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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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07AMMAN3762 | FOLLOW-UP ON INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA JO |
07AMMAN3813 | KING CALLS FOR LOWER FOOD PRICES DURING RAMADAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Food prices have been rising dramatically in Jordan in the run-up to Ramadan. Merchants and animal breeders are citing rising fuel and feed costs, but government officials question whether merchants are taking advantage of increased consumption during Ramadan to reap greater pro [...] | 2007-09-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON KISL SOCI JO |
07AMMAN3871 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN ENROLLING AT A MODERATE PACE; [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi enrollment in Jordanian schools reached 21,000 as of September 15, with the GOJ agreeing to extend enrollment through September 30. No consensus has emerged to fully explain the low enrollment totals. UN agencies and NGOs are actively engaged in a last-ditch effort to cla [...] | 2007-09-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO |
07AMMAN3907 | IRAQI ENROLLMENT IN JORDANIAN SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) In response to lower-than-expected enrollment of Iraqis and anecdotal reports of stumbling blocks to Iraqi registration in Jordanian public schools (ref A),UNCHR and UNICEF convened a standing-room only meeting of NGOs and donors on September 18 to identify outstanding obstacles to Iraq [...] | 2007-09-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO |
07AMMAN4045 | JORDANIAN COMMENTS ON RAPE AS POLICY RESOLUTION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Chief Ayman al-Aamiry and his deputy Hussam al-Husseini on September 27. Aamiry predicted the resolution would garner wide backing, though neither made an explicit commitment to support it. Both noted [...] | 2007-10-01 10:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JO |
07AMMAN4207 | REMITTANCES EQUAL ONE-FIFTH OF JORDAN'S GDP [...] (U) Summary: An estimated 260,000 Jordanians currently work abroad, many in information technology (IT) in the Gulf due to more opportunities and higher salaries. In 2006, remittances totaled $2.54 billion, equaling 19.6% of Jordan's gross domestic product, more than any single industry, and a [...] | 2007-10-17 11:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI JO |
07AMMAN4235 | Strong Jordanian Interest in Attending WIREC 2008 [...] Post highly recommends that Jordan be invited to join the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) scheduled for March 2008. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has expressed strong interest in attending the WIREC, as renewable energy is key to its national energy strategy, and [...] | 2007-10-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON EINV SOCI JO |
07AMMAN4453 | UNHCR AND NGOS OUTLINE ADMISSIONS AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit to Amman, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues Ambassador James Foley, accompanied by DHS Senior Advisor for Iraqi Refugees Lori Scialabba, discussed admission and assistance priorities with senior United Nations refugee officials, NGOs, and Jordania [...] | 2007-11-04 10:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO |
07AMMAN4558 | JORDAN TO BACK RESOLUTION ON RAPE AS POLITICAL, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA JO |
07AMMAN4738 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - NOVEMBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hale urged new Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Minister of Planning Suhair al-Ali, and Chief of Royal Court Bassem Awadallah to regularize the status of Iraqis in Jordan. The Ambassador attended an Iraqi Chaldean mass on November 25 and offered continued embassy [...] | 2007-11-29 17:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO |
07AMMAN4816 | STAFFDEL WELLS EXAMINES CONDITIONS OF IRAQIS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During their five-day visit to Jordan, Staffdel Wells spoke with senior GOJ officials, refugee processing agencies, and NGOs in an effort to (1) better understanding the socioeconomic situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan; (2) review refugee processing efforts and outcomes; and [...] | 2007-12-06 15:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ SY |
07AMMAN4884 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - DECEMBER 10 [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR signed a USD 11 million agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Health to assist the GOJ in providing primary care services to Iraqis at equivalent costs to non-insured Jordanians. UNHCR hopes that increased Iraqi usage of Jordanian primary care facilities will allow the [...] | 2007-12-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO |
07ANKARA105 | ISPARTA: SMELLING THE ROSES WHILE WAITING FOR PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Isparta, five hours southwest of Ankara, is a central Anatolian city of 150,000, aptly nicknamed "The Land of Roses" owing to its production of sixty percent of the world's rose oil. A candidate for the GOT's expanded regional investment incentives program, Isparta was ultima [...] | 2007-01-19 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PHUM PGOV ECON TU |
07ANKARA1860 | ECONOMIC INSECURITY IN TURKISH BLACK SEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite its reputation as a nationalist hotbed, Trabzon is a lively, cosmopolitan city, influenced by growing trade and tourist relations with the former Soviet Union. The charm and prosperity of its downtown mask significant underemployment and a growing concern about the re [...] | 2007-07-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU |
07ANKARA1893 | TURKEY: FUNDING REQUESTED FOR ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Post requests Department and USAID consider funding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) initiatives in Turkey to support Turkey,s efforts to qualify as a Tier I TIP country (see paras. 3 - 6). U.S. resources and/or expertise in the areas cited in the 2007 TIP Report can improve Turkey,s [...] | 2007-07-25 07:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU |
07ANKARA1973 | TURKEY: 62ND UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND LUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SOCI TSPL IO EDA |
07ANKARA2512 | TURKEY'S TIP SHELTERS FACING CRITICAL BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Budgetary short-falls threaten the continued operation of Turkey's two dedicated anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) shelters. While the Istanbul shelter is at least secure through the end of 2007, Ankara shelter administrators have told us that they have had to divert resource [...] | 2007-10-11 07:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AFIN ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU |
07ANKARA258 | INROADS SLOW FOR LIBERTARIAN THINK TANK IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Association for Liberal Thinking (ALT),is an Ankara-based think tank established in 1994 to promote classical liberal (i.e. libertarian) thought in Turkey. In an effort to maintain autonomy, ALT has no direct links to any political party or movement, receives minimal fundi [...] | 2007-02-07 08:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM KPAO SOCI TU |
07ANKARA2626 | Turkish Response to Washington International Renewable [...] This is an Action request. See paragraph 3. 2. There was a Turkish Holiday in mid-October that delayed the Turkish Government's response to the invitation to the WIREC Conference. The MFA informed us October 16 that the GOT would like to participate in the conference, and has one confirmed [...] | 2007-10-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA TU |
07ANKARA2780 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TU |
07ANKARA2893 | TURKEY: RELIEF ON THE WAY FOR ANKARA TIP SHELTER [...] (SBU) The Ankara TIP shelter, operated by the Foundation for Women's Solidarity (FWS),remains open despite a three-month funding short-fall. FWS could not pay salaries in September, October, or November 2007. The Canadian International Development Agency has responded positively to the IOM [...] | 2007-12-04 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AFIN ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU |
07ANKARA2965 | TURKEY: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Turkey continues its efforts to eliminate all forms of child labor, increasing access to basic and vocational education to improve the prospects of children currently working, and withdrawing them from employment while they are children. Post provides new information below in response to the [...] | 2007-12-14 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TU |
07ANKARA38 | KAYSERI'S BOOM SHOWS TURKEY'S PROMISE, POLITICS PERMITTING [...] (SBU) A recent visit to the thriving central Anatolian city of Kayseri showed the potential for expanding the geographical base of U.S.-Turkey trade beyond the megalopolis of Istanbul and how economic stability and openness are spreading growth in Turkey's regional cities, creating opportunit [...] | 2007-01-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN BEXP SOCI TU |
07ANKARA385 | Kayseri: Eye of the Anatolian Tiger [...] (SBU) Summary: Kayseri, a city of one million people in the center of Turkey, is one of the centers of Turkey economic revival. The business elite tends to recycle investment capital back into the city, and credit is usually obtained overseas. The limits on Kayseri's development are its fic [...] | 2007-02-22 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI TU |
07ANKARA430 | ANKARA'S MAMAK DISTRICT: VOICES OF ANKARA'S HAVE NOTS [...] (SBU) Summary. A visit to one of Ankara's oldest squatter settlements provided insight into the multiple challenges Turkey faces in dealing with its endemic squatter housing problem, which is linked to persistent regional income disparities and the country's deep urban and rural poverty. Res [...] | 2007-02-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PHUM PGOV ECON TU |
07ANTANANARIVO1016 | Embassy's Third Annual Iftar Reception [...] The Ambassador and DCM hosted September 25 the Embassy's third annual Iftar reception in Antananarivo. Friends and contacts from Madagascar's diverse Muslim communities attended - Khoja, Sunni, Bohra, and Ismailis -- again expressing their appreciation for our hospitality. Interestingly, Mad [...] | 2007-10-05 03:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV MA |
07ANTANANARIVO1137 | PRESIDENT EMPOWERS WOMEN, WARNS SEX TOURISTS [...] SUMMARY: October was a groundbreaking month for women in Madagascar. Following the designation of the first ever female Minister of Defense (REF A),President Ravalomanana kicked off the opening conference of the Presidential Initiative on Women and Leadership with a sweeping speech calling [...] | 2007-11-08 09:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI SCUL PINR PGOV MA |
07ANTANANARIVO1216 | WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE: MADAGASCAR AND [...] Post provides below updated information on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros, keyed to questions in reftel, as available and appropriate. 2. Madagascar -------------- The Government of Madagascar continues to be a regional leader in combating chi [...] | 2007-12-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PREL MA CN |
07ANTANANARIVO1221 | LIFE IN ANJOUAN UNDER COLONEL BACAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reports from Anjouan, where EmbOffs have been unable to visit for six months, indicate life in limbo for most of the 240,000 people living there. There are unconfirmed reports that many opponents to Bacar, journalists, activists, intellectuals, and teachers, have been impriso [...] | 2007-12-04 04:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID CN |
07ANTANANARIVO1227 | COMOROS: HOPE REMAINS FOR A NEGOTIATED ANJOUAN [...] (C) I visited Moroni November 28-30 to take stock of political and economic developments there, and to pave the way for A/S Frazer,s December 22-23 visit there. This visit came in the immediate wake of the AU Peace and Security Council,s (PSC ) see reftel a) decision to extend Anjouan sanctio [...] | 2007-12-06 04:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID CN |
07ANTANANARIVO177 | MADAGASCAR DECLARES FLOOD DISASTER [...] With tens of thousands of Malagasy displaced by flooding from the worst rainy season in recent memory, Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva convened donors February 20 to coordinate the ongoing humanitarian response and make an appeal for emergency assistance. FonMin Ranjeva affirmed the GOM had ma [...] | 2007-02-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SOCI SENV MA |
07ANTANANARIVO262 | CYCLONE INDLALA STRIKES MADAGASCAR - FIRST REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Tropical cyclone Indlala struck the east coast of Madagascar early morning on March 15, with the city of Antalaha hardest hit. Due to the ongoing lack of communications, we do not have reliable information about casualties and property damage, but expect it may be considerable. Six [...] | 2007-03-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL SOCI CASC MA |
07ANTANANARIVO270 | CYCLONE INDLALA STRIKES MADAGASCAR - SECOND REPORT [...] SUMMARY: After hitting Antalaha and Maroantsetra hard, tropical cyclone Indlala has gradually dissipated as it moves west/southwest over land. Amidst the ongoing lack of definitive communication, unofficial reports of structural and flooding damage are considerable; contacts cite "thigh-deep" [...] | 2007-03-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL SOCI CASC MA |
07ANTANANARIVO276 | CYCLONE INDLALA STRIKES MADAGASCAR - THIRD REPORT [...] Government of Madagascar officials are starting to release initial assessments of the comprehensive damage tropical cyclone Indlala left in its wake, primarily in the northeastern and northwestern regions of the country. The National Bureau of Management of Risk and Catastrophe reports 14,000 [...] | 2007-03-19 14:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL SOCI CASC MA |
07ANTANANARIVO321 | JAYA: MADAGACAR'S SIXTH CYCLONE [...] Tropical Cyclone Jaya made landfall on Madagascar's battered northeast coast on April 3, weakened as it crossed the north end of the island, then re-emerged into the Mozambique Channel on April 4. As of 1200 local time on April 4, the storm has largely dissipated, although it will be watched c [...] | 2007-04-04 11:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV PREL PGOV SOCI CASC MA |
07ANTANANARIVO623 | ICRC NOTES MINOR IMPROVEMENT IN MADAGASCAR PRISONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of 80 countries in which the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) monitors prison conditions; Madagascar continues to stand among the worst. An ICRC representative met with Embassy staff to note that while there have been positive trends over the past year in the Gov [...] | 2007-06-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL MA |
07ANTANANARIVO761 | MALAGASY AND COMORAN ATTENDEES PENDING FOR 62ND UNGA [...] Per reftel, the Government of Madagascar (GOM) will be unable to provide any information on the attendance of GOM officials or their spouses at the 62nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) before the beginning of September. President Marc Ravalomanana is likely to attend again this year pending the ou [...] | 2007-07-31 09:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA MA CN |
07ANTANANARIVO777 | CROP REPORTS FORECAST ACUTE RICE SHORTAGES [...] SUMMARY: According to harvest forecasters in the Government of Madagascar's (GOM) Prime Minister's office, Madagascar's severe 2006-07 cyclone season destroyed the equivalent of 60,000 tons of rice (reftels). Already an annual rice importer, Madagascar will likely need almost 300,000 tons of [...] | 2007-08-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR PREL SOCI MA |
07ASHGABAT1041 | TURKMENISTAN: REGIONAL UNODC MEETING PARTICIPANTS AGREE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 17-19 regional counternarcotics meeting sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drug Control (UNODC) in Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan, representatives of Paris Pact countries and international or [...] | 2007-09-27 11:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1048 | TUKRMNEISTAN: AHAL PROVINCE OFFICIALS SHOW REMARKABLE NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a distinctive change over previous visits to Ahal in post's provincial reporting program, PAO was warmly welcomed and treated to a new level of hospitality and openness, particularly by a high-ranking alumnus of t [...] | 2007-09-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO TX |
07ASHGABAT1056 | TURKMENISTAN: RISING MARKET BASKET COSTS BEGINNING TO BE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As President Berdimuhamedov's latest foreign policy moves continue to receive heavy media play, citizens are beginning to complain about rising food prices. A recent market basket price comparison shows prices have increased an average of 20% since last year. While the reason [...] | 2007-10-01 09:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1064 | POLIMEKS EXECUTIVE WANTS COLLABORATION WITH U.S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 27, a senior Turkish construction company official outlined the difficulties of living and doing business in Turkmenistan, such as police harassment and lack of Internet access, and how it makes find [...] | 2007-10-02 11:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND SOCI TU TX |
07ASHGABAT1078 | TURKMENISTAN: OSCE SEES IMPROVEMENT IN HUMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: OSCE sees an improvement in human rights, in the attitude of the government toward human rights, and in the ability of the OSCE Ashgabat Center to do business, since Berdimuhamedov came to power in early 2007. For [...] | 2007-10-05 11:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1089 | TURKMENISTAN'S BALKAN PROVINCE: ALUMNI KEEPING THE FLAME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Meetings with FLEX alumni during a recent trip to Balkan province demonstrated the considerable thirst for greater exposure to the world beyond Turkmenistan's borders. Emboff also met a blind pastor of a still-un [...] | 2007-10-09 13:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KPAO TX |
07ASHGABAT1097 | TURKMENISTAN: CATHOLIC CHURCH PLANS PUSH FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Vatican representative will come to Ashgabat on December 11 or 12 to formally request that the Turkmenistan government register the Roman Catholic Church. The requirement that the head of a religious organization be a Turkmenistan citizen still remains a major impediment to reg [...] | 2007-10-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1115 | TURKMENISTAN: LEBAP PROVINCE: CORNERSTONE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Lebap province, officials from the provincial governor's office concerned with the cotton harvest provided provincial harvest statistics and answered some questions about growing cotton in [...] | 2007-10-15 12:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI KPAO TX |
07ASHGABAT1117 | TURKMENISTAN COTTON HARVEST - AN EXPERIMENT IN CAPITALISM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to one of Turkmenistan's top producing cotton regions, EmbOff learned that the country is likely to be facing dramatically low cotton yields this year. Surprisingly, the government is turning [...] | 2007-10-16 06:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1119 | TURKMENISTAN: LIFE FOR JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post met with the leader of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Turkmenistan and with one member who is currently serving a suspended sentence after refusing compulsory military service. The conversation with these individuals underscored the fact that little has yet changed in how the [...] | 2007-10-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1140 | TURKMENISTAN: SUPREME COUNCIL REQUESTS PRESENTATION ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In USAID's first meeting with Turkmenistan's Supreme Council on Science and Technology on October 18, the Council's Deputy Chairwoman and Department Head for State Science Policy Realization explained the body's role [...] | 2007-10-22 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1143 | TURKMENISTAN: IRC ASHGABAT REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. The Information Resource Center in Ashgabat (IRC Ashgabat),part of Embassy Ashgabat's Public Affairs Section, would like to extend its Internet access service via wireless internet service (WIFI) to its patrons. The availability of the Intern [...] | 2007-10-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC ANET PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1144 | TURKMENISTAN: IRC ASHGABAT REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. The Information Resource Center in Ashgabat (IRC Ashgabat),part of Embassy Ashgabat's Public Affairs Section, would like to extend its Internet access service via wireless internet service (WIFI) to its patrons. The availability of the Intern [...] | 2007-10-23 09:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC ANET PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1146 | TURKMENISTAN: THE DE-NIYAZOVICATION OF ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) As part of a building boom that continues apace (septel),Turkmenistan will soon erect a number of new statues of prominent Turkmen historical figures in parks, along roadsides, and in fountain complexes. One sculpture will [...] | 2007-10-23 11:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1147 | MORE CHANGES TO THE FACE OF ASHGABAT, AND TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov has approved $1.8 billion in construction projects since he became president in February. As additional projects are constructed outside of Ashgabat, provincial residents say that infrastr [...] | 2007-10-23 11:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV SOCI TU TX |
07ASHGABAT1164 | TURKMENISTAN'S 16TH INDEPENDENCE DAY: THE PAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rather than simply a family picnic in the park to watch fireworks, Independence Day in Turkmenistan was really Independence Week (and more) -- an elaborate, undeniably expensive, and highly choreographed series of events calculated to extol Turkmenistani contemporary sovereignty [...] | 2007-10-29 08:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET SOCI EU RS TX |
07ASHGABAT1166 | TURKMENISTAN: "DECISIVE STEP" CLOSES ANOTHER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On Sunday evening, October 28, as the capital relxed after the successes of its Independence Day events, Turkmen television aired a surprising film from the old Soviet film vaults that captured our attention. "Decisive Ste [...] | 2007-10-30 04:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI SCUL TX |
07ASHGABAT1181 | TURKMENISTAN: GAC MARINE FACES THE HURDLES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GAC Marine S.A. plays a vital role in Turkmenistan's hydrocarbons industry as the only contractor offering shipping and marine services to companies in offshore drilling. Gregory Flint (please protect),General Manager of the Turkmenistan office, recognizes the profitability [...] | 2007-11-01 09:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1182 | AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TURKMEN PROMOTE COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The California-based Christian evangelical group "Friends of the Turkmen" has spent a dozen years slowly building relations with Turkmenistan government officials. Although they have contacts with small Protestant congregations in the country, their focus is more on education and [...] | 2007-11-01 12:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI KIRF TX |
07ASHGABAT1236 | TURKMENISTAN MINISTER OF EDUCATION WELCOMES PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In a November 9 meeting to discuss possible cooperation under USAID's new regional basic education program, Education Minister Muhammetgeldi Annaamanov told USAID representatives that training for primary and seconda [...] | 2007-11-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1237 | DEMARCHE ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TX |
07ASHGABAT1263 | TURKMENISTAN: MARKET BASKET COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent market basket price comparison showed that many basic market prices have continued to increase sharply over the last two months, with milk scoring the biggest increase (33%). While the reasons for this rapid increase vary, the higher cost of food globally, a shortage [...] | 2007-11-23 07:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI PREL |
07ASHGABAT1270 | UN COMMITTEE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION [...] (U) On November 23, 2007, the Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requesting the Government of Turkmenistan's support for Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper's re-election to a seat on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [...] | 2007-11-23 11:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TX |
07ASHGABAT1271 | TURKMENISTAN LIFTS REQUIREMENT FOR FOREIGNERS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Head of the Department for Registration of Foreign Citizens at Turkmenistan's State Service of Registration of Foreign Citizens told an Embassy employee on November 20 that the government has lifted its ban requiring a [...] | 2007-11-23 12:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1275 | DEMARCHE TO REQUEST GOTX'S SUPPORT FOR U.S. AGENDA FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 10:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAGR UNGA TX |
07ASHGABAT1284 | TRIBES OF TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Notwithstanding 70 years of Soviet rule, tribalism remains a potent issue of potential division in Turkmenistan. One's tribal identity continues to influence who one will marry, whether one will enter the univers [...] | 2007-11-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1285 | TURKMENISTAN: LAUNCH IN BALKAN PROVINCE BRINGS NATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On November 16, USAID's implementing partner Project HOPE organized a ceremony in Balkanabat city marking the expansion of DOTS, the internationally recognized approach to control tuberculosis (TB),to three new town [...] | 2007-11-26 14:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1286 | DEMARCHE ON NEW DELHI AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-27 03:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAGR UNGA TX |
07ASHGABAT1307 | TURKMENISTAN: "THE DOOR IS OPEN, BUT WE FOLLOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with SCA PDAS Mann on November 16, Foreign Minister Meredov: -- reaffirmed Turkmenistan welcomes proposals from world-class energy companies; -- agreed more work needs to be done to reform the economy and improve the business climate; -- tout [...] | 2007-12-01 08:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1338 | TURKMENISTAN: INTRODUCTORY INTERNEWS VISIT -- "TWO OUT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On November 28-29, representatives from Internews and USAID met with the Minister of Culture, a group of Mejlis (Parliament) deputies, and Turkmen State University's initial class of future journalists to discuss pos [...] | 2007-12-11 09:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1339 | TURKMENISTAN'S COUNCIL ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles met December 7 with the Chairman of the Council for Religious Affairs, Charygeldi Seryayev to discuss religious freedom issues. Seryayev emphasized the there is inter-confessional harmon [...] | 2007-12-11 11:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1359 | RUSSIAN DCM PLAYS UP GREAT GAME TO EXPLAIN U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what was supposed to be a briefing by Russian DCM Aleksey Demin on the recent visit of Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov to Turkmenistan, we instead got an earful regarding American favoritism toward Ukraine and the U.S. hidden agenda on a trans-Caspian pipeline. He also alleged t [...] | 2007-12-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENERG EPET SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1367 | TURKMENISTAN: NO PROGRESS ON REGISTRATION DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: No progress was made on registration of the Roman Catholic Church during the recent visit of two Vatican officials to Turkmenistan. Only one of the sought after meetings with Turkmen officials took place. The Minister of Justice, during that meeting, affirmed that there is no wa [...] | 2007-12-17 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF TX |
07ASHGABAT1370 | TURKMENISTAN: NGO ACTIVISTS ADVANCE LEGAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: NGO activists sat down with members of the visiting DRL delegation led by DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles in the modest ABA/CEELI office in Ashgabat to talk about the work they have been doing in cooperation with a vari [...] | 2007-12-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AID SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1378 | TURKMENISTAN: DIP DOYEN DEPARTS [...] (C) Some of the diplomatic corps gathered December 18 for the farewell dinner to fete diplomatic doyen Armenian Ambassador Aram Grigoryan, who departs Turkmenistan December 30 after serving nearly 11 years in his post. When Charge asked about his next assignment, the decidedly drunk Grigorya [...] | 2007-12-19 09:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI AM KG TX |
07ASHGABAT1387 | TURKMENISTAN'S GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES NEW LAWS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet 2. (U) Turkmenistan's official Russian-language government newspaper, "Neutralnyy Turkmenistan," published two new laws on December 19 and 20: the 26-article "Law of Turkmenistan on State Guarantees of Equal Rights of Women" and the [...] | 2007-12-20 12:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN TX |
07ASHGABAT1396 | LIMITED COMMEMORATION OF FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan commemorated the first anniversary of former President Saparmyrat Niyazov's death on December 21 with little fuss or true mourning. Reversing an earlier decision to let the people focus on the Kurban Bayram (Eid) holiday rather than the anniversary of Niyazov's de [...] | 2007-12-27 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT1398 | TURKMENISTAN: CHALIK RECONCILED BUT DRAWS DOWN; [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Turkish President Gul's recent visit to Turkmenistan, President Berdimuhamedov and Turkish businessman Ahmet Chalik reconciled, and Chalik will finance and build a major mosque near Dashoguz. Chalik will maintain his energy interests in Turkmenistan but is mostly withdra [...] | 2007-12-27 12:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI TK TX |
07ASHGABAT1400 | TURKMENISTAN'S NEW WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's new laws on women's rights and trafficking-in-persons, published on December 19 and 20 (reftel),demonstrate a noteworthy desire to address these two problem issues, according to two locally based foreign legal experts. Nonetheless, the two laws contain some subs [...] | 2007-12-28 10:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG SOCI KWMN TX |
07ASHGABAT163 | COORDINATOR ADAMS MEETING WITH MINISTER OF HEALTH AND [...] (SBU) Minister of Health Care and Medical Industry Byashim Sopiev expressed undiluted appreciation for past and present joint health programs, and readiness for new ones, throughout a one-hour meeting with EUR/ACE Assistance Coordinator Tom Adams, USAID Assistant Administrator Douglas Menarchi [...] | 2007-02-08 11:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT201 | ACTING PARLIAMENT SPEAKER NURBERDIYEVA WELCOMES A/S BOUCHER [...] (U) Acting Parliamentary (Mejlis) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva unreservedly welcomed SCA A/S Boucher's suggestion of legislative exchange and assistance activities in their cordial February 15 meeting. Nurberdiyeva described the Mejlis's altered functions and listed its main current agenda items [...] | 2007-02-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT220 | A/S BOUCHER MEETS, VIEWS SUCCESS OF USG PROGRAMS IN LEBAP [...] (SBU) A/S Boucher found Turkmenabat (capital of Lebap province),broadly aglow in anticipation of new post-Niyazov openness and opportunities, and looking for the United States to help realize the latter, in his February 16 meetings with the governor, community-activist groups, American-Corne [...] | 2007-02-22 03:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT221 | TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV'S CABINET [...] (SBU) The collective impression of Berdimuhammedov's Cabinet decisions to date -- especially for the Ministries of Education and of Oil and Gas -- at first glance is dismaying and raises concerns that Turkmenistan's post-Niyazov governance is set to stay the same despite all the campaign hints [...] | 2007-02-22 03:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT226 | NEW ROUND OF CABINET ANNOUNCEMENTS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) President Berdimuhammedov's latest tranche of personnel picks, published February 22, does even less than the prior day's to fuel outsiders' hope of early new approaches in Turkmenistan's governance. Locals, however (including many who have typically been skeptics),stand by their belie [...] | 2007-02-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI EAID TX |
07ASHGABAT228 | CULTURE AND EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS IN TURKMENISTAN -- MORE [...] (U) President Berdimuhammedov's February 21 appointments in the cultural and educational sectors represent no break with the past, though in the case of the Institute of Culture and state daily newspaper, Neutral Turkmenistan, they may signal some change in the operation of the affected instit [...] | 2007-02-22 13:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT236 | IN TURKMENISTAN TOP SECURITY FIGURES RE-CONFIRMED; NEW [...] (U) Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov has reappointed his entire inherited "power ministries" team to serve in his own government, though without reappointing Defense Minister Mammetgeldiyev to his previous dual role as Secretary of the National Security Council. The new president also [...] | 2007-02-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT242 | PDAS MANN SCENESETTER: TURKMENISTAN'S POST-NIYAZOV OIL/GAS [...] (SBU) In marked contrast to Niyazov, President Berdimuhammedov has no past or expertise in the hydrocarbon sector. His and his new government's first concern has been not to introduce any instability into the status quo, and they may initially be even more unready to enact new directions than [...] | 2007-02-28 13:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT247 | PDAS MANN SCENESETTER (II): TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (U) Post's knowledge regarding Turkmenistan's supply of electricity to Afghanistan remains essentially limited to the scant and mainly declarative details reported after the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed last April 24 by President Niyazov and an Afghanistani delegation headed by [...] | 2007-03-01 13:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL SOCI EAID AF TX US |
07ASHGABAT260 | PRIVATE SECTOR OIL AND GAS TELLS PDAS MANN MORE FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Private sector oil and gas representatives told visiting PDAS Steven Mann during a March 4 lunch that the primary inhibition to the further (and long-term) development of Turkmenistan's oil and gas sector was lack of foreign direct investment (FDI). They also believed that a corollary t [...] | 2007-03-05 13:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL SOCI EAID AF TX US |
07ASHGABAT347 | RUSSIAN WAR PROPAGANDA INFLUENCES TURKMENISTANIS [...] (U) Moscow's tabloid "Argumenty Nedeli" published on March 15 a sensational prediction that the U.S. planned to attack Iran at 0400 hours on April 6. March 30 at a press conference at RIA-Novosti, retired General Leonid Ivashov "confirmed" that such an attack is possible. Also on March 30, [...] | 2007-04-05 11:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PROP PREL KPAO SOCI IR RS TX |
07ASHGABAT407 | DAS ROMANOWSKI SCENESETTER -- TURKMENISTAN AND ITS [...] (SBU) Your visit to Turkmenistan is an opportunity to help determine whether recently-elected President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov is serious about reform of the educational system or whether his pledge to improve education was more a cynical campaign ploy. Original enthusiasm over Berdimuham [...] | 2007-04-20 13:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT505 | TURKMENISTAN'S PARLIAMENTARIANS GREET U.S. EDUCATION [...] (U) Rounding out its official meetings in Ashgabat, the education delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchanges Alina Romanowski met on May 3 with Chairmen of three (Mejlis) parliamentary committees: -- Maral Paltayava - Committee [...] | 2007-05-17 03:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI PREL PINR TX |
07ASHGABAT549 | TURKMENISTAN'S GAS PROSPECTS [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tagyev was clear during his March 31 meeting with Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, accompanied by senior-level representatives from four USG agencies, that his task in President Berdimuhammedov's administrat [...] | 2007-06-01 13:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL SOCI TX US |
07ASHGABAT563 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MEREDOV TELLS [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov told DAS Romanowski his government wanted to energize its relationship with the United States. While he refrained from making any commitments, and instead referred DAS Romanowski to the Ministry of Education, he listened attentively to he [...] | 2007-06-06 11:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TX US |
07ASHGABAT583 | BERDIMUHAMMEDOV FIRES MINISTER OF CULTURE, RECTOR OF [...] (U) In his June 8 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhammedov fired Minister of Culture Enebay Atayeva and former Minister of Education-then-director of the International Turkmen Turkish University (ITTU) Shemshat Annagylyjova. Dismissing Atayeva with a reprimand for "serious shor [...] | 2007-06-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US |
07ASHGABAT920 | TURKMENISTAN: IMPLEMENTING "EDUCATION REFORM" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: September 1 marked the first day of the new school year in Turkmenistan under new educational reforms that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov enacted after taking office in February 2007. The changes, which inclu [...] | 2007-09-05 08:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI KPAO TX |
07ASHGABAT925 | BOEING REP: TURKMENISTAN AIR FACES LONG ROAD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has tasked the new CEO of Turkmenistan Airlines, Gurbanyaz Tirkishov, with fixing long-standing operational issues with the airline. Berdimuhamedov announced the intention to place an order for new aircraft, in part to service all of the new [...] | 2007-09-05 11:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI TX |
07ASHGABAT968 | TURKMENISTAN: "IF WE BUILD IT, YOU WILL COME" -- [...] (U) SUMMARY: With the reconstruction of Ashgabat continuing apace, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is beginning to focus on giving the run-down Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy a major facelift that, in theory, would make it into a glitzy tourist destination while boosting employment in [...] | 2007-09-13 11:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV SOCI TU FR RS TX |
07ASHGABAT971 | TURKMENISTAN: LIFE AIN'T EASY IN TURKMENBASHY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a September 11 visit to the Caspian Sea port city, Turkmenbashy, Charge met at a cafe with three FLEX and one IVLP alumni. Although one of the oldest cities in Turkmenistan, founded in the mid-19th century during th [...] | 2007-09-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SOCI TX |
07ASMARA135 | MAKING AN ERITREAN BORG: POLITICAL RE-EDUCATION [...] (U) The sole political party of Eritrea, the Peoples' Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),is harkening back to the days of Megistu and mandatory Marxist-Leninist education training. With the blessing of the Government of Eritrea (GSE),they have implemented political training for all gove [...] | 2007-02-09 06:14:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO SOCI ER |
07ASMARA146 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UPDATE: HARRASMENT, ARRESTS & [...] (U) Summary: The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) continues to persecute religious groups and detain individual church members. During the month of January, GSE officials confiscated the vestments of the deposed Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, who has been under house arr [...] | 2007-02-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF SOCI ER |
07ASMARA151 | DEATH OF ERITREAN JOURNALIST REMAINS UNCONFIRMED [...] (C) On February 8, 2007 Reporters sans Frontieres(RSF) issued a press release claiming Fessehaye "Joshua" Yohannes, an Eritrean journalist detained in September 2001 died in detention on January 11, 2007. According the RSF report, the Government of Eritrea was detaining him along with others [...] | 2007-02-13 13:02:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO SOCI ER |
07ASMARA28 | GOING, GOING, NEARLY GONE: HUMAN RIGHTS & CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: Eritrea, once praised by many for its freedoms and possibilities, has abandoned the path of human rights and instead become one of the most restrictive and controlling societies in the world. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) operates with a callous indifference to [...] | 2007-01-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UNSC ECON EAID SOCI KIRF KPAO |
07ASMARA338 | TROUBLED TIMES FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH [...] (C) The Catholic Church continues to endure harassment and pressure from the Government of Eritrea (GSE) as the GSE insists that priests and seminarians participate in military training. In a meeting with Emboff on March 26, the Catholic Bishop of Asmara, Menghesteab Tesfamarian (protect) said [...] | 2007-03-28 13:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KIRF ER |
07ASMARA36 | TIME TO SPEAK UP: A NEW STRATEGY FOR ERITREA [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The serious abuses of human rights fo which the Government of Eritrea is responsible and its continued rejection of even the most fundamental democratic principles in governance remain serious problems and a major impediment to improvemen of bilateral ties. (refte [...] | 2007-01-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UNSC ECON EAID SOCI KIRF KPAO ER |
07ASMARA421 | GSE ARRESTS PRESBYTERIANS FOLLOWING WORSHIP SERVICE [...] (C) Following worship services on Sunday, April 29, officials from the Government of Eritrea's (GSE) national security office appeared at the unregistered Mehrete Yesus Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Asmara and arrested nearly 80 individuals, including two American citizen missionaries. Co [...] | 2007-05-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI ER |
07ASMARA444 | ERITREA BANS FGM [...] With a prevalence rate of 89%, the Government of Eritrea (GSE) took a significant step and in March 2007 banned female genital mutilation (FGM). In Proclamation 158/2007, the GSE noted that FGM violates women's basic human rights and endangers the health of women, and with one sentence abolish [...] | 2007-05-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN SOCI ER |
07ASMARA445 | JAILS IN ASMARA: A RECENT ACCOUNT [...] (C) Summary: Recent experiences of individuals detained in an Asmara police station shed new light on both the conditions and the operations of jails at police stations. The benign neglect of the jail guards prove a stark contrast to the horrific accommodations described by individuals incarce [...] | 2007-05-10 13:16:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI ER |
07ASMARA699 | GSE STILL THREATENING CATHOLIC CHURCH'S AUTONOMY [...] (C) The Catholic Church continues to endure harassment and pressure from the Government of Eritrea (GSE) as the GSE threatens to repossess Church property used for social and educational programs and insist that priests and seminarians participate in military training. In an August 14 meeting, [...] | 2007-08-24 08:39:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI ER |
07ASMARA748 | IMPRISONED CHRISTIAN DIES IN DETENTION [...] (C) Following up on reports from various human rights websites, post has confirmed the death of Nigisti Haile at the Wi'a Military Training Center, located south of the city of Massawa. Emboff spoke with a family member on September 18. Her family member confirmed that an official from the [...] | 2007-09-21 05:18:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF ER |
07ASMARA800 | LGF MEMBER ARRESTED DURING ORTHODOX SERVICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A local guard force (LGF) employee and a priest were picked up by the Eritrean Intelligence Service (ANS) during an Eritrean Orthodox church service on 10/07/07. The priest was released the same day but the LGF employee continues to be held in jail incommunicado. While the Gove [...] | 2007-10-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF ASEC PGOV SOCI ER |
07ASMARA871 | GSE ORDERS CATHOLIC CHURCH FOREIGN STAFF TO LEAVE [...] (C) On October 31, the Immigration Office of the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) delivered a letter to the Catholic Secretariat of Eritrea, informing them that the office would no longer extend the residency and work permits of foreign sisters and priests working in Eritrea under expi [...] | 2007-11-08 08:03:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KIRF PHUM ER |
07ASMARA902 | RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION VICTIM STILL HARASSED BY GSE [...] (C) An Embassy locally employed staff member (LES) continues to be harassed by officials of the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE),following his July arrest on religious grounds and release a month later. A member of the unregistered Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, the GSE informed the [...] | 2007-11-27 04:20:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KIRF ER |
07ASMARA935 | GSE BLAMES U.S. FOR FOOD AND FUEL SHORTAGES [...] (C) The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) through its sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),continues to conduct community meetings to explain to the Eritrean people the reasons for the shortages of basic food items, such as sugar and flour, as well [...] | 2007-12-12 04:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ET ER |
07ASMARA945 | ONE HEART, MANY DIVIDES: ETHNIC AFFILIATION IN ERITREA [...] The shared experience of the 30-year struggle for independence created a strong sense of national identity for most Eritreans. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) promotes Eritrea as having "one heart" or "hade libbi" in Tigrinya - a motto that is seen often in the days leading up to [...] | 2007-12-13 06:55:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ER |
07ASTANA1796 | KAZAKHSTAN: VERDICT IN HIV OUTBREAK TRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A court in South Kazakhstan sentenced seventeen medical workers to prison terms of up to five years for their roles in infecting over 100 children with HIV. Four senior health officials, including the former head of the South Kazakhstan's Region health department Nursulu Tasmaga [...] | 2007-07-02 04:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV SOCI KZ |
07ASTANA2214 | KAZAKHSTAN DRUG AND CRIME REPORT [...] Summary: According to the Agency of Statistics, law enforcement agencies documented 53,700 crimes during the first quarter of 2007. Economic crimes accounted for .07% (3,892) of the total. These crimes included fraudulent property legalization, illegal business activity, and other financial c [...] | 2007-08-13 23:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SNAR SOCI PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM AU KZ |
07ASTANA2323 | KAZAKHSTAN COMPLETES PROPERTY LEGALIZATION CAMPAIGN [...] Summary: The property legalization process, essentially an amnesty campaign, concluded on August 1 and earned approximately 59.64 billion tenge ($488.8 million) for the Government of Kazakhstan. This campaign was aimed to finally register the rightful owners of property that changed hands duri [...] | 2007-08-27 08:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN SOCI KCOR KCRM KZ |
07ASTANA2786 | KAZAKHSTAN AGREES TO REVIEW DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 08:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM KWMN SOCI KZ |
07ASTANA2895 | Vision of the Future from the Forensics Director [...] Summary: Newly appointed Head of the Forensic Center in Astana has ambitious plans to improve the work of his institution. He has received approval from the Prime Minister for the construction of a new building to house the National Forensic Center in Astana. He plans to establish a Regional [...] | 2007-10-19 11:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ |
07ASTANA3082 | TWO ANTI-TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS IN KAZAKHSTAN RESULT IN [...] Summary: Police closed brothels and arrested a number of individuals involved in human trafficking and forced prostitution during two week-long operations conducted recently to combat human trafficking in Kazakhstan. End summary. 2. During September 23 - September 30, the Organized Crime [...] | 2007-11-09 12:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ |
07ASTANA3142 | KAZAKHSTAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 09:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA |
07ASTANA3162 | KAZAKHSTAN TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR 2007 [...] Post is pleased that Kazakhstan has made significant progress in addressing key deficiencies highlighted in June 2007 TIP report and is pleased to submit the following information in response to reftel A. All responses are keyed to reftel A. 2. PARA 6A (a): Three corrupt anti-TIP police o [...] | 2007-11-20 11:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM SOCI KCOR PGOV KZ |
07ASTANA3182 | CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH PROTECTING A [...] A senior police official has been charged with abuse of his professional functions and falsifying evidence in connection with his facilitating the illegal business activities of an Almaty madam. In March, the local newspaper Vremya began publishing a series of articles about the official and t [...] | 2007-11-23 13:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ |
07ASTANA3207 | ADDITION TO KAZAKHSTAN TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR [...] The following is an addition to the TIP Interim Assessment Report (reftel B). The information was received from the GOK after the submission of retel B and is in response to reftel A. 2. Victims of trafficking are protected under a GOK law on the protection of participants of the criminal p [...] | 2007-11-28 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM SOCI KCOR PGOV KZ |
07ASTANA3256 | KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE OF INFORMATION ON THE WORST FORMS OF [...] Summary: In accordance with reftel A, this telegram provides updated information on Kazakhstan's compliance with international norms on the prevention of the worst forms of child labor. The cable updates reftels B, C, and D. This information is provided to assist in the determination of Kaza [...] | 2007-12-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID KZ |
07ASTANA3313 | KAZAKHSTAN TAKES STEPS TOWARDS RATIFICATION OF SLAVERY AND [...] Kazakhstan has taken another step towards ratification of the Slavery Convention, Protocol of Changes and Amendments to the Slavery Convention, and the Additional Protocol on Slavery Abolishment (Slavery Convention). 2. The Slavery Convention was approved by the Mazhilis (the lower chamber [...] | 2007-12-13 09:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM SOCI KCOR PGOV KZ |
07ASTANA3350 | NAZARBAYEV'S INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS [...] President Nazarbayev delivered his annual Independence Day address on December 14. His remarks largely focused on Kazakhstan's economic achievements and the government's successes in the socio-economic sphere, especially regarding health care, education, and pensions and other forms of socio- [...] | 2007-12-21 02:24:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PHUM OSCE SOCI OEXC KDEM KZ |
07ASUNCION1020 | PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Post reports the following information per reftel on the worst forms of child labor in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: A) What laws have been promulgated on child labor? Are there exceptions to the minimum age law? -- The 1993 L [...] | 2007-12-12 10:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI PA |
