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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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04HELSINKI1604FINNISH AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS ESTONIA,
[...] (C) On December 22 Jarmo Viinanen, advisor to Finnish President Halonen, gave us a read-out on the December 14 meeting between Halonen and Russian President Putin. Viinanen confirmed that, as reported to Embassy Tallinn (reftel),Halonen had asked when Putin would sign border treaties with Est [...]
2004-12-29 14:17:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS EN LG
05HELSINKI1116FINNISH PRESIDENT HALONEN'S TRAVELS TO RUSSIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In late Sept. and early Oct., President Halonen has made official visits to Russia and to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Russia, the GOF sees bilateral progress on environmental issues and border security, in part thanks to the good relations between the two presidents. Howe [...]
2005-10-19 06:24:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV FI AJ EU RS LG UK EN AM
05HELSINKI873PUTIN VISITS FINLAND
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Earle I. Mack met privately with Jarmo Viinanen, Chief of Staff to Finland's President Tarja Halonen, on August 3. Viinanen briefed the Ambassador about Russian President Putin's 2 day visit to Finland for meetings with Halonen. Viinanen said that both sides emphas [...]
2005-08-04 05:11:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM RS EN FI
05VILNIUS376U.S.-BALTIC SUMMIT: CALMING TROUBLED WATERS
[...] (C) President Bush's meeting with the three Baltic presidents in Riga May 7 presents an extraordinary opportunity to tighten our alliance with America's best friends in Europe and patch their fraying unity in advancing U.S. interests. At the summit, we should aim to: --Acknowledge the thre [...]
2005-04-11 10:54:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP EN RS LG LH
06ABUDHABI1342NATO SOLDIER SENTENCED TO 80 LASHES FOR OFFENSES
[...] (SBU) On April 3, a Shari'a court in the northern emirate of Sharjah sentenced Estonian Master Sergeant Andrei Korol to one month in jail and 80 lashes for crimes committed at Sharjah International Airport on February 23. Korol was sentenced to 40 lashes and time served for public intoxicatio [...]
2006-04-05 13:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN
06BRUSSELS2647BELGIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS FUND SEVERAL POSITIVE
[...] (U) Summary. The Belgian Council of Ministers meeting held July 20 approved and provided budgetary allowances for several economic, political and military initiatives. Of particular interest were a C-130 for Afghanistan, a NATO mine clearing operation in the Baltics, and continued participatio [...]
2006-08-01 13:19:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDAF BE CG EAID EN KZ MARR MAS MOPS PBTS PGOV
06DUBAI2014ESTONIAN SOLDIER OUT ON BAIL
[...] (U) Consul General contacted Netherlands CG April 11 to seek an update on the case involving the Estonian soldier serving with NATO forces in Afghanistan, who was arrested at Sharjah Airport on February 23 for drunkeness and molesting a female police officer. Sharjah's Shari'a court originally [...]
2006-04-11 13:18:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN
06TALLINN1001ESTONIA: REACTION TO CHISINAU-MOSCOW RAIL LINK AND
[...] (C) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points (Refs A and B) to Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Dr. Kaupo Kand, MFA Ukraine and Moldova Desk Officer, regarding the decision to close the Chisinau-Moscow rail link and Ukraine's reform efforts. Foreign Mi [...]
2006-11-08 12:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALELTN PREL MOPS NATO RS UP EN
06TALLINN1003ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON MATHESON?S ILC RE-ELECTION
[...] (U) On November 7, Poloff delivered reftel points (Ref A) to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, and enquired whether Estonia would support Michael Matheson's re-election to the International Law Commission (ILC). Kraav said that while Matheson was on E [...]
2006-11-08 17:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA UN EN
06TALLINN1008ESTONIA: BRIEFING ON KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 12:16:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALAL BH GG MK MACEDONIA PBTS RO SR UP EN
06TALLINN1009 MURDERED RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANKER'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) In early October, Estonian investigative paper Eesti Ekspress published an article noting that recently- murdered Russian Central Bank Vice-President Andrei Kozlov visited Tallinn in June to meet with the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (FSA). According to the article, Kozlov ve [...]
2006-11-13 12:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM RS EN
06TALLINN1012ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-14 15:38:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS EN
06TALLINN1014ESTONIAN RAILWAY DEAL HEADING INTO FINAL PHASE
[...] (U) Summary: On November 10, the Cabinet approved the GOE's re-purchase of Baltic Rail Services' (BRS) majority stake in Estonian Railways (ER). Although some Ministers and Members of Parliament have voiced public concerns over aspects of the deal, parliamentary approval is expected before th [...]
2006-11-16 13:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN
06TALLINN1042 OIL SHALE ENERGY: FACING ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] (U) Summary. Oil shale is a key Estonian national resource, whose existence has allowed the country to remain relatively independent of Russian natural gas supplies. Despite the high cost of compliance, the GOE and power utility Eesti Energia are confident they will bring Estonia's oil shale [...]
2006-11-20 15:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SENV ENRG EN
06TALLINN1048ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT
[...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...]
2006-11-21 13:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL KN EN
06TALLINN1049ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S TRAVEL TO
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome you to Tallinn as part of the President's historic visit on November 27-28 (Ref A). Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner with whom we share many common values. The timing of the visit is excellent - President Toomas Hendri [...]
2006-11-21 13:54:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL EN
06TALLINN1050ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT
[...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...]
2006-11-22 07:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL KN EN
06TALLINN1052ESTONIA: SHARING DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 07:59:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNSC IZ EN
06TALLINN1055ESTONIA PROCESSING GUANTANAMO MIGRANTS
[...] (U) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, on whether the GOE can resettle Haitian and Cuban migrants currently in Guantanamo to Estonia. On November 16, Hion informed us that the request was sent to the Estonian Migration Board for considera [...]
2006-11-22 11:46:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG BU CU LG LH EN
06TALLINN1056ESTONIAN ACCEPTS U.S. DIP NOTE ON AIR
[...] (SBU) On November 21, Embassy Tallinn received the following note verbale from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in answer to our revised diplomatic note on air security for the President's visit November 27-28(reftel): Begin Text: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Estonia [...]
2006-11-22 12:08:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN
06TALLINN1065ESTONIA: TURKEY-EU ACCESSION PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 14:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEUN NATO EN
06TALLINN1067ESTONIA: UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA/MOLDOVA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-30 11:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS EU NATO OSCE MO GG RU EN
06TALLINN1076 PRESIDENT ILVES REACHES OUT TO RUSSIAN
[...] (U) Summary. In an effort to reach out to Estonia's Russian-speaking minority, on November 14 Toomas Hendrik Ilves chose Ida-Virumaa as the destination of his first domestic trip as President. While there, he encouraged young ethnic Russians to participate actively in the political process, [...]
2006-12-04 15:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN1077 ESTONIA: REACTION TO RUSSIA RESTRICTS ON FISH
[...] (U) As reported reftel, on November 24 the Russian Ministry of Agriculture issued an order limiting the number of border check points through which fish and fish products can enter Russia, excluding both of Estonia?s land border points. 100% of Estonia?s USD 40 million in fish exports to Russ [...]
2006-12-05 13:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIS ETRD TBIO EN
06TALLINN1082ESTONIA CONCERNED OVER PRESERVING SINIORA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 15:19:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE EN
06TALLINN1083ESTONIA: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 15:19:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR EN
06TALLINN1084ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES'S TRIP TO GEORGIA
[...] (C) Summary. On December 6, President Ilves's Foreign Affair Advisor, Sven Jurgenson, briefed us on Ilves's recent trip to Georgia. While in Tbilisi, Ilves emphasized to Georgian President Saakashvili the need for the GOG to reduce tensions with Russia and take a more pragmatic approach to E [...]
2006-12-07 09:18:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG EN
06TALLINN1085 RUSSIAN PROVOCATIONS FALL FLAT IN ESTONIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, several Russian attempts to provoke Estonia with Soviet-style propaganda have fallen flat. A Duma resolution on the Soviet soldiers' memorial in downtown Tallinn (the so-called "Bronze Soldier"),a well-timed declassification of documents "proving" U.S. and B [...]
2006-12-07 10:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV RS EN
06TALLINN1086ESTONIA: BIOS OF PRESIDENT ILVES?S ADVISORS
[...] (SBU) Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has surrounded himself with trusted, experienced advisors he has known for most of his political career. For the most part, these officials gained experience in the early days of re-independence, and comprise some of the most thoughtful and well c [...]
2006-12-07 14:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV EN
06TALLINN1087ESTONIA: GAERC RESPONSE
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on November 7. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: -- Afghanistan: The GOE believes the EU should be engaged in the reconstruction process in both Kabul an [...]
2006-12-08 13:44:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN TU CH AF EU EN
06TALLINN1090NORDIC-BALTIC ELECTRICITY CABLE UP AND RUNNING
[...] On December 4th, simultaneous inauguration ceremonies took place in Estonia and Finland opening the Estlink electric power cable between the two countries. The Estlink submarine cable, finished roughly five months ahead of schedule, marks the first- ever linkage of the Baltic and Nordic powe [...]
2006-12-11 15:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PREL FI EN
06TALLINN1091ESTONIA: LANNEOTS APPOINTED AS NEW CHOD
[...] (C) Summary. Major General Ants Laaneots was confirmed as Estonia's new Chief of Defense Forces (CHOD) on December 5. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) hopes Laaneots's appointment will heal the rift between the MOD and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF),which existed under the previous CHOD. Laane [...]
2006-12-11 15:31:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEN MARR PGOV PINR PREL
06TALLINN1092ESTONIA: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-12 07:35:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL KN EN
06TALLINN1114UKRANIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO VISITS ESTONIA
[...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Estonia, Ukrainian President Yushchenko emphasized his country's interest in NATO and EU membership, and asked the GOE to send senior officials to Ukraine to explain the benefits of integration. Yushchenko said that a rift between Belarusian President Lukashenk [...]
2006-12-19 13:50:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP BO EN
06TALLINN1115ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS IRAQ TROOP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 15:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MARR PGOV IZ EN
06TALLINN1131ESTONIA: PRIME MINISTER ANSIP VISITS AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Afghanistan December 10- 12, Prime Minister Ansip assured President Karzai that Estonia and NATO are in Afghanistan for the "long haul." Karzai expressed gratitude for Estonia's support to Afghanistan and complained bitterly about Pakistan's unwillingness to dea [...]
2006-12-22 12:07:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL AF EN
06TALLINN1138 ESTONIA: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRES ILVES
[...] Post received a fax copy of a letter of condolence dated December 27, 2006 addressed to H. E. Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, from H. E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia. Following is the text of the letter: Dear Mr. President, [...]
2006-12-28 12:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN1139 FRAUD SUMMARY TALLINN: FIRST QTR FY2007
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-28 12:19:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN1145ESTONIA: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On December 28 Poloff delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for Africa, Middle East and Latin America Division, and Linda Kolk, counselor in the same division, on UN Security Council Resolution 1737. Mottus welcomed the adoption of resolution 1737 and said that the GOE conti [...]
2006-12-29 13:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MNUC KNNP ISN IO NEA EN
06TALLINN294COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S AND EUR
[...] (C) Noting that Estonia would have to decide this fall on the future of its troop deployment in Iraq, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asked visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson and Assistant Secretary of State Dan Fried how long the U.S. believes coalition forces will be necessary [...]
2006-03-29 07:48:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD CVIS BY UP EN
06TALLINN299ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR MALT AND DOG
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 14:07:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALNATO MARR MOPS IZ EN
06TALLINN300ESTONIA - PENDING ROMANIAN ADOPTION CASES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 14:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC EU RO EN
06TALLINN302ESTONIA POSITION ON EU COMMON CHARGING SCHEME
[...] (U) On February 17 Poloff and DATT delivered reftel points to officials from the MFA, MoD, and the Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS, which operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy) in regards to the EU's Common charging scheme for air navigations services (ANS). 2. (SBU [...]
2006-03-30 14:47:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR MARR MOPS PREL NATO EUN EN
06TALLINN311AFGHANISTAN - ESTONIA'S MAIN FOREIGN MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Estonia's main foreign military mission priority for the year. Its contribution to the UK-led PRT in Helmand (up to 150 troops) will be a huge commitment for this small country, the largest it has ever undertaken. In the run up to deployment of a company- size con [...]
2006-03-31 15:18:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UK AF EN
06TALLINN315PRENOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO LET DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 15:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EN
06TALLINN316ESTONIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-04 14:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU PREL PGOV EN
06TALLINN318ESTONIA OFFERS SUPPORT AND CAUTION FOR GEORGIA IN
[...] (C) On April 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to seek GOE support for NATO to begin an "Intensified Dialogue (ID) on Membership Questions" with Georgia. The GOE is fully supportive of initiating ID with Georgia. Hein remarked th [...]
2006-04-04 15:35:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALNATO MARR PREL GG EN
06TALLINN322ESTONIA: POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION ON THE RIGHT
[...] (U) Two right-wing Estonian political parties, Res Publica (RP) and Pro Patria Union (PPU),have decided to merge and form a new political party, Party For Estonia (PFE). Tonis Lukas, PPU Chairman, and Taavi Veskimgi, RP Chairman, signed a memorandum of understanding and published a declarat [...]
2006-04-05 14:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN338ESTONIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 10:21:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA EN
06TALLINN339ESTONIA ON HAMAS AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 10:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL PREL IS EN
06TALLINN355 FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SECOND QTR FY2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 14:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD VIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN362 FRAUD SUMMARY ? TALLINN: SECOND QTR FY2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 14:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD VIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN369ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN REGIME'S TREATMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 12:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI IR EN
06TALLINN370ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 12:55:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL EN
06TALLINN388ESTONIA: SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 07:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EN
06TALLINN396ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF
[...] Post received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia on April 20, 2006, in response to reftels on the ITU Radio Regulations Board elections. (begin text of Note Verbale) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia present their compl [...]
2006-04-27 06:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EN
06TALLINN407ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UN UNGA KUNR EN
06TALLINN411 ESTONIA AMENDS LAW ON ALIENS TO CONFORM WITH
[...] (U) Summary: The Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Estonian Aliens Law on April 19, 2006. The updated law widens non-citizen residents? freedom of movement and employment in other EU countries, and has generated strong interest among Estonia's 135,000 mostly Russian-speaking "st [...]
2006-04-28 14:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN418 UPDATE ON ESTONIA'S SCHOOL REFORM
[...] (U) Summary: In September 2007 Estonia's 63 Russian language high schools will begin a gradual four-year transition to teaching 60% of the curriculum in Estonian (reftels). The GOE is slowly responding to criticism that preparations have been insufficient and a National Action Plan was adopt [...]
2006-05-03 12:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN423CODEL COBLE ENGAGES WITH ESTONIANS ON LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 18 - 19 visit to Tallinn Congressman Howard Coble and Congressional staff discussed narcotics, shipping and port security, and other law enforcement issues with the Members of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, Minister of Internal Affairs Kalle [...]
2006-05-04 14:46:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP EN
06TALLINN427ESTONIA GEARS UP FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to presidential elections five of Estonia's six major political parties have agreed to try to find a common candidate from a slate of twelve nominees. The first round of voting is scheduled for a special session of parliament in August. If no single candidate win [...]
2006-05-05 13:49:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN433ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES EUROPEAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 14:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EUN EN
06TALLINN439ESTONIA: VE DAY REMAINS DIVISIVE
[...] On May 8 approximately 200 World War II veterans gathered at Tallinn's Maarjamae memorial to mark the anniversary of the end of the war. The event was organized by the Estonian War Veterans Association, an umbrella group that includes veterans associations from both Soviet and German units. [...]
