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| 00HARARE6111 | MAPUTO FOLLOW-UP: KATANGA OFFENSIVE MUST CEASE [...] (C) PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD MET WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE, IN THE ABSENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE, OCTOBER 30, AND MADE THE POINTS IN PARA 1. THE AMBASSADOR ALSO LEFT A NON-PAPER WITH THE POINTS FOR CHIWEWE'S CONSIDERATION. [...] |
2000-10-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ZI |
| 00THEHAGUE1673 | DUTCH THOUGHTS ON UNFICYP MANDATE REVIEW, OIL FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-06 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO ETTC IZ CY UK NL UNSC |
| 00THEHAGUE1695 | PEACEKEEPING REMAINS SENSITIVE ISSUE IN... [...] SUMMARY: SINCE THE FALL OF THE SREBRENICA ENCLAVE IN 1995, DUTCH POLITICIANS HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN REVIEWING THEIR PEACEKEEPING DECISIONMAKING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT DUTCH TROOPS WILL NEVER AGAIN BE PLACED IN SUCH AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION. GIVEN THEIR CONTINUING BELIEF IN THE GOAL OF PROMOTING PEACE A [...] |
2000-06-07 13:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR NL MPOS NATO EUN |
| 00THEHAGUE1929 | SHIRBRIG SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA/ERITREA PEACE: DUTCH [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-27 10:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MARR ER ET NL UNSC |
| 00THEHAGUE1952 | GEORGIA: UNOMIG MANDATE RENEWAL [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-28 12:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL GG RS UNSC |
| 01ABUJA1244 | In Depth Discussion on ECOWAS Capacity Building [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF/RA LTC Mike Bittrick discussed ECOWAS' capacity-building plans with newly arrived Deputy Executive Secretary Diarra and ECOWAS Military Advisor Dikio on May SIPDIS 14. Diarra outlined his vision and the responsibilities of his newly formed department. He identified areas w [...] |
2001-06-01 06:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR MASS NI |
| 01ABUJA1435 | ECOWAS PARTICIPANTS IN ACRI EXERCISE IN DAKAR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Regarding reftel invitation to ECOWAS to send two representatives to the ACRI exercise in Dakar July 9-27, 2001, ECOWAS informally notified us today that Deputy Executive Secretary, General (ret.) Cheik Oumar Diarra and Military Advisor, C [...] |
2001-06-22 06:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL KPKO NI ECOWAS |
| 01ABUJA2116 | NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON OFR AND SECURITY [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. In addition to a discussion of GON efforts in a number of African hot-spots, the WCAR and counter-narcotics (septels), the Ambassador and NSA also d [...] |
2001-08-28 12:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR KPKO PINR PREL NI SL |
| 01ABUJA2172 | NIGERIA: UNAMSIL MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (C) PolMilOff spoke with Director of American and Caribbean Affairs (and former Deputy Director of West African Affairs) Basil Ukpong of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 27. After a friendly exchange of compliments on the efforts of both the U.S. and Nigeria to bring peace to Sierra [...] |
2001-08-30 14:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL NI |
| 01ABUJA2218 | NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER ON OFR ISSUES AND UNAMSIL [...] (U) CDA, accompanied by DATT and PolMilOff, called on Army Minister Batagarawa 4 September to discuss OFR issues and Ref A points on UNAMSIL rotations. 2. (C) Batagarawa said he would meet with his Joint and Legal Staff and promised to provide an answer on the Memorandum of Intent this we [...] |
2001-09-04 16:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR KPKO NI |
| 01ABUJA2289 | NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) CDA Andrews called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on 12 September. Mohammed echoed the words of President Obasanjo regarding the terrorist attacks against the United States (Ref F), and offered any and all assistance to locating the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. Andrews thanked the N [...] |
2001-09-12 16:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS MARR KPKO SL NI UNAMSIL |
| 01ABUJA2420 | NIGERIAN ARMY TROOP ROTATION COMPLETELY CANCELLED [...] (U) This is IIR 6 871 0371 01, repeated through State Channels to ensure wider distribution outside of DOD. begin text: 2. (C/NF) Summary: Nigerian army staff stated that latest troop rotation cancelled. Elements of one battalion that had begun to move to Sierra Leone will be recalled [...] |
2001-09-21 16:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MASS MARR KPKO SL NI |
| 01ABUJA2451 | NIGERIA: MINISTER OF DEFENSE ON UNAMSIL ROTATIONS, [...] (C) CDA Andrews, accompanied by DATT, called on Minister of Defense Danjuma 25 September. After the Minister offered his personal condolences on the attacks against the U.S., and CDA offered his condolences for the victims of the Jos riot, he raised the USG request that Nigeria adjust its troo [...] |
2001-09-26 08:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR KPKO SL NI |
| 01ABUJA2562 | NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES SUDAN, DRC, BURUNDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on October 8. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sule Lamido, the Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, Adobe Obe, an advisor to President Obasanjo, and LTC Idris, the NSA's Military [...] |
2001-10-11 10:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO CG SU BY NI |
| 02ABUJA2835 | NIGERIA: IVOIRIEN CEASE-FIRE WILL TAKE MORE WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 9 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas summarized his visit to Cote d'Ivoire, stating Gbagbo's insistence that the mutineers relinquish their weapons and his reluctance to "legitimize" the rebels were the main hurdles to a cease [...] |
2002-10-11 17:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV |
| 02ABUJA3077 | NIGERIA: FORCE STRUCTURE AND DEPLOYMENT PLAN FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECOWAS has determined its force structure and adopted an ambitious French deployment plan for its monitoring force in Cote d'Ivoire. The deployment plan envisions the arrival of advance elements in Cote d'Ivoire by Friday, November 15 and calls for the monitoring force to be in [...] |
2002-11-12 18:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV |
| 02ABUJA3140 | DOMESTIC SECURITY CONCERNS AND BUDGET WOES [...] (C) During a November 15 meeting, Ambassador Jeter and Minister of State for Defense (Army) Malam Lawal Batagarawa discussed possible deployment of Nigerian forces in the ECOWAS monitoring force for Cote d'Ivoire. Citing Nigeria's role in peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone and Liberia, [...] |
2002-11-15 18:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO NI IV |
| 02ABUJA3340 | NIGERIA: ECOWAS NAMES COORDINATOR FOR COTE [...] (C) During a December 19 telephone conversation, Nigerian Presidential Envoy on Conflict Resolution Raph Uwechue told Ambassador Jeter that he had been appointed the Special ECOWAS Representative to Cote d'Ivoire. Uwechue said his role would be to coordinate ECOWAS' political and military eff [...] |
2002-12-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV |
| 02AMMAN3346 | ICC DEMARCHE TO TROOP CONTRIBUTORS: JORDAN [...] (C) PolCouns June 20 delivered ref demarche and the text of the U.S. draft resolution on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and peacekeeping operations (PKO) to Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, and Samer Naber, MFA Legal Advisor. PolCouns emphasized U [...] |
2002-06-20 14:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL JO KICC UNSC |
| 02ANKARA8526 | GOT CONSIDERING POSITION ON EARLY UNFICYP REVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-21 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPKO CY TU |
| 02ROME3379 | ITALY ON UNIFIL: REDUCE IT BUT DON'T DISMANTLE IT [...] (C) POL OFF DISCUSSED THE GOI'S ASSESSMENT OF UNIFIL WITH GIUSEPPE PERRONE, THE MFA'S DESK OFFICER FOR LEBANON AND ISRAEL AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST OFFICE. PERRONE SAID THAT THE GOI IS PLEASED WITH UNIFIL AND ITS MISSION SO FAR. GIVEN THE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAEL FROM LEBANON IN 200 [...] |
2002-07-10 07:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | LE IS KPKO MARR PREL SY IT UNIFIL |
| 02ROME66 | UNIFIL MANDATE RENEWAL NOTICE: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI WILL VIEW WITH GREAT INTEREST, AND SOME CONCERN, PRECISE PLANS FOR RESTRUCTURING/DOWNSIZING OF UNIFIL. THIS STEMS IN LARGE PART FROM TODAY'S HEIGHTENED TENSIONS IN THE REGION, BUT IS ALSO LINKED TO ITALY'S GENERAL PREFERENCE FOR EMPLOYING MULTILATERAL PEACEKEEPING FORCES. [...] |
2002-01-04 18:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MARR IT IS LE SY UN |
| 03ABUJA124 | NIGERIA: CHAMBAS SAYS DISCORD AND LETHARGY HINDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 8 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas acknowledged ECOWAS diplomatic efforts in Cote d'Ivoire had lost steam due to ECOWAS Chairman Wade's erratic statesmanship, the lethargy of President Gbagbo and lack of focus of Togolese lea [...] |
2003-01-21 17:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV |
| 03ABUJA263 | NIGERIA: UWECHUE SAYS GON WILL CONSIDER [...] (C) During a January 9 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigerian Special Presidential Envoy on Conflict Resolution Ambassador Raph Uwechue discussed the evolving crisis in Cote d'Ivoire and the possibility of Nigerian involvement in the ECOWAS peacekeeping force deploying to the country. 2 [...] |
2003-02-06 15:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV |
| 03AMMAN5377 | LIBERIA: SUPPORTING UN REQUEST TO JORDAN FOR [...] Charge and PolCouns covered ref points on ECOMIL August 24 with Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Charge asked that Jordan carefully consider the UN's request for participation of a Jordanian hospital in ECOMIL. Ayed said that Jordan would give the UN's requ [...] |
2003-08-25 12:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR PREL JO UN |
| 03HALIFAX367 | PEARSON PEACEKEEPING CENTRE CAPABILITIES AND IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, has extensive expertise in training military, civilian and police personnel for peace operations in a variety of environments, but has as yet received from the Canadian government no taskings related to Iraq. Ottawa [...] |
2003-10-31 11:19:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA1169 | CANADIAN CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT, [...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about the April 29 "European Defense Summit" (ref. A), and is pleased that we are making U.S. views clear to Europe. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, said the GoC considers the Summit very unhelpful both for [...] |
2003-04-25 20:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO EU MK CA NATO |
| 03OTTAWA1654 | CANADIAN MILITARY PREPARING FOR KEY ROLE IN ISAF, [...] (C) While NATO is assuming the lead for ISAF, Canada will join Germany as one of the two largest troop contributors beginning in August. Canada will be providing two rotations of 1,800 personnel each for ISAF IV and V. While Canada will not back away from this commitment, it is expressing con [...] |
2003-06-11 15:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO AF IZ CG |
| 03OTTAWA1779 | CANADA SUPPORTS UNDOF RENEWAL, HOPES TO REDUCE [...] (C) Canada supports renewing the mandate for the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), where it currently provides 194 personnnel. Peter Armstrong-Whitworth of Foreign Affairs' Peacekeeping Office indicated that Canada is considering reducing its contribution in the future, and that the Go [...] |
2003-06-23 20:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL IS SY CA JA UNDOF UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA2103 | UNDOF: DRAWDOWN OF CANADIAN CONTINGENT [...] (C) Canada confirmed to us that is does intend to reduce its contribution to the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) over the next 12 months, but that it will not do so before ensuring adequate backfill by others. We discussed reftel (A) concerns with Barbara Martin, Director of Foreign A [...] |
2003-07-23 17:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL IS SY CA JA |
| 03OTTAWA35 | U.S./CANADA/U.K. TRILATERAL PEACEKEEPING MEETING [...] (U) The U.S. participated in annual talks on peacekeeping with Canada and U.K. in Ottawa on December 10-11, 2002 in which a broad range of peacekeeping issues were addressed. Canada's Director General of International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Jil [...] |
2003-01-06 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL MASS CA UK UN |
| 03ROME5369 | ITALY ON EU-AFRICA TROIKA: PEACE AND SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RECENT EU-AFRICA MINISTERIAL TROIKA IDENTIFIED PEACE AND SECURITY AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, COMMITTED TO THE CREATION OF A PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION FACILITY (PSOF), WELCOMED THE RE-INITIATION OF THE EU-ZIMBABWE DIALOGUE AND COMMITTED BOTH SIDES TO IM [...] |
2003-11-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO XA ZI IT EUN |
| 03ROME98 | ITALY ON UNIFIL MANDATE RENEWAL NOTICE: WANT OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI WILL NOT OPPOSE THE RENEWAL OF THE UNIFIL'S MANDATE THAT EXPIRES ON JAN 31, 2003. NONETHELESS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE GOI IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING GRADUALLY REDUCING ITS FORCES IN UNIFIL, EVENTUALLY WITHDRAWING COMPLETELY FROM UNIFIL, AND RE-DEPLOYING ITS FORCES TO THE M [...] |
2003-01-10 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL IS LE SY IT UNIFIL UNSC |
| 03THEHAGUE1672 | DUTCH PARLIAMENT SUPPORTS DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS IN [...] Summary: On June 25, the Dutch parliament gave the go- ahead for deployment in the Stabilization Force of about 1,100 troops in the Al-Muthanna province in Iraq. The three government parties were supported by the opposition Labor party and by smaller parties on the center-right. Voting again [...] |
2003-06-27 10:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KPKO IZ NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2200 | DUTCH GOVERNMENT DEFUSES OPPOSITION'S EFFORTS TO [...] Summary: At the instigation of opposition parties, a hearing on Iraq originally scheduled for September was changed to August 28 in order to put pressure on the government on the eve of the Prime Minister's visit to the U.S. The opposition claimed that the Dutch government got involved in Ira [...] |
2003-08-29 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KPKO IZ NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2299 | DUTCH ON SUPPORTING THE UN'S REQUEST FOR LIBERIA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-12 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL MOPS LI NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2726 | STATUS OF DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: LIBERIA, [...] (S) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with the Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Chief Rob Gabrielse (protect throughout) on October 29 to review the status of current and planned Dutch participation in international military operations in Liberia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. On Liber [...] |
2003-10-29 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MOPS MARR KPKO PREL PGOV NL LI AF IZ BK |
| 03USUNNEWYORK746 | UN/IRAQ: SYG REPLIES TO IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (U) SYG ANNAN CIRCULATED TO THE COUNCIL HIS MARCH 17 RESPONSE LETTER TO IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI AL-HADITHI'S MARCH 13 AND 16 LETTERS REQUESTING THAT UNIKOM NOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE DMZ (REF A AND B). THE SYG RESPONDED THAT ALL UN PERSONNEL WOULD BE TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN FROM IRAQ, THEREFORE SUSP [...] |
2003-03-18 20:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KPKO UNSC IZ |
| 03ZAGREB1854 | LIBERIA: CROATIAN SUPPORT FOR UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (U) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO ACTING NORTH AMERICA DESK DIRECTOR ANDREA BEKIC ON AUGUST 21. BEKIC COMMENTED THAT THE GOC WAS REVIEWING HOW IT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW MISSION TO LIBERIA. SHE CAUTIONED THAT DEPENDING ON THE FINAL SCOPE OF THE GOC CONTRIBUTION, PARLIAMENTARY A [...] |
2003-08-25 12:21:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL LI HR UN |
| 04ABUJA1716 | ECOWAS AND THE MUTINY IN GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (C) The American advisor to ECOWAS (protect) told us October 7 ECOWAS Executive Secretary Dr. Chambas was planning to call the PM of Guinea Bissau within several days to offer ECOWAS support, including financial assistance to allow Guinea-Bissau to pay its soldiers' deployment arrears, as Ch [...] |
2004-10-08 11:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO MASS MOPS PU |
| 04ABUJA1793 | NIGERIAN FORCE GENERATION FOR DARFUR [...] (S) Summary. Nigeria has already deployed one reinforced company to Sudan's Darfur region as part of the AU-authorized protection force and has committed to providing additional troops once authorized by the AU. Initially, this was thought to be a full additional battalion. During the first [...] |
2004-10-22 09:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS KPKO NI |
| 04ABUJA1997 | VISIT TO NIGERIAN COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE AND [...] (U) Summary. The USG-funded JCATS simulation center at the Nigerian Command Staff and College is actively training Nigerian brigade and battalion command elements, and has recently included police units in joint internal security simulations. Funding and personnel shortfalls from the GON li [...] |
2004-12-03 08:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM KPKO NI POLMIL |
| 04ABUJA2039 | CONCLUSIONS ABOUT NIGERIAN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. U.S. efforts to assist Nigerian Army deployment to Darfur were obstructed by the Nigerian Defense Headquarters, apparently at the highest levels. U.S. provision of airlift for Nigerian troops to Darfur on October 28 was deeply resented by Defense Headquarters and the Nigerian [...] |
2004-12-10 05:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MARR KPKO MOPS NI SU POLMIL |
| 04AMMAN6211 | UNMIK: JORDAN AWAITS INVESTIGATION RESULTS, [...] (C) Charge discussed the status of Jordanian police units in Kosovo July 22 with Samir Rifai, Minister of the Royal Court to King Abdullah. Charge expressed serious USG concern over the apparent pattern of improper and violent behavior of Jordanian police personnel in UNMIK. Even if the UN [...] |
2004-07-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC PTER KCRM YI KPKO JO UNMIK |
| 04AMMAN6360 | JORDANIAN REPLACEMENT OFFICERS EN ROUTE TO KOSOVO, [...] (C) Public Security Directorate (PSD) Chief Tahseen Shurdom told Charge on July 26 that four Jordanian officers are en route to Kosovo to replace the four that are currently subject of an internal UNMIK investigation for threatening U.S. soldiers in June. Shurdom said that he understood the [...] |
2004-07-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC PTER KCRM YI KPKO JO UNMIK |
| 04AMMAN8826 | DEPLOYMENT OF PEACEKEEPING FORCES TO HAITI: JORDAN [...] (U) Acting PolCouns delivered ref A talking points October 26 to Ashraf Zeitoon, Acting Deputy Director for the Foreign Minister's private office. Zeitoon said he would immediately forward the points to the military attache at the Jordanian UN Mission in New York, as well as to the Jordanian [...] |
2004-10-27 07:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MOPS PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN9777 | POSSIBLE CONTINGENCY PLANNING TO SUPPORT A UN [...] (C) A mid-level Jordanian military officer informed USDAO Amman (septel) that the Jordanian military is conducting contingency planning to deploy approximately 70 soldiers to serve as UN military observers in Darfur, Sudan in January 2005 in the event the UNSC agrees to establish a peace supp [...] |
2004-12-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPKO SU JO UN |
| 04BRASILIA2730 | BRAZIL URGES GUINEA BISSAU BE PLACED ON UNSC FRONT [...] (SBU) According to Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Africa Division Chief Joao Inacio Oswaldo Padilha, an extraordinary meeting of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) will be held 2 November in Lisbon to discuss the deteriorating political and economic situation in Guine [...] |
2004-10-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MOPS BR GB UNSC |
| 04BRATISLAVA626 | SLOVAKIA SEEKS UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA IS SEEKING AN OCTOBER 1 REGIONAL ENDORSEMENT FOR A NON-PERMANENT UNSC SEAT IN 2006- 2007. SLOVAKIA WILL INTENSIFY A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN IF ENDORSED REGIONALLY. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) POLOFF MET WITH OKSANA TOMOVA, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S DEPARTMENT OF T [...] |
2004-06-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AA UN |
| 04GUATEMALA3163 | GUATEMALAN PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Summary: In addition to deployment of a military police company to Haiti, the Guatemalan military has military observers in the Ivory Coast and Burundi, has finished training military observers for deployment to Sudan, and has promised to send a Special Forces company and a military poli [...] |
2004-12-10 18:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MOPS GT HA BY IV SU CF UN |
| 04KINSHASA1339 | MONUC EXPECTATIONS OF TASK/SIZE INCREASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: SRSG William Swing says MONUC needs more troops, and that UNSYG Kofi Annan is likely to support such a request. According to a mid-level MONUC source, the organization plans to ask for an additional 25,000 troops, increasing the annual cost to an estimated $2.2bn. The source sa [...] |
2004-07-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG UN |
| 04KINSHASA1731 | MONUC CONCERNED ABOUT REPATRIATION OF BANYAMULENGE [...] (U) Summary. MONUC poloffs briefed members of the diplomatic community September 14 on efforts to repatriate Banyamulenge refugees to South Kivu. MONUC wants to coordinate humanitarian and security assistance with GDRC officials and with other UN agencies to provide protection to returning ref [...] |
2004-09-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF KPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG PRM |
| 04KINSHASA1851 | PENDING: CIAT MEETING WITH "ESPACE PRESIDENTIAL" [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met October 4 to prepare for a pending and unprecedented meeting with the President, Vice Presidents and other senior officials to review the transition road map and discuss military integration and election-related le [...] |
2004-10-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG UNSC |
| 04KINSHASA1867 | CIAT ENDORSES REVISED ROAD MAP [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting, the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) concurred with revisions to its version of the DRC transition "road map," the fundamental plan for the transition period. Copies are being sent to President Kabila and other senior GDRC offici [...] |
2004-10-06 16:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG UNSC |
| 04KINSHASA1868 | CIAT MEETS WITH ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL OCT 6 [...] (C) Summary: The first-ever meeting of the "Espace Presidentiel" (President plus four vice presidents) with the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) was held October 6, albeit without Vice President Bemba, currently in the U.S. Discussion focused on the transition "road [...] |
2004-10-06 16:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
| 04KINSHASA1884 | GDRC ALLOWS CONGOLESE REFUGEES TO RETURN TO UVIRA [...] (C) Summary. A group of over 1600 Congolese refugees, including over 500 Banyamulenge, crossed the Burundian border into the DRC and arrived at the Uvira transit center October 12. Many of these refugees had waited at the border since October 6 as a GDRC interministerial delegation traveled to [...] |
2004-10-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PINS KPKO CG UNHCR |
| 04KINSHASA1904 | ETHNIC HATRED ON THE RISE IN BUKAVU: CROWD ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. A large crowd threw rocks and threatened to kill UN peacekeepers whose vehicle had broken down in the center of Bukavu on October 6 after they saw them transporting a man of Tutsi appearance. Although this person was a long time MONUC Congolese interpreter of Mushi ethnicity, the [...] |
2004-10-14 14:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS KPKO CG |
| 04KINSHASA1933 | JVM: STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Monuc DDR chief expressed doubts October 14 that the proposed JVM office in Bukavu will be opened in the near future, given the recent attack on Monuc peacekeepers by COngoleses civilians who erroneously believed MONUC was transporting a Rwandan (reftel). Monuc has informed both [...] |
2004-10-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG MONUC |
| 04KINSHASA1973 | U.N. UNDER SECRETARY GUEHENNO VISIT TO THE DRC [...] (C) Summary: In October 21 remarks to the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT), U.N. Peacekeeping Under Secretary Guehenno said that his visit to the DRC was intended to review how MONUC could best utilize its limited resources. Overall, the U.N.,s obective is to ensure [...] |
2004-10-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CG UN |
| 04KINSHASA2020 | PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) Summary: Amnesty International's October report, 'DRC: Mass Rape- Time for Remedies' provides a generally accurate picture of the nature of sexual violence in eastern DRC. Its suggestion that the international community has ignored this crisis, however, is untrue. The USG, for example, alre [...] |
2004-11-01 15:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KPKO KWMN KCRM CG |
| 04KINSHASA2047 | THE CONGOLESE TRANSITION CURRENT AND FUTURE, AND [...] (C) Summary: There has been major progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past few years, ending years of open warfare involving eight national armies and numerous domestic armed groups. Peace accords have yielded the formal withdrawal of foreign troops, a domestic transiti [...] |
2004-11-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 04KINSHASA2096 | THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD: GOMA AND NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Summary: A wave of what appear to be executions in Goma, as well as clashes throughout North Kivu between military nominally responsive to regional military commander Obed and militia loyal to Governor Eugene Serufuli, suggest that Serufuli's grip on his province might be slipping. Monuc [...] |
2004-11-16 11:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PHUM CG UN |
| 04KINSHASA2165 | MORE ON THE MURKY MATTER OF WHO FIRED THE SHOTS [...] (C) PolCouns spoke November 25 with Monuc Goma Head of Office, and with a Monuc political officer in Kinshasa, to get an update on Monuc's investigation of the rocket attack into Rwanda, allegedly by the FDLR. Both Monuc sources said that their initial investigation indicated that rather than [...] |
2004-11-26 15:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CG |