07ATHENS1225 | GREECE ON UPCOMING EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) D/Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the June 18-19 GAERC to MFA A11 European Cooperation correspondent Penny Douti. Douti observed that the main issue for the GAERC was expected to be institutional reform and, in particular, the way forward in light of the constitutional treaty defeats [...] | 2007-06-14 13:47:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI |
07ATHENS1342 | GREECE: FOREST FIRES, BRUTAL HEATWAVE TAKE TOLL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An eight-day heat wave and onslaught of rural fires destroyed the old-growth Mt. Parnitha National Forest in Attica, as well as other swaths of precious forest resources throughout Greece. In the face of at least nine deaths, critics have called the government "confused" and "s [...] | 2007-07-02 04:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
07ATHENS1460 | GREECE: VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) On July 18, DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on the July 23 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Penny Douti. Responses below are keyed to major issue items: -- KOSOVO: Douti anticipated Kosovo would be discussed at lunch. Greece's position was well-known. While Greece acknowledged [...] | 2007-07-19 08:51:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
07ATHENS1892 | Athens "Challenge of Climate" Conference - Oct 14-16 [...] Summary. Details of the upcoming "The Challenge of Change" climate change conference are solidifying in wake of the recent national elections in Greece. As the list of confirmed speakers fills with prominent members of Government andthe Energy community, the conference has grown to include a [...] | 2007-09-20 04:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG SOCI ENGR EAID GR |
07ATHENS2006 | Date Change for Athens "Challenge of Climate" Conference - [...] Summary. In response to the recent GoG elections, and the selection of new Minister of Development Christos Folias, the organizing committee of the Athens "Challenge of Change" Climate Change conference announced the postponement of the conference until May 2008. The primary reason given for [...] | 2007-10-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV SOCI EAID GR |
07ATHENS2015 | The Brockovich Report Takes on Greece [...] Summary. On September 21, Post began receiving thousands of messages from U.S. citizens requesting Post raise with the GoG the issue of industrial waste in the Asopos River, located 40km north of Athens. Econ identified an article on Erin BrockovichQs website from August 25 that highlighted [...] | 2007-10-09 12:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR SOCI TBIO EIND GR |
07ATHENS2065 | GREECE TO SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION AGAINST RAPE AS [...] (SBU) On September 28, DepPolCouns and PolOff discussed the reftel points for the U.S. draft resolution "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy" with Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (SBU) On October 17, [...] | 2007-10-17 12:21:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GR KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA |
07ATHENS2263 | GREECE ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] (SBU) On November 13, Poloff delivered reftel points regarding the "UN General Assembly Resolution Condemning Rape8 to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy director of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (SBU) On November 15, Rallis replied that he had shared the U.S. [...] | 2007-11-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA GR |
07BAGHDAD2020 | IRAQIS UNDERTAKE SARAFIYA BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, 2007, suicide bombers detonated a truck laden with explosives while driving over the Sarafiya Bridge. The ensuing blast destroyed the historic bridge, bringing down the main central spans, affecting municipal traffic flow and commerce. As important, the bridge wa [...] | 2007-06-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL SOCI |
07BAGHDAD2026 | PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Since mid-2005, Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committees (PRDCs) have worked alongside provincial governments across Iraq. Developed to build capacity of newly elected provincial governments, PRDCs continue to provide assistance throughout the provinces. They are a premier pr [...] | 2007-06-19 18:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PREL SOCI |
07BAGHDAD2051 | Iraq Generates 5000 MW of Electricity - ITAO Project [...] SUMMARY. On June 7, 2007 electricity peak production in Iraq achieved a milestone of 5000 MW and on the next day production reached 5208 MW. After a short downturn, over 5000 MW was again attained on June 13th and 14th. These are the highest production levels since August of 2006 and represe [...] | 2007-06-22 10:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SOCI IQ |
07BAGHDAD2670 | SUNNI DIALOGUE RAISES NEEDS OF UNDER-SERVED [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A July 24 meeting, requested by Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President, offered an opportunity to hear first-hand about Sunni challenges in each district in the EPRT,s area of operations ) Rusafa, Karad [...] | 2007-08-12 09:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD2671 | BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNIS CONTINUE RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: This July 31 meeting followed one of July 24 (septel); the main thrust was for Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President Al-Jaboori and his team to get to know BCT battalion commanders and thereafter engage with them in we [...] | 2007-08-12 09:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD2753 | THE JAFF TRIBE AND THE ROLE OF ITS LEADERSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY: The largest tribe in Sulaimaniyah Province of Iraqi Kurdistan is the Jaff Tribe. Its members are Kurdish and 95 percent Sunni. Jaff tribe leaders act as arbiters partaking in consultative relationships with the local community and government. The leaders are widely integrated i [...] | 2007-08-19 05:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ IR |
07BAGHDAD2803 | BAGHDAD EPRT ENGAGES SHIA SHEIKHS ON FIGHTING JAM, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shia tribal leaders in the 9 Nissan district of Baghdad told EPRT Team Leader and Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Leader that Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) threatened many of the district's residents, and the people needed protection by Co [...] | 2007-08-21 17:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD2804 | BAGHDAD EPRT ENGAGES SHIA SHEIKHS ON FIGHTING JAM, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shia tribal leaders in the 9 Nissan district of Baghdad told EPRT Team Leader and Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Leader that Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) threatened many of the district's residents, and the people needed protection by Co [...] | 2007-08-21 17:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD2805 | BAGHDAD EPRT ENGAGES SHIA SHEIKHS ON FIGHTING JAM, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shia tribal leaders in the 9 Nissan district of Baghdad told EPRT Team Leader and Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Leader that Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) threatened many of the district's residents, and the people needed protection by Co [...] | 2007-08-21 17:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD2807 | BAGHDAD EPRT REPORTS THAT SHIA SHEIKHS FEEL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shia Sheikhs in Baghdad's 9 Nissan district regard themselves as capable of resolving conflict, despite their stated belief that they have been ignored by the Iraqi government, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),and Coalition Force [...] | 2007-08-21 17:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD2981 | NINEWA: SUNNI WOMEN'S GROUPS ACTIVE AND READY TO [...] (SBU) Women's group leaders associated with the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),a Sunni Arab political party, in Ninewa Province told the PRT August 12 that they were dedicated to making Mosul, Iraq,s second-largest city, a better place to live for women and children. This cable outlines the activ [...] | 2007-09-05 14:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI KDEM IZ |
07BAGHDAD3011 | BAGHDAD EPRT: PALESTINIANS SEEK SERVICES, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During an August 20 meeting with Baghdad E-PRT and 2BCT/2ID, Palestinians from the Beladiat neighborhood of Baghdad's 9 Nissan district raised several concerns: poor basic services, insecurity, and the status of detainees. [...] | 2007-09-09 08:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM ECON PTER SOCI SCUL IZ |
07BAGHDAD3012 | BAGHDAD EPRT: LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KARADA DISTRICT A [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Three neighborhood council elections took place in Baghdad's Karada district during June and July, with 13 members elected to represent Muhallahs 950, 952, 954, 956, 958, 962, 964, 966, 950, 952, 953, 954, 955, and 963. Kara [...] | 2007-09-09 08:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL IZ |
07BAGHDAD3013 | BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNI RECONCILIATION DIALOGUES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On 28 Aug, Baghdad E-PRT, 2/2 ID CDR, and battalion commanders met with Human Rights Advisor to the VP Omar Al-Jaboori and Dr. Kheder Shukur to provide updates on the six battalion-level local reconciliation processes (reft [...] | 2007-09-09 08:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD3193 | CHARITABLE EVENT SETS THE STAGE FOR ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The PRT's Ramadan distribution of wheelchairs to needy citizens of Muthanna successfully advertised how we hope to use Quick Response Funds to make a positive difference in people's lives. We also used the event to reach ou [...] | 2007-09-23 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI KISL IZ IR |
07BAGHDAD3195 | CHARITABLE EVENT SETS THE STAGE FOR ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The PRT's Ramadan distribution of wheelchairs to needy citizens of Muthanna successfully advertised how we hope to use Quick Response Funds to make a positive difference in people's lives. We also used the event to reach [...] | 2007-09-23 13:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI KISL IZ IR |
07BAGHDAD3553 | IRAQI ARMY - WITH COALITION HELP - CONDUCTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna message. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Army - with Coalition help - on October 21 treated over 1,000 men, women, and children in its first-ever medical civic action program in the southern Iraqi province of Muthanna. The local brigade commander has publicly taken [...] | 2007-10-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP MOPS PINS SOCI AS IZ |
07BAGHDAD3660 | EPRT: SUNNIS IN EAST BAGHDAD STRESS RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) A series of six large iftar dinners hosted by Sunni mosques during October emphasized the theme of reconciliation. The dinners took place in the eastern Baghdad district of 9 Nissan. Almost 300 guests attended one of the dinners i [...] | 2007-11-04 18:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD3710 | BAGHDAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI ON SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President, told E-PRT Team Leader September 11 that Shia assistance to Sunnis fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq forms the essence of reconciliation. As part of an on-going discussio [...] | 2007-11-12 06:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD3711 | BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNI VOLUNTEERS PROTECT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Dr. Kheder Shukur, assistant to Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, told E-PRT Team Leader September 25 that local Sunni security volunteers will play a "major role" in protectin [...] | 2007-11-12 06:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI SCUL ECON PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD3712 | BAGHDAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI OUTLINES SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, told the E-PRT October 9 that the priorities for Sunnis in Baghdad are to re-open mosques and activate the Iraqi Security Volunteer (ISV) p [...] | 2007-11-12 06:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD3748 | ICRC REVERSES PLANS TO OPEN PERMANENT MISSION IN [...] (C) Summary: ICRC representatives from Amman and Geneva told Pol-Mil Minister Counselor (PMMC) Ries that ICRC had decided not to establish a permanent presence in Baghdad at this time. ICRC Near East and North Africa Director Beatrice Megevand-Roggo said that, after a security review, the Gen [...] | 2007-11-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF SOCI ICRC IZ |
07BAGHDAD3752 | NORTHWEST BAGHDAD SUMMIT SHOWCASES SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad EPRT-5 reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. A distinctive reconciliation movement has taken hold north of Baghdad's city center, spanning the qadas (counties) of Taji and Abu Ghraib. On November 8, 1/1 CAV Brigade Combat Team Commander and Embedded Provincial Reconst [...] | 2007-11-14 18:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD3907 | BAGDHAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI HOSTS RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, hosted a November 13 meeting as part of a series of on-going discussions with the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and E-PRT (reftels A - E). The [...] | 2007-12-02 02:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ |
07BAGHDAD3962 | BAGHDAD 2 E-PRT: ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Assyrian Democratic Movement Public Relations Head Sargon Lazar Slewa told E-PRT Team Leader that the Christian community has minimal involvement in the Iraq central government. He charact [...] | 2007-12-06 10:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL SOCI IZ |
07BAGHDAD3963 | BAGHDAD 2 E-PRT: ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Assyrian Democratic Movement Public Relations Head Sargon Lazar Slewa told E-PRT Team Leader that the Christian community has minimal involvement in the Iraq central government. He charact [...] | 2007-12-06 10:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL SOCI IZ |
07BAGHDAD4185 | PRT MUTHANNA: QRF PROGRAM EMPOWERS, EMBOLDENS [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with the PRT, three leading representatives of the marja'iyya lauded the PRTs work and identified four additional local development projects for USG consideration. The clerics are vital pilla [...] | 2007-12-27 13:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL SOCI KISL IR IZ |
07BAKU1037 | VISIT TO ONE OF AZERBAIJAN'S MOST NOTORIOUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An OSCE-led delegation visited Gobustan Prison One - notorious for abuses, mysterious deaths, and restive inmates -- to assess conditions and meet with prisoners. The delegation met with Elchin Amiraslanov, Arif Kazimov, and Safa Poladov, three individuals determined to be pol [...] | 2007-08-20 09:59:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI AJ |
07BAKU1212 | JOURNALIST BEATEN AND OPPOSITIONIST COMMITTED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the exclave of Nakhchivan, between September 22 and 23, Yeni Musavat newspaper correspondent Hakimeldostu Mehdiyev was reportedly detained and beaten by Nakhchivan Ministry of National Security (MNS) officials. On September 20, Alasgar Ismayilov, a Popular Front Party (PFP) m [...] | 2007-10-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AJ |
07BAKU1360 | AZERBAIJAN: DEMARCHE CONDEMNING RAPE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA |
07BAKU1435 | TWO HIGH-PROFILE DEATH CASES AT MOJ MEDICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 13:44:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI AJ |
07BAKU66 | AZERBAIJAN'S YOUTH MOVEMENTS: A BREAKDOWN OF KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's youth movements are often overlooked when examining the overall political situation - both by the GOAJ and by the international community. However, youth can play a quite critical role in democratic development, and with 65 percent of the population under the age of 3 [...] | 2007-01-29 08:52:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM SOCI AJ |
07BAKU95 | AZERBAIJAN: KIDNAPPING AND EXTORTION GANG LEADER [...] (U) In a January 19 verdict, former Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Criminal Investigation Division Haji Mammadov was sentenced to life in prison. Nine members of Mammadov's 26-member murder, kidnapping and extortion gang also received life sentences. One of the accused, the owner of [...] | 2007-01-19 14:27:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI KCOR KCRM KJUS AJ |
07BAMAKO1223 | "WAHHABIS" AND ISLAM IN MALI [...] Summary: Some external observers have become increasingly concerned over a segment of Malian Muslims frequently described as "Wahhabi" (ref A),fearing that those so labeled are likely to advance a radical agenda. This concern stems from confusion, rooted in expedient if inaccurate labels d [...] | 2007-10-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL EAID SOCI PHUM IFR PTER PINR PGOV ML |
07BAMAKO1276 | MALI TRAVEL ALERT: BAMAKO AIRPORT CLOSURES AND [...] The Community of Democracies Ministerial Conference is scheduled for Bamako, Mali from Nov. 14-17. The Conference is expected to attract between 1500 and 3000 attendees, and visitors are likely to encounter significant difficulties making hotel and flight reservations during this time. 2. [...] | 2007-10-30 16:45:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SOCI OVIP OTRA CASC ML |
07BAMAKO1336 | MUSLIM LEADERS CHALLENGE ATT OVER DEATH PENALTY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 15:42:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL SOCI PHUM KWMN PINR ML |
07BAMAKO1357 | POLICE TEAR GAS ISLAMIC GROUP IN BAMAKO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 16:23:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL SOCI PHUM PINR PGOV ML |
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN335 | BRUNEI WILL SUPPORT ANTI-RAPE RESOLUTION IF [...] (SBU) Charge delivered Ref A points on November 14 to Adnan Jaafar, Acting Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Adnan is recently returned to Brunei, having served as Brunei's Deputy PermRep in New York. Updating Brunei's position from ref B, [...] | 2007-11-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN SOCI UNGA BX |
07BANGKOK4172 | THAILAND'S RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary: Thailand is vulnerable to the risks posed by global climate change and is taking initial steps to respond to those risks. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) participates in international fora on climate change and is signatory to several international agreements, including the United N [...] | 2007-08-02 01:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV PREL SOCI EAID TH |
07BANGKOK5261 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] Having previously provided the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department with a copy of the U.S. draft resolution on "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy," we called on Acting Director and Counselor of the Social Division of the Internationa [...] | 2007-10-05 07:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI TH |
07BANGKOK5798 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) Having previously provided Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department with updated information associated with the United Nations General Assembly resolution on "Eliminating the Use of Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence as Instruments to Achieve Political [...] | 2007-11-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TH |
07BANJUL124 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S HEALING [...] (C) There are signs that President Yahya Jammeh may be easing up on his personal treatment of HIV/AIDS and asthma patients (ref a). Recent days have witnessed a reduction in local media coverage of Jammeh's treatment program, which he began in mid-January. The Banjul rumor mill has it that at [...] | 2007-03-08 16:56:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI GA |
07BANJUL126 | THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S SPEECH TO NATIONAL [...] (C) An unusually subdued President Jammeh delivered his annual address March 2 marking the National Assembly's opening session for 2007. Providing a broad overview of GOTG actions in 2006 and plans for 2007, he highlighted the GOTG's getting back on track with the IMF, while omitting any menti [...] | 2007-03-09 17:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KMCA EPET GA |
07BANJUL175 | THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S HEALING POWERS [...] (U) President Yahya Jammeh has announced the expansion of his medical treatment program to include diabetes patients. In an April 3 GOTG cabinet meeting, according to the local press, Jammeh revealed to his ministers that, in addition to his current treatment program for HIV/AIDS and asthma pa [...] | 2007-04-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI GA |
07BANJUL589 | ETHNICITY IN THE GAMBIA: THE RISE OF THE JOLAS [...] (SBU) The Gambia is lauded by its government, people, and visitors for its ethnic diversity and the apparent harmony among its many tribes. The lack of civil conflict along ethnic lines in an often-troubled region is prized by Gambians. Freedom from tribalism is also touted at the political [...] | 2007-11-29 15:03:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI GA |
07BANJUL592 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Embassy Banjul hereby submits its update for reporting requirements on the worst forms of child labor. A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: The government of The Gambia ratified ILO Convention 128 in September 2000 and ILO Convention 182 in July 2001. The [...] | 2007-11-30 08:17:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID GA |
07BANJUL95 | THE GAMBIA: ONGOING CONTROVERSY OVER PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) Since mid-January, President Jammeh has maintained his weekly treatment program for HIV/AIDS and asthma patients (see refs a and b for background). The treatment program continues to receive lavish media attention, receiving top billing in the evening televised news broadcasts and in the [...] | 2007-02-23 16:02:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI GA |
07BASRAH90 | AMIDEAST CONTINUES DESPITE BASRAH'S DANGERS [...] (SBU) The Basrah representative for the NGO AMIDEAST, Nezar Abbas (please protect),described the extremely difficult conditions of implementing Department-funded cultural exchange programs to REO IPAO on September 25. Nezar told us that AMIDEAST was currently promoting the Iraqi Young Leaders [...] | 2007-09-28 07:39:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KLSO SOCI SCUL PHUM IZ |
07BEIJING1081 | Rural Policy Remains Government's Top Priority in 2007, [...] (SBU) On January 29, the State Council issued its Number One Document, naming rural policy as the leadership's top priority for the fourth year in a row. As expected, the Number One Document supported the outcome of the December 2006 Rural Work Conference and emphasized the importance of moder [...] | 2007-02-15 06:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1116 | URBAN-RURAL INCOME GAP NARROWING IN JIANGXI THANKS TO [...] (SBU) Remittances from rural-to-urban migrants have boosted rural incomes in Jiangxi Province, lowering the urban-rural income gap to below the national average. Provincial and municipal level government officials believe agricultural sector modernization, including renewed emphasis on agro-pr [...] | 2007-02-16 03:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING113 | DOUBLING LAND USE FEES: RURAL WATCHERS HOPE [...] (SBU) China's Central Government, seeking to slow development in urban areas and protect farmland, implemented a new regulation on January 1 to double land use fees. The regulation, announced by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Land Resources, and People's Bank of China in November 2006, [...] | 2007-01-05 09:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1156 | LUNAR NEW YEAR: CHINA'S MAD DASH HOME FOR THE [...] (C) China's annual rush home for the Lunar New Year, a holiday that stresses family unity, hit its peak February 15-16, with throngs of travelers flooding bus and train stations in big cities around the country. More than 100 million migrant workers are set to return to their hometowns. Des [...] | 2007-02-16 08:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1210 | CENTRAL CHINA'S JIANGXI PROVINCE SEEKING TO REPLICATE [...] (SBU) Jiangxi Province aims to replicate Coastal China's model of attracting investment in export-oriented manufacturing and processing industries as the basis for rapid economic development. Receiving renewed attention from the Central Government under the Central China Rising strategy, Jiangx [...] | 2007-02-23 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1238 | CHINA'S BLOGS: NATIONALISM, SEX AND ONLINE [...] (C) The blossoming world of blogs, ranging from patriotic to religious to racy, is captivating China's surging population of Internet users, with some unexpected results. -- A blog petition launched by a popular television anchor calling for the Forbidden City Palace Museum to boot Starbuc [...] | 2007-02-26 11:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1320 | LITERARY THRILLER: CHINESE AUTHOR PLANS TO SUE [...] (C) A controversial author's preparations to sue China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) for banning her book about early 20th Century Beijing opera stars has created a stir in Beijing's literary world. The book, by Zhang Yihe, is one of eight that were blacklisted at [...] | 2007-02-28 10:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1403 | LEGISLATING HARMONY? CHINA'S ANNUAL POLITICAL [...] (C) China's annual legislative confab will soon get under way, with the national legislature convening on March 5 and the top advisory body opening on March 3. Although few surprises are expected at this highly scripted event, the public and media scrutiny of delegates and discussions will re [...] | 2007-03-02 16:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1482 | PREMIER STAYS THE COURSE ON REFORM, DOLES OUT PORK [...] (C) In China's version of the State of the Union address, Premier Wen Jiabao emphasized continued economic reform, balanced growth and social justice in remarks to open the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 5. Wen promised to open state coffers to fund a number of social programs to a [...] | 2007-03-06 14:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1505 | LABRANG MONASTERY: CENTER OF BUDDHIST SCHOLARSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Labrang Monastery in Gansu Province is one of the six major Glug monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. Historiclly, it maintained relationships with over 130 branch monasteries, and today still draws monks from around China. The monastery is home to 2,000 registered and 1,500 "unregi [...] | 2007-03-07 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID SOCI SCUL CH |
07BEIJING1590 | PREMIER'S WORK REPORT: SICHUAN AND SHANGHAI [...] (C) Provincial leaders alternatively stressed parochial interests and fealty to the center's objectives when discussing Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report on the margins of the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 7. Zhou Yongkang, former Sichuan Party Secretary and current Mini [...] | 2007-03-09 09:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1591 | NPC PREPARES TO ENDORSE PROPERTY RIGHTS LAW, [...] (C) The revised version of China's oft-delayed and highly controversial "Property Rights Law," currently under discussion at the annual National People's Congress (NPC),contains new language designed to defuse criticism that the party is abandoning socialist principles. However, it also tak [...] | 2007-03-09 10:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
07BEIJING1672 | LI YUANCHAO DISCUSSES REFORM, PROPERTY LAW AT [...] (C) Pressing ahead with political and economic reform poses the biggest challenge for Jiangsu, provincial Party Secretary Li Yuanchao said at a dinner hosted by the Ambassador March 8. Interest groups that are unwilling to compromise, especially on issues such as health care, are slowing pos [...] | 2007-03-13 10:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1698 | FARE HIKES SPARK HUNAN RIOTS, CROWDS TURN ON POLICE [...] (C) A Hunan security officia confirmed a Xinhua News Service report that the March 9-10 violent protests over bus fare hikes in Yongzhou have tapered off. He denied foreign and Hong Kong news reports that a sudent was killed in the tumult. Security officials are now engaged in two investiga [...] | 2007-03-14 10:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1753 | ADB's NGO PROJECT GETTING HIGH MARKS IN JIANGXI [...] (SBU) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its Chinese Government partners launched the second phase of the NGO-Government Partnerships in Village-Level Poverty Alleviation project on January 19. The pilot project, based in Jiangxi Province, was inaugurated in December 2005 (see reftel). Gov [...] | 2007-03-15 07:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1760 | FIFTH GENERATION STAR LI KEQIANG DISCUSSES [...] (C) Liaoning Party Secretary Li Keqiang, a front runner for elevation to the Politburo this fall and potential successor to President Hu Jintao in 2012, described the challenges he faces as a provincial leader to the Ambassador over dinner on March 12. Engaging and well-informed, Li related that de [...] | 2007-03-15 10:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1776 | TWO CPPCC DEPUTIES SAY DEMOCRACY IS ON THE WAY [...] (C) Two Delegates to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) predicted to Econoff that China will be more democratic within a generation with or without the support of the Communist Party. Businessman Wang Chaobin said his positive experience in the CPPCC with offering [...] | 2007-03-16 07:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI PREL CH |
07BEIJING1790 | ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONCLUDES WITH PASSAGE [...] (C) China's controversial Property Law passed with 97 percent of the vote at the March 16 closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC). As is the case every year, all 11 items on the docket at the final session were approved handily, though NPC deputies seemed genuinely surprised by [...] | 2007-03-16 11:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1792 | QINGHAI GOVERNOR EMPHASIZES BALANCED DEVELOPMENT, [...] (C) China's only female governor, Song Xiuyan of Qinghai Province, emphasized the need for balanced development that promotes rapid economic growth and raises living standards while also protecting the environment during a March 11 lunch with the Ambassador. Protecting Qinghai's environment b [...] | 2007-03-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1840 | ZHEJIANG PARTY SECRETARY TOUTS ECONOMIC SUCCESSES [...] (C) Summary. Zhejiang Province Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping, a contender to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2012/2013, describes Zhejiang as a driving force behind national economic growth. Zhejiang ranks high for income, low for income disparities, and makes substantial contributions to mig [...] | 2007-03-19 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN SCUL ELAB SOCI CH |
07BEIJING1841 | PRC-JAPAN HISTORY DIALOGUE: COMFORT WOMEN ISSUE [...] (C) Chinese and Japanese historians meet in Tokyo March 19-20 to conduct the second round of a dialogue on modern history intended to calm tensions in both countries, scholars and officials involved with the project told us. Officials say press reports that Premier Wen will cut short his April [...] | 2007-03-19 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI JA CH |
07BEIJING1884 | INTERNET ADDICTION SCARE IN CHINA REVEALS DEEPER [...] (C) The perils of "Internet addiction" have been a hot human interest story in Mainland media in recent weeks, as newspapers and (of course) Internet news sites run a steady diet of cautionary tales about youths losing their way thanks to too much time online. The Ministry of Culture has ann [...] | 2007-03-20 10:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING2016 | CHONGQING LEADER WANG YANG SAYS "THE WORLD IS [...] (C) Chongqing Party Secretary Wang Yang, one of China's youngest regional leaders, told the Ambassador that continued good United States-China relations will depend on continued growth in bilateral economic ties. Wang frankly discussed the challenges he faces in Chongqing, but insisted that [...] | 2007-03-26 03:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
07BEIJING2060 | "NAIL HOUSE" ROCK: PROPERTY PROTEST STIRS [...] (C) A Chongqing family's refusal to abandon a building in the face of developers' bulldozers has captured the attention of Chinese media, scholars and netizens over the past week. The media have dubbed the building "the Nail House," referring to a Chinese term describing a person who refuses [...] | 2007-03-27 11:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
07BEIJING2187 | QINGHAI NGOS DISCUSS PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Qinghai Province told Chengdu- based Poloff that local NGOs have grown rapidly in the last several years. NGOs in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai have invested 40 million RMB (USD 5.2 million) in so [...] | 2007-04-03 09:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV CH |
07BEIJING2188 | 17TH PARTY CONGRESS TO BOOST HU JINTAO'S [...] (C) Embassy contacts uniformly predict that the 17th Party Congress scheduled for this fall will boost Party chief Hu Jintao's ideological authority by listing his doctrinal slogans together with those of his predecessors. The relative weight that will be given to Hu's various ideological sl [...] | 2007-04-03 11:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
07BEIJING2338 | COOKED STATS, RAW NERVES: UPBEAT PROTEST NUMBERS [...] (C) China's Ministry of Public Security has made a point in the early part of 2007 of publicizing statistics showing that "mass incidents" across China are on the wane, particularly in rural areas. MPS Vice Minister Liu Jinguo announced in January that the number of "mass incidents," which h [...] | 2007-04-10 02:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
07BEIJING2459 | RESIDENCE PERMIT REFORM: "OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLE" [...] (C) An official announcement that residence permits in 12 provinces and regions will no longer classify citizens as rural or non-rural has pushed debate over China's household registration system back to the fore in media and academic circles. But as with previous declarations of reform, the [...] | 2007-04-13 07:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
07BEIJING2471 | AMBASSADOR RAISES VOA BROADCASTS, INTERNET [...] (C) China's blocking of Voice of America radio and television broadcasts and censorship of United States Government Internet sites undermines the kinds of exchanges China itself wants to foster, the Ambassador told State Council Information Office Director Cai Wu on April 9. The programs and [...] | 2007-04-13 09:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING2477 | Tibetan Scholars: Cultural Preservation [...] (SBU) Tibetan scholars and monks in Gansu Province advocated focused, selective cultural preservation in discussions with Poloffs during a recent visit, but stressed that making culture a boutique luxury is not the path to success in this effort. Acknowledging that some aspects of Tibetan cu [...] | 2007-04-13 09:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING2481 | PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO JAPAN DOMINATES NEWS CYCLE [...] (C) Mainland media has presented saturation coverage of Premier Wen Jiabao's trip to Japan this week as print, online and broadcast media have given the visit top billing. With few exceptions, the treatment has been straightforward and upbeat. The official and popular press has emphasized P [...] | 2007-04-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCUL SOCI CH JA |
07BEIJING2482 | PROMOTING TIBETAN EDUCATION HELPS QUELL SOCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Tibetan monks from Qinghai and Gansu Provinces recently described efforts to reintegrate traditional cultural and religious elements into the curricula of two privately funded schools for underprivileged nomadic Tibetans in Qinghai's Golok Prefecture. Resettled Tibetan nomads a [...] | 2007-04-13 13:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PGOV CH |
07BEIJING262 | SED SESSION TWO: RURAL AND URBAN BALANCED [...] (SBU) In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) luncheon session on rural and urban balanced development, Finance Minister Jin Renqing outlined a recurrent SED theme ) how to raise the standard of living in China's countryside to narrow the rural-urban income gap. Policies to achiev [...] | 2007-01-11 12:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI SENV ENRG PREL CH |
07BEIJING2949 | MANDARIN DROWNING OUT UIGHUR LANGUAGE AMONG YOUTH [...] (C) Young people, teachers and parents are optimistic about Xinjiang's economic future but are also concerned about the loss of Uighur cultural roots, Poloff learned during a recent trip to the region. Official Xinjiang media and Government policy confirm that speaking Chinese is the key to [...] | 2007-05-04 08:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCUL CH |
07BEIJING318 | FOREIGN JOURNALISTS TEST CHINA'S RELAXED MEDIA [...] (C) Foreign journalists have had mixed results in testing China's newly relaxed travel and interview rules (reftel). Several dissidents and controversial figures have given interviews to foreign media outlets with no official interference or repercussions, our contacts told us. Nonetheless, [...] | 2007-01-12 11:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING3259 | CHINESE POP PHILOSOPHER SPARKS CONFUCIAN SENSATION [...] (C) The sudden spectacular popularity of Yu Dan, a media professor whose televised lectures on Confucianism have broken ratings records, has set Beijing's chattering classes buzzing about ideology, Yu's integrity and China's spiritual needs. Telegenic and plainspoken, Yu has inspired compari [...] | 2007-05-15 09:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCUL CH |
07BEIJING3322 | COMMUNIST YOUTH LEAGUE LEADER HU CHUNHUA [...] (C) Communist Youth League First Secretary Hu Chunhua told the Ambassador that 70-80 percent of China's rural youth seek work in urban areas and this sort of social change, plus the unprecedented number of university graduates seeking jobs, presents serious challenges. Scrutiny of new appli [...] | 2007-05-17 10:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI CH |
07BEIJING3503 | CORRUPTION TALES: WHEN THE DOG BARKS, BUT DOESN'T [...] (C) Former head of China's General Administration for Press and Publications (GAPP) Long Xinmin, recently replaced by Liu Binjie, was sidelined over corruption charges, according to an American academic who knows Long well. Beijing real estate developer Liu Jun, charged with bribery and implic [...] | 2007-05-23 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI CH |
07BEIJING3717 | UNIVERSITY STUDENTS VIEWS ON ECONOMIC REFORM: ENJOYING THE [...] (SBU) Students at two of China's most prestigious universities said they are optimistic about China's economic growth prospects and feel fortunate to be graduating from college during this period in China's development. While they remain concerned about finding a good job after graduation, the [...] | 2007-06-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING3718 | MIGRANTS FUEL SHAANXI PROVINCE'S RURAL ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Rural-to-urban migration is the primary driver of Shaanxi Province's rural economy -- even in one village that receives strong financial support from the local government and an American NGO. Rural residents in Shaanxi are increasingly looking for opportunities in urban areas for both wag [...] | 2007-06-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING3719 | WESTERN CHINA'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO LAG BEHIND COAST [...] (SBU) During a May 19-23 visit, officials in Shaanxi Province lamented the relatively slower pace of economic development in Western China. Shaanxi, considered to be China's gateway to the West, has enjoyed rapid growth during the past 10 years, but the province's economy remains far weaker th [...] | 2007-06-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI INRB CH |
07BEIJING3724 | DISSIDENTS HOLD VIRTUAL RALLY AS TIGHT SECURITY [...] (C) The eighteenth anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square passed without incident in Beijing. Security presence in the Square was more visible and aggressive than last year, but in a break from past precedent, only a handful of activists were detained in advance of the [...] | 2007-06-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
07BEIJING3896 | STUDENTS RIOT IN ZHENGZHOU OVER BEATING OF [...] (U) More than 1,000 students rioted in Zhengzhou, Henan Province on the evening of June 6 over the beating by city inspectors of a female vendor who was a student at a local university, according to international and Chinese media reports on June 8 (see Ref A). The situation spiraled out of c [...] | 2007-06-08 12:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM CH |
07BEIJING4107 | TAIWAN SCHOLARS CITE DANGERS OF DETERRENT [...] (C) In a series of recent meetings, Beijing-based Taiwan experts acknowledged that the Chinese Government believes the next year is a "period of high danger" in cross-Strait relations and warned that Chen Shui-bian may resort to extreme measures to assure a DPP electoral victory. They express [...] | 2007-06-19 05:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI CH TW |
07BEIJING411 | CHINESE OFFICIAL POLLING: SURVEY SAYS, YOU'RE [...] (C) The Chinese Government at various levels is increasingly turning to opinion polling to measure public satisfaction with officials' performances and with provision of social services. The Ministry of Supervision (the Government analog to the Party's Central Discipline Inspection Commissio [...] | 2007-01-18 09:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING450 | Rural Work Conference Promotes Modernization As [...] (SBU) The annual Rural Work Conference, held in Beijing December 22-23 2006, emphasized that modernization, including agricultural technology, rural finance reform, and energy efficiency, will be one of the Central Government's top priorities in the coming year. The conference also aimed to a [...] | 2007-01-19 07:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING4871 | XINJIANG: AMCIT REPORTS HAJJ RESTRICTIONS, [...] (C) Chinese authorities have increased restrictions on Xinjiang's Uighur population by collecting Uighurs' passports to prevent unauthorized Hajj travel, according to an American citizen businessman in Xinjiang and other Embassy contacts. A low-ranking PLA officer reportedly told the businessma [...] | 2007-07-25 23:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIF KISL SOCI CASC CH PK SA |
07BEIJING5069 | PRC GOVERNMENT POUNCES ON RARE "GOOD NEWS" MEDIA [...] (C) Relieved to have good news to report, China's media gave heavy coverage to the successful rescue of 69 miners from a flooded mine in Henan Province August 1-2. China Central Television (CCTV) pushed back coverage of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army to b [...] | 2007-08-03 11:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING5142 | U.S.-BASED COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS CHIDES [...] (SBU) The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) held a press conference in Beijing on August 7 to announce the release of a report highly critical of China's record on press freedom in advance of the Olympic Games. The press conference proceeded smoothly without incident, in contr [...] | 2007-08-07 11:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI KCUL KOLY CH |
07BEIJING5187 | CHINESE ACTIVISTS, SCHOLARS CALL FOR "HUMANE" [...] (C) In an indication of the domestic public relations and policy challenges China will increasingly have to grapple with in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, 39 mainland Chinese activists, lawyers, scholars, writers and journalists have signed an "open letter" calling on PRC leader [...] | 2007-08-08 10:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KOLY PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
07BEIJING5233 | CHINA KICKS OFF ONE-YEAR COUNTDOWN TO OLYMPICS [...] (C) China kicked off the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games with an impressive ceremony in front of Chairman Mao's portrait in Tiananmen Square August 8. Politburo Standing Committee Member Wu Bangguo gave the keynote address, reiterating Beijing's commitment to conduct a "humane" [...] | 2007-08-09 11:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KOLY PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
07BEIJING5599 | NINGXIA BENEFITING FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE BUT [...] (SBU) Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, one of China's poorest provinces, has benefited from Central Government funding under both the Great Western Development Program and New Socialist Countryside policy. As a result, Ningxia has improved its infrastructure and expanded its energy sector as wel [...] | 2007-08-24 05:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING5601 | NINGXIA: FARMERS GETTING INCOME BOOST FROM CASH CROPS AND [...] (SBU) Farmers in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region's Zhongning County have enjoyed a significant income boost in recent years as a result of both expanding opportunities for non-farm work and Zhongning's production of wolfberries, a cash crop which is earning historically high prices in the interna [...] | 2007-08-24 05:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING5792 | SEPTEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: COMPUTER HACKING, [...] Key points at the September 4 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China calls allegations that the Chinese military hacked into Pentagon computer systems "groundless" and representative of a "Cold War mentality." -- China will begin annual reporting to the UN on military spending and resume partic [...] | 2007-09-04 09:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV SOCI PINR MARR UNSC KS KN IR AS |
07BEIJING5801 | CENTRAL CHINA RISING: HENAN PLEASED WITH PROGRESS [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with EconMinCouns, Henan Provincial Government officials painted a picture of a province whose strategy of economic opening has resulted in three years of GDP growth above 14 percent as well as growing participation of foreign companies in local industry. The Cent [...] | 2007-09-05 02:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI KPAO KIIP CH |
07BEIJING614 | FIRST THE PRD, THEN THE YRD... NOW THE BOHAI RIM? [...] (SBU) China's Central Government has backed the Bohai Rim Economic Circle (BREC) in Northern China as a key region for economic development in a manner often compared to the Pearl River Delta (PRD),emanating from Shenzhen-Guangzhou, and the Yangtze River Delta (YRD),anchored by Shanghai. The [...] | 2007-01-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING620 | "DEMOCRACY IS A GOOD THING" ARTICLE IGNITES DEBATE [...] (C) An article in the influential weekly Study Times strongly endorsing democracy as "the best" political system has stimulated sharp discussion in Chinese media and intellectual circles. Our contacts speculated that "Democracy Is a Good Thing," by progressive scholar and author Yu Keping, i [...] | 2007-01-26 11:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING6256 | THE HALAL NETWORK - NINGXIA REACHES OUT TO THE MUSLIM [...] Emerging economic ties between Ningxia Province and Islamic countries suggest a broader potential for expanded commercial interaction between China's Muslims -- which likely exceed 20 million and may number as many as 100 million according to unofficial estimates -- and their brethren in the M [...] | 2007-09-24 03:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING6318 | RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF RAPE AS AN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 08:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI |
07BEIJING6365 | MIGRANTS, MICROFINANCE, AND MEAT -- SHANXI'S RURAL [...] (SBU) Professors and students at Shanxi Agricultural University in Central China said on September 25 that rural development in the province is based on non-farm income, local microfinance models have been disappointing, and the province's residents are paying close attention to inflation. Loc [...] | 2007-09-28 07:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI CVIS CH |
07BEIJING6498 | DISH DIFFUSION: PIRATE SATELLITE TV THRIVES IN [...] (C) China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) has been cracking down on illegal satellite television since July 2007, according to news reports. While police in several cities are confiscating illicit receivers, enforcement of China's long-standing ban on private sat [...] | 2007-10-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PROP PHUM SOCI KCUL KIPR CH TW HK JA RP |
07BEIJING6641 | ROUNDUP OF DISSIDENTS, UNDESIRABLES AS BEIJING [...] (C) Security authorities appear to be rounding up a large number of petitioners, dissidents and other "undesirables" in advance of the 17th Communist Party Congress, which opens October 15. Police are detaining petitioners in Beijing and forcibly returning them to their home towns, contacts r [...] | 2007-10-12 10:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING6654 | UNDERLYING CHALLENGES HINDER RURAL FINANCE [...] (SBU) Promoting rural finance has been a Central Government priority during the past year, as government leaders recognize that the significant financial services gap in rural areas adversely impacts efforts to balance the economy. Rural finance reform was a primary focus of the National Finan [...] | 2007-10-15 03:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING6655 | UNDERLYING CHALLENGES HINDER RURAL FINANCE [...] (SBU) Promoting rural finance has been a Central Government priority during the past year, as government leaders recognize that the significant financial services gap in rural areas adversely impacts efforts to balance the economy. Rural finance reform was a primary focus of the National Finan [...] | 2007-10-15 03:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING6720 | PARTY BUOYED BY GOOD SOCIAL STABILITY, BUT [...] (C) China's leadership is holding its 17th Party Congress amid a backdrop of high economic growth and rising living standards that is keeping societal unrest in check, according to sociologists and mid- level government officials with whom we recently spoke. Most contacts say that the current [...] | 2007-10-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING7102 | UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA CH |
07BEIJING721 | THE TROUBLE WITH KIDS: 20-40 GENERATION GAP [...] (C) It is fashionable among Chinese elites who were born in the 1960s or before to criticize current Chinese college students and recent graduates as self- absorbed and materialistic. Scholars and journalists have told us that in their view, a "20-40" generation gap is emerging between youn [...] | 2007-01-30 10:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCUL SOCI CH |
07BEIJING7251 | OLYMPIC DISAPPOINTMENT IN CENTRAL CHINA AS HENAN ON OUTSIDE [...] (SBU) Contacts in Henan Province said they are disappointed that Central China has been largely excluded from the events surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympics even as they look forward to the Games as a "national event" and a "showcase." One official went so far as to say that because all of t [...] | 2007-11-28 08:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KOLY ETRD EINV PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING7331 | XI JINPING SLATED FOR PARTY SCHOOL PRESIDENT, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts have told PolOffs that newly-promoted Politburo Standing Committee Member Xi Jinping will soon be appointed president of the Central Party School (CPS),replacing former Politburo Standing Committee Member Zeng Qinghong, who retired at the mid-October 17th Party [...] | 2007-12-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCUL CH |
07BEIJING7389 | NOT-SO-SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT: LOOKING FOR FAST GROWTH IN [...] (SBU) Third-tier cities in Central China are aiming for more investment and faster growth even as the Central Government promotes "Scientific Development" following the 17th Party Congress. Hu Jintao's Scientific Outlook on Development calls for more balanced and sustainable development, but a [...] | 2007-12-07 00:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING7462 | MIGRANT MOTHER'S DEATH PROVOKES DEBATE ON [...] (C) The death of a desperately poor migrant worker and her unborn child at a Beijing hospital has generated public uproar and a wave of social criticism by intellectuals. The migrant, 22-year-old Li Liyun, died November 21 when her common-law husband refused to sign a permission form to allow [...] | 2007-12-12 11:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PROP SOCI CH |