2006-05-10 14:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EN
06TALLINN448ESTONIA: LITTLE DAYLIGHT BETWEEN U.S./EU ON MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA EU Correspondent Arti Hilpus told us on May 12 he thought the U.S. and EU shared common views on GAERC agenda issues. Hilpus said Estonia was pleased the EU would expand the mandate of its Iraq Rule of Law program (EUJUST LEX) at the May 15 meeting. End summary. Balkan [...]
2006-05-12 12:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM UN EUN EN
06TALLINN451ESTONIA: MERGER OF RES PUBLICA AND PRO PATRIA
[...] (U) Summary: Estonian opposition political parties Res Publica and Pro Patria Union have completed preparatory work for their merger, announced in early April (reftel). The boards of the parties have approved the merger agreement and a working version of new statutes, both of which will be s [...]
2006-05-12 14:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN463ESTONIA INCREASES FOREIGN AID
[...] (U) On May 11 the GOE endorsed a development cooperation and humanitarian assistance development plan for 2006 to 2010. According to the plan, which hews closely to a draft that has been under discussion since December 2005 (reftel),in the coming four years foreign aid will grow to 0.1 perce [...]
2006-05-16 06:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN475DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND
[...] (C) On May 17 Polecoff delivered reftel points on restricting visas to members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),and encouraging support for the Darfur Peace Agreement, to Marek Luts, MFA Sudan Desk Officer. According to Luts, some in Brussels would like to see an end to EU fundin [...]
2006-05-18 14:27:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PINS SOCI EAID EN
06TALLINN476DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SARG HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 14:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL SY EN
06TALLINN478AUSTRALIA GROUP DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 14:47:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPARM PREL AG ETTC EN
06TALLINN480ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON EU TAMIL TIGERS DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-19 09:44:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CE EN
06TALLINN494ESTONIA WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQI GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 14:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ EN
06TALLINN496AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ, INTEGRATION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 18 luncheon hosted by the Ambassador, Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Maret Maripuu (Reform Party) and MPs Kllo Arjakas (Center Party) and Eiki Nestor (Social Democrats) shared their views on the Estonian mission in Iraq, domestic politics, and Russian minority integration [...]
2006-05-24 13:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN503DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 13:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA EN
06TALLINN504DEMARCHE AND DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON RUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 13:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC EN
06TALLINN505MANAS AIRFIELD DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 13:13:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL KG EN MARR MOPS
06TALLINN533ESTONIA: ETHNIC TENSION OVER TALLINN'S "BRONZE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions have escalated between ethnic Estonians and Estonia's Russian-speaking community over the fate of a World War II monument in central Tallinn depicting a Red Army soldier. The proximate cause is an event involving the desecration of an Estonian flag carried by two count [...]
2006-06-05 13:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN535ESTONIA: PDAS VERGA DISCUSSES DISASTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of his participation in a Baltic Defense College seminar, OSD PDAS for Homeland Defense Peter Verga met with the Secretaries General of the Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs on June 1. Verga shared insights on the challenges of inter-agency coordination [...]
2006-06-06 07:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR SOCI EN
06TALLINN537ESTONIA: MERGER OF RES PUBLICA AND PRO PATRIA
[...] On June 4 the general assemblies of Res Publica and Pro Patria Union approved their parties' merger into "the Union of Pro Patria Union and Res Publica." Taavi Veskimagi, Chairman of Res Publica, told the press the goal of the merger was to "prevent the leftists and the new nomenclature from [...]
2006-06-07 05:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EN
06TALLINN541ESTONIA: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) On June 5 we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, MFA TIP Desk Officer. The Estonians were pleased to hear that the Report acknowledged progress the GOE [...]
2006-06-07 09:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EN
06TALLINN545ESTONIA ON NATO RESPONSE FORCE
[...] (C) In the context of a previously scheduled visit to Estonia, EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins and Polecoff delivered reftel points on the need for securing pledges for the NATO Response Force (NRP)on June 2 to Sander Soone, MFA First Political Department Director General, and Miko Haljas, MFA D [...]
2006-06-08 07:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREF NATO EN
06TALLINN548ESTONIA APPROVES PARTICIPATION IN NATO RESPONSE
[...] (U) On June 7 the Parliament (Riigikogu) passed a Resolution for the participation of the Estonian Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team in the NATO Response Force (NRF). This marks the first time that Estonia has contributed ground forces to the NRF. The resolution grants permission for t [...]
2006-06-09 05:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MARR EN
06TALLINN567ESTONIA HOSTS HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON THE
[...] (U) Summary. On June 9, the Finnish and Estonian MFAs co-hosted in Tallinn a major conference on a renewed Northern Dimension (ND) to enhance regional and cross- border cooperation. High level speakers, including the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, and Latvia, participated in the event [...]
2006-06-15 06:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV FI RS EN
06TALLINN568 TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY ADAMS STUDIES ESTONIAN
[...] (U) Summary: In a June 12 visit to Estonia, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams met with Finance Minister Aivar Soerd, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok and representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce. He also hosted a roundtable discussion with leadin [...]
2006-06-15 08:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETTC PREL EUN EN
06TALLINN572DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ESTONIAN PSI HLPM ATTENDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 12:27:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM PL EN
06TALLINN576ESTONIA: EMBASSY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RACIAL
[...] (U) Summary: Discussion in Estonia about tolerance and integration has focused mainly on the cultural and linguistic divide between the Estonian and Russian communities. Looking forward, the GOE intends to broaden its Integration Action Plan to include initiatives designed to address integrat [...]
2006-06-16 14:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI EN
06TALLINN578ESTONIA: EMBASSY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RACIAL
[...] (U) Summary: Discussion in Estonia about tolerance and integration has focused mainly on the cultural and linguistic divide between the Estonian and Russian communities. Looking forward, the GOE intends to broaden its Integration Action Plan to include initiatives designed to address integrat [...]
2006-06-16 14:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI EN
06TALLINN580ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S REPORT TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Urmas Paet presented his semi-annual foreign policy report to the Estonian Parliament on June 6. On June 15 MFA Policy Planning Director Raul Malk (co-author of the speech) told us key take-aways included: a warning that Estonia was at risk of overextension wi [...]
2006-06-19 04:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN582WHAT MAKES TOOMAS HENDRIK RUN?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Former Foreign Minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves is one of the front runners as we approach August's first round of elections for president, a job Ilves tells us he does not want. Openly disdainful of incumbent Arnold Ruutel, Ilves explained that he had to run because he could not [...]
2006-06-19 11:35:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN597 ESTONIAN CENTRAL BANK CITES SIGNS OF
[...] (U) Summary: On June 14, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok warned of signs of overheating in the Estonian economy, announcing that wage growth was twice as large as productivity growth in the first quarter of 2006. He urged the GOE to forego a planned supplementary budget and recommended [...]
2006-06-22 11:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETTC PREL EUN EN
06TALLINN599AFGHAN DELEGATION VISITS ESTONIA TO STUDY NATION
[...] (U) Summary: Estonia recently hosted a high-level delegation from Afghanistan to discuss issues relating to nation building and e-governance. Although our Estonian interlocutors believe the Afghans are unlikely to implement what they learned about e-government in the near future, they belie [...]
2006-06-22 11:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EN
06TALLINN613ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN AFGHANISTAN PRT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 13:30:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAF XD AORC NATO EN
06TALLINN614DOHA ROUNDS - THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, THE EU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 14:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTO ETRD ECON EN
06TALLINN615UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 14:27:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EN
06TALLINN623DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO PRINCIPLES NON-
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 10:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO KNAR PHUM SCUL EN
06TALLINN626ESTONIA RETHINKING AIR POLICING POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Air Policing (AP) remains one of the top military/security priorities for the GOE representing, as it does, the only concrete security contribution Estonia receives from NATO membership. Due to repeated Russian incursions into Estonian airspace over the years, the GOE feels that [...]
2006-07-06 10:52:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LG LH EN
06TALLINN629NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 14:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN EN
06TALLINN634ESTONIA: RAILWAY DEADLOCK UNNERVING GOE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, Baltic Rail Service (BRS) sent an official response to the Estonian government's letter of April 27 alleging that BRS had violated the terms of the Estonian Railways privatization agreement and threatening to revoke that agreement. In its letter, BRS categorically [...]
2006-07-10 09:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD EN
06TALLINN644 CREATION OF A BALTIC AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since its launch in 1995, the Baltic American Enterprise Fund (BalAEF) has played an important role in promoting economic growth in the three Baltic states. It is important for U.S. interests in the Baltics and beyond to create a successor institution that will be ready to st [...]
2006-07-12 08:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL EN LH LG
06TALLINN649DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE COMMISSION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-14 06:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CU EN
06TALLINN658ESTONIA: PRESIDENT RUUTEL TO RUN FOR SECOND
[...] (SBU) Summary. As expected, President Ruutel announced on June 13 that he will seek a second term as President of Estonia. Ruutel's party, People's Union, is working hard to ensure the election is decided in the Electoral College, where Ruutel has stronger support. This has only added to the [...]
2006-07-17 14:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN671TRANSNISTRIA: ESTONIA IN FULL SUPPORT OF
[...] (SBU) On July 19 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, outgoing MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and newly appointed Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, on Transnistria's proposed independence referendum. Hein told us that the GOE is in full agreement w [...]
2006-07-21 10:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PBTS PREL RS MD EN
06TALLINN675ESTONIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61st UNGA
[...] (U) In response to our request, on July 24 MFA Counsellor for International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Tiiu Viljasaar delivered a provisional attendance list for the 61st UN General Assembly. No interpretation is required for GOE attendees. Post will relay any changes to the pro [...]
2006-07-25 10:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN
06TALLINN683IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-28 12:08:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN
06TALLINN688ESTONIA: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 13:08:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA EN
06TALLINN689NIACT DELIVERED: ESTONIA HARD PRESSED TO
[...] (C) On July 29 reftel points (ref a) on attendance at the July 31 UN Force Generation Meeting were delivered to Sander Soone, MFA Director General for Political Affairs. Soone agreed with the importance of the meeting, but could not saywho the Estonian representative would be. With respect to [...]
2006-07-31 14:10:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO LE EN
06TALLINN695ASEM DEMARCHE - ESTONIA HOLDING EU LINE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 09:31:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM FI BU EN
06TALLINN709ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN SRI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 11:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CE EN
06TALLINN714ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPLY TROOPS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 14:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN IS EN
06TALLINN736LEBANON: ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 11:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN
06TALLINN737ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON U.S. UNHRC CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 11:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN EN
06TALLINN739 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two and a half years after NATO and EU accession, remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is deeply committed to trans institutions and pro-free market economic policy. Estonia is a stead War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, where its troops h casualties includi [...]
2006-08-15 15:17:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EN OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP IN TH MG FI
06TALLINN740ESTONIA SUFFERS FIRST CASUALTIES IN HELMAND BUT
[...] (SBU) Late in the evening on August 11, 37 Estonian soldiers came under attack at their temporary base camp in Garmsir (along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border),where they are serving as part of the UK-led PRT. The Estonians came under fire by 23 MM Sergei anti-aircraft rounds and/or rocket [...]
2006-08-15 15:23:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO AF UK EN
06TALLINN742BRINGING ESTONIAN AND U.S. TIP NGOS TOGETHER
[...] (SBU) Summary. In January 2006 the GOE passed its National Action Plan (NAP) to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). However, prior to and since the NAP's passing, many NGOs have criticized the plan for its lack of consultation with civil society. On July 19 post organized a roundtable disc [...]
2006-08-15 15:46:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN743FINNISH CASE REOPENS UNFINISHED TIP DEBATE IN
[...] (U) In July, Finnish prosecutors brought to trial a group of Estonians and Finns under TIP-specific statutes. The five Estonian and two Finnish traffickers were convicted of trafficking 15 Estonian women to Finland for prostitution. The ringleaders were given prison sentences and hefty fines [...]
2006-08-16 10:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN746DELIVERED SOLICITING UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 09:38:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN
06TALLINN747ESTONIA PSI OEG MEETING RESULTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 10:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL EN
06TALLINN767INOPERABILITY PROBLEMS ENDANGER ESTONIAN MISSIONS
[...] (C) This is an action request, please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: The lack of interoperability between U.S., UK, and Estonian jamming devices used against improvised explosive devices (IED) in Afghanistan and Iraq has created a dangerous force protection situation that could potentially de [...]
2006-08-23 13:58:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL AF IZ EN
06TALLINN768ESTONIA LEADS THE WAY: MILITARY TRANSFORMATION
[...] (C) Summary. Over the last several years, Estonia has made significant strides towards modernizing its military and meeting its NATO requirements. Since 2001, Estonia has increased its defense spending 13 percent annually. The GOE has contributed forces to priority international operations a [...]
2006-08-24 08:30:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN772DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON MICHAEL MATHESON RE-
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 14:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA EN
06TALLINN773ESTONIA DECIDES TO SUPPORT WEDGWOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 14:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUN EN
06TALLINN774ESTONIA: IRAN/SYRIA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 14:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL IR LE SY XG EN
06TALLINN776ESTONIA: KOSOVO STATUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 14:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU EN
06TALLINN778ESTONIA: DONOR ASSISTANT TO LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 11:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL LE SW EN
06TALLINN784 CODEL KOLBE THANKS ANSIP FOR SUPPORT IN IRAQ AND
[...] (U) Summary. During a meeting in Tallinn on August 24, a congressional delegation led by House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Chairman James Kolbe(R-AZ) thanked Prime Minister Andrus Ansip for Estonia's support for the Global War on Terror. PM Ansi [...]
2006-08-28 14:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS ENRG CVIS RS EN
06TALLINN791GLOBE ESTONIA BENEFITS EXCEED PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary. A ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program in Estonia recently demonstrated this grassroots program's effectiveness not only as a tool for increasing awareness and interest in science and the environ [...]
2006-08-29 13:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGLB POG EN
06TALLINN794ESTONIA TIP ACTION PLAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) On August 29 Poloff delivered talking points (as per reftel) to Riina Pihel, Acting MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, Third Secretary, to explain to the GOE specific areas of SIPDIS concern noted in the 2006 TIP Report. Pihel said the GOE was thankful for the "valuabl [...]
2006-08-31 08:49:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN797ESTONIA WANTS FIRM EU STANCE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 14:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU IR EN
06TALLINN798ESTONIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BEGIN WITH
[...] (U) As expected, in the first round of voting on August 28-29 in Estonia's presidential elections, Center Party and People's Union MPs did not cast a single ballot, forcing a second round in the Electoral College (composed of MPs and local government representatives). In successive rounds of [...]
2006-08-31 14:36:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN832ESTONIA ON ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 07:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ECON IS LE EN
06TALLINN833ESTONIA ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 07:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI EN
06TALLINN835GOE AND BRS CLOSE TO A DEAL ON RAILWAY SALE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE and Estonia Railway's (ER) primary shareholder, Baltic Rail Services (BRS) may be close to concluding a deal for the buyback of BRS' shares. The Ministry of Economy (MOE) appears prepared to take a more flexible approach on price. BRS and ER are anxious to close a deal, [...]
2006-09-14 08:40:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN
06TALLINN836ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on Iran and other GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, ON September 13. Meius noted there are "no surprises" on the GOE's position on the agenda items. She provided feedback on the following issues: [...]
