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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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08GABORONE566 | HELPING BOTSWANA WITHOUT HARMING OURSELVES [...] (S/NF) Given our recent reporting on the forward-leaning and principled position the GOB has recently adopted vis-a-vis Zimbabwe (Refs C, D, and E),and the resultant GOB-GOZ polarization that has prompted a formal GOB request for deeper USG support with more extensive security assistance (Ref [...] | 2008-07-11 21:31:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP AEC BC ZI |
08GABORONE577 | BOTSWANA PRESENTS ITS REQUEST LIST FOR MILITARY [...] (S) This is an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (S) Summary: The GOB, through the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has provided July 14 to this Mission a list of the specific request for security assistance in the form of military hardware and equipment, as first elicited by the GOB [...] | 2008-07-15 15:51:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PREF MARR MASS MCAP ASEC BC ZI |
08GABORONE875 | USG PROPOSES ENHANCED SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (S) DCM Philip Drouin called on Ambassador Mustaq Moorad, Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS) in the GOB Office of the President (OP) on October 2 to follow-up and deliver the points and the USG proposal for a strengthened and deepened U.S.-Botswana security partnership, as outlined in Ref A. AF [...] | 2008-10-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS MCAP BC |
08GEORGETOWN309 | GUYANA/CARICOM SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Guyana Summary: As demonstrated by two mass killings by gangs earlier this year and general homicide rates across the country, Guyana is ill-equipped to address its modern security challenges. Historically, security has been hindered by limited financial and human resources, poor training [...] | 2008-05-23 21:55:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL MASS MOPS XL GY |
08GEORGETOWN593 | CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS CONFERENCE A SUCCESS [...] (U) Interest in security policy by non-government actors has increased in the seven weeks following the August 14 conclusion of the second Embassy-sponsored Civil-Military Relations (CMR) conference. Despite the GoG's decision not to participate, opposition MPs, retired military, the private [...] | 2008-10-10 16:01:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS PGOV GY |
08GRENADA72 | GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS (GMP) DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Embassy Grenada delivered demarche contained reftel to Grenada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 13, 2008. There was no immediate reaction. 2. Post will report any response as soon as it is received. MCISAAC [...] | 2008-05-14 04:38:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MOPS PHSA |
08GUATEMALA1351 | GUATEMALA'S RESPONSE TO E-TRACE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel and in coordination with ATF-Mexico, PolMil Officer held meetings with Colonel David Napoleon Barrientos, the Director of Guatemala's Arms and Munitions Control Department (DECAM),and members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to gauge support for Guatemala's p [...] | 2008-10-30 18:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ARM MASS ETTC PE PREL XK GT |
08GUATEMALA692 | GUATEMALA SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 20:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP GT |
08GUATEMALA866 | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] (U) The Military Group at Embassy Guatemala has identified Vice Admiral Roberto Fernando Campos Sanchez to attend the Panamax 2008 Counter Terrorism Exercise August 13-22, 2008 in Miami, Florida. 2. (C) Embassy conducted its own review and DEA initially submitted derogatory information on [...] | 2008-07-09 22:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
08HANOI1045 | (U) DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S SEPTEMBER 11, [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 16:30; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein Marine and Naval Attache Major Tim Riesner Poloff James O [...] | 2008-09-12 09:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP NEGROPONTE JOHN MARR MASS PREL CH VM |
08HANOI597 | VIETNAM: FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT GPOI TRAINING [...] On May 8, poloff and DATT met with MOD External Relations Department Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh Huy to reiterate the USG's previous invitation to the GVN to participate in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI)(Ref A) and to provide a list of possible GPOI training courses (Ref B). Seni [...] | 2008-05-21 09:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS PREL PGOV VM |
08HANOI947 | PRESIDENT TRIET REPORTEDLY ILL, AGAIN; PM DUNG [...] (C) Well-placed contacts say President Nguyen Minh Triet's prostate cancer has reappeared, but they provide different accounts as to whether he offered to resign. Our contacts tell us Politburo members do not want Triet to step aside because they worry that, given recent economic problems, lac [...] | 2008-08-14 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON KCOR KNNP KPAO MARR MASS PGOV PHUM |
08HARARE459 | RICH PLATINUM CLAIMS CHANGE HANDS IN HUSH-HUSH [...] (C) Mining giant Anglo American ceded to the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) close to 30 percent of its platinum claims on the Great Dyke in an agreement signed on March 23, 2008. In return, it will receive a special mining lease that allows it to hold offshore foreign exchange earnings from its [...] | 2008-05-23 10:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EINV PGOV ASEC MASS ZI CH RS |
08HELSINKI517 | FINLAND'S PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL MARITIME [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Helsinki's Global Maritime Partnership (GMP) (composed of DAO, POL, RSO and chaired by ECON) has concluded that Finland is already engaged in a number of voluntary multinational initiatives that fall under the broad GMP umbrella. Current GOF collaborations range from sea surv [...] | 2008-11-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08HONGKONG1832 | CONSUL GENERAL DONOVAN'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call on Secretary of Security Ambrose Lee September 30, Consul General Joe Donovan stressed the importance the USG attaches to its deep and broad cooperation with Hong Kong across a wide range of law enforcement, legal and security matters. Secretary Lee con [...] | 2008-10-02 09:47:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS HK |
08ISLAMABAD1070 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 03/07/08 [...] (U) Summary: Following below is a summary of US Mission Islamabad's activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its northwest border with Afghanistan during the week ending March 7, 2008. ODRP FATA Programs ------------------ 2. (C) Senior ODRP officers met [...] | 2008-03-10 12:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MASS PK |
08ISLAMABAD1073 | IMET: RECAPTURING PAKISTAN'S LOST GENERATION [...] (U) This is an action request, please see Paras 2 and 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Post welcomes Department's proposal to expand IMET funding for Pakistan (reftel) and intends to focus additional funding on those Pakistani military officers, now at mid and senior ranks, who were unable to participat [...] | 2008-03-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR PK |
08ISLAMABAD11 | Post-Conflict Assistance in Swat [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable outlines options Post is considering to assist the GOP in providing post-conflict assistance to citizens in Swat (Northwest Frontier Province) who have suffered during the military's recent anti-terrorist campaign. We have reviewed existing Mission assistance programs [...] | 2008-01-02 15:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK PTER |
08ISLAMABAD1181 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 03/14/08 [...] (U) Summary: Below is a summary of US Mission Islamabad's activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its northwest border with Afghanistan during the week ending March 14, 2008. FATA Briefings -------------- 2. (U) In Peshawar on March 11, DCM briefed the N [...] | 2008-03-17 11:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PK PREL MASS |
08ISLAMABAD1269 | CSF AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CIVIL-MILITARY TENSION [...] (C) Summary: Coalition Support Fund (CSF) reimbursements are a major political and economic factor in our bilateral relations with Pakistan. On the military side, the recent publicity about CSF claims, largely resulting from congressional hearings, has prompted concern that reimbursements wi [...] | 2008-03-24 11:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MASS MARR PK |
08ISLAMABAD1272 | CJCS MULLEN'S MEETING WITH COAS GENERAL KAYANI [...] (C) Summary: CJCS Mullen met with Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani twice March 3-4. At a private dinner on March 3, they engaged in a discussion of Pakistan's new political landscape in the aftermath of the February 18 parliamentary elections. During talks on March [...] | 2008-03-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD1384 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 03/28/08 [...] (U) Below is a summary of US Mission Islamabad's activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its northwest border with Afghanistan during the past two weeks up to March 28, 2008. ODRP FATA Activities -------------------- 2. (SBU) CCMR Contact Group: The [...] | 2008-04-01 09:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MASS PK |
08ISLAMABAD1611 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 12:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MASS PGOV PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD1657 | EMBASSY ENDORESEMENT OF FY 2008 SECTION 1206 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post endorses CENTCOM/ODRP's FY 08 Section 1206 proposal for a $21 million helicopter sustainment program. These resources will fund a maintenance and sustainment program for Pakistan's U.S. origin helicopters. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The FY 08 1206 proposal will enable Pakis [...] | 2008-04-24 03:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD1673 | PAKISTAN'S F-16 PROGRAM -- AT RISK OF FAILURE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has approached the U.S. with a request to use Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to help pay for Mid-Life Updates (MLU) on its existing fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft. This request would require the modification of the original Letter of Offer and Accepta [...] | 2008-04-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD1696 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL WITH NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During an April 21 introductory call on the Defense Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, Ambassador raised Coalition Support Funds (CSF),the need for a formal agreement governing the use of Pakistan's Airspace, consideration of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),the F-16 payment schedule [...] | 2008-04-29 09:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD1784 | PAKISTAN COMMITMENT TO COESPU INVITATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 08:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PK PREL KTIA MARR MASS |
08ISLAMABAD1826 | APRIL 23 PAK-AFGHAN BORDER INCIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD1905 | PAKISTAN: ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Acting USCENTCOM Commander, Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey visited Pakistan May 12. In his meeting with Secretary of Defense Kamran Rasool, Dempsey stressed the U.S.'s continued commitment to our long-term relationship with Pakistan and made assurances regarding continuity o [...] | 2008-05-21 07:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PHUM PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD1906 | PAKISTAN: ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH JCSC [...] (C) Summary: Acting USCENTCOM Commander, Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey visited Pakistan May 12. In his meeting with General Tariq Majid, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Committee, Dempsey stressed the U.S.'s continued commitment to our long-term relationship with Pakistan and made [...] | 2008-05-21 07:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PHUM PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD1931 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AS OF MAY 16, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK |
08ISLAMABAD1956 | PAKISTAN: ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Acting USCENTCOM Commander, Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey visited Pakistan May 12. In his meeting with General Ashfaq Kayani, Chief of Army Staff, Dempsey stressed the U.S.'s continued commitment to our long-term relationship with Pakistan and made assurances regarding contin [...] | 2008-05-28 12:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PHUM PK PREL |
08ISLAMABAD196 | PAKISTAN: RIGHT-SIZING THE OFFICE OF THE DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request - see Para 4. 2. (U) Following 9/11, military assistance to Pakistan increased so sharply that the U.S. security assistance program here is now the third largest in the world. Since 2002, DoD has provided just under $7 billion in funding to Pakistan, primarily [...] | 2008-01-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER AMGT APER MASS MARR PK |
08ISLAMABAD1970 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AS OF MAY 23, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 03:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK |
08ISLAMABAD2000 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AS OF MAY 23, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-31 03:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK |
08ISLAMABAD2049 | PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY WORSE THAN THE PM EXPECTED; PM SEEKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 13:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV MARR MASS PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD2068 | FATA PROGRAM UPDATE AS OF MAY 30, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK |
08ISLAMABAD2104 | USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND TERRORISM WITH [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Defense Eric Edelman met with President Pervez Musharraf June 2 to discuss U.S. concerns regarding recent peace agreements in the border areas, Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts and U.S. security assistance. Portraying civilian government leaders as soft on [...] | 2008-06-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MASS ECON PK |
08ISLAMABAD2105 | FATA PROGRAM UPDATE JUNE 6, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 13:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK |
08ISLAMABAD2165 | WORLD BANK LOAN NOT YET FINALIZED [...] (C) Summary: World Bank Senior Economist Dr. Hanid Mukhthar briefed Economic and Commercial Counselor on the recent Bank efforts to negotiate a USD 500 million structural adjustment loan with the Government of Pakistan (GOP). Despite over two months of negotiations, the loan has not been final [...] | 2008-06-19 09:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV MARR MASS PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD2313 | USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES MILITANT THREAT WITH ARMY [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Defense Policy Eric Edelman met separately with 11th Corps Commander Lieutenant General Masood Aslam and Inspector General Frontier Corps Major General Muhammed Alam Khattak on June 3 in Peshawar to discuss negotiations with tribal leaders and the importance o [...] | 2008-07-07 13:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MASS PK |
08ISLAMABAD2316 | USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Defense Policy Eric Edelman and Ambassador met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 2. USDP Edelmen stressed the U.S.'s long-term commitment to Pakistan and discussed how the U.S. might assist Pakistan in addressing the growing security threat posed [...] | 2008-07-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MASS PREF PK |
08ISLAMABAD2317 | USDP EDELMAN MEETS WITH PAKISTAN CJCSC GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Defense Policy Eric Edelman met June 2 with General Tariq Majid, Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. USDP Edelman and Majid discussed strains on the Pakistan military and recent peace negotiations in the tribal areas. Majid also supported U.S [...] | 2008-07-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MASS PK |
08ISLAMABAD3066 | COUNTRY TEAM REQUEST FOR COUNTER-NARCO TERRORISM (CNT) [...] (C) Summary. In accordance with Refs A and B, this message is an Embassy Islamabad request for FY09 DOD operational support under 1004, National Defense Authorization Act 1991, as amended for development of Counter Narco Terrorism (CNT) training deployments (CPK2009CNT001W) in support for the [...] | 2008-09-19 08:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS SNAR ASEC PK |
08ISLAMABAD3067 | COUNTRY TEAM REQUEST FOR COUNTER-NARCO TERRORISM (CNT) [...] (C) Summary. In accordance with Refs A and B, this message is an Embassy Islamabad request for FY09 DOD operational support under 1004, National Defense Authorization Act 1991, as amended for development of Counter Narco Terrorism (CNT) training deployments (CPK2009CNT001W) in support for the [...] | 2008-09-19 08:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS SNAR ASEC PK |
08ISLAMABAD3133 | CREATING A CERP-LIKE FUND FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani military action in Bajaur and Swat is generating up to 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who likely will need shelter and support through the winter unless they receive help in refurbishing homes and communities destroyed by ground and aerial attacks. In a n [...] | 2008-09-25 13:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MCAP MASS PK |
08ISLAMABAD382 | STAFFDEL BLAZEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S 11TH CORPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. StaffDel Blazey traveled to Peshawar January 18-19 to meet with the leadership of Pakistan's 11th Corps and the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Frontier Corps. Discussions centered on efforts to combat the growing insurgency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA [...] | 2008-01-25 10:05:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV MASS PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD419 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE 1/28/08 [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable reports our weekly update of USG activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Territories (FATA). It also gives a broad brush look at our on-going programs in the region to show how deeply and in what variety we are reaching into this difficult and often h [...] | 2008-01-29 12:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK |
08ISLAMABAD635 | PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Pakistan President Musharraf February 9 to emphasize the critical importance of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship and his personal commitment to strengthening that relationship. Admiral Mullen conveyed two mess [...] | 2008-02-12 11:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS PHUM PK |
08ISLAMABAD664 | PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS WITH GENERAL TARIQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),met with General Tariq Majid, Pakistan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Admiral Mullen offered to assist Pakistan in enhancing its counterterrorism and counter-insurgency capab [...] | 2008-02-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PK |
08ISLAMABAD736 | PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS WITH GENERAL KIDWAI ON SAFEGUARDING NUCLEAR ASSETS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with LTG Kahlid Ahmed Kidwai (ret),Director General of Pakistan's Strategic Plans Division, to discuss the security of Pakistan's nuclear infrastructure. Kidwai presented a detailed briefing on the infra [...] | 2008-02-20 12:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MNUC PK |
08ISLAMABAD822 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE 2/22/08 [...] (U) This cable covers this week's developments in USG programs in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its border with Afghanistan. 2. (C) FATA Briefings --------------------- The Ambassador, the Deputy Chief of Mission, ODRP Chief, and the Deputy Director of USAID [...] | 2008-02-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK |
08ISLAMABAD932 | FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE 2/29/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MASS PK |
08JAKARTA106 | INDONESIA -- CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Defense Minister Cao met Indonesian VP Kalla and DefMin Sudarsono on January 16 in Jakarta. The visit included discussion of exchanges and joint production of defense transport equipment. Cao also visited a base of the Army Special Forces (KOPASSUS). The visit reciproc [...] | 2008-01-17 09:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS ID CH |
08JAKARTA1107 | ADMIRAL MULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH THE GOI: BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with GOI leaders during his visit to Jakarta, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen emphasized the U.S. commitment to bilateral military cooperation with Indonesia and pledged to continue building the GOI's defense capabilities at Indonesia's pace. His [...] | 2008-06-06 03:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS ID BM |
08JAKARTA1278 | U.S. MILITARY TRAINING OF INDONESIAN POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27, the Ambassador and Imron Cotan, the second-highest ranking official in the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),discussed the training of Indonesian police by U.S. military (special) forces. Mission has suspended such training, most of it counternarcotic [...] | 2008-06-30 09:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS KNAR PTER ID |
08JAKARTA1368 | ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM -- GOI ON DISASTER RELIEF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a discussion with GOI contact, DepPol/C reviewed the U.S. proposal to incorporate the proposed statement on regional disaster relief into the Chair's statement at the upcoming ASEAN Regional [...] | 2008-07-16 09:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS EAID ARF ASEAN ID |
08JAKARTA1497 | GOI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR EFFECTIVE DISASTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Wirajuda participated extensively in a recent workshop on disaster relief preparedness. The event was co-hosted by Indonesia and New Zealand. GOI representatives expressed strong support for such preparedness, noting steps the Indonesian government had taken [...] | 2008-08-06 09:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS ID |
08JAKARTA1536 | INDONESIAN MILITARY RECEIVES SIX RUSSIAN MI-17 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian military recently received six new lift helicopters from Russia. The helicopters can be used for disaster relief or for military operations. The deal is based on a contract signed in 2005 and uses Indonesian credits from 2003 before U.S. sanctions were lifted. [...] | 2008-08-12 09:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS EIND ID RU |
08JAKARTA1574 | (S) POSSIBLE SALE OF GLOBAL HAWK (UAV) TO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Mission appreciates reftel's solicitation of comment on a possible sale of the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to Singapore and has reviewed the implications of the proposed sale. In terms of the GOI's response, the Indonesian military's reaction is likely to be muted [...] | 2008-08-20 01:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PREL PARM MASS ID SN |
08JAKARTA1670 | ASEAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: ASEAN SECGEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan has welcomed the U.S. proposals for ASEAN disaster preparedness and expressed confidence that all elements in the proposed concept paper can be incorporated into the ARF disaster relief exercise that the United States and the Philippines are [...] | 2008-09-04 09:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS ASEAN |
08JAKARTA1680 | REQUEST FOR DOD COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This is a request for Fiscal Year 2009 DoD counterdrug support in Indonesia, to be provided as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (as amended). See action request in para four. 3. [...] | 2008-09-07 22:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR MASS KCRM ID |
08JAKARTA1702 | MEETING LEAHY AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS IN INDONESIA [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see para 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post trained close to 2000 members of the Indonesian military and police in 2007 who were subject to Leahy Amendment human rights vetting. Post faces a central problem with current interpretations of the Leahy Amendm [...] | 2008-09-09 07:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR MASS SNAR ID |
08JAKARTA2059 | CHIEFS OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE IN BALI -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Keating's participation in the Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference in Bali (November 11-14) offers an opportunity to consolidate the mil-mil relationship with Indonesia. On the margins of this multilateral event, Admiral Keating will meet with Defense Minister Sudarsono [...] | 2008-11-06 11:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PGOV ID |
08JAKARTA222 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INDONESIA'S TOP MILITARY [...] SUMMARY: In a February 1 call on Indonesian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Santoso, the Ambassador discussed progress in U.S.-Indonesian defense relations and future regional security challenges in Southeast Asia. Santoso, who in December was appointed to the TNI's most senior position, [...] | 2008-02-04 10:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS ID |
08JAKARTA2355 | DECOMMISSIONED AUSTRALIAN BELL HELICOPTERS: THE [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY/RECOMMENDATION: Mission recommends that the USG support the transfer of decommissioned Australian Iroquois helicopters--originally sourced from the U.S.--to Indonesia. The transfer would meet critical Indonesian disaste [...] | 2008-12-31 08:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR ID AS |
08JAKARTA268 | DEFENSE COOPERATION -- A ROBUST AGENDA FOR FY-2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI) agreed to an agenda of bilateral mil-mil activities for FY2009 at their annual discussions held in Jakarta on February 5-6. The event included U.S. presentations on the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI),and GOI presentations on [...] | 2008-02-08 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PGOV ID |
08JAKARTA288 | INDONESIA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF JOINT MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has announced that joint production of missiles with China has begun and will involve several Indonesian state-owned firms. While cost and technology transfer are the main considerations, the deal also ostensibly reflects Indonesia's desire to avoid over-dependence on W [...] | 2008-02-12 09:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS MARR ID CH |
08JAKARTA325 | DEFENSE COOPERATION -- ENHANCING INDONESIA'S AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Air Force Deputy U/S Lemkin told the Indonesian DefMin on February 15 that the U.S. was prepared to help Indonesia develop its air capabilities by broadening bilateral cooperation through sales and upgrades of F-16s and further training and exercise opportunities. Sudarsono [...] | 2008-02-19 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR ID |
08JAKARTA346 | VISIT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO JAKARTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Gates' February 25 visit comes at a most opportune time. Our military-to-military relationship with Indonesia has made solid progress during the past two years and now is the time to move forward. Indonesia needs to decide whether it is ready to take that step, and ne [...] | 2008-02-22 06:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PGOV ID |
08JAKARTA52 | TNI PROMOTIONS: TIME TO DECLARE VICTORY [...] (C) Over the past two months, President Yudhoyono has replaced the top echelon of the Indonesian military command. All four of the top slots--the TNI Commander and the Army, Navy and Air Force Chiefs--have changed hands (reftels). SBY has made these moves quietly, and without great fanfare. W [...] | 2008-01-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR MASS ID |
08JAKARTA60 | FM WIRAJUDA OUTLINES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Wirajuda discussed regional developments and outlined bilateral priorities. Wirajuda looked forward to increased security cooperation with the United States as Indonesia made progress on human rights. He worried [...] | 2008-01-11 03:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MASS ID |
08JAKARTA626 | SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MANPADS -- INDONESIAN HAS [...] (U) We conveyed to Indonesian counterparts on March 25 reftel announcement of the appointment of the Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction. We noted that the creation of this position underscored the importance that the United States attached to the effective control of such weapons. It [...] | 2008-03-28 10:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PTER MASS ID |
08JAKARTA692 | ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Keating's April 9-11 visit to Jakarta offers an opportunity to move the bilateral mil-mil relationship forward. The visit should focus on further defining the long-term partnership and our shared regional security objectives. We should also review the robust bilateral [...] | 2008-04-07 08:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS ID |
08JAKARTA735 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BURMA, SECURITY ISSUES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume pressed key USG priorities--including Burma, counterterrorism, mil-mil cooperation and diplomatic privileges--in an April 9 meeting with Secretary General Imron Cotan, the number-two official at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Cotan did not commit to [...] | 2008-04-10 09:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MASS AMGT KREC ID BM |
08JAKARTA749 | ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETINGS WITH KEY GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: USPACOM Commander Admiral Keating met President Yudhoyono and key defense officials on April 10-11 in Jakarta. He stressed support for Indonesia's progress on military reform, the desire to expand cooperation further, and Indonesia's strategic importance. GOI officials express [...] | 2008-04-15 08:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PGOV ID XB |
08JAKARTA83 | NAVY CHIEF AGREES TO SULAWESI SEA RADAR PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Hume, new Indonesian Navy Chief Admiral Sumardjono pledged to resolve outstanding difficulties regarding the emplacement of surveillance radars in the Malacca Strait with U.S. security assistance under Section 1206, and accepted the U.S. plan for empl [...] | 2008-01-15 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER EWWT ID |
08JERUSALEM1791 | MOI AL-YAHYA FORMALLY TO REQUEST HEBRON DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Interior Al-Yahya told USSC LTG Dayton September 16 that the PA has verbal GOI approval to deploy 150 National Security Force (NSF) troops to Hebron and now seeks the approval in writing. Al-Yahya requested USG assistance to obtain Israeli permission to garrison the 3 [...] | 2008-09-25 05:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KWBG PGOV PREL MASS |
08KABUL2575 | IEC SCRAMBLING TOWARDS VOTER REGISTRATION OPENING [...] (SBU) Summary. Two weeks before the first phase of voter registration opens on October 6 in 14 provinces, the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) is scrambling. Its field operations are up and running but hobbled by the still slow delivery of key equipment and supplies in some areas, incl [...] | 2008-09-21 06:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV MASS AF |
08KABUL2708 | Initial Phase of Voter Registration Faces Tenuous Security [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the commencement of voter registration just one day away - Oct.6, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is struggling to address a number of issues that illustrate the fragile and fluid security situation that could undermine the registration process in some areas. The [...] | 2008-10-05 11:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL PTER MASS AF |
08KABUL2775 | EMBASSY KABUL RESPONSE TO ROK PLANS FOR MORE [...] (C) In response to reftel, regarding ROKG's interest in expansion of its vocational training program in Afghanistan, post would be very interested in sharing information on our experiences in implementing a successful vocational training program in Konar province. The Konar program consisted o [...] | 2008-10-15 12:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL SMIL MASS AF KS PTER |
08KABUL3237 | KARZAI URGES CODEL MCCAIN TO SUPPORT ZARDARI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires, Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham dined with President Karzai at the Presidential Palace December 6. Flanked by many from his cabinet, including the Foreign and Defense Ministers, Karzai urged the Senators to secure strong U [...] | 2008-12-21 06:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM AF PK |
08KABUL447 | AFGHANISTAN: POST ASSESSMENT ON THE RELEASE OF NIGHT VISION [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the immediate release of Night Vision Devices (NVDs),specifically 1,750 pairs of the American Technologies Network Corporation ATN NVG7-CGTI Individual Night Vision Device-Night Vision Goggles, to the Governme [...] | 2008-02-23 10:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR AF |
08KABUL613 | THE DISBANDMENT OF ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS (DIAG) IN [...] (C) The Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) for the Stabilization of Afghanistan program, now in its third year of implementation, is showing modest success, has the continued attention of President Karzai, and will soon shift into a phase of significantly greater Afghan ownership. DIA [...] | 2008-03-10 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MOPS PARM PGOV PTER AF |
08KATHMANDU500 | NEPAL WOULD PARTICIPATE IN UNAMID-RELATED TRAINING [...] (SBU) The Government of Nepal (GON) is unlikely to accept the reftel invitation for trainers of formed police units (FPU) assigned to the United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) to participate in a course sponsored by the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESP [...] | 2008-05-02 10:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS KTIA IT NP |
08KATHMANDU872 | NEPAL PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) The Government of Nepal (GON) has accepted an invitation to participate in training at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Italy as soon as September 2008, provided that the United States or Italy covers travel and medical expenses. Sabina Shrestha, the Hono [...] | 2008-08-01 09:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS IT NP |
08KIGALI111 | RWANDA SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Bush's February 19 visit to Rwanda is eagerly anticipated by the Government of Rwanda (GOR) and the Rwandan people. President and Mrs. Bush will be warmly welcomed. This visit is already widely viewed as serving to underscore the U.S. Government's d [...] | 2008-02-11 09:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MASS EAID RW |
08KIGALI134 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AVIATION LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to receive training in the AFSAT Aviation Leadership Program on March 8, 2008. Last Name First Name Rank DOB -------- [...] | 2008-02-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI135 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to receive ACOTA training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- AGABA Charle [...] | 2008-02-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI148 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to receive USG-sponsored training on customs and border protection practices. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- [...] | 2008-03-04 10:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI201 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TRIPARTITE PLUS [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to attend a Tripartite-Plus Intelligence Refresher Course (ranks are N/A): Last Name First Name DOB --------- --- [...] | 2008-03-19 13:18:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI237 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON SPANISH INDICTMENTS AND TRAVEL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali called in Charge on April 2 to discuss the Spanish indictments and their affect on the ability of senior Rwandan government officials to travel to the U.S. Museminali expressed considerable Government of Rwanda (GOR) unease and asked for a formal wri [...] | 2008-04-02 16:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR MASS RW |
08KIGALI246 | PRESIDENT KAGAME COMDEMNS SPANISH INDICTMENTS, [...] (U) At a press conference on April 1, President Paul Kagame dismissed the indictment of 40 senior Rwandan military officers by a Spanish judge in angry tones, calling the judge arrogant, an example of Western critics who presume to tell third world countries how to run their affairs, and pol [...] | 2008-04-03 16:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS RW |
08KIGALI260 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LESSONS LEARNED [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to attend a Lessons Learned - Peacekeeping Operations workshop in Accra, Ghana. Last Name First Name Rank DOB ------- [...] | 2008-04-10 12:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI261 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICAN CENTER FOR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to attend an African Center for Strategic Studies workshop. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- -- [...] | 2008-04-10 12:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI270 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to receive ACOTA training to command the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) 19th Battalion in a peace keeping mission in Darfur. Ple [...] | 2008-04-14 09:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI293 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to receive IMET training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- KAGENERA Kamari S [...] | 2008-04-24 11:06:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI338 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to receive IMET training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- NKUBIRI Jean [...] | 2008-05-12 15:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI351 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GOLDEN SPEAR CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to attend the Golden Spear conference: Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- SEBAGANJI [...] | 2008-05-19 12:39:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI423 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to receive IMET training. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- MWIZA Mutagoma C [...] | 2008-06-19 15:34:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI460 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to attend ACSS Workshop in Kampala, Uganda Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- Kayiranga [...] | 2008-07-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI495 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMHT COURSE [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to attend IMHT course entitled "International Military HIV/AIDS Training - IMHT" Last Name First Name Rank DOB -------- [...] | 2008-07-24 11:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI496 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET COURSE [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual scheduled to attend the IMET "Basic Officer's Course - Military Training" Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- - [...] | 2008-07-24 11:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI497 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA POLICE TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individuals scheduled to attend a Criminal Investigation Course at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone, Botswana. Last Name Fi [...] | 2008-07-24 11:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI516 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AUGUST 11 ACOTA TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual and battalion scheduled to receive ACOTA Training Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- GASANA Jo [...] | 2008-08-01 09:54:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI517 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AUGUST 11 ACSS WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual scheduled to attend the ACSS workshop in Kampala, Uganda Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- - [...] | 2008-08-01 10:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI559 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual scheduled to attend ACSS Workshop at Marshal Center in Germany Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- [...] | 2008-08-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI602 | RWANDA ACCEPTS 20 MILLION DOLLARS OF USG DARFUR [...] (U) On September 3, Charge formally presented to the Rwanda Defense Forces approximately twenty million dollars of equipment and transportation support items under the Global Peace Operations Initiative, intended for use by Rwanda's UNAMID contingent in Darfur. The entire upper echelon of th [...] | 2008-09-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS RW |
08KIGALI606 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual scheduled to attend the IMET course, "Ordnance Basic Officer Leadership." Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- - [...] | 2008-09-05 10:22:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KIGALI615 | SHORTLEY MEETS SENIOR RWANDAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) In conversations with Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley, Rwandan officials agreed that CNDP forces should pull back from forward positions gained in last several days in eastern Congo. While denying any special links with Nkunda forces, they agreed to send messages to [...] | 2008-09-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MASS MOPS RW |
08KIGALI871 | TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER: SUPPORTING RWANDAN AND [...] (C) Summary. The international community should reinforce recent positive contacts between Rwandan officials and their Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) counterparts so that they may capitalize on their new, mutual commitments. The U.S. and others have long urged the Rwandans and DRC t [...] | 2008-12-24 13:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MASS PINR RW |
08KIGALI93 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following individual(s) scheduled to receive IMET training at Maxwell Airforce Base. Last Name First Name Rank DOB --------- ---------- ---- --- S [...] | 2008-02-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL RW |
08KINGSTON152 | JAMAICA: CTED FACT-FINDING MISSION PRESENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 21:06:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC SNAR EWWT EIND MASS DHS JA |
08KINGSTON487 | JAMAICA: INPUT FOR CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-29 12:09:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MASS MOPS ASEC SNAR PBTS DHS JM XL |
