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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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05RANGOON507 | SPDC TO SHAN SECESSIONIST: SEE YOU IN COURT, BUDDY! [...] (C) Summary: Embassy sources say that the GOB has lodged a case against the exile leaders of the self-proclaimed Federated Shan States. The GOB will likely confiscate any property the exiles hold in Burma, revoke their citizenship, and ultimately sentence them to death, although in this case [...] | 2005-05-02 07:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINS BM |
05RANGOON518 | BURMESE GOVERNMENT ANGLING TO (RE-)MONOPOLIZE THE [...] (C) Summary: There is mounting circumstantial evidence that the GOB is seeking to assert full control over Burma's still developing Internet and IT sectors. Declining fortunes of the country's once high-flying private Internet service provider, rumors of expanded influence and aspirations of t [...] | 2005-05-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM |
05RANGOON542 | DEADLY EXPLOSIONS ROCK RANGOON [...] (U) Summary: On the afternoon of Saturday May 7, three nearly simultaneous explosions at two busy shopping centers and an official trade fair in downtown Rangoon reportedly killed and injured dozens. GOB military and police units immediately secured the explosion locations, beefed up their pr [...] | 2005-05-07 14:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC CASC BM |
05RANGOON549 | RANGOON TRIPLE BOMBINGS: MAY 9 SITREP [...] (C) Summary: Two days following the May 7 triple bombing, Rangoon is quiet, but city residents are in a state of shock over the carefully coordinated explosions that targeted crowded areas frequented by affluent Burmese as well as by foreign residents. The GOB has not altered its casualty fi [...] | 2005-05-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CASC BM |
05RANGOON57 | LEADING GOVERNMENT FIGURES: BURMA [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, included are the names, titles, and best available phone numbers for top leaders in the Burmese ruling junta -- the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) -- and the Foreign Ministry. Name of Country: Union of Burma Date: 1/13/2005 A) Head of Government Name [...] | 2005-01-13 07:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BM |
05RANGOON573 | BOMBINGS: REGIME REACTION SURREAL BUT PREDICTABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime is treating the shocking May 7 triple bombings as a non-event; there are few signs of enhanced security and control of information has been heavy-handed. Over 90 wounded victims remain hospitalized and the death toll has reportedly approached 30 persons, altho [...] | 2005-05-12 11:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC CASC ECON BM |
05RANGOON58 | BURMA: VICIOUS CYCLE OF ECONOMIC DESPONDENCY [...] (C) Summary: One year after the GOB allowed most private banks to resume operations, the banking situation has improved little. Stringent regulations cap deposits at unreasonably low levels, Burma's chilly economic situation has dried up demand for loans, and the GOB still refuses to implemen [...] | 2005-01-13 08:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV BM |
05RANGOON590 | BOMBINGS: GOB BLAMES "SUPERPOWER NATION" (UNITED [...] (C) Summary: The GOB, in a bizarre May 15 press conference that attempted to connect an array of alleged anti-Government conspiracy plots, concluded "it is crystal clear" that "a world famous organization" (read: the CIA) trained and supported the perpetrators behind the May 7 triple bombing. [...] | 2005-05-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC CASC BM |
05RANGOON599 | THE GENERALS' FAIRY TALE BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Burma's new fiscal year budget tells a tale of reduced budget deficits due to spending cuts and strong revenue growth by Burma's state-owned firms. Unfortunately, this same tale is told every year, with the ending inevitably changed by supplementary appropriations and inaccurate [...] | 2005-05-18 11:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV BM |
05RANGOON60 | NLD: "WE HAVE LOST CONTACT WITH ASSK" [...] (C) Summary: As a result of the regime's increasing restrictions on Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD party leaders report they now have "absolutely no contact" with the detained democracy leader. Nothing would indicate ASSK is facing imminent danger. However, the NLD's information is troubling in that [...] | 2005-01-13 09:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM NLD ASSK |
05RANGOON62 | BURMA: IMPLICATIONS OF OPERATION WARLORD [...] (SBU) Summary: Imminent U.S. Attorney indictments of UWSA leaders, seven of which are scheduled to be unsealed in New York on January 24, are the product of a DEA-led law enforcement investigation ("Operation Warlord") that will disrupt drug activities of key traffickers and producers. Unseali [...] | 2005-01-14 07:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PINS ASEC BM |
05RANGOON639 | BURMA: SHIFTING ALLIANCES AMONG SHAN ARMIES [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime has successfully pressured elements of ethnic cease-fire groups in Shan State to surrender their weapons. These groups comprise former rebels seeking autonomy or independence from Rangoon who were allowed to retain their arms as part of an agreement to give up [...] | 2005-05-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS BM |
05RANGOON646 | BURMA: NLD PLANS NEW PETITION DRIVE [...] (C) On May 26 NLD Chairman U Aung Shwe and Secretary U Lwin requested a meeting with P/E chief and poloff to inform the Embassy that the party plans to launch a petition drive on May 27, coinciding with an NLD 15th anniversary commemoration of the 1990 legislative election. The new petition d [...] | 2005-05-26 09:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM BM NLD |
05RANGOON682 | BURMA: REAL POLITICAL REFORM NEEDS A STRONG, [...] (C) Summary: Burma's lack of a strong independent civil society and progressive middle class are fundamental obstacles to the ultimate success of any democracy movement. The SPDC's patronage system and a lack of good education opportunities make it difficult for the business community to devel [...] | 2005-06-07 04:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON EAID KDEM BM |
05RANGOON688 | A BANNER YEAR FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN BURMA? [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite no improvement to Burma's investment climate, approved FDI last year increased by the largest amount in five years. The new apparent mini-boom is largely due to Chinese interest in Burma's questionable onshore oil and gas reserves, though new Thai and Japanese investmen [...] | 2005-06-08 02:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV BM |
05RANGOON692 | BURMA'S RELENTLESS CRACKDOWN CONTINUES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Events in past weeks demonstrate that the GOB's appetite for pursuing pro-democracy opponents has not abated. Detentions, interrogations, harsh jail sentences, intimidation, and even a custodial death litter the landscape. End Summary. 2. (C) Aung Hlaing Win, a youth member o [...] | 2005-06-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD |
05RANGOON729 | BURMA: FIVE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS RECEIVE LIFE [...] (C) Summary: Five political activists were sentenced to life imprisonment on June 13. They were among a group of six activists arrested in December and included four former members of the National League for Democracy (NLD). The NLD leadership had previously suspended the four and expressed [...] | 2005-06-16 10:47:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD |
05RANGOON730 | BURMA: TRAVEL RESTRICTED FOR NGOS AND UN [...] (SBU) Summary: Since three bombs rocked Rangoon in early May, the GOB has made it clear to INGOs and UN agencies that free travel of expats is a thing of the past. Though there is nothing in writing, and the new policy is not being consistently applied, the Minister of Health briefed NGO work [...] | 2005-06-16 10:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PGOV BM NGO |
05RANGOON739 | BURMA: NLD FAITHFUL TURN OUT FOR ASSK'S 60TH [...] Summary: An estimated 700 persons attended the function sponsored by the National League for Democracy (NLD) to honor the 60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Although there was a heavy security presence on the street outside NLD headquarters, the event passed peacefully. A few embassies [...] | 2005-06-20 08:51:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD ASSK |
05RANGOON749 | BURMA: UNHCR AND WORLD VISION ASKED TO CURTAIL [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Burma to curtail its activities on the eastern border with Thailand. UNHCR is not sure why. The Minister of Home Affairs (MOHA) told UNHCR that in the future the Ministry of Progress of Border Areas a [...] | 2005-06-21 09:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BM NGO |
05RANGOON76 | BURMA'S IT SECTOR LOSES ITS CHAMPION [...] (C) Summary: Since former PM, and IT champion, Khin Nyunt was ousted in October 2004, the computer industry has faced a rapid decline in government support. It is also coming to terms with the reality of Burma's human resources shortcomings. The situation is in flux at the moment, but ultima [...] | 2005-01-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM |
05RANGOON763 | SPDC GETS SERIOUS ABOUT A NEW CAPITAL [...] (C) Summary: Amidst a swirl of rumors, evidence is emerging that the SPDC truly plans to move at least some portion of the government 250 miles northward to Pyinmana. The GOB has not publicized the decision or the alleged order that will have several ministries on the move by July 1st. Similar [...] | 2005-06-28 07:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MCAP BM |
05RANGOON794 | GOB DECRIES SECURITY COUNCIL EFFORT [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called us in on July 6th to complain about the USG raising Burma at the UN Security Council on June 24th (ref A). An account of the Security Council intervention appeared in the embassy's "American News and Views" publication, produced daily by the Public Affair [...] | 2005-07-06 09:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BM UNSC |
05RANGOON799 | BURMA: NLD VERIFIES POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6 the GOB implemented another prisoner release. National League for Democracy (NLD) sources say up to 410 prisoners were released from 11 prisons around the country. The NLD has reported 260 political prisoners among the released, though we can verify only 114 names. [...] | 2005-07-07 10:04:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD |
05RANGOON820 | NLD DECLARATION CALLS FOR ASSK RELEASE, DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) On July 5 the Embassy received a request from the National League for Democracy to deliver to U.S. Congressional leaders a declaration signed by 114 Members-elect of Parliament calling for the unconditional release of all democracy activists (including Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo); a m [...] | 2005-07-12 11:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM ASSK NLD |
05RANGOON825 | BURMA HOLDS IT CARDS ON ASEAN CHAIR ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: According to senior GOB officials, Burma will not announce a decision on the 2006 ASEAN chair issue in Vientiane and will approach the annual ASEAN meetings with an "ambiguous" position, apparently intent to keep open its options and kick the can further down the road until at lea [...] | 2005-07-13 10:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BM |
05RANGOON835 | BURMA: NLD BASHING - THE BEAT GOES ON [...] SUMMARY: Since the release of over 300 political prisoners on July 6, the GOB has detained at least 12 new political prisoners. Details of a few detentions in the first two weeks of July follow. Several were detained under a law restricting the movements of criminals. Discouraging political [...] | 2005-07-15 05:51:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD |
05RANGOON861 | GOB OFFICIAL: FREEDOM FOR ASSK "INEVITABLE" [...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official told Emboffs it is "inevitable" that the SPDC generals will release ASSK in order to include her in the national reconciliation process and achieve a durable solution to the country's political crisis. However, while the official's observations are logical, [...] | 2005-07-25 06:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM ASSK |
05RANGOON862 | BURMA: FORMER PM KHIN NYUNT RECEIVES SUSPENDED [...] (S) A reliable Embassy source, a lawyer with close ties to former Military Intelligence officials, said on July 25 that the secret trial of former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is over. The General, ousted in October 2004, was apparently sentenced to 44 years imprisonment under eight different cr [...] | 2005-07-25 11:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PHUM BM |
05RANGOON87 | A RARE GLIMPSE INTO BURMA'S NAGA REGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Burma's Naga region, abutting the Indian border some 350 miles NW of Mandalay, is quiet but edgy, with "three governments--the underground, the Indian underground, and the Government" all exploiting villagers' resources, according to a Naga leader. Traditional opium poppy cult [...] | 2005-01-21 05:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR MOPS PINS SENV BM |
05RANGOON871 | SPDC SILENT ON ASEAN CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The announcement in Vientiane that Burma would relinquish its rotation to the ASEAN chair apparently came as a complete surprise to many GOB officials and diplomats in Rangoon. Official state media has thus far ignored the development entirely and GOB officials refuse to comment [...] | 2005-07-27 10:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
05RANGOON873 | NLD PURSUES PARLIAMENTARY LETTER CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Burma's leading pro-democracy party, the National League for Democracy (NLD),as part of a petition campaign launched on May 27 (ref C),provided Emboffs on July 27 with a list of foreign embassies to which it has delivered copies of its declaration, signed by 114 Members-elect of Parliame [...] | 2005-07-28 10:49:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM BM NLD |
05RANGOON877 | CHINESE FM LI CALLS ON THE BURMESE GENERALS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-29 06:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM CH |
05RANGOON887 | GOB FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGES FORGOING ASEAN CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: The SPDC on August 1 finally acknowledged the Vientiane communique of one week ago announcing that Burma would forgo the 2006 ASEAN Chair. One senior GOB official claimed to us that the SPDC generals, if Burma hosted ASEAN, would have been forced to make democracy and human rights [...] | 2005-08-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
05RANGOON893 | SENIOR GOB OFFICIALS ADDRESS SUNDRY BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: At an August 1 farewell event, the COM pressed Deputy FM Maung Myint and the GOB to release ASSK and other political prisoners and allow their participation in the political process; urged the GOB to forget asking for "patience" and to make fundamental changes now; and requested [...] | 2005-08-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CASC BM TT |
05RANGOON896 | COM'S FAREWELL CALL AT FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 3 farewell call on the Deputy Foreign Minister, the COM pressed for the release of ASSK and other opposition leaders and appealed for a more regular dialogue between GOB officials and Embassy officers. The COM also addressed several Amcit cases, gaining consular a [...] | 2005-08-03 10:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC BM |
05RANGOON9 | TFXO01: (1/3) RED CROSS IN BURMA REPORTS HIGHER [...] (SBU) Summary: A preliminary Red Cross report on the extent of the damage in Burma gives figures higher than the GOB's official tally, but still quite low compared to Thailand. UN agencies and NGOs are continuing their assessments and small-scale relief operations, however the GOB is not like [...] | 2005-01-03 10:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR CASC KFLO PREL PINR PGOV AMGT BM NGO |
05RANGOON901 | PARTING THOUGHTS ON BURMA [...] (C) After three years as Chief of Mission in Rangoon, I offer a few parting perspectives on the feared and reclusive generals who rule Burma; our continuing efforts to mitigate the threats posed by the military regime to our national interests, to regional stability, and to the people of Burma; [...] | 2005-08-04 08:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SNAR BM |
05RANGOON904 | BURMA: WFP EXTENDS ASSISTANCE TO EX-POPPY GROWERS [...] Summary: The World Food Programme has extended emergency food assistance for a second year in Burma's Shan State. The new $7.9 million program will benefit over 347,000 beneficiaries in ex-poppy growing communities and WFP would "welcome (donor) support." End Summary. 2. WFP, like other U [...] | 2005-08-04 11:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PGOV SNAR PREF BM NGO |
05RANGOON908 | KNU LETTER TO SPDC APPEALS FOR PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The President of the Karen National Union (KNU) recently wrote a letter to SPDC Senior General Than Shwe proposing peace talks and a political, vice military, solution to their conflict. The KNU views the 2004 "gentlemen's agreement" cease-fire, brokered by KNU General Bo Mya and [...] | 2005-08-05 06:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM |
05RANGOON909 | WFP CHIEF REVEALS GOB SKIMMING DURING BURMA VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: WFP Executive Director James Morris, the UN's most senior visitor to Burma in over a year, told Rangoon donor missions that, unbeknownst to WFP, the GOB has been levying a 10% "export tax" on all commodities that WFP purchases in country for its feeding programs. Morris was angry [...] | 2005-08-08 00:21:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EAGR BM NGO |
05RANGOON924 | THE STATE TAKES OVER ANOTHER PRIVATE BANK IN BURMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: An apparent GoB takeover of Myanmar Universal Bank (MUB),Burma's sixth largest bank (measured by deposits),triggered increased withdrawals from MUB and a few other banks and has reduced fragile public confidence in the banking sector. The GoB has not announced reasons for the a [...] | 2005-08-10 10:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SNAR BM |
05RANGOON927 | BURMA: EDUCATION MINISTER OUSTED, MORE CHANGES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Burmese regime announced on August 11 changes in leadership at two ministries and within the Prime Minister's office, including the firing of the Minister of Education. The mini-shuffle may be a further rooting out of former-PM Khin Nyunt loyalists and sources indicate more [...] | 2005-08-11 07:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BM |
05RANGOON951 | GOB SHARES INFORMATION ON FOUR SUSPICIOUS MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Burmese security officials recently shared with Emboffs biographic data for four Muslim Indian nationals of "Pakistani origin," whom the GOB had deported in June for "suspicious behavior." The GOB did not provide any direct evidence of terrorist activities by the four, and Burma h [...] | 2005-08-16 03:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BM |
05RANGOON973 | SPDC TO ALITAS: REFORM OKAY AT THE UN, NOT HERE [...] (C) Summary: Former Indonesian FM Ali Alitas made a three-day visit to Burma August 18-20 as a UN special envoy on United Nations reforms. His primary objectives, however, were to gain rare UN entree to top regime officials, to press for broader UN access to Burma, and to deliver a letter fro [...] | 2005-08-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
05RANGOON974 | UNDP CHIEF IN BURMA CALLS GLOBAL FUND'S DEMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDP's Burma chief, the senior UN official in country, briefed donors on August 22 on the recent decision by the Global Fund (GF) to terminate it program in Burma. He said the GF was never truly workable in Burma and he is relieved it was canceled before substantial commitments we [...] | 2005-08-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM BM NGO |
05RANGOON979 | BURMA: THAN SHWE HEALTH ISSUES FUEL POWER STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: Heightened activity on August 23-24 at a Rangoon military hospital, including visits by senior-level officials, are the source of rumors that the leader of Burma's military regime, Senior General Than Shwe, has fallen seriously ill. It is possible that Than Shwe checked into the [...] | 2005-08-24 11:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS ASEC BM |
05RANGOON989 | BURMA: RUMORS PERSIST THAT SOMETHING'S AMISS [...] (SBU) Summary: August 25 was yet another day of unsubstantiated rumors in Rangoon involving speculation that State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Chairman Than Shwe has suffered a medical setback and/or that senior regime generals are involved in a power struggle. If nothing unusual has [...] | 2005-08-25 11:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS ASEC BM |
05RANGOON996 | BURMA: GOB PRESS CONFERENCE "CLARIFIES" OLD NEWS [...] SUMMARY: The SPDC Information Committee, in an August 28 "press conference" held in Rangoon, declared four opposition groups "unlawful associations" and again accused "destabilizing Western countries" of being behind recent security threats to Burma. In response to a press query, a GOB offici [...] | 2005-08-29 11:12:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS BM |
05RECIFE113 | ANTI-TIP AND ANTI-ORGAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary. Noting Brazil's prominent role as an exporting and a recipient country, speakers at the August 11-12 trafficking in persons (TIP) symposium in Recife, Pernambuco sponsored by the Latin American Institute for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights (ILADH) NGO cited financial gai [...] | 2005-08-31 19:14:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI BR TIP |
05RECIFE166 | LULA AND CHAVEZ, BONDING AT SITE OF FUTURE REFINERY [...] (U) Summary. Brazilian President Lula da Silva traveled to the northeastern state of Pernambuco with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez to lay the cornerstone for an oil refinery and to reinforce their alliance December 16. The anti-American rhetoric of Chavez was no surprise, but the em [...] | 2005-12-17 14:57:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PREL BR |
05RECIFE78 | UPDATE ON AMCIT MISSIONARY SHOT IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary. John David Leonard, an American citizen missionary shot in Brazil, has been medevaced back home to a hospital in Des Moines, IA, where he remains under medical care. Embassy LegAtt and A/LegAtt traveled to the area where Mr. Leonard was attacked, and report that investigation [...] | 2005-07-14 17:33:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PREL BR TIP |
05RIODEJANEIRO1118 | Garotinho: President-in-Waiting or Political Exile? [...] Summary. Despite a series of polls and articles discussing the presidential chances of Rio de Janeiro's popular and populist ex-governor Anthony Garotinho, the issue of whether he is even eligible to run will not be decided for several days. Even if the electoral courts choose not to revoke [...] | 2005-10-06 17:26:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR BR |
05RIODEJANEIRO1120 | MINAS GERAIS: THE VIEW FROM BELO HORIZONTE [...] (U) From September 28-30, Rio Econ/Poloff visited a variety of people in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, to discuss business investments in the state and the state's aggressive and successful economic plan as well as national and local politics. Abijaodi on international investments [...] | 2005-10-11 16:15:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD BR |
05RIODEJANEIRO1168 | MINAS GERAIS: GOVERNOR WANTS DEPORTEES [...] (SBU) In late September, 2004, Minas Gerais Governor Aecio Neves mentioned to the Consul General that he objected to the flights returning illegal Brazilian emigrants from the United States arriving only in Belo Horizonte. The Governor said that returning all deportees to Minas Gerais state [...] | 2005-11-07 16:30:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD BR |
05RIODEJANEIRO1228 | Garotinho Scores Victory, Loses Ground [...] Summary. Despite winning a narrow victory in the Regional Electoral Tribunal (TRE) that restored his political rights, Anthony Garotinho (Rio de Janeiro's ex-governor and 2006 presidential candidate) appears to be losing ground in his quest for the presidency. His own PMDB party has been luke [...] | 2005-12-02 16:21:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR BR |
05RIODEJANEIRO1242 | RIO STATE SECURITY CHIEF OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) State Secretary for Security Marcelo Itagiba told the Hyde CODEL on November 30 that police are implementing a number of programs to better combat crime and drug trafficking in violence-plagued Rio de Janeiro state. While drug-related crime remains a major problem, the state's murder r [...] | 2005-12-09 16:32:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM CASC BR |
05RIODEJANEIRO1248 | AFRO-BRAZILIAN LEADERS DEBUNK MYTH OF RACIAL [...] Two prominent members of the Afro-Brazilian community sat down with members of the Hyde CODEL (septel) on December 1 to discuss the business and political climate for black Brazilians. In a wide-ranging discussion, they explained how Brazil's electoral and educational systems work to prevent [...] | 2005-12-15 16:25:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI PGOV BR |
05RIODEJANEIRO353 | Brazilian Police Arrest Suspect in Environmentalist's [...] Brazil's Federal Police arrested hunter Leonardo de Carvalho Marques, who shot environmentalist Dionisio Julio Ribeiro Junior in the head with a shotgun on February 23 in the Tingua Natural Reserve in Nova Iguacu. Ribeiro Junior had spent fifteen years of his life defending the Reserve from [...] | 2005-03-03 18:55:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV TBIO TSPA SOCI BR TIP |
05RIODEJANEIRO853 | The Separation of Rio de Janeiro City from [...] Thirty years after the creation of the new State of Rio de Janeiro, which occurred in 1975 with the fusion of the old States of Guanabara (the city of Rio) and Rio de Janeiro, a group of prominent residents of the city of Rio de Janeiro initiated a campaign for the separation of the City of Ri [...] | 2005-06-06 18:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM BR |
05RIYADH3517 | KING FAHD HEALTH CRISIS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: As of Saturday, May 28, King Fahd remains in King Faisal Specialist Hospital, undergoing unspecified "medical tests," according to statements released by the Saudi press agency and sourced to the Royal Court and "official sources." The mood in Riyadh is quiet and normal, although [...] | 2005-05-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
05RIYADH4932 | SAUDI ARABIA: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN KING FAHD DIES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-14 10:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL SA |
05RIYADH5352 | SAUDI KING FAHD DIES, ABDULLAH ASCENDS THE THRONE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador James Oberwetter. Reason 1.4 (B and D). 2. (C) The Royal Diwan announced on August 1 that Saudi King Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud has died. The announcement was read on Saudi state television at 10:00 AM Riyadh time. According to our sources in the Royal Diwan [...] | 2005-08-01 08:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
05RIYADH5371 | THE LATE SAUDI KING FAHD: A MIXED LEGACY [...] (C) Summary: A chief architect of Saudi Arabia's transformation from feudal monarchy to modernizing nation state, the late King Fahd will be remembered above all as a modernizer -- a ruler who pushed his subjects to abandon their feudal insularity and join the modern world-- and an institution [...] | 2005-08-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
05RIYADH9116 | A PUBLIC DIPLOMACY STRATEGY FOR SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The events of 9/11 profoundly affected the U.S.-Saudi relationship, forcing a rethinking of diplomacy as well as public diplomacy on both sides. This rethinking found positive expression in the joint statements issued in Crawford following the April 2005 visit o [...] | 2005-12-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR ECON SA |
05RIYADH9142 | SHI'ITE COUNCIL MEMBER PREDICTS SACKING OF SAUDI [...] (C) Shi'a activist Jafar Al-Shayeb described efforts to oust Abdullah Al-Khunaizi, Qatif's Shi'a judge, saying that he was not effective as a representative of the community given "new social forces" gaining strength in Qatif. He said that the Shi'a were pleased with the signals from King Ab [...] | 2005-12-13 06:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KIRF SA |
05RIYADH9145 | SAUDI ROYAL ADVISOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (S) Royal Advisor Adel al-Jubeir contacted the Ambassador by telephone December 12 and relayed his impressions of Iranian President Ahmadinajad, whom he had briefly met at the recently concluded OIC Extraordinary Summit in Jeddah. Al-Jubeir said that Ahmadinajad had struck him "as a very, ver [...] | 2005-12-13 10:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL PINR SA |
05RIYADH9146 | SAUDI ROYAL ADVISOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (S) Royal Advisor Adel al-Jubeir contacted the Ambassador by telephone December 12 and relayed his impressions of Iranian President Ahmadinajad, whom he had briefly met at the recently concluded OIC Extraordinary Summit in Jeddah. Al-Jubeir said that Ahmadinajad had struck him "as a very, [...] | 2005-12-13 10:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL PINR SA |
05RIYADH9219 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANUARY 20-23, 2006 [...] The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes the visit of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) Director Ambassador John R. Miller, G/TIP's Senior Coordinator for Reports Mark Taylor, and G/TIP's Reports Officer for NEA Gayatri Patel, and grants to them country clearance fo [...] | 2005-12-14 07:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
05RIYADH9246 | STREAMLINING PROCEDURES FOR THE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PGOV SA |
05RIYADH9248 | TIP UPDATE: AMBASSADOR AND FM SAUD AL-FAISAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
05RIYADH9250 | IRF UPDATE: AMBASSADOR AND FM SAUD AL-FAISAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
05RIYADH9252 | KSA SUPPORT FOR IRAQI VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA IZ |
05RIYADH9300 | SAUDI BUDGET: HIGHEST RECORDED BUDGET SURPLUS IN [...] (U) Summary: The strength of the oil market, and growing Saudi economy, drove Saudi Arabia's 2005 budget surplus to its highest recorded level - 57 billion USD, and provides the basis for an expansive new national budget. The largest portion of the budget surplus, 60 percent, is allocated to [...] | 2005-12-14 15:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SA OIL |
05RIYADH9303 | MUNICIPAL COUNCILS UPDATE: REMAINING HALF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Saudi press announced that King Abdullah had completed the long delayed process of forming the country's 178 municipal councils. Half of the councils' members, totaling 592 officials in all, were chosen last spring in the Kingdom's first democratic, albeit [...] | 2005-12-15 14:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
05RIYADH9341 | DELIVERY OF SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC [...] (C) A/DCM conveyed ref message to the Director of the Office of the Foreign Minister. The Director provided no substantive response, but said the message would be forwarded to the Foreign Minister in advance of the GCC Summit. GFOELLER [...] | 2005-12-18 06:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL SA |
05RIYADH9366 | EP BUSINESSWOMEN TAKE FIRST LOOK AT NEW [...] (U) Summary: Following the trend in Jeddah and Riyadh, the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce elections in early February will be open to women, both as voters and as candidates. As of December 17, out of a total of 44 candidates five are women. December 18th is the last day to register. T [...] | 2005-12-18 14:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SCUL KMPI SA |
05RIYADH9368 | TWO ARAMCONS SKEPTICAL ARAMCO CAN MEET 2009 [...] (S/NF) Two Aramco analysts told PolOff and PAO on December 14 that they doubted Aramco would meet its target of increasing sustainable production capacity to 12.5 million barrels per day by the end of 2009. "The projections show pretty much a flat level of output - 9.6, 9.6, 9.6, ..." said o [...] | 2005-12-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET EIND PREL PGOV SA OIL |
05RIYADH9396 | SAG REPLACES SHI'ITE JUDGE IN QATIF [...] (U) EP daily Al-Youm reported on December 18 that a new Shi'ite judge, Sheikh Ghalib Al-Hamad, has succeeded Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khunaizi as Shi'ite judge in Qatif. According to the report, Al-Hamad had been appointed by royal decree two weeks earlier to fill the position that Al-Khunaizi had [...] | 2005-12-20 07:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF SA |
05RIYADH9401 | MAYOR PREVIEWS (LIMITED) SCOPE OF QATIF'S [...] (C) In a meeting with the CG, Khalid Al-Dossari, Mayor of Qatif, said that the primary problem facing his municipality was haphazard development. Qatif, an oasis once composed of close-knit villages and date palm groves, is changing rapidly as the population grows and date farmers sell their [...] | 2005-12-20 13:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SA |
05RIYADH9402 | SAG OFFSETS SHI'A STRENGTH IN ITS APPOINTMENTS TO [...] (C) Summary: The SAG announced its appointments to municipal councils nationwide, including those of the Eastern Province (EP),on December 14. As expected by many observers, the government used the appointments to balance the Shi'a presence on the councils in Qatif and Al-Hasa: elected mem [...] | 2005-12-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SA |
05RIYADH9433 | HASSAN AL-SAFFAR CONTINUES TO DECLINE TO MEET USG [...] (C) Post has requested a meeting with Shi'ite cleric and leader Hassan Al-Saffar through several intermediaries, principally Salman and Nathir Al-Jishi. Al-Saffar is generally agreed by most of post's interlocutors to be the preeminent leader in the Saudi Shi'a community and the primarily, b [...] | 2005-12-21 08:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA |
05RIYADH9434 | EP TRIBAL FAMILY FLEXES ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Four brothers from the Al-Dossari family outlined to the CG and Consulate staff their family's business and political enterprises. Yousef, Khalifa, Khalid, and Mohammed Al-Dossari, together with two other brothers, run a company that has expanded from supplying auto parts to managing int [...] | 2005-12-21 09:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM SA |
05RIYADH9435 | SAUDI DISSIDENT TURKI AL-HAMAD SHARES PRIORITIES [...] (C) In a meeting with CG and PolOff December 19 over coffee at the Gulf Meridian Hotel in Khobar, Saudi dissident and writer Turki Al-Hamad discussed his three priorities for reform: "We need reform of the judicial system, public freedoms, and public rights." He argued that political reform [...] | 2005-12-21 12:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SA |
05RIYADH9474 | THE SAUDI STOCK MARKET: VIGNETTES FROM THE EP [...] (SBU) Mohammed Al-Jassim, a prosperous Dammam businessman whose main commercial interest is as a wholesale trader in air-conditioning products, chooses stocks in the same way that many Saudis do: by buzz. "If someone calls me up and says, 'Hey, have you heard about this stock, it's definitel [...] | 2005-12-24 09:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SA |
05RIYADH9490 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...] (S) Your visit to Saudi Arabia comes during an upswing in the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship that was highlighted on November 13, when Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal inaugurated the U.S.-Saudi Strategic Dialogue, a new diplomatic process designed to reinvigorate our bilater [...] | 2005-12-26 11:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP PTER IZ SA |
05ROME1018 | HOLOCAUST EDUCATION: ITALY PASSES ITC GAVEL TO [...] On March 15, Italy formally passed the chairmanship of the International Task Force for Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) to Poland. Attendees at the ceremony included the Polish Ambassador, representatives of the Italian Jewish communities in Rome and Milan, [...] | 2005-03-24 13:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PO IT |
05ROME1043 | ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES APPROVES BILL TO [...] On March 4, the Chamber of Deputies approved, and sent to the Senate for consideration, the reform of Italy's fragmented financial markets oversight system. The government promised the reform one year ago in the wake of the Parmalat scandal. The current bill addresses conflict of interest b [...] | 2005-03-29 08:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP |
05ROME1058 | ITALY'S REGIONAL ELECTIONS: THE LAUNCH OF THE [...] (C) Italians will vote April 3-4 to elect new governments in 14 of Italy's 20 regions. Most polls suggest that PM Berlusconi's center-right coalition will lose in at least two of these regions. These elections are not direct predictors for next spring's national elections for Parliament a [...] | 2005-03-29 15:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME1125 | ITALY: CENTER-LEFT'S PRODI NOT PREDICTING 2006 [...] (C) At a farewell dinner hosted by the Ambassador, center-left leader Romano Prodi predicted his coalition would take at least three additional regions in April 3-4 regional voting. He surprised the Ambassador by not predicting his own victory in next year's national balloting. Despite eff [...] | 2005-04-01 17:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IT EUN MEPP ITALIAN POLITICS ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME1127 | EU COMMISSIONER FRATTINI PREDICTS BIG CABINET [...] (C/NOFORN) During Ambassador Sembler's April 1 farewell courtesy call, EU Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs (and former Italian FM) Franco Frattini (strictly protect) predicted that PM Berlusconi's program of tax cuts and infrastructure improvements would win his center-right coalition [...] | 2005-04-04 07:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT EUN ITALIAN POLITICS ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME1263 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON MAYOR OF ROME [...] (SBU) Summary. In his farewell call on Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, the Ambassador lauded the city's handling of the Pope's funeral and its support for the Embassy over the years. On the political front, Veltroni, a member of the Democrats of the Left (DS) and potential center-left candida [...] | 2005-04-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IT MGMT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME1264 | A REPORT BY USUN ROME AMBASSADOR TONY HALL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Tony Hall, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, traveled to Ethiopia and Uganda from March 16 through 23, 2005, to investigate humanitarian issues in both countries. In Ethiopia Ambassador Hall visited USAID-funded projects for HIV/AIDS orphans and mothers, observ [...] | 2005-04-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV PGOV KPAO EAGR ET UG UN |
05ROME1291 | ITALY: UDC WITHDRAWS ITS MINISTERS FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The centrist Union of Christian Democrats of the Center (UDC) announced on April 15 that it would withdraw its ministers from the Berlusconi Government. UDC leader Marco Follini assured the Government that his party would continue to support the majority from outside the coal [...] | 2005-04-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME1389 | ITALY: ARE BERLUSCONI'S TROUBLES MORE SERIOUS [...] (S) Italian Senate President Pera alleged that President Ciampi, together with the center-left and Chamber President Casini, was plotting a "constitutional coup d'etat" against Berlusconi, attempting to force June elections. In a separate, earlier meeting, however, Casini accused PM Berlusc [...] | 2005-04-22 15:45:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME1409 | ITALY: BERLUSCONI III SWORN IN; LIKELY TO BE [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A new Berlusconi Cabinet was sworn in by President of the Republic Ciampi on April 23. If confirmed as expected by both chambers of Parliament, this will be Berlusconi's third governmen [...] | 2005-04-26 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME1442 | ITALY: BERLUSCONI ANNOUNCES MAY 2006 ELECTIONS, [...] PM Berlusconi told journalists April 26 that Italy's next national elections would be held in May 2006. Berlusconi said he had already discussed the date with President Ciampi. In fact, if the current Parliament completes its full term, Italy in 2006 will face an unprecedented situation, wit [...] | 2005-04-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME1446 | ITALY: NEW BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Italian Government led by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi received its final confidence vote from the Senate on April 28. The Chamber of Deputies gave the new Government its confidence on April 2 [...] | 2005-04-28 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME1456 | IRAQ: ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Iraq Task Force Director Damiano Francovigh. The MFA had already issued a statement on the formation of the Iraq Transitional Government. An informal translation of the statement is provided below. 2. (U) Begin text. The expected confidenc [...] | 2005-04-29 11:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME1484 | IRAQ: ITALIANS LEND SUPPORT TO AMB JONES' [...] (C) Summary. Senior diplomatic officials told Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones during his April 22 visit to Rome that Italy intends to continue its engagement in stabilization efforts in Iraq. They were optimistic that the current political stalemate, th [...] | 2005-05-02 11:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME1588 | Italian Economic Policy and Challenges Under [...] (SBU) By reluctantly agreeing to resign and form a new Government, PM Berlusconi bought himself and the governing coalition another year to convince Italian voters to re- elect them in 2006. Growing evidence indicates that a weak economy is a leading contributor to public dissatisfaction with [...] | 2005-05-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT EUN KPRP ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME1635 | IRAQ/ITALY:MORE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT STATEMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary. Following Berlusconi's recent statements on future troop withdrawals in Iraq (Ref A),both DefMin Martino and FM Fini have made statements in the past week suggesting that Italy will begin a major drawdown after the end of the year. Post views these statements, in the run-up to na [...] | 2005-05-12 07:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME1785 | ITALY: CENTER RIGHT NEEDS DRASTIC CHANGES TO WIN, [...] (C) Vice Minister of Productive Activities Adolfo Urso told the Ambassador May 16 that the center-right coalition seems destined for defeat in the next national elections unless it takes drastic measures soon. Urso believes a larger, more unified center-right party needs to be created, with [...] | 2005-05-25 12:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME1966 | A/S FRIED'S CONSULTATIONS WITH ITALIAN U/S TERZI [...] (C) Summary. A/S Fried met with Italian MFA U/S Giulio Terzi June 7 to discuss Italian reaction to the French and Dutch "no" votes on the EU Constitution (see septel). With Russian FM Lavrov and Serbian PM Kostunica due in Rome, Terzi also reviewed with Fried our policies towards Kosovo, Bos [...] | 2005-06-09 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT |
05ROME2002 | ITALY: COMPETITIVENESS AND GROWTH PROGRAM, PART I [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Senate gave final approval May 12 for the first part of the 2005-2008 four billion euro plan to improve Italian competitiveness and implement EU Lisbon agenda reforms. The package will likely be the government's most significant piece of economic legislatio [...] | 2005-06-13 12:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP |
05ROME2051 | U.S.-EU IRAQ CONFERENCE, ITALY UNLIKELY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian Foreign Minister Fini will attend the Brussels conference, but aid officials tell us Italy will not commit to new assistance for Iraq. End summary. 2. (SBU) Visiting A/S Fried discussed reftel points with Giovanni Castellaneta, Diplomatic Advisor to Prime Minister Be [...] | 2005-06-16 05:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IT IZ EUN IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME2089 | ITALY'S FAILED FERTILITY REFERENDUM [...] (U) This is a joint U.S. Embassy Rome-U.S. Embassy Vatican cable. 2. (C) Summary. Although touted as Italy's biggest values vote since the approval of divorce and abortion, the June 12-13 referendums on embryo research and assisted fertility was a dud. Most (74 percent) Italians opted to a [...] | 2005-06-17 14:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PGOV IT HUMAN RIGHTS FAO |
05ROME2178 | ITALY-EU: BERLUSCONI STANDS FIRM, BUT PRODI [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; not for Internet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Italian reactions to the French/Dutch rejection of the EU Constitution are playing out in the context of national election politics, Italy's own battle with Brussels over Stability Pact bu [...] | 2005-06-27 12:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON IT TU EUN ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME2183 | REFORMING THE UN: UNSC REMAINS ITALY'S TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary. Italian interest in UN reform centers on the Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism. In general, they will follow the EU lead but will press for a reform consensus that does not create more problems than it solves. Whil [...] | 2005-06-27 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC IT UNSC |
05ROME2310 | ITALY OPEN TO MULTILATERAL CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MD IT EUN OSCE |
05ROME2348 | IRAQ: ITALIANS FOCUSED ON UN MANDATE, TROOP [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones and CENTCOM Deputy Commander LTG Lance Smith led a delegation to Rome July 6-7 to discuss the way forward in Iraq with senior Italian diplomatic and military officials. The Italians stressed that Italy's con [...] | 2005-07-14 06:42:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME2349 | IRAQ: AMBASSADOR JONES DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard H. Jones updated key Italian MFA officials on Iraqi efforts to draft a new constitution, including the increased Sunni participation in the drafting committee, and US views on UNSCR 1546 and continuing the mandate [...] | 2005-07-14 06:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EIND IZ IT EUN IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME2456 | ITALY CONDEMNS SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER BLOCKAGE [...] (C) Summary. MFA officials agree that Syria's continuing blockage of its borders with Lebanon constitutes economic harassment, but they prefer to abide by a recent EU statement condemning such actions rather than make a separate public declaration. The officials also expressed Italy's disapp [...] | 2005-07-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EG JO PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SY IT |
05ROME249 | IRAQ: ITALY SENDING POSITIVE MESSAGES ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite the recent death of another Italian soldier in Iraq, Italy has no intention of withdrawing its troops until asked by the new Iraqi government. Furthermore, Italian officials continue publicly to support the January 30 elections as the first step in the transition to a free [...] | 2005-01-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS |
05ROME2569 | IRAQ/ITALIAN TROOP DEPLOYMENT: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS [...] (U) Summary. On July 27, the Italian Parliament extended funding for Italy's mission in Iraq to December 31, 2005, by a wide majority. With the exception of the Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR),the opposition voted against. Wide differences of opinion have emerged within the opposition [...] | 2005-08-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME2720 | ITALY MAINTAINS STRONG SUPPORT FOR TURKEY'S EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Berlusconi's government continues to steadfastly support Turkey in the run-up to the expected start of EU negotiations October 3, although Italian officials acknowledge that the talks will be lengthy and difficult. Italian officials concede that EU membership for [...] | 2005-08-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME2885 | IRAQ: ITALY PRAISES DRAFT IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (U) DCM has requested an appointment to discuss reftel demarche with the MFA's Director General for the Mediterranean and the Middle East. In the meantime, below are comments from PM Berlusconi and Deputy PM/FM Fini regarding the Iraqi constitution. 2. (U) In an August 28 press statement [...] | 2005-08-30 12:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME2922 | BOSSI-FINI IMMIGRATION REFORM: THE RESULTS ARE IN [...] (C) Summary. Italian efforts to manage legal immigration and limit illegal immigration have met with mixed success. The Bossi-Fini law of 2002 produced a limited regularization of illegal workers but failed to establish viable long-term procedures to either encourage the legal immigration Ital [...] | 2005-09-02 09:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
05ROME2937 | IRAQ: ITALY REMAINS COMMITTED ON ALL FRONTS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Though Italian leaders publicly praised the signing of the new Iraqi constitution (Ref B),MFA officials privately told us they have deep cause for concern, especially regarding what they perceive as the lack of inclusiveness of all ethnic groups in the political process. However [...] | 2005-09-02 17:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME296 | IRAQ: ITALY ON BOARD WITH EVOLVING MNF-I MISSION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials are well-aware of and comfortable with proposals for the MNF-I to shift some emphasis to training and increasing the capacity of Iraqi Security Forces. Italy intends to maintain its current force [...] | 2005-01-28 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME2997 | BOSNIA: ITALY TO PUSH MIRACHIAN CANDIDACY FOR OHR ON MARGINS OF UNGA; BELIEVES DUTCH CANDIDATE UNSUITABLE [...] (C) In DCM's introductory call on Italian MFA Political Director Terzi, Terzi made a strong pitch for the U.S. to support senior Italian diplomat Laura Mirachian to replace Paddy Ashdown as High Rep in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Terzi said the Italians learned on Sept. 8 that The Netherlands was pro [...] | 2005-09-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BK IT EUN PREL |
05ROME3081 | THE AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON SENATE PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a courtesy call with Ambassador Spogli, Senate President Marcello Pera (Forza Italia) said the center-left would win elections if held today. He cited intra-coalition squabbling (especially over the leadership of the coalition),poor economic performance, fall-out from the [...] | 2005-09-15 10:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME3088 | 9/11 ACTIVITIES IN ITALY [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy and Consulates General in Milan, Florence and Naples participated in thirteen September 11 commemoration events including the dedication of the World Trade Center Memorial in Padua, and a commemoration at the Parliament with Ambassador Spogli and President of the Chamber o [...] | 2005-09-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
05ROME3179 | ITALY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRODI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted lunch on September 20 for Center-Left political leaders Romano Prodi, Piero Fassino, Francesco Rutelli, and Massimo D'Alema. The four politicians were mostly in sync, willing to contradict each other politely, and were only moderately deferential to their p [...] | 2005-09-23 11:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS EFIN IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME3195 | ITALY: FINANCE MINISTER REPLACED BY PREDECESSOR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy PM Giulio Tremonti was named Italy's Finance Minister on September 22 after Domenico Siniscalco resigned in protest over the government's lack of action against embattled Bank of Italy Governor Antonio Fazio. This is Tremonti's second term as Finance Minister since 2001, hi [...] | 2005-09-23 16:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME3226 | IRAQ: ITALY REASSURES IT WILL NOT CUT AND RUN [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials, commenting on the recent visit to Rome by Dhi Qar province Governor Aziz Kadum Aluan Al Aghely, insist that Italy has no intention of withdrawing more troops from Iraq in the near future. As conditions permit, however, they do envision a progressive withdr [...] | 2005-09-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME3227 | BERLUSCONI ACQUITTED YET AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. On September 26, a Milan court acquitted Italian PM Berlusconi of charges of false accounting dating back to 1999 charges that his financial company Finivest engaged in false bookkeeping from 1989-95. The acquittal was based on a ruling that the statute of limitations had expi [...] | 2005-09-27 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IT KCRIM ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME3276 | ITALY: SENATE PRESIDENT PERA WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met September 28 with Senate President Marcello Pera at Pera's request. Pera was pessimistic about PM Silvio Berlusconi's ability to win next year's general elections, but believes there "is still time" to pull off a victory. He criticized Berlusconi's failure to [...] | 2005-09-30 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME3290 | ITALY: AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH CENTER-RIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met September 28 with the four center-right Senate caucus chairmen. They discussed the evolution of the Northern League as a responsible coalition partner, and the Christian Democrats of the Center (UCD) senator spoke positively about "devolution." All were relat [...] | 2005-09-30 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME3442 | ITALY: CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PASSES ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Berlusconi's Center-Right coalition moved an electoral reform bill through the important Chamber of Deputies on October 13 in a vote that ended in an opposition walkout and mass abstention. The bill is widely expected to pass the Senate next week and become law. The change her [...] | 2005-10-14 12:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME3467 | ITALY: PRODI WINS CLEAR VICTORY IN CENTER-LEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former EU Commissioner Romano Prodi confirmed his role as Center-Left party leader in a decisive victory in Italy's first ever coalition primaries on October 16. A surprisingly high 4.4 million voters gave Prodi 74.6 percent of the vote, versus 14.6 percent for his nearest rival, [...] | 2005-10-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME3547 | ITALIANS SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. On October 24 Poloff met with Antonino Cascio, Deputy Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs of the Italian MFA to deliver reftel points. Cascio stated that Italy and the EU share the USG opinion that pressure must be stepped up on the Lukashenko regime in advance of [...] | 2005-10-24 15:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO IT EUN |
05ROME3585 | SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 31 MEETING [...] (C) Summary. PM Berlusconi specifically requested this meeting, and a spring address to a joint session of Congress, to bolster his prospects in Italy's April elections. Behind in the polls and facing his toughest campaign, Berlusconi will juxtapose his proactive and pro-U.S.foreign policy with tha [...] | 2005-10-26 10:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS ITALIAN POLITICS IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME3598 | BMENA FUND FOR THE FUTURE: ITALY SAYS NO EIB [...] (SBU) Econ MinCouns discussed European Investment Bank (EIB) participation in the Fund for the Future (REF A) on October 25 with Ignazio Angeloni, Finance Ministry Director General for International Finance Relations, and Stefania Bazzoni, Office Director for EIB Affairs. Both thought that t [...] | 2005-10-26 18:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV EU IT PGOV PHUM PREL |
05ROME3630 | IRAQ: ITALY PRAISES REFERENDUM RESULTS [...] (U) The Italian government hailed the success of the Iraqi constitution as an historic step in October 25 and 26 statements from Prime Minister Berlusconi, President Ciampi, Foreign Minister Fini and Defense Minister Martino. Translations of the statements are reprinted below. 2. (U) Begin [...] | 2005-10-28 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ IT KDEM KPAO IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME3632 | PM BERLUSCONI'S FOCUS WILL BE IRAQ TROOP LEVELS [...] (U) The Ambassador called on PM Silvio Berlusconi on the eve of Berlusconi's trip to Washington for his meeting with POTUS. Berlusconi was accompanied by Under Secretary for the Council of Ministers Gianni Letta, Special Assistant Valentino Valenti, Diplomatic Counselor Gianpaolo Scarante and [...] | 2005-10-31 06:19:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME3669 | ITALY DEFERS TO EU ON ALEMAN, BOLIVIA SUPPORT GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Italy will defer to EU policies on denying safe haven to Jose Aleman (reftel A),and endorsing the Bolivia Support Group message (reftel B),according to MFA officials. Italy shares U.S. concerns about the political developments in Nicaragua, but is encouraged by what it sees as [...] | 2005-11-03 16:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM BL IT EUN |
05ROME3729 | SERBIA/MONTENEGRO AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Poloff met with Amb. Darko Uskokovic, Serbia/Montenegro Ambassador to Italy to discuss his views on the bilateral relationship between SaM and Italy and a possible Montenegrin referendum for independence. Uskokovic, a politically-appointed Ambassador who is close to [...] | 2005-11-09 15:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IT MW SR NATO |
05ROME3758 | GOI: FRENCH-STYLE RIOTS NOT SHORT TERM ISSUE [...] (C) Italian politicians and the media have closely followed the riots in France, inevitably asking the question as to whether the Italian periphery could also burn. Ministry of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu told the media November 13, "The Italian peripheries are not comparable to the Parisian banl [...] | 2005-01-14 17:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PTER IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME3763 | IRAQ: TALABANI IN ROME URGES NO HASTY TROOP MOVES [...] (C) Summary. During his November 7-13 visit to Italy, Iraqi President Talabani discussed current developments in Iraq and Iraqi relations with Syrian, Iran and Turkey with Embassy officials. Talabani received assurances from Italian center-left leaders that they would not withdraw Italian tr [...] | 2005-11-15 10:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO |
05ROME3765 | ITALY ON SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA U/S Mantica will travel to Sudan November 16-21, making stops in Khartoum, Darfur, and Juba. Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) will be at the top of the agenda. Italy is pleased with its seat on the Sudanese Assessment and Evaluation Commission [...] | 2005-11-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO SU IT HUMAN RIGHTS |
05ROME3774 | GOI: FRENCH-STYLE RIOTS NOT SHORT TERM ISSUE [...] (C) Italian politicians and the media have closely followed the riots in France, inevitably asking the question as to whether the Italian periphery could also burn. Ministry of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu told the media November 13, "The Italian peripheries are not comparable to the Parisian banl [...] | 2005-11-15 15:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PTER IT |
05ROME3781 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES AND INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) This message provides Embassy Rome's reply to the NSC request for Italian names (Ref A),including radical Milan-based clerics, such as Abu Amad. We should note that we would likely enhance cooperation with key Italian officials if we could provide Milan prosecutor with information lin [...] | 2005-11-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN IT KTFN PGOV PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
05ROME3828 | MOI PISANU NO LONGER INTERESTED IN SAUDIS TRAINING [...] (C) Minister of Interior Pisanu told the Ambassador during the Ambassador's introductory call in late September that he had been developing a close working relationship with his Saudi Arabian counterpart (REFTEL). Pisanu spoke positively about a Saudi offer of assistance training imams operati [...] | 2005-11-21 11:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME3847 | G-TIP AMBASSADOR MILLER'S VISIT TO ITALY [...] Summary. G-TIP Ambassador John Miller visited Rome, Turin and the Vatican October 24-29 to discuss trafficking in person issues. His meetings with government officials, NGOs and victims reaffirmed that Italy has excellent laws to combat trafficking, but implementation depends on a mixed re [...] | 2005-11-22 10:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM IT HUMAN RIGHTS |
05ROME3868 | ITALY: MINISTER OF JUSTICE PUBLICLY CRITICIZES [...] (SBU) On November 22, Minister of Justice Roberto Castelli took the unusual step of publicly criticizing a member of Italy's highly independent magistracy over his ability to properly handle a particular case. Castelli called Armando Spataro a "militant," meaning a communist. On November 12, [...] | 2005-11-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME3880 | OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-23 17:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE |
05ROME3885 | OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-25 08:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE |
05ROME3936 | ITALY: ON IRAQ CENTER-LEFT MOVES RIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: DS Party Secretary Piero Fassino says that if a Center-Left government comes to power next spring it would withdraw troops from Iraq in close coordination with the Iraqi government, the U.S. and other allies. A DS Official told us that Center-Left PM candidate Romano Prodi had a [...] | 2005-11-30 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME3957 | ITALY WANTS BROADER ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Asia Claudio Pacifico told the DCM on November 29 that Italy wants to play a larger role in Afghanistan and made an appeal for closer cooperation on policy with the U.S. He noted that the GOI was reassessing its participation in Afghanistan with an eye t [...] | 2005-12-01 17:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
05ROME3961 | ITALY INSISTS IT IS FIRM ON PRESSURING RUSSIA ON [...] (C) Summary. On December 1, Poloff met with Dr. Susanna Schlien of the OSCE office of the Italian MFA to discuss the US position on a possible ministerial declaration during the OSCE Ljubljana summit. Poloff noted that the USG believed that no ministerial message might be better than one whic [...] | 2005-12-01 17:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE |
05ROME3996 | ELECTORAL REFORM CREATES INTRA-COALITION BATTLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political strategists tell us that electoral reform legislation likely to be approved by the Italian Senate in the coming weeks will force coalition members to run against each other in the 2006 electoral campaign. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centrist coalition pa [...] | 2005-12-06 08:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME4023 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON OLYMPICS SECURITY, MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Interior and Chief of Police DeGennaro December 6 expressed readiness to cooperate fully with the USG on Olympics security issues. Besides the Olympics, Italian security authorities had identified 13,000 potential targets around the country and instituted measures [...] | 2005-12-07 17:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER EFIN PGOV IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
05ROME4047 | ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONDEMNS ASSASSINATION OF [...] (U) Post delivered reftel statements to the MFA and Prime Minister's office on December 13. Foreign Minister Fini had already issued a statement condemning the assassination on December 12. Embassy translation of Fini's statement is provided below. 2. Begin text. Italy strongly condemn [...] | 2005-12-13 10:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IT UN |
05ROME4052 | ITALIANS FOCUS ON LONG-TERM IN IRAQ, SEEK [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Senior Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch, Italian government officials stressed the need for the continued involvement and commitment of the international community in Iraq. The Prime Minister's office suggested a UN Presidential statement would hel [...] | 2005-12-13 15:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO |
05ROME4060 | MOI EXPELS MOHAMMED DAKI: ITALY'S 13 IN 2005 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu expelled Moroccan national and suspect terrorist Daki Mohamed on December 10, returning him to Morocco. Tunisian national and terrorist suspect Gharsellaoui Mohamed Akremi was also expelled December 10. In a December 11 press release, Pisanu [...] | 2005-12-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
05ROME4064 | PRODI SEES CENTER-LEFT LEAD, PLEDGES NO SURPRISES [...] (C) Center-left leader Romano Prodi December 14 called on the Ambassador at the embassy. The center-left leader broke no new ground on domestic or foreign issues and appeared to have no obvious agenda with us except to establish a dialogue. In the meeting, which took place at his initiativ [...] | 2005-12-15 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
05ROME4071 | IRAQ: ITALY PRAISES IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (U) PM Berlusconi issued a statement on December 15 praising the Iraqi elections as a further step on the road to democracy. Noting that first indications suggested a significant Sunni turnout, Berlusconi said the vote also marked a strike against the insurgents. The statement also noted It [...] | 2005-12-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS |
05ROME4093 | INVESTING IN ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR NATO: [...] (U) Summary. On December 8-10, five Italian foreign affairs advisors to government and opposition political parties took part in a highly successful "Opinion-Makers" NATO tour with follow-on to Afghanistan. In addition to educating Italian policymakers about NATO, the tour's purpose was to de [...] | 2005-12-20 09:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OPRC MOPS IT AF NATO AFGHANISTAN |
05ROME4107 | FRATTINI TO FLOAT EU BALKANS ROADMAP [...] (SBU) Summary. The Italian MFA December 19 hosted a conference on Balkans issues attended by Albanian Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj, Vice President of the European Commission Franco Frattini, and members of the Italian MFA Department for Balkan Affairs. Frattini stated that on January 9, [...] | 2005-12-20 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM YI SR MW IT BI |
05ROME4155 | WITH A WARY EYE ON RUSSIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy's Productive Activities Minister says Italy and the EU are too dependent on Russian energy, and that truly developed countries should be self-sufficient in energy. Italy is actively pursuing alternative energy sources, such as biomass fuel, hydrogen energy, and solar p [...] | 2005-12-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL KDEM SA IR IS IT IQ RU |
05ROME4182 | U.S. Terror Victims Accuse Italy of Siding with [...] Lawyers of the families of three U.S. victims of Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel in 1995 and 1996, to whom a U.S. Court in 2003 awarded USD 523 million in damages against Iran, have accused Italy of siding with Iran in the legal battle to collect damages from Iran's assets here. The lawyers [...] | 2005-12-29 17:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IR IT KPRP ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
05ROME537 | IRAQ: ITALIAN SENATE APPROVES CONTINUED FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: The Italian Senate has approved funding for Italy's continued military mission in Iraq. We expect the Chamber to follow suit when the measure is scheduled for a vote in the lower house in the coming weeks. END SUMMARY. 2. On February 16, the Italian Senate approved financing f [...] | 2005-02-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
05ROME574 | Italy's 2005 budget - Smoke and Mirrors [...] For the last several years, Italy has relied on extraordinary one-off revenue measures and spending deferrals to avoid bumping up against the euro zone budget deficit/GDP ceiling of three percent. Finance Minister Siniscalco, a technocrat, has sworn off tax amnesties and pursued the most chal [...] | 2005-02-22 09:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME684 | ITALIAN JUSTICE: SLOW AND INCREASINGLY [...] Summary. The uproar over a Milan justice's decision to free accused terrorists because they allegedly fit the definition of guerrilla war-fighters (reftel) is only one indicator of ongoing problems in the Italian judicial system. At the inauguration of the judicial year, the Chief Prosecuto [...] | 2005-03-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PGOV IT |
05ROME702 | ITALY AGREES WITH PUBLIC STATEMENT; BELIEVES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO IT |
05ROME714 | ITALIAN UNIONS ON COMPETITIVENESS, IRAN AND IRAQ [...] Summary. Italian unions, led by CGIL, have proposed a new plan to promote competitiveness that addresses structural weaknesses and the need for increased investment in education, training, infrastructure and R&D. It represents another step towards unity among the trade union confederations [...] | 2005-03-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL PGOV IR IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME799 | IRAQ/ITALY: FM FINI SPEAKS TO PARLIAMENT ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: DPM/FM Gianfranco Fini told the Chamber of Deputies March 8 that the March 4 killing by a U.S.patrol of Italian SISMI official Nicola Calipari near Camp Victory in Baghdad was "certainly an accident" but that there [...] | 2005-03-10 05:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME807 | ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR USG STATEMENT ON KOSOVO PM [...] (SBU) MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona told poloff March 7 that the elements of the US statement on Kosovo PM Haradinaj's resignation contained were excellent. He was in the process of drafting Italy's statement, and would have liked to have followed our lead and been more dire [...] | 2005-03-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SR YI KAWX ICTY |
05ROME821 | IRAQ/ITALY: PM BERLUSCONI SPEAKS TO THE SENATE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Italian PM Berlusconi stressed to the Senate March 9 the importance of the U.S.'s "unprecedented" decision to allow Italy to participate in the investigation of the circumstances that led to the March 4 killing of [...] | 2005-03-11 05:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
05ROME902 | IRAQ/ITALY - TRANSCRIPT AND COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Berlusconi's comments on the March 15 edition of ""Porta a Porta,"" a popular television news/interview program, suggesting the withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq beginning in September of this year, have made an impact in both the Italian popular press and in internatio [...] | 2005-03-17 05:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
05ROME919 | IRAQ/ITALY: PARLIAMENT APPROVES FUNDING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 15, the Italian Chamber of Deputies gave final approval to extend through June 30 funding for Italy's military mission in Iraq. We expect funding to be extended for the July-December period without difficulty, given the size of the Government's majority. The subseque [...] | 2005-03-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
05SANAA1037 | AL-HOUTHI LEADERS FLEE YEMEN, REBELLION NEAR END [...] (C) Summary. The level of conflict between government and rebel forces in the Sa'ada region seems to be decreasing, but clashes continue in isolated areas. The leaders of the uprising are rumored to have fled the country, perhaps under a negotiated agreement. There is considerable risk that [...] | 2005-04-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA1054 | DRAFT PRESS LAW CONCERNS JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Summary. On April 25 the ROYG's draft of a proposed new press law was leaked to the Yemen press. Journalists, citing more restrictions than in the old law and the lack of ROYG consultations with the Syndicate in drafting the law, are disappointed. Minister of Information, Hussein al-Awadi [...] | 2005-04-29 09:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA120 | NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] (SBU) As per reftel, the titles, names, and contact numbers for leading Yemeni government and political officials were verified on January 4, 2005 and are as follows: Head of Government ------------------ Last Name: Saleh First/Middle Names: Ali Abdullah Conventional Usage: His Excell [...] | 2005-01-18 11:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA1221 | DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on May 8. Qirbi reiterated ROYG support for the transitional government in Iraq, as expressed by President Saleh on April 10. In that statement, Saleh congratulated new Iraqi President Talibani and expressed Yemen's d [...] | 2005-05-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL YM DEMARCHE |
05SANAA1300 | YEMEN'S DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY TO SUPPORT [...] Per reftel, included below is requested report on Yemen's democratic reform strategy to support the Freedom Agenda. Begin text. ------------ A. Overview ------------ The Government of Yemen has demonstrated rhetorical and real commitment to the goals of democracy and human rights. T [...] | 2005-05-15 12:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ECON PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI KMCA YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA1352 | ROYG INSIDERS INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH SALEH CLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KMCA KMPI DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA1360 | SHURA LEADER ON HUNT OIL EXTENSION, AL-HOUTHI AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 17 Ambassador met with Shura Council Chairman Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani. Discussions centered on the canceled Hunt Oil extension for Block 18, ongoing violence in Saada, and the controversial draft press law. On the Hunt extension (ref A),Ghani expressed optimism that a deal [...] | 2005-05-24 13:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COM ENERGY |
05SANAA1361 | AGRICULTURAL BANK ABANDONS CORRUPT PAST, LOOKS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Yemen Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank (CACB) is moving away from a history of corruption and poor banking practices and positioning itself as a viable commercial bank. The MEPI-funded Financial Services Volunteer Corps worked with the bank May 14-18 to craft a pro [...] | 2005-05-24 13:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV PGOV KMPI YM ECON COM |
05SANAA1377 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SALIF PORT YCG STATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. After touring Yemen Hunt's Safir oil platform and the Yemen Coast Guard Command at nearby Salif Port and hearing briefings from Hunt security and the YCG Salif Port Commander, Ambassador raised the issue of maritime security and the vulnerability of the Safir with the Governor of [...] | 2005-05-25 14:19:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM ECON YM COM ENERGY MARITIME SECURITY COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA144 | RECENT JUDICIAL RESHUFFLE: REFORM OR VANDETTA [...] (U) Summary. Most legal experts view a recent reshuffle of the Yemeni judiciary by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) more as a vendetta against supporters of rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi (reftel) than as a serious effort to reform Yemen's weak judiciary. What is required, they note, is a po [...] | 2005-01-25 11:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMPI KMCA KCOR YM KHUM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA1446 | DONORS ADDRESS THE KEY TO REFORM IN YEMEN: PUBLIC [...] Summary: The donor community sponsored a workshop in May on the critical but oft-neglected subject of public finance management (PFM). In an effort to develop a work plan for rationalizing the budgeting process, currently a source of extensive corruption and mismanagement, the Ministry of Fin [...] | 2005-05-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM |
05SANAA1549 | OPERATION TATTERED CARPET: LAST JEWS OF YEMEN [...] (C) Summary. Yemeni Jews are one of the oldest and most culturally distinct diaspora communities in the world. Since the mass migration of Yemeni Jews to Israel in 1949-50, only a few isolated families have remained in Yemen where they attempt to preserve their traditional customs. In recen [...] | 2005-06-08 08:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI YM |
05SANAA1569 | AMBASSADOR AND IRYANI DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON MIDDLE [...] On June 6 Ambassador and Dr. Abd al-Karim al-Iryani discussed Yemen's Democracy Charter proposal unveiled at the May Community of Democracies meeting in Santiago, Chile. Presidential Advisor and former Foreign Minister Iryani attended the conference as a representative of Yemen's NGO community [...] | 2005-06-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA1571 | SALEH ON HUNT OIL DISPUTE, 2006 ELECTIONS, VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with President Saleh on June 9 to encourage the ROYG to resolve its dispute with Hunt Oil. He highlighted for the President the many potential negative effects for Yemen if the headline American company in the country took the ROYG to the International Public Court [...] | 2005-06-11 14:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD YM COM ENERGY |
05SANAA1572 | ADEN WOMEN'S GROUPS REACH OUT TO ISLAMIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary. May 31 and June 1 Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff met with several women's rights groups in Aden, a vibrant port city with a long-standing tradition of social activism. In anticipation of 2006 local council elections, women's groups are busy lobbying political parties in support of a 3 [...] | 2005-06-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN ECON PGOV KDEM YM GTIP KMPT |
05SANAA1589 | GOOD NEWS FOR YEMEN'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE: DUBAI [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On June 8 the ROYG announced Dubai Ports International (DPI) the winner of a 35-year concession to operate and develop the Aden Port and Aden Container Terminal (ACT). DPI is the world's fifth largest port operator, managing 18 international ports and terminals worldwide [...] | 2005-06-14 11:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EWWT ETRD KMCA KMPI YM COM |
05SANAA1597 | HUNT OIL READY TO SUE ROYG IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Neither side is backing down in the dispute between headline American company Hunt Oil and the ROYG over the cancellation of Hunt's five-year extension to operate lucrative block 18 in Maarib. Ambassador briefed Yemen Hunt head Wyndell Caveness following his meeting with Presiden [...] | 2005-06-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EPET KMCA KMPI YM COM ENERGY |
05SANAA1723 | SAADA REBELLION FOCUSES ATTENTION ON YEMEN'S ZAYDI [...] (C) Summary. The on-going Shabab al-Moumineen (Believing Youth) rebellion against the Yemeni regime has brought international attention to Yemen's Zaydi Shia population. The line between Sunni and Shia is blurred in Yemen; Sunnis and Shiites pray in the same mosques, and identity is derived f [...] | 2005-06-21 14:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM |
05SANAA1729 | CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT EARLY MARRIAGE IN YEMEN SEEKS [...] Summary. Pol/Off attended an Oxfam-sponsored presentation on early marriage in Yemen on June 7. Yemeni researchers presented results from a national study on the prevalence, causes, and societal consequences of early marriage. Oxfam, in conjunction with Save the Children - Sweden, plans to l [...] | 2005-06-22 06:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID KWMN PHUM SOCI KMCA KMPI YM |
05SANAA1730 | 2003 GUN REGULATION LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Summary: A 2003 law to regulate gun ownership and trade in Yemen, one of the world's most heavily armed countries, continues to languish in Parliament. The ROYG blames opposition party Islah, but, the legislation also faces stiff opposition from members of the ruling elite, many of whom b [...] | 2005-06-22 06:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM KMPI YM |
05SANAA175 | ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RULE ON PROSECUTION OF [...] (C) In a meeting between Legatt, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf ad-Din Mahbashi and Prosecutor Sa'id al-Aqel, AAG announced that his office had a list of 25 suspects handed to the Attorney General,s (AG) office by the Political Security Office (PSO) for possible criminal prosecution. [...] | 2005-01-31 08:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA1770 | ROYG SAYS THIRD PROTOCOL CONFERENCE NOT ON OIC [...] (C) On June 26 Charge delivered ref A demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman requesting Yemen not to support OIC attempts to block the convening of a Conference on the Third Protocol this fall. Earlier in June, in response to ref B demarche, Noman said the ROYG had not yet formulat [...] | 2005-06-26 13:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC AUNR KISL YM DEMARCHE |
05SANAA1771 | CDA DELIVERS UN REFORM PRIORITIES DEMARCHE TO [...] (U) Charge delivered refs A and B requesting ROYG support for U.S. United Nations reform priorities, and ref C on UNHCR reform to Depduty Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on June 26. Noman promised to get back to Charge on the ROYG position. 2. (C) Noman noted that the possibility of an OIC se [...] | 2005-06-26 13:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC KISL YM AUNR DEMARCHE |
05SANAA178 | U.S. SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT [...] (U) Paragraph 2 contains Post's input for the 2004-05 edition of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy as requested in reftel. Post's input conists of updates of the 2004 report of on-going as well as new programs. Submission will also be sent via e-mail as a tracked changes document. 2. ( [...] | 2005-01-31 13:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL KDEM YM MEPI DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS |
05SANAA1782 | PARLIAMENTARIANS SEEK TO LIMIT EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary. On June 11 the Yemeni Parliament passed new by-laws aimed at reforming its infrastructure. Among other reforms, the bill would reduce the Speaker of Parliament's term from six years to two. Ambassador discussed the new bill with several reformist MPs on June 14. The legislators [...] | 2005-06-27 13:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA1790 | PRIORITIES FOR WASHINGTON VISIT: SALEH NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION [...] (S) Summary: Significant progress has been made in our relationship with Yemen in the past four years. The ROYG has arrested and tried perpetrators of the USS Cole and VM Limburg attacks, shared GWOT-related information, collaborated in the capture of AQ suspects and helped uncover plots agains [...] | 2005-06-28 15:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PARMS MARR KDEM KMCA KMPI YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA180 | WITH CHALLENGES AHEAD, YEMENI NGOS LOOK FOR [...] (U) Summary. Yemen has a developing cadre of local NGOs focused on developing civil society and democracy in the country. Leaders of these organizations report that the local NGO community is highly motivated to affect change, but that they are severely lacking in capacity. Skills training, [...] | 2005-02-01 05:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMPI YM KHUM KMCC DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA1817 | ZAYDIS PERCEIVE PERSECUTION AS ROYG CRACKS DOWN ON [...] (C) Summary. With the second Saada conflict in a year between the ROYG and the "Shabab al-Moumineen" (Believing Youth),continuing to simmer in its third month, President Saleh is reportedly increasing efforts to silence prominent opposition parties and critics. Recently these actions targete [...] | 2005-07-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA1820 | OPPOSITION COALITION PREPARES FOR 2006 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. In recent weeks Sanaa has been abuzz with rumors that the opposition party coalition, the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) plans to nominate a challenger to President Saleh in 2006. In late May, members of the JMP central committee, comprised of one designated representative from eac [...] | 2005-07-03 05:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA1836 | ALIMI DISCUSSES SOMALIA, SAUDI ARABIA AND INTEL [...] (C) Summary. In a July 3 meeting between visiting CENTCOM Deputy Commanding General, LTG Lance L. Smith, CDA and Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi, the Minister discussed the ROYG's concern over Somalia, improving cooperation with Saudi Arabia and the state of USG-ROYG intelligence sharing. En [...] | 2005-07-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PARM PREF XW SO YM |
05SANAA1854 | MOD ALEWA ON USG ASSISTANCE, IRAQ AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary. In a July 3 meeting between visiting CENTCOM Deputy Commanding General, LTG Lance L. Smith, CDA and Minister of Defense Ali Abdullah Alewa, the Minister discussed the need for increased USG military support, suggested a general amnesty in Iraq and asked for increased USG assistan [...] | 2005-07-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM PREF XW SO YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA1884 | MISREPORTED COMMENTS ON RISKS TO AMERICANS IN THE [...] (C) On June 29, CDA gave a wide ranging press interview in Arabic to a local website on bilateral U.S.-Yemeni relations, during the course of which he was asked if we thought Americans were at risk in Yemen. CDA responded that Americans were at risk throughout the region, from Yemen to Morocco, [...] | 2005-07-12 15:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MO YE |
05SANAA1910 | SALEH CELEBRATES HIS 27TH WITH PANACHE AND SAYS HE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-17 15:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YE DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA1919 | SALEH PURSUES TRIBAL APPROACH TO ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary. Yemen's Parliament approved a general sales tax law in early July, which met with fierce protest from business leaders. After hearing their complaints regarding the potential for abuse and corruption, President Saleh locked business leaders in a room with ROYG officials and de [...] | 2005-07-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KMCA KMPI YM COM |
05SANAA1959 | SALEH AUTHORIZES ECONOMIC REFORMS: ROYG BRACES FOR [...] (C) Summary. On July 18, President Saleh approved long-delayed portions of the economic reform package. A reduction or elimination of the fuel subsidy is likely to accompany this decision, and some fear it will lead to civil unrest. Several reports indicate that the security forces will emp [...] | 2005-07-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KMCA KMPI YM COM |
05SANAA196 | YEMEN GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CAPTURE TELCOM MARKET [...] (C) Summary: President Saleh's initiative to provide rural phone access through the use of CDMA technology expanded in 2004 to offer mobile phone service in Yemen. Yemen Mobile, though promoted as part of the rural access program, may serve to squeeze out its private sector GSM competitors, S [...] | 2005-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI ECON COM |
05SANAA1976 | REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDIES SPARKS RAPID INFLATION, [...] (C) Summary. On July 23, Rioting and unrest had abated, following a weekend of explosive demonstrations against the lifting of fuel subsidies. On July 23, the ROYG confirmed 22 people killed, but the number is reportedly closer to 40. Demonstrators lashed out against the ruling elite across [...] | 2005-07-23 15:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI YM COM ENERGY |
05SANAA2022 | MAREB ROAD TEMPORARILY CLEARED FOR FUEL DELIVERIES [...] (C) Summary. July 24 at 19:30, armed members of the Al-Jaden tribe clashed with ROYG security forces approximately 30 miles west of Mareb City. According to Hunt Oil Security Chief Ralph Gonzales there were several casualties. The show of military force convinced the tribesmen to lift their [...] | 2005-07-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR ECON ENRG EINV ASEC YM COM ENERGY DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2023 | CHARGE DISCUSSES LIFTING OF SUBSIDIES, CABINET [...] (C) As riots were beginning to break out across the capital on July 19, CDA discussed pressing current issues with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman, followed by a brief unscheduled meeting with Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi. Noman was critical of ROYG handling of the lifting of oil and [...] | 2005-07-25 14:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP ECON ENRG SOCI EAID KMCA KMPI YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA2032 | SALEH'S WITHDRAWAL: TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN? [...] (C) Summary. President Saleh shocked many with his July 17 announcement that he would not be a candidate for reelection in 2006. His statement came days before the ROYG's decision to implement unpopular economic reforms resulting in hikes in oil and gas prices of over fifty percent. While rec [...] | 2005-07-26 13:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2033 | ISLAH ON RECENT RIOTING AND ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) Summary. On July 23, in the wake of a recent rioting across the country (ref. A),CDA met with opposition Islah party leaders Abdelwahab al-Anisi, Mohammed Qahtan and Mohammed al-Saidi to urge peaceful and constructive opposition vice support for street demonstrations. Anisi, Islah Assis [...] | 2005-07-26 15:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2062 | SALEH "RESCUES" YEMEN FROM PRICE HIKES [...] (C) Summary. Following a week of protests against the ROYG's decision to partially lift fuel subsidies, on July 25 President Saleh ordered the Cabinet to reduce prices by seven to 22 percent. The President reached his decision after consulting with tribal leaders, who in return agreed to lift [...] | 2005-07-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI KMCA YM COM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2095 | SALEH ON TERRORISM, IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS, AND REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with President Saleh on August 1 to deliver ref A demarche for Arab League Capitals and discuss his November meeting with President Bush. Discussions focused on combating terrorism, the situation in Iraq, economic and democratic reforms, and Saleh's trip. News of K [...] | 2005-08-01 15:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER KDEM KMCA KMPI KPAL IZ YM DEMARCHE |
05SANAA2115 | YEMENIS REACT TO MOAYAD SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Summary. The July 28 sentencing of Shiekh Mohammed Ali Hassn al-Moayad has sparked heated reaction from the ROYG, the opposition Islah party and, according to the print media, the public. On the streets, however, there were no demonstrations and interlocutors state that, contrary to the [...] | 2005-08-02 05:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV YM PTER |
05SANAA2129 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS, [...] (C) Summary. On August 3 Ambassador discussed the aftermath of the oil price hikes and next steps for ROYG economic reform and anti-corruption with Foreign Minister Qirbi. Discussions also focused on the return of Yemeni detainees from GTMO and Saleh's November meeting with President Bush. [...] | 2005-08-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER OVIP KMPI YM KMCC KWAC ECON COM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA2162 | HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW CHIEF OF YEMENI [...] (SBU) Summary. Amidst calls of "Enough corruption! Enough plundering!" and "Let's put unity back on track," the Yemen Socialist Party (YSP),Yemen's third most influential political party, concluded its Fifth Annual Conference on July 31. The conference wrapped up with the election of a new s [...] | 2005-08-07 12:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI KWMN YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2377 | DFM DISCUSSES SALEH VISIT WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. On August 14, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi and Ambassador discussed cooperation ahead of President Saleh's scheduled visit to Washington in November and current ROYG efforts to combat corruption. End Summary. ------------------------------ Saleh's Visit: What Ca [...] | 2005-08-16 08:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM COM |
05SANAA2412 | MHR SOSWA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR UNDP NOMINATION [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on August 17, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim Soswa asked the USG to support her nomination to the United Nations Development Program Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS). She also briefed Ambassador on a ROYG initiative to increase women in gove [...] | 2005-08-21 06:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2414 | WHERE DOES ISLAH'S HEART LIE? [...] (C) Summary: With the 2006 Presidential and Local Council elections fast approaching, the Yemeni Congregation for Reform, or "Islah" is taking center stage in Yemeni politics. Islah is a coalition of northern tribal interests and the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood (YMB). The party boasts the hig [...] | 2005-08-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM KMPI KMCA YM |
05SANAA2426 | YEMEN'S THIRD GSM TENDER: CHINESE MAKE AN OFFER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met August 17 with Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Abdulmalik al-Moalimi to discuss the status of a third tender for a GSM mobile phone operator. Post is advocating for Millicom, which has a vending agreement with Motorola. On August 2, the [...] | 2005-08-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM |
05SANAA2464 | SALAMI TAKES HIGH ROAD ON GSM TENDER, CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, the tender for a new mobile phone operator in Yemen was at the top of the agenda when Ambassador met Minister of Finance Salami. Ambassador offered the merits of Millicom's bid, stressing the importance of American investment in Yemen, and raised questions about th [...] | 2005-08-29 14:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM ECON COM |
05SANAA2468 | TRANSFER OF GITMO DETAINEE TO YEMEN [...] (S) At approximately 0930 local (0630Z) on 21 August 2005, Colonel Calvin T. Carlsen, Chief Office of Military Cooperation (OMC),Sana'a, Yemen, met the USAF C-17 at Sana'a International Airport, signed for GITMO detainee (Hamza, Karam Hamis Said (US9YM-000586DP)),and then handed Hamza and h [...] | 2005-08-30 04:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA2487 | MOD DEMONSTRATES NEW FOUND COOPERATIVE SPIRIT IN [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief met with Minister of Defense MG Abdallah Ali Aleiwa, Director of Military Intelligence BG Ali Ahmed Al-Sayyani, and Commander of the Yemen Special Operations Forces (YSOF) Colonel Ahmed Saleh. At the behest of President Sa [...] | 2005-08-31 11:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA2507 | SALEH COOPERATIVE ON CT, LOOKS FOR ECONOMIC REWARDS [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met President Saleh September 4 in preparation for APHAS/CT Townsend's September 6 visit to Yemen, and Saleh's November trip to Washington. Ambassador said the highest priorities for discussion include CT and security cooperation, economic reform and development, and [...] | 2005-09-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MASS ECON PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA2530 | ARAB LEAGUE, IRAQI CONSTITUTION, AND TERRORISM [...] Poloff delivered reftels on the Arab League meeting, support for the Iraqi Constitution, the Convention Against Terrorism, changes to military commissions, and amendments to the Safety of Maritime Navigation Convention (SUA) to DFM Mustafa Noman on September 5. Post will report any substanti [...] | 2005-09-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER KAWC PARM YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA2556 | PM BAJAMMAL ON GSM TENDER: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY [...] (C) Summary. On September 5, Ambassador discussed the status of Yemen's GSM mobile phone tender with PM Bajammal. He emphasized the importance of a transparent tendering process for attracting American business and for the country's overall investment climate. Bajammal responded directly tha [...] | 2005-09-10 13:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI CH YM ECON COM |
05SANAA265 | YEMEN SUBMITS THRESHOLD PAPER: REACHING MCC A [...] Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Sofan presented Yemen's MCC-Threshold Concept Paper to USAID Director on Jan. 30. The paper was recommended for approval on Jan. 30 by letter to AID/PPC/MCA, signed by Ambassador and USAID Director. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) [...] | 2005-02-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EFIN EIND EINV KMCA KMPI PGOV YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA269 | COMBATING YEMEN'S GRAY MARKET IN SMALL ARMS AND [...] (S) Summary. Yemen has one of the highest per capita rates of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) in the world. It has been reported that, as a result of leakage or diversion, Yemeni weapons procured officially by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) have ended up in terrorist caches. In the past y [...] | 2005-02-08 15:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA2766 | WILL SALEH'S SUCCESSOR PLEASE STAND UP? [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | KDEM KMCA KMPI PGOV PINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2767 | DFM EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER KIDNAPPING OF [...] (C) Summary: On September 13, DFM Mustafa Noman briefed DCM on the recent kidnapping and assault of his close friend, journalist Jamal Amer. Noman also shared his concerns that his perceived support for Amer angered President Saleh, who reportedly encouraged Zindani to publicly attack Noman. [...] | 2005-09-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2844 | SHOW ME THE MONEY: CHINESE WIN YEMEN'S GSM TENDER, [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, Yemen's Cabinet officially awarded the third GSM license to Chinese-owned Unitel for its bid of USD 149 million. The decision came as no surprise; ROYG officials had made clear that the financial offer outweighed all other considerations. Many doubts remain, ho [...] | 2005-09-27 07:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM |
05SANAA2848 | SALEH PARDONS AL-HOUTHI SUPPORTERS [...] (C) Summary. On the anniversary of Yemen's revolution against the Imam, President Saleh announced a surprise amnesty for supporters of the slain radical cleric Hussein al-Houthi. Saleh also promised compensation to the family of the royal family, deposed in 1962. The decisions were linked b [...] | 2005-09-27 12:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2920 | PARLIAMENT FLEXES MUSCLES, CHALLENGES ROYG ON [...] (C) Summary. In its last session, Yemen's Parliament asserted its constitutional authority in unprecedented fashion, summoning ministers for questioning, challenging ROYG corruption, and even passing original legislation. Parliamentarians also took aim at the Speaker, Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar [...] | 2005-10-10 12:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA2922 | MCC ESSENTIAL TO STABILITY AND REFORM IN YEMEN [...] (S) Summary: Millennium Challenge Corporation programs are crucial to Yemen's future and to U.S. national security interests. Yemen stands at an important crossroads in its path to development and reform. For Yemen's reformers, MCC offers an important way forward. If the United States walks [...] | 2005-10-11 06:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ECPS EFIN EIND EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM |
05SANAA2945 | FM QIRBI SAYS SALEH MAY "CHANGE HIS MIND" ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 10 meeting to review logistical arrangements for President Saleh's November visit to Washington, FonMin Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told Ambassador that Saleh was "nervous" about how a reversal of his announcement that he would not run for re-election in 2006 would be p [...] | 2005-10-11 14:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM YE DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA2957 | RECORD OIL REVENUES FOR YEMEN -- WHERE HAS THE [...] (C) Summary. In September, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) submitted a record supplementary budget to Parliament for approval, totaling 50 percent of the original 2005 budget. As a result of higher than expected oil revenues and the lifting of fuel subsidies, Yemen is showing a revenue surplus [...] | 2005-10-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2962 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAQI CONSTITUTION DEMARCHE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-13 09:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM IZ DEMARCHE |
05SANAA2986 | AMBASSADOR VISITS PORT CITY OF ADEN [...] Summary: On October 2, Ambassador visited Aden to meet with local government, business and civil society representatives. Local council members, the Chamber of Commerce, and NGOs shared their experiences in strengthening democracy, improving the business climate, and creating local solutions [...] | 2005-10-17 05:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KMPI KPAO YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
05SANAA3003 | FEMALE LOCAL COUNCIL QUOTA EXPECTED TO BE [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a signing ceremony on October 9 for a USAID grant for women's rights projects, Minister of Human Rights Amat al-Alim Soswa conveyed invitations for several high-ranking current and former USG officials to a December conference in Sanaa on women's issues in the Arab world. She [...] | 2005-10-17 13:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA3018 | DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR YEMEN -- QUARTERLY [...] (C) Summary: Post implemented the initial phase of Yemen's Democratic Reform Strategy with mixed results. (Ref A) This quarterly report demonstrates progress for women in political participation, and in the role of Parliament providing a check on the executive. (Ref B) The ROYG's Threshold Pr [...] | 2005-10-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCA ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA307 | YEMENI VIEWS ON ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF IRAQ [...] (SBU) Liberal elites, moderate Islamists, ROYG officials as well as civil society activists and journalists in Yemen are unanimous in considering the recent elections held in Iraq as a step in the right direction. All are equally unanimous, however, in expressing skepticism that these election [...] | 2005-02-14 18:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO IZ YM |
05SANAA3160 | DEMOCRACY CENTRAL THEME AT LATE NIGHT RAMADAN SOCIAL GATHERINGS [...] (U) Summary. DCM and Poloffs attended Ramadan late night social sessions during which party hacks, sheikhs, journalists and academics spanning the Yemeni political spectrum voiced strong opinions on the problems with democratization in Yemen and how the U.S. could help. Participants from all p [...] | 2005-10-30 08:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM PTER |
05SANAA3185 | EXIT HUNT: YEMEN MOVES TO NATIONALIZE OIL [...] (C) Summary: On October 17, Yemen's Cabinet announced that it would not renew Hunt's contract for oil production in Block 18, and would instead award it to the Yemeni-owned Safer Company. Hunt intends to sue the ROYG for violation of contract, and will likely announce legal action to coincide [...] | 2005-11-01 11:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET YM ENERGY COM |
05SANAA3187 | ASSAULT ON TWO JOURNALISTS: NEWEST CASE IN SPATE [...] (U) Summary: On October 29, Moujeeb Sweileh, a cameraman with the "Al-Arabiya" news channel, and Najib Al-Sharai, from "Al-Akhbariya," were assaulted by ROYG security forces while attempting to cover a strike at a textile factory in Sanaa. The attack is just one of a long string of physical and [...] | 2005-11-01 12:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA3256 | ROYG CLOSES DOWN HUNT OFFICES, AMERICANS TO LEAVE [...] (C) Summery: Early in the morning on November 15, representatives of the Ministry of Oil took over the Sanaa offices of Hunt Oil accompanied with security forces. Hunt responded by relocating employees from its Block 18 facility in Mareb to Sanaa, and is in the process of removing most of it [...] | 2005-11-16 12:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET YM ENERGY COM |
05SANAA328 | POWERFUL FINANCE MINISTER AL-SALAMI ON THE [...] (C) Summary. Time may be up for Finance Minister al-Salami. Rumors are spreading throughout Sanaa that President Saleh will remove the Minister from office in an upcoming cabinet shuffle. A number of small but significant political losses for Salami appear to give teeth to this rumor. Sal [...] | 2005-02-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV KMCA KMPI PGOV YM KBIO DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA3297 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT SALEH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expectations were high for President Saleh's Washington trip and the general consensus in the press has been that the visit was largely successful. It appears, however, that the outcomes of the visit have not yet fully been conveyed to the media. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PRE-VI [...] | 2005-11-23 05:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM |
05SANAA335 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S FOR GLOBAL AFFAIR [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky to Yemen February 23-25. You will meet with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning International Cooperation Ahm [...] | 2005-02-18 14:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | OVIP PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KMPI ECON EAID PREF PHUM GTIP COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM TRAFFICKING PERSONS |
05SANAA3364 | PRESIDENT SALEH, AFTER WASHINGTON VISIT: "I GET [...] (C) Summary: President Saleh told Ambassador that he has taken to heart the messages he heard in Washington from President Bush, Secretary Rice, MCC/CEO Danelovich, World Bank Wolfowitz and others. He said that he had convoked his cabinet upon his return and demanded a plan of action to respon [...] | 2005-11-27 09:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SY YE DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA3387 | SANAA MEDIA REACTION -- GENERAL ABIZAID VISIT, [...] ABIZAID VISIT: Yemeni newspapers gave above-the-fold coverage to the two-day visit of Commander-in-Chief General John Abizaid of U.S. Central Command to Yemen. Al-Thawrwa (official government daily) reported that General Abizaid and President Saleh discussed bilateral cooperation in security [...] | 2005-11-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM |
05SANAA3392 | TAIZ NGOS SEEK INCREASED COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (U) Summary. On November 16, emboffs visited the city of Taiz to meet with local NGOs to discuss the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) and Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs. During the two-hour meeting, emboffs and visiting MEPIoff fielded questions and comments on MEPI an [...] | 2005-12-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA3438 | MEDIA REACTION -- AL-HOUTHI CLASHES, DRAFT PRESS [...] HOSTILITIES RESUME IN SA'ADA: On November 30, all major opposition and independent outlets gave prominent coverage to the resumption of clashes between ROYG security forces and followers of the Al-Houthi rebel movement in the northern Sa'ada governorate. Casualty estimates on the first day [...] | 2005-12-10 11:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM |
05SANAA3524 | PLACEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OP-ED [...] Post has placed A/S Lowenkron's op-ed on International Human Rights day, entitled "Helping the Impossible Become the Inevitable," in Arabic and English in the media outlets below. The Arabic translation was done by Public Affairs Section personnel at post. -- Al-Sahwa.Net (news website of [...] | 2005-12-19 07:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM HUMAN RIGHTS |
05SANAA3532 | CDA VISITS ADEN ON THE EVE OF THE GPC CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: On December 13-16, CDA visited an Aden saturated with political activists and senior ROYG officials in town for the seventh General People's Congress (GPC) convention. Before attending the ruling party convention, CDA participated in a local media conference on Arab-European dial [...] | 2005-12-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KPAO CASC YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA3534 | GPC CONVENTION: POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE, SIGNIFYING [...] (C) To fluttering banners, flying doves, sound effects reminiscent of Space Odyssey 2000 (with added neighing horses to symbolize the GPC mascot),President Saleh marched into the Aden football stadium on December 15 to officially launch the proceedings of the ruling party's seventh annual con [...] | 2005-12-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA3548 | (S) PUBLISHER THREATENED AND IN SECLUSION AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Aden, CDA met on December 14 with Basha Bashrahil, International News Editor of the independent Aden-based daily "Al-Ayyam." Bashrahil (strictly protect) expressed to CDA his alarm about recent signals from the ROYG, describing in detail threats against his fami [...] | 2005-12-20 11:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL YM |
05SANAA3560 | AL-HETAR OFFERS CANDID ASSESSMENT OF EXTREMIST [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with pdoff and poloff, Judge Hamoud Al-Hetar provided a more candid and straightforward assessment of the efficacy of his rehabilitation program than previously heard. While defending the overall merits of his attempts to convince young radicals of the error of their [...] | 2005-12-21 12:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KMPI PGOV PHUM YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA3591 | UNITEL SIGNS CONTRACT FOR YEMEN'S THIRD GSM [...] (C) SUMMARY. After winning Yemen's third GSM license under a dubious tendering process with a staggering bid of USD 149 billion, Unitel has now failed to pay. Initially billed by the Ministry of Telecommunications as a Chinese company, Unitel now appears to have no Chinese investors at all. [...] | 2005-12-27 11:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI KMCA YM ECON COM |
05SANAA3600 | MEDIA REACTION -- VIOLENCE IN SAADA, [...] AL-HOUTHI: The eruption of new violence in the Sa'ada region has been a primary topic of press coverage in recent weeks. After two weeks of relative quiet, RayNews.net (website of liberal opposition Rabita Party) reported on December 21 that armed clashes once again broke out between governm [...] | 2005-12-28 12:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM |
05SANAA37 | ECONOMIC REFORM PART DEUX: ROYG MAKING LIMITED [...] (C) Summary. During a rancorous Parliamentary session on December 26, Prime Minister Ba Jammal's bodyguards ushered him out of the building while he was trying to give a speech promoting the government's 2005 budget. Attached to the budget are much needed economic reforms including reduction o [...] | 2005-01-06 13:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA420 | CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS CALL ON U/S DOBRIANSKY FOR [...] Summary: On February 24, Undersecretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, explored at a roundtable with Yemeni NGOs areas where the U.S. can support Yemen's nascent civil society. Representatives from forty NGOs raised concerns over human rights abuses, women's access to political and eco [...] | 2005-02-28 14:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR KMCA KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS |
05SANAA426 | SALEH - AL-AHMAR TENSIONS PORTEND THE LAUNCH OF A [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-01 09:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA460 | U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SALEH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on February 24 for Yemen's partnership in the GWOT. Praising Yemen's strong CT cooperation, U/S called on the ROYG to be more forthcoming on intelligence sharing. Discussions [...] | 2005-03-04 13:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI PTER PINR EAID ECON YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
05SANAA461 | U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF PLANNING [...] (C) Summary. On February 24, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky urged Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan to use the MCC threshold process to Yemen's full advantage and implement serious anti-corruption measures. Sofan repl [...] | 2005-03-04 13:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM EAID ECON EFIN YM COM |
05SANAA462 | U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On February 24 Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi for Yemen's partnership in the Global War on Terrorism and encouraged the ROYG to expand intelligence sharing cooperation with the USG. In response to the FM's complaint [...] | 2005-03-04 13:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON KMPI KDEM PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
05SANAA545 | ISLAH: IN FOR A PEACEFUL STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting with Islah (Reform) party senior officials, Ambassador and DCM discussed economic reform, corruption, and the need for dialogue with the West. Islah General Secretary Mohammed Abdullah al-Yadoumi, Deputy General Secretary Abdul Wahab al-Anisi, Head of the P [...] | 2005-03-08 10:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA573 | TAIZ: THE FORGOTTEN CITY [...] This is an Action Request for Riyadh Foreign Commercial Office. Please see Para 4. 2. Summary: In a two day trip to the Taiz Governorate March 3-4, CDA explored opportunities to expand the mission's relationship with Yemen's third largest city. Deputy Governor AbdulMalik al-Hiagem sought [...] | 2005-03-13 12:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON YM COM |
05SANAA576 | FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN [...] This message is posts response to ref A. ------------------------ Overview of TIP in Yemen ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Overview: A. Yemen is a country of origin for internationally trafficked children and may be a country of destination for sex trafficking of foreign women. I [...] | 2005-03-13 15:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS |
05SANAA589 | CHILD MARRIAGE IN YEMEN: HALF THE CHILDREN ARE [...] This message is in response to reftel questions on child marriage in Yemen, see para. 4. 2. The legal age of marriage in Yemen is 15. UNICEF estimates that approximately 41 percent of Yemeni children under the age of 15 are married. According the USAID-funded Development and Health Survey [...] | 2005-03-15 08:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN YM |
05SANAA612 | FINANCE MINISTER SALAMI PUTS A GOOD SPIN ON HIS [...] (C) Summary and comment: In a cordial and open meeting on March 13 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alawi al-Salami, Ambassador highlighted U.S. efforts to support decentralization, urged the ROYG to take serious anti-corruption and transparency efforts and encouraged Yemen t [...] | 2005-03-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR PGOV ECON YM KMCC COM |
05SANAA663 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EB/ICT DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of EB Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Telecommunications and SIPDIS Information Policy David Gross to Yemen March 24-26. You will meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning Ahmed Sofan, and Minister of telecommunications and Information T [...] | 2005-03-21 11:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM KMCC ENVIRONMENT ECON COM |
05SANAA695 | SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TAKE TO THE STREETS [...] (C) Summary: Many small business owners across Yemen closed their shops and took to the streets, March 13-18, in protest of ROYG plans to implement a general sales tax as part of its economic reform package. Demonstrations occurred in the cities of Hodeidah, Taiz, Sanaa and Aden, with a few d [...] | 2005-03-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM YM ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA696 | KHAIWANI RELEASED VIA PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY [...] (U) On March 22, the Sanaa Appellate Court upheld the September 6 conviction of "as-Shura" opposition newspaper editor-in-chief, Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani (reftel). Khaiwani was sentenced to one year in prison for violating the 1990 Press Law for "supporting" the al-Houthi rebellion, "publishing [...] | 2005-03-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KMPI YM |
05SANAA76 | CDA DELIVERS IRAQ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. CDA delivered ref A demarche to Principle Deputy Foreign Minister al-Dhabbi on January 8. In addition to the Iraqi elections, discussions focused on relations between the ROYG and its opposition in Parliament and media, the al-Khaiwani case, proliferation of small arms and light [...] | 2005-01-10 14:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV YM PARMS DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANAA853 | MINISTER SOFAN ON MCC THRESHOLD: WE'LL DO IT [...] USAID Director and Pol/Econoff met March 28 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmad Sofan. USAID Director conveyed that Yemen's MCC Threshold paper was very strong (reftel),and urged the ROYG to focus on specific reforms within the MCC categor [...] | 2005-04-02 13:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EIND EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM TAGS |
05SANAA873 | 2004 CENSUS RESULTS: FIVE MILLION MISSING YEMENIS? [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On March 16, the Yemen Central Statistics Organization (CSO) surprised the donor community in Sanaa, along with many ROYG officials, by announcing a 2004 Census result of 19.7 million Yemenis, an apparent drop from an estimated 22 million. Earlier that day, two senior [...] | 2005-04-06 11:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID ELAB SOCI KWMN KMPI KMCA KDEM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COM |
05SANAA892 | EB ECT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S YEMENI TELECOM [...] (C) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross's March 24-26 visit to Yemen came at a crucial juncture for the development of information and communications technology (ICT). With the introduction of GSM technology four years ago, the ROYG opened the wireless sector to private investment. M [...] | 2005-04-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT |
05SANAA893 | EB ICT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S MEETINGS WITH ROYG [...] (U) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross raised the prospect of an independent telecom regulator and advanced AID proposals for rural internet development with ROYG officials on March 26. His discussions with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MOTIT) and the [...] | 2005-04-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PGOV PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT |
05SANAA894 | SALEH DISCUSSES SECURITY CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador the morning of April 9 to discuss renewed fighting in Saada. Saleh immediately launched into requests for USG political and military support for ROYG efforts to defeat al-Houthi rebels in the north. Reiterating an argument he used during last [...] | 2005-04-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MASS KPAO YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA9 | MCC VISITS SANAA: YEMEN ON THE THRESHOLD [...] (SBU) Summary. USAID Millennium Challenge Account Secretariat Representatives Bryan Kurtz and Steve Feldstein SIPDIS and MCC Threshold Country Managing Director Kevin Saba briefed senior level ROYG officials at the Ministries of Planning, Justice, and Human Rights December 16-19 on requirem [...] | 2005-01-02 15:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA KCOR PGOV YM KMEPI ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS |
05SANAA903 | SOSWA MEETS DCM ON THE 2004 HRR [...] (C) Summary: Amidst heavy ROYG criticism of the 2004 U.S. Human Rights Report, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim al-Soswa delivered a 49-page ROYG response to the report to DCM April Soswa took the opportunity to express her own less critical feelings on the report, and share her Ministry's [...] | 2005-04-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI YM KMCC DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA905 | YEMEMI DOCTORS STRIKE, ACCUSE ROYG OF DOING HARM [...] (C) Summary. Yemeni doctors recently suspended a strike against the ROYG. In a rare nation-wide organized strike in modern Yemeni history, the physicians demanded higher wages and a return of seized assets. None of the issues have been resolved, and it appears likely the doctors will strike [...] | 2005-04-12 04:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KMPI KMCA YM COM |
05SANAA93 | DEAL CUT ON YEMEN'S BUDGET -- FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: In a rare roll-call vote on January 5, Parliament approved Yemen's 2005 budget while striking a deal with the Government that postpones the lifting of oil and gas subsidies pending the Government's implementation of several wide-reaching economic reforms demanded by Parliament. W [...] | 2005-01-15 05:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KMPI YM KGOR COM |
05SANAA935 | SAADA-RELATED MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT SALIH URGENTLY REQUESTS MATERIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIS SECURITY FORCES CURRENTLY ENGAGED WITH AL-HOUTHI INSURGENTS. THE LIST OF REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED BY MINISTER OF INTERIOR, MAJOR GENERAL ALIMI (SEPTEL) ON 9 APRIL 05 SHOULD BECOME THE STARTING POINT FOR YEMEN ASSISTAN [...] | 2005-04-13 14:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
05SANJOSE1639 | FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS [...] (U) On July 17, 2005, President Pacheco met for the first time with all five members of the commission of eminent persons ("junta de notables") whom he tasked to review the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). This meeting officially began the [...] | 2005-07-19 15:23:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1713 | COSTA RICAN REACTION TO CAFTA-DR APPROVAL IN THE [...] (U) Summary. After passage of the CAFTA-DR implementing legislation in the late evening hours (in Costa Rica) by the U.S. House of Representatives, GOCR officials, private business persons, and labor leaders offered their reactions. Local media coverage of the ratification process in the U.S [...] | 2005-07-28 22:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1720 | CHORUS OF VOICES SINGING SEND CAFTA-DR TO THE [...] (U) Summary. The second day after the U.S. Congress approved the CAFTA-DR implementing legislation, many Costa Ricans are expressing the urgent need for President Pacheco to send the agreement to the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly for ratification (Ref A). Those asking the administration to [...] | 2005-07-29 22:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1721 | COALITIONS ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL [...] Voters, disappointment with the two traditional political parties may give several newly-formed parties the opportunity to capture a significant number of votes in the 2006 Presidential and Legislative Assembly elections. While these newly-formed parties are organizing coalitions to exploit [...] | 2005-07-29 23:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1730 | COSTA RICA: MANPADS INVENTORY AND TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Summary: Having experienced no major military conflicts, and since abolishing the national army in 1949, the GOCR has never bought, sold or otherwise had possession of MANPADS or similarly sophisticated missile delivery systems. While Costa Rica does represent a transit point on the illic [...] | 2005-08-01 22:40:00 | Embassy San Jose | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETTC PARM PGOV PREL |
05SANJOSE1740 | PRESIDENT PACHECO COMMENTS ON CAFTA-DR [...] (U) On August 3, 2005, during his first weekly press conference held since CAFTA-DR was approved and signed by President Bush, Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco officially congratulated the U.S. government for ratifying the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement [...] | 2005-08-03 22:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1748 | LETTER FROM EX-PRESIDENT MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-04 17:45:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS ETRD PGOV PREL |
05SANJOSE1753 | PRO-CAFTA-DR COSTA RICAN OFFICIAL FIRED [...] (U) Summary. On August 3, 2005, "El Financiero" reported that Amparo Pacheco, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) was fired, effective August 2, 2005, due to a lack of confidence from President Pacheco (no relation to the ex-Vice Minister) and COMEX Minister Manuel Gonzalez [...] | 2005-08-04 21:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1757 | TOURISM SNAPSHOT IN COSTA RICA [...] Summary. The tourism industry is king in Costa Rica, having been the nation's top revenue generator since 2001. The number of tourists coming to Costa Rica continues to increase, with hundreds of thousands of Americans, Canadians, and Europeans flocking to the beaches, volcanoes, and adventu [...] | 2005-08-05 14:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND CASC EINV PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE1772 | NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN ELECTED [...] Summary: The Legislative Assembly elected Lisbeth Quesada Tristan to the 4-year independent post of human rights ombudsman (Defensor de los Habitantes) on August 4, 2005. Quesada, 53, is a medical doctor unaffiliated with any political party. The Ombudsman's position had been vacant since Jun [...] | 2005-08-05 22:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR CS |
05SANJOSE1774 | SECRET MEETINGS, DEAL-MAKING, TAXES, AND CAFTA-DR [...] (U) Summary. On August 3, 2005 Costa Rican dailies "La Prensa Libre" and "Diario Extra" reported that members of President Pacheco's Social Christian Union Party (PUSC) and the National Liberation Party (PLN) met in secret on July 29, 2005 to discuss overcoming difficulties in passing the Fis [...] | 2005-08-08 15:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1787 | UNIMER POLL SHOWS STEADY SUPPORT FOR CAFTA-DR IN [...] Summary. As compared to a June 2005 poll conducted by UNIMER (Ref A),a similarly conducted August 2005 poll shows knowledge of and support for the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) remains strong and steady. UNIMER has been conducting similar polls si [...] | 2005-08-08 21:07:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1819 | COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] Summary. On August 8, 2005 the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons met with President Pacheco to discuss the status of their review of the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA- DR). Franklin Chang, head of the Commission, stated that they ha [...] | 2005-08-10 17:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1822 | PRO-CAFTA-DR MARCH DRAWS THOUSANDS IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) On August 9, 2005, workers from more than 60 companies marched to the President's offices to show their support for the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). While estimates of the number of participants ranged from 4,000 to 8,000, most media [...] | 2005-08-10 22:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1828 | PRESIDENT'S PARTY PUBLICLY SUPPORTS CAFTA-DR, BUT [...] (U) Summary. Members of President Pacheco's Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) are publicly urging him to send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible, despite the continued failure to pass the Fis [...] | 2005-08-11 13:17:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1875 | POLL SHOWS A MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS CONTINUE TO [...] Summary. A July 2005 CID/GALLUP poll contracted by the daily newspaper "La Republica" and local television network Repretel reveals a slightly decreasing majority of Costa Ricans support the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and believe the agreement wi [...] | 2005-08-17 19:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1904 | COSTA RICA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR ARLEN SPECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Senator Arlen Spector. Your trip comes in the heat of the campaign for the February 2006 general election. The political establishment is still struggling to recover from large scandals that resulted in two ex-Presidents awaiting trial under h [...] | 2005-08-17 23:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CS ECON OVIP PGOV PREL VE |
05SANJOSE1940 | COSTA RICA AND ASIA TRADE ISSUES IN THE MEDIA [...] (U) Summary. In the midst of President Pacheco's 12- day trip to Taiwan and Japan, issues surrounding trade between Costa Rica and several Asian countries have been recent topics in the local press. While in Taipei, President Pacheco discussed his intentions to pursue a free trade agreement [...] | 2005-08-19 21:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE1995 | SENATOR SPECTER BRIEFED ON COUNTER-DRUG EFFORTS, [...] Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) visited the Guanacaste Province of Northern Costa Rica from August 18-20. The Charge and other Embassy Officers briefed the Senator in advance of a meeting with the Director of Costa Rica's Counter-Drug Police. On August 19, the Senator discussed NIH-fu [...] | 2005-08-24 15:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR CS |
05SANJOSE2008 | THE PROCESS OF RATIFYING FTAs IN COSTA RICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The process to ratify free trade agreements such as the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) in Costa Rica is not simple. It is not even clear whether the agreement must be passed by a simple or a two-thirds majority. The Assembl [...] | 2005-08-26 14:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2037 | ANOTHER POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS SUPPORT [...] According to a poll conducted in August 2005 by UNIMER for the daily "La Nacion," 54 percent of the 1,413 persons polled supported the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),up from 43 percent in a similar poll conducted for "La Nacion" in November 2004. Tw [...] | 2005-08-31 14:57:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2038 | COALITION OF DEPUTIES URGE PRESIDENT TO MOVE [...] (U) Summary. On August 29, 2005, thirty-eight of the 57 members (deputies) of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly signed a letter to President Pacheco urging him to send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the legislative body immediately [...] | 2005-08-31 14:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2047 | PRESIDENT MEETS WITH COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 29, 2005, President Pacheco met with four of the five members of the Commission of Eminent Persons regarding their progress on reviewing the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Franklin Chang, head of the Commission, [...] | 2005-09-01 14:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2068 | COSTA RICA: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-02 21:27:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2072 | COSTA RICA UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] The Government of Costa Rica is committed to the elimination of child labor in Costa Rica by 2010. According to the most recent survey, conducted in 2002, approximately 114,000 children between ages 5 and 17 were working, a figure which represents just over ten percent of the country's youth [...] | 2005-09-02 22:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2090 | STATUS OF FISCAL REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Three years after starting discussion of the fiscal reform bill and 3 months after voting to utilize a "fast-track" review, the Legislative Assembly members remain far away from approving the bill. Disagreements about the bill between political parties and also between the Pre [...] | 2005-09-08 15:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2100 | EFFECTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA ON COSTA RICAN [...] Summary. While Costa Rica lies far south of the devastating path that Hurricane Katrina took, some Costa Rican businesses are being impacted by its effects on the operations of the port of New Orleans. Many Costa Rican companies rely on the port as the primary doorway for importing and expo [...] | 2005-09-09 22:14:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2104 | STATUS OF THE PROPOSED LAW TO STRENGTHEN AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Legislative Assembly,s Special Mixed Commission to review the Law to Strengthen and Modernize the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) ended its 28-month tenure without coming to agreement on how to proceed with the proposed telecommunications reform law. The content [...] | 2005-09-09 23:16:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2105 | COSTA RICA: SIGNALS OF MORE FLEXIBILITY ON CAFTA-DR [...] (C) Summary. After attending a meeting on September 8, 2005 with various business representatives who are in favor of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),President Pacheco and Minister of Foreign Trade (COMEX) Manuel Gonzalez have alluded to [...] | 2005-09-09 23:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2158 | COSTA RICA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] Summary: The textile industry in Costa Rica is regarded as efficient and productive. However, the low labor costs of China and the preferential treatment Mexico was granted under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) put the Costa Rican textile industry at a disadvantage. As a res [...] | 2005-09-15 00:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX PGOV PREL CS |
05SANJOSE2181 | COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS DELIVERS REPORT ON [...] (U) On September 16, 2005, the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons delivered its final report on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to President Pacheco. According to a Presidential press release of the same day, the only copy of the 6 [...] | 2005-09-19 21:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2186 | GOCR REQUESTS AND EMBASSY SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF [...] Summary: Embassy supports GOCR request to extend project of U.S. Treasury Department Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) Tax Team beyond December 31, 2005 projected termination date. End summary. 2. Charge d'Affaires received the following letter from Minister of Finance on August 26, [...] | 2005-09-19 22:16:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2202 | COSTA RICA: PRESIDENT PACHECO AND COMMISSION OF [...] (U) Summary. On September 20, 2005, after meeting with his cabinet and the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons, President Pacheco held a press conference to discuss the Commission's report on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The Pre [...] | 2005-09-21 00:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2227 | FINANCE MINISTER WANTS PRESIDENT PACHECO TO SUBMIT [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, 2005, Charge met with GOCR Finance Minister Federico Carrillo, in part, to discuss the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Carrillo was buoyed by the Commission of Eminent Persons' report on CAFTA-DR [...] | 2005-09-23 20:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2231 | COSTA RICA: THE COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 20 the presidential-appointed Commission of Eminent Persons (the Notables) exited the stage in a notable way; after 60 days of analyzing CAFTA-DR, they made no judgment about whether or not the treaty should be approved. The Commission, however, appeared to be unc [...] | 2005-09-24 00:14:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2386 | ELECTION SEASON IN COSTA RICA OFFICIALLY BEGINS [...] Summary: The GOCR officially launched its 2006 election cycle on Saturday, October 1. The February 5 ballot will be a crowded one: fourteen presidential candidates have been certified by the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE). The field of candidates for the Legislative Assembly is similarly [...] | 2005-10-13 19:19:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CS |
05SANJOSE2389 | COSTA RICA AND CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) Summary. President Pacheco continues to say he will send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly. The question remains "When?" Nicaragua's recent passage of CAFTA-DR has brought increased focus by the media and [...] | 2005-10-13 20:26:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2411 | COSTA RICA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR JUDGE THOMAS [...] Ref B reported Costa Rica's initial positive response to Judge Burgenthal's candidacy. Per Ref A instructions, PolOff followed up with the Foreign Ministry on October 6, and was reassured of Costa Rica's support. On October 12, Embassy San Jose received Costa Rican Diplomatic Note DGPE/DPM/AC [...] | 2005-10-14 22:08:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OPDC CS UNGA |
05SANJOSE2412 | EX-PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ RELEASED FROM HOUSE ARREST [...] Former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez (1998-2002) was released from his seven-month house arrest on October 13, when prosecutors in his corruption case failed to convince a judge to grant yet another extension of his now nearly year-long pretrial detention. Rodriguez was arrested on October [...] | 2005-10-14 22:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CS |
05SANJOSE2413 | COSTA RICA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON [...] Per Ref A instructions, Post requested the GOCR's support for a seat on the World Heritage Committee via Diplomatic Note in July, 2005. 2. On October 12, Post received Costa Rican Diplomatic Note DGPE/DPM/AC 886/10/05, officially confirming that Costa Rica will support the U.S. bid. 3. [...] | 2005-10-14 22:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PGOV CS UNESCO |
05SANJOSE2436 | CID/GALLUP POLL SHOWS GROWING SUPPORT FOR CAFTA-DR [...] Summary. An October 2005 CID/GALLUP poll revealed increases in the knowledge of and support for the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) among Costa Ricans. The poll also shows that the percentage of respondents who believe CAFTA- DR will bring b [...] | 2005-10-19 20:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2451 | FORMER PRESIDENT CALDERON RELEASED FROM HOUSE [...] As presaged in Reftel A, former President Rafael Angel Calderon (1990-94) was released from house arrest on October 19, 2005, under conditions similar to those imposed on ex-President Miguel Angel Rodriguez. Specifically, Calderon is prohibited from leaving the country or having any contact [...] | 2005-10-20 21:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2460 | PRESIDENT PACHECO SENDS CAFTA-DR TO THE ASSEMBLY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. After meeting with his cabinet in the morning of October 21, 2005, President Pacheco announced that he would send the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly later that day to start the ratification process [...] | 2005-10-21 21:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2493 | COSTA RICA ON UNESCO CONVENTION: IT'S ALL IN THE [...] In a follow-up meeting on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity on October 21, MFA Chief of Multilateral Affairs Carlos Cordero expressed Costa Rica's receptiveness to U.S. input on implementation if and when the convention comes into effect. He acknowledged U.S. concerns over implement [...] | 2005-10-25 22:51:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2497 | COSTA RICA TO BE SUPPORTIVE AT SUMMIT OF THE [...] (SBU) On October 26, Charge and PolOff followed up on an October 20 demarche by paying a call on Foreign Minister Tovar. In an improvement on the MFA's original response (see below),Tovar emphatically agreed with all our proposed changes to the draft declaration. In particular, Tovar highli [...] | 2005-10-27 10:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KSUM ECON ELAB CS |
05SANJOSE2508 | NEW COSTA RICAN LAW MAY IMPEDE IMPORTS OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. The October 25, 2005, Official Gazette published a law, effective immediately, that may effectively result in the prevention of exporting U.S. products to Costa Rica. Post is communicating with the GOCR at the Ministerial level, importers, and representatives from other count [...] | 2005-10-28 16:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2601 | MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. On October 26, 2005, Charge met with Minister of Economy, Industry, and Commerce Gilberto Barrantes. Minister Barrantes commented on the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and related legislation including the propose [...] | 2005-11-07 23:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2611 | DISCUSSION OF CAFTA-DR BY PRESIDENTS BUSH AND [...] Summary: On November 5, 2005, all of the major Costa Rican dailies ran stories based on comments made by President Pacheco and Foreign Trade Minister Gonzalez about the meeting with President Bush the day before on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (C [...] | 2005-11-08 21:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2642 | HEALTH MINISTRY ORDERS ASSEMBLY TO COMPLY WITH [...] (U) Summary: The Health Ministry ordered the Legislative Assembly on November 7 to either make health and safety repairs in the buildings it occupies within the next two months or shut down various offices. President of the Legislative Assembly Gerardo Gonzalez reacted to the order by accusin [...] | 2005-11-11 10:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD CS |
05SANJOSE2664 | JAN. 1, 2006 ENTRY INTO FORCE HELPS CAFTA-DR IN [...] (SBU) Summary. We know that USTR must make a determination soon so that it can recommend to the President when he should issue his proclamation bringing CAFTA-DR into force. Recognizing that this determination is of greater importance for countries that have already ratified, we want to hig [...] | 2005-11-15 23:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN PGOV PREL CS |
05SANJOSE2689 | ANTI-CAFTA FORCES HEARTENED BY SUCCESSFUL PROTEST [...] On November 17, about 10,000 protesters participated in the first major demonstration to follow President Abel Pacheco's presentation of the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly. While the demonstration, organized by labor and stu [...] | 2005-11-18 21:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD PREL ELAB CS |
05SANJOSE2727 | CAFTA SUPPORTERS RALLY FOR LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL [...] Several thousand workers, business owners and merchants marched on Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly on November 24, to encourage the GOCR to ratify without further delay the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The march was widely seen as a rebuttal to la [...] | 2005-11-25 20:08:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD ELAB CS |
05SANJOSE2731 | INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN COSTA RICA REACHES NEW LOW [...] (U) Summary: The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR)'s most recent (Jul.-Sept. 2005) quarterly survey says investor confidence has reached a new low. When asked "Is now a good time to invest in Costa Rica, only 4.2 percent said "yes", 75.0 percent said "no", and 20.8 percent were "unsure". En [...] | 2005-11-29 14:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2787 | COSTA RICA REPORTING ON OTHER FOREIGN BRIBERY [...] Summary. It has been a year since the story of scandal broke out and there is no sign yet of any criminal charges. On September 28, 2004, the influential daily, La Nacion disclosed the details of a `bonus' paid by the French telecommunications company Alcatel (see reftel A). According to the [...] | 2005-12-05 22:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KCOR BEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2794 | CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN COSTA RICA REACHES NEW LOW [...] (U) Summary: According to the results of a November survey conducted by the University of Costa Rica's (UCR) School of Statistics, consumer confidence in Costa Rica has reached a new low. With a four point margin of error the study reveals that 75% of consumers think that the government is d [...] | 2005-12-07 19:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2808 | FOREIGN MINISTRY REQUESTS INVESTIGATION INTO [...] On Thursday, December 8, post received a letter from the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry regarding the December 7 shooting death of Costa Rica-born Rigoberto Alpizar in Miami International Airport. Alpizar reportedly is a dual U.S. and Costa Rican national. 2. Translated text of the letter fo [...] | 2005-12-08 22:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CS |
05SANJOSE2909 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OSCAR ARIAS CONFIDENT OF [...] (C) Presidential candidate Oscar Arias told Ambassador that he (Arias) was "an idiot" to run again for president but that he was under a lot of pressure to come back. Arias said that Costa Rica, which has been neglecting education, infrastructure, and economic development, "cannot afford to w [...] | 2005-12-22 10:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD PREL CS |
05SANJOSE2930 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OTTON SOLIS RUNNING AGAINST [...] (C) Presidential candidate Otton Solis told Ambassador that CAFTA-DR "would place Costa Rica in the hands of the multinationals." He said the treaty was one-sided, opening the Costa Rican market to U.S. industrial power, against which Costa Rica cannot hope to compete, and in return providing [...] | 2005-12-27 19:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON CS |
05SANJOSE2931 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OTTO GUEVARA WILL [...] (C) Presidential candidate Otto Guevara, though rising in the polls, does not expect to be elected. He does expect, however, that his Libertarian Movement Party will be a major force in the next Legislative Assembly. He told Ambassador that he has already discussed with the frontrunner Oscar [...] | 2005-12-27 19:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON CS |
05SANJOSE2932 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANTONIO ALVAREZ DESANTI [...] (C) Presidential candidate Antonio Alvarez Desanti promised, if elected, to bring strong leadership to Costa Rica, focused first on education, health, infrastructure, security, and housing (areas of broad agreement),and then on the more controversial issue of dismantling state monopolies "by [...] | 2005-12-27 19:40:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON CS |
05SANJOSE2942 | CAFTA-DR RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The debate about the Central America- Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) started in the unicameral 57-member legislature (the Assembly) on December 6, 2005 after long delays in the Costa Rican administration's decision to send the agreement to the [...] | 2005-12-28 21:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE2952 | ASIAN MARKETS LEAD 2005 COSTA RICAN EXPORT GROWTH [...] Summary. The Costa Rican Trade Promotion Corporation (PROCOMER) has reported that Costa Rican exports this year through October 2005 reached USD 5.77 billion, an increase of ten percent over the same period last year. The biggest increases were realized in exports of agricultural and techno [...] | 2005-12-29 21:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
05SANJOSE488 | COSTA RICA'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Following is Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2004 annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to sections outlined in reftel, with the first paragraph beginning at 18A. Post's POC for the report is Political Officer Janae Cooley. Telephone number: (506) 5 [...] | 2005-02-28 18:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KWMN KFRD KCRM PREL ELAB ASEC CS |
05SANSALVADOR2038 | A WARNING NOTE ON VIGILANTE JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Two men who murdered three gang members who had killed their brother are in jail awaiting trial, in what is one of the first cases of open vigilante justice in response to the current elevated murder rates in El Salvador. The men confessed to the murders, and will likely be fou [...] | 2005-07-15 20:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PGOV ES |
05SANSALVADOR2060 | EL SALVADOR: POORLY-ATTENDED FMLN "PRIMARIES" [...] (C) Although FMLN leaders were hesitant to provide exact numbers of voters at each polling place, it appeared that only about one-third of eligible party activists bothered to participate in Sunday's primaries for March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections. In San Salvador, it wa [...] | 2005-07-19 20:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS |
05SANSALVADOR2126 | EL SALVADORS'S EVOLVING FOREIGN POLICY - ARAB [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 20 visit by Morocco's Health Minister, leading daily "La Prensa Grafica" led July 25 with a 3-page spread detailing El Salvador's evolving political strategy and rapprochement with the Middle East. The article discussed El Salvador's hopes of gaining an ECOSOC, o [...] | 2005-07-27 20:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS MO QA BA ES UNGA |
05SANSALVADOR2144 | EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY APPROVES IRAQ DEPLOYMENT EXTENSION [...] (SBU) El Salvador's Legislative Assembly voted late July 28 to extend troop deployment to Iraq for an additional year. The vote provides the legal basis for the planned August 11 departure of the fifth contingent of 380 troops, and would cover a sixth contingent, should President Saca decide to ke [...] | 2005-07-29 15:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR IZ ES |
05SANSALVADOR2374 | EL SALVADOR: HOMICIDE RATE RISES TO WARTIME LEVELS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent months, El Salvador has experienced a significant increase in homicides, straining law enforcement authorities' ability to make arrests and prosecute those responsible. However, polls indicate that Salvadorans do not perceive the rise in killings as a failure of the S [...] | 2005-08-25 18:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV ES PREL |
05SANSALVADOR2391 | EL SALVADOR: RETURNING TROOPS RELATE POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been relieved by a fifth rotationof troops deployed to Iraq in support of coalition forces, El Salvador's fourth contingent returned to El Salvador August 24-25. Notwithstanding the loss of one of their comrades in a non-combat-related incident, the troops related general [...] | 2005-08-26 20:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES IZ MARR PGOV PREL |
05SANSALVADOR2392 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ CONTINGENT, COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT WITH PRESIDENT SACA [...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 courtesy call on President Saca, the Ambassador praised Saca's commitment to the Iraq effort by sending a fifth Salvadoran contingent, announced that Commerce Secretary Gutierrez would be coming to El Salvador October 21-22, and offered Embassy assistance to the G [...] | 2005-08-26 20:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMCA EAID ES |
05SANSALVADOR2429 | SCENESETTER FOR ACTING U/S BEARDSWORTH VISIT TO EL [...] (SBU) Acting Under Secretary Beardsworth, I look forward to your delegation's visit to El Salvador from September 1 to 3 to meet with Salvadoran officials and attend the inaugural graduation of the ILEA. The following background information may be useful for your preparations. ------------ [...] | 2005-08-31 17:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ES PGOV PREL |
05SANSALVADOR2463 | SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DECLARATION AND PLAN OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 21:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON PGOV |
05SANSALVADOR2464 | EL SALVADOR OFFERS SUPPORT IN HURRICANE KATRINA [...] During the Ambassador's and DCM's August 31 meeting with Foreign Minister Lainez, President Saca phoned to express his sympathy and solidarity, and to offer whatever assistance possible to the USG and/or affected states. Saca indicated that he would send letters the following day to President [...] | 2005-09-06 21:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID ES PGOV PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA |
05SANSALVADOR2488 | GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR REITERATES KATRINA [...] (C) GOES Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez called CDA on September 7 at at President Saca's request. Saca had been informed that Mexican troops had entered the U.S. to participate in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans, and he wanted to remind us that Salvadoran troops are ready [...] | 2005-09-08 13:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR CASC EAID ES MARR PGOV PINS PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA |
05SANSALVADOR2507 | EL SALVADOR: SIX MONTHS FROM ELECTIONS, ARENA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months away from March 12, 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections and fifteen months into his five-year term, President Saca continues to enjoy high approval ratings unprecedented in El Salvador's postwar history. Recent polls rate Saca highest in infrastructure- [...] | 2005-09-09 15:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS |
05SANSALVADOR2510 | IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 15:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ES IZ |
05SANSALVADOR2542 | EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN ACCUSED OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ombudswoman for Human Rights (PDDH) Beatrice Carrillo stands accused of misspending up to US$26,000 of public funds. Carillo's eccentric history of inept leadership and alleged instances of malfeasance lend credibility to the accusations. There is little hope for improved [...] | 2005-09-13 22:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ES |
05SANSALVADOR2636 | AMBASSADOR, INL DAS FARRAR DISCUSS CRIME AND [...] (C) Summary: On September 20, the Ambassador and INL DAS Jonathan Farrar discussed the relationship between crime and economic development with Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar. Vice President Escobar outlined the government's efforts to promote investment and economic growth, emphasizin [...] | 2005-09-22 21:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL INL |
05SANSALVADOR2679 | EL SALVADOR: THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN [...] SUMMARY: In the last 17 years, the Roman Catholic Church has lost 12 percent of its share of the nation's population, falling from 64 to 52 percent, and Catholicism seems to have declined in power since the end of the country's 1980-1992 civil war. The proportion of Salvadorans belonging to [...] | 2005-09-27 20:18:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM ES |
05SANSALVADOR2764 | HEALTH AND EDUCATION SPENDING UP IN EL SALVADOR'S [...] On September 29, Minister of Finance Guillermo Lopez Suarez submitted the government's $3.3 billion budget proposal for 2006, an 11.6 percent increase over the budget approved for 2005. The Ministry of Education would see funding increase by 5.6 percent, while the Ministry of Health would re [...] | 2005-10-07 16:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV KTDB ES |
05SANSALVADOR2811 | EL SALVADOR HOMICIDES EQUAL 2004 FIGURES/ FINGER POINTING AMONG JUSTICE SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: On October 14, the Salvadoran National Police released its September monthly homicide report, reflecting that El Salvador had, through the first nine months of this year, nearly equaled total homicide figures for 2004. The report also reflected that September was the second most viole [...] | 2005-10-14 21:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR EL |
05SANSALVADOR2853 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN LAINEZ ON [...] (C) During a 45 minute conversation with Ambassador on October 18, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) recounted his efforts to avert approval of an Ibero-American Summit resolution calling for an end of the U.S. "blockade" against Cuba. Lainez, who had just return [...] | 2005-10-19 15:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ES |
05SANSALVADOR2862 | ACTING MINISTER OF DEFENSE REQUESTS MEDICAL EVACUATION [...] On 19 Oct, Salvadoran Vice Minister of Defense, General Abrego, the acting Minister of Defense, requested U.S. military support in transporting a critically injured Salvadoran Air Force officer, Colonel Juan Hector Reyes, to a U.S. military medical facility as soon as possible. Colonel Reyes wa [...] | 2005-10-20 13:17:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR CA |
05SANSALVADOR2896 | REPATRIATION REQUEST FOR COLONEL REYES, SALVADORAN [...] (U) Col Juan Hector Reyes was granted Secretary of the Army Designee Status on 21 Oct 05. Col Reyes arrived Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) via U.S. sponsored MEDEVAC on or about 22 2000L Oct 2005. 2. (SBU) Col Reyes is currently in a comatose state and BAMC Doctors report Col Reyes co [...] | 2005-10-23 23:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR CA |
05SANSALVADOR2904 | SECOND DEPORTATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING: [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 21, the joint Embassy-GOES Deportations Working Group met to review issues to be raised by a GOES delegation traveling to Washington to discuss accelerated deportations the week of October 24. The delegation will consist of Governance Vice-Minister Rodrigo Avila, Vice [...] | 2005-10-25 15:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREF PREL PTER KCRM KJUS ES ACCELERATED DEPORTATION |
05SANSALVADOR2913 | AMBASSADOR SEEKS SALVADORAN SUPPORT FOR USG SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez on October 24 to enlist Salvadoran support for concluding an acceptable draft Declaration and Plan of Action for the Summit of the Americas. Ambassador also expressed disappointment over El Salvador's support for the Salaman [...] | 2005-10-26 14:55:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KSUM CU ES |
05SANSALVADOR2929 | ARENA'S SAN SALVADOR MAYORAL CANDIDATE LEADS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With little more than four months to go until the March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party is making a serious effort at regaining the San Salvador mayoralty, held by the left for nearly a decade. A San Salvador [...] | 2005-10-27 19:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS |
05SANSALVADOR2930 | EL SALVADOR'S COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, A WEAK [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's supreme audit institution is the Comptroller,s Office (Corte de Cuentas). It is a nominally-independent body charged with reviewing fiscal spending by the public sector, and has been at the center of recent political scandals. The National Conciliation Party (PCN [...] | 2005-10-27 20:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR ES |
05SANSALVADOR2940 | EL SALVADOR: GOVERNMENT MOVES TOWARD RATIFYING ILO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longstanding international pressure on El Salvador to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 87 (freedom of association and protection of right to organize) and 98 (right to organize and collective bargaining) appears to have borne fruit; on October 25 Preside [...] | 2005-10-28 22:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL |
05SANSALVADOR2964 | AMBASSADOR RAISES SUMMIT, ETHICS DECREE, FDR [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Ambassador met with President Saca to review GOES support at the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the controversy regarding certification of the moderate left FDR Party, rumors of a new government ethics decree, and Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez recent visit [...] | 2005-11-01 18:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KSUM KCOR EINV ETRD ES |
05SANSALVADOR2978 | SALVADOR HOMICIDE RATE CONTINUES OUT OF CONTROL [...] (U) Local San Salvador press reported on November 1 that the National Police(PNC) recorded 335 homicides in the month of October 2005. Thus far during the calendar year, 3,115 individuals have been murdered in El Salvador, as violent deaths have increased by thirty-nine percent over 2004. Alt [...] | 2005-11-01 22:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ES |
05SANSALVADOR2980 | IRAQ: REPORTING INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-01 23:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ ES |
05SANSALVADOR3034 | SALVADORAN FOMIN DEBRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SUMMIT [...] (C) On November 7, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (protect) briefed the Ambassador on events surrounding the Mar del Plata summit. According to Lainez, the Argentine government was prejudiced against the U.S. from the outset, and proof positive was that the GOA allowed Hugo Chave [...] | 2005-11-08 22:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KSUM ES UNSC UNGA |
05SANSALVADOR3215 | EL SALVADOR: FDR LOSES BATTLE FOR OFFICIAL STATUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Council (TSE) threw out some 12,000 invalid signatures out of approximately 49,000 total signatures obtained by the moderate FMLN splinter group Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR) in its efforts to obtain legal recognition as a pa [...] | 2005-11-14 23:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES PGOV PREL KCOR ELECTIONS |
05SANSALVADOR3229 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN ON SUMMIT, [...] (C) On November 14, the Ambassador met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) at the Ambassador's request to discuss Summit of the Americas issues and Salvadoran domestic politics, inter alia. Regarding the Mar del Plata Summit, Lainez said that Saca had been very [...] | 2005-11-15 22:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EINV ES |
05SANSALVADOR3491 | EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART I [...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part I. Year-end statistics for CY-2005 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador I. Summary El Salvador is a transit count [...] | 2005-12-15 19:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PINR PINS PREL KCRM KJUS ES |
05SANSALVADOR3505 | EL SALVADOR: THREE MONTHS FROM ELECTION, ARENA'S [...] (SBU) Leading daily La Prensa Grafica publicized a CID-Gallup poll taken November 30-December 5 that involved 1,212 interviews nationwide. President Saca's approval rating remained at 72 percent overall, tying his rating of August, and scarcely lower than the 74 percent approval recorded at [...] | 2005-12-16 20:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ES ELECTIONS |
05SANSALVADOR3507 | AFTER THE DELUGE: THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE STAN AND ILAMATEPEC VOLCANO ERUPTION [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's geography and geology make it vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. During October, the nation suffered a volcanic eruption, hurricane-induced flooding and mudslides, and an earthquake, although the latter caused little if any [...] | 2005-12-16 21:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ES |
05SANSALVADOR3517 | EL SALVADOR: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 13 regarding reftel a. Ulloa stated that, although the GOES continues to support the coalition in Iraq and supports the election process, the GOES is not planning on making any pub [...] | 2005-12-19 18:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL ES |
05SANSALVADOR3544 | APPEALS COURT AWARDS FORMER MCDONALD'S FRANCHISEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unexpected twist in McDonald's ten-year legal battle with former franchisee Servipronto, the Second Court of Appeals ruled on December 7, 2005, that the U.S. fast-food giant had illegally terminated its franchising agreement with Servipronto on July 1, 1996, and therefore [...] | 2005-12-21 20:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV ECON ES |
05SANSALVADOR3560 | MESSAGE FOR COALITION PARTNERS ON FORCE ADJUSTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-22 22:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ ES |
05SANTIAGO1107 | FORMER DICTATOR PINOCHET SUFFERS STROKE, REGAINS [...] (C) The Chilean press reported that former dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a stroke and was transported by helicoptor to the intensive care unit at Santiago Military Hospital shortly before 1:00 a.m. EST on May 19. News outlets report that Pinochet was transported unconcious from his home [...] | 2005-05-19 21:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CI PINOCHET |
05SANTIAGO1547 | NATIONAL RENEWAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PINERA [...] (U) Summary: National Renewal presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera claimed, before a largely receptive crowd in late June, that the administration that succeeds President Lagos must address deficiencies in economic growth, education, and health care in order for Chile to become a developed [...] | 2005-07-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PREL CI |
05SANTIAGO1559 | CHILE TO STUDY BLOCKAGE OF WMD PROLIFERATORS' [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of Special Policies Francisco Bernales and North America Desk Officer Falastin Shaktur on July 14. Bernales, who is in charge of proliferation issues for the MFA, said that he would ensure wide distributio [...] | 2005-07-19 19:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC CI |
05SANTIAGO1586 | CHILEAN SENATOR EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF [...] Summary: Senator Juan Antonio Coloma, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke about the future of Chilean international relations at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) on July 20. Coloma, who met with WHA A/S Noriega in Washington on July 11, emphasized the i [...] | 2005-07-27 18:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR HA CI |
05SANTIAGO1592 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE [...] Summary: Economic advisors for the three leading presidential candidates outlined their respective candidates' positions on June 22 before 200-plus members of the Chilean and foreign business communities. The three agreed the Lagos Administration had made significant achievements in the macro [...] | 2005-07-27 22:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL PINR CI |
05SANTIAGO1677 | MFA LEGAL ADVISOR ON PROSPECTS FOR LONG-TERM SOFA [...] (C) On August 4, E/POL Counselor spoke one-on-one with Foreign Ministry Legal Advisor Claudio Troncoso to follow up on our request for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),and to explore whether the GOC was ready to discuss specifics. Troncoso reiterated cautions we had heard before from MFA: a [...] | 2005-08-09 17:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL CI SOFA |
05SANTIAGO1681 | A/S DESUTTER'S AUGUST 18-19 VISIT TO CHILE: [...] Summary: Following a successful run on the international stage, Chile is shifting its focus to domestic issues and its December 11 presidential and congressional elections. Former Defense Minister and ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet is the favorite to succeed President Lagos. Chi [...] | 2005-08-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM EAID MARR HA VE CI SOFA |
05SANTIAGO1686 | CHILE'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (S) Chile's Muslim community is fractured and comprises less than one half of one percent of the country's population. The Palestinian community is relatively large (estimated at 350,000),mostly Christian, and fully assimilated. The small size of Chile,s Muslim community, together with its appar [...] | 2005-08-10 18:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV CI |
05SANTIAGO1739 | A/S GLASER'S AUGUST 25-26 VISIT TO CHILE: [...] Summary: Following a successful run on the international stage, Chile is shifting its focus to domestic issues and its December 11 presidential and congressional elections. Former Defense Minister and ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet is the favorite to succeed President Lagos. Chi [...] | 2005-08-18 17:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI OVIP |
05SANTIAGO1799 | CHILE: CODEL COLEMAN MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: SFRC Western Hemisphere Chairman Senator Coleman, Senator Martinez and Congressman Miller met with Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker in his office for approximately thirty minutes on Thursday, August 25 to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral issues. The FM stressed the [...] | 2005-08-29 21:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON HA CI CODEL |
05SANTIAGO1800 | CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER BITAR [...] CODEL Coleman (SFRC Western Hemisphere Chairman Senator Coleman and Senator Martinez and Representative Miller) met with Chilean Education Minister Sergio Bitar in the Minister's office on Thursday, August 25. Ambassador Kelly, DCM Yamauchi, and members of the respective staffs were present. [...] | 2005-08-29 21:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL PREL CI CODEL |
05SANTIAGO1883 | COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA/EUR COUNTRIES [...] Poloff delivered Ref B invitation from U/S Burns to Andrea Droppelmann, Special Assistant to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales (the MFA's number 3) on September 12. Droppelmann said she would forward the invitation to Portales, who is currently in Madrid [...] | 2005-09-12 21:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV CO CI ODPC UNGA |
05SANTIAGO1886 | A/S GLASER TALKS MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: Department of Treasury A/S Glaser and a five-member delegation met with key Chilean counterparts in the financial sector to discuss terrorist finance and money laundering. A/S Glaser noted during his meetings that while Chile is a few steps ahead of its regional neighbors, Chile's [...] | 2005-09-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI TERRORISM |
05SANTIAGO2271 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HARRY PONTING AND [...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance to Harry Ponting, RM/IRP, and Robert Sutter, Net-Centric Project, Embassy Asuncion, to travel to Chile from November 13-23, 2005 to assist in implementing Post's Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD) biographic files project. Contact point for you [...] | 2005-11-04 14:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AINF PGOV PINR OTRA CI |
05SANTIAGO2323 | CHILE'S ELECTIONS: BACHELET SLIP IN POLLS [...] (C) Summary: Concertacion presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet's recent slip in the polls to 40 percent increases the likelihood that no candidate will win more than 50 percent on December 11 and a run-off election will be required. Bachelet's two main rivals -- the Independent Democratic Unio [...] | 2005-11-14 21:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CI |
05SANTIAGO2350 | MISSION PROMOTION OF IPR PROTECTION IN CHILE [...] (SBU) Summary. One of the Mission's top priorities in 2005 has been to focus attention in Chile on the continuing failure to implement full protection of intellectual property. The overall U.S.-Chile relationship, including the bilateral trade relationship, is better than ever, and the U.S.- [...] | 2005-11-16 20:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV KIPR CI |
05SANTIAGO2368 | CHILE'S ELECTIONS: FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: Chile's four presidential candidates participated in an uneventful and final televised debate on November 17, one day after the release of a poll showing that support for Concertacion candidate and front-runner Michelle Bachelet has dropped below 40 percent. National Renewal (RN) [...] | 2005-11-17 20:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI EAID CI PE |
05SANTIAGO2469 | CHILE AND MEXICO TO SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Deputy Director Alex Geiger told poloff December 5 that Chile and Mexico would sign "a strategic partnership agreement" during Mexican President Fox's visit to Chile in January 2006. Geiger noted the GOC and GOM made significant progress towards an a [...] | 2005-12-06 22:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CI ME |
05SANTIAGO2485 | EVE OF CHILE'S ELECTIONS: NO PRESIDENTIAL WINNER [...] Summary: Two days before the elections, Concertacion presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet leads the polls to succeed Ricardo Lagos as Chile's next president, but there is only a small chance she will win the more than 50 percent of the vote necessary for a first round victory. With a Janua [...] | 2005-12-09 21:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CI |
05SANTIAGO2495 | CHILE'S CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS: CENTER-LEFT [...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time since democracy returned to Chile in 1989, the center-left governing Concertacion coalition has secured a working majority in both houses of Congress as a result of the congressional elections on December 11. When the new Senate takes office in March 2006, Co [...] | 2005-12-12 22:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CI |
05SANTIAGO2499 | SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 IRAQI [...] The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General (the MFA's number 3) Carlos Portales on December 12, in part to deliver reftel demarche regarding the December 15 elections in Iraq. The Ambassador briefed Portales on the significance of the elections and emphasized that it was impor [...] | 2005-12-13 20:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO CI IZ |
05SANTIAGO2522 | CHILE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Below is the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism for Chile. Embassy point of contact is Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (acostamsm@state.gov; mikulaseks@state.sgov.gov; 56-2-330-3394). GENERAL ASSESSMENT 2. The Government of Chile generally supports U.S. counterterrorism efforts. They have ta [...] | 2005-12-16 20:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC CI |
05SANTIAGO2541 | CHILE'S ELECTIONS: BACHELET AND PINERA CLOSE [...] (C) National Renewal candidate Sebastian Pinera scored an early victory over Concertacion candidate Michelle Bachelet during the first week of campaigning for the presidential run-off election, which will take place on January 15. Pinera persuaded former Independent Democratic Union (UDI) presiden [...] | 2005-12-20 21:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CI |
05SANTIAGO2572 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUESTS ADDITIONAL DECLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO FUJIMORI FOR POSSIBLE USE IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [...] (C) Human Rights Watch (HRW) Americas Division Director Jose Miguel Vivanco called on the Ambassador on December 23 to discuss HRW's December 2005 report on the evidence implicating former Peruvian President Fujimori. In summarizing the findings of the report (""Probable Cause: Evidence implicat [...] | 2005-12-23 18:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS CI PE |
05SANTIAGO2573 | PRESIDENT LAGOS ASKS U.S AND CHILE TO EXPEDITE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Walker conveyed to the Ambassador on December 23 President Lagos' desire for the U.S. and Chile to find a satisfactory solution that would avoid a cut-off of aid under ASPA when Chile ratifies the ICC. Walker sai [...] | 2005-12-23 18:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PGOV CI |
05SANTIAGO293 | CHILE: FAA CASE 2001SO740057 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-08 18:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PGOV CI |
05SANTODOMINGO1026 | DOMINICAN OPPOSITION BRISTLES; FERNANDEZ BACKS OFF [...] The Dominican Republic,s opposition, uncoordinated and quiescent since its resounding electoral defeat last year, ended its truce this week and mounted its first serious attack on the policies of President Fernandez since he assumed office six months ago. This awakening may not restore oppos [...] | 2005-02-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1120 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REPORTS TO THE NATION [...] In the traditional national day speech to the Dominican Congress President Leonel Fernandez claimed credit for successful economic stabilization in his first six months in office and sought to present himself as a knowledgeable leader with a vision for modernization and reform. He did not touc [...] | 2005-03-01 17:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD ENRG DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1146 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #13: PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND [...] (SBU) This is #13 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Leonel Fernandez and the February 27 National Day Speech - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Leonel Fernandez was addressing the nation live, on national television on a Sunday morning amid pageantry at t [...] | 2005-03-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ETRD PREL DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1293 | DOMINICAN CONGRESSMAN RAMOS GARCIA SENTENCED TO 18 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, 2005, the Dominican Supreme Court found Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia guilty of smuggling 16 Asian migrants across the Dominican border in 2002 while he was serving as Dominican consul in Cap Haitien, Haiti. Ramos Garcia was convicted under the 1998 a [...] | 2005-03-07 18:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PHUM DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1304 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #15: HATUEY - RAGING OR [...] (SBU) This is #15 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Hatuey - Raging or Ferdinand the Bull? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is too easy to make fun of Hatuey Decamps, the dispossessed president of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, now the founder [...] | 2005-03-07 22:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1453 | DOMINICAN CONGRESSIONAL BLUSTER LIKELY TO BE [...] (U) The opposition PRD in the Dominican congress has held up legislative business all this week out of professed indignation against the administration, but President Fernandez is likely to calm them down once he gets back this weekend. A clumsy raid on the offices of former Agriculture Minis [...] | 2005-03-11 21:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ETRD PHUM KCRM PREL DR CI |
05SANTODOMINGO153 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED [...] On January 6, Charge and poloff delivered reftel text of the Dominican Republic's Interim TIP Assessment to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and Luisa Vicioso, MFA Director for Women and Children's Issues. Liriano thanked the charge for delivering the text personally and promised a t [...] | 2005-01-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM PHUM DR |
05SANTODOMINGO154 | FERNANDEZ INAUGURATES NEW DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT [...] SUMMARY. On January 5, President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the new building that will house the Supreme Court, Attorney General's office, and related activities. Fernandez used the occasion to speak out on the need for an honest and fair judiciary as an integral part of the fight against c [...] | 2005-01-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1557 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #16: MEJIA'S FUTURE IN THE PRD [...] (SBU) This is # 16 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: MEJIA'S FUTURE IN THE PRD Former President Meja last month declared the post-inaugural truce to be over, blasted President Fernndez,s economic policies, and called on his opposition PRD to take a more aggress [...] | 2005-03-17 22:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1562 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ STRESSES DANGER OF [...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez was host and keynote speaker for a high-level discussion of "The World After Terrorism" on March 14-15. This 12th periodic Plenary Seminar of the Circle of Montevideo, an informal gathering of Latin American former heads of state, was held at Fernand [...] | 2005-03-18 18:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1570 | DOMINICAN CONGRESS AND SUPREME COURT PUNISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The ongoing battle against corruption in the Dominican Republic saw two important victories as Congress stripped the Constitutional immunity of convicted alien smuggler Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia and the Supreme Court rid the judiciary of two discredited judges, one of who [...] | 2005-03-19 18:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS KCOR PGOV SNAR DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1731 | DOMINICAN SENATE ACTS ON BOND BILLS; MORE REMAINS [...] (U) In the evening of March 29, the Dominican Senate unanimously approved all but one of the bond authorizations needed to ensure compliance with the nation,s 2005 budget and the IMF standby accord. The authorization to renegotiate external (sovereign) bonds issued in 2001 and 2003 will now [...] | 2005-03-30 19:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1778 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] THE AMBASSADOR HAS DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE CAUSED TO GROUND COVER AS A RESULT OF WILD FIRES THAT AFFECTED THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT USG ASSISTANCE. THE CHIEF OF MISSION IS THEREFORE EXERCISING THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY, [...] | 2005-04-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID DR SENV PGOV SOCI |
05SANTODOMINGO1873 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: JOHN PAUL II AND THE [...] (SBU) Following is #18 in our series on Dominican politics: JOHN PAUL II AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The death of John Paul II has brought no great outpouring of grief in the Dominican Republic, although this is nominally a Catholic nation tied by special Concordat with the Vatican. Many [...] | 2005-04-06 17:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1929 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #20: OPPOSITION PRD STRUGGLES [...] (SBU) This is #20 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: The Opposition PRD Struggles for a Comeback The Great Revival - - - - - - - - - The main opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),tied up in factional and personal recriminations since losing office [...] | 2005-04-08 11:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR DR |
05SANTODOMINGO1999 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #21: PROSPECTS FOR CAFTA [...] (SBU) Following is # 21 in our series on the politics of Leonel Fernandez's first year: Summary. The various players in the decision process for the CAFTA regional free trade agreement all know that ratification is necessary as soon as the U. S. Congress approves implementing legislation. [...] | 2005-04-11 21:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL DR |
05SANTODOMINGO2095 | DOMINICAN POLITICS # 22: INVESTIGATING HIPOLITO [...] (SBU) This is #22 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Investigating Hipolito Mejia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Politically motivated Santo Domingo District Attorney Juan Hernandez Peguero would like for the public to expect Hipolito Mejia to go to jail. Her [...] | 2005-04-14 17:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR DR |
05SANTODOMINGO2164 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #23 - PROFESSOR LEONEL TEACHES [...] (SBU) Following is #23 in our series on Dominican politics in the first year of the Fernandez administration. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Professor Leonel Teaches Law and Politics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Santo Domingo's District Attorney Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero, was calle [...] | 2005-04-19 14:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS DR |
05SANTODOMINGO2615 | ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy on April 29 provided reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA Africa-Middle East Director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla and on May 3 emphasized our request that the Dominican Republic, as a member of the coalition, issue a statement of support for the Iraq Transitional Gove [...] | 2005-05-06 21:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DR IZ |
05SANTODOMINGO2751 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #26: CHANGE IN THE WIND FOR [...] (SBU) Following is number 26 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: Change in the Wind for CAFTA - DR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For the first time Leonel Fernandez,s administration appears to be moving to take an active hand in shaping public [...] | 2005-05-13 21:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO2819 | DOMINICAN REPATRIATIONS TO HAITI HAVE ENDED [...] (U) Summary. The Dominican government has suspended the rounding up and deportation of undocumented Haitian immigrants from the northern border area, following conflicts and threats of mob action in the town of Hatillo Mayor, Montecristi Province. Operations were carried out under supervis [...] | 2005-05-19 11:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV DR HA |
05SANTODOMINGO287 | SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-19 20:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR PGOV PINR PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO3004 | DOMINICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) The DCM and econ officer called on Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano in her office, May 23 and discussed the selection of a Deputy Secretary General at the Organization of American States SIPDIS (OAS),repatriations of Haitians, anti-terrorism conventions, racial discrimination [...] | 2005-06-01 15:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV DR PTER HA OAS |
05SANTODOMINGO3158 | DOMINICAN DEPORTATIONS OF HAITIANS - DEEPLY ROOTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Repatriations of Haitians ceased after the May 9-12 round-ups and expulsion of about 1800 persons from the northwestern border areas, but conditions there remain largely unchanged. On June 6 vengeful Dominicans attacked sleeping Haitians in the same area, prompting further pa [...] | 2005-06-10 20:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV DR HA |
05SANTODOMINGO3177 | DOMINICANS KEYED UP ABOUT QUIRINO NARCOTRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) The following report was posted on our SIPRNET site on June 13. QUIRINO - THE CASE THAT KEEPS ON GIVING (SBU) The two Assistant U.S. Attorneys prosecuting the Quirino Paulino Castillo (Quirino) narcotics trafficking case in the Southern District of New York spent two and a half da [...] | 2005-06-14 15:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | CJAN PGOV KCRM SNAR DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3199 | AMBASSADOR BRINGS TOGETHER DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND [...] (SBU) At the Ambassador's initiative, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez convened a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday evening, June 14, with the presidents of the Dominican Senate and House, mediator Monsignor. Agripino Nunez of the Catholic PUCMM university, the Ambassador and [...] | 2005-06-15 20:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EFIN DR CAFTA |
05SANTODOMINGO3228 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #29: OPPOSITION PRD PICKS NEW [...] (SBU) This is #29 in our series of reports on political events of Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. PRD Picks New President, Secretary General, and other Leadership Posts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The main opposition Dominican Rev [...] | 2005-06-16 22:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3229 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES LPG SUBSIDY TO [...] In a dry presentation broadcast over the government,s television station late on June 14, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez announced the continuation without change of liquid propane gas (LPG) subsidies of 17.29 Dominican pesos per gallon (about USD 60 cents). Those benefiting are househ [...] | 2005-06-16 23:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG ETRD DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3345 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #30: BIG PICTURE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) This is #30 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. BIG PICTURE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dominican Senate President Andres Bautista convened a conference on June 15 on "Constitutional Reform" with invited exper [...] | 2005-06-23 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3369 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #31: POSITIONING TO RATIFY [...] (SBU) This is #31 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. Positioning to Ratify CAFTA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The question is no longer whether the Dominicans will ratify the free trade agreement, but when -- whether they can manage to do so whi [...] | 2005-06-24 22:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD PREL DR CAFTA |
05SANTODOMINGO3370 | U.S. TAXPAYERS WILL LOSE MONEY IN DOMINICAN AFPS [...] (SBU) The USG should not invest in Dominican pension funds (AFPs - Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones) because the likelihood of losing the funds due to fraud and corruption is extremely high. Based on the current state of affairs in the Dominican Republic, Embassy Santo Domingo strongl [...] | 2005-06-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT KJUS PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3391 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ CALLS ON CONGRESS TO [...] During his weekly television address to the nation on Sunday night June 26, President Leonel Fernandez argued strongly in support of CAFTA, urging the Dominican Congress to ratify the trade agreement as soon as possible for the benefit of all Dominican people. The speech showed a clear change [...] | 2005-06-28 11:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV DR CAFTA |
05SANTODOMINGO3434 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #32: PLD'S LONG CONGRESS MOVES [...] (SBU) This is #32 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. PLD's Long Congress Moves Into End-Game - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Though founder Juan Bosch is dead and gone, the Partido de Liberacion Dominicana of President Fernandez retain [...] | 2005-07-01 14:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3524 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #33: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- AS A [...] (SBU) The following is number 33 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. Does the sum of the parts add up? Or has the journal "Foreign Policy" lost its mind? A comment from an Embassy colleague, July 5: I arrived home last night after two weeks of leave. O [...] | 2005-07-07 18:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO3545 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PUBLIC SECTOR DOCTORS ANNOUNCE [...] SUMMARY. The public-sector doctors' union announced last week a plan to go on strike, demanding a 100 percent salary increases from the government. The strike, scheduled to take place July 11-15, will make number 15 for the union since January 2004. But the authorities are prepared to stand [...] | 2005-07-08 15:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV DR PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO3556 | CORRECTED COPY: DOMINICAN POLITICS #33: DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) The following is number 33 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. Does the sum of the parts add up? Or has the journal "Foreign Policy" lost its mind? A comment from an Embassy colleague, July 5: I arrived home last night after two weeks of leave. O [...] | 2005-07-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO370 | DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL JAILS [...] Dominican Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito had accused alien smuggler Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia arrested at 7 a.m. on January 13, the first day that the House was no longer in session. Bailiffs delivered him to Najayo jail on January 13 to await his next trial date, [...] | 2005-01-26 17:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3721 | DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 8 - DOMINICAN FAILED [...] (U) This is number 8 in a series of cables on the Dominican bank failures of 2003. This cable contains an action request, please see paragraphs 7 and 12. Baninter, Banco Mercantil and Bancredito - legal case status on the banks that broke the Dominican Republic 2. For the first time i [...] | 2005-07-21 20:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO3723 | CORRECTED COPY DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 8 - [...] (U) This is number 8 in a series of cables on the Dominican bank failures of 2003. This cable contains an action request, please see paragraphs 7 and 12. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. Baninter, Banco Mercantil and Bancredito - legal case status on the banks that broke the Dom [...] | 2005-07-22 14:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO3791 | DOMINICAN BEACH WATERS: STUDY FINDS HIGH LEVELS OF [...] An ecological study of Dominican beaches conducted in 2004 by Direccon de Calidad Ambiental de la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente (Directorate of Environmental Quality of the Secretariat of the Environment) found that many coastal SIPDIS waters contain high levels of fecal residue. Bacterial [...] | 2005-07-26 19:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD PGOV SENV |
05SANTODOMINGO3820 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REACTS TO DR-CAFTA APPROVAL [...] Summary: In the hours after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve DR-CAFTA implementing legislation, Dominican reactions indicate that the vote has dispelled any doubts about U.S. ability to implement DR-CAFTA and may have improved prospects for Dominican ratification. End summ [...] | 2005-07-29 00:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA |
05SANTODOMINGO3864 | DOMINICAN BANKING #9 -- MEJIA SAYS "BANKING FRAUD" [...] (SBU) This is number 9 in a series of cables on consequences of the Dominican bank failures of 2003. Dominican Banking Series #9 -- Mejia Says It Right Out Loud: "Banking Fraud" More than a year of virtual silence on Dominican banking frauds has ended with Hipolito Mejia's erudite, detail [...] | 2005-08-02 19:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO3877 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #34: PRESIDENTS DO "SUMMIT" [...] (U) Following is number 34 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: Dominican &Summit8 -- LF and HM Pledge to Support CAFTA-DR (U) On the morning of August 2 President Fernandez and former president Hipolito Mejia met for breakfast at the residence of catholic university [...] | 2005-08-03 20:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV ETRD DR CAFTA |
05SANTODOMINGO3890 | SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] The Ambassador communicated reftel points to Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on August 3. The Foreign Minister expressed support for the USG view. HERTELL [...] | 2005-08-04 19:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO3930 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2005 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 18 claims (including 5 new ones for 2005) by U.S. persons/entities against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR). The [...] | 2005-08-08 19:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR EFIN KIDE PGOV EINV |
05SANTODOMINGO3946 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #35: PRD OUTLINES THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Following is number 35 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: PRD Decision Makers Outline the Future Senate vice president Cesar "Yayo" Matias and three of his senatorial colleagues invited the political officer to lunch on August 5, along with PRD student leader [...] | 2005-08-09 20:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ETRD PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO3971 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #37: LEONEL FERNANDEZ AND [...] (SBU) Following is number 37 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: Leonel Fernandez and "Failed States" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The "Failed States Index" published in the July/August issue of Foreign Policy provoked a torrent of commentary in the Dominican [...] | 2005-08-11 17:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3978 | DOMINICAN TAX REFORM DRAWS NEAR [...] (U) The Dominican Technical Secretary,s office announced yesterday that government and industry has reached preliminary agreement on a fiscal reform package, tied to ratification of DR-CAFTA. If accurate, this clears the way for Congress to consider and approve both pieces of legislation as e [...] | 2005-08-11 21:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN ETRD PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO4173 | DOMINICANS RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON SUMMIT OF THE [...] EcoPol counselor and poloff raised reftel points on August 31 with MFA Director for International Affairs Amb. Michele Cohen, stressing particularly USG concern that issues of democracy,governance and free trade are inadequately covered. Cohen had no immediate reply but undertook to consult [...] | 2005-09-01 14:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO4196 | DOMINICAN PROGRESS ON IMF STAND-BY [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Regional Director Guy Meredith and Resrep Ousmene Mandeng told DCM and staff on August 24 that things are going generally well for the Dominicans on the macroeconomic side and they foresee no obstacles to completing the combined first and second reviews of the standby. This [...] | 2005-09-02 20:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN DR |
05SANTODOMINGO4215 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATIFIES DR-CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: The Dominican Republic on September 6, in a vote in the lower house of Congress, ratified DR-CAFTA. All that remains are steps expected to occur promptly: A "protocolary act" to be signed by President Fernandez and publication of the DR-CAFTA text in the Official Gazette. The [...] | 2005-09-07 11:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA |
05SANTODOMINGO4325 | DOMINICAN BANKING #10: BANCREDITO CIVIL CASES SENT [...] This is number 10 in a series of cables on consequences of the Dominican bank failures of 2003: Bancredito Civil Cases Sent to Trial - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nearly two years after the Dominican Central Bank first sought to arrest Manuel Arturo Pellerano for bank fraud, Reviewi [...] | 2005-09-16 15:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO4386 | DOMINICAN CUSTOMS SUSPENDS EXPRESS CLEARANCES FOR [...] Summary. A Dominican government initiative to reform customs handling and to institute closer controls against fraud briefly disrupted express courier services to and from the Dominican Republic September 15-20. After exchanging with the government formal commitments to cooperate, three in [...] | 2005-09-23 11:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BEXP EFIN KCOR DR |
05SANTODOMINGO4387 | DOMINICAN POLICE COMMAND AND TRAINING CLOUDED BY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy police chief Brig. Gen. Guzman Fermin (protect source) told DCM on September 19 that Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda is undermining the authority of recently named police chief Gen. Rafael Santana Perez. Guzman warned of problems in the chain of command. Guzma [...] | 2005-09-23 11:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR VE CU SNAR PGOV KCOR PHUM PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO4497 | SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DECLARATION - DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 22:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KSUM DR ECON PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO4567 | DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL PUSHES CAREER TRACK FOR [...] (U) Summary. On September 28, General Secretaries of the three dominant political parties in the Dominican Republic met publicly to respond to Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito's draft document calling for political agreement on the implementation of a career track within the Public P [...] | 2005-10-07 11:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KCOR |
05SANTODOMINGO4620 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SENATE PRESIDENT VOWS TO BLOCK [...] Summary: Senate President Andres Bautista told the DCM on October 11 that he will not put onto the Senate agenda a legislative proposal inimical to patent and trademark law submitted in August by the president of the Senate Commission on Industry, Commerce and Free Trade Zones Alejandro Santo [...] | 2005-10-13 11:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR |
05SANTODOMINGO4653 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II #1: LEONEL'S GRAND NATIONAL [...] This is the first in a series of political reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. LEONEL'S GRAND NATIONAL CONSULTATION Over the weekend of October 9-10, with a hastily organized grand national seminar Dominican President Leonel Fernndez [...] | 2005-10-14 20:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD DR EPET EFIN ENRG PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO4689 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II #2: OFFICIAL PASSPORTS, INC [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-19 11:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR DR EAID |
05SANTODOMINGO471 | DOMINICAN INTERIOR MINISTER SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Interior Secretary Franklin Almeyda, meeting with the Ambassador, Embassy staff, and City of New York Police Department (NYPD) officials January 27, expressed his intention to work with the Embassy and U.S. police advisers to fight corruption and boost efficiency in the [...] | 2005-02-01 18:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | CJAN KJUS SNAR KCOR PTER EFIN PGOV PREL BEXP ASEC DR |
05SANTODOMINGO4725 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - REGIONAL PROTESTS PRECEDED BY [...] On October 19 protests in central streets shut portions of the major provincial city of Santiago and surrounding areas. Demonstrators demanded changes in the government,s economic policies and price reductions on basic food products, gas, and electricity. The strike stopped many of the publ [...] | 2005-10-21 13:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV DR ASEC |
05SANTODOMINGO4743 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II #3: DOMINICAN JUSTICE [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Justice Revived: Plan RENOVE and Esther Agelan Casasnovas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justice Esther Agelan Cas [...] | 2005-10-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR PGOV CJAN |
05SANTODOMINGO4744 | DOMINICANS STEP UP ENFORCEMENT OF BROADCAST PIRACY [...] Summary: The Dominican Telecommunications Authority (INDOTEL) submitted to the Embassy on October 5 the third quarterly television broadcast piracy report for 2005. The Dominican government is punctually meeting the reporting deadlines and taking action to address the problem of broadcast pi [...] | 2005-10-21 14:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR |
05SANTODOMINGO4794 | MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: [...] Embassy has received a diplomatic note dated October 21 from the Dominican Republic's MFA accepting the proposed language change to the 1974 bilateral agreement on net proceeds from sales of items provided under grant military assistance, to conform to Section 505(f) of the Foreign Assistance [...] | 2005-10-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR DR KTIA PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO4805 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II # 4: OUTSPOKEN REFINERY [...] This is the fourth cable in a series of political reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez: Outspoken Refinery Director Replaced After Gas Leak - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - President Leonel Fernandez dismissed outsp [...] | 2005-10-27 20:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO4814 | DEMARCHE TO DOMINICANS ON SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] On October 28 Charge contacted both Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso and Dominican ambassador to the United States Flavio Dario Espinal concerning U.S. concerns on draft declaration for the OAS summit. She raised the need to ensure that there is a consensus document and expressed USG concer [...] | 2005-10-28 16:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON PGOV DR OAS |
05SANTODOMINGO4944 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II #7: PRD EXPELS A MAVERICK [...] This is the seventh cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. PRD Expels a Maverick and a Deserter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Months after Senator Ramiro Espino of Samana Province and Senator Tonty Rutinel Doming [...] | 2005-11-07 19:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV PINR |
05SANTODOMINGO4946 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II #6: HAITIAN MIGRANT [...] (SBU) This is the sixth in a series on political events in the second year of the administration of Leonel Fernandez. Haitian Migrant Regularization "Under the Radar" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - While a recent migration-related decision of the Inter-American Court of Hu [...] | 2005-11-07 19:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG DR HA |
05SANTODOMINGO4979 | DOMINICAN BANKING #12: MORE BANK FRAUD, THIS TIME [...] (U) This is number 12 in a series of cables on the Dominican banking sector. More Bank Fraud, This Time at Progreso - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (SBU) Another Dominican bank has turned up a potentially huge and probably fraudulent hole in its balance sheet, despite the IMF-manda [...] | 2005-11-10 11:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO5111 | WTO MINISTERIAL ALERT - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DEMARCHE [...] Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on November 16, and urged that the Dominican Republic speak up in support of the U.S. agriculture proposal in WTO meetings and with EU member governments. We also left those points and similar points in pre [...] | 2005-11-18 21:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD DR PREL KIRF KPAO ECON PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO5123 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II #8: CHASING THE RED ROOSTER [...] (SBU) This is the eighth cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican President Leonel Fernandez. Chasing The Red Rooster -- A Scramble For Electoral Alliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...] | 2005-11-21 20:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO5156 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Following is Embassy's response to action requests in paras 5-6 reftel: 2. Quotations on the meaning of human rights and freedom: Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez, First Lady of the Dominican Republic: (Begin original Spanish text, as published on http://www.primeradama.gov.do/ver discurs [...] | 2005-11-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL DR KPAO ODIP PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO5202 | DOMINICAN BANKING #13: MORE FRAUD FOUND AT PROGRESO [...] (U) This is number 13 in a series of cables on the Dominican banking sector. (C) Summary. Investigators have discovered a new additional hole of 7 billion pesos ($220 million) in phony assets at Banco de Progreso, in addition to the 8 billion peso unfunded liability for commercial paper at [...] | 2005-11-30 20:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO5213 | DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT PUSHES HARD FOR CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: Aiming for a January 1 implementation date for CAFTA, the Dominican Republic is working quickly to meet requirements. The Fernandez administration recently created a task force made up of public and private sector trade experts, many of whom have CAFTA negotiating experience, to [...] | 2005-12-01 17:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL DR CAFTA |
05SANTODOMINGO5339 | ENGAGING THE REGION ON BOLIVIA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Embassy on December 7 delivered reftel talking points to MFA South America director Juany Mejia de Gil, requesting the Dominican Republic's collaboration with the international effort to ensure free and fair elections in Bolivia and democratic stability for that nation. 2. (C) On Decemb [...] | 2005-12-10 18:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | BO PGOV PREL DR |
05SANTODOMINGO5388 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RE-ELECTION TO THE UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO5389 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CANDIDACY TO THE COUNCIL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON PGOV |
05SANTODOMINGO5410 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FACES VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) President Leonel Fernandez intended his first, brief visit to Port au Prince to serve as a reinforcement of bilateral relations and a boost to the Interim Government as it prepared for January elections. The Dominicans cut the event short as demonstrations outside the presidential palac [...] | 2005-12-16 23:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR PGOV HA PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO556 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT OUTLINES TO DAS SHAPIRO [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez spoke at length with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary Charles Shapiro on January 14 on Dominican concerns about Haiti, Haitian reconstruction, and cross-border security issues. Fernandez and his administration will engage closely with t [...] | 2005-02-04 19:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN BEXP ENRG PREL DR |
05SANTODOMINGO560 | UPDATED SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-04 20:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV PINR PREL |
05SANTODOMINGO799 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #12: NARCOTICS EXTRADITION TESTS SYSTEM, WORRIES MILITARY & POLITICIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-16 18:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | CJAN CO DR HA KJUS MARR PGOV PREL SNAR |
05SANTODOMINGO971 | DOMINICANS OUTLINE APPROACH TO HAITI, CAFTA, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Haiti, bilateral relations with the United States, CAFTA ratification, promoting consensus on a new OAS secretary general, more active participation in regional and SIPDIS multilateral diplomacy, foreign investment and technology are priorities for the Dominican administration [...] | 2005-02-24 15:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KIPR EFIN EPET CJAN PHUM PGOV DR HA CU MX XM |
05SAOPAULO1076 | WORKERS PARTY ELECTIONS GO TO SECOND ROUND; LULA [...] (U) Summary: Party leaders are claiming a large turnout in Sunday's internal election of the ruling Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT),while the press is reporting widespread irregularities. Leaders of moderate and leftist factions are trading accusations of fraud. President Lu [...] | 2005-09-20 18:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV ELAB BR |
05SAOPAULO1110 | WORKERS PARTY ELECTIONS FIRST ROUND RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: On September 27, the Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) released the final results of its September 18 internal election. In the race for national party president, Ricardo Berzoini, candidate of President Lula's moderate majority faction (Campo Majoritario - CM) gar [...] | 2005-09-29 14:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV ELAB BR |
05SAOPAULO1158 | CONVERSATION WITH JOSE DIRCEU, OCTOBER 9, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: While transiting through Sao Paulo, Brasilia TDY poloff attended an October 9 lunch with friends at which Federal Deputy and former Lula Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu was present. During their 30-minute conversation, Dirceu shared his views on the political crisis, the future of the [...] | 2005-10-13 19:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV BR |
05SAOPAULO1372 | ELDER STATESMAN DELFIM NETTO DISCUSSES PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: PMDB Congressman and elder statesman Antonio Delfim Netto told CG that while President Lula remains personally popular, he needs to start courting the PMDB and the smaller &left light8 parties if he hopes to get re-elected in next October,s elections. Netto said the PSDB/PFL elec [...] | 2005-12-15 13:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR BR |
05SAOPAULO1376 | PT Criticism Creates Dilemma for President Lula [...] Sensitive But Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A senior PT advisor told CG that the party leadership made a mistake in issuing a recent resolution publicly criticizing President Lula's economic policies. The advisor attributed this political blunder to long- standing int [...] | 2005-12-16 13:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PINR ELAB BR |
05SAOPAULO21 | SERRA'S HONEYMOON CUT SHORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jose Serra of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) was inaugurated as Mayor of Sao Paulo on January 1, in a ceremony that took on the tone of a PSDB political festival. Virtually all the stars of the Sao Paulo wing of the PSDB party, including former President Fernando [...] | 2005-01-06 10:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
05SAOPAULO624 | AMBASSADOR VISIT TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, May 1- 3. During the visit, Ambassador met with the governor and the mayor; toured the modern General Motors and Dell Compute [...] | 2005-05-23 20:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD KIPR EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV PINR BR |
05SAOPAULO872 | BREAK-UP OF LEBANESE DRUG RING IN BRAZIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 17, 2005, the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) broke up a Lebanese-organized drug ring based in Sao Paulo and operating in a number of cites in southern Brazil. 8Operation Tamara,8 (thedate fruit in Portuguese,) involved coordinationwith the German federal police and U.S. [...] | 2005-07-22 11:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | SECRET | SNAR PTER ASEC PGOV ETTC EFIN SOCI BR |
05SAOPAULO875 | AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE CONTINUES IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary: On June 10-11, government officials, non- profit organizations, educators, interested citizens, and representatives from 20 public Brazilian universities met in Sao Paulo for a two-day nation-wide conference to discuss nascent affirmative action programs in higher education. Man [...] | 2005-07-22 14:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR TIP |
05SAOPAULO920 | SAO PAULO MAYOR SERRA'S SIX MONTH RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of his first six months in office, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra (Social Democratic Party of Brazil or PSDB) enjoys a more positive public evaluation than any of his 5 predecessors, yet reviews of his performance to date remain mixed. Of his 15 campaign promise [...] | 2005-08-03 20:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KIPR KDEM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR |
05SAOPAULO971 | Sao Paulo journalists discuss corruption scandal [...] Summary: At the end of July/early August, IO Sao Paulo held a series of individual meetings with prominent journalists to discuss the corruption scandal unfolding in Brazil. Various journalists commented that they believe President Lula da Silva (Lula) may not have been aware of the corruptio [...] | 2005-08-16 12:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO BR |
05SINGAPORE1178 | "SINGAPORE REBEL" DOWN FOR THE COUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: The withdrawal under government pressure last month of the film "Singapore Rebel" from the Singapore International Film Festival has brought its subject, opposition figure Dr. Chee Soon Juan, once more into the local headlines. This may be one of Chee's last curtain calls now t [...] | 2005-04-15 09:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
05SINGAPORE1197 | NOT YOUR FATHER'S SINGAPORE: THE CASINO DECISION [...] (U) Summary. Singapore announced today that it will build two casinos, one downtown and one on Sentosa island. The long-expected decision caps off a year of public discussion in which the government has permitted more dissent than usual, though still with limits. End Summary. 2. (U) Prim [...] | 2005-04-18 10:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN SN |
05SINGAPORE178 | SFA: AMB LAVIN CALLS ON DEFENSE MINISTER TEO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Lavin reviewed with Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean progress to date in negotiations on the U.S.-Singapore Strategic Framework Agreement, in a meeting December 30. The Ambassador expressed the frustration the U.S. government felt at the current stage of discussions, in [...] | 2005-01-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS SN |
05SINGAPORE1788 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 12:30PM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin DAS Marie Huhtala, EAP D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Chris Kava [...] | 2005-06-07 08:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SN |
05SINGAPORE1789 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 5:00PM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin E/P Counselor Laurent Charbonnet (Notetaker) SINGAPORE --------- [...] | 2005-06-07 08:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON KNNP ETTC CH TW KS IN IZ |
05SINGAPORE1790 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 11:30AM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin DAS Marie Huhtala, EAP D Executive Secretary Ross Wilson Deputy Spo [...] | 2005-06-07 08:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SN |
05SINGAPORE1986 | PROMOTING MAINSTREAM ISLAM: THE SINGAPORE MODEL [...] (C) Summary. Concerned about the potential threat of Islamic extremism to Singapore's multi-religious, secular society, the government of Singapore (GOS) is promoting its brand of "mainstream" Islam and a Singaporean Muslim identity. Using its standard tools of incentives, co-optation, and c [...] | 2005-06-27 09:54:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SN |
05SINGAPORE2023 | AMBASSADOR BOYCE'S JUNE 27 MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On June 27, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Ralph Boyce and Singapore's senior statesman, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, exchanged perspectives on Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's leadership style, prospects for a peaceful resolution to Thailand's problems in the South, Thaila [...] | 2005-07-01 02:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TH ID BM SN |
05SINGAPORE2058 | SINGAPORE POLITICS: OPENING WINDOWS, SWATTING FLIES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Technology, social change, and hopes for creativity-driven economic growth engines have pushed Singapore's government to adapt its style, but little has fundamentally changed. From a well-publicized debate on whether to allow casinos to essays calling for political li [...] | 2005-07-06 01:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
05SINGAPORE2073 | VISIT BY SEN. CLINTON TO SINGAPORE (JULY 5-7) [...] (C) Summary: Singapore's senior leadership discussed the challenges of combating Islamic terrorism, the need for moderate Muslims to speak out, and the importance of success in Iraq in meetings with visiting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY). GOS leaders told the Senator that cross-Strait re [...] | 2005-07-06 09:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SN |
05SINGAPORE2456 | SINGAPORE ELECTS, UM, SELECTS ITS PRESIDENT [...] (U) Singapore's Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) announced August 13 that it had certified incumbent President S.R. Nathan, alone among four applicants, as eligible to contest this year's presidential election. Only Nathan, 81, will participate in the Nomination Day ceremony August 17, [...] | 2005-08-16 07:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SN |
05SINGAPORE2609 | POLICE CONTINUE TO HARASS INDEPENDENT FILM MAKER [...] (SBU) The Singapore Police continue to harass independent film maker Martyn See, who made a 26 minute documentary on opposition politician Dr. Chee Soon Juan (Reftel). Under government pressure, See was forced to withdraw his "Singapore Rebel" film from the Singapore International Film Festiv [...] | 2005-08-30 09:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SN |
05SINGAPORE2894 | ALL SMILES, LITTLE SUCCESS IN WU YI VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore's ties with China remain strained, despite the favorable press coverage of Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi's September 19-21 visit to Singapore. In a frankly negative read-out, the PRC Embassy told us many Chinese officials still do not trust Singapore and complained that [...] | 2005-09-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL SN CH |
05SINGAPORE2971 | SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Singapore from October 19-20. This will be an excellent opportunity to thank Singapore for its close counterterrorism cooperation and identify ways in which we can expand the relationship. Sense of Vulnerability ---------------------- 2. (C) Singapor [...] | 2005-10-07 07:08:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN ETTC ECON SN |
05SINGAPORE3017 | UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S OCTOBER 12 VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky focused on Singapore's influenza preparedness, its leadership role in the region on this emerging disease, and the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during a busy half-day visit to Si [...] | 2005-10-14 07:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TBIO KHIV EAGR ECON SN |
05SINGAPORE312 | MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 1 OF 2 [...] (C) Summary: Concerned about preventing racial and religious conflict in Singapore, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) actively co-opts talented Muslims, especially potential critics. In addition to holding a modest number of senior positions in the government, representatives from Singap [...] | 2005-02-03 01:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SN SOCI |
05SINGAPORE3146 | MUSLIM RELIGIOUS TEACHERS TRYING TO REEDUCATE JI [...] (C/NF) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has for the first time publicly thanked Muslim religious leaders trying to reeducate suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists detained under Singapore's Internal Security Act (ISA). The head of the Religious Rehabi [...] | 2005-10-27 09:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV SN |
05SINGAPORE3147 | GOS HOLDS THE LINE ON FREE SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: The GOS continues to narrowly define the parameters of free speech in Singapore -- extending into the internet -- and constraints on public protest remain firmly in place. The convictions of three Singaporeans for racist comments made on the internet are the latest indication tha [...] | 2005-10-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
05SINGAPORE3352 | ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES BILATERAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Fallon, accompanied by Charge Fergin, met separately on November 14 with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to discuss bilateral security cooperation and regional issues, most prominently, China. In open and relaxed discussions, both leaders [...] | 2005-11-23 07:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PTER PGOV ID SN TH MY RP |
05SINGAPORE3397 | SINGAPORE'S MUSLIM PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER VISITS [...] (SBU) Singapore's highest ranking Muslim official, Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi, made an official visit to Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Kuwait from November 7 to 13. Abdullah's delegation included a cross-section of ruling party MPs -- R. Ravindran (a Hindu of Indian desc [...] | 2005-11-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD SN |
05SINGAPORE3416 | SINGAPORE TO EXECUTE AUSTRALIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On Friday, December 2, Singapore will execute Australian citizen Nguyen Tuong Van for heroin smuggling. Local media have covered the many different pleas for clemency from Australia as well as criticism of Singapore's tough punishments. At the same time, the media have relayed [...] | 2005-12-01 07:27:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AS SN |
05SINGAPORE343 | MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 2 OF 2 [...] (U) This cable completes the biographic reporting on Singapore's 12 Muslim MPs. Reftel covered five of them and reviewed the role they play in Singapore and how they are perceived by the Muslim community. The biographies are designed to be stand-alone documents, so acronyms and organizations [...] | 2005-02-07 06:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SN SOCI |
05SINGAPORE3443 | SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your December 14-15 visit to Singapore. Singapore's leadership highly values access to senior Washington policymakers and will regard your visit as a testament to the importance we attach to the relationship. They will be very interested in your views on developments in [...] | 2005-12-06 07:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SN |
05SINGAPORE3489 | NO MIRANDA IN SINGAPORE: RIGHT TO COUNSEL [...] (U) Summary: While Singapore is proud of its tough, law-and-order reputation, legal circles are actively discussing liberalizing a criminal defendant's right to counsel and the government-linked media is covering the debate. Under current practice, the police may detain a person for two weeks [...] | 2005-12-13 06:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM SN |
05SINGAPORE3516 | U.S.-SINGAPORE MLAT DISCUSSIONS [...] This is an action request. Please see para 17. 2. Summary: On December 7, 2005, Singapore and U.S. delegations met in Singapore to continue discussions related to a possible bilateral Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT). Negotiators had met twice before, in discussions in April 2004 a [...] | 2005-12-15 09:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA KJUS KCRM PGOV SN |
05SINGAPORE3518 | MLAT NEGOTIATING DYNAMICS [...] (C) Singapore wants to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the United States, but doesn't want it to serve as a model for a Singapore-Indonesia MLAT, MFA Americas Directorate Director Simon Wong told L/LEI's David Buchholz December 8, during a read-out on the MLAT negotiations of [...] | 2005-12-15 10:00:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIA KJUS KCRM PGOV SN |
05SINGAPORE3618 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PM LEE HSIEN LOONG [...] (SBU) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong concurred that U.S.-Singapore relations were very strong and agreed to work together to help the relationship blossom further. The Prime Minister expressed his commitment to resolving [...] | 2005-12-30 02:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SN |
05SINGAPORE887 | SINGAPORE'S OUTREACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: For the past year, the Singapore government has talked up a campaign to expand the country's economic and political ties with the Middle East. On the economic front, the GOS wants to expand trade and investment beyond its traditional partners. Politically, Singapore seeks to div [...] | 2005-03-23 03:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN PREL PTER SN XD XF XI |
05SINGAPORE910 | SINGAPORE'S ASIA-MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: As part of its effort to be a bridge between the Middle East and Asia, Singapore is sponsoring an Asia-Middle East dialogue (AMED) in June. AMED is intended to promote economic interaction between Asia and the Middle East, and to provide a platform for "moderate" Muslims from bot [...] | 2005-03-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SN XD XF XI |
05SOFIA1020 | SCENESETTER FOR BULGARIA'S JUNE 25 GENERAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria holds general elections on June 25, the sixth since communism collapsed in 1989. The election will likely come down to a race between the ruling National Movement for Simeon II (NMSS) and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). The NMSS began the 30-day official campaign [...] | 2005-06-07 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1031 | BULGARIAN REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION [...] (C) The GOB has not adopted any special decisions on the Ethiopian elections and will follow the EU's position on the issue, according to a nonpaper delivered to us on June 6 from the MFA Africa Directorate. The MFA did not address directly the questions in reftel, but has pledged itself to su [...] | 2005-06-09 07:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM ET BU |
05SOFIA1036 | BULGARIA: NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE JUNE 25TH ELECTION [...] SUMMARY: Bulgaria holds general elections on June 25 to elect 240 members of parliament for a four-year term. The MPs are elected through a system of proportional representation in 31 electoral regions, and parties must win a minimum four percent of the nationwide vote to enter parliament. T [...] | 2005-06-09 12:07:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1054 | BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR ELECTION LOTTERY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A government plan to use a lottery to boost voter turnout in the June 25 election has stirred controversy in Bulgaria, drawing criticism towards PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg's ruling party during the election campaign. The state-funded lottery - giving out prizes to those who vote - i [...] | 2005-06-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1114 | BULGARIA: SOCIALISTS LEAD POLLS FOR SATURDAY'S VOTE; LATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) retains a comfortable lead over the ruling party for the June 25 general election according to all reputable opinion polls released as the 30-day campaign draws to a close. Surveys show the Socialists appear poised to win the most s [...] | 2005-06-23 04:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1134 | BULGARIAN SOCIALISTS WIN: COALITION TALKS BEGIN; EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) won the June 25 general elections, though by a smaller margin than expected, and face tough coalition talks on the formation of the government. Official results show seven parties, including extreme nationalist group "Ataka", passed the four pe [...] | 2005-06-26 13:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1144 | SOCIALIST LEADER FAVORS LARGE COALITION; SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one meeting with Ambassador on June 27, a confident Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader, laid out his party's views on a future government in anticipation of negotiations to form a coalition. At this point, Stanishev favors a large coalition, inc [...] | 2005-06-28 04:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1207 | (U) BULGARIAN ORGANIZED CRIME (C-CN5-00054) [...] (U) This cable is in response to ref A request for information about organized crime in Bulgaria and the Balkans. Where direct sources are not cited, connections are largely based on information from operational contacts and open-source publications. ----------------------- OVERVIEW AND ACTIVITIES [...] | 2005-07-07 07:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KCRM PGOV EINV ECON KCOR BU |
05SOFIA1217 | BULGARIAN COALITION TALKS STALL AS SIMEON TRIES TO KEEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP),which won a plurality in the June 25 general elections, so far is struggling to hammer out a coalition deal to form the new government. The Socialists say the best option for a stable government is a three- party coalition including the defea [...] | 2005-07-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1239 | BULGARIA: EXTREME NATIONALIST PARTY ENTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extreme nationalist political group Ataka (Attack) won 8.7 percent of the vote in June's general election and became the fourth largest political party in the new parliament which commenced in Sofia July 11. If, as expected, the first three parties form a coalition governme [...] | 2005-07-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BU |
05SOFIA1280 | PUTTING OUT BRUSHFIRES: FRANCE AND ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Through surveillance, arrests and other methods, the GOF prevents or puts out brushfires of Islamic extremism on an almost daily basis, and has been doing so for decades. According to recent press reports, the RG, France's police intelligence service, estimates that 6 million Musli [...] | 2005-07-15 16:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1325 | COALITION TALKS FAIL: SOCIALISTS PREPARE WEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY. High-stakes coalition talks between the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and that of outgoing PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha collapsed July 22 with the Simeon Movement (NMSS) announcing it would not participate in a BSP-led government. The Socialists, who won a small plurality in th [...] | 2005-07-22 15:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1329 | BULGARIAN SOCIALISTS PRESENT MINORITY GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Socialist PM-designate Sergei Stanishev presented his cabinet choices July 24, drawing candidates from his own party as well as his coalition partner, the mainly ethnic-Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, and outside technocrats. The proposed list seeks to garner public [...] | 2005-07-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1339 | BULGARIA: OPPOSITION WALKOUT BLOCKS VOTE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A coordinated walkout by every member of the opposition to Bulgaria's proposed Socialist-led government forced parliament to adjourn July 26 without voting on the new cabinet. While the Socialists and their junior coalition partner may still be in the race, their odds are sign [...] | 2005-07-26 12:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1363 | BULGARIA: AS SOCIALISTS FAIL AMID POLITICAL CHAOS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A hostile opposition rejected the minority government of Socialist PM-designate Sergei Stanishev in a dramatic 117 to 118 vote shortly before midnight July 27. The Socialists, who overplayed their hand with an elaborate scheme to secure votes for their proposed minority governm [...] | 2005-07-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1373 | ANOTHER BULGARIAN CRIME BOSS SHOT DEAD IN DOWNTOWN [...] Three organized crime figures were shot dead at a popular ice cream shop in downtown Sofia - close to the former chancery - on Saturday evening, bringing to over two-dozen the number of OC-related killings in the last 24 months. Anton Miltenov (&The Beak8),Ivan Todorov (&The Ghost8),and Nik [...] | 2005-08-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV PINR BU |
05SOFIA1380 | BULGARIA: SIMEON'S PARTY HAS SLIM CHANCES TO FORM A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg's party, which ranked second in the June elections, is struggling to forge a coalition deal with the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). However, given the deep bitterness that emerged during the BSP's failed attempt to form a government, talks between Simeon' [...] | 2005-08-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA139 | BULGARIA/IRAQ: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR A "QUICK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov called January 21 for a "quick but not premature" withdrawal from the multinational force in Iraq, urging parliament to bring the Bulgarian troops home by the end of 2005. Purvanov, who addressed Parliament and the diplomatic corps on the third [...] | 2005-01-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ BU |
05SOFIA1429 | BULGARIA: AS SIMEON'S PARTY FAILS TO FORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg's party August 11 abandoned its attempt to form a government after failing to strike a coalition deal with the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). The two parties have been at odds over forming a cabinet since the Socialists won the June general elections but [...] | 2005-08-12 12:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1448 | BULGARIA: THREE-PARTY COALITION FINALLY FORMS A NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly eight weeks after general elections, the three largest parties in parliament are poised to form a coalition government. In an extraordinary session scheduled for later today (August 16),Parliament is expected to approve the Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP) Sergei Stan [...] | 2005-08-16 12:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA1450 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES BULGARIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Action request Para 7 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At an extraordinary session of parliament on August 16, the largest coalition in Bulgaria's post-communist history approved the nomination of Socialist leader Sergei Stanishev as prime minister. Stanishev was backed by MPs from a three-party coalitio [...] | 2005-08-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1504 | BULGARIA: MEDIA AND POLITICIANS FAN ANTI-ROMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The emergence of the extreme nationalist party Ataka has paralleled a surge in anti-Roma reporting that is adding to a troubling increase in ethnic tension. Ataka won a surprisingly high nine percent of the national vote in June and continues to fan negative attitudes towards R [...] | 2005-08-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KTIA BU |
05SOFIA1561 | SENATOR HAGEL MEETS NEW BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Hagel was the first Washington official to meet the new government after the June elections. He stressed energy and investment issues, Bulgaria's strategic importance as an ally in the region that extends eastward, and Bulgaria's need to improve its investment climate by [...] | 2005-09-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OVIP PREL OREP ENRG MARR EINV LY BU |
05SOFIA1598 | BULGARIA: CHARISMATIC INTERIOR MINISTRY CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Interior Ministry Chief Secretary General Boiko Borisov, one of Bulgaria's most popular officials, submitted his resignation September 14, citing planned legislative amendments that significantly curbed his position's powers. In a letter to the President and the PM, Borisov sai [...] | 2005-09-15 15:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM ASEC PINR BU |
05SOFIA1618 | BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTER DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Interior Minister Rumen Petkov argued in his first meeting with Ambassador Beyrle for both deeper and more formal cooperation on intelligence and law enforcement matters. He called for the signing of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) or a memorandum of understanding on law [...] | 2005-09-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM PINR BG |
05SOFIA1685 | BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS HE WILL DISBAND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Rumen Petkov's appointment of a "Citizen's Advisory Council" consisting largely of retired Communist-era security officials has caused a domestic political uproar in Bulgaria that has forced the Socialist-led government into some quick backtracking. Petkov told A [...] | 2005-09-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM BG |
05SOFIA1729 | ISLAM AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN BULGARIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's large Muslim community is predominantly moderate and traditional, though both foreign and indigenous Islamic extremists are active in the country. Bulgaria's government is officially tolerant, but Muslim minorities and their problems are often ignored by central authori [...] | 2005-10-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI PINR BU |
05SOFIA1785 | BULGARIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC - PERHAPS OVERLY SO [...] (C) SUMMARY: All eyes are on Brussels on the eve of the October 25 European Commission (EC) progress report on Bulgaria's EU accession. The government is engaged in a complex strategy of playing down the public's expectations, encouraging parliament to pass the necessary legislation - partic [...] | 2005-10-14 15:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU EUN |
05SOFIA1795 | DEMOCRACY BUILDING: SUCCESS STORIES AND BEST [...] Democracy building in Bulgaria has been a lengthy process with multiple dimensions. The USG has been actively involved with different aspects of the reform efforts and can claim excellent results and success in many areas. There are two areas where the USG is a pioneer in terms of providing [...] | 2005-10-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM BU |
05SOFIA1796 | PROGRESS ON U.S. MILITARY ACCESS, BUT TOUGH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A negotiating team led by Ambassador Robert Loftis made significant progress toward concluding a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia October 6-7. Significant work remains to be done, however, in the areas of freedom of movement and c [...] | 2005-10-17 14:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA1826 | SOFIA MAYOR'S ELECTION TESTS RULING COALITION STABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria will hold mayoral by-elections October 29 in Sofia and seven other cities where mayors were elected to parliament in the June general elections (Ref. A). The partners in the Socialist-led government have failed, however, to agree on joint candidates, turning the by-election [...] | 2005-10-24 03:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1856 | E.C. REPORT TURNS UP THE HEAT ON BULGARIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) in its October 25 monitoring report confirms that Bulgaria should be able to accede to the EU on January 1, 2007, provided that promised reforms are implemented. However, behind this relatively positive overall assessment lies a very harsh assessment [...] | 2005-10-28 12:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU EUC |
05SOFIA1866 | BULGARIAN REACTION TO IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Deputy Chief of Mission delivered reftel talking points to Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, October 28. The Ministry referred him to the text posted on October 27th on their website. 2. Begin text posted on Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs official website. "Th [...] | 2005-10-31 12:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM IZ BU |
05SOFIA1873 | BULGARIA: COALITION ALLIES BACK RIVAL CANDIDATES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's colorful former Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Boiko Borissov won the largest number of votes in the October 29 Sofia by-election, but fell short of the 50 percent needed for an outright victory. He will now face a run-off against Socialist (BSP) MP Tatyana Donche [...] | 2005-11-02 04:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1874 | FY 2006 PROPOSALS FOR INL-MANAGED SEED FUNDED [...] SUMMARY: Post herein submits proposals to continue four INL-managed projects using FY 2006 funding: Resident Legal Advisor (RLA); Forensics Laboratories Project; the Criminal Law Liaison (CLL); and Embassy Rule of Law Assistant. Post also proposes transforming the Regional Criminal Justice [...] | 2005-11-02 04:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID ASEC PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1889 | BULGARIAN FIRST LADY'S LETTER TO MRS. BUSH [...] Bulgarian President Parvanov's Foreign Policy Advisor, Mr. Zlatin Trapkov, requested a meeting November 4 to deliver a copy of a letter from Mrs. Zorka Parvanova, Bulgaria's First Lady, to Mrs. Laura Bush. Below is the text of the letter. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Laura, Please, accept [...] | 2005-11-04 12:07:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1892 | BULGARIAN PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT [...] Bulgarian President Parvanov's Foreign Policy Advisor, Mr. Zlatin Trapkov, requested a meeting November 4 to deliver a copy of a letter from President Parvanov to President Bush. Below is the text of the letter. 2. BEGIN TEXT. The Republic of Bulgaria November 4, 2005 The [...] | 2005-11-04 19:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OVIP PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1925 | 2006 BUDGET PROMISED INCREASED SOCIAL SPENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government approved on October 31 the consolidated draft budget for 2006, which is now undergoing Parliamentary committee hearings. The government plans a balanced budget and introduces a package of measures aimed at sustaining strong economic growth. The budget [...] | 2005-11-15 09:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SOCI BU |
05SOFIA1942 | PRESS REACTION: DELAY IN LIBYAN CASE EVOKES MIXED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The November 15 decision by the Libyan Supreme Court to postpone judgment on the case of five Bulgarian medics until January 31st 2006, has provoked a mixed reaction in Bulgaria. Government leaders, while relieved at having averted confirmation of the death sentences, have voice [...] | 2005-11-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINR PGOV LY BU |
05SOFIA1945 | BULGARIA SEEKS BALANCED APPROACH TO KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria supports a balanced approached to negotiations over Kosovo's future status and believes that all options should be considered. Sofia sees the prospect of EU integration for Kosovo, and other West Balkan countries, as the key factor in bringing stability and development to [...] | 2005-11-18 12:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BU |
05SOFIA1950 | 2006 NTE UPDATE FOR BULGARIA [...] The following is Embassy's input for the 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report for Bulgaria. The text -- including the ranking of barriers -- has been sent electronically to USTR and State (EB). RANKING OF BARRIERS: The following are general range estimates of what the increase in U.S. e [...] | 2005-11-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON KIPR BEXP EAGR PGOV BU |
05SOFIA1971 | MOVING CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON U.S. MILITARY ACCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A negotiating team led by Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress toward a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia on November 16-17. The U.S. and GOB reached agreement in principle on mos [...] | 2005-11-25 10:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA1987 | U.S.- BULGARIA SECURITY RELATIONSHIP: PUSHING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S.- Bulgaria security relationship is strong and shows no signs of weakening after the August formation of a three-party coalition including the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). Despite our concerns in the pre-election period, the coalition remains a solid ally supporting [...] | 2005-11-29 16:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA2025 | BULGARIA'S "ATAKA" PARTY BECOMING INCREASINGLY ANTI- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The rhetoric of the extreme nationalist party Ataka has become increasingly anti-American in recent weeks, with much of the party's wrath focused on proposed joint military facilities and Bulgaria's participation in the Iraq coalition. Neither high-profile infighting in Ataka' [...] | 2005-12-09 14:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PINR SOCI BU RU |
05SOFIA2026 | GOVERNMENT FINALIZES DEAL WITH AES ON MARITSA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Bulgarian government signed December 7 the underlying financial agreements with AES and four financial institutions to construct a new 670 MW coal-fired power plant. The financial agreements represent the biggest ever greenfield investment in the Bulgaria [...] | 2005-12-09 14:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL ETRD PGOV BU |
05SOFIA2056 | BULGARIA SEEKS TO PLAY POSITIVE ROLE IN KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Summary: With the Kosovo talks about to begin, Bulgaria is actively working to build confidence among the participants and create a positive environment for negotiations. The Bulgarian Minister of Culture last week hosted a meeting with his Serbian and Kosovar counterparts to discuss pr [...] | 2005-12-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BU |
05SOFIA2076 | BULGARIA HAILS SUCCESSFUL IRAQI VOTE, PLEDGES COOPERATION [...] Bulgaria's government congratulated the Iraqi people on the successful conduct of the December 15 parliamentary elections and said it was ready to continue its cooperation with the new Iraqi leadership. In a special public statement issued December 16, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Dimiter Tsanch [...] | 2005-12-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO IZ BU |
05SOFIA2123 | BULGARIA: BASING PROSPECTS ON TRACK DESPITE PUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-30 10:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU RU |
05SOFIA217 | BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT IN SHOCK AS UNITED [...] (C) Summary. The government is in shock at the rapid escalation of the political crisis that began earlier this week with the collapse of the BulgarTabak privatization deal (reftel),with the Prime Minister telling the Ambassador this evening that he is "very worried." The turmoil gained mom [...] | 2005-02-03 17:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA228 | BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT FIRES SPEAKER: DEATH KNELL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Parliamentary speaker was ousted February 4 in the opposition's first step in a march to bring down the government. Debate on a motion of no confidence is scheduled to begin February 9, when the opposition will have to muster at least 2 more votes to achieve success. A key Pa [...] | 2005-02-04 15:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA242 | BULGARIA RULING PARTY SEALS DEAL TO AVERT POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's ruling coalition signed February 7 a cooperation agreement with the New Time (NT) party that secured majority support for Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha's government in the upcoming no-confidence vote. Under the deal, the ruling party, its junior coalition partner, and the [...] | 2005-02-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA27 | BULGARIA PUSHES FOR MILITARY SALES TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In another sign that Bulgarian political leaders are agressively looking for concrete benefits from their military participation in Iraq, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Lydia Shuleva met with Ambassador and the Iraqi Ambassador to Bulgaria, Hayder Al Barrack, on Jan [...] | 2005-01-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV PL IZ BU |
05SOFIA283 | BULGARIAN DEFENSE EQUIPMENT SALES TO IRAQ AND [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: We continue to support procurement of military equipment for the security forces in Iraq and Afghanistan as a major USG priority, but aspects of this process at the local level have raised concerns about potential weapons diversion. Embassy has encountered at least one case wh [...] | 2005-02-11 12:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV ETTC IZ AF BU |
05SOFIA288 | BULGARIAN PM SURVIVES NO CONFIDENCE VOTE: STRONGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg survived the biggest challenge yet to his nearly four-year- old government, defeating a vote of no confidence in Parliament on February 11. The government survived the motion with 128 votes to 106 and four abstentions. The rejection of the mo [...] | 2005-02-11 16:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA302 | BULGARIA: STAYING COMMITTED IN IRAQ IN 2005 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador's discussions with Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolai Svinarov and Foreign Minister Solomon Passy indicate that Bulgaria does not plan any dramatic shift in its Iraq troop commitments through 2005. Passy and Svinarov recommend that the future of Bulgarian troop commitme [...] | 2005-02-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ BU |
05SOFIA333 | BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER RESHUFFLES CABINET ON [...] (SBU) Summary. As he departed for Brussels on February 21, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha sacked three cabinet ministers, including his influential Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Lydia Shuleva. Shuleva's departure was expected in the wake of last week's confidence vo [...] | 2005-02-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD BU NATO |
05SOFIA422 | BULGARIA: FOLLOW-UP LETTER REQUESTING DUELFER [...] This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. Post received the letter in paragraph 3 on 1 March from the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission investigating the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scandal. 3. Begin text of letter: Republic of Bulgaria National Assembly 1 March 2005 To [...] | 2005-03-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR IZ BU |
05SOFIA436 | BULGARIAN LEADERS ASSERT SOLDIER KILLED BY U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha and President Georgi Purvanov called the Ambassador to their offices March 7 to assert that the Bulgarian soldier killed in Iraq on March 4 died as a result of friendly fire by U.S. forces. In separate, back-to- [...] | 2005-03-07 13:13:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ BG |
05SOFIA508 | BULGARIA LOOKING TO SELL ELECTRICITY TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bulgaria's new Minister of Energy, Miroslav Sevlievski, asked March 15 for U.S. assistance in facilitating a deal that would provide Bulgarian electricity to Iraq through Turkey. In a meeting with the DCM, he suggested that the deal would provide up to 300 MW to the Bosporus g [...] | 2005-03-17 04:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL ETRD PGOV IZ TU BU |
05SOFIA524 | BULGARIA/IRAQ: POLITICS FORCING MOVE TOWARD EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Minister Svinarov's public statement that Bulgaria may pull its troops out of Iraq by year-end is strong evidence that election-year politics are forcing the government to move rapidly toward an exit strategy. Despite Svinarov's comments, no such decision has in fact been [...] | 2005-03-18 13:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU |
05SOFIA548 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF BULGARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy's meeting with you on March 25 is an opportunity to shape Bulgaria's commitment to the Iraq coalition as the government searches for an exit strategy. Passy has consistently been the most pro-American voice in this government on the full [...] | 2005-03-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EFIN LY IZ BU EUN |
05SOFIA557 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Your visit to Sofia comes in the midst of a highly politicized review of Bulgaria's military participation in Iraq. With Parliamentary elections scheduled for June, the government has clearly decided that an Iraq exit strategy must be announced before the campaign season begins. [...] | 2005-03-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ECON LY IZ BU |
05SOFIA604 | BULGARIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONSIDERS DECISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Council of Ministers (CM) is considering a proposal on March 31 to withdraw its troops from Iraq on 31 December 2005 in accordance with the GOB's understanding of UNSCR 1546. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Solomon Passy on March 30, Passy informed Deputy Sec [...] | 2005-03-31 13:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU |
05SOFIA616 | BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT SENDS IRAQ EXIT STRATEGY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Council of Ministers (CM) approved and sent to Parliament on March 31 a proposal to set 31 December 2005 as the deadline for the end of Bulgaria's military participation in the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). The CM also asked Parliament to reduce the country [...] | 2005-04-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU |
05SOFIA623 | BULGARIA: SOCIALISTS RETAIN STRONG LEAD FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Support for Prime Minister Simeon Saxe- Coburg and his ruling party has slowly but steadily increased over the past year, and the former king was named by a plurality as the preferred candidate to lead the next government, according to a survey by the International Republican I [...] | 2005-04-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA677 | BULGARIA OFFERS TO PROVIDE DEFENSE ARTICLES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the past year, Bulgarian political leaders have aggressively looked for concrete benefits from their military participation in Iraq. Most recently, the Prime Minister raised the issue with Deputy Secretary Zoellick (ref A). Post has noted that contracts and subcontracts awarded [...] | 2005-04-08 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV PL IZ BU |
05SOFIA72 | NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-11 11:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BU |
05SOFIA74 | BULGARIAN PRESIDENT PURVANOV REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) The Chief of Staff to President Purvanov, Andrei Karaslavov, called on the Ambassador to request a meeting between the two presidents. Purvanov prefers the first half of this year. 2. (SBU) Karaslavov noted that Bulgaria has been the most stalwart coalition ally in Iraq, but is the on [...] | 2005-01-11 12:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
05SOFIA780 | BULGARIA SIGNS EU ACCESSSION TREATY, BUT MUCH WORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria signed the EU Accession Treaty on April 25 paving the way to join the Union on January 1, 2007. The Bulgarian government plans immediate submittal of the treaty to Parliament for ratification prior to the late May election recess. Despite Bulgaria's solid progres [...] | 2005-04-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU |
05SOFIA808 | BULGARIA'S SOCIALIST PARTY: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OR [...] (C) SUMMARY. If opinion polls are correct, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is likely to play a leading role in the next government. Street protests drove the last BSP government from power in 1997 amid hyper-inflation and the collapse of the banking system. More than eight years later, [...] | 2005-04-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR IZ BU |
05SOFIA836 | BULGARIA: AS GOVERNMENT TAKES TO THE CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
05SOFIA859 | BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES EU ACCESSION TREATY, RULING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's parliament ratified May 11 the EU accession treaty, as another step on the way to join the European Union on January 1, 2007. The document, signed in Luxembourg on April 25, passed with 231 votes in favor, one against and two abstentions. To come into force, the trea [...] | 2005-05-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU EUN |
05SOFIA924 | U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE IN BULGARIA: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A negotiating team led by Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress in concluding a supplemental SOFA with the GOB during talks in Sofia May 16-17. Amb. Loftis also presented the draft Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and identified the military facilities of interest [...] | 2005-05-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV BU |
05SOFIA931 | THE "KING'S MOVEMENT": BULGARIA'S BEST HOPE? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Though current polls show it lagging behind the Socialists in the June 25 elections, the ruling National Movement Simeon II (NMSS) may play an important role in the next Bulgarian government -- either as the junior partner in a Socialist-led government or the core of a disparate [...] | 2005-05-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | BU PGOV PREL |
05SOFIA957 | BULGARIAN COURT REGISTERS NEW CHIEF MUFTI, BUT [...] SUMMARY: The 18-month leadership dispute within Bulgaria's Muslim community is closer to being resolved with the recent official court registration of a new Chief Mufti (the spiritual head of the denomination) and Supreme Council. The new leadership is supported by the ethnic-Turkish polit [...] | 2005-05-31 07:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF BU |
05STATE149626 | STAUNCHING THE FLOW OF SAUDI SUICIDE BOMBERS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3-10. SUMMARY 2. (S) The Saudis have been aggressive in their public condemnation of the 7/7 London bombings, the murder of the Egyptian diplomat in Baghdad, and the Sharm al-Shaykh attacks. We should urge the Saudis to sustain the public [...] | 2005-08-12 15:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL UK JO GCCC |
05STATE176974 | TALABANI DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, SYRIA, AND IRAQI [...] (U) September 14, 6:00 P.M., New York, UNGA 2. (U) Participants: USG --- NEA A/S C. David Welch NEA PDAS Elizabeth L. Cheney Prem Kumar (NEA/I/POL notetaker) Iraq ---- President Jalal Talabani Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari President,s Chief of Staff Kameron Karadaghi U.S [...] | 2005-09-23 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL UN IZ RU SY |
05STATE200834 | THE SECRETARY'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary and Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang exchanged views on the importance of democratic reform during their October 28 meeting. The Secretary said that the United States understood that Beijing placed constraints on Hong Kong but observed that people come naturall [...] | 2005-11-01 01:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV HK CH |
05TAIPEI1026 | DEFENSE PROCUREMENT SPECIAL BUDGET: PREPPING FOR [...] (C) Summary. The revised Defense Procurement Special Budget is still under discussion within the Executive Yuan (EY) in preparation for formal submission to the Legislative Yuan (LY). The Special Budget proposal that the Ministry of National Defense (MND) sent to the EY in February reduced [...] | 2005-03-09 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS TW |
05TAIPEI1037 | ANTI-SECESSION LAW: BALANCING GAME [...] (S) Summary: Taiwan National Security Council (NSC) officials tell AIT that President Chen Shui-bian believes the USG's public reaction to the PRC Anti-Secession Law draft will help moderate public demands for a strong official response from Taipei. Nevertheless, officials say there remains s [...] | 2005-03-10 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI1052 | UNDERAGE MARRIAGE IN TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT Taipei/Kaoshiung's preliminary report on child marriage in Taiwan. The report is according to reftel sections, beginning with A. In accordance with the USG's one-China policy, the use of the word country in reference to Taiwan is not used in this report. A) (U) What is [...] | 2005-03-11 05:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SCUL SOCI KWMN TW |
05TAIPEI1055 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS ADHERENCE TO 12 CT CONVENTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on March 4 provided AIT official documentation confirming Taipei's adherence to the 12 international counterterrorism (CT) conventions and protocols. In December 2004, the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) requested AIT verify that Taiwan [...] | 2005-03-11 07:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI1070 | TAIWAN'S SPLIT PERSONALITY ON TRADE POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan displays a split personality when it comes to trade policy. Open trade is desirable for the manufacturing and industrial sectors, but on agriculture, Taiwan takes a decidedly protectionist approach. Despite a dramatically improved environment in bilateral trade over the [...] | 2005-03-11 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1076 | PROSECUTORS CONFIDENT IN CHEN SHOOTING [...] (SBU) Summary. In a conversation with AIT/K, Tainan Prosecutors investigating the 19 March 2004 shooting of President Chen and Vice President Lu expressed confidence that their investigation had narrowed to a single, most likely perpetrator -- Chen Yi-hsiung, an unemployed 64-year-old man fr [...] | 2005-03-13 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1085 | TAIWAN REACTS NEGATIVELY TO ANTI-SECESSION LAW [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan issued a strong formal reaction to the PRC National People's Congress (NPC) March 14 passage of the Anti-Secession Law. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu, speaking for the government, condemned the PRC move as "provocative" and in violation of the will of th [...] | 2005-03-14 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1086 | TAIWAN SEEKING CLOSER TIES TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is seeking closer political, economic, and security ties with Israel. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials are accelerating their campaign to use NGOs and think-tanks to promote Taipei's interests in Israel. Despite Israel's one-China policy, Tel Aviv perm [...] | 2005-03-14 22:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TW IS |
05TAIPEI1112 | SPECIAL BUDGET POLITICS: NO PLAN TO SPLIT PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council (NSC) officials denied March 11 press reports that the Ministry of National Defense (MND) is preparing to remove PAC-III anti-air systems from the special defense procurement budget package awaiting approval by the Legislative Yuan (LY). The Chen adminis [...] | 2005-03-15 12:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI1125 | NEW KAOHSIUNG MAYOR ON CROSS-STRAIT AND OTHER [...] (C) In an initial call by AIT/K Branch Chief on newly appointed Kaohsiung Acting Mayor Chen Chi-Mai, Chen described himself as a DPP moderate who sees expanded cross-Strait economic ties as the best way to build confidence across the Strait. Widely seen as a protege of President Chen, Mayor [...] | 2005-03-16 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI1145 | TAIWAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT INFORMATION OFFICE DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: The appointment of Yao Wen-chi (aka Pasuya Yao) to be Taiwan,s new Government Information Office (GIO) Director represents another move by Premier Frank Hsieh to position his long-time aides in key EY positions. Yao is a long-time AIT/K contact and previously served as Kaohsiung [...] | 2005-03-16 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI1151 | PREMIER CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSE AIDES TO KEY [...] (C) Summary. According to long-time allies of Premier Frank Hsieh, Hsieh will continue to move key staff from the Kaohsiung City Administration to the Executive Yuan. However, political considerations are forcing a slow pace in the announcements. Sources told AIT/K that former Kaohsiung Cit [...] | 2005-03-16 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1153 | PRESIDENT CHEN COMMENTS ON ANTI-SECESSION LAW [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian used a March 16 speech to an overseas Taiwanese group to make his first public comments on the Anti-Secession Law since its passage on March 14. Declaring the PRC legislation an "invasion law," Chen provided a six point position that highlighted Taiwan ob [...] | 2005-03-16 11:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI118 | LIEN CHAN ON SPECIAL BUDGET, CROSS-STRAIT, AND PFP [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Lien Chan told AIT Director on December 12 that the KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) caucus intends to pass half (approximately USD nine billion) of the USD 18 billion as soon as the legislation is resubmitted in the next LY session, beginning February 1. On the cross-Strai [...] | 2005-01-13 06:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1183 | LY PRESIDENT WANG JOINS KMT CHAIRMAN RACE [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng declared his candidacy for the KMT Chairman race on March 17. Wang's long-expected announcement came a day after the KMT formally decided to postpone the election date from May 28 to July 16. Wang's opponent, Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying [...] | 2005-03-18 06:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1187 | ANNIVERSARY PROTEST OF MARCH 19 SHOOTING LARGELY [...] (C) Summary: Pan-Blue officials have told AIT that the planned March 19 rally to protest the one-year anniversary of the shooting of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu is primarily to placate KMT Chairman Lien Chan. Though there are widespread doubts among Pan-Blue -- and n [...] | 2005-03-18 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI1188 | SECRETARY'S BEIJING VISIT: TAIWAN HOPES FOR MIX OF [...] (S) Summary: National Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-jen asked AIT March 18 that Secretary Rice deliver a firm message to PRC leaders over the recent enactment of the Anti-Secession Law during her upcoming visit to Beijing. At the same time, Chiou hoped the Secretary would u [...] | 2005-03-18 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI1195 | Southern Taiwan Reaction to Anti-Secession Law: [...] (SBU) In the political heartland of Taiwan's independence movement, Southern Taiwan political leaders have reacted strongly to Beijing's passage of the "Anti-Secession Law" (ASL),with acting Kaohsiung City Mayor, Chen Chi Mai and Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing taking leading role [...] | 2005-03-21 05:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON TW |
05TAIPEI1201 | SPECIAL DEFENSE BUDGET FACING POLITICAL MINEFIELD [...] (C) Summary: A Pan-Blue leadership vacuum, political posturing by key legislators, and a hostile media environment may pose major barriers to early legislative action on the government's proposed special defense procurement budget. The Executive Yuan (EY) on March 16 slashed the funding reques [...] | 2005-03-21 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1225 | TAIPEI WELCOMES SECRETARY'S PUBLIC REMARKS IN [...] (C) Taiwan officials have expressed appreciation for Secretary Rice's public remarks on the Anti-Secession Law and SIPDIS Taiwan Relations Act during her March 20-21 visit to Beijing. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told AIT the Secretary's statements were "wonderful" and [...] | 2005-03-22 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1229 | MARCH 19 RALLY ATTACKS CHEN, SOONG, AND MA [...] (C) Summary: The KMT's March 19 rally was more significant for the drama behind the scenes than what unfolded on stage. Although originally organized to protest the DPP government's handling of last year's election eve shooting of President Chen and VP Lu, the rally deteriorated into a pair [...] | 2005-03-22 10:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW |
05TAIPEI130 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS: ONE STEP FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. According to Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),Beijing this afternoon, January 13, accepted Taiwan's proposed delegation to participate in negotiations on direct cross-Strait charter flights around the Chinese New Year. At this still early point in the negotiation proces [...] | 2005-01-13 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI1403 | 3/26 RALLY AIMS TO CONTAIN ANTI-SECESSION LAW [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian announced on March 24 that he would participate, but not speak at, the March 26 "Use Peace and Democracy to Protect Taiwan" rally in Taipei. Presidential aides say the rally is aimed at releasing public anger over the PRC's March 14 enactment of the Anti-Se [...] | 2005-03-25 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI1404 | WHERE HAVE ALL THE BUSES GONE? -- THE 326 PROTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) plans for a one-million-person rally on March 26 to protest China's Anti-Secession Law are running into logistical problems. While Southern Taiwan DPP offices and officials have found no shortage of supporters willing to participate, they fear a [...] | 2005-03-26 01:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1407 | CHEN SHUI-BIAN: RESILIENT, IN CONTROL, BUT BOXED IN [...] (C) Summary. In the three months since he led his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) into its December legislative election setback, President Chen Shui-bian has stepped back from the confrontational public rhetoric he brought to both the presidential and legislative campaigns last year. His [...] | 2005-03-28 06:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1434 | FALSE MARRIAGES USED FOR TRAFFICKING IN TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Kaoshiung County Police officials are investigating an organized crime case involving six Cambodian women who were trafficked to Taiwan and forced into prostitution. The women were promised jobs in a factory in Southern Taiwan and trafficked to Taiwan under false marriages. A [...] | 2005-03-28 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC TW TIP |
05TAIPEI1436 | MARCH 26 RALLY CONCLUDES PEACEFULLY, ROCKY ROAD [...] (C) Summary: The March 26 "Love Peace, Protect Taiwan" rally organized to protest the PRC's Anti-Secession Law (ASL) proceeded peacefully. The Pan-Green claimed it mobilized almost one million people, but actual numbers are difficult to determine and subject to an ongoing partisan debate. Pr [...] | 2005-03-28 12:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI1437 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR WARNS OF DETERIORATING [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Deputy Secretary General James Huang told AIT on March 28 that Taipei will need some time before returning to the path of engagement with the PRC. Huang said that the government has concluded that Beijing timed the release of the Hsu Wen-lung letter (Septel) an [...] | 2005-03-28 12:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1438 | BEIJING PRESSURES PRO-DPP BUSINESS LEADER TO [...] (S) Summary: Long-time pro-DPP business leader Hsu Wen-lung penned a letter to a Taiwan newspaper on March 26 endorsing the PRC's position on "one China." Hsu's move was widely interpreted by the media and political world as a sign of mounting PRC pressure on Taiwan business leaders. Presiden [...] | 2005-03-28 12:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1512 | TAIWAN MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS ON TIP [...] (U) Action Request see paragraph 7. 2. (U) AIT officers visited the Hsinchu Detention Center on March 29 and found the situation considerably improved for TIP victims since the November 2004 G/TIP visit. Ministry of Interior (MOI) authorities have made substantial efforts to improve protec [...] | 2005-03-29 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC TW TIP |
05TAIPEI1514 | SPECIAL DEFENSE BUDGET REMAINS STUCK IN PROCEDURE [...] (C) Summary: The KMT and People First Party (PFP) rejected the government's request to place the special defense procurement budget on the Legislative Yuan (LY) calendar during a March 29 meeting of the Procedure Committee. This was the second week in a row that the committee refused to place [...] | 2005-03-29 11:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1525 | SOONG'S WEAKENING GRIP OVER THE PFP [...] (C) Summary: PFP Chairman James Soong's attempts to carve out an independent political niche for himself in Taiwan may be under threat from growing disunity within his party. The February 24 meeting between Soong and President Chen Shui-bian may have prolonged Soong's political survival but t [...] | 2005-03-30 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1572 | CHEN ADMINISTRATION DENOUNCES KMT-CCP AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Chen administration officials denounced a 10-point joint statement worked out in Beijing March 30 between KMT Vice Chairman P.K. Chiang and PRC Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Chen Yunlin. Pan-Blue officials hailed the KMT-CCP meeting as the start of a new offensive to wrest [...] | 2005-03-31 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1575 | TAIWAN LACKS DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY TO COUNTER BEIJING [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan lacks a viable foreign policy strategy to counter Beijing's growing international clout and global campaign to isolate Taipei. Taiwan foreign policy experts anticipate that a domestic crisis could be brewing as Taipei becomes diplomatically marginalized around the world a [...] | 2005-04-01 03:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1625 | POLITICAL FALLOUT CONTINUES OVER KMT-CCP ACCORD [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration has heightened its criticism over the KMT's recent rapprochement with Beijing, accusing the opposition party of undermining national sovereignty and warning of legal sanctions. KMT officials tell AIT they will not be deterred in their effort to overturn wh [...] | 2005-04-04 11:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1626 | CHEN ADMINISTRATION ISSUES SEVEN POINT STATEMENT [...] (C) Taiwan National Security Advisor Chiou I-jen contacted AIT Director by phone on April 5 to inform him that President Chen Shui-bian had just concluded a meeting to discuss how to respond to the recent contacts between the KMT and Beijing, especially the recent trip of KMT Vice Chairman Chia [...] | 2005-04-05 14:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PREL TW US |
05TAIPEI168 | REALITY CHECK ON DPP-PFP COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: PFP Chairman James Soong is struggling to recover from a political setback and is using everything within his means. Soong has fueled rumors of a DPP-PFP alliance and is hoping to use a visit to Washington to sanction his role as a national leader in Taiwan. The DPP, having fal [...] | 2005-01-14 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1684 | CHEN ADMINISTRATION WARNS KMT, BEIJING OVER [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration's April 5 "Seven Point" statement was aimed at laying down a marker for both Beijing and the KMT ahead of a proposed meeting between PRC President Hu Jintao and KMT Chairman Lien Chan, according to a readout provided to AIT on April 6. Taiwan officials said [...] | 2005-04-07 11:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI1709 | KMT DEFENDS RAPPROCHEMENT WITH CCP [...] (C) Summary: KMT Mainland Affairs Director Chang Jung-kung told AIT that the KMT and PRC are building a cooperative relationship that is based on their shared opposition to Taiwan independence. Chang stated that the KMT and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have a tacit agreement not to discuss [...] | 2005-04-08 11:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1724 | KMT VICE CHAIR CHIANG SEEKS USG HELP IN FORGING [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman P.K. Chiang urged the USG to intervene in public and private to urge the Chen administration and KMT leadership to cooperate on cross-Strait policy. Chiang, who provided the Director a readout of his recent trip to the Mainland, expressed concern that mounting d [...] | 2005-04-11 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI1750 | KMT VICE CHAIR CHIANG PROVIDES READOUT OF BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman P.K. Chiang provided the AIT Director a readout April 11 of his late March visit to the Mainland. Chiang said that he was not involved in the planning for the visit and only learned about arrangements for senior level meetings with PRC officials in Beijing just [...] | 2005-04-12 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1751 | TAIWAN ACTIVELY TACKLES TIP CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Action request: see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. Since AIT and G/TIP's November 2004 visit, Taiwan immigration authorities have demonstrated at both the Hsinchu and Ilan Detention Centers that they have adopted a comprehensive screening process for trafficking in persons (TIP) vic [...] | 2005-04-12 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TW ASEC TIP |
05TAIPEI1752 | PRC MEDIA BAN: MAC ADMITS MISTAKE BUT POLICY STANDS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials are trying to contain negative political and media fallout from an April 10 announcement that Taipei would ban journalists from PRC-owned Xinhua and the People's Daily in retaliation for Beijing's enactment of the Anti-Secession Law. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC [...] | 2005-04-12 10:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CH TW TIP |
05TAIPEI1753 | CHINA WATCHERS' VIEWS ON KMT-CCP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Senior China Watchers and former Taiwan government officials met with AIT on April 8 to discuss the late March KMT-CCP meeting and "Ten-point consensus." Despite the range of political views held by the academics -- from deep blue to medium green -- the China Watchers agreed that [...] | 2005-04-12 10:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1781 | CHI MEI FOUNDER STATEMENT DICTATED BY BEIJING [...] (C) Chi Mei Group senior executives confirmed to AIT/K that the text of Chi Mei Founder Hsu Wen-lung's March 26 statement in support of "one China" had been dictated in full by Beijing authorities and Hsu had not requested nor negotiated any changes to the text. They said Mainland authoritie [...] | 2005-04-14 22:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV ETRD CH TW |
05TAIPEI1796 | TAIWAN NEGLECTING CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is neglecting Central and Eastern Europe in favor of traditional European Union (EU) members in the west. Despite substantial efforts by Central and Eastern European governments to promote ties with Taipei, Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials told AIT that [...] | 2005-04-15 05:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1803 | SPECIAL BUDGET REMAINS IN POLITICAL LIMBO [...] (C) Summary. Rising political discord among Taiwan political parties is complicating prospects for passage of the Defense Procurement Special Budget in the Legislative Yuan (LY). The political parties are largely focused inward on the domestic political debate and jockeying for short-term p [...] | 2005-04-15 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TW |
05TAIPEI1826 | CHEN SHUI-BIAN: SURPRISES AHEAD? [...] (C) Summary. The moderate "presidential" persona that President Chen Shui-bian has cultivated for the past four months masks a hard driving political tactician who continues to work backstage to destroy the opposition Pan-Blue majority coalition. The &reconciliation8 agenda of this moderate [...] | 2005-04-18 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1827 | MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS CONTINUE AHEAD OF LIEN [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian and KMT Chairman Lien Chan used public fora in Taipei and Singapore to trade another round of public accusations. During an April 16 speech, President Chen asked mockingly if the KMT's upcoming talks with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were aimed at lo [...] | 2005-04-18 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1828 | PFP LEGISLATOR EMBRACES KMT BANNER [...] (C) Summary: Popular People First Party (PFP) Legislator Chou Hsi-wei announced April 13 that he is rejoining the KMT and intends to participate in the KMT Taipei County Magistrate primary race. The PFP responded by announcing it would expel Chou. While Chou did not specify why he was leavi [...] | 2005-04-18 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1849 | SOONG ON SPECIAL BUDGET AND UPCOMING PRC VISIT [...] (C) Summary: In an April 19 meeting with the AIT Director, People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong said his party would allow the USD 18 billion Special Defense Budget to pass at the end of the current Legislative Yuan session in late May/early June despite lingering doubts over portion [...] | 2005-04-20 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1851 | LOBBYING FOR BEEF: TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND [...] (C) Summary. The fifteen-month odyssey to end the Taiwan ban on U.S. beef imports concluded April 16, with the formal announcement that the ban was lifted. The first beef shipments are expected to arrive in Taiwan by the end of April. Even at the last moment, when the battle appeared won, [...] | 2005-04-20 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1867 | CROSS-STRAIT CONTACTS AND TAIWAN'S POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian had hoped to use passage of the Anti-Secession Law to convince the Taiwan public of Beijing's unalterable animosity and to delay discussion of any cross-Strait initiatives until after the May 14 National Assembly elections or perhaps much longer. While Che [...] | 2005-04-21 06:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI1871 | CHEN ADMINISTRATION LOOKS TO PFP TO STEAL KMT [...] (C) Summary: Presidential advisors assert that Beijing's April 18 invitation to People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong was a vindication of the government's hard-line stance towards the KMT's attempts to open a separate dialogue with the PRC. Presidential Office Deputy Secretary Genera [...] | 2005-04-21 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1872 | KMT CHAIRMAN ON SPECIAL BUDGET AND PRC TRIP [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Lien Chan told the AIT Director on April 21 that the KMT's support for passage of the Special Defense Budget at a reduced funding level remained unchanged from what he pledged to the Director during their January 12 meeting. Lien said, however, that all negotiations [...] | 2005-04-21 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1892 | KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS CHIEF ON LIEN'S PRC TRIP [...] (C) Summary: KMT Mainland Affairs Director Chang Jung-kung told AIT on April 21 that the primary purpose of KMT Chairman Lien Chan's upcoming PRC visit was to reach a cross-Strait peace consensus rather than to talk about trade liberalization. Chang pointed out that economic issues had alrea [...] | 2005-04-22 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PINR PREL TW |
05TAIPEI1893 | CHEN ENDORSES KMT VISIT, LIEN TO CALL CHEN BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: The Presidential Office Spokesman announced on April 21 that President Chen Shui-bian endorses KMT Chairman Lien Chan's upcoming visit to Mainland China. The statement came hours after Presidential Office Secretary General Yu Shyi-kun and his KMT counterpart, Lin Fong-cheng, agre [...] | 2005-04-22 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI19 | POST-ELECTION LANDSCAPE: DPP DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: In the December legislative elections in Taiwan, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) gained both seats and vote share and remains the largest party in the Legislative Yuan (LY). Nonetheless, almost all media accounts described it as a "defeat" for the DPP, and almost all side [...] | 2005-01-04 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI1925 | LIEN DEPARTS AFTER FRIENDLY CALL WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Lien Chan departed Taipei for the Mainland April 26, a day after he spoke by phone with President Chen Shui-bian about his controversial trip. Lien told the President that he would not do anything to infringe on the government's authority and promised to convey any s [...] | 2005-04-26 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1960 | FALLOUT OVER AIRPORT VIOLENCE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) The April 26 clash between Pan-Green and Pan-Blue radicals at Taipei's Chiang Kai-shek (CKS) International Airport over KMT Chairman Lien Chan's visit to Mainland China continues to dominate the Taiwan media, attracting almost as much attention as Lien's ongoing visit itself. The violenc [...] | 2005-04-28 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI1968 | LIEN IN BEIJING: CHEN TO OFFER LOW-KEY RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration plans a low-key reaction to KMT Chairman Lien Chan's Friday meeting with PRC President Hu Jintao in order to keep open options for a inter-party summit after Lien's return. Officials are generally relieved that Lien received no substantive "deliverables" d [...] | 2005-04-29 12:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1969 | DPP FACTION EMBARKS ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Away from the media glare given to the recent Pan-Blue cross-Strait initiatives, the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) moderate New Tide faction has opened talks with PRC authorities about establishing a cross-Strait cooperation mechanism to tackle financial crimes. New Tide el [...] | 2005-04-29 13:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI1977 | PRESIDENT MOVES TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian moved on May 1 to regain control over the cross-Strait agenda in the wake of the Lien Chan visit to Beijing. Chen announced that he will use the upcoming visit of People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong to convey a message to PRC President Hu Jintao, [...] | 2005-05-02 10:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI20 | CHEN CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION IN NEW YEAR ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary: In his New Year's Speech, Chen Shui-bian called for reconciliation and cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties in order to stabilize domestic politics and promote cross-Strait peace. Chen suggested that the Pan-Green and Pan-Blue start dialogue on the areas on whic [...] | 2005-01-04 08:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2001 | SPECIAL DEFENSE BUDGET: MOVEMENT IN MID-MAY? [...] (C) Summary: Ruling and opposition party officials express cautious optimism that the Legislative Yuan (LY) will take action on Special Defense Procurement Budget shortly after the May 14 National Assembly election. President Chen Shui-bian will try to meet with the two Pan-Blue leaders, eit [...] | 2005-05-03 07:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2004 | SOONG CONFIDANTE ON UPCOMING PRC VISIT [...] (C) Summary: PFP Chairman James Soong is reportedly under pressure from Chen Shui-bian's recent "revelations" of their private conversations and from KMT efforts to portray KMT Chairman Lien Chan's visit to the PRC as enjoying the backing of the United States. While Soong is personally comfor [...] | 2005-05-03 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2011 | (U) TAIWAN BUSINESSES OPERATING IN THE MAINLAND [...] (C) AIT/Taipei offers the following information in response to ref C regarding PRC pressure on Taiwan businesses operating in the Mainland. We have highlighted four examples of such pressure -- Chi Mei, Acer, Quanta, and Evergreen. We also note that many firms report the same kind of difficu [...] | 2005-05-03 09:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR EINV PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI2063 | KMT CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON HIS HU JINTAO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: In a May 6 meeting, KMT Chairman Lien Chan told the AIT Director that he met with PRC President Hu Jintao four times during his April 29 visit to Beijing. Lien said that he and Hu talked at length at two of the four meetings. At a closed door meeting between Lien and Hu along w [...] | 2005-05-06 12:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI2066 | PRIMER ON MAY 14 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The Taiwan public and media remain largely disengaged over the upcoming National Assembly (NA) election despite the fact that there are only eight days left, in part because Taiwan's political parties have ran a very low-key campaign. This, the final NA, is being elected to vote [...] | 2005-05-09 00:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2076 | PRESIDENT CHEN TRIES TO BALANCE CONFLICTING [...] (C) Summary: Over the weekend, President Chen Shui-bian moved dramatically to address discontent within his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) base over his stance on recent Pan-Blue contacts with Beijing. DPP anger is not limited to Chen's endorsement of Lien Chan's recent visit, but is also [...] | 2005-05-09 09:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2077 | CHEN SCORES SMALL VICTORY WITH FIJI VISIT [...] (C) President Chen Shui-bian achieved a small symbolic victory when he made an unannounced visit on May 4 to Fiji, which officially recognizes the PRC. Following his scheduled three stop South Pacific island tour to visit Taiwan diplomatic partners Kiribati, the Marshal Islands, and Tuvalu, P [...] | 2005-05-09 22:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI2114 | CHEN CAMPAIGN OFFENSIVE DRAWS CRITICISM FROM ALL [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian has continued to lash out at his political opponents in an effort to retake the agenda in the lead-up to the May 14 National Assembly (NA) election. On May 9, Chen singled out former President Lee Teng-hui for criticism, accusing Lee of hypocrisy for dema [...] | 2005-05-10 10:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2118 | POLLING FOR EFFECT: EYE INTO TAIWAN POLITICS AND [...] Summary. Lien Chan visited Mainland China April 26-May 2, and James Soong is currently visiting, both with near unanimous endorsement from "Blue" (KMT and PFP) voters and considerable support from neutral, and even a slice of "Green" (DPP),voters. Support for Lien,s trip actually increased [...] | 2005-05-11 03:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2122 | BEIJING BLOCKING TAIWAN EFFORTS TO REPATRIATE PRC [...] (SBU) Summary. PRC reluctance to accept back its own citizens detained in Taiwan as illegal immigrants, including many TIP victims, creates unnecessary hardship for both groups and a heavy financial burden on the Taiwan government. Contrary to claims by Beijing authorities (reftel) that the [...] | 2005-05-11 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC TW TIP |
05TAIPEI2125 | TAIWAN'S PREPARATIONS FOR WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary. AIT's Deputy Director met with John Chen, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Organizations Director General, to discuss issues related to Taiwan, the International Health Regulations (IHR) and the World Health Assembly (WHA). Chen and a delegation will tra [...] | 2005-05-11 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI2126 | CHEN ENDORSES SOONG QINGHUA SPEECH, PREPARES FOR [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian welcomed People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong's references to Taiwan in Soong's May 11 speech to Beijing's Qinghua University. Chen used a significantly milder tone than other ruling party officials, who criticized Soong's assertion that independen [...] | 2005-05-11 10:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2127 | TAIWAN CONCERNED OVER PRC-JAPAN FRICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Taipei remains optimistic over current trends in Japan-Taiwan relations, but officials express concern that Beijing may demand concessions over Taiwan as a condition to reducing short-term frictions between Tokyo and Beijing. Taiwan officials note that Beijing has shifted the focus [...] | 2005-05-11 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2135 | MA YING-JEOU FORESEES CROSS-PARTY RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 10 meeting with the AIT Director, Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying-jeou said he was confident that President Chen Shui-bian's recent attacks on Pan-Blue leaders were merely pre-National Assembly (NA) election rhetoric and that Chen would tack back to the center afterward. Ma al [...] | 2005-05-12 03:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2144 | COMING WEEKS OFFER KEY OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS [...] (C) Summary: The period following the May 14 National Assembly (NA) election is expected to offer a critical window for movement on both domestic and cross-Strait policy. President Chen Shui-bian plans to renew his push to create a cross-party consensus behind greater cross-Strait economic, an [...] | 2005-05-12 11:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2164 | CHEN ADMINISTRATION DISAPPOINTED BY SOONG-HU [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian publicly rejected People First Party (PFP) James Soong's "two sides, one China" formulation, announced following Soong's May 12 meeting with PRC leader Hu Jintao. National Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-jen told the AIT Director on May 13 [...] | 2005-05-13 10:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2166 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: On election eve, the National Assembly (NA) election remains largely overshadowed by media focus on cross-Strait relations, Soong's PRC visit, and President Chen's relations with other political leaders. Nevertheless the major parties have launched a last minute effort to mobili [...] | 2005-05-13 12:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2167 | WANG ON SPECIAL DEFENSE BUDGET, PRC CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: In a May 13 meeting with the AIT Director, Legislative Yuan President Wang Jin-pyng said that the KMT is committed to early action on the Special Defense Budget, but warned that James Soong and the PFP may continue to block the budget. Wang said he has secured support from KMT Ch [...] | 2005-05-13 12:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2183 | DPP PREVAILS IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) surpassed expectations, securing 127 seats (43 percent) in the May 14 National Assembly (NA) election. The KMT failed to achieve its goal of emerging as the largest party, winning 117 seats (39 percent). The DPP-KMT's combined 83 perc [...] | 2005-05-14 12:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2212 | REVERBERATIONS FROM MAY 14 ELECTION: CONFIDENCE [...] (C) A DPP riven by internal bickering one week ago has emerged from its May 14 National Assembly election plurality more confident -- in some cases, overconfident. In the latter category, Vice President Annette Lu claimed May 14 was a decisive victory for Taiwan sovereignty, a rejection of th [...] | 2005-05-17 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2213 | TAIWAN SCHOLARS URGE CAUTION OVER EXPECTATIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan cross-Strait specialists warn that there could be a domestic backlash in both the PRC and Taiwan if the two sides do not manage expectations for a cross-Strait political breakthrough in the wake of recent opposition visits to the Mainland. During a May 16 closed door meeti [...] | 2005-05-17 11:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2214 | PFP HARDLINERS RESIST COOPERATION WITH DPP [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the People First Party's (PFP) devastating showing in the May 14 National Assembly election, party hardliners tell AIT they intend to challenge Chairman James Soong over the PFP's recent alliance with President Chen Shui-bian. Several PFP legislators, including Ch [...] | 2005-05-17 11:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2229 | POST-PRC SOONG ON SPECIAL BUDGET, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 17 meeting with the AIT Director, People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong stated that his party will continue to block the Special Defense Procurement Budget and all other proposals initiated by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) until Chen Shui-bian pub [...] | 2005-05-18 10:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2281 | TSAI YING-WEN ON STATUS AND PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Former Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Tsai Ying-wen told the AIT Deputy Director that Taiwan-PRC relations are once again back where they were before the PRC Anti-Secession Law derailed earlier progress. President Chen's harsh criticisms of Pan-Blue opposition leaders over the [...] | 2005-05-24 10:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2310 | NO PROGRESS ON CROSS-PARTY RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng told AIT on May 25 that he has seen no improvement on the state of cross-party relations since his May 13 meeting with the AIT Director. Wang said that he has met with People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong since the latter re [...] | 2005-05-25 11:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2335 | TAIWAN: GETTING PAST THE ANTI-SECESSION LAW? [...] (C) Meeting with the AIT Director May 27, Executive Yuan Secretary General Lee Ying-yuan said that the DPP leadership SIPDIS recognizes the current opportunity presented by the slight softening of the Chinese position on cross-Strait contacts and will move to take advantage of the chance to [...] | 2005-05-27 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2337 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SET TO APPROVE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) will convene in Taipei on May 30 to consider a package of constitutional reforms that leaders in both the DPP and KMT hope will encourage development of a two-party political system and discourage radical amendments to the constitution. The high ratif [...] | 2005-05-27 12:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2421 | DPP CHAIRMAN LOOKS TO HIS OWN FUTURE [...] (C) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang plans to start distancing himself from President SIPDIS Chen Shui-bian, according to a senior aide. DPP Deputy Secretary General Yen Wan-ching said that Su, who plans to SIPDIS depart for first visit to the U.S. as party chai [...] | 2005-06-03 02:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI2433 | COAST GUARD ASKS FOR USG INTERVENTION OVER SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: TAIWAN COAST GUARD MINISTER SYU HUEI-YOU MET WITH AIT DIRECTOR JUNE 3 TO REQUEST USG ASSISTANCE OVER RECENT SUSPECTED PRC INCURSIONS AROUND THE DISPUTED PRATAS ISLAND, CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY TAIWAN. SYU PROVIDED BACKGROUND ON THE RECENT INCIDENT INVOLVING TAIWAN COAST GUARD VESSEL [...] | 2005-06-03 13:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR CH TW |
05TAIPEI246 | TECRO HQS GETTING DOWNSIZED [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) has slashed Taipei's Coordination Council for North American Affairs TECRO Headquarters (HQS) budget and approved a plan to reassign almost all TECRO personnel and responsibilities to other government ministries. Taiwan officials assert that the mo [...] | 2005-01-20 22:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI2476 | MA TAKES EARLY LEAD IN KMT RACE [...] (C) Summary: Despite attempts by KMT elders to draft Lien Chan for a third term, the two candidates for the KMT chairmanship, Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou and Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng, have begun their official campaigns in earnest. While Lien is not expected to formally ann [...] | 2005-06-06 10:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI2477 | TAIWAN'S FOREIGN POLICY ALIENATING SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's relationship with Southeast Asia has deteriorated as Taipei's foreign policy has alienated some governments and allowed Beijing to increase its leverage. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is trying to encourage closer economic and political ties to Southeast Asi [...] | 2005-06-06 10:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI2479 | TAIWAN STONEWALLS PRC TOURISTS, PANDAS AND FRUIT [...] (C) Summary. Taipei continues to hold at arm's length Beijing's offers of accommodation conveyed during the Lien and Soong visits. Taipei officials insist that offers of tourism, pandas, and fruit be handled via government-to- government, or even virtual state-to-state (i.e., WTO),negotiat [...] | 2005-06-07 03:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2486 | TAIWAN REACTION TO TIP DOWNGRADE: SUBDUED IN [...] (SBU) Public reaction to Taiwan's downgrade from "Tier 1" to "Tier 2" in the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has been surprisingly subdued. Press coverage, in fact, was so light that AIT did not proceed with inviting the Taiwan media to a coffee with the Deputy Director on June 6. On [...] | 2005-06-07 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW TIP |
05TAIPEI2490 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS: [...] Summary. Taiwan's ad hoc National Assembly (NA) overwhelmingly approved a constitutional revision package June 7 with far-reaching implications for Taiwan's political party system. This completes a process begun in August 2004 to modify the Legislative Yuan (LY) and change the rules for alt [...] | 2005-06-07 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2510 | SPECIAL DEFENSE BUDGET UNDER THREAT FROM PFP [...] (C) Summary: The People First Party (PFP) is threatening to derail all Legislative Yuan (LY) deliberations, including action on the Special Defense Procurement Budget, until President Chen Shui-bian formally apologizes for accusing PFP Chairman James Soong of meeting with a PRC official in the [...] | 2005-06-08 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2554 | Congressman Kennedy Urges LY Chairman Wang Jin-pyng [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Mark Kennedy (R-MN) met with Taiwanese Legislative Yuan Chairman Wang Jin-pyng on June 4, 2005. Wang expressed his hopes for a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement (FTA) and asked the Congressman for his support. Congressman Kennedy, in turn, raised concerns over the S [...] | 2005-06-10 07:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PINS PREL MASS ETRD CH TW |
05TAIPEI2555 | President Chen Tells Congressman Mark Kennedy He [...] (SBU) Congressman Mark Kennedy from Minnesota's Sixth District met with Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian June 5 during a two-day trip to Taiwan. Kennedy praised Taiwan opening its beef market to U.S. imports and progress on the protection of intellectual property. He recommended relaxation of [...] | 2005-06-10 07:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PINS PREL MASS ETRD EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI2556 | Congressman Mark Kennedy and Foreign Minister Chen [...] (SBU) Congressman Mark Kennedy from Minnesota's Sixth District met with Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen (Chen Tan-sun) June 5 during a two-day trip to Taiwan, covering many of the same issues he discussed with President Chen and Legislative Yuan Chairman Wang Jin-pyng (reported septels). Con [...] | 2005-06-10 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PINS PREL MASS ETRD EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI2596 | TAIWAN POLICY ELITES DIVIDED OVER FUTURE CONTACTS [...] (S) Summary: Taiwan National Security Council (NSC) Senior Advisor for cross-Strait affairs Chen Chung-hsin asserted that senior policymakers remain deeply skeptical over Beijing's willingness to engage in official discussions with the Taiwan government. Chen told former U.S. NSC Asia Directo [...] | 2005-06-13 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2638 | "THREE-IN-ONE" ELECTION: TAIWAN PARES DOWN AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Prompted by voter weariness over Taiwan's plethora of elections, the Executive Yuan (EY) announced that the December city/county magistrate election will be combined with two other local elections. These elections should indicate where Taiwan's fragmented political party syste [...] | 2005-06-15 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI2651 | G/TIP DELEGATION JUNE 8-12 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary: G/TIP made Taiwan its first stop in Asia after the release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The delegation responded to questions about Taiwan's downgrade to Tier 2 and reviewed improvements Taiwan has made in screening TIP victims, providing victim protection, a [...] | 2005-06-16 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW TIP |
05TAIPEI2654 | CROSS-STRAIT CONTACTS: TESTING THE WATERS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials are cautiously optimistic over the PRC State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) response to Premier Frank Hsieh's June 13 offer to designate non-governmental bodies to start talks on cross-Strait economic links. The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) issued a statem [...] | 2005-06-16 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD CH TW |
05TAIPEI2655 | PRATAS ISLAND: TAIWAN'S STRATEGIC WEAKEST LINK? [...] (C) Summary: The May 27 confrontation between Taiwan Coast Guard vessels and a suspected PRC research ship off the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Island has focused minds in the Taiwan government on the strategic risks associated with the disputed South China Sea island. Given its location between [...] | 2005-06-16 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI266 | CHEN WARNS PRC OF CONSEQUENCES OVER ANTI-SECESSION [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian announced on January 20 that Taiwan may pass an "Anti-Annexation Law" or hold a public referendum if the PRC proceeds with plans to enact an Anti-Secession Law in March. Chen told a Japanese newspaper that there are growing calls to hold a referendum on th [...] | 2005-01-21 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI2673 | TAIWAN'S STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION: NEW [...] (C) Summary. Taipei has portrayed the selection of former Premier Chang Chun-hsiung to be Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chair as an effort to restore SEF as a major player in cross-Strait relations. In his June 13 speech proposing to move forward cross-Strait dialogue, however, Premier [...] | 2005-06-20 07:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2689 | MA CAMPAIGN FALTERING [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's campaign for the KMT Chairmanship appears to be faltering, despite Ma's continued lead in the polls. Early optimism within Ma's camp has evaporated as the KMT machine, backed by Lien Chan and his advisors, has mobilized behind Legislative Yuan (LY) Spe [...] | 2005-06-20 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI2704 | TAIPEI SEEKS TO DEFUSE FISHING DISPUTE WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is seeking to quickly settle a recent row with Japan over a disputed fishing zone in waters between Taiwan and Japan. Taipei says that the two sides are likely to hold a round of talks in late June/early July to agree on an expanded joint fisheries area that should mitigate [...] | 2005-06-21 22:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2745 | PRESIDENT PLANS TO ISSUE NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-jen announced on June 17 that President Chen Shui-bian would release the first annual National Security Report later in the summer. Chiou told AIT that the report would be prepared by the NSC and cover foreign policy, defe [...] | 2005-06-24 06:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2750 | TAIWAN ASSERTS VATICAN SUBTLY SIGNALING BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials contend that the Holy See and Pope Benedict XVI are subtly encouraging Beijing to resume an official dialogue, which was suspended by the PRC in 2000. While there has been no progress in the deadlock over Beijing's refusal to allow the Vatican complete jurisdicti [...] | 2005-06-24 07:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI2769 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, ROUND II: CONSOLIDATING [...] (C) President Chen announced constitutional reform "Round Two" just hours after the National Assembly passed a constitutional amendment package on June 7. This further constitutional "re-engineering" is intended to create a "timely, relevant and viable" constitution by 2008, when Chen steps [...] | 2005-06-24 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI2786 | PREMIER HSIEH FRUSTRATED OVER FAILURE OF [...] (C) Summary: A longtime aide to Premier Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is increasingly frustrated by the partisan gridlock in Taiwan politics. Corey Chen, a close political advisor to the Premier, told AIT that Hsieh is now convinced that opposition leaders will not cease their obstructionism [...] | 2005-06-27 22:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI2839 | REDRAWING THE LINES: THE STRUGGLE OVER NEW [...] (U) Summary: On June 7, Taiwan's ad hoc National Assembly approved a constitutional revision package which, as part of a broad package of reforms, will reduce the number of representatives from 225 to 113, and will increase the number of legislative districts from 29 to 73. The debate has jus [...] | 2005-06-30 07:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI286 | CONGRESSMAN LANTOS PRESSURES TAIPEI ON DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary. House International Relations Committee (HIRC) Minority Ranking Member Tom Lantos (D-CA) visited Taiwan from January 15-18 to receive a human rights award from President Chen Shui-bian and to meet with high-level Taiwan officials. In meetings with President Chen, Vice Presiden [...] | 2005-01-25 04:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI2881 | PRESIDENTIAL VIEWS ON CROSS-STRAIT POLICY, [...] (C) Summary: Two close confidantes of President Chen Shui-bian told AIT that the President is comfortable with the current state of cross-Strait relations. In separate conversations, Presidential Office Deputy Secretary General Ma Yung-cheng and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Advisor [...] | 2005-07-04 23:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2887 | PRESIDENT ENDORSES INCREASE IN DEFENSE SPENDING [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian endorsed a proposal to move Taiwan's defense spending towards 3.0 percent of GDP during a closed-door June 29 National Security Council (NSC) meeting attended by the Premier and other senior Executive Yuan (EY) officials. NSC officials who proposed the inc [...] | 2005-07-05 07:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH TW |
05TAIPEI2968 | PAN-BLUES RETURN TO BEIJING TO CONTINUE PRODUCE [...] (C) Summary: On July 7, a joint delegation of KMT and PFP representatives began a two-day trip to Beijing to continue talks aimed at allowing Taiwan fruit growers to export duty-free into the PRC market. The PRC continues to snub the official Taiwan government entity responsible for negotiatin [...] | 2005-07-10 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI2989 | SENATOR ROCKEFELLER'S TRIP TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: During his May 28-30 visit to Taiwan, Senate Finance and Intelligence Committee Member John D. Rockefeller (D-WV) met with President Chen Shui-bian, Premier Frank Hsieh, and Foreign Minister Mark Chen. In these meetings and in his public speech to an economic think-tank, Senator [...] | 2005-07-12 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD MARR OVIP PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3007 | KMT MACHINE VS. GRASS-ROOTS: MA LIKELY WINNER [...] (C) Summary: The July 16 Chairmanship election marks the first time in the KMT's 110-year history that its highest position will be put to a popular vote. This election also marks the first time that a former KMT Chairman, Lien Chan, could remain active in the party, albeit behind the scenes. [...] | 2005-07-13 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3008 | CHAIRMAN MA COULD BRING CHANGE, BUT SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: Lien Chan is slated to step down as KMT Chairman following the outcome of the July 16 contest between Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou and KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng. If Lien continues to control KMT finances after he steps down, as many within the KMT expect, he wil [...] | 2005-07-13 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3018 | EU MISSIONS IN TAIWAN ENCOURAGING MODERATE STANCE [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of EU member states in Taipei have begun to coordinate their efforts to convince EU and home country officials that Europe must look beyond economics in its ties with the PRC, particularly with regards to the arms embargo. Beginning in 2004, EU missions in Taipei s [...] | 2005-07-14 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI3030 | NSC OFFICIALS DOWNPLAY "OFFENSIVE WEAPONS" IN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan National Security Council (NSC) officials dismissed recent press reporting that the upcoming National Security Report (see Ref A) will include references to "offensive weapons." They did, however, acknowledge that the report will very likely include a passing reference to [...] | 2005-07-15 05:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI3058 | NEW KMT CHAIR MA YING-JEOU FACES CHALLENGES TO [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide election as the next Kuomintang Chair, winning 72 percent of the vote to Speaker Wang Jin-pyng's 28 percent. Though Ma publicly agreed with Wang's statement that the Chair race and the 2008 presidential race are separate issues, most o [...] | 2005-07-19 23:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AA |
