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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HANOI1160 |
A VIETNAMESE JANUS: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACES OF THE POLITBURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S KEY LEADERSHIP BODY -- THE CURRENTLY 18-MEMBER POLITBURO -- IS A LARGELY SHADOWY GROUP WHOSE MEETINGS, AND MANY OF ITS MEMBERS' ACTIVITIES, ARE HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. THE FIVE SEXAGENARIAN MEN IN THE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S POLITI [...] |
2000-05-26 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON PHUM VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI1161 |
VIETNAM VIEWS ON BURMA AND THE ILO [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GOV) FAVORS RESOLUTION OF THE FORCED LABOR ISSUE IN BURMA THROUGH NEGOTIATION RATHER THAN IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS, AS THE LATTER WOULD ONLY SERVE TO ISOLATE BURMA, ACCORDING TO VIETNAM'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MOFA). IF NEGOTIATION IS UNSUCCESSFUL AND A RESOL [...] |
2000-05-26 09:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM BM VM ASEAN LABOR |
| 00HANOI1193 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REJECTS CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF VIETNAM ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE VIETNAMESE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PHAN QUANG CALLED IN THE AMBASSADOR MAY 18 TO PROTEST HOUSE RESOLUTION 295, WHICH CRITICIZED VIETNAM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND POLITICAL REPRESSION. ON BEHALF OF THE ASSEMBLY, QUANG "REJECTED" THE RESOLUTION, AND IN [...] |
2000-06-01 09:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV VM HUMANR |
| 00HANOI1298 |
VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE: COAL, ECOTOURISM, AND CHINA? [...] NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE IS BLESSED WITH TWO NATURAL ENDOWMENTS: ABUNDANT HIGH- QUALITY COAL AND STRIKING SCENERY. IT CONTAINS MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT OF VIETNAM'S COAL RESERVES AND MINES TEN MILLION TONS A YEAR. LIKE MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE STATE-OWNED SECTORS, HOWEVER, THE [...] |
2000-06-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN ENRG EIND ELAB SENV VM |
| 00HANOI1299 |
VIETNAM'S BANK SYSTEM REFORM PLAN: TIME TO IMPLEMENT [...] (SBU) THE IMF/WORLD BANK ENHANCED STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY (ESAF) AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT CREDIT (SAC) AGREEMENTS FOR VIETNAM HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS DUE TO DISAGREEMENTS OVER THE PACE AND EXTENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM'S (GVN) ECONOMIC REFORMS IN THE AREAS OF [...] |
2000-06-14 00:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID VM FINREF SOE |
| 00HANOI1316 |
AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RELATIONS WITH FM NIEN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS HARTER. REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: AMB. PETERSON CALLED ON FM NGUYEN DY NIEN JUNE 9 PRIOR TO THE FORMER'S DEPARTURE FOR WASHINGTON. NIEN HOPED THAT JACKSON-VANIK WAIVERS WOULD NO LONGER BE NECESSARY IN THE FUTURE AND THAT T [...] |
2000-06-15 08:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD VM US |
| 00HANOI1318 |
MFA OFFICIAL ON STRAINS IN U.S.-SRV RELATIONS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS HARTER. REASONS: 1.5 (B) (D). 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: MFA AMERICAS DEPT HEAD NGUYEN MANH HUNG RECENTLY LAMENTED TO THE AMBASSADOR STRAINS THAT HAVE ENTERED U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THE GVN HAS TAKEN EXCEPTION TO SEVERAL NON-BINDING [...] |
2000-06-15 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VM US |
| 00HANOI1420 |
VISIT OF FRY FM JOVANOVICH TO HANOI: MORE SYMBOLISM THAN SUBSTANCE [...] SUMMARY: FRY FOREIGN MINISTER JOVANOVIC'S JUNE 4-8 VISIT TO VIETNAM FOCUSED ON LITTLE OF REAL SUBSTANCE. THE EMPHASIS ON ECONOMIC "INFORMATION-SHARING" PROMISES LITTLE FOR TRULY STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS. HANOI'S COVERAGE OF THE VISIT WAS MEASURED AND REHASHED CRITICAL RHETORIC FRO [...] |
2000-06-30 02:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON VM SR |
| 00HANOI1493 |
CENTRAL COMMITTEE BLESSES KEY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REPORTS AFTER DEBATE ON GLOBALIZATION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TENTH COMMUNIST PARTY PLENUM, WHICH CONCLUDED JULY 4, FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON FINALIZING KEY POLICY DOCUMENTS FOR THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS NEXT MARCH. THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AGREED ON DRAFT TEXTS OF THE [...] |
2000-07-10 11:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD PREL VM |
| 00HANOI1615 |
AVERAGE VIETNAMESE COMMENT ON ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TWO POOR HANOI NEIGHBORHOODS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF HANOI ARE ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF "IMMIGRANTS" FROM DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE, THOUGH MISERABLY PAID BY U.S. STANDARDS, NEVERTHELESS PAY FAR MORE THAN THE PEASANT FARMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND. TO GET A FIRST HAND L [...] |
2000-07-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PREL ECON VM |
| 00HANOI1671 |
DISSIDENT HA SY PHU CONTINUES TO BE QUESTIONED BY POLICE, ISOLATED FROM SUPPORTERS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DISSIDENT WRITER HA SY PHU REMAINS IN HIS HOME IN DALAT SUBJECT TO REGULAR QUESTIONING BY POLICE, MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER POLICE THREATENED TO CHARGE HIM WITH TREASON FOR HIS PRO-DEMOCRACY ESSAYS. AN INV [...] |
2000-08-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR VM HUMANR |
| 00HANOI1712 |
US DOD SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM MILITARY [...] FROM JUL 31-AUG 3, A FOUR-PERSON USDOD TEAM VISITED VIETNAM FOR TALKS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS ON ENHANCING COOPERATION ON MILITARY ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES. AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TO CONSIDER U.S. SUPPORT TO THE GVN IN EFFORTS TO HOST A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP IN THEIR ROLE AS [...] |
2000-08-10 09:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS EAID VM US |
| 00HANOI1816 |
US-ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNERSHIP WITH VIETNAM [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 6-7. 2. POLCOUNS AND POLOFF CALLED ON MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHAM HUU CHI AUGUST 15 TO DISCUSS VIETNAM'S DESIGNATION AS THE U.S' CURRENT ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNER AND EXPLORE PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE AREAS. CHI SAID THAT, AS FOREIGN MINISTER NG [...] |
2000-08-24 09:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VM ASEAN |
| 00HANOI2047 |
MEETING WITH THICH THAI HOA [...] No summary [...] |
2000-09-14 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF KPAO PREL PGOV VM UNGA HUMANR RELFREE |
| 00HANOI2080 |
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR ILO PROJECTS [...] No summary [...] |
2000-09-19 05:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ETRD VM LABOR |
| 00HANOI2084 |
VIETNAM'S DISSIDENTS: IRREPRESSIBLE IN FACE OF OFFICIAL HARASSMENT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: MISSION OFFICERS RECENTLY CALLED ON SEVERAL LEADING DISSIDENTS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS THEIR VIEWS ON VIETNAM'S FUTURE. ALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO ONGOING OFFICIAL MONITORING AND HARASSMENT, ALBEIT UNEVENLY APPLIED. INTERESTINGLY, SECURITY AUTHORITIES, IN MOS [...] |
2000-09-19 09:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV PINR VM HUMANR |
| 00HANOI2225 |
VIETNAM ON AN ASEAN TROIKA APPROACH TO BURMA [...] POLCOUNS AND POLOFF PRESENTED REFTEL POINTS 3 OCTOBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02225 050421Z TO MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HUU CHI. CHI SAID THAT, AFTER MEETING WITH UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN, VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DY N [...] |
2000-10-05 03:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VM BM ASEAN |
| 00HANOI2421 |
PROGRESS TOWARD PROTESTANT RECOGNITION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR DRL/CRT. 2. THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON RELIGION ON OCTOBER 21 RELEASED A COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02421 020714Z "MOBILIZATION BOARD" OF 25 PROTESTANT MINISTERS TO PREPARE FOR A C [...] |
2000-11-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 00HANOI2441 |
VIETNAM -- PEASANT DEMONSTRATIONS AT PARTY HQ SYMBOLIZE CONTINUING DISPUTES OVER USE DECISIONS AND COMPENSATION [...] SUMMARY: IN A RECENT PROTEST AGAINST UNRESOLVED LAND DISPUTES, 100 FARMERS FROM THREE PROVINCES CAMPED OUT OVERNIGHT IN FRONT OF PARTY HEADQUARTERS AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE IN HANOI. THEIR DEMONSTRATION, WHICH RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IN THE VIETNAMESE MEDIA, WAS ONE MORE SIGN [...] |
2000-11-06 09:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EAGR VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI2452 |
READOUT FROM ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON US-ASEAN DIALOGUE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 3-4. 2. MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HOANG AN GAVE POLCOUNS AND POLOFF A READOUT NOV. 1 ON THE "STATUS REPORT ON ASEAN-U.S. RELATIONS" WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE OCT 9-11 34TH ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING IN HANOI. AN ALSO PRESENTED [...] |
2000-11-08 01:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV TPHY EAID ECIN VM ASEAN |
| 00HANOI2480 |
VIETNAM WARILY LOOKS TO CHINA AS A MODEL FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A STEADY STREAM OF VIETNAMESE LEADERS VISITING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 HANOI 02480 01 OF 06 100541Z CHINA, MOST RECENTLY PRIME MINISTER KHAI AND THE ARMY CHI [...] |
2000-11-10 05:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR VM CM CVR |
| 00HANOI2557 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER BIN ON PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 22 CALLED ON MFA SENIOR VICE MINISTER BIN TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED VISIT BY PRESIDENT CLINTON. THE AMBASSADOR BEGAN BY THANKING THE VIETNAMESE SIDE FOR ITS COOPERATION AND EXPRESSED THE PRESIDENT'S AND THE FIRST LADY'S SATISFACTION WITH THE [...] |
2000-11-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VM |
| 00HANOI2559 |
DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON LY TONG INCIDENT AND MFA BRIEFING NOTES [...] THE FOLLOWING DIPNOTE NO. 368, DATED 11/22/00 WAQS HANDED TO THE AMBASSADOR AT THE MEETING NOTED IN REFTEL. 2. BEGIN TEXT. THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 0 [...] |
2000-11-22 09:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC VM |
| 00HANOI2560 |
AMBASSADOR'S 11/22/00 MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER BIN: LY TONG INCIDENT [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING HIS PRESENTATION OF VIEWS REGARDING THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT CLINTON (REFTEL), VICE MINISTER BIN EXPRESSED HIS AND HIS GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN OVER THE LY TONG INCIDENT WHICH THE AMBASSADOR HAD RAISED. BIN PICKED UP ON THE AMBASSADOR'S REFERENCE TO TONG AS A [...] |
2000-11-22 09:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VM |
| 00HANOI2573 |
CHINESE ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN FRENCH EMBASSY IN HANOI [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DOUGLAS G. HARTER, REASON 1.5(B,D) . 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 8-11. 3. (S) LATE AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 24 FRENCH AMBASSADOR SECRET PAGE 02 HANOI 02573 01 OF 02 271303Z INFORMED U.S. AMBASSADOR THAT TWO CHIN [...] |
2000-11-27 10:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | PREF PREL CH FR VM CVR HUMANR |
| 00HANOI2580 |
INFORMAL VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO U.S. QUERIES ON ASEAN SEANWFZ NON-PAPER [...] POLOFF MET NOVEMBER 28 WITH MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT SEANWFZ EXPERT TRAN DUC BINH TO DISCUSS REFTEL QUESTIONS. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02580 280819Z BINH SHARED THE FOLLOWING VIEWS, KEYED TO REFTEL POINTS: 2. SOVEREIGNTY: BINH STATED DEFINITELY THAT ASE [...] |
2000-11-28 08:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM VM CH ASEAN |
| 00HANOI2605 |
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BY AMERICAN CITIZENS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (SBU) DURING RECENT WEEKS, CITIZENS/RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA FOR ACTS DESIGNED TO DISRUPT AND CHALLENGE THE CONTROL OF SOVEREIGN STATES -- VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA -- WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE GOAL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR THE O [...] |
2000-11-30 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAO CB VM CTERR |
| 00HANOI2614 |
VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING, DECEMBER 14-15 [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 11. 2. SUMMARY: THE WORLD BANK RECENTLY HOSTED A DONOR REPRESENTATIVES' MEETING TO PRESENT THE DONOR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORT "ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY" AND TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (CG) MEETING. THIS YE [...] |
2000-12-01 06:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL VM |
| 00HANOI2665 |
ENERGIZING ASEAN IN THE ARF [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA SIX. 2. POLOFF PRESENTED REF A POINTS TO MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT EXPERT PHAM MINH THU ON 8 DECEMBER. THU WAS NOT PREPARED TO RESPOND TO POLOFF'S QUESTIONS IN MORE THAN GENERALITIES. HE SAID OVERALL ASEAN AGREES WITH ARF VIEWS ON ENHANCING THE [...] |
2000-12-08 10:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VM ASEAN |
| 00HANOI2667 |
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF FREE TRADE AND FREE IDEAS REVERBERATES AFTER HIS VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO VIETNAM ELECTRIFIED THE VIETNAMESE PUBLIC -- AND SURPRISED THE COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP. ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND LINED THE STREETS TO GREET THE PRESIDENT AND F [...] |
2000-12-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI2777 |
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S FORUM: PROFOUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE "TWO VIETNAMS" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S WOMEN'S FORUM REVEALS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE INSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN AND MEN IN VIETNAM TODAY. OVER LUNCH BEFORE THE EVENT, IN CANDID DISC [...] |
2000-12-26 10:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI ELAB PINR VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI686 |
VIETNAM IDEOLOGICALLY COMMITTED TO STATE-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WARY OF DANGERS OF GLOBALIZATION [...] (C) SENIOR LEADERS RECENTLY HAVE EMPHASIZED FAMILIAR IDEOLOGICAL THEMES ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S PREEMINENT ROLE IN ALL MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING. A FOCUS OF THIS CENTER-LED GOVERNING STYLE IS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATE SECTOR TO GUIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN THE VIEW [...] |
2000-04-05 07:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR PHUM VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI765 |
NOTES FROM SECDEF VISIT TO VIETNAM: PM KHAI TENSE, ANXIOUS TO DELIVER MESSAGE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) REFTELS HAVE REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COHEN TO VIETNAM, WHICH PROVIDED A SIPDIS STRONG BOOST TO BILATERAL RELATIONS. ONE INTERESTING SIDEBAR TO HIS VISIT WAS THE ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN MEE [...] |
2000-04-13 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ECON PINR VM DPOL |
| 00HANOI839 |