08KINGSTON593 | JAMAICA, MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY EAGER TO [...] (C) Summary: June 27, using the ongoing CARICOM Heads of State meeting as a catalyst, the CDA met with Jamaica's Minister of National Security (MNS),Trevor MacMillan to urge Jamaica to engage more fully with CARICOM on regional security, particularly with a focus on the troublesome ganja for [...] | 2008-07-01 16:43:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MASS MOPS ASEC SNAR PBTS DHS JM XL |
08KINGSTON819 | JAMAICA: REVIEW OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR CARICOM LEADERS' [...] Per reftel, Ambassador reviewed the agenda items on the afternoon of September 17 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Dr. Kenneth Baugh, who will accompany Prime Minister Bruce Golding to the CARICOM Leaders' meeting with the Secretary on September 25 in [...] | 2008-09-18 14:13:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD MASS JM XL |
08KINGSTON957 | JAMAICA: RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 14:49:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PARM SOCI MASS EFIN ECON EAID |
08KINGSTON987 | JAMAICA: ENDORSEMENT OF SOUTHCOM'S FY09 OEF-CCA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 16:28:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER MASS MARR ASEC JM XL |
08KINSHASA223 | Ambassador addresses latest graduates of USG-funded staff [...] The Ambassador, speaking at graduation ceremonies for the 36 graduates of the U.S.-funded Battalion Staff Officer Training Course March 3 in Kinshasa, cited the program as further evidence of the good state of U.S.-Congolese relations and encouraged graduates to see their role as protecting th [...] | 2008-03-05 16:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS CG |
08KINSHASA224 | SSR roundtable long on particulars, short on priorities [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congolese government presented its priorities for reform of the military, justice and police sectors at the long-awaited but hastily-organized security sector reform (SSR) roundtable February 25-26 in Kinshasa. Officials offered a series of detailed presentations which gave [...] | 2008-03-05 18:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MASS CG |
08KINSHASA342 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FADRC) selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored Battalion Level Staff Officer Course at the Higher Mi [...] | 2008-04-14 14:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR MASS PREL |
08KINSHASA469 | DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute special information programs and training in coordination with appropriate Embassy sections, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),and the UN Observer [...] | 2008-05-28 11:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL KPAO |
08KINSHASA89 | USG inaugurates military training program on investigation [...] Acting DCM Craig Cloud officially opened the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) training program for Congolese military investigators and prosecutors January 28. The four-day course is designed to train Congolese military prosecutors and investigators in gathering eviden [...] | 2008-01-29 11:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MASS PHUM KPKO CG |
08KOLONIA148 | APPRECIATION FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY MISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 01:49:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS EAID PREL FM |
08KOLONIA149 | USNS MERCY AND EMBARKED SEABEES EXCEL AT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ON [...] (U) This cable responds to Refs A and B action request for an evaluation of the USNS Mercy visit to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The following answers are keyed to the specific questions. 2. (U) The USNS Mercy visit to Micronesia on the last leg of the Pacific Partnership 2008 [...] | 2008-09-22 05:04:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS FM |
08KUALALUMPUR1001 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN S. [...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia! Your visit comes at an opportune time as the Embassy is ramping up engagement on law enforcement and rule of law priorities. Clearly, you will also travel at a moment of serious concern in the U.S. and Asia about the threat of global recession, [...] | 2008-11-12 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS ECON KJUS KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR1025 | DIP NOTE DELIVERED TO MALAYSIA REGARDING SECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 05:23:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL KTIA MY |
08KUALALUMPUR366 | : SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER,S VISIT TO [...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...] | 2008-05-12 00:42:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR367 | SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...] | 2008-05-12 05:55:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR436 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' MEETING WITH [...] (C) I welcome your planned meeting with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak in Singapore. Najib remains at the center of Malaysia's leadership crisis, but thus far has refrained from challenging the politically wounded Prime Minister Abdullah. Najib conveys a [...] | 2008-05-28 08:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR772 | ADM WILLARD'S MEETING WITH DPM NAJIB [...] (C) In an August 25 meeting with Admiral Willard and the Ambassador, DPM Najib expressed appreciation for U.S. military activities in Sabah and noted that terrorism remained a threat in the region. Najib indicated there was still a question as to whether Malaysian troops would stay in southe [...] | 2008-09-02 07:39:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR884 | GLOBAL HAWK, MALAYSIA AND NONPROLIFERATION GOALS [...] (S) Summary: The potential U.S. sale of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Singapore via a possible exception or unilateral reclassification within the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) would -- absent MTCR consensus -- negatively affect our engagement in Malaysia on the [...] | 2008-10-07 09:05:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PARM MASS MY |
08KUALALUMPUR989 | POLICY LEVEL TALKS WITH MALAYSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia James Clad conducted policy-level talks with the Malaysian Ministry of Defense on October 30. The talks, led on the Malaysian side by Dr. Haji Ismail Haji Ahmad, Defense Ministry Undersecretary for Policy, saw discus [...] | 2008-11-07 10:54:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV PTER MY |
08KUWAIT1009 | KUWAIT: DEFMIN TELLS PRESS GOK HAS OBJECTED TO [...] (U) On September 22, Arabic daily Al-Seyassah reported that the Minister of Defense (and Acting PM) Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al Sabah had "notified" the United States of Kuwaiti concerns about an arms deal between the U.S. and Iraq. Embassy has not, however, received any expression of object [...] | 2008-09-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL EINV MASS KU |
08KUWAIT1113 | KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ SEEKS LIMITED USG [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's Ambassador to Iraq, Ali Al-Mou'min, presented his credentials in Baghdad on October 22 and took initial steps to establish his Mission there. He is now back in Kuwait, preparing a return visit to Baghdad on November 16, for which he seeks USG Milair and limited security [...] | 2008-11-06 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MARR MASS IZ KU |
08KUWAIT1141 | STRONG USG INTEREST IN SUPPORTING AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) The GOK has expressed its deep appreciation for USG support in transporting Ambassador Ali Al-Mou'min, Kuwait's ambassador to Iraq, to Baghdad to facilitate his presentation of credentials on October 22 and for a November 10 meeting with Ir [...] | 2008-11-16 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR KU IZ |
08KUWAIT337 | U.S.-KUWAIT GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE TALKS (MARCH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Kuwait hosted the third round of the U.S.-Kuwait Gulf Security Dialogue on March 10. During these discussions, Kuwait condemned Iran's support for terrorism, reiterated its commitment to engaging Iran diplomatically, and expressed its support in implementing UNSC resolutions 1 [...] | 2008-03-26 06:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR MASS PTER KPAL KTFN KCIP ASEC |
08KUWAIT382 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for the Kuwait Amiri Guard and the Kuwait Armed Forces 25th Commando Brigade. Brigadier Khaled Jassem [...] | 2008-04-07 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PREL KU |
08KUWAIT537 | KUWAIT MINDEF: STRONG TIES DESPITE FMS IRRITANTS; [...] (C) Ambassador used her introductory call on Kuwait MinDef Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah to thank him for the unparalleled support Kuwait provides to our military forces and their efforts in Iraq and the broader war on terrorism. The Ambassador noted that we were looking at ways to [...] | 2008-05-14 14:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MASS MARR MOPS KU |
08KUWAIT910 | GOK OFFICIALS TELL CODEL BARDALLO "THE SURGE HAS [...] (C) In an August 13 meeting, Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Defense Minister told CODEL Bordallo that Kuwait is committed to a close, long-term defense relationship with the U.S. and prepared to host U.S. troops indefinitely. Nevertheless, there is frustration over long delays in purchasin [...] | 2008-08-21 06:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS OREP KU |
08KUWAIT936 | (S) SCENESETTER FOR THE KUWAIT PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (S) Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington offers a timely opportunity to honor and reaffirm the unique and indispensable security relationship between our two countries; it is also an important opportunity to encourage the PM [...] | 2008-09-02 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER CVIS MASS ECON EINV IR IZ KU |
08KUWAIT947 | (S) FOREIGN MINISTER ON PM VISIT: IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al Sabah said Kuwait's Prime Minister during his September 18-19 visit expects to raise Kuwaiti's 4 remaining GTMO detainees, regional security issu [...] | 2008-09-05 12:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER CVIS MASS KPAL EAID IR IZ KU |
08KUWAIT976 | MFA U/S on Kuwait Air negotiations, PM visit, and [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 10 and 11. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador met with MFA U/S Khalid Al- Jarallah on September 11 to review the September 8 visit of the Iraqi Finance Minister to Kuwait and to preview the Kuwaiti PM's September 18-19 visit to the U.S.. Jarallah [...] | 2008-09-11 16:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EINV EAID MASS KW |
08KUWAIT992 | KUWAIT MILDLY CONCERNED OVER PROSPECTIVE ARMS [...] (C) POLCOUNS on September 15 raised reftel points concerning USG plans to support the Iraqi Security Forces transition plan through sales of U.S. weapons and military equipment with Ambassador Khaled Mohammed Al-Muqamis, director of MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Office. In presenting the d [...] | 2008-09-18 05:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PINS MASS IZ KU |
08KUWAIT993 | KUWAIT NON-COMMITTAL ON AFGHAN ARMY EXPANSION [...] (C) POLCOUNS on September 15 delivered points raised reftels seeking Kuwaiti support to sustain and expand the Afghan National Army with Ambassador Khaled Mohammed Al-Muqamis, director of MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department. Per ref B, POLCOUNS also put forward USG request for Kuwait [...] | 2008-09-18 05:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR AF KU |
08KYIV2339 | U.S.-UKRAINE COOPERATION ON SCUD MISSILE [...] (C) Following up on proposals made by the U.S. delegation at the July 30-August 1 U.S.-Ukraine Non-Proliferation Working Group discussions (reftel),a State Department delegation met with Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and National Security and Defense Council officials in Kyiv on November 18. [...] | 2008-11-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MASS PREL UP |
08LAHORE209 | AMBASSADOR BRIEFS NAWAZ SHARIF ON USG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and members of the country team briefed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his closest advisors on USG assistance programs and the terrorist threat on May 15. This was similar to the briefing provided to Ambassador Durrani and ANP leader Wali Khan at CIA headquarter [...] | 2008-05-22 05:59:00 | Consulate Lahore | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PK |
08LAPAZ2025 | BOLIVIA: 505 AGREEMENT DIPLOMATIC NOTE REPLY [...] (SBU) The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations and Worship sent Diplomatic Note 1024-08-15.723 to Embassy La Paz as a reply to La Paz Diplomatic Note 350/08. The MFA's note was dated September 16 and received by the Embassy September 17 (Note: Due to demonstrations, the Embassy was closed S [...] | 2008-09-18 22:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR MASS BL |
08LIBREVILLE19 | GABON: AFRICOM COMMANDER'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT [...] (C) AFRICOM General William Ward's December 4-6 visit to Libreville found officials from both the Government of Gabon and the Economic Community of Central African States pressing for information on when and where AFRICOM will establish a headquarters or other facilities on the continent. Ga [...] | 2008-01-11 15:33:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS KPAO GB |
08LIBREVILLE420 | CEEAC, AN EVOLVING REGIONAL ORGANIZATION, ASSUMES [...] (C) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS/CEEAC) took over responsibility for a small EU-funded peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) on July 12. The handover was a milestone in CEEAC's gradual emergence as a focus for security initiatives in central [...] | 2008-08-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS KPKO GB |
08LILONGWE41 | IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS MI |
08LILONGWE635 | MALAWI CONSIDERS OFFER TO DEPLOY TO CHAD, STILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite not making the cut for the UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) continues to evaluate options and its capabilities to participate in other peacekeeping operations. The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO) recently inquired [...] | 2008-11-04 12:01:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL KPKO MI |
08LILONGWE682 | MALAWI: COMMANDER RECONFIRMS PEACEKEEPING GOALS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with General Marko Chiziko, Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF),Chiziko thanked the Ambassador for past U.S. military support, including the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program of which he himself was a graduate. Chiziko rei [...] | 2008-12-01 11:34:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PGOV KPKO MI |
08LIMA1865 | ARMY COMMANDER'S REMARKS SOUR RELATIONS WITH CHILE [...] (C) Summary: Anti-Chilean remarks by Army Commander General Edwin Donayre have tensed the Peru/Chile bilateral relationship. While the remarks were made two years ago in a private military gathering, a Peruvian Congressman recently forwarded a YouTube video of them to Chilean legislators, pr [...] | 2008-12-03 21:42:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS PINR CI PE |
08LISBON1289 | PORTUGAL CONSIDERING GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] Poleconoff and Naval Attache delivered reftel points regarding Global Maritime Partnerships (GMP) to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, which are considering possible key areas for participation. GOP interlocutors currently have no suggestions for GMP activities. 2. COMMENT: [...] | 2008-06-02 16:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08LISBON595 | U.S.-PORTUGAL COLLABORATION IN AFRICA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12 for details. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) AF/RSA Office Director Louis Mazel met in Lisbon with Portuguese officials from the Ministries of Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affairs on February 20-21 to discuss ongoing trilateral assistan [...] | 2008-03-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PHUM MASS PINR KJUS ETRD SMIG PO |
08LJUBLJANA176 | AS ITF CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF DEMINING, PM/WRA [...] (C) On April 10 - 11, PM/WRA Office Director Richard Kidd and Senior Advisor on Conventional Weapons Destruction Mark Adams visited Ljubljana to attend the 20th Session of the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) Advisory Board and an Honorary Session to mark [...] | 2008-04-16 15:09:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MCAP PGOV SI |
08LJUBLJANA245 | SLOVENIA TO CONSIDER INFORMATION FUSION CENTER [...] (C) On May 30, DCM Maryruth Coleman met with Director Joze Romsek of the Slovene Ministry of Interior (MOI) Police Directorate (PD) to discuss the concept of an Information Fusion Center (IFC). The DCM suggested that Slovenia consider developing an IFC to facilitate the sharing of intelligenc [...] | 2008-06-05 13:46:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER MASS ASEC PREL MARR SI |
08LJUBLJANA256 | MINISTER OF DEFENSE ON DEPLOYMENTS, ACQUISITIONS, [...] (C) In a June 11 introductory call on Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec, Ambassador Ghafari expressed appreciation for Slovenian Armed Forces support of the June 9 - 10 POTUS visit and for the contributions Slovenia has made to NATO missions in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Erjavec thanke [...] | 2008-06-12 13:17:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MASS MARR MCAP SI |
08LJUBLJANA407 | JANSA COULD TURN BRIBERY ALLEGATION TO HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The September 1 Finnish TV program accusing PM Janez Jansa of accepting a bribe of up to 21 million euros in connection with the Slovenian Ministry of Defense 258 million euro deal to buy 135 Finnish Patria armored motorized vehicles (AMVs) has started a firestorm in Slovenia in [...] | 2008-09-05 15:58:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR MASS SI |
08LJUBLJANA408 | JANSA COULD TURN BRIBERY ALLEGATION TO HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The September 1 Finnish TV program accusing PM Janez Jansa of accepting a bribe of up to 21 million euros in connection with the Slovenian Ministry of Defense 258 million euro deal to buy 135 Finnish Patria armored motorized vehicles (AMVs) has started a firestorm in Slovenia in t [...] | 2008-09-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR MASS SI |
08LJUBLJANA482 | PM JANSA GIVES INCOMING GOVERNMENT THE BENEFIT OF [...] (C) During a one-on-one lunch with the Ambassador, outgoing PM Janez Jansa predicted that - with the exception of Iraq - Slovenia's foreign policy would not change much under the new center-left government, and that the U.S.-Slovenia relationship would continue to be strong. The consensus for [...] | 2008-10-24 13:07:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MASS EUN SI |
08LJUBLJANA508 | ITF ADVISORY BOARD REACHED CONSENSUS ON FUNCTIONAL [...] (C) On November 11, James Lawrence, acting director of PM/WRA, and emboff attended the semiannual Advisory Board meeting for the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) (reftel). The Advisory Board discussed the strategic review and strategic options for ITF's [...] | 2008-11-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MCAP PGOV SI |
08LOME388 | TOGO'S OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL: INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: The Togolese officer candidate program is progressing towards regionalization by accepting students from the sub-region, and strives to prepare cadets for PKO missions. The curriculum now includes modules on human right principles. The teaching staff tailors instruction to prepare [...] | 2008-07-29 11:55:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MCAP PGOV KPKO TO |
08LOME401 | TOGO'S FLOODING SITUATION: TOGO AND PARTNERS ARE [...] SUMMARY: Assessment teams, both national and international, have begun to return to Lome and prepare their initial analysis and suggested courses of action. Togolese authorities have been present on the ground to distribute supplies, meet the population, assess damage and organize rescue ef [...] | 2008-08-04 17:34:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SENV MASS TO GH FR |
08LONDON1478 | UK ON CARIBBEAN SECURITY EFFORTS [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Embassy assesses that HMG has shown long-standing support for Caribbean regional integration to tackle transnational crime, terrorism and natural disasters, believing that Caribbean countries are more likely to build effective capacity together than separatel [...] | 2008-05-28 15:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER UK XL MASS |
08LONDON1649 | AFRICOM: FCO AND DFID INTERESTED BUT IN [...] (C/NF) Summary. FCO and DFID officials report they are in a "wait-and-see" mode on AFRICOM and have allowed the MOD to take the UK Government lead in engaging the USG on AFRICOM. Saying they have been "kept well informed" as USG thinking on AFRICOM develops, MOD officials have said they get th [...] | 2008-06-18 15:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MASS KPKO MOPS PINS XA UK |
08LONDON2853 | PAKISTAN: UK ON FATA INTEGRATION, AF-PAK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 15:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MASS EAID PK AF UK |
08LUANDA258 | ENGAGING ANGOLA ON DESTROYING EXPIRED MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary: GRA concerns at the highest level over the 2007 arms depot explosion in Maputo offer an opportunity to expand U.S. cooperation with Angola on destruction and/or toward improved physical security and stockpile management of the country's vast stocks of expired munitions. Although [...] | 2008-04-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM AO |
08LUANDA319 | REQUEST FOR STOCKPILE SECURITY TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 18 meeting, the Angolan National Police requested that the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) conduct stockpile security and management training in Luanda in late May 2008. Despite the probable time pressures caused by short notice, post stands ready to assist D [...] | 2008-04-22 17:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MASS PTER MARR PARM KHDP AO |
08LUSAKA1186 | BANDA JUMPS AT TRADE AND INVESTMENT, BALKS AT UN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, President Rupiah Banda and the Ambassador discussed ways to strengthen bilateral commercial ties to promote economic growth in Zambia, including concluding an Open Skies agreement and either a Bilateral Investment Treaty or Trade and Investment Framewo [...] | 2008-12-22 05:50:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR ETRD EINV ECON EAIR KHIV MASS ZA |
08LUXEMBOURG65 | LUXEMBOURG WILL NOT ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 13:51:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE |
08MADRID409 | RWANDA/SPAIN: FURTHER INFORMATION ON INDICTMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post offers the following answers in response to ref A questions from Department regarding the Spanish indictment of 40 Rwandan military officers. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JUDGE ANDREU AND THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE? Judge Andreu is completely indep [...] | 2008-04-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MASS KLIG OFDP RW SP |
08MADRID504 | SPAIN/RWANDA - PROSECUTOR DOWNPLAYS INDICTMENTS [...] (C) Post's Consular Legal Advisor (LES) met informally with Spanish National Prosecutor Blanca Rodriguez on May 5 to discuss the ongoing Spanish prosecution of 40 Rwandan military officials (reftels). According to Rodriguez (please protect),the judiciary undertook the investigation and subs [...] | 2008-05-09 08:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MASS KLIG KAWC OFDP RW SP |
08MADRID571 | S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON PRESSES SPAIN ON RWANDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In consultations with Spanish interlocutors in Madrid May 19-20, Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) urged the Spanish government to reach out to the Rwandan government at the political level to try to ease tensions over the Spanish judiciary's indictment of 40 Rwandan officials in conn [...] | 2008-05-23 11:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM MASS KLIG KAWC OFDP RW SP |
08MADRID609 | RECOMMENDATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) First, many thanks to PM, EUR, H, and our colleagues at DOD, especially DSCA, for their steadfast support over many months on the sale of the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) to Spain. This has been a long process, and we are grateful for the personal and focused attention it has recei [...] | 2008-05-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL SP |
08MADRID746 | SPAIN SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS CONCEPT [...] (C) As per reftel request, Econoff conveyed the Global Maritime Partnerships concept to Alberto de la Calle from MFA's Foreign Policy Directorate as well as to Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, Deputy Director for Economic, Maritime, and Aviation issues. Both directorates represent Spain on issues [...] | 2008-07-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ECON EFIN MASS MCAP MOPS PINS PHSA PREL |
08MANAGUA1093 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO-SOUTH TRAINING IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the PKO-South training in Montevideo, Uruguay from September 9 [...] | 2008-08-22 21:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA1094 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, LANGUAGE AND RANGER COURSE IN TEXAS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Language and Ranger Course in Lackland AFB, Texas from Septe [...] | 2008-08-22 21:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA112 | NDAA SECTION 1206: COUNTRY TEAM NICARAGUA APPROVES [...] (SBU) The U.S. Country Team Nicaragua has drafted and approved a tranche 2 FY2008 proposal for the use of funds appropriated under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act that are intended to strengthen the counter-terrorist capability of the Nicaraguan Army's Rapid Reaction Tas [...] | 2008-01-29 19:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS KTIA NU |
08MANAGUA1143 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COURSE IN TEXAS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Aircraft Maintenance Course at Lackland AFB, Texas from Se [...] | 2008-09-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA1152 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COURSE SEPT 24 THROUGH DEC 08, 2008 [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Aircraft Maintenance Course in Texas from September 24 to D [...] | 2008-09-10 21:10:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA1204 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS COURSE IN EL SALVADOR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Culture of Lawfulness Course in San Salvador, El Salva [...] | 2008-09-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA1206 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, LATIN AMERICAN CADET INITIATIVE COURSE IN NEW YORK [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Latin American Cadet Initiative Course in New York from Oct [...] | 2008-09-26 21:53:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA1207 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, ADVANCED DEFENSE POLICY SEMINAR COURSE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Advanced Defense Policy Seminar Course in Washington, D.C. [...] | 2008-09-26 21:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA1272 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DAO, 4TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE IN TAMPA, FL [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference in Tampa, Florida fr [...] | 2008-10-20 17:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA1513 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Counterdrugs Operations Course in Ft. Benning, Georgia, from [...] | 2008-12-19 20:32:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA1539 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CFAC United Nations Observer Course in Coban, Guatemala, from [...] | 2008-12-30 16:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA234 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMGLP, REGIONAL BORDER PATROL SEMINAR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will be attending the Regional Border Support Seminar in Guatemala from Ma [...] | 2008-02-28 22:52:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA235 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO TRAINING COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following unit, which has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following unit will attend the Peace Keeping ITC Course in Honduras from March 3 to 15, 2008. -- Un [...] | 2008-02-28 22:53:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA236 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, WHINSEC PKO COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peace Keeping Operations Course at WHINSEC from March 15 t [...] | 2008-02-28 22:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA237 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO FINAL PLANNING CONFERENCE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peace Keeping Operations Final Planning Conference at Ft. [...] | 2008-02-28 22:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA239 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONOSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, JOINT MILITARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS TRAINING [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend Joint Military Public Affairs training in Madison, WI from March [...] | 2008-02-29 00:24:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU |
08MANAGUA290 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CHDS CONFERENCE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, which have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Conference in Was [...] | 2008-03-11 15:11:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA321 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC GENERAL STAFF COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the CFAC General Staff Course in Creompaz, Guatemala from Apri [...] | 2008-03-17 17:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA344 | NICARAGUA MANPADS: RECOMMENDATION FOR SUPPORTING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Between March 3 and March 13, 2008, a two-person team from the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (AFMIC) was in Nicaragua to assess the condition and capacity of the Nicaraguan health sector. This mission was in support of ongoing U.S.-Nicaraguan bilateral discussions [...] | 2008-03-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM NU |
08MANAGUA345 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the IMET Course in Maxwell Air Force Base, TX, from April 1 to Ju [...] | 2008-03-25 18:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA347 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the IMET Course in Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, from April 1 to Ju [...] | 2008-03-25 20:27:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA371 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT VETTING REQUEST FOR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following unit, which has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following unit will attend the Peace Keeping ITC Course in Honduras from April 11 to 21, 2008. -- U [...] | 2008-04-01 14:39:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA378 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend a CFAC Human Rights Implementation Conference in Santo Domingo [...] | 2008-04-02 21:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA420 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, SQUADRON OFFICER COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Squadron Officer Course in Lackland Air Force Base, TX fro [...] | 2008-04-09 16:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA421 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Intelligence Officer Course in Fort Benning, GA from April [...] | 2008-04-09 16:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA422 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CHDS COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CHDS Course in Washington, D.C. from May 5 to 8, 2008. The n [...] | 2008-04-09 16:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA433 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Squadron Officer Course in Lackland Air Force Base, TX fro [...] | 2008-04-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA463 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend Civil-Military Operations training in Fort Sam Houston, TX fro [...] | 2008-04-16 21:19:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA493 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Command and General Staff College in Fort Benning, GA, fro [...] | 2008-04-23 16:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA501 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES CONFERENCE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Special Operation Forces Conference in Tampa Bay, Florida [...] | 2008-04-25 20:29:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA502 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TRAINING [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Resourse Management Training in Fort Benning, GA from June 4 [...] | 2008-04-25 20:30:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA512 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peace Keeping Operations Course in Guatemala from May 05 t [...] | 2008-04-28 22:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA561 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, WHINSEC - MILITARY DECISION MAKING PROCESS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the WHINSEC Military Decision Making Process Course in Washing [...] | 2008-05-06 22:16:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA655 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: CENTERS FOR DRUG INFORMATION (CDI) TRAINING CONFERENCE IN MEXICO CITY [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Centers For Drug Information (CDI) Training Conference in [...] | 2008-05-21 22:09:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA656 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS EXERCISE IN MANAGUA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peacekeeping Operations Exercise in Managua from June 2-20 [...] | 2008-05-21 22:11:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA675 | VISIT OF USS KEARSARGE - EMBASSY MANAGUA SUPPORT [...] (U) We greatly appreciate the opportunity to host the USS Kearsarge and welcome the request to provide a foreign policy advisor (POLAD) to the Command Element during its upcoming deployment to Nicaragua. Nicaragua's spot at the front of the deployment requires that we staff the POLAD position [...] | 2008-05-27 16:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS AFIN MOPS PREL NU |
08MANAGUA695 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, EXERCISE FUERZAS COMMANDO IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, JUNE 15-28, 2008 [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Exercise Fuerzas Commando in San Antonio, Texas, from June [...] | 2008-06-02 20:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA705 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, INTERAGENCY COORDINATING AND COMBATING TERRORISM IN WASHINGTON D.C. [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Interagency Coordinating and Combating Terrorism course in Wa [...] | 2008-06-04 16:05:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA800 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, TECH TRAINING INSTRUCTOR IN LACKLAND AFB, TX [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Tech. Training Instructor course in Lackland ABF, Texas fr [...] | 2008-06-23 18:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA813 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PATROL CRAFT HULL MAINTENANCE, JULY 11 - SEPT 4, 2008 [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Patrol Craft Hull Maintenance in Navsciatts, MS from July [...] | 2008-06-25 22:25:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA822 | TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR SNU2009JCET603W: [...] (U) This message responds to request in reftel A for Embassy concurrence on planned Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) SNU2009JCET603W, 2. (SBU) Per request in para 2 of reftel, Embassy Managua concurs with the proposed JCET for FY09. We provide the following concurrence: -- Amba [...] | 2008-06-27 23:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MASS NU |
08MANAGUA835 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, DARE TRAINING CONFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DARE Training Conference in San Antonio, Texas from August [...] | 2008-07-02 15:37:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA836 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC PREVENTIVE LOGISTICS AND FINANCE COURSE IN COBAN, GUATEMALA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the CFAC Preventive Logistics and Finance Course in Coban, Gua [...] | 2008-07-02 15:38:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA837 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DRUG PRECURSOR TRAINING IN MEXICO CITY [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend Drug Precursor Training in Mexico City, Mexico from July 23-28 [...] | 2008-07-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA853 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PATROL CRAFT OPERATIONS IN RIVERINE ENVIRONMENT [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Patrol Craft Operations in Riverine Environment Course at [...] | 2008-07-03 21:22:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA854 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, SQUADRON OFFICER COURSE IN TEXAS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Squadron Officer Course at Lackland AFB in Texas from July 18 [...] | 2008-07-03 21:22:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA899 | NICARAGUA: VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO COURSE IN GUATEMALA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peace Keeping Operations Course in Coban, Guatemala from A [...] | 2008-07-15 22:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAGUA992 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Helicopter Maintenance Course in Lackland AFB, Texas from Aug [...] | 2008-08-04 19:01:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
08MANAMA235 | SCENESETTER FOR CNO VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS IR BA |
08MANAMA585 | PERMISSION FOR PATRIOT DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Ambassador informed Foreign Minister Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa September 2 of U.S. intent to deploy Patriot III missile assets in Bahrain, and of the U.S. desire to discuss soon support arrangements. Shaikh Khalid heartily welcomed the news, and expressed Bahrain's eagerness to facilitate [...] | 2008-09-02 14:52:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR MCAP PINS PREL AE BA |
08MANAMA714 | BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN [...] (C) OMC Chief delivered reftel request to Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Director of Plans and Organization, Brigadier General Malallah on October 13, who indicated that giving armored personnel carriers to Yemen would be a political decision and that the BDF could not make any commitments withou [...] | 2008-10-16 12:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PARM PREL YE BA |
08MANILA1030 | PHILIPPINE MILITARY CONDUCTS STRIKE AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the early morning hours of April 30, the Armed Forces of the Philippines launched an artillery strike against a terrorist redoubt on the island of Jolo and followed up with a ground assault. Information on the success of the operation against the terrorist groups Abu Sayyaf [...] | 2008-04-30 11:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
08MANILA1144 | PRESIDENT PARDONS MUTINEERS, NEW ARMED FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a change of command ceremony for the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces on May 12, President Arroyo announced she would pardon nine military officers for their involvement in the July 2003 Oakwood mutiny, a recommendation made by outgoing Armed Forces Chief General Hermo [...] | 2008-05-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA1177 | PACOM COMMANDER AND AMBASSADOR CALL ON NEW ARMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with new Chief of the Philippine Armed Forces Alexander Yano on May 14, the Ambassador emphasized that Philippine counterterrorism successes had won attention from senior U.S. policymakers, and that the USG stood ready to continue with assistance. Commander of the U.S. [...] | 2008-05-15 09:29:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA1192 | FORMER MILITARY CHIEF TO HEAD PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following weeks of widespread speculation about a cabinet reshuffle, President Gloria Arroyo named former Armed Forces chief General Hermogenes Esperon as her new presidential advisor on the peace process, replacing Jesus Dureza, who was named press secretary. Esperon, who reti [...] | 2008-05-19 10:15:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MANILA1384 | JCS CHAIRMAN VIEWS COUNTERTERROR EFFORTS, MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to the Philippines June 1-2, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen greeted U.S. Special Forces troops in the Southern Philippines, met with his Philippine counterpart, laid a wreath at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, spoke to Emba [...] | 2008-06-10 23:53:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA167 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY TEODORO [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro voiced his confidence in the Philippine government's efforts against Muslim terrorist groups and communist insurgents, the military's reform program, and the peace p [...] | 2008-01-22 09:59:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA1825 | PRESIDENT ARROYO NAMES NEW NAVAL CHIEF [...] (U) Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved the designation of Rear Admiral Ferdinand Golez as the new Flag Officer-in-Command for the Philippine Navy, effective August 2. The appointment was announced by Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro July 29. Golez will repla [...] | 2008-08-01 01:16:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA1875 | PHILIPPINE MILITARY PREPARED BUT RESTRAINED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to increased attacks on civilians by radical hardliners allegedly linked to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the North Cotabato province of Mindanao, the Armed Forces of the Philippines have placed their forces on heightened alert and prepared a contingenc [...] | 2008-08-06 08:49:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
08MANILA1929 | PHILIPPINE MILITARY IN CONTROL IN CENTRAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As fighting between the Philippine military and elements of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces entered its third day on August 12, government forces appeared to be re-gaining control over seized villages in central Mindanao, with two key Muslim insurgent units retreati [...] | 2008-08-12 08:31:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
08MANILA1999 | VIOLENCE IN MINDANAO CONTINUES BUT NOT "ALL OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As fighting between Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces and the Philippine military enters its second week, the Philippine Armed Forces continue to score successes against the MILF, and the MILF insurgents appear to have miscalculated their own military capabilities and [...] | 2008-08-22 09:42:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
