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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00JAKARTA4700SECRETARY COHEN'S LUNCH WITH BAMBANG YUDHOYONO
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR GREG FERGIN FOR REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IN A SEPTEMBER 18 LUNCH, INDONESIAN COORDINATING MINISTER FOR POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND SECURITY AFFAIRS BAMBANG YUDHOYONO TOLD SECRETARY COHEN THAT ON YUDHOYONO'S MISSION TO NEW YORK, HE WILL DESCRIBE [...]
2000-09-29 09:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PREF UNHCR ID
00STATE117658SUDANESE INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-20 21:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETAR BG FR NL PREL PTER SU UNSC
00THEHAGUE1673DUTCH THOUGHTS ON UNFICYP MANDATE REVIEW, OIL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-06 11:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO ETTC IZ CY UK NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1879FRY RIGHT TO ADDRESS THE UNSC: DUTCH WILL ABSTAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-23 11:06:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL SR NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1926SUDAN/UNSC: DUTCH BELIEVE THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-27 09:00:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC SU NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1929SHIRBRIG SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA/ERITREA PEACE: DUTCH WEIGHING PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-27 10:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MARR ER ET NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1952GEORGIA: UNOMIG MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-28 12:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR PREL GG RS UNSC
01ANKARA3476NORTHERN IRAQ: ISLAMIC JIHAD PARTY FORMED AFTER
[...] (C) ACCORDING TO PATRIOTIC UNION XXXXXXXXXXXXI, ON MAY 30 A SPLIT IN THE ISLAMIC UNION MOVEMENT OF KURDISTAN (IUMK) RESULTED IN MULLAH ALI BAPIR FOUNDING HIS OWN GROUP WHICH HE HAS NAMED THE ISLAMIC JIHAD PARTY. BAPIR IS A RIVAL OF IUKM LEADER MULLAH ALI ABDULAZIZ. BOTH LEADERS ARE BASED IN T [...]
2001-05-31 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER MARR ETTC UNSC IZ TU
02AMMAN2793JORDAN ASKS FOR USG SUPPORT ON OIOS AUDIT ISSUE AT
[...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. See paras 3-4 below. 2. (U) Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak asked the Ambassador and PolCouns May 29 for USG support for Jordan's position in the upcoming June 4 meeting of the Governing Council (GC) of the UN Compensation Commission [...]
2002-05-30 12:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKUNC PREL IZ JO UNSC ERIN
02AMMAN2950DCM EXPLAINS USG POSITION ON AUDIT OF UNCC AWARDS
[...] (C) DCM covered ref d talking points on the USG position on the audit of UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) awards by the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) June 5 with MFA Secretary General Hani Thabarah. DCM said the USG believes that UNCC Governing Council (GC) decisions are [...]
2002-06-05 10:30:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKUNC PREL IZ JO UNSC ERIN
02AMMAN3346ICC DEMARCHE TO TROOP CONTRIBUTORS: JORDAN
[...] (C) PolCouns June 20 delivered ref demarche and the text of the U.S. draft resolution on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and peacekeeping operations (PKO) to Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, and Samer Naber, MFA Legal Advisor. PolCouns emphasized U [...]
2002-06-20 14:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL JO KICC UNSC
02AMMAN4405UN SANCTIONS: DEMARCHE ON JORDANIAN REQUEST TO ADD
[...] (C) Following up on earlier Embassy approaches to the GOJ (ref a),PolCouns on August 6 covered ref b points on Jordan's request to add 9 names to the 1267 Committee List with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher. PolCouns explained that the USG would like Jordan to s [...]
2002-08-07 13:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC PTER JO UNSC
02AMMAN5295PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH: JORDANIANS WELCOME MOVE
[...] (C) Initial reaction in Jordan to the President's UNGA speech has been mixed. The government issued a generally supportive statement on September 12 calling for the return of inspectors to Iraq, and many of our GOJ interlocutors have privately praised the forcefulness of the speech. Those Jo [...]
2002-09-16 14:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MOPS KPAL IS IZ JO UNSC
02AMMAN5517IMPACT ON JORDANIAN BANKS OF OIL-FOR-FOOD TRADE
[...] (C) According to the UN officials cited in ref A, possible military action involving Iraq would interrupt the functioning of the oil-for-food program. Suppliers of O-F-F goods whose delivery could not be confirmed by UN officials in Iraq would therefore not be paid under the current rules g [...]
2002-09-25 09:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PREL IZ JO UNSC
02ANKARA7980IRAQI OPPOSITION: ENSURING TURKMEN FRONT INCLUSION
[...] (U) The November 6 Washington File reported the Department spokesman referring to the planned November 22 Iraqi opposition conference, listing only the six organizations on the conference steering committee as those the USG had been working with on the future of Iraq. He said, "We've been wor [...]
2002-11-07 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ UNSC
02ANKARA8961(NIAG 1094) TURKISH COOPERATION WITH IRAQ (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-13 07:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC TU IZ MNUC UNSC
02KATHMANDU540EMBASSY REVIEW OF NEPAL'S UN COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) The Embassy has reviewed the Government of Nepal (GON) report on its implementation of UNSCR 1373. For many of its responses, the GON cites the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),which has not yet been passed by Parliament and which narrowly interprets terrorism as acts [...]
2002-03-14 12:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NP UNSC
02ROME1982UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON
[...] THE UN'S INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC),WHICH MET IN ROME APRIL 9-10, EXPRESSED ITS CONCERN THAT A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITHIN SOUTHERN AFRICA WILL REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN 2002. THE PRESENT FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN THE REGION IS ADJUDGED THE WORST [...]
2002-04-23 06:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM WFP UN UNSC
02ROME5106CLARIFICATION OF ITALIAN POSITION ON SECURITY
[...] (C) POST READ WITH INTEREST REF A ON ITALY'S PIQUE ABOUT THE U.S. ENDORSEMENT OF A PERMANENT UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT FOR GERMANY. REF A'S COMMENT NOTED THAT THE GOI PERMREP "REFRAINED FROM MENTIONING ITALY'S HOPES FOR A PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT." HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT [...]
2002-10-18 14:51:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL GM IT UNSC
02TEGUCIGALPA2731HONDURAS WILL NOT ISSUE STATEMENT ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-27 23:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ HO UNSC
03ABUDHABI1346 UAE: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE UNGA AND
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief discussed reftel demarche on possible UNGA and CHR sessions on Iraq with MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi did not think the NAM initiative would have any traction b [...]
2003-03-19 14:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALUNSC PARM PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1366 UAE: KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief shared reftel demarche with Marwan Al-Sha'ali, the special assistant to MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 22. Al-Sha'ali noted that the MFA had not received any [...]
2003-03-22 12:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALUNSC PARM PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2233 UAE SUPPORTIVE OF UNSCR TO LIFT
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on May 7, laying out our plan to introduce soon a UNSCR to lift the sanctions on Iraq. Hamdan said the UAE wanted to see t [...]
2003-05-07 13:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2234 AS REGIONAL POWER CENTER SHIFTS, UAE
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During a May 7 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan shared the substance of a spat he had with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. Apparently, Abdullah had told an Arab expat (well [...]
2003-05-07 13:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GCC SA TC
03ABUDHABI2328PRESENTING SANCTIONS LIFT UNSC RESOLUTION DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge presented reftel points on lifting UNSC sanctions on Iraq to MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al- Nuaimi, May 12. Al-Nuaimi said that the UAE fully supports the lifting of sanctions and r [...]
2003-05-12 11:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3059DEMARCHE ON SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT/OIC:
[...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Econoff accompanied the Dutch Ambassador and a counterpart from the British Embassy in delivering reftel demarche points June 28 to MFA Organizations and Conferences Director Mohamed Jassem Samhan Al- Nuaimi. T [...]
2003-06-28 13:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM UNSC TC
03ABUDHABI3496 UAE QUIETLY SUPPORTS THE IRAQ GOVERNING COUNCIL
[...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van De Vate for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) The Ambassador met with both Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Minister Of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan to urge that the UAEG support the Iraq Governing Council. B [...]
2003-07-28 12:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI908SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE ON IRAQ
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered Ref A oral message from the Secretary and Ref B NAM demarche on Iraq to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayid AL-Nahyan on 2/22. Noting the upcoming Arab League, Islamic Conference a [...]
2003-02-24 12:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC OIC NAM AL IZ TC
03ABUJA300NIGERIA: REACTION TO SECRETARY'S SPEECH
[...] (U) Reaction to the Secretary's speech on Iraqi violations has been muted. Local media covered the event with straightforward accounts of the Secretary's presentation. Until today (February 10),Embassy has seen no official comments from the GON and little discussion of the speech's merits [...]
2003-02-13 10:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM NI IZ UNSC
03ABUJA353 IRAQ: NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL'S
[...] (C) The Ambassador February 16 conveyed Ref A message to Ad'Obe Obe, International Affairs Special Advisor to Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. In view of Obasanjo's stance (Ref B) that Iraq must disarm but that disarmament had to be accomplished through the Security Council, the Ambassad [...]
2003-02-18 16:53:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ NI UNSC
03ABUJA390 NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO NAM STATEMENT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) DCM February 22 delivered ref A points to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart. Hart took the USG position on board, promising to convey it to FM Sule Lamido. 2. (C) COMMENT: Nigeria believes that Iraq must be disarmed through the UN Security Council but that Saddam must rea [...]
2003-02-24 16:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM AINF IZ NI MY UNSC NAM
03AMMAN1749DENYING PETROFAC'S ADVOCACY REQUEST
[...] (u) On March 13, Embassy informed Petrofac Business Development Manager Brock Tuppeny of the USG's determination that Petrofac's bid on the Iraq-Zarqa pipeline project would not qualify for advocacy support (ref a). We cited USG concerns over the Iraq portion of the project and possible US [...]
2003-03-23 17:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EPET ETTC IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN1833TFIZ01: IRAQ: ENCOURAGING POSITIVE JORDANIAN
[...] (C) A/DCM on March 26 covered ref points on the UNSC open session on Iraq with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. A/DCM asked that Jordan make a positive statement regarding the conflict in Iraq. Al-Ayed said that he did not think Jordan's UN PermRep would b [...]
2003-03-26 14:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN2467TFIZ01:TRACKING IRAQI ASSETS IN JORDAN
[...] (s) The GOJ has agreed to receive a small team of U.S. Treasury experts. Prime Minister Ali Abu Ragheb told the Ambassador on April 23 that Central Bank Governor Umayya Toukan would cooperate and work closely with the team to the extent consistent with Jordanian law. Abu Ragheb stressed tha [...]
2003-04-24 07:03:00Embassy AmmanSECRETEFIN ETTC JO IZ UNSC
03AMMAN2626PALESTINIANS IN POST-SADDAM IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The estimated 90,000 long-term Palestinian residents of Iraq reportedly are losing the legal protection, privileges and access to government services extended by the Saddam government, resulting in a flow of more than 800 Palestinians toward Jordan since the onset of [...]
2003-05-04 14:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KPAL IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN2775IRAQ SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION UNDER JORDANIAN LAW
[...] (c) Embassy has consulted with Trade Ministry and Foreign Ministry officials to obtain answers to reftel questions regarding sanctions implementation. Answers keyed to reftel questions: -- UNSCR 661 was implemented in Jordan by Prime Ministerial decree. Within the context of the sanctio [...]
2003-05-11 12:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN3829GOJ INQUIRES RE STATUS OF OFF CONTRACTS
[...] (u) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (u) On June 24, Ambassador received a letter dated June 18 from Minister of Industry and Trade Salah Eddin al Bashir inquiring about the status of pending OFF contracts and requesting USG assistance in resolving outstanding claims. Text of l [...]
2003-06-26 12:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN4098JORDANIAN ACTION ON IRAQI ASSETS
[...] Summary. According to a senior Jordanian finance ministry official, the GOJ -- using an April 24 law under which the GOJ took ownership of $463 million in funds frozen in Iraqi bank accounts -- is working hard to reimburse private Jordanians who have submitted claims for unpaid deliveries of [...]
2003-07-07 07:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PTER IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN4307IRAQ ASSETS: JORDAN TO LOOK FOR/FREEZE ASSETS OF 55
[...] (sbu) Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Deputy Governor Mohammad Said Shahin told ECON/C that the CBJ would circularize to commercial banks the list of 55 names of individuals whose assets must be frozen pursuant to UNSCR 1483. Banks would be instructed to freeze any such assets and report to th [...]
2003-07-14 12:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL PTER IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN5764PROPOSED NEW UNSC RESOLUTION COULD HELP JORDAN DO
[...] (C) The proposed new U.S. draft UN Security Council Resolution on Iraq contains several elements that will please the Jordanians. First, it asks that Iraqis come up with a timetable for transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis. Senior Jordanian officials have repeatedly encouraged the coalition t [...]
2003-09-09 08:02:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MARR MOPS IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN5765PROPOSED NEW UNSC RESOLUTION COULD HELP JORDAN DO
[...] (C) The proposed new U.S. draft UN Security Council Resolution on Iraq contains several elements that will please the Jordanians. First, it asks that Iraqis come up with a timetable for transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis. Senior Jordanian officials have repeatedly encouraged the coalition t [...]
2003-09-09 08:03:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MARR MOPS IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN7142DEMARCHE ON CONSOLIDATED UNRWA RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-02 13:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL IS JO UNSC
03AMMAN8022UNAMI DONOR BRIEFING PREVIEWS "EXILE" ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: At a December 9 donor briefing, UNAMI Officer-in-Charge Kevin Kennedy previewed UNSYG Annan's plans to name a new Special Representative for Iraq "within a few weeks" and divide UNAMI operations between Cyprus and Amman, with senior policy officials in Cyprus and U [...]
2003-12-09 18:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID IZ JO UNSC
03ANKARA1034IRAQ AND HUMAN SHIELDS: TURKS NOT PERMITTING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-12 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR MOPS TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1036IRAQ/DEMARCHE ON FRENCH PROPOSALS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-13 08:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM FR TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1072NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS, KDP, PUK AND ITF HOLD
[...] (S/NF) TGS and Turkish MFA reps discussed in general terms with KDP, PUK and ITF reps Turkish plans and intentions to coordinate deployment in northern Iraq with the Iraqi Kurdish and Turcoman parties at a meeting in Silopi, on the Turkish-Iraqi border Feb. 17. The Iraqi Kurds told the Turks [...]
2003-02-18 13:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1119NORTHERN IRAQ: ITF COMPLAINS NOT BEING INFORMED
[...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD received the following note for Amb. Khalilzad from the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) on Feb. 19. It reflects information conveyed to ONW POLAD by Turkish MFA officers reftel and points to the KDP as the cause of the problem. 2. (C) Begin text: Mr. Zal [...]
2003-02-20 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1360NORTHERN IRAQ: "HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS" DEMONSTRATE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-03 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1374NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKEY SEEKS KDP ASSURANCES OF NO
[...] (C) This is an action request, para 3. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ali Tuygan called Ambassador the night of March 3 to express concern about reftel demonstration. Tuygan asked if the US had made representation about the demonstration to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). He sai [...]
2003-03-04 08:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1391NORTHERN IRAQ: KDP AND PUK TO UNIFY
[...] (S/NF) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Ankara rep Bahros Galali called on Operation Northern Watch POLAD March 3 to inform that after the Iraqi opposition conference in Salahadeen, PUK leader Jalal Talabani and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani met and agreed to unify t [...]
2003-03-04 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1666S13-03: TURKS WILL BLOCK HEAT EXCHANGER EXPORTS
[...] (S) On March 13, polmiloff met with Ferhat Alkan of the MFA's Iraq Desk and delivered Ref A points. Alkan remarked that the information was "news" to the MFA. He promised to pass the information immediately to the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (TNIO),the Turkish General Staff, and v [...]
2003-03-17 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC TU IZ SY JO UNSC CBW
03ANKARA1737S12-03: TURKS REQUEST FURTHER DETAILS & UPDATE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Polmiloff met Ferhat Alkan, of the MFA Iraq Desk, and delivered Ref A points on March 18. As has been the case with similar demarches, MFA showed appreciation for the information and a ready willingness to forward our points [...]
2003-03-19 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IZ TU UNSC CBW
03ANKARA1818KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-21 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ TU UNSC
03ANKARA2552KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE: CLARIFICATION ON
[...] (C) Reftel reported that BOTAS executives had informed Embassy that the storage tanks at Ceyhan were full with about 6.5 million barrels of oil from the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) pipeline. Based on questions from Washington, Embassy double-checked the figures today. BOTAS Deputy General Ma [...]
2003-04-18 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA262TURKISH FOREIGN TRADE UNDERSECRETARIAT ON
[...] (C) In a January 9 meeting on sensitive Turkish exports to Iraq (septel),Econoff raised State Minister Kursad Tuzmen's upcoming visit to Iraq (January 10 to 12) with Tevfik Mengu, Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Mengu, who will travel with the delegatio [...]
2003-01-10 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU UNSC
03ANKARA352FOREIGN TRADE CLAIMS TUZMEN'S VISIT TO IRAQ
[...] (C) Econoff met with Tevfik Mengu, Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, on January 14 for a readout on State Minister Kursad Tuzmen's January 10 to 12 visit to Baghdad. Mengu characterized the visit as very successful, noting that, in addition to Tuzmen's one [...]
2003-01-15 08:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU UNSC
03ANKARA400TURKISH OFFICIALS QUESTION IRAQ IMPACT ON ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials have begun to ask about the potential impact of an Iraq operation on Turkish energy interests, raising with us the possible effect on BTC, Shah Deniz, the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, and Turkey's oil supply. BOTAS is worried about the potential impact on Iskenderun [...]
2003-01-16 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET ETTC IZ AJ GG KZ TU UNSC
03ANKARA461IRAQ: TURKEY TO HOST IRAQ SUMMIT FOR SIX
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor spoke with MFA DDG/Mideast Safak Gokturk 1/17 about Turkey's plans for a "peace" summit of heads of state or government of Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Gokturk confirmed that FM Yakis had called in ambassadors/charges from the five other countries [...]
2003-01-17 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC
03ANKARA484IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - SCHEDULING
[...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A points concerning the Turkish peace initiative to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Turkoglu and to MFA Director General for the Middle East Burcuoglu on 1/20. They each welcomed our views and reiterated that it is the GOT's intent to send a strong message to Ir [...]
2003-01-21 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC
03ANKARA629NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See Para 3. 2. (S) During mil-mil discussions Jan. 24 on SOF planning for northern Iraq, the TGS proposed to SOCEUR BG Jones a need for Turkish, US, KDP, PUK and Turkmen military reps together to discuss military coordination in northern Iraq. Turkis [...]
2003-01-25 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA859NORTHERN IRAQ: MULTIPARTY TALKS (V) - TURKS
[...] (S) DCM met MFA DG for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu February 3 to discuss the upcoming multi-party talks per Ref A. Burcuoglu said the Turks would set up separate bilats for Amb. Khalilzad and his delegation at MFA and at TGS on February 5. For the multi-party talks on Feb. 6, Burcuoglu sai [...]
2003-02-03 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03BRUSSELS4143FIRST STEPS TOWARD AN EU USE-OF-FORCE DOCTRINE:
[...] (C/NF) The draft European Security Strategy (ESS),which will be discussed at the September 5-6 informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (ref. A),provides the U.S. with an early opportunity to engage on this emerging EU security doctrine. Born of the divisions over Iraq, the ESS is [...]
2003-08-28 18:10:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINS MARR MCAP FR IT PL UK DA GM SP NATO UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO278 Mission conveys Secretary Powell's February 14
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-18 11:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CE MV UNSC
03COLOMBO301 Mission conveys points re NAM summit to GSL
[...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, Mission conveyed the points on the expected NAM statement on Iraq to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments on February 22. Responding to the Ambassador, key GSL Minister Milinda Moragoda w [...]
2003-02-24 09:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CE MV UNSC
03COLOMBO420 Iraq: Mission conveys demarche on UNSC open
[...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has urged the Sri Lankan and Maldivian MFA's to express support for the joint US/UK/Spanish Iraq resolution. 2. (C) Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo told us that Sri Lanka's UN representative had instructions to speak if there is "a cast of thousands" par [...]
2003-03-12 11:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ CE MV UNSC
03GUATEMALA2857GUATEMALA ON MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-07 16:39:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL IS GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA370GUATEMALA NONCOMMITTAL ON IRAQ IN WAKE OF
[...] (C) Due to the absence of President Portillo on February 6, Ambassador Hamilton discussed Secretary Powell's UNSC presentation of the case against Iraq with Vice President Reyes (reftel). The Ambassador concluded that no one prefers the option of war, and that the best way to convince Saddam [...]
2003-02-11 15:13:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA429GUATEMALA WILL NOT ADDRESS FEB 18 UNSC OPEN SESSION
[...] Per reftel, DCM discussed Iraq's failure to disarm with Foreign Minister Gutierrez on February 17. Gutierrez was noncommittal. He requested a Spanish version of Secretary Powell's UNSC speech of February 14 (which Post will provide) and stated that Guatemala would not take the opportunity to [...]
2003-02-18 18:00:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA648GUATEMALA NOT LIKELY TO ASSIST ON IRAQ RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Although the GOG has informally indicated support for Iraq's unconditional need to comply with UNSCR 1441, it has remained non-committal on US/UK/Spanish resolution on Iraq. Were we to press Guatemala we believe it might play an unhelpful role. We therefore did not urge GOG participation [...]
2003-03-11 23:14:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA706DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE UNGA AND UNCHR SESSIONS ON
[...] (C) In the absence from Guatemala of Foreign Minister Gutierrez, the Ambassador spoke with senior Presidential Advisor Arturo Montenegro on March 18 to express USG concern over the possible convocation of a special UNGA or a special session of the UNCHR to condemn possible coalition military a [...]
2003-03-18 18:17:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA758KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] In the absence of the Director General for Multilateral Affairs, PolOff discussed reftel points with his assistant, Sylvia Corado on March 21. Corado said the MFA had anticipated our position on this issue and agreed that the UN Charter gives responsibility for international peace and securi [...]
2003-03-21 18:30:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM IZ GT UNSC HNCHR
03GUATEMALA760FOREIGN MINISTER ON KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE
[...] Ambassador made reftel points to Foreign Minister Gutierrez by phone on March 21. Gutierrez responded that the Government of Guatemala agrees that Iraq is an issue for the Security Council exclusively. However, Gutierrez would not clearly commit to supporting us on substance. HAMILTON [...]
2003-03-21 18:55:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM IZ GT UNSC UNCHR
03GUATEMALA786GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO BLOCKING ARAB EFFORTS AT UN
[...] (C) In the absence from the country of President Portillo, and the absence from the office of Foreign Minister Gutierrez (due to illness),the Ambassador spoke with Vice Foreign Minister Jorge Perez on March 25 and relayed reftel request that the GOG oppose any effort to convoke a special Gener [...]
2003-03-25 23:19:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA802GUATEMALA DEMARCHED ON SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN
[...] (SBU) The Embassy raised reftel talking points with MFA Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs Marco Tulio Chicas, in the absence of more senior officials. Chicas took note of our concerns and promised to immediately relay our points to the Guatemalan PermRep in New York. 2. (SBU [...]
2003-03-27 14:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03HANOI2254VIETNAM AG EXPORTS TO IRAQ
[...] This is an action request -- see Paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY: As noted in Reftels, Vietnam is very interested in continuing its agricultural exports to Iraq under the Oil-for-Food (OFF) program, and whatever replaces the OFF program. Vietnamese contacts, ranging from the Prime Minister to var [...]
2003-09-05 00:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAGR ECON EFIN IZ VM UNSC
03HANOI829 VIETNAM ON OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 10. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Vietnam is interested in continuing its exports of rice until the Oil for Food (OFF) Program, especially in quickly fulfilling outstanding rice contracts, but has concerns about insurance costs and port access. The MFA stres [...]
2003-04-03 07:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC EAID EAGR ETRD IZ VM UNSC
03KUWAIT1168KUWAIT MINISTER OF STATE PLANS P-5 TOUR, REQUESTS
[...] (C) Kuwait's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah contacted the Ambassador on March 30 to inform him that he is planning a whirlwind tour of P-5 capitals, most likely beginning with meetings on April 7 in Beijing and proceeding westward to Moscow [...]
2003-03-31 07:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALOVIP US IZ KU UNSC
03KUWAIT5001FROZEN IRAQI ASSETS: OFAC/STATE VISIT TO KUWAIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A delegation from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and a State Department representative met with Kuwaiti officials on October 3-5 to discuss, among other things, some $85 million in frozen Iraqi assets held by the Nassau, Bahamas branch of the Commercial Bank o [...]
2003-11-01 07:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ETTC PTER PREL KU IZ UNSC
03OTTAWA1349CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIFTING OF IRAQ SANCTIONS
[...] (C) We conveyed points contained reftel on May 9 to Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT's Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Sinclair said Canada welcomed the news that the resolution to lift sanctions against Iraq had been introduced in the UN Security Council. He indicated that Canada [...]
2003-05-12 20:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1367CANADA: STATUS OF LOCAL LAWS IMPLEMENTING IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-13 21:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1520TERRORIST FINANCE, OTTAWA- PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] (C) Post notified the GOC of reftel points on May 22. On May 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs notified us of the results of this morning's interagency meeting on possible responses to our demarche. The GOC has decided to add al Aqsa Foundation to the Criminal Code listing workplan for [...]
2003-05-29 14:54:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1779CANADA SUPPORTS UNDOF RENEWAL, HOPES TO REDUCE
[...] (C) Canada supports renewing the mandate for the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),where it currently provides 194 personnnel. Peter Armstrong-Whitworth of Foreign Affairs' Peacekeeping Office indicated that Canada is considering reducing its contribution in the future, and that the Go [...]
2003-06-23 20:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR PREL IS SY CA JA UNDOF UNSC
03OTTAWA1857TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: TREASURY LETTER ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC has received reftel letter and is exploring the legal procedures necessary to complete transfer of assets to the Iraqi government in compliance with the expected notification from the UN 661 Committee. The frozen Iraqi government assets are held by banks, and the GOC d [...]
2003-06-30 19:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1985CANADA PLEASED WITH GOVERNING COUNCIL LAUNCH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-14 21:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO IZ UNSC
03OTTAWA2181FORCES FOR LIBERIA: CANADA WOULD LIKE TO HELP,
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 21:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETCD LI ML MR NG PGOV PHUM PREL XY CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2405TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA:PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU/Noforn) Post delivered reftel message to the GOC on August 21 as Canadian government offices re-opened briefly Wednesday morning for the first time since last week's power failure. On August 22 the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) confirmed the information had been circulated for in [...]
2003-08-22 20:12:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2442TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA:HAMAS NAMES: GOC
[...] (S) Action request: The GOC has requested additional information on PVOE, the Palestinian Association in Austria, which may be provided through State or ORCA channels. 2. (SBU) On August 26, the GOC held an interagency meeting to review ref B demarche on the U.S. decision to add HAMAS na [...]
2003-08-26 20:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2479TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH 10
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-29 21:00:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA367CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS SECRETARY POWELL'S
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bill Graham told the Canadian press that Secretary Powell's February 5 presentation on Iraq "amounts to a transfer of the burden of proof from the United States to Saddam Hussein." Graham went on to say that "we are not at a point where there is a need to use force. How [...]
2003-02-06 15:58:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA453IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL'S ADDRESS TO SECURITY
[...] (C) Charge contacted Canadian Political Director Jim Wright Feb. 16 to urge that Canada make a statement on Iraq during the Feb. 18 UNSC Open Meeting. Wright said he had already drafted such a statement for Foreign Minister Graham - one which tracks very well with the talking points reftel [...]
2003-02-16 20:21:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CA UNSC
03OTTAWA589CANADIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Political Director Jim Wright told us that the Canadian proposal at the UNSC is not an attempt to mediate, but a set of ideas that might help the Council focus again on disarmament rather than on internal divisions. Wright appealed for USG public statements to keep [...]
2003-03-03 23:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA692IRAQ/UNSC: CANADA STILL WORKING - AT THE HIGHEST
[...] (C) As seen from Canada's proposal for a new UNSC resolution on Iraq (reftel A),the GoC continues to be active in seeking a compromise solution at the Security Council. Officials at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO),the Privy Council Office (PCO),and Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) have confirmed t [...]
2003-03-12 22:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA768CANADA OPPOSED TO IRAQ DISCUSSION IN OTHER UN FORA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-18 20:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ CA UNSC
03ROME1030LIBYA/UNSC: ITALY CONTINUES TO INTERVENE WITH
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE VAGUE LIBYAN ANSWERS TO ROME'S REQUESTS THAT TRIPOLI FORGO OR AT LEAST POSTPONE ITS CANDIDACY FOR THE UNSC, SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS SEEM CONVINCED THAT LIBYA REMAINS SET ON PURSUING ITS UNSC CANDIDACY. POL MC URGE [...]
2003-03-12 16:56:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT LY UNSC
03ROME1054GOI VIEWS ON IRAQ AND THE TRANSATLANTIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS GIANCARLO ARAGONA TOLD DCM ON MARCH 11 THAT THE GOI HAD NOT CONSIDERED AN INTERVENTION AND WOULD NOT DEPART FROM THE COMMON EU POSITION ON IRAQ AT THE UNSC. HE THEN RAISED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 0 [...]
2003-03-13 19:06:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ UNSC
03ROME1144ITALY TO OPPOSE SPECIAL UNGA/IRAQ SESSION
[...] (C) POLMIN DELIVERED REF A POINTS TO CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MFA'S BUREAU FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. POLMIN ALSO NOTED WITH APPRECIATION RECENT POSITIVE STATEMENTS BY PM BERLUSCONI AND FM FRATTINI REAFFIRMING ITALY'S FRIENDSHIP WITH THE UNITED [...]
2003-03-20 08:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIZ PARM PREL UNSC
03ROME1670ITALY ON THE SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: WE'RE
[...] (C) POLOFF COORDINATED DELIVERY OF REFTEL DEMARCHE WITH THE CANADIAN EMBASSY. MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR WEST AFRICA, SEBASTIANO FULCI, WAS FRANK IN HIS RESPONSE TO OUR (AND THE UNSYG'S) REQUEST FOR MORE SUPPORT: ITALY DOES NOT HAVE THE MEANS. WHAT LIMITED GOI FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR AFRICA [...]
2003-04-18 08:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM EAID SL IT KWCI UNSC
03ROME2151EAST AFRICA: NIO HOUDEK'S DISCUSSIONS WITH ITALIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN MAY 9 CONSULTATIONS IN ROME, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (NIO) FOR AFRICA AMB. ROBERT HOUDEK FOUND A BROAD IDENTITY OF VIEWS WITH ITALIAN MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AMB. BRUNO CABRAS AND EAST AFRICA OFFICE DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE. CABRAS AGREED WITH HOUDEK [...]
2003-05-16 07:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALER ET PREL UNSCER UNSC
03ROME2636FM FRATTINI ON UNSC REFORM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: IN A MAY 3 ARTICLE IN THE CENTRIST DAILY CORRIERE DELLA SERA, ITALIAN FM FRATTINI LAID OUT IN DETAIL ITALY'S VIEW ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM. END SUMMARY 2. (U) FRATTINI ARGUED THAT ITALY WANTS UNSC REFORM, NOT REORGANIZATION. ITALY REALISTICALLY SUPPORTS, FOR NOW, LEAV [...]
2003-06-11 14:55:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIT PINS PREL UNSC
03ROME3399LIBERIA/ECOWAS MISSION: ITALY SUPPORTIVE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CABRAS SAID ITALY BACKS OUR CALL FOR EU SUPPORT OF AN ECOWAS MISSION IN LIBERIA, AND IS CIRCULATING A FUNDING REQUEST WITHIN THE EU. ITALY'S EU CORRESPONDENT IS ALSO ENGAGED. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) A/POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR AND [...]
2003-07-25 18:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MASS XY IT UNSC
03ROME343S44-02 IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE CBW PROTECTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-29 14:43:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IZ IT CBW UNSC
03ROME4273MUBARAK IN ITALY: EXPELLING ARAFAT WOULD BE A
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-22 10:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EG IS IT UNSC
03ROME443ITALY ADVISING LIBYA ON UNSC CANDIDACY AND A
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: LIBYAN FM SHALGAM WILL MEET PM BERLUSCONI AND FM FRATTINI IN ROME FEB. 5. THE GOI PROMISED TO DISCOURAGE A LIBYAN UNSC CANDIDACY. ITALIAN OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING HOW TO RESPOND TO AN OFFER BY QADAFFI TO PRESS FOR IRAQI COMPLIANCE ON WMD. IF DEPARTMENT HAS A [...]
2003-02-04 18:20:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL IT LY IZ UNSC
03ROME4921UNWRA RESOLUTION: ITALIANS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POL M/C DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA MIDDLE EAST OFFICE DIRECTOR, LUCA FERRARI. ALTHOUGH FERRARI STRONGLY AGREED WITH THE US GOAL OF REPLACING THE CURRENT UNWRA RESOLUTIONS WITH ONE COMBIED AND MORE POSITIVE RESOLUTION, HE WAS PESSIMISTIC THAT THE EU WOULD SUPPORT THE US RESOL [...]
2003-10-29 13:58:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IT UNSC
03ROME495LIBYA/UNSC: NO CONCRETE RESULTS IN THE ITALIAN/LIBYAN FMS' MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-06 16:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIT IZ LY PREL UNSC
03ROME5317SHARON'S VISIT TO ITALY: ISRAELIS ECSTATIC
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli Ambassador Gol described Israeli PM Sharon's November 17-19 visit to Rome as "extraordinary" for its warmth and level of reception, in part due to the confluence of events -- the synagogue bombings in Istanbul and the state funerals for fallen Italian carabinieri and civi [...]
2003-11-21 17:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PGOV IS IT UNSC
03ROME5418ITALIANS SURPRISED BY EXCLUSION FROM UN IRAQ GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA HAS EXPRESSED ITALY'S INDIGNATION AT ITS EXCLUSION FROM THE RECENTLY CREATED UN IRAQ GROUP OF FRIENDS AND REQUESTED US ASSISTANCE IN GETTING ITALY INCLUDED IN THE GROUP. WE UNDERSTAND DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO HAS MADE THE SAME POINT TO SECRETARY RUMSFELD AND THAT FM FRATTI [...]
2003-12-02 17:52:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MOPS IZ IT UNSC UN
03ROME5559PROMPTING BANKS TO COMPLY WITH UN RESOLUTION ON
[...] (SBU) AS FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS INDICATED IN RESPONSE TO OUR APPROACHES ON FROZEN IRAQI ASSETS, THE FINANCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE (FSC) DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE AT ITS DECEMBER 11 MEETING (REF A). IT WAS AGREED THAT SENIOR FINANCE AND CENTRAL BANK OFFICIALS WILL CONTACT ITALIAN BANKS DIRECT [...]
2003-12-12 13:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC IZ IT UNSC
03ROME98ITALY ON UNIFIL MANDATE RENEWAL NOTICE: WANT OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI WILL NOT OPPOSE THE RENEWAL OF THE UNIFIL'S MANDATE THAT EXPIRES ON JAN 31, 2003. NONETHELESS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE GOI IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING GRADUALLY REDUCING ITS FORCES IN UNIFIL, EVENTUALLY WITHDRAWING COMPLETELY FROM UNIFIL, AND RE-DEPLOYING ITS FORCES TO THE M [...]
2003-01-10 15:00:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR PREL IS LE SY IT UNIFIL UNSC
03SANAA1675NO IRAQI GOVERNMENT ASSETS IN YEMEN
[...] (C) Deputy Minister of Finance Ahmed Ghaleb and External Relations Director Ibrahim al-Nahari told Pol/econoff on July 7 that there were no/no Iraqi government assets in Yemen in response to reftel demarche. Al-Nahari explained that the only Iraqi Government assets in Yemen were several cargo [...]
2003-07-09 14:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRETECON EFIN IZ PREL PTER YM UNSC
03SANAA1745YEMEN: NEW NAMES ON ASSETS FREEZE LIST
[...] (U) On July 16, PolOff delivered ref A and B demarches to Mr. Abdulsalem Qassim Al-Awadi, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Office. Awadi said he would relay the names to the relevant ministries, and thanked PolOff for procedural information (derived from reftels, septels [...]
2003-07-20 11:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PREL PTER KSEP KVPR CVIS IZ YM UNSC EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN
03SANAA212S44-02: YEMEN INFORMED OF IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE
[...] (S) On January 29, 2003 PolOff demarched Abdulrahman M.S. Kamarani, Deputy Director of the Ministy of Foreign Affair's Americas Office, on Iraqi efforts to acquire CBW protective materials (reftel). Kamarani had no immediate response. He agreed to contact the Embassy if the MFA or other pa [...]
2003-01-30 13:27:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IZ YM CBW UNSC DEMARCHE
03SANAA591ROYG BRIEFED ON LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-25 10:54:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IZ YM UNSC
03SANTIAGO263BIO FOR JUAN GABRIEL VALDES, CHILE'S PERMREP TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: JUAN GABRIEL VALDES IS THE GOC'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AS CHILE BEGINS ITS TWO-YEAR TOUR ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHILE'S FOREIGN MINISTER AND IN A PAIR OF TRADE POLICY POSITIONS. VALDES LIVED AND WORKED IN THE U.S. FOR SEVERAL YEARS DURING T [...]
2003-01-29 10:24:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UNSC CI
03TEGUCIGALPA350HONDURAS GIVEN USG JANUARY 27 REMARKS ON IRAQ;
[...] PolOff delivered reftel text of Ambassador Negroponte's January 27 to the UNSC and the Secretary's January 27 press statement January 29 to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. The MFA has not had a substantive reply but Fortin told PolOff that the GOH appreciated the information. 2 [...]
2003-02-06 16:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC MOPS IZ HO IAEA UNSC
03THEHAGUE1816DUTCH SUPPORT LAUNCH OF IRAQ GOVERNING COUNCIL
[...] (C) On July 16, PolOff and British PolCouns delivered reftel to MFA Adri van Loopik, head of the Gulf States Division. Van Loopik congratulated the US, UK and UN on bringing together such a diverse and inclusive group to form the Governing Council. The Dutch are encouraged by the actions ta [...]