PLANNING MINISTER AND HANO MAYOR REPRIMANDED BY VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COMMITTE [...] (U) CLASIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THREE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEBERS -- MINISTER OF PLANNING AND INVESTMENT GIA, ANOI PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN NGHIEN, AND BIN THUAN PROVINCIAL PARTY CHIEF TRUNG -- WERE CENSRED FOR MISMANAGEMENT AT THE 10-DAY PLENUM [...] |
2000-04-20 09:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL VM TRD DPOL |
| 00HANOI864 |
AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NAM DINH: AGRICULTURAL PROVINCE MAKES TEXTILES, CRAFTS; NGO'S HELP MEET LOCAL NEEDS [...] SUMMARY: IN HIS FIRST WORKING VISIT TO NAM DINH PROVINCE, JUST SOUTHEAST OF HANOI, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS, TOURED A STATE-OWNED TEXTILE PLANT AND VISITED NGO PROJECTS, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND A HOSPITAL. THOUGH THE PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP IS OPEN AND ENGAGING, THE LARGELY AGRIC [...] |
2000-04-25 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV ECON EIND ETRD VM |
| 00HANOI899 |
VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR APEC ENERGY MINISTERS MEETING [...] ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (MOI), MINISTER DANG VU CHU WILL LEAD VIETNAM'S DELEGATION TO THE MAY 10-12 APEC ENERGY MINISTERS CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO. (NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM DOES NOT HAVE A MINISTRY OF ENERGY. CERTAIN FUNCTIONS ARE DELEGATED TO OTHER MINISTRIES OR TO STAT [...] |
2000-04-28 08:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECIN EPET VM APEC |
| 00HANOI930 |
ILO PRESENCE IN VIETNAM AND EMBASSY WORKING ON COOPERATION WITH AFL-CIO [...] THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) IS PRESENTLY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MINISTRY OF LABOR (MOLISA) AND THE VIETNAMESE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF LABOR (VGCL) ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE ESTABLISHING A WORKERS COMPENSATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM; A REVIEW OF [...] |
2000-05-04 09:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB VM LABOR |
| 00HOCHIMINHCITY1121 |
SCIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND CHARITY IMPROVE LIVES IN VIETNAM'S MEKONG DELTA IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS [...] SUMMARY. IN POOR POCKETS OF THE MEKONG DELTA, AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT, THERE ARE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THEIR OWN AND OTHER'S LIVES. CONGEN STAFF VISITED VIETNAM'S MAIN RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PRIVATE ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLIERS, [...] |
2000-07-11 04:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO PGOV SOCI ENRG EWWT EAID KIPR ETRD VM KDTB |
| 00HOCHIMINHCITY1176 |
STOCK MARKET OPENS IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] VIETNAM'S FIRST OFFICIAL STOCK MARKET, THE HO CHI MINH CITY SECURITIES TRADING CENTER (STC), OPENED JULY 20 WITH GREAT FANFARE. ALTHOUGH THE OPENING OF A SECURITIES MARKET, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT CAME ON THE HEELS OF SIGNING THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, IS SIGNIFICANT AS A SYMBOL OF CONTINUED [...] |
2000-07-21 09:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL VM PGOV SOCI CIVS FINREF |
| 00HOCHIMINHCITY838 |
AMERASIANS SHOW SIGNS OF ASSIMILATION INTO VIETNAMESE SOCIETY [...] SUMMARY: IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE VIETNAM WAR, VIETNAMESE SOCIETY SHUNNED AMERASIANS AND CONSIGNED MANY OF THEM TO LIVE ON THE STREETS IN ABJECT POVERTY. OVER THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, HOWEVER, THEIR SITUATION SEEMS TO HAVE IMPROVED. RECENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT MOST VIETNAMESE NOW TR [...] |
2000-05-17 08:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV SOCI CA VM PCUL |
| 00HOCHIMINHCITY991 |
PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS REFUSE TO MEET WITH CONGEN [...] CONGEN DPO AND POLOFF CANCELLED A VISIT TO DAC LAC AND BINH PHUOC PROVINCES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IN EARLY JUNE AFTER PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES REFUSED TO MEET WITH THEM. ORIGINALLY, THE PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF BINH PHUOC PROVINCE AGREED TO MEET PROVIDED THE DISCUSSIONS DID [...] |
2000-06-13 10:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM VM |
| 01HANOI1010 |
VIETNAM - BURMA'S NEED TO QUICKEN THE PACE OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS RAISED THE DIALOGUE WITH BURMA BEFORE, AND INTENDS TO DO SO AGAIN AT THE APRIL 30 ASEAN MINISTERIAL IN RANGOON, BUT "IN OUR OWN WAY." AN MFA OFFICER PRAISED THE "SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS" THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE TALKS ALREADY. OUR POINTS WILL BE PASSED TO FM NIEN, [...] |
2001-04-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR KDEM BM VM ASEAN |
| 01HANOI1017 |
VIETNAM - U.S. VOTE ON WORLD BANK'S PRSC PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY URGES WASHINGTON AGENCIES TO SUPPORT THE WORLD BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) PROPOSAL TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK'S BOARD IN EARLY MAY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE PRSC, LIKE THE IMF'S POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRGF) CONSIDERED BY THE IMF BOARD [...] |
2001-04-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE |
| 01HANOI1020 |
GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP CHANGES TO FOLLOW SHAKE-UP IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION EXPECTED TO BEGIN MAY 21 OR 22 WILL UNVEIL A NEW ASSEMBLY CHAIRPERSON, LIKELY CPV ORGANIZATIONAL CHIEF AN. IT MAY ALSO GIVE CLUES AS TO THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF RISING [...] |
2001-04-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI1026 |
SOME HILL STAFFERS PUT HIGH PRIORITY ON WORKERS RIGHTS DURING RECENT VISITS TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT CONGRESSIONAL VISITS TO VIETNAM GAVE HIGH PRIORITY TO LABOR ISSUES. IN MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS AND THE ILO, THE VISITORS HEARD WHAT VIETNAM IS DOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN WORKERS R [...] |
2001-05-02 08:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR |
| 01HANOI1217 |
A/S KELLY DISCUSSION WITH FM NIEN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 18, FOLLOWING ARF MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY MET WITH VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NIEN AND TOOK THE OCCASION TO VOICE STRONG CONCERNS AT THE REPORTED ARREST ON MAY 17 OF OUTSPOKEN HUE-BASED CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY, AND THE REPORTED SUMMONS OF UN [...] |
2001-05-18 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI1245 |
A/S KELLY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE DEPUTY FM BIN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, U.S. ACTIVITIST GROUPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, FOLLOWING ARF SOM MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY ENGAGED IN CORDIAL BUT FRANK DISCUSSIONS WITH FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DINH BIN ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CONTINUITY OF U.S. POLICIES IN THE REGION AND U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. BIN P [...] |
2001-05-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD VM HUMANR CTERR |
| 01HANOI1308 |
ROLE OF VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARIAT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A LEADING GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WITH LONG EXPERIENCE IN PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE STAFF WORK, THE NEW PARTY SECRETARIAT IS IN FACT A DECISION-MAKING BODY WHICH SIPDIS WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GENERAL SECRETARY. IT DOES NOT SIMPLY PROVIDE POLICY STUDIES AND PAPER [...] |
2001-05-31 08:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI1388 |
EMBASSY REPRESENTATIONS ON ACTIONS AGAINST DISSIDENTS; WHAT DRIVES THE GVN? [...] (SBU) REFTEL PROVIDES LATEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON GVN ACTIONS AGAINST SENIOR MONKS OF THE UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV). THE AMBASSADOR AND OTHER EMBASSY/CONGEN OFFICIALS HAVE WEIGHED IN AT VARIOUS LEVELS, URGING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION ORDER BE LIFTED FROM THICH QUA [...] |
2001-06-08 04:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI145 |
NEXT STEPS ON LABOR COOPERATION AND DIALOGUE MOU [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 12. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00145 01 OF 02 191043Z 2. LABOR OFFICER MET JANUARY 19 WITH MR. NGUYEN MANH CUONG, CHIEF OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, INVALIDS AND SOCI [...] |
2001-01-19 10:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR |
| 01HANOI1497 |
DONOR/GOVERNMENT DISCUSSION OF VIETNAM'S 10 YEAR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 14, KICKING OFF A SERIES OF DONOR-GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS, UNDP SPONSORED A `HIGH- LEVEL' CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS ONE OF THE CENTRAL DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY DURING THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS CONCLUDED IN APRIL. THE DOCUMENT, `THE 10 YEAR SOCIO-EC [...] |
2001-06-22 04:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL VM SOE FINREF CVR |
| 01HANOI1554 |
MID-TERM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING FOR VIETNAM - UPBEAT MOOD, IMPROVED DONOR COORDINATION [...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 18 AND 19 IN HOI AN, IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL REGION, DONORS GATHERED FOR AN INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING TO TAKE STOCK OF PROGRESS. IMF AND WORLD BANK GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WERE PLEASED THEIR EXECUTIVE BOARDS HAD APPROVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL REFORM/POVERTY ALLEVIATION CREDI [...] |
2001-06-28 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN VM SOE FINREF |
| 01HANOI1878 |
VIETNAM DENIES UNHCR ACCESS TO HIGHLANDS [...] VIETNAM HAS DENIED UNHCR ACCESS TO CENTRAL HIGHLAND PROVINCES, PREVENTING UNHCR FROM LAUNCHING VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION OF HIGHLANDS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FLED TO CAMBODIA. UNHCR WILL NOW CONSIDER LONGER-TERM MEASURES FOR THE DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN RATTANAKIRI AND MONDOLAKIRI. END SUMMARY. 2 [...] |
2001-08-06 09:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM VM UNHCR ETMIN HUMANR |
| 01HANOI2088 |
STAFFDEL REES MEETINGS WITH SRV OFFICIALS ON RELIGIOUS AND MINORITY AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. COUNSEL TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JOSEPH REES AND CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER BRIAN GUNDERSON MET WITH OFFICIALS OF THE GVN'S COMMITTEE ON RELIGION AND THE COMMITTEE FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AUGUST 10, ACCOMPANIED BY [...] |
2001-08-27 06:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2109 |
CODEL HOLLINGS' MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SENATOR ERNEST HOLLINGS (D-SC) LED A DELEGATION TO HANOI AUGUST 17-19, INCLUDING MRS. HOLLINGS; LILA HELM, STAFF DIRECTOR, APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, COMMERCE AND THE JUDICIARY; BETTY PITTERMAN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT; AND US ARMY ESCORT OFFICER COL. TIM PETERSON. IN [...] |
2001-08-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT VM |
| 01HANOI2114 |
VIETNAM PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02114 281005Z HARTER, REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA RECEIVED EXTENSIVE AND USUALLY FRONT PAGE COVERAGE IN THE VIETNAM PRESS, [...] |
2001-08-28 08:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KS VM ASEAN |
| 01HANOI2136 |
STAFFDEL REES VISIT TO CATHOLIC CHARITY IN HCMC [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02136 01 OF 02 300933Z REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH STAFFDEL AT A SHELTER FOR GIRLS IN HCMC, A CATHOLIC NUN DESCRIBED A GRADUAL TENDENCY ON THE PA [...] |
2001-08-30 08:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR |
| 01HANOI2139 |
ARAFAT RECEIVES SRV SUPPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A BRIEF VISIT TO HANOI BY YASSER ARAFAT ON AUGUST 24 WAS APPARENTLY AIMED AT SHORING UP SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN POSITIONS IN THE WAKE OF ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. VIETNAM REAFFIRMED ITS [...] |
2001-08-30 09:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINR KPAL IS VM |
| 01HANOI2150 |
STAFFDEL MEETING AND ATTEMPTED MEETING WITH RELIGIOUS FIGURES IN HCMC [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 14, STAFFDEL REES MET IN HCMC WITH HOA HAO RELIGIOUS ELDER TRAN HUU DUYEN WHO PASSED A LIST OF 20 HOA HAO PRISONERS, SOME OF WHOM MISSION PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN UNAWARE. ON THE SAME DAY, THE [...] |
2001-08-31 06:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2151 |
STAFFDEL HEARS VOICES OF REFORM FROM WITHIN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02151 01 OF 03 310844Z REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: STAFFDEL REES AND GUNDERSON MET SEPARATELY ON AUGUST 10 AND AUGUST 14 WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE FA [...] |
2001-08-31 07:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM VM SOE FINREF DPOL |
| 01HANOI2152 |
STAFFDEL MEETING WITH ETHNIC MINORITY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE DQAFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS DESCRIBED TO STAFFDEL REES THE FEBRUARY/MARCH UNREST IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE IN CAMBODIA, NOTED GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO SOLVE [...] |
2001-08-31 07:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV KIRF VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2175 |
QFOREIGN MINISTRY OBJECTS TO VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND US POSTAL SERVICE ACTION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE DQAFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, JR. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (C) THE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAS DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY, MR. NGUYEN XUAN PHONG, CALLED IN THE CHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 5 TO REAFFIRM THE GVN'S POSITION ON "CERTAIN ISSUES WHICH RECENTLY HAVE NEGATIVELY AF [...] |
2001-09-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS US VM HUMANR PREL |
| 01HANOI2197 |
INTERROGATIONS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVISTS [...] (SBU) REFORM ACTIVIST NGUYEN THANH GIANG CONFIRMED TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02197 01 OF 02 070126Z POLOFF ON SEPTEMBER 6 THAT POLICE HAD VISITED FELLOW ACTIVISTS HOANG MINH CHINH AND PHAM QUE DUONG BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM ON SEPTEMBER 5 AT THEIR HOMES. POLI [...] |
2001-09-06 10:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINS PGOV VM HUMANR DPOL |
| 01HANOI2210 |
CONTINUED PRESSURE ON REFORM ACTIVISTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM DAVID MONK, REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. NO ADDITIONAL NEWS IS AVAILABLE ABOUT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02210 01 OF 02 071103Z THE STATUS OF REFORM ACTIVISTS HOANG MINH CHINH AND PHAM QUE DUONG (REFTEL) EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE BE [...] |
2001-09-07 10:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV VM DPOL HUMANR |
| 01HANOI2227 |
MFA PROTESTS VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, JR. REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. ( C ) SUMMARY: AN MFA DEMARCHE TO CHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 10 CHARACTERIZED THE HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (VHRA) AS THE MOST SERIOUS STEP SINCE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS AND WARNED OF UNPREDICTA [...] |
2001-09-10 10:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VM HUMANR |
| 01HANOI2591 |