05TAIPEI3096 | RAISING TAIWAN UTILITY PRICES: IF NOT NOW, THEN [...] (C) Summary. Problems in Taiwan,s water and power infrastructures abound. Water prices in Taiwan are lower than in Malawi and impede Taiwan from improving its extremely low sewage treatment rate of about 8 percent; if new power plants are not built by 2010, Taiwan will again face power short [...] | 2005-07-21 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI3097 | MA SEEKS REFORM; WANG WITHHOLDS COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: On July 20 and 21, AIT Director Paal met with both the winner and the loser of the July 16 election for KMT Chair. Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman-elect Ma Ying-jeou was cautiously optimistic about prospects for reforming the KMT, and for hammering out a working agreement with LY Pr [...] | 2005-07-21 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3098 | BEIJING PRESSING TAIWAN IN CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Central American Ambassadors in Taipei tell AIT that it is increasingly difficult for their countries to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan due to Beijing's campaign to exert economic and political pressure in the region. The PRC is offering lucrative economic incentives, spons [...] | 2005-07-21 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI312 | FRANK HSIEH APPOINTED PREMIER [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian announced January 25 the appointment of Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh (Changting) to head the Executive Yuan (EY). Chen said that Hsieh's cabinet would bring stability to Taiwan's political scene by emphasizing cross-partisan consultations. Hsieh echoed thi [...] | 2005-01-25 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI314 | PFP POLITICAL PROSPECTS AWAIT SOONG'S RETURN [...] (C) Summary: PFP Chairman James Soong delayed his rumored January 21 return to Taiwan, generating further questions about his intentions and leaving unresolved PFP prospects in the Legislative Yuan session beginning February 1. PFP Vice Chairman Chang Chao-hsiung announced that PFP officials w [...] | 2005-01-25 10:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3141 | DOD CHINA MILITARY REPORT DEMARCHE TO TAIWAN NSC [...] (C) AIT presented the DOD China Military Report demarche to National Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-Jen and Vice Minister of National Defense (VMND) Michael Tsai (Ming-hsien). Both expressed appreciation for and SIPDIS concurrence with the report, and both said they are w [...] | 2005-07-25 23:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI315 | TAIWAN LOSING CARIBBEAN TO PRC CHECK BOOK DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. Beijing's efforts in the Caribbean resulted in another victory in the check-book diplomacy battle on Thursday January 20, when the PRC announced it had established diplomatic relations with Grenada. While Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials say they have not offi [...] | 2005-01-25 23:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3160 | TAIWAN-JAPAN FISHING DISPUTE NOT HINDERING [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan and Japanese officials insist that their fishing dispute will not affect Tokyo-Taipei security ties or their bilateral relationship. Both sides are preparing for another round of talks in Tokyo on July 29, but neither is optimistic there will be a breakthrough because sign [...] | 2005-07-27 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI3179 | WANG JIN-PYNG CUTS OFF FROM NEW KMT CHAIR MA [...] (C) Summary. Following his crushing defeat by Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou in the July 16 KMT Chair election, embittered Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng has cut contact and cooperation with Ma. Wang, however, still holds out hope that he can win the KMT 2008 presidential nomination [...] | 2005-07-28 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3180 | KMT IN "WAIT AND SEE" MODE PENDING LIEN CHAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Since Ma Ying-jeou's KMT Chair election victory on July 16, there has not yet been any noticeable shift in the direction of the party. Ma, who does not assume office until August 19, has begun to travel around the island to thank supporters, to build KMT momentum for the December [...] | 2005-07-28 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3182 | GROWING TAIWAN IDENTITY AFFECTS DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. The growing "Taiwanese" identity has important implications for cross-Strait relations and for the future of Taiwan's political system. Over the past fifteen years, the number of people identifying themselves as &Taiwanese8 has nearly tripled to around 45 percent, while those w [...] | 2005-07-29 00:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3193 | REDISTRICTING: SOMEBODY HAS TO DO TO IT [...] (U) Summary: The constitutional reform package passed by the National Assembly on June 7 requires Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) electoral districts to be redrawn. The Central Election Commission (CEC) is presently managing the task, which by law must be completed one year before the Decembe [...] | 2005-08-01 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3240 | PRESIDENT CHEN REITERATES "REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, in extemporaneous comments to a pro-independence visiting delegation on August 2, reiterated publicly the phrase "the Republic of China (ROC) is Taiwan," a statement first presented in his Double Ten speech last year. Presidential insiders insis [...] | 2005-08-04 00:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3262 | CHINA OUTMANEUVERING TAIWAN IN AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: The PRC is promoting an economic and political campaign in Africa to expand its regional influence, secure natural resources, and pressure Taiwan's diplomatic partners. Taiwan officials and African diplomats resident in Taipei state Beijing is offering economic incentives to gove [...] | 2005-08-08 01:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI3283 | BLAME GAME IMMOBILIZES KMT ON DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator and KMT Chairman-elect Ma Ying-jeou advisor Su Chi told AIT that no compromise is possible on the Defense Procurement Special Budget until President Chen Shui-bian and his government make meaningful concessions. Su acknowledged that Taiwan needs to improve its def [...] | 2005-08-08 18:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3284 | COULD 2004 REFERENDUM HINDER MISSILE-DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The March 20, 2004 referendum on improving Taiwan's missile defenses is still causing repercussions within the Taiwan political community. KMT legislator Su Chi told AIT that many within the KMT see the failure of the referendum as the public's rejection of increased missile-def [...] | 2005-08-08 18:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3286 | PREMIER HSIEH AND CHAIRMAN SU MANEUVER FOR 2008 [...] (C) Summary: There are early signs of tension emerging between Premier Frank Hsieh and DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang as they begin to jockey for the party,s presidential nomination in 2008. The outcome of the local elections in December may help determine which of the two frontrunners will b [...] | 2005-08-08 18:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3290 | TAIWAN SOLIDARITY UNION CELEBRATES FOURTH [...] (U) Summary: The fourth anniversary of the fiercely pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) brought President Chen Shui-bian and his "deep-Green" critic, former President Lee Teng-hui, on stage together for the first time in several months. While the two men were outwardly cordial to [...] | 2005-08-08 18:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3294 | PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE EXPLAINS SUBTLE MESSAGE IN TSU [...] (S) President Chen Shui-bian spoke to the fourth anniversary of the Taiwan Solidarity Union August 6 (reported septel),echoing many of the themes he sounded in his remarks to the Formosa Foundation on August 2 (reftel). Presidential Office Deputy Secretary General James Huang called AIT DDIR [...] | 2005-08-08 23:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW US |
05TAIPEI332 | NEW PM HSIEH CHANG-TING: THE VIEW FROM KAOHSIUNG [...] (C) Begin Summary. The January 25 appointment of Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) as Taiwan's new Premier was long-rumored, but still surprised some in the South who saw Hsieh as one of President Chen's chief competitors. The move was a natural step for Hsieh, however, who had served [...] | 2005-01-26 22:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI3322 | SAY IT ISN'T SO: BASEBALL GAME-FIXING SCANDAL [...] Summary. Taiwan's devoted baseball fans have been thrown a curve ball by a high-profile baseball scam involving players accused of throwing games for betting syndicates. Thus far, ten people, including a catcher and a coach, have been arrested in this, the second professional baseball scand [...] | 2005-08-10 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL CASC TW |
05TAIPEI3344 | TAIWAN'S GIO DEFENDS BROADCAST LICENSING POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Government Information Office insists its July 31 decision not to renew seven television broadcast licenses was justified by these broadcasters violations of licensing terms spelled out in the 1999 Satellite Broadcasting Law. GIO dismissed allegations that the decision [...] | 2005-08-11 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS PGOV PHUM TW TIP |
05TAIPEI3345 | SCT TALKS: NOTHING SPECIAL ON SPECIAL BUDGET [...] (C) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) presentation to the formal opening round of U.S. Security Cooperation Talks (SCT) in Taipei on August 9, 2005, stated that Taiwan plans to increase its national defense spending to 3 percent of GDP, an annual increase of 50 billion NTD (USD 1.7 billi [...] | 2005-08-11 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TW |
05TAIPEI3346 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OFFICE OPENS: EXERCISE IN [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, President Chen Shui-bian inaugurated a Constitutional Reform Office (CRO) in the Office of the President. This is to be the first step in his "second stage" of constitutional reforms, following on the heels of the constitutional revision package enacted in early Jun [...] | 2005-08-11 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3347 | EARLY ASSESSMENT OF DPP STRATEGY AND CHANCES IN [...] (U) Summary: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) views Taipei County as its pivotal battleground in the December city/county chief elections. Even though public opinion polls show, and most political leaders expect, the election will be extremely close, nevertheless, the DPP has e [...] | 2005-08-11 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI344 | DPP'S SOONG STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials say they will continue contacts with People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong as part of an effort to divide and demoralize the Pan-Blue coalition. DPP strategists believe that the DPP and Soong share a number of short-term [...] | 2005-01-27 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3496 | MA TAKES THE REINS [...] (U) Summary: On August 18, Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as the Chairman of the KMT. His predecessor, Lien Chan, was designated as "Honorary Chairman." The National Congress approved a measure allowing its 1,600 members to directly elect the members of the Central Standing Committee (CSC). The [...] | 2005-08-22 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3527 | TAIWAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE MAJOR ALIEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Local authorities are actively investigating a Taiwan-based alien smuggling ring that uses Taiwan national ID cards and passports belonging to aboriginal people from eastern Taiwan to smuggle illegal Mainland Chinese aliens into the United States and Canada. Information routine [...] | 2005-08-24 03:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ASEC PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3551 | DEFENSE PROCUREMENT SPECIAL BUDGET: A PRIMER ON [...] (C) Summary. A reduced and reconfigured Defense Procurement Special Budget will be re-introduced in the regular Legislative Yuan (LY) session that begins September 13. The Presidential office informed AIT yesterday, August 24, that President Chen personally was responsible for the decision [...] | 2005-08-25 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW |
05TAIPEI3571 | POLITICAL JUJITSU: CAN PFP LEVERAGE KMT IMAGE FOR [...] (U) Summary: Ma Ying-jeou immediately reached out after his August 19 inauguration as KMT Chairman to urge PFP Chairman James Soong and other former KMT members to come back to the party. At Ma's insistence the KMT removed the party rules barring disciplined or expelled members from serving a [...] | 2005-08-26 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3580 | FACTIONS IN TAIWAN'S RULING DPP -- AN OVERVIEW [...] (C) Summary. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) comprises four factions. This report gives an overview of the characteristics, functions and current status of each faction. Information is drawn from published materials, internal DPP documents, and interviews with contacts both in [...] | 2005-08-29 07:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3612 | Underground Radio Stations [...] Summary. In October 2004, the Taiwan Government Information Office announced that a new radio frequency reallocation policy would come into effect to legalize underground radio stations. Although the policy has been in effect for almost a year, underground radio stations that applied for a b [...] | 2005-08-31 04:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMDR TW |
05TAIPEI362 | TAIPEI AGONIZES OVER RESPONSE TO ANTI-SECESSION LAW [...] (C) Summary: Chen administration officials say they fear that action on the proposed Anti-Secession Law will deal a major blow to the government's diplomatic, cross-Strait, and domestic political interests. Concern over the PRC law is fueled by an internal assessment that the PRC law will cri [...] | 2005-01-28 06:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3642 | Preliminary report on candidates running for [...] Summary. Although the registration for candidates running for the year-end mayoral/magistrate elections has not yet begun, both the KMT and DPP have already announced their candidates. Following are the biographies of the candidates nominated thus far, and a synopsis of the current outlook. [...] | 2005-09-02 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON TW |
05TAIPEI3663 | CHEN SHUI-BIAN VERSUS MA YING-JEOU, AND TAIWAN'S [...] SUMMARY. Over the next several months President Chen Shui-bian and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou will compete to shape Taiwan's future. Each has chosen a strategy, and the victor will be determined by whose party wins two critical elections in December 2005 and Mar [...] | 2005-09-03 01:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PREL TW US |
05TAIPEI3675 | PAN-BLUE DIVERSIFIES CROSS-STRAIT STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Hoping to continue the momentum established by his May 2005 "five point consensus" with Beijing, and only two days before stepping down as KMT Chairman, Lien Chan announced a KMT plan to send local KMT officials to meet with their Chinese Communist Party (CCP) counterparts. Lien [...] | 2005-09-06 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI372 | TAIWAN USING NGOS FOR IRAQI HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan has been active since 2003 providing Iraq humanitarian assistance and educational training through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in cooperation with the NGO Mercy Corps. Taipei is eager to become more involved politically and economically in Iraq, but has been for [...] | 2005-01-29 06:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3778 | TAIWAN'S DEFENSE SPECIAL BUDGET: MOVEMENT EVERY [...] (C) Summary. Taipei's decision to shift PAC-III missiles from the Defense Procurement Special Budget into the regular defense budget was intended to enhance prospects for legislative passage of both the Patriots and the reduced Special Budget package of P-3C's and submarines. This appeared [...] | 2005-09-12 10:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TW |
05TAIPEI3796 | PRC-VATICAN RELATIONS: TAIWAN ON THE SIDELINES [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan has been relegated to an observer as the Vatican and the PRC gradually improve ties and slowly work towards diplomatic relations. Taipei's relationship with the Holy See has the full attention of Taiwan government officials, and President Chen Shui-bian has directed the Mi [...] | 2005-09-13 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC SCUL TW |
05TAIPEI3804 | TAICHUNG CAMPAIGN TRAIL: KMT LOSING ITS GRIP? [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, Deputy Director Keegan traveled to Taichung City to meet with incumbent Taichung City Mayor Jason Hu, his DPP opponent Lin Chia-lung, and DPP candidate for Taichung County Commissioner Chiu Tai-san. Taichung City and County have traditionally been KMT territory, but [...] | 2005-09-14 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3805 | KMT INSIDERS WATCH MA START AND STUMBLE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Deputy Director on August 24 (reported septel),Taichung Mayor Jason Hu said the recent KMT 17th National Congress was poorly organized, and blamed senior KMT holdovers from Lien's chairmanship for failing to prepare for the procedural and logistics challenges created [...] | 2005-09-14 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3808 | FOREIGN POLICY DISCOMFORTS; DPP DISCOMFORTS [...] (C) Former Taiwan Foreign Minister Tien Hung-mao told AIT earlier this week that he has become increasingly uncomfortable with the &green8 tilt of MOFA and its diplomatic representation abroad since he left office in February 2002. More and more, he complained, Taiwan,s representatives and a [...] | 2005-09-14 10:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3822 | Great Southern Expectations for KMT Chairman Ma [...] Summary (SBU): Although Speaker of the Legislative Yuan Wang Jin-pyng's main constituency is in Kaohsiung County, Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, much to the surprise of most KMT supporters, defeated Wang Jin-pyng in the KMT Chairman election in Southern Taiwan. Voters here, putting a n [...] | 2005-09-15 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI384 | TAIWAN PRAYER BREAKFAST DELEGATION HEAD WU LI-PEI: [...] Wu Li-pei, Senior Advisor in the Office of President Chen Shui-bian, was born in Changhua County, Taiwan, in 1934. He earned a B.A. in Economics at the National Taiwan University (1957) and, after his brother was arrested by the Nationalist Government, moved to the U.S., where he later earned [...] | 2005-01-31 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3891 | THE 2006 KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL RACE -- LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE SEPTEMBER 15TH ARRIVAL OF KAOHSIUNG'S NEW ACTING MAYOR YEH CHU-LAN, SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR AND FORMER VICE-PREMIER, HAS FUELED LOCAL SPECULATION ON THE 2006 KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL RACE. LOCAL KAOHSIUNG POLITICIANS REACTED TO YEH'S APPOINTMENT WITH EVERYTHING FROM SURPRISE TO [...] | 2005-09-21 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI3900 | Tainan Mayoral Election Heats Up [...] The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) party announced it will nominate Chien-Lin Hui-chun to run for Tainan Mayor in the upcoming mayoral election. Chien-Lin is a Policy Advisor to the Presidential Office and Chief of TSU's party office in Tainan City. She served as Tainan City Legislative Yuan [...] | 2005-09-22 03:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3916 | National Tainan University Campus Becomes Flash [...] On September 12 Taiwan's Ministry of Education approved National Tainan University's expansion plans on the condition that the school return two thirds of its campus land that is located in the heart of the city. The Ministry intends to take the land in exchange for the monies needed by the s [...] | 2005-09-23 01:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW SCUL |
05TAIPEI3945 | THE INNER CIRCLE: PRIMER ON POLICY MAKING IN [...] (S) Summary. A close inner circle of trusted associates both advises Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on foreign policy and has the most accurate information on those issues. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Security Bureau (NSB) have been largely excluded from policy [...] | 2005-09-23 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3947 | SEPTEMBER 25 RALLY IN TAIPEI TO DEFEND TAIWAN, [...] (C) Summary. A group of pro-independence organizations plan a march and rally on Sunday, September 25, to "Strengthen National Defense and Defend Taiwan." The stated purpose of the rally is to demand the Legislative Yuan (LY) pass the long-delayed Defense Procurement Special Budget. In the [...] | 2005-09-26 03:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TW |
05TAIPEI3952 | RULING DPP PESSIMISTIC ON DECEMBER ELECTIONS: [...] (C) Summary. Leaders of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have been expressing pessimism about the party's prospects in Taiwan's December local elections. KMT operatives, on the other hand, have let it be known they are confident the party will do well in December. Though DPP le [...] | 2005-09-26 06:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI3962 | SEPTEMBER 25 RALLIES FOR AND AGAINST DEFENSE [...] (C) On Sunday, September 25, 20,000-40,000 people marched in support of the USD 11.6 million Defense Procurement Special Budget. The march and rally following were organized by the "Hand-in-Hand to Protect Taiwan Grand Alliance," the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),and several pro [...] | 2005-09-26 10:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4024 | Survey Shows Local DPP Administrations Receive [...] "The Commonwealth" magazine published in its latest issue the results of a performance survey of Taiwan's 25 city mayors and county magistrates. The survey found that ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) mayors and magistrates received overall lower performance ratings than did oppositi [...] | 2005-09-30 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4043 | THE DPP ON THE DEFENSIVE NINE WEEKS BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: With just nine weeks remaining before Taiwan's December 3 county magistrate/city mayor elections, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is on the defensive because of criticism over scandals and lackluster government performance. DPP candidates are trying to compensate [...] | 2005-09-30 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4061 | TAIWAN GEARS UP FOR ITS FIRST EVER "THREE-IN-ONE" [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan will hold its first island-wide comprehensive local election on December 3. With steadily declining voter turnout in recent years due to voter fatigue over Taiwan's frequent elections, the government decided to combine voting for county magistrates/city mayors, county/ [...] | 2005-10-03 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4089 | TAIWAN THREATENED BY THE PRC'S QUEST FOR OIL [...] (C) Summary: Some Taiwan government officials feel "threatened" by the PRC's proactive campaign in Africa and the Middle East to secure petroleum resources and are seeking to develop a new energy policy to counter Beijing. In recent months, Taipei has sought to sign energy deals in Africa and [...] | 2005-10-05 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TW |
05TAIPEI4124 | TAIWAN ASSERTS IT HAS NO PLANS TO ENGAGE SUDAN [...] (C) In light of the PRC's efforts to expand business ties and promote energy deals in Sudan, AIT consulted Taiwan National Security Council (NSC),Presidential Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),and Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) officials about Taipei's own policies and activiti [...] | 2005-10-07 23:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI414 | CHEN OFFERS MIXED MESSAGES ON CROSS-STRAIT AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian delivered contradictory messages on his cross-Strait policy agenda during a January 31 meeting with AIT Board Director David Brown in Guam. Chen characterized the recent charter flight agreement as a "new beginning" in cross-Strait relations and praised B [...] | 2005-02-01 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON CH TW |
05TAIPEI4144 | PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: PINGTUNG COUNTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. PINGTUNG, IN TAIWAN'S SOUTHEAST CORNER, IS SET FOR A THREE-WAY BATTLE DOMINATED BY AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ON A SPENDING SPREE AND BY THE INVISIBLE FORCE OF KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU. IN AN UNUSUAL MOVE THAT SPURRED AN EARLY BEGINNING TO THE RACE, PRO-KMT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE [...] | 2005-10-11 23:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4145 | PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: TAINAN CITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: WITH A TWO-TIME KMT LOSER HEADING THE MAYORAL TICKET, THE ONLY HOPE FOR THE BELEAGUERED CANDIDATE IS THE RECENT ENTRY OF A TSU CANDIDATE WHO COULD SPLIT THE PAN-GREEN CAMP. HOWEVER, THE DPP INCUMBENT IS SWEATING LESS OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE KMT COMING FROM BEHIND TO GRAB A [...] | 2005-10-11 23:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4147 | PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: KAOHSIUNG COUNTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: WITH AN AIR OF EXUBERANT CONFIDENCE POURING FROM ITS HEADQUARTERS IN KAOHSIUNG COUNTY, THE DPP BELIEVES THE COUNTY MAGISTRATE ELECTION IS ALREADY SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED. THE INCUMBENT HAS A NEAR 70% APPROVAL RATING AND AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT. AT THE SA [...] | 2005-10-12 01:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4158 | TAIWAN'S DECEMBER ELECTION: REFERENCE GUIDE [...] On December 3 Taiwan will hold key local "three-in-one" elections for (1) county magistrates and city mayors, (2) county and city councilors, and (3) township and village chiefs. The county magistrate and city mayor elections, however, are receiving the lion's share of media attention as a t [...] | 2005-10-12 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4159 | PAN-BLUE OPPOSITION TO DEFENSE SPENDING: A [...] (C) Summary. The long-stalled Defense Procurement Special Budget has become increasingly identified in Taiwan domestic politics with the "Pan-Green" agenda of maintaining distance from the PRC and relying on the U.S. to protect Taiwan. At the same time, the opposition "Pan-Blue" coalition, [...] | 2005-10-12 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4189 | "NEW DPP MOVEMENT": TRYING TO REGAIN THE HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Tuan Yi-kang, convener of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) New Tide Faction, told AIT that he created the "New DPP Movement" to help Luo Wen-jia, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for Taipei County Magistrate, win election on December 3 by burnishing Luo's re [...] | 2005-10-14 11:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4190 | TAIWAN'S APEC DIPLOMACY: ROUND TWO [...] (C) Summary. For the second time in as many months, Taiwan launched an APEC initiative that met quick refusal in Beijing. First, it was President Chen Shui-bian's July 22 announcement that he intended to personally represent Taiwan at the November APEC leaders' meeting in Pusan, which Beijin [...] | 2005-10-14 11:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TW APEC |
05TAIPEI4225 | TAIWAN CLAIMS VENEZUELA AND CUBA SUPPORTING [...] (C) Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials assert, based on information from Central American leaders, that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuban President Fidel Castro are covertly funding opposition parties in El Salvador and Nicaragua in hopes of replacing pro-USG administ [...] | 2005-10-18 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI4235 | Alleged Vote-buying Already Rampant in the lead up [...] (U) On October 5, 2005, more than 200 prosecutors, police and investigative authorities searched the campaign offices of Soong Li-hua, an Independent candidate running for Pingtung County magistrate, as well as the residences of Soong's supporters and campaign workers. Carrying out searches [...] | 2005-10-19 06:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4250 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) In response to reftel request, AIT is providing the following background notes on the visit of former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to the U.S., and events leading up to it. 2. (C) The Director met with former President Lee on August 30 to discuss Lee's planned U.S. visit. At that ti [...] | 2005-10-19 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4251 | OPPOSITION TO POSTPONE CONTROVERSIAL CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: President Chen, under pressure over charges of corruption and cronyism, has shifted to full campaign mode, accusing the opposition of being co-opted by Beijing. During a television interview on October 17, Chen termed the People First Party (PFP) "Cross-Strait Peace Promotion Bil [...] | 2005-10-19 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
05TAIPEI4262 | TAIWAN'S DECEMBER ELECTIONS: COOPERATION AND [...] (U) Summary: With Taiwan's local elections six weeks away, both Pan-Blue and Pan-Green coalitions have been working to cooperate on candidates to eliminate intra-coalition competition. After several months of off-again-on-again negotiations, the Pan-Green camp's Democratic Progressive Party [...] | 2005-10-20 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI429 | NEW TAIWAN PREMIER BRINGS STAFF FROM KAOHSIUNG [...] (C) Aides to newly-appointed Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh told AIT/K Hsieh will move slowly and with caution in making cabinet changes as well as in assembling personal staff. Hsieh has, however, already named several aides from the Kaohsiung City Government to new positions on his personal staf [...] | 2005-02-02 23:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4292 | TAIWAN WOOING LATIN AMERICA ALLIES WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's US $250 million "Co-Prosperity Project" is a new foreign policy strategy aimed at bolstering Taiwan's standing with its diplomatic partners in Latin America and countering Beijing's growing economic ties. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials explain that the initi [...] | 2005-10-21 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW |
05TAIPEI4309 | PROSPECTS DIM FOR POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRC TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung, told the Director on October 20 that the SEF welcomes a visit by PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin and hopes that Chen will meet not just with the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) but also with government author [...] | 2005-10-25 01:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI4316 | PROSPECTS DIM FOR POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRC TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung, told the Director on October 20 that the SEF welcomes a visit by PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin and hopes that Chen will meet not just with the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) but also with government author [...] | 2005-10-25 02:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI4341 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: PENGHU COUNTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. DESPITE PENGHU'S LONG-STANDING REPUTATION AS SOLIDLY BLUE, OBSERVERS CALL THIS A NECK-AND-NECK RACE. THE GREGARIOUS DPP CANDIDATE CHEN KUANG-FU STARTED HIS CAMPAIGN FOR THIS ELECTION RIGHT AFTER LOSING THE LAST MAGISTERIAL ELECTION AND BY BUILDING UP HIS GRASSROOTS BASE IN PENGHU [...] | 2005-10-26 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4356 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: CHIAYI COUNTY [...] (U) IN CHIAYI COUNTY FACTIONS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN STRONGER THAN PARTIES. SINCE THE LAST MAGISTERIAL ELECTION IN 2001, HOWEVER, THE DPP HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL INROADS IN THE COUNTY. INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE CHEN MING-WEN, FORMER KMT -- NOW DPP MEMBER, SUCCEEDED IN THE 2001 ELECTION THROUGH THE PERSONA [...] | 2005-10-27 01:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4357 | PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: CHIAYI CITY [...] SUMMARY. (C) CHIAYI CITY IS MORE THAN JUST ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED THESE DAYS. A FUNEREAL GLOOM LOOMS OVER THE DPP'S TINY CITY OFFICE, AND THE MERE SUGGESTION THAT PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN MIGHT BE BROUGHT INTO TO ROUSE THE PARTY FAITHFUL ON BEHALF OF MAYORAL CANDIDATE CHEN LI-CHEN SENDS GHOST [...] | 2005-10-27 01:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4381 | TAIWAN'S PEOPLE'S FIRST PARTY: SNAPSHOT OF A PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE WEAKENED AND DEMORALIZED PEOPLE'S FIRST PARTY (PFP) APPEARS SET TO SLIP FURTHER IN POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN THE UPCOMING DECEMBER LOCAL ELECTIONS. WITH JUST ONE LIKELY AND ONE POSSIBLE ELECTION VICTORY, THE PFP WILL BE FURTHER MARGINALIZED AND ITS FUTURE FURTHER CLOUDED. CHAI [...] | 2005-10-28 06:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4399 | Relocation of National Tainan University further [...] Taiwan's Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng on October 23 announced at the site of the National Tainan University's future campus in Chiku, Tainan County that the university's relocation project will be started in 2006 and completed in 2014 with NT$5.7 billion from the Executive Yuan (EY). Min [...] | 2005-10-31 00:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4403 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: TAIPEI COUNTY [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Kuomintang (KMT) both view Taipei County as the most important contest in the December 3 local elections and a key indicator of relative party strength following the KMT's election of Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying-jeou as i [...] | 2005-10-31 10:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4405 | Southern Taiwan Farmers Expect China's Fruit [...] Summary: Farmers' Association representatives in Tainan and Pingtung Counties said that China's offer of tax free importation of certain species of tropical fruit from Taiwan is largely a political ploy. They point out that Taiwan is a net importer for several of the fruits, and al [...] | 2005-11-01 02:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4415 | DEFENSE SPECIAL BUDGET: OPTIONS FOR RECONFIGURA- [...] (SBU) Summary. The Defense Procurement Special Budget is stuck in legislative limbo until at least the December 3 Taiwan local elections. Government and opposition leaders offer varying explanations about what changes are, or are not, possible. As the U.S. seeks to understand and influence [...] | 2005-11-01 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW |
05TAIPEI4439 | THE KAOHSIUNG METRO SCANDAL: HOW HIGH WILL THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE SCANDAL OVER THE KAOHSIUNG METRO THAT BEGAN WITH A RIOT BY THAI LABORERS HAS LASTED FAR LONGER THAN THE NORMAL TAIWAN MEDIA CYCLE OF 72 HOURS. SOME ARE BEGINNING TO SPECULATE IT MAY EVEN FORCE THE RESIGNATION OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT. CHARGES OF CORRUPTION AND DAILY REVELATION [...] | 2005-11-02 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4440 | CAMPAIGNING ON CROSS-STRAIT TENSIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-02 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH US |
05TAIPEI4441 | TAIWAN STRUGGLING TO IMPROVE ROK TIES [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials are frustrated by the Republic of Korea's (ROK) close ties to the PRC. They assert that Taipei's efforts to engage Seoul have been spurned because of PRC pressure and the ROK's goal of rapprochement with Pyongyang. ROK diplomats in Taipei complain that Taiwan Pr [...] | 2005-11-02 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI4443 | DPP Candidates Suffer Setback [...] Recent newspaper polling indicated that southern DPP candidates have suffered a serious setback in terms of popularity after the opposition exposed a picture of former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-general Chen Che-nan gambling with former KRTC Vice Chairman Chen Min-hsien in a Korean [...] | 2005-11-02 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4457 | Southern Taiwan Labor Unions Remain Solidly in [...] Summary. Representatives of local labor unions in southern Taiwans Pingtung, Kaohsiung, and Tainan Counties said that, despite recent scandals involving senior DPP members, their membership would support DPP candidates in the coming elections. The representatives said that laborers believe t [...] | 2005-11-03 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4469 | WITH ONE MONTH TO GO, TAIWAN'S PAN-BLUE PARTIES [...] (U) Summary. With one month to go, several analyses of public opinion polls indicate Pan-Blue parties Kuomintang (KMT) and People First Party (PFP) have a substantial lead in the run up to December 3 local elections. The DPP informed the press that its own public opinion polls show DPP leadi [...] | 2005-11-04 06:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4470 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: KEELUNG CITY, A [...] (U) Summary: The race for Keelung City Mayor is largely an internecine Pan-Blue fight between Kuomintang (KMT) incumbent Mayor Hsu Tsai-li and People First Party (PFP) legislator Liu Wen-hsiung. While Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Wang Tuo withdrew from the race and endorsed [...] | 2005-11-04 06:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4477 | PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: TAITUNG COUNTY/THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. TAITUNG COUNTY IS HAVING THE ULTIMATE LOCAL TAIWAN ELECTION (REFTEL). NEITHER CANDIDATE IS ENDORSED BY A MAJOR PARTY. BOTH ARE BEDEVILED BY ACCUSATIONS OF CORRUPTION. NOTHING COULD HAVE SEEMED MORE NATURAL TO LOCALS. WHILE THE KMT HAS A STRONG HOLD IN TAITUNG, PARTY-AFFILIAT [...] | 2005-11-04 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4482 | TVBS DRAWS GOVERNMENT'S FIRE [...] (C) Summary: In what many hear interpret as a politically motivated attempt to quiet allegations of ruling party corruption, the Government Information Office has alleged that television station TVBS has violated Taiwan law restricting foreign ownership of satellite broadcasters to less than [...] | 2005-11-04 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW KCPS |
05TAIPEI45 | TAIWAN LY SPEAKER ON CROSS-STRAIT PROPOSAL, [...] (C) January 2 Taiwan Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told AIT/K Branch Chief that he saw little hope for his proposal to lead a LY delegation to Beijing, as he expected it to be blocked by President Chen. Wang had announced December 31 that, if he were re-elected Speaker, he woul [...] | 2005-01-06 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4508 | PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: ILAN COUNTY [...] (C) Summary. The race for Ilan County Magistrate is one of the tightest of the December 3 city/county elections and is being closely watched as an indicator of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) staying power in northern Taiwan vs. the opposition Kuomintang's (KMT) growing momentum. D [...] | 2005-11-08 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4550 | TAIWAN CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROMOTE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's government is continuing efforts to enhance Taiwan-Japan-US cooperation and views the rise in Tokyo-Beijing tensions as an opportunity to strengthen ties with Japan and the US in order to counter the PRC. AIT attended a recent Taiwan government s [...] | 2005-11-10 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4552 | TAIWAN'S RULING DPP: DIFFICULT TIMES AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Many local observers expect the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) to make significant gains in the December 3 local elections at the expense of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Several DPP contacts, moreover, have expressed pessimism to AIT about the party's prospects o [...] | 2005-11-10 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4553 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: HSINCHU CITY AND [...] (U) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) candidates for Hsinchu City Mayor and Hsinchu County Magistrate, both of whom are incumbents, lead their Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) challengers by wide margins. The election atmosphere in Hsinchu City is not very competitive or intense, and the KMT sh [...] | 2005-11-10 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4559 | Prosecutors make little headway preventing [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite increasing enforcement of election laws in Taiwan and the decline of traditional forms of vote buying, this practice continues to play a role the upcoming 3 in 1 elections (reftels) in southern Taiwan. While the traditional practice appears to be on the decline, in par [...] | 2005-11-14 04:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4586 | PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: MIAOLI COUNTY [...] (C) Summary: In the complicated race for Miaoli County Magistrate, Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Liu Cheng-hung, a Taiwanese, faces two main Hakka opponents: DPP candidate Chiu Ping-kun and People First Party (PFP) Legislator Hsu Yao-chang, who is running as an independent. While all polls sho [...] | 2005-11-15 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4598 | TAIWAN'S DEFENSE BUDGET AND ELECTION POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. The cancellation last week of funding for PAC-III missiles and of preparatory funds for the Defense Special Budget was in part a product of the increasingly contentious political campaign for Taiwan's December 3 elections. There is still scattered talk of possible forward movem [...] | 2005-11-16 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS TW |
05TAIPEI4599 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: TAICHUNG CITY AND [...] (U) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) candidates for Taichung City Mayor and Taichung County Magistrate, both incumbents, are comfortably ahead of their challengers according to published public opinion polls. In Taichung City, the campaign atmosphere is muted with little visible election competiti [...] | 2005-11-16 23:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4602 | IS IT VOTE-BUYING OR VOTE-SELLING IN CHIAYI COUNTY? [...] (C) EVEN KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE ON NOVEMBER 12, WHEN 10,000 KMT SUPPORTERS ARRIVED TO HELP HIM INAUGURATE THE CHIAYI COUNTY KMT MAGISTERIAL CANDIDATE'S OFFICE. TO DATE, THIS IS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO COME OUT FOR ANY KMT ELECTION RALLY DURING THE 3 IN 1 ELECTIO [...] | 2005-11-16 23:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4621 | Southern Taiwan's Tainan County Agricultural [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent press conference, executives of Tainan County's farmers' and fishermen associations and the County's thirty-one lower level farmers' associations expressed public support for DPP Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih's re-election bid. The County's grass root agri [...] | 2005-11-18 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4632 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: TAINAN COUNTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S HOME COUNTY IS VIEWED BY BOTH THE KMT AND THE DPP IN THE SOUTH AS AN "INDEX" ELECTION. IF DPP CANDIDATES CANNOT WIN EASILY WHERE THE DEEPEST GREENS FLOURISH, SOME BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS NO HOPE OF WINNING THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. RECENT [...] | 2005-11-20 23:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4633 | Southern Taiwan's Tainan County Agricultural [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent press conference, executives of Tainan County's farmers' and fishermen associations and the County's thirty-one lower level farmers' associations expressed public support for DPP Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih's re-election bid. The County's grass root agri [...] | 2005-11-21 03:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4646 | KMT SPOKESWOMAN OUTLINES PARTY'S PRE AND POST [...] (SBU) AIT's Public Affairs Section (PAS) is looking at media strategies and public platforms of Taiwan's main political parties in the run-up to the December 3 elections. This is the first in a series and will be followed by a snapshot of the DPP. During a November 18 meeting with AIT at oppo [...] | 2005-11-21 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4667 | KMT SPOKESWOMAN OUTLINES PARTY'S PRE AND POST [...] (SBU) AIT's Public Affairs Section (PAS) is looking at media strategies and public platforms of Taiwan's main political parties in the run-up to the December 3 elections. This is the first in a series and will be followed by a snapshot of the DPP. During a November 18 meeting with AIT at oppo [...] | 2005-11-23 01:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI467 | SEF-ARATS DISCUSS "ONE CHINA" DEADLOCK [...] (C) Summary: PRC State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Deputy Director Sun Yafu urged Taiwan officials to accept Beijing's offer to use the "1992 consensus" as a basis for renewed dialogue. Sun made the appeal during a one-hour meeting on February 2 with Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) [...] | 2005-02-03 11:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4675 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: YUNLIN, NANTOU AND [...] (U) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Kuomintang (KMT) candidates for county magistrate in Yunlin, Nantou, and Changhua counties are engaged in highly competitive races. In Yunlin County, where factions are still influential, both DPP and KMT candidates are energized and hopefu [...] | 2005-11-23 07:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4684 | Televised Debate on Tainan County Magisterial Election [...] The Taiwan Think Tank held a televised debate for two magisterial candidates in Tainan County on November 19, 2005. The debate, which lasted for two and half hours at National Tainan Art University, was broadcast live by Taiwan's Public Television System. The two debater DPP candidate Su Hua [...] | 2005-11-23 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4715 | DPP SPOKESMAN: DPP STILL HAS PUBLIC SUPPORT, BACK [...] (SBU) AIT's Public Affairs Section (PAS) is looking at media strategies and public platforms of Taiwan's main political parties in the run-up to the December 3 elections. This is the second in a series and follows an earlier report on a meeting with the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) spokeswoman [...] | 2005-11-25 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4718 | CROSS-STRAIT HEM AND HAW: THE GOOD NEWS, THE BAD [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's back-to-back announcement of a new round of Chinese New Year cross-Strait charter flights and rejection of a high-level PRC delegation visit to Taiwan was intended to strike a domestic political balance two weeks before the December 3 elections. President Chen's governm [...] | 2005-11-25 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI473 | CHEN USING BUSH SPEECH TO PROMOTE REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian is actively touting President Bush's inaugural call to spread freedom and democracy as a validation of his efforts to push forward with constitutional reform. During a January 31 speech in Guam, President Chen characterized Taiwan as a key ally in Preside [...] | 2005-02-03 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI474 | TAIWAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) AIT Acting Deputy Director Chuck Bennett delivered reftel Trafficking in Persons (TIP) talking points on February 2 to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Administrative Vice Minister and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Administrative Deputy Minister. AIT Political Section Chief James Huskey d [...] | 2005-02-03 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TW TIP |
05TAIPEI4746 | CHIAYI MAYORAL RACE HEATS UP IN LAST WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: In a mayoral race touted by the press and southern political observers as one of the most important for the DPP during the 3 in 1 elections, nervous campaigners on both sides in Chiayi City have turned to negative campaigning and vote buying to lure the 30 percent of critical [...] | 2005-11-29 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4747 | PFP SPOKESMAN SAYS PARTY'S FUTURE UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is our third cable looking at media strategies and public platforms of Taiwan's main political parties in the run-up to the December 3 elections. The opposition People First Party (PFP) is competing in 4 out of 23 races in the upcoming elections, but their inability to co [...] | 2005-11-29 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4748 | TAIWAN'S DECEMBER 3 LOCAL ELECTIONS: THEMES AND [...] (C) Summary: Following highly negative campaigns by both major parties, Taiwan voters go to the polls Saturday December 3 to elect magistrates and mayors in 23 counties and cities. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has capitalized on a series of corruption scandals surrounding President Chen an [...] | 2005-11-29 10:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4763 | Pingtung County Magistrate Election Countdown [...] (SBU) Both sides express optimism about the December 3 election based on conflicting polls carried out by party operatives in Pingtung County's green and blue camps. While KMT officials would not reveal specific numbers, they told AIT/K KMT candidate Wang Chin-shih has maintained a [...] | 2005-11-30 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4775 | THE GRAND PRIZE ELECTION - TAIPEI COUNTY [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei County magistrate contest remains too close to call, but AIT's contacts, local observers, and media and political party polls consistently indicate that opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Chou Hsi-wei enjoys a slight lead over ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP [...] | 2005-12-01 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4778 | CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS: TAIWAN ELECTION WILL OR [...] (C) Summary. Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou November 28 predicted that a big DPP defeat in the December 3 elections would cause President Chen Shui-bian to be less confrontational in his cross-Strait policy. Chen countered that a KMT victory would make the PRC less willing to improve [...] | 2005-12-02 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4786 | PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: TAOYUAN COUNTY, KMT [...] (C) Summary: Incumbent Kuomintang (KMT) Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu (Li-lun) continues to coast toward reelection in Taoyuan despite the publicity given to a controversial, politically motivated "extraordinary video" that accuses Chu of official and personal misconduct. The Democratic [...] | 2005-12-02 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4796 | TAIWAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CONFERENCE: [...] Summary: Taiwan recently hosted an international conference on combating human trafficking which included representatives from law enforcement, government, NGOs, and academia. Taiwan, downgraded from Tier 1 to Tier 2 in the Department's 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, indicated th [...] | 2005-12-05 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW TIP |
05TAIPEI4799 | TAIWAN'S DECEMBER ELECTION: KMT SWEEPS [...] (U) Summary. The Kuomintang (KMT) scored a landslide victory in Taiwan's island-wide local elections Saturday, December 3. The opposition party won 51 percent of the vote cast to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) 42 percent, 14 out of 23 county magistrate and city mayor seats [...] | 2005-12-05 11:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4800 | MA YING-JEOU AND CORRUPTION DEFEAT RULING DPP IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) scored a landslide victory over the ruling Democratic Progress Party (DPP) in Taiwan's December 3 island-wide local elections. The KMT victory was made possible by intense public anger at DPP corruption and dissatisfaction over the DPP's inability [...] | 2005-12-05 11:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4818 | VICE PRESIDENT LU HSIU-LIEN NAMED ACTING DPP PARTY [...] (U) Immediately following the December 7 meeting of the DPP Central Standing Committee (CSC),a beaming Vice President Lu Hsiu-lien announced to the media that the CSC had unexpectedly selected her by consensus to serve as Acting DPP Party Chairman to fill temporarily the vacancy left by Su T [...] | 2005-12-07 10:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4840 | THE DPP TORTURED IN DEFEAT [...] (C) Summary: While President Chen remains largely silent and out of the public view, others within the DPP are speculating on the future course of the president and the party and doing what they can to influence the outcome. Two moderate DPP figures, Hong Chi-chang and Wu Hsiang-jung, told A [...] | 2005-12-09 10:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
05TAIPEI4850 | FROM COALITION TO PARTY: IN ELECTION AFTERMATH, [...] (C) Summary. As KMT chairman Ma Ying-jeou and PFP chairman James Soong meet to discuss party merger the evening of December 12, the death of the PFP seems inevitable, the only question is when. The People First Party (PFP) lost the December 3 local elections with a humiliating one percent of [...] | 2005-12-12 22:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4851 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION - THE WAY [...] (C) Over the past two decades, Taiwan has gradually lifted many restrictions on cross-Strait economic relations resulting in the PRC becoming Taiwan's largest trade partner and top investment destination. However, many restrictions remain, and many liberalization proposals continue to languis [...] | 2005-12-12 22:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EAIR EWWT EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI4870 | TSAI ING-WEN COMMENTS ON DPP TURMOIL [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Lu Hsiu-lien suddenly resigned as acting chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) December 12. Lu may hope that will help her chances to win the DPP 2008 presidential nomination, DPP Legislator Tsai Ing-wen told AIT, but added that Lu is unlikely [...] | 2005-12-13 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4871 | MA AND SOONG MEET: KMT-PFP MERGER NO TIME SOON [...] (C) Summary: On December 12, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-Jeou met with PFP Chairman James Soong to discuss the possibility of merging the two parties following the KMT's watershed victory (and the PFP's embarrassing defeat) in the December 3 "three-in-one" elections. Contrary to the hopes of some Pa [...] | 2005-12-13 10:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4881 | LU HSIU-LIEN NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE [...] (C) A week ago, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Central Standing Committee (CSC),which does not include President Chen Shui-bian, shocked all observers by selecting Vice President Lu Hsiu-lien as its interim chairman (Ref C). On Monday December 12 Lu shocked observers again by abruptly [...] | 2005-12-14 11:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4886 | Bios of Newly Elected Mayors and Magistrates - [...] In the "3 in 1 elections" (REF A),the ruling DPP won city mayor/county magistrate seats in five cities/counties in southern Taiwan - Chiayi County, Tainan County (REF C),Tainan City (REF D),Kaohsiung County, Pingtung County. The KMT won in Chiayi City (REF B) for the first time in 23 years [...] | 2005-12-15 05:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ECON TW |
05TAIPEI4920 | TAIWAN DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AFTER THE KMT ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the landslide KMT victory in local elections on December 3, tentative efforts have emerged to move forward Taiwan's long-stalled Defense Special Budget. Some KMT legislators have indicated a willingness to reconsider the Special Budget weapons systems (P-3C s [...] | 2005-12-20 03:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4926 | SURPRISE DPP LEGISLATIVE ATTACK MOVES DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took advantage of a temporary majority in the Legislative Yuan (LY) on December 20 to put the Defense Procurement Special Budget on the LY agenda after sixteen months of gridlock. Opposition Pan-Blue parties reacted in shock and ang [...] | 2005-12-20 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MASS TW |
05TAIPEI4928 | LAST MINUTE ENTRY BRINGS THREE-WAY RACE FOR DPP [...] (C) Following days of intense political maneuvering and speculation about possible candidates for the January 15 party election for chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),in the end three persons registered to run in the contest: Yu Shyi-kun, who announced his resignation as Pre [...] | 2005-12-20 10:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4941 | TAIWAN'S DEMOCRACY CAPACITY BUILDING: A FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is increasingly active in providing humanitarian assistance through government and NGO institutions to countries around the world. In addition, Taiwan is trying to convert its own recent democratization achievements to assist other countries with democracy building, part [...] | 2005-12-22 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID TW |
