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09TBILISI681 | GEORGIA WELCOMES NATO SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE [...] (C) Summary. The Georgian press gave positive media coverage to the NATO Summit, focusing in particular on the detailed and lengthy portions of the communique that dealt with Georgia and its relationship with NATO. In numerous conversations, senior Georgian officials have reached out to inf [...] | 2009-04-07 13:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI683 | GEORGIAN BUSINESS WORRIES ABOUT APRIL 9 INSTABILITY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Business leaders, both international and Georgian, are increasingly nervous about the upcoming April 9 protest. Nearly to a one, they highlight that opposition leaders, in their single-mindedness to oust Saakashvili, are slowly destroying the economy and Georgia's a [...] | 2009-04-07 14:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI690 | Georgia: INL-funded Legal Socialization Program Launched [...] Summary: The Georgia Legal Socialization Project (GLSP),funded by INL and implemented by Project Harmony, has successfully sent Ministry of Internal Affairs neighborhood and patrol police to ninth grade classes in order to work with teachers in implementing Project Harmony's "Lawful Culture" [...] | 2009-04-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV GG |
09TBILISI693 | GEORGIA: NON PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION REJECTS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: While public calls for dialogue increase, the non-parliamentary opposition remains adamant that they will only discuss the terms of President Saakashvili's resignation. The Patriarch, the Ambassador, the EU, President Saakashvili, Christian Democrats and business leade [...] | 2009-04-08 13:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI697 | GEORGIA: OSCE AND EUMM REPORT RUSSIAN TROOP [...] (C) Summary and Comment. While Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov keeps warning of potential Georgian belligerence on April 9, the view from Tbilsi looks exactly the opposite. OSCE, UNOMIG and EUMM monitors are reporting to us that they do not see a Georgian threat, but they do see a substantial [...] | 2009-04-08 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI711 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS PEACEFUL, OPPOSITION TURNOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The much anticipated April 9 protests proceeded peacefully, lasting about 6 hours from 2pm to 8pm. Non-parliamentary opposition leaders gave President Saakashvili twenty-four hours to resign or they will engage in further actions. The bulk of the protest took place in front [...] | 2009-04-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI715 | GEORGIA: PREVIEW OF FM VASHADZE'S MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) The Secretary's April 14 meeting with Georgian FM Grigol Vashadze will help reassure Tbilisi that efforts to improve relations with Russia will not come at the expense of the U.S.-Georgia relationship. The meeting is an opportunity to recognize the restraint and flexibility Georgia has s [...] | 2009-04-13 12:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI716 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE DESPITE WANING INTEREST [...] (C) Summary: Protests waned April 10-12 despite the expiration of the non-parliamentary opposition demand that President Saakashvili resign within 24 hours. On Friday, 5,000-8,000 protesters gathered in front of Parliament and then broke into three groups to block traffic and continue rall [...] | 2009-04-13 13:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI717 | GEORGIA: DIP CORPS TOURS TBILISI PRISON [...] (U) Summary and comment: Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance (MCLA) Dimitry Shashkin invited the diplomatic corps to visit Tbilisi's Gldani prison in order to assess the state of Georgia's prison system. The Ambassador, along with multiple ambassadors, diplomats, and NGO representati [...] | 2009-04-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI728 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS TACTICS CHANGE SLIGHTLY, CROWDS [...] (C) Summary: A crowd of roughly 5,000-9,000 gathered in front of Parliament at about 3 pm Monday, April 13 to listen to another round of speeches and take further direction from non-parliamentary opposition leaders. At roughly 5:30 pm, the majority of the crowd (Embassy Observers estimate [...] | 2009-04-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI735 | GEORGIA: PROTESTERS BLOCK MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, [...] (C) Summary: Protests on April 14 again drew a modest crowd of 4000 - 6000 protesters. About 500 protesters blocked a major avenue in the heavily trafficked Vake district near Tbilisi State University. At the direction of Levan Gachechiladze (former presidential candidate) and David Gamkr [...] | 2009-04-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI747 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE THOUGH CROWD PALTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The protests waned further on Wednesday, April 15 with only an estimated 1500-2000 protesters in front of Parliament. A small number of protesters (20-30) remained at the Presidential Residence. Approximately 30-40 protesters gathered at the Public Broadcasters building but [...] | 2009-04-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI748 | GEORGIA: PUBLIC DEFENDER AND LAWYERS NGO WORK TO [...] (SBU) Summary: As protests drag on in front of Parliament in Tbilisi (ref A),two local organizations continue to monitor the situation. The government's Public Defender's Office (PDO) has maintained its monitoring teams (Ref B) with 24-hour coverage since April 9. The PDO uses uniformd four [...] | 2009-04-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI750 | GEORGIA: ECONOMY 2003 TO 2008 - A CASE STUDY OF [...] (C) Summary and comment. Although often overshadowed by political crisis and conflict over the separatist territories, the Georgian economy has been reformed and developed since the 2003 Rose Revolution. While the August 2008 war with Russia and the ongoing financial crisis continue to pres [...] | 2009-04-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI751 | GEORGIA: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6, 2009, Embassy Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) met with Minister of Justice, Zurab Adeishvili, who stated emphatically that the draft Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) will move forward to second and third readings in the Parliament. Adeishvili stated that despite recent op [...] | 2009-04-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI759 | GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION NIXES [...] (C) Summary: Protests were largely halted over the April 17-20 orthodox Easter holiday weekend with only a symbolic number of protesters in the streets. Despite government and EU representative Peter Semneby's efforts to try to engage the non-parliamentary opposition in talks, on Saturday, [...] | 2009-04-21 13:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI769 | GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION VOWS TO MAKE [...] (C) Summary: As the non-parliamentary opposition promised, rallies resumed on Tuesday, April 22 with roughly 5,000 protesters staging in front of Parliament. Levan Gachechiladze vowed to make Tbilisi a "cell" city and the non-parliamentary opposition brought 50-60 fake jail cells and place [...] | 2009-04-22 11:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI770 | TWO VERY DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE SAME COIN - [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Armenian Georgians living in Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) generally want their province to remain as part of Georgia, albeit with tacit recognition by Tbilisi of Armenian as a regional language. For Ethnic Armenian Georgians (or Javakhsi),the grass is indeed not greener on [...] | 2009-04-22 11:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SCUL KIRF AM GG |
09TBILISI786 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PROTESTERS INFLATE REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: April 22 press reports that the radical opposition mustered 600-plus vehicles from the regions to join 30,000 protesters in front of Parliament were exaggerated and incorrect. Embassy observers and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) officials estimated no more than 5,000 prote [...] | 2009-04-23 13:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI787 | GEORGIA: DEFINING THE ROOTS OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) Introduction and Comment: Beyond the constantly changing parties which define Georgia's opposition inside and outside of parliament, there are four core groups that have fundamentally opposed President Saakashvili since the early days of his tenure in 2004. In large part, these are the [...] | 2009-04-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI792 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ENCOURAGES WOMEN PRISON RIOT [...] (C) Summary: Over Orthodox Easter night, April 18-19, approximately 600 women prisoners rioted in Tbilisi's Women's Prison Number Five. They reportedly were upset that they were not granted pardons as part of a general Government pardon of 400 other prisoners throughout the country. Minister [...] | 2009-04-24 12:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI795 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ERECTS MORE "CELLS," PROTESTS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Radical opposition protests continued on April 23 and leaders called upon their dwindling supporters to maintain their presence throughout the weekend. Despite cold rain and meager numbers, the opposition continued to erect more "cells" in the areas surrounding Parliament, the [...] | 2009-04-24 13:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI800 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS TO CONTINUE BUT STRAINS ARE [...] (C) Summary: Modest numbers of protesters turned out both on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 with crowds numbering around 2-3000 and 500-1000 respectively. "Cells" continued to block traffic in front of the Georgia Public Broadcaster (GPB) Building, Freedom Square, the Ministry of [...] | 2009-04-27 12:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI808 | GEORGIA: FIRST MEETING OF INCIDENT PREVENTION [...] (C) Summary and comment. The first meeting of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) was held on April 23 on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line at Ergneti. The fact the meeting occurred was a minor victory itself, and the parties agreed to hold a subsequent [...] | 2009-04-28 13:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI809 | GEORGIA: PROTEST UPDATE - NO IDEAS, NO PROTESTERS, [...] (C) Summary: Protests on Monday, April 27 which were supposed to include announcement of a new action plan consisted of no more than 1000 protesters in front of Parliament and a few more scattered at the Presidential Residence, Public Broadcasters Building, State Chancellery, and Freedom Sq [...] | 2009-04-28 13:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI81 | GEORGIA: A LOOK INSIDE THE INFLUENTIAL GEORGIAN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The Georgian Orthodox Church wields a great deal of influence in Georgian society and ON the Georgian Government. Much of the credit goes to the very popular Patriarch Ilia II, who recently II celebrated his 76th birthday and 31 years as Georgia's Catholicos-Patriarch. [...] | 2009-01-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KRF PHUM PGOV RU GG |
09TBILISI816 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS TO CONTINUE DESPITE HANDSHAKE - [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests were largely abandoned on Tuesday, April 28 as non-parliamentary leaders attended church services for the day of reconciliation. Crowds in front of Parliament were estimated at 500 or less. At a church service led by the Patriarch, that only Irakli Alasani (Allianc [...] | 2009-04-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI82 | GEORGIA: MOD CLOSE TO SIGNING MOU WITH EUMM [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and comment. On January 14, Deputy Defense Minister Giorgi Muchaidze summoned PolOff and Acting DATT to explain the government's position on a draft agreement with the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and seek U.S. comment. T [...] | 2009-01-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI827 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS STAGNANT - SIGNS OF DESPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued on Wednesday, April 29 although only about 2000-3000 attended, a number of who appeared to be onlookers enjoying a nice day rather than dedicated supporters. Protest leaders have vowed to continue, but have not articulated a concrete plan. GOG representativ [...] | 2009-04-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI83 | GEORGIA: PARLIAMENTARY AND NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The comments of both Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition leaders indicate that their interests and visions for the near and longer term future continue to diverge. Cooperation between the Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition camps is limited at best. [...] | 2009-01-15 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI842 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINE TO DWINDLE, BUT NO END [...] (SBU) Summary: Non-parliamentary opposition leaders addressed a crowd of about 1500 in front of Parliament on Thursday, April 30 and announced their plan to picket the Public Broadcasters Building starting at 9:00 am on May 1. Nino Burjanadze stated that the opposition needed to take more e [...] | 2009-05-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI847 | GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT PLEDGES CONTINUED RESTRAINT ON [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili and Deputy FM Giga Bokeria both assured the Ambassador during separate meetings May 1 that the Government would be patient with the demonstrators and that no force would be used against them. Merabishvili also agreed that there wo [...] | 2009-05-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI849 | GEORGIAN PM SAYS TURKMEN INTERESTED IN WESTERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL RU AZ GG |
09TBILISI850 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE - NO NEGOTIATIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend although crowds only numbered around 500-1500. Roads remained blocked by "cells" and the opposition announced that more disruptions are being planned. A May 2 concert featuring Levan Gachechiladze's brother, Utsnobi ("Unknown" or "Anonym [...] | 2009-05-04 14:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI857 | GEORGIAN FORCES IN CONTROL OF MILITARY BASE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) reported that at 1440 local time the mutineers at the Mukhravani military base surrendered. The soldiers involved have surrendered and laid down their weapons and the MOIA is in control of the base. According to the media, President Saak [...] | 2009-05-05 12:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RRB GA |
09TBILISI858 | GEORGIA: ESCALATION OF PROTESTS POSTPONED AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition told the press that it intends to escalate the protests by blocking major roads into Tbilisi between 4pm and 5pm local time on Tuesday, May 5. Non-parliamentary leaders intend to give President Saakashvili 72 hours to resign or else they will c [...] | 2009-05-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI865 | GEORGIA: MUTINY DISRUPTS PROTESTS - FALLOUT UNCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: The mutiny of a tank battalion at Mukhrovani base forced the non-parliamentary opposition to scratch plans for a temporary blockade of major roads leading in and out of Tbilisi from 4pm - 5pm May 5. The non-parliamentary opposition, including Irakli Alasania, responded to the m [...] | 2009-05-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI866 | GEORGIA: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS ON MUTINY [...] (C) Summary. On May 5, Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze briefed the diplomatic corps on the attempted mutiny earlier in the day, which ended peacefully. He offered additional details on the event itself, which he described as designed to disrupt the NATO Partnership for Peace exercise; he and [...] | 2009-05-07 04:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI875 | GEORGIA: PROTESTERS TRY TO ENTER POLICE STATION, [...] (C) Summary: Georgian non-parliamentary opposition protests turned violent, May 6 when Giorgi Gachechiladze (a pop singer known as "Utsnobi" - "Anonymous"),his brother Levan Gachechiladze and other radical opposition leaders lead a group of protesters from Parliament to Digomi police stati [...] | 2009-05-07 12:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI876 | GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS PROVIDE INSIGHT ON [...] (C) Summary: The International Republican Institute (IRI) ran a series of focus groups May 4-5 in Tbilisi to gauge political opinion on the ongoing opposition-led protests and domestic political environment. The groups consisted of eight people each with one group being pro-government ("pr [...] | 2009-05-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI89 | GEORGIA: NINO BURJANADZE FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The transition from being Speaker of Parliament and interim President to being one of many in a marginalized non-Parliamentary opposition has been a difficult one for Nino Burjanadze. Burjanadze has been unable to garner much more than a meager level of public support s [...] | 2009-01-16 13:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI894 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - OPPOSITION APPEARS TO STEP [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, a day after violence erupted when opposition protesters charged a police station, non-parliamentary opposition leaders indicated a new willingness to engage in dialogue, although they did not present a united message. Irakli Alasania (Alliance) called for dialogue wi [...] | 2009-05-08 13:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI899 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS: NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend, bu with no major incidents. The one month anniversary of the start of the protests on Saturday, May 9 drew what might have been as many as 15,000 protesters on a beautiful sunny day. On Friday, May 8, Speaker Bakradze met with a group of [...] | 2009-05-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI90 | GEORGIA: PRIME MINISTER ILL, AND RUMORED TO BE [...] (C) Summary: After undergoing several weeks of medical treatment in Germany, Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili returned to Tbilisi following the Georgian Orthodox Christmas holiday. Throughout his absence, rumors circulated in the capitol, despite denials by President Saakashvili, that Mg [...] | 2009-01-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON GG |
09TBILISI906 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - SAAKASHVILI MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Saakashvili met separately with both the non-parliamentary and parliamentary opposition May 11. The non-parliamentary meeting reached no public agreement other than a commitment by some in the non-parliamentary opposition to continue to talk. Nonetheless, privately [...] | 2009-05-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI907 | GEORGIAN ECONOMY WORSENS, BUDGET CRISIS POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Buffeted by the global economic crisis and domestic political instability, the Georgian economy is in decline. The economy constricted 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, and initial April numbers are not promising. Remittances from abroad, especially Russia, have decline [...] | 2009-05-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI909 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - SOME BLUSTER, LITTLE ACTION [...] (C) Summary: A small crowd of 2000-2500 appeared in front of Parliament Tuesday May, 12 for what was scheduled to be a major announcement on the non-parliamentary opposition's new action plan in response to their meeting with Saakashvili. No announcement of blocking roads or other near ter [...] | 2009-05-13 13:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI91 | CODEL SCHWARTZ (HDAC) VISITS GEORGIA [...] (U) Summary and Comment: In support of its ongoing partnership with Georgia's Parliament on democratic and institutional reform (reftel),CODEL Schwartz and the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited the Republic of Georgia from December 17-19, 2008. CODEL Schwartz met with Parli [...] | 2009-01-20 04:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI910 | GEORGIA: SPEAKER BAKRADZE EXPLAINS POSITION ON PROTESTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze met May 8 with the members of Codel Davis to discuss the current political situation in Georgia. Bakradze explained the GoG's plans to handle the ongoing protests and to implement political reforms. End Summary. GoG Wants to Break Cycle [...] | 2009-05-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI911 | GEORGIA: ALASANIA LEANS TOWARDS DIALOGUE; [...] (C) Summary: Only about 500 protesters attended the meeting in front of Parliament on May 13. Irakli Alasania (Alliance),who did not attend the meeting at Parliament on Wednesday, announced separately that his supporters would not continue to block the road in front of the Georgian Public [...] | 2009-05-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI920 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition's pledge to unblock the road in front of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was rescinded, then reinstated and finally implemented early May 14. The back and forth highlighted the now open and obvious rift within the leadership of the non-par [...] | 2009-05-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI923 | GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIA SNUBS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. South Ossetian de facto authorities' willingness to cooperate with the international community -- meager as it was -- took several steps backward in recent days. On May 7, they blocked the second meeting of the Incident Prevention Mechanism; on May 5, they blocked a [...] | 2009-05-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI924 | GEORGIA: ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN BORDER GUARDS IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. Two agreements signed April 30 by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto "presidents" Sergey Bagapsh and Eduard Kokoity on "joint efforts for protection of state borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia," has further reinforced Russian c [...] | 2009-05-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PBTS PGOV PREL MARR MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI925 | GEORGIA: CODEL DAVIS DISCUSSES BILATERAL TIES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 8-9 visit to Tbilisi, CODEL Davis met with President Saakashvili, Minister of Defense Vasil Sikharulidze, women leaders in the GOG and Parliament, and the Speaker of the Parliament (reported septel). Sikharulidze covered Georgia's ongoing defense reforms and the re [...] | 2009-05-18 04:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI932 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS QUIET OVER THE WEEKEND [...] (C) Summary: Only about 1000 protesters showed up on Saturday and Sunday in front of Parliament. The non-parliamentary opposition announced its plans to hold rallies in all of Georgia to prove to President Saakashvili that the whole country demanded his resignation. The non-parliamentary [...] | 2009-05-18 13:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI937 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS: NOT MUCH NEW IN OPPOSITION'S [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition responded to the GoG's offer of dialogue on six concrete points with six proposals of its own, with a deadline of May 26 for implementation. The non-parliamentary offer is still calling for new presidential and parliamentary elections this year, [...] | 2009-05-19 14:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI94 | GEORGIA: MFA REQUESTS INFO RE U.S. APPROACH TO [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 4. 2. (C) DFM Nalbandov called in DCM January 20, 2009, to request an update on the USG's approach to the upcoming UNOMIG renewal discussion in New York. Joined by former NSC Secretary (and Georgia's next Ambassador to the UN) Lomaia, Nalba [...] | 2009-01-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN GG RU |
09TBILISI940 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - FURTHER SIGNS OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters blocked the main road to the Tbilisi International Airport in front of the new Ministry of Internal Affairs building for about 45 minutes on May 19. Other protest leaders addressed a small crowd in front of Parliament. Salome Zourabichvili (Georgia [...] | 2009-05-20 13:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI945 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS GEARING UP FOR MAY 26 [...] (C) Summary: Protests remained small on May 20. Utsnobi (Giorgi Gachechiladze) performed a rally concert in Batumi to kick off the non-parliamentary opposition's plan to bring "all of Georgia" to Tbilisi for a May 26 rally (independence day parade). Post heard payments to protesters have r [...] | 2009-05-21 11:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI951 | GEORGIA: SHOOT OUT WITH AT-LARGE MUTINY SUSPECTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 13:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI956 | GEORGIA: DASD WARLICK'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mary Warlick, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 8 with Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria to discuss bilateral issues and review military assistance programs. The meeting provided an opportunity for Bokeria to discuss the ongoing polit [...] | 2009-05-22 10:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI957 | GEORGIA PROTESTS: QUIET TALKS ONGOING - WESTERN [...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters locked the major roads on both sides of the river that flows through downtown Tbilisi for roughly 40 minutes May 21 prompting an angry response from motorists that was widely covered in the press. Non-parliamentary opposition rallies in Zugdidi and [...] | 2009-05-22 11:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI96 | GEORGIA: WINTER LULL IN INCIDENTS ABRUPTLY ENDS [...] (C) Summary and comment. After a few weeks of relative calm over the holidays -- which saw several attacks, but no injuries -- a number of serious incidents occurred along the administrative boundaries with South Ossetia and Abkhazia in recent days. On January 16 a Georgan police officer was [...] | 2009-01-20 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI961 | GEORGIA: INJURED MUTINY ORGANIZERS STABLE, [...] (C) Summary. The two mutiny suspects detained following a firefight yesterday, Levan Amiridze and Koba Otanadze, remain in stable condition in a government-controlled hospital, according to the press. According to the Ombudsman,s Office, Otanadze,s brother Nugzar Otanadze was arrested two w [...] | 2009-05-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI968 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PROMISED SURPRISES - PATRIARCH [...] (C) Summary: On Georgian Independence Day, May 26, the non-parliamentary opposition drew its largest crowd since beginning protests on April 9. Between 45,000-50,000 rallied at Dynamo Stadium, where various non-parliamentary opposition leaders spoke to a largely subdued audience. Only sing [...] | 2009-05-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI97 | GEORGIA: MINISTER OF ENERGY ON ENGURI AO DEAL, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Energy Alexander Khetaguri provided the Ambassador with more details and his private thoughts on the recent deal to enter into a joint management agreement for the Enguri power facility with Russian firm InterRAO-UES (ref A). Despite the negative press the Minister [...] | 2009-01-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI972 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS SMALL - QUIET [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On May 27, a day after large scale demonstrations, only a small group of protesters numbering roughly 1000-1500 gathered in front of Parliament. The crowd listened to largely subdued speeches by non-parliamentary leaders who have decided to continue protests in sp [...] | 2009-05-28 11:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI979 | GEORGIA: PATRIARCHATE BACKTRACKS - VIOLENCE ERUPTS [...] (C) Summary: A group of about 500 protesters picketed the Mayor's office on May 28 from about noon until 3pm. The rally with about 1000-2000 protesters reconvened for a concert in front of Parliament later that evening. Violence erupted around 9pm local time when protesters allegedly atta [...] | 2009-05-29 12:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI982 | GEORGIA: CONTROVERSY OVER MAY 31 ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. On the eve of May 31 parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, controversy has erupted over the electoral system and establishment of political parties by the "de facto" administration. While Russian officials and South Ossetian "de facto" administration officials cl [...] | 2009-05-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KBDS RU GG |
09TBILISI999 | GEORGIA: WEEKEND PROTESTS QUIET - CELLS REMOVED AS [...] (SBU) Summary: A small crowd of 1500 rallied on May 29 the day after scuffles along Rustaveli Avenue turned violent injuring 14, including eight policemen. A similarly small crowd rallied May 30; only a crowd of about 400-500 rallied May 31. Cells were cleared from Freedom Square overnight [...] | 2009-06-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TEGUCIGALPA100 | CHILEAN PRESIDENT BACHELET VISITS HONDURAS [...] (U) Amid substantial fanfare, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made a mostly-commercial visit to Honduras designed to expand ties and cooperation between the two countries. She was accompanied by Chilean businesspeople, members of the Chilean Parliament, cultural figures, FM Alejandro Foxley [...] | 2009-02-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EFIN EAID KCRM KJUS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1000 | TFH01: CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya early on the morning of October 1. They discussed the recent OAS efforts to promote a national dialogue. Zelaya proposed a three-point agenda for the talks, which he hoped could be started next week to coincide with the arrival of the OAS [...] | 2009-10-02 02:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1002 | CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6) [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...] | 2009-10-02 15:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC |
09TEGUCIGALPA1007 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #69 10/02/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC),accompanied by Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-IL),Doug Lamborn (R-CO),and Peter Roskam (R-IL) arrived in Tegucigalpa October 2. The CODEL had arranged its own meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime President Micheletti, the Supreme Court, the [...] | 2009-10-02 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1008 | PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE MEETS G-16 [...] (SBU) Summary. A delegation of the pro-Zelaya Pacific Resistance told the G-16 on October 1 that they are opposed to violence and that any violence that has occurred during pro-Zelaya demonstrations was carried out by provocateurs. They described the de facto regime as being composed of membe [...] | 2009-10-03 01:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1010 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR MEETS OAS POLITICAL SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary for Political Affairs Victor Rico, in an October 3 meeting, discussed parties to include in the OAS-sponsored negotiations that will be held in Tegucigalpa the week of October 5. Rico told the Ambassador that the [...] | 2009-10-05 18:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1011 | TFH01: OAS REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS G-16 [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador John Biehl of the Organization of American States (OAS) told the G-16 donors group on October 2 that a delegation of OAS Foreign Ministers will visit Honduras on October 7. Biehl said he is optimistic that progress is being made toward finding a solution to Honduras' [...] | 2009-10-05 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1012 | TFHO1: PORTS RECOVERING FROM DISRUPTION FOLLOWING [...] (U) Summary: Though the abrupt return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya briefly complicated the import, export and distribution of goods, business conditions have stabilized. The 48-hour curfew that began on September 21 severely disrupted operations, but one U.S. cargo company reported th [...] | 2009-10-05 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1013 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #70 10/05/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),along with members of her staff, arrived in Tegucigalpa October 5. The CODEL had arranged meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime representatives and a press conference. The CODEL will also meet with Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodrigu [...] | 2009-10-06 00:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1014 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Summary: On October 5, the Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya and reviewed the status of efforts to kick-start negotiations with the Micheletti side. Somewhat more upbeat than in the recent past, Zelaya said he hoped talks could be started this week. He expressed a willingness [...] | 2009-10-06 00:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1020 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BRIEF G-16 [...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidates Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of the National Party, Felicito Avila of the Christian Democratic Party and Bernard Martinez of the Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) all told the G-16 donors' group that the internati [...] | 2009-10-08 00:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1034 | TFHO1: OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS DELEGATION BRINGS TWO [...] (C) Summary: The visit to Honduras of a high-level delegation of OAS member country foreign ministers and other high-level member state government officials, including WHA A/S Tom Shannon, on October 7-8 provided a space for negotiations to resume between teams representing deposed President Z [...] | 2009-10-09 19:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1035 | TFH01: DIALOGUE OF GUYAMURAS: UPDATE ON OAS [...] (C) Summary: The formal negotiations launched by the OAS Foreign Ministers have gotten off to a smoother start than expected. Beginning on October 7, both commissions, with support from an OAS secretarial team, have held daily sessions and have been able to achieve agreement or concurred on m [...] | 2009-10-09 21:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1037 | (C/NF) AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S RETURN TO [...] (S) This message is in response to questions posed in section A of reftel. 2. (C/NF) Liberal Party candidate Elvin Santos and National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo's reactions to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was initially negative, but improved after meeting jointly with him. Sant [...] | 2009-10-09 23:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1038 | TFH01: OAS BRIEFS G-16 ON FM DELEGATION VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Organization of American States (OAS) Special Envoy Ambassador John Biehl told the G-16 donors' group on October 8 that earlier in the day the commission of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to the ongoing OAS-sponsored negotiations had threatened to pull out of the talks. The [...] | 2009-10-09 23:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1042 | TFH01: DIALOGUE OF GUYAMURAS: UPDATE EVENING OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Minister of Governance Victor Meza who headed President Zelaya's negotiating team in the OAS supported Guaymuras Dialogue, briefed the Ambassador on their planned strategy for the talks. He said that the Zelaya side would continue to seek a consensus on the basic [...] | 2009-10-13 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1045 | TFH01: REGIME ISSUES DECREE [...] (SBU) Summary. The de facto regime enacted a decree on October 5 providing for the revocation of the operating licenses of media outlets that violate national security and public order. This decree follows a decree severely curtailing civil liberties enacted on September 26. De facto regime [...] | 2009-10-14 01:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1048 | TFH01: GUAYMURAS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. The commissions representing the de facto regime and President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya at the Guaymuras dialogue reached agreement on all articles of the San Jose Accord on October 14, which would require Congress to decide on restoration of officials to their pre-coup positions [...] | 2009-10-15 19:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1049 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador urged the Liberal and National party presidential candidates on October 15 to issue a statement in support of the decision by the commissions to the Guaymuras negotiations to refer the Guaymuras Agreement to the Congress, which would be able to consult with other i [...] | 2009-10-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1050 | TFHO1: POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Allegations continue of human rights violations following the September 26 decree that severely limited civil liberties and remains in effect, despite an announcement by the de facto regime on October 5 that it would be abrogated. The pro-Zelaya radio and television stations closed under [...] | 2009-10-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1051 | ZELAYA NEGOTIATORS BELIEVE AGREEMENT NEAR [...] (C) Summary. Negotiators for President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya expressed optimism that an agreement on the Guaymuras accords would be reached October 16, in a meeting that morning with the Ambassador and DCM. Zelaya negotiators Minister of Governance Victor Meza and Rodil Rivera Rodil told the A [...] | 2009-10-16 17:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1053 | TFHO1: PRIORITY ECONOMIC TASKS FOR UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the negotiations now underway between representatives of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the Micheletti regime lead to a political settlement, a new unity cabinet will be appointed to lead the government through the November elections until a new administration takes over [...] | 2009-10-16 18:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1057 | TFH01: GUAYMURAS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. There is agreement on all provisions of the Guaymuras Accord, except for the restoration of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Zelaya commission to the negotiations tabled a proposal on October 16 providing that the agreement would be sent to the Congress for approval, but [...] | 2009-10-20 00:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1058 | TFH01: BUSINESS LEADERS LUKEWARM ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: At an October 17 meeting, leading members of the business community told the Ambassador and OAS Ambassador John Biehl that they had reservations about a proposed political accord that was agreed upon by representatives of both President Zelaya and the de facto regime before bei [...] | 2009-10-20 00:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM HO OAS |
09TEGUCIGALPA1067 | TFH01: DE FACTO REGIME ABROGATES DECREE CURTAILING [...] (U) Summary. The de facto regime has abrogated the executive decree it adopted that severely curtailed civil liberties. Ensuring a high voter turnout for the general election scheduled for November 29 was the justification for the abrogation. End Summary. 2. (U) The de facto regime abrog [...] | 2009-10-20 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1071 | ZELAYA'S CHIEF NEGOTIATOR SAYS DE FACTOS JUST [...] (C) Summary. Victor Meza, Minister of Governance and Justice, told the Ambassador on October 20 that he is pessimistic that a negotiated solution will be found, but that the Zelaya camp has not given up and remains open to dialogue. Meza said that while chances for signature of the Guaymuras [...] | 2009-10-21 15:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1073 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias discussed the Honduran crisis on October 21. They REVIEWED the temporary suspension of the talks. The Ambassador blamed the recent failure on the last minute intransigence of Roberto Micheletti. The Ambassador expressed the hope that both side [...] | 2009-10-22 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1077 | TFH01: HONDURAN POLICE ISSUE COMMUNIQUE REQUIRING [...] (U) The Honduran National Police issued a communique on October 22, citing existing legal codes, and stating that all gatherings must be registered and approved by local authorities at least 24 hours in advance. The communique effectively takes the place of the decree issued September 26 and [...] | 2009-10-23 19:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1078 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND G-16 MEET WITH FRIENDS OF [...] (C) Summary. A delegation of the Friends of the Democratic Charter are visiting Honduras October 22-24. The Ambassador and members of his staff met with the delegation on October 22. The Ambassador hosted the G-16 donors group at his Residence the same day for a meeting with the delegation [...] | 2009-10-23 19:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1080 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya spoke the evening of October 22. They discussed the status of the negotiations. Zelaya blamed regime leader Roberto Micheletti for the failure of the Guaymuras Dialogue. The Ambassador agreed that Micheletti had not engaged in g [...] | 2009-10-23 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1083 | TFH01: EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA SUPPORTS BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian Charge expressed gratitude for USG intervention to stop the loud music and animal sounds targeted at Brazil's Embassy in Tegucigalpa. Since ousted Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya took residence at their Embassy on September 21, Embassy Tegucigalpa has been provi [...] | 2009-10-24 00:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1085 | TFH01: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA A/S THOMAS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the October 28-29 visit of Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs and Special A [...] | 2009-10-27 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1087 | TFH01: FRUSTRATED PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE OPPOSES [...] (C) Summary. Pro-Zelaya resistance movement leaders told the Ambassador on October 23 that, although the Guaymuras negotiations seem to have run their course, they remain open to proposals to resolve the country's crisis. They said resistance movement members are frustrated and some want to [...] | 2009-10-28 02:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1090 | Merida 2.0 in Honduras [...] The following is Mission Honduras' input for the revised Merida Initiative strategy. ------------------------------------ I. Security Environment - Assessment ------------------------------------ 2. Citizen security has become an increasing problem for Honduras over the past decade, a [...] | 2009-10-29 15:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID MASS MARR KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1095 | TFHO1: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Cesar Ham, congressional representative and presidential candidate for the Democratic Union Party (UD) on October 27. Ham was accompanied by other UD leaders. Ham reasserted his support for the restitution of President Zelaya. While expressing concern for som [...] | 2009-10-30 22:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1099 | ELECTION OF SUPREME ACCOUNTING TRIBUNAL [...] (U) Summary. The Congress selected the three new magistrates of the Supreme Accounting Tribunal (TSC) on October 14. The selection process has come under attack for lacking transparency. The TSC is an important institution because of its government oversight function. The TSC submits its f [...] | 2009-11-03 01:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1100 | TFHO1: POLICE AND MILITARY USE FORCE TO BREAK UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Honduran National Police spokesperson confirmed that police and military used force during an October 29 anti-coup protest near the national stadium in Tegucigalpa. Local human rights organizations told Poloff that an unconfirmed 25 protestors were injured. A group of Americ [...] | 2009-11-03 20:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1101 | TFH01: WHA A/S SHANNON'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon, accompanied by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly, NSC's Dan Restrepo and the Ambassador, held a frank, open exchange of views on the current state of negotiations in Honduras with deposed President Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa October 28. A/S Shannon emphasized [...] | 2009-11-03 20:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1102 | MEETING WITH A/S SHANNON: BUSINESS LEADERS EXPRESS [...] (C) Summary: At a breakfast with A/S Shannon and his delegation, business leaders expressed support for a negotiated political settlement. They said that Honduras had been hard-hit by the global economic downturn and that the crisis had exacerbated the situation. While the business leader [...] | 2009-11-03 23:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1103 | TFH01: TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs during an October 28-30 trip to Honduras met with President Jose Manu [...] | 2009-11-03 23:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1107 | TFHO1: WHA A/S SHANNON MEETINGS WITH DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Thomas Shannon, accompanied by WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Craig Kelly, National Security Council Senior Advisor for Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel Restrepo, and the Ambassador met on O [...] | 2009-11-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1114 | TFHO1 Gangs Wage War While Police Distracted By Street [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since a June 18 prison escape by leaders of a Honduras transnational gang, a street war has killed at least 42 people, including four police and nine civilian women and children, most in broad daylight. The 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gangs are exploiting the curr [...] | 2009-11-06 17:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SMIG PINS PINR SOCI PGOV CVIS HO KCRM KJUS |