2006-09-14 11:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN EN YI SR BO IR IZ UP KPAL SU
06TALLINN839ESTONIA ON NAM SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 12:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU EN
06TALLINN840ESTONIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING AIR
[...] (C) On September 14 2006 Embassy Tallinn received the following diplomatic note from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia presents their compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and have the ho [...]
2006-09-14 12:19:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN
06TALLINN842ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN TRANSATLANTIC LUNCH,
[...] (U) Ambassador Wos delivered A/S Fried's invitation letter to lunch with the Secretary on the margins of UNGA to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on Monday, September 11. Paet said that he was already aware of the lunch and it was on his agenda for the trip. 2. (SBU) On the subject of [...]
2006-09-14 14:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEU NATO PREL OPDC IZ EN
06TALLINN845ESTONAIN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: NO LONGER HOT BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. These days, progress in Estonian- Russian relations is measured in inches. Over the last several months, disagreements over sensitive and controversial issues such as the border treaty have not hindered cooperation on less hotly debated issues. However, Estonia's relationship [...]
2006-09-15 08:35:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS EN
06TALLINN849ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 07:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER USUN LE SY EU EN
06TALLINN851ESTONIAN MPS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon discussion of Afghanistan and Iraq with four members of Parliament: Jarno Laur (Social Democrats),Janno Reiljan (People's Union),Ela Tomson (Res Publica) and Ain Seppik (Center Party). The discussion focused on the upcoming deb [...]
2006-09-19 13:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU NATO AF IZ EN
06TALLINN867ESTONIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - TEMPEST IN A
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second round of voting in Estonia's presidential elections will take place on September 23rd, when members of the electoral college meet in Tallinn. Although polls indicate popular support favors Social Democrat Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the contest in the electoral college b [...]
2006-09-22 11:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN874ESTONIA AND EU DATA PRIVACY
[...] At present, there are no direct flights from Estonia to the United States. Therefore, is very unlikely that problems would arise here regarding compliance with the Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement. 2. Post contacted both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Estonian Data Pr [...]
2006-09-22 14:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER EN
06TALLINN883ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FRIST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is deeply committed to trans-Atlantic security institutions and pro-free market economic policy. Estonia is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanist [...]
2006-09-27 05:38:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EN
06TALLINN887ESTONIA: ILVES IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
[...] (U) On September 23 Toomas Hendrik Ilves, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the U.S., was elected President of Estonia. A 345-member electoral college comprised of parliamentarians and local municipality representatives voted 174-162 for I [...]
2006-09-27 05:39:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN888SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Welcome back to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you back to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of Toomas Hendrik Ilves' election as Estonia's next President and the beginning of the parliament's fall session. The Government has approved a bill ext [...]
2006-09-27 05:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL EN
06TALLINN891TALLINN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRIST CODEL
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Frist, to include Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist; Senator Mel Martinez; Majority Leader Staffers: Mr. Eric Ueland, Chief of Staff, Ms. Amy Call, Communications Director, and Mr. Stephen Rademaker, Policy Director for National Secur [...]
2006-09-27 05:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO EN
06TALLINN892ESTONIA: GOVERNMENT PROPOSES IRAQI MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-28 13:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EN
06TALLINN894TALLINN ? ADDITIONAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for David Broome, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, and John Klemmer, Senate Photographer, Sergeant at Arms, and, to travel to Tallinn, Estonia on October 1, 2006 as part of CODEL Frist. This will be a refueling stop only; all members of [...]
2006-09-29 11:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO EN
06TALLINN901CODEL FRIST VISITS ESTONIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a brief meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Defense Minister Jurgen Ligi in Tallinn on October 1, a Congressional delegation composed of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) thanked the GOE for Estonia's strong support in [...]
2006-10-03 11:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS IZ AF EN
06TALLINN907PANDORA 2006: MOCK BIRD FLU PANDEMIC RESPONSE EXERCISE
[...] (U) Summary: GOE is in the process of wrapping up PANDORA 2006, a multi-stage program created to test how Estonia's crisis management systems would respond to a bird flu pandemic. The program is being used as a learning tool to highlight some of the GOE's crisis management strengths and wea [...]
2006-10-05 11:42:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI EAGR PGOV EN
06TALLINN908ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on the North Korean threat to test a nuclear device, MFA Third Political Department Director General Simmu Tiik said that the GOE understands that the North's threat poses a serious challenge to both peace and security in North East Asia and to the global e [...]
2006-10-05 13:17:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP EN
06TALLINN920ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 05:34:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP EN
06TALLINN922DAS PEKALA VISITS ESTONIA, OCTOBER 3-4
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonian government and political leaders told visiting EUR DAS Pekala October 3-4 that the GOE is committed to extending the mandate of Estonia's troops in Iraq but that upcoming parliamentary elections will complicate the debate in parliament. They also expressed deep concern ov [...]
2006-10-11 13:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL CVIS IZ AF EN RU
06TALLINN941ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART I: ILVES ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Toomas Henrik Ilves brings international perspective and strong foreign policy experience to the presidency in Estonia. In contrast to his predecessor, Ilves has made it clear that he will use the presidency as a bully pulpit on both domestic and foreign policy issues. While th [...]
2006-10-16 13:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN944TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-16 13:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIA UN EN
06TALLINN964ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART II: A MORE ASSERTIVE
[...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has highlighted three foreign policy priorities for his presidency: helping to improve transatlantic relations, increasing Estonia's profile in and contributions to the European Union (EU) and development of a coherent and coor [...]
2006-10-23 13:41:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN966CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS REVIEW CONVENTION: ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-23 14:52:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMCAP PARM PREL EN
06TALLINN968ESTONIA STANDS UP FOR GEORGIA
[...] (C) According to Simmu Tiik, MFA Director General for Russia, on October 20, during the dinner with EU leaders in Finland, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip asked President Putin if Russia could be a "trusted partner" to supply energy to Europe "in light of its behavior in Georgia." PM Ans [...]
2006-10-24 12:14:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU GG RS EN
06TALLINN970ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. ITU CANDIDATE
[...] (U) Minna-Liina Lind, UN Desk officer at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us on October 24 that Estonia will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to the International Telecommunication Union Council as well as Julie Napier Zoller's nomination for membership on the ITU's Radi [...]
2006-10-24 13:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU EN
06TALLINN972ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. President, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome your historic visit to Tallinn on November 27-28. Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner; we share so many common values. The timing of your visit is excellent - President Ilves took office on October 9th and the parliament is [...]
2006-10-25 14:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL EN
06TALLINN973ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN
[...] (U) On October 23 Poloff delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, on the UNGA's resolutions on the situation of human rights and children in Lebanon. Kraav said that the GOE is following the developments in the Third Committee very [...]
2006-10-26 10:47:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER UNGA LE IS EN
06TALLINN974ESTONIA PREPARES FOR SCHENGEN IMPLEMENTATION
[...] Summary: GOE officials expect implementation of the Schengen Agreement to be delayed until early 2009, because of a delay in the European Commission's introduction of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). In preparation for accession, the GOE is focused on bringing borde [...]
2006-10-26 15:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD EUN EN
06TALLINN976ESTONIA: ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-30 12:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS EN
06TALLINN983ESTONIA: REFLECTIONS ON EU MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. Estonia's attitude toward EU membership has evolved away from EU skepticism and towards a more pragmatic "good European" engagement. Public support for Estonia's EU membership has recently reached a record high. However, in foreign policy Estonian officials recognize that their [...]
2006-11-02 11:59:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU EN
06TALLINN985 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2006/2007 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of drug precursors, and [...]
2006-11-02 13:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KSEP EN
06TALLINN988 ESTONIA OFFERS FREE CITIZENSHIP COURSES
[...] (U) Summary. The number of stateless people living in Estonia has declined significantly since 1992. A new program to provide citizenship training to non-citizens is being jointly funded by the GOE and the EU. It will help up to 10,000 more stateless people meet the qualifications for citi [...]
2006-11-03 10:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EN RS PHUM SOCI
06TALLINN989ESTONIA: INVESTMENT TRENDS & CHALLENGES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Estonian economy is strong, and a favorable and open destination for foreign investment. Nevertheless, a labor crunch, infrastructure strain, and some uncertainties in the business climate pose possible future threats to growth. Ideas for attracting future FDI include positi [...]
2006-11-03 12:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON EN
06TALLINN998ESTONIA: UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) On October 3, Poloff delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, on building support for the five human rights country resolutions. Kraav thanked us and said that Estonia fully supports the USG's efforts. WOS [...]
2006-11-07 12:42:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIA UN EN
06VILNIUS228BALTIC STATES AGREE ON A NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The prime ministers of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania declared their support February 27 for a common Baltic and EU energy policy and elaborated objectives for long-term Baltic energy cooperation. The common energy policy the PMs endorsed anticipates construction of a new nuclear [...]
2006-03-03 16:11:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EINV BEXP LH EN LG
06VILNIUS442VILNIUS CDC SUMMIT: DEMOCRACY IS EUROPE'S DESTINY
[...] (U) Heads of state from the Baltic, Black Sea and Caucasus regions gathered with EU and U.S. high-level officials May 4 for a regional conference, "Common Vision for a Common Neighborhood," which Lithuania and Poland co-hosted. This second Community of Democratic Choice (CDC) summit enabled f [...]
2006-05-12 12:19:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO LT LG EN PL GG BO AM AJ UP RO
06VILNIUS818LITHUANIAN DEFENSE UNDER SECRETARY ON BALTIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MOD Under Secretary Renatas Norkus gave the Ambassador areadout of the recent Baltic Defense Ministers' meeting and a sketch of his plans for his upcoming visit to Washington during a meeting September 1. The Baltic Defense Ministers agreed they would try to encourage NATO to [...]
2006-09-05 13:55:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL AF LG EN LH
07HELSINKI549OIL SPILL EXPERT VISITS FINLAND
[...] (U) Embassy Helsinki organized a two-day visit by Dr. John Devens, Executive Director of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC),on May 18-19, 2007. Dr. Devens was Mayor of Valdez, Alaska during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. One of the first NGOs of its kin [...]
2007-07-19 09:13:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OIIP EWWT EPET KPAO EN FI
07MOSCOW2065ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS QUIT ESTONIAN EMBASSY AS
[...] (C) Summary: Pro-Kremlin youth groups gave up their disruptive protest outside the Estonian Embassy early May 4 as the Estonian Ambassador to Russia returned to Tallinn. However, pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi (Ours) began a new demonstration against the European Commission on the afternoon of [...]
2007-05-04 13:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG EN RS
07MOSCOW2086ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS SHIFT FOCUS TO EC AS OIL
[...] (C) Summary: The Estonian Embassy was quiet over the weekend, and Embassy officials expect their Ambassador to return to Moscow in two weeks. At the 90-minute May 4 demonstration at the European Commission offices, militia outnumbered protesters. Russian Railways has capped shipments of oil [...]
2007-05-07 11:54:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG EN RS
07MOSCOW2334A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN: ESTONIA,
[...] (C) EUR A/S Fried and Russian DFM Karasin's May 15 discussion focused on Estonia and Georgia. Fried assured Karasin that the U.S. supports the independence and sovereignty of Russia's neighbors and their freedom from a Russian sphere of influence -- but also urges them to develop good relatio [...]
2007-05-18 18:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ETRD UNSC OSCE AM AJ EN GG RS
07MOSCOW4413RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN RELATIONS: INCHING TOWARD NORMALCY
[...] (C) Summary. The MFA and Estonian Embassy suggest that Russia-Estonia relations are slowly returning to normal, despite lingering GOR ill will and unhelpful political rhetoric in both countries. Although no high-level visits are on the horizon, the two countries are closely coordinating on m [...]
2007-09-07 13:06:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS EN RU
07PRAGUE367CZECH RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES DOUBTFUL
[...] (C) DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Pojar on April 6 to request resettlement of Guantanamo detainees in the Czech Republic. Pojar thought it was "doubtful" the Czechs would accept the detainees, but agreed to consider the request. (The Czechs declined a similar request when it was posed by [...]
2007-04-06 11:48:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC AU BE BU CA DA EN
07REYKJAVIK22INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN ICELAND
[...] The following is Embassy Reykjavik's response to reftel requesting a list of five of the most influential women in Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik's point of contact for women's issues is Political Officer Brad Evans (evansbr@state.gov). 2. Embassy has chosen the following five women, weighing [...]
2007-01-29 16:49:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL EN
07RIGA349LATVIAN GOVERNMENT STUMBLES OVER ESTONIA
[...] (C) Summary: When the Latvian parliament rejected a resolution of support for Estonia on May 3, it soon became clear that the governing coalition had mishandled its response, either out of political pettiness, an effort to avoid violence here, a desire to maintain good relations with Moscow, o [...]
2007-05-15 12:06:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN LG
07TALLINN106ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: IT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER
[...] (U) On February 15, the Estonian Parliament passed the "Illegal Structures Removal" bill by a margin of 46 to 44. The bill prohibits all public displays of structures that glorify the occupation of Estonia and/or mass oppression of the Estonian people and which may pose a threat to public orde [...]
2007-02-16 13:45:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS EN
07TALLINN11 CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] Post provides the following responses to questions posed in reftel regarding promotion of tobacco products overseas during the period January 2004 to present. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs. Per paragraph 1, post has not been involved in the host country's tobacco control efforts. [...]
2007-01-09 10:17:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR EN
07TALLINN112ESTONIA: VOLUNTARY INPUT FOR 2007 SPECIAL 301
[...] Summary: In 2006, the GOE continued to improve the country's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime through legislative changes and cooperation with rights holders. The long-awaited new Civil Procedure Act that provides for ex parte searches came into force January 1, 2006. On June 14, 200 [...]
2007-02-21 13:10:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN
07TALLINN116ESTONIA UNCERTAIN ON SUPPORT FOR UN MIDDLE RING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 15:21:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN IZ EN
07TALLINN117ESTONIA: NEW OFAC IRAN DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED ?
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Jaap Ora, Director of the 1st Division in MFA?s Policy Planning Department - the office responsible for coordinating Terrorist Financing issues for the GOE. There was no immediate response. GOLDSTEIN [...]
2007-02-23 06:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP KN PARM IR EN
07TALLINN118ESTONIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS II: WHAT'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Estonia's March 4 parliamentary elections will produce a multi-party coalition government that is unlikely to bring about any significant changes in Estonia's domestic or foreign policy. All of the major parties are campaigning on a mixture of social and economic issues includi [...]
2007-02-23 09:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN121ESTONIA'S STANCE ON ILLEGAL CASH COURIERS
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Jaap Ora, Director of the 1st Division of the MFA's Policy Planning Department - which is responsible for coordinating Terrorist Financing issues for the GOE. 2. (U) Estonia's main legal instrument in the fight against terrorist financing and illeg [...]
2007-02-26 15:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER EN
07TALLINN122ESTONIA CONSIDERING PARTNERSHIP IN COMBATING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 07:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EN
07TALLINN123ESTONIA: IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 14:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL IR EN
07TALLINN124MISSLE DEFENSE: ESTONIA READY TO COUNTER RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 10:03:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR PREL RS EUN EN
07TALLINN125ESTONIA PREFERS SLOVENIA OVER BOSNIA IN UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 13:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC EN
07TALLINN128REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR ESTONIAN MEMBERSHIP
[...] (U) Action Request ? please see para (6). 2. (SBU) During a meeting with Charge on February 28, Reimo Pettai, MFA?s Director for International Cooperation/External Policy urged the USG to support Estonia?s bid for OECD membership during the current enlargement discussions. Pettai cited five [...]