08MANILA2677 | PHILIPPINE MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent successes by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the southern Philippines have disrupted terrorist networks in Mindanao and destroyed known terrorist camps in the Sulu Archipelago. In the last five weeks, combined military and police efforts in Mindanao, suppor [...] | 2008-12-09 09:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
08MANILA2730 | TRANSITIONING THE U.S.- PHILIPPINE MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: U.S.-Philippine military ties have burgeoned since 2002, moving from tentative re-engagement after a decade of limited U.S. military presence to a vigorous alliance making significant progress toward our priorities of defeating terrorists and fostering peace. That p [...] | 2008-12-16 06:27:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA293 | PHILIPINE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF ESPERON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 1 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Chief of the Armed Forces General Hermogenes Esperon, who on January 25 was extended by President Arroyo until May 9, 2008, held a wide-ranging discussion. Esperon began by saying it was time to wrap up the campa [...] | 2008-02-04 10:39:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA515 | ADMIRAL KEATING EMPHASIZES STRONG TIES DURING [...] (C) Summary: During his visit to the Philippines February 25-26, PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy Keating joined the Ambassador to meet with Philippine Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces General Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. and visited a civil-military operations project as part of the annual U.S [...] | 2008-02-29 05:54:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA664 | AMBASSADOR AND PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Philippine armed forces chief General Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. met privately on March 13, broadly discussing successes during Esperon's tenure. They also addressed some key challenges, including locating remaining high-value terrorists, maintaining an apolitica [...] | 2008-03-14 09:11:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA795 | AMBASSADOR REEMPHASIZES EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a private breakfast on March 28, the Ambassador and Philippine Armed Forces Chief General Hermogenes Esperon discussed measures the Philippine government is taking to address extrajudicial killings and progress on the DNA testing of suspected remains of Jemaah Islamiyah terr [...] | 2008-04-01 06:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MANILA919 | PHILIPPINES SHIFT TROOP MIX IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government has completed reconfiguring its troop mix in the southern Philippines, with the Philippine Marines replacing the Army as the dominant force on Jolo island, where key Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists are suspected to be hiding. The new "Fleet M [...] | 2008-04-17 02:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP |
08MAPUTO1074 | REVIEWING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT OF GRM PKO CAPACITY [...] (SBU) On November 7, the Charge led an informal discussion in his residence with Ambassadors from Great Britain, Canada, Italy, France and Portugal, along with the defense attachE from Brazil and poloff from the South African mission to review the various military support programs each countr [...] | 2008-11-13 09:31:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR MASS MZ |
08MAPUTO1081 | EMBASSY MAPUTO SUPPORT FOR FY 2009 SECTION 1206 [...] (SBU) Embassy Maputo has reviewed and the Chief of Mission supports two AFRICOM proposals requesting FY09 1206 funds to conduct, train, and equip the military of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM),in support of larger Eastern Africa efforts to counter terrorism. The first p [...] | 2008-11-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MASS PREL MZ |
08MAPUTO1082 | EMBASSY MAPUTO SUPPORT FOR FY 2009 SECTION 1206 [...] (SBU) Embassy Maputo has reviewed and the Chief of Mission supports two AFRICOM proposals requesting FY09 1206 funds to conduct, train, and equip the military of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM),in support of larger Eastern Africa efforts to counter terrorism. The first p [...] | 2008-11-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MASS PREL MZ |
08MAPUTO324 | ARMS SHIPMENT FOR ZIMBABWE DENIED ENTRY TO [...] (C) After receiving reports that a ship carrying Chinese arms destined for Zimbabwe had left Durban, South Africa and was headed to Mozambique, the Charge contacted the Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana early in the morning today to urge that the GRM not permit the arms to transit M [...] | 2008-04-19 18:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EWWT MASS MZ ZI |
08MAPUTO339 | CHINESE MAKE SECOND APPROACH ON ARMS SHIPMENT FOR [...] (C) Last Monday evening, April 21, Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana called the Charge to inform him that the Chinese Government had again requested permission for the Chinese ship with arms for Zimbabwe to be given access to a Mozambican port. The Minister was under the mistaken [...] | 2008-04-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EWWT MASS ZI MZ |
08MAPUTO512 | MOZAMBIQUE: ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GLOBAL MARITIME [...] Mozambique currently is actively involved in Global Maritime Partnerships (GMP). In the past eighteen months, in conjunction with the DAO: (1) an AIS/MSIS system was installed in five locations along the Mozambican coastline, (2) five small boats, worth more than $500,000, were donated to th [...] | 2008-06-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08MAPUTO869 | AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP STATION INPUT FY09 - MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-10 15:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN MARR MASS MOPS PREL |
08MASERU107 | LESOTHO: A DEFENSE FORCE WORTH SUPPORTING [...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's growth as an emerging regional military partner is significant. Senior military leaders have publicly embraced AFRICOM and its objectives; the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) participates fully in all USG training opportunities, encourages professionalism within its ranks and [...] | 2008-04-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MASS MCAP MOPS MARR LT |
08MASERU338 | WOMEN IN THE MILITARY TCT TO LESOTHO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-18 22:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM MARR MASS MOPS MCAP LT |
08MEXICO1000 | CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS DESCEND ON MEXICO TO [...] (U) Summary. Congressional staffers from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriation Committee visited Mexico the week of March 24 to discuss the Merida Initiative with government officials and representatives of civil society. [...] | 2008-04-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1001 | CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS DESCEND ON MEXICO TO [...] (U) Summary. Congressional staffers from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriation Committee visited Mexico the week of March 24 to discuss the Merida Initiative with government officials and representatives of civil society. [...] | 2008-04-07 11:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1039 | SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for [...] | 2008-04-08 21:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON IR KCRM KNNP MNUC MX PGOV PREL SNAR MASS |
08MEXICO104 | SCEENSETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL CUELLAR TO [...] Welcome to Mexico City and Matamoros. Mexico is key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. Since entering office last December, Felipe Calderon's government has moved with unprecedented speed to improve [...] | 2008-01-16 19:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ECON MASS MX |
08MEXICO1104 | MEXICO SEEKS TO TURN THE PAGE ON CORRUPTION [...] (U) Summary. Turning the page on Mexico's endemic corruption problem is an essential component of President Calderon's efforts to combat organized crime. The Public Administration Secretariat (SFP),created by the Fox administration is at the center of efforts, coordinating a network of IG [...] | 2008-04-11 22:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR MASS KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1777 | INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE DIALOGUE TAMES [...] Summary. The Mexican press has been consumed over much of the last two weeks with criticism of potential "conditions" attached to legislation being considered by the U.S. Congress in the debate over the Merida Initiative. Senior Mexican government officials and Congressional leaders alike have [...] | 2008-06-10 18:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM MASS MX |
08MEXICO208 | GOM OFFICIALS DISCUSS MERIDA INITIATIVE WITH CODEL [...] (U) Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX),both members of the U.S. House of Representative's Committee on Homeland Security, paid an official visit to Mexico January 21 and 22 on a Committee fact-finding mission to examine the Merida Initiative and its implica [...] | 2008-01-28 12:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ECON MASS MX |
08MEXICO2929 | SCENESETTER - OAS HEMISPHERIC SECURITY MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The American Embassy in Mexico City welcomes your upcoming visits. The October 6-8 OAS Hemispheric Security Ministerial is taking place at a time in Mexico when law enforcement and security issues are occupying a prominent place in the country's national agenda as never before. [...] | 2008-10-01 12:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MASS KCRM MX |
08MEXICO463 | SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA: INCREASED BORDER VIOLENCE AND [...] (SBU) On February 5, CBP and Poloff met with SRE to discuss the issue of increased violence along the border. CBP specifically noted that border violence problems have increased/worsened in the Tijuana/San Diego area in the past 6 months. CBP informed SRE of the extent of collaboration there h [...] | 2008-02-19 21:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ECON MASS MX |
08MEXICO713 | NARCO-KILLINGS UPDATE [...] (SBU) According to figures from the National Center for Information, Analysis and Planning in order to Fight Crime (CENAPI),there were over 2,400 organized crime-related homicides in 2007, compared to an estimated 2,120 in 2006. The majority of these killings continue to occur in states tradi [...] | 2008-03-11 19:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR MASS MX |
08MONROVIA1034 | POST REQUESTS AFRICOM ASSESSMENT ON REMOVAL OF WRECKS FROM [...] Embassy Monrovia reaffirms its request for DoD assistance in conducting an assessment on the feasibility of removing the primary vessels blocking access to the commercial wharf in the Port of Monrovia. Two wrecks, the Torm Alexandra and an adjacent pilot tender ship, are presently blocking one [...] | 2008-12-16 09:59:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL LI |
08MONROVIA476 | LIBERIA'S PRS: PEACE AND SECURITY PILLAR - A [...] (C) Summary: The Liberian National Security Strategy, upon which the security section of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is based, has not yet been made public, but the GOL is moving ahead on the basis of the strategy. The PRS process has forced the Liberians to begin to plan long-term, [...] | 2008-06-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PRGOV ASEC MARR MASS CJAN KJUS LI |
08MONROVIA613 | LIBERIA POLICE STRUGGLES TO REFORM, NEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberia National Police (LNP) faces numerous challenges as the Government of Liberia (GOL) increasingly looks to its security agencies to counter internal threats, most recently via an anti-crime campaign. The LNP leadership finds itself called upon to provide an effective po [...] | 2008-08-07 18:06:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM MASS PHUM PREL LI |
08MONTEVIDEO445 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS (OR MEMBERS) OF THE [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records and local agency records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following personnel of the Uruguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assista [...] | 2008-08-06 14:49:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS UY |
08MONTEVIDEO479 | URUGUAY'S MILITARY ENHANCES ITS INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) There has been a significant increase in Uruguay-U.S. military cooperation since the Cabinet shake up on March 1. The Uruguayan Navy is participating for the second year running in the PANAMAX exercise August 11-22, 2008. U.S. SOUTHCOM provided critical support by providing USD 573,000 to [...] | 2008-08-22 18:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MASS PREL UY |
08MOSCOW1302 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: RUSSIAN COOPERATION ON [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarches to MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuri Khokhlov on May 8, emphasizing the U.S. desire to cooperate with Russia on counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism and military equipment assistance to Afghanistan. Khokhlov agreed that the U.S. and Russia shared similar goals w [...] | 2008-05-08 14:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN MARR MASS MCAP OSCE PGOV PINS |
08MOSCOW1334 | RUSSO-BELARUSIAN POLITICAL-MILITARY RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 30 visit to Belarus, Minister of Defense (MOD) Anatoliy Serdyukov met with MOD Leonid Maltsev and proclaimed that close ties between the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) members were more important than ever before because of the threat posed by NATO enl [...] | 2008-05-13 13:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PBTS PGOV PINS PREL MASS |
08MOSCOW1487 | AFGHAN FM VISITS MOSCOW, DIPNOTE REGARDING TRANSPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Afghan FM Spanta's May 26 visit to Moscow focused on expanding cooperation on economic and counter narcotics issues, without making progress on the Russian proposal to provide military assistance to Afghanistan. On May 21 Moscow DAO received a diplomatic note from the MOD regard [...] | 2008-05-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MOPS PGOV PINS PREL ELTN AF RS |
08MOSCOW1502 | DEMARCHE ON SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE DELIVERY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC RS SY |
08MOSCOW1503 | INSIDE THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR MILITARY-TECHNICAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) explained how their organization coordinates Russian military-technical cooperation with over 20 GOR entities and works with 84 countries. The FSVTS manages RosOboronExport (ROE),issues expor [...] | 2008-05-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL RS MASS |
08MOSCOW1809 | COLOMBIAN VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS'S HISTORICAL VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary. Moscow officials and experts viewed Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos's visit to Russia as a turning point in the bilateral relationship. Santos used the visit to strengthen economic ties and to explore the possibility of increasing Russian arms sales to Colombia. He met [...] | 2008-06-24 14:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MCAP PGOV MASS ETRD EPET EINV |
08MOSCOW2127 | CHAVEZ VISIT TO MOSCOW YIELDS LITTLE BEYOND TALK [...] (C) Summary: Russia's self-professed "multivector diplomacy" and a keen interest in picking Hugo Chavez's pocket resulted in a full program of meetings on July 22 with Medvedev and Putin, flanked by an array of senior Russian officials, even as Russia took steps to lower the profile of the hy [...] | 2008-07-24 10:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS EPET ETRD RU VN |
08MOSCOW2263 | MFA EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 meeting, MFA Afghanistan Deputy Director Khokhlov noted his office's support for two OSCE border guard initiatives, suggesting that GOR reservations were driven more by its broader unhappiness with the OSCE. Khokhlov undertook to make another bureaucratic push for the [...] | 2008-08-04 15:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL MARR MCAP MASS RS AF OSCE |
08MOSCOW2301 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW2302 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW2303 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW264 | RUSSIA COMPLAINS AFGHANS HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO [...] (C) Russia is concerned by Afghanistan's failure to respond to its offer of military assistance, which the GOR believes is indicative of larger problems in the Karzai Government. MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuriy Khokhlov told us on January 30 that the GOR invited Afghan Defense Minister Warda [...] | 2008-02-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS AF RS |
08MOSCOW2789 | RUSSIA SENDS BOMBERS TO VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: On September 11 MFA officials announced that two Russian Blackjack bombers had landed in Venezuela. While the MFA focused its remarks on the regularity of long-range aviation (LRA) flights, MOD officials were more upbeat, arguing that these bomber flights proved the Russian Air [...] | 2008-09-16 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP ENRG RS VE |
08MOSCOW2944 | RUSSIA INCREASES COOPERATION WITH CHAVEZ? [...] (C) Summary: Two months since President Hugo Chavez's last visit to Russia, and two weeks after Tu-160 bombers flew to Venezuela, Chavez and a delegation of Venezuelan officials were warmly received by President Medvedev in Orenburg on September 26. They observed military exercises and contin [...] | 2008-10-03 12:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ENRG ETRD EINV MASS RS VE |
08MOSCOW3011 | S-300 DEMARCHE DELIVERED; RUSSIA PROMISES TO [...] (S) Charge delivered ref A demarche on the possible transfer to Iran of an S-300 anti-missile system and Igla-S MANPADs to MFA Director for North America Igor Neverov on October 9. Neverov said the MFA would disseminate the information and convey the USG's concern through the appropriate chan [...] | 2008-10-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MASS IR RS |
08MOSCOW3106 | RUSSIA INCREASES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia's intensified interest in Latin America stems largely from economic opportunity, while serving to reinforce its multi-polar concept of foreign policy. Following the Georgian conflict, Russia has increased its activity in the region in order to highlight its ability to ex [...] | 2008-10-21 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS |
08MOSCOW3475 | POLISH MANPADS ALLEGED IN CHECHNYA [...] (C) On November 26 MFA DVBR First Secretary Andrey Odnoral passed us a nonpaper and video that allege Polish-made MANPADS were discovered in Itumkale, Chechnya. The video showed a raid on a home in Itumkale which housed a weapons cache, including small arms, ammunition, and MANPADS. According [...] | 2008-12-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC MASS MCAP RS PL GG |
08MOSCOW3526 | MEDVEDEV BOLSTERS RUSSIA?S LATIN AMERICAN OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA and experts saw President Medvedev?s November 22-28 trip to Latin America as pragmatic, and focused on trade and economic issues, not driven by ideology or efforts to compete with the U.S. or China. In a meeting with the Ambassador December 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Ser [...] | 2008-12-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS XM |
08MOSCOW3654 | RUSSIA-GERMANY TRANSIT AGREEMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED [...] (U) In a November 20 statement, the MFA characterized the rail transit of German military hardware through Russian territory as a reaffirmation of the GOR's commitment to Afghanistan stabilization. The statement praised the close cooperation between Germany and Russia and said this would be t [...] | 2008-12-17 12:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MCAP MOPS RS AF |
08MOSCOW3655 | RUSSIA-GERMANY TRANSIT AGREEMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED [...] (U) In a November 20 statement, the MFA characterized the rail transit of German military hardware through Russian territory as a reaffirmation of the GOR's commitment to Afghanistan stabilization. The statement praised the close cooperation between Germany and Russia and said this would be t [...] | 2008-12-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MCAP MOPS RS AF |
08MOSCOW3773 | GOR NEVER RECEIVED INFO FROM POLAND REGARDING [...] (C) On December 30 we delivered ref A nonpaper to MFA DVBVR First Secretary Andrey Odnoral, who told us the GOR passed a diplomatic note regarding Polish GROM MANPADS sales to Georgia to the GOP via the Russian Embassy in Warsaw in June 2008, prior to the August conflict. To date, the GOR has [...] | 2008-12-31 08:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC MASS MCAP RS PL GG |
08MOSCOW396 | INSIDE ROSOBORONEXPORT [...] (C) Summary: On February 7, officials at RosoboronExport (ROE),the Russian government's monopoly arms exporter, made it clear how little control the company has over decisions regarding Russia's military sales. Most of the decisions affecting the company, including what products and to which [...] | 2008-02-14 07:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EIND ETRD PGOV PREL RS MASS |
08MOSCOW520 | ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia is ready to do more to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan - a key area of overlapping Russian, U.S. and NATO interests. Absent concerted U.S. effort, however, Russian attempts to constructively engage with the Karzai government likely will continue to founde [...] | 2008-02-26 15:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL MASS RU AF |
08MOSCOW833 | RUSSIA-UZBEKISTAN RELATIONSHIP COMPLEX BUT GROWING [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Karimov's February visit, MFA officials and outside experts agree that Uzbekistan remains a priority, if difficult, partner for Russia. MFA officials stress Russia does not oppose the U.S. use of the Termez airbase in Uzbekistan, given the shared goal of a stable [...] | 2008-03-27 04:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ENRG EPET ETRD MARR MASS PGOV PINS PREL |
08MOSCOW860 | INFO ON U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MANPADS THREAT REDUCTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 13:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM |
08MUSCAT102 | SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF T. [...] (C) General Moseley: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. We have asked for meetings with the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman and Mohammed al-Rasbi, Under Secretary for Defense Affairs (Deputy Minister equivalent). Al-Rasbi has been actively engaged in the Share [...] | 2008-02-06 08:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP |
08MUSCAT121 | SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL WILLIAM [...] (C) Admiral Fallon: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. We have asked for a meeting with Sultan Qaboos, who will appreciate hearing your perspective on events in the region. General Moseley visits the week prior to your arrival and will meet with the Commander of the Roy [...] | 2008-02-10 14:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP |
08MUSCAT171 | GENERAL MOSELEY'S FEBRUARY 14 MEETINGS WITH OMANI [...] (C) General T. Michael Moseley, United States Air Force Chief of Staff, met separately on February 14 with Mohammed Al-Rasbi, Under-Secretary for Defense Affairs, and with Air Vice Marshall Yahya bin Rashid al-Juma'a, Commander Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),to discuss the merits of Shared Ea [...] | 2008-02-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS IR MU |
08MUSCAT198 | SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Embassy Muscat and my wife and I warmly welcome you and Mrs. Cheney back to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the Middle East -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- Oman remains a strong and trusted U.S. ally. The Sultan will be please [...] | 2008-03-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP KWMN MASS |
08MUSCAT237 | SCENESETTER FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO [...] (C) Secretary Gates: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested an audience with Sultan Qaboos bin Sa [...] | 2008-03-26 13:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON |
08MUSCAT273 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S VISIT TO OMAN [...] (C) General Schwartz: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested meetings with Air Vice Marshal Yahya [...] | 2008-04-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON |
08MUSCAT361 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-OMAN GULF SECURITY DIALGOUE [...] (U) In preparation for the next round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue in Washington, D.C., Embassy Muscat provides the following updated information on the main subject areas scheduled for discussion. The final composition of the Omani delegation for the GSD has yet to be determined, [...] | 2008-05-14 11:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP MU |
08MUSCAT556 | SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIIRAL GORTNEY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Vice Admiral Gortney: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region ) the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" ) the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. Yet, while we enjoy close relations with Oman, we [...] | 2008-08-04 04:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP MU |
08MUSCAT728 | UNDERSTANDING AND MOVING ON FROM OMAN'S HARSH [...] (C) There are likely several reasons behind Oman's hypersensitivity and reaction to its Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report: its unspoken past involvement in the slave trade, its strong desire to protect and shape its national image, and its devotion to the principl [...] | 2008-10-16 14:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PREL SMIG MASS ECON ETRD ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT746 | LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR PROPOSED NESA CENTER [...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Post continues to strongly support the establishment of a regional office in Muscat of the Department of Defense's Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies. Oman would provide an ideal geographic location for suc [...] | 2008-10-29 11:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT KMRS MASS MU |
08MUSCAT767 | EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Nothing to report. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) ISIT II training - October 25 to 29. See paragraph 6 below. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On September 22, the EXBS Advisor, Pol-Econ Chief and Pol-Econ Officer met with the Director of the [...] | 2008-11-09 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU |
08MUSCAT776 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C) As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic"),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. [...] | 2008-11-12 13:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP MU |
08MUSCAT797 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO OMAN [...] (C) General Petraeus: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North [...] | 2008-11-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP IR IZ PK |
08MUSCAT812 | BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM [...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...] | 2008-11-24 14:01:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS |
08MUSCAT835 | EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Nothing to report. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) Nothing to report MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU)On November 9, the EXBS Advisor and the Pol-Econ Chief met with Counselor Arafa Samir, the Deputy Chief, International Affairs Dept., Ministr [...] | 2008-12-07 04:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU |
08NAIROBI1365 | SECOND FRIENDS OF EASBRIG MEETING SHOWS CONTINUED [...] This is an action message. Action request at para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. The Eastern African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) hosted its second "Friends of EASBRIG" meeting on May 22 (ref B described the first). The meeting was notable for its increased participation and the level of [...] | 2008-06-03 15:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL KEAI XW |
08NAIROBI1449 | COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR SMALL ARMS FOREIGN [...] The Government of Kenya has been a close partner for the U.S. in many areas, including in military cooperation. They have provided important support in the Global War on Terror in spite of the risk they face, and it is in our interest to help them modernize their military forces to better prov [...] | 2008-06-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MASS PARM PREL KE XW |
08NAIROBI1520 | KENYA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP (GMP) INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission in Nairobi is already implementing several maritime security initiatives with GOK agencies that would appear to fit under the GMP initiative, and uses the coastal security subcommittee of the CT Working Group to coordinate across the various Mission agencies. However, th [...] | 2008-06-23 12:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP |
08NAIROBI1809 | DIVERSION REQUEST FOR CASE KE-B-UAD [...] The following letter was sent to the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy at U.S. Central Command, the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency by COL David McNevin, the U.S. Defense Representative to Kenya. It is a follow up of reftel country team as [...] | 2008-07-28 10:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MASS PARM PREL KE XW |
08NAIROBI1851 | Tapping Water in Kenya's Arid North Eastern [...] In Kenya's arid North Eastern Province, livelihoods have centered on pastoralism (the practice of herding livestock) for hundreds of years. The traditionally lucrative and relatively stable pastoralist lifestyle which relies on a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle came under severe threat at [...] | 2008-07-30 11:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS SENV EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PREF SOCI KE |
08NAIROBI1854 | Tapping Water in Kenya's Arid North Eastern [...] In Kenya's arid North Eastern Province, livelihoods have centered on pastoralism (the practice of herding livestock) for hundreds of years. However, decades of gradual sedentarization (a shift from nomadism to permanent settlement) have created new dependencies and a more fragile ecosystem. [...] | 2008-07-31 06:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS SENV EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PREF SOCI KE |
08NAIROBI2247 | AFRICANS TO PUSH FOR ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] Representatives from 20 African governments attended a conference in Nairobi September 3-4 to discuss the need for an international arms trade treaty. While acknowledging the need for implementation of a number of existing regional agreements, participants broadly agreed that an international [...] | 2008-09-23 13:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETRD ETTC MASS PREL KE |
08NAIROBI2253 | MT. ELGON: STATUS OF INVESTIGATIONS ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (C) In late July, the international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a second, more detailed report alleging security forces' involvement in serious human rights violations during the joint military-police operation against the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF) in Mt. Elgon in March-April 200 [...] | 2008-09-24 15:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS MASS KPKO KCRM KE |
08NAIROBI2256 | AFRICANS TO PUSH FOR ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] Representatives from 20 African governments attended a conference in Nairobi 3-4 September to discuss the need for an international arms trade treaty. While acknowledging the need for implementation of a number of existing regional agreements, participants broadly agreed that an international [...] | 2008-09-25 09:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS KE |
08NAIROBI2290 | WHITHER M/V FAINA'S TANKS? [...] (S-NF) A shipment of 33 Ukrainian T-72 tanks and other ammunition and equipment aboard the M/V Faina, currently under the control of pirates off the coast of Somalia, has raised questions and controversy in Kenya about their final destination. It is a poorly kept secret that the tanks are boun [...] | 2008-10-02 15:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MASS PTER PHSA KE UP SO SU |
08NAIROBI2334 | NGOs and USG Discuss Civil-Military Relations in the [...] On July 15, USEmbassy Nairobi jointly with the NGO umbrella organization InterAction and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa held a one-day conference in Nairobi to discuss the evolving civil-military cooperation framework -- also known as Diplomacy, Development, and Defense (3D) -- in [...] | 2008-10-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS EAID PINS SOCI KE XA |
08NAIROBI2701 | KENYA - ADDITIONAL AMISOM TROOP PLEDGES [...] (C) Post delivered reftel para 4 points on November 28 to Ben Ogutu, MFA Director for Political Affairs. While there has been no definite decision on providing troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),Ogutu opined that press reporting on alleged Kenya troop contributions "did n [...] | 2008-12-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MOPS MASS MARR PREL KE |
08NAIROBI2738 | EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) Embassy Nairobi has reviewed and supports S/CT's proposal to provide training in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Counterinsurgency Operations to Kenya to help this nation build its capacity to perform these operations in an effective manner that respects human rights. 2. (C) The [...] | 2008-12-08 14:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA MARR MASS PTER KE SO |
08NDJAMENA149 | PRESIDENT DEBY ON TALKING TO REBELS, THREAT [...] (C) President Deby told Ambassador April 8 that he welcomed U.S. interest in engaging with Chadian rebel factions to encourage them to lay down weapons and seek a peaceful solution to their grievances. Deby asked the United States to support ongoing regional efforts to reduce tensions between [...] | 2008-04-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MARR MASS SU CD |
08NDJAMENA163 | SRSG ANGELO MULLS MINURCAT ROLE IN MILITARY BORDER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN SRSG VICTOR ANGELO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR 4/16 THAT A UN FORCE OF 100-150 MILITARY OBSERVERS COULD BE PLACED RELATIVELY QUICKLY ALONG THE CHAD-SUDAN BORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE DAKAR PEACE ACCORD IF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC) W [...] | 2008-04-17 16:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CD UN EU SU MARR MASS SE LY |
08NDJAMENA396 | THERE WILL BE BLOOD: A RAINY-SEASON [...] (C) Chadian rebels nearly took the capital last February and attacked in force again in the east in June. The rebellion's order of battle has changed since then, with the Zaghawa RFC suffering major defections and a new "Quadruple Alliance" of UFDD, FSR, UFCD, and UFDD/F replacing the old "Tri [...] | 2008-09-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PREF ASEC |
08NDJAMENA509 | IMF DELEGATION TO VISIT CHAD AS "STAFF MONITORED [...] (SBU) IMF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH KARANGWA TOLD AMBASSADOR OCTOBER 30 THAT THE IFI WILL SEND AN "OVERSIGHT DELEGATION" TO CHAD EARLY NEXT MONTH EVEN THOUGH THE FUND'S AMBITIOUS PLAN TO PUT CHAD ON A "STAFF MANAGED PROGRAM" FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2008 HAS FAILED. THE REASON FOR THE FA [...] | 2008-10-31 11:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IMF IBRD MASS US CD |
08NDJAMENA534 | IMF DELEGATION IN NDJAMENA TO PURSUE THE FUND'S [...] (SBU) The head of the current visiting IMF delegation told the Ambassador Nov 12 that the visit was aimed at helping Chad get to the budgetary performance point at which the IMF could hope to put a Staff-Monitored Program in place. The IMF wanted to help Chad's public finance team craft a re [...] | 2008-11-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IMF PGOV PREL US IBRD MASS CD |
08NDJAMENA547 | IMF HOLDS OUT HOPE FOR CHAD, BUT INSISTS ON FISCAL [...] (SBU) The November 18 debrief to the diplomatic community by the visiting IMF delegation tracked what delegation head Sukhwinder Singh had told Ambassador earlier (Ref A). The IMF is trying to persuade the GoC to prepare and live within budgets that are sustainable without oil revenue, in m [...] | 2008-11-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IMF PGOV PREL US IBRD MASS CD |
08NDJAMENA55 | CHAD GOVERNMENT NOT ORDERING SUMMARY EXECUTIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary: ICRC Chief told Ambassador January 23 that rumors of summary executions of rebels taken prisoner in recent fighting in Eastern Chad by government forces were exaggerated. ICRC Chief said that there was some evidence of abuse of POWs, including executions on the battlefield "in [...] | 2008-01-25 13:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD |
08NDJAMENA598 | CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of this date by the following individuals nominated for IMET training. 2. For training in ACSS Next Generation Leadership Course, of Jan - Feb 09: LTC Kasto Douri, Jan 1 [...] | 2008-12-23 15:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ASEC MASS MOPS PREL PINR PINS CD |
08NEWDELHI1645 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests the Department's guidance and assistance in evaluating information on the following candidate from the Indian Police Service, who has been nominated for training beginning June 23, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. (U) Proposed candidate biodata and cours [...] | 2008-06-16 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV MARR MASS IN |
08NEWDELHI2078 | SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL WIERINGA DPPG AUGUST [...] (SBU) The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at an important juncture in our military relationship with India. The commanding position that the Soviet Union and later Russia enjoyed on military sales to India is weakening, the Ministry of Defense is progressing [...] | 2008-07-30 09:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN MASS MOPS PARM PREL XD |
08NEWDELHI2266 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER [...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Mulford, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this snapshot of the bilateral relationship. Coming only days after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Vienna, your visit gives us a chance to gauge where we stand in the NSG process and discuss next s [...] | 2008-08-21 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP KSTC KOMC IN IR PARM PK |
08NEWDELHI2535 | DASD CLAD MEETING WITH INDIA'S DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 17, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia and the Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) New Delhi, met with India's Defense Secretary, Vijay Singh. The purpose of the meeting was to reiterate to the senior most permanent official [...] | 2008-09-19 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2673 | RESOLVING END USE MONITORING WITH INDIA [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee handed Secretary Rice proposed text (paragraph 7) on End Use Monitoring (EUM) during their 4 October 08 meeting in New Delhi. Post believes the involvement of Muk [...] | 2008-10-08 01:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS ETTC IN |
08NEWDELHI2762 | INDIAN MEA SIGNALS DESIRE TO NEGOTIATE END-USE [...] This is an action request for the State Department and Department of Defense. Please see paragraph three. 2. In an October 21 meeting, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas Division) Gaitri Kumar told Acting DCM that the Indian government would welcome a visit from a U.S. [...] | 2008-10-21 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR MASS ETTC PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2905 | INDIAN GOVERNMENT UNWILLING TO AGREE TO END-USE [...] (C) Summary: While Indian National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan and Defense Secretary Vijay Singh stated their urgent interest on reaching agreement on end-use monitoring, talks led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Asian and Pacific Security Affairs) Mitchell Shivers [...] | 2008-11-12 10:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PROV MASS KOMC IN |
08NEWDELHI3136 | DRDO CONVENES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGING [...] SUMMARY: (C) The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) sponsored their first ever international conference on managing defense research and development December 3-5, in honor of their 50th anniversary. The conference was organized jointly by DRDO and the Federation of Indian Ch [...] | 2008-12-12 08:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP MCAP MASS TSPL PTER TPHY TNGD IN |
08NEWDELHI338 | SARKOZY'S VISIT TO INDIA LONG ON DRAMA, SHORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy made a two-day stop in India amid a whirlwind of media speculation regarding whether his famous girlfriend, supermodel Carla Bruni, would accompany him. Sarkozy's visit stimulated both governments to officially confirm that they have finalized their civil nuc [...] | 2008-02-01 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS KNNP KOMC KUNR FR IN |
08NEWDELHI541 | INDIAN PEACOCK DOES MATING DANCE FOR VISITING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months after Prime Minister Singh's visit to Moscow, Prime Minister Zubkov of the Russian Federation visited New Delhi February 12, accompanied by Russian Trade Minister Elvira Nabiullina and approximately 125 senior executives representing Russian industry and business. [...] | 2008-02-21 05:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS EAGR EPET ENRG TRGY ECPS |
08NEWDELHI574 | DELHI DIARY, FEB 18-22 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 18-22, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Darul Uloom in Deoband says Terrorism is Anti-Islamic -- BJP Targets Women's Vote -- US Presence Overwhelms DEFEXPO -- India and Pakistan Expan [...] | 2008-02-22 13:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KISL MASS BEXP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI892 | ISRAEL POLISHING ITS IMAGE--AND ITS HARDWARE--IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent strategic dialogue between Israel and India, while not producing any new agreements, was viewed as a positive step at greater cooperation and coordination between the two countries. Israel is taking steps to create a shinier image of itself as a friend of the Indian people [...] | 2008-03-28 09:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS IS IN |
08NEWDELHI932 | DELHI DIARY, MARCH 17-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 17-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Terrorists Strike Again in Jammu and Kashmir After a 5 Month Lull -- Congress Strikes Out -- Yet Another Joint Indo-Russian Defense Project Hits t [...] | 2008-03-31 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF SCUL SOCI TBIO MASS |
08NIAMEY1056 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE EXERCISE FLINTLOCK, [...] The following individual within the FAN (Armed Forces of Niger) has been identified to attend the EUCOM-funded Exercise FLINTLOCK 2009 Course at Rota Naval Air Base, Spain, November 03-19, 2008. He replaces Moussa Salaou Barmou. Ref. a) Dennison - Whitaker DTD, October 17, 2008. Ref. b)cable [...] | 2008-10-23 11:53:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1059 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE CONUS BORDER TRAINING [...] The following individuals within the FAN (Armed Forces of Niger) have been identified to attend the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) sponsored CONUS Border Training in San Diego, CA from 16-21 November 2008: Name: Mohamadou Baraze DOB: 28 November, 1954 POB: Kara Ka [...] | 2008-10-27 05:10:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1072 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] The following individuals have been identified to attend the Counterterrorism Capacity Building Workshop in Algiers, Algeria, November 30 to December 05, 2008: Name: Madame Ary Tanimoune Mariama DOB: 02 August 1962 POB: Niamey, Niger Title: Division Chief, Office of the Minister of Foreign [...] | 2008-11-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1105 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FAN MEMBERS TO ATTEND [...] The following individuals have been identified to attend the Extended IMET HIV Conference in San Antonio, TX, from 06-12 December 2008. Name: Mahaman Oumarou Tchiany Rank: Brigadier General DOB: 18 June 1950 POB: Tessaoua, Niger Title: Director of Military Health Office, FAN Name: Bo [...] | 2008-11-19 04:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM NG |