07BEIJING7486 | U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES NEXT ROUND OF STATE-NDRC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery and the Vice Chairman of China's National Development Reform Commission (NDRC),Zhang Xiaoqiang, met on the margins of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) on December 12 to discuss the upcoming 7th Ro [...] | 2007-12-14 07:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING7573 | CHINA'S CASTE SYSTEM: GOVERNMENT MOVES SLOWLY TO [...] (C) China's leaders, several contacts tell us, are increasingly concerned by the social inequalities created by China's household registration system ("hukou"),a legacy of the Mao era that prevents migrants from enjoying many of the social services available to native urban dwellers. China's [...] | 2007-12-20 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07BEIJING800 | CHINA'S LABOR MARKET: SURPLUS OR SHORTAGE? [...] (SBU) Summary. China simultaneously faces both a large labor surplus and shortages of labor in certain segments of its labor market. Workers with skills have ample employment opportunities, and some industrialized regions are experiencing shortages of even marginally skilled workers, whose [...] | 2007-02-02 02:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
07BEIJING804 | COMMUNIST PARTY SCHOOL PROFESSOR SAYS IVP CHANGED HIS [...] (SBU) Niu Xianfeng, an Associate Professor at China's Central Communist Party School, said that participation in an International Visitor's Program (IVP) in the United States in September 2006 changed the way he teaches his students, many of whom are high-level Communist Party officials from pr [...] | 2007-02-02 05:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SCUL KPAO OEXC SOCI CH |
07BEIRUT1808 | LEBANON: GOL TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 15:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UNGA LE |
07BELGRADE1559 | HEPATITIS A OUTBREAK IN NIS CITY [...] Over 550 cases of Hepatitis A have been reported in and around Nis, Serbia's third largest city, this year. As the number of cases has grown, local press reports have focused on the continued spread of the outbreak. Males between the ages 20-50 make up the majority of those infected. The go [...] | 2007-11-19 06:34:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CASC SOCI SR |
07BELGRADE1640 | SERBIA: THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Reftel requested post input for Serbia, as a recipient of trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, on efforts to combat child labor. Serbia is upholding its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. END SUMMARY. INCIDENCE AND N [...] | 2007-12-10 15:49:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM SOCI SR MW |
07BELMOPAN121 | BELIZE: SUCCESS OF SUPERBOND EXCHANGE OFFER DAMPENS RUMOR [...] Summary: On January 31, the Government of Belize announced a USD 565 million bond exchange offer (ref A) that has given the government relief from sovereign debt default and has dampened rumors of early general elections. The new 2007/2008 budget is expected on March 2 and will be the first t [...] | 2007-02-21 18:08:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN17 | FOLLOW UP TO BELIZE UPDATES ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Since the submission of Ref. B, the Government of Belize (GoB) has provided additional information to Post on its efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor. Post believes it is important that these additional points be included in any reporting on child labor in Belize. 2. The GoB [...] | 2007-01-11 21:11:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BH |
07BELMOPAN225 | HIV/AIDS IN BELIZE [...] Summary: A forum on HIV/AIDS funding addressed an overview of the epidemic in Belize, a critique of the government's response, and an assessment of current challenges. Donor groups agreed to work together to prod the government towards a more effective delivery of HIV/AIDS services. End Sum [...] | 2007-03-29 16:02:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PGOV PREL BH |
07BELMOPAN330 | BELIZE: GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE OF PRIVATE DEBT [...] Summary: Belizean Prime MinisterQs signing of an unlimited guarantee for a multi-million dollar loan to a privately-run hospital has led several cabinet ministers to question his judgment and the Leader of the Opposition to call for his resignation. Four cabinet ministers have publicly stated [...] | 2007-05-11 12:38:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN51 | BELIZE'S DAIMLERCHRYSLER AGENT DONATE TO PLWAS [...] On January 17, Bravo Motors, Belize's authorized agent/distributor for DaimlerChrysler, donated the proceeds of a 2006 Nissan Grand Raffle to "The Living With Hope Foundation" to help people living with HIV and AIDS. 2. Bravo Motors is the authorized agent in Belize for DaimlerChrysler and [...] | 2007-01-23 22:56:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN593 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONDEMNING RAPE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 21:01:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN594 | CUBA'S MEDICAL DIPLOMACY IN BELIZE [...] Summary. Since 1999, Cuba has been sending doctors, nurses, and medical technicians to work free of charge in Belize. Ninety-two Belizean students currently study medicine in Havana on Cuban government scholarships. More than 1,500 patients have traveled from Belize to Cuba for free surgery. [...] | 2007-10-04 22:30:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PROP EAID SCUL SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN687 | BELIZE REPLY TO G/TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT SURVEY [...] Summary. The Government of Belize (GoB) continues to take significant steps to address human trafficking issues, primarily on the public awareness and investigative fronts. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee (the Committee),continues to meet monthly and provides additional resources [...] | 2007-11-29 21:18:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN713 | (C) BELIZE OIL: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS REACH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Two U.S. energy firms have complained to the Embassy that bribes determine who receives oil exploration contracts in Belize. One company official who claims to have actually paid a bribe and has electronically recorded numerous conversations, alleges that the Prime Minister's d [...] | 2007-12-13 20:42:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG EPET SOCI BH |
07BELMOPAN73 | ONE OF BELIZE'S THIRD POLITICAL PARTIES FIRST TO LAUNCH [...] Summary: On January 17, the Vision Inspired by the People (VIP) political party officially launched its 2008 general elections campaign. Party Chairman Paul Morgan laid out five areas that would form the basis of the party's political manifesto: National Unity, Culture of Productivity, Family [...] | 2007-02-01 17:46:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI BH |
07BERLIN1032 | G8 LABOR MINISTERS ON THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF [...] Labor ministers of the G8 countries, meeting in Dresden May 6-8, said governments need to address the social dimension of globalization by devising employment and social protection strategies and promoting corporate social responsibility. They asked the G8 heads of state and government to en [...] | 2007-05-22 05:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI OECD IBRD ILO GM |
07BERLIN1067 | TURKEY AND TURKISH-GERMANS [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish state has long considered Turks resident in Germany as potential allies and maintains official and unofficial means of influencing the community. For many years, Turkey had at best been ambivalent and sometimes directly hostile to integration. Turkey's stance has cha [...] | 2007-05-25 12:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV PREL TU GM |
07BERLIN126 | EXTREME RIGHT ACTIVITY SURGES DESPITE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Germans are growing increasingly concerned about right-extremism. Although fears that neo-Nazis might try to grab media attention during the World Cup last year did not materialize, subsequent electoral gains by the right-extremist National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) in [...] | 2007-01-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM PGOV PHUM SOCI |
07BERLIN222 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF ENGAGES MUSLIMS IN GERMANY ON [...] Summary: On January 26, 2007, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff exchanged views on counterterrorism efforts with twelve leaders of Germany's Muslim communities over dinner at the residence of Ambassador Timken. This event was the highest level of engagement with Muslims in Ger [...] | 2007-02-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | GM KISL PTER SOCI |
07BERLIN442 | KINDERGARTEN CAPERS: CDU EATS THE SPD'S LUNCH [...] (U) Summary. In the debate with minority conservative elements in her own party over creation of new day-care/pre-school slots for Germany's children, Chancellor Merkel is advancing her program of modernizing the CDU's social image. At the same time, she has stolen at least some of the Socia [...] | 2007-03-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV GM |
07BERLIN796 | CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS NEW MUSLIM COORDINATING [...] (U) Summary. Reftel reported the planned establishment of a Muslim Coordination Council (KRM) by Germany's four largest Muslim religious organizations. The Council would serve as an umbrella organization representing German Muslims belonging to or otherwise associated with the four organizat [...] | 2007-04-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KISL GM |
07BERLIN955 | GERMANY'S ISLAM CONFERENCE: WATCHING SAUSAGE BEING [...] (U) Summary: The second plenary meeting of the Interior Ministry's Islam Conference took place May 2. The Conference has yet to deliver much concrete progress on substantive issues, but can claim the increased public attention to Muslim integration as a major success. It is also mired in a [...] | 2007-05-11 12:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM KISL PGOV SOCI |
07BISHKEK1087 | RISING BREAD PRICES SPUR KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Amidst a 20-40% increase in bread prices due in part to a three-fold increase in the price of imported Kazakh wheat, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Atambayev and other senior officials have criticized bakers for raising bread prices. However, PM Atambeyev's government has moved beyond p [...] | 2007-08-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1173 | KYRGYZ FEEL INFLATIONARY AND FINANCIAL PRESSURES [...] (SBU) Summary: With "official" monthly food price inflation of 2.3%, hoarding and rapid price inflation are affecting an increasing array of foodstuffs in Kyrgyz markets. Meanwhile, the Kyrgyz Central Bank has pumped the equivalent of over $150 million into the local currency market to curb [...] | 2007-09-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1401 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OUSTS PM ATAMBAYEV AHEAD OF [...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Kyrgyz President Bakiyev dismissed Acting Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev. The post will likely remain vacant until after the December 16 parliamentary elections. The move came the day after Jalalabad oblast governor Iskender Aidaraliyev's appointment as fir [...] | 2007-11-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1461 | ELECTION EVE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst the political wrangling preceding the December 16 Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, there have been significant economic and financial developments in the Kyrgyz Republic during the past year. Despite strong economic growth in 2007, increasing inflation and the falling v [...] | 2007-12-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1513 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...] | 2007-12-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1514 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...] | 2007-12-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1515 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...] | 2007-12-20 11:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1516 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...] | 2007-12-20 11:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1518 | KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: 2007 CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek,s child labor update for the Kyrgyz Republic for subsequent inclusion in the 2007 Trade and Development Act Report. Feedback below is tied to the specific questions outlined in reftel. Section A: Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child l [...] | 2007-12-21 05:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1525 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: PARLIAMENT OPENS WHILE [...] (C) Summary: With Central Election Commission election results showing opposition party Ata Meken not passing the 0.5% vote threshold in Osh city, the pro-presidential Ak Jol party collected 71 out of 90 seats in the new Kyrgyz parliament. The Social Democrats and Communists, which polled s [...] | 2007-12-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR KG |
07BISHKEK1548 | KYRGYZ FM WARY AS OPPOSITION EXHAUSTS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In a December 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev acknowledged "problems" with the December 16 parliamentary elections, but reasoned that an Ak Jol-dominated parliament would inspire real debate with the government. To correct electoral code proble [...] | 2007-12-31 08:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK210 | KYRGYZ DOWNPLAY EXPECTED IMPACT OF NEW RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: With an estimated 500,000 Kyrgyz working in Russia, sending back an estimated half billion dollars a year in remittances, Russia's new restrictions on foreign labor and outdoor markets (Ref A) have prompted concern here about a possible sudden return of labor migrants and reductio [...] | 2007-02-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK24 | BUS COLLISION AND MUFTI ALLEGATIONS TOP KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: A tragic bus accident, which claimed the lives of twenty-two Kyrgyz Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, clouded the conclusion of what many Kyrgyz had considered to be a successful year for the Hajj. Kyrgyz Muftiate and State Agency for Religious Affairs representatives consoled relat [...] | 2007-01-16 13:30:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL PHUM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK37 | NEW LAW BANS FOREIGN TRADERS IN KYRGYZ MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Kyrgyz labor law bans foreign nationals from selling goods in the open-air markets. Coming on the heels of a similar restriction in Russia, the measure is scheduled to take effect on April 1. The State Committee on Migration and Employment claims the measure is an attemp [...] | 2007-01-22 02:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KG |
07BOGOTA2274 | PALM OIL CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS FOR [...] Colombia is increasing production and export of African palm oil as a sustainable alternative to coca. There are a small number of high-profile accusations that palm oil producers, possibly in concert with paramilitaries, illegally seized land from Afro-Colombian communities for palm cultiva [...] | 2007-04-04 22:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PGOV PTER SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA2533 | AFRO-COLOMBIANS STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL IDENTITY [...] A century-and-a-half of state neglect has marginalized the majority of Afro-Colombians and created substantial deficits in income, health and education. Sometimes called an "invisible minority," only in recent years has the government acknowledged Afro-Colombians as a distinct ethnic group e [...] | 2007-04-17 19:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV ECON CO |
07BOGOTA2995 | SPILT MILK: FARC ATTACKS AGAINST NESTLE [...] (C) FARC attacks on Swiss multinational Nestle's dairy operations in Caqueta threaten the livelihoods of thousands of families. In January-February 2007, the FARC bombed Nestle plants and trucks in Caqueta, disrupting the most important legal sector in the department's economy. Nestle turned d [...] | 2007-05-02 22:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PTER SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA3139 | UNION PENEYA: POTENTIAL POSTER CHILD FOR URIBE'S [...] The voluntary return of 1,200 displaced residents to the small town of Union Peneya is a sign that President Uribe's "Democratic Security" policy is working. The COLAR thwarted a series of FARC attacks on the town and residents say they feel safe. GOC agencies are providing short-term relief [...] | 2007-05-07 14:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREF MARR SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA437 | IS INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT DECREASING IN COLOMBIA? [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Colombia and a respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES),are reporting marked decreases (16-30 percent) in the number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first 9 months of 2006. However, the International [...] | 2007-01-22 20:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM PREF SNAR SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA5444 | CONGRESS PASSES RURAL DEVELOPMENT LAW WITH [...] (C) On June 15, Colombia's congress passed a rural development law to increase rural productivity, harmonize existing laws, and reform INCODER, Colombia's rural land development agency. Concerns of human rights, Afro-Colombian and indigenous groups were addressed in the bill, and INCODER wi [...] | 2007-07-26 21:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA5488 | HOW COLOMBIA'S ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS FINANCED [...] (C) The FARC, ELN and former AUC partially financed their criminal activities through "vacunas," extortion payments levied on businesses and households. Some large companies paid millions of dollars for "protection," while individual households might pay USD two to five per month. Armed gro [...] | 2007-07-27 21:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA6535 | GOC CONSULTATIONS WITH INDIGENOUS AND [...] The GOC must consult with indigenous and Afro-Colombian groups about actions that affect them pursuant to international treaties, the Colombian Constitution, laws, and court decisions. The GOC conducts 50-75 consultations per year, 80 percent with indigenous groups and 20 percent with Afro-C [...] | 2007-09-07 19:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA6536 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY REACHES OUT TO INDIGENOUS AND [...] Summary: The Ministry of Defense issued directives instructing military and police to respect the integrity of indigenous and Afro-Colombians. The directives educate commanders on the rights of indigenous and Afro-Colombians and provide guidance on how such communities should be treated. A [...] | 2007-09-07 19:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA7364 | U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE USE OF RAPE [...] On September 26 Econoff verbally delivered reftel talking points to the Colombian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) North America Desk Coordinator Patricia Cortes and provided Cortes with the text of the draft resolution. Cortes said she would raise reftel issue with the appropriate GOC a [...] | 2007-10-12 18:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA PHUM KWMN SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA7575 | COLOMBIA INTERESTED IN WIREC 2008 [...] Post delivered reftel demarche separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez and Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Environmental Issues Maria Alban Duran. Post also presented WIREC 2008 information to officials at the Ministries [...] | 2007-10-19 21:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR |
07BOGOTA7581 | COLOMBIA BULLISH ON WIREC 2008, REQUESTS SPOT ON [...] This is an action cable. See para. 4. 2. Post delivered reftel demarche on the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Envir [...] | 2007-10-19 22:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR |
07BOGOTA8574 | GOC SETS UP COMMISSION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF [...] On October 29, 2007, President Uribe issued a decree creating the Commission for the Advancement of Afro-Colombians which will identify barriers to Afro-Colombian socio-economic advancement and make recommendations on ways to overcome them. Vice President Santos will chair the commission, an [...] | 2007-12-18 17:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA8658 | BOGOTA AIR QUALITY AMONG WORST IN LATIN AMERICA [...] SUMMARY: Bogota's seven million plus inhabitants breathe some of the worst air in the region. Air quality falls below safe levels over 95 percent of the time. Low-quality fuel, poor driving practices, and urban deforestation are largely to blame. GOC officials expect an agreement to improv [...] | 2007-12-26 21:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EPET SENV SOCI ENRG CO |
07BOGOTA8697 | COLOMBIA'S NATIONAL INDIGENOUS GROUPS CONGRESS [...] Summary: The National Organization for the Indigenous in Colombia (ONIC) held its Seventh Congress December 9-14, declaring unity among all indigenous groups in South America and calling for protection of indigenous communities and their way of life. Complaints ran high against private inves [...] | 2007-12-31 15:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
07BRASILIA1185 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 96 [...] The following is the ninety-sixth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...] | 2007-06-22 19:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA1425 | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY [...] Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazil was the site of a weeklong conference of 250 community forest entrepreneurs and policy makers from Africa, Asia, Central and South America, July 15-23, 2007. Participants debated the challenges confronted by inhabitants of tropical forests on three continents: la [...] | 2007-07-26 18:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA1463 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 98 [...] The following is the ninety-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...] | 2007-08-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA1774 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 99 [...] The following is the ninety-nine in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views express [...] | 2007-09-17 19:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA1803 | EPA TRAININGS STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN [...] (U) Summary: Using funds from OES, three trainings on environmental law enforcement were carried out by EPA experts in August 2007 in Medellin (Colombia),Lima (Peru),and Georgetown (Guyana). With support from the Regional Environmental HUB Office, ECON Offices in each respective country, and [...] | 2007-09-21 10:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA2044 | BRAZIL: INTERESTED IN THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Drawing on REFS, ESTH Counselor Driscoll had a series of conversations in mid- and late-October with Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Chief of the Division of Division for New and Renewa [...] | 2007-10-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG BR |
07BRASILIA2068 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101 [...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...] | 2007-10-30 19:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA2069 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101 [...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...] | 2007-10-31 09:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA2184 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 102 [...] The following is the one hundred second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...] | 2007-11-27 11:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA2321 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 104 [...] The following is the one-hundred-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...] | 2007-12-26 14:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA315 | ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY [...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...] | 2007-02-23 14:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA316 | ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY [...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...] | 2007-02-23 14:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA32 | BRAZIL'S NEW SMALL BUSINESS LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Lula signed legislation on December 14, 2006 that expanded the scope and coverage of previous efforts to simplify the taxation system as applied to small and medium enterprises (SME) in Brazil. When it comes into full effect in July 2007, the new law, known as "Supersim [...] | 2007-01-08 14:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN SOCI BR |
07BRASILIA510 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 91 [...] The following is the ninety-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...] | 2007-03-26 19:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA580 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 92 [...] The following is the ninety-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...] | 2007-04-03 15:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA71 | BRAZIL HOSTS THE I SOUTH AMERICAN FISHERS FORUM ON SOLVING [...] On December 12-14, an OES-sponsored workshop with the slogan "Catch Fish Not Birds" brought together 50 experts from across the world to take a look at the potential to reduce seabird bycatch throughout the South American long-line fishery via the adoption of mitigation measures in South Americ [...] | 2007-01-12 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRASILIA800 | SYMPOSIUM ON REMOTE SENSING CALLS FOR MORE LATIN AMERICA [...] SUMMARY: The 13th Brazilian Symposium on Remote Sensing was held from April 23-26 attracting nearly 2,000 participants. While the focus of the event was on increasing regional cooperation on remote sensing technologies through transferring technology, sharing methodologies, and building up r [...] | 2007-05-07 17:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO TSPA SOCI SENV KSCA EAID XM XS BR |
07BRASILIA96 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 87 [...] The following is the eighty-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views ex [...] | 2007-01-18 16:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
07BRATISLAVA100 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FACES SETBACK IN SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Slovakia, which has the strictest requirements in the OSCE for registration of a religious organization, plans to tighten those requirements. Parliament is set to pass an amendment to the religious registration law changing the necessary 20,000 petition signatures from those of [...] | 2007-02-16 17:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI LO |
07BRATISLAVA147 | SLOVAKIA ON TRACK FOR 2008 SCHENGEN ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Despite some early uncertainty and delays carried over from the previous government, the current GOS seems motivated - and able - to meet its deadlines for joining Europe's Schengen zone by the end of the calendar year. Accession to the Schengen zone would, in effect, certify that Slova [...] | 2007-03-13 07:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PGOV PREL PINR SOCI LO |
07BRATISLAVA156 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP - NATIONALIST EDITION, [...] (U) On March 13, two NGOs held a press conference to draw attention to racist attacks against minorities and people of color. In the space of two weeks, a resident Nigerian, two resident Vietnamese, several Spanish exchange students, a Mexican exchange student, and a Romani-Slovak were physica [...] | 2007-03-16 16:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI LO |
07BRATISLAVA208 | Slovak Labor Woes - Not Enough Workers! [...] (U) Summary: Slovakia's strong economic growth in recent years, fueled by FDI, has significantly reduced unemployment. In a picture common to the region, Roma, long-term unemployed, and older low-skilled workers are the remaining hard-to-erase pockets of high unemployment. Labor mobility has [...] | 2007-04-04 15:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EINV ECIN SOCI SCUL LO |
07BRATISLAVA236 | INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS ALL EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE [...] (C) Interior Minister Robert Kalinak assured the Ambassador on April 18 that the Slovak police are committed to fighting extremism. The MOI is currently working on two separate draft laws, one for the fight against extremism and the other for the fight against terrorism. Kalinak indicated th [...] | 2007-04-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CVIS LO |
07BRATISLAVA320 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND UP: MAY 30, 2007 [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with the Ambassador, President Ivan Gasparovic, whose role is largely ceremonial, shared his opinions on a variety of topics. 2. (C) ON MEETING WITH SERBIAN PRESIDENT TADIC: Gasparovic said he explained Slovakia's economic success as a result of joining the EU [...] | 2007-05-30 16:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM SOCI LO |
07BRATISLAVA371 | V-4 CONFERENCE: SLOVAKIA MAKES NICE WITH HUNGARY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico used the June 18-19 Bratislava V-4 summit to showcase partnership with its neighbors on pre-arranged issues of agreement, such as V-4 entry into the Schengen area. Fico and Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany also used the opportunity to orchestrate a succe [...] | 2007-06-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI HU PL EZ LO |
07BRATISLAVA511 | SLOVAK FIRST LADY WILL ATTEND SEPTEMBER 24 LUNCHEON [...] (SBU) Per refB the following information is provided: (a) The Slovak First Lady will attend the September 24 luncheon; (b) Silvia Gasparicova; (c) Mrs. Gasparicova does not speak any UN languages; (d) Mrs. Gasparicova's personal translator, Desanka REZUCHOVA, will accompany; (e) Aaron Chase, [...] | 2007-09-13 12:52:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA LO |
07BRIDGETOWN1037 | HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FROM THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] Many Eastern Caribbean countries are still formulating their delegations to the 62nd UN General Assembly. Eastern Caribbean delegations will not require interpretation services. Post also informed all married Heads of Government of the First Lady's Event on Literacy and Health, September 24, [...] | 2007-08-17 18:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SOCI TSPL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1204 | MRS. GONSALVES ACCEPTS INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON [...] Per reftel instructions, invitations was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Note (Antigua and Barubda #0848, Barbados #0849, St. Vincent #0850) on September 6, 2007. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post was informed through a telephone conversation [...] | 2007-09-14 20:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1218 | SNAPSHOT: ISLAM IN BARBADOS [...] (sbu) Summary: Local Islamic community leader Suleiman Bulbulia used an introductory call on emboffs September 17 to provide a broad overview of Barbados' Islamic community. Describing this small community as "orthodox, but not fundamentalist," Bulbulia looked forward to developing a deeper [...] | 2007-09-18 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL SOCI PREL PHUM BB |
07BRIDGETOWN1294 | U.S. Draft Resolution on "Condemning the use of Rape as an [...] (U) The text of the proposed USG-sponsored resolution was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0954, Barbados #0955, Dominica #0956, St. Kitts #0957, St. Lucia #0958, St. Vincent #0959) on October 1, 2007. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...] | 2007-10-04 22:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1339 | BARBADOS SEEKS ASSISTANCE WITH ITS [...] (u) This is an action request, see para 10. 2. (sbu) Summary: In a wide-ranging courtesy call with the Ambassador October 17, Barbados? Minister for Social Transformation said he was leading an effort to establish a domestic program for reintegrating paroled prisoners into Barbadian s [...] | 2007-10-17 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ELAB PHUM BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1482 | THE UNDERBELLY OF SUCCESS: ST. KITTS' KID CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Recent newspaper stories in St. Kitts and Nevis have highlighted the plight of child abuse in that country. The operator of a government-subsidized Children's Home has complained of threats against the home's female occupants and a recent incident in which a Cuban diplomat is all [...] | 2007-12-04 19:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EAID SC XL KWMN |
07BRIDGETOWN1499 | DEPORTEE DEBATE: FLOGGING OLD MYTHS [...] (sbu) Summary: Objectivity continued to lose the battle against alarmism during a discussion of the criminal deportee issue at the December 4 inter-sessional meeting of the Association of Caribbean Chiefs of Police in Barbados. Local media keyed on an alarmist - and as yet unpublished - CA [...] | 2007-12-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SOCI PHUM PREL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1548 | ONE-SIDED VICTORY?: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ADOPTS [...] (U) Summary: In early December 2007 the St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis Parliament approved major changes to the country's election laws, the first changes since 1984. Reforms in the current law include the introduction of a national voter identification card and new regulations allowing [...] | 2007-12-18 21:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EAID SC XL VE CU |
07BRIDGETOWN161 | BARBADOS: SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP ON HIV/AIDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29-30, the U.S. Department of Labor-International Labor Organization's HIV/AIDS Workplace Program hosted a sustainability workshop, which focused on developing a strategy for carrying forward the Program's mission after the Program officially concludes in December [...] | 2007-02-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BB ECON ELAB KHIV PGOV PREL SOCI XL |
07BRUSSELS1087 | BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION: BELGIAN MUSLIMS FACE MULTIPLE CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: More than half of Belgium's immigrants from Morocco and Turkey (nearly all of whom are Muslim) live below the Belgian poverty line, defined as 777 euros (approximately $1,000) or less, per household, per month. This finding is from "Poverty in the Migrant Population," the first pa [...] | 2007-03-30 10:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI SMIG ECON KISL KPAO BE |
07BRUSSELS1172 | Belgian Francophones and Flemings More Alike [...] Summary: Joint polling by French-language and Dutch- language newspapers in Belgium has revealed interesting trends in Flemish, Walloon, and Bruxellois thinking about their fellow citizens. Some of the results were unsurprising: Dutch-speakers were considered by most respondents as being gen [...] | 2007-04-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI BE |
07BRUSSELS1456 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LANGE AND EU OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-02 10:30:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TBIO SOCI |
07BRUSSELS1459 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LANGE AND EU OFFICIALS [...] (U) Summary. In his first official visit to Brussels since taking on his position in 2006, Ambassador John Lange, Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, met with the European Commission on April 26th as part of the run-up to the next meeting of the International Partnership [...] | 2007-05-02 11:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TBIO SOCI |
07BRUSSELS1460 | SCENE-SETTER FOR G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: THE [...] This message is intended to provide information and background on the EU employment strategy and the personality and the views of EU Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimir Spidla in preparation for the G-8 Labor Ministerial to take place in Dresden on May 6-8. MORE AND BETTER [...] | 2007-05-02 11:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI PGOV EUN |
07BRUSSELS2298 | BELGIAN MUSLIMS: IDENTITY AND INTEGRATION AMONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As in other western European countries, Muslims in Belgium have reached the stage where, despite years of residence, they feel - and are often perceived as -- strangers in their own, albeit adopted land. Of primarily Moroccan and Turkish origin, Belgian Muslims seek increasing [...] | 2007-07-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS3026 | Embassy Brussels ftaar Evening: A Multicultural Success [...] Ambassador and Mrs. Sam Fox osted fifty persons at an Iftaar on September 25, 2007. The focus this year was on younger guests and sharing experiences as members of diverse societies. Members of Belgium's Moroccan and Turkish communities present included young politicians, journalists, studen [...] | 2007-09-28 15:17:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI KISL PHUM BE |
07BRUSSELS51 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: JANUARY 8, 2007 [...] (U) Both foreign and domestic investment in Belgium rose strongly in 2006. Preliminary data show that domestic investment in fixed capital in Belgium rose 3.2 percent in 2006, after declining marginally in each of the past five years. Surveyed industrial firms expected final 2006 data would [...] | 2007-01-09 17:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EIND SOCI BE |
07BRUSSELS531 | Belgian Study Faults Country for [...] (SBU) Summary. A government-commissioned study faults Belgian government and society for collaborating with the Nazi Holocaust and the deportation of Belgian Jews. The study analyzes the reasons for Belgian passivity and cooperation before and during the occupation. Public and private respo [...] | 2007-02-16 10:28:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR SOCI PHUM BE |
07BRUSSELS846 | EU STRATEGY FOR JOBS AND GROWTH SEEN AS [...] SUMMARY. At a "Tripartite Social Summit" that preceded the European Council meeting on March 8, the German Presidency, the Commission and high-level employers' and workers' representatives concurred that the "Lisbon" EU Strategy for Jobs and Growth was showing "encouraging results." The mee [...] | 2007-03-14 08:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI PGOV EUN |
07BRUSSELS945 | EU ADDRESSES AGING CHALLENGES [...] EU ministers for Employment and Social Affairs at their February 22 Council meeting (reftel B) recognized the contribution of older people to economic growth, employment and social development. They backed the German Presidency's initiative underlining the importance of family-friendly polici [...] | 2007-03-23 06:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI ECON TBIO EUN |
07BRUSSELS947 | ITUC REPORT ON INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED CORE [...] ITUC Report Summary The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) report on Internationally-Recognized Core Labor Standards in the European Union issued on February 26, 2007, assesses the performance in law and practice of each Member State with regard to the eight International Labor Or [...] | 2007-03-23 06:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI KWMN PREL EUN |
07BUCHAREST106 | AMBASSADOR'S 1/25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU: [...] (C) Summary: In their January 25 meeting, the Ambassador discussed with President Basescu Romania's bid for the 2008 NATO Summit, the Joint Strike Fighter program, and moving forward on the Nabucco gas pipeline project. Basescu agreed to get personally engaged in Romania's bid to host the NA [...] | 2007-02-01 16:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ENRG SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST1134 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 07:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST1275 | ROMANIA ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA |
07BUCHAREST1314 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH DANIEL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI SCUL RO |
07BUCHAREST313 | MEDAR OUT, STANISOARA IN: PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES [...] (SBU) The Presidential Office announced 3/15 a major reshuffle of the Presidential Administration, including the naming of Mihai Stanisoara as National Security Advisor; Sebastian Lazoroiu as the head of a reorganized Political Planning department; Cristian Preda as Presidential Advisor for E [...] | 2007-03-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST335 | BASESCU TO PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS: CREATE A NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: President Traian Basescu in a letter to parliamentary leaders has suggested two options to resolve the current political impasse: have the current (or reshuffled) government submit to a vote of confidence or create a new coalition based on a new parliamentary majority. Basescu [...] | 2007-03-22 16:33:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST468 | ROMANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY IN THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 13:11:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST47 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING BEST PRACTICES: IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In continuing efforts to work with the Romanian Government on Trafficking in Persons issues, one "best practice" established by Embassy BucharestQs Department of Justice office (RLA) has been the creation of a victim/witness coordination program. The Romanian National Anti-Tr [...] | 2007-01-12 14:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST475 | MFA REQUESTS "MINISTERIAL LEVEL" PARTICIPATION FOR [...] (SBU) MFA Director for OSCE, Council of Europe and Human Rights Brandusa Predescu on April 23 briefed OSCE member embassies on the current status of the planning for the "High-Level Conference on Combating Discrimination and Promoting Mutual Respect and Understanding: Follow-up to the Cordoba [...] | 2007-04-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM OSCE PREL SOCI SP RO |
07BUCHAREST52 | LUSTRATION: SECURITATE RECORDS HANDED OVER BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Basescu announced December 29 that the intelligence services have completed the transfer of the archives of the former communist political police, the Securitate, to the National Council for the Study of Securitate Archives (CNSAS). At his urging, the Supreme Council f [...] | 2007-01-17 12:47:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR SOCI KJUS RO |
07BUCHAREST581 | SUSPENDED PRESIDENT TRAIAN BASESCU WINS REFERENDUM VOTE [...] (SBU) Romanians voted overwhelmingly against the removal of President Traian Basescu from office on May 19. The President will likely return to his presidential duties on May 22, once the Constitutional Court validates the referendum and publishes it in the official record. The Central Elec [...] | 2007-05-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST777 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) A belated casualty of the failed attempt to remove President Basescu, deputy prime minister Marko Bela has resigned. Marko, recently re-elected to a fifth term as leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR),stated at a July 3 press conference that he wanted to focus en [...] | 2007-07-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST897 | MONEY AND POLITICS: WHO REALLY OWNS ROMANIA? [...] (C) Summary. Romania's transition from communism and the ensuing privatization of state enterprises hugely benefited a small group of individuals with connections to the immediate post-Communist regime and/or the ubiquitous Securitate. Some of these individuals leveraged information and relati [...] | 2007-08-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON RO SOCI |
07BUDAPEST1179 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) Hungarian preparations for the upcoming GAERC finds significant harmony with US positions on key issues. Kosovo remains in the Hungarian spotlight with concerns over possible impact on ethnic Hungarians in the Vojvodina with the inevitability of Kosovo's independence. Encouraging the EU to [...] | 2007-07-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI HU |
07BUDAPEST1950 | PAINTING HUNGARY BY NUMBERS: THE REALITY AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Center-left think-tank DEMOS, &Hungary,s Strategic Audit 20078 casts light on the dark picture of Hungary,s broad social and political trends. In compiling data from a broad range of sources, DEMOS has confirmed that there is more than just a grain of truth to the stereotype of [...] | 2007-12-13 12:55:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON HU |
07BUENOSAIRES1673 | AMBASSADOR WAYNE MEETS CRISTINA'S RUNNING MATE, WITNESSES THE BOOM IN MENDOZA, ARGENTINA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-24 18:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | AR ECON PGOV PREL SOCI |
07BUENOSAIRES1707 | ARGENTINA-URUGUAY PULP MILL DISPUTE: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Relations between Argentina and Uruguay have deteriorated since early 2006 over the construction of the $1.2 billion Finnish-built "Botnia" pulp mill, now nearing completion on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River. Some Argentine residents across the river from the pulp mill [...] | 2007-08-29 19:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EINV PREL SOCI UY AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1776 | ARGENTINE-URUGUAYAN PULP MILL DISPUTE: FINNISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Finnish Embassy believes that despite the bilateral frictions that the Argentina-Uruguay pulp mill dispute has created, the mill project will open as scheduled in October with a minimal possibility of violence. The Embassy discounts as spurious Argentine environmental ac [...] | 2007-09-06 19:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV SENV PREL SOCI FI UY AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2202 | ARGENTINA TO CO-SPONSOR UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 19:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2231 | Argentina: Mendoza Governor-elect and Ambassador discuss [...] (SBU) Mendoza Province Governor-elect Celso Jaque said his main challenge as governor will be to improve provincial security and to upgrade education infrastructure and standards. In a cordial November 8 meeting with Ambassador, Jaque also acknowledged poor prison conditions in his province, w [...] | 2007-11-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GTIP SNAR TSPL SOCI ECON ENRG AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2240 | ARGENTINA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR AMBITOUS JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wayne met with Argentine Supreme Court President Dr. Ricardo Lorenzetti on November 15 to discuss Lorenzetti's October trip to Washington, learn more about Lorenzetti's proposed national judicial management reform plan, and identify areas for enhanced cooperation on deep [...] | 2007-11-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PHUM SOCI PREL EAID AID JUS AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2288 | ARGENTINA: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Per reftel instructions, below please find post's update on the worst forms of child labor in Argentina. Our response is keyed to points found in reftel. A. (SBU) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor -- Law 20.774 sets the minimum age for employment at 14 year [...] | 2007-12-04 14:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI AR |
07BUENOSAIRES767 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH [...] (SBU) POST WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOCIAL ISSUES, WHO WILL TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA FROM APRIL 25-28, 2007. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES AND TO ASSESS U.S. SUPPORTED MULTILATERAL [...] | 2007-04-20 13:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI UNICEF WHO OTRA PREL AR BR CI |
07BUJUMBURA266 | UN ASSISTANT-SECRETARY FOR PEACEBUILDING SUPPORT VISITS [...] The UN Assistant-Secretary General for Peacebuilding Support, Carolyn McAskie, visited Burundi March 29-April 1 to lay the groundwork for the initial visit of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) scheduled for April 9-15. In a meeting with the diplomatic community on April 6, McAskie describe [...] | 2007-04-05 15:18:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO SOCI UNGA EAID |
07BUJUMBURA289 | UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION VISIT TO BURUNDI [...] (C) Summary: The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) has identified four priority areas in which to work in Burundi, according to a delegation which visited Bujumbura April 11-14. The PBC is now preparing an integrated peacebuilding strategy which will focus on good governance, rule of law, se [...] | 2007-04-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPKO SOCI UNGA PREL BY |
07BUJUMBURA567 | EVENT ON LITERACY AND HEALTH HOSTED BY MRS. BUSH, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA BY |
07BUJUMBURA712 | BURUNDI TO TRANSMIT "RAPE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Egide Ndikuriyo on October 5. Ndukuriyo agreed in principle to the subject of the demarche, promised to review the text, and subsuquently transmit our request for support to Burundi's UN Representative in New York. CASEBEER [...] | 2007-10-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BY |
07BUJUMBURA806 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Per Reftel, included is the update of worst forms of child labor information for Burundi. 2. (U) Text of report follows: The Government of Burundi (GOB) has evidenced concern about child labor, but due to a critical lack of resources exacerbated by more than twelve years of civil war, [...] | 2007-12-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI BY |
07CAIRO1419 | GOVERNOR PLANS FOR A CLEANER, GREENER CAIRO [...] (U) Cairo Governor Abdel-Azim Wazir presented his vision for grappling with Cairo's burgeoning population, congested traffic, and environmental degradation in an April 30 meeting with former Ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner and Management Counselor. Wazir's vision will be codified in a plan [...] | 2007-05-14 14:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV ECON SOCI EG |
07CAIRO1948 | MUFTI ISSUES FATWA AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL [...] (U) On June 23, Dr. Ali Gomaa, Egypt,s Mufti, issued an official fatwa on Al-Mehwar satellite TV banning female genital mutilation (FGM). His fatwa, proclaiming that it is "religiously prohibited to circumcise girls," was issued following Egyptian press coverage of the death of a 12 year old [...] | 2007-06-26 13:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL PGOV KWMN KISL EG |
07CAIRO1981 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE ON MAPUTO PLAN AT AU ACCRA SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-28 13:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI EG |
07CAIRO2087 | EGYPT'S HEALTH MINISTRY BANS FGM; FORMAL ANTI-FGM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the June 23 issuance of a televised fatwa banning female genital mutilation (FGM) by Egypt's Mufti (Ref A),Health Minister Dr. Hatem Al-Gabaly issued a decree on June 28 banning the practice. Formal legislation affirming the Health Minister's decree is pending until [...] | 2007-07-08 10:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL PGOV KWMN KISL EG |
07CAIRO2190 | GOE'S NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL REORGANIZED WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOE recently announced the reorganization of Egypt's National Population Council (NPC) to coordinate GOE-led family planning and population assistance activities. NPC programming has stagnated in past years as a result of weakened authority, inefficient bureaucracy, and a de [...] | 2007-07-16 08:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SOCI PGOV KWMN EG |
