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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08CAIRO861 |
MFA ON TAHDIYA EFFORTS; AHLC MEETING [...] (S/NF) MFA Director for Palestinian Affairs Badr Abelatty updated us April 24 on Egyptian tahdiya ("calming") efforts. Abdelatty said that talks were presently underway between a visiting Hamas delegation led by deposed FM Zahar and EGIS officials. He said the GOE is seeking an "unconditional" [...] |
2008-04-24 15:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EAID EU KPAL PGOV PREL IS WBG |
| 08JEDDAH74 |
GAZA ACCOUNT DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OIC WILL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Consul General Tatiana C. Gfoeller delivered demarche (reftel B) in person on February 9 to Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General for Political Affairs Mahdy Fathallah and OIC Director for Political Affairs Tariq Ali Bakheet. OIC officials assured Consul G [...] |
2008-02-09 12:05:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
| 08JEDDAH77 |
OIC FINAL COMMUNIQUE FROM GAZA SUMMIT [...] (U) The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) issued a Final Communique on February 3 after hosting an expanded meeting of its Executive Committee to discuss the situation in Gaza (Refs A and B). The Communique reiterates previous OIC remarks condemning Israel and urging the internatio [...] |
2008-02-10 16:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
| 08OSLO506 |
NORWAY AND US ON THE SAME PAGE FOR AHLC [...] (C) Poloff met with Signe Gilen, Senior Advisor in the MFA Near East section, to deliver reftel points. Gilen will attend the AHLC meeting in NYC along with FM Stoere. Gilen responded very positively to the USG objectives in reftel, as they also reflect GON priorities, especially improving the [...] |
2008-09-12 15:17:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EU KPAL PGOV PREL IS WBG NO |
| 08OTTAWA1232 |
CANADA: NO NEW PLEDGES AT AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE [...] (sbu) Canada plans no new pledges at the September 22 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in New York, according to Louise Corbin, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel, West Bank, and Gaza. Corbin told Econcouns that Canada had pledged C [...] |
2008-09-17 20:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAID IS KPAL PGOV PREL WBG |
| 08OTTAWA581 |
CANADA AND AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-24 20:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAID EU IS KPAL PGOV PREL WBG |
| 08STATE12185 |
OIC ACCOUNT FOR GAZA [...] (C) Department read reftel with great interest and requests that post approach the OIC Secretary General to ensure that the account opened to streamline OIC member states' donations for humanitarian relief to Gaza be coordinated with the Fayyad government. The account should not undermine the [...] |
2008-02-06 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL KISL PHUM SA WBG KPAL |
| 09AMMAN1265 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS JO |
| 09AMMAN2156 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN NONCOMITTAL ON U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS JO |
| 09ANKARA1101 |
TURKEY: PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY HAS THE LEAD [...] (S) Ambassador summarized REF A points to MFA U/S Apakan, July 24. 2. (S) POLOFF reiterated demarche to MFA Israel/Palestine desk officer Rauf Alp Denktas, July 27. Denktas underscored GOT policy that the Palestinian Authority led by President Abbas is the legitimate authority for all Pa [...] |
2009-07-31 04:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EAID TU WBG IS |
| 09BERLIN1525 |
GERMANY NONCOMMITTAL ON PA BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (C) Pol Minister Counselor delivered reftel letter from Secretary Clinton to German Foreign Minister Westerwelle November 25 to MFA Near East Assistant Secretary-equivalent Andreas Michaelis who had just returned from his November 23-24 visit to Jerusalem and Ramallah with Westerwelle. Michae [...] |
2009-12-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL EAID PGOV WBG EU IS GM |
| 09BERLIN671 |
AHLC: GERMANY SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES, CITES NEED [...] (SBU) MFA Near East Division Chief Boris Ruge informed Poloff June 5 that the MFA "fully agrees" with the U.S. policy objectives noted in reftel. Ruge will lead the German delegation to the AHLC's June 8 Oslo meeting. Ruge said that keeping the Palestinian Authority (PA) financially solvent [...] |
2009-06-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS GM |
| 09BRUSSELS1251 |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 22 [...] (SBU) Mission delivered reftel demarche regarding the September 22 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) Meeting to the Palestine Desk Officer at the European Commission (EC). She indicated that the EU understood that the level of attendance for the meeting had already been set at the senior level [...] |
2009-09-17 13:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS |
| 09BRUSSELS1609 |
DELIVERY OF LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO EU [...] (C) USEU delivered reftel letter from Secretary Clinton to newly appointed EU High Representative Catherine Ashton December 1--her first day in office. USEU also passed copies of the letter to EU Council and Commission officers resopnsible for Palestinian issues, who undertook to provide a r [...] |
2009-12-01 14:24:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL EAID PGOV EUN WBG |
