS VIPER FOR JUNE 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on July 3, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submit [...] | 2006-07-06 15:20:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA926 | VISAS VIPER FOR JULY 2006 REPORTING PERIOD [...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on August 7, 2006. The meeting was chaired by the Acting DCM and attended by representatives from CONS, RAO, RSO, POL, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submit f [...] | 2006-08-08 16:58:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO |
06CASABLANCA930 | Casablanca Political Party Leaders Speak Out [...] (C) Summary: In an introductory round of calls on various Casablanca-based political party leaders and executive board members we heard many similar concerns regarding Morocco's upcoming 2007 elections. --Every political activist we encountered expressed an interest in the election poll con [...] | 2006-08-09 14:28:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PGOV PINR |
06CASABLANCA947 | On the Edge of the Arab World Morocco Joins in the Fray [...] (C) Summary: As the fighting between Israel and Lebanon hits the one month mark, anti-American sentiments in Morocco's largest city are strong, and getting stronger. On Sunday, August 6, Casablanca witnessed a well-organized protest with tens of thousands of Moroccans marching in solidarity [...] | 2006-08-14 12:06:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PGOV PINR |
06CHENNAI1002 | PONDICHERRY: CONGRESS RETAINS POWER WITH DMK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congress Chief Minister N. Rangasamy returned to power in the Union Territory of Pondicherry, forming a minority government with the external support of the DMK and other allies. A cluster of four former French enclaves in South India with a total population of one million, Pon [...] | 2006-05-19 04:24:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI1195 | KERALA CHIEF MINISTER ACHUTHANANDAN: VINTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eighty three years old and with little formal education, Kerala's new Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is different from the state's previous communist Chief Ministers in that he hails from a low- caste and working class background. Wi [...] | 2006-06-09 10:19:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI1247 | NEPALI MAOIST SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS BY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) C.P. Gajurel, a Nepali Maoist leader who has been held in a Chennai jail since his arrest in 2003 on charges of presenting a forged passport at Chennai airport, was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Chennai court on June 13. The sentencing follows continued demands for [...] | 2006-06-15 04:40:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PTER IN NP |
06CHENNAI1418 | DIVIDED AND AMBIVALENT: KERALA'S NEW LEFTIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent visit to Kerala one month into the new CPI(M)-led government found Chief Minister Achuthanandan's cabinet divided, slow off the mark and ambivalent about new foreign investment. Nonetheless, the government enjoys a huge majority in the legislative assembly and is solid [...] | 2006-07-06 10:08:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EINV IN |
06CHENNAI1426 | TAMIL NADU: NO POPULAR SUPPORT FOR SRI LANKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tamil Nadu Government (GoTN) and the state's political parties across the board continue to voice sympathy for the Tamils of Sri Lanka but there is little evidence of a groundswell of support in Tamil Nadu for the LTTE or other militant groups. In a recent meeting with Cons [...] | 2006-07-11 11:01:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER PHUM IN CE |
06CHENNAI1746 | REFUGEE INFLOW INCREASES AS FIGHTING ESCALATES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of Sri Lankan refugees reaching Tamil Nadu shores continues to accelerate. From a total of 304 refugee arrivals in January the number has grown to 1,892, taking the total number of arrivals in 2006 to 5,799. Escalated fighting on the island and the welcome signal ext [...] | 2006-08-04 11:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF IN |
06CHENNAI1786 | SRI LANKAN ISSUE: CENTER AND TAMIL NADU ON THE SAME PAGE, [...] (U) With the Sri Lankan Tamil issue grabbing increased media and political attention in Tamil Nadu, GOI National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan held discussions with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on August 9. After the meeting, Narayanan told the Chennai media corps that "there is [...] | 2006-08-11 11:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI1813 | REFUGEE INFLOW INCREASES AS FIGHTING ESCALATES IN SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of Sri Lankan refugees reaching Tamil Nadu shores continues to accelerate. From a total of 304 refugee arrivals in January the number has grown to 1,892, taking the total number of arrivals in 2006 to 5,799. Escalated fighting on the island and the welcome signal exte [...] | 2006-08-18 11:23:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF IN |
06CHENNAI1818 | FURTHER INCREASE IN SRI LANKAN REFUGEE ARRIVALS [...] (SBU) With the tense situation prevailing in northern Sri Lanka, there has been a further rise in the number of refugees arriving Tamil Nadu. According to Chennai-based UNHCR Associate Repatriation Officer Vadeja Bharati, 528 persons landed at Mandapam on August 20, the highest number to land [...] | 2006-08-21 11:52:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CE IN |
06CHENNAI1856 | TAMIL NADU CONGRESS PRESSES DMK TO TAKE FIRM STAND AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A quiet walk-out of Congress legislators from the Tamil Nadu assembly on August 22 brought into media focus the policy differences between the DMK and the Congress -- partners in the UPA alliance -- on the sensitive Sri Lankan Tamil issue. Despite the tactical show of protest, h [...] | 2006-08-25 11:05:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
06CHENNAI1857 | PROTEST AT U.S. EXHIBIT IN CALICUT [...] ON AUGUST 23 IN CALICUT, ALSO KNOWN AS KOZHIKODE, IN NORTH KERALA NEARLY 100 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT (NDF) SHOUTED ANTI-U.S. SLOGANS AT AN EXHIBIT STAGED BY CONSULATE GENERAL CHENNAI. A HALF-HOUR BEFORE THE INAUGURATION OF THE MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBIT, WHICH WAS PART OF AN OUTREACH [...] | 2006-08-25 11:40:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ASEC KPAO IN |
06CHENNAI212 | NEW KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER H.D. KUMARASWAMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Haradanahally Deve Kumaraswamy (age 46),a former film producer and the son of former Indian Prime Minister Deve Gowda, became the new Chief Minister of the south Indian state of Karnataka on February 3, 2006. Kumaraswamy, who led a defection of Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) as [...] | 2006-02-07 10:24:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI2284 | BORDER DISPUTE SHUTS DOWN BANGALORE FOR A DAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: A widespread "bandh" or total work stoppage closed most commercial and other activity in high-tech Bangalore and elsewhere in the state of Karnataka on October 4. Kannada language organizations had called the stoppage over a long drawn-out border dispute with neighboring Maharasht [...] | 2006-10-05 08:36:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ETRD CASC ASEC IN |
06CHENNAI2303 | COMMUNAL RIOTS CLOSE MANGALORE: PORT REMAINS OPEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Four days of sporadic communal (Hindu-Muslim) clashes and the resulting curfew stopped most commercial activity from October 4 to 9 in the western Karnataka port city of Mangalore. The conflict was sparked when militant Hindu groups attempted to prevent the transport of cattle f [...] | 2006-10-10 09:45:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PINS PINR EWWT ASEC CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2467 | TWO SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN MYSORE [...] (SBU) Summary: City police in Mysore, west of Bangalore in the south Indian state of Karnataka, announced the arrest of two Islamic terrorists on October 27. According to the Mysore city police commissioner, the two arrested suspects are Pakistani nationals and members of Al Badr, a Pakistan b [...] | 2006-10-31 04:57:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2584 | MUSLIM POLITICS OF KERALA: EMERGING HARDLINERS A CAUSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kerala's widely reported sympathy for the convicted Saddam Hussein is a pointer to the direction of Islamic politics in this south Indian state where 24% of the population is Sunni Muslim. Driven by anti-Iraq war sentiments and leftist politics, Kerala's Muslim population strong [...] | 2006-12-06 11:05:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PINR ASEC KISL CASC IN |
06CHENNAI295 | NEW KARNATAKA DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMARY: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Bukanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa (age 63),leader of the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Karnataka legislature, took his oath of office on February 3, 2006. A member of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),he has headed [...] | 2006-02-14 11:30:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI393 | TAMIL NADU ELECTION: DRAMATIC CHANGES AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Tamil Nadu state assembly elections slated for May 8, intense political activity is changing the shape of party alliances. Vaiko, an LTTE supporter (Reftel) and fiery orator, has led his party out of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) fold to join hands with his former fo [...] | 2006-03-06 11:21:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER IN |
06CHENNAI476 | MINOR BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN NORTH KERALA RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two crude bomb explosions in Kozhikode (formerly known as Calicut),located in the northern part of Kerala, on March 10, highlighted the activity of Islamic groups dominant in the region. In view of the anti-U.S. attitude of these groups, security precautions are advisable whil [...] | 2006-03-14 11:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER ASCE CASC IN |
06CHENNAI521 | TAMIL NADU ELECTION: THE ACTION BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The lineups are set and the battle lines drawn for the Tamil Nadu state assembly elections on May 8. Incumbent Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's campaign seems to have the momentum but her opposition may have the more impressive coalition in terms of committed voters. Swing vote [...] | 2006-03-21 10:58:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI567 | KERALA ELECTIONS: INFIGHTING SUSPENDED, RIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Communist-led Left Democratic Front poses a strong challenge to the ruling Congress- led United Democratic Front in the upcoming Kerala state assembly elections slated for April 22, 29 and May 3. Infighting, a perennial bane of the Congress party, has crept into the Communis [...] | 2006-03-27 12:11:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI724 | VIOLENCE IN BANGALORE FOLLOWS FILM STAR'S DEATH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Street violence rocked Bangalore on April 12 and 13, following the death of Kannada language film superstar Rajkumar. Widespread street riots left eight persons dead and more than 150 injured. The city's famed information technology industry was forced to shut down operations an [...] | 2006-04-17 10:58:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI772 | TAMIL NADU ELECTIONS: MANY GIVEAWAYS, BUT NO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Free color TVs for all families without one; ten kilograms of free rice through ration shops; two acres of land for the landless; maternity dole for six months to pregnant women; burial allowance for the dead . . . Tamil Nadu political parties' election promises have surpassed [...] | 2006-04-24 08:37:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI802 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE ATTACK: TRAIL GOES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Four months after a gunman opened fire at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) at Bangalore, the assailant remains at large. While Karnataka police officially blame the Jammu and Kashmir based Lashkar e- Tayyiba (LeT) for the attack, in private they speculate that the attacke [...] | 2006-04-25 11:47:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CASC OVIP IN |
06CHENNAI848 | KERALA ELECTIONS: EXIT POLLS POINT TO A LEFT [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Peaceful polling and unanimous exit poll results predicting a Left Front victory marked the first and second phases of Kerala elections, which cover 90% of the state. The remaining constituencies will vote on May 3. Despite the Congress leaders' media bravado, they privately a [...] | 2006-05-02 10:22:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI873 | TAMIL NADU ELECTION: CLOSE CONTEST, BUT DMK- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Growing DMK confidence of success in Tamil Nadu's May 8 election was evident in our contacts with party insiders during the final days of the campaign. At the end of a long and intensive campaign battle, opinion polls and conversations with experts indicate a narrow lead for th [...] | 2006-05-05 11:20:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI898 | SRI LANKAN TAMIL REFUGEES AGAIN ARRIVING IN [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Tamil refugee leader Chandrahasan has reported to Post and Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) officials have confirmed that on May 6, a renewed flow of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka to south India began after a hiatus of four months. The flow at this point is light but may increas [...] | 2006-05-09 11:48:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PTER IN CE |
06CHENNAI926 | SOUTH INDIA VOTES FOR CHANGE [...] SUMMARY: (U) In state assembly election results announced on May 11, incumbent governments in Tamil Nadu and Kerala lost to their traditional rivals. In the Union Territory of Pondicherry, the current Congress government won another term. END SUMMARY. ------------------ TAMIL NADU RESULTS [...] | 2006-05-11 11:58:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI954 | QUESTIONS ABOUT TAMIL NADU/LTTE CONNECTIONS [...] C) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that Tamil Nadu is home to the largest population of Tamils in the world, there is virtually no support in the state for the LTTE. There is no financial support coming from the state, no significant supplies flowing from Tamil Nadu to the LTTE, and almost no public [...] | 2006-05-15 10:59:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER CE IN |
06CHENNAI969 | DMK AND CONGRESS PREVAIL IN TAMIL NADU AS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The DMK-alliance, led by 82 year old M. Karunanidhi, won a closer than normal Tamil Nadu state assembly election and will set up Tamil Nadu's first minority government in memory. Their victory was assured by a cohesive coalition of parties with Congress making an especially st [...] | 2006-05-16 08:00:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI971 | BIO OF NEW TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER KARUNANIDHI [...] (SBU) Reftel described state assembly election results in Tamil Nadu. Post has updated the biographical information on newly elected Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The complete new biography can be found on Consulate General Chennai's SIPRNet site under "South India Materials - Biographies - [...] | 2006-05-16 11:21:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHIANGMAI161 | IRAQ IS ABOUT OIL, THAI ISLAMIC OFFICIAL TELLS NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary. Thailand's highest ranking Islamic official told northern Muslim leaders at a recent gathering that the U.S. invaded "Iraq because of oil; Iran is because of oil." In his remarks, the 91-year old Chularajamontri also praised the royal family, criticized the Pope and blamed the [...] | 2006-09-27 04:12:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR OIIP OEXC TH |
06COLOMBO242 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON RADHIKA COOMARASWAMY, [...] (C) Radhika Coomaraswamy, whose appointment as UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict was announced on February 7, has been a close and valued contact of the Embassy for more than two decades. She has been a long-standing and vociferous opponent of the Liberation Tigers o [...] | 2006-02-16 07:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR CE |
06COLOMBO271 | SRI LANKA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Rohitha Bogollagama, Sri Lankan Minister for Investment Promotion and Industries, is a colorful, aisle-crossing politician and lawyer whose bipartisan experience--as well as his involvement in a few sensational local scandals--may make him uniquely qualified for the delicate job of pres [...] | 2006-02-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV EINV CE |
06COLOMBO284 | (C) SRI LANKA: INFORMATION REGARDING EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have a twenty-year history of using youths, some as young as 10, in non-combatant as well as combat and even suicide bomber roles. The use of underage boys and girls points to a systemic shortage of traditional manpower and an attempt [...] | 2006-02-23 03:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO382 | SRI LANKA: JVP INSISTS CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT MUST [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva and JVP MP Vijitha Herath told poloff that their party generally supported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva February 22-23 but insisted that th [...] | 2006-03-09 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE |
06COLOMBO445 | MALDIVES: GROWING PAINS OF DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 14-16 trip to Maldives, poloff met government officials, political party leaders, and civil society representatives, all of whom expressed commitment to democratic reform but worry about its pace and implementation. All interlocutors responded positively to the [...] | 2006-03-22 04:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR MV |
06COLOMBO546 | SRI LANKA: JVP SOLDIERING ON AFTER DISAPPOINTING [...] (C) In an April 3 meeting with poloff, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva downplayed his party's dismal showing in March 30 local elections (Ref B). "We knew the SLFP (the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party) was going to win," he insisted; "we're pleased with our res [...] | 2006-04-05 12:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CE |
06COLOMBO62 | MALDIVES: ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AT ODDS OVER [...] (C) Summary. On December 28, Sri Lankan police, apparently acting on a request from Maldivian authorities via Interpol, searched the Colombo office of the pro-opposition Minivan News for evidence that Minivan staff were engaged in seditious activities and/or gun-running. Although the search y [...] | 2006-01-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR MV CE |
06COTONOU1107 | SCENE SETTER FOR GULF OF GUINEA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post welcomes your participation in the Government of Benin (GOB)-ACSS hosted Gulf of Guinea Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security in Cotonou, November 13-14, 2006. Your visit highlights USG support for security and safety initiatives in the Gulf of Guinea. The conference [...] | 2006-11-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR MASS PREL PGOV PINR CASC BN |
06COTONOU1118 | BENIN: SCENE SETTER FOR EUCOM AND NAVEUR PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post welcomes your participation in the NAVEUR/ACSS-sponsored Gulf of Guinea Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) Ministerial Conference hosted by the Government of Benin (GOB) in Cotonou, November 13-15, 2006. Your visit highlights USG support for safety and security and initiati [...] | 2006-11-09 08:01:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR MASS PREL PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU1153 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI FIRES TRANSPORT AND PORTS MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 20, President Yayi dismissed the Minister for Transports, Public Works and Urban Development, Mr. Alexandre Dossou Kpedetin. At the same time he split the portfolio into two, bringing the total number of ministers to 23. The new Minister of Public Works and Transport i [...] | 2006-11-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BN EWWT |
06COTONOU1175 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BONI YAYI OF BENIN'S USA VISIT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Benin's new pro-American President Boni Yayi welcomes his December 13-16, 2006, USA visit to meet with President George W. Bush, and other USG, IFI and private sector officials. President Yayi likely will express his appreciation for the US support to Benin via its $307 million M [...] | 2006-11-30 16:02:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EWWT EAID MARR PGOV EFIN PINR CASC MASS PHUM |
06COTONOU1176 | COTTON CHAOS CLAIMS A VICTIM: PRESIDENT YAYI FIRES HIS [...] SUMMARY: Mr. Roger Dovonou is Benin's new Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishing, replacing Mr. Gaston Dossouhoui. Dossouhoui was dismissed on November 30, apparently for his failure to keep the President informed about continuing difficulties with this year's cotton season (REF [...] | 2006-12-04 04:50:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU1187 | COTTON PRICE FOR 2006-2007 CAMPAIGN SET [...] Yesterday President Yayi personally announced to cotton farmers that the national purchase price for the 2006-2007 season would be 0.35 USD per kilogram. This is the price that farmers should receive from the Interprofessional Cotton Association (AIC). According to the national schedule for co [...] | 2006-12-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU990 | BENIN: WHEREABOUTS OF CHANTAL DE SOUZA IDOHOU [...] (C) Please see action request in Paragraph 6. 2. (C) On September 28 LTC Alassane BOURANDI, Director of Military Intelligence appointed by President Yayi, requested a meeting with Poloff. Bourandi began by asking if it were possible for the embassy to determine the whereabouts and internati [...] | 2006-10-12 13:48:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | OFDP CVIS KCOR PGOV PINR BN |
06DAKAR1149 | THERE'S TALK OF ANOTHER ELECTION POSTPONEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Some in the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) say poor logistics will require technical postponement of the February presidential and parliamentary elections to June 2007, past expiration of Wade's constitutional term. We have told them we would find that unacceptable. The opposit [...] | 2006-05-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1204 | PRIME MINISTER SALL COMMENTS ON MCA, ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, the Ambassador called on Prime Minister Macky Sall to discuss the status of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan (PRSP) and election preparations. The Prime Minister stressed that the MCA Compact is the GOS, highest prio [...] | 2006-05-18 17:04:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PINR PINS PREL KMCA KHDP SG |
06DAKAR1280 | THE CORNICHE HEMMED: WILL VOTERS SWALLOW WADE'S [...] (U) Two of three major roads leading through the Dakar peninsula and downtown are closed by construction. Using Kuwaiti funds for the next Islamic summit and on short notice, President Wade on May 10 began tunnel projects and road widening on the well-known Corniche, redirected traffic to al [...] | 2006-05-31 13:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PGOV ECON PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1427 | IS SENEGAL'S DEMOCRATIC CONSENSUS AT RISK? [...] (SBU) There is deep-rooted Senegalese consensus in favor of freedom of expression, rule of law, respect of national institutions, conformity to parliamentary or executive rules or custom, civilian control of security forces, the desirability of dialog between authorities and opposition, and [...] | 2006-06-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1554 | MOODY RIVER: WADE'S STANDING IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) We traveled along the Senegal River Valley, from the dust-ugly but sugar-prosperous city of Richard Toll; to opposition fief Podor, which President Wade is contesting by building public works; and to a poverty- distraught Matam that is asking what Wade has done for it lately. We visit [...] | 2006-06-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1721 | SEEKING TRANSFORMATIONAL PRESSURE POINTS IN THE [...] (C) Ref A sums up interagency talks on Senegal's 2007 elections and suggests "engaging ... Muslim Brotherhoods ... to ensure peaceful, fair and free elections." Our first reaction was that this would be a delicate exercise, given our focus on promoting Islamic-Christian dialogue, doctrinal m [...] | 2006-07-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL SG |
06DAKAR2115 | ILLEGAL MIGRATION FROM SENEGAL: THE "TITANIC" [...] (C) The supposedly U.S.-bound "Titanic" and its alleged twin (Ref B) have disappeared. According to the "Titanic's" builder, it was financed by a Lebanese businessman, (living near Soumbediounne Market (a large artisanal and fish market)) in Dakar, while a Spanish national had commissioned t [...] | 2006-09-01 17:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PHUM SMIG SOCI ECON PREL KCRM CV SP SG |
06DAKAR2255 | PUSHING BUSH-DEBY MEETING, GOUDIABY SAYS THAT CHAD [...] (C) On September 15, Pierre Goudiaby Atepa, Counselor to Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and prominent architect, came to see the Ambassador and DCM. Goudiaby, who used to work for Mobutu Sese Seko, now has several construction projects in Chad and says that he has become a friend and un [...] | 2006-09-18 16:11:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS EPET ENRG PINR CD CH SA SG |
06DAKAR2271 | "RENTREE POLITIQUE 2006:" ARROGANCE, CALCULATION, [...] (C) Senegalese are returning from vacation to warnings that social equilibrium is in peril. President Wade's fiercest critics slander him in turn as a ruthless, scheming tyrant or vainglorious doddering relic. The opposition is wallowing in hapless self-pity, and the more histrionic among t [...] | 2006-09-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR2307 | TARIQ RAMADAN ENCOURAGES SENEGALESE MUSLIMS TO [...] (SBU) Tariq Ramadan, the Islamic scholar of Egyptian origin, gave a series of conferences to Islamic audiences in Senegal in August. His talks drew large audiences and enthusiastic press coverage, focused on his dual messages encouraging Muslims to take active part in politics but, at the sa [...] | 2006-09-25 11:14:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KISL KDEM PINR SG |
06DAKAR2479 | FIXER, HATCHETMAN, JAILBIRD, STATESMAN: FOUR [...] (C) Ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, Abdoulaye Wade's "spiritual son" and strategist until he fired and jailed him, is testing popular support for his presidential bid in a pre-campaign tour of the regions. We had no direct contact with Seck since April 2004, but in the last three weeks we ha [...] | 2006-10-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON PINS PINR KDEM KMCA KHDP SG |
06DAKAR249 | UPDATE ON AFRICAN-MAURITANIANS IN SENEGAL [...] (C) African-Mauritanian leaders in northern Senegal told visiting Ambassador Joseph LeBaron and Dakar Political Counselor January 24 and 25 that they want organized repatriation as a group under international auspices, and insist on restoration of Mauritanian citizenship and full recovery o [...] | 2006-02-02 15:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINR MR SG |
06DAKAR2597 | THE CASAMANCE: A SHRINKING REBELLION PRESENTS REAL [...] (C) The Casamance rebellion has shrunk to a limited geographical area, with less public support, greater logistic difficulties and more constrained operational capabilities than at any time since war began. Deprived of a Guinea-Bissau base and under pressure from animist spiritual leaders to [...] | 2006-10-26 15:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV EAID ECON PINR SG |
06DAKAR2610 | SENEGALESE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT DOWN FOR THE COUNT [...] (SBU) Although Senegalese women recently received the legal right to head households and to enjoy the relevant tax and insurance benefits, Senegal's women's movement is stagnating. In a system where the few women in national politics tend to spend more energy consolidating power than using i [...] | 2006-10-30 09:35:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KISL PINR SG |
06DAKAR268 | THE NEWEST ROUND OF CABINET "FINE-TUNING" [...] (C) On February 1, President Wade made a "reamenagement technique" ("technical fine tuning") of the cabinet for political and economic reasons. Two ministers were ousted, two were promoted, and, in a nod to loyalists in the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) think tank, one of their own was b [...] | 2006-02-06 07:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAGR ETRD SG |
06DAKAR2748 | STAFFDEL BRANEGAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Jay Branegan visited Dakar, November 2-3, 2006, to study the processes and procedures whereby the State and Defense Departments coordinate in embassies overseas, particularly in pursuing activities related to the Global War on Terro [...] | 2006-11-15 16:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR ASEC OREP SG |
06DAKAR2892 | LABORING UNDER A MISAPPREHENSION: UNIONS PREFER [...] (C) Leaders of Senegal's splintered labor movement prefer dialog with the state, but workers demand action to protest worsening social conditions. A strike by secondary teachers may invalidate the school year, and their union may launch job actions "to remind government we are here." Energy [...] | 2006-12-05 09:14:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR2940 | CULTS AND VIOLENCE: POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) In conjunction with the presidential decree setting February 25 as the date for Senegal,s presidential and parliamentary elections, the Interior Ministry has forbidden carrying guns, clubs, machetes or knives from now through the coming elections, possibly out of concern about political or [...] | 2006-12-12 12:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PINS SOCI PINR KISL SG |
06DAKAR2979 | OPPOSITION SEEMS BENT ON SELF-DESTRUCTION [...] (C) At lunchtime December 18, two opposition leaders told us by phone they are preparing to announce that the opposition will run multiple presidential candidates and two separate legislative lists. The Socialists may coalesce with ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, who plans to return to Dakar t [...] | 2006-12-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM SG |
06DAKAR2989 | SENEGAL: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (U) The GOS provided the following responses to reftel queries: A. (SBU) Immigration Databases: Question: What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? Answer: Currently, other than paper arrival and departure records, the Government of Senegal (GOS) [...] | 2006-12-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KVPR KHLS PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC SG |
06DAKAR368 | SENEGAL'S SOCIALIST PARTY IN CRISIS [...] (C) With one year to go until 2007 presidential and legislative elections, Senegal's leading opposition party is experiencing turmoil. Dissidents have created a faction within the Socialist Party (PS). Their goal is to suppress any aspirations PS Chair Ousmane Tanor Dieng has for the presid [...] | 2006-02-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SG |
06DAKAR43 | MFDC MURDERS CASAMANCE DEPUTY PREFECT: ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a long period of stagnation in the peace process, the Government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) have launched new initiatives. The December 20 meeting in Sao Domingos, Guinea-Bissau (Reftel),between GOS representatives, MFDC leaders, and the [...] | 2006-01-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS CASC PHUM PINR PU SG |
06DAKAR433 | PRIME MINISTER SALL COMMENTS ON SECK CASE AND [...] (C) Senegalese Prime Minister Sall remains convinced that former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck embezzled funds and illegally enriched himself at the Senegalese people,s expense. Although Seck,s legal team vehemently denies that Seck and President Wade reached any deal, Sall says that Seck agre [...] | 2006-02-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR KJUS SG |
06DAKAR486 | TIDJANE BROTHERHOOD: TIVAOUANE OPENLY CRITICIZES WADE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 10:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINR SG |
06DAKAR554 | GUINEA-BISSAU LIKELY TO VOTE WITH AFRICAN UNION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 17:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR AORC PINR UN PU |
06DAKAR555 | GUINEA-BISSAU LIKELY TO VOTE WITH AFRICAN UNION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 18:30:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR AORC PINR UN PU |
06DAKAR565 | QPOLITICS 2006: THE YEAR OF "ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!" [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 10:14:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SG |
06DAKAR681 | A (MERCIFULLY BRIEF) HISTORY OF VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PINS PGOV PINR ASEC CASC SG |
06DAKAR817 | WADE'S CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES: THE TOWN WITHOUT A [...] (C) Old-timers claim populous and centrally-located Kaolack was once a beautiful, prosperous and charming city -- rather than a seasonally dust-choked or rain- sodden topographical smear on the road to somewhere else. With his Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) fragmented locally into at leas [...] | 2006-04-03 14:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR PINR PINS KISL SG |
06DAKAR832 | IDRISSA SECK TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Ex-PM Idrissa Seck, released from prison less than two months ago, has declared he will run for president. In declaring, he reiterated denials that he made any deal with President Wade for his release, echoed friends' and allies' call for national "redressement" or recovery, and called, [...] | 2006-04-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SG |
06DAKAR864 | WADE TALKS ABOUT REVIVING THE CHARGES AGAINST SECK [...] (C) Following former Prime Minister Seck's announcement that he plans to run for President, President Wade ordered a re-examination of "illicit enrichment" charges against Seck. Privately, a member of Seck's team confided that any attempt to re-imprison Seck will be resisted by Seck and his gr [...] | 2006-04-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SG |
06DAKAR876 | THE "LIBYAN GUIDE" GIVES PLENTY OF GUIDANCE TO [...] (C) President Wade celebrated Senegal's 46th anniversary of independence surrounded by five other African heads of state, but the presence of Mouammar Qadhafi drew the most fanfare. Foreign Minister Gadio told the Ambassador during her introductory call that there was no discussion of Sudan [...] | 2006-04-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV EINV FR LY SU SG |
06DAMASCUS1186 | REGIME SENSES SYRIA POLICY AT IMPASSE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Syria desk officer March 13, two key contacts noted that the SARG believes that U.S. policy towards Syria has reached an impasse, and that the U.S. is in the process of changing its approach. That shift will take six months, in their view, during which [...] | 2006-03-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SY LE |
06DAMASCUS1359 | SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT SWORN IN, TOUTED AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to press reports, President Bashar al-Asad swore in Dr. Najah al-Attar as vice-president on March 23. Attar, a nominal political independent with a long career in senior positions in the regime of Hafiz al-Asad, will be responsible for cultural affairs. Press reports t [...] | 2006-03-27 16:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1433 | XXXXXXXXXXXX DISCUSSES LONG-TERM COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key opposition figure XXXXXXXXXXXX met with Poloff on March 26 to discuss a number of issues. XXXXXXXXXXXX confirmed that he is not applying for MEPI funding during this application cycle, but remains interested in pursuing other, "indirect" funding mechanisms from the USG. XX [...] | 2006-03-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SY |
06DAMASCUS1754 | C-NE6-00262: KHADDAM'S AND BAYANOUNI'S FAUSTIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Former VP Abdul Halim Khaddam's public criticism of the regime and his move to ally himself -- via the National Salvation Front -- with Syrian Muslim Brotherhood leader Sadreddin al-Bayanouni continue to provoke the regime and stir tremendous speculation among the public and [...] | 2006-04-18 13:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS2136 | SARG DIVIDED ON REACTION TO BRAMMERTZ; TILT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SY |
06DAMASCUS2137 | SARG DIVIDED ON REACTION TO BRAMMERTZ; TILT [...] (C) Summary: While noting that President Bashar al-Asad and others in the regime had emerged more confident after UNIIIC chief Serge Brammertz's April 25 questioning of the Syrian leader, MFA informal legal advisor Dr. Samir al-Taki termed such confidence misplaced. He voiced his suspicion [...] | 2006-05-08 14:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SY |
06DAMASCUS2320 | WALK THE LINE: BETWEEN SYRIA'S SECURITY SERVICES [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with political contacts, including those in the opposition, point to the variety of techniques used by SARG security services to co-opt or intimidate Syrians. It is often in the middle range, between enticements at one end and threats and coercion at the other, th [...] | 2006-05-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS SY |