07CAIRO2536 | EGYPT: TIP ISSUES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This summer we have seen modest but genuine GOE progress on TIP. The GOE has announced the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee to combat TIP in Egypt. People's Assembly (PA) representative Georgette Qellini announced in June that she would introduce a draft law [...] | 2007-08-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV KWMN KCRM EG |
07CAIRO2725 | SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN EGYPT: ELITES TAKING A TURN FOR [...] (C) Summary: An increased Islamic consciousness, a marked phenomenon for the past two decades among the lower and mid-echelons of Egyptian society, now appears to be on the rise among the country's upper class as well. This cable explores the burgeoning piety of Egypt's well-heeled, as seen [...] | 2007-09-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI ECON KWMN EG |
07CAIRO2839 | Thirst on the Nile [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Although significant progress has been made in improving infrastructure for potable water and sanitation, including $3.3 billion in USAID assistance since 1977, poor maintenance due to poor management practices, combined with population pressures, mean that many [...] | 2007-09-19 15:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI EG |
07CAIRO3029 | KING FAROUK: NOSTALGIA FOR THE PAST OR LOATHING FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-11 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ANET PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM SCUL SOCI EG |
07CAIRO3058 | KING FAROUK: NOSTALGIA FOR THE PAST OR LOATHING FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: Rare is the iftar or sohour in Cairo these days where the topic does not quickly turn to the Ramadan soap opera series about King Farouk, which presents a view of Egypt's last monarch radically at odds with the image perpetrated by the official media and textbooks over the past 55 [...] | 2007-10-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM SCUL SOCI EG |
07CAIRO3558 | CONTROVERSY OVER AL-AZHAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE RESEARCH CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent opening of the English Language Research Center (ELRC) at the premier Islamic studies university in the Middle East (Al-Azhar University in Cairo) was a key milestone in U.S. public diplomacy efforts in Egypt. There have been ten articles on the new center, three of [...] | 2007-12-31 14:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF KDEM SCUL SOCI EG |
07CANBERRA1630 | AUSTRALIA CLARIFIES POSITION ON UNGA RAPE [...] In a November 13 conversation with poloff, Colin Milner, Director, Human Rights and Indigenous Issues Section, International Organizations Branch, International Organizations and Legal Division, DFAT clarified the GOA's position on the Resolution Condemning Rape As An Instrument Of State Po [...] | 2007-11-13 06:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA SOCI AS |
07CARACAS1031 | POVERTY AND JOBLESSNESS IN THE BRV [...] (SBU) BRV data indicates that poverty and unemployment are lower today than they were in 1999 when Chavez came to power. The oil windfall and attendant massive government expenditures and transfers makes this a plausible contention. However, the BRV's National Statistics Institute (INE) seems [...] | 2007-05-25 20:25:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI VE |
07CARACAS1062 | FIFTH DAY OF NATIONWIDE RCTV SOLIDARITY MARCHES [...] (C) Summary. On the fifth day of widespread and peaceful demonstrations, students and opposition groups took to the streets to register their displeasure with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV's) decision to close independent broadcaster Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). The governmen [...] | 2007-05-30 21:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV SCUL SOCI VE |
07CARACAS1082 | THE MARCH THAT WASN'T, MORE WEEKEND MARCHES PLANNED [...] (C) Summary. For the sixth straight day, Caracas university students continued protesting the BRV closure of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) on June 1. Their planned demonstration to the National Assembly was temporarily blocked by security forces and later postponed until June 5. Students ma [...] | 2007-06-01 21:43:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV SCUL SOCI VE |
07CARACAS1117 | PEACEFUL PROTESTS CONTINUE, GLOBOVISION ON TRIAL [...] (C) Summary. Ten days after the closure of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV),university students continue to protest peacefully in support of the network and freedom of expression. Thousands of university students marched June 6 to the Attorney General's office, making it the largest pro-RCTV [...] | 2007-06-06 21:55:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL VE SOCI ASEC KDEM |
07CARACAS1127 | PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. This press freedom update comes on the heels of the BRV-imposed May 28 shutdown of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). Despite ceasing its broadcasts, RCTV continues to operate internally and is enduring for the moment, although recent Supreme Court (TSJ) rulings could jeopardize R [...] | 2007-06-08 17:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV SCUL SOCI ASEC VE |
07CARACAS1191 | HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS OUTLINE GROWING CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. WHA Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met June 13 with human rights defenders, representing various prominent local NGOs. The participants outlined the particular challenges Venezuelan NGOs face compared to other human rights organizations in the region; discusse [...] | 2007-06-15 20:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI VE |
07CARACAS1306 | JOURNALISTS, STUDENTS COMMEMORATE "DAY OF THE [...] (SBU) Tens of thousands of Venezuelans participated in peaceful demonstrations nationwide on June 27 to commemorate the "Day of the Journalist" and to mark the one-month anniversary of the BRV-imposed shutdown of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). In Caracas, the National Press Workers' Union o [...] | 2007-06-28 21:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI VE |
07CARACAS1597 | JEFE SUPREMO: HUGO CHAVEZ'S PERSONALITY CULT [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez and his supporters are devoting considerable resources to construct a cult of personality for the Venezuelan president (see Embassy Caracas website on Siprnet for accompanying photo essay). Flattering images of the Venezuelan president dominate government buildi [...] | 2007-08-10 19:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI VE |
07CARACAS1613 | SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER: VENEZUELA'S BRAIN DRAIN [...] (SBU) BRV radicalization in recent months and decreasing economic and physical security continue to push more Venezuelans to consider leaving their country (reftel A). Recent nationwide polls parallel informal surveys and anecdotal evidence which show that an increasing number of Venezuelans a [...] | 2007-08-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CVIS CASC SOCI VE |
07CARACAS1831 | WE AREN'T MAKING THIS UP: THE BRV'S BIZARRE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last month the BRV has proposed an amalgamation of ambitious socialist and populist projects that further expand the role of the state in society and seemingly defy common sense. President Chavez has announced his intention to construct socialist cities and islands, re [...] | 2007-09-17 12:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI VE |
07CARACAS1947 | BRV PREPARING NEW SOCIALIST CURRICULUM: DETAILS TBD [...] (C) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) recently released for selective comment a new 500-page curriculum designed to reinforce President Chavez' ill-defined "Socialism in the XXI Century." The BRV is planning to make new government textbooks available in December and implemen [...] | 2007-10-02 15:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM ELAB VE |
07CARACAS2058 | FEAR, LOATHING, AND STATE PATERNALISM IN MERIDA [...] (C) Summary. University administrators, opposition parties, and civil society leaders in the university city of Merida increasingly fear the growing authoritarianism of President Chavez. University of Los Andes (ULA) administrators believe the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) will put [...] | 2007-10-22 22:16:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM VE |
07CARACAS32 | PRISON RIOT IN LARA STATE LEAVES 16 DEAD [...] (U) At least sixteen prisoners were killed in a riot in the early hours of January 2 at the notoriously violent Uribana prison in Lara state. Rival gangs within the prison engaged in brutal violence that left three major gang leaders among the dead, and over a dozen more inmates injured. In [...] | 2007-01-05 18:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI VE |
07CARACAS531 | VENEZUELA'S BRAIN DRAIN: SEARCHING FOR A PLAN B, [...] (SBU) Over the last two months, President Chavez has heralded a "deepening of the Bolivarian Revolution" with a series of actions, including nationalization of key industries, new threats to foreign investors, aggressive attacks on private industry, and granting himself the power to legislate [...] | 2007-03-09 20:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CASC ECON SOCI VE |
07CARACAS591 | STUDENT LEADER SEEKS ASYLUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Opposition student leader Nixon Moreno emerged from nine months of hiding and petitioned for political asylum March 13 at the Papal Nunciature. The BRV is pursuing criminal charges against Moreno for attempted murder and threatening a policewomen during student clashes at the U [...] | 2007-03-19 21:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SCUL SOCI VE |
07CARACAS906 | THE THIRD MOTOR OF CHAVEZ' REVOLUTION: [...] (C) Summary. President Hugo Chavez and his brother Adan Chavez, are leading ambitious Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) efforts to transform the country's educational system from top to bottom. The proposed reforms and a public education "Morality and Enlightenment" campaign are designe [...] | 2007-05-04 20:16:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB SOCI VE |
07CARACAS959 | AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT: THE CRACKS ARE SHOWING [...] (SBU) Inflation continues to rise despite government efforts to talk it down, and the government's tools to drain liquidity are increasingly ineffective. Foreign exchange reserves have fallen by 33.5 percent this year. Government spending continues apace, with the BRV running a large, though [...] | 2007-05-11 21:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI VE |
07CASABLANCA135 | GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO TO SIGN ACCORD WITH UNHCR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On June 20, the Government of Morocco announced it would sign a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) delivering full diplomatic status to the UNHCR [...] | 2007-07-20 12:31:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG PREF PREL SOCI MO |
07CASABLANCA16 | 2006 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) This message provides requested input for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Host County's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2005 (ref A) concerning Morocco's child labor laws and regulations, la [...] | 2007-01-18 15:38:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO |
07CASABLANCA254 | 2007 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2006 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and reg [...] | 2007-12-14 19:20:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN USAID MO |
07CASABLANCA255 | 2007 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2006 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and reg [...] | 2007-12-14 19:20:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO |
07CHENGDU100 | LOCAL RELIGIOUS FIGURES ON ISLAMIC RESURGENCE IN CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: During a series of informal discussions in southern Yunnan Province along China's borders with Vietnam and Laos, local Muslim leaders described with pride the resurgence of Islam in their communities. A recently-completed mosque and religious training school in Najiaying has attr [...] | 2007-04-12 06:00:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF CH |
07CHENGDU123 | HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS -- A MODEL FOR GRASSROOTS GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary: Consulate contacts recently described the role of homeowner associations in rights protection at the local level, referring to them as a central point for democratic reforms in China. The homeowner rights movement in Chengdu, which began in 2004, recently resulted in the establis [...] | 2007-05-10 09:29:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL CH |
07CHENGDU124 | CHINA'S YUNNAN PROVINCE BUILDS OUT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: Yunnan officials in southwest China see construction of new road, river, and rail links with neighboring ASEAN countries as the key to ending their mountainous and landlocked province's long history of isolation and stimulating economic growth. While provincial authorities disag [...] | 2007-05-15 04:02:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU126 | YUNNAN HOUSE CHURCH CHRISTIANS LEFT ALONE BY GOVERNMENT WHEN [...] (C) Summary: According to two foreign missionaries and a Chinese Christian, the atmosphere for Yunnan house church Christians has improved in recent years and believers are able to worship with little government interference compared to other areas of China, if they are careful to maintain a d [...] | 2007-05-18 06:15:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI SCUL KIRF CH |
07CHENGDU128 | SICHUAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS [...] (C) Summary: Sichuan rights activist Zeng Jianyu was recently sentenced to two years in jail for allegedly "trumped up" charges of business fraud. Zeng was reportedly the first popularly elected deputy to a county-level People's Congress in 1992 and well known for his activism on land, envir [...] | 2007-05-18 07:54:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI SCUL CH |
07CHENGDU129 | CHONGQING SCHOLARS DISCUSS CITY'S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. In a day of meetings with Chongqing academics, Embassy Beijing Econ M/C and Congenoff heard about some of the city's most pressing issues: the aftereffects of Three Gorges Dam construction, industrial reform, the plight of farmers and migrant workers. In addition, the city serv [...] | 2007-05-18 10:26:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU13 | HOW "HARMONIOUS" ARE SICHUAN'S TIBETAN AREAS? [...] (C) Summary: Social unrest in Tibetan areas of Sichuan Province was serious in the first half of 2006, according to an ethnic Tibetan researcher from the Tibet Study Institute of Sichuan University. Ten "mass incidents" involving over 800 people principally stemmed from conflicts in caterpill [...] | 2007-01-11 07:59:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU140 | NOMADIC RESETTLEMENT AND THE NEW SOCIALIST COUNTRYSIDE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: According to local Animal Husbandry Bureau officials in Hongyuan County of western Sichuan Province's Aba (Tibetan: Ngaba) Prefecture, the central government has invested 30 million RMB (USD 3.9 million) to implement the "New Socialist Countryside" and facilitate the transitio [...] | 2007-06-04 08:48:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU152 | LOCAL ISSUES DRIVE DISTURBANCES IN SOUTHWEST CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Early summer has seen the occurrence of several public disturbances in southwest China. Efforts by authorities to crack down on illegal vendors brought many people onto the streets in Chongqing, and a similar case in Chengdu resulted in the severe beating of a bystander. Although [...] | 2007-06-15 03:18:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU157 | CONVERSATIONS IN NORTHERN TIBET [...] (C) Summary: Consulate Chengdu recently accompanied the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on a project monitoring trip to some of the highest and most remote areas of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). The TAR Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) said it valued U.S. NGO pr [...] | 2007-06-25 07:58:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECON PGOV EAID SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU158 | SOCIAL DISTURBANCES FLARE UP IN TIBETAN AREAS [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks there have been three separate social disturbances in Tibetan areas inside and outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Accounts of the incidents were originally reported in the international press. Recently, Post was able to confirm and learn more details [...] | 2007-06-25 09:03:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECON PGOV SOCI SCUL CH |
07CHENGDU161 | CHENGDU PATRIOTIC CHURCH LEADER COOPERATING WITH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary. A local leader of China's officially-sanctioned Three Selves Patriotic Movement (TSPM) Christian Church and two local American English teachers discussed their cooperation in using expatriate-taught "English camps" and similar programs as a means to introduce local residents to Ch [...] | 2007-06-28 08:58:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KIRF CH |
07CHENGDU182 | TWO MORE MASS INCIDENTS IN CHONGQING [...] (C) Summary. Coming hard on the heels of a spate of recent "mass incidents," (reftel),two more demonstrations in Chongqing appear to have involved thousands of people. One was sparked by the unsolved murder of a middle school student, the other by land takings for industrial development. In [...] | 2007-07-13 08:55:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU19 | GAY AND LESBIAN CHENGDU [...] (C) Summary. Although Chengdu has been nicknamed "gay paradise," gays here still face considerable challenges, and official, social, and family pressures are often sufficiently intense to keep many local gays in the closet. The situation of lesbians is even more difficult, perhaps due to high [...] | 2007-01-22 05:46:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM SCUL TBIO CH |
07CHENGDU192 | TAKING A STROLL DOWN "TIBET STREET" [...] (C) Summary: A recent visit to "Tibet Street" in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu underscored the neighborhood's role as a magnet for a mostly transient or floating population of ethnic Tibetans, which may number as many as 300,000 during any given year. Some of the area's denizens s [...] | 2007-07-23 02:03:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU195 | TIBETAN LOCAL PARTY SECRETARY SACKED AFTER OUTBREAK OF [...] (C) According to Consulate contacts, west Sichuan Ganzi Prefecture Party Secretary Dorje Rabten was removed from his post following a violent clash on July 13 between two neighboring Tibetan townships (Sumdo and Danba) over caterpillar fungus harvesting rights. The contacts confirmed a July 18 [...] | 2007-07-24 05:40:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU230 | SOUTHWEST CHINA'S TIBETAN AREAS - SIMMERING TENSIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Tibetan areas of Sichuan and Yunnan are under increased security pressure from government authorities in the wake of demonstrations in the town of Litang in western Sichuan's Ganzi Prefecture that were set off by the arrest of a man calling for the return of the Dalai Lama [...] | 2007-09-06 09:26:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL CH |
07CHENGDU231 | POLITICAL CONTROL INCREASING IN SICHUAN'S GANZI PREFECTURE [...] (C) Summary: Local sources indicate that officials in Sichuan's Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture are implementing new measures directed at affirming the loyalty of government and religious figures in the prefecture following the "August 1 Litang Incident" (reftel). End summary. 2. (C) [...] | 2007-09-07 08:15:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL CH |
07CHENGDU235 | TRYING TO DISCUSS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AT TIBET'S TASHILHUNPO [...] (C) Summary: While doing everything possible to dodge our questions during a recent meeting choreographed by the Lhasa Foreign Affairs Office (FAO),a high-ranking monk/official of the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse did acknowledge that the over decade-long dispute between Chinese authoriti [...] | 2007-09-24 03:58:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU236 | HIV/AIDS AND POLITICAL CONTROLS IN ONE OF TIBET'S MOST [...] (C) Summary: While optimistic their outreach efforts can have a positive impact, Swiss Red Cross representatives in China's Tibetan prefecture of Shigatse believe that a continued overall lack of education and awareness about HIV/AIDS, the spread of prostitution in the wake of increased number [...] | 2007-09-25 08:54:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | KHIV PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
07CHENGDU255 | FARMLAND TO FOREST IN SICHUAN: TIME FOR REEVALUATION? [...] (C) Summary. With an uneasy eye on the province's grain supply, Sichuan authorities are taking another look at the province's "Farmland to Forest Conversion" (tui geng huan lin, or FFC) program, originally implemented in 1999. Although authorities claim that the program has brought substantia [...] | 2007-10-25 09:23:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB EAGR PGOV SENV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU269 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STRESSES ON THE RISE IN THREE [...] (C) Summary: The Three Gorges Reservoir area of Chongqing may be under increasing environmental and social strains. Local authorities are devoting increased attention to the problems of landslides and erosion in resettled areas and recently formed a "specialized research group" to study "geol [...] | 2007-11-26 09:14:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SENV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU272 | GUIDE TO OFFICIAL RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS IN SOUTHWEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The religious activities of the official 350,000 Muslims - , Protestants, Buddhists and Catholics in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in Southwest China, are organized according to both national and local religious affairs regulations. While the 2004 State Council regul [...] | 2007-11-27 11:23:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU274 | KUNMING CHURCH FLOURISHES DESPITE RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: According to the co-pastors of an officially-registered church in southwest China, while person-to-person proselytizing remains severely restricted, the number of Protestants in the city is growing rapidly. The city of Kunming, including subordinate adjacent counties, has 360 a [...] | 2007-11-30 06:43:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU285 | ENCOUNTER WITH SOUTHWEST CHINA PROPAGANDA OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: Openly disparaging of the Communist Party's standard propaganda manual, a young Kunming City propaganda department official in southwest China told us of his hopes to work his way up to a comfortable job in a state enterprise. Among other "pearls of wisdom," the widely available [...] | 2007-12-07 09:44:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH SOCI |
07CHENGDU289 | REINCARNATION BEFORE DEATH: MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK [...] (C) Summary: The Dalai Lama's recent statement that he may choose a successor before his death drew accusations from self-styled protectors of religious orthodoxy in the Chinese Communist Party that the Dalai Lama was breaking with Tibetan tradition. According to Congen's Tibetan Buddhist relig [...] | 2007-12-12 03:39:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU290 | ALONG THE CHINA-BURMA BORDER: WWII, DRUGS, HIV, AND JADE [...] (C) Summary: Common ethnic linkages, villages that hug or even straddle the border, a visa-free regime for local residents, spotty security controls, and corruption appear to facilitate a wide-open atmosphere in areas along China's border with Burma. One stretch of road outside the Chinese po [...] | 2007-12-12 09:08:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV SOCI SNAR CH |
07CHENGDU292 | HUKOU REFORM IN YUNNAN: BIG TALK, LITTLE ACTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Southwest China's Yunnan Province recently announced it would soon abolish the distinction between urban and rural household registrations (hukou),which if true might lead to dramatic changes in the province's migration patterns. However, financial requirements (announced with [...] | 2007-12-14 09:54:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU297 | A PRC SCHOLAR LOOKS AT LHASA'S FLOATING POPULATION [...] (C) Summary: The July 2006 opening of the Qinghai-Tibet railway greatly boosted access to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) for both tourists and migrant workers, accelerating economic growth and ethnic Han immigration to the TAR. Sichuan University Tibetology Department PhD student Bao Do [...] | 2007-12-20 02:23:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU298 | THE TAR'S FLOATING POPULATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE [...] (C) Summary: The completion of the Qinghai-Tibet railroad has accelerated the outsider-driven development of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Numerous official, academic, and other sources indicate that during at its peak the floating population is at least half of Lhasa's permanent reside [...] | 2007-12-20 03:02:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU300 | CHINA NGO PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY [...] (C) Summary: While the Nature Conservancy (TNC) believes the overall environment for non-governmental organizations to operate in China has been noticeably more difficult during the last few years than during the late 1990's, the increased focus by central and local government authorities on [...] | 2007-12-20 07:43:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU36 | CHONGQING STRUGGLES WITH RURAL POVERTY, RESETTLEMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. While Chongqing officials praise their own response to last summer's drought -- the worst in the region in over a century -- and speak optimistically of development prospects, necessary funding for water conservation, education, and health care may be lacking. The city of Fulin [...] | 2007-02-03 10:04:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU43 | SICHUAN SCHOLARS ON HARMONIOUS SOCIETY'S ROLE IN POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Scholars from the Sichuan Academy of Social Science described to a visiting EAP Desk Officer how the Harmonious Society "guiding philosophy" is being implemented at the provincial level. The policy plays an important role in democratic experiments at the local level, including r [...] | 2007-02-08 09:04:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF CH |
07CHENGDU58 | GUIZHOU GRASSROOTS NGOS FOCUS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: Grassroots NGOs working on rural development in Guizhou Province have identified education of migrant children, health care, and rural governance as three primary areas of focus. One NGO trains teachers and volunteers who serve the needs of hundreds of migrant children in unregis [...] | 2007-02-27 08:57:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID ELAB SOCI SCUL CH |
07CHENGDU74 | WATER AND LAND USE IN SOUTHEASTERN YUNNAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Although southeastern Yunnan boasts good soils, warm growing seasons, and adequate rainfall, its geology makes agriculture difficult in many areas. Land use patterns show a predominance of Han people in well-watered areas, with minorities tending to farm highland regions with l [...] | 2007-03-20 10:30:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SENV SOCI CH |
07CHENGDU77 | URGING TAR FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON [...] (C) Summary: The Consul General and Beijing Polmincouns urged Director General of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) Ju Jianhua to provide information on the Chinese investigation of the September 30, 2006 shooting (reftel) of border crossers by Chinese border gu [...] | 2007-03-22 01:36:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID SOCI SCUL CH |
07CHENGDU83 | TIBET FEELING THE IMPACT OF RAILROAD LINK FROM QINGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) is already feeling the impact of the Qinghai-Tibet rail link that opened in July. Inland Chinese laborers, military personnel and tourists bunk side-by-side on the train as they take advantage of rail travel at a fraction of the cost of air [...] | 2007-03-28 00:34:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ELTN EMIN EPET PGOV SOCI CH |
07CHENNAI100 | BANGALORE CALM AFTER CAUVERY RIVER WATER VERDICT [...] (SBU) Summary: Bangalore remained calm on February 6 following an interstate river water tribunal verdict on February 5 over a long-simmering dispute involving the sharing of water that flows through the southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Perceived injustice in Karnataka sparked impro [...] | 2007-02-06 11:01:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWWT ASEC CASC SOCI KCRM ECON IN |
07CHENNAI103 | ROOTING OUT TRAFFICKING IN ANDHRA PRADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, G/TIP Trafficking in Persons Coordinator Gayatri Patel and Embassy INL officer met with NGOs and law enforcement officials in Hyderabad, the capital of the south India state of Andhra Pradesh (AP),to review projects to combat the trafficking of women and children [...] | 2007-02-07 11:12:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN SOCI KCRM ELAB PHUM PREL IN |
07CHENNAI250 | QUOTA ISSUE: TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED STRIKE PASSES [...] (SBU) A government-sponsored "bandh" (close-down strike),called jointly by the ruling DMK party and its allies (including the Congress Party),paralyzed the entire state of Tamil Nadu from dawn to dusk on March 31. The government called the strike to protest the Supreme Court's March 29 deci [...] | 2007-04-02 10:19:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI CASC IN |
07CHENNAI412 | SUSPECTED CHIKUNGUNYA INFECTION HAUNTS KERALA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The southern Indian state of Kerala has been gripped by an outbreak of suspected chikungunya infection - a debilitating but non-fatal mosquito-borne viral illness that is not transmitted from human-to-human. With media reports of thousands of people hospitalized in Kerala, nea [...] | 2007-06-18 10:54:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO PGOV CASC IN |
07CHENNAI445 | Plea from NGOs: Don't Downgrade India to Tier 3 [...] SUMMARY: During a July 3 visit to Hyderabad, Ambassador Mulford met with representatives of anti-trafficking NGOs to hear their views on India's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The NGO representatives argued that the 2007 TIP report did not sufficiently or accurately acknowledge [...] | 2007-07-09 10:55:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ELAB KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM IN |
07CHENNAI500 | SOUTH INDIAN COPS CONFIDENT THEY CAN HANDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Aggressive police activity in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has pushed the Maoists (also known as the Communist Party of India - Maoist and/or "Naxalites") into neighboring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, both of which historically have seen less Maoist activity. However, p [...] | 2007-08-10 09:55:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | IN PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI |
07CHENNAI593 | KERALA COMMUNISTS WORRY ABOUT COST OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The southern Indian state of Kerala has long been known for achieving a high level of social development despite poor economic growth and low incomes. Kerala's approach, known as the "Kerala model" of development, focuses on government spending on education and health care. [...] | 2007-09-21 06:08:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR SOCI IN |
07CHENNAI606 | G/TIP VISITS RESCUED BONDED LABORERS IN TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) Summary: The director of the Department's office charged with combating human trafficking visited South India to hear first-hand accounts from victims of bonded labor and to witness government and NGO programs designed to help them. He also spoke with Karnataka's Chief Secretary, who do [...] | 2007-09-28 09:50:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PGOV SOCI IN |
07CHENNAI668 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN ANDHRA PRADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh recently enacted a law allowing the government to identify places of worship where the propagation of any religion other than the religion traditionally practiced at the identified location is prohibited. Thus far, the state has only id [...] | 2007-11-09 08:08:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI IN |
07CHENNAI694 | TAMIL NADU GARMENT INDUSTRY (MOSTLY) CHILD LABOR FREE BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tirupur, a small city near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu's second largest city, is a remarkable economic success story. In the span of just a few decades, Tirupur's garment industry has grown to account for more than half of India's knitwear exports. With a rapid growth creating a de [...] | 2007-11-28 11:31:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PGOV SOCI IN |
07CHENNAI77 | TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED, GIRLS RESCUED IN ANDHRA PRADESH [...] Summary: Since mid-October 2006, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police, assisted by local NGOs, have rescued 80 girls and arrested 94 traffickers from four districts in the state. Most of the traffickers have been booked under non-bailable charges. Most of the rescued girls were placed in shelter h [...] | 2007-01-31 11:02:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SOCI KCRM ELAB IN |
07CHIANGMAI116 | CHIANG MAI SERVES AS BASE FOR CHINA-FOCUSED CHRISTIAN GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Chiang Mai's large foreign Christian community provides a safe base for religious groups engaged in quiet work elsewhere in the region. While most do not identify their activities to the Consulate, our presence and American citizen services contribute to Chiang Mai's appeal for t [...] | 2007-06-26 06:58:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC PREL KIRF SOCI OEXC TH CH |
07CHIANGMAI139 | CHINA-FOCUSED CHRISTIAN GROUP SAYS GOING GETTING TOUGHER IN [...] (C) It is getting tougher to operate in western China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, according to the head of the "Friends of China" (FOC) Christian group's Chiang Mai office. Although FOC - which has been placing teachers and developmental workers in China for 20 years - has never had a [...] | 2007-08-27 08:21:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI CASC TH CH |
07CHISINAU1404 | MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] The Government of Moldova (GOM) has taken positive legislative and regulatory steps in recent years to address problems related to child labor. However, lack of government funding; poor staffing levels in monitoring agencies; customary employment of children, especially during the harvest; cul [...] | 2007-11-29 09:17:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD |
07COLOMBO1031 | SRI LANKA: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SECRETARY ENGAGES [...] (C) Summary. On July 10, Charge and Poloff called on Secretary of the Ministry of Child Development and Women's SIPDIS Empowerment Indrani Sugathadasa to brief her on Sri Lanka's Tier 2 Watch List status and discuss Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to address trafficking of women and [...] | 2007-07-25 06:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KWMN KPAO ELAB KCRM SOCI |
07COLOMBO1357 | SRI LANKA SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN CE |
07COLOMBO1371 | 256TH SESSION OF THE COLOMBO PLAN COUNCIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 27, 2007, The Colombo Plan Council convened for the 256th Session and discussed FY 2005/6 audited accounts, the 2006/7 draft annual report, a special paper on "Strategic Plan of The Colombo Plan 2025," and the needs assessment questionnaire. Ambassador Blake present [...] | 2007-10-04 12:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR SOCI ECON EAID CE |
07COLOMBO1385 | MALDIVES: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN MV |
07COLOMBO147 | MCC IN SRI LANKA: MAJORITY OF INDICATORS PROBABLY NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Almost three years ago when Sri Lanka qualified as a Millennium Challenge Account candidate country, many of Sri Lanka's MCC indicators were on a positive trend. Since then, the government has changed hands twice and each new government has proven less commi [...] | 2007-01-24 12:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID EAIR CE |
07COLOMBO1603 | SRI LANKA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE - NOV 2007 [...] As requested by Ref A, below is an update of the worst forms of child labor information for Sri Lanka. Child Labor Legislation ----------------------- 2. Sri Lanka ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 on Minimum Age for Employment on November 2, 2000, and ILO [...] | 2007-11-29 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE |
07COLOMBO228 | SRI LANKA: LIMITED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] Summary: Government involvement in Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) issues in Sri Lanka is at an early stage. Although IAP was discussed at the country's first national symposium on air resource management in 2004, limited progress has been made in this area. The Ministry of Environment and Natural [...] | 2007-02-06 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
07COLOMBO54 | SRI LANKA - DEAD BIRDS DID NOT HAVE AVIAN FLU [...] SUMMARY: Approximately 150 birds were found dead on January 5 in the town of Nikawaratiya, in Sri Lanka's North Western Province. Others were reported in the eastern part of Pollonaruwa Province on January 10. Salmonella caused the Nikawaratiya deaths. The Pollonaruwa deaths are still under [...] | 2007-01-11 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI EAID WHO KFLU KSCA CE |
07COLOMBO625 | SRI LANKA, COUNTING ON RISING REMITTANCES, TRIES TO [...] Summary: Sri Lankans abroad formally remitted a record $2.3 billion in 2006, up 21 percent from 2005. Higher salaries in the Middle East, where a majority of Sri Lankan migrant workers go, partially drove this rise. A higher share of remittances sent through formal, rather than informal, chan [...] | 2007-04-27 06:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG CE |
07COLOMBO847 | SRI LANKA: EASTERN MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID Mission Director met with community leaders representing the Peace Secretariat for Muslims from the three districts of the Eastern Province -- Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara. Participants in the the meeting, chaired by Mr. M.I.M. Mohideen, the body?s Secretary-Genera [...] | 2007-06-14 11:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PHUM PINS PREF PGOV CE |
07CONAKRY1018 | GUINEA HOLDS SUCCESSFUL AGOA DAY IN KINDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 6, the Conakry AGOA Network sponsored an inspiringly successful AGOA day in Kindia, a few hours north of the capital. The event, the first of six planned throughout the country, was organized in order to promote the benefits of AGOA to local businesspeople. END SUMM [...] | 2007-09-10 10:24:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI BEXP GV |
07CONAKRY1228 | CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER PUSHING FOR ELECTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Although contacts report that civil society is looking to change Guinea,s electoral code before holding legislative elections, a prominent civil society leader told poloff that the country needs to focus on elections first and the electoral code later. Recognizing growing divisions wit [...] | 2007-11-09 12:46:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ASEC GV |
07CONAKRY1256 | EDUCATION MINISTER PLANS TO TEST CONTRACT TEACHERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a November 16 poloff courtesy call, the Minister of Education was enthusiastic about his job and optimistic about his program to improve education in Guinea. In response to teacher demands to address contractor problems, the Minister said he plans to hold a national exa [...] | 2007-11-21 11:40:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI GV |
07CONAKRY1287 | NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE SERVES AS POLITICAL RALLY AND [...] (SBU) In celebration of Guinea's National Youth Day on November 17, Prime Minster Lansana Kouyate traveled to Kindia and spent the day shaking hands with youth and delivering speeches. Nine ministers, the press, and controversial millionaire and Conte-crony Mamadou Sylla accompanied him as he [...] | 2007-11-30 12:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI GV |
07CONAKRY1347 | RESPONSE - EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Embassy provides the following analysis of drug trafficking in Guinea. In addition, reftels provide additional background information. 2. (SBU) The Government of Guinea (GoG) is engaged on drug trafficking issues and has a specialized police unit that [...] | 2007-12-19 09:03:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR EAID SOCI GV |
07CONAKRY1349 | MOVING PAST THE SIXTH GRADE - GUINEA'S EDUCATION GAP [...] SUMMARY. A recent poloff road trip to Upper Guinea provided useful insights into Guinea's crippled education system, illustrating the considerable obstacles that contribute to the country's ongoing struggle to improve literacy and basic education. In the prime minister's hometown, most childr [...] | 2007-12-19 11:24:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM GV |
07CONAKRY246 | Guinea's Revenues Hard Hit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Battered by more than six weeks of strike and a state of siege, Guinea's finances will present some of the new Prime Minister's most difficult challenges. All sectors of the economy were impacted, but mining, especially Guinea's cash cow bauxite, posted some of the most severe [...] | 2007-02-28 09:20:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB SOCI GV |
07CONAKRY710 | GUINEA'S CRISIS IS FAR FROM OVER [...] (C) Over the last six months, Guinea has experienced one of the most tumultuous periods in its history. The popular social movement that swept through the nation demonstrated the power of the streets to effectuate change, yet there have been few transformations in the daily functioning of the [...] | 2007-06-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB KDEM SOCI GV |
07CONAKRY722 | PRIME MINISTER CLEARS ONE HURDLE: APPOINTS NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, by presidential decree, Guinea named eight new governors and 33 prefects to lead its administrative regions. The nominations conclude months of wrangling (reftel) resulting in an eventual compromise between Prime Minister Kouyate and President Conte. Initial publ [...] | 2007-06-26 11:11:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB SOCI KDEM GV |
07CONAKRY723 | PRIME MINISTER CLEARS ONE HURDLE: APPOINTS NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, by presidential decree, Guinea named eight new governors and 33 prefects to lead its administrative regions. The nominations conclude months of wrangling (reftel) resulting in an eventual compromise between Prime Minister Kouyate and President Conte. Initial publ [...] | 2007-06-26 11:29:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB SOCI KDEM GV |
07CONAKRY845 | GUINEA'S LABOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a July 17 meeting with the Charge, Guinea's labor unions leaders agreed that Prime Minister Kouyate has made little progress on meeting the objectives of the January 27 Accords. Kouyate's ability to achieve those objectives over the next few months is critical to the succes [...] | 2007-07-24 08:26:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ELAB KDEM SOCI ASEC GV |
07CONAKRY851 | GUINEA: UPDATE AND REFLECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Information and impressions gathered during recent meetings and contacts with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, union leaders, women's groups and others reinforce the Embassy's earlier reporting and analyses (septel). Badly exposed by the union's July 3 open letter attacking [...] | 2007-07-25 17:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB KDEM SOCI GV |
07COPENHAGEN1010 | SHAPING GREENLAND'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified and proprietary business information. Not for internet publication. 2. (SBU) Summary: Greenland is on a clear track toward independence, which could come more quickly than most outside the Kingdom of Denmark realize. By 2009, Greenland [...] | 2007-11-07 12:04:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KENV SOCI ETRD EFIN DA |
07COPENHAGEN1015 | PM RASMUSSEN HOLDS EDGE AHEAD OF DANISH ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: With opinion polls showing remarkably little change after more than two weeks of campaigning, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen maintains a slight edge over his center-left opposition rivals ahead of November 13 parliamentary elections. Rasmussen's Liberal-Conservative- [...] | 2007-11-09 13:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON SOCI DA |
07COPENHAGEN1020 | DANISH ELECTIONS: PM RASMUSSEN WINS THIRD TERM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON SOCI DA |
07COPENHAGEN1038 | DANISH PM RESHUFFLES CABINET, BACKS REFERENDUM ON [...] (C) Summary: Ten days after leading his center-right government to a third term, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen November 23 announced changes to his cabinet that will broaden his coalition but stop short of the generational shift in leadership that many had anticipated. Rasmussen [...] | 2007-11-23 14:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINR EUN DA |
07COPENHAGEN748 | DANISH VIEWS ON JULY 23 EU GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In discussing reftel demarche points, Lene Mandel of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Department informed post July 19 that Denmark continues to see eye to eye with the U.S. on most issues on the agenda for the July 23 GAERC meeting. On Kosovo's status, Mandel relayed [...] | 2007-07-20 10:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI DA |
07COTONOU440 | BENIN: PRESIDENT BONI YAYI RESHUFFLES HIS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Boni Yayi reshuffled his cabinet on June 17. This move had been widely anticipated as a result of the April 2007 legislative elections. While Yayi was faced with making at least five ministerial re-assignments due to the election results, he has opted for a wholesale [...] | 2007-06-20 03:15:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SOCI PINR BN |
07COTONOU91 | Endorsement of Benin's Ten-Year Education Sector [...] SUMMARY: Under USAID leadership, 12 donors have completed their endorsement of Benin's Ten-Year Education Sector Development Plan (TESDP). USAID/Benin sent the donor assessment of the plan and letter of endorsement to the World Bank's Fast Track Secretariat on January 31, 2007. With this endo [...] | 2007-02-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREL PGOV BN |
07COTONOU915 | BENIN: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] This cable responds to the Department's request for information for the Worst Forms of Child Labor report (Reftel). -------------------- Laws and Regulations -------------------- 2. Benin uses laws and ministerial decrees to set the minimum age for employment, to prohibit child traffick [...] | 2007-11-30 07:28:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BN |
07DAKAR1017 | WHITHER SENEGALESE ISLAM?: AESTHETICS, HARMONY [...] (C) Sufi Brotherhood intellectuals inspired by Middle Eastern ideas are building institutions to reconsider traditional values, but they insist Senegalese common sense will sort out doctrinal trash. This is an opportune time for ideological innovation: the once narrowly nationalist and farm [...] | 2007-05-10 12:07:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KISL PGOV PINR SG |
07DAKAR1027 | OPPOSITION BOYCOTT THREATENS LEGITIMACY OF [...] (C) Alleging gerrymandering, Senegal,s leading opposition parties have formed an alliance to boycott the June 3 parliamentary election. President Wade, whom the opposition also accuses of manipulating electoral rolls, continues to dismiss calls to postpone for a third time. The press is rif [...] | 2007-05-10 18:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR1083 | UNICEF REP HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES IN GUINEA-BISSAU AND [...] On April 16, Jean Dricot, the UNICEF Representative in Guinea-Bissau, called on then-Charge and Acting DCM to solicit support for UNICEF's USD 58 million, 2008-2012 program. He highlighted some of the huge challenges that the Government and donors face in one of the world's poorest countries. [...] | 2007-05-18 14:11:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID UNICEF PU |
07DAKAR1136 | A WALK THROUGH DAKAR: THE PEOPLE SPEAK [...] (C) A pre-election walk through Dakar,s vibrant Medina district and the city,s principal domestic bus station revealed five themes on the minds of the populace. It is the duty of every citizen to vote; the opposition boycott is ill-conceived and undermines Senegal,s democracy; the cost of li [...] | 2007-05-23 18:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR1141 | THE OPPOSITION EXPLAINS THE BOYCOTT [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with the Ambassador, leaders of many of the 17 Senegalese opposition parties that are boycotting the June 3 legislative election explained their position and probed possible U.S. government support. Warning that Senegal,s democracy is under grave threat, the party lead [...] | 2007-05-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PINR KDEM SG |
07DAKAR1173 | LOW TURNOUT BY MILITARY AND POLICE IN PRELIMINARY [...] (SBU) Military, paramilitary forces and national police cast the first votes, May 26-27, of Senegal,s 2007 legislative election. Turnout has been reported as extremely low, leading to claims of a successful boycott spearheaded by the &Front Siggil Senegal,8 while other observers argue that [...] | 2007-05-30 15:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG |
07DAKAR1258 | LOW TURNOUT IN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On June 3, the people of Senegal voted in legislative elections. Turnout was an extremely low 34.75 percent with the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) securing 131 out of 150 seats in the National Assembly. A fierce debate has erupted between the boycotting &Front Siggil Senega [...] | 2007-06-08 14:21:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI PINS KDEM SG |
07DAKAR1266 | AMBASSADOR MEETS THE TIDJANES [...] (C) In a long discussion with Ambassador Jacobs, the extremely influential spokesman of the Tidjane Brotherhood, Abdoul Aziz Sy al Ibn (Junior),underlined his community,s dismay at President Wade,s overt Mouridism and his use of state funds to promote their interests. Both Sy, and his elder [...] | 2007-06-12 11:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR1400 | LUNCH WITH ARAB AMBASSADORS TO SENEGAL [...] (C) On June 18, 2007, the Ambassador hosted a lunch with Arab Ambassadors. The frank discussion focused on democracy in the Middle East, terrorism and its root causes, Islamic parties, methodologies to win elections, the Palestinian question, and water issues as a potential spark for conflict [...] | 2007-07-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PREL PTER KDEM KISL KPAL PINR SOCI SG |
07DAKAR1435 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-TURKISH RELATIONS [...] (S) During Embassy,s Dakar Fourth of July celebrations, PolOff had a candid discussion with Turkish Ambassador Yalcin Kayaerensoy (strictly protect) on the Turkish people,s continued anger over the capture of its soldiers in July 2003, Turkey,s upcoming July 22 election, the rise of nationali [...] | 2007-07-09 17:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PREL KDEM KISL PINR PTER SOCI SG TU |
07DAKAR1524 | The PDS-Time for a Change [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-23 16:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR1541 | The PDS-Time for a Change [...] (SBU) After two very comfortable elections victories President Wade now feels he has the power to revamp his Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS). The two main reasons that are being cited for this restructuring are that he is preparing a new platform for his son Karim to use as a springboard to [...] | 2007-07-26 11:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR1570 | MAURITANIAN AND SENEGALESE PRESIDENTS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Mauritanian President, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, paid an official visit to Senegal on July 9 and 10. He met President Wade and with the Mauritanian community where discussions included the status of Mauritanian refugees on the Mauritania-Senegal border. The newly installed P [...] | 2007-07-27 13:15:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS SOCI PHUM PINR PREF OVIP SG MR |