| 09BRUSSELS1681 |
EUPOL COPPS LOOKING FOR EXPANSION AND GREATER USSC [...] (S/NF) Summary: The EU Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) implements police training and mentoring programs and serves as a clearing house for EU Member States, bilateral financial contributions to the Palestinian police. Begun in early 2006 as a 33-person financ [...] |
2009-12-18 06:46:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | KPMI WE EUN PREL PINS XF WBG |
| 09DOHA235 |
IN THE SHADOW OF AL-BASHIR AND CHAVEZ, ARAB AND [...] (SBU) The Second Arab-South America Summit was held in Doha on March 31. Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Arab League, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet delivered opening remarks on behalf of the South American states. 2. (SBU) With characterist [...] |
2009-04-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG XR AL QA SU |
| 09DOHA654 |
PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QATAR'S SUPPORT [...] (C) Ambassador met October 20 with Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim. The meeting was held at the request of Ambassador Ghanim. The two Ambassadors discussed a wide range of issues that included the prospects for the formation of a unity government between Hamas and Fatah and the [...] |
2009-11-04 11:06:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG IS EG SA QA |
| 09JEDDAH168 |
OIC SECRETARY GENERAL LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post received a letter from OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu to Secretary Clinton voicing strong concerns over increased Israeli settlement activities as well as the demolition of Palestinian houses. Letter asks the United States to place pressure on Israel to cease the [...] |
2009-05-09 15:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
| 09JEDDAH226 |
OIC SECRETARY GENERAL REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the President's POTUS speech, the Organization of the Islamic Conference remains fixated on gaining a meeting with a high-ranking U.S. official and specifically are requesting a meeting with the Secretary between June 15-23. While the OIC continues to press for lower le [...] |
2009-06-14 13:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
| 09JEDDAH407 |
OIC SYG CALLS MEETING WITH SECRETARY "HISTORIC"-- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Returning from a recent trip to the U.S. with Organization for the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC senior official Ufuk Gokcen discussed the highlights of the visit, including the long anticipated meeting between SYG and Secretary Clinton. Acco [...] |
2009-10-22 12:49:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
| 09LONDON1338 |
UK SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR PALESTINIAN AHLC [...] (SBU) The UK "very much" supports the U.S. objectives for the June 8 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) of Palestinian donors, according to Alice Mann, Deputy Head of the Palestinian Program at the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Responding to reftel points, she said the thr [...] |
2009-06-04 17:01:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS UK |
| 09LONDON2649 |
UK BUDGET SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) The UK is currently reviewing its plans for budget support for the Palestian Authority (PA) and expects to reach a decision by December 4, Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London), Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development, told ECOUNS. She stated that she is confident [...] |
2009-11-25 17:24:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID WBG IS UK |
| 09LONDON2712 |
UK APPROVES ADDITIONAL GBP 11.5 MILLION IN [...] (SBU) The UK will provide an additional GBP 11.5 million (approximately USD 19 million) in budget support to the Palestinian Authority, Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London) Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development told ECOUNS on December 4. The money will be disbursed th [...] |
2009-12-04 10:26:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID WBG IS UK |
| 09MADRID1153 |
SPAIN RECEIVES LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO [...] Reftel letter was delivered to Foreign Minister Moratinos on November 23. While a formal response is still pending, contacts at the MFA have reaffirmed Spain's commitment to provide essential funding for the Palestinian Authority, particularly through EU mechanisms. Foreign Minister Morati [...] |
2009-12-02 15:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OPDC PREL WBG EU IS SP |
| 09MOSCOW1457 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-03 13:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS RS |
| 09MOSCOW2437 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow delivered reftel points to A.V. Efimov, Section Chief of the MFA's Middle East and North Africa Division. There was no substantive response. Rubin [...] |
2009-09-24 06:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS |
| 09OSLO568 |
NORWAY'S MESSAGE FOR THE AHLC SEPT 22 MEETING: [...] (C) Poloff met with Signe Gilen Guro, Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Middle East Section September 17 on receipt of reftel to deliver reftel points and solicit Norway's intentions for the September 22 AHLC meeting. Guro said that Norway's priority for the AHLC meeting [...] |
2009-09-17 11:53:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL PGOV WBG IS NO |