09TEGUCIGALPA1116 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SIGN SOCIAL PACT [...] (SBU) Summary. Four of the six presidential candidates signed a social pact formulated by three civil society organizations. The pact contains general ideas and goals, but lacks substance. Despite the lack of detail and the inability to enforce the pact, the fact that the candidates felt it [...] | 2009-11-06 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1118 | SECRETARY SOLIS VISITS HONDURAS TO INAUGURATE [...] (C) Summary: The inauguration of the Verification Commission to monitor Honduras's political accord took place on November 3 during a two-day visit by its two international commissioners, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos. The visit took place under [...] | 2009-11-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM PHUM HO US CI OAS |
09TEGUCIGALPA1119 | HONDURAS ELECTIONS: WHAT WE ARE WATCHING [...] (C) Summary: Due to the political crisis, the Honduran election season has effectively been truncated to a one-month campaign period from the signing of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement October 30 to election day November 29. The crisis has changed the elections landscape in many ways, most [...] | 2009-11-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1120 | TFH01: DRL VISIT & UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASES [...] (C) Summary. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deskoff visited Honduras October 13-20 and met with a broad spectrum of Honduran society to observe first hand the human rights situation following the June 28 coup d'etat. Post has confirmed that the October 17 death of union pr [...] | 2009-11-06 21:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1121 | TFHO1: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. DRL Deskoff and Poloff met with Cesar and Yani Rosenthal, own [...] | 2009-11-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1122 | TFH01: GETTING TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT BACK [...] (SBU) Summary. Implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement derailed on November 5 when President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya insisted on immediate restoration to office before creation of a national unity and reconciliation government and then modified this demand to having the Verifica [...] | 2009-11-06 21:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1123 | HTF01: VIEWS OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY ABOUT THE COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. On October 14, DRL Deskoff and Poloff met Monsignor Juan Jose [...] | 2009-11-06 21:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1124 | EFFORTS TO GET TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT BACK [...] (C) Summary. President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced on November 6 that de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti had violated the letter and spirit of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Accord and that it was defunct due to the failure to establish a government of national unity and reconciliation [...] | 2009-11-07 02:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1128 | TFH01: IMPACT OF THE COUP ON INDIGENOUS AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary. This is the fourth in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. A young member of the Garifuna community, Luis Norales, told [...] | 2009-11-09 17:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1129 | TFH01: WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon met with two separate groups of civil society representatives on October 29 to discuss the status of the Guaymuras talks, the urgent need to reach a negotiated accord, and the readiness of the USG to support the elections process if an a [...] | 2009-11-10 00:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1130 | TFH01: A/S SHANNON URGES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Thomas Shannon urged the presidential candidates at an October 28 dinner to play a leading role in the quest for a solution to their country's political crisis. Organization of American States (OAS) Politica [...] | 2009-11-10 00:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1131 | TFH01: (S/NF) MICHELETTI RESIGNATION PROPOSAL [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former President Carlos Flores and Verification Commissioner Arturo Corrales told the Ambassador and DCM that they were pushing for the de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti to resign and be replaced by a government of national unity, whether or not President Manuel "Mel" Ze [...] | 2009-11-10 00:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1135 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...] | 2009-11-10 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1137 | TFH01: LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE CALLS FOR END TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos issued an open letter to the Honduran people that appeared in the November 10 press. The letter calls for an end to the country's political crisis in order to pave the way for credible elections and a brighter future for Hondur [...] | 2009-11-12 17:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1138 | TFHO1: ZELAYA UNWILLING TO RETURN TO SAN JOSE - [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and DCM met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya November 9 in an attempt to convince him to continue to participate in the process set up by the San Jose - Tegucigalpa Accord (TSJA),specifically to participate in the naming of a government of national unity. Zelaya [...] | 2009-11-12 18:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1139 | TFH01: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATORS DISCUSS DISMISSALS [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, two former senior government financial investigators have approached us separately to tell us that they had been dismissed by the de facto regime. Both of them attributed their dismissal at least in part to the regime's lack of interest in investigating financ [...] | 2009-11-12 18:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ELAB EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1140 | TFHO1: ZELAYA UNWILLING TO RETURN TO SAN JOSE - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 20:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1152 | TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 10-11 visit to Honduras to put implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement back on track. While Zelaya maintained that elec [...] | 2009-11-13 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1154 | TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 10-11 visit to Honduras to put implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement back on track. While Zelaya maintained that elec [...] | 2009-11-13 23:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1155 | TFH01: INVESTMENT MANAGER SAYS HONDURAS IS [...] (C) Summary: A representative of the British investment management company Ashmore Investment Management Ltd. told the Economic Counselor that his company is considering issuing the de facto regime a $100 million bridge loan, which would be tied to the issuance of a USD 500 million dollar-d [...] | 2009-11-14 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID HO UK |
09TEGUCIGALPA1165 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post submits request with the caveat that final approval will only be given once constitutional government is restored in Hon [...] | 2009-11-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1167 | TFHO1: MAQUILA MANAGER ON MEDIOCRE MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Don Allen, the manager of American sewing contracting company Pinehurst Manufacturing, told EMBOFF that plant orders had decreased by approximately 40 percent in the first quarter of 2009, a result of the global economic downturn. Orders began rebounding in May, but the recover [...] | 2009-11-17 16:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV KTEX KDEM BBSR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA117 | 2009 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is the Trafficking in Persons Country Assessment For Honduras. TIME PERIOD: April 2008 to mid-February 2009 - Govt. actions Acronyms used: IHNFA Honduran Institute for Children and the Family TIP Trafficking in Persons IO International Organizations NGO Non-governme [...] | 2009-02-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
09TEGUCIGALPA1170 | TFH01: LIBERAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ELVIN [...] (C) Summary. Liberal Party candidate Elvin Santos held a two-digit lead in the polls before the June 28 coup. Since then, he has been trailing National Party candidate Porfifio "Pepe" Lobo. The coup led to the fracture of the Liberal Party, which has hurt Santos. Santos, who served as Vice [...] | 2009-11-17 22:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1183 | TFHO1: PDAS KELLY PRESSES BUSINESS LEADERS TO URGE [...] (C) Summary: During a November 18 meeting, business leaders Amilcar Bulnes and Norman Garcia told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly and the Ambassador that they had attended a meetings the week before at which leading Hondurans had urged de fact [...] | 2009-11-19 21:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1184 | TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S NOVEMBER 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 17-18 visit to Honduras in support of Tegucigalpa - San Jose Accord implementation. With restitution before el [...] | 2009-11-19 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1189 | TFH01: MICHELETTI ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY ABSENCE [...] (C) Summary: De facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti announced on November 19 his intention to temporarily step aside for the period November 25-December 2 in order to give the country time to reflect. Micheletti urged all Hondurans to vote in the general election scheduled for November 29. [...] | 2009-11-20 02:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1192 | TFH01: NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PEPE [...] (C) Summary. National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo is the presidential candidate who, two weeks away from election day, polls suggest is on track to win the election scheduled for November 29. Lobo's pledge to Hondurans is that he will improve families' finances, generate employment [...] | 2009-11-20 16:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1195 | TFH01: EFFORTS TO FORM UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. Organization of American States (OAS) Envoy Octavio Bordon, along with Zelaya advisors Jorge Arturo Reina, Victor Meza, Rodil Rivera, and Mayra Mejia told the Ambassador on November 20 that the best solution to the political crisis at this juncture would be re-engagement in the s [...] | 2009-11-21 00:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1196 | TFH01: ZELAYA ADVISORS ACKNOWLEDGE PRAGMATISM ON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with top Zelaya advisors Jorge Arturo Reina, Rodil Rivera Rodil and Victor Meza on November 19. Key to the discussion was Zelaya's expressed willingness in the November 17 meeting to accept a post-election restoration vote in the Congress. The Ambassador expl [...] | 2009-11-21 00:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1200 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MEXICAN A/S FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 00:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1201 | TFH01: ZELAYA WILL NOT ACCEPT UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Four senior advisors to President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya told the Ambassador, DCM and OAS negotiator Ambassador Octavio Bordon that Zelaya would not accept a unity government until he was reinstated as president, in a November 21 meeting. The four advisors, Arturo Reina, Rodil Rivera Rodil, [...] | 2009-11-24 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1202 | TFH01: UD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STAYS IN RACE [...] (C) Summary. The small UD party, which has 120 candidates for congress and 265 candidates for mayor, held an assembly on November 21 at which it decided overwhelmingly not to withdraw its candidates from the general election to be held on November 29. Cesar Ham, the UD's presidential candidat [...] | 2009-11-24 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1203 | PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE FEARS ELECTIONS MAY BE [...] (C) Summary. The pro-Zelaya resistance movement has told its supporters not to vote in the general election scheduled for November 29 if President Zelaya is not restored to office. The resistance does not believe it will be possible to hold credible elections while the de facto regime remains [...] | 2009-11-25 01:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1204 | TFHO1: THIRD ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The third annual Honduran National Human Rights Conference was held in Tegucigalpa on November 18 and 19 with a theme of "Strengthening our Culture in Human Rights Towards Peace and Democracy." In the opening session, university professor Ramon Romero and political consultant Ef [...] | 2009-11-25 20:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1205 | TFH01: ELECTIONS AND THE PROSPECT FOR DISRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Continued opposition to elections by supporters of President Zelaya coupled with technical weaknesses in the electoral authorities' reporting system keep open the possibility that the November 29 elections could be disrupted in a few of Honduras' 18 departments, though a nationwid [...] | 2009-11-26 00:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1206 | TFHO1: POSITIONS OF MULTILATERALS ON REENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Following the signing of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord on October 30, the U.S. Treasury Resident Advisor met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank representatives to learn their perspectives on reengagement with a possible government of national unity [...] | 2009-11-26 00:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1207 | TFH01: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PRE-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The Embassy has been at the forefront to pressure the de facto National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) to take seriously an investigation of interference of the signal of anti-coup Channel 36 television station. On November 23, the de facto head of CONATEL, Miguel Rodas [...] | 2009-11-26 00:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1209 | TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE [...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...] | 2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1212 | SCENESETTER FOR THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Honduras will hold a general election on November 29 with more than 15,000 candidates running for about 2,900 elected positions, including the presidency, all 128 congressional seats, and 298 mayoralties. The scheduling of the election pre-dates the June 28 coup and the election [...] | 2009-11-27 19:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1213 | TFH01: ATTEMPT TO REACTIVATE VERIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador attempted to informally gather together on November 26 the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord negotiators for both President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti, along with representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS) in [...] | 2009-11-27 19:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1216 | TFH01: 11/27 HUMAN RIGHTS CASES - GRADIS DEATH AND [...] (U) Summary. The body of Luis Gradis Espinal, a resistance coordinator, was found in Tegucigalpa on November 23. Human rights organizations alleged that police may have been involved in the kidnapping and killing of Gradis, however police believe the murder resulted from an armed robbery. [...] | 2009-11-27 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1219 | TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1000 HOURS [...] (SBU) Summary. Polls opened nationwide with some delays and voting has begun in a generally orderly fashion. There has been a heavy turnout and voters are enthusiastic. The atmosphere in the capital of Tegucigalpa is quiet and normal. Embassy reporting teams deployed nationwide reported no [...] | 2009-11-29 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1220 | TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1230 HOURS [...] (U) Summary. Voting continues without incident nationwide. Several Embassy teams report continuing high voter turnout. There are reports of supplies of indelible ink running low in some locations. No Embassy team reported any security incidents. End Summary. THE POLLS --------- 2. [...] | 2009-11-29 19:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1221 | TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1600 HOURS [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) extended the closing time of polling centers from 16:00 to 17:00. Security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-coup demonstrators in San Pedro Sula who allegedly threw rocks. A Reuters cameraman was injured in the incident [...] | 2009-11-29 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1222 | TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP - FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary. November 29 was a great day for Honduran democracy and the Honduran people displayed great civic commitment in expressing their will in the ballot box. Early Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) results showed that National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo was elec [...] | 2009-11-30 05:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1223 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya discussed the results of the general elections. Zelaya believes turn out was minimal and that the process had not been credible. The Ambassador countered by passing on the data available suggesting that the process had been free [...] | 2009-11-30 20:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1226 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HONDURAN ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) On the morning of November 30, the Ambassador spoke to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and discussed the results of the Honduran elections. The Ambassador told Arias that the election process had gone smoothly and praised the Supreme Elections Tribunal for an outstanding organizational [...] | 2009-11-30 22:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1229 | TFH01: CANADA CALLS FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary. Non-resident Canadian Ambassador to Honduras Neil Reeder told the Ambassador on November 28 that Canada will monitor the November 29 general election to determine if it is free and fair and will observe the events that transpire the week of November 30 before deciding whether to [...] | 2009-11-30 22:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1231 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT PEPE LOBO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and President-elect Lobo met on November 30. Both discussed the positive results of the elections. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on the continued U.S. approach post-election that included implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord. They reviewed prospects fo [...] | 2009-12-01 00:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1235 | TFH01:ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced unverified results from the rapid transmission of preliminary results (TREP) system on election day, November 29. The TREP figures have now been subject to verification and indicate a voter turnout rate of 50 percent. National Pa [...] | 2009-12-02 00:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1236 | TFHO1: DONORS PRAISE ELECTIONS AND DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Participants in a November 30 meeting of the G-16 donor group were uniformly impressed by how well the November 29 elections had gone. In a briefing to the group, a representative of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said that he had monitored every election since 1993 an [...] | 2009-12-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL ECON PGOV PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1240 | TFH01: PRO-COUP OPINIONS ON THE NOQH COAST AND [...] (C) This is the fifth and final cable in a series regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. DRL Deskoff and Poloff met on October 13 with three members of th [...] | 2009-12-02 22:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1241 | TFH01: CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON RESTITUTION BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress began its discussion of the restoration of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya around 13:00 local time on December 2. The Executive Committee of the Congress read the relevant portions of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the letter to the Congress from the commissi [...] | 2009-12-03 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1244 | TFH01: SPEAKING TO PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on November 3. They discussed the results of the congressional vote rejecting President Zelaya's restoration. Both agreed that the process, despite U.S. disappintment, was done in a transparent and open way. Lobo cite [...] | 2009-12-03 20:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1245 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Cardinal Andrews Rodriguez met on December 1 and discussed the current situation in Honduras. Both agreed that the Honduran elections had been free, fair and transparent, and that both the Supreme elections Tribunal and the Honduran people deserved great credi [...] | 2009-12-03 21:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1249 | TFHO1: WATER RATIONING IN TEGUCIGALPA [...] (U) Summary: Local water authorities in Tegucigalpa predict shortages during the dry season of this drought year, and have begun rationing city water services. The manager of the water company hopes that the combination of rationing and drilling new wells will enable the city to continue prov [...] | 2009-12-03 23:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON SENV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1253 | THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo met on November 4 to discuss the situation in the wake of the elections and the congressional vote rejecting President Manual "Mel" Zelaya's restitution. Lobo discussed his support for the full implementation of the Tegucig [...] | 2009-12-04 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1264 | TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO [...] (S) The Ambassador discussed the latest political developments with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on December 7. Lobo confirmed to the Ambassador that he will be traveling to San Jose at the invitation of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias tomorrow, December 8. Lobo said he would be tr [...] | 2009-12-07 22:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1265 | TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and Arias discussed the Honduran situation on December 7. Arias remains committed to a negotiated solution to the Honduran crisis and expressed his willingness to stay engaged and provide leadership. He added that the holding of free and fair elections provides a [...] | 2009-12-08 17:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1268 | TFH01: COUNTER-NARCOTICS CHIEF ASSASSINATED [...] (U) Summary: Retired General Julian Aristides Gonzales Irias, Director of the National Directorate of Counter-Narcotics (DLCN),was shot to death in his vehicle shortly before 07:00 local time on December 8 in Tegucigalpa. The assailants were two pairs of armed men, each pair on a motorcycle, [...] | 2009-12-08 23:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA127 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEWLY APPOINTED [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with newly appointed Defense Minister Edmundo Orellana on February 12, and discussed their mutual concern over the ungoverned spaces in the Mosquitia, Honduras' cooperation with Nicaragua, arms destruction, the Honduran Armed Forces' (HOAF) involvement in inter [...] | 2009-02-27 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1270 | TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HONDURAN SITUATION [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador held a series of conversations with President Arias, President Zelaya and President-elect Lobo. Arias provided a briefing on the results of Lobo's visit to San Jose. Arias stressed that he and Martinelli had a common vision -- consistent with the U.S. position. Th [...] | 2009-12-09 21:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1277 | TFHO1: EMBASSY TEAMS REPORT ON ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. This cable provides analysis on the teams deployed by the Embassy throughout Honduras to witness and report back on the general election of November 29, 2009. Embassy teams reported that the vote count at the polling stations they visited went smoothly with few nullified ballot [...] | 2009-12-10 16:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1278 | TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ZELAYA'S FAILED [...] (S) Summary: On the morning of December 10, the Ambassador briefed President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and President Oscar Arias on the failed Mexican attempt to secure safe passage for President Zelaya to Mexico. The Ambassador noted that the U.S. had not been informed by either Mexican or [...] | 2009-12-10 17:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA128 | IRANIAN VISIT TO HONDURAS CANCELED BY PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 16:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1280 | TFH01: ZELAYA'S ABORTED DEPARTURE FROM HONDURAS [...] (S) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador late on the afternoon of December 9 that he had obtained safe passage out of Honduras from the de facto regime and would depart that evening on an airplane provided by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and be given "guest of [...] | 2009-12-10 19:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1281 | TFH01: FEMALE REPRESENTATION DECREASES IN CONGRESS [...] (U) Summary. Election results issued by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) showed that the National Congress will maintain its traditional plurality of male representatives. The next 128-seat legislature will likely contain 25 congresswomen, comprising 19.53 percent of the total congress [...] | 2009-12-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1283 | TFH01: DISARMAMENT DECREE CONTINUED AS CRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: The de facto regime will keep in effect through January 2010 the disarmament decree it enacted on November 21. Violent crime continues to rise in Honduras and its rate is the highest in Latin America. Honduran police believe trans-national gangs have taken advantage of the cou [...] | 2009-12-11 21:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1287 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] (SBU) Summary. EconCouns and EconOffs met with local representatives from Continental, American and Delta Airlines to gauge the overall health of the airline industry in light of the international economic downturn and the Honduran political crisis. Representatives of all three airlines said [...] | 2009-12-14 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EAID EFIN EINV ETRD CASC CVIS PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA1289 | STATE OF PLAY ON ZELAYA'S DEPARTURE [...] (C) Summary: Efforts are ongoing to find a solution permitting the departure of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from Honduras. Some regime hard-liners are urging de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to extract as many concessions as possible from Zelaya before allowing his departure. [...] | 2009-12-15 00:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1290 | ZELAYA ADVISORS UPDATE ON ACTIONS REGARDING [...] (S) Summary: Liberal Party leader Carlos Montoya told the Ambassador that he contacted Armed Forces Chief of Staff Romeo Orlando Vasquez, former President of Honduras Carlos Flores, and Micheletti representative on the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord Verification Commission Arturo Corrales and all [...] | 2009-12-15 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1295 | SUSPICIOUS DEATHS OF SANTOS CORRALES AND WALTER [...] (U) Summary. Human rights groups allege that two recent deaths were tied to the political crisis. The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CODEH) reported that on December 11, Santos Corrales Garcia was found decapitated in Talanga, however the Honduran FBI (DNIC) told an Embassy Employ [...] | 2009-12-16 00:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1296 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH DE FACTO REGIME FM [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with de facto regime foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the private residence of a mutual friend on December 14. While the purpose of the meeting was to discuss completing implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, they also spoke at length about the [...] | 2009-12-16 01:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1298 | PRESIDENT-ELECT LAUNCHES NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo presided over a meeting on December 14 with representatives of many sectors of Honduran society, following up on his announced intention to create a dialogue with the Honduran people in order for his administration to be an inclusive one. L [...] | 2009-12-16 21:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1300 | BUS OWNERS STRIKE OVER SUBSIDIES [...] (U) Summary: After a bus strike that slowed traffic in Tegucigalpa on December 14, the de facto government and Congress agreed to the bus owners' demand for payment of $3.7 million in subsidies promised by the Zelaya administration but not included in the budget. Petroleum transport workers [...] | 2009-12-16 22:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1302 | PRESIDENT-ELECT'S GOVERNMENT PLAN [...] (U) Summary: President-elect Lobo's plan for his government aims to achieve sustainable development that will improve the lives of his fellow citizens. His plan is based on three pillars: creating jobs and reducing poverty, expanding the reach and quality of education, and ensuring security. [...] | 2009-12-17 00:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1310 | UD LEADERS SEEKS SOLUTION FOR PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: Cesar Ham, the Democratic Unification (UD) party's candidate for president in the November 29 general election, would be willing to consider joining president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo's cabinet if Lobo helps find a solution that allows President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to leav [...] | 2009-12-18 22:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1311 | CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The members of congress elected on November 29 will take office on January 25. Two days before, on January 23, they will elect their executive board (president, vice presidents, and secretaries). Rumors have begun about who will be elected to the powerful position of president of [...] | 2009-12-18 23:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1312 | THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 23:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1313 | THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and discussed a full range of pertinent political and policy matters on December 17. Lobo told the Ambassador he remains committed to the implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord and supported the [...] | 2009-12-18 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1321 | LOBO ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEEKS INFORMAL TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Maria Elena Mondragon, an economic advisor on President-elect Pepe Lobo's transition team, told the Economic Counselor on December 17 that the new government will urgently need international assistance, including budget support and technical advice. She said that informal talks [...] | 2009-12-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL HO IMF |
09TEGUCIGALPA1328 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (U) The Ambassador on December 28 received a letter dated December 22 from President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo to President Obama. An informal Embassy translation of the letter is provided in paragraph 2. Embassy will fax the original Spanish text to WHA/CEN and to the NSC. 2. (SBU) Begi [...] | 2009-12-28 22:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1333 | ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY DOGS HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty at home and abroad dogged the Honduran economy throughout 2009. With two-thirds of its exports destined for the U.S., the country was hard hit by the U.S. recession. On top of the crumbling international situation, President Jose Manual "Mel" Zelaya created a clima [...] | 2009-12-29 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA149 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA MEETS FIDEL AND SPEAKS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Zelaya concluded his three-day visit to Cuba March 4 with a reported meeting with Fidel Castro, who he described as lucid and well. Zelaya traveled to Cuba to attend the 11th International Encounter of Economists on Globalization and Development problems, before which [...] | 2009-03-06 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA15 | HONDURAS: SUPREME COURT SELECTION PITS CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran Congress will select the fifteen magistrates who will constitute the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) for the next seven years on January 25, after a process that, while by no means perfect, will have been the most open, transparent selection process for high governmen [...] | 2009-01-08 22:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA176 | Mission Honduras Merida Priorities for FY 2009-10 [...] Summary: As Merida budgets are laid out for FY 2009 and FY 2010, Post seeks a shift away from a focus on expensive, high-tech equipment toward support that host governments with limited resources, such as the GOH, can sustain beyond the Merida mandate, rather than burdening them with recurring [...] | 2009-03-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA180 | COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE RECEIVED WITH HIGHEST [...] (U) Summary: President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe's arrived in Honduras amongst great fanfare with his plane being escorted to the landing strip in San Pedro Sula by Honduras' squadron of F-5s. He was honored by the Mayor with the keys to the city and received the highest possible decorations b [...] | 2009-03-17 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD CO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA186 | UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY [...] (U) Five hundred principal delegates and 500 alternates attended the National Party's annual convention on March 14. While unity was the main theme, Mario Canahuati, a losing candidate for the party's presidential nomination, did not attend. The party re-confirmed Lobo as its Presidential can [...] | 2009-03-18 14:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA187 | (U) 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...] (U) This cable is in response to reftel demarche regarding Honduras' participation in the Summit of the Americas. 2. (U) Poloff met with Jose Lorenzana, the Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss GOH's aspirations and plans for the Summit of [...] | 2009-03-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA2 | ZELAYA EXECUTIVE DECREE FOR 1980S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced the formation of a National Program of Reparations on December 10, the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. The program will compensate victims and the family members of victims who were the victims of human rights violations in the p [...] | 2009-01-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA203 | Ambassador Llorens Makes First Visit to Bay Islands [...] Summary: The Ambassador emphasized the positive cooperation between Honduras and the USG during his first visit to the Honduran Bay Islands on March 12-13. The Ambassador's wide-ranging schedule included participation in community and development assistance events related to a U.S. Navy ship v [...] | 2009-03-24 22:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CASC MOPS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA206 | Ambassador visits Honduran cigar capital [...] Ambassador Llorens visited Danli in El Paraiso, a poor province known for high-quality cigar production, February 13. Danli is host to a sizable population of Cuban emigres who transplanted their know-how to create one of the leading export industries of the country. El Paraiso is also the se [...] | 2009-03-25 00:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD SCUL SNAR PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA210 | ZELAYA CALLS FOR OPINION POLL ON CONSTIUTENT [...] (C) Summary: President Manual "Mel" Zelaya announced on March 24 that the executive will hold a poll on June 30 to ask whether or not there should be a vote on Election Day calling for a constituent assembly to consider changes to the Constitution. Many political leaders are concerned that th [...] | 2009-03-26 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA214 | NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS RESULTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a courtesy call on newly-installed Attorney General Luis Rubi and Assistant Attorney General Roy Urtecho, Rubi stressed to the Ambassador and Country Team members that the fight against drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime was his biggest challenge and prio [...] | 2009-03-27 19:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS SNAR SOCI PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA215 | (C) PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT PLEDGES TO WORK [...] (C) Summary: President of the Supreme Court Jorge Alberto Rivera Aviles expressed his concern to the Ambassador that President Manual "Mel" Zelaya's attempts to push for a poll for a constituent assembly (reftel) could be an attempt to remain in power beyond his mandate. Rivera said he would [...] | 2009-03-27 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA222 | HONDURAS CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 22:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL OAS XM CA IAHRC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA224 | AMBASSADOR TOURS SAN PEDRO SULA, PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY [...] Summary: The Ambassador visited the commercial city of San Pedro Sula to deliver a keynote address at a renewable energy conference. In his speech he described Post's Renewable Energy Strategy (reftel) and affirmed shared goals in this sector. In meetings with the business communities of Sa [...] | 2009-03-31 16:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KTEX PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA225 | ZELAYA THREATENS TO NATIONALIZE POWER COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: In response to simmering public discontent over the high cost of electricity, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has threatened to nationalize the private companies that supply about 60 percent of the nation's power. Congress has attempted to preempt the President by introducing a bill [...] | 2009-03-31 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA226 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSSES THE DOMESTIC SCENE [...] (C) Summary: At lunch on March 30, the Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya discussed a range of issues including current political developments. Zelaya briefed the Ambassador on his plans to consult Hondurans on the holding of a constituent assembly for the purpose of seeking modif [...] | 2009-04-01 00:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA227 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: On March 30 the Ambassador met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to review regional developments and the current state of bilateral relations. Zelaya continued to attempt to blame the Costa Ricans for his non-attendance at the meeting with Vice President Biden in San Jose. Ho [...] | 2009-04-01 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA231 | HONDURAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS VICE MINISTER ON VICE [...] (C) Summary. Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Eduardo Rosales raised Honduran participation in the San Jose Central American meeting with Vice-President Biden, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's desire to have a referendum on holding a constituent assembly to reform the constitution, and Hondura [...] | 2009-04-01 19:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IR CH TW HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA249 | Drug confiscations in Honduras for 2009 already exceed 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first quarter of 2009 USG-supported joint Honduran antinarcotics forces have confiscated more drugs and vehicles than in all of calendar year 2008. Many of the cases have garnered broad press attention, and have sparked increased discussion of the trafficking issue in [...] | 2009-04-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA263 | HONDUTEL BRIBERY CHARGES ELICIT CONSPIRACY THEORY [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel Zelaya has dispatched a high-level legal team to Miami to explore filing a libel suit against former State Department official Otto Reich for alleging that a Justice Department Foreign Corrupt Practices investigation into bribery at Honduran state telecom company [...] | 2009-04-13 22:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS ECPS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA270 | WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MARCH 19 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon visited Honduras on March 19. He met with Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, Foreign Minister Patricia "Paty" Rodas, and the two major-party presidential candidates. President Zelaya praised U.S [...] | 2009-04-15 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA273 | ZELAYA SOFTENS RHETORIC ON HONDUTEL SCANDAL [...] (C) President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's rhetoric on the Hondutel scandal, following the indictment of Latin Node, Inc. in Miami, has cooled from his initial claims that the U.S. prosecution of Latin Node, Inc. was part of a CIA conspiracy to get him (reftel). The Ambassador talked with President [...] | 2009-04-17 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS ECPS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA29 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT SUPPORTS SUPREME COURT [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Nominating Committee for the next Supreme Court on January 13 - the day that they completed the public hearings of the nominees. The Committee explained the process they were pursuing (ref A). The Committee noted that all excluded nomine [...] | 2009-01-15 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA291 | HONDURAN ELECTION UPDATE: LIBERAL PARTY CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary. Former Vice President Elvin Santos was formally anointed as the Liberal Party's (PL) Presidential Candidate at the PL Convention in Tegucigalpa on April 18, 2009. Santos in turn appointed Congressional President Roberto Micheletti as PL President despite objections from current [...] | 2009-04-28 11:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA3 | HONDURAN CABINET CHANGES: NO MAJOR POLICY SHIFT [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced a cabinet realignment, moving several key players into different positions, but making no changes that will rearrange the direction of his government. The most noteworthy change was moving Liberal Party President, leader of its leftist fac [...] | 2009-01-06 20:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA307 | OPPOSITION STEALS IDEA FOR "15TH MONTH" OF SALARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ELAB EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA309 | UPDATE ON 4TH URN [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, increasingly erratic statements and actions by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have heightened political tensions here. Zelaya's effort to seek a referendum (the Fourth Urn) in the upcoming national elections in November on whether to convene a constituent assembl [...] | 2009-05-01 19:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA310 | UPDATE ON 4TH URN [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, increasingly erratic statements and actions by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have heightened political tensions here. Zelaya's effort to seek a referendum (the Fourth Urn) in the upcoming national elections in November on whether to convene a constituent assembl [...] | 2009-05-01 19:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA312 | OPPOSITION STEALS IDEA FOR "15TH MONTH" OF SALARY [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to preempt reported plans by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to decree that all employers pay their employees an additional month of salary (the 15th month),Congress President Roberto Micheletti proposed a similar bill on April 21. Micheletti's version exempted many c [...] | 2009-05-04 18:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ELAB EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA315 | RESPONSE DEMARCHE - HONDURAN INITIATIVE TO [...] (C) On the evening of May 4, the Ambassador delivered demarche (as per reftelS). The Ambassador told Zelaya that we had appreciated his passing to us the draft text on Cuba for the OAS General Assembly Declaration. The Ambassador said that senior Administration officials had carefully revie [...] | 2009-05-05 15:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | HO KDEM PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA318 | GOH CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICAL ASYLEE [...] (U) Summary: A diplomatic row between Paraguay and Honduras may arise after the former Paraguayan Minister of the Interior for 23 of Alfredo Stroessner,s 35 year (1954 - 1989) dictatorship, Sabino Augusto Montanaro, returned of his own volition to Paraguay on May 1 with no warning from the Hon [...] | 2009-05-06 00:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SMIG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA33 | HONDURAN JUSTICE: A NEW SUPREME COURT, ATTORNEY [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by Poloff, met with Attorney General Leonidis Rosa Bautista and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Vilma Morales on January 12. The main topics discussed were the nominating process for the new magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ as it is know [...] | 2009-01-16 17:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV SNAR HO PHUM KJUS SOCI |