06DAMASCUS2593 | SYRIAN REGIME REBUILDING WALLS OF FEAR AND [...] (C) Summary: The crackdown on Syrian civil society and the opposition has gotten so intense that some observers argue that the regime of Bashar al-Asad is "rebuilding the walls of fear" that his father once erected. Even if the ten Damascus-Beirut Declaration activists are released, which i [...] | 2006-06-05 11:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SY |
06DAMASCUS4274 | UNHCR SEEKING ACCESS TO DETAINED AHWAZIS, SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR Damascus has stepped up efforts to gain access to three Iranian Ahwazis, who are recognized refugees and who are believed to be in detention in Damascus, despite press reports about their extradition back to Iran, according to senior UNHCR protection officer Dietrun Gunther [...] | 2006-08-30 14:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PINR SY IR IZ |
06DAMASCUS625 | A YEAR AFTER HARIRI'S ASSASSINATION: ASAD STRIKES [...] (C) Summary: One year after the murder of Rafik Hariri, the Syrian regime seems both confident and, increasingly, willing to adopt a more confrontational stance towards the West, making moves such as receiving Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Damascus and facilitating the violent demonstrat [...] | 2006-02-14 15:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SY LE |
06DAMASCUS673 | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON SYRIA'S NEW MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bashar al-Asad appointed eleven new ministers with portfolio and three new state ministers without portfolio on February 11. The following includes basic biographical (and previously unavailable) data on new appointees. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR [...] | 2006-02-16 14:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SY |
06DARESSALAAM1533 | PRESIDENT KIKWETE WARMLY WELCOMES BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Retzer met with President Kikwete September 11 to personally convey President Bush's invitation for a bilateral meeting in New York during the UN General Assembly. President Kikwete warmly welcomed the meeting, and proceeded to engage Ambassador Retzer on several issue [...] | 2006-09-14 04:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PARM PINR PTER ENRG ETZ |
06DARESSALAAM1560 | ZANZIBAR OPPOSITION: STARTING TROUBLE OR SAVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a September 9 political rally, Ibrahim Lipumba, national leader of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF),set a deadline for breaking the political impasse on Zanzibar, provocatively suggesting Lebanon's Hezbollah as a model for action if the stalemate on the isles continues. [...] | 2006-09-19 08:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON PINR PHUM PBTS TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1593 | URANIUM IN DAR COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO SHIPPING [...] (C) According to a senior Swiss diplomat, the shipment of uranium through Dar es Salaam is common knowledge to two Swiss shipping companies. Hans Peter Schoni, Counsellor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania, referred to the allegations of uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pa [...] | 2006-09-27 08:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR IAEA PGOV CG TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1835 | PRESIDENTIAL DISCONNECT ACROSS ZANZIBAR CHANNEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Zanzibari President, Abeid Amani Karume, raised the isles' political temperature on November 2 with his speech honoring the anniversary of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's (CCM) 2005 electoral victory. In a public address at Zanzibar State House, Karume denied any political crisis on [...] | 2006-11-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PINR PTER KCRM SNAR |
06DARESSALAAM1944 | TANZANIA: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2002, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has been partnering with the U.S. to collect information and screen travelers at major entry points using the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES). Through the GOT's own initiative, Tanzania's Immigr [...] | 2006-12-19 05:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS TZ |
06DARESSALAAM592 | TANZANIA OVERFLIGHTS REVISITED, NO READ ON RESPONSE [...] (S) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),through Grace Martin, Head of Section for Europe and the Americas, contacted Poloff April 4 regarding the outstanding USG request for overflight permission. In a April 5 meeting, Martin told Poloff that she had been directed to research the issue, [...] | 2006-04-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | MOPS PREL PBTS PTER PINR TZ MARR |
06DARESSALAAM771 | OVERFLIGHTS: HELP US DO IT OURSELVES [...] (S) Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Europe and Americas Division, has informed Ambassador Retzer that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would like to develop its own capacity to conduct aerial surveillance and reconnaissance missions rather than allow USG ov [...] | 2006-05-11 06:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | MARV MOPS PREL PBTS PTER PINR TZ |
06DHAKA3538 | TABLIGH-E-JAMAAT: ISLAMIC REVIVALISM STRIKING DEEP [...] (S) Summary. Tabligh-e-Jamaat (TJ) is a transnational Islamic missionary movement that has deep roots in Bangladesh. Its followers here probably number in the millions, and the organization's influence extends to every corner of the country. The most unique feature of TJ is its emphasis on [...] | 2006-06-15 04:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PINR PINS PTER BG |
06DHAKA4743 | BANGLADESH: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED ON FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 09:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PHUM PINR BG |
06DHAKA6738 | EMERGING LEADERS IN BANGLADESH (C-NE6-01896) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PINR PGOV BG |
06DILI356 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador congratulated newly inaugurated Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau Da Silva and discussed the new Government's priorities. According to Da Silva, who had been the Fretilin leadership's first choice for Prime Minister, the discussions between President Xanana Gusmao [...] | 2006-07-11 11:25:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF KJUS EAID KDEM PINR TT |
06DILI357 | PRESIDENT GUSMAO SAYS RAMOS-HORTA WILL LEAD A REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met today with President Xanana Gusmao, who gave a detailed account of the negotiations that led up to the appointment of the new Government that was sworn in today. The President also expressed his confidence that Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta will lead a reform gov [...] | 2006-07-11 15:12:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR TT |
06DILI363 | BISHOP NASCIMENTO IS WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO HELP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 11:06:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR KPKO TT AS PO |
06DJIBOUTI1057 | DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT VISITS TEHRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh paid a two-day official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning on September 2. He was received by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and talks revolved around the reinforcement of economic and political ties between the two cou [...] | 2006-09-04 13:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI1131 | PRESIDENT HAILS BILATERAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) On September 18, 2006 Ambassador W. Stuart Symington presented his credentials to President Ismail Omar Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti. Attendees included: Susan Symington; DCM David W. Ball; Rear Admiral Richard W. Hunt, Commander Combined Joint Task Force ) Horn of Africa (CJTF-H [...] | 2006-09-19 14:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KADM APER PINR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI75 | FAX RECEIVED CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN [...] (C) On 01/16/2006 Post received a fax from Haji Abukar Cumar Cadaan concerning the relationship between U.S. Intelligence and Bashir Raage Shirar. Shirar is a known warlord in Mogadishu that the subject claims is receiving funding from Western intelligence groups, including the U.S. 2. (C) [...] | 2006-01-19 04:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINR PTER DJ |
06DJIBOUTI82 | PII CASE # CT09-1205-191-1945 [...] (S) On 01/19/2006 at approximately 1030 hours, a man approached the Embassy requesting to speak with Michael Fogarty from the security office. ARSO was notified and identified the subject as Kader Dirar Ragueh reported in REFTEL. After careful screening the subject was escorted to a secured a [...] | 2006-01-20 05:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | ASEC DJ PINR PTER |
06DOHA1237 | PALESTINIAN DIASPORA IN QATAR: C-NE6-00547 [...] (C) Summary. Embassy officer spoke to several Palestinian private-sector businessmen on issues facing the community in Qatar. They viewed the election of Hamas as a protest vote but believed Hamas should have been given a better chance to govern and through governance, adapt to the reality of t [...] | 2006-08-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KPAL QA |
06DOHA360 | NATIONALITY LAW: CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. The recent Amiri decision to restore citizenship to approximately 6,000 people who were stripped of their Qatari nationality last year came as a welcome surprise to thousands of people whose fate has been uncertain for over a year. Not coincidentally, the decision comes on the hee [...] | 2006-03-09 06:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL QA |
06DUBAI1319 | IRAN'S HOJJATIYEH SOCIETY (C-NES-01487) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 16:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PGOV PHUM PINR |
06DUBAI1807 | IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDER AHMADINEJAD (C-NE5-01038) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-26 13:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PREL PGOV PINR PINS |
06DUBAI1873 | TEHRAN CHANGING POLICY TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-02 07:55:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR |
06DUBAI1904 | SITUATION IN IRAN'S KHUZESTAN AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-04 14:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR PHUM PINR SOCI |
06DUBAI2012 | IRAN'S PRIVATE BANKS: STRICTLY REGULATED BUT PERCEIVED AS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 11:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR ECON EFIN |
06DUBAI292 | SABA TV DENIED LICENSE TO BROADCAST FROM DUBAI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 14:30:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PINR ECPS IR PGOV SCUL TC |
06DUBAI3132 | IRAN'S CENTRAL GOVERNOR MAY LEAVE OVER OBJECTION TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: According to one source, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) may be removed for questioning President Ahmadinejad's request to transfer Iranian government money into private accounts inside and out of the country. The source claims a personal friendship with the gover [...] | 2006-05-24 16:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON EFIN |
06DUBAI4108 | IRAN SEES SPIES EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN JAHANBEGLOO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 14:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PREL PHUM PINR |
06DUBAI52 | JEWS IN IRAN OKAY, BUT HAMPERED BY GLASS CEILING [...] (C) Summary: According to an Iranian Jewish couple, the situation of Jews in Iran is pretty good, as long as they remain apolitical. They are allowed to worship freely. The main drawback of being an Iranian Jew is the inability to move up in jobs with the Iranian government. End Summary. Ira [...] | 2006-01-03 13:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PHUM PINR PGOV |
06DUBAI53 | IRAN'S OIL MINISTRY FROM THE INSIDE [...] (C) Summary: According to several contacts, employees of Iran's Oil Ministry and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) are relatively satisfied with the selection of the new Oil Minister. At the same time, they were confused by President Ahmadinejad's promises to root out what he termed as th [...] | 2006-01-03 13:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR ECON EPET |
06DUBAI5462 | IRPO: LITTLE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-29 08:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS LE PGOV PINR PTER |
06DUBAI695 | IRAN'S REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES: HIGH PRICES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-13 14:16:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR ECON PINR PGOV |
06DUBLIN1140 | IRELAND SEEKS USG ASSURANCES ON AIRLINE PASSENGER [...] (SBU) Ireland would appreciate written USG assurance that airline passenger data to be provided this week to U.S. authorities by Aer Lingus would be treated under the guidelines of the lapsed 2004 U.S.-EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement, Robin McKay, Irish Department of Transport Princi [...] | 2006-10-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ECPS PINR EI |
06DUBLIN149 | GOI THOUGHTS ON PEACE PROCESS AND SAINT PATRICK'S [...] (C) Begin Summary. On January 30, the Taoiseach, the ministers of foreign affairs and justice, and other senior Irish officials told Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss that the GOI would like to see the Northern Ireland institutions restored in 2006 on the basis of the Good Friday Agreement. The f [...] | 2006-02-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP |
06DUBLIN207 | CIRA/RIRA TERRORISTS: BOMBS FOR HIRE? [...] (C) Summary. Over the last year, Dublin criminal and drug gangs upgraded from guns to pipe bombs in their quest for turf supremacy. The police suspect that drug barons are now hiring the skills of the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) and Real IRA (RIRA) explosives experts to target an [...] | 2006-02-28 13:04:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR CJUS KPAO KCRM EI |
06DUBLIN226 | IRELAND: LOVE ULSTER RALLY PROVOKES DUBLIN RIOTS [...] Summary. On February 25, Dublin witnessed rioting on a scale not seen in the city in over 30 years. No deaths or serious injuries were reported, however. The riots effectively canceled a planned march organized by Northern Ireland Unionist groups to lobby against what they perceive as gove [...] | 2006-03-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP |
06DUBLIN252 | IRISH IRAQIS "KEEPING THE FAITH" FOR IRAQI SUCCESS [...] Summary. On March 7, the Ambassador hosted a dinner for Irish Iraqi Shia Muslims and select members of the Irish government and press to assist the Shia community in developing a voice to counter the continued Irish anti-war rhetoric. The Imam of the Shia community, Dr. Ali Al Saleh told th [...] | 2006-03-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR KPAO EI |
06DUBLIN362 | IRISH CROWD MOVED BY "THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary. On April 5, an emboff attended the Amnesty International sponsored public screening of "The Road to Guantanamo" and a following Q&A session with former Guantanamo detainees, Rhuhel Ahmed, and Shafiq Rasul. The film is a docu-drama that presents a damning account of USG treatment of [...] | 2006-04-06 16:57:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OPRC KPAO PINR PHUM MARR MOPS PINS |
06DUBLIN372 | IRELAND UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE POLICE TRAINERS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-07 16:52:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EI IZ JO KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP PGOV PINR PINS |
06DUBLIN467 | IRELAND AND THE SWEDISH EXAMPLE: SUSPICIONS ON [...] (C) Post read reftel with interest, having confronted similar sensitivity from the Irish Government over a criminal deportation flight in late 2005 that was originally scheduled to transit Ireland. At the time, we quietly informed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that the charter flight [...] | 2006-04-27 16:42:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR PGOV PINR SW EI |
06DUBLIN529 | IRISH HESITANT BUT OPEN TO TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (C) On May 11, emboff met to discuss reftel matters with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett and Department of Justice Head of Division Michael Walsh. Bassett and Walsh initially met with hesitation emboff's proposal to establish a Framework [...] | 2006-05-12 11:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL EUN EI |
06DUBLIN531 | IRISH RESIDENT IS JEM OFFICIAL [...] (C) On May 11, emboff delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Sub-Saharan Africa Section Director Pauline Conway. Conway said that the GOI through an EU statement has called on the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to reach a peace agreement with the GOS. She expresse [...] | 2006-05-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PINS SOCI SU PINR EI |
06DUBLIN621 | DVD PIRACY: AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite strong domestic IPR legislation, DVD piracy is on the rise in Ireland, a problem that judicial leniency in IPR court cases has made difficult to combat. The counterfeit DVD market is now reportedly 1.5 times the size of the legitimate market, with counterfeiters earning [...] | 2006-05-31 16:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON ETRD KCRM EI |
06DUBLIN623 | PRIME MINISTER AHERN TAKES “HARD LINE†ON DEADLINE [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government would not agree to extend the November 24 deadline for the Northern Assembly to form an Executive, due to the likely distractions of the mid-2007 Irish general elections, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern told Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss [...] | 2006-05-31 16:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EI |
06DUBLIN680 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER HAUGHEY DIES [...] On June 13 the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs informed Post of the death the same day of former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Charles J. Haughey and invited the Ambassador to attend his State Funeral Mass to be held at 12 noon on June 16 in Dublin. We do not expect that invitations for dele [...] | 2006-06-14 12:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR EI |
06DUBLIN706 | BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND NAMED NEW UK [...] (SBU) The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced on June 9 the appointment of UK Ambassador to Ireland Stewart Eldon to succeed Sir Peter Ricketts as the UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council. Eldon will leave to take up his new appointment in late August 2006. [...] | 2006-06-19 13:46:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO NAC PINR PREL EI |
06DUBLIN798 | IRELAND: ISLAM IN EUROPE (C-DI5-01478) [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Dublin salutes the initiative of Washington analysts (ref A.) to look at the role of Islamic thinkers across Europe. In 2004, we launched a new outreach program to Muslims in Ireland, a group that has grown rapidly in recent years from a population of less than 4,000 ac [...] | 2006-07-07 16:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PINR PTER SCUL KTFN AU PINS KPAO BE FI FR |
06DUSHANBE1013 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although they met ostensibly for Presidential Adviser Rahmatulloyev to give a read-out of the Putin-Rahmonov meeting in Sochi, Rahmatulloyev, clearly authorized by President Rahmonov, spent much of the 90-minute meeting laying out Tajikistan's exasperation with Russia and Uzbekis [...] | 2006-05-31 11:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON EINV ENRG UZ RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1361 | TIT-FOR-TAT OP-ED SLAMS AMBASSADOR'S SUPPORTING TAJIK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The steady stream of (probably) Russian-influenced black propaganda against the United States continues in the Tajik press. A recent article alleges U.S. NGOs foment "color revolutions," the United States has done nothing for Tajikistan's economic development, the purpose of th [...] | 2006-07-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE1436 | RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...] | 2006-07-27 17:17:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK |
06DUSHANBE1440 | RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...] | 2006-07-28 09:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK |
06DUSHANBE178 | AMBASSADOR PROTESTS SECURITY MINISTRY CRACK-DOWN ON NDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, the Ambassador forcefully protested to Foreign Minister Nazarov the Security Ministry's recent crackdown on the National Democratic Insitute in Dushanbe. Nazarov agreed to intervene with the Minister of Security and to bring the problem to President Rahmonov's at [...] | 2006-01-27 10:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PROP KDEM RS TI |
06DUSHANBE179 | COUNTERING NEO-SOVIET ANTI-U.S. AND ANTI-DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Especially when analyzing the so-called "color revolutions" in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan, neo-Soviet authoritarians have dominated the information space and defined the world view in Central Asia. U.S. Embassies' Public Affairs Sections face an up-hill battle because Russian media [...] | 2006-01-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PROP KDEM KPAO RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1945 | GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT VISIBLE PROBLEMS AT TWO TAJIK-AFGHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An October 18 visit to two border posts revealed extremely basic living conditions and a slow but solid start to U.S.-funded reconstruction efforts. Soldiers at Bakhorat and Bog outposts on the border with Afghanistan face winter with limited electricity and supplies, and alm [...] | 2006-10-25 11:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR PINR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE204 | NDI LOCAL DIRECTOR DEPARTS [...] (U) National Democratic Institute (NDI) local Director Gegham Sargsyan left Tajikistan on Wednesday morning, February 1, after a final unannounced police check and brief detention on the evening of January 31. The NDI Director had been wrangling with authorities for the past week or so, sinc [...] | 2006-02-01 10:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR TI |
06DUSHANBE2109 | CONTRACTUAL ISSUES IMPEDE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AT THE [...] (SBU) EmbOffs along with General Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection Committee surveyed the Tajik-Afghan border posts of Khirmanjo, Bakhorat and Bog November 15 and discovered slow progress at two of the three U.S.-funded renovation sites. Contractual issues impede substantive p [...] | 2006-11-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2153 | VISIT TO TAJIK BORDER GUARD TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: A Russian-run training facility for Tajik troops has some modern conveniences, but the training program relies on Soviet educational methods to teach under-educated Border Guards the basics. PolOff and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) representative visited the Leninsky Trai [...] | 2006-11-29 12:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2191 | NOVEMBER 06 TAJIK BORDER WRAP-UP [...] (U) This cable summarizes Post's border security, counterterrorism and counternarcotics activities for November 2006. 2. (SBU) Border Guard Training Center Visit: EmbOffs visited Dushanbe's Leninsky Training Center, where the Russian military trains the Tajik Border Guards. Decorated w [...] | 2006-12-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR PGOV PINR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2201 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET: PRO-RUSSIAN OLD GUARD ENSCONCED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite some pre-election hints that Tajik President Rahmonov planned to clean house in the Defense and Security Ministries, the old guard remains firmly ensconced and has consolidated power by incorporating the Border Guards into the security structure. After winni [...] | 2006-12-11 12:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINL SNAR TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2205 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET INCLINED TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajik and foreign observers agree Tajikistan's economy and infrastructure need a total overhaul. President Rahmonov's November 30 governmental restructuring and early December cabinet appointments to economic positions suggest he understands that he needs a competent set of advi [...] | 2006-12-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EAIR ENRG EAID ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE2227 | TAJIKISTAN NOT YET AN APPROPRIATE TERRORIST-RELATED DATA [...] (SBU) Post is engaged in informal information sharing with Tajik Government law enforcement and security service entities. However, the limited biometric and biographic information in Tajik travel documents, as well as their elementary and improperly used immigration and security databases, ma [...] | 2006-12-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS KVPR |
06DUSHANBE224 | NDI DIRECTOR SHOULD RETURN TO TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Acting Foreign Minister Yatimov paved a way for National Democratic Institute (NDI) local Director Gegham Sargsyan to register and return to Dushanbe. Sargsyan left for Moscow on February 1 after harassment and pressure from Tajik officials. Yatimov knew the [...] | 2006-02-02 13:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR TI |
06DUSHANBE246 | ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR AND LOCAL MEDIA [...] The Ambassador and PAO met on February 3 with 15 local editors and other prominent journalists for a 90-minute informal but on-the-record roundtable. ------------ U.S. PATRIOT ACT ------------ 2. The journalists covered a variety of topics, starting with the State of the Union address [...] | 2006-02-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR PROP KDEM KPAO TI |
06DUSHANBE268 | NDI REGISTRATION: YOUR DOG'S TAIL IS CROOKED [...] (SBU) Tajik folk wisdom has it that even if all your papers are in order, inspectors will find something wrong -- your dog's tail is crooked -- for example. After many promises that re-registration for National Democratic Institute (NDI) personnel was solved, it turns out to be unsolved. DCM [...] | 2006-02-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PINR PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE269 | NDI REGISTRATION: YOUR DOG'S TAIL IS CROOKED [...] (SBU) Tajik folk wisdom has it that even if all your papers are in order, inspectors will find something wrong -- your dog's tail is crooked -- for example. After many promises that re-registration for National Democratic Institute (NDI) personnel was solved, it turns out to be unsolved. DCM [...] | 2006-02-08 12:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PINR PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE272 | TAJIKISTAN: MURKY BUSINESS AND GEO-POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two meetings with U.S. businessmen on February 9, a reliable CEO passed along the rumor that the largest cell-phone and Internet company in Tajikistan, Babilon-T, is founded on drug money and may sooner or later be bought by Moscow's Sistema-MTS. A less reliable U.S. interlo [...] | 2006-02-10 05:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE836 | TAJIKISTAN: NDI IN WASHINGTON WANTS SHOWDOWN MEETING WITH [...] (U) National Democratic Institute (NDI) President Ken Wallach and the Ambassador spoke by telephone May 5. Wallach thanked the Ambassador and Embassy Dushanbe for continuous support and advocacy for NDI. 2. (C) Wallach said he had spoken by telephone with Nurul Rakhimbekov, NDI's former [...] | 2006-05-05 09:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE861 | TAJIKISTAN: NDI DEBRIEFS RAKHIMBEKOV ON HIS DETENTION, [...] (C) Embassy Dushanbe received the following memo dated May 5 from National Democratic Institute headquarters in Washington. Although it arrived via unclassified e-mail, we are sending it through the classified network because of the sensitivity of the information. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: ND [...] | 2006-05-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE867 | WILL SCO SUMMIT RAISE WESTERN NGOS? [...] (SBU) Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov has gone public denouncing Western NGOs in Tajikistan. "Biznis i Politika" (April 20) published the long texty of a speech he delivered earlier at a Dushanbe roundtable for Russian-speaking Tajik intelligentsia, "The Role of NGOs in the Development [...] | 2006-05-11 11:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PROP KDEM RS TI |
06DUSHANBE870 | URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA NINE BELOW. 2. (S) ON MAY 11 AT 1800 LOCAL, GENERAL-COLONEL SAIDIMIR ZUHUROV, CHAIRMAN OF THE TAJIK STATE BORDER COMMITTEE, CALLED THE U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE AND REQUESTED AN URGENT MEETING. GENERAL ZUHUROV TOLD THE DATT HE HAD A SERIOUS INTERNATIONA [...] | 2006-05-11 16:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE903 | TAJIKISTAN: MFA SUBMITS GUANTANAMO DIP NOTE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Post received a diplomatic note from Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreeing to accept four Tajik Guantanamo detainees. The dip note is likely the result of the meeting of LTC Ron Miller, Military Advisor to the [...] | 2006-05-18 03:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC TI |
06EFTOPORTMORESBY364 | VANUATU - GHOST OF PHOENIX PAST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR NH |
06FRANKFURT1273 | March 26 Elections in Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Wuerttemberg [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With four weeks until state elections in Rheinland-Pfalz and Baden-Wuerttemberg, polls show both state governments in the lead. In Rheinland-Pfalz, the SPD/FDP coalition (Social Democratic/Free Democratic) is banking on the popularity of long-time Minister-President Kurt Beck ( [...] | 2006-02-24 15:02:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR GM |
06FRANKFURT1288 | Hesse Local Election Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 26, Hesse will hold state-wide communal (local) elections in the most important test this year for Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrats). The SPD/Social Democratic Party (which holds the most mayoral and local assembly seats in the state) is hoping to [...] | 2006-02-24 16:00:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR GM |
06FRANKFURT1927 | March 26 Elections in Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Wuerttemberg [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the days leading up to March 26 state elections, Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) Minister-President Kurt Beck (SPD/Social Democrats) and Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister- President Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats) appear to be leading in their efforts to win re-election. [...] | 2006-03-21 16:15:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR GM |
06FRANKFURT2124 | SPD Gains Majority in Rheinland-Pfalz; Baden- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: March 26 state elections strengthened both Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) Minister-President Kurt Beck (SPD/Social Democrats) and Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister-President Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats). Beck's popularity gave the ruling SPD an absolute seat majority and [...] | 2006-03-28 10:55:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR GM |
06FRANKFURT4316 | New Cabinets in Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden-Wuerttemberg -- Few [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 18 and June 14, state parliaments in Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) and Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) re-elected incumbent Minister-Presidents Kurt Beck (SPD/Social Democrats) and Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats) respectively. In addition to full support from their own par [...] | 2006-06-23 12:22:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR GM |
06FRANKFURT7910 | Hesse/Roland Koch in Party Financing "Blackmail" Scandal [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A week before Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrats) expects to be elected CDU national deputy chairman, he finds himself entangled in a scandal over taxpayer-funded campaign financing. Koch is accused of using public financing to entice a competing part [...] | 2006-11-21 09:09:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR TBIO GM |
06FRANKFURT8092 | SPD Left-wing Prevails / Ypsilanti to Challenge Koch [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Hesse SPD/Social Democratic Party state convention December 2, party chairperson Andrea Ypsilanti edged out centrist Caucus Chief Juergen Walter for the right to challenge Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrats) in January 2008. Walter, who had won [...] | 2006-12-04 15:27:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR TBIO GM |
06FREETOWN341 | USS CARR VISIT TO FREETOWN -- FRUITFUL EXCHANGES, [...] (C) The USS Carr called on Freetown April 22-24 as part of its ongoing mission to strengthen partnerships in the Gulf of Guinea. The Navy wants to keep tabs on maritime activity connected to trafficking in drugs, trafficking in persons, illegal fisheries, and pollution, Task Force Commodore (N [...] | 2006-04-26 18:02:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPAO EWWT EFIS PINR MOPS EAID SENV |
06FREETOWN809 | HEALTH OF PRESIDENT KABBAH OF SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) As requested Reftel, Embassy Freetown is providing an assessment of the apparent health and leadership qualities of the President of Sierra Leone. Information is based on observation. 2. (U) Biographic Information: Name: President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah Term of Office: President sin [...] | 2006-09-29 14:44:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR SL |
06GEORGETOWN112 | SHAHEED "ROGER" KHAN: GUYANA'S OWN ESCOBAR? [...] (S) SUMMARY. Shaheed "Roger" Khan (DOB: 13-Jan-72),Guyana's number one narco-criminal, threatens to exert control over the fragile Guyanese state akin to Pablo Escobar's erstwhile control over Colombia. Khan is presently active in drug trafficking, money laundering, and arms smuggling. His [...] | 2006-02-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | SNAR PINR PINS PGOV KCRM KCOR NS GY |
06GEORGETOWN119 | VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on February 1, 2006, covering the period January 5, 2006 to February 1, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...] | 2006-02-02 21:03:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN124 | DONOR COMMUNITY TO ISSUE NON-VIOLENCE STATEMENT IN [...] Ambassador and Chiefs of Mission of the UK, Canada and the European Union (ABCEU) met with leaders of the ruling PPP/C and several opposition parties, including the Guyana Third Force, the Alliance for Change, and the Working People's Alliance, to emphasize the need for non-violence following [...] | 2006-02-03 20:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ASEC KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN14 | VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on January 4, 2006, covering the period December 7, 2005 to January 4, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...] | 2006-01-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN183 | REQUEST FOR EVALUATION OF SECURITY INFORMATION [...] Visas Viper 2. (U) Khan, Shaheed Roger; AKA Khan, Roger; Male; Marital Status: Unknown; DOB:13 January 1972; POB: Guyana; Passport Data: A028178; Physical Description: Race: Black Height: 64 Weight: 128 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black; Current Occupation: Director of Classic Development Inc. and Dr [...] | 2006-02-24 21:12:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | CVIS PTER PINR ASEC |
06GEORGETOWN559 | JAGDEO USES WORLD CUP TV COVERAGE TO BOOST IMAGE [...] (U) President Jagdeo has taken credit for bringing World Cup soccer to Guyanese television. The state-run National Communications Network (NCN) has bombarded the airwaves with this news in recent days, heralding the "personal intervention of His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo" to make Wo [...] | 2006-06-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL ECPS PINR GY |
06GEORGETOWN562 | GUYANA NARCO-RUMORS: ACETONE IMPORTS, STALLED HOTEL [...] (U) PolOff's recent conversations with prominent locals yielded noteworthy comments about developments in Guyana's narco-trade. 2. (C) PolOff spoke June 7 with Stanley Ming (protect),vice-chairman of the opposition PNC/R party and prominent Guyanese businessman. He is a large importer by [...] | 2006-06-15 16:20:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PINR KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN640 | (C/NF) GUYANA RESPONSE: DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED [...] (C) Post presents response to ref A. Noting that Shaheed "Roger" Khan is now in custody, Post takes this opportunity to mention other narco-criminals in Guyana eager to take over Khan's turf (see paras 14-17). As Minister of Home Affairs told Ambassador at their June 23 meeting: "When one st [...] | 2006-06-29 18:22:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV GY NS |
06GEORGETOWN725 | GOG PICKS CROOKED POLICE CHIEF DESPITE REVOKED VISA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GoG moved ahead with its plan to elevate Deputy Commissioner Henry Greene to Acting Police Commissioner, despite his visa ineligibility for involvement with drug traffickers. Greene assumed his new position July 24. Greene's elevation will bring much international assistan [...] | 2006-07-24 21:24:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV PINR PREL KCOR GY |