IMPACT OF VHRA DEBATE ON PROTESTANTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. REACTION IN VIETNAM TO THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT MAY HAVE CREATED A NEW OBSTACLE FOR POSSIBLE LEGAL RECOGNITION OF AN UNDERGROUND BAPTIST GROUP. THE ATMOSPHERE ALSO APPARENTLY REMAINS TOO "SENSITIVE" [...] |
2001-10-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2634 |
VIETNAM LABELLING: MADE IN WHEREVER -- RESPONSE [...] WE RAISED OUR CONCERNS OVER RECENT REPORTS THAT VIETNAM HAD SUSPENDED THE APPLICATION OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS IN ITS NEW LABELING LAW WITH MINISTRY OF TRADE (MOT) VICE MINISTER LUONG VAN TU IN LATE SEPTEMBER; MOT INDICATED THEY WOULD REVIEW OUR REQUEST. WE STRESSED THAT TH [...] |
2001-10-11 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX VM |
| 01HANOI2658 |
HANOI MUSLIM COMMUNITY RETICENT ON RECENT EVENTS [...] (U) HANOI'S TINY VIETNAMESE MUSLIM COMMUNITY (NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DOZEN PEOPLE) HAS NOT NOTICEABLY REACTED TO THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ACTS IN THE US AND SUBSEQUENT INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE UNDER OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, ACCORDING TO THE RESIDENT MANAGER OF HANOI'S SOLE MOSQUE. THE O [...] |
2001-10-12 11:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINS KPAO PTER VM HUMANR CTERR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2740 |
POTUS VISIT AND BTA STIMULATED PROTESTANT [...] (U) CLASSFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR SCOTT D. BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C ) THEN-PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO VIETNAM IN NOVEMBER 200 CAUSED THE SRV TO FACILITATE PROTESTANT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02740 190724Z CHURCH EFFORTS TO REGISTER, ACCORDI [...] |
2001-10-19 07:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN BTA |
| 01HANOI2789 |
FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY: WHY AND WHAT NEXT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. FATHER LY'S HARSH SENTENCE STEMS FROM THE VERY DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS THE VIETNAMESE HAVE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02789 01 OF 02 241032Z ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND THE BOUNDARIES [...] |
2001-10-24 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2812 |
PARTY OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ON BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY: A SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) FOREIGN RELATIONS OFFICIAL, BUI THE GIANG, EMPHASIZED THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02812 260838Z POSITIVE IN THE US-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP IN AN OCTOBER 24 COURTESY CALL WITH CHARGE. HE PREDI [...] |
2001-10-26 08:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL VM |
| 01HANOI2814 |
HIV/AIDS IN VIETNAM: USG INCREASES [...] IN A SIGNIFICANT BROADENING OF USG-GVN ENGAGEMENT ON HEALTH ISSUES, THE CHARGE AND VICE MINISTER OF HEALTH TRAN CHI LIEM SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 23 TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY TO EXPAND ITS HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. FROM THE CDC GLOBAL AIDS PRO [...] |
2001-10-26 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS |
| 01HANOI2817 |
VIETNAM AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BEYOND: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE A DESIRE TO PRESERVE "TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIPS" IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE LARGER THRUST OF THE GVN'S REGIONAL AND GLOBAL FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS AND TO PUT A GREATER EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS TIES. FOR EXAMPLE, V [...] |
2001-10-29 04:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD KPAL VM IZ IS PK SY TU AF LY |
| 01HANOI2884 |
GVN'S REACTION TO FATHER LY AND TRAN KHUE [...] CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT D. BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (U) SUMMARY: THE GVN EXPLAINS ITS STERN TREATMENT OF THOSE IT DEEMS "POLITICAL" ACTIVISTS SUCH AS FATHER LY AND TRAN KHUE IN TERMS OF DEFENDING NATIONAL UNITY. THE GVN SEEMS PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO ITS OWN CITIZENS' CRITIQUES WH [...] |
2001-11-05 09:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2885 |
SPOUTING THE PARTY LINE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE EXPRESSED TO POL/C THEIR CONDOLENCES ON THE 9/11 TRAGEDIES AND OPPOSITION TO TERRORISM, SATISFACTION OVER THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND DEEP OPPOSITION TO THE DRAFT VIETNAM H [...] |
2001-11-05 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD VM CTERR BTA HUMANR |
| 01HANOI2900 |
TFUS01: TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY TELCON WITH STATE [...] AT 8:30 AM, NOVEMBER 1 (LOCAL TIME), TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS JOHN B. TAYLOR SPOKE VIA SIPDIS TELEPHONE FROM WASHINGTON TO DR. DUONG THU HUONG, DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM. (THE CALL WAS ARRANGED IN ADVANCE AT THE REQUEST OF U/S TAYLOR.) U/S TAY [...] |
2001-11-07 03:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL EFIN VM CTERR |
| 01HANOI2914 |
VIETNAM: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN SETS OUT [...] SUMMARY: AT A RECENT BRIEFING FOR THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS, MR. VU MAO, CHAIRMAN, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SET OUT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2002. THE THREE MAJOR TASKS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE: REVIEW OF THE ECONOMY AND UNCLASSIFIED [...] |
2001-11-08 00:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI2924 |
HOA HAO MONK THREATENING IMMOLATION [...] (SBU) ON NOVEMBER 8, CONGEN POLOFF CONTACTED TWO HOA HAO BUDDHIST ELDERS IN HCMC TO CONFIRM DETAILS OF A NOVEMBER 6 PRESS RELEASE BY A U.S.-BASED HOA HAO ORGANIZATION THAT A HOA HAO MONK WAS THREATENING SELF-IMMOLATION. POLOFF CALLED TRAN HUU DUYEN, A HOA HAO ELDER WHO WAS RELEASED FROM PRIS [...] |
2001-11-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2946 |
VIETNAM RATES ASEAN MEETINGS "FULLY SUCCESSFUL" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VIETNAM WAS FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02946 130325Z RESULTS OF THE ASEAN SUMMIT, ASEAN+3, AND ASEAN+1 MEETINGS IN BRUNEI NOVEMBER 5-6. MFA OFFICIALS CLAIMED THAT PM PHAN VAN KHAI TOOK THE INITIATIVE IN GETTING THE ST [...] |
2001-11-13 03:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VM ASEAN CTERR |
| 01HANOI2949 |
CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. EVIDENCE OF CATHOLIC LIFE ALONG ROUTE ONE BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI IS ABUNDANT IN MANY SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LOCATIONS BUT TENDS TO DIMINISH FARTHER NORTH. BISHOPS AND PRIESTS REPOR [...] |
2001-11-13 06:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI2962 |
NHAN DAN ON FATHER LY'S SENTENCE [...] (U) A SIGNED COMMENTARY UNDER THE HEADLINE OF "NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO INTERFERE" IN NHAN DAN, THE LEADING PARTY DAILY NEWSPAPER, ON NOVEMBER 13 DENOUNCED FOREIGN MEDIA COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY BY RFI AND BBC, REGARDING THE 15 YEAR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02962 [...] |
2001-11-14 01:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI2963 |
PROVINCIAL EDUCATION: DOING THEIR BEST BUT. . . [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCES BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI CLEARLY HAVE DEVOTED STAFF AND GOOD INTENTIONS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, BUT AN ENDEMIC LACK OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...] |
2001-11-14 01:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV VM |
| 01HANOI2964 |
THE EVOLVING ROLE OF LOCAL LEGISLATURES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE GVN IS EMBARKED UPON A COURSE TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02964 01 OF 03 140146Z STRENGTHEN THE POWERS OF LOCAL LEGISLATURES BUT IS HAMPERED BY ITS OW [...] |
2001-11-14 01:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI2967 |
VIETNAM-NORTH KOREA: RELATIONS CONTINUE TO THAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE SRV/DPRK JOINT ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MET IN PYONGYANG FROM OCTOBER 15-19 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE VIETNAM OPENED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH SOUTH KOREA IN 1992. WHILE PRESS REPORTS TOUTED THE MEETING AS "HERALDING A COMPLETE REVIVAL OF BILATERAL TR [...] |
2001-11-14 04:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD VM KN KS DPRK |
| 01HANOI2980 |
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCESS: WHAT'S UP? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 1992 SRV CONSTITUTION REPRESENT ATTEMPTS TO ENABLE GREATER PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC LIFE AND TO ADJUST THE ROLES OF VARIOUS PARTS OF GOVERNMENT, WITH POSSIBLE MORE POWER TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA). EXPECTED APPROVAL OF AT LEAST SOME AMENDMENTS [...] |
2001-11-15 01:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI2985 |
PAO DISCUSSES COVERAGE OF ANTI-TERROR CAMPAIGN WITH SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY PRESS OFFICIAL [...] THE HANOI PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER PAID A VISIT NOVEMBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02985 01 OF 02 150919Z 14 TO COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS TO DISCUSS WITH DR. VU DUY THONG, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM AND PUBLISHING OF THE CENTRAL COMMISSION FO [...] |
2001-11-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PROP OIIP VM CWG PD CTERR |
| 01HANOI2987 |
PUBLIC SECURITY PUBLISHES BOOK AGAINST BIN LADEN [...] (U) EMBASSY HAS OBTAINED A COPY OF A BOOK PUBLISHED (IN VIETNAMESE) BY THE PEOPLE'S PUBLIC SECURITY PRESS SOMETIME SINCE SEPTEMBER 11 ENTITLED "THE LIFE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST OSAMA BIN LADEN (MANY SECRET THINGS)." IT INCLUDES PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS CONNECTED WITH THE SE [...] |
2001-11-15 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL VM CTERR |
| 01HANOI3019 |
10TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03019 01 OF 03 160922Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE UPCOMING NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) SESSION WILL CONVENE ON NOVEMBER 20. ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE US WILL BE PRIMARILY [...] |
2001-11-16 09:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL ETRD VM HUMANR DPOL BTA |
| 01HANOI3049 |
TIME REPORTER ON FREE VIETNAM MOVEMENT [...] CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) A TIME MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENT INFORMED CHARGE ON NOVEMBER 19 THAT SHE RECENTLY INTERVIEWED BOTH VO VAN DUC AND NGUYEN HUU CHANH. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INTERVIEWS, BOTH MEN REPORTEDLY DISCUSSED THE OB [...] |
2001-11-20 09:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CB VM |
| 01HANOI3054 |
VIETNAM: PROGRESS ON REFORM UNDER WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VIETNAM IS GENERALLY MEETING ITS ECONOMIC REFORM OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS ACCORDING TO HANOI-BASED DONOR REPRESENTATIVES. VIETNAM'S MACRO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IS CURRENTLY ON TARGET ALTHOUGH AN EARLIER FAILURE TO AGREE ON CREDIT GROWTH [...] |
2001-11-20 10:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL VM FINREF SOE |
| 01HANOI3080 |
PROVINCIAL CORRUPTION TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS GVN ANTI-GRAFT EFFORTS [...] SUMMARY: A PROVINCIAL COURT HANDED DOWN STIFF SENTENCES ON NOVEMBER 20 TO A DOZEN STATE EMPLOYEES AND COMPANY EXECUTIVES CONVICTED OF BRIBERY AND EMBEZZELMENT OF ANTI- POVERTY FUNDS FOR AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN LAI CHAU PROVINCE. MEANWHILE, TOP LEADERS REAFFIRMED EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUP [...] |
2001-11-23 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS ECON VM DPOL ETMIN |
| 01HANOI3086 |
LIFE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) SUMMARY. ROUTE ONE IS BEAUTIFUL DRIVE BUT A SURPRISINGLY POOR NATIONAL ARTERY LINKING THE VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THERE IS LITTLE INDICATION OF MUCH USE OF LAND OR RAIL TRANSPORT FOR INTER-PROVINCIAL TRADE. SMALL-SCALE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE SEEMS TO THRIVE. RICE IS CLEARLY KING A [...] |
2001-11-26 06:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PINS PGOV ETRD VM |
| 01HANOI3124 |
SLOW BUT STEADY ARGENTINA-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A RECENT VISIT BY ARGENTINA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE LIMITED ARGENTINA-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. THE VISIT FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES AND ALSO INCLUDED A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENE [...] |
2001-11-28 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG VM AR CTERR |
| 01HANOI313 |
LARGE-SCALE PROTESTS END IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, 20 DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK SUGGEST LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE ENDED FOLLOWING THE ARRESTS OF AT LEAST 20 PROTESTERS. THOUSANDS OF VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITIES PRO [...] |
2001-02-09 10:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI3173 |
PEACEFUL PROTEST OUTSIDE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) A FEW DOZEN INDIVIDUALS TOOK TO THE STREETS OF HANOI FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON DECEMBER 3 FOR WHAT APPEARED TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03173 031036Z BE A PEACEFUL PROTEST AIMED AT MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DURING ITS CURRENT SESSION. BECAUSE THE ST [...] |
2001-12-03 10:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PHUM SOCI VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI3186 |
PRESIDENTIAL TRAVELS SHORE UP RELATIONS WITHIN ASEAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT LUONG'S RECENT TRAVELS TO FOUR FELLOW ASEAN MEMBERS PROMOTED GENERAL GOOD NEIGHBORLINESS AND COMMON DESIRES FOR EXPANDED TRADE. WHILE "SUCCESSFUL," UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03186 01 OF 02 041041Z THESE VISITS SEEM MEMORABLE PRIMARIL [...] |
2001-12-04 10:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD PTER CB BN IN VM ASEAN PH CTERR |
| 01HANOI3209 |
SINGAPORE AND VIETNAM SEEKING MORE COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: SINGAPORE'S FOREIGN MINISTER SHANMUGAM JAYAKUMAR NOVEMBER 27-30 "SUCCESSFUL" VISIT TO HANOI INCLUDED A DISCUSSION ON HOW BETTER TO COOPERATE AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDED FUTURE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND AID. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) TERRORISM: JAYAKUM [...] |
2001-12-07 04:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PINR ETRD VM SN ASEAN CTERR |
| 01HANOI3245 |
UPGRADING TERRORISM LAWS [...] ACCORDING TO SOURCES IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03245 120742Z MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY, VIETNAM HAS NO PLANS AT PRESENT TO INTRODUCE NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION OR TO UPGRADE EXISTING LEGISLATION. EMBASSY CONVEYED WILLIN [...] |
2001-12-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KTIA VM CTERR |
| 01HANOI3259 |
CAMPAIGN 2001 ON DISABLED PERSONS [...] USAID AND ITS GRANTEES ARE PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN SUPPORTING A LANDMARK EVENT IN HANOI DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 10: CAMPAIGN 2001, THE NINTH ANNUAL CAMPAIGN IN THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS. UNDER THE OVERALL LEADERSHIP OF THE U.N. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR AS [...] |
2001-12-14 03:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PHUM VM LABOR |
| 01HANOI3266 |
VIETNAM: TEXT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT [...] FOR THE RECORD, THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, AT LEGISLATURE 10, SESSION 10, PASSED A RESOLUTION TO AGREE TO RATIFY THE U.S.-VIETNAM BILATERAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03266 01 OF 02 170758Z TRADE AGREEMENT ON NOVEMBER 28, 200 [...] |