2003-07-16 14:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO IZ UK NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE1900IRAQI ASSETS: DUTCH POSITION ON FREEZING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-29 13:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC IZ NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE1920LIBERIA: DUTCH WILL CONTRIBUTE EURO 500,000 FOR
[...] (S) Summary: The GoNL plans to contribute euro 500,000 via ECOWAS to Mali to support Mali's military contribution to an ECOWAS force in Liberia. Such financial support will be dependent upon a "believable arrangement" that Taylor will leave country and will not be absolved of his war crimes [...]
2003-07-30 14:40:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL CD LI ML MR NG XY NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE2746DUTCH MFA ON CONSOLIDATED UNRWA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) On October 30, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the consolidated UNRWA resolution to Pieter Ramaer, Head of the MFA's Political and Legal Affairs Division. The Dutch support U.S. efforts to streamline the Fourth Committee resolution process, but believe the difficulties UNRWA faces in [...]
2003-10-31 14:56:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE2748DUTCH MFA ON US MIDEAST UNGA STRATEGY
[...] (C) On October 31, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. Mideast UNGA strategy to Pieter Ramaer, Head of the MFA's Political and Legal Affairs Division. Ramaer said "U.S. arguments are good," and the Dutch are in favor of ending or limiting those practices mentioned. However, Ramaer noted [...]
2003-10-31 14:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS NL UNSC
03USUNNEWYORK298UN/IRAQ: IRAQ SENDS LETTER PRE-EMPTIVELY TAKING
[...] (U) IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL (S/2003/132),CONCERNING THE U.S. PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 5. THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS IN PARA 2. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS CAL [...]
2003-02-06 00:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK299UNSC/IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL MAKES THE CASE; THE
[...] (U) SECRETARY POWELL MADE AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTE-PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 5 TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (SC) IN WHICH HE OUTLINED, IN DETAIL: IRAQI EFFORTS TO DEFEAT UNMOVIC AND IAEA INSPECTIONS; IRAQ'S FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR WMD AND OTHER MATERIALS IT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE POSSESSED; AND IRAQ'S [...]
2003-02-06 01:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK300UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: COUNCIL MEMBERS, STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CLOSELY REFLECTED THE CONTENT OF THEIR PREPARED NATIONAL STATEMENTS MADE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND LARGELY FELL ALONG PREDICTABLE LINES. WHEN ASKED IF SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CONVINCED HIM [...]
2003-02-06 02:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK633UN/IRAQ:SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN QUESTIONS
[...] (U) SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, IN THE HAGUE MARCH 10 FOR CYPRUS UNIFICATION TALKS, ADDRESSED THE PRESS ON IRAQ. WHEN ASKED IF AN ATTACK ON IRAQ WITHOUT SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION WOULD VIOLATE THE UN CHARTER, ANNAN SAID "IF THE U.S. AND OTHERS WERE TO GO OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL AND TAKE MILITAR [...]
2003-03-10 21:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK634UN/IRAQ:TEXT OF UNDECIDED SIX "COMPROMISE PROPOSAL"
[...] (C) IN A DISPLAY OF THE INCREASING DISCOMFORT WITH THE DECISION BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON IRAQ, THE UNDECIDED SIX (U-6) HAVE PREPARED A "COMPROMISE PROPOSAL" WHICH THEY PLAN TO PUT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHEN THIS DRAFT (TEXT AT PARA 2),WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY A FRIENDLY U-6 MEMBER, WI [...]
2003-03-10 21:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK707UN/IRAQ: UNDECIDED SIX INITIATIVE DEAD
[...] (C) CAMEROONIAN PERMREP BELINGA-EBOUTOU REPORTED THAT THE U-6 INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAD HIT A DEAD END, BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF A MEETING BETWEEN U-6 PERMREPS EARLY AFTERNOON ON MARCH 14. CAMEROON, ANGOLA, GUINEA AND PAKISTAN HAD ALL DECLINED TO [...]
2003-03-14 22:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ ETTC
03USUNNEWYORK716UN/IRAQ:GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN MARCH 15 JOINT
[...] (U) ON MARCH 15, GERMAN PERMREP PLEUGER CIRCULATED THE FOLLOWING GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION ON IRAQ AS AN ANNEX TO A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT OF GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION. -- THE SHARED GOAL OF THE INTERNATI [...]
2003-03-17 15:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK718UN/IRAQ: ELEMENTS OF UK/U.S./SPAIN STATEMENT ON IRAQ
[...] (U) IN COMMENTS TO THE PRESS BEFORE INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 17, UK PERMREP GREENSTOCK, ACCOMPANIED BY SPANISH PERMREP ARIAS AND AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT ON IRAQ. FOLLOWING GREENSTOCK'S COMMENTS, AMBASSADORS NEGROPONTE AND ARIAS PROVIDED STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS. [...]
2003-03-17 16:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK727UN/IRAQ: NO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION; SUBDUED COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A SUBDUED SECURITY COUNCIL MET IN INFORMALS ON MARCH 17 TO RECEIVE WORD THAT THE U.S., UK, AND SPAIN HAD CHOSEN NOT TO BRING THEIR RESOLUTION TO A VOTE, BUT WOULD INSTEAD "RESERVE THEIR RIGHT TO TAKE THEIR OWN STEPS TO SECURE THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ." SYG ANNAN AND MOST COUNCIL M [...]
2003-03-17 22:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK746UN/IRAQ: SYG REPLIES TO IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S
[...] (U) SYG ANNAN CIRCULATED TO THE COUNCIL HIS MARCH 17 RESPONSE LETTER TO IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI AL-HADITHI'S MARCH 13 AND 16 LETTERS REQUESTING THAT UNIKOM NOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE DMZ (REF A AND B). THE SYG RESPONDED THAT ALL UN PERSONNEL WOULD BE TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN FROM IRAQ, THEREFORE SUSP [...]
2003-03-18 20:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KPKO UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK766UN/IRAQ: SYG MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNCIL ON IRAQ,
[...] (U) IN REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL MARCH 19, SYG ANNAN EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT REACH A COMMON POSITION ON IRAQ, CALLING IT A "SAD DAY" FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. ANNAN STATED THAT "THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT FALLS ON THE BELLIGERENTS; I [...]
2003-03-19 21:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK768UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL CLOSES ONE CHAPTER IN IRAQI DISARMAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A FRANKLY ANTI-CLIMATIC CONCLUSION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IN DEBATING THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ, THE COUNCIL HELD AN OPEN SESSION MARCH 19 ATTENDED BY MINISTERS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, SYRIA, AND GUINEA. (GUINEAN FM FALL WAS IN NEW YORK TO PRESIDE OVER THE COUNCIL [...]
2003-03-19 23:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
03YEREVAN2828ARMENIA ON MIDDLE EAST ACTIONS AT UNGA
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche request, Armenian MFA United Nations Division Chief Artak Apitonian told us November 26 that Armenia would likely abstain from the December 2 vote on the propo [...]
2003-11-26 11:26:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAL PREL IS AM UNSC UNGA
03ZAGREB1037ICTY/CROATIA: IMPROVING GOC COOPERATION, RAJIC CASE MOVING AHEAD
[...] (C) ICTY ZAGREB RESREP THOMAS OSORIO TOLD US MAY 5 THAT THE GOC HAS IMPROVED COOPERATION IN THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE VISIT OF OTP CHIEF PROSECUTOR DEL PONTE TO ZAGREB. THE GOC LARGELY HAS FULFILLED OUTSTANDING DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND APPEARED SOMEWHAT MORE PROACTIVE IN THE GOTOVINA CASE -- IT IS [...]
2003-05-09 15:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKAWC KJUS PREL UNSC ICTY HR
03ZAGREB1047CROATIA/ICC: STILL TAKING A TOUGH LINE ON ARTICLE
[...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR ON MAY 12 PRESSED DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER IVAN SIMONOVIC TO CONCLUDE AN ARTICLE 98 OR OTHER NON-SURRENDER AGREEMENT. SHOULD CROATIA FAIL TO DO SO BY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 01047 01 OF 02 121715Z JULY 1 WHEN THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS [...]
2003-05-12 17:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR UNSC NATO
03ZAGREB1342CROATIA/ICTY: PIFWC ANTE GOTOVINA GOES PUBLIC
[...] (U) In an undated interview published June 10, ICTY fugitive PIFWC Ante Gotovina reportedly told Ivo Pukanic, editor of Croatian newsmagazine "Nacional," that he acknowledged the authority of the Hague Tribunal. Gotovina said that he was willing to surrender to the ICTY on the condition that [...]
2003-06-11 16:13:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKAWC PREL BH HR UN UNSC
03ZAGREB292CROATIA SUPPORTIVE AFTER POWELL PRESENTATION
[...] (U) CROATIAN PRESIDENT MESIC AND OTHERS IN THE GOC HAVE BEEN LARGELY SUPPORTIVE SINCE SECRETARY POWELL'S PRESENTATION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 5. THE AMBASSADOR SAW CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00292 01 OF 02 061736Z TOMISLAV JAKIC, MESIC'S FOREIG [...]
2003-02-06 17:15:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ HR UNSC
03ZAGREB621TFIZ01: DEMARCHES ON UNGA AND CHR SESSIONS: GOC REPLY IS
[...] (C) DCM DELIVERED MARCH 18 REFTEL DEMARCHES TO MARIO NOBILO, ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS. DCM EXPLAINED THE U.S. DECISION NOT TO SEEK ANOTHER UNSC RESOLUTION AND URGED THAT THE GOC NOT SUPPORT HOLDING AN UNGA EMERGENCY SESSION ON IRAQ NOR USE THE COMMISSION ON HUMA [...]
2003-03-19 09:14:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ HR UNSC
03ZAGREB680CROATIA WAR CRIMES: GOSPIC CASE ENDS IN CONVICTION
[...] (C) ON MARCH 24, THE RIJEKA COUNTY COURT FOUND FORMER CROATIAN ARMY GENERAL MIRKO NORAC AND TWO CO-CONSPIRATORS GUILTY OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MURDER OF OVER 50 ETHNIC SERBS AND CROAT CIVILIANS IN THE TOWN OF GOSPIC IN 1991. THE LANDMARK VERDICT, WHICH THE SUPREME COUR [...]
2003-03-26 07:00:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKAWC KJUS PREL HR HRICTY UNSC
03ZAGREB790ASSISTING CROATIA TO STRENGTHEN DOMESTIC WAR
[...] (C) MINISTER OF JUSTICE ANTICEVIC-MARINOVIC TOLD US ON APRIL 2 THAT THE GOC IS COMMITTED TO PASSING QUICKLY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF CROATIAN COURTS TO PROCESS WAR CRIMES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE MINISTER'S ASSURANCES, OTHER KEY PLAYERS -- INCLUDING THE DRAFTER OF THE MOST CU [...]
2003-04-09 16:01:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKAWC KJUS PREL EAID HR UNSC ICTY
03ZAGREB925WHO SHIELDED ICTY PIFWC IVICA RAJIC?
[...] (C/NF) CROATIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TELL US THAT THEY HAVE UNCOVERED EVIDENCE OF A SYSTEMATIC, CLANDESTINE EFFORT OF THE FORMER HDZ GOVERNMENT TO SHIELD ETHNIC CROAT PIFWCS -- INCLUDING IVICA RAJIC -- FROM JUSTICE. THEY HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION TO UPROOT THAT SUPPORT NETWORK AND I [...]
2003-04-28 05:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKAWC KJUS PREL HR UNSC ICTY
03ZAGREB927 CROATIA/ICTY: DPM GRANIC SHOOTS GOC IN FOOT AS
[...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PM GRANIC'S RASH CRITICISM THIS WEEK OF THE ZAGREB DIPLOMATIC CORPS -- INCLUDING THE U.S. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00927 01 OF 02 280635Z AMBASSADOR -- EMBARRASSED THE GOC AND OVERSHADOWED AN OTHERWISE SOLID ATTEMPT TO SENSITIZE THE CROATI [...]
2003-04-28 06:25:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC PREL PGOV PHUM HR UNSC ICTY
04ABUDHABI1739UAE -- INTRODUCING THE DRAFT TEXT FOR A NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-26 11:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IZ TC
04ABUDHABI1827UAE - SHARING THE REVISED DRAFT TEXT OF A NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-02 12:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ TC
04ABUDHABI1879UAE - SHARING THE JUNE 4 REVISED DRAFT TEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-07 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IZ TC
04ABUDHABI1979UAE WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAQ
[...] Polchief shared reftel points June 8 with MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub Al- Hosani urging the UAE to issue a public statement in support of the UNSCR on Iraq. The UAE's official news agency published the following statement from an unnamed foreign ministry official on June [...]
2004-06-16 10:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IZ TC
04ABUDHABI1988UAE WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAQ
[...] Polchief shared reftel points June 8 with MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub Al- Hosani urging the UAE to issue a public statement in support of the UNSCR on Iraq. The UAE's official news agency published the following statement from an unnamed foreign ministry official on June [...]
2004-06-16 11:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IZ TC
04AMMAN1120UN REP SAYS UN STAFF TO GO IN AND OUT OF IRAQ FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Special Representative Ross Mountain said the UN would re-enter Iraq gradually with "in and out" trips from Amman and Kuwait. He confirmed that major UNAMI operations would be based in Amman, while HQ would remain in Cyprus. A February 10 UNAMI donor briefing, co-chaired by Mou [...]
2004-02-12 16:10:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ JO UNSC
04AMMAN122SECURITY THREATS TO HUMANITARIAN AID AGENCIES:
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Per reftel, refcoord reviewed UNRWA security issues with Deputy ComGen AbuZayd on January 4. According to AbuZayd, the majority of security threats to UNRWA stem from IDF-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank and Gaza. UNRWA workers also face harassment and verbal [...]
2004-01-07 08:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALASEC PHUM PREF PREL PTER KPAL IS JO UNSC
04AMMAN1333UN ACTING SRSG ROSS MOUNTAIN DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In a February 16 meeting, UN SRSG, a.i. Ross Mountain told PRM PDAS Greene that Special Advisor Brahimi's "good" visit to Iraq, a February 14 security mission to Basra and "a change of mood in CPA" were helpful for the UN's reentry to Iraq. Mountain hopes to resume [...]
2004-02-23 16:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF EAID IZ JO UNSC
04AMMAN1453LETTERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN
[...] The Embassy has received the following three letters regarding the Arab Bank from the GOJ. 2. Letter from Governor and Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Jordan Umayya Toukan to Ambassador Gnehm: Your Excellency, I am writing to Your Excellency with regard to the interest of [...]
2004-02-25 17:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL PINR JO UNSC IAZ
04AMMAN1599DEMARCHE ON PROPOSAL TO RESTRUCTURE CTC STAFF:
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel talking points March 1 to Rima Alaadeen, Acting Deputy Director of the International Affairs Department of the MFA, requesting support for the proposal to restructure the staff of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). Alaadeen said she would immediately raise [...]
2004-03-02 14:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER JO UNSC
04AMMAN1722(C) JORDANIAN BANKERS CITE UNEXPLAINED,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of respective bank managers, the Ambassador met separately with representatives of the Export & Finance Bank (EFB) and the Arab Bank. Both banks raised concerns that they were being treated arbitrarily by Iraqi authorities and questioned how they might resolve [...]
2004-03-07 16:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PREL PINR JO UNSC IAZ
04AMMAN1970IRAQI ASSETS: LISTINGS SUBJECT TO UNSCR 1483,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-15 16:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL JO IQ UNSC
04AMMAN3125DEMARCHE ON UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-21 15:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL JO UNSC
04AMMAN387UNAMI DONOR BRIEFING ADDRESSES IRAQ SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) A January 13 UNAMI donor briefing addressed security and UN strategic planning. While UNSECOORD provided a dismally pessimistic assessment of the current security situation in Iraq, UNAMI officers were optimistic about a return to Iraq in the future. They also expressed concern that ap [...]
2004-01-15 19:08:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID IZ JO UNSC
04AMMAN4668SHARING JUNE 4 REVISED TEXT OF UNSCR ON IRAQ:
[...] (U) Acting PolCouns delivered the draft June 4 UNSCR on Iraq and related talking points per ref a on June 7 to Basheer Zoubi, Deputy Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office. Zoubi said that he was pleased with the latest changes and hoped that the Security Council would be able to [...]
2004-06-08 14:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ JO UNSC
04AMMAN479UNAMI OFFICIALS HINT DEPUTY SRSG FOR IRAQ WILL BE
[...] (C) Summary: Although the UN has not yet decided where to base Deputy Special Representative for Iraq Ross Mountain, UNAMI staff have been instructed to establish a 17-person "coordination cell" to support his activities in Amman. Mountain will oversee UN operational and program issues in I [...]
2004-01-21 09:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ASEC IZ JO UNSC
04BOGOTA3102GOC CONCERNED ABOUT UN DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) Charge was called to the Foreign Ministry on March 26 by Acting Minister Jaime Giron to discuss the GOC's reservations about two aspects of the UNSC Draft Resolution on Children and Armed Conflict. Referring to the resolution's operative paragraph 7bis, Giron expressed concern about the [...]
2004-03-02 22:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CO UNSC
04BRASILIA1185SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]
2004-05-14 17:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04BRASILIA1685IRAQI ASSETS: LISTING OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-07 20:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL IZ BR UNSC
04BRASILIA2730BRAZIL URGES GUINEA BISSAU BE PLACED ON UNSC FRONT
[...] (SBU) According to Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Africa Division Chief Joao Inacio Oswaldo Padilha, an extraordinary meeting of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) will be held 2 November in Lisbon to discuss the deteriorating political and economic situation in Guine [...]
2004-10-29 16:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MOPS BR GB UNSC
04BRASILIA2863BRAZIL-HAITI: READOUT OF PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY'S
[...] (C) Summary. Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Marcos Aurelio Garcia and his deputy, Marcel Biato, returned from a mid-November fact-finding mission to Haiti with the strong view that Aristide must not be allowed back into Haitian politics under any circumstances, Biato told PolCouns in a 19 [...]
2004-11-22 13:25:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR MARR MOPS UNSC POL MIL
04BRASILIA2890BRAZIL: PUTIN PAYS A CALL
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: During his November 22 visit to Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed Brazil's bid for a permanent UNSC seat and received from Brazilian President Lula reciprocal support for Russia's accession to the WTO. However, neither side achieved its princi [...]
2004-11-24 12:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR TSPL ETRD EAGR BR UNSC RU
04BRASILIA676BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHES TO MRE U/S PEDROSA
[...] (C) Summary. On 19 March Ambassdor, accompanied by PolCouns, met with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Political Affairs Vera Pedrosa to deliver demarches requesting immediate contributions to the Hait MIF (ref B),and soliciting Brazil's support for USG plans and goals for building a demo [...]
2004-03-19 20:25:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS BR UNSC
04BRASILIA727BRAZIL: EXPANDING TIES WITH CENTRAL AMERICA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The directors of Brazil's foreign policy have traditionally placed Central America on their periphery. Brazil has a history of peacekeeping in that region and runs a trade surplus, but the GoB has generally not expended a great deal of resources to expand its influence there. [...]
2004-03-25 19:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PINR PREL BR UNSC
04BRASILIA795AFRICAN DIPLOMATS DESCRIBE BRAZIL'S AFRICA FOCUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In 2003 the incoming Lula administration asserted it would refocus its foreign policy to place greater emphasis on Africa. Some African diplomats here, however, believe that Brazilian interest in their countries has remained unchanged, despite the rhetoric. While they admit t [...]
2004-04-02 11:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON AF BR UNSC
04BRASILIA991BRAZIL-UNSC: HAITI PKO UPDATE 26 APRIL 2004
[...] (C) Summary. With introduction of the Friends of Haiti draft resolution to the UNSC for discussion and a probable vote this week, Brazil is at an important stage in its planning to deploy a PKO mission. Major issues on the scope now are internal political dynamics, congress' role and operati [...]
2004-04-27 12:52:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BR UNSC POL MIL
04BRUSSELS14EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN CONTEXT: ANALYSIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The final draft of EU HiRep Javier Solana's European Security Strategy (ESS) -- adopted by EU heads of state at their December 12-13 Brussels Summit -- envisages a world of dangerous but preventable threats, multilateral solutions, and stabilizing partnerships. The ESS identifies [...]
2004-01-05 14:09:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM KNNP MARR MCAP EAID SOCI NATO OSCE UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2369EU ON LATEST IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS: WHAT TO EXPECT IN
[...] (C) Summary: The EU intends to release a medium term strategy on Iraq at its June 17-18 Summit. The strategy will govern political and economic relations with sovereign Iraq through the 2004-05 electoral period. Specific proposals include support for the electoral process, human rights, dem [...]
2004-06-03 11:19:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS36EU ADOPTS NEW NONPROLIFERATION STRATEGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: EU heads of state and government adopted an "EU Strategy Against Proliferation of WMD" at their December 12-13 Summit in Brussels. The strategy expands and integrates the various pieces of the EU's existing nonproliferation policies -- notably the nonproliferation Principles and [...]
2004-01-06 14:15:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PINS UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3813SUDAN: EU SUPPORTS KEY ELEMENTS OF UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary. EU agrees on all main elements of UNSC draft. EU not ready to declare situation genocide, but agree it is "ethnic cleansing." Africa experts believe Pronk Plan is fatally flawed, but believe it is important for international community to stand together. They also worry that it [...]
2004-09-09 14:04:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL SU UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4335WISHFUL THINKING? EU HOPES G8 CAN KEEP IRAN OUT OF
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with NEA DAS Dibble and NP A/DAS Fitzpatrick on October 4-5, EU officials from the Dutch Presidency, Council Secretariat and Commission expressed concerns that IAEA referral of Iran to the UNSC in November would cross a major, negative threshold they want to avoid. [...]
2004-10-08 10:32:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PARM KNNP IR EUN IAEA UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4419EU'S SOLANA: 1967 BORDERS ARE STARTING POINT FOR
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 13 speech before the European Parliament, EU High Rep Solana harshly criticized recent remarks by Israeli PM Sharon's cabinet chief, Dov Weisglass, that the Gaza disengagement plan was designed to freeze negotiations leading to a Palestinian state. Solana also ca [...]
2004-10-14 15:34:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IS UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUENOSAIRES3067AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM BIELSA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Gutierrez met October 29 with Foreign Minister Bielsa to deliver a letter from Secretary Powell congratulating Argentina on its selection to the UN Security Council and to review other bilateral and regional issues. The Ambassador expressed his satisfaction with the st [...]
2004-11-01 17:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL AR UNSC
04COLOMBO1791IRAN/IAEA: OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 29, Ambassador delivered reftel points and non-paper to FM Kadirgamar. Poloff had spoken separately with GSL Assistant Director for UN Affairs Ekanayake. Kadirgamar expressed interest in US views, but acknowledged he was not well briefed on the subject. Ekanayake sa [...]
2004-11-01 10:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM CE IR UNSC
04DUBLIN1013GOI "OF ONE MIND" WITH USG ON DARFUR
[...] Summary. Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Don Sexton and Brid McGraw of the DFA. The GOI is strongly committed to alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and promises robust support for USG efforts in the region. The GOI remains politically engaged at both the bilateral and t [...]
2004-07-09 08:23:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC
04GUATEMALA973DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC DRAFT NONPROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-21 22:54:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP GT UNSC
04KINSHASA1851PENDING: CIAT MEETING WITH "ESPACE PRESIDENTIAL"
[...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met October 4 to prepare for a pending and unprecedented meeting with the President, Vice Presidents and other senior officials to review the transition road map and discuss military integration and election-related le [...]
2004-10-04 16:39:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO CG UNSC
04KINSHASA1867CIAT ENDORSES REVISED ROAD MAP
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting, the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) concurred with revisions to its version of the DRC transition "road map," the fundamental plan for the transition period. Copies are being sent to President Kabila and other senior GDRC offici [...]
2004-10-06 16:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO CG UNSC
04KUWAIT1364(C) IRAQ: NORWEGIAN COMMANDER WANTS TO STAY,
[...] (U) A/DCM AND OMC-K VICE CHIEF MET APRIL 25 WITH A VISITING NORWEGIAN DELEGATION COMPRISING THE DCM FROM THE NORWEGIAN EMBASSY IN ABU DHABI, PER VATNE, THE COMMANDER OF THE NORWEGIAN CONTINGENT IN IRAQ, COLONEL THOR MOEN, CHRISTIAN HANEBORG OF THE EMBASSY, AND MAJOR JENS HYNDOY, MOEN'S CHIEF [...]
2004-04-26 12:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NO IZ KU UNSC
04KUWAIT1649(C) UNCC: GOK APPEALS TO HOLD THE LINE
[...] (C) An agitated MFA IO Director Amb. Abdullah al-Murad called in CDA May 24 to stress that the GOK at the highest levels attaches great importance to maintaining the existing UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) arrangement. He was concerned about reports from New York that Germany "supported b [...]
2004-05-24 11:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ KU UNSC
04KUWAIT2789GERMAN-FRENCH DEMARCHE ON UNSC PERMANENT SEAT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 11:52:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GE
04KUWAIT4026ITALIANS SEEKING GCC SUPPORT ON UNSC REFORM
[...] (C) In a November 20 courtesy call on Emboffs, Nico Frandi (protect),2nd Secretary of the Italian Embassy, spoke at length on Italy's views on UN Security Council reform. He said his government was dismayed there was no common European position on reform and, as a result, decided to approac [...]
2004-11-24 04:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KU IT UNSC
04KUWAIT539(U) IRAQ: NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES' MEETING SUPPORTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kuwait hosted the Fifth Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Neighboring Countries of Iraq February 14-15. The participation of the Iraqis for the first time, and the presence of UN Special Envoy Brahimi, minimized contentiousness and resulted in success, in the GOK view. Th [...]
2004-02-17 11:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ KU UNSC
04MADRID1201SPANISH RESPONSE: PRESS STATEMENT ON UNSCR 1534
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-14 06:54:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKAWC PREL SP UNSC UN
04MADRID1716SPANISH POSITION ON ROLLOVER OF UNSCR 1487
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Inigo de Palacio, MFA Director of UN Affairs, on May 7. De Palacio stated while no decision had yet been made, Spain may abstain on the vote to roll over UN Security Council Resolution 1487 this year. He said that the change from voting in favor to abstaini [...]
2004-05-13 11:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP UNSC KICC
04MADRID1762SPAIN'S POSITION ON UNSCR 1487 ROLLOVER NOT YET
[...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points May 14 to Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon. In addition to ref A points, Charge made clear that President Zapatero, Foreign Minister Moratinos and other high-level officials in the Zapatero government have stated a number of times they wish to maintai [...]
2004-05-14 15:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP UNSC KICC
04MADRID1842IRAQI ASSETS: RASHEED BANK ASSETS LOCATED IN SPAIN
[...] (C) Working level contacts at SEPBLAC, Spain's financial intelligence unit, informed us that they located the suspected Rasheed Bank (REF A) assets during a recent unannounced (REF B) investigation of Banco Arab Espanol. The numbered account contained USD 25,863.79 and has been dormant since [...]
2004-05-20 11:13:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL IZ SP UNSC
04MADRID2163SPAIN AND UNSC IRAQ RESOLUTION: PROMISE OF
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met June 8 with Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos to press him not only for a yes vote on the UNSCR on Iraq, but a strong, positive explanation of the vote that also included clear support for the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG). As he had said publicly to the press, M [...]
2004-06-08 17:01:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ SP UNSC
04MADRID2230SPANISH DEPUTY FM CONFIRMS INCREASED AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon apologized to Charge June 14 on behalf of the Spanish government for negative remarks the Spanish first vice president made about Secretary Rumsfeld June 4. Leon also confirmed Spain will increase its participation in Afghanistan [...]
2004-06-14 17:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS IZ SP UNSC KICC
04MADRID2636SPAIN SUPPORTS EU PRESSURE ON DARFUR, INCREASES AID
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA desk officer for sub-Saharan Africa Nuria Reigosa and the Spanish Agency for International Development Secretary General,s Head of Cabinet Francisco Javier Jimenez de Gregorio regarding the imminent crisis in Darfur. Reigosa told us that at the July 12 [...]
2004-07-12 15:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID SP UNSC
04MADRID2660SPAIN SUPPORTS PROPOSED UNSC RESOLUTION ON SUDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 13:17:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU SP UNSC
04MADRID2679IRAQI ASSETS: LISTING OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 15:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL IZ SP UNSC
04MADRID2844SPAIN SUPPORTS REVISED DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-26 13:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SU SP UNSC
04MADRID2961SPANISH POSITION ON UNSC 1540 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C) Summary. We delivered reftel demarch to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director Genral of UN Affairs, and Enrique de Yturriaga, Special Assistant to the Director General of the Coordination Unit for Spain's Participation in the UNSC, on August 2. Gonzalez de Linares and Yt [...]
2004-08-03 15:34:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PK SP UNSC
04MADRID3600A MID-TERM LOOK AT SPAIN'S SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Spain's Security Council September presidency with Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director of United Nations Affairs, and Enrique de Yturriaga Saldanha, MFA head of UNSC Issues. Both stressed that Spain has tried to be an "honest broker" as the hea [...]
2004-09-21 06:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP UNSC UN
04MADRID3605A MID-TERM LOOK AT SPAIN'S SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Spain's Security Council September presidency with Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director of United Nations Affairs, and Enrique de Yturriaga Saldanha, MFA head of UNSC Issues. Both stressed that Spain has tried to be an "honest broker" as the hea [...]
2004-09-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP UNSC
04MADRID3892SPAIN URGES FRANCE TO BUDGE ON WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) The Spanish Foreign Ministry's chief diplomat for Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and African issues told visiting EUR/WE office director Kathy Allegrone October 1 that Spain has edged "closer toward neutrality" on the Western Sahara issue and is urging France to budge from its firm support [...]
2004-10-05 16:39:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL SP UNSC
04MADRID4015UNSCR 1559: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FOLLOW-UP RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Poloff disscussed Ref A points on 4/13 with MFA Deputy Director General for the Near East Alberto Moreno Humet. He said the GOF had already engaged the Spanish MFA several times on this issue and that the Spain generally accepted French and U.S. thinking on how to proceed. Moreno said he [...]
2004-10-15 14:17:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE SP UNSC
04MADRID4443SPAIN SUPPORTS SUDAN DRAFT RESOLUTION IN UNSC
[...] (C) Spain fully agrees with U.S. efforts on the UK-penned draft resolution focusing on the North-South peace process in Sudan. Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, Deputy Director General for UN Affairs at the MFA, told Poloff that he hoped that the resolution would be passed by consensus in Na [...]
2004-11-19 16:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SU SP UNSC
04MADRID561SPANISH RESPONSE: VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Per reftel A, we spoke with Inigo de Palacio, MFA Director of UN Affairs, on February 9 to deliver demarche on voluntary contributions to the Special Court for Sierra Leone. De Palacio said he could not give a response at that time, but would pursue the issue within the MFA. On February [...]
2004-02-18 13:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR PINS SL SP KWCI UNSC
04MADRID711IRAQI ASSETS:RASHEED BANK ACCOUNTS IN SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-01 16:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL IZ SP UNSC
04MADRID856IRAQI ASSETS:RASHEED BANK ACCOUNTS IN SPAIN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Though we received information from the Ministry of Economy that Rasheed Bank accounts were liquidated by the Banco Arab Espanol (ref b),we were contacted by officials of Spain's Financial Intelligence Unit, SEPBLAC (Executive [...]
2004-03-12 16:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL IZ SP UNSC
04MANAMA569 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON NON-
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-21 11:18:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL BA UNSC
04MANAMA570UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON NON-PROLIFERATION:
[...] (C) The Charge spoke with MFA Assistant Secretary responsible for UN affairs Ahmed Haddad on April 21 and delivered ref demarche and left talking points as a non-paper. Haddad said he did not know if the Bahraini Ambassador would be at the April 22 meeting but said he would share our paper [...]
2004-04-21 12:02:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL BA UNSC
04MANAMA782INTRODUCING THE DRAFT TEXT FOR A NEW UN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-25 12:18:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ BA UNSC
04MANAMA860 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-07 11:18:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BA UNSC
04NEWDELHI8263SARAN: UN MUST REFLECT CONCERNS OF DEVELOPING
[...] (U) In what was billed by the MEA as an important policy speech, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran set forth India's "preliminary" views of the High Level Panel Report on UN Reform in a December 30 address. Prior to Saran's speech, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) BS Prakash advised us to pay [...]
2004-12-30 11:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KDEM IN UNSC UNGA
04ROME1425ITALY: NO WAY TO UNSC "REFORM"
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request for IO: please see summary and paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Italy is very concerned that a new UN reform push in New York will end with Italy frozen out of an expanded UNSC that includes both Germany and Japan. Italians fear that SYG Annan and th [...]
2004-04-09 16:07:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC
04ROME1565ITALY SUPPORTS DRAFT NONPRO UNSCR AND US NPT
[...] (C) ITALY SUPPORTS THE LATEST VERSION OF THE DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION ON NONPROLIFERATION (REFTEL A),ACCORDING TO PIERO SARDI IN THE ITALIAN MFA ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT OFFICER. THE EU WILL MAKE A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT DURING THE APRIL 22 OPEN SESSION, SARDI TOLD POL-MIL OFFICER DURING AN A [...]
2004-04-21 17:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL IT NPT UNSC IAEA
04ROME2115IRAQ: ITALY HOPES FOR EARLY SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. WITH THE PLANNED VISIT OF PRESIDENT BUSH IN EARLY JUNE, ITALY WANTS TO FOCUS PUBLIC ATTENTION ON IRAQ,S NEW POLITICAL PHASE AND THE CONSENSUS AND DETERMINATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ASSIST IRAQIS IN THAT PROCESS. ITALY HOPES FOR AN EARLY ADOPTION OF A SECURITY COUNCIL [...]
2004-05-28 16:20:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT IZ UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
04ROME2745ITALY - HIGH-LEVEL CONCERN RE UNSC REFORM
[...] (C) This cable contains action requests. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Italy is becoming increasingly concerned about any UN reform that could result in a permanent UNSC seat for Germany and/or Japan. The Italians fear that an increase in the number of peranent U [...]
2004-07-14 15:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC
04ROME3136ITALIAN VIEWS ON UNSC REFORM, WEOG ROTATION FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Italy appreciates the Ref C enunciation of USG views on UN Security Council reform, which it views as a matter of vital national interest, and fully agrees that effectiveness be the standard by which reform is judged. Italy also will support the USG goal (Ref A) of reaching agree [...]
2004-08-13 15:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALOPDC PHUM PREL IT UNSC
04ROME610GOI PLANS TO PROVIDE LIMITED FUNDS FOR SIERRA
[...] (C) SEBASTIANO FULCI, MFA WEST AFRICA OFFICE DIRECTOR INFORMED POST THAT ITALY PLANS TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 150,000 EURO FROM ITS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS BUDGET FOR THE SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT. ITALY PROVIDED 180,000 EURO IN 2001 AND 260,000 EURO AT THE END OF 2003. 2. (C) FULCI EXPLAI [...]
2004-02-18 16:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR PINS EAID SL IT KWCI UNSC
04ROME659IRAQI ASSETS: ASSISTANCE IN RECOVERING RAFIDAIN
[...] (U) INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REF A WAS DELIVERED TO ROBERTO CICIANI, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON MONEY-LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES, FINANCE MINISTRY, ON FEBRUARY 20. HE INDICATED HE WOULD SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH ITALY'S FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT, THE UFFICIO ITALIANO DEI CAMBI (UIC). [...]
2004-02-23 13:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL IZ IT UNSC
04THEHAGUE1262NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch government has reacted positively to the draft UN Security Resolution on Iraq. In a May 25 meeting with Ambassador Sobel, Hugo Siblesz (MFA Political Director) said that the draft resolution would help build strong Parliamentary support for a decision to extend Dutch [...]
2004-05-25 15:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ NL UNSC
04THEHAGUE1721NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH IN DRIVER'S SEAT IN
[...] (C) The Dutch see themselves as leading Europe to take firmer action on Sudan. The highest levels of the Dutch government, including the Prime Minister, are actively engaged on this issue. Bilaterally, the Dutch have pressed the Sudanese government to implement its commitments and have pledg [...]
2004-07-09 15:14:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM NL SU UNSC
04THEHAGUE1867NETHERLANDS/EU/SUDAN: PREPPING FOR GAERC DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect GAERC conclusions to maintain political pressure on GOS, endorse coordination with AU/UN/US, and to increase humanitarian assistance. In a scheduled July 24 meeting with GOS FM Ismael, FM Bot and Dev Min Van Ardenne intend to express deep concern about the situat [...]
2004-07-23 13:22:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL SU NL EUN UNSC
04THEHAGUE2261IRAN/IAEA: DUTCH MFA VIEWS ON POSSIBLE UNSC
[...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff discussed refs A and B with Dutch MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on September 7. Wilke does not believe it will be possible to gain support within the EU for referring Iran's non-compliance to the UNSC in September. He doubts ElBaradei's November report will be [...]
2004-09-07 15:06:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL IR NL UNSC
04THEHAGUE2344IRAN/IAEA: IAEA NEGOTIATIONS ON IRAN RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Political Counselor and Poloff shared ref A demarche text and ref b points with Dutch Government officials on September 16. Poloff reached Elka Merks, in the Dutch MFA Nonproliferation office, to convey points in advance of the morning meeting in Vienna at the IAEA. Poloff drew on reft [...]
2004-09-16 14:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL IR NL UNSC
04THEHAGUE2398NETHERLANDS/EU/UNGA: ICJ SEPARATION BARRIER ACTION
[...] (C) DCM discussed reftel talking points with Herman Schaper, the Dutch Deputy POLDIR, on September 20. Schaper confirmed that Dutch UN Permrep Dirk van den Bergh, in his EU capacity, had discussed the issue of the security barrier with the Palestinian mission (al-Kidwa) in New York. The Pal [...]
2004-09-20 15:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NL UNSC EUN
04THEHAGUE537DUTCH WILL NOT MAKE FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Embassy legal officer delivered reftel demarches to Pieter Ramaer, Head of the Political and Judicial Division within the MFA's UN and IFI Department. Ramaer stated the Dutch were one of the top donors of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and that they were not considering making any addi [...]