06GEORGETOWN815 | (U) GUYANA ELECTION PREPARATIONS (C-AL6-01121) [...] (U) Post presents response to ref A. 2. (C) WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS WITHIN THE GUYANA ELECTIONS COMMISSION (GECOM)? HOW IS CHAIRMAN STEVE SURUJBALLY VIEWED WITHIN GECOM? (C) The much-maligned GECOM has withstood constant criticism and is on track to deliver free and fair el [...] | 2006-08-14 17:42:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | PINR PGOV SNAR GY |
06GEORGETOWN817 | INFORMATION ON DAR-UL-ULOOM ISLAMIC CENTER AND [...] (U) Post has gathered the following information in response to the questions posed in Ref A: A. (S/NF) What is the relationship between the Dar-ul-Uloom Islamic Center in Guyana and the center in Trinidad? Individuals from the center in Guyana and Trinidad share personal and professional [...] | 2006-08-14 18:46:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PK TD GY |
06GUANGZHOU10336 | Short March -- A Cold Shoulder in Shanwei [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Guangzhou's "Short March" to Eastern Guangdong cities (septel) got off to a non-rousing start when Shanwei officials found it "inconvenient" to meet with us. This probably because Shanwei contains the township of Dongzhou, the site of December 2005 land compensation [...] | 2006-04-06 23:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PHUM PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10337 | Short March: Consulate Guangzhou Drives Deep into [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "short march" [...] | 2006-04-06 23:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU10542 | Short March: Shantou Back in the Black [...] (SBU) Summary: Shantou officials say that the city's economy is back on track in a big way after negative growth in 2001 and slow growth in 2002. Long known as a center of smuggling and piracy, city officials state that Shantou plans to realize its role as the key city of Eastern Guangdong [...] | 2006-04-07 03:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10741 | THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR IN SHENZHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Much attention is being given to China's growing rural-urban gap. At the same time, the gap within urban areas, between established residents and migrants from rural areas, is becoming more marked. Shenzhen, as China's richest city, enjoys unparalleled prosperity, yet at the [...] | 2006-04-07 09:09:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PHUM ECON EINV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10987 | Short March: Shantou In the Light On Innovation [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Shantou companies -- Guangdong Golden Glass and the Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic Instruments -- demonstrate that this eastern Guangdong city does have its share of innovative companies despite its reputation of being the "heart of the heart of darkness" in intellectual [...] | 2006-04-10 03:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11043 | Short March: Shantou -- Still in the Dark On IPR, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shantou officials state that despite its notoriety in the past as a haven for the production of counterfeit goods, the city has reformed dramatically in intellectual property rights (IPR). Through education, new laws, and law enforcement, Shantou is cracking down on producers [...] | 2006-04-10 05:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON SCUL EINV PHUM KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11045 | Ma May Not Make It -- Xiamen University Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Xiamen University Taiwan Research Institute professor said that PRC leaders should not be complacent in assuming that Kuomintang (KMT) leader Ma Ying-jeou is a shoo-in to be the island's next president. PRC leaders have consistently underestimated the intensity of T [...] | 2006-04-10 07:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU11469 | Revolution and Remembrance -- The Last Stand of [...] (U) Summary: War and revolution -- including that of a cultural nature -- have not been kind to the once highly civilized city of Chaozhou in eastern Guangdong. Still, some artisans hid treasures during the Cultural Revolution and preserved the expertise and aesthetic level as best they cou [...] | 2006-04-12 07:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR SCUL ELAB PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11657 | Heart of Gold: It Isn't Easy Doing Good -- The NGO [...] (SBU) While headlines trumpet the growth of Chinese civil society, philanthropy, and volunteerism as part of a budding harmonious society, the truth in South China is that legal status is out of reach for most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - foreign and domestic. In this legal gray a [...] | 2006-04-14 00:12:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11680 | "The Voice of Thy Brother's Blood Crieth Unto Me" [...] (SBU) Summary: Senseless killing matters deeply to Chinese -- particularly when involving excessive governmental power (as in the "control" of public unrest). That's why governments, including those in south China, work assiduously to control and suppress public outcry, including that emanati [...] | 2006-04-14 09:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO SOCI SCUL PGOV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11781 | Are Guangdong's Electrical and Electronics [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Moshe Kam of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),less than 10,000 of the Institute's 370,000 members world-wide are from China. With more and more electrical and electronic engineering projects being pursued through global partnerships an [...] | 2006-04-17 08:46:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SOCI SCUL PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU13381 | Heart of Gold: The Chinese Government (GONGOs) [...] (SBU) Summary: While government-affiliated non- governmental organizations (GONGOs) provide needed social services, they in many cases by nature preclude or impede the development of a strong `western style' non-governmental organization (NGO) sector. Being so tightly aligned with the governm [...] | 2006-04-27 08:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU13384 | The Long March: Driving Deep into the Hakka and [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "long march" [...] | 2006-04-27 09:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU14712 | Heart of Gold: A Solid "Foundation" for NGO Work? [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Foundation Law serves as an example, non-governmental organization (NGO) legislation is in for a slow, twisting, uneven ride. One and a half years after new regulations were issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA),foundations in South China still are trying to rea [...] | 2006-05-17 04:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU14820 | Corruption and Customer-Service: Improving CCP [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of countless land protests throughout Guangdong Province, the Guangdong Communist Party School wants to eliminate the corruption and management failures of its cadres and civil servants. Besides increased anti-corruption training, assessments of leaders are increasi [...] | 2006-05-17 09:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU16394 | Austria Coming, Singapore Expanding, Cuban CG in [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria is the newest European Union country looking to open a Consulate General in Guangzhou in the fall. Meanwhile, Singapore, which currently has a Consulate General in Xiamen in Fujian Province, intends to open a separate Consulate General in Guangzhou this summer, because [...] | 2006-06-01 07:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU17671 | Moving on Up? Dongzhou Doesn't Faze Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the problems of the December Dongzhou and other recent protests, the credibility of Guangdong Provincial Party leaders appears strong. On the public side, Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang has given a number of well-received speeches instructing local leaders on how to bett [...] | 2006-06-14 07:47:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI PHUM CH |
06GUANGZHOU18749 | Guangdong Muslims: Few but Increasing (C-DI5-01546) [...] (SBU) Summary. The Guangdong Muslim population is small but rapidly increasing. The increasing numbers are due mostly to economic reasons (Guangdong's booming manufacturing economy attracts domestic and foreign Muslims) rather than religious ones (South China has no Islamic institution of h [...] | 2006-06-23 08:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SCUL SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU20888 | Rise in Number of Middle Easterners: Threat or [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past five years, the number of Middle Eastern businessmen in Guangdong Province has exploded to an estimated 7,000 (the majority coming from Yemen, Jordan and Syria). Additionally, during the Canton Trade Fair, as many as 11,000 Middle Eastern visitors flood the city [...] | 2006-07-05 23:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SCUL SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU30123 | YES, CHEN SHUI BIAN WILL STEP DOWN, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DESPITE RUMORS OF RESIGNATIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL SHENANIGANS, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACADEMICS BELIEVE THAT THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN WILL STEP DOWN BEFORE HIS TERM IS UP. THEIR FOCUS IS NOT ON THE SHORT- TERM OF DEMONSTRATI [...] | 2006-09-15 10:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU30511 | Xiamen Mayor on Progress, Future Expansion [...] (U) Summary: Xiamen mayor Zhang Changping told the Consul General September 10 that the city's continuing development was dependent on the expansion of its infrastructure, especially its cargo transport system. In addition, he acknowledged the importance of further developing Xiamen's economic [...] | 2006-09-21 09:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU32368 | (C-AL6-01852) South China Rights Protection Part I: [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Rights activists in South China believe that access to money and the ability to organize and address issues of concern are among the key problems they will continue to face in the future. They know that f [...] | 2006-12-06 06:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32442 | Guangzhou Stakes New Territory in Transparency [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangzhou will implement two transparency regulations in 2007 that are reportedly the first of their kind in China and signal a shift to more local government accountability. One requires public discussion of all draft administrative regulations; the other allows the public to re [...] | 2006-12-21 07:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU5378 | Progressive Magazine's 2005 Award Winners for [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Li Datong, the originator of the China Youth Daily's "Freezing Point" section, is the most prominent person named in the Nanfengchuang ("South Wind Window") list of 2005 annual award winners for acting "for the public good" -- the magazine's raison d'etre. Then agai [...] | 2006-02-27 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO OPRC OIIP PGOV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU5696 | Andale, Pues: Mexico Establishes Consulate in [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico has opened a Consulate in Guangzhou. In the celebratory event, Mexican Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda cited the heavy weight economic power of Guangdong Province not to mention the fact that most Chinese-Mexicans trace their roots to south China as th [...] | 2006-03-01 02:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUATEMALA2485 | GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 22:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
06GUATEMALA99 | VENEZUELAN INTRIGUE IN THE GUATEMALAN OIL MARKET? [...] (C) Summary: The Franco-US oil company KLP Industries has contacted the Embassy repeatedly alleging that it is the victim of a plot to revoke an exploration contract it won from the Government of Guatemala (GOG). The contract has, in fact, been revoked by the GOG. KLP believes that it has be [...] | 2006-01-19 19:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PINR GT VE |
06HALIFAX115 | NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR [...] (U) Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be the next Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, replacing Myra Freeman. Francis has been since 1999 CEO of the province's Human Rights Commission, where she has developed a reputation as an effective manager and advocate for human rights. [...] | 2006-06-21 13:16:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL CA |
06HALIFAX167 | BIO DATA REPORT: FRANCIS, MAYANN, NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW [...] (U) Per reftel Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be Nova Scotia's new Lieutenant Governor. Following is biographic material on Ms. Francis who will be sworn in on September 7, 2006. 2. (U) NAME: Mayann Elizabeth FRANCIS 3. (SBU) DATE OF BIRTH: February 18, 1946 4. (U [...] | 2006-08-30 18:04:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL CA |
06HALIFAX215 | MAINE LNG ISSUES - NEW BRUNSWICK COMMITTED TO STOPPING LNG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Liberal government in New Brunswick is continuing the fight to stop liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers from transiting through Passamaquoddy Bay, which lies between Maine and New Brunswick. New Consul General (CG) was briefed by a senior member of the New Brunswick civ [...] | 2006-11-08 18:48:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EWWT PBTS PGOV PREL PINR CA |
06HALIFAX34 | ATLANTIC CANADA: REACTIONS TO THE NEW HARPER CABINET [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Harper's decision on who will be representing Atlantic Canada in his cabinet has generally received a positive reaction here. There have been many accolades for the three MPs the Prime Minister selected: Nova Scotia's Peter MacKay (Foreign Affairs),Greg Thompson of N [...] | 2006-02-10 19:22:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EFIS PREL ENRG CA |
06HAMBURG85 | HAMBURG POLICE TRACK POLONIUM TRAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamburg State Police (LKA) confirmed December 14 that Dmitry Kovtun had left positive traces of polonium 210 in Hamburg prior to his departure from Hamburg for London on November 1. A senior official in the Federal Interior Ministry in Berlin also confirmed the reports and noted the [...] | 2006-12-19 11:38:00 | Consulate Hamburg | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PTER EAIR PINR PINS KNNP RS GM UK |
06HANOI1070 | VIETNAM - RESULTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA JOINT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. A Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to evaluate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Integrated Operational Program for Avian and Human Influenza (AHI),commonly referred to as the "Green Book," concluded on April 28, 2006. The Green Book sets forth a detailed medium- to long-term [...] | 2006-05-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI11 | COMMUNIST PARTY PROPOSES CHANGES TO STATUTES, [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for its National Congress later this year, the Communist Party recently circulated for discussion a number of proposed amendments to its statutes. Post obtained a copy of these proposed changes. Significantly, the Party is proposing to admit capitalists to its rank [...] | 2006-01-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PINR VM |
06HANOI1194 | VIETNAM - MAY 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from 21 APEC economies gathered in Danang, Vietnam at the AI Ministerial meeting to once again affirm their commitment to support affected APEC countries to prevent additional human cases and new outbreaks in poultry caused by avian influenza. Ambassador John Lang [...] | 2006-05-18 00:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1240 | VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRPUTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...] | 2006-05-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1279 | VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...] | 2006-05-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1280 | VIETNAM - MAY 26 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met with members of Vietnam's National Steering Committee on Avian Influenza (AI),as well as bilateral and multilateral donors, on May 24 at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The GVN gave an overview of the course AI in [...] | 2006-05-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1420 | VIETNAM - JUNE 9 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 2, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and World Bank hosted a joint government-donor meeting in support of the Vietnam Integrated Operational (IO) Program for Avian and Human Influenza for the period 2006- 2010. The donors pledged USD 61 million over three years of a to [...] | 2006-06-13 07:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1438 | VIETNAM'S 20 YEARS OF DOI MOI: ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Vietnam's adoption of its "doi moi" (renovation) policy aimed at transforming its command economy to a market economy. While the momentum has not been smooth or steady, Vietnam has made significant progress since the policy's adoptio [...] | 2006-06-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1580 | New Senior Leadership Taking Over [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam's months-long leadership transition is coming to an end this week with the National Assembly's formal election of President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khi [...] | 2006-06-27 07:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1598 | MISSION VIETNAM CONDUCTS AI TABLETOP EXERCISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 7, selected members of the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City participated in a table top exercise responding to an avian influenza pandemic scenario. The exercise, which was conducted via digital video conference, was designed s [...] | 2006-06-29 06:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1629 | VIETNAM - JUNE 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) will resume breeding of duck hatchlings starting in July. The breeding of waterfowl such as duck and geese was suspended in November 2005. State media continues to report that the national poultry vaccination campaign is behind schedule, with nine [...] | 2006-06-30 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1747 | (SBU) HANOI MUSEUMS CONTINUE TO DEFAME THE UNITED STATES, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Pol Assistant recently surveyed the depiction of the United States in Hanoi's main military and political museums. Exhibits at most military service and political museums cast a negative image of U.S. involvement during the Vietnam War, but the denigration is on par [...] | 2006-07-11 07:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI180 | VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 64 days. As of January 20, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) reports no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005 in Cao Bang Pr [...] | 2006-01-20 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM |
06HANOI1814 | HANOI MUSEUM EXHIBITION CRITICIZES VIETNAM'S PAST ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: A new exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) in Hanoi is currently enjoying considerable public interest and media attention, as the exhibit indirectly criticizes the GVN's past economic policies, while carefully praising current pro-market reforms. The museum's di [...] | 2006-07-18 03:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1896 | TFLE01: Vietnam Seeks USG Assistance in Evacuating its [...] (U) Action Request -- See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On July 26, Post received an urgent request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking USG assistance in evacuating approximately 200 Vietnamese citizens from Lebanon (full text of request in paragraph 5). According to the MFA, most of these [...] | 2006-07-26 07:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR LE VM |
06HANOI1989 | VIETNAM - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, however, Thanh Nhien Daily reported on August 3 that a large number of ducks in two flocks have perished in Tay Ninh, a province bordering Cambodia, and tests are being carried out to identify the cause. A Bloomberg News [...] | 2006-08-04 07:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2114 | VIETNAM - AUGUST 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no confirmed cases of AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, despite suspected cases at the beginning of August. A 35 year-old man from Kien Giang province, hospitalized with severe influenza symptoms, has tested negative for H5N1. Ducks from two flocks in Tay Ninh P [...] | 2006-08-18 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2134 | DIVISION OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (C) Based on the recent formal division of GVN responsibilities among the Prime Minister and his three Deputy Prime Ministers, PM Nguyen Tan Dzung may be well placed to be a more powerful PM than his predecessor. This is thanks to his direct oversight responsibilities for Vietnam's most power [...] | 2006-08-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM |
06HANOI2143 | PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE SETS SIGHTS ON CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Party's Central Committee met for its third Plenum from July 24 to 27, and, among other tasks, approved new Party working regulations and pledged to tackle corruption (job number one for the Party since its April Congress). According to our contacts, the new worki [...] | 2006-08-23 02:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI2169 | VIETNAMESE YOUTH FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC GAINS, UNCONVINCED NEW [...] (SBU) While Vietnam's official Youth Union (YU) trumpets the new leadership's commitment to tackle corruption, most among Vietnam's young generation are unconvinced, disinterested or even angry. This said, Vietnam's youth are pleased with economic gains and new freedoms brought by decades of r [...] | 2006-08-25 07:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON PINR VM |
06HANOI222 | Party's 13th Plenum Finalizes Party Documents, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Able to decide only on a "long list" of possible candidates for the next Central Committee, participants in the Communist Party of Vietnam's 13th Plenum have put off to a 14th and final plenum the ultimate decision on Central Committee membership. At the plenum, a [...] | 2006-01-27 07:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PINR VM |
06HANOI2263 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. Another 45 ducks in a household in the Mekong Delta's Ben Tre Province tested positive for carrying H5N1 and were subsequently culled. A Government of Vietnam (GVN) of [...] | 2006-09-05 09:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2361 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. A suspected outbreak of AI in ducks was reported in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. Vietnam has tested a vaccine for white-winged ducks and will soon [...] | 2006-09-15 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2389 | VIETNAM ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO NORTH KOREA REBUFFS [...] (C) Summary: The GVN recently sent a Ministry of Trade-led delegation to Pyongyang and Nampo. According to a GVN readout of the visit provided to the ROK Embassy, during the delegation's August 28-September 1 visit, the Vietnamese turned down a DPRK request for food and other assistance, say [...] | 2006-09-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON KS KN VM |
06HANOI2412 | RECENT GVN ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS: SMOKE AND [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of several high-profile corruption scandals, the GVN is taking steps, both substantive and symbolic, to address corruption involving government and Communist Party officials. In August, the National Assembly Standing Committee passed a resolution specifyi [...] | 2006-09-20 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KCOR VM |
06HANOI2512 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 29 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. 2. (U) On September 29, state-owned media reported that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has vaccinated 28.6 million poultry in 27 provinces and cities since the national va [...] | 2006-09-29 11:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2685 | VIETNAM ? OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza ( 2. (U) There have been no reported Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no c GVN Prepares for Winter Flu Season ---------------------------------- 3. (U) With the winter season approaching, the GVN has announced the n [...] | 2006-10-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2686 | VIETNAM - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. With the winter season approaching, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has announced the need to tighten AI controls. On October 19, the RAND Corpo [...] | 2006-10-23 02:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI |
06HANOI2803 | VIETNAM - NOVEMBER 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. On November 1, the Charge d'Affaires signed the Partnership Framework for Avian and Human Influenza (PAHI) along with nine donors and three non-g [...] | 2006-11-06 00:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2822 | VIETNAM'S FIRST HIV/AIDS LAW: TRANSFORMING NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, 2006, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. The legislation, the first on this subject, goes into effect on January 1, 2007. While details are still under discussion, this bold and comprehensive new Law demonstrates Vie [...] | 2006-11-08 00:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PINR PROP SOCI TBIO KHIV VM |
06HANOI30 | NEXT WEEK'S PARTY PLENUM TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the National Party Congress, the Communist Party of Vietnam will kick off its 13th Plenum on January 11. Meeting for several days, the Central Committee will both discuss its future membership and other leadership issues and examine several important Party doc [...] | 2006-01-06 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR VM |
06HANOI301 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 10, [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 85 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN will launch [...] | 2006-02-10 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KFLU PINR SOCI TBIO VM |
06HANOI358 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 91 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Ministry of Agri [...] | 2006-02-17 01:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI504 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...] | 2006-03-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI505 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...] | 2006-03-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI561 | VIETNAM: MARCH 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to issue statements that indicate no new AI outbreaks in poultry since December 17, 2005. A local newspaper re [...] | 2006-03-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI596 | PARTY'S 14TH PLENUM TO OPEN SOON; LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Communist Party's Central Committee will begin its 14th plenum March 18. What most likely will be the final gathering before the (still unscheduled) 10th Party Congress, this plenum will seek to address public commentary on the Party's draft Political Report and finalize s [...] | 2006-03-15 08:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR VM |
06HANOI628 | POLITICAL DEBATE, VIETNAMESE STYLE: THE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The public's response to the call for comments on the Communist Party's draft Political Report has been enthusiastic and, by Vietnamese standards, refreshingly open. Many commentators have taken on overtly political issues, expressing dissatisfaction with the Party's [...] | 2006-03-17 06:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR VM |
06HANOI630 | VIETNAM: MARCH 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Minister of Agr [...] | 2006-03-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI685 | VIETNAM - MARCH 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN has ordered [...] | 2006-03-24 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI800 | VIETNAM - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN announced t [...] | 2006-04-06 02:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI837 | GVN TO PRESENT MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM AI STRATEGY; [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine attended the Monthly Donor Group Forum on Avian Influenza (AI) on April 7. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat and Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza David Nabarro were keynote speakers. Phat st [...] | 2006-04-13 04:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI839 | 10th Party Congress: CPV Offers Preview, Aims for [...] (SBU) In a preview of the Communist Party's upcoming 10th National Congress, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan underscored that the Party's key focus will be on how to continue Vietnam's economic and social development efforts. Sticking close to well-known positions in a presentation to the diplo [...] | 2006-04-13 08:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI848 | Party Facing Turmoil on Eve of 10th Congress [...] (SBU) The Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) Central Committee has scheduled an unusual 15th plenum to nail down still undecided senior leadership positions and address a widening corruption scandal. With a number of senior GVN officials implicated in the affair, the Party is scrambling to en [...] | 2006-04-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI895 | Party Begins 10th Congress [...] (SBU) The Communist Party opened its 10th National Party Congress (NPC) April 18 with a five-year review of Party achievements and failures that included a reference to an ongoing corruption scandal that has claimed a number of high- level officials (Ref A). The final draft of the Party's Pol [...] | 2006-04-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI916 | VIETNAM - APRIL 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the fact that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) does not have a BLS-3 laboratory, a credible source indicates that two animal health laboratories in Vietnam have been isolating the H5N1 virus. The Vice Director of the Ministry of Health's Drug Administration has confirm [...] | 2006-04-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI943 | Party Selects New (Old) Leadership; Senior [...] (SBU) The Communist Party closed its 10th National Party Congress (NPC) April 25 after re-electing Nong Duc Manh to the position of Party General Secretary. The Party's new Central Committee, elected April 23, also selected the new Politburo and Party Secretariat. Although many of those who [...] | 2006-04-25 11:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HARARE1307 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ZANU-PF'S MAKONI [...] (C) In an October 26 meeting, ZANU-PF Politburo member Simba Makoni told the Ambassador the ruling party government is gridlocked and adrift. Makoni professed ignorance of the details of the succession battle, in which he has been increasingly mentioned as a contender, but noted Mugabe may c [...] | 2006-11-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR EFIN ZI |
06HARARE1308 | MDC MP CLIAMS MILITARY PRESSURE ON MUGABE [...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Giles Mutsekwa told polchief in meetings in Mutare and Harare October 19 and 27 respectively that Zimbabwean defense forces commander C.G. Chiwenga and other high-ranking officers had met with Mugabe in September and asked him to step aside. Mugabe [...] | 2006-11-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
06HARARE1309 | MDC MP CLAIMS MILITARY PRESSURE ON MUGABE [...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Giles Mutsekwa told polchief in meetings in Mutare and Harare October 19 and 27 respectively that Zimbabwean defense forces commander C.G. Chiwenga and other high-ranking officers had met with Mugabe in September and asked him to step aside. Mugabe [...] | 2006-11-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
06HARARE200 | MUGABE AT 82 - RIGID, DEFIANT, ISOLATED [...] (SBU) In a taped, edited 90-minute state media interview televised locally on Febuary 19, Robert Mugabe sounded familiar anti-western themes and evidenced little inclination to countenance economic or political reforms on the eve of his 82nd birthday. He was familiarly cagey about the process [...] | 2006-02-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR KPAO ZI |
06HARARE434 | NEW LEGISLATION WOULD TIGHTEN GOZ'S GRIP [...] (C) The GOZ in recent weeks has put forward several bills to Parliament, many of which would bolster the state's security apparatus. The Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Bill would update Zimbabwe's counterterrorism laws, and the Interception of Communications Bill would al [...] | 2006-04-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PINR EAGR TBIO PGOV ECPS PHUM PREL |
06HAVANA10031 | NEW CUBAN AMBO TO BOLIVIA: RAFAEL DAUSA [...] (S) The Cuban regime has nominated senior Foreign Ministry honcho Rafael Dausa Cespedes as its ambassador to Bolivia. This in the context of greatly improved relations between Cuba and Bolivia in the wake of Evo Morales' election. Dausa can be expected to intensify Cuba's assault on Bolivia's [...] | 2006-05-11 13:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PINR PREL ASEC BO CU |
06HAVANA10104 | "GREEN EYESHADE" SOBERON: CUBA'S SENIOR ECON GUY [...] (C) Summary: Unhindered by his modest background in accounting, Central Bank President Francisco Soberon has become one of Castro's key advisors. The architect of GOC efforts to recentralize the economy, Soberon has recently eclipsed most other ministers in influence and public profile (with [...] | 2006-05-12 15:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PGOV EFIN ECON PINR CU |
06HAVANA10189 | CARTAS DE CUBA, SPRING 2006 [...] (U) The latest installment of Cartas de Cuba features the following items: - GOC Delirious Over HRC Win - PR on the Prowl - PR vs. BR - Robinson Liked His Whiskey - Party Shuffle - Feisty - New Strategy: Give 'Em Money, Make 'Em Spend It - Just Below the Surface - CDRs... Who [...] | 2006-05-12 16:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PGOV PINR PINS ECON EFIN EAGR SOCI UN CU |
06HAVANA12981 | EX-POLITBURO MEMBER CONVICTED OF INFLUENCE-PEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: A Cuban court has convicted Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte, a former member of the Cuban Communist Party's Political Bureau (Politburo),of influence-peddling and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. The June 16 conviction was announced June 21 in a page-two bulletin in state-co [...] | 2006-06-22 16:09:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16137 | REGIME IMAGES: CASTRO PASSES TORCH TO CHAVEZ [...] (C) Cuban state media on August 14 released still images, and then a video, of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's bedside visit with Fidel Castro a day earlier. Photographic images charged with symbolic meaning are among the hallmarks of Castro's reign; the latest images symbolize Castro's e [...] | 2006-08-15 20:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL VE CU |
06HAVANA8633 | "IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR HEALTH..." (AILMENTS AMONG [...] (C) Summary: Castro has reduced his public profile since February, but rumors of debilitating ill health are unfounded. Russian officials who met with him last week described Castro as "lively." In contrast, Raul Castro wears a back brace and appears to be in worse physical condition than his [...] | 2006-04-20 20:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI CU |
06HELSINKI75 | PAAVO LIPPONEN'S SILLY SEASON COMMENTS ON NATO AND [...] (SBU) Finnish Speaker of Parliament and former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen prompted a media feeding frenzy this week when he publicly criticized Conservative (CONS) presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto's increasingly pro-NATO arguments and urged caution toward NATO membership because it wou [...] | 2006-01-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PINR FI |
06HELSINKI909 | FINLAND ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Balkans Office Director Juha Ottman on September 8. Ottman responded enthusiastically, saying that the steps the US has suggested to Belgrade "are entirely our line as well." He was pleased that the US is maintaining a hard line on ICTY cooperation [...] | 2006-09-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI |
06HILLAH136 | HEIRS TO SHIA POWER MEET TO DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: Ammar Al Hakim and Mohamed Ridha Al Sistani, sons to two of Shia Islam's most important leaders, met on August 24 to discuss a wide range of issues. The two men spoke about the continuing problem of militias and how "Public Committees" might enhance security. Al Sistani voiced his [...] | 2006-09-10 15:37:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
06HILLAH137 | AL SARKHI BECOMES AN APPEALING ALTERNATIVE TO AL SADR FOR [...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Al Hassani Al Sarkhi has begun challenging Muqtada Al Sadr for the allegiance of violent, disaffected young men in south-central Iraq, many of them culled from Sadr's own legions. Sarkhi's willingness to do violence and his lack of political ambition make him an ideal leader [...] | 2006-09-10 15:42:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
