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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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07MADRID649 | SPAIN/CUBA: ENCOURAGING EU MEMBERS TO HOLD FIRM ON [...] (C) As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting Spanish p [...] | 2007-04-10 16:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID687 | SPANISH MFA READOUT OF MORATINOS TRIP TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: With FM Moratinos traveling in Central Asia as OSCE chairman and thus unable to meet with the Ambassador, MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez gave DCM an initial readout on April 12 of Moratinos' trip to Cuba. Jimenez said that the trip's objective was to r [...] | 2007-04-13 10:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID707 | SPANISH POLDIR: MY TRIPS TO KABUL, TEHRAN, HAVANA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish MFA DG for Policy Rafael Dezcallar told DCM on April 17 that his recent trip to Afghanistan left him newly optimistic because NATO-ISAF is on the offensive and Afghan ministers and troops are starting to play a serious role. He said that the GOS will soon begin an initiat [...] | 2007-04-18 15:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP IR AF CU AG MO WI IZ KZ UZ |
07MADRID736 | EU AND CUBA: MESSAGE DELIVERED TO SPAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID862 | SPAIN/CUBA: VISIT OF WHA DAS MADISON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 4 meeting with visiting WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison, MFA Director General for Ibero America Javier Sandomingo defended Spain's decision to ramp up contact with the Castro Government, though he acknowledged that Spain "made mistakes" in the course of FM [...] | 2007-05-10 16:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SP |
07MADRID87 | CUBA: SPANISH PAPER SAYS CASTRO OPTED FOR RISKIER [...] (U) Summary. Spanish daily "El Pais" reported today that Fidel Castro and his inner circle opted for a riskier surgery during his initial medical crisis in hopes that he could avoid a second surgery and the need to wear a colostomy bag during his recovery. Citing sources in the hospital where [...] | 2007-01-17 12:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CU SP |
07MANAGUA2532 | NICARAGUA AND SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Nicaragua under President Ortega, in contrast to the past three administrations, is establishing closer relations with Cuba. We expect Nicaragua to vote more consistently with Cuba. The trading relationship between the two countries has increased, but continues to be insignifica [...] | 2007-12-06 18:42:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NU |
07MANAGUA543 | FSLN USING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO SPREAD [...] (C) Summary: Liberal mayor Bronley Alvarez reports that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) is using assistance programs sponsored by Venezuela and Cuba to spread the message that the USG "does nothing" in Nicaragua and only the FSLN and its allies can alleviate poverty. Alvarez fe [...] | 2007-02-28 18:02:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID NU VE CU |
07MANAMA985 | BAHRAIN UNLIKELY TO VOTE AGAINST CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 14:22:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU BA |
07MANILA3546 | PHILIPPINES WILL CONTINUE ITS SUPPORT FOR UN [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, told poloff that the Philippine Mission to the United Nations will likely vote in favor of the annual resolution that calls for an end to the U.S. trade embargo against [...] | 2007-10-26 09:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU |
07MANILA3804 | PHILIPPINES-CUBA ECONOMIC TIES ARE MINIMAL [...] (C) Below are Post's responses to Department's questions about Philippine economic policies and actions with respect to Cuba. The following paragraph numbers are keyed to the points in paragraph 5 of reftel: A. (C) Post is not aware of any investments in Cuba by Philippine businesses. [...] | 2007-12-03 02:57:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL RP CU |
07MEXICO2651 | MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. The Mexican International Development Bank has begun the process of recovering debt from Cuba. There are small exchange programs between the two countries. Mexico continues to promote respect for human [...] | 2007-05-23 22:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX |
07MEXICO5652 | MEXICO: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 20:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU MX |
07MEXICO6005 | MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. The Government of Mexico (GOM) is optimistic that a debt settlement with Cuba will be reached in the near future. There are small exchange programs between the two countries. Mexico continues to promot [...] | 2007-12-03 20:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX |
07MINSK422 | BELARUS: LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) Although the frequency of high-level contacts between Belarus and Cuba has subsided in 2007, the GOB continues to hope to build economic ties with Cuba, strongly supports the Cuban government, and has no interest in promoting democracy, human rights or free market reform. End summary. [...] | 2007-05-22 05:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU |
07MINSK984 | BELARUS - LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) Although the frequency of high-level contacts between Belarus and Cuba has subsided since 2006, the GOB continues to build economic relations with Cuba (ref B). It has consistently offered the Cuban regime strong support and has no interest in promoting democracy, human rights or free m [...] | 2007-11-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ETRD PREL BO CU |
07MONTEVIDEO483 | SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appears to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical elements [...] | 2007-05-16 20:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
07MONTEVIDEO992 | SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appears to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical elements [...] | 2007-11-26 15:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
07MOSCOW5181 | DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 08:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU RS |
07NASSAU1133 | CUBAN REFUGEE MEDEVAC CONTINGENCY: BAHAMAS STILL [...] (C) Post conveyed the Department's initial request for Medevac contingency (REF A) to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas August 17. Charge also raised the issue with the Foreign Minister at that time, and later noted to the Minister that the Hungarians had agreed to accept the [...] | 2007-09-11 21:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL CU BF |
07NASSAU630 | BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cub [...] | 2007-05-21 17:12:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF |
07NASSAU753 | PRIME MINISTER INGRAHAM SEEKS CLOSE TIES WITH U.S. [...] (C) On June 13, the Charge called on Prime Minister Ingraham to congratulate him on his recent election and to review U.S. and Bahamian priorities in advance of the June 18-21 Conference on the Caribbean. In a productive 45-minute meeting, Ingraham promised to consider a Proliferation Securi [...] | 2007-06-15 22:49:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR PTER MCAP PHUM CU VE BF |
07NASSAU94 | BAHAMAS MASS MIGRATION CONTINGENCY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The following information is provided in response to reftel request, tracked to reftel questions: a. (C) Would your host government be willing to establish a camp to house at least 1,000 migrants interdicted by the U.S. during a mass migration? Would they be willing if the U.S. paid t [...] | 2007-01-24 21:54:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PREF PREL HA CU BF |
07NEWDELHI5002 | INDIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ONLY ON DPRK VOTE IN UN [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered ref A demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on November 16, urging the GOI, as a huge democracy and defender of human rights, to support these resolutions, or at least, to agree not to render no-action votes. Patnaik reiterated th [...] | 2007-11-16 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA BO BM CU IR KN SU IN |
07NEWDELHI5139 | INDIA MAINTAINS MODEST RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (SBU) In response to the request for information on India's relations with Cuba set out in ref a, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Indo-Cuban Relations Mostly Symbolic Legacy of NAM ------------------------------ [...] | 2007-11-30 06:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IN |
07NICOSIA551 | CYPRUS ALSO CONCERNED WITH INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 05:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU XL XG CY |
07NICOSIA959 | CUBA TITLE III REVIEW: CYPRUS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-06 14:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU CY |
07OSLO1069 | NORWEGIANS REVIEW CUBAN EMBARGO POINTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU NO |
07OSLO1142 | LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW: NORWAY'S CUBA POLICIES [...] (C) The GON has been increasingly engaged with the GOC in the last few years, seeking broader governmental dialogue while maintaining lower level contacts with Cuban dissidents. There have been no public meetings with dissidents since our last update in May. The only significant visit anticip [...] | 2007-12-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NO |
07OSLO397 | NORWEGIAN STATE SECRETARY MEETS CUBAN OFFICIALS, [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian MFA State Secretary Raymond Johansen visited Cuba from April 9 through April 11, meeting with several Cuban governmental officials. The Cuban trip was part of a three country Latin American tour (also including Colombia and Ecuador) which intended to place Latin Americ [...] | 2007-04-19 12:18:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU NO |
07OSLO505 | NORWAY AND CUBA [...] (C) Summary. In a recent meeting, GON MFA State Secretary Raymond Johansen said Norway agreed with Spain's desire to increase european engagement with Cuba. He also claimed that the Norwegian approach to Cuba is supported by Cuban dissidents. Specifically, he claimed deeper engagement with [...] | 2007-05-11 04:13:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU NO |
07OTTAWA1359 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO INTERNET FREEDOM RESTRICTIONS IN CUBA [...] Summary: Embassy Ottawa delivered information regarding the lack of internet freedom in Cuba to Foreign Affairs Canada's Cuba desk on July 6. Canadian officials expressed concern for Cubans' lack of internet access and reassured us that they place no credibility in Cuban claims that this is d [...] | 2007-07-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU CA XL XG |
07OTTAWA2205 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Answers below to reftel questions derive from information from the Deputy Director of the Central America and Caribbean Division, the Cuba Desk Officer, and the Trade Commissioner and Director of Latin America and Caribbean Commercial Relations at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2007-12-04 12:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CA CU |
07PANAMA1708 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 16:44:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU PM |
07PANAMA1738 | PANAMA: SOMBER 1ST VP & FM UNLOADS PRIVATELY WITH [...] (S) "I do not trust Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG)," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis confessed to Ambassador while conceding that President Martin Torrijos was unlikely to dissuade PMG from stepping down from the Presidency of the National Assembly thereby clearing the way for the U.S. Congress to [...] | 2007-11-02 18:55:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON KCRM KJUS PTER CU VE MX PM |
07PANAMA1831 | PANAMA/CUBA RELATIONSHIP: LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to Ref. A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref. A. Ref. B is Post's information covering the December 2006- May 2007 time period. Post's answers to REFTEL A questions are based on information obtained f [...] | 2007-12-04 20:53:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU |
07PANAMA383 | PANAMA: CUBAN FM COMES TO TOWN [...] (C) Noting that Cuba "has demonstrated its solidarity and support" for Panama since "the epoch of General Omar Torrijos," Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis launched the first meeting of the Panama-Cuba binational commission on March 2. Lewis added that the meeting was "of high importanc [...] | 2007-03-13 15:53:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM CU |
07PANAMA834 | PANAMA/CUBA RELATIONSHIP: LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to Ref. A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref. A. Ref. B is Post's information covering the May-November 2006 time period. Post's answers to REFTEL A questions are based on information obtained from t [...] | 2007-05-22 22:11:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PM CU |
07PARAMARIBO250 | CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] Post is unaware of any host country investment in Cuba. 2. Post is similarly unaware of any bi-lateral trade agreements with Cuba. 3. "Operation Miracle", Cuba's "health diplomacy" program of free cataract eye surgeries, is very active and popular in Suriname. Several thousand Surinamer [...] | 2007-05-21 18:45:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL |
07PARAMARIBO364 | LACK OF INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA SURPRISES [...] EmbOff delivered message from reftel to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS),on July 10. EmbOff also dropped off copies of a Reporters Without Borders article on the lack of internet freedom in Cuba for Craig and [...] | 2007-07-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TINT CU VE NS |
07PARIS1610 | FRANCE QUIETLY SUPPORTS SPANISH APPROACH ON CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for Cuba Blandine Kreiss defended FM Moratinos' visit to Cuba, arguing the necessity of re-establishing government-to-government relations between Cuba and the EU and the need to give the human rights mechanism more time before judging its effectiveness. More [...] | 2007-04-20 16:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU FR EUN |
07PARIS341 | GOF DECLINES TO RESPOND IN DETAIL TO LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the MFA Cuba desk officer delayed for a month responding to USG reftel requests for an update on French activities in Cuba during 2006, then stated he did not intend to do so, DAS-equivalent Blandine Kreiss affirmed January 26 that the GOF objected to the extraterritoria [...] | 2007-01-30 11:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC CU FR PINS PREL PROP EUN |
07PARIS342 | GOF DECLINES TO RESPOND IN DETAIL TO LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the MFA Cuba desk officer delayed for a month responding to USG reftel requests for an update on French activities in Cuba during 2006, then stated he did not intend to do so, DAS-equivalent Blandine Kreiss affirmed January 26 that the GOF objected to the extraterritoria [...] | 2007-01-30 11:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC CU FR PINS PREL PROP EUN |
07PARIS350 | GOF DECLINES TO RESPOND IN DETAIL TO LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the MFA Cuba desk officer delayed for a month responding to USG reftel requests for an update on French activities in Cuba during 2006, then stated he did not intend to do so, DAS-equivalent Blandine Kreiss affirmed January 26 that the GOF objected to the extraterritorial [...] | 2007-01-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC CU FR PINS PREL PROP EUN |
07PARIS4616 | INPUT ON FRANCE RE COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR [...] (U) The following information is keyed to the questions contained in reftel request for information related to Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. France ------ 2. (C) What is the nature of investment that host country businesses have in Cuba? Frenc [...] | 2007-11-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU FR |
07PORTAUPRINCE1743 | HAITI LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] (U) Reftel points were discussed October 26 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Azad Belfort. Belfort told Poloff that Haiti enjoys good relations with Cuba. He noted that Cuba has provided assistance to Haiti in a number of areas, including health. 2. [...] | 2007-10-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1921 | HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Government of Haiti values its relationship with Cuba because of the significant amount of technical assistance it receives from that country. The bulk of that assistance comes in the form of [...] | 2007-12-07 11:53:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1989 | VENEZUELAN & CUBAN CONSTRUCTION OF 3 ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuela and Cuba appear to be taking advantage of Haiti's electricity gap. GOH sources up to and including President Preval say Haiti is accepting delivery of three Venezuela-supplied generators to supply Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien and Gonaives. The generators are to be inst [...] | 2007-12-20 19:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ENRG EFIN XL HA VE CU |
07PORTOFSPAIN1074 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 19:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU ETRD PHUM TD UNGA |
07PORTOFSPAIN541 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: What is the nature of investments that host country businesses have in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is aware of no Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) companies or individuals with significant presence or investments in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Are there any bilateral trade agreements between host [...] | 2007-06-01 16:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
07PRAGUE1172 | CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION - NO CHANGE EXPECTED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 15:14:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU EZ XG |
07PRAGUE1224 | CZECH INSIGHTS INTO EU POLICY ON CUBA [...] (C) Embassy Officials met with Czech MFA Officials in the office of Human Rights and Transition Policy as well as the office of the Americas to discuss working together for real change in Cuba. The Czechs noted that our proposals (reftel A) were disseminated by the Portuguese EU Presidency to [...] | 2007-11-15 13:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CU UNGA EZ EUN |
07PRAGUE1250 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, an internationally recognized advocate for human rights, established the Czech government's principled position on Cub [...] | 2007-11-21 15:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREF CU EZ XG |
07PRAGUE350 | TEN CUBAN MIGRANTS HAVE A NEW HOME IN PRAGUE [...] (SBU) The Czech Ministry of Interior has announced the successful resettlement of three Cuban migrant families (ten people) from Guantanamo Bay to Prague. The migrants were persecuted by the Castro regime for their political and religious beliefs. According to local press reports, Interior Min [...] | 2007-04-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CU EZ |
07PRAGUE351 | CZECH MFA: CZECHS REMAIN COMMITTED TO CHANGE IN [...] (C/NF) MFA Director of the Department of Americas Jakub Skalnik invited Poloff to the MFA on March 16 to discuss Czech policy on Cuba. During the discussion, Skalnik took great pains to reiterate that only the style of Czech policy -- not the substance -- has changed (as previously reported re [...] | 2007-04-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM CU EZ |
07PRAGUE358 | CZECH REPUBLIC: CUBA ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following is a summary of Czech MFA and NGO activities focused on promoting human rights and democracy in Cuba. --------------------------------------------- ICDC Conference on Cuba in Berlin April 24-26 --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Czech Foreign Ministe [...] | 2007-04-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM CU EZ |
07PRAGUE531 | CZECHS ARE THE LONE HOLD-OUT ON EU CUBA POLICY [...] (C/NF) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of Americas Department Jakub Skalnik on May 4 to discuss the EU's diplomatic strategy on Cuba (reftel). Skalnik lamented that the Czechs find themselves in the unpleasant position of being the "spoiler" at the June review of the EU common policy on Cub [...] | 2007-05-11 17:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM CU EZ |
07PRAGUE57 | CZECHS PLAN TO CHANGE STYLE, BUT NOT SUBSTANCE, OF [...] (C) Summary. The Czech government plans to take no special action in response to the inevitable announcement of Castro's death. The Czechs will simply continue supporting the peaceful democratic opposition in Cuba, and searching for ways to persuade the EU to do more. However, the Czechs fear [...] | 2007-01-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL CU EZ |
07PRAGUE590 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has actively advocated for democracy and human rights in Cuba since its own transition from a totalitarian regime in 1989. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, an internationally recognized human rights activist, established the Czech government's principled approach t [...] | 2007-05-23 14:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREF CU EZ |
07PRAGUE630 | CZECH FM SCHWARZENBERG AND SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] (C/NF) The Czech Government has not yet decided whether it will stand its ground on EU Cuban common policy at the June GAERC, and block the lifting of the "June measures." Complicating the decision is the rumor that the Castro regime might release some political prisoners if the measures are l [...] | 2007-05-31 09:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CU EZ |
07PRAGUE789 | CUBANS WILL SOON HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AT [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the Transformation Cooperation Unit Gabriela Dlouha to discuss Internet access in Cuba and deliver reftel. Dlouha said that after a year and a half of trying to get the necessary hardware onto the island, the Czech mission in Havana has finally succeed [...] | 2007-06-29 15:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINT ECON TINT CU XL XG EZ |
07PRETORIA1826 | SOUTH AFRICA 2007 RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Ref A requests post's assistance in obtaining updated information necessary to provide the President with an assessment of South Africa's policy toward Cuba for use in assessing whether to suspend Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. 2. (C) South Af [...] | 2007-05-21 08:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SF |
07PRETORIA2602 | SACP LONG ON IDEALS, SHORT ON IDEAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Attending the South African Communist Party's 12th Congress (SACP) in Port Elizabeth 11-15 July was like traveling back in time. Communist dogma was used to justify the severe measures the party has recently taken to maintain discipline. SACP policy proposals such as nationaliz [...] | 2007-07-25 12:22:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CU SF |
07PRETORIA2886 | SOUTH AFRICA'S EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa's relationship with Cuba remains close, based largely on Cuba's support for the ruling African National Congress during the anti-apartheid struggle. Despite South Africa's rhetorical support for principles of democracy and human rights, the SAG is highly unlikely to [...] | 2007-08-16 13:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM CU SF |
07PRETORIA4083 | SOUTH AFRICA RESPONSE TO CUBA:COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY [...] (C) Ref A requests post's assistance in obtaining updated information necessary to provide the President with an assessment of South Africa's policy toward Cuba for use in assessing whether to suspend Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. 2. (C) South Af [...] | 2007-11-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SF |
07QUITO1239 | ECUADOR REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information regarding trade and other relations between Ecuador and Cuba. Trade between the two countries is not extensive. In 2006, Ecuadorian exports to Cuba, mostly tuna, totaled $6,434,690 (FOB) and Ecuadorian imports from Cu [...] | 2007-05-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL CU EC |
07REYKJAVIK306 | ICELAND: AGREE ON CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION, DISAGREE ON [...] (SBU) Pol Chief passed reftel points as well as President Bush's Oct. 24 remarks and the White House fact sheet on Cuba policy to the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 25 October. MFA Minister-Counsellor for International Organization Affairs Nikulas Hannigan was appreciative of the a [...] | 2007-10-25 16:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM PREL CU IC |
07RIGA815 | LATVIA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON CUBA ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarches on October 29 to Dace Rutka, Head of the MFA's Americas Section, and Liga Brige, MFA Cuba Desk Officer. Rutka voided defining Latvia's positions on the specifics of both cables, and would only state that the GOL would follow EU consensus in [...] | 2007-10-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PHUM ETRD PREL CU LG |
07RIYADH2209 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) via diplomatic note on November 5. Post will inform the Department of any substantive response. FRAKER [...] | 2007-11-05 12:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU SA |
07ROME1029 | ITALY REAFFIRMS CUBA TWO-TRACK APPROACH TO DAS [...] (C) Summary. In May 7 meetings with Italian officials, DAS Madison highlighted concerns about rising repression in Cuba and GOC efforts to create divisions in the international community, and hailed the Unity for Freedom statement. She called for the international community to focus on the r [...] | 2007-05-16 09:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV EU CU VZ IT |
07ROME1270 | ITALY AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD [...] (C) There has been little change in Italy's relationship with Cuba in the past six months. The most significant event in bilateral relations this period was a visit by Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque to Rome on March 15. In his meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema, [...] | 2007-06-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD ETTC CU IT |
07ROME1493 | CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM [...] (C) Poloff raised reftel points with MFA Caribbean and Central America Office Director Michele Pala on July 9. He also provided detailed background information and urged that the GOI look for opportunities to help expand internet access for Cuban civil society. 2. (C) Pala said that Ital [...] | 2007-07-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON EINT PREL TINT XG XL IT |
07ROME152 | ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH CUBA [...] (U) Italy is Cuba's eighth-largest trading partner and consistently runs a large trade surplus with Cuba. Italian exports to Cuba increased in 2006 after several years of decline, while imports remain limited. Foreign direct investment, focused on the tourism and telecom sectors, has declin [...] | 2007-01-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV CU IT |
07ROME2249 | CUBA: ITALY SUPPORTS EMBARGO RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to MFA Office Director for Central America and the Caribbean Michele Pala and Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini on October 26. Poloff urged Italy to vote against, or at least abstain on, the UNGA Cuba embargo resolution, and sought agree [...] | 2007-10-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU IT |
07ROME2398 | ITALY AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been little change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. The most significant event [...] | 2007-11-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
07SANJOSE1927 | COSTA RICA TO VOTE AGAINST CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] On October 25, we delivered reftel demarche to Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the Candidacies and the United Nations Specialized Organizations Sections of the MFA. 2. On October 30, we followed up with Christian Guillermet-Fernandez, Director General of the Foreign Policy Office [...] | 2007-10-31 14:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU CS |
07SANSALVADOR2174 | EL SALVADOR: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 18:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU ES |
07SANTIAGO177 | MEDIA REACTION - LULA, KIRCHNER, AND CHAVEZ [...] On January 31, Chile's conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by Venezuelan political analyst Alberto Garrido entitled, "Lula and Kirchner's 'Warning' to Chavez." 2. "The leak to the press of an alleged warning from Lula (da Silva) and (Nestor) Kirchner to [...] | 2007-02-01 20:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE BL NU CU EC CI |
07SANTODOMINGO1205 | CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT: DOMINICAN [...] (C) Summary. In response to ref A, Embassy finds here has been no marked change in the Dominican Republic's situation with regard to Cuba since our last report (ref B). The Dominican Republic has very few investments in Cuba. No bilateral trade agreement exists between the Dominican Republi [...] | 2007-05-22 12:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL DR CU |
07SANTODOMINGO2453 | DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the annual UN General Assembly resolution introduced by Cuba condemning the U.S. economic embargo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano made no substantive response, but rather pledged to immediately inform Foreig [...] | 2007-10-30 17:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA UN CU DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2692 | CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT: DOMINICAN [...] (C) Summary. In response to Ref A request, Embassy finds here has been no marked change in the Dominican Republic's situation with regard to Cuba since our last report (ref B). The Dominican Republic has very few investments in Cuba. No bilateral trade agreement exists between the Dominican [...] | 2007-12-06 19:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU DR |
07STATE126663 | CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN - MOVING AHEAD ON [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of periodic updates for posts describing progress on June initiatives and deliverables of the 2007 Conference on the Caribbean. It also requests posts to engage with host governments to encourage effective follow-through on the part of relevant host governm [...] | 2007-09-10 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ENRG SNAR EAID CU XL |
07STATE138214 | PREARRANGEMENT FOR MEDEVACS OF PROTECTED MIGRANTS [...] This is an action message, please see paragraph 2. 2. Department appreciates Embassy's effort to obtain GOJ advance concurrence to bring protected migrants from Guantanamo to Jamaica for medical treatment, as necessary. In response to the suggestion of MFAFT Director of Bilateral Relation [...] | 2007-10-01 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL SMIG CU JM |
07STATE147620 | DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) For the first time in seven years, there is no specific mandate on human rights in Cuba in the United Nations human rights machinery. While the Department and NSC have discussed numerous options for running a Cuba resolution a [...] | 2007-10-23 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CU UNGA PHUM |
07STATE150043 | VOTING INSTRUCTION ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote against the resolution on the Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba, to be considered by the UN General Assembly on October 30, drawing on the points in para [...] | 2007-10-29 18:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM UN CU |
07SUVA146 | CUBA'S JAKARTA EMBASSY REACHING OUT TO NAURU [...] (S) Jakarta-based Cuban Ambassador Jorge P. Leon Cruz advised the Nauru Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in a February 9 letter that he is prepared to travel to Nauru in March to present his credentials. No date for the proposed visit by Leon was given. The letter, left openly visible on [...] | 2007-03-04 21:12:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV TBIO CU NR |
07SUVA408 | NAURU: PHOSPHATE ROLLER COASTER; ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Tiny Nauru in the central Pacific suffered perhaps the world's most dramatic lifestyle decline in recent years after exhausting visible phosphate deposits. Currently, Nauruans barely scrape by. Thus, a PACOM humanitarian-assistance mission July 21-27 was very well received. There is a de [...] | 2007-08-13 17:24:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV PREF EAIR ECON NR VE CU |
07TALLINN257 | CUBA: ESTONIA CRITICAL OF SPAIN'S DIPLOMATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 14:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU EUN EN |
07TALLINN697 | ESTONIA TO SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] (SBU) On October 26, Polecoff spoke with Urmas Eigla, Cuban Desk Officer at the MFA. Eigla stated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) will give careful consideration to the UNGA Resolution, but will ultimately support the common EU position. The GOE feels that strong and inflexible sanct [...] | 2007-10-26 14:23:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ERTD PHUM PGOV CU EN |
07TBILISI2660 | GEORGIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 11:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ETRD UNGA GG CU |
07TEGUCIGALPA1614 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S TRIP TO CUBA OCTOBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Honduran President Zelaya will travel to Cuba to sign a maritime delimitation treaty with the GOC. FM Milton Jimenez told Polcouns on October 2 that the President chose to travel October 9 instead of October 8 because they did not want to be manipulated into partic [...] | 2007-10-03 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CU NI HN |
07TEGUCIGALPA415 | CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONDURAS FINALLY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque filled his two-day visit to Honduras with the inauguration of a hospital specializing in ophthalmology, a visit with President Zelaya, the signing of three agreements to bring the two countries closer together, and a visit with local suppo [...] | 2007-03-07 14:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CU HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA896 | HONDURAS' RESPONSE FOR COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Post's answers regarding the relationship between Honduras and Cuba follow. Post's answers track the numbered questions in reftel A. 2. (U) There are no known Honduran companies that have invested in Cuba, nor are there any bilateral trade agreements between the [...] | 2007-05-22 19:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU HO |
07THEHAGUE1372 | CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM: DUTCH CONCUR WITH USG [...] Econoff delivered on July 10 reftel points regarding the Cuban government's role in the poor state of Cuban internet access to Wim Rullens of the Coordination, Strategy, and International Affairs Directorate, Directorate General for Energy and Telecom, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2 [...] | 2007-07-19 14:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU NL |
07THEHAGUE1769 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: NO NEWS EXPECTED FROM EU-CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 07:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NL CU |
07THEHAGUE1957 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: QUALIFIED SUPPORT AT THE EU AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: POLOFF raised reftel A-C points with Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Senior Staff Officer in the Western Hemisphere Department, as well as Ms. Maryem van den Heuvel, Director for Human Rights, and Reneko Elema, Senior Policy Officer for Human Rights. On November 1, Charge D'Affaires raised [...] | 2007-11-01 14:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA PHUM EU NL CU |
07THEHAGUE2029 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. While Dutch investments in Cuba remain minimal, nickel exports from Cuba to the Netherlands increased significantly in 2006. Post is not aware of any bilateral trade agreements or exchange programs between Cuba and the Netherlands. However, Post recently learned of plans for [...] | 2007-12-03 13:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NL |
07THEHAGUE777 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: KEEPING FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch say EU divisions on Cuba policy are as pronounced as they have ever been. The GONL would like to re-establish an EU consensus but wants concrete human rights progress to be a pre-condition for any softening of EU relations with Cuba. The Dutch continue to encourage the [...] | 2007-04-26 07:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU VE NL |
07THEHAGUE778 | NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: NEXT STEPS ON RCTV [...] (C) MFA Director of the Americas Department, Laurent Stokvis, told Charge April 25 that the Dutch expect Venezuelan RCTV to close down. Bilateral and EU approaches have had no impact, he said. He offered, as possible next steps, holding the Venezuelan government to its word and pressing it t [...] | 2007-04-26 07:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU VE NL |
07THEHAGUE908 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: STRADDLING THE FENCE ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry met May 8 with senior Dutch Foreign Ministry officials, NGOs, media and a member of Parliament active in the Cuban human rights campaign. The MFA hopes to reunite EU member states around a common position that does not legitimize the statu [...] | 2007-05-14 14:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU NL |
07THEHAGUE974 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch investments in Cuba remain minimal. Post is not aware of any bilateral trade agreements or exchange programs between Cuba and the Netherlands. The GONL and Dutch NGOs remain active advocates for promoting human rights in Cuba. Post is not aware of any high-level diploma [...] | 2007-05-24 09:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NL |
07TOKYO2330 | CUBA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU JA |
07TOKYO5476 | CUBA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-06 10:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU JA |
07TOKYO5534 | BAMAKO CONSULATATIONS DEMARCHE ON CUBA DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CU JA |
07USEUBRUSSELS1537 | NO EU UNITY GOING INTO REVIEW OF COMMON POSITION [...] (C/NF) EU and member state officials told visiting WHA DAS Madison and Cuba Coordinator McCarry May 2-3 that the EU has not yet reached consensus on what parts of its Common Position on Cuba will be renewed in June. Contacts agreed on the need for Cubans to decide their future with encouragem [...] | 2007-05-08 17:16:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM EAID EUN BR CU |
07USUNNEWYORK1019 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Speaking Oct. 31 in the annual debate on promotion and protection of human rights in the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, Ambassador Khalilzad emphasized the value the United States places on human rights, described the important role these rights play in building societies, cited exa [...] | 2007-11-15 14:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM BM CU KN SY CH |
07USUNNEWYORK1088 | CUBAN MISSION REGISTERS CONCERN OVER REMOVAL OF [...] Unclassified - entire text. 2. Following a November 26 meeting between Diplomatic Security agents from the New York Field Office (DS/NYFO) and the security officer of the Cuban Mission to the UN to discuss further the NYPD's plan to remove the Mission's fixed post protection, DS/NYFO indic [...] | 2007-11-29 16:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CU UN |
07USUNNEWYORK371 | CUBA FORMALLY COMPLAINS RE NGO REP'S VISA REFUSAL [...] Action request - see paragraph 3. 2. Cuba's UN Mission Permrep, Amb. Rodrigo Malmierca, has sent a Note Verbale (text in paragraph 5 below) to USUN Host Country Affairs expressing concern for the USG's decision to deny a visa to Mrs. Fabiola Mora (DPOB 31Jan1953, Cuba),a representative of [...] | 2007-05-14 19:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CVIS UN CU |
07USUNNEWYORK851 | UNGA HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INTERRELIGIOUS AND [...] (U) Summary: Speakers at a UN General Assembly High-Level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, Oct. 4-8, stressed the value of dialogue and education in overcoming misunderstanding and the importance of respecting basic freedoms, particularly fr [...] | 2007-10-11 13:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF AORC UNGA XF XC XD NU CU |
07USUNNEWYORK935 | 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS CUBA EMBARGO [...] (U) On October 30, 2007, the General Assembly (GA) adopted the Cuban-sponsored resolution on the U.S. embargo by a vote of 184-4, with one abstention. The U.S. was joined by Israel, Palau, and the Marshall Islands in voting against it. Micronesia abstained. Albania, El Salvador, and Iraq we [...] | 2007-10-31 17:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM UN CU |
07VATICAN150 | VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT CUBA [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of State Bertone is likely to visit Cuba in January of 2008. Bertone's visit would coincide with the 10th anniversary of John Paul II's historic visit, and is intended to assess social and religious developments since then. The Vatican continues to favor dialogue as a [...] | 2007-10-17 07:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF CU VE VT |
07VATICAN17 | VATICAN: MARTINO SEES END NEAR FOR CASTRO; AMBASSADOR URGES [...] (C) Holy See Justice and Peace Council President Cardinal Martino told the Ambassador January 16 that he had heard from contacts the same morning that Fidel Castro had peritonitis and was edging even closer to death. The Ambassador emphasized to Martino and to Holy See FM Mamberti the need for [...] | 2007-01-16 17:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI CU VT |
07VATICAN171 | BRIGITTINE SISTER DESCRIBES FIDEL'S HEALTH, RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary. A prominent Rome-based nun who is on good terms with Fidel Castro told Ambassador about her recent trip to Cuba, Fidel's health, improving conditions for religion in Cuba, and relations with Cardinal Ortega. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador and DCM called on Mother Tekla Famig [...] | 2007-11-21 09:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU VT |
07VATICAN5 | DRL A/S LOWENKRON CONSULTS WITH HOLY SEE ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Lowenkron's December 21 meeting with deputy FM Parolin focused largely on religious freedom matters in Vietnam, Lebanon, Turkey, Venezuela, and Cuba. Parolin explained the Holy See's strategy for increasing religious freedom in problem countries and provided details of th [...] | 2007-01-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CH CU LE TU VM VT |
07VATICAN89 | DAS MADISON ENGAGES VATICAN ON CUBA [...] (C) WHA DAS Kirsten Madison described the worsening human rights situation in Cuba to the new XXXXXXXXXXXX, and appealed to the Vatican on the issue of the Catholic magazine Vitral. XXXXXXXXXXXX repeated general Vatican support for Vitral and promised to look into the matter further. Monsig [...] | 2007-05-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF CU VT |
07VIENNA1036 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: APRIL 23-24 GAERC AND EU [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) points on the GAERC agenda and ref (b) points on EU Cuba policy to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken on April 20. 2. (C) Riecken made the following substantive comments: -- Central Asia: There will be no decisions on Central Asia [...] | 2007-04-20 12:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ETRD PGOV PHUM CU AU |
07VIENNA1282 | AUSTRIA ON EU CUBA POLICY -- DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) During a May 14 meeting, EconPolCouns discussed the state of EU discussions of its policy toward Cuba with Austrian MFA Americas Director Rudolf Lennkh and Latin America chief Andreas Melan. With ref (b) in mind, we reviewed ref (a) points, stressing that this is not the time to soften t [...] | 2007-05-15 12:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN CU AU |
07VIENNA1328 | AUSTRIA: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) To date, the only Austrian foreign investment in Cuba is a Havana brewery (Salm Brau),established in 2003. Since the signing of the Austrian-Cuban Agreement on Investment Protection in 2001, Cuba has actively lobbied to attract Austrian investment in the tourism and hospitality sectors [...] | 2007-05-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ERD ETTC PREL CU AU |
07VIENNA2693 | AUSTRIA: DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 07:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN CU AU |
07VILNIUS234 | HAVANA AND MADRID PRESS LITHUANIA TO ESTABLISH [...] (C) Lithuania continues to receive pressure, both from within the European Union and from the Castro regime itself, to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. 2. (C) MFA Americas Division Director Jonas Paslauskas told CDA April 2 that Spain's AMB Fidel Lopez Alvarez demarched the GOL [...] | 2007-04-04 11:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU LH |
07VILNIUS775 | LITHUANIA CONSIDERS HOW TO HELP WITH THE CUBAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Head of the America's Division of the MFA, Lina Gubreviciute, on October 24. Gubreviciute told us that although Cuba is not a high-profile issue for Lithuania the MFA might be interested in cooperating on one or more of the projects in reftel. She said that t [...] | 2007-10-30 12:13:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PHUM CU LH |
07WARSAW1204 | POLAND: LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE [...] (C) Post is not aware of any Polish investment in Cuba and bilateral trade is very small. In the first eleven months of 2006 Poland exported $18.0 million in goods to Cuba and imported $0.2 million from Cuba. Exports for the first 11 months of 2005 were $10.4 million while imports were $3.2 [...] | 2007-05-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PO CU |
07WARSAW2157 | CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION -- POLAND TO SUPPORT THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 12:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU PL |
07WARSAW2289 | MFA OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ON CHANGE IN CUBA [...] (C) Emboffs met with Daniel Gromann, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Division, and until August 2007, Poland's Charge d'Affaires in Havana. Gromann spent six years in Havana, and was Charge for his final two years. He played an instrumental role with respect to setting up the video co [...] | 2007-11-29 14:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL CU PL |
08ABUDHABI647 | UAE REVIEW OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) Cuba and the UAE maintain diplomatic relations, but neither country has an embassy present in the other country. The Cuban ambassador is resident in Cairo, Egypt. 2. (C) Embassy responses to ref a questions follow. -- Has the host country worked to promote the advancement of democra [...] | 2008-05-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU AE |
08AMMAN1354 | May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People [...] Amman believes that an Op-Ed authored by a senior USG official which details the human rights situation in Cuba and the plight of Cuban refugees would be the most effective way to commemorate the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People in Jordan. Post will work to gain the widest possible plac [...] | 2008-05-05 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO |
08AMMAN1497 | May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 12:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO |
08AMMAN1540 | May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 12:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO |
08ANKARA1231 | TURKEY QUIET ON EU CUBA BENCHMARKS [...] (C) The GOT does not intend to endorse publicly the June 23 EU policy statements on Cuba, but believes Turkey will be able to support the EU approach of setting aside sanctions and furthering a political dialogue based on Cuban progress on key human rights benchmarks, MFA Latin America Departm [...] | 2008-07-09 07:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU TU |