08NIAMEY1151 | BG HIGGINS VISITS NIGER; DEFENSE MINISTER PROVIDES [...] (C) Summary: During a December 4 courtesy call by visiting Commander of Special Operations ) Africa Brigadier General Patrick Higgins, Minister of National Defense Djida Hamadou welcomed the latter,s familiarization visit to Niger and commended AFRICOM's progress. Minister Hamadou provided a [...] | 2008-12-11 10:16:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MASS PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1162 | (S) NIGER: ENCOURAGING AFRICAN STATES TO TERMINATE [...] (S) DCM presented subject demarche to MFA Secretary General Abdoulaye Dan Maradi on December 15, with talking points in non-papers in both French and English. Sec Gen Dan Maradi understood the issue clearly, and confirmed that Niger did not have defense cooperation arrangements with Iran, and [...] | 2008-12-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL IR NG |
08NOUAKCHOTT294 | MAURITANIA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 12:07:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08OSLO330 | IF NOTHING'S FISHY, NORWEGIANS MIGHT JOIN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from the Norwegian Ministry of Trade gave a cautious though positive reception to the idea of membership in the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP). A further response will be forthcoming from the GON after a July 1 interagency meeting. Rather than an unqualified [...] | 2008-06-16 14:58:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08OSLO522 | NORWAY FIGHTER PURCHASE: HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY NEEDED NOW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO |
08OSLO582 | A/S KIMMITT'S OCTOBER 15-16 VISIT TO OSLO [...] Both POTUS candidates have indicated strong interest in an increase of U.S. support in Afghanistan; 2. The upcoming Afghan strategy review; 3. The appointment of General Petreaus as new theater commander and the application of lessons learned in Iraq. Iraq ----- 5. (C) A/S Kimmitt noted n [...] | 2008-10-29 07:52:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP MASS NO |
08OSLO585 | TURNING THE TIDE WITH NORWAY ON JSF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 12:55:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO |
08OSLO589 | HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] (U) As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy Oslo conducted a required human rights review of the following individuals for the purpose of their invitation to the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military Attach (FMA) conference 17-20 November 2008 at [...] | 2008-10-31 08:57:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MASS PREL NO |
08OSLO629 | NORWAY CHOOSES THE F-35 [...] (C) On November 20, PM Stoltenberg and Defense Minister Strom-Erichsen announced that the GON recommends the purchase of the F-35 to replace Norway's aging F-16 fleet. The timing of the announcement was a surprise, coming earlier than expected, as was the exceptionally strong endorsement of the F-3 [...] | 2008-11-25 10:31:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO |
08OSLO670 | LESSON LEARNED FROM NORWEGIAN DECISION TO BUY JSF [...] (C) Summary. After an extensive, coordinated USG effort, the Norwegian Government decided to buy F-35s in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, instead of the Saab Gripen. This first foreign JSF sale is an important step for the program as it will likely have a domino effect on other potential pu [...] | 2008-12-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO |
08OTTAWA1393 | CANADA WELCOMES U.S. - CARIBBEAN SECURITY [...] (U) Action request - please see para 4. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Michael Kaduck told pol/miloff on October 29 that Canada is keen to participate in the U.S. - C [...] | 2008-10-30 19:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SNAR KJUS EAID MASS XL CA |
08OTTAWA1569 | CANADA SEEKS INFORMATION ON INDIAN SEA SPARROW SALE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Canada requests releasable intelligence assessments and policy analysis by U.S. agencies on the proposed sale of Sea Sparrow missiles by the U.S. to India. Canadian naval forces rely exclusively on this missile, and are seeking [...] | 2008-12-18 19:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL MASS MOPS ETTC MCAP IN CA |
08OUAGADOUGOU1065 | BURKINA FASO: FY09 1206 PROPOSAL FOR BASIC MILITARY [...] (U) Embassy Ouagadougou concurs with U.S. Africa Command's (USAFRICOM) proposal to use FY 09 1206 funds to conduct a Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course (MIBOC) in Burkina for selected Burkinabe. Post understands that this training will be offered to Burkina Faso as part of the larger U [...] | 2008-12-04 07:36:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PTER UV |
08OUAGADOUGOU1136 | BURKINA FASO: UPDATE OF PEACE KEEPING BATTALION READINESS [...] The following summarizes the status of the first of three ACOTA-trained Burkina Faso infantry battalions scheduled to participate in UNAMID peace support operations. A. Equipment: All ACOTA- and SPG-funded and procured equipment has been received except: 1 battalion aid station, 15 pisto [...] | 2008-12-18 12:08:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC UV |
08PANAMA215 | VISIT OF USS KEARSARGE: EMBASSY PANAMA SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama has identified two EMBOFFs to support the visit of the USS KEARSARGE to Panama from September 16 to 30. POLCOUNS Brian Naranjo will join the USS KEARSARGE in Cartagena, Colombia on/about September 15. Since the USS KEARSARGE will be in Cartagena on liberty from September [...] | 2008-03-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AFIN MARR MASS MOPS PM |
08PANAMA336 | PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) President Martin Torrijos will meet with you on May 6 at the White House in the hopes of revitalizing his administration's initiatives in which our bilateral relationship plays a significant role. Panama's primary season is now in full swing, Torrijos cannot run for re-election, and Panam [...] | 2008-04-28 20:50:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD ECON KCRM MASS MARR |
08PANAMA446 | PANAMA: "MILITARIZATION" DEBATE RE-SURFACES [...] (C) Panama's ever-smoldering "militarization" debate reignited over the past couple of weeks as Panamanian opinion shapers and leaders -- largely associated with the opposition, at least in opinion -- voiced their concerns that the GOP might be undertaking what they perceived as an ill-advised [...] | 2008-05-30 18:09:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS MARR MASS MOPS PM |
08PANAMA467 | IMPORTANCE OF USG AVIATION ASSISTANCE TO PANAMA [...] (C) In the wake of the deadly crash of Panama's sole operational National Air Service (SAN) helicopter (see reftels),and following on President Torrijos' visit to Washington in early May, the time is now for consideration of greater USG aviation assistance to Panama. As a major logistics c [...] | 2008-06-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR SNAR PARM MASS PREL PM |
08PANAMA490 | PANAMA A NATURAL FIT FOR THE GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) Summary. Panama represents a natural fit for the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP). Our engagement with Panama on maritime issues is broad and deep. Officially, the Panama Maritime Authority is supportive of the Global Maritime Partnership. Panama and the United States already cooperate [...] | 2008-06-13 22:01:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08PANAMA545 | PANAMA: JULY VISIT OF MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Following up on Panamanian President Martin Torrijos' May 7-8 visit to Washington and meetings with the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense, Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado will travel to Washington July 7-10 to continue security-related discussi [...] | 2008-07-03 21:53:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PM |
08PANAMA661 | PANAMA: TORRIJOS URGES TAKING BILATERAL [...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos urged Ambassador to work with Panama to strive to take the U.S.-bilateral relationship to the next level by undertaking to address shared security concerns, during the Ambassador's presentation of credentials to Torrijos on August 6. After noting Panam [...] | 2008-08-08 12:39:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EWWT MASS SNAR PTER MARR |
08PANAMA669 | PANAMA: LEADERS GRAPPLE WITH SECURITY REFORMS [...] (C) GOP and opposition leaders are aggressively reaching out to Post to brief their views on the Torrijos Administration's security reform legislation package as well as to gauge USG reactions and interests. At President Torrijos urging following the Ambassador's presentation of credentials ( [...] | 2008-08-12 21:02:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR SNAR PTER KCRM MASS MOPS PBTS PINR |
08PANAMA917 | PANAMA: GOP REQUESTS COLOMBIAN HELOS TO HELP [...] (S//NF) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis expressed his concern over recent events in the Darien and requested U.S. assistance addressing the FARC threat in this border region that abuts Colombia, during a one-on-one meeting at his private office on December 12. The December 11 firefight between [...] | 2008-12-16 12:44:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MASS PTER PBTS CO PM |
08PANAMA930 | PANAMA: ASVAT LAYS OUT SECURITY PLAN; MARTINELLI TOUTS HIM AS FUTURE MINISTER [...] (C) Ebrahim Asvat, President of La Estrella newspaper, former director of the Panamanian National Police, and possible candidate for Minister of Government and Justice told PolOff that Panama needed to reorient its security resources away from trying to interdict drugs on the seas and border [...] | 2008-12-19 20:53:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS PM SNAR |
08PANAMA943 | PANAMA: "NOT READY FOR GRAY HULLS" UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 16:29:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PBTS PM |
08PARAMARIBO16 | GOVERNMENT OF SURINAME DIPLOMATIC NOTE GRANTING APPROVAL [...] (U) Below is the text of the official Government of Suriname Diplomatic Note No. 12.938 / AB responding to USG requests for GOS approval test of the Stryker vehicle. BEGIN TEXT: No. 12.938 / AB The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname presents its compliments to the [...] | 2008-01-14 18:48:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS PGOV NS |
08PARAMARIBO236 | SURINAME DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL MARITIME [...] (U) Per reftel, EconOff delivered demarche to Terence Craig, head of the Americas Division of the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS),with a dipnote requesting the Ministry to indicate to Post specific Global Maritime Partnerships activities that GOS would be i [...] | 2008-06-02 19:56:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08PARAMARIBO249 | SURINAME: RESPONSE TO CARIBBEAN SECURITY [...] (C) Post is pleased to respond to Reftel request for information. Answers are keyed to Reftel. A. REFTEL QUERY: How could the United States help enhance Caribbean regional cooperation in addressing transnational crime and terrorism, including by providing additional resources? ----------- [...] | 2008-06-06 20:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MASS MOPS SNAR XL NS |
08PARAMARIBO37 | AMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH IMAGERY PROJECT [...] (C) The Republic of Suriname and AmEmbassy Paramaribo welcome Global Hawk and/or U2 over flight of Suriname for the purpose of imagery mapping and would welcome an expanded mission to map additional areas in the interior of the country. This would be of greatest use to the Ministry of Defense [...] | 2008-02-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NS |
08PARAMARIBO38 | JCET TORCON FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME [...] (S) The Republic of Suriname has issued written concurrence for the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) scheduled to occur between March and September of 2008. 2. (S) Units identified to participate in this JCET are the Arrest Team and Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) from the Ministry of Just [...] | 2008-02-01 16:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NS |
08PARAMARIBO402 | NO CONFIRMED SURINAMESE ATTENDEES AT CARICOM [...] (SBU) Due to the Government of the Republic of Suriname having provided Post with a response of "no confirmed attendees as of yet" despite several daily follow-up calls to Ambassador Frederick Boekstaff, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PolEcon Chief reviewed with Terence [...] | 2008-09-22 18:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON MASS NS |
08PARIS1709 | DEMARCHE ON SNIPER RIFLES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 17:14:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR PARM PREL MASS ETTC FGM AU IR |
08PARIS348 | COMOROS: FRANCE TO ASSIST TANZANIA, NOT SENEGAL; [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, Beatrice Lederle (acting MFA Comoros desk officer) said on February 27 that France would provide transportation and logistical support to Tanzanian troops slated to participate in military operations against Colonel Bacar in Anjouan. She said that France wo [...] | 2008-02-27 15:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR CN FR |
08PARTO100602 | (U) SECRETARY RICE'S OCTOBER 4, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) October 4, 2008: 3:30 p.m.; New Delhi, India. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador David Mulford SCA Affairs Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher PA Assi [...] | 2008-10-06 03:31:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER MASS IN |
08PHNOMPENH730 | ENHANCING THE U.S.-CAMBODIA MILITARY RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the first ever U.S.-Cambodian Bilateral Defense Discussions (BDD),the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) team, accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires, called upon Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Tea Banh to highlight progress achieved in strengthening the [...] | 2008-08-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MARR TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH800 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE [...] This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human right [...] | 2008-09-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PHNOMPENH877 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING COURSE" IN BANGKOK--REQUEST RESPONSE BY NOVEMBER 14, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 04:42:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH878 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CLANDESTINE LAB INVESTIGATIONS/CHEMICAL CONTROL" COURSE IN BANGKOK--REQUEST RESPONSE BY NOVEMBER 28, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 04:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH920 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR A "SPECIAL INVESTIGATION GROUP WORKSHOP ON PANGOLINS AND BIG CATS" TRAINING IN BANGKOK NOVEMBER 26-28, 2008. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 00:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH924 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATION" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH933 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND STAFF AND [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2008-11-19 08:33:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PHNOMPENH935 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND "GPOI PKO [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2008-11-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PHNOMPENH951 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE APCSS ASC [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2008-12-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PHNOMPENH963 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "ADVANCED MANAGEMENT" COURSE IN ROSWELL, NM; REQUEST RESPONSE BY DECEMBER 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 09:48:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH998 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2008-12-16 03:09:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PODGORICA180 | MONTENEGRO DESTROYS 1500 MANPADS [...] Montenegro completed destruction of 1500 SAM-7 "Strela" 9M32M Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) on June 12. These systems, which accounted for 86 percent of Montenegro's total previous inventory of 1750 Strelas, were destroyed in line with a 2007 bilateral agreement with the U.S. [...] | 2008-06-25 12:05:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER MASS PREL MW |
08PODGORICA217 | MONTENEGRO EAGER TO MOVE QUICKLY TOWARD MAP AND NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Djukanovic enthusiastically welcomed the USG initiative to focus the GOM on priority goals related to its NATO aspirations (reftel). The PM reiterated Montenegro's strong commitment to seeking membership in MAP in 2009 and membership in the Alliance in the longer term. He r [...] | 2008-08-21 12:37:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MASS MARR MW |
08PORTAUPRINCE1191 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TRAINING AS PART OF HAITI [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment of the Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates of the Haitian National Police (HNP) who have been nominated to participate in ongoing training wi [...] | 2008-08-22 14:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET//NOFORN | INRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1320 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COMMISSAR JEAN ROLAND CELESTIN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CORRECTIONS AND PRISONS CONFERENCE IN CZECH REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 21:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1328 | HAITI'S PARTICIPATION IN SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (SBU) On September 18, Polcouns previewed with Presidential Chief of Staff Fritz Longchamp reftel agenda for the Secretary's meeting with Caribbean/CARICOM leaders September 25 on the margins of UNGA. Longchamp said that President Preval would be accompanied by Foreign Minister Alrich Nicolas [...] | 2008-09-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON MASS ETRD XL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1569 | LEAHY VETTING FOLLOW-UP - TRAINING AS PART OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S/NF) Following up on reftel, Post has reviewed reports that may be related to the following three individuals, in reference to their possible inclusion in USG-funded training. Post provides these recommendations: A. Rosemond Aristide: Based on re [...] | 2008-11-10 19:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET//NOFORN | INRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1589 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FIRST SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following first 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 708 recruited for the training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. We received comments [...] | 2008-11-17 16:28:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1619 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SECOND SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 708 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in January 2009, and therefore, the vetting proc [...] | 2008-11-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1654 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- THIRD SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-01 20:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1660 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FOURTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-02 17:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1675 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FIFTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-05 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1687 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TRAINING IMPLEMENTED AS PART [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following unit of the Haitian National Police, which has been selected to participate in in-service training beginning in January 2009, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign As [...] | 2008-12-08 18:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1708 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SIXTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-12 13:28:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1712 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SEVENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1724 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- NINTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-18 15:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1725 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- EIGHTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1726 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- TENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1727 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- ELEVENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1739 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- TWELFTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximated 700 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for g [...] | 2008-12-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1740 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- THIRTEENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 51 HNP cadets among the approximated 700 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for g [...] | 2008-12-19 15:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1741 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FOURTEENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 51 HNP cadets among the approximated 700 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for g [...] | 2008-12-19 16:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE333 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: (NAME) TRAVEL FOR PATRICE ISRAEL, [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting Commissar Patrice Israel, Director of the Haitian National Police/BLTS division, who has been nominated to participate in a U.S.-sponsored meeting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assis [...] | 2008-02-28 17:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA DEA |
08PORTAUPRINCE554 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING & CORRUPTION [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, of the Haitian National Police, who have been nominated to participate in monthly training starting this April for a period of up to one year, pursuant to the Leahy Amendm [...] | 2008-04-08 19:10:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE697 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ADVANCED AGENT TRAINING [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, of the Haitian National Police, who have been nominated to participate in advanced investigative training in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from May 18-30, 2008, pursua [...] | 2008-05-12 19:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE762 | CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT -- HAITI [...] (C) This message is a response to reftel request for information concerning Haiti in the framework of exploring options among CARICOM countries for expanded U.S. support for Caribbean regional security capacities. USG Assistance to the Haitian National Police ------------------------------- [...] | 2008-05-27 17:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER XL MASS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE781 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, of the Haitian National Police, who have been nominated to participate in a training scheduled June 9-13, 2008 pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. [...] | 2008-05-29 19:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE807 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. This cable provides information on additional selected candidates to training in reftel. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting these candidates of the Haitian National Police who have been nominated to participate in two trainings sch [...] | 2008-06-03 20:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE959 | GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS - HAITI NEEDS MORE [...] (SBU) The Government of Haiti requires additional engagement with the Embassy before it can understand the benefits of the Global Maritime Partnership Initiative (GMP). The GOH has consented to future meetings with Embassy officials on the issue. Embassy will make clear GMP linkages to previ [...] | 2008-07-02 18:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS |
08PORTAUPRINCE985 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING & CORRUPTION [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following participant, of the Haitian National Police (HNP) Financial and Economic Crimes Investigation Unit (BAFE),pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. This seri [...] | 2008-07-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
08PORTOFSPAIN249 | CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (C) Summary: The GOTT is heavily focused on security concerns, both for domestic and regional reasons. It sees itself as under attack by criminal elements running guns and drugs from South America and is dealing with an explosion of murders -- many gang related. From its perspective, the G [...] | 2008-06-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MASS PREL PTER TD XL |
08PORTOFSPAIN276 | CARICOM HOLDS MILITARY COMMANDERS MULTINATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up the April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government security meeting, the GOTT hosted in Port of Spain a June 13-14 "Caribbean Community Inaugural Technical Meeting of Military Commanders." A working-level USG interagency team from State, DoD, DHS and SouthCom participated. [...] | 2008-06-24 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS KCRM PREF PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN287 | WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee 2. (SBU) Both interlocutors agreed Summit of the Americas coordination 3. (SBU) WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Sco Chinese Visit ------------- 4. (SBU) The FM arrived about 30 minutes [...] | 2008-07-01 11:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN288 | WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on June 25 to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The FM briefed Kelly on the visit of a large PRC delegation, discussing a $400 million aluminum smelter loan the GOTT was receiving and China's role in helping T&T rea [...] | 2008-07-01 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN443 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your mid-October visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Your trip is an opportunity to heighten bilateral and regional security cooperation, building on last June's Technical Meeting of Military Commanders, Defense Ministerial of the Americas conversations, a [...] | 2008-09-30 13:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER ASEC ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN474 | DOD DEPUTY SECRETARY ENGLAND AND USSOUTHCOM MILITARY DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and SouthCom Military Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Glenn Spears visited Trinidad and Tobago October 14-15. They held several meetings, highlighted by a lengthy second day session with the Prime Minister. Agreement was reached t [...] | 2008-10-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS SNAR KCRM TD |
08PRAGUE17 | CZECHS ON TRACK FOR MARCH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government is moving forward with sustained enthusiasm and great attention to detail in advance of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team's (PRT's) March deployment to Logar, Afghanistan. This January and February the Czechs have several training programs planned for [...] | 2008-01-11 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE174 | CZECH DCM WILL ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 14:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF PTER MASS PARM LE EZ SY EUN |
08PRAGUE241 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SEVENTH VISIT OF THE STATUS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 08:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE264 | CZECH REPUBLIC: EIGHTH VISIT OF THE STATUS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE347 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SOFA AND TAXES, THE FINAL HURDLE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Graber met with Prime Minister Topolonek, the Finance Minister, and key Czech SOFA negotiators on the tax status of U.S. contractors and their employees on June 9. Topolanek faces a number of political challenges that could threaten the survival of his coalition and is [...] | 2008-06-10 16:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ MARR MASS |
08PRAGUE401 | DASD GETZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 2008, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Colleen Getz visited Prague for meetings with Czech MoD and MFA officials to discuss ongoing and future Czech contributions to coalitions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The meeting provided a good opportunity to review the [...] | 2008-06-26 06:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO AF EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE407 | CZECH RATIFICATION PROCESS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Looking ahead to this fall and the planned Czech ratification of the Missile Defense (MD) agreements, we offer the following summary of the Czech parliament,s ratification process. The Czech parliament will hold three separate MD-related votes: BMDA, SOFA, and a resolution ap [...] | 2008-06-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR MASS PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE601 | CZECH REPUBLIC: US-CZECH SUPPLEMENTAL SOFA DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EZ MARR MASS |
08PRAGUE653 | CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT APPROVES MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF EZ MARR PREL MASS |
08PRAGUE74 | FIFTH VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Jackson McDonald and an interagency delegation met with representatives of the Czech Government in Prague to continue negotiations on a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on January 27-30 and on the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement on Janua [...] | 2008-02-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE84 | UPDATE ON EVE OF CZECH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, the Czechs will send the first of their troops to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Logar, Afghanistan. With the exception of a few remaining issues (see paragraph 4),the Czech PRT continues to be on track for a successful deployment by mid-Ma [...] | 2008-02-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN |
08PRAIA189 | CAPE VERDE SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 16, Charge delivered reftel points to an enthusiastic audience of senior GOCV civilian and military officials. Those present who endorsed the concept included Director General (effectively Vice Minister) of Defense Pedro dos Reis Brito, Commandant of the Cape Verde Coast Guard Colonel [...] | 2008-07-11 12:48:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08QUITO1043 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCGOVERN [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes CODEL McGovern to Ecuador on November 8-13. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks, and changes as Ecuador prepares for national and local elections in 2009 following approval of a new constitution. While we do not agree with the Correa government o [...] | 2008-11-07 17:37:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO |
08QUITO1067 | GOE INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: A GOE commission to review the Ecuadorian intelligence services, the March 1 attack by Colombian forces in Ecuador, and foreign influences in Ecuador released its findings on October 30. The commission recommended that an Intelligence Secretariat be established under the Preside [...] | 2008-11-18 12:37:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR MARR MASS MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO1081 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS CHRIS MCMULLEN, DAA TULLY [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes DAS McMullen, Deputy Assistant Administrator Tully, and the U.S. delegation of the Bilateral Dialogue on November 24. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks, and changes as Ecuador prepares for national and local elections in 2009 following approval [...] | 2008-11-19 19:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID MASS MOPS SNAR PTER OVIP EC |
08QUITO1162 | CORREA'S POLEMICAL VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa's December 5-9 visit to Iran, the first by an Ecuadorian president, resulted in 12 agreements and a $40 million line-of-credit. Our assessment is that GOE actions defy the spirit, but not the letter, of UN Security Council sanction resolutions. During the [...] | 2008-12-19 22:21:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MASS EC IR |
08QUITO1183 | GOE REQUESTS MEETING TO COORDINATE HANDOVER OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received an official memorandum from the Minister of Defense, Javier Ponce, on December 23 asking to meet with Embassy officials on January 14, 2009. The stated purpose of the meeting is to review terms of the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) agreement and to establi [...] | 2008-12-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC |
08QUITO1184 | GOE REQUESTS MEETING TO COORDINATE HANDOVER OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received an official memorandum from the Minister of Defense, Javier Ponce, on December 23 asking to meet with Embassy officials on January 14, 2009. The stated purpose of the meeting is to review terms of the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) agreement and to establi [...] | 2008-12-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC |
08QUITO134 | Measuring Transformational Diplomacy in Ecuador: Poll Shows [...] Summary: A national poll commissioned by Embassy Quito and conducted in five Ecuadorian cities Jan. 10-14, 2008 shows an improved overall image of the U.S. among Ecuadorian publics, with regional variations that point to opportunities for additional transformational diplomacy (TD) efforts to i [...] | 2008-02-12 19:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS KPAO |
08QUITO330 | ECUADOR MILITARY MOBILIZES TO NORTHERN BORDER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite the break in diplomatic relations with Colombia which has suspended bilateral cooperation with the GOC, the Ecuadorian military has not reduced the intensity of its operations against the FARC near the northern border, which it began in November 2007. To the contrary [...] | 2008-04-09 18:11:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MCAP MASS PTER PREL EC CO |
08QUITO353 | AMBASSADOR HAS POSITIVE MEETING WITH NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with new Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce on April 18, their first meeting in his new role as MOD. Atmospherics were positive. Ponce said he favored completing a diplomatic note exchange to provide protections for temporary duty U.S. military personnel [...] | 2008-04-18 19:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS KTIA OVIP EC |
08QUITO358 | GOE REVIEWS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Defense Javier Ponce declared on April 12 that the Defense Ministry will review cooperation with the USG to avoid adverse influence, while Ecuadorian military officials continued to privately communicate the need for continued cooperation. Recent changes in lead [...] | 2008-04-22 16:56:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR MASS SNAR EC |
08QUITO488 | SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER VISIT TO QUITO [...] (C) Please accept a warm welcome on your first visit to Ecuador on June 9-12. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks and change as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its Constituent Assembly. It is also a time of significant change in military leadership. [...] | 2008-06-04 23:34:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO |
08QUITO53 | SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF MEETING WITH ECUADORIAN MOD [...] (C) Please accept my thanks for receiving Dr. Wellington Sandoval, the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense, during the Minister's January 23-26 visit to the U.S. Minister Sandoval's visit comes at a time of opportunities and risks as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its [...] | 2008-01-16 20:49:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO VE |
08QUITO553 | ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS' FIRST VISIT TO QUITO AS [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Stavridis made his first visit as SouthCom Commander to Quito June 9-12. Along with the Ambassador, Military Group Commander and Acting DATT, he met with the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce, the Chief of Defense (CHOD) General Fabian Varela and then joi [...] | 2008-06-20 17:53:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MASS MARR EC |
08QUITO672 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETINGS WITH CORREA, OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had farewell meetings with President Correa, VP Moreno, and Government Minister Bustamante; attended a farewell event FM Salvador hosted in her honor; and received a farewell visit from Armed Forces Commander General Varela. She urged the GOE to return to the private sec [...] | 2008-07-21 22:39:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR MASS ENRG EINV EC |
08QUITO694 | ECUADOR GIVES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO TERMINATE [...] (SBU) The Embassy received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2008, at 6:36pm notifying of the GOE's decision to terminate the Agreement of Cooperation on the Manta Forwarding Operating Location (FOL). Minutes before the MFA sent the [...] | 2008-07-30 21:30:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL EC |
08QUITO723 | FIRST TAKE ON ECUADOR'S TERMINATION OF MANTA FOL [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Jose Valencia and Under Secretary of Sovereignty Affairs Jaime Barberis met with Charge and PolCouns on July 29 to formally hand over a diplomatic note canceling the Manta FOL agreement (Ref A). The Charge expressed disappointment over the manner in which [...] | 2008-08-06 12:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC |
08QUITO906 | AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce on September 17. The discussion was cordial and frank, and Ponce seemed interested in maintaining a positive working relationship. However, Minister Ponce expressed a desire to ensure that bilateral [...] | 2008-09-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC |
08QUITO963 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (SBU) In a ceremony that went off script and dropped protocol several times, the Ambassador presented credentials to President Correa on October 2. Correa seemed genuinely welcoming as he received her with smiles and a hug followed by repeated apologies for not having received her earlier. Co [...] | 2008-10-03 20:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MASS ECIN EC |
08RABAT727 | MOROCCO'S MILITARY: ADEQUATE, MODERNIZING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are modernizing but remain weighed down by long-standing problems. King Mohammed VI, who in 1999 inherited a military in need of professionalization, has implemented some needed reforms, but much remains to be done. Civilian control, if as [...] | 2008-08-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MARR MASS PGOV PREL PTER KCOR KPKO MO |
08RABAT985 | REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN [...] (S) PolOff discussed reftel points with MFA Chief of International Security Karim Halim on October 14. Halim had questions related to the terms of the transfer and said that such a decision had to be made in coordination with the Moroccan military. Halim stated that Morocco does not have a [...] | 2008-10-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR YE EG MO |
08REYKJAVIK127 | CLOSING OUT THE ICELAND AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM TRANSFER [...] (C) Summary: Twenty-one months after the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik, one major issue remains unresolved: the ultimate disposition of the residual parts and equipment associated with the Iceland Air Defense System (IADS). The Government of Iceland has made the IADS radar syst [...] | 2008-07-01 12:51:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL MARR NATO PGOV IC |
08RIGA301 | LATVIA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 15:02:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP LG |
08RIGA396 | LATVIA TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP LG |
08RIODEJANEIRO148 | Defense Minister Jobim on Brazilian Military's Role in [...] (U) Summary: During remarks that closed a three-day conference on Strategic Studies at the Brazilian Army Staff School (ECEME) in Rio, Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim offered comments on a variety of challenges facing the Brazilian military, and how it is confronting those challeng [...] | 2008-06-17 18:34:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL BR |
08RIYADH1034 | SEN. KERRY IN SAUDI - IRAN, IRAQ AND OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator John Kerry (D-MA) traveled to the Kingdom on June 28-30 where he met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chief of General Intelligence Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Asaf, and Assistant Interior Minister for Security Aff [...] | 2008-07-06 12:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | CIA ECON IR IS IZ MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR |
08RIYADH1078 | THE VISIT OF THE MNF-I COMMANDER TO THE KINGDOM OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Commander David Petraeus met with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and the primary cabinet officials responsible for the national security of Saudi Arabia. The meetings were frank yet quite cordial and appeared to establish Petraeus as an off [...] | 2008-07-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP PGOV PINS PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH417 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE [...] Acting PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Head of Arab States Department at the MFA, Ambassador Talal Malki on March 10 and via diplomatic note. Ambassador Malki stated that the Saudi Embassy would be represented at the event, either by the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon or the Deputy [...] | 2008-03-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SA |
08RIYADH767 | S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEF TO SAUDIS ON IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield, along with MNF-I and Embassy Baghdad representatives, and Washington analysts, briefed three senior Saudi Arabian Governemnet (SAG) officials on May 6 and 10: Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed Bin Naif (MBN),Chief [...] | 2008-05-14 09:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IR IZ LE MASS MCAP OVP PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