06HILLAH142 | TIMELINE ACCEPTABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COALTION FORCES, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Muqtada Al-Sadr, in his most recent Friday sermon, demanded the release of his recently detained associates and called on coalition forces (CF) to leave Iraq. He also derided the national government as ineffective and fragile, but touted the political process as a peaceful form of [...] | 2006-09-23 12:52:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
06HILLAH147 | SWAT COMMANDER'S DEATH MAY JEOPARDIZE NON-PARTISAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary and comment: The head of the Al-Hillah SWAT team was assassinated in his office on Oct. 13, days after being informed by the office of the Prime Minister (PM) that he was being replaced. Though the victim had a warrant out for his arrest on terrorism charges, a confluence of factor [...] | 2006-10-13 18:23:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL PINR PTER PHUM IZ |
06HILLAH155 | UN DEVELOPS ROLE IN SHIA HEARTLAND [...] (C) Summary: Supported by both the Coalition, PRT Najaf and the REO, SRSG PolAd Wilfred Buchta and an advance team traveled to Najaf City on 5 December to lay the groundwork for a visit in early 2007 of the SRSG to meet with Grand Ayatollah Sistani and Shia radical cleric Muqtada Al Sadr. Co [...] | 2006-12-11 07:04:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PINR PINS PREL |
06HILLAH157 | SADR RENEWS CALL FOR IRAQI UNITY, WITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. December 11, Muqtada Al Sadr issued a statement outlining his issues with United States presence in Iraq. Sadr decried what he sees as the systematic destruction of Iraqi society by the twin demons of the United States and Ba'athists. He repeated his call for the withdrawal or ou [...] | 2006-12-16 11:01:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
06HILLAH18 | WASIT POLITICAL OUTSIDERS PREPARE FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Wasit Provincial Council and local officials outside of the ruling Shi'a Islamist groupings (principally the major constituent parties of the United Iraqi Alliance) have begun preparations for provincial elections to be held on an undetermined date in 2006. A slate of secular PC an [...] | 2006-02-12 15:23:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR IZ |
06HILLAH20 | WASIT UIA MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES: [...] (U) SUMMARY. Wasit province was allocated eight seats in the December 15, 2005 elections to the Council of Representatives(CoR). The United Iraqi Alliance (ballot number 555) received seven of the eight seats. Biographical information follows for six of the seven UIA/555 members in the CoR. END [...] | 2006-02-15 14:14:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR IZ |
06HILLAH26 | THOUSANDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PROTEST MOSQUE BOMBING; [...] (U) Summary: Iraqis across the South Central region took to the streets February 22, angrily protesting the bombing of the Al-Askariyah Mosque in Samarra. Reportedly spontaneous at first, the demonstrations were soon spurred on by mosque exhortations and organized by Shi'a government officials, [...] | 2006-02-23 16:36:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH28 | NAJAF, KARBALA MOSQUES PREACH UNITY AND CALM; BLAME [...] (U) Summary: Friday Mosque sermons delivered amidst heavy security in Najaf and Karbala generally appealed for calm and unity, and were followed by peaceful demonstrations. Despite some Sadrist provocations, the two Shi'a holy cities were reportedly quiet, with shops and offices closed and blac [...] | 2006-02-24 17:59:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH29 | PROTESTS, SPORADIC VIOLENCE CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL; [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests continued across Wasit and Babil Provinces in South Central Iraq for a second and third day after the bombing of Al-Askariyah mosque in Samarra. In Wasit, Shi'a Islamists of all affiliations joined a massive demonstration February 23. The next day, Sadrist mosque preache [...] | 2006-02-24 18:20:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH30 | SISTANI URGES SCIRI HEAD AL-HAKIM TO CALM SHI'A, PROTECT [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani urged Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),to calm the Shi'a, protect Sunni shrines and prevent further violence. The February 24 meeting took place at Sistani's [...] | 2006-02-25 12:04:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH32 | NAJAF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS' BIOGRAPHICAL [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (U) Najaf Province was allocated eight seats in the recently elected Council of Representatives (CoR). The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) won seven of the eight seats. The eighth Najaf seat went to a candidate from the Iyad Allawi-affiliated National Iraqi Lis [...] | 2006-02-28 16:24:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ |
06HILLAH36 | BARHAM SALIH TELLS SISTANI THAT KURDS OPPOSE JAFARI; SISTANI [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Minister of Planning Barham Salih told Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in a March 5 meeting that Jalal Talabani and his Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are opposed to the nomination by the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) of Ibrahim Jafari as Prim [...] | 2006-03-05 18:19:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH37 | MOSQUE ORATORS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IRAQ CALL FOR MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shi'a mosque preachers in Najaf, Babil, Wasit and Karbala called for the unity of all Muslims during Friday, March 3 prayers. A Babil Province Sadrist mosque orator blamed attempts to sow sectarian discord on the "occupiers," while a Sadrist preacher in Najaf claimed that [...] | 2006-03-05 18:25:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR IZ |
06HILLAH40 | DIWANIYAH DAWA REP CAUTIONS AGAINST JAFARI'S REMOVAL; FEARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Diwaniyah Islamic Dawa Party official elected to the Council of Representatives (CoR) from the province's United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) slate cautioned against replacing Ibrahim Jafari as the UIA nominee for prime minister in the new Iraqi government. The parliamentarian, who is re [...] | 2006-03-09 11:53:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ |
06HILLAH48 | KARBALA COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS' BIOGRAPHIC [...] (U) In the December 15, 2005 elections, residents of Karbala province cast their votes to fill six seats in the new Council of Representatives (CoR). They elected five members from the Shi'a Islamist United Iraqi Alliance coalition list (UIA, ballot number 555),and one from the National Iraq [...] | 2006-03-23 16:07:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
06HILLAH8 | NEW DIWANIYAH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION SHOWS DAWA, SADR [...] (C) Summary: The Diwaniyah Province delegation to the new National Assembly (NA) will contain seven candidates from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA, ballot number 555) and one candidate from the Iraqi National List (ballot number 731) according to final provincial results provided by the provinc [...] | 2006-01-09 14:59:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1035 | VISIT OF AMBASSADOR HANFORD TO HCMC: OFFICIAL MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford told GVN officials during a August 14-16 visit that he welcomed the progress that Vietnam has made on religious freedom over the past two years. However, additional progress was needed, especially in the North [...] | 2006-09-12 02:08:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1055 | VIETNAM: FIRST NATIONAL HOUSE CHURCH REGISTERED [...] (SBU) Leaders of the Danang-based United World Mission Church (UWMC) told us on September 15 that the national Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) had issued nationwide registration for their organization. The date of the CRA promulgation was September 1, 2006, although HCMC authorities only [...] | 2006-09-15 10:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1056 | AUGUST 14-16 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR HANFORD TO HCMC: MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: Protestant leaders representing the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) and unregistered house church groups told Ambassador Hanford that they see continuing improvement in religious freedom conditions, even in the Northwest Highlands. Some complained of [...] | 2006-09-15 10:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1122 | PROTESTANT SETBACK IN A NINH THUAN VILLAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: A local evangelist from an ethnic minority village in central Ninh Thuan told us that all 30 followers affiliated with his Inter-Evangelistic Movement had renounced Protestantism under pressure. Local officials reportedly threatened to withhold government benefits and ostracize [...] | 2006-10-03 08:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1128 | AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS IN CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff visited Danang, Quang Nam, and Thua Thien Hue provinces in Central Vietnam to assess provincial Avian Influenza (AI) preparedness activities. Animal Health and Preventive Health authorities are generally satisfied with current AI prevention programs in their provinces, [...] | 2006-10-04 09:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1144 | VIETNAM'S TIGHTER GRIP ON THE INTERNET [...] (SBU) Summary: The Party and the GVN have introduced new legal and technical measures to strengthen controls over the Internet. Much of the focus is centered on bolstering firewalls, preventing search engines from displaying unwanted content and centralizing Internet monitoring in Vietnam's [...] | 2006-10-06 07:25:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PINR PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1222 | PHU YEN PROVINCE: PROMISING OR PROBLEMATIC? [...] (SBU) Summary: Phu Yen province in Central Coastal Vietnam has promise -- especially in aquaculture, light industry and tourism -- but is being held back by a rigid and insular government. Despite the relatively orthodox approach to economic development, the province appears to be implementing [...] | 2006-10-25 09:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1243 | ADJUDICATING ETHNIC MINORITY PRIORITY-ONE REFUGEE CASES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11, 12 and 13. 2. (C) Over the past few months, the Mission P-1 Committee has been working to develop information on a potential political refugee (P-1 visa) case involving an ethnic minority individual from the Central Highlands provin [...] | 2006-10-31 07:19:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1246 | ADJUDICATING ETHNIC MINORITY PRIORITY-ONE REFUGEE CASES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11, 12 and 13. 2. (C) Over the past few months, the Mission P-1 Committee has been working to develop information on a potential political refugee (P-1 visa) case involving an ethnic minority individual from the Central Highlands provin [...] | 2006-11-01 05:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV PREF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1257 | HCMC BUSINESSMAN PREVIEWS PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT [...] (C) A prominent Ho Chi Minh City businessman who accompanied Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on his recent trip to Japan told EconOff that President Nguyen Minh Triet is keen to receive an invitation to visit the United States from President Bush when the two meet in Hanoi this month. According [...] | 2006-11-03 05:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1404 | HCMC CONTACT ON CHINA, INTERNAL CPV POLITICS AND PRESSURE ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: On December 12 we met with Huy Duc (protect),a well-placed HCMC media contact, to review the results of the APEC Leaders' Summit, media issues and internal political developments. Duc reportedly is close to Politburo member Truong Tan Sang, head of the Communist P [...] | 2006-12-15 11:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CH PGOV PHUM PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1413 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY OUTBREAKS REPORTED IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Animal health authorities in southern Vietnam?s Mekong Delta have confirmed that H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) has killed over 6,000 birds in several flocks in the provinces of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu. The birds, mostly ducklings, were illegally hatched and not vaccinated against AI. [...] | 2006-12-20 12:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1484 | HCMC ECONOMIC LEADERS EVALUATE PERFORMANCE IN 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: Government and international business leaders gathered for their annual review of Ho Chi Minh City's economic performance. HCMC marked new milestones in economic development in 2006, but familiar obstacles to growth - including infrastructure and human resource development - re [...] | 2006-12-22 12:19:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB EFIN PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1485 | HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF DOAN VAN DIEN AND DOAN HUY CHUONG [...] (C) Summary. Following up on reftel reports of a series of dissident arrests prior to the APEC Leaders' Summit, ConGen was able to confirm the detention of Doan Van Dien and Doan Huy Chuong -- father and son -- in HCMC. They appear to have been targeted for their peaceful political and socia [...] | 2006-12-26 03:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1492 | ALL HIS (PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S) CHILDREN [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: ConGen has been seeking additional information on the biographies of the three children of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. We understand that Dzung, in his meeting with the President during the APEC Leaders' Summit, sought to deflect or downplay the ties of h [...] | 2006-12-26 09:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1493 | VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL [...] (C) Summary: Mission's Priority One (P-1) Referral Committee has completed consideration of twelve possible P- 1 applicants and is referring one individual, Phan Van Ban, to PRM for consideration. The other eleven individuals did not have persecution claims or credible fears that are either [...] | 2006-12-26 09:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1497 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: ADDITIONAL POULTRY FLOCKS INFECTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Animal Health Authorities have confirmed that Avian Influenza (AI) has been detected in additional poultry flocks in southern Vietnam's Ca Mau province. This comes only days after 6,000 birds, mostly ducks, died from AI in Ca Mau and neighboring Bac Lieu Province (Ref A). GVN [...] | 2006-12-28 09:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY382 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN TAN DUNG: STRONG ROOTS IN THE [...] (SBU) During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang April 6-7, the Consul General discussed with local officials Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who spent his formative years in the province. According to Kien Giang People's Committee Chairman Bui Ngoc Suong, Dung was born i [...] | 2006-04-13 10:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY412 | VIETNAM INTERNET: NEW CHANNELS FOR MEDIA AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Internet use in HCMC and other towns -- small and large -- in Vietnam is expanding dramatically. Although the GVN has established a tight regulatory and technical framework to control the Internet, its impact on use and access appears relatively muted thus far. Political and r [...] | 2006-04-21 10:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PINR PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY607 | TRAN KHUE DISCUSSES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: On June 6 we met with political dissident Tran Khue in HCMC to discuss developments related to the "Democratic Party of Vietnam," which Khue and other dissidents launched in Hanoi on June 1. Khue said that he has been tasked with opening a Party office in HCMC; he has sufficient [...] | 2006-06-06 09:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY674 | TRAN HUU PHUOC LIKELY NOT A HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Cao Dai believer Tran Huu Phuoc was imprisoned in April for two years for slander. He alleged that he was being persecuted for his religious and political beliefs. We believe that his is not/not a human rights or religious freedom case. Phuoc's legal troubles stem from his re [...] | 2006-06-23 07:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY732 | THICH QUANG DO COMES TO DINNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Venerable Thich Quang Do, President of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, attended a small dinner hosted by the Consul General July 10 -- despite the monk's ongoing pagoda arrest. He welcomed the opportunity to talk at length about the need for political change i [...] | 2006-07-12 12:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY808 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM PRESSES; GVN RESPONDS CAREFULLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Political activist and senior member of the nascent Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) Tran Khue faces official harassment as he presses his party's agenda. HCMC authorities restricted Khue's movement and briefly detained him on July 15, 16 and 18, when he was questioned about t [...] | 2006-07-25 12:33:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY810 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY VACCINATIONS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings, the Directors of the HCMC and Mekong Delta Regional Animal Health Centers told us that they are generally satisfied with the results of the Avian Influenza (AI) poultry vaccination campaign. The last poultry outbreak in the Mekong Delta and South-Central regi [...] | 2006-07-25 13:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY87 | ANALYSIS OF PROVINCIAL PARTY CONGRESSES IN CENTRAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In late 2005, provincial Communist Party Committees in southern and central Vietnam conducted their Party Congresses to select the new crop of provincial leaders for the 2006-2010 term. The results may offer some indication of the thinking and direction of the Party as it prepa [...] | 2006-01-25 08:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KIRF PHUM VM DPOL |
06HOCHIMINHCITY925 | (C) DISSIDENTS AND POLICE STEP UP ACTIVITIES IN HCMC [...] (C) Summary: Two new political activist networks are emerging in the HCMC consular district working alongside more established dissidents. The new groups - the 8406 Bloc (named for their April 8, 2006 manifesto) and the Bach Dang Giang Foundation -- are more activist and daring than the more c [...] | 2006-08-18 09:18:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY936 | PALTALK/8406 BLOC ACTIVIST DETAINED AGAIN [...] (C) On the night of August 18, plainclothes police detained Truong Quoc Huy and his brother Trung Quoc Tuan at an internet cafe in HCMC. (Per reftels, Huy is a member of the "8406 bloc" dissident group and one of three individuals held by police for nine months in the "PalTalk" Internet chatro [...] | 2006-08-23 03:42:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY957 | MILITARY OWNED ENTERPRISES IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Military Owned Enterprises (MOEs) in southern Vietnam are tied in with the Ministry of Defense (MOD) much as other State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) interact with their respective owner/ministries, according to HCMC officials. The economic impact of MOEs is hard to gauge due to the [...] | 2006-08-25 02:01:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EIND KCOR PINR VM |
06HONGKOG2054 | MNUSCRIPT OF ZHAO ZIYANG CONVERSATIONS LEAKED TO [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Liu Baopu, the son of Zhao Ziyang's aide Bao Tong, discussed with poloff the recent controversy over a leaked manuscript about Zhao written by Zong Fengming, Zhao's qigong meditation coach. Zong, 86, recently complained to the media that portions of his manuscript, ba [...] | 2006-05-18 03:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1251 | DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: LABOR [...] (C) Summary: During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed labor issues with local NGOs and a mainland-based labor lawyer. Han Dongfang, Director of "China Labour Bulletin (CLB)," said that mainland local authorities have warned the families of industr [...] | 2006-03-24 09:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB |
06HONGKONG1252 | DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: CIVIL [...] (C) During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed civil society and political party developments with Hong Kong-based NGOs. According to the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the pro-Government parties have become more skittish about participating i [...] | 2006-03-24 09:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB |
06HONGKONG1362 | CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON SINO-VATICAN RELATIONS; [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, newly appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun said he was optimistic about the restoration of ties between the Holy See and Beijing. According to Zen, the Pope had made clear that he wanted to visit the mainland. During a special Vatican ceremony for the new cardinals o [...] | 2006-03-31 10:27:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1394 | MFA COMMISSIONER LU XINHUA'S MESSAGE TO THE CG [...] (C) Begin Summary: Newly arrived MFA Commissioner Lu Xinhua invited Consul General Cunningham to a private lunch on April 3 to cordially but clearly reiterate that consulates in Hong Kong should not interfere in Hong Kong's affairs. He raised also the activities in Hong Kong of U.S. NGO's wit [...] | 2006-04-04 04:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG1417 | LIBERAL PARTY CHIEF FLOATS IDEA OF A RULING PARTY [...] (C) Summary: On April 3, James Tien, Chairman of the pro-business Liberal Party (LP),proposed an amendment to an election bill currently under discussion by the Legislative Council, which would allow the winning Chief Executive (CE) candidate to retain his/her political party affiliation. Un [...] | 2006-04-04 11:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1512 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Consul General Cunningham met with Lee Wing-tat, Democratic Party (DP) Chairman to review the party's election strategy. Lee said he welcomed the creation of the Civic Party and seemed pretty confident that the pan-democrats could get the hundred plus Chief Executive [...] | 2006-04-11 09:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1594 | WHAT'S ON HONG KONG'S MIND THESE DAYS? [...] (SBU) Inevitably our reporting concentrates on major political and economic developments, but the full flavor of Hong Kong life, and the context for the major developments, is also important. Hong Kong people are concerned about Constitutional Reform and maintaining their competitive edge ov [...] | 2006-04-18 10:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL PGOV SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG1656 | UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING [...] (C) Summary: As committee debate continues in the Legislative Council (Legco) on the Government's bill to regulate covert surveillance and wiretapping, critics of the legislation say they want to amend several troubling aspects of the legislation. Two prominent legal groups recently issued re [...] | 2006-04-20 09:11:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG1744 | CIVIC PARTY: SEEKING FUNDS AND SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: More than one month after its inauguration as Hong Kong's newest political party, the Civic Party (CP) continues to promote itself and its platform to the public and to seek financial support for its activities. On April 22, CP Chairman Kuan Hsin-chi and party leader Audrey Eu mi [...] | 2006-04-26 10:05:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1817 | CHINA ORDAINS BISHOP AGAINST VATICAN'S WISHES, [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the Catholic Diocese of Kunming ordained a new bishop at a ceremony organized by the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) and ignored appeals from the Holy See to postpone the ordination ceremony of Father Ma Yinglin, who had not been ap [...] | 2006-05-02 10:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG1819 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG AND THE DAB: CORE [...] (C) Summary: Since his early March return from the National People's Congress (NPC) annual meeting in Beijing, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang has drawn closer to Hong Kong's leading pro-Beijing political party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). Beg [...] | 2006-05-02 10:09:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1861 | HONG KONG TRANSITION PROJECT POLL FINDS SUPPORT [...] (SBU) During a May 3 press conference, Researcher Michael DeGolyer announced the results of a poll conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project and commissioned by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),a U.S. NGO. The poll, &Parties, Policies and Political Reform in Hong Kong,8 was conduct [...] | 2006-05-04 10:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1941 | HONG KONG PRIVACY COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE [...] (C) Summary: On May 2, Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner confirmed to poloff that the Commission was investigating whether information provided by Yahoo! regarding mainland journalist Shi Tao, had violated the territory's Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Although Shi is not a Hong Kong resi [...] | 2006-05-10 09:37:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG1978 | HKG WILL PARTICIPATE IN IPR WORKSHOP, ASKS FOR [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, May 12, Constitutional Affairs Bureau (CAB) Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Joseph Lai told E/P Chief that although the Hong Kong Government (HKG) would fully participate in Post's IPR Enforcement Workshop (scheduled for May 15 and 16),future "internation [...] | 2006-05-12 11:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIPR KJUS ECON PINR HK CH EINT |
06HONGKONG2050 | CHINA INSTALLS ANOTHER BISHOP IN WORSENING [...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Bishop Zhan Silu celebrated Mass to mark his formal installation as Bishop of the Mindong Diocese in the PRC,s Fujian Province. According to Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, Zhan was illicitly ordained a bishop in 2000 but was never form [...] | 2006-05-17 10:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG2054 | MANUSCRIPT OF ZHAO ZIYANG CONVERSATIONS LEAKED TO [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Liu Baopu, the son of Zhao Ziyang's aide Bao Tong, discussed with poloff the recent controversy over a leaked manuscript about Zhao written by Zong Fengming, Zhao's qigong meditation coach. Zong, 86, recently complained to the media that portions of his manuscript, ba [...] | 2006-05-18 03:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2119 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT [...] (C) Summary. The dust has settled since the defeat by Hong Kong democrats of Donald Tsang's Constitutional Reform package in December. Tsang's strategy failed because he didn't anticipate the ability of the pan-democrats to remain united on the call for a timetable for democracy. He believ [...] | 2006-05-23 06:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG219 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 06:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2210 | WATCH THIS SPACE: ANSON CHAN AND THE ELECTION OF [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, in her first public speech in more than three months, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan told a media awards dinner that at this time she was "not willing to disclose" her future plans regarding the 2007 Chief Executive election; instead, she instructed the press to "ju [...] | 2006-05-26 09:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2239 | VICTORY FOR DONALD TSANG: LEGCO SUBCOMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, the Legislative Council (Legco) Public Works Subcommittee voted in favor of the Hong Kong Government's long-contested HKD 5.1 billion (USD 660 million) proposal to construct a new Government headquarters complex at the Tamar waterfront site. If, as expected, the Legco [...] | 2006-05-30 10:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2399 | RUMORS INTENSIFY OVER NEW CHIEF SECRETARY; SOME [...] (C) Summary: The Chief Executive (CE) election is more than nine months away, but press speculation about behind-the-scenes jockeying for the Chief Secretary (CS) and other ministerial positions has already begun. Many had predicted that John Tsang Chun-wah, Director of the CE's Office and c [...] | 2006-06-09 08:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2452 | CHING CHEONG DETENTION: HONG KONG JOURNALIST [...] (C) On August 5, 2005, the PRC issued formal charges of espionage against "Straits Times" journalist Ching Cheong. On June 12, 2006, Johnny Lau, a former colleague of Ching's and a veteran China analyst, told poloff that since then there has been no satisfactory progress on Ching's case (i.e. [...] | 2006-06-13 09:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
06HONGKONG2493 | UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING [...] (C) Summary: The government is becoming frustrated with the Legislative Council's (Legco) slow progress in scrutinizing a covert surveillance and wiretapping bill and has signaled that it may force a vote by August 2. On June 12, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee called the progress "unsatis [...] | 2006-06-15 10:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG2513 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESISTS REVEALING MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Party (DP) is the only one of Hong Kong's four largest political parties which has failed to comply with a long-existing but only recently publicized legal requirement to release its membership roster. While the DP initially announced that it would publish its list [...] | 2006-06-16 08:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2587 | CPPCC CHAIRMAN JIA QINGLIN VISIT TO HONG KONG: [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Jia Qinglin of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will visit Hong Kong June 27-29 to attend the "Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum," which will mark the third anniversary of the signing of the Hong Kong-PRC Clos [...] | 2006-06-22 09:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2635 | UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING [...] (C) Summary: The Bills Committee on the Interception of Communications and Covert Surveillance (BC) finished scrutinizing the legislation on June 22 -- only 10 days after Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee criticized the Committee SIPDIS for its slow progress (see ref a). Pro-democracy memb [...] | 2006-06-26 09:24:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG2638 | ANSON CHAN JOINS WITH DEMOCRATS IN URGING PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: On July 25, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced that she would join the July 1 pro-democracy march and urged Hong Kongers to turn out for the rally. Appearing in a joint press conference with fourteen democratic legislators, Chan denied that her decision to participate in [...] | 2006-06-26 10:09:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2709 | LOW TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR JULY 1 MARCH DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Organizers expect only 30,000 to 40,000 people to participate in this year's July 1 pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, despite the high-profile participation of popular former Chief Secretary Anson Chan. Nevertheless, the organizers hope that by placing less emphasis on other socia [...] | 2006-06-30 09:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PGOV PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2728 | JULY 1 DEMONSTRATIONS: PRELUDE TO 2007 CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: on July 1, Hong Kong marked the ninth anniversary of its reversion to the PRC with three major events: an official flag-raising ceremony led by Chief Executive Donald Tsang, a "patriotic" parade organized by a coalition of pro-Beijing and pro-business organizations that drew 40-5 [...] | 2006-07-03 10:02:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2741 | THE COLOSSUS: A YEAR OF DONALD TSANG [...] (C) Summary. After a year in office, despite what appeared to be a series of political defeats, Chief Executive Donald Tsang has mastered Hong Kong's political scene and seems to dominate his opponents and rivals on all sides. Buoyed by continued strong economic growth, Tsang has effectively [...] | 2006-07-05 08:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2786 | QUASI-OFFICIAL PRC MAGAZINE ALLEGES U.S. [...] (C) Since the 1997 handover, the PRC Government has conveyed its displeasure with U.S. policy towards Hong Kong through two primary channels -- formal demarches in Hong Kong and/or in Beijing, and/or the pro-Beijing local media -- often alleging U.S. "interference" in China's "internal affairs [...] | 2006-07-07 09:34:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2850 | HIGH COURT RULES ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 12, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) struck down a February lower court ruling that had granted six-month "temporary validity" to the Government's covert surveillance and wiretapping operations, despite the lower court's finding that such operations were uncons [...] | 2006-07-12 09:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG2908 | HONG KONG CONTACTS DISCUSS THE MEANING OF "WEI [...] (C) Summary: According to Consulate contacts, the Chinese term "wei quan" is being used with increasing frequency to describe a broad range of protests occurring in China, as well as the work of a group of mainland lawyers and citizens/activists involved in these protests. While there is no d [...] | 2006-07-17 09:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2949 | NO ADDITIONAL ILLICIT BISHOP ORDINATIONS PREDICTED [...] (C) Summary. On July 18, Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told poloff that he did not expect any illicit Chinese bishop ordinations in the coming weeks and predicted a quiet summer. The Pope, said Nugent, at Cardinal Joseph Zen's suggestion and urging, hoped to [...] | 2006-07-19 08:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK VT |
06HONGKONG2950 | ANSON CHAN FORMS CORE GROUP, AGAIN DECLINES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 19 speech, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan once again declined to say whether she would enter the 2007 Chief Executive election. Instead, she discussed the Basic Law's provision of a legal basis for universal suffrage and criticized attempts to establish n [...] | 2006-07-19 08:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG2966 | FORMER SECRETARY FOR SECURITY REGINA IP RETURNS TO [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, following a well-choreographed return to Hong Kong, former Secretary for Security Regina Ip launched the Savantas Policy Institute, a think tank which will focus on how to transform Hong Kong into a knowledge-based economy and develop the city into the mainland's platf [...] | 2006-07-20 10:17:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG2981 | MACAU ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATING [...] (C) Summary: Macau's economy is again picking up steam as GDP growth surged 18.8 percent in the first quarter of 2006. Growth is being driven largely by the booming tourism and gaming sectors, and by massive investment in a number of large-scale casino and infrastructure projects. Tax receipt [...] | 2006-07-21 10:47:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG3054 | MORE POLITICAL APPOINTEES FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) RELEASED A PROPOSAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS TO HIGH-RANKING POSITIONS. THE PLAN, PART OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG'S INITIATIVE FOR STRONG GOVERNANCE, IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR M [...] | 2006-07-27 11:13:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG3065 | U.K. TAKES STRONGER LINE ON HONG KONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 25 REPORT, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT STATED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" AND ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE HAS BEEN "LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE PROGRESS" TOWARD THAT GOAL. THE REPORT RECEIVED BROAD COVERAGE IN THE HONG KONG PRESS, WHICH ALSO [...] | 2006-07-28 11:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH UK |
06HONGKONG3066 | USCC MEETING WITH CARDINAL ZEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JUNE 25 MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN SAID THE TWO RECENT PRC ORDINATIONS OF BISHOPS WITHOUT VATICAN APPROVAL HAD CONSTITUTED A RETURN TO THE PRACTICE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED THE IM [...] | 2006-07-30 04:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK |
06HONGKONG3067 | USCC MEETING WITH DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A JUNE 26 MEETING WITH A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),THREE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE BETTERMENT AND PROGRESS OF HONG KONG (DAB) EXPLAINED WHY THEIR [...] | 2006-07-30 04:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG3068 | USCC MEETING WITH HONG KONG HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, HONG KONG CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (HKCTU) SECRETARY GENERAL LEE CHEUK-YAN AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI) HONG KONG-BASED RESEARCHER MARK ALLISON BRIEFED VISITING MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATI [...] | 2006-07-30 05:18:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG3069 | USCC MEETING WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, SIX HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS TOLD A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) THAT HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG "HAS PUT DEMOCRACY INTO A BLACK HOLE." BEIJING WAS "VERY WORRIED" THAT FORMER CHIEF SECRE [...] | 2006-07-30 05:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG3109 | COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL TO PASS DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMARY: PAN-DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCED ON JLY 28 THAT THEY WOULD VOTE EN BLOC AGAINST THE COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL WHEN IT COMES UP FOR A VOTE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS EARLY AS AUGUST 2. DESPITE THIS, PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION IS ALL BUT ASSURED GIVEN THE SUPPORT OF THE PRO [...] | 2006-08-01 10:27:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG3120 | HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS REPORT POSSIBLE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) ON AUGUST 2, THE "ORIENTAL DAILY" AND ITS SISTER PUBLICATION "THE SUN" REPORTED THAT GAO SIREN, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE (CGLO) IN HONG KONG, WOULD RETIRE BY THE END OF YEAR. GAO, 62, BEGAN WORKING AT THE CGLO IN JANUARY 2000 AS ONE OF EIGHT DEPUTY DIRECTORS, TH [...] | 2006-08-02 08:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3171 | LEGCO PASSES COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (LEGCO) PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL LAW REGULATING THE USE OF COVERT SURVEILLANCE, INTERCEPTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND INTERCEPTION OF POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS BY HONG KONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKERS CRITICIZED THE LEGISLAT [...] | 2006-08-07 10:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC |
06HONGKONG3207 | PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On July 31, Reverend Chan Kim-kwong, Executive Secretary of the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) told poloff that the issue of Sino-Vatican relations had moved beyond the State Council's purview and was currently being deliberated by the General Office of the Centra [...] | 2006-08-09 11:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG3208 | PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON JULY 31, REVEREND CHAN KIM-KWONG, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL (HKCC) AND FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER, PREDICTED TO POLOFF THAT IN THE UPCOMING CE ELECTION, 26 OF THE 40 VOTES FROM THE RELIGIOUS SUB-SECTOR WOULD GO TO THE CAN [...] | 2006-08-09 11:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH KCRM SMIG |
06HONGKONG3271 | HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: "STRAITS TIMES" JOURNALIST CHING CHEONG IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN THE BEIJING SECOND INTERMEDIATE PEOPLE'S COURT ON AUGUST 15 FOR A TWO-DAY HEARING, THE INDEPENDENT HONG KONG DAILY "MING PAO" REPORTED AUGUST 14. THE NEWSPAPER SPECULATED THAT THE TRIAL WOULD BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLI [...] | 2006-08-14 11:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3374 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY VICE CHAIRMAN AND LEGISLATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOUR BAT-WIELDING ASSAILANTS ATTACKED DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DP) VICE CHAIRMAN ALBERT HO ON AUGUST 20; HO SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, ARM, AND FACE. AFTER VISITING THE LAWMAKER IN THE HOSPITAL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG DECLARED, "WE WILL ARREST THEM (THE CULPRITS) AND BRI [...] | 2006-08-21 11:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3400 | DEMARCHE TO MACAU ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (C) On August 15, poloffs delivered Ref demarche on trafficking in persons (TIP) to Deputy Director Patricia Ferreira of Macau's International Law Office. Ferreira reacted positively to the recommendations contained in the nonpaper about how Macau could improve its TIP tier rating and agreed [...] | 2006-08-23 10:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN PREL SMIG MC |
06HONGKONG3559 | HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS PUBLISH CHING CHEONG VERDICT [...] (SBU) SEVERAL HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED "STRAITS TIMES" JOURNALIST CHING CHEONG'S ALLEGED COURT JUDGMENT ON SEPTEMBER 5. ACCORDING TO THE PRESS, THE PRO-BEIJING SING TAO NEWS CORPORATION WAS THE FIRST MEDIA ORGANIZATION TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE LEAKED VERDICT TO ITS WEBSITE ON SEPTEMBER [...] | 2006-09-06 00:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3596 | VISIT TO THE U.S. OF HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung will visit the U.S. September 10-17 for meetings with USG officials, including Attorney General Gonzales; public speaking opportunities; and participation in legal and academic exchanges. The November 2005 appointment of Wong, an out [...] | 2006-09-07 09:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP CH HK |
06HONGKONG3750 | HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA FRENZY OVER COVERT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The late-August publication of sneak paparazzi-style photos of partially clad "canto-pop" singer Gillian Chung has sparked a public debate in Hong Kong over the proper balance between right to privacy and freedom of the press. Women's rights activists and some politici [...] | 2006-09-19 08:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3794 | VISIT TO HONG KONG OF EAP DAS THOMAS CHRISTENSEN [...] (C) Summary: During his September 14-16 visit to Hong Kong, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen reviewed Hong Kong economic and political issues with Financial Secretary Henry Tang, who said the central government leadership in Beijing closely followed but did not fully understand political development [...] | 2006-09-22 03:34:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP ECON CH HK |
06HONGKONG3872 | ANSON CHAN RULES OUT RUNNING FOR TOP POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a move undoubtedly welcomed in Beijing, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced on September 23 that she would not contest the 2007 Chief Executive (CE) election, removing the most serious complication for incumbent CE Donald Tsang's reelection bid. Chan told the [...] | 2006-09-27 09:45:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3912 | MFA COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG PRESSES FOR CHAN AS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-30 07:24:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3973 | OVERVIEW OF HONG KONG'S ASYLUM POLICIES [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong, which is not a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention, does not grant asylum to refugees but allows the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Hong Kong Office to assess all refugee claims submitted by asylum seekers. A recent doubling of as [...] | 2006-10-06 06:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL PREF PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG4027 | HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS: "DON'T [...] (C) Summary: In his second annual Policy Address on October 11, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang reviewed his first year in office, detailed plans for his current term, and outlined his views on the major challenges that the next CE would face during the 2007-12 term. Tsang's addr [...] | 2006-10-11 09:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4115 | FALUN GONG: STRUCTURE AND FINANCING AS SEEN FROM [...] (C) Summary: The Falun Gong (FLG) movement has virtually no organizational structure, coordinated policy, or central financing, according to numerous Falun Gong contacts in Hong Kong. It is better thought of as a very loose association of practitioners who communicate through emails and regu [...] | 2006-10-17 09:26:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG4214 | EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, accompanied by EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, exchanged views on local and regional issues with a broad spectrum of key Hong Kong contacts, during an October 21-23 visit. William Ryback, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong [...] | 2006-10-25 09:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH TW KN |
06HONGKONG4288 | CARDINAL ZEN REQUESTS RETIREMENT AS BISHOP OF HONG [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us that even though Cardinal Joseph Zen has publicly stated his desire to retire as Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese in order to concentrate on Sino-Vatican issues, he did not believe that the Pope had a [...] | 2006-11-02 04:20:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG4356 | ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 00:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG4357 | ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 00:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG4358 | ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE [...] (C) Pro-democracy Civic Party legislator Alan Leong formally declared his candidacy for Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) on November 4. Leong denied that he had received any pressure -- from Beijing or elsewhere -- not to run, and he told the press that a single-candidate election for CE would [...] | 2006-11-07 00:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG4398 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE -- ACCOUNTING [...] (C) Summary: Mandy Tam, the functional constituency legislator representing the accounting sector, told us on November 2 about the challenges of recruiting pro-democracy accountants to compete for the twenty accounting subsector seats in the Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee. Many acco [...] | 2006-11-09 06:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4414 | BEIJING-BASED UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE CALLS ON CONSUL [...] (C) Veerapong Vongvarotai, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representative for China and Mongolia, discussed asylum and refugee issues with Consul General Cunningham on November 9. Vongvarotai, who was accompanied by Choosin Ngaotheppitak, Senior Protection O [...] | 2006-11-09 09:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF HK CH KN MC |
06HONGKONG4529 | PRO-BEIJING MAGAZINE ALLEGES U.S. "INTERFERENCE" [...] (C) "Mirror" magazine, a pro-Beijing Chinese-language monthly, repeated well-worn allegations in its November issue that the USG continued to interfere in Hong Kong's internal affairs (Ref A). "Mirror" magazine is published by Xu Simin, a retired Chinese People's Political Consultative Confere [...] | 2006-11-21 10:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4535 | MFA COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE PROTESTS U.S.-CHINA [...] (C) Deputy Director General of the MFA Commissioner's Office Kuang Rongjian called Poloff (in the absence of the Economic/Political Chief) on November 21 to convey PRC "opposition" to statements pertaining to Hong Kong as detailed in the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's 200 [...] | 2006-11-22 08:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4610 | CHINA ORDAINS THIRD "ILLICIT" BISHOP OF THE YEAR; [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us on December 1 that the installation of Wang Renlei, the Vicar General of the Xuzhou Diocese in Jiangsu Province, as the auxiliary bishop of the diocese was "quite worrying" and "provocative." The participati [...] | 2006-12-01 11:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
06HONGKONG4649 | PRC NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO'S LOW-KEY VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: PRC National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo visited Hong Kong December 2-4 to preside at the opening ceremony of the International Telecommunications Union's "ITU Telecom World 2006" and meet with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Donald [...] | 2006-12-05 09:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
06HONGKONG4666 | UNOFFICIAL MARCH 25 REFERENDUM TO ASSESS VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Former legislator Cyd Ho, Co-Convenor of "Project Civil Referendum", recently discussed her plans for a large-scale unofficial referendum in Hong Kong on March 25, 2007 -- the same day as the Chief Executive (CE) election by the 800-member CE Election Committee. Ho and the other [...] | 2006-12-07 03:01:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4690 | HONG KONG ELECTORS CHOOSE CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, a small minority of Hong Kong citizens will select the 800-member Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee, which next March will elect a CE to serve from 2007 to 2012. Incumbent CE Donald Tsang almost certainly will be reelected for a five-year term in March 2007 [...] | 2006-12-08 08:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4691 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE: WHO MIGHT VOTE [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, a limited number of Hong Kong residents will select the 800 members of the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election Committee (EC),which in turn will choose the next Chief Executive (CE) in March 2007. Ref a reviewed the complicated Hong Kong electoral process, discusse [...] | 2006-12-08 09:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4704 | SURPRISING ELECTORAL SUCCESS FOR HONG KONG'S [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, pro-democracy candidates for Hong Kong's Chief Executive Election Committee (EC),which will select the next Chief Executive in March 2007, captured approximately 134 seats on the 800-member EC, potentially more than enough to enable Alan Leong, the pan-democratic [...] | 2006-12-11 09:43:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4786 | CHING CHEONG'S FAMILY AND HONG KONG LEGISLATURE [...] (C) Summary: The family of detained "Straits Times" reporter Ching Cheong formally requested on December 16 that mainland authorities release Ching on medical parole, or allow him to serve his sentence in a Guangdong prison, following last month's decision by a Beijing appeals court to uphold [...] | 2006-12-20 03:54:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG4809 | MACANESE PROTEST LABOR POLICIES AND CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary and comment: Approximately 600 workers and citizens in Macau took to the streets on December 20, the seventh anniversary of Macau's reversion to the PRC, to protest labor issues and government corruption in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). Unlike the May 1, 2006 de [...] | 2006-12-21 09:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC |
06HONGKONG4884 | MAINLAND "HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS" GATHER IN HONG [...] (C) Summary: Nine mainland activists gathered in Hong Kong to network and share experiences regarding their weiquan ("rights protection") activities during a two-day conference. Amnesty's original intent in bringing these activists to Hong Kong was to provide them with a safe place outside of [...] | 2006-12-29 09:10:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG686 | HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS REPORT A READJUSTMENT OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The "Oriental Daily" and its sister publication "The Sun" reported on February 17 that during a January 6 Politburo Standing Committee meeting, members reviewed and readjusted policy towards Hong Kong. Beijing concluded that the failure of the reform package last Decem [...] | 2006-02-17 10:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM |
06HONGKONG755 | BISHOP ZEN ELEVATED TO CARDINAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 22, Pope Benedict XVI named 15 new cardinals, among them Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, head of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese, and an outspoken defender of religious freedom on the mainland as well as a leading figure in the democracy movement in Hong Kong. Ze [...] | 2006-02-23 12:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | CH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VT |
06HONGKONG817 | 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: HONG KONG [...] (SBU) Hong Kong is in compliance with the standards described in Ref A for the elimination of trafficking in persons. There has been further improvement over the past year in those areas that have, for the past five years, justified Hong Kong's inclusion on the Department's "Tier 1" list. Th [...] | 2006-02-28 06:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD |
06HONGKONG818 | 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU [...] (SBU) Macau, a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC),is not a source of trafficked persons, but it is a destination and transit point for illegal immigration and prostitution. There are no good estimates of how many of these illegal migrants and prostitu [...] | 2006-02-28 06:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD |
06HONGKONG851 | LU XINHUA, HONG KONG'S NEW MFA COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Lu Xinhua arrived in Hong Kong and took up his new post as the Commissioner of the PRC Foreign Affairs Office, replacing the outgoing Yang Wenchang. Lu will be Hong Kong's fourth commissioner since the handover and at 55, will also be the youngest. During his thi [...] | 2006-03-01 10:32:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG943 | BEIJING LEADERS, YET AGAIN, REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On March 6, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang concluded a five-day trip to Beijing to attend the fourth session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing -- his first time as CE. In recent weeks, Tsang has been dogged by speculation, prompted by dissatisfaction among [...] | 2006-03-07 11:59:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | CH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
06HONGKONG947 | CONUL GENERAL'S INITIAL CALL ON NEW MFA [...] (C) On March 7, Consul General Cunningam called on newly arrived PRC MFA Commissioner u Xinhua at the Commission. Agreeng on the importance of Hong Kong's successful implementation of "one country, two systems" to both countries, they both hoped to enjoy a cooperative relationship and to work [...] | 2006-03-08 03:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06ISLAMABAD10849 | BIO: NWFP GOVERNOR MUHAMMAD ALI JAN ORAKZAI [...] (SBU) Recently appointed the Governor of the New North West Frontier Province (NWFP),Lt. General (retired) Muhammad Ali Jan Orakzai is an Alikhel-Orakzai Pashtun from Orakzai Agency. The Alikhel is the largest tribe in Orakzai Agency. Born in December 1947, he previously served as Corps Com [...] | 2006-06-09 13:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD14910 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON UPCOMING GOP VISIT TO [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On July 31, Poloff met with MOI LtCol Imran Yaqoob, who said that only two GOP officials plan to travel to Guantanamo to visit detainees of Pakistani nationality -- himself and MOI Operations Officer, Major Khalid Mahmood Khan. Yaq [...] | 2006-08-02 02:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD15302 | CONFIRMATION OF GOP VISIT TO GTMO [...] (S) On August 4, poloff delivered Ref A points in separate meetings with National Crisis Management Center (NCMC) Operations Director LTC Imran Yaqoob and MFA (Americas) Hameed Abdul. 2. (S) LTC Imran said that poloff's points track with the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) understanding [...] | 2006-08-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC |
06ISLAMABAD15977 | GOP SIGNS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS MAINTENANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 15:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ETTC LY MASS MCAP PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD16739 | ISLAMIC BANKING IN PAKISTAN (C-TN6-00207) [...] (C) Summary. With limited government support, Islamic banking has gained momentum in Pakistan in the past three years. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reports that the capital base of the Islamic banking system has more than doubled since 2003 as the number of Islamic banks operating in P [...] | 2006-08-24 12:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECIN EFIN KTFN PK |
06ISLAMABAD16962 | BALOCHISTAN (2): THE GRIEVANCES [...] (C) Summary. While the Government of Pakistan (GOP) undertakes projects to develop Balochistan, in part to turn the province into a transit point linking Pakistan to western Afghanistan and the Central Asian states, it faces a distrustful and resentful provincial population. This wariness and [...] | 2006-08-29 04:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV KTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD16987 | BALOCHISTAN (3): A RESTLESS HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: Balochistan has a history of uprisings against Pakistani rule. Major insurrections occurred in 1947-48, 1958, throughout the 1960s, and 1973-77. The Bugti tribe has been waging a localized insurgency since 2004. This cable on insurrections in Balochistan since the founding of Pak [...] | 2006-08-29 10:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD16994 | BALOCHISTAN (4): WHO'S WHO - THE BALOCH TRIBES [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Baloch people give their name to Balochistan Province in Pakistan, where roughly two thirds of them live, as well as Sistan-va-Baluchestan Province in Iran. The Baloch are further spread across the southern reaches of Afghanistan. Baloch society is tribal, wit [...] | 2006-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17261 | GOP RESPONSE ON DETAINEE REPATRIATION AND READ-OUT [...] (C/NF) On August 25, PolCouns met LTC Imran Farooq, MoI/National Crisis Management Cell Operations, to solicit his assessment of his visit to the detention facilities at Guantanamo (GTMO). LTC Imran said that interviews with the Pakistani detainees went well. The Pakistani delegation left [...] | 2006-08-30 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KAWC PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD17546 | BALOCHISTAN (5): THE PASHTUNS -- BALOCHISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: In Balochistan, violent Baloch tribal leaders and vociferous Baloch nationalists grab the headlines, while the Pashtuns interests and issues are buried on the inside pages. Like the Baloch, the Pashtuns share deep-seated anger toward the federal government for Islama [...] | 2006-09-04 07:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17547 | BALOCHISTAN (6): THE NATIONALIST INSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Despite widespread disillusionment with Islamabad, the most recent tribal uprising led by Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a localized insurrection, in which the Nawab had rhetorical support from Baloch nationalists, but little concrete backing in the province-at-large. The [...] | 2006-09-04 07:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17548 | BALOCHISTAN (7): FINDING A SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: To bring peace to the restive province of Balochistan, Islamabad must overcome pervasive distrust and skepticism toward the central government and its proposed development projects by ensuring the people of the province -- Baloch and Pashtun alike -- are the first and main benefic [...] | 2006-09-04 07:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17594 | BUGTI INTERRED, FAMILY IGNORED, BALOCHISTAN QUIET [...] (U) Protests over the August 26 death of Bugti tribal leader Nawab Bugti (refs A,B, and C) continued over the weekend. On August 31, the government announced that it had retrieved Bugti's remains from the cave in which he was killed. Its decision to bury the body rather than to return the rem [...] | 2006-09-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV KTER PINR |
06ISLAMABAD17766 | NORTH WAZIRISTAN PEACE ACCORD ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary: On September 5, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and local tribal leaders announced that the 45-member Grand Jirga for North Waziristan Agency (NWA) had a peace agreement with the GOP. (Note: Consulate Peshawar has obtained a copy of the agreement and has translated the Urd [...] | 2006-09-06 14:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PK PTER |
06ISLAMABAD18708 | EMBASSY ISLAMABAD-EMBASSY KABUL-CFC-A [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Islamabad-Embassy Kabul-CFC-A cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On September 12, select Embassy Islamabad, Embassy Kabul and CFC-A personnel met to discuss the security situation in the border areas and ways to improve the political, economic and social ties between Af [...] | 2006-09-21 13:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER EAID MASS PINR AF |
06ISLAMABAD19121 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (1): THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF [...] (C) Pakistan is now entering a year of high political stakes, as President Musharraf grapples with his own future in the run-up to provincial and federal parliamentary while political allies and rivals parry and position themselves for possible post-election scenarios. These elections will pl [...] | 2006-09-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK |
06ISLAMABAD19122 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (2): THE BASICS [...] (U) This cable, the second in a series of cables mapping the political terrain as Pakistan approaches nationwide elections in 2007, reviews the fundamentals of the Pakistani electoral system, as well as possible time lines for the sequencing of provincial, federal and presidential elections. [...] | 2006-09-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19123 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (3): ELECTORATE AND PARTIES [...] (C/NF) Summary and introduction. Pakistani voters have historically alternated between anti-incumbent backlashes and populist ground swells in which voters simply join the bandwagon of expected winners. Which behavior prevails in the coming elections will depend on the ratio of anti-governm [...] | 2006-09-27 13:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19124 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (4): THE UNIFORM [...] (C) This cable, the fourth in a series mapping the political terrain as Pakistan approaches nationwide elections in 2007, reviews a uniquely Pakistani issues that will color the run-up to presidential, provincial and federal parliamentary elections: whether President Musharraf will relinqui [...] | 2006-09-27 13:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK |
06ISLAMABAD19125 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (5): MUSHARRAF'S COALITION [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Pervez Musharraf has three options for ensuring a solid political foundation for his moderate and progressive agenda as he prepares for 2007 elections. He can stand by the present Pakistan Muslim League (PML) coalition and leadership; stick with the PML, but di [...] | 2006-09-27 13:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19126 | PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (6): THE U.S. ROLE [...] (C/NF) Summary and introduction: The U.S. casts an outsized shadow over Pakistani domestic politics; with the onset of these elections, we have an opportunity to nudge Pakistan toward a stable and sustainable democratic order. Throughout the coming year, we should confirm our support for a [...] | 2006-09-27 13:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL |
06ISLAMABAD19193 | BALOCHISTAN: UNQUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 06:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PK |
06ISLAMABAD19795 | AMBASSADOR'S OCT 5 MEETING WITH 11TH CORPS [...] (U) Ambassador met with 11th Corps Commander (Peshawar) LTG Mohammad Hamid Khan on October 5. ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, and Peshawar PO (notetaker) were also present. Meetings with NWFP Governor Orakzai and FATA Additional Chief Secretary Arbab reported septels. 2. (C) The 11t [...] | 2006-10-10 09:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PK PREL MOPS PTER AF |
06ISLAMABAD19796 | AMBASSADOR'S OCT 5 MEETING WITH NWFP GOV. ORAKZAI [...] (U) Ambassador met with North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on October 5. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Shehzad Arbab, Secretary to the Governor Azmat Orakzai, ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, and [...] | 2006-10-10 10:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER EAID PINR PK PREL SNAR AF |
06ISLAMABAD21904 | SUBJECT: BALOCHISTAN -- PAST THE CRISIS? [...] SUMMARY: (C) In the ten weeks since Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in an encounter with the Pak Army, the Government of Pakistan has moved on several fronts to defuse another "nationalist" uprising by Baloch tribals who feel increasingly marginalized in their own province. Massive development [...] | 2006-11-09 08:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PK |
06ISTANBUL210 | AKP: THE RIFTS WITHIN (A BREATH OF SCANDAL IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Cuneyd Zapsu, independent businessman, senior advisor to PM Erdogan and founding member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party),is no stranger to controversy. This time, however, his wife Beyza made the front pages, photographed praying in an Istanbul mosque Jan [...] | 2006-02-16 11:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM TU |
06JAKARTA10039 | GOI ACTIVELY WORKING TO COUNTER JIHAD CALLS [...] (C) The Indonesian government, led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY),has responded to public clamoring for jihad on the part of militant groups by urging the Indonesian public to respond realistically and rationally to events in the Middle East. Following a cabinet discussion of ho [...] | 2006-08-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER PGOV PINR KDEM KISL ASEC ID IZ |
06JAKARTA11042 | INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE VETTING REQUEST, ECON [...] (SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force members for Department clearance for participation in United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),2006 Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA),Enforcement of IPR Program to commence on September 25. Post did not find any c [...] | 2006-09-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID |
06JAKARTA1144 | Bengkulu's Young Governor Tries To Reform Sumatra's [...] (SBU) Summary. Elected as a reformer in a poverty- stricken province more accustomed to corruption, political hacks and time-servers, new Governor Agusrin Najamudin represents a break with Bengkulu's past. Only devout Muslim PKS supported Najamudin's candidacy against candidates from larger an [...] | 2006-01-30 00:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PINS PREL EAID ECON SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA12300 | CONVICTION IN MUNIR MURDER OVERTURNED [...] (C) Summary. On October 4, the Indonesian Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, acquitting him in the September 2004 poisoning of prominent Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib. The case is widely considered a litmus test of the Indonesian [...] | 2006-10-06 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PGOV KCRM ID |
06JAKARTA12379 | AMBASSADOR REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE IN MUNIR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador asked Suciwati, the widow of slain human rights activist Munir, to meet with on him on October 11 in order to reassure her of the USG's continuing support for justice in the wake of the October 4th Supreme Court acquittal of Pollycarpus Priyanto, who had been previo [...] | 2006-10-11 11:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA13007 | INDONESIAN POLICE ASK FOR U.S. HELP IN MUNIR CASE [...] (C) On October 31, General Sutanto, Chief of the Indonesian National Police (INP),formally asked Thomas Fuentes, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Office of International Operations, and Embassy Legatt for the FBI's technical assistance in the ongoing investigation into the 2004 murder of Indonesi [...] | 2006-11-03 10:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS PINR KCRM ID |
06JAKARTA13173 | SHOWDOWN BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND VP OVER REFORM UNIT [...] (C) President Yudhoyono and Vice President Kalla have skirmished publicly over SBY's decision to advance the President's reform agenda. Although referred to in general terms for months, the "Presidential Work Unit on Managing Policy and Reform Programs (UKP3KR)" was reportedly designed and un [...] | 2006-11-09 11:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID |
06JAKARTA13233 | BALL IN SBY'S COURT ON REFORM UNIT [...] (C) With Golkar's November 13-16 annual national leadership meeting as a backdrop, Vice President Jusuf Kalla publicly called for Golkar's continued support for the Yudhoyono administration and privately sought to mend fences with the President following last week's public feud over plans for [...] | 2006-11-17 10:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID |
06JAKARTA13305 | Aceh: Official Campaign Season Begins [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Official campaigning began in Aceh on November 24, although advertisements for some candidates have been up for weeks, giving a slight advantage to well- financed candidates. GAM "Prime Minister Malik Mahmud returned to Aceh to try to reunify the GAM movement and to voic [...] | 2006-11-27 10:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PINR PREL KDEM ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA13361 | MEGAWATI SURVEYS THE INDONESIAN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (C) During a November 28 meeting with the Ambassador, former President Megawati Soekarnoputri avoided discussing whether she would consider cooperating with President Yudhoyono's government, bemoaned the increasing influence of Islamists in Indonesian politics, and outlined the challenges of d [...] | 2006-11-30 09:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13379 | THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GUS DUR [...] (C) During a November 30 meeting with the Ambassador, an uncharacteristically reserved former President Abdurrachman Wahid (aka Gus Dur) gave his views on U.S.-Indonesia relations and President Bush's visit, Indonesia's economic shortcomings, and developments within Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and th [...] | 2006-12-01 09:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13385 | MUNIR CASE: INDONESIAN POLICE SAY FBI COULD HELP [...] (S) A police team investigating the case of murdered human rights campaigner Munir will visit FBI Quantico December 4-9, accompanied by Embassy Legatt, for technical assistance in retrieving SMS messages among Munir and those implicated in his murder (Ref A). Lead police investigator Anton C [...] | 2006-12-04 07:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA13419 | PKS SUFFERS ELECTORAL SETBACK [...] (C) The ascendant Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) fell just short in its attempt to register a defining victory in the November 26 Banten provincial governor's race. The Banten Electoral Commission certified the election results on December 1 and declared Golkar's Ratu Atut Chosiyah the winner [...] | 2006-12-06 08:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID |
06JAKARTA13426 | ACEH: FRONT RUNNERS IN ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: As the official campaign period winds down, no pair of candidates has taken a decisive lead in the race to become Aceh Governor and Vice Governor. Three pairs of candidates -- Malek Raden and Fuad Zakaria, Humam Hamid and Hasbi Abdullah, and Azwar Abubakar and Nasir Djamil -- have [...] | 2006-12-07 04:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KHUM ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA13450 | DPR PASSES NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL BILL [...] (C) On December 7, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) unanimously passed a bill requiring the creation of a new presidential advisory council within three months. The nine-member council will be charged with advising the President on a full range of issues, its mandate expiring at [...] | 2006-12-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID |
06JAKARTA13526 | INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, [...] (S/NF) Allegations of increasing influence peddling by the first family......The latest scuttlebutt on possible cabinet moves......Survival of the fittest for Golkar leadership.....Snapshots of likely/possible 2009 presidential contenders.....Continued dissatisfaction with Megawati in the PDI- [...] | 2006-12-19 06:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA3162 | INDONESIA - GOI FINALLY PURGES PERTAMINA BOARD [...] (SBU) On March 8 the Government of Indonesia (GOI) replaced the head of state oil and gas company Pertamina after more than a year of unfulfilled promises to shake up Indonesia's most powerful state-owned enterprise. Ari Sumarno succeeds Megawati-era appointee Widya Purnama as President Dire [...] | 2006-03-10 00:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV PREL PINR ID |