2004-03-03 12:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR PINS KWCI UNSC
04THEHAGUE762DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON POSSIBLE SHIRBRIG DEPLOYMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-23 15:05:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MOPS PREL HA NL UNSC
04THEHAGUE986DUTCH ON DRAFT NONPROLIFERATION UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-20 15:22:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL NL UNSC
04USUNNEWYORK494UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS MADRID BOMB ATTACKS
[...] CONDEMNS IN THE STRONGEST TERMS THE BOMB ATTACKS IN MADRID, SPAIN, PERPETRATED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP ETA ON 11 MARCH 2004, IN WHICH MANY LIVES WERE CLAIMED AND PEOPLE INJURED, ANDD REGARDS SUCH ACT, LIKE ANY ACT OF TERRORISM, AS A THREAT TO PEACE AND SECURITY; 2. EXPRESSES ITS DEEPEST SY [...]
2004-03-11 23:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PTER PREL SP
05ABUDHABI3072G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM: UAE RESPONSE
[...] (C) Ambassador made reftel demarche on the G-4 framework resolution on UN reform to MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid al Noaimi on July 12, emphasizing that governments should continue to focus on a broad range of UN reform issues rather than pushing for quick action and a quick vote. Al No [...]
2005-07-12 08:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC TC
05ABUDHABI3175DEFEATING THE G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION: UAE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 04:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC TC
05ABUDHABI3272SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, GAZA, SAUDI BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, UAE Minister of Information Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan and Ambassador discussed UAE attention to halting the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq; Abdullah's planned travel to Damascus to meet with Syrian President Bashar Al Asad; Gaza disengagement and the UAE [...]
2005-07-26 09:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER UNSC PHUM PINR EAID SY IZ GZ SA
05ABUJA1154UN REFORM DEMARCHES DELIVERED: NIGERIA AGREES
[...] (U) On the morning of June 29 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Abuja, Acting DCM delivered reftel demarches on UN reform to Ambassador Anigbo, Director of the First United Nations Division of the MFA. Poloff served as notetaker. 2. (U) A/DCM delivered talking points in Ref A [...]
2005-06-29 14:52:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KUNR AORC NI UNSC
05ABUJA1250NIGERIA RESPONDS TO DEMARCHE ON G-4 RESOLUTION
[...] (U) On the morning of July 11 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Abuja, Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche on UN reform to Ambassador Chike Alex Anigbo, Director of the First United Nations Department of the MFA. Poloff served as notetaker. 2. (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel ta [...]
2005-07-11 17:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KUNR AORC NI UNSC
05ABUJA1338CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA CONFIRMS NIGERIA'S
[...] (C) On the afternoon of July 22, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Wang Yongqiu visited the Ambassador to discuss UNSC reform. He told the Ambassador he had met with the Acting Permanent Secretary of Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Mr. Asiru (phonetic),the previous afternoon, and th [...]
2005-07-22 16:30:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KUNR NI UNSC UNGA
05ABUJA1381G-4 RESOLUTION: NIGERIA WILL SUPPORT COMMON AU
[...] (SBU) On July 27, Poloff asked Ambassador Chike Alex Anigbo, Director of the First United Nations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),about Nigeria's position on the G-4 resolution. 2. (SBU) Anigbo replied that the G-4 resolution and the AU resolution were very similar, d [...]
2005-07-27 11:15:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KUNR AORC NI UNSC
05ABUJA1480WHAT WENT WRONG BETWEEN THE AU AND THE G-4?
[...] (C) Summary: According to the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, who was at the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, emotional appeals about Africans standing up for their rights against Western "colonialists" carried the day in persuading the AU to stick to its demand for veto rights for any new permanent [...]
2005-08-11 16:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC KUNR NI UNSC
05ABUJA1904THE ECOWAS LOGISTICS DEPOT AND UNSC SANCTIONS
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. As UNAMSIL vacates Sierra Leone at the end of the year, ECOWAS will assume control of the Hastings Airfield Complex outside of Freetown for the purpose of establishing a full-service peacekeeping logistics depot. This depot is one of the ke [...]
2005-10-05 15:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO MARR SL NI UNSC ECOWAS
05ACCRA1506CHARGE DELIVERS UNSC REFORM DEMARCHE: GHANA
[...] On July 29, Charge delivered reftel demarche on UNSC reform to Ghanaian Deputy Foreign Minister Kwesi Osei-Adjei. (Note: due to the urgency of this issue, Charge met with the Deputy Foreign Minister rather than the Foreign Minister, who was not available until August 1. In the past, the Depu [...]
2005-07-29 15:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC GH KUNR PGOV PREL UNSC
05ACCRA1543UNSC REFORM: GHANA TO DROP VETO TO PRESS FOR SEATS
[...] (C) During an Aug. 2 discussion on the proposed Human Rights Council (ref B),MFA official Nana Bema Kumi told PolOff that Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo Addo will join African heads of state and other ministers in Addis Ababa on Aug. 4 for a single-issue summit on UN Security Council [...]
2005-08-03 12:08:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL AORC GH KUNR PGOV UNCHR UNGA UNSC
05ACCRA2168GHANA'S RESPONSE ON ICJ CANDIDATE
[...] (U) On Oct. 5, PolOff delivered talking points and curriculum vitae of International Court of Justice candidate Thomas Buergenthal per reftel A to Supervising Director of Multilateral, Legal and Passports Nana Bema Kumi at Ghana's Foreign Ministry. Kumi said the GOG ordinarily develops lists o [...]
2005-10-21 13:18:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGH UNSC UNGA
05ADDISABABA3657ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER: UNMEE FEARS MORE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: UNMEE officials told Charge on October 20 that they fear the Eritrean Government will continue to impose new restrictions on its operations in order to increase pressure on the international community to force Ethiopian compliance with the EEBC border decision. UNMEE warned of th [...]
2005-10-21 09:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PINS MARR MOPS KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC
05ADDISABABA3725UNITED NATIONS REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO MONITOR AND RESOLVE ERITREA-ETHIOPIA CRISIS
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks Department's guidance in responding to the UN's request for satellite imagery of the Ethiopia-Eritrean border area, conveyed on October 26 by the UNMEE SRSG to Charge (see paragraph 8). 2. (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea's restrictions on UNMEE operations within the TS [...]
2005-10-28 14:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MOPS MARR KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC
05ADDISABABA3747ETHIOPIA CALLS FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO TAKE PEACE-ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ERITREA
[...] (C) On November 1, Mr. Grum Abay, the MFA's Director General for Europe and America, presented Charge and P/E Counselor with the text of a letter dated October 31, addressed by Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin to the members of the UN Security Council and to UN SYG Annan. Grum underscored the n [...]
2005-11-01 14:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3760ETHIOPIA: MELES SAYS UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Meles contended that the drafted UNSC resolution on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border would jeopardize any chance of a peaceful settlement. Isaias would be emboldened -- and "rewarded for his "blackmail" -- by getting a Security Council endorsement of demarcation of the [...]
2005-11-03 16:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3837UNSC MISSION TO ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BREAKS NO NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's UN PermRep Amb. Kenzio Oshima told UN Security Council members and troop-contributing countries in Addis that his November 7-8 trip to Ethiopia and Eritrea on behalf of the Council was "technical" in nature, and did not aim at promoting political dialogue. Providing a re [...]
2005-11-12 12:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3864ETHIOPIA: STATE MINISTER VOICES CONCERN ON UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu summoned the Charge Nov. 15 to pass a copy of a letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin to UN Security Council President Denisov on the Council's pending resolution regarding the Ethio-Eritrean border. Tekeda argued tha [...]
2005-11-15 15:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO PGOV ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA4046UNMEE OFFICIALS AWAITING GUIDANCE ON ERITREA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea's demand that American, Canadian, and European (including Russian) UNMEE staff depart within 10 days could affect Ethiopia's previous commitment to withdraw troops from the border, senior UNMEE officials say. UNMEE is awaiting guidance from New York on whether to comply w [...]
2005-12-08 06:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS ET ER EE BORDER UNSC
05ALGIERS1766SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES AND UN
[...] (C) During their August 18 meeting, President Bouteflika and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Richard Lugar discussed Morocco and the Western Sahara (ref A),U.S.-Algerian bilateral relations, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, the coup in Mau [...]
2005-08-21 16:40:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER XF AG UNSC US
05AMMAN4937PROMOTING UN REFORM PRIORITIES: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-21 08:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KUNR JO UNSC AROC
05AMMAN5840JORDAN ALIGNING WITH G-4 ON UNSC EXPANSION PROPOSAL
[...] ( C ) Charge July 21 urged Foreign Minister Qasrawi not to support the G-4 UNSC expansion proposal. Qasrawi, contradicting what his subordinates told us last week, said Jordan's position "is to support Japan" based on long-standing Jordanian commitments to Tokyo. He said this meant that, b [...]
2005-07-21 13:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL JO UNSC
05AMMAN6686DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERFORMANCE OF JORDAN'S
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (S) Summary. Defense Attache met August 16 with senior Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) officials to deliver reftel demarche regarding Jordan's battalion in Haiti. The Jordanians admitted leadership failures and identified key areas of improved [...]
2005-08-18 12:33:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MARR KPKO HA JO UNSC
05AMMAN8435JORDAN AGREES TO VOTE FOR THOMAS BUERGENTHAL'S
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-26 12:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO UNSC UNGA
05ANKARA2682ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-10 11:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTU UNSC UNGA
05ANKARA4034TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON G-4 FRAMEWORK
[...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered ref a points to Turkish MFA Multilateral Affairs DG Polat July 11, stressing the need to move forward on a wide range of UN reforms and avoid a divisive debate over UNSC membership. Polat said Turkey supports the Italy/Pakistan/Mexico group's opposition to the G-4 plan, [...]
2005-07-11 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TU UNSC
05ANKARA4765TURKISH VIEWS ON RENEWAL OF ISAF'S UN MANDATE AND
[...] (C) Polmilcouns raised ISAF's UN mandate with MFA Deputy Director General for NATO Affairs Fatih Ceylan on August 11 as instructed ref A. Ceylan said that some offices within MFA had been discussing the use of force, mandates and international legitimacy recently. His office has argued that [...]
2005-08-12 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF TU IZ NATO UNSC
05ANKARA6074ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 07:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTU UNSC UNGA
05ANKARA6508ICJ ELECTIONS: TURKEY STILL UNDECIDED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC UNGA ICJ
05ASUNCION1265PARAGUAY: ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 12:36:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PA UNSC UNGA
05ASUNCION1357PARAGUAY ON ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 16:29:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPA UNGA UNSC
05ASUNCION639PARAGUAY ON ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 20:46:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPA UNSC UNGA
05ASUNCION802PARAGUAY ON UN REFORM
[...] On June 22, Charge met with Vice Minister of Foreign Relations, Ambassador Jose Martinez Lezcano to discuss UN Reform. Ambassador Martinez remarked that Paraguay strongly supports UN reform and agrees that reforms must go far beyond expanding the Security Council. Responding to reftel point [...]
2005-06-22 21:45:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KUNR AORC PA UNSC
05ASUNCION832PARAGUAY ON SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-28 22:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPA UNSC UNGA
05ASUNCION888PARAGUAY: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 11:21:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PA UNSC
05ASUNCION917AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDERING,
[...] (C) Summary: On July 15, I breakfasted with Foreign Minister Leila Rachid and we discussed ominous trends in Venezuela, de-legitimizing terrorism, anti-money laundering legislation, U.S. candidacy for the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, an FBI officer in Asuncion, prospects for extraditi [...]
2005-07-18 20:48:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR KPAO SCUL KUNR PA UNSC UNESCO
05ASUNCION965PARAGUAY ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 19:27:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL PGOV AORC PA UNSC
05ASUNCION966PARAGUAY ON WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 19:27:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO PA UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05ATHENS1982PRELIMINARY GREEK REACTION TO UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche OOB local time July 25 to Ambassador Frangiskos Verros, head of the MFA's Directorate for International Organizations Affairs. At that time, Verros was unaware of the proposed "European" language to limit the designation process to those who "willingly" [...]
2005-07-25 14:25:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALETTC GR PREL PTER KTFN EFIN UNSC
05ATHENS2793GREECE SUPPORTS BURMA DISCUSSION IN UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 11:21:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL BM PGOV PHUM GR UNSC
05BANGKOK3992TALKING POINTS DELIVERED: UN REFORM & PROMOTING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-17 07:52:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL PGOV AORC TH UNSC
05BANGKOK4467THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON G-4 FRAMEWORK
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-08 10:33:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TH UNSC
05BANGKOK4785UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE AGAINST G-4 RESOLUTION
[...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Kantathi, who was attending the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Vientiane, Ambassador spoke with MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn to solicit an RTG vote against or abstention on the G-4 resolution. Krit took the Ambassador's comments [...]
2005-07-26 10:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKUNR PGOV PREL TH UNGA UNSC
05BANGKOK6511DEMARCHE: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC - THAI
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-13 12:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV TH UNSC UNGA BURMA
05BERLIN1318GERMAN VIEWS ON UN REFORM
[...] (C) Poloff met recently with several German government officials to discuss Germany's current thinking on UN reform. The Germans continue to insist that they are interested in wide-ranging reform, and point to their active engagement in formulating the EU response to all of SYG Annan's propos [...]
2005-04-20 15:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR GM UNSC
05BOGOTA174FACILITATING GOC MEETING WITH UN HIGH COMMISSIONER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 7 and 8. 2. (C) Summary: Relations between the GOC and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bogota, in particular with the approach of director Michael Fruhling, remain strained. Per ref a, the GOC views the OHCHR office he [...]
2005-01-06 21:31:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CO UNSC
05BOGOTA2577COLOMBIA'S CANDIDACY FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-17 20:59:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC CO UNSC UNGA
05BRASILIA1044 BRAZIL: FORMER U.S. AMBASSADORS DISCUSS UN
[...] (SBU) Summary. From March 30 to April 1, former Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Ambassador Alec Watson met with former Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S. Rubens Barbosa; former Foreign Minister Luiz Lampreia; Marcelo Vasconcelos and Paulo Alvarenga from the US and Canada Division at the Minist [...]
2005-04-15 19:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PREL PTER BR UNSC
05BRASILIA1479ENGAGING GOB ON SITUATION IN HAITI
[...] (C) We read with deep concern ref a and b assessments of the deteriorating security situation and endangered political process in Haiti. In light of these trends, we believe it is urgent that we engage directly at senior levels with the GOB, to gather information regarding their current assess [...]
2005-06-01 19:17:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS BR UNSC
05BRASILIA1621UN REFORM - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN FORMIN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 20:28:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC BR UNSC US
05BRASILIA1851UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR RESOLUTION: DRAFT TEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 20:09:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL KTFN UNSC
05BRASILIA1893BRAZIL - DELIVERED LISTING OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-15 19:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL ETTC UNSC
05BRASILIA2231BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM
[...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador, accompanied by PolCouns, met on 19 August 2005 with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his chief of staff, to review a range of issues (with focus on reftel Haiti demarche) and discuss the Ambassador's departure from Brazil later in the year to assume the Chief Exe [...]
2005-08-19 17:55:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR UNSC US
05BRASILIA944LEBANON: SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche points to Foreign Ministry UN Division Chief Glivania de Oliveira late on 5 April. Pol Counselor emphasized that the authorities outlined in OP3 of the French draft resolution are seen by the USG and others as necessary for an effective investigat [...]
2005-04-06 16:42:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY UNSC
05BRATISLAVA430SWEDISH DG FOR POL AFFAIRS ON SWEDEN AND THE UN
[...] On May 31, the Swedish Embassy in Bratislava hosted a seminar on Global Security and the United Nations (UN),in conjunction with the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, as part of their commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dag Hammarskojld. As part of the morning program, A [...]
2005-06-06 09:08:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SW LO UNSC
05BRATISLAVA468SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AGENDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On June 17, Charge delivered reftel points to Magda Vasaryova, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Vasaryova explained the UN's historical and "sentimental" importance to Slovakia, and reinforced Slovakia's strong support for the UN reform agenda ou [...]
2005-06-17 15:54:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL LO UN UNSC
05BRATISLAVA693SLOVAKIA AGREES WITH ISAF'S U.N. MANDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 11:58:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL LO NATO UNSC
05BRATISLAVA958(C) SLOVAKIA MAY BE WILLING TO PART WAYS WITH EU
[...] (C) At a reception on December 5, MFA State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova pulled aside DCM to stress Slovakia's desire for the closest possible cooperation with the USG during Slovakia's upcoming tenure on the UNSC. Citing her very positive recent meeting with Amb. Bolto [...]
2005-12-06 13:58:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR LO UNSC UNGA UN
05BRUSSELS1527EC WILL SPEND 8.5M EUROS ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (U) On April 18, PolOff delivered Reftel demarche on funding for Afghanistan's parliamentary elections to Jonathan Hatwell, European Commission (EC) desk officer for Afghanistan. Hatwell reiterated that the EC "fully shares the U.S. view on the importance of the parliamentary elections," and [...]
2005-04-18 12:46:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID AF UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2470EU ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, we delivered ref (A) demarche to Paulo Oliveira, Principal UN Desk Officer at the EU Council Secretariat. Oliveira's preliminary impression was that the SIPDIS U.S. points illustrated continued broad U.S.-EU agreement on the importance and main priorities of UN refo [...]
2005-06-28 11:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR PGOV AORC UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1592UNSC REFORM: ROMANIA STILL UNDECIDED, UNDER
[...] (SBU) Charge presented ref A points July 8 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, underscoring the importance of UNSC reform to the U.S. as well as our concern with the flawed proposal expected to be tabled soon by the G-4. Ungureanu pledged that the MFA would provide the Emba [...]
2005-07-18 13:07:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL RO UNSC
05BUCHAREST31AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador January 3-4 made introductory calls on new Foreign Minister Razvan Ungureanu and new Defense Minister Teodor Atanasiu. Echoing a prominent theme in President Traian Basescu's electoral campaign, both incoming ministers expressed a firm commitment to a strong relati [...]
2005-01-06 16:08:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS MARR MASS ECON PINR MD UP IZ RO UNSC
05CAIRO3626RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN'S FIRST VISIT TO EGYPT
[...] (C) The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin April 26-27 to Cairo, Egypt will be remembered more for its ceremonial and nostalgic aspects than for substantive agreements or strategic re-alignments. Putin and Egyptian President Mubarak released a joint statement after their summit meetin [...]
2005-05-12 13:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KNNP ECON EG IS UNSC
05CAIRO3780EGYPT TO CONSIDER NOMINATION OF JUDGE BUERGENTHAL
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 12 on the candidacy of Judge Thomas Buergenthal to MFA Second Secretary in the Office of Specialized Agencies Ms. Sohad Sabry. Sabry welcomed the diplomatic note and accompanying documentation relating to Mr. Buergenthal's candidacy for re-election as jud [...]
2005-05-17 14:37:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EG UNSC UNGA
05CAIRO4780EGYPT: UN PRIORITIES UNDERSTOOD, BUT MECHANISMS
[...] (C) Summary: The Acting DCM conveyed ref D points on USG priorities for UN reform at the MFA Assistant Minister level, in the absence of the Foreign Minister, on June 23. Assistant Minister Fathalla and his staff were familiar with many of the points raised, yet pressed to know what mechani [...]
2005-06-23 15:50:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KUNR AORC EAID EG UNSC UNGA
05CAIRO5296EGYPT SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE UN REFORM BUT
[...] (U) Charge met with the Foreign Ministry's Chief of Cabinet Ambassador Sameh Shukry on July 11 to deliver reftel demarche regarding the G-4 framework resolution on UN reform. The Charge stressed that the USG is open to UNSC enlargement but believes the G-4 resolution, if adopted, would be d [...]
2005-07-12 12:30:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EG UNSC
05CAIRO5513EGYPT'S POSITION ON THE G-4 PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on July 18 to the MFA's Counselor for UN affairs, Dr. Hany al Selim. Selim said that Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit had sent Chief of Staff Ambassador Sameh Shukry and Cabinet Member for UN affairs Amr Rushdy to New York for consultations on UNSC reform. T [...]
2005-07-19 13:42:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EG KUNR UN UNSC
05CAIRO5590EGYPT ADHERING TO AU POSITION ON UNSC REFORM
[...] (C) Acting DCM spoke July 21 with Amb. Ahmed Fathallah, Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs, and delivered points in ref A, underscoring the urgency. Fathallah said that the Egyptian position remained as described in ref B and that Egypt would not support the G-4 effort [...]
2005-07-21 16:11:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR UNSC UNGA
05CAIRO6286UN REFORM: EGYPT NOT YET FOCUSED ON HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (C) The Charge delivered ref A demarche on August 15 to MFA Acting Chief of the Minister's Cabinet, Yasser Morad. Morad accepted the points with limited substantive reply, but promised to study the U.S. message. He indicated that the GOE had not yet focused on the High Level Event (HLE). On [...]
2005-08-16 14:31:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR EG UNGA UNSC UN
05CAIRO6913ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EGYPT
[...] (S) During their September 4 introductory meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit touched on Syria. The Ambassador sought Egyptian support to press Damascus and Lebanon to follow through with UNSCR 1559 implementation, removing all Syrian operatives from Lebanon, ending Syria [...]
2005-09-06 17:36:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV ECON PTER EG SY LE UNSC UNGA
05CAIRO6957EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON UN REFORM ISSUES,
[...] (C) During a September 4 introductory meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit to present credentials, the Ambassador drew from reftel demarches to urge improved Egyptian cooperation on UN reform and the UN High Level Event Outcome Document. Aboul Gheit stated that overall [...]
2005-09-08 11:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR EG UNGA UNSC
05CAIRO7087INNOVATIVE SOURCES OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-12 14:37:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID EFIN EG UNGA UNSC
05CAIRO8032EGYPT "FAVORABLE" ON BUERGENTHAL ICJ CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-18 14:23:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EG UNSC UNGA
05CAIRO8078UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE: EGYPT OPPOSED
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note October 19 to MFA Assistant Minister for International Cultural Affairs, Ambassador Sallama Shaker, requesting GOE support for our position on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity vote expected to occur October 20 in Paris. Shaker's Chief of [...]
2005-10-19 15:52:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EG UNGA UNSC UNESCO
05CAIRO8136SYRIA/LEBANON: EGYPT "STILL STUDYING" MEHLIS
[...] (SBU) Senior Egyptian Presidency and MFA officials have so far offered minimal reaction to the Report of the International Independent Investigation Commission Established Pursuant to UNSCR 1595, otherwise known as the "Mehlis Report." Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad told the DCM during [...]
2005-10-23 14:26:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER EG SY LE MEPN UNSC
05CAIRO8190EGYPT SEEKING USG SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE
[...] (U) Post recently received two diplomatic notes in Arabic from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support for membership in the International Maritime Organization (IMO),"Category C," as well as our support for re-election of Egypt's representative on the Anti-Torture Commission. [...]
2005-10-25 15:01:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ODIP EG UNSC UNGA
05CAIRO8434MUBARAK AND ARAB LEAGUE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SYRIA
[...] (U) Neither the GOE nor the Arab League have have issued formal statements regarding UNSCR 1636. However, in a wide-ranging interview November 4 with Al Ahram newspaper, President Mubarak stressed the importance of maintaining Syrian stability. He also noted that he had discussed with Syria [...]
2005-11-06 08:53:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER SY EG IO UNSC
05CAIRO8617ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) During a November 15 meeting, Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa told the Ambassador of his latest discussions with Syrian President Asad. Moussa said that when he saw Asad before his recent speech, Asad pledged: full cooperation with Mehlis; that he would tell any high official [...]
2005-11-15 18:54:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY LE EG UNSC
05CAIRO9180UN REFORM: AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S DECEMBER 10
[...] (C) During a December 10 meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, followed by a more detailed discussion with senior MFA multilateral affairs staff, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli drew out Egyptian concerns on UN reform efforts and [...]
2005-12-10 16:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EG UNGA UNSC
05CAIRO9313SYRIA/LEBANON: EGYPT CONSIDERING IMPLICATIONS OF
[...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad December 15, sharing the draft UN Security Council resolution on the Hariri murder investigation and calling for a strong Egyptian role in supporting Lebanon's request for an expanded/extended mandate for the UN I [...]
2005-12-15 15:14:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EG LE SY UNSC
05CAIRO9468SYRIA/LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] (S) During a December 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Moussa discussed recent Arab League and GOE interactions with Syrian and Lebanese leaders. Clearly working hand-in-hand with the GOE, Moussa said that AL and GOE aim to calm tensions between Damascus and Beiru [...]
2005-12-22 15:43:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG LE SY UNSC
05CANBERRA1270GOA SUPPORTS UN DEMOCRACY FUND, SEEKS SEAT ON BOARD
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered ref A demarche on July 21 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) United Nations and Commonwealth Director Nicholas Turner, and at a July 28 follow up discussion with AusAid Acting Assistant Director Gen [...]
2005-07-28 06:14:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR AS UNSC UNGA ECOSOC KPKP
05CANBERRA1460AUSTRALIAN DOD READOUT ON FIJI GUARD UNIT
[...] (C) Summary: Australian Department of Defense (ADOD) officials told us on August 29 that they were exasperated by Fiji,s threat to renege on its commitment to provide guard units to the UN in Basra and Erbil, and they planned to advise Defense Minister Hill and the Department of Prime Ministe [...]
2005-08-30 02:56:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PINR IZ FJ AS UNSC
05CANBERRA272AUSTRALIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TIMOR
[...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on February 11 to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for Maritime South-East Asia Penny Burtt. Burtt said that the GOA was in "heated agreement" with the U.S. that UNMISET should conclude in May and that the Governme [...]
2005-02-11 03:45:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL TL AS UNSC
05CANBERRA331AUSTRALIA: PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE
[...] (U) Please see action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to relevant Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) IO staff on February 10 and discussed matters contained therein at a February 18 follow up call with UN Executive Officer Lara Nassau. Nassau emphasiz [...]
2005-02-18 07:03:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR AS UNSC UNGA
05CANBERRA576AUSTRALIA-INDIA BILATERALS: INDIA'S UNSC BID AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) hosted a Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and a strategic dialogue with India March 7-8. The SOM's principal topics were the promotion of bilateral economic ties and Australian support for India's bid for permanent UNS [...]
2005-03-24 04:53:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PINR KNNP ETTC ETRD ENRG AS IN UNSC
05COLOMBO1198SRI LANKA NOT DECIDED ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Ambassador raised issue of G-4 Framework Resolution on UNSC Expansion with Foreign Secretary Palihakkara on July 8, using points in reftel. Ambassador added that we recognized that Sri Lanka had given public support to the G-4's proposal for UNSC seats, but that this did not necessarily [...]
2005-07-11 05:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL CE UNSC
05COLOMBO400SRI LANKA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR UNSYG
[...] (U) On February 22 the Embassy received a diplomatic note formally requesting U.S. support for the candidature of Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General of the Peace Secretariat in Sri Lanka and former UN SIPDIS Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, for the post of UN Secretary General. [...]
2005-02-22 11:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR AORC CE UN UNSC UNGA
05DARESSALAAM1274Tanzanian Response to UNSC Reform Proposals
[...] (SBU) On June 29, Poloff discussed the talking points in reftel with the director of the Foreign Ministry's Security Council Unit, Vitalis Njiku. Mr. Njiku was just hours away from departing for Libya and the African Union Summit. He was very attentive to the details of the talking points, s [...]
2005-06-29 12:30:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TZ UN UNSC
05DARESSALAAM1477Defeating the G-4 Framework Resolution on UN
[...] (C) On Tuesday evening, July 26, CDA spoke to Foreign Minister (and likely next President) Jakaya Kikwete, urging Tanzania to oppose or at least abstain on any G-4 resolution on UNSC reform for reasons stated ref B. Kikwete "took note" of the U.S. position, and said he would consult within his [...]
2005-08-02 14:12:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALUN UNSC PREL TZ
05DARESSALAAM42 TANZANIA GEARS UP FOR SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
[...] (C) Summary: Senior officials at the Foreign Ministry acknowledged to Charge that Tanzania's upcoming term on the UNSC will pose daunting challenges for its woefully thin staff. The GOT will focus on African issues, and will take its lead on most issues from the AU, but is eager to coopera [...]
2005-01-10 11:43:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TZ UNSC
05DARESSALAAM688 Lebanon: Tanzanian Support for UN Security
[...] (C) On April 6, Poloff delivered the demarche on the UNSC Resolution on Lebanon to Mr. Vitalis Njiku, head of the UNSC Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Njiku indicated that Tanzania supported investigation of the Hariri assassination in principle, but that the Tanzanian delegati [...]
2005-04-06 13:27:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY TZ UNSC
05DARESSALAAM909 International Court of Justice Candidacy:
[...] On May 6, Poloff delivered the Diplomatic Note and C.V. for International Court of Justice candidate Thomas Buergenthal to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Mulamula said that the Tanzanians would give due [...]
2005-05-09 12:30:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TZ UNSC UNGA
05DARESSALAAM988 International Court of Justice Candidacy:
[...] The Government of Tanzania has given a positive response to our demarche and diplomatic note of May 6 concerning the candidacy of Judge Buergenthal for the ICJ. In a May 16 diplomatic note, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it would support the candidacy of Judge Buergenthal to the [...]
2005-05-19 13:24:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TZ UNSC UNGA
05DHAKA3400BANGLADESH: WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-18 05:22:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO BG UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05DHAKA3404 BANGLADESH: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM
[...] POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel) on July 18 to MFA UN Affairs Director Ismat Jahan. Mrs. Jahan had no substantive response. 2. CDA delivered demarche to Foreign Secretary Hemayatuddin, who said that Bangladesh has not yet formulated their position in regards to the G-4 resolution, bu [...]
2005-07-18 07:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BG UNSC
05DHAKA3690BANGLADESH: UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE AGAINST G-4
[...] (C) Charge D'Affaires delivered demarche (reftel) on July 28 to MFA Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin. Hemayetuddin's response was noncommittal, noting that the resolution "has gone all sorts of ways" and that Bangladesh wanted to see how the situation would pan out. 2. (C) CDA plans to raise [...]
2005-08-01 03:09:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR UNSC UNGA
05DJIBOUTI601UN REFORM: PRIORITIES RAISED WITH DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) Ambassador conveyed contents of reftels (A) and (B) June 22 to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf. Yousuf had already seen a number of documents over the internet conveying the U.S. position. He said the U.S. had made its position quite clear on these issues in other fora as [...]
2005-06-23 11:27:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL PGOV AORC DJ UNSC
05DJIBOUTI625DEMARCHING AFRICAN NATIONS AND THE AU ON UN REFORM
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 30 June to Americas Desk Officer in the Department of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Omar Djama. Djama said he would be sure to pass the information to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who left for the African Union Su [...]
2005-06-30 13:28:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL DJ UN UNSC
05DJIBOUTI679WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 14 July to Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said that Djibouti supported reforms in all organs of the United Nations and that Djibouti will vote for any positive reforms. He added that he w [...]
2005-07-18 10:42:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL DJ KPOKO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05DJIBOUTI713UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE TO DJIBOUTI'S FM ON UN REFORM
[...] (C) As instructed reftel, Ambassador conveyed 7/26 to Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf, the U.S. position on the G-4 framework resolution on expanding the United Nations Security Council. She went through reftel points with the Minister and urged Djibouti to oppose t [...]
2005-07-27 08:49:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR DJ UNSC UNGA
05DOHA1798SYRIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO DOHA
[...] (U) Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Moallem visited Doha for several hours October 30, meeting with the Amir and Foreign Minister. His tour also included Jeddah, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi. According to reports, Moallem emphasized Syria's desire the cooperate with the Mehlis Committee and said [...]
2005-10-31 13:12:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL SY QA UNSC
05DUBLIN1205IRELAND CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR JUDGE BUERGENTHAL
[...] On September 26, post received the below diplomatic note text confirming Irish support for Judge Thomas Buergenthal for election to the International Court of Justice. 2. Begin text of diplomatic note: The Department of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Unit [...]
2005-09-29 12:05:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC UNGA
05DUBLIN482IRELAND: STILL UNDECIDED ON FUNDING AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-22 10:35:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID UNSC
05DUBLIN537ICJ ELECTIONS: TOO SOON FOR IRISH SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-06 13:42:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC UNGA
05DUBLIN750PROMOTING UN REFORM IN IRELAND
[...] (SBU) On June 16, Ambassador, DCM and POLOFF delivered reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Dermot Gallagher. Gallagher said that SIPDIS Ireland shares similar positions to the United States on most of the points on reform. The main difference, he noted, [...]
2005-06-16 16:22:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC UNSC
05DUBLIN848IRISH RESPONSE: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN
[...] (C) On July 8, DCM delivered reftel talking points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN Counsellor John Deady. Deady said that while the GOI favors comprehensive UN reform, the regional exclusion currently in the UNSC permanent member structure undermines the legitimacy of the in [...]
2005-07-08 15:09:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC
05DUBLIN913IRELAND SUPPORTS PBC CREATION; QUESTIONS UNSC ROLE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-22 13:11:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UNGO ECOSOC
05HANOI1176ITALIAN UNSC ENLARGEMENT PROPOSAL
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Italian Ambassador to Vietnam called together diplomats from 20 other countries to describe the two plans for United Nations Security Council (UNSC) enlargement espoused by the "Coffee Club." He also noted that Italy had p [...]
2005-05-19 08:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IT VM UNSC
05HELSINKI1162FINLAND SUPPORTS BUERGENTHAL ICJ RE-ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 14:02:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDFI UNGA UNSC
05KINGSTON1524ICJ ELECTIONS - STILL NO COMMENT FROM GOJ
[...] On May 6, Poloff met with Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, to deliver reftel dipnote, talking points, and accompanying c.v. of Thomas Buergenthal. Brown welcomed the information and responded that she would r [...]
2005-06-17 12:46:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM UNSC UNGA
05KINGSTON1578REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: USG
[...] On June 23, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Pamela Ingleton, Acting Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Ingleton accepted the message and said that she would share the information with her depa [...]
2005-06-24 19:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL PGOV UNSC AORC JM
05KINGSTON1579UN REFORM: PROMOTING OUR PRIORITIES
[...] On June 23, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Pamela Ingleton, Acting Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Ingleton accepted the message and said that she would share the information with her depa [...]
2005-06-24 19:44:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL PGOV AORC JM UNSC
05KINGSTON1672DEMARCHING CARICOM STATES ON UN REFORM
[...] On June 30, Poloff delivered reftel points by telephone and fax to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). On August 1, Poloff called Brown for a response. Brown thanked Poloff for providing the USG posit [...]
2005-07-06 19:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL JM UN UNSC UNGA
05KINGSTON1925WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-12 20:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO JM UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05KINGSTON421CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) On February 14, Pol/Econ Chief conveyed Ref A points (via fax) to Ambassador Peter Black, Undersecretary for Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, who serves concurrently as non-resident Ambassador to Haiti. The following morning, P/E Chief called Black [...]
2005-02-15 21:07:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL HA JM UNSC
05KINSHASA1033 CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP
[...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...]
2005-06-23 10:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC
05KINSHASA1071DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN REFORM
[...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Ramazani (who was travelling),Ambassador delivered demarche points from reftels on June 27 to Ambassador Fabien Emery Zulu Kilo-Abi, Chief of Staff to the Minister. Zulu said a committee in the Foreign Ministry, which he chairs, is currently examining Un [...]
2005-06-29 14:51:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR CG UNSC
05KINSHASA1187 CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES
[...] The following demarches were delivered between June 28 and July 7, 2005. 2. Over-Fortification of Small Amounts of Food Aid (REF A) -- Although none of the food aid referenced in the cable went to the Republic of Congo, Econ/Cons Officer presented the demarche talking points to two NGOs wo [...]
2005-07-21 09:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAGR EAID PREF PHUM IS SZ CF ICRC UNSC UN
05KINSHASA1223GDRC REMAINS SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON UNSC
[...] (C) Ambassador has discussed UNSC reform issue (ref A) with Foreign Minister Raymond Ramazani. PolOff also has raised this issue with Ramazani's chief of staff, Ambassador Fabien Zulu (ref B),as well as other GDRC officials. The GDRC continues to support the U.S. view that measures to refor [...]
2005-07-27 12:20:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KUNR CG UNGA UNSC
05KINSHASA1260FOREIGN MINISTER CONCURS WITH U.S. ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel A points August 3 to Foreign Minister Ramazani. The GDRC's position on United Nations reform is similar to that of the U.S. and remains unchanged from previous meetings. Ramazani agreed that focusing solely on Security Council reform and moving forward witho [...]
2005-08-03 15:44:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL CG UNSC
05KINSHASA1855TSHISEKEDI GAMBIT WITH THE VISITING UNSC
[...] (C) A few days prior to the arrival in Kinshasa of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)on November 5 , two key officials of Etienne Tshisekedi,s opposition UDPS party approached French Ambassador Georges Serres to request a meeting with the UNSC. (Note: The French PermRep was the UNSC's lead for [...]
2005-11-08 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UNSC
05KINSHASA1860UNSC REITERATES SECURITY, ELECTION CONCERNS IN
[...] (C) Summary: An intense schedule for the visiting U.N. Security Council in Kinshasa focused on the election process and security sector reform. There was some focus of good governance issues, although clear misgivings by some UNSC members limited those discussions. For reasons that are uncle [...]
2005-11-08 15:10:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG UNSC
05KUWAIT3097DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT TO OPPOSE G-4 RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 13:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KU UNSC
05KUWAIT3164DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING THE G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-17 12:40:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU UNSC
05KUWAIT3398GOK "NOT FAR FROM U.S. POSITION" ON G-4 RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 07:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR UNSC KU
05LIMA3075PERU ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION FOR UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on 7/13 to Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez. Ambassador stressed that it would be counterproductive to call for a vote now on the G-4 resolution on Security Council (UNSC) expansion -- the resolution is contrary to the interests of many important co [...]
2005-07-14 16:23:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PE UNSC
05LIMA3113AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UN REFORM PRIORITIES WITH
[...] (SBU) On 7/13, the Ambassador discussed Ref B talking points on overall UN reform priorities of the USG with Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez; their exchange on Security Council Reform and the G-4 Resolution was reported in Ref A. The Ambassador emphasized the critical nature of the reform pr [...]