08ANKARA2096 | TURKEY REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT: RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's relations with Cuba are limited and its investment on the island is nonexistent. The two countries conduct a yearly Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting, most recently chaired in March in Ankara by Cuba's Minister for Foreign Economic Relations and Foreign Investment a [...] | 2008-12-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TU |
08ANKARA390 | CUBA: TURKEY EXPECTS SLOW BUT POSITIVE CHANGE [...] (C) We delivered reftel points February 27 to MFA Americas DG Vefahan Ocak. Ocak -- Turkish Ambassador to Cuba from 2002-2007 -- said Turkey shares our hopes for liberalization and a better life for the Cuban people. Noting his experience in Cuba, Ocak opined that the continuing presence of [...] | 2008-02-28 10:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CU TU |
08ANKARA898 | TURKEY: MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) To commemorate May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, post plans to feature on our website the Department's statement on solidarity with the Cuban people, and appropriate background information. Additionally, two post political officers who previously served at USINT Havana plan [...] | 2008-05-09 09:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU TU |
08ANKARA948 | TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 11:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU TU |
08ANKARA984 | CUBA: REVIEW OF TURKEY FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's relations with Cuba are limited, and its investment on the island is nonexistent. The two countries conduct a yearly Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting, chaired in March in Ankara by Cuba's Minister for Foreign Economic Relations and Foreign Investment and Turkey's [...] | 2008-05-23 12:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC EINT PREL TU CU |
08ASTANA371 | KAZAKHSTAN: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 09:22:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CU KZ |
08ASUNCION373 | RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) This cable responds to questions regarding implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act and the relationship between the Cuban and Paraguayan governments (ref A). 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cub [...] | 2008-06-04 21:47:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL KDEM CVIS PHUM PREF CU PA |
08ASUNCION394 | PARAGUAY WILL ACCEPT CUBAN MIGRANT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche June 9 to the Foreign Ministry's Director General of Consular Affairs Felipe Robertti and Passports and Consular Services Director Raul Montiel Gasto. Robertti, who also serves as president of the National Commission for Refugees, affirmed that the Para [...] | 2008-06-17 13:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV SMIG CU PA |
08ASUNCION720 | VENEZUELANS PERFORMING EYE SURGERIES AND MORE [...] (SBU) Venezuela's ""Miracle Mission"" Program has sent several thousand Paraguayans abroad for free eye surgeries and ""leadership"" training in Cuba and Venezuela. The last Paraguayan government signed an agreement with Venezuela in April 2006 to launch the program, and the Lugo administration e [...] | 2008-10-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PROP PGOV SOCI CU VZ PA |
08ASUNCION843 | RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) This cable responds to questions regarding implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act and the relationship between the Cuban and Paraguayan governments (ref A and B). 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights i [...] | 2008-12-17 19:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL KDEM CVIS PHUM PREF CU PA |
08ATHENS1653 | GREECE AND THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy Athens offers the following information on the general state of Greece-Cuba relations as they pertain to the Libertad Act. 2. (C) We assess that Greece will continue to follow the EU common position to support the development of democracy and human rights in [...] | 2008-12-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ETTC PGOV GR CU |
08ATHENS261 | CUBA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. POSITION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU GR CU |
08ATHENS291 | DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER'S VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 11:24:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU CU GR |
08ATHENS611 | GREECE: STEEP UPHILL PROMOTING SOLIDARITY DAY WITH [...] (C) Embassy Country Team discussed possible ways to promote the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with Cuba" (refs a and b). We have informed the GOG of May 21 as the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban people and urged it to undertake its own activities to mark appropriately the occasion. Moreover, we [...] | 2008-05-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU GR |
08ATHENS702 | EMBASSY ATHENS MARKS DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) Ref B discussed post's actions regarding promotion of May 21 as the "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." In addition, Ambassador has placed an editorial on Cuba and the Day of Solidarity in the daily free-press Metro newspaper, which everyday reaches a quarter of a million average Gr [...] | 2008-05-21 09:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO GR CU |
08ATHENS728 | LIBERTAD ACT: GREECE AND CUBA [...] (C) In response to reftel, post offers the following observations on the general state of Greece-Cuba relations as they pertain to the Libertad Act. 2. (C) Greece generally follows the common EU position on relations with Cuba. Like other EU countries, Greece maintains diplomatic relations [...] | 2008-05-27 13:19:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV GR CU |
08ATHENS845 | GREEK MFA ON JUNE GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) On June 11, DepPolCouns discussed issues likely to be taken up at the June 16-17 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) with Greek MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katzourou (ref A). Her responses below are keyed to likely agenda items: -- IRAN: Katzourou noted that EU foreign policy c [...] | 2008-06-13 14:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV IR IZ IS SY CU GR |
08BAKU171 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 14:05:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM CU AJ |
08BARCELONA17 | ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN CUBA -- ANDORRA [...] (SBU) CG raised reftel points February 25 with Andorran FM Mateu. Mateu noted that Andorra agreed with the U.S. position and supported efforts to protect civil and human rights in Cuba as well as promote democratic principles on the island. Mateu said the GOA was not likely to issue a statem [...] | 2008-02-29 09:29:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU CU SP AN |
08BEIJING4125 | 11/4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, DALAI [...] Key points at the November 4 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Though the spokesperson is "following the U.S. election closely" the choosing of the next President of the United States is the job of the American people. -- The Dalai Lama should "take concrete actions to give up separ [...] | 2008-11-04 09:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN FR GR CS CU PE |
08BEIJING4252 | NOVEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FOOD SAFETY, SED, TIBET, [...] Key points at the November 18 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The United States should lift recently announced restrictions on Chinese imports "sooner rather than later." -- China hopes the United States will "retain" the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in the next administration. [...] | 2008-11-18 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IN TW CH RS CU PE CO SO |
08BEIJING4253 | CHINA'S GROWING ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao,s November 16-20 visit to Latin America, which includes stops in Peru for the APEC summit, Costa Rica, and Cuba, is intended to strengthen China,s rapidly growing economic relations with the region, according to Embassy contacts. To spur further trade [...] | 2008-11-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | BR CN CS CU ECON ETRD MX PE PREL XM EINV |
08BELGRADE514 | SERBIA: RESPONSE ON CUBAN SOLIDARITY DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU SR |
08BELMOPAN253 | BELIZE -- DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Embassy has attempted to place an op-ed with major media outlets in Belize. At this time we have not received a commitment to publish. 2. We have posted information on the Day of Solidarity on the Embassy website along with a link to solidaridadcuba.org. 3. On May 21 Embassy staff ar [...] | 2008-05-20 15:29:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU BH |
08BELMOPAN263 | BELIZE -- DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Embassy Belmopan distributed op-ed to major media outlets in Belize. Belize newspapers are published weekly and no confirmation of publication was received. 2. Information on the Day of Solidarity was posted on the Embassy website along with a link to solidaridadcuba.org. 3. Embassy [...] | 2008-05-22 20:08:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU BH |
08BERLIN295 | GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE AND BUNDESTAG MEMBER ON CUBA [...] (C) Summary: German Foreign Office Latin America Commissioner Gerhard Schroembgens underscored German support for the EU's dual-track approach to Cuba and told us that Germany has called on EU Development Commissioner Michel to meet with opposition and civil society figures while in Havana. [...] | 2008-03-07 16:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EUN CU GM |
08BERLIN52 | EMBASSY BERLIN'S ENGAGEMENT WITH DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Embassy Berlin has carried out a variety of Freedom Agenda-related activities over the last year, focusing on Cuba and the Middle East. 2. (C) CUBA: On December 12, 2007, Ambassador Timken gave a laudatory speech on the occasion of awarding the 2007 "Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt Medal" t [...] | 2008-01-11 17:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GM IR SY CU |
08BERLIN582 | MISSION GERMANY PLANS OUTREACH ON DAY OF [...] (U) In response to reftels, Mission Germany plans to raise the plight of political prisoners in Cuba through a number of initiatives on May 21, the recently-announced Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. In addition to ongoing outreach to parliamentarians, Foreign Ministry and Chanceller [...] | 2008-05-05 14:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU GM |
08BERLIN629 | MERKEL'S LATIN AMERICA TRIP HIGHLIGHTS DIVIDE...OR [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel's four-country tour of Latin America got unexpected media attention after Hugo Chavez compared the Chancellor's CDU to the Nazi party. Reflecting their differences in other areas, the CDU and Social Democratic Party (SPD) are promoting different approaches to Lat [...] | 2008-05-13 18:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CU XM GM |
08BERLIN658 | CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY: MISSION GERMANY ACTIVITIES [...] (U) Per reftel B, Mission Germany plans to issue an Op-Ed under the Ambassador's by-line in recognition of the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People on May 21. The Op-Ed will appear in a national daily newspaper, The Tagesspiegel. We are working with the Chancellor's office and the Foreign [...] | 2008-05-19 16:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU GM |
08BERLIN789 | GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 16-17 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb June 13 to discuss ref A points on key issues to be discussed at the June 16-17 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Schieb noted that the agenda of this GAERC is even fuller than no [...] | 2008-06-16 07:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV PHUM ZL ZK IR CU GM |
08BERN273 | CUBA: WHA DAS MADISON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS [...] (S) Summary: DAS Madison expressed appreciation for Switzerland's engagement as Protecting Power on behalf of the U.S. Interest Section in Havana (USINT). Ambassador Yvonne Baumann, Head of the MFA's Americas Division, said that this role was "an honor and a priority" for the Swiss government [...] | 2008-06-05 13:55:00 | Embassy Bern | SECRET | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CU SZ |
08BERN94 | SWISS EXPRESS SIMILAR VIEWS ON CUBA [...] (C) We delivered the message in reftel A to Urs Hammer, Deputy Director of the MFA Americas Division, and to Werner Thut, MFA Regional Coordinator for Canada, Mexico, and the Northern Caribbean. Hammer said that Switzerland's policy was "similar to, if not the same as" that of the USG, in ass [...] | 2008-02-25 16:38:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU CU SZ |
08BOGOTA2166 | AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 11 MEETING WITH HOSTAGES AND [...] (C) Free Country Foundation (Pais Libre) Executive Director Olga Lucia Golez Cardona told the Ambassador on June 11 her human rights group seeks more resources and support for kidnapped victims and their families. She voiced concern that the extradition of former United Self-Defense Forces of [...] | 2008-06-16 23:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC FR CU CO VZ |
08BOGOTA2406 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY RESCUES AMERICAN HOSTAGES, [...] Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2 that the Colombian military had rescued American hostages Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, along with Ingrid Betancourt and eleven members of the Colombian security forces, from the FARC. Military intelligence rescue [...] | 2008-07-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CU FR VZ CO |
08BOGOTA4334 | COLOMBIA-CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (C) Colombia has a minimal trade and investment relationship with Cuba. According to the Colombian Ministry of Trade, in 2007 Colombia exported USD 50.5 million worth of goods to Cuba and imported USD 8.4 million of goods from Cuba. The rate of bilateral trade flows in the first half of 2008 [...] | 2008-12-05 16:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON ETTC PGOV PREL CU CO |
08BOGOTA683 | GOC TO FACILITATE NEW FARC HOSTAGE RELEASE, [...] (C) President Uribe said the GOC will facilitate the possible release of four more political hostages held by the FARC, including allowing Venezuelan helicopters to use San Jose de Guaviare airport. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the February 21 meeting with Uribe and French FM Kouchner [...] | 2008-02-25 21:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER PHUM OAS BR CU FR PM SP SZ |
08BRASILIA1542 | BRAZIL: (SOME) PARLIAMENTARIANS SIGN PETITION [...] Seventy-five Brazilian federal deputies signed and forwarded to this Embassy a petition addressed to the U.S. Congress asking it to "intercede with representatives of the UN General Assembly to suspend the financial, commercial, and economic blockade imposed on Cuba, a matter voted on in the [...] | 2008-12-01 19:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BR CU |
08BRASILIA1637 | BAHIA SUMMITS, PART 2: BRINGING LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with ministerial level contacts on December 18 and 19 who commented with varying degrees of detail on the series of summits (Mercosul, UNASUL, Rio Group, and Latin America/Caribbean--CALC) hosted by Brazil in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia December 16-17 (Ref A). Seni [...] | 2008-12-20 18:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN KSUM MARR XM XL BR MX CU |
08BRASILIA1650 | BRAZIL: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PETITION BARACK OBAMA [...] Seventy-one of Brazil's 81 senators and 203 of the 513 federal deputies signed a petition addressed to President-elect Obama calling for an end to the Cuba trade embargo. They represent the spectrum of ideological parties in congress and include some who are opposed to the Cuban regime. Th [...] | 2008-12-23 11:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD BR CU |
08BRASILIA249 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel per instructions to Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Officials had no immediate reaction, and post will report any response septel. SOBEL [...] | 2008-02-25 20:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU BR |
08BRATISLAVA138 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO RESETTLE CUBAN MIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Acting Director of the MFA Americas Office Tomas Bican on March 10. Bican undertook to coordinate with the Ministry of Interior and informed Embassy on March 28 that the preliminary reaction from the MOI was "mainly positive," and "open" to th [...] | 2008-03-28 15:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CU LO SMIG |
08BRATISLAVA163 | SLOVAKIA PREPARED TO RESETTLE EIGHT CUBAN MIGRANTS [...] (C) The Director of Slovakia's Ministry of Interior (MOI) Office of Migration, Bernard Priecel, confirmed to Poloff on April 7 that Slovakia will take steps within the next month to resettle eight Cuban refugees currently living at Guantanamo. The GOS accepts USG offers to provide for transpo [...] | 2008-04-10 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SMIG PHUM CU LO |
08BRATISLAVA207 | MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Post discussed the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with Cuba" with contacts from the Slovak Government, Parliament and NGOs. Laszlo Nagy, Chairman of Parliament's Committee for human rights, minorities and the status of women, will consider making a statement in Parliament, or proposing a political [...] | 2008-05-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU LO |
08BRATISLAVA281 | JUNE GAERC: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS LIFTING SANCTIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Albin Otruba on June 12. Otruba predicted the GAERC will drop Restrictive Measures against Cuba, but also will send a strong pro-democracy message. Slovakia supports this stance, with the proviso that there be an annual [...] | 2008-06-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV CU LO |
08BRATISLAVA350 | MFA OFFICIALS CAUTIOUS ON CUBA, SEEKING WAYS TO [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief reviewed reftel points with Dusan Kristofik, Director of the MFA'S America's division, on July 30. Kristofik pointed out that Slovakia covers Colombia and Venezuela from its embassy in Brasilia, so it tries to take advantage of contacts in multilateral settings to reinforce [...] | 2008-07-31 17:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER LO CU EU |
08BRATISLAVA584 | SLOVAKIA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) We offer below the responses to questions asked by reftel regarding Slovakia's Cuba policy. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? A: In our view, Slovakia has worked to advance human rights and democracy [...] | 2008-12-15 14:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU LO |
08BRATISLAVA96 | SLOVAKIA SANGUINE ABOUT EU DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 16:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU EUN LO |
08BRIDGETOWN714 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has not taken steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. Dominica regularly participates in annual CARICOM-Cu [...] | 2008-12-10 20:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
08BRIDGETOWN715 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) At the 2008 CARICOM-Cuba Summit, Antigua and Barbuda publicly declared its commitment to deepening its relationship with Cuba further through increased bilateral collaboration and exchange in a number of areas such as renewable energy, sports, health, education, agriculture, engineering, d [...] | 2008-12-10 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
08BRIDGETOWN716 | BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Barbados and Cuba enjoy a close relationship. At the 2008 Caribbean Community-Cuba Summit, Barbados publicly declared its commitment to deepening its relationship further through increased bilateral collaboration and exchange in a number of areas such as renewable energy, sports, health, [...] | 2008-12-10 20:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
08BRIDGETOWN717 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Kitts and Nevis has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made public [...] | 2008-12-10 20:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
08BRIDGETOWN718 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has not taken steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. St. Lucia regularly participates in annual CARICOM- [...] | 2008-12-10 20:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
08BRIDGETOWN720 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made publ [...] | 2008-12-10 21:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ERTD ETTC PREL CU XL |
08BRUSSELS1466 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 17:59:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNGA HA CU |
08BRUSSELS1540 | FRENCH MOVING THE EU-CUBA DIALOGUE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: France is working to start an EU political dialogue with the Government of Cuba before the Czech Republic takes over the EU Presidency in January 2009. EU Council and Member State interlocutors in the course of separate conversations in late September assured us that human rig [...] | 2008-10-02 12:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN EAID CU |
08BRUSSELS1589 | EU-CUBA DIALOGUE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Summary: EU interlocutors tell us that an EU-Cuba political dialogue is scheduled to take place at foreign minister level this Thursday, October 16, in Paris. The EU assures us that human rights and democracy issues will be part of the dialogue. The Cuban Government has made last-minute [...] | 2008-10-14 16:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN CU |
08BRUSSELS1661 | EU-CUBA DIALOGUE FOCUSED ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (C) Summary: EU officials spoke positively about the renewal of the EU-Cuba dialogue at foreign minister level on October 16 and the re-launching of development cooperation on October 24. On October 16, FMs Kouchner, Schwartzenberg, and Commissioner Michel discussed the human rights situatio [...] | 2008-10-28 15:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CU ENRG ETRD EINV KDEM EUN XL EAID |
08BRUSSELS1864 | BELGIUM:COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION [...] (C) Belgium maintains diplomatic relations with Cuba through its Embassy in Havana and the Cuban Embassy in Brussels. FM De Gucht has not considered Cuba a priority during his ministry. No high level visits have taken place since Louis Michel was Foreign Minister from 1999-2003. Belgium has [...] | 2008-12-10 16:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BE |
08BUCHAREST404 | AFTER ACTION: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) The prominent news daily "Romania Libera" (circulation 316,000) May 21 carried op-ed under the Ambassador's by-line expressing solidarity with the people of Cuba. The commentary recalled similar regimes in the former communist states of Eastern Europe that were now defunct, and highlighte [...] | 2008-05-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU RO |
08BUCHAREST435 | ROMANIA: U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION'S FOCUS ON [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Reftel points on May 30 to MFA Director General for European Affairs Stefan Tinca and Director for U.S. and Canada Eugen Mihut. Tinca said that the next MFA coordination meeting would be held June 3, and he did not see any problems with supporting the U.S. on its Latin Am [...] | 2008-06-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PHUM CU RO |
08BUCHAREST964 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON CUBA LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) In response to questions in reftel, the Government of Romania (GOR) has worked to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba and has only a limited trading relationship with the island. Relations between the two countries are complicated by an outstanding trade dispute, in which the GOR b [...] | 2008-12-10 06:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU RO |
08BUDAPEST1026 | HUNGARY TO SUPPORT CUBA CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) In an October 29 meeting, MFA America's Directorate Head Szilveszter Bus told DCM that Hungary has reached an agreement with Cuba to support each other's candidates for the UN Human Rights Council. Bus stated he was instructed by the Foreign Minister to convey the information for the sake [...] | 2008-10-30 15:03:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC CU HU |
08BUDAPEST194 | HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 09:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HU CU |
08BUDAPEST723 | HUNGARY'S CUBA POLICY [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Department Head Szilveszter Bus discussed reftel with PolOff on July 22. Bus commented that the recently updated EU Common Position opens a new chapter in EU/Cuba relations. While Hungary supported the lifting of sanctions - stating that the embargo was/is not successful - [...] | 2008-07-23 07:33:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU HU EUN |
08BUENOSAIRES144 | BOLIVARIAN VISION FOR ARGENTINE CATARACT PATIENTS [...] Argentines needing cataract surgery are traveling to Bolivia for treatment by Cuban doctors. A leading Buenos Aires newspaper reported that approximately 17,000 Argentine citizens crossed the border for that reason over the past two years, although that figure is likely inflated. The GOA wil [...] | 2008-02-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EAID PREF PROP TBIO AR CU VZ |
08BUENOSAIRES1715 | ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER ALLY ADMITS RECEIVING CUBAN [...] (SBU) Argentine journalist Gerardo Young alleges in his new book that street activist ("piquetero," literally meaning "picketer") Luis D'Elia successfully evaded security at Argentina's Ezeiza international airport in late October 2005 to bring in USD 1 million from Cuba to finance the "counte [...] | 2008-12-18 19:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL VZ CU AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1717 | ARGENTINA'S HOPES TO OVERCOME URUGUAY'S OBJECTIONS [...] (SBU) The Argentine press on December 17 focused on the failure by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to achieve what had previously been described by Administration sources to the press (and to the Embassy) as her top priority for the December 16-17 regional summit meetings in Brazil: t [...] | 2008-12-19 09:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ECON PHUM CU AR |
08BUENOSAIRES242 | ARGENTINA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSTS DISCUSS CFK [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Eliot Engel and Delegation met February 21 with noted Argentine political and economic analysts to discuss bilateral relations, views on the Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) administration, and regional issues, including relations with Brazil, Venezuela, and Cu [...] | 2008-02-27 15:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OREP AR VE BR CU |
08BUENOSAIRES597 | ARGENTINA: CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Buenos Aires will seek to place in local media an op-ed being drafted in the Department and will use its Strategic Distribution Initiative (SDI) to circulate background materials on Cuba to approximately 3,500 local contacts. 2. (SBU) Post contacted a local NGO, the [...] | 2008-05-06 21:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU AR |
08BUENOSAIRES701 | ARGENTINA: CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY [...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires placed in newspaper-of-record "La Nacion" on May 21 an op-ed written by Cuban independent journalist Jorge Olivera-Castillo. 2. (SBU) Also per ref A, post sought to contact Dr. Roberto Quinones, the son of Cuban neurosurgeon Hilda Molina who, since 1994, has been [...] | 2008-05-22 20:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL EU CU AR |
08BUENOSAIRES713 | (C) ARGENTINA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Embassy Buenos Aires keys the responses below to reftel A questions. 2. (SBU) NATURE OF INVESTMENTS THAT ARGENTINA BUSINESSES HAVE IN CUBA. The GoA imposes no requirement to register foreign direct investment, and the Embassy has been unable to uncover any major investment by Argentine [...] | 2008-05-23 20:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETTC PREL ETRD CU AR |
08CANBERRA181 | ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CU EU PGOV PREL |
08CANBERRA508 | MARKING MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (SBU) Further to Ref E, and as requested Ref A, U.S. Mission Australia has developed additional activities to help mark May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, as outlined in para 2, below. (We assume Ref B notification of a possible call by Deputy Assistant to the President Julie C [...] | 2008-05-19 07:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO CU AS |
08CANBERRA535 | AUSTRALIA: REPORT ON MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY [...] (U) As requested Ref B, post hereby furnishes the following report on activities undertaken by the U.S. Mission to observe May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. 2. (SBU) Parliamentary Outreach: Michael Danby, a prominent Member of Parliament, distributed the following statement [...] | 2008-05-22 07:38:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO CU AS |
08CARACAS1725 | CHAVEZ WARMLY WELCOMES RAUL CASTRO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuban president Raul Castro and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez signed or renewed in Caracas a myriad of bilateral agreements valued at USD 2.1 billion on December 13, during Castro's first post-succession trip abroad. Under tight security, Castro laid a wreath at the tomb of Simon [...] | 2008-12-16 21:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL CU VE |
08CARACAS219 | VENEZUELA AND BRV REACT TO CASTRO'S RESIGNATION [...] (SBU) The February 19 announcement by Fidel Castro that he will step down as President and Commander-in-Chief after next Sunday's election was received by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) with a mixture of hero worship and denial. President Hugo Chavez told the local media, "What res [...] | 2008-02-21 14:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU VE |
08CARACAS683 | VENEZUELA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) In response to Reftel A, Post sees no evidence that the BRV has undertaken policies or actions to advance democracy, human rights, or fundamental freedoms in Cuba over the past year. On the contrary, President Hugo Chavez is Fidel Castro's closest ally, provides substantial resources to [...] | 2008-05-19 21:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU VE |
08CHISINAU191 | CHANGE IN CUBA: MOLDOVA WILL DELIVER PRO FORMA NOTE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 13:09:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU CU MD |
08CHISINAU539 | CUBA OP-ED PLACED IN MOLDOVAN PRESS [...] (U) Embassy Chisinau supported the U.S. effort to promote peaceful democratic change in Cuba by placing the Op-Ed "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" in the local press. 2. (U) Ambassador Kirby's signed Op-Ed "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" was featured in "Flux" newspape [...] | 2008-05-22 05:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU MD |
08COPENHAGEN100 | DENMARK CONCERNED ABOUT EU COMMISSIONER'S CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EUN CU DA |
08COPENHAGEN257 | DANES SUPPORTIVE ON NEW YORK PRISONERS OF [...] (C) Post reached Emil Hother Paulsen, Danish representative to the EU's COHOM human rights meeting, early May 6 in Brussels to urge Denmark's support for our latest compromise on the Prisoners of Conscience events this summer. We emphasized the importance of these events to political prisoner [...] | 2008-05-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EUN CU DA |
08COPENHAGEN290 | DENMARK: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Reinforcing DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer's May 13 call to Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Federspiel, Embassy Copenhagen demarched the Danish Foriegn Ministry's Asia and Latin America Department to encourage official Danish participation in the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. [...] | 2008-05-16 07:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU DA |
08COTONOU117 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-24 07:16:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CU BN |
08COTONOU261 | POST PLAN FOR "DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE" [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 08:56:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | BN CU KDEM PHUM PREL |
08CURACAO66 | CONGEN CURACAO PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 04:37:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM CU NA AA |
08DAMASCUS364 | SYRIA-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, MAY 2008 [...] (U) In response to ref A: The SARG has taken no actions to promote the advancement of democracy or human rights in Cuba and as a matter of foreign policy has expressed a support for Cuban policies. 2. (U) The SARG has made no public statements or undertaken other governmental actions [...] | 2008-05-22 14:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SY |
08DARESSALAAM127 | TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 14:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU TZ |
08DILI70 | WHEELS UP FOR TIMOR-LESTE CUBAN MEDICS [...] (C) Summary. On February 24, the government of Timor-Leste facilitated the departure of four Cuban doctors to the U.S. under the Special Public Benefit Parole Program (SBPB). Timor-Leste appreciates the support of the Cuban medical mission's 200-plus doctors and nurses operating in the country [...] | 2008-03-04 03:53:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM CU ID TT |
08DOHA400 | QATAR-CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. ------------------------------ Investment and Bilateral Trade ------------------------------ 2. In April, state-owned real estate company Qatari Diar signed a USD 70 million deal with [...] | 2008-05-22 13:38:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CU QA |
08DUBLIN104 | IRELAND: EU VISIT TO CUBA WILL CONFORM WITH [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarches to Americas Desk Officer Karen Miller, Department of Foreign Affairs, on February 29. Acknowledging USG concerns regarding the timing and focus of EU Commissioner Michel's visit to Cuba, Miller emphasized that the EU Common Position on Cuba requires that [...] | 2008-02-29 14:52:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CU EI |
08DUBLIN707 | IRELAND/CUBA: UPCOMING MINISTERIAL VISIT AND [...] (C) Summary. Ireland's Foreign Minister publicly announced plans for an official visit to Cuba in mid-February, a first for any Irish Minister. He also signaled Ireland's willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees as part of an EU response to any plan to close Guantanamo proposed by the inco [...] | 2008-12-30 07:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER CU EI MX |
08GUATEMALA1421 | GUATEMALA'S UNGA VOTING RECORD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 17:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU GT |
08GUATEMALA633 | FOLLOW-UP FOR MAY 21 DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT |
08GUATEMALA654 | GUATEMALA: REVIEW OF CUBA FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Post's response to reftel regarding the relationship between the Cuban and Guatemalan governments is provided below. -- The GOG has not actively promoted the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, and has not officially supported activities connected with the May 21 Day of [...] | 2008-05-22 22:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU GT |
08GUATEMALA684 | EMBASSY GUATEMALA FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 15:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT |
08GUATEMALA90 | VFM IBARRA DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (C) According to new Vice Foreign Minister Miguel Ibarra, the Colom Government will make a priority of maintaining productive, positive relations with the USG, and advancing toward resolution of the Belize border dispute. The GOG is considering joining Petrocaribe, but the MFA is giving close [...] | 2008-01-29 21:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BE VE CU GT |
08HANOI1347 | VIETNAM-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) MFA officials and contacts at the MFA-affiliated Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam insist that Vietnam and Cuba continue to enjoy warm "fraternal" relations. Absent fundamental change in either country, there is little prospect that Vietnam will substantially support U.S. priorities for Cuba [...] | 2008-12-11 09:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU VM |
08HANOI517 | DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE - VIETNAM RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam has considered activities for May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. We will continue to raise our concerns about Cuba discreetly to key players in the GVN. In view of local considerations, however, we have not scheduled any public outreach activities. 2. (S [...] | 2008-05-05 10:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EUN CU VM |
08HAVANA103 | CUBAN HEALTHCARE: “AQUI NADA ES FACIL†[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is a follow up to Reftel and provides anecdotal accounts from Cubans about their healthcare, based on USINT FSHP's (Foreign Service Health Practitioner) interactions with them, her unauthorized visits to Cuban hospitals, and her care of USINT American and Cuban personnel. En [...] | 2008-01-31 19:52:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON AMED SOCI AMGT CU |
08HAVANA107 | GETTING ANTUNEZ OFF THE ISLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In spite of chronic health problems and in the face of increased pressure from the GOC, Jorge Luis Garcia Perez (Antunez) continues to press forward with his campaigns to force change in Cuba. We believe that he urgently needs medical attention off the island. He is taking the [...] | 2008-02-01 21:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CU |
08HAVANA120 | CUBA DISSIDENT GROUP FLAMUR: POLITICAL MOVEMENT OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dissident group FLAMUR (Latin American Federation of Rural Women) seeks to represent the interests of rural women in Cuba. The group receives guidance and other supplies from support groups in the U.S. During 2007, it drafted a petition calling for the GOC to do away with the [...] | 2008-02-06 14:42:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU |
08HAVANA136 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP: JAN 25-FEB 8 [...] (C) FIFTY FAMILIES EVICTED FROM SETTLEMENT IN HOLGUIN: On January 29, about fifty families were evicted from the El Piti neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Holguin. According to independent journalist Jose Ramon Pupo Nieves, the families received written notice a month in advance of [...] | 2008-02-08 22:53:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CU |
08HAVANA144 | STATE OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC claimed 7.5% GDP growth during 2007. Although even that figure is most likely exaggerated, it is significantly less growth than was claimed the previous year. While "by how much" the economy grew is debatable, it is undeniable that the Cuban economy is growing. The GO [...] | 2008-02-12 21:22:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA158 | HAVANA RESPONSE TO STATE 10743 [...] (C) Following responses to questions posed in Reftel, para 4: -- A. The Pol/Econ Section handles energy matters. -- B. The employees dealing with energy matters are: One Pol/Econ Officer who is responsible for the complete Econ-ESTH portfolio; and one Local Contract National (LCN) ded [...] | 2008-02-15 16:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SENV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA159 | IMMINENT RELEASE OF PROMINENT CUBAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Spanish Ambassador to Cuba has confirmed reports from reliable contacts in Cuban civil society and the media that the government of Cuba has arranged for the release of four political prisoners. Sources say an announcement of their release may happen momentarily and their tr [...] | 2008-02-15 20:12:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA162 | MBR AND PAYA ON PRISONER RELEASES TO SPAIN [...] (C) Summary: Dissidents Martha Beatriz Roque and Oswaldo Paya concur on most key points regarding the release of political prisoners from Cuba to Spain.COM spoke to both late the night of 17 February. MBR had spoken to one of the released (Prenet); Paya to two of the others (Alvarez Ramos a [...] | 2008-02-19 16:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU US |
08HAVANA164 | SNAPSHOT OF CUBA ON THE EVE OF FIDEL'S ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 18:34:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PINS |
08HAVANA166 | HOLGUIN BISHOP SAYS SITUATION IN EASTERN CUBA IS [...] (C) Summary: On 18 February, Monsignor Emilio Aranguren, Bishop of Holguin, described the situation in Eastern Cuba as in constant flux. He expressed that unlike in Western Cuba, where a great deal of the opposition is well organized with specific goals, in Eastern Cuba people react to eve [...] | 2008-02-19 21:15:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA167 | REACTIONS TO FIDEL,S RESIGNATION -- FEAR, HOPE, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-20 13:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CU |
08HAVANA168 | CUBAN YOUTH CAUGHT BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR [...] (C) Summary: In two meetings Cuban youth groups said young people see that they have a historic opportunity to create a change in their country. However, they report widespread fear among the population. They state that Cuban youth want change but are unclear as to what exactly these changes w [...] | 2008-02-20 19:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA169 | CUBA AFTER FIDEL'S RESIGNATION: DAY TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 22:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CU |
08HAVANA170 | LIFE OUTSIDE HAVANA- TRIP OBSERVATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: January 17, 2008, COM and ConOff traveled to Guardalavaca and Holguin in Holguin Province to visit an American prisoner being held there. However, the travel also afforded a rare opportunity for USINT personnel to see conditions in the provinces and converse with people outside [...] | 2008-02-21 22:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EAGR ECON SOCI |
08HAVANA181 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP FEB. 8-22 [...] (C) LEADING DISSIDENT ROBERTO DE MIRANDA CALLED BEFORE STATE SECURITY: Roberto de Miranda (RDM),who was instrumental in creating Cuba's independent library movement, on February 8 was told to appear at an immigration office. The next day, when RDM and his wife went to the office, instead o [...] | 2008-02-22 22:10:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA182 | CUBA: LOOKING AHEAD TO 24 FEBRUARY -- SEEMINGLY [...] (S) FEBRUARY 24 WILL, ON THE SURFACE, BE STRAIGHTFORWARD: SELECTION/CONFIRMATION OF WHO FIDEL AND RAUL WANT AS THE NEW CHIEF OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE, FOLLOWED BY NAMING OF THE CABINET. WHAT IS UNIQUE ON THIS OCCASION IS THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN SUCH A SELECTION WITHOUT FIDEL BEING FORMALLY IN [...] | 2008-02-22 22:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINT CU US |
08HAVANA183 | CUBA: RAUL CASTRO TAKES CHARGE IN HIS OWN WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuba's National Assembly convened on February 24 to elect the country's ruling Council of State. Raul Castro was voted president and announced plans to streamline GOC institutions and undertake some economic reforms. He also said he intends to consult Fidel Castro on important [...] | 2008-02-25 03:08:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA187 | CUBA: REACTIONS FROM RAUL CASTRO'S SPEECH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Average Cubans seem unconvinced that Raul will be able -- or willing -- to improve their daily lives, but most seem to be willing to wait and see if changes materialize. Members of Cuban civil society are decidedly more negative about the future. End Summary. 2. (C) Most w [...] | 2008-02-25 23:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA201 | CUBA: 2ND UPDATE ON REACTIONS TO RAUL'S SPEECH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post continued to receive reactions to the events of February 24 from members of civil society, the Catholic Church, and average Cubans. For the short term, most Cubans dismiss the likelihood of political changes. Simultaneously, they are increasingly speculating about possible [...] | 2008-02-27 23:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU |
08HAVANA206 | CUBA: 3RD AND FINAL UPDATE ON 2/24 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cubans and diplomats tell us Raul seems to be firmly in charge and Fidel's influence appears to be under control. Cubans speculate on the possibility of small economic reforms ahead with no hope for political changes. End Summary. 2. (C) USINT's Refugee Unit elicited reacti [...] | 2008-02-29 22:14:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU |
08HAVANA207 | CUBAN POLICE BEAT UP PRO-DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR [...] (C) Summary: On March 1, police and members of Cuban state security confronted and beat 10 well known pro-democracy activists who were handing out copies of the UN Declaration of Human Rights in Central Havana. Some of the activists receive injuries. Police pushed those involved into cars, [...] | 2008-03-02 21:17:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA213 | HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA: SAME REPRESSION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Since Raul Castro assumed control of the Cuban government in July 2006, but especially since his July 26, 2007 speech, there has been a change in regime tactics for suppressing dissent. Focusing on the limited release of some political prisoners and the willingness to air diffe [...] | 2008-03-03 22:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA227 | CUBA: RUMORS OF UPCOMING CHANGES PERSIST [...] (U) SUMMARY: Rumors continue to fly in Havana about possible changes the Cuban government may announce in the near future. These may provide insights into the priorities of ordinary Cubans. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Dual Currency: The rumor: "The GOC will announce at least a partial reva [...] | 2008-03-07 18:43:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA228 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP FEB. 23- MAR. 7 [...] (C) DISSIDENTS STILL NURSING INJURIES: Three of the pro-democracy activists are still recovering from their injuries after plainclothes members of state security beat them on March 1. The activists with seven others were distributing copies of the UN Declaration of Human Rights at the time [...] | 2008-03-07 21:21:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA23 | CUBA: UNDER-THE-TABLE SALARIES TO BE TAXED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Resolution 277, dated December 13, 2007, from the Ministry of Finance and Prices mandates that previously undeclared income from Cuban employees of foreign entities be taxed. While technically the tax will be levied directly on the workers, companies will nonetheless be taxed [...] | 2008-01-09 20:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT CU ECON PGOV PINR PREL |
08HAVANA241 | CUBAN YOUTH SEE NOT MUCH HOPE IN EITHER THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Poloff ten Cuban young people, none of them a member of any opposition organization, agreed that the greatest problem they face is that there are no incentives for trying to work hard. They feel that no matter how hard they work, there are no prospects that th [...] | 2008-03-12 14:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA245 | BERTONE VISIT GENERATES BROAD DISAPPOINTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The visit to Cuba of Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was considered a disappointment by everyone USINT has spoken with, though presumably not by the GOC itself. In a subsequent meeting with the COM, the Nuncio seemed especially disappointed. But even normally c [...] | 2008-03-14 18:08:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA246 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP MARCH 8 - MAR. 14 [...] (C) JOURNALISTS BLOCKED FROM ATTENDING USINT VIDEOCONFERENCE: The Public Diplomacy section of USINT has been hosting a course for nearly 40 independent journalists through videoconferences with Florida International University. The course is designed to build build professional skills and h [...] | 2008-03-14 20:26:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA256 | LADIES IN WHITE MARK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK [...] (U) Summary: The Cuban human rights organization, Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco),marked the fifth anniversary of the 2003 crackdown on dissidents by holding a series of five marches. On March 14, a group of the women marched to the Ministry of Justice and without incident presented a l [...] | 2008-03-21 19:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA257 | MILK: A POSSIBLE HARBINGER OF WHAT NEW REFORMS MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his 26 July speech, Raul cited the example of milk to explain how he wanted the GOC to lead the way toward progress on satisfying the material needs of its people. Measures being taken by the GOC to improve milk production may indicate the nature of other types [...] | 2008-03-21 20:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA278 | DISSIDENT LEADERS PLAN TO UNIFY MOVEMENT [...] (C) Dissident leaders Martha Beatriz Roque and Vladimiro Roca are spearheading an effort they call the "Minimum Agenda Project" (Agenda Minima),which they say is designed to unify dissident efforts towards achieving democratic change in Cuba. They are calling for a meeting on April 10, of 14 [...] | 2008-04-02 15:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PINS |
08HAVANA279 | CUBA: TOURISM APARTHEID DEALT A BLOW, MAYBE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC has lifted its ban on Cubans staying in hotels on the island. The measure will be economically and politically beneficial for the GOC and to a small number of Cubans. However, an economic barrier remains between the average Cuban and a hotel stay. End Summary. 2. [...] | 2008-04-02 20:42:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA28 | RAUL CASTRO END-OF-YEAR SPEECH TO NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even though it was not announced formally in advance, Raul Castro's closing address to the National Assembly was anticipated by many as a venue for him to announce economic changes in response to public complaints emanating from the series of "debates" he launched with his July [...] | 2008-01-10 18:26:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA288 | NEW MEASURES: WINDOW DRESSING OR SIGNIFICANT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: A seeming barrage of new economic measures has appeared since mid-March. Most are characterized by easy implementation, quick hard-currency generation and (the regime hopes) high political payoff -- for the GOC. Some seem to be plausibly integrated pieces of a larger and multi [...] | 2008-04-04 21:38:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA300 | FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION IN CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Orestes Fonseca, one of the leaders of Cuba's Islamic Community, described the problems with practicing his faith in Cuba. He represented to USINT officers that the GOC has been more focused on accommodating Moslems from the diplomatic community and other foreigners residing i [...] | 2008-04-10 13:25:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA305 | CUBAN OPPOSITION SEEKS UNITY [...] (C) Summary: On April 10 twelve leading pro-democracy activists met for six hours to formulate a common agenda. As described by spokesperson Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),the object was to advance a transition to democracy within an "atmosphere of national reconciliation". At a press confer [...] | 2008-04-11 20:04:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA306 | APPARENT CHANGES IN GOC MANAGEMENT/LOGISTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: USINT has noticed several changes in the way the GOC is handling management/logistics issues that may indicate some changes in policy. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The following is a list of apparent policy changes regarding management/logistical issues between USINT and the GOC: [...] | 2008-04-11 20:26:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT CU PREL |
08HAVANA316 | COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR ON CUBAN ROLE IN [...] (C) COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR LONDONO TOLD US 15 APRIL THAT CUBA CONTINUES TO PLAY AN UNUSUALLY DISCREET ROLE IN COLOMBIA'S DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR. THE CUBANS HAVE STUCK TO THEIR ALMOST COMPLETE SILENCE ON THE ISSUE. FM PEREZ ROQUE, IN LONDONO'S VIEW ON DIRECT INSTRUCTIONS FROM RAUL CASTRO, TOLD GR [...] | 2008-04-16 14:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU CO EC VN |
08HAVANA32 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP JAN. 1-11 [...] (C) ANTUNEZ DETAINED FOR ATTEMPT TO DISTRIBUTE HUMAN RIGHTS DELARATION: On 10 January several prominent dissidents including Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez"),Felix Antonio Bonne Carcasses and Idania Yanes Contreras distributed copies of the UN of Human Rights [...] | 2008-01-11 22:12:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA325 | PATTERN DEVELOPING IN ANNOUNCED "CHANGES" [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a change in housing policy once again piqued interest in the international press, but that and other changes seem to be fitting a pattern: i.e., they formalize existing practices, they facilitate rather than loosen control, they lessen the bureaucratic burden [...] | 2008-04-17 21:23:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON PGOV PHUM |
08HAVANA329 | SPANISH NEWSPAPER REPORTS IMPENDING REFORM OF GOC [...] (SBU) Madrid-daily El Pais reported today that the GOC is about to announce a significant loosening of the travel restrictions that have essentially made it impossible for most Cubans to travel. According to the article, the "tarjeta blanca" or exit permission, would no longer be required fo [...] | 2008-04-18 19:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PGOV SMIG SCUL ECON CU PHUM |
08HAVANA331 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP APR. 1- 23 [...] (SBU) POLITICAL PRISONER ATTACKED IN HOSPITAL BED: According to the wife of political prisoner Normando Hernandez Gonzalez, on April 14 Hernandez was attacked in his hospital bed by a fellow prisoner. Hernandez, an independent journalist, was imprisoned during a massive crackdown in 2003. [...] | 2008-04-18 20:28:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA333 | POLICE BREAK UP SIT DOWN STRIKE BY LADIES IN WHITE [...] (C) Summary: Beginning at about 6:30 AM on April 21, ten members of the Cuban human rights organization, Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco),held a sit down protest in a small park close to Havana's Revolution Square. The Damas demanded the unconditional release of the 55 political prisoners w [...] | 2008-04-21 20:13:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA335 | IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. OF POSSIBLE REFORM IN CUBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Significant reform of Cuba's restrictive travel policies for Cuban citizens, reported to be imminent, could result in increased illegal migration towards the United States, certainly in the short-to-medium term. Migrant flows would probably be directed through Mexico and Central A [...] | 2008-04-22 20:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PGOV CMGT CU |
08HAVANA336 | DAMAS DEFIANT AFTER POLICE BREAK UP PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with COM today, Laura Pollan, spokesperson for the Cuban organization Ladies in White, stated that her arms and shoulders are still sore after police yesterday roughly broke up a protest by Pollan and nine supporters. However, Pollan and fellow Dama Berta Soler wer [...] | 2008-04-22 20:56:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA337 | LEADING DISSIDENT TELLS US NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE [...] (C) Summary: Prominent pro-democracy advocate, Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),carefully watched official Cuban news coverage of the 4/21 police action to break up a demonstration by the organization Damas de Blanco ("Ladies in White"). She stated that while the coverage seems clumsy and hastil [...] | 2008-04-23 19:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA348 | RAUL CASTRO ANNOUNCES COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the meeting of the 6th plenary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) Central Committee, President Raul Castro announced that the next Communist Party congress will be held in the second half of 2009. If it takes place at that time, the congress will be the first full PCC in [...] | 2008-04-29 21:37:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV |
08HAVANA353 | CUBA INCREASES SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Official media announced on April 27 that starting in May the government will increase pensions and social assistance disbursements by 20%. In addition, the GOC will increase court/district attorney salaries by as much as 55%. According to the GOC statement, salary increases wi [...] | 2008-04-30 20:11:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA358 | MEXICAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSESS RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (U) Mexican Ambassador Enrique Gabriel Jimenez Remus gave COM a rundown on the status of bilateral topics over dinner on April 30. 2. (C) High Level Visits: A Calderon visit cannot be set until Cuban FM Felipe Perez Roque visits Mexico DF. At that time, the Cubans will carry a formal [...] | 2008-05-02 21:11:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU ME |
08HAVANA362 | REMARKS BY CUBAN OPPOSITION LEADER TO POTUS [...] Following is an unofficial translation of remarks made by prominent opposition leader Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello during a video teleconference with President Bush on May 6. Original Spanish version will follow septel. 2. (Begin unofficial translation). First I'd like to thank you on beh [...] | 2008-05-07 13:14:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV KDEM PREL CU |
08HAVANA363 | DISCUSSION WITH DISSIDENTS FOLLOWING POTUS VTC [...] (C) Immediately following the May 6 VTC with POTUS, COM and other USINT officers sat down with Cuban participants Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),Berta Soler, and Antunez (Jorge Luis Garcia Perez) to discuss with them further the points they had made to the President. With any nervousness genera [...] | 2008-05-07 13:35:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA369 | TEXT OF REMARKS BY OPPOSITION LEADER TO POTUS [...] Following is the Spanish language text of the remarks made by prominent opposition leader Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello during a video teleconference with President Bush on May 6. 2. Begin text: Primero que todo quiero darle las gracias, en nombre de los tres (1),por una sola vez, por p [...] | 2008-05-08 21:11:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV KDEM PREL CU |
08HAVANA373 | CUBA: REQUEST FOR NEW OFAC PROVISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: It has come to USINT's attention that there are some U.S. citizen priests and other religious workers living and practicing in Cuba. They do so by living and working among Cubans; doing, literally, "God's work." Such positive U.S.-Cuban contact is precisely the kind of constru [...] | 2008-05-12 12:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA374 | CUBA: REQUEST FOR NEW OFAC PROVISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: It has come to USINT's attention that there are some U.S. citizen priests and other religious workers living and practicing in Cuba. They do so by living and working among Cubans; doing, literally, "God's work." Such positive U.S.-Cuban contact is precisely the kind of constru [...] | 2008-05-12 12:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA377 | CONGRESS OF WRITERS AND ARTISTS DEBATES CHANGES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 14:19:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV SCUL |
08HAVANA383 | BRIGADE 2506 ATTRACTS LITTLE INTEREST AMONG CUBAN [...] (C) Summary: Brigade 2506, a Florida-based organization that includes many Bay of Pigs veterans, asked USINT to facilitate a video conference with two Cuban dissidents it selected by Brigade 2506 , as well as a representative of FLAMUR (the Federation of Latin American Rural Women). Brigade [...] | 2008-05-13 16:23:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA389 | MYSTERY OF CUBAN DISSIDENT SWALLOWING TOXIC [...] (C) Summary: Iraida Soledad Rivas Verdecia, member of Ladies in White and wife of prominent Cuban dissident, Roberto de Miranda, on May 8, drank form a glass that may have contained a toxic substance. De Miranda states that he does not know how this happened. He said that the incident is d [...] | 2008-05-16 20:15:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA391 | CUBAN GOVERNMENT HEATS UP PROPAGANDA WAR [...] (C) Summary: On May 19 the Cuban government held a press conference to make accusations that USINT employees are involved in directly distributing funds from private organizations, including some with alleged terrorist ties, to "counter-revolutionaries" in Cuba. Documents obtained clandesti [...] | 2008-05-19 21:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA396 | CUBANS APPLAUD BUSH REMARKS [...] (C) Summary: On Wednesday, May 21, ninety-five Cubans watched the live broadcast from the White House commemorating Cuban Solidarity Day at the invitation of USINT. Everyone who spoke to USINT staff had high praise for the President's speech, remarking that it reflected a firm commitment to [...] | 2008-05-21 21:28:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA397 | GOC PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN TARGETS OPPOSITION, USINT [...] (C) The GOC wrapped up a three-day marathon of attacks on the dissident community and on USINT with a second press conference at the Foreign Ministry (MINREX) led by FM Perez Roque. The campaign had been launched at another MINREX conference on Monday, May 19 (REF XXX). Perez-Roque devoted [...] | 2008-05-23 16:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREF |
08HAVANA406 | CUBAN POLICE VIOLENTLY STOP PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: On May 25 former political prisoner Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez") led a march in the city of Placetas, province of Santa Clara, that was to culminate in a symbolic funeral for Pedro Luis Boitel, a student leader who died in 1972 as the result of a hunger strike protesting [...] | 2008-05-27 20:42:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA418 | RUMORS OF RICE SHORTAGES SPARK GOC REACTION [...] (C) Over the past week, rumors have spread across the island about a possible shortfall of rice. Other rumors purported that the amount of rice distributed in the ration system would be cut in half and substituted by flour. As a result, some Cubans began buying rice in bulk amounts as a pre [...] | 2008-06-02 14:34:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA419 | FIDEL ATTACKS U.S. ELECTION PROCESS [...] (U) In the May 26 editions of Granma and Juventud Rebelde, Fidel Castro dedicated one of his periodic "Reflexiones" pieces to the U.S. election campaign, focusing on Barack Obama's May 23rd speech on Latin America. Entitled "The Cynical Policy of the Empire," the piece gives faint praise to [...] | 2008-06-02 14:38:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL |
08HAVANA426 | LETTER TO POTUS FROM CUBAN DISSIDENT MARTHA [...] After a hiatus brought about by GOC attacks on dissident leaders, especially Martha Beatriz Roque, and on USINT, COM met with Roque on June 2 at her apartment. Pol/Econ Counselor and dissident leader Vladimiro Roca also were present. During the encounter, Roque handed COM the letter at para [...] | 2008-06-04 13:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EAID PREL |
08HAVANA434 | GOC TIGHTENS THE SCREWS ON OPPOSITION ACTIVITY [...] (C) In REF A, we commented that we believed that the May 19-21 media campaign centering on USINT's relations with various dissidents was directed primarily at the dissidents. Events in the succeeding days seem to support that thesis as the GOC has ignored our statement that they should make a [...] | 2008-06-06 19:28:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CU |
08HAVANA436 | CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MAY 18- JUNE 6 [...] (C) Summary: Many members of the dissident community report a marked increase during the past several weeks of open surveillance by state security. Several opposition figures have tied this to the GOC's recent media campaign against USINT. In addition, pro-democracy activists report an in [...] | 2008-06-09 19:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA437 | CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MAY 18- JUNE 6 [...] (C) Summary: Many members of the dissident community report a marked increase during the past several weeks of open surveillance by state security. Several opposition figures have tied this to the GOC's recent media campaign against USINT. In addition, pro-democracy activists report an in [...] | 2008-06-09 19:41:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA439 | CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTRY BLASTS TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: On June 8 the Cuban Foreign Ministry released a statement about the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report that had been announced by the Secretary on June 4. The statement said that the report made unfounded accusations that there existed internal trafficking of women an [...] | 2008-06-10 19:14:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA440 | GOC ANNOUNCES PLANNED CUBA-VENEZUELA FIBER OPTIC [...] (U) The June 9, edition of Granma dedicated an entire page and a half to an article touting a joint Cuban-Venezuelan project to build a 1,550 km fiber optic cable from Cuba to Venezuela, with an intermediate stop in Jamaica. According to the article, the cable would run from La Guaira in Ven [...] | 2008-06-10 19:16:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON ECPS KCIP PGOV PREL |
08HAVANA444 | GOC ANNOUNCES SALARIES WILL BE BASED ON PERFORMANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an understated article located in the middle of the Communist Party mouthpiece Granma, the GOC has made public a new pay for performance plan that stands some of the fundamental precepts of the revolution on their head. 2. (U) The Granma article cites an interview with Vice [...] | 2008-06-11 20:07:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV CU |
08HAVANA460 | VISIT TO CUBA OF BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM [...] (C) Poloff met with Brazilian DCM Vilmar Coutinho (please protect) to discuss the May 30-31 visit to Cuba of Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim. Amorim's visit was a follow-up to Brazilian President Lula da Silva's January 2008 visit to Cuba (Reftel). In addition to meeting with his co [...] | 2008-06-17 14:41:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ETRD CU BR |
08HAVANA461 | FAMILIES OF POLITICAL PRISONERS GRATEFUL FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 15 to celebrate Father's Day, COM held a day of recreation for over a hundred relatives, children and supporters of Cuba's political prisoners. The families were very grateful because Father's Day is a traditionally important event in Cuba. Many of the family members [...] | 2008-06-17 20:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA462 | HUGO CHAVEZ VISITS HAVANA: DEATH WATCH OR PROOF OF [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez paid an unannounced (in Cuba) visit to Havana on June 16. His arrival scrambled air traffic at Jose Marti airport, resulting in several arriving USINT personnel being diverted briefly to Varadero. 2. (U) According to press reports, Chavez met for three [...] | 2008-06-17 21:16:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CU VN |
08HAVANA464 | FIDEL APPEARS IN VIDEO AND PRINT MEDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 20:51:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CU VN |
08HAVANA468 | WORLD FOOD AND ENERGY CRISIS FORCES CUBA TO ADAPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The steep increase in world food and energy prices is driving the Cuban regime to suppress its spending on investment, a key enabling component of its moderate economic reform strategy. Even tied to Chavez,s umbilical cord, Cuba is nevertheless exposed to the real world economy, [...] | 2008-06-20 23:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA469 | REACTION IN CUBA TO EU DECISION TO LIFT [...] (C) Civil society members, reaction to the EU decision to drop its already suspended sanctions on Cuba was predictably negative. Though some had continued to hope for a miracle, most had no realistic expectation that the EU would react any other way. Key dissident leaders including Marta Be [...] | 2008-06-21 17:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EU PGOV PREL |
08HAVANA470 | URUGUAYAN PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ MEETS WITH FIDEL CASTRO [...] (U) According to Cuban press reports, visiting Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez met for more than 2 hours with Fidel Castro on June 19. Unlike the visit of Venezuelan President Chavez earlier in the week (reftels),there were no visual images of the meeting made public. 2. (U) Meeting [...] | 2008-06-21 17:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CU UR |
08HAVANA483 | VISIT TO USINT BY ISRAELI EMBASSY OFFICIAL FROM [...] (C) Modi Ephraim, Political Counselor from the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires called on P/E Counselor June 23. Ephraim is in Havana for three days looking at a variety issues of interest to the GOI. Since Canada acts as protecting power for Israel in Cuba, Ephraim had arranged the visit wit [...] | 2008-06-23 21:19:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU IS PREL |
08HAVANA484 | WALL JUMPER [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT 4:16 AM ON JUNE 23, ROLANDO PEREZ PERALTA, A 37 YEAR-OLD MALE CUBAN, SCALED THE TWELVE FOOT FENCE SURROUNDING THE U.S. INTERESTS SECTION'S ANNEX HOUSING THE REFUGEE UNIT, AND ENTERED THE PROPERTY. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY APPREHENDED BY USINT GUARDS, WHO CALLED THE REGIONAL SECURIT [...] | 2008-06-23 22:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CU PREF |
08HAVANA488 | SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY OF USINT APPLICANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post conducted an informal socioeconomic survey of USINT applicants for visa and refugee status during the first five months of 2008. The sample was composed of 1,320 Cubans, one-third of whom completed the survey before the February 24 handover of power to Raul Castro and tw [...] | 2008-06-25 14:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA493 | CUBAN DISSIDENTS FACE PROSECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Led by Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez"),on June 20 six protesters delivered a letter of protest against the maltreatment of a prisoner to the Provincial Office of the Ministry of the Interior in the city of Matanzas. As they were sitting on a bench, they were accosted by m [...] | 2008-06-25 18:52:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA494 | FIDEL CASTRO LASHES OUT AT EU DECISION ON CUBA [...] (SBU) While opposition members continue to express disappointment with the EU decision on Cuba sanctions, and fear that it presages another crackdown on their activity, former President Fidel Castro appears to be beside himself with anger over the EU decision. 2. (SBU) Fidel wrote at leas [...] | 2008-06-25 20:14:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU EU |
08HAVANA502 | GOVERNMENT HALTS HAVANA'S FIRST GAY PRIDE MARCH [...] (C) Summary: On June 25 a coalition of homosexual rights groups planned to hold a "Gay Pride" march from a park in Central Havana to the Ministry of Justice. At the Ministry they planned to present a petition demanding an end to discrimination, better treatment of AIDS patients and an end [...] | 2008-06-27 19:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA511 | FORMER CUBINT CHIEF, DAGOBERTO RODRIGUEZ BARRERA, [...] (SBU) The Embassy of Switzerland received a diplomatic note dated June 26, 2008 announcing that former Cubint chief,Dagoberto Rodriguez Barrera, has been chosen as the new Vice-Minister of foreign relations of Cuba, replacing Eumelio Caballero Rodriguez who was named Ambassador to Algeria. Ro [...] | 2008-07-02 14:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | CU EU PGOV PREL |
08HAVANA515 | MINREX LAUNCHES NEW ATTACK ON USINT ACTIVITY [...] (C) The Communist Party daily Granma ran a full page statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) in its July 2, edition lambasting USINT's activities as being illegal and contrary to accepted practice for diplomatic missions and personnel in Cuba. See full translated text in parag [...] | 2008-07-02 19:21:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU |
08HAVANA518 | GOC ROUNDS UP DISSIDENTS IN ADVANCE OF USINT 4TH [...] (C) SUMMARY: As feared following yesterday's attack on USINT activities by MINREX (Reftel),the GOC has begun to threaten, harass, and detain dissidents who planned to attend the 4th of July reception tomorrow. USINT has gotten the names of 7 individuals who have been detained, others are re [...] | 2008-07-03 21:59:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CU |
08HAVANA521 | USINT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 4TH OF JULY EVENT IN SPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In spite of an unprecedented effort to reduce attendance by the GOC, USINT hosted a successful 4th of July reception that attracted 626 guests from civil society, the press, religious organizations and the diplomatic corps. Many civil society members from outside Havana were pre [...] | 2008-07-07 13:20:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU |
08HAVANA536 | CUBA PROVIDES EVIDENCE TO ASSIST U.S. PROSECUTION [...] (C) Summary: On July 4, 2008, Cuban officials from the Ministry of Interior (MININT) requested to meet with USINT's Coast Guard representative to present a case evidence package in reference to a June 16, 2008, illegal smuggling event which resulted in a collision of two vessels and the death [...] | 2008-07-08 21:56:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR CVIS PHUM PREF CU |
08HAVANA542 | INFORMAL POLL OF REFUGEE APPLICANTS SHOWS WOEFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: FROM MAY 20 TO JUNE 20, USINT REFUGEE UNIT CONDUCTED AN UNOFFICIAL AND UNSCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF 236 CUBAN ADULTS (OVER AGE 21) WHO WERE PRINCIPAL APPLICANTS FOR REFUGEE STATUS. RESULTS REVEALED THAT OVER HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY OF SEVEN PROMINENT CUBAN DISSIDENTS/OP [...] | 2008-07-09 20:51:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR PREF CU |
08HAVANA568 | THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS FOR MANDATORY [...] (U) THE US INTERESTS SECTION (USINT) IN HAVANA CUBA COULD NOT/NOT IDENTIFY ANY FORCED OR CHILD LABOR USED TO PRODUCE ANY SPECIFIC GOODS IN CUBA ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONTAINED IN SECSTATE 43120. WILLIAMS WILLIAMS [...] | 2008-07-17 16:20:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA574 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP, JULY 5- JULY 18 [...] (SBU) LARGE SCALE DETENTIONS TO STOP COMMEMORATIONS OF TUGBOAT SINKING. Noted dissident leader, Francisco Chavianao, asked for official permission to hold in Havana a demonstration commemorating the sinking on July 13, 1994 of the tugboat 13 de Marzo. (Several individuals had seized the boa [...] | 2008-07-18 20:46:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA592 | RAUL TALKS TOUGH ON THE ECONOMY BUT PROPOSES NO [...] (C) The series of "reforms" that were made public in the spring not only generated expectations that real change could be in the offing, but created an atmosphere of anticipation in Cuba each time that a major public figure speaks or a formal event takes place. So far, however, nothing espec [...] | 2008-07-23 19:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON CU |
08HAVANA608 | RAUL'S JULY 26TH SPEECH A NON-EVENT THIS YEAR [...] (C) The evening of July 26th, in celebration of the 55th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks in Santiago, which launched the Castro revolution in Cuba, Raul Castro addressed an assembled group of about 10,000 selected supporters gathered at the former barracks, now converted int [...] | 2008-07-30 12:42:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CU |
08HAVANA613 | REQUEST FOR HRDF FUNDS FOR CUBAN ORGANIZATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-31 21:16:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EAID PHUM |
08HAVANA614 | HAVANA: INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C/NF) Following are some early impressions and requests from the COM's first two weeks on the ground. 2. (C/NF) Connecting with the Cuban people is extremely important, and extremely challenging. --------------------------------------------- --------- - The GOC focuses intensely on isol [...] | 2008-08-01 17:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAO CU |
08HAVANA63 | ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IN CUBA: NO CHANGE IN THE AIR [...] (C) Cubans, probably many Cubans, will head to the polls this Sunday to vote for the membership of the National Assembly and the various provincial assemblies. While the turnout will likely be reported to be nearly 100 percent, and voting will be orderly and peaceful, there is nothing else [...] | 2008-01-18 13:12:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR |
08HAVANA66 | COMSEC DISCUSSES FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY WITH CUBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 14 January Commerce Secretary Gutierrez spoke by video conference with 10 representatives of Cuban youth organizations. The participants discussed their desires for democracy and freedom. They also spoke about the prospects of achieving a democratic transition in Cuba and the i [...] | 2008-01-18 16:13:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA660 | SURFING THE NET IN HAVANA [...] (SBU) Chief of Mission and spouse (providing technical support) set forth Tuesday afternoon to cruise the internet, Havana-style. Armed with a list of internet centers supplied by the PD section's local staff, COM wanted to check what he had heard from Cuban users of USINT's internet faciliti [...] | 2008-08-14 18:09:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT TINT KDEM KPAO CU |
08HAVANA663 | RIGHTS REPORT SHOWS DETENTIONS RISE WHILE NUMBER [...] (C) Summary. On August 12, the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCHRNR) released its report for the first six months of 2008. This is the most thoroughly researched of any report done within Cuba about the conditions of political prisoners on the island. The r [...] | 2008-08-15 18:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA701 | AGENDA PARA LA TRANSICION PRESENTS FORMAL [...] (U) Agenda para la Transicion (APT) leaders Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR) and Vladimiro Roca, flanked by other members of the APT leadership gave a press conference to mostly foreign press at Roca's house on August 26, to announce that they had presented a formal complaint (denuncia) to the Att [...] | 2008-08-27 13:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL PHUM |
08HAVANA717 | MGJM01: HURRICANE GUSTAV DEVASTATES WESTERN CUBA [...] (U) Through a combination of official news and contacts with individuals in the affected regions, we can report that it appears that Pinar del Rio province suffered severe damage in Hurricane Gustav, and that housing and infrastructure on the Isla de la Juventud was almost totally destroyed. [...] | 2008-09-02 21:44:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EAID PINR PINS PREL XL XK |
08HAVANA718 | MGJM01: Effects of Hurricane Gustav on Cuba [...] Hurricane Gustav made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Western Cuba, Pinar del Rio province on August 30 after passing over Isla de Juventud. The eye of the hurricane passed approximately 50 miles from the city of Havana, mitigating the amount of wind and rain received. No serious damag [...] | 2008-09-03 12:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR CU XL XK |
08HAVANA730 | MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE PREPARES [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met this afternoon to discuss preparations for Hurricane Ike which is currently 400-500 miles east of Cuba. 2. Current projections indicate that winds from Ike will reach the northwest portion of the island early Wednesday morning and will likely rang [...] | 2008-09-05 21:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AEMR CASC PREL PINR AMGT CU |
08HAVANA731 | MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met this afternoon to discuss changes to Hurricane Ike's projected path and the potential impact to UNINT operations. 2. As of 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Ike was a Category Three (3) storm approximately 300 miles east of Cuba and scheduled to make landfall [...] | 2008-09-06 21:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PINR CU |
08HAVANA732 | MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at noon today to discuss the current status of Hurricane Ike and the impact to UNINT operations. 2. As of 11:00 a.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported no change in the status of Hurricane Ike. It remains a Category Four (4) sto [...] | 2008-09-07 18:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PINR CU |
08HAVANA739 | CUBAN ECONOMY HURT BY GUSTAV, MAY BE CRUSHED BY IKE [...] (C) Hit by two major hurricanes in eight days, the damage to the Cuban economy is extensive and likely to delay any further economic reforms in the near-term. While Cuba may have escaped significant harm to its main exporting sectors (nickel, medicines, and tobacco),other agricultural secto [...] | 2008-09-08 20:14:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA744 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR CUBA - HURRICANE IKE [...] (U) Hurricane Ike has wreaked havoc across eastern, central, and western Cuba as it traversed virtually the entire island from September 8-9. U.S. Interests Section personnel do not have direct access to these regions of Cuba, but have received reports from Cuban NGOs, international organi [...] | 2008-09-11 19:59:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL CU |
08HAVANA752 | IN THE MIDST OF DESPAIR, A HIKE IN GAS PRICES [...] (U) As eastern Cuba battled hurricane Ike and the western part of the island prepared for its second major hurricane in eight days, the Government of Cuba announced on September 8 a significant increase in prices for gasoline and diesel, effective immediately. The GOC raised the price of regu [...] | 2008-09-12 21:09:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA753 | REQUEST FOR HRDF FUNDS FOR CUBAN ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 16:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EAID PHUM |
08HAVANA756 | NEXT STEPS IN THE EU-CUBA POLITICAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) EC representative Javier Nino Perez told COM on September 15 that the GOC had accepted the EU request for a political dialogue following the EU's removal of sanctions on Cuba in June. The GOC response reportedly was contained in a diplomatic note filled with verbiage regarding intrusion i [...] | 2008-09-15 20:46:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PREL EU CU |
08HAVANA759 | Havana Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike [...] USINT Havana's EAC met on September 12 to discuss lessons learned from Hurricane Ike. As requested in reftel, post reports on what was learned specific to requesting and implementing authorized departure. 2.USINT's EAC met on September 6 to discuss preparations for Hurricane Ike should its [...] | 2008-09-16 19:24:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO CU |
08HAVANA761 | GOC ADMITS IT CAN'T HANDLE HURRICANE DAMAGE [...] (C) The Government of Cuba (GOC) admitted in state run media on September 12 that it is impossible to resolve the magnitude of the catastrophe from Tropical Storm Fay, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Ike with available resources. On September 15, the GOC published an official preliminary dam [...] | 2008-09-16 21:43:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA77 | BRAZILIAN EMBASSY READOUT OF LULA VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) PolCouns met with Brazilian Minister Counselor Vilmar Coutinho on January 18 to get a readout of President Lula's visit to Cuba. Coutinho described the visit as very successful, having achieved the goals of both sides. As had been reported in the press, Cuba and Brazil signed 10 bilater [...] | 2008-01-22 21:56:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EAGR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PREL |
08HAVANA771 | A SHORT FURLOUGH FOR POLITICAL PRISONER OSCAR [...] (SBU) Political prisoner and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Oscar Elias Biscet was permitted to return home for several hours on Saturday, September 13, following the death of the woman who had taken him and his family in when they first began to suffer persecution from the Cuban governme [...] | 2008-09-19 21:19:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR CU |
08HAVANA773 | AGENDA PARA LA TRANSICION LEADERS COMPLAIN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Agenda para la Transicion leaders argued forcefully that lack of resources and the added demands brought about by the recent hurricanes threaten the viability of the opposition in Cuba. They urged quick action to get resources to them. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Agenda para la Tr [...] | 2008-09-22 21:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV CU |
08HAVANA777 | COURTESY CALL ON NEW RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO HAVANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM paid a courtesy call on newly arrived Russian Ambassador to Cuba and discussed economic cooperation between Russia and Cuba, illegal migration of Cubans into Mexico, humanitarian aid for Cuba post-Hurricane Ike as well as discussions on South Ossetia The Russian Ambassador [...] | 2008-09-25 12:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PINR PREL |
08HAVANA781 | LIKELIHOOD OF A CUBAN MASS MIGRATION FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: Hurricane season 2008 has been especially unkind to the island of Cuba. Four consecutive storms, concluding with the most recent, Hurricane IKE, left much of the island in shambles. Buildings and homes, tobacco and sugar crops, and island-wide infrastructure have all been affe [...] | 2008-09-26 20:18:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL SMIG PHUM CU |
08HAVANA784 | CUBAN PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESIDENT'S EDUCATION [...] ( C ) SUMMARY: USINT Havana appreciates WHA and ECA support for Cuba's participation in Partnership for Latin American Youth (PLAY) programs. We believe that such programs would be very well received among Cubans. We are not sanguine about the likelihood of the GOC standing aside to allow t [...] | 2008-09-30 21:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SCUL CU |
08HAVANA790 | BACKWARD REFORM THROUGH PRICE CONTROLS [...] (C) The Government of Cuba's (GOC) September 29 decision to regulate prices and quantities in private farmers' markets highlights the regime's instinct for control and stability over flexibility and reform. If this new regulation becomes more than a temporary measure, the price controls will [...] | 2008-10-03 20:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV PREL CU |
08HAVANA811 | PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE: THOUGHTS ON THE CATHOLIC [...] (C) The Catholic Church seeks to work under the GOC's radar to rebuild its infrastructure and ecclesiastical ranks. From Cardinal Ortega all the way down to provincial nuns, the Church mostly avoids challenging the GOC. Fear of drawing the ire of the GOC limits church outreach programs to narrow [...] | 2008-10-15 21:25:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV KDEM CU |
08HAVANA812 | SWEDEN'S NEW DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY MAY BE [...] (SBU) COM spoke with Swedish Ambassador Caroline Fleetwood on October 15 following her presentation of credentials, and asked about her plans to implement Sweden's new democracy assistance policy. Reftel described the new policy focused on support for civil and political rights, and highlighte [...] | 2008-10-15 21:25:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM CU |
08HAVANA814 | DAMAS TELL FIRST LADY ABOUT HURRICANE DEVASTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, seven members of the group Damas de Blanco, an organization of the relatives and supporters of Cuban political prisoners, spoke by video conference with First Lady Laura Bush, and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. The Damas described the dire situation of som [...] | 2008-10-16 20:57:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA816 | DAMAS TELL FIRST LADY ABOUT HURRICANE DEVASTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, seven members of the group Damas de Blanco, an organization of the relatives and supporters of Cuban political prisoners, spoke by video conference with First Lady Laura Bush, and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. The Damas described the dire situation of som [...] | 2008-10-17 12:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA818 | DOES RAUL HAVE A PLAN FOR CUBA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Raul Castro's July 26 speech gave little promise of change or progress on any front. The real impact of four tropical storms/hurricanes in the intervening two months is now beginning to be felt strongly throughout the island. Whether Raul thought the time was propitious to move [...] | 2008-10-17 19:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR CU |
08HAVANA825 | Havana Lessons Learned from Crisis Management Exercise [...] On 09/30/08, USINT Havana participated in a crisis management exercise (CME) moderated by the Foreign Service Institute's Crisis Management Training Center. Given our recent experience with Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Post was uniquely qualified to work through all of the challenges presented d [...] | 2008-10-23 13:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO CU |
08HAVANA835 | MASSIVE CRACKDOWN TARGETS THE AVERAGE CUBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many members of civil society from various parts of Cuba have reported widespread arrests for petty economic crimes, such as illegal street vending, possession of building materials, and selling items for more than the official prices in the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and I [...] | 2008-10-24 20:41:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA84 | COUNTING CUBA'S POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN) released its end of year report on political prisoners in Cuba. The report lists 234 political prisoners, a drop from 246 named in the July 2007 report, and from the 316 political prisoners held in July o [...] | 2008-01-24 21:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA852 | U.S. ELECTIONS GENERATE INTENSE INTEREST IN CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: As with many things about the U.S., Cubans were captivated by the U.S. election process this year. Even official media devoted significant time and space to covering the primary and final elections (until the final election itself was over that is). USINT hosted an election nig [...] | 2008-11-06 16:08:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR EAID CU |
08HAVANA858 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR CUBA - HURRICANE PALOMA [...] (U) Hurricane Paloma struck central Cuba on November 8 as a powerful Category 4 storm, the second most powerful November Hurricane on record. Local and international press report significant damage, especially to the town of Santa Cruz del Sur. No casualties have been reported, but the GOC [...] | 2008-11-10 21:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL CU |
08HAVANA863 | POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE AT ANNUAL TRADE FAIR [...] (C) Lesk than one week after the Government of CudQ (GOC) made their annual case to the UnqtUd Nations that thQ U.S. embargo w!s#cruhing deir economy,QrheGOs used`lhU :th Hmvyna Inte2vatinal vaQ~t/ mialght&o the@embrd_&mQ "ailfd. `Wtkou,8hiht,or iron,tke O8claia twynwQin commeea, qelxGms&Qe4d# [...] | 2008-11-14 19:13:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR PREL ECON TBIO CU |
08HAVANA878 | ALL CHINA, ALL THE TIME - AT LEAST THIS WEEK [...] (C) For four straight days, Chinese President Hu Jintao's 36 hour visit has dominated the Cuban press. China and Cuba signed 12 agreements, including renewed contracts for Cuban exports and much needed restructuring of Cuba's debt. Hu arrived in Cuba in between visits by Brazilian President [...] | 2008-11-21 19:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA879 | CUBA IN 2008: THE YEAR OF CHANGE THAT WASN'T [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beaten by storms and threatened by the world economic slump, Cuba would seem to be in a very bad way--and indeed it is. But increasing repression at home and international support give the GOC reason to feel fairly comfortable at the moment. Nevertheless, what began as a year [...] | 2008-11-21 20:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR CU |
08HAVANA88 | DIPS CORPS COMMENTS ON CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM and other USINT officers have been making the rounds of the Dip Corps in Havana to gauge third country views and experiences on the situation in Cuba. The following reports meetings with officials in the Russian, Chinese, Romanian, Italian and Indonesian embassies. Meetin [...] | 2008-01-25 16:59:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PINR PREL |
08HAVANA880 | ALL CHINA, ALL THE TIME - AT LEAST THIS WEEK [...] (C) For four straight days, Chinese President Hu Jintao's 36 hour visit has dominated the Cuban press. China and Cuba signed 12 agreements, including renewed contracts for Cuban exports and much needed restructuring of Cuba's debt. Hu arrived in Cuba in between visits by Brazilian President [...] | 2008-11-21 20:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
08HAVANA894 | 10 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT [...] USINT officer transferred 28 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Ocracoke to Cuban authorities on November 10 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 9:30 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provi [...] | 2008-12-02 20:25:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
08HAVANA915 | SPANISH DIPLOMAT CLAIMS SOCIALIST PARTY LEADER [...] (C) During a December 4 luncheon hosted by the Dutch Embassy and attended by the Charge and the Consul General, and representatives from various European Union countries, and the Russian, Mexican, and Peruvian embassies, Spanish DCM Juan Lopez Herrera (protect) claimed that Jose Antonio Blanco [...] | 2008-12-10 18:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CU SP |
08HAVANA922 | 22 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT [...] USINT officer transferred 12 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Ocracoke to Cuban authorities on November 22 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 9:30 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provi [...] | 2008-12-15 12:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
08HAVANA94 | CUBA'S OFFICIAL ELECTION STATISTICS: AN [...] SUMMARY: The editor of a prominent Cuban online news magazine provided an innovative analysis of last Sunday's National Assembly elections. Reynaldo Escobar used the GOC's own statistics to show how many more protest votes may have been cast than seemed at first blush. Two other Mission con [...] | 2008-01-28 21:41:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU KPAO PGOV |
08HAVANA952 | 2008 CUBA INCSR FIRST DRAFT [...] Cuba is strategically located in the Caribbean between the United States and the drug producing countries of South America. Although Cuba is neither a significant consumer nor a producer of illegal drugs, its ports, territorial waters, and airspace are susceptible to narcotics trafficking fro [...] | 2008-12-24 13:42:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | CU SNAR |
08HAVANA956 | RAUL VENTURES OFF THE ISLAND, COMMENTS ATTEMPT TO [...] (C) Summary: From December 13 to December 18, Raul Castro traveled off the island for the first time since taking over for brother Fidel in July of 2006. The first part of the trip was an awkward stop in Caracas. The second part was to attend regional summits in Costa do Sauipe Brazil and [...] | 2008-12-24 16:11:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM CU |
08HAVANA963 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, Cuban state security moved to prevent many activists from marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The police detained at least 80 pro-democracy activists. All were released without charges within 24 hour [...] | 2008-12-29 20:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA964 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, Cuban state security moved to prevent many activists from marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The police detained at least 80 pro-democracy activists. All were released without charges within 24 hour [...] | 2008-12-29 20:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08HAVANA969 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING; RAUL'S SPEECH HOLD NO [...] (C) The Cuban National Assembly concluded its second 48-hour session on December 27 with a speech by President Raul Castro. In spite of the auspicious timing just days before the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution on January 1, the National Assembly session and Raul's speech were hardl [...] | 2008-12-30 20:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU |
08HELSINKI223 | FINLAND: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU FI |
08HELSINKI224 | FINLAND: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL EUN KPAO SOCI CU FI |
08JAKARTA971 | DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA--INDONESIAN RESPONSE [...] (U) The government of Indonesia does not plan to observe the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People on May 21. As far as we are aware, no Indonesian NGOs plan activities to observe the day. 2. (U) Mission is reviewing whether to take any actions in observance of the day, but has no plans [...] | 2008-05-15 08:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO ID CU |
08KINGSTON130 | URGENT MEDEVAC REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 19:24:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU PHUM PM PREF PREL SMIG JM XL |
08KINGSTON192 | JAMAICA: GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MEDEVAC REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 13:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU PHUM PREF PREL SMIG JM XL |
08KINGSTON244 | JAMAICA: WITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL PARTY? [...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...] | 2008-03-19 14:12:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL |
08KINGSTON245 | CORRECTED JAMAICA: WHITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL [...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...] | 2008-03-19 18:09:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL |
08KINGSTON387 | JAMAICA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] Post believes that, in Jamaica, an objective, factual Op-ed outlining human rights violations, detentions of political prisoners, and the lack of a genuine democratic process in Cuba would be the most effective means of expressing solidarity with the Cuban people on May 21. 2. Post requests [...] | 2008-05-05 19:46:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN KPAO CU JM XL |
08KINGSTON414 | JAMAICA/CUBA: PM GOLDING'S VISIT TO HAVANA; BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP EIND SOCI SNAR KPAO JM CU XL |
08KINGSTON454 | JAMAICA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] Post confirms the following activities in observance of Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People: * Linking to Solidarity Day websites on post's website; * Providing op-ed to three major Jamaican newspapers and to radio stations; * Inviting Jamaican journalists to view interactive DVC with A/S [...] | 2008-05-20 19:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU JM XL |
08KINSHASA195 | Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - U.S. position on Cuba [...] A/DCM and PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 25 to Nzuzi Mazemi, Director of International Political Organizations at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. Mazemi stated that the DRC shared the position of the United States on the right of the Cuban people to democratic expression and the [...] | 2008-02-26 06:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EU CU CG |
08KINSHASA437 | MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] As background in responding to reftels, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has warm relations with Cuba. In fact, former President Laurent Kabila, whose son Joseph is the DRC's current head of state, fought alongside Che Guevara in the 1960's in the eastern Congo in [...] | 2008-05-16 17:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU CG |
08KUALALUMPUR1099 | CUBA: MALAYSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...] | 2008-12-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MY |
08KUALALUMPUR417 | CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, SUSPENSION [...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...] | 2008-05-23 04:10:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL CU MY |
08KUWAIT593 | KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD [...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel on implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between the two countries have been strained since the 1990-91 Gulf War when Cuba [...] | 2008-05-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU KU |
08LAPAZ1179 | BOLIVIAN-CUBAN RELATIONS: LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A and reflect only new developments since ref B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? - No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a pat [...] | 2008-05-23 21:15:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL BL ECON CU |
08LAPAZ1214 | BOLIVIA: BENI AND PANDO VOTE JUNE 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The northern states of Beni and Pando will hold their autonomy referenda on Sunday, June 1st. There has been scattered violence resulting in injuries but no deaths between pro-government and pro-opposition/autonomy forces in the week leading up to the vote. Both groups have block [...] | 2008-05-30 20:40:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM BL VE CU |
08LAPAZ2581 | "LITERACY ACCOMPLISHED:" LIBERTAD ACT AND [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel A and reflect new developments since reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a vi [...] | 2008-12-16 15:36:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD KDEM BL CU |
08LAPAZ2613 | EVO-CUBA LOVEFEST: YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales has turned up the anti-U.S. rhetoric in the last two weeks, making increasingly virulent demands that the incoming Obama Administration change course on Cuba or face the wide-spread expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors from Latin American countries (Bolivi [...] | 2008-12-19 21:04:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CU BL |
08LAPAZ2633 | MORALES' LATEST BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE: BOMBAST [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales unleashed another round of vitriolic attacks against the United States December 23. Morales barred all but foreign and state media from the presidential press conference, underscoring his recent feud with the private media (reftels). Morales: DEA Tried to K [...] | 2008-12-23 22:08:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON EPET ODIP CU VE IR BL |
08LIBREVILLE248 | GABON: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 15:29:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU |
08LIMA1690 | CUBA DEMARCHE: USG DISASTER RELIEF OFFER [...] (C) PolCouns on October 20 delivered reftel demarche regarding unconditional US hurricane relief assistance for Cuba to Gonzalo Zapater, MFA Director General for Mexico and the Caribbean. Zapater said that he regularly meets with Cuban Embassy officials and would communicate a message in sup [...] | 2008-10-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL CU |
08LIMA1898 | PERU RESPONSE TO CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) Post has not found any reliable data on Peruvian investments in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Cent [...] | 2008-12-10 20:11:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU PE |
08LIMA908 | FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (SBU/NF) Post took the following actions to support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People: a. Placed IIP-provided editorial in El Comercio edition of May 20, under the by-line of the Ambassador. El Comercio (center-right, circulation of 90,000) is Peru's "paper of record" and the op-e [...] | 2008-05-22 22:20:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | CU KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI |
08LISBON2769 | PORTUGAL URGES EU TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (U) Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado sent the letter below to his European Union counterparts December 10 calling for an EU response to help the U.S. close the Guantanamo detention center, specifically by accepting detainees for resettlement. (U) Begin text of letter: Lisbon, 10 Dec [...] | 2008-12-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PREF PO CU |
08LISBON511 | PORTUGAL: NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY [...] (SBU) The selection of Raul Castro as Cuba's president will not alter Portugal's support for the EU's dual-track approach of pressing for political reform while actively engaging members of civil society. The MFA Americas Director does not foresee any radical change but does see possible eco [...] | 2008-02-27 17:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CU EUN PREL PO |
08LJUBLJANA134 | USAID LAC A/A BONICELLI DISCUSSES CUBAN TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 13 - 14, USAID Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean Paul Bonicelli met with Slovene officials to discuss U.S. - EU cooperation on development assistance to Cuba if and when a true transition on the island occurs. All Slovene officials agreed that d [...] | 2008-03-24 06:58:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAD PGOV CU SI |
08LJUBLJANA216 | SLOVENIA AND THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) In support of the Day of Solidarity With the Cuban People May 21 event, post will place the Washington-drafted op-ed in Vecer, one of Slovenia's largest dailies. We expect the op-ed will also be picked up by the national wire service and other national papers. From May 20 to 23, the Embassy [...] | 2008-05-20 08:39:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL EUN CU SI |
08LJUBLJANA237 | SLOVENIA CONCERNED ABOUT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) On May 30, EmbOff delivered reftel points to Barbara Susnik, MFA U.S. Desk Officer and COTRA National delegate, and informed her of the USG positions regarding U.S.-EU Summit Declaration text on issues relating to Latin America and Missile Defense. An anxious Susnik worried that it would [...] | 2008-05-30 14:37:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PHUM PREL CU SI |
08LJUBLJANA255 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JUNE 16-17 GAERC [...] (C) On June 12, Pol/Econ Chief delivered the June 16-17 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said the GAERC, which had a very long agenda, would issue conclusions on Cuba, the Western Balkans, Somalia, Sudan, DRoC, and Central Asia (without a discussion). The FMs would sen [...] | 2008-06-12 12:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV PHUM ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE CU |
08LJUBLJANA546 | SLOVENIA: RESPONSE TO CUBA LIBERTAD ACT DEMARCHE [...] (U) On December 8, emboff met with Natasa Furlan, counselor in the MFA's Latin American section, to discuss Slovenia's relations with Cuba. Embassy provides the following in response to reftel questions. 2. (C) Slovenia has worked to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, with an emph [...] | 2008-12-12 08:26:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU SI |
08LJUBLJANA89 | SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 24, Charge delivered reftel's points to State Secretary Matjaz Sinkovec and also to Director of the Americas Division Roman Kirn, and urged Slovenia to work toward a process of political change that leads to a democratic end. Noting appreciation for our views, both officials c [...] | 2008-02-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN CU SI |
08LONDON1157 | HMG EXPECTS LITTLE IMMINENT CHANGE IN CUBA BUT [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials told Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry they detected little real change since Raul Castro assumed power, but they firmly believed the only means of exploiting any possible openings with the regime was to remain engaged. [...] | 2008-04-24 10:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KDEM UK CU EUN |
08LONDON1265 | EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH [...] Action request for Department. Embassy London plans to mark the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" by placing an op-ed in a local newspaper. We request that WHA provide the text for this placement. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark [...] | 2008-05-06 16:31:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK |
08LONDON1394 | UPDATE ON EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF [...] Per ref A, "The Daily Telegraph" has agreed to run the Department-cleared op-ed under the Ambassador's signature in its online version on May 21. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark the occasion. PEN advocates for freedom of expression around the wor [...] | 2008-05-19 15:07:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK |
08LONDON1477 | LIBERTAD ACT: UK INPUT [...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The UK's policy toward Cuba is consistent with the EU Common Policy, which was [...] | 2008-05-28 15:32:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UK |
08LONDON1623 | UK ON CUBA, IRAN AND OTHER ISSUES AT THE JUNE GAERC [...] (SBU) Foreign Office officials provided to Poloffs on June 12 the responses below to ref points on key GAERC agenda items, as well as a general readout of UK expectations for the June GAERC meeting. Cuba ---- 2. (C) The UK supports lifting the EU's Restrictive Measures on Cuba at the Jun [...] | 2008-06-13 13:06:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID ZL ZK IR IZ IS CU |
08LONDON2565 | DELEGATION PRESENTS PETITION TO EMBASSY ADVOCATING [...] (C) A four person delegation representing the "Cuba Solidarity Campaign," a UK-based pressure and advocacy group, presented a petition to Polcouns and the Department of Justice Attache October 7 on behalf of two Cuban women requesting permission to visit their imprisoned husbands, operatives [...] | 2008-10-07 17:38:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PHUM CVIS CU UK KCRM |
08LONDON3197 | LIBERTAD ACT: IPNUT FOR UK [...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Yes. The UK's policy toward Cuba continues to be based upon the EU Common Position [...] | 2008-12-22 17:39:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM PGOV CU UK |
08LONDON650 | HMG HAS RAISED CONCERNS WITH EU COMMISSIONER [...] (C/NF) HMG agrees the upcoming visit of EU Commissioner Louis Michel to Cuba is "not the smartest timing," and has raised directly with Michel the importance of underscoring the EU's dual-track policy, including meeting with civil society, during the visit, according to Foreign Office EU Corr [...] | 2008-03-04 15:57:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN CU UK |
08LONDON727 | UK SUPPORTIVE OF WHA PDAS KELLY'S VIEWS ON LATIN [...] (C) Summary. FCO Director of the Americas Chris Wood was supportive of U.S. policy on Latin America, praising progress in Colombia in particular during a visit by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly March 7. Wood agreed Venezuela and Bolivia were worrisome and that Cuba had not changed since Fidel's illne [...] | 2008-03-11 17:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EU UK CO EC BR CU VE BL |
08LUXEMBOURG310 | LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) The Government of Luxembourg (GOL) is circumspect in its relations with Cuba, possibly because the wife of its head of state, Grand Duchess Teresa, was born in Havana in 1956 and fled the island with her family in 1959 when Castro seized power. 2. (C) The GOL has worked to encourage hum [...] | 2008-12-08 16:19:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU LU |
08MADRID1299 | SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftels B and C. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain played a leadership role in [...] | 2008-12-11 12:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU |
08MADRID159 | SPAIN/CUBA: GOS PRESENTS GOC WITH LIST OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar told Charge that he presented Cuban Vice Minister for Global Issues Abelardo Moreno with a list of 20-30 Cuban political prisoners, including Oscar Biscet, and asked for their release during the second Spain-Cuba bilateral human rights [...] | 2008-02-13 17:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SP CU |
08MADRID237 | DEMARCHE: DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) POLCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE MARCH 3 TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR IBEROAMERICA JAVIER SANDOMINGO, URGING THE GOS TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT EU DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMISSIONER MICHEL'S VISIT TO CUBA WAS INOPPORTUNE, AND, IF THE VISIT WENT FORWARD, MICHEL SHOULD [...] | 2008-03-03 12:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CU |
08MADRID283 | VISIT TO SPAIN OF ELSA MOREJON, WIFE OF CUBAN [...] (U) Elsa Morejon, wife of imprisoned Cuban dissident and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Oscar Biscet, visited Spain March 4-7. Although the visit was unexpected (her arrival was not confirmed until a few hours before her flight to Madrid),we are convinced it was useful and important. M [...] | 2008-03-07 17:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CU SP |
08MADRID289 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and sovereign wealth funds with Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana in a March 6 meeting. Casajuana expressed pleasure that bilateral relations had evolved positively in recent [...] | 2008-03-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV AF CU IR IZ KV SP |
08MADRID376 | MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR DEZCALLAR ON NATO SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 31 with MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, making the case for a more robust Spanish effort in Afghanistan, urging that the Spanish weigh in with Greece on Macedonia's NATO membership, encouraging Spanish recognition of Kosovo and [...] | 2008-03-31 16:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO SMIG MK GR BO CU SP |
08MADRID467 | SPAIN/CUBA: TOUGH ROAD ALONG TWO TRACKS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuba Transition Coordinator (CTC) Caleb McCarry met Spanish divergence from U.S. Cuba policy with considerable diplomacy; pressed Spain not to allow its growing policy of engagement with the GOC to leave behind the importance of supporting Cuban civil society and political pris [...] | 2008-04-24 13:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CU SP EUN |
08MADRID493 | MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] In response to refs a and b, Post conducts a vigorous, ongoing program of outreach to the Cuban dissident community here in Spain as well as a steady public diplomacy effort designed to build support for peaceful democratic change in Cuba. All this is of course in addition to steady engagement [...] | 2008-05-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU SP |
08MADRID518 | WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S VISIT TO MADRID, [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon visited Madrid April 30-May 1, 2008. He met with Secretary General of the Presidency Bernardino Leon and former President Jose Maria Aznar. He also attended a lunch in his honor hosted by Charge d' Affaires Hugo Llorens with Spanish private sector, media, and [...] | 2008-05-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSUM AR BL CO CU PE SP |
08MADRID524 | CUBAN REFUSAL TO ALLOW YOANI SANCHEZ TO TRAVEL [...] Cuban "bloguera" Yoani Sanchez was chosen by leading Spanish daily El Pais and the prestigious Spanish foundation Ortega y Gasset as a 2008 journalism prize winner. Unfortunately, the GOC did not allow Sanchez to travel to Madrid to participate in the May 7 awards gala. El Pais (a left of cen [...] | 2008-05-12 10:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CU SP |
08MADRID567 | SPAIN: MAY 21 EXPRESSIONS OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA [...] (U) In observance of the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People," conservative daily ABC published Ambassador Aguirre's aptly entitled op-ed "Solidarity with the Cuban People." The paper took heat in response from the Cuban Ambassador to Spain, who said in a letter to the editor May [...] | 2008-05-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU SP |
08MADRID580 | SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain hosted a highly publicized Human Ri [...] | 2008-05-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU |
08MADRID94 | SPANISH FM MORATINOS BRIEFS CODEL MARTINEZ ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish FM Moratinos briefed Codel Martinez on bilateral developments during an hour-long meeting January 11. With regard to enhanced military support in Afghanistan, Moratinos said that it would be difficult to make any commitments in advance of the Spanish March 9 elections, [...] | 2008-01-30 17:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KPWR MEPP PREL SP CU |
08MANAGUA1490 | NICARAGUA: RELATIONS WITH CUBA CLOSER UNDER ORTEGA [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established very close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (A [...] | 2008-12-15 15:10:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU |
08MANAGUA673 | NICARAGUA AND SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Nicaragua under President Ortega, in contrast to the past three administrations, is establishing closer relations with Cuba. We expect Nicaragua to vote more consistently with Cuba. The trading relationship between the two countries has increased, but continues to be insignifica [...] | 2008-05-23 21:45:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NU |
08MANAMA305 | SUPPORTING THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 13:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO CU BA |
08MANILA2707 | PHILIPPINES-CUBA TIES ARE MINIMAL [...] (C) Below are Post's responses to Department's questions about Philippine economic policies and actions with respect to Cuba. The following paragraphs are keyed to the points in paragraph 5 of reftel: A. (U) The Philippine government is an active proponent of democracy and human rights, an [...] | 2008-12-12 02:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL RP CU |
08MAPUTO164 | CUBA AND MOZAMBIQUE: A LONG AND CONTINUING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than 3500 Mozambicans have studied in Cuba since 1977; many of them now occupy important positions in the Government of Mozambique (GRM) and in the ruling FRELIMO party, even as close advisors to current President Armando Guebuza. Relations between the two countries' gov [...] | 2008-02-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CU PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ |
08MASERU137 | LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO ACTIVISTS AND DISSIDENTS OUTREACH [...] (U) In response to reftel, post knows of no dissidents from un-free nations who are living in exile or seeking asylum in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Post has confirmed this with Lesotho's Commissioner of Refugees at the Ministry of Home Affairs. 2. (SBU) Post notes the case of one Cuban doctor [...] | 2008-05-14 18:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CU LT |
08MEXICO1003 | MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...] | 2008-04-07 14:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU |
08MEXICO1302 | MEXICO WRESTLING WITH CUBAN MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. In FY 2007, 11,625 Cubans reached the U.S. southwest border via Mexico. While some entered Mexico legally, the majority entered illegally by way of the Yucatan Channel -- a much less patrolled route than the Straits of Florida to the north. Until recently, Mexico had enforce [...] | 2008-04-29 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KCRM MX CU |
08MEXICO1674 | MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Trade between the countries decreased by 10% in 2007. The Government of Mexico (GOM) reached a debt settlement with Cuba that was the first step towards normalizing relations which had turned markedly c [...] | 2008-06-02 16:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX |
08MEXICO1839 | MEXICO-CUBA TALKS PRODUCE LITTLE MOVEMENT ON [...] Mexican and Cuban officials met in April to discuss building cooperation on migration issues including combating criminal trafficking rings, resolving an impasse over repatriations, and facilitating the emission of migration documentation. The Foreign Ministry's (SRE) Deputy Director for the [...] | 2008-06-16 22:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM CU MX |
08MEXICO2190 | MEXICO OUTREACH WITH ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Eduardo Matias Lopez Ferrer, President of the Cuban-Mexican Civic Association in Mexico, and his wife on June 27, to express support for his organization in response reftel request to meet with dissidents from un-free nations who are living in exile in Mexico. 2. (SBU [...] | 2008-07-16 21:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL CU MX |
08MEXICO3102 | CUBAN-MEXICAN MOU ON MIGRATION: GOOD NEWS, BAD [...] (C) Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque will sign an MOU with Mexico today that could have Cuba taking back significantly greater numbers of the illegal Cubans detained en route to the U.S. each year by Mexican immigration authorities. He will also extend an invitation to President Cald [...] | 2008-10-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF KMIG KCRM CU MX |
08MEXICO676 | MEXICO RESTRUCTURES CUBAN DEBT, SRE ESPINOSA TO [...] (C) Summary. On February 18, 2008, Mexico Bancomext announced that an agreement had been reached to refinance the USD 400 million in debt owed by Cuba. President Calderon had previous stated that restructuring the debt was important to strengthening ties between the two countries. Foreign S [...] | 2008-03-07 18:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX |
08MEXICO965 | MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 14:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU |
08MEXICO966 | MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...] | 2008-04-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU |
08MINSK150 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - February 29, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leader Undertakes Brief Speaking Tour (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Cleared of Criminal Charges (para. 3) - Business Activists Barred From Kozulina Funeral (p [...] | 2008-02-29 13:46:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG IR BO CU |
08MONTEVIDEO101 | NO GOU COMMENT ON CASTRO CONFIRMATION [...] (U) While Raul Castro's confirmation as President of Cuba was reported prominently in the media, as of February 26, the GOU had not made an official statement. Major dailies El Observador, El Pais, and Ultimas Noticias ran columns critical of the Castro "dynasty," and the lack of any move to [...] | 2008-02-26 19:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CU UY |
08MONTEVIDEO274 | URUGUAY: CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL CU UY |
08MONTEVIDEO289 | URUGUAY: FOLLOW-UP ON PROGRAM FOR DAY OF [...] Embassy Montevideo has arranged for Amherst College Professor and Cuban Affairs expert Javier Corrales to discuss the situation on the island live via telephone in a ten-minute radio interview with Radio Monte Carlo. The program is scheduled for the afternoon of May 21st. Radio Monte Carlo re [...] | 2008-05-16 17:25:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU UY |
08MOSCOW2275 | CUBA: RUSSIA NOT INCREASING MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials insist that Russia is not interested in military cooperation with Cuba and deny any interest in establishing a Russian missile defense site in Cuba. The July 30-31 trip to Cuba by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and high-level economic and security advisors [...] | 2008-08-06 15:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG EAIR RS CU |
08MOSCOW3576 | RUSSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, GOR support for democracy and human rights in Cuba has been minimal. Both President Medvedev and Deputy PM Sechin have visited Cuba within the last six months, but the visits produced no major political or economic agreements. Despite these efforts to strengthen [...] | 2008-12-10 15:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU RS |
08MOSCOW560 | RUSSIA DOES NOT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN [...] (C) In a February 28 meeting, MFA Counselor for Cuba and the Caribbean Victor Koronelli told us that Russia does not expect a significant change in bilateral relations with Cuba after the change in government. Koronelli said that the media had "overplayed the impact" of Casto's retirement an [...] | 2008-02-29 05:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU RS |
08MUSCAT339 | DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM CU MU |
08NAIROBI588 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 26, the Ambassador intervened directly with Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula regarding reftel demarche and emphasized the importance of helping Cuba work toward a peaceful process of meaningful change that will lead to a democratic end. 2. (U) Kenya generally has [...] | 2008-02-28 07:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE CU |
08NASSAU405 | BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cub [...] | 2008-05-23 17:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF |
08NASSAU646 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points encouraging dialogue on respect for human rights in Cuba to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2, referencing DAS Madison's discussion on the matter with then-Acting Prime Minister/ [...] | 2008-09-12 20:48:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN CU BF |
08NASSAU691 | GCOB TO NAME NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA [...] (C) The director of the Department of Immigration, Vernon Burrows, told PolChief September 23 that he was preparing to take up an assignment as ambassador in Havana soon, possibly by the end of next month. There has been no official announcement of any impeding change, though an opposition-a [...] | 2008-09-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BF CU |
08NASSAU692 | GCOB TO NAME NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA [...] (C) The director of the Department of Immigration, Vernon Burrows, told PolChief September 23 that he was preparing to take up an assignment as ambassador in Havana soon, possibly by the end of next month. There has been no official announcement of any impeding change, though an opposition-a [...] | 2008-09-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BF CU |
08NASSAU709 | PM CANDID, UNHELPFUL ON UNGA VOTING DEMARCHE AND [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham received reftel demarche from Charge late October 4. PM Ingraham took on-board USG points regarding the UN having great potential for progress if like-minded countries would agree to work together on balanced and reasonable UN resolutions and other [...] | 2008-10-07 18:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNGA CU BF |
08NASSAU710 | BAHAMA,S PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERING VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham informed Charge October 4 that he was considering joining a "group of his peers" on a CARICOM-sponsored visit to Cuba in December (NFI). PM Ingraham said he had last traveled to Cuba "a couple of decades" ago and noted that his Free National Moveme [...] | 2008-10-07 18:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BF CU |
08NASSAU855 | PM INGRAHAM HEADED TO CUBA FOR CARICOM EVENT [...] (C) Local press reported December 3 that Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham will travel to Santiago, Cuba on December 8 to attend the Third CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting and Summit (December 7-8). The article noted that the CARICOM meeting apparently will include a tribute to Fidel [...] | 2008-12-04 20:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU BF |
08NASSAU867 | BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...] | 2008-12-11 18:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF |
08NEWDELHI1124 | GOI LIKELY TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 12:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL IN CU |
08NEWDELHI1237 | INDIA AND DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN |
08NEWDELHI1284 | INDIA: CUBAN PEOPLE SOLIDARITY DAY: AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 08:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN |
08NEWDELHI1406 | INDIA MAINTAINS MODEST RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (SBU) In response to the request for information on India's relations with Cuba set out in reftel A, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Bilateral Visits Increase, but Relations Mostly Symbolic Legacy of NAM ------- [...] | 2008-05-23 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IN |
08NEWDELHI3215 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: CUBA: COUNTRY BY [...] (U) In response to the reftel request for information on India's relations with Cuba, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Overall Friendly and Symbolic Relations ---------------------------------------- 2. (C) As [...] | 2008-12-22 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL |
08NICOSIA309 | EMBASSY NICOSIA PLANS UNCHANGED FOR COMMEMORATING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 14:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CY CU |
08NICOSIA777 | CYPRUS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN HAVANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the only surprise in the Cypriot Foreign Ministry's September 24 declaration that it would open an embassy in Havana was that the government had waited so long. Cuba holds a fond spot in the heart of Demetris Christofias, the communist AKEL party chairman elected RoC pr [...] | 2008-09-30 09:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CY CU |
08NICOSIA815 | CYPRUS: PARLIAMENT GRILLS FM ON PLANNED EMBASSY IN [...] (U) Members of the Cypriot House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs committee voiced displeasure over the RoC's recent decision to open an embassy in Cuba (Reftel),local media reported on October 10. Committee Chairman Averoff Neophytou (DISY, center-right),speaking at the conclusion of a [...] | 2008-10-10 14:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CY CU |
08NICOSIA963 | CYPRUS: LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) Following is Post's response to Reftel questionnaire (answers keyed to questions). -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, the ROC has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights [...] | 2008-12-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ETTC PREL CU CY |
08OSLO102 | NORWEGIANS RECEIVE CUBA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 06:37:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU CU NO |
08OSLO217 | NORWAY INTERESTED IN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN [...] (C) During the visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry to Oslo, 11 April, Senior Norwegian MFA officials, including Deputy Director Generals Petter Willie and Johan Vibe, discussed the idea of opening an internet cafe to support dissident access to information. Although they curren [...] | 2008-04-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PHUM PREL NO CU |
08OSLO230 | NORWAY WILL SIGN THE DECLARATION ON PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 15:04:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU NO |
08OSLO656 | NORWAY'S LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) The paragraphs in this cable are keyed to questions in reftel (A),paragraph 5. Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, MFA Latin America section director to discuss Cuba policy. Norway continues to pursue a strategy of limited engagement toward Cuba in order to advance human rights and, indirec [...] | 2008-12-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NO |
08OTTAWA1566 | CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA [...] (SBU) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogue with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Latin America and Caribbean officials, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consistently worked to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cu [...] | 2008-12-17 21:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA |
08OTTAWA294 | CANADA ON CUBA [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on February 26, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James M. Lambert expressed appreciation for reftel views on seeking meaningful political change in Cuba leading toward a democratic end [...] | 2008-02-26 21:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID CU CA |
08OTTAWA628 | CANADA TO CONSIDER "DAY OF SOLIDARY WITH CUBA" [...] (C) In separate conversations with PolMinCouns, senior policy advisor to the Foreign Minister Ross O'Connor and Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James Lambert of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) expressed Canada's willingness to consider o [...] | 2008-05-07 17:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM CU CA |
08OTTAWA694 | DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA IN CANADA [...] (U) Following Embassy outreach to the Prime Minister's Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (reftels) to encourage Canadian actions in support of the Day of Solidarity with Cuba, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier issued the following statement "in recognition of [...] | 2008-05-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO CU CA |
08OTTAWA713 | CANADA AND CUBA [...] (C) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogues with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, its Deputy Director of the Central America and Caribbean Division, and the Cuba deskoff, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consi [...] | 2008-05-28 20:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM CU CA |
08PANAMA120 | PANAMA: URGENT MEDEVAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) "Let me raise this request with (First VP and FM) Samuel Lewis," Lewis' Senior Advisor Adolfo Ahumada told POLCOUNS on February 8 in response to reftel request for GOP assistance. Ahumada underscored (twice) in a brief conversation the "political sensitivities" that would need to be overc [...] | 2008-02-08 19:23:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM SMIG BF CO CS CU DR JM MX PM |
08PANAMA14 | PANAMA: FIRST VP AND FM SAMUEL LEWIS' FIRST 2008 [...] (C) Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis touched up: -- President Martin Torrijos' impending trip to Cuba and perceived Cuba-Venezuela tensions; -- his exasperation at Chavez's ability to rise like a phoenix; -- his February travel to New York during Panama's UNSC Presidency; and -- Tor [...] | 2008-01-04 16:21:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC VE CU PM |
08PANAMA168 | PANAMA: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 17:16:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU CU PM |
08PANAMA176 | PANAMA: TORRIJOS CONGRATULATES RAUL [...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos extended his "sincere congratulations" to Cuban President Raul Castro for his "well deserved designation to the highest government position in the Republic of Cuba, as a result of the very right and unanimous decision by the honorable Cuban General Ass [...] | 2008-02-28 16:37:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU PM |
08PANAMA46 | PANAMA: LEWIS ON CUBA AND VENEZUELA [...] (C) Despite dragging its feet for months, Panama granted agrement to Venezuela's proposed Ambassador to Panama, Jorge Luis Duran Centeno, First VP and FM Samuel Lewis informed Ambassador on January 16. Before doing so, Lewis said that President Martin Torrijos firmly warned President Chavez, [...] | 2008-01-16 20:54:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VE CU PM |
08PANAMA520 | PANAMA: RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN MIGRANTS PROTECTED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. --------------------------------------------- ----- Panama Inquires Into "Exceptional" Nature of Cases --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (C) The degree to which it could be demonstrated that the Cuban migrants protec [...] | 2008-06-24 19:37:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SMIG CU IT PM |
08PANAMA542 | PANAMA: LUIS POSADA'S PARDON REVOKED BY SUPREME [...] (U) The Panamanian Supreme Court unanimously revoked the 2004 pardon of Luis Posada Carriles (accused of plotting to assassinate ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the 2000 Ibero-American summit in Panama),three of Posada's accomplices, and 179 other individuals on June 30. This retroactiv [...] | 2008-07-03 19:43:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU |
08PANAMA556 | PANAMA: EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR POSADA EXPECTED [...] (C) Panama is under internal as well as external pressure - from the Cuban government - to request extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, whose 2004 pardon, along with those of 181 others, was recently overturned by the Supreme Court. A lawsuit was filed in Panama's Fifth Circuit requesting th [...] | 2008-07-08 20:02:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU |
08PANAMA577 | PANAMA: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) POL met with MFA human rights officer Janio Tunon to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba. POL encouraged Panama to engage in dialogue with Cuba and promote the human rights benchmarks set by the European Union. Tunon stated that Panama's relationship [...] | 2008-07-15 16:45:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN CU |
08PARAMARIBO187 | RESPONSE: "DAY OF SOLIDARITY" FOLLOW-UP [...] (U) As directed in reftels, Post is researching movies which would deliver the message and fit within the framework and intellectual property requirements of Post's monthly "American Movie Night" for May. If a suitable title cannot be identified, Post will consider materials for website pla [...] | 2008-05-06 14:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CU NS |
08PARAMARIBO210 | UPDATE REGARDING "DAY OF SOLIDARITY" ACTIVITIES IN [...] (U) In response to ref A, as per ref B, Post confirms that it intends to show the movie Bananas as its May "American Movie Night" offering. Unfortunately, shipping in and out of Suriname can be unpredictable, and Post has not yet received the express-ordered copy of the movie. Legal copies [...] | 2008-05-19 20:02:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CU NS |
08PARAMARIBO220 | AFTER-ACTION: "DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) In solidarity with the people of Cuba, Post placed an explanatory text with a link to solidaridadcuba.org on its website. 2. (U) Given longstanding bilateral ties between Suriname and Cuba, Post faces an uphill battle in sensitizing the Government of Suriname to the plight of ordinary C [...] | 2008-05-23 20:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CU NS |
08PARAMARIBO221 | CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) Response is keyed to paragraph 5 in reftel: 2. (C) Post is unaware of any host country investment in Cuba. 3. (C) Post is similarly unaware of any bi-lateral trade agreements with Cuba. 4. (C) "Operation Miracle," Cuba's "health diplomacy" program of free cataract eye sur [...] | 2008-05-27 16:53:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NS |
08PARAMARIBO74 | PARAMARIBO - DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION [...] (SBU) Regretably, and despite numerous attempts, Ambassador was unable to contact high level GOS Foreign Ministry officials on Sunday, February 24, to deliver reftel demarche points. However, Ambassador did succeed in contacting MFA Permanent Secretary Jane Aarland-Nanhu on February 25. In [...] | 2008-02-25 19:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU CU NS |
08PARAMARIBO81 | PARAMARIBO FOLLOW-UP: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (SBU) With regret, Post advises that GOS policy with respect to Cuba has not changed. As confirmed in the Ambassador's February 28 follow-up telcon with MFA Permanent Secretary Jane Aarland-Nanhu, Suriname continues to enjoy SIPDIS friendly relations with the GOC. Aarland-Nanhu advised tha [...] | 2008-02-28 17:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU CU NS |
08PARAMARIBO82 | CUBAN TRANSITION IN THE SURINAMESE MEDIA: WELCOME BALANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Coverage of the transition of power in Cuba by the Surinamese media featured mostly wire stories. Limited commentary was characterized by balance and mild criticism of the Cuban regime. Government of Suriname (GOS) public reflection was also balanced, with the exception of pra [...] | 2008-02-28 19:07:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CU NS |
08PARIS1029 | UNESCO SPRING EXECUTIVE BOARD: POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNESCO's April 1-17 Executive Board was a success for the United States. On the whole, we enjoyed good working relations with countries in other geographic groups. Regional voting blocs and economic and other groupings, such as the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G-77 initi [...] | 2008-05-30 09:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU IR KPAL KV PHUM PREL SCUL UNESCO VE XF |
08PARIS1130 | FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...] | 2008-06-13 16:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EUN ZI SO IR IZ IS CU FR |
08PARIS1132 | FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...] | 2008-06-13 16:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL EUN FR ZI IR IZ IS CU |
08PARIS1886 | CUBA ALSO BLOCKS FRENCH BILATERAL HURRICANE [...] (C) The United States is not the only country or group of countries whose aide has been refused by Havana after a series of deadly hurricanes ravaged the Caribbean nation (ref a),said French MFA desk officer Anne Suard. Suard told poloff on October 14 the Cuban government is still retaliati [...] | 2008-10-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL CU FR |
08PARIS2226 | FRANCE AND CUBA: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION [...] (C) The following paragraphs are responses to the request for information on the relationship between France and the Cuban government and the implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act(ref a): 2. (C) Has France, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and hu [...] | 2008-12-09 11:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU FR |
08PARIS501 | LATIN AMERICA: FRENCH SHARE SENSE OF POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. PDAS Craig Kelly reviewed Latin American priorities with MFA PDAS for Latin America Jean-Marc Laforet and DAS for Central America Jose Gomez on March 6. They concurred with Kelly,s assessment that the democratic governance and regional cooperation were improving across the regi [...] | 2008-03-18 08:43:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM FR CO EC BR CU |
08PARIS993 | FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS ISRAEL-PALESTINE, [...] (C) Summary. On May 20 and 22, PolOff transmitted the U.S. demarche and supplemental points for the May GAERC to MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona. Separately, MFA DAS-equivalents Ludovic Pouille and Franck Gellet provided detailed information regarding French views on Israeli-Pal [...] | 2008-05-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV IR IZ IS LE GG AF CU SO SR |
08PARISFR2227 | UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL CAMPAIGN: JORDANIAN AND INDIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with Ambassador Oliver, the Jordanian Ambassador to UNESCO said that Egypt will move ahead with its candidate for the next Director General (DG) of UNESCO unless it decides that its candidate, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni, would have serious difficulty gettin [...] | 2008-12-09 16:39:00 | Mission UNESCO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO JO FR EG IN CU VE BR RS AR |
08PORTAUPRINCE147 | PREVAL PROVINCIAL SWING A MIXED BAG [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Preval recently made the first public tour outside the capital since assuming office. He spent two days in Haiti's Central Plateau, stopping to inaugurate a new hospital with U.S. p [...] | 2008-01-30 19:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CU ECON HA KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI |
08PORTAUPRINCE1511 | GONAIVES STILL DIGGING OUT AFTER FLOODING [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Gonaives continues to dig out from mud that covered the city in tropical storm flooding in August and early September. The World Food Program plans to continue mass feeding programs, which [...] | 2008-10-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID HA VE CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE1695 | HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Haiti virtually never criticizes any of the multiple countries, including Cuba, which gives it assistance. In keeping with this policy, the Government of Haiti never criticizes Cuba's democracy or human rights record. Haiti and Cuba, along with Venezuela, are [...] | 2008-12-10 17:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE510 | CUBA COURTS MARC BAZIN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Marc Bazin volunteered to Embassy his account of a one-week early-March visit to Cuba that he and a handful of his political party colleagues undertook as guests of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. Bazin believes that the departure of Fidel Castr [...] | 2008-03-28 17:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON HA CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE723 | EMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) To support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, post will place ref A op-ed in one of the leading Haitian dailies, under Ambassador's signature. 3. (SBU) Post will also brief an up-and-coming jour [...] | 2008-05-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE767 | HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Haiti values the assistance it receives from Cuba and does not criticize the country publicly or privately. Cuba's provision of doctors in hard-to-reach areas of the country is seen positively by large sectors of the Haitian public. After the April food riot [...] | 2008-05-28 13:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU |
08PORTOFSPAIN121 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Trinidad and Tobago's relations with Cuba are a mixture of pragmatism and pan-Caribbean solidarity. Along with a number of other Caribbean states, it has had diplomatic ties with Cuba since 1972. Although Fidel enjoys a positive image among the minority of Trinis who reflect on [...] | 2008-03-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN237 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? This can include demonstrations of support for and solidarity with the Cuban people connected to the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, for which we have [...] | 2008-05-28 16:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN290 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-01 16:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN315 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN323 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN560 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is not aware of any GOTT initiatives promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Has the host country made public statements or [...] | 2008-12-09 18:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN565 | FOREIGN MINISTER MUSES ABOUT CUBA ATTENDING THE [...] (U) Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, in a December 9 press interview (done by phone from Barbados),related that the just-concluded Cuba-CARICOM summit held in Havana had agreed the USG should lift its "trade embargo" on Cuba. She added, without specificity, that this "general consensus" w [...] | 2008-12-10 15:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN577 | PM MANNING REPORTEDLY HAS SUCCESSFUL SURGERY IN CUBA [...] On December 17, Prime Minister Patrick Manning underwent a two-hour surgery at the Cimeq Hospital in Havana to remove a malignant tumor from his left kidney (ref). According to a press release from the Prime Minister's office, Manning's surgery was "very successful." Doctors will perform a p [...] | 2008-12-18 17:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN88 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: GOVERNMENT TAKES CASTRO'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Foreign Ministry noted in an official February 19 statement that the resignation of Fidel Castro would not affect the cordial relations between TT and Cuba. The communique noted Cuban assistance to Trinidad and "saluted" Castro, but was measured in tone. Speaking on Februa [...] | 2008-02-21 14:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CU TD |
08PRAGUE125 | CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON CASTRO'S [...] (SBU) Czech MFA officials in the Department of the Americas and the Department of Human Rights and Transition Policy, confirmed and thanked Embassy officials for our points on the current situation in Cuba. On February 19, the Czech MFA released a statement (similar to Secretary Rice's subseq [...] | 2008-02-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE138 | CUBA: CZECHS SHARE US POSITION ON EU COMMISSIONER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE246 | CUBA: CZECHS PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON SOFTENING [...] (SBU) Summary: During her April 15 visit to Prague, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison engaged a wide range of Czech officials, parliamentarians, NGOs, and think tanks on Cuba. The Czech perspective on how to promote democratic change in Cuba dovetails closely with USG policy on Cu [...] | 2008-04-21 12:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE277 | CZECH PLANNING FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE [...] (SBU) The Czechs are actively engaged in advancing human rights in Cuba throughout the year, and particularly on significant dates such as UN Human Rights Day or to mark the March 18, 2003 anniversary of the arrest of Cuban journalists. Following WHA DAS Kirsten Madison's April visit to Pragu [...] | 2008-05-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE305 | CZECH UPDATE: ACTIVITIES COMMEMORATING DAY OF [...] (SBU) As noted in our May 5 update (ref B),the Czech government and several Czech NGOs promote human rights in Cuba throughout the year. This month Embassy Prague and the Czechs have engaged on several fronts. The Embassy has scheduled and publicized a showing and discussion of the film "Da [...] | 2008-05-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE309 | CZECH WRAP UP: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PGOV CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE320 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic's active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba since our last update related to the Libertad Act (Ref J),remains strong. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba dur [...] | 2008-05-23 15:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREF CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE328 | CZECH COMMENTS ON DRAFT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) Emboff spoke with Czech MFA Department of the Americas official, Jan Buben, who is coordinating the Czech positions and comments on the draft U.S.-EU summit declaration. With reference to the specific elements (Latin America and Missile Defense) highlighted in Ref A, Buben reiterated the C [...] | 2008-05-30 16:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ CU PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE339 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez visited Prague on June 3. His program included meetings with PM Topolanek, FM Schwarzenberg, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hovorka, and a group of NGOs and other activists on Cuban issues. In addition to Cuba, discussion focused on missile [...] | 2008-06-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL MARR ENGR NATO PHUM CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE341 | CZECHS COMMENTS ON STATE OF PLAY WITHIN EU ON CUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech officials, while maintaining their strong commitment to advancing democratic change in Cuba as well as the spotlight on political prisoners and human rights issues on the island, face ever mounting pressure from within the EU to support elimination of the "June Measures." [...] | 2008-06-09 06:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE762 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...] | 2008-12-10 16:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC EZ PREF XG |
08PRAIA147 | CAPE VERDE RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:32:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU CV |
08PRETORIA859 | SOUTH AFRICA WRITES OFF CUBA'S DEBT [...] (C) Summary. The South African government has written off nearly one billion rand (about $130 million) of Cuban debt. The government does not believe that Cuba is able to meet its obligation in the foreseeable future. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pressed Cabine [...] | 2008-04-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN CU SF |
08QUITO774 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CUBA AND EU'S HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points from reftels to MFA Director General of Human Rights Augusto Saa on July 30 and with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. 2. (C) Saa was brief in his response, saying that Ecuador maintains a policy of non-interventionism in the [...] | 2008-08-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EUN EC CU |
08RABAT458 | GOM BRIEFED ON CUBAN SOLIDARITY DAY [...] (SBU) Fouad Yazourh, Director of American (Western Hemisphere) Affairs at the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs met Polcouns on May 16 and received a summary of USG interest in Cuban Solidarity Day. Yazourh stated that the Moroccan Government has had no diplomatic relations with the Cuban [...] | 2008-05-20 11:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU MO |
08RIGA255 | LATVIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Per reftels, Post would like to place an op-ed in local media, and joins in Embassy London's request to receive generic text for such an op-ed from WHA. In order to have time to translate the text into Latvian, we would ask that text be made available by May 16. 2. In addition, we have spok [...] | 2008-05-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU LG |
08RIGA279 | LATVIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE FOLLOW-UP [...] Per reftel, Post confirms that the Department-provided op-ed was placed under Ambassador Larsons' name in a local Russian-language newspaper, Telegraph, on May 21. 2. In addition, the MFA issued the following statement on May 20 (informal embassy translation): "Foreign Minister Urges Supp [...] | 2008-05-22 10:28:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO SOCI CU LG |
08RIODEJANEIRO302 | BRAZIL-PETROBRAS AND CUBA-PETROLEO TO SIGN OIL DEAL, LOW [...] Summary. Brazil's Petrobras will partner with its Cuban counterpart, Cuba-Petroleo (Cupet),for offshore oil exploration and production in Cuban waters, according to Brazilian officials. The agreement between Petrobras and Cuba-Petrol will be finalized and signed during the Brazilian Preside [...] | 2008-10-30 16:04:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG CU BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO304 | MORE DETAILS OF PETROBAS-CUPET DEAL [...] Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras signed an agreement on October 31 to explore for oil in Cuba's still untapped offshore fields, which Cuban energy officials say may hold more than 20 billion barrels of reserves. Petrobras agreed to make an initial investment of USD 8 million t [...] | 2008-10-31 18:31:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG CU BR |
08ROME1474 | ITALY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There wer [...] | 2008-12-05 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
08ROME225 | CUBA: D'ALEMA CONGRATULATES RAUL CASTRO, GENTLY [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to FM D'Alema February 24 to deliver reftel points on promoting democratic change in Cuba. He urged D'Alema to issue a statement calling for free and fair elections, the release of political prisoners, and dialogue with democratic activists and civil society. D'Alema said [...] | 2008-02-25 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU CU IT |
08ROME262 | ITALY: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL SHOULD ABIDE BY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 10:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CU IT |
08ROME544 | ITALY CONSIDERING REQUEST TO RESETTLE CUBAN MIGRANT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 11:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG CU PM IT |
08ROME650 | ITALY: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There were no high [...] | 2008-05-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
08ROME651 | ITALY: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There were no high [...] | 2008-05-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
08ROME657 | ITALY/CUBA: ACTIVITIES FOR THE DAY SOLIDARITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: Per ref A-C requests, Post engaged in a robust effort to mark May 21's "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." We placed the Cuba Solidarity op-ed May 20 in leading center-right daily Il Giornale. Lobbying by the Ambassador convinced Senate President Schifani, Chamber of Depu [...] | 2008-05-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU IT |
08SANJOSE1000 | SUBJECT: COSTA RICA: TITLE III SUSPENSION OF THE [...] (U) Costa Rican President Oscar Arias remains a leading critic of the Castro government and an advocate for democratic change and human rights reform in Cuba. The USG should encourage and bolster Costa Rica's continued support for democracy in Cuba. Suspending Title III of the Libertad Act in [...] | 2008-12-24 14:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL |
08SANJOSE109 | URGENT MEDEVAC REQUEST: GOCR AGAIN DECLINES [...] (SBU) On February 8 we conveyed Ref A request to Alejandro Solano-Ortiz, the Alternate Director General of the Foreign Policy Office of the MFA. 2. (SBU) After reviewing the request with FM Stagno, Solano-Ortiz informed us that Costa Rica did not have the facilities nor the resources to hon [...] | 2008-02-11 14:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS CU PHUM PM PREF PREL SMIG |
08SANJOSE257 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST TO COSTA RICA TO [...] (SBU) On April 1 we delivered reftel request to Randolf Coto, Acting Deputy Director General of the Foreign Policy Division of the MFA and to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of the Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime section of the MFA. Coto and Cordero thanked us for the information [...] | 2008-04-04 17:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV SMIG CS CU |
08SANJOSE406 | COSTA RICAN ASSEMBLY AND MEDIA PLAN DAY OF [...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post contacted media and key community leaders active on Cuban issues to promote the Day of Solidarity observance. Planned activities include the following: -- Four members of the National Assembly will speak for a total of 20 minutes during the May 21 plenary session [...] | 2008-05-16 18:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU CS |
08SANJOSE432 | COSTA RICA: MAY 21 DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] The Costa Rican National Assembly, local media, Post and others observed the Day of Solidarity with Cuban People on May 20-21. Post contacted key representatives from each of these groups in the lead-up to May 21 and suggested possible commemorative activities and statements. Post also provided [...] | 2008-05-23 00:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO CU CS |
08SANJOSE540 | HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY! COSTA RICA AND CHINA [...] (C) As Costa Rica's diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China turn one year old, the David-and-Goliath-sized arrangement continues to work for the benefit of both nations. While China's generous political and financial support to Costa Rica could be short-lived and Costa Rica's [...] | 2008-06-23 22:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG ENVI MASS XK CS CU |
08SANJOSE629 | COSTA RICA COZYING UP TO CUBA? [...] (C) The Arias administration may be contemplating re-establishing diplomatic ties with Cuba. A vocal embargo opponent in the legislature (a member of President Arias' own party) seems to have Arias' ear on the issue, arguing that normalized relations would help open Cuba to democracy. FonMin [...] | 2008-07-30 19:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CS CU |
08SANJOSE817 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG OFFERS DISASTER RELIEF TO [...] On October 7, we delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Antonio Alarcon, FonMin's Chief of Staff, and to Herbert Espinoza, U.S./Americas Desk Officer. The MFA thanked us for the information but provided no substantive response. Alarcon promised to pass the information to FM Stagno right away. [...] | 2008-10-14 17:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL CS CU |
08SANJOSE969 | HISTORICAL VISIT OF CHINESE PRESIDENT HU KICKS OFF [...] (SBU) "Chinese president (arrives) like Santa Claus with FTA, balls, and bicycles" read one headline recapping the historical visit of President Hu Jintao to San Jose November 16-17. Hu's rock-star-like reception included major street closures and a holiday for most government employees who wo [...] | 2008-12-12 02:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EFIN EINV ECON CS CH CU |
08SANSALVADOR1183 | GOES SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 16:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL CU ES |
08SANSALVADOR248 | EL SALVADOR: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 22:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CU ES |
08SANSALVADOR547 | DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 15:18:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM EUN CU ES |
08SANSALVADOR601 | EL SALVADOR: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) This cable is an update to Reftel B. 2. (SBU) Post confirms that we placed the Op-Ed provided by the Department under the Ambassador's signature in the leading Salvadoran Daily, El Diario de Hoy, on May 21. In addition, the Mission has placed material on Cuban Solidarity Day on the Emb [...] | 2008-05-21 20:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM CU ES |
08SANSALVADOR617 | EL SALVADOR COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III [...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador consistent with the national interest of the United States. El Salvador does not maintain diplomatic relations with Cuba and El Salvador's current givernment has supported U.S. advocacy for democratic transition i [...] | 2008-05-23 22:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU ES |
08SANSALVADOR835 | TALKING POINTS PRAISING THE NEW EU BENCHMARKS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 21:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EUN CU ES |
08SANTIAGO1076 | COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref A. Ref B is Post,s information covering the preceding six-month period. Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights --------------------------------------- [...] | 2008-12-10 15:33:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU CI |
08SANTIAGO188 | U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN CUBA: CHILE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-27 16:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU CI |
08SANTIAGO412 | MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] (U) In response to reftel requests, Post provides the following initial plans for promoting Cuba Solidarity Day in Chile: --DVC with senior USG officials and Chilean print media to highlight Cuba Solidarity Day and increase awareness in Chile about the plight of Cuba's prisoners of conscience [...] | 2008-05-05 19:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL CU CI |
08SANTIAGO456 | MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] (U) In response to reftel A request, Post provides the following activities to promote Cuba Solidarity Day: --DVC with a senior USG official and Chilean media to highlight Cuba Solidarity Day, and increase awareness in Chile about the plight of Cuba's prisoners of conscience and drum up suppo [...] | 2008-05-16 19:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL CU CI |
08SANTIAGO470 | MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE - [...] (U) In response to reftel A request, Embassy Santiago conducted the following activities to promote Cuba Solidarity Day: -- Post recorded a radio interview on 5/20 with international affairs commentator Libardo Buitrago and Cuban dissident Julio Cesar Montes. The Embassy-produced "Dimension [...] | 2008-05-22 20:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL CU CI |
08SANTIAGO89 | CHILE'S PROSECUTORS WANT USG TO HELP COUNTER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) In a January 29 meeting, Jorge Chocair (please protect),the new Director for International Affairs and Extradition at the Ministerio Publico (Chile's agency for public prosecutors),told E/POLoff that Chile was interested in inv [...] | 2008-01-30 12:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PTER VE CU CI |
08SANTODOMINGO201 | DOMINICANS NONCOMMITTAL ON URGENT MEDEVAC REQUEST [...] Poloff met today with Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Alejandra Liriano, regarding REF A request for assistance. Liriano took the request under advisement and committed to informing the Embassy when/if the Dominican government takes a position. 2. COMMENT: Liriano's inabilit [...] | 2008-02-11 19:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PM PREF PREL SMIG CU DR |
08SEOUL1007 | ROKG SEEKS CONSULAR RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 3. 2. (C) MOFAT Director General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Doo Jung-soo met with POL M/C on May 15 to discuss Korea's interest in establishing consular relations with Cuba. According to DG Doo, over 4,000 Koreans visit Cuba each yea [...] | 2008-05-16 04:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU KS |
08SEOUL1008 | MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY (PART II) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 04:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU KS |
08SEOUL1077 | KOREA'S RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Post's responses to the questions from reftel are attached. Responses were drafted with input provided by the Foreign Ministry (MOFAT) as appropriate. It is relevant to note that South Korea is one of only three countries that have no relations with Cuba, a point that MOFAT highlights wi [...] | 2008-05-28 06:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL KS CU |
08SEOUL1371 | ROK TO SEEK CONSULAR RELATONS WITH CUBA AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: In a July 8 meeting with the DCM, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon said that ROKG would soon begin negotiations on establishing consular relations with Cuba and Syria. DFM Lee was adamant, however, that this was not a first step toward full diplomatic relations with Cuba. [...] | 2008-07-09 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SY KS |
08SEOUL2177 | MOFAT-WHA CONSULTATIONS: ROK'S EXPANDING TIES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Korea is actively expanding ties with Latin America through trade, investment, overseas development assistance and high-level engagement, according to ROK Foreign Ministry officials who met with WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon on October 15 for consultations. The Ministry's Lati [...] | 2008-11-06 22:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EINV ETRD SK BR BL CU CI MX PE |
08SEOUL379 | ROK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 09:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU CU KS |
08SEOUL991 | MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 04:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU KS |
08SOFIA132 | DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER'S VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-06 07:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CU |
08SOFIA354 | BULGARIA MOST INTERESTED IN U.S-EU SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 10:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL PHUM CU |
08SOFIA805 | BULGARIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary. Since the fall of communism in Bulgaria in 1989, Bulgarian-Cuban relations have become significantly less active. The Bulgarian government (GOB) now maintains friendly, yet minimal, political contact with Cuba and economic ties between the countries are practically insignifican [...] | 2008-12-19 12:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU |
08STATE100219 | Secretary Rice's 09/16/2008 Meeting with [...] (U) Classified by EUR A/S Daniel Fried. Reason 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) September 16, 2008; 11 a.m.; Secretary's Office. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR A/DAS Nerissa Cook EUR/WE Stacie Zerdecki (Notetaker) Spain Ambassador Jorge Dezcallar DCM Jose Pascual Marco 4. (C) SUMMARY. Re [...] | 2008-09-19 03:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP KV CU |
08STATE103384 | (U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S SEPTEMBER 23, [...] Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 23, 2008; 5:15 p.m.; New York. 3. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Shannon Hillary Thompson (Notetaker) NICARAGUA FM Santos (Notetaker) 4. (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Shannon m [...] | 2008-09-26 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BL CG CU NU PREL UNGA |
08STATE106944 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND U/S DOBRIANSKY [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez co-hosted a discussion on Cuba with senior EU officials in New York on September 23, on the margins of this year,s UNGA. Discussion focused on hurricane relief assistan [...] | 2008-10-07 12:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CU |
08STATE115034 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote against the resolution, "Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," scheduled for consideration by the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, October 29. USUN should draw on the f [...] | 2008-10-29 02:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU |
08STATE18306 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 03:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE18317 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 06:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE18320 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 12:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE18323 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 12:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE46997 | MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 2. Baghdad and Triopli are excused from this request. 2. (U) The Department asked Posts to consider ways to promote the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with Cuba" (reftel). At Deputy Secretary Negroponte's request, Posts should report their plans b [...] | 2008-05-03 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU |
08STATE51536 | FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) This is an action message; see paras 3-9. 2. (SBU) Per reftels, Embassies have been asked to undertake activities and encourage host governments and NGOs to undertake activities for a day of solidarity with the Cuban people on May 21. For post information only, President Bush is expec [...] | 2008-05-15 00:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU |
08STATE59149 | USG LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION DURING CERTAIN MEMBER [...] This cable provides guidance on USG level of representation during certain member states' official presentations during the June 3-5 UN Food Security Conference in Rome. 2. The Department understands that Iran, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe will be represented by their heads of state at the Ro [...] | 2008-06-03 01:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID IR ZI VE CU |
08STATE71974 | BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. The European Union,s recent policy statements on Cuba provide an opportunity to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba in Western Hemisphere countries. The EU placed respect for hum [...] | 2008-07-03 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EUN CU |
08STATE74378 | CLARIFYING OUR POLICY ON CUBA- PRAISING THE EU,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. In the European Union,s June 23 Common Position on Cuba, the EU replaced its suspended 2005 &restrictive measures,8 an unused tool that did not achieve their purpose, with a set of benchmarks for dialogue that are forw [...] | 2008-07-10 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN CU PGOV PREL |
08STOCKHOLM372 | SWEDEN AND CUBA: TITLE III COUNTRY REVIEW OF THE [...] (C) The protection and promotion of human rights is a central tenet of Swedish foreign policy. Sweden adheres to the EU's "constructive engagement" policy toward Cuba and employs such engagement to raise human rights concerns with Havana. In a March 2008 press release, Minister for Developme [...] | 2008-05-20 11:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SW |
08STOCKHOLM836 | STOCKHOLM: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has Sweden worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Since 1996, Sweden's Cuba policy has been to support democratic development and respect for human rights in Cuba throu [...] | 2008-12-16 17:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SW |
08TALLINN164 | ESTONIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU EN |
08TASHKENT251 | UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADVANCING THE [...] (C) DCM delivered ref A demarche, including pitch to release all Cuban political prisoners, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Chief of U.S. Affairs and Countries of America Department Takhir Mamadjanov on February 26. Mamadjanov did not provide a substantive response, but noted that he w [...] | 2008-02-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU CU UZ |
08TBILISI299 | GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 10:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU GG |
08TEGUCIGALPA926 | HONDURAS APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CU HO EAID |
08THEHAGUE1030 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (U) In response to Ref A, following is an analysis of Dutch relations with Cuba in the last half of 2008. (Note: Ref B reports on Dutch relations with Cuba in the first half of 2008. End note.) The Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs provided this information to embassy [...] | 2008-12-18 15:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NL |
08THEHAGUE169 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: TRANSITION POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-24 12:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU CU NL |
08THEHAGUE197 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: MICHEL VISIT FOLLOWS EU POLICY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 29, 2008 poloff delivered reftel points to Laurent Stokvis, Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Senior Policy Adviser Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, and Policy Officer Sergei Boeke. The Dutch continue to support EU policy of engagement toward Cuba, and the Michel visit co [...] | 2008-02-29 11:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU NL |
08THEHAGUE388 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: EMBASSY & GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) Concerning reftel A request, Embassy The Hague plans to host a meeting with Charge d'Affaires and local NGOs that are active in promoting human rights in Cuba. Post will approach Washington officials with a proposed DVC or telephone interview with a leading Dutch paper ahead of May 21. [...] | 2008-05-08 15:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM PHUM NL CU |
08THEHAGUE450 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: SOLIDARITY DAY OUTREACH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following up on reftels A and B, post placed an op-ed piece with a major Dutch paper (para 2) and hosted a coffee with a Dutch NGO (para 3) to draw attention to the human rights situation in Cuba. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PLACEMENT OF OP-ED: On May 21, the Dutch dailQDe Volkskrant, [...] | 2008-05-28 11:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM NL CU |
08THEHAGUE458 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD REVIEW & EU POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on reftel A, poloff met with Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Senior Policy Advisor on Cuban Affairs at the Dutch MFA. For the purposes of the Libertad review, Dutch political and economic relations are reviewed in paragraphs 2 and 3. Groenemeijer noted that he did not expec [...] | 2008-05-29 16:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU NL |
08THEHAGUE516 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: DUTCH EXPECT EU TO DROP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch MFA officials expect the EU to drop (the currently suspended) sanctions against Cuba. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On June 13, Charge spoke with MFA Deputy Director for the Western Hemisphere Department, Jos Schellaars, who indicated that the EU is likely to lift the Cuba sancti [...] | 2008-06-13 15:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM CU NL |
08TOKYO1380 | TOKYO'S RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Public Affairs and Political Officers met May 20 with MOFA Mexico and Central America Division Director Takahiro Nakamae to follow up on the Deputy Secretary's May 9 request to FM Koumura that Japan make a public statement in support of Cuban democracy. Japan shares the U.S [...] | 2008-05-20 08:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU JA |
08TOKYO1494 | LIBERTAD ACT: JAPAN RESPONSE [...] (C) In response to request contained in Ref A, Embassy Poloff met May 29 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mexico and Central America Division Cuba Desk Officer Fusae Tsunoda to discuss Japan-Cuba relations. Below are answers to specific questions raised in reftel. Q. Are there any exchange [...] | 2008-05-30 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU JA |
08TOKYO2286 | JAPAN SUSPENSION OF INSURANCE FOR CUBA-BOUND [...] (SBU) Japan's top economic newspaper reported August 19 that Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI),the GOJ-backed provider of international trade insurance, stopped accepting applications for trade insurance on deals with Cuba, prompting speculation about the future of Japan's Cuba- [...] | 2008-08-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EWWT PREL CU JA |
08TOKYO3502 | EMBASSY TOKYO RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) Per request in Ref A, Post provides the following information, keyed to the specific questions in reftel. Much of the most recent information results from meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Mexico and Central America Division Cuba Desk Officer Fusae Tsunoda and Ministry of E [...] | 2008-12-24 05:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU JA |
08TOKYO493 | JAPAN WILL ISSUE STATEMENT ON DEMOCRACY IN CUBA [...] (C) DCM contacted MOFA Director General of North American Affairs Shinichi Nishimiya and Deputy Director General for Latin American Affairs Masahi Mizukami separately February 24. Drawing from reftel points, he urged the government of Japan to publicly express the need for real democracy and [...] | 2008-02-25 10:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU JA |
08USEUBRUSSELS845 | READOUT OF EU LATIN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP FROM [...] Deputy Pol Minister Counselor and PolOff met with Veronika Bajgarova, Deputy Director of American States at the Czech MFA, Jarmila Povejsilova, desk officer in the Department of the Americas, and Katerina Beckova from the Czech Perm Rep this afternoon following today's meeting of the Latin Am [...] | 2008-06-03 17:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU EUN |
08USUNNEWYORK1075 | UN FINANCES: UNITED STATES SINGLED OUT FOR UNPAID [...] Summary: In formal session on November 6, UN Controller Jun Yamazaki presented a financial update to the General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). Despite intervening payments, the UN's financial situation remains mixed, and may have to borrow from the reserve [...] | 2008-11-17 17:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KUNR CU |
08USUNNEWYORK1172 | UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES WORK BY ADOPTING [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee concluded its work by adopting 15 draft resolutions - 14 by consensus and one by vote - on December 11. As instructed, the United States called for a vote and voted against the resolution entitled, "Toward a New International Economic [...] | 2008-12-15 23:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV EFIN UNGA CU |
08USUNNEWYORK13 | CUBANS PROTEST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST MISSION [...] USUN has received a diplomatic note (No. NV-6237 of 12/19/07) from the Cuban Mission protesting a demonstration that occurred on December 10 directly across the street from that Mission. The note, text of which appears in paragraph 3 below, notes that the demonstration took place in an unaut [...] | 2008-01-07 17:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CU UN |
08USUNNEWYORK19 | SECOND CUBAN PROTEST REGARDING MISSION SECURITY [...] Paragraph 2 of reftel describes a December 26, 2007 incident in which a Cuban emigre threw a rock through a glass door at the Cuban Mission and was subsequently arrested by the New York Police Department. USUN has received a diplomatic note dated January 7, 2008 (text follows in paragraph 2 [...] | 2008-01-09 15:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CU UN |
08USUNNEWYORK194 | CUBA PROTESTS DELAY IN OFFICIAL VISA ISSUANCE [...] (U) Summary and Action Request: USUN seeks Department's guidance in replying to Cuba's note verbale (text in paragraph 3) which protests the USG's delay in issuing a visa to Cuban government expert Jose Rufino Menendez Hernandez, who had made timely application to attend an official UN meeting [...] | 2008-02-29 21:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP CVIS CU UN |
08USUNNEWYORK228 | CUBA QUERIES DELAY IN VISA ISSUANCE FOR FORMER [...] (SBU/NOFORN) Action request - USUN seeks Department's guidance in replying to the Cuban Mission regarding the delay in visa issuance to diplomat and former Cuban represenative on the UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country--a/k/a the Host Country Committee),Juana Elena Ramos Rodriguez [...] | 2008-03-13 18:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP PREL CVISU CU |
08USUNNEWYORK292 | WFUNA COMPLAINT RE DENIAL OF VISA FOR CUBAN [...] Action Request: Department's guidance is requested in replying to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)'s MarQ 27, 2008, letter to the U.S. Representative to the UN, Ambassador Khalilzad (text in paragraph 3 below). 2. WFUNA has complained to Ambassador Khalilzad conce [...] | 2008-04-02 17:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CVIS CU |
08USUNNEWYORK295 | CUBAN MISSION QUERIES VISA RENEWAL DELAYS RE [...] (SBU) Action request - USUN seeks Department's guidance in responding to the Cuban Mission regarding the delay in visa renewals for Cuban Permanent Representative, Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca and Cuban Mission officials referred to below.. 2. (SBU) Amb. Malmierca (10 October 1956, Cuba) ha [...] | 2008-04-02 21:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDPQIS PREL CU |
08USUNNEWYORK380 | RANGE OF ISSUES RAISED AT UN HOST COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: At the April 22 Host Country Committee meeting, member states discussed chronic visa delays that negatively affect their representation at official UN meetings, NYC taxing UN Mission staff residences, unauthorized blocking of Ecuadorian Mission diplomats' bank accounts, problems of UN [...] | 2008-04-28 23:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CVIS PREL CU IN MG EC SY |
08USUNNEWYORK516 | UN ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON NGOS: THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary and action request: On June 6 ECOSOC's NGO Committee, acting at the behest of the Cuban delegation, rejected an application for consultative status from a New York-based NGO called the Human Rights Foundation. The Cuban delegate called one of the Foundation's board members, former Cu [...] | 2008-06-11 16:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CU PHUM |
08USUNNEWYORK90 | MEETING WITH CUBANS ON MISSION SECURITY [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. Following a meeting of the UN's Committee on Relations with the Host Country called by Cuba (septel) to complain that the host country was not taking the Cuban Mission's security concerns seriously enough, NYC Com [...] | 2008-01-31 15:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP ASEC CU UN |
08USUNNEWYORK906 | 239TH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH [...] The Committee on Relations with the Host Country met on October 2, 2008. Acting Chairman, Branimir Zaimov, (Bulgaria) oversaw the election of Cypriot Perm Rep Ambassador Minas Hadjimichael as the Committee chair. The new Chair then greeted the committee and introduced new UN Assistant-Secret [...] | 2008-10-03 18:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CU |
08USUNNEWYORK91 | UN HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE: AIRPORT PARKING FEES; [...] Summary: Security incidents and removal of NYPD presence from a fixed security post at the Cuban Mission, exemptions from New York State gasoline taxes and the unwelcomed and sudden decision by the Port Authority of NY and NJ (PANYNJ) to charge parking fees to diplomatic vehicles at area ai [...] | 2008-01-31 21:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP UN CU |
08USUNNEWYORK997 | UNGA: UN PASSES 17TH ANNUAL RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] Summary: In plenary session on October 29, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed its 17th annual resolution condemning the United States embargo on Cuba with near unanimity, slightly more one-sided than last year. The usual diatribes were accompanied by more measured language from the EU an [...] | 2008-10-31 22:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ECON CU |
08VALLETTA213 | EMBASSY VALLETTA MARKS DAY OF SOLIDATIRY WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO MT CU |
08VATICAN10 | HOLY SEE: SECRETARY OF STATE BERTONE DISCUSSES CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. Holy See Secretary of State Bertone previewed his February trip to Cuba with Ambassador, and also discussed Israel and the Pope's spring visit to the United States. Bertone hopes to see Fidel and Raul Castro, to deliver a speech at a Cuban university, to inaugurate a monument to Po [...] | 2008-01-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI OVIP CU IS VT |
08VATICAN14 | POST ANALYSIS OF PAPAL ADDRESS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: In his annual address on January 7 to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI provided an overview of the Vatican's concerns on a broad range of issues and hot spots. As revealing as his actual words are the Pope's omissions and nuances. Among the cou [...] | 2008-01-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM CU CH VE LE IS IR IZ VT |
08VATICAN19 | HOLY SEE/CUBA: FREEING OSCAR BISCET [...] (C) Charge d'affaires called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations With States (i.e., deputy foreign minister) January 31 to urge (per reftel) that Elsa Morejon be granted an audience with Pope Benedict XVI regarding her appeal for her husband, Dr. Oscar Elias [...] | 2008-01-31 13:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU VT |
08VATICAN29 | HOLY SEE RECEIVES CUBA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 09:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU VT |
08VATICAN31 | HOLY SEE SECRETARY OF STATE TALKS ABOUT CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Cardinal Bertone told the Ambassador that Raul Castro is a practical man, and asked the US to consider dropping sanctions against Cuba to encourage change at this crucial political time on the island. The Ambassador underlined the need for the Cuban government to free political [...] | 2008-03-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KIRF CU VT |
08VATICAN34 | CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador Glendon delivered reftel demarche -- regarding the recent trip to Cuba of the Holy See's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarciso Bertone, and his reference to Raul Castro's comments on the five Cuban spies imprisoned in the US -- to Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecr [...] | 2008-04-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KJUS CU VT |
08VATICAN40 | CUBA SOLIDARITY - EMBASSY VATICAN ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Vatican reports that Ambassador Glendon hosted an important and well-attended conference this month commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the crucial role of Latin American countries in creating that document. W [...] | 2008-05-16 16:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU VT |
08VATICAN42 | WHA A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES CUBA, PARAGUAY, BOLIVIA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Holy See wants a peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba and will continue to raise the issue of political prisoners with Havana, but believes that change will be slow. For the Holy See, social justice and addressing inequality are key to the success of democracy in the hem [...] | 2008-06-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF UN CU PA NU VT |
08VATICAN47 | EMBASSY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS LATIN AMERICAN AND CATHOLIC [...] Summary. Ambassador Glendon recently hosted a substantive and well-attended conference commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the critical contributions of Latin American countries and Catholic social teachings to the creation of that documen [...] | 2008-07-02 12:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI XM XL CU VT |
08VIENNA713 | AUSTRIA: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT SUSPENSION [...] (U) To date, the only known Austrian foreign investment in Cuba is a Havana brewery (Salm Brau),established in 2003. Any investment of 100,000 Euros or more must be included in the statistics of the Austrian National Bank; the bank's records to not indicate any new investments in Cuba. Since [...] | 2008-05-23 15:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU AU |
08VILNIUS1040 | LITHUANIAN ACTIVITY TOWARD CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 06:00:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU LH |
08VILNIUS118 | LITHUANIA EVALUATING SITUATION IN CUBA; NO HINT OF [...] (SBU) We shared reftel points with Lina Antanaviciene, acting Director of the MFA's Americas, Africa, Asia, and Pacific Department. Antanaviciene thanked us for the information, and confirmed that events in Cuba had begun a discussion within the MFA about how to respond. She assured us that [...] | 2008-02-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN CU LH |
08VILNIUS325 | EMBASSY VILNIUS ON DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM LH BO CU |
08WARSAW1405 | CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE FROM POLAND [...] (U) Post provides the following in response to ref A questions. 2. (U) Promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba: Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movement and it [...] | 2008-12-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU PL |
08WARSAW391 | FM SIKORSKI ON PROPOSAL FROM CUBA ON PRISONER [...] (C) On the margins of a meeting to pass a non-paper on Polish cooperation with the United States on the Missile Defense initiative, Polish FM Radek Sikorski raised a proposal for releasing political prisoners passed by Cuban authorities to the United States through Poland. The substance of t [...] | 2008-03-28 11:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PL CU |
08WARSAW603 | MAY 21 -- CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY [...] Embassy Warsaw is working with the Government and local NGO's on outreach efforts related to Cuba Solidarity Day, described in reftels. Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movem [...] | 2008-05-16 12:13:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL CU PL |
08WARSAW604 | MAY 21 -- CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY [...] Embassy Warsaw is working with the Government and local NGO's on outreach efforts related to Cuba Solidarity Day, described in reftels. Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movem [...] | 2008-05-16 12:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL CU PL |