06JAKARTA3405 | ADMIRAL FALLON AND SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSS [...] (U) Commander Pacific Command (PACOM) Admiral William J. Fallon and Senator Russell Feingold met on February 25 in Medan with representatives of Indonesian military and police to discuss security in the Straits of Malacca. The Admiral underscored USG interest in maintaining a safe and secure [...] | 2006-03-17 00:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ASEC EWWT PINR PREL SI MY TH ID |
06JAKARTA4757 | MUNIR CASE: AMBASSADOR SIGNALS CONTINUED U.S. [...] (S) In an April 11 meeting intended to signal continued U.S. concern over the Munir case, Suciwati, the widow of the murdered human rights campaigner, told the Ambassador of her plan to visit Washington in late April as part of a schedule organized by U.S. human rights groups. The visit would [...] | 2006-04-13 12:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA4964 | INDONESIA: TAX REFORM MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told donors on April 19 that President Yudhoyono would sign a decree very soon appointing two prominent Indonesians, Ma'rie Muhammad and Marsilam Simanjuntak, to help steer the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) tax and customs reform efforts. Bo [...] | 2006-04-19 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PINR PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA5420 | TAX, CUSTOMS CHIEFS REPLACED IN REFORM EFFORT [...] (C) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) replaced the long-serving, corrupt, and powerful Directors General of Taxation and Customs on April 21. The decision shows SBY's strong support for Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati's efforts to reform the Ministry of Finance (MOF) b [...] | 2006-04-29 02:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PINR KCOR KMCA PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA5851 | INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q4 [...] (S/NF) Yudhoyono's relatives seen as key advisors on policy... Yudhoyono held off pressure on Taufik Kiemas... Yudhoyono directed intelligence agency to surveil State Secretary... Cabinet members seen as sympathetic toward SIPDIS radicals... Security forces' ties to Islam Defenders' Front ( [...] | 2006-05-09 09:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA6497 | Aceh: GAM Reintegration Advances Despite Obstacles [...] (SBU) Summary. Successful reintegration of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ex-combatants and others, essential to ensuring long term peace in Aceh, has advanced but still faces obstacles. Reintegration payments promised by GOI have arrived only slowly. Aceh's economy remains flat or worse, with a [...] | 2006-05-23 00:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA7207 | USAID Mission Director Meets GAM Leader 5/23 [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy USAID Mission Director William Frej met Free Aceh Movement (GAM) "Prime Minister" Malik Mahmoud May 23 in Banda Aceh. Mahmoud expressed optimism about the possibility of long lasting peace in Aceh, but noted a recent rise in crime as well as rumors of unauthorized incre [...] | 2006-06-07 07:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA8261 | INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q2 [...] (S/NF) Notes on Yudhoyono's inner circle... Notional uranium sale to Iran dead... Ba'asyir lawyer tied to State Intelligence Agency figure... Rumors VP Kalla flirted with figures hoping to topple Yudhoyono... Influencing judges in court case involving the National Awakening Party... Snapsh [...] | 2006-07-03 08:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID |
06JAKARTA8732 | INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED [...] ( SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force member for Department clearance for participation in EAP sponsored seminar: Global Transshipment and Enforcement: Synergies of Strategic Trace Control and Enforcement to commence on July 18. Post did not find any credible evidence o [...] | 2006-07-12 09:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID |
06JAKARTA8954 | MUNIR CASE: JUSTICE STILL ELUSIVE [...] (C) Police investigation into the larger conspiracy behind Indonesian human rights campaigner Munir's death remains at a standstill. Pollycarpus (PC),convicted for the murder of Munir, alleged the police are torturing him for information. Activists are strategizing how to use the upcoming Sup [...] | 2006-07-18 09:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID |
06JEDDAH245 | MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 24: [...] (C) On March 24, speaking from Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar, Imam Shaikh al-Qahtani harangued a congregation of more than 500 with theories blaming Iran and Shi'a for the growing sectarian violence in Iraq. He speculated that the people who demolished the Shi'ite mosque were the sa [...] | 2006-03-29 07:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KISL |
06JEDDAH381 | JEDDAH BUSINESSMAN: IRAN ESTABLISHING GRASSROOTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting with ConGenoff, a Jeddah businessman and former International Visitors Program participant claimed that he had been approached by representatives of the Iranian government to participate in a new strategic media initiative to foment anti-US sentiment in th [...] | 2006-05-23 01:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PROP PTER SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH446 | A GRAND VISION FOR JCCI WOMEN'S CENTER [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with Mrs. Oberwetter and Consulate General officers, the new director of the JCCI's women's center outlined her plan to expand the center's services and role in the development of Saudi women. Moving training and placement to other facilities, the women's center [...] | 2006-07-03 11:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KWMN PINR SA |
06JEDDAH449 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES IRAN, DETAINEES AND [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Minister 2. (S) Summary: During their June 27 meeting, Ambassador to Iraq Z [...] | 2006-07-05 04:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH450 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: Meeting with King Abdullah U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ King Abdullah Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Miister Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Sec [...] | 2006-07-05 04:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
06JEDDAH454 | A WOMAN'S VIEW ON BEING A LAWYER IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] SUMMARY: Recent press reports that the Saudi Ministry of Justice is considering allowing women to become fully licensed lawyers and judges have raised the hopes of women who are already working as legal consultants in the Kingdom. One female legal consultant in Jeddah told PolOff that she [...] | 2006-07-05 09:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH458 | SCT SETTING THE STAGE FOR SAUDI'S TOURISM FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jeddah's new Director General of the SCT outlined his plan for tourism development in Jeddah and Kingdom-wide with Consulate General officers. The Director General is setting up the tourism sector's infrastructure by centering on critical topics such as IT development and adaptin [...] | 2006-07-08 12:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON PINR SA |
06JEDDAH459 | WAMY OFFICIAL UPSET ABOUT FUNDING AND CRITICAL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-08 14:19:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH460 | SAUDI LAWYER CASTS DIM HOPE FOR REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConGenOffs met with a prominent Saudi lawyer who cast a very dim light on social reforms underway in the Kingdom. He explained that multi-level resistance to reform, including opposition from within the King's inner circle, insufficient public infrastructure, and general attitude [...] | 2006-07-08 14:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH470 | JEDDAH'S FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Summary. Jeddah's AIDS program coordinator described the HIV/AIDS problem and her efforts to improve the situation with awareness campaigns and treatment facilities for the infected. While Saudi Arabia's confirmed infection rate is relatively low, she is focused on getting more people tes [...] | 2006-07-11 10:31:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KHIV KWMN PINR SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH472 | LAYALINA: SHOWING THE SOCIAL SIDE OF SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) Since the December 2005 debut of Layalina magazine in Saudi Arabia, the publication has stretched the limits of Saudi culture (reftel). The magazine regularly features Saudis and foreigners in the social scene at restaurants and events and a large section on the men's side of weddings. Ov [...] | 2006-07-12 07:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR SA SCUL SOCI |
06JEDDAH474 | POSITIVE FIRST MEETING WITH NEW OIC DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General of Political Affairs held a positive introductory meeting with ConGenOffs. He outlined the OIC's 10-year action plan that emerged from the organization's extraordinary summit held in Mecca in December 2005, and no [...] | 2006-07-12 12:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI TSPL |
06JEDDAH478 | INTERNET SHOWING GRASSROOTS DISSENTION ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public opinion is divided regarding the July 14 Saudi Press Agency statement on the situation in Lebanon. While local newspapers have reported the government line, websites show a wide variety of opinions that both support and attack the position. Those who support the statement genera [...] | 2006-07-15 14:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH481 | AMCIT REITERATES CONCERNS ABOUT SAUDI DEFENSE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A U.S. citizen, who promotes American defense interests in the Kingdom, reported on a meeting he held with his SAG contact who participated in the SAG-French meeting in June about upcoming defense contracts. The AmCit told the Consul General on July 9 that the French are using [...] | 2006-07-16 13:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS MCAP KCOR PGOV PINR |
06JEDDAH483 | SAGIA STREAMLINIING THE INVESTMENT PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. On June 28 Pol/EconOffs met Mr. Mohammed Al Khosheim, Director General of the Saudi Arabia Investment Authority (SAGIA) in Jeddah. Al Khosheim described the type of investors coming to Jeddah and the process they have to complete in order to operate here. Al Khosheim touts the d [...] | 2006-07-18 09:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON ETRD PINR |
06JEDDAH484 | UMM AL-QURA DEAN PUSHING FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting in Jeddah with the dean of the College of Education at Umm Al-Qura University (UAQU) located in Mecca, ConGenOffs discussed factors affecting the higher education of young men and women, including the increased demand for university spots, accreditation, and studen [...] | 2006-07-18 14:36:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA |
06JEDDAH486 | MINISTER OF LABOR TELLS RELIGIOUS POLICE ONLY MOL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The religious police, or Mutawwa denied that it was responsible for the recent firing of 69 saleswomen at cosmetic and lingerie department stores in Jeddah. The Mutawwa ordered the stores closed after accusing the saleswomen of mingling with men, and criticized them for not coveri [...] | 2006-07-19 14:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA KISL |
06JEDDAH493 | ISLAMIC SCHOLAR CALLS FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff held a productive discussion about Islam and the need for greater dialogue with Dr. Hamid Al-Rifaie, an internationally recognized religious scholar who lives in Jeddah. He said that he is focused on opening stable channels of communication that allow Muslims to talk am [...] | 2006-07-24 11:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI |
06JEDDAH494 | A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS REGISTRATION IN JEDDAH [...] (U) On July 10 Pol/EconOffs and FCSOffs met Mr. Muhammad Atiq Al Harby, Director General of the Ministry of Commerce in Jeddah. During the brief meeting Al Harby gave an outline of the procedures for women to register their businesses in Jeddah. The Ministry's female section is only one year [...] | 2006-07-25 05:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KWMN PINR SA PGOV |
06JEDDAH495 | YOUNG SAUDI WOMEN SPEAK: THEIR VIEW OF THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary. In a discussion with Saudi college-aged women, EconOff learned about some of the issues confronting young females in Jeddah, what concerns they have for the future, and their thoughts about their portrayal in the West. As Saudi society undergoes numerous changes, young Saudi wome [...] | 2006-07-25 05:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KWMN PINR SA SCUL SOCI |
06JEDDAH496 | A GLIMPSE INTO JEDDAH'S FOREIGN WORKER POPULATIONS [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with the labor offices of Saudi Arabia's major labor source Consulates, EconOff discussed the issues facing foreign worker populations and what the representative Consulates General do to help their citizens. The labor officers all say salary payment and [...] | 2006-07-25 05:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PHUM PINR SA |
06JEDDAH558 | STUDENT VISAS: AMB ASKS FOR LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP [...] (C) Ambassador Oberwetter informed Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on August 22 that the Ministry of Higher Education (MHE) had not yet provided the Embassy with lists of all Saudi students who receive scholarships to study in the U.S. The Ambassador raised our concerns with counterfeit schola [...] | 2006-08-23 14:00:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PINS KCSY SA |
06JEDDAH625 | YOUNG PRESIDENTS SPEAK THEIR MINDS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with several members of the Saudi chapter of the Young President's Organization (YPO) on August 20. The group said Israel,s actions in Lebanon were disproportionate, and claimed there is growing anti-US sentiment in the Kingdom and increasing fears of Iran. [...] | 2006-09-25 12:40:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SA ECON KISL |
06JEDDAH643 | IIRO SECRETARY-GENERAL TALKS OF SAUDI PROGRAMS AND [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the headquarters of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) on September 18, Secretary-General Dr. Adnan Khalil Basha told PolOffs that IIRO headquarters in Jeddah has administrative and budgetary control of all 28 country branches and receives no [...] | 2006-10-09 07:52:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
06JEDDAH646 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 15: [...] (C) Shaykh Saud Ibn-Ibrahim al-Shuraym delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 15. The sermon focused on the idea that Muslims should give sincere advice. The imam said, "One meets three types of people; a type that praises him, a type that criticizes him, and a type t [...] | 2006-10-10 13:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH658 | VISITING DESK OFFICER MET WITH OIC DG OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Poloff and visiting NEA/ARP Desk Officer met with Director General of Political Affairs for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Mahdy Fathallah, on October 10. Fathallah laid out the reasons why the U.S. would benefit from closer relations with the OIC. He pointed to the pot [...] | 2006-10-16 11:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PINR PREL SA |
06JEDDAH659 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, SEPTEMBER 22: [...] (C) Shaykh Usamah bin-Abdallah Khayyat delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 22. The imam condemned statements made against Islam without mentioning Pope Benedict XVI by name. The sermon opposed the view that Islam has been spread through violence. The imam said, " [...] | 2006-10-16 12:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH664 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, SEPTEMBER 29: [...] (C) Shaykh Abd-al-Rahman al-Sudays delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 29. The sermon largely dealt with the significance of Ramadan for piety and purification of the soul. The imam added that Ramadan has come "while our nation is unaware of the plotting and challe [...] | 2006-10-18 04:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH665 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, OCTOBER 6: MECCA, [...] (C) Shaykh Saud Ibn-Ibrahim al-Shuraym delivered the sermon in the at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on October 6. The sermon focused on the stories in the Koran, especially the Surah of Hud, which speaks of ancient communities. The imam said, "The Islamic nation is in dire need to ponder the Ko [...] | 2006-10-18 04:07:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH673 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, OCTOBER 13: [...] (C) Sheikh Salih bin-Abdallah bin-Humayd delivered the sermon in Mecca on October 13. He emphasized the holiness of the last ten nights of Ramadan, especially the Night of Power. The imam urged Muslims to make the best of Ramadan by praying, reading the Koran, and giving charity. In the sec [...] | 2006-10-28 07:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH694 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, OCTOBER 27: [...] (C) Sheikh Dr. Usamah Abdallah al-Khayyat delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on October 27. He said that all people seek a happy life, and that "everyone knows that a heart free of grudges is the means to achieve happiness and success. If hostility, which stems from grudges, [...] | 2006-11-06 12:34:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
06JEDDAH700 | TALES OF A PRINCE: CG MEETS WITH GOVERNOR OF [...] (S) On November 7 the CG met with a prominent Western businessman who is close to the Governor of Asir, Prince Khalid bin Faisal. The businessman is known as a "fixer" for Prince Khalid. During their conversation, he recounted to the CG a number of his interactions with the Prince. 2. (S) Their f [...] | 2006-11-08 14:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR SCUL |
06JEDDAH765 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA, DECEMBER 15: [...] (C) Sheikh Salih bin-Abdallah bin-Humayd delivered the sermon in Mecca on December 15. He began by encouraging Muslims to follow Allah and participate in the Hajj. The imam continued, "Muslims are feeling that their religion is being exposed to fierce onslaught. They talk about this onslau [...] | 2006-12-19 14:05:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL |
06JERUSALEM4735 | BIO OF MOHAMAD SHBEIR, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE [...] (C) Following is biographic information developed by post on Mohamad Shbeir, the former President of the Islamic University in Gaza. -------------- MOHAMAD SHBEIR -------------- 2. (C) Mohamad Shbeir was president of the Islamic University in Gaza until his resignation in 2005. He ta [...] | 2006-11-06 16:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KPAL KWBG |
06KABUL1281 | KARZAI PROPOSES NEW CABINET [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 22, President Karzai presented his new Cabinet to Parliament for approval. The new Cabinet does not represent a significant departure from the previous one. The most important change was the replacement of Dr. Abdullah as Foreign Minister with Karzai advisor Dr. Spanta. Other [...] | 2006-03-23 17:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL1428 | PARLIAMENT OPPOSES RAHMAN RELEASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's lower house of Parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, pointedly criticized the GOA handling of the Abdul Rahman case during several hours of debate on March 29. Most criticism focused on the perception that the Karzai government caved to foreign pressure, bypassing correct [...] | 2006-03-30 03:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL1440 | CORRECTED COPY: KARZAI PROPOSES NEW CABINET [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 22, President Karzai presented his new Cabinet to Parliament for approval. The new Cabinet does not represent a significant departure from the previous one. The most important change was the replacement of Dr. Abdullah as Foreign Minister with Karzai advisor Dr. Spanta. [...] | 2006-03-30 11:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL1753 | WOMEN MPS RECEIVE MUCH ATTENTION, FACE MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Women in the Afghan National Assembly face many challenges: political divisions, sometimes uncoordinated aid efforts, and traditional attitudes. Women are vocal and regular contributors to debate, and hold some key leadership positions, but it is unclear what their impact will [...] | 2006-04-19 03:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KWMN AF |
06KABUL1791 | AFGHAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES 20 OF 25 MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 20, the Afghan National Assembly approved the majority of President Karzai's nominated Cabinet Ministers. Significant confirmations included Engineer Zarar as Minister of Interior and Spanta as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister of Culture Raheen and Mini [...] | 2006-04-20 15:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL18 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tone of the second week for Afghanistan's National Assembly (NA) has been positive, with members of parliament open to new ideas and mostly constructive debate. The NA spent the week finalizing its leadership and discussing its rules of procedure. The formation of caucuse [...] | 2006-01-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL1976 | 20 MINISTERS SWORN IN; WOLESI JIRGA REVIEWS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 1 and 2, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament reviewed the GOA budget, posing extensive questions to Minister of Finance Ahadi about the government's finances. During debate, the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) emphasized two points: first, it has the right to closely review the [...] | 2006-05-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2007 | PRT/KUNDUZ: OUT IN BADAKHSHAN'S POPPYLAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. District managers in Jurm and Baharak acknowledge that poppy is being grown in their districts, but claim that the amount of land under cultivation is much less than in previous years. They add, however, that as long as there are no other economic opportunities for the large [...] | 2006-05-03 13:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL2039 | PRT/PANJSHIR: U/S VISITS TEAM, MEETS GOV. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-07 06:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR AMGT AF |
06KABUL2093 | PRT/QAL I NOW: BADGHIS PROVINCE SECURITY OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. The Badghis province Director for of the National Security Directorate (NSD) Mehr Ali offered a provincial security overview to PRToff, including poppy eradication efforts, Taleban influence, the recent slaying of five medical workers, and the police and justice system. Althou [...] | 2006-05-10 10:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SNAR SOCI AF |
06KABUL2323 | PARLIAMENT REJECTS BUDGET [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 21, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament rejected the GOA budget by a clear majority (although with only around half of MPs voting). The impasse occurred after the GOA rejected Parliament's suggested changes to the budget, including an increase in salaries for civil s [...] | 2006-05-22 13:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2364 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES ONLY TWO SUPREME COURT JUSTICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On Wednesday, May 24, the Afghan National Assembly approved only two of four Supreme Court Justices put to a vote. The two approved Justices - Mawlawi Mohammad Qasem and Mohammad Aleem Nasemi - are both Pashtun Sharia law faculty graduates. Of the five remaining Justices, thre [...] | 2006-05-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL24 | MP BIO: ALEMI BALKHI [...] (U) This is the first in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as PolOffs continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The striking feature of PolOff's December 31 meeting [...] | 2006-01-03 07:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2427 | PRT HERAT - ALLEGED ATTACK ON AMANULLAH KHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: An apparent grenade attack on Shindand/based Amanullah Khan (AK),allegedly launched by his rival Ismael Khan (IK),disrupted plans for his appearance at a May 20 DIAG (Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups) ceremony in Herat. Despite high-level GOA attendance, the ceremony itself [...] | 2006-05-29 12:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PGOV AF |
06KABUL2436 | SITREP 5/29 1600: MILITARY CONVOY ACCIDENT LEADS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A vehicle accident on the outskirts of Kabul involving a US military supply convoy resulted in at least one Afghan casualty and led to rioting around Kabul on May 29. The situation in Kabul as of 1600 local time was calm except for some small protests in the northwestern suburbs [...] | 2006-05-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL2468 | PARLIAMENT REJECTS SHINWARI AS CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 27, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament rejected two additional Supreme Court nominations, including conservative Chief Justice Shinwari. END SUMMARY. Vote Count ---------- 2. (SBU) The rejection of Shinwari and additional nominee Roostayi brings the total numb [...] | 2006-05-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2473 | PARLIAMENT REACTS TO CONVOY CRASH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both houses of the Afghan Parliament resumed debate on security in closed session on Tuesday, May 30. According to MPs, the US military convoy vehicle accident of May 29 was discussed, but debate quickly moved to larger security issues. No statements were made calling into quest [...] | 2006-05-30 14:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINS AF |
06KABUL2512 | PARLIAMENT'S STATEMENT ON US CONVOY ACCIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, the Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) issued a press release summarizing its debate on the US convoy crash on May 29. The release called for legal action against those responsible for the crash. While the release is non-binding, it accurately [...] | 2006-06-01 13:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINS AF |
06KABUL2551 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES REVISED BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly approved a revised national budget, including modest increases in government salaries and payments to the disabled, on June 3. The new budget, which did not go above the previously agreed ceiling, accommodates Parliament's most significant concerns; [...] | 2006-06-04 14:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN KDEM AF |
06KABUL257 | PRT/QALAH-E NAW: MP BIOS: BADGHIS PROVINCE [...] Summary: This cable provides biographic information on three members of the Afghan National Assembly from Badghis province. Azita Rafat is a young female activist focused on development for her province and with a particular concern about the Badghis custom of selling girls. Yaqub Khan is [...] | 2006-01-18 06:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR EAID PHUM KJUS AF KFEM |
06KABUL258 | PRT/BAMYAN: POOR FACILITIES, CORRUPTION PLAGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The law enforcement organs in Bamyan are on life support. Poorly paid, equipped, and trained police do little to counter lawlessness in the Central Highlands. Police and prosecution corruption exacerbates and undermines the people's already shaky faith in Central Government aut [...] | 2006-01-18 06:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI AF |
06KABUL2685 | PRT/FARAH - DIAG PHASE 1, MILESTONE OR MILLSTONE? [...] (C) Summary: Phase I Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) commenced May 21 in Farah, with great official fanfare. Although the televised event was high on GOA and ISAF voltage, a last minute change of IAG lists by the Herat DIAG Committee led to participation of only two of nineteen IA [...] | 2006-06-12 11:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PGOV AF |
06KABUL2704 | PARLIAMENT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Both houses of the Afghan National Assembly have drafted revisions to the Provincial Council Law, which will be considered by the Wolesi Jirga upon their return from recess in July. The revisions would strengthen the role of Provincial Councils in provincial governance, giving [...] | 2006-06-14 05:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2707 | AFGHAN BUDGET DEBATE (C-NE6-00713) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is a response to Department's request for additional reporting on the Afghan National Assembly debate on the budget (REF A). END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Below are the responses, by question: A. What were the major points of debate on the budget? Please see REF C, par [...] | 2006-06-14 10:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECIN ECON PGOV AF |
06KABUL2727 | PARLIAMENT'S FIRST SESSION: REVIEW AND ATMOSPHERICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly ended its first session on June 5 having achieved several key milestones, including the confirmation of 20 ministers and the passage of the budget. Notable trends in the first session of Parliament included occasional hints of ethnic divisions beneat [...] | 2006-06-15 11:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL275 | AFGHAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: UPCOMING AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly (NA) will resume session on Saturday, January 21. On the immediate agenda are continued discussion on rules of procedure and the formation of political groups and committees. Debate on approving the Cabinet and transitional laws will most likely [...] | 2006-01-19 12:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2786 | MOHAQEQ, FAHIM CONCERNED OVER MILITIAS. FAHIM [...] (C) Both Hajji Mohammed Mohaqeq and Marshal Fahim were against the idea of implementing militias to improve security across Afghanistan. In recent meetings with the Ambassador, each expressed the desire to create a nationally representative group if additional security is needed. Using tribal [...] | 2006-06-20 11:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SNAR PREL AF |
06KABUL2841 | ASSESSING THE PASHTUN BELT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul-Embassy Islamabad-CFC cable. 2. (C) Summary: On June 7, Ambassador Neumann, Ambassador Crocker, CFC Commanding General Eikenberry, and their senior staffs met at Embassy Kabul for the first of a series of planned periodic inter-Embassy meetings prompte [...] | 2006-06-24 02:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER USAID MASS PINR AF |
06KABUL2956 | ITALIAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS ROADS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 30-minute meeting with the Ambassador June 23, The Italian Vice Minister Vernetti focused attention primarily on roads and customs trainers. The Italians continue to work on expanding the customs training programs out of Herat in order to increase GOA revenue. The Italians [...] | 2006-06-29 14:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL3021 | AMBASSADOR AND MRS NEUMANN VISIT LITHUANIAN PRT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Neumann and Lithuanian Ambassador Srsknys visited Lithuanian PRT Chaghcharan on June 23, and met with Ghor Governor and other provincial officials. The Lithuanians impressed the Ambassador with their excellent relations with provincial officials, regular patro [...] | 2006-07-06 07:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID ECON LH AF |
06KABUL3179 | DEPT FOR THE PREVENTION OF VICE AND THE PROMOTION [...] (C) The feared Department of the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue that existed during and before the Taliban era may resurface again if Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Shinwari has his way. Two months ago, at a meeting of the National Ulema Council for Afghanistan, Shinwari and [...] | 2006-07-17 08:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINR AF |
06KABUL3260 | PRT/PANJSHIR: Feud Called "Family Affair" [...] (SBU) Panjshir Governor Bahlul and NDS Director Saleh, both Panjshiris, have feuded recently, throwing light not only on their personal differences but also on Panjshiri cohesiveness. When matters threatened to boil over, Panjshiri heavyweights stepped in to close ranks. The episode is reve [...] | 2006-07-23 12:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL3317 | PRT/KUNDUZ: BRINGING DOWN A PROMINENT WARLORD -- [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amir Gul, a former Taliban commander and one of Baghlan's most prominent warlords, was arrested after a large arsenal of incriminating bomb-making material, weapons and ammunition was found at his compound during an Afghan National Army (ANA) cordon-and-search operation in Baghlan [...] | 2006-07-27 10:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PINR AF |
06KABUL3449 | MP FAIZULLAH ZAKI HEALTHY, FOCUSED ON STABILITY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 1 meeting with DCM, Faizullah Zaki, MP from Jowzjan, pronounced himself in good health, and interested in downplaying the attack on him in June (REFTEL). While not explicitly stating that Dostum was behind the attack, Zaki said that he wanted to minimize reaction to [...] | 2006-08-02 09:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL3454 | NOMINATIONS OF FIVE NEW CABINET MEMBERS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) The nominations of five new cabinet members were announced by the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of August 2. The nominations are for the Ministries of Commerce, Culture and Information, Economy, Transportation, and Women's Affairs. 2. (SBU) The Minister of Commerce nominee is [...] | 2006-08-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR AF |
06KABUL3470 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PUL-E-CHARKHI OFFICERS [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy requirements, Post requests the vet individuals that will be trained as the Officer corps at Block IV of Kabul. Post requests a response from the Department within ten worki 1.Name: Haji Safiullah Fathers Name: Haji Juma Khan Village: Bagh Ala [...] | 2006-08-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL3471 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PUL-E-CHARKHI GUARD FORCE [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy requirements, Post requests the vet individuals that will be trained as the guard force at Block IV of Pu These individuals comprise the lower-level enlisted personnel. Post commissioned officers septel. Post requests a response from the Depa working days. 1. [...] | 2006-08-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL3594 | KARZAI NOMINATES SABIT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai nominated Dr. Abdul Jabar Sabit as Attorney General on August 8. The Embassy has worked closely with Sabit on several issues including the Counternarcotics Law, Anti- Terrorism Law, and detainees. Although a somewhat volatile personality, his appointment seems [...] | 2006-08-11 16:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL3752 | REQUEST VETTING FOR KABUL IMET CANDIDATES [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, Post is forwarding the names and biodata of two Afghan officers selected for IMET training. They will attend the Senior Executive Seminar to be held at the Marshall Center, Germany, which is scheduled to begin August 28, 2006. Both individuals [...] | 2006-08-22 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PINR AF |
06KABUL3927 | REQUEST LEAHY VETTING: PAK-AFGHAN [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, Post is forwarding herewith the names and biodata of eight Afghan officers selected for IMET training. They will attend the Afghanistan-Pakistan Confidence Building Seminar to be held September 17-30 in Garmisch, Germany. The individuals have b [...] | 2006-09-01 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PINR AF |
06KABUL3935 | HELMAND GOVERNOR ON TRIBAL WARFARE, SECURITY, NEED [...] (C) Summary: Helmand Governor Daud asked the Ambassador on August 23 for support for efforts to carve out the space the governor said he needs to build "loyal" local governance in the province. The Governor acknowledged poppy cultivation and Taliban activities are critical threats to his effor [...] | 2006-09-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MARR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL4066 | GOA NOTIFIED OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the notifications in reftels A and B on September 10 to National Security Council staff member Jamil Bahramy. Mr. Bahramy had no comment upon receiving the notifications. NEUMANN [...] | 2006-09-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINR PREL KAWC AF |