2005-07-15 23:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC PE UNSC
05LIMA3250PERU STILL UNDECIDED ON G-4 RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 21:11:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR PE UNSC UNGA
05LIMA3252PRESIDENT TOLEDO HAS NOT YET DECIDED ON G-4
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 22:36:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR PE UNSC UNGA
05LIMA3253WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 22:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO PE UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05LIMA4677ICJ ELECTIONS FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 22:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPE UNGA UNSC
05LIMA757CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-16 15:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HA PE XL UNSC
05LONDON793FUTURE OF IRAQ COALITION
[...] (S) We delivered reftel points on January 28 to FCO Iraq Policy Unit DepDir for PolMil Gerard Russell. Russell was grateful for the points and exceptionally complimentary of their attention to other coalition partners. The points should help to reassure various countries that USG and HMG off [...]
2005-01-28 12:17:00Embassy LondonSECRETMARR PREL MOPS UNSC IZ UK
05MADRID1564SPAIN: RESPONSE TO FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-22 09:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID AF SP UNSC
05MADRID2365SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-20 15:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KUNR AORC SP UNSC
05MADRID2452SPAIN'S VIEWS OF USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and Polcouns discussed USG priorities for UN reform with Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General of Foreign Policy, on June 22. Dezcallar said he was responding on behalf of Foreign Minister Moratinos who had received our initial demarche (Refs A and C) on the issue. Pol [...]
2005-06-24 15:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC SP UNSC
05MADRID2610SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOUTION
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the United Nations Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares. Gonzalez de Linares said Spain agreed enthusiastically with most of reftel talking points, with the exception of the following: -- Spain would like to see a requireme [...]
2005-07-12 09:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SP UNSC
05MADRID3504SPAIN ON THE ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-04 16:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP UNSC UNGA
05MANAGUA2100NICARAGUA NOTIFIED ON USG POSITION ON G-4
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-20 22:19:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NU UNSC
05MANAGUA2143NICARAGUA INFORMED OF USG VIEWS ON UN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 19:18:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO NU UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05MANAMA1428BAHRAIN: ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-03 13:06:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDBA UNSC UNGA
05MANAMA722BAHRAIN: ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-21 13:23:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDBA UNSC UNGA
05MANAMA727BAHRAIN SEEKS TO WORK WITH U.S. ON UNSC REFORM
[...] (C) MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Ghassan Shaikho told Pol/Econ chief May 18 that Bahrain seeks to work with the United States on UN Security Council reform. He was aware of strong U.S. support for Japan gaining a permanent Security Council seat, and asked for the U.S. position on Ge [...]
2005-05-22 10:21:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL BA UNSC UNGA
05MANAMA821FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (C) During a June 7 meeting covering a number of issues (Refs A, B),Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that Bahrain wanted to work with the U.S. on UN Security Council reform. The Group of Four [...]
2005-06-08 13:59:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL BA UNSC UNGA
05MANAMA892BAHRAIN: PROMOTING U.S. PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM
[...] (C) Pol/Econ chief June 21 delivered reftel demarches on promoting U.S. priorities on UN reform to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. (Note: Ambassador will deliver Ref B demarche to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed following the Minister's return to Bahrain [...]
2005-06-22 13:53:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL PGOV BA UNSC
05MANAMA911BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-28 10:21:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC BA UNSC
05MANAMA983DEMARCHE REQUEST: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche June 9 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammad Abdul Ghaffar, stressing our desire to delay a vote on the G-4 proposal. Abdul Ghaffar said he agreed with our position, saying that Bahrain did not believe there was a consensus now and th [...]
2005-07-11 10:08:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BA UNSC
05MANILA4223MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO
[...] (C) Summary. According to President Arroyo, the GRP would still like to help with Hurricane Katrina and views our bilateral relationship as strong. GRP positions on UN reform are almost identical with the US. The GRP will continue cooperation with the US on terrorism, including terrorist [...]
2005-09-07 09:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS EAID ECON RP UNSC
05MANILA5331EAP DAS JOHN'S NOVEMBER 11 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS John and Charge met November 11 with President Arroyo. Arroyo underscored her government's support for Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) and continued counterterrorism cooperation. She expressed interest in the U.S. and the GRP agreeing to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),sa [...]
2005-11-15 02:07:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR PTER PHUM ETRD RP BM UNSC
05MANILA5357EAP DAS JOHN LEADS NOVEMBER 11 BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS John and Charge held extensive discussions on bilateral issues with DFA A/S for American Affairs Abadilla and Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Del Rosario on November 11. DAS John underscored that the primary purpose of his visit to the Philippines was to focus on subst [...]
2005-11-16 03:53:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM ECON EAID RP UNSC APEC
05MAPUTO612MOZAMBIQUE: ICJ DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-16 13:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ UNSC UNGA
05MAPUTO859MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) On July 8, Charge met with Cesar Gouveia, Director of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver reftel talking points expr [...]
2005-07-08 14:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MZ UNSC
05MAPUTO900MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON DEFEATING G-4
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref A points with acting Foreign Minister Henrique Banze on July 21, emphasizing our desire that Mozambique oppose the G-4 resolution and, should it come to a vote, either vote against it or at a minimum abstain on it. Banze clearly understood the importance we att [...]
2005-07-21 13:53:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OTRA MZ UNSC UNGA AU
05MAPUTO931MOZAMBIQUE: GRM VIEWS ON CREATION OF UN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 09:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO MZ UNSC UNFA ECOSOC
05MAPUTO932MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE ON UNSC REFORM SUPPLEMENTAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 28 Ambassador discussed Ref A demarche points with Mozambican Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu. The Ambassador told Abreu that the USG supports expansion of the UNSC, but she emphasized t [...]
2005-07-29 09:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KUNR MZ UNSC UNGA
05MASERU311LESOTHO DISCUSSES UN REFORM MATTERS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed UN reform and USG priorities with the GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs during June 20 meeting. Minister Moleleki concurred with the overall message that the U.S. strongly supports a developing focus for the high level events and he reiterated his government's agreem [...]
2005-06-24 12:28:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KUNR AORC PHUM LT UNSC
05MASERU327LESOTHO'S POSITION ON THE AFRICAN UNION AND UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered Ref (A) points concerning UN Security Council Reform with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs June 29. MFA stated the GOL was very comfortable with the U.S. position and stated they particularly recognized the approach the U.S. was taking in regards to establishin [...]
2005-06-29 13:37:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL LT UNSC UN
05MASERU355G-4 FRAMEWORK DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Government of Lesotho Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki assured Ambassador during July 11 meeting that his government concurred with the U.S. on the G-4 Framework Resolution. He was open to the idea of deferring UN discussion of this resolution until a later date. The Minister of Fo [...]
2005-07-12 10:38:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL LT UNSC
05MASERU364WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered key points on the UN Peacebuilding Commission and discussed in detail the three (3) proposed resolutions with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Minister Moleleki said that his government supported the idea of such a Commission. He went on to state his co [...]
2005-07-15 12:15:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05MASERU374DEFEATING G-4 FORUM RESOLUTION ON UN REFORMS
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Lesotho's Foreign Minister Moleleki on most recent points on defeating the G-4 Forum Resolution July 19 and 25. Foreign Minister Moleleki reiterated the Government of Lesotho's support of the U.S. position on holding off on the UN Security Council proposal and restated [...]
2005-07-25 15:10:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL LT UNGA UNSC
05NAIROBI2583SOMALIA -- PUBLIC STATEMENT IN RECOGNITION OF CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Reftels outline recent events in the attempts of the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) to relocate from Kenya to Somalia. Notable among these has been a surge to the fore of civil society players in Mogadishu, including members of the business community, NGOs, women's orga [...]
2005-06-23 05:15:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS SO KE UNSC
05NAIROBI2747SOMALIA -- RECONCILIATION AND MEDIATION PLANNING
[...] (SBU) The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) issued a statement July 5 (reported reftel) indicating renewed international community (IC) support for reconciliation among members of the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). The SRSG proposed to the IC members of the Coo [...]
2005-07-06 14:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SO KE UNSC
05NAIROBI3189KENYA WILL SEEK PERMANENT SEAT ON SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 12:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KE UNSC
05NDJAMENA1122CHADIAN RESPONSE TO UN REFORM DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, Ambassador Wall met with Chadian Foreign Minister Nagoum Yamassoum on July 11 to discuss the UN reform. In outlining the U.S. position on UN reform, the Ambassador emphasized our desire for overall reform, not just UN Security Council expansion. He noted that G-4 proposal [...]
2005-07-13 16:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CD UNSC
05NEWDELHI2682NATWAR LOOKS AHEAD TO UN AND NUCLEAR DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh offered an upbeat preview of his April 13-14 meetings in Washington, placing particular importance on the issues of India's role in the UN and India's quest for access to US origin nuclear power [...]
2005-04-08 15:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ETTC IN PK UNSC NSSP
05NEWDELHI3087WEN VISIT WRAP-UP: "SIGNIFICANT BOOST," NO
[...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's "historic" April 9-12 visit to New Delhi (ref A),the initial breathless commentary has given way to a more sober and realistic assessment that no paradigm shift occurred, that Beijing did not exactly endorse India's UNSC bid, and that [...]
2005-04-25 12:36:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR CN IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3132INDIA LOOKING TO "SUBSTANTIATE" RELATIONS DURING
[...] (C) Summary: For Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's April 28-30 visit to New Delhi, the GOI will be focused on giving the relationship greater strategic and multilateral breadth, and solidifying Japan's support for India's UNSC campaign, according to our senior MEA interlocutors. Following Chine [...]
2005-04-26 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3252KOFI ANNAN BURSTS INDIA'S UNSC VETO BUBBLE
[...] (C) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's April 26-28 visit to New Delhi began on a positive note as Annan and the GOI made amends for the GOI's refusal to allow the Secretary General to tour tsunami affected areas in southern SIPDIS India in January, but it ended with a bubble-burstin [...]
2005-04-29 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IN IZ UNSC
05NEWDELHI3333INDIA STILL PONDERING UN REFORMS, DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 3 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao welcomed the upcoming visit of the Secretary's Adviser on UN Reform Shirin Tahir-Kheli and requested more details on Washington's position on UN reform proposals. He acknowledged that In [...]
2005-05-03 13:11:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IN KG UNSC
05NEWDELHI3367KOIZUMI VISIT: LOW-KEY CAP ON A MAJOR MONTH
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's low-key April 28-30 visit to India contrasted sharply with the breathlessness that followed Chinese Premier Wen's visit two weeks earlier. Koizumi and PM Manmohan Singh signed an eight-point program for boosting bilateral relations, particularly i [...]
2005-05-04 13:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3973AMB TAHIR-KHELI HEARS INDIAN UNSC PITCH
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with senior MEA officials on May 26, Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, the Secretary's UN Reform Adviser, heard a strong Indian claim for a permanent UNSC seat, and identified peacekeeping, management and accountability reform, counterterrorism, nonproliferation and demo [...]
2005-05-27 14:42:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM IN CH UNSC
05NEWDELHI4355INVITATION DELIVERED, SARAN OUT OF TOWN
[...] (C) As Foreign Secretary Saran is away from New Delhi, Charge forwarded U/S Burns's invitation to Saran's office via letter, and called Acting Joint Secretary (Americas) Renu Pall to alert her to the invitation. Pall called Charge later in the day to say that Saran already has committed to p [...]
2005-06-09 13:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI4634GOI HOPING FOR MORE ON UN REFORMS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-17 13:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI5117AFGHAN FM ABDULLAH DISCUSSES TALIBAN VIOLENCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah's July 3-5 visit to New Delhi was uneventful, but gave the GOI a chance to display its continued commitment to Afghan reconstruction and its determination to play a role in Central Asia through its relationships in Afghanistan. According to the Af [...]
2005-07-05 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF IN PK UNSC
05NEWDELHI5445GOI WORKING TO MANAGE DISAPPOINTMENT AT US G-4
[...] (C) Summary: US opposition to the G-4 UN Security Council expansion proposal was badly received in India, but the GOI is doing damage control to preserve the positive atmospherics of the PM's July 18-20 Washington visit, including working to ensure the resolution will not come up for a vote while t [...]
2005-07-14 13:16:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL IN CH UNSC
05NEWDELHI5868INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS: SUDAN READY TO GO, MAYBE MORE
[...] (C) Summary: Indian media reported on July 27 that a second Indian infantry brigade had been told to prepare to deploy to the UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While MEA Under Secretary (UN Political) K Nandini told us that the MEA was SIPDIS unawa [...]
2005-07-28 13:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO IN CG SU UNSC
05NEWDELHI7752GOI ON ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE, ITALIAN COESPU
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on ICJ elections, discussed Ref B plans for funding travel of Indian students to Italy's Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units, and reviewed the way forward for cooperation on UN reform in an October 5 conversation with MEA [...]
2005-10-05 10:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO KUNR IN IT UNSC UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI7967DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC
[...] (C) Deputy PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (UN Political) Sangeeta Mann on October 13, who said she would provide a response after consulting with her regional office. Post will continue to follow up with GOI officials. 2. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified We [...]
2005-10-13 13:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV BM UNSC UNGA
05NEWDELHI8682AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI URGES GOI LEADERSHIP ON
[...] (C) Summary. In her second round of consultations with senior MEA officials on November 14, Special Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli discussed areas of common consensus on UN reform and urged the GOI to take leadership and build coalitions of support before the review of the [...]
2005-11-15 11:53:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8746FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN URGES USG TO CORRECT
[...] (C) Summary: In his November 15 meeting with Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran expressed general GOI support for most SIPDIS of the USG's UN reform agenda, with some minor disagreement on the oversight mechanisms. He reinforced the GO [...]
2005-11-17 12:36:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8795GOI COMMENTS REGARDING PERM REP SEN'S REMARKS ON UNSC REFORM
[...] (C) Visiting Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli raised Reftel A points in separate meetings with MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar and Media Advisor to the Prime Ministers Office Sanjay Baru on November 17. In both meetings, our interlocutors underlined that PermRep N [...]
2005-11-18 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR IN UNSC UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI8799INDIA'S NAM BAGGAGE STILL HOLDING IT BACK ON UN
[...] (C) Summary: At a November 17 meeting with Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, Deputy National Security Advisor Nambiar insisted that India's "stereotype as a representative of developing countries" at the United Nations will hinder its ability to play a leading role with the [...]
2005-11-18 14:17:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NICOSIA1585CHANGING THE FRAME: HOW WE TALK ABOUT THE CYPRUS
[...] (C) Summary: Since the referenda on the Annan Plan in April 2004, our rhetorical position on the Cyprus issue has been clear and consistent. We support the UN SYG and his Mission of Good Offices. We believe the Annan Plan represented a fair and viable settlement. And, we want the Greek Cyp [...]
2005-09-29 12:17:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC CY
05NICOSIA1955 SUBJECT: "SETTLERS" AND CITIZENSHIP: THE
[...] (C) Summary: Questions of "settler status" and ROC citizenship have become increasingly entwined, further complicating an already contentious issue that lies close to the core of the Cyprus dispute. Issues of citizenship, status, and the definition of a "settler" are of more than academic [...]
2005-12-14 11:49:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV UNSC CY
05OTTAWA1226CANADA: DEMARCHE ON FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S
[...] (C) In a conversation on April 20 with Foreign Affairs Canada contacts (please protect),poloff was told privately that GoC financial assistance to the Afghanistan elections could be in the range of CDN 5-10 million (approximately USD 4-8 million). The amount of the contribution is expected t [...]
2005-04-22 19:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF CA UNSC
05OTTAWA1500CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche, discussing the nomination of Thomas Buergenthal for appointment to the International Court of Justice, to Michel Tessier, Coordinator for Elections at the UN Division of Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on May 4. Tessier thanked us for the demarche, and mention [...]
2005-05-18 19:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA UNSC UNGA
05OTTAWA1829CANADA ON UN REFORM: REQUEST TO CONVEY USG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 22:31:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL PGOV AORC CA UNSC
05OTTAWA2023CANADA ON RUMORS OF ARISTIDE'S DESIRE TO RETURN TO
[...] (C) DCM and PolOff shared reftel talking points with FAC Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean Jamal Khokhar and Caribbean and Central America Director Christian Lapointe. Khokhar said "we are on the same sheet" with regards to Aristide, and Canada's consistent message has been [...]
2005-07-06 16:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALBR HA PREL UNSC
05OTTAWA2097DEMARCHE REQUEST: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC supports us in opposing the G-4 proposal. Canada instead supports a model of Security Council reform which would provide for no new permanent seats but instead create a new category of eight four-year renewable seats and one new two-year non-permanent (and non-renewable [...]
2005-07-12 12:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CA UNSC
05OTTAWA2462RENEWAL OF ISAF MANDATE: CANADA ON SAME PAGE BUT
[...] (C) Polmiloff met with Director of North American and Euro-Atlantic Security and Defence Relations Division (IDR) Director Barbara Martin and staff on August 11 to discuss renewal of ISAF,s mandate. Though Canada has not started to examine the matter in detail (NOTE: summer cottage season is [...]
2005-08-16 13:51:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL CA NATO UNSC
05OTTAWA2938ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CANADA
[...] (U) Poloff delivered points in reftel to Jeanette Sautner, Legal Officer in the Human Rights and Economic Law Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on September 29. Sautner acknowledged previous receipt of the diplomatic note containing Judge Buergenthal's C.V. 2. (U) Sautner indicated [...]
2005-09-29 21:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA UNSC UNGA
05OTTAWA3022DEMARCHE: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 21:20:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALBM PREL PHUM PGOV CA UNSC UNGA
05PANAMA1343PANAMA RECEPTIVE TO USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-21 17:48:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL PGOV AORC PM UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1491PANAMA POSITION ON G-4 PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-13 20:45:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PM UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1525PANAMA GENERALLY SUPPORTS USG ON PEACEBUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-18 20:22:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PM UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1552PANAMA POSITION ON G-4 VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-22 20:48:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP OTRA OVIP PREL PM UNGA UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1584PANAMA ON UNSC REFORM: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 20:20:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR PGOV PM UNSC UNGA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PARIS1477FRENCH REACT POSITIVELY TO DEMARCHE ON DRC ARMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF PDAS Elisabeth Barbier on March 7 expressed general agreement with reftel demarche on the DRC arms embargo resolution, accepting that MONUC did not need to take on additional responsibilities. She also responded favorably to the proposed flight reporting provision but sa [...]
2005-03-07 16:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC MARR KPKO CG FR UNSC
05PARIS1765FRENCH OFFICIALS ON LARSEN VISIT, LEBANON NEXT
[...] (S) Summary: MFA and Elysee officials are stressing the need for continued insistence on a full Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon before elections, in the wake of UN Special Envoy Larsen's meetings in Beirut and Aleppo. The GoF views a four to six-month Syrian withdrawal as too long. According [...]
2005-03-16 18:41:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL SY LE PTER FR UNSC
05PARIS1880FRENCH RESPONSE ON ICJ NOMINATION
[...] We delivered to the MFA's International Organizations directorate March 10 a diplomatic note in support of Judge Buergenthal's nomination, together with the judge's curriculum vitae. Poloff met March 21 with MFA IO advisor Didier Gonzalez, congratulating the GoF on the appointment to the ICJ [...]
2005-03-21 16:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH UK NL FR UNSC UNGA RU
05PARIS2394APRIL 7 LARSEN MEETINGS WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: French Elysee and MFA officials reported that UN Envoy Larsen, during April 7 meetings in Paris, emphasized the absolute centrality of holding Lebanon's elections on schedule, for which he proposed creation of a 10-12 member committee composed equally of opposition and loyalists to [...]
2005-04-08 15:18:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE FR UNSC
05PARIS248ELYSEE MIDDLE EAST ADVISOR ON UNIFIL RENEWAL,
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The Elysee appears solidly behind the MFA in opposing a preambular reference to UNSCR 1559 in the UNIFIL renewal resolution, though it suggests greater flexibility than the MFA on asking DPKO to review UNIFIL's force structure (ref b). During a January 12 meeting, Pre [...]
2005-01-13 15:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY PTER PINR FR UNSC
05PARIS2586FRENCH FUNDING STILL UNDETERMINED BUT NOT LIKELY
[...] On April 7 reftel points were delivered to French MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Cyril Gerardon. In conversations on April 12 and 13, Gerardon told poloff he hoped his government would be able to contribute to the upcoming Parliamentary elections, but that he did not think that the chances were [...]
2005-04-15 13:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAF PREL EAID FR UNSC
05PARIS3088FRANCE FAVORS RATIONALIZING WEST AFRICA UN
[...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher raised ref B points on authorizing the UNSYG to transfer peacekeeping units among existing missions in West Africa with MFA AF PDAS-equivalent Elisabeth Barbier and MFA IO DAS-equivalent Jean Pierre Lacroix on May 6. 2. (C) Barbier, while noting that IO had the le [...]
2005-05-06 16:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKPKO SL LI IV UK FR UNSC
05PARIS3591UNSC: ISSUES FOR FRENCH PRESIDENCY IN JUNE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA IO DAS-equivalent for political affairs Jean-Pierre Lacroix reviewed with poloff May 23 issues likely to be raised during France's June presidency of the U.N. Security Council. IRAN 2. (C) Lacroix said that the big question for the UNSC in June would be the terms of deba [...]
2005-05-24 16:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO FR UNSC
05PARIS4040FRENCH POLDIR UNABLE TO ATTEND P5 AND G-4 MEETING
[...] Poloff contacted Arnaud Barthelemy, advisor to MFA Political Direct Stanislas de Laboulaye, June 9 to reiterate the invitation to meet with P5 and G-4 counterparts in New York next week. 2. Barthelemy was aware of the proposed meeting, but regretted that because of prior commitments to trav [...]
2005-06-09 17:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL FR UNSC
05PARIS4152FRENCH DISCUSS UN REFORM ISSUES WITH NEWT GINGRICH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former House Speaker Gingrich's May 31-June 1 visit to France, in his capacity as Co-Chair of the U.S. Institute for Peace's Task Force on the UN, offered an opportunity for GOF officials to provide views on UN reform issues. On the issue of Security Council enlargement, the F [...]
2005-06-14 08:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PHUM FR UNSC
05PARIS4311UN REFORM: AMB. TAHIR-KHELI'S FRANCE CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 15 consultations in Paris with senior GoF officials, the Secretary's Senior Advisor on UN Reform, Amb. Tahir-Kheli, reviewed U.S. and GoF positions on the UN reform process. French priorities for reform include development, environmental governance, peace and security inc [...]
2005-06-17 16:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC PGOV PHUM SENV FR UNGA UNSC
05PARIS4415PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: DRAFT RESOLUTION PASSED
[...] Per Ref A instruction, on June 22 we passed Ref A para 3 draft resolution on the UN Peacebuilding Commission to the relevant MFA IO office, asked for comments, and will report them once our contacts have been able to review the material. 2. Ref B para 3 reports recent GOF views on this mat [...]
2005-06-22 15:31:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO KUNR FR UNSC UNGA
05PARIS4443 TERRORIST FINANCING: FRENCH PROPOSAL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-24 11:13:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL KTFN KCRM PTER FR UNSC
05PARIS4527FRANCE ON PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: WE'RE VERY
[...] Post shared the USG draft UNGA and UNSC resolutions with MFA IO UN reform action officer Nicolas Kassianides, who told us June 28 that the GoF was actively considering how to move forward on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). 2. Kassianides thanked us for the draft resolutions [...]
2005-06-28 15:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO KUNR FR UNSC UNGA
05PARIS4801UZBEKISTAN: FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA IO central Asia action officer Alice Guitton July 5 and followed up with Uzbekistan desk officer Bertrand Buchwalter July 8 as Guitton was unreachable. Buchwalter said that the MFA's Eastern European division still needed to coordinate a final position [...]
2005-07-08 16:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UZ KG FR UNSC
05PARIS4803DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM:
[...] (C) PolMinCouns made ref A points to MFA IO Director Jean-Maurice Ripert July 8. Ripert said that the GOF understands the U.S. position on both the substance of the G-4 proposal, and on the process to get to both UNSC enlargement and other necessary UN reforms. While understanding our ration [...]
2005-07-08 16:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR UNSC
05PARIS4830FRENCH DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICA ON ARISTIDE
[...] (C) MFA Southern Africa DAS-equivalent Remi Marechaux called Embassy Africa watcher July 11 to report that the French DCM in Pretoria had raised Aristide's activities in South Africa with the SAG July 8. Marechaux said that the DCM met with DFA DDG for Americas and Europe Ndumiso Ntshinga, wh [...]
2005-07-11 15:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL HA SF FR UNSC
05PARIS4897FRENCH AGREE WITH USG POSITION ON EMERGENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-13 15:45:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD KPAL IS FR UNGA UNSC
05PARIS4916UZBEKISTAN: FRANCE WORKING THROUGH EU, OSCE
[...] (C) MFA IO action officer Nicolas Kassianides called poloff July 15 to provide further details on the GoF response to our demarche (Refs A and B) regarding action by the UNSC and the UNSYG on the situation in Uzbekistan and of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan. Kassianides said that while the GoF [...]
2005-07-15 16:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UZ KG FR UNSC
05PARIS4917WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points July 15, together with draft UNGA, UNSC, and ECOSOC resolutions, to MFA IO UN Reform action officer Nicolas Kassianides. 2. Kassianides thanked us for the information and said that the French translations would be particularly helpful. We undertook to share t [...]
2005-07-15 16:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO FR UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05PARIS4918NABIL SHAATH ON UNGA SEPARATION BARRIER ISSUE,
[...] (C) Following reftel report that FM Douste-Blazy would raise French concerns about an emergency special session at UNGA on the separation barrier, PA DPM Nabil Shaath confirmed to the DCM July 14 that Douste-Blazy had indeed raised the issue with him. Shaath said he would report GOF concerns [...]
2005-07-15 16:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS FR UNGA UNSC
05PARIS5130FRENCH WILL RAISE OBJECTIONS TO CHINESE REJECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-25 13:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC PREL FR KFIN UNSC
05PARIS5157FRANCE WILL REVIEW THEIR POSITION ON LANGUAGE IN
[...] (C) On July 25, the DCM delivered reftel demarche on problematic language in the UNSCR 1267 successor resolution to MFA Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye. Laboulaye made three points: 1) the U.S. and France have been working well in this area and need to continue doing so; 2) particul [...]
2005-07-26 13:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC PTER EFIN FR UNSC KTFIN
05PARIS5194FRENCH WILL SUPPORT IRAQ RESOLUTION ON TERRORIST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 16:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ FR UNSC
05PARIS5608GOF: ISAF U.N. MANDATE STRONG ENOUGH AS IS;
[...] (C) On August 9 poloff spoke with MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer, Cyril Gerardon, who said that the MFA was still studying the mandate in conjunction with MOD officials to determine what changes, if any, would need to be made. On August 18 poloff met with Alexandra Novosseloff of the MOD offic [...]
2005-08-19 15:22:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAF MARR PREL FR NATO UNSC
05PARIS5818CHIRAC DEFINES FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY IN ANNUAL
[...] (C) Summary: President Chirac delivered a speech August 29 to France's assembled ambassadors in an annual event this year focused on France's policy toward the EU in the wake of the failed May 29 referendum on a constitutional treaty. As such, it was clearly aimed more at reassuring French c [...]
2005-08-29 17:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MNUC PTER FR EUN UNSC
05PARIS5942FM DOUSTE-BLAZY'S SPEECH TO FRENCH AMBASSADORS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM Douste-Blazy kicked off the August 30 second session of the annual Ambassadors' Conference with a more detailed elaboration or "road map" for President Chirac's foreign policy "grand orientation" of the previous day (reftel). On relations with the U.S., Douste-Blazy said th [...]
2005-09-01 13:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU FR EUN UNSC
05PARIS6434FRENCH EFFORTS TO BOLSTER ABUJA TALKS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Like the USG, France took steps to dissuade Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Menes Menawi from staging a rival conference in Darfur during the Abuja round of talks that began September 15, Sudan deskoff Jeremie Robert told Africa Watcher in a September 20 meeting (ref A). The Quai [...]
2005-09-21 14:20:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR EAID PREF SU FR UNSC
05PARIS651GOF WELCOMES MARONITE PATRIARCH VISIT TO PARIS;
[...] (C) Summary: The GoF continued high-profile outreach to Lebanon's opposition with the January 28-29 visit to Paris of Maronite Patriarch Sfeir, who met with President Chirac and FM Barnier and had a historic, private meeting with Paris-based Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun. Chirac s [...]
2005-02-02 13:45:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY FR UNSC
05PARIS6580MFA AND ELYSEE UPBEAT ON CORE GROUP MINISTERIAL,
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Elysee and MFA officials described the September 19 Lebanon Core Group ministerial as a success, and expressed relief that consideration of a draft UNSCR on arms transfers to Lebanon had been dropped from the agenda. Gof officials expressed similar satisfaction that m [...]
2005-09-26 16:03:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY PTER FR UNSC
05PARIS6908FRENCH ON BURMA/UNSC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on October 6 to MFA Burma desk officer Franck Vermeulen and UN/IO desk officer Benoit Guidee. Guidee offered as a "first response" (noting that the French mission to the UN was presenting the same response in New York) that the French are completely open t [...]
2005-10-07 09:10:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV BM FR UNSC UNGA
05PARIS7174POSITIVE GOF REACTION TO IRAQI REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary: FM Douste-Blazy issued a positive public statement October 17 welcoming the results of the October 15 Iraqi constitutional referendum. While the FM's statement was not overly effusive, he welcomed and commended the conditions under which the referendum took place. MFA contacts r [...]
2005-10-19 18:00:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ FR UNSC
05PARIS7201MFA READOUT ON PA PRESIDENT ABBAS, LEBANESE PM
[...] (C) Senior MFA officials told us PA President Abbas raised three main points in his October 17 meeting with President Chirac: the need to give Abbas support and more time in addressing Hamas participation in January elections; the need to relaunch the roadmap; and the need to improve daily livi [...]
2005-10-20 15:46:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL IS KPAL FR LE SY PTER UNSC
05PARIS7392FRENCH ON BURMA UNSC - BENIN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 12:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM FR UNGA UNSC
05PARIS7399LATEST GOF THINKING ON MEHLIS REPORT, SYRIA/LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: On October 28, Herve Besancenot, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for Egypt/Levant, offered latest French thinking on the Mehlis report and other related issues. Besancenot said France was focused on gaining unanimity for a draft resolution in the Security Council, and was willing to comp [...]
2005-10-28 17:45:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR LE SY UNSC
05PARIS7461UNGA-SC FRICTION FESTERING, FRENCH WARN A/S
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Silverberg, joined by DCM and PolMinCounselor, met with IO A/S-Equivalent Ripert and a French IO team October 25 for an exchange of views on UN reform. Ripert urged the U.S. to stake out a more visible position on the Peace Building Commission and to lay down "red lines," th [...]
2005-11-02 14:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO SU FR UNSC UNGA
05PARIS7496MFA EMPHASIZES COOPERATIVE SPIRIT ON DRAFT IRAQ
[...] (U) This message contains a guidance request in para 4. 2. (C) Poloff discussed the new Iraq UNSCR (reftel) November 2 with MFA UN/Iraq desk officer Nicolas Kassianides, who had sent instructions on the draft text earlier in the day to the French UN Mission in New York. Kassianides stressed [...]
2005-11-03 13:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ UNSC
05PARIS7506FRENCH SAY BENIN UNDER "STRONG PRESSURE" ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-03 15:24:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BN BM FR UNSC
05PARIS7953FRENCH SUPPORT BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 14:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BN BM FR UNSC
05PARIS8373A CONVERSATION WITH CHIRAC'S AFRICA ADVISER
[...] (C) Summary: Michel de Bonnecorse, head of the "Africa Cell" at the Elysee Palace that advises the French President, described the 12/2-12/4 Africa-France Summit in Bamako as a strategic, historic project, encouraged a high-level USG presence for the January meeting of the International Worki [...]
2005-12-09 16:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC EAID TO GH IV FR UNSC
05PARIS8454FRANCE FAVORS LIBERIAN SANCTIONS RENEWAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 15:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREL ETRD ETTC LI FR UNSC
05PARIS965FRENCH SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-15 18:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HA XL FR UNSC
05PRAGUE1035CZECH ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA AND FEEDBACK ON G-4
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 8, we met with Mr. Jan Kara, Director of the UN Department at the MFA to discuss ref A demarche on Czech attendance at the UNGA and September HLE. Kara said that while it was too early to conf [...]
2005-07-11 16:20:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP KSEP EZ OTRA UNSC UNGA
05PRAGUE1056CZECH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON UN REFORM, CCIT AND
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On July 14, the Charge d'Affairs met with MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil to discuss reftels regarding the G-4 proposal on UN Security Council reform, support for the Comprehensive Con [...]
2005-07-14 15:26:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KUNR KPKO EZ UNGA UNSC ECOSOC
05PRAGUE1222ISAF: CZECHS AGREE ON MANDATE, BUT CAUTIOUS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 06:16:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF EZ NATO UNSC
05PRAGUE1546CZECHS WILL SUPPORT JUDGE BUERGENTHAL FOR ICJ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 16:40:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEZ UNGA UNSC
05PRAGUE1573CZECHS SAY YES TO IRAQ RESOLUTION, AND NO TO SWISS
[...] (C) Summary. The Czechs are grateful the U.S. shared the text of the draft Iraq resolution at an early stage, and are optimistic the resolution will pass. On the Swiss proposal for reform of the UNSC working methods, the Czechs will oppose it. End summary. 2. (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief and [...]
2005-11-04 09:20:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EZ UNSC UNGA
05PRETORIA2952SOUTH AFRICA: CHINESE OBJECTIONS TO UN RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 10:22:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC PREL KTFN SF CH KFIN UNSC
05QUITO1733ECUADOR GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG UN AGENDA
[...] ADCM and PolIntern met on July 20 with MFA under-secretary for Multilateral Affairs Miguel Mendez and Human Rights officer Maria Elena Moreira to convey points in reftels. Mendez indicated the GOE was generally supportive of the USG agenda for UN reform and the September High-Level Event, bu [...]
2005-07-22 19:32:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KUNR AORC EC UNSC
05QUITO1786ECUADOR TILTING TOWARD SUPPORTING G-4 RESOLUTION
[...] (C) The Italian Ambassador informed the Charge on July 29 that FM Parra had called him to discuss the G-4 resolution. After earlier saying the GOE would abstain, Parra now said that President Palacio had decided to support the G-4 resolution. Palacio's decision came after a call (date unspec [...]
2005-07-29 19:11:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL EC UNSC UNGA
05QUITO401CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS
[...] On February 15, PolOffs delivered a non paper on consolidating support for Haitian elections (Reftel) to Paulo Moreno, the head of the MFA's UN Affairs office, as well as to MFA Human Rights Director General Julio Prado. On February 17, Moreno told PolOff that the GOE considers promoting st [...]
2005-02-17 19:59:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HA XL EC UNSC
05RABAT2173IRAQI ASSETS UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-20 09:36:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL UNSC MO IZ
05RANGOON1326GOB RESPONDS TO HAVEL-TUTU UNSC EFFORT
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese Government has distributed to diplomatic missions "an analytical review," authored by unidentified Rangoon University academics, as a rebuttal to the so-called Havel-Tutu report that made a case for the UN Security Council to address the Burma crisis. The "review" ec [...]
2005-11-23 11:30:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM UNSC
05RANGOON1360BURMA: NLD EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ROLE AT
[...] The Embassy received a letter from National League for Democracy (NLD) Chairman U Aung Shwe on December 7, 2005 expressing gratitude to the USG and to Ambassador Bolton for successfully securing a consensus at the UN Security Council on Burma. A copy of the original has been pouched to EAP/M [...]
2005-12-07 09:53:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BM UNSC NLD PREL
05RANGOON794GOB DECRIES SECURITY COUNCIL EFFORT
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called us in on July 6th to complain about the USG raising Burma at the UN Security Council on June 24th (ref A). An account of the Security Council intervention appeared in the embassy's "American News and Views" publication, produced daily by the Public Affair [...]
2005-07-06 09:07:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BM UNSC
05ROME1374ITALY TO PROVIDE FIVE MILLION EURO TO UN FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-21 15:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID AF IT UNSC AFGHANISTAN
05ROME1456IRAQ: ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Iraq Task Force Director Damiano Francovigh. The MFA had already issued a statement on the formation of the Iraq Transitional Government. An informal translation of the statement is provided below. 2. (U) Begin text. The expected confidenc [...]
2005-04-29 11:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1484IRAQ: ITALIANS LEND SUPPORT TO AMB JONES'
[...] (C) Summary. Senior diplomatic officials told Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones during his April 22 visit to Rome that Italy intends to continue its engagement in stabilization efforts in Iraq. They were optimistic that the current political stalemate, th [...]
2005-05-02 11:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2183REFORMING THE UN: UNSC REMAINS ITALY'S TOP PRIORITY
[...] (C) Summary. Italian interest in UN reform centers on the Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism. In general, they will follow the EU lead but will press for a reform consensus that does not create more problems than it solves. Whil [...]
2005-06-27 15:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC IT UNSC
05ROME2296G-4 UNSC RESOLUTION: ITALY AGREES ON IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to Giacomo Sanfelice de Monteforte, MFA Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs (DG Giulio Terzi is still at the G-8 Summit in Gleneagles) and Alessandro Busacca, Director of the MFA UN Office, emphasizing Secretary Rice's view that we consider it impo [...]
2005-07-08 17:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT UNSC
05ROME2348IRAQ: ITALIANS FOCUSED ON UN MANDATE, TROOP
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones and CENTCOM Deputy Commander LTG Lance Smith led a delegation to Rome July 6-7 to discuss the way forward in Iraq with senior Italian diplomatic and military officials. The Italians stressed that Italy's con [...]
2005-07-14 06:42:00Embassy RomeSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME296IRAQ: ITALY ON BOARD WITH EVOLVING MNF-I MISSION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials are well-aware of and comfortable with proposals for the MNF-I to shift some emphasis to training and increasing the capacity of Iraqi Security Forces. Italy intends to maintain its current force [...]
2005-01-28 16:10:00Embassy RomeSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME3597UN REFORM, IRAN: VISIT OF IO A/S SILVERBERG
[...] (C) Summary. Italian officials told visiting A/S Silverberg they would look at any UNSC reform proposal except national permanent seats, such as the G4 proposal. They agree on the importance of moving forward before the end of the year on UN Secretariat reform, the Peace Building Commission, [...]
2005-10-26 16:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR XF IT UNSC
05ROME3763IRAQ: TALABANI IN ROME URGES NO HASTY TROOP MOVES
[...] (C) Summary. During his November 7-13 visit to Italy, Iraqi President Talabani discussed current developments in Iraq and Iraqi relations with Syrian, Iran and Turkey with Embassy officials. Talabani received assurances from Italian center-left leaders that they would not withdraw Italian tr [...]
2005-11-15 10:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05ROME4052ITALIANS FOCUS ON LONG-TERM IN IRAQ, SEEK
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Senior Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch, Italian government officials stressed the need for the continued involvement and commitment of the international community in Iraq. The Prime Minister's office suggested a UN Presidential statement would hel [...]
2005-12-13 15:47:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05SANAA3171REACTIONS TO MEHLIS REPORT: MOSTLY NOT THERE
[...] (U) Summary: Government newspapers took the lead, covering and commenting on the October 20 UN Mehlis report implicating Syrian and Lebanese security officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minster Rafiq Hariri. While op-eds in the official press took no stance on the report, t [...]
2005-10-31 14:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO YM SY UNSC
05SANSALVADOR2763ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR)
[...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candadacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Butler [...]
2005-10-07 16:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2972ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR)
[...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candidacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Barclay [...]
2005-11-01 20:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3034SALVADORAN FOMIN DEBRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SUMMIT
[...] (C) On November 7, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (protect) briefed the Ambassador on events surrounding the Mar del Plata summit. According to Lainez, the Argentine government was prejudiced against the U.S. from the outset, and proof positive was that the GOA allowed Hugo Chave [...]
2005-11-08 22:59:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KSUM ES UNSC UNGA
05SANTIAGO1678CHILE TO SUPPORT BUERGENTHAL CANDIDACY FOR ICJ
[...] On August 8, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advising that Chile would support Thomas Buergenthal's candidacy for the International Court of Justice. Paragraph two contains an informal translation of the Note. 2. Begin text: REPUBLIC OF CHILE Min [...]
2005-08-09 21:01:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDCI UNSC UNGA
05STATE15400FUTURE OF IRAQ COALITION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) Status of the coalition: Many MNF partners are considering troop reductions or withdrawals after Iraq,s January elections. Others have mandates that will expire this summer and will be more diffic [...]
2005-01-26 22:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETIZ MARR MOPS PREL UNSC
05TEGUCIGALPA1045HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ICJ CANDIDACY OF THOMAS
[...] Post delivered reftel diplomatic note on May 11 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the candidacy of Judge Thomas Burgenthal for reelection to the International Court of Justice. PolOff delivered a copy of the dip note May 12 to Honduran MFA Acting Foreign Minister AMB Mario Fortin during a [...]
2005-05-17 16:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS HO UNSC UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA1531HONDURAS CO-SPONSORING, NOT OPPOSING, G-4
[...] (C) Acting PolChief demarched Honduran MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Policy Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia July 19 and delivered talking points (refs B/C) on the proposed G-4 resolution for expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC). A/DG Oviedo told Acting PolChief that Honduras was [...]
2005-07-26 22:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC HO UNSC UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA1548HONDURAS NOT SURE IT WANTS A PIECE OF UN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 22:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR KPKO HO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05THEHAGUE1937UN REFORM/NETHERLANDS: DISLIKE FOR G4 FRAMEWORK
[...] (C) Charge and Acting PolCouns met Dutch MFA Director for UN Affairs Karel van Kesteren July 8 to share ref A points. The GONL has not decided how it will vote on the resolution, holding open the option of working for amendments. Van Kesteren said that as the resolution currently stands, the [...]
2005-07-08 14:20:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NL UNSC
05THEHAGUE1990PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH OPEN
[...] (C) Poloff met Welment van Aardenne (MFA, Senior Policy Advisor, UN department) to discuss reftel points (refs a and b) on July 14 and July 15. Poloff emphasized both the anticipated strength of the USG's engagement in the upcoming discussions on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (P [...]
2005-07-15 10:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR KPKO NL UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05THEHAGUE2018NETHERLANDS/UNSC REFORM: DUTCH COULD SUPPORT G-4
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 14:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NL UNSC UNGA
05THEHAGUE2272NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT ISAF UN MANDATE, LEERY OF
[...] (C) DCM and Polmiloff met August 15 with Director Robert de Groot and Section Head Hans Sandee of the Security and Defense Policy Division at the Dutch MFA regarding the expiration of ISAF,s U.N. mandate. De Groot noted that the Dutch are satisfied with the U.N. mandate as it currently stands [...]
2005-08-17 14:48:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAF MARR NL PREL NATO UNSC
05THEHAGUE2674NETHERLANDS: ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) On October 3, Charge and POLCOUNS met with Hugo Siblesz, Director General of Political Affairs at the MFA, to urge the Dutch to support Judge Thomas Buergenthal's reelection to the International Court of Justice (ICJ),drawing on reftel points. A diplomatic note was presented earlier to [...]
2005-10-05 14:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NL UNSC UNGA
05THEHAGUE363NETHERLANDS/UN REFORM: DUTCH WILL PLAY IMPORTANT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are encouraging EU partners to remain flexible on the issue of UN reform in the run-up to the 2005 UNGA, according to Karel van Kesteren (MFA, UN Director) and his deputy, Pieter Ramaer. The Dutch have come around to the view that a Democracy Caucus in UN fora could [...]
2005-02-08 15:27:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC NL UNSC UNGA KINR
05THEHAGUE956NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S
[...] (C) Poloff met Marit van Zomeren (MFA Afghanistan Desk) April 6 to request augmented Dutch support for subject elections (reftel). Referring to a comprehensive list of Dutch contributions in Afghanistan for the 2001-2005 period (outlined below),van Zomeren said the GoNL had disbursed to UN [...]
2005-04-11 13:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF UNSC
05TOKYO1351U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL:
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Nishida and Foreign Policy Bureau Deputy Director General Tsuruoka made an impassioned case for Japanese permanent UNSC membership during a March 2 dinner with visiting S/P Director Krasner. They outlined Japan's strategy as hinging on a three-stage [...]
2005-03-08 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA UNSC
05TUNIS1438TUNISIA: UN REFORM DEMARCHE
[...] (C) In a meeting on several topics June 29, the Ambassador offered MFA Director of Americas and Asia Department Hatem Atallah (A/S equivalent) a comprehensive summary of U.S. priorities on UN reform, covering support for the Democracy Fund, management reform, the creation of a Human Rights Co [...]
2005-07-01 12:45:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL TS UN UNSC
05VIENNA1192FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS:
[...] (SBU) Embassy discussed ref (a) points on April 5 with Rudolf Lennkh, the Foreign Ministry's A/S-equivalent for the Americas (ref b). We also conveyed the information to Peter Storer, Director for South and Southeast Asia, and followed up with him on April 11. Storer, whose office is coordi [...]
2005-04-12 12:32:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF AU UNSC
05VIENNA2247AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON UN REFORM
[...] Summary: Austria welcomes U.S. initiatives for UN reform. In conversations with the Foreign Minister and the MFA's International Organizations director, we found broad Austrian agreement to U.S. objectives regarding reftel concepts on development, reform of the Commission on Human Rights, d [...]
2005-07-05 14:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC
05VIENNA2252AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Plassnik told Ambassador Brown that Austria strongly agreed with the U.S. on the need to reform and strengthen the UN. In particular, Austria supports increased emphasis on rule of law issues as the key to ensuring stability in developing countries, sees a need [...]
2005-07-05 14:52:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC
05VIENNA2314AUSTRIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON G-4 FRAMEWORK
[...] The Ambassador outlined U.S. concerns regarding the G-4 framework resolution (ref a) with MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, who participated in the Ambassador's July 1 discussion with Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik on UN reform (ref b). Kyrle said his government agreed that UNSC expans [...]
2005-07-08 15:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR AU UNSC
05VIENNA2403AUSTRIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON CREATING UN
[...] (SBU) On July 15, Acting Econ-Pol Counselor delivered reftel talking points and draft resolutions to Peter Huber in the MFA's International Organizations Division. Huber said the GoA supported the creation of a UN Peacebuilding Commission along the lines of the USG proposal. The EU also wan [...]
2005-07-18 06:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR KPKO AU UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05VIENNA2684 IRAN EXILE GROUP SAYS NEW REGIME DETERMINED TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) claimed at an August 8 press conference in Vienna that the new Iranian regime was determined to continue its nuclear program "to build the bomb." An NCRI official argued that the "cat and mouse game" with [...]
2005-08-10 06:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PGOV ETTC IR AU UNSC EUN
05VIENNA3298AUSTRIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT BUERGENTHAL FOR ICJ
[...] Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel diplomatic note, Buergenthal CV and talking points on October 5 to Acting U/S-equivalent for International Legal Affairs Helmut Tichy. Tichy noted that the national group to which Austria belongs had decided not to put forward a nomination. This left three WEO [...]
2005-10-05 14:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAU UNSC UNGA
05VIENNA907SOMALIA - IGAD DEPLOYMENT: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Pol Unit Chief discussed reftel points with Austrian MFA DAS-equivalent for Sub-Saharan Africa Caroline Gudenus on March 18. Gudenus related that an EU fact-finding mission to Somalia in mid-February had found some positive developments. While acceptance of a possible African Union-sp [...]
2005-03-18 16:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SO AF AU UNSC EUN
05WARSAW2711DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Ambassador spoke to Polish Foreign Minister Daniel Rotfeld on June 30 to urge him to support the U.S. agenda for reform of the UN. Drawing on Reftels A and B, Ambassador emphasized the importance the Secretary attaches to broad reform, and emphasized that this goes farther than UNSC re [...]
2005-07-01 08:37:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL PGOV AORC PL UNSC
05WARSAW2814G-4 RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM: POLAND CAN'T SAY "NO"
[...] (C) The Polish government has decided to co-sponsor the Group of Four (G-4) framework resolution based on its long-standing commitment, dating back to the early 1990's, to support Germany's bid for a permanent seat on the Security Council. Reviewing the Polish position, MFA Deputy Director fo [...]
2005-07-12 13:42:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PL UNSC
05WARSAW3104RENEWAL OF ISAF'S U.N. MANDATE - POLAND NOT AN
[...] (C) PolMil Chief shared Ref A views on the ISAF mandate with Jakub Urbanik, action officer for Afghanistan/Iraq operations in the MFA Department of Security Policy, who was familiar with the U.S. intentions for revising the NATO operational plan. After discussing the issue with the Polish NAT [...]
2005-08-12 11:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AF PL NATO UNSC
05WELLINGTON168NEW ZEALAND VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF UNMISET
[...] According to an official at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),New Zealand agrees that the time has come to wrap up peacekeeping operations in East Timor. New Zealand believes UNMISET should be replaced by a scaled-down, time-bound political mission under UN auspices, [...]
2005-02-24 02:13:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL TL NZ UNSC
05WELLINGTON340NEW ZEALAND: FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-28 00:30:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID AF NZ UNSC
05WELLINGTON393ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE: NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Post provided reftel dipnote and background information on Judge Buergenthal's International Court of Justice (ICJ) nomination to the UN & Commonwealth Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On May 18, an officer in the Division told Pol-Econ Counselor that MFAT [...]
2005-05-18 04:38:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNZ UNGA UNSC
05WELLINGTON496NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) On June 21, Charge delivered ref A, B and C demarche points to Wen Chin Powles and Valerie Meyer, both Deputy Directors at the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Powles and Meyer said that the GoNZ's positi [...]
2005-06-27 04:48:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NZ UNSC UNCHR
05YEREVAN1203 UN REFORM: PROMOTING OUR PRIORITIES -
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Treat Accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding USG reform priorities at the United Nations on June 21 to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan per reftel instructions. We followed up with Mkrtumyan [...]
2005-07-07 05:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL PGOV AORC AM UNSC
05YEREVAN1263DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOAM FAVORS UNSC EXPANSION
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche points regarding UNSC expansion to GOAM Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian on July 13. Oskanian confirmed initial reports that the GOAM has already committed to support the G-4 resolution but would also support efforts to delay an early vote. Accordin [...]
2005-07-15 09:10:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL AM UNSC
05YEREVAN1759DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ICJ ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-30 11:26:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDAM UNSC UNGA
05YEREVAN1890GOAM TO SUPPORT BUERGENTHAL FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-24 12:28:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDAM UNSC UNGA
05YEREVAN1920GOAM TO SUPPORT BUERGENTHAL FOR ICJ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 07:24:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDAM UNGA UNSC
05YEREVAN1935DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARMENIA TO SUPPORT UNSCR ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 11:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ AM UNSC
06ABIDJAN1207COTE D'IVOIRE - TENSE BUT CALM AND LIKELY TO
[...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire remains tense on the eve of the end of the current one-year mandate of President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Banny and a new UNSC resolution for the country. While there is no doubt that both Gbagbo and Banny's terms will be extended, doubts and fears linger over the relative a [...]
2006-10-30 14:27:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IV
06ABIDJAN1343PROPOSAL FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL PERMREPS TO VISIT
[...] (C) I believe it would be most useful for the Permreps or acting Permreps of the P-5 to come to Abidjan, to deliver in person a message of support for UN Security Council Resolution 1721. Though he nominally welcomed UNSCR 1721, President Gbagbo has said from the outset that it contains attac [...]
2006-12-06 15:14:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV UNSC ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1355ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. At the eleventh meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),Prime Minister Banny sought to persuade the group that significant progress has been made to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1721, especially on re-launching identification, returning civil servants to the [...]
2006-12-08 14:20:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC UNSC IV
06ABIDJAN1430COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO GAMBLES WHILE THE POLITICAL
[...] (C) As 2006 comes to an end, the Cote d,Ivoire peace process continues to drift. President Gbagbo is waiting for rebel FN (New Forces) leader Guillaume Soro to respond to the five "proposals" he unveiled December 20 (Reftel). The pro-opposition newspaper Le Patriote reported December 27 that [...]
2006-12-28 16:15:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN652DEMARCHES ON NAM AND OIC STATEMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S
[...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor and Deputy POL/ECON Counselor delivered a demarche June 16 to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue, Director for the United Nations and Specialized Agencies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressing U.S. disappointment with the statement on Iran's nuclear program that [...]
2006-06-16 15:37:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP UNSC IV IR
06ABUDHABI3255DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701
[...] (C) On August 12, the Charge and Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan (MFA's number two) discussed UNSCR 1701. Reviewing reftel points, the Charge stressed the need for strong support for the current resolution aimed at addressing the requirements 6^JY|Q@uthan previous drafts and took into a [...]
2006-08-12 13:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UNSC UN IS LE AE
06ABUDHABI3626UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ATTENDING NAM IN HAVANA:
[...] (C) Post delivered ref B and C demarches in a series of meetings with members of the UAE delegation to the NAM conference prior to their respective departures to Havana: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ),MFA Under Secretary Tariq Al-Haidan, and International Organiza [...]
2006-09-13 13:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PTER PHUM KPKO UNSC PGOV GT SU IR
06ABUDHABI3952UNGA ISSUES: UAE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-12 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA UNSC GT AE
06ABUJA1414UNSC VOTE: NIGERIA LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT FOR VZ
[...] (C) Because Foreign Minister Adeniji was unavailable, Polcouns spoke to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ambassador Abdul bin Rindap regarding the Guatemalan and Venezuelan candidacies for the UNSC. Rindap confirmed to PolCouns that Nigeria is leaning towards a vote for Ve [...]
2006-06-08 15:30:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC VE NI
06ABUJA2100DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 10:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PTER SG UNSC IS LE
06ABUJA2728UNSC ELECTION: NIGERIA UNDECIDED
[...] (S) On October 13 Charge met with Ambassador Chike Anigbo, Chief of Staff for the Foreign Minister, Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the October 16 UNSC Latin American seat contested between Guatemala and Venezuela. Anigbo reported that the Nigerian government has not made a [...]
2006-10-13 14:51:00Embassy AbujaSECRETUNSC PREL NI
06ABUJA2839NIGERIAN FM ON DARFUR, UNSC RACE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on Nigerian Foreign Minister Joy Ogwu October 27. Minister Ogwu briefed the Ambassador on her recent travel to Sudan and the GON's thinking on the way ahead in Darfur, seemed to indicate support for Venezuela in the UNSC race, and talked about her desire to im [...]
2006-10-30 15:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SU NI
06ACCRA1357ADDRESSING THE IRAN ISSUE AT THE JUNE 12-16 IAEA
[...] (SBU) Charge made Ref A points with FMA Chief Director Ellen Serwaa Nee-Whang on June 9. Nee-Whang said the GoG had consistently supported the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes only and that it would back the role of the IAEA to verify that Iran's nuclear program was peaceful. Nee-W [...]
2006-06-14 07:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA PREL KNNP AORC UNSC GH
06ACCRA566GHANA PROMISES SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA,S UNSC
[...] (U) The Ambassador spoke with Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo March 8 and raised ref A points regarding support for Guatemala,s candidacy as Latin America,s next non-permanent member of the UNSC. Akufo-Addo quickly stated that the GOG would support Guatemala and asked when the vot [...]
2006-03-10 09:11:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGH GT KPKO PREL SU VE NATO UNSC UN
06ADDISABABA2389SOMALIA: KENYAN AMBASSADOR TO AU BRIEFS CHARGE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Ambassador to the African Union Franklin Esipila told the Charge Aug. 30 that IGAD member states were fully committed to deployment of a peace support mission to Somalia (IGASOM) beginning Sept. 28. Esipila added that member states hoped high-level negotiations in the comi [...]
2006-08-31 10:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UNSC SO
06ADDISABABA2505DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DELIVERED
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 13 to Head of the MFA's UN Directorate, Counsellor Abdulkadir Risku, and to UN Directorate officer Eyob Tekalegn. Ethiopia did not want a nuclear Iran, Risku said, and believed that UNSCR 1696 was binding on member states. Risku said he did not [...]
2006-09-14 14:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA UNSC IR ET
06ADDISABABA2506DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 13 to Head of the MFA's UN Directorate, Counsellor Abdulkadir Risku, and to UN Directorate officer Eyob Tekalegn. 2. (SBU) Citing the binding nature of UN Security Council resolutions on UN member states, Risku said that Sudan would not be abl [...]
2006-09-14 14:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC SU ET
06ADDISABABA2739ETHIOPIA TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC
[...] (SBU) In an October 10 meeting with Charge, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi confirmed that Ethiopia will support Guatemala, rather than Venezuela, in its bid for a UNSC non-permanent member seat. HUDDLESTON [...]
2006-10-11 11:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE ET
06ADDISABABA2811ETHIOPIA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO GUATEMALA FOR
[...] (SBU) In an October 17 call with Charge, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Europe and North America Almaz Amha confirmed Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's commitment to support Guatemala, rather than Venezuela, in its bid for a UNSC non-permanent member seat. Almaz assured the Charge that E [...]
2006-10-17 15:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE ET
06ADDISABABA2872ETHIOPIA: MELES HOPES TO DELAY SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told visiting Gen. Fulford and SFRC staffer Michael Phelan that delays and problems with IGASOM deployment might leave Ethiopia to face the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) alone, but that he hoped to hold off on military intervention until around mid-November. He said th [...]
2006-10-26 17:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ASEC PTER UNSC SO ET
06ADDISABABA3012ETHIOPIA: FM SEYOUM ASKS WITNESSES TO STOP EEBC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOE Foreign Minister Seyoum summoned representatives from the permanent five members (P-5) of the UN Security Council and Witnesses to the Algiers Accords to a meeting Nov. 14 to denounce the plans of the Eritrean-Ethiopian Boundary Commission (EEBC) to complete demarcation the b [...]
2006-11-14 17:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS UNSC ET ER
06ALGIERS1290DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 11:19:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS KPAL LE
06ALGIERS399AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, delivered reftel demarche during a March 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Bedjaoui, leaving points in French translation as non-paper. Ambassador stressed that IAEA DG ElBaradei's report had confirmed U.S. concerns; Iran has not taken any of the steps called [...]
2006-03-08 10:57:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IAEA UNSC IR AG
06ALGIERS757GOA REJECTS SYG'S REPORT ON WESTERN SAHARA,
[...] (C) MFA Counselor and former UN Ambassador Abdallah Baali convoked Ambassador April 25 to explain Algeria's rejection of the recommendations in the UNSYG's report on the Western Sahara, which Baali claimed "ignored the achievements of the past" by abandoning the Baker Plan and the principle of [...]
2006-04-25 18:38:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06AMMAN4386BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN UN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 13:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE JO
06AMMAN6088LEBANON UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-12 09:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE JO
06AMMAN6972NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT / IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-10 15:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER UNGA IAEA UNSC CU JO IR
06AMMAN7682DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF UNSC ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-09 14:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE JO
06ANKARA1489TURKEY, SEEKING UNSC SEAT, CUTS RECIPROCAL SUPPORT
[...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director for International Political Organizations Tunc Ugdul called us in March 20 to pitch Turkey's UNSC candidacy for 2009-2010 and place the Guatemala/Venezuela issue in perspective. Turkey's candidacy, within the WEU and others group, is a high GoT priority. They [...]
2006-03-21 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC TU
06ANKARA2573TURKEY PRESSING FOR 2009-2019 UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] Summary: Turkey continues to make the case for its 2009-2010 UNSC bid. Foreign Minister Gul made a strong pitch for Turkey's candidacy for a non-permanent UNSC seat for 2009-2010 to the Ankara Diplomatic Corps on April 19. His presentation focused on Turkey's contributions to peacekeeping, d [...]
2006-05-09 11:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNSC
06ANKARA4711URGENT DEMARCHE ON US SECURITY COUNCIL'S
[...] (U) This is an action message. See para 5. 2. (SBU) Ambassador spoke August 12 with Turkish MFA U/S Tuygan to convey reftel demarche regarding UNSCR 1701. In addition to the points provided, Ambassador urged Turkey to express strong support for the resolution. He expected that work will [...]
2006-08-12 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TU
06ANKARA4726TURKISH MFA STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC KPAO LE TU
06ANKARA4748TURKISH PRIME MINISTRY STATEMENT WELCOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC KPAO LE TU
06ANKARA5331TURKISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT/DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU TU
06ANKARA5392TURKISH REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR PREL PTER IAEA UNSC
06ANKARA648TURKEY NON-COMMITTAL TO DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Gulin Dinc, Department Head in the Directorate for International Political Organizations at the Foreign Ministry on February 10. Ms. Dinc expressed appreciation for our information and said the MFA would carefully consider our position on the Venezuelan [...]
2006-02-14 08:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNSC GT VE TU
06ANTANANARIVO1177Comoros on Guatemala for the UNSC
[...] (SBU) After repeated attempts throughout the day, Charge was unable to contact a senior official of the Union of the Comoros to discuss the UNGA vote on membership on the UNSC as requested in Ref A. President Sambi is apparently traveling in Saudi Arabia and will not return to Comoros until [...]
2006-10-18 13:32:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC GT VE CN
06ANTANANARIVO1190Comoros on Guatemala for the UNSC
[...] (SBU) On October 21, upon the return from Saudi Arabia of Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, DCM spoke to him by telephone to convey Ref A demarche regarding the vote for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). 2. (SBU) Based on the most [...]
2006-10-23 12:52:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC GT VE MA
06ASHGABAT1080TURKMENISTAN REMAINS NON-COMMITTAL ON UNSC VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 14:03:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GT VE TX
06ASHGABAT1081UNSC ELECTION: TURKMENISTAN WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-14 09:21:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE PREL TX
06ASHGABAT326TURKMENISTAN LIKELY TO GAME VOTE ON GUATEMALA VS
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's vote on the GRULAC seat for the UNSC is likely to depend more on GAZPROM negotiations and U.S. sponsorship of a UNGA Turkmenistan resolution than it will on Latin American politics. With the United States pushing so hard for Guatemala, GOTX likely will use its vote to puni [...]
2006-03-29 13:16:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALGT PREL TX UNGA VE UNSC
06ASHGABAT581TURKMENISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO CONSIDER
[...] (C) Charge met with Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov to thank him for Turkmenistan's public statement in support of the U.S. initiative on Iran and to urge him to issue an additional public statement requesting Iran to do the right thing and also to follow up with Iran through d [...]
2006-06-02 13:46:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TX
06ASHGABAT582TURKMENISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO CONSIDER
[...] (C) Charge met with Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov to thank him for Turkmenistan's public statement in support of the U.S. initiative on Iran and to urge him to issue an additional public statement requesting Iran to do the right thing and also to follow up with Iran through d [...]
2006-06-02 13:46:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TX
06ASHGABAT804THE JULY 24-25 STATE VISIT OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Iranian President Ahmadinejad was clearly in control, with President Niyazov playing only a secondary role, during the Iranian President,s July 24-25 state visit to Turkmenistan. Notwithstanding the local state media's assertions that the visit centered on developing economic links -- th [...]
2006-07-27 12:30:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENGR ETRD PARM IR TX UNSC
06ASMARA1066ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA SKIRMISH AS THE RUMOR MILL
[...] (S) Reports of two separate attacks by Eritrean Defense Forces(EDF) on Ethiopian National Defense Forces(ENDF) (Reftel A and B) in the region of the central sector of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) and the rumors and rumblings in Asmara of an impending war, have increased the level of inte [...]
2006-12-22 08:43:00Embassy AsmaraSECRETPGOV KPKO MARR PINR UNSC ER
06ASMARA176SRSG LEGWAILA DOWNPLAYS GSE DETENTION OF UNMEE
[...] (SBU) SRSG Leqwaila and UNMEE staff members provided an update on detained staff on February 15. They report that 22 staff members (of a total local staff of approximately 200) had been detained but that 11 of those have already been released. Status of another 17 staff members continue to b [...]
2006-02-15 14:05:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPKO MARR EFIN ET ER
06ASMARA317UNMEE Force Commander Cautions Against
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 3 meeting with DAS Don Yamamoto, UNMEE Force Commander Major General Rajender Singh offered a clear and comprehensive technical strategy for the demarcation process. Operating on the principle that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed", Singh also argued that [...]
2006-04-05 15:29:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET
06ASMARA354ERITREA TO HOST EASTERN FRONT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: With the announcement that Eritrea will host talks between the Eastern Front and Sudan's Government of National Unity, speculation has risen on whether we may finally see a resolution to instability in eastern Sudan. An Egyptian Diplomat provided additional information on the re [...]
2006-04-19 12:34:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA381GSE CONFIRMS ROLE IN EASTERN FRONT TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: On April 24, 2006 Ambassador DeLisi met with PFDJ Political Advisor Yemane Ghebreab to discuss recent news that Eritrea would host negotiations between the Eastern Front and the Government of National Unity (GNU). Ghebreab explained that during his recent visit to Khartoum, the [...]
2006-04-28 08:35:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA392GSE MAY WISH FOR UNMEE CONFIGURATION TO STAY THE
[...] (C) While in the past the GSE openly expressed indifference to UNMEE's headquarters in Asmara and to its operations and staffing, the GSE seems to be sending a different message, via back channels, to UNMEE now. According to UNMEE Political Officer, Bruno Mpondo-Epo, the GSE opposes any change [...]
2006-05-04 15:16:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET
06ASMARA448DON'T MESS WITH UNMEE'S MANDATE: CHANGES
[...] (C) In Asmara, both UNMEE officials and the GSE are sending clear messages that changing UNMEE from a peacekeeping to an observer mission will not be accepted. At the monthly Friends of UNMEE meeting on May 23, Acting SRSG Ennifar and the Force Commander Major General Mohamad Taisir relayed th [...]
2006-05-23 14:02:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET
06ASMARA467NEXT STEPS ON NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
[...] (C) Summary: Following a visit by a Sudanese delegation over Eritrea Independence Day, there has been some movement on the upcoming negotiations between the Government of National Unity (GNU) and Eastern Front. Much, however, remains unresolved. While a date has been set for the upcoming "ta [...]
2006-06-01 15:07:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA490GSE ASKS FOR USG ROLE IN EF NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with PFDJ Political Advisor Yemane Ghebreab on June 6, 2006, Ambassador was told that the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) continues to move ahead with planning for preparatory talks on June 13 with the Eastern Front and Government of National Unity (GNU). Gh [...]
2006-06-07 14:26:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA514OPENING SESSION OF EF/KHT PREPARATORY TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: On June 13, Ambassador attended the opening session of the Eastern Front/Government of National Unity (GNU) preparatory talks held in Asmara at the Eritrean Labor Union Hall. Both the Eastern Front and GNU were fully represented and provided positive statements on the success of [...]
2006-06-14 14:26:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA543AMBASSADOR YATES AND GSE TALK ON EASTERN
[...] (C) Summary: Following the conclusion of preparatory talks between the Eastern Front and Government of National Unity (GNU),Ambassador John Yates had the opportunity to sit down with the Eritrean mediator, PFDJ Political Advisor Yemane Ghebreab, to discuss the just-concluded preliminary roun [...]
2006-06-26 15:00:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA552EASTERN FRONT OFFER UP THEIR SIDE
[...] (C) Summary: On June 22, Ambassador John Yates met with the leadership of the Eastern Front to get a better sense of their negotiating strategy and readiness following the first round of talks. The group explained that their primary goal before talks begin is to build a broadly based consensu [...]
2006-06-27 14:55:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA604LEAD UP TO SECOND ROUND OF EF/KHT
[...] (C) Summary: The second round of negotiations between the Eastern Front and Government of National Unity (GNU) commenced on July 17, 2006. All sides were very positive on the prospect of reaching a quick settlement to the problems that have beset eastern Sudan. In the lead-up to the second r [...]
2006-07-19 15:00:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA624THE DARFUR BUZZ FROM ASMARA: NO GOOD NEWS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Since early June, Embassy Asmara has been following the rumors and activities of key Darfur players in Asmara. PolOff has met with each of the leaders of the newly formed National Redemption Front (NRF) as well as AbdulWahid Nour and his father-in-law Abul Gasem. NRF leaders in [...]
2006-07-31 15:02:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA625EF/GNU NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: REASONABLE
[...] (C) Summary: According to both Eastern Front (EF) contacts and Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) officials, there has been reasonable progress on the Eastern Front/Government of National Unity (EF/GNU) negotiations so far. The two trickiest issues are no surprise: whether to unify t [...]
2006-08-01 12:28:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA636ABDULWAHID DETHRONED?
[...] (C) Summary: While no one has publicly denounced the claim made by Ahmed Abdel Shafi in his "Impeachment of President of SLM/A AbdulWahid Mohamed Ahmed Nur," issued on July 28, AbdulWahid and his close advisors seem unwilling to accept their fate. AbdulWahid in a meeting with PolOff on August [...]
2006-08-03 14:35:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA648DARFUR: ABDEL SHAFI WANTS SLM/A TO REUNITE
[...] (C) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM/A) defector Ahmed Abdel Shafi and Babikir Abdalla Mohamed requested a meeting with the Embassy on August 8 to discuss the recent press release issued by 32 commanders of the SLM/A, explain the current state of play within the organization and ask fo [...]
2006-08-09 13:57:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA679EASTERN FRONT/GNU NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED, NO
[...] (C) Summary: While the Eastern Front and the Government of Nation Unity(GNU) have both expressed optimism about progress in negotiations since their resumption August 8, outside advisors for the Eastern Front expressed concern about the Eastern Front's capabilities to achieve a fair agreement. [...]
2006-08-21 15:13:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA755ERITREA PUBLICLY COMMENTS ON ARRESTED UNMEE STAFF
[...] (U) On September 23, Eritrean television news (Eri-TV) publicly commented (The GSE did issue public statements in response to the UN public statement.) on the August arrest of an UNMEE volunteer (UNV) staff member under charges of smuggling. The Eri-TV report claims the UNV admitted to smuggli [...]
2006-09-25 11:13:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO PHUM PINR UNSC ER
06ASMARA793EU REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUDAN BRIEFS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: On September 29, EU Special Representative for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto briefed the diplomatic community on recent developments in Darfur. Haavisto highlighted the shifting alliances in Darfur and raised concerns over the role of Eritrea in Darfur politics and the creation of the N [...]
2006-10-02 14:39:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA802EASTERN SUDAN AGREEMENT: TWO DOWN, ONE TO GO
[...] (C) Summary: Over the past week, the Eastern Front and Sudan's Government of National Unity (GNU) have agreed in principle to the wealth sharing and security arrangement components of an agreement on the future of eastern Sudan. The parties are finalizing power sharing arrangements, the fina [...]
2006-10-04 12:51:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA814GSE RELEASES DETAINED UN STAFF TO UNMEE CUSTODY
[...] (C) On October 4, the GSE released the UN Volunteer(UNV),held since August 28, to United Missions in Eritrea and Ethiopia(UNMEE) security officers. At this time, UNMEE is conducting its own investigation into the allegations of human smuggling. At an UNMEE briefing for diplomatic heads of m [...]
2006-10-06 08:48:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO PHUM PINR UNSC ER
06ASMARA830UN SRSG GIVES VIEWS ON ERITREA AND SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: UN Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) for Somalia Francois Lonseny SIPDIS Fall briefed Emboffs October 5 on his meeting with Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) President Isaias Afwerki and provided his views on the fluid situation in Somalia. Fall ex [...]
2006-10-11 15:15:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS UNSC PINR KPKO ER SO
06ASMARA861ERITREA MOVES TROOPS AND ARMOR INTO THE TSZ
[...] (C) On the morning of October 16, the GSE moved troops, tanks and heavy equipment transporters into the Western Sector of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ). UNMEE reported at a meeting of the P5 representatives that approximately 1000 troops with 10 tanks had crossed the TSZ checkpoint at Mael [...]
2006-10-17 14:31:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KPKO UNSC MOPS ER
06ASMARA866ISAIAS: WE COULD WAIT NO LONGER; ERITREA,S TROOPS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-18 14:19:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS PINR UNSC ER
06ASMARA885ONE KILLED AS ERITREAN INTRUDERS ATTACK UNMEE
[...] (C) On October 21 between 20:00 and 21:00, an UNMEE Jordanian soldier shot and killed an Eritrean intruder in the Giega UNMEE camp near Barentu in UN West Sector. The Eritrean, accompanied by two others who managed to escape during the melee, illegally entered the camp by cutting through the [...]
2006-10-25 16:53:00Embassy AsmaraSECRETPGOV KPKO UNSC PINR ER
06ASUNCION1018PARAGUAY ON UNSC RACE
[...] (C) Ambassador met with FM Ramirez October 3 to urge that Paraguay reconsider its commitment to support Venezuela's UNSC candidacy. Chavez had insulted President Bush and demonstrated no respect for the important role assumed by the Security Council in addressing pressing challenges in rece [...]
2006-10-05 21:06:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GT VE PA
06ASUNCION1055PARAGUAY ON UNSC IMPASSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 20:59:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE PREL PA
06ASUNCION263PARAGUAY SUPPORTS GUATEMALA OVER VENEZUELA IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 11:30:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PA
06ASUNCION808PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON LONG-TERM COMMITMENT
[...] (C) On 8/7, PolCouns discussed reftel (a) points with Amb. Mario Sandoval, the MFA's Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Sandoval noted Paraguay has 3 peacekeepers in Haiti and stressed the GOP's support for the continuation of the Haiti mission. Sandoval was cynical about the inspi [...]
2006-08-07 22:08:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC HA PA
06ATHENS1000GREECE MOST LIKELY TO CO-SPONSOR U.S./UK SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 13 April to Ambassador Fotios Xidos of the MFA's UN Directorate. Xidos, who was familiar with the U.S./UK proposal of adding the four names, said Greece would most likely co-sponsor it. (Note: Xidos will replace UN Directorate head Ambassador Fr [...]
2006-04-13 13:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETTC GR UNSC
06ATHENS1057GREECE SUPPORTS INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 14:11:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR GR WMD
06ATHENS1766UNSC RESOLUTION MAY BE "JUST WHAT DPRK WANTS,"
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on the UNSC resolution regarding the DPRK missile launches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Haralambos Rocanas on July 10. Ambassador told Rocanas that the U.S. is grateful Greece has joined us in co-sponsoring the UNSC resolution, and [...]
2006-07-10 15:03:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR UNSC KN GR
06ATHENS1806GREECE TO SUPPORT DELAY ON QATAR'S UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (S) In the absence from Athens of Foreign Minister Bakoyannis (her son is being married this weekend),Ambassador raised reftel points with MFA Secretary General Harlambos Rocanas at OOB Athens time July 13. Rocanas grasped the significance of the resolution and the necessity of the broadest [...]
2006-07-13 08:27:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL KWBG GR UNSC IS KPAL
06ATHENS1861GREECE AGREES THAT IRAN UNSCR BE UNDER CHAPTER VII
[...] (C) Ambassador raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Bakoyannis on July 18, reaching her just before she departed her office to brief the Prime Minister and inner governmental council on the just-concluded EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Bakoyannis said [...]
2006-07-18 10:01:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR GR
06ATHENS1908GREECE AGREES UNSC ISRAEL/LEBANON STATEMENTS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MFA Secretary General Haralambos Rocanas agreed with CDA on July 21 that all UNSC statements on Lebanon/Israel should have the broadest possible consensus. In that spirit, he read to us Greece's draft statement, which he intended to pass shortly to the Greek delegation in NY. Roc [...]
2006-07-21 13:06:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL UNSC IS LE GR
06ATHENS1952DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GREECE SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE
[...] (C) Per reftel A, post transmitted subject demarche to MFA contacts on July 21. MFA recipients included Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas and Ambassador Fotis Xydas of the D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations and Disarmament. 2. (C) D1 officials responded on July 22, [...]
2006-07-26 12:46:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC GR PGOV PTER UNSC
06ATHENS2205BAKOYIANNIS HEADS TO MIDDLE EAST IN LISTENING MODE
[...] (C) DCM met with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, Director of FM Bakoyannis' cabinet, on August 22 just prior to their departure for Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. Delivering ref a points, DCM emphasized that, when Greece assumed the UNSC presidency in September, it would immediately face [...]
2006-08-23 13:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS UNSC GR CY IS LE
06ATHENS2282LEBANON/IRAN: GREECE FOCUSES ON MIDDLE EAST IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 30, DCM met with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, director of FM Bakoyannis' cabinet, for a readout of Bakoyannis' visit to Middle East capitals August 22-25. Chalastanis informed us that, in addition to her consultations in Beirut, Amman, and Tel Aviv, Bakoyannis woul [...]
2006-08-31 12:35:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS UNSC IAEA GR IS CY LE
06ATHENS3229GREECE ASKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON DRAFT UNSC
[...] (C) Ambassador Costas Halastanis, chief of staff to FM Bakoyannis, called Ambassador at 1615 hours, December 20 to ask that the Embassy convey a personal message from FM Bakoyannis to the Secretary concerning the Greek-French draft UNSCR on protection of journalists. The MFA, working with the [...]
2006-12-20 15:06:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GR FR
06ATHENS3245MESSAGE CONVEYED: UNSCR ON JOURNALISTS IN ARMED
[...] (C) On December 21, Charge conveyed the essense of ref a points to Director of the FM's Cabinet Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis. Charge reiterated that the U.S. does not believe that journalists enjoy special rights of protection beyond those of other persons and thus do not require a separate [...]
2006-12-22 11:08:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GR
06BAGHDAD1792FM AGREES TO SEND LETTERS TO UNSC AND TROOP
[...] (S) Political Counselor delivered ref A points to Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari on May 28 and asked that the Iraqi Government prepare a letter from the Prime Minister or Foreign Minister to the UNSC asking for the continuation of MNF-I presence in Iraq. FM Zebari said that the last time su [...]
2006-05-29 11:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL UNSC IZ
06BAGHDAD1902BRITISH CONCERNED ABOUT BASRAH SITUATION
[...] (C) UK Ambassador William Patey asked Ambassador Khalilzad on June 4 to speak with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to counter accusations that British forces had assassinated people in Basrah (reftel B). Patey lamented that PM Maliki put Basrah Governor Mohammed Wa'hili in charge of security un [...]
2006-06-06 05:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNSC UK KU IZ
06BAGHDAD3370IRAQ SUPPORTIVE ON NAM SUMMIT IRAN STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-10 15:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IAEA IR IZ
06BAGHDAD3458DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR FOR
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Qusay Al Qubaisy, chief advisor to FM Zebary. Al Qubaisy said he relayed the message to both FM Zebary and Deputy FM Mohammad Bidan, who is traveling with the delegation. Al Qubaisy told poloff that both Zebary and Bidan appreciated USG views on the cri [...]
2006-09-15 05:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC SU IZ
06BAGHDAD417UN U/SYG VENESS AND DCM DISCUSS IZ TRANSITION PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting UN U/SYG for Safety and Security David Veness called on the DCM on February 10 to discuss plans for the transition of the International Zone (IZ); short- and longer-term UN security and logistical arrangements; the development of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF); and the curre [...]
2006-02-11 12:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV ASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD4372DEPUTY PM SALEH DISCUSSES VIOLENCE, NEED FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh asserted to Representative Steve King (R-IA) November 25 that a MNF-I withdrawal from Iraq without victory would embolden terrorists, Syria, and Iran. Although alarmed by the recent spike in violence, he cited the International Compact and the d [...]
2006-11-27 20:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS UNSC IZ
06BAGHDAD451UN DISTRESS OVER STAFF HOUSING AVERTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi met Ambassador Khalilzad on January 26 and hinted that the UN would re-evaluate its presence in Iraq if security concerns for housing of its staff in Baghdad were not addressed. Qazi said the UN was concerned a [...]
2006-02-14 15:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PNAT UNSC PTER PHUM IZ
06BAKU1202DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN ON UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 12:46:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE AJ
06BAKU1730DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR SHARED WITH AZERBAIJANI MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 15:03:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNSC IZ AJ
06BAKU460AZERBAIJAN: DEMARCHE ON GUATEMALAN UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) On March 17 DCM delivered reftel demarche, following up on a previous demarche by Ambassador, this time to Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mamadguliyev and asked for a substantive response to request to support Guatemala in its bid for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat. Mamadguliye [...]
2006-03-24 09:18:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNSC GT VE AJ
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN460BRUNEI RECEPTIVE TO NAM DEMARCHES
[...] (C) DCM delivered ref B demarche on general NAM Summit issues on Sept. 7 to Arni Abu Bakar, USA Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She welcomed U.S. views in advance of the Summit. Although she could not give a formal reply to the issues raised, Abu Bakar indicated tha [...]
2006-09-11 06:48:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BX
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN524BRUNEI WILL STICK WITH GUATEMALA
[...] (C) DCM delivered ref A demarche to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at OOB on October 16 (twelve hours ahead of OOB in New York). Chong responded that Brunei's support for Guatemala remained firm (ref B). She shared o [...]
2006-10-18 08:10:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE BX
06BANGKOK1341DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006 ELECTION FOR THE
[...] (C) Per reftel request, on March 3 Ambassador Boyce raised with Thai FM Kantathi the Venezuelan and Guatemalan competition for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Ambassador stated the strong USG belief that Guatemala should be given preference. He made reftel points regarding t [...]
2006-03-03 10:25:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL GT VE UN UNSC
06BANGKOK3345UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 09:14:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BM TH UNSC
06BANGKOK3371DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON NAM STATEMENT ON
[...] (U) Poloff furnished Reftel A demarche points to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 2, 2006. On June 5, the MFA notified Poloff that they have forwarded the points to Mr. Charn Jullamon, Director of the Office for Peace, Security, and Disarmament of the International Organiza [...]
2006-06-05 09:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KNNP IR IAEA UNSC
06BANGKOK4939THAILAND: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1701
[...] On August 12, PolOff delivered reftel demarche, talking points, resolution text and the Secretary's statement to MFA North American and South Pacific Affairs Division Director Amornsate Singha. Amornsate promised to relay the demarche points to his Director General and Permanent Secretary. H [...]
2006-08-12 11:27:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TH
06BANGKOK5032UNSYG UPDATE: SURAKIART'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai's campaign to succeed Kofi Annan is on track, according to his campaign manager Suriya Chindawongse, and his team is hoping for a conclusion to the race in September/October. Surakiart is "not worried about Asian support for his candi [...]
2006-08-17 08:34:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TH UNSC
06BANGKOK5553THAILAND: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 06:27:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC TH
06BANGKOK5662DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel A demarche to the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 14, 2006. As members of the MFA responsible for NAM issues are already in Cuba, post also emailed reftel A talking points to Pattarat Hongtong (Counselor for t [...]
2006-09-14 08:40:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU
06BANGKOK7446UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA - THAI VIEWS
[...] (C) Prior to receiving ref B demarche instructions, the Ambassador on December 8 underscored to Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont the importance the USG placed on passage of the UNSC Resolution on Burma. Surayud indicated the RTG might not oppose the resolution, although the RTG's position wou [...]
2006-12-15 10:33:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC XC TH BM
06BANJUL226THE GAMBIA: FURTHER DEMARCHE ON 2006 ELECTION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 15:20:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV PTER UNDC GT VE GA
06BANJUL379THE GAMBIA: G-8 DEMARCHE ON WMD/COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) On June 14, Ambassador, with Department's concurrence, joined Dakar-based Russian Ambassador Shulgin in making G-8 demarche to Foreign Minister Lamin Kaba Bajo. The purpose of the demarche was to urge the GOTG to fulfill its responsibilities under UNSCR 1540, which calls on States to im [...]
2006-06-15 10:56:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KNNP PTER GA UNSC
06BANJUL439THE GAMBIA: REACHING OUT TO VENEZUELA, IRAN
[...] (C) Prominent journalist and Embassy contact portrayed President Jammeh's invitation to Venezuelan and Iranian leaders to recent African Union Summit here as a swipe at the U.S. following the suspension of The Gambia's MCA eligibility. According to our source, Chavez actively lobbied Summit d [...]
2006-07-12 14:35:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA UNSC GA IR VE GT
06BANJUL572SUDANESE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE GAMBIA:
[...] (C) During his September 13-14 visit here, Sudanese President Bashir indicated no easing of his opposition to blue-hatting, while praising the AMIS operation, denying any desire to have it removed, and advocating its continuation. Gambian President Jammeh was supportive of Bashir's stance. END [...]
2006-09-14 14:30:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO GA SU AU
06BANJUL612THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON UNSC RACE
[...] (C) Ambassador made ref a demarche October 2 to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary William Joof (Deputy Formin equivalent),stressing that Venezuelan President Chavez's UNGA speech further demonstrated that Venezuela's election to the UNSC would seriously undercut its ability to address world [...]
2006-10-02 15:29:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE GA
06BANJUL645UNSC ELECTION ON AGENDA OF GAMBIAN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 13:58:00Embassy BanjulSECRETPREL UNSC GT VE GA
06BEIJING11177PRC RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) China takes seriously U.S. concerns about the situation in Burma but has a different view about how to move forward, MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Chen Xu told Polmincouns on June 5 in response to Polmincouns delivery of Ref A points. Chen said he wou [...]
2006-06-05 09:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC CH BM
06BEIJING12532PRC OPPOSES UNSC TAKING UP BURMA ISSUE
[...] (C) China firmly opposes UNSC involvement in Burma and has serious concerns about the proposed U.S. resolution, MFA International Organizations Department Director General Wu Hailong told the DCM on June 15. ASEAN nations, except for Singapore, share China's opposition to the U.S. initiative, [...]
2006-06-15 13:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC CH BM
06BEIJING13795AMBASSADOR RAISES BURMA WITH VFM WU DAWEI
[...] (C) China does not want to see its differences with the USG over Burma exposed at the UN, Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei stated when the Ambassador expressed USG concerns over Burma and urged China to support, or at least not block, a UN Security Council resolution on the situation in that co [...]
2006-06-28 11:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM SNAR UNSC CH BM NP
06BEIJING14173PRC WORKING ON DPRK IN PRIVATE
[...] (C) Summary: China shares the same objectives with the United States, which should not be disappointed with China's actions or statements, MFA Director General Liu Jieyi said in response to the DCM's delivery of reftel points. As opposed to the 1998 UNSC "Statement to the Press," China favors a [...]
2006-07-06 08:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MCCP MARR KNNP UNSC KN KS JA
06BEIJING16380AFM CUI CONFIRMS PLAN TO VISIT IRAN
[...] (C) CHINESE ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI CONFIRMED TO U/S DOBRIANSKY THAT HE PLANS TO VISIT IRAN BEFORE AUGUST 22 TO "ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE IRAN THAT IT IS IN ITS INTEREST TO RESPOND POSITIVELY" TO THE P-5 PLUS 1 INCENTIVES PACKAGE CONCERNING ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM. IN AN AUGUST 9 DISCUS [...]
2006-08-09 12:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PARM IR IS CH
06BEIJING16876PRC/LEBANON: CHINA CONSIDERING SENDING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. BEIJING IS CAREFULLY CONSIDERING REQUESTS FOR CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN EXPANDED UNIFIL UNDER UNSCR 1701, SAID MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR GENERAL WU HAI LONG AT A MEETING WITH THE DCM ON AUGUST 16. [...]
2006-08-16 11:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS LE UNSC CH
06BEIJING18905: A/S HILL VISIT, DPRK NUCLEAR TEST AND KIM
[...] Key points made at the September 7 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- A/S Hill's meetings with VFM Wu Dawei and AFM Cui Tiankai focused on how to break the impasse and resume the Six-Party Talks process. -- All parties should avoid actions that would escalate tensions over a possible [...]
2006-09-07 09:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC CH KN
06BEIJING20011MFA REACTION TO COUP IN THAILAND
[...] (C) Summary: China was "somewhat surprised" by the coup against Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but expects the matter to be resolved peacefully, MFA Deputy Director Sun Xiangyang told poloff September 20. Beijing expects the coup to have little impact on Thai foreign policy, including [...]
2006-09-20 09:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC TH CH
06BEIJING20012CHINA DISAPPOINTED BURMA PLACED ON UNSC AGENDA
[...] (C) China was disappointed by the decision to place Burma on the UN Security Council's agenda, MFA Deputy Division Director for United Nations Affairs Yao Shaojun said in response to reftel demarche. After noting he would convey the USG position and seek an official response, Yao offered his [...]
2006-09-20 09:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM CH
06BEIJING20892PRC-SUDAN: CHINA HOLDING FAST ON SIX-MONTH
[...] (C) Summary: China sees no need to provide the Panel of Experts responsible for the Darfur region of Sudan with a one-year mandate, MFA International Organizations Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun told poloff September 28. The ultimate resolution of the Darfur issue depends [...]
2006-09-28 09:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SU CH
06BEIJING21227 REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: REACTION OF BEIJING
[...] (C) Officials from the Japanese, ROK, Russian, French and British Embassies in Beijing were in contact with Chinese officials October 9 about the reported DPRK nuclear test and said their capitals had made or would make statements condemning the DPRK action. The Japanese geological service re [...]
2006-10-09 12:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC MNUC PINR KN CH JN KS RU
06BEIJING22493DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON
[...] (C) Beijing will review carefully the Franco-American proposal on removing names from the list of those targeted for sanctions under UNSCR 1267, according to MFA IO Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shao Jun. Poloff and French Counselor Erkki Maillard delivered reftel points October [...]
2006-10-24 10:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC CH
06BEIJING23356NOVEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, AFRICA
[...] Key Points made at the November 2, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- The resumption of the Six-Party Talks is a positive step towards insuring peace and stability on the North Korean Peninsula. The Talks will resume at the parties' earliest convenience. -- Six African leaders will make state [...]
2006-11-02 12:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC TBIO KFLU AGOA JA CH KN
06BEIJING23850PRC/IRAQ: CHINA TO SUPPORT MNF-I MANDATE EXTENSION
[...] (C) China will support the extension of the Iraq MNF-I mandate out of respect for the will of the Iraqi government and people, MFA International Organizations Department Director Yang Tao informed Poloffs November 17 in response to reftel points and letter. Tao warned that although China woul [...]
2006-11-17 12:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH IZ
06BEIJING24497PRC/BURMA: BEIJING STRONGLY OPPOSES UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) The PRC "strongly opposes" a UN Security Council Resolution on Burma and would consider using its veto, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs December 13 in response to reftel message. Though the PRC shares many of the U.S. concerns [...]
2006-12-13 13:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06BEIJING24538URGING CHINA TO ACCEPT UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA
[...] (C) China should reconsider its opposition to a UN Security Council Resolution on Burma, Polmincouns stressed to MFA Deputy Director General for Southeast Asia Tong Xiaoling on December 14. The situation in Burma is harming the peace and security of the region. Tong said China remains opposed [...]
2006-12-14 12:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ASEAN BM CH
06BEIJING24644CHINA SEEKS ACCOMMODATION ON UNSC BURMA
[...] (C) The United States and China share many common interests in the United Nations Security Council and with regard to Burma, none of which would be served by conflict over a Burma resolution in the UNSC, MFA Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong told the DCM. Wu urged th [...]
2006-12-19 11:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ASEAN BM CH
06BEIJING24646CHINA OPPOSES LIBERIA RESOLUTION BECAUSE OF
[...] (C) China's recent concerns about UNSC Resolution 1521 (2003) involving the renewal of Liberia sanctions are tied directly to Taiwan's participation in the Kimberley Process, Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong told the DCM December 19. Based on refs, DCM took advantage [...]
2006-12-19 12:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LI TW CH
06BEIJING24800PRC/BURMA: BEIJING'S OPPOSITION TO UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) The PRC continues to "strongly oppose" a UN Security Council Resolution on Burma and though ready for a "political confrontation" with the United States in order to block a resolution, prefers to work with Washington to find "more effective" ways to communicate dissatisfaction to the Burmes [...]
2006-12-27 09:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06BEIJING24811PRC/HAITI: CHINESE FRUSTRATION WITH HAITIAN
[...] (C) Though the PRC agrees that MINUSTAH plays an important role in Haiti, Beijing is "very frustrated" with Haiti's active efforts to support Taiwan's membership in the UN, MFA International Organizations Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao told poloff in response to reftel demarch [...]
2006-12-27 09:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC HA CH
06BEIJING2776BURMA CONSULTATIONS WITH PRC
[...] (C) The PRC recognizes that the situation in Burma is bad, agrees that the regime's isolationist behavior is growing and welcomes further discussion with the United States, but Beijing does not believe that Burma threatens regional security at present. After listening to a review of current [...]
2006-02-15 10:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV UNSC UNGA CH BM
06BEIJING3393PRC/BURMA: READ-OUT OF PM SOE WIN VISIT
[...] (SBU) China does not support external interference in Burma's internal affairs but emphasized to visiting Prime Minister Soe Win that China wants to see real progress on national reconciliation and economic development, MFA Asian Affairs DDG Zhao Jianhua told a gathering of diplomats on Febru [...]
2006-02-23 11:01:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC UNGA PGOV CH BM
06BEIJING7918MFA RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL ON UNSC 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 09:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER KNPP UNSC CH
06BEIJING8804PRC/LEBANON: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN SECURITY
[...] (C) The PRC is concerned about "expanding" UNSCR 1559 and setting precedents for the Security Council involving itself in calling for establishment of diplomatic relations as well as demarcation of borders, is disappointed that the P-3 have not shared a draft text of the proposed resolution bu [...]
2006-05-11 11:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE SY CH
06BEIJING9289PRC/LEBANON: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN SECURITY
[...] (C) The PRC remains opposed to a new UN Security Council Resolution on Lebanon and continues to seek watering down of any UNSC call for Lebanon and Syria to establish diplomatic relations, but would be willing to support a Presidential Statement stronger than what Russia has proposed. During [...]
2006-05-16 10:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE SY CH
06BEIRUT1545MGLE01: PM SINIORA MEETING WITH A/S SILVERBERG --
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, A/S for International Organizations Affairs, Kristen Silverberg, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in his offices at the Grand Serail in Beirut. PM Siniora opened the meeting by expressing his satisfaction with his visit to Washin [...]
2006-05-17 15:41:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPORG PREL KDEM UNSC LE SY QT KPAL
06BEIRUT3299UNSC ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM U/S BURNS (LEBANON)
[...] (C) On October 13, Charge spoke with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh to reinforce, per ref (a),the U.S. position on the race between Venezuela and Guatemala for the Latin American seat in the UN Security Council. Salloukh acknowledged our previous messages on this issue, initiated [...]
2006-10-13 10:10:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VN LE
06BEIRUT3603UN OFFICIALS ON COORDINATION, TRIBUNAL,
[...] (S/NF) Over lunch with the Ambassador on 11/10, UN officials Geir Pedersen, Michael Williams, and Salman Shaikh claimed that Israeli officials, whom they had met earlier that week, had hinted at stopping overflights if the USG could provide equivalent intelligence. Rejecting the Ambassador's [...]
2006-11-12 06:59:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KCRM UNSC PTER LE SY IS
06BEIRUT757MGLE01: UPDATE ON LEBANESE THINKING ABOUT HARIRI
[...] (C) Summary: GOL Legal Advisor for the UNIIIC Tribunal Ralph Riachy met with Charge March 9 to review plans for eventual establishment of a tribunal to try suspects in the February 14 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Riachy provided a GOL scenario closely in line with r [...]
2006-03-13 10:06:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL UNSC LE
06BELGRADE1242TFLE01: Serbia's Response to the Lebanon Crisis
[...] (sbu) President Tadic issued an official statement supporting an "immediate and sustainable end" to hostilities. The government of PM Kostunica has so far declined to take an official position on the Lebanon crisis. 2. (sbu) Belgrade daily Kurir reported a statement by Rasim Ljajic, lea [...]
2006-08-07 13:49:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC SR
06BELGRADE1274LEBANON UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERY, SERBIA
[...] (U) Emboff hand-delivered ref demarche and UNSCR text as requested reftel to FONMIN Draskovic at his home at 1300L. Draskovic accepted the points without substantive comment. 2. (U) We expect Serbia will fully support the letter and spirit of the UNSCR (their default position on most [...]
2006-08-12 13:27:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE
06BELGRADE1681ICTY ACTION PLAN SCORECARD, OCTOBER 2006
[...] (c) SUMMARY: In July, the USG provided the GoS with eleven recommendations designed to advance the hunt for Ratko Mladic. Due primarily to the resistance of PM Kostunica himself, the GoS has not carried out in full a single one of our recommendations (two have been, arguably, partially initiated). [...]
2006-10-17 06:20:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALICTY PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM UNSC SR
06BELGRADE1698SERBIAN SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN UNSC VOTE
[...] (U) DCM raised reftel points with Serbian Assistant Foreign Minister Sahovic, and Poloff conveyed substance of reftel points to representatives of the Serbian MFA as requested. MFA officials noted Serbia usually supports the EU consensus position. We expect they will continue to be sensitiv [...]
2006-10-18 07:47:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC GT UN VE SR
06BELIZE459(C) BELIZE: FOREIGN MINISTER MAINTAINS GOB NOT
[...] (C) Over a private luncheon on May 18, the Government of Belize (GoB)'s Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay indicated the following to Ambassador Dieter: (A) He wanted "to make clear" that Belize was not actively lobbying other CARICOM members to vote against Guatemala's election [...]
2006-05-23 20:42:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS UNSC BH GU VZ
06BELIZE471BELIZE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 15:46:00Embassy BelmopanSECRETKNNP PREL AORC UNSC IEAB BH
06BELIZE487DEMARCHE: TESTING CARICOM CONSENSUS IN SUPPORT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 19:27:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC PBTS OAS BH GT VZ XL
06BELIZE530BELIZE: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 14:34:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR BH
06BELIZE562(C) BELIZE: PM MUSA ON GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA UNSC
[...] (C) Belize appreciates U.S. assurances that its recent TIP Tier 3 ranking is not linked to its unwillingness to support Guatemala's candidacy for a seat on the UNSC, and will make a concerted effort to implement the 60-day mini-plan, according to Prime Minister (PM) Said Musa. Guatemala sh [...]
2006-06-23 15:27:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PBTS SMIG UNSC KWMN OAS BH GU
06BERLIN1502FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 15:33:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA AORC PREL UNSC IR EU GM
06BERN1505SWISS WELCOME UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 10:37:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUN IS PREL PTER MOPS UNSC
06BRASILIA1670BRAZIL NONCOMMITTAL ON PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. GOB officials responded in a noncommittal fashion to visiting S/P Director Krasner's presentation on the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). During an August 4 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, GOB officials expressed concerns about the PDG's relationship, if any, to [...]
2006-08-14 19:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC BR
06BRATISLAVA105SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR NON-PERMANENT
[...] (C) Slovak MFA Director for UN and International Organizations Roman Buzek and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko told us February 10 that Slovakia will support Guatemala for the Group of Latin American Countries' non-permanent seat on the UNSC (reftel). Buzek pointed out that -- in addition to s [...]
2006-02-10 13:51:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UN GT VE LO
06BRATISLAVA140SCENESETTER FOR IO A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Slovakia. The Embassy -- and moreover, the Slovaks -- are pleased to welcome you and IO/UNP DepDir Ed Brown to Bratislava March 3-7. Your visit will help us institutionalize the already strong cooperation we enjoy with Slovakia within the UN Security Council (UNSC),as well [...]
2006-02-21 16:24:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UN UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA192A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO BRATISLAVA: SLOVAKIA HOLDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 5-7 Bratislava visit of IO A/S Kristen Silverberg provided the occasion to engage Slovakia on UNSC issues, congratulate the country on two successful months at the table, and coordinate our approaches to the upcoming challenges of the Council's agenda. A/S Silverber [...]
2006-03-08 08:07:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UN IR YI SR LO
06BRATISLAVA229SLOVAKIA FULLY SUPPORTS US DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) UNSC Coordination Unit desk officer for Africa Pavol Popjak told us March 23 that Slovakia fully supports the U.S. draft resolution on AMIS re-hatting, and has "no objection" to making a decision on the draft "today." Popjak told us that French changes to resolution language regarding [...]
2006-03-23 15:30:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO SOCI UNSC UN SU LO
06BRATISLAVA256SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 31, 2006
[...] (C) Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda called Belarusian opposition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich March 24 to express his support and to convey Slovakia's offer to allow any Belarusian students expelled from state universities for political reasons to continue their studies at Slovak schools. M [...]
2006-03-31 15:29:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UNSC KIRF IZ UP BO BM LO
06BRATISLAVA28SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT SUPPORTING REFERRAL OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-12 14:44:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR LO UNSC
06BRATISLAVA309SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON IRAN
[...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche April 18 to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal, Director for Disarmament, OSCE, and Counter-Terrorism Karol Mistrik, and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko. They affirmed that Slovakia's position is clear: Slovakia supports a strong Chapter VII resol [...]
2006-04-18 15:59:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA310SLOVAKIA AGREES ON KOSOVO STATUS, BUT CONCERNED
[...] (C) CDA delivered reftel briefing on U.S. Kosovo policy to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko on April 18. Pesko said Slovakia is "99 percent" in accordance with U.S. views, but differs slightly in regard to the desired speed of the Ahtisaari pro [...]
2006-04-19 09:13:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI EU UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA311SLOVAKIA RELEASES STRONG STATEMENT ON IRANIAN
[...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Irans pursuit of a nuclear weapons program on April 13. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Slovak Republic is f [...]
2006-04-19 09:15:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL KPAL UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA344UNSCR 1267 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SLOVAKIA; NO
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points and background papers to Slovak MFA officials on morning of April 27. No officials were available for immediate comment. However, in the past, Slovakia has been generally supportive of U.S. positions on terror finance, and we expect them to be receptive and [...]
2006-04-27 15:27:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PGOV PREL UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA355UN HRC: SLOVAKIA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN, CUBA,
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche on Iran's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (HRC) May 4 to MFA State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova. Vasaryova has SIPDIS direct responsibility for Slovakia's UN portfolio at the MFA. She assured us that Slovakia would oppose Iran's m [...]
2006-05-04 12:02:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL UN UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA361UNSCR ON IRAN: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII
[...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan and State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova -- both out of town on the campaign trail -- we raised reftel points with the Minister's Chef de Cabinet, Peter Kmec, on the morning of May 6. Kmec understood our message regarding the n [...]
2006-05-06 09:54:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA386SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF SYRIA-LEBANON UNSCR
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on May 10 to MFA Directors for International Organizations, UN Security Council, and Middle East affairs. Colleagues from the British Embassy also followed-up on May 11. On May 12, Ambassador Vladimir Lomen from the UNSC Coordination Unit called to say [...]
2006-05-15 06:40:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC SY LE LO
06BRATISLAVA390SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS UNSC SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-16 14:41:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC SY LE LO
06BRATISLAVA428SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION ON BURMA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 26 to MFA UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko and his deputy, Vladimir Lomen. Pesko reaffirmed to us June 1 that Slovakia has instructed its mission in New York to "consider positively" a U.S. draft resolution on Burma. 2. (SBU) According to Pesk [...]
2006-06-01 12:01:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM LO
06BRATISLAVA432SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT WELCOMING P5 + 1
[...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement in reaction to the P5 plus 1 meeting regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program on June 1. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA [...]
2006-06-02 12:20:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNSC UN IR LO
06BRATISLAVA471FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE ELECTION: CONTINUITY, OR
[...] (C) Summary: Slovak foreign policy during the second Dzurinda government of the past four years has been extremely complementary to U.S. interests. If the coalition that results from June 17 parliamentary elections is led by Dzurinda's SDKU and made up mostly of center-right parties, we can [...]
2006-06-13 15:07:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA555SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES:
[...] (C) New Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, who took office less than a week ago, has received calls from the Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, and South Korea regarding North Korea's recent missile launches (reftel). As expected, the Chinese and Russians argued against a UNSC resolution and [...]
2006-07-10 14:22:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM UNSC KN LO
06BRATISLAVA73SLOVAK REACTION TO PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Palestinian election results on January 27. The text is available in English at www.mzv.sk . BEGIN VERBATIM TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic welcome peaceful atmosphere in which t [...]
2006-01-27 15:46:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL KPAL UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA738SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS GUATEMALA
[...] (C) Emboff delivered talking points fo Jana Bartosiewiczova, Deputy Director for the United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Bartosiewiczova confirmed that Slovakia will be voting for Guatemala in the upcoming 2006 UNSC election. She said that [...]
2006-08-31 14:21:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC GT VE LO
06BRATISLAVA745SLOVAKIA AGREES BURMA SHOULD BE ON UNSC AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 06:49:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC BM LO
06BRATISLAVA749MEETING OF FM KUBIS WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY OF
[...] (C) Summary. Slovak FM Jan Kubis met Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Nahavandian, on September 4 in Bratislava. Nahavandian made clear that Iran does not regard UNSCR 1669 as legally valid and confirmed that Iran plans to continue with the development of a peaceful [...]
2006-09-08 14:29:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA820UNSC SHOULD SEND A STRONG, IMMEDIATE, UNANIMOUS MESSAGE ON
[...] (SBU) DCM has urged Slovakia at the highest levels of the MFA to adopt a strong position to counter North Korea's nuclear test, per points in refs A and B and previous messages. Saying it was "high time" the international community got tough on North Korea's nuclear program, MFA Director for t [...]
2006-10-10 16:10:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN LO
06BRATISLAVA883SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON 1267
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points and non-paper to MFA UNSC Coordination Unit Chief Vladimir Lomen together with First Secretary Xavier Rouard of the French Embassy. Mr. Lomen had SIPDIS been unaware of the Franco-American proposal before it was discussed by the 1267 Committee on 16, October, b [...]
2006-10-31 15:47:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA960SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT UK-FRENCH DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] Slovakia will likely support the UK-French draft UNSCR on Iran, according to Ambassador Vladimir Lomen of the UNSC Coordination Unit at MFA. Lomen told Poloff the UK had lobbied the GoS hard for support and that the matter was being considered in the FM's office as of the morning of December 1 [...]
2006-12-12 14:29:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IR LO
06BRIDGETOWN1315INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO STEP UP INTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 was held July 26-27 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to pull together an informal group composed of hosting and playing nations and the international com [...]
2006-07-28 22:09:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CPAS PINR PTER AFIN UNSC USOAS XL
06BRIDGETOWN1793DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON VENEZUELA'S GREATEST HITS
[...] Per reftel instructions, a message from Charge d'Affaires Mary Ellen T. Gilroy was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1348, Barbados #1349, Dominica #1350, St. Kitts #1351, St. Lucia #1352, St. Vincent #1353) on October 4, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed [...]
2006-10-10 17:31:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC BB VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1896AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (U) Summary: On October 25, Ambassador Kramer met with Barbados' Foreign Minister Miller. They discussed U.S.-Barbadian relations, the continued deadlock over the GRULAC UN Security Council Seat, and planning for Caribbean Heritage Month celebrations in 2007. End Summary. "Things are Look [...]
2006-10-27 17:12:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD KWMN BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1897AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: ST. VINCENT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtsey calls on the Foreign Minister, Prime Minister, and Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In her meeting with the Foreign Minister, he candidly admitted that the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOS [...]
2006-10-27 17:18:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD UNSC KPAO VE VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1898AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: DOMINICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtesy calls on the President, Acting Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. With both the President and the Acting Prime Minister, the Ambassador discussed goals for economic development in Do [...]
2006-10-27 17:24:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAGR ECON ENRG EPET EIND UNSC
06BRIDGETOWN1904AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: During her October 23 farewell meeting with Barbados' Prime Minister Arthur, Ambassador Kramer took stock of U.S.-Barbadian relations and discussed areas where greater collaboration could be useful. Ambassador Kramer urged Prime Minister Arthur to review Barbados' stance on Vene [...]
2006-10-27 18:50:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD CASC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2028UNSC AFTERMATH: CARICOM HAPPY WITH PANAMA, UPSET
[...] (U) On November 3, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states unanimously supported the compromise nomination of Panama as the candidate to the United Nations Security Council from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC). However, Ambassadors to the UN from CARICOM countrie [...]
2006-11-17 21:50:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPAO EC PM VE GT DO XM
06BRIDGETOWN455DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points regarding the competing Venezuelan and Guatemalan candidacies for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to the MFAs of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Of th [...]
2006-03-13 21:22:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE UN XL
06BRIDGETOWN637BARBADOS FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, TRADE, AND UN
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller and members of her staff held a candid question and answer session with Barbados-based Ambassadors, revealing Caribbean views on Haiti, trade, and UN reform. On Haiti, Miller encouraged the U.S. and Brazil to remain engaged, while committing t [...]
2006-04-12 20:08:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ETRD EINV EAIR UNSC BR CH CS HA
06BRIDGETOWN910CLOCK TICKING (LOUDLY) ON CARIBBEAN IMMIGRATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following the second ad hoc CARICOM Attorneys General meeting in Jamaica (Reftel A),Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley requested a meeting with Ambassador Kramer to discuss the urgency of getting USG commitment for [...]
2006-05-26 16:31:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER UNSC XL
06BRUSSELS4157BELGIAN AND THE UN -- VIEWS OF A NEW UNSC MEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Silverberg's December 6 meetings with the Belgian MFA indicated that Belgium and the U.S. were in general agreement on most major issues facing the UN Security Council, apart from some differences on Iran. On Iran, the Belgians said that they thought it appropriate now to [...]
2006-12-15 16:37:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC UNSC BE CG SU IR KN
06BRUSSELS4210SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS' MEETING WITH THE BELGIAN
[...] (C) Sudan Special Envoy Natsios conducted a Darfur roundtable on December 15, 2006 with experts from the Belgian MFA led by Director for African Affairs Trouveroy (the former Belgian Ambassador to Sudan) and Director of International Organization Affairs (both A/S-equivalent) Frankinet. The S [...]
2006-12-22 11:42:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SU CG RW BE UNSC
06BUCHAREST280ROMANIA TO VOTE FOR GUATEMALA VICE VENEZUELA IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-17 09:25:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC RO
06BUENOSAIRES1079ARGENTINA DEMARCHE: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN
[...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on May 11 to Minister Jorge Gomez and Minister Maria Raballo of the Office of International Organizations of the Argentine Foreign Ministry. PolCouns reviewed points in reftel with Gomez and Raballo and underscored the importance we place on GoA supp [...]
2006-05-11 20:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SY LE AR
06BUENOSAIRES1127ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE ON UNSC SYRIA-LEBANON
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Argentine MFA director for international organizations Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez on May 16. Gonzalez was accompanied by Minister Jorge Gomez and Minister Maria Raballo. 2. (C) Gonzalez said he had been in contact throughout the day with the G [...]
2006-05-16 20:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SY LE AR
06BUENOSAIRES1190ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE TO UNSC ALLIES ON A BURMA
[...] (C) DCM and PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Argentine MFA acting Undersecretary for Foreign Policy Luis Cappagli on May 24. DCM reviewed background and talking points with Cappagli and left a copy of the draft resolution for GoA review and comments. 2. (C) Cappagli, who had just re [...]
2006-05-24 21:00:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM AR
06BUENOSAIRES1510FM TAIANA INSTRUCTS UN MISSION TO COOPERATE ON
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Argentine Acting Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan the morning of July 6. (Note: Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana is currently in India.) The Ambassador underscored the gravity of the decision by the DPRK to go forward with the missile launche [...]
2006-07-06 19:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM UNSC KN AR
06BUENOSAIRES1533ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE TO REQUEST CO-SPONSORSHIP OF
[...] (C) Per Refs A and B, Ambassador spoke on July 8 with Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan to urge the GoA to co-sponsor the Japanese UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches. The conversation was a follow-up to the Ambassador's July 6 demarche to Garcia Moritan on the DPRK res [...]
2006-07-10 19:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR UNSC KN AR
06BUENOSAIRES1545ARGENTINA: STATE OF PLAY OF UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered Reftel A points to Minister Manuel Fernandez Salorio of Argentine MFA International Organizations office on July 11. Fernandez Salorio expressed hope that Chinese diplomatic effort would succeed but reemphasized that Argentina would vote in favor of the UNSC resolution [...]
2006-07-11 20:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR UNSC KN AR
06BUENOSAIRES1599ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE ON THE ADOPTION OF A CHAPTER
[...] (C) DCM, accompanied by PolCouns, delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry Chief of Cabinet Ambassador Augustin Colombo Sierra and Acting Undersecretary for Foreign Policy Ambassador Luis Cappagli on July 18. Cappagli is the P equivalent in the Foreign Ministry. Foreign Minister Jorge [...]
2006-07-19 15:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR AR
06BUENOSAIRES1746ARGENTINA AND POSSIBLE TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan told CDA on July 29 (ref. B) that Argentina will attend the Force Generation Meeting in New York--once scheduled--and would consider participation in a UN Lebanon force, depending on conditions on the ground. Since CDA's conversation [...]
2006-08-04 15:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC LE AR
06BUENOSAIRES1792CONTINUED ARGENTINE COMMITMENT TO HAITI AND
[...] (C) Vice-MOD and Secretary for Military Affairs Jose Maria Vasquez Ocampo assured CDA August 4 of continued GOA support for Haiti and MINUSTAH. CDA spoke with Vasquez Ocampo following the Vice-MOD's participation that same day in the meeting of MOD and MFA representatives of the Latin Americ [...]
2006-08-09 21:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC HA AR
06BUENOSAIRES1966MFA OFFICIAL ON VENEZUELAN UNSC CANDIDACY AND GOA
[...] (C) Charge, accompanied by PolCouns, paid a courtesy call August 29 on the new Director General of the MFA Office of International Organizations, Ambassador Raul Ricardes. In the course of the conversation, Ricardes (please protect) opined that it would be very difficult for either Venezuela [...]
2006-08-31 14:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AR VZ
06BUENOSAIRES2300ARGENTINA: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-12 18:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNSC KNNP KNEP AR
06BUENOSAIRES2357UNSC: BREAKING THE IMPASSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 21:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE AR
06BUENOSAIRES2731ARGENTINA: PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER UNSC THEMATIC
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered talking points in reftel to the MFA Office of International Organizations on December 7, prior to the long holiday weekend in Argentina. PolCouns followed up on November 11 with Minister Manuel Fernandez Salorio. 2. (C) Fernandez Salorio said Argentina will be repr [...]
2006-12-11 20:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS AR
06BUENOSAIRES886ARGENTINA ON PRESSURING IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by POLOFF, met with FM Jorge Taiana April 18 to discuss reftel points and asked for Argentina's support for a strong Chapter VII resolution requiring Iran to comply with the steps called for in the UNSC Presidential Statement and in past IAEA Board of Governor resol [...]
2006-04-19 14:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR AR
06CAIRO1232A/S RADEMAKER'S BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Stephen Rademaker discussed Iran's nuclear weapons program with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and held bilateral nonproliferation discussions with the Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Na [...]
2006-02-28 07:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV IS IR EG KNNP IAEA UNSC
06CAIRO1299DARFUR: EGYPTIANS NOT OPPOSED TO UN FORCE;
[...] (C) Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad told the Ambassador late March 1 that press reports claiming President Mubarak and Libyan leader Qadhafi agreed February 28 in Miserata to oppose UN troops in Darfur were "wrong." While Qadhafi opposed UN forces in Darfur, Awad said, President Mubarak [...]
2006-03-01 18:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO EG LY SU UNSC
06CAIRO1367ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS PREP FOR KHARTOUM
[...] (SBU) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo March 4-5 to prepare for a March 28-29 Arab League Summit in Sudan. Among the topics discussed were Iraq, Palestine, Sudan/Darfur, and Arab reform. We understand the meetings were generally uncontentious, with ministers agreeing to support the polit [...]
2006-03-06 16:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL PTER EG IS IZ UNSC
06CAIRO1413SUDAN: EGYPT PRESSING HARD TO RECONCILE POSITIONS
[...] (C) Following up on the Ambassador's discussions with senior Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad (ref B),post delivered reftel demarche March 7 to MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mohamed Higazy, stressing the importance of an African Union endorsement of a transition from the AU's M [...]
2006-03-07 16:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC EG SU
06CAIRO1450SUDAN/DARFUR: EGYPT-LIBYA-SUDAN SUMMIT POSTPONED
[...] (C) The DCM delivered ref A demarche late March 7 to Presidential Advisor and Spokesman Soliman Awad, emphasizing the importance of GOE support for the transition of the African Union's peacekeeping operation in Darfur to a UN PKO. Awad said that a planned three-way summit between President [...]
2006-03-08 15:46:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO EG SU LY
06CAIRO1676JERICHO PRISON INCIDENT PROMPTS HARSH REACTION
[...] (C) Presidential Spokesman and Senior Advisor Soliman Awad called the Ambassador late March 15 to share that a parliamentary committee had severely grilled a senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs official March 14 during an emergency session to address the Jericho prison incident. Awad explained [...]
2006-03-16 15:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL PTER ASEC UNSC EG IS
06CAIRO2162CAIRO: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH
[...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit and the opportunity to continue our dialogue with the GOE on counterproliferation, Iran, and security assistance. Egypt values its role as a regional leader on nonproliferation and its influence in multilateral fora. Your visit will reassure Egy [...]
2006-04-09 14:27:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS UNSC EG IR KNNP
06CAIRO224EGYPT ON REFERRING IRAN TO THE UNSC: INCHING
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told IO Assistant Secretary Silverberg on January 16 that if "compelled" to SIPDIS vote on whether the IAEA should refer Iran to the UNSC, he would do so to prevent another nuclear capable state in the region. Aboul Gheit qualified that he believes referra [...]
2006-01-17 07:57:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKNNP EG IR IAEA UNSC
06CAIRO269EGYPTIAN POSITION ON POSSIBLE IAEA REFERRAL OF
[...] (C) Summary: Following the visits of Vice President Cheney and IO Assistant Secretary Silverberg, the GOE position on IAEA referral of Iran to the UNSC is still evolving. While GOE statements suggest some positive movement, Egypt continues to raise regional concerns and its desire for a Mi [...]
2006-01-18 16:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKNNP IS IR EG IAEA UNSC
06CAIRO3007EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON DARFUR, UN REFORM,
[...] (C) During a May 18 meeting requested by the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit offered his views on next steps in Darfur, UN reform, and countering the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Aboul Gheit said Egypt was in touch with Khartoum to urge its cooperation to resolve international [...]
2006-05-18 15:53:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC EG SU LE
06CAIRO3155NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT MINISTERIAL FOCUSED MORE ON
[...] (C) MFA UN Affairs Officer Karim Sherif told emboff May 25 that Egypt would not support the issuance of any statements at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministerial in Malaysia supportive of Iranian positions vis-a-vis its nuclear program. Egypt's positions toward Iran, he said, sho [...]
2006-05-25 14:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNGA EFIN EG
06CAIRO3419EGYPTIAN DISARMAMENT OFFICE COMMENTS ON NAM
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, the MFA's Disarmament Office Director Dr. Hossam Aly told poloff June 4 that Egypt did work to moderate the NAM statement on Iran at the ministerial meeting in Malaysia. Dr. Aly said that the original proposed Ministerial Statement had been much worse and [...]
2006-06-04 14:00:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA UNSC EG IR KNNP
06CAIRO3482DARFUR: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT APPROVES INCREASE IN
[...] (C) During a June 4 meeting, Foreign Ministry Cabinet staff member Ahmed Abul Zeid told poloff that Egyptian President Mubarak had recently approved a recommendation by the Egyptian Cabinet to increase the GOE's contribution of personnel to the African Union's Mission in Sudan (AMIS). Egypt h [...]
2006-06-06 10:39:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS UNSC EG SU
06CAIRO3822(C) EGYPT NON-COMMITTAL ON GUATEMALA'S BID FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 15:06:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNGA EG GT VE
06CAIRO431IO A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES UN REFORM WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: IO Assistant Secretary Silverberg discussed UN reform with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit and Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Naela Gabr on January 16. A/S Silverberg, accompanied by the Ambassador, urged Aboul Gheit to support management reforms and the creation of [...]
2006-01-25 15:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG IS UNGA UNSC
06CAIRO4356EGYPT SUPPORTIVE OF MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTION AT THE
[...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Deputy National Security Council Advisor Elliott Abrams discussed the draft UNSC resolution condemning military operations in Gaza with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa during separate July 12 SIPDIS meetin [...]
2006-07-13 11:57:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KPAL KWBG UNSC EG IS
06CAIRO5123SUDAN: EGYPT RELUCTANT TO PRESS BASHIR ON UN FORCE
[...] (C) The Ambassador spoke August 15 with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and August 16 with Presidential Spokesman and Senior Advisor Soliman Awad to request that Egyptian President Mubarak press Sudanese President Bashir to accept a transition to a UN force in Darfur. Drawing from [...]
2006-08-16 15:38:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID UNSC PHUM EG SU
06CAIRO5207ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERS SET TO MEET ON LEBANON ISSUE
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche August 19 separately to MFA Cabinet staff member Nazih al Negeiry and Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef, ahead of an August 20 ministerial meeting at Arab League headquarters focused on Lebanon. Negeiry committed to delivering the message to Minister Aboul [...]
2006-08-20 14:47:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC MEPN EG LE
06CAIRO5240ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) In an effort to be seen as "doing something," Arab League foreign ministers met in Cairo August 20 to address assistance for the reconstruction of Lebanon, to discuss reviving the Arab-Israeli peace process, to debate the utility of an Arab Summit, and to offer political support to Sudan. [...]
2006-08-21 14:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPN KPAL UNSC ARABL MOPS EG LE SY
06CAIRO5383VENEZUELA PRESSING ARABS HARD ON UN SECURITY
[...] (C) Venezuela is taking advantage of ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and Palestine, and Arab discontent with Israel and the U.S., to boost its chances of winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council in October. While neither Egypt nor the Arab League to our knowledge has committed to s [...]
2006-08-28 14:50:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ARABL UNGA EG VE GT
06CAIRO5430AMBASSADOR SCHULTE DISCUSSES IRAN WITH FM ABOUL
[...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Mission in Vienna Ambassador Schulte discussed Iran's nuclear weapons program with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on August 28. Aboul Gheit warned Ambassador Schulte that the U.S. handling of Lebanon had strengthened Iran, that economic sanctions against Ir [...]
2006-08-31 10:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC EG IR LE IS KNNP
06CAIRO5496ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE RECEIVED WITH
[...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche September 3 to MFA Assistant Minister Hani Khalaf, and separately to Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef. With regards to UNSCR 1701, both Khalaf and Youssef welcomed news of USG humanitarian and military support for Lebanon and registered stron [...]
2006-09-05 11:02:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPN UNSC UNGA ARABL EG
06CAIRO5526EGYPT: UPDATE ON USG CANDIDATES FOR UNITED
[...] During a September 4 meeting with MFA Office Director for Candidacy Issues, Counselor Hatem Tag-Eldin, poloffs reviewed pending USG requests for Egyptian support for elections to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),the International Law Commission (ILC),and the International Mobile Satellite [...]
2006-09-05 14:07:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA UNSC PHUM UNHCR EWWT INMARSAT EG
06CAIRO5527EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
[...] (C) During a September 5 meeting with MFA Office Director for Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Affairs, Osama Khalil, poloff delivered reftel demarche on topics expected to be discussed at a September 11-16 NAM Summit in Havana, Cuba. Khalil believed the summit would be uneventful, but noted the " [...]
2006-09-05 14:34:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNSC PHUM PTER EG CU VE GT
06CAIRO5555(C) VISIT TO EGYPT BY UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI
[...] (C) Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad briefed Charge on September 5 on UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's meeting with President Mubarak earlier that day. The meeting covered Annan's recent visit with Syrian President Asad, Lebanon, Sudan, and the Arab League initiative to involve the Securi [...]
2006-09-06 15:39:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNGA MEPN EG
06CAIRO5601ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN CAIRO TO
[...] (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 5-6 for a regularly-scheduled session, mainly to discuss joint Arab positions on the topics of Lebanon, the Arab-Israeli peace process, and Sudan. A long list of less pressing items were also considered by ministers, but local contacts describ [...]
2006-09-07 14:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPN UNGA UNSC ARABL EG
06CAIRO5831EGYPT: STILL NO ANSWER ON US CANDIDATE FOR THE
[...] On September 17 emboff met with National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) Vice President for Policies and International Cooperation Dr. Offat Abd El Monsef to seek GoE support for the United States candidate to head the International Mobile Satellite Organizaton (IMSO). Dr. Abd [...]
2006-09-18 06:41:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA UNSC PHUM UNHCR EWWT INMARSAT EG
06CAIRO601IRAN: CENTRIFUGE BRIEFING TO EGYPTIAN MFA
[...] Lawrence Livermore representative Roger Miller and Department of Energy representative Richard Nephew briefed the MFA's Assistant Minister for American Affairs Ali al Hefny and MFA disarmament specialists on Iran's Gas Centrifuge Program on January 29. Al Hefny said Egypt appreciated the opp [...]
2006-02-01 18:02:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IS IR EG KNNP IAEA UNSC
06CAIRO604EGYPT AND IRAN/IAEA: PRESSING FOR REFERENCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 21:19:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR EG IAEA UNSC
06CAIRO6325GOP SCHIZOPHRENIC ON VENEZUELAN FUEL IMPORTS
[...] SUMMARY. (C) GOP Energy policy remains divided as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MICI) pursues divergent paths to ensure an affordable supply of petroleum for Panama. MICI Vice-Minister Jose Paredes stated publicly that the new Panamanian state run oil company would not distribute fue [...]
2006-10-11 15:00:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC MOPS PHUM ARABL EG SU
06CAIRO6381EGYPT HOSTS SENIOR FRENCH, SPANISH, AND ITALIAN
[...] (C) Italian and French Embassy officials offered separate readouts on October 16 of a gathering in Cairo of senior diplomats from Rome, Paris, and Madrid the day before to discuss the Middle East peace process and related topics. Italian Embassy First Secretary Lamberto Moruzzi and French Emba [...]
2006-10-16 15:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPN UNSC KPAL EG IS FR SP IT
06CAIRO6442GUATEMALA VS. VENEZUELA: ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARIAT
[...] (C) The Charge called Arab League (AL) Secretariat Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef on October 17 to request League assistance with Guatemala's bid for a UN Security Council seat, and to complain about public remarks attributed to the AL's New York representative Yahya Mahmassani's - seemingly i [...]
2006-10-17 15:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PTER ARABL EG GU VE
06CAIRO6461(C) THREATS TO LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER OF SERIOUS
[...] (S) During an October 17 meeting with MFA Cabinet Advisor for Syrian and Lebanese Affairs, Nazih Al Negeiry, poloff raised reftel demarche points on Syrian-originated threats against Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora. Negeiry was familiar with the topic, referring to Egyptian embassy rep [...]
2006-10-18 15:05:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PTER MEPN UNSC EG LE SY
06CAIRO6677EGYPT TO REVIEW DECISION ON UN COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 2 to MFA Cabinet Staff Member responsible for counter-terrorism issues, Mohamed al Shinnawy, requesting Egypt to consider a visit in the coming year by UN Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) staff. Shinnawy was unaware of the [...]
2006-11-02 15:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV UNGA PTER UNSC EG SA QA
06CAIRO6770IRAQ: ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL EGYPTIAN AND ARAB
[...] (S) EGYPT'S ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ, BOTH BILATERALLY AND MULTILATERALLY, CONTINUES TO BE QUIET BUT CONSISTENT. PER REFTELS, EGYPT IS IN FREQUENT COMMUNICATION WITH IRAQI GOVERNMENT LEADERS, HOSTS HIGH-LEVEL IRAQI DELEGATIONS, AND IS INTERESTED IN DEEPENING BILATERAL TIES AS THE SECURITY SITUATIO [...]
2006-11-07 15:27:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER UNSC EG IZ
06CAIRO6839ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR "LIFTING
[...] (C) FOLLOWING A NOVEMBER 12 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD IN CAIRO, THE GROUP ISSUED A STATEMENT (TEXT BELOW) PLEDGING TO "BREAK THE SIEGE" AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, CALLING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEIT HANOUN ATTACK, THE SENDING OF INTERN [...]
2006-11-13 12:39:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPN KPAL UNSC UNGA ARABL EG IS
06CAIRO6846(C) LEBANON: EGYPT BACKING PM SINIORA TO PURSUE
[...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR SPOKE WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AHMED ABOUL GHEIT NOVEMBER 13 TO URGE GOE SUPPORT FOR LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER FOUAD SINIORA, FOLLOWING THE RECENT RESIGNATIONS OF HIZBALLAH-AFFILIATED CABINET MINISTERS FROM THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT. ABOUL GHEIT CONFIRMED TO THE AMBASSAD [...]
2006-11-13 17:35:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS UNSC MEPN EG LE
06CAIRO6881A/S WELCH DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST PEACE, IRAQ WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Welch met with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa on November 15 to discuss the Middle East peace process and Iraq. On the Israeli-Palestinian situation, Moussa encouraged reinvigorated U.S. leadership and promoted the international conference; A/S Welch responded t [...]
2006-11-16 09:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPRL PGOV PTER MORS UNSC EG IL LE IQ
06CAIRO6885A/S WELCH DISCUSSES LEBANON, DARFUR WITH EGYPT'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Welch met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit in Cairo on November 14. Aboul Gheit confirmed he will go to Addis Ababa November 16 to attend the UN/AU meeting. He reported that the Sudanese are willing to accept the proposed first and second packages of UN support [...]
2006-11-16 11:04:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPRL PGOV PTER MORS UNSC EG SU LE
06CAIRO6939DARFUR: EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE PLEASED WITH AU-UN
[...] (C) The Government of Egypt (GOE) and the Arab League Secretariat (AL) are pleased with the outcome of November 16 SIPDIS high-level consultations on Darfur held in Addis Ababa and hosted by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN). GOE leaders and the Arab League are pressing th [...]
2006-11-21 16:06:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS UNSC EG SU
06CAIRO7002EGYPT NOT YET PREPARING REPORT ON NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 08:28:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UNSC KNNP EG KN
06CAIRO7040DARFUR: EGYPT'S MFA OPTIMISTIC AFTER LATEST ROUND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Egyptian MFA contacts expressed surprise at how "positive" the November 30 Darfur talks in Abuja had been, among members of the African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Commission (PSC). The MF [...]
2006-12-04 14:36:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR UNSC ARABL EG SU
06CAIRO7100(C) EGYPTIAN AND ARAB LEAGUE VIEWS ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: Egypt, bilaterally and via its strong influence over the Arab League (AL),hopes to help stabilize Somalia and prevent Islamic extremists from taking over. Egypt appears to be hedging its bets with the powerful Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) in hopes of bolstering its more moder [...]
2006-12-07 16:09:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR EG ET SO
06CAIRO7123STRAINS IN EGYPT-IRAQ RELATIONS DELAY TALABANI
[...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Minister for Water Resources, Abdel Latif Rachid, told the Ambassador on December 10 that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani postponed an expected visit to Egypt over Iraqi perceptions that Egypt did not treat the visit with sufficient protocollary importance. FM Aboul Gheit [...]
2006-12-12 16:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC EG IZ
06CAIRO7124ABOUL GHEIT URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and the Ambassador discussed Iraq, Iran, Syria and Lebanon in a December 12 meeting. Aboul Gheit strongly cautioned the U.S. not to engage Iran or Syria under current circumstances and repeated his call for the U.S. to "destroy the Iraqi mili [...]
2006-12-12 16:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER UNSC IR IZ EG LE SY
06CAIRO7142STRAINS IN EGYPT-IRAQ RELATIONS DELAY TALABANI
[...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Minister for Water Resources, Abdel Latif Rachid, told the Ambassador on December 10 that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani postponed an expected visit to Egypt over Iraqi perceptions that Egypt did not treat the visit with sufficient protocollary importance. FM Aboul Gheit [...]
2006-12-14 11:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC EG IZ
06CAIRO7165ARAB LEAGUE'S AMRE MOUSSA TO SENATOR KERRY ON
[...] (C) SENATOR JOHN KERRY MET WITH ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL AMRE MOUSSA ON NOVEMBER 15 TO DISCUSS EVENTS IN LEBANON, IRAQ, AND THE REGION. MOUSSA BRIEFED ON HIS LEBANON MEDIATION, CLAIMING LIMITED SUCCESS ON ELECTION-RELATED ISSUES, AND NOTED PLANS TO VISIT BEIRUT, DAMASCUS, AND SAUDI ARAB [...]
2006-12-17 15:42:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC EG LE
06CAIRO7206EGYPT PROPOSES STRENGTHENED TIES BETWEEN UN
[...] (SBU) MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs, Ambassador Massoum Marzouk, convoked the Charge on December 19 to describe Egypt's proposal to strengthen institutional linkages between the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The [...]
2006-12-21 07:02:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UNGA ECON EFIN EG
06CAIRO7232EGYPT COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1737;
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on December 24 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Office Director Hossam Aly, seeking Egyptian reactions to the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1737 and its likely impact on Iran's nuclear activities. Aly believed the final resolution language was caref [...]
2006-12-26 12:58:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC EG IR
06CAIRO799DEFEATING VENEZUELA, SUPPORTING GUATEMALA FOR UN
[...] (C) Post intends to raise the issue of Guatemala's UN Security Council candidacy when the Ambassador meets next with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, following the latter's return to Egypt from regional travel. Post will also engage with the Guatemalan Ambassador in Cairo to coordinate diplomat [...]
2006-02-09 16:52:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EG GT VE UN UNSC
06CAIRO87EGYPT QUESTIONS RE-HATTING AFRICAN UNION MISSION
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche January 5 to MFA Sudan Affairs Office Director Marsam Marzouk, seeking GOE support within the African Union (AU) to "re-hat" the AU's Darfur mission. Marzouk said that there was little support within Africa for such a move, as it signified AU "failure" in it [...]
2006-01-05 13:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EG SU UNSC
06CAIRO970SUDAN/DARFUR: EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON RE-HATTING AMIS
[...] (C) During a February 13 meeting with MFA UN Affairs Office Director Hani Saleem, poloff discussed GOE views on re-hatting the African Union's Darfur Mission (AMIS-II) to a UN operation (reftel). Saleem noted that Egypt had concerns regarding the impact that such a transition might have on th [...]
2006-02-15 16:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO EG SU UNSC
06CANBERRA1224AUSTRALIA WELCOMES UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] (U) Acting POLCOUNS delivered ref demarche on UNSC Resolution 1701 to Richard Maude, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs and Director, Lebanon Crisis Management Center, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on August 12. 2. (U) Maude responded by referring to Foreign Minister Alexande [...]
2006-08-12 10:26:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UNAUS UNSC IS LE AS
06CARACAS2817BRV: DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 13:15:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV VE
06CARACAS3194STAFFDEL MEACHAM BREAKFAST WITH DIPLOMATS
[...] (C) Summary. Visiting Senate Staff Member Carl Meacham, accompanied by Ambassador and DCM, met October 23 with diplomats from Chile, Mexico, the UK, and Canada. The diplomats predicted President Chavez will win the December 3 presidential election, but said Rosales is running a strong campai [...]
2006-10-24 17:25:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC VE
06COLOMBO1661SRI LANKA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-10 12:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE CE
06COLOMBO1662DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA SHARES U.S. CONCERN
[...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Additional Secretary for Political Affairs Geetha de Silva on October SIPDIS 10. Charge stressed the negative implications of the test for international efforts to combat proliferation, international terrorism, and the spread of weapons of mass dest [...]
2006-10-10 12:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PARM KNNP KN CE
06COLOMBO1739SRI LANKA AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA UNSC SEAT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-20 08:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNSC GT VE CE
06COLOMBO1852SRI LANKA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1718
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 13:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC KNNP MTCR KN UNSC CE
06COLOMBO235MALDIVES WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 09:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC
06COLOMBO373SRI LANKA ALMOST CERTAINLY TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA
[...] (C) The Ambassador demarched Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera March 8 on the need for Guatemala, not Venezuela, to obtain the Latin America seat on the UNSC this fall. Samaraweera said, "At the moment, we are thinking along the same lines. We are moving in that direction." He noted t [...]
2006-03-08 10:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CE
06COLOMBO940U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN; DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche requested ref (A) to Foreign Secretary Palihakkara June 5. Palihakkara said that he had not read the NAM document, and presumed that as usual this "112-member monster" had produced a lowest common denominator document. Ambassador said that did not seem to be t [...]
2006-06-05 11:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR CE
06COPENHAGEN1034LEBANON: DENMARK BACKS FRENCH UNSCR DRAFT, WEIGHS
[...] (C) The Danish government's approach to the Lebanon crisis continues to track with ours, emphasizing the need for a long-lasting solution that neutralizes the security threat posed by Hezbollah. An extraordinary meeting of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee August 1 yielded broad [...]
2006-08-03 11:43:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO LE IS DA
06COPENHAGEN1050LEBANON: DANES PLEASED WITH U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT, FM
[...] (C) Danish MFA Middle East Head of Department Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 7 that Denmark offers its full support to securing a UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon on the basis of the U.S.-French agreed text, and as quickly as possible. Christensen expressed hope that Lebane [...]
2006-08-07 11:53:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1060DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 07:12:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1355DENMARK SUPPORTS TOUGH UNSC STATEMENT ON NORTH
[...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S-equivalent) Susan Ulbaek expressed full agreement with reftel points on North Korea's nuclear test threat, and indicated October 4 that the Danish UN mission in New York has been instructed to work toward "the strongest possible Presidential Stat [...]
2006-10-04 10:53:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA
06COPENHAGEN1366DANISH PM REINFORCES NORTH KOREA MESSAGE WITH
[...] (C) In a meeting October 6 with Chinese ambassador to Denmark Xie Hangsheng, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen underscored the importance of taking a coherent, coordinated and firm line in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's nuclear test threat, and received assuranc [...]
2006-10-06 07:24:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNSC DA
06COPENHAGEN1372DANES URGE QUICK PASSAGE OF NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Denmark supports rapid UN Security Council adoption of our draft resolution on North Korea, Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S equivalent) Susan Ulbaek assured us October 10. Ulbaek expressed optimism that agreement could be reached in New York even later that day, but urged that, [...]
2006-10-10 11:01:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA
06COPENHAGEN1379DANES BACK DPRK RESOLUTION, MAY CO-SPONSOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-12 09:25:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN DA
06COPENHAGEN1414DANES FIRM IN SUPPORT OF GUATEMALAN UNSC BID
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:28:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE DA
06COPENHAGEN986DENMARK SUPPORTIVE ON ISRAEL/LEBANON STATEMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 07:32:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS LE DA
06COPENHAGEN991DANISH GOVERNMENT DEFENDS LEBANON POLICY
[...] (SBU) At an extraordinary weekend session of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee July 22, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller maintained a firm line against an unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon and signaled Danish government interest in participating in an eventual peacekee [...]
2006-07-24 10:07:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IS LE DA
06COTONOU603BENIN: GOB DEMARCHED ON NAM STATEMENT AND OIC
[...] (C) On June 19 Poloff delivered talking points in reftel demarches to Thomas Adoumasse, Director of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Adoumasse, who said that no Benin representative would be present at the OIC Ministerial in Baku, personally attended the NAM meeti [...]
2006-06-21 10:51:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP UNSC BN
06DAKAR1256DEMARCHES TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM AND IRAN IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 17:08:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KUNR UNSC UNGA IR SG
06DAKAR2476GUINEA-BISSAU: ENCOURAGING BUT NON-COMMITAL
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Bissau-Guinean Foreign Minister Antonio Isaac Monteiro on Oct. 13. The Foreign Minister was receptive and acknowledged the previous conversations he had with the Ambassador, Charge and PolOff on this topic. Monteiro understood the urgency of the matter [...]
2006-10-13 12:49:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE PU
06DAKAR2507UNSC ELECTION: SENEGAL STILL SUPPORTING GUATEMALA;
[...] (C) On October 17, Charge called Senegalese Acting Foreign Minister Claude Absa Diallo and requested that Senegal continue to support Guatemala in the contest for the Latin American Security Council seat. Ambassador Diallo assured Charge of continuing support and said that she would follow u [...]
2006-10-17 11:26:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE SG PU
06DAKAR441UNDECIDED ON UNSYG AND ON VENEZUELAN CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (C) On February 22, Charge made Ref A demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Claude Absa Diallo. While Ambassador Diallo appreciated U.S. interest in Senegal,s candidacy, she said that, after lengthy consultations, the Government of Senegal has decided not to present its candidacy for the new P [...]
2006-02-23 12:07:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN UNSC SG GT VE
06DAKAR708SENEGAL SEEKING UNSC SEAT FOR 2008-2009
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) On March 15, the Mission received a diplomatic note dated the previous day from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The note &solicits8 the support of the United States for Senegal for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations [...]
2006-03-20 15:34:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC UNSC SG
06DAKAR766SENEGAL: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-29 08:26:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL KWAC UNSC LI NI SG
06DARESSALAAM1012TANZANIA VIEWS NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN AS A
[...] (C) According to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) worked in committee for several weeks with Non Aligned Movement (NAM) partners to tone down the language of the NAM [...]
2006-06-22 02:56:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1049NEXT UN SECRETARY GENERAL PREDICTED BY UNHCR AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 11:09:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PK TZ
06DARESSALAAM1137UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK OK, BUT NOT THE TIME FOR
[...] (C) Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Council Unit, told Poloff on July 6, that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) supports a UNSC resolution in response to North Korea (DPRK) launching ballistic missiles July 4 and 5. Njiku said these launches are a concern to ev [...]
2006-07-06 13:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM UNSC KN KNNP TZ
06DARESSALAAM1142TANZANIA SUPPORTS, WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR, UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 11:02:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ
06DARESSALAAM1149RESOLUTION, NOT PRST, SAYS TANZANIA RE DPRK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 10:28:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ
06DARESSALAAM1197TANZANIA HOPES STRONG MESSAGE WITHOUT SANCTIONS
[...] (C) The Government of Tanzania agrees that the international community must have a unified voice and a strong message for Iran, but is pleased the USG is presently willing to consider options that do not include Chapter VII. On July 18, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry [...]
2006-07-18 14:33:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1246TANZANIA SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S GRULAC BID ALL
[...] (C) If the contest for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) seat on the UN Security Council is between just Guatemala and Venezuela, the Government of Tanzania would support Guatemala, but this decision has not been sanctioned at the highest level within the GOT. Amba [...]
2006-07-26 10:18:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE EC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1273TANZANIA SUPPORTS RESOLUTION ON IRAN
[...] (C) Tanzania supports the resolution on Iran (reftel) and has sent instructions to support it as is, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Multilateral Division, told DCM the morning of July 31. Mulamula said that Iran had requested that any Securi [...]
2006-07-31 09:53:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1309TANZANIA WANTS INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN LEBANON,
[...] (C) Tanzania supports a stabilization force in Lebanon and welcomes the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations' meeting in New York on August 3, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, told Poloff on August 2. Mulamula said the cre [...]
2006-08-03 09:56:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE IZ TZ
06DARESSALAAM1410TANZANIA: DEMARCHES TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR UN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission delivered directly to the State House through a personal assistant of President Kikwete August 17 the Ref A points, stressing the importance of Tanzania's efforts to convince President Bashir of Sudan to accept the expansion of the United Nations Missio [...]
2006-08-18 09:00:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU UNSC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1424TANZANIA'S PARTICIPATION AT 61ST UNGA
[...] Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff that Tanzania's delegation to 61st UN General Assembly will include the following: President Jakaya Kikwete; First Lady Salma Kikwete; Min [...]
2006-08-22 13:14:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1473TANZANIA CONSIDERING CO-SPONSORING DARFUR
[...] (U) Co-sponsorship of the draft UN Security Council resolution on Darfur is "under serious consideration" by Tanzania, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff August 30. Poloff inquired as to whethe [...]
2006-08-30 15:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC SU TZ
06DARESSALAAM1923UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST: TANZANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-11 08:54:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1941TANZANIA: UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel to S.M.K. Sella, Ambassador in the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),stressing the need for a definitive answer on Tanzania's support for the draft resolution on Burma. Sella explained that Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, [...]
2006-12-18 14:10:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNSC BM TZ
06DARESSALAAM307TANZANIA AND NEW UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 12:13:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TZ UN UNSC
06DARESSALAAM311TANZANIA NON-COMMITTAL RE GRULAC UNSC SEAT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 14:03:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL GT VE TZ UN UNSC
06DARESSALAAM315TANZANIA ON BOARD WITH AMIS RE-HAT
[...] (SBU) On February 14, Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' United Nations Security Council Unit, told Poloff the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has "no problem" with the re-hatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to the United Nations. Mr. Njiku said only Sudan ha [...]
2006-02-17 06:18:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU TZ UNSC
06DARESSALAAM450TANZANIA STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON GRULAC UNSC SEAT
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on March 9, 2006. Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) usually leaves the countries of Latin America to decide which country occupies the GRULAC [...]
2006-03-10 09:23:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL GT VE TZ UNAUS UNSC
06DARESSALAAM685TANZANIA SUPPORTS 1540 COMMITTEE EXTENSION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 11:07:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPKNP PARM PREL PTER UNSC TZ
06DARESSALAAM811TANZANIA SUPPORTS SYRIA-LEBANON UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 14:19:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC SY LE TZ
06DARESSALAAM864NAM STATEMENT ONE OF PRINCIPLE, PER TANZANIA
[...] (S) Poloff reviewed points in reftel with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on May 25. Mulamula said the statement being considered by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a general message which would underline the position that [...]
2006-05-26 14:29:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM924BURMA: TANZANIA NOT CONVINCED UNSC IS APPROPRIATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 15:31:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC BM TZ
06DARESSALAAM978MAKE BURMA TEST CASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, SAYS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on June 12, demarche concerning a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Burma (reftel A). Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) believes the mat [...]
2006-06-19 03:27:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM TZ
06DHAKA1865SCA DAS GASTRIGHT MEETINGS AT MFA
[...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with Foreign Ministry officials, DAS Gastright commended the BDG on recent arrests of terrorist leaders and stressed the need for further investigations and timely prosecutions. DAS Gastright offered continued technical assistance in counterterrorism efforts, especi [...]
2006-04-04 09:35:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPREL PGOV UNGA UNSC BG
06DHAKA3060DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL MEETING MAY
[...] (S) On May 25, we conveyed reftel points to MFA UN Director Hamid Rashid, stressing the importance of addressing Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability and holding it accountable to its international obligations. Rashid expressed appreciation for the points and undertook to ensure the [...]
2006-05-25 08:15:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR
06DHAKA765BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFEATING
[...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered demarche (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]
2006-02-13 09:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BG UNSC UN
06DHAKA767BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE IAEA REPORTS
[...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered information (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]
2006-02-13 09:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AORC BG UNSC UNGA
06DILI427RAMOS-HORTA WILL REINFORCE SUPPORT FOR JAPANESE DRAFT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 09:36:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPKO TT PO AS CH JA
06DILI429PRESIDENT GUSMAO ASKS ANNAN TO RETAIN SRSG HASEGAWA THROUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 09:13:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC KPKO TT JA
06DJIBOUTI324DJIBOUTI NON-COMMITTAL REGARDING GUATEMALA BID FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 14:10:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL GT DJ UNSC UN
06DJIBOUTI554DJIBOUTI RESPONSE: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN UN
[...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of America and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that this was an urgent matter, and Hassan replied that he would forward the information imme [...]
2006-05-10 11:48:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC SY LE DJ
06DOHA127A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Silverberg met with FM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) January 21 to discuss UN Security Council issues related to the Darfur conflict in Sudan and Syria's adherence to UNSC 1559. The Foreign Minister said Qatar is keen to cooperate with the United States. But he said he hoped [...]
2006-01-26 14:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL IR SU SY QA UNSC
06DOHA1738QATAR/UNSC - LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT ON IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two at the Qatari MFA) December 13 to encourage Qatari support for the UK-French draft Iran sanctions resolution (reftel). Al-Mahmoud said Qatar followed French amendments closely and is "positively" incline [...]
2006-12-13 14:35:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR QA
06DOHA562U/S JOSEPH MEETING ON IRAN WITH MINISTER OF STATE
[...] (S) Summary. Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph told Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud that Iran was approaching the "point of no return" on its nuclear program, after which it will be much more difficult and costly to stop the country [...]
2006-04-12 14:15:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL KNNP IR QA UNSC
06DOHA616INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: QATAR'S
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud April 18. Al-Mahmoud said that, as he told U/S Joseph during his recent visit (ref B),Qatar is in a "difficult position." He said Qatar's main interest is to resolve the crisis peacefully so that [...]
2006-04-20 12:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR QA
06DOHA77SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperation with the United States on UN Security Council issues. Our goals for regional security largely coincide with those of Qatar; the number two in the foreign m [...]
2006-01-17 14:53:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC
06DUBLIN206IRELAND/UN: VENEZUELA, THE PEACEBUILDING
[...] (C) Like the United States, Ireland believes that Venezuela would bring neither strength nor diplomatic credentials to the 2007-2008 Latin America non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to John Deady and Brian Cahalane, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counselor and First [...]
2006-02-28 09:14:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC GT VE EI
06DUBLIN926IRELAND WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION 1701
[...] Ireland welcomes the adoption of UNSC Resolution 1701 as an opportunity to end hostilities in Lebanon and Israel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle Eastern Affairs Stephen Dawson, to whom SIPDIS post delivered reftel demarche on August 12. Dawson r [...]
2006-08-12 12:21:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE EI
06DUSHANBE499TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN
[...] (U) Post delivered talking points per reftel on defeating Venezuela in the 2006 election for non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) The government of Tajikistan has not discussed the vote with Venezuela or Guatemala and has not yet [...]
2006-03-15 11:07:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE TI
06FREETOWN702SIERRA LEONE STILL UNDECIDED ON UNSC VOTE, BUT
[...] (C) On August 24, PolOff met with Director General of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Umaru Wurie. Wurie said that he is expecting a Venezuelan envoy to arrive on September 3 to discuss his country's candidacy for the UN Security Council. Wurie said Sierra Leone's permanent representative to the UN [...]
2006-08-28 09:06:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA SL GT VE
06FREETOWN803DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VENEZUELA UNSC RACE
[...] (C) On September 28, during a meeting with Sierra Leone President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, Ambassador raised U.S. concerns about Venezuela's UNSC candidacy and the behavior of President Chavez, as requested reftel. Both the Foreign Minister and the Vice President are currently out of the country. [...]
2006-09-28 18:05:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE SL
06FREETOWN852SIERRA LEONE CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA
[...] (C) Per reftel C instructions, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie October 17 to confirm GoSL's continuing support of Guatemala's UNSC candidacy. DG Wurie confirmed the message received by the Embassy on October 16 (Ref D) that he had contacted the GoSL [...]
2006-10-18 07:24:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VT SL
06GENEVA2347ILC - SRI LANKA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR DR. A. ROHAN
[...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka requesting USG support for the candidacy of Dr. A. Rohan Perera for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st sessio [...]
2006-09-22 11:44:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA UNSC ID CE XD XO
06GENEVA2348ILC - JAMAICA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR PROFESSOR
[...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica requesting USG support for the candidacy of Professor Stephen Vasciannie for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st session of the United Nations Genera [...]
2006-09-22 11:45:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA UNSC JM XL
06GEORGETOWN1011JAGDEO EXPLAINS RATIONALE FOR SUPPORT OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 27 press conference, President Jagdeo cited national interest and assurances that Venezuela will not advance its claim on the disputed Essequibo border region as justification for Guyana's support of Venezuela's bid for the U.N. Security Council (UNSC). The statement [...]
2006-09-28 20:12:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET KPAO UNSC GY
06GEORGETOWN1039DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VENEZUELA'S GREATEST HITS
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on October 4 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. 2. (C) Insanally considered Chavez' UN speech "far too much," and said he appreciated Congressman Rangel's reported response to it. However, he indicated that Guyana would support Ven [...]
2006-10-04 20:07:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE GY
06GEORGETOWN191GUYANA FM LIKES GUATEMALA FOR UNSC
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister (and UN PermRep) Rudy Insanally February 27 to deliver demarche regarding the candidates for the 2007-2008 Latin America non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). 2. (C) Insanally said that he has discussed the matter with Gua [...]
2006-02-27 17:47:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL GT VE GY UNSC UN
06GEORGETOWN494DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel May 24 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Director General (and number two) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper was unaware of any movement afoot to include a statement in support of Iran at the NAM Ministerial. Nor had she read such language in the d [...]
2006-05-25 18:54:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC AIEA KNNP UNSC IR GY
06GEORGETOWN519GUYANA'S SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC PUSH UP IN
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered demarche May 31 per reftel to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. 2. (C) Insanally is "sympathetic to Guatemala's ambition" for the Latin American non-permanent UNSC seat, but the "bugbear" remains its border issue with Belize. He referred more than once t [...]
2006-06-02 16:36:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC GY XL
06GEORGETOWN651NO CARICOM CONSENSUS YET ON UNSC SEAT
[...] (U) Under the headline "Venezuela or Guatemala for UN seat? Caricom still undecided", the independent Stabroek News reported July 6 that the CARICOM Heads of Government have refrained from reaching consensus on a regional block vote for the UNSC seat. Guyana FonMin Insanally's comments indica [...]
2006-07-06 14:41:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS UNSC CARICOM GY XL
06GEORGETOWN672CARICOM DID NOT DECIDE ON UNSC SEAT SAYS GUYANA
[...] (C) Ambassador probed Guyana's and CARICOM's stance on the UNSC seat issue during a July 10 farewell call on Foreign Minister Rudy Insanally. (Note: Insanally represented Guyana at the St. Kitts CARICOM Heads of Government meeting, in President Jagdeo's absence.) Insanally plans to address th [...]
2006-07-10 20:24:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC CARICOM GY
06GEORGETOWN679(C) FUZZY MATH: JAGDEO SAYS UNSC VOTE ALL ABOUT
[...] (U) Action request see para 5. 2. (C) President Jadgeo told Ambassador July 11 that CARICOM has made a condition on its support for Venezuela's UNSC seat candidacy -- that Venezuela must make a public statement that it will not use the UNSC seat to further the cause of its border issue. In [...]
2006-07-12 20:55:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CARICOM VE GY
06GEORGETOWN811DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON
[...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and text of UN Security Council Resolution to Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper had no immediate reaction. THOMAS [...]
2006-08-12 15:19:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE GY
06GEORGETOWN927CARICOM A/SYG GRANDERSON TO ATTEND HAITI KEY PLAYERS
[...] Post extended reftel invitation to CARICOM Assistant Secretary General for Foreign and Community Relations Ambassador Colin Granderson. Granderson has confirmed his attendance. ROBINSON [...]
2006-09-15 18:12:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UNGA CARICOM HA
06GUATEMALA128URIBE'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Colombia's President Uribe paid a highly successful visit to Guatemala January 19-20. He publicly committed to support Guatemala's bid for the UNSC, to provide counter-narcotics cooperation and to conclude a free trade agreement. Uribe's address to the Guatemalan Congress was [...]
2006-01-24 21:00:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR MASS PHUM ETRD CO GT UNSC
06GUATEMALA1803GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 22:02:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR GT
06GUATEMALA188FOREIGN MINISTER'S COMMENTS ON GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN JANUARY 31 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ COMMENTED ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING GUATEMALA'S CAMPAIGN TO BE ELECTED TO THE 2007-8 UN SECURITY COUNCIL. GUARDEDLY OPMISTIC ABOUT GUATEMALA'S LOBBYING EFFORTS, HE REQUESTED U.S. INTERCESSION WITH PANA [...]
2006-01-31 21:12:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL GT UNSC
06GUATEMALA28GUATEMALAN EFFORTS TO SECURE UNSC SEAT
[...] (C) Summary: Guatemala's efforts to secure a United Nations Security Council seat are well underway. Foreign Minister Jorge Briz welcomed USG support and looks forward to a visit by Department of State officials to coordinate lobbying activities. Within the hemisphere, Briz foresees the nee [...]
2006-01-06 17:17:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL GT UNSC
06HANOI2052UNSC Resolution Demarche Delivered
[...] (SBU) On August 12, Pol/C delivered Ref A's points, the UNSC resolution and the Secretary's statement to MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Nguyen Hoanh Nam and discussed the matter in a separate conversation with Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que. Both echoed senti [...]
2006-08-12 10:43:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE VM
06HANOI2081Lebanon: Vietnam Welcomes UNSC Resolution
[...] (SBU) In a brief statement August 14, MFA spokesman Le Dzung expressed his government's support for United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, noting that it attempts to bring the month-long conflict in southern Lebanon to an end. The GVN "urges all the concerned parties to implement the [...]
2006-08-16 07:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE VM
06HANOI2352NAM SUMMIT POINTS ON DARFUR AND IRAN DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 06:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL PTER PHUM KPKO IAEA IR SU VM
06HANOI290VENEZUELA'S UNSC ASPIRATIONS: VIETNAM YE TO STAKE A POSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 09:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNSC VM VE
06HANOI680Vietnam: Officially Still Undecided on Venezuela
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 06:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNSC GT VE VM
06HANOI896UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, UNSC, NEXT SECRETARY-
[...] (SBU) The DCM met April 19 with MFA International Organizations Department Acting Director General Vu Anh Quang to deliver reftel's points and letter from the Secretary to Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien. Quang said SIPDIS that the MFA values U.S. viewpoints on multilateral issues such as [...]
2006-04-20 10:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN UNSC KUNR PHUM GT VE VM
06ISLAMABAD10554DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) On June 3, Poloff delivered reftel demarache points to the Ministry of Foreign Affair's UN Director, Imran Siddiqui. Siddiqui explained that for many delegations the preoccuption with the potential use of force against Iran drove the NAM's statement in support of Iran. Siddiqui said that [...]
2006-06-06 12:30:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PK
06ISLAMABAD11431GOP CONCERNED BY POSSIBLE UN MANDATE REVIEW OF
[...] (U) This cable has an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On June 16, MFA Additional Secretary (UN & Policy Planning) Tariq Osman Haider convened Ambassador to express the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) concern that the U.S. had included the UN Military Observer Group in Indi [...]
2006-06-17 07:01:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL UNSC KPKO KUNR
06ISLAMABAD15981DEMARCH DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the UNSC Lebanon Resolution to MFA UN Director Syed Haider Shah on August 12. 2. Shah responded that Pakistan was not in a position to comment at this time as it is still gathering information and developing its own assessment. He noted however that [...]
2006-08-12 12:46:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE PK
06JAKARTA10218DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] Poloff called Indonesian MFA North America Affairs Director Harry Purwanto at 18:30 local time (07:30 Washington time) on August 12 to deliver reftel demarche. Delivery of the demarche was reported to the Ops Center the same day. A nonpaper with U.S. points, a copy of the resolution and the [...]
2006-08-14 10:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UNSC NSC IS LE ID
06JAKARTA12542FINAL PUSH BEFORE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA VOTE
[...] (C) Pursuant to reftel A, PolCouns called on the Directorate of International Security and International Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs and requested reconfirmation of Indonesia's support for Guatemala as expressed to the Secretary on September 26 (ref. B). PolCouns's request was [...]
2006-10-13 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE ID
06JAKARTA12730BREAKING THE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA IMPASSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 09:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE ID
06JAKARTA13473DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASEAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to contacts in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament, which handles UNSC issues, and to Gudadi B. Sasongko of the Directorate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on December 13. We left a copy of t [...]
2006-12-13 11:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
06JAKARTA13497INDONESIA ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) Indonesia's election to the UNSC demonstrates President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) desire to raise his country's international profile. We have recently seen the emergence of a more flexible, multi-faceted style of Indonesian diplomacy, particularly where SBY's personal initiatives a [...]
2006-12-15 09:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UNSC ID
06JAKARTA13579IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In December 18 meetings with senior officials of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Principal Deputy Secretary for International Affairs James B. Warlick reviewed our agenda for the upcoming session of the U.N. Security Council, to which Indonesia has been elected as [...]
2006-12-22 05:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13584IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS INDONESIAN NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. In a December 19 meeting with IO PDAS James B. Warlick, Indonesian National Security Advisor Dino Djalal stressed that the GOI takes its upcoming UNSC duties very seriously, and looks forward to a constructive working relationship with the U.S. He said that President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-12-26 09:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA13609IO PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH FORMER FORMIN ALI
[...] (C) Summary. On December 19, IO PDAS James B. Warlick met with Ali Alatas, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia (1987-99),to discuss Indonesia's upcoming term as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. Alatas said that both President Yudhoyono (SBY) and Foreign Minister Hassan [...]
2006-12-28 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM MNUC KNNP BM IR ID
06JAKARTA13615UNSCR 1737 INFORMATION SHARED WITH INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) We met December 28 with Carolina Tinangon, desk officer in the International Security and Disarmament Directorate of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to deliver information on implementation of UNSCR 1737 on Iran's nuclear program. Ms. Tinangon was already very familia [...]
2006-12-29 06:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PREL PGOV KNNP UNSC IR ID
06JEDDAH545AMBASSADOR URGES SAG TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA'S UNSC
[...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter renewed USG concerns with Venezuela's candidacy for Latin America's open UNSC seat during an August 15 meeting with FM Saud al-Faisal. The Ambassador raised Ref A points, adding that President Chavez had vowed to support Iran "at any time and under any conditions" d [...]
2006-08-16 06:56:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPREL UNSC GT VE SA
06JERUSALEM3593DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 TO PALESTINIANS
[...] (SBU) The Consul General delivered reftel points regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for the full cessation of hostilities in Lebanon to PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat on August 12 in Jerusalem. Erekat said he would deliver a copy of the Security Council resolution to [...]
2006-08-14 13:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL KWBG PHUM UN UNSC IS
06JERUSALEM3801UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANNAN ARRIVING AUGUST 29
[...] (C) In a August 23 meeting with DPO, UN Deputy Special Coordinator Kevin Kennedy advised that SYG Annan would be arriving in Jerusalem Tuesday, August 29 for meetings with President Abbas and GOI Prime Minister Olmert. Kennedy said Annan planned to convey some points on Israeli-Palestinian i [...]
2006-08-23 14:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PTER KPKO IS LE KWBG
06KABUL4809POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: AGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 11:06:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA UNSC PARM KNNP KN AF
06KATHMANDU1198NEPAL ASKS FOR SUPPORT FOR 2008 UNSC SEAT
[...] (C) K.P. Oli, Nepal's new Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, in a May 10 meeting with the Ambassador asked for USG support for Nepal's candidacy for the Asia non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat to be selected at the UN General Assembly this fall. He noted that Nepal la [...]
2006-05-11 06:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC NP
06KATHMANDU2255NEPAL SUPPORTS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador explained the U.S. position on UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1701 on Lebanon to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Oli on August 17. A senior Nepali Foreign Ministry (MFA) official told us August 18 that Nepal completely supports the resolution. Acco [...]
2006-08-18 12:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE NP
06KATHMANDU2457NEPAL KEEN FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
[...] (C) During a September 8 meeting with heads of diplomatic missions, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K.P. Oli requested that the diplomatic community support Nepal's candidacy for a non-permanent member seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2007-2008. The [...]
2006-09-11 12:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC NP
06KATHMANDU2458NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 12:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR NP
06KATHMANDU2489NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU NP
06KATHMANDU2731GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 11:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE NP
06KATHMANDU2790GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA: NEPAL WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 12:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE NP
06KATHMANDU408DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFEATING VENEZUELA FOR
[...] (C) On February 10 the Ambassador urged Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey to consider Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Security Council, keeping in mind the negative consequences of Venezuela's membership in the Security Council, per reftel. Pandey was curious about what type of governments [...]
2006-02-10 12:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC GT VE NP
06KATHMANDU906UNSC: NEPAL TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA
[...] (C) On April 5, the Ambassador again raised with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey the importance the U.S. attaches to electing Guatemala to the UN Security Council for the Latin American seat. FM Pandey assured the Ambassador that Nepal would support Guatemala. MORIARTY [...]
2006-04-05 11:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNSC NP
06KHARTOUM1300SUDAN/IRAN: POINTS ON NUCLEAR ISSUE PASSED
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to MFA America's desk head, Ambassador Dirdiri, on June 5. Charge stressed the importance of the evolution of U.S. policy on the Iran nuclear issue, as well as our unhappiness with the NAM statement. 2. (C) Charge noted the significance of the P5 plus [...]
2006-06-05 09:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR SU
06KHARTOUM1362SUDAN/UN SECURITY COUNCIL VISIT: STROKING THE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The UN Security Council held a series of meetings in Khartoum on June 6, including with President Bashir and FM Lam Akol. SRSG Jan Pronk counseled the group to be aware of Sudan's sensitivities with regard to international intervention and Sudan's sovereignty as it p [...]
2006-06-08 10:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC SU
06KHARTOUM1474PRESIDENT BASHIR TELLS UN AND AU THAT NO TO UN PKO
[...] (C) Immediately after UN Guehenno's and AU Djinnit's carefully worded, but not entirely forthcoming, briefing to 30 or so diplomats afternoon of June 22 on the AU/UN assessment mission, DCM pulled SRSG Pronk aside and asked him what had actually transpired at the meeting among the AU, UN, and [...]
2006-06-22 15:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MOPS AU SU
06KHARTOUM1940 Demarche on UN Security Council's Resolution on Lebanon
[...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered subject demarche to MFA Deputy Director for the Americas Magdi al-Mufaddal on August 12, leaving talking points and a copy of the resolution text. 2. Al-Mufaddal was appreciative for the demarche information, but did not offer a substantive response. HUME [...]
2006-08-14 18:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE
06KHARTOUM2191SUDAN: DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT AND LIST OF
[...] (SBU) On September 11, Pol/Econ Chief delivered subject demarches (see reftels) to MFA Acting Deputy Director for the Americas Magdi Al Mofadal and presented him with non-papers outlining USG positions. Mofadal promised to pass the information to the delegates attending the NAM conference in [...]
2006-09-12 12:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC UNGA SU CU IR
06KHARTOUM2490SUDAN HAS NOT BEEN APPROACHED BY GUATEMALA ON
[...] (SBU) Charge d'Affairs Cameron Hume delivered the demarche on Guatemala's candidacy for the UNSC (refs A and B) to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Ahmed Karti on October 10. Karti responded that no one from Guatemala had approached Sudan regarding Security Council membership. Hume ex [...]
2006-10-12 06:36:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE SU
06KIEV1561UKRAINE: DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA'S UN SECURITY
[...] (C) We discussed Venezuela's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council with Andriy Beshta from the MFA United Nations directorate April 18, reiterating ref C demarche points and drawing on information from ref A. Beshta said that his office had used our previous demarche to formulate a propos [...]
2006-04-18 13:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC VE GT UP
06KIGALI1027AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MONUC AND UN GROUP OF EXPERTS
[...] (U) On 20 October Ambassador had separate meetings with the Chairman of the UN DRC Group of Experts (GOE) Ambassador Ibra Ka and MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Haile Menkerios. Ka and Menkerios SIPDIS updated Ambassador on the status of their respective [...]
2006-10-27 10:49:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALMCAP PREL MCC RW CG UG UNSC
06KIGALI1148RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON MCC AND DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Murigande November 23 to discuss the Millenium Challenge Corporation selection of Rwanda for its Threshold Program, and the current situation in Darfur. Murigande welcomed the MCC decision, particularly given the recent drop in some of the World Ban [...]
2006-11-29 10:22:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL RW
06KIGALI514EMBASSY DELIVERS DEMARCHES ON IRAN AND UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 13:12:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC AMGT UNGA IR RW
06KIGALI653GOR SOLICITED ON SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA
[...] On 30 June, poloff discussed talking points (reftel) with Daniel Mutezintare, the focal point for UN issues in the Minstry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Mutezintare said that the GOR was currently not committed to supporting either Guatemala or Venezuela, but he would brief Foreign Minister Muriga [...]
2006-07-06 11:39:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE RW
06KIGALI804GOR POSITION ON AMIS RE-HAT
[...] (C) On 16 August Ambassador reiterated USG position on the UN re-hatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) (Ref A) to Rwandan Minister of State in Charge of Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminari. Musemenari had accompanied President Kagame to the Afric [...]
2006-08-17 15:40:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL UNSC SU RW
06KIGALI987RWANDA STILL UNDECIDED ON GUATEMALA
[...] (C) This is an action request for A/S Frazer. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On 13 October Charge delivered demarche (ref B) to Foreign Minister Murigande emphasizing that the USG considered the vote to be one of the most important decisions the UNGA would make this year. Murigande noted [...]
2006-10-13 12:00:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC VE GT
06KIGALI988RWANDA WILL VOTE FOR GUATEMALA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-14 08:33:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL RW
06KINGSTON1045DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF MAY 27 NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (S) On May 26, P/E Couns and Poloff delivered reftel points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, Multilateral Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Given staffing gaps on the Ministry, this was the earliest the meeting could be scheduled. Brown read the poi [...]
2006-05-26 20:22:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR JM
06KINGSTON1097DEMARCHE TO "RECONFIRM" SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and six aides May 30 to ascertain GOJ voting intentions vis-a-vis Guatemala's bid for a non-permanent UNSC seat. The PM was unable to answer the question but said she would consult with Foreign Minister Anthony Hylton [...]
2006-06-05 12:05:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL PGOV UNSC PINR JM
06KINGSTON1117AMBASSADOR RAISES NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN STATEMENT,
[...] (C) On June 5, the Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Anthony Hylton to follow up on Guatemala's candidacy for a UNSC seat (Ref A),and to express disappointment with the recent NAM statement on Iran (Ref C). On Guatemala/UNSC, Hylton denied that Jamaica or CARICOM had yet decided how to v [...]
2006-06-07 18:26:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC AORC IAEA KNNP IR JM
06KINGSTON1118GOJ REQUEST FOR DELEGATION TO MEET STAKEHOLDERS IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In response to a request from Permanent Secretary Gilbert Scott of the Ministry of National Security (MNS),Econoff met on June 5 with Scott and with O'Neal Hamilton, Special Advisor to the Chairman, CARICOM Subcommittee on Re [...]
2006-06-07 19:35:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER UNSC XL JM
06KINGSTON1370GOJ LETTER TO SEC STATE RICE RE UNSC SEAT
[...] On July 11, Embassy received a letter dated July 10, 2006 from G. Anthony Hylton, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ),to Dr. Condoleeza Rice, Secretary of State of the United States of America. 2. Text of GOJ Letter: Begin Text: Dear Dr. [...]
2006-07-11 19:16:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS UNSC CARICOM JM
06KINGSTON1589DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE LEBANON
[...] (U) Political Officer delivered demarche regarding UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon to Minister of Foreign Affairs Anthony Hylton, Minister of State Delano Franklyn, and Deputy Director of International Organisations Angella Brown. 2. (U) On August 14, DCM Heg telephoned Minister o [...]
2006-08-14 20:49:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UNAUS UNSC IS LE JM
06KINGSTON1687JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: DEAL CLARIFIED AND IRRITATION
[...] (C) Summary: Clear numbers that clarify the extent of Jamaica's deals with Venezuela (outlined ref. A.) have emerged. The Venezuelan government has purchased a 49 percent stake in the GOJ-owned PetroJam refinery for USD 64 million, according to Dr. Jean Dixon, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry [...]
2006-08-25 18:37:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EPET KMCA PGOV PREL MOPS MARR UNSC
06KINGSTON1978DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: UNSC RACE
[...] (SBU) On October 4, PolOff met with and conveyed reftel points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),and left a copy of the Non-Paper on President Chavez' Statements. 2. (SBU) Brown stated tha [...]
2006-10-04 20:35:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE JM
06KINGSTON2427JAMAICA: 1540 CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP
[...] Per Reftel (B),in a private conversation of Dec. 22 with Chief Legal Counsel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) Michelle Walker, PolOff extended thanks to the MFAFT for offering to host a CARICOM-wide consultative workshop to strengthen member states' capacity to ful [...]
2006-12-22 18:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EFIN KPAO OAS OSCE PARM PGOV PREL UNSC
06KINGSTON393DEMARCHE: DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 18:28:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC VE JM
06KINSHASA1028GDRC REITERATES SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S CANDIDACY
[...] (C) PolOff delivered June 29 reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli reiterated that the GDRC will definitely vote in favor the candidacy of Guatemala to the UNSC because of its support to MONUC's peacekeeping operations in the DRC. MEECE [...]
2006-06-29 10:38:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA CG VT GE
06KINSHASA1775MEDIA REACTION: EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING PROPERTY OF
[...] (U) Media and public reaction was generally positive to the October 27 Executive Order blocking the assets of seven international arms traffickers and warlords, including renegade Congolese general Laurent Nkunda and Ignace Murwanashyaka, the president of the Democratic Front for the Liberation [...]
2006-11-21 13:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PREL ETTC KPAO UNSC CG
06KINSHASA373DRC: DEMARCHES ON SECURITY COUNCIL, SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) PolOff met March 3 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli to discuss a variety of subjects, including the upcoming elections of new members to the UN Security Council (reftel A) and of a new UN Secretary General (reftel B). Djoli said in light of Guatemala's contri [...]
2006-03-06 10:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNSC GT VE CG
06KINSHASA516DRC: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered March 25 reftel a demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just prior to news of Taylor's capture being announced March 29. Djoli said that the DRC has enough problems with armed groups without Charles Taylor being [...]
2006-03-31 11:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC LI NI KAWC XA XY CG
06KINSHASA586CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAYI
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer met with President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Foreign Minister Rodolphe Adada for a tour d'horizon of African Union issues on April 3 immediately prior to Sassou's departure for a four-nation tour to Senegal, Nigeria, Benin and Ivory Coast. Dr. Frazer c [...]
2006-04-15 14:34:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR UNSC ASEC AU CF
06KINSHASA587CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAY
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer met with President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Foreign Minister Rodolphe Adada for a tour d'horizon of African Union issues on April 3 immediately prior to Sassou's departure for a four-nation tour to Senegal, Nigeria, Benin and Ivory Coast. Dr. Frazer c [...]
2006-04-15 14:36:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR UNSC ASEC AU CF
06KINSHASA932CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: JUNE EDITION,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ROC President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is expected to return to Brazzaville on June 13 following widely-publicized visits to New York for his June 2 address to the United Nations on HIV/AIDs, June 5 meeting in Washington with President Bush and Secretary Rice, and a brief visit with [...]
2006-06-13 14:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU PINR UNSC ASEC CF
06KINSHASA942UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE
[...] (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional institution [...]
2006-06-14 13:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS
06KUALALUMPUR1524MALAYSIA: UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON
[...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on UNSC resolution 1701 on August 12 to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Muhammad Shahrul Ikram. We highlighted in particular the resolution's call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, its reference to Lebanon's Seven [...]
2006-08-12 10:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE
06KUALALUMPUR1618COUNTERING CHAVEZ'S UNSC LOBBYING IN MALAYSIA
[...] (C) As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez conducted a state visit to Malaysia (below),Polcouns delivered reftel demarche August 28 on countering Venezuela's UNSC lobbying to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Acting Under Secretary for American Affairs Khairi Omar. We particularly highlighted V [...]
2006-08-28 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM UNSC VE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1634MALAYSIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELA'S UNSC BID
[...] (C) Polcouns met August 30 with Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division/UN Affairs at the Malaysian Foreign Ministry, and reiterated ref B demarche regarding Venezuela's lobbying for a UNSC seat. We asked whether President Chavez's repeated publi [...]
2006-08-30 08:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM UNSC VE GT MY
06KUALALUMPUR2296MALAYSIA AGREES WITH CONTENT OF DRAFT BURMA
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised the draft UNSC resolution on Burma with Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohamad Isa on December 15, following our delivery of reftel points and the draft UNSCR to several Ministry offices on December 12. The Ambassador emphasized that while Malay [...]
2006-12-15 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC XC BM MY
06KUALALUMPUR2369MALAYSIAN PARTICIPATION IN ARF WORKSHOP ON UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-29 10:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM AORC KPAO PTER UNSC OSCE KNNP ETTC
06KUALALUMPUR955MALAYSIA ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) In the May 24 Malaysia-U.S. Senior Officials Dialogue, EAP A/S Hill conveyed points to the Malaysian delegation, led by MFA Secretary General Rastam Isa, that closely tracked those of ref A. Septel will cover the Senior Officials Dialogue in full. Hill warned that the Iranian foreign min [...]
2006-05-25 06:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MY
06KUWAIT2067(C) A/S WELCH URGES KUWAIT TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA
[...] (C/NF) NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, during his June 3 visit to Kuwait (septel),raised Venezuela's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. He str [...]
2006-06-04 07:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC UNSC KU
06KUWAIT2299KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered June 13 ref A demarche seeking support for Guatemala over Venezuela for a 2006 seat on the UN Security Council to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Noting that NEA A/S Welch had recently raised [...]
2006-06-14 18:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UNSC KU
06KUWAIT2823DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON QATARI UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 13:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KWBG KU UNSC
06KUWAIT3226(C) KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-12 09:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC UNSC KU
06KUWAIT3241KUWAIT: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701
[...] (C/NF) CDA delivered reftel demarche points and copy of Secretary Rice's EOV to MFA Chief of Staff Shaykh Ahmad SIPDIS Nasser Al-Sabah on August 12. Shaykh Ahmad said the GOK was pleased that the vote had been unanimous and that the resolution provided support to PM Siniora and the GOL's Se [...]
2006-08-12 12:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS UNSC LE KU IS
06KUWAIT3598KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL IN CAIRO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 13:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KU
06KUWAIT4026DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC ELECTION OCTOBER 16
[...] (C) PolCouns discussed ref b points with MFA Director for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Mansour al-Awadi on October 8. Al-Awadi said Kuwait's Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah personally assured the Guatemalan FM of Kuwait's vote when the two met recently in New York. [...]
2006-10-09 08:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4620DEMARCHE DELIVERED:PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER UNSC
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche points December 11 to MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations Affairs Dr.Hamad Burahamah. Burahamah assured that Kuwait will not be represented at the ministerial level. LEBARON [...]
2006-12-11 14:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALIS PREL UNSC KU
06LAPAZ2492GOB ON GOALS FOR NAM AND UNGA
[...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauricio Dorfler convoked select members of the diplomatic community September 12 to review GOB goals for the NAM and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Dorfler noted that Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca would serve as the NAM's vice preside [...]
2006-09-14 20:03:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA UNSC PREL BL CU
06LAPAZ2495UNSCR 1696: BOLIVIA NOT HELPFUL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to First Secretary Eduardo Gallardo of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Relations September 20. Gallardo noted our concerns and said it would be difficult to reach consensus with the large number of countries attending the NAM. While the GOB does not h [...]
2006-09-14 20:34:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR USSC BL
06LIBREVILLE548VENEZUELAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS GABON, SAO
[...] (U) On August 21, 2006, Venezuela's Vice Foreign Minister, Reinaldo Bolivar, visited Libreville and called on Gabonese President Omar Bongo Ondimba. According to press reports, he expressed President Chavez' firm commitment to strengthen the two countries' friendship and cooperation. Specific [...]
2006-08-24 06:02:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC VE GB
06LIBREVILLE638UNSC MEMBERSHIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 07:42:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GE VT GB
06LIMA1443DEMARCHE: VENEZUELA'S IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR ON
[...] (C) Dep PolCouns delivered the demarche on Venezuela's irresponsible behavior on counter terrorism (Ref A) to the Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro on 4/11. On 4/12 Garro thanked Poloff for the information in the demarche and said he had not/not yet received a readout from the Peruvi [...]
2006-04-12 20:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC VE UN PE
06LIMA1491INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 23:03:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA1511INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 14:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA1833PERU: DEMARCHE ON SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to the Foreign Ministry's Director of UN Affairs, Miguel Barreto on 3/10. On 3/11 Barreto told Poloff that the GOP in general supports the points, specifically the importance of restoring Lebanese sovereignty and independence. Barreto said he had not yet see [...]
2006-05-11 22:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC SY LE PE
06LIMA2686PERU: DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS TO COSPONSOR
[...] (SBU) On 7/7, prior to receipt of Ref A, Foreign Minister Maurtua told the Ambassador that Japan had requested Peru to co-sponsor its UNSC resolution regarding DPRK missiles; Maurtua said that he wanted to hear US views before deciding. The Ambassador said that the USG considered the North Kor [...]
2006-07-10 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KN PARM UNSC PE
06LIMA2717PERU: DEMARCHE ON STATE OF PLAY OF UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-12 15:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM UNSC PE
06LIMA2794PERU: DEMARCHE TO UNSC ON THE ADOPTION OF A
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered Reftel demarche on the adoption of a Chapter VII UNSC resolution to Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua on 7/18. Maurtua said he had seen nothing from his UN Mission on the subject. He said that a resolution on the issue appeared to be consistent with the principles of [...]
2006-07-18 19:58:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR PE
06LIMA3054UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN
[...] Poloff discussed reftel talking points with and gave text of UN Resolution to Minister Counselor Ana Rosa Valdivieso, Head of the Peruvian Foreign Ministry's Office of Multilateral Affairs, on 8/3. Valdivieso did not have an immediate response. Post notes that the recent change of government [...]
2006-08-04 18:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IR PE
06LIMA3825CHAVEZ' CHARGE OF FRAUD FURTHER STRAINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' public allegation that Alan Garcia won Peru's recent elections by resorting to fraud has generated strong public and official repudiations here. This latest exchange has further strained an already testy bilateral relationship, and with luck wi [...]
2006-09-27 19:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM UNGA UNSC VE PE
06LIMA4125PERU: DEMARCHE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to First Secretary Alexis Aquino in the Peruvian Foreign Ministry's Office of Multilateral Affairs on 10/16 and requested a response on 10/16 and 10/18. The Foreign Ministry has offered no substantive response. STRUBLE [...]
2006-10-20 15:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PE
06LISBON1354PORTUGAL SHARES CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 14:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM UNSC PO
06LJUBLJANA244SLOVENIA DOES NOT SUPPORT VENEZUELA'S UNSC
[...] (C) Polecon Chief spoke with Bojana Cipot of the MFA's UN division in the Directorate of Multilateral Affairs. Cipot agreed that Venezuela's latest behavior was cause for serious concern. She said the GOS did not believe Venezuela was a good candidate for the UNSC and the GOS would not supp [...]
2006-04-21 05:28:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL VE SI
06LONDON6325(C) DARFUR: UK KEEN ON JOINT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 06:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL DPKO UNSC SU UK
06LONDON6433(C) UK SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON THE UNSC AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 09:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM UK
06LONDON6591UK AGREES TO LIMITED LOBBYING FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC
[...] (C) The FCO agreed to our request to lobby Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Singapore in support of Guatemala's bid for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) seat on the UN Security Council. FCO Director for International Security Stephen Pattison told DCM September 9 that the UK supported [...]
2006-09-12 13:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE UK
06LONDON7124(C) SUDAN: UK AGREES TO DELETION OF LRA LANGUAGE
[...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The UK agrees "somewhat reluctanctly" to accept a UNSCR on UNMIS without reference to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). FCO-DFID Sudan Unit Deputy Head James Thornton told Poloff this in response to reftel demarche, adding that the UK wo [...]
2006-10-04 12:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO SU UK
06LONDON7670(C) COTE D'IVOIRE: UK SHARES U.S. CONCERNS BUT
[...] (C) The UK shares U.S. concerns about the French draft UNSCR on Cote d'Ivoire (reftel) but wants to avoid being seen to lobby against France in the UNSC, according to FCO West Africa Section Head Jason Moore. He told Poloff October 30 that UKUN is working closely with USUN, hoping to reach an [...]
2006-10-30 16:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO IC UK
06LONDON8066(C) SOMALIA: MUSEVENI TELLS A/S FRAZER UGANDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Uganda's President Museveni told AF A/S Frazer November 21 that he is ready to send a battalion to Baidoa to protect the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions, provided there is a clear UNSCR, adequate funding and a tacit agreement with Ethiopia. He was expecting Ethiopia to [...]
2006-11-22 15:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER UNSC SO UG ET
06LONDON8106(C) A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Triesman November 21 and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn the next day, AF A/S Frazer stressed the need to adopt a UNSCR on Somalia flexible enough that frontline states could play a positive role. She al [...]
2006-11-27 15:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC SU SO ER ET KE UK
06LUXEMBOURG438DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-12 08:42:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE LU
06MADRID002583ZFR2585SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 14:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE
06MADRID1774SPAIN ON VENEZUELA: UNSC ELECTION AND VISIT TO
[...] (C/NF) A/DCM delivered ref A and B demarches regarding Venezuela to MFA DG for Latin America Javier Sandomingo on July 11. She said that Spain's influence with countries in Latin America and Africa could help prevent Venezuela from becoming a troublesome member of the UN Security Council. A/D [...]
2006-07-11 17:13:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC VZ SP
06MADRID2319SPAIN AGREES ON DARFUR AND NAM SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 07:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU SP
06MADRID2583SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and National Security Council on October 4 to discuss U.S. policy on Venezuela and Latin America. McCarthy also conducted interviews with two Spanish media outlets and on [...]
2006-10-13 14:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE
06MADRID2584SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and National Security Council on October 4 to discuss U.S. policy on Venezuela and Latin America. McCarthy also conducted interviews with two Spanish media outlets and on [...]
2006-10-13 15:21:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE
06MADRID2996WESTERN SAHARA: SPAIN WARY OF UNILATERAL MOROCCAN
[...] (C) Poloff discussed Western Sahara with Spanish Subdirector General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo and Assistant Subdirector General Javier Garcia-Larrache on December 1. Poloff thanked Spain for their white paper on Western Sahara and emphasized that the U.S. wished to put the onus o [...]
2006-12-05 08:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC WI SP
06MANAGUA1143NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 22:47:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR NU
06MANAGUA390GON PUSHING FOR CENTAM UNITY BEHIND GUATEMALA TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-17 21:25:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC GT VE DR NU
06MANAGUA514NICARAGUA SUPPORTS "FRIENDS GROUP" TO PROMOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 17:49:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC GT VE DR NU
06MANAGUA883NICARAGUA BOLSTERS CENTAM SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 23:45:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC GT VE DR PM NU
06MANAMA1065BAHRAIN: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 11:21:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BA GT VE ROW
06MANAMA1489BAHRAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-12 13:50:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UNSC BA IS LE REGION
06MANAMA1638BAHRAIN FM DISCUSSES AL MIDDLE EAST PEACE
[...] (C) Summary. Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that the Arab League this week fine-tuned its proposal for a Middle East peace ministerial at the UNSC, which it hopes will be held September 21. According to Shaikh Khalid, he will deliver the speech on behalf of the Arab League. It wi [...]
2006-09-08 19:12:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BA IS REGION
06MANAMA1641BAHRAIN: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR NAM SUMMIT
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche September 10 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa concerning discussion of the Iranian nuclear program at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana. Shaikh Abdul Aziz reaffirmed that Iran' [...]
2006-09-10 11:20:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM IAEA UNSC BA IR REGION
06MANAMA1657BAHRAIN: NAM SUMMIT ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 13:43:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV BA SU
06MANAMA1779BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 16 UNSC
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief October 10 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the October 16 election for the open GRULAC seat on the UN Security Council to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho replied that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and NE [...]
2006-10-12 12:03:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BA GT VE ROW
06MANAMA1807BAHRAIN: BREAKING THE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA IMPASSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 10:16:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BA GT VE ROW
06MANAMA690BAHRAIN: VENEZUELA AND THE UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-23 08:02:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BA ROW
06MANILA3812DEMARCH ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR NAM SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor passed reftel points September 11 to Executive Director Ramon Cardenas of the Americas Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Cardenas promised to give them to Assistant Secretary Carandang, who is leaving this evening to attend the NAM Summit. He als [...]
2006-09-11 07:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR RP
06MANILA3899NAM SUMMIT STANCE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN
[...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor raised reftel points September 14 with Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organizations Julius Torres, emphasizing the importance of ending violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. Torres said he would immediately [...]
2006-09-15 04:37:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU RP
06MANILA4997PHILIPPINES FRUSTRATED WITH BURMA, MIGHT SUPPORT
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Assistant Secretary for United Nations and International Organizations SIPDIS Jesus "Gary" Domingo told poloff December 14 that the Philippines appreciates the "concept and spirit" of the proposed US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution on [...]
2006-12-14 05:58:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC XC BM RP
06MAPUTO1159MOZAMBIQUE: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 14:55:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC MZ
06MAPUTO377MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARLES TAYLOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 14:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC UNSC LI MZ NI SL
06MAPUTO785MOZAMBIQUE: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN
[...] (C) On June 30, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Elias Jaime Zimba, the Foreign Ministry's Director for the Americas and Europe. Charge noted that former Ambassador La Lime had raised this issue twice (note: before Zimba's recent assumption of his position) with Minister Abreu, who was well [...]
2006-06-30 12:54:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE MZ
06MASERU140UNSC ELECTIONS (GRULAC)
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador raised points on Venezuela and Guatemala as contenders for the GRULAC seat for the UN Security Council (2007-2008) during March 16 discussions with the GOL Foreign Minister. 2. (SBU) Venezuela's troubling disruption of international events, including the disru [...]
2006-03-17 14:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNSC GT VE LT
06MASERU156FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel points on former Liberian President Charles Taylor March 28 to Acting Foreign Minister Mrs. Mpeo Mahase (Employment/Labor Minister). We emphasized the United States' and international community's desire for Charles Taylor to face the Special Court on Sierra L [...]
2006-03-28 09:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC KAWC LI LT
06MASERU310DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered points in Ref A to Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ntsinyi June 30 following her return from out of town. The Minister was not familiar with the issue, therefore, Ambassador reiterated information contained in Ref B noting that Foreign Minister Moleleki had stated [...]
2006-06-30 12:30:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE LT
06MASERU322LESOTHO: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN AFRICA
[...] (C) Following last week's discussion with the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment),Ambassador followed up with Foreign Minister Moleleki to seek confirmation of Lesotho's support for Guatemala in the United Nations Security Council. As indicated r [...]
2006-07-10 12:03:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE LT
06MASERU493GOL ON VENEZUELA/UNGA AND SUDAN
[...] (C) On October 2, Ambassador discussed points regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's UNGA speech (reftel) with Lesotho's Foreign Minister, Monyane Moleleki. The FOMIN called the speech "outrageous" and uncivilized. He decried the use of the UN platform to deliver such an "unacceptable" [...]
2006-10-03 14:56:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM PGOV SU GT VE LT
06MASERU513UNSC SEAT: LESOTHO AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA
[...] (C) Charge spoke on October 13 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge Lesotho's continued support for Guatemala as a non-permanent member of the UNSC during the first round ballot on October 16, and through all subsequent balloting, even if [...]
2006-10-13 11:08:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE LT
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