09TEGUCIGALPA339 | PEPE LOBO TURNS ON FOURTH URN [...] (C) Summary: Honduras continues to be in a state of tension caused by President Zelaya's increasingly strident campaign to hold a referendum (the Fourth Urn) calling for the convening of a constituent assembly that would make radical changes to the nation's constitution. In a major surprise, [...] | 2009-05-12 00:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA348 | ADMINISTRATIVE COURT AGREES TO HEAR SUIT AGAINST [...] (U) In a ruling that pleased opponents of President Zelaya's proposed referendum, known as the "Fourth Urn" on convening a constituent assembly (reftels B and C),Judge Jorge Alberto Zelaya of Honduras' "Administrative Court" determined on May 12 that he would hear a suit against the legality [...] | 2009-05-13 00:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA353 | Mission Integrated Strategy to Fight Crime and Illicit [...] Summary and Background: The Mosquitia is a huge swath of territory accounting for nearly 20 percent of Honduras' land mass on the eastern border with Nicaragua. The area is swampy, undeveloped, difficult to access and virtually uninhabited (only 60,000 people),which over the centuries has mad [...] | 2009-05-15 00:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR PREL SOCI KCRM KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA354 | TWENTY-TWO HONDURAN POLICE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN [...] In just over the first four months of 2009 (through May 11),22 Honduran police officers have been killed in the line of duty, most in Northern Honduras where there is a higher incidence of narcotrafficking and organized crime. This number far exceeds the number of fallen officers in neighbori [...] | 2009-05-15 00:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR PGOV EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA355 | NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PEPE LOBO'S [...] (C) National Party (NP) Presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo travels to Washington at a delicate moment in Honduras. Democracy has been successful in Honduras over the past 28 years, but the system remains institutionally weak and fragile. Although we maintain a strong working relatio [...] | 2009-05-15 00:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM SMIG EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA358 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA GIVES USD12.5 MILLION TO THE [...] (C) Summary: On May 11 the Honduran government announced that President Zelaya had tasked the Honduran Military (HOAF) with the project of building a commercial terminal adjacent to the Honduran air force base at Soto Cano, which is home to the U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo. The public announcem [...] | 2009-05-15 22:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MARR SNAR PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA379 | YOUR TRIP TO SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, FOR THE OAS [...] (C) Summary: We warmly welcome you to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro is the business capital of the country, but not the seat of government, so both the Government of Honduras and the U.S. Embassy will be working out of temporary facilities there. Your visit provides an excellent opport [...] | 2009-05-22 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA380 | OPPOSITION BUILDS TO PRESIDENT'S POLL ON [...] (C) Summary: The country's political institutions have lined up against a plan by President Zelaya to hold a poll canvassing popular support for the holding of a referendum on a constituent assembly. A court ruling is expected soon, perhaps as early as the week of May 25, and could probably g [...] | 2009-05-23 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KCRM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA381 | FOREIGN MINISTER RODAS - AMBASSADOR DISCUSS OASGA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) over breakfast with Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas on May 23. The Ambassador conveyed the Secretary's keen interest in visiting Honduras and participating in a successful and constructi [...] | 2009-05-25 21:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KSUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA382 | FOREIGN MINISTER RODAS - AMBASSADOR DISCUSS OASGA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) over breakfast with Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas on May 23. The Ambassador conveyed the Secretary's keen interest in visiting Honduras and participating in a successful and constructi [...] | 2009-05-25 21:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KSUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA39 | HONDURAS: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: This report is a response to the U.S. Department of Labor action cable (Reftel) regarding the worst forms of child labor in Honduras. The Government of Honduras (GOH) has made clear progress addressing the worst forms of child labor with a new more effective eradication plan, a nation [...] | 2009-01-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA395 | FOURTH URN UPDATE: COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF [...] (C) Judge Jorge Zelaya Zaldana of the Administrative Court of First Instance, ruled on May 27 in favor of the Attorney General in the case he brought against the government (ref A). The Attorney General's case alleged that the government's planned use of the National Statistical Institute (IN [...] | 2009-05-28 22:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA409 | FOURTH URN UPDATE: PRESIDENT ZELAYA ORDERS ARMED FORCES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya interrupted regularly-scheduled programming on May 29 to declare that the public opinion poll to canvass support for the addition of a Fourth Urn on the holding of a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution set for June 28th would go forward [...] | 2009-06-01 21:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA424 | FOURTH URN UPDATE: CONGRESS CENSURES THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 22:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA438 | ZELAYA AND THE FOURTH URN [...] (U) This is an action request message. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In a lengthy meeting on June 7, the Ambassador conveyed our concerns to President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya over the increasingly polarized political situation in Honduras, attributing much of the blame on his recent actio [...] | 2009-06-09 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA451 | HONDURAS CONSIDERS OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 20:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA462 | (C) ZELAYA ZIG-ZAGS THE RED LINES [...] (C) Summary: Zelaya is coming closer to stepping over our red lines on maintenance of the constitutional order. His actions have been singularly focused on attempts to push for a poll and a referendum for a constituent assembly to reform the Honduran constitution; the tactics he has used have [...] | 2009-06-15 20:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA464 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S LIMOSINE RECEIVES TWO IMPACTS [...] (C) In the evening of June 12, local media reported a possible attack against President Manual "Mel" Zelaya after the front windshield of the motorcade vehicle in which he was riding in Tegucigalpa received two impacts from objects of unknown origin. The unknown objects cracked the windshield [...] | 2009-06-16 00:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC HO PGOV PREL SOCI |
09TEGUCIGALPA465 | LIBERAL PARTY SEEKS CONSENSUS WHILE A FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and DCM met with Former President and Liberal Party stalwart Carlos Flores and Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos to discuss the current political crisis over President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya's push for a poll to seek support for a referendum to have a const [...] | 2009-06-16 00:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA474 | AMBASSADOR WARNS HONDURAN MILITARY ON COUP RUMORS [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, hosted Honduran Military Joint Chief Romeo Vazquez Velasquez and Deputy Chief Miguel Garcia Padgett for breakfast on June 18 and conveyed in the strongest terms USG concerns about rumors that the military would move against the government if Honduran politic [...] | 2009-06-18 17:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA479 | HONDURAN POLITICAL CRISIS UPDATE AND PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Honduras may be racing towards a political train wreck that could threaten its 28 year old democracy. The crisis has been caused by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's reckless drive to hold a referendum (Fourth Urn) in the November general elections on whether to convene a constituen [...] | 2009-06-19 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA486 | SEEKING HONDURAN SUPPORT FOR REINCORPORATION OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Poloff spoke on June 15 with Rafael Carbajal, General Manager of The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) in Honduras. Carbajal asserted that although the Honduras branch of IBAF had limited resources and was therefore solely concerned with spreading the sport do [...] | 2009-06-22 18:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA489 | HONDURAN POLITICAL CRISIS UPDATE AND PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Honduras may be racing towards a political train wreck that could threaten its 28 year old democracy. The crisis has been caused by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's reckless drive to hold a referendum (Fourth Urn) in the November general elections on whether to convene a constituen [...] | 2009-06-23 14:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA491 | HONDURAN SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL TO APRROVE [...] (C) Poloff visited the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on June 23 to inquire about the 23 applications for independent candidacies the institution had received. TSE President Saul Escobar (who represents the Christian Democratic Party) told us that 16 of the 23 independent candidacies had pa [...] | 2009-06-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA492 | PROTESTS AGAINST THE FOURTH URN [...] (U) The Alliance for Peace and Democracy, led by religious, private sector and professional organization leaders, marched in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, second largest city and business center, on June 23 in support of democracy and to protest President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya,s attempt to hold a Ju [...] | 2009-06-24 20:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA493 | Ambassador Meets with OAS Representatives on June 28 Poll [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, The Ambassador met with representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS),which had just announced acceptance of a Honduran government request to send monitors for the June 28 poll (reftel),despite a Honduran court ruling that the poll was illegal. OAS r [...] | 2009-06-25 14:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OAS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA495 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT FIRES MILITARY JOINT CHIEF; [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya fired the Military Joint Chief General Romeo Vasquez the evening of June 24 after the latter refused to carry out an order to provide support for the June 28 poll to support a November referendum on constitutional reform, a poll ruled illegal by a Honduran [...] | 2009-06-25 16:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA50 | HONDURAS: GOH-Embassy Task Force Launched To Oversee Merida [...] Summary: The Ambassador hosted the inaugural meeting of the Bilateral Merida Task Force at his residence on January 21. The meeting was an opportunity for the U.S. and Honduran inter-agency teams to meet, identify their roles and discuss both the context of the Merida effort and set common goa [...] | 2009-01-23 10:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID MOPS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA501 | CONGRESS PULLS BACK FROM THE BRINK ON REMOVING [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of June 25, the National Congress came close to bringing to the floor a vote on the removal of President Zelaya from office. The Ambassador strongly advised Congress President Micheletti against such hasty action that could plunge Honduras into a deeper constitutio [...] | 2009-06-26 20:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA502 | HONDURAS: POLITICAL AND LEGAL STANDOFF CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: Presented with widespread defiance from the Military, Congress, the Justice system, pro-democracy protesters and the private sector, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has been forced to rely on loyal social activists, labor unions, the police and government bureaucrats for his attempt [...] | 2009-06-26 20:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA503 | HONDURAN ARMED FORCES LEADERSHIP CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: The political stir over President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya,s proposed opinion poll regarding a constituent assembly (Ref A) has precipitated an even more substantive crisis over the country,s military leadership. While the poll serves as a major political distraction, it is the questi [...] | 2009-06-26 23:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MARR PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA504 | HONDURAN MILITARY ARRESTS PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) At approximately 02:30 local time (04:30 Washington) Honduran military forces entered the Presidential Palace and arrested President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Embassy sources report Zelaya was taken to the Air Force Base adjacent to Toncontin International Aiport and then flown by military air [...] | 2009-06-28 14:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA505 | HONDURAN COUP: SITREP 1, 06/28/09, 10:30 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Streets of Tegucigalpa remain calm for the most part as of 10:00 local time (12:00 Washington),although black smoke was seen rising from the area around the Presidential Palace around 08:30, apparently from burning tires. One source at a nearby hotel reported seeing a car burning. A mi [...] | 2009-06-28 16:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA507 | HONDURAN COUP: SITREP 3, 06/28/09, 16:00 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Congress officially named Roberto Micheletti interim President of the Republic at approximately 14:15 local time, despite urging by the Ambassador to avoid taking that step. He was sworn in at 15:40. Local channels began transmitting live session of Congress around 13:30, with the Congress [...] | 2009-06-28 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA508 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...] | 2009-06-29 19:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA509 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-29 19:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA510 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-29 19:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA511 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PRISON REFORM [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-29 20:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA512 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR THREAT RESPONSE PRISON [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-29 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA514 | HONDURAN COUP: SITREP #4 06/29/09 AS OF NOON LOCAL [...] (U) Minister of Security Jorge Rodas reported to Ambassador on June 28 at 16:00 local (18:00 EDT) that there had been virtually no incidents of violence or unrest in the country Sunday, save for those isolated small cases already mentioned in Sitrep #2. The ruling regime called a 21:00-06:00 [...] | 2009-06-29 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA515 | ZELAYA DISCUSSES CURRENT SITUATION WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya on June 29. Zelaya briefed the Ambassador on the current diplomatic initiatives being undertaken by the OAS, UN and SICA in support of his government. He expressed appreciation for the clear U.S. response to the coup. The Am [...] | 2009-06-29 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA516 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: DEALING WITH MICHLETTI REGIME IN [...] (C) Summary: Per reftels, President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti was sworn in yesterday at 14:15 local as President of Honduras. By 17:00, the Embassy had already been invited to the Congress to a celebration of the new Administration. The Embassy refused the invitation and immediately [...] | 2009-06-30 01:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS EFIN SNAR ECON EAID MARR PBTS |
09TEGUCIGALPA517 | HONDURAN COUP:SITREP 5, 06/29/09, 18:30 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Police and military units dislodged protesters from in front of the Presidential Palace around 16:00, and 40-45 arrests were made. Shots were fired but no one was killed, according to police sources. Earlier in the afternoon police dispersed crowds with tear gas, which reduced the number [...] | 2009-06-30 01:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA519 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PRISON SYSTEM [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-30 20:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA52 | NOMINATING COMMITTEE SENDS FINAL LIST OF SUPREME [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court Nominating Committee came to a compromise and submitted a list of 45 candidates for the Supreme Court to the Congress on January 23, despite intense political pressure and a media frenzy, mostly driven by leaks from politicians and from the committee itself. Notab [...] | 2009-01-23 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA520 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CENTRAL PRISON [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-30 20:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA521 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...] | 2009-06-30 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA523 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #7: EVENTS AS OF 07/01/09 [...] (U) The pro-Zelaya demonstration in Tegucigalpa near the Presidential Palace in front of the Clarion Hotel concluded with minimal violence. A crowd of approximately 5,000 moved toward the OAS mission, which is located approximately three blocks south of the U.S. Embassy. There are continued [...] | 2009-07-02 00:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA527 | Honduran Coup Timeline [...] Summary: The following is the Embassy's timeline of political and legal events leading up to the June 28, 2009 coup. We believe that the military and the Congress conspired in the coup. There were also decisions that impacted on Zelaya's legal situation. Nevertheless, while there is evidence [...] | 2009-07-02 20:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KJUS EAID PHUM MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA529 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST COUP [...] (C) Summary: The media war over the legitimacy of the Honduran coup has taken front stage with various competing interests protesting either in support of the new regime or for the return of ousted President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Both groups claim to be defending the constitution and the rule o [...] | 2009-07-02 20:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECPS PGOV SOCI DS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA53 | NOMINATING COMMITTEE SENDS FINAL LIST OF SUPREME [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court Nominating Committee came to a compromise and submitted a list of 45 candidates for the Supreme Court to the Congress on January 23, despite intense political pressure and a media frenzy, mostly driven by leaks from politicians and from the committee itself. Notab [...] | 2009-01-23 20:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA530 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...] | 2009-07-02 21:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA531 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...] | 2009-07-02 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA532 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #9 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/03/09 AS [...] (U) Beyond Tegucigalpa, the Honduran countryside remains largely peaceful with some isolated demonstrations on both sides of the issue. In Tegucigalpa, protests both in favor and against the regime are taking place as in past days with little incident. The pro-coup rally outside the President [...] | 2009-07-03 21:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA533 | HONDURAN COUP: STEPS TOWARD RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Separately from the discussion track the Ambassador is conducting per ref A, Embassy has opened up a back-channel of communication with remnants of the deposed Zelaya Government and dissident members of Congress who are interested in establishing a dialogue leading to national rec [...] | 2009-07-04 20:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA535 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #10 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/04/09 [...] (U) All demonstrations have remained peaceful. Today's pro-Zelaya protest, numbering approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people, began at the Pedagogical University, then moved to the Clarion Hotel and onward toward the Supreme Court building. That group, then numbering 10,000, proceeded to Toncont [...] | 2009-07-04 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MASS EAID KDEM PHUM SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA537 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #11 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/05/09 [...] (U) Overnight, the pro-Zelaya protesters from outside Tegucigalpa remained camped out at the Pedagogical University in the capital. Their Sunday demonstration began there, and grew to a crowd of 5,000 by 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),when they began to march to Toncontin International Airport. Cha [...] | 2009-07-06 00:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA54 | HONDURAS MERIDA LOA SIGNING IS BIG EVENT [...] Summary: Honduran Minister of Security COL Jorge Rodas Gamero and Ambassador Llorens signed the first Merida Letter of Agreement in the region on January 9 amidst more fanfare than previous LOAs have ever received. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya participated in the event and made certain to shi [...] | 2009-01-23 20:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID MOPS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA543 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #12 07/06/2009 AS OF 1600 [...] (C) Following his attempt to land at Toncontin Airport yesterday, President Zelaya landed first in Nicaragua and finally in San Salvador. President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador held a press conference at Comalapa airport late last night with Zelaya, OAS SYG Insulza and other presidents (Kirc [...] | 2009-07-07 01:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA544 | AMBASSADOR SPEAKS WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke today to President Zelaya. Zelaya informed the Ambassador that he was in Managua and said he was scheduled to fly to Washington at 1900 hrs. He thanked the Ambassador for hosting members of his family at the Residence. He also expressed appreciation for the strong su [...] | 2009-07-07 01:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA545 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-07 17:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA546 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR D.A.R.E. TRAINING, JULY [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-07 17:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA548 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-07 18:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA555 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #13 07/07/2009 AS OF 1530 [...] (C) National press carried prominent stories of President Zelaya's meeting today with the Secretary. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya Monday night (Ref A),and President Zelaya thanked the Ambassador for USG support and said he strongly supported a multilateral approach to promote a n [...] | 2009-07-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA56 | CONGRESS PUSHES THROUGH NEW COURT, RESISTS THREATS [...] (S) Summary: Congress elected a new Supreme Court, taking all candidates from a list supplied by the Nominating Board (reftel),minutes before its constitutional deadline the night of Sunday, January 25. Congress successfully resisted intense pressure from President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to ele [...] | 2009-01-26 22:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KCRM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA562 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-08 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA563 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-08 22:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA564 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #14 07/08/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) Zelaya supporters reportedly planned today to block traffic entering Tegucigalpa coming from the direction of Danli. As of 1000 local (1200 EDT),approximately 4,000 protesters had gathered near the highway exit to Danli at a shopping center, "Villas del Sol." As of 1320 local (1520 EDT) [...] | 2009-07-08 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO ASEC |
09TEGUCIGALPA565 | AMCHAM VIEWS ON HONDURAN COUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, the Ambassador, Consul General, and the Econ section met with the executive directors of the Honduran AmCham to convey the USG position in the wake of the coup. The Ambassador condemned the coup, informed them that the U.S. only recognized President Zelaya as the legi [...] | 2009-07-08 23:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV BBSR EINV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA566 | THE RED TEAM: WHO WANTS ZELAYA BACK? [...] (C) Summary: The groups demonstrating since June 28 for the return of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, which for want of a better term we will henceforth call the "Red Team," are primarily comprised of labor unions, peasant groups, teachers and leftist students and social activists. The movement [...] | 2009-07-09 01:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA567 | HONDURAN SOCIETY WELCOMES ARIAS TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Despite ongoing protests from both sides, Hondurans appear to accept the U.S.-backed idea to bring President Zelaya and the Micheletti regime together for talks with President Arias of Costa Rica later this week. On Tuesday, Congress held its first session since June 28, seven da [...] | 2009-07-09 01:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO ASEC |
09TEGUCIGALPA568 | HONDURAN COUP: THE "WHITE TEAM" [...] (C) Summary: Those demonstrating in support of the June 28 coup, who have made the color white the symbol of their movement, share the sincere belief that Zelaya's removal from office was a patriotic act in defense of democratic principles and the constitutional order. The "White Team," which [...] | 2009-07-09 13:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA573 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #15 07/09/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) As of 1040 local (1240 EDT),there are 2,500 Zelaya supporters blocking traffic on the highway between Choluteca and the El Salvador and Nicaraguan borders near the Germania bridge. This demonstration again confirms pro-Zelaya demonstrators' statements on Tuesday of plans to change their [...] | 2009-07-09 23:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA574 | HONDURAN COUP: WHO'S AT THE TABLE IN SAN JOSE [...] (C) Summary: The members of the delegations accompanying President Manuel Zelaya and de facto caretaker Roberto Micheletti represent a contrast, with long-time, core advisors on the Zelaya side, while Micheletti's team is comprised of bi-partisan, non-ideologues, united by their mistrust of Z [...] | 2009-07-10 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA577 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #16 07/10/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) On July 10, approximately 2,000 Zelaya supporters assembled to block all north and south bound traffic on the CA-5 highway north of Tegucigalpa. The highway is the major traffic artery connecting the capital with Soto Cano Airbase, as well as the commercially important cities of Comayagua [...] | 2009-07-10 21:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA578 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THINK COUP WAS ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: A source on the Supreme Court staff said many justices think the removal of President Zelaya was unlawful. However, they rationalize it as necessary to avoid a bloodbath. The justices are uneasy with any suggestion that Zelaya receive amnesty. The source said a proposal being [...] | 2009-07-11 01:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA579 | HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-11 01:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA580 | AMBASSADOR URGES RECONCILIATION TO NATIONAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador strongly urged Honduran National Party Leaders Ricardo Alvarez and Maria Antonieta Belgran to support the Arias process to reach a negotiated agreement for the restitution of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. The Ambassador noted the President's and Secretary's supp [...] | 2009-07-11 02:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA581 | PRESIDENT ARIAS ON MEDIATION [...] (C) President Arias called the Ambassador to inquire as to the status of his efforts to soften the position of the de facto regime. The Ambassador informed him that the meeting with regime leadership was scheduled for today at 3pm. The Ambassador promised Arias that he would brief him after t [...] | 2009-07-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA584 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 2 [...] (C) Summary: The Attorney General's (AG) aggressive pursuit of corruption charges against Zelaya administration officials seemingly outweigh his consideration for the deteriorating human rights situation. While the situation is not yet dire, civil liberties have been denied, arbitrary arrest [...] | 2009-07-13 18:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA586 | HONDURAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS ON COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The vast majority of the Honduran business community both publicly and privately supports the removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from office June 28. Major business organizations have published full-page ads over the past week supporting the coup and recognizing the legiti [...] | 2009-07-13 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON EINV EAID ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA587 | ZELAYA OPENS COMMUNICATIONS WITH CARLOS FLORES [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and former President Carlos Flores, meeting in New Orleans July 12, agreed to remain in informal contact to help resolve the political crisis engulfing Honduras since the June 28 coup. Zelaya pledged to stay engaged in discussions hosted by Costa Rica [...] | 2009-07-13 23:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA588 | HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 00:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA589 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 3 [...] (C) Summary: The human rights situation in Honduran appeared to deteriorate over the weekend as two pro-Zelaya political organizers were killed, a dissident member of Congress reported that her home was raided, and 11 Venezuelan reporters were arrested and then strongly encouraged to leave th [...] | 2009-07-14 00:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA591 | HONDURAN COUP: IS THERE A "PINK TEAM?" [...] (C) Summary: Refs C and D profiled the coalitions currently agitating for the return of President Zelaya (the "Red Team") and opposing his return (the "White Team"). This message explores whether there is any significant "pink" ground between these two camps that can help bridge the differenc [...] | 2009-07-14 20:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA592 | HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/14/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is the third in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- Zelaya and Micheletti Maintain Hard Lines ----------- [...] | 2009-07-14 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA593 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with the Ambassador, Zelaya said he was focused on reaching a negotiated settlement using the channel opened up in New Orleans in conversations with former President Carlos Flores. He said Flores had the clout and influence, which along with the Embassy and USG [...] | 2009-07-15 00:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA594 | HONDURAN COUP: LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE AT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos worried that his campaign had been harmed by the recent coup, which fractured his Liberal Party. Of even greater concern to Santos was the possibility the November 29 elections would leav [...] | 2009-07-15 00:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA595 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #18 07/14/2009 AS OF 1600 [...] (U) At approximately 9:21 local (11:21 EDT) approximately 700 Zelaya supporters gathered at the National Pedagogical University. By 10:14 local (12:14 EDT),Zelaya supporters began marching and grew to approximately 4000. At 11:41, Zelaya supporters arrived at the Embassy. The demonstrators [...] | 2009-07-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA596 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ARIAS [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias yesterday afternoon. Arias reiterated his position that the Saturday mediation session in San Jose will be critical to his efforts. He said he planned to put on the table the core issues that need to be dealt with soon if a soluti [...] | 2009-07-15 19:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA600 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #19 07/15/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) At 10:15 local (12:15 EDT),approximately 3,000 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered outside the National Pedagogical University and marched to the Clarion Hotel. At 11:40 local (13:40 EDT),the group marched from the Clarion Hotel to the National Institute of Women, where some protestors th [...] | 2009-07-15 22:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA605 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 4 [...] (U) Summary: The human rights situation in Honduras remains tense despite a public invitation for international human rights groups to monitor the situation. The curfew was reinstated the night of July 15 and will last at least through the weekend. Opponents of the de facto regime continue [...] | 2009-07-16 19:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA607 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #20, 07/16/2009 AS OF 15:00 [...] (U) At 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered on the southern edge of Tegucigalpa to block the CA-5, Honduras's main highway. An additional 700 Zelaya supporters were en route to the CA-5 north of the city to do the same. At the same time there were also [...] | 2009-07-17 01:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA608 | HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/16/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- -- Delegations announced for Saturday negotiations [...] | 2009-07-17 01:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA610 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 16 CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Arias stressed that substantive progress needed to made during Saturday's talks in San Jose. Key South American countries such as Argentina and Brazil were not satisfied with progress thus far and were pressing SYG Insulza to re-insert himself into the process. Pressure from the [...] | 2009-07-17 18:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA611 | TFH01: REPORTS OF FROZEN BANK ACCOUNTS DENIED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Attorney General's Office and local banks both deny reports that bank accounts of people tied to the deposed government of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have been frozen. The Embassy has contacted government and banking officials to chase these reports down, and found that i [...] | 2009-07-17 18:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA612 | TFH01: WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR WEEKEND VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: While civil action has so far remained peaceful save for the death of one protester on July 5, there has been a palpable increase in tension leading into the scheduled July 18 round of negotiations between President Zelaya and de facto regime head Micheletti. The prospects for [...] | 2009-07-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA614 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #21 07/17/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:00 local (11:00 EDT),pro-Zelaya demonstrations today, July 17, were expected to be similar to those of yesterday, July 16 (Reftel),with demonstrators congregated around the CA-5, Honduras's main highway, at the north and south ends of Tegucigalpa. As of 09:40 local (11:40 EDT),[...] | 2009-07-17 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC AEMR KFLO PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA615 | TFHO1: THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE CHIEF [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador and DATT met with Honduran Chief of Defense (CHOD) MG Romeo Vasquez Velasquez to press the importance of the de facto regime's serious participation in the Arias-led negotiations on July 18, as well as the repercussions if the talks do not show substantive progres [...] | 2009-07-17 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA616 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Arias called the Ambassador at approximately 2:30 pm our time. The Ambassador briefed him on a series of meetings that we have held in the past 30 hours in support of his mediation effort. The Ambassador discussed the productive sessions he had had with the business community, [...] | 2009-07-17 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA617 | TFH01: WHO'S WHO OF THE HONDURAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: As the Zelaya and Micheletti teams prepare to engage for a second round of talks in Costa Rica July 18 on restoring the constitutional order in Honduras, the fate of any deal that may emerge from the talks will most likely be determined by a relatively small number of opinion-maker [...] | 2009-07-17 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA619 | TFH01: FULL-COURT PRESS TO BRING MICHELETTI AROUND [...] (C) Summary: During the week of July 13 the Ambassador and Embassy officers met with numerous Micheletti supporters to press for the reinstatement of President Zelaya through the Arias process. The Ambassador emphasized the USG's strong support for the process and outlined the serious and lo [...] | 2009-07-18 01:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA622 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #22 (UNCLASSIFIED) [...] (U) As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),approximately 1,600 pro-Zelaya demonstrators are gathered at Zelaya's "Popular Bloc" movement headquarters near Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, and are blocking the nearby major thoroughfare Boulevard Fuerzas Armadas. RSO notes the demonstrat [...] | 2009-07-18 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA623 | TFHO1: HONDURAN COUP SITREP #23 (UNCLASSIFIED) AS [...] (U) As of 10:30 local (13:00 EDT),no protests have been reported in Tegucigalpa or other cities, and roads and highways connecting Tegucigalpa to the rest of the country are open. Pro-Zelaya demonstration leaders are meeting at Zelaya's "Popular Bloc" movement headquarters near Toncontin Air [...] | 2009-07-19 17:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA624 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #24 07/20/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 08:30 local (10:30 EDT),RSO contacts indicated that pro-Zelaya demonstrators would gather at the National Congress in downtown Tegucigalpa later in the morning. It was also reported that teacher's unions would accompany the "reds" in the afternoon. At 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),appr [...] | 2009-07-21 00:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA627 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Arias called the Ambassador on July 21. He said he was concerned with the hard line positions taken by both the Zelaya and Micheletti sides. The Ambassador agreed adding that de facto regime President Roberto Micheletti's public statements were particularly unhelpful, including [...] | 2009-07-21 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA631 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #25 07/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 08:55 local (10:55 EDT),approximately 100 pro-Zelaya supporters congregated at the entrance to Tegucigalpa's Kennedy neighborhood. As of 10:08 local (12:08 EDT),an estimated 1,500 peaceful demonstrators had congregated with five policemen stationed there as well. As of 11:11 loca [...] | 2009-07-21 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA632 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/21/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- Micheletti Remains Firm in his Public Stance -------- [...] | 2009-07-22 01:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA633 | TFHO1: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION POST [...] (SBU) Summary: The mainstream Honduran media and the de facto regime have attempted to shape international perceptions of the June 28 coup through an evident reporting bias, intimidation, the closure of media outlets, and violence. While the pressure exerted by the de facto regime on the medi [...] | 2009-07-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA635 | TFH01: ARIAS DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (S) Early afternoon on July 22, the Ambassador spoke to President Arias. Arias confirmed that the de facto regime of President Roberto Micheletti had made a sudden decision to attend the afternoon session in San Jose. Arias was very pleased. He said the meeting is now pushed back to 4:00 p.m [...] | 2009-07-22 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA636 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #26 07/22/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:36 local (11:36 EDT),approximately 200 Zelaya supporters congregated and proceeded to block traffic on the Boulevard Santa Fe in Tegucigalpa. The demonstrators talked about possibly disrupting the planned pro-Micheletti march scheduled for 10:00 local (12:00 EDT). As of 11:57 l [...] | 2009-07-22 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA637 | TFH01: PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador that he believes that the Arias process is close to failure. He blamed the de facto regime's intransigence for the near collapse of the mediation. He urged the U.S. to take stronger punitive measures against the Micheletti regim [...] | 2009-07-23 17:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL PGOV AEMR ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA638 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #27 07/23/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) RSO contacts have indicated there will be an increase in activity today, July 23. As of 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),approximately 1,500 peaceful pro-Zelaya demonstrators blocked traffic on the road to the Soto Cano base at the El Durazno post. At this time, 100 military and police were st [...] | 2009-07-23 18:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA645 | TFHO1: OPEN AND SHUT: THE CASE OF THE HONDURAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: Post has attempted to clarify some of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the June 28 forced removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Embassy perspective is that there is no doubt that the military, Supreme Court and National Congress conspired on June 28 in wha [...] | 2009-07-24 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA647 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/23/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ----------------- San Jose Proposal ----------------- 2. (U) Arias' new eleven point proposal [...] | 2009-07-24 15:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA648 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #28 07/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Early Friday morning, July 24, due to the rumored arrival of President Zelaya, pro-Zelaya supporters gathered around the off-ramp to Danli on Tegucigalpa's peripheral highway with plans to caravan to the Las Manos border crossing with Nicaragua. As of 09:30 local (11:30 EDT),police and [...] | 2009-07-24 17:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA649 | TFHO1: OUR FULL COURT PRESS TO REACH A RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Post continues to apply pressure on all fronts to bring the conflicting sides to a resolution of the political crisis through the Arias process. The Ambassador and Embassy Officers have met with private sector leaders, civil society representatives, political figures and other fi [...] | 2009-07-24 17:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA657 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-27 14:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA658 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/24/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------------ Three Branches Analyzing San Jose Proposal ------------ [...] | 2009-07-27 16:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA659 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #29 07/27/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Over the weekend, most activity was concentrated in southern Honduras due to the arrival of President Zelaya at the Las Manos border crossing with Nicaragua on Friday, July 24. RSO reports there were several military and police roadblocks that prohibited most pro-Zelaya supporters from r [...] | 2009-07-27 18:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA661 | CLASHES AT BORDER PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Conditions along the Honduras-Nicaragua border where pro-Zelaya demonstrators have congregated across from the encampment of President Zelaya have become a potential flash point for an escalation to violence in the Honduran political crisis. Human rights groups have lodged prot [...] | 2009-07-28 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA662 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/27/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. --------------------------------------- Zelaya Spends the Weekend at the Border ------------------ [...] | 2009-07-28 00:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA663 | PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSSES HIS MEDIATION EFFORTS [...] (S) President Arias called the Ambassador the evening of July 27 to get an update on the situation in Honduras and our efforts to support his mediation efforts. The Ambassador responded that the situation was mixed. On the positive side, the Honduran military was now moving in the direction [...] | 2009-07-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL PGOV AEMR KDEM MARR PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA664 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #30 07/28/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 10:30 local (12:30 EDT),approximately 500 pro-Zelaya demonstrators departed the Pedagogical University with plans to march on the headquarters of the private sector lobby group, COHEP. Apart from one road block in Santa Barbara, there were no reports of other significant activity. [...] | 2009-07-28 23:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA665 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/28/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------- Full Court Press to Honduran Congress ---------------------- [...] | 2009-07-29 00:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA666 | TFH01: FOLLOW-UP REPORT ON BANK ACCOUNT FREEZES [...] (U) Summary: Ref A reported rumors, none of which Post was able to confirm of banks closing the personal accounts of people associated with the Zelaya administration and their families. Further investigation has confirmed that there was no/no wholesale freezing of accounts and that the banks h [...] | 2009-07-29 15:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KDEM PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA67 | AFTERMATH OF THE ELECTION OF THE HONDURAN SUPREME [...] (C) Summary: The election of Honduras' Supreme Court was both an historic and galvanizing event for the country, with public pressure leading to the selection of the most independent court in Honduran history. Private threats by President Manual "Mel" Zelaya and his advisors were withstood b [...] | 2009-02-02 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA672 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #31 07/29/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:00 local (11:00 EDT),there was a roadblock by approximately 200 pro-Zelaya demonstrators in La Flecha in the Santa Barbara Department blocking the highway between San Pedro Sula and Copan. In Tegucigalpa, pro-Zelaya protestors met at the Pedagogical University and blocked the cit [...] | 2009-07-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA673 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/29/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------ Diplomatic Visa Revocation Top Story ------------------------ [...] | 2009-07-29 23:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA677 | TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS REVIEWS AMNESTY ARTICLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran de facto regime is analyzing in detail the San Jose Agreement to ensure it conforms with Honduran law and the Constitution before the Micheletti regime makes a final decision on whether to accept the agreement. Embassy Political and Economic officers met with all m [...] | 2009-07-30 17:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA680 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #32 07/30/2009 AS OF [...] (C) As of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered at El Lolo on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa and attempted to block the northern route of the CA-5, Honduras's main highway to San Pedro Sula. Another group of approximately 100 protesters at El Durazno a fe [...] | 2009-07-30 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA683 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/30/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. -------------------------------- Reports of Violence at Roadblock -------------------------------- [...] | 2009-07-31 00:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA686 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 30 CONVERSATION WITH [...] (S) The Ambassador spoke with President Arias on the evening of July 30 to brief him on his meeting earlier in the day with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya in Managua. The Ambassador noted that in the three-hour round of meetings he had urged Zelaya to "put on his presidential suit," take the d [...] | 2009-07-31 20:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL ASEC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR AEMR CASC |
09TEGUCIGALPA687 | TFHO1: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 5 [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran human rights situation continues to be difficult as tensions rise in the prolonged political uncertainty. Another aggravating factor has been the presence of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya on opposite sides of the Honduran- [...] | 2009-07-31 22:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA688 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #33 07/31/2009 AS OF [...] (C) On July 30, Honduran National Police (HNP) arrested 100 people after pro-Zelaya demonstrators clashed with police charged with disbanding the protest. One demonstrator was shot in the head and seriously wounded. Police contacts assert that the police and military were only armed with non [...] | 2009-07-31 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA692 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS WITH MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a dinner on August 1 with former President Carlos Flores and Micheletti team members to the Arias mediation, Arturo Corrales and Vilma Morales (neither are members of the Micheletti regime; see Bio notes para 7). Morales and Corrales said they remained comm [...] | 2009-08-03 19:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA695 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #34 08/03/2009 AS OF [...] (U) A relatively quiet weekend was marred by two deaths. The protester shot in the July 30 conflict between pro-Zelaya demonstrators and police (Reftel) died August 1, marking the crisis' second confirmed fatality. In a military checkpoint incident, a car passenger was shot dead by a solider. [...] | 2009-08-03 23:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA696 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/03/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. -------------------------------------- CONGRESS CONSIDERING POLITICAL AMNESTY -------------------------------------- 2 [...] | 2009-08-03 23:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA698 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #35 08/04/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 500 pro-Zelaya protestors began demonstrating in Colonia Kennedy without blocking traffic. As of 10:45, the protestors were demonstrating aggressively, painting cars and marching down Blvd. Suyapa, blocking a lane of traffic. By 12:00, the protest size has grown to 1000 demo [...] | 2009-08-04 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA699 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/04/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. --------------------------------------------- ---- CONGRESS GIVES "GREEN LIGHT" ON POLITICAL AMNESTY -------------------- [...] | 2009-08-04 23:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA700 | TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS KEEPS AMNESTY DOOR OPEN [...] (C) The congressional commission tasked with analyzing the amnesty element of the San Jose Agreement presented their assessment to Congress on August 3. In its report, the commission stated that Congress has the legal authority to grant amnesty for political crimes as described in the San Jos [...] | 2009-08-05 00:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA703 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #36 08/05/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 500 protestors congregated outside of the pedagogical university at 09:55 local (11:55 EDT). At 10:15, the protestors departed the university and began marching down Blvd. Fuerzas Armadas. As of 11:50, the demonstration had grown to approximately 3000 people protesting outs [...] | 2009-08-05 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA706 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: SANTOS SUPPORTS SAN JOSE [...] (U) Summary: In an August 5 national television interview, Liberal Party presidential nominee Elvin Santos expressed his support for the San Jose Accord, called for the conditional return of President Zelaya, and stated that he had no personal involvement in the events of June 28. End Summa [...] | 2009-08-06 17:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA707 | TFHO1: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The freedoms of expression and of the press in Honduras continue to be threatened as members of the de facto government intimidate and attempt to close media outlets, harass journalists, and seize the cameras of photographers and filmmakers. On an unofficial visit the UNHCR Spe [...] | 2009-08-06 18:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA710 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #37 08/06/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 120 pro-Zelaya protestors gathered outside of the TIGO mobile telephone company office at 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),claiming the owner was a supporter of the coup. The crowd grew to 2500 by 10:30, and at 11:00 marched to Las Proceres Avenue, passing by the GSO warehouse and m [...] | 2009-08-06 23:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA711 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/06/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (U) The letter from Assistant Secretary Richard Verma to Senator Lugar is being portrayed in Honduran media as a "so [...] | 2009-08-06 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA712 | TFH01: ACTION REQUEST: MEETING WITH ZELAYA CABINET [...] (C) This message is an action request; please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) The Ambassador convened an August 6 meeting with President Zelaya's cabinet ministers who are residing in Tegucigalpa. The Ministers of Health, Government, Commerce and Industry, Labor, and Tourism were present, along [...] | 2009-08-07 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA713 | \\\\ZFR ZFR ZFR////TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #38 08/07/2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA715 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...] | 2009-08-10 16:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA716 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #38 08/07/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 09:10, approximately 60 pro-Zelaya supporters gathered on the exit from Tegucigalpa's ring road to the road to Danli, the main route to the Nicaraguan border, preparing to demonstrate. At 11:50, the crowd grew to approximately 1,000-1,200. The leaders of the protest announced that if [...] | 2009-08-10 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA717 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/27/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. --------------------------------------- Zelaya Spends the Weekend at the Border ------------------ [...] | 2009-08-10 18:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA720 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #39 08/10/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 09:50 local time(11:50 EDT),pro-Zelaya followers were gathering at the Pedagogical University preparing for a march/demonstration. At 10:30, a medium size (1000-5000 demonstrators) group was marching from the university northbound on Blvd. Miraflores. At 11:50, they arrived at the Un [...] | 2009-08-10 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA722 | TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS RECEPTIVE TO SAN JOSE [...] (C) Poloff represented the U.S. Mission in a meeting between the "troika" of the G16 donors' group and Honduran Congressional deputies, headed by the current President of Congress Jose Alfredo Saavedra Paz on August 5. (Note: the troika represents the current, previous and future chairs of th [...] | 2009-08-10 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA723 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 8 meeting with National Party presidential nominee Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and other National Party leaders. Lobo expressed his support for the San Jose Accord, noting private polling that showed that more than 50 percent of the public now wants Zela [...] | 2009-08-10 21:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA724 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 7 meeting with Liberal Party presidential nominee Elvin Santos. Santos expressed support for the Arias mediation saying it was good for the country and also for his own political interests, since it would hopefully lead to some measure of reconci [...] | 2009-08-10 22:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA726 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOCIAL LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 8 meeting with leaders of the pro-Zelaya social movements, in response to a request from President Zelaya. These leaders represent the radical left-wing support base of the Zelaya movement. Participants were agrarian movement leader Rafael Alegria [...] | 2009-08-11 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA727 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE FIRST FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 9 lunch with First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya and members of the First Family. They believed that reconciliation among the Liberal Party would be very difficult, and they viewed it as unlikely that Elvin Santos would be able to recover ground [...] | 2009-08-11 00:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA730 | TFHO1: AMERICASBAROMETER ARTICLE ON PREDICTING [...] (U) Summary: In the latest "AmericasBarometer Insights" article, public opinion researchers Mitchell Seligson and John Booth point to their conclusion in a book published earlier this year that Honduras demonstrated "greater risk for unrest, political turmoil, and support for antidemocratic [...] | 2009-08-11 18:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA731 | TFH01: Drug Trafficking Activity Before and After the [...] (SBU) Summary: After a series of successful seizure operations in the first half of 2009, the political crisis in Honduras, triggered by the ouster of President Jose Manuel Zelaya on June 28, is already showing its effects by degrading the ability of the Honduran National Police to engage in co [...] | 2009-08-11 19:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA733 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #40 08/11/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: Pro-Zelaya followers marched from the outskirts of Tegucigalpa today to gather in a vicinity of the Clarion Hotel for demonstration targeting the Presidential Palace. The crowd totaled between 3,000 and 5,000. Police kept the demonstrators away from the Presidential Palac [...] | 2009-08-11 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA737 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/12/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) In an August 12 phone conversation with independent Presidential candidate Carlos H. Reyes, the Ambassador stressed th [...] | 2009-08-13 01:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA738 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #41 08/12/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: Pro-Zelaya demonstrations on August 11 were large (over 5,000 people). The largest march into the city was led by Padre Tamayo who led a group of marchers from Olancho. Protestors first congregated at the Clarion Hotel where they heard speeches from First Lady Xiomara de Ca [...] | 2009-08-13 01:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA740 | TFHO1: ZELAYA'S ADMINISTRATION: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? [...] (C) Summary: This message is an update on the status of various Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Administration cabinet-level officials. The Ambassador held a meeting on August 6 (ref A) with those officials currently in Tegucigalpa, he met with others in Managua on July 30, and maintains contact with oth [...] | 2009-08-13 18:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA741 | TFH01: STATUS OF USG ASSISTANCE TO HONDURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the events of June 28 the United States Government has halted communications with high-level GOH officials and has been steadily suspending programs with the GOH in compliance with USG policy guidance. The following is a summary of the current status of actions taken b [...] | 2009-08-13 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR ETRD MASS OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL |
09TEGUCIGALPA742 | TFH01: HONDURAN PEACEKEEPING FORCES RETURN BEFORE [...] (SBU) Spain canceled its arrangement to include a Honduran unit in its contribution to UNIFIL in Lebanon and returned it to Honduras from Spain, as a strong sign of its rejection of the June 28 coup against President Zelaya. The 51-member Honduran peacekeeping (PKO) force had been undergoing t [...] | 2009-08-13 20:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV KDEM MASS EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA744 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #42 08/13/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: On August 13, a medium-sized (1000-5000) group of pro-Zelaya followers gathered at the Pedagogical University. As of 11:55 local (13:55 EDT),demonstrators were arriving at the Public Ministry. As of 14:00, approximately 1500 demonstrators marched to Radio Globo, where th [...] | 2009-08-13 21:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA755 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #43 08/14/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: On August 14, a medium-sized (1000-5000) group of pro-Zelaya followers gathered at the Pedagogical University. As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),demonstrators entered the Colonia Kennedy neighborhood south of the university, then proceeded along the city's ring road to the Na [...] | 2009-08-14 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA765 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR HOSTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 13 conversation among leaders representing a wide range of views, from pro-Zelaya to pro-regime and moderates in between. In this deeply polarized country, one-sided viewpoints tend to dominate media coverage and the public discourse. This meeti [...] | 2009-08-17 18:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA766 | TFH01: UNIVERSITY RECTOR ON CAMPUS VIOLENCE AND [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Rector of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) Julieta Castellanos Ruiz on August 12. UNAH was the site of a violent clash between student pro-Zelaya protestors and police on August 5 (reftel),as well as an incident August 4 when students pelted L [...] | 2009-08-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA770 | TFH01: PRESIDENT ARIAS' CALL TO AMBASSADOR LLORENS [...] (SBU) Costa Rican President Arias called the Ambassador late on Friday, August 14. He seemed to be recovering well from the flu and was at his home resting. The Ambassador briefed him on how he saw the situation in Honduras and stressed the importance of a successful visit by the OAS Foreign [...] | 2009-08-17 21:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA772 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #44 08/17/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 17, as of 10:15 local (12:15 EDT),a group of approximately 50 pro-Zelaya taxi drivers with their vehicles arrived near the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa to demand a bonus that had been promised in 2008. (Note: This government-paid bonus was promised in order to end a str [...] | 2009-08-17 23:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA775 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #45 08/18/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 18, as of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),a medium (1,000-5,000 people) group of pro-Zelaya supporters arrived at the Supreme Court; police also arrived. 2. (SBU) On August 17, in Villanueva, Cortes, a suburb of San Pedro Sula, members of the anti-bomb squad found a de-fused grenad [...] | 2009-08-18 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA778 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/18/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. ---------------------------- Micheletti on Live Talk Show ---------------------------- 2. (U) In an August 18 interview on t [...] | 2009-08-18 23:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA779 | TFH01: HONDURAN JUDGE REMOVED FROM CASE AGAINST [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Court of Honduras removed Judge Maritza Arita from her involvement in the case of three Hondurans charged with vandalism during an August 11 protest. Judge Arita claims her separation is politically charged and has formally denounced the action before human rights gr [...] | 2009-08-18 23:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA783 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #46 08/19/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 19, as of 12:00 local (14:00 EDT),a small group of less than 1,000 pro-Zelaya supporters demonstrated in front of the U.S. Embassy. Charge and PolOff met inside the U.S. Embassy lobby with Rafael Alegria and other demonstration leaders and listened to their concerns about the [...] | 2009-08-19 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA785 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/19/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) In an August 17 meeting between the elections donor working group (GSE) and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) hosted [...] | 2009-08-20 00:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA786 | TFH01: INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. A delegation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) arrived in Tegucigalpa August 16 to evaluate the human rights situation in the country. During the first two days the delegation met with two separate groups of Congressmen, the National Police, the Supreme Co [...] | 2009-08-20 18:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA787 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #47 08/20/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 20, as of 12:00 local (14:00 EDT),a small group of less than 1,000 pro-Zelaya supporters marched on Colonia el San Jose del Pedegral in the vicinity of Toncontin International Airport. 2. (SBU) On August 19, at 15:15, a pro-Zelaya vehicular procession of over 100 cars and m [...] | 2009-08-20 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA789 | TFH01: G-16 MEETINGS WITH SUPREME COURT, ATTORNEY [...] (U) Summary. Representatives of the Group of 16 donor countries (G-16) met on August 18 and 19 with the Supreme Court, the Attorney General's office, and the National Commission on Human Rights. The meetings were held in response to a G-16 letter raising concern about the human rights situat [...] | 2009-08-21 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA790 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #48 08/21/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 21, as of 12:30 local (14:30 EDT),a medium-sized group (1,000-5,000 people) of pro-Zelaya supporters were congregating in front of the Channel 36 building. There was a police presence with this demonstration. 2. (SBU) As of 10:00, a small group (200 people) of the pro-reg [...] | 2009-08-21 19:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA798 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/21/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) The five-magistrate "Constitutional Hall" of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) agreed on August 20 to review a legal ch [...] | 2009-08-21 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA799 | TFH01: HOW THE COUP IS SEEN OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, [...] (C) Summary: Emboff who had previously lived in northern Honduras visited longstanding colleagues and friends along the North Coast to gauge opinion of citizens outside the circles of power. Emboff visited an orphanage in San Pedro Sula, a small inland town near the coastal city of Trujillo, [...] | 2009-08-21 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA802 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION HONDURAN POLITICAL CRISIS 8-21-09 [...] (U) Editorial in the Tegucigalpa-based conservative paper El Heraldo (8-21-09): "Time passes and there does not seem to be a way out of the political crisis. The isolation from the regime continues and with the suspension of some funds for key projects such as the Dry Channel; this last case i [...] | 2009-08-24 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA806 | TFH01: HOW THE COUP IS SEEN OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Econoff visited the city of Comayagua, Comayagua Department and the towns of Cane and Tutule in La Paz Department to gauge the political and economic effects of the current political crisis outside the capital. Emboffs spoke with agricultural producers and exporters, [...] | 2009-08-24 22:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA809 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #49 08/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) At approximately 0830 local (1030 EDT),the Organization of American States group of Foreign Ministers arrived in Tegucigalpa. The delegation included Argentinean Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, Canadian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Kent, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno [...] | 2009-08-24 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA811 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-24-09): "The arrival... of seven Hispanic-American foreign Ministers is announced for today; perhaps they will listen and later ponder on the situation as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission did that stuck to an ag [...] | 2009-08-24 23:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA813 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-24-09): "The arrival... of seven Hispanic-American foreign Ministers is announced for today; perhaps they will listen and later ponder on the situation as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission did that stuck to an ag [...] | 2009-08-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA817 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #50 08/25/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) At approximately 0945 local (1145 EDT),a group of approximately 1,000-5,000 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered peacefully at the National Pedagogical University and marched to the Clarion Hotel. As of 1130 local (1330 EDT),the demonstration had moved toward the Intercontinental Hotel an [...] | 2009-08-25 22:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA830 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #51 08/26/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 14:00 local (16:00 EDT),a medium size group of pro-Zelaya demonstrators marched from the Clarion Hotel to the Embassy. The demonstrators peacefully disbanded at 13:55 local (15:55 EDT). Their message to the US was: "We request you do not support elections in Honduras and that OAS [...] | 2009-08-26 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA831 | TFH01: FOREIGN MINISTER DELEGATION FACES DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary: The OAS delegation of foreign ministers and OAS Secretary General which visited Honduras August 24-25 to press all parties to accept the San Jose Accord as the peaceful solution to the current political crisis concluded without a concrete result, due primarily to inflexibility on [...] | 2009-08-27 02:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA832 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/26/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Representatives of the G-16 donor community met at the World Bank office on August 26 to discuss [...] | 2009-08-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA841 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #52 08/27/2009 AS OF [...] (U) According to local press reports, at 0300 local (0500 EDT) this morning, police located a homemade bomb inside a vehicle parked outside of the Programa Nacional de Beneficio Rural (PRONABER) building, next to the Secretaria de Comercio (SETCO). The bomb was reported to have contained accele [...] | 2009-08-27 19:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA842 | TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 7 [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations in Honduras have been peaceful since violent outbreaks on August 12 and 13. However, allegations of human rights violations continue to be made by various human rights groups following the departure of the visiting delegation from the Inter-American Commission on [...] | 2009-08-27 20:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA843 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION US VISA SUSPENSION, OAS VISIT AND [...] (U) Editorial in the Tegucigalpa-based liberal newspaper (8-26-09): "The U.S. government suspended the issuance of visas starting August 26, for non immigrants and non emergency cases, which implies almost the (entire) totality of these documents for Hondurans that want to travel to the U.S. S [...] | 2009-08-27 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CVIS SMIG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA844 | HONDURAS PRESS COVERAGE OF INSULZA READOUT TO OAS [...] (U) Summary. All four major dailies covered the August 26 presentation to the OAS by Secretary General Insulza. They highlighted the failure of the August 24-25 mission of OAS Foreign Ministers, but noted that Insulza remains hopeful that a negotiated settlement to Honduras' political crisis [...] | 2009-08-27 21:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA845 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION U.S. POLICY AND OAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA847 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION [...] (U) Op-ed by Rafael Delgado Elvir in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-19-09): "The circumstances surrounding the coup d'tat are keeping us in a state of high social upheaval. Day by day we witness marches and protests that indicate the existence of deep wounds and in th [...] | 2009-08-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA849 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper Tiempo (8-27-09): "The Under Secretary for Andean and Southern Affairs, Christopher McCullen, has said in Montevideo that the U.S. government will put more pressure on the de facto government because it is very important to restore the inst [...] | 2009-08-28 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA85 | HONDURAN UNION LEADERS DISCUSS GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with leading union leaders in Honduras to discuss the current state of labor in Honduras, on February 3. The Ambassador took the opportunity to convey U.S. support for human rights and labor rights. He shared his view of the U.S-Central American Free Trade [...] | 2009-02-09 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA850 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #53 08/28/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),a medium sized group of pro-Zelaya demonstrators had gathered at the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS) on Blvd. Santa Fe and had moved to Colonia Polo Paz for a memorial service for a protestor that was shot and killed during a demonstration at that [...] | 2009-08-28 22:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA851 | TFH01: NATIONAL PARTY LEADERS ON THE CRISIS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Poloffs, National Party (NP) leaders Federico "Fred" Breve and Oscar Alvarez laid out the current Nationalist position on the Honduran political crisis, prospects for a resolution and their views on how the crisis will affect Honduran politics and society in the [...] | 2009-08-31 14:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA859 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #54 08/31/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 13:20 local (15:20 EDT) a medium sized group of pro-Zelaya supporters that had been marching in Colonia Monterrey had ended their demonstration and dispersed. --------------------------------- Infrastructure and Communications --------------------------------- 2. (U) As a res [...] | 2009-08-31 23:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA860 | TFH01: ZELAYA APPOINTED HEAD OF ANTHROPOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Dario Euraque, the general manager of the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History (IHAH),was dismissed from his position on August 21 in what Euraque believes was a political move due to his appointment to the position under the Zelaya administration. Dr. Euraque is a [...] | 2009-08-31 23:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA862 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya the evening of August 31. Zelaya said he was happy to be back in Washington and noted that this was the fifth time he had visited the U.S. since the June 28 coup. He said he looked forward to the opportunity to meet key players in the [...] | 2009-09-01 17:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA864 | TFH01: FOUR DETAINED MINORS RELEASED FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary. Four minors detained on July 25 by Honduran security forces near Las Manos during pro-Zelaya protests at the border of Honduras and Nicaragua were released on August 27 and 28 following pressure by the local UNICEF representative. In a recent investigation, UNICEF was unable to c [...] | 2009-09-01 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA866 | THF01: ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (U) Summary. The official campaign period for the November 29 election began on August 31. While most attention will focus on the presidential candidates (plus three presidential designees),128 congressional representatives and 298 mayors will also be elected. The Supreme Electoral Tribuna [...] | 2009-09-01 23:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA867 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP [...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies from August 29 through September 1. End Summary. 2. (U) "El Heraldo," "La Prensa," and "La Tribuna" September 1 report that Venezuelan President Chavez admits it is highly unlikely that President Zelaya will re [...] | 2009-09-01 23:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA87 | HONDURAN CONGRESS SELECTS NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran Congress elected Luis Alberto Rubi Avila and Roy David Urtecho Lopez as new Attorney General and deputy, respectively, on February 8 from candidates selected by a constitutionally-mandated proposing board. Following tradition, the two candidates each come from one o [...] | 2009-02-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA870 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SANTOS SEES [...] (C) Summary. Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos told the Ambassador on September 1 that a solution to the Honduran political crisis must come before the November 29 election. The Ambassador said that supporters of de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti, particularly those on t [...] | 2009-09-02 17:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA871 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH FORMER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former president and Liberal Party "godfather" Carlos Flores on August 31 to discuss the political crisis and the state of relations within the Liberal Party. While Flores acknowledged his opposition to the coup had placed distance between himself and de f [...] | 2009-09-02 18:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA880 | TFHO1: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK FACES PRESSURE TO [...] (U) Summary: The board of governors of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will deliberate on September 18 on whether to formally suspend lending to Honduran entities, which it placed on hold following the coup. In response to the pause in lending, the de facto Hondur [...] | 2009-09-02 23:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA882 | G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...] | 2009-09-03 20:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA884 | TFHO1: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOBO SAYS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo told the Ambassador on September 2 that he is concerned that forcing the return of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya now entails the risk that elections will not be held. Lobo believes the period following the election may be [...] | 2009-09-03 21:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA885 | G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...] | 2009-09-03 22:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA886 | TFHO1: MONSIGNOR JUAN JOSE PINEDA OPPOSES ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 2 with Monsignor Juan Jose Pineda, the Auxiliary Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, to discuss the political crisis and the current landscape for acceptance of the San Jose Accord. Although Pineda is politically opposed to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, h [...] | 2009-09-03 23:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA887 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP [...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies on September 2. End Summary. 2. (U) "La Tribuna," "El Heraldo," and "La Prensa" September 2 carry headlines reporting that Honduras will not be excluded from an Association Agreement between Central America and [...] | 2009-09-03 23:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA888 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP [...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies on September 3. End Summary. 2. (U) An "El Heraldo" headline states that President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was greeted in Washington with protests and the newspaper features a photo of anti-Zelaya protestors n [...] | 2009-09-03 23:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA889 | TFH01: HOW THE COUP IS SEEN OUSIDE THE CAPITAL, [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with local mayors, business leaders and anti-coup supporters in the towns of Danli and El Paraiso. The political opinions varied widely; however there appeared to be a strong desire to move forward either through November elections or the San Jose Accord. The mayor of [...] | 2009-09-04 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA890 | TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE FROM PRO-ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with nine members of a pro-Zelaya advocacy group in Danli, El Paraiso Department. The group called for the immediate restitution of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the restoration of constitutional order in Honduras. Many members of the group described their experi [...] | 2009-09-04 20:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA891 | TFH01: JUSTICE FOR MY ENEMIES: DE FACTO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the June 28 forced removal of President Zelaya, the Public Ministry and the de facto regime have waged a concerted effort to discredit and intimidate Zelaya cabinet members and coup opponents through investigations of a string of alleged criminal activities. Formal investi [...] | 2009-09-04 20:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA892 | PRO-COUP BUSINESSMAN CLAIMS LECH WALESA PLANS VISIT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Prominent businessman Adolfo (Fito) Facusse, who opposes the return of President Zelaya, told EconCouns on September 3 that he and others were involved in planning for a visit to Honduras by former Polish president Lech Wales [...] | 2009-09-04 22:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL HO PL |
09TEGUCIGALPA900 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR URGES REGIME SUPPORTERS TO [...] (C) Summary. A small group of de facto regime supporters, who met with the Ambassador on September 7 at his request, were in agreement that Honduran society is deeply polarized and that a solution to the country's crisis must be found within the framework of the San Jose Accord. However, sev [...] | 2009-09-08 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA901 | TFHO1: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NATIONAL PARTY FIGURES [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met with former Honduran president and National Party leader Rafael Callejas and Honduran business mogul and National Party financier Miguel Facusse for lunch September 7 to press for their support to pressure the Micheletti regime to accept the San Jose Accord. Callejas [...] | 2009-09-09 00:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA902 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias reviewed the Honduran situation on September 9. They discussed the Secretary's meeting with President Zelaya last week in Washington, as well as the U.S. position on economic assistance, visas and the elections. The Ambassador also briefed Aria [...] | 2009-09-09 20:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA903 | TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME'S POSITION ON PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: On August 28, the Ministry of Finance of the de facto regime published an advertisement in the major dailies describing the current conditions of public finances in the country and actions the de facto regime is taking to manage public finance during the rest of the year. The an [...] | 2009-09-09 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BBSR ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA904 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PROPOSE JOINT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador urged, in a September 8 dinner at his residence, presidential candidates Elvin Santos, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, and Bernard Martinez and presidential designate Adela Echeverria, to tell de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti that for the good of Honduras he needs t [...] | 2009-09-10 00:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA908 | TFHO1: IMF REPRESENTATIVE OUTLINES PLAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 9 meeting with EconCouns, International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Mario Garza said that the IMF is conducting a vote of its members on what government to recognize in Honduras. The vote count will probably take place on September 18. If there is no quorum [...] | 2009-09-10 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IMF HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA909 | THF01: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH G-16 DONORS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador briefed the G-16 donors' group, in a September 9 meeting at his residence, on U.S. policy. According to the UNDP representative, some UN member states are calling on the UN to halt its technical electoral assistance in Honduras. He encouraged nations who disagree [...] | 2009-09-11 13:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA910 | TFH01: DE FACTOS INFLEXIBLE ON ZELAYA RETURN [...] (S) Summary. Two participants in a September 7 meeting the Ambassador held with de facto regime supporters (reftel) met on September 7 and 8 with de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti and urged that he submit to President Arias a list of proposals to ensure the compliance of President Manuel [...] | 2009-09-11 20:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA919 | TFHO1: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DE FACTO FM LOPEZ [...] (C) Summary: As per Department instructions, the Ambassador met with de facto regime Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend on September 14. The Ambassador discussed the visa revocations. Lopez confirmed he had received the notice on September 11 and understo [...] | 2009-09-17 02:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA920 | TFH01: ZELAYA CABINET COMMITTED TO SAN JOSE, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Cabinet officials of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador on September 15 that their government is committed to the San Jose process. However, they expressed concern that their supporters are losing patience and are starting to advocate adoption of extreme meas [...] | 2009-09-17 02:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA921 | TFHO1: REACTION TO U.S. VISA REVOCATIONS, NIV [...] (C) Summary: Public statements from de facto regime members and supporters in response to the September 10 revocation of their U.S. visas have in general been understated, with a few attacks directed at the Ambassador. In private meetings, however, the response has been a mix of anger and conf [...] | 2009-09-17 16:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CASC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA922 | TFH01: ARIAS MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of September 16, President Arias briefed the Ambassador on the results of his meetings with the Presidential candidates in San Jose. Overall, Arias believes these meetings were positive and resulted in the issuance of a public statement by four of the five candidat [...] | 2009-09-17 17:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA924 | BUSINESS COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY DE FACTO OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: At a September 14 meeting with three business community leaders, the Ambassador urged them to continue to press all concerned parties to support the San Jose Accords. Amilcar Bulnes, who heads a leading Honduran business association, said that he and his colleagues had unsuccess [...] | 2009-09-17 21:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA930 | TFHO1: RURAL REGION SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE [...] (U) Summary: During a September 2 visit to two towns in the southeastern province of El Paraiso, embassy officers found that political tension, police actions, and consumer uncertainty following the June 28 coup have caused short-term damage to the local economy. El Paraiso is a primarily a [...] | 2009-09-17 23:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA939 | TFH01: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SAYS CONGRESS RATHER [...] (C) Summary. Supreme Court magistrate David Calix Vallecillo, who claims he was outside Honduras during the period shortly before and after the June 28 coup, told Poloffs that the Supreme Court has not issued any binding judicial decisions regarding the country's political crisis. Calix said [...] | 2009-09-18 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA940 | TFHO1: PHONE CONVERSATION WITH DE FACTO FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Consul General (CG) received a phone call September 17 from Gabriela Nunez, de facto regime Minister of Finance. Nunez was calling to find out if her U.S. visa had been revoked, as she anticipated being invited to Washington, D.C. by the World Bank for consultations. CG confirmed [...] | 2009-09-18 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA941 | TFH01: PROSPECTIVE SCENARIOS FOR HONDURAS [...] (C) Signature of the San Jose Accord by Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Robert Micheletti is the optimal solution to the political crisis besetting Honduras since the June 28 coup, and the Department and the Mission has worked hard to achieve this objecti [...] | 2009-09-18 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA944 | TFH01: ZELAYA CLAIMS TO BE IN HONDURAS [...] (C) At 1040 local (1240 EDT) local pro-Zelaya Channel 36 announced that Presient Zelaya had returned to Honduras and was already in Tegucigalpa, at the UN Building. Although such rumors had arisen many times since the June 28 coup, Post immediately began calling sources to determine whether t [...] | 2009-09-21 19:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA945 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #55 09/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 1300 local (1500 EDT),President Zelaya appeared on a balcony before a crowd of over 5,000 supporters who had gathered outside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, but made no statement. Earlier via radio and television channel 36, Zelaya publicly stated he was ready to sign the San Jo [...] | 2009-09-21 22:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA946 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 17:15 local time (19:15 EDT) de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti, surrounded by his Cabinet, delivered a public address to the nation from the presidential palace. Micheletti said President Zelaya's return to Honduras is irregular and does not change the situation of Honduras. Mic [...] | 2009-09-22 01:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA947 | TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION [...] (C) Honduran authorities can no longer handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly deteriorating. There is [...] | 2009-09-22 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA948 | TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION - CORRECTED CABLE [...] (C) Summary: Honduran authorities may no longer be able to handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly dete [...] | 2009-09-22 16:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA949 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/22/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Security forces removed protesters from the Brazilian Embassy in the early morning hours, employing tear gas, according to Brazilian Embassy sources. Estimates on the number of protestors removed range from 500 to 1,000, depending on the source. According to a televised police announceme [...] | 2009-09-22 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA950 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DRAFTED GUARANTEES FOR [...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidates Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of the National Party, Felicito Avila of the Christian Democratic Party (DC),and Bernard Martinez of the Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party (PINU),along with former Presidents Ricardo Madu [...] | 2009-09-22 23:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA951 | TFH01: POLITICAL WRAP-UP [...] (C) Summary. President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and a group of supporters remain in the Brazilian Embassy. The Armed Forces have allowed food and water to be delivered to the Embassy compound and are permitting the departure of Zelaya supporters and local Embassy staff. Rumors are circulatin [...] | 2009-09-23 00:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA952 | TFH01: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION [...] (C) Summary. Freedom of the press and expression continue to be threatened in Honduras by the de facto regime and its supporters. Recent actions against anti-coup media outlets continue to create a hostile environment for them. The Ambassador expressed to the head of the National Telecommun [...] | 2009-09-23 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA953 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #58 09/22/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of noon local (1400 EDT) the Brazilian charge d'affaires reported to Emboffs that the electricity and water had been restored in their Embassy. Both the Armed Forces (HOAF) Chief of Defense and the de facto security minister have promised safe passage to embassy employees and Zelaya [...] | 2009-09-23 00:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA954 | TFHO1:AMCHAM BOARD SAYS POLITICAL CRISIS IS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Honduran American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Honduras) said that the political crisis is seriously affecting their businesses and the economy as a whole, at a September 17 meeting with Embassy economic officers. One company has barred American employees from trav [...] | 2009-09-23 00:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR CASC CVIS EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA955 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #59 09/23/2009 AS OF [...] (U) De facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras read a statement in English on television the evening of September 22. A question and answer period in Spanish followed. Lopez Contreras' statement said de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti is ready to engage in a discussion wi [...] | 2009-09-23 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA956 | TFHO1: CURFEWS GROUNDING AIR TRAFFIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Central American Air Navigation Services Corporation COCESNA) confirmed that Air Traffic Control (ATC) services have been unaffected by the curfew and continue with no interruptions to ATC services, including services provided to flights between the U.S. and Latin America that fly [...] | 2009-09-24 01:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PGOV CASC KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA957 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #60 09/23/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Post continues to pursue confirmation from security forces on behalf of the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires that he will be permitted to re-enter his embassy if he leaves. While individual field commanders for the armed forces and police state they will allow safe passage when informed, they [...] | 2009-09-24 01:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC EAIR ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA958 | TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION SINCE ZELAYA'S RETURN [...] (C) Summary. The human rights situation following the return of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has deteriorated. Post confirmed the death of one anti-coup protestor on September 22 in Tegucigalpa and is working to confirm another alleged death of an anti-coup protestor in San Pedro Sula [...] | 2009-09-24 01:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA959 | TFH01: ZELAYA'S NEW CONTROL CENTER: THE SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke on the phone with Brazilian Charge d'Affaires Francisco Catunda the morning of September 23. Catunda remains host to President Zelaya and a large number of supporters in his embassy. Catunda thanked the Ambassador for the extensive USG assistance in facilita [...] | 2009-09-24 01:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL HO BR |
09TEGUCIGALPA960 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SANTOS AND LOBO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...] | 2009-09-24 16:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA961 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO TELL ZELAYA AND [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...] | 2009-09-24 16:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA962 | TFH01: TALKING TO GENERAL VASQUEZ AND PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: We have been working with Chief of Defense General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez to improve conditions for President Zelaya's party and Brazilian diplomats in the Brazilian chancery. Vasquez is willing to help but has also insisted that Zelaya be more active in encouraging his supporte [...] | 2009-09-24 19:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA963 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #61 09/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Bertha Oliva de Nativi, executive director of human rights NGO Committee for the Family of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH),told Poloff on September 23 that Francisco Moncada Alvorado was the name of the victim confirmed killed by security forces due to anti-coup violen [...] | 2009-09-24 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA966 | TFHO1: DE FACTO FINANCE MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of phone calls to the Consul General (CG) September 24, de facto Finance Minister Gabriela Nunez expressed worry over the deteriorating security situation since the unexpected return to Honduras of President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya. She also angrily questioned the decis [...] | 2009-09-25 00:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA967 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #62 09/24/2009 AS OF [...] (U) The Executive Director of the Center for the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (CPTRT),a Honduran human rights NGO, sent a letter on September 22 to the President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly requesting that the UN send a medical and human right [...] | 2009-09-25 00:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA975 | TFHO1: STOCKS OF STAPLES STILL SUFFICIENT [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime temporarily suspended the nationwide curfew during the day on Wednesday, September 23 to allow Hondurans to stock up on food, fuel and cash; the curfew was lifted for most of the day on September 24. On September 23, thousands of people rushed to stores, bank [...] | 2009-09-25 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD EAGR ELTN PINS PGOV SOCI KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA977 | TFH01: CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON THE SIEGE AT THE [...] (C) Within the framework of Department guidance regarding contact with Honduran officials and military, the Ambassador spoke by telephone with de facto regime Chief of Defense MG Romeo Vasquez Velasquez on two occasions September 25 to discuss the situation at the Brazilian Embassy and the cur [...] | 2009-09-26 00:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA979 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #64 09/25/2009 AS OF [...] (C) Post is thoroughly investigating claims of a gas attack against the Brazilian Embassy. 2. (SBU) A Zelaya supporter reported that the de facto government was not allowing presidential candidates Cesar Ham(UD) and Carlos H. Reyes (independent, pro-Zelaya) into the Brazilian embassy to see [...] | 2009-09-26 00:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA982 | TFH01: CANDIDATES MEET ZELAYA AND MICHELETTI AND [...] (U) Summary. The four presidential candidates who on September 16 traveled to Costa Rica to meet with President Arias met on September 24 with de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti and later the same day with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy. There was widespread [...] | 2009-09-28 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA983 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #65 09/28/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Four members of a five person OAS delegation were denied entry at Toncontin International Airport on September 27, with U.S. Embassy officers present. Two of the diplomats were U.S. citizens. The fifth diplomat, John Biehl, was permitted to enter Honduras. Details on this incident will [...] | 2009-09-28 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA985 | TFH01: DEPORATATION OF FOUR OAS STAFF MEMEBERS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Four of the five members of the OAS delegation that arrived in Tegucigalpa on September 27 were denied entry into Honduras and deported on commercial flights to Miami and San Jose, Costa Rica. Poloffs were present at the airport to provide ground transportation to the delegatio [...] | 2009-09-28 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CASC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA986 | TFH01: ALLEGED GAS ATTACK AGAINST BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary. Embassy received reports on September 25 that a gas attack had been carried out against the Brazilian Embassy and that persons inside the Embassy, including President Zelaya, had become ill. Embassy investigated the allegations. The Brazilian Charge told Embassy that he believe [...] | 2009-09-29 13:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA988 | TFH01:THE AMBASSADOR HOSTS COFFEE TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador hosted a coffee at the Residence on September 27 to promote dialogue between the pro and anti-Zelaya camps. The presidential candidates discussed their meeting with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti on September 24. T [...] | 2009-09-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA989 | TFH01: DECREE LIMITING CIVIL LIBERTIES [...] (U) Summary. The de facto regime issued an executive decree on September 26 limiting for a period of 45 days the freedoms of speech, association, movement, and due process. The National Telecommunications Commission executed the decree by suspending the operating licenses of a pro-Zelaya tele [...] | 2009-09-29 22:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA99 | COURTESY VISIT WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Patricia Rodas, February 11. Discussion centered on upcoming Summit of Americas and the OAS General Assembly as well as President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's upcoming trip to the Washington and Denver. [...] | 2009-02-13 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KSUM KDEM AORC ICJ KV |
09TEGUCIGALPA990 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #66 09/29/2009 AS OF [...] (U) OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza announced yesterday, September 28 that de facto president Micheletti had invited the OAS to bring a delegation to Honduras on October 7 with permission to send an advance team on October 2. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya this morning. H [...] | 2009-09-29 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA991 | TFH01: MICHELETTI AGREES TO A NATIONAL DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) De facto regime head Roberto Micheletti told OAS Secretary Jose Miguel Insulza that he would convoke a meeting with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's cabinet members and other political actors in a national dialogue to promote reconciliation, at the end of a meeting held by the two September [...] | 2009-09-30 01:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA993 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #67 09/30/2009 AS OF [...] (C) Liberal party Congresswoman Argentina Valle told Poloff on September 29 that Congressional leaders decided to establish a commission that will examine the decree passed by the Executive Branch on September 26 that severely limited civil liberties (ref Tegucigalpa 989). Earlier on September [...] | 2009-09-30 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA994 | TFH01: DECREE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACCORDING TO [...] (C) Summary: Special Prosecutors for Human Rights Sandra Ponce and German Enamorado told Ambassador on September 29 that they believed the decree limiting civil liberties enacted by the de facto regime on September 26 was unconstitutional and that they had initiated action calling on the Supre [...] | 2009-09-30 22:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA996 | TFHO1: COMPANIES COMPLAIN CURFEWS CRUSH COMMERCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The business community has urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to consider the negative impacts of curfews to business and provide exemptions for maquillas and commerce, according to Honduran Private Enterprise Council (COHEP) representatives. A recent decree limi [...] | 2009-09-30 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BBSR EIND EINV ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS |
09TEGUCIGALPA999 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP 68 10/01/2009 AS OF [...] (U) The OAS announced that an advance team led by Victor Rico, OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, will arrive in Honduras on October 2 to prepare for the arrival of the delegation of Foreign Ministers and OAS Secretary-General Insulza on October 7. 2. (U) A delegation of Brazilian Congres [...] | 2009-10-01 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TELAVIV1034 | NETANYAHU'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS SPARK POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's cabinet on May 3 approved the 2009-2010 budget framework that seeks to shrink Israel's annual budget deficit in part through cuts in expected expenditures. Details on those cuts were released later in the week, sparking the first major politi [...] | 2009-05-08 16:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1070 | CODEL WEXLER'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM AYALON [...] (C) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler met with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on May 10. Looking toward PM Netanyahu's May 18 meeting with President Obama, Wexler advised that Netanyahu should support President Obama's engagement with Iran. Wexler said he was confident that the tw [...] | 2009-05-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IR SA SY EG TU IS |
09TELAVIV1082 | NAZARETH AND THE POPE: A MODEL FOR ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: In preparation for the Pope's visit on May 14th, the municipality of Nazareth, in conjunction with the Government of Israel (GOI),undertook a massive construction and infrastructure renovation initiative with a budget of almost 25 million NIS ($6 million USD). City officials want t [...] | 2009-05-15 08:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI ELAB IS VT |
09TELAVIV1099 | UNION CHIEF UP, BUDGET CHIEF OUT, AS CABINET BUSTS BUDGET [...] (SBU) On May 13, about fifteen minutes after the cabinet voted 26-4 in favor of the proposed 2009-2010 budget, Ministry of Finance Budget Director Ram Belinkov resigned, citing what he felt was inappropriate handling of the budget process. Belinkov strongly objected to the profound and highly [...] | 2009-05-15 18:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV1122 | PAPAL VISIT TO ISRAEL UNDERSCORES DIVISIONS MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pope Benedict XVI's May 11-15 visit to the Holy Land, while billed as a pilgrimage of reconciliation and peace, served perhaps more to underscore ongoing divisions between Jews and Christians, Muslims and Christians, Israelis and Palestinians, and Israel and the Vatican. Coming [...] | 2009-05-20 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF KPAL VT IS |
09TELAVIV1125 | MG SHAMNI REPRIMANDS KFIR BRIGADE COMMANDER FOR [...] (SBU) MG Gadi Shamni, commander of the IDF Central Command, publicly reprimanded the commander of the West Bank's Kfir Brigade, Col. Itai Virov, on May 19 for statements Col. Virov made to a military court in which he defended the use of violence when detaining Palestinian suspects. (Note: Th [...] | 2009-05-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1177 | CODELS CASEY AND ACKERMAN MEET WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Post hosted two CODELS during the week of May 25: one from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Senator Casey, the other from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs led by Congressman Ackerman. Both delegations met with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who conveyed similar [...] | 2009-06-02 06:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS IR KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1184 | CODELS ACKERMAN AND CASEY MEETINGS WITH PRIME [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Ackerman and Casey met separately May 26 and 27 with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The Prime Minister discussed his visit to Washington, focusing on his discussions of Iran, a regional approach in support of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and his approach to the P [...] | 2009-06-02 13:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KNNP IR KWBG EG IS |
09TELAVIV1218 | IDF WEST BANK COMMANDER SHAMNI BRIEFS THE [...] (C) Summary. Major General Gaddi Shamni, the commander of the IDF's Western Command, briefed the Ambassador June 4 on what he termed the development of relations of cooperation and mutual trust between his coammnd and the PA Security Forces at all levels over the past year. Shamni described [...] | 2009-06-05 12:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1220 | RIGHT-WING KNESSET MEMBERS PROPOSE LOYALTY BILLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Israel's Knesset is in various stages of considering several bills introduced by right-wing Knesset Members (MKs) intended to counter manifestations of anti-Israeli politics among Israeli Arabs. The measures include criminalizing participation in annual protests characterizing [...] | 2009-06-05 13:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IS |
09TELAVIV1250 | EGYPTIAN EMBASSY ALLEGES YA'ALON COMMENT INDICATES [...] (C) Egyptian DCM Sameh El Souefi briefed members of the diplomatic community including Pol Couns May 28 on the May 24-25 visit of MFA spokesman and director of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's office Hossam Zaki. El Souefi provided a readout along predictable lines of Zaki's discussions with De [...] | 2009-06-09 13:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EG KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1295 | NETANYAHU'S "BAR ILAN ADDRESS" REFLECTS EMERGING [...] (C) Summary. PM Netanyahu's June 14 speech was a balancing act to deal with widely-perceived U.S. pressure without causing the collapse of his coalition. By announcing his acceptance of a demilitarized Palestinian state beside Israel, Netanyahu moved to the center and embraced positions sup [...] | 2009-06-15 13:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1337 | OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS BOYCOTT KNESSET TO PROTEST [...] (U) The Kadima-led opposition this week united to oppose the government's attempts to pass several measures aimed at increasing the long-term stability of Israeli governments, but also specifically intended to assist Prime Minister Netanyahu. Opposition leader Livni pushed to have the six op [...] | 2009-06-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV1340 | LIBERMAN'S VISIT TO MOSCOW AND MINSK PART OF GOI [...] (S) Summary. The MFA's readout on Foreign Minister Liberman's June 2-3 visit to Moscow closely tracked with Embassy Moscow reftel, but with some interesting differences of nuance: the Israelis stated that Liberman's outreach to the Russians represents a new foreign policy priority for Israe [...] | 2009-06-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON MASS RU IR IS |
09TELAVIV1355 | ISRAELI HEAD OF CIVIL ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting in Bet El, Head of the Civil Administration in Hebron, Brigadier General Yoav "Poli" Mordechai (please protect),told U. S. Security Coordinator (USSC) Chief of Operations and Plans, Colonel Stephen Moniz, that improved security coordination with the Palestinia [...] | 2009-06-24 13:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG MCAP PGOV PREL ECON IS |
09TELAVIV1379 | MOD READOUT ON BARAK'S MEETINGS IN CAIRO [...] (S) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Cairo June 21 and met one on one with President Mubarak, Intelligence Minister Soliman, and Defense Minister Tantawi. MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham, who was part of Barak's delegation, provided PolCouns with a readout June 23 based on [...] | 2009-06-26 13:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1382 | MOD READOUT ON BARAK'S MEETINGS IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 04:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1437 | MOFAZ CHALLENGING LIVNI WHILE NETANYAHU COURTS BOTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former Defense Minister and current Kadima Knesset Member (MK) Shaul Mofaz in recent weeks has been more vocal and direct in challenging party leader Tzipi Livni's leadership. Mofaz's recent statements -- in which he questioned her ability to lead, faulted her for not joining [...] | 2009-07-02 15:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV1462 | INCENTIVES TO WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS MAY PERSIST [...] (U) On 5 July, the Knesset Finance Committee broadened the criteria by which the government will grant National Priority Area (NPA) status, which could allow the continuation and a potential increase of incentive benefits for West Bank settlers. The NPA bill gives the GOI the legal authority to [...] | 2009-07-06 14:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1507 | STAFFDELS MAKOVSKY AND BENAIM'S MEETING WITH MOD [...] (S) Summary. Congressional Staffdels Makovsky and Benaim, accompanied by PolCouns, met with MOD Chief of Staff BG Mike Herzog July 2. Their discussion covered improved Egyptian counter-smuggling performance, Egypt's efforts to promote Palestinian national reconciliation, the Arab role in th [...] | 2009-07-08 14:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KWBG EG IS |
09TELAVIV1579 | POLICE REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO RECOMMENDING INDICTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Israeli press reported on July 15 that police are nearing a decision to recommend to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz that he indict Foreign Minister and Yisrael Beitenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman on money laundering and fraud charges. Following such a recommendation, we expe [...] | 2009-07-17 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV1688 | PM A/S SHAPIRO'S JULY 22-23 VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a number of GOI officials on July 22-23 to stress the importance of the U.S.-Israeli political-military relationship, and to discuss among other issues Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME). GOI interlocutors [...] | 2009-07-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR SA LE IS |
09TELAVIV1694 | IDF TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT [...] (C) Initial IDF rejection of allegations of criminal conduct by troops involved in Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip has given way to admission that some 100 complaints have been leveled at the Israeli military regarding the conduct of its forces during the military assault on Hamas. Media [...] | 2009-07-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV1717 | POLICE FORMALLY RECOMMEND INDICTMENT OF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Israeli police on August 2 recommended to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz that he indict Foreign Minister Avidgor Liberman on charges of bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justice, fraud, and breach of trust. The recommendation followed an eight-year investigation into Lieberman' [...] | 2009-08-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV1718 | POLICE FORMALLY RECOMMEND INDICTMENT OF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Israeli police on August 2 recommended to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz that he indict Foreign Minister Avidgor Liberman on charges of bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justice, fraud, and breach of trust. The recommendation followed an eight-year investigation into Liberman' [...] | 2009-08-03 14:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV1831 | ISRAELI REACTION TO FATAH CONGRESS MIXED [...] (C) Summary. We have noted a mixed Israeli reaction to the Sixth Fatah Congress and the elections to the Fatah Central Committee. Repeated references to the legitimacy of "resistance" and "popular struggle" in Congress speeches have raised concern among many Israelis, yet at the same time, t [...] | 2009-08-18 07:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1838 | LIEBERMAN INDICTMENT SCENARIOS [...] (C) Reftel reported that the Israeli police recommended August 2 that Attorney General Mazuz indict Foreign Minister Lieberman on bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and other charges. Political insider and media commentator Alon Pinkas (protect) reviewed the legal process wi [...] | 2009-08-18 15:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS |
09TELAVIV1842 | MINISTERS PUBLICLY SPLIT ON SETTLEMENTS [...] SUMMARY: Government ministers are sending mixed signals in the press on Israel's position regarding settlements ahead of the expected meeting next week between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Special Envoy Mitchell. Political tensions are growing as several influential ministers visited illegal o [...] | 2009-08-19 11:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1854 | NETANYAHU'S RIGHT GETS LOUDER, BOLDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following a tour of illegal outposts by four cabinet ministers on August 17 (reftel),and ahead of Netanyahu's expected meeting in London next week with Senator Mitchell, some right wing members of the government have continued to up their rhetoric in support of settlements and [...] | 2009-08-21 08:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IS |
09TELAVIV186 | HIGH COURT REVERSES ELECTION COMMITTEE BAN ON ARAB PARTIES [...] SUMMARY: Amidst growing tension between Israeli Jews and Arabs over hostilities in and around the Gaza Strip, two right-wing parties and a now-defunct centrist party successfully petitioned the Knesset's Central Elections Committee (CEC) to exclude two Israeli Arab political parties from cont [...] | 2009-01-21 17:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM IS |
09TELAVIV1918 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER INDICTED, FORMER MINISTERS [...] (SBU) The past few days have highlighted, for better and for worse, corruption and ethical conduct among Israel's political elite. Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted on August 30 on charges breach of trust and fraudulent conduct. Meantime, Olmert's former Finance Minister Avraha [...] | 2009-09-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV1933 | ISRAEL: NEXT MONTH PIVOTAL REGARDING IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The GOI views a number of important meetings in September -- including the P5 1 Foreign Ministers, the IAEA Board of Governors, the UN General Assembly and the G-20 -- as pivotal in determining the next course of action regarding Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director [...] | 2009-09-03 12:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP PGOV IAEA IR RU CH IS |
09TELAVIV1955 | LIKUD RIGHT WING FLEXES ITS MUSCLES [...] (C) Summary. Israeli media reports claiming that Prime Minister Netanyahu's has agreed to a temporary freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank has mobilized opposition within elements of the Likud party. A small but vocal group of junior Knesset Members (MKs) announced plans for a [...] | 2009-09-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV2045 | OPPOSITION LEADER LIVNI TALKS PEACE PROCESS, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Sen. Gillibrand met on September 3 with Kadima Chairman and Knesset opposition leader Tzipi Livni. Livni told Gillibrand that Israel must reach a two-state solution with the Palestinians that represents an end to the conflict and does not include a right of return for Palestinia [...] | 2009-09-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG PTER IR SY IS |
09TELAVIV206 | ISRAELI THINKING ON LEBANON ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: From January 1-10, Poloff and visiting NEA Lebanon desk officer Matthew Irwin discussed Lebanon in meetings with Israeli MFA, MOD, and NSC officials, as well as local academics and journalists. Overall the meetings confirmed that Israel shares the goal of supporting Lebanese mod [...] | 2009-01-23 16:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER LE SY IR IS |
09TELAVIV2060 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] (SBU) EconCouns discussed the upcoming Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Irit Ben Abba on September 16. Ben Abba said the GOI was still unclear on why the meeting could not have been postponed, though the Israelis welcome the fact that it w [...] | 2009-09-17 11:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL EAID PGOV |
09TELAVIV208 | ISRAELI CONCERNS ABOUT UPCOMING GAERC MEETING ON [...] (C) MFA Policy Advisor Tal Becker called the Ambassador to express concern about the upcoming GAERC meeting in Brussels on the Middle East scheduled for Monday, January 26. According to Becker, the French are pushing hard to change the GAERC document in ways that will make things more flexi [...] | 2009-01-25 15:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL AORC KWBG PHUM IS EU FR |
09TELAVIV2098 | CODEL ROHRABACHER DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) visited Israel August 19-21 for a series of meetings with Israeli officials, primarily focused on the peace process, regional security issues, and arms sales. Rohrabacher met with Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon, Deputy Foreign M [...] | 2009-09-22 14:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG IR IS |
09TELAVIV2187 | WHY THE GOI IS SO CONCERNED WITH KEEPING THE [...] (C) Summary. The past week's discussions with GOI officials about the Goldstone Report have revealed a neuralgic Israeli concern about preventing the report from moving from Geneva to New York. Israeli officials all the way up to PM Netanyahu have insisted that Israel is dead set against re [...] | 2009-10-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV UN KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2227 | ISRAELI, JORDANIAN, AND EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: An Israeli official provided the official view of the October 4 rise in tensions connected to the Temple Mount, citing deliberate Palestinian escalation despite advance understandings between the Waqf and Israeli National Police. The Egyptian and Jordanian DCMs provided contrastin [...] | 2009-10-09 14:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KISR JO EG IS |
09TELAVIV2283 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USUN AMBASSADOR SUSAN [...] (S) Summary. Israelis are even more anxious than usual these days as the Goldstone Report is being discussed in Geneva and New York. Israeli leaders have developed a virtually obsessive reaction to the report, which they see as both an assault on the State of Israel and it's democratic inst [...] | 2009-10-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR TU IS |
09TELAVIV2365 | AMBASSADOR RICE,S OCTOBER 21ST MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice met with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on October 21. Ambassador Rice emphasized that it is in both U.S. and Israeli national interests that serious negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians must begi [...] | 2009-10-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR IS CY AF PK |
09TELAVIV2388 | GOI LEGAL TEAM REVIEWING GOLDSTONE INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The GOI issued a communique October 27 on PM Netanyahu's decision to appoint a top-level legal team, headed by Attorney General Meni Mazuz, to "formulate recommendations on possible alternatives" regarding Israel's response to the Goldstone Report. Other members of the team include IDF A [...] | 2009-10-30 15:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2401 | ISRAELI MFA POLITICAL RESEARCH BUREAU DISCUSSES [...] (C) POLOFF and NEA/IPA Desk Officer met with MFA's Political Research Bureau (INR equivalent) on October 14 to discuss recent developments in Syria and Lebanon. MFA analysts explained that lately the political atmosphere in Lebanon suggests progress toward resolving the political crisis. So [...] | 2009-11-02 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV LE SY IS |
09TELAVIV2409 | MOD SETTLEMENTS STRATEGY DEPENDENT ON US-ISRAEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MOD is taking a wait-and-see approach on both settlements and outposts, pending the outcome of USG-GOI negotiations on a moratorium, according to Oded Herman, Senior Advisor to MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad. On settlements, Herman noted that any MOD attempts to restrict th [...] | 2009-11-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
09TELAVIV2425 | SENIOR MFA AND MOD OFFICIALS DESCRIBE COMPLEX [...] (S) Summary. In separate meetings October 28 and 29, MOD Pol-Mil Director Gilad and MFA Deputy Director General Hadas described different aspects of Israel's complex relations with Jordan. Gilad effusively praised security cooperation with Jordan, calling it the "main pillar" of Israel's se [...] | 2009-11-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO IS |
09TELAVIV2465 | SHAUL MOFAZ BRIEFS THE AMBASSADOR ON HIS PEACE PLAN [...] (C) Summary/Comment. Member of Knesset (Kadima) and former Deputy PM, Defense Minister and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. General (retired) Shaul Mofaz briefed the Ambassador November 9 on the peace plan that he announced at a press conference the previous day. Mofaz' plan provides for the [...] | 2009-11-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2466 | LABOR PARTY REBELS INCHING TOWARD A SPLIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Labor Party Knesset Members (MKs) opposed to Defense Minister Ehud Barak's leadership of the party continue to try to recruit the crucial fifth member to their ranks to enable them to formally split from the party. Labor MK Daniel Ben Simon, who had earlier this year sided with [...] | 2009-11-12 05:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV2473 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) Summary. Israel is deceptively calm and prosperous. The security situation inside Israel is the best since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, the economy has weathered the storms of the international economic crisis, and Netanyahu's governing coalition is stable, for the time being at le [...] | 2009-11-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KWBG IS IR |
09TELAVIV2482 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW MEETS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 and 2, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, met with a number of senior Israeli defense officials in Israel including: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General (DG) Pinchas Buchris; Head of MOD Poli [...] | 2009-11-16 08:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG SY IR SA LE TU |
09TELAVIV2500 | 40TH JOINT POLITICAL-MILITARY GROUP: EXECUTIVE [...] (S) Summary: During the Executive Session of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and Israeli counterparts continued discussion on the creation of four new Qualitative Military Edge (QME) working groups. GOI interlocutors continued to raise concerns regarding the F-15 sale to [...] | 2009-11-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR RU SA LE TU IS |
09TELAVIV2501 | 40TH JPMG: COUNTERSMUGGLING TECHNICAL DISCUSSION [...] (S) Summary: Concurrent to the Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) Executive Session, IDF J5 and Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) officers briefed U.S. JPMG delegation members on current arms transfers and weapons smuggling into Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. IDF J5 and IDI officers first focused o [...] | 2009-11-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR LE IS |
09TELAVIV2502 | 40TH JPMG: NEA REGIONAL DISCUSSION (PART 3 OF 4) [...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and GOI counterparts discussed security issues in the Near East region. GOI officials expressed support for the P5 plus 1 engagement process with Iran, but doubted the process would lead to any change in Iranian behavior - [...] | 2009-11-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR SA LE IS |
09TELAVIV2503 | 40TH JPMG: INTERNATIONAL, EXPORT CONTROL AND JSAP [...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group, U.S. and Israeli interlocutors discussed Russia, Afghanistan/Pakistan, and East Asia, focusing specifically on China. On Russia, both U.S. and GOI officials stressed the importance of maintaining a balanced relationship with Mos [...] | 2009-11-18 14:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER CH IR RU IS |
09TELAVIV2514 | ISRAELI REACTIONS TO GILO CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: Israelis across the political spectrum have lined up in support of Israeli expansion in Jewish neighborhoods of East Jerusalem following the controversy over plans for new construction next to the existing neighborhood of Gilo (reftel). Many Israelis feel a strong connection to [...] | 2009-11-19 12:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2525 | CODEL LIEBERMAN'S NOV 16 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. While in Israel participating in the Saban Forum, CODEL Lieberman met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 16 in Jerusalem. They discussed the PM's recent meeting with President Obama in Washington, restarting negotiations with the Palestinians, and regional issues [...] | 2009-11-20 15:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SY TU KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2560 | INITIAL ISRAELI REACTIONS TO NETANYAHU'S [...] (C) Summary. PM Netanyahu's November 25 announcement of the "suspension of new (building) permits and new construction" in the West Bank for a period of 10 months appears to be generally well received in Israel even while generating virulent opposition on the far right and with the settler m [...] | 2009-11-27 13:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2577 | GOI ALARMED BY EU DRAFT COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. MFA Senior Deputy Director General Barak briefed PolCouns December 1 on the Israel's "alarm" at the Council of the European Union's draft text on the Middle East Peace Process. Barak stressed that the EU draft, if adopted by the EU foreign ministers December 7, would seriously [...] | 2009-12-02 09:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2585 | ARAD CLAIMS RELATIONS WITH EGYPT "NEAR ALL-TIME [...] (S) Summary. National Security Adviser Arad, in the course of a discussion of non-proliferation issues with visiting U/S Tauscher December 1, commented on the Netanyahu government's relations with Egypt, calling them regional "good news" and suggesting that ties to at least key sections of [...] | 2009-12-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS EG IS |
09TELAVIV2604 | SETTLEMENT FREEZE: YEDIOTH REPORT ON IDF CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (U) Influential journalist Alex Fishman, lead military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article on Friday, December 4 (Note: this is the equivalent to the Sunday paper) in which he conveyed IDF concerns about the extent of GOI political support for IDF efforts to uphold the law [...] | 2009-12-04 11:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2617 | SETTLEMENT FREEZE: YEDIOTH REPORT ON IDF CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (U) Influential journalist Alex Fishman, lead military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article on Friday, December 4 (Note: this is the equivalent to the Sunday paper) in which he conveyed IDF concerns about the extent of GOI political support for IDF efforts to uphold the law [...] | 2009-12-04 12:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2627 | GHAJAR DISCUSSIONS WITH UNIFIL TO RESUME DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary. According to a briefing by MFA IO A/S-equivalent, the GOI inner cabinet voted in favor of the MFA's proposal that Israel accept the UNIFIL "temporary" plan for the divided village of Ghajar on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan. MFA Director General Gal b [...] | 2009-12-04 14:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN LE IS |
09TELAVIV2678 | REPORTED MESSAGE FROM KING ABDULLAH TO NETANYAHU [...] (C) Yair Hirschfeld, the director general of the Economic Cooperation Foundation, a respected Israeli NGO that is very active in track two peace efforts, briefed PolCouns December 2 on renewed Jordanian pressure on the GOI over Jerusalem. According to Hirschfeld, King Abdullah recently sent [...] | 2009-12-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL JO KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2684 | KNESSET APPROVES RESUMED CONSIDERATION OF [...] (U) A majority of Knesset members voted December 9 in favor of continuing legislative discussions on a bill that passed its first reading last year. The bill would require a referendum on any GOI decision to withdraw from territories occupied in 1967 over which Israel has asserted sovereignty [...] | 2009-12-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG SY IS |
09TELAVIV2707 | DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK BRIEFS THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak briefed members of the diplomatic corps December 11 on the role of the Labor Party in Netanyahu's coalition government. Barak noted Labor's role in moderating the coalition's right-wing tendencies, and stressed the GOI's commitment to move forward [...] | 2009-12-14 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KWBG SY IS |
09TELAVIV2734 | STAFFDEL KUIKEN-CAMMACK'S MEETING WITH PM ADVISOR [...] (S) Summary: During a December 14 meeting with Senate staff members (Michael Kuiken, Senate Armed Services Committee, and Perry Cammack, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations),the Prime Minister's Director for Policy Planning Ron Dermer confirmed a solid U.S.-Israeli relationship that weather [...] | 2009-12-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2777 | CODEL SKELTON'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Skelton met with Prime Minister Netanyahu November 16 at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. Their discussion covered Netanyahu's meeting with President Obama the previous week, Netanyahu's interest in resuming negotiations with the Palestinians, the Iranian nuclear [...] | 2009-12-23 10:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP MASS SY TU FR KWBG IR IS |
09TELAVIV2813 | IS KADIMA ABOUT TO SPLIT? [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli media is reporting extensively on efforts by PM Netanyahu to split the opposition Kadima party, which currently has one more seat in the Knesset than Netanyahu's Likud. Dissatisfaction with Tzipi Livni's leadership of Kadima has been an open secret for some time, but [...] | 2009-12-24 11:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV2846 | KADIMA NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE ON WHETHER TO JOIN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Netanyahu met December 28 with Kadima head Tzipi Livni to discuss the possibility of Kadima joining a coalition government, and Kadima held an internal meeting to review its options. Kadima MKs Ronit Tirosh and Otniel Schneller, who are both identified in press r [...] | 2009-12-30 13:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IL |
09TELAVIV294 | ONE WEEK UNTIL GENERAL ELECTIONS - BIBI OUT IN [...] (C) Summary: One week ahead of general elections, the polls, pundits and politicians are nearly unanimous in their assessment that Binyamin Netanyahu will be the next Prime Minister. Polls have consistently given his Likud Party about thirty seats, and the overall balance of the 120-member [...] | 2009-02-03 16:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV341 | THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE [...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...] | 2009-02-06 16:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
09TELAVIV342 | THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE [...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...] | 2009-02-06 17:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
09TELAVIV343 | THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE [...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...] | 2009-02-09 05:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
09TELAVIV346 | NETANYAHU'S CAMPAIGN MOVES FROM THE CENTER TO THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu told a standing-room audience at the Institute for Policy and Strategy's ninth annual Herzliya Conference that he would pursue solutions to three challenges as Prime Minister: Defense, Peace, and the Economy. Netanyahu, appearing confident [...] | 2009-02-09 11:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM ECON IS |
09TELAVIV348 | THE ISRAELI ARAB COMMUNITY AND THE 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Arab parliamentarians and civil society activists told an audience of diplomatic representatives that an increasing sense of alienation among Arab Israelis would likely lead to an all-time low voter turnout for te February 10 general elections. Factors contriuting t [...] | 2009-02-09 13:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
09TELAVIV350 | GOI ESTABLISHES COMMISION ON ILLEGAL BEDOUIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 16:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI PREL EFIN ELAB EIND IS |
09TELAVIV352 | ELECTION DAY SCENESETTER AND THE LIEBERMAN DARK [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of elections to the 18th Knesset, the electorate, the analysts and the candidates are grappling with the confusion of a race that the final polls predict has narrowed significantly between the Likud and Kadima parties to the point where it is anyone's guess which party [...] | 2009-02-09 18:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KWBG PINS IS |
09TELAVIV362 | With Elections Over, Campaigning Begins [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The polls have closed, but Israel remains without a clear winner in national elections held on February 10. Tzipi Livni's Kadima Party thus far has won 28 seats to Likud's 27 in the 120-member Knesset, but Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu still could well vault into the lead aft [...] | 2009-02-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
09TELAVIV363 | LIKUD CHAIRMAN NETANYAHU TALKS IRAN, PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu met with members and staff of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on January 30 to discuss Iran, peace talks with the Palestinians, and the possibility of conducting negotiations with Syria. Ne [...] | 2009-02-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV IR KWBG SY IS |
09TELAVIV421 | THE RESULTS ARE OFFICIAL AND THE COALITION COUNTDOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The official results of the February 10 elections confirmed that Kadima has a one-seat lead over Likud, established Yisrael Beiteinu Party (YBP) as the third largest party, and consigned the Labor Party to fourth place. President Peres embarked on consultations with twelve par [...] | 2009-02-19 14:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
09TELAVIV422 | IDF DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES GAZA OPERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israel Defense Force (IDF) Deputy Chief of Staff MG Dan Harel in a meeting with Ambassador Cunningham and senior U.S. officials said Egyptian and U.S. assistance is critical to slowing the flow of weapons and munitions into Gaza. Cooperation against smuggling is better with Egyptian [...] | 2009-02-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PINR MASS MOPS EG KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV452 | CODEL CARDIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Cardin called on Prime Minister Olmert at his Jerusalem office February 16. Olmert and the CODEL discussed the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, Turkey's role in the indirect negotiations with Syria, the Iranian nuclear threat, and Olmert's peace offer to Palestinian President [...] | 2009-02-25 15:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IR SY TU IS |
09TELAVIV457 | CODEL CARDIN DISCUSSES IRAN, SYRIA, PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) SUMMARY During their trip to Israel, CODEL Cardin discussed Iran, Syria, Israel-Palestinian negotiations, and the Israeli elections with Likud Party leader and candidate for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu described a nuclear Iran as the greatest threat facing Israel, and u [...] | 2009-02-26 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR SY |
09TELAVIV48 | FRENCH-EGYPTIAN PROPOSAL "POSITIVE" BUT NOT [...] (C) Despite press reports press reports quoting an Elysee announcement to that effect, Israel has not accepted the ceasefire proposal made by President Mubarak of Egypt and President Sarkozy of France on January 7. MOD and PMO sources confirmed that Israel still has serious concerns regardin [...] | 2009-01-08 17:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KWBG UNAUS FR EG IS |
09TELAVIV485 | GOI PLANS FOR DEALING WITH FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] Yadin Entebbe, the head of the Capital Markets Division at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) says that Israel has not yet borne the full brunt of the worldwide economic crisis. The GOI has come out with a three-pronged plan to deal with the crisis -- providing loan guarantees to banks to make cap [...] | 2009-03-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV540 | DEPUTY BOI GOVERNOR SAYS ISRAEL POISED FOR STRONG RECOVERY [...] Professor Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel and Professor of Economics at Tel Aviv University says that for Israel, the economic crisis is entirely imported. As a consequence, Israel's emergence from its economic downturn will happen only when the U.S. economy turns around s [...] | 2009-03-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV601 | THE AMBASSDOR BRIEFS EU AMBASSADORS ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 09:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EU KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV605 | ACTING A/S FELTMAN,S DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met with MFA officials on March 4 to discuss his upcoming visit to Syria, the GOI talks on Ghajjar with the UN, the status of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and Israel's relations with Mauritania and the Gulf states. Deputy Dire [...] | 2009-03-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG EAID EG QA MR MU JO LE IS |
09TELAVIV617 | PROBABLE NEW ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER'S HARDLINE [...] (S) Summary. Former IDF Chief of General Staff Boogie Ya'alon is widely expected to be Bibi Netanyahu's Defense Minister in the government that Netanyahu will likely announce next week. Ya'alon is something of a political enigma in Israel since he has roots in the left but has become known [...] | 2009-03-13 16:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG EG IR SY IS |
09TELAVIV646 | NETANYAHU GETTING TO CRUNCH TIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu is nearing the first "deadline" he faces in forming a governing majority in the Knesset. The Likud leader prefers to have coalition pacts signed prior to Sunday, March 22, which would guarantee him a majority in the Knesset, but he co [...] | 2009-03-18 16:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV654 | ISRAEL'S RELATIONS WITH THE GULF STATES FOCUS ON [...] (S) Summary. MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Yacov Hadas provided PolCouns March 16 with an overview of Israel's relations with several of the Gulf states. Hadas described Israel's relations with the Gulf as a function of the Gulf Arabs' fear of Iran, but also as due to the A [...] | 2009-03-19 14:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IR IS |
09TELAVIV662 | AGENDA FOR NETANYAHU'S FIRST 100 DAYS AND FIRST [...] (C) Summary. In a March 11 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, PM-designate Bibi Netanyahu's transition team laid out their agenda for the first one hundred days of the new government, which Netanyahu is expected to announce March 18. The top item on their agenda is passing a budget, [...] | 2009-03-20 11:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV675 | NETANYAHU REQUESTS EXTENSION IN EFFORT TO BRING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 20 President Shimon Peres granted Prime Minister-Designate Binyamin Netanyahu's request for a 14-day extension to form a coalition. Netanyahu's request stemmed from the agreement he reached the evening of March 18 with Labor party chief and Defense Minister Ehud Bara [...] | 2009-03-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV704 | NETANYAHU SECURES A COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister-Designate Binyamin Netanyahu saw his coalition cemented the evening of March 24 when the Labor party's Central Committee voted to join the next government. Netanyahu also has agreements with Yisrael Beitenu (YB) and SHAS, giving him a 66-seat coalition. Netanya [...] | 2009-03-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV725 | BOI PROPOSED SPENDING INCREASE TO COMBAT RECESSION [...] The Bank of Israel (BOI) presented a plan of modest spending increases to combat Israel's economic downturn. The cost is about NIS 4.4 billion (USD 1.1 billion),designed to offer incentives for the labor market, for infrastructure investment and for exporters. Implementation would raise the [...] | 2009-03-27 13:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV730 | ISRAELI VIEW OF HAMAS IN GAZA: UNDER PRESSURE, [...] (C) A senior Israeli journalist with close ties to Defense Minister Barak and the IDF offered PolCouns March 27 what he described as the security establishment's assessment of Hamas' situation in Gaza. Far from the big political boost they anticipated following Operation Cast Lead, Hamas fee [...] | 2009-03-27 14:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EAID KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV765 | PRIME MINISTER BENYAMIN NETANYAHU [...] (U) NOTE: This profile is the first in a series of reports on key members of the new Israeli government, which is scheduled to be sworn in on March 31, 2009. ---------------------- NETANYAHU'S MATURATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to o [...] | 2009-04-01 04:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV786 | NETANYAHU SET TO MANAGE BROAD BUT UNWIELDY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV800 | YUVAL STEINITZ NAMED FINANCE MINISTER [...] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Dr. Yuval Steinitz from the Likud Party to the post of Minister of Finance. Steinitz is a widely-published philosopher and thinker, with the reputation of being able to digest and make sense of complex issues. He is reportedly a fiscal conservative [...] | 2009-04-03 08:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV803 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL'S VISIT TO ISRAEL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your upcoming visit to the region comes during a time of transition in Israeli politics. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took office April 1 after assembling the largest government in Israeli history, and apparently one of the largest in the world. The government of 30 Minist [...] | 2009-04-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV807 | FOREIGN MINISTER LIEBERMAN HAS ARRIVED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 14:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV808 | FOREIGN MINISTER LIEBERMAN HAS ARRIVED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's steady climb in the Israeli political system now has him firmly planted as leader of Israel's third-largest party, Yisrael Beitenu (YB),and has earned him a spot as Israel's top diplomat. Lieberman does not hide that his goal is the Prime M [...] | 2009-04-03 16:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL EG IS |
09TELAVIV825 | MINISTERS OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Israel's new government under Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was sworn in last week with the largest cabinet in Israel's history. Gilad Erdan of Likud was appointed to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and he appears to be taking an activist stance early in his tenu [...] | 2009-04-08 10:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS PGOV PREL SENV OECD |
09TELAVIV887 | LOWEY DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. On April 16, CODEL Lowey met with Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Danny Ayalon to discuss the peace process and Iran. Foreign Minister (FM) Lieberman also joined for part of the meeting. Ayalon and Lieberman both emphasized that Iran is the biggest threat to Israel, the region, [...] | 2009-04-21 08:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PGOV KWBG IR IS |
09TELAVIV895 | CODEL LOWEY DISCUSSES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE WITH [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Lowey discussed peace with the Palestinians April 16 with senior GOI officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Lieberman, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. General Ashkenazi, Minister for Strategic Affairs Yaalon, and Deputy Foreign [...] | 2009-04-22 08:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS EG JO IR |
09TELAVIV931 | MFA CITES MAJOR PROGRESS ON TAXATION ISSUES IN [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director for Religious Affairs Bahij Mansour told Poloff April 27 that the most recent (April 24) working-level talks between Israel and the Vatican resulted in significant progress on several outstanding taxation issues, including an agreement in principle that the Vatican w [...] | 2009-04-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF IS |
09TELAVIV935 | DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK: EXPERIENCED ASSET FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Binyamin Netanyahu's government settles in, it benefits from the continuity provided by Defense Minister and Labor party leader Ehud Barak, who served the same role in former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government. Barak brings valued military experience and leadership at a [...] | 2009-04-28 08:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV936 | CODEL KYL'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Kyl, accompanied by the Ambassador, called on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu April 6 in the first official U.S. meeting with Netanyahu since he formed a government. The main topics of discussion were stopping Iran's nuclear program and Netanyahu's approach to peace-makin [...] | 2009-04-28 08:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KNNP KWBG IR IS |
09TELAVIV976 | MINISTER OF STRATEGIC AFFAIRS MOSHE YA'ALON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu named Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe (Boogie) Ya'alon to serve as Minister of Strategic Affairs. Ya'alon, whom pundits predicted would serve as Defense Minister before Labor joined the governing coalition, brings to Netanyahu's cabinet extensive military [...] | 2009-05-04 04:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IR IS |
09TELAVIV99 | LEFT-WING GENERALS ON GAZA SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Retired IDF General Daniel Rothschild, President of the Council for Peace and Security, briefed the diplomatic corps on January 12 at Peace Now on the background and future of the Gaza operation. Rothschild believes that Operation Cast Lead has achieved deterrence, and Israel is [...] | 2009-01-13 16:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IS KPAL KWBG PINR |
09THEHAGUE116 | NETHERLANDS: PREPARATION FOR EU AND G20 SUMMITS [...] Summary: Dutch MFA officials noted that the financial crisis will feature prominently in the February meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) and will be the central focus of the March 16-17 GAERC. The EU will use both meetings to prepare for the European Coun [...] | 2009-02-23 16:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE118 | NETHERLANDS: CONSIDERING PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 [...] Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is considering a pledge of humanitarian assistance at the March 2 Palestinian conference in Sharm al-Sheikh. However, Dutch Foreign Minister Verhagen is unlikely to pledge direct budgetary assistance to the Palestinian Authority. End summary [...] | 2009-02-24 11:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NL |
09THEHAGUE132 | FOREIGN TAKEOVERS OF DUTCH ENERGY COMPANIES [...] SUMMARY: Following the Essent takeover by Germany's RWE on January 22, Nuon announced February 23 that it had agreed to a takeover bid by Sweden's Vattenfall. Two other large Dutch energy companies have been linked in the media to takeover discussions. In addition to competition issues, Esse [...] | 2009-02-25 15:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE153 | NETHERLANDS - CABLE 1 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF [...] Summary: This is the first of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. At the G20 summit, the Dutch are likely to recommend using a slightly expanded, more representative G20 format to strengthen the [...] | 2009-03-04 16:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE154 | NETHERLANDS - CABLE 2 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF [...] This is the second of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. -------------------------------- III. THE BROADER ECONOMIC CRISIS -------------------------------- 2. Response H: The global econom [...] | 2009-03-04 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE193 | NETHERLANDS: COMPANIES SUFFER FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, [...] SUMMARY: The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis (CPB) released its updated forecast March 17 for a Dutch economy in "deep recession." GDP is predicted to decline 3.5 percent in 2009. Businesses across a number of sectors report they are facing decreasing revenue, fewer orders, and lower [...] | 2009-03-20 13:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE206 | NETHERLANDS: ING SEEKS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN U.S. [...] This is an action request for State and Treasury; see paragraph 9. 2. Summary: The head of ING's insurance operations in the United States said the significant presence of U.S. mortgage-backed securities on ING's books necessitated a Dutch government bailout and layoffs. Although ING's ba [...] | 2009-03-26 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE221 | NETHERLANDS: MODEST THIRD STIMULUS AND SAVINGS PACKAGE [...] SUMMARY: On March 25, the government presented another stimulus and savings package to stimulate employment and sustainable economic growth in the short term, while ensuring stable government finances in the medium and long term. The latest stimulus measures total 6.5 billion euro. Together w [...] | 2009-04-01 14:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE247 | SCSL’S TAYLOR TRIAL MEETS KEY MILESTONE, BUT SCSL [...] (SBU) On February 27, 2009, the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL or Court) took another step toward completing its work when the Prosecution rested its case against former Liberian President Charles Taylor -- the last SCSL case at the trial stage. The Court could potentially complete its work b [...] | 2009-04-15 15:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KAWC |
09THEHAGUE261 | NETHERLANDS: RISK TO COALITION GOVERNMENT OVER JSF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 10:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE301 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: SUPPORTING SUU KYI'S RELEASE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch will continue to support the release of Ang Sang Suu Kyi. The Dutch welcome U.S. views as they reassess efforts to improve the situation in Burma. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) SUPPORTING CONTINUED SANCTIONS AND SUU KYI'S RELEASE: Poloff discussed reftel A points with Seni [...] | 2009-05-14 11:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL NL BM |
09THEHAGUE313 | NETHERLANDS: REASSESSMENT OF DUTCH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite the economic crisis, the Netherlands continues to comply with the UN recommendation of spending 0.7 percent of GDP on official development assistance (ODA) with an additional 0.1 percent for other overseas projects. Faced with sharp criticism of Dutch aid policy's effectiv [...] | 2009-05-26 07:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EAID NL |
09THEHAGUE370 | NETHERANDS: ENERGY MARKET LIBERALIZATION USHERS IN FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Netherlands' top two electricity and gas utilities have fallen into foreign hands. German energy giant RWE has acquired Essent (30 percent share of Dutch utility market) for EUR 9.3 billion (USD 13.1 billion); Swedish state-controlled firm Vattenfall has acquired Nuon (34 per [...] | 2009-06-26 07:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE418 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST [...] (U) This cable follows up on post's ""Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010"" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review in l [...] | 2009-07-13 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
09THEHAGUE419 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST [...] (U) This cable follows up on post's "Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review [...] | 2009-07-13 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
09THEHAGUE450 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF JULY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of the July 27-28 GAERC meeting, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials briefed EMBOFFS on Dutch positions on the Swedish Presidency, the Baltic Sea Cooperation plan, Iceland, Somalia, Iran, and the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia. Few concrete de [...] | 2009-07-24 10:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EFIN EUN NL |
09THEHAGUE514 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POST-2010 DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) This cable continues reporting on post's efforts to get the Dutch to ""yes"" on a post-2010 deployment in Afghanistan (reftels). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Labor Party leader Bos told the Ambassador in confidence (STRICTLY PROTECT) the Dutch will likely stay in Afghanistan post-2010 but not in Uruzgan [...] | 2009-08-25 14:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF NATO NL |
09THEHAGUE54 | NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PRIORITIES FOR JANUARY GAERC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch are looking to reactivate the EU border mission in support of Israel-Palestine peace negotiations. On Guantanamo, the EU will consider a common position, but the Dutch are not willing to accept detainees. On Ukraine/Russia, the Dutch will support continued negotiatio [...] | 2009-01-23 11:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU NL CZ |
09THEHAGUE543 | AMBASSADOR DAALDER PRESSES DUTCH TO STAY THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo Daalder, argued for the extension of the Netherlands, military deployment and aid to Afghanistan beyond 2010 during high-level meetings, a speech, press interviews, and a reception in The Hague on September 3, 2009. This cable cove [...] | 2009-09-10 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO NL AF |
09THEHAGUE560 | NETHERLANDS: PUSHING SRI LANKA ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) The Dutch support U.S. efforts to encourage the GSL to permit the free movement of IDPs. On September 14, post delivered ref A points to MFA Senior Policy Officer Andrea Nederlof, in the Department for Asia and Oceania. Nederlof responded that the Dutch ambassador in Colombo has been "ver [...] | 2009-09-15 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID NL |
09THEHAGUE565 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF G20 SUMMIT [...] Summary: At the Pittsburgh G20 summit, the Dutch will: - highlight their new Banking Code (which includes a cap on bank directors' bonuses of one year's salary) as an example of improved corporate governance and risk management; - strongly support the German Charter for Sustainable Economi [...] | 2009-09-17 17:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE567 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENGAGING LABOR PARTY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post requests a senior USG official (ideally NSA General Jones) engage Dutch Finance Minister and Labor Party leader Bos in a pull-aside at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit to emphasize continued Dutch participation in such fora is based on their active international role, not their econom [...] | 2009-09-18 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL AF NATO PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE569 | NETHERLANDS' 2010 BUDGET: SPEND NOW, TOUGH CHOICES LATER [...] Summary: The Dutch government presented its 2010 budget to parliament on September 15. There were no surprises - the government agreed in March to maintain current spending levels in the 2010 budget in an effort to stimulate economic recovery. The government used the occasion to caution that [...] | 2009-09-21 08:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE577 | GENERAL PETRAEUS STRAIGHT TALK TO DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),had a frank and open dialogue with select Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) September 21. The MPs appreciated the unvarnished truth of General Petraeus in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. [...] | 2009-09-22 17:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
09THEHAGUE595 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY OBSTACLES [...] (S) SUMMARY. After four months of private discussions over whether and how to extend Dutch military commitment to Afghanistan beyond 2010, the divide within the ruling coalition went public with a late night parliamentary debate September 30. Coalition-members Labor Party (PvdA) and Christia [...] | 2009-10-02 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
09THEHAGUE60 | NETHERLANDS: ING'S FINANCIAL WOES DEEPEN [...] Summary: ING, the largest Dutch financial services and insurance provider, announced January 26 that it will cut 7,000 jobs and replace Chief Executive Officer Michel Tilmant after reporting a second consecutive quarterly loss. ING also will accept additional support from the Government of th [...] | 2009-01-26 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE607 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: CAUTIOUS REACTION TO NEW U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 14:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BM NL |
09THEHAGUE609 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: CAUTIOUS REACTION TO NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch reaction to the new U.S. Burma policy is cautious, noting that the United States should emphasize its continuing resolve to encourage reform in Burma. The Dutch would welcome further updates and clarifications. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On October 8, the Dutch MFA Burm [...] | 2009-10-09 17:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BM NL |
09THEHAGUE62 | NETHERLANDS: SECOND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE CRITICIZED AS [...] SUMMARY: Just as the European Commission released its forecast that Dutch GDP would shrink by 2 percent in 2009 (more than the EU average),the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced on January 16 a second package of measures to strengthen Dutch credit markets and the larger economy. [...] | 2009-01-27 12:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE642 | NETHERLANDS: COMMISSION MAINTAINS PRESSURE ON ABN [...] (SBU) Summary: Under pressure from the European Commission, the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced a deal October 20 in which ABN Amro will sell several business units to Deutsche Bank in order to allow its merger with Fortis to go through. However, the GONL and Commission remain [...] | 2009-10-26 13:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE663 | NETHERLANDS/AFTHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: A large majority of the Dutch Parliament recently sent a clear message to the Cabinet they are opposed to a follow-on mission in Uruzgan. The Cabinet continues to deliberate on the nature of its post-2010 involvement in Afghanistan. It will be difficult, but not impossible, for [...] | 2009-11-02 16:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
09THEHAGUE673 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: VIEW FROM THE PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are unlikely to make a decision on post-2010 Afghanistan deployment until March of next year. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/NF) Pol/Econ Counselor met with Jeroen de Graaf, political advisor to Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende, Nov. 6 and reviewed internal discussions on continue [...] | 2009-11-06 17:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
09THEHAGUE686 | NETHERLANDS: SUPPORTING U.S. BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 08:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PREL BT NL |
09THEHAGUE693 | EUR/PGI WEINSTEIN'S VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR EUROPEAN [...] EUR/PGI's Ivan Weinstein, who heads EUR's policy formulation on engaging with Muslims and other minorities in Europe, visited The Netherlands September 21-23, 2009, to attend a conference on the intercultural policies of European cities, consult with Embassy The Hague, and meet with the America [...] | 2009-11-16 08:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI NL |
09THEHAGUE701 | NETHERLANDS: IDEAS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEE CORE GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 11:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV BT NL |
09THEHAGUE705 | NETHERLANDS/MACEDONIA: SUPPORTING EU ACCESSION [...] (U) The Dutch support beginning EU accession negotiations with Macedonia. Post delivered reftel points to Dominique Kuhling, head of the EU enlargement division at the Dutch MFA, on November 19. Kuhling said the Netherlands was "quite pleased" with Macedonia's progress on meeting the eight b [...] | 2009-11-19 15:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NL MK EU |
09THEHAGUE727 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: SUPPORTING U.S. APPROACH [...] (C) The Dutch will support the U.S. approach of urging the GOB to engage in dialogue with the opposition and minority groups, to permit dialogue between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her political leadership, and to encourage Asian governments in this effort. Pol Deputy raised reftel points wit [...] | 2009-12-03 09:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM NL |
09THEHAGUE759 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DELIBERATING - [...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch cabinet deliberations on Afghanistan are stalled going into the holiday break, with no clear indication when the impasse will be broken. Dutch post-2010 commitments to Afghanistan are being held hostage to the Labor Party's (PvdA) uncompromising stance. Ambassador's engagement wi [...] | 2009-12-21 16:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
09THEHAGUE78 | NETHERLANDS: RENEWING OUR STRATEGIC ALLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Through high level visitors and expanded Mission outreach in 2009, we have perhaps the opportunity of a generation to re-invigorate our strategic partnership with the Dutch. End summary. 2. (SBU) The Need: The Dutch are one of our closest allies in Europe; we work together o [...] | 2009-02-03 14:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON NL |
09THEHAGUE79 | Iraq phantom haunts Dutch government [...] (SBU) Summary: Long resistant to calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch government's support for the U.S. intervention in Iraq, Prime Minister Balkenende surprisingly proposed the establishment of an independent investigation by a blue-ribbon panel on February 2. This will buy time [...] | 2009-02-03 16:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE92 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GETTING TO YES POST-2010 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch plans for Afghanistan post-2010 are evolving. Many in Parliament and the public think the Dutch should withdraw completely in 2010 since their forces have been on the ground with the U.S. since December 2001. Despite confidence in their own efforts, the Dutch perceive there is no [...] | 2009-02-11 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
09THESSALONIKI1 | NOTHERN NOTES DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Riots sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old schoolboy in Athens damaged over 100 downtown Thessaloniki businesses, including a about 20 banks. Ref A.) Some businesses, including a Starbucks, a Benetton and several banks, were completely destroyed. Anarchists and other an [...] | 2009-01-08 10:44:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINT PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI12 | THESSALONIKI: INVITATION TO TRANSBORDER COOPERATION [...] ConGen Thessaloniki is pleased to announce a training seminar for southeast European police officers and prosecutors on "Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation to Combat Cyber Crime" in the northern Greek border city of Drama on June 1-4, 2009. ConGen Thessaloniki is organizing the seminar [...] | 2009-03-16 19:56:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI16 | THESSALONIKI: NORTHERN NOTES - MARCH 2009 [...] (U) On March 9, the President of the Exporters Association of Northern Greece Vassilis Thomaidis stated that local businesses have implemented reduced work hours in order to avoid substantial lay-offs. On March 17, Alumil S.A. President Giorgos Milonas announced that employees in his company [...] | 2009-04-04 13:37:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU MK |
09THESSALONIKI17 | THESSALONIKI: PROPOSAL FOR BALKAN - EASTERN MED [...] SUMMARY: The Thessaloniki-based Balkan Environment Center would like to initiate cooperation on water management and renewable energy with the northern Israel-based Galilee Society, beginning with a video-teleconference discussion with scientists from both organizations on Earth Day, April 22. [...] | 2009-04-08 20:31:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL IS GR |
09THESSALONIKI18 | THESSALONIKI: BOMBS IN CHURCHES FAIL TO DETONATE BUT RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An anarchist group claimed responsibility for planting three explosive devices with timing mechanisms in two of Thessaloniki's most well-known churches on April 9. Tipped off by an anonymous caller, police found the devices before they had detonated. One of the devices caused [...] | 2009-04-10 17:45:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC GR |
09THESSALONIKI23 | THESSALONIKI: SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES NEAR OLD JEWISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 1 visit to Thessaloniki, Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for the Office of Holocaust Issues, visited a subway construction site at the edge of the old Jewish cemetery that has attracted the attention of American and European Rabbis. The head of met [...] | 2009-04-16 05:52:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GR |
09THESSALONIKI24 | THESSALONIKI: GREECE IMPLEMENTING PROMISED MEASURES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Greek Government continues to implement several measures it announced in February 2007 (Ref A) aimed at addressing concerns of the Turkophone Muslim minority in Thrace, northeastern Greece. While the GoG has made progress in hiring imams and cancelling taxes on Musli [...] | 2009-04-27 10:16:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI27 | NORTHERN NOTES - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) On April 1, the Thessaloniki Port Authority announced the cancellation of an earlier tender for the privatization of the port's Cargo Station. The decision followed weeks of deliberations on how to proceed, after the winning bidder Hutchison Whampoa withdrew its bid which was valued [...] | 2009-05-08 07:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI29 | NORTHERN NOTES MAY 2009 [...] (U) On May 05, local media reported that the port of Thessaloniki's international role is gradually diminishing. Media stated that in the first quarter of 2009, only 8% of the containers handled by the Cargo Station were in transit for other countries, compared to 19% the year before. How [...] | 2009-06-10 20:41:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI30 | THESSALONIKI: STRENGTHENING BALKAN COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's fourth annual regional seminar on Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation, which focused this year on Cyber crime, confirmed strong regional interest in tackling Balkan transnational crime. Police and prosecutors from Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Gre [...] | 2009-06-30 15:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI31 | NORTHERN NOTES [...] (SBU)In the June Euro-parliament elections, the governing center-right New Democracy party suffered its biggest losses ever in the traditional stronghold of northern Greece, declining by more than 10% since the last Euro-elections of 2004. Commentators attributed the result to rising popularit [...] | 2009-07-02 12:42:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI33 | THESSALONIKI: HOW NORTHERN GREECE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BALKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Location, history, infrastructure, economy and multi-ethnic character make northern Greece a natural engine and source of ideas for Balkan stability and prosperity. Unfortunately, inertia, corruption and lack of leadership have sometimes made Greek Macedonia seem like mo [...] | 2009-07-27 14:20:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI34 | NORTHERN NOTES - JULY 2009 [...] (SBU) On July 29, local media reported the arrest of a Greek Muslim on charges of espionage for Turkey. The arrested man, who comes from Thrace, was allegedly approached by two Turkish people who were unknown to him and asked to photograph Greek military installations alongside a series of [...] | 2009-08-05 06:02:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI4 | NORTHERN NOTES - JANUARY 2009 [...] Since January 20, farmers around Greece have kept national roads blocked in protest against the low prices they receive for their produce and their high production costs. In Northern Greece, farmers have also blocked the borders with Bulgaria and Turkey. Their actions infuriated truck dr [...] | 2009-02-05 13:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EIND ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR |
09THESSALONIKI40 | GREECE: THESSALONIKI TRADE FAIR DEMONSTRATIONS WELL MANAGED [...] (SBU) Details on demonstrations occurring around the opening of the 74th annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, historically known for anti-government mass protests, follow below. In general, the Fair was considered one of the most peaceful in recent memory, with violent demonstrations [...] | 2009-10-09 14:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV ECON GR |
09THESSALONIKI41 | NORTHERN NOTES - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Muslim Election Campaign Dynamics in Thrace o Poll Data on Importance of Macedonia Name Issue o Eastern Macedonia and Thrace SecGen Hosts Ifta [...] | 2009-10-15 09:19:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI45 | THRACE COURT REJECTS "TURKISH UNION OF XANTHI'S" APPEAL FOR [...] (U) On 30 September, the Appeals Court in Thrace rejected an application by local Muslim community organization "Turkish Union of Xanthi" to reverse earlier decisions by national courts prohibiting it from being recognized and registered under that name. The Union's appeal was based on a 27 M [...] | 2009-10-21 12:08:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI47 | NORTHERN NOTES OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Winner of this month's Greek national election PASOK (Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement) made substantial gains in traditionally conservative Northern Greece, too. In Thrace, the two current Muslim MPs were re-elected with PASOK, while the decision by the far-right LAOS leader Georgios K [...] | 2009-11-06 16:13:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI54 | NEW INTERIOR DEPMIN TO FOCUS ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Interior DepMin Tzakri expects to be given national policy responsibility for integration of immigrants as well as regional responsibility for legal immigration, implementation of new decentralization initiatives, and general administration. Her role and duties will be def [...] | 2009-12-01 15:00:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SMIG PINR PHUM CACS SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI57 | NORTHERN NOTES -- NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Local Reactions to New Opposition Leader Samaras o Papandreou Hosts Trilateral Environmental Meeting o Rainbow Party Opens Second Office o [...] | 2009-12-29 15:28:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI8 | THESSALONIKI: HEAVY AMMUNITION FOUND IN JUNKYARD NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police and military officials report that two anti-tank missiles and five mortars found in an illegal landfill in Thrace, northern Greece on February 26 had been stolen from a northern Greek military storage facility installation on the border with Turkey in November 2008. [...] | 2009-03-02 14:16:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER GR |
09THESSALONIKI9 | NORTHERN NOTES - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) In Komotini, a Muslim woman challenged successfully a decision by the local mufti to give custody of two of her four children to her husband, reportedly an alcoholic suffering from psychological problems. On February 18, the Greek first instance Court of Rhodopi gave the woman custody [...] | 2009-03-05 15:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SOCI GR TU |
09TIJUANA642 | NATIONAL ACTION PARTY BENEFITS FROM VOTER DISAFFECTION IN [...] The ruling National Action Party (PAN) is likely to dominate July 5 mid-term elections for federal deputies in Baja California Norte. The opposition in Baja California is divided. Voters are frustrated with politicians of all parties, but will manifest their dissatisfaction by staying h [...] | 2009-06-16 17:08:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MX |
09TIJUANA911 | HURRICANE JIMENA: TIJUANA SITTEP # 2 [...] According to the National Hurricane Center morning report, Hurricane Jimena weakened slightly overnight, to a low Category 4 storm, but is still expected to maintain hurricane strength (Category 3 or 4) until making landfall late Wednesday (02 September) morning. The projection then indicate [...] | 2009-09-01 21:22:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PGOV MX |
09TILISI1526 | GEORGIA: NATIONAL FORUM - QUIETLY BECOMING A PLAYER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 11:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TIRANA100 | NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 16:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV |
09TIRANA104 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] The Financial Crimes Task Force of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office has concluded the investigation of a major property related fraud case that involved the illicit transfer of land titles to a major Albanian builder. The list of those charged includes the Head of Property Restitution Commissio [...] | 2009-02-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KCRM KCOR AL |
09TIRANA112 | LIST OF INDICTED IN GERDEC SCANDAL GROWS TO 37 [...] (C) Prosecution has provided Post with the list of those it has indicted or is in the process of indicting in relation to the Gerdec tragedy (ref). Since some of the individuals on the list have not been notified yet, prosecution has asked we keep this list confidential. ARRESTED IN MARCH 2 [...] | 2009-02-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV PARM ASEC |
09TIRANA114 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT EFFECTIVELY KILLS LUSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 16 decision by the Constitutional Court to suspend the Lustration Law pending a full review by the Court and then to refer it to the Venice Commission for review effectively kills the Law and ensures that it will almost certainly never be implemented as drafted and p [...] | 2009-02-19 12:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA12 | Resurrecting the Communist Bogeyman [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha announced on January 7 a draft bill for the establishment of an anti-communism institute that would study the crimes of communism and educate the younger generation about the evils of that system. He also announced the erection of a massive obelisk in honor of the [...] | 2009-01-09 11:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS AL |
09TIRANA146 | DEMILITARIZATION: GRADUAL PROGRESS BUT REMAINING [...] (C) Summary. On February 26-27, PM/WRA Senior Advisor Mark Adams visited Tirana to review progress on Albania's demilitarization efforts and to meet with Defense Minister Oketa. There has been recent positive progress, although several issues remain. To date, the Defense Minister has not sig [...] | 2009-03-05 06:38:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV MASS PREL AL |
09TIRANA151 | RULING PARTY SHOWS SACKED MINISTER NO MERCY [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha on March 4 fired Minister of Culture, Youth, Sports and Tourism Ylli Pango less than one hour after a TV program broadcast video from a hidden camera showing Pango requesting sexual favors from a job applicant at Pango's Ministry. Pango's sacking marked a quick a [...] | 2009-03-06 12:50:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA153 | ALBANIA: FINANCIAL CRISIS REACHES ALBANIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global financial crisis is finally starting to affect Albania. Albanians have been withdrawing their deposits from banks, affecting banks' ability to buy domestic treasury bonds to help finance the deficit. The Ministry of Finance has gone to commercial banks seeking 300 m [...] | 2009-03-06 14:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA159 | IS ALBANIA'S ID CARD SYSTEM ON TRACK? [...] (SBU) With just over one hundred days to go until the June 28 parliamentary elections, attention is focused on the issuance of new Qards. Changes in the electoral code require voters to possess either a new ID card or a valid passport in order to vote. As of now, some 750,000 voters have no v [...] | 2009-03-11 12:32:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA16 | ALBANIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE RUSSIAN GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albania is somewhat insulated from the immediate effects of the Russian-Ukrainian gas spat since Albania imports no natural gas. However, rising fuel and energy costs in the region, primarily for electricity, could create problems for an economy largely untouched by the global [...] | 2009-01-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA160 | SOCIALIST PARTY TO CALL FOR POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: As the June 28 Parliamentary elections approach, early polling gives the opposition Socialist Party (SP) a slight lead over the ruling Democratic Party. Nevertheless, the SP has serious concerns about the GOA's ability to issue voter ID cards to the voters who require them. Citi [...] | 2009-03-12 08:08:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AL |
09TIRANA164 | THE KINGMAKER FOR THE JUNE ELECTIONS? [...] (C) Summary: As the June Parliamentary elections approach, the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) clearly sees itself as the kingmaker in an election where neither of the two leading parties appear likely to win an outright victory. LSI hopes to win 15 seats and expects the SP and DP t [...] | 2009-03-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AL |
09TIRANA168 | Tirana Weekly Report - The Rise and Fall of a Sexual [...] As the last sexual scandal involving the Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth, and Sports Ylli Pango was blasted all over Albanian newspapers in the past week, one can't help but wonder about the ethics of Albanian politics. Of course, "it is not new in any way, shape, or form", people say - r [...] | 2009-03-17 09:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM AL |
09TIRANA17 | GOA ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE CRITICAL NEWSPAPER [...] (SBU) Summary: In the latest move to muzzle critical voices, police forces have surrounded the offices of the small daily paper Tema and have prevented Tema's staff from entering the premises for the past four days, despite a Tirana court's January 6 ruling that Tema may remain in its offices. [...] | 2009-01-13 06:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA172 | ALBANIA ON THE EVE OF NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Albania will reach the April 3-4 Strasbourg summit less with a purposeful stride than with a pronounced limp. Widespread economic and political reforms that marked 2007 slowed to a crawl after Albania received its NATO invitation in April 2008. The GOA at the highest levels is [...] | 2009-03-18 15:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AL |
09TIRANA18 | PRESIDENT TOPI LEANING AGAINST VETO OF LUSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, President Topi signaled clearly that he will not veto the Lustration Law. Instead, he told Charge that he will almost certainly sit on the bill until the twenty-day review period expires on January 14, thereby passively allowin [...] | 2009-01-13 12:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
09TIRANA180 | GITMO DETAINEES IN ALBANIA POSE LIMITED THREAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The resettlement of Guantanamo detainees in Albania has proven to be a success, even though significant challenges remain. Nearly three years after their arrival in Albania, seven former detainees remain in Albania, with one having received asylum in Sweden. Of the seven, all ha [...] | 2009-03-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AL |
09TIRANA184 | ALBANIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY ELECTIONS RIGGED? [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, Selim Muca, Chairman of the Albanian Islamic Community (AIC),announced the AIC would hold elections for the Chairman, and three days later Muca was elected unopposed to another five-year term. However, on March 24, in response to a March 20 lawsuit filed by some AIC [...] | 2009-03-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL AL |
09TIRANA185 | ALBANIA: BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? [...] (C) As predicted reftel, the global financial crisis is having a growing effect on Albania. The GOA, unable to finance its 2009 budget deficit by selling domestic bonds or organizing a Eurobond issue, was forced in January to seek 250 million euro through commercial financing. (Note: Since [...] | 2009-03-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA189 | ALBANIA COMPLETES NATO RATIFICATION [...] On March 26, The Albanian Parliament unanimously approved Albania's NATO Accession Protocol. Minutes after the Parliamentary session, Albanian President Topi signed the protocols into law, in what the media noted was "record time" for a law in Albania. Director of the Albanian MFA's America [...] | 2009-03-27 14:39:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO AL |
09TIRANA197 | GERDEC TRIAL DATE SET; BERISHA AND MEDIU FORM [...] (C) Summary. On March 25, the Albanian Supreme Court announced that the trial against former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu will begin May 4. The day before, Mediu filed his own charges against Prosecutor General Ina Rama and lead investigator in the Gerdec case Sokol Stojani. Prime Minister [...] | 2009-04-01 13:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM KCOR KJUS KDEM AL |
09TIRANA2 | ALBANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, SIX MONTHS OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The passage of the Electoral Code on December 29 cleared the last major legislative hurdle necessary for the 2009 parliamentary elections, which will take place at the end of June. With the Electoral Code out of the way, attention will increasingly focus on the election campaign [...] | 2009-01-05 10:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL AL |
09TIRANA205 | GOA WELCOMES MORE U.S. PARTICIPATION IN UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA207 | INVESTOR IN ID CARD BUSINESS GIVES HIS TAKE [...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Ambassador, the Amcit President and CEO of the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund (AAEF),which has a 25 per cent stake the French company Sagem's concession to produce the voter ID cards, went to great lengths to explain that the AAEF is not at fault for delays i [...] | 2009-04-03 13:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA212 | WILL ELECTORAL GREMLINS THWART ELECTION DAY? [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Arben Ristani, brushed aside many concerns or difficulties involved with implementing the new Electoral Code, saying that his main worries were over the election's budget and with the lists of party delegates [...] | 2009-04-06 14:57:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA216 | INTERAGENCY MARITIME OPERATIONS STILL STALLED [...] (U) Summary. To accomplish the Albanian Navy's dual role as Coast Guard, current Albanian law calls for the establishment of an Inter-Institutional Maritime Operations Center (IMOC) to coordinate maritime protection and law enforcement between the Ministries of Defense (MoD) and Interior (MoI) [...] | 2009-04-07 13:58:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV KSTC KNNP AL |
09TIRANA217 | ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE [...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...] | 2009-04-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA221 | DEMIL: LITTLE MOVEMENT LIEKLY BEFORE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. One week before the April 4 NATO Summit, the Ministry of Defense ordered the temporary suspension of all demilitarization activity. The stated reason was to avoid any accident that might mar events around Albania's NATO accession (as the Gerdec tragedy did only two weeks before A [...] | 2009-04-09 05:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV MASS AL |
09TIRANA24 | ALBANIA ACTIVELY PURSUING COMPLETION OF NATO [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Albania has begun domestic ratification of their NATO accession and expects to have it completed by mid-February. They will then wait for the official invitation to deposit their ratification in Washington. The Albanian MFA has been actively following progress [...] | 2009-01-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AL |
09TIRANA243 | BECHTEL TO GOA: DON'T OPEN THE DURRES-KUKES ROAD IN JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: (Note: Please close-hold names and references to Bechtel executives. End note.) Mike Adams, President of Bechtel Civil, and Synon Tara, President of Bechtel's partner Anka in the Durres-Kukes road construction project, called on Prime Minister Berisha on April 16 to tell him [...] | 2009-04-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA244 | NEW REVELATIONS IN GERDEC SCANDAL AND DISMISSAL OF [...] (C) Summary. A string of revelations and decisions this past week have put the Prosecutor General Ina Rama on the defensive and have incited PM Berisha to step up his public rhetoric against Rama. First, media has brought attention to the fact that 15 of the 28 accused in the Gerdec scandal ar [...] | 2009-04-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR KJUS AL |
09TIRANA246 | CUSTOMS DIRECTOR FIRED ON EVE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (U) On April 15, the Ministry of Finance dismissed Customs General Director Perparim Dervishi and replaced him with a Customs technocrat, Endri Pema. Dervishi has served as head of Customs for almost four years. Concerning his dismissal, the Deputy Minister of Finance publicly stated, "At the [...] | 2009-04-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | PGOV KCOR KHLS AL |
09TIRANA247 | ID CARD PROCESS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 15 the GOA announced its latest plan to reduce fees for ID cards for needy Albanians, establishing a fee schedule that eliminates entirely or significantly reduces the ID card fees for practically all Albanian citizens currently receiving public assistance. In contras [...] | 2009-04-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA248 | ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA259 | SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT ALBANIA'S FOURTH CELLULAR LICENSE [...] (SBU) Parliament on April 23 passed a law awarding Albania's fourth cellular license to the PTK consortium, consisting of Kosovo Post and Telecommunications and a group of Albanian businesses. The law bypassed Albania's tendering procedures and followed a decision by the Telecommunications Reg [...] | 2009-04-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV AL |
09TIRANA271 | GREECE TAKES THE COAST [...] (C) On April 27-28, Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis visited Albania, the first such visit by a Greek PM since 1992. A 2005 visit by Greek President Karolos Papoulias was cut short when Papoulias left the country without meeting with his GOA counterpart due to protests. But now a new day has dawned [...] | 2009-04-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SMIG GR AL |
09TIRANA272 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ODIHR ELECTION OBSERVATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Withers told Foreign Minister Basha on April 30 that the U.S. is surprised by Albanian objections to Dame Audrey Glover's appointment as Head of the upcoming ODIHR Election Observation Mission to Albania. He cautioned the FM against Albania setting an unfortunate prec [...] | 2009-04-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV OSCE AL |
09TIRANA275 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS JONES' BILATERAL MEETINGS [...] (U) Note. This scenesetter deals with your bilateral meetings with Albanian officials while in Tirana and does not discuss your meetings with third-country foreign ministers or with the Adriatic Charter conference, which we understand will be handled by other posts and by EUR/SCE. End Note. [...] | 2009-05-05 05:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL |
09TIRANA279 | ALBANIA MOVES CLOSER TO FINANCING ITS DEFICIT [...] (SBU) After two months of difficult negotiations, the GOA on May 5 signed a loan agreement with Alpha Bank and Deutsche Bank to syndicate a 250 million euro loan to finance a large part of its 2009 budget deficit (reftel). The agreement, required by Albanian law, spells out interest rates and [...] | 2009-05-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA286 | DAS JONES MEETINGS IN TIRANA MAY 7-8, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 7-8, EUR DAS Stuart Jones came to Tirana to participate in the Adriatic Charter Ministerial Conference. On the side, he conducted meetings with Albanian officials. These meetings largely focused on preparations for the June 28 national elections and the current dispute [...] | 2009-05-13 07:27:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM AL |
09TIRANA295 | GERDEC LEAKS CAUSE POLITICAL CIRCUS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, the Supreme Court finally began hearing the Gerdec case against 27 defendants including former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu and former Chief of Defense General Luan Hoxha. The court turned down the prosecution's request to remove three judges due to conflict of inter [...] | 2009-05-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR KJUS PREL PGOV MASS AL |
09TIRANA299 | ID CARD UPDATE - CITY OF BERAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: An Embassy team on May 15 made a follow-up visit to the central Albanian city of Berat to check the ID card registration process and get an overall feel for local attitudes concerning the elections. In Berat, interlocutors told the Embassy that the decision to provide subsidized [...] | 2009-05-18 13:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA300 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report - FM Basha in the Dock [...] Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha has reasons to be confounded these days. He does not know yet whether the criminal case that has haunted him for the last two years for abuse of office over the construction of the road linking Albania with Kosova is closed for good or whether a new decision taken [...] | 2009-05-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA319 | MP LISTS ARE OUT: DP PURGES PARTY AND SP BREAKS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26, the Central Election Committee (CEC) approved candidate lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections for both the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and opposition Socialist Party (SP),but not without the usual amount of last-minute drama. The CEC initially rejected the [...] | 2009-05-27 13:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA334 | DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 15:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA335 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITING KOSOVO TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 15:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA336 | Edi Rama and the SP: Spinning Their Wheels [...] (SBU) SUMMMARY: With 26 days to go until general elections, the opposition Socialist Party (SP) is stuck in neutral. Lagging behind the ruling Democratic Party (DP) in terms of money and organization, the SP, by its own admission, is consumed with hand-wringing over the ID card process and ot [...] | 2009-06-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA338 | SOME VICTIMS OF COMMUNIST REGIME TO RECEIVE [...] (SBU) On May 28, the GOA published the second of two lists of individuals who were persecuted under the Communist regime and are entitled to compensation from the state. The lists were prepared by the Ministry of Justice and approved by the Council of Ministers and are now in the hands of the [...] | 2009-06-03 12:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL AL |
09TIRANA339 | DP vs. SP - A Tale of Two Strategies [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the campaign period now officially open, the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and opposition Socialist Party have deployed widely differing campaign strategies in order to get to 71 seats - the bare number necessary to secure a majority in the 140 seat parliament. The DP has [...] | 2009-06-04 14:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA342 | How to Finance an "Election Year" Budget [...] A recent IMF report underlines that Albania and Cyprus are expected to be the only countries in Europe that will show positive economic growth for the current year. Despite downgrading Albania's 2009 GDP growth rate to 0.4 percent from 3.5 percent in early January, the IMF still considers the [...] | 2009-06-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA343 | QUIET PROGRESS ON DEMIL DESPITE ELECTION FRENZY; [...] (C) Summary. Despite fears that all progress would be held hostage to the national election frenzy, the Government of Albania (GOA) has recently made significant progress on demilitarization. Most significantly, the GOA has finally allowed commencement of industrial demil at Polican, where t [...] | 2009-06-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS PARM AL |
09TIRANA346 | ALBANIA COULD LOSE OVERFLIGHT FEES [...] (SBU) According to General Electric, a Belgian court has awarded GE some portion of overflight fees Eurocontrol pays to Albania for providing air traffic control for high altitude flights crossing Albanian airspace. Albania receives roughly USD 20 million per year in overflight fees. 2. (S [...] | 2009-06-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAIR PGOV AL |
09TIRANA348 | ALBANIA: 2009 EXPROPRIATION REPORT [...] (U) All four (4) previous claims of United States persons against the Government of Albania (GOA) are considered extinguished. 2. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 1939 c. Claimant and her family left Albania in 1939 when the Italian occupying government allegedly expropriated their home and adjoinin [...] | 2009-06-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV AL |
09TIRANA35 | THE OUTLINES OF PM BERISHA'S ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: With six months to go until the parliamentary elections, the rough outlines of Prime Minister Berisha's electoral strategy are becoming clearer. Berisha's election strategy seems, at least for now, to be focused on three pillars - anti-communism; vast government spending; and sh [...] | 2009-01-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KCOR KJUS AL |
09TIRANA351 | FROM CIVIL SOCIETY TO POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel, several prominent civil society actors are running for MP for the opposition Socialist Party (SP). In separate conversations with two of these activists, both bemoaned the partisan atmosphere, but also seemed to be enjoying their new roles immensely. Both ca [...] | 2009-06-09 11:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA352 | LOOKING TO THE ENDGAME ON ID CARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With nineteen days left until the elections, the ID card process has entered the home stretch. The Interior Ministry has set June 15 as the last day to apply for an ID card - after that date ID card centers will be open for distribution of cards only. With nearly 1.3 million I [...] | 2009-06-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
09TIRANA360 | HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION, ALBANIAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Although the conduct of Albanian elections has shown steady improvement over the years, ODIHR election assessments since 1996 read at times like a how-to guide for flawed and rigged elections. Allegations of vote buying, bribery of electoral commissioners, fraudulent voter IDs, v [...] | 2009-06-12 15:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCRM PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA375 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TOO CLOSE TO CALL [...] (SBU) With only nine days to go until the parliamentary elections, the race remains too close to call. Although the Democratic Party (DP) clearly has the advantage in terms of money and perception of strength, polls continue to show a near dead heat. A Zogby poll released on June 18 gives th [...] | 2009-06-19 17:18:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
09TIRANA408 | ALBANIA'S REMITTANCES [...] (SBU) Albania's economy and its domestic population of about 3.2 million rely on remittances from roughly one million Albanians working abroad. Although remittances have fallen from an estimated 947 million euro in 2007 to 800 million euro in 2008, there are signs the decline is abating and re [...] | 2009-06-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB AL |
09TIRANA409 | ALBANIA'S CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC BUDGET PICTURE [...] (SBU) While both government revenues and remittances from Albanians working abroad continue to drop, there are signs the rate of decline is slowing. According to the Central Bank, tax and customs revenues for the first five months of 2009 were at 94 percent of plan. However, revenue collectio [...] | 2009-06-23 11:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA411 | GOA PLEASED WITH TIER 2 RANKING [...] (SBU) On June 15, Poloff delivered ref A talking points and information to Ilir Melo, Chief of the Americas Desk at the MFA, who was visibly pleased to learn that Albania had been lifted to Tier 2. He expressed his gratitude for this ranking and, recognizing past mistakes by the GOA in dealing [...] | 2009-06-23 14:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL AL |
09TIRANA417 | SUBJECT: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE ELECTIONS? [...] (SBU) Summary: With only three days until the elections, the question of what happens afterwards is being discussed more frequently, and in some cases, with increasing concern. If no one party or coalition wins an outright majority of 71 seats on June 28, they will have two months to try and [...] | 2009-06-26 08:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA440 | DP Declares Victory; Early Lessons from the Election [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At this point it is likely that Sali Berisha's Democratic Party (DP) coalition will emerge as the winner of the June 28. According to unofficial election results, the DP coalition has secured at least 70 seats, making the coalition the largest single coalition, and the Democrat [...] | 2009-07-06 05:14:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL AL |
09TIRANA448 | ELECTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 3, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary election results, giving Sali Berisha's Democratic Party coalition a 71-65 lead over the Socialist Party coalition in terms of seats won. The SP immediately cried foul, saying the CEC has no right to discuss [...] | 2009-07-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA452 | ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE [...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...] | 2009-07-08 06:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA453 | THE CENTER OF POWER ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT [...] (C) Although the outcome of the elections on June 28 are still uncertain and the next government lineup may not come into focus until September, certain leadership styles are likely to reign in the next government regardless of the outcome. And regardless of which party forms the next governm [...] | 2009-07-08 07:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR AL |
09TIRANA474 | SUPREME COURT SETS ANOTHER TRAFFICKER FREE [...] (C) Summary: On May 28, notorious human trafficker Genci Hysa, who was found guilty of human trafficking, had his conviction reversed and was freed from prison by the Supreme Court. The high court claimed that he could not be charged in Albania for crimes he was already acquitted of in Italy, [...] | 2009-07-14 12:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KTIP KCRM PGOV PREL AL IT |
09TIRANA480 | MEICO AND ARMS DEALS IN ALBANIA [...] (C) Summary. Due to its involvement in the Gerdec tragedy and revealed arms scandals, the image of Albania's Military Export-Import Company (MEICO) suffered a significant blow last year. As result, MEICO Director Granit Leka claims that arms sales from Albania have virtually dried up, although [...] | 2009-07-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | PGOV PARM KCOR AL |
09TIRANA50 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (U) An unusually high number of eyes were fixated on TV screens on Tuesday across Albania, expressing both emotion and anticipation as citizens from all walks of life tuned in to watch the inauguration of President Obama. Local stations all aired the ceremony live, and local bars and clubs wer [...] | 2009-01-26 06:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS AL |
09TIRANA511 | INTERNAL SP RUMBLINGS ON EVE OF GATHERING [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, in anticipation of the Central Election Commission (CEC) announcing the results of the last three regions, Tirana, Fier, and Shokdra on July 27, the SP will convene to determine its next steps. Mayor of Tirana and SP Party Chairman Edi Rama told Ambassador that the SP [...] | 2009-07-28 08:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA535 | THE ELECTIONS ARE OVER; WHO IS IN PARLIAMENT NOW? [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, the Central Election Commission (CEC) certified the June 28 parliamentary elections. The Democratic Party (DP) has 70 Members of Parliament, the Socialist Party (SP) 66, and the Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI) four. The DP and LSI will form a governing coal [...] | 2009-08-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA537 | WHAT HAPPENED TO G-99? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA552 | CRIMINALS MAKING THE LAWS IN ALBANIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Despite the relative calm on Election Day, it has very much come to our attention that there is a strong undercurrent of people tied to organized crime that participated and/or were involved in possibly manipulating the June 28 elections. The three major parties, the Democratic Party (DP) [...] | 2009-08-13 13:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA56 | SUPREME COURT RELEASES HUMAN TRAFFICKER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Court recently overturned two suspected traffickers' convictions and a lower court's decision to confiscate their assets, believed to be worth several million euros. The Supreme Court ruled that since the victims were "cohabitating" with their traffickers (the traff [...] | 2009-01-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PHUM KCRM PGOV PREL IT AL |
09TIRANA585 | ECONOMY STILL GROWING, BUT CAUTION IS KEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against all odds, the consensus view among economists is that the Albanian economy will post positive growth for 2009. Although the GOA's projection of 4.8 percent growth for 2009 is almost certainly too high, Ministry of Finance economists privately say that the economy will n [...] | 2009-08-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AL |
09TIRANA598 | SEEKING ORAL STATEMENTS FOR ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA599 | UNGA 64: ALBANIA'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (C) On September 2, Poloff delivered reftel information to Saimir Repishti, Director of the UN Department at the MFA. Repishti thanked us for the information and said most of Albania's UNGA goals meshed with those of the U.S. He then provided us with a general overview of Albanian objectives f [...] | 2009-09-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PGOV AL |
09TIRANA602 | SURPRISE TOP BRASS SHAKEUP: MILITARY CRIES FOUL [...] (U) On September 2, President Topi's office announced several dismissals and appointments in the top ranks of the military. Current commander of Naval Command Captain Kristaq Gerveni was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCHOD),a position that has been vacant since July, when prev [...] | 2009-09-08 05:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM AL |
09TIRANA618 | SP INSIDER: NO END IN SIGHT TO BOYCOTT; DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ben Blushi, Socialist Party MP and member of the SP's ruling body (and prominent critic of SP Chairman Edi Rama),told PolOff on September 11 that Edi Rama will try to sustain the SP's boycott of Parliament until PM Berisha agrees to negotiate with Rama over SP demands. In blast [...] | 2009-09-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PINS AL |
09TIRANA63 | ALBANIAN MILITARY ON EVE OF NATO MEMBERSHIP: [...] (C) Summary. In a recent media interview, CHOD BG Maksim Malaj stated that as NATO membership becomes imminent, the largest challenges for the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) are: first, to increase operational capability and cooperation with Allies; second, to transition to an all-volunteer force [...] | 2009-01-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MASS AL NATO |
09TIRANA633 | POST VISITS NOTORIOUS BURREL PRISON AND NEWER KORCA [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloffs traveled to two high-security, remote prisons in Burrel and Korca recently and had unfettered access to prison grounds and to the prisoners themselves. Overall, prison conditions appear to have improved significantly in recent years. The Directorate of Prisons has made a [...] | 2009-09-22 12:52:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN PREL AL |
09TIRANA634 | DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT: TIRANA RESPONSE [...] Summary: Below is Post's response to ref A request concerning information on the Albanian diaspora. End summary. 2. Albania is a country of approximately 3.6 million comprised of ethnic Albanians (95 per cent),Greeks (3 per cent) and other groups, such as Roma (Gypsies),Serbs, and Macedoni [...] | 2009-09-22 14:35:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG |
09TIRANA637 | ALBANIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: As Albania's new Foreign Minister, Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI) Chairman Ilir Meta will likely contrast sharply both in style and substance with the former FM Lulzim Basha, who now serves as Minister of the Interior. Meta previously served as Prime Minister and FM, an [...] | 2009-09-24 12:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AL |
09TIRANA639 | IMAMI: THE ACCIDENTAL MINISTER? [...] (U) Summary. The announcement of Arben Imami, until now Prime Minister Berisha's chief of staff, as Albania's new Minister of Defense caught even Imami by surprise. Imami is a founding member of the Democratic Party (DP),although he was estranged from the party for a decade and reconciled wit [...] | 2009-09-24 14:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR AL |
09TIRANA646 | Tirana Impressions [...] Tirana Airport Partners, the consortium that won a 20 year concession to manage the Tirana International Airport (TIA),finalized last week stage B of the modernization and expansion of the airport. The 20 million euro stage B investment, which was preceded by a 50 million euro stage A invest [...] | 2009-09-28 05:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN PHUM AL |
09TIRANA667 | MAJOR DEFENSE PROCUREMENT TAKES TROUBLING TURN [...] (C) Summary. A lack of transparency in recent developments concerning the Government of Albania's tender for medium-lift helicopters has caused us concern. After a seemingly successful meeting with Prime Minister Berisha and new Defense Minister Imami on September 16, Sikorsky (who has advocac [...] | 2009-10-06 12:08:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AL |
09TIRANA674 | Tirana Impressions [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide additional political, economic and cultural insight into current developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- What Rama's Boycott Means ------------- [...] | 2009-10-09 13:54:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL |
09TIRANA686 | BERISHA: FLIRTING WITH GREATER ALBANIA? [...] (C) Summary: A series of public comments by Prime Minister Sali Berisha since August about "uniting the Albanian nation" have caused concern throughout the region. While the government assured Post that it had no intention of seeking the territorial unity of Albania and Kosovo, an early Octobe [...] | 2009-10-15 09:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KV AL |
09TIRANA7 | EXPLOSION AT POLICAN HIGHLIGHTS UNRESOLVED [...] (C) Summary. On January 6, an employee of the Polican Mechanical Plant was killed when hit by the accidental explosion of a mortar fuse. Polican is one of two sites (along with the Mjekes Explosives Factory) designated for industrial demilitarization, planned to begin this month. U.S. contrac [...] | 2009-01-08 10:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV MASS AL |
09TIRANA70 | NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): POINT OF [...] (U) The POC for Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) issues at Tirana Embassy post is Political Officer Megan Roberts, email: RobertsMJ2@state.gov. 2. (U) The POC for NPT-related issues with the GOA is MFA Multilateral Director Saimir Repishti. WITHERS [...] | 2009-02-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09TIRANA700 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. Central Bank Taking More Active Role in Economy --------------------------------------------- -- 2. Central Bank Governor Ful [...] | 2009-10-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM PINR AL |
09TIRANA714 | ALBANIA INCSR SUBMISSION FOR 2009 [...] Albania is a transit country for narcotics traffickers moving primarily Afghan heroin from Central Asia to destinations around Western Europe. In 2009, seizures of heroin increased but seizures of marijuana declined. Cannabis continues to be produced in the remote mountain regions of Albania fo [...] | 2009-11-05 05:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR SOCI AL |
09TIRANA717 | AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS SPARK RUSH TO IMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 23 speech at a Tirana conference on the subject of integrity, Ambassador Withers voiced strong support for Prime Minister Berisha's September vow "to demolish the wall of immunity," a reference by Berisha to his long-standing pledge to revoke the broad immunity [...] | 2009-11-05 16:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
09TIRANA719 | Albanian Railways: Going Nowhere Slowly [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sali Berisha's recent statements on the need for a rail connection between Albania and Kosovo as well as Minister of Economy Dritan Prifti's comments to PolOff in support of the privatization of Albania's railroads seem to demonstrate a renewed interest in the coun [...] | 2009-11-06 05:43:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL EINV AL |
09TIRANA722 | CHINESE VISIT ALBANIA [...] (C) On October 29-31, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang visited Tirana and met with Prime Minister Sali Berisha, President Bamir Topi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta, Speaker of Parliament Jozefina Topalli, and participated in economic related events. According to Armand [...] | 2009-11-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH AL |
09TIRANA723 | LONG ELECTORAL PROCESS SLOWING DOWN ANTI-TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an unprecedented flurry of anti-trafficking activity in 2008, in 2009 the GOA's anti-trafficking efforts appear to have come to a standstill, a victim of the entire GOA's preoccupation since April of this year with the June parliamentary elections and subsequent government [...] | 2009-11-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KTIP SMIG SOCI AL |
09TIRANA724 | MORE STRIFE IN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: The latest shakeup in the Albanian Islamic Community (AIC) has resulted in the removal of the AIC's deputy, in a decision that is widely-viewed as illegal and personal. The dismissal appears connected to the former deputy's criticism of the AIC Chairman, but some GOA officials a [...] | 2009-11-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KIRF AL |
09TIRANA727 | (C) DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN ACTIVITIES IN ALBANIA [...] (C) On November 11 DCM delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi. Harxhi agreed fully with U.S. concerns regarding proposed trade and cultural agreements between the governments of Iran and Albania and direct commercial air traffic between Tehran and Tirana. 2. (C) D [...] | 2009-11-10 15:56:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IR AL |
09TIRANA728 | NEW GOVERNMENT INCREASES FOCUS ON DEMIL [...] (SBU) Summary. During his November 11-14 trip to Washington, Defense Minister Imami will share his government's recent impressive accomplishments in demilitarization. Prime Minister Berisha has accelerated the completion date for demilitarization from 2015 to 2013. Although likely unachievab [...] | 2009-11-12 05:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MASS PREL AL |
09TIRANA730 | Embassy Concerns Over Albania's Consideration for MCC [...] (SBU) The November 9 release of the FY2010 Scorecard marked an important milestone for Albania, technically qualifying it as eligible for consideration for Compact Status. Most notable is the fact that for the first time, Albania scored slightly above the median in terms of "Control of Corrup [...] | 2009-11-13 05:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC AL |
09TIRANA74 | GOA CONSIDERING REGIONAL ANTI-TIP FORUM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with Ilir Melo, Chief of the Americas Desk at the MFA, Melo said the GOA is considering initiating a regional platform to address TIP as part of an effort to increase Albania's leadership in the region. Melo said that with Kosovo's independence achieved, t [...] | 2009-02-03 12:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PREL PGOV KWMN ECON AL |
09TIRANA747 | H1N1 - GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES AN "ALMOST" PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Minister of Health Petrit Vasili held a press conference November 19 to declare that Albania is "on the edge of an epidemic spread of the H1N1 virus." He stated that "there is no reason to panic, but citizens should be careful and follow given instructions." Vasili stated that schools w [...] | 2009-11-19 16:27:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI AL |
09TIRANA751 | SP Rally Ends, But Party Vows More to Come [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After nearly 48 hours of fiery speeches, traffic congestion and booming music, the opposition Socialist Party's latest protest rally ended on Sunday afternoon. The rally concluded without incident, free of provocations or violence as some had feared. The demonstration was lar [...] | 2009-11-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM AL |
09TIRANA755 | SUPRISE POLICE SHAKEUP REVEALS AN "UNTOUCHABLE" [...] (C) Summary. After only one week in power, newly appointed General Director of the State Police Hysni Burgaj announced reassignments of almost all regional and functional police directors. Two weeks later, Burgaj made similar staff changes in the Border Police. While the speed of the shakeup [...] | 2009-11-25 07:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KCOR PINS AL |
09TIRANA761 | BERISHA TO SP: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Democratic Party MP close to PM Berisha told PolOff on November 24 that Berisha reacted very negatively to Socialist Party calls for early elections and was now determined to "respond in kind" to the SP's hard line. The MP told PolOff that the GOA would sponsor its own demonstr [...] | 2009-11-25 18:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM AL |
09TIRANA776 | GOA AGREES TO ACCEPT MORE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings with Special Envoy Daniel Fried on December 2, Prime Minister Sali Berisha agreed to accept for resettlement at least three and up to six Guantanamo detainees, provided "they are not ethnic-Uighurs and are not too dangerous." In separate meetings with the Prime [...] | 2009-12-07 15:00:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET//NOFORN | KDRG PREL PTER PINR PREF PGOV AL |
09TIRANA777 | ALBANIA DECLARED MINE FREE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE [...] (U) Albania took advantage of the Cartagena Summit on a Mine Free World to declare completion - one year ahead of schedule - of a nine-year project to clear all landmines from its territory to meet its obligations under Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention banning landmines. Since Albania met is [...] | 2009-12-08 08:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MASS PREL AL |
09TIRANA788 | DOES ALBANIA NEED A NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL? [...] (SBU) Summary: Shortly after the March 2008 Gerdec tragedy, Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced his intention to create a National Security Council (NSC) to "coordinate the work of all agencies involved in security affairs." However, during the year and a half that followed, no action has b [...] | 2009-12-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PINS AL |
09TIRANA790 | GOA HAS REGAINED MOMENTUM ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In two recent meetings with Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)officials, the GOA seems to have regained its momentum on anti-trafficking efforts. Both ministries outlined new initiatives and ideas and the MOI provided a report demonstrating that th [...] | 2009-12-11 13:54:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KTIP SOCI SMIG PREL ELAB AL |
09TIRANA81 | FORMERPRESIDENTS PESSIMISTIC ON THE FUTURE UNDER [...] (C) Summary: uri(ng a February 3 lunch with Ambassador, formerPPresidents Alfred Moisiu and Rexhep Mehdani delivee d a very pessimistic view of Albania's politica future. Both warned strongly that Albania is headed in the wrong direction and declared that PM e risha will do "anything" to sta [...] | 2009-02-05 12:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS KDDEM AL |
09TIRANA812 | BERISHA VS. RAMA: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three weeks of increasingly sharp rhetoric and provocative actions, neither Prime Minister Berisha nor opposition Socialist Party (SP) Chairman Edi Rama appear willing to enter into dialogue with one another or to extend any kind of olive branch in an effort to end the curr [...] | 2009-12-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM PHUM AL |
09TIRANA813 | The GOA's Overly Optimistic 2010 Budget [...] (SBU)Summary: Last month, Parliament approved the 2010 budget. The budget anticipates a growth rate of 6.5 percent (vs 2009 revised budget),revenue growth of 11 percent, a budget deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP and inflation stable at three percent. Even though Albania is one of the few countri [...] | 2009-12-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA814 | IS CHILD LABOR DECREASING? [...] (SBU) Summary: NGO and GOA officials covering child labor have indicated that child labor in the formal economy may be decreasing slightly, but any decreases are likely offset by increases in child labor in the informal economy. Economics and greater awareness seem to explain the potential de [...] | 2009-12-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PREL SCUL SMIG AL |
09TIRANA821 | Tirana Impressions [...] The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. --------------------------------------------- --- ALBANIA'S POLITICAL VOCABULARY: A NATIONAL SHAME ---------------------------------- [...] | 2009-12-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KTIP AL |
09TIRANA827 | TIRANA RESPONSE FOR EUR ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] The following is in response to reftel request and answers are keyed to reftel format. -- Provide details on current women's issues programs which highlight Post's work with civil society, NGOs, local governments, international or regional organizations, and other relevant interlocutors. [...] | 2009-12-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PGOV PHUM XG AL |
09TIRANA87 | LUSTRATION LAW: DON'T COUNT ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the growing number of NGOs, political parties and associations that have filed challenges to the Lustration Law with the Constitutional Court, Post is increasingly seeing strong anecdotal evidence that the Court will not overturn the Law - in part a result of repeated sta [...] | 2009-02-06 13:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA9 | PRESIDENT TOPI: IT'S LONELY AT THE TOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although generally regarded as the most respected political figure in the country, President Topi occupies a precarious and lonely position as President of the Republic. Elected by the Parliament in 2007, Topi sees himself as a defender of the constitution and independent democr [...] | 2009-01-09 07:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM AL |
09TIRANA92 | BERISHA FAMILY LINKED WITH WORLD BANK CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In late-January 2009 the Albanian parliament and press began accusing the Government of Albania (GOA),and specifically Prime Minister Sali Berisha's son-in-law, Jamarber Malltezi, of misusing World Bank (WB) project funds for personal interest. The WB halted the project and i [...] | 2009-02-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV PGOV AL |
09TIRANA96 | INDICTMENTS ISSUED IN GERDEC SCANDAL [...] (C) Summary. On February 11 the Prosecutor General issued at least eleven indictments in connection with the Gerdec tragedy, including against Former Defense Minister Mediu and Former Chief of Defense Luan Hoxha. The accused are charged with abuse of office and will not be detained pending th [...] | 2009-02-11 16:14:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM KCOR KCRM KJUS ASEC AL |
09TOKYO1005 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO101 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PREL PGOV JA LE |
09TOKYO1013 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1021 | JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST ITS AILING AIRLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its "Support Package to Strengthen the Foundation of the Airline Industry" April 10, a set of initiatives to assist Japan's struggling airline sector. The support package does not require Diet approval [...] | 2009-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EIND ETRD WTRO EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1025 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 12:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1035 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1036 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1047 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 00:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1059 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO106 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1061 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1069 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1076 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1080 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 22:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1081 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1082 | RESIGNATION OF DPJ LEADER ICHIRO OZAWA [...] (C) Summary: DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa resigned from the party presidency on May 11, succumbing to a combination of sinking polls, criticism from within his own party, continuing press scrutiny over his role in a political funds scandal, and the realization that he had become a liability in the [...] | 2009-05-13 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1084 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1090 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1091 | JAPAN POST: NEW PRODUCTS NECESSARY FOR IPO, SAYS [...] (C) For the initial public offerings of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance to be successful, the postal financial entities should be permitted to issue new products, Postal Services Privatization Committee (PSPC) Chairman Naoki Tanaka told emboffs May 13. Tanaka said he understands some [...] | 2009-05-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1093 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 07:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1097 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/09 [...] Aiming at a fraternal society based on the independence and dignity of individuals; compiling budgets under the leadership of lawmakers; reforming the civil servant system, including a total ban on amakudari (the practice of senior bureaucrats landing postretirement jobs at entities related to [...] | 2009-05-15 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1104 | FIRST MOFA OFFICIAL DEPARTS FOR CHAGHCHARAN, THREE [...] (SBU) The first MOFA official to be seconded to the Lithuanian PRT in Chaghcharan departed Japan for Afghanistan 14 May, according to MOFA National Security Division Deputy Director Takatoshi Mori. Jiro Kanzawa, who until recently was assigned to the Foreign Minister's Secretariat, is an Arab [...] | 2009-05-15 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AID PGOV PINR AF JA |
09TOKYO1106 | OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS INDICT JAPAN POST CEO [...] (U) Twelve Diet members from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),the People's New Party (PNP),and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) submitted a third-party criminal indictment of Japan Post Holdings CEO Yoshifumi Nishikawa to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office May 15, a [...] | 2009-05-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1108 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-17 22:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1109 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO111 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1120 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1124 | NEW DPJ PRESIDENT HATOYAMA KEEPS OZAWA IN KEY ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Yukio Hatoyama's election as party President over Katsuya Okada on May 16 and his appointment of outgoing President Ichiro Ozawa to a senior position signals a continuation in the status quo for the opposition DPJ, according to Embassy contacts, and should result in few changes i [...] | 2009-05-18 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1126 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1133 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1141 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 00:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1147 | USAF CHIEF OF STAFF'S MAY 13 CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Accompanied by the Charge and U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) Commander Edward Rice, visiting U.S. Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz called on Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on May 12. Gen Schwartz expressed appreciation for all of Japan's contribution to Iraq and Afghanistan. [...] | 2009-05-20 04:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO1151 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 22:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1154 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1158 | GOJ REPORTS UAE PREFERENCES FOR NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C//NF) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division Deputy Director Junichi Yokota commented on the UAE's selection of three international consortia to bid on its upcoming nuclear plant tender during a May 18 meeting with Emboffs (to be reported sept [...] | 2009-05-21 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG TRGY NRR PUNE KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE JA |
09TOKYO1160 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1162 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP JA |
09TOKYO1163 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG [...] (C) Begin text of Scenesetter: Mr. Deputy Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan will continue to be a close friend and partner, but our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challeng [...] | 2009-05-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP JA |
09TOKYO1165 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 00:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1170 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1177 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO118 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1184 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1185 | JAPAN, THE U.S., AND TIP: AT A TIPPING POINT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following an unprecedented multi-year, multi-agency effort to meet TVPA (Trafficking Victims Protection Act) minimum standards, the Government of Japan has indicated at a high level that it is considering no longer cooperating with the United States in providing information for th [...] | 2009-05-26 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1190 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 00:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1198 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1199 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1204 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1207 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1214 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1217 | UNION DELIVERS MESSAGE ON U.S. LABOR LEGISLATION [...] Tomoyasu Kato, President of the All NTT Workers Union of Japan, delivered the following letter and resolution regarding the Employee Free Choice Act to the Embassy May 28. Kato, who is also Vice President of the Japan Trade Union Confederation (RENGO),said he delivered the message in his ca [...] | 2009-05-29 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV JA |
09TOKYO122 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1224 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/09 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's weekend schedule (Nikkei) North Korea problem: 4. U.S. high-level delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg starts 4-nation tour of Japan, ROK, China and Russia, focusing on North Korea issues (Yomiuri) 5. Large U.S. delegat [...] | 2009-06-01 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1228 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1230 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/09 [...] He said: "Let us take on the big challenge posed by various issues with Democratic governments both in Japan and the United States," calling for strengthening bilateral relations while also indicating a strong motivation toward a change of government. On the North Korea issue, Hatoyama pointe [...] | 2009-06-02 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1234 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/09 [...] While they were unable to narrow their gaps on such key issues as the consumption tax hike and global warming prevention measures, this meeting gave hints to each side's thinking on the next House of Representatives election. The first policy consultation between the DPJ and Nippon Keidanren [...] | 2009-06-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1239 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1244 | JAPAN'S PACIFIC ISLANDS SUMMIT: ENVIRONMENT, [...] (C) Japan hosted the fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 5) in Hokkaido May 22-23. The tri-annual summit meeting between Japan and the members of the Pacific Islands Forum was divided into three sessions focused on climate change, human security and expanding people-to-people exchang [...] | 2009-06-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1245 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1250 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1252 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1255 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1261 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary - Meeting June 2 with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Board of Governors discussed the possible economic policies of a DPJ-led government, Japan's economic situation, including how the current global recession has affected J [...] | 2009-06-05 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1270 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-07 22:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1274 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO128 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 04:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1281 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1284 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1289 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1294 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 00:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1297 | SUDAN CONFERENCE: JAPANESE REPRESENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 04:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SU JA |
09TOKYO13 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1301 | CANADIAN DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER FONBERG'S TOKYO [...] (C) Canadian Deputy Minister of National Defense Robert Fonberg visited Tokyo from 1-3 June for talks with senior Japanese government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD). Embassy of Canada Political Counselor Karen MacArthur told Poloff that Fon [...] | 2009-06-10 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1304 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 22:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1306 | JAPAN'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GIVES MORE TO S&T [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOJ's FY09 supplemental budget includes an additional JPY 1.35 trillion ($13.5 billion) for science and technology. The majority of these funds will go to the Ministries of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and He [...] | 2009-06-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO TRGY TNGD TSPA EAGR ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1311 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1315 | JAPAN AGREES: INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT IS NOT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper 11 June to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maritime Security Policy Division Director Michio Harada and National Security Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Shingo Miyamoto. "We agree that this is not the right direction," Miyamoto said, and emphasized [...] | 2009-06-11 05:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL JA |
09TOKYO1317 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1324 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1328 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1329 | INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER RESIGNS OVER POSTAL ROW [...] (C) Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kunio Hatoyama resigned June 12 after learning PM Aso would reappoint Yoshifumi Nishikawa as Japan Post Holdings (JPH) CEO despite Hatoyama's objections. Hatoyama has been a public critic of Nishikawa and JPH's attempt to sell off assets unr [...] | 2009-06-12 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1341 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1347 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1349 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO135 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1353 | FCC COMMISSIONER ADELSTEIN DISCUSSES BROADBAND, DIGITAL TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's focus since 2000 on infrastructure expansion as a national priority has yielded good results, with nearly all Japanese households now having access to broadband Internet, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Vice Minister Akira Terasaki told FCC Commissi [...] | 2009-06-16 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1357 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 21:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1361 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 02:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1367 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 21:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1368 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1373 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Begin text of Scenesetter: Ms. Under Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan is a close friend and partner. In spite of this, our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challenges. [...] | 2009-06-18 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL OVIP JA |
09TOKYO1375 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1379 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO139 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1//09 [...] Overcome the financial crisis (78.7 PERCENT ) 2. Favorable impact on the Japanese economy (48.0 PERCENT ) 3. Environmental policy (37.3 PERCENT ) 4. North Korea problem (34.0 PERCENT ) 4. Middle East stabilization (22.7 PERCENT ) These issues should be undertaken by the Japanese governme [...] | 2009-01-23 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1395 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1397 | DIET APPROVES BILL AMENDING COPYRIGHT LAW [...] Japan's Diet approved legislation amending the Copyright Law June 12. The revised law goes into effect January 1, 2010 and addresses piracy issues and the use of digital content as well as facilitates information access for the handicapped. Illegal downloading ------------------- 2. T [...] | 2009-06-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1400 | SETTING NEW FISCAL CONSOLIDATION TARGETS [...] (SBU) The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) has released its draft basic policy framework for 2009. Known as the honebuto ("big-boned" or "robust"),the policy framework is meant to place this year's policy priorities in a medium-term context. The 2009 honebuto makes clear that the [...] | 2009-06-22 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1401 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1405 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 21:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1406 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 00:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1411 | NISSAN DISCUSSES U.S. AND GLOBAL AUTO INDUSTRY, [...] (SBU) Nissan Senior VP for External and Government Affairs Hitoshi Kawaguchi and International Affairs General Manager Takehiro Kasai met June 10 with EMIN and FCS Minister Counselor, the first such meeting between senior Nissan personnel and emboffs in a number of years. Kawaguchi opened st [...] | 2009-06-23 04:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA |
09TOKYO1414 | JAPAN PREPARING SPECIAL MEASURES BILL ON DPRK [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government is preparing a special measures bill that would authorize Japan to inspect cargo on DPRK ships beyond the limits of Japan's territorial waters. The government plans to submit the bill to the Diet in the current session, which ends 28 July. Key aspects of [...] | 2009-06-23 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER |
09TOKYO1415 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1420 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 00:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1424 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1427 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 00:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1434 | ENDING THE CAMBODIAN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL DEADLOCK: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings May 14-15 with senior officials of MOFA's First Southeast Asia Department, as well as with a Japanese judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC),S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson suggested a possible solution to the logjam in negotiations [...] | 2009-06-25 06:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PGOV PINS PREL JA |
09TOKYO1436 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1437 | ASO IGNORES CALLS TO STEP DOWN; NO WORD ON [...] (C) Summary: Rapidly falling popularity ratings, a string of local electoral defeats, internal party discord over the resignation of Communications Minister Kunio Hatoyama, a lackluster performance in a head-to-head debate with the opposition leader, and a growing dearth of justifications for [...] | 2009-06-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1441 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 00:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1445 | POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BLAIR ENGAGES JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing declining mail volume and decreased revenues, Japan Post Service needs to consider new ways to generate income, Japanese government officials told U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Dan Blair in meetings in Tokyo June 10-12. As it proceeds with the privatization [...] | 2009-06-26 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINT PGOV ECON BEXP JA |
09TOKYO1448 | DPRK CARGO INSPECTION: JAPAN COAST GUARD TO LEAD [...] (C) The draft special measures bill authorizing Japan to inspect DPRK ship cargo (reftel) identifies the Japan Coast Guard as the lead operational agency, according to Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Takamizawa. The Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) will sup [...] | 2009-06-26 04:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER |
09TOKYO1452 | MEETINGS BETWEEN USG AND JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A delegation from Washington comprised of representatives from the Department of State and the Terrorist Screening Center, supported by Embassy Tokyo, met with Japanese government officials in Tokyo on June 4 and 5 to discuss a possible agreement related to the sharing of terrori [...] | 2009-06-26 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS CMGT ASEC PTER PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1453 | JAPANESE UNIONS REITERATE SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] Japan Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) President Tsuyoshi Takagi sent the following letter to the CDA in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. Takagi's letter follows a visit by Tomoyasu Kato, President of the All NTT Workers Union of Japan and an executive member of the Union Network In [...] | 2009-06-26 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1454 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1455 | JAPAN AIRLINES TO RECEIVE LOANS UNDER INDUSTRIAL [...] (U) Summary: Japanese press reports the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and three other financial institutions will provide Japan Airlines (JAL) a 100 billion yen (approximately $1 billion) loan facility under a GOJ program to assist companies adversely affected by the economic downturn (ref) [...] | 2009-06-26 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ELTN ETRD WRTO JA |
09TOKYO1456 | U.S. AUTOMAKERS NOTE CHALLENGES IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Members of the American Chamber of Commerce of Japan's Automotive Committee, representing GM, Ford, and Chrysler, told the country team during the monthly meeting with the ACCJ Board of Governors that they face several non-tariff imports of U.S. manufactured vehicles. Particular probl [...] | 2009-06-28 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1458 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO146 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PETR EFIN PREL PGOV JA PK |
09TOKYO1463 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1467 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1474 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1485 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1488 | JAPAN: RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 02:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM JA KN |
09TOKYO15 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO150 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1501 | PRC HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER: OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CHINA"S [...] (C) Chinese lawyer Feng, Zhenghu, the first Shanghai signer of Charter '08, met with Embassy Tokyo in late June. Feng has tried three times to return to China from Japan but has been turned around and sent back to Japan each time. Feng says he believes the initial decision not to allow him to [...] | 2009-07-01 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | CH JA PGOV PHUM |
09TOKYO1502 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1505 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1507 | CARGO INSPECTION LAW: CABINET SUBMISSION SLATED [...] (C) The Japanese government will submit a special measures bill authorizing Japan to interdict and inspect DPRK ship cargo (reftel) to the Cabinet for formal approval "early next week," Director General for International Peace Cooperation Headquarters in the Cabinet Office Takata told Charge an [...] | 2009-07-02 03:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER |
09TOKYO151 | JAPAN: MOFA ON BURMA AND DFM SASAE,S RECENT TRIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington and Tokyo &differ in process" regarding Burma "but share the same goals: democracy and rule of law,8 MOFA,s First Southeast Asia Director recently told Embassy Tokyo. During a briefing on Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae,s recent visit to Burma, our interlocutor explain [...] | 2009-01-23 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM JA |
09TOKYO1518 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1524 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 00:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1532 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1536 | ASO WEAKENED FURTHER BY INDECISION ON CABINET, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Aso's decision July 1 to make just two minor adjustments to his Cabinet and leave other portfolios and party executive positions unchanged has touched off a new round of criticism over his inability to exercise decisive leadership. Media reports cite his failure [...] | 2009-07-06 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1539 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 00:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1543 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1548 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1549 | U.S.-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IT SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Japanese officials seek continuing close coordination with the USG to engage China at the highest levels to express concerns over China's proposed new information security and content filtering regimes. Senior Japanese officials have raised the information security testing regime [...] | 2009-07-08 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EINT ETRD TINT PGOV JA CH |
09TOKYO1558 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 21:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO157 | EMINENT PERSONS' GROUP SUGGESTS A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: An eminent persons' study group organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will report to Foreign Minister Nakasone January 23 on its work regarding a new economic dialogue between the U.S. and Japan. MOFA officials called in econoffs to say the group recommends the [...] | 2009-01-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR SENV EFIN PGOV EINV JA |
09TOKYO1572 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 02:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1577 | ASO AND THE LDP: STRUGGLING FOR MOMENTUM BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: After a series of poor ruling party showings in local elections, Prime Minister Aso and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) may face another loss in July 12th's Tokyo city assembly election. A loss in this contest-seen by many as a bellwether of the public's mood-may intensify ef [...] | 2009-07-10 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1578 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/09 [...] Return of facilities and sites south of Kadena Air Base (KAB),other issues The road map for the implementation of U.S. Forces Japan realignment agreed upon by Japan and the U.S. is rated highly for contributing to the reduction of the burden imposed by the bases on Okinawa. Special consider [...] | 2009-07-12 21:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1581 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1586 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1587 | POSITIVE REACTION TO, FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ABOUT [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche July 10 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kotaru Otsuki and to MOFA Arms Control and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu. 2. Umetsu said that MOFA sees the agreement as an important step in enha [...] | 2009-07-13 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RS JA |
09TOKYO1588 | JAPANESE DIET DISSOLUTION: PRIME MINISTER ASO [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party of Japan won a decisive victory in the July 12th Tokyo city assembly elections, a bellwether of the public's mood in the weeks ahead of a required general election. PM Aso, according to media reports, has decided to dissolve the Diet on July 21st [...] | 2009-07-13 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1589 | U.S.-JAPAN WORKSHOP PROMOTES COLLABORATION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Tokyo, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and others hosted a workshop July 8 to promote better U.S.-Japan collaboration in cancer clinical trials. Nearly one hundred participants from academia, industry, government, and the media discussed how to strengthen capaciti [...] | 2009-07-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PGOV SOCI CASC JA |
09TOKYO1594 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1595 | DPJ TO TAKE SOFTER LINE ON ALLIANCE ISSUES? [...] (C) The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) may be taking a softer line on U.S.-Japan Alliance matters, according to recent statements in Japanese media reports. In its October 2008 party manifesto, the DPJ called for a "drastic review" of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). With a [...] | 2009-07-14 04:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1599 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 22:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1601 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 00:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1604 | JAPAN ON PIRACY CONTACT GROUP MEMBERSHIP [...] Embass Tokyo delivered reftel non-paper 7 July to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maritime Security Policy Division Director Michio Harada and National Security Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Shingo Miyamoto. Japan agrees, in principle, with opening participation in Contact Group on Pir [...] | 2009-07-15 04:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL JA |
09TOKYO1607 | JAPAN REVISES ORGAN TRANSPLANT LAW [...] The GOJ amended the National Organ Transplant Law of 1997 for the first time July 13, making in-country organ donations easier. The amended law, which passed the Diet's Upper House by a vote of 138 to 82, recognizes brain dead persons as legally deceased and abolishes the age limit for organ d [...] | 2009-07-15 06:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AEMED SOCI PGOV JA |
09TOKYO161 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1614 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 21:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1620 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/09 [...] The authorized number of special advisors is up to three. However, Hamada will only appoint Morimoto. The special advisor attends meetings of a defense council (chaired by the defense minister) to be established anew as a non-permanent staff serving the minister to ensure political leadershi [...] | 2009-07-16 05:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1625 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 21:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1629 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 03:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1632 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 21:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1638 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1644 | A/S CAMPBELL MEETS DPJ SECRETARY GENERAL OKADA [...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada told EAP A/S Kurt Campbell July 17 that, in the event of an opposition victory in the next election, his party will need a strong relationship with the United States to remain in power. That said, the DPJ will need to address issues [...] | 2009-07-21 05:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1646 | JAPAN CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES-PROTEST MEETING [...] Representatives from the NGO "Japan Campaign to Ban Landmines" (JCBL) visited the embassy July 16 to request the U.S. accede to the Mine Ban Treaty. The JCBL presented 1,500 butterfly-shaped cards from Osaka residents calling on the U.S. to join the treaty. Embassy representative advised that [...] | 2009-07-21 06:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR JA PGOV |
09TOKYO1649 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 21:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1651 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 00:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1659 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 07:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1664 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1671 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1673 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 00:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1676 | MOVING FROM 3 TO 2 NUCLEAR PRINCIPLES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: The recent disclosure of a "secret" agreement between the United States and Japan dating from the 1960s has caused a media and political stir on the continued relevance of Japan's "Three Non-nuclear Principles." Former Vice Foreign Minister Ryohei Murata, who served as VFM from [...] | 2009-07-24 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA MNUC PREL |
09TOKYO1677 | GREENPEACE'S WHALE BACON THEFT [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: While investigating allegations that Japan's "scientific whaling" was a cover for commercial whaling activities Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki seized a box of whalemeat (labeled as "cardboard") on May 15, 2008, held a press conference to release their findi [...] | 2009-07-24 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ECON EFIS PGOV PHSA PHUM JA |
09TOKYO168 | DG SAIKI ON CHINA, KOREAN PENINSULA ISSUES [...] (C) MOFA Asia DG Saiki told Charge January 26 that his government welcomes the Obama Administration's emerging Asia lineup, as well as some of the recent high-level statements on Japan and the U.S.-Japan relationship. Saiki looks forward to the opportunity to meet with his new counterpart to [...] | 2009-01-26 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA |
09TOKYO1681 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: During a July 17 meeting, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell told Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone that a strong, robust partnership with Japan was essential to meet the geopolitical challenges in East Asia. Secretary Clinton highly values the conversations she has had with t [...] | 2009-07-24 06:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA KN |
09TOKYO1683 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (S) Summary: Over a 17 July lunch, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho engaged on Russian interests in Asia, discussed greater Indian involvement in East Asia, and reviewed China-Taiwan relations. End [...] | 2009-07-24 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1685 | READOUT OF A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH MOFA DG [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP Assistant Secretary Campbell discussed challenges in dealing with China during his July 17 meeting with Foreign Ministry Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director General Akitaka Saiki. A/S Campbell and DG Saiki noted progress in their countries' respective relations with China, b [...] | 2009-07-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH JA |
09TOKYO1686 | HISTORIC LOWER HOUSE ELECTION SET FOR AUGUST 30 [...] (C) Summary: With the July 21 Diet dissolution, the stage has been set for Japan's first general election since September 2005. Although campaigning is to begin on August 18, most politicians in the House of Representatives have already started to make preparations for the historic race on [...] | 2009-07-24 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1689 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-26 21:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1693 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 00:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1706 | DPJ ADVISOR DISCUSSES PARTY'S FOREIGN AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The DPJ wants to work closely with the U.S. and resolve any differences through dialogue, DPJ Policy Affairs Chief Kiyoshi Sugawa told Embassy Tokyo July 27. Sugawa came to the Embassy to deliver and discuss the DPJ's Policy Index 2009, a 60-page document outlining the Party's pos [...] | 2009-07-27 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1711 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 00:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1714 | JAPAN RE=ORGANIZES FOREIGN AID POLICY BUREAU [...] Summary: USAID Counselor paid introductory courtesy calls the week of July 20 on the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, including Masato Kitera, Director General for International Cooperation, Akira Yamada, and newly-arrived Kazuo Sunaga, [...] | 2009-07-28 04:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1722 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1725 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 00:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1729 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1730 | APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials and U.S and Japanese [...] | 2009-07-29 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV PREL APECO JA |
09TOKYO1731 | DPJ BACKTRACKING ON SUPPORT FOR OEF REFUELING [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will end Japan's refueling support to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) if it takes the reins of government in the August 30 election, according to July 29 Japanese press reports. Media quote DPJ President Hatoyama as saying that if the party win [...] | 2009-07-29 07:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1733 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO174 | LAYOFFS GENERATE HEADLINES, LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Company layoffs in Japan have become a staple of recent daily newspaper and television reporting despite relatively low unemployment numbers, especially in comparison with other parts of the world. Expectations the markets will continue to deteriorate, a perception vulnerable groups bear [...] | 2009-01-26 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1742 | THE DPJ ELECTION MANIFESTO: POTENTIAL NEW JAPANESE MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) released its election "manifesto" (platform) on July 27 intend to highlight the party's efforts to reform and revitalize the Japanese economy and its social safety net. The 55-point election manifesto includes no new economic or social safety [...] | 2009-07-30 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1744 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 21:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1745 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO175 | JAPAN AIRLINES DISCUSSES CURRENT CIVAIR MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan Airlines (JAL) is coping with the decrease in business travelers by focusing more on the market for leisure travel and maintaining its strategy of flying smaller aircraft with larger load factors, according to a JAL executive. The JAL Vice President for International Affai [...] | 2009-01-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1753 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1755 | POLICY ENTERS THE JAPANESE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Japan's major political parties released their campaign platforms this week, directing voter attention to the issues that will decide next month's general election of the Diet's lower house. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will run under the mantra of "regime change [...] | 2009-08-02 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1759 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 00:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1764 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATES ON INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection: -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? The Immigration Bureau tracks entries and exits for all travelers, both foreign and Japanese, on a nationwide computerized database. The system [...] | 2009-08-03 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS |
09TOKYO1769 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1774 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 00:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1776 | PANEL REPORT FORWARD-LEANING ON JAPAN'S DEFENSE [...] (C) A civilian expert panel charged with providing an independent assessment of Japan's defense and security capabilities will submit its final report to the Prime Minister's Office on August 4. The report is to be briefed immediately to the Cabinet Security Council and incorporated subseque [...] | 2009-08-04 03:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO1786 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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