06KABUL4114 | PRT:PANJSHIR: MASSOUD COMMEMORATION DRAWS PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) The ceremony for slain mujahideen commander Ahmed Shah Massoud, held September 10 in Panjshir, attracted some five thousand people and went off peacefully. U.S. participants included Ambassador Neumann and CJTF-76 Commanding General, Major General Freakley. The event had many dimensio [...] | 2006-09-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL417 | DEBATE BUT NO ACTION IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's first week in session after a holiday recess was marked by heated debate over procedures for approval of the Cabinet and travel by Members of Parliament overseas. After initially agreeing to approve the Cabinet Minister by Minister, the Wolesi Jirga (lowe [...] | 2006-01-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL426 | FREED EDITOR ASKS FOR US FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/DCM and EMBOFFS met with freed editor Ali Mohaqeq Nasab. He expressed thanks for the Embassy's efforts to influence his release and asked for substantial funding to supplement his women's rights publication and other endeavors. While funding for the scale of projects Nasab w [...] | 2006-01-31 11:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL43 | INDEPENDENT ELECTION COMMISSION FACES [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Development Program faces a USD 11 million shortfall from the 2005 Wolesi Jirga and Provincial Council elections and an additional 2.9 million for transition support to the new Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Without additional assistance, the U [...] | 2006-01-04 01:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL4390 | REQUEST VETTING FOR KABUL CANDIDATES [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, Post is forwarding the names and biodata of five Afghan officials of the Presidential Protection Service for DS/ATA training. They will attend a senior leadership course to be held at the American University, Washington, D.C. It is scheduled to [...] | 2006-09-27 03:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PINR AFIN ASEC AF |
06KABUL443 | CABINET DOWNSIZING: WILL THE AFHAN MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 25 meeting with A/DCM and POLOFFs, Minister of Women's Affairs Massouda Jalal expressed concern that the Ministry of Women's Affairs might not survive a possible upcoming cabinet reorganization. Karzai has indeed said that he would like to streamline his Cabinet [...] | 2006-02-01 12:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KWMN AF |
06KABUL452 | PRT Panjshir: The Security Dimension [...] (SBU) In Panjshir Province, the security environment is permissive. The PRT is able to move about actively in the valley and interact closely with its inhabitants. The main factors shaping the positive environment are: strategic alignment with the U.S., a strong governor who works with the [...] | 2006-02-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL453 | PRT HELMAND: GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ON POPPY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand provincial Governor Engineer Daud told PRT officers on January 30 that he is optimistic his poppy eradication plan will succeed. Along with eradication, there must also be significant assistance to poor farmers, especially in the far north of the province. The Govern [...] | 2006-02-01 13:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL460 | PRT Panjshir: The Political Context [...] (SBU) The political dynamics in Panjshir Province are changing. Political standing, in the old paradigm, was based on ones closeness to Ahmed Shah Massoud, the Mujahideen leader assassinated in September 2001. But a new paradigm is emerging. Political clout derives more and more from ones [...] | 2006-02-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL467 | THE AFGHAN TWILIGHT ZONE: PROPOSAL FOR A NEW PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several well-known members of Parliament (MPs),including Qanooni, Rabbani, and Fahim, have allegedly begun discussing the creation of the position of Prime Minister. The proposal has not yet been brought to the floor of the Parliament and the MPs' motives are still unclear, but [...] | 2006-02-03 11:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL490 | QANOONI DENIES INTEREST IN PRIME MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 4 meeting with DCM and POLOFFs, Wolesi Jirga Speaker Yunus Qanooni denied interest in creating the post of Prime Minister. He reiterated his interest in a close relationship with President Karzai and the United States and stated that the Parliament had higher prio [...] | 2006-02-05 11:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL495 | GOVERNOR DISCUSSES DISARMAMENT IN THE PANJSHIR [...] (U) Disarmament is still a problem in Panjshir, according to Governor Haji Bahlul, who met with the DCM on February 4. Bahlul praised the PRT's work and said that the relatively permissive security posture (the Panjshir PRT is the first to be led by a civilian) has helped improve community-PRT [...] | 2006-02-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PREL PINR AF |
06KABUL4965 | SECOND TRANSFER OF AFGHAN DETAINEES INTO THE [...] (S) Polmiloff delivered reftel message on October 8 to Jamil Bahramy, an official of the Afghan National Security Council. Bahramy was aware of the impending transfer, thanked polmiloff for the confirmation, and acknowledged GOA responsibilities under the August 2005 exchange of diplomatic no [...] | 2006-10-11 03:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER KAWC PINR PREL AF |
06KABUL5008 | PRT/ASADABAD: GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED TIMBER SALE [...] (C) On August 30 Kunar Province Governor Deedar told us he had received permission from Kabul to implement a plan to sell off large stocks of timber in Kunar, stocks which have accumulated since the previous governor cracked down on illegal timber cutting and smuggling in early 2005. The GOA [...] | 2006-10-15 02:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR AF |
06KABUL5113 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART ONE OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5118 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART TWO OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5120 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART THREE [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5121 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART FOUR OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5123 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART FIVE OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5124 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART SIX OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5387 | NSA HADLEY HEARS PRESIDENT KARZAI'S VIEWS ON THE [...] (S) President Karzai used his November 2 dinner with NSA Hadley to lay out his goals and plans for the cross-border jirgas agreed to at the September 27 trilateral dinner in Washington. Karzai confirmed that he hopes there will be two parallel events, each addressing the security issues in th [...] | 2006-11-07 04:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL539 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DEBATES ACTION ON AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff attended a January 18 meeting to discuss the possibility of a shake up in the Supreme Court and how the international community should react. Beyond general agreement that they would support a transparent process and qualified candidates, viewpoints diverged on how best to [...] | 2006-02-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL5394 | NSA HADLEY MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE AFGHAN [...] (S) On Nov 2, NSA Hadley held two meetings with Members of Parliament. The first meeting, which took place at the Embassy, included Deputy Speakers of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ),Arif Noorzai and Fouzia Koofi, WJ Second Secretary Mohammed Salij Saljoqi and WJ Secretary General Ghulam Hassan Gran. [...] | 2006-11-07 11:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL544 | VIOLENT PROTESTS CONTINUE INTO SECOND DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Violent anti-Danish and anti-Western demonstrations continued throughout Afghanistan on Tuesday, February 7. Norwegian-led PRT Maimana in northwestern Afghanistan came under small arms fire and grenade attack from a small group of protesters who breached the PRT perimeter. Dutch [...] | 2006-02-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC AF DA NO |
06KABUL5526 | POST COMPLETION OF ANP PHASE III RANK AND REFORM [...] (U) Post has completed the in-country vetting of the 355 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers selected to serve as Colonels as part of Phase III of the ANP Rank and Reform Process. Post vetted all individuals through the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA). UNAMA's vettin [...] | 2006-11-19 03:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF |
06KABUL559 | PRT/GHAZNI:NAWA, GHAZNI'S LOST DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographically isolated and largely ignored by the Afghan government and the international community, the southern district of Nawa is one of Ghazni's most troubled security environments and is vulnerable to infiltration by anti-government forces from neighboring Paktika and Zabu [...] | 2006-02-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PINR AF |
06KABUL5679 | KARZAI RELAYS PRESSURE TO RELEASE BAGHLAN WARLORD [...] (SUMMARY): (S) President Karzai on 30 November initially urged the Ambassador, COMISAF, and UNAMA Special Representative (SRSG) to endorse the release of former Taliban commander Amir Gul, a prominent Baghlan warlord now in National Directorate of Security (NDS) custody. Karzai wants Gul rele [...] | 2006-12-04 12:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5737 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS INTERDICTION [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 15 Afghan National Police officers working in the Narcotics Interdiction Unit. This unit receives funding from the Department of State, Bureau of [...] | 2006-12-07 11:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5775 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ONE ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE FOR NESA [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one Afghan National Police officer selected to attend the National East South Asia Center (NESA) Seminar January 13. The names of seven other candi [...] | 2006-12-11 04:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5776 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP PRIORITY DISTRICT/LOCAL CHIEFS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 19 Afghan National Police officers who have been selected for appointments as chief of police in high-priority districts and locations. These appo [...] | 2006-12-11 04:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5777 | NOTIFICATION TO GOA OF TRANSFER OF 7 DETAINEES [...] (S/REL GOA) Polmiloff delivered reftel A message on December 10 to Wakil Shakir and Mohammad Zia Salehi, who are now handling detainee affairs at the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) related to the Takhim e-Solh (Peace Through Strength) PTS reconciliation program. In a discussio [...] | 2006-12-11 04:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER KAWC PINR PREL MARR AF |
06KABUL5850 | LEAHY VETTING: WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINATION [...] (C) Credible derogatory information has come to light regarding Raz Mohammad Oryakhil, who was nominated as the deputy commander of the guard force for the Afghan National Detention Facility at Pol-e-Charki (reftel: see bio data in paragraph two). CSTC-A has seen MOD documentation reporting t [...] | 2006-12-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF |
06KABUL5852 | PRT/KUNDUZ: INTEL CHIEF TRYING HARD, LACKS CAPABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghlan National Directorate for Security (NDS) Chief reports most of his employees and other GOA appointees in the districts are unqualified and untrained, have poor or no infrastructure, and cannot be removed by provincial authorities because they are appointed from Kabul, ofte [...] | 2006-12-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL5880 | PRT/HERAT: IRAN INVITES PROVINCIAL COUNCIL TO [...] (U) Members of the Herat Provincial Council participated in an Iranian version of the USG's International Visitor (IV) program when they were invited by the Iranian Government to Mashad, the nearest major Iranian city to Afghanistan. Officially, they were invited by the Islamic Council of the [...] | 2006-12-17 08:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR AF IR |
06KABUL5908 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PHASE III ADDITIONAL COLONELS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of 67 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank reform process. This list is in addition to the names [...] | 2006-12-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5920 | BAGHLAN WARLORD AMIR GUL RELEASED [...] (S) Post learned on 12 December that Baghlan warlord Amir Gul, detained in National Directorate of Security (NDS) custody since his July 2006 capture by Afghan National Army (ANA) and coalition forces, has been released despite recommendations to the contrary made by the Ambassador, COMISAF, [...] | 2006-12-21 04:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5925 | EMBASSY KABUL INTENTION TO ISSUE PROVISIONAL LEAHY [...] (C) Summary: There are clear indications that the Taliban will launch a well-coordinated offensive in the spring that will focus on gaining decisive control of districts with insufficient presence of Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and international forces. In order to increase the ANS [...] | 2006-12-21 13:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5930 | FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On December 20, the Afghan Parliament marked its first anniversary with a briefing to the international community and the press in the Wolesi Jirga on the year's progress. The ceremony was attended by almost 100 members of the diplomatic corps, Coalition Force, UNAMA representatives, membe [...] | 2006-12-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AF |
06KABUL5939 | SAYYAF UNDER SIEGE: LAND DEALS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (SBU) Begin summary: Member of Parliament and former warlord Abdulrab al-Rasul Sayyaf has come under serious attack in the media because of allegations of land-grabbing as well as for his role in the civil war that almost destroyed Kabul. Truth and facts in Afghanistan are always difficult to [...] | 2006-12-24 05:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PINS PREL SOCI AF |
06KABUL5964 | THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Celebrating it's first anniversary on December 19, the Afghan Parliament has established a strong foothold as a powerful force in Afghan politics. With members representing the last many decades of diverse philosophies and all sides of the various conflicts and coups which t [...] | 2006-12-27 10:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF |
06KABUL5965 | MEETING WITH GENERAL DOSTUM [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Uzbek factional leader General Abdul Rashid Dostum is feeling increasingly frustrated over his lack of a significant role in Afghan decision making and his lack of contact with the Palace. Once a respected (even feared) force in national politics, he has been side-lined from [...] | 2006-12-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF |
06KABUL5971 | PRT/HERAT: ONGOING SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The normal tranquility of Herat has been disturbed in recent weeks by political cross-currents that exist below the surface. The tribal tensions in the aftermath of Amanullah Khan,s murder in Shindand District, Iranian nervousness over border training activities at a U.S. facil [...] | 2006-12-27 12:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PINR PINS PREL AF IR |
06KABUL5974 | PHASE III, TIER I ANP LTC - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART [...] This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 91 Afghan officers selected to serve as Lieutenant Colonels in Phase III, Tier 1 of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. Post requests exp [...] | 2006-12-28 01:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5975 | PHASE III, TIER I ANP LTC - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART [...] This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 91 Afghan officers selected to serve as Lieutenant Colonels in Phase III, Tier 1 of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. Post requests e [...] | 2006-12-28 01:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5985 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: GENERAL OFFICER FOR ANP RANK AND [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one general officer in the Afghan National Police (ANP). The Ministry of Interior wishes to assign to a top leadership position. UNAMA has [...] | 2006-12-28 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL64 | HAZARAJAT FEELING NEGLECTED AGAIN; ACTING DAI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Dai Kundi Province Ahmadullah Nawid and Hazara political activist Zulfiqar Omid were pleased on January 5 to once again voice their complaints to a USG PolOff about the lack of development attention being given to the Hazarajat region. Describing the region as [...] | 2006-01-05 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL686 | POLITICAL GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT FAIL TO TAKE HOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) has decided to defer formation of political groups and move directly to committee membership selection. The Meshrano Jirga (upper house),which announced its formal political groups last week, is considering disba [...] | 2006-02-15 05:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL778 | MEDIA CLIMATE CAUTIOUS AS "UN-ISLAMIC" TV STATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Afghan officials continue to fine or warn Afghan media outlets against broadcasting programming which is counter to Afghan culture or law. This month, the government fined Afghan TV $1000 for broadcasting "un-Islamic" material; Governor Joma Khan Hamdard of Jowzjan warned two loca [...] | 2006-02-23 04:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS PGOV PINR SCUL AF |
06KABUL813 | CORRECTED COPY: POLITICAL GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU/REL ISAF) SUMMARY. The Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) has decided to defer formation of political groups and move directly to committee membership selection. The Meshrano Jirga (upper house),which announced its formal political groups last week, is consideri [...] | 2006-02-25 05:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL839 | PRT FARAH - GOVERNOR WASIFI SINGS ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Farah Province,s Governor Isatollah Wasifi met with officials of Bejend and Meshand in the city of Bejend in the province of South Khorasan in northern Iran December 20-27. They discussed joint border control, economic expansion and construction, cultural, and education project [...] | 2006-02-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL851 | PRT FARAH - GOVERNOR WASIFI SINGS ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Farah Province,s Governor Isatollah Wasifi met with officials of Bejend and Meshand in the city of Bejend in the province of South Khorasan in northern Iran December 20-27. They discussed joint border control, economic expansion and construction, cultural, and education project [...] | 2006-02-27 09:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL852 | PRT/GHAZNI - GOVERNOR CONSIDERS SUPPORTING NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghazni Governor Sher Alam, frustrated by his inability to maintain security in several of Ghazni's Pashtun provinces and perhaps also desiring to re- institute a security network that is loyal to him, has in recent weeks created or talked of creating informal armed forces outsi [...] | 2006-02-27 10:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL855 | PRT FARAH - ASSESSMENT OF 10 FEBRUARY ATTACK [...] (C) Summary. PRT Farah was attacked by rockets and mortar rounds, followed by small arms fire, in the early morning of February 10. Although no injuries or damage occurred, the well-coordinated attack demonstrated the growing sophistication of anti-Coalition elements. This and similar even [...] | 2006-02-28 04:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL91 | MP BIO: ABDUL RASUL SAYYAF [...] (U) This is the second in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as EMBOFFS continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (SBU) Summary: Amb and POLOFF met with Abdul Rasul Sayyaf on 3 J [...] | 2006-01-08 10:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KATHMANDU1042 | JUBILATION AS KING REINSTATES PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Seven-Party alliance leaders and people on the street declared victory for democracy following the King's April 24 late night message announcing the reinstatement of Parliament and meeting all the Parties' demands (ref A). The King called on the seven-party alliance to follow its road map [...] | 2006-04-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1195 | PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA ON THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala appealed May 10 to the Ambassador for assistance in gaining Indian support for a third party witness for negotiations with the Maoists and for international monitors of the cease-fire. Koirala liked the suggestion of having two witnesses - perhaps an Indian and an o [...] | 2006-05-10 11:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL MASS PINR IN NP |
06KATHMANDU1435 | PM'S NEW MILITARY ADVISOR REQUESTS HELP FOR [...] (C) Newly-appointed Military Advisor to the Prime Minister Ramesh Jung Thapa explained to the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief that, in his position as the Prime Minister's Military Advisor, he would act as "coordinator" between the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Defense and the Nepalese Army [...] | 2006-06-06 02:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1495 | CABINET EXPANSION INCLUDES LEFTIST AS DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala named three additional ministers to his Cabinet June 11, including Amik Sherchan, head of the extreme left People's Front Nepal (PFN),as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population. Koirala also appointed Hridayesh Tripathi, General Secretary of [...] | 2006-06-12 10:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1510 | CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF TO RETIRE [...] (C) Defense Secretary Bishnu Datta Uprety told A/DCM Shelton June 13 that Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa will take official leave starting August 9 and retire from duty as scheduled on September 9. Uprety said that although other rumors were swirling about as to Thapa's successor [...] | 2006-06-13 08:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1663 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER SURYA THAPA WORRIED ABOUT THE EIGHT-POINT AGREEMENT AND POSSIBLE MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Surya Bahadur Thapa, chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) and five-time Prime Minister, condemned the eight-point agreement that Prime Minister G. P. Koirala had signed with Maoist chairman Prachanda on June 16. He stressed that the po [...] | 2006-06-23 12:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP PREF |
06KATHMANDU1694 | CODE OF CONDUCT MONITORING COMMITTEE STARTS WORK [...] (C) On June 26, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists determined the terms of reference allowing the cease-fire Code of Conduct monitoring committee (also called the National Monitoring Committee) to begin its work. The National Monitoring Committee will form a network of sub-committ [...] | 2006-06-27 12:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP PINR |
06KATHMANDU1755 | PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA HOSPITALIZED WITH PNEUMONIA [...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala was admitted to the Martyr Gangalal National Heart Center in Kathmandu late on July 3 following respiratory difficulties. Dr. Madhu Ghimire, Koirala's personal physician, announced at a midnight press briefing that the Prime Minister had pneumonia in the lower [...] | 2006-07-05 12:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1785 | CODE OF CONDUCT MONITORING COMMITTEE MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) On July 7, Charge met with Birendra Mishra, Coordinator of the National Monitoring Committee on Code of Conduct for Ceasefire (NMCC),to discuss the future plans of the NMCC and its role in peace negotiations. Mishra said that the committee, set up in the Peace Secretariat since just July [...] | 2006-07-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1828 | FORMER PM DEUBA URGES "OUTSIDERS" TO HELP NEPAL [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting, Nepali Congress - Democratic (NC-D) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba told CDA that the Government of Nepal (GON) seemed to be in a hurry to make concessions to the Maoists. Deuba expressed concern that the GON was going to forfeit its gains, suc [...] | 2006-07-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU2187 | NEPAL: SENATOR SPECTER MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Senator Arlen Specter met with Government of Nepal (GON) officials on August 13 to gain insight into Nepal's political situation and to remind the GON of the USG's continuing support in its move toward democracy. The GON representatives stressed their commitment not to allow the Maoists [...] | 2006-08-14 01:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU2251 | (C/NF) NEPAL'S FINANCIAL SITUATION AND CAPITAL [...] (C) The continuing extortion and intimidation of businesses in Nepal by the Maoists has created a significant problem for foreign- and Nepali-owned businesses in Nepal. Maoist activities against business have continued despite the cease-fire Code of Conduct. This threat has caused many busine [...] | 2006-08-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2518 | STUDENT POLITICS IN NEPAL: NOT YOUR COLLEGE [...] (C) Student organizations - the starting point for many Nepalese leaders - have been instrumental in stimulating political change during the past 60 years. Students have been able to operate when and where mainstream politicians could not. Student organizations were the legal arms of politi [...] | 2006-09-15 10:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU2538 | CALL FOR SEVEN-PARTY ALLIANCE UNITY RECEIVES WEAK [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with President of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party (NC-D) Sher Bahadur Deuba and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal on September 16 to deliver a message: unity among the seven politica [...] | 2006-09-19 01:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU2958 | TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE, OCTOBER 31 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 10:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU2959 | TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE, NOVEMBER 3 [...] (C) According to Douglas DiSalvo, a UNHCR officer in Kathmandu, 41 out of the group of 43 Tibetan refugees who arrived in Nepal safely after the shooting incident at the Chinese border on October 1 (ref A) departed Nepal for India on October 20 and arrived on October 21; the other two should t [...] | 2006-11-03 10:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU3064 | NEW OHCHR HEAD NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PEACE [...] (C) On November 17, Lena Sundh, the new Swedish head of the Nepal Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told the Ambassador that impunity remained a big problem on both sides of the conflict in Nepal -- for both the security forces and the Maoists. Sundh stated that she wa [...] | 2006-11-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MARR PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU3167 | NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY "INCLUSIVE" IN EASTERN NEPAL [...] (C) On December 2, Emboff accompanied Sujata Koirala, Head of the Nepali Congress (NC) Department of International Relations and daughter of Prime Minister GP Koirala, to a political program in Inaruwa, Sunsari District in south-eastern Nepal. The NC leaders of the rural district discussed ma [...] | 2006-12-06 09:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NP |
06KHARTOUM1028 | CG Juba Round-up - April 30 [...] CRS Officially Reopens Juba Office: The president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) worldwide, Ken Hackett, was in Juba this week to officially reopen the CRS office in Juba, closed since 1976. CRS has maintained a continuous presence in Southern Sudan since 1973, [...] | 2006-05-01 12:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON PINR EPET SU |
06KHARTOUM1091 | Juba Inflation Slows in April, then Spikes [...] A market survey in Juba taken the second week of April shows prices stabilizing as the early rains in March stopped and allowed the roads to dry up, with an overall inflation month-on-month rate of just over 3 percent. Drops in the price of some grains were offset by higher meat prices, wi [...] | 2006-05-09 05:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREF SOCI PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1166 | MUSINGS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: CG met with Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Gier Chuang Aluong on May 9 to discuss telephone service - or the lack thereof - in Juba and the South. Aluong described what he saw as a systematic plot by Khartoum to prevent the South from establishing reliable [...] | 2006-05-16 17:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ECPS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1257 | SUDAN: PRESS REFLECTS ON DARFUR DEVELOPMENTS, [...] SUMMARY. Sudanese press commentaries suggest growing consensus in favor of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Opposition continues, however, to the proposed transition from African Union (AU) to UN peacekeepers in Darfur (something explored with the Sudan Government this week by UN Special Env [...] | 2006-05-26 12:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1323 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: SHIFTS WITHIN THE SPLM FAVOR [...] (C) Summary. The internal dynamic within the SPLM has shifted gradually since the March meeting of the reconstituted Politburo in Rumbek (ref a). The balance between the two most powerful factions (ref b) ) followers of GoSS President Kiir and those loyal to the late John Garang ) has altere [...] | 2006-06-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1325 | SOUTHERN SUDANESE LEGISLATURE GOES ON FORCED [...] (C) Summary. CG talked at length with South Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) MP Bashir Bendi (protect) on May 30 to discuss the announcement that the SSLA would go into an unscheduled three month recess. Bendi blamed SSLA Speaker James Wani Igga for peremptorily closing the SSLA to prevent [...] | 2006-06-05 14:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1394 | JUBA,S CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP ON PROBLEMS FACING THE [...] (C) Summary: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro, discussed with CG on June 3 some of the major challenges facing the Equatoria region. Loro expressed his relief that the peace was holding but raised the ethnic hegemony of the Dinka, the situation in Yei, land tenure, and [...] | 2006-06-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR EAGR SU |
06KHARTOUM1515 | SPLA SECRETARY-GENERAL SEES CRISIS BREWING IN [...] (C) Summary: The National Congress Party has lost the political will to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, while the Sudan People's Liberation Movement lacks the capacity to deliver a peace dividend, SPLM/A S ecretary-General Pagan Amum told the Charge on June 23. Though a crisis in [...] | 2006-06-27 15:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1542 | SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS DELEGATES IN KHARTOUM EXPRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a chance meeting in Khartoum on June 24, Somali delegates of the Islamic Courts movement asked Emboff to convey their views to the U.S. Government. They argued that, despite perceived U.S. hostility, they were not anti-American, and actually wanted, above all, to open contac [...] | 2006-06-29 14:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SO SU |
06KHARTOUM1545 | SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS DELEGATES IN KHARTOUM EXPRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a chance meeting in Khartoum on June 24, Somali delegates of the Islamic Courts movement asked Emboff to convey their views to the U.S. Government. They argued that, despite perceived U.S. hostility, they were not anti-American, and actually wanted, above all, to open contac [...] | 2006-06-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SO SU |
06KHARTOUM1559 | SUDAN/DARFUR: SPLM REJECTS BASHIR'S POSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: First VP Salva Kiir and other key leaders of the SPLM have publicly announced that they have no objection to UN peacekeeping in Darfur. They add that they were not consulted by the NCP with regard to President Bashir's enunciation of a strong rejection of a transition to the U [...] | 2006-07-03 10:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI PINR PREL AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1561 | SUDAN,S RESPONSE ON NOTICE OF GUANTANAMO ARB [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points on July 3 to Magdy al-Mufaddal, Acting Deputy Director for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Magdy replied that he would forward the information to the MFA'S Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, as well as the national intell [...] | 2006-07-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PINR KAWC US SU |
06KHARTOUM1572 | HAMRA AL-SHEIKH INCIDENT: GNU SEEKS CONDEMNATION [...] (C) Summary: A July 3 attack on Hamra al-Sheikh, North Kordofan State, by the JEM resulted in the deaths of at least 12 individuals and significant property damage. The Sudanese Armed Forces repulsed the attack with helicopter gunships and Antonov bombers. The Sudanese Government believes th [...] | 2006-07-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR CD ER AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1612 | UGANDAN CONSUL GENERAL DISCUSSES THE LRA [...] (C) Summary: On June 27, CG met with newly arrived Ugandan Consul General, Ambassador Busho Ndinyenka. The Ugandan CG complained Vice President Riek Machar continued to overplay his hand by allowing LRA fighters to move back onto Sudanese soil and by continuing to inflate the size of the LRA [...] | 2006-07-10 06:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINS MOPS PINR PHUM UG SU |
06KHARTOUM1635 | SLM ADVANCE TEAM PROVIDES UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The SLM advance team, now in place in Khartoum, numbers around 112 individuals. Chairman Abdul Karim noted its efforts to propagate the Darfur Peace Agreement and welcomed U.S. Government efforts to advance its implementation. The SLM seeks African Union support for the process [...] | 2006-07-11 17:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1652 | AMIS INTEL REPORT OUTLINES RISE OF NRF [...] (C) Summary and comment: An AMIS intelligence report details the evolution of the National Redemption Front (NRF),formed in May 2006 by elements of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Movement/Abdel Wahid faction (but not Abdel Wahid himself),and the Sudan Federal D [...] | 2006-07-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1791 | SUDAN RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF SECOND ROUND OF [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, post received on July 23 a response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) The text of the document is as follows: (Begin text) Sudan Preparedness to Receive the Sudanese Citizen Sami Mohy Eldin Muhammed Al hajj 1) The family of the Sudanese [...] | 2006-07-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PINR PREL US SU |
06KHARTOUM1801 | MFA RAISES CONSULAR ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The MFA's list of consular issues includes an interest in faster processing for official and diplomatic visas, better treatment for Sudanese officials at U.S. ports of entry, tourist and business visas in Khartoum versus Cairo, facilitated documentation for Sudanese diplomats in [...] | 2006-07-27 10:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS CMGT PINR US SU |
06KHARTOUM1824 | Statement Ousting SLM/A Leader Abdel Wahid [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 28, members of the SLA/M "Military Council and Field Command" released a statement announcing the removal of Abdel Wahid as SLA/M Chairperson and appointment of Commander Ahmed Abdul Shafi as the new SLM chairperson and commander of the SLA. The statement is [...] | 2006-07-31 14:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PREF SOCI PINR UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM1903 | DARFUR: GRIM PROGNOSIS FOR THE COMING WEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Over the next few weeks, increased military action in Darfur is likely to continue, as the SAF, perhaps in cooperation with SLM/A Minawi, seek to destroy National Redemption Front (NRF) rebels while recapturing traditional SLM/A Minawi-held areas. The GNU may seek to prosecute a [...] | 2006-08-10 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM191 | South Sudan: Bona Malwal: Straddling Two Sides [...] (U) SUMMARY. On January 19, Embassy officials and Commissioners from the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met in Juba with GOSS Presidential Advisor Bona Malwal. The commissioners questioned Malwal on the CPA, religious freedom, sanctions, and Darfur. Malwal was [...] | 2006-01-25 08:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1936 | CDA HUME'S MEETING WITH GNU AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: During an August 14 meeting, Charge Hume noted the importance of building the U.S.-Sudan relationship and permitting a transition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. Deciding not to do so would involve significant risks, as Sudan would be solely responsible for the consequ [...] | 2006-08-14 16:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1937 | DARFUR: MINNI MINAWI SPEAKS HIS MIND [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging, two-hour meeting between Minni Minawi and the USG Senior Security Advisor, Tod Wilson, Minni discussed ideas on how to move forward with the DPA and his short-term concerns, particularly SLM capacity building. He asked for advice on how to improve the Ceasefire [...] | 2006-08-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1957 | SUDAN: JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON OIL REVENUES [...] (U) Summary: As mandated by the CPA, the Joint Committee on Control, Monitoring, and Calculation of Net Oil Revenues has been created and is functioning. This joint committee is intended to work under the supervision of the National Petroleum Commission (NPC). While the NPC has yet to estab [...] | 2006-08-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN EPET PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM1960 | UNSC/SUDAN: NOTES ON DARFUR UNSCR [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol is in Thailand at present, and is not expected back in Khartoum until August 17 or 18. Given his past roles and standing among GNU officials, however, post believes FM Akol would echo President Bashir's denunciations of a UN peacekeeping operation, and [...] | 2006-08-16 16:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1971 | DPA PARTNERS DISCUSS WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: An August 17 meeting of DPA partners, chaired by visiting UK Special Envoy Pullen, discussed the need to be inclusive, broadening the base of support for the DPA. Strategies discussed included building trust among Darfurians, coordinating support for the DPA, rendering the Cease [...] | 2006-08-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1975 | SPLM'S YASSIR ARMAN DISCUSSES NCP-SPLM JOINT [...] (C) Summary: According to SPLM National Assembly Chair Yassir Arman, the NCP and SPLM have formed a working group to study the issue of international peacekeeping in Darfur; it will meet and report to the Joint Political Committee on August 28. Although the NCP seeks an exit from the current [...] | 2006-08-19 16:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU UN SU |