05TAIPEI4954 | DOES KMT CHAIRMAN MA HAVE AN INNER CIRCLE? [...] (C) Summary. Only five months after being overwhelmingly elected KMT Chairman, Ma Ying-jeou, also Mayor of Taipei, has emerged as the presumptive KMT nominee for president in 2008. As the KMT's prospective presidential candidate, Ma will need to take positions on cross-Strait policy, defense [...] | 2005-12-22 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4960 | MA-SOONG DYNAMIC IMPROVES WITH SECOND MEETING [...] (U) Summary: On December 22, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and PFP Chairman James Soong met for a second time, to coordinate the Pan-Blue position on the Defense Procurement Special Budget, Control Yuan composition, and a possible coalition Cabinet with President Chen's DPP government. During th [...] | 2005-12-23 07:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4961 | STATUS QUO ANTE: TAIWAN LEGISLATURE RETURNS [...] (C) Summary. In a straight Blue-Green coalition vote on December 23, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) returned the Defense Procurement Special Budget to the LY Procedure Committee where it had languished for the preceding sixteen months. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has indicated wi [...] | 2005-12-23 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW |
05TAIPEI4986 | Bios of Newly Elected Mayors and Magistrates - [...] In the "3-in-1 local elections" on December 3 (REF A),the ruling DPP won city mayor/county magistrate seats in five cities/counties in southern Taiwan - Chiayi County, Tainan County (REF C),Tainan City (REF D),Kaohsiung County, and Pingtung County. The KMT won in Chiayi City (REF B) for th [...] | 2005-12-28 06:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON TW |
05TAIPEI5034 | CROSS-STRAIT DEVELOPMENTS: POLITICS AND FUNERALS [...] (C) Summary: While the PRC's rejection of Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung's offer to attend the funeral of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Wang Daohan is regrettable, the rejection was not unexpected, SEF Vice Chairman Michael [...] | 2005-12-29 10:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI555 | PREMIER PROMISES ACTION ON SPECIAL BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary: During a February 14 meeting with the Director, Premier Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) promised a pragmatic approach to domestic, cross-Strait, and economic issues during his tenure in office. The Director highlighted a number of pressing issues in the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, includi [...] | 2005-02-14 10:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI61 | TAIWAN'S PLANNED GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan is undertaking a massive reorganization of its government. The plan is to reduce Taiwan,s current 36 ministries down to 13 with 4 councils and 5 independent commissions over the next year. Major changes include consolidating the administration of state-owned enterprise [...] | 2005-01-07 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI618 | TAIWAN ACCEPTING DOWNGRADE TO WTO DELEGATION? [...] (C) Former National Security Council (NSC) Senior Advisor Lai Hsin-yuan told the Director on February 15 that there are indications that current NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen, on his own authority, accepted a PRC demand to downgrade the diplomatic status of Taiwan's WTO delegation. Lai, wh [...] | 2005-02-16 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI632 | TAIPEI MAYOR MA WILL SEEK KMT CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In a move that may dramatically alter the future direction of the KMT, Taipei City Mayor and KMT Vice Chairman Ma Ying-jeou announced on February 14 he intends to run for party chairman. Current Chairman Lien Chan has publicly claimed that he favors a leadership transition, but [...] | 2005-02-17 04:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI685 | TAIWAN TAKES LOW-KEY RESPONSE OVER [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration is trying to reduce local reaction over the February 9 Japanese government decision to take direct control of a lighthouse on the disputed island of Diaoyutai/Senkaku. Taipei gently chided Japan for its move in public, reminding Tokyo of the "Republic of C [...] | 2005-02-18 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA CH TW |
05TAIPEI687 | NEW DPP CHAIR ASKS FOR USG SUPPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang urged the USG to press Beijing not to proceed with an Anti-Secession Law during a February 17 meeting with the Director. Su warned that the new law could change the cross-Strait status quo by giving Beijing the right to l [...] | 2005-02-18 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI71 | LEGISLATIVE YUAN REJECTS DEFENSE SPECIAL BUDGET [...] (C) Summary. On January 4, the Legislative Yuan (LY) once again refused to put the 610.8 billion NT (USD 18 billion) Defense Special Budget on the LY agenda. With only two weeks remaining, prospects for passage in the current session are virtually zero. The ruling Democratic Progressive Pa [...] | 2005-01-10 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI773 | CHEN-SOONG REACH AGREEMENT ON PRINCIPLES, DIFFER [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong met on February 24 and signed a ten-point joint statement pledging to promote cross-Strait stability, maintain the "ROC" status quo, and enhance Taiwan's defense capabilities. In a joint press conference h [...] | 2005-02-24 11:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI819 | TAIWAN PREPARING FOR STRONG ANTI-SECESSION LAW [...] (S) Summary: Senior Chen administration officials continue to warn that Taipei will react strongly to a PRC move to pass an Anti-Secession Law during the March National People's Congress. President Chen Shui-bian told the AIT Director that Taiwan's most likely response will be to pass some for [...] | 2005-02-25 11:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI865 | CHEN OFFERS NEW "1992" FORMULATION [...] (C) President Chen Shui-bian used a March 1 teleconference with European parliamentarians to offer a new formulation aimed at finessing the Taiwan-PRC deadlock over "one China." Chen stated that Taiwan "hopes to advance cross-Strait dialogue and consultations based on the results of the 1992 H [...] | 2005-03-02 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH TW |
05TAIPEI877 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR WU LI-PEI TO STAY [...] (C) Summary: After a two-hour meeting on March 3, President Chen Shui-bian managed to dissuade Senior Presidential Advisor Wu Li-pei from resigning his position. Wu had threatened to follow fellow pro-independence Presidential Advisors Koo Kwang-ming and Huang Chao-tang out the door in protes [...] | 2005-03-03 10:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI934 | ANTI-SECESSION LAW REACTION: IMPATIENTLY WAITING [...] (C) Summary: Political and media focus is growing over PRC plans to enact an Anti-Annexation Law during the March National People's Congress (NPC) session. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will hold an anti-annexation rally in Taipei on March 6, the same day as the Taiwan Solidarity Uni [...] | 2005-03-04 10:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI95 | MA DERIVES POLITICAL BOOST FROM HK VISA FLAP [...] (C) Summary: Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying-jeou has criticized the Hong Kong government for refusing his visa application to deliver two speeches and attend a seminar on culture and city management at two Hong Kong universities. A Ma confidant told AIT that a close friend of Hong Kong Chief Execut [...] | 2005-01-11 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI955 | BREAKTHROUGH ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 19, 2004, ALLEGED [...] (U) The Tainan Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) announced on Monday, March 7, a breakthrough in the year-long investigation of the March 19, 2004, shooting of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu in Tainan. CIB Director Hou You-yi stated that law enforcement authorities b [...] | 2005-03-07 10:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC TW |
05TAIPEI956 | ANTI-SECESSION LAW: CONTENTS TO DEFINE TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration is preparing two responses to the PRC's Anti-Secession Law, depending on the PRC draft's contents. Officials say that if the law includes ambiguity about "one China," and no reference to the use of "non-peaceful" means to resolve the Taiwan Strait issue, th [...] | 2005-03-07 11:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
05TAIPEI997 | KMT LEADERSHIP RACE TAKES SHAPE [...] (C) Summary: The KMT will announce the rules for its chairman race and set May 28 as the election day at the March 16 Central Standing Committee meeting. While most observers expect KMT Chairman Lien Chan to resign from his position to allow for generational change in the party leadership, Lie [...] | 2005-03-09 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW |
05TASHKENT2473 | GULNORA KARIMOVA LOOKS TO IMPROVE HER IMAGE [...] (C) Summary: In the last month, several Uzbek publications have carried articles about the good works of First Daughter Gulnora Karimova. The articles focus on her selfless giving, charity work, and business acumen. One, an interview with Russian scholar Aleksi Malashenko, discusses Gulnora's [...] | 2005-09-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PINR UZ |
05TASHKENT3019 | GULNORA KARIMOVA PROVIDES GRANTS IN HOPE OF [...] (C) Summary: Eager to improve her less than stellar image, First Daughter Gulnora Karimova is pursuing an intensive grant disbursement program with both domestic and international dimensions. She is using three associations to provide grants: FundForum.Uz promotes Uzbek foreign cultural relat [...] | 2005-11-03 04:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR UZ |
05TASHKENT3414 | RUSSIAN BUSINESSMEN TAKE OVER GULNORA'S NIGHTCLUBS [...] (C) First Daughter Gulnora Karimova has recently spun off management of her main Tashkent nightclub complex to a group of Russian businessmen. The complex includes Basha Nightclub (now renamed "Club"),Fashion Bar and Prestige Cinema. Gulnora does not, however, seem to have given up control of [...] | 2005-12-27 11:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PREL RU UZ |
05TBILISI2889 | GEORGIA IN RECENT SURVEYS: GOOD NEWS ON PACE OF [...] Summary: Annual surveys on media freedom, anti- corruption, poverty reduction, and the general pace of reforms show Georgia doing well compared to other post-Soviet nations but behind former Warsaw-Pact and Baltic nations whose reform experiences the GOG is eager to emulate. Georgia is a top [...] | 2005-11-07 12:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON GG |
05TBILISI2897 | DECLARATION OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-07 12:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
05TBILISI3171 | VIOLATIONS IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] In response to inquiries from the Department regarding Georgian complaints of misconduct by Russian peacekeeping forces in South Ossetia, post has compiled the following list of incidents and infractions as reported by the GOG. -- September 20, 2005: Military parade in Tskhinvali. -- V [...] | 2005-12-05 11:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG RU |
05TBILISI3194 | COUNTERFEITING, ARRESTS, ABDUCTIONS IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. On December 5, the Georgian government orchestrated a sting operation against a counterfeiting operation in the breakaway region of South Ossetia, resulting in the wounding and arrest of an Ossetian law enforcement official allegedly involved in the illegal activity. The operati [...] | 2005-12-07 11:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
05TBILISI3198 | TENSIONS RISING IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (U) On December 2, the South Ossetian press reported that a checkpoint on the road to the Ossetian village of Zari was hit by fire from a grenade launcher. Later press reports from South Ossetia claimed that Georgian special police forces attacked a bus traveling along a bypass road leading f [...] | 2005-12-08 05:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
05TBILISI3199 | PEACE PLAN FOR SOUTH-OSSETIAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION [...] (C) In a November 30 meeting with Poloff, Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resolution Volski passed a copy of a non-paper on South Ossetia being prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The paper aims to demonstrate how the current peace plan is a logical outgrowth of President Saakashv [...] | 2005-12-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
05TBILISI3202 | NON-PAPER ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ABKHAZIA [...] Poloff received the following non-paper on recent developments in Abkhazia from Giorgi Nikolaishvili, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The non-paper is laying out the Georgians position on Abkhazia. 2. Begin Text: After the UN Secretary General's last report on the situation [...] | 2005-12-09 03:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
05TBILISI3205 | GEORGIA/ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROSECUTION [...] Summary. The DOJ supported anti money-laundering (M/L) unit of the Georgian Prosecutor's Office scored a first ever in Georgian jurisprudence by having a witness testify at trial pursuant to a plea bargain agreement. The case charges that the president of a local bank (and vice premier of Ge [...] | 2005-12-09 03:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG |
05TBILISI3226 | ABKHAZIA: THE NEED FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] (C) Summary: During a December 6 and 7 visit to Abkhazia, the Abkhaz and Georgians agreed ad ref to a draft of the joint declaration on security guarantees and the return of internally displaced persons, the European Commission launched a program of economic rehabilitation in the conflict ar [...] | 2005-12-12 13:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
05TBILISI3250 | GEORGIAN SUPPORT ON IRAQ DECEMBER 15 ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 07:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
05TEGUCIGALPA1031 | ONE HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR GROUP PANICKING IN [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 7. 2. (C) Following publication here of reports of the CAFTA Presidents' 05/12/05 CNN interview, in which they indicated there is no "Plan B" if the U.S. Congress fails to ratify CAFTA, EconChief received a worried phone call from a prominent [...] | 2005-05-13 22:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1041 | Scenesetter for CoDel Nelson May 29-30 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Nelson to Honduras May 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, over three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There will be national el [...] | 2005-05-16 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1181 | MEDIA REACTION ON JOINT U.S.-HONDURAN MILITARY BASE [...] On 05/29 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Habencio Varela Montoya entitled "Important for Hondurans." "Brothers in pain and misery, to take decisions at the national level must be our alternative in light of the precarious economic situation in our countr [...] | 2005-06-02 16:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAIR EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1185 | MEDIA REACTION ON OAS, JUNE 02, 2005 [...] On 6/02, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Pedro A. Brizuela entitled "Where the OAS is heading." "In the OAS Secretary General election we have witnessed events that haven't happened in the past. For the first time Latin America made a proposition to the U.S. [...] | 2005-06-02 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1203 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/06, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Pedro A. Brizuela entitled "Another link in the Latin American Chain Broken." "Lucio's ouster from Ecuador evidences the failure of the traditional governments in Latin America and the systematic crisis is so `sharp [...] | 2005-06-06 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1213 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 07, 2005 [...] On 06/07, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Abysses." "Nicaragua is facing a deep political crisis. Congress' refusal to ratify the State of Economic Emergency Decree that suspend several constitutional guarantees and the general discontent that [...] | 2005-06-07 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1227 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, VISA REVOCATION AND [...] On 06/07, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Another one falls." "We had already anticipated where Bolivia's chaotic situation would lead. A profound political and social crisis pushes it towards ungovernability." "Everything happens in front [...] | 2005-06-09 16:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1247 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 09, 2005 [...] On 06/09, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Funeral March" "As seen in Bolivia, once you enter a crisis it can set of a chain reaction in several directions with unpredictable results. Today this country is on the verge of a civil war because th [...] | 2005-06-10 16:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1274 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS AND BOLIVIA, JUNE 13, [...] On 6/11, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "Bolivia: Limits to Patience." "The fact that Bolivia will have its 3rd president in 3 years, without breaking constitutional order, demonstrates the crisis created by a political and economic model that [...] | 2005-06-14 21:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1291 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC, BOLIVIA AND ECUADOR, JUNE [...] On 06/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The fringe of risk." "We've been insisting that if we do not take care of the roots of these ungovernability crises in these countries. The hemisphere's democracy will experience serious backslidings suc [...] | 2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1292 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC, JUNE 15, 2005 [...] The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Compensation?" "New reports have been flooding in and reactions towards them have multiplied, bringing about an optimistic ambience that could deviate attention on fundamental problems and wrap us up in an ill [...] | 2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1297 | BLOQUE POPULAR TO PRESIDENT BUSH: KEEP LUIS POSADA [...] SUMMARY: Bloque Popular, a leftist political party and alliance of social organizations, delivered a letter to post Monday, June 13, 2005, demanding that Luis Posada Carriles not be returned to Honduras and that he be extradited to Venezuela. The Bloque Popular letter, addressed to President [...] | 2005-06-17 17:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1310 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 20, 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-20 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1311 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC AND G-8, JUNE 17, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzales Garcia in San Pedro Sula- based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/17, entitled "From Debt Relief to Development." "The verbal campaign for relieving the suffering of the poor moves forward while, at the same time, achieving the goal of the Millennium to reduce extreme [...] | 2005-06-20 20:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1326 | MEDIA REACTION ON G-8 DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 21, [...] On 6/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Politicians and Debt Forgiveness." "The debt forgiveness issue has already entered political campaigns." "The two candidates of the traditional parties have already talked about multilateral organiza [...] | 2005-06-21 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1327 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC AND G-8, JUNE 20, 2005 [...] On 06/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Mendingo entitled "The true external debt." "It's a good thing that our government got debt forgiveness from Paris Club and now from the G-8, composed of the most powerful nations of the world." "From what [...] | 2005-06-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1332 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 22, 2005 [...] On 6/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "External debt forgiveness." "In the last few days the country has accomplished a great triumph. The annual payments that the country had with international organizations and countries will substantiall [...] | 2005-06-22 19:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1343 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 23, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "Bad Politicians and Underdevelopment" "The partisan manipulation of institutions upon which depends the good management of political, social, and economic issues of a country is, unfortunately, a characteristic [...] | 2005-06-23 17:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1349 | THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: HONDURAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: It is possible that the National Congress may remove the Attorney General (AG) Ovidio Navarro and Deputy AG Yuri Melara in the next 2-4 weeks. Last week's indictment of the outgoing Government and Justice Minister and the revelation of U.S. revocation of the Deputy AG's visa are [...] | 2005-06-24 14:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PHUM PINR ASEC EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1351 | PROSECUTORIAL INDISCRETION? HONDURAN PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel, Post noted the growing pressure for a shake-up at the Public Ministry (home of the Attorney General and his staff of investigators and prosecuting attorneys). Initially driven largely by the revelation that the USG had revoked Deputy Attorney General Yuri Melara,s vi [...] | 2005-06-24 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1352 | CORRECTED COPY -- PROSECUTORIAL INDISCRETION? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel, Post noted the growing pressure for a shake-up at the Public Ministry (home of the Attorney General and his staff of investigators and prosecuting attorneys). Initially driven largely by the revelation that the USG had revoked Deputy Attorney General Yuri Melara's vi [...] | 2005-06-24 22:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1372 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 27, 2005 [...] On 6/27 an op-ed by Mario R. Alvarado in Tegucigalpa- based moderate daily "El Heraldo," titled "Debt Forgiveness." "Putting into practice the partial and generous debt forgiveness of the heavily indebted poor countries means a sure loss of our state's businesses and our natural resources tha [...] | 2005-06-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1376 | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST: HONDURAN MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-28 20:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PHUM PGOV PREL PINR HO KPOA |
05TEGUCIGALPA1379 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 28, 2005 [...] On 06/28 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Teeth." "Surely unemployment, gang growth, Pueblo-Panama Plan and immigration issues will be the main subjects of the Central American Summit and will also have the participation of the presidents of Me [...] | 2005-06-28 23:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1380 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 28, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Ramon Martinez entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Wealth Creation." "Debt forgiveness is a governmental and legislative success but has been received by some in a strange way." "It was during Carlos Roberto Reina's gove [...] | 2005-06-29 14:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1384 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 29, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rene Duron Escoto entitled "Debt Forgiveness or Condemnation." "When the agricultural workers and farmers talked about the government's debt forgiveness I warned many of them that DEBT FORGIVENESS is a CONDEMNATION and it [...] | 2005-06-29 18:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1389 | FAREWELL TO ARMS: HONDURAS TO DESTROY 6000+ WEAPONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 13, 2005, Honduran Minister of Defense Federico Breve Travieso announced that the Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) will destroy more than 6000 excess/obsolete weapons currently stored at the Army's Logistics Support Center (CALE). The weapons date as far back as World War I [...] | 2005-06-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | ASEC HO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1421 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JULY 06, 2005 [...] On 07/06 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Most Important Decision of the Summit." "This Summit was similar to many others. It was more noise than anything else. The leaders agreed upon million dollar figures for investment in projects. Some [...] | 2005-07-06 17:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1423 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS AND IMF, JULY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-06 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1431 | IT'S MY PARTY AND I'LL RUN IF I WANT TO: SMALL [...] SUMMARY: Some people say he is as crazy as the patients he attends to, but psychiatrist and Social Democrat Carlos Sosa Coello firmly believes he can win the Honduran presidency for his party, the Partido Innovacion y Unidad (PINU). Sosa and 2 other minor party candidates--Juan Almendares B [...] | 2005-07-08 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1433 | NO DOUBLE "DIP"PING: SURPRISING RESULTS FOR SOME [...] With the general election approaching in the fall, a review of the results of Honduras' February primary elections tells an interesting story about Diputados (members of Congress) seeking reelection to the National Congress. 86 current Diputados (46 from the Nationalist Party (PN) and 40 fro [...] | 2005-07-08 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1447 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 11, 2005 [...] On 07/09 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an editorial entitled "Successful Summit." "The shadow of the terrorist attacks in London couldn't dull the historical results of the G-8 summit in which the debt forgiveness was ratified and $50 million in aid was promised to [...] | 2005-07-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1460 | MEDICINE MANIFESTO; CUBAN DOCTORS BRIGADE FACING [...] (C) (SUMMARY) The Cuban Medical Brigade (CMB) was welcomed into Honduras with open arms in 1998, after the devastation of Hurricane Mitch. However, over the past seven years that welcome has been worn out, according to some government offices and the Honduran medical community (HMC). With the [...] | 2005-07-13 14:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ELAB TBIO SOCI HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1470 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, ENEE AND MCC, [...] On 07/14 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an editorial entitled "Reactions on Debt Forgiveness." "Even though there is still a lot to clarify about real amounts, terms and new debts, the external debt forgiveness has brought hope again to the country and gave it the b [...] | 2005-07-15 14:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1472 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 13, 2005 [...] On 07/13 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Amilcar Santamaria, educational and diplomatic journalist, entitled "The Debt Forgiveness Party." "While the citizenry is anguished by the announcement of a new increase in transport prices and the poor begin to l [...] | 2005-07-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1473 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, NICARAGUA AND [...] On 07/12 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Gaspar Vallecillo Molina entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Poverty." "Since an important debt forgiveness has been talked about an infinity of opinions arose." "If we don't have enough to pay off the debt how are we [...] | 2005-07-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1498 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 15, 2005 [...] On 07/15, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" published an editorial entitled "Consultation." "President Maduro has begun a consultative process to find out how the 4 billion Lempiras received through the cancellation of our multilateral debt will be used next year. It's already b [...] | 2005-07-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1499 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 18, 2005 [...] On 7/17 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Anibal Delgado entitled "Debt Forgiveness Funds." "To use debt forgiveness' freed funds correctly is a great challenge for Hondurans. Among all the accumulated problems of the last 50 years, which should be taken [...] | 2005-07-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA151 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION, JANUARY [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/21, titled "Bush Once Again." "Even though President Bush said yesterday during his second inauguration that he will continue with his `utmost goal to end tyranny in our world,' the strong demonstrations against him and the polls [...] | 2005-01-24 12:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1513 | NEW HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER SENDS LETTER TO [...] Honduran Foreign Minister Mario Fortin, under cover of a July 11 diplomatic note, sent the Embassy a letter dated July 6 to Secretary Rice. The letter was sent by the MFA prior to the July 14 delivery of the July 12 letter from the Secretary (reftel) under cover letter from the Ambassador. [...] | 2005-07-21 17:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1521 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 21, 2005 [...] On 07/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Beginning When?" "Because some government people are taking all the credit for debt forgiveness and also have an attitude that denies past governments' recognition on the matter and blaming it for `brea [...] | 2005-07-22 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1525 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 25, 2005 [...] On 07/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Lanza Rosales entitled "Debt Relief needs to benefit the Poorest of the Poor" "The rich countries that make up the G-8 have forgiven the debt of Honduras, approximately 60% of the foreign debt and equivale [...] | 2005-07-26 19:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1531 | HONDURAS CO-SPONSORING, NOT OPPOSING, G-4 [...] (C) Acting PolChief demarched Honduran MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Policy Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia July 19 and delivered talking points (refs B/C) on the proposed G-4 resolution for expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC). A/DG Oviedo told Acting PolChief that Honduras was [...] | 2005-07-26 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC HO UNSC UNGA |
05TEGUCIGALPA154 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION, JANUARY [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/22, entitled "Bush: Part II." "Last Thursday, on the second inauguration of President George W. Bush, amidst the applause of his followers and the distant protests of his repressed opponents, we saw another manifestation of the di [...] | 2005-01-24 20:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1546 | One Maquila Improves Working Conditions in [...] Summary: In a June 22 press conference, the U.S. NGO National Labor Committee's (NLC's) Director Charles Kernaghan alleged mistreatment of workers in a Honduran maquila that supplies Reebok's NBA and NFL jerseys, a charge that the GOH and Honduran businesses quickly denied, pointing to union [...] | 2005-07-27 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1554 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 26, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Orlando Henriquez entitled "Funds." "According to newspapers and President Maduro `the electoral period presents a danger to the funds available under debt relief.' The newspapers are concerned that much of the [...] | 2005-07-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1555 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 27, 2005 [...] On 07/27 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar, former UNAH professor and member of AUNA (Unity for our America Association) entitled "Debt Forgiveness and the Fight against Poverty." "Only recently, and with the help of the World Bank [...] | 2005-07-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1556 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 26, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Orlando Henriquez entitled "Funds." "According to newspapers and President Maduro `the electoral period presents a danger to the funds available under debt relief.' The newspapers are concerned that much of the [...] | 2005-07-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1563 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 25, 2005 [...] On 07/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Lanza Rosales entitled "Debt Relief Needs to Benefit the Poorest of the Poor." "The rich countries that make up the G-8 have forgiven the debt of Honduras, approximately 60% of the foreign debt, equivalent [...] | 2005-07-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1564 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 28, 2005 [...] On 07/28 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Dr. Nicolas Odeh-Nasrala entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Poverty Reduction." "In a television forum on the use of debt relief funds, the president of BCH (Honduran Central Bank),Gustavo Alfaro, representatives of F [...] | 2005-07-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1575 | HONDURAS READY AND WILLING FOR GLOBAL PEACE [...] (SBU) Acting PolChief demarched MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Relations Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia July 19 and delivered ref A talking points on the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). A/DG Oviedo asked if the U.S. Government was demarching any other countries in the C [...] | 2005-07-27 18:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MASS PREL PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1580 | ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AND MURDER OF DEA AGENT [...] Summary. On July 27, 2005, at approximately 1100 hours local time, DEA Agent Timothy Markey, vacationing in Honduras, was shot and killed while visiting the Suyapa Cathedral in Tegucigalpa. Two individuals now in custody appear to be responsible for the shooting/death of Agent Markey. Local au [...] | 2005-08-01 20:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSAC ASEC CASC KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1592 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON VENEZUELA; MFA SEES GOV AS [...] (S) Acting PolChief delivered ref A talking points on Venezuela to MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Relations Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia during a meeting July 19. After A/PolChief gave the demarche, Oviedo stated that the Government of Honduras (GOH) isn't quite sure how to respond [...] | 2005-08-01 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER SOCI EPET PINR HO VZ |
05TEGUCIGALPA1593 | DEMOCRACY AND DYNASTIES: THE SAGA OF HONDURAN [...] SUMMARY: The politics of Honduras have been dominated by a group of dynasties that have controlled the politics in the country for decades. Local press coverage has recently focused on the younger potential politicians in those dynasties. There are no laws prohibiting children of current or [...] | 2005-08-01 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR PINR ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1594 | KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY: RASH OF POLICE [...] According to the Honduran Government, 39 Honduran police officers have been murdered this year, five in the last week of July, some in spectacularly gruesome fashion. In some of the murder cases, captured suspects have been linked to gangs, and speculation is rampant that the vast majority of [...] | 2005-08-01 22:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1596 | U.S. RATIFICATION OF CAFTA PLEASES HONDURAS [...] A jubilant President Ricardo Maduro addressed the nation live the evening of Wednesday, July 27, immediately following the U.S. House of Representatives ratification of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Maduro, flanked by Minister of Trade and Commerce Irving Guerrero, emphasi [...] | 2005-08-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1598 | Dayana Martinez: Disabled Garifuna Advocate Seeks [...] Summary: Blind, black, and female, Dayana Martinez, a Garifuna, hopes to be given an opportunity to represent the marginalized groups of Honduras. Campaigning for a seat in the November 27 congressional elections, Ms. Martinez promises to fight for children's rights and to bring forth legisl [...] | 2005-08-02 22:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON PINR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1612 | INVISIBLE WOMEN: FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN HONDURAN [...] In light of the lack of significant numbers of women participating in Honduran politics as candidates, the country adopted several electoral laws to encourage and facilitate women's participation in the electoral process. The 2000 Law of Gender Equality mandated that 30 percent of all candida [...] | 2005-08-03 16:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KDEM SOCI HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1614 | MUSICAL CHAIRS: WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT IN HONDURAN [...] (SBU) Summary: With Honduran national elections approaching on November 27, the Maduro administration has been shaken up in recent months by a number of high-level cabinet changes. Turn-around in cabinet positions, whether due to scandal or less scintillating circumstances, will affect the [...] | 2005-08-03 22:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD KCRM PHUM PINR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1632 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 1JULY [...] On 08/01 The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" published an op-ed by Eduardo David Ardon entitled "How to Utilize Debt Relief." "President Ricardo Maduro, industrialists, labor organizations, political parties, and all of Honduran society continue to express their opinions on the wa [...] | 2005-08-04 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1643 | REQUEST FOR USD 1.6 MILLION IN FY05 ESF FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/PPC. Please see para. 9. 2. (U) Summary: On November 27, 2005, Honduras will elect a new president, national congress, and mayors in the first national general election under the new electoral reforms. The new 2004 Electoral Law substantially reduce [...] | 2005-08-08 16:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1644 | DOLE FILES $137 MILLION SUIT AGAINST HONDURAS [...] (U) This is an action request for EB/IFD and L/CID -- please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Following the rejection of its two appeals of a recent $137 million tax judgment against it by the GOH revenue authority, Dole sees little choice but to challenge the administrative ruling in cou [...] | 2005-08-08 16:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN PGOV KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1665 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 1 [...] Summary: As the November 27 general elections in Honduras draw near, a number of small but important issues that will affect the elections are at play. Post is tracking these issues and will report on them in a series of election news updates; this is the first cable in the series. Many of t [...] | 2005-08-10 13:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1680 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 2 [...] Summary: As the November 27 general elections in Honduras draw near, a number of small but important issues that will affect the elections are at play. Post is tracking these issues and will report on them in a series of election news updates; this is the second cable in the series. Many of [...] | 2005-08-12 14:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1684 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 9, 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-12 17:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1692 | Honduran Public Ministry and the Fight Against [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption is a pervasive problem in Honduras, one that severely compromises the effective administration of justice (AOJ) and rule of law. Corruption involving police, prosecutors, and judges is common and extremely damaging. The U.S. AOJ strategy in Honduras, which includes [...] | 2005-08-12 23:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PINR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1694 | Honduran National Party Presidential Candidate Pepe [...] (SBU) Summary: Addressing the AmCham, Nationalist Party Presidential candidate Pepe Lobo offered few innovative or exciting nostrums for economic growth, but neither did he abandon the free-market, fiscally responsible path blazed by the incumbent administration. Clearly uncomfortable with e [...] | 2005-08-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SENV KCRM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1708 | HONDURAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY CONTINUES TO STYMIE [...] (C) Summary: Despite the professed GOH expectation that CAFTA will encourage increased U.S. investment into Honduras, the Ministry of Environment and Natural resources (SERNA) continues to make many such investments difficult or impossible. This is the first in a series of cables detailing th [...] | 2005-08-16 19:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD SENV EINV ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1718 | HONDURAS: NEW IMF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AWARE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. citizen and ten-year IMF-veteran Hunter Monroe has just arrived as the new IMF Resident Representative for Honduras. He previously served in several IMF positions, including ResRep to the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. In comments to Post, Monroe noted a number disco [...] | 2005-08-17 22:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1720 | HONDURAS: MACROECONOMIC UPDATE: SIGNS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: As of July, inflation remains moderate, at 8.6 percent year-on-year, though fuel price increases have led to increases in consumer prices for foodstuffs, lodging, utilities, and transportation. The GOH continues to consult broadly on proposals for applying an estimated USD 212 [...] | 2005-08-18 13:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB EAGR PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1726 | HONDURAN IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR RAMON ROMERO [...] (C) Summary. Former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero, arrested May 1 in the corruption/fraud scandal at Honduran Immigration, was released on bail August 18 in a judicial decision that appears to have been made due to corrupt influence. Romero's attorney previously admitted that Ro [...] | 2005-08-19 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1728 | HONDURAS: NEW WORLD BANK RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Recently-arrived World Bank Resident Representative Adrian Fozzard highlighted the Bank's current foci in Honduras, including closer coordination with other donors, encouraging GOH civil service reform and an orderly transition following the November 27 elections, and the product [...] | 2005-08-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1742 | HONDURAS: PEPE LOBO FLIRTS WITH POPULISM ON ENERGY [...] (U) On August 10, President of the National Congress (and Nationalist Party presidential candidate) Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo submitted a legislative initiative to eliminate the fuel adjustment surcharge from household electricity bills. Lobo justified the action by saying, "The most recent price [...] | 2005-08-22 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN ELAB EPET PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1745 | Honduran Fiscal Policy: Academicians Present Tax [...] Summary. A recent seminar on the importance of tax reforms raised a number of interesting themes, but GOH officials present limited their remarks to exhortations for discipline and calls for increased tax revenue. Featured academic speakers said there must be improved tax collection, a more [...] | 2005-08-22 23:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1746 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 22, 2005 [...] On 08/22 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" ran an op-ed by Juan Carlos Elvir, mayor of Santa Rosa de Copan, entitled "Keys for the Future of Honduras." "There is no doubt that the subject of the moment is the external debt relief which creates a lot of expectations about our fu [...] | 2005-08-22 23:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1752 | U.S. ratification of CAFTA spurs potential [...] (U) Per reftel request, post reports increased investment and trade momentum, stemming from CAFTA ratification in Honduras and the U.S. Since the U.S. Congress ratified CAFTA implementing legislation on July 27, several key Honduran business organizations report an increase in companies inter [...] | 2005-08-23 22:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1773 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 23, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Antonio Oyuela entitled "I Can't!" "We are an undeveloped country because we have a `negativism syndrome' and prejudices such as: `I'm embarrassed to do that' or `I can't.' If we don't change our mentalit [...] | 2005-08-25 22:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1790 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO MEETS WITH CHARGE ON [...] (C) Summary: On August 27, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro invited the Charge (CDA) to lunch to discuss various issues, including the president's personal reputation amid corruption charges within the Honduran government. Maduro lamented what he called a needless distancing in the bilate [...] | 2005-08-30 20:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SMIG PINS KCRM KJUS SNAR PINR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1802 | HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran Immigration scandal continues to be a hot topic. Former Immigration Director Ramon Romero filed a legal complaint August 29 against EmbOffs, in an apparent attempt to distract attention from his own legal problems. The Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime appeal [...] | 2005-08-31 23:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | SMIG PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1820 | New Investment Since U.S. CAFTA ratification [...] (U) Per reftel Managua 02472, post reports increased investment and trade momentum in Honduras, stemming from CAFTA ratification in Honduras and the U.S. Since the U.S. Congress ratified CAFTA implementing legislation on July 27, several key Honduran business organizations report an increase [...] | 2005-09-02 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1821 | HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO LOSES APPEAL [...] (C) Summary. The Tegucigalpa Appeals Court ruled 2-1 late August 31 in favor of the Public Ministry's appeal of the August 18 decision by a lower court to grant bail to former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero on the charge of abuse of authority. Post's initial assessment is that Ro [...] | 2005-09-02 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PGOV KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC KLIG HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1825 | HONDURAS CSI MOVING AHEAD [...] Following a week-long visit to review progress, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS/CBP) team reports that GOH support for the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program remains strong and preparations at Puerto Cortes continue to move forward. Team leader Mark Reich and Jacob Aguilar bri [...] | 2005-09-02 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV PINS KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA183 | CODEL WELLER LAUDS CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...] (U) Summary: Congresspersons Jerry Weller, Collin Peterson, and Marsha Blackburn visited Honduras January 16 to 18, 2005. The delegation met with President Ricardo Maduro and top ministers, key Honduran Congressmen, including President of Congress (and Presidential candidate) Porfirio "Pepe" [...] | 2005-01-28 18:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ELAB ETRD EWWT HO KCRM KIPR OREP PGOV |
05TEGUCIGALPA1831 | HONDURAN CONGRESS LOOKS AT RE-OPENING ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Summary: The National Congress has reportedly dropped its recent plan to eliminate the fuel adjustment surcharge from residential electricity bills, citing costs. However, Congress now plans to examine and potentially re-open certain existing contracts with electricity generators, noting [...] | 2005-09-06 23:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1832 | ANHEUSER BUSCH BEING SUED FOR USD 5.5 MILLION FOR [...] (C) Summary: Anheuser Busch (AB) is defending itself from a charge of breaching a distribution contract that they claim was canceled over a year ago. Despite cancellation of its contract, and under what AB lawyer consider suspicious circumstances, local brewer Cerveceria Hondurena got a lice [...] | 2005-09-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN PGOV KJUS BBSR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1833 | CHINESE ACTIVITY IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: This cable is a response to reftel request for updates on Chinese activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Honduras has no significant public or private sector ties to the People,s Republic of China (PRC). Data indicate a limited but growing trade relationship between Hond [...] | 2005-09-07 13:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PGOV EAGR ELAB CH TW HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1837 | RAISING FUEL COSTS LEADS TO TRANSPORTATION STRIKE [...] (U) Summary. On Tuesday, September 6, 2005, both taxi and bus drivers blocked intersections and several main arteries leading in and out of Tegucigalpa to protest the raising cost of gasoline in Honduras. There have been unconfirmed reports of violence, including rocks being thrown at vehicles [...] | 2005-09-07 18:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EPET ECON ELAB PGOV CASC KSAC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1842 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR BONUS PAYMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In an attempt to mitigate the impact on Honduran workers of Friday's sharp increases in fuel and consumables prices, President Maduro has proposed that businesses with fewer than 20 employees pay bonuses of 1000 lempiras (about USD 53),with larger businesses to pay 2000 lempira [...] | 2005-09-08 16:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SENV KCRM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1843 | SHIPPERS HIKE HONDURAN PORT FEES, SPURRING [...] (C) On August 26, the private shippers' umbrella organization -- the Central America Discussion Agreement (CADA) -- informed Honduran importers and exporters that effective September 1, shippers would raise container handling fees by USD 5-15 per container. According to CADA, this price incre [...] | 2005-09-08 21:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT KJUS ECON ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1845 | HONDURAS: IMF VERY PLEASED WITH GOH PERFORMANCE TO [...] (C) On September 2, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team completed its two-week long review of GOH macroeconomic policies. Team Leader Luis Breuer told Charge that the GOH is slightly outperforming its assigned fiscal and monetary targets and the Fund is very pleased with what they have s [...] | 2005-09-08 21:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1851 | Honduras: Public Unrest Over Gasoline Price [...] Summary: Unusually effective strikes by taxi drivers hit major urban centers on September 6-7, following a 25 percent increase in gasoline prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Whether prompted by easing markets or political pressure, the GOH walked back nearly half of the increase on Sep [...] | 2005-09-08 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV ELAB ECON PGOV CASC ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1859 | HONDURAN GAS PRICE PROTESTS RATTLE PRESIDENT [...] (C) A harried Honduran President Ricardo Maduro telephoned the Charge late on September 7, saying that he might declare a "State of Siege" to deal with the crisis on the streets. The president bitterly charged Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya with inciting insurrection [...] | 2005-09-09 00:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET ELAB PHUM CASC ASEC HO |
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