| 04KINSHASA2166 | CONGOLESE MILITARY PREPARING CONTINGENCY PLANS TO [...] (C) PolCouns met November 24, and spoke telephonically November 25, with Air Force Commander John Numbi. Numbi said November 24 that in a meeting at the Presidency it had been decided that the army would immediately redeploy three battalions of Congolese troops (about 1,500 men) to the DRC-R [...] |
2004-11-26 15:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CG |
| 04KINSHASA2170 | CONGOLESE READOUT ON KABILA-KAGAME MEETING [...] (C) Senior Presidential Advisor Augustin Katumba called PolCouns November 27 to provide a readout of the meeting between Presidents Kabila and Kagame, facilitated by President Obasanjo. Largely agreeing in substance with Rwandan readout (reftel), Katumba mentioned Kagame's proposal to either [...] |
2004-11-29 07:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
| 04KINSHASA2178 | KABILA DISCUSSES EASTERN SITUATION WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: President Kabila held a November 29 discussion with Ambassadors from the UNSC Perm 5 countries, Belgium, South Africa, Angola, and Nigeria, and UN SRSG Swing. While speaking in measured tones, Kabila made clear his frustration with Rwandan President Kagame, and in essence Kabila [...] |
2004-11-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO RW CG |
| 04KINSHASA2182 | A/S HOLMES VISIT TO DRC [...] (U) Summary: During A/S Holmes visit to the DRC Oct 23-28, SRSG Swing and staff explained the situation in the DRC and MONUC's accomplishments and challenges. At a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador, A/S Holmes learned about preparations for DRC elections and disarmament in discussions with DRC [...] |
2004-11-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 04KINSHASA2352 | DEC. 30 DRC UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the area north of Kanyabayonga has quieted and humanitarian relief efforts are underway, troubling fighting and troop movements continue in parts of North Kivu that used to be under RCD/G control. End Summary. Tension High in Goma ---------------------- 2. (C) On [...] |
2004-12-30 14:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 04MADRID2203 | SPANISH POSITION ON RENEWAL OF UNFICYP MANDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-10 16:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR KPKO SC TO SP |
| 04MADRID3892 | SPAIN URGES FRANCE TO BUDGE ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) The Spanish Foreign Ministry's chief diplomat for Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and African issues told visiting EUR/WE office director Kathy Allegrone October 1 that Spain has edged "closer toward neutrality" on the Western Sahara issue and is urging France to budge from its firm support [...] |
2004-10-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL SP UNSC |
| 04MAPUTO945 | HELPING MOZAMBIQUE BECOME AN EFFECTIVE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Mozambique continues to seek a more active role in peacekeeping, especially in Africa. Despite very limited resources, the Mozambican Armed Forces have worked effectively at reinforced company strength in the Africa Union's P [...] |
2004-07-15 05:23:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL KPKO BY MZ ACOTA |
| 04ROME1579 | ITALIANS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CONSTABULARY INITIATIVE [...] (C) POLMIN COUNSELOR DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO ON APRIL 21. BISOGNIERO CONFIRMED THAT HE WILL SERVE AS THE MFA'S POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE. HE SAID THE APRIL 22-23 POLITICAL DIRECTORS' DISCUSSIONS IN PARIS [...] |
2004-04-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PGOV KPKO IT |
| 04ROME1833 | ITALY WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO HAITI PKO [...] (C) MARIO BALDI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE MFA UN OFFICE, STATED THAT THE DPKO FOR HAITI REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY GIAMPIERO MASSOLO, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS AND GIAMPAOLO DIPAOLA, MOD CHIEF OF DEFENSE. BALDI SAID THAT ITALY WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PKO IN HAITI. HE EXPLAINE [...] |
2004-05-12 05:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MOPS PREL HA IT UN |
| 04ROME2692 | ITALY SPEEDS PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL GENDARME [...] The Italian government is moving quickly with plans for an international gendarme/constabulary training center and is looking for immediate US input on details such as project objectives, standards, and the numerical scope of the future training program. MFA and Carabinieri officials have conf [...] |
2004-07-12 07:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY |
| 04ROME3061 | US AND ITALY MOVE AHEAD ON G-8 INTERNATIONAL [...] A State/DOD delegation, led by Acting DAS for Regional Security (PM) Elena Kim-Mitchell, visited Rome and Vicenza on July 19-21 to discuss the U.S.-Italian joint initiative for a G-8 sponsored Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU). The delegation met with the MFA and Carabi [...] |
2004-08-09 12:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT |
| 04ROME3882 | ITALY ASKS FOR AFRICAN FOCS AND FURTHER U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-06 10:50:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT |
| 04THEHAGUE2112 | DUTCH CABINET APPROVES SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] Summary: On August 20, the Dutch cabinet decided to provide to ISAF six F-16 jetfighters and a KDC-10 refueling aircraft for a period of eight weeks as of mid-September for the purpose of enhancing security during the presidential elections in October. If a second round of elections occurs, t [...] |
2004-08-25 10:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR PREL PGOV KPKO AF NL NATO |
| 04THEHAGUE762 | DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON POSSIBLE SHIRBRIG DEPLOYMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-23 15:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MOPS PREL HA NL UNSC |
| 05ABIDJAN487 | COTE D'IVOIRE -- OUTSIDE LEGAL EXPERTS REVIEW [...] (C) Summary. A panel of legal experts from Burundi and Rwanda, led by the Advisor to South African President Thabo Mbeki, has issued an analysis of the Linas-Marcoussis legislation, and determined that many of the bills are not in compliance with either the letter or spirit of the Linas-Marc [...] |
2005-03-25 08:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO IV SA |
| 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 |
| 05ABUJA1904 | THE ECOWAS LOGISTICS DEPOT AND UNSC SANCTIONS [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. As UNAMSIL vacates Sierra Leone at the end of the year, ECOWAS will assume control of the Hastings Airfield Complex outside of Freetown for the purpose of establishing a full-service peacekeeping logistics depot. This depot is one of the ke [...] |
2005-10-05 15:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR SL NI UNSC ECOWAS |
| 05ABUJA676 | MOVING FORWARD ON ACOTA [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with visiting USG delegation led by Gen. Wald, Dr. Courville and DASD Whelan on May 2, the GON indicated its agreement to move forward on ACOTA. Intra-GON coordination has been accomplished, at least for now, and Post recommends keeping up momentum by dispatch soone [...] |
2005-05-04 14:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR PHUM KPKO NI |
| 05ABUJA797 | LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF THE NIGERIAN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Legislative oversight of the Nigerian military is still in its infancy. Meeting recently with a group from the U.S. National War College and Embassy staff, members of Nigeria's House Committee on Defense did not seem to understand what role they should play but were very inter [...] |
2005-05-19 14:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MARR 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 |
| 05ADDISABABA3401 | ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER: NORWEGIAN THOUGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Oslo would support renewed, public USG engagement to resolve the political stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea over the border dispute, Norwegian Ambassador and General Jan Erik Wilhelmsen told Charge September 23. However, Norway would also advise the U.S. not to repeat the [...] |
2005-09-27 10:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO NO ER ET EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3599 | ETHIOPIA: DAS YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES INTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told AF DAS Don Yamamoto that Eritrean President Isaias was seeking to prod U.S. action on the border issue through his recent ban on UNMEE helicopter flights. Meles said he did not expect Isaias to attack, but could not afford to allow Ethiopia's election dispute to dra [...] |
2005-10-17 08:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PTER ET ER UN EE BORDER ELEC UNREST |
| 05ADDISABABA3619 | UNMEE OFFICIALS GIVE ADVICE FOR NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMEE Deputy Head Azouz Ennifar and his political aide told the Charge that any new UN envoy on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue should come to the parties with concrete proposals for resolving the conflict and avoid media attention during initial phases of his work. New economic [...] |
2005-10-18 08:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO ET ER UN EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3657 | ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER: UNMEE FEARS MORE [...] (S) SUMMARY: UNMEE officials told Charge on October 20 that they fear the Eritrean Government will continue to impose new restrictions on its operations in order to increase pressure on the international community to force Ethiopian compliance with the EEBC border decision. UNMEE warned of th [...] |
2005-10-21 09:02:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PINS MARR MOPS KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC |
| 05ADDISABABA3725 | UNITED NATIONS REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO MONITOR [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks Department's guidance in responding to the UN's request for satellite imagery of the Ethiopia-Eritrean border area, conveyed on October 26 by the UNMEE SRSG to Charge (see paragraph 8). 2. (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea's restrictions on UNMEE operations within the TS [...] |
2005-10-28 14:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MOPS MARR KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC |
| 05ADDISABABA3747 | ETHIOPIA CALLS FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO TAKE [...] (C) On November 1, Mr. Grum Abay, the MFA's Director General for Europe and America, presented Charge and P/E Counselor with the text of a letter dated October 31, addressed by Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin to the members of the UN Security Council and to UN SYG Annan. Grum underscored the n [...] |
2005-11-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3760 | ETHIOPIA: MELES SAYS UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Meles contended that the drafted UNSC resolution on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border would jeopardize any chance of a peaceful settlement. Isaias would be emboldened -- and "rewarded for his "blackmail" -- by getting a Security Council endorsement of demarcation of the [...] |
2005-11-03 16:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER UNSC EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3770 | ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UNMEE'S WITHDRAWAL COULD PROMPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE DSRSG Amb. Azouz Ennifar does not foresee the imminent outbreak of hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and dismisses recent public statements by UN officials in New York and Asmara as overly alarming. On the other hand, UNMEE itself could precipitate armed confrontat [...] |
2005-11-07 06:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KPKO ER ET EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3782 | ETHIOPIA: MELES SECURITY ADVISOR ON BORDER CRISIS, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-07 13:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PHUM KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNREST ISLAMISTS |
| 05ADDISABABA3837 | UNSC MISSION TO ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BREAKS NO NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's UN PermRep Amb. Kenzio Oshima told UN Security Council members and troop-contributing countries in Addis that his November 7-8 trip to Ethiopia and Eritrea on behalf of the Council was "technical" in nature, and did not aim at promoting political dialogue. Providing a re [...] |
2005-11-12 12:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3864 | ETHIOPIA: STATE MINISTER VOICES CONCERN ON UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu summoned the Charge Nov. 15 to pass a copy of a letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin to UN Security Council President Denisov on the Council's pending resolution regarding the Ethio-Eritrean border. Tekeda argued tha [...] |
2005-11-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO PGOV ET ER UNSC EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3930 | ETHIOPIAN MILITARY OCCUPIES FORMER UNMEE OUTPOST [...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations officials will publicly announce today that Ethiopia has violated the 2000 cessation of hostilities agreement, by occupying a strategic former UNMEE observation post within the Temporary Security Zone that provides access to Assab. UNMEE military observers abandon [...] |
2005-11-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO ER ET EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA3984 | ETHIOPIA: PM MELES WELCOMES USG ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: PM Meles told visiting DAS Don Yamamoto Nov. 29 that Ethiopia welcomed increased USG engagement on Somalia. He called the rise of extremism in Somalia the greatest long-term security threat to the region, but said there was still time to address it before the danger increased. M [...] |
2005-11-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER SO SOMALIA |
| 05ADDISABABA4000 | ETHIOPIA: MELES DISCUSSES BORDER ISSUE WITH DAS [...] (C) Summary: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told visiting DAS Don Yamamoto and Charge Huddleston November 29, that the time is not yet ripe to move forward on the boundary dispute with Eritrea. The Prime Minister said he would not send a team to attend a meeting called by the EEBC, but was not [...] |
2005-12-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA4044 | ERITREAN UNMEE EJECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM ADDIS [...] (C) On December 7, NATO ambassadors met to review with UNMEE deputy Amb. Ennifar the Eritrean decision to order the withdrawal of US, Canadian, European and Russian staff from UNMEE within ten days. Amidst considerable hand-wringing, there was consensus that -- as per reftel -- the internatio [...] |
2005-12-07 13:33:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA4046 | UNMEE OFFICIALS AWAITING GUIDANCE ON ERITREA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea's demand that American, Canadian, and European (including Russian) UNMEE staff depart within 10 days could affect Ethiopia's previous commitment to withdraw troops from the border, senior UNMEE officials say. UNMEE is awaiting guidance from New York on whether to comply w [...] |
2005-12-08 06:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS ET ER EE BORDER UNSC |
| 05ADDISABABA4066 | MELES ON THE E/E BORDER - ETHIOPIA WILL RE-DEPLOY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with CJTF-HOA Commander General Ghormley and Ambassador concerning expansion of civil affairs projects in the Ogaden, Prime Minister Meles provided us with a read out on the border situation. He said that Isaias is sending signals to the US and the UN because he want [...] |
2005-12-08 15:01:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER EE BORDER |
| 05ADDISABABA4072 | AU CONSIDERING FOUR MILITARY OPTIONS FOR DRC [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the return of its reconnaissance mission to the Great Lakes, the African Union (AU) is considering four military options to support forcible disarmament of ex-FAR and Interahamwe elements in the DRC. The AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) is scheduled to meet in mid- [...] |
2005-12-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MOPS EAID CG AF UNION |
| 05ADDISABABA4179 | AU TELLS EUCOM J5 AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE MOVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The AU Commission hopes a series of thematic workshops will create enough regional buy-in to enable a harmonized approach to the African Standby Force (ASF), AU Planning Element Chief of Staff BG Hassan told EUCOM J5 Maj Gen Scott Gration and Polad Amb. Yates on December 16. T [...] |
2005-12-22 08:07:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO AU XA |
| 05ADDISABABA4187 | UNMEE TRANSFERS STAFF TO ETHIOPIA TO AVERT [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE has "temporarily" transferred 80 personnel from Eritrea to Ethiopia, in order to comply with Eritrea's demand that U.S., Canadian, European, and Russian staff depart Eritrea. While acknowledging the transfer of civilian administrative staff (e.g., handling personnel and te [...] |
2005-12-22 14:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 05ADDISABABA4199 | AMIS FUTURE - AU SETS PSC DATE, PARTNERS SEEK [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) will meet January 12 to decide the future of AMIS. Addis-based AU partners are seeking guidance from c [...] |
2005-12-23 12:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO SU AU |
| 05ADDISABABA4201 | AMIS FUTURE - AU SETS PSC DATE, PARTNERS SEEK [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) will meet January 12 to decide the future of AMIS. Addis-based AU partners are seeking guidance from c [...] |
2005-12-23 12:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO SU AU |
| 05ADDISABABA4223 | AU BUREAU DIRECTOR ON U.S.-AU RELATIONS, AU [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) welcomes plans to enhance U.S.-AU relations and is willing to work with the USG on privileges and immunities for a U.S. Ambassador to the AU, AU Bureau of the Chairperson Director Mamadou Lamine Diallo told PolEconCouns and Poloff December 27. The AU plans [...] |
2005-12-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU AU ER ET |
| 05ADDISABABA4234 | DARFUR: AU TELLS SACEUR NATO ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission views its collaboration with NATO on Darfur as "excellent" and welcomes discussion on how to expand NATO assistance in areas such as training, Commissioner for Peace and Security Amb. Said Djinnit told SACEUR Gen. Jones December 16. Amb. Djinnit [...] |
2005-12-29 14:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR SU AU |
| 05AMMAN2915 | DEMARCHE ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION INVOLVING UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-11 09:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM KCRM KPKO CG JO MONUC |
| 05AMMAN4301 | INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN COESPU: JORDAN [...] Acting PolCouns talked with Captain Mohammad Shara, head of the International Cooperation office of the Public Security Directorate (PSD), on May 31 regarding Jordanian participation at the Center for Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Italy. Shara said that the PSD was finali [...] |
2005-06-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MASS MARR JO |
| 05AMMAN5386 | UPDATE ON JORDANIAN PARTICIPATION IN COESPU [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MASS MARR JO |
| 05AMMAN6686 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERFORMANCE OF JORDAN'S [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (S) Summary. Defense Attache met August 16 with senior Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) officials to deliver reftel demarche regarding Jordan's battalion in Haiti. The Jordanians admitted leadership failures and identified key areas of improved [...] |
2005-08-18 12:33:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MARR KPKO HA JO UNSC |
| 05ANKARA5845 | APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH CHOD OZKOK [...] (C) Summary: Despite our occasional differences over Iraq, Turkey remains America's strategic partner, asserted Turkish CHOD GEN Ozkok to APNSA Hadley. Ozkok reviewed Turkish views of the Black Sea, Caucasus, and Central Asia. He outlined the "nuclear chain" stretching from North Korea, Indi [...] |
2005-09-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER KPKO TU IZ AF RS NATO |
| 05ANKARA6323 | ISAF: TURKEY AND FRANCE AGREE TO SHARED COMMAND OF [...] On Oct. 18, PolMilOff discussed with COL Yakub Battal of the TGS J3 the state of play of negotiations between France and Turkey on their proposal to jointly command ISAF's Kabul Multinational Brigade beginning in mid-2006. Battal reported that France and Turkey have reached agreement, and woul [...] |
2005-10-19 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS KPKO PREL TU FR AF NATO |
| 05ANKARA7398 | TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN UPDATE: KARZAI TO VISIT, ITALY [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) President Karzai will visit Turkey Jan. 5-6. Italy is joining Turkey and France's proposed co-command of ISAF's Capital Region Command; Turkey felt it could not refuse Italy's offer. Turkey may/may be prepared [...] |
2005-12-16 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID SNAR KPKO TU AF |
| 05ASUNCION1042 | PARAGUAY ON LATAM CONTINGENTS REMAINING IN HAITI [...] (U) On 8/17, PolOff delivered reftel demarche (ref A) to MFA Americas Director Cynthia Filartiga and MFA International Organizations Director Julio Peralta. Peralta advised that Paraguay is still discussing with Spain the possibility of equipment and materiel support for Paraguayan troops to j [...] |
2005-08-19 11:15:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR KPKO PA HA SP |
| 05ASUNCION838 | PARAGUAY SEEKS PARTICIPATION ON SPAIN'S CONTINGENT [...] (C) As reported reftel, GOP military officials have been in contact with Spain regarding assistance to support Paraguayan participation in Spain's PKO contingent in Haiti. On 6/28, Paraguay's MOD Gonzalez sent a letter to his Spanish counterpart formally expressing the GOP's desire to partic [...] |
2005-06-30 11:50:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO HA SP PA |
| 05ASUNCION966 | PARAGUAY ON WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 19:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO PA UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05BANGKOK4429 | THAILAND: INITIAL POSITIVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-07 08:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KPKO MASS PGOV TH GPOI |
| 05CAIRO4876 | EGYPT: PEACEKEEPERS HEAD TO SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] On June 21, President Mubarak reviewed Egyptian troops preparing for peacekeeping missions in south Sudan. The President reminded the troops, and the public, that Sudan would constitute Egypt's sixth active peacekeeping mission under the UN umbrella. Minister of Defense Tantawi highlighted [...] |
2005-06-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MOPS MASS SU EG |
| 05CANBERRA272 | AUSTRALIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TIMOR [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on February 11 to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for Maritime South-East Asia Penny Burtt. Burtt said that the GOA was in "heated agreement" with the U.S. that UNMISET should conclude in May and that the Governme [...] |
2005-02-11 03:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL TL AS UNSC |
| 05DAKAR3213 | SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...] |
2005-12-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG |
| 05DARESSALAAM206 | TANZANIANS CAUTIOUS ON AU-UN SUDAN TRIBUNAL [...] (U) Charge met on February 1 with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, the Foreign Ministry Director for Multilateral Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche on Sudan action in the UN Security Council. Charge provided Mulamula with copies of reftel paragraphs 7 and 8 talking points and concept paper, [...] |
2005-02-01 13:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPKO ETTC ETRD SU TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM701 | DUTCH ENVOY RACKE SAYS PALIPEHUTU-FNL REBEL [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Burundi Envoy Fred Racke told Charge that the current talks between the Government of Tanzania and FNL-Palipehutu rebels in Dar es Salaam are proceeding well so far, and the GOT is becoming cautiously optimistic. President Mkapa has insisted that all talks must be within [...] |
2005-04-11 04:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KPKO TZ BY NL |
| 05DHAKA3400 | BANGLADESH: WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-18 05:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO BG UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05DUBLIN913 | IRELAND SUPPORTS PBC CREATION; QUESTIONS UNSC ROLE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-22 13:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UNGO ECOSOC |
| 05GABORONE751 | BOTSWANA WILL HOST EXERCISE THOKGAMO: TOWARD THE [...] Summary: Lt. General Matshengeyo Fisher, Commander of Botswana's Defense Force, on May 27 briefed the Ambassador, DATT and Pol/Econ Chief on the French-supported RECAMP exercises to be held June 10-25 in northern Botswana. Thirteen countries of the southern African region are expected to cont [...] |
2005-06-03 06:59:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR KPKO BC POL MIL SADC |
| 05GUATEMALA1993 | GUATEMALA'S COMMITMENT TO HAITI [...] (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Guatemalan Acting FM Carlos Ramiro Martinez and U/S for International Organizations Amb. Carla Rodriguez, who said that Guatemala's resident ambassador in Chile, Amb. Castellanos, would represent Guatemala at the August 19 Santiago vice-ministerial. R [...] |
2005-08-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR HA GT |
| 05GUATEMALA392 | GUATEMALA: PKO UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The Guatemalan military continues its preparations for a March 2005 deployment of an Army Kaibil (Special Forces) company to the UN Peacekeeping Operations Mission in the Congo (MONUC). Plans to also deploy a Military Police company for MONUC duty are pending a final UN decisio [...] |
2005-02-15 20:46:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL MOPS ETTC GT HA CG DA AR CI UN |
| 05GUATEMALA828 | GUATEMALAN PEACEKEEPERS DEPART FOR CONGO [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemalan military continue to expand their participation in peacekeeping operations, most recently with 105 Guatemalan peacekeepers joining the MONUC mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Guatemalan Defense Ministry has apparently won an interagency struggle ov [...] |
2005-03-31 22:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL MOPS PHUM EAID ASEC GT CG UN |
| 05KINGSTON1925 | WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-12 20:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO JM UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05KINSHASA1010 | DPKO AFRICA CHIEF TITOV VISIT TO THE DRC [...] (C) Summary: UN DPKO Africa Division Chief Dmitry Titov briefed several diplomats June 11 on his visit to the DRC, the first in two years. Titov spoke of particular concerns regarding Ituri District, and negative influence from neighboring states. In addition, Titov reported &palpable8 tensi [...] |