06KHARTOUM1981 | SUDAN: NCP AND PRESS RHETORIC AGAINST DARFUR REHATTING [...] SUMMARY: Over the past two weeks, Sudanese press reports suggest that two lines of Arab-nationalist opinion in Sudan - focused on the Lebanese and Darfur crises, respectively - are tending to converge. A major link is provided by Omer al-Bashir himself, who is both Sudan's president and curr [...] | 2006-08-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM212 | SUDAN: HASSAN AL-TURABI MEETS COMMISSION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom met with People's Congress Party (PCP) Secretary General Hassan al-Turabi at his home on January SIPDIS 18. Turabi said worship should be free of state control, but freedom of religion is shaped by society, not just th [...] | 2006-01-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PHUM PGOV PREL SU |
06KHARTOUM2157 | KHARTOUM: PRO-NCP, PRO-IRANIAN JOURNALIST BEHEADED [...] (U) The body of "Al Wafaq" Editor-in-Chief Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed was found beheaded September 6 in the Kalakla area south of Khartoum, after he was abducted from his home in North Khartoum the previous night. Murders of this type are unknown in Sudan, and the shock was signaled by fro [...] | 2006-09-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAO PHUM PINR KCRM KISL SU IR |
06KHARTOUM2158 | Southern Sudan: Chief Justice Lays Out Judicial [...] Summary: Southern Sudan Chief Justice Ambrose Riing Thiik described the structure of the Southern Courts and said that the system was beginning to operate throughout the South. However, with little money and few qualified personnel, he admitted it was slow going. In a meeting with the Actin [...] | 2006-09-07 14:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM219 | A/S FRAZER BREAKFAST WITH SPLM [...] (C) Summary. On January 25, Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer, Roger Winter, and the Charge met with three senior SPLM officials resident in Khartoum: Yassir Arman, Chairman of the SPLM National Assembly Caucus; Malik Agar, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of investment; and Deng [...] | 2006-01-29 10:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2240 | UN SRSYG PRONK BRIEFS DARFUR PARTNERS [...] (C) Summary: During a Sept. 14 briefing of Darfur Partners, UN SRSYG Pronk said little progress had been made on broadening support for the DPA, the Government is pressing military campaigns in North Darfur, the Ceasefire Commission does not work well, and the Sudanese Government remains unal [...] | 2006-09-14 16:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2264 | DARFUR: REALIGNMENTS AND FRAGMENTATION OF DPA [...] (S) Summary: An effective and successful organizational conference for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories in the near-term appears unlikely. Fur commanders have splintered into three or four groups with a new breakaway faction splitting from Ahmed Abdul Shafi. Abdel Wahid appears [...] | 2006-09-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2281 | GoSS Avian Influenza Response Still Slow, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) continues to demonstrate a lack of urgency, coordination, and capacity in dealing with the Juba avian influence (AI) H5N1 outbreak in poultry. One AI task force meeting has been held, led by the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries [...] | 2006-09-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU TBIO PINR EAID SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM229 | FVP GETS TOUGH, PUSHES NCP ON CPA, ABYEI, AND [...] (U) After months of focusing on southern politics while remaining quiet on CPA problems, Salva Kiir -- Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) -- lashed out at the National Congress Party (NCP) during a January 28 press [...] | 2006-01-30 08:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2344 | SPLM PARTY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY - EXPAND LINKAGES [...] (C) Summary: Senior SPLM members say they are focused on expanding the party by reaching out to the Mesiriya in Abeyi, Nubans in South Kordofan, and groups in Darfur where they see party support growing. Some SPLM leaders discreetly are exploring the possibility of a trilateral dialogue ) SPL [...] | 2006-09-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SU |
06KHARTOUM2381 | SLM/A EFFORTS TO WIN OVER G-19 COMMANDERS FALTER [...] (C) Summary: Minni Minawi continues to complain that Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leaders and Suleiman Jamoush are actively engaged in an effort to prevent the breakup of the National Redemption Front (NRF) and G-19 commanders from rejoining the SLM/A. Meanwhile, Minawi,s military del [...] | 2006-09-27 15:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2388 | DARFUR: MINAWI DESCRIBES PRIORITIES, NCP [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with USG officials and the Darfur Partners Group on September 27, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi outlined five priorities for constructing a peaceful solution to the Darfur conflict in the next 90 days, discussed the role of the international [...] | 2006-09-28 14:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO PINR SU UN |
06KHARTOUM239 | A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH GOS NISS D/G GHOSH ON 25 [...] (S) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer met with NISS D/G Saleh Ghosh on January 25 following the AU Summit in Khartoum. This was A/S Frazer,s second meeting with Ghosh, the first was in late November 2005. Ghosh emphasized his and his government,s desire to make the Darfur issue go away, noting that activ [...] | 2006-01-31 12:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR US AU |
06KHARTOUM2442 | DARFUR: EGYPTIAN ENGAGEMENT IN HIGH GEAR [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian engagement with the Sudanese government on the Darfur crisis has moved into high gear. The GoE Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a 90-day Action Plan for Darfur to its embassies, which resembles USG proposals for advancing peace in the region, and the Egyptian ambassador [...] | 2006-10-03 16:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO PINR SU EG UN |
06KHARTOUM2463 | REBECCA GARANG CONCERNED ABOUT SANCTIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Rebecca Garang De Mabior opposes USG sanctions and urges that no new ones be imposed as a result of Darfur. She believes they are hurting the South and Three Areas more than the North. Garang is concerned that Khartoum is not committed to Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) imp [...] | 2006-10-06 09:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM2467 | PAULINO MATIP SUPPORTS UN DEPLOYMENT AND U.S. SPLA [...] (C) Summary: Lt. Gen. Paulino Matip urged continued U.S. engagement in Darfur and joint action by the international community and SPLA to address the area's urgent crisis. He notes a growing African-Arab gap in Sudan and believes the North is rearming militias in the South. Matip sees Pres [...] | 2006-10-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID MCAP MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM2531 | SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH SALAH GHOSH: WILLINGNESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Sudanese intelligence chief Salah Ghosh said that the Sudanese government would never accept a UN force but was willing to work with the USG to find a solution to the Darfur crisis. He indicated that such discussions could include e [...] | 2006-10-22 09:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER SU UN |
06KHARTOUM255 | IRANIAN VP VISITS SUDAN, BASHIR PLEDGES SUPPORT [...] (U) Iranian Vice President Dr. Ahmad al-Musawi visited Sudan on January 25 and 26 to discuss bilateral relations. He delivered a letter from President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to President Omar al-Bashir. In a press conference, Musawi said the letter outlined Iranian policy aimed at strengthening [...] | 2006-02-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PGOV IR SU |
06KHARTOUM2557 | PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS, MEETING WITH [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: Senior GoSS officials expressed gratitude for the lifting of sanctions on Southern Sudan under the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (DPAA),but fear Khartoum's retaliation for increased restrictions on the North. Th [...] | 2006-10-27 10:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID ETTC US SU |
06KHARTOUM256 | "COLD PEACE" -- SUDAN AND UGANDA FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (C) Summary: Until recently, relations between Sudan and Uganda had been marked by mutual suspicion and aggression through proxy forces. Uganda was a major supporter of the SPLM throughout the 20-year civil war, and Sudan countered this influence by providing weapons and bases to the Lord's [...] | 2006-02-02 12:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL UG SU |
06KHARTOUM2635 | Compromise Possible on NPC [...] The National Petroleum Commission (NPC) has been mired since its establishment by an inability to agree on terms of reference. The SPLM also been denied meaningful access to the existing oil contracts and consistent access to the fields to read the meters and investigate environmental concern [...] | 2006-11-08 07:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV ENRG SU |
06KHARTOUM2639 | Sudan Compromise Possible on National Petroleum Commission [...] The National Petroleum Commission (NPC) has been mired since its establishment by an inability to agree on terms of reference. The SPLM also denied meaningful access to the existing oil contracts and consistent access to the fields to read the meters and investigate environmental concerns. T [...] | 2006-11-08 11:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV ENRG SU |
06KHARTOUM2648 | INTERIOR MINISTER IMPLIES U.S. LINK TO [...] (C) In widely-reported remarks to the Arabic-language press, Minister of the Interior Al Zubair Bashir Taha alleged on November 8 that a Sudanese employee of a "Western Embassy" was involved in the September beheading of "Al Wafaq" Editor-in-Chief Mohammed Taha (reftel). Though Embassy Senior [...] | 2006-11-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KPAO KCRM PTER SU US |
06KHARTOUM2654 | OIL IN SOUTHERN SUDAN - THE STORY OF "CROOKS AND NANNIES" [...] (SBU) Summary: The history of oil exploitation in Sudan has been marked by northern domination, killings, displacement, community destruction, environmental degradation, arms purchases, and accusations of cheating on revenue sharing. To break with this legacy, the Government of Southern Suda [...] | 2006-11-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EINV EPET ENRG ET KE GE CH SU |
06KHARTOUM2687 | CHAD MAY ACCEPT UN FORCES TO PREVENT WIDER WAR [...] (S) Summary: Blaming Sudan for the deteriorating security situation in his country, Chadian Embassy Security Chief Mohamad Tahir Tordjok (strictly protect) said the Chadian government would accept United Nations peacekeeping forces in Chad to secure its eastern border. Tordjok claimed that 30 [...] | 2006-11-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPKO SU CD NG SO UN |
06KHARTOUM270 | RESPONSE TO KIIR: PRESS ATTACKS AND MORE COMMITTEES [...] (U) Summary: In the week following Salva Kiir,s provocative interview (reftel),the Arabic press and government-controlled newspapers have attacked Kiir for making unfounded accusations and for not working within the CPA. The government has denied Kiir,s claims that the South has not receiv [...] | 2006-02-06 07:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2720 | MEDIA REACTION TO "PLAN B" FOR SUDAN [...] Several Sudanese newspapers carried stories about Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios' November 20 press briefing in which he referred to a "Plan B" for Sudan. Some included the entire briefing. There were only two editorials about Darfur and "Plan B," although we would expect there to be [...] | 2006-11-22 12:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM274 | SOUTH SUDAN: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Regional Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial shortly before Nhial departed for Khartoum en route to Cairo as head of a GoSS delegation that includes the Ministers of Justice and Public Service, sent to investigate the killing [...] | 2006-02-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EPET PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2747 | PRES. BASHIR,S JUBA VISIT: SECURITY, ABYEI, CPA, [...] (C) Summary: President Bashir,s November 18 visit to Juba has done little to assure southern Sudanese of Khartoum,s sincerity in ending support for the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and militia groups widely believed to be responsible for recent violence in Juba and surrounding areas. Bashir pled [...] | 2006-11-27 16:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID MOPS SOCI ASEC US SU |
06KHARTOUM2756 | C-130 DEPARTURE INCIDENT AT EL FASHER AIRPORT [...] Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) supports a small detachment of officers serving as advisors to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in El Fasher. On November 28, a CJTF-HOA HC-130, call sign PAT 332, landed in El Fashir, Darfur, at approximately 1450, on a scheduled m [...] | 2006-11-29 09:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PINR PINS EAIR US SU |
06KHARTOUM2762 | DARFUR: "A CERTAIN KIND OF CHAOS" [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with tribal leaders, humanitarian workers, and United Nations staff during a recent visit to North and West Darfur, CDA Hume heard accounts of the disintegration of the territory's society, the rise in the Sudanese government's harassment and restriction of [...] | 2006-11-29 14:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR MOPS AU EAID PREF SOCI |
06KHARTOUM2771 | Juba Roundup: GoSS Ratifies State Constitutions, Ignoring [...] (U) The following is a brief round-up of current issues from the Consulate General in Juba: --GoSS Goes Ahead with State Constitutions; --Minor SPLM Reshuffle Finishes with State Minister; --Penal Code Marks First Laws in Southern Sudan; --Juba Bridge Still Hanging On; and --Chinese Establi [...] | 2006-12-01 03:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2785 | KHARTOUM: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (C) At present, the Sudanese Government does not have an effective computerized database to track entries and exits of suspected terrorists/watchlisted individuals; however, the U.S. government is working with the Sudanese Government to deploy the PISCES system, which should hopefully be operab [...] | 2006-12-03 16:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER SU |
06KHARTOUM2786 | AU SPECIAL ENVOY SALIM BRIEFS INT'L PARTNERS, [...] (C) Summary: AU Special Envoy Salim A. Salim told international partners and CDA Hume separately on Nov. 29 that getting DPA non-signatories on board when signatories were not abiding by it was difficult. He noted Pres. Bashir's continued opposition to a hybrid AU/UN PKO force, and said a jo [...] | 2006-12-03 16:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID MOPS SOCI ASEC US SU |
06KHARTOUM2804 | Malakal Update: Fragile Calm Returning [...] (SBU) Summary: Malakal is returning to a fragile calm, with the possibility of violence still looming. The ceasefire is holding as of December 5, civilians are returning to the town, and humanitarian organizations are being encouraged to resume operations. The Sudan People's Liberation Army [...] | 2006-12-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MARR EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM2814 | SUDAN: BRIEF BIODATA ON KHALIL IBRAHIM [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Embassy Khartoum offers the following information. 2. (SBU) Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed, Chairman, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Co-Founder of the National Redemption Front (NRF) -- Leader of a Peoples Defense Forces unit that took part in its operati [...] | 2006-12-07 16:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PTER PREL US SU |
06KHARTOUM2844 | DARFUR: AMIS/EU INVESTIGATIVE TEAM DETAINED, [...] (C) On December 9, unidentified armed men attacked a commercial truck convoy near Sirba, West Darfur, killing 22 people and injuring 10 others. The same day, a combined AMIS/EU team of two military observers and six protection force personnel flew, in an MI-8 helicopter, from El Geneina to Si [...] | 2006-12-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PINR PREL AU EU SU |
06KHARTOUM2874 | SULEIMAN JAMOUS STILL UNDER UN PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department has requested information regarding the status of Suleiman Jamous, former Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator for the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and an outspoken opponent of the Darfur Peace Agreement (Ref A). Jamous is currently living at a UN hospital [...] | 2006-12-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PHUM PGOV CVIS |
06KHARTOUM292 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: Fighting in Jonglei State [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting with CG Juba, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports John Luc Jok spoke about the recent fighting in the Jonglei area. The minister is from Jonglei state, and has been in contact with all the parties involved. According to Jok, on [...] | 2006-02-07 17:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM2920 | SUDAN: GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] (C) On December 27, Pol/Econ Counselor delivered subject demarche regarding Guantanamo detainees to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi. 2. (C) Al-Sanosi understood the issue, and promised to relay the information to those responsible in the Government of Natio [...] | 2006-12-28 15:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR KAWC SU |
06KHARTOUM322 | Civil Servants Salaries Still Stalled [...] SUMMARY: On February 9, officials from CG Juba met with the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Under Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Economic SIPDIS Planning, Francis Latiyo. Latiyo discussed the challenges of paying civil servants, developing a reliable payroll foremost among [...] | 2006-02-10 11:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR EFIN ECON ELAB SU |
06KHARTOUM339 | CG Juba Weekly Round-up: February 6-10 [...] Paulino Matip and Simon Gatwick traveled to Jonglei this week to help ensure peace is maintained there, following last week's fighting between Nuer tribesmen and SPLA troops (reftel). Matip is expected back in Juba this weekend, and the area has reportedly stabilized. 2. GoSS Presidential [...] | 2006-02-12 12:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM382 | Hamas in Sudan for Pan-Arab Support [...] (U) Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal was in Khartoum February 12-14 for high-level meetings as part of his tour to solidify Pan-Arab support. According to local pmedia, Meshaal also confirmed his attendance the Arab League Summit to be held in Khartoum at the end of March. Sudan is a l [...] | 2006-02-15 04:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL PINR WE SU |
06KHARTOUM406 | QUESTIONS ON GOSS MINISTER GARANG'S TRIP TO [...] (U) Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister Rebecca Garang's high-profile trip to the U.S. has raised some eyebrows among other SPLM leaders. 2. (C) Remy Oller Itorong, Deputy Speaker of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Council of States and a close associate of Salva Kiir, dur [...] | 2006-02-16 08:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR US SU |
06KHARTOUM408 | Council of States Finding Its Way [...] SUMMARY: The Government of National Unity's (GNU) newly formed Council of States (CoS) is still working to find its role in government. The CPA and the Interim National Constitution established this body and defined certain responsibilities, but is silent on many details. The Council of [...] | 2006-02-16 09:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM409 | New Consumer Price Survey in Juba [...] The following is a listing of prices in the consumer markets of Juba for the week beginning February 6. Items were selected based on an informal survey of the most commonly sold items. A local resident in Juba employed by the USG collected all data. 2. While a more formal consumer price [...] | 2006-02-16 09:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREF SOCI PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM410 | Council of States Finding Its Way [...] SUMMARY: The Government of National Unity's (GNU) newly formed Council of States (CoS) is still working to find its role in government. The CPA and the Interim National Constitution established this body and defined certain responsibilities, but is silent on many details. The Counci [...] | 2006-02-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM411 | Southern Sudan: New Consumer Price Survey in [...] The following is a listing of prices in the consumer markets of Juba for the week beginning February 6. Items were selected based on an informal survey of the most commonly sold items. A local resident in Juba employed by the USG collected all data. 2. While a more formal consumer price [...] | 2006-02-16 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREF SOCI PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM417 | SUDAN: TOTAL AND WHITE NILE PETROLEUM MANEUVER TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The confrontation between Total and the UK-based White Nile Limited (WNL) continues, with both sides claiming the right to develop Block Ba in Southern Sudan. Total, in a consortium that includes Marathon Oil, was granted the concession over 25 years ago by the government in Khar [...] | 2006-02-17 12:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EINV PREL EAID PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM447 | SUDAN PRESSES OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Facing mounting pressure for increased international intervention, the Government of National Unity (GNU) has started a broad effort to resist UN and International Criminal Court (ICC) action. Over the past week, this campaign has included media events, newspaper articles, engagemen [...] | 2006-02-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM466 | MFA Summons UN SRSG Pronk [...] On February 20, the Government of National Unity (GNU) summoned Jan Pronk, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) in Sudan, to register a protest regarding UN statements that the GNU believes are biased and exceed the UN mandate. The GNU complained about his recent present [...] | 2006-02-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KPKO UN SU |
06KHARTOUM467 | Sudan: Full Court Press Against UN [...] The Government of Sudan is continuing its intensive public and diplomatic efforts to oppose UN intervention in Darfur. In addition to a significant media blitz, and the public chastising of SRSG Jan Pronk, the government has pushed in the National Assembly. Foreign Minister Lam Akol address [...] | 2006-02-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM482 | POST MORTEM ON CONFLICT IN JONGLEI, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, CG Juba met with Gatkuoth D. Kuich, Member of the Southern Legislative Assembly from the Waat Constituency in Jonglei State, where fighting broke out between the SPLA and Nuer militia two weeks past. Kuich had traveled to the area and interviewed civilians, SPL [...] | 2006-02-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PINS SOCI PINR PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM493 | Sudan Vision interviews Mansour Khalid [...] SUMMARY: Dr. Mansour Khalid, Presidential Advisor to the Government of National Unity (GNU) and one of the leaders of the SPLM in the North, recently gave a long interview to Sudan Vision Daily, a pro-government English language newspaper. The interview, printed in five parts, covered a wid [...] | 2006-02-27 07:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM500 | UPDATE #3: Sudan Unrelenting in Public [...] SUMMARY: Heavy government public opposition to UN intervention in Darfur enters its second week as President Bashir expressed his uncompromising opposition to UN re-hatting. Cabinet members, political parties, and pro-government newspapers and civic organizations also continue to express th [...] | 2006-02-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM502 | Yassir Arman Reflects on Negotiating Peace [...] Summary: The following is an interview with SPLM National Assembly Leader Yassir Arman, recently published in the Sudan Vision daily, a pro-government English daily newspaper. Arman discussed the process that led to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and emphasized that all the Sudanes [...] | 2006-02-27 11:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM507 | WORLD BANK LOOKS TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE [...] (C) On February 27, Charge d'Affairs met with Asif Faiz, World Bank Country Manager for Sudan, to discuss the Bank's activities in the country. The Charge asked about the ways the World Bank could support a negotiated peace settlement in Darfur, using the recently submitted Government of Nati [...] | 2006-02-27 14:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM513 | SUDAN: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEW SPLM LEADERSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: In preparation for an upcoming national convention, SPLM Chairman and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir announced the reformation of the SPLM leadership council, dissolved by John Garang just before his death in July 2005. The leadership council [...] | 2006-02-28 10:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM528 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 28, CG Juba met with GoSS Presidential Security Advisor Samuel Abu John to discuss SPLA reform, military force structure, and CPA implementation modalities. Abu John said that the GOSS realizes the importance of paying the SPLA, but is still trying to get good rol [...] | 2006-03-01 10:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM546 | JUBA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RIOT IN KHARTOUM [...] SUMMARY. On Feb 11, a serious student riot occurred at the University of Juba's Kadoro Campus in Khartoum following the refusal of university officials to establish as student union. Many observers, however, believe that the true purpose of the riot was to force the University to return to [...] | 2006-03-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP PREL SCUL PINR PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM547 | JUBA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RIOT IN KHARTOUM [...] SUMMARY. On Feb 11, a serious student riot occurred at the University of Juba's Kadoro Campus in Khartoum following the refusal of university officials to establish as student union. Many observers, however, believe that the true purpose of the riot was to force the University to return to [...] | 2006-03-02 13:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP PREL SCUL PINR PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM555 | SECURITY GUARDS IN JUBA ASSAULT THIRD-COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: On Monday, February 27, 2006, members of the Local Guard Force (LGF) contracted by the USG to secure the U.S. Consulate compound in Juba (Southern Sudan) attacked one of the contractor's third country national (TCN) employees. The security guards demanded to be provided letters of [...] | 2006-03-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID PREL PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM562 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR GHAZI SALAHUDDIN OFFERS HIS [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salahuddin on March 4 to review, inter alia, CPA implementation issues. Ghazi discussed internal dynamics in the Government of National Unity (GNU),the SPLM's role in the GNU, progress on the division of petroleum revenues, Abyei, a [...] | 2006-03-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET PINS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM571 | DARFUR: SUDAN CONTINUES ALL-FRONTS CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Sudan continues its campaign against U.N. intervention in Darfur, with President Omar al-Bashir telling military academy graduates that the government was opposed to "foreign" troops in the region, but favored keeping the current African Union force. Foreign Ministry officials, however, [...] | 2006-03-06 14:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KPKO UN AU SU |
06KHARTOUM579 | U.N. SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Sudan, Dr. Sima Samar, briefed diplomats yesterday in Khartoum at the end of her week-long visit to Sudan. Though Samar reported little progress on national security reform or the creation of national human rights institutions, [...] | 2006-03-07 06:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SU UN |
06KHARTOUM583 | SUDAN: NOTIFICATION OF 2ND ROUND GTMO ARB [...] (SBU) This is an action request ) see para 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with MFA Americas desk officer Magdi el-Mofadi on March 1 to discuss the case of Yakub Mohammed per reftel. Poloff asked that the Sudanese Government, within 30 days, confirm the nationality of Yakub Mohammed, notify any kno [...] | 2006-03-07 08:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KAWC PINR PREL US SU |
06KHARTOUM588 | CG Juba Roundup - March 6 [...] (U) Disease Spreads: While the cholera epidemic seems to have peaked in Juba on February 19th, and run its course in Yei, it continues to spread to other parts of the south up the Nile river. Cases have been reported in Pibor, Bor, Torit, Numile, Terekeka, and Lafon. The Government of South [...] | 2006-03-07 10:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM597 | GNU Forms Population Census Council per CPA [...] On January 7, Government of National Unity (GNU) President Omar al-Bashir established the Population Census Council through Presidential Decree number 2/2006. As outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),Section 1.8.1 of the power-sharing agreement, this council will formulate the [...] | 2006-03-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM598 | GNU Forms DDR Council per CPA [...] On February 18, Government of National Unity (GNU) President Omar al-Bashir established the National Council for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Coordination. As outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),Section 25.1 of the ceasefire agreement, this council wi [...] | 2006-03-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM631 | CG Juba Round-up - March 10 [...] The following is a round-up of recent events in Juba and Southern Sudan. This cable covers SSDF clashes outside of Abyei, banditry in Yuai, continued disarmament in Jonglei, SSDF Warlord Gabriel Tang beginning peace talks, a land dispute in Bentiu, Multi-Donor Trust Fund activities, women's [...] | 2006-03-10 13:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ASEC ECON SU |
06KHARTOUM633 | SPLA's Cirilo: JIUs Not Operational Anytime [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 4, CG Juba Officials met with Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Brigadier General Thomas Cirilo, commander of the SPLA Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) and member of the Joint Defense Board (JDB). Cirilo said the JIUs still only exist on paper, and that the March [...] | 2006-03-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS SU |
06KHARTOUM634 | Southern Sudan: Telecom Challenges [...] SUMMARY: The lack of reliable cell phone connectivity in Juba has made communications, and all operations, more difficult for the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),local businesses, and the international community. Most organizations rely on Thuraya satellite phones, which are expensive [...] | 2006-03-10 19:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS PGOV PINR SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM665 | 2006 Budget Summary for Southern Sudan [...] The following is a summary of the 2006 Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) budget. The total budget is just over USD 1.3 billion. Revenues for 2005 were around USD 700 million, although the government is projecting oil revenues, by far the largest share of income, will increase significantl [...] | 2006-03-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM667 | GoSS Trade Ministry to Develop Private Sector [...] SUMMARY: The main focus of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Supply will be to develop the private sector in the region. In a March 8 meeting with CG Juba, Minister Anthony Lino explained that southerners have never really worked in the private sector, [...] | 2006-03-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM710 | SPLA,S CIRILO WORRIED ABOUT SAF MOVES, MOTIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from Consulate General (CG) Juba held a follow-up meeting on March 14 with Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Brigadier General Thomas Cirilo, commander of SPLA Joint Integrated Unit (JIU) forces (reftel). General Cirilo said that all SPLA JIU troops had now rec [...] | 2006-03-20 13:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM713 | SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS GOSS OFFICIALS KNOW WHERE [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting between Consul General (CG) Juba and SPLA Chief of Staff Oyai Deng on March 18, Deng said that the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) is in direct contact with Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony. He said that GoSS Vice President Riek Machar is nego [...] | 2006-03-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR MOPS PINS PGOV PINR SU UN |
06KHARTOUM740 | SALVA KIIR ON DARFUR/ABUJA/UN: NEGOTIATING [...] (C) Summary: First VP Salva Kiir told Charge March 23 that there was still no GNU negotiating position in Abuja, and that chief negotiator Maqzoub was taking a very hard line. The Council of Ministers, however, was continuing to debate a unified NCP/SPLM position. Kiir also reiterated that [...] | 2006-03-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM754 | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT SALVA KIIR SPEAKS ON LRA, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge and USAID Almquist on March 23 (Darfur part reported ref A),First VP Salva Kiir reiterated his allegation that NCP elements of the GNU and the SAF continue to provide support to the LRA, and that SAF forces have not sufficiently redeployed out of the sout [...] | 2006-03-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINR EPET SU |
06KHARTOUM763 | A THREE-MONTH PERSPECTIVE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly three months have passed since the arrival of the U.S. Consul General in Juba. This report provides an overview of the dynamic in the South during this period, prospects for successful reconstruction and state building, and the Government of southern Sudan (GoSS) perfor [...] | 2006-03-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON ASEC EAID SU |
06KHARTOUM776 | UNMIS STAFF IN KHARTOUM UNDER THREAT; PRONK ASKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMIS Staff in Khartoum are increasingly under threat, USRSG Jan Pronk told the U.S. and UK Charges on March 27. Two UN expatriate staff members were followed home several days ago, and other staffers have received threatening phone calls. Worse, approximately one month ago, on [...] | 2006-03-28 07:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC SU UN |
06KHARTOUM778 | GHAZI SULEIMAN: SAF SHAKE-UP ISOLATES VP TAHA [...] (C) In a meeting with POLOFF on March 21, well-known human rights lawyer and SPLM advisor Ghazi Suleiman explained that the recent shake-up in the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) was a move by President Bashir to further isolate Vice President Ali Osman Taha. According to Suleiman, Taha is now c [...] | 2006-03-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MASS PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM779 | PRES. ADVISOR MANSOUR KHALID DISCUSSES KEY [...] (C) Summary: President Advisor Mansour Khalid said the SPLM leadership had recently discussed the Darfur conflict, the rising political tensions of the past two weeks, and the implementation of the CPA. He said the CPA was being implemented "deviously," with selectivity and sequencing major [...] | 2006-03-28 13:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO SOCI PINR SU |
06KHARTOUM817 | Juba Shows Signs of Inflation in March [...] A market survey in Juba taken the second week of March shows some signs of inflationary tendencies. Overall prices jumped nearly 8 points from a similar survey taken in February. Food and beverages led the way with a rise of 8.5 percent, although this was partially offset by a small decrea [...] | 2006-04-03 07:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREF SOCI PINR SU |