08RIYADH768 | LEBANON: SAG FM SAYS UN PEACE KEEPING FORCE NEEDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield and an MNF-I/Embassy Baghdad team met with SAG Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal on May 10. While Iraq was the main topic discussed, Saud brought up events taking place in Beirut and emphasized the need for a "security response" to Hizballah,s "mil [...] | 2008-05-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IR IS IZ LE MASS MCAP MNUC MOPS PGOV PINR |
08RIYADH986 | RUSSIAN ARMS SALE TO SAUDI - DELAYED [...] (S) In a routine diplomatic reception on June 18 hosted by the Canadian Embassy in Riyadh which included diplomatic representatives from various Embassies, Acting Pol Counselor inquired with Russian Political Counselor Alexander Bagdatiev on the status of the Russian weapons sale to Saudi Arabi [...] | 2008-06-24 05:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC CIA ECON EU INRA MASS MCAP MOPS NATO |
08ROME1280 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS IN [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, post has conducted a review of available information on the Italian Military Officers who have been selected as potential attendees at the the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military AttachQ (FMA) conference 17-20 November 2008 at Hurl [...] | 2008-10-23 07:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PHUM IT |
08ROME316 | ITALY: FIRST SECRETARY WILL ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points requesting Italian participation in the March 14 Beirut Conference to MFA Syria/Lebanon Desk Officer Michele Tommasi March 10. At poloff's urging Tommasi said Italy had decided to send a first secretary to the conference. This was a reversal of Italy's ear [...] | 2008-03-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE IT |
08ROME33 | ITALY CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN TLSA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 16:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN KPKO MARR MASS IT |
08ROME752 | (S) POSSIBLE EXPORT OF ITALIAN HELICOPTER PARTS TO [...] (S) Summary. Italian authorities deny that controlled helicopter parts may have been shipped from Italy to Iran, but weaknesses in Italy's export control regime make their denials unconvincing. Post recommends resumption of U.S.-Italy export control consultations. End summary. 2. (S) O [...] | 2008-06-13 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC MASS PREL |
08RPODUBAI39 | IRAN ON BRINK OF DECISION TO ENGAGE ON P5+1 OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Coverage in the Iranian press of Iran's reaction to the P5+1 proposal suggests that the Iranian government may propose talks based on the proposal's first step of pre-negotiations, featuring a "freeze for freeze." The Iranians continue to emphasize the common points of their May [...] | 2008-07-02 14:12:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MASS IR |
08SANAA1078 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-23 10:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08SANJOSE133 | COSTA RICA AND CHINA: THE HONEYMOON CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations continue to deepen smoothly, if slowly (Ref A). The first tangible results of the GOCR,s June 2007 recognition of China -- USD 20 million in disaster relief, and loans and grants for development projects -- have begun to flow. Both governments are high [...] | 2008-02-20 14:34:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG MASS XK CS |
08SANJOSE197 | COSTA RICA: REQUEST FOR DOD HUMANITARIAN AIRLIFT [...] (U) Post requests DoD assistance to provide two helicopters to lift 160,000 pounds of construction materials which will be used to construct five suspension bridges to support indigenous communities in the Talamanca region of Costa Rica. This is an important humanitarian mission, supported by [...] | 2008-03-13 15:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE263 | BERROCAL STEPS DOWN AS MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal stepped down on March 30 after asserting that the FARC was connected to elements of the "political sector" in Costa Rica. Berrocal's comments came in the aftermath of a March 14 raid on a suspected FARC safe house. His departure came [...] | 2008-04-07 20:16:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | CS PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PINR |
08SANJOSE400 | COSTA RICAN COAST GUARD RECEIVES MAITENANCE [...] (U) On May 9, a U.S. Coas Guard Mobile Training Team (MTT) completed a wee-long outboard motor maintenance course for 20 Csta Rican Coast Guard (SNGC) personnel at the Paific port city of Puntarenas. The SNGC personnel,from several different stations, received two das of classroom instruction [...] | 2008-05-15 23:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR MASS CS SNAR |
08SANJOSE401 | JTF-B HELICOPTERS LIFT 180,000 POUNDS OF BRIDGE [...] (U) On May 14, two JTF-B Blackhawk helicopters completed a humanitarian assistance airlift of 180,000 pounds of suspension bridge material for Costa Rica's indigenous population in the remote and mountainous Talamanca area. The mission began on May 7 and was to conclude in four days, but due [...] | 2008-05-16 00:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE500 | COSTA RICA AND GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP: MANY [...] On June 10, we briefed Director Martin Arias of the Costa Rican Coast Guard (SNGC) on the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP) initiative. Arias seemed positive about Costa Rica's support of the GMP principles, but will provide us further feedback once the GOCR's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) [...] | 2008-06-12 14:08:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS MASS MCAP SNAR CS |
08SANJOSE530 | COSTA RICA REQUESTS IMMEDIATE MARITIME [...] (C) On June 12, Minister of Public Security Janina Del Vecchio told us that Costa Rica desperately needs security assistance, especially to reinvigorate the dilapidated Costa Rican Coast Guard (SNGC) to help fight narcotrafficking. She requested that all of the planned Merida Initiative funds [...] | 2008-06-18 17:51:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MASS MCAP PINS SNAR CS |
08SANJOSE540 | HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY! COSTA RICA AND CHINA [...] (C) As Costa Rica's diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China turn one year old, the David-and-Goliath-sized arrangement continues to work for the benefit of both nations. While China's generous political and financial support to Costa Rica could be short-lived and Costa Rica's [...] | 2008-06-23 22:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG ENVI MASS XK CS CU |
08SANJOSE551 | U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS BUILD COSTA RICAN BRIDGE [...] (U) Following up on an official GOCR request, from June 18-22 five U.S. Army engineers built a Bailey-type metal bridge just south of Quepos, Costa Rica, over the Guabo River. The SOUTHCOM-allocated engineers also re-surveyed bridges and/or bridging sites located throughout the country that h [...] | 2008-06-25 20:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE586 | COSTA RICA REITERATES NEED FOR IMMEDIATE MARITIME [...] (C) On July 1, during the Ambassador's formal courtesy call with her, Minister of Public Security Janina Del Vecchio reiterated what she had told us on June 12 meeting (Reftel): Costa Rica needs immediate maritime interdiction assistance to help combat drug trafficking in littoral waters. She [...] | 2008-07-10 12:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MASS MCAP PINS SNAR CS |
08SANJOSE596 | ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL: ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post appreciates Department's and other agency's hard work to secure Merida Initiative funding for Costa Rica. However, we do not/not recommend the purchase of Enduring Friendship (EF) vessels for Costa Rica. We understand there is a short deadline to develop the spending plan [...] | 2008-07-11 22:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MCAP PINS SNAR CS |
08SANJOSE71 | RE-BUILDING BRIDGES IN COSTA RICA: A THREE-WAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusual three-way partnership, the GOCR, the Costa Rican private sector and the U.S. military have embarked on a campaign to replace key bridges damaged or washed out by flooding in the heavy 2007 rainy season. Most of the work will be undertaken by the National Emergency [...] | 2008-01-30 15:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS EAID MASS PGOV PREL |
08SANJOSE800 | COSTA RICA: MEDRETE TREATS NEARLY 1000 PATIENTS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 25-27 September 2008, Honduran-based Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) and Costa Rican medical personnel conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in Costa Rica's remote Punta Burica region on the south eastern border with Panama. The Embassy coordinated the event [...] | 2008-10-07 17:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE947 | COSTA RICA: FIRST U.S. NAVY OFFICIAL SHIP VISIT IN [...] (SBU) From November 19-22, the USS Underwood (FFG-36) visited the Pacific coast port of Golfito, making the first official port call by a USN warship to Costa Rica in nine years. The Ambassador led an Embassy-supported VIP visit to the ship on November 21, which included members of the nation [...] | 2008-12-04 22:08:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV MASS SOCI CS |
08SANSALVADOR1242 | WHA/CEN DIRECTOR WEBSTER'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: During his October 19-22 visit, WHA/CEN Director Christopher Webster met with key figures on the Salvadoran political and economic landscape. He spoke with members of both (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA and the (left-wing) FMLN about their respective campaigns and party platforms. We [...] | 2008-10-30 22:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID ENRG MARR MASS SNAR |
08SANSALVADOR239 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RENEWAL AND AMENDMENT OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-27 19:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL MASS MOPS |
08SANSALVADOR4 | EL SALVADOR REITERATES CONCURRENCE WITH 1206 [...] (C) I am writing again in support of the following two 1206 funding proposals that relate to El Salvador. The two proposals for 1206 funding include: 2. (C) Four High Speed Interceptor Patrol Craft: Providing four high speed Interceptor Patrol Craft (along with trailer and vehicle to mo [...] | 2008-01-02 21:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER PINS ES PGOV |
08SANSALVADOR717 | EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 15:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PHSA |
08SANSALVADOR814 | DIPNOTE REGARDING EXTENSION OF COMALAPA CSL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 21:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PREL ES NL NT XL PGOV |
08SANTIAGO1009 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMBAT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-11-14 18:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1023 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-11-21 20:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1029 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMBAT CARE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of November 21, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-11-24 19:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1036 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BASIC [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-11-28 14:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1054 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Police officers who have been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-12-03 19:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1089 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BASIC OPERATION [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of December 11, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-12-12 14:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1106 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR JOINT COMBINED [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of December 16, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-12-17 17:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1135 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR F-16 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officers who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2008-12-23 10:19:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1146 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCED [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean military officers who have been nominated to participate i [...] | 2008-12-24 16:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1148 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR STRATEGY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-12-24 16:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO290 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MANAGING [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean personnel who have been nominated for U.S. funded training [...] | 2008-04-01 19:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO297 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean personnel who have been nominated for U.S. funded training [...] | 2008-04-03 20:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO298 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SURFACE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-03 20:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO304 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-04 19:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO305 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-04 19:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO306 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMMAND [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-04 19:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO311 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MANAGING [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 4, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SI [...] | 2008-04-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO314 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-09 11:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO329 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCED [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded trai [...] | 2008-04-11 19:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO330 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SURFACE WARFARE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. U [...] | 2008-04-11 20:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO331 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. U [...] | 2008-04-11 20:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO352 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCED BOARDING [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 17, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. S [...] | 2008-04-18 19:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO353 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 17, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SI [...] | 2008-04-18 19:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO354 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTELLIGENCE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 17, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SI [...] | 2008-04-18 19:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO355 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 17, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SI [...] | 2008-04-18 19:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO356 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMMAND AND [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 17, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SI [...] | 2008-04-18 19:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO384 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-28 20:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO385 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-28 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO387 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean military officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-04-28 20:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO413 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-05-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO455 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded trai [...] | 2008-05-16 19:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO469 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-05-22 20:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO477 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 22, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Counselor Harry Kamian certifies the above statement [...] | 2008-05-23 20:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO478 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING OFFICER [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 22, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Counselor Harry Kamian certifies the above statement. [...] | 2008-05-23 20:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO484 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-05-27 18:27:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO485 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. NAVAL COMMAND [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 23, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. URBA [...] | 2008-05-27 19:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO486 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 23, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. URB [...] | 2008-05-27 19:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO487 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-05-27 20:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO488 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-05-27 20:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO506 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-05-29 19:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO516 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACEKEEPING [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 3, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIM [...] | 2008-06-04 12:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO529 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR JOINT/COMBINED [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 6, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMO [...] | 2008-06-06 20:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO565 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CENTRIFUGE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 12, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SI [...] | 2008-06-16 18:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO566 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING TEAM [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 12, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIM [...] | 2008-06-16 18:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO569 | CHILE: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS (GMP) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 19:52:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP CI |
08SANTIAGO577 | CHILE AND BOLIVIA SIGN DEFENSE AGREEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The governments of Chile and Bolivia signed a historic defense agreement on June 16th designed to strengthen cooperation and trust between the two militaries. The agreement calls for greater transparency, mutual collaboration, and cooperation between police and military forces. E [...] | 2008-06-19 19:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL BL CI |
08SANTIAGO591 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SPECIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-06-20 19:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO595 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING OFFICER [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 20, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. URB [...] | 2008-06-23 18:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO596 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INFORMATION [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 20, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. UR [...] | 2008-06-23 18:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO602 | BRAZILIAN AND CHILEAN SENATORS AGREE TO PRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chilean and Brazilian Senators agreed during a meeting in Brazil on June 11-12 to urge their respective governments to take steps to diminish their military presence in MINUSTAH over the long run. They also discussed Chilean fruit exports to Brazil, emigration of Chilean and [...] | 2008-06-24 18:33:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL BL CI |
08SANTIAGO616 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded trai [...] | 2008-06-30 18:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO627 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SPECIAL REACTION [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 1, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIM [...] | 2008-07-03 19:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO636 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR UNITED [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officers who have been nominated to participate in U. [...] | 2008-07-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO638 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DISASTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean personnel who have been nominated for U.S. funded training [...] | 2008-07-07 15:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO641 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MANEUVER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-07-08 22:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO642 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR HARPOON WEAPON [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 7, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIM [...] | 2008-07-09 11:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO657 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. URB [...] | 2008-07-15 11:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO658 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DISASTER PLANNERS [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. UR [...] | 2008-07-15 11:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO659 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. UR [...] | 2008-07-15 11:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO665 | CHILEAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON SOUTH AMERICAN DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a July 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Jose Goni explained that the proposed South American Defense Council will not/not be a military alliance and instead will promote defense coordination, exchanges, and transparency. Chile's recently signed defense ag [...] | 2008-07-17 18:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL CI BL VE |
08SANTIAGO693 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MASTER OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded t [...] | 2008-07-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO694 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR HARPOON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officers who have been nominated to participate in U. [...] | 2008-07-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO695 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CADET [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean personnel who have been nominated for U.S. funded training [...] | 2008-07-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO720 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR RULE OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-08-06 19:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO721 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-08-06 19:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO740 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-08-13 15:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO741 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean military personnel who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2008-08-13 18:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO742 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean military who have been nominated to participate in U.S. fu [...] | 2008-08-13 18:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO744 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of August 11, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. S [...] | 2008-08-13 20:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO756 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of August 14, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Counselor Jennifer Spande certifies the above stat [...] | 2008-08-18 19:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO757 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR RULE OF LAW AND [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of August 14, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Counselor Jennifer Spande certifies the above stat [...] | 2008-08-18 19:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PREL PINR CI |
08SANTIAGO770 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officers who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2008-08-25 20:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO771 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-08-25 20:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO772 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GLOBAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-08-25 20:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO773 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LEGAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Attorney General employees who have been nominated to part [...] | 2008-08-25 20:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO783 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACEKEEPING [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of August 27, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-08-28 20:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO801 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NCO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean NCO School officers who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2008-09-04 16:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO802 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-09-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO803 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 03, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-04 18:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO828 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CADET TROOP LEADER [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 09, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO829 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ANTITERRORISM [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO830 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GLOBAL MARITIME [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO831 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS OF [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO832 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GLOBAL MARITIME [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO835 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CENTER OF [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-15 11:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO837 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-09-15 20:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO844 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NCO PROFESSIONAL [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 12, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Tim Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-16 18:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO864 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 23, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-09-24 20:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO883 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of October 1, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-10-01 19:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO916 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCE COURSE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of October 10, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-10-14 19:19:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO920 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of October 14, 2008, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...] | 2008-10-14 20:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTODOMINGO1657 | U.S.-CARIBBEAN SECURITY DIALOGUE: DOMINICAN [...] On October 28, the Ambassador delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-Caribbean Security Dialogue to Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso. Morales expressed Dominican interest in the meeting and said that he would pass the invitation to Minister of Defense Pena Antonio. In addition, the Dom [...] | 2008-10-29 18:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR KJUS PTER EAID MASS MOPS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO927 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUBMISSION OF NOTE - AGREEMENT [...] Pursuant to refetl, Embassy submitted on June 9, 2008, Diplomatic Note No. 103, regarding the Global Peace Operations Initiative. Embassy had previously received verbal consent from the Dominican Armed Forces and understands that submission of this note does not require a formal, substantive [...] | 2008-06-09 15:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS KTIA DR |
08SARAJEVO466 | BOSNIA - DEMINING DIRECTOR PROVIDES LIST OF [...] (S) At his request, we met with Dusan Gavran, the Director of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center (BHMAC) on March 3. (Note: BHMAC is the lead government organization overseeing demining activities. End Note) Gavran told us that he believed there was "now an opportunity" to remove all [...] | 2008-03-07 14:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | MASS PREL MOPS PGOV PINR KAWC BK SI |
08SEOUL1243 | ROKG REVIEWING ITS AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the face of multiple requests for assistance from the U.S., Afghanistan, and other nations, as well as renewed Taliban threats against Korean interests in Afghanistan and concerns over political sensitivities arising out of the recent beef protests, the ROKG has started an int [...] | 2008-06-23 08:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MASS PREL AF KS |
08SEOUL1253 | NO DECISION TO EXTEND ROK DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ; NO [...] (S) SUMMARY. In response to reftel A, Kim Hyon-du, Deputy, ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division, told poloff that the ROKG has not yet determined the type of post-UNSCR 1790 legal structure that would be required for ROK participation in Iraq beyond 2008 because it has not yet decided wheth [...] | 2008-06-24 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM MASS PREL KS IZ |
08SEOUL1272 | ASD SHINN MEETINGS WITH ROK DFM LEE: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Lee Yong-joon told visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs James Shinn that discussions on a number of U.S.-ROK Alliance issues would be "temporarily postponed" in light of the domestic political situation [...] | 2008-06-26 03:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS KS AF |
08SEOUL1434 | MOFAT SAYS ROK PLANNING MORE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) POL-MIL Chief met on July 17 with Director Kim Yong-hyon of the ROK-U.S. Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) to receive new information on ROKG internal decisions regarding additional South Korean contributions in Afghanistan. Director Kim stated [...] | 2008-07-18 06:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PTER KS AF |
08SEOUL176 | DASD SEDNEY MEETINGS WITH ROKG, PRESIDENT-ELECT'S [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia David Sedney, ROKG officials and members of President-elect Lee Myung-bak's Transition Team stressed that the ROK-U.S. Alliance was a top priority for the incoming government, asking for ideas on how to improve the l [...] | 2008-01-28 05:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MNUC PARM PREL KS |
08SEOUL21 | ROKG CONSIDERING SALE OF ARMORED PERSONNEL [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On January 4, Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) informed poloff that the ROKG is considering the sale of an undetermined quantity of Armored Personn [...] | 2008-01-04 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS MARR MASS PARM PREL IZ |
08SEOUL43 | 2020 VISION OF A MORE VIABLE AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: For more than half a century, the U.S.-ROK Alliance has served the interests of both our countries, while significantly contributing to the overall security of Northeast Asia. In recent years, however, the Alliance has experienced significant change. South Korea has changed, th [...] | 2008-01-08 09:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MARR MASS KN KS |
08SEOUL45 | 2020 VISION OF A MORE VIABLE AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In our previous message (ref A),we described the impact that changes in and around the Korean Peninsula are having on the U.S.-ROK Alliance and argued that the mission and footprint of our military presence must adapt to meet those changes. We pointed out that while many aspec [...] | 2008-01-09 04:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MARR MASS KN KS |
08SEOUL853 | DASD SEDNEY'S ROKG MEETINGS: A STRONGER ALLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 7, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for East Asia David Sedney and SIPDIS the Ambassador met with Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee in the lead up to the Security Policy Initiative (SPI)-17 talks. DASD Sedney also met separately with Blue House Deputy [...] | 2008-04-28 07:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PARM MASS KS |
08SHANGHAI184 | (C) SHANGHAI SCHOLARS DISCUSS INCOMING TAIWAN MA [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars of cross-strait relations cautioned Stimson Center Distinguished Fellow Alan Romberg on May 16 that China will need time to adjust to the incoming Taiwan administration of President Ma Ying-jeou, including time to assess Ma's statements and initiatives followin [...] | 2008-05-19 10:58:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS ETRD CH TW |
08SINGAPORE834 | (S) COUNTRY TEAM SUPPORTS SALE OF GLOBAL HAWK TO [...] (S) Summary: The Embassy Singapore Country Team supports USPACOM's position endorsing the proposed sale of the Global Hawk (GH) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to Singapore and the renegotiation of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) restrictions for that [...] | 2008-08-01 10:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PREL PARM MASS SN |
08SOFIA144 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON MARCH 14TH [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East and Africa Expert, Yuliya Pirgozlieva on March 11. Pirgozlieva promised to relay the U.S. position to her superiors for their consideration. Beyrle [...] | 2008-03-12 15:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PINR PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE |
08SOFIA360 | BULGARIA: SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 14:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP BU |
08STATE100643 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 19, 2008 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: HASAN MUNEER HASAN ISSA ID: 912353703 DPOB: 25 Jun 1970 Kuwait WALID MARZOUK [...] | 2008-09-19 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE102240 | MISSILE DEFENSE:PATRIOT/PAC III STILL AT CENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: After agreeing to submit the PAC-III (Patriots) issue to a subgroup for further study, A/S Mull's delegation and their Polish counterparts agreed July 23 to begin looking at the transition of some work on Poland's military modernization from the bilateral Security Cooperation Cons [...] | 2008-09-24 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PL PREL MASS |
08STATE105096 | FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN MEETING AT THE UN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. A/S Richard Boucher, SCA AFGHANISTAN Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta AUSTRALIA Foreign Minister Stephen Smith CANADA Ambassador John McNee, Permanent Representative to the UN [...] | 2008-10-01 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC UNAMA UNGA KDEM EAID MARR MASS MOPS UN |
08STATE105491 | DEMARCHE: LAX HONDURAN CONTROLS ON U.S.-SUPPLIED [...] (U) Action request contained in paras 2 and 3. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The USG has become aware that light anti- tank weapons (LAWs) and grenades supplied to Honduras under the Foreign Military Sales program were recovered in Mexico and Colombia. The Department's Bureau of Political Militar [...] | 2008-10-02 17:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | MASS MCAP PARM HO |
08STATE108136 | (S) POSSIBLE NEW RUSSIAN AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. BACKGROUND 2. (S/NF) RECENT INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT IRANIAN AND RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS HAVE COME TO AN INITIAL AGREEMENT ON THE PROVISION OF ADVANCED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO IRAN. THESE SYSTEMS COULD BE PROVIDE [...] | 2008-10-08 23:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL MASS RS IR |
08STATE109383 | GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER WASSENAAR GENERAL WORKING [...] (SBU) Following is guidance for the October 14-17 meetings of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) General Working Group (GWG). The Security and Intelligence Experts Sub-Group will meet on October 14; the GWG will meet October 15-16. In addition, there will be an Outreach meeting with Belarus on [...] | 2008-10-13 13:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PREL MASS |
08STATE110980 | CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MILITARY [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the 2nd Rapid Intervention Battalion unit. 2. (U) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parti [...] | 2008-10-17 13:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL CM |
08STATE110982 | LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed in paragraph 3. The review, however, revealed that the EX-FNI Unit did have 5 militiamen who were sentenc [...] | 2008-10-17 13:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL CG |
08STATE112655 | READOUT OF AUGUST STRATEGIC COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Mark Kimmitt and DAS/D Dan Fata co-chaired the fifth formal meeting of the bilateral Strategic Cooperation Consultative Group (SCCG) in Washington, DC on 26 August. Topics discussed included updates on Polish LORs submitted in mid-August, the status of SOFA negotiations, and [...] | 2008-10-22 20:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PL |
08STATE113172 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 23, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Alain Jerome Mounguet Ingoule Rank: Commander Unit/Org [...] | 2008-10-23 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PGOV PHUM TP GB |
08STATE113844 | Deputy Secretary Negroponte's Meeting with [...] (C) October 22, 2008; 11:30 am; Washington, DC. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte Ambassador David Pearce NEA DAS Gene Cretz Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Jessica Patterson (NEA Notetaker) Algeria Major General Ahmed Senhadji, Secretary General of the Minist [...] | 2008-10-24 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP NEGROPONTE JOHN PREL PGOV MASS MOPS |
08STATE114071 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Wilker Viegas Rank: E6 Unit:/Organization: Cost guard DOB: May 11, 1984 POB> Sao To [...] | 2008-10-27 13:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM PREL GB |
08STATE118865 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. The individuals are candidates to attend the Special Investigation Group Workshop on Pangolins and B [...] | 2008-11-07 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE118867 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Special Investigations Group (SIG) Workshop on Pangolin [...] | 2008-11-07 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE118991 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the LEGATT (FBI) National Academy 237th Session in Quantico, [...] | 2008-11-07 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE119631 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Clandestine Lab Investigations and Chemical Con [...] | 2008-11-10 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE119634 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - 533 COMBAT [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the JUSMAG - 533 Combat Systems Science and Technology program at th [...] | 2008-11-10 18:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE119644 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SINGAPORE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals below. These individuals are candidates to attend the Fourth Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military Attach Conference sponsored by U. [...] | 2008-11-10 18:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR MASS SN |
08STATE120035 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - ROYAL THAI [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to visit the United States Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N [...] | 2008-11-12 16:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE120185 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG THAI International Officer Intelligence, Captains [...] | 2008-11-12 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE120188 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG THAI Civil Affairs Training program at Fort Bragg [...] | 2008-11-12 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE120466 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning Course sch [...] | 2008-11-13 15:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE123174 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AFRICAN MILITARY WORKSHOP IN [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of November 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Jean Baptiste Nkwezi Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 1968 POB: Burundi Unit: MDNA [...] | 2008-11-20 14:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM PGOV BY |
08STATE124166 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG - Royal Thai Army Officer, Foreign Military Attac [...] | 2008-11-24 12:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE124212 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONNIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of November 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Serge Durrel Title: Marine Military Officer POB: Okong, Cameroon DOB: June 6, [...] | 2008-11-24 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PGOV CM |
08STATE124214 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigation Course schedu [...] | 2008-11-24 14:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE124901 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the units and commanders listed below. These units and commanders are candidates to participate in the JUSMAG Thai JCET Fusion Torch 09-1 [...] | 2008-11-25 17:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE125004 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the units and commanders listed below. These units and commanders are candidates to participate in the JUSMAG Thai CNT Fusion Torch 09-1 a [...] | 2008-11-25 20:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE125072 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the unit and commander identified below. The unit and commander received a nomination to participate in the "GPOI PKO Lanes Train the T [...] | 2008-11-25 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB |
08STATE125908 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Staff and Instructor Training from January 3 [...] | 2008-11-28 17:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB |
08STATE125909 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the USAID/ILEA Q Special Investigation Group Workshop on [...] | 2008-11-28 17:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE125943 | GUIDANCE FOR WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT PLENARY, DEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Following is guidance for the U.S. Delegation (USDEL) for the Plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA). No issues achieved consensus at the General Working Group (GWG) meeting. The GWG is recommending that the Plenary mandate continue work in 2009 as well as Outreach [...] | 2008-11-28 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MASS ETTC |
08STATE126725 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED HIV/AIDS [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Magloire Ondounda Rank: Captain Major Unit/Organization: Military HIV/AIDS Program DOB: [...] | 2008-12-02 16:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM GB |
08STATE126729 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 16:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM GB |
08STATE126733 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATES TO [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Honor Enzema Nguema Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit/Organization: Navy Operational Bas [...] | 2008-12-02 16:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM ASEC GB |
08STATE126737 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) The Department of Stae has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Abondo ze Evina Etiene Rank: Colonel DOB: December 26, 1957 POB: Centre, Cameroon [...] | 2008-12-02 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PGOV CM |
08STATE126864 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR BRUNEI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok "Tactical Safety and Planning" course to be held fr [...] | 2008-12-02 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM KCRM PREL SNAR BX |
08STATE127294 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to participate in the DAO Advanced Security Cooperation/Executive Course a [...] | 2008-12-03 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE127295 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in a JUSMAG Thai - Psychological Operation Course at Fort Brag [...] | 2008-12-03 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE127297 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR BRUNEI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok "Clandestine Lab Investigations/Chemical Control Co [...] | 2008-12-03 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM KCRM PREL SNAR BX |
08STATE127337 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the USAID/ILEA Bangkok in Special Investigation Group Wo [...] | 2008-12-03 16:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE127352 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SINGAPORE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the Post-Blast Investigations Course at ILEA Bangkok. The course runs from January 11 [...] | 2008-12-03 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR MASS KCRM SN |
08STATE127371 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the USAID/ILEA Bangkok Special Investigations Group (SIG) [...] | 2008-12-03 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE127372 | DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the Naval Staff College at the Naval War College in Rhode Island from J [...] | 2008-12-03 18:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP |
08STATE128096 | POLISH MANPADS ALLEGED IN CHECHNYA [...] (SBU) This is an action message; please see para 3 below. 2. (C) On November 26, Russian MFA DVBR First Secretary Andrey Odnoral passed to Embassy Moscow a nonpaper and video that allege Polish-made MANPADS were discovered in Itum-Kalinsk (Itumkale),Chechnya. The nonpaper requested from [...] | 2008-12-04 23:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC MCAP PREL PTER MASS GG PL RS |
08STATE128542 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual received a nomination to participate in the APCSS ASC 09-1 in Hawaii, USA from January [...] | 2008-12-05 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB |
08STATE128543 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SUVA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for the Engineer Basic Officer Course at Fort Leonard Wood, MO scheduled from Jan [...] | 2008-12-05 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM TN |
08STATE128793 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CHADIAN NATIONAL POLICE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Mahamat Moussa DOB: January 1, 1958 POB: Ndjamena, Chad Name: Djombe Djankreo [...] | 2008-12-08 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM CD |
08STATE129296 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...] | 2008-12-09 18:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE129353 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...] | 2008-12-09 19:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE129677 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...] | 2008-12-10 15:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE130223 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in a DAO Advanced Security Cooperation/Executive Course at the [...] | 2008-12-11 16:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE131411 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICAN CENTER FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Butera, Gerald Rank: Major Position: Director of Training Unit: RW Defense Forces He [...] | 2008-12-15 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM RW |
08STATE131600 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 16, 2008, it posssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Kayenga Mugumwa Rank: Captain DOB: Augfust 28, 1972 Unit: EMG/LOG Name: Djafae [...] | 2008-12-16 15:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CG |
08STATE131616 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of grosss violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Nokl Akebayeri Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class United/Organization: Navy Radar System Su [...] | 2008-12-16 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM GB |
08STATE131918 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in JUSMAG THAI courses: UH 60 Aviator Qualification, AVN Maint [...] | 2008-12-17 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE131921 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Clandestine Laboratory Investigations C [...] | 2008-12-17 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE131922 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Chemical Control Course from January 19 [...] | 2008-12-17 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE132923 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigations Course from January 12-23, [...] | 2008-12-19 16:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE134206 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN POLICE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 4, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Hamadou, Abdoulaye Rank: Lieutennant Colonel DOB: January 1, 1957 Nationality: Camer [...] | 2008-12-23 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CM |
08STATE134354 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok ATA-6885 Identifying and Developing Inv [...] | 2008-12-24 15:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE134355 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the DEA Bangkok - International Asset Forfeiture Seminar [...] | 2008-12-24 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE134448 | SUBJECT: U.S. RESPONSE ON RUSSIAN NON-PAPER: [...] (SBU) This is an action message; please see para 5 below. 2. (C) Per reftel A, Russian MFA DVBR First Secretary Andrey Odnoral passed a nonpaper which requested any materials the USG has regarding an alleged incident of illegal trafficking of Polish MANPADS in Georgia. The Government of Ru [...] | 2008-12-24 18:14:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC MASS MCAP RS PL GG |
08STATE134490 | (S) LETTER FROM DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (U) Please deliver the following letter from Deputy Secretary Negroponte. There will be no signed original. Embassy should also propose discussions with the Government of Armenia in coming weeks. Suggested dates and team composition will be provided septel. Embassy Yerevan is requested to re [...] | 2008-12-24 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS OPDC PARM PREL AM |
08STATE134950 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning Course: Se [...] | 2008-12-29 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE135298 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual received a nomination to participate in the Special Operations Combating Terrorism Cou [...] | 2008-12-30 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB |
08STATE135508 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course sche [...] | 2008-12-31 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE17674 | EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary/Action Request: Department requests that post propose to the Netherlands Government (GONL) to extend the current bilateral SOFA through an exchange of diplomatic notes based on the text in paragraph 4 below, which is virtually identical to the text of the note currently in force (r [...] | 2008-02-21 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT |
08STATE2004 | U.S.-QATAR GULF SECURITY DIALOGE (GSD) DECEMBER [...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) took place in Washington on December 18, with Qatari officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Interior representing the Government of Qatar. The meeting reinforced our mutual commitment to the [...] | 2008-01-08 20:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR IR MASS PREL QA IZ LE |
08STATE24290 | USG RESPONSE TO PERUVIAN CONSIDERATIONS FOR [...] (C) Department requests Embassy deliver the following dipnote containing the U.S. counterproposal to the Government of Peru's (GOP) draft considerations for resuming DHS counter-narcotics flights from Piura. Additionally, the Department seeks Embassy clarification whether it contemplates the [...] | 2008-03-07 23:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PTER PE |
08STATE26036 | SECOND TRANCHE OF FAST TRACK COUNTRIES FOR LEAHY [...] This cable announces the second tranche of countries for fast track treatment for Leahy vetting. Fast track treatment for selected countries with good human rights records was established in 2007 (reftel A) to alleviate workload and time required. Fast track policy is applicable to both Depa [...] | 2008-03-12 20:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PINR PREL SNAR MASS ASEC |
08STATE27268 | GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MASS BEXP |
08STATE27269 | GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MASS BEXP |
08STATE3557 | U.S.-BRAZIL DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The United States Government (USG) is seeking to enter into a binding Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the Government of Brazil (GOB),that also contains aspirational provisions. Under Secretary for Political Affairs [...] | 2008-01-11 19:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PTER BR |
08STATE3581 | U.S. RESPONSE TO BULGARIA REGARDING THE TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) As part of an agreement between the U.S. and the Government of Bulgaria (GOB),the GOB is to consult with the U.S. prior to selling man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and their components (w [...] | 2008-01-11 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC BU |
08STATE3611 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 4, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Palestinian National Security Forces listed below. Ashraf Musa Mahmoud Jamal POB: Hebron (al-Khalil) DOB: [...] | 2008-01-11 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE36471 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT CONCERNED ABOUT UNIIIC DELAYS, [...] (S) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt expressed concerns about information he had received that former UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz failed to act for the past year-and-a-half to act on a key lead discovered by Internal Security Forces Intelligence Officer Wissam Eid, who was assassinated one [...] | 2008-04-08 18:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08STATE4237 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO YEREVAN 1421: REQUEST FOR [...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and, of this date, finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following member of the Government of Armenia, nominated for training by the Ministry of Defense. The start date of training is January 18 [...] | 2008-01-14 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM |
08STATE50293 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 12, 2008 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below: COL Dan Efrony Deputy Military Advocate General Israel Defense Forces Date of Birth: 17 November 1958 [...] | 2008-05-12 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS MARR MASS PHUM |
08STATE5157 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below. LAST NAME: Elgad FIRST NAME: Rotem Rafael GENDER: Male DOB: 30 October 1975 RANK/SERVICE: Major [...] | 2008-01-16 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE53921 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 13, 2008 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: COL Nadav Padan Current IDF Attache in Washington, D.C. Israel Defense Forces Date/Place of Birth: Sep [...] | 2008-05-20 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS MARR MASS PHUM |
08STATE53934 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for Department of State-funded training. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the nominees in reftels and possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of May 19, 2008. Please note that if Post subsequ [...] | 2008-05-20 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MASS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KV |
08STATE5452 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Presidential Guard listed in the referenced cables. 2. Post is permitted to provide the following statement [...] | 2008-01-17 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE55234 | (S) POTENTIAL SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE DELIVERY TO [...] (S) Summary: Russia is planning to ship SA-24 (Igla-S) air defense equipment to Syria in late May. Despite repeated assurances to the U.S. beginning in 2005 that Russia would only provide Syria with vehicle-mounted systems, we have reason to be concerned that Russia may provide man-portable [...] | 2008-05-22 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC RS SY |
08STATE59707 | SEEKING GERMAN SUPPORT ON ENDING RUSSIAN ARMS [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. SUMMARY 2. (C) U.S. officials have provided briefings to countries on Russian arms sales of concern and asked appropriate officials to raise these sales with Russian officials. German Chancellor Merkel is meeting with Russian Preside [...] | 2008-06-03 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS PARM PREL IR RS GM |
08STATE5991 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 18, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Presidential Guard listed in the referenced cables. 2. Post is permitted to provide the following statement [...] | 2008-01-18 20:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE61421 | (S) POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. has information indicating that the Rome based office of a Swiss firm has been providing Iran with U.S.-origin helicopter parts. Such transfers may be in violation of the company's obligations to the United States and could result in the imposition of sanctions or the co [...] | 2008-06-06 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS PREL IT SZ IR |
08STATE63412 | VETTING RESPONSES FOR IMET TRAINING FOR SERBIA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftels for various IMET courses. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 9, 2008: NAME: Vladan Milinkovic (Ref A) DOB: 18/01/19 [...] | 2008-06-12 15:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MAR MASS PREL PHUM SR MW |
08STATE63413 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET TRAINING FOR SERBIA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for a CTFP IMET course beginning July 1, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 10, 2008: NAME: Goran Radosavljevic D [...] | 2008-06-12 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MAR MASS PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE674 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Palestinian National Security Forces (NSF) officers listed below. First name, last name Mahmoud Jalal Mahmoud Khaleel POB: [...] | 2008-01-03 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IS KPAL MARR MASS PGOV PHUM WE |
08STATE6888 | U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY BILATERAL [...] (U) Department requests Embassy engage the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations about conducting the next round of political-military bilateral consultations. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Department instructs Embassy to pursue the following objectives with the Government of Brazi [...] | 2008-01-23 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PTER BR |
08STATE71963 | DEMARCHE: SUSPENSION OF MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Demarches were made to the GON by Ambassador Allen (Ref. A),and Deputy Assistant Secretary Todd Moss (Ref. B) insisting on a credible and open investigation into extrajudicial killings by the Nigerien military in December 2007. To date, we have not received any evidence of [...] | 2008-07-03 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR PHUM PGOV NG |
08STATE72295 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON LATVIA,S [...] (U) This is an action request - see Para 2. Department requests that post provide Latvian response via front channel message. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel request for guidance, Department provides the following points for post to raise at the earliest opportunity with the Latvian g [...] | 2008-07-07 13:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LG MARR NATO PGOV PREL MASS |
08STATE8422 | WASHINGTON RESPONSE TO SERBIA MANPADS TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Post is concerned that Serbia is not fulfilling its obligations to destroy man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS),as required by the 2005 bilateral agreement with the United States. In addition, the Serbia [...] | 2008-01-28 15:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL PTER EG SR |
08STATE87194 | DONOR SUPPORT FOR PEACEKEEPING TRANSPORT AND [...] (U) Action request: USUN is requested to transmit the letter in paragraph 3 to Mr. Maxwell Kerley, Director, Logistics Support Division, UN Department of Field Support (DFS). The letter invites DFS to participate in the Transportation and Logistics Support Arrangement (TLSA),a virtual dono [...] | 2008-08-13 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS KPKO |
08STATE89445 | U.S. RESPONSE TO BULGARIA REGARDING THE TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request at paragraph 4. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) has agreed to consult with the U.S. prior to selling man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and their components (with the exception of such t [...] | 2008-08-20 14:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC BU |
08STATE91327 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR ISF TRANSITION [...] (U) This is an action request. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that Posts engage appropriate host country officials to notify and elicit support for the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) Transition Plan and the associated U.S. weapons sales. State and Defense Depar [...] | 2008-08-25 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AE BA EG IS IZ JO KU QA |
08STATE96555 | TTWG -- SNIPER RIFLES OFFERED TO IRAN'S MINISTRY [...] This is an Action Request - Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Summary: We have information that in mid-May 2008 the Iranian Ministry of Defense was offered 40 German-made Unique Alpine sniper rifles and associated equipment by the French company TAC International. We believe that the rifles w [...] | 2008-09-09 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC GM FR AU IR |
08STATE97802 | (S) 2003 ARMENIAN ARMS PROCUREMENT FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 16:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL MASS AM |
08STATE98436 | AUTHORIZE CONCLUSION OF GSOMIA WITH MEXICO [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of Defense and Mexican Navy reached agreement on the final text of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) on September 2, 2008, which will set uniform rules across the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) for handling U.S.-origin classified military infor [...] | 2008-09-15 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MX PREL PTER |
08STOCKHOLM369 | USAID REPRESENTATIVE IN MAZAR-I-SHARIF URGES [...] (SBU) On May 15-16, Deputy Economic Counselor accompanied USAID Field Program Officer (FPO) from Mazar-i-Sharif to meetings at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Directorate, and the Swedish International Development Cooper [...] | 2008-05-20 05:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MASS AF SW |
08STOCKHOLM414 | SWEDEN TO FOCUS ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS RATHER THAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08STOCKHOLM770 | SWEDEN TO EXTEND MILITARY COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] On November 13, the Alliance government approved for transmission to Parliament a bill to extend Sweden's ISAF commitment to Afghanistan by 12 months. The bill will also expand the Swedish military contribution by: -- Increasing the number of ISAF troops from 366 to approximately 500 and ra [...] | 2008-11-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | MAAR MCAP MASS MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW |
08SUVA221 | EMBASSY SUVA'S RESPONSE: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Embassy Suva delivered reftel talking points to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu on 19 May 2008. Post will forward any responses or feedback, but has received none to date. DINGER [...] | 2008-05-28 16:20:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP |
08TAIPEI129 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE [...] (S) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young met with Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu January 25 to brief on the USPACOM Commander's recent visit to the PRC and other defense issues. Present at the meeting were Colonel Tony Chow (LAS) and Tony Hu (TECH). Taiwan attendees inc [...] | 2008-01-28 06:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW MASS |
08TAIPEI60 | SENATOR COBURN MEETS WITH TAIWAN VP AND DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK),accompanied by the Deputy Director, met with Taiwan VP Annette Lu on January 11. Accompanied by Technical Section Chief Tony Hu, Senator Coburn separately met with Taiwan Defense Minister Lee Tien-yu the same morning. Both the Vice President and Def [...] | 2008-01-14 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS TW |
08TAIPEI762 | TAIWAN NSC SECRETARY-GENERAL SU CHI ON [...] (C) Summary. NSC Secretary General Su Chi told Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior staff member Frank Jannuzi that the Ma Administration considers its U.S. ties to be even more important than its relations with Beijing. He said the former is critical to both Taiwan's survival and prosp [...] | 2008-06-03 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORG MARR MASS MCAP CH TW |
08TASHKENT105 | CDR USCENTCOM: LOOKING FOR MIL-MIL REENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Visiting USCENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon met January 24 jointly with the National Security Advisor, Defense Minister, Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Border Guards of the National Security Service. The meeting, which immediately preceded one with Uzbek Preside [...] | 2008-01-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS UZ |
08TASHKENT1070 | REFORMING USG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 07:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASIG APER EAID KCRM KPAO KIRF MARR MASS |
08TASHKENT1074 | CABLE RECALL: REFORMING USG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 10:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASIG APER EAID KCRM KPAO KIRF MARR MASS |
08TASHKENT1140 | UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR 21-24 OCTOBER NGLOC [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes you to Uzbekistan for what will be a very important step toward realizing a new Northern Ground Line of Communication (NGLOC). This initiative's significance is increasingly important due to pending USG decisions concerning strengthening our military pre [...] | 2008-10-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP |
08TASHKENT116 | UZBEKISTAN'S "TAPOICH" AVIATION PLANT REQUESTS [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, the Ambassador visited the Chkalov Tashkent Aircraft Production Company (TAPOiCh) and met with officials including Director-General Sultanov. Sultanov requested U.S. assistance in facilitating the transfer of U.S.-made auxiliary power units to TAPOiCh, as these part [...] | 2008-01-29 09:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS ECON PGOV PREL US UZ |
08TASHKENT1308 | UZBEKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR GENERAL MCNABB, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent looks forward to hosting you and advancing one more step toward opening a new Northern Distribution Network (NDN) (previously referred to as the Northern Ground Line of Communication or NGLOC) to Afghanistan. The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) viewed Rear Admiral [...] | 2008-11-14 09:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP |
08TASHKENT1471 | UZBEKISTAN: BORDER SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary. Several U.S. programs--including the Export Control and Related Border Security program, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement program, and others sponsored by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy--have contributed to enhancing the security of Uzbekistan's b [...] | 2008-12-17 08:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS ASEC ECON MASS PGOV PINS KNNP PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT1472 | UZBEKISTAN: STAFFDEL MEETS WITH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary:During a meeting with Colonel Rustamov of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Defense on December 15, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers discussed a range of defense and security issues.Rustamov voiced support ofinternational efforts to promote stability in Afghanistan and was pleased th [...] | 2008-12-17 09:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ASEC MASS PINS PTER PHUM SNAR UZ |
08TASHKENT1522 | Uzbekistan: CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt. General Allen [...] (C) Summary: On December 19 CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt. General John Allen met separately with Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and Defense Minister Kabul Berdiyev in Tashkent. Lt. Gen. Allen's visit laid the groundwork for a planned visit by CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus in J [...] | 2008-12-24 08:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS ETRD PINR PHUM ECON KCOR TI AF UZ |
08TASHKENT212 | UZBEKS REQUEST NATO ASSISTANCE WITH ROCKET FUEL [...] (C) Summary: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials, visiting per the invitation of the Government of Uzbekistan, briefed the diplomatic corps on February 13 after discussing a project to dispose of 1,100 tons of melange rocket fuel. NATO is currently finishing a similar project [...] | 2008-02-14 12:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS ENRG NATO UZ |
08TASHKENT238 | ISRAEL GETS COLD SHOULDER FROM UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On February 19 the Ambassador met with his Israeli counterpart Ami Mehl and Gary Koren, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Eurasia Department, Division for Central Europe and Eurasia. Koren noted that, for unknown reasons, the Israel-Uzbekistan bilateral rel [...] | 2008-02-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL ASEC ELTN MASS EG IR IS XF UZ |
08TASHKENT49 | THIRD STRIKE FOR FORMER DEFENSE OFFICIAL ERKIN [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, the independent Ferghana.ru website posted an open letter from the wife of Erkin Musaev, a former Uzbek Ministry of Defense and UNDP official who was sentenced to a total of 20 years' imprisonment in 2006 and 2007 for espionage and corruption in three separate trials [...] | 2008-01-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MASS PGOV UZ |
08TASHKENT546 | UZBEKISTAN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, on April 29-30. The event illustrates Uzbekistan's continuing concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan as well as growing regional interes [...] | 2008-05-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PGOV |
08TASHKENT772 | REQUEST COUNTERNARCOTICS FUNDING FOR PATROL BOAT [...] (U) This is an action request for CCJ3 CENTCOM. Please see paragraphs 3-5. 2. (U) The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) purchased 19 riverine patrol boats from the United States in 2004 for the purpose of drug interdiction along the portion of the Amu Darya River which constitutes Uzbekistan's [...] | 2008-07-03 10:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS ASEC PBTS UZ |
08TASHKENT860 | UZBEKISTAN EAGER FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE TO SECURE [...] (U) This is an action cable. Action requested is in paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: On July 22 the Ambassador met with President Islam Karimov, who expressed appreciation for and accepted the offer of U.S. assistance in securing unexploded ordnance following the explosion of a munitions depo [...] | 2008-07-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR EAID PINS UZ |
08TASHKENT862 | CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DECLARES KAGAN EXPLOSION SITE A [...] (U) U.S. Charge d'Affaires, ad interim Duane Butcher, in agreement with Ambassador Richard Norland, declared the area including and surrounding the Kagan Ammunition Depot in Bukhara Province a disaster area. Per reftels the Government of Uzbekistan has accepted our offer of assistance in the [...] | 2008-07-24 04:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR MASS EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT965 | UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan as an important opportunity to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbekistan cooperation. Recent months have shown increasing dialogue and net improvements in the relationship, particularly in the defense and security sect [...] | 2008-08-20 12:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC KNNP MARR MASS PBTS PGOV PINS SNAR |
08TBILISI645 | GEORGIA INFORMED OF U.S. APPOINTMENT OF MANPADS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-15 13:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PGOV PREL PTER PARM GG |
08TEGUCIGALPA1080 | MISSION HONDURAS LAUNCHES MERIDA COORDINATION [...] Embassy Honduras has formed a plan to coordinate Merida Initiative efforts both mission-wide and bilaterally. We have created a Merida Working Group that meets monthly and includes senior-level representatives from POL/NAS, DEA, USAID, MILGROUP, DHS/ICE, DAO, RSO, PAS, MCC, JTF-B, RAO and TAT [...] | 2008-12-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KDEM KCOR KCRM MASS EAID ECON KJUS |
08TEGUCIGALPA515 | HONDURAN AIR SHOW 2008 [...] The Country Team in Tegucigalpa strongly supports the broadest possible Department of Defense (DOD) participation for the Honduran Air Show and Fair 2008, scheduled for 21-22 June 2008 at Armando Escalon Espinal Air Base in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Specifically, the participation of fighter [...] | 2008-05-30 18:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08TEGUCIGALPA527 | IN REPONSE TO CRASH OF TACA 390, PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: Following the May 30 crash of Taca flight 390 in which 5 people were killed, President Manuel Zelaya immediately closed the Tegucigalpa airport at Toncontin and announced that commercial flights would be sent to the airstrip at Soto Cano, which houses U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo. [...] | 2008-06-02 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL EAIR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA541 | AT A HIGH COST OF LIVES AND MONEY, ZELAYA [...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: Twelve days after the TACA 390 crash at Tegucigalpa's Toncontin International airport (Reftel A),the initial investigation points mostly to pilot error, and the fuselage should be completely removed from the highway by Wednesday. President Zelaya has found hims [...] | 2008-06-10 23:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN ECON MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PBPTS PGOV |
08TEGUCIGALPA561 | HONDURAN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 5, EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Foreign Policy Director, Foreign Affairs Ministry. Mr. Rosales was cognizant of the importance of the partnerships and proposed a three-pronged approach on the part of Honduras. First, he would surface t [...] | 2008-06-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MASS MCAP |
08TEGUCIGALPA948 | HONDURAS CONFIRMS COMMITTMENT TO CONTROL AND [...] (S) PolCouns and Defense Attache delivered ref a demarche to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on October 15. (Note: Mejia and the Chief of Defense Romeo Vasquez Velasquez have discussed lax weapon control, including the cases cited in reftel, which they were well aware of, with various [...] | 2008-10-17 21:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | HO MASS MCAP PARM |
08TELAVIV1002 | REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAELI DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv's Defense Attache Office (DAO) has nominated the following individuals for participation in events during International Special Operations Forces week, scheduled to run during the last week of May in Tampa, Florida. Embassy Tel Aviv has no derogatory information in its [...] | 2008-05-06 13:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM IS |
08TELAVIV1003 | REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAEL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have nominated the following individual for participation in a National Defense University Near East/South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies' Executive Seminar, scheduled to run in the U.S. June 4-26, 2008. Embassy Tel Aviv has no derogatory inform [...] | 2008-05-06 13:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM IS |
08TELAVIV1005 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Israel is preparing to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of its declaration of independence on May 8 with a characteristically Israeli mix of pride in their achievements and worry about the future. One point that unites virtually all Israelis -- except for the extreme left and right -- is [...] | 2008-05-06 17:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS IS XF |
08TELAVIV1012 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ISRAELI'S OPERATIONAL DEFENSIVE [...] (S) During the May 1 inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Israeli Cluster Munitions Working Group (CMWG),Israeli MOD, IDF and MFA officials warned that the current U.S. legislative prohibition on exporting cluster munitions seriously degrades Israel's operational capabilities to defend itself. The [...] | 2008-05-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | MASS MARR MCAP PTER LE SY IS |
08TELAVIV1039 | GOI WARNS ROCKETS ATTACKS FROM GAZA UNACCEPTABLE [...] (C) In the wake of a mid-afternoon rocket strike May 14 on a shopping mall in Ashkelon, Israel that injured 14 persons, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert told the audience and TV viewers of a convention welcoming visiting President Bush that such continued attacks could not be tolerated and that t [...] | 2008-05-16 07:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER MARR MASS IS |
08TELAVIV2030 | MFA DG ABRAMOVICH AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary. The Ambassador and MFA DG Abramovich discussed Georgia September 4. Abramovich said Israel was tracking Western reactions carefully and trying to analyze Russia's objectives. MFA and MOD are reviewing Israeli arms sales to Georgia and he expected approval soon to sell mine cle [...] | 2008-09-05 16:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MASS RU GG IS |
08TELAVIV2086 | ISRAEL: RESPONSE ON ISF TRANSITION PLAN DEMARCHE [...] (S) Pol Couns delivered reftel points separately to MOD Arab Affairs Advisor David Hacham and to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East and Peace Process Yacov Hadas. Both Hacham and Hadas received the points with great interest, but neither had any substantive response, although Hada [...] | 2008-09-11 12:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | MAAR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AEC BA EG IZ JO KU |
08TELAVIV2172 | ISRAEL: CAUTIOUS WITH GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary: The GOI is continuing to take a cautious approach in its relations with Georgia. According to MFA Director for Export Controls Roey Gilad, the Israelis continue to review Georgian military assistance requests on a case-by-case basis, and have approved several defensive requests. [...] | 2008-09-24 09:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS RU GG IS |
08TELAVIV2236 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD DG BUCHRIS: [...] (S) Summary. During a September 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Director General Pinchas Buchris stressed the strategic importance of Israel's relations with the U.S. He said he hoped Iran's nuclear program could be stopped without the use of force, but made clear that Israel wi [...] | 2008-09-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MASS KPAL LE SY IR RU IS |
08TELAVIV2238 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD DG BUCHRIS: [...] (S) Summary. During a September 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Director General Pinchas Buchris stressed the strategic importance of Israel's relations with the U.S. He said he hoped Iran's nuclear program could be stopped without the use of force, but made clear that I [...] | 2008-09-29 05:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MASS KPAL LE SY IR RU IS |
08TELAVIV265 | UAE EQUIPMENT FOR THE PA [...] (C) In response to Ref A instructions, USSC confirmed to DATT that USSC has discussed this UAE-offered equipment with the PA's Hazem Atallah. The next step is for Atallah to write a letter to USSC officially requesting the equipment. USSC will then coordinate with the GOI about allowing the [...] | 2008-02-01 12:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS KPAL IS AE |
08TELAVIV447 | ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR BG NITZAN ALON [...] (SBU) The Israeli MOD has selected the individual named in para 2 to participate in the Near East South Asia Center (NESA)Executive Seminar scheduled for March 4-14. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests that Department vet this individual per Leahy Amendment r [...] | 2008-02-25 14:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM IS |
08THEHAGUE389 | NETHERLANDS: EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post received a diplomatic note from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 8 regarding the one-year extension of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. With the exchange of notes, the SOFA extension shall enter into force on th [...] | 2008-05-08 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT XL |
08TIRANA200 | ALBANIA: FATAL EXPLOSION IN MUNITIONS DEPOT [...] (U) At approximately 11:45 AM (local) March 15, an ammunition storage facility near the town of Gerdec (N41 deg 24 min 40 sec, E19 deg 37 min 52 sec),between Tirana and Durres, caught fire. Shortly after 12:00, a violent explosion destroyed homes in the immediate vicinity of the depot and cau [...] | 2008-03-17 19:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS EAID NATO SENV AL |
08TIRANA202 | ALBANIA'S GOVERNMENT OCCUPIED WITH DAMAGE CONTROL [...] (SBU) Shortly after Minister of Defense Fatmir Mediu resigned on March 17 (Refs A and B),Prime Minister Sali Berisha held a press conference at which reporters pressed him to comment on the ties between Mediu and an American company, Southern Ammunition Company, Inc. (SACI). Reporters displa [...] | 2008-03-19 11:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS SENV NATO AL |
08TIRANA211 | ALBANIA'S DECAYING MUNITIONS - SO MUCH TO DO, SO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 15 fireball over Gerdec shown on international news programs reminded the world of Albania's enormous overhang of dangerous, decaying weapons. Over 100,000 tons of munitions, from small caliber to 160 mm artillery shells, are disintegrating in 44 poorly maintained and [...] | 2008-03-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PARM PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA218 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 15-21, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This week's report is dedicated to the victims and survivors of the disastrous explosions at Gerdec on March 15, and focuses on the [...] | 2008-03-21 16:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PARM MASS AL |
08TIRANA219 | ADDITIONAL ALBANIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE -- SITE [...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gerdec munitions explosion (ref A),the GOA has asked for USG assistance in site clean-up. (See also Ref B, which requests assistance in the investigation.) Deputy Prime Minister (and Defense Minister nominee) Gazmend Oketa sent the following letter to Ambassa [...] | 2008-03-21 16:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS EAID NATO SENV AL |
08TIRANA220 | ALBANIA ASKS FOR VICTIM IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE -- SECOND [...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gervec munitions explosion (ref A),the MOI has now seconded PG Ina Rama's request (ref B) for USG assistance to identify victims' remains through DNA analysis. Interior Minister Nishani sent the following letter to Ambassador Withers on March 21. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2008-03-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS EAID NATO SENV AL |
08TIRANA328 | GERDEC AFTERMATH - GOA INDECISIVE [...] (C) In response to the March 15 Gerdec tragedy, the international community has mobilized efforts to provide humanitarian relief and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance and stepped up plans to rid Albania of over 100,000 tons of decaying munitions before another catastrophe happens. The GOA ha [...] | 2008-04-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PARM PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA331 | ALBANIA: MANPADS REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Embassy has received the following letter date April 23, 2008, addressed to Major Larry D. Harrison, Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, from Lieutenant General Luan Hoxha, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, requesting U.S. military assistance with man-portable air-defense systems [...] | 2008-04-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MASS PREL AL |