2005-06-20 14:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CG UN |
| 05KINSHASA1013 | REDUCED ITURI MILITIAS SHOWING RENEWED LIFE [...] (U) During his recent visit to the DRC (septel), UN DPKO Africa Chief Dmitry Titov spoke at some length regarding continuing security concerns in Ituri District. These comments echo those of MONUC, GDRC, and international community representatives of renewed dangers in the key northeastern D [...] |
2005-06-20 15:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV CG |
| 05KINSHASA1043 | CATHOLIC BISHOPS SEND MIXED MESSAGE ON TRANSITION [...] (U) The Catholic Bishops' Conference (CENCO) issued a statement June 22 in which it criticized "the automatic extension" of the transition, as well as calls to bring the transition down June 30th by "violence and chaos." The Bishops want the government to explain why elections were not organiz [...] |
2005-06-24 16:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM CG |
| 05KINSHASA1055 | UGANDA PRESIDENT MUSEVENI THREATENS PROBLEMS [...] (C) Ugandan President Museveni sent a letter June 22 to DRC President Kabila in which he condemns both the transitional government and MONUC for not taking more proactive measures against remaining ADF elements in Province Oriental (bordering Uganda). The letter follows a similar missive sen [...] |
2005-06-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1056 | 30 JUNE: PPRD CONFIDENT IN POLICE, LESS SO IN [...] (C) National Security Advisor Samba Kaputo told PolCouns June 27 that the government (i.e., the president's party, the PPRD) is confident that the police (controlled by the PPRD Minister of Interior) will support the government June 30, but that there are some doubts that all the military will [...] |
2005-06-28 14:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1065 | 30 JUNE: KINSHASA CALM, BUT TENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. As of mid-day June 29, Kinshasa was calm but tense, with no security incidents reported. Post will continue to monitor closely the developing situation. END SUMMARY. More Monitoring --------------- 2. (C) Police patrols continued overnight in Kinshasa on June 28 without inc [...] |
2005-06-29 11:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC ASEC KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1066 | TRANSITION ASSESSMENT COMPLETE -- NOW WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: The government officially ended its assessment of the transition's accomplishments and failings June 28. The assessment, heralded in President Kabila's May 16 public remarks, has been officially billed as designed to provide a blueprint for improvement in the last year of the t [...] |
2005-06-29 12:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1070 | ELECTIONS: MIXED COMMITTEE APPROVES OPERATING [...] (C) Summary: At the urgent request of the Minister of the Interior, the electoral "Comite de Pilotage" (the oversight committee composed of ambassadors from donor countries, UNDP, MONUC and Congolese ministers involved in the elections process) met June 29 to review progress on voter registr [...] |
2005-06-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1072 | ITURI MILITIAS REPORTEDLY OBTAINING ARMS AND [...] (C) Summary. Monuc and NGO officials in Ituri have received credible reports of increased support for Ituri militias from Ugandan businessmen and military officers in the form of arms shipments, training, and efforts to build a coalition of militias. Monuc officials point to recent meetings in [...] |
2005-06-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MOPS UG CG |
| 05KINSHASA1078 | THE CURRENT FDLR SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: There has been substantial recent discussion in Kinshasa regarding the remaining FDLR presence in eastern DRC. All parties concede that, while worthwhile, the GDRC/Sant, Egidio initiative to promote FDLR repatriation to Rwanda is stalled. Problems focus on the lack of FDLR "lea [...] |
2005-07-01 10:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO RW CG UN |
| 05KINSHASA1079 | JUNE 17 MEETING OF THE CIAT WITH THE ESPACE [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met with three GDRC Vice Presidents June 17. President Kabila was absent to attend the funeral of his aunt in Lubumbashi. The meeting lasted over four hours, with discussion in some depth covering Transition extensi [...] |
2005-07-01 10:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
| 05KINSHASA1088 | SOLDIERS ATTACK CIVILIANS IN MBANDAKA [...] (C) About 60 soldiers went on a rampage July 3 in Mbandaka in Equateur Province, killing 9 civilians, injuring 35, and raping 8 women. Initial press reports identified the troops as Mai Mai, but the Minister of Defense and the National Executive Secretary of the Movement for the Liberation of [...] |
2005-07-05 14:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MARR KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1099 | MONUC OPERATION SENDS SIGNAL TO FDLR [...] (C) On July 4 MONUC launched operation "Falcon Sweep" in the territories of Walungu and Karambe (located about 10km east and 50 km south east of Bukavu, South Kivu). The small (about 80-man) mission is designed primarily to determine the locations of FDLR elements, particularly concentrations [...] |
2005-07-07 09:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL MOPS CG |
| 05KINSHASA1100 | INTRA-FDLR FIGHTING IN EASTERN DRC [...] (C) MONUC and GDRC sources report fighting between FDLR units in eastern DRC. In a July 6 meeting, Presidency Special Advisor for Security Samba Kaputo told the Ambassadors/Charges of the U.S., Belgium, and Holland and UN SRSG Swing that fighting had apparently started around 1730 hrs (local) [...] |
2005-07-07 09:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1104 | FDLR REPATRIATION INITIATIVE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Several ambassadors met with Presidency Special Advisor for Security Kaputo July 6 for an update regarding GDRC activities to achieve repatriation of FDLR members to Rwanda. Kaputo attributed the delay of a GDRC statement on the subject to an extended GDRC &assessment8 seminar, [...] |
2005-07-07 15:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1115 | SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN NORTH KIVU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Eighth Military Region Chief of Staff (COS), and four bodyguards were arrested and brought before a military court in Goma following a shoot-out on July 1 that killed seven people. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Col. Christopher Bindu (a Mai Mai) and four of his armed guards were arrest [...] |
2005-07-08 11:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPKO ASEC CASC CG |
| 05KINSHASA1143 | TRANSITION ASSESSMENT: AN AMBITIOUS BLUEPRINT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The final report from the government's transition assessment seminar highlighted challenges faced during the past two years and outlined recommendations for the third - and last - year of the transition. Although some recommendations were constructive, the vague and overly-broad r [...] |
2005-07-14 15:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1202 | PRESIDENT REGISTERS TO VOTE IN KINSHASA - [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila registered to vote in Kinshasa July 24, the last regularly scheduled day for voter registration in the capital. Minister of Interior, Theophile Mbemba, a prominent member of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) which supports Kabila, also regis [...] |
2005-07-25 14:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO PREL CG |
| 05KINSHASA1203 | MONUC OPERATIONS AGAINST FDLR A SUCCESS---WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: During MONUC's weekly diplomatic meeting July 20, MONUC Military Chief of Staff General Jean Francois D'Escury discussed MONUC's initiatives to address the FDLR problem, particularly in South Kivu. D'Escury stated that MONUC's recent military operations had been a success, express [...] |
2005-07-25 15:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL MOPS CG |
| 05KINSHASA1289 | VOTER REGISTRATION CENTER IN KASAI ORIENTAL [...] (SBU) An unidentified individual set fire to a voter registration center in Mbuji Mayi, Kasai Oriental, August 9, causing slight injuries to four people, and minor damage to the registration equipment, Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) officials said. According to these officials, around 1 [...] |
2005-08-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO PREL CG |
| 05KINSHASA1320 | GROWING LOGISTICS PROBLEMS TRHEATEN VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Accumulating reports of logistics problems in the ongoing and critically important voter registration process prompted an extraordinary meeting of the CIAT with the Independent Election Commission (CEI) on August 12, and a broader meeting chaired by President Kabila on August 15. [...] |
2005-08-16 15:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG UN |
| 05KINSHASA1323 | ELECTION LAW MOVING TO CENTER STAGE [...] (C) The next major step needed for DRC elections is an election law to provide statutory authority and to specify the legal parameters for general elections. The issue has been receiving considerable attention in Kinshasa, most recently in the August 15 meeting chaired by President Kabila inv [...] |
2005-08-17 10:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1356 | ATTACKS ON VOTER REGISTRATION CENTERS IN ITURI [...] (SBU) Armed elements attacked two voter registration centers in the areas of Bule (120 kms NE of Bunia) and Komanda (80 kms SE of Bunia) in Ituri on August 22, UN and Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) sources reported. According to the sources, armed elements from the Union of Congolese P [...] |
2005-08-23 10:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO PREL CG |
| 05KINSHASA1383 | VOTER REGISTRATION IMPROVING, BUT SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) Summary: At an August 25 meeting with CIAT, Independent Electoral Commission and GDRC officials reported improvements in the voter registration process. More than 6 million Congolese have now registered, and registration began in three additional provinces this week. Significant challen [...] |
2005-08-26 10:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1429 | UN/DRC SANCTIONS LIST [...] (C) Post has no objections to including on the proposed sanctions list the six names proposed by UKUN. We believe that the first name, currently shown as "Kakolere" should be "Kakolele." Given the difficulty of fully determining additional identifiers, Post believes it more useful to procee [...] |
2005-09-07 08:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CG ETTC KPKO |
| 05KINSHASA1447 | SECURITY SECTOR REFORM: MOVING - WITH DIFFICULTY [...] (C) Summary: Several meetings in the past week have featured significant discussions at senior levels regarding critically important Security Sector Reform programs. The Ambassador and President Kabila reviewed the subject September 2, a long September 6 CIAT/Espace Presidential underscored t [...] |
2005-09-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1460 | CONTENTIOUS ELECTIONS DISCUSSION AMONG THE VICE [...] (C) Summary: A discussion of the state of election preparations consumed nearly two hours during a September 6 meeting of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) and the Espace Presidentiel (President Kabila and four Vice Presidents). The discussion was marked by conten [...] |
2005-09-12 07:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1484 | MONUC TAKES ACTION ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT [...] (C) Nigerian Civil Police (CivPol) officers under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct remain confined to their barracks in Kinshasa pending official results of a board of inquiry, an official at MONUC's Office for Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (ASEA) reported. According to t [...] |
2005-09-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL PHUM CG |
| 05KINSHASA1501 | NIGERIA TO REPATRIATE CIVPOL CONTINGENT FOLLOWING [...] (U) The Nigerian Government has decided to repatriate its entire Civilian Police (CivPol) unit from MONUC following sexual abuse allegations which are the subject of an ongoing UN investigation, according to a September 15 statement from the spokesman for the UN Secretary General. The statement [...] |
2005-09-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL PHUM CG NI |
| 05KINSHASA1532 | LRA INCURSION INTO DRC CONFIRMED; MONUC AND GDRC [...] (C) PolCouns followed up evening of September 20 with MONUC on the question of a possible incursion into the DRC by elements of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA). MONUC confirmed that about 320 armed LRA elements, accompanied by about 50 family members, had entered the DRC through Sudan the even [...] |
2005-09-21 13:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1559 | LRA UPDATE: MONUC/FARDC MISSION LIKELY THIS WEEKEND [...] (C) Sixth regional military commander General Padiri continued September 22 to insist to LRA that the GDRC is prepared to assist with and accept only unconditional surrender. He told MONUC that he is negotiating, as of yesterday, directly with Kony (in Sudan) via satphone, as well as with Co [...] |
2005-09-23 06:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR PGOV CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1567 | LRA UPDATE: MONUC MISSION ARRIVES IN ABA, FARDC [...] (C) Three MONUC aircraft arrived in Aba late afternoon September 25 with Sixth Military Regional Commander General Padiri, several MONUC DDRRR experts and UNHCR officials. They were met by LRA Colonel Otti and taken to the LRA camp. Initial discussions were not promising, however. The LRA has [...] |
2005-09-26 08:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1579 | LRA UPDATE: CONGOLESE WOULD LIKE LRA OUT [...] (C) Vice President Ruberwa told the Ambassador September 26 that he shares the feelings of other senior GDRC officials that the LRA incursion into northern DRC represents an unwelcome intrusion into what is already a complicated and sensitive context. The government would like the LRA gone, p [...] |
2005-09-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG SU |
| 05KINSHASA1584 | LRA UPDATE: KABILA PERSONALLY ENGAGED, URGANDAN [...] (C) During a rancorous seven-hour meeting September 26 of the Supreme Defense Council (chaired by President Kabila and composed of senior government officials responsible for security issues), the normally soft-spoken Kabila uncharacteristically took Army Chief of Staff Kisempia and Air Force [...] |
2005-09-27 08:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1585 | LRA UPDATE: PRESIDENCY OFFICIAL SAYS OKIDI NOT [...] (C) Prompted apparently by a September 26 conversation between SRSG Swing and President Kabila, Kabila's Private Secretary, Kikaya bin Karubi, called PolCouns September 26 to SIPDIS say that Kabila was very upset at implications that elements of the GDRC or the Presidency might have been in [...] |
2005-09-27 08:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1596 | LRA UPDATE: CONGOLESE TROOPS MOVE TOWARD ABA [...] (C) Congolese Air Force General John Numbi told PolCouns September 27 that the first 200 (of a total of 500) Congolese commando troops left Kinshasa en route for Kisangani. Numbi said an additional 100 (again of a total of 500) commandos also were dispatched from Kamina training base where th [...] |
2005-09-28 07:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1613 | LRA UPDATE: TROOP MOVEMENT CONTINUES, LRA HUNGRY [...] (C) The movement of Congolese troops toward Aba via Kisangani and Aru is expected to continue today. General Padiri spoke the evening of September 28 again with Colonel Tabu but no flexibility was evident in the LRA position. Tabu complained, however, that the family members (and presumably t [...] |
2005-09-29 07:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1626 | LRA UPDATE: 200 FARDC TROOPS IN ABA, ANOTHER 650 [...] (C) Both the FARDC and MONUC confirmed to PolCouns morning of September 30 that 200 FARDC troops are currently in Aba. (Note: These are non-integrated forces which General Padiri had ordered transferred from other patrol points in northeastern Oriental province, one company plus two platoon [...] |
2005-09-30 09:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1641 | LRA UPDATE: FARDC DEPLOYMENTS, CONTACTS WITH [...] (C) MONUC Divisional Commander Gen Cammaert confirmed October 1 separately to the Ambassador and PolCouns that MONUC was initiating during the weekend the transport of FARDC troops already in Aru (Ituri District, Orientale Province) to Aba (Haut-Uele District, Orientale Province) to deal with [...] |
2005-10-03 10:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO UG CG |
| 05KINSHASA1658 | ELECTION UPDATE [...] (U) The Election Steering Committee (Comite de Pilotage) met October 3 to review the status of election preparations and the general electoral calendar. Committee membership includes Chief of Mission representation from donors, UN agency heads, technical support staff, and senior GDRC officia [...] |
2005-10-04 15:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1662 | LRA UPDATE: OVER 300 FARDC IN ABA BUT NO MISSION [...] (C) As a result of MONUC's efforts in transporting FARDC troops from Aru to Aba, there are now about 350 FARDC troops in Aba. About 300 are in Aru, awaiting transfer via helicopter (25 troops per load) to Aba. FARDC likely will have to ask MONUC for transport assistance for another 500 troo [...] |
2005-10-05 10:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1665 | 15 MILLION VOTERS REGISTERED [...] (SBU) Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) officials said they had registered 15 million voters as of October 4. This represents over fifty percent of the initial estimate of 28 million potential voters nationwide. They noted the vast majority of voter registration centers have opened in all [...] |
2005-10-05 13:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO PREL CG |
| 05KINSHASA1677 | LRA UPDATE: FARDC MISSION POSSIBLE SUNDAY/MONDAY [...] (C) The CIAT (International Committee to Accompany the Transition) meeting October 6 was briefed by General Babacar Gaye (MONUC Force Commander) on LRA-related developments. Gaye confirmed that MONUC has transported about 522 FARDC troops to Aba and said they expect to have the necessary two [...] |
2005-10-07 10:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1686 | LRA UPDATE: BACK IN SUDAN? [...] (C) As reported reftel, MONUC and FARDC officials traveled to Aba the morning of October 7 in order to present a "last chance" disarmament proposal to LRA forces that crossed into the DRC from Sudan on September 19. When the MONUC team, led by MONUC political section chief (and acting director [...] |
2005-10-08 07:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV MARR CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1690 | CONFIRMED SOUTH KIVU MASSACRE BY RASTA/FDLR [...] (C) Rasta/FDLR elements massacred 15 people in Kanyola, South Kivu on October 10, according to MONUC poloff. (Note: We believe the Rasta to be a radical creation of the FDLR. End note.) Two women and six children were among the dead. A FARDC patrol not far from Kanyola originally reported the [...] |
2005-10-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1731 | RAMAZANI WILL NOT ATTEND TRIPARTITE MEETING; DRC [...] (C) During his October 13 meeting with the Ambassador regarding the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention (reftel A), Minister of Foreign Affairs Raymond Ramazani spoke about the upcoming Tripartite meeting and the security situation in the eastern part of the country, particularly in South Kivu [...] |
2005-10-17 12:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1757 | SOUTH KIVU NON-KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Reports of armed Mai Mai troops taking UNDP hostages in South Kivu October 19 were discounted October 20 by MONUC Poloff. Disgruntled due to lack of promised pay, eight soldiers (out of more than 500 awaiting demobilization) temporarily locked an undetermined number of demobilizing soldier [...] |
2005-10-20 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1765 | DRC VOTER REGISTRATION NEARS 17.5 MILLION [...] (U) The Independent Election Commission (CEI) released October 18 its latest figures on voter registration in DRC, reporting that nearly 17.5 million people have enrolled for the Constitutional referendum currently scheduled for December 18. Almost one million people have registered in the pas [...] |
2005-10-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1770 | DRC, UGANDA AGREE TO COORDINATED PATROLS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. In a joint communique following an October 18 bilateral meeting, the GDRC and the GOU agreed to coordinate their patrols against suspected Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) forces operating in DRC. Such efforts are to be conducted within each country's respective borders, as neither sid [...] |
2005-10-24 17:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA1783 | ITURI UPDATE: OPERATIONS AGAINST MILITIAS "BEARING [...] (C) Summary. Recent joint operations by MONUC and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against militia groups in the Ituri district have seen promising results, according to MONUC officials. Nearly 1,000 militia members have turned themselves in during the past month and mo [...] |
2005-10-26 16:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG |
| 05KINSHASA1784 | FARDC: LRA FORCES BELIEVED NO LONGER IN DRC; [...] (C) MONUC Political Officer Oleg Sepelev briefed PolOff October 26 regarding the presence of Lord's Resistance Army forces in the DRC, as well as recent reactions by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and Ugandan People's Defense Forces (UPDF) to the LRA's activities. [...] |
2005-10-26 16:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG |
| 05KINSHASA1814 | FARDC 5TH BRIGADE BEGINS FIRST INTEGRATED MISSION [...] (C) The FARDC 5th Integrated Brigade of the 8th military region began its first mission, code-named North Nexus, against FDLR rebels in Virunga National Park, North Kivu, on October 31. Also for the first time FARDC took the lead, with MONUC providing planning and logistical assistance, in [...] |
2005-11-01 12:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1830 | MORE THAN 300 FORMER ZAIRIAN SOLDIERS RETURN TO DRC [...] (U) On November 1-2, 318 former soldiers of the Mobutu-era Armed Forces of Zaire (FAZ) returned to the DRC from Brazzaville after fleeing the country following the fall of the Mobutu regime in 1997. The soldiers and their families (totaling 764 persons) are undergoing a sensitization and orien [...] |
2005-11-03 14:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF |
| 05KINSHASA1831 | NORTH KIVU 5TH BRIGADE OPERATIONS: A STEP FORWARD [...] (C) Reftel reported a new military operation launched October 31 in North Kivu province in the area in and around Virunga Park, primarily targeting rebellious Mai Mai units and Rwandan FDLR. The operation is significant in that it represents the first involving a FARDC integrated brigade in e [...] |
2005-11-03 14:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1834 | 5TH INTEGRATED BRIGADE MISSION AGAINST FDLR IN [...] (C) The FARDC 5th Integrated Brigade is continuing operations in its mission to remove FDLR rebels from Virunga National Park, North Kivu. Launched October 31 as part of Operation North Nexus (reftel), this was the first military action involving an integrated FARDC brigade in the Kivus. To [...] |
2005-11-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1840 | DRC ELECTIONS UPDATE: ALMOST 20 MILLION VOTERS [...] (U) The Independent Election Commission (CEI) has released the latest round of figures of voter registration in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Total enrollment through November 4 has surpassed 19.9 million. Enrollment figures by province are as follows: Kinshasa (2,963,101); Bas Congo (1,23 [...] |
2005-11-04 13:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA185 | RESURGENCE OF ETHNICALLY-BASED VIOLENCE IN ITURI [...] (U) Summary. Lendu militias attacked the Ituri Hema village of Tche January 26, causing an unknown number of civilian casualties and hundreds of IDPs. A similar attack on another village February 1 apparently resulted in about 60 deaths. Clashes between Lendu and Hema militias in the Djugu ter [...] |
2005-02-03 13:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PHUM CG |
| 05KINSHASA1854 | MONUC DIVISIONAL COMMANDER COMMENTS ON NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Ambassador hosted for lunch on Saturday, November 5 MONUC,s eastern division commander, MG Patrick Cammaert. The Ambassador asked for Cammaert,s observations regarding the recently-launched FARDC/MONUC operation in North Kivu province targeting FDLR and Mai Mai elements in the Virunga area [...] |
2005-11-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG |
| 05KINSHASA1855 | TSHISEKEDI GAMBIT WITH THE VISITING UNSC [...] (C) A few days prior to the arrival in Kinshasa of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)on November 5 , two key officials of Etienne Tshisekedi,s opposition UDPS party approached French Ambassador Georges Serres to request a meeting with the UNSC. (Note: The French PermRep was the UNSC's lead for [...] |
2005-11-08 11:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UNSC |
| 05KINSHASA1860 | UNSC REITERATES SECURITY, ELECTION CONCERNS IN [...] (C) Summary: An intense schedule for the visiting U.N. Security Council in Kinshasa focused on the election process and security sector reform. There was some focus of good governance issues, although clear misgivings by some UNSC members limited those discussions. For reasons that are uncle [...] |
2005-11-08 15:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG UNSC |
| 05KINSHASA1873 | FARDC MILITARY TRIBUNAL REQUESTS MONUC SUPPORT IN [...] (SBU) Following an October 25 joint visit to recently discovered mass graves in Rutshuru territory by a MONUC Human Rights Division team and a FARDC military tribunal, the latter requested MONUC assistance in conducting an inquiry. Specifically, the FARDC military tribunal requested the follow [...] |
2005-11-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1876 | LRA UPDATE: MONUC-FARDC PLAN SEARCH-AND-CORDON OPS [...] (C) Summary. According to MONUC sources, Operation Eastern Endeavour is to begin in the vicinity of Aba on November 10, encompassing forces from MONUC and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in an effort to identify and capture any elements of the Lord's Resistance Army [...] |
2005-11-09 15:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG UG SU |
| 05KINSHASA1893 | IMPORTANT NEW POLITICAL COALITION BEING LAUNCHED [...] (C) Summary: Three veteran political figures, National Assembly President Kamitatu, and former ministers Endundo and Pay Pay, have formed a new political coalition that will back Pay Pay,s candidacy for President in next year,s election. News of the candidacy will be broached next week through [...] |
2005-11-14 07:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1903 | FIGHTING IN ITURI BREAKS UP A MILITIA CELL [...] (C) About half of a 3,000-man strong FARDC detachment, all elements of the First Integrated Brigade, backed by two MONUC attack helicopters and with MONUC logistical assistance, engaged elements of the Revolutionary Congolese Movement (MRC) November 14-16 in the southeast corner of Orientale p [...] |
2005-11-17 10:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1950 | ITURI UPDATE: FARDC CONTINUES ATTACKS ON MILITIAS [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), with logistical support from MONUC troops, are continuing their attacks on militia elements in Ituri and are achieving more operational successes. However, a new resurgence of MRC activity in the northern section of Itur [...] |
2005-11-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1954 | CIAT SLAMS GOVERNMENT INERTIA AND PROCRASTINATION [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) on November 25 issued an unusually harsh communique, taking the government to task for its continued inaction on issues of critical importance in bringing the DRC's transition to a successful conclusion. Frustrated at [...] |
2005-11-28 13:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL CG CIAT |
| 05KINSHASA1960 | FIVE FDLR KILLED IN FIGHT WITH FARDC IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) According to MONUC's Goma office, the FARDC Fifth Integrated Brigade killed five FDLR militia who they had surprised while on patrol in Musesa, Rutshuru district November 28. Two FDLR escaped, and five weapons were recovered. 2. (C) However, North Kivu Governor Serufuli told polcouns [...] |
2005-11-29 07:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1969 | FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS ABOUT CIAT COMMUNIQUE [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Ramazani convoked the Kinshasa diplomatic corps the morning of November 30 to express the GDRC's unhappiness with CIAT's November 25 communique that took transition leaders to task for inaction on security sector reform, non-payment of salaries to the military, delays in [...] |
2005-11-30 13:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1995 | DRC ARRESTS SUSPECT FOR MURDER OF BANGLADESHI [...] (C) MONUC officials confirmed December 7 that soldiers of the Armed Forces for the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) arrested December 5 Justin Ngole Dalo, also known as Koliba, for the murder of nine MONUC Bangladeshi soldiers during an ambush in DRC's Ituri District in February 2005. Kolib [...] |
2005-12-07 15:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA1998 | ITURI UPDATE: THE MILITIA THREAT, PETER KARIM, AND [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns and PolOff visited Bunia November 28-30 to review ongoing efforts by MONUC, civil society, local government and NGOs to bring peace and stability to the historically volatile region. Militia violence continues to threaten these efforts despite recent offensives by the Con [...] |
2005-12-07 17:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA2001 | AMNESTY LAW: QUESTION MAY NOT BE SETTLED YET [...] (C) On November 29 the National Assembly passed the long-awaited amnesty law, but the central issue -- the fate of those accused of assassinating former president Laurent Kabila -- remains explosive and far from settled. Passage of the law itself triggered a spate of bad feelings, as the law [...] |
2005-12-08 16:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG KPKO |
| 05KINSHASA2054 | FDLR GROUP RETURNS TO RWANDA FROM DRC [...] (C) A group of 82 FDLR militia members, along with 76 dependents, crossed into Rwanda from South Kivu on December 15. The group was led by Seraphin Bizimungu, also known as General Amani. According to MONUC officials, the group entered Rwanda via the transit center in Shangugu with MONUC ass [...] |
2005-12-16 14:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA2055 | UDPS TORPEDOS INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION INITIATIVE [...] (C) During the November visit of the U.N. Security Council to the DRC, members of Etienne Tshisekedi,s UDPS party approached the French Ambassador indicating that the party realized the need to modify the party,s rejection of the Transition and election process. In other words, the UDPS was i [...] |
2005-12-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA2059 | NKUNDA'S PRESENCE IN NORTH KIVU PROVINCE [...] (C) Following CODEL Brownback,s visit to eastern DRC, the Ambassador traveled Dec. 3 with the MONUC North Kivu Indian Brigade commander to a small forward operating base at Katchanga in the Masisi area of North Kivu. Indian military commanders told the Ambassador the base had been established [...] |
2005-12-20 09:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN |
| 05KINSHASA2060 | RENEWED BANYAMULENGE TENSIONS [...] (C) There is a renewed threat of clashes in the High Plateau region of South Kivu province. The problem arises from a new source: tensions within the High Plateau Banyamulenge community. The proximate cause was the return of the "Group of 47," former Banyamulenge combatants who had reportedl [...] |
2005-12-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA2067 | EUSEC REPORT ON REFORM OF MILITARY PAYMENT SYSTEM [...] (C) European Union military experts produced an extensive report in July 2005 outlining structural changes in the military payment system (among other changes) which would help to address the pervasive failure of the GDRC regularly to pay its troops. This report was presented officially to th [...] |
2005-12-21 09:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO ASEC CG |
| 05KINSHASA2102 | FARDC ENGAGES HEAVILY ARMED MILITIAS IN ITURI [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), with air and other logistical support from MONUC troops, launched Operation Eden December 21 against militia elements in the northeastern Ituri District. MONUC sources report operations are being directed against the Congolese R [...] |
2005-12-27 16:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA2110 | ITURI: POSSIBLE UGANDAN SUPPORT TO MILITIAS; KARIM [...] (C) MONUC military commanders told PolOff December 28 that a truck captured by the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) during operations in Nioka (reftel A) belongs to the Ugandan military. MONUC officials said the truck, which was being driven by three Ugandan civilians (later arrested), bore the [...] |
2005-12-29 10:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG UG |
| 05KINSHASA271 | MOROCCO ACTS AGAINST PEACEKEEPERS ACCUSED OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PHUM CG |
| 05KINSHASA332 | OFFICIAL REQUEST FROM GDROC FOR U.S. MILITARY [...] Embassy received February 24 two letters from DRC Minister of Defense Alphonse Onasumba to acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan, requesting that the U.S. SIPDIS consider reactiving the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the DRC and provide assistance to the Trilate [...] |
2005-02-28 09:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA338 | MONUC SUCCESSFULLY DISARMS ITURI MILITIAS [...] (U) Summary. On February 23 a contingent of 350 Nepalese peacekeepers encircled a camp of armed militia who were threatening civilians in Ari Wara, Northern Ituri. The peacekeepers convinced the militia members to peacefully give up approximately 250 weapons and join Ituri's demobilization and [...] |
2005-02-28 15:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL CG |
| 05KINSHASA339 | CIAT STATEMENT ON ITURI KILLINGS [...] (U) Ambassadors comprising the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a public statement February 28 strongly condemning the killing of nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Ituri by militiamen on February 25. Copies of the communique were given to President Kabila and t [...] |
2005-02-28 16:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MOPS CG CIAT |
| 05KINSHASA355 | MONUC PURSUES MILITIA INVOLVED IN PEACEKEEPERS' [...] (SBU) According to MONUC sources, a contingent of 242 Pakistani special peacekeeping forces on March 1 conducted a military operation against the Front for National Integration (FNI) in Djugu territory, Ituri. These sources said that MONUC engaged over 100 militia and inflicted "heavy casualti [...] |
2005-03-02 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MARR CG |
| 05KINSHASA356 | SAN'EGIDIO COULD SEE SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Ambassador received a letter from President Kabila's Ambassador-at-Large Antoine Ghonda informing him that on March 6, the FDLR has agreed in principle to publicly agree to renounce violence, denounce the Rwandan genocide, and agree to disarm and voluntarily repatriate to Rwanda. Infor [...] |
2005-03-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG RW |
| 05KINSHASA370 | ITURI UPDATE [...] (SBU) According to MONUC sources, the military operation conducted by Pakistani special peacekeeping forces March 1 against the Front for National Integration (FNI) in Loga, Djugu territory, Ituri, has so far resulted in over 50 militia casualties. These sources said two peacekeepers were inju [...] |
2005-03-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL MARR CG |
| 05KINSHASA404 | ITURI CALM IN WAKE OF MONUC ACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The site of a recent MONUC military operation in Ituri is now calm and people are returning to their homes, according to NGO sources who visited the area March 5-7. Several international NGOs and UNICEF also resumed providing humanitarian assistance to internally-displaced peopl [...] |
2005-03-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL CG |
| 05KINSHASA410 | U.N. BRIEFS ON ITURI SITUATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.N. officials briefed Kinshasa-based diplomats and humanitarian workers on March 8 about the current situation in Ituri. They stressed the need for the GDRC to adopt a clear position towards Ituri militias and to address the dire humanitarian situation they have caused. End Summa [...] |
2005-03-09 16:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL CG |
| 05KINSHASA645 | ITURI MILITIA REPRESENTATIVE DECLARES SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) The Secretary General of the Union of Congolese Patriots-Lubanga (UPC-L), John Tinanzabo, declared on Radio Okapi in Bunia April 14 that his group supported the disarmament process in Ituri. He said UPC-L members who refused to participate in the disarmament program would be regarded as ou [...] |
2005-04-15 11:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL CG |
| 05KINSHASA646 | THE WAY FORWARD ON FDLR REPATRIATION [...] (C) Embassy Kinshasa shares view expressed ref a that it would be a tragedy to miss the opportunity provided by the Sant' Egidio process to energize the voluntary return of a large number of non-genocidaire FDLR elements and their dependents. This initiative offers the best chance in over te [...] |
2005-04-15 11:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREF PREL KPKO KAWC CG |
| 05KINSHASA655 | CIAT MEETING WITH THE ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL APRIL 14 [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met April 14 with President Kabila and three of DRC's four Vice Presidents; VP Ruberwa was absent. The first two discussion points centered on progress being seen to disarm militias in DRC's northeastern Ituri District, [...] |
2005-04-18 13:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA735 | FDLR PRESIDENT MURWANASHYAKA IN CONGO [...] (SBU) FDLR President Dr. Ignace Murwanashyaka arrived in Kinshasa from Europe the evening of April 28 with the apparent objective of setting into motion steps that will lead to the repatriation of FDLR members and their families to Rwanda. Murwanashyaka met with GDRC officials on April 29, an [...] |
2005-05-02 16:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA764 | FDLR PRES. PLANNING VISIT TO SOUTH KIVU [...] (C) SUMMARY. FDLR President Dr. Ignace Murwanashyaka is scheduled to leave Kinshasa for the Kivus in the next few days to meet with field commanders. Although he called on the international community to establish a 'Follow Up Committee,' he did not provide concrete 'next steps' to implement the [...] |
2005-05-05 14:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA779 | CLEANING HOUSE IN KATANGA [...] (C) Summary: International and Congolese media have been seized in recent days with eye-catching reports of a possible provincial seccession or coup against President Kabila in Katanga province. What seems actually to be happening in Katanga is the President cleaning house in "his" province. [...] |
2005-05-09 15:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MARR CG |
| 05KINSHASA790 | CONGOLESE CONSTITUTION ALMOST COMPLETE, ELECTORAL [...] (C) After several weeks of intense negotiations, the National Assembly is in the third day of final consideration of the draft constitution, which is expected to be approved by the end of this week. Substantial changes were made to the original text to address concerns earlier voiced by CIAT [...] |
2005-05-11 12:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA793 | N. KIVU UPDATE [...] SUMMARY. (C) The security situation in Rutshuru and Masisi, North Kivu has deteriorated in the past month. About 1500 Congolese (mostly Tutsi) have fled Masisi for Rwanda in the past six weeks, and MONUC is concerned that targeted attacks against Nande by a mostly Hutu ex-ANC (RCD/G military w [...] |
2005-05-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO PREF CG |
| 05KINSHASA800 | FDLR REPATRIATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. FDLR President Dr. Ignace Murwanashyaka, MONUC DDRRR Chief, and Congolese officials went to the Kivus May 11 to try to persuade FDLR members and their families to return to Rwanda. Most Kinshasa-based international observers, however, are not optimistic about the FDLR President' [...] |
2005-05-13 11:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA808 | CALM RETURNS TO KATANGA [...] (C) The President and several close advisors returned to Kinshasa May 13 after several days in Lubumbashi reportedly tracking down a major Katangan secessionist plot. As reported reftel, the secessionist rhetoric was really a poorly disguised crackdown on Air Force Commander General John Numbi [...] |
2005-05-16 15:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MARR CG |
| 05KINSHASA950 | NEW SECURITY SECTOR AGREEMENTS SIGNED BETWEEN [...] (U) Summary: Three new security sector reforms were signed on the margins of a June 1 ceremony marking the graduation of the third FARDC integrated brigade (reported septel). The Belgian, South Africa, and DRC agreements provide for additional future training, equipment and infrastructure dev [...] |
2005-06-10 11:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR CG |
| 05KINSHASA951 | THIRD INTEGRATED BRIGADE (MOSTLY) READY [...] (C) Summary: Defense Ministers from the DRC, South Africa and Belgium, several CIAT ambassadors and military attaches, numerous other senior officials, and press participated in the graduation of the third FARDC integrated brigade at the Kamina (Katanga) training center on June 1. The ceremony [...] |
2005-06-10 12:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR CG |
| 05KINSHASA964 | KABILA LAUNCHES TRANSITION ASSESSMENT SEMINAR [...] (U) President Kabila presided over the ceremonial opening June 10 of a Transition evaluation and assessment seminar. The Ambassador and other chiefs of mission of members countries of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) were also invited to attend, as were select [...] |
2005-06-13 16:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
| 05KINSHASA965 | INDIAN PEACEKEEPER KILLED IN N. KIVU [...] (U) Unidentified gunmen killed an Indian peacekeeper and wounded two others 20 miles north of Goma in North Kivu June 13. In the ensuing confusion, Congolese soldiers wounded 8-9 civilians. MONUC has evacuated the civilian and military casualties to a Goma hospital. 2. (C) MONUC Goma Head [...] |
2005-06-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG IN |
| 05LIMA3253 | WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-26 22:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO PE UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05LIMA3434 | PERUVIAN COMMITMENT TO UN MISSION IN HAITI [...] (C) Peruvian Defense Minister Roberto Chiabra, in recent conversations with Emboffs (most recently on 8/5 with the Ambassador), has echoed the concern expressed by UN SRSG Valdes that Chile and Argentina are leaning towards withdrawing their troops from MINUSTAH by June 2006 (Reftel). According to [...] |
2005-08-09 21:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL ASEC PE AA UN |
| 05LIMA3498 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REMAINING IN HAITI FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-12 22:55:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR HA PE |
| 05MADRID4033 | SPAIN'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON EU GENDARMERIE IN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-21 12:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL |
| 05MANAGUA2143 | NICARAGUA INFORMED OF USG VIEWS ON UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-26 19:18:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO NU UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05MAPUTO202 | RE: GAINING UNSC SUPPORT FOR SUDAN ACTION IN NEW [...] (C) On February 11, Emboff delivered Sudan action demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, head of department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said that Mozambique "had no philosophical disagreement" with the concept of an African Union-United Nation [...] |
2005-02-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM ETTC PREL KPKO MZ ETRAD |
| 05MAPUTO310 | MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...] |
2005-03-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC |
| 05MAPUTO321 | MOZAMBIQUE: A/S NEWMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Constance Newman, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Mozambique's Minister in the Presidency for Diplomatic Affairs, Francisco Madeira, March 2. Minister Madeira received A/S Newman immediately after returning from a visit to Z [...] |
2005-03-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KPKO MARR MASS EINV MZ ZI |
| 05MAPUTO931 | MOZAMBIQUE: GRM VIEWS ON CREATION OF UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO MZ UNSC UNFA ECOSOC |
| 05MASERU364 | WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered key points on the UN Peacebuilding Commission and discussed in detail the three (3) proposed resolutions with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Minister Moleleki said that his government supported the idea of such a Commission. He went on to state his co [...] |
2005-07-15 12:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05NAIROBI4762 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S NAIROBI MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Zoellick met with AU Special Envoy Salim Salim at the start of a day of meetings intended to address the rift within the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM). The Deputy Secretary and Mediator agreed that the international community should act together to encourage the [...] |
2005-11-16 08:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MARR KPKO SU SLM |
| 05NDJAMENA260 | PRESIDENT DEBY DOUBTS AFRICAN UNION'S CAPACITY ON [...] (C) Summary. The African Union (AU) is not up to the task of establishing a tribunal on Darfur, but the decision on how to proceed should reflect whatever AU consensus is reached, President Deby told the Ambassador February 18. In the meeting held to convey the Secretary's letter to him on [...] |
2005-02-18 17:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPKO PHUM PREL KAWC SU CD |
| 05NDJAMENA277 | CHAD SEEKS RAPID ACTION ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, [...] (C) Upon receiving ref B (notal), the Ambassador followed up to clarify Chad's views on a Sudan tribunal based on prior statements of support for our position in Libreville on February 11 (ref C). The Ambassador contacted President Deby's Special Advisor Alam-mi Ahmad by telephone February 1 [...] |
2005-02-22 14:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPKO PHUM PREL CD SU |
| 05NEWDELHI1554 | US-INDIA PEACEKEEPING JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the fourth US-India Joint Working Group on Peacekeeping on February 14, IO PDAS Swigert underscored US concerns about sexual exploitation committed within UN peacekeeping ranks and asked India, a main troop contributor, to play a leading role to ensure that the problem is deal [...] |
2005-03-01 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO XA IN |
| 05NEWDELHI3366 | DEMARCHE ON RECOMMENDATIONS TO ELIMINATE SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Following up on discussion at the most recent US-India Peacekeeping Joint Working Group (Ref B), PolCouns and Poloff discussed India's efforts to encourage high standards of conduct for troops participating in UN peacekeeping operations (PKO) with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid [...] |
2005-05-04 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KPKO MARR IN |
| 05NEWDELHI5868 | INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS: SUDAN READY TO GO, MAYBE MORE [...] (C) Summary: Indian media reported on July 27 that a second Indian infantry brigade had been told to prepare to deploy to the UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While MEA Under Secretary (UN Political) K Nandini told us that the MEA was SIPDIS unawa [...] |
2005-07-28 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO IN CG SU UNSC |
| 05NEWDELHI627 | CANADIAN PM MEETS WITH SONIA, DISCUSSES ENRON [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented meeting with Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi marked the highlight of Canadian PM Paul Martin's January 18 trip to New Delhi, Canadian Embassy PolCouns Adrian Norfolk told PolCouns and Poloff on January 25. Canadian PM Paul Martin also met with Prime Mini [...] |
2005-01-27 01:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KNNP EINV CA IN |
| 05NEWDELHI6994 | INDIA-EU,UK SUMMITS: THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY [...] (U) Summary: Tony Blair wrapped up two days of EU and UK summits on September 8, leaving behind an EU-India joint action plan, British and European support for Indian ITER participation, a framework agreement on Galileo, and UK assent to increased civil nuclear cooperation. Trade representatives [...] |
2005-09-09 14:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV KPKO KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM |
| 05NEWDELHI7752 | GOI ON ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE, ITALIAN COESPU [...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on ICJ elections, discussed Ref B plans for funding travel of Indian students to Italy's Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units, and reviewed the way forward for cooperation on UN reform in an October 5 conversation with MEA [...] |
2005-10-05 10:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KUNR IN IT UNSC UNGA GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI909 | INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN 2005 [...] (S) Summary: With political momentum in its favor, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) expects to solidify its hold on power in 2005. The Congress-led coalition's pursuit of closer US-India ties will continue unabated, but the exigencies of coalition government will slow progress on issues of i [...] |
2005-02-04 11:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID MARR MOPS KPKO XD IN |
| 05OTTAWA1972 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COMMITS TO MAINTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 90 senior level officials from Haiti, international organizations, and donor governments met June 17 in Montreal to discuss the future of Haiti. The conference's key theme was the importance of maintaining momentum in the lead-up to the November elections. Partic [...] |
2005-06-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA MOPS PGOV PREL KPKO CA |
| 05OTTAWA2081 | FOREIGN MINISTRY BRIEFING ON HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) FAC briefed members of the Haitian election observer's steering committee July 8 to help shore up their commitment to supporting the observation mission. Participants were told that the process is largely on track but requires continued coordination and close cooperation if it is to be s [...] |
2005-07-08 20:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA HA PGOV PREL KPKO |
| 05OTTAWA2422 | CANADA: FOLLOW-UP TO SEA ISLAND ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) Following confirmation from the Italian Embassy that Italy's demarche on assistance to COESPU had been delivered, on August 4 polmiloff provided reftel points and web site information to Foreign Affairs (FAC) International Security Bureau (IDD) Director General Paul Chapin. An informatio [...] |
2005-08-10 20:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MASS MARR CA |
| 05PARIS1477 | FRENCH REACT POSITIVELY TO DEMARCHE ON DRC ARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF PDAS Elisabeth Barbier on March 7 expressed general agreement with reftel demarche on the DRC arms embargo resolution, accepting that MONUC did not need to take on additional responsibilities. She also responded favorably to the proposed flight reporting provision but sa [...] |
2005-03-07 16:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MARR KPKO CG FR UNSC |
| 05PARIS1614 | FRENCH RESPONSE ON PROPOSED JOINT DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher shared reftel points February 26 on a proposed joint demarche to troop contributing countries (TCCs) with MFA IO Africa expert Clement Leclerc. 2. (C) While Leclerc's initial reaction was guardedly positive, in a subsequent meeting March 4, he told us that the am [...] |
2005-03-11 08:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM KCRM KPKO CG FR MONUC |
| 05PARIS2725 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FRENCH VIEWS ON PRETORIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Foucher on April 20 reviewed developments in Cote d'Ivoire. South African President Mbeki's mediation efforts were a positive development but it remained to be seen how and whether Ivoirians would follow up to their advantage. Foucher said t [...] |
2005-04-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO IV FR |
| 05PARIS3088 | FRANCE FAVORS RATIONALIZING WEST AFRICA UN [...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher raised ref B points on authorizing the UNSYG to transfer peacekeeping units among existing missions in West Africa with MFA AF PDAS-equivalent Elisabeth Barbier and MFA IO DAS-equivalent Jean Pierre Lacroix on May 6. 2. (C) Barbier, while noting that IO had the le [...] |
2005-05-06 16:28:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO SL LI IV UK FR UNSC |
| 05PARIS3591 | UNSC: ISSUES FOR FRENCH PRESIDENCY IN JUNE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA IO DAS-equivalent for political affairs Jean-Pierre Lacroix reviewed with poloff May 23 issues likely to be raised during France's June presidency of the U.N. Security Council. IRAN 2. (C) Lacroix said that the big question for the UNSC in June would be the terms of deba [...] |
2005-05-24 16:50:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO FR UNSC |
| 05PARIS4415 | PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: DRAFT RESOLUTION PASSED [...] Per Ref A instruction, on June 22 we passed Ref A para 3 draft resolution on the UN Peacebuilding Commission to the relevant MFA IO office, asked for comments, and will report them once our contacts have been able to review the material. 2. Ref B para 3 reports recent GOF views on this mat [...] |
2005-06-22 15:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO KUNR FR UNSC UNGA |
| 05PARIS4527 | FRANCE ON PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: WE'RE VERY [...] Post shared the USG draft UNGA and UNSC resolutions with MFA IO UN reform action officer Nicolas Kassianides, who told us June 28 that the GoF was actively considering how to move forward on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). 2. Kassianides thanked us for the draft resolutions [...] |
2005-06-28 15:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO KUNR FR UNSC UNGA |
| 05PARIS4917 | WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] Poloff delivered reftel points July 15, together with draft UNGA, UNSC, and ECOSOC resolutions, to MFA IO UN Reform action officer Nicolas Kassianides. 2. Kassianides thanked us for the information and said that the French translations would be particularly helpful. We undertook to share t [...] |
2005-07-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO FR UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05PARIS5490 | FRENCH: COESPU SUPPORT WILL TAKE TIME [...] SUMMARY. MFA contacts stress that the GoF needs time to consider the U.S.-Italian request for support to the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU). Local Italian embassy contacts do not expect a French contribution, but were encouraged that the GoF did not reject their req [...] |
2005-08-12 16:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS FR |
| 05PARIS6938 | PDAS VOLKER HEARS FRENCH VIEWS ON AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: EUR PDAS Volker met AF PDAS-Equivalent Barbier and DAS-Equivalent Le Gal October 6 to discuss areas of converging interest in Africa. Barbier struck a positive note of appreciation for ongoing cooperation and consultations. France shared U.S. views on Sudan [...] |
2005-10-11 06:28:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC KPKO PINR IV ZI LI SU FR |
| 05PARIS7461 | UNGA-SC FRICTION FESTERING, FRENCH WARN A/S [...] (C) Summary: A/S Silverberg, joined by DCM and PolMinCounselor, met with IO A/S-Equivalent Ripert and a French IO team October 25 for an exchange of views on UN reform. Ripert urged the U.S. to stake out a more visible position on the Peace Building Commission and to lay down "red lines," th [...] |
2005-11-02 14:40:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPKO SU FR UNSC UNGA |
| 05PARIS7813 | FRENCH RELUCTANT TO DEPLOY EU GENDARMERIE TO HAITI [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The French are reluctant to send the EU Gendarmerie to Haiti in support of upcoming elections for a number of reasons. The primary concern they cite is that the EU Gendarmerie is not yet ready to deploy, and won't be until sometime in 2006. Additionally, the GoF is w [...] |
2005-11-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPKO FR HA EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1056 | CZECH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON UN REFORM, CCIT AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On July 14, the Charge d'Affairs met with MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil to discuss reftels regarding the G-4 proposal on UN Security Council reform, support for the Comprehensive Con [...] |
2005-07-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KUNR KPKO EZ UNGA UNSC ECOSOC |
| 05QUITO1924 | ECUADOR ENGAGEMENT IN HAITI UNWAVERING [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed reftel points urging continued Ecuadorian military support for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to VFM Marcelo Fernandez de Cordova on February 17. 2. (SBU) Fernandez said he would not attend the vice-ministerial meeting in Santiago August 19; the G [...] |
2005-08-17 23:27:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR HA EC |
| 05RABAT1118 | WESTERN SAHARA: POLICE USE VIOLENCE TO PUT DOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy contacts in Laayoune confirm news reports that significant demonstrations have taken place in Laayoune between May 21-25. More than twenty persons have reportedly been arrested and as many are reported to be injured, some seriously. Large numbers of police and milita [...] |
2005-05-27 17:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL |
| 05RABAT1129 | WESTERN SAHARA: UPDATE ON DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Spanish FM Moratinos reached out to both Moroccans and Algerians in an attempt to restore "calm" to the situation in the Western Sahara, holding separate bilateral meetings with GOM and GOA officials in Luxembourg May 30, and indicated his government's intention to stay engaged in [...] |
2005-05-31 17:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL |
| 05RABAT1162 | US-MOROCCAN MILITARY CONSULTATIONS: THE MOROCCANS [...] (C) Summary: The third annual US-Morocco Defense Consultative Committee took place in Rabat on May 18-19, 2005, led on the US side by ASD Peter Rodman and on the Moroccan side by Minister Delegate to the PM in Charge of the Administration of National Defense Mr. Abderrahmane Sbai. During the [...] |
2005-06-03 17:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | AG ETRD IZ KPKO MARR MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR |
| 05RABAT896 | MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) In Jakarta for the April 22-23 Africa-Asia summit, PM Jettou signed the new African-Asian strategic partnership declaration calling for collective action to address common issues like terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime, and committing countries to meeting internat [...] |
2005-04-29 17:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPKO KTFN MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR |
| 05ROME2629 | ITALY SUPPORTS CONCEPT OF SEEBRIG DEPLOYMENT [...] Summary. Italy confirms its support for the concept of a SEEBRIG deployment as described in reftels and will work with the U.S. on details of possible implementation. End Summary. 2. On August 4, DATT delivered Reftel A talking points to LTG Fabrizio Castegnetti, newly appointed chief of th [...] |
2005-08-08 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME3796 | ITALY SEES NO POSSIBILITY TO DEPLOY EGF FOR [...] (C) Poloffs delivered ref demarche to MFA Central America and the Caribbean Office Director Paolo Miraglia and to Major Fabio Cairo, who handles European Gendarme Force policy for Carabinieri HQ Rome. Poloffs urged consideration of early European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) deployment, but both M [...] |
2005-11-17 12:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPKO HA IT EUN |
| 05ROME4116 | ITALIANS RESPOND FOR EGF ON HAITIAN DEPLOYMENT [...] Following on Rome's initial response (Ref A) to the request for a European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) deployment in advance of the Haitian elections (Ref B), Italy, as current president, has provided a letter to Embassy Rome on behalf of the EGF affirming that the force is not yet fully operation [...] |
2005-12-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL KPKO HA IT EUN |
| 05SANSALVADOR2033 | EL SALVADOR: WILLING GLOBAL PEACE OPS INITIATIVE (GPOI) PARTNER [...] (SBU) Reftel demarche was delivered to Foreign Minister by Ambassador and to Minister of Defense (MOD) by MILGP Commander on July 13. On July 14, Ambassador also hand delivered to FM, who is in Washington with Ambassador for the Saca/Bush meeting, a non-paper summarizing Ref B background on G [...] |
2005-07-15 18:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS PREL ES UNGA |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1548 | HONDURAS NOT SURE IT WANTS A PIECE OF UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-27 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO HO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1575 | HONDURAS READY AND WILLING FOR GLOBAL PEACE [...] (SBU) Acting PolChief demarched MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Relations Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia July 19 and delivered ref A talking points on the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). A/DG Oviedo asked if the U.S. Government was demarching any other countries in the C [...] |
2005-07-27 18:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MASS PREL PGOV HO |
| 05TELAVIV6262 | UNTSO HEAD MGEN LILLEY SAYS PKO CAN LEAVE WHEN [...] (C) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Chief of Staff Major General (MGEN) Clive Lilley briefed Ambassador Jones October 27 on UNTSO's mission in Israel and the region, noting how it supports UN peacekeeping operations in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Syria (UNDOF), and that its missi [...] |
2005-11-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR PGOV PTER LE SY EG IS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV6606 | UNSCO DE SOTO URGING ISRAELIS TO TURN OVER [...] (C) In a discussion about recent Hizballah-IDF clashes along the Israel-Lebanon border, UN Special Coordinator (UNSCO) Alvara de Soto told the Ambassador at mid-day November 22 that: -- he has helped to broker a "fragile cease-fire" that has led to a momentary calm along the Israel-Lebanon b [...] |
2005-11-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MARR PTER PBTS MOPS PINS KPKO LE COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV6877 | ISRAELIS DELIBERATELY "AMBIGUOUS" ON PALESTINIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Giora Eiland and Deputy National Security Advisor Eran Etzion told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch December 9 that the GOI has adopted a deliberately "ambiguous" approach to Palestinian Authority (PA) elections "so the PA can't blame Israel for the p [...] |
2005-12-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV KPAL KDEM KPKO LE SY IS IR TU AE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV7112 | ISRAELI DEBRIEF ON KATYUSHA ATTACK ON KIRYAT [...] (S) Israeli MFA and MOD sources provided Embassy with details concerning the December 27 Katyusha attack from Lebanon on northern Israel. At 2309 local time, Israeli forces reported three explosions in northern Israel, but the debris has not been located to date. MOD contacts said several r [...] |
2005-12-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINS MOPS PTER LE IS KPAL KPKO SY GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS |
| 05THEHAGUE1990 | PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH OPEN [...] (C) Poloff met Welment van Aardenne (MFA, Senior Policy Advisor, UN department) to discuss reftel points (refs a and b) on July 14 and July 15. Poloff emphasized both the anticipated strength of the USG's engagement in the upcoming discussions on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (P [...] |
2005-07-15 10:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR KPKO NL UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05VATICAN473 | HOLY SEE PRESSES DIALOGUE; EAST TIMORESE JESUIT CRITICAL OF [...] (C) The Holy See's Deputy Foreign Minister told Charge May 2 that the situation in East Timor was a source of great concern, and that they were encouraging the bishops and Nuncio to pursue dialogue with the government to resolve the situation. He and an East Timorese Jesuit, Joao Piedade, conc [...] |
2005-05-04 06:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPKO VT |
| 05VATICAN503 | HOLY SEE SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Vatican MFA's Monsignor Francis Chullikatt told us July 22 he agreed that it made sense to take a comprehensive approach to UN reform rather than to reform the UNSC first and approach remaining reform issues in a "piecemeal" fashion. He confirmed the Holy See's support for a restructuri [...] |
2005-07-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO VT UN |
| 05VIENNA1895 | AFGHANISTAN: AUSTRIA SENDING UP TO 100 SOLDIERS [...] (SBU) On June 7, the Austrian Council of Ministers (cabinet) unanimously approved the deployment of up to 100 Austrian soldiers to Afghanistan in August - October 2005. Parliament's standing committee will have to give final approval to the deployment mandate, possibly as early as June 10. [...] |
2005-04-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPKO AF AU BK SR MK NATO EUN |
| 05VIENNA1966 | AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DEPLOYMENT OF [...] (SBU) On June 10, Parliament's standing committee (Hauptausschuss) unanimously approved the cabinet's decision (ref a) to send up to 100 Austrian soldiers to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan for a period of three months, until October 31, 2005. The Austrian soldiers will join the German PRT i [...] |
2005-04-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPKO AF AU BK SR MK NATO EUN |
| 05VIENNA2130 | EUFOR-ALTHEA: AUSTRIA TO ASSUME COMMAND OF "TASK [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-24 14:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPKO AU BK NATO EUN |
| 05VIENNA2403 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON CREATING UN [...] (SBU) On July 15, Acting Econ-Pol Counselor delivered reftel talking points and draft resolutions to Peter Huber in the MFA's International Organizations Division. Huber said the GoA supported the creation of a UN Peacebuilding Commission along the lines of the USG proposal. The EU also wan [...] |
2005-07-18 06:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO AU UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05WELLINGTON168 | NEW ZEALAND VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF UNMISET [...] According to an official at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), New Zealand agrees that the time has come to wrap up peacekeeping operations in East Timor. New Zealand believes UNMISET should be replaced by a scaled-down, time-bound political mission under UN auspices, [...] |
2005-02-24 02:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL TL NZ UNSC |
| 06ABIDJAN1050 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER FORMS A NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny has formed a new cabinet, replacing the former Ministers of Transport and Environment, dividing the Ministries of Justice and Interior in twoministries each, and naming two new Secretaries of State, a rank slightly below that of minister. Thus, the new cabin [...] |
2006-09-18 16:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1070 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EVENTS AND RHETORIC HEATING UP AS [...] (C) Summary. Events and rhetoric are heating up but proceeding largely as expected as October 31 approaches. The local press is reporting that the September 20 meeting in New York chaired by Secretary General Annan and attended by key African leader and all the key Ivoirian political leaders [...] |
2006-09-22 16:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN112 | GBAGBO USES ARTICLE 48 POWERS TO EXTEND NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 27 extension by Presidential decree of the Mandate of the National Assembly (NA) has further weakened Prime Minister Banny, and continued President Gbagbo's challenge to the International Community. The New Forces, who do not have any deputies in the assembly, have [...] |
2006-02-01 15:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1173 | GOVERNMENT CREATES 133 JUDGESHIPS TO RESUME AND [...] (U) President Gbagbo has signed a decree creating 133 judgeships throughout Cote d'Ivoire, in areas controlled by both the government and the New Forces. The decree was signed on October 5 but only published on October 17, on the eve of the AU Peace and Security Council meeting on Cote d'Ivoi [...] |
2006-10-18 17:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1207 | COTE D'IVOIRE - TENSE BUT CALM AND LIKELY TO [...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire remains tense on the eve of the end of the current one-year mandate of President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Banny and a new UNSC resolution for the country. While there is no doubt that both Gbagbo and Banny's terms will be extended, doubts and fears linger over the relative a [...] |
2006-10-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1314 | STATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS SHUT DUE TO TEACHERS' STRIKE [...] On November 9, 2006, the Primary School Teachers, Movement for the Defense of their Rights, known as Mouvement des Instituteurs pour la Defense de leurs Droits (MIDD), launched a strike to protest the government's failure to grant USD 80 (CFAF 40,000) per month in housing allowances for prima [...] |
2006-11-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN134 | COTE D,IVOIRE'S TRANSITION: STRUGGLING TO GET OFF [...] (C) Summary. The October 6 decision by the African Union (AU) that President Gbagbo should remain as head of state and a new Prime Minister be appointed to bring the country to disarmament and elections has failed to generate the hoped-for momentum among the Ivoirian actors. The peace proces [...] |
2006-02-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN150 | COTE D'IVOIRE: MOVING THE PEACE PROCESS FORWARD [...] (C) Since 2002, the Cote d'Ivoire peace process has gone through multiple mediators and mediations including Lome, Linas-Marcoussis, Accra, and Pretoria. Each has petered out in turn, leaving Cote d'Ivoire far short of reunification, disarmament, and elections. Per reftel, the new government [...] |
2006-02-12 08:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN179 | ECHOES OF ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE REBELS WANT RESPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a three-day trip to Bouake and Korhogo, in New Forces (FN) territory in the North, to urge the ex-rebels to help move the political process forward. We found a relatively relaxed security environment and a population whose most pressing concerns were not the [...] |
2006-02-17 10:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN199 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SORO AND GBAGBO TO MEET FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) On February 22, Sidike Konate, spokesperson for the New Forces (NF), called on the Ambassador to inform him that a meeting between President Gbagbo and NF Secretary General Guillaume Soro is scheduled to take place February 27. There will also be a second meeting between Gbagbo and all thr [...] |
2006-02-23 16:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN217 | COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL LEADERS' SUMMIT MEETING [...] (U) The meetings that were scheduled to take place February 27 between President Gbagbo and New Forces Secretary General Guillaume Soro; and between Gbagbo, Soro, former Prime Minister Ouattara and former President Bedie (reftel) did not happen, because of a disgreement over security arrangeme [...] |
2006-02-28 14:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN255 | ALASSANE OUATTARA RESTRUCTURES THE RDR [...] (U) On March 4-5, presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara's political party, the RDR (Rally of Democratic Republicans), met at the UN-protected Golf Hotel in Abidjan, to restructure the party and increase the number of leadership positions at the top. More than 700 [...] |
2006-03-08 15:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN284 | REBEL LEADER GUILLAUME SORO RETURNS TO ABIDJAN [...] (U) New Forces (FN) leader Guillaume Soro arrived in Abidjan from the northern rebel capital of Bouake on March 14 around 1100, via UN helicopter. He met with President Gbagbo around noon, immediately after arriving, and then met with Prime Minister Charles Banny. In the evening he met with [...] |
2006-03-15 17:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN317 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAMS FINALLY HELD IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27 children in the New Forces (NF) controlled zone finally started taking the exams that will allow them to progress to the next level of their education. Since February 2004 the pro-Gbagbo Minister of Education had been refusing to allow the exams to be held unti [...] |
2006-03-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN320 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FIFTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful fifth meeting March 17. Prime Minister Banny, UN High Representative for Election (HRE) Monteiro, and the new Chairman of Cote d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) gave presentations. Some element of dr [...] |
2006-03-24 16:21:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN339 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAMS FINALLY HELD IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27 children in the New Forces (NF) controlled zone finally started taking the exams that will allow them to progress to the next level of their education. Since February 2004 the pro-Gbagbo Minister of Education had been refusing to allow the exams to be held unti [...] |
2006-03-31 14:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN460 | COTE D'IVOIRE: RECENT ATTACKS IN THE WEST PROVE [...] (C) Summary: UN agencies are concerned by a continuing series of inter-ethnic attacks that have occurred in recent weeks in western Cote d'Ivoire, mostly around the town of Bangolo. The attacks have resulted in several deaths, injuries, and some internal population displacement. The UN rep [...] |
2006-05-05 16:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF KPKO PHUM IV |
| 06ABIDJAN483 | THE FPI AFTER SIX YEARS IN POWER [...] (C) Summary. President Gbagbo,s ruling FPI party is feeling defensive, with little to show after almost six years in power. The party came into office in the flawed 2000 elections with a sweeping agenda of socialist reform. It has achieved few of them while failing to address the fundamenta [...] |
2006-05-11 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN493 | COTE D'IVOIRE: THIRTY-SIX CONVICTED FOR JULY 2005 [...] (U) Summary: On May 5, an Ivoirian Military Tribunal convicted and sentenced 36 individuals to terms ranging from two to 15 years for their role in the July 2005 attacks on Agboville and Anyama, two towns located respectivly 70 and 7 KM North of downtown Abidjan. During the attacks, 24 people [...] |
2006-05-12 16:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC AEMR IV |
| 06ABIDJAN495 | GOCI TO LAUNCH PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM ON MAY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Prime Minister,s office and a New Forces (FN) representative have told us that on May 18 the government will begin a pilot population identification program at seven locations in government and FN territory and in the Zone of Confidence. End summary. 2. (SBU) Francois K [...] |
2006-05-12 16:58:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO ASEC PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN500 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IDENTIFICATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 14, Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny addressed the nation on the televised evening news and confirmed reports that the Ministry of Justice will begin pilot identification programs on May 18. Banny also announced that identification and disarmament (DDR) would occur sim [...] |
2006-05-15 13:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN504 | COTE D'IVOIRE: MORE VIOLENCE IN WEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-15 17:24:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN515 | MORE DETAILS ON PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: More details about the pilot identification process emerged on May 15, during a press conference by the Minister of Justice, Mamadou Kone. The pilot identification program will target anyone over 13 years of age who is without documents. Once the pilot phase has ended, the Mini [...] |
2006-05-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN523 | PILOT ID PROGRAM GETS OFF TO A GLACIAL START IN [...] (C) The pilot identification program got off to an inauspicious start with only one petitioner appearing in the Port Bouet district of Abidjan on the morning of May 18, the first day of the program. About thirty Young Patriots showed up around 9:00, along with sanctioned Young Patriot leader [...] |
2006-05-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN526 | PRELIMINARIES TO DISARMAMENT PROCESS TO BEGIN SOON [...] (SBU) The Chiefs-of-Staff of the New Forces (FAFN) and Ivoirian (FANCI) militaries agreed on May 17 to start assembling troops in preparation for a disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program. The NF will gather troops at two sites (at Botro, in the far northeast, and Bouna, [...] |
2006-05-19 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN532 | COTE D'IVOIRE: STATUS OF PILOT ID PROGRAM [...] Summary: The second and third day of the pilot identification program ran smoothly in all seven sites both north and south. After the first day, pro-Gbagbo militias ceased their disruptive activities against the program in the south and the population appears to be gaining confidence in the [...] |
2006-05-23 10:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN568 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: From May 18 through 24, 4810 applicants were interviewed at seven sites in the pilot identification program. A total of 2601 birth certificates and 2188 certificates of nationality were approved after interviews averaging 40 minutes per person. The pilot identification program [...] |
2006-05-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN583 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: From May 18 through 24, 4810 applicants were interviewed at seven sites in the pilot identification program. A total of 2601 birth certificates and 2188 certificates of nationality were approved after interviews averaging 40 minutes per person. The pilot identification program [...] |
2006-06-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN613 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FINAL NUMBERS FROM PILOT ID PROGRAM [...] (U) The Ivorian government announced the official figures for the pilot identification process which ended on May 27. The official figures are: 5003 applicants were interviewed, 3907 birth certificates were granted, and 3137 certificates of nationality were approved. The analysis of the pilo [...] |
2006-06-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN616 | FESCI UNDER SERGES KOFFI: THE FIRST YEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: FESCI (Federation of High School and University Students of Cote d'Ivoire) was created by President Gbagbo and other professors in 1992 at the birth of Cote d'Ivoire's multi-party system to give students a voice in the new political environment. It rapidly degenerated into a maf [...] |
2006-06-09 14:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET//NOFORN | KPKO PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN647 | COTE D'IVOIRE: START OF DISARMAMENT MAY BE DELAYED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN658 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DISARMAMENT OF WESTERN MILITIAS [...] (C) Despite assurances we were given June 16 by Director of Operations for Disarmament Jean-Paul Malan that there were just a few obstacles left to mediate and that disarmament of the western militias would likely begin on June 17 (reftel), the militias continue to refuse to begin even the firs [...] |
2006-06-19 15:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PREL IV |
| 06ABIDJAN686 | COTRE D'IVOIRE: EIGHTH MEETING OF THE [...] (C) Summary. At the eighth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG), Prime Minister Banny gave a long, evasive presentation seeking to reassure the group that he is determined to succeed in bringing the country to elections, while IWG members tried to pin him down on why so little pro [...] |
2006-06-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN694 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER,S PEACE TRAIN STUCK [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny's peace train is stuck for the moment at the disarmament station. The Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) say they have completed the initial, pre-regroupment phase of the disarmament, where combatants are assembled at designated sites under their own comma [...] |
2006-06-30 11:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO EFIN IV |
| 06ABIDJAN713 | NEW FORCES PREVENTED FROM MEETING PRESIDENT [...] (U) On July 4, a delegation of New Forces (NF) soldiers led by Chief-of-Staff General Soumailo Bakayoko was refused entry to the Prime Minister's office (Primature) prior to a scheduled meeting with President Gbagbo. Gbagbo wrote the NF last week, inviting the NF military (FAFN) to meet with h [...] |
2006-07-05 17:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN718 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SECRETARY GENERAL CHAIRS [...] (C) Summary. UNSYG Annan chaired a mini-summit on Cote d'Ivoire in which participants set several deadlines to accelerate key elements of the peace process, including identification, DDR, and organization of elections. There was no discussion of possible scenarios if presidential elections [...] |
2006-07-06 18:16:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN731 | PRIME MINISTER ON PLANS FOR REGISTRATION OF [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny, accompanied by his Justice Minister, convoked ECOWAS ambassadors and several members of the International Working Group (IWG) to Yamoussoukro on July 9 for a hastily-scheduled meeting on his government's plans to launch a program, scheduled to begin on July [...] |
2006-07-11 07:44:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN760 | COTE D'IVOIRE: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO [...] (U) Sylvain Roy, Chief Conduct and Discipline Officer at the UN Operation in Cote D'Ivoire (ONUCI), briefed us July 12 on ONUCI's efforts to combat sexual abuse and exploitation (SEA). He explained that the Conduct and Discipline Team (CDT) is a newly formed unit; he himself arrived in Decembe [...] |
2006-07-14 17:21:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN771 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS RESUME STRIKE [...] (SBU) Primary and secondary school teachers, who suspended their strike June 20 after meeting with President Gbagbo (ref A), are threatening to resume the strike July 18. The teachers said at the time that their demands had not been met but that they would suspend the strike to allow for furth [...] |
2006-07-18 13:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN779 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT MISSES DEADLINE TO CLEAR [...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire missed a July 17 deadline to clear its arrears with the World Bank in time for the Bank to approve its USD 100 million contribution to the funding for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) at its July 27 Board meeting. 2. (C) Cote d'Ivoire's arrears with the [...] |
2006-07-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IBRD KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN788 | COTE D'IVOIRE: NINTH INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful ninth meeting July 20. The Prime Minister sought to reassure the group that his peace train is on track and moving forward, but once again he was long on promises and short on specifics. The communique from this m [...] |
2006-07-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN789 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS' STRIKE WIDELY IGNORED [...] (SBU) The strike by elementary and secondary school teachers that was supposed to resume on July 18 (ref A) was widely ignored. While Mamadou Soro, the leader of the teacher,s group calling for the strike, was quoted in the newspapers as saying over 70 percent of teachers boycotted, all othe [...] |
2006-07-21 16:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN804 | SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED IN CLASHES OVER ID PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Several people were killed and more than twenty injured over the weekend in Divo during violent confrontations at protests aimed at blocking the "audiences foraines" -- itinerant hearings -- from going forward with the identification process. Opposition party leaders are enco [...] |
2006-07-24 16:24:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN810 | PRIME MINISTER BANNY ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister spoke to the nation last night on the mobile identification process, addressing concerns raised by the President's FPI party and its supporters intent on disrupting the process. The PM made clear that the mobile teams are essential to the peace process and the [...] |
2006-07-25 15:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN812 | COTE D'IVOIRE: BANK EMPLOYEES REPORTEDLY POSTPONE [...] (C) On July 25, leaders of the union representing all bank employees in Cote d'Ivoire told us they had postponed a three-day strike that the union had threatened to start on July 26. This decision was reportedly made after the banking sector employers' association offered fresh talks. Union [...] |
2006-07-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EFIN PGOV ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN832 | UN CLOSELY FOLLOWING IDENTIFICATION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. The United Nations is monitoring the progress of the registration of undocumented Ivoirians, in preparation for elections, and gave a briefing for embassies and international organizations July 25. Reportedly, almost all of the teams sent into rebel-held areas in the north are o [...] |
2006-07-27 17:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN839 | MODEST START TO DISARMAMENT OF WESTERN MILITIAS; [...] (U) On July 26, the disarmament/dismantling of ex-combatant, pro-Gbagbo militias got underway in the western town of Guiglo in the presence of Prime Minister Banny, DDR Commission (PNDDR) chief Ouassenan Kone, and UN officials. Approximately 150 militias reported to the demobilization site to [...] |
2006-07-28 17:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN857 | WESTERN MILITIAS DISARMAMENT UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-01 18:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN874 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN BRIEFS AGAIN ON IDENTIFICATION [...] (C) Summary: The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) reports that in the first two weeks of the current identification operation, there were just over 35,000 applications for registration in one form or another, from the estimated four million undocumented Ivoirians and foreigners born her [...] |
2006-08-03 16:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV |
| 06ABIDJAN876 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PARTIAL DISMANTLEMENT OF MILITIAS [...] (C) Summary. The dismantling of pro-Gbagbo militias in western Cote d'Ivoire continues to experience problems. It appears that only a fraction of the militia members are included in this program, and very little real disarmament has yet taken place. End Summary. 2. (C) The dismantling of [...] |
2006-08-04 11:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN885 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SUSPENDS DISMANTLEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: The UN confirms reports that it has halted the dismantlement of militias in Guiglo over the weekend. A UN official told us that tension in Guiglo remained high as some 1000 militia members from other towns continued their protests over the weekend. Although officially the UN cl [...] |
2006-08-08 18:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN903 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO REINS IN IDENTIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. President Gbagbo has declared that the mobile courts carrying out the identification process can only issue birth certificates, not a second category of identification document that provisionally establishes Ivoirian nationality. In reaction, the rebel New Forces suspended their [...] |
2006-08-10 12:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN926 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE TRAIN SLOWS TO A CRAWL [...] (C) The Cote d'Ivoire peace train has slowed to a barely perceptible crawl. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), dismantling of militias, and identification of Ivoirian nationals are supposed to be proceeding concomitantly but instead they are bogging down concomitantly. DDR [...] |
2006-08-18 10:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN928 | COTE D'IVOIRE: NEW FORCES AND POLITICAL [...] (U) On August 17, leaders of the political opposition and the rebel New Forces (FN) met in Daoukro (home of ex-president Bedie) to consult on the current political situation. All the major party leaders were present: ex-president Henri Konan Bedie, leader of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cot [...] |
2006-08-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN947 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GETTING THE PEACE PROCESS BACK ON [...] (C) Summary. What can the United States do to try to break the current gridlock in the Cote d'Ivoire peace process? We suggest that the United States consult with France and the UK and together with those governments jointly approach the African Union (AU) to urge that African leaders re-en [...] |
2006-08-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN963 | COTE D'IVOIRE: INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (U) The next meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) has been postponed from September 1 to September 8. In his letter notifying IWG members of the change, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Pierre Schori explained that it was made at the request of Prime Minster [...] |
2006-08-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV |
| 06ABIDJAN991 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UPCOMING SUMMITS IN YAMOUSSOUKRO [...] (C) Summary. So far President Gbagbo is saying he will not attend the Secretary General's September 20 mini-summit on Cote d'Ivoire in New York, but he might change his mind under pressure from the Secretary General and his African counterparts. Prime Minister Banny and all the opposition le [...] |
2006-09-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV ASEC IV |
| 06ABUDHABI1341 | SUDAN: LEVERAGING UN TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES [...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA as a diplomatic note April 3 and followed up with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani April 5. Al-Hosani told Pol chief that he was not aware that the UN had approached the UAE to date with a request for assistance, an [...] |
2006-04-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU KPKO AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1531 | UAE CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SUDAN, AU MISSION IN [...] (C) Pol chief met with MFA Deputy Director for Arab Affairs Ahmed Besais April 17 to follow up on the issue of re-hatting the peacekeeping troops in Darfur (refs A, B). Besais told Pol chief the UAE supports the Arab League's "Khartoum Declaration" that affirms support for the African Union's [...] |
2006-04-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3626 | UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ATTENDING NAM IN HAVANA: [...] (C) Post delivered ref B and C demarches in a series of meetings with members of the UAE delegation to the NAM conference prior to their respective departures to Havana: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ), MFA Under Secretary Tariq Al-Haidan, and International Organiza [...] |
2006-09-13 13:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM KPKO UNSC PGOV GT SU IR |
| 06ABUJA2131 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR/UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Acting Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Adamu Emozozo, Assistant Director for African Affairs at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 17. Emozozo said that President Obasanjo continues to use every available opportunity to talk to President Bashir about Darfu [...] |
2006-08-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU NI |
| 06ABUJA689 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW DES-PADS [...] Ambassador called on the Colonel Mahamane Toure, the new Deputy Executive Secretary for Political Affairs, Defense, and Security at ECOWAS. Also in attendance were the DATT, PolMilOff, and a EUCOM J5 officer. 2. The cordial meeting offered the Ambassador an opportunity to express the imp [...] |
2006-03-28 10:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS KPKO NI XY ECOWAS |
| 06ABUJA706 | ENHANCING SECURITY MEDIATION TEAM AT DARFUR PEACE [...] (SBU) Per State 04850, USDEL asked African Union Special Envoy Dr. Salim Salim if he would welcome BG Kazura from Rwanda as part of his mediation team. Salim said yes. He hopes Kazura can arrive soon. CAMPBELL [...] |
2006-03-29 09:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI SU NI |
| 06ACCRA566 | GHANA PROMISES SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA,S UNSC [...] (U) The Ambassador spoke with Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo March 8 and raised ref A points regarding support for Guatemala,s candidacy as Latin America,s next non-permanent member of the UNSC. Akufo-Addo quickly stated that the GOG would support Guatemala and asked when the vot [...] |
2006-03-10 09:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH GT KPKO PREL SU VE NATO UNSC UN |
| 06ACCRA66 | DEMARCHE ON AMIS RE-HAT: GHANA [...] (SBU) On January 5, PolOff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of African Union Affairs Kwabena Baah-Doudu to urge the Government of Ghana to press the AU to request that the UN begin planning to re-hat the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in 2006, per reftel. 2. (SBU) Baah-D [...] |
2006-01-09 16:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU |
| 06ADDISABABA1003 | DPKO ASG ANNABI MAKES TRANSITION PROGRESS WITH AU [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN is cautiously optimistic that planning for transition of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a UN mission is on better footing following consultations with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit and his team, UN ASG for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi [...] |
2006-04-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1005 | DARFUR: AU CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TRANSITION [...] (SBU) Summary/action request: Addis-based Darfur Liaison Group (LG) heads of mission met April 14 with African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit to discuss the AU's draft roadmap for implementation of the March 10 Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision on Darfur [...] |
2006-04-14 14:07:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO EAID SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1186 | DARFUR AND CHAD: DEMARCHES DELIVERED TO AU [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) expects to produce a well-informed report on the internal situation in Chad and allegations of Sudanese involvement in the attempted coup as a result of its fact finding mission which concluded April 26, AU Commission Chairperson Chief of Staff Amb. John Kay [...] |
2006-04-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU CD AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1194 | SUDAN/DARFUR: AU COMMISSION DEMARCHED ON GRAIDA [...] (SBU) Deputy pol/econ counselor delivered ref A points on USG concerns about further violence in south Darfur to Ambassador Ki Doulaye Corentin, Head of the African Union Commission's Darfur Integrated Task Force (AU/DITF), on April 28. Ki Doulaye pledged to share the information with AU Pea [...] |
2006-05-01 09:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SU KPKO MOPS AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1284 | DSRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES UNMEE DOWNSIZING, [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE's outgoing Force Commander now opposes downsizing the UNMEE to an observer mission with half its current force strength, reflecting either pessimism that Ethiopia and Eritrea will proceed with demarcation, or a desire to preserve the large presence of Indian troops who now [...] |
2006-05-09 17:39:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1336 | SUDAN-AU PSC DEMARCHE: PSC WILL LIKELY NOT ADDRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union Commission anticipates that the upcoming May 15 AU Peace and Security Council meeting will address the implementation of the previous March PSC on AMIS transition, but will not discuss a new CONOPs for AMIS. Separately, Gabon notes that it only learned of the [...] |
2006-05-12 16:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU KPKO AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1359 | LOOKING AHEAD ON THE U.S.- AFRICAN UNION [...] (SBU) Note from Charge Vicki Huddleston: This "think piece" on the African Union (AU) was drafted by political officer Cate McGeary whose brilliant coverage of the AU over the past two years has kept pace with the rapid changes in the institution and in our relations with it. Her voluminous, [...] |
2006-05-16 07:47:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO EAID PGOV AU |
| 06ADDISABABA140 | DARFUR: AU PSC ACCEPTS TRANSITION OF AMIS TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 12, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) extended the mandate of the AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) until March 31, 2006 and accepted "in principle" the transition of AMIS to a UN operation. The PSC will meet again in Addis at the foreign mini [...] |
2006-01-17 12:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA141 | AU SEEKS HELP FOR CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: The African Union (AU) is soliciting partner assistance to support the Multinational Force of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (FOMUC) and the Central African Republic (CAR) government. This request fol [...] |
2006-01-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO CT AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1472 | AU PLANNERS AND NATO DISCUSS DARFUR PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A meeting between visiting DOD DASD Whelan, African Union officials working on Darfur issues, the NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Planning, and Embassy officials, highlighted challenges in implementing the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement. The AU DITF POLAD called for co [...] |
2006-05-25 13:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1542 | AFRICAN UNION'S KONARE AND DJINNIT ON CHAD AND [...] (C) African Union Chairperson Konare told U.S. Ambassador to Chad Marc Wall, accompanied by Charge, AF/E Office Director Reddick and DCM (notetaker) in a meeting May 26 that the problem in Chad is bad governance, exacerbated by the Darfur conflict. According to Konare, Sudanese President Bash [...] |
2006-06-06 11:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO AU SU |
| 06ADDISABABA1549 | SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR [...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...] |
2006-06-07 08:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR |
| 06ADDISABABA1559 | SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR [...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...] |
2006-06-08 05:39:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR |
| 06ADDISABABA1566 | ETHIOPIA: UN U/S GENERAL GUEHENNO LAYS OUT NEXT [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Undersecretary General Jean-Marie Guehenno met with the Charge and Admiral Hunt June 7 to review the AMIS to UN transition efforts and his views of next steps. By the time he returned to Khartoum, he hoped that he would be able to gain greater clarity on the mand [...] |
2006-06-08 14:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO MARR SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1568 | UNSC MISSION REPORTS TO AU THAT SUDAN HAS NOT [...] (SBU). SUMMARY. On June 7, the visiting UN Security Council delegation visiting Addis Ababa, Chad, and Sudan, briefed representatives of the 15-member African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) and AU partners (i.e., non-member states) on its June 6 meetings in Khartoum with Sudanese P [...] |
2006-06-09 07:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU UN |
| 06ADDISABABA1578 | ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM ASKS FOR USG ASSISTANCE ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told the Charge June 7 that the GOE was increasingly concerned about a growing armed population of an estimated 60 thousand ethnic Sudanese Nuer in the Gambella region of Ethiopia and believed the problem may be directly attributable to a GOS [...] |
2006-06-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PREF SU |
| 06ADDISABABA1579 | ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM SAYS HIGH-LEVEL MIL-TO-MIL [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told the Charge and CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Richard Hunt June 9 that the USG military civil affairs team activities need to be defined in terms of the broader US-Ethiopia counterterrorism relationship. Tekeda called into question the [...] |
2006-06-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS CASC |
| 06ADDISABABA1581 | AFRICAN UNION CHAIRPERSON FORMALLY REQUESTS NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AU Commission Chairperson Konare has formally requested NATO assistance for AMIS in a June 2 letter to NATO Secretary-General Scheffer, but confines the scope of such assistance to manning a handful of advisory positions in AMIS's Forward Joint Mission Headquarters and providin [...] |
2006-06-09 16:23:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS NATO PREL SU AU UN |
| 06ADDISABABA1600 | ETHIOPIA: GOE CONSIDERS JUNE 15 EEBC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda told Charge June 12 that the GOE did not understand why the June 15 EEBC meeting was being held, and predicted that the likely outcome would be conflict, if not a total breakdown in the current EEBC process. He asked that the USG consider p [...] |
2006-06-12 15:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1612 | ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions, resume progress on economic reforms and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the glob [...] |
2006-06-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR ECON ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1615 | DARFUR: JEM SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REFORM, [...] (SBU) Summary. Two members of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) told poloff June 12 that their organization sought to join the peace process under the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) but urgently needed funds to hold a general congress in order to elect new leadership. End Summary [...] |
2006-06-13 12:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS PREL SU AU UN |
| 06ADDISABABA1634 | ETHIOPIA: PM MELES ON SOMALIA, ERITREA BORDER AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Meles told the Charge and CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Hunt June 13 that Ethiopia would not take military action against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Somalia unless the ICU moved against Baidoa, which the PM did not expect them to do. Meles said the Transi [...] |
2006-06-15 08:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL ASEC MARR KPKO ET ER SO |
| 06ADDISABABA1641 | ETHIOPIA: UNMEE SAYS ETHIOPIA IN COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (C) Summary: According to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), Ethiopia remains in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1640. UNMEE is more concerned about Eritrean activities than continued Ethiopian troop movements and training. A Defense Attache c [...] |
2006-06-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1647 | IGAD AMBASSADORS IN ETHIOPIA DISCUSS SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting of ambassadors from IGAD member states and donor partners June 15, the Ambassador of the Somalia TFG to Ethiopia, Abdil Karim Farah, told those assembled that the armed units of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) were advancing toward both Belet Dweyne and Baidoa. He s [...] |
2006-06-15 17:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IGAD PTER ASEC MARR KPKO AU SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1655 | SUDAN/DARFUR: SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR THE DARFUR [...] (U) Per reftel, Post has actively engaged African Union officials and Partner representatives on the U.S. initiatives to support the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). 2. (U) DPA VERIFICATION: -- Prior to the June 9 departure of the joint UN-AU technical assistance mission (TAM) to Sudan, Charge [...] |
2006-06-16 16:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS PREL SU NATO AU |
| 06ADDISABABA1690 | AU ADOPTS SEVEN-POINT DECISION ON SOMALIA [...] Summary. The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) at its 55th meeting held on June 17 adopted the following decision on the situation in Somalia. End Summary. 2. Begin text: Communique of the 55th Peace and Security Council Council, Â [...] |
2006-06-20 13:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL IGAD SO |
| 06ADDISABABA1691 | CORRECTED COPY -- IGAD AMBASSADORS IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting of ambassadors from IGAD member states and donor partners June 15, the Ambassador of the Somalia TFG to Ethiopia, Abdil Karim Farah, told those assembled that the armed units of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) were advancing toward both Belet Dweyne and Baidoa. He s [...] |
2006-06-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IGAD PTER ASEC MARR KPKO AU SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1736 | AU AGREES WITH PARTNER NOMINATIONS TO STAFF FJMHQ [...] Summary. The African Union (AU) notified its partners via note verbale June 22 that it had no objections to the partners providing all six personnel requested as advisors to the AMIS Joint Forward Headquarters in El Fasher. Furthermore, the AU had no objections to the partners' nominations f [...] |
2006-06-24 12:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS NATO PREL SU AU UN |
| 06ADDISABABA1737 | A/S FRAZER TALKS SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH AU [...] (C) SUMMARY: AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit called Sudan's recent refusal to accept a UN Mission in Darfur a "big problem," but ultimately agreed with A/S Frazer that the GOS was simply delaying the inevitable UN deployment as long as possible. Frazer and Djinnit agreed that [...] |
2006-06-25 06:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1741 | A/S FRAZER TALKS SOMALIA AND DARFUR WITH IGAD [...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Frazer met June 23 with Ethiopia-based representatives of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states. The Kenyan and Somali Ambassadors argued that membership in the International Somalia Contact Group (SCG) should have been cast a bit wider to include [...] |
2006-06-26 07:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1743 | ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders from major Ethiopian opposition parties gathered at the Charge,s residence June 24 to brief A/S Frazer on the current political climate for the opposition, including the status of negotiations with the GoE on reforms to Parliamentary rules. Opposition leaders were split o [...] |
2006-06-26 08:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1744 | ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer discussed Somalia and Sudan with FM Seyoum June 24. Seyoum urged a stronger U.S. role in Somalia. If not leading, he said, the U.S. should at least be an active participant in a partners group. A radical change of U.S. attitude will be required, he said. Seyoum said [...] |
2006-06-26 09:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO IGAD AU SO SU |
| 06ADDISABABA1745 | SUDAN - AU REJECTS SUPPORT TO JEM SPLINTER GROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dissident representatives of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), a non-signatory to the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), seek USD 200,000 to hold a party congress in Addis Ababa to replace JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim Muhammed. While the JEM representatives have approache [...] |
2006-06-26 10:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS SU AU KPKO |
| 06ADDISABABA1779 | A/S FRAZER TALKS SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH AU [...] (C) SUMMARY: AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit called Sudan's recent refusal to accept a UN Mission in Darfur a "big problem," but ultimately agreed with A/S Frazer that the GOS was simply delaying the inevitable UN deployment as long as possible. Frazer and Djinnit agreed that [...] |
2006-06-29 16:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1780 | ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer discussed Somalia and Sudan with FM Seyoum June 24. Seyoum urged a stronger U.S. role in Somalia. If not leading, he said, the U.S. should at least be an active participant in a partners group. A radical change of U.S. attitude will be required, he said. Seyoum said [...] |
2006-06-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO IGAD AU SO SU |
| 06ADDISABABA1781 | AFRICAN UNION: FRAZER URGES KONARE TO REMAIN FIRM, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-29 16:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PTER AU SU SO |
| 06ADDISABABA1782 | AFRICAN UNION: KONARE URGES US SUPPORT FOR SOMALI [...] (C) SUMMARY: African Union (AU) Chairperson Konare told A/S Frazer in a June 25 meeting that the Union of Islamic Courts was currently probing to see how far it could expand, but intended to take over all of Somalia if possible. An expanding UIC would inevitably provoke war with Ethiopia, he [...] |
2006-06-29 16:16:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO MOPS AU SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA1951 | ETHIOPIA: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Neither host government, local media nor NGOs report any significant sexual misconduct or trafficking in persons (TIP) attributable to UN peacekeeping personnel in Ethiopia. However, both NGOs and UNMEE headquarters report several dozen children born out of wedlock who have all [...] |
2006-07-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA1961 | DARFUR: JULY 13 AU DITF BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: African Union planners state that USD 440 million will be needed to extend the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to the end of December 2006 and have it implement the additional tasks required by the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). The degree of AMIS enhancement will depend large [...] |
2006-07-19 04:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2021 | NATO REPORTS LITTLE PROGRESS IN BOOSTING NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Planning Maurits Jochems and other NATO representatives cite little progress in convincing African Union officials to allow NATO to expand the types of assistance it is now providing to the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS), despite earlier co [...] |
2006-07-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2041 | SOMALIA: TFG REPORTS ICU FORCES' ADVANCE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's ambassador to Ethiopia and permrep to the AU, Abdulkarim Farah, expects IGAD foreign ministers to endorse a detailed plan early next week for a peace support operation (IGASOM) to Somalia, following which the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) may take further action. [...] |
2006-07-25 13:49:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO AU SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2042 | SOMALI PERMREP BRIEFS AU PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 24, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) met to discuss the situation in Somalia and upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to closed door deliberations, Somalia's Permanent Representative to the AU Amb. Abdulkarim Farah briefed P [...] |
2006-07-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO AU SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2093 | SOMALI TFG SURVIVES ASSASSINATION, DEFECTIONS, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the last three days, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has weathered the assassination of one government minister, the resignation of nearly 20 others, and a no-confidence vote by 49 per cent of its parliamentarians. According to Somalia's PermRep to the Afric [...] |
2006-07-31 16:07:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINR KPKO AU SO ER ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2114 | MELES ON SOMALIA: NEED UNSC ENDORSEMENT OF IGAD [...] (C) Summary and Action Report. Prime Minister Meles told Charge Huddleston that the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia is unlikely to collapse under pressure from the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) if the UNSC welcomes a Ugandan battalion that would stabilize Baidoa. President Musev [...] |
2006-08-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MOPS SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2118 | AU PSC REPRESENTATIVES OUTLOOK ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: During an August 1 meeting with staff members from the African Union Peace and Security Council - PSC Director Geofrey Mugumya, Head of the African Standby Force Maj General Ishaya Isah Hassan, Technical Advisor Dr. Aim Kamubudzi, and Conflict Management Director El-Ghassim Wane - [...] |
2006-08-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO AU SO ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2122 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR - SECURITY COUNCIL [...] DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Sahlework Zewde, Director of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on July 31. Responding that an October 1 date for the transition of AMIS to the UN would not be easy, Ambassador Sahlework raised the concerns of Sudan's non-acceptance of r [...] |
2006-08-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ET KPKO PREL AU SU |
| 06ADDISABABA2130 | DARFUR: AU SAYS NEW PLEDGES ALLOW AMIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At his first briefing for donors and other partners since the July 18 pledging conference for the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS), the head of the African Union's Darfur Integrated Task Force (DITF) said that the conference's main outcome was the acknowledgement that partners seek t [...] |
2006-08-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO EAID SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2303 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE TO AFRICAN UNION CONCERNING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-18 09:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | AU KPKO PREL SU |
| 06ADDISABABA2312 | DARFUR: AUGUST 10 AU DITF BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an August 10 briefing AU officials reported that the situation in Darfur was "relatively calm" despite serious incidents in northern Darfur (Sector 6), including several alleged attacks by GOS aircraft on an IDP camp and a village, and a suspension of AMIS activities near Ku [...] |
2006-08-21 13:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2389 | SOMALIA: KENYAN AMBASSADOR TO AU BRIEFS CHARGE ON [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Ambassador to the African Union Franklin Esipila told the Charge Aug. 30 that IGAD member states were fully committed to deployment of a peace support mission to Somalia (IGASOM) beginning Sept. 28. Esipila added that member states hoped high-level negotiations in the comi [...] |
2006-08-31 10:07:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU UNSC SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2396 | SOMALIA: KENYAN FM TALKS ABOUT IGAD PLANS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Raphael Tuju told the Charge and European envoys August 31 that an IGAD peace support mission to Somalia (IGASOM) would deploy with a clear mandate: protect the TFG in Baidoa, train a civil protection force, and encourage dialogue with the ICU. [...] |
2006-09-05 06:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR AU SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2410 | AU MILITARY STAFF QUESTIONS PLAN FOR IGASOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On August 28, the African Union's Military Staff Committee (MSC), comprised of defense attaches or other military representatives of each of the 15 members of the AU Peace and Security Council, reviewed the proposed deployment plan for an IGAD peace support operation [...] |
2006-09-05 16:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SO AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2420 | DARFUR: AU MINISTERIAL MUST DECIDE FUTURE OF AMIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit reported to international partners that in September 4 discussions with the AU, Sudan disavowed press reports that say it seeks the immediate expulsion of the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS), but confirmed its rejection of a [...] |
2006-09-06 17:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO AU SU |
| 06ADDISABABA2504 | ETHIOPIA: UNMEE PUSHES FOR CONTINUATION OF MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Deputy Special Representative Ambassador Azouz Ennifar briefed representatives of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council September 12 on the status of the mission's downsizing efforts and recommended an [...] |
2006-09-14 11:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA2506 | DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 13 to Head of the MFA's UN Directorate, Counsellor Abdulkadir Risku, and to UN Directorate officer Eyob Tekalegn. 2. (SBU) Citing the binding nature of UN Security Council resolutions on UN member states, Risku said that Sudan would not be abl [...] |
2006-09-14 14:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC SU ET |
| 06ADDISABABA2523 | DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 14 AU DITF BRIEFING REPORTS AMIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to African Union officials, Sudan has requested that AMIS suspend rotation of peacekeeping troops to Darfur, pending the outcome of the September 18 ministerial-level PSC. The AU confirmed that the Rwandan rotation is on hold, but suggested that the September 16 rotat [...] |
2006-09-15 10:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2524 | DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 7 AU DITF BRIEFING REPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 7, African Union officials reported to AU partners that recent cash contributions would allow the AU Mission in Sudan to continue operations beyond September 30, but that any decision on either extending or strengthening AMIS by two additional battalions would have [...] |
2006-09-15 13:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2609 | ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF LTG R. [...] (C) SUMMARY: 1. (C) Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the global war on terrorism. The de [...] |
2006-09-25 14:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO PHUM AU ET ER SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2610 | DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 21 AU DITF BRIEFING CONFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the AU PSC extended the mandate of AMIS to December 31, and Sudan has allowed the rotation of AMIS troops to resume, AU officials expressed concern that transition to a UN peacekeeping operation remains an unresolved issue. The AMIS Force Commander remained in Addis Abab [...] |
2006-09-25 15:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2775 | AFRICAN UNION DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Patrick Mazimhaka underscored the need for a robust U.N. mandate for peacekeeping in Sudan, noting that the AU lacked the resources to sustain an operation in Darfur and therefore sought to transfer responsibility to the international [...] |
2006-10-13 15:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MASS AU SO SU ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA2921 | PUNTLAND VICE PRESIDENT URGES SUPPORT FOR SOMALI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Puntland Vice President Hassan Dahir Mahamud blamed Islamic extremists in Somalia's Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) for fanning Ethio-Somali tensions in order to destabilize Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. He claimed that the current (EPRDF) GOE had done much to reduce [...] |
2006-11-02 13:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS MASS KPKO ET ER SO |
| 06ADDISABABA2936 | DARFUR: AMIS FORCE COMMANDER REJECTS FJMHQ CONCEPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union civilian and military officials, including the new AMIS Force Commander, had few conclusions to share from a recently concluded internal "brainstorming" session on operational challenges facing the AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur. Sudan's recent acceptance of 1 [...] |
2006-11-06 05:58:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA2948 | DARFUR: AMIS FORCE COMMANDER ARGUES FOR UP TO NINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 2 briefing to major AU partners, officers from the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) highlighted two areas of continued fighting in Darfur: North Darfur, where GOS aerial reconnaissance and bombardment of suspected NRF strongholds continues; and the Darfur-Chad border, [...] |
2006-11-06 14:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA3011 | DARFUR: UN A/SYG FOR PEACE-KEEPING DISCUSSES UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN A/SYG for Peace-keeping Operations Annabi said November 11-12 meetings with President Bashir, FM Lam Akol and other GOS principals resulted in an affirmation that the GOS would accept UN packages of "light" and "heavy" assistance to the AU Mission in Sudan, despite Sudan's c [...] |
2006-11-14 15:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU CD AU UN |
| 06ADDISABABA3012 | ETHIOPIA: FM SEYOUM ASKS WITNESSES TO STOP EEBC [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOE Foreign Minister Seyoum summoned representatives from the permanent five members (P-5) of the UN Security Council and Witnesses to the Algiers Accords to a meeting Nov. 14 to denounce the plans of the Eritrean-Ethiopian Boundary Commission (EEBC) to complete demarcation the b [...] |
2006-11-14 17:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS UNSC ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA304 | DARFUR: AU SITREP 1 FEBRUARY 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) is working with partners in a technical committee to implement December joint assessment mission recommendations to improve AMIS performance, but this committee is not empowered to consider steps necessary to effect a transition to a UN mission. The AU f [...] |
2006-02-02 06:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA3212 | SOMALI PRIME MINISTER GEDI HIGHLIGHTS FOREIGN EXTREMIST SUPPORT FOR ICU [...] (C) SUMMARY. TFG PM Gedi reported that over 3,000 foreign Islamic militants are assisting the CIC, including fighters from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Chechnya, and Libya. Eritrea and Saudi sources have provided weapons and funding respectively to the CIC, while Somali Hawiye are increasingly back [...] |
2006-12-06 14:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KPKO SO ET KISL MOPS |
| 06ADDISABABA3240 | ETHIOPIA: MELES ALTERS STANCE ON MILITARY ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Recent U.S. visitors to Ethiopia have advocated a message of caution to Prime Minister Meles and raised potential consequences of Ethiopian deployment of troops in possible military action in Somalia. While Meles has consistently underscored the threat of al-Shabaab and other ex [...] |
2006-12-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KISL KPKO ET SO ER |
| 06ADDISABABA3243 | DARFUR: DECEMBER 7, AU DITF BRIEFING PROVIDES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to African Union officials, the head-of-state-level November 30 AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting affirmed Sudan's acceptance of UN assistance to the AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur, but highlighted that Sudan continues to oppose full transition to a hybrid [...] |
2006-12-08 13:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA3289 | SOMALIA: ETHIOPIA TAKING TIME TO CONSIDER NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopia welcomed the UN Security Council's authorization of an IGAD/AU mission for Somalia, but did not foresee deployment until January 2007 or later, due to uncertainty relating to funding and troop contributing countries, according to Ethiopian MFA Somalia expert Fiseha Shawe [...] |
2006-12-14 06:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO KISL ET SO |
| 06ADDISABABA3316 | DARFUR: NOV. 16 SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Separate November 16 bilateral consultations with UK Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn, French MFA Africa Director Jean de Gliniasty and Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Sudan Henri Benoit de Coignac, and Chinese PermRep to the UN Guangya Wang hig [...] |
2006-12-18 16:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU UK CH FR |
| 06ADDISABABA3317 | DARFUR: NOV. 16 SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 16 bilateral meeting prior to UN-AU-GOS consultations on Darfur, Egyptian FM Gheit asserted that Sudanese FM Lam Akol was "very forthcoming," and highlighted Sudan's acceptance of UN assistance to the African Union's peacekeeping operation in Darfur. While the GOS [...] |
2006-12-18 16:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU EG |
| 06ADDISABABA3318 | DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS WARNS SUDANESE FM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a bilateral meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol and other GOS principals, just prior to November 16 high-level consultations on Darfur chaired by the UN SYG and AU Commission Chairperson Konare (septel), Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan Natsios outlined USG pri [...] |
2006-12-18 16:21:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA3411 | SOMALIA: TFG AMBASSADOR REPORTS MILITARY CAMPAIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a December 28 meeting with USAU Amb. Courville and deputy pol-econ counselor (note-taker), the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) PermRep to the AU and Ambassador to Ethiopia, Amb. Abdulkarim Farah, responded to a series of questions asked by Amb. Courville on [...] |
2006-12-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS KPKO KISL ET SO DJ |
| 06ADDISABABA385 | A/S FRAZER AND UNMEE SRSG DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following her visit to the Ethiopian-Eritrean border, AF A/S Frazer told UNMEE SRSG Legwaila that current residents of the disputed town of Badme oppose the 2002 boundary commission decision awarding the town to Eritrea. Badme was administered by Ethiopia, but the EEBC places it [...] |
2006-02-08 05:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA419 | UNMEE SRSG ADVOCATES REDUCING UNMEE TO "TOKEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Eritrea continues to restrict freedom of movement by UNMEE MILOBs within the Temporary Security Zone, and to flaunt previously agreed upon protocols relating to UNMEE's right to challenge and inspect police and militia within the TSZ, according to UNMEE SRSG Legwaila. Such restr [...] |
2006-02-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA48 | AU PSC GREEN LIGHT FOR UN TRANSITION OF AMIS [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission has not undertaken extensive discussions either internally or with member states on the issue of an "exit strategy" for AMIS, Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit told DCM, British Ambassador, Dutch Ambassador and Canadian Charge Jan [...] |
2006-01-06 14:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA615 | DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TEKEDA ASKS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Ethiopia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda and Charge had a good exchange on the question of Ethiopia's attendance at the March 10 EEBC meeting with Tekeda promising to consider responding favorably to the EEBC invitation but with a caveat that the fi [...] |
2006-03-01 10:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA659 | COORDINATING PARTNER SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) profile continues to rise in the international community as the AU strives to build the capacity to proactively address challenges on the continent. To further mutual objectives, the AU and Addis-based donors/partners are working to enhance coordinatio [...] |
2006-03-06 13:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KPKO AU |
| 06ADDISABABA680 | AMIS RE-HAT: REPUBLIC OF CONGO NOTES SUDANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Congo's foreign minister will attend the March 10 PSC on AMIS transition, as well as a March 9 briefing in Addis Ababa (requested by the GNU) at which Sudan's foreign minister will brief African Union Permanent Representative Committee members. While acknowledging the weakness o [...] |
2006-03-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO NATO PREL SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA703 | AMIS RE-HAT: SOUTH AFRICAN PERMREP SUGGESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa's ambassador and permanent representative to the AU Baso Sangqu notes that the January 10 Peace and Security Council meeting endorsed the transition of AMIS to a UN operation "in principle." As a member of both the AU and the UN, and as a troop-contributing country, [...] |
2006-03-10 07:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO NATO PREL SF SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA723 | AU APPROVES AMIS REHAT - NOW WHAT? [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: The March 10 African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) ministerial supported transition of the AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) to a UN mission. The PSC extended AMIS' mandate until September 30, 2006, and set a deadline of April 30 to conclude the A [...] |
2006-03-14 04:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO EAID PREL SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA738 | DARFUR - AMIS MEDIA STRATEGY NEEDS HELP [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: The African Union (AU) recognizes that its mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) requires a more proactive public outreach approach, especially in light of the March 10 AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision to approve transition of AMIS to a UN operation. AU Sp [...] |
2006-03-14 14:01:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO SU KPAO AU |
| 06ADDISABABA756 | DARFUR PSC DECISION: KONARE EMPHASIZES AFRICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 15 briefing for Addis-based partner ambassadors, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Alpha Oumar Konare emphasized the importance of African leadership in creating a democratic Sudan. Konare called for partner support in pressing for a political solution to th [...] |
2006-03-16 07:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO EAID SU AU |
| 06ADDISABABA941 | ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS DESIRE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin hailed the importance of U.S. engagement in addressing Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, but voiced continued concern about Eritrean intentions and the presence of Eritrean troops in the Temporary Security Zone, where UNMEE had become "a hostage." FM Seyou [...] |
2006-04-07 09:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06ADDISABABA945 | DSRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES UNMEE DOWNSIZING, [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE's outgoing Force Commander now opposes downsizing the UNMEE to an observer mission with half its current force strength, reflecting either pessimism that Ethiopia and Eritrea will proceed with demarcation, or a desire to preserve the large presence of Indian troops who now [...] |
2006-04-11 08:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
| 06AMMAN1116 | JORDAN TO REPLACE PEACEKEEPING MISSION LEADER IN [...] (S) King Abdullah told Ambassador on February 1 enroute to Washington that he had concluded there was a problem with the leadership of the Jordanian peacekeeping unit in Haiti. This problem had been worsening since the killing there December 24 of two Jordanian soldiers. The King said the com [...] |
2006-02-15 14:06:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MARR KPKO HA JO |
| 06AMMAN1157 | CANDIDATES FOR THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION - [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO JO |
| 06AMMAN2661 | COESPU DEMARCHE DELIVERED, JORDANIAN CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 10 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he would notify Foreign Minister Khatib and contact Jordan's Public Security Directorate regarding nominees for the Center [...] |
2006-04-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR IT JO |
| 06AMMAN2737 | DARFUR TROOP CONTRIBUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-17 12:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO SU JO |
| 06AMMAN3112 | FOLLOW UP TO DARFUR TROOP CONTRIBUTION DEMARCHE - [...] (C) Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department, told poloff April 27 that Arab African states were lining up against the UN taking charge in Darfur, and that the African Union wanted to retain control of peacekeeping operations in Darfur. [...] |
2006-05-01 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU JO |
| 06AMMAN534 | GOJ REMAINS COMMITTED TO PEACEKEEPING IN HAITI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-24 11:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KPKO HA JO |
| 06AMMAN8785 | U.S. GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE: [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-10 07:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR MASS JO |
| 06ANKARA2509 | GPOI SECTION 505 AGREEMENT: HELD UP IN TGS [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 3. 2. (C) We delivered reftel demarche upon receipt and have followed up numerous times with the Turkish MFA, who never responded substantively. Finally, on May 4, MFA Deputy Director General for Security Policy Serdar Kilic told us that th [...] |
2006-05-05 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA MARR MASS PREL PGOV KPKO TU IT GR |
| 06ANKARA4357 | TURKISH ATTENDANCE AT NEW YORK FORCE GENERATION [...] (C) Upon receipt of reftel, Charge contacted Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Tuygan to urge Turkish participation in the Force Generation meetings on July 31 in New York. He welcomed the advance notice of the UN meetings and noted that Turkey had not yet received an invitation from the United Na [...] |
2006-07-29 09:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO TU |
| 06ANKARA444 | TURKEY OFFERS TO LEAD AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (C) Following up on the Turkish Perm Rep's Feb. 1 announcement to the NAC that Turkey plans to stand up a PRT in Wardak Province in Afghanistan as soon as this summer, we contacted MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ulku. Ulku [...] |
2006-02-03 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL KPKO PARM NATO TU AF |
| 06ANKARA4804 | TURKEY TO DECIDE ON UNIFIL PARTICIPATION AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will move toward a government decision to approve a Lebanon deployment during the week of August 21, following FM Gul's consultations in Israel on Sunday, according to MFA DG for the Middle East Bozkurt Aran. However, Aran told Ambassador on August 17 that this decision [...] |
2006-08-17 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS TU LE |
| 06ANKARA5331 | TURKISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT/DARFUR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU TU |
| 06ANKARA686 | ISAF: TURKEY MOVING AHEAD WITH PRT IN WARDAK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR KPKO MOPS TU AF |
| 06ASMARA1066 | ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA SKIRMISH AS THE RUMOR MILL [...] (S) Reports of two separate attacks by Eritrean Defense Forces(EDF) on Ethiopian National Defense Forces(ENDF) (Reftel A and B) in the region of the central sector of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) and the rumors and rumblings in Asmara of an impending war, have increased the level of inte [...] |
2006-12-22 08:43:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PGOV KPKO MARR PINR UNSC ER |
| 06ASMARA176 | SRSG LEGWAILA DOWNPLAYS GSE DETENTION OF UNMEE [...] (SBU) SRSG Leqwaila and UNMEE staff members provided an update on detained staff on February 15. They report that 22 staff members (of a total local staff of approximately 200) had been detained but that 11 of those have already been released. Status of another 17 staff members continue to b [...] |
2006-02-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPKO MARR EFIN ET ER |
| 06ASMARA317 | UNMEE Force Commander Cautions Against [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 3 meeting with DAS Don Yamamoto, UNMEE Force Commander Major General Rajender Singh offered a clear and comprehensive technical strategy for the demarcation process. Operating on the principle that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed", Singh also argued that [...] |
2006-04-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET |
| 06ASMARA392 | GSE MAY WISH FOR UNMEE CONFIGURATION TO STAY THE [...] (C) While in the past the GSE openly expressed indifference to UNMEE's headquarters in Asmara and to its operations and staffing, the GSE seems to be sending a different message, via back channels, to UNMEE now. According to UNMEE Political Officer, Bruno Mpondo-Epo, the GSE opposes any change [...] |
2006-05-04 15:16:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET |
| 06ASMARA448 | DON'T MESS WITH UNMEE'S MANDATE: CHANGES [...] (C) In Asmara, both UNMEE officials and the GSE are sending clear messages that changing UNMEE from a peacekeeping to an observer mission will not be accepted. At the monthly Friends of UNMEE meeting on May 23, Acting SRSG Ennifar and the Force Commander Major General Mohamad Taisir relayed th [...] |
2006-05-23 14:02:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET |
| 06ASMARA755 | ERITREA PUBLICLY COMMENTS ON ARRESTED UNMEE STAFF [...] (U) On September 23, Eritrean television news (Eri-TV) publicly commented (The GSE did issue public statements in response to the UN public statement.) on the August arrest of an UNMEE volunteer (UNV) staff member under charges of smuggling. The Eri-TV report claims the UNV admitted to smuggli [...] |
2006-09-25 11:13:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO PHUM PINR UNSC ER |
| 06ASMARA814 | GSE RELEASES DETAINED UN STAFF TO UNMEE CUSTODY [...] (C) On October 4, the GSE released the UN Volunteer(UNV), held since August 28, to United Missions in Eritrea and Ethiopia(UNMEE) security officers. At this time, UNMEE is conducting its own investigation into the allegations of human smuggling. At an UNMEE briefing for diplomatic heads of m [...] |
2006-10-06 08:48:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO PHUM PINR UNSC ER |
| 06ASMARA830 | UN SRSG GIVES VIEWS ON ERITREA AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) for Somalia Francois Lonseny SIPDIS Fall briefed Emboffs October 5 on his meeting with Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) President Isaias Afwerki and provided his views on the fluid situation in Somalia. Fall ex [...] |
2006-10-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UNSC PINR KPKO ER SO |
| 06ASMARA858 | PRESIDENT ISAIAS SPEAKS AT SIGNING OF ESPA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO PINR SU ER |
| 06ASMARA861 | ERITREA MOVES TROOPS AND ARMOR INTO THE TSZ [...] (C) On the morning of October 16, the GSE moved troops, tanks and heavy equipment transporters into the Western Sector of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ). UNMEE reported at a meeting of the P5 representatives that approximately 1000 troops with 10 tanks had crossed the TSZ checkpoint at Mael [...] |
2006-10-17 14:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KPKO UNSC MOPS ER |
| 06ASMARA866 | ISAIAS: WE COULD WAIT NO LONGER; ERITREA,S TROOPS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS PINR UNSC ER |
| 06ASMARA885 | ONE KILLED AS ERITREAN INTRUDERS ATTACK UNMEE [...] (C) On October 21 between 20:00 and 21:00, an UNMEE Jordanian soldier shot and killed an Eritrean intruder in the Giega UNMEE camp near Barentu in UN West Sector. The Eritrean, accompanied by two others who managed to escape during the melee, illegally entered the camp by cutting through the [...] |
2006-10-25 16:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PGOV KPKO UNSC PINR ER |
| 06ASTANA669 | KAZAKHSTAN: INITIAL INTEREST IN GPOI [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief conveyed reftel points and fact sheet to Murat Tashibayev, director of the MFA's Department of International Organizations and Security Issues, on November 2. Olzhas Togyzbayev from the Security Affairs office also participated in the meeting. Tashibayev expressed interest [...] |
2006-11-27 05:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR MASS KZ |
| 06ASUNCION808 | PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON LONG-TERM COMMITMENT [...] (C) On 8/7, PolCouns discussed reftel (a) points with Amb. Mario Sandoval, the MFA's Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Sandoval noted Paraguay has 3 peacekeepers in Haiti and stressed the GOP's support for the continuation of the Haiti mission. Sandoval was cynical about the inspi [...] |
2006-08-07 22:08:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC HA PA |
| 06BAGHDAD3458 | DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR FOR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Qusay Al Qubaisy, chief advisor to FM Zebary. Al Qubaisy said he relayed the message to both FM Zebary and Deputy FM Mohammad Bidan, who is traveling with the delegation. Al Qubaisy told poloff that both Zebary and Bidan appreciated USG views on the cri [...] |
2006-09-15 05:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC SU IZ |
| 06BANGKOK2081 | INITIAL THAI RESPONSE: UN TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Paisit Boonparlit from MFA's North Americas Division and to Charn Jullamon from the International Organizations Division. Paisit confirmed that Thailand has offered 12 military engineers for deployment to Darfur as requested by the UN. The caretaker [...] |
2006-04-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU TH |
| 06BANGKOK5662 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN [...] (U) Post delivered reftel A demarche to the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 14, 2006. As members of the MFA responsible for NAM issues are already in Cuba, post also emailed reftel A talking points to Pattarat Hongtong (Counselor for t [...] |
2006-09-14 08:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU |
| 06BANJUL19 | THE GAMBIA: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT [...] (SBU) Given The Gambia's status as a troop contributing country for AMIS, Ambassador, in January 10 meeting, drew from reftel points to brief Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ebou Taal on U.S.support of UN rehatting of the SIPDIS AMIS operation. Ambassador stressed U.S. objectives of p [...] |
2006-01-11 12:12:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO SU GA |
| 06BANJUL215 | THE GAMBIA: SUDAN -- LEVERAGING UN TROOP [...] (SBU) Ambassador made ref a demarche April 6 to Permanent Secretary of Defense, Joseph Jassey, noting The Gambia's SIPDIS status as a troop contributing country and urging GOTG support for an expanded and enhanced UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. Ambassador said that we expected the UN [...] |
2006-04-07 10:52:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO MASS SU GA |
| 06BANJUL31 | THE GAMBIA: PROSPECTS FOR THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Our assessment of prospects in 2006 for our overall Gambian relationship is guarded, as the recent slippage in the GOTG's record on human rights and democracy has reinforced President Jammeh's reputation for erratic behavior and overshadowed his government's achievements. Given the import [...] |
2006-01-17 12:04:00 | Embassy Banjul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD |
| 06BANJUL33 | THE GAMBIA: EXPANSION OF CIVPOL CONTINGENT IN [...] (U) Interior Minister informed us that the GOTG has expanded its civpol contingent in Darfur from 29 to 96 persons, reporting that the additional 67 police officers departed for Sudan in recent days. Besides the civpol contribution, the Gambian contingent in Darfur includes 196 troops and a h [...] |
2006-01-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR KPKO SU GA |
| 06BANJUL411 | DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: AU PSC REAFFIRMS AMIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC), meeting on June 27 at the ministerial level at the AU Summit in Banjul, heard briefings on Somalia and election preparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but issued a sole communique focusing on Darfur Peace Agreement [...] |
2006-06-28 17:48:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO AU SU SO |
| 06BANJUL572 | SUDANESE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE GAMBIA: [...] (C) During his September 13-14 visit here, Sudanese President Bashir indicated no easing of his opposition to blue-hatting, while praising the AMIS operation, denying any desire to have it removed, and advocating its continuation. Gambian President Jammeh was supportive of Bashir's stance. END [...] |
2006-09-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO GA SU AU |
| 06BANJUL620 | THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH'S RE-ELECTION AND OUR BILATERAL [...] (C) Following President Jammeh's re-election September 22, there are no indications as yet of any major policy or personnel changes in the offing, but he seemed as volatile and rough-hewn as ever in his post-election press conference. The shortcomings in the electoral process highlighted the [...] |
2006-10-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD |
| 06BEIJING15378 | PRC/SUDAN: AMIS-UNPKO TRANSITION FOR DARFUR [...] (C) The Sudan government must agree to the terms of a transition from African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) peacekeepers to a United Nations peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) before any transition proceeds, MFA Deputy Director for West Asia and North Africa Weng Meihui told Poloff, explaining PRC [...] |
2006-07-25 14:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KPKO PHUM CH SU UN |
| 06BEIJING15563 | TFLE01: CCID OFFICIAL REFRAINS FROM CALLING FOR [...] (C) ALTHOUGH CHINA IS UPSET ABOUT THE DEATH OF A CHINESE UNIFIL PEACEKEEPER IN LEBANON AND INTRODUCED A UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT (PRST) CONDEMNING THE ATTACK, CENTRAL COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT (CCID) MIDEAST DIVISION DIRECTOR JIAO ZHIXIN SAID CHINA IS NOT INSISTING ON A RETURN TO [...] |
2006-07-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO CH IS LE |
| 06BEIJING15855 | PRC/SUDAN: BEIJING CAN SUPPORT CHAPTER VI DARFUR [...] (C) THE PRC CAN ACCEPT A UNSC CHAPTER VI RESOLUTION WITH CHAPTER VII ELEMENTS ON DARFUR PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AGREES TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE MISSION AND THE TERMS OF THE MANDATE, ACCORDING TO MFA IO DEPARTMENT UN DIVISION DIRECTOR YANG TAO WHO MET WITH POLOFFS ON AUGUST 2. DRAWING [...] |
2006-08-02 10:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO CH SU |
| 06BEIJING15857 | TFLE01: PRC/LEBANON: INTERNATIONAL FORCE MUST [...] (C) THE PRC SUPPORTS THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE TO SOUTHERN LEBANON WITH A STRONG MANDATE TO SUPPORT EXTENSION OF THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MFA IO DEPARTMENT UN AFFAIRS DIVISION DIRECTOR YANG TAO TOLD POLOFFS AUGUST 2 THAT BEIJINGS POSITION IS V [...] |
2006-08-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO CH UN LE IS |
| 06BEIJING17497 | PRC/SUDAN: CHINA EMPHASIZES NEED FOR KHARTOUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN MFA OFFICIAL TOLD US THE PRC SUPPORTS REHATTING THE AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SUDAN (AMIS) PEACEKEEPERS BUT CONTINUES TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF SUDANESE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY (GNU) CONSENT TO SUCH AN OPERATION. BEIJING BELIEVES SUCH CONSENT IS NECESSARY PRIOR TO PROCEE [...] |
2006-08-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO SU CH |
| 06BEIJING6349 | PRC/SUDAN: LEVERAGING UN TROOP CONTRIBUTING [...] (C) The PRC is giving serious consideration to participating in the "possible" UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Darfur, MFA IO Department UN Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs in response to Reftel A points. The PRC does not want to a Darfur UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) without the [...] |
2006-04-05 12:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU CH |
| 06BEIRUT1120 | MGLE01: LEBANON, SHEBAA FARMS, AND THE GHAJAR [...] (C) On April 7, UNIFIL Senior Adviser Milos Strugar briefed econoff on the unusual situation of the divided village of Ghajar. The Blue Line cuts through the center of the village with the northern two-thirds inside Lebanon, and the southern one-third inside the Israeli-occupied Golan Heigh [...] |
2006-04-11 15:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPKO LE PBTS PGOV PTER |
| 06BEIRUT1310 | MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR MAY 3-5 VISIT OF PM A/S [...] (C) During his recent visit to Washington, Prime Minister Siniora expressed confidence about Lebanon's ability to tackle critical problems through a process of national dialogue. Of these problems, the two most prominent are the fate of President Lahoud, who remains in place through a Syrian [...] |
2006-04-27 15:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER KPKO OTRA LE |
| 06BEIRUT1357 | MGLE01: UNIFIL SEES NO REASON FOR SPIKE IN [...] (C) On May 2, UNIFIL Senior Adviser Milos Strugar told econoff that UNIFIL observed 10 Israeli jets violating the Blue Line on May 1. He said that the Lebanese army had opened fire with anti-aircraft artillery, but Hizballah did not respond in any way. According to Strugar, there had been [...] |
2006-05-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPKO LE MOPS PTER |
| 06BEIRUT1540 | MGLE01: UNIFIL COMMANDER SAYS HIZBALLAH IS [...] (C) The UNIFIL Force Commander, General Alain Pellegrini, confirmed to IO A/S Silverberg that UNIFIL has recently observed increased construction activities at Hizballah positions on the Lebanese side of the Blue Line. Noting that the new outposts were more sophisticated in their design and [...] |
2006-05-17 14:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPKO LE MOPS PTER IO |
| 06BEIRUT1690 | MGLE01: A WEEKEND OF VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON [...] (C) The weekend of May 26-28 saw some of the most intense violence in southern Lebanon since the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000. On May 26, a car bomb in Sidon killed Islamic Jihad official Abu Hamzeh and his brother. Islamic Jihad blamed Israel and then retracted its stat [...] |
2006-05-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KPKO LE MOPS PTER |
| 06BEIRUT1735 | MGLE01: MINDEF MURR OFFERS THEORY ON BLUE LINE [...] (S) Summary and comment: In a 6/1 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that Hizballah was the primary instigator of Sunday's Blue Line incidents (reftel) but had seriously miscalculated, believing that the Israeli response would be limited [...] |
2006-06-01 15:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PTER MOPS KPKO PREL KPAL LE IS JO |
| 06BEIRUT1921 | MGLE01: HIZBALLAH TOLD UN IT DID NOT FIRE FIRST [...] (C) On June 13, Georges Nasr, political officer in the office of UNSYG Personal Representative to Lebanon Geir Pederson, briefed econoff on a recent meeting between the UN office and Hizballah representatives in early June. Nasr said the Hizballah officials denied that Hizballah fired the f [...] |
2006-06-14 09:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPKO LE MOPS PTER |
| 06BEIRUT2347 | MGLE01: HIZBALLAH ABDUCTION OF TWO IDF SOLDIERS [...] (C) According to local UN officials, a day of heavy fighting in southern Lebanon began at approximately 0900 local when an undetermined number of rockets launched from southern Lebanon landed the area of Shlomi, Israel, injuring at least four Israeli civilians. Nearly simultaneously, fighti [...] |
2006-07-12 16:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPKO LE MOPS PTER SY |
| 06BEIRUT2349 | MGLE01: FIGHTING ESCALATES AS ISRAEL STRIKES [...] (C) On the morning of July 13, Israel continued airstrikes on southern Lebanon, increasing the death toll to more than 30 civilian casualties. Israeli aircraft also bombed Beirut International Airport (BIA) and Hizballah targets in southern Beirut. BIA is closed until further notice. Hizb [...] |
2006-07-13 09:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR IS KPKO LE MOPS PTER |
| 06BEIRUT2415 | TFLE01: UNSYG PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PEDERSON [...] (C) In a July 18 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, UNSYG Personal Representative to Lebanon Geir Pederson shared a new draft of the UN proposal to end the fighting (reftel). This document (which has many elements that spell its doom in its current form) is transcribed below in para 3. Peders [...] |
2006-07-18 16:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS KPKO LE MOPS PTER |
| 06BEIRUT2469 | TFLE01: SINIORA SAYS HE IS READY TO REQUEST AN [...] (C/NF) In a 7/25 meeting, Prime Minister Siniora, after much prodding, told the Ambassador that he was ready to make a public call for the deployment of an international stabilization force in southern Lebanon. (He said he would do so at a 7/26 Core Group conference in Rome.) He urged that the USG [...] |
2006-07-25 16:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINS MOPS PTER KPKO LE IS |
| 06BEIRUT2470 | TFLE01: UN PRSG: "DON'T RUSH" ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C/NF) In a 7/25 conversation, Geir Pedersen, Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-General (PRSG), emphasized the importance of showing Lebanon's Shia community that a domestic political approach to Hizballah's disarmament remained possible. He recommended that an international stabilization [...] |
2006-07-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINS PTER MOPS KPKO EAID LE |
| 06BEIRUT2475 | TFLE01: UN IN LEBANON FEELING PRESSURE FROM BOTH [...] (C/NF) On July 26, UNIFIL Senior Adviser Milos Strugar told econoff that UNIFIL suspected that the July 25 Israeli airstrike on an UNTSO post near Khiam was deliberate. UNIFIL had warned the IDF for several days that it was striking a UN post. Close calls have been reported at other UN posts along [...] |
2006-07-26 15:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IS KPKO LE MOPS PREL PTER |
| 06BEIRUT2476 | TFLE01: UNSYG PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PEDERSEN [...] (C/NF) In a July 26 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, UNSYG Personal Representative to Lebanon Geir Pedersen urged an immediate de-escalation to the fighting even if a cease-fire takes some time. He warned that the humanitarian situation and violence could spiral out of control in less than [...] |
2006-07-26 16:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IS KPKO LE MOPS PBTS PTER |
| 06BEIRUT2491 | TFLE01: UNSYG REPRESENTATIVE PEDERSEN SEES ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) In a July 28 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, UNSYG Personal Representative Geir Pedersen said that he saw Israel getting bogged down in its military campaign. Based on information Pedersen was receiving, Israel's ground incursion was not successful, and a full-scale invasion [...] |
2006-07-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS KPKO LE MOPS PREL PTER SY |
| 06BEIRUT2539 | TFLE01: UN REP SEES CRITICAL WINDOW OF [...] (C) On August 5, A/S Welch and Ambassador Feltman met with the UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen and UN Senior Political Affairs Officer Salman Sheikh. Reiterating concerns expressed previously (refs a and b), Pedersen stressed that Israeli military action would not achieve [...] |
2006-08-05 15:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPKO MOPS PREL PTER IS SY LE |
| 06BEIRUT2769 | LEBANON: TASHNAG INSECURE ABOUT TURKISH TROOPS [...] (C) During an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, poloff, and pol FSN, Armenian-Lebanese politician Hagop Pakradounian (MP for Bourj Hammoud) claimed that the entire Armenian community in Lebanon opposes the deployment of Turkish troops as part of an augmented UNIFIL, adding that they sus [...] |
2006-08-25 17:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO AR TU LE |
| 06BEIRUT2813 | LEBANON: GERMAN AMBASSADOR SAYS ANY SUPPORT MUST [...] (C) Summary: During an 8/28 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, German Ambassador to Lebanon Marius Haas provided a readout on the recent visit of a German military delegation to Lebanon. Haas said that Germany is willing to provide technical equipment and support to Lebanon, as wel [...] |
2006-08-30 12:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO LE SY |
| 06BEIRUT323 | MGLE01: ISRAELI FIRE KILLS LEBANESE TEENAGER NEAR [...] (C) According to UNIFIL Senior Adviser Milos Strugar, UNIFIL's initial assessment is that the Lebanese teenager shot by Israeli forces near the Blue Line on February 1 was killed in Lebanese territory and probably was not a Hizballah fighter. UNIFIL peacekeepers found the body 44 meters nort [...] |
2006-02-03 16:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPKO LE MOPS PTER UN |
| 06BEIRUT362 | MGLE01: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE PROVIDES ITS [...] (SBU) On February 6, the Office of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora provided the Embassy with official GOL statistics on Israeli air, sea, and land violations of Lebanese territory since 2000. According to the PM's Office's statistics, 2005 was the year with the most Israeli air violations. The [...] |
2006-02-08 13:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPKO LE MOPS PREL PTER |
| 06BEIRUT672 | MGLE01: UN OFFICE VIEWS IMPROVED GOL COOPERATION [...] (C) On March 3, econoff and epartment NEA/ELA Deputy Director met with UN Political Officers Imran Riza and Georges Nasr of the office of UNSYG's Personal Representative to Lebanon Geir Pederson. Riza said that the GOL's Joint Security Force (JSF) had modestly increased its presence in sout [...] |
2006-03-06 15:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPKO LE MOPS PM PTER SY |
| 06BEIRUT860 | MGLE01: BLUE LINE TENSION BUILDS [...] (C) On March 20, UNIFIL Senior Adviser Milos Strugar told econoff that the Blue line was tense but quiet. He said that Israeli forces have raised their alert, but UNIFIL has not observed any of the unusual Hizballah military movements alleged by Israeli liaison. UNIFIL was more concerned th [...] |
2006-03-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KPKO LE MOPS PTER |
| 06BERLIN3503 | S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST ENGAGES GERMANY AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings December 6, S/CRS Coordinator Ambassador John Herbst pushed German officials to incorporate stability and reconstruction (S/R) programming into their 2007 G-8 and EU presidencies. His interlocutors from the Federal Chancellery and Foreign Ministry sug [...] |
2006-12-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KPKO CM GM XA |
| 06BRATISLAVA229 | SLOVAKIA FULLY SUPPORTS US DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) UNSC Coordination Unit desk officer for Africa Pavol Popjak told us March 23 that Slovakia fully supports the U.S. draft resolution on AMIS re-hatting, and has "no objection" to making a decision on the draft "today." Popjak told us that French changes to resolution language regarding [...] |
2006-03-23 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO SOCI UNSC UN SU LO |
| 06BRUSSELS685 | THE EUROPEAN UNION ON REHATTING AMIS [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Brussels 679. See para 4. 2. (C) Summary. While the EU favors rehatting, they believe Konare is seeking alternative sources of funding for the AMIS mission from the North African states in order to reduce or eliminate the role of other donors. There is growing [...] |
2006-03-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU KPKO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS942 | EU RESPONSE: SUDAN - ACCELERATING UNSC ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary. The EU agrees with the U.S. interpretation that the three components of the AU decision of March 10 regarding the transition of AMIS are not interlinked. However, the EU is concerned that UN Assistant Secretary Annabi may perceive a linkage. EU Special Representative Pekka Haavis [...] |
2006-03-17 16:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI KPKO SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BUCHAREST1506 | ROMANIA THINKING ON GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS [...] (C) DATT, ODC, and POLMILOFF met with MOD State Secretary Claudiu Degeratu on September 26, at his invitation to discuss Romanian interest in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). Also present were J7 Brig. General Tabarcia, Col. Popescu, Arina Danila from the Defense Integrated Pla [...] |
2006-09-27 12:42:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL RO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1746 | ARGENTINA AND POSSIBLE TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan told CDA on July 29 (ref. B) that Argentina will attend the Force Generation Meeting in New York--once scheduled--and would consider participation in a UN Lebanon force, depending on conditions on the ground. Since CDA's conversation [...] |
2006-08-04 15:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC LE AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1792 | CONTINUED ARGENTINE COMMITMENT TO HAITI AND [...] (C) Vice-MOD and Secretary for Military Affairs Jose Maria Vasquez Ocampo assured CDA August 4 of continued GOA support for Haiti and MINUSTAH. CDA spoke with Vasquez Ocampo following the Vice-MOD's participation that same day in the meeting of MOD and MFA representatives of the Latin Americ [...] |
2006-08-09 21:09:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC HA AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES458 | ARGENTINA'S PEACEKEEPING CENTER [...] (U) DCM, accompanied by POLOFF, visited the Argentine Joint Peacekeeping Training Center (CAECOPAZ) February 24 to receive a briefing on CAECOPAZ's capabilities, as well as on ongoing Argentine contributions to PKO's in Haiti (about 600 troops), Cyprus (about 400 troops), Kosovo (about 130 troo [...] |
2006-02-27 15:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS KPKO AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES693 | ARGENTINA ON SUDAN MISSION [...] POLOFF delivered reftel points March 23 to Minister Jorge Luis Gomez in the MFA's Office of International Organizations. 2. Gomez said that the had spoken with Argentina's UN Mission |