2007-03-01 13:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDOECD ECON EN
07TALLINN134EMBASSY TALLINN TO HOST OIL SPILL SPEAKER;
[...] Summary. In response to reftel, post is enthusiastic to report that our Public Affairs and PolEcon Sections are planning to host Alaskan oil spill cleanup expert John Devens, Ph.D., under IIP's U.S. Speaker Program in May. Dr. Devens will meet with Estonian government, industry, and private [...]
2007-03-02 07:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EN SENV ENRG EWWT EPET EUN
07TALLINN138ESTONIA LOSING KEY INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR IPR
[...] (U) Action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary: Loss of funding from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) will likely result in the closing of Estonia's only anti-piracy NGO, the Estonian Organiza [...]
2007-03-02 15:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON EN
07TALLINN143ESTONIA'S ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The center-right Reform Party won the most seats in Estonia's March 4 parliamentary election, earning Andrus Ansip, Reform Chairman and Prime Minister, the opportunity to form the next government. PM Ansip essentially has two options for coalition building: forming a center-rig [...]
2007-03-05 15:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN163ESTONIA'S STOCK MARKET CORRECTS; OUTLOOK STILL STRONG
[...] (U) During the month of February, the Tallinn Stock market hit an all time peak and then fell just over 20%. According to Embassy contacts and local analysts, the slide was driven by the profit-taking of local investors. It is not a harbinger of underlying weakness in the local or regional [...]
2007-03-12 15:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EN
07TALLINN164GLOBE ESTONIA FINDS PARTNERS IN ST.PETERSBURG
[...] (U) Summary. In February, the Estonian GLOBE Coordinator, along with six Estonian GLOBE teachers, attended "GLOBE days in St. Petersburg." The three-day event was the direct result of GLOBE Estonia's efforts to assist St. Petersburg schools in becoming official GLOBE member schools. It concl [...]
2007-03-13 05:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGLB POG EN
07TALLINN165ESTONIA: MISSLE DEFENSE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND
[...] (U) As requested Ref A, Post has designated Acting DCM Eric Johnson as the POC for public diplomacy and outreach efforts on missile defense. 2. (C) As reported Ref B, Estonia agrees with the USG position on the Russian response to U.S. missile defense plans. We do not expect any wavering o [...]
2007-03-13 09:07:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PL EZ RU EN
07TALLINN171 ETHNIC RUSSIAN ESTONIANS - TRENDS IN POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. In contrast to neighboring Latvia, Estonia's Russian-speaking minority exercises political will through mainstream, rather than ethnically-based, political parties. Russian-centric parties are headed by fringe elements and have not generated anywhere near enough popular suppo [...]
2007-03-15 05:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EN RS PHUM SOCI
07TALLINN173ESTONIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 12:02:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN BM EN
07TALLINN174ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT OPEN SKIES PLUS
[...] Post delivered reftel points to the Estonian Ministry Of Economic Affairs and Communication (MOE) on March 13, 2007. 2. Mr. Martin Rakov, Executive Officer of the Aviation and Maritime Department at MOE, told us that Estonia supports the Open Skies Plus Agreement. Estonia's Acting Charg [...]
2007-03-15 15:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TALLINN2ESTONIA: FM PAET VISITS GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Georgia December 18-19, Georgian Officials told Foreign Minister Urmas Paet that: -- they hope for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) already in 2007; -- they intend to extend economic and political reforms and substantially increase investment in educa [...]
2007-01-03 09:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU NATO OSCE GG RU EN
07TALLINN202ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 14:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNMIK UN YI EU EN
07TALLINN203ESTONIA QUIETLY DISAPPOINTED IN ITALY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 14:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER AF IT EN
07TALLINN215ESTONIA CONSIDERING GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUEST
[...] (C) On March 23, we delivered (Ref A) points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, on the possibility of Estonia accepting Guantanamo detainees. The issue is currently under review by the MFA's Undersecretary for Legal Affairs, who is "seriously considering" our request. [...]
2007-03-29 14:49:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC EN
07TALLINN219ESTONIA DECIDES NOT TO JOIN PARTNERSHIP IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 04:36:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EN
07TALLINN223ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART I): REFORMING
[...] (U) Summary. The Estonian Reform Party has formed a coalition government with like-minded center-right parties, Isamaa and Res Public Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The coalition agreement, signed by the parties on April 2, reflects Reform's priorities for a pro-active, pro-w [...]
2007-04-03 11:26:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN227ESTONIA'S VIEW ON POLISH PARTICIPATION IN IGNALINA
[...] (C) Based on our recent discussions with key officials in Estonia's energy sector, it is clear that Estonia is open to the idea of Polish participation in the Ignalina nuclear power project. However, GOE and Eesti Energia officials have expressed concern to us about the Lithuanian approach t [...]
2007-04-04 06:17:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON LG LH PL EN
07TALLINN230ESTONIA: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 11:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM KN IR EN
07TALLINN233ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART II): BIOS ON KEY
[...] (U) Summary. On April 2, the Estonian Reform Party, Isamaa and Res Publica Union (IRL),and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) officially signed a coalition agreement forming the new government. The three-party coalition has 60 seats in the 101-member parliament (Ref A). Prime Minister Andru [...]
2007-04-05 13:10:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN234ESTONIA: POST'S ACES VETTING STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURE
[...] (SBU) In consultation with DRL (ref),Post has drafted a standard operation procedure (SOP) for vetting Estonian military and/or law enforcement taking part in DOD and/or FOAA funded programs per Leahy Guidelines. Per post's SOP, the following checks will be conducted: - Local agency ch [...]
2007-04-05 14:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV EN
07TALLINN239ESTONIA AGREES WITH SHARING OF EXPORT DENIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 11:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR IAEA MNUC EN
07TALLINN24 TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 PROPOSAL
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes four FY07 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund. All four projects are integral parts of Embassy Tallinn's relationship with its FCS partnership post in Helsinki, Finland. The first is a summer 2007 FSI Commercial Tradecraft training program [...]
2007-01-16 06:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
07TALLINN244ESTONIAN AMBASSADOR TO EU WILL SIGN OPEN SKIES
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to Mr. Martin Rakov, Executive Officer of the Aviation and Maritime Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication (MOE). 2. (U) Mr. Rakov told us that the Estonian Ambassador to the EU, Mr. Vaino Reinart, will sign this agreemen [...]
2007-04-16 07:36:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TALLINN247ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART III): FOREIGN AND
[...] (C) Summary. The new Estonian government's foreign and security policy priorities include strong relations with the U.S. and NATO, Afghanistan, better Estonia-Russia relations, and promoting democracy and stability in the region. The new government supports continued engagement in Iraq, but this is [...]
2007-04-17 13:52:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEN MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
07TALLINN255ESTONIA WILL VOTE YES ON BIOTECH BEETS AND
[...] Post delivered reftel points to Hardo Lillevali of the Estonian Ministry of the Environment, and Tambet Sova, Head of the Plant Health Department at the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture. 2. Mr. Lillevali and Mr. Sova said that Estonia will vote in favor of the biotech sugar beet and stack [...]
2007-04-19 14:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EU EN
07TALLINN257CUBA: ESTONIA CRITICAL OF SPAIN'S DIPLOMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 14:08:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CU EUN EN
07TALLINN259ESTONIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 23-24 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. On April 20, we delivered Reftel points on U.S. positions in advance of the EU's April 23-24 GAERC meeting to Kart Juhasoo-Lawrence, MFA Counselor for U.S. Affairs, and Kristel Kase, EU GAERC Desk Officer. The majority of the meeting was devoted to discussing the upcoming U.S.-E [...]
2007-04-20 14:45:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEUN ETRD KPAL PREL EN
07TALLINN27ESTONIA: BUYBACK OF THE RAILWAY COMPLETE
[...] (U) The buyback of the Estonian Railway by the Estonian government was completed on January 9, 2007. Representatives of the GOE and Baltic Rail Services (BRS) signed documents under which the state again became the owner of 100 percent of the shares of Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways). The s [...]
2007-01-16 06:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL EINV EN
07TALLINN272EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY: ESTONIA PUSHING FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Estonia continues to be a staunch advocate of the European Union's (EU) European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). While the EU has made some progress in strengthening the ENP, the Government of Estonia (GOE) feels far more should be done. In particular, Estonia has been somewhat di [...]
2007-04-25 14:47:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN EN
07TALLINN273ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART IV): DOMESTIC AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. As reported in reftels, On April 4, 2007, the Estonian Reform Party formed a center-right coalition with the Isamaa-Res Publica Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The new government has four key domestic policy priorities: tax cuts, innovation, bolstering the workfor [...]
2007-04-25 15:11:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN274ESTONIA: NPT PREPCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 11:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM PREL NPT EN
07TALLINN275ESTONIA: HLG LETTER DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 11:21:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO MNUC NPG EN
07TALLINN276ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: EXCAVATION BEGINS
[...] (C) Summary. After nearly a year of controversy, and weeks of speculation that the Estonian government would finally remove the city's WWII-era Soldier and any war graves found nearby, the process has begun. The GOE has extensively briefed the press, the ethnic Russian community the diplomati [...]
2007-04-26 13:56:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN277U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...]
2007-04-26 15:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN
07TALLINN278U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...]
2007-04-26 15:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN
07TALLINN280REACTIONS TO REMOVAL OF ESTONIA,S BRONZE SOLDIER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of April 26, a mostly young, mostly Russian crowd of 1,000-1,500 demonstrating against the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument refused police orders to disperse. The police then dispersed the crowd by force. As the demonstrators scattered they broke shop wind [...]
2007-04-27 11:17:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN281ESTONIA TO DECIDE LATER ON IRAQ MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-27 14:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER EN
07TALLINN290ESTONIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW REPORTEDLY ATTACKED
[...] (C) This is an urgent action request: see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On the morning of May 2, the MFA called in resident ambassadors to brief them on the security situation of Estonia's embassy in Moscow. The briefing included a readout of the April 30- May 1 visit of a delegation of Duma m [...]
2007-05-02 10:41:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN297UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE. A Russian State Ra [...]
2007-05-03 16:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN300ESTONIA WILL VOTE YES MAY 10 ON BIOTECH CORN
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to Kylli Johanson, Chief Expert of the Food Safety Department and Merjan Savila, Chief Expert of the Plant Health Department at the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. (SBU) Ms. Johanson and Ms. Savila said that Estonia will vote in favor of both biotech corn variet [...]
2007-05-04 14:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EU EN
07TALLINN304STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 10:23:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KTIA EN
07TALLINN309REPORTS OF POLICE ABUSE UNFOUNDED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post has uncovered no concrete evidence of police abuses during the Bronze Soldier riots April 26-27. Investigations of a small number of complaints are on-going. Of the 1,300 individuals taken into custody during and after the riots, about 300 are facing riot-related charges a [...]
2007-05-10 14:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN31ESTONIA GRATEFUL FOR U.S. INFO ABOUT IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 12:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KNNP ISN IO NEA EN
07TALLINN310ESTONIA: GOE OFFICIALS ON THE BRONZE SOLDIER,
[...] (C) Summary: During a series of courtesy calls May 7-9, senior GOE officials expressed appreciation for strong U.S. support after the attack on Estonian's Embassy in Moscow. Prime Minister Ansip noted Estonia did not want to create problems for its allies, but emphasized that Russia's actions [...]
2007-05-11 14:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL RU EN
07TALLINN311ESTONIA WILL OPPOSE BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY
[...] On May 4 and 10, we delivered points (Ref A and B) to Minna-Liina Lind, MFA UN Desk Officer, to seek Estonian support in opposing Belarus' candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Lind reiterated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) opposes Belarus' bid for election to [...]
2007-05-14 06:39:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO EN
07TALLINN316ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT)
[...] (U) On May 15, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control Division, and Tuuli Parnsalu, 3rd Secretary, and sought Estonia's support in opposing the UN-proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Kruuv thanked us for the points and provided us with a copy of the [...]
2007-05-16 08:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UNDC PARM PREL EN
07TALLINN321KOSOVO: ESTONIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) On May 16, Poloff delivered reftel (Ref A) points to Raul Toomas, MFA Kosovo Desk Officer, and confirmed the Government of Estonia's (GOE) support for the Ahtisaari Plan for Kosovo. Estonia's Mission to the UN in New York had already sent the MFA a summary of the draft UN Security Council [...]
2007-05-17 13:31:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YI UN EN
07TALLINN322AUSTRALIA GROUP: ESTONIA SUPPORTS INFO EXCHANGE
[...] (C) On May 15, Poloff delivered reftel points to Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control Division, and Tuuli Parnsalu, 3rd Secretary, and discussed at length the upcoming Australia Group (AG) Plenary meeting, June 4- 7, and the need to share information on Russia's chemical and bi [...]
2007-05-17 14:33:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CBW EN
07TALLINN326ESTONIA: CUBA TITLE III INFORMATION
[...] (C) On May 17, Poloff met with Urmas Eigla, MFA Cuba Desk Officer, to discuss Estonia's ties with Cuba. The information provided is numbered in response to the reftel request. - 1. Neither Estonia nor Cuba has any foreign direct investments in each other's country. - 2. In 2006, Eigla re [...]
2007-05-21 06:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL EN
07TALLINN327ESTONIA: IRAN-VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 07:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR EN
07TALLINN329ESTONIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON OIE PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 09:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR AORG TW CH EN
07TALLINN33ESTONIA: LABOR SHORTAGE LOOMS LARGE
[...] Since emerging from nearly 50 years of Soviet occupation in 1991, the economy of Estonia has been racing. Annual double digit growth rates have been the norm. Estonia is a country of just 1.35 million people with a working population of 692, 800 according to the Estonian Labor Market Board. [...]
2007-01-16 15:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV EN
07TALLINN330CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONFERENCE: ESTONIA STILL TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 09:42:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS NATO PARM PREL EN
07TALLINN332ESTONIA TO PARTICIPATE IN OSCE MAY 31-JUNE 1
[...] (SBU) On May 18, Poloff and Russian Embassy First Secretary Vadim Vasiliev, jointly delivered reftel SIPDIS points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Security and Arms Control Director, and Kristjan Prikk, Acting Counter Terrorism Desk Officer, on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O [...]
2007-05-21 11:46:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN RS EN
07TALLINN340ESTONIA THINKS RUSSIAN DRAFT OSCE CHARTER A BAD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 14:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PREL KTIA PGOV RS EN
07TALLINN344ESTONIA HAS NO PLANS TO COMMENT ON SYRIAN ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 13:45:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM SY EUN EN
07TALLINN345DEMARCHE URGING AGAINST PARTICIPATION IN OSCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 05:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM OSCE BO EN
07TALLINN347RUSSIAN BEAR HUG SQUEEZES ESTONIAN ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: In the three weeks since the April 26-27 Bronze Soldier riots, Estonia has faced pressure from an array of trade-disrupting measures from Russia. Cyber attacks on government and financial websites have been costly and have raised international concern and support. GOE officials [...]
2007-05-29 05:51:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ETRD RS EN
07TALLINN352Estonian Policy Makers Discuss Energy Options
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent roundtable discussion on the future of Estonian energy policy, key players in Estonian government, industry and academia renewed calls to increase Estonia's energy efficiency and its use of renewable energy sources, and to lessen the its energy dependence on Russia. [...]