08TIRANA332 | MINISTER OF DEFENSE WANTS TO GIVE UP MANPADS [...] (C) CDA, DATT, ODC Chief and Polmil Off on April 23 met with Minister of Defense Oketa to clarify the status of MANPADS destruction, requested by Oketa in a March 21 letter to Ambassador Withers (ref A). Contacts with the Minister and CHOD since that request indicated that Oketa might be reco [...] | 2008-04-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PARM PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA404 | GOA Acknowledges Risks to Inhabitants within 800 Meter [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha responded May 27 to Charge Cristina's May 2 letter in which the Charge asked the PM to warn area residents and other citizens of explosive and environmental dangers in an area up to 800 meters from the blast zone. Berisha stated that the GOA will actively inform ci [...] | 2008-05-28 15:52:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS NATO AL |
08TIRANA406 | ALBANIA: BUILDING A HAZWASTE FACILITY SHOULD BE A [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Leaking containers of hazardous waste left behind by U.S. contractors after a successful chemical agent elimination program have again sparked MOD,s interest for help in building a hazardous waste storage facility. According to [...] | 2008-05-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV CWC PARM MASS AL |
08TIRANA775 | REQUEST FOR DOD EOD SUPPORT TO ALBANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST - SEE ALSO PARAGRAPHS 7 AND 8. Post requests Department assistance in securing EOD support from the Department of Defense to assist the government of Albania in its efforts to eliminate 100,000 tons of destabilized unexploded conventional munitions (DUCMs) that [...] | 2008-10-27 10:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | MARR PREL MASS AL |
08TIRANA878 | RFG: ADDRESSING ALBANIAN DEFMIN CONCERNS OVER [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: During Defense Minister Oketa's Dec 5 visit to Washington, he expressed concern at the lack of progress at the demilitarization site of Polican and laid part of the blame on the US contractor. This concern was based on Oketa' [...] | 2008-12-12 13:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS PARM AL |
08TOKYO1940 | GPOI UPDATE - JAPAN EXPLORING ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Working-level officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) believe Japan's contributions to peacekeeping/peacebuilding activities related to the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) can increase beyond current levels. MOFA will seek approval from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) [...] | 2008-07-14 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MASS JA |
08TRIPOLI374 | LIBYA'S NSC SOLICITS U.S. VIEWS ON CIVILIAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION & LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT SALES REF: A) TRIPOLI 340, B) TRIPOLI 372 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 14:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ETTC KNNP MASS PINR TRGY LY RU FR |
08TRIPOLI391 | SIBLING RIVALRY EMERGING OVER RIGHT TO "FACILITATE" FOREIGN COMPANIES' INVOLVEMENT IN LIBYA? [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD LY MASS PGOV PINR PREL |
08TRIPOLI481 | GOL VIEWS ON DISPOSITION OF C-130'S IN GEORGIA AND POSSIBLE [...] (C) Representatives of Lockheed Martin and the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force traveled to Libya June 2-4 to meet with officials of the Government of Libya (GOL) to discuss the disposition of eight C-130H aircraft purchased by Libya in 1974, which were not granted export licences and r [...] | 2008-06-18 12:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS LY |
08TRIPOLI505 | NEGOTIATIONS OVER MIL-MIL MOU CONTINUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 16:05:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS PBTS PINS LY |
08TRIPOLI829 | AL-QADHAFI: TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE? [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS LY BO RS UP VZ |
08TRIPOLI870 | AL-QADHAFI'S RUSSIA TRIP SIGNALS DESIRE FOR FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 17:17:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR TRGY EPET RS BO UP LY |
08TRIPOLI992 | LIBYA INTERESTED IN U.S. WEAPONS, MORE AMBIVALENT ON OTHER MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) MFA Secretary for the Americas Ahmed Fituri told A/DCM on December 23 that Muammar al-Qadhafi's much-publicized discussions about possible weapons purchases during his recent visit to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine (ref A) were "largely for show". Citing a conversation with National Security A [...] | 2008-12-31 14:22:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL PGOV PINR LY |
08TUNIS1194 | SUPPORTING TUNISIA'S COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORT: A [...] (SBU) As requested in Ref A Embassy Tunis submitted an FY09 Section 1206 proposal to NEA/MAG and PM/PPA via e-mail OI November 26. The proposal titled "Tunisian Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability," seeks to provide approximately $8 million in immediate assistance to [...] | 2008-12-03 08:54:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PTER MASS KITA TS |
08TUNIS1216 | CODEL MEEK PRESSES GOT ON SOFA, OBSERVES JCET [...] (C) CODEL Meek used its December 6 meeting with Defense Minister Morjane to press for a Status of Forces Agreement. Morjane noted that he would be meeting with President Ben Ali later that day and that he might raise the issue. He also planned to discuss peace-keeping operations with Ben Ali; [...] | 2008-12-12 11:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS TS |
08TUNIS164 | TUNISIA CONFIRMS 505 AGREEMENT [...] On February 19, Post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated February 13, 2008, confirming Tunisia's agreement with Post's November 23, 2007 diplomatic note regarding the update of end-use, retransfer and security assurances applicable to articles and services pr [...] | 2008-02-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PREL MASS TS |
08TUNIS271 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR REGIONAL SECURITY [...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes all officials participating in the Trans Sahara RSI Conference in Tunis on April 1, 2008. 2. Conference Point of Contacts: a) Embassy Control Officer is Political Officer Susannah Cooper. Phone 216-71-107-306 or 216-71-107-000; F [...] | 2008-03-14 15:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC MASS OTRA TU |
08TUNIS315 | WHY TUNISIA NEEDS US FMF [...] (C/NF) On March 10, al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced it had kidnapped two Austrian tourists in Tunisia's southern desert region. While it remains unclear if the tourists were abducted on Tunisian soil, the threat of al-Qaeda to Tunisia is real and growing. It can [...] | 2008-03-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS PTER MARR PGOV PREL TS |
08TUNIS448 | SCENESETTER FOR US-TUNISIA JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Tunisian military officials, including Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane, are looking forward to the twenty-third US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington on May 12-14. The Government of Tunisia is proud of our long history of strong military cooperation [...] | 2008-05-06 17:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PREL PTER EAID TS |
08ULAANBAATAR226 | MONGOLIAN MILITARY WELCOMES RUSSIAN HARDWARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest sign of closer relations between Mongolia and Russia, the Mongolian Armed Forces have reorganized their Peace Support Battalion (PSB) structure to reflect the planned arrival, starting in 2009, of at least 40 Russian BRT-80 armored personnel carriers. The diesel-pow [...] | 2008-05-19 02:46:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV ECON MG RU |
08ULAANBAATAR311 | GIA DIRECTOR INDICATES MONGOLIA WILL OK 10TH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Director of Mongolia's General Intelligence Agency (GIA),former Ambassador to the U.S. R. Bold, told the Ambassador June 20 that he believes that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) will approve the dispatch of a 10th troop rotation to Iraq. The GOM has not made a formal announ [...] | 2008-06-23 06:59:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV MASS KPKO ASEC MG IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK253 | NEXT STEPS ON LEBANON TRIBUNAL: TRANSITIONING FROM [...] (C) Summary. During meetings in New York the week of March 10-14, UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-designate Daniel Bellemare argued that UNIIIC's mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended until [...] | 2008-03-19 23:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PARM PINR PREF MASS SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK316 | LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER BELLEMARE APPEALS [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare told Amb. Khalilzad privately on April 4 that the UNIIIC mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended at least until [...] | 2008-04-08 17:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK647 | LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER BELLEMARE EXPRESSES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare asked Amb. Khalilzad in a July 16 private meeting for the United States to provide the UNIIIC with experienced analysts to assist in the investigation. Bellemare also called f [...] | 2008-07-21 16:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08VALLETTA491 | MALTESE MARITIME SECURITY: EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR [...] Post's Country Team, including the Security Assistance Officer, has coordinated in development of the Section 1206 funding proposal for Maltese Maritime Security Intelligence Train and Equip/Coastal Patrol Boats Procurement that is being submitted through EUCOM channels. If funded, Post will [...] | 2008-11-26 10:56:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MASS MT |
08VIENNA1373 | DEMARCHE ON SNIPER RIFLES DELIVERED [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export/Import Control division at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Krehlik replied that he heard of the concerns weeks earlier through intel channels but viewed it as -- impossible that Austrian authorities would have appro [...] | 2008-09-18 14:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC FGM AU IR |
08VIENNA455 | AUSTRIAN INTEREST IN THE MANPADS THREAT REDUCTION [...] EconPoloff delivered reftel demarch March 26 to Alexander Marschik, MFA director for Disarmament, Arms Control, and non-Proliferation, regarding the MANPADS Threat Reduction Initiative. 2. Marschik thanked us for informing the MFA of the appointment of Ambassador Bloomfield as Special Env [...] | 2008-04-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM AU |
08VIENTIANE410 | MILITARY-TO-MILITARY RELATIONS WITH LAOS STEADILY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the past two years, military-to-military relations with Laos have progressed quickly, including a long-sought agreement to exchange defense attaches (DATTs) and the implementation of an International Military Education and Training (IMET) program. The IMET program began with a [...] | 2008-07-24 07:01:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE485 | U.S. AND LAOS CONTINUE PROGRESS IN THIRD BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bilateral military talks held at historic Lockwood Hall on Pearl Harbor August 14-15 confirmed progress in U.S.-Lao military relations and widened the range of activities the Lao will consider during the coming year. One key focus for both sides was the upcoming exchange of Defe [...] | 2008-09-04 03:03:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE519 | Rear Admiral Burkhard Explores Initiating PACOM HIV/AIDS [...] SUMMARY: Rear Admiral (RADM) Thomas Burkhard, the Pacific Command (PACOM) Surgeon, visited Laos August 26-28 to discuss initiating U.S.-Laos military-to- military HIV/AIDS cooperation via PACOM endorsed PEPFAR (US Presidential Emergency Program for AIDS Relief) funding. Admiral Burkhard's visi [...] | 2008-09-22 06:02:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL TBIO KHIV LA |
08VIENTIANE562 | DASD CLAD VISIT TO LAOS CONTINUES MIL-MIL PROGRESS; LAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OSD's DASD James Clad may be the highest-ranking Pentagon policy official to have visited Vientiane since 1975. While senior DPMO officials involved in the MIA accounting process have visited regularly, Dr. Clad's visit sends another positive signal about the improving and broad [...] | 2008-10-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE61 | PACAF AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP FOR LAO MILITARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Pacific Air Force (PACAF) medical specialists helped organize and funded a five-day "train the trainers" workshop on avian influenza (AI) rapid response for Lao medical personnel. More than seventy specialists -- including 35 from the Ministry of National Defense (MND) -- at [...] | 2008-01-24 08:42:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU LA MOPS PREL TBIO MASS |
08VIENTIANE645 | U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE OFFICE OPENS IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new U.S. Defense Attache (DATT) to Laos, LTC Jamie McAden, was warmly welcomed by senior Lao military and Foreign Affairs officials December 5 to mark the opening of the U.S. Defense Attache Office in Vientiane. This restores the bilateral defense relationship with Laos broken [...] | 2008-12-15 03:31:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | LA MARR MOPS PINR PREL MASS |
08VIENTIANE68 | CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SOUTHERN LAOS ABATING [...] (U) Summary: The cholera outbreak in southern Laos that began in mid-December (reftel) appears to be abating. The director of the World Heath Organization's (WHO) office in Laos expressed appreciation for USG interest in assisting but said that no additional resources are necessary at this [...] | 2008-01-30 07:18:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS SOCI PREL AMED EAID LA |
08VIENTIANE83 | SECOND U.S.-LAO COMPREHENSIVE BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: The second U.S.-Lao Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue (CBD),led by Department of State East Asia and Pacific Bureau (EAP) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Scot Marciel on January 25, highlighted the slowly maturing relationship between Laos and the United States. Unlike the pr [...] | 2008-02-06 06:48:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KHDP MARR MASS MOPS OTRA PGOV PHUM |
08VIENTIANE94 | SERIES OF BREAKTHROUGHS WITH LAO MILITARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Ministry of National Defense (MND) Chief of Cabinet (Permanent Secretary) Brigadier General Sisophonh Bang-one-seng-det February 8 to deliver recently-received materials from the PACOM Chiefs of Defense Conference which BG Sisophonh had attended. At the [...] | 2008-02-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LA MARR MASS MOPS PREL |
08VILNIUS376 | LITHUANIA AWARE AND PARTICIPATING IN GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 13:36:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP LH |
08VILNIUS551 | LITHUANIA WELCOMES CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS PREL MARR PARM LH |
08WARSAW1098 | MISSILE DEFENSE: WHAT THE LOCALS WANT [...] Paragraph 3 contains the text of a petition presented to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk by the inhabitants of Redzikowo, the small town near Slupsk where a U.S. missile interceptor site (part of the "anti-missile shield) is to be located. Tusk received the petition during his visit to Slups [...] | 2008-09-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PGOV PL |
08WARSAW1435 | POLISH MFA ON MANPADS: RUSSIA CAPITALIZING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Polish MFA attributed Russia's alleged October discovery of Polish-made GROM MANPADS in Chechnya (originally delivered to Tbilisi) to Georgia's unprofessional handling of the weapons. The Russians, in turn, capitalized on the discovery to "discredit Poland and Georgia." The M [...] | 2008-12-18 14:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC MCAP PREL PTER MASS GG RS PL |
08WARSAW277 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR MEETING MARCH 10 WITH POLISH [...] (C) Mr. President, your meeting on March 10 with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will underscore Poland's importance as a key ally of the United States, one which has stood shoulder to shoulder with us in Iraq, is stepping up its commitments in Afghanistan, and is the potential host for mis [...] | 2008-03-03 16:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS OVIP PL |
08WARSAW597 | POLAND-MISSILE DEFENSE: MILITARY MODERNIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In support of USG commitments to work with Poland on the latter,s military modernization, and to secure Poland,s earliest return to missile defense (MD) talks, PM AA/S Stephen Mull led an interagency team (including DASD Fata and EUCOM BG Mayville and BG Carr) to a bilateral Secur [...] | 2008-05-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MCAP PL |
08WARSAW643 | POLAND - MISSILE DEFENSE: FINDING A WAY FORWARD? [...] (C-NF) After a lengthy hiatus, there are high expectations in Warsaw that Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) negotiations will resume soon. As irritating as the pause has been, Polish positions on defense modernization have softened in the interim, and we may actually be better positi [...] | 2008-06-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS PL RS IR |
08WARSAW746 | POLAND: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP |
08WARSAW81 | A/S FRIED MEETINGS WITH NEW POLISH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: A/S for European and Eurasian Affairs Dan Fried during his January 16-17 visit discussed Missile Defense (MD),Iraq, and Afghanistan during his meetings with President Lech Kaczynski, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw [...] | 2008-01-18 16:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PL |
08WARSAW813 | POLAND AND MISSILE DEFENSE: 95 PERCENT DONE OR 95 [...] (S) As Washington sits down to lunch today, President Kaczynski will be trying to cajole/pressure Prime Minister Tusk into concluding negotiations with the US on Missile Defense (MD). Kaczynski will draw on an agreement privately reached between the two last March in Urata, when, according t [...] | 2008-07-09 10:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PL RS IR |
08WARSAW963 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENT INITIALLED AD REF [...] (C) After two days of talks between Polish and U.S. delegations, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer and Under Secretary John Rood initialled ad referendum a Missile Defense agreement and a bilateral Declaration of Strategic Cooperation on August 14. FM Sikorski, who took part in two one [...] | 2008-08-14 20:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PEL MARR MASS MCAP PL |
08WARSAW974 | POLAND: SECRETARY RICE, FM SIKORSKI SIGN MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 15:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MCAP PL |
08WINDHOEK115 | ZIM PANEL SHEDS LIGHT ON MUGABE'S MESS [...] (SBU) A panel of five Zimbabwean activists, sponsored by PAS Harare and Freedom House to travel the region, impressed their Namibian listeners with revelations about the situation in Zimbabwe. Their cogent arguments prompted a public discussion that turned upside-down many of the liberation t [...] | 2008-04-22 05:41:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MASS MARR WA |
08WINDHOEK97 | NAMIBIA TO REVIEW U.S. SOFA PROPOSAL [...] (U) During a March 7 meeting, the Ambassador told Foreign Minister Marco Hausiku that the USG would be pleased to enter into negotiations to discuss the draft Status of Forces Agreement that the Embassy provided to MFA officials in November 2007 (ref A) and the Ambassador again delivered on Ap [...] | 2008-04-08 16:01:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MASS MARR WA |
08YAOUNDE1227 | ACOTA SCORES WIN-WIN WITH CAMEROON TRAINING [...] (U) This cable is supplemented by photographs and other records of the event available on Yaounde's unclassified website at http://yaounde.usembassy.gov/ln_121209.html 2. (U) Summary: A Cameroonian battalion of 600 soldiers has completed ACOTA training in preparation for an eventual pea [...] | 2008-12-18 16:29:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM KPKO KWMN KTIP AORC PREL CM |
08YAOUNDE458 | CAMEROON: AMBASSADOR VISITS EIFORCES [...] (U) Summary: On May 7, the Ambassador and other Embassy personnel visited the planned future site of L'Ecole Internationale des Forces de Securite Interieure (EIFORCES) outside of Yaounde. EIFORCES is a Cameroon-led initiative with strong French support which is intended to build a robust, per [...] | 2008-05-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MASS MOPS CM |
08YAOUNDE625 | CAMEROON DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL MARITIME [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post demarched the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense on the Global Maritime Partnership. We have not yet received a substantive response. The GRC actively participates in the Africa Partnership Station (APS) and appears interested in future collaborations. We expec [...] | 2008-06-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08YAOUNDE762 | CAMEROON: GOV'T OFFICIALS ON IMPENDING BAKASSI [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) is not well-positioned to understand or deal with on-going violence in Bakassi and likely will not be so until well after the planned August 14 handover, according to meetings the Ambassador had with GRC officials and others during the week of J [...] | 2008-07-30 06:25:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM EAID MOPS NI PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI MASS |
08ZAGREB322 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON APPOINTMENT OF U.S. SPECIAL [...] PolMil Officer notified Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of International Security Department at Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 9, 2008, of the appointment of Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. as Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction. Bujas-Juraga welcomed this appointment and offered t [...] | 2008-04-18 07:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM |
08ZAGREB333 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 23, 2008 [...] (U) CROATIA COMPLETES FIRST ROUND OF NATO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS: MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs Bianca Matkovic led the Croatian delegation in its first round of accession negotiations at NATO HQ on April 21. Matkovic, who also serves as coordinator for Croatia's EU negotiations, [...] | 2008-04-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM HR |
08ZAGREB334 | PM/WRA VISIT REINFORCES CROATIAN COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PolOff and PM/WRA Senior Advisor Mark Adams on April 15-16 visited key Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss possible assistance for destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). During meetings and site visits at Velika Buna [...] | 2008-04-24 10:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM |
08ZAGREB465 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 19, 2008 [...] (U) MINISTER OF DEFENSE TO MINNESOTA, WASHINGTON DC: Croatian Minister of Defense Branko Vukelic headed a delegation that consisted of State Secretary Zejlko Gorsuc, Deputy Chief of Defense LTG Slavko Baric, and Army Commander LTG Mladen Kruljac on a visit to Minnesota and Washington DC. The [...] | 2008-06-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS PHUM PREF EAIR PGOV HR |
08ZAGREB554 | CROATIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR MANPADS DESTRUCTION [...] (C) After an April visit to Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss the destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) (ref A),the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) sent a formal letter on June 11 requesting USG assistance in destroying 929 of the app [...] | 2008-07-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM |
08ZAGREB574 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 08:56:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS |
08ZAGREB576 | CROATIA SIGNS IMPLEMENTING ARRANGMENT FOR MANPADS [...] (U) On July 30 the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and post signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) for the destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) (refs B-E). In the IA the MOD agreed to destroy 929 of their approximately 2,900 SA 7 Strela missiles [...] | 2008-08-01 11:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM |
08ZAGREB579 | ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 1 [...] (U) WITNESS SUPPORT PROJECT ACHIEVING SUCCESS: In a recent meeting, UNDP officials announced that their pilot program to provide witness support services in three county courts and the Zagreb municipal court assisted more than 100 witnesses in serious crimes trials during its first three mon [...] | 2008-08-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KHDP MASS MARR PARM HR |
08ZAGREB601 | ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 15 [...] (SBU) CROATIA MOVES AHEAD WITH GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE: The Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed this week Croatia's willingness to accept the terms and conditions for the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). This will allow the GOC to move ahead on receiving [...] | 2008-08-14 16:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN PHUM MARR MASS HR |
08ZAGREB799 | POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR REGIONAL AIR [...] (U) The Ambassador supports EUCOM's 1206 proposal to include Croatia in the South East Europe Regional Air Surveillance Coordination Center (RASCC). The center will provide important opportunities for our mil-mil engagement with the Croatian armed forces, as well as promoting regional mil-mil [...] | 2008-11-21 12:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS HR |
08ZAGREB810 | POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR INCREASED MARITIME [...] The Ambassador supports ODC Croatia's 1206 proposal to improve Maritime Domain Awareness on the Croatian Coast. The night vision equipment the proposal will provide would dramatically increase Croatia's ability to monitor nocturnal movements, thereby decreasing arms, human and other illicit tr [...] | 2008-12-01 10:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS HR |
08ZAGREB838 | POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR REGIONAL AIR [...] (U) The Ambassador supports EUCOM's 1206 proposal to include Croatia in the South East Europe Regional Air Surveillance Coordination Center (RASCC) for FY 09. The center will provide important opportunities for our mil-mil engagement with the Croatian armed forces, as well as promoting regiona [...] | 2008-12-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS HR |
08ZAGREB843 | POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR INCREASED MARITIME [...] The Ambassador supports ODC Croatia's 1206 proposal to improve Maritime Domain Awareness on the Croatian Coast for FY 09. The night vision equipment the proposal will provide would dramatically increase Croatia's ability to monitor nocturnal movements, thereby decreasing arms, human and other [...] | 2008-12-10 08:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS HR |
09ABUDHABI1043 | UAE MEETING WITH LT GEN HOSTAGE AND MAJOR GENERAL MOHAMMAD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Progress was made on a variety of CENTCOM-related issues during AFCENT (U.S. Air Forces Central) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage's meeting with UAE Air Force and Air Defense Chief Mohamad Sowaidon al-Gemzy on October 28. Although he proposed no dates, Sowaidan agreed to facilita [...] | 2009-11-05 06:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MASS MOPS MARR PREL TC AE |
09ABUDHABI106 | (S) UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON BADR AIR OVERFLIGHT DENIALS [...] (S) Ambassador raised USG concerns about Badr Air operations in and through the UAE with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) January 25, summarizing the sequence of demarches delivered in recent weeks (reftels),including the fact that Badr appeared to be operating out of Sharjah. AbZ h [...] | 2009-01-27 09:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE |
09ABUDHABI1116 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW FOR DOD-FUNDED TRAINING [...] POST REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANCE IN VETTING THE FOLLOWING UNITS AND UNIT COMMANDERS OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A CENTCOM-SPONSORED JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING (JCET)EXERCISE ENTITLED ECHO DANCER/EASTERN EAGLE, [...] | 2009-12-01 11:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AE |
09ABUDHABI145 | UAE PLANS BIG SPLASH TO OPEN FRENCH NAVAL PRESENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE leadership will send a loud message with the May opening of a French naval facility in Abu Dhabi, amplified by the presence of headliners like French President Sarkozy. Adding a new military presence to the strategic equation reasserts the UAE's welcome to Western partn [...] | 2009-02-10 03:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MASS FR AE |
09ABUDHABI174 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT IDEX 2009 [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to the UAE and participation in the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). ------------------------------ Punching Above Its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years the UAE has emerged as a regional pow [...] | 2009-02-19 11:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS MASS IR IZ AF PK AE |
09ABUDHABI192 | URGENT UAE REQUEST FOR AIR DEFENSE -- FIVE PATRIOT BATTERIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: UAE Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces convoked the Ambassador to request the urgent deployment of five U.S. patriot batteries in the UAE as an interim measure until the UAE's own batteries are operational (anticipated in 2012). The UAE belief that an increasingly likely pre- [...] | 2009-02-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MOPS MASS IR AE |
09ABUDHABI193 | STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engaged visiting US dignitaries with strident remarks about Iran and Qatar's dangerous ties to extremist elements (including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood). He s [...] | 2009-02-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE |
09ABUDHABI322 | WELCOMING CODEL McCONNELL TO THE UAE [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai. 2. (U) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome CODEL McConnell for a first-hand review of key U.S. priorities here. Our robust relations with the UAE focus on mutual [...] | 2009-03-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN MASS AE |
09ABUDHABI418 | GSD CHAIR FROM UAE CONFIRMS STRONG RELATIONS [...] (C) Welcoming Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA Middle East) Colin Kahl to the UAE on April 27, Chief of the UAE Air Force and Air Defense Air Vice Marshall (MG) Mohammed Sowaidan al-Gemzy gave a strong endorsement of mutual cooperation in facing regional challenges. In a brief strat [...] | 2009-04-29 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS AE |
09ABUDHABI557 | UAE CONTRIBUTIONS TO YEMEN [...] (C) Jordanian Ambassador Jemal Shamayleh told Ambassador that in addition to funding the transfer of Jordanian M113s to Yemen's army, the UAE is also funding the costs of the Jordanian Military training mission to Yemen. OLSON [...] | 2009-06-03 06:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS AE YM JO |
09ABUDHABI747 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT [...] (U) We welcome your return to Abu Dhabi. This will be your first visit since the change in US Administration, the election in Iran, and falls on the heels of the Gulf Security Dialogue. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses [...] | 2009-07-22 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE |
09ABUDHABI89 | (S) UAE: NEW OVERFLIGHT DENIAL REQUEST RELAYED [...] (S) On the morning of January 22, Pol Chief passed reftel points (releasable to UAE) to Khalifa al-Mazroui of the MFA Office of International Organizations. Al-Mazroui said he would convey the request to appropriate officials, yet asked for any additional information available on prior flight [...] | 2009-01-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE |
09ABUJA1116 | NIGERIA: WEAPONS LADEN PLANE IMPOUNDED IN KANO; [...] (SBU) A Ukrainian aircraft said to be "fully loaded" with 18 crates of weapons was impounded by a Nigerian military intelligence unit at Kano's Aminu Kano International Airport shortly after 4:00 AM on June 17. The plane, an Antonov 12 with registration number MEM 4-060 and tail number UR-CAK, [...] | 2009-06-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PINR PGOV MASS NI EK HR |
09ABUJA135 | NIGERIA: CHIEF OF DEFENSE STAFF DIKE ON AMISOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 21, Poloff, DATT, and OSC Chief met with Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff Paul Dike and his staff to discuss the current status of various programs pending between the U.S. and Nigeria. Of greatest interest, Dike clarified the Nigerian Military's AMISOM deployment timet [...] | 2009-01-22 11:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS MARR SO NI |
09ABUJA1757 | NIGERIAN GENERALS SUPPORT GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) During a September 8 to 11 familiarization visit and roundtable planning conference in Stuttgart, six general officers from Nigeria's military training commands expressed support for greater engagement with the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM). Nigerian military leaders agreed to seek fur [...] | 2009-09-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS KCOR KPKO NI |
09ABUJA444 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PROMISES TO REVIEW [...] (C) On March 12, Ambassador took advantage of a meeting with President Yar'Adua's Chief Economic Advisor, Tanimu Yakubu, to discuss pending decision on the GON AMISOM deployment. Primary focus of meeting was in the context of previously scheduled appointment to review the bilateral Framework [...] | 2009-03-12 17:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR KPKO NI SO |
09ABUJA473 | NIGERIA-SOMALIA: FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Ambassador and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe further discussed the GON views on sending its troops to Somalia at a meeting at his residence on March 15. Maduekwe debriefed her on his latest conversation with President Yar'Adua on the issue after the last Federal Executive Council [...] | 2009-03-18 17:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR KPKO NI SO |
09ABUJA493 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND UK HIGH COMMISSIONER SEEK [...] (C) Ambassador and the UK High Commissioner Bob Dewar went jointly to see the New Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Ufot Ekaette, March 16, to seek a better understanding of what the Ministry's plans were for forward progress on the Niger Delta. The meeting was an attempt to achieve se [...] | 2009-03-21 16:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR NI |
09ABUJA586 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PETROLEUM, SECURITY [...] (C) The new General Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Mohammed Barkindo, accompanied by several of his senior staff, called on Ambassador at Embassy March 11. EconCouns also attended. Ref A reported on proposal by Barkindo for a dialogue on energy [...] | 2009-04-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR NI |
09ABUJA590 | ECOWAS' RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Poloff met with ECOWAS Director of Political Affairs Dr. Abdel Fatah-Musa to discuss ECOWAS' next steps in Guinea-Bissau. Fatah-Musa, who has long followed Guinea-Bissau politics, related background information about what he said had led to the double assassinations o [...] | 2009-04-06 16:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECOWAS KPKO PGOV PREL MASS SNAR PU GV CU PO |
09ABUJA601 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT BROACHES AMNESTY FOR MILITANTS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian President Yar'Adua broached the subject of amnesty for those who have been fighting in the Niger Delta and "are prepared to lay down their arms" at the last National Executive Committee meeting of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on April 2. During the [...] | 2009-04-07 17:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP MASS NI |
09ABUJA707 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETING WITH SGF YAHYALE [...] (C) Summary: During her April 20-22 visit, Ambassador Mary Yates, Africa Command Deputy for Civil and Military Activities, had a brief late evening meeting April 21 with Nigeria's Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),Yahyale Ahmed. Ambassador Sanders and Colonel Peter Teil ac [...] | 2009-04-23 17:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR MARR MASS ECOWAS NI |
09ABUJA74 | THE DEFENSE LEVIES BILL -- A NEW WAY TO FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 13, Poloff met with Chairman of the House of Representatives Defense Committee, Oluwole Oke, to discuss the Nigerian military budget and other defense-related matters. Oke reiterated Nigeria's commitment to the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),but called the USG $ [...] | 2009-01-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MASS NI |
09ABUJA868 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR YATES' MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 21, visiting Africa Command Deputy Commander Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates met with Minister of State for Defense Ademola Seriki to discuss regional security cooperation and the growing military-to-military partnership between the U.S. and Nigeria. Reviewing the recent [...] | 2009-05-18 08:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PGOV NI |
09ACCRA338 | CODEL INHOFE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PGOV OREP OVIP MASS OTRA GH |
09ADDISABABA1242 | USAU: COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR AU -- UPDATE [...] The Command, Control, and Communications Information System Project (C3IS) is progressing steadily. Since the last update (ref B),the project has been presented to the African Union Ministers of Defense and Chiefs of Defense on May 11-15 in Addis Ababa. The project was approved by the Minis [...] | 2009-05-27 07:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MCAP SO AU |
09ADDISABABA1864 | AFRICAN UNION REQUESTS BODYGUARD TRAINING FOR [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) The African Union Commission (AUC) has formally requested USG assistance in providing bodyguard training for a select number of Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) security forces and AMISOM troops. The AUC furth [...] | 2009-08-04 08:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS SO AU |
09ADDISABABA2061 | USAFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During their August 20 meeting at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, USAFRICOM Commander General William E. (Kip) Ward and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping discussed U.S./Africa cooperation in combating narco-trafficking through Africa, as well as ongoing USG [...] | 2009-08-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS SNAR KCRM PINR AU |
09ADDISABABA2071 | USAU: NEW AMISOM FORCE COMMANDER REQUESTS USG [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See para 12. 2. (C) Summary: The new AMISOM Force Commander, Major General Nathan Mugisha, took advantage of the presence of AFRICOM senior leadership in Addis Ababa on August 20 to request patrol craft, radar, US training in maritime interdictio [...] | 2009-08-26 06:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MCAP PREL AU |
09ADDISABABA2165 | USAU: TFG CHIEF OF STAFF ON SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Joint Chief of Staff of the Somali National Armed Forces Major General Yusuf H. Osman (aka Dommal),accompanied by the Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and interpreter/intelligence officer Hussein Sheikh Ali, spoke broadly about the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) fledgling m [...] | 2009-09-08 04:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | MASS MCAP MOPS SO ET DJ |
09ADDISABABA2261 | STRENGTHENING THE AU'S COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE [...] Summary: USAU held its second C3IS workshop on September 9-11 to continue the U.S. commitment to the African Union (AU) to assist in establishing a communications architecture for the African Standby Force (ASF). The meeting brought together civilian and military communication experts from t [...] | 2009-09-18 04:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MCAP AU SO |
09ADDISABABA2323 | USAU: AFRICAN UNION UNDETERRED BY ATTACK ON AMISOM [...] (U) The African Union Commission's Acting Head of the Peace and Security Department, El-Ghassim Wane, told international partners on September 25 that the African Union is keen to get the remaining three AMISOM battalions into Somalia by the end of the year, although he acknowledged that could [...] | 2009-09-29 05:14:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS SO AU |
09ADDISABABA2935 | PM MELES URGES ACTION ON SUDAN, NON-COMMITTAL ON [...] (C) Prime Minister Meles told visiting DASD Ambassador Huddleston that there is a "complete coincidence of vital security interests" between the U.S. and Ethiopia. He agreed to discuss the issue of Leahy vetting with military commanders, but did not agree to any specific action. Meles descri [...] | 2009-12-15 09:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER YE SO SU ET |
09ADDISABABA2937 | ETHIOPIAN FM DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY WITH DASD [...] (C) Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin told visiting DASD Ambassador Huddleston the GoE is confident that U.S.-Ethiopia relations are as strong as ever, and agreed to work with the Ministry of Defense to resolve issues surrounding Leahy Vetting requirements for the Ethiopian military. He urged th [...] | 2009-12-15 09:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS YE SO SU ET |
09ADDISABABA2959 | USAU: AMISOM EXPERTS MEET FOLLOWING AUC MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a December 15 meeting of experts focusing on Somalia, the Force Commander advocated for an increase in AMISOM's troop strength in order to help the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) stabilize Mogadishu, as well as an internatQally supported program to encourage defection [...] | 2009-12-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AU MASS PREL SO |
09ADDISABABA964 | CODEL INHOFE DISCUSSES BIRTUKAN, SOMALIA, AND [...] (C) Visiting Senators James Inhofe, Mike Enzi, and Congressman John Boozman met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on April 7 to discuss the imprisonment of political leader Birtukan Midekssa, recent economic progress in the country, current developments in Somalia, U.S./Ethiopian mili [...] | 2009-04-27 11:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MASS PGOV OTRA SO ET |
09AITTAIPEI1029 | CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...] | 2009-08-25 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1074 | U.S. PARTNERSHIP MUST BALANCE CROSS-STRAIT TIES, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan needed to balance improving cross-Strait ties with strengthened bilateral relations with the United States, President Ma told the Director on September 1. The United States also wanted to make progress on bilateral trade and other issues, the Director said, and hoped to co [...] | 2009-09-02 10:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAIR SENV MARR MASS UNGA |
09AITTAIPEI1075 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR: F-16S A TEST OF U.S. [...] (S) Summary: Taiwan will approach political discussions with China with great caution, National Security Advisor Su Chi stressed to the Director during their September 1 introductory call. The Director in turn highlighted the need for close U.S.-Taiwan dialogue as this process goes forward. T [...] | 2009-09-02 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS ECON TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1201 | THE DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Director on October 5, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu reiterated that F-16 C/Ds, submarines, utility helicopters and the two remaining batteries of PAC-3 air defense missiles were Taiwan's most pressing priorities. Minister Kao also noted the continu [...] | 2009-10-06 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS TW CH |