07DAKAR1753 | A WALK THROUGH DAKAR UNIVERSITY: THE STUDENTS SPEAK [...] (SBU) In a series of interviews conducted with University of Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) students from all disciplines, student leaders, and university professors concerning their political views and their educational experience, "Failing exams is the rule" and "Success is the exception" was an oft [...] | 2007-08-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ECON SOCI SG |
07DAKAR1821 | IDRISSA SECK - THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON? [...] (C) On July 25 a meeting took place between representatives of former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck and President Wade to explore ways for Seck to return to the Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) or a reconstituted &Liberal Movement.8 Since then, negotiations between the two parties have contin [...] | 2007-09-06 09:32:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG |
07DAKAR1859 | THE ROAD AHEAD FOR SENEGAL,S OPPOSITION [...] (C) In a meeting with the Charge D'Affaires, the leaders of Senegal's main opposition parties explained their current campaign to hold a National Dialogue and warned that Senegal was faced with the triple threat of an unstable political situation, an out-of-control economy, and social disconten [...] | 2007-09-13 11:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG |
07DAKAR1934 | GUINEA BISSAU:LIFE ON THE ISLANDS COMES INTO FOCUS [...] (C) The week of September 10-14 Poloff and FSN toured the Bijagos Archipelago, a collection of some 90 islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. On the islands of Bolama, Bubaque, Orango, Joao Vieira, Polao, Carache, Caravela, Caray, and Rubane Poloff learned what life was like in this remote, [...] | 2007-09-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR ECON EFIS SOCI |
07DAKAR2061 | DANCERS GETS PROBABTION FOR "OBSCENE DANCING" [...] (C) A recent obscenity case against a well-known dancer, Ndeye Gueye, has pitted social conservatives, imams, and Islamists against secularist and lawyers who say that this kind of jurisprudence poses a danger to Senegal's traditions of social and religious tolerance. Gueye was charged, tried [...] | 2007-10-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG |
07DAKAR2165 | ARE THE SENEGALESE SPEAKER'S DAYS NUMBERED? [...] (C) National Assembly President Macky Sall and presidential son Karim Wade's battle to succeed Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has become the source of an expanding rift within the ruling Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS). Partisans on both sides are flooding the media with accusations an [...] | 2007-11-09 09:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG |
07DAKAR2211 | IS POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THE HORIZON? [...] (S) In November 5 meeting Charge informed Barthelemy Dias, the new leader of the Socialist Party's youth movement and perennial presidential thorn in the side, that he had been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and informed that because of Dias's American citizenship the GOS believes [...] | 2007-11-14 14:34:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM CASC SG |
07DAKAR2212 | LA RENTREE POLITIQUE 2007 - SUCCESSION SUCCESSION, [...] (C) In "Rentree Poltique 2006," we characterized the Senegalese opposition as self-pitying, the people as angry at the cost of living, youth as depressed about their prospects, and President Abdoulaye Wade as personalizing power. Not only has nothing changed since then, but the situation has w [...] | 2007-11-14 15:28:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR2410 | Ivorian Reggae Star PNGed from Senegal [...] (SBU) Summary: Famed Ivorian Reggae star, Tiken Jah Facoly, was recently declared persona non grata in Senegal after commenting that if President Wade loved his people, he should step down from power. This decision once again spotlights the arbitrary nature of Senegal's judicial system and bri [...] | 2007-12-19 11:36:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PINR SG |
07DAKAR275 | DETERIORATION IN THE CASAMANCE [...] (C) Senegalese Army reoccupation of the Casamance, initially somewhat successful, has proved unable to thwart rebel activity. Violence, while still largely concentrated in a northern triangle bordering on The Gambia, is becoming increasingly significant in the key city of Bignona, and rebel [...] | 2007-02-02 14:36:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS ASEC CASC SOCI PGOV PINR SG GA PU |
07DAKAR554 | WHY WADE WON [...] (C) Defying predictions, President Abdoulaye Wade crushed all comers in the February 25 election. Senegalese disagree if there was fraud and on the degree of registration manipulation, but all concur President Wade had the money, machinery and message to win. Wade's charisma and an inconseq [...] | 2007-03-08 18:19:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR656 | GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONAIRE 2007 [...] Crime Mobility: (E) Opportunistic criminal elements roam freely day or night and target affluent residential areas for burglary. 2. Crime ambience around neighborhoods: (C) Most American embassy personnel resided on compound until post closed in June 1998. Most neighborhoods in Bissa [...] | 2007-03-21 13:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT SOCI PU |
07DAKAR673 | SENEGAL'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER STRIKE [...] (U) Led by the Confederation of Autonomous Unions (CSA),Senegal's 17,000 elementary school teachers staged a March 20 nationwide "warning" strike. Their objective was to demand equal implementation of a new benefit President Wade granted high school teachers on the eve of February 25 preside [...] | 2007-03-23 15:28:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG |
07DAKAR705 | AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES' VISIT TO DAKAR [...] (U) In meetings with the Senegalese government, civil society, NGOs and Catholic and Muslim religious leaders, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, discussed U.S. contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, U.S. problems wi [...] | 2007-03-29 08:36:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO PHUM PINS PREL KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR777 | TSCTP/RSI CONFERENCE: LESS COUNTERTERRORISM, MORE [...] (S) SUMMARY: To succeed in the medium- and long-term against terrorism in the Trans-Sahara region, the USG must help countries address fundamental social, economic, and political problems that undermine their stability, concluded Ambassadors at the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership ( [...] | 2007-04-10 11:51:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PTER EAID MASS PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI SG |
07DAKAR785 | PARLIAMENTARY GENDER PARITY LAW NOT AS GOOD AS IT [...] (SBU) At President Wade's initiative, a new law requires gender parity in the proportional lists -- but not the constituency lists -- of candidates in future legislative elections. Many women consider this a major step forward, but one of the most outspoken, Penda Mbow, calls it a Wade campa [...] | 2007-04-10 18:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KWMN PINR KDEM SG |
07DAKAR833 | WADE RE-INAUGURATED: IMAGINING SOLUTIONS TO [...] (C) The odd thing about President Wade's re-election is that few Senegalese are asking about his second-term plans: what they really want to know is whom he will anoint to succeed him. Meanwhile, with various opposition parties boycotting upcoming parliamentary elections, doubts about the fa [...] | 2007-04-16 18:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON PINS PINR KDEM KISL SG |
07DAKAR944 | GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA, PHASE [...] Senegal's National Malaria Control Program (PNLP) is using this Global Fund grant to introduce new artemesinin-based combination therapy (ACT) drugs for treatment of uncomplicated malaria, provide intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women, and distribute insecticide-treated bednets. [...] | 2007-04-27 15:12:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV TBIO SOCI SG |
07DAMASCUS162 | SUNNI RELIGIOUS LEADER INSISTS SARG TRYING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MID-FEBRUARY CONVERSATION WITH A/DCM, DAYS BEFORE BASHAR AL-ASAD'S MOST RECENT TRIP TO TEHRAN, PROMINENT SUNNI SHEIKH SALAH KUFTARO CRITICIZED THE ASAD REGIME FOR TRYING TO SUPPRESS SUNNI CRITICISM OF IRANIAN-LED "SHIA-IZATION" ACTIVITIES IN SYRIA. WHILE PROVIDING FEW SPEC [...] | 2007-02-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PGOV KISL PREL SOCI SY IR |
07DAMASCUS540 | IRANIAN AND IRAQI INFLUENCE IN THE SHI'A SUBURB OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 21, Emboffs visited the predominantly Shi'a suburb of Sayeda Zeinab located on the outskirts of Damascus. An important pilgrimage site for Shi'a Muslims, Iranians have long played an influential role in the area, providing both financial and religious support. More recen [...] | 2007-06-05 09:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL SOCI SY IR |
07DARESSALAAM1183 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE FOR TANZANIA [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT),International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGOs are addressing trafficking in persons (TIP) on a number of fronts. The Ministry of Health is working with IOM to increase awareness of TIP and IOM is finalizing the report of its 2006 research asses [...] | 2007-08-21 14:23:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL HSTC SOCI EAID PREF PGOV KWMN SMIG KCRM |
07DARESSALAAM1601 | 2007 TANZANIA REPORT ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) passed a National Strategy and two new labor laws criminalizing child labor in 2004 and awareness of the issue continues to increase across the country as the Tanzanian government continues to partner with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on projects to [...] | 2007-12-19 11:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TZ |
07DHAKA145 | NEW ADVISER FOR MINISTRIES OF HEALTH AND RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Adviser Dr. Rahman said he is well aware of and applauds USG funded programs. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On January 24, the Ambassador, AID Country Director, and Econoff (notetaker) met with Maj. Gen. Dr. A.S.M. Matiur Rahman (Retd.),the adviser responsible for the ministries o [...] | 2007-01-28 09:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PREL KISL BG |
07DHAKA1543 | ECONOMIC WOES TRUMP POLITICS IN FLOOD-HIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Much of northcentral Bangladesh remains under water from monsoon rains that began in August. A recent three-day visit to the region by PolOff found much dissatisfaction with the caretaker government, which villagers blame for spotty relief efforts and rapidly increasing prices. [...] | 2007-09-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG EAID ECON PGOV PINR SOCI |
07DHAKA1557 | RAJSHAHI: CRACKS IN THE HAPPIEST CITY ON EARTH [...] (SBU) Summary: When Dhaka University erupted in anti-government protests on August 20, the unrest quickly spread to Rajshahi University in northwest Bangladesh. During a visit to Rajshahi September 11-12, PolOff spoke to several credible witnesses who said only a small fraction of university [...] | 2007-09-25 08:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG PGOV PINR SOCI |
07DHAKA1604 | BANGLADESH: LABOR-GSP PETITION -- STAKEHOLDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government, labor, and manufacturing representatives are preparing for a Washington review of Bangladesh,s labor rights regime following a petition to suspend Bangladesh,s access to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) submitted by the American Federation of Labor ) Congre [...] | 2007-10-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD EFIS EIND EAID PREL SOCI KTEX KWMN |
07DHAKA1642 | BANGLADESH MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TO WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Post has engaged with the Government of Bangladesh to solicit nominations for the official Bangladesh delegation to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). 2. Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we are likely to invite the Caretaker Government Advisor [...] | 2007-10-15 11:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07DHAKA1797 | BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR SITREP FOR NOVEMBER 17 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangladesh is slowly beginning to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Sidr. Unofficial estimates of the number of deaths reached 2,000 by late afternoon November 17. As many as a million homes and an estimated 250,000 acres of crops may have been damaged or destroyed. Loss of [...] | 2007-11-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1808 | BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR SITREP FOR NOVEMBER 19 [...] (U) Summary: The official death toll in Cyclone Sidr rose to about 3,500 by early afternoon November 19, with local media quoting the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society chairman as saying the number could go as high as 10,000. A round-the-clock Embassy cyclone control room is now staffed by State, [...] | 2007-11-20 00:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1814 | US MILITARY OPTIONS IN SUPPORT OF USAID/OFDA IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team, Defense Attach, Office of Defense Cooperation chief, USAID/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and EMBOFF participated in briefings with host Armed Forces Division on 19 NOV, and the same group (less USAID/OFDA) [...] | 2007-11-20 17:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG |
07DHAKA1815 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...] | 2007-11-20 18:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1816 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...] | 2007-11-21 01:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1817 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...] | 2007-11-21 04:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1818 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...] | 2007-11-21 07:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1819 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...] | 2007-11-21 08:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1820 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...] | 2007-11-21 09:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1826 | BANGLADESH REQUESTS IMMEDIATE US MILITARY SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CDA a.i. received a broad request from the GOB for immediate U.S. military resources to participate in the response to Cyclone Sidr. U.S. military planners already present in Bangladesh will now begin developing specific operational plans for implementing this request in conjun [...] | 2007-11-21 12:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG |
07DHAKA1830 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #2: USAID/DART's [...] Summary. Storm surge from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has affected more than 1.5 million families in Bangladesh as of November 22. Although the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) early warning and preparedness programs have significantly reduced the humanitarian impact of the cyclone, severe rainfall [...] | 2007-11-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1833 | IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING OVERFLIGHT OF SIDR AFFECTED AREAS [...] SUMMARY: DATT, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief, CONOff and six members of III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF)'s Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST),accompanied by a Bangladesh military officer, November 20 flew in a host nation military helicopter to survey damage from [...] | 2007-11-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PNR PREL BG |
07DHAKA1834 | IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING OVERFLIGHT OF SIDR AFFECTED AREAS [...] SUMMARY: DATT, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief, CONOff and six members of III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF)'s Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST),accompanied by a Bangladesh military officer, November 20 flew in a host nation military helicopter to survey damage from [...] | 2007-11-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG |
07DHAKA1835 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #3: The Impact [...] Summary. In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground, provide recommendations on priority needs, and coordinate relief efforts with the U.S. Department of Defense, USAID/B [...] | 2007-11-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1838 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #4: The Adverse [...] Summary. In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground, provide recommendations on priority needs, and coordinate relief efforts with the U.S. Department of Defense, USAID/B [...] | 2007-11-25 13:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1847 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #5: USAID/DART [...] Summary. Tropical Cyclone Sidr made landfall in southern Bangladesh on November 15, 2007, leading to 3,061 deaths, affecting more than 6.8 million people, and damaging more than 1.2 million homes, according to the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Disaster Management Bureau and the U.N. World F [...] | 2007-11-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1848 | JOINT INTERAGENCY PLANNING MEETING BETWEEN USG AND GOB TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Planners from the US military elements in Bangladesh and, along with representatives from USAID's Bangladesh mission, USAID/OFDA, and DOS attended a joint, interagency planning and coordination meeting with the Bangladeshi military and civilian agencies November 25 at Armed For [...] | 2007-11-27 00:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG |
07DHAKA1860 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #6: Summary of [...] Summary. The impact of Tropical Cyclone Sidr in southern Bangladesh has led to 3,243 deaths, affected more than 7 million people, and damaged more than 1.2 million homes, according to the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Disaster Management Bureau and the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) as of No [...] | 2007-11-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1870 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #7: USAID/DART [...] Summary. In conjunction with USAID/Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE),USAID's Disaster Response Team (USAID/DART) assessed water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in Dublar Char, Khulna Division, which the Bangladesh military i [...] | 2007-11-29 12:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1879 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #8: USAID/DART's [...] Summary. From November 28 to December 2, the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) advisor from USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART),along with a USAID/DART communications officer and staff from USAID/Bangladesh, traveled to cyclone-affected areas in Barisal, Patuakhali, Khu [...] | 2007-12-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1885 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #9: Shelter and [...] The USAID'S Disaster Assistance Response Team's (USAID/DART) shelter and livelihoods advisor recently completed a three-day assessment in the cyclone-affected districts of Bagerhat and Pirojpur. These two districts, along with Borguna and Paktuakhali, are among the districts hardest hit by Cyc [...] | 2007-12-03 12:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1891 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #10: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. To reduce the effects of perennial flooding and cyclones in Bangladesh, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) has invested in preparedness and mitigation programs for a number of years, including the pre-positioning of water purification units to provide clea [...] | 2007-12-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1914 | Country Team, USAID/DART, and U.S. Military Coordination [...] Summary. In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in southern Bangladesh, the U.S. Government (USG) organized an interagency response under the leadership of the Department of State that included contributions from USAID and the Department of Defense (DOD). USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Te [...] | 2007-12-10 03:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1921 | GOB and Political Party Representatives in Barisal talk [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local government and political party officials in Barisal gave positive reviews of the Government of Bangladesh's initial response to Cyclone Sidr, as well as the role played by the U.S. Government, including the U.S. military. The Barisal branches of the main political parties [...] | 2007-12-11 03:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SOCI PINR PREL BG |
07DHAKA1925 | USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #11: [...] Summary. With the approach of the one-month anniversary of the November 15 cyclone in Bangladesh as well as improvements in humanitarian indicators, USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) will demobilize. USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) will now [...] | 2007-12-11 10:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV |
07DHAKA1933 | Trip Report- from Barisal through SidrQs destruction to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three weeks after cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh, the response has transitioned from the critical first phase, which included U.S. military aircraft assisting in relief supply movement, to the second phase, which will be more centered on longer-term rebuilding and economic rehab [...] | 2007-12-13 04:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG |
07DHAKA1959 | RESPONSE TO 2007 DOL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] SUMMARY: This cable responds to a request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. (REFTEL) Post is forwarding other primary sources of information by email and courier directly to the Department of Labor. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The following sections repeat the original query f [...] | 2007-12-19 09:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KOCI PHUM SOCI AA BG |
07DJIBOUTI892 | TWO VIEWS ON SOMALILAND: HOSTILE FORCES TARGET [...] (C) In a August 1 meeting, the Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Poloff met with Amcit Youssouf Oday, a part-time resident of Hargeysa, Somaliland, who stressed that "hostile forces" in Somaliland are implementing Qstrategic plan to dominate the economy as part of a wider agenda to gain political inf [...] | 2007-08-09 11:24:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI PNAT SO |
07DUBAI179 | DUBAI TO DEPORT 200 WORKERS FOR ENGAGING IN VIOLENCE DURING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UAE Ministry of Labor announced that more than 200 workers would be deported for having participated in violence and instigating other workers to protest. Nearly 8000 workers, principally South Asian construction workers, had been involved in a two-day protest in which they de [...] | 2007-03-14 13:21:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI AE |
07DUBAI211 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES THE UAE'S DRAFT LABOR LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Human Rights Watch (HRW) representatives criticized the United Arab Emirates' draft labor law in a press conference held in Dubai on March 25. HRW's primary complaints were that the draft labor law does not permit laborers to organize and strike, and the draft law does not cover do [...] | 2007-03-27 09:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM ECON SOCI AE |
07DUBAI333 | RAS AL KHAIMA TO CONFISCATE ABANDONED VIKTOR BOUT AIRCRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 14:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE |
07DUBAI411 | ANWAR GARGASH OUTLINES ROLE OF NEW UAE HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs (FNCA) discussed the role of UAE's new Human Trafficking Committee (HTC),which he chairs, with the Ambassador and Consul General on June 21 in Dubai. While Gargash said the UAEG was disappointed by the c [...] | 2007-06-25 09:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI AE |
07DUBAI423 | MOHAMMED GERGAWI DISCUSSES MBR FOUNDATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Gergawi discussed potential areas of cooperation between the USG, U.S. educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and the Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF) in a 90 minute meeting with the Ambassador and Consul Gen [...] | 2007-06-28 11:37:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI SCUL AE |
07DUBAI425 | GERGAWI DISCUSSES MBR FOUNDATION FUND, [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Gergawi discussed potential areas of cooperation between the USG, U.S. educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and the Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF) in a 90 minute meeting with the Ambassador and Consul Gen [...] | 2007-06-28 13:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL AE EAID PTER |
07DUBAI92 | RULER OF DUBAI UNVEILS NINE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 06:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI AE |
07DUBLIN565 | IRISH SEE NEED FOR ACTION, BUT PREFER DIALOGUE [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref B demarche on July 19, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Corespondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Kelly indicated that the Irish Government largely sees eye to eye with U.S. positions, with the exception that, in general, the Irish prefer to continue political di [...] | 2007-07-20 09:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI EI |
07DUBLIN759 | IRELAND ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING [...] (SBU) On September 28, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Gavan O'Leary, Deputy Director, Human Rights Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs. O'Leary said that Ireland is supportive of any initiative to improve womens' rights and mentioned that in general, Ireland would be supportive of legisla [...] | 2007-10-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EI KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA |
07DUSHANBE1421 | TAJIKISTAN LEANING TOWARD SUPPORTING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] (U) On 26 September 2007, PolOff raised the issue of supporting the draft resolution condemning the use of rape as an instrument of state policy (reftel) with Ismatullo Nasreddinov, Chief of the Department of European and North American Affairs at the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 3 O [...] | 2007-10-05 05:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC SOCI KWMN UNGA TI |
07DUSHANBE1595 | THE ROAD TO KHOROG: THE TAJIK/AFGHAN BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. The 1,344-kilometer Tajik-Afghan border is known for narcotics trafficking, unrelenting mountains, and as a boundary between the former Soviet Union and South Asia. EmbOffs traveled two-thirds of the remote Tajik-Afghan border in the eastern part of the country, finding poverty- [...] | 2007-11-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI ELTN TI |
07FREETOWN12 | SIERRA LEONE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following update to its 2005 Worst Forms of Child Labor report. 2. Background: Child labor is prevalent in Sierra Leone. Many children are employed in family businesses, subsistence farming, street trading, and domestic work. Within the country, [...] | 2007-01-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID SL |
07FREETOWN453 | SUPPORT FOR SIERRA LEONE POLICE END USER [...] Sierre Leone will hold its national elections August 11. As part of election preparations, police advisors from the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) are working closely with the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) to increase its preparedness to respond to political violence. P [...] | 2007-07-26 16:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINS SOCI ASEC SL |
07FREETOWN709 | WORLD AIDS DAY: WHERE IS SIERRA LEONE? [...] SUMMARY: As World AIDS Day approaches (Dec. 1),it appears that Sierra Leone's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is reportedly low, officially at 1.53%, although some sources believe it to be higher. Th military's prevalence is higher. Efforts to combat HIV/AIDS are coordinated by the National HIV/A [...] | 2007-11-28 16:44:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SOCI TBIO PREL EAID SL |
07FREETOWN749 | SIERRA LEONE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] This cable responds to reftel request for information for the Worst Forms of Child Labor Report. Most new information since the previous year's report is a result of the passage of the 2007 Child Rights Act. --------------------------------------------- ----- A) Laws and regulations ----- [...] | 2007-12-20 18:33:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SL |
07GEORGETOWN511 | Foreign Medical Assistance in Guyana [...] Embassy Georgetown is committed to working with the Department, the Pentagon, and Southcom to carry through successfully the President's mandate that the USNS Comfort's visit will aid "people who might not otherwise get the basic health care they need to realize a better tomorrow." The Guyanes [...] | 2007-05-22 17:40:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MASS MOPS PREL SOCI TBIO KPAO GY |
07GRENADA150 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: OCTOBER 7 - 13, 2007 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: NO PRISONERS IN COURT FOR OPENING OF OCTOBER ASSIZES The October assizes, opened on October 9 without any of the [...] | 2007-10-24 12:55:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO ASEC GJ |
07GRENADA160 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 4-10 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR Text: A. PM calls for speed from World Bank During a recent World Bank team's visit to Grenada, Prime Minister Mitchel [...] | 2007-11-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN SOCI EPET ECON GJ |
07GRENADA168 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1, [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin Text: A. Potential "Gay Cruises" Continue to Roil the Airwaves The question of whether so-called "gay cruises" will be allow [...] | 2007-12-06 20:20:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI |
07GUADALAJARA327 | JALISCO REMAINS A LEADER IN REMITTANCES [...] SUMMARY: When compared to other Mexican states, Jalisco is the third largest recipient of remittances from abroad, receiving nearly US$2 billion in 2006. In comparative economic terms for every dollar in foreign investment Jalisco received five dollars in remittances, and the total value was [...] | 2007-07-03 17:05:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB SOCI MX |
07GUADALAJARA330 | TEPATITLAN'S NEWEST EXPORT - ITS WOMEN [...] Summary: At a recent promotional event for the tourism industry of Tepatitlan, the region's women were promoted as the strongest draw for foreign tourists. According to a local official, the number of prostitution arrests have spiked recently, raising questions about the area's vulnerability [...] | 2007-07-03 18:26:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON MX |
07GUADALAJARA347 | ANOTHER BORDER PROBLEM: JALISCO AND COLIMA SPAR OVER [...] Summary: Boundary issues are not solely confined to Mexico's international frontiers. A long-running land dispute between Colima and Jalisco has heated up in recent months, with both sides making sharp declarations and dispatching extra police forces to their common border. The Mexican Army [...] | 2007-07-12 16:31:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV SOCI MX |
07GUANGZHOU1050 | Wai Jia Nu: Gender Inequality in the Urban Village [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last several months, equal rights for a group of women in South China who have married outside their home village has become an increasingly sensitive issue. After marriage, these women must tra [...] | 2007-09-18 03:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI ECON PGOV |
07GUANGZHOU1052 | Wai Jia Nu: Women's Residency Rights an [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Post has recently noted increasing sensitivity about the issue of land rights for married women. Though affecting only a small percentage of the local population, the "wai jia nu" issue (Reftel) has become [...] | 2007-09-18 05:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI ECON PGOV |
07GUANGZHOU1189 | Minority Girls in Guangxi Face Roadblocks to Higher [...] SUMMARY: There are fewer assistance programs and educational opportunities for ethnic minority girls in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region than for other children in China. Many fail to complete compulsory education, and options narrow further at high school due to their being [...] | 2007-11-01 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV PHUM |
07GUANGZHOU1279 | Guangdong's Season for Sickness: Possibilities for [...] (U) Summary: Findings from the December 8 Guangdong Department of Health conference on infectious disease outbreaks during the winter and spring seasons suggest that the risk of SARS is low, but there is the possibility for "sporadic" human avian influenza infection and/or reemergence of an ani [...] | 2007-12-14 06:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU1301 | Making Themselves Heard: South China Christians in [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a few exceptions to the general rule of silence, especially in instances where Christian government and media officials help facilitate access, Christians in south China have recently enjoyed opportunities to talk (openly or obliquely) about their faith, according to Guangdong s [...] | 2007-12-27 05:48:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU1303 | Religious Freedom Varies for South China Expats [...] (C) SUMMARY: Control over expatriate churches in south China -- ranging from heavy-handed to laissez-faire -- suggests that local governments have considerable latitude in how to interpret regulations on the practice of religion. Expatriate church members in Guangzhou report strict Religious A [...] | 2007-12-28 08:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU175 | Civil Society in South China, Part I: Middle [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Urban professionals in Guangdong are becoming more aware of their rights and demanding more independent representation and associations to express their interests. The cities of Guangzhou and [...] | 2007-02-07 07:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PGOV CH |
07GUANGZHOU176 | Civil Society in South China, Part II: "NGO for [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The three-year old NGO Institute for Civil Society (housed under Zhongshan University) was created to research, train, support, and network NGOs in Guangdong province. Started by Hong Kong academics and r [...] | 2007-02-07 07:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PGOV CH |
07GUANGZHOU182 | DAS Christensen?s Meetings on Cross-Strait [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-08 09:08:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
07GUANGZHOU208 | Tough to Talk About: TIP in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Talking TIP is not a popular topic in South China. Many recent requests by the Consulate have been turned down in Guangxi and Guangdong. However, trafficking in persons, particularly of women, continues to occur from within China's inland provinces to South China, as well as f [...] | 2007-02-14 09:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
07GUANGZHOU216 | South China View on Ma Ying-jeou Situation: Will [...] (SBU) Professor Zhang Wensheng, Deputy Director of the Political Research Office at Xiamen University's Taiwan Research Institute, told Congenoff February 14 that Taiwan's political scene will be "chaotic" in the aftermath of Ma Ying-jeou's indictment and resignation as KMT Chairman. Zhang be [...] | 2007-02-15 07:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI CH TW |
07GUANGZHOU223 | DAS Christensen's Meetings on Cross-Strait Issues [...] (C) SUMMARY: Official and academic contacts in Xiamen from the local Taiwan Affairs Office and the University's Taiwan research center told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen February 2 that overall they were cautiously optimistic about the future cross-Strait relations. They pointed to economic ties [...] | 2007-02-16 03:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI CH TW |
07GUANGZHOU322 | Guangdong Governor announces closure of Dongzhou incident [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly ten months after Dongzhou villagers were sentenced for their role in a December 2005 violent riot in which protestors were killed by police, Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua announced at a press conference on the sidelines of the Chinese national Congress meeting that poli [...] | 2007-03-09 09:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
07GUANGZHOU357 | South China Migrant Worker NGO - Compensation, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Migrant worker health and labor rights NGO leader Jing Xiang told Congenoffs on March 2 that his Guangzhou-based group and PAS small grant recipient helps workers obtain work-injury compensation and facilitates legal aid for them in addition to organizing seminars to increase thei [...] | 2007-03-20 07:31:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU378 | NGO Leaders Discuss Barriers to the Growth of China's Civil [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than 20 NGO leaders and researchers gathered in Shenzhen on March 18 to discuss the challenges facing China's emerging civil society. NGOs struggle to gain the confidence of both the Chinese government, which is suspicious of their ties to foreign institutions, and the Chin [...] | 2007-03-23 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU398 | Villagers Clash with Construction Workers at Site of [...] (U) SUMMARY: One villager died and others were injured when a fight broke out between construction workers and villagers on Guanzhou island, the site of a planned biomedical industry park on the outskirts of Guangzhou. This incident comes one year after police arrested three villagers on the is [...] | 2007-03-28 09:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
07GUANGZHOU449 | Fuzhou Church Thrives inside its Doors [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior members of the Christian Association in Fuzhou are positive about local church development and expansion of community outreach despite limits on promoting religious activities outside of the church. END SUMMARY 2. (U) On March 28, the Consul General and Consulate staff [...] | 2007-04-10 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM CH |
07GUANGZHOU450 | Changes in Fujian Human Smuggling Patterns [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fujian Border Control Police told the Consul General that that the number of cases of human smuggling to the United States via sea has fallen. Human smuggling out of Fujian Province has increasingly involved traveling directly to the United States with legitimate visas or travel [...] | 2007-04-10 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
07GUANGZHOU458 | Guangzhou International Christian Church Faces RAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: Guangzhou International Christian Fellowship (GICF) faces renewed pressure to move its location, but the Religious Authorities Bureau (RAB) has told prospective landlords that the fellowship is composed of troublemakers and advised them not to rent to them. The RAB appears concer [...] | 2007-04-13 04:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU460 | Seminary Lecturer Discusses Protestantism in Guangdong, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A lecturer at the Guangdong Union Theological Seminary provided an overview of the small but active provincial Protestant community. It has ties with U.S. and Hong Kong religious institutions and seeks to maintain good relations with the government. Local governments have encou [...] | 2007-04-13 08:49:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU499 | South China Leadership Changes; Political Highlights [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang is poised to move to Beijing to become a Vice Premier and current Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan may become the next Guangdong Party Secretary. Beijing, which has long had reservations about whether Guangdong's leaders serve central government i [...] | 2007-04-27 07:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
07GUANGZHOU505 | Guangzhou Police Raid Underground Church, Seek [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a leader of the local Li Jiang Fellowship church, the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau (PSB) raided her underground church on April 22. PSB officials disrupted the gathering of 100 churchgoers gathering in a local restaurant and warned church leaders to cease holding [...] | 2007-04-27 09:31:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM CH |
07GUANGZHOU543 | South China Pig Deaths Raise Safety Concerns [...] (SBU) Summary: An epidemic outbreak in pigs in rural Guangdong, caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV),has killed several hundred pigs in Guangdong's Yunfu Prefecture and the county-level-city of Gaoyao since late April. The Prefectural Government excluded the po [...] | 2007-05-10 08:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
07GUANGZHOU544 | Land and Corruption Blamed for Gurao Riots [...] (SBU) Summary: Riots over land sales and disputes over ownership in Gurao Town, in east Guangdong in early May underline again the fragile state of the social compact in the rapidly changing, oft-times corrupt south China environment. Local angry farmers in more than a dozen villages reportedl [...] | 2007-05-10 08:57:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
07GUANGZHOU556 | Guangdong's Pharmaceutical Professional Association Strives [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Guangdong Pharmaceutical Professional Association (GPPA) disclosed that in 2006 it issued a self-regulatory code of standards for the local pharmaceutical sector in the province. GPPA's code appears to be an attempt to preempt Provincial Government investigation and sanction [...] | 2007-05-15 00:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON ETRD SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU589 | Townspeople Riot Over Family Planning Abuses in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thousands of people in Bobai County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, set fire to government buildings and vehicles and attacked family planning officials in response to alleged abuses, according to Hong Kong and foreign media. Some reports state that five people died in the cla [...] | 2007-05-22 09:00:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU608 | Guangxi Officials Downplay Family Planning Riots [...] (C) Guangxi officials and Mainland media acknowledged the violence in Bobai County almost a week after the incidents occurred, playing down the severity and extent of the riots. On May 24, Yulin Municipal Government spokesman Guo Chengqiu denied reports of fatalities, estimated that the large [...] | 2007-05-25 08:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU618 | Guangxi: Trafficking on the Vietnam Border [...] (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Trafficking of sex workers and spouses from Vietnam continues but cooperation between the Vietnam diplomats and Chinese authorities is good, according to Nanning-based Vietnam Consulate General. A China-announced repatriation center for Vietnamese trafficked victims, [...] | 2007-05-30 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI PGOV ECON CH |
07GUANGZHOU624 | Fuzhou Hospital Struggles With Drug-Resistant TB and [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fuzhou Lung Diseases Hospital emphasizes increased training and public education to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The growing drug-resistance of infectious diseases, particularly tuberculosis, and the large number of migrant patients continue to challenge prevention a [...] | 2007-06-01 05:59:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU640 | Guangxi: HIV/AIDS Programs on the Vietnam Border [...] (U) SUMMARY: Consul General and USAID Bangkok Health officer visited the cities of Dongxing and Pingxiang in Guangxi to take a look at and support USG-assisted HIV/AIDS projects along the border between China and Vietnam. Although small in scale, the projects serve two purposes: to provide o [...] | 2007-06-04 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV ECON CH |
07GUANGZHOU695 | Guangdong Discusses Anti-Corruption Efforts with Visiting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Guangdong government is targeting its anti-corruption efforts in the areas of land transaction and commercial development, according to Guangdong officials who met with a U.S. delegation from the bilateral Anti-Corruption Working Group. China's largest construction bidding c [...] | 2007-06-15 06:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
07GUANGZHOU699 | Alleged Labor Violations at Mainland Headwear [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the release of the PlayFair 2008 report, "No Medal For the Olympics on Labour Rights," and media reports of alleged labor violations at four Pearl River Delta (PRD) factories, Congenoff visited one Shenzhen factory cited in the report - Mainland Headwear Holdings Limit [...] | 2007-06-15 08:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU717 | Alleged Labor Violations at Yue Wing Cheong [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congenoff's visit to a second mainland Chinese company (Yue Wing Cheong Manufacturing) cited in PlayFair 2008's report ("No Medal For the Olympics on Labour Rights") led to conclusions similar to those from his visit to Mainland Headwear (reftel). Yue Wing Cheong clearly has pr [...] | 2007-06-22 02:26:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
07GUANGZHOU742 | Anatomy of a Demonstration: Xiamen Middle Class Organizes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Among the thousands of people who demonstrated against a planned petrochemical project in Xiamen on June 1-2, most were young and middle-class and organized themselves through cell phone text messages, according to Xiamen residents. A disgruntled anti-corruption official reporte [...] | 2007-06-28 08:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON EINV CH |
07GUANGZHOU766 | Gender, Age, Beauty and "Unlucky Name" Discrimination [...] SUMMARY: Students, officials and professors at several South Chinese universities lamented the failure of China's new Labor Contract Law (ref) to eliminate discrimination based on gender, age, and, of all things, beauty, the latter a requirement that usually includes a minimum height. The fema [...] | 2007-07-05 08:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SOCI SCUL PGOV CH |
07GUANGZHOU788 | Foreign Law Firms in China: Take Your Shoes Off and Stay [...] (SBU) One year after the Shanghai Lawyer's Association petitioned for greater restrictions on foreigners practicing law in China, foreign legal experts in South China say the government has not imposed any new restrictive measures on foreign law firms. Nevertheless, protectionist sentiment may [...] | 2007-07-12 09:38:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON EINV CH |
07GUANGZHOU789 | South China's Judicial System: Corrupt? Lacking Experience? [...] (SBU) Summary: Procedural and structural flaws continue to impede the progress of China's judicial system, according to south China legal experts. Oral testimony, a key to perjury trials and many arbitral disputes, remains largely unreliable and thus, underutilized. Increased judicial activi [...] | 2007-07-12 09:38:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON EINV CH |
07GUATEMALA1135 | LEADING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SPEAK OUT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemala's leading presidential candidates highlighted the key challenges facing Guatemala and outlined their economic plans during a June 6 public forum hosted by the Chamber of Industry. All five candidates stressed the need for macroeconomic stability and greater economic [...] | 2007-06-11 23:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KDEM PHUM SOCI ELAB GT |
07GUATEMALA1136 | LEADING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SPEAK OUT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemala's leading presidential candidates highlighted the key challenges facing Guatemala and outlined their economic plans during a June 6 public forum hosted by the Chamber of Industry. All five candidates stressed the need for macroeconomic stability and greater economic [...] | 2007-06-11 23:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KDEM PHUM SOCI ELAB GT |
07GUATEMALA1259 | PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER COLOM PRESENTS PLAN OF [...] (U) Summary: Presidential front-runner Alvaro Colom presented his plan for governing the country if elected. The plan, which represents the culmination of six years of work and the participation of all levels of government and sectors of society, is based on four strategic elements -- solida [...] | 2007-06-26 21:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KDEM PHUM SOCI ECON GT |
07GUATEMALA1418 | GOG REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION TO COMMITTEE [...] Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support for the re-election of Francisco Cali Tzay as a member of the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for the period 2008-2011. Elections will be held in 2008. Embassy recommends [...] | 2007-07-17 00:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL GT |
07GUATEMALA1468 | MANO DURA DEFINED BY GUATEMALA'S PARTIDO PATRIOTA [...] (U) Summary. Partido Patriota (PP) leaders discussed with us the candidacy of Otto Perez Molina and expressed concern over voter apathy, smear campaigns and possible election day violence as the result of a newly decentralized voting system. They also demystified PP's "mano dura" campaign sl [...] | 2007-07-23 21:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KDEM SNAR EAID PHUM SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA1515 | ELECTIONS: COLOM RETAINS LEAD IN FINAL STRETCH AMID VOTER [...] Summary: As the election campaign enters its final 45 days, voter tendencies remain unchanged; Alvaro Colom (UNE) and Otto Perez Molina (PP) continue to maintain a significant lead in the polls over second-tier candidates, and there remains a large undecided segment of the electorate. A rece [...] | 2007-07-30 22:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KJUS PREL KCRM SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA1517 | PARTIDO PATRIOTA'S PLAN OF GOVERNMENT AIMS TO RESTORE [...] (U) Summary: Presidential candidate Otto Perez Molina of center-right Partido Patriota (PP) presented his plan of government July 26, focusing on five priority areas: democratic security and justice, economic development, rural development, health and food security, and education. He pledged [...] | 2007-07-30 23:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KJUS PREL KCRM SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA1518 | INTERNATIONAL LABOR DELEGATION CALLS FOR ACTION ON ZAMORA [...] Summary: In a follow-up visit to Guatemala, an international labor delegation met with government officials and port authorities to press for resolution of the Pedro Zamora murder case (reftel) and greater security for union leaders and protection of labor rights at Puerto Quetzal. During a [...] | 2007-07-31 13:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM KDEM KCRM SOCI PGOV GT |