2007-05-30 14:21:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PREL RU EN
07TALLINN361LABELING ISSUE RESTRAINING ESTONIA'S VOTE
[...] (U) On June 1, we delivered reftel points to Haidi Kanamae, the Head of Food Safety Department and Kylli Johanson, Chief Expert of the Food Safety Department at the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. (SBU) Ms. Johanson explained that although Estonia's Gene Technology Committee (GTC),which serves [...]
2007-06-04 05:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EU EN
07TALLINN362ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1737 AND 1747 AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 05:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR EN
07TALLINN363ESTONIA: PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 05:38:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC KNNP XG EN
07TALLINN366ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: WORLD'S FIRST VIRTUAL
[...] (S) Summary. Since April 27, Estonia has been the victim of the world's first coordinated cyber attacks against a nation state and its political and economic infrastructure. The sensational nature of the story, combined with the highly technical details of the subject matter, has led to a good [...]
2007-06-04 14:27:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN367TALLINN'S PROPOSAL FOR 2007 IPR ENFORCEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is Embassy Tallinn's proposal for funding to develop, distribute and promote an extensive awareness campaign in Estonia to combat internet piracy and promote cyber security. Background ----------- 2. The biggest IPR challenge in countries with a well [...]
2007-06-05 07:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TALLINN372ESTONIA UNABLE TO MEET NATO,S ISAF REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 11:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PINS NATO AF EN
07TALLINN373ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. ON CFE TREATY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 14:14:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO RS EN
07TALLINN374ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED
[...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together wi [...]
2007-06-06 14:24:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN375ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED
[...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together with [...]
2007-06-06 14:24:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN376ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL SUDAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) On May 31, we delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and Keiu Saral, MFA Africa Desk Officer. On June 6, Saral informed us that since Estonia has no diplomatic relations with Sudan, it will support the EU's common position th [...]
2007-06-08 05:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN EN
07TALLINN377ESTONIA TO ISSUE STATEMENT ON EXTRAORDINARY CFE
[...] (C) On June 6, we delivered Ref A points to Kristjan Priik, Second Secretary in the MFA's Security and Arms Control Division, on preparations for the extraordinary CFE (Conventional Forces in Europe) conference. On June 7, Priik reiterated Estonia's position on Russia's proposal (Ref B). Coo [...]
2007-06-08 09:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO RS EN
07TALLINN395ESTONIAN REACTION TO 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) On June 13, we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP (trafficking in persons) Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights. Hion was pleased that the Report acknowledged the progress the GOE has made in combating TIP - pr [...]
2007-06-14 08:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO EN
07TALLINN397ESTONIA: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN
[...] (SBU) On June 11, we delivered reftel points concerning the issue of missing and detained American citizens in Iran to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and Reen Liivat, MFA U.S. Desk Officer. On June 12, Mottus and Liivat expressed to us their regrets ove [...]
2007-06-14 11:38:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EN
07TALLINN398ESTONIA: UNRWA APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) On June 11, we delivered reftel points urging support for the UNRWA's Flash Appeal in Lebanon and UNRWA's Emergency Appeal for the West Bank and Gaza to Marje Luup, MFA Director for Development Cooperation, and Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia. Luup and Talvik agreed that a strong s [...]
2007-06-14 13:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON LE KWBG EUN EN
07TALLINN40DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE
[...] (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo to Kristina Meius, European Correspondent and Raul Toomas, Attache in the Central and Northern European Division of the MFA. Toomas and Meius said the GOE agrees the process for determining Kosovo's status must move forward. [...]
2007-01-22 13:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK EUN OPDC EN PGOV
07TALLINN424COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BOEHNER (JUL 05 -
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the Congressional Delegation headed by Congressman John Boehner, to Tallinn, Estonia from July 5-7, 2007. 2. A schedule will be sent to the Delegation's designated POCs and to State (H) via e-mail. 3. No visa is required for holders [...]
2007-06-25 12:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN RS SW EN
07TALLINN425ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-26 05:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR EN
07TALLINN432UPDATE ON ESTONIA'S DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Afghanistan remains one of the Government of Estonia's (GOE) highest foreign policy priorities. The GOE has been increasing its direct development assistance to Afghanistan since 2006, to balance its military presence in the country. The presence of Estonia's first diplomat o [...]
2007-06-28 06:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR EUN EN
07TALLINN433 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The last eight months have been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's recent visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves [...]
2007-06-28 14:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN443ESTONIA DISTURBED BY UNHCR 5TH SESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 09:33:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO EN
07TALLINN444UPDATE ON ESTONIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT TIP EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Estonian law enforcement continues to make significant progress in clamping down on prostitution rings operating in Estonia. With new legal tools for investigation and prosecution implemented in Estonia's criminal code to fight trafficking-in-persons (TIP),the police have bee [...]
2007-07-09 13:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN446ESTONIA: TRANSFERRING SURPLUS AMMUNITION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-10 11:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL LE NATO EU EN
07TALLINN448ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-10 13:27:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG EU EN
07TALLINN449ESTONIA: REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 05:56:00Embassy TallinnSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM IR EN
07TALLINN456ESTONIA: TIP ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSES ESTONIANS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 29, post organized and hosted a roundtable discussion on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and TIP-related crimes for ten representatives of Estonian NGOs, labor organizations, student groups, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) officials, and representatives of diplomatic missions. [...]
2007-07-12 12:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN463ESTONIA: BIO OF INCOMING AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has named Vaino Reinart as Estonia's new Ambassador to the United States. Reinart is one of the MFA's most senior and respected diplomats, and has a high reputation for his intelligence and skills as a political operator. As Estonia's form [...]
2007-07-16 11:27:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN472ESTONIA: THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS
[...] (C) Summary. July 13 marked the first 100 days of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's center-right coalition government. The "Bronze Riots," cyber attacks and tensions with Moscow, consumed most of the GOE's attention during this period. Ansip and his Reform party have emerged even more popular b [...]
2007-07-23 09:33:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EN
07TALLINN482ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND 62ND UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 11:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN
07TALLINN486ESTONIA: UNSC-IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 04:38:00Embassy TallinnSECRETKNNP PARM IR EN
07TALLINN488 GOE ENDEAVORS TO MODIFY INTEGRATION PROGRAMS IN
[...] (U) Summary. In a post Bronze Soldier riot Estonia, integration of ethnic Russians is a hot topic. Once regarded as having one of the most successful post-Soviet integration programs, the GOE is now being forced to take a hard look at the deep fissures that still exist within Estonia's popu [...]
2007-07-26 12:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN
07TALLINN49ESTONIA: RESPONSE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy and Arms Control. On January 23, Ketlin Susmalainen a 3rd Secretary in the same department, provided the following response: -- Estonia has not been invited to the April 18-2 [...]
2007-01-23 13:34:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO EN
07TALLINN492BANKERS PREDICT SOFT LANDING FOR ESTONIAN ECONOMY
[...] (U) Summary: Macroeconomic analysts in and out of government continue to predict Estonia faces a 'soft landing' - 6 to 8 percent GDP growth - from its period of rapid economic growth. Despite a large current account deficit, rising inflation, and a tight labor market, the long-term outlook f [...]
2007-07-27 14:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EN
07TALLINN496ESTONIA SUPPORTS UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 12:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO PHUM EN
07TALLINN497ESTONIA: DOJ TRAINING FOR PROSECUTORS AND POLICE
[...] (U) Summary. A Post and Department of Justice (DOJ) organized workshop provided training for Estonian prosecutors and law enforcement officials on June 13-15. The training focused on public corruption, financial crime, and asset forfeiture. Estonia is relatively advanced in the region in tack [...]
2007-07-30 12:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM EAID CJAN ECON EN
07TALLINN498ESTONIAN CONCERNS OVER AZERBAIJAN
[...] (SBU) On July 26, we delivered reftel points to Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, concerning USG concerns over the state of democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan. Lukk responded that the GOE fully shares U.S. concerns and is keen on doing more in Azerbaijan and [...]
2007-07-30 13:39:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM AJ EN
07TALLINN4992007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) The United States Government is aware of one (1) previously disputed claim of U.S. persons against the Government of Estonia, which was resolved in January 2007. a. Claimants A and B. b. The dispute began in 2005. c. Claimants A and B were U.S. corporations that owned 27.88 and 5. [...]
2007-07-30 13:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EN
07TALLINN5ESTONIA: PRESIDENT AND PM DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-03 15:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU RU EN
07TALLINN5002007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) The United States Government is aware of one (1) previously disputed claim of U.S. persons against the Government of Estonia, which was resolved in January 2007. a. Claimants A and B. b. The dispute began in 2005. c. Claimants A and B were U.S. corporations that owned 27.88 and 5. [...]
2007-07-30 14:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EN
07TALLINN502ESTONIAN PRESIDENT TO ATTEND 62ND UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 09:39:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN
07TALLINN503Mrs. Bush's Literacy Campaign
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 09:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN
07TALLINN518ESTONIA'S VIEW ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-10 08:54:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU KV YI UN EN
07TALLINN519AMBASSADOR'S MEEING WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (U) Summary. On August 8, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon with Sven Mikser, Member of Parliament (MP) and the new Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC). The two discussed Estonia and the European Union's relations with Russia, Estonia's contributions in the global war on terror, an [...]
2007-08-13 07:17:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EINV EN
07TALLINN52ESTONIA: FORMER PM LAAR OPTIMISTIC ON GEORGIA
[...] (C) On January 23, former Prime Minister Mart Laar told Charge that he was "optimistic" about the situation in Georgia - citing improvements in Georgia's energy security and factors affecting the situation in Abkhazia. Laar noted the GOG asked him to come back to Georgia in late February (in [...]
2007-01-24 15:18:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL GG EN
07TALLINN520THE ESTONIA-RUSSIA BORDER: MANY ROADS TO GRIDLOCK
[...] (U) Summary: Extended delays in recent months for truckers waiting to transport goods from northeastern Estonia into Russia have raised many questions about possible causes, especially in the wake of Bronze Soldier- related transit disruptions since April. It is unclear whether politics or si [...]
2007-08-13 12:39:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL RU ECON EN
07TALLINN531ESTONIA CONSIDERING GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-16 13:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA EN
07TALLINN536ESTONIA'S REACTION TO NEW AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-17 11:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR NATO AF EN
07TALLINN537 TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 REPORT
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 2,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund in 2007 for FSC Helsinki Shadow Training and U.S. Automobile Industry promotion project. Post has used 959.67 for the U.S. car promotion project. Helsinki Shadow training is scheduled in late September o [...]
2007-08-17 11:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD AFIN EINV EN
07TALLINN541ESTONIA PARTICIPATES IN GEORGIAN MISSILE
[...] (U) Along with France and the UK, Estonia will participate in the international team investigating the missile incident in Georgia (reftel). Estonia's contribution includes two experts: a radar expert and the Estonian Defense Attach to the U.S., Brigadier General Vello Loemaa. In his August [...]
2007-08-21 04:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG EN
07TALLINN542ESTONIA PARTICIPATES IN GEORGIAN MISSILE
[...] (U) Along with France and the UK, Estonia will participate in the international team investigating the missile incident in Georgia (reftel). Estonia's contribution includes two experts: a radar expert and the Estonian Defense Attach to the U.S., Brigadier General Vello Loemaa. In his August [...]
2007-08-21 04:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG EN
07TALLINN543ESTONIAN INTERNATIONAL AID AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Given its success with rapid democratic and economic reform, Estonia enjoys a high level of credibility and influence with developing countries seeking assistance. As part of the Government of Estonia's (GOE) larger plans to promote democracy and market-based development, deve [...]
2007-08-21 11:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EN
07TALLINN544ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. NON-PAPER ON CFE RATIFICATION
[...] (C) On August 20 and 21, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Peeter Helme, MFA NATO Desk Officer, on breaking the impasse to Russia's fulfillment of its remaining Istanbul commitments. Hilpus told us that the GOE's position on CFE remains [...]
2007-08-22 08:40:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE EN
07TALLINN547ESTONIA: NEW DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 15, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon for Mati Raidma, Member of Parliament (MP) and new Chairman of the National Defense Committee (NDC). The two discussed Parliament's upcoming votes to renew the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) mission mandates for Iraq, Afghanistan, [...]
2007-08-24 08:30:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS MARR EN
07TALLINN548 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY SELL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to W [...]
2007-08-24 10:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN549 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to [...]
2007-08-24 10:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN550 ESTONIAN DELEGATION AT ICAO ASSEMBLY
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche talking points on August 23 to the Chief of the Maritime and Aviation Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economy and Communication Mr. Aivo Lind. We asked for Estonia's support of the U.S. candidacy for Part I category membership in ICAO. 2. (U) Mr. [...]
2007-08-27 07:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR AORC ICAO EN
07TALLINN563ESTONIA OFFERS CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S.-
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 13:21:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA IN EN
07TALLINN564ESTONIA INTERESTED IN UNSCR 1737 TECHNICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 13:21:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC IR PARM KNNP EN
07TALLINN565ESTONIA INTERESTED IN UNSCR 1737 TECHNICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 13:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY EN
07TALLINN567ESTONIA'S FULLFILMENT OF OECD ACCESSION CRITERIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In post's judgment, Estonia fulfills the accession criteria for membership in the OECD. Estonia is an active, prosperous and developed member of many international organizations, including NATO, the European Union and the WTO. It demonstrates a broad respect for the values of [...]
2007-08-29 13:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV SENV OECD EN KDEM
07TALLINN568CORRECTION: SYRIAN AVCTIVIST DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 06:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY EN
07TALLINN573 FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: THIRD QTR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 12:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
07TALLINN576 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SCHOOL INTEGRATION WITH
[...] (SBU) On August 16, Ambassador Phillips paid a courtesy call on Minister of Education and Research Tonis Lukas. Minister Lukas emphasized that the GOE's program to introduce Estonian-language classes in Russian-language high schools is a step-by-step "transition," not a "reform." He reported [...]
2007-09-04 11:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN
07TALLINN583SCENESETTER FOR PRINCIPAL DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT
[...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations the past year: the President's historic visit to Estonia last November; Estonian appreciation for U.S. su [...]
2007-09-06 14:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN588LEADING ESTONIAN MP DISCUSSES RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) During a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Marko Mihkelson, head of the Parliament's EU Affairs Committee, highlighted as important issues: regional security and stability issues, Russia and President Vladimir Putin's political future, and Russia's re-tooling of history. He also emph [...]
2007-09-07 13:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR RU GG EN
07TALLINN589 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Three and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and an effective role model for democracy in the former Soviet states [...]
2007-09-07 14:42:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN594ESTONIAN RABBI DOWNPLAYS REPORTS OF ANTI-
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting with Poloffs, Rabbi E. Shmuel Kot said anti-Semitism is not a serious concern for Estonia's small Jewish Community. Kot also emphasized his efforts to remain outside of local politics and outlined the religious, social and educational opportunities offe [...]
2007-09-10 14:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV RU EN
07TALLINN595ESTONIAN FIRST LADY ACCEPTS FLOTUS LUNCHEON ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 14:19:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EN
07TALLINN598EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT OFFERS SUPPORT
[...] (U) Summary: In August, President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering visited Estonia to discuss the GOE's language and integration reform efforts for the Russian-speaking minority. Poettering met with representatives of Estonia's Russian-speaking community as well as President I [...]
2007-09-11 14:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU EN
07TALLINN604ESTONIA ON ALLIANCE ATTITUDES TOWARD NAC VISIT TO
[...] (C) On September 11, poloffs delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy, and Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Hilpus and Lukk emphasized strong Government of Estonia (GOE) support for the proposed North Atlantic Council (NAC) visit to [...]
2007-09-14 06:43:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO GG RS EN
07TALLINN617ESTONIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS BELARUS PRO-DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. On August 28, the Ambassador met with Belarusian pro-democracy activists living in exile in Estonia. Two of the activists represent "Third Way," a pan-European, pro-democracy group which produces pro- democracy materials for use in Belarus. The Ambassador committed to diss [...]
2007-09-18 10:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL WW BO EN
07TALLINN618ESTONIA STANDS WITH EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 10:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PREL UNGA EN
07TALLINN619AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN MINISTER OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a meeting September 12 with the Ambassador, Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs Urve Palo reiterated the GOE's commitment to encouraging "stateless" residents to acquire citizenship. At the same time, however, Palo noted a lack of motivation among Russian speakers t [...]
2007-09-18 11:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN620ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 12:38:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN SY IS LE EN
07TALLINN621USDOC DAS FOR EUROPE VISITS ESTONIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOE officials told Department of Commerce DAS for Europe Paul Dyck that Estonia is very open to more U.S. investment and noted that Estonia's business climate has not suffered from the cyber attacks of early May. They also expressed interest in the goals of the new Trans- Atlan [...]
2007-09-20 10:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON PGOV EN
07TALLINN622ESTONIA: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 14:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEG EUN IS JA PARM PREL IAEA EN
07TALLINN627ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND SEPT 26
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 12:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO OPDC PREL EN
07TALLINN628ESTONIA: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 14:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL PGOV UNGA EN
07TALLINN629TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION: ESTONIA
[...] (U) In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Estonian textile and apparel producing industry in 2006: -- Total industrial production: USD 7.8 billion -- Total textile and apparel production: USD 458.56 million (5.9% of total industrial output) -- Share of textil [...]
2007-09-26 05:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP KTEX EN
07TALLINN633ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...]
2007-09-26 11:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE EN
07TALLINN64SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO VISIT TO
[...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of the President's historic visit to Estonia last November, and amidst fervent campaigning for Estonia's parliamentary elections in early March. 2. (SBU) Fore [...]
2007-01-30 16:19:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL EN
07TALLINN641ESTONIA SUPPORTS GAER'S RE-ELECTION TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 07:55:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC EN
07TALLINN642ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UN LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 10:47:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC LE PTER EN
07TALLINN646ESTONIA: PRESSURE ON BURMESE REGIME DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 13:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM EN
07TALLINN654ESTONIA: NO RESPONSE TO US DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 11:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN66ESTONIA: IPR WORKSHOP REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS AND
[...] (U) Summary: On January 17-18, Embassy Tallinn and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a workshop focusing on copyright infringement in the digital environment. The event was a rare coming together of 60 Estonian police, prosecutors, judges, government officials, law professor [...]
2007-01-31 15:19:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KIPR EN
07TALLINN662ESTONIA: NO RESPONSE TO UNGA COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 13:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA MNUC PARM EN
07TALLINN677ESTONIA: WORKING TOWARDS COMMON EU POSITION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 10:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM EN
07TALLINN685AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ESTONIAN MPS ON U.S. FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Estonian Parliamentarians October 16 on the U.S.-Estonia relationship. His presentation, at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Sven Mikser (Defense Minister from 2002- 2003),informed key members of parliament ahead of Estonia's decision on whether to e [...]
2007-10-19 14:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF IZ EN
07TALLINN689ESTONIA TO CONSIDER US POSITIONS ON UNGA THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 14:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA PHUM PREL KTIA EN
07TALLINN693ESTONIA: AFGHANISTAN, YES - IRAQ, YES FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary. On October 24, the Government of Estonia (GOE) submitted for Parliamentary approval four bills to extend Estonian participation in ongoing foreign military operations (Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia) and one to authorize deployment of troops (the EU Nordic Battle Group). While [...]
2007-10-26 09:00:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ EN
07TALLINN695ESTONIA TO SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (U) On October 24, 2007, poloff met with Thea Karin, Burma Desk officer at the MFA. Karin acknowledged the demarche points and indicated that the EU will be meeting in Brussels next Thursday (November 1) to continue a discussion on possible sanctions. Karin pointed out that as the EU will a [...]
2007-10-26 11:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM EN
07TALLINN697ESTONIA TO SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON CUBA EMBARGO
[...] (SBU) On October 26, Polecoff spoke with Urmas Eigla, Cuban Desk Officer at the MFA. Eigla stated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) will give careful consideration to the UNGA Resolution, but will ultimately support the common EU position. The GOE feels that strong and inflexible sanct [...]
2007-10-26 14:23:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ERTD PHUM PGOV CU EN
07TALLINN699 ESTONIA: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Pol/Econoff met with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer and Annilee Poolakese, Terrorism and Cyber Security Desk Officer to discuss reftel points. Jogi reaffirmed Government of Estonia (GOE) support for UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and noted Estonia believes that Ir [...]
2007-10-29 16:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR EN
07TALLINN703ESTONIA: CONDEMN PKK USE OF VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Polecoff met with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer and Annilee Poolekese, Terrorism and Cyber Security Desk Officer to discuss reftel. According to Jogi, the Government of Estonia (GOE) strongly condemns PKK activities, in particular those which have resulted in the de [...]
2007-10-31 12:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN EN
07TALLINN708ESTONIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FORCE FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Summary. In the relatively short amount of time Minister of Defense Jaak Aaviksoo has been in office, he has taken significant steps to reform both the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF). Aaviksoo?s priority for 2007 has been to create a military legal framework f [...]
2007-11-01 08:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EN
07TALLINN71SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO VISIT TO
[...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of the President's historic visit to Estonia last November, and amidst fervent campaigning for Estonia's parliamentary elections in early March. 2. (SBU) Fore [...]
2007-02-01 15:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL EN
07TALLINN712IMO: ESTONIA SUPPORTING U.S. CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 10:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDIMO EWWT PHSA UK AORC EN
07TALLINN716SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 12:34:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IZ EN
07TALLINN72ESTONIA: FUROR OVER BRONZE SOLDIER DEBATE
[...] Summary: On January 10, the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) approved a bill giving the GOE legal authority to relocate the graves of Soviet soldiers and the adjacent "Bronze soldier" statue from their current location in central Tallinn. Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has stated that excavatio [...]
2007-02-01 16:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN720 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2007 - 2008 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of narcotic substances, [...]
2007-11-05 14:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EN
07TALLINN728ESTONIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON HSPD-6 TEXT
[...] SUMMARY: On October 30, a visiting Washington delegation representing the CA Bureau and the Terrorism Screening Center reached agreement with GOE interlocutors on the text of a Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) Arrangement to share terrorist-screening information. Substantiv [...]
2007-11-07 14:34:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS PREL PTER EUN EN
07TALLINN731 ESTONIA AGREES WITH FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Pol/Econoff shared reftel points with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jogi responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) fully supports the USG views and practices on this issue. DECKER [...]
2007-11-08 14:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR EN
07TALLINN732ESTONIA ON RUSSIA'S OSCE COMMITMENTS
[...] (C) On November 9, PolEcoff delivered reftel points to Lauri Kuusing, MFA Russia Desk Officer. Kuusing said the GOE is pleased to see that the U.S. position is in line with that of the EU. He also stated that the GOE, along with its EU partners, finds it 'unacceptable' that the Government of [...]
2007-11-09 15:05:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM RS EN
07TALLINN737ESTONIA AND RESOURCE NATIONALISM
[...] (U) Estonia does not exhibit resource nationalism as described in reftel. The government does not arbitrarily change regulations pertaining to investment in natural resources or any other sector to favor domestic companies over foreign-owned firms. Since joining the European Union in 2004, t [...]
2007-11-14 12:56:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET PGOV ENRG EN
07TALLINN738ESTONIAN SCHOOL REFORM IN ACTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 1, 2007, all 58 public Russian language high schools in Estonia began teaching Estonian Literature in the Estonian language. This program, which affects approximately 8,500 Russian- speaking students, is the first step of a gradual transition to reach the point wher [...]
2007-11-14 12:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN
07TALLINN739ESTONIA TO SUPPORT EU COMPLIANCE WITH WTO BIOTECH
[...] (SBU) Estonia will support EU compliance with the WTO ruling outlined in reftel by the November 21 deadline for a Reasonable Period of Time (RPT). According to Allan Gromov, Deputy Under Secretary of the Ministry of Environment (MOE),Estonia voted against the ban on these corn varieties init [...]
2007-11-14 15:26:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAGR ETRD EUN WTO EN
07TALLINN745 TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 FINAL REPORT
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 2,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund in 2007 for FSC Helsinki Shadow Training and an U.S. Automobile Industry promotion project. Post used 959.67 for the U.S. car promotion project (reported in ref C) and 477.50 USD for Helsinki Shadow trai [...]
2007-11-16 13:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD AFIN EINV EN
07TALLINN752SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S NOVEMBER 27-29
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's November 27- 29 visit to Washington, his first as PM, comes on the eve of the Estonian Parliament's vote to renew Estonia's participation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ansip supports Estonia's military engagements abroad, but relies on USG recognitio [...]
2007-11-21 14:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN
07TALLINN754PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: ESTONIA TRIES TO SPUR INNOVATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonia's relatively lean and dynamic economy can still make progress in a number of areas towards spurring greater innovation and productivity gains. Both will be necessary to meet labor shortages and move the economy up the value chain to a position where it can move out of com [...]
2007-11-23 12:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP EN
07TALLINN758ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON THE ELECTION TO THE COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On November 21, Polecoff delivered reftel points and a corresponding Diplomatic Note to Veikko Kala of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division. Kala responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has not yet reached a decision on wh [...]
2007-11-26 12:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM PREL EN
07TALLINN763 FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: FOURTH QTR FY2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 14:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
07TALLINN778ESTONIA: HSPD-6 AGREEMENT SIGNED
[...] On December 6, 2007, Ambassador Phillips and Aldis Alus, Director General of the Estonian Security Police Board, signed the "Arrangement between the Terrorist Screening Center of the United States of America and the Security Police Board of the Republic of Estonia for the Exchange of Screening [...]
2007-12-07 15:14:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS PREL PTER EUN EN
07TALLINN779ESTONIA TO SUPPORT UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 14:23:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA PHUM EN
07TALLINN782ESTONIA: CUBA TITLE III INFORMATION
[...] (C) On December 6, PolEcoff met with Urmas Eigla, MFA Cuba Desk Officer, to discuss Estonia?s ties with Cuba. Eigla confirmed that the information he shared with us in May of 2007 is still valid. Specifically, Eigla reiterated that neither Cuba nor Estonia has any foreign direct investments i [...]
2007-12-11 15:17:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL EN
07TALLINN783 ESTONIA TO ANNOUNCE RECORD DONATION AT PARIS
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff shared reftel points with Juri Kahn, Division Director for Middle East Affairs at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On December 12, Kahn responded that the Government of Estonia plans to announce a pledge of USD 1 million in assistance to the Palestinians at the Pari [...]
2007-12-12 15:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS EN
07TALLINN789 ESTONIA: NIE REPORT WILL NOT WEAKEN DUAL-USE
[...] (SBU) On December 11, Poloff shared reftel points with Riho Kruuv, Bureau Director for Armament and Strategic Goods Control at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kruuv gave assurances that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has in no way weakened their controls on export licenses to Iran i [...]
2007-12-14 14:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUR IR EN
07TALLINN79REVISED: ESTONIA: FUROR OVER BRONZE SOLDIER
[...] Summary: On January 10, the parliament approved a bill giving the government legal authority to relocate the graves of Soviet soldiers and the adjacent QBronze SoldierQ statue from their current location in central Tallinn. While Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has stated that excavation of the [...]
2007-02-02 15:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN801ESTONIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS WOMEN'S SHELTER
[...] (U) On December 10, Ambassador visited the Tallinn Women's Crisis Center (TWCC) to mark International Human Rights Day and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence. Ambassador toured the facility and met with Center staff, including the center director, a lawyer who provides legal serv [...]
2007-12-20 14:17:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EN
07TALLINN802ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS MANDATES FOR IRAQ,
[...] (U) On December 19, the 101 member Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) voted to extend the mandate for the Estonian troop deployment in Iraq by 12 months (until December 31, 2008). 53 MPs voted in favor of the bill, which followed quickly on the heels of the December 18 UNSC vote to extend the ma [...]
2007-12-20 14:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM MARR PGOV IZ AF KV BK EN
07TALLINN88ESTONIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS I: POLITICAL
[...] (U) Summary: Estonia is in full campaign mode in the run up to parliamentary elections on March 4. Eleven parties are vying for seats in the Riigikogu (the Estonian parliament). Of these, five or six are expected to win enough votes for parliamentary representation. The "X-factors" in the e [...]
2007-02-12 13:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN89ESTONIA: UNSCR 1737 AND IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC NEA IR EN
07TALLINN90ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR SEC STATE AWARD FOR
[...] (U) Post nominates the following individual for the Secretary of State's annual Award for International SIPDIS Women of Courage (IWOC). Name: Ms. Barbi Pilvre Title: Editor in chief Organization: "Areen", a weekly cultural affairs newspaper Date of Birth: 1963 Contact Information: bar [...]
2007-02-13 11:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO EN
07TALLINN92ESTONIA'S ECONOMY: OUTLOOK FOR CONTINUED GROWTH
[...] (U) Estonia's economic growth has exceeded 10% for two years running. This has led to the inevitable question: "How long can it last"? Regional banks, the Ministry of Finance, and financial media all forecast around 9% real GDP growth in 2007, down from 11.5% in 2006. While a few local obs [...]
2007-02-13 13:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV EN
07TASHKENT2049FOREIGN LABELS BOYCOTTING UZBEK COTTON
[...] (SBU) Summary: International concern over Uzbekistan's use of child labor to pick cotton is not new. However, the October airing of BBC's "Newsnight" investigative program on the issue re-ignited interest that is quickly gaining international momentum. Fueled by the program and internet site [...]
2007-11-30 08:16:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALICAC ECON ETRD PREL PHUM UK XZ EN LG UZ
07USUNNEWYORK1217EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 62ND UNGA
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador James Gadsden, who served as Senior Area Adviser for Eastern European Affairs to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) Summary: Most Eastern European states generally supported US priority objectives for the Fall session of the 62nd UNGA [...]
2007-12-26 20:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNGA AA AM BK BU CY EN GG GR HR
07VILNIUS86THE CURIOUS STATE OF LITHUANIA'S AIRPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania's main international airport in Vilnius is small, expensive, and inefficient, yet operates quite profitably. The airport, like Lithuania's air transport sector in general, has tremendous potential for growth, but the airport's management is oddly indifferent to it, an [...]
2007-02-07 08:56:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV ECON PREL LH LG EN EUN
07WARSAW1975POLAND AND NORDSTREAM TALKING PAST EACH OTHER
[...] (C) Summary: Polish interlocutors continue to tell post that they oppose the construction of the proposed Nordstream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. They complain that the Nordstream company announces information to the press rather than discussing it with the Ministry of Economy. Oppo [...]
2007-09-19 14:35:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET ETRD PL RS EN XH XG PREL
07WARSAW86POLAND: DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY ECONOMICS
[...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza and Polish Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski discussed a deal for gas for Azerbaijan and Georgia that would relieve both countries of their dependence on Russian gas, and exchanged views on the political situation in Georgia. Naimski restated his opposition to t [...]
2007-01-12 15:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL RS GG AJ KZ LH LG EN LO PL
08BAGHDAD3351PM MALIKI TO MOVE ON INVITATIONS TO FOUR COALITION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Nuri al-Malaki has agreed to the U.S. request to formally invite four countries - Australia, El Salvador, Romania, and Estonia - to maintain forces in Iraq for non-combat purposes following January 1, 2009. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In a letter dated October 1 [...]
2008-10-19 03:01:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAS EN ES IZ MOPS PREL RO
08BAGHDAD3630IRAQI GOVERNMENT REQUESTS AUSTRALIA, ROMANIA, EL SALVADOR AND ESTONIA PROVIDE "NON-COMBAT ASSISTANCE" BEYOND 31 DECEMBER
[...] (C) On November 13, Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffaq Rubaie issued invitation letters to Australia, El Salvador, Estonia and Romania, thanking them for their "selfless sacrifices in assisting Iraq in establishing itself as a democracy" and inviting their continued support and [...]
2008-11-16 08:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08BAGHDAD3794STATUS OF COALITION PARTNERS IN IRAQ; RECOMMENDED DEMARCHE FOR AUSTRALIA
[...] (S) This is an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary: As the GOI moves beyond the process of gaining agreement for the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, it is focusing on the terms for the continued presence of four Coalition partners (Australia, Romania, El Salvador and Estonia) be [...]
2008-12-03 15:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08BERLIN464GLOBAL INITIATIVE: GIIP ADIVISORY COMMITEE MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-14 14:55:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC PARM PREL EN GM
08BUCHAREST1009(C) MFA SECRETARY OF STATE BUGA -- SOMETHING IN 24
[...] (C) Romania,s MFA Secretary of State Iulian Buga (accompanied by Director General Legal Affairs Cosmin Dinescu) asked for an urgent meeting today with Charg to discuss the critical time constraints for permitting Romania to maintain its troops in Iraq. Buga noted that National Security Adviso [...]
2008-12-23 15:49:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ RO UK AS EN ES
08BUCHAREST986IRAQI CONTINUED PRESENCE LEGISLATION IS
[...] (C) In a blunt conservation with POLMILOFF, MFA Director General Anca Mantulescu on 12/17 expressed extreme frustration with the lack of support from the U.S. regarding helping Romania to meet conditions that would continue its force presence in Iraq. When POLMILOFF asked whether the MFA had [...]
2008-12-17 12:23:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ RO ES AS EN UK
08CANBERRA1231GOA REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON WAY FORWARD WITH IRAQ
[...] (S) The Australian government, while pessimistic about achieving a legally binding SOFA with Iraq, is actively exploring options for the continued employment of imbedded Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel serving in MNF-I, particularly those whose missions keep them within the confines [...]
2008-12-05 07:56:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08CANBERRA1258SOFA UNLIKELY FOR AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY It is highly unlikely that Australia will negotiate a SOFA with the Iraqi government before the end of the year. The Australian Department of Defence (ADOD) is developing an alternative plan where personnel who work at the Australian Embassy or Camp Victory will remain in place [...]
2008-12-11 06:04:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AS IZ ES EN RO
08CANBERRA1292AUSTRALIA AWAITING SOFA DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered information from reftel to the director of the Iraq section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lloyd Broderick, on December 18. Broderick said Australia is awaiting developments. One issue that is repeatedly raised by the Australian negotiating team in Baghda [...]
2008-12-18 06:28:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALAS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO
08KATHMANDU24NEPAL LACKS FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL
[...] On January 3, Emboff informed Mani Bhattarai, Section Officer for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),of the postponement of the detection architecture model guidelines workshop (Ref A) and the entry of four additional partner nations into the Global I [...]
2008-01-08 06:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PARM PREL PTER KGIC AU IV EN KG NZ NP
08MOSCOW2396AMBIGUITY OVER RUSSIA,S FUTURE RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. During the past week's hostilities in Georgia, the Russian MFA harshly criticized the positions of Poland and the Baltics. Despite this criticism, the GOR has taken no action against these countries and some Polish and Baltic diplomats in Moscow do not believe that their relat [...]
2008-08-14 10:52:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS EN LG LH
08MOSCOW345RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN BILATERAL RELATIONS UNDER MORE
[...] (C) Summary. Russia and Estonia's already strained relationship took hits as Estonian contributions to the Schengen "blacklist" went into effect, closely followed by the beginning of trials in Tallinn from last May's Bronze Soldier incident. The MFA blamed new Schengen visa ineligibilites f [...]
2008-02-08 14:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL EN RS
08RIGA560OUTCOMES - U.S.-BALTIC CFE CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The three Baltic states used annual CFE and conventional arms control consultations with the U.S. HLTF delegation on September 8-9 to underscore the need for increased cooperation on NATO defense planning in light of Russia's actions in Georgia. Far from fixated on notions of de [...]
2008-09-16 10:59:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE LG EN LH
08STATE111775(U) Secretary Rice's October 9, 2008
[...] (U) Classified by: Dan Smith, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) October 9, 2008, 9:00 - 9:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Gilchrist, EUR Sean McCormack, PA C [...]
2008-10-21 00:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO CVIS LG LH EN
08STATE114173NORDIC AND BALTIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS, OCTOBER 2
[...] (C) Summary. On October 2, political directors and other senior officials from the nine members of the Expanded Partnership in Northern Europe (E-PINE),including EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried, met in Vilnius for semi-annual consultations. The principal issues discussed were Georgia, U [...]
2008-10-27 16:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNEI PREL EUR BO GG RS UP XG SW NO LG LH IC EN FI
08STATE128040URGENT DEMARCHE TO GOA
[...] (S) Department requests that Embassy Canberra demarche the Australian Government on the way forward in the GOA's negotiations with the Government of Iraq on an agreement to permit Australian forces to remain in Iraq after the expiration of the UNSCR 1790 mandate for the multinational force. P [...]
2008-12-04 21:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08STATE132140ACTION FOR CONTINUING IRAQI COALITION EMBASSIES
[...] (C) Department requests Embassies Bucharest, San Salvador, and Tallinn, along with USNATO, share the text in para. four with host governments and NATO soonest to determine whether the formulation meets those governments'/NATO's requirements for authorities and protections for their forces in Ir [...]
2008-12-17 18:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO
08STATE33991BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests posts' assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050093640 for the export of underwater breathing equipment to Estonia. Posts are requested t [...]
2008-04-02 15:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEN ETTC FI KOMC
08STATE55850REPLY : ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON
[...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's inquiry as to how best to encourage the Estonian MFA to increase its engagement in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon and Syria. Estonia's prior work in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kosovo provides it with excellent credentials to promote democr [...]
2008-05-23 21:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SY EU LE EN
08STATE55892REPLY : ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON
[...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's inquiry as to how best to encourage the Estonian MFA to increase its engagement in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon and Syria. Estonia's prior work in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kosovo provides it with excellent credentials to promote democr [...]
2008-05-24 01:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SY EU LE EN
08STATE71264REPLY: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE MV LEHMANN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing from the points in paragraph 3 below, Department requests Posts respond to diplomatic notes from the Embassy of Estonia (received 24 June, 2008) and from the Embassy of Ukraine (received 23 June, 2008) requesting supplies and assistance to Ukrainia [...]
2008-07-02 18:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHSA BM CY EN GM NATO RS SO UK UP
08TALLINN10ESTONIA: COORDINATION ON HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting organized and hosted by the Embassy in December, key GOE officials briefed the diplomatic community on Estonia's HIV/AIDs epidemic and the status of GOE prevention/treatment programs. Estonian officials used the forum to suggest areas for international coordination [...]
2008-01-09 15:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN102ESTONIA: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
[...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE UROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) While the Government of Estonia (GOE) has maintained its strong political commitmen [...]
2008-03-11 11:50:00Embassy TallinnSECRETMARR MOPS PREL IZ EN
08TALLINN103ESTONIA: PM ANSIP's VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...] (U) Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Georgia February 4-6 (his first trip as Prime Minister). Following the visit, Kyllike Sillaste Elling, the PM's Foreign Policy Advisor, briefed interested journalists and diplomats on highlights of the trip. -- PM Ansip met with President Saak [...]
2008-03-11 14:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU NATO GG EN
08TALLINN109DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF AND ESTONIAN INTERIOR
[...] (U) DHS Secretary Chertoff and Estonian Minister of Interior Juri Pihl signed a bilateral MOU on the Visa Waiver Program in Tallinn on March 12. 2. (C) In a meeting prior to the public signing ceremony, Pihl said Estonia welcomed the progress on VWP and the opportunity to sign the MOU, w [...]
2008-03-14 12:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALCVIS EU KFRD PREL EN
08TALLINN111ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2008 NATO BUCHAREST SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Priority One for Estonia at the upcoming NATO Summit in Bucharest. Estonia has announced it will send a mortar platoon to Afghanistan this spring as an additional commitment to ISAF, but is unlikely Estonia will be ready to contribute to a new PRT in Nimroz. Other [...]
2008-03-18 14:38:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN113ESTONIAN CUSTOMS CONFERENCE: ENFORCING IPR AT THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A seminar sponsored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Embassy Tallinn brought together Estonian, Finnish and U.S. customs inspectors in the city of Narva, on the Russian border, for two days of discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) and border enforce [...]
2008-03-20 12:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN
08TALLINN121NORDSTREAM ROAD SHOW COMES TO TALLINN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a 3-hour presentation hosted by the German embassy in Tallinn, presenters from WinGas, BASF and the UN Economic Commission for Europe both promoted and defended the NordStream gas pipeline project. They used a variety of arguments to claim that NordStream will be a cheaper, [...]
2008-03-28 15:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV PREL ECON EUR EN
08TALLINN134ESTONIA TO PROPOSE TEXT FOR JOINT EDITORIAL ON
[...] (SBU) On April 10, Poloffs meet with Aivo Orav, Director of Political Department, and Anneli Poolakese, Terrorism Desk Officer and Global Initiative (GI) POC at the Estonian MFA, to discuss points provided in reftel A. Orav said that the Government of Estonia (GOE) is pleased with Secretary R [...]
2008-04-14 12:11:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP RU EN
08TALLINN135SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PRESIDENT ILVES' APRIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia's own "Jersey Boy," visits Washington and Tampa April 17-22. President Ilves is fervently pro-American, and he supports strongly Estonia's military engagements abroad. In fact, keeping Estonia in Iraq will be high on Ilves' agenda during hi [...]
2008-04-14 13:10:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN
08TALLINN139ESTONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER CONSIDERING STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) On April 21, Poloff met with Lauri Kuusing, Russia Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA, to discuss points in reftel. According to Kuusing, Foreign Minister Paet has not yet decided whether to issue a statement formally condemning Russian actions in Georgia. Paet is consulting with experts i [...]
2008-04-21 14:21:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG EN
08TALLINN144ESTONIA'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
[...] (U) We contacted Marje Luup, Estonian MFA External Economic and Development Cooperation Division Director, to discuss points in reftel and emphasize the importance the USG places on this initiative. On April 21, Luup confirmed to us that Foreign Minister Urmas Paet plans to attend the confere [...]
2008-04-23 13:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN145ESTONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER AND PARLIAMENT SPEAK OUT
[...] (U) On April 23, after an extraordinary session of Parliament, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and the Parliament released statements in support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. The parliament's statement called on Russia to suspend the regulation signed by Presid [...]
2008-04-24 14:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN RS GG EN
08TALLINN146ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO DISCUSS MACEDONIA
[...] (C) On April 21, Poloff met with Kaili Terras, NATO Desk Officer, and Bjorn Piibur, Western Balkans Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA to discuss the Macedonia name issue, as requested in reftel. The MFA echoed the position it has taken in our previous conversations: the name issue is a "diffi [...]
2008-04-25 07:35:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO MK GR EN
08TALLINN148 ESTONIA PLANS NO ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES ON
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche talking points to the Chief of the Maritime and Aviation Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication, Mr. Aivo Lind. 2. (U) On April 18, Lind told us that the GOE has not implemented, nor is it planning to implement in the nea [...]
2008-04-25 13:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN EN
08TALLINN149ESTONIA PROVIDES DRAFT GLOBAL INITIATIVE JOINT
[...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph (3). 2. (SBU) On April 25, Anneli Poolakese, Counter Terrorism Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA, provided Poloff the MFA's draft text for the proposed Estonia-U.S.-Russia joint editorial on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) (re [...]
2008-04-25 13:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KNP RU EN
08TALLINN152BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION 050093640 - REPLY FROM
[...] The following answers keyed to reftel questions for Estonia are from Erkki Tori, Advisor in the International Cooperation Department, Estonian Ministry of Defense (MOD): --Did you order from Polarsukellus Oy the exact type and quantity of items listed on this application? Answer: The EOD [...]
2008-05-02 11:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETTC FI KOMC EN
08TALLINN153IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - ESTONIA
[...] As requested reftel, below is a readout on the Impact of Rising of Food/Commodity Prices on Estonia. Demand and prices ----------------- 2. In Estonia, the most essential foods/agricultural commodities are dairy products, meat, grain, potatoes, and fodder crops for animal feed. In 2007, [...]
2008-05-02 11:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN154ESTONIA'S REACTION TO THE BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an unprecedented joint briefing for the Parliament, the Estonian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Defense Minister touted the success of the Bucharest Summit. The Prime Minister praised the strength of the final declaration's statement on membership for Georgia and Ukrain [...]
2008-05-02 13:32:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN158ESTONIA: OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AND DISSIDENTS
[...] (SBU) As requested in reftel A and B, Embassy Tallinn has continued to reach out to democracy and human rights activists in Estonia. On March 2, 2008, Acting DCM joined Vice Speaker of the Estonian Parliament Kristiina Ojuland in a panel discussion at the first Congress of the New Belarusian [...]
2008-05-06 11:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEN LH PHUM PREL
08TALLINN161ESTONIA: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO BURMA
[...] On May 9, Poloff delivered reftel points to Eero Saue, Acting MFA Burmese Desk Officer and Marje Luup, MFA Division Director for Development Cooperation. In his response, Saue indicated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) is deeply concerned for the fate of people of Burma and has announced a [...]
2008-05-12 10:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL BM EN
08TALLINN163ESTONIA: PLEDGING FOR AFGHANISTAN AT THE
[...] (U) On April 29, we delivered points in ref A to Marje Luup, Estonian MFA Division Director for Development Cooperation. Luup told us the Government of Estonia (GOE) agrees with the USG suggestion to differentiate between old and new pledges at the Paris Conference. The GOE is planning to all [...]
2008-05-14 13:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN164 ESTONIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 13:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU EN
08TALLINN174ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON
[...] Action Request- please see paragraph (4) 2. (C) On May 20, Poloff delivered points on Lebanon in reftel to Juri Kahn, Division Director for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Estonian MFA. Kahn replied that while Estonia has no diplomatic relations and relatively little experience in Lebanon, t [...]
2008-05-20 13:15:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LE EU SY EN
08TALLINN179ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS DAVID GROSS
[...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Perhaps the most dynamic of the "Baltic Tigers" since re-independence in 1991, Estonia enjoyed average annual GDP growth racing above eight percent from 2001-2007. Growth began to slow in 2007, [...]
2008-05-22 06:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN
08TALLINN182ESTONIA: SOLIDARITY DAY ACTIVITIES AND LIBERTAD
[...] (SBU) In connection with Reftel A, the following events marking Cuban Solidarity Day took place in Estonia this week. -- On May 20, a leading Russian language newspaper, with an estimated 70,000 readers, published an Op-Ed signed by the Ambassador calling on Estonia to mark Cuban Solidarity [...]
2008-05-23 08:50:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL EN
08TALLINN183ESTONIA: BURMA DONORS CONFERENCE RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 09:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM BM EN
08TALLINN186 ESTONIA: NO FORCED LABOR OR CHILD LABOR IN
[...] Estonia has been a member of the European Union since 2004, and complies with all relevant EU and ILO treaties and standards regarding labor and working conditions. Post has no evidence of any forced or child labor in the production of goods in Estonia. DECKER [...]
2008-05-27 13:21:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EN
08TALLINN196FIRST MEETING OF ESTONIAN CYBER DEFENSE CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the May 14 signature of a Memorandum of Understanding in which they committed formally to support Estonia's Cooperative Cyber Center (CCD),the seven Sponsoring Nations met officially for the first time in Tallinn May 29-30. This CCD "Steering Committee" (SC) reviewe [...]
2008-06-03 12:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
08TALLINN200ESTONIAN GDP GROWTH SLOWS MORE THAN EXPECTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A preliminary Estonian GDP growth figure showing only 0.4 percent growth in the first quarter of 2008 has shocked analysts and the public. Senior government economic advisors cite steeper-than-expected declines in consumer spending and a sluggish real estate market as the prim [...]
2008-06-06 11:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EN
08TALLINN211ESTONIA COURTS CHINESE INVESTMENT IN PORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With two new deals in the works - a commercial investment agreement between Estonian and Chinese ports, and a state-level bilateral shipping agreement - Estonia has come out ahead of potential regional competitors in attracting Chinese capital to its shipping sector. These ag [...]
2008-06-17 13:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EWWT CH EN
08TALLINN212ICT AMBASSADOR GROSS' VISIT TO ESTONIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26-27, Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, highlighted U.S. engagement on cyber security and ICT issues with senior GOE officials as well as U.S. and Estonian business leaders. Estonia?s Ministry of Defense [...]
2008-06-17 13:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN
08TALLINN22FMF FUNDING FOR ESTONIA
[...] (C) Post understands the Department may cut the FY08 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) allocation for Estonia by as much as 90 percent. While we understand that FMF funding must be prioritized for developing countries and not for full NATO members, a cut of this magnitude in a single year will [...]
2008-01-11 15:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL EN
08TALLINN228ESTONIA/IRAQ: TIMING FOR POST-UNSCR ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Estonia's mandate to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom, currently predicated on UNSCR 1151, will expire at the end of 2008. The Estonian parliament will be required to vote on a recommendation from the government to extend the mandate and thereby the deployment. The Iraq m [...]
2008-07-02 14:25:00Embassy TallinnSECRETMARR MOPS PREL IZ EN
08TALLINN230RESPONSE TO RONIS, CATHERINE FOIA REQUEST NO. 200706444
[...] (SBU) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AT EMBASSY TALLINN POSSESSES NO RECORDS CONCERNING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO. 200706444 FROM REFTEL. DECKER [...]
2008-07-07 14:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAINF EN
08TALLINN231TALLINN DELIVERS MV LEHMANN TIMBER DIP NOTE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Conoff delivered reftel's points verbally and in the form of a letter from Charge to acting Director General of the Estonian MFA's Consular Affairs Division, Kerli Veski. In the letter, CDA reaffirmed the USG's commitment to combating piracy and to assist the GoE's efforts to resolve the [...]
2008-07-07 14:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHSA BM CY GM NATO RS SO UK UP EN
08TALLINN232 TV CO-OP ON ALASKA GENERATES MAJOR INTEREST PLUS ITS OWN
[...] Summary. A team of award-winning reporters from the Estonian television program "Subboteya" spent three weeks in Alaska exploring the history of Alaskan Russians, the challenges faced by Alaska's natives, and the lives of Alaskan-Americans. Not only did their documentary air on Estonian TV a [...]
2008-07-07 14:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EN
08TALLINN233WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EUROPEAN HEALTH MINISTERS MEET IN
[...] On June 25-27, Estonia hosted the World Health Organization (WHO) European Ministerial Conference on health systems in Tallinn. This was the largest high-level event Estonia has ever hosted. Health ministers, other senior health officials and finance ministers from 53 countries participated. [...]
2008-07-08 08:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EN
08TALLINN241THE DECLINE OF ESTONIA'S ETHNIC RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although ethnic Russians make up about one-third of Estonia's population, they have failed to achieve any significant influence over Estonian politics. Support for Russian parties continues to decline, with most Russians supporting the mainstream Center Party. The small Russia [...]
2008-07-14 13:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN
08TALLINN242FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 2nd QUARTER 2008
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Estonia's economy grew rapidly in 2007, approximately 7.3 percent, albeit at a slower pace than expected. Growth is predicted to fall to 4.3 percent in FY 2008. Labor shortages exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outsourcing of Estonia's labor- [...]
2008-07-16 05:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
08TALLINN243FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 3rd QUARTER 2008
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Initial estimates indicate Estonia's economic growth has slowed significantly in FY08, causing some alarm among economic analysts and the general public. That said, labor shortages continue to exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outsourcing of [...]
2008-07-16 05:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
08TALLINN25ESTONIA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CERD
[...] (SBU) On January 11, Veikko Kala of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affair's International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division informed Poloff that the Government of Estonia will support U.S. candidate Pierre Prosper for the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discriminatio [...]
2008-01-14 12:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM PREL EN
08TALLINN256ESTONIA: NO COMMENT ON REQUEST TO INCREASE NTM-I
[...] (C) Over the past several weeks, post has engaged both the Estonian MFA and MOD concerning prospects for increased Estonian support for the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) in accordance with commitments made at the Bucharest Summit. Currently, Estonia has three staff officers assigned t [...]
2008-07-25 09:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IZ EN
08TALLINN259ESTONIA NAMES NEW AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary. On August 1, Simmu Tiik, Estonia's new Ambassador to Russia, will take up his duties in Moscow, replacing Marina Kaljurand. Tiik, a fifteen-year veteran of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is an outgoing (and verbose) personality who has served in several senior positions within [...]
2008-07-29 11:33:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL RU EN
08TALLINN260DHS AND DOJ VISIT TALLINN TO NEGOTIATE PCSC AGREEMENT
[...] Summary: A U.S. delegation co-led by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) visited Tallinn on July 21 to spearhead negotiations of a Prum-like, PCSC (Preventing and Combating Serious Crime) Agreement with the Government of Estonia (GoE). An information-s [...]
2008-07-29 12:08:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS CPAS EN
08TALLINN264ESTONIA'S EVOLVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) Summary. While a relative newcomer to the field of foreign assistance, Estonia continues to expand its role as a donor nation. The GOE goal is to spend at least 0.1 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) on development assistance by 2010, still short of the EU target of 0.17 percent for n [...]
2008-07-29 12:10:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EN
08TALLINN267ESTONIA CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR TURKISH EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) On July 28, Poloff met with Piret Urb, Turkey Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA, to discuss recent developments in Turkey's EU accession negotiations (reftel). Urb reiterated the Government of Estonia's (GOE) consistent, strong support for EU enlargement, including vis-a-vis Turkey. Urb s [...]
2008-07-30 07:43:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU EU EN
08TALLINN268ESTONIAN DELEGATION FOR THE 63RD UNGA
[...] (SBU) Post has been in close contact with Veikko Kala and Tiina Krevald, UN Desk Officers at the Estonian MFA concerning the composition of the Estonian delegation to the 63RD UNGA. On July 29, Kala and Krevald informed Poloff that currently, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves is plannin [...]
2008-07-30 08:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA MNUC PARM EN
08TALLINN272BALTICS: GETTING THE MOST OUR OF FOREIGN POLICY COOPERATION
[...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius. 2. (C) Embassies Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn want to express our appreciation and support for the proposals in reftel geared toward engaging our missions in EU capitals more actively and improving our foreign policy coordin [...]
2008-08-01 13:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN EN LG LH
08TALLINN279TFGGO1: ESTONIA SUPPORTS STRONG NAC STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 10:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV RS GG AM EN
08TALLINN28ESTONIAN AND BALTIC VIEWS ON NORDSTREAM
[...] (C) Summary: Estonia feels the pressure is off them since their September refusal for NordStream to conduct environmental studies in Estonia's coastal economic zone. Though still opposed to an undersea Baltic gas pipeline, the GOE will have "no hard feelings" if the Finns should approval t [...]
2008-01-14 15:32:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV EN
08TALLINN282TFGGO1: Estonian President Ilves Issues for
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-15 09:34:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV RS GG EN
08TALLINN290TFGG01: ESTONIAN FM PAET'S VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet embarked on a three day visit to Georgia. In addition to meetings with Georgian Prime Minister Vladimir Gurgenidze and Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili, Paet visited injured Georgians in a hospital and toured an Internally Di [...]
2008-08-21 13:20:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV RS GG AM EN
08TALLINN291ESTONIA'S RULING COALITION STRONG, BUT CHALLENGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Formed in April 2007, Estonia's current center-right governing coalition, comprised of Reform, Pro Patria-Res Public Union (IRL) and Social Democrat (SDE) parties, has maintained stable relationships, and benefits in large part, from years of strong economic growth. However, an [...]
2008-08-21 14:43:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN292Estonian FM Paet Visit to Baghdad
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Crocker and Iraqi officials told Estonian Foreign Minister Paet August 12 that Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) negotiations are ongoing and there is no guarantee they will conclude before Estonia's legislative mandate for operations in Iraq expires in December. With [...]
2008-08-22 10:48:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ EN
08TALLINN293ESTONIA'S 63rd UNGA PRIORITIES
[...] (U) In a conversation with Poloff on August 21, Veikko Kala, UN Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA discussed Estonia's priorities for the 63rd UNGA. (SBU) Kala noted that in light of recent events in Georgia, GOE briefing papers and other preparatory documents are now being revised. For example [...]
2008-08-22 14:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA EN
08TALLINN294ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO PROPOSED REGIONAL SOUTH
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) In a conversation with Poloff on August 22, Christian-Marc Liflander, Director of Policy Planning Department at the Estonian MOD, Riho Rongelep, Director of Operations (MOD),Liis Jemmer from the Policy Planning Department (MOD) and E [...]
2008-08-22 14:36:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO AF EN
08TALLINN297TFGG01: ESTONIA REJECTS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH
[...] (SBU) On August 27th post delivered reftel points on opposition to Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to Harri Tiido, Deputy Secretary General of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We also provided copies of the points to counterparts in the Prime Minister and President's [...]
2008-08-27 12:39:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV UNGA EN
08TALLINN298TFGG01: ESTONIA AND GERMANY CONDEMN RUSSIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In Tallinn August 26th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Russia's decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia "completely unacceptable" and "illegal" and stressed the need to maintain EU unity vis-a-vis Russia. Estonian PM Ansip proposed the EU lau [...]
2008-08-27 12:50:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV RS GG EN
08TALLINN3ESTONIA'S LAND SWAP SCANDAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Security Police (KAPO) investigation has implicated several key Estonian politicians and business leaders in a high-profile corruption case. The "Land Swap Scandal" alleges the ex-head of Estonia's Land Board orchestrated the exchange of environmentally-protected state land f [...]
2008-01-03 09:24:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KCOR PREL EN
08TALLINN301ESTONIA: NO DIRECT THREAT FROM RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Harry Lahtein, MFA Division Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Toomas Tirs, the Georgia Desk Officer, told Pol/Econ Chief August 29 that Russian Ambassador Nikolai Uspenski did not directly threaten Estonia during his meeting with Foreign Minister Paet on August 27th (ref C). [...]
2008-08-29 11:03:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL RU GG EN
08TALLINN303ESTONIAN PRESIDENT ILVES EMPHASIZES NATO
[...] (C) On September 2, Ambassador called on President Toomas Hendrik Ilves to discuss the situation in Georgia. Ambassador was accompanied by DCM and Pol/Econ Chief (notetaker). Sven Jurgenson, Ilves? Foreign Policy Advisor (and a former Ambassador to the United States) and Jana Vanaveski, Head [...]
2008-09-03 06:43:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL RU GG EN
08TALLINN310Estonia: Red light on HIV prevention in
[...] Summary: Estonia's Ministry of Education has resisted pressure to continue funding HIV education courses previously implemented under Estonia's Global Fund program. As a result, few schools have provided any HIV-related courses in 2008. Slowing economic growth and a tight budget could result [...]
2008-09-11 06:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN322ESTONIAN DELEGATION FOR THE 63RD UNGA
[...] (SBU) In reftel B, Embassy Tallinn provided preliminary information concerning the Government of Estonia (GOE) official delegation to the 63RD UNGA. Please find below specific flight information for the delegation. Please note that the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed us th [...]
2008-09-17 11:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA MNUC PARM EN
08TALLINN323ESTONIA ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed points in reftel with Tiina Krevald, UN Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA. According to Krevald, Estonia's four priority initiatives for the UNGA Third Committee, which they share with the EU, are the abolishment of the death penalty, a resolution on the defamation of re [...]
2008-09-18 08:19:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV UNGA PHUM EN
08TALLINN326ESTONIA CHARTS LEGAL, MILITARY FUTURE OF CYBER
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of the August cyber attacks against government websites in the Republic of Georgia, Estonia has provided both material and technical assistance to Tbilisi. Lawyers at the Cyber Center of Excellence in Tallinn have produced a legal analysis of the status of cyber [...]
2008-09-22 14:07:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TINT NATO RU GG EN
08TALLINN338Scenesetter for A/S Fried's Visit to Estonia
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: I am delighted to welcome you to Tallinn and your visit on October 1 could not be better timed. In the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia and sensitivities related to Estonia's own large Russian- speaking minority, the Government of Estonia (GOE) is eager for assurances from [...]
2008-09-25 11:38:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RU GG EN
08TALLINN346ESTONIA ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY
[...] (C) Post has engaged the Government of Estonia (GOE) Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Defense (MOD) on multiple occasions with regards to reftel. On October 2, the MOD informed Poloff that currently, the GOE is unable to provide any trainers to assist the Afghan National Army, but in 2 [...]
2008-10-02 11:52:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN347ESTONIAN REACTION TO AFGHANISTAN CIV-MIL CELL
[...] (C) Post has engaged the Government of Estonia (GOE) Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Defense (MOD) on multiple occasions with regards to reftel. Neither agency was able to provide a substantive response with regards to requests for contributions to the Civ-Mil cell. However, on Octo [...]
2008-10-02 12:32:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN348FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: MAR - AUG 2008
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10% per year, has ground to a halt in recent months, causing concern among economic analysts and the general public, and forcing cuts in the state budget. The previously booming real estate sector has been particularly [...]
2008-10-03 08:47:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
08TALLINN349Estonia's Search for Electricity to 2018 and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greater energy independence is a high voltage political issue, and economic necessity, in Estonia. The Government of Estonia (GOE) is well aware the clock is ticking to replace the aging, dirty and CO2- intensive oil shale-fired power plants that generate 90 percent of the coun [...]
2008-10-03 14:33:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG KGHG EN
08TALLINN354ESTONIA: A/S FRIED VISITS TALLINN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR A/S Dan Fried's October 1 visit to Tallinn, Estonian government and political leaders urged that NATO military commanders update NATO's Article 5 contingency planning in the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia. Estonia's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Ministe [...]
2