09AMMAN1128 | DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute information programs coordinated through the Embassy Public Affairs Section. MIST programs will support goals of the Embassy's MSP. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) The MIST team will provi [...] | 2009-05-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPAO JO |
09AMMAN1549 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF TEMPORARY LOAN REQUEST [...] (S) This cable provides information requested by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the temporary loan of NVDs to deploying Jordanian forces. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to receive 388 sets of AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Devices (NVDs) from Central C [...] | 2009-07-09 12:26:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN1550 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR NIGHT [...] (SBU) This cable provides additional information requested by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the FMS sale of NVDs to Jordan. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase several types of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing. [...] | 2009-07-09 12:27:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN1807 | JORDAN: DEMARCHE PASSED ON POSSIBLE IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS AEC MU SA IR SU |
09AMMAN1827 | JORDAN: GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT [...] (S) The Charge discussed ref B points with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi and senior Court official Jaffar Hassan on August 13. Lozi stated that GOJ was sensitized to the issue of illicit arms shipments and supportive of USG efforts to prevent such deliveries. Lozi told the Charge that h [...] | 2009-08-13 13:09:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS SU SY |
09AMMAN1860 | JORDAN: GOJ AUTHORITIES REPORT DENIAL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS JO SU SY |
09AMMAN1945 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing (FMF) as part of their Jordan Border Security Plan (JBSP) FMS Case (JO-B-WAW). The NVDs will enhance Jordan's border security b [...] | 2009-08-27 11:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN2346 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR NIGHT [...] (SBU) This cable provides additional information requested by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the FMS sale of NVDs to Jordan. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase several types of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing [...] | 2009-10-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN2554 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR 5X [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase 5 x AN/AAQ-33 Advance Targeting Pods. Jordan currently has no targeting system to deploy air to ground munitions. The acquisition of these Targeting Pods will allow Jordanian F-16 fighter jets to acquire and destroy targ [...] | 2009-11-24 07:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN2555 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR 17 X [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to upgrade 17 x APG-66 to APF-68(V)9 in support of the modification of their F-16 fleets. This upgrade will enhance air-to-air tracking and targeting capabilities by increasing the range with which forces can identify, acqyuire, and [...] | 2009-11-24 07:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN2556 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase AN/TPS-79 Radar systems from Lockheed Martin. Jordan is currently seeking a replacement for their outdated AN/TPS-63 radar, but requires time to finance such a large transformation. The acquisition of this Radar system w [...] | 2009-11-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN2562 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase 20 AGM-114M Blast Fragmentation Hellfire Missiles with 8 Single Rail Launchers for their Cessna Caravan Reconnaissance Aircraft. The purpose of this is to create an armed reconnaissance capability to support their counter [...] | 2009-11-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN2566 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase AN/MPQ-64 FI Sentinel Radar from Thales Raytheon Systems. Jordan is currently seeking a replacement for their outdated AN/TPS-63 radar, but needs time to finance such a large transformation. The acquisition of this radar [...] | 2009-11-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN2567 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase TPS-703 radar systems from Northrop Grumman. Jordan is currently seeking a replacement for their outdated AN/TPS-63 radar, but requires time to finance such a large transformation. The acquisi9tion of this radar system w [...] | 2009-11-24 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN2767 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR IMAGE [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan requests authorization to purchase Image Intensifier Tubes (IITs) for Night Vision Devices. The purpose of this acquisition is to stock an inventory of key spare parts for NVDs in procurement through Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The acquisition of NVDs has a [...] | 2009-12-22 07:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
09AMMAN286 | DOD PARTICIPATION IN JORDAN,S SOFEX 2010 [...] (U) In anticipation of Jordan's Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX 2010),Embassy Amman strongly supports and encourages direct participation by the Department of Defense in general, and specifically to encourage participation by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). This [...] | 2009-01-29 15:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS BTIO MCAP PREL JO |
09AMMAN710 | JORDAN DEMARCHED ON IRANIAN ARMS TO SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (S) DATT delivered on March 17 the demarche on Iran's intent to transfer weapons to Hamas to Jordan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, leaving behind a non-paper. Army Attache delivered the same points and a non-paper on March 18 to the JAF,s Chief of Intelligen [...] | 2009-03-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO |
09AMMAN716 | JORDAN ARMED FORCES REPORT MARCH 15 SYRIAN [...] (S) Pursuant to reftel March 17 demarche request DATT delivered points to General Khaled Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, on March 17 and alerted him to the possibility of an overflight as early as that day (Ref B). Sarayreh responded that he would [...] | 2009-03-19 12:31:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO |
09AMMAN742 | JORDAN ARMED FORCES REQUEST USG POSITION ON ARMS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) General Khaled Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF),asked DATT whether the USG would object to the JAF selling non-U.S. origin ammunition to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Sarayreh specified that the [...] | 2009-03-23 15:25:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL CG JO |
09AMMAN845 | JORDAN'S PLANNED CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Post delivered points in reftel demarche and passed the white paper outlining the results of the Strategic Review to the Foreign Ministry and Royal Court. The GOJ confirmed their previous agreement to provide one infantry battalion (824 personnel) as security for the elections in Afghanist [...] | 2009-04-08 15:02:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MASS MOPS PREL PGOV JO |
09ANKARA1033 | YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Turkey. Your trip will underscore Turkey's status as an essential Ally in every existing NATO operation and in what we seek to accomplish in this region. 2. (C) Issues to Raise: -- Turkey's primary security focus remains its counter-insurgency effort a [...] | 2009-07-20 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MASS NATO TU |
09ANKARA1046 | TURKEY: GOT ON ALERT FOR SHIPMENT OF MILITARY [...] (S) We delivered ref a points to MFA Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Gun on July 2 and Ambassador raised this issue the same day during a pull aside with Customs Enforcement Director General Neset Akkoc during the Embassy's July 4 reception. Akkoc told us th [...] | 2009-07-21 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC |
09ANKARA1216 | TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's experience as an ISAF participant and lead nation, its long-term leadership of Wardak PRT and its sponsorship of the "Ankara Process" confirm its commitment to security and democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Though constrained by limited resources, Turkey is willi [...] | 2009-08-19 04:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PTER PINS EAID MASS |
09ANKARA1217 | TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's experience as an ISAF participant and lead nation, its long-term leadership of Wardak PRT and its sponsorship of the "Ankara Process" confirm its commitment to security and democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Though constrained by limited resources, Turkey is willi [...] | 2009-08-19 04:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PTER PINS EAID MASS |
09ANKARA1371 | (S) GOT WILL LOOK INTO POTENTIAL LME TRANSFER TO [...] (S) We delivered the information regarding the potential transfer of lethal military equipment from Bulgaria to Syria through a Turkish intermediary (reftel) with MFA Acting Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Mustafa Yurdakul on September 17. Yurdakul pledged to look [...] | 2009-09-18 07:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS |
09ANKARA1393 | THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: GOT REQUEST FOR APPROVAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. The GOT, via diplomatic note 2009/ALGY/412568 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 17, has requested approval to donate spare Cobra helicopter parts to Pakistan. Original value of the parts is listed as USD 424,705.22 Post [...] | 2009-09-24 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR TU |
09ANKARA1644 | A/S GORDON'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH U/S [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Sinirlioglu opened his November 12 meeting with EUR A/S Gordon by attempting to recast Erdogan's recent public efforts to deflect international community criticism of Iran's nuclear program as an idiosyncratic reaffirmation of NPT principles. Gordon cautioned [...] | 2009-11-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC MASS IR TU |
09ANKARA1799 | TURKEY: NO APPLICATION RECEIVED FOR LME TRANSFER [...] (S) On December 16, we followed up our initial demarche (ref a) regarding the possible transfer of Bulgarian-origin lethal military equipment to Syria via Turkey (ref b) with MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul. Yurdakul told us that the MFA had consulted releva [...] | 2009-12-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS |
09ANKARA394 | SCENESETTER FOR USAEUR'S VISIT TO ANKARA, MARCH [...] (S) Thanks to highly successful intelligence sharing against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the last 15 months, bilateral military relations are at a high point. Your visit precedes a visit by President Obama in early April, follows the first ever bilateral Army-to-Army staff talks (in J [...] | 2009-03-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS IZ AF AM CY RS TU |
09ANKARA450 | (S) TURKEY WILL WATCH OUT FOR UAV SHIPMENT FROM [...] (S) We delivered on March 25 the information on plans for Iran to ship UAVs to Venezuela (ref a) to MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Gun. Gun expressed appreciation for the information and promised to share it with select officials in other agencies at a previously-sch [...] | 2009-03-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC |
09ANKARA453 | TURKEY KEEN TO SHIP MORE IN NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials and private shipping company reps who participated in a March 9-10 regional transportation conference sponsored by the U.S. European Command told us that Turkey wants to and can do more as a shipper and supplier for alternative northern supply lines to Afghanista [...] | 2009-03-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS AF TU |
09ANKARA563 | (S) TURKEY: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) We delivered the non-paper containing additional information on the shipment of UAVs from Iran to Venezuela (ref a) as well as the unclassified slide containing a photograph and specifications of the Mohajer 2 (ref b) to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Acting Department Head Mustafa Y [...] | 2009-04-16 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC |
09ANKARA660 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKEY OF VADM [...] (C) Summary: You will arrive in Turkey a month after President Obama's visit. The President's April visit had a game-changing effect not only in public opinion of the U.S. here, but also on issues relating to Turkey's increased commitments to Afghanistan, its readiness to move in the directi [...] | 2009-05-07 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PGOV TU |
09ANKARA84 | TURKEY: U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche January 16 to MFA Israel Desk Officer Rauf Alp Denktas, who briefed MFA Undersecretary Apakan on the demarche points. 2. (C) Post convened an EAC January 9 to discuss the ongoing security threat from the situation in Gaza. In light of reftel, Post will cont [...] | 2009-01-16 16:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS |
09ASHGABAT1406 | TURKMENISTAN: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) In response to reftel inquiry about a U.S. security dialogue with Turkmenistan, while there is no formal dialogue, the USG does operate a military to military contacts program administered by U.S. Central Command. This program is essentially a list of events each fiscal year that differen [...] | 2009-11-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS TX |
09ASHGABAT178 | TURKMENISTAN CHARGES FEES FOR OVERFLIGHT [...] (C) Post has received a letter from the Turkmenhowayollary State Civil Aviation Service. The letter, dated January 28, claims that the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense owes Turkmenhowayollary $4,200 and 20,000 Euros for overflight of aircraft. Attached to the letter are 2 [...] | 2009-02-04 11:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR MASS TX |
09ASHGABAT739 | TURKMENISTAN: BOEING DEAL IN THE HANDS OF [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Transportation and Communications, Nazarguly Shagulyev, said in a meeting with the Charge on June 11 that Turkmenistan has not signed the contract for a pending deal with Boeing Company for three 737 aircraft because Turkmenistan wants to review the financial details c [...] | 2009-06-11 11:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAIR MARR MASS MOPS TX |
09ASTANA1084 | CONCEPT APPROVAL FOR FY09 USCENTCOM/SOCCENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D, THIS MESSAGE CONVEYS EMBASSY ASTANA APPROVAL OF CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR COUNTER NARCO TERRORISM (CNT) TRAINING DEPLOYMENT (CKZ2009CNT021N) WITH THE KAZAKHSTAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF) DURING 4TH QUARTER FY09. 2. (SBU) U.S. AGENCY REQUESTING CN [...] | 2009-06-26 10:18:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS SNAR KZ |
09ASTANA1465 | KAZAKHSTAN: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Ambassador to Kazakhstan Israel Mei-Ami told the Ambassador on September 2: -- Kazakhstan is a major oil supplier for Israel; -- this year's military procurement scandal has left lingering headaches for him; -- despite the scandal, Israel-Kazakhstan relations are t [...] | 2009-09-03 08:16:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EPET EAGR MASS KCOR IS SA KZ |
09ASTANA1842 | KAZAKHSTAN FY 2010 COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF 1206 FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy Astana's Country Team approve the Kazakhstan Fiscal Year 2010 1206 funding proposal. The proposals are for equipment and training for the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brigade (KAZBRIG) of the Airmobile Forces Command and the Air Defense Forces. The proposal fo [...] | 2009-10-13 06:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS MCAP PARM EAID KOMC KZ |
09ASTANA1844 | KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR SECTION 1004 COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] Embassy Astana Country Team and Deputy Chief of Mission have approved the Kazakhstan FY10 request for DOD support under Section 1004 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, as amended for support concerning the Government of Kazakhstan Counternarcotics (CN) effort. 2. Emb [...] | 2009-10-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS MCAP PARM EAID KOMC KZ |
09ASTANA22 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...] | 2009-01-09 02:19:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ |
09ASTANA759 | REQUEST FOR FY09 USCENTCOM/SOCCENT COUNTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS A AND B, THIS MESSAGE IS AN EMBASSY ASTANA REQUEST FOR FY09 DOD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNDER 1004, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 1991, AS AMENDED, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTER NARCO TERRORISM (CNT) TRAINING DEPLOYMENT (CKZ2009CNT021N) WITH THE KAZAKHSTAN S [...] | 2009-05-04 10:24:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS SNAR KZ |
09ASUNCION10 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Alvaro Lopez Cattebecke [...] | 2009-01-08 17:00:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION108 | TOUCHING BASE WITH FM HAMED ON TRADE, COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hamed Franco told Ambassador February 12 that "we will see a change" regarding Paraguay's position in the World Trade Organization opposing U.S. waivers for trade preference programs. On biofuels, Hamed said the GOP just held a meeting among ministries with biofu [...] | 2009-02-18 18:13:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PTER ETRD MASS MARR PA |
09ASUNCION109 | TOUCHING BASE WITH FM HAMED ON TRADE, COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hamed Franco told Ambassador February 12 that "we will see a change" regarding Paraguay's position in the World Trade Organization opposing U.S. waivers for trade preference programs. On biofuels, Hamed said the GOP just held a meeting among ministries with biofu [...] | 2009-02-18 18:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PTER ETRD MASS MARR PA |
09ASUNCION112 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Carlos Jorge Godoy Uriarte [...] | 2009-02-23 12:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION117 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT COMMANDER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit commander of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training and security assistance (refs A-D). Ramon [...] | 2009-02-24 20:30:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION13 | PRESIDENT LUGO DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (S) President Lugo, joined by two close confidants, frankly and amicably discussed with Charge January 5 current security issues, principally the Paraguayan People's Army's New Year's Eve attack on an Army outpost and the separate subsequent capture by police of stolen plastic explosives by Army pe [...] | 2009-01-09 22:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM MASS PTER SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION132 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These Paraguayan National Police officers are sc [...] | 2009-03-04 18:01:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION133 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Selva Noemi Galeano Alvaren [...] | 2009-03-04 18:02:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION134 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT COMMANDER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit commander of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training and security assistance (refs A-D). Rojas [...] | 2009-03-04 18:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION14 | PRESIDENT LUGO DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (S) President Lugo, joined by two close confidants, frankly and amicably discussed with Charge January 5 current security issues, principally the Paraguayan People's Army's New Year's Eve attack on an Army outpost and the separate subsequent capture by police of stolen plastic explosives by Army pe [...] | 2009-01-09 22:28:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | MASS PTER SNAR PREL PARM PA |
09ASUNCION143 | FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS WITH LUGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: I accepted an invitation from President Lugo to join his February 28-29 trip to a nature reserve in Alto Paraguay. The trip included fishing for piranhas, eating alligator or "jacare," and bird watching on the Black River with the President -- providing me with a unique opportunit [...] | 2009-03-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MARR PGOV MASS PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION149 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan National Police that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend a Crim [...] | 2009-03-10 15:40:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION165 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Patrocino Rivas Ramirez [...] | 2009-03-20 13:11:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION188 | SUCCESSFUL SOUTHCOM VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTHCOM Military Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Spears conducted a successful visit to Paraguay March 24-26. Defense Minister Barreiro Spaini voiced his support to pursuing a general agreement on military cooperation (while cautioning that he is but one of many voices in the governm [...] | 2009-03-28 19:31:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PA |
09ASUNCION190 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the Pe [...] | 2009-03-30 20:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION198 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These candidates are scheduled to attend Intelle [...] | 2009-04-01 19:44:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION216 | PARAGUAY INVESTS IN GLOBAL PEACEKEEPING COMPANY [...] (C) Paraguayan Military Forces Commander Admiral Cibar Benitez informed Ambassador by letter March 30 that he had authorized over USD 3.5 million in funds to support Paraguay's first United Nations (UN) Peace Keeping Operations Multi-Role Engineer (MRE) Company. The authorization follows Def [...] | 2009-04-07 19:18:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PA |
09ASUNCION228 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training assistance (refs A-D). Many were previously vette [...] | 2009-04-13 21:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION233 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the Ru [...] | 2009-04-15 18:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION239 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. Mr. Valdez Ruiz is scheduled to attend drug enfor [...] | 2009-04-20 18:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION240 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan Army that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the Peacekeeping [...] | 2009-04-20 18:53:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION241 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the Co [...] | 2009-04-20 18:54:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION252 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to attend the Joint [...] | 2009-04-23 21:55:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION253 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled for the Senior C [...] | 2009-04-23 21:55:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION264 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled for the Interage [...] | 2009-04-30 17:40:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION265 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to attend the Senior [...] | 2009-04-30 17:40:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION3 | PARAGUAY ARRESTS SOLDIERS FOR STOLEN (USG-ORIGIN?) [...] (C) Paraguayan police arrested two Paraguayan Army soldiers January 5 for possessing and attempting to sell apparently U.S.-sourced military ordinance -- including hundreds of packets of C4 plastic explosives -- possibly stolen from military stockpiles. The suspects -- apprehended while driv [...] | 2009-01-05 22:28:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MASS PTER PA |
09ASUNCION30 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Teresa Concepcion Britez M [...] | 2009-01-14 20:40:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION326 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend Antite [...] | 2009-05-21 18:23:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION338 | MIXING THE MILITARY AND POLITICS IN PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The May 8-12 holding of a South American leftist, anti-imperialist youth convention at a Paraguayan military facility continues to cost the Lugo government scarce political capital. President Lugo publicly denied authorizing the use of the military facility to hold the political event [...] | 2009-05-22 17:48:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS MARR PA |
09ASUNCION345 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These candidates are scheduled to attend the U.S [...] | 2009-05-27 14:18:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION355 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Amalio Rios Rolon DOB: [...] | 2009-06-08 12:47:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION356 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This candidate, who is the new coordinator for th [...] | 2009-06-08 21:34:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION361 | FIRST MEETING WITH FM LACOGNATA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Ambassador's first formal meeting with Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata, President Lugo's new face to the world expressed a strong desire for close relations with the United States. Ambassador reviewed the range of U.S. assistance in Paraguay -- from Peace Corps to military a [...] | 2009-06-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS EAID PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION376 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training and/or security assistance. This individual, who is [...] | 2009-06-17 20:24:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION377 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual who is a member of the Paraguayan [...] | 2009-06-17 20:26:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION378 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals, who are Paraguayan police offic [...] | 2009-06-17 20:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION383 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-06-18 19:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION384 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual who is a member of the Paraguayan [...] | 2009-06-18 19:22:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION385 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participate i [...] | 2009-06-18 19:23:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION39 | LUGO CONTINUES DIALOGUE ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lugo summoned Charge January 12 as a follow-up to their January 5 meeting (reftel). On Lugo's top regional priority -- Brazil -- Lugo told Charge Brazilian President Lula expressed concern about the property rights of Brazilians in Paraguay; Lugo said he was telling Lula [...] | 2009-01-16 18:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SNAR MASS PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION402 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security force that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in th [...] | 2009-06-30 13:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION403 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit commanders of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance (refs A-D). Jose [...] | 2009-06-30 13:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION422 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT COMMANDER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit commander of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training and security assistance (refs A-D). This [...] | 2009-07-07 11:35:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION423 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are schedule to participate in [...] | 2009-07-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION426 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON HONDURAS AND US MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Lacognata called in Charge early July 7 to discuss Honduras and to lay out a proposed way forward on U.S-Paraguayan military cooperation. Lacognata stressed his overarching concern for OAS consensus; he suggested Honduran President Zelaya ) and "vanguard nation [...] | 2009-07-07 20:23:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV PINS HO PA |
09ASUNCION427 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-07-08 17:14:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION428 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are an intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participate [...] | 2009-07-08 17:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION429 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-07-09 18:47:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION456 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipient of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participate in [...] | 2009-07-21 11:23:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION463 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participate in [...] | 2009-07-24 12:01:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION468 | BACHELET VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo July 22 before the July 24 MERCOSUR Summit in Asuncion. Bachelet reaffirmed to Lugo Chile's desire to buy Paraguay's electricity, and the two presidents signed a joint declaration to cooperate on social p [...] | 2009-07-25 17:39:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS EAID PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION469 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-07-27 18:42:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION49 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Felix Raul Benitez Velazqu [...] | 2009-01-22 22:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION50 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend a Join [...] | 2009-01-22 22:44:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION504 | TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR MISSION SPA2010TRP502W, [...] (U) The Ambassador, U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation Paraguay (USODC),Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),US Agency for International Development (USAID),and CHOD Benitez concur with the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion Military Information Support Team (MIST) deployment as outlined here ( [...] | 2009-08-07 15:18:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PHUM MARR PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA MASS |
09ASUNCION51 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals will attend the ICT Alumni Even [...] | 2009-01-22 22:45:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION515 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-08-17 11:15:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION516 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participate in [...] | 2009-08-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION528 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-08-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION535 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-08-27 10:45:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION544 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-09-01 12:32:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION546 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in a [...] | 2009-09-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION547 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate in th [...] | 2009-09-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION569 | REGIONAL TENSIONS MOVE PARAGUAY TO CANCEL NEW HORIZONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOP declined a USG a 2010 DOD-sponsored training and humanitarian exercise due to regional tensions over the Colombia-U.S. Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA). President Lugo's moderate stance on the DCA agreement at Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) meetings receive [...] | 2009-09-11 16:12:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV MOPS PA |
09ASUNCION579 | PRESS EXPLAINS REJECTION OF NEW HORIZONS [...] (U) Daily newspapers Ultima Hora and La Nacion published stories September 17 on Paraguay's decision to decline the U.S.-offered New Horizons military exercise. The articles placed the decision within the context of regional controversies discussed at recent UNASUR meetings, including t [...] | 2009-09-18 18:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION580 | Human Rights Review - Members of Paraguayan Security Forces [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipient of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participat [...] | 2009-09-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION582 | Human Rights Review - Members of Paraguayan Security Forces [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipient of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participat [...] | 2009-09-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION59 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Christian Saturnino Centurio [...] | 2009-02-02 12:39:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION592 | Human Rights Review - Member of Paraguayan Security Forces [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate i [...] | 2009-09-21 14:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION594 | Human Rights Review - Members of Paraguayan Security Forces [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipient of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participat [...] | 2009-09-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION596 | Human Rights Review - Member of Paraguayan Security Forces [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual is scheduled to participate i [...] | 2009-09-21 14:28:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION598 | Human Rights Review - Members of Paraguayan Security Forces [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipient of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to participat [...] | 2009-09-21 14:29:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION611 | ELITE PARAGUAYAN MILITARY UNIT STANDS ON ITS OWN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 18:22:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MASS MCAP PREL PA |
09ASUNCION615 | HOUSE OF DEPUTIES DECLARES SUPPORT FOR U.S. COOPERATION [...] Paraguay's House of Deputies approved September 22 a declaration lamenting the September 15 decision of the Lugo administration to reject the New Horizons humanitarian exercise scheduled for 2010. 2. Unofficial translation of the declaration follows: DECLARATION NO. 54 [...] | 2009-10-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION637 | LUGO SACKS MILITARY LEADERSHIP; U.S. DONATES MILITARY [...] (U) President Lugo replaced several military service chiefs November 4, for the third time during his presidency. Lugo spoke of "pockets of disloyalty" in the military November 3, but did not publically provide a rational for the changes to the senior uniformed commanders of the Army, Ai [...] | 2009-11-05 20:10:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PGOV PREL PA |
09ASUNCION68 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Adalberto Garcete DOB: [...] | 2009-02-05 11:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION681 | PREPPING FOR A/S VALENZUELA: PARAGUAY'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Lacognata met December 10 to review the bilateral agenda before WHA Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December 17-18 visit. The Ambassador told Lacognata that we believe the investment climate is deteriorating. She also expressed concern about the sustain [...] | 2009-12-15 17:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CVIS ECON PREL MASS PA IR |
09ASUNCION72 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CAPSTONE FELLOWS [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CAPSTONE fellows February 22-24. President Fernando Lugo's administration represents an historic transition after the Colorado Party's 61 years of rule. Lugo's challenges are many: An inexperienced team, exceedingly high expectations for change, endemi [...] | 2009-02-06 12:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON MARR SNAR MASS MCAP PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION9 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These candidates are scheduled to attend the Str [...] | 2009-01-08 16:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION93 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipients of Tactical Commander's ATA training March 2 - March 20, 2009, in As [...] | 2009-02-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION94 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces who are intended recipients of U.S. training March 9 - 20, 2009 in Lima, Peru. 2. Candidate n [...] | 2009-02-12 13:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
09ATHENS1497 | YOUR VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of political fervor and uncertainty, with early national elections called by an embattled Prime Minister on October 4 in which he and his party are widely expected to lose to the opposition center-left PASOK party. Beyond po [...] | 2009-09-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR |
09ATHENS1549 | ATHENS LAY OF THE LAND FOR PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] (C) Andrew: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of calm between two storms; the first being the recently concluded Parliamentary elections in which PM Papandreou scored a decisive victory over the moribund Karamanlis administration, and the second being Greece's dismal economic sit [...] | 2009-10-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MARR MASS GR |
09ATHENS1563 | MOD VENIZELOS LAYS OUT VIEWS BEFORE PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. New Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos recently told Parliament that he will take an "extremely cautious" view towards NATO's Strategic Concept, that he wants to avoid Aegean tensions but will resist flagrant Turkish violations of international law and threats of violence, an [...] | 2009-10-23 10:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS GR |
09ATHENS1589 | SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...] | 2009-10-30 09:38:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR |
09ATHENS1597 | NEW GOVERNMENT WANTS TO DEEPEN U.S-GREECE STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a cordial October 22 meeting with Alternate Minister of Defense Panos Beglitis, A/S Shapiro urged Greece to deepen its partnership with the U.S. on counterpiracy, sign the New York Declaration on Best Practices, follow through on its commitment to move its ISAF engineering batt [...] | 2009-11-04 14:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR MASS EWWT GR |
09ATHENS1599 | ALT/MFA DROUTSAS OPTIMISTIC ON BALKANS, TURKEY WITH A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM A/S Shapiro used an October 22 meeting with Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas to encourage closer U.S.-Greek cooperation in counter-piracy, urging Greece to sign the New York Declaration on best practices and to try piracy suspects in Greek courts. He also thanked th [...] | 2009-11-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR MASS EWWT GR |
09ATHENS1605 | MOD VENIZELOS: POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT SOME TOUGH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos expressed his commitment to a strong bilateral defense relationship in the Ambassador's first one-on-one meeting with him November 4. Well-briefed on Afghanistan, he said Greece would keep its medical teams (there for the elections suppo [...] | 2009-11-05 17:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS GR AF TU |
09ATHENS1623 | SCENESETTER FOR ASD VERSHBOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. Your visit is an important one and reinforces efforts by recent high-level USG visitors (SACEUR ADM Stavridis, COMNAVEUR ADM Fitzgerald, PM A/S Shapiro, and CNO ADM Roughead) to demonstrate to the Greeks that we are serious about our Alliance and about working with them [...] | 2009-11-12 17:08:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR AF TU |
09ATHENS175 | CHOD GRAPSAS ON TURKEY AND AEGEAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In a February 4 lunch at the Ambassador's reQence, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General of the Army Demitrios Grapsas, termed recent Turkish behavior in the Aegean "childish" and made clear that the perception of the Turkish threat drives Greek military procur [...] | 2009-02-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF GR |
09ATHENS62 | GREEKS ALERTED TO SIGNING OF U.S.-ISRAEL [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on the signing of the U.S.-Israel Anti-Smuggling MOU to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Maria Zisi. Zisi was grateful for the information but had no substantive comment. 2. (C) It was the opinion of the Embassy Country Team th [...] | 2009-01-16 15:55:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG IS GR |
09BAGHDAD1049 | IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES AIR FORCE MODERNIZATION, [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rafi al-Issawi chaired the April 12 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) in the absence of Prime Minister PM) al-Maliki and strictly adhered to a three-point agenda: Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) force generation; interagency recommendations on a p [...] | 2009-04-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ |
09BAGHDAD188 | SECOND MEETING OF JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS [...] (U) Summary. On January 19, the United States and the Republic of Iraq conducted the second meeting of the Joint Military Operations Coordinating Committee (JMOCC),a military operations steering committee established under the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement (SA). Consistent with the first JM [...] | 2009-01-26 03:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR MASS PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1987 | PROGRESS CONTINUES ON SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (S) Summary. Progress under the Security Agreement (SA) has improved from the early days when a fist fight broke out between two Iraqi generals. The USG and GOI have worked through the SA,s joint subcommittees (JSCs) to sort through alleged "violations" at the working level, rarely needing [...] | 2009-07-23 08:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IZ MARR KTIA EAIR PGOV MASS |
09BAGHDAD2755 | IRAQ-UK SECURITY AGREEMENT APPROVED BY COUNCIL OF [...] (C) Iraq's Council of Representatives (COR) passed the UK bilateral security agreement October 13 with 139 votes. British Defense Attach Brigadier Ben Bathurst said the British Ambassador had been working closely with Iraqi Speaker Ayad al-Samarraie to encourage the passing of the agreement. [...] | 2009-10-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS UK IZ |
09BAGHDAD82 | U.S. AND IRAQ CONDUCT INAUGURAL MEETING OF [...] (C) Summary. On January 8, 2009, the United States and the Republic of Iraq conducted the first meeting of the Joint Military Operations Coordinating Committee (JMOCC) established under the new U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement (SA). The Iraqi delegates proved enthusiastic but had failed to resolv [...] | 2009-01-13 06:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR MASS PREL IZ |