07GUATEMALA1601 | WOMEN'S RIGHTS GROUPS HOST PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON [...] Summary: Three women's rights groups hosted a political forum on reproductive health on August 2. Politicians and NGO leaders discussed contraceptive rights, women's social status, maternal mortality, health care, sex education, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections, specifically [...] | 2007-08-08 21:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA1619 | LOGISTICS REMAIN A CHALLENGE AS ELECTION DAY APPROACHES [...] Summary: With election day only a month away, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has yet to launch an information campaign to tell citizens how and where to vote and implementation of the bold voting place decentralization plan does not appear to have advanced. Compliance with new campaign [...] | 2007-08-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID KDEM PHUM SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA1802 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: During a six-day pre-election trip, poloffs visited 14 municipalities in seven departments throughout western and southwestern Guatemala, including nine municipalities identified as "conflictive areas." TSE delegates expressed confidence in election preparations despite weather [...] | 2007-09-07 17:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM SNAR KDEM SMIG PHUM ECON SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA1911 | RELEASE OF 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Poloff hand-delivered a copy of the 2007 Guatemala Report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) to Ambassador Julio Martini, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, per reftel. Amb. Martini expressed his appreciation and announced that it was "good news" that there were no rep [...] | 2007-09-20 21:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO KDEM SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA1916 | GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S 2007 UNGA HUMAN [...] Per reftel, post submits the following information to help inform the discussion at the President's 2007 UNGA Democracy and Human Rights Roundtable. 2. Post strategy for promoting human rights and democracy in Guatemala focuses on helping the government strengthen its democratic institution [...] | 2007-09-20 22:28:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID SOCI PGOV |
07GUATEMALA1944 | EMBASSY OFFICERS GIVE PRESENTATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy officers gave a presentation, entitled "Human Rights Advocacy: The Roles of the USG, Other Governments, and Human Rights NGOs," on September 19 to first and second-year international relations and journalism students at Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala City. The presentation [...] | 2007-09-25 23:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI KJUS EAID GT |
07GUATEMALA1967 | LEGISLATIVE REFORMS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST [...] Summary: Civil society representatives presented a proposal of legislative reforms to combat violence against women to the Guatemalan congressional Human Rights Committee. The result of coordination among public institutions, civil society groups, and international organizations, the proposal [...] | 2007-09-30 22:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA2008 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 19:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA2015 | LABOR MINISTRY HOSTS SEMINAR ON MIGRANT WORKERS [...] Summary: The Ministry of Labor hosted a seminar September 26 and presented the results of a nationwide study on migrant workers and the informal sector. The seminar, attended by over 150 representatives from government, academia, private sector, civil society, and the labor movement, aimed to [...] | 2007-10-05 22:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SMIG EIND PHUM ECON PGOV SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA2123 | DEMARCHE ON NEXT STEPS ON OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on October 22 to Luis Carranza, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Carranza commented that Guatemala will not be able to support suspension of negotiations on the text of the OAS Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, [...] | 2007-10-24 17:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI KJUS GT |
07GUATEMALA2193 | GUATEMALA REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY FOR [...] Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington, notifying Embassy of Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and requesting USG support during elections in January 2008. We understand that Department already [...] | 2007-11-06 17:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM KJUS GT |
07GUATEMALA2206 | FORMER GANG YOUTH SEEK BETTER LIFE THROUGH [...] On October 30, USAID, in collaboration with the major private sector organization CACIF, launched the second phase of its Youth Alliance Program's "Desafio 100: Peace for Guatemala" pilot project for former gang youth. This innovative project paired 44 young former gang members with 32 local [...] | 2007-11-08 16:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR SOCI EAID PHUM KJUS KDEM GT |
07GUATEMALA2226 | CO-SPONSORSHIP OF U.S. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-09 19:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA2238 | VIGILANTE GROUPS FILL PUBLIC SECURITY VOID IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Vigilante groups reportedly operate in the Santiago Atitlan area, targeting criminals and those suspected of engaging in witchcraft. According to UN representatives, these vigilante groups are not unique to Santiago, but operate in many areas of the country in response to inef [...] | 2007-11-14 23:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM SNAR ASEC PGOV SOCI KJUS GT |
07GUATEMALA2242 | MFA RESPONSE ON UPCOMING VOTE ON UN RAPE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 23:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA GT |
07GUATEMALA2271 | JOURNALISTS LEVEL DUBIOUS ACCUSATIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. One the eve of the November 4 presidential elections, journalists investigating alleged ties between Partido Patriota Presidential candidate Perez Molina and the Mendoza drug trafficking organization claimed to have received death threats and said the editors of their paper "El [...] | 2007-11-21 20:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SNAR PINR SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA647 | PRESIDENTIAL POLL SHOWS CENTER-LEFT ALVARO COLOM [...] (U) Summary: Presidential candidate Alvaro Colom of center-left Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE) retains the lead with 21.23 percent, 11 points over Partido Patriota (PP) candidate Otto Perez Molina, a proponent of "mano dura," according to a March 9-17 national poll conducted by Vox Lat [...] | 2007-04-02 21:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM GT |
07GUATEMALA650 | MORALES AND MENCHU ABSENT FROM INDIGENOUS SUMMIT IN [...] (U) An estimated 1,800 delegates from various ethnic groups of the Americas gathered for the Third Continental Summit of Indigenous People in Iximch, Guatemala, March 26 to 30. Two prominent indigenous leaders, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Guatemalan Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu, were [...] | 2007-04-02 22:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM GT |
07GUATEMALA653 | MORALES AND MENCHU ABSENT FROM INDIGENOUS SUMMIT IN [...] (U) An estimated 1,800 delegates from various ethnic groups of the Americas gathered for the Third Continental Summit of Indigenous People in Iximch, Guatemala, March 26 to 30. Two prominent indigenous leaders, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Guatemalan Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu, were [...] | 2007-04-03 15:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM GT |
07GUATEMALA740 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RIGOBERTA MENCHU BREAKING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on April 16 with indigenous presidential candidate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu. Menchu stressed that her election campaign will address not only the concerns of indigenous organizations but will focus on the broader challenges confronting G [...] | 2007-04-17 19:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KDEM PHUM EAID SNAR GT |
07GUATEMALA832 | PROGRESS ON COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF CHIXOY [...] Summary: The Guatemalan government released the outline of a process to reach agreement on compensation for indigenous communities affected by the 1976-82 construction of Chixoy hydroelectric dam. Both the GOG and leader of the organization of affected communities expressed satisfaction with [...] | 2007-05-02 16:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM ENRG EAID SENV SOCI GT |
07GUATEMALA858 | GUATEMALA LAUNCHES 2007 ELECTORAL SEASON [...] Summary: Guatemala's 2007 electoral season officially opened on May 2, leaving four months of campaigning until general elections on September 9. A second round, if necessary, to elect the president is scheduled for November 4. Approximately 5.7 million citizens are registered to vote for [...] | 2007-05-04 19:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM EAID SNAR GT |
07GUATEMALA901 | GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] Post submits the following update to 2005 information (ref B) on child labor. Delay in submission was due to unavailability of official government statistics on child labor until April 26. Responses are keyed to Ref A. A. Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor T [...] | 2007-05-09 20:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON GT |
07HAMBURG73 | HAMBURG VS. SCIENTOLOGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the creation of the Working Group on Scientology (AGS) in 1992 within its interior ministry with its firebrand leader, Hamburg has been at sharp odds with the Church of Scientology and more recently has taken a leading role in an attempt to ban the organization. On August 7, Hamb [...] | 2007-12-21 16:46:00 | Consulate Hamburg | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI GM |
07HANOI1009 | "ONE UN" PILOT PROGRAM INCHING FORWARD IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The "One UN" pilot program in Vietnam has taken its important first steps, but much work remains before the program becomes operational. According to Hanoi-based UN diplomats, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) strongly supports the "One UN" pilot, which Vietnam began last Februar [...] | 2007-05-30 00:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL UN EAID SOCI PHUM AL CV MZ PK RW TZ UY |
07HANOI1012 | "ONE UN" PILOT PROGRAM INCHING FORWARD IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The "One UN" pilot program in Vietnam has taken its important first steps, but much work remains before the program becomes operational. According to Hanoi-based UN diplomats, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) strongly supports the "One UN" pilot, which Vietnam began last Februar [...] | 2007-05-30 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL UN EAID SOCI PHUM AL CV MZ PK RW TZ UY |
07HANOI1026 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MORE POULTRY OUTBREAKS [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam is experiencing a new wave of H5N1 AI outbreaks in poultry. In May 2007, poultry outbreaks have been reported in 12 provinces and municipalities throughout the country. The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) public health response to the reported first human case since November [...] | 2007-06-01 08:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI1034 | ELECTION SHOCKER: COMMUNIST PARTY COMES OUT ON TOP [...] (SBU) On May 29, the National Assembly released the results of its May 20 election, and the make-up of the legislature will not differ markedly from the previous assembly: of the 497 seats in the body, non-Communist Party candidates won 43 seats, women 127 seats and ethnic minorities 87 seats. [...] | 2007-06-01 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL CH VM |
07HANOI1050 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MORE HUMAN CASES UNDER [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) reports a second confirmed human case of highly pathologic H5N1 avian influenza (AI) since May 1 (reftel A and B). The media reports that two additional patients with severe respiratory illness are under investigation for AI at Hanoi's Bach Mai Hosp [...] | 2007-06-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI1062 | CPV GENERAL SECRETARY STOKES FRATERNAL TIES HALF A WORLD [...] (SBU) Vietnam's State-run press has characterized Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) General Secretary Nong Duc Manh's official visits to Venezuela and Cuba from May 30 to June 1 and June 1 to June 3, respectively, as "successes" that have enhanced Vietnam's "solidarity, friendship and traditiona [...] | 2007-06-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ETRD EPET ETTC VM CU VE |
07HANOI107 | VIETNAM - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported H5N1 avian influenza (AI) human cases in Vietnam this year and none reported in 2006. H5N1 AI poultry outbreaks have occurred within the past 21 days in 19 districts in seven southernmost Mekong Delta provinces, namely: Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Hau Giang, Vi [...] | 2007-01-18 10:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI1088 | ORDINANCE ON "GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY:" POWER TO THE [...] (SBU) The National Assembly recently passed the Ordinance on Grassroots Democracy, which is intended to allow villagers, with local Fatherland Front representatives participating, to convene meetings for the purpose of discussing and proposing solutions to local problems and nominating candidat [...] | 2007-06-12 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
07HANOI1110 | LE DUAN: THE MOSTLY VARNISHED TRUTH [...] (SBU) The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) recently sponsored several events to commemorate the life of former CPV General Secretary (GS) Le Duan. State-press has characterized Duan as a SIPDIS "bright example of revolutionary virtues," but topics such as his sidelining of CPV luminaries Ho [...] | 2007-06-14 08:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL VM |
07HANOI1189 | POOR TEST SCORES PROMPT CALLS FOR REFORM OF VIETNAM'S [...] (SBU) On June 17, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) released data showing that 320,000 students failed this year's high school graduation examinations. This year's pass rate was 25 percent lower than last year's. Some GVN officials have claimed that the lower pass rate this year i [...] | 2007-06-29 08:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL SOCI PGOV EAID VM |
07HANOI1197 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLYMAN CORRUPTION CASE: BAD TIMING AND FEW [...] (SBU) On June 26, the Supreme People's Court of Appeals (SPCA) upheld the guilty verdict of Mac Kim Ton, a former National Assembly (NA) member and Director of the Thai Binh Provincial Education Department (TBED),for "abusing power in the conduct of his official duties." Ton had been found gu [...] | 2007-07-02 09:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD ECPS PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI1215 | THE EVOLVING NATURE OF VIETNAM'S CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) A Vietnam Institute of Development Studies (VIDS) study concluded that the structure of civil society in Vietnam is broad-based, with many different types of organizations, associations and groups operating in the country. Most of these organizations work at providing services to the poo [...] | 2007-07-06 08:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON VM |
07HANOI1356 | VIETNAM REPRESENTATION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 15:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL VM |
07HANOI1360 | PRESS REVEALS VIETNAM'S NEW CABINET [...] (SBU) On August 2, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) will officially announce the make-up of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's Cabinet, approve the PM's plan to increase the number of Deputy Vice Ministers from three to five, and reduce the number of government ministries from 26 to 22, a move t [...] | 2007-08-01 18:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL CH VM |
07HANOI1374 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN [...] (SBU) The National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam (NCFAW) is taking on domestic violence issues, gender equality, and implementation of a national strategy on the advancement of women for Vietnam by the end of 2010. A key part of that strategy is to place more Vietnamese wom [...] | 2007-08-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI1380 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN [...] (SBU) The National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam (NCFAW) is taking on domestic violence issues, gender equality, and implementation of a national strategy on the advancement of women for Vietnam by the end of 2010. A key part of that strategy is to place more Vietnamese wom [...] | 2007-08-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI1464 | AMBASSADOR'S ENGAGES VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP ON HEALTH ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of his series of farewell calls on Vietnamese leaders, Ambassador Marine met separately with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Truong Vinh Trong and former Minister of Health (MOH) Tran Thi Trung Chien to discuss health issues, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Marine pushed [...] | 2007-08-14 17:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV KFLU TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI15 | BANNED BOOKS REAPPEARING ON THE SHELVES [...] (C) The GVN recently allowed the publication of two previously banned books, and intellectuals credit the Government's "more progressive thinking" for the change. Coming on the heels of a museum exhibition last year that was highly critical of the GVN's past economic policies, the publication [...] | 2007-01-04 09:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI152 | PRESS REVEALS VIETNAM'S RICHEST PEOPLE [...] (SBU) Local papers recently published for the first time a list of the richest people in Vietnam. The list is a hot topic in cafes and Internet chat rooms, and many have welcomed this as a new sign of transparency and a possible source of inspiration to young entrepreneurs. That said, other i [...] | 2007-01-26 07:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI1562 | Vietnam Lowers Tariffs on Wide Range of Foods and Animal [...] On August 3, 2007 the Government Office of Vietnam issued directive No.18/2007/CT-TTg entitled Urgent Measures to Restrain Market Prices. The directive made significant reductions for a number of foods and animal feeds, most of which have seen significant price increases recently on the world m [...] | 2007-08-30 17:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO TBIO PINR SOCI VM USTR |
07HANOI1579 | AMBASSADOR LAYS OUT PRIORITIES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) On August 31 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem welcomed Ambassador Michalak to Vietnam and stressed the importance of continued progress in bilateral relations. During the cordial 40-minute meeting, the Ambassador emphasized areas of common interest and prioritize [...] | 2007-09-04 16:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI1627 | AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND MARD MINISTER PHAT DISCUSS AGRICULTURAL TRADE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: During his September 10 courtesy call with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat, Ambassador Michalak advocated on behalf of U.S. agricultural products, praised Vietnam's adherence to international agricultural standards, and thanked Phat for Vietnam [...] | 2007-09-12 08:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR TBIO SOCI WTRO KFLU VM |
07HANOI1636 | SMALL BAHA'I AND MUSLIM COMMUNITIES GROW IN HANOI [...] (SBU) Leaders of Hanoi's small Muslim and Baha'i communities say the religious freedom they enjoy is leading to a growth in their communities. They, like other faiths in Vietnam, in turn face greater pressure to find adequate facilities for their worshipers, leading to questions over land righ [...] | 2007-09-12 17:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI1706 | VIETNAM'S NASCENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT LACKS [...] 1. (U) Summary: Vietnam's new Environmental Police Department (EPD) reflects increasing awareness at high levels in the Government of Vietnam (GVN) of the environmental impacts of economic growth. The EPD has a broad mandate to target environmental violations throughout the country. However, [...] | 2007-09-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI VM |
07HANOI1759 | VIETNAM: SUPPORT LIKELY FOR UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] (SBU) On October 4, Poloff met with MFA IO Department Human Rights Section Chief Dang Tran Nam Trung to deliver reftel points and a copy of the draft resolution "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy." Trung expressed appreciation to the U.S. Government for raising the is [...] | 2007-10-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM UN KWMN SOCI VM |
07HANOI1763 | "WE EAT EVERYTHING ON FOUR LEGS EXCEPT THE TABLE": [...] (U) Summary: Domestic consumption and regional exports of wild animal products threaten Vietnam's once-abundant wildlife. Vietnamese craving for wild meat and animal-based traditional medicines seemingly trump conservation concerns. Lack of high-level political will hamstring Government of Vi [...] | 2007-10-09 08:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV SOCI EAGR VM |
07HANOI1794 | VIETNAM STRUGGLES TO MANAGE MEDICAL WASTE [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent scandal involving the improper disposal of medical waste from Hanoi area hospitals highlights Vietnam's weak waste control infrastructure. While prominent press attention led to a quick GVN response, small penalties, limited enforcement capabilities and lack of funding [...] | 2007-10-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM |
07HANOI1810 | CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE: VIETNAM'S DEADLY ROADWAYS [...] (U) Summary: Traffic accidents are Vietnam's unrecognized killers, leading to many more deaths than HIV/AIDS and avian influenza combined. As Vietnam has become increasingly prosperous, the number of motor vehicles, primarily motorbikes, on Vietnamese roads has skyrocketed. Large numbers of p [...] | 2007-10-18 22:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ELTN VM |
07HANOI1841 | AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND NEW VIETNAMESE MINISTER OF HEALTH [...] (U) Summary: On October 25, Ambassador Michalak paid an introductory call on the new Minister of Health, Nguyen Quoc Trieu. After reviewing Trieu's strong political experience and connections, the Ambassador noted leading USG health cooperation priorities, particularly medication assisted thera [...] | 2007-10-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID KHIV KFLU VM |
07HANOI1858 | VIETNAM SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY CARLOS [...] (U) Your visit, coming almost one year after President Bush's, is well timed to press Vietnam to continue its rapid pace of opening to the world. The national leadership remains eager to learn from the United States on economic matters, and will be attentive to what you have to say. Your visi [...] | 2007-10-30 08:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV KCOR PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI2011 | APPROVAL OF VIETNAM'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW POSITIVE, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 21, 2007, the GVN National Assembly passed the long-awaited Law on Domestic Violence, aimed at preventing and punishing acts of domestic violence. Domestic violence continues to be prevalent in Vietnam, particularly in remote and rural areas. The passage of the Law [...] | 2007-11-29 06:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI2064 | VIETNAM'S FIRST OIL REFINERY TAKES SHAPE IN QUANG NGAI [...] (U) Summary: On November 29, members of the Embassy's Economic Section traveled to Central Vietnam's Quang Ngai Province to meet with government officials and tour the site of what will be Vietnam's first petroleum refinery, located in the nearby Dung Quat Economic Zone. Quang Ngai Province i [...] | 2007-12-11 04:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EAID EIND EWWT SOCI TRGY EINV EPET ETRD |
07HANOI2099 | DESPITE EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE, DENGUE CONTINUES TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Annual numbers of dengue cases continue to rise in Vietnam, particularly in the Mekong Delta region. Though the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has a comprehensive national program to control dengue, it cannot eliminate the disease. Instead, ecological factors, including the growt [...] | 2007-12-20 09:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED AMGT CASC KPAO VM |
07HANOI24 | GVN Struggles to Enforce Internet Gaming Regulations [...] (SBU) GVN regulations established to rein in online gaming by young people are for the most part ignored by both gamers and Internet cafe owners. The GVN's inability to adequately enforce its online gaming regulations reveals the broader challenges it faces in its attempts to manage the Intern [...] | 2007-01-05 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI287 | A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES POPULATION, SOCIAL ISSUES AND TIP [...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with the GVN's Commission for Population, Family and Children and the National Assembly's Committee for Social Affairs. Commission Vice-Chairman Nguyen Ba Thuy discussed Vietnam [...] | 2007-02-14 09:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KWMN PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI288 | PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN [...] (SBU) On February 5, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey met separately with representatives of UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Hanoi. In her UNHCR meeting, UNHCR officials discussed in familiar terms the organizat [...] | 2007-02-14 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF KWMN SOCI VM CB |
07HANOI303 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - POULTRY OUTBREAKS QUELLED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has announced the successful containment of H5N1 outbreaks in poultry after experiencing 21 outbreak-free days. During January 29-31, Senior Advisor for East and Southeast Asia Charles Patterson traveled with ESTHOff, CONGEN ECONOff and CDC Influ [...] | 2007-02-15 10:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI373 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - FIRST POULTRY OUTBREAK IN NORTH [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) announced the containment of an H5N1 outbreak in poultry in northern Hai Duong Province that occurred on February 16, the first day of the Tet Lunar New Year. A smaller poultry die-off that occurred in early February in northern Ninh Binh Province [...] | 2007-02-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI43 | Violence Against Women a Serious Problem [...] (SBU) Violence against women is a serious problem in Vietnam, but to date the GVN has done little to study or combat it. In spite of Vietnam's economic growth and increasing economic independence for women, traditional attitudes about women's roles persist, and domestic violence does not recei [...] | 2007-01-10 06:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN SOCI PGOV PHUM VM |
07HANOI452 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - POULTRY OUTBREAK IN HANOI [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam has experienced four poultry outbreaks since February 13. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has now confirmed that H5N1 was the cause of two poultry outbreaks on farms in one of Hanoi's rural communes. Earlier this week, a poultry outbreak occurred at a farm in Ha Tay Prov [...] | 2007-03-08 11:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI504 | STREET CHILDREN: VIETNAM'S NOT SO HIDDEN [...] (SBU) Unreliable data, allegations of periodic government round-ups and employment in the black market and other illegal sectors are prominent features of Vietnam's street children problem. Although the GVN is quick to defend its record, many observers note that the government's slow developme [...] | 2007-03-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN SOCI PGOV PHUM VM |
07HANOI505 | Vietnam's New Law on Residence - Old Wine in a New Bottle? [...] (SBU) Vietnam's newly revised Law on Residence, due to take effect on July 1, 2007, loosens many regulations governing "ho khau," a cumbersome residency registration requirement in existence for many years. Without ho khau in a particular locality, it is often difficult for individuals and fam [...] | 2007-03-15 10:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM ECON PREL VM |
07HANOI598 | GVN REPEALS DECREE 31 PROVISION ON ADMINISTRATIVE PROBATION [...] (U) Summary: In a long-awaited move, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has amended the infamous Decree 31, repealing the repressive provision on Administrative Probation, often used to punish perceived political dissidents. With minimal publicity, the amended law took effect on March 21 with the [...] | 2007-03-28 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI VM |
07HANOI6 | Women's Rights, Civil Society Bolstered by Passage of New [...] (SBU) The causes of women's rights and civil society took a step forward recently when the National Assembly passed Vietnam's first-ever Law on Gender Equality. The law is an acknowledgement by Vietnam's leadership that sex discrimination is a serious problem and aims to redress wage and other [...] | 2007-01-03 04:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM HUMANR KWMN SOCI VM |
07HANOI707 | PRESS REVEALS VIETNAM'S RICHEST PEOPLE [...] (SBU) Local papers recently published for the first time a list of the richest people in Vietnam. The list is a hot topic in cafes and Internet chat rooms, and many have welcomed this as a new sign of transparency and a possible source of inspiration to young entrepreneurs. That said, other i [...] | 2007-04-16 09:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI VM |
07HANOI725 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - SPORADIC ANIMAL OUTBREAKS [...] (U) Summary: Since mid-February, sporadic outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) have occurred in isolated poultry flocks. The outbreaks have been readily controlled by the Government of Vietnam (GVN). No human cases were found. Local media reports that the 2007 poultry vaccination program i [...] | 2007-04-18 11:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI73 | VIETNAM - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported H5N1 human avian influenza (AI) cases in Vietnam this year and none reported in 2006. According to the Government of Vietnam (GVN),Kien Giang province in the Mekong Delta has become the fourth province to experience to an AI poultry outbreak. Two f [...] | 2007-01-12 03:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI921 | VIETNAMESE GO TO THE POLLS ON MAY 20 [...] (SBU) After an extensive vetting process, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) approved 880 candidates to contest 500 seats in the May 20 National Assembly (NA) elections. In spite of the Party touting early on that "many more" independent (non-Communist Party) candidates would run this time a [...] | 2007-05-18 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL CH VM |
07HANOI923 | APEC Workshop, Implementation Action Plan on Influenza [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from APEC member economies, the U.N. Systems Influenza Coordinator, the World Health Organization, the UNDP-supported Partnership for Avian and Human Influenza (Vietnam),and the Asian Development Bank met May 7 and 8 in Hanoi to discuss progress and future directio [...] | 2007-05-18 10:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECIN KFLU APECO PINR SOCI VM |
07HANOI973 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - PERSISTENT SPORADIC ANIMAL [...] (U) Summary: After a month-long period of no highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) outbreaks in animals, limited outbreaks in poultry have been reported in five provinces, including Hanoi. One suspected human case, a 30-year old man from Vinh Phuoc Province, is recovering but still in critica [...] | 2007-05-24 10:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HARARE903 | AA/DCHA HESS IMPRESSED BY PROGRAMS, BUT ALARMED BY [...] Summary: USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) Michael Hess, accompanied by Special Assistant Amber Brooks, visited Harare, Bulawayo, and rural areas September 16-20 to assess humanitarian needs and programs and to consult with civil society [...] | 2007-10-04 10:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PHUM ZI |
07HAVANA106 | ANATOMY OF AN INJUSTICE: CUBA'S RENE GOMEZ MANZANO [...] (C) Summary: Cuban political detainee Rene Gomez Manzano, who has spent more than 18 months in prison without charge, is a poster child for legal-system injustice. An attorney disbarred in 1995 for advocating legal reforms, Gomez was nursing a cold at home on July 22, 2005 when five political [...] | 2007-01-31 20:10:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA136 | CUBAN GOVT RELEASES DETAINEE RENE GOMEZ MANZANO [...] (C) In a surprise move, the Cuban Government released prominent dissident Rene Gomez Manzano on February 8, after holding him without charge (reftel) following a 2005 protest. Gomez left Nieves Morejon prison in Sancti Spiritus province at 11 am and was driven to his Havana home, arriving arou [...] | 2007-02-08 20:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA181 | CUBA'S INDEPENDENT LIBRARIANS GATHER, DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Despite an aggressive sabotage campaign by Cuban State Security, dozens of dissidents affiliated with Martha Beatriz Roque's organization held a one-day meeting in Havana on February 23 to mark the end of a six-month "Congress" of independent librarians. Around 50 activists took p [...] | 2007-02-26 18:46:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA210 | CUBAN OPPOSITION TO REGIME: THE (ART) SHOW MUST GO [...] (C) Summary: Using detentions, mob actions and other methods, the Cuban Government blocked at least 27 pro-democracy and human rights activists from attending a USINT-facilitated opposition art show on March 2, but at least 70 others managed to participate. State Security focused on youth acti [...] | 2007-03-05 19:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA22 | POLITICAL PRISONERS DESCRIBE ANGUISH IN CAMAGUEY [...] (C) Summary: In a letter smuggled out of Cuba's infamous Kilo 7 prison in Camaguey, 16 political prisoners have denounced "barbaric" conditions, including violent and humiliating repression, a shortage of food, medical neglect and a visitation system "designed to destroy family ties." The lett [...] | 2007-01-08 20:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA228 | WOMEN IN CUBAN OPPOSITION EXPRESS DEFIANCE, HOPE [...] (C) Summary: Women in the Cuban opposition expressed defiance to the regime and hope for the future in a meeting with COM Parmly on March 7, the eve of International Women's Day. Twenty-two women discussed the emergence of the "Ladies in White" as a powerful force within the opposition, as wel [...] | 2007-03-08 16:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA23 | LADIES IN WHITE TO CINDY SHEEHAN: VISIT A CUBAN [...] (U) Summary: Cuba's "Ladies in White," relatives of political prisoners, have written to visiting American anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and urged her to stop by a Cuban prison during her time on the island. Sheehan and other activists arrived in Havana on January 6 with plans to march to t [...] | 2007-01-09 11:15:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA239 | RENE GOMEZ MANZANO: PRO-DEMOCRACY GROUPS [...] (C) Summary: Recently released political detainee Rene Gomez Manzano of the Assembly to Promote Civil Society (APSC) told COM Parmly and Emboff on March 6 that relations between Cuban pro-democracy groups are better than they have been in years. Gomez noted that all key opposition groups are u [...] | 2007-03-12 18:59:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU KDEM PHUM SOCI |
07HAVANA248 | FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF CUBAN CRACKDOWN DRAWS NEAR [...] (C) Summary: Cuban opposition groups are planning relatively few events to mark the March 18-20 anniversary of the 2003 "Black Spring" crackdown, in which the GOC arrested, quickly tried and sentenced 75 peaceful pro-democracy activists to lengthy prison terms. (Fifty-nine of the 75 remain in [...] | 2007-03-14 18:22:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA265 | PAYA: CUBAN REGIME NERVOUS ABOUT POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Cuban human rights leader Oswaldo Paya says that although the Cuban Government is projecting an air of confidence, thanks to Venezuelan largesse and expanding business with China, the regime is desperate about the domestic political situation and showing great insecurity. During a [...] | 2007-03-19 11:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA271 | EMOTIONAL MARCH 18 FOR DAMAS DE BLANCO [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White),spouses/relatives of political prisoners, commemorated the fourth anniversary of the 2003 crackdown with their trademark appearance at Santa Rita Church and march down Havana's 5th Avenue, followed by an emotional video-conference with form [...] | 2007-03-19 19:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM KPAO CU |
07HAVANA272 | CUBAN REGIME BLOCKS "LADIES" FROM APPROACHING KEY [...] (C) Summary: Deploying 16 vehicles and dozens of officials, Cuban State Security prevented 20 "Ladies in White" from approaching Revolution Plaza at around 8:30 pm on March 18, the fourth anniversary of the start of the 2003 crackdown. The incident marked the first time in recent memory that [...] | 2007-03-19 19:41:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA285 | CUBAN THUGS CONFRONT "LADIES IN WHITE" [...] (C) Summary: A Cuban Government-directed mob of at least 100 communist militants and State Security agents confronted the "Ladies in White" as they marched through Havana on March 20, the last of four days of activities to commemorate the 2003 "Black Spring" crackdown. At least three Ladies we [...] | 2007-03-21 18:19:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA311 | WITH NGO BACKING, "LADIES IN WHITE" TO APPEAL TO [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's "Ladies in White" will send a note to the UN's Human Rights Council on March 28, calling on the body to demand that the Cuban Government immediately release its prisoners of conscience. The note, translated unofficially in Paragraph 3, is supported by ten of the country's [...] | 2007-03-28 17:23:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA318 | ANOTHER CUBAN GROUP, ANC, SEEKS PRISONERS' RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: Seventeen Cuban pro-democracy activists affiliated with the National Constitutionalist Alliance (ANC) gathered in Havana on March 29 and called for the release of political prisoners. State Security did not interfere with the meeting. ANC leader Angel Pablo Polanco told reporter [...] | 2007-03-30 17:23:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA33 | CUBA'S VALDES TAMAYO, FREED 75ER, DIES AT HOSPITAL [...] (C) Summary: Cuban pro-democracy activist Miguel Valdes Tamayo died at 50 on January 10 after battling heart problems. Valdes, an executive of the Assembly to Promote Civil Society (APSC),was among the 75 activists rounded up and sentenced to long terms in March/April of 2003. In June 2004, [...] | 2007-01-11 20:38:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA360 | CUBA: INNOVATIVE PUBLICATION SHUTTING DOWN, AT [...] (U) As has been reported widely in the media, the Church-sponsored independent magazine called "Vitral" (stained glass),launched in 1999, is now shutting down. Its editor, Dagoberto Valdes, who had obtained permission and material support from the Bishop of Pinar del Rio to run the magazine, [...] | 2007-04-12 19:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM CU |
07HAVANA362 | REPRESSION IN CUBA DECLINING? DON'T BELIEVE IT. [...] (C) Summary: In the eight months since Fidel Castro "delegated" power to Raul, the Cuban Government has managed to maintain and even broaden the level of repression against dissidents, while reducing the number of political prisoners. The GOC has succeeded in convincing some observers that r [...] | 2007-04-13 16:23:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA367 | CUBAN OPPOSITION AGREES ON UNITY STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE TOP CUBAN DISSIDENT LEADERS HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON A UNITY TEXT, WHICH THEY REPORT WILL BE RELEASED THE EVENING OF APRIL 15. THE TEXT IS THE HANDIWORK OF OSWALDO PAYA, BUT HAS THE SIGNATURES OF MARTHA BEAITRIZ ROQUE, LAURA POLLAN, VLADIMIRO ROCA, ELIZARDO SANCHEZ, OSCAR E [...] | 2007-04-14 16:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL PHUM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA372 | CUBAN OPPOSITION AGREES ON UNITY STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE TOP CUBAN DISSIDENT LEADERS HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON A UNITY TEXT, WHICH THEY REPORT WILL BE RELEASED THE EVENING OF APRIL 15. THE TEXT IS THE HANDIWORK OF OSWALDO PAYA, BUT HAS THE SIGNATURES OF MARTHA BEAITRIZ ROQUE, LAURA POLLAN, VLADIMIRO ROCA, ELIZARDO SANCHEZ, OSCAR E [...] | 2007-04-16 17:13:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PHUM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA53 | YOUNG CUBAN ACTIVISTS CONSIDER HOLDING ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of three influential Cuban opposition youth groups met on January 17 and warmed to the idea of holding an ambitious youth forum, possibly in March. The prospective gathering would bring together perhaps 300 youth activists from across the island. The three leaders -- Nes [...] | 2007-01-18 21:08:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA610 | FERMENT IN CUBAN MASONIC MOVEMENT [...] (C) At the instigation of former Cuban Masonic Grand Master Jose Manuel Collera Vento, the current Cuban Grand Lodge issued a decree recently that dissolves the Masonic Supreme Court, ostensibly for mishandling a misconduct case. Members of at least one regular lodge have formally requested th [...] | 2007-06-26 15:34:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA677 | LATAM BISHOPS OPEN AND CLOSE EYES IN CUBA [...] (C) Summary: The Latin American Bishops Conference (CELAM) met in Havana during the week of July 9-13, addressing matters mostly internal to the Church. They took part in a reception hosted by the Cuban regime, which produced bland statements about Church-State dialog, and also took note of [...] | 2007-07-16 16:38:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL CU |
07HAVANA685 | CUBA: DISSIDENT DAGOBERTO VALDES REAPPEARS [...] (C) Dissident Church lay leader Dagoberto Valdes appeared out of the blue in Havana July 18, and met with Charge at a Polish Embassy reception. Valdes said he and the staff that worked with him in the Pinar del Rio "Center for Civic and Religious Training" are all no longer involved in any ca [...] | 2007-07-19 12:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM CU |
07HAVANA733 | COM CONVERSATION WITH HOLGUIN BISHOP EMILIO ARANGUREN [...] (C) Summary. On June 29, as part of a consular visit to a US citizen prisoner, COM Parmly and Conoff met with the bishop of Holguin province, Emilio Aranguren. Aranguren spoke extensively about the apparent growth of the cattle population in the countryside, noting that there had not been a [...] | 2007-08-01 19:26:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAGR ECON SOCI PREL CU |
07HAVANA743 | COM CONVERSATION WITH HOLGUIN BISHOP EMILIO [...] (C) Summary. On June 29, as part of a consular visit to a US citizen prisoner, COM Parmly and Conoff met with the bishop of Holguin province, Emilio Aranguren. Aranguren spoke extensively about the apparent growth of the cattle population in the countryside, noting that there had not been a [...] | 2007-08-02 17:13:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAGR ECON SOCI PREL CU |
07HAVANA8 | FOR CUBANS, A NOT-SO-MERRY CHRISTMAS [...] (C) Summary: At year's end, USINT delivered a letter from U.S. Congress members to Cuban human rights activists, and in the process learned about the subdued holiday season in Havana. The letter, a reply from December CODEL leaders Reps. Jeff Flake and William Delahunt to a message from activ [...] | 2007-01-04 18:11:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI OREP CU |
07HAVANA81 | CUBAN DISSIDENTS LIVE UNDER THREAT OF DETENTION [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government continues to use political detentions, and to a lesser extent violence, to punish, intimidate and silence opponents of the regime. On January 22, a youth activist was taken into custody and two other dissidents recovered from street attacks. Meanwhile, the r [...] | 2007-01-26 20:21:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HAVANA88 | FARINAS: CUBAN GOVT PUNISHING 4 STATE SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government has punished four State Security officials in the wake of a violent attack that left two Villa Clara dissidents bruised and bloodied, according to human rights activist Guillermo Farinas. Farinas, quoting Interior Ministry sources, says the GOC forced two Stat [...] | 2007-01-30 19:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
07HELSINKI555 | FINNS ON THE JULY GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI FI |
07HELSINKI581 | FINNISH RESPONSE: SAVE THE DATE: EVENT ON LITERACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07HELSINKI606 | FINLAND SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL SPECTER, AUG. 19-20 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of Senators Arlen Specter and John Thune to Finland offers the United States important opportunities: (1) to encourage Finland to take a greater role in NATO-led crisis management and reconstruction operations, especially in Afganistan; (2) to urge Finland to join othe [...] | 2007-08-07 12:39:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI EUN FI |
07HELSINKI659 | FINNISH RESPONSE - INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 13:19:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA FI |
07HELSINKI690 | FINNISH MINISTER WIRED ABOUT WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen is very interested in participating in the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) next March. According to Henri Backman, Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Pekkarinen would like to see a sa [...] | 2007-09-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ENGR EAID EPET TRGY KPAO FI |
07HELSINKI750 | HELSINKI: EXPERT ADDRESSES CALIFORNIA,S AGGRESSIVE [...] (U) Using California as a model for initiatives at the state level, former Executive Director of the California Air Resources Board, Catherine Witherspoon, presented U.S. strategies for combating climate change to a wide cross section of Finnish society, including government officials, academi [...] | 2007-10-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ENRG TRGY KPAO KGHG FI |
07HELSINKI755 | FINNISH RESPONSE: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 13:34:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM SOCI UN FI |
07HELSINKI768 | FINLAND: MINISTER PEKKARINEN TO ATTEND WIREC 2008 [...] (SBU) According to Finnish MFA sources, Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen will lead a Finnish delegation to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in March 2008. The exact composition of the delegation will be decided at a later date. According to [...] | 2007-10-11 09:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EPET SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA FI |
07HILLAH106 | SADRIST UNIVERSITY OPENS IN HILLAH [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil Cable. 2. (U) In yet another sign of their burgeoning strength in Babil, the local branch of the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) recently opened the "Sadr Religious University" in Hillah. The institution advertises itself as a religious center for higher learning of [...] | 2007-07-15 13:39:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV SOCI KISL SCUL IZ IR |
07HILLAH108 | DISJOINTED POWER "SYSTEM" PLAGUES BABIL PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil Cable. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) Summary: Babil residents suffer from an acute shortage of electricity from the national grid, averaging between four and six hours of electricity per day. Demand for power from neighborhood and (for those who can afford it) personal generato [...] | 2007-07-18 14:26:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EIND EPET PGOV SOCI IZ IR |
07HILLAH114 | BABIL PC REGULATES FUEL SUPPLIES AND LEVIES TAXES FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil Cable. 2. (C) PRT Babil recently met with Basem al-Janabi (ISCI),chairman of the Babil Provincial Council (PC) energy committee to discuss the provincial government's efforts to regulate the distribution of fuel supplies in the province. Formed in 2006 with the con [...] | 2007-07-28 06:38:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI IZ |
07HILLAH13 | WORRISOME WARRANTS AND OTHER TALES FROM BABIL [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. (C) Summary: Two cases involving a total of fifteen warrants issued in Karbala for Sunni citizens of Babil have the provincial police chief and chief justice worried that extradition may serve as cover for nefarious sectarian or anti-Ba'athist ends. One of [...] | 2007-01-22 09:44:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PTER KDEM IZ |
07HILLAH151 | NAJAF LEADERS ASKED USG TO HELP FUND IDP CAMP PROJECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of the Najaf Provincial Council (PC) requested USG assistance to fund some Najaf projects, especially at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, during a November 8 Najaf PRT visit to the IDP camp in Manathera and a subsequent meeting at the PC offices. Ali Al Faya [...] | 2007-11-12 16:40:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI IZ |
07HILLAH152 | NAJAF LEADERS ASKED USG TO HELP FUND IDP CAMP PROJECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of the Najaf Provincial Council (PC) requested USG assistance to fund some Najaf projects, especially at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, during a November 8 Najaf PRT visit to the IDP camp in Manathera and a subsequent meeting at the PC offices. Ali Al Fay [...] | 2007-11-12 16:40:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI IZ |
07HILLAH161 | NAJAF'S KUFA UNIVERSITY: DOORS WIDE OPEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of Najaf's Kufa University (Kufa) warmly welcomed the PRT delegation, including Team Leader and PD officer, during a November 21 campus visit. President Razak Al-Essa, who attained his PhD in the U.K., openly discussed his Western-oriented education model with PRT L [...] | 2007-11-25 09:29:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OEXC SCUL SOCI IZ |
07HILLAH6 | BABIL PROVINCIAL ELECTION SHAPSHOT: CHASING A SHADOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption, stagnation and not wanting to repeat the mistakes of two years ago figure among the reasons Babil citizens would like to see elections take place sooner rather than later. An extended delay in scheduling them could plunge more potential voters into cynical abstention [...] | 2007-01-10 09:04:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ |
07HILLAH60 | PREACHER URGES SADRIST SELF-RESTRAINT [...] (U) This is a Najaf PRT cable. Mark G. Davison, Leader. 2. (C) On April 13 at Friday prayers at the Kufa Mosque, Sheik Jawad Al-Rubaiee delivered the sermon. Speaking to some 600-800 congregants, he made the following points of political interest: -- We condemn the military raids and [...] | 2007-04-17 15:33:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR SOCI |
07HILLAH68 | MOSQUES ADDRESS PROVINCIAL IRAQI CONTROL (PIC) [...] (U) This is a Najaf PRT cable. Mark G. Davison, Leader. 2. (C) In our continuing efforts to monitor Friday prayer sermons through our sources on the ground in Najaf Province (see reftel),this past week's efforts provided contrasting views regarding, among other things, the process of P [...] | 2007-04-26 14:32:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR SOCI IZ |
07HILLAH71 | POLICE CHALLENGE VBID, EXPLOSION ENSUES [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf/Diwaniyah Cable. VBID EXPLODES IN KUFA 2. (C) Our locally engaged staff in Najaf report that, on May 8, 2007 at approximately 1015, a device identified by Iraqi Security Forces as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBID) detonated near the Sherhistani [...] | 2007-05-08 13:06:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI MARR IZ |
07HILLAH78 | PART 1 OF A SERIES: FINGER POINTING AND CONCERNS OVER [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable and is the first in a series on the status of budget execution within Babil. 2. (C) Summary: With the Government of Iraq's announcement that reconstruction funding may be rescinded from provinces that do not spend a certain percentage by the end of June, numerou [...] | 2007-05-23 11:32:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PINS PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ |
07HILLAH81 | INSIDE THE SAUSAGE FACTORY - A VISIT TO THE BABIL PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Babil Provincial Council (PC) meeting on May 29 provided an object lesson on the status of representative governance in the province. While a handful of voices spoke out about things on citizens' minds, such as power shortages and long lines at gas stations, substa [...] | 2007-05-29 15:00:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IZ |
07HILLAH82 | GOVERNOR FEELS THE HEAT, AS DOES INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST [...] (C) Summary: After a local newspaper printed a story claiming that virtually all Babil residents want Governor Salem Saleh Mehdi Al-Muslimawi to step down, the governor pushed back on the airwaves and the pages of his own paper to attempt to discredit his accusers. A few days thereafter he tra [...] | 2007-06-01 13:55:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR SOCI KDEM IZ IR |
07HOCHIMINHCITY10 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY OUTBREAKS CONTINUE, SUSPECTED HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past 3 weeks, highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (AI) has been detected in poultry in 12 districts in four of the southern most provinces of Vietnam?s Mekong Delta. Over 9,000 birds have died from AI and over 24,000 have been culled since the disease first reappear [...] | 2007-01-04 09:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1015 | VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Mission's P-1 Referral Committee has completed consideration of five possible Priority One (P-1) applicants and is referring two to PRM for consideration. Truong Van Duc is a long-time Hoa Hao leader and has spent much of his life in detention. His outspoken, but non- violent, [...] | 2007-10-02 08:44:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1021 | BAPTISTS, MENNONITES RECEIVE OFFICIAL GVN RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately three weeks before the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam, the government of Vietnam has granted national recognition to two more Protestant denominations: the Mennonite Vietnam Church and the Vietnam Bapt [...] | 2007-10-03 10:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY103 | ACTIVIST BUI KIM THANH REMAINS INVOLUNTARILY IN MENTAL [...] (SBU) On January 25, we met separately with two colleagues of Bui Kim Thanh, the HCMC land rights activist who was involuntarily committed to a mental institution in November 2006 (refs A and C). We questioned both intensively. Both appeared credible. They said that they had known and worke [...] | 2007-01-30 11:30:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1085 | JESUITS BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE IN HCMC [...] (U) SUMMARY. Just three years after the passage of Vietnam's law on religious freedom, Ho Chi Minh City's vibrant and growing Jesuit community are operating a newly-built training facility where 37 future priests and monks are currently studying with the GVN's full permission -- and with no int [...] | 2007-10-23 07:48:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1107 | PEPFAR SPENDING IN HCMC MONEY WELL-SPENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations staff members Shannon Smith and Jennifer Simon concluded their President's Emergency Plan for AIDs Relief (PEPFAR) assessment visit to Vietnam with a stop in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on October 11-12. HCMC officials, medical staff, and [...] | 2007-10-29 12:46:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KHIV TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI OTRA OVIP VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1136 | SHIFTING PRESS PARADIGM IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: While Vietnam remains far from achieving true freedom of the press, the paradigm is starting to shift across southern Vietnam. Already, the old "total control model" in which the Government of Vietnam (GVN) essentially dictated what papers should publish has given way to a "cens [...] | 2007-11-09 08:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1145 | TIM SAKHORN SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON [...] (SBU) On November 8, 2007, defrocked Khmer Krom monk Tim Sakhorn was sentenced to one year in prison by the An Giang Provincial People's Court for "sabotaging national unity," as defined by Article 87 of the GVN criminal code. The one-year sentence includes time already served in detention, wh [...] | 2007-11-13 10:29:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREF KIRF PREL PGOV PHUM CB VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1220 | LABOR ACTIVISTS CONVICTED [...] (SBU) Four United Workers-Farmers Organization (UWFO) activists were convicted on December 10 for "abusing democracy and freedom rights to infringe upon the interests of the State and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and citizens." The activists received sentences from one [...] | 2007-12-12 15:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB SOCI VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1236 | USCIRF URGES GVN TO EASE ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS TENSIONS IN [...] (SBU) The USCIRF delegation, on the final leg of their 12-day long assessment of religious freedom in Vietnam, visited Soc Trang to examine issues pertaining to the Mekong Delta province's significant Khmer Buddhist population. The delegation, which included Commissioner Leonard Leo and two s [...] | 2007-12-14 09:54:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1276 | HCMC PRIVATE SECTOR JOINS FORCES TO STEM TIDE OF LABOR [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's strict labor safety laws are poorly enforced, allowing a growing epidemic of deadly industrial accidents that is concentrated in the industrialized south. As part of their ongoing corporate social responsibility efforts in Vietnam, AmCham HCMC companies including Intel, [...] | 2007-12-28 02:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV BEXP SOCI ELAB VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY134 | PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai February 1-2, PRM Assistant Secretary Sauerbrey toured a village near the Cambodian border to meet with six ethnic Jarai returnees and their families. The interviews were conducted in the presence of ethnic village eld [...] | 2007-02-07 10:28:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY139 | QUANG NAM PROVINCIAL LEADER TALKS ENVIRONMENT AND [...] (SBU) During a meeting with the Consul General in HCMC on February 7, Quang Nam People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai expressed his concern about the lack of national environmental planning and a weak environmental disaster alert and response system. He was concerned about the potential i [...] | 2007-02-08 10:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV SOCI ECON EINV KINR ETRD VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY155 | CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: DEBRIEFING NEW VISAS-93 [...] (SBU) Summary: In early February, ConGen conducted private interviews in HCMC with six VISAS-93 (family reunification) ethnic minority applicant families from the Central Highlands. The results are consistent with previous rounds of interviews and show improvement in overall conditions for e [...] | 2007-02-14 04:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY175 | PRM A/S SAUERBREY MEETS ETHNIC MINORITY PASTOR [...] (C) Summary: On February 1, PRM Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey during a visit to Gia Lai Province called on Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) Pastor Siu Y Kim at his house church in Pleiku and later had a private conversation with the pastor. The pastor named FULRO as the sou [...] | 2007-02-26 10:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY191 | MEKONG DELTA PROVINCES STRUGGLE TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Officials in the Mekong Delta told us they were conducting three investigations of trafficking-in-persons (TIP) involving at least 35 women trafficked to Malaysia, Cambodia and, possibly, South Korea for sex exploitation and forced marriages. Six suspects had been arrested and an Interp [...] | 2007-03-01 09:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY196 | HCMC POLICE CONTACT ON TIP CONCERNS [...] (SBU) On February 23, PolOff met with Colonel Hoang Tan Viet, Deputy Director of Criminal Police of the HCMC Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to follow up the status of the investigation into an international trafficking-in- persons ring that reportedly involved over 100 Vietnamese women from [...] | 2007-03-02 08:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY224 | DO NAM HAI: LAST OF THE 8406 BLOC DISSIDENTS? [...] Summary: Do Nam Hai, co-founder of the dissident 8406 Bloc (which calls for peaceful political change in Vietnam),told us that he has been under de facto house arrest since about the time police intensified their actions against 8406 co-leader Father Nguyen Van Ly in Hue. Hai has no intentio [...] | 2007-03-09 12:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY232 | AUTHORITIES DENY ACCESS TO ACTIVIST BUI KIM THANH [...] (SBU) On March 14, the HCMC External Relations Office (ERO) responded in the negative to a ConGen diplomatic note informing the GVN of our plan to visit Bui Kim Thanh, the HCMC land rights activist who was involuntarily committed to a mental institution in November 2006. In our dipnote to the [...] | 2007-03-15 11:08:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY234 | THE AMBASSADOR IN THE CENTRAL MEKONG: FOCUS ON ETHNIC KHMER, [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions on economic development, trafficking in persons, religious freedom and NGO activities headlined the agenda during the Ambassador's March 4-7 visit to the Mekong Delta provinces of Soc Trang, Vinh Long and Dong Thap. Vinh Long's more favorable geographic locale and [...] | 2007-03-15 14:32:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY248 | FATHER LY INDICTED; DO NAM HAI QUITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Hue-based dissident Father Phan Van Loi confirmed as authentic Internet reports that Hue authorities have indicted Father Nguyen Van Ly and four others for "propagandizing against the government." In HCMC, political activist Do Nam Hai told us he has ended his pro-democracy ac [...] | 2007-03-19 10:42:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY26 | UBCV PATRIARCH "PREVENTED" FROM TRAVELING TO HCMC [...] (U) On January 4, the International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB),the Paris-based mouthpiece for the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) announced that UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang was prevented from returning to HCMC for a medical check up. Thich Huyen Quang returned to Binh [...] | 2007-01-08 10:02:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY261 | THE "RECONCILER" RETURNS: THICH NHAT HANH VISITS VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his aides told us that he found the GVN tougher and more assertive in 2007 than in 2005 when he first returned from exile (reftel). However, by developing the trust of the CPV and GVN, he has been able to expand his activities [...] | 2007-03-21 11:05:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY266 | CG VISITS DETAINED UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] (SBU) The Consul General paid a 30-minute courtesy call on UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang at his Monastery in Binh Dinh province on March 14. Thich Huyen Quang acknowledged that his health was failing, but, with a sense of humor noted that he was over 90 after all. He said that he has been [...] | 2007-03-23 03:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY270 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONDITIONS IN HUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Religious freedom conditions in Central Vietnam's Thua Thien Hue conditions continue to gradually improve for the Catholic archdiocese and the small Protestant community. The decision of a house church group in the province to apply for registration under Vietnam's legal frame [...] | 2007-03-26 08:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY333 | ANOTHER HCMC ACTIVIST ARRESTED; BUI KIM THANH UPDATE [...] (SBU) On April 3 we met with the sister of lawyer Tran Thi Thuy Trang to confirm ref A reports that Ms. Trang was arrested in HCMC on March 7. Trang is an associate of Le Quoc Quan, a National Endowment for Democracy fellow, who was arrested on March 8 in northern Vietnam shortly after his re [...] | 2007-04-04 06:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY35 | TEST OF EACT PSEUDO-HEADER [...] this is a test. l;kjasdhfl;akjdf;askldfjasdkl;fj 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888. 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999. WINNICK [...] | 2007-01-10 09:41:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY36 | TEST OF EACT PSEUDO-HEADER 2 [...] this is a test. l;kjasdhfl;akjdf;askldfjasdkl;fj 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888. 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999. WINNICK [...] | 2007-01-10 09:42:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY402 | HAPPY EASTER: SOUTHERN VIETNAM RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (SBU) Religious leaders from the Protestant community in southern Vietnam told us that successful Easter celebrations were another sign of continuing progress on religious freedom. The President of the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) said that he has not received [...] | 2007-04-10 02:54:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY407 | EAP DAS JOHN MEETS HCMC DISSIDENT LEADERS [...] (SBU) GVN officials in Hanoi and HCMC protested but did not prevent EAP DAS Eric John from holding meetings on April 9 with dissident leaders Thich Quang Do and Tran Khue. Meeting in his pagoda where he has been under house arrest since October 2003, Thich Quang Do, General Secretary of the [...] | 2007-04-11 02:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY45 | FOOD FOR EDUCATION BENEFITS ETHNIC MINORITIES IN QUANG NGAI [...] Consul General visited schools in rural Quang Ngai Province participating in the Red Cross school feeding program funded under the Dole-McGovern Act. USDA's Food for Education program reaches a large number of poor ethnic minority children and their families in rural Quang Ngai and has sharpl [...] | 2007-01-12 12:29:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR SOCI PREL VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY461 | DISTORTIONS IN ABUSE CASE OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ETHNIC [...] (SBU) Summary: A number of U.S. groups, including the Montagnard Foundation, published reports on the Internet claiming that an ethnic minority woman in the province of Dak Lak named H'Hlung Nie was badly beaten by police during interrogation, following the flight of a sister to Cambodia. Th [...] | 2007-04-23 08:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY483 | NEW DISSIDENT SHOW TRIALS PLANNED IN HCMC [...] (SBU) HCMC print and broadcast media prominently reported May 4 that the GVN plans to conduct two new trials of political activists in HCMC in May. Three members of the People's Democratic Party of Vietnam, Le Nguyen Sang, Huynh Nguyen Dao and Nguyen Bac Truyen, will be brought to trial in HCM [...] | 2007-05-04 10:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB PINR SOCI VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY489 | ARREST AND DEFROCKING OF ETHNIC KHMER BUDDHIST MONKS IN THE [...] (C) Post has confirmed recent incidents of detention and/or defrocking of ethnic Khmer Buddhist monks in two Mekong Delta provinces, despite official denials (Ref B). Venerable Tang No, head monk of Kleang pagoda in Soc Trang (strictly protect),confirmed to us in early May that three monks -- [...] | 2007-05-08 07:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY510 | FOUR MORE HOA HAO DISSIDENTS IMPRISONED [...] (SBU) On May 4, a contact in the Hoa Hao community told us that the provincial court in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap sentenced four Hoa Hao dissidents to prison terms ranging from four to six years on charges of "creating public disorder," under Article 245 of the 1999 Criminal Code. [...] | 2007-05-09 09:12:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY514 | NO SURPRISES: HCMC DISSIDENT SHOW TRIAL RESULTS IN TOUGH [...] (SBU) A May 10 show trial for three members of the dissident People's Democratic Party and the United Workers Farmers Organization of Vietnam resulted in sentences of five, four and three years for the defendants Le Nguyen Sang, Nguyen Bac Truyen, and Huynh Nguyen Dao. All three were accused o [...] | 2007-05-10 09:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR ELAB VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY520 | FIVE ETHNIC KHMER MONKS IMPRISONED IN THE MEKONG DELTA [...] (SBU) Five ethnic Khmer monks from the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang were sentenced by the local provincial court on May 10 to between two and four years imprisonment for "disturbing public order." The five allegedly were organizers of protests in Soc Trang on February 8. The incident r [...] | 2007-05-11 10:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY523 | GVN STEPS UP DIVIDE AND CONQUER ATTACKS ON UBCV [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security-affiliated newspaper covered prominently its Vice Minister's April 30 meeting with Thich Huyen Quang, the ailing 90-year old Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV),as a gesture of GVN goodwill and reconciliation. The a [...] | 2007-05-14 09:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY528 | ANOTHER DISSIDENT TRIAL, ANOTHER TOUGH SENTENCE [...] (SBU) The May 15 show trial for another member of the dissident People's Democratic Party and the United Workers Farmers Organization (UWFO) of Vietnam resulted in a sentence of seven years imprisonment (two suspended) and two years of house arrest for UFWO spokesperson Tran Quoc Hien. The tri [...] | 2007-05-15 08:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ELAB PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY542 | HCMC ERO OBJECTS TO WEB SITE POSTING OF CONGRESSMEN'S OP-ED [...] (SBU) PolOff was called in by HCMC External Relations Office (ERO) May 16, to discuss ConGen's request to observe voting during the May 20 National Assembly elections. However, the Deputy Head of the ERO Consular Section also used the meeting to give an oral protest regarding posting on the Co [...] | 2007-05-18 09:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY547 | CORRUPTION IN KHANH HOA PROVINCE: WILL THE BEACH BEAT BAD [...] (SBU) Summary: On the central coast of Vietnam, Khanh Hoa province is well placed for growth with a strong base in tourism, aquaculture, and industry. Government and business leaders are concentrating on attracting foreign investment to large scale investment projects and economic zones. On [...] | 2007-05-22 09:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV SOCI PREL VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY548 | BIG BROTHER PACKS THE VOTE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IN [...] (SBU) HCMC went to the polls on May 20 to select among 52 candidates to fill its 26 National Assembly seats in a tightly controlled and scripted process. Despite the pre-election media push in HCMC for "independent" candidates, of the 137 self-nominees that registered as independent candidates [...] | 2007-05-22 10:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY609 | THE GVN, UBCV AND BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY [...] (SBU) The GVN went to great lengths to highlight its support for the GVN-recognized Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) commemoration of the annual Buddha's Birthday ("Vesak") celebrations on May 31. The VBS events were well covered by HCMC media, which reported extensively on President Nguyen Minh [...] | 2007-06-08 09:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM SOCI |
07HOCHIMINHCITY622 | ETHNIC CHINESE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: The ethnic Chinese community is Vietnam's most influential and affluent minority group. Accounting for no more than two percent of Vietnam's population, the ethnic Chinese -- concentrated in HCMC and the Mekong Delta -- are responsible for generating roughly 10 percent of the n [...] | 2007-06-13 06:51:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON CH VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY623 | ALLEGATION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VIOLATION IN ARREST OF [...] (SBU) On March 4, the South Carolina-based Montagnard Foundation (MF) issued a press release asserting that on February 17, Vietnamese troops in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak arrested Y-Ja Nie and T-Tuc Buonya "because they are Christians who refused to join the government-recognize [...] | 2007-06-13 10:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KIRF SOCI VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY625 | DISSIDENT BUI KIM THANH TO BE RELEASED SOON? [...] (SBU) On June 13 and 14, we spoke separately by phone with two relatives of Bui Kim Thanh, the HCMC land rights activist who has been involuntarily confined to a mental institution since November 2006. Her relatives said that, during a visit to the hospital in early June, Thanh reported that t [...] | 2007-06-14 04:55:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY643 | EXPERIENCES OF A HARDLINE HOUSE CHURCH IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Inter-Evangelical Church of Vietnam, a large Protestant house church organization based in HCMC, told us that, with the exception of a recent incident in Binh Phuoc province, their operations in Southern and Central Vietnam are stable. Conditions for the IEM in t [...] | 2007-06-19 09:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KIRF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY66 | VIETNAM'S MUSIC INDUSTRY: PARTY CONTROL AND IPR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Three leading pop musicians told us that Vietnam's music industry remains constrained by rampant violations of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and direct and indirect government controls over content and presentation. The singers were optimistic that Vietnam's global integr [...] | 2007-01-18 09:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ECON EINV KIPR ETRD VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY665 | HCMC CONTINUES TO DELAY LEGALIZING CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE [...] (SBU) On June 16, Pol and CDC met with a representative of Father John Dinh Toai, Director of the HCMC Archdiocese "Pastoral Care" program for people living with HIV/AIDS . He said that the biggest obstacle facing the church continues to be the unwillingness of local authorities to grant legal [...] | 2007-06-26 05:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KHIV VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY706 | POLICE, PROTESTORS CLASH IN NEW LAND PROTEST [...] (SBU) Press and HCMC government contacts confirmed on July 3 Internet reporting of a clash between land rights protestors and police in HCMC on July 1. The bulk of the protestors were from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang. They sought to overturn a GVN decision to expropriate their lan [...] | 2007-07-03 10:02:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY732 | STATUS OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ETHINIC MINORITIES: DEBRIEFING [...] (SBU) In late May and June, we interviewed five VISAS-93 (family reunification) ethnic minority beneficiaries and their families from the Central Highlands provinces of Gia Lai and Dak Lak. The meetings were conducted in private, in the offices of post's Humanitarian Resettlement Section (HRS) [...] | 2007-07-09 08:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF SOCI VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY733 | EXPULSION OF ETHNIC KHMER MONK FROM CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) Post has been seeking to confirm Ref A reporting that an ethnic Khmer monk, Tim Sakhorn, was allegedly forcibly deported from Cambodia to Vietnam. ConGen contacts in An Giang and Soc Trang provinces confirmed that Sakhorn is from Tinh Bien district in An Giang province. Chief Monk Chau [...] | 2007-07-09 08:41:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL KIRF SOCI CB VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY738 | LAND RIGHTS PROTEST IN FRONT OF CONGEN [...] (SBU) On July 10 at 0845, 30 elderly men and women carrying placards protesting various land rights issues marched past the Consulate. Local police officials quickly but peacefully dispersed the group. In accordance with standard post security procedures, a Consulate local guard photographed [...] | 2007-07-10 08:24:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM ECON VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY746 | RELEASE OF ACTIVIST BUI KIM THANH [...] (SBU) Summary: Land rights activist Bui Kim Thanh was released from a Dong Nai mental hospital on July 11 after receiving a clean bill of mental health. Thanh had been held for ten months for her involvement in the land rights movement and for her links with the dissident Democratic Party of V [...] | 2007-07-12 10:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY75 | DANANG: WANNABE NUMBER ONE IN CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: Danang, a deep-water seaport and largest city in central Vietnam, has nonetheless failed to become the acknowledged leader in that region. In discussing Danang's status with the DCM during his recent visit, People's Committee Chairman Tran Van Minh apparently criticized the appr [...] | 2007-01-22 10:06:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL KIRF ECON KIPR ETRD VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY766 | POLICE BREAK UP LAND RIGHTS PROTESTS EVEN AS GVN PROMISES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Twenty six days of continuous protests by land rights activists came to an end at 10 PM (Vietnam time) on July 18 when police forcibly removed remaining land rights protesters from their position in front of the HCMC Assembly building. Despite allegations of excessive police vi [...] | 2007-07-19 11:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY80 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT OF PRM ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) HCMC looks forward to welcoming you and your team to southern Vietnam and the Central Highlands. Humanitarian Resettlement Section (HRS) Chief Tim Swanson will present you with a comprehensive picture of HRS activities here, including the bilateral Humanitarian Resettlement process, VISA [...] | 2007-01-24 02:38:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PHUM PREF PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY801 | TRAFFICKERS POSING AS MARRIAGE BROKERS CONVICTED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-30 08:46:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KTIP SMIG KWMN PREL PHUM MY VN |
07HOCHIMINHCITY805 | GVN PROMISES AND DETAINEE RELEASES IN WAKE OF LAND RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Since land rights protests in Ho Chi Minh City were broken up by police on July 18, the GVN has continued publicizing the measures it is taking to address land rights protesters' concerns, including the establishment of fourteen interagency inspection teams to look into unresolve [...] | 2007-07-30 11:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY81 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT OF PRM ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) HCMC looks forward to welcoming you and your team to southern Vietnam and the Central Highlands. Humanitarian Resettlement Section (HRS) Chief Tim Swanson will present you with a comprehensive picture of HRS activities here, including the bilateral Humanitarian Resettlement process, VISA [...] | 2007-01-24 02:59:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PHUM PREF PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY811 | ONE YEAR AFTER NATIONAL REGISTRATION, UNITED WORLD MISSION [...] Summary: On July 24, 2007, the Consul General met with Pastor Nguyen Toi, Chairman of the United World Mission Church of Vietnam (UWMC),one of Vietnam's larger Protestant denominations with approximately 22,000 adherents, largely from ethnic minority areas. Toi was generally upbeat about his [...] | 2007-08-01 01:35:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY817 | AMBASSADOR AND USS PELELIU BID FAREWELL TO CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Marine traveled to Danang on July 24-25 to attend closing activities related to the USS Peleliu's ten-day Pacific Partnership humanitarian mission to Vietnam. On the same visit, the Ambassador paid farewell calls on Tran Van Minh, Chairman of the Danang City People's C [...] | 2007-08-03 06:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY836 | KHMER KROM MONK TIM SAKHORN RESURFACES IN VIETNAM COURTS [...] (SBU) On August 2, Vietnamese newspaper Thanh Nien reported that Tim Sakhorn, the Khmer Krom monk believed to have been defrocked and deported by Cambodian officials (Refs A and B),is now being held in the southern Vietnam province of An Giang for "sabotaging the solidarity policy." In the re [...] | 2007-08-10 07:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREF KIRF PREL PGOV PHUM CB VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY841 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL VISIT TO HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (U) Summary: On August 5-8, Ambassador Marine paid farewell calls on Ho Chi Minh City's political, economic and religious leaders, noting significant progress in the U.S.-Vietnam relationship and highlighting possible areas for improvement. During his visit, the Ambassador met with HCMC Peopl [...] | 2007-08-14 21:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF ECON VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY846 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH POLITICAL ACTIVIST NGUYEN [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 7, Ambassador Marine met with Dr. Nguyen Dan Que in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss the state of the democracy and human rights movement in Vietnam as well as to inquire after his health and treatment by the GVN since publication in mid-June 2007 of his critical op-ed in t [...] | 2007-08-14 21:12:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV ECON VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY872 | FROM IDEOLOGY CZAR TO REFORM ADVOCATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 16, People's Council Chairwoman Pham Phuong Thao and CG discussed issues ranging from the city's plans for attracting private investment to meet much of the city's massive infrastructure requirements to the social and political challenges posed by the widening economic [...] | 2007-08-21 09:48:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ECON PREL PGOV VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY874 | CONSULATES REPORT SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the most recent law enforcement and security coordinating meeting among Consulates General in Ho Chi Minh City, law enforcement personnel from participating Consulates described the atmosphere for active cooperation with GVN authorities as difficult but considerably bette [...] | 2007-08-24 04:53:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SOCI CVIS VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY90 | POLICE BUST MALAYSIA-LINKED TIP GANGS IN HCMC AND MEKONG [...] (SBU) On January 17, we called the senior HCMC Ministry of Public Security official in charge of trafficking in persons to discuss HCMC press reports that police broke up two criminal rings trafficking Vietnamese women to Malaysia for prostitution. According to the official, on January 10, po [...] | 2007-01-25 03:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY906 | SENTENCES REDUCED AT DISSIDENT LE NGUYEN SANG'S APPEALS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 17, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court reduced jail sentences for three People's Democratic Party (PDP) dissidents, although it continued to find them guilty of violation of Article 88 of the GVN criminal code, "propagandizing against the State." The decision, which i [...] | 2007-08-31 08:25:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY936 | PROFILES OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROGRAMS IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women's Union officials in Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang, and Can Tho provinces report that GVN anti-TIP efforts under the GVN National Program of Action are generally uniformly implemented, but the resources made available to the different provinces are not. Meanwhile, NGOs AFESIP [...] | 2007-09-11 08:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KTIP ELAB KWMN VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY951 | CONTRASTING PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite considerable progress in religious freedom in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and genuinely supportive provincial-level authorities, implementation of Vietnam's legal framework on religion remains quite uneven at the community and village level. While the pro [...] | 2007-09-14 06:10:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY965 | "A PERFECT SPY" PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO THE VIETNAMESE [...] (SBU) The story behind the upcoming Vietnamese publication of U.S. author Larry Berman's biography of North Vietnam's highest-level intelligence agent, Pham Xuan An, provides an informative lesson on the contradictions and complexity inherent in Vietnam's evolving political scene. The original [...] | 2007-09-19 02:06:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI PROP VM |
07HONGKONG1203 | MACAU LABOR DAY PROTEST MARRED BY VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: An estimated 2,400 Macau residents participated in labor and anti-corruption demonstrations on May 1 that turned violent after demonstrators veered off the approved march route and clashed with police. Police fired five warning shots into the air and the violent clash resulted in [...] | 2007-05-02 10:11:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ELAB SOCI CH HK MC |
07HONGKONG1278 | LABOR DAY WITH THE PLA - MACAU STYLE [...] (U) Similar to the display on May 1 in Hong Kong (see reftel a),the People's Liberation Army (PLA) held an "open day" in Macau at its compound on Taipa Island. The "Macau Post Daily" reported that 2,500 residents visited the barracks on Labor Day and watched a flag raising ceremony and mili [...] | 2007-05-10 09:45:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL SOCI CH HK MC |
07HONGKONG1447 | HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY INVESTIGATES PRC [...] (S) Summary: Democratic Party (DP) legislator James To (strictly protect),who is chair of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) Security Panel, warned us in early February 2007 that infiltrators from Beijing had successfully penetrated the DP and put it in a "dangerous position" (ref). [...] | 2007-05-30 08:24:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC |
07HONGKONG1579 | HKSAR - AFTER THE FIRST DECADE: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the ten-year anniversary of its reversion to the PRC, Hong Kong's economy is strong, led by a potent services sectors and robust consumer demand. Over the past decade, Hong Kong has solidified its position as a regional transportation hub, an international interface for the m [...] | 2007-06-13 01:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI EWWT SENV |
07HONGKONG1661 | CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE: ENGAGING HONG KONG AND [...] (SBU) Summary: AmConGen Hong Kong has actively engaged the governments and the general public of the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions on U.S. climate change, renewable energy and other environmental programs. Post developed and actively promoted the Pollution Prevention and [...] | 2007-06-21 06:19:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENGR SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO CH HK MC |
07HONGKONG1832 | GOVERNMENT RELEASES GREEN PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Hong Kong Government Chief Secretary Henry Tang unveiled the details of the much anticipated "green paper" on constitutional reform, in a presentation to the Legislative Council (Legco) at 3:00 PM today. CS Tang's presentation officially launched a three-month consultation period, lastin [...] | 2007-07-11 11:16:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC |
07HONGKONG1866 | G/TIP DIRECTOR VISITS MACAU [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),and his Senior Coordinator for Reports, Mark Taylor, visited Macau on June 27 to discuss with Macau cabinet officials actions the Macau Special Administrative Region government (MSARG) s [...] | 2007-07-16 08:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG |
07HONGKONG2128 | HONG KONG BAR-BENDER STRIKE TURNS POLITICAL [...] (C) More than 1,000 Hong Kong "bar-benders" (metal workers) went on strike August 8, demanding higher pay and shorter work hours. Over the weekend they scuffled with police while conducting an unauthorized demonstration. Since then, the labor dispute has escalated into a conflict between Hon [...] | 2007-08-15 11:00:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELAB PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2170 | HONG KONG'S GREEN PAPER: PATH TO DEMOCRACY OR [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) released its "Green Paper" listing various options for electoral reform on July 11, hoping it would spark a three-month public debate and build consensus for implementation of universal suffrage for future Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council [...] | 2007-08-20 10:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2202 | FUNERAL POLITICS IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Most of Hong Kong's political elite, including central government representatives, will attend the August 24 funeral of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Chairman and Legislative Councilor Ma Lik. After the funeral, the DAB Central Committee [...] | 2007-08-23 08:26:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2244 | RULE OF LAW IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Since its 1997 reversion to the PRC, Hong Kong has retained its common law system and strong rule of law under the "one country two systems" principle enshrined in the Basic Law. All ordinances, rules of equity, subordinate legislation, and customary law previously enforced by th [...] | 2007-08-28 09:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI CH HK KJUS |
07HONGKONG2250 | HONG KONG VIEWS ON PRC LEGAL REFORM (C-AL7-00894) [...] (C) Summary: Contacts and cooperative arrangements between Hong Kong law schools, academics, and executive and judiciary branch officials and their mainland counterparts have accelerated in recent years. The Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) has provided a similar boost for Hong K [...] | 2007-08-29 09:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2251 | HONG KONG'S GREEN PAPER: NO SIGN OF PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's "Green Paper" process to develop a broad consensus on how to implement universal suffrage has stalled. The key players, including the Hong Kong Government (HKG),the pro-Beijing and pro-HKG political parties, the pro-democratization parties, and the central government i [...] | 2007-08-29 10:05:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH |
07HONGKONG2333 | HONG KONG BY-ELECTION: DEARTH OF POLITICAL TALENT [...] (C) Summary: Interest in the December 2 by-election to fill the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of DAB Chairman Ma Lik has intensified since his August 24 funeral. The various pan-democratic parties have agreed on a mechanism to select a single candidate, although the po [...] | 2007-09-07 09:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH |
07HONGKONG2359 | ANSON CHAN TO CONTEST LEGCO BY-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On September 11, former Hong Kong Government (HKG) Chief Secretary Anson Chan formally announced her candidacy for the December 2 by-election for the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of DAB Chairman Ma Lik. Chan apparently was convinced by several pan-democrat [...] | 2007-09-11 10:00:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH |
07HONGKONG2360 | MACAU GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE TO COMBAT [...] (C) The Macau government, clearly making good on some of the commitments expressed by Chief Executive (CE) Ho to G/TIP director Ambassador Lagon in June (reftel),gazetted a directive yesterday to set up a "concern committee" on deterring human trafficking. The committee will consist of up t [...] | 2007-09-11 10:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG |
07HONGKONG2465 | BEIJING OFFICIAL VISITS HONG KONG FOR FUNERAL, [...] (C) Summary: Director Liao Hui of the PRC Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) visited Hong Kong September 18 for the funeral of journalist and veteran Beijing loyalist Xu Simin. Following the funeral, attended by numerous high-level political and business figures, Liao moved to Shenzhe [...] | 2007-09-21 09:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK SOCI |
07HONGKONG2587 | HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS: [...] (C) Summary: In his third annual Policy Address on October 10, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang touched on all the major issues of concern to the people of Hong Kong. He described a concept of "progressive development" to achieve three major goals: economic development through inf [...] | 2007-10-10 10:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EFIN SENV SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2596 | MARTIN LEE TO VISIT WASHINGTON AS HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party founder and legislator Martin Lee will visit Washington October 18-19 for discussions at State and the NSC (requested) on the political state of play in Hong Kong. His visit comes during an unusually busy Hong Kong political season, which this year includes the C [...] | 2007-10-11 10:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2640 | MACAU WOMEN'S COMMISSION SEEKS TO ANSWER THE CALL [...] (SBU) Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho chaired a meeting of the Consultative Commission on Women's Affairs (CCWA) on October 10, wherein the Commission briefed the Chief Executive on recent activities, including its meeting in August to study ways to improve efforts to combat trafficking in pe [...] | 2007-10-18 07:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG |
07HONGKONG2751 | HONG KONG BY-ELECTION: ANSON CHAN TOUGHENS STANCE [...] (C) Summary: Nine candidates have registered to contest the December 2 Legislative Council (Legco) by-election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Ma Lik. The clear front-runners remain former senior civil servants Anson Chan of the pan-democratic camp and her pro-Beijing opponent Regin [...] | 2007-11-02 09:19:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2806 | ALLEGATIONS OF U.S. "INTERFERENCE" IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: With the approach of Hong Kong local elections on November 18 and December 2, public criticism of pro-democracy legislator Martin Lee has abated, possibly due to fear of a voter backlash against the harsh commentary. Even before the Lee controversy, however, anti-foreign and anti- [...] | 2007-11-09 08:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2934 | HONG KONG DECEMBER 2 BY-ELECTION: VOTER TURNOUT IS [...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Hong Kong will hold a by-election to fill the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) leader Ma Lik last August. Only two of the eight contestants - pro-democracy leader Anson [...] | 2007-11-30 08:49:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2949 | HONG KONG VOTERS ELECT PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATOR [...] (C) Summary: Former Hong Kong Government Chief Secretary and pan-democratic leader Anson Chan won the December 2 Legislative Council (Legco) by-election, defeating her equally high-profile pro-government opponent Regina Ip by a 55 to 43 percent margin. After the election, Chan said the poll r [...] | 2007-12-03 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH |
07HONGKONG603 | HONG KONG'S FIRST TELEVISED CHIEF EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's first Chief Executive (CE) debate, televised live on March 1, included some unexpectedly lively exchanges over political reform, air pollution, education, and poverty alleviation. Incumbent CE Donald Tsang appeared restrained but also denigrated his opponent's SIPDI [...] | 2007-03-02 09:49:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK |
07IRANRPODUBAI19 | IRAN: SOCIAL FACTORS INCREASING HIV RATES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 12:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | IR PHUM SOCI PGOV TBIO |
07IRANRPODUBAI20 | RELIGIOSITY CONTINUES AMONG IRANIANS -- MODERN IRANIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-05 14:10:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL KIRF |
07IRANRPODUBAI52 | USG-INVITED IRANIAN FILMMAKERS FACE REPRISALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-16 14:26:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV PREL SOCI SCUL |
07IRANRPODUBAI54 | IRANIAN GOVERNMENT TRYING TO EXERT CONTROL OVER LEGAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-23 15:05:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV SOCI |
07IRANRPODUBAI58 | CATHOLIC NUNS IN IRAN REPORT DIFFICULTIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 14:36:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR KIRF SOCI PGOV |
07IRANRPODUBAI7 | IRANIAN REP'S VIEWS ON REGIONAL ASSYRIAN COMMUNITY [...] (S//NF) Summary: IRPOffs met with the Assyrian Majles representative Yonathan Bet Kolia (strictly protect) February 22. Bet Kolia will lead a delegation of Iranian Assyrians to an Assyrian National Congress meeting March 24-25 in California. According to Bet Kolia, there have been no recent [...] | 2007-02-27 15:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | SOCI IR PGOV PHUM |
07ISLAMABAD1687 | AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S ISLAMABAD VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli met with a wide spectrum of government officials, civil society, and media -- and garnered significant media coverage -- during her March 14-19 visit to Islamabad. Her interlocutors p [...] | 2007-04-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN PK |
07ISLAMABAD268 | GOVERNMENT HINDERS ACCESS TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED IN BALOCHISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In spite of a mid-December intervention from Ambassador Crocker to senior Pakistani officials, UNICEF reports it is still unable to assist internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Balochistan. End summary. 2. (U) On December 21, the Christian Science Monitor reported that UNICEF had fa [...] | 2007-01-17 11:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SOCI PK |
07ISLAMABAD2797 | FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met Foreign SIPDIS Secretary Khan for a lunch meeting on June 16. Khan SIPDIS discussed details of the Strategic Dialogue between the U.S. and Pakistan, expressed concerns about a bilater [...] | 2007-06-23 07:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PGOV PK PREL SOCI |
07ISLAMABAD4358 | PAKISTAN EXPORTERS SEEK TO IMPROVE LABOR CONDITIONS WHILE [...] Summary: While Pakistan has ratified 35 of the International Labor Organization's 185 Conventions on Labor Rights, including all eight core Conventions concerning the most basic worker rights, working conditions are still poor, and the labor movement has a long way to go to become relevant he [...] | 2007-10-09 11:47:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND ETRD PHUM KTEX SOCI PK |
07ISLAMABAD4888 | SIALKOT ENTREPRENEURS DISCUSS SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent visit to the eastern Pakistani export center of Sialkot, Economic and USAID officers discussed the status of child labor monitoring and human resource development with private sector leaders. Our contacts were generally upbeat in their assessment of business conditio [...] | 2007-11-16 12:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ELAB EINV ETRD SOCI PK |
07ISLAMABAD5262 | PAKISTAN: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: The Government of Pakistan (GOP) continues to pursue a national strategy for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor. A legal framework exists barring children from hazardous labor, and Pakistan has ratified all eight of the International Labor Organization (ILO) core conven [...] | 2007-12-13 11:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PREL PK |
07ISLAMABAD616 | LATEST STEPS ON CURRICULUM REFORM IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PK PTER SCUL SOCI |
07ISTANBUL167 | FROM THE VISA LINE: WINTER'S TALES [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with applicants. In recent months, some applicants have cited the increasingly nationalist climate in Turkey as a factor motivating th [...] | 2007-03-02 10:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CVIS SOCI CASC KFRD KPAO TU |
07JAKARTA1306 | THE GREENING OF SOCIETY: LOCAL SHARI'A LAWS SHOW [...] (C) Summary. Recent growth in local bylaws based on Islamic law (perda syariah) has been exponential, totaling at least 46 by early 2007. While many refer directly to shari'a and Islamic praxis, most bylaws address issues of morality, allowing their proponents to argue )- however disingenuou [...] | 2007-05-09 05:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA1452 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT A/S HILL [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Jakarta and ConGen Surabaya welcome your upcoming visit to Indonesia. Rumbles within the U.S. House of Representatives of possible legislation that would jeopardize normalized military-to-military relations with Indonesia would unravel our recent progress in this area an [...] | 2007-05-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA2329 | YOGYAKARTA IN A POST-SULTAN POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Sultan recently announced that he would resign as Yogyakarta's governor in 2008. The decision has triggered a scramble to determine his successor, a process complicated by a law that recognizes the area's special status and the Sultan's preeminent role. Prospective laws on [...] | 2007-08-24 09:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA247 | RECREATING THE CALIPHATE: HIZBUT TAHRIR INDONESIA [...] (C) Summary. Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) spokesman Ismail Yusanto told us about his organization's ideology, structure and goals, most notably the re-establishment of an Islamic caliphate and imposition of Islamic law. HTI is a hard-line Islamist movement that, while ostensibly non-violen [...] | 2007-01-30 07:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA2644 | TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY IN INDONESIA [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Indonesia, the fourth most populous nation, is a crucial test for transformational diplomacy. Just ten years ago it was an authoritarian, military dominated state weakening under the pressures of [...] | 2007-09-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI TBIO ID |
07JAKARTA2903 | THE POLITICS OF RAMADAN IN INDONESIA -- THE GOOD, [...] (C) SUMMARY: October 13 marked the Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri--the end of Ramadan--and the Indonesian political spectrum celebrated in its inimitable fashion. On the positive side, they held multiple ceremonies to give money to the poor. On the negative side, a number of politicos--includ [...] | 2007-10-15 10:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL PTER ID |
07JAKARTA291 | AMBASSADOR STRESSES AID, INVESTMENT IN PAPUA [...] (U) Introduction and Summary. On a January 21 - 24 visit to Papua Province, Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe stressed the importance to Papua's development of both foreign aid and foreign investment. He said that the U.S. was examining ways to increase assistance to Papua, especially in the form of [...] | 2007-02-02 06:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EINV EAID EMIN SOCI CASC ID |
07JAKARTA2923 | COMING TO GRIPS WITH "THE YEAR OF LIVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Events in the 1965-66 timeframe shook Indonesia to its core: faced with an attempted leftist takeover, the military launched a successful counter-coup. This was followed by widespread massacres as military and conservative Muslim elements killed an unknown number of alleged c [...] | 2007-10-17 10:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM KISL PREL ID |