| 09OSLO733 |
NORWEGIANS REPORT ON AID TO PA, RESPOND TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 24, along with S's letter for Foreign Minister Stoere, to Signe Guro, Senior Advisor in the Middle East Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The letter was received appreciatively, and Guro discussed Norway's efforts to secure additional fun [...] |
2009-11-25 08:12:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL EAID PGOV WBG EU IS NO |
| 09RIYADH1563 |
SECRETARY'S LETTER ON PALESTINIAN BUDGET SUPPORT [...] DCM contacted MFA Chief of Protocol Alaudeen Al-Askari to relay that a message from Secretary Clinton was being sent to the MFA. (Note: MFA is closed for the Hajj/Eid holiday. End Note.) Al-Askari called back to confirm that the message was being passed to Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal (curr [...] |
2009-11-24 13:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EU IS PGOV PREL WBG |
| 09ROME1323 |
GOI UNOFFICIALLY AGREES TO IMMEDIATE BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI has unofficially agreed to convert 10 million euros of its unobligated Paris pledge into immediate budget support for the Palestinian Authority. End summary. 2. (U) On 1 December ECONOFF conveyed Secretary Clinton's request for immediate budget support for the Palesti [...] |
2009-12-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EU IS IT OPDC PGOV PREL WBG |
| 09STATE100749 |
FAYYAD PRESENTS INSTITUTION-BUILDING PLAN AT AHLC [...] (U) Summary: Representatives of the United States and more than 20 donor countries joined Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) for a September 22 meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) at United Nations headquarters in New York. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere, who chaire [...] |
2009-09-28 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL PREL PGOV WBG EU IS |
| 09STATE130090 |
(U) REQUEST FOR EMBASSY LONDON TO DELIVER RESPONSE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Background and Action Request: On November 24, the Secretary sent letters to countries that participate in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee - the primary coordinating mechanism for foreign donor assistance to the Palestinian Authority (P [...] |
2009-12-22 16:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OPDC OVIP PGOV PREL WBG EU IS |
| 09STATE55527 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Summary: The Department requests that action addresses inform appropriate government officials of USG support for the June 8 meeting in Oslo of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the principal policy-level coordinating mechanism for d [...] |
2009-05-29 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS |
| 09STATE61707 |
JUNE 8 MEETING OF THE AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The United States used the June 8 meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) -- the principle policy-coordinating mechanism for donor assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) -- to focus donors on the need to (1) strengthen the PA with immediate budget support and (2) foster e [...] |
2009-06-15 19:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS |
| 09STATE71091 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: JAPANESE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU)Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) under President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is facing a severe financial crisis that threatens its financial and political stability. According to the PA and International M [...] |
2009-07-09 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG JA IS |
| 09STATE95980 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department requests that action addressees inform appropriate government officials of USG support for the September 22 working-level meeting in New York City of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the principal e [...] |
2009-09-15 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS |
| 09TUNIS865 |
TUNISIA: BUDGETARY SUPPORT TO THE PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-25 14:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID OPDC WBG TS |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1681 |
EUPOL COPPS LOOKING FOR EXPANSION AND GREATER USSC [...] (S/NF) Summary: The EU Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) implements police training and mentoring programs and serves as a clearing house for EU Member States, bilateral financial contributions to the Palestinian police. Begun in early 2006 as a 33-person financ [...] |
2009-12-18 06:46:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | KPMI WE EUN PREL PINS XF WBG |
| 10DOHA25 |
PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim offered a firsthand account of Imam Yousef Al-Qaradawi's January 8 sermon in which he called for the death of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The remarks were delivered during Friday prayers at Doh [...] |
2010-01-21 08:46:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG QA |
| 10DOHA26 |
PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES READOUT ON ABBAS-AMIR [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim recounted the conversation that took place between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani during Abbas's January 5 visit to Doha. The conversation focused on elections in [...] |
2010-01-21 08:47:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG EG IS QA |