2001-12-17 07:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON VM BTA |
| 01HANOI3269 |
VIETNAM: "RIGHTS OF PERSONS" EMPHASIZED AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING [...] SUMMARY: AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 7-8, THERE WAS A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DONORS ON THE ISSUE OF "RIGHTS" WRIT LARGE. THE CONSISTENCY AND THE CLARITY OF THE STATEMENTS BY BOTH INDIVIDUAL DELEGATIONS AND NGOS ARE WORTH NOTING. WHILE IT IS CLEAR THAT FOR [...] |
2001-12-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB ECON EAID VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI3273 |
QNEW CHALLENGES FOR THE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED PROTESTANTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT D. BELLARD, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03273 01 OF 02 171030Z REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO TWO CREDIBLE SOURCES, SINCE OFFICIAL GVN RECOGNITION OF THE SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF VIETNAM (SECV) IN APRIL, [...] |
2001-12-17 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS VM KRIF HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI3288 |
VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A MEETING OF THE MINDS, AND CONTINUED HIGH LEVELS OF SUPPORT DESPITE A SLOWING WORLD ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING WAS HELD IN HANOI, DECEMBER 7-8, 2001. CO- CHAIRED BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM, THIS CG WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE UPBEAT THAN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. THERE WAS MUCH UNANIMITY AMONG THE DONOR AND INTERNATIONAL NGO ATTE [...] |
2001-12-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM FINREF SOE HUMANR HIV AIDS |
| 01HANOI3290 |
MFA REACTS TO SAN FRANCISCO "TERRORIST" INCIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MFA AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR NGUYEN XUAN PHONG URGED STRONG USG ACTION IN THE WAKE OF WHAT HE TERMED THE "TERRORIST INCIDENT" DIRECTED AGAINST DPM NGUYEN TAN DZUNG DURING HIS VISIT LAST WEEK TO SAN FRANCISCO. IN A DECEMBER 20 MEETING WITH DCM, PHONG STRESSED THAT THIS WOU [...] |
2001-12-20 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV VM CTERR |
| 01HANOI3294 |
NONG DUC MANH VISITS CHINA: BOTH SIDES REAFFIRM FRIENDSHIP, CONDEMN TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) GENERAL SECRETARY, VISITED CHINA NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 4. THIS WAS HIS FIRST VISIT TO CHINA SINCE BECOMING GENERAL SECRETARY LAST APRIL, AND WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED TO ASSUAGE ANY CHINESE FEARS THAT VIETNAM WAS MOVING "TOO CLOSE [...] |
2001-12-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR CH TW VM CVR CTERR |
| 01HANOI3302 |
THE ROLE OF BOARDING SCHOOLS IN MINORITY INTEGRATION [...] SUMMARY: BOARDING SCHOOL EDUCATION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EFFORTS OF PHU THO AND TUYEN QUANG PROVINCES IN NORTHERN VIETNAM TO INTEGRATE THEIR ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS. THE GVN SET UP BOARDING SCHOOLS NOT ONLY FOR INTEGRATION, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THEY ARE MUCH CHEAPER TO BUILD AND ST [...] |
2001-12-21 07:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI VM ETMIN |
| 01HANOI3308 |
DISCUSSING TERRORISM IN NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM [...] DURING OFFICIAL TRAVEL IN TWO NORTHEASTERN PROVINCES -- HAI DUONG AND QUANG NINH -- DECEMBER 18-19 (SEPTEL), POL/C DISTRIBUTED PAS-PRODUCED "RESPONSE TO TERROR" AND "NETWORK OF TERROR" (AS WELL AS OTHER PAS MATERIALS ABOUT THE U.S.), EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR GVN COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORIS [...] |
2001-12-21 09:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KPAO OIIP VM CWG PD CTERR |
| 01HANOI396 |
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS APPEAR CALM; VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES MONITORING CLOSELY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE CAPITALS OF THE TWO KEY CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK HAVE STABILIZED, WITH NO MORE DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE WEEKEND OF FEB. 10- 11. POLICE AND MILITARY PRESENCE REMAINS HEAVY IN THE [...] |
2001-02-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI496 |
DISSIDENT FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY AT HIS CHURCH UNDER VIRTUAL HOUSE ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: DISSIDENT CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY IS UNABLE TO LEAVE HIS CHURCH COMPOUND IN HUE UNDER CONDITIONS RESEMBLING HOUSE ARREST. A PARISH PRIEST IN HO CHI MINH CITY TOLD VISITING REP. SENSENBRENNER FEBRUARY 24 THAT FATHER LY HAS BEEN HELD UNDER "HOUSE ARREST" SINCE HE SUBMITTED WR [...] |
2001-03-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI539 |
DAS BOYCE MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE CONG PHUNG ON ARF AND ASEAN ISSUES [...] EAP DAS BOYCE MET FEBRUARY 28 WITH LE CONG PHUNG, VICE FOREIGN MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR ASEAN AFFAIRS, TO DISCUSS A RANGE OF ISSUES CONCERNING ASEAN AND THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF). MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTORS PHAM HUU CHI AND TRAN NGOC AN, AND AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DOAN X [...] |
2001-03-08 02:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VM ASEAN ARF |
| 01HANOI566 |
TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: VIETNAM PRESSES FOR ARF MEMBER ACCESSION [...] ON FEBRUARY 6 MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT CALLED IN LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF ARF MEMBER-COUNTRIES FOR A BRIEFING ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION (TAC) IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHAM HUU CHI PRESIDED; REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA, CHINA, DPRK, I [...] |
2001-03-09 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VM ASEAN ARF |
| 01HANOI598 |
DIFFERENT VIEW OF HIGHLAND EVENTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DENNIS G. HARTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, REASONS: 1.5 B AND D. 2. (C) SWEDISH DCM TOLD CHARGE SHE BELIEVED THE REPORTS OF UNREST IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY EXAGGERATED AND BELIEVES FIRST DEMONSTRATIONS OCCURRED IN LATE JANUARY WELL BEFORE PUBLICITY OF FEBRUARY [...] |
2001-03-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HANOI638 |
LEADERSHIP OPTIONS BEING HASHED OUT IN CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLENUM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CLOISTERED AT COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS THIS PAST WEEK, DELIBERATING ON THE FATE OF GENERAL SECRETARY PHIEU AND A NEW LEADERSHIP LINE-UP. IN THIS "SECOND SESSION" OF TH [...] |
2001-03-19 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI641 |
USDOL TEAM PRODUCES AMBITIOUS PLAN OF ACTION FOR WORK UNDER THE LABOR MOU [...] SUMMARY: THE FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 1 TRIP TO HANOI BY A US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (USDOL) PROJECT DESIGN TEAM WAS A SUCCESS. AFTER EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH VIETNAMESE LABOR OFFICIALS AND THE ILO AND OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, THE TEAM PRODUCED A PACKAGE OF PROJECT DESIGNS ADDRESSING A [...] |
2001-03-20 00:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR |
| 01HANOI686 |
VIETNAM COMPLETES PRIOR ACTIONS FOR IMF/WORLD BANK STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPRESENTATIVES IN HANOI CONFIRM VIETNAM HAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED PRIOR ACTIONS/CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PERMIT THE FUND'S PROPOSED POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRDF) AND THE BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) FOR VIETNAM TO BE SUBMITT [...] |
2001-03-23 10:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE |
| 01HANOI702 |
MFA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT HIGHLANDERS IN CAMBODIA AND VIETNAMESE WORKERS IN AMERICAN SAMOA [...] SUMMARY: AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ASKED AMBASSADOR TO MEET AFTERNOON OF MARCH 26 TO RAISE VIETNAMESE CONCERNS ABOUT A GROUP OF HIGHLANDERS WHO HAVE ILLEGALLY CROSSED THE BORDER INTO CAMBODIA AND TO REITERATE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES TO REMOVE ALL VIETNAMESE WORKERS FROM AMERICAN SA [...] |
2001-03-26 10:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ELAB CB VM |
| 01HANOI762 |
USG OBJECTIVES IN THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. IT FOCUSES ON THE BACKGROUND OF "NORMALIZATION" AND WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED TO MEET USG AS WELL AS VIETNAMESE INTERESTS. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND MESSAGE THAT DELINEATES A SIGN [...] |
2001-04-03 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL VM |
| 01HANOI900 |
PROTESTANT LEADERS REPORT DESTRUCTION OF CHURCH IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, BUT CANNOT CONFIRM DEATHS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAMESE PROTESTANT CHURCH SOURCES WITH EXTENSIVE LINKS TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INFORM US THAT RESIDENTS OF GIA LAI PROVINCE, PARTICULARLY, FACE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, WITH HEAVY POLICE AND SECURIT [...] |
2001-04-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HANOI905 |
CENTRAL COMMITTEE PRESSURES GENERAL SECRETARY TO STEP DOWN; ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MANH APPARENT SUCCESSOR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER DAVID YOUNG; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS APRIL 19, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS DEALT GENERAL SECRETARY PHIEU A SEVERE BLOW BY REFUSING TO RECOMMEND HIM FOR ANOTHER TERM. A PREFERENCE B [...] |
2001-04-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI919 |
LEANER POLITBURO AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO BE UNVEILED AT WEEKEND COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: FOUR NEW POLITBURO MEMBERS -- REPORTEDLY INCLUDING MASS MOBILIZATION HEAD DUOC AND FORMER LABOR MINISTER HOAN -- ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN A SLIMMED-DOWN, 15- MEMBER LEADERSHIP TO BE UNVEILED AT THE NINTH [...] |
2001-04-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI934 |
FORMER DAEWOOSA EMPLOYEES: INFORMATION SHARING WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS [...] (U) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET WITH LABOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS ON APRIL 18 TO SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DAEWOOSA CASE AND THOSE FORMER DAEWOOSA EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY IN THE U.S. THESE OFFICIALS APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION AS WELL AS USG EFFORTS TO BRING TO JUSTICE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] |
2001-04-19 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL PHUM PREF VM LABOR |
| 01HANOI952 |
ACTIVITIES OF PHIEU AND MANH IN THE RUN-UP TO THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS FORESHADOWED CHANGES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FIERCE JOCKEYING AMONG THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) LEADERSHIP THAT PEAKED AT THE APRIL 19-22 NINTH PARTY CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR MONTHS. (REFTELS DETAIL OUR EXPECTATION THAT NATIONAL ASSEMB [...] |
2001-04-20 11:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI965 |
NEW VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP HEADED BY MANH BODES WELL FOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS PART OF A MAJOR GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS, MODERATE NONG DUC MANH WAS OFFICIALLY INSTALLED AS VIETNAM'S SENIOR LEADER APRIL 23 AT THE CLOSE OF THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS. [...] |
2001-04-23 11:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI985 |
POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED AS UNITED IN OFFICIAL MEDIA IN RUN-UP TO PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, IN THE RUN-UP TO THE JUST-COMPLETED NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, VIETNAM'S OUTGOING POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED IN STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA AS UNITED IN T [...] |
2001-04-25 10:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HANOI989 |
STAFFDEL ATKINS VISIT TO HANOI APRIL 15-18; BTA ON THEIR MINDS [...] SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF VIETNAM'S NINTH PARTY CONGRESS, THE GVN HOSTED A LARGE DELEGATION OF CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND AN ACCOMPANYING U.S. BUSINESS GROUP. THE U.S. VIETNAM TRADE COUNCIL UNDERWROTE THE EVENT. DESPITE SENIORMOST GVN LEADERSHIP BEING TIED UP IN PRE-PARTY CONGRESS PLENUMS, [...] |
2001-04-26 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELAB PREL VM BTA LABOR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1040 |
BUDDHIST IMMOLATION IN DANANG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE PARIS-BASED INFORMATION BUREAU OF THE UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV) AND SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICES REPORTED THAT A UBCV LAY BUDDHIST SUPPORTER COMMITTED SUICIDE BY IMMOLATION IN DANANG ON SEPTEMBER 2 TO PROTEST REPRESSION OF THE BANNED UBCV. BUDDHIST OF [...] |
2001-09-05 09:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1042 |
ACTING CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH NEW HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN [...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND ACTING CONSUL GENERAL SHARON WHITE MET AUGUST 27 WITH HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN HUYNH THI NHAN. MS. NHAN IS ONE OF THREE NEW VICE-CHAIRPERSONS APPOINTED TO THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE IN MAY. (THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITT [...] |
2001-09-06 00:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PINR SOCI VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1082 |
DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST U.S. INTERFERENCE [...] A SMALL GROUP OF PEACEFUL STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS (APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 50 PERSONS) ARRIVED IN FRONT OF CONGEN AT 7:40 A.M. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, TO PROTEST RECENT CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION TARGETED AT VIETNAM. THE GROUP CARRIED SEVERAL BANNERS WITH SLOGANS SUCH AS "LONG LIVE THE [...] |
2001-09-20 00:31:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL VM HUMANR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1083 |
VISIT WITH DISSIDENT TRAN VAN KHUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON 11 SEPTEMBER, CONGENOFF MADE AN UNANNOUNCED CALL AT THE RESIDENCE OF MR. TRAN VAN KHUE, THE CO-DRAFTER OF A REQUEST TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH A "PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION" TO HELP FIGHT CORRUPTION. KHUE AND SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS IN HANOI INVOLVED WITH THIS REQUEST [...] |
2001-09-20 00:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR VM DPOL HUMANR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1181 |
CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN OF HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 15, CG EMI YAMAUCHI MET WITH LE THANH HAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE (PC) OF HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC), ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF AND CONOFF. HAI EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME TO THE CG AND EXPRESSED HIS HOPE THAT SHE WOULD BE BOTH COMFORTABLE AND BUSY IN HCMC. HE SAID THE [...] |
2001-10-17 05:24:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN PREL PGOV PTER VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1183 |
FORMER SAIGON COMMUNIST PARTY CHIEF REFLECTS ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [...] SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH EAP/BCLTV DIRECTOR JUDITH STROTZ, FORMER SAIGON COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY TRAN BACH DANG EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM. HE ALSO EXPRESSED HIS EXTREME DISAPPROVAL OF THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (PENDING BEFORE THE SENATE) BECAUSE, HE SAID, I [...] |
2001-10-17 08:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER VM HUMANR CTERR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1201 |
FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS [...] LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED THAT FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY, CATHOLIC PRIEST ARRESTED MAY 17, STOOD TRIAL ON OCTOBER 19 IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE. THE PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COURT HANDED DOWN A SENTENCE OF 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT TO FATHER LY - TWO YEARS FOR DISOBEYING THE "ADMINISTRATIVE PROBATION" (HOUSE AR [...] |
2001-10-23 04:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1255 |
TEXTILE ORDERS FOR VIETNAM: LOOKING TO THE BTA FOR INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES, NOT THE WORLD SECURITY SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY ANTICIPATES A BOOST IN ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS BUYERS RELUCTANT TO DO BUSINESS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS PAKISTAN AND INDONESIA, IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SECURITY SITUATION. THIS IS ACCORDING TO BUSINESS PEOPLE IN HO CHI MINH CITY, THE CENTER OF VIETNAM'S TEXTILE [...] |
2001-11-08 00:59:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX VM BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1266 |
HOA HAO MONK COMES DOWN FROM THE TREE [...] (U) REFTEL REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 6, HOA HAO BUDDHIST MONK NAM LIEM, OF AN GIANG PROVINCE IN THE MEKONG DELTA, HAD CLIMBED UP A TREE NEAR HIS PAGODA CARRYING A KNIFE AND A CONTAINER OF GASOLINE. HE WAS THREATENING TO IMMOLATE HIMSELF TO PROTEST LOCAL POLICE ENTERING HIS PAGODA AND MAINTAIN [...] |
2001-11-09 09:12:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1272 |
RELIGIOUS GROUPS AVOID CONFRONTATION IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE [...] No summary [...] |
2001-11-13 08:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL PINR VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1302 |
HCMC DEPT. OF TRADE LOVES BTA, BUT WHAT IS IT EXACTLY? [...] THE DIRECTOR OF THE HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) TRADE DEPT. TOLD CG YAMAUCHI IN A NOVEMBER 13 COURTESY CALL THAT HCMC HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (BTA), BUT IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TREATY AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT. SHE UNCLASSIFIED [...] |
2001-11-16 08:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD VM SOE BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1304 |
UPDATE ON HOA HAO MONK WHO CLIMBED THE TREE [...] (U) REF B REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 6, HOA HAO MONK NAM LIEM HAD CLIMBED A TREE IN THE COMPOUND AT HIS PAGODA IN THE MEKONG DELTA CARRYING A CAN OF GASOLINE AND A KNIFE AND THREATENING SUICIDE TO PROTEST LOCAL POLICE ACTIONS AGAINST HIM. REF A REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 9, LIEM CAME DOWN FROM [...] |
2001-11-16 09:28:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1314 |
CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH HCMC PLANNING AND INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT [...] SUMMARY: CG YAMAUCHI, ACCOMPANIED BY DPO AND POLOFF, PAID A NOVEMBER 20 COURTESY CALL ON MR. TIN HUU NGUYEN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE HCMC DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INVESTMENT (DPI). TIN STATED THAT THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (BTA) WOULD INCREASE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN HCMC. TIN VOWED DPI WOULD [...] |
2001-11-23 04:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1316 |
DPO'S MEETING WITH STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: DPO MET WITH VO VAN CUONG, STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE (CPC), SIPDIS NOVEMBER 8, ACCOMPANIED BY ECONOFF AND CONOFF. CUONG SAID HCMC HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A "LAB" FOR PARTY POLICY FORMULATION, BUT STRESSED THAT FINAL ACTION ON "EXPERIMENTS" REST [...] |
2001-11-23 09:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL VM BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1345 |
ON THE EVE OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S VISIT: VINATEX HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE U.S. MARKET [...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM TEXTILE INDUSTRY'S PUSH TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01345 291026Z ENTER THE U.S. MARKET HAS ALREADY BEGUN, ACCORDING TO MR. LE QUOC AN, HEAD OF VIETNAM'S STATE-OWNED TEXTILE ENTERPRISES (VINATEX), AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL TEXTILE [...] |
2001-11-29 10:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX PREL VM BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1381 |
RANKING POLITBURO MEMBER TALKS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: AS THE FOURTH-RANKING MEMBER IN VIETNAM'S POLITBURO, HO CHI MINH CITY'S COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY NGUYEN MINH TRIET IS A MAJOR POLITICAL FORCE. IN A MEETING WITH CONSUL GENERAL, TRIET EMPHATICALLY DEFENDED VIETNAM'S RECORD ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. BUT HE INVITED CG TO [...] |
2001-12-12 00:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1411 |
PROTESTANTS WARNED NOT TO "CAUSE PROBLEMS" AT CHRISTMAS [...] (SBU) SEVERAL HCMC PROTESTANT "HOUSE CHURCH" LEADERS TOLD POLOFF ON DECEMBER 19, THAT LOCAL POLICE HAD CALLED THEM IN INDIVIDUALLY DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01411 211152Z 9, TO WARN THEM NOT TO USE CHRISTMAS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO [...] |
2001-12-21 11:31:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY183 |
PROVINCIAL ADVENTURES [...] (U): POLOFF RECENTLY TRAVELED TO LONG AN PROVINCE JUST SOUTH OF HO CHI MINH CITY ON THE LAST LEG OF A TRIP THROUGH THE MEKONG DELTA. HE CHECKED INTO A NEW PRIVATELY OWNED HOTEL RATHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED GUESTHOUSE. AFTER DINNER WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE [...] |
2001-02-23 08:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY197 |
IMI: HOTEL OCCUPANCY REBOUNDS, TOURISM CAMPAIGN LIMPS [...] HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) RECEIVED 1.1 MILLION INTERNATIONAL VISITORS IN 2000, OF WHICH 793,000 WERE TOURISTS. 307,000 OF THE 1.1 MILLION TOURISTS WERE PEOPLE OF VIETNAMESE ORIGIN RESIDING OUTSIDE OF VIETNAM. HOTEL ROOM OCCUPANCY RATES IN HCMC AVERAGED 42 PERCENT, UP TWO PERCENT OVER 1999, WIT [...] |
2001-02-28 05:08:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTDB VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY260 |
NOTES ON FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY FROM OFFICIAL VIETNAMESE MEDIA SOURCES [...] SUMMARY: FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, WHICH HELD HEARINGS IN WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 13. FATHER LY HAS SINCE BEEN PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF EXTREME [...] |
2001-03-12 01:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF PINR VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY460 |
COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES (PART 2) [...] SUMMARY: AS THE DE FACTO POLICY-SETTERS IN THE PROVINCES, PROVINCIAL COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE LEADERS DETERMINE TO A LARGE DEGREE WHETHER THEIR RESPECTIVE PROVINCES ARE PROGRESSIVE OR BACKWARD LOOKING. COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESSES HELD IN THE 29 SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PROVINCES AND CITIES (HCMC [...] |
2001-04-23 04:51:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY488 |
A BIT OF CAO DAI HISTORY [...] POLOFF RECENTLY MET WITH A CAO DAI RELIGIOUS ELDER WHO RELATED AN ANECDOTE REGARDING THE INDOCHINA TALKS HELD IN GENEVA IN 1954. THE SOUTHERN DELEGATION (WHICH INCLUDED ONE CAO DAI REPRESENTATIVE) ATTEMPTED TO MEET PRIVATELY WITH THE VIET MINH DELEGATION HEADED BY PHAM VAN DONG AND PHAN ANH. [...] |
2001-04-26 06:48:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY494 |
THOAI SON INCIDENT REVISITED [...] SUMMARY: REFTEL REPORTED THAT ON MARCH 11, 2000, POLICE ARRESTED THIRTEEN HOA HAO BELIEVERS IN THOAI SON DISTRICT, AN GIANG PROVINCE. EIGHT WERE RELEASED AFTER QUESTIONING; THE OTHER FIVE EVENTUALLY RECEIVED PRISON SENTENCES RANGING FROM 12 MONTHS TO 30 MONTHS. THE NAMES OF THE FIVE IMPRISON [...] |
2001-04-27 03:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY603 |
UPDATE ON ARREST OF DISSIDENT CATHOLIC PRIEST AND THREATS TO BUDDHIST, HOA HAO DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AS REPORTED REFTEL, POLICE IN THUA-THIEN HUE PROVINCE ARRESTED FATHER LY ON MAY 17. VIETNAM NEWS MEDIA REPORTED THE ARREST, INCLUDING SOME FOOTAGE SHOWN ON A LOCAL PROVINCIAL NEWS CHANNEL. THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT PARISHIONERS ATTEMPTED TO PREVENT THE [...] |
2001-05-18 10:27:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY616 |
NEW SLATE OF HCMC LEADERS WILL STAY THE COURSE [...] REF A REPORTED THAT LE THANH HAI, FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE, WAS ONE OF TWO FRONT RUNNERS TO REPLACE VO VIET THANH FOR THE JOB OF CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE. ON MAY 18, IN AN IRREGULAR SESSION OF THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COUNCIL, HAI WAS SELECTED THE NEW CHAIRMAN. T [...] |
2001-05-22 06:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR VM DPOL |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY631 |
THICH QUANG DO'S MARCH 29 LETTER [...] REF C REPORTED THAT DISSIDENT UBCV BUDDHIST MONK THICH QUANG DO TOLD GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THAT IF THICH HUYEN QUANG, UBCV PATRIARCH, WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RETURN TO HCMC FROM DETENTION IN QUANG NGAI PROVINCE, THEN DO WOULD GO TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00631 [...] |
2001-05-25 02:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY632 |
PROMINENT BUDDHIST MONK SETS DEADLINE IN SHOWDOWN WITH AUTHORITIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON MAY 21, THICH QUANG DO SENT A LETTER TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN HANOI URGING THEM TO ISSUE A DOCUMENT ALLOWING UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG TO RETURN TO HCMC. IN THE LETTER, DO SAID THAT IF THE DOCUMENT WAS NOT ISSUED BY JUNE 7, HE WOULD GO TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE (WHERE QUAN [...] |
2001-05-25 02:05:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM VM RELFREE HUMANR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY648 |
DOMESTIC NGOS IN HCMC [...] SUMMARY: AFTER 1975, VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT CLOSED OR TOOK OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES, HEALTH FACILITIES, AND OTHER CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL FACILITIES IN SAIGON THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN MANAGED BY RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN HCMC, A [...] |
2001-05-30 03:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PHUM PGOV KIRF KHIV VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY684 |
TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN STANDOFF WITH BUDDHISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN HCMC AND HUE AS POLICE MAINTAINED TIGHT SURVEILLANCE OVER SEVERAL PAGODAS WHOSE RESIDENTS INCLUDE MONKS LOYAL TO THE BANNED UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV). UBCV MONKS FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM HAD PLANNED TO CONGREGATE IN CENT [...] |
2001-06-07 09:28:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY688 |
UPDATE ON ARREST OF FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A RELIABLE CATHOLIC SOURCE IN HCMC SAID THAT FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY BEGAN A HUNGER STRIKE WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED ON MAY 17. ON MAY 29 OR MAY 30, POLICE TRANSFERRED HIM FROM JAIL TO A MILITARY HOSPITAL IN HUE. FATHER LY REPORTEDLY REFUSED TO ACCEPT INTRAVENOUS SOLUTIONS, BUT EVENTUA [...] |
2001-06-08 07:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY699 |
BUDDHIST TENSIONS CONTINUE [...] SBU) SUMMARY: REFTELS REPORTED THE HOUSE ARREST OF UBCV BUDDHIST THICH QUANG DO AFTER HE CALLED FOR UBCV BUDDHISTS TO TRAVEL UNAUTHORIZED TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE ON JUNE 7 WITH THE PURPOSE OF RETURNING UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG FROM CONFINEMENT IN QUANG NGAI TO HCMC. AS MANY AS 100 BUDD [...] |
2001-06-11 03:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY734 |
UPDATE ON CONTINUING BUDDHIST TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 7, ABOUT 100 MONKS, NUNS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE OUTLAWED UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV) ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE TO MEET WITH UBCV SUPREME PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG AND TAKE HIM TO HCMC. POLICE IN HUE HAD WARNED THEM NOT TO GO, AND MOST OF [...] |
2001-06-15 09:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY735 |
AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS IN HCMC [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR PETERSON PAID FAREWELL CALLS IN HCMC ON JUNE 11 AT THE CITY'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICE, AT THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS, AND AT THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE. THE AMBASSADOR REVIEWED THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, NOTING T [...] |
2001-06-15 09:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD KIRF VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY754 |
VIETNAM'S CATHOLIC CO-REDEMPTRIX ORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 23, POLOFF VISITED WITH PRIESTS OF THE VIETNAMESE CATHOLIC ORDER OF CO- REDEMPTION IN HCMC. ALTHOUGH ONLY TWO OF ITS MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY IN PRISON, THE ORDER HAS BEEN AMONG THE MOST PERSECUTED OF VIETNAM'S RELIGIOUS GROUPS SINCE 1975. IT STILL OPERATES AN "UNDERGROUN [...] |
2001-06-20 02:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY755 |
CONOFF VISITS MEKONG DELTA IN SUPPORT OF U.S. BUSINESS AND UNIQUE JULY 4 CELEBRATION [...] A CONSULAR OFFICER VISITED CAN THO JUNE 8-9 AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL AT THE OPENING OF THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL ASSURANCE OFFICE. CONOFF ALSO RECEIVED A FORMAL PROPOSAL BY THE UNION OF FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST THE FIRST JULY 4TH CELEBRATION SINCE 1975 IN THE PRO [...] |
2001-06-21 03:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV VM |
| 01VATICAN3976 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 14-20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03976 01 OF 02 282136Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN RATIFIES NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY - WHITE HOUSE ACCUSED OF PUTTING "SPIN" ON PAPAL SPEECH - 2008 OLYMPICS: CHINA NOT ONLY [...] |
2001-07-27 09:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM MOPS AM KZ CH VM RW VT VTPREL |
| 02HANOI102 |
VIETNAM: SRILA POLASKI BRIEFS GVN OFFICIALS ON [...] SUMMARY: STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS (SRILA) SANDRA POLASKI BRIEFED VIETNAMESE TRADE AND LABOR OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES ON THE LABOR PROVISIONS OF THE U.S.-CAMBODIA TEXTILE AGREEMENT. BECAUSE NEITHER THE U.S. NOR VIETNAM HAS YET MADE [...] |
2002-01-15 07:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM VM CB LABOR |
| 02HANOI1124 |
JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMS COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI AFFIRMED JAPAN'S SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN SECURITY AS PART OF AN ENHANCED JAPAN-ASEAN RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERED NON-MILITARY COOPERATION ON COUNTERTERRORISM DURING AN APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO HANOI. PRIME MINISTER PHAN VAN KHAI ASKED F [...] |
2002-05-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM CTERR |
| 02HANOI1169 |