07JAKARTA3070 | POLITICAL ISLAM -- MAINSTREAM MUSLIMS CONDEMN [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: An influential chapter of the group Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) has issued a statement condemning the idea that Muslims must work to create an Islamic "Caliphate." A contact told Pol/C that NU as a whole was moving toward [...] | 2007-11-05 09:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA3083 | WEST JAVA -- OUTREACH AT INDONESIA'S MOST [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a November 5 visit to the University of Indonesia (UI),poloff and econoff held a wide-ranging dialogue with about 30 students and faculty. Emboffs engaged the energetic audience in a spirited discussion about U.S. foreign policy and the U.S. presidential race, and used t [...] | 2007-11-06 07:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA3088 | Greenpeace "Forest Defender Camp" [...] (SBU) Summary: Greenpeace has established a "Forest Defenders Camp" in Sumatra's Riau Province to protect the forest and climate ahead of the COP-13 climate change conference in Bali. The 60-odd camp members, including one American and 11 other foreigners, are ostensibly investigating forest [...] | 2007-11-06 10:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EAGR PGOV PREL SENV SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA3278 | "Cooking the Climate" or Cooking the Books? Greenpeace's [...] (U) Summary: In a recently released report, "How the Palm Oil Industry is Cooking the Climate," Greenpeace blames American and European companies for the destruction of Indonesia's forests and peat swamps. If this destruction continues unabated, Greenpeace writes, vast amounts of carbon will be [...] | 2007-11-30 02:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EAGR PGOV PREL SENV SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA3289 | HOPPING MAD INDONESIANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesians regularly complain about Malaysia, but emotions have swirled to a new level over claims of infringement of Indonesia's most cherished resource--its culture. Accusing Malaysia of brazenly stealing a traditional East Javan dance, more than a 1,000 demonstrators clamor [...] | 2007-11-30 09:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SMIG SOCI ID MY |
07JAKARTA3304 | WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT -- JAKARTA SMALL GRANTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission is pleased to recommend the following three proposals for EAP's 2007 Women's Issues Fund Competition for Small Grants. Mission closely reviewed and carefully weighed 45 applications in total before choosing these proposals. Each of the recommended projects would advanc [...] | 2007-12-03 10:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI EAID ID |
07JAKARTA3325 | POLITICAL ISLAM -- THE RISE AND FALL OF SHARI'A? [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The number of new Islamically-inspired laws being put on the books by Indonesian municipalities has declined sharply over the past two years. During a visit to key sites in Sumatra, poloffs discussed the situation wit [...] | 2007-12-05 10:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI KISL ID |
07JAKARTA588 | Peace Concert Shows that the Acehnese are Putting the Past [...] (U) Summary: In Central Aceh, a remote district which was formerly the scene of some of the Aceh conflict's worst violence and which is still sees relatively little NGO activity, the people have put the past behind them and are looking to agriculture for prosperity. Syariah Islam and the relig [...] | 2007-03-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS SOCI KDEM ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA660 | DEFENDERS OF THE FAITHFUL: DEWAN DAKWAH ISLAMIYAH [...] (C) Summary. On February 22, we met with the Executive Board of Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia (DDII),a historically important hard-line Islamist group whose charitable wing, KOMPAK, has been linked to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). DDII, which has a reputation for being anti-West, anti-Semitic a [...] | 2007-03-08 00:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ID |
07JAKARTA822 | Indonesia: Central Java NU Leader Views on [...] (C) SUMMARY. Consulate General Surabaya met with Muhammad Adnan, Chairman of Central Java Nadhlatul Ulama (CJNU),Central Java's largest Muslim organization, and his deputies on March 2, 2007. Adnan commented that CJNU is less involved in local politics than its East Java counterpart and East [...] | 2007-03-22 06:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI PTER ID |
07JAKARTA882 | WEST JAVA'S GREEN UNIVERSITIES: ISLAM ON CAMPUS [...] (C) Summary. On February 28-March 1, poloffs traveled to Bandung, West Java, the wellspring of Indonesia's hard-line "tarbiyah" student movement, which is modeled after the Muslim Brotherhood and originated there in the 1970s. The development of the tarbiyah movement arguably brought about a [...] | 2007-03-27 07:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ID |
07JEDDAH419 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 14 AND [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on September 14, a substitute Imam at the al-Khobar Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque devoted his sermon to the holy month of Ramadan. He stressed the importance of total abstinence and helping the poor. The following week he continued on the same theme, [...] | 2007-09-30 09:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
07JEDDAH450 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 28 AND [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on September 28, a substitute Imam at the al-Khobar Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque focused his sermon once again on Ramadan. He repeated his call for the congregation to read the Koran and stressed the importance of purifying oneself to prepare for the [...] | 2007-10-17 11:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
07JEDDAH469 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA OCTOBER 19 AND [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on October 19, a substitute Imam at the al-Khobar Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque focused his sermon on respect for family values and how it relates to current discontent in the Muslim world. On October 26, Sheikh Mohammad Saleh al-Munajjid at the Omar b [...] | 2007-10-31 16:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
07JEDDAH485 | I LEFT MY HEART IN FREEDOM AND CAME HOME [...] (S) SUMMARY: There is no subject dearer to the hearts of even moderately well-off Hejazis (inhabitants of the Western Province) than leaving Saudi Arabia. The most stilted gathering can be brightened up at once by steering the conversation to a fondly anticipated (or remembered) stint outside [...] | 2007-11-24 15:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | SOCI SCUL KWMN SA |
07JEDDAH492 | HEJAZIS UPSET BY FATWA ABUSE IN ONGOING ISLAMIC [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Dr. Izzat Atiyya of al-Azhar University's Hadith Department issued a polemical fatwa last May arguing that women and men could work together provided that they become family members through breastfeeding. This is one of several fatwas that the Islamic establishment has issu [...] | 2007-11-27 12:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL KWMN SA |
07JEDDAH498 | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE HEJAZ: [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: While the number of reported domestic abuse cases varies depending on the source, Hejazi (inhabitants of the Western Province) experts focused on addressing violence against women agree that the number of cases in the Western Province is rising. The President of [...] | 2007-11-30 18:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN SA |
07JEDDAH506 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA NOVEMBER 16, 23, [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Grand Mufti recommended on November 30 that terrorists be sentenced to "Had al-Haraba," a Quranic punishment that can include execution followed by displaying the body in crucified pose. Sermons in the Eastern Province's al-Khobar al-Rawdha Grand Mosque on November 16 [...] | 2007-12-09 08:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
07JEDDAH512 | ABHA 2030: ASIR DEPUTY GOV DISCUSSES REFORMS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: While in Abha to open the American Culture and Commerce Festival organized by Consulate General Jeddah, the CG met with the Deputy Governor (DG) of Asir to discuss the status of ongoing reforms in the province. These reforms, collectively known as "Abha 2030," include modernizing [...] | 2007-12-15 18:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | ECON EIND ELAB SCUL SOCI |
07JEDDAH519 | INSIDE PRINCE KHALED'S DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a December 16 meeting with the CG, prominent Jeddah businessman Loay Bougary (strictly protect) described Prince Khaled's development plans for Mecca Province, and gave a detailed account of the consultative cabinet of experts which the prince organized to advise on these [...] | 2007-12-29 15:15:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | ECON PGOV SA SCUL SOCI |
07JEDDAH520 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA: MT. ARAFAT DEC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Grand Mufti gave a special sermon to pilgrims at Mount Arafat on December 18 denouncing terrorism and warning against the economic schemes of Islam's enemies. Sermons in Mecca's al-Haram Mosque on December 7, 14, and 21 elaborated on traditional issues such as piety in relati [...] | 2007-12-30 10:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
07KABUL1165 | PRT/MAZAR: SNAPSHOT OF FARYAB PROVINCE: ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faryab, the gateway to the north, has an agricultural economy crippled by severe drought. Many families cannot afford to buy enough food. Development has been slow to reach the region, which has fewer than 20 miles of paved roads. Half of all children start school, but most [...] | 2007-04-09 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID ECON AF |
07KABUL125 | DUBAI MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN JUSTICE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 4-6 Justice Sector Coordination meeting in Dubai re-invigorated justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. The meeting resulted in a new initiative to organize international efforts over the next few months and to develop a consolidated framework for justice reform at t [...] | 2007-01-13 09:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PREL PGOV PTER KCRM SNAR SOCI AF |
07KABUL1340 | NEW H5N1 OUTBREAK IN KABUL [...] Three positive cases of Type A, H5N1 avian influenza in birds were found in the Karte Char and Karte Seh areas of Kabul City on April 17, 2007 and were confirmed by laboratory diagnosis at the Central Veterinary Diagnostic and Research Laboratories in Kabul. A total of eight birds were tested. [...] | 2007-04-19 06:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU SOCI ECON CASC AF |
07KABUL2004 | PRT URUZGAN - THE FIGHT FOR CHORA [...] (C/REL NATO and AUS) Summary: Chora district center came under Taliban attack Friday, June 15, the focal point of a province-wide surge in insurgent activity. When it looked as if Chora might fall, the Dutch took the politically difficult decision to go on the offensive. They mounted successfu [...] | 2007-06-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF |
07KABUL2467 | PRT FARAH: DETERIORATION IN SECURITY, RISE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security in Farah Province deteriorated over the past six months. The Province now has its third ineffective governor since September 2006. The province continues to be plagued by high rates of kidnappings, robberies, and insurgent activity; weak and corrupt provincial and di [...] | 2007-07-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAID ECON KSEC SOCI IR AF |
07KABUL2507 | PRT NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Security remains a concern in Nuristan, especially in the districts bordering Pakistan. Political activity continues to center on Governor Tamim who travelled to remote districts to firm up support and allegiance to the provincial and national governments. Construction on the more than 4 [...] | 2007-08-03 07:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON SNAR MARR SOCI PHUM AF |
07KABUL2510 | PRT BAMYAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unlike some neighboring provinces, Bamyan Province has enjoyed a calm security and political situation during the last six months. There is increased concern over threats from outside, due drug and weapons trade believed to be transiting the province. Bamyan remains one of Afgha [...] | 2007-08-03 07:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL EAID ECON SOCI AF |
07KABUL2649 | PRT HERAT: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The mood in Herat Province has soured due to deterioration of the security and economic environment. A wave of murders and the presence of illegal armed groups with connections to old warlords has undermined confidence in the government. Unemployment has increased due to the [...] | 2007-08-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PTER SOCI EAID MARR IR AF |
07KABUL3211 | GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN'S RESPONSE TO INVITATION [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post again approached the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to extend the invitation to the proposed luncheon to be hosted by Mrs. Bush to the spouse of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. 2. (U) Late September 20, Post received a response from the Protocol Unit [...] | 2007-09-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA AF |
07KABUL360 | PRT QALAT: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: The political situation in Zabul is fairly stable, with a good governor, Delbar Jan Arman, who has served for almost two years. His efforts are undermined by a weak administration both in the capital and in the districts, and his own unwillingness to empower and build the cap [...] | 2007-02-05 10:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL372 | PRT NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Nuristan Province has traditionally been neglected and remains underdeveloped, but recent initiatives by Governor Tamin are energizing district administrations and encouraging communities to take responsibility for their own security. Despite these efforts, security remains problematic [...] | 2007-02-06 10:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL373 | PRT PANJSHIR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) Over the past year, Panjshir Province has recorded remarkable progress. Security is holding, governance is maturing, reconstruction is advancing and society is evolving. Constraints remain, however, both in terms of infrastructure and mentality. The Governor highlights education as the [...] | 2007-02-06 10:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER MASS ECON EAID SOCI AF |
07KABUL579 | PRT ASADABAD: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C) Kunar,s security improved significantly in 2006 except in the isolated border areas. Ongoing road construction will help consolidate security gains, and will enable economic growth. Better and larger police forces will be necessary to keep Kunar,s security and economic trends positive in [...] | 2007-02-21 11:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL582 | AFGHANISTAN: CONFIRMED H5N1 OUTBREAK IN NANGARHAR PROVINCE [...] An outbreak of avian influenza in domestic poultry near Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province has been confirmed by testing in the Ministry of Agriculture's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Kabul, with assistance from U.S. Navy Medical Research Unit-3 in Cairo. The Afghan Public Health Institute [...] | 2007-02-21 14:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU SOCI ECON AF |
07KABUL700 | PRT FARAH: SEMI ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Incidents and attacks continue and security remains tenuous and uncertain, but the police now show a heightened presence with patrols and raids in Farah Province. Governing dynamics will be seriously affected as Farah deals with its third governor in less than six months. The [...] | 2007-03-04 06:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR PINS PREL SOCI IR AF |
07KABUL790 | PRT CHAGHCHARAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Ghor Province should be one of Afghanistan?s success stories, but because it remains unable to attract the resources needed to overcome its developmental deficit, the province continues to lack the wherewithal for economic and political "take-off". Marginal progress was made [...] | 2007-03-07 13:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON MARR NATO SOCI AF |
07KABUL827 | AFGHANISTAN: H5N1 SPREADS TO 3 PROVINCES INCLUDING KABUL [...] The avian influenza outbreak in Jalalabad late last month (reftel) has spread to a total of six districts in three provinces. Confirmed cases of H5N1 in backyard poultry have now been reported in Nangarhar (3 districts),Kunar (2 districts),and Kabul (1 district) provinces. The pattern of spr [...] | 2007-03-12 04:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU SOCI ECON CASC AF |
07KABUL940 | PRT/KUNDUZ: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON THE NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) The situation on the ground in the Northeast region of Afghanistan has not changed appreciably in the past six months. The security situation remains relatively calm, with only occasional criminal or terrorist attacks against local officials and ISAF. The primary threat and cause of ins [...] | 2007-03-22 09:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL950 | PRT/QALENOW: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Qal-e Now, in the western part of Afghanistan, has witnessed much progress over the last year. Residents of the capital enjoy a much better quality of life then they did under the Taliban. The PRT has had a direct impact on economic growth in the provincial capital. However, th [...] | 2007-03-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL979 | PRT/MAZAR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Northwest Afghanistan enjoys a better security situation than much of the rest of the country but drought and crime hamper development. The Afghan National Police (ANP) and the judicial system need much work but progress has begun with the ANP. The balance of power between T [...] | 2007-03-26 05:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF |
07KAMPALA1172 | UGANDA: ROUNDUP ON STAFFDEL SMITH AND KUIKEN VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee Professional staff members Shannon Smith and Michael Kuiken visited Uganda from July 4-7, 2007 to gain further understanding on both bilateral and military relations. The team examined the ongoing peace proce [...] | 2007-07-17 05:26:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI MOPS UG |
07KAMPALA561 | UGANDA: SAVE THE CHILDREN UGANDA ALLEGES ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Save the Children Uganda, an auxiliary non-governmental organization (NGO) to Save the Children USA, released a report on an alleged Ugandan military attack in Karamoja that killed 66 children and 20 adults. At Save the Children USA's request, Save the Children Uganda shared t [...] | 2007-03-30 07:29:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KWMN MOPS SOCI UG |
07KATHMANDU1191 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) Post's avian influenza (AI) working group held a virtual meeting on June 11. Post Medical Officer reported that there have been no confirmed cases of AI in Nepal, in spite of more reported outbreaks in nearby Bangladesh. Post is actively monitoring the situation and continuing awareness [...] | 2007-06-18 05:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU SOCI WHO NP |
07KATHMANDU1373 | NEPAL: TIP REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) In a series of meetings with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry for Women and Social Welfare (MWSW),and the Ministry of Labor and Transport, Emboff delivered talking points and the final text of Nepal's country narrative from the 2007 Trafficking in Person (TIP) [...] | 2007-07-18 10:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM SOCI KPAO EAID IP NP |
07KATHMANDU1488 | AI CONSIDERED UNDETECTED IN NEPAL [...] At an August 2 meeting of Post's avian influenza (AI) working group, Dr. Zandra Andre from USAID's Health and Child Survival Fellows Program briefed post on the spread of AI in South Asia and the level of Nepal's preparedness. With reported outbreaks in India, Burma, and Bangladesh, Nepal was [...] | 2007-08-06 05:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU AID SOCI WHO NP |
07KATHMANDU1861 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI NP |
07KATHMANDU1908 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On October 3 Emboff met with Lekh Nath Bhattarai, America desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to confirm that the Government of Nepal(GON) plans to send an official ministerial delegation to the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). Bh [...] | 2007-10-25 08:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07KATHMANDU1972 | NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 09:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA NP |
07KATHMANDU2038 | NEPAL: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION 2007 [...] As requested by Reftel, Post is providing current information on child labor, especially its worst forms, as well as on efforts by the Government of Nepal (GON) to address the problem. Emboff collected information from the Ministry of Labor and Transport (MOLT),the Ministry for Women, Childr [...] | 2007-12-02 23:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID NP |
07KATHMANDU265 | NEPAL: MADHESI LEADERS SAY GOVERNMENT OFFER NOT [...] (C) Upendra Yadav, head of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF),and Awadesh Kumar Singh, a Supreme Court lawyer and senior MPRF member, told Emboff February 1 that the Prime Minister's January 31 speech was not enough to stop the ongoing movement in the Terai. Yadav stated that the demand [...] | 2007-02-02 09:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PTER PINR NP |
07KATHMANDU561 | NEPAL REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR KUL GAUTAM AS [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Nepal's Finance Minister Ram Saran Mahat informed the Ambassador March 14 that Prime Minister G.P. Koirala had sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to nominate UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Executive Director Kul G [...] | 2007-03-16 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI ECON UN NP |
07KATHMANDU760 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR APRIL [...] (SBU) A/DCM chaired post's avian influenza (AI) working group on April 11. Post Medical Officer reported that there have been no confirmed cases of AI in Nepal, in spite of recent confirmed cases in surrounding countries. In the past thirty days there have been confirmed reports of AI bird [...] | 2007-04-13 11:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU SOCI WHO NP |
07KHARTOUM1018 | DARFUR - HUNGER SEASON BRINGS CHRONIC BUT STABLE NUTRITION [...] (U) Available indicators on malnutrition, including new admissions to feeding centers, food security levels, and sentinel site data, indicate a generally stable nutrition situation in Darfur as compared to the same time last year. Exceptions include areas in South Darfur currently receiving new [...] | 2007-06-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1028 | SUDAN - THE BLUES OF BLUE NILE STATE [...] (U) Blue Nile State, which lies in the fertile woodland savannah belt of eastern Sudan, has a strong potential for agricultural production. However, several challenges exist for this special administrative area as defined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. War destroyed most basic infrastr [...] | 2007-06-28 10:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1036 | DARFUR SAGE EXPOUNDS ON SOME UNCOMFORTABLE GROUND [...] (C) CDA caught up with Al-Fasher University Professor Abdulajabbar Abdullah Fadul, probably the single most knowledgeable Darfuri academic alive today, on June 28 right before his departure for London to participate in a panel on social science research methods on Darfur. ------------------- [...] | 2007-06-29 10:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM106 | SAVING THE NORTH/SOUTH PEACE [...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),the keystone of U.S. policy toward Sudan, is at risk. The death of John Garang, the south,s charismatic leader, and the marginalization of Vice President Ali Osman Taha, the co-architect of the peace agreement, have taken vision and energ [...] | 2007-01-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU |
07KHARTOUM1080 | DARFUR - NEW IDPS OVERWHELM AL SALAM CAMP [...] Begin summary: Since early May, an influx of newly displaced persons arriving in Al Salam camp near Nyala, South Darfur, has created a localized humanitarian emergency. New arrivals are often in poor health, and relief agencies are providing much-needed humanitarian aid. USAID field staff r [...] | 2007-07-11 08:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1085 | S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH SOUTH DARFURIANS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) During a July 9 visit to Nyala, Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, and US Embassy Charg Alberto Fernandez conducted a series of meetings with IDP camp representatives, the Magdoum of the Fur and civil society activists, as well as an impromptu meeting with the d [...] | 2007-07-12 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1086 | SUDAN - FLOOD RESPONSE IN NORTHERN SUDAN [...] Summary: In July, unseasonably heavy rains and subsequent flooding have affected more than 28,000 households in Khartoum, Northern Kordofan, White Nile, Kassala, and Blue Nile states in northern Sudan, according to Sudanese government officials and humanitarian organizations. Government agen [...] | 2007-07-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1094 | S/E NATSIOS VISIT TO NORTH DARFUR (CORRECTED COPY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 9-10 visit to El Fasher, North Darfur, Special Envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios, accompanied by CDA Alberto Fernandez and others, met with representatives from the AU and UN, IDP camps, civil society groups and the local branch of the Umma Party. He learned of the challen [...] | 2007-07-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU AU |
07KHARTOUM1119 | SUDAN - S/E NATSIOS MEETS WITH NGOS [...] Summary: On July 12, Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, accompanied by Charge d'Affaires Alberto Fernandez and others, met with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee in Khartoum to discuss issues facing the humanitarian community in Sudan. The NGOs noted that the Joint Communiq [...] | 2007-07-18 13:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KPKO UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1124 | SUDAN - DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN SUDAN [...] Summary: This cable declares a disaster due to flooding in Sudan and requests U.S. Government (USG) emergency assistance for those in need. Unseasonably heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding since late June have affected hundreds of thousands people in Khartoum, Northern Kordofan, White Nile [...] | 2007-07-19 16:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1135 | SPLM Diaspora Conference in Juba [...] Summary: Over 100 Sudanese Diaspora SPLM members participated in the First Sudan People's Liberation Movement Chapters' Conference. The purpose of the conference was to familiarize Sudanese Diaspora members with the reality in Southern Sudan, to mobilize resources and, if possible, to draw upon [...] | 2007-07-23 05:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO |
07KHARTOUM1136 | DELAYS RAISE CONCERNS AT AEC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a July 16 Assessment and Evaluation Committee (AEC) meeting at the National Assembly, the chairman, Mr. Tom Vraalsen, and international observers expressed their concerns and questions about delays in the formation of the Political Parties Commission and National Civil Service [...] | 2007-07-23 08:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI AID SU |
07KHARTOUM1138 | OIL AND ABYEI - AEC PLENARY RAISES CONTENTIOUS ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 17 Assessment and Evaluation Committee (AEC) plenary session, representatives from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the National Congress Party (NCP) addressed several unresolved and contentious issues including: the relationship between the National [...] | 2007-07-23 08:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI AID SU |
07KHARTOUM1167 | DARFUR - USAID AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS [...] Summary: Current USAID emergency agriculture interventions in Darfur have successfully improved the livelihoods and food security of small farming and agro-pastoralist households in many rural areas. However, ongoing conflict and insecurity make sustained agriculture and livestock interventi [...] | 2007-07-26 11:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1172 | DARFUR - ENGAGING CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE PEACE PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Between July 12 and 19, USAID staff met with key civil society representatives in South and West Darfur to follow up on issues raised during the U.S. Special Envoy's visit to Nyala, gauge the views of civil society representatives in El Geneina, and assess possible areas of USG [...] | 2007-07-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM119 | CHINA IN SUDAN: RISING DRAGON OR PAPER TIGER? [...] (C) Summary: China has quickly become Sudan's most important market, absorbing nearly 70 percent of its total exports in 2004, and 96 percent of its oil exports in 2005. Chinese investment and immigration have risen sharply in the past five years, especially in Khartoum, creating a kind of Ch [...] | 2007-01-26 11:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SOCI SU CH |
07KHARTOUM1210 | SUDAN FLOODING UPDATE [...] Summary. The Government of National Unity (GNU),Government of South Sudan (GOSS),and humanitarian community continue to respond to flooding that has affected hundreds of thousands of people throughout Sudan in July. The GNU Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) estimates that flooding has dama [...] | 2007-08-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1213 | DARFUR - EL GENEINA'S NORTHERN CORRIDOR AT RISK [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent USAID visit to El Geneina, West Darfur, U.N. staff alerted USAID to serious security problems and human rights abuses in the northern corridor of West Darfur. Arab nomadic groups and armed militia are terrorizing the residents of Abu Sorug, Sirba, Silea, and Bir [...] | 2007-08-05 14:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1236 | SUDAN - USAID AIRLIFTS PLASTIC SHEETING FOR FLOOD-AFFECTED [...] On August 8, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Fernandez and Undersecretary for the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Charles Manyang welcomed the arrival of a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) airlift carrying plastic sheeting for flood-af [...] | 2007-08-09 06:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1271 | SUDAN - USAID FLOOD AND RETURNEE ASSESSMENT IN UNITY STATE [...] Summary. From August 7 to 9, a USAID staff member traveled to Unity State to assess the flood emergency. Three counties in Unity State are seriously flooded, and between 6,000 and 13,000 families displaced statewide. Aid agencies and local officials are concerned because flooding began in J [...] | 2007-08-14 12:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1289 | INAUSPICIOUS RESUMPTION OF AMIS CEASEFIRE COMMISSION [...] (SBU) After a nearly three week hiatus of Ceasefire Commission (CFC) meetings, proceedings in the First Chamber were dominated by continued SLA-Minawi protests regarding cuts in Monthly Subsistence Allowance (MSA). The rebel reps walked out of the CFC before its conclusion. There was no discu [...] | 2007-08-17 10:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1296 | SUDAN - USAID FLOOD ASSESSMENT IN KASSALA STATE [...] Summary. From August 6 to 9, USAID/SUDAN staff traveled to Kassala State to assess the effects of recent flooding, following unseasonably heavy rainfall in early July. Flooding has affected an estimated 40,000 people, destroyed more than 2,600 homes, and resulted in 10 deaths and extensive d [...] | 2007-08-19 14:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1297 | DARFUR - MALNUTITION UPDATE [...] Summary: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that recent Darfur nutrition survey results indicate the first significant increase in malnutrition in the region since 2004. According to USAID partner the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF),six localized nutrition [...] | 2007-08-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1366 | SUDAN - STATUS OF IDP RETURNS TO SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] Summary. In a recent meeting with USAID, the U.N. Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reported that 1.24 million former internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to the Three Areas and Southern Sudan since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in January 2005. Based on IDP surv [...] | 2007-08-30 13:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1385 | SUDAN - FLOOD RESPONSE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] Summary. Since June, flooding has affected more than 91,000 people in Lakes, Warrab, Unity, Upper Nile, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, and Jonglei states in Southern Sudan, according to the U.N. It is unclear whether the floods are worse than in previous years; however, non-governmental organizati [...] | 2007-09-04 08:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1390 | DARFUR - HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE [...] Summary: On September 1, the high-level committee that oversees the implementation of the Joint Communique on the facilitation of humanitarian activities in Darfur met in Khartoum. In the capacity of donor observer, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, accompanied by a USAID represen [...] | 2007-09-04 13:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1417 | NO CFC FORMAL MEETINGS, BUT FOUR STOLEN LABADO VEHICLES [...] (SBU) Formal CFC meetings were cancelled this week due to a meeting with a Sudanese Government delegation to discuss the Janjaweed Disarmament Plan (septel) and the visit of the UN Secretary General. However, some progress was made on a key CFC SIPDIS case when some of the vehicles stolen f [...] | 2007-09-09 16:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM144 | AEC Plenary Minutes - Jan. 15, 2007 Meeting [...] Summary: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 16th plenary session in Khartoum on January 15. AEC Chair Vraalsen sounded a pessimistic note regarding the slow pace of implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),noting that implementation lagged far behind pr [...] | 2007-01-31 04:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM1446 | SUDAN - USAID FLOOD ASSESSMENT RENK COUNTY, UPPER NILE [...] Summary. From August 28 to 30, USAID/OFDA staff visited Renk County in northern Upper Nile State, Southern Sudan, to assess the effects of recent flooding. Flooding caused severe damage to homes and livestock and affected an estimated 10,000 households, or approximately 50,000 people. Non-g [...] | 2007-09-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1510 | CEASE-FIRE COMMISSION: FRUSTRATION WITH HASKANITA WHILE [...] (SBU) Force Commander Martin Luther Agwai chaired meetings of both chambers and pushed to reduce each chamber to one formal meeting per week. No report on the Kalma IDP incursion has yet been received from the sector, nor have any AMIS officials been able to investigate the Haskanita fighting. [...] | 2007-09-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1523 | DARFUR - HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE [...] Summary: On September 24, the high-level committee that oversees the implementation of the Joint Communique on the facilitation of humanitarian activities in Darfur met in Khartoum. In the capacity of donor observer, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, accompanied by a USAID represen [...] | 2007-09-30 12:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1526 | AMIS CAMP IN HASKANITA ATTACKED [...] (SBU) On the evening of September 29 the AMIS Military Group Site (MGS) in Haskanita came under brazen attack by an unidentified force using small arms fire, machine gun fire, and rocket-propelled grenades, but the attack was repulsed. In the early hours of September 30, the MGS was attacked [...] | 2007-09-30 14:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1541 | CFC WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24: NO MEETINGS BUT WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Neither the First nor Second Chamber of the Cease-fire Commission (CFC) met the week of September 24 because Force Commander Agwai had left for Nigeria and Deputy Force Commander Karake was traveling the area of operation. The working group, however, addressed the two general topics of i [...] | 2007-10-03 10:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1565 | DARFUR - BRAZEN CARJACKINGS BRING NGOS TO TIPPING POINT [...] (U) Recent attacks on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working throughout Darfur, including USAID partners CARE and World Vision, have impacted the delivery of humanitarian services. Brazen daytime carjackings in Nyala town, the capital of South Darfur, have prompted the UN to impose a 14 [...] | 2007-10-08 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1600 | SUDAN - DISASTER REDECLARATION [...] The humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to warrant U.S. Government (USG) assistance to meet the emergency requirements of conflict-affected civilian populations throughout the country. USG humanitarian assistance in Sudan saves lives, mitigates the economic impact of conflict on livelih [...] | 2007-10-11 06:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1602 | SUDAN - UNHCR FUNDING SITUATION AND PLANS FOR DARFUR [...] On October 2, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) Deputy Representative for Sudan Craig Sanders briefed international donors, including USAID, on UNHCR's funding situation for the remainder of 2007. In addition, UNHCR discussed progress in expanding Darfur operations a [...] | 2007-10-11 07:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1608 | HEAVY SUPPORT PACKAGE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 4 report, the Chief of Plans for UNAMID Transition, Colonel Johnstone, in El Fasher, North Darfur, described current UNAMID deployment status. He termed GOS cooperation to date as "reasonable," noted the complexity of the transition, provided a rundown of troop con [...] | 2007-10-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1609 | HEAVY SUPPORT PACKAGE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 4 report, the Chief of Plans for UNAMID Transition, Colonel Johnstone, in El Fasher, North Darfur, described current UNAMID deployment status. He termed GOS cooperation to date as "reasonable," noted the complexity of the transition, provided a rundown of troop con [...] | 2007-10-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1659 | SUDAN - UN/DONOR PRINCIPALS MEETING RESUMES [...] On October 21, the UN reinstated the UN high-level donor coordination meeting in Khartoum. The UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in Sudan (D/SRSG) and the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) in Sudan, Ameerah Haq, chaired the meeting. At this f [...] | 2007-10-25 11:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1669 | DARFUR - HAC PROPOSES TO DIVIDE IDP CAMPS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 07:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM168 | AMIS FORCE COMMANDER REACHES OUT TO DPA NON-SIGNATORIES IN [...] (SBU) African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander Luke Aprezi, accompanied by United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Regional Head of Office, Ceasefire Commission (CFC) participants, S/CRS Poloffs, and other members of the international community, met February 4 in West Darfur with r [...] | 2007-02-05 13:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1680 | UNREST AND TURMOIL IN CAMPS CREATE SUSPICIONS OF GOS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1689 | SUDAN - RIFT VALLEY FEVER [...] On October 28, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been confirmed in three states in northern Sudan. RVF is a viral zoonosis that primarily affects animals but also can infect humans. WHO reported that out of 70 known human cases 40 deaths had occu [...] | 2007-10-31 09:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM172 | DARFUR: UNDP ISSUES STATEMENT ON NYALA ASSAULTS [...] (C) Summary: Reftels detail the January 19 incident wherein 20 UN, NGO, and African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) personnel were arrested following the violent breakup of a social event, which resulted in serious injuries to several of the humanitarian personnel. On January 30, UN Deputy Special R [...] | 2007-02-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID PREF SOCI AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1738 | UNAMID PLANNING CHIEF PESSIMISTIC ABOUT OPERATION'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 3 introductory meeting with recently arrived Chief of the Planning Unit for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Muldo Urquhart, Urquhart saw a narrow and potentially diminishing window of opportunity to turn around the African Union Mission i [...] | 2007-11-07 07:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1742 | UNAMID: PERSONNEL WILL BE KEY TO SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 5 meeting with FieldOff, a senior United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) officer corroborated assessments from other UNAMID officers (septel) that the main shortcoming threatening deployment of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is not the Sudanese [...] | 2007-11-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1752 | JEM CFC REP WARNS OF LOOMING CONFLICTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a sobering November 6 meeting with FieldOff, the Justice and Equality Movement representative to the Second Chamber of the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) at AMIS Headquarters warned that the current widespread deployment of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) throughout the three Darf [...] | 2007-11-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1771 | DARFUR - USAID NUTRITION UPDATE [...] Recent nutrition surveys in pockets of Darfur reveal that the nutrition status of children under five has deteriorated since May 2007 to levels approaching those recorded in 2004 -- the beginning of the Darfur humanitarian response when the nutritional situation was at its worst. From Septemb [...] | 2007-11-15 07:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1782 | NOTHING NEW AT DEMONSTRATION IN EL FASHER [...] (SBU) On November 14 El Fasher local broadcasting stations announced that there would be a November 15 student demonstration to condemn the attempt of the French organization Zoe's Ark to "abduct" Sudanese children from Chad. UN agencies operating in El Fasher announced through their daily rad [...] | 2007-11-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI AU SU CD |
07KHARTOUM1787 | MINISTER AL-SAMANI ON UNAMID, BILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Wasila al-Samani on November 15, CDA Fernandez strongly cautioned the minister that while his visit to Washington in September and Foreign Minister Lam Akol's UNGA visit later that month had produced some positive results, the bi [...] | 2007-11-18 04:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM1795 | DARFUR - THE HAC AND WALI DISCUSS KALMA ISSUES AND THE [...] (U) On November 10, the Charge d'Affaires Fernandez, the USAID Mission Director, and the USAID Darfur Team Leader met with the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commissioner and the Governor (Wali) of South Darfur to discuss the current state of affairs with Kalma internally d [...] | 2007-11-18 17:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM18 | DARFUR: DSRSG DEFENSIVE ON LIGHT PACKAGE, CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 5 meeting between Charge d'Affairs Hume and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in SIPDIS Sudan Manuel Aranda d'Silva, the two discussed the CDA's recent visit to UN Light Package elements in El Fasher (ref [...] | 2007-01-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN |
07KHARTOUM1804 | UNAMID PLANNERS RECOMMEND DELAYING DEPLOYMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate conversations with FieldOff on November 15 and November 18 in El Fasher, two UN senior military transition planners shared the joint recommendation they had made to UNAMID Force Commander GEN Agwai that deployment of UNAMID police elements be put on hold until the inf [...] | 2007-11-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1813 | SHINING AN AMERICAN LIGHT ON ABYEI [...] (C) Summary: With the ongoing political crisis between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in its second month, the conflict over the oil-rich Abyei region takes center stage once again as the key irreconcilable difference between the two parties, th [...] | 2007-11-20 10:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1814 | JSR CALLS MSA "BIGGEST THREAT TO UNAMID" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On his first official day in the new El Fasher Headquarters, Joint Special Representative (JSR) for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Rodolphe Adada told Charge Fernandez in a November 14 meeting that the single biggest threat to UNAMID's success was the [...] | 2007-11-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1821 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - LAINYA COUNTY UPDATE [...] From November 4 to 6, program officers from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) traveled to Lainya County in Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan, to review the status of the planned transition of USAID/OFDA-funded programs to the Government of Southern Sudan (GOS [...] | 2007-11-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1822 | CONCILIATORY AL-BASHIR ALL SWEETNESS AND LIGHT AT [...] (SBU) Less than five days after a warmongering speech to militia forces (reftel b),a more statesman-like President Al-Bashir called for peace, national unity and democracy in an address to party faithful at the National Congress Party (NCP) Annual General Assembly on November 21. A full house [...] | 2007-11-21 11:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI UN AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1832 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - HEALTH SECTOR TRANSITION UPDATE [...] Over the past three fiscal years, USAID has been able to steadily and responsibly decrease its non-food humanitarian budget from USD 88.3 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to USD 69.5 million in FY 2006 and USD 61.9 million in FY 2007 in anticipation of the eventual transition from relief to dev [...] | 2007-11-21 16:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1834 | ELECTIONS TIMELINE URGENT; DONOR GROUP TO EXPRESS CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Elections donor group Ambassadors met November 22 in Khartoum to discuss strategies to keep the elections timetable outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on track. All agreed there is an increasingly narrow window and the NCP and SPLM must resolve their differences [...] | 2007-11-25 05:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM184 | Darfur: Pres. Bashir Speaks to Trade Unionists under [...] During a February 6 address to the International Trade Union Conference at Friendship Hall in Khartoum, President Bashir rejected the entry of international troops into Sudan. The account, carried by government-aligned Sudan Vision daily, said Bashir asserted the Darfur problem could only be [...] | 2007-02-07 14:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO ELAB SOCI US SU |
07KHARTOUM1842 | BASHIR DENIES SUDAN IS DELAYING UNAMID DEPLOYMENT; BLAMES [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bashir denied that Sudan was delaying UNAMID troop deployment and blamed any delays on the UN. He stated that Nordic troops are not acceptable and questioned the necessity of deploying Thai and Nepalese troops. End summary. 2. (SBU) According to local media reports [...] | 2007-11-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1844 | UNAMID DEPLOYMENT ROUNDUP [...] Summary: The Jordanian Embassy in Khartoum reports that the GOS has not approved its offer of a Multi-Role Logistics Company, while the Chinese Embassy confirms the arrival of Chinese UN blue-helmeted peacekeepers. End Summary. TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES LAST TO KNOW -------------------- [...] | 2007-11-26 04:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1853 | DARFUR - ADMINISTRATOR FORE SITE VISIT TO EL FASHER [...] (U) On November 22, the USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore, Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, Assistant Administrator for USAID's Africa Bureau (AA/AFR) Kate Almquist, and the Mission Director for USAID/Sudan traveled to El Fasher, North Darfur, to re [...] | 2007-11-27 06:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1856 | SUDAN - NGOS BRIEF AA/AFR ON CURRENT CHALLENGES [...] On November 21, representatives from the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee and other USAID implementing partners briefed the Assistant Administrator for USAID's Africa Bureau (AA/AFR) Kate Almquist on the current operating environment in Sudan. The NGOs reported that their [...] | 2007-11-27 09:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1859 | SHIFTING ALLEGIANCES AMONG SLA AND JANJAWEED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Some rebel and political leaders on the ground in Darfur are signaling a shift in the current political climate where by some support for Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) faction leader Abdelwahid al-Nur is shifting to Ahmed Abdelshafie and whereby some Arab militias (encouraged by t [...] | 2007-11-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1862 | ADDRESSING ABYEI [...] (SBU) The complex issue of Abyei has haunted implementation of the CPA since the beginning. It is the only part of the agreement that seen zero progress towards implementation since the signing of the peace accord in 2005. A warning should be sounded to any in the international community who se [...] | 2007-11-28 07:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1866 | CHINESE ENGINEERS ARRIVE AMIDST REBEL THREATS [...] (SBU) Soon after the arrival of 135 Chinese engineer peacekeepers on November 24 in Nyala, media reported the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel group threatened to attack the Chinese engineers. According to the media, JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim Muhhamed said, "They are not welcome...the [...] | 2007-11-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1871 | FEAR OF LOSS OF INTERNATIONAL CREDIBILITY MAY KEEP JEM ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 27 meeting with FieldOff, the Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) representative in El Fasher admitted that despite the movement's unhappiness with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),JEM would not carry out the threats its leadership has [...] | 2007-11-29 09:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1873 | BASHIR MEETS WITH UMMA PARTY CHIEF SADIQ AL-MAHDI [...] (SBU) President Bashir met with opposition Umma party leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on November 27 to discuss "national reconciliation," according to the media. Presidential advisor and National Congress Party (NCP) Vice President Nafie Ali Nafie in press statements characterized the meeting as fruitfu [...] | 2007-11-29 12:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1884 | USAID ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S VISIT TO SOUTHERN SUDAN: LUNCH [...] (SBU) Summary: SPLM Crisis Committee members told Administrator Fore that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) is providing an opportunity to advance democracy and development throughout Sudan. They identified the "three areas," independent media, and rural development as priorities. Deput [...] | 2007-11-30 10:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1886 | NYALA MAQDUM DENIES JANJAWEED TURNCOAT TREND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 29 meeting with FieldOff, the Maqdum (traditional viceroy of the Fur) of Nyala, Ahmed Rajal, denied reports that members of the janjaweed in Darfur were deserting their traditional benefactor, the Government of Sudan (GoS),in favor of rebel movements, as reported [...] | 2007-11-30 11:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |