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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00GABORONE5265 |
BREAKTHROUGH FOR SADC ON REFORMING POLITICAL [...] (C) SADC FOREIGN AND DEFENSE MINISTERS HAVE REACHED CONSENSUS ON REFORMING THE LONG-MORIBUND SADC ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE AND SECURITY, FM MERAFHE TOLD US. THE ORGAN HAS BEEN LARGELY DYSFUNCTIONAL SINCE ITS CREATION IN 1996, DUE TO A DISPUTE OVER LINES OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN IT AND SADC PRO [...] |
2000-11-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | SADC PREL MARR MCAP ZU |
| 00THEHAGUE1674 |
DUTCH ON F-16 (MNFP)--REVISED SIGNING CEREMONY [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-06 12:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP NL NATO DCI |
| 00THEHAGUE1797 |
DUTCH INITIAL REACTIONS TO DTSI, MORE ON F-16 MNCP [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-16 13:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS ETTC MCAP ETRD KSEP PREL NL NATO |
| 01ABUJA1841 |
NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS CHIEF OF AIR STAFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 16, Ambassador Jeter met with the new Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Air Vice Marshall Jonah Wuyep. Wuyep was strongly supportive of the MPRI program. He and his staff emphasized the need for undergraduate pilot training and a domestic capability to carry out periodic depot m [...] |
2001-07-26 08:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MASS PINR NI |
| 01HARARE1019 |
ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER CONVENES DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) ON MARCH 14, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE CONVENED ZIMBABWE'S DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND THE PRESS TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO URGE GREATER INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE DRC DISENGAGEMENT PLANS. REPORTING ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FEBRUARY 15 LUSAKA SUMMIT AND THE FEBRUARY 21 M [...] |
2001-03-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG |
| 01HARARE1028 |
ZIMBABWE WILL ADHERE TO DRC DISENGAGEMENT PLANS [...] (C) ON MARCH 15, POST DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO BERNARD TAKAVARASHA, THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. POLOFF STATED USG CONCERNS THAT IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR THE BELLIGERENTS TO AVOID CONFLICT WHILE THE DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES BEGINS AND [...] |
2001-03-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG |
| 01HARARE1048 |
ZIMBABWE HAPPY WITH US POSITION ON THE [...] (C) DURING A ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR-MEETING MARCH 16 IN HARARE, VISITING MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONGO EXPERT DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SHARED HIS GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON CERTAIN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONGO. ACCORDING TO HAMADZIRIPI: -- THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE U.S. [...] |
2001-03-16 14:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MOPS PINR CG AO UG ZI |
| 01HARARE1051 |
CANADIAN REPORT OF CONVERSATION ON CONGO [...] (C) FOLLOWING IS AN ACCOUNT BY CANADIAN DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IN HARARE RON WILLSON (STRICTLY PROTECT) OF THE SAME CONVERSATION REPORTED IN REFTEL. WILLSON SUPPLIES ADDITIONAL DETAIL, PARTICULARLY ON ZIMBABWEAN PERCEPTIONS OF THE RWANDA-UGANDA RIFT, STRAINS IN HIS GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONSHI [...] |
2001-03-19 11:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP CG ZI RW UG CA |
| 01HARARE1168 |
KABILA'S BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE FOCUSES ON DRC [...] (C) ON MARCH 28, POLOFF OBTAINED A READOUT ON DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA'S TWO-DAY VISIT TO HARARE FROM THE MFA'S PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) ON THE DRC, MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO. REGARDING KABILA'S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT (REFTEL), THE PAO NOTED THAT KABILA IS "PREPARED TO GO THE FULL [...] |
2001-03-29 14:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MCAP ZI CG |
| 01HARARE1178 |
ZIMBABWE: HOW PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL HANG ON TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE IS GEARING UP FOR WHAT WILL BE THE MOST DIFFICULT ELECTION OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER. MUGABE WILL USE ALL THE RESOURCES OF HIS OFFICE, THE RULING PARTY, AND THE STATE TO WIN RE- ELECTION AND DENY THE OPPOSITION MDC THE PRESIDENCY. THE PRESIDENT WILL USE A W [...] |
2001-03-30 12:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS MCAP ZI ZANU PF |
| 01HARARE1217 |
DRC POLITICAL COMMITTEE TAKING PLACE IN HARARE [...] (C) THE DRC JOINT POLITICAL COMMITTEE MEETING IS TAKING PLACE IN HARARE TODAY, APRIL 4, ACCORDING TO BERNARD TAKAVARASHA, THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. AMONG THE ATTENDEES ARE FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE AND ZIMBABWE'S SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE DRC DAVID H [...] |
2001-04-04 10:27:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG |
| 01HARARE762 |
GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE ENCOURAGED BY LUSAKA [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE IS VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE RESULTS OF THE SUMMIT HELD AMONG THE LUSAKA SIGNATORIES IN LUSAKA ON FEBRUARY 15 (REFTEL). BERNARD TAKAVARASHA, THE UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE'S MFA, TOLD POLOFF FEBRUARY 16 THAT THE SUMMIT OUTCOME WAS "VERY POSITIVE" AND "B [...] |
2001-02-16 10:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MCAP ZI CG |
| 01HARARE870 |
ZIMBABWE FULLY BACKS JMC AND IS EAGER FOR ITS [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 28, POLOFF CONVEYED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO, THE ZIMBABWEAN MFA'S PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) FOR THE DRC. CHIKOROWONDO RESPONDED THAT THE GOZ IS FULLY COMMITTED TO THE JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION (JMC) AND THE IDEA OF RELOCATING ITS HEADQUARTERS [...] |
2001-02-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MCAP EAID ZI CG |
| 01HARARE882 |
UN SPECIAL ENVOY MORJANE SPEAKS AT SADC [...] (C) ON MARCH 1, UNSG SPECIAL ENJOY MORJANE DELIVERED A SPEECH ON THE DRC TO THE SADC REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTER (RPTC) IN HARARE. MORJANE'S VISIT WAS ARRANGED BY UNITAR-GENEVA AND SPONSORED BY THE RPTC. THE RPTC'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, PETER VOETMANN, PROVIDED A READOUT TO POLOFF ON [...] |
2001-03-01 16:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG |
| 01VATICAN5566 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE OCTOBER 20-26 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05566 01 OF 02 261515Z CONTENTS: - POPE DECRIES MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - POPE APOLOGIZES TO CHINA AND HOPES FOR DIPLOMATIC TIES - CARITAS APPEAL FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] |
2001-10-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG MARR MCAP AF CH IS WE VT VTPREL |
| 02ABUJA3212 |
NIGERIAN ARMY PREVENTS KADUNA FROM BEING A [...] Summary: Nigeria's Army bears an international reputation for poor professional standards and for committing human rights violations. In Nigeria, that reputation is more nuanced, less negative. Of course, Nigerians know too well that soldiers often commit abuses. But they equally realize t [...] |
2002-11-29 16:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS EAID MASS PHUM MCAP NI |
| 02AMMAN2253 |
EMBASSY POSITION ON THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF ROYAL [...] U.S. Embassy Amman concurs with the GOJ request for third party transfer of F-5 A/B spare parts to Intertrade Aviation Corporation, 5722 Buckingham Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. 2. Basis for Request: A. Items being transferred: 5 Heat Exchangers (NON-SME), Value USD 41,500.00 [...] |
2002-05-08 09:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS MCAP JO |
| 02AMMAN5195 |
EMBASSY POSITION ON THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF ROYAL [...] U.S. Embassy Amman concurs with the GOJ request for third party transfer of F-5 A/B spare parts to Intertrade Aviation Corporation, 5722 Buckingham Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. 2. Basis for Request: A. Items being transferred: 7 ARM (NON-SME) value: USD 781.20; 2 ADAPTER, DRAIN V [...] |
2002-09-11 14:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS MCAP JO |
| 02AMMAN6764 |
JORDANIAN INSPECTORS IN UNMOVIC? [...] (C) This message contains an action request for USUN. Please see para 6. 2. (C) On November 17, the MFA's Legal Advisor Samer Naber informally provided Poloff information on possible Jordanian participation in UNMOVIC (Note: Poloff was meeting with Naber on other issues when Naber received [...] |
2002-11-19 16:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN7520 |
EMBASSY POSITION ON THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF ROYAL [...] U.S. Embassy Amman concurs with the GOJ request for third party transfer of F-5 A/B spare parts to Intertrade Aviation Corporation, 5722 Buckingham Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. 2. Basis for Request: A. Items being transferred: 11 LEAF, HINGE (NON-SME) value: USD 1,489.73; 20 SCR [...] |
2002-12-30 07:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS MCAP JO |
| 02ANKARA9080 |
2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS [...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...] |
2002-12-23 10:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL TU NATO |
| 02KATHMANDU1174 |
ARMY, MAOISTS BATTLE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEPAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) platoons battled an estimated 100-200 Maoists the night of June 12 in a remote location in Salyan District, about 320 km west of Kathmandu. Preliminary casualty counts indicate from 3-8 RNA killed, 3 missing, and more than 20 wounded. The battle was [...] |
2002-06-13 11:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MCAP PGOV NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1605 |
NEPAL ARMY HOLDS MAIDEN PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) In an apparent effort to burnish its public image and promote public confidence that it is gaining ground against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) held its first-ever press conference in Kathmandu August 15. Speaking to reporters, Col. Deepak Gurung, head of the RNA's Public [...] |
2002-08-19 11:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PTER SCUL NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1640 |
UPDATE ON MAOIST INSURGENCY: JULY-AUGUST 2002 [...] (U) This message highligts significant events in the Maoist insurgency since July. On August 21 the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) attacked a Maoist training camp in Rolpa, reportedly killing 30 insurgents. Maoists continue to attack civilians and rural infrastructure, but staged no large-scale atta [...] |
2002-08-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MCAP NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1831 |
NEPAL'S NEW CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, GENERAL PYAR JUNG [...] (U) General Pyar Jung Thapa (DPOB 15 September 1946; Siphal, Kathmandu, Nepal) was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) by King Gyanendra on September 9, 2002. His previous position, held since 2001, was Chief of General Staff (CGS). 2. (U) Thapa has received extensive training from both th [...] |
2002-09-19 12:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR MCAP PGOV NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1890 |
NEPALI ARMY'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In the ten months it has been mobilized against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has had to change from a ceremonial, parade-ground army, occasionally deployed in UN Peacekeeping Operations, to a combat-ready fighting force, expected to counter and overcome an enemy who uses [...] |
2002-09-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MCAP PTER NP |
| 02KATHMANDU510 |
NEPAL ARMY CHIEFS DISCUSS ROLE OF THE ARMY AND [...] (C) RNA Chief General Rana and his deputy, Lt. General Thapa, went out of their way to underline their support for democracy at a February 28 dinner with emboffs. Rana stated unequivocally that a coup by the RNA was "out of the question." According to Rana, the RNA's role is to quell the [...] |
2002-03-11 13:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP NP PGOV MASS |
| 02KATHMANDU882 |
ARMY SCORES INTELLIGENCE, PR VICTORY IN ATTACK ON [...] (C) Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops have been engaged since late May 2 in an attack on what may be a major Maoist logistics base in Lisne Lek, Rolpa District in western Nepal. According to the RNA, the Maoists, who have sustained at least 100 casualties, are attempting to withdraw from the are [...] |
2002-05-06 12:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MCAP PGOV NP |
| 02KATHMANDU906 |
MAOISTS ATTACK OUTPOSTS IN ROLPA AND SANKHUWASABHA [...] (SBU) Summary: On the night of May 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a combined Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and police outpost in Gam, Rolpa in western Nepal. The attack in Rolpa follows the RNA's routing of a Maoist camp at another location in the same district (Refs B and C). The RNA has lost cont [...] |
2002-05-08 10:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER MCAP PGOV NP |
| 02KATHMANDU915 |
PRACHANDA DECLARES A CEASEFIRE AFTER ATTACK IN [...] (SBU) An e-mail to evening newspapers purportedly from Maoist supremo Prachanda unilaterally declared a one-month ceasefire starting June 15. There has been no official reaction yet from the Government of Nepal (GON) to the offer. Security forces continue to search for survivors of the May [...] |
2002-05-09 13:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER MCAP PGOV NP |
| 02KUWAIT5416 |
(S) KUWAIT 2003 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (S) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is extremely sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sou [...] |
2002-12-17 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL MCAP MARR MASS KU |
| 02ROME3031 |
WOMAN IN DEFENSE: ITALY'S EXPERIENCE AFTER TWO [...] SUMMARY. AS THE GOI ATTEMPTS TO RESTRUCTURE AND "PROFESSIONALIZE" THE MILITARY SERVICE, BRINGING FEMALES IN IS VIEWED AS ONE WAY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ARMED FORCES. ITALIAN WOMEN, WHETHER FOR ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03031 221235 [...] |
2002-06-20 14:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV IT NATO |
| 02ROME5117 |
MISSILE DEFENSE FOLLOW-UP WITH ITALIANS [...] (C) THE GOI IS INTERESTED IN CONTINUING BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON MISSILE DEFENSE BUT WANTS FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITHIN NATO TO DEVELOP FURTHER A COMMON CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO THE PROGRAM, ACCORDING TO MINISTER CARLO TREZZA, MFA COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS. NATO MEMBERS, AND [...] |
2002-10-21 11:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MCAP IT NATO |
| 02ROME6149 |
MOD WHITE PAPER: DEFENSE INDUSTRY OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY'S 2002 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER (WP) PRESENTS THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR AS A PILLAR OF ITALIAN NATIONAL SECURITY. THE NATIONAL ARMAMENTS DIRECTOR HAS OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AND NEGOTIATING INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION ACCORDS. STATE [...] |
2002-12-27 17:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS IT NATO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2531 |
A/S REICH ADDRESSES MILITARY ISSUES AND PROMOTES [...] (C) Summary: On August 28 WHA Assistant Secretary Otto Reich visited with Honduran Minister of Defense Federico Breve Travieso and Chief of the Joint Staff General Jose Isaias Barahona. The meeting covered a variety of topics, including the Cerro La Mole radar, border conflicts with Nicaragua [...] |
2002-09-10 16:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP PHUM KJUS SNAR PBTS PGOV HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2555 |
HONDURAS TO INVESTIGATE NACO ARMS THEFT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 28, the Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) designated Army Auditor General Colonel Rodolfo Reyes Argueta to investigate the alleged robbery of 230 of 790 AKMS-type assault rifles from the arms cache in Naco. The weapons were stored under court injunction in a Honduran milit [...] |
2002-08-09 16:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MCAP PARM PGOV PREL HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2959 |
HONDURAN MINDEF OUTLINES REGIONAL DISARMAMENT PLAN; EMERGES AS LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY FIGURE IN GOH [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-25 19:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD HO MASS MCAP PARM PIRN PREL XK |
| 03ABUDHABI5390 |
2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ----------------------------- The UAE in 2003 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common [...] |
2003-12-23 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MCAP MARR MASS TC |
| 03ABUJA1497 |
MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER: APCS, WARRI, MPRI [...] (S/NF) CDA delivered REF A demarche on APCs for ECOMIL to Minister of Defense Kwankwaso on 29 August. Kwankwaso said he had not heard of Ghana's request that the GON provide APCs for the Ghanaian ECOMIL battalion. Kwankwaso and MOD PermSec Kaigama indicated the GON would consider the Ghanaia [...] |
2003-08-29 18:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP LI ML SG GH NI |
| 03AMMAN1170 |
EMBASSY POSITION ON THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF ROYAL [...] U.S. Embassy Amman concurs with the GOJ request for third party transfer of F-5 A/B spare parts to Intertrade Aviation Corporation, 5722 Buckingham Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. 2. Basis for Request: A. Items being transferred: 1 valve, vent (NON-SME), value USD 937.02; 3 valve, v [...] |
2003-02-24 11:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS MCAP JO |
| 03AMMAN2548 |
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF ENHANCED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-30 11:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KSPR MARR MCAP MOPS PINS JO |
| 03AMMAN7110 |
EIPC FUNDING FOR JORDAN FOR FY 2005 [...] (S) Jordan, a key supporter of U.S. policies in the Middle East, has long been an enthusiastic participant in international peacekeeping operations (PKO), including service in recent years in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia/Eritrea, East Timor, Haiti, and the Balkans. In addition, Jordan has provided [...] |
2003-10-30 16:46:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KSPR MARR MCAP MOPS PINS JO |
| 03ANKARA1511 |
TURKS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CBW PROTECTIVE GEAR [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-10 16:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL SOCI MCAP TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA6343 |
DEMARCHE ON TURKISH HELICOPTERS ON CYPRUS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-08 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS MCAP PREL TU CY |
| 03ANKARA6412 |
GOT DENIES SUPER COBRA FLEW OVER CYPRUS SEPTEMBER 9 [...] (C) MFA Acting DDG for Greece and Cyprus Levent Bilman told PolMilCouns on October 14 that after our demarche on UNFICYP's sighting of a Turkish AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter on September 9, MFA checked with both the Turkish Embassy in Nicosia and TGS. Both denied such a flight could [...] |
2003-10-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MCAP MASS TU |
| 03ANKARA7649 |
2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...] |
2003-12-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL TU |
| 03BRUSSELS4143 |
FIRST STEPS TOWARD AN EU USE-OF-FORCE DOCTRINE: [...] (C/NF) The draft European Security Strategy (ESS), which will be discussed at the September 5-6 informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (ref. A), provides the U.S. with an early opportunity to engage on this emerging EU security doctrine. Born of the divisions over Iraq, the ESS is [...] |
2003-08-28 18:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS MARR MCAP FR IT PL UK DA GM SP NATO UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03GUATEMALA2853 |
GUATEMALA DOWNSIZES ITS MILITARY, INCLUDING THE [...] (C) Summary: The first of three voluntary force reductions, phased over the next three years, commenced on October 29, and involved 1648 Defense Ministry employees including 198 career officers, 100 assimilated officers, 600 non-commissioned officers (NCO's) and 750 civilians. This first phas [...] |
2003-11-06 21:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR GT |
| 03GUATEMALA427 |
MANPADS THREAT CONSIDERED MINOR IN GUATEMALA [...] (C) The information below is keyed by paragraph number to reftel questions. Paragraph 7. General Information: To our knowledge, the Government of Guatemala (GOG) does not possess MANPADS. However, black and gray arms markets exist in Guatemala and exotic weapons systems are said to occasiona [...] |
2003-02-18 17:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PTER ETTC GT PARMS |
| 03GUATEMALA534 |
PROGRESS TOWARD REGIONAL ARMS INVENTORY [...] (C) Summary: On February 19, Central American Foreign Ministers ratified a model format for providing each other with information about the composition, armaments, material and equipment of their military and police forces. The measure removes another hurdle in establishing a "reasonable bala [...] |
2003-02-27 18:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MCAP GT |
| 03GUATEMALA73 |
URC-119 RADIO REQUEST FOR GUATEMALAN MILITARY [...] Summary and Action Request: Embassy requests State Department and Defense Security Cooperation Agency concurrence to transfer one URC - 119 High Frequency Radio set to the Guatemalan Military through the Excess Defense Articles Program. The radio's purpose is to enhance natural disaster respo [...] |
2003-01-10 16:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MCAP PREL GT |
| 03KATHMANDU117 |
NEPAL: AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAINING GROUND FOR U.S. [...] (C) Dear Bob: I was disappointed to learn that Nepal is not included on USSOCOM,s High Value Target List. As I understand it, if Nepal is not on this list, it will be difficult for U.S. Special Operations Forces to conduct deployments and training here. I hope I can enlist your support t [...] |
2003-01-23 04:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MCAP PREL PTER NP |
| 03KATHMANDU145 |
NEPAL: ARMY TO COURT-MARTIAL TWO IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On January 25 Defense Secretary Madan Prasad Aryal announced in a speech at the Reporters Club that the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) will court-martial soldiers involved in the November 27 killings of five young men and boys in Nuwakot District (Reftel). (Note: The RNA maintains the five were [...] |
2003-01-27 11:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MCAP PTER PGOV NP |
| 03KATHMANDU1805 |
NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ALLEGES HUMAN [...] (C) On September 12 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted a report to the Prime Minister that implicates the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) in the summary executions of 17 Maoist prisoners and two civilians in Ramechhap District on August 17. Although the Embassy has not seen the re [...] |
2003-09-15 09:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER MCAP PINR NP |
| 03KATHMANDU1836 |
NEPAL: ARMY ATTACK ON MAOISTS DEADLIEST SINCE THE [...] (SBU) Fighting between the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and Maoist insurgents continued Sept. 18 for the second day in the mid-western district of Rolpa. To date, at least 35 Maoists and 4 RNA soldiers have been killed in the deadliest clash since the Maoists broke a seven-month ceasefire on Augus [...] |
2003-09-18 09:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PTER NP |
| 03KATHMANDU1859 |
NEPAL: INDIAN SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, the Indian government is sending a defense consultation group to Kathmandu the week of September 22 to "institutionalize" bilateral security assistance and support to the Government of Nepal (GON). A few weeks later in New Delhi, the GOI will [...] |
2003-09-24 00:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PTER IN NP |
| 03KATHMANDU1870 |
NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR REPORTS ADVANCES IN BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, bilateral consultations between Indian and Nepali security and intelligence officers in Kathmandu on Sept 22-23 proceeded ""exceptionally well"" as a first step in institutionalizing security assistance and information exchange between the two go [...] |
2003-09-25 10:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MCAP PGOV IN NP |
| 03KATHMANDU87 |
NEPAL: ARMY FACES CRITICISM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has come under fire recently from a variety of sources, both local and international, for human rights abuses committed while fighting Nepal's bloody six-year-old Maoist insurgency. Most disturbing, according to some sources, is the pattern of apparent impun [...] |
2003-01-17 10:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MCAP MOPS NP |
| 03KATHMANDU945 |
NEPAL ARMY CLAIMS HEARTS-AND-MINDS CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Over the past month, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has been conducting a series of one-week civil affairs programs in 25 Maoist-affected districts in the east and mid-west of the country. While most of the programs so far feature mobile medical clinics, in some areas the RNA has carried out [...] |
2003-05-22 09:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PTER PGOV NP |
| 03KUWAIT553 |
ANTHRAX AND SMALLPOX PROGRAM FOR KUWAITI MILITARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) The United States and Kuwait are standing shoulder to shoulder in the international effort to disarm Iraq. As a result of Kuwait's geographic location next to Iraq, and the political decision by the GoK to support very large numbers of US [...] |
2003-02-13 10:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KU MCAP PREL PTER US |
| 03KUWAIT5788 |
KUWAIT: 2004 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sources, the [...] |
2003-12-23 08:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL MCAP MARR MASS KU |
| 03LAGOS2535 |
A PEACE FORUM FOR WARRING PEOPLE OF WARRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Lagos officers observed the initial meeting of the Warri Forum on Peace, Security, and Human Rights organized by USG grantee Academic Associates PeaceWorks (AAPW) November 18-20 in the Delta State capital of Asaba (reftel). Partially funded through USAID and DRL, the me [...] |
2003-12-16 10:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS EPET PINR MCAP SOCI NI |
| 03OTTAWA2461 |
CANADIAN FY 03-04 BUDGET: DEFENSE CONTINGENCY [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: Finance Minister Manley has asked government departments to cover unforeseen expenditures in 2003 from reallocation of existing funds. Canada is using C$200 million in "contingency reserve" funds earmarked [...] |
2003-08-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA629 |
DEFENSE MINISTER MCCALLUM AND THE CANADIAN FORCES [...] (C) Nine months into his tenure as Minister, John McCallum is starting to put his mark on the Department of National Defense. He was able to get a greater-than-expected increase in defense spending in the latest GoC budget, and he has announced a defense review to guide transformation of the [...] |
2003-03-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PGOV PREL CA |
| 03ROME2200 |
MARTINO OUTLINES DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ FOR PARLIAMENT [...] SUMMARY: ITALIAN MOD MARTINO TOLD PARLIAMENT MAY 14 THAT A CONTINGENT OF ABOUT 3000 MILITARY PERSONNEL WILL BE DEPLOYED AND OPERATIONAL IN IRAQ BY MID-JULY. TWO MINESWEEPS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THEATER WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL SOONER. AN ADVANCE TEAM WILL DEPART FOR IRAQ WITHIN DAYS TO ASSESS [...] |
2003-05-16 16:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL PGOV EAID MOPS MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM NATO |
| 03ROME344 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S. DISCUSSION PAPER ON REGIONAL [...] (C) ECONOFF PASSED REFTEL NON-PAPER TO ITALIAN MFA NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR, EMPHASIZING U.S. INTEREST IN ADDRESSING REGIONAL NONPROLIFERATION AT THE UPCOMING INTERSESSIONAL MEETING. DE MOHR SAID HE WELCOMED THE U.S. PROPOSAL AND WOULD SHARE IT WITH HIS GOI COLLEAGUES AT THEIR [...] |
2003-01-29 14:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MCAP IT EUN |
| 03ROME353 |
ITALY: 2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-29 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT MARR MCAP NATO PREF |
| 03ROME3701 |
U.S. COMPANY PUSHING FOR RELEASE OF TAIWAN SUB [...] (C) Summary. Kollmorgen, a U.S. producer of electro-optical submarine systems, has requested Embassy assistance in obtaining a sensitive export license for the firm's Italian subsidiary. The Italian company, Calzoni, which makes lifting devices for Kollmorgen's EO system, has requested the I [...] |
2003-08-14 13:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL MASS MCAP TW IT EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 03ROME4994 |
CCW ANTI-VEHICLE MINES: ITALY SUPPORTS US [...] (C) POLMIL OFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO PAOLO CUCULI IN THE MFA'S DISARMAMENT OFFICE ON 24 OCTOBER. CUCULI RECALLED THAT ITALY, AS CURRENT HOLDER OF THE EU PRESIDENCY, DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE US, REPRESENTED BY BOB LUACES, AT THE SEPTEMBER 26 US-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON GLOBAL DISA [...] |
2003-11-03 16:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MCAP IT EUN |
| 03ROME5057 |
ITALY STILL UPSET ABOUT FLAGS TO POSTS [...] (C) Summary. DEFMIN Martino's office and the MFA's NATO Office warn that Italy will break silence if the Chairman of NATO's Military Committee follows through on a reported plan to put forward a flags to posts proposal to which Italy has registered strong objections. As related to SECDEF at l [...] |
2003-11-06 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL MARR MCAP PGOV IT AF IZ NATO |
| 03ROME5687 |
ITALIAN CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON MILITARY TRANSFORMATION [...] (U) Summary. CHOD Moscha Moschini told an audience of high-level military officials that Italy's armed forces must focus on neutralizing the threat from non-state actors and contribute to international peace and security. Procurement policy should be calibrated to equip them to meet these o [...] |
2003-12-22 18:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT NATO |
| 03ROME5688 |
ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ADDRESSES EUROPEAN [...] (U) Italian Defense Minister Antonio Martino reiterated the need for Europe to improve actual military capabilities while building a European security concept that continues to features NATO as its core. Speaking at the Italian Defense Academy recently, Martino noted that the traditional, narr [...] |
2003-12-22 18:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PREL IT NATO |
| 03ROME5694 |
ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...] |
2003-12-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO |
| 03ROME906 |
ITALY SEEKS USG CERTIFICATION FOR M113 TRANSFER TO [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) THE ITALIAN MOD HAS PREPARED A "NON-PAPER" JUSTIFYING ITALY'S TRANSFER TO MACEDONIA OF AN ADDITIONAL 30 MILITARY TRANSPORT VEHICLES (M113) WHICH REQUIRES AN END USER CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00906 051739Z [...] |
2003-03-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PREL IT NATO |
| 03SANAA1990 |
YEMENI MILITARY LEADERS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON DPRK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 8/10 Yemen's Chief of Staff and Defense Minister informed the Ambassador that President Saleh had taken the decision to end Yemeni military cooperation with North Korea. At Yemen's invitation a senior DPRK delegation, possibly including the deputy ministers of defense and indu [...] |
2003-08-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MCAP YM DPRK |
| 03SANAA2463 |
NEA A/S BURNS OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH SALEH: CT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a 10/4 meeting with President Saleh, NEA A/S Burns welcomed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and supported U.S. assistance for Yemen's security and development. Saleh briefed on expanding Saudi-Yemeni CT cooperation, which he characterized as better than ever before, despite (acc [...] |
2003-10-08 06:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP KPAL SA IZ YM ICC DPRK COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM |
| 03SANAA2476 |
NEA A/S BURNS' 10/4/03 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: CT [...] (C) Summary: During a 10/4/03 call on FM Qirbi, NEA A/S Burns reviewed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and focused on U.S. development assistance. Burns stressed the need for Yemen to pursue domestic reforms as the U.S. works to increase assistance, e.g. via MEPI and, if Yemen qualifies, the MCA. [...] |
2003-10-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP SA YM IZ ICC COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM |
| 03SANAA2769 |
DEMARCHE TO YEMENI FM QIRBI ON DPRK MILITARY [...] (S) On November 22, Charge, accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief, called on FM Qirbi to deliver ref a demarche, which Charge noted was a follow-up to discussions with President Saleh by both U/S Bolton and NEA A/S Burns (ref c), as well as Ambassador's meeting with Defense Minister Aliwa (ref b). Oth [...] |
2003-11-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MCAP PARM PREL YM KN DEMARCHE |
| 03SANTODOMINGO6302 |
PRESIDENT MEJIA PROMISES DOMINICAN TROOPS WILL [...] (C) Summary. President Mejia told the Ambassador of his deep concern for Dominican soldiers at risk in Iraq. After closely listening to the Ambassador's emphatic presentation on the need for continuing Dominican engagement, Mejia said that the Dominican battalion Iraq will remain in place as [...] |
2003-11-05 11:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV DR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2380 |
HONDURAS READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Government of Honduras (GOH) officials, Honduras is still very inclined to move forward on regional disarmament, but remains insistent that the process proceed through established channels, particularly the Central American Security Commission (SICA), and that all the [...] |
2003-09-04 17:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2383 |
ENGLISH SYNOPSIS OF NICARAGUAN ARMS CONTROL PROPOSAL [...] Below is an informal translation of the substantive parts of the Nicaraguan arms control proposal of July 2003, formally titled "The Program to Limit and Control Arms in Central America to Achieve a Reasonable Balance of Forces and Foster Stability, Mutual Confidence, and Transparency"(ref A). [...] |
2003-09-04 17:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2530 |
FY 2004 EIPC NOMINATION FOR HONDURAS [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tegucigalpa hereby submits its FY 2004 Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities (EIPC) initiative request. 2. SUMMARY: Honduras is fresh and fertile ground for a new peacekeeping program. As a member of the Coalition of the Willing, Honduras has deployed 370 tr [...] |
2003-10-29 17:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSPR MARR MCAP MOPS PINS HO |
| 03THEHAGUE2743 |
DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTER OUTLINES PLANS FOR [...] (U) Summary: Defense Minister Henk Kamp outlined drastic plans to restructure the Dutch armed forces during the annual parliamentary defense budget debate on October 21-23. Faced with mandated average spending cuts of 380 million Euros a year, Kamp called for cuts in certain major operational [...] |
2003-10-31 14:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MCAP MARR PGOV NL NATO |
| 03THEHAGUE2750 |
DUTCH 2004 BUDGET: TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE [...] THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT HAS APPROVED A TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE AIMED AT LIMITING THE 2004 BUDGET DEFICIT TO 2.3 PERCENT OF GDP, WELL UNDER THE THREE PERCENT STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT (SGP) CEILING. ON OCTOBER 1, THE PARLIAMENT APPROVED A CY 2004 BUDGET THAT COMBINES SHARP SPENDING REDUC [...] |
2003-10-31 16:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV MCAP NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2949 |
DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON CZECH FIGHTER ACQUISITION [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Arms Transfer Policy Chief Paul van den IJssel on November 25. The Dutch are also focused on the issue, and Van den IJssel said they were contemplating phone calls at a "high political level" to the Czechs (perhaps by D [...] |
2003-11-25 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MARR PREL EZ NL NATO |
| 03THEHAGUE3150 |
THE NETHERLANDS: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (U) Point of Contact is Pol-Mil Officer Nathaniel Dean, (31) (70) 310-9346, email DeanNP@state.gov. Average exchange rate is one Euro equals 1.22 USD. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Netherlands made significant contributions to allied goals in 200 [...] |
2003-12-19 15:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV NL NATO |
| 03ZAGREB284 |
DASD RICARDEL LEADS BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (C) FROM FEBRUARY 3-5, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MIRA RICARDEL LED A TEAM OF U.S. POLICY MAKERS FROM OSD, THE JOINT STAFF, MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD AND US EUROPEAN COMMAND IN BILATERAL DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS WITH CROATIA. IN MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT MESIC, PRIME MINISTER RACAN, DEF [...] |
2003-02-06 08:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MCAP MASS HR NATO |
| 04ABUDHABI1743 |
UAE HOSTS ANNUAL EAGLE RESOLVE EXERCISE [...] (C) Summary: The GCC states face a "real and growing threat" from Weapons of Mass Destruction, and they should act now to pool their resources and bolster their cooperative defense, Commander of UAE Air Forces and Air Defense, Staff Air Vice-Marshal Khalid Abdullah Mobarak Al- Buainain told pa [...] |
2004-05-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MCAP MOPS GCC TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2113 |
SHAYKH MOHAMED BIN ZAYED REJECTS UNARMED [...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi Deputy Crown Prince and UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ) met on June 26 with a SAF/IA team led by Brigadier General Ronald Yaggi, Director of Regional Affairs for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affair [...] |
2004-06-27 12:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MASS TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2753 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A and B points August 15 to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Tariq Ahmed Al Haidan and to UAE Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Hamad Thani Al Rumaithy. Both expressed appreciation for consulting with them. Al Haidan asked [...] |
2004-08-16 12:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL MOPS PGOV PARM TC |
| 04ABUDHABI286 |
UAE-BASED NEW AIR WARFARE CENTER EXERCISES BEGIN [...] (C) Summary: The opening of the Gulf Air Warfare Center (GAWC) at the Al Dhafra Air Base near Abu Dhabi marks an important milestone in our efforts to broaden and deepen our military cooperation with the UAE and other GCC countries. A three-year undertaking, the GAWC is an unprecedented achie [...] |
2004-01-28 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MCAP MOPS GCC TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3693 |
A/S BLOOMFIELD MEETS UAE DEPUTY PM SHEIKH HAMDAN [...] (S) Summary: During an October 17 meeting, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed and A/S Bloomfield reviewed US-UAE bilateral cooperation and discussed the current situation in Iraq as well as specific military cooperation issues. Sheikh Ha [...] |
2004-10-18 11:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MCAP MASS IZ IR GE TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4187 |
BOEING CEO BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher (accompanied by his vice presidents for international relations, commercial airline sales for the Middle East and defense sales to the Middle East) briefed Ambassador on November 20 on Boeing programs and priorities in the United Arab Emirates. He [...] |
2004-11-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD MCAP PTER TC |
| 04ABUJA1998 |
EMBASSY OFFICER BARRED FROM "PUBLIC" COURT MARTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The court martial continues of three Nigerian Rear Admirals allegedly involved in the disappearance from naval custody of the tanker MT African Pride, which had been seized with a cargo of stolen crude oil. The GON has said the court martial proceeding is open to the public, bu [...] |
2004-12-03 08:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MCAP KCOR NI |
| 04ABUJA2029 |
DEFENSE MINISTER INDICTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] Minister of Defense Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been indicted by the Kano State government based on the findings of a judicial commission of inquiry set up by the state to investigate allegations of corruption. Kwankaso stands accused in the disappearance of approximately 1 billion Naira [...] |
2004-12-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MCAP NI POLMIL |
| 04ACCRA1610 |
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE: GHANA [...] (C) Ambassador Yates delivered reftel points on the USG's Global Defense Posture review to Foreign Minister Akufo-Addo July 27. She emphasized the collaborative nature of the review, and noted that a similar demarche would be made upon the Ministry of Defense. She said that with the comple [...] |
2004-08-05 13:00:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MOPS GH |
| 04ACCRA1960 |
ECOWAS DEFENSE MEETING IN ACCRA: AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Summary: On September 29-30 the Chiefs of Defense Staff of fourteen ECOWAS countries met in Accra for the tenth Ordinary ECOWAS Defense and Security Commission meeting. Participants pledged a total of 6,500 military personnel to form an ECOWAS standby force. Participants discussed deve [...] |
2004-10-01 15:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC GH MARR MCAP MOPS PREF PREL MAS ECOWAS |
| 04ADANA153 |
MERSIN PORT FACING NEED FOR CHANGE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-06 09:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MARR MCAP EAGR EPET EWWT TU ADANA |
| 04AMMAN6918 |
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-17 06:46:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PREL JO NATO |
| 04ANKARA3989 |
CHARTING A WAY FORWARD ON US-TU MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: At the July 8 Missile Defense Technical Experts Group meeting in Ankara, the US and Turkey agreed that the completion of the joint architectural study of Turkey called for a new look at bilateral cooperation in the area of missile defense. The two sides agreed to three new studie [...] |
2004-07-19 09:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PARM TU |
| 04BOGOTA112 |
NOTES FROM THE FIELD: VALLEDUPAR AND CESAR [...] (C) Politics and economics in the northern department of Cesar are heavily influenced by the interests of a small number of prominent families and the depredations of illegal armed groups. Despite the distractions posed by feuds within the local aristocracy and the active presence of the FARC, [...] |
2004-01-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR PINS MCAP ECON SNAR SOCI CO |
| 04BOGOTA11331 |
SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IN 2005 DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (U) The GOC's 2005 central defense budget is 9.2 trillion pesos, an approximately seven percent increase over 2004 (reftel). Defense spending has grown over 50 percent since 2001. The 2005 increase will fund over 16,000 new uniformed police and military, including three Army mobile brigades, [...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS SNAR PINR MCAP PTER ECON CO |
| 04BOGOTA4129 |
COAST GUARD COMMANDANT ADMIRAL COLLINS MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and other senior officials, Admiral Thomas Collins, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, praised the Colombian Navy. He noted he hopes to improve already close relations between the two coast guard services, including the possible [...] |
2004-04-22 22:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PTER PREL SNAR MCAP MASS MARR ASEC |
| 04BRASILIA1291 |
BRAZIL: BILATERAL POL-MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military consultations, held in Brasilia, May 14, reflected general accord on the health of the bilateral pol-mil relationship but identified areas where collaboration and coordination remained thin. USdel head P/M Assistant Secre [...] |
2004-05-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL BR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA1954 |
LOCKHEED-MARTIN/EMBRAER CONTRACT [...] (U) Brazilian newspapers, including a banner August 3 front page, above-the-fold headline in widely read O Estado de Sao Paulo, highlighted the Pentagon's selection of Lockheed-Martin -- teamed with Embraer and the Harris Corporation -- to develop and build the U.S. military's next generatio [...] |
2004-08-04 15:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP MCAP MARR BR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA2119 |
BRAZIL'S AMAZON SURVEILLANCE AND AMAZON PROTECTION [...] (C) Brazil's Amazon Surveillance System (SIVAM) and Amazon Protection System (SIPAM) continue to show progress and increased operational capabilities. SIVAM's data collection infrastructure is almost complete; SIPAM continues to create new map products for use by government and non-governmen [...] |
2004-08-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TSPL TPHY SENV MARR EAIR PGOV BR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA2781 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S TRIP TO [...] (C) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Manaus. Your arrival comes on the heels of a major shakeup in Brazil's Ministry of Defense. The resignation of Minister Jose Viegas and his replacement on November 8 by Vice President Jose Alencar is intended to repair a r [...] |
2004-11-08 20:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP BR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA3154 |
F-X FIGHTER PROGRAM TO END WITH A WHIMPER ON NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight, December 31st, Brazil's F-X jet fighter competition will come to an end. Ultimately, a decision on the costly program proved to be politically untenable for the Lula administration. Given all the urgent requirements of Brazil's armed forces, the F-X was an expense [...] |
2004-12-22 18:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MARR MASS PREL BR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA592 |
BRAZIL'S F-X PROGRAM: NO MATTER WHO WINS TENDER, [...] (SBU) Although no announcement has been made on the selection of the Brazilian Air Force's (FAB) next high performance jet fighter, the F-X, the GOB could be setting the stage for a decision on the purchase of the 12 aircraft. In the F-X competition, Embraer is currently partnered with Dassa [...] |
2004-03-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP BEXP BR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA623 |
BRAZIL: CJCS MEETING WITH INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's senior security and intelligence official, Institutional Security Minister Jorge Felix, told visiting CJCS Myers on 10 March in Brasilia that narcotrafficking poses a grave threat to Brazilian national security. The threat is manifest in international arms-for-drugs traf [...] |
2004-03-16 12:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | BR MARR MCAP MOPS PINR PREL PTER SNAR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA745 |
BRAZILIAN MILITARY LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR TRAINING [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: As a result of Article 98 sanctions, Brazil's MOD is shifting to other countries for training and exchanges previously done with the U.S. -- a drop-off clearly evident to this Mission. Many in the Brazilian military -- including Defense Minister Viegas himself [...] |
2004-03-29 17:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR MASS MCAP PREL BR KICC POL MIL |
| 04BRUSSELS14 |
EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN CONTEXT: ANALYSIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The final draft of EU HiRep Javier Solana's European Security Strategy (ESS) -- adopted by EU heads of state at their December 12-13 Brussels Summit -- envisages a world of dangerous but preventable threats, multilateral solutions, and stabilizing partnerships. The ESS identifies [...] |
2004-01-05 14:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM KNNP MARR MCAP EAID SOCI NATO OSCE UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2027 |
EU ARMS AGENCY: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) The EU continues to develop the EU Arms Agency (EUAA), and hopes to have it up and running by the final quarter of 2004. The agency's mission is to develop a systematic EU approach to addressing ESDP capability needs. EU officials note that close coordination with NATO will be required i [...] |
2004-05-10 13:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS TSPL EAGR MCAP PARM ETTC MASS EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3210 |
EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: BRIEFING THE PSC ON CHINA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) hosted an informal gathering July 22 to receive a USG intelligence briefing on China's military modernization efforts and implications on regional stability if the EU lifts its arms embargo on China. Post-briefing readouts from EU [...] |
2004-07-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR MCAP PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DJIBOUTI1212 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW COMMANDER OF [...] (U) Ambassador, accompanied by USLO Chief, had her first meeting September 16 with General Michel Arrault, the new Commander of French Forces in Djibouti. Arrault replaced General Gerard Pons, whose tour of duty ended August 1. 2. (C) Ambassador noted the close cooperation and collaboratio [...] |
2004-09-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PINR FR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1350 |
FRANCE'S MILITARY COMMANDER IN DJIBOUTI DESIRES [...] (C) During the Ambassador's regular weekly meeting October 21 with General Michel Arrault, Commander of French Military Forces in Djibouti, General Arrault related his desire to have his forces become more active in regional security matters. He said the threat of terrorism in this part of t [...] |
2004-10-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR MOPS PTER MCAP FR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI549 |
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (S/NF) Pursuant to the goals of the East Africa Counter-Terrorism Initiative (EACTI), U.S. Embassy Djibouti wishes to use its security assistance (SA) program to establish a national counter terrorism (CT) force within the Djiboutian military. Because of multiple actors within the Djibouti s [...] |
2004-04-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL MASS MARR MOPS MCAP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI814 |
THORNY ISSUES RAISED AT 27TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) Summary: June 6 marked the 27th anniversary of the creation of Djibouti's armed forces. On the occasion, Chief of Defense, General Fathi Ahmed Houssein, addressed the troops with remarks that raised lingering thorny issues of adequate housing, health services, compensation and promotion [...] |
2004-06-14 11:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR MASS MCAP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI815 |
DJIBOUTI AND PROPOSED COUNTER-TERRORISM FORCE [...] (S) This cable reflects the views of the Ambassador, Office of Regional Affairs, Regional Security Office, United States Liaison Office and the Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). 2. (S) Post appreciates the Department's concern outlined in Ref A and wishes [...] |
2004-06-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PTER DJ |
| 04DUBLIN1579 |
IRELAND/EU: UNSYG ANNAN RENEWS CALL FOR UN-EU [...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 speech in Dublin, UNSYG Kofi Annan called for effective multilateralism to address global challenges and, in particular, increased UN-EU cooperation on crisis management. He welcomed the EU battlegroup initiative as a potential model for UN-EU collaboration on c [...] |
2004-10-19 06:57:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EU MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL UN |
| 04GUATEMALA1460 |
BREAKFAST WITH BERGER: PROGRESS ON MILITARY [...] (C) At breakfast with Ambassador June 10, President Berger expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance to date on military downsizing and accepted that we would need a better idea of how the money would be used before asking the Congress to unfreeze the $2.2 million of MAP funds. Vice Presid [...] |
2004-06-10 23:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS MCAP GT |
| 04HALIFAX210 |
ATLANTIC CANADA: THE FUTURE OF 5 WING GOOSE BAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently met with civic leaders and military officers at 5 Wing Goose Bay and the adjoining community of Happy Valley during a trip to Labrador. Community leaders and the Premier of the province are concerned that declining use of the military base at Goose Bay b [...] |
2004-09-14 15:29:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MARR MASS PREL ECON CA NATO |
| 04HELSINKI1360 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY RADEMAKER'S CONVERSATIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: On October 7 Assistant Secretary for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker and AC Special Advisor Paul Janiczek, en route back to Washington from a visit to Moscow (reftel), stopped in Helsinki for consultations with the Finnish government. In separate meetings with the Ministry of For [...] |
2004-10-19 13:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MCAP PINS KHDP FI UNGA RU |
| 04HELSINKI1420 |
SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Helsinki, coming just days after the U.S. election, will be an excellent opportunity to review our bilateral and multilateral agenda with Finnish leaders, and to stress the value of our close relationship with Finland and Europe. Finnish President Halonen has sent a telegram [...] |
2004-11-04 17:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP PTER IZ AF RS CH FI EUN |
| 04HELSINKI1468 |
FINNS AGREE TO EXTENSION OF MOTAPM COORDINATOR AT [...] (U) Netherlands Ambassador Engels telephoned U.S. Ambassador Mack on November 10 to report that he had received instructions from The Hague to deliver a demarche on behalf of the EU, requesting that the GoF extend the tenure of Ambassador Markku Reimaa as coordinator for the Group of Governmen [...] |
2004-11-17 01:29:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL FI |
| 04HELSINKI1571 |
NATO AMBASSADOR BURNS' VISIT TO HELSINKI [...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to NATO R. Nicholas Burns visited Helsinki November 29-30. Following remarks given to the Atlantic Council of Finland at a seminar on NATO and small nations, Ambassador Burns participated in meetings with Minister of Defense Seppo Kaariainen and MFA Under Secretary for Pol [...] |
2004-12-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR AF IZ FI NATO RU |
| 04KATHMANDU141 |
NEPAL: ARMY ACTIONS TAKEN TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary: Since its inception in July 2002, the Human Rights cell of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has accepted 17 cases of alleged human rights violations for further investigation. Of the 17 cases, 8 involved allegations of extra-judicial killing; 3 involved allegations of use of exces [...] |
2004-01-22 10:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER NP |
| 04KATHMANDU439 |
NEPAL:AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO VILLAGE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) In an effort better to understand Nepal's controversial, new "Village Defense Committees," Ambassador Malinowski and the Defense Attache on March 2 visited by helicopter one of the Royal Nepal Army's (RNA) pilot projects located in Lamjung District (in a remote area northeast of Pokhar [...] |
2004-03-10 09:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP |
| 04KATHMANDU487 |
NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REHABILITATION CENTER [...] (C) On 2 March, Ambassador Malinowski and Defense Attache visited by helicopter the Government of Nepal's (GON) newly opened, pilot Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) facility located in Tanahu District (approximately 125 kms northwest of Kathmandu). The GON announced the cre [...] |
2004-03-18 07:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP |
| 04KUWAIT2783 |
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; MINDEF [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, CDA delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on August 24. The Minister said that it was a "wise step to consult with allies" on these changes, and added that Kuwait and the U.S. are "facing common [...] |
2004-08-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MCAP MOPS KU IZ NATO |
| 04LAGOS523 |
NIGER DELTA: FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF WARRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fighting has broken out in the streets of Warri involving members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) "Operation Restore Hope" and civilians, likely militant Ijaw youths. We have conflicting unconfirmed reports regarding the cause of the clashes, but it seems the fighting began with a [...] |
2004-03-10 14:19:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PINR ASEC EPET MCAP NI |
| 04LILONGWE652 |
FORMER DEPUTY COMMANDER BECOMES MILITARY COMMANDER [...] (U) The Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) announced on July 12 that with immediate effect Deputy Commander Lt. General Marko Chiziko will succeed General Joseph Chimbayo as Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). According to the OPC statement, Chimbayo's contract finished last month, [...] |
2004-07-14 06:50:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PINR PREL PGOV MI |
| 04LILONGWE855 |
MILITARY SHUFFLES UPPER RANKS [...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika appointed Major General Ernest Ntonya as Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) and promoted him to the rank of Lieutenant General on August 1. Ntonya, who was serving as the military's Chief of Staff, fills the hole created by General Marko Chiziko [...] |
2004-09-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PINR PGOV MI |
| 04LILONGWE859 |
MALAWI ARMY SET TO GAIN GROUND IN HIV/AIDS FIGHT [...] (SBU/NF//FOUO) In a resource poor environment, the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) highlights prevention as its main campaign against HIV/AIDS, but has recently scaled up its voluntary counseling and testing services as well as care and treatment programs. USG assistance has helped position the MD [...] |
2004-09-03 09:45:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP KHIV PINR MASS TBIO MI HIV AIDS |
| 04LJUBLJANA981 |
SLOVENIAN MOD GIVES DAS CONLEY DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Heather Conley engaged high level MoD officials in a productive dialogue about the current status and future of Slovenian defense reforms during meetings on 21 October. Both State Secretary Milan Jazbec and State Undersecretary Uros Krek described the Slovenian commitment t [...] |
2004-10-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP MOPS SI NATO |
| 04MANAMA1283 |
CROWN PRINCE PROMOTING INTERNAL INTELLIGENCE AND [...] (C) The Charge held her initial meeting with Crown Prince (CP) Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa to discuss joint counter-terrorism efforts, the security situation and the status of the DOD Bahrain School. They also covered the Saudi proposal for Muslim troops to Iraq and the U.S. global de [...] |
2004-08-16 11:49:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PINS BA |
| 04MANAMA1285 |
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW: CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) Charge presented Refs A and B talking points on the U.S. global defense posture review to Crown Prince (CP) Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa August 15 during a meeting that also covered joint counter-terrorism efforts, the security situation, and the Saudi proposal for Muslim troops to [...] |
2004-08-16 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PREL KPAO BA NATO |
| 04NASSAU322 |
ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE PREPAREDNESS -- A ROOT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-13 16:45:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PBTS PHSA PINS PREF |
| 04OTTAWA3048 |
214TH MEETING OF THE PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At its October 21-22 meeting in Ottawa, the U.S.-Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) -- recommended expeditious negotiation of an agreement to replace the current NORAD agreement expiring May 2006, with a further recommendation that the new Agreement have no termin [...] |
2004-11-12 17:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MCAP PTER PINR CA NATO |
| 04OTTAWA3374 |
CANADIAN SENATE RELEASES REPORT OUTLINING DEFENCE [...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Senate's Standing Committee on National Security and Defence released a report, "The Canadian Security Guidebook: An Update of Security Problems in Search of Solutions" on December 8. In the report, the committee cites eighty-six problems in the following areas: B [...] |
2004-12-16 15:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER MCAP CA EIAR |
| 04RANGOON247 |
BURMA'S PATRONAGE SYSTEM: THE DOG WAGS THE TAIL [...] (C) Summary: Burma's military leadership thrives atop a flourishing patronage system that dates back hundreds of years. The junta holds the key to huge success or crushing failure for those in business, the military, or civil service, but only rewards the most loyal and pliable. Such an envi [...] |
2004-02-25 10:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MCAP PGOV MARR MOPS BM |
| 04RANGOON967 |
ECONOMIC TENSIONS IN THE BURMESE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: There has been much talk recently of perceived "rifts" in the senior military leadership of Burma and between the regional commanders and the central command structure. Some claim that these rifts are based on starkly differing views on the best political path for Burma to take. [...] |
2004-07-30 08:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MCAP PINS PINR BM KBIO |
| 04ROME638 |
ITALIAN SENATE APPROVES FUNDING FOR MILITARY [...] ON FEBRUARY 18, THE ITALIAN SENATE APPROVED THE GOVERNMENT DECREE EXTENDING UNTIL JUNE 30, 2004, FUNDING FOR ITALY'S PARTICIPATION IN ALL THE MILITARY MISSIONS IN WHICH IT IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED ABROAD, INCLUDING IRAQ. WHILE APPROVAL OF THE DECREE WAS ASSURED BY THE GOVERNING COALITION'S SOLID [...] |
2004-02-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME936 |
ITALIAN LOWER HOUSE SET TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-10 14:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME969 |
ITALY: FUNDS FOR MILITARY MISSIONS ABROAD APPROVED [...] AS EXPECTED, THE ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES MARCH 10 APPROVED EXTENDING UNTIL JUNE 30, 2004, FUNDING FOR ITALY'S PARTICIPATION IN ALL ITS MILITARY MISSIONS ABROAD, INCLUDING IRAQ (REF. B). THE CHAMBER DID NOT MAKE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE SENATE ON FEBRUARY 18 (RE [...] |
2004-03-11 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04SANAA1962 |
ROYG REQUESTS U.S. INTEL ASSISTANCE IN FIGHT [...] (S) Summary. Yemeni Minister of Defense and his Intelligence Chief made a surprise appearance at Charge's August 11 meeting with Foreign Minister al-Qirby to request U.S. intelligence assistance in the ROYG's continuing struggle against the forces of Shi'ite extremist leader al-Houthi in no [...] |
2004-08-11 16:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PINR PGOV PTER MCAP YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 04SANAA2421 |
ROYG FORCES KILL REBEL CLERIC AL-HOUTHI IN [...] (C) Summary. Anti-American rebel Shi'ite cleric al-Houthi was killed on September 10 in an early morning raid on his cave hide-out in the Sa'da Goverornate. The ROYG has announced an end to the 10-week insurgency, which resulted in well over 1000 deaths. ROYG forces have already begun red [...] |
2004-09-12 13:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PREL PINR PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4501 |
TRANSITION #10 - THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LEONEL [...] (U) This is cable number 10 in our series covering the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez governments. President-elect Fernandez - Two weeks from power 2. (C) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez told the Ambassador in a private meeting on August 3, 2004, that his govern [...] |
2004-08-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN EINV ENRG MCAP DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4531 |
DOMINICAN TRANSITION 12-PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ NAMES [...] (U) This is number 12 in our series on the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez adminstrations. President-elect Fernandez- Two weeks from power. 2. (U) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez on August 4 announced appointments to his administration, mainly in positions related to [...] |
2004-08-05 16:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG MCAP PGOV PINR PREL EINV DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4637 |
DOMINICAN TRANSITION #14: FERNANDEZ TELLS [...] (U) This no. 14 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. Lunch with Leonel (U) On August 6, the Ambassador and visiting Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) attended a lunch hosted by President-elect Leonel Fernandez (PLD) at the office of his G [...] |
2004-08-12 10:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4719 |
DOMINICAN TRANSITION #13: FERNANDEZ TELLS [...] (U) This is the amplified and corrected version of ref a, part of our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. Ten days before his inauguration, Leonel Fernandez spoke about his approach to the economic crisis and commented on his relations with [...] |
2004-08-18 11:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1617 |
FURTHERING REGIONAL INTEGRATION; GENERAL HILL [...] (U) Summary: On July 15, General Hill, USSOUTHCOM Commander, met with Honduran Minister of Defense, Federico Breve, and separately, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), General Jose Isaias Barahona to discuss Central American integration, narcotrafficking, U.S. military assistan [...] |
2004-07-22 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP SNAR PREL KCRM HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1652 |
HONDURAS' DECISION TO TERMINATE FOUR FMS SERVICE [...] (SBU) On July 22, USMILGP Tegucigalpa received a letter from the Honduran Air Force's (HAF) Department of Logistics requesting that the number of Honduran F-5s under U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) service Letters of Agreement (LOAs) be reduced from ten to only six jets. The request appears [...] |
2004-07-27 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1655 |
FURTHERING REGIONAL INTEGRATION; GENERAL HILL [...] (U) Summary: On July 15, General Hill, USSOUTHCOM Commander, met with Honduran Minister of Defense, Federico Breve, and separately, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), General Jose Isaias Barahona to discuss Central American integration, narcotrafficking, U.S. military assistan [...] |
2004-07-28 15:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP SNAR PREL KCRM HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA179 |
DRUG PLANE CRASHES AFTER INTERCEPT BY HONDURAN AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran Air Force Commander insists 1/20/04 crash of a drug-trafficking civilian aircraft was not a shoot-down. According to published statements and conversations with U.S. mission military members, Colonel Caceres stated that Honduran Air Force (HAF) interceptors twice contac [...] |
2004-01-23 01:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA193 |
DRUG PLANE CRASH SITE VISIT -- NO SMOKING GUN JUST [...] (C) On 1/23/04, U.S. country team members (DEA, DAO, JTF-B, and MILGP) visited the site of 1/20/04 drug-trafficking air crash and were given full and unimpeded access by Government of Honduran (GOH) authorities. The Embassy team was accompanied by the Honduran Soto Cano Air Base Liaison Offic [...] |
2004-01-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA203 |
MINISTER OF DEFENSE REVIEWING DECISION TO PROVIDE [...] (C) On mid-afternoon of January 26 the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Honduran Armed Forces informed USMILGP Commander that he would provide a written copy of the Honduran Air Force's rules of engagement for intercepting intruding civil aircraft violating Honduran airspace and for [...] |
2004-01-26 23:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA209 |
MINISTER OF DEFENSE REITERATES NO SHOOT-DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense (MOD) Frederico Breve delivered a document to the Ambassador on January 27 which explains the Honduran Air Force's (HAF) standard operating procedures for intercepting intruding civil aircraft violating Honduran airspace and the use of live ammunition, includ [...] |
2004-01-28 01:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2373 |
HONDURAS DECLARED MINE FREE [...] On Friday, October 8, the Government of Honduras (GOH) convened a ceremony at the Headquarters of the First Infantry Battalion (Primer Batallon de Infanteria) on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa to officially declare Honduras mine free. U.S. participation in the demining efforts was directed throu [...] |
2004-10-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MCAP PGOV PARM HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA289 |
HONDURAN AIR INTERDICTION PROCEDURES, U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: The policy statements and standard operating procedures outlined below are keyed to questions posed in ref D and based on discussion with the joint State/DOD team that visited Honduras on February 2-4. Post wishes to underscore that U.S. information sharing with Honduras has pr [...] |
2004-02-07 00:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA672 |
DRUG PLANE BURNED ON PROMINENT HONDURAN'S PROPERTY [...] (U) On March 18, post received initial sketchy information involving the burned wreckage of a twin-engine aircraft in the area of Farallones in the Department of Colon on Honduras's north coast. It does not appear that any aircraft actually crashed on March 18. Upon further investigation, Po [...] |
2004-03-19 20:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO |
| 04VILNIUS1196 |
LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES REVISED INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. The Lithuanian parliament September 29 approved a bill raising the ceiling on the number of troops deployable in international operations and extending authorization of current missions through December 31, 2005. The bill mandates that Lithuania deploy an all-volunteer force and [...] |
2004-09-30 13:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL LH |
| 04VILNIUS1353 |
LITHUANIA CONCERNED OVER RUSSIAN AIR INCURSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's opposition to hosting a Baltic regional air safety conference under NATO-Russia Council (NRC) auspices (ref A) is rooted in its assessment that Russian policy aims to disrupt NATO relations with its newest members and raise pressure on the air policing mission. Though [...] |
2004-10-29 14:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINS PREL LH |
| 04VILNIUS1380 |
LITHUANIA'S 2005 DRAFT BUDGET SHORTS MOD [...] (C) Summary. The draft 2005 GOL budget before the Parliament fulfills Lithuania's NATO commitment to allocate two percent of GDP to defense spending, but falls far short of providing that two percent to the military. The budget increases the share of defense money that will go to other Minis [...] |
2004-11-08 12:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL MCAP PINR PGOV LH |
| 04VILNIUS1492 |
LITHUANIA: DEFMIN NOMINEE PLEDGES TO STAY COURSE [...] (C) Summary. President Valdas Adamkus on December 7 nominated Gediminas Kirkilas, a leader of the Social Democrat Party and former Chairman of parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, to become Minster of Defense in Lithuania's new government. Kirkilas, who will replace fellow Social Democrat [...] |
2004-12-08 11:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL MARR MCAP MOPS LH |
| 05ABUDHABI2975 |
CENTCOM DEPUTY COMMANDER GENERAL SMITH VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Smith met July 2 with UAE Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Mohammed Al Kaabi and UAE Air Force and Air Defense Commander Staff Pilot Major General Khaled Al Buainnan. Smith briefed Al Kaabi on international troop deploym [...] |
2005-07-05 03:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MASS AF IZ IR PK SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3243 |
UAE COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS: GOOD HARDWARE, BUT [...] (S) Summary: The UAE, keenly aware that the threat of extremist violence on its soil is real, is implementing numerous measures in hopes of preventing terrorist attacks. In the past year, the UAEG has prioritized homeland security within its national security strategy. However, the UAE lacks [...] |
2005-07-25 07:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3244 |
GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE [...] (C) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met July 20 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ). Abizaid praised the UAEG for its steadfast determination to wage a public campaign against extremist i [...] |
2005-07-25 07:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MASS PREL IZ AF PK IR SY SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3264 |
UAE DISMISSES ISLAMIST WEB SITE WARNING [...] An Islamist Web site features a statement warning the UAE to expel non-Muslims and Westerners within 10 days or risk attack. The statement, which appears to be a copy of a March 2005 statement posted on another Islamist Web site, was posted on the Al Sakifah Web site on July 19 by an unidenti [...] |
2005-07-25 11:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL KPAO MCAP TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4715 |
UAE LEADERS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY AHEAD OF [...] (U) Summary: The 9th Dubai Air Show got under way November 20 with the UAE leadership underscoring the UAEG's role in defusing regional tension by promoting dialogue and condemning terrorism, and at the same time stressing the importance of modernizing the military to safeguard the UAE's natio [...] |
2005-11-21 06:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MCAP IZ AE |
| 05ABUDHABI767 |
GENERAL ABIZAID VISITS ABU DHABI [...] (S) Summary: CENTCOM Commander Gen. Abizaid met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) February 14 to discuss Iraq,s security situation in the wake of the January 30 elections. They also discussed othe [...] |
2005-02-20 02:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER MCAP IZ IR SA SY LE AF TC |
| 05ABUJA1532 |
ACOTA PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD IN NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY. During 8-11 August 2005, an African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program team met with officials of the Nigerian Army to jointly plan the future of the ACOTA program in Nigeria. The meetings resulted in decisive progress in terms of a concept and schedule f [...] |
2005-08-19 11:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MASS MCAP PHUM KPKO NI |
| 05ABUJA953 |
NIGERIA'S MILITARY: PART I OF THE SERIES [...] (S) Summary. Nigeria's military is the largest in West Africa, but is significantly less capable than its size and equipment inventory would indicate. A large percentage of the Army is capable of little more than basic defensive operations, and most of Nigeria's ships and aircraft are inop [...] |
2005-06-02 07:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | MCAP MASS PGOV PINR KDEM KPKO NI POLMIL |
| 05ABUJA970 |
NIGERIAN DEFENSE POWER DYNAMICS: PART II OF THE [...] (S/REL UK) SUMMARY: Leadership of the Nigerian military is personality-driven, from the President through the officer corps. Senior leaders rarely delegate decision-making authority and the "transmission lines" from these power centers are often weak and erratic, frequently leading to a fa [...] |
2005-06-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR MARR MCAP KPKO NI POLMIL |
| 05AMMAN6848 |
STREAMLINING THE JORDAN ARMED FORCES [...] (C) Summary: The Jordan Armed Forces are seeking to re-make themselves as a smaller, more highly-skilled force. It remains to be seen whether this will be a less-expensive force. Some of the military,s traditional social welfare and political functions will be hard to shed at a time of belt- [...] |
2005-08-24 12:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MCAP PM JO |
| 05AMMAN8202 |
SIGNING OF AMENDMENT TO EXTEND TRAINING AT THE [...] EMBASSY AMMAN CONFIRMS THAT CHARGE DAVID HALE SIGNED ON OCTOBER 1, 2005, AN AMENDMENT TO THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE USG AND GOJ CONCERNING THE TRAINING OF IRAQI POLICE IN JORDAN, AS REQUESTED BY INL PDAS WILLIAM TODD. 2. ORIGINAL SIGNED DOCUMENT WAS SENT TO INL/RM, JAMES S. KOHLE [...] |
2005-10-17 07:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI |
| 05ANKARA1557 |
ONEROUS TERMS OF TURKEY'S REISSUED ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eight years after Turkey issued its original attack helicopter tender and one year after it canceled that tender, the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (Savunma Sanayi Mustesarligi or SSM) issued a new tender for up to 91 attack helicopters. Three US companies -- Boe [...] |
2005-03-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP TU |
| 05ANKARA1565 |
TURKISH/AMERICAN DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first Turkish/American Defense Industrial Cooperation (DIC) conference to be held since 1998 provided an opportunity for both governments to outline national defense procurement priorities and discuss ways to improve the bilateral defense cooperation relationship. MND Deputy [...] |
2005-03-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA2024 |
BOEING PLAYING OUT ITS FINAL ACT IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: Despite having raised with Post multiple concerns about the Terms & Conditions (T&Cs) in the attack helicopter tender issued by Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) on February 10 (ref a), Boeing remains engaged in a dialogue with SSM over modifications that migh [...] |
2005-04-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR MCAP TU |
| 05ATHENS459 |
MTAG 03-03: GOG CONSIDERING REEXPORT OF MILLING [...] (S) On February 9, Econcouns was summoned by the head of MoD's Wassenar Expert Group, Col. Ioannis Anastasakis, to discuss possible return of a Mikrosam CNC milling machine (reftels) to Macedonia. (Per reftels, the Greek company, Baksevanidis, acquired two milling machines from the Macedonian [...] |
2005-02-15 12:46:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PARM MCAP ETTC MK GR |
| 05BAGHDAD2376 |
ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ'S MINISTER OF INTERIOR AFTER [...] (S/REL UK AND AUS) SUMMARY: In the month since Minister of Interior Baqir Jabor took office, he appears to be delivering on his initial commitments (ref A). Jabor retained qualified personnel regardless of their ethnic background or political affiliation, while also developing a plan to remo [...] |
2005-06-02 16:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR MARR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3001 |
NAVIGATING THE RIFT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN - [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. During a routine office call, National Security Advisor Mouwaffak Al-Rubaie discussed the development of a strategic security alliance with Iran to assist Iraq in combating the Sunni insurgency. Rubaie stated that while more right- wing elements of the United Iraqi Alliance (U [...] |
2005-07-19 16:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3015 |
BUILDING A HOUSE ON SHIFTING SANDS--IRAN'S [...] (S//NF) Summary. Despite the relative spirit of democratic cooperation demonstrated by the Shia parties that dominate the governing coalition in Iraq, some of these parties and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qods Force (IRGC-QF), Iran's vanguard political and unconventional warfare o [...] |
2005-07-20 15:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3095 |
EVALUATING MINDEF DULAME [...] (C)Summary. After seventy five days on the job, Minister of Defense (MoD) Sadoun al-Dulame, one of six Sunnis appointed to cabinet-level positions in the Shi'a-dominated government, still seems committed to achieving the objectives he established when he became minister. Those objectives inclu [...] |
2005-07-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PINR PINS MARR PGOV PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3565 |
IRAQI PRIME MINISTER REINVIGORATES MILITIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a meeting with the Commanding General of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq on 21 August 2005, Minister of Interior Bayan Jabr gave LTG Petraeus a copy of a 10 August Prime Minister memorandum, which directs the Minister to implement CPA Order 91. CPA 91 pro [...] |
2005-08-31 17:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3644 |
REP WOLF DISCUSSES FUTURE OF COALITION FORCE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On 28 August 2005, U.S. Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) met with several members of the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG), including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Ibrahim Al-Jafari. Noting wavering U.S. public opinion over the continued military presence in Ir [...] |
2005-09-06 07:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3680 |
CODEL PENCE MEETS WITH MINDEF AND MININT [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Pence and the Ambassador met with MinInt Jabr and MinDef Dulime. Both Ministers presented their views on the positive development of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and gave a brief overview of the progress of their respective ministry forces. Dulime predicted that ISF could [...] |
2005-09-08 03:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MCAP MOPS KISL PINR PREL |
| 05BAGHDAD3822 |
VETERANS' PENSION REFORM STALLED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 19, the Council of Ministers reached a preliminary consensus to grant veteran status to qualified personnel released from active duty in 2003. If approved by law, it would bring the total number of military pensioners in Iraq to nearly 800,000 (80-90% Sunni). Military [...] |
2005-09-15 15:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB IZ MCAP PGOV PINS |
| 05BAGHDAD3907 |
IRAQI INFRASTRUCUTURE SNAPSHOT - SEPT. 21, 2005 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-22 02:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PTER PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4407 |
IMF DISCUSSIONS WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOI and IMF discussions in Amman on October 20-22 for a Standby Agreement (SBA) were successful. Although there are few quantitative targets, significant areas for reform have been set out. They include an emphasis on budgetary discipline; modest but required increases in fuel p [...] |
2005-10-26 18:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MCAP IZ IMF |
| 05BAGHDAD4447 |
IMF DISCUSSIONS WITH IRAQ: CHALABI [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with CDA Satterfield, DPM Chalabi emphasized the need for a less alienating security posture vis--vis the minority Sunni population, including the use of lower tier former Baathist officers to lead operations in sensitive areas. On security of infras [...] |
2005-10-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MCAP IZ IMF |
| 05BAGHDAD4506 |
ACTIONS TO ASSURE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRITY [...] (C/REL MCNI/IRAQ) SUMMARY: Failures of Iraq's critical energy infrastructure have reached unprecedented levels which are seriously hindering the Iraqi Transitional Government's (ITG) ability to raise desperately needed revenues and to deliver basic services such as electricity, fuel, and wate [...] |
2005-11-03 03:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT KCOR KCRM KHLS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PTER NATO |
| 05BANGKOK2822 |
F-16 AND RTAF FIGHTER REPLACEMENT: ELEVATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 20, in a meeting with 13th Air Force Commander, Major General Edward Rice and the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Selection Committee, Lockheed Martin (LM) executives advocated that RTAF purchase F-16s to replace their aging F-5 fighters. The presentation offered three prin [...] |
2005-04-26 08:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MCAP PGOV EIND TH POL MIL |
| 05BEIRUT3670 |
MGLE01: DEFENSE MINISTER MURR SAYS ARMY UNABLE TO [...] (S) In a November 8 meeting with NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble, the Ambassador, the defense attache, and econoff, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that he is trying to transform the Lebanese military after 15 years of Syrian direction. He wanted to change the "Syrian me [...] |
2005-11-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | KPAL MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PTER SY LE |
| 05BOGOTA11084 |
DIALOGUE ON A FRAMEWORK FOR A STRATEGIC DEFENSE [...] (S) Per reftel, Polcouns and DATT initiated dialogue on a framework for a strategic defense relationship with VMOD Andres Penate and COLMIL's General Padilla on November 22, and with MFA Vice Minister Reyes on November 23. The three officials constitute the internal GOC working group on the m [...] |
2005-11-30 15:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM PREL CO US PGOV |
| 05BOGOTA2304 |
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM: REDUCTION IN OIL EXPORTS DUE [...] (C) Summary: The Cano Limon pipeline has been hit eight times this year, generating losses of over USD 25 million (more than the losses in 2004). The area attacked has also changed, with half the attacks in the Catatumbo region of Norte de Santander Department, where repairs are more diffic [...] |
2005-03-09 22:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MCAP MOPS CO |
| 05BRUSSELS379 |
S/CRS ASSESSES THE EU'S CRISIS RESPONSE [...] (C/NF) Summary: The European Union has developed deployable capabilities in police monitoring and training, civil administration, rule of law, and civil protection. Under the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), there is an evolving capacity to do early warning of failed or failing st [...] |
2005-01-27 13:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MCAP MOPS EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05CAIRO7877 |
COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT ON THE POLITICAL RELEASE [...] (SBU) Reason and justification for Egypt's request for political release of MK48 MOD 4M and 6AT Torpedoes: a. As part of its ongoing effort to prioritize future military modernization programs, the Government of Egypt (GOE) has requested Pricing and Availability (P&A) for future purchases of [...] |
2005-10-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS MCAP EG |
| 05CANBERRA725 |
GOA CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE [...] (U) In an April 22 meeting, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Director Jeremy Bruer and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Iraq Program Manager Katherine Krilov. Krilov indicated that Australia [...] |
2005-04-22 05:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI AU AS HU IZ |
| 05COLOMBO606 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LTTE "AIR FORCE", TSUNAMI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Kadirgamar discussed how to deal with newly-revealed LTTE air capability and Sri Lankan reports of possible additional Tiger aircraft purchases. Kadirgamar, who had just returned from a two-week trip abroad, was uninformed about GSL moves to bring [...] |
2005-03-28 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM MCAP EAID CE CU ID UNHRC LTTE |
| 05DJIBOUTI1057 |
INTERIM MEETING WITH GENERALS FATHI AND ZAKARIA ON [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by USLO Chief, met October 17 at Djiboutian Military Headquarters with Chief of Djiboutian Military Forces, General Fathi Ahmed Houssein and his Deputy, General Zakaria Cheick Ibrahim. The meeting was requested by Ambassador to acknowledge receipt of General Zakaria [...] |
2005-10-23 11:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR MOPS MCAP DJ |
| 05DUSHANBE1612 |
IIR 6 947 0003 06/ ITEMS OF INTEREST IN THE GBAO (U) [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-05 11:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MCAP TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1620 |
IIR 6 947 0054 05/TAJIK BORDER GUARD ASSESSMENTS (U) [...] MEMORANDUM, "SPECIAL REPORT - PILOT ZONE 1"(U), 1 COPY, 33 PAGES, 20050504 (C). 2. MEMORANDUM, "TAJIK BORDER FORCE - THE NEED FOR AN ASSESSMENT IN ORDER TO SOLVE ITS MYRIAD DEFICIENCIES" (C), 1 COPY, 5 PAGES, 20050519 (C). ACQ: (U) DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (20050708) DISSEM: (U) FIELD: EMBA [...] |
2005-10-07 03:13:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1621 |
IIR 6 947 0022 04/VISIT TO TURSUNZODA BORDER GUARD POST [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 03:13:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1622 |
IIR 6 947 0062 05/GARM AND VICINITY (U) [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 03:13:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1642 |
IIR 6 947 0006 06/NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT LIMITATION (U) [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 11:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MCAP TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1644 |
IIR 6 947 0005 06/CHINESE GIVE 32 VEHICLES TO TAJIK ARMED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 13:26:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MCAP TI CH |
| 05DUSHANBE1650 |
IIR 6 947 0007 06/ UZBEKS DENY FRENCH MILITARY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-10 10:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TI FR UZ |
| 05DUSHANBE1944 |
IIR 6 947 0013 06/AIDS, MEDICAL PERSONAL CARE, LEADERS DO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-05 11:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1963 |
IIR 6 947 0014 06/BELGIANS LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE TO TERMEZ [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-08 06:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TI BE UZ |
| 05DUSHANBE1964 |
IIR 6 947 0015 06/PRESIDENT TO DECLARE NEW NATIONAL GUARD [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-08 06:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TI |
| 05DUSHANBE2029 |
IIR 6 947 0017 06/UPDATE ON FRENCH DEFENSE MINISTER VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-13 12:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TI FR |
| 05GUATEMALA1191 |
GUATEMALA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON MILITARY ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: Worried about continuing problems with public security, Guatemala has formalized arrangements for police-military cooperation by forming a dedicated unit for this purpose that has a combined police-military staff and leadership. The GOG has explicitly named gangs, organized cri [...] |
2005-05-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCRM MOPS SNAR MCAP KJUS ASEC EAID GT |
| 05GUATEMALA2611 |
GUATEMALAN LEGAL REFORM: THE ARMS REGULATION BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guatemalan Congress is on the verge of approving an arms regulation bill that will transfer oversight of privately-owned firearms from the Defense Ministry to the Government (Interior) Ministry, per a stipulation in the Guatemalan Peace Accords. Among other reforms, the [...] |
2005-11-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PGOV MCAP ASEC KCRM KJUS GT OAS |
| 05HALIFAX119 |
FEDERAL LIBERALS SURVIVE CRITICAL TEST IN LABRADOR [...] Summary: Prime Minister Paul Martin and the governing Liberals have added one more seat to their ranks in the House of Commons with their win in a federal by-election. A key issue in the Labrador campaign, which saw a string of national political figures on the stump in the huge but sparsely [...] |
2005-05-25 12:13:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR MCAP CA |
| 05ISLAMABAD16140 |
PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: PARTS SHORTAGE MAY SOON [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Since October 8, Pakistan's Army Aviation has kept its fleet of heavy-lift MI-17 helicopters in the air flying daily sorties transporting relief supplies to areas devastated the South Asian earthquake. To accomplish this dramatic shift in its mission, reourcef [...] |
2005-10-28 01:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC EAID MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL |
| 05KATHMANDU2493 |
FEAR AND HOPE IN EASTERN, RURAL NEPAL [...] (C) During a November 9-10 visit to the Morang and Dhankuta Districts in Eastern Nepal, the Ambassador met with the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) new Biratnagar team, journalists, NGO representatives, government officials, members of the business community, and discovered considera [...] |
2005-11-16 06:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID MCAP PTER NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2516 |
CHINESE AMBASSADOR DENIES COMMERCIAL WEAPONS [...] (C) Chinese Ambassador Sun Heping categorically stated to the Ambassador in a November 18 meeting that China had no large commercial sales to Nepal in the works. The Ambassador described to Sun his comments at a press conference in Butwal (refs A and B) that new provisions of large amounts of [...] |
2005-11-18 08:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MCAP PGOV PINS CH NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2548 |
AMBASSADOR REVIEWS POSSIBLE PARTY-MAOIST [...] (C) In a November 21 discussion on developments in Nepal, the Ambassador and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee discussed a reported agreement between the political parties and the Maoists. The Ambassador related that British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield had approached him at a social function on [...] |
2005-11-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV MASS MCAP NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2549 |
COAS THAPA WELCOMES PROPOSAL THAT KING CALL FOR [...] (C) In a November 22 meeting, COAS Thapa thought the Ambassador's suggestion that the King call for an internationally-monitored cease-fire was a good proposal. Thapa denied there was any cooling of our military-military relationship and welcomed a visit by PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon. The [...] |
2005-11-22 11:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MCAP MASS NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2572 |
ISRAELI AMBASSADOR HESITANT ON M-16 AMMO SALES [...] (C) In a November 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador Dan Stav said that the government of Israel (GOI) had received pressure from the Israel Military Industry (IMI) to go through with the delivery of M-16 ammunition to Nepal. Stav noted that the general perception that Israel co [...] |
2005-11-25 11:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MCAP PINS NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2596 |
CHINA MILITARY ASSISTANCE ARRIVES [...] (C) On November 25, Kantipur News, a private media organization, broke the news that Nepal had received 18 truckloads of military equipment from China. An initial RNA statement posted on-line said that the trucks contained lethal and non-lethal assistance. However, within hours that statemen [...] |
2005-11-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PTER NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2866 |
NEPAL'S MAN IN TIBET DISCUSSES REFUGEE, ARMS AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NEPAL'S DIPLOMAT IN LHASA HAS CONFIRMED THAT CHINESE PRESSURE PROMPTED NEPAL TO CLOSE THE TIBETAN REFUGEE WELFARE OFFICE IN KATHMANDU LAST YEAR. CONTINUING PRESSURE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) ALSO MEANS THAT NEPAL DOES NOT PLAN TO RECOGNIZE A SUBSTITUTE ORGANI [...] |
2005-12-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PREF MASS MCAP SENV NP CH |
| 05MANILA2278 |
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 5, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 5, 2005; 9:00 a.m.; Manila, the Philippines. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-terrorism legislation will be on top of the Arroyo Administration's agenda once the Philippine Congress passes a value added tax. GRP officials told Deputy Secretary Zoellick they hope to rally support around an [...] |
2005-05-18 06:42:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP ECON ETRD EFIN KISL |
| 05MANILA2691 |
DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLING TO TACKLE TOUGH POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary of National Defense Cruz appears ready to explore three key policy questions in the US-RP defense relationship: combined rules of engagement; a legal framework for counterterrorism cooperation; and cooperative security locations. In doing so, his emphasis seems to be o [...] |
2005-06-10 04:35:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PTER RP |
| 05MANILA3790 |
GENERAL GENEROSA SENGA ASSUMES COMMAND OF ARMED [...] (SBU) Summary. Lieutenant General Generosa Senga assumed command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from retiring General Efren Abu in an August 15 change of command ceremony. Senga has a reputation as a combat commander. A classmate of Abu's, he is expected to continue many of his pred [...] |
2005-08-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PINR PTER RP |
| 05MANILA3846 |
DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ DETAILS PLANS TO IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary. Defense Secretary Cruz's multi-faceted reform agenda includes establishing new budget and procurement procedures, buying counterinsurgency equipment, revamping training, and restructuring Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) intelligence services. The GRP hopes an eventual pe [...] |
2005-08-19 09:20:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR MCAP PREL PTER PINS RP |
| 05MANILA4225 |
ESG-1 INTERVENTION ON TAWI TAWI: A TEMPLATE FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The August 9-10 intervention by Expeditionary Strike Group-1 (ESG-1) on Tawi Tawi represents the type of targeted, innovative civil affairs effort needed in the Philippines. We urge US Pacific Command to make these operations a regular part of future ESG and other naval deploym [...] |
2005-09-07 10:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MOPS MCAP PTER PINS PREL EAID RP |
| 05MANILA4637 |
PHILIPPINE MILITARY OFFICERS DISCIPLINED AFTER [...] (U) Summary. Two high-ranking Philippine military officers have been relieved of their posts after claiming at a Senate hearing to know of vote fraud committed on behalf of Philippine President Arroyo in the 2004 election. End Summary. 2. (U) On September 28, 2005, two high-ranking offic [...] |
2005-09-28 07:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL MCAP RP |
| 05MANILA5316 |
AFP ENGAGES ABU SAYYAF TERRORISTS ON JOLO [...] (C) In a significant combat operation, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units engaged Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists on the island of Jolo over the weekend of November 12-13. The AFP initiated the operation, which involved Task Force Comet and elements of the 104th Brigade, 3d Marine [...] |
2005-11-13 11:31:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINS MOPS MARR MCAP RP |
| 05NEWDELHI2416 |
DEFENSE MINISTER UPBEAT ON INDO-US RELATIONS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. During a 30 March meeting with Indian Defense Minister Mukherjee, Ambassador Mulford reviewed the scope and results of SECSTATE's visit, NSSP, the desire for greater defense cooperation, rationale of F-16s to Pakistan, and next steps in the MRCA competition process. Mukherjee was ver [...] |
2005-03-31 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP IN NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI3607 |
INDIA COMPLETES MEDIUM-RANGE, SURFACE-TO-SURFACE [...] MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Naveen Srivastava confirmed to PolMilOff press reports that India completed its test of the Prithvi medium-range, surface-to-surface missile on May 12. Srivastava notified PolCouns of the test on May 11 (Reftel). 2. Cit [...] |
2005-05-12 13:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MCAP MOPS IN |
| 05NEWDELHI9820 |
BIOS OF INDIAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS [...] Summary: This cable includes biographic notes of 13 GOI and Indian private sector cybersecurity interlocutors. These biographies are derived primarily from their resumes, and all below information is in the public domain. End Summary. R. Chandrashekhar ----------------- 2. Ministry [...] |
2005-12-30 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER KIPR MCAP KCRM ECPS |
| 05OTTAWA286 |
S/CRS AMBASSADOR PASCUAL,S OTTAWA CONSULTATIONS: [...] (C) Summary: In consultations January 20 with colleagues from Foreign Affairs Canada, Defense, and the Prime Minister,s Office, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) Ambassador Carlos Pascual broke new ground in sharing ideas and seeking synergy for shared efforts to impr [...] |
2005-01-28 20:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PREL PGOV CA KCRS START FAC |
| 05OTTAWA3618 |
CANADA: FUNDING APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION OF [...] (SBU) Foreign Affairs Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Group Director Wendy Gilmour has affirmed that Canada plans to extend its police trainers at the International Police Training Center for another year. We understand that the extension had been endorsed by RCMP authorities and the fundin [...] |
2005-12-07 22:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 05OTTAWA3619 |
CANADA: JIPTC FUNDS WILL BE AUTHORIZED BEFORE YEAR [...] (SBU) Daniel Joly, Director of the Iraq program at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) assured polmiloff late on December 7 that Canadian funding for 2006 training at the JIPTC would be authorized before the end of the year. The funding package already had been reviewed again [...] |
2005-12-07 22:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS PINS PGOV MARR MCAP MOPS IZ |
| 05OTTAWA494 |
PM MARTIN,S SEARCH FOR A "BIG IDEA" IN [...] (C) Summary: The Government lost its first vote February 15 when the Opposition Parties banded together to vote against two pieces of legislation that would have divided the Foreign Affairs Ministry from the Department of International Trade. The move took PM Martin,s Liberals by surprise, ha [...] |
2005-02-16 21:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA637 |
GOC AT PAINS TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Privy Council Clerk Alex Himelfarb contacted me on February 28 to stress yet again his concern that the government,s good-faith effort to beef up its defense capabilities will get lost in the reporting on the poorly managed missile defense decision. First Himelfarb, then the PM,s Chie [...] |
2005-03-01 18:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP PARM PREL CA LTG |
| 05OTTAWA663 |
CANADA: MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION CLEARS THE WAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada,s Liberal Party will hold its biennial convention in Ottawa from March 3 to 7. It will be both a policy convention and a review of PM Martin,s leadership. Martin is expected to handily survive the review, and with missile defense now out of the way, only the Same-Sex Ma [...] |
2005-03-02 17:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA SNAR MCAP |
| 05OTTAWA696 |
MICHAEL IGNATIEFF OFFERS VISION FOR LIBERAL PARTY, [...] Summary: Harvard-based Canadian Michael Ignatieff offered a compelling case as the Liberal Party,s keynote speaker for why the Liberals are the most successful party in Canada and can be expected to remain so well into the new century. He attributes the Party,s success to a national (as oppose [...] |
2005-03-04 19:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PGOV PREL PINR CA |
| 05OTTAWA713 |
CANADA'S LIBERAL PARTY CONVENTION: NO TO MISSILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Both PM Martin and Defense Minister Graham used early speaking opportunities at the Liberal Party Convention to remind delegates that non-participation in the ballistic missile defense program does not preclude Canada,s participation in global security matters. Both leaders sou [...] |
2005-03-07 20:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PGOV MARR PREL CA |
| 05PRAGUE1665 |
UPDATE ON EXTENSION OF POLICE TRAINERS AT THE [...] Pol Specialist Nov 28 confirmed with the Interior Ministry that the Czech Republic plans to extend the Czech participation in police training in Jordan. The Ministry of Interior has already allocated the necessary financing. The proposal to extend is now being reviewed in the Czech interagency [...] |
2005-11-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI |
| 05RANGOON763 |
SPDC GETS SERIOUS ABOUT A NEW CAPITAL [...] (C) Summary: Amidst a swirl of rumors, evidence is emerging that the SPDC truly plans to move at least some portion of the government 250 miles northward to Pyinmana. The GOB has not publicized the decision or the alleged order that will have several ministries on the move by July 1st. Similar [...] |
2005-06-28 07:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MCAP BM |
| 05ROME2569 |
IRAQ/ITALIAN TROOP DEPLOYMENT: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS [...] (U) Summary. On July 27, the Italian Parliament extended funding for Italy's mission in Iraq to December 31, 2005, by a wide majority. With the exception of the Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR), the opposition voted against. Wide differences of opinion have emerged within the opposition [...] |
2005-08-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 05ROME799 |
IRAQ/ITALY: FM FINI SPEAKS TO PARLIAMENT ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: DPM/FM Gianfranco Fini told the Chamber of Deputies March 8 that the March 4 killing by a U.S.patrol of Italian SISMI official Nicola Calipari near Camp Victory in Baghdad was "certainly an accident" but that there [...] |
2005-03-10 05:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 05ROME821 |
IRAQ/ITALY: PM BERLUSCONI SPEAKS TO THE SENATE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Italian PM Berlusconi stressed to the Senate March 9 the importance of the U.S.'s "unprecedented" decision to allow Italy to participate in the investigation of the circumstances that led to the March 4 killing of [...] |
2005-03-11 05:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 05SANAA1688 |
VADM NICHOLS MEETS WITH ROYG DEFENSE, INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. Visiting U.S. NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Nichols met with the Ministers of Defense and Interior and the Commander of the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) on June 12, 2005. All three ROYG officials expressed their gratitude to the USG for its assistance in establishing and training th [...] |
2005-06-18 13:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM MASS MCAP YM MARITIME SECURITY |
| 05SANAA99 |
GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. General Abizaid met with Minister of Defense Alaiwa and Chief of Staff Qassemi on January 4. Abizaid briefed Alaiwa on current USG priorities in the region: The political transition in Iraq, continued worldwide pressure on al-Qaida, and resumption of the Peace Process. Alaiwa rai [...] |
2005-01-16 10:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL MASS MCAP PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05TELAVIV1814 |
ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER CAUTIONS ARMS INDUSTRY ON [...] (S) Israeli Defense Ministry Director General Amos Yaron told the Ambassador on March 24 that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz had strongly cautioned representatives from Israeli defense firms about ties with China. According to Yaron, Mofaz said that senior MOD approval is required before Israel [...] |
2005-03-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MCAP MASS CH IS MILITARY RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05THEHAGUE2973 |
NETHERLANDS/AFRICA: DASD WHELAN'S VISIT TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 14, DASD for African Affairs Theresa Whelan met with several representatives of the Dutch MFA and MOD. Discussion during the two meetings included GONL and USG involvement in SSR and DDR initiatives in South Africa, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC, as well as mutua [...] |
2005-11-01 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP NL XA MASS MARR PGOV |
| 05THEHAGUE3141 |
NETHERLANDS/SOUTH AFRICA: READOUT OF DAVID [...] (C) Summary: DOD Regional Director for Southern Africa David Radcliffe's November 10 visit to The Hague successfully followed up DASD Whelan's earlier meetings here by capitalizing on renewed Dutch interest in South Africa. Radcliffe's discussions with Dutch MFA and MOD interlocutors spurred [...] |
2005-11-22 11:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP NL MASS XA |
| 05VIENNA1439 |
EXTENSION OF TRAINERS AT JORDAN INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Political-Economic Counselor and Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche on April 28 to the Bilateral Affairs Director at the Interior Ministry (MoI), Brigadier General Kurt Hager. Hager noted that any foreign deployment, including to the Amman police academy, required a Counci [...] |
2005-05-03 05:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP PGOV PINR PINS PTER SNAR SOCI AU |
| 05VILNIUS103 |
PRT ROADMAP: FROM LITHUANIA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. In order to build upon our diplomatic success securing Lithuanian leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan, the USG should now move quickly to formalize plans to provide tangible deliverables to the GOL. Lithuania is urgently seeking Washington commitm [...] |
2005-01-28 14:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PGOV PREL LH |
| 05VILNIUS13 |
LITHUANIA REAFFIRMS INTEREST IN AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is seriously considering leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team mission in Afghanistan. The MFA will brief the Foreign Minister and Defense Minister on the issue on January 6. Following the return of a GOL fact-finding team from Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif on January 1 [...] |
2005-01-05 14:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV PREL LH |
| 05VILNIUS1346 |
GOL REQUESTS USG INPUT ON HELICOPTER TRAINING FOR [...] (U) This is a short-fuse action request; see para 6. We need input from Washington by OOB January 5. 2. (C) Summary: The GOL is currently considering approval of a contract for a Lithuanian firm to broker a deal for its Russian partner to provide training t | ||||