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: [...] (U) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR DINH THI MINH HUYEN, DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DEPARTMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01169 100714Z INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, TOLD DCM ON MAY 7 THAT THE GVN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] |
2002-05-10 07:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM VM HUMANR ETMIN |
| 02HANOI1181 |
GVN PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO NORTH KOREA (DPRK) PROVIDED ANOTHER AT LEAST COSMETIC INDICATOR OF THE CONTINUING THAW IN BILATERAL RELATIONS. WHILE THE TWO COUNTRIES SIGNED A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS, MOST APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE PRACTICAL APPLICATION. THE PROBABILITY OF ANY [...] |
2002-05-13 07:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PHUM VM KN KS DPRK |
| 02HANOI1189 |
ARMY DAILY SEEKS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE PEOPLE'S ARMY DAILY IS DETERMINED TO HELP STRENGTHEN BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH THE U.S. AND MIGHT BE WILLING TO USE PAS-PRODUCED MATERIALS, ITS EDITOR TOLD AMBASSADOR ON MAY 9. THE EDITOR EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT ANTI-SRV VIETNAMESE IN THE U.S. AND THE IMPACT OF THE VIETNAM H [...] |
2002-05-13 10:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO OIIP VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI1199 |
ELECTIONEERING IN THE PROVINCES [...] (U) SUMMARY. WELL-ORGANIZED CAMPAIGN RALLIES IN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01199 01 OF 03 140856Z PROVINCES DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 6 OFFERED CANDIDATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO STATE THEIR VIEWS TO VOTERS AND HEAR LOCAL VIEWS AND DESIRES. STABILITY, AGRICULTURAL [...] |
2002-05-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI1222 |
RELIGIOUS REGULATION STRUCTURE IN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: RELIGIOUS REGULATION IN VIETNAM IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EVOLVING BUREAUCRATIC AND LEGALISTIC APPROACH. WHILE THE SRV CONSTITUTION PROTECTS RELIGIOUS BELIEF (AND NON-BELIEF), THE GVN THOROUGHLY REGULATES RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE UNDER THE PREMISE OF MAINTAINING TH [...] |
2002-05-15 10:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HANOI1256 |
AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON THE CARDINAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN VIETNAM HAS SEEN A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, BUT IS SEEKING MORE, ACCORDING TO CARDINAL TUNG, ARCHBISHOP OF HANOI. THE GVN HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR THE CHURCH TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN NEW PRIESTS AND TRANSFER PRIESTS FROM PLACE TO PLACE, BUT [...] |
2002-05-17 07:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR |
| 02HANOI1274 |
ACTIVISM OVER RELIGIOUS PROPERTY COMPLAINTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY SCOTT BELLARD, POL/C; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO ONE CRITIC, LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN SOME PLACES REFUSE TO RETURN PAGODA AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01274 01 OF 02 200744Z TEMPLE LAND APPROPRIATED BEFORE AND AFTER 197 [...] |
2002-05-20 07:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HANOI1279 |
BURMA AND VIETNAM: TRYING TO IMPROVE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE VISIT BY PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG TO BURMA UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE MODEST TIES BETWEEN THESE TWO FELLOW ASEAN STATES. A MAJOR FOCUS WAS ON THE STILL LIMITED ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP; BILATERAL TRADE IS ONLY ABOUT USD 10 MILLION ANNUALLY. NARCOTICS [...] |
2002-05-20 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV ETRD BM VM ASEAN CTERR |
| 02HANOI1286 |
ELECTION DAY IN HANOI [...] (U) SUMMARY. AIDED BY UNRELENTING GOVERNMENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01286 01 OF 02 201032Z EXHORTATIONS, VOTER TURNOUTS IN HANOI AND ELSEWHERE IN VIETNAM FOR THE MAY 19 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION WERE ALMOST "PERFECT," HOWEVER IMPROBABLE THAT SEEMS TO [...] |
2002-05-20 10:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI1290 |
VIETNAM, THE PRC, AND TAIWAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS HAD AN OFTEN-TORTUOUS HISTORY WITH CHINA, INCLUDING WITH THE PRC, AND IS AWARE OF THE DISPARITY OF THE IMPORTANCE WITH WHICH THE TWO COUNTRIES VIEW ONE ANOTHER. MANY HERE MINIMIZE ACKNOWLEDGING [...] |
2002-05-21 07:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS CM VM CVR APEC |
| 02HANOI133 |
HA GIANG: SLEEPY BORDER PROVINCE TRYING TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. HA GIANG PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE RECENTLY DECLARED "BORDER ECONOMIC ZONE" WILL STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF NORTHERN VIETNAM'S POORER MOUNTAIN PROVINCES. THE DISTANCE AND DIFFICULTY IN TRAVELING TO HANOI AND OTHER LOWLAND PROVINCES REMAIN HINDRANCES TO ECO [...] |
2002-01-18 10:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV VM |
| 02HANOI1379 |
VIETNAM AND THE SPRATLYS: STRONG TALK, [...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO TAKE A FIRM LINE CONCERNING VIETNAM'S SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS OVER THE SPRATLY ISLANDS. PROVINCIAL CLAIMS CONCERNING CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SPRATLYS APPEAR EXAGGERATED. VIETNAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A SOUTH CHINA SEA CODE OF CONDUCT (REFTEL), AN IM [...] |
2002-05-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR PINR VM CVR ASEAN |
| 02HANOI1382 |
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SOUTH CHINA SEA: [...] (SBU) AT A WORKING LUNCH ON MAY 30, MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI TOLD POL/C AND POLOFFS THAT HE RATED AGREEMENT AMONG ASEAN MEMBERS ON THE FINAL LANGUAGE OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT IN TIME FOR THE ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING IN JULY AS NO BETTER THAN "50-50." (SEPTEL W [...] |
2002-05-30 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR PINR VM ASEAN CVR |
| 02HANOI1384 |
VIETNAM: EFFECTING CHANGE WITH THE BTA AND [...] CLASSIFIED BY ECON/C CLAIRE PIERANGELO, REASONS 1.5 (D) 2. (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: DURING RECENT MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS, U.S. TECHNICAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01384 01 OF 02 301039Z ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER L [...] |
2002-05-30 10:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN ETRD EAID PREL KJUS VM BTA |
| 02HANOI140 |
ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. PHAM HUU CHI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S ASEAN DEPARTMENT, ON JANUARY 18 SENT POL/C A SUMMARY OF THE ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE VIEWS REGARDING ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS. PLEASE NOTE REQUESTS FOR FOLLOW UP FROM USDA ON TWO PROPOSED PROGRAMS (ITEM A [...] |
2002-01-22 08:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EAGR EAID TSPL VM ASEAN |
| 02HANOI1400 |
VIETNAM POSTIVE ON THE BRUNEI ARF SOM [...] (SBU) DURING A WORKING LUNCH ON MAY 30, MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI DESCRIBED VIETNAM'S ASSESSMENT OF THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF) SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING IN BRUNEI AS "RATHER SATISFIED," RATING HIGHLY ESPECIALLY BRUNEI'S LEADERSHIP AS THE CHAIR. CHI COMMENTE [...] |
2002-05-31 09:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MARR VM ASEAN CTERR |
| 02HANOI1405 |
AA/S WOOD HOLDS WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MAY 20-22 VISIT TO HANOI, IO AA/S WOOD DISCUSSED COUNTERTERRORISM, THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC), NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REFORM, THE MONTAGNARDS, MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS, AND THE MIDDLE EAST WITH GVN AND COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) OFFICIALS, STUDENTS FROM THE [...] |
2002-06-03 06:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM VM CTERR ETMIN HUMANR DPOL HIV AIDS |
| 02HANOI1454 |
EVANGELICAL PASTOR'S VIEWS ON HOUSE CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) PASTOR NGUYEN HONG QUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE MENNONITE CHURCH AND MEMBER OF THE VIETNAM EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF HOUSE CHURCHES (VEF), CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01454 060431Z RECENTLY VISITED THE CONGEN. THE VEF IS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE GVN AND IS THEREF [...] |
2002-06-06 04:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HANOI1485 |
TWO CORRUPTION-TAINTED OFFICIALS SUSPENDED [...] (U) SUMMARY: TWO HIGH-RANKING GVN OFFICIALS, ONE THE NUMBER TWO PROSECUTOR AND ANOTHER A CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER, HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT AND SOME PARTY POSITIONS FOR SUSPECTED COMPLICITY WITH AN ALLEGED MAJOR CRIMINAL FIGURE. THESE MOVES ARE EXPE [...] |
2002-06-07 09:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS SOCI VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI149 |
COUNTER-TERRORISM: THE WORD IS GETTING OUT [...] EVEN DURING AN EMBASSY-SPONSORED LANGUAGE IMMERSION TRIP TO THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF HUE JANUARY 19-22, THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM REMAINED A SURPRISINGLY RECURRENT THEME. IN RANDOM AND INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE [...] |
2002-01-23 04:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KPAO OIIP VM CWG PD CTERR |
| 02HANOI1502 |
UNHCR/VIETNAM RELATIONS: "NEVER SO BAD" [...] (SBU) UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE JAHANSHAH ASSADI BRIEFED CHARGE AND POL/C JUNE 10 ABOUT HIS MEETING EARLIER THAT DAY WITH THE MFA'S NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT, BUI DINH DINH. ACCORDING TO ASSADI, DINH SPENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI [...] |
2002-06-10 10:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL VM CB HUMANR |
| 02HANOI156 |
TEACHING THE PARTY ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. A HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER AT THE MAIN PARTY SCHOOL HAS FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS BEEN UNDERTAKING A UNIQUE EFFORT TO EDUCATE OFFICIALS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LEGAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00156 01 OF 02 240242Z CONCEPTS RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS LON [...] |
2002-01-24 02:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI VM DPOL HUMANR |
| 02HANOI1571 |
CPV STILL DECIDING ON GVN LEADERSHIP SLOTS? [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01571 01 OF 02 191009Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. AN EXPECTED CPV PLENUM IN JULY SHOULD MAKE FINAL DECISIONS ON THE NEW GVN LEADERSHIP LINE-UP, AND MAY ALSO BLESS PUNISHMENTS AGAIN [...] |
2002-06-19 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI1653 |
RESEARCHING RELIGION AT THE PARTY SCHOOL [...] (U) SUMMARY. A SEVEN YEAR-OLD CENTER AT THE MAIN PARTY SCHOOL FOCUSES ON THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN VIETNAMESE HISTORY AND PRESENT, AND HELPS TO EDUCATE UP-AND-COMING PARTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01653 01 OF 02 011003Z MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABO [...] |
2002-07-01 09:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI VM RELFREE DPOL HUMANR |
| 02HANOI1666 |
PROSPECTS FOR LEADERSHIP STABILITY IN VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01666 020959Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. A PARTY PLENUM AND NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL DECIDE ON SEVERAL NEW KEY LEADERS. WHILE SOME PERSONNEL JOC [...] |
2002-07-02 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI1760 |
LEADERSHIP RUMBLINGS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE LEADERSHIP TURNOVER AT THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) COULD BE BROADER THAN EARLIER CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01760 01 OF 02 120956Z EXPECTED AS THE PARTY SEEKS TO DEM [...] |
2002-07-12 09:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS ECON PREL VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI1769 |
VIETNAM: NEW ORDINANCE ON PRICES [...] THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A NEW PRICE ORDINANCE NO. 40 ON APRIL 26, 2002. THE ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1, 2002. THE TEXT IS REPEATED BELOW FOR THE RECORD. THE ORDINANCE ADDRESSES A WIDE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01769 [...] |
2002-07-15 09:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD VM |
| 02HANOI1780 |
11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OPENING [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL BEGIN MEETING ON JULY 17, BUT HAS YET NOT SCHEDULED THE VOTES ON THE NEW GVN AND NA LEADERSHIP (REF A). THE NEW NA IS NOT EXPECTED TO PASS ANY NEW LEGISLATION AT THIS INITIAL SESSION OTHER THAN THE BUDGET. IT REMAINS POSSIBLE THAT THERE ARE CONT [...] |
2002-07-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI1787 |
ACTIVIST CHARGED WITH "SPY ACTIVITIES" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01787 01 OF 02 160910Z INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENT REPLIED BY FAX ON JULY 15 TO EMBASSY'S INFORMAL APRIL 3 REQUEST [...] |
2002-07-16 08:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI1794 |
DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS CONTINUE TO WRITE OPEN LETTERS TO THEIR COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP AND TO ATTEMPT TO DISTRIBUTE THESE LETTERS OVERSEAS. A JULY 6 LETTER COMPLAINED THAT GVN "POLITICAL SECURITY FORCES" HAVE ACT [...] |
2002-07-16 10:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM DPOL HUMANR |
| 02HANOI1795 |
CENTRAL COMMITTEE OUSTS TWO MEMBERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT THE CONCLUSION OF ITS SIXTH PLENUM ON JULY 15, THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) CENTRAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01795 161049Z COMMITTEE (CC) ANNOUNCED THE DISMISSAL OF TWO OF ITS MEMBERS -- VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY LIEUTENANT [...] |
2002-07-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS SOCI VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI1885 |
PROTESTANT SEMINARY TO OPEN? [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) DURING A LUNCHEON WITH POL/C AND POLOFF ON JULY 26, ACTING HEAD OF THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF VIETNAM- NORTH (ECVN) REVEREND AU QUANG VINH (PLEASE PROTECT) SAID THAT THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF VIETNAM-SOUTH (ECVS [...] |
2002-07-29 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HANOI1990 |
GVN VIEWS 35TH ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING AS "VERY [...] (U) SUMMARY: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE 35TH ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING IN BRUNEI AS "VERY SUCCESSFUL." HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE SIGNING OF A JOINT DECLARATION ON COUNTER TERRORISM BETWEEN ASEAN AND THE U.S., A POSITIVE MEETING BETWEEN FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DY [...] |
2002-08-09 10:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR PINR PTER VM ARF ASEAN CTERR |
| 02HANOI2010 |
ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF A PROPOSED [...] THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH'S (NIH) PROPOSED SUPPORT FOR A RESEARCH GRANT ON "GENDER RELATIONS, SEXUAL BEHAVIORS, AND PERCEIVED HIV RISK AMONG VIETNAMESE ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS" UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02010 140644Z WILL ONLY SERVE TO STRENGTHE [...] |
2002-08-14 06:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI KSCA VM HIV AIDS |
| 02HANOI2028 |
NGHE AN: DEVELOPING, BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (U) SUMMARY. NGHE AN PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT A STRATEGIC LOCATION AND IMPROVING (THOUGH STILL WEAK) INFRASTRUCTURE WILL IMPROVE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROVINCE'S ROLE AS AN OUTLET TO THE SEA FOR LAOS AND NORTHEASTERN THAILAND. THE GVN IS MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR A NEW NATIONA [...] |