08WARSAW870 | POLES SKEPTICAL ABOUT CUBAN INTEREST IN EU DIALOGUE [...] (C) PolCouns told the MFA's Deputy Director for American Affairs Daniel Gromann (who served as Polish Charge D'affaires in Havana from 2005-2007) that the U.S. welcomes the US-EU Summit declaration's call for the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Cuba. He urged the GoP to [...] | 2008-07-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN CU PGOV PREL PHUM |
08WELLINGTON73 | US AND NEW ZEALAND ON THE SAME PAGE REGARDING CUBA [...] (C) On February 27, A/DCM met with MFAT Deputy Secretary John McArthur to deliver demarche points. A/DCM noted that the handover to Raul Castro would not constitute systemic change; only elections and improvement in human rights will signal meaningful progress towards democracy. McArthur a [...] | 2008-02-27 19:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NZ CU |
08ZAGREB830 | CUBA: CROATIA'S COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL HR CROATIA CU |
09ABUDHABI1104 | UAE RESPONSE: CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR [...] (SBU) Cuba and the UAE maintain diplomatic relations, but neither country has an embassy in the other capital. 2. (C) Embassy responses to reftel questions follow: - Has the UAE, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post sees no e [...] | 2009-11-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC ETRD CU AE |
09ABUDHABI510 | NO SIGNIFICANT UAE ROLE IN CUBA [...] (SBU) Cuba and the UAE maintain diplomatic relations, but neither country has an embassy in the other capital. UAEG visits to Cuba are generally not bilateral in nature. 2. (C) Embassy responses to ref A questions follow. --- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote th [...] | 2009-05-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU AE |
09ABUJA590 | ECOWAS' RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Poloff met with ECOWAS Director of Political Affairs Dr. Abdel Fatah-Musa to discuss ECOWAS' next steps in Guinea-Bissau. Fatah-Musa, who has long followed Guinea-Bissau politics, related background information about what he said had led to the double assassinations o [...] | 2009-04-06 16:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECOWAS KPKO PGOV PREL MASS SNAR PU GV CU PO |
09ALGIERS1049 | TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: ALGERIA [...] (U) Summary: Algeria does nothing to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, or to help Cuban civil society. Algeria's commercial relationship with Cuba is focused on health care, pharmaceutical production, and energy. End summary. Democracy, Human Rights, Civil Society ---------------- [...] | 2009-11-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CU AG |
09AMEMBASSYHANOI913 | VIETNAM-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Embassy contacts at the MFA and MFA-affiliated Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam insist that Vietnam and Cuba continue to enjoy warm, "fraternal" relations. Absent fundamental change in either country, there is little prospect that Vietnam will support U.S. priorities for Cuba, as outlined in [...] | 2009-11-27 02:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU VM |
09ANKARA1677 | TURKEY RESPONSE FOR LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (SBU) Turkey does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Further detail on Ref A questions is provided below: -- Turkey supports European Union efforts to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, but has not undertaken any unilateral efforts along those li [...] | 2009-11-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL TU |
09ANKARA722 | TURKEY RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (SBU) Turkey does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Further detail on Ref A questions is provided below: -- Turkey supports European Union efforts to promote democracy and human rights, but has not undertaken any unilateral efforts along those lines. [...] | 2009-05-20 12:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TU |
09ASUNCION328 | PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 18:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CU PA |
09ASUNCION8 | PRESIDENT LUGO MISSTEPS ON CUBAN LITERACY PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lugo's pre-Christmas acceptance of Bolivian and Venezuelan assistance to implement a Cuban literacy program in Paraguay elicited a sharp negative, nationalistic reaction here. Even as it turns out that Paraguay has been using the modified Cuban system here since 2003, [...] | 2009-01-07 21:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL BL CU VZ PA |
09ATHENS841 | Greece: Cuba Libertad Act Response [...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy Athens offers the following information on the general state of Greece-Cuba relations as they pertain to the Libertad Act. 2. (C) We assess that Greece will continue to follow the EU common position to support the development of democracy and human rights [...] | 2009-05-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU GR |
09ATHENS979 | Greece: Cuba Libertad Act Response II [...] (C) Per reftel A request and as a supplement to response reftel B, Embassy Athens offers the following additional information on Greece-Cuba relations in the areas of trade and investment. 2. (C) According to the Cuba Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the bilateral legal fra [...] | 2009-06-11 08:13:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU GR |
09BANGKOK1217 | THAILAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON CUBA REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. Nevertheless, we provide information on Thai-Cuban ties below, as requested reftel. End summary. 2. (C) Response: (a) - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advanceme [...] | 2009-05-19 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TH |
09BANGKOK2874 | THAILAND CONFIRMS NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) Poloff engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Latin America Division official Trit Kiriratnikom November 11 regarding updated information on the Thai-Cuban relationship. Trit explained that there had been no major developments in the Thai-Cuban relationship in the past six months, s [...] | 2009-11-10 09:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TH |
09BELMOPAN171 | BELIZE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: HONDURAN INITIATIVE [...] (U) CDA met with MFA CEO Ambassador Alexis Rosado on May 5 and delivered the subject demarche. CDA informed Rosado that WHA/CEN Office Director Christopher Webster had delivered the same demarche to Belizean Ambassador to the U.S. Nestor Mendez in the evening of May 4. 2. (C) Rosado sta [...] | 2009-05-05 22:13:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS BH CU HO |
09BERLIN1591 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, GUANTANAMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Guantanamo 4. Afghanistan/Sep 4 airstrikes 5. British arrest warrant against Livni  [...] | 2009-12-16 12:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US CU UK IS |
09BERLIN257 | MEDIA REACTION: MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S.-Russian Relations, Iran 3. Clinton Trip to Mideast 4. U.S.-Cuban Relations 5. Future Strategy on Afghanistan 6. Attack On Sri Lankan Cricket Team 7. ECB's Reaction to Financial Crisis  [...] | 2009-03-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS CU AF CE XG IS SY GZ |
09BERLIN286 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, IRAN, SYRIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Strategy on Afghanistan 3. France's Return to NATO Command Structure 4. Mideast and Iran Policy 5. Financial Crisis 6. Relaxation of U.S.-Cuban Relations 7. ICC Arrest Warrant for Bashir 8. Eastern European Economic Problems  [...] | 2009-03-12 11:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US FR IR XF XH SU CU SY |
09BERLIN372 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference  [...] | 2009-03-30 12:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU |
09BERLIN418 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CUBA, SOUTH AFRICA, PENTAGON, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Obama Visit to Turkey 3. Obama Visit Wrap Up 4. Obama Visit to Iraq 5. US Congressional Delegation in Cuba 6. Secretary Gates on Pentagon Budget 7. South Africa 8. Fujimori Trial in Peru 9. Guantanamo 10. Nuclear Weapons in Germany [...] | 2009-04-08 13:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US TU IZ CU SF PE |
09BERLIN422 | MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, MOLDOVA, GITMO, COUNTER-PIRACY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Cuba) Congressional Delegation in Cuba 3. (Moldova) Unrest 4. (U.S.) Renditions, ICRC Report 5. (Somalia) Fate of Pirates 6. (Environment) Bonn UNFCCC 7. (Italy) Berlusconi on Earthquake Victims 8. (Eastern Europe) Democracy [...] | 2009-04-09 12:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN443 | MEDIA REACTION: GMOs, Bagram, DPRK, Iran, Cuba, Thailand [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Ban on GMOs 3. (U.S.) Bagram Prisoners 4. (North Korea) Six-Party Talks 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (U.S.-Cuba) Relaxation of Sanctions 7. (Thailand) Revolution Cancelled  [...] | 2009-04-15 12:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN448 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Mexico, U.S.-Pakistan, Mideast, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mexico) Obama Trip 3. (U.S.-Pakistan) Criticism of Zardari 4. (Mideast) Mitchell Trip, Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Obama's Disarmament Proposals 6. (Russia) Medvedev Interview 7. (Africa) Anti-Piracy Efforts  [...] | 2009-04-16 12:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN708 | GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany believes that the recent successful elections in Lebanon, which appear to have been conducted without undue Syrian influence, open the door to the signing of the updated EU-Syria Association Agreement (AA),perhaps as early as September. According to the German MFA, only [...] | 2009-06-12 16:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN XF CU AF PK ZL BM GM |
09BERLIN725 | MEDIA REACTION: Iran U.S.-Iran Iran-Internet [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Aftermath of Presidential Elections 3. (U.S.-Iran) Obama Reaction 4. (Iran) Effect of the Internet 5. (U.S.) Guantnamo Prisoners 6. (Georgia) Unomig Mission 7. (Economic) BRIC Countries Meeting  [...] | 2009-06-17 12:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN905 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ISRAEL U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Israel) Netanyahu-Mitchell Meeting 3. (U.S.-China) Washington Summit 4. (Iran) Western Reaction 5. (Russia) Influence on Central Asian Neighbors 6. (Moldova) Re-Election  [...] | 2009-07-29 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN909 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, U.S.-IRAQ, IRAQ, NIGERIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Summit in Washington 3. (U.S.-Iraq) Gates on Troop Withdrawal 4. (Iraq) Storming of Camp Ashraf 5. (Nigeria) Islamic Militants 6. (Spain) ETA Bomb Attack  [...] | 2009-07-30 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERN214 | SWITZERLAND: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Post assesses that the Swiss government has worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, having made those key features of a bilateral dialogue with the Cuban government that began in January 2006. A decision not to renew Title III suspensi [...] | 2009-05-13 14:01:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SZ |
09BERN500 | SWITZERLAND: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Post assesses that the Swiss government has worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, having made those key features of a bilateral dialogue with the Cuban government that began in January 2006. A decision not to renew Title III suspensi [...] | 2009-11-23 11:56:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SZ |
09BRASILIA1276 | REQUEST TO BRAZIL TO RESETTLE CUBAN MIGRANTS [...] On October 16, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and left nonpapers in English and Portuguese with Gilda Mattos Santos Neves, head of the United Nations Division of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE),who promised to shepherd our request through the GOB. Neves said she would check with t [...] | 2009-10-30 15:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | BR CU PREF SMIG |
09BRASILIA1443 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO TITLE III REQUEST [...] (C) Post responses to reftel questions follow: Question 1): Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post Response to Question 1): Yes, while Brazil has refrained from raising these issues publicly, high level [...] | 2009-12-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC BR CU |
09BRASILIA445 | CODEL HOYER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT LULA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a rare meeting granted by President Lula to a US congressional delegation, President Lula told CoDel Hoyer April 8 that he has high expectations of the Obama administration, sees a new era in U.S. relations with Latin America, and hopes for a positive gesture on Cuba at the S [...] | 2009-04-13 13:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD OREP KSUM SOCI BR CU VE IR |
09BRASILIA755 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO TITLE III REQUEST [...] (C) Post responses to reftel A questions follow: Question 1): Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post Response to Question 1): Yes, high level Brazilian officials, including Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and [...] | 2009-06-15 19:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC BR CU |
09BRASILIA95 | BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Brazilian Presidential Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia told Ambassador Sobel that the GOB is very optimistic about relations with the Obama Administration. He stressed that President Lula is eager to meet President Obama. Energy, clim [...] | 2009-01-22 20:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KSUM ENRG EFIN BR CU OAS |
09BRATISLAVA216 | SLOVAKIA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (U) Below are our responses to the questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? A: In our view, Slovakia has worked to advance human rights and democracy in several specific ways. Non-go [...] | 2009-05-20 07:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU LO |
09BRIDGETOWN180 | Cuban Dissident Blasts Cuban Racism, Sparking Vigorous [...] (SBU) A rare public presentation by a critic of Cuba sponsored by the University of the West Indies drew big crowds, sparked a heated debate, and evoked a hysterical (in both senses of the word) response from the Cuban Ambassador in Barbados. Afro-Cuban dissident Carlos Moore highlighted the p [...] | 2009-03-24 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN295 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...] | 2009-05-20 12:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN303 | BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel queries for Barbados. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Barbados has not taken any steps to advance democracy or human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host country made public statem [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
09BRIDGETOWN304 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has not taken steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made other public statemen [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN305 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Dominica. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made public state [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN306 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Antigua and Barbuda. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Antigua and Barbuda has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host cou [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN307 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Kitts and Nevis. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Kitts and Nevis has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host cou [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN315 | BARBADOS PM TELLS AG HOLDER RAUL CASTRO WANTS TO [...] (C) Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, who met with Raul Castro one on one for two hours in mid-May, told Attorney General Holder that he was "impressed by the degree to which Raul Castro is interested in working with the United States." Given Barbados' long-standing good relations with [...] | 2009-05-28 16:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN711 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...] | 2009-11-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN712 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, Barbados has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host coun [...] | 2009-11-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN721 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Dominica follows. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has done nothing to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host co [...] | 2009-11-17 17:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN723 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Lucia follows. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has done nothing to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host country [...] | 2009-11-17 17:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN725 | St Kitts: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Kitts and Nevis has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country [...] | 2009-11-18 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL XL CU |
09BRUSSELS1563 | BELGIUM: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgium follows the EU common position regarding promotion of human rights and democracy in Cuba. GOB has not made any recent public statements nor governmental actions condemning human rights abuses in Cuba. Belgian EU Commissioner for Development De Gucht has an on-going relatio [...] | 2009-11-23 06:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS703 | BELGIUM:COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez met with Belgian FM De Gucht during Rodriguez trip to Brussels to meet with EU leaders May 11, 2009. According to MFA contacts, De Gucht pushed Rodriguez on human rights and democracy. Cuban policy has not been a priority for the Belgian MFA under De Gucht. 2. [...] | 2009-05-19 07:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BE |
09BRUSSELS854 | JUNE GAERC - GUANTANAMO, IRELAND, THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg on June 15, EU Foreign Ministers prepared the June 18-19 European Council summit meeting on guarantees for Ireland and financial regulation, and they addressed the Middle East, Western Balkans, and Cuba. Significantly, they announced the approval of joint US-EU jo [...] | 2009-06-19 17:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON EUN AF BK CU HR IR IZ MD PK |
09BUCHAREST342 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU RO |
09BUDAPEST372 | HUNGARY: COUNTRY REVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA America's Department Deputy Director Norbert Konkoly on May 15 to discuss ref A. Post views Hungary as a strong supporter of democracy and human rights in Cuba. Although the GoH has joined the EU consensus on lifting the embargo, they view the U.S. approach as appropr [...] | 2009-05-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU HU |
09BUDAPEST837 | HUNGARY: COUNTRY REVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) PolOff discussed ref with GoH MFA America's Department Director Norbert Konkoly on November 18 and with Cuba desk officer Istvan Sandor on 20 November. Sandor provided the following responses to ref questions: Promote the advancement of democracy and human rights: Hungary has been activ [...] | 2009-11-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC HU CU |
09BUENOSAIRES1237 | ARGENTINA: INFORMATION FOR COUNTRY REVIEW REGARDING TITLE [...] (U) Post answers to questions in paragraph 5 of reftel A follow. 2. (C) "Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba." Answer: No. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner visited Cuba January 18-21 and did not publicl [...] | 2009-11-20 17:59:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU AR |
09BUENOSAIRES461 | ARGENTINA: MEDIA PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C) Summary: Argentine press reacted extremely favorably to President Obama's participation in the Fifth Summit of the Americas (SOA),describing the meetings as a new, positive beginning for U.S.-Latin American relations. In a press conference following the April 18 meeting between President [...] | 2009-04-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSUM EFIN ENRG ECON PGOV CU AR |
09BUENOSAIRES614 | ARGENTINA: INFORMATION FOR COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post responses to questions in para 5 of ref A follow: 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Answer: No. The GOA has not taken public or private actions in the past year to promote the advancement of [...] | 2009-05-26 20:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU AR |
09BUENOSAIRES634 | (C) ARGENTINE PLANS TO WORK TOWARD COMPROMISE ON [...] (C) During the Ambassador's May 28 farewell call on Argentine FM Jorge Taiana (septel),Taiana characterized the Cuba issue as "the big challenge" at the June 1-3 OAS General Assembly. Taiana noted there were three groups within the OAS: "Bolivarian bloc" hardliners pushing for Cuba's re-admi [...] | 2009-05-29 19:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU AR |
09BUENOSAIRES657 | ARGENTINA: CFK PRAISES U.S. ROLE IN OAS RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary and introduction: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) praised the USG's role in the the OAS decision to lift the ban on Cuba's participation, which she called "historic" and a portent of "new winds" blowing in the hemisphere. Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana took credit f [...] | 2009-06-04 20:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD OAS CU AR |
09BUENOSAIRES693 | ARGENTINA: CFK ANNOUNCES CUBA HAS AUTHORIZED [...] (SBU) Argentine media are reporting that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) announced June 12 that Cuban authorities issued a passport to dissident neurosurgeon Hilda Molina and are allowing her to leave the island. For 15 years, Molina had been seeking permission to travel to Arg [...] | 2009-06-12 22:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU AR |
09CAIRO974 | CUBA-EGYPT ACTIVITY AND REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 12:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU EG |
09CANBERRA1041 | AUSTRALIA ON LIBERTAD ACT AND FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australia wants to enhance engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean and sees improving its relationship with Cuba as a part of that strategy. In addition to signing a Memorandum of Understanding, which "will provide the future basis for cooperation and exchanges" between [...] | 2009-11-25 06:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL AS |
09CARACAS1017 | VENEZUELA: REPSOL EMPLOYEE COMMENTS ON DRILLING [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXXX , Repsol Drill Project Manager for the Rafael Urdaneta offshore natural gas exploratory well told Petroleum Attache on August 2 that Repsol had cancelled plans to drill in Cuba, as it had been unable to secure an offshore drill rig with less than fifteen percent U.S. content. [...] | 2009-08-05 18:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1022 | GBRV EXPANDS CONTROL OVER PORTS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 decree, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH) ordered the immediate nationalization of private warehouse operations at four ports, including Puerto Cabello, Venezuela's largest. The decree leaves vague the status of the private companies and their employe [...] | 2009-08-06 19:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EINV MARR CU VE |
09CARACAS1055 | VENEZUELA: OIL PRODUCTION IN WESTERN VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Energy field consultations in June highlighted Venezuela's continued crude oil production challenges and the disparity between field production estimates and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (GBRV) official production figures. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) From June 2 through 15, [...] | 2009-08-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1056 | VENEZUELA: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CRUDE OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Many factors likely affect Venezuela crude oil production levels and production capacity, including recent oil service sector expropriations, challenges in securing foreign exchange authorizations, increased crude inventory levels, implementation of the joint venture (JV) model, [...] | 2009-08-13 14:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1057 | VENEZUELA: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND WAYS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. It is easy to focus on the negative stories coming out of Venezuela's oil sector, but there are opportunities for companies to prosper and for Venezuela to increase production. Energy field consultations in June highlighted the multitude of opportunities that oil service compani [...] | 2009-08-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1116 | VENEZUELA: ENSCO DRILLING RIG UPDATE [...] (C) Bill Chaddick ENSCO Chief Operating Officer, updated Petroleum AttachQ on ENSCO's situation in Venezuela on August 20. Chaddick (strictly protect throughout) stated that the U.S. drilling rig company received an unexpected mixed USD and Bolivar payment on July 23 ($11.2 million and 631,00 [...] | 2009-08-24 15:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1129 | VENEZUELA: PDVSA PAYMENTS PROVIDE TEMPORARY RESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Drawing on funds raised though its July bond issuance, PDVSA has made significant payments on its outstanding arrears. PDVSA appears to have paid domestic companies owed less than ten million dollars in full and to have made significant payments on larger debts. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2009-08-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1130 | VENEZUELA: DECREASED PETROLEUM SECTOR ACTIVITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. With the exception of Weatherford (which is aggressively seeking to expand its market share),international oil service companies continue to reduce their exposure, to decrease staffing levels, and to move idle equipment out of Venezuela. The Venezuelan rig count provides a clea [...] | 2009-08-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1131 | VENEZUELA: NEW PETROCHEMICALS LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuela passed a limited-scope Petrochemicals Law in July that covers basic and intermediate sector activities. It permits the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) to enter into mixed companies with the private sector and attempts to preclude private company recourse to inte [...] | 2009-08-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1181 | THE CUBANS IN VENEZUELA'S PORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has comfirmed that a wholly Venezuelan government-owned company, Bolipuertos, is now charged with the management of Venezuela's ports. Cuba's ASPORT has a 49 percent share in Puertos del Alba, a separate company, which will reportedly be focused on business development. Contac [...] | 2009-09-09 12:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EINV MARR CU VE |
09CARACAS1208 | VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ'S EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF REPSOL'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Friday, September 11, President Chavez trumpeted that Spanish oil company Repsol had made a significant natural gas discovery in the Gulf of Venezuela. Repsol issued a press release reiterating President Chavez's statement. This discovery was made in one of seven off-shore blo [...] | 2009-09-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1240 | VENEZUELA: PRODUCTION UPDATE FROM PDVSA AND [...] (C) A petroleum engineer working on crude oil production at Shell and PDVSA's joint venture on Lake Maracaibo provided some insights into the challenges of oil production in Venezuela's oldest production area. According to the engineer, the production of Petroregional del Lago (PERLA) had dro [...] | 2009-09-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE |
09CARACAS1487 | VENEZUELA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 20:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON EINV EPET ETRD ETTC HURI PREL VE |
09CARACAS442 | CUBAN MEDICAL PERSONNEL FLEE VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Caracas notes a significant number of Cuban medical personnel applying to be paroled into the United States under the Significant Public Benefit Parole (SPBP) for Cuban Medical Professionals outside of Cuba (CMPP). During Consular Section interviews in March, Cuban Medical [...] | 2009-04-06 21:49:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP VE CU |
09CARACAS616 | VENEZUELA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Post's response to Reftel A questions follow. 2. (C) Has the host country, in post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post sees no evidence that the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has undertaken policies or [...] | 2009-05-18 18:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU VE |
09COPENHAGEN228 | REVIEW OF DENMARK FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary. We spoke May 18 with MFA Team Leader for Latin America Kit Clausen, who assured us that Denmark remains vocal in both bilateral and EU fora in pressing for democracy and human rights in Cuba. While Denmark supports dialogue with Havana, they insist that any dialogue be critical [...] | 2009-05-18 14:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU DA |
09COTONOU185 | BENIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5, 2009 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ehouzou, acknowledging USG demarches, said that President Yayi will not visit Iran as planned and approved by the Council of Ministers; urged an end to the embargo against Cuba; welcomed dialogue on the Middle East; ga [...] | 2009-05-11 11:01:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CU IR XF BN |
09DAMASCUS16 | SYRIA-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post reports that the SARG has taken no actions in 2008 to promote the advancement of democracy or human rights in Cuba and as a matter of foreign policy has expressed support for the regime of Fidel Castro. -------------------------------- Cuban Ambassador Blames [...] | 2009-01-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PGOV CU SY |
09DOHA326 | QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Post has no evidence that Qatar has worked to promote [...] | 2009-05-19 12:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU QA |
09DOHA682 | QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Embassy Doha provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- We have no evidence that Qatar has worked to pro [...] | 2009-11-23 13:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU QA |
09DUBLIN101 | IRISH FM'S VISIT TO CUBA: NO CIVIL SOCIETY MEETINGS [...] (C) On February 26, Emboff spoke with Ruth Parkin, desk officer in the Americas section of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, regarding Foreign Minister Micheal Martin's February 17/18 visit to Cuba. Parkin said that Martin did not have time to meet with any Cuban human rights organiza [...] | 2009-03-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU EI |
09DUBLIN17 | UNDERSECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S VISIT TO IRELAND. [...] (C) On January 7, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Paula Dobriansky met with President Mary McAleese, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Brian Cowen, and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin to discuss the Northern Ireland peace process. The Irish off [...] | 2009-01-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU EI |
09DUBLIN38 | FURTHER INFORMATION ON IRELAND'S ACCEPTANCE OF [...] (C) Summary. Ireland has resolved inter-ministerial differences and publicly signaled its readiness to accept Guantanamo detainees as part of a collective EU response to a clear U.S. roadmap leading to Guantanamo's closure. Ireland is ready to consider resettlement of at least one or two de [...] | 2009-01-22 17:36:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER CU EI MX |
09FSINFATC1533 | Capturing Recent Crisis Management Experience [...] (U) With the summer transfer and leave season rapidly approaching, FSI asks personnel from posts that have faced significant crises in the last 18 months to consider sharing their experiences when back in Washington. FSI's Crisis Management Training division (CMT),in our Leadership and Manage [...] | 2009-06-17 20:53:00 | DIR FSINFATC | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC YI CD CM YM BM GG BL CU BF |
09GEORGETOWN535 | Guyana Response to Cuba/Libertad Act Suspension Request [...] (U) Post's responses to reftel: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Has the host country made public statements or undertaken other governmental actions, such as resolutions in national assemblies condemni [...] | 2009-11-24 17:31:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CU GY ETTC PREL |
09GUATEMALA311 | A/S SHANNON'S MARCH 19-21 VISIT TO GUATEMALA [...] (C) During his March 19-21 visit to Guatemala, WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon met with President Colom, other senior members of government, CICIG Commissioner Castresana, and representatives of civil society, press, and the business sector. Colom said Guatemala's fiscal conservatism would h [...] | 2009-04-01 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | PREL ECON SNAR CVIS PGOV PHUM UN HO ES CU GT |
09HANOI456 | VIETNAM-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Embassy contacts at the MFA and MFA-affiliated Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam insist that Vietnam and Cuba continue to enjoy warm "fraternal" relations. Absent fundamental change in either country, there is little prospect that Vietnam will substantially support U.S. priorities for Cuba, [...] | 2009-05-15 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC ECON PREL PGOV CU VM |
09HAVANA100 | EU DIPLOMATS DISCUSS CHANGES IN CUBA, THE UNITED [...] (C) Future change agents in Cuba will not come from civil society but from the civil service, argued a group of seasoned European diplomats. During a wide-ranging discussion, eight European colleagues inquired about possible changes to U.S. regulations on travel and remittances, urged the Un [...] | 2009-02-12 21:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU EC EU |
09HAVANA110 | DISSIDENTS: UN MEETING SHOWS CUBAN GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Several leading dissidents commented that the GOC successfully used its good relations with nations in the developing world to minimize criticism during the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council held on February 5 in Geneva. The official Cuban press reported [...] | 2009-02-18 20:25:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
09HAVANA112 | CUBA - MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES [...] General Assessment: There were no significant developments or changes regarding Cuba's policy on anti-money laundering or counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) in 2008. The Government of Cuba (GOC) claims to be in full compliance with international counter-terrorism conventions and to have t [...] | 2009-02-19 11:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR CU |
09HAVANA140 | GOC ANNOUNCES MAJOR LEADERSHIP SHAKEUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cuban government announced 12 major leadership changes at noon today (3/2) including the dismissal of Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque and the removal of Vice President Carlos Lage as head of the Cabinet. The sweeping changes follow close on the heels of the naming of th [...] | 2009-03-02 21:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS ECON CU |
09HAVANA142 | ILLEGAL MIGRATION FROM CUBA IN SHARP DECLINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Illegal migration from Cuba to the United States appears to have peaked in FY 2008 and has declined significantly. Illegal migration fell 20 percent in FY 08 and is down by almost 50 percent thus far in FY 2009. The decline has affected migrant flows both through Mexico - the ma [...] | 2009-03-03 14:34:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PREL CVIS CMGT SOCI CU MX |
09HAVANA145 | MYSTERY OF MURDERED PRIEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The murder on February 14, 2009 of Spanish Priest Eduardo de la Fuente remains an unsolved crime. The official Cuban media has said nothing about the incident, even though murder is a rarity in Cuba. Nevertheless, the murder is a frequent topic of conversation among ordinar [...] | 2009-03-04 13:50:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU EC EU |
09HAVANA147 | CUBA'S JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES: RENDERING UNTO CAESAR [...] (C) Summary: A visit to the headquarters of Cuba's Jehovah's Witnesses revealed a sophisticated and growing operation. Leaders of the religion said that there were 90,000 practitioners in Cuba, a number far in excess of previous estimates. Although the religion has neither sought official [...] | 2009-03-04 19:35:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA148 | PROSPECTS FOR U.S.-SPANISH COOPERATION ON CUBA [...] (C) Chief of Mission hosted new Spanish ambassador Manuel Cacho Quesada for a working lunch March 3 to explore potential for closer US-GOS coordination on Cuba issues. Cacho took up his post in December and has maintained a relatively low profile. U.S.-Spanish Relations ------------------- [...] | 2009-03-04 20:23:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PHUM CU SP |
09HAVANA150 | CABINET SHAKEUP GETS FIDEL'S SEAL OF APPROVAL [...] (C) A "Reflexiones" piece in today's (3/4) edition of the Communist Party daily Granma put Fidel Castro's seal of approval on the surprisingly extensive changes to the cupola of the Cuban government announced on Monday. In a piece entitled "Healthy Changes in the Council of Ministers," Cast [...] | 2009-03-04 20:41:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS ECON CU |
09HAVANA153 | LAGE AND PEREZ ROQUE ADMIT "ERRORS" AND RESIGN ALL [...] (U) In virtually identical letters published in the official media on March 5, former Vice President Carlos Lage and former Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque admitted that they had committed unspecified "errors" for which they assumed full responsibility, and then resigned from their remaining po [...] | 2009-03-06 19:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL CU |
09HAVANA154 | WHA AREA DIPLOMATS IN HAVANA EXPRESS THOUGHTS ON [...] (C) On march 4, DCM hosted a lunch of colleagues from several western hemisphere embassies in Havana including Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, the Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago. Pol/Econ chief and ConGen also participated. 2. (C) Though the just-announced cabinet chan [...] | 2009-03-06 20:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROV ECON CU |
09HAVANA16 | DR HILDA MOLINA AND THE VISIT OF ARGENTINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Though she would dearly like to travel to Argentina to visit her family, Dr Hilda Molina says she has little real hope that anything will come out of the upcoming visit to Cuba of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK). End Summary. 2. (C) Dissident neurosu [...] | 2009-01-12 12:43:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | AR CU PHUM PREL |
09HAVANA164 | FRENCH VIEWS ON U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS AND THE EU [...] (C) Chief of Mission (COM) had lunch with French Ambassador Frederic Dore on March 10 to seek his perspective on recent changes within the Government of Cuba, the pace of the EU-Cuba political dialogue, and U.S.-Cuban relations. France is a key player among EU missions here and held the local [...] | 2009-03-12 14:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU EU |
09HAVANA168 | CUBA WEIGHS IN ON "CAPITALIST" CRISIS [...] (C) Fidel Castro and the Cuban Government took advantage of an annual international conference of economists to congratulate themselves on long predicting the inevitable doom of capitalism. The well attended conference, including Central American presidents and Nobel laureate economists, res [...] | 2009-03-13 20:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV CU |
09HAVANA172 | CUBAN MININT'S THOUGHTS ON TRAVEL, LAW [...] (S) Summary: On 9 March 2009, the United States Coast Guard Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) stationed at the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba (USINT) attended a routine working meeting with Cuban Ministry of Interior (MININT) officers, including one Cuban Border Guard Colonel [...] | 2009-03-17 15:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
09HAVANA178 | MOUNTING GOC PRESSURE ON CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: Concurrent with changes in leadership (reftels) the GOC appears to be tightening its ongoing crack down on dissident and other civil society activity. Traditional opposition groups, an emerging civil society leader, and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transvestite) activists ha [...] | 2009-03-18 12:56:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR |
09HAVANA187 | KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE AND CUBA EVEN CLOSER [...] (S) Summary: On 18 March 2009, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba attended a repatriation of 16 Cuban migrants at Baha de Cabaas. During the repatriation, the DIS spoke at length wit [...] | 2009-03-24 16:14:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
09HAVANA194 | MAKING THE MOST OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR NOWAK'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Rapporteur for Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Manfred Nowak, is expected to visit Cuba sometime in 2009. USINT urges that he be approached before the trip with offers of information we have on prisoners and prisons in Cuba. ACTIO [...] | 2009-03-30 18:22:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PHUM PREL UN |
09HAVANA195 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEE/KILPATRICK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Codel Lee/Kilpatrick will be arriving in Cuba at a time of slow motion and sometimes contradictory change. Raul Castro has now consolidated his power. The Cuban economy has many serious weaknesses that can only be addressed through bold, innovative, and immediate action. The [...] | 2009-03-30 19:09:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL PINR CU |
09HAVANA196 | SURVEY OF CUBANS ON SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) FROM MARCH 2-18, THE REFUGEE UNIT AT USINT CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF 285 APPLICANTS FOR REFUGEE STATUS ABOUT A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN CUBA. THE SURVEY WAS NOT SCIENTIFIC IN THAT THE RESPONDENTS WERE LIMITED TO CUBANS ACTIVELY SEEKING TO LEAVE THE ISLAND. NONETHELESS, IN [...] | 2009-03-30 19:26:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL CU |
09HAVANA197 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEE/KILPATRICK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Codel Lee/Kilpatrick will be arriving in Cuba at a time of slow motion and sometimes contradictory change. Raul Castro has now consolidated his power. The Cuban economy has many serious weaknesses that can only be addressed through bold, innovative, and immediate action. The [...] | 2009-03-31 11:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL PINR CU |
09HAVANA198 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MARCH 16- MARCH 30 [...] (C) Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco) Pleased with Results of Six Day Protest: Members of the organization, Ladies in White, a group composed of relatives of political prisoners and their supporters, were pleased that they had achieved wide visibility during six days of street protests to m [...] | 2009-03-31 13:24:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA205 | CUBA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 14:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PTER ASEC EFIN CU |
09HAVANA207 | CODEL LEE VISIT TO CUBA [...] SUMMARY: A CODEL led by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) visited Cuba April 3 - 7. The CODEL met with GOC officials including former President Fidel Castro, President Raul Castro, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon, and with the wives of the 5 Cuban agents c [...] | 2009-04-07 20:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OREP PGOV CU |
09HAVANA208 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE U.S. COMMISSION ON [...] USINT Havana warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the commissioners and staff of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Control officer for the visit will be Political-Economic Section Chief Jim Benson (e-mail: BensonJ@state.gov, Office phone: 53-7-836-4039, Cell [...] | 2009-04-09 16:35:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA210 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT: AMCIT IN CUBA CAUGHT SMUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: On 30 March 2009 the American Citizens Services (ACS) unit at the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba, received notice from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations that on 27 March, the Government of Cuba (GOC) took into custody an American Citizen (AMCIT) su [...] | 2009-04-09 19:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | ASEC CU PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR |
09HAVANA218 | SWEDEN, THE EU, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA [...] (C) Chief of Mission (COM) met on April 13 with Swedish Ambassador Caroline Fleetwood at her request to discuss U.S.-Cuban relations and Sweden's perspective on Cuba as Sweden prepares to assume the EU Presidency. Ambassador Fleetwood travels to Washington later this month for a schedule tha [...] | 2009-04-14 12:51:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SW EU |
09HAVANA221 | THE U.S. AND THE ROLE OF THE OPPOSITION IN CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Raul Castro government of Cuba (GOC) appears to have settled into a position of undisputed authority internally, it is worth asking what the Cuban political opposition is doing and the role it may play in the future. Two recent op-ed pieces in the international press that hav [...] | 2009-04-15 13:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA226 | REACTION IN CUBA TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction in Cuba to the April 13 announcement of changes to U.S. policy regarding travel, remittances and telecommunications activity has been generally very positive. The government of Cuba itself has been officially silent, though former President Fidel Castro has published se [...] | 2009-04-17 20:20:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU |
09HAVANA244 | REACTION IN CUBA TO SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: It is apparent that Fidel Castro is not pleased with the outcome of the Summit of the Americas, though it is far from clear yet what the government of Cuba's view is. Ordinary Cubans we have talked to have high praise for the President's speech, but not much hope that their own [...] | 2009-04-24 20:50:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU |
09HAVANA248 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM FIGHTS ANEMIA, WANTS SATELLITE [...] (C) The World Food Program (WFP) is working to fight anemia and provide emergency assistance to hurricane victims in Cuba. Although Cuba is food insecure (importing 80 percent of its food),few Cubans suffer from malnutrition, according to the WFP country director. However, anemia caused by [...] | 2009-04-28 10:57:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV PREL IO CU |
09HAVANA249 | CUBA - TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 10:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CU |
09HAVANA260 | 19 APRIL REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS [...] USINT officer transferred 43 Cubans from the U.S.Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island to Cuban authorities on April 19 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 9:30 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and prov [...] | 2009-05-06 19:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA269 | H1N1: FIRST CASE IN CUBA; FIDEL ADMITS NOT PART OF [...] Cuba confirmed its first case of the H1N1 virus in a Mexican medical student who returned to the island days before Cuba became the first country to suspend flights from Mexico on April 29. Fidel Castro defended Cuba's (over) reaction to the outbreak and made a few accusations of his own alon [...] | 2009-05-12 19:20:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ASEC TF ECON CU |
09HAVANA277 | GOC MOUNTS "PROTEST" IN FRONT OF THE INTERESTS [...] (U) As part of the "II International Youth Encounter for Solidarity with the Five Heroes," at 0800 on May 12, several hundred people appeared in front of the Interests Section in the so-called anti-imperialist amphitheater to protest a variety of alleged crimes committed by the USG. The part [...] | 2009-05-14 18:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CU |
09HAVANA278 | U.S. LEGAL TEAM SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTS WITNESS [...] (SBU) A team made up of prosecutors from the US Attorney's Office from the Southern District of Florida, public defenders assigned to the defendants in two criminal alien smuggling cases, a court reporter, videographer, two interpreters and two DHS/ICE agents traveled to Cuba May 6 to take cou [...] | 2009-05-14 18:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR ASEC PGOV CU |
09HAVANA308 | CUBAN GDP PROJECTIONS FALL; NO STIMULUS PACKAGE IN [...] (C) The Government of Cuba (GOC) has lowered 2009 GDP growth projections from 6 percent to no greater than 2.5 percent. Removing the GOC's historic optimism and unusual accounting methods, it is likely Cuba will experience zero or negative growth this year. A fall in the demand for and pric [...] | 2009-05-27 18:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EFIN CU |
09HAVANA317 | IT'S NOT ALL BLACK AND WHITE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A SURVEY BY USINT OF REFUGEE APPLICANTS REVEALS WIDESPREAD AGREEMENT AMONG RESPONDENTS THAT ALL RACES ARE NOT TREATED EQUALLY IN CUBA. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS COULD NOT NAME AN AFRO-DESCENDENT LEADER, A REFLECTION OF THE DEARTH OF AFRO-CUBANS IN POSITIONS [...] | 2009-05-29 19:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF ECON PREL CU |
09HAVANA322 | HOW MIGHT CUBA ENTER ANOTHER SPECIAL PERIOD? [...] (C) The combination of new warnings of potential blackouts, serious liquidity issues, and potential (if not already) reduced financial support from Venezuela has sparked rumors on the street and in the international media that Cuba may be headed toward another "Special Period". The reality is [...] | 2009-06-04 13:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN CU |
09HAVANA323 | FATHER CONRADO GIVES US THE VIEW FROM SANTIAGO [...] (C) COM hosted a lunch for the visiting pastor of the Sta Teresita church in Santiago, Fr, Jose Conrado Rodriguez Alegre on May 21. As he has on previous occasions, Fr. Conrado, as he is known to all, provided insight into a life outside of Havana that still appears to be much harder than th [...] | 2009-06-04 15:52:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR CU |
09HAVANA327 | FRAUD SUMMARY Q CUBA [...] Although initially optimistic that Raul CastroQs formal assumption of power might bring significant improvements to their lives, the economic and political reality on the ground continues to drive many Cubans either to the Interests Section or more unacceptably, the high seas, in any hopes fo [...] | 2009-06-05 11:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS SMIG CPAS CMGT ASEC CU |
09HAVANA329 | GOC PROMOTES MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS AND STRONG ARM [...] (C) Summary: For the past several weeks leading opposition groups have been racked with severe personal quarrels coupled with widely disseminated accusations that leading dissident figures are agents of Cuban state security (see reftel). At the same time a broad cross section of our contact [...] | 2009-06-05 13:53:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA33 | INTERPRETING CUBA'S 2008 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE [...] (SBU) On January 7, the Cuban Office of National Statistics published a Panorama of Economic and Social Indicators for 2008 providing some detail behind the data reported to the National Assembly (ref A) by Raul Castro and his economic team December 26-27. While the availability of statistic [...] | 2009-01-15 16:24:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU |
09HAVANA330 | USINT HAS FRONT ROW SEAT FOR RAFTER INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On 4 June 2009, United States Interests Section Havana (USINT) personnel witnessed an apparent Cuban migrant raft floating extremely close to the Malecon seawall directly in front of the USINT building. The raft had seven males onboard who refused, at first, to come off the vess [...] | 2009-06-05 18:09:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CU PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR |
09HAVANA341 | FROM THE MOUTH OF MINREX: POSSIBLE INSIGHT INTO [...] (S//NF) Summary: On 5 June, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba attended a repatriation of sixteen Cuban migrants at Bahia de Cabanas. During the transit to and from the pier, a Cuban Ministry of For [...] | 2009-06-09 19:53:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
09HAVANA344 | FIDEL CASTRO IMPRESSED BY POTUS AFTER CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) The Government of Cuba has offered no official reaction to President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. Former president Fidel Castro, however, previewed his interest in the Cairo speech in a Reflection article on June 6 that he started with "Yesterday afternoon, while I was carefully analyzing Ob [...] | 2009-06-10 18:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU |
09HAVANA345 | CUBA BREAKS UP CONGLOMERATE CUBALSE [...] (C) The Cuban Council of Ministers decided on May 26 to "extinguish" Cubalse, the second largest conglomerate in Cuba, and transfer its assets within 90 days to seven other entities. Cubalse was originally created to serve the diplomatic community with local employees and housing. The entit [...] | 2009-06-10 19:13:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PINR PBIO CU |
09HAVANA35 | THE SPECULATION ON FIDEL'S HEALTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fidel Castro's extended absence from public view, especially during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the revolution, combined with the long time since he has written one of his occasional "Reflections" pieces is prompting speculation in the international press that his health [...] | 2009-01-15 17:22:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PINS PGOV PINR SMIG PREL CU |
09HAVANA351 | CUBAN MINREX SOUNDS OFF - AGAIN [...] (C//NF) Summary: On 11 June 2009, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba, attended a repatriation of 14 Cuban migrants at Bahia de Cabanas. During the transit to the migrant receiving pier, DIS enga [...] | 2009-06-12 20:38:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
09HAVANA356 | CIVIL SOCIETY PROJECT PROPOSALS AND PRISONERS' [...] (SBU) Cuban Civil Society members frequently present USINT officers with project proposals or requests for humanitarian aid. USINT officers also provide input about civil society conditions and aid requests during quarterly USAID LAC Grantee Coordination Meetings and through regular communicat [...] | 2009-06-15 17:07:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU EAID PHUM PREL |
09HAVANA357 | DEPARTURE OF DR HILDA MOLINA [...] (C) As has been reported widely in the media, dissident Cuban doctor Hilda Molina departed Cuba late on Saturday, June 13, and traveled to Buenos Aires to be with her seriously ill mother. Demonstrating that it can move very quickly when it wants to, the GOC provided Molina a passport and exi [...] | 2009-06-16 14:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | AR CU PGOV PHUM PREL |
09HAVANA361 | CUBANS DISAPPOINTED BY MICROSOFT; INSPIRED BY IRAN [...] (C) The decision by Microsoft and others to block certain internet communication services in Cuba works directly against U.S. goals to advance people-to-people interaction. The growing Cuban virtual community has privately and publicly expressed its disappointment. Bloggers remain undeterred [...] | 2009-06-19 18:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | EINT PREL ECON CU IR |
09HAVANA366 | CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: LESS THAN [...] (C) Summary: Canada's democracy)oriented foreign policy toward Cuba apparently is being implemented more vigorously in Ottawa than in Cuba, although some help may be on the way. End Summary. CANADA'S PRIORITIES IN CUBA --------------------------- 2. (C) USINT read with interest refte [...] | 2009-06-23 14:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU CA |
09HAVANA394 | FAMILY DECRIES POOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OF ARIEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Family members of political prisoner and 75er Ariel Sigler Amaya are concerned that his health is declining rapidly and that the GOC is unable or unwilling or both to provide him with adequate medical care. They are urging that USINT issue him an NIV on humanitarian grounds so [...] | 2009-07-02 15:23:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV CVIS CU |
09HAVANA424 | EUROPEANS RAMPING UP AID TO CUBA [...] (C) The European Union is ramping up its Mission in Cuba to focus on implementing a 40 million euro cooperation (i.e. aid) agreement. Prior to October 2008, Cuba only accepted limited assistance from Belgium and Spain. Although the EU package does not provide any direct budget support, all [...] | 2009-07-07 19:14:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREL ECON PGOV CU |
09HAVANA437 | GOC RESPONDS TO TIP DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: MINREX presented us with a diplomatic note (no. 3335, dated July 8) responding to our note that had informed the GOC of the release of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and Cuba's Tier III designation. While the GOC's 4-page note opens with a typically searing rejec [...] | 2009-07-15 17:00:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA444 | FIDEL BLAMES U.S. (BUT NOT PRESIDENT OBAMA) FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: After several months of confusion over how to react to the election of President Obama, Fidel Castro seems to have latched on to the coup in Honduras for a more comfortable explanation: President Obama may be all right, but U.S. policy is being run by Bush Administration holdover [...] | 2009-07-21 13:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CU |
09HAVANA445 | MURDER OF SECOND SPANISH PRIEST CAUSES COMMOTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A second brutal murder of a Spanish catholic priest in five months has become a cause celebre in Cuba in spite of receiving no press coverage locally until Sunday, July 19. Rampant rumors in the Cuban public and international press about the cases may have prompted the GOC to pu [...] | 2009-07-21 13:46:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS CU |
09HAVANA462 | OBSERVATIONS OF THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (SBU) This front channel cable was originally sent as Official/Informal in reftel. The following is a collection of observations by outgoing human rights officer on the state of human rights and civil society in Cuba. 2. (C) CONTINUITY: Repeat visitors to Cuba, whether they have been gone fo [...] | 2009-07-28 14:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ECON CU |
09HAVANA47 | 150,000 CUBANS TO OBTAIN SPANISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER [...] (U) About 150,000 Cubans will acquire Spanish citizenship in the next three years under the recently-implemented "Law of Historical Memory", according to Spain's senior consular official in Cuba. Consul General Pablo Barrios told USINT CG last week that the law, which took effect December 29, w [...] | 2009-01-23 17:28:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG SCUL CVIS PGOV CU SP |
09HAVANA473 | REVERSING THE CUT-OFF OF U.S. INTERNET MESSAGING [...] (C) Reftel requested Washington action to reverse the moves by Microsoft, Google, and others to block their Internet messaging services in Cuba. The actions by these U.S. companies to stop such services only help the efforts of GOC censors to control the information available to the Cuban pe [...] | 2009-08-05 11:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | EINT PREL ECON PHUM CU |
09HAVANA477 | RAUL CASTRO DELAYS PARTY CONGRESS, DEFENDS [...] (C) To no one's surprise, Cuban President Raul Castro and the Communist Party's Central Committee announced on July 29 another delay of the Sixth Communist Party Congress intended for the end of this year. The official excuse is a lack of preparation, even though the Congress is already seven [...] | 2009-08-06 11:16:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PINR CU |
09HAVANA486 | HOW THE UK SEES ITS RELATIONS WITH CUBA, AND EU-US [...] (C) Chief of Mission had lunch on August 5 with UK Ambassador Dianna Melrose to discuss her recent trip to Washington, D.C, the status of UK-Cuba relations, and her impressions of last week's Cuban National Assembly session. Some highlights: 2. (C) Washington, D.C: Ambassador Melrose was [...] | 2009-08-07 16:00:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UK CU |
09HAVANA490 | CUBA'S ECONOMY - WHERE TWO PLUS TWO EQUALS THREE [...] (C) Amidst a flurry of activity starting with Raul Castro's July 26 speech and ending with the August 1 National Assembly, Raul and his ministers painted a desperate picture of the Cuban economy. The Government of Cuba (GOC) lowered its GDP growth projection for the second time in three months and [...] | 2009-08-10 18:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PINR CU |
09HAVANA491 | GOVERNMENT OF CUBA FRUSTRATION INCREASES OVER LACK [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the U.S. Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba has spoken with Cuban Ministry of Interior (MININT) officials on multiple occasions, as recently as 4 August 2009, regarding their perceived lack of Government of Jama [...] | 2009-08-11 13:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
09HAVANA492 | (C/NF) THE CHURCH AND TRANSITION IN CUBA [...] (SBU) This cable is in response to reftel. We will also keep the questions in mind as we continue to meet with relevant contacts. 2. (C/NF) QUESTION A: ARE CHURCH OFFICIALS CULTIVATING CUBAN PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, ACCOUNTANTS, PROJECT DIRECTORS, ETC? IF SO, HOW? WHAT IS [...] | 2009-08-11 17:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV SCUL CU |
09HAVANA494 | THE EXIT PERMIT: HAMMER, CARROT, AND RALLYING CRY [...] (C) Edgard Lopez Moreno, a well-known Cuban youth opposition leader, departed Havana for Miami on August 6, 2009 as a refugee. He quit the island eight days after GOC immigration authorities gave him his exit permit and passport, and two and a half years after he first applied for permission [...] | 2009-08-12 10:52:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU SMIG |
09HAVANA508 | BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE USCCB AND CUBAN [...] (C) USINT COM and P/E officers met August 17 with a visiting U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) delegation (Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Orlando Bishop Thomas Wenski, San Antonio Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantu, and USCCB staffer Father Andrew Small) on its first day in Havana. USINT [...] | 2009-08-19 20:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA510 | LIVING AND SEEING LIFE IN CUBA DIFFERENTLY: A [...] (C) SUMMARY. A non-scientific survey of the U.S. Interest Section's (USINT) immigrant visa and refugee populations demonstrates the strong role Cuba's struggling economy and the desire of Cubans to reunite with family play in motivating Cubans to immigrate legally to the United States. The [...] | 2009-08-21 12:13:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREF SMIG ECON PINR CU |
09HAVANA512 | BRITISH EMBASSY SEEKS TO BUILD CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In regard to civil society, the British Embassy in Cuba is focused on building capacity and providing Cubans with greater access to uncensored information. Although they are currently doing very little in this area, their stated goal lines up well with past and future USINT prog [...] | 2009-08-21 13:20:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU UK |
09HAVANA515 | POLITICAL PRISONERS: A RENEWED GROWTH AREA FOR THE [...] (C) The Cuban Commission of Human Rights and National Reconciliation announced on August 10 a three person increase in the number of Cuban political prisoners, from 205 to 208. This represents the first increase since 2005. The CCHRNR highlighted three recent high-profile incarcerations in ma [...] | 2009-08-21 16:56:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL REF CU |
09HAVANA527 | QUESTIONS FROM YOANI SANCHEZ TO POTUS [...] (C) Internationally renowned blogger Yoani Sanchez (see profile below) passed us seven questions for POTUS as well as seven questions she would like to ask Cuban president Raul Castro, if given the chance. Post believes a response to these questions would provide significant support to not ju [...] | 2009-08-28 11:43:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA53 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP JANUARY 2009 [...] SBU) POLICE BRUTALLY SUPPRESS PEACEFUL PROTEST: On January 11, police forcefully stopped a protest in the park of Santiago de las Vegas in the municipality of Boyeros, Havana Province. Protesters had gathered to demand the release of political prisoners and to honor the memory of Miguel Vald [...] | 2009-01-28 12:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL |
09HAVANA551 | CUBA AND CHINA: THE BEST OF TIMES [...] (SBU) Bilateral relations between China and Cuba are at their historic best, according to China's top legislator Wu Bangguo. China and Cuba traded high level visitors this week as Wu visited Havana and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez visited Beijing to commemorate the 49th anniversary [...] | 2009-09-08 17:59:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON CU CH |
09HAVANA559 | CHECK PLEASE! GOVERNMENT OF CUBA MAY ACCEPT U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: On 3 September 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the U.S. Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba, engaged in a candid conversation with a Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) official who provided insight into the possible Govern [...] | 2009-09-14 10:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
09HAVANA566 | DIRECT MAIL WITHIN CUBA - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: A regular postage stamp to mail a letter within Cuba costs less than one penny. As you would expect, however, you get what you pay for. Domestic service is inconsistent, unreliable, much delayed, and, therefore, hardly used by most Cubans. Sending packages and international s [...] | 2009-09-15 19:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT ECON CU |
09HAVANA591 | 16 SEPTEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT [...] USINT officer transferred 6 Cubans from the U.S.Coast Guard cutter Pea Island to Cuban authorities on September 16 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrant. USINT officer briefed the returnees and prov [...] | 2009-09-24 19:15:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA594 | CUBA CHAMPIONS HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY -- AS [...] (C) Official Cuban voices have come alive with the events taking place in Honduras. After weeks where the news could not find much more to report than a baseball tournament in Europe and a music concert in Havana, the Government of Cuba has finally found a cause worth championing: the return [...] | 2009-09-28 11:35:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU |
09HAVANA601 | 26 SEPTEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS [...] USINT officer transferred 12 Cubans from the on September 26 without incident. 2. Cutter Pea Island docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provided standard information packets on legal imm [...] | 2009-10-02 18:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA602 | 29 SEPTEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS [...] USINT officer transferred 3 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island to Cuban authorities on September 29 without incident. 2. The Cutter Kodiak Island docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrant. USINT officer briefed the r [...] | 2009-10-02 18:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA615 | PROGRESS WITH THE GOC ON USINT OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Since the Migration Talks in July, there have been significant improvements in operations for the U.S. Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, due in large part to more cooperation from the Government of Cuba (GOC). Post has received permission for two major facility-improvement p [...] | 2009-10-09 12:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT CU |
09HAVANA619 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANFRED [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to an Action Request in Ref A requesting "information on specific detention facilities and/or detainees in Cuba," pertaining to the intended visit to Cuba of United Nations Special Rapporteur (SR) on torture, and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or [...] | 2009-10-13 15:18:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PINS CU |
09HAVANA631 | THE END OF THE "PAPA" STATE IN CUBA? THE GOC TELLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Cuba (GOC) appears to be seriously considering removing, or at least restricting, its national ration card system (libreta),one of the main pillars, along with education and healthcare, of Cuba's socialist state. The libreta is also one of the GOC's more effective to [...] | 2009-10-19 12:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PINR CU |
09HAVANA639 | A SPLENDID LITTLE VISIT, FOR CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The visit by the Spanish Foreign Minster to Cuba highlighted the differences that have emerged among the Europeans, in particular, on how to nudge Cuba most effectively towards political reform. Foreign Minister Moratinos committed Spain to diluting the EU's emphasis on human rig [...] | 2009-10-21 20:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA649 | CUBA PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON SWITZERLAND AND HUMAN [...] (C) Chief of Mission met October 27 with Swiss ambassador Peter Burkhard, at Burkhard,s request, to discuss the November 11-13 visit of a Swiss MFA delegation for their annual bilateral meeting with the GOC focused on bilateral and multilateral issues, including human rights. Last year's mee [...] | 2009-10-28 20:52:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU SZ |
09HAVANA650 | RELEASED CUBAN PRISONER PONDERS HIS OPTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Cuba (GOC) paroled political prisoner and "75'er" Nelson Aguiar Ramirez on October 20 following the visit of Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos. Aguiar was the first 75'er to be released since February, 2008, and is in extremely poor health. In conversation with [...] | 2009-10-28 20:52:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA651 | RELEASED CUBAN PRISONER PONDERS HIS OPTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Cuba (GOC) paroled political prisoner and "75'er" Nelson Aguiar Ramirez on October 20 following the visit of Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos. Aguiar was the first 75'er to be released since February, 2008, and is in extremely poor health. In conversation with [...] | 2009-10-28 20:52:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PHUM CU |
09HAVANA653 | 10 OCTOBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT [...] USINT officer transferred 11 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SAWFISH to Cuban authorities on October 10 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrant. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provide [...] | 2009-10-28 20:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA655 | 14 OCTOBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS [...] USINT officer transferred 4 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter PEA ISLAND to Cuban authorities on October 14 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrant. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provi [...] | 2009-10-29 12:42:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA660 | CUBA'S BLOCKADE: LITTLE INFORMATION FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. It is hard to overstate how isolated Cubans are from the outside world. Cubans have little or no access to outside news or media, foreign TV or radio programming, or even internet or email. There is little in the way of local content to make up for this dearth of information. W [...] | 2009-11-02 20:26:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECPS PHUM CU |
09HAVANA665 | PRIVATE FARMERS' MARKETS PUT ON ALERT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 13:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV CU |
09HAVANA666 | PRIVATE FARMERS' MARKETS PUT ON ALERT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Cuba (GOC) is threatening one of the only free market - and thus well functioning - parts of its economy in the supply and demand (private) farmers' markets. Instead of liberalizing the commercialization of food as called for by other recent GOC actions to l [...] | 2009-11-04 19:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV CU |
09HAVANA670 | 2 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT [...] USINT officer transferred 17 Cubans from the U.S.Coast Guard cutter Kodiak Island to Cuban Authorities on November 2 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and p [...] | 2009-11-06 18:19:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA672 | USINT DISCUSSES PEREZ OCONOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 20:25:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CU |
09HAVANA683 | SPAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SIGNS OF CHANGE IN CUBA [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Spanish Mission in Cuba is looking for signs of change that will help them move along EU-Cuba relations, and sway their EU partners. Featuring prominently in their case for normalization is progress on U.S. - Cuba relations. Our Spanish counterparts note that U.S. willin [...] | 2009-11-10 12:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA684 | BLOGGERS BEATEN BUT NOT DETERRED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Cuba's most famous bloggers were detained and roughed up by GOC agents as they traveled on foot to a public event on November 6. Plainclothes officials intercepted bloggers Yoani Sanchez, Claudia Cadelo, Orlando Luis Pardo and another person on a sidewalk, forced them into cars an [...] | 2009-11-10 12:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA689 | CUBA DENOUNCES U.S. INTERFERNCE IN BLOGGER CASE [...] (C) On November 10, 2009, COM Jonathan Farrar delivered a demarche to Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Director of the North American Department of the Ministry of External Relations (MINREX),regarding the November 6 detention and abuse of three prominent Cuban bloggers (Ref A). Pursuant to Reftel B [...] | 2009-11-12 20:46:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CU |
09HAVANA694 | UNHCR HAVANA HEAD OFFERS A LOOK AT THIRD COUNTRY REFUGEE [...] On 4 November, RefCoord called on Alberto Aragon Cao, head of the UNHCR office in Havana. Aragon, a Cuban national, has worked for UNHCR in Havana for 17 years and speaks English well. He previously worked in the Ministry of Education where he dealt frequently with UNHCR on cases of foreign s [...] | 2009-11-17 18:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL CU |
09HAVANA695 | BLOGGER THRILLED WITH POTUS RESPONSE TO HER Q&AS [...] (C) USINT Poloffs delivered on November 18, 2009 President Obama's responses to Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez's questions on Cuba - U.S. relations (REF A). Last August, Sanchez had posed seven questions to POTUS and seven for Cuban President Raul Castro (the two sets were different). She was no [...] | 2009-11-18 18:21:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA697 | TRADING WITH THE ENEMY - DISAPPOINTING CUBAN TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of U.S. exporters told us they received an unusually cool reception from the Cuban Government at this year's Havana trade fair. While some exporters reported business more or less as usual, we heard more complaints than in previous years regarding everything f [...] | 2009-11-19 17:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR PREL ECON CU |
09HAVANA698 | FAA UPDATES AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES WITH CUBA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Miami and Havana air traffic controllers signed a letter of agreement (LOA) on November 12 updating procedures for the coordination of flights between Cuban and U.S. controlled airspace. Both sides stressed the excellent working relationship between the Miami Air Route Traffic [...] | 2009-11-19 20:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CU |
09HAVANA703 | FEISTY LITTLE MISSIONS DENT CUBA'S RECORD OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 17:20:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA704 | CUBA UNLEASHES MOB ON BLOGGERS [...] (SBU) Cuban blogger Reinaldo Escobar was attacked by a pro-government mob on November 20, 2009. Escobar had challenged the state security agents who beat his blogger wife Yoani Sanchez to meet in the same spot where she was picked up and roughed-up on November 6 (Ref A). Escobar was answerin [...] | 2009-11-23 18:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA705 | 16 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS [...] USINT officer transferred 12 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter KNIGHT ISLAND to Cuban authorities on November 14 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrant. USINT officer briefed the returnees and [...] | 2009-11-23 18:46:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA706 | FEISTY LITTLE MISSIONS DENT CUBA’S RECORD OF [...] (C) Summary. The Cuban Government has been able to stonewall its independent civil society from foreign visitors who have, for the large part, been all too ready to give in to Cuban bullying and give up on these encounters. A series of recent visits has shown the different approaches that foreign g [...] | 2009-11-24 13:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA709 | 14 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS [...] USINT officer transferred 12 Cubans from the U.S.Coast Guard cutter Knight Island to Cuban authorities on November 14 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrant. USINT officer briefed the returnees and p [...] | 2009-11-27 17:17:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
09HAVANA714 | MINREX RESPONDS POSITIVELY ON POSADA CARRILES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the request of the Ministry of External Relations (MINREX),Chief of Mission Farrar met with Josefina Vidal Ferreriro, director of Cuba's North America Office on November 30 to recieve word of the approval of two Cuban nationals asked to testify in the federal criminal case of [...] | 2009-11-30 21:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG CASC PGOV PREL CU ASEC |
09HAVANA721 | MILITARY EXERCISES FAIL TO ROUSE CUBANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 11:50:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PM PREL |
09HAVANA722 | CUBA: CIVIL SOCIETY FULLY IN FAVOR OF IMPROVING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 11:50:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA723 | CUBA: CIVIL SOCIETY FULLY IN FAVOR OF IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary. There is widespread consensus among Cuban civil society that improving relations between the United States and the GOC will strengthen the cause of freedom in Cuba. While skeptical that the GOC is capable of leading the process, civil society leaders urged U.S. policy makers to [...] | 2009-12-04 13:44:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA726 | SPAIN ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIALOGUE WITH CUBA [...] (C) COM met December 2 with Spanish ambassador to Cuba Manuel Cacho at the latter,s request to discuss Spain,s plans vis--vis Cuba during Spain,s EU Presidency and the upcoming meeting between the Secretary and Spanish FM Moratinos. P/E Counselor separately met December 3 with his Spanish counterpa [...] | 2009-12-05 16:15:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA732 | WHY ALL THE FUSS ABOUT THE "CUBAN FIVE"? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 20:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA735 | GOC DOES NOT BLAME WASHINGTON FOR DELAY IN [...] (C) On the margins of a December 8 meeting at Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX),Director of the North America Office Josefina Vidal took pains to correct two recent media reports on bilateral relations. Vidal had presented COM Farrar a diplomatic note protesting the U.S. Coast Gua [...] | 2009-12-10 18:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG PGOV CU |
09HAVANA736 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY TURNS VIOLENT IN HAVANA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Human Rights Day turned violent in Havana as State-organized mobs attacked separate marches by the Damas de Blanco and by supporters of Dr. Darsi Ferrer. While the Damas were generally insulated from physical assault by state security agents surrounding them, Ferrer's supporters w [...] | 2009-12-10 22:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON EAID SMIG CU |
09HAVANA738 | WHY ALL THE FUSS ABOUT THE "CUBAN FIVE"? [...] (SBU) Despite mammoth efforts by the GOC in pressing the case of the five Cuban and Cuban-American spies in U.S. jails, most Cubans don't really know or even care about their fate. The spies' value to the GOC is mostly for propaganda and, domestically at least, it has not returned the huge in [...] | 2009-12-14 17:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV CU |
09HAVANA739 | STRIDENT GOC PROTEST OF USINT AND OTHER MISSIONS, OBSERVATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENTS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministry (MINREX) summoned COM on December 12 to protest USINT observation of Human Rights Day activities in Havana. The meeting was the latest of several recent GOC efforts to put the USG on the defensive in our bilateral relationship. COM gave a low-key but firm response to M [...] | 2009-12-14 20:16:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CASC CU |
09HAVANA753 | CUBA - MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES [...] GENERAL ASSESSMENT: The Government of Cuba (GOC) made no significant changes to its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) policy in 2009, nor did it publicly report any significant arrests, seizures or prosecutions. One minor regulatory change gave the GOC even mor [...] | 2009-12-18 12:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR CU |
09HAVANA755 | CUBAN BORDER GUARD'S FEATHERS RUFFLED BY USCG [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the U.S. Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba attended a 10 December 2009 meeting with the Cuban Ministry of Interior's (MININT) International Relations Directorate (DRIC) and Border Guard (CBG). The [...] | 2009-12-18 18:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
09HAVANA761 | CUBA ENDS SCHEME TO TRADE IN CLUNKERS [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Cuba (GOC) reportedly froze a scheme this month in which certain Cubans could obtain authorization to import a personal vehicle. This luxury was only available to Cubans who already owned a vehicle and had permission to travel abroad for business-related purposes. [...] | 2009-12-21 20:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM CU |
09HAVANA763 | CUBA PASSES UP YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO UNVEIL [...] (C) Summary: Even with expectations already below sea level, the National Assembly session that wrapped up on December 20 was a considerable disappointment. In the absence of a Communist Party Congress, or even a Conference, some had hoped that the GOC would take advantage of the legislative [...] | 2009-12-21 20:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON EAID CU |
09HAVANA768 | GOC GRANTS ACCESS TO ALAN PHILIP GROSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) called in COM and CG on December 24 to inform the U.S. Interests Section (USINT) that access to arrested Amcit Philip Alan Gross had been granted for Monday, December 28. The Government of Cuba's (GOC) response to other outstanding [...] | 2009-12-24 19:11:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL PGOV CU |
09HAVANA77 | DUELING STATEMENTS BY SENIOR CUBANS: "GOOD COP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A "Reflexiones" piece by Fidel Castro critical of President Obama on January 29 followed by more laudatory statements by National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcon two days later have gotten the local rumor mill spun up again. The now extended travel of Raul Castro to Russia, An [...] | 2009-02-05 12:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CU |
09HAVANA772 | FIRST CONSULAR VISIT TO ALAN PHILIP GROSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Consul General Martha Melzow visited arrested Amcit Philip Alan Gross on Monday, December 28 at Villa Marista. Although Gross was arrested on December 3, consular access was not granted by the GOC until December 24. Gross told Congen that he is charged with contraband. He appear [...] | 2009-12-28 20:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL PGOV CU |
09HAVANA78 | CUBAN LAND REFORM? [...] (SBU) Cuba's Agriculture Ministry has reportedly approved 45,518 applications to lease idle land to private farmers, cooperatives, and state farms. The announcement, reported on February 2 by the official Communist Party newspaper Granma, is the most significant step to date in what some int [...] | 2009-02-05 16:56:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CU |
09HAVANA80 | OPPOSITION GROUPS JOSTLE FOR POSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leaders are beginning to stir after months of relative inactivity. As they attempt to organize their supporters, splits among them, and between the opposition on the island and the Cuban exile community are becoming more evident. The issue of the management of Radio [...] | 2009-02-06 15:08:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CU |
09HAVANA86 | JAPAN SEEKS U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON CUBA [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador Akira Takamatsu invited the COM to lunch on February 9, COM's first day in Havana following consultations. Takamatsu's main discussion point was to urge the USG to pursue a policy of "engagement" with the GOC, which he said Japan believed would be in the interest of the [...] | 2009-02-10 21:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU JA |
09HAVANA87 | NEW SWISS AMBASSADOR RECEIVES INTRODUCTION TO [...] (C) Newly-arrived Swiss ambassador Peter Burkhard requested to meet with Chief of Mission (COM) on February 10 to share impressions from his initial contacts with the GOC. Burkhard said he had been surprised that his meeting with Vice President Almeida during his presentation of credentials c [...] | 2009-02-11 20:13:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU SZ |
09HAVANA88 | REFLECTIONS FROM THE EU ON PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) During a February 10 lunch with six other chiefs of mission, talk of the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of Cuba segued into a discussion of the EU's efforts to promote human rights in Cuba. The EU's decision in June 2008 to change its Common Position on Cuba has led [...] | 2009-02-11 20:14:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU EC |
09HELSINKI13 | CUBA: FINLAND REVIEW TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) PolOff asked Veikko Soralahti, Counselor, Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Finnish MFA on January 8 if there had been any changes in the Finnish relationship with Cuba since the EU dropped sanctions. He said that there had not. 2. (C) Post provides the following respons [...] | 2009-01-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU FI |
09KUALALUMPUR943 | CUBA: MALAYSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (C) Summary: Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with respect to Cuba, for use in assessing whether to waive Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. There has been no substantive change since Ref B. Malaysia does not have significant economic or [...] | 2009-11-20 08:55:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC MY PREL |
09KUWAIT496 | KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD [...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel on implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (SBU) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between the two countries have been somewhat strained since the 1990-91 Gulf War [...] | 2009-05-17 14:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU KU |
09LAPAZ1146 | HOLY FRIJOLE: BOLIVIA'S ALBA TRADE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is part two of a three-part series on the trade and economic situation in Bolivia. While Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to alienate his neighbors (ref C) his government publicly continues to rely on Bolivia's membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas [...] | 2009-08-07 11:16:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL CU VZ IR EAGR |
09LAPAZ1559 | Response Regarding Title III of the Libertad Act [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Bolivian government officials are strongly supportive of the existing Cuban government and crit [...] | 2009-11-19 22:00:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM BL CU |
09LAPAZ555 | MR. OBAMA, TEAR DOWN THIS EMBARGO: BOLIVIA'S BIG [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a press conference at the presidential palace April 8, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced that Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) will meet prior to the Summit of the Americas to discuss a Bolivian proposal to lift the United States' embargo on Cuba. The group [...] | 2009-04-09 19:48:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM PINR BL CU |
09LAPAZ744 | BOLIVIA-CUBA RELATIONS: RESPONSE TO TITLE III OF [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel A and reflect new developments since reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? --No. The Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a via [...] | 2009-05-22 21:33:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ETRD KDEM BL CU |
09LIBREVILLE540 | GABON AND SAO TOME: CUBAN CONNECTIONS WITH GABON [...] Per reftel, post provides the following information regarding Gabonese-Cuban and Sao Tomean-Cuban relations. Gabonese and Cuban Government contacts are extremely limited. Sao Tomean relations with Cuba are more established, but still quite limited. The most visible signs of the relationship [...] | 2009-12-09 05:02:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC GB TP CU |
09LIMA1665 | Peru Response to Review for Suspension of Title III of the [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. GOP EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA --------------------------------------------- ------------ 2. (C) Peru's leadership, including President Garcia, has taken an ambivalent approach to promoting a democratic [...] | 2009-11-20 19:39:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ETTC ETRD PREL CU PE |
09LIMA452 | PERU AND THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding Government of Peru perspectives on the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago. The answers are keyed to reftel paragraphs. 2. (S/NF) The Government of Peru looks forward to the Obama administration's active engageme [...] | 2009-03-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR PGOV VZ BO CU CO OAS PE |
09LIMA717 | PERU REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. GOP EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA --------------------------------------------- ------------ 2. (C) Peru's leadership, including President Garcia, has taken an ambivalent approach to promoting a democratic tra [...] | 2009-05-19 20:44:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL CU PE |
09LISBON378 | PORTUGUESE DEPUTY FORMIN'S VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) On July 15, Pedro Carneiro, the Legal Advisor to Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, gave P/E Counselor a readout of a trip to Cuba that he and Cravinho made on June 30-July 1. This was the first senior Portuguese visit to Cuba in several years and was a response [...] | 2009-07-16 11:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XM CU PO |
09LISBON582 | (C) CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Pol/Econoff met November 17 with Joao Batista, senior MFA official responsible for Cuban affairs, to discuss Portuguese-Cuban relations. Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not significantly changed since Ref B update in December 2008. Batista noted that while Por [...] | 2009-11-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV CU PO |
09LISBON608 | IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HONDURAS DISPUTE [...] (U) Delegations from twenty-two Iberian and Latin American nations attended the nineteenth Ibero-American Summit in Estoril, Portugal November 29-December 1. The summit's theme was "Innovation and Knowledge" and featured discussions on technology and innovation collaboration, social developm [...] | 2009-12-04 07:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL AN XM CU DR SP PO |
09LJUBLJANA151 | SLOVENIA: CUBA LIBERTAD ACT DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Natasa Furlan, counselor in the MFA's Latin American section, on May 18. Furlan noted that Slovenia's position remains has not changed from 2008, and Slovenia will continue to emphasize the EU "doubletrack" policy. Embassy provides the following in re [...] | 2009-05-19 14:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ETTC CU SI |
09LONDON1226 | LIBERTAD ACT: INPUT FOR UK [...] (C) Summary. Further to reftel, Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers May 21 to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disa [...] | 2009-05-22 11:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ETTC PHUM CU UK |
09LONDON1394 | UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JUNE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 12:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EU LE CU BM UK |
09LONDON2592 | UK INPUT: CUBA, LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers November 18 per reftel to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disappointe [...] | 2009-11-19 12:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU UK |
09LONDON2909 | UK RESPONSE: EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 17:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL SOCI CU UK |
09LONDON730 | WILLIAM HAGUE VISITS CUBA; ADVISES CHANGE IN U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague offered his views to Charge after a recent trip to Cuba. Hague, a respected politician who may be staking out a "safe" political position on the Cuban issue in advance of becoming foreign secretary, offered these obse [...] | 2009-03-25 13:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UK CU |
09LUSAKA296 | ZAMBIA PROMISES IMPROVED MULTILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting to discuss multilateral cooperation as well as Zambian Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande's May visit to Washington, Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Tens Kapoma confirmed his interest in improving U.S.-Zambian voting coincidence within the United Nations. He promis [...] | 2009-04-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | UN UNHRC CU ZA |
09LUSAKA649 | MORE ON ZAMBIAN PREPARATIONS FOR UNGA, UN HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. The Zambian Government (GRZ) is inclined to call for measures to address human rights problems in Burma, North Korea, and Sudan at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council. A senior Foreign Ministry official voiced some displeasure with Zambia's tendency to engage in bloc [...] | 2009-09-22 08:44:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC UNESCO KV CU BM ZA |
09MADRID1029 | CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OCTOBER 19, 2009, MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: CDA and Leon discussed President Zapatero's October 13 meeting with POTUS including Zapatero's plans for a return visit to Washington in January, Spanish intentions regarding police trainers in Afghanistan, Guantanamo detainees, Kosovo, EUFOR, UNIFIL, Iran, Cuba, and Honduras. Le [...] | 2009-10-20 17:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KIPR SP AF KV BK LE IR CU HO |
09MADRID1121 | SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Per request in reftel A, Post provides the following for use in assessing whether to recommend that the President continue to suspend Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (Libertad) Act. The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 4 and updates in [...] | 2009-11-23 10:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL SP |
09MADRID1146 | SPANISH EU INITIATIVE COULD REQUIRE MORE FROM CUBA [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Moratinos continues to press publicly for a new mechanism to replace the European Union's 1996 Common Position toward Cuba, indicating a willingness to spearhead such an effort during Spain's EU presidency in the first half of 2010. Most recently, following the fourth E [...] | 2009-12-01 09:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP CU EUN |
09MADRID1157 | CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DECEMBER 2, 2009, MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. The Charge d'Affaires met December 2, 2009, with Spanish SYG of the Presidency Bernardino Leon. They discussed Afghanistan, the police training mission for Iraq, the King's request for a meeting with President Obama, Spain's EU Presidency, Kosovo, Honduras, Venezuela, and Cuba. [...] | 2009-12-03 10:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IZ KV HO VE CU SP |
09MADRID483 | SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? An April 2009 poll on recommendations fo [...] | 2009-05-19 12:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU |
09MADRID59 | JANUARY 8-9 VISIT BY WHA A/S SHANNON REAFFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon's January 8-9 Madrid program and subsequent media play were characterized by bilateral goodwill and Spanish optimism for a new phase in U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America despite significant challenges in the region. He highlighted U.S. engagement in the Americas, [...] | 2009-01-16 16:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KSUM AR BL CU SP |
09MADRID983 | CROATIAN AMBASSADOR DOWNPLAYS MESIC VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian Ambassador to Spain Neven Pelicaric took great pains October 1 to downplay the significance of Croatian President Mesic's visit to Cuba the week of September 16, the third since his election in 2005. During a one-on-one lunch meeting, Pelicaric urged the USG not to take [...] | 2009-10-07 20:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU SP CR |
09MANAGUA1083 | Libertad Act: Nicaraguan Relations with Cuba [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). Or [...] | 2009-11-16 15:04:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU |
09MANAGUA425 | PRESIDENT ORTEGA: OBAMA IS A LIAR, THREATENS TO [...] (U) Summary: During an April 22 appearance on a Cuban talk show, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega discredited the Summit of the Americas (SOA) and stated that President Obama lied because he talked about change, but had maintained the Bush policies of freezing the Millennium Challenge Accoun [...] | 2009-04-24 00:09:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC EAID PROP NU CU |
09MANAGUA507 | LIBERTAD ACT: NICARAGUAN RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). [...] | 2009-05-20 16:40:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU |
09MEXICO814 | MEXICO PLEASED WITH IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexico is pleased with Cuban cooperation in keeping with the Migration MOU signed last November that so far has reportedly contributed to the repatriation of over 100 Cubans. On the commercial front, Mexican exports rose by approximately 80 percent in 2008. Given lingering c [...] | 2009-03-20 13:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM PREF SMIG ETRD CU MX |
09MEXICO869 | MEXICO ON THE 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Summary. Mexico believes future prospects for the Summit of the Americas (SOA) very much rely on the success of U.S. President Obama in injecting a new sense of purpose for the gathering. To Mexico's view, it is imperative the summit tackle the ongoing financial crisis. Interestingly, [...] | 2009-03-24 21:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV OAS PHUM VZ CU MX |
09MONTEVIDEO290 | SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the Vazquez government renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba. The GOU opened an Embassy in Havana on June 30, 2005, and Cuba's ambassador to Uruguay was sworn in on November 7, 2005. 2. (C) President Vazquez in June 2008 made his only official visit [...] | 2009-05-28 15:29:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
09MONTEVIDEO617 | Uruguay: Review For Suspension of Title III of the Libertad [...] (SBU) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request for information on Uruguay's policies related to Cuba. Ref B is Post's reporting for the preceding six-month period. 2. (C) President Vazquez led an official visit to Cuba in June 2009, fulfilling a campaign pr [...] | 2009-11-12 18:36:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU UY |
09MOSCOW1361 | RUSSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) In response to ref A request, GOR support for democracy and human rights in Cuba has been minimal. Cuban President Raul Castro visited Moscow in January 2009. The visit produced no major political agreements and only modest strengthening of the limited economic ties between the countrie [...] | 2009-05-27 12:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ECON PREL CU RS |
09MOSCOW1730 | CUBA-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP (C-AL9-00784) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 16:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV CU RS |
09MOSCOW1732 | CUBA-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP (C-AL9-00784) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 05:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV CU RS |
09NASSAU177 | OPULENT HAVANA DIGS: BAHAMAS LOOKS INTO MISSING [...] (U) Media highlighted lack of transparency and accountability in expenditures for the Bahamian Embassy in Cuba in coverage March 2 of an official auditor,s report from 2006-2007. The auditor general was unable to account for nearly a million dollars destined for the new Havana mission. The [...] | 2009-03-19 19:30:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PGOV PHUM BF CU |
09NASSAU181 | BAHAMAS INKS PRELIMINARY AID DEAL WITH CUBA [...] (U) The GCOB signed a Basic Framework Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation with Cuba March 16 anticipating further projectsin health, education, and other areas, accordingto media. The GCOB is reviewing a draft agreemen to re-implement a Cuban eye-care program and is i talks with C [...] | 2009-03-19 21:40:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BF CU |
09NASSAU294 | CUBAN EMBASSY LAUNCHES ANOTHER PRO-CUBA GROUP IN [...] (U) The Cuban Ambassador in Nassau launched the "Bahamas-Cuba Friendship Association" May 2 at a May Day event at his residence, according to local media and the Cuban Embassy's web site. Attendees included Cuban diplomats, Cuban teachers working in The Bahamas, Bahamian graduates of Cuban u [...] | 2009-05-06 20:32:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL CU BF |
09NASSAU401 | CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO BAHAMAS, NAM: BRING BACK ZELAYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 14:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BF CU |
09NASSAU419 | CUBA AND BAHAMAS TALK SEA BORDERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 18:37:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PGOV PREL CU BF |
09NICOSIA383 | CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR JUNE GAERC [...] (C) On June 11, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA European Union/CFSP desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Taking up the Israel-Palestine points first, Panayiotou stated that the GOC welcomes recent USG overtures but remains concerned over the stance of the Netanyahu government, particularly o [...] | 2009-06-17 05:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS SY LE CU AF PK BK YI KO HR |
09OSLO352 | NORWAY'S LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW, MAY 2009 [...] (C) The paragraphs in this cable are keyed to questions in reftel (A),paragraph 5. Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, MFA Latin America section director, to discuss Cuba policy. Norway continues to pursue a strategy of limited engagement toward Cuba in order to advance human rights, and, indi [...] | 2009-05-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NO |
09OTTAWA436 | CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA [...] (SBU) The Government of Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Officials. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while [...] | 2009-06-08 17:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA |
09OTTAWA629 | APPEALS COURT REAFFIRMS CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S [...] (SBU) Canada's appellate court on August 14 upheld a lower court ruling requiring the government to seek the repatriation of Guantanamo detainee and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr. According to the Prime Minister, the government will study the decision before deciding on next steps. An appeal [...] | 2009-08-14 19:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER CU CA |
09OTTAWA649 | GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL COURT DECISION ON KHADR [...] (C) On August 24, Christian Rousseau, Director of Operations for Defence and International Security Policy at the Privy Council Office, informed PolMinCouns that the Canadian government would appeal to the Supreme Court the August 14 decision (ref a) of the Federal Court of Appeals upholding [...] | 2009-08-24 17:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PREL CU CA |
09OTTAWA841 | Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Meeting with Canadian Foreign [...] (U) October 22, 2009, 11:15 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Lourdes Cue, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary Kurt van der Walde, notetaker Canada Claude C [...] | 2009-11-17 21:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KGHG UNRWA IR AF PK CU CA |
09OTTAWA845 | Canadian Relations with Cuba [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors tell us that Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while maintaining it [...] | 2009-11-25 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC ETRD CU CA |
09PARAMARIBO145 | SURINAME: CUBA, COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR [...] (C) Embassy Paramaribo recommends the continued suspension of Title III for Suriname. The Government of Suriname has made no significant effort to promote the advancement of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. In December 2008, Suriname opened a diplomatic mission in Cub [...] | 2009-05-18 18:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NS |
09PARAMARIBO327 | Suriname: Cuba, Country by Country Review for Suspension of [...] C) Embassy Paramaribo recommends continued suspension of Title III for Suriname. The Government of Suriname has made no significant effort to promote the advancement of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. In December 2008, Suriname opened a diplomatic mission in Cuba; t [...] | 2009-11-12 20:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC CU NS |
09PARAMARIBO92 | SURINAME: STUDENTS QUIT VENEZUELAN AND CHINESE [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent Venezuelan and Chinese government scholarship programs for Surinamese students have fallen short of their targets. This academic year, eight of eleven Surinamers with Venezuelan scholarships quit their programs, while two of five Surinamers with Chinese scholarships quit [...] | 2009-03-30 18:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CH VZ CU NS |
09PARIS1548 | FRANCO-CUBAN RELATIONS: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: France advocates democratic advancement and the protection of fundamental human rights in conjunction with the joint EU position on Cuba. Although diplomatic ties have been frayed since 2003, the GOF supports continued dialogue with Havana on democratization and the release of p [...] | 2009-11-23 12:47:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC EFIN EINV PREL PHUM FR CU |
09PARIS403 | FRANCE PLEDGES CAUTION ON CUBA, LAMENTS MISFIRE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy appointed former Socialist Minister Jack Lang to be Special Envoy on Cuba in order to drive forward French and EU dialogue with Cuba but also, on the domestic front, as outreach to a prominent French opposition party member, according to French Presidential Advis [...] | 2009-03-19 13:30:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CU MX BR FR |
09PARIS679 | FRANCE AND CUBA: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION [...] (C) The following paragraphs are responses to the request for information on the relationship between France and the Cuban government and the implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act (ref a): 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democr [...] | 2009-05-19 16:40:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU FR |
09PARIS786 | FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, CUBA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed the June General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Themes to be discussed at next week's GAERC include Cuba, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and the Western Bal [...] | 2009-06-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN CU WE GZ IS LE SY YI BK HR SI GG |
09PARISFR760 | PROPOSAL FOR A NEW UNESCO STANDARD-SETTING INSTRUMENT ON [...] Summary. UNESCO's Executive Board at its 181st session adopted a decision that ignored three of its previous decisions that had set the holding of an experts' meeting and a consultation with indigenous peoples as key pre-conditions for further consideration of a possible new UNESCO standard-s [...] | 2009-06-08 15:31:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO PREL CU VE |
09PORTAUPRINCE493 | HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Haiti values the assistance it receives from Cuba and never criticizes Cuba's democracy or human rights record. Haiti and Cuba, along with Venezuela, are parties to a tripartite agreement that facilitates technical assistance to Haiti in the areas of electricit [...] | 2009-05-20 18:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETIC PREL PGOV HA CU |
09PORTAUPRINCE607 | CODEL MEEK DISCUSSES MINIMUM WAGE, JUDICIAL REFORM AND CUBA WITH PRESIDENT RENE PREVAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 17:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON HA PGOV PREL |
09PORTLOUIS394 | SEYCHELLES PRESIDENT VISITS CUBA, DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seychelles President James Michel visited Cuba November 29-30 to discuss additional Cuban medical assistance. At the request of the Cubans, Michel provided a briefing on ways his country has pursued economic reform. Michel believes that Raul Castro recognizes that economic chang [...] | 2009-12-04 07:49:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CU SE |
09PORTOFSPAIN423 | Libertad Act Review: Trinidad and Tobago [...] (U) This message responds to reftel questions. 2. (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is not aware of any GOTT initiatives promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...] | 2009-11-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
09PRAGUE258 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...] | 2009-05-15 10:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC EZ PREL XG |
09PRAGUE324 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the June 15-16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, Lebanon, the Western Balkans, [...] | 2009-06-11 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU LE CU BM |
09PRAGUE670 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...] | 2009-11-13 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC EZ PREF XG |
09PRETORIA1018 | CUBA: SOUTH AFRICA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 08:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SF |
09QUITO15 | WHITHER CORREA: A SHIFT FURTHER LEFT [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric and actions in the last two months have veered off the pattern we witnessed during much of his earlier presidency. A harder left orientation is evidenced by his trips to Iran and Cuba, debt default, and sharp attacks on the U.S. In the past, while c [...] | 2009-01-14 00:18:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN PGOV SNAR MARR EAID EC VE CU IR |
09QUITO244 | ECUADOR'S GOALS AT THE 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOE's focus for the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas has included seeking a one-on-one meeting between the presidents. One issue that Ecuador would want to stress during the Summit is the financial crisis. Other issues are currently being defined by the Foreign Minister's [...] | 2009-04-06 23:57:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL KSUM EC CU |
09QUITO375 | ECUADOR - RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) The Embassy provides the following information on the relationship between the Cuban government and Ecuador in response to reftel. 2. (C) Ecuador has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, nor has it undertaken governmental action to condemn human [...] | 2009-05-21 17:34:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU EC |
09QUITO716 | CORREA'S INAUGURATION FOR 2ND PRESIDENTIAL TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa's August 10 inauguration day schedule was packed, combining swearing-in events with the transfer of the rotating presidency of UNASUR (septel). The political speeches during the day were heavily ideological and meant to ratify the goals of Correa's "citizens' r [...] | 2009-08-12 20:46:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PTER OVIP KNUC EC CO CU VE NI |
09QUITO981 | LIBERTAD ACT: ECUADOR-CUBA RELATIONS [...] (U) The Embassy provides the following information on the relationship between the Cuban government and Ecuador in response to Ref A. 2. (C) Ecuador has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, nor has it undertaken governmental action to condemn huma [...] | 2009-11-19 22:35:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ETTC ETRD PREL CU EC |
09ROME1299 | ITALY: RESPONSE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. Italy eng [...] | 2009-11-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU IT |
09ROME176 | ITALY: MFA HESITANT IN PRESSING MOI ON CUBAN [...] (C) A/DCM met February 10 with MFA Americas DG Verderame, at the latter's request, as well as with Migration Deputy DG Palladino to discuss our pending request for the resettlement in Italy of Cuban protected migrant Luis Manuel Alfonso Romero, currently at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo [...] | 2009-02-12 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF SMIG KAWC IT CU |
09ROME595 | ITALY: RESPONSE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There wer [...] | 2009-05-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
09SANJOSE18 | HHS LEAVITT VISIT: PRESIDENT ARIAS MUSES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 23:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CS CU PGOV PINR OVIP |
09SANJOSE225 | COSTA RICA: FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 18, Costa Rica re-established full diplomatic relations with Cuba, ending 48 years of limited contact. In an open letter to the Costa Rican people and in his press conference announcing the change, President Oscar Arias said "the time had come" for "direct and open dialo [...] | 2009-03-25 16:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | CS CU PGOV PINR PREL PREF |
09SANJOSE448 | COSTA RICA AND CUBA: A SNAPSHOT OF RELATIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rica's March 18 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba (Ref B) has made little impact thus far. In Costa Rica, the news generated more questions than kudos to President Oscar Arias. In Cuba, the Castro government hardly noticed. The GOCR has yet to design [...] | 2009-05-29 20:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU CS |
09SANJOSE961 | COSTA RICA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION FOR TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) Costa Rica's March 18 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba (Ref B) has progressed slowly. Costa Rica has named JosC) MarC-a Penabad LC3pez as the new ambassador to Cuba and has converted its consulate into an embassy. The Castro government, however, has not yet named a [...] | 2009-11-20 21:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL CU ETTC CS |
09SANSALVADOR1079 | EL SALVADOR: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador. While the GOES has restored diplomatic relations with Cuba and the FMLN has strong historic ties, at this time the government does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Speci [...] | 2009-11-20 20:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU ES |
09SANSALVADOR446 | EL SALVADOR: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador. At this time, El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with Cuba and does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Specific responses to reftel section 5 are provided below: [...] | 2009-05-21 22:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU ES |
09SANTIAGO141 | CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 14-17 [...] Chilean dailies ran extensive coverage of reactions to Fidel Castro's column published after he met with President Bachelet, in which he endorsed Bolivia's maritime demand for access to the sea. Front-page news also highlighted a helicopter crash that killed 12 fire fighters who were being tra [...] | 2009-02-17 20:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CU CI |
09SANTIAGO157 | PRESIDENT BACHELET IN CUBA -- A FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fidel Castro's statement bashing Chile following a private meeting with President Bachelet has generated unusually heated debate in Santiago. Critics -- including the Concertacion's Christian Democrats -- call the visit an "embarrassing" policy setback, some contending the sole [...] | 2009-02-20 20:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU CI |
09SANTIAGO228 | BACHELET'S TRIP TO CUBA: TOP OFFICIALS PUT ON A [...] (C) Summary: Two key foreign policy makers--presidential advisor Marcos Robledo and the MFA's #3 ranked official, Juan Pablo Lira--maintain that President Bachelet's February trip to Cuba was very successful, a contrast to the negative press coverage it received. Bachelet raised human rights [...] | 2009-03-11 16:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON PGOV CI CU |
09SANTIAGO44 | PRESIDENT BACHELET'S TRIP TO CUBA SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Michelle Bachelet's visit to Cuba, scheduled for February 11 to 13, has been the subject of heated debate. Bachelet will attend the opening of the Havana Book Festival, which will feature Chile this year, but could also be perceived as a celebration of the fiftieth a [...] | 2009-01-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI CU |
09SANTIAGO45 | BACHELET'S CUBA TRIP TO EMPHASIZE CULTURAL TIES, [...] (C) During a farewell call January 12, departing E/Pol Counselor raised with Ambassador Carlos Appelgren, Director of the MFA's Office for North American and Caribbean Affairs, the upcoming February 2009 visit to Cuba of President Bachelet (reftel). E/Pol Counselor noted press reports that Ba [...] | 2009-01-15 13:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CI CU |
09SANTIAGO480 | COUNTRY REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT -- CHILE [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref A. Refs B-E are Post's reporting covering the preceding six-month period. Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights ------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-05-20 20:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETCC PREL CU CI |
09SANTIAGO734 | CONCERTACION INSIDER REVEALS INTEREST IN [...] (C) Summary: Concertacion insider and former government minister Enrique Correa reported that Chile's Foreign Minister would like to work quietly with Peru to resolve the maritime border dispute before the Garcia administration leaves office. Cuba is keenly interested in increasing the abil [...] | 2009-07-31 21:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV CI BR CU PE |
09SANTIAGO913 | CHILE SHARES US CONCERNS ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Alvaro Guzman of the MFA's International and Human Security Office on November 25. Guzman said that Chile was in agreement with US concerns and that, in general, Chile adheres closely to the positions of the IAEA and UNSC. Chile feels that Iran has not [...] | 2009-11-27 18:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR CI BR AR CU |
09SANTIAGO919 | Introducing Marco Enriquez-Ominami: Chile's Surprise [...] (C) Summary: Thirty-six year old filmmaker and presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami has a cinematic life story: father martyred, raised in exile, young Marco returns to home full of resentment, marries a TV star, and gets the backing of a pro-Castro revolutionary-turned-millionaire to beco [...] | 2009-12-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR CI CU |
09SANTODOMINGO1303 | CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITTLE III [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Post finds the Dominican Republic (DR) has made no marked changes to its relationship with Cuba since the last report (Ref B). Although some educational and medical exchanges exist, the DR has very few investments in Cuba and no bilateral trade agreement. Post asse [...] | 2009-11-20 19:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ETTC CU DR |
09SANTODOMINGO289 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 6, [...] Movement on DR-Haiti Mixed Bilateral Commission 2. Fernandez Visits Cuba 3. HSV Swift Visit Brings Training and Humanitarian Outreach 4. Fernandez Hands Out the Spoils 5. Caribbean Discusses Drugs at UNODC Conference  [...] | 2009-03-06 16:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MARR CU HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO311 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FORMIN: SUMMIT OF AMERICAS, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (U) On March 12, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Morales a the Charge's request. Morales was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols; the Charge was oined by POLCHIEF. Summit of Americas ----------------- 3. (C) Per [...] | 2009-03-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PREF SMIG KV HA CU DR |
09SOFIA234 | CUBAN-BULGARIAN RELATIONS [...] (C) The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) maintains friendly, yet minimal relations with Cuba. Political contact and economic ties are minimal. The GOB has made no recent statements on democracy or human rights issues in Cuba, and can generally be expected to follow the European Union position o [...] | 2009-05-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ERTD ETTC PREL CU BU |
09STATE103113 | U/S BURNS' SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 CONVERSATION WITH [...] (U) September 25, 2009; 4:00 p.m.; New York City, NY, USA. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES U/S Willian J. Burns DAS Christopher J. McMullen Sara Mangiaracina (WHA Notetaker) PERU FM Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde Luis Valdivieso, Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Luis Chavez [...] | 2009-10-02 20:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BR CU HO NU OVIP PE PINS PM PREL SNAR VE OAS |
09STATE110442 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote against the resolution, "Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," scheduled for consideration by the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. USUN should draw on [...] | 2009-10-26 23:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU |
09STATE40419 | (U) CUBA-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP (C-AL9-00784) [...] (S/NF) A NUMBER OF POLICYMAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THE STATUS OF THE CURRENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUBA AND RUSSIA, GIVEN THE ANIMOSITY BOTH GOVERNMENTS SHARE TOWARD THE UNITED STATES AND IN LIGHT OF THE NUMEROUS PRESS REPORTS SUGGESTING A CLOSER BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP. WASHINGTON ANALYST [...] | 2009-04-22 21:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL CU RS |
09STATE45556 | DEMARCHE REQUEST:HONDURAN INITIATIVE TO [...] (U) Paragraph 2 contains an urgent action request. 2. (C) Addressee posts are requested to approach host government officials at the highest level and deliver the following demarche before 10:30 a.m. Washington time on Tuesday, May 5. Background and talking points follow in paragraphs 3-6 [...] | 2009-05-05 17:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS BH CU HO |
09STATE57016 | (S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING IN ADVANCE OF 5TH [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE HIGH-QUALITY REPORTING, BOTH IN RESPONSE TO REF A AND THOSE PREPARED SEPARATELY, FROM POSTS ON US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS AND REGIONAL PREPARATIONS IN THE MONTHS PRECEEDING THE 5TH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS. WHILE MANY MORE CABLES WERE ALSO HIGHLY [...] | 2009-06-03 14:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL AC AR BB BF BH BL BR CI CO CS CU DO DR |
09STATE61172 | CUBA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-12 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CU |
09STATE61676 | OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.S. DIPLOMACY PREVAILS ON [...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (U) Note: This cable discusses the Organization of American States General Assembly's (OASGA) resolution on Cuba. We report on other OASGA decisions and activities in SEPTEL. Info addressees to t [...] | 2009-06-15 18:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL PHUM OAS XM |
09STATE93867 | (U) CUBAN MEDICAL MISSIONS (C-AL9-01833) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD WELCOME FURTHER NFORMATION ON CUBAN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS--PARTICULARLY ABOUT HOW CUBA DETERMINES WHERE TO SEND ASSISTANCE AND ABOUT FUNDING FOR SUCH PROGRAMS. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INSIGHTS POST COULD PROVIDE [...] | 2009-09-09 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL CU |
09STOCKHOLM732 | STOCKHOLM: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has Sweden worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The official position of the Swedish MFA is that to "support democratic forces" and to contribute to "positive changes [...] | 2009-11-23 12:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV CU SW |
09TEGUCIGALPA149 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA MEETS FIDEL AND SPEAKS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Zelaya concluded his three-day visit to Cuba March 4 with a reported meeting with Fidel Castro, who he described as lucid and well. Zelaya traveled to Cuba to attend the 11th International Encounter of Economists on Globalization and Development problems, before which [...] | 2009-03-06 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA405 | HONDURAS NOT YET TO COMMON GROUND ON CUBA AND OAS, [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador hosted President Zelaya and Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas for lunch on May 29 to discuss the issue of Cuba in the upcoming Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) meeting on June 1-3 in San Pedro Sula. The Ambassador stressed the domestic back [...] | 2009-05-30 02:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL OAS KSUM CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA431 | ZELAYA SHARES DETAILS ON OAS CUBA RESOLUTION [...] (C) President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya shared details in a June a 7 meeting with the Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM, on his negotiations with ALBA members and Cuba over the negotiations on Cuba at the Organization of American States General Assembly in San Pedro Sula June 2 and 3. Zelaya said that h [...] | 2009-06-08 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL OAS KSUM CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA439 | ZELAYA AND THE FOURTH URN [...] (U) This is an action request message. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In a lengthy meeting on June 7, the Ambassador conveyed our concerns to President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya over the increasingly polarized political situation in Honduras, attributing much of the blame on his recent actio [...] | 2009-06-09 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL OAS KSUM CU HO |
09THEHAGUE322 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (U) In response to Ref A, following is an analysis of Dutch relations with Cuba in the first half of 2009. (Note: Ref B reports on Dutch relations with Cuba in the second half of 2008. End note.) ----------------------------- Political Relations with Cuba ----------------------------- [...] | 2009-05-29 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL EU NL CU |
09THEHAGUE404 | NETHERLANDS: WHA PDAS KELLY'S JUNE 25, 2009 [...] (U) June 25, 2009; 8:45 am; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: United States ------------- Craig Kelly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, WHA Eric Falls (Embassy notetaker) Netherlands ----------- Laurent Stokvis, MFA Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Peter Potman, [...] | 2009-07-07 13:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NL BL NU CU VE |
09UNVIEVIENNA127 | UN Commission Adopts Fourteen Drug Control Resolutions [...] (U) Following on the High-Level Segment (Ref A),the regular session of the 52nd UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND),held March 16-20, adopted 14 drug control-related resolutions to guide the work of Member States and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the coming year. The Secreta [...] | 2009-03-25 15:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV UN KCRM AF UNCND CU IR |
09UNVIEVIENNA135 | Cuba, Perhaps Germany Contest for UNODC FinGov [...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 11-20 Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Cuba announced the candidacy of its Ambassador Norma M. Goicochea Estenoz for one of the two co-chairs of the UNODC Finance and Governance Working Group (FinGov WG). The G-77 will not oppose her, nor allow for a competing candid [...] | 2009-03-31 12:10:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC CU GR |
09UNVIEVIENNA370 | IAEA FLIRTS WITH TECHNICAL COOPERATION ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) As a result of a prior conversation with American and Cuban colleagues, Warren Stern, the head of the IAEA Incident and Emergency Center, believes the opportunity exists for U.S./Cuba collaboration on research in cytogenetic biodosimetry, a technique used to determine radiation exposure. [...] | 2009-08-04 13:28:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY CU BEXP |
09UNVIEVIENNA386 | WHITHER A U.S. VISION FOR FINANCING AND GOVERNING UNODC [...] Summary: Following a year of difficult negotiations surrounding its creation, the UNODC working group on finance and governance issues (FinGov) is poised to hold its first meeting before mid September. With Cuban Ambassador Norma Goicochea Estenoz as one of FinGov's co-chairs, the U.S. faces [...] | 2009-08-13 07:00:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM UNODC CU |
09USUNNEWYORK1004 | UNGA MEETS ON IAEA REPORT: ELBARADEI'S SWAN SONG, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly met in plenary to discuss the Report of the International Atomic Energy (IAEA),hearing for the last time from its outgoing Director-General, Mohammad ElBaradei, who emphasized the importance of not isolating countries, using diplomatic means to address pr [...] | 2009-11-06 21:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNGA CU KN KS RS IS IR |
09USUNNEWYORK703 | SYG BAN'S CONVERSATION WITH RAUL CASTRO AT NAM [...] (C) Summary. At the request of Secretary-General Ban, Department of Political Affairs Under Secretary-General Pascoe provided Ambassador Wolff with a readout of Ban's conversation with Cuban President Raul Castro on July 17 on the margins of Non-aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. Th [...] | 2009-07-20 15:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CU |
09USUNNEWYORK859 | CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS TELLS P-5 HE IS NOT OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. At an annual lunch with P-5 missions to the UN, Cyprus President Demitris Christofias said he was not optimistic about the possible outcome of Cyprus reunification talks. He cited Turkish PM Erdogan as being responsible for Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat's hard position o [...] | 2009-09-28 16:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNFICYP CU CY |
09USUNNEWYORK903 | 243RD MEETING OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS [...] The UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country held its 243rd meeting on October 2, 2009. Cypriot PermRep Hadjimichael chaired the meeting in which the following issues were raised: NYC PARKING VIOLATIONS 2. The Cuban delegate reported that a mission driver was unable to park in [...] | 2009-10-13 21:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CU ML RS |
09VALLETTA222 | MALTA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 15:26:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MT |
09VATICAN109 | VATICAN HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIAL TO VISIT CUBA NOVEMBER 4 TO 8 [...] (U) The President of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, will visit Cuba November 4 to 8, according to a Vatican press release. Celli was invited by the Cuban Conference of Bishops. He is scheduled to participate in the Bishops' Conference meetings [...] | 2009-11-03 19:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF CU VT |
09VATICAN117 | VATICAN TWO-STEP WITH CUBA: CRITICIZE EMBARGO, ASK GOC FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli requested greater mass communication freedom for the Catholic Church in Cuba during his visit to the island November 6 to 8. On his return to Rome, he criticized U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba. The Vatican's approach to Havana remains to p [...] | 2009-11-17 17:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL KIRF CU VT |
09VATICAN131 | POPE SEEKS GREATER FREEDOM FOR CHURCH IN CUBA, END TO [...] (SBU) Making a strong appeal for greater religious freedom in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI vigorously defended the role of the Catholic Church in Cuba during the December 10 presentation of credentials by the country's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Eduardo Delgado Bermudez. While the Po [...] | 2009-12-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ETRD CU VT |
09VATICAN59 | (C) VATICAN HOPES FOR BETTER U.S.-CUBA TIES, IN PART TO REIN [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See welcomes President Obama's new outreach to Cuba and hopes for further steps soon, perhaps to include prison visits for the wives of the Cuban Five. Better U.S.-Cuba ties would deprive Hugo Chavez of one of his favorite screeds and could help restrain him in the region, acc [...] | 2009-04-22 16:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VT CU VE BL |
09WARSAW521 | CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE FROM POLAND [...] (U) Post provides the following in response to ref A questions. 2. (U) Promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba: Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movement and it [...] | 2009-05-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU PL |
09WINDHOEK261 | PROTESTERS APPEAL FOR RELEASE OF THE CUBAN FIVE [...] (U) Summary: On July 15, 2009 individuals peacefully gathered at US Embassy Windhoek's vehicle gate demanding the release of incarcerated Cuban intelligence officers known as the "Cuban Five". The demonstration was nonviolent and no incidents were reported. End Summary 2. (U) On July 14, 20 [...] | 2009-07-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CU WA |
09WINDHOEK280 | RAUL CASTRO VISITS NAMIBIA [...] (SBU) Following on the heels of a much-publicized visit by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev (reftel),the Government of Namibia welcomed Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz on July 19 to Windhoek. The day-and-a-half-long visit, Castro's first to the southern African country, included a meeting wit [...] | 2009-08-03 08:55:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CU WA |
09ZAGREB437 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 17 [...] (U) MOU SIGNED TO IMPROVE LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH U.S.: Minister of Interior Tomislav Karamarko and Ambassador Robert Bradtke signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Croatia on Combating Crime on July 16. The MOU will allow for the for [...] | 2009-07-20 05:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCOR HR SI SR CU |
10ATHENS21 | Greek Engagement with Cuba [...] (C) On January 13, Poloff raised REF A points with Anastopoulos Chanos, Second Secretary in the MFA A8 Directorate for South America and the Caribbean. Econoff also raised points with Ioannis Klonias, MFA B5 Directorate for Economic Relations with Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa [...] | 2010-01-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI CU GR |
10BERLIN215 | MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, U.S.-HEALTHCARE, GREECE-GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Summit 4. (Greece-Germany) Greek Anger at Germany 5. (Greece-EU) Austerity Program 6. (U.S.) Criticism of Google 7. (Sudan) Peace Process 8. (Western Hemisphere) Latin America [...] | 2010-02-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR CU US GR EMS KWWW SU XM MASS |
10BERLIN223 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S., INDIA-PAKISTAN, SYRIA-IRAN, CUBA, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 3. (India-Pakistan) Resumption of Talks 4. (Syria-Iran) Ahmadinejad-Assad Meeting 5. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 6. (EU) Debate Over Leading Personnel 7. (Falkland Islands) Tensions over Drilling 8. (Turkey) [...] | 2010-02-26 13:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR US XO SY CU EU FK TK EMS UP |
10BOGOTA91 | OPPOSITION CANDIDATE PARDO DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND BILATERAL [...] (C) Liberal Party Director and presidential candidate Rafael Pardo predicted that: the Uribe coalition would maintain its congressional majority in the March 14 election, independent Sergio Fajardo would have a tough time winning the presidency due to a lack of congressional support, President [...] | 2010-01-27 13:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON PTER PINR CO VE CU |
10BRATISLAVA12 | SLOVAKIA CAUTIOUS ON CUBA [...] PolOff delivered reftel points to Martin Podstavek, desk officer for Latin America at the Slovak MFA. Podstavek appreciated the information about the recent U.S. engagement with the GOC, particularly on improving communication opportunities for the Cuban people. Podstavek said that the Slova [...] | 2010-01-13 13:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI CU LO |
10BRUSSELS64 | BELGIUM: ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuba desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Sadi Brancart, said that Belgian-Cuba relations are "better than the EU average," thanks to significant development assistance. He was unaware of Spain's initiative to replace the EU common position with individual bi [...] | 2010-01-20 15:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI CU BE |
10BUDAPEST33 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cuba Desk Officer Istvan Sandor on January 19. Sandor greatly appreciated the update on U.S. policy towards Cuba and stated that Hungary's position has been, and will remain, consistently firm with regards to human rights, politic [...] | 2010-01-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI CU HU |
10CARACAS187 | Increased Harassment of Approved Cuban Medical Parolees [...] (C) Summary: Harassment of Cuban Medical parolees has increased significantly since December 2009. Recent media coverage has exacerbated difficulties experienced by parolees attempting to exit Venezuela. These Cuban medical professionals who staff President Chavez's flagship medical service program [...] | 2010-02-12 20:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CU VE |
10COPENHAGEN10 | CUBA: DANISH OFFICIALS CAN'T GET VISAS DUE TO [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Denmark covers Cuba from Mexico City, and has been unable to get visas for officials to visit Cuba due to its insistence on engaging with civil society as well as the GOC. It assesses that Spain has backed off some on abolishi [...] | 2010-01-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI CU DA |
10HAVANA107 | CUBA BUTTONED DOWN FOLLOWING DEATH OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The situation in Cuba is quiet following the February 23 death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo from a prolonged hunger strike. Several sources reported that up to 50 Zapata supporters had either been detained or prevented from leaving their homes, all in central and [...] | 2010-02-24 18:57:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON EAID CU |
10HAVANA11 | CLIMATE CHANGE PROVIDES GOC WITH MUCH NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Cuba (GOC) used the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to distract attention from problems within Cuba and ferociously vent against the United States and, in particular, President Obama. While some elements within the GOC are legitimately concerned about the e [...] | 2010-01-07 18:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV ECON PREL CU |
10HAVANA110 | CUBAN OPPOSITION SHOCKED AND ENERGIZED BY DEATH OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The February 23 death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo has both shocked and energized the Cuban opposition, but has not provoked large scale political unrest in Cuba or resonated deeply within Cuban society at large. State security forces have been active, resorting to [...] | 2010-02-26 19:37:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID CU |
10HAVANA26 | CUBA STILL IN THE DARK ABOUT PASSENGER SCREENING, [...] (SBU) Chief of Mission and Pol-Econ Chief met on January 11 with Cuban Foreign Ministry officials to deliver points per Reftel A on the new regulations on passenger screening. The officials, including North America Division Director Josefina Vidal, said that this was the first official informa [...] | 2010-01-11 19:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR PGOV CU |
10HAVANA42 | CUBAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI POST EARTHQUAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuban assistance to Haiti after the earthquake consists primarily of mobilizing doctors and nurses already in country, supplemented by teams of Cuban doctors who specialize in emergency medical assistance. Cuba is also transporting Haitian doctors who studied in Cuba and Hait [...] | 2010-01-20 12:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF EAID PREL CU HA |
10HAVANA72 | 28 JANUARY REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT [...] USINT officer transferred 16 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne to Cuban authorities on January 28 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 10:00 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and p [...] | 2010-02-03 14:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU |
10HAVANA8 | CUBA AGHAST ABOUT LANDING IN FLIGHT SCREENING LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Cuba (GOC) complained about reports that it had been included on the list of countries whose nationals would require additional screening before flying to the United States. Moreover, the GOC said that it was in the dark about the extent and application of th [...] | 2010-01-06 17:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR PGOV CU |
10HAVANA84 | KEY TRADING PARTNERS SEE NO BIG ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is little prospect of economic reform in 2010 despite an economic crisis that is expected to get even worse for Cuba in the next few years, according to key commercial specialists, economic officers and Cuba-watchers in Havana. Promised structural reforms remain on hold while the [...] | 2010-02-09 18:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CU |
10HAVANA85 | GOC REJECTS OFFICIAL EXCHANGES;SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 15, 2010 meeting with USINT representatives, Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs Representatives emphatically declined to support USG-funded exchange programs. USINT subsequently learned that students and professors were being threatened by University of Havan [...] | 2010-02-10 16:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU PHUM PREL |