2002-08-16 08:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM VM |
| 02HANOI2078 |
UPDATE ON DETAINED DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02078 230926Z 2. (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARA 7. 3. (C) FOLLOWING THE EXPECTED JULY 27 EXPIRATION DATE OF A FOUR-MONTH DETENTION ORDER ON DEMOCRACY ACTIVIS [...] |
2002-08-23 09:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI2079 |
BITTER AFTERLIFE OF GENERAL TRAN DO'S FUNERAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02079 230926Z 2. (C) IN TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS ON AUGUST 20 AND 21, THREE OF HANOI'S LEADING DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS TOLD POLOFF THAT THEY VIEW GENERAL TRAN DO'S AUGUST 14 F [...] |
2002-08-23 09:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI2086 |
GVN ACCEDES TO ADDITIONAL TERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARA 6. 2. (U) IN A MEETING WITH POL/C ON AUGUST 26, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02086 261022Z LAW AND TREATIES NGUYEN TRUONG GIANG CONFIRMED THAT THE GV [...] |
2002-08-26 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL VM CTERR |
| 02HANOI2090 |
DAK LAK PROVINCE UPDATE ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A PROTESTANT PASTOR FROM DAK LAK PROVINCE RECENTLY MET WITH CONGENOFFS TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT SITUATION THERE, WHICH HE CHARACTERIZED AS THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTING TO "ERADICATE" PROTESTANTISM. HE SAID PROTESTANT FAMILIES WERE NOW FORBIDDEN TO WORSHIP TOGETHER IN GRO [...] |
2002-08-27 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREF PINS PREL KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HANOI2209 |
VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...] |
2002-09-10 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI2255 |
CONGEN MEETING WITH THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY EMI L. YAMAUCHI, CG; REASON 1.5(B) 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: CONSUL GENERAL AND POLOFF VISITED THICH HUYEN THQ (THQ) AT THE PHUOC QUANG PAGODA IN QUANG NGAI PROVINCE ON SEPTEMBER 6. THQ WAS CANDID AND FEISTY IN DESCRIBING HIS HEALTH AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS CONFINEMENT. HE [...] |
2002-09-17 08:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HANOI2272 |
"WIN US OVER" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) AMBASSADOR'S SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING TO DISCUSS CHINA (REF A) WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE VAN BANG (FORMERLY AMBASSADOR TO U.S., AND NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST ASIA) WAS UNAVOIDABLY DIVERTED INTO A DISCUSSI [...] |
2002-09-18 10:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD MARR VM CVR |
| 02HANOI2277 |
FEAR AND LOATHING AT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) IN A DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR AND POL/C ON SEPTEMBER 18, COLONEL TRAN NHUNG (PROTECT), DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF QUAN DOI NHAN DAN (THE "PEOPLE'S ARMY" NEWSPAPER), CONFIRMED REF A SPECULATION THAT MI [...] |
2002-09-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MARR VM |
| 02HANOI2297 |
PHU QUOC ISLAND - BULLISH ON DEVELOPMENT BUT. . . [...] (U) SUMMARY. PHU QUOC ISLAND DISTRICT OFFICIALS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DEVELOPMENT BEYOND AGRICULTURE AND FISHING, ITS TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC MAINSTAYS. THEY HOPE THAT ITS TROPICAL ISLAND SETTING AND IMPROVING (THOUGH STILL WEAK) INFRASTRUCTURE WILL ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT, ATTRACT FOREIGN INVES [...] |
2002-09-23 10:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON VM |
| 02HANOI2309 |
PRC-VIETNAM BORDER: GVN COUNTERING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SINCE THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH ROUND OF BILATERAL BOUNDARY TALKS WITH THE PRC ON AUGUST 23, THE GVN HAS ENGAGED IN A PUBLIC RELATIONS BLITZ, INCLUDING THE APPARENTLY UNPRECEDENTED PUBLICATION OF THE 1999 LAND BORDER TREATY ON THE INTERNET, TO COUNTER PERSISTENT DOMESTIC CRI [...] |
2002-09-24 09:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PINR CH VM CVR |
| 02HANOI2345 |
VIETNAM'S POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02345 01 OF 04 270928Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE EXPANSION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND DIMINISHMENT OF CPV AND STATE CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL LIVES HAVE BEEN WELCOME TREN [...] |
2002-09-27 09:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL ECON SOCI PHUM VM DPOL HUMANR |
| 02HANOI2369 |
MEETING WITH AFM HUNG [...] (U) CIRF: IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR ON OCTOBER 2 (SEPTEL WILL COVER DISCUSSION OF THE TRIAL OF NGUYEN THI NGOC HANH), ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DUC HUNG EXPRESSED THE GVN'S "DISAPPOINTMENT" OVER THE RECENTLY REPORTED RECOMMENDATION OF THE US COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS [...] |
2002-10-01 10:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINS ETRD VM APEC RELFREE HUMANR |
| 02HANOI2385 |
VIETNAM'S PERSPECTIVE REGARDING ASEAN MINUS X (C- [...] CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) VIETNAM SUPPORTS THE ASEAN "10 MINUS X" FORMULA, SO LONG AS IT IS CONFINED TO THE ECONOMIC REALM AND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH POLICY OR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. ACCORDING TO MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI, [...] |
2002-10-03 08:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD VM ASEAN |
| 02HANOI2390 |
ASEM IV - THE VIEW FROM HANOI [...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE FOURTH ASIA-EUROPEAN MEETING (ASEM) AS A "SUCCESS." VIETNAM'S MAIN GOAL WAS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH ITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS. VIETNAM SUPPORTED THE DECLARATION ON COOPERATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BUT LIKELY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED LAN [...] |
2002-10-03 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON VM |
| 02HANOI2394 |
REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF REFUGEE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A INSTRUCTIONS, POST CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02394 031009Z SEEKS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR REFUGEE PROCESSING FOR VIETNAMESE NATIONAL BUI DON DUONG, DPOB 27 AUGUST 1957 [...] |
2002-10-03 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI2465 |
VIETNAM: APEC OCTOBER MEETING (C-AL2-00879) [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CLAIRE A. PIERANGELO, ECONOMIC COUNSELOR. REASON 1.5 (C). 2. (C) POST HAS HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS WITH GVN OFFICIALS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS REGARDING APEC AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02465 01 OF 02 100745Z VIETNAM'S RO [...] |
2002-10-10 07:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECIN VM KPRP APEC CTERR |
| 02HANOI2493 |
NONG DUC MANH VISITS JAPAN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV), VISITED JAPAN OCTOBER 2-5. BOTH SIDES PREDICTABLY LABELED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISIT AS A "SUCCESS." IN ADDITION TO "REAFFIRMING THE STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP," TOPICS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR VIETN [...] |
2002-10-15 07:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON JA VM |
| 02HANOI2598 |
ORGANIZING THE MASSES: WOMEN AND YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAMESE "MASS ORGANIZATIONS" FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY CHANGING THEIR FOCUS AWAY FROM BEING ONE-WAY COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA TOOLS TO BECOMING MORE DYNAMIC INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 025 [...] |
2002-10-28 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS SOCI VM TIP |
| 02HANOI2600 |
ADDITIONAL 2002 AMNESTIES [...] (U) ON OCTOBER 18, VIETNAMESE STATE PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG OFFICIALLY GRANTED AMNESTY TO 3,069 INMATES FROM UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02600 290339Z PRISONS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF EITHER THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY OR THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. [...] |
2002-10-29 03:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI VM |
| 02HANOI2607 |
PRISON BEATINGS [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ACCORDING TO UNUSUAL MEDIA REPORTS, HOANG TIEN PRISON IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCE OF HAI UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02607 290740Z DUONG (WHICH EMBOFFS VISITED IN SEPTEMBER -- REF B), HAS EXPERIENCED THREE SERIOUS INCIDENTS INVOLVING GU [...] |
2002-10-29 07:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI2612 |
VIETNAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02612 01 OF 02 300231Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 8 HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM WILL BE ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR EFFORTS TO DEEPEN OUR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] |
2002-10-30 02:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI2622 |
NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV), VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...] |
2002-10-30 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM |
| 02HANOI2628 |
PRESSURE ON HIGHLAND PROTESTANTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: PROTESTANT CONTACTS REPORT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02628 01 OF 03 310933Z SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED DIFFICULTIES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE OF DAK LAK, WITH CONDITIONS FOR P [...] |
2002-10-31 09:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE |
| 02HANOI2686 |
VIETNAM - WHERE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IS SERIOUS [...] SUMMARY: USAID/DCHA/OFDA'S REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR ASIA VISITED HANOI OCTOBER 27-30 TO REVIEW DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THOSE FUNDED BY OFDA. THE GVNGVN CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS THAT IS PERHAPS UNMATCHED IN THE [...] |
2002-11-06 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL VM |
| 02HANOI2692 |
VIETNAM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] EMBASSY'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 2. THE RESPONSE IS KEYED TO THE PARAGRAPHS IN REFTEL. 2. A) THE GVN HAS ACTIVELY SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM AND TAKEN A NUMBER OF MEASURES AGAINST AL- UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02692 [...] |
2002-11-06 10:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL VM CTERR |
| 02HANOI2694 |
ETHNIC MINORITIES MINISTER ON LAND, US NGOS [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE MINISTER FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES DENIED HAVING SEEN ANY DRAFT BANNING US NGOS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND, BUT INDIRECTLY ADMITTED THAT THE GVN DID NOT AGREE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02694 01 OF 02 061042Z WITH SUCH ACTIVITIES, WHILE WELCOMI [...] |
2002-11-06 10:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI VM ETMIN |
| 02HANOI2709 |
VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON " MUTUAL PRACTICALITY AND PRAGMATISM." POLITICAL AND DEFENSE TIES STILL COUNT, BUT THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP APPEARS INCREASINGLY IN THE FOREFRONT. THE [...] |
2002-11-08 04:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM |
| 02HANOI2738 |
GVN PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S OCTOBER 28-31 STATE VISIT TO FRANCE AS "SUCCESSFUL," MUCH ALONG THE LINES AS EMBASSY PARIS' EXCELLENT WRAP-UP (REF A). ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS HERE, FRANCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE VIETNAM "BE MORE FORCEFUL IN ITS REFORMS." OTHE [...] |
2002-11-13 07:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EAID PHUM PTER FR VM CONS |
| 02HANOI2777 |
ANOTHER MINISTERIAL-LEVEL VICTIM OF NAM CAM [...] (U) OFFICIAL VIETNAMESE MEDIA (REF A) AND FOREIGN MEDIA HAVE CARRIED REPORTS OF THE NOVEMBER 15 DISMISSAL OF VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY MAJOR GENERAL HOANG NGOC NHAT FOR "BREACHES OF THE LAW" LINKED TO THE NAM CAM "MAFIA" UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 0277 [...] |
2002-11-18 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS SOCI VM |
| 02HANOI2845 |
SEX AND THE CITY -- HANOI STYLE [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) AND GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) ADMIT THAT PROSTITUTION IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTRY. DISCOS, KARAOKE BARS, MASSAGE PARLORS, AND OTHER "FUN" LOCATIONS EVEN IN STAID HANOI INCREASINGLY OFFER PROFESSIONAL OR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL [...] |
2002-11-26 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV KHIV VM HIV AIDS TIP |
| 02HANOI2862 |
DISCUSSING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WITH FM NIEN [...] (U) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED CONCERN TO FM NIEN ABOUT RECENT REPORTS OVER ABUSES OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IN PARTICULAR, AND WARNED ABOUT A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02862 01 OF 02 291001Z POSSIBLE DESIGNATION OF VIETNAM AS A "C [...] |
2002-11-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF PHUM PREL VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
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RESTRICTIONS ON US NGOS IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS? [...] (SBU) IN A DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 25, PRESIDENT OF THE VIETNAM UNION OF FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (AND DELEGATE TO THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY) VU XUAN HONG DENIED REPORTS THAT HE HAD RECOMMENDED A BAN ON US NGOS AND/OR RELIGIOUS NGOS FROM OPERATING IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. HE D [...] |
2002-11-29 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PHUM PREF VM ETMIN |
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HANOI'S VIEW OF CHINA'S 16TH PARTY CONGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OBSERVERS IN HANOI ASSESSED THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY (CCP) 16TH PARTY CONGRESS AS "POSITIVE" AND PREDICTED THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM'S (CPV) LEADERSHIP WOULD CLOSELY STUDY ITS DECISIONS WHILE STEERING ITS OWN COURSE OVER THE NEXT DECADE. CPV OFFICI [...] |
2002-12-02 09:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CH VM CVR |
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EDUCATING ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS IN THE NORTH [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE GVN HAS MADE, AND CONTINUES TO MAKE, CONCERTED EFFORTS TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION, NOT ONLY TO UNIVERSALIZE EVER-HIGHER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02885 01 OF 04 030745Z LEVELS OF EDUCATION BUT ALSO TO PROVID [...] |
2002-12-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV PINS PHUM VM ETMIN |
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GOING AFTER MORE CORRUPT OFFICIALS [...] (U) SUMMARY. CONTINUING ITS EFFORTS TO DEMONSTRATE SERIOUSNESS IN AN ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE, THE GVN HAS FIRED A PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, AND MAY PROSECUTE A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02913 051026Z FORMER CHAIRMAN OF ANOTHER PROVINCE. A SENI [...] |
2002-12-05 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI VM DPOL |
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LEADING JESUIT ASSESSES CHURCH/STATE RELATIONS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CG EMI YAMAUCHI; REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. CONSUL GENERAL AND POLOFF RECENTLY MET CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02951 01 OF 02 120440Z WITH FATHER TOAN, FATHER SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS, TO DISCUSS HIS VIEWS ON THE CURRENT STA [...] |
2002-12-12 04:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
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UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PROFILES-VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02956 01 OF 02 120931Z 2. (C) AS FAR AS EMBASSY CAN ASCERTAIN FROM THIS DISTANCE, VIETNAM IS AT BEST A MARGINAL PLAYER ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, AND AT TI [...] |
2002-12-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO VM UNHRC HUMANR |
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UPDATE FROM GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON RELIGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CLAIMED THAT THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED NATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE WAS ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL, BUT ADMITTED THAT THE GVN MUST APPROVE ITS CONVOCATION AND HAD FINAL SAY ON ITS ELECTED NEW LEADERS AND ORDINATIONS (OR PROMOTIONS) OF MONKS AND NUNS [...] |
2002-12-13 06:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL VT VM HUMANR RELFREE |
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WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE ETHNICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM'S MULTI-ETHNIC SOCIETY REMAINS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02975 01 OF 04 160035Z HEAVILY DOMINATED BY THE MAJORITY ETHNIC KINH. ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE OFTEN LOCATED IN ECONOMICALLY MARGINAL PARTS OF VIETNAM, ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINOU [...] |
2002-12-15 23:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PINS PGOV VM ETMIN |
| 02HANOI3018 |
VIETNAM: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP), GVN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THAT TIP IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION APPEARS ON THE INCREASE, ALTHOUGH LITTLE RELIABLE DATA IS AVAILABLE. SRV LAW GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE UN PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SU [...] |
2002-12-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL PREF EAID ELAB SMIG SOCI VM TIP |
| 02HANOI3028 |
EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE EU, REPRESENTED BY THE TROIKA AMBASSADORS, HELD A HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH THE GVN IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 5 (REF A). MORE THAN A DOZEN GVN OFFICIALS PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA), MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY (MPS), AND M [...] |
2002-12-19 09:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF EU VM ETMIN HUMANR |
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TRIAL OF ANOTHER ACTIVIST? [...] (U) IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA REPORTS THAT ACTIVIST NGUYEN KHAC TOAN WOULD GO ON TRIAL ON DECEMBER 20, EMBASSY FORMALLY REQUESTED PERMISSION ON DECEMBER 15 FOR AN OFFICER TO ATTEND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03034 200713Z THE TRIAL. (TOAN HAD BEEN ARRESTED IN JA [...] |
2002-12-20 06:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINS PGOV VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI3037 |
WRAP-UP OF THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2ND SESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) CONCLUDED ITS SECOND SESSION ON DECEMBER 16, HAVING BEGUN ITS USUAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03037 01 OF 03 200759Z YEAR-END MEETING ON NOVEMBER 12. NA DELEGATES REVIEWED REPORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT ON SOCIO-EC [...] |
2002-12-20 07:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI3046 |
TWELVE-YEAR SENTENCE FOR NGUYEN KHAC TOAN [...] (U) "NHAN DAN" NEWSPAPER ON DECEMBER 21 REPORTED THE PROSECUTION AND CONVICTION ON DECEMBER 20 UNDER ARTICLE 80, SECTION C, CLAUSE 1 OF THE SRV CRIMINAL CODE OF NGUYEN KHAC UNCLASSIFIED TOAN ON THE CHARGE OF "SPYING." THE HANOI PEOPLE'S COURT HANDED DOWN A TWELVE- [...] |
2002-12-23 03:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINS PGOV VM HUMANR |
| 02HANOI3055 |
THE DILEMMA OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT EMBASSY/CONGEN MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: THE REAL STORY OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IS A LONG-TERM STRUGGLE FOR MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN A REGION DEFINED BY ETHNIC RESENTMENT, ECONOMIC IMBALANCE, POVERTY AND ISOLATION, LAND ISSUES, RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, INTOLER [...] |
2002-12-23 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE |
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TWO VIETNAMESE ACTIVISTS DETAINED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03096 300955Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLICE DETAINED DEMOCRACY AND ANTI- CORRUPTION ACTIVISTS PHAM QUE DUONG AND TRAN KHUE ON DECEMBER 28 AND 29, RESPECTIVELY, IN HO CHI MINH CIT [...] |
2002-12-30 09:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL VM HUMANR |
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VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT 2003 [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR VIETNAM. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03098 01 OF 08 301021Z VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY THE LANDMARK US-VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT THAT SEEKS [...] |
2002-12-30 09:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AORC VM FINREF BTA IPROP |
| 02HANOI3099 |
ASSESSING NONG DUC MANH'S LEADERSHIP [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH IS PERHAPS THE MOST TELEGENIC VIETNAMESE LEADER SINCE HO CHI MINH. DESPITE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03099 01 OF 03 310253Z CONSTANT MEDIA EXPOSURE, LITTLE I [...] |
2002-12-31 02:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL VM |
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VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A REALISTIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE TENTH VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING TOOK PLACE IN HANOI DECEMBER 9-11, 2002. DONORS AT THE MEETING, CO-CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) AND THE WORLD BANK, EXPRESSED CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE GVN'S ACTION PROGRAM FOR 2002-2007 AND URGED VIETNAM [...] |
2002-12-31 06:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE SOE FINREF |
| 02HANOI430 |
MFA ON ASEAN PHUKET MEETING -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM NIEN MADE A STRONG PITCH FOR A "TERRORISM-FREE" ASEAN REGION WITHIN 15 YEARS AT THE RECENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00430 270810Z PHUKET INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS. THE FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE ON STRENGTHENING COUNTER-TERRORISM EFF [...] |
2002-02-27 07:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL VM TH ASEAN CTERR |
| 02HANOI528 |
VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: WHAT DID WE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A 2.5-DAY VISIT TO DAK LAK, GIA LAI, AND KON TUM PROVINCES, CONGENOFFS MET WITH MONTAGNARD RETURNEES FROM CAMBODIA AND WITH PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES. REFTELS A ARE THE DETAILED ACCOUNTS. THESE ARE OUR CONCLUSIONS. ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND LAND DISPUTES SEEM TO BE [...] |
2002-03-07 10:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV PINS SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HANOI553 |
CDC AND GVN LAUNCH NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS [...] THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH)/NATIONAL AIDS STANDING BUREAU, IN COLLABORATION WITH AND SUPPORT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00553 110920Z CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)/EMBASSY HANOI, HAS LAUNCHED ITS NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT THE HIV [...] |
2002-03-11 08:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS |
| 02HANOI559 |
USCIRF MEETINGS WITH RELIGIOUS FIGURES IN [...] (U ) CLASSIFIED BY RAYMOND F. BURGHARDT, AMBASSADOR; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE COMPLEX AND EVOLVING INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT IN VIETNAM CAME TO LIGHT IN UNOFFICIAL MEETINGS BETWEEN A DELEGATION FROM THE U.S. COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (U [...] |
2002-03-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE |
| 02HANOI573 |
POVERTY AND REMINDERS OF WAR IN CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: DIVIDED BY THE OLD DMZ, QUANG TRI AND QUANG BINH ARE UNITED IN POVERTY NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE OF WAR'S DESTRUCTION, BUT BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE GEOGRAPHY. REMOTE AND WITH LITTLE SURVIVING PRE-WAR INFRASTRUCTURE, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND A GREAT DEAL OF HARD WORK ARE AS [...] |
2002-03-14 04:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PHUM EAID PGOV VM |
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HOW NOT TO MAKE FRIENDS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY RAYMOND F. BURGHARDT, AMBASSADOR; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 00579 01 OF 02 140555Z 2. (C) SUMMARY: GVN ACTIONS HINDERED CONTACT BETWEEN RELIGIOUS LEADERS IT DID NOT HAND PICK AND THE U.S. COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL R [...] |
2002-03-14 05:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR |
| 02HANOI589 |
VIETNAM'S INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS MOVED STEADILY TO INCREASE ITS PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTILATERAL FORA SINCE THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) DIRECTED THE GVN TO IMPLEMENT A MORE OUTWARD ORIENTED FOREIGN POLICY AT THE SEVENTH PARTY CONGRESS IN 1991. TODAY, VIETNAM HAS MEMBERSHIP IN 62 GLOBA [...] |
2002-03-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EAID ECON VM UN HUMANR APEC ASEAN |
| 02HANOI614 |
JIANG ZEMIN VISITS VIETNAM: FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CHINESE HEAD OF STATE AND PARTY JIANG ZEMIN VISITED VIETNAM FEBRUARY 27 TO MARCH 1 IN HIS FIRST FOREIGN TRIP OF THE YEAR AND HIS FIRST TO VIETNAM SINCE 1994. WHILE THERE WAS NO FORMAL JOINT COMMUNIQU FROM THE VISIT, A GVN COMMUNIQU CONDEMNED TERRORISM WHILE ODDLY OMITTING A [...] |
2002-03-15 17:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR CH TW VM CTERR CVR |
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CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: NO PUNISHMENT FOR MOST [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL EMI LYNN YAMAUCHI, HO CHI MINH CITY, FOR REASONS 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A RELATIVELY MODERATE PASTOR FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SAID THE GVN IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES, ALTHOUGH PROBLEMS REMAIN. HE BELIEVES THE OVERWHELMING [...] |
2002-03-20 11:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HANOI762 |
HELPFUL GVN RESPONSE TO MONTAGNARD RESETTLEMENT: [...] (U) ACCORDING TO THE MFA SPOKESPERSON AND A VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY PRESS ARTICLE, MONTAGNARD "MIGRANTS" NOW IN CAMBODIA CAN "CHOOSE" RESETTLEMENT IN A THIRD COUNTRY OR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00762 010847Z REPATRIATION. IN HER MARCH 31 STATEMENT, THE MFA S [...] |
2002-04-01 08:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM VM CB ETMIN HUMANR |
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THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER WILL BE . . . [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY SCOTT BELLARD, POL/C; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 00899 01 OF 02 120749Z 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN TAN DUNG IS EXPECTED BY MANY OBSERVERS TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER AFTER THE MAY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELEC [...] |
2002-04-12 07:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR VM DPOL |
| 02HANOI931 |
SETTING VIETNAM'S IDEOLOGICAL COURSE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE CPV'S CENTRAL THEORETICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IS STRUGGLING TO REDEFINE VIETNAMESE SOCIALISM IN THE FACE OF MARKET-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION, AS WELL AS INTERNAL CONFIDENTIA [...] |
2002-04-16 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL CH VM DPOL |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY1123 |
VIETNAM'S IPR ENFORCEMENT: MICROSOFT STRIKES BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM RAIDED LOCAL COMPUTER SHOPS ON OCTOBER 17, SEIZING APPROXIMATELY 7000 PIRATED DISKS. THIS ACTION MARKS THE FIRST ILLEGAL SOFTWARE RAID IN VIETNAM. ALTHOUGH MICROSOFT CLAIMED VICTORY, THE RAID [...] |
2002-11-06 04:41:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM ECON ETRD KIPR IPROP |
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HOA HAO MONK DEFIES GOVERNMENT ORDER AND CLIMBS A [...] (SBU) ON NOVEMBER 7, CONTROVERSIAL HOA HAO MONK NAM UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01140 110628Z LIEM (VO THANH LIEM) CLIMBED A TREE INSIDE THE COMPOUND OF HIS PRIVATE PAGODA FOR THE THIRD TIME IN EIGHT YEARS (SEE REFTEL), AFTER LOCAL AUTHORITIES GAVE HIM THREE [...] |
2002-11-11 03:15:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY117 |
HCMC OFFICIALS CAN NOW RUN THE CITY [...] SUMMARY: IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TEST CASE FOR VIETNAM'S MAJOR CITIES, THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS DEVOLVED SOME SIGNIFICANT POWERS TO HO CHI MINH CITY WITH THE ISSUANCE OF "DECREE 93" BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER. THIS DECREE PERMITS HCMC FOR THE FIRST UNCLASSI [...] |
2002-02-05 07:38:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI ETRD VM |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY1270 |
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR FREEDOM FROM IT, IN DAK LAK AND GIA LAI PROVINCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING A RECENT TRIP TO DAK LAK AND GIA LAI PROVINCES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, THE CONSUL GENERAL MET WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (CRA). IN THESE MEETINGS, CRA OFFICIALS DESCRIBED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF VIETNAM (SECV) IN [...] |
2002-12-11 04:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY131 |
"DEGA PROTESTANTISM" AND THE U.S. CONNECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN ETHNIC MINORITY LEADER FROM GIA UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00131 01 OF 02 080617Z LAI PROVINCE RECENTLY DESCRIBED TO POLOFF A COMPLEX WEB OF SHIFTING LOCAL ALLIANCES AMONG THE ETHNIC GROUPS IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. MIXING RELIGION W [...] |
2002-02-08 05:38:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREF PREL PGOV SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY154 |
STATE ENTERPRISES GROW, FDI FLOPS IN CAN THO [...] SUMMARY: CAN THO, THE MEKONG DELTA'S ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL HUB, IS HUNGRY FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT, SAY LOCAL OFFICIALS, BUT THE CITY'S POOR TRANSPORTATION LINKS AND STRING OF FAILED FOREIGN PROJECTS SUGGEST REAL DIFFICULTIES IN DEVELOPING AN ECONOMY BASED ON FDI. THE PROVINCE SEEMS TO HAVE [...] |
2002-02-21 09:16:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD VM SOE |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY203 |
VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: REFUGEES WHO [...] (U) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 1-3 TRIP TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, CONGENOFFS MET WITH VILLAGERS IN TWO DAK LAK COMMUNITIES AND VISITED A PROTESTANT WORSHIP HOUSE IN ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES. SEVERAL OF THE VILLAGERS WERE ETHNIC MINORITY VIETNAMESE RETURNEES FROM CAMBODIA -- TWO OF WHOM HAD RETURN [...] |
2002-03-04 16:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY336 |
ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES -- REALITY SETS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SIX WEEKS AFTER THEIR UNHCR REPATRIATION AND THE ONSET OF REALITY, ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES HAVE OPENLY ARTICULATED THEIR REASONS FOR LEAVING VIETNAM FOR CAMBODIA - LACK OF FARMLAND, AND TO A SOMEWHAT LESSER EXTENT, RELIGION. ALL SIX OF THE UNHCR RETURNEES WE SPOKE TO ON A RE [...] |
2002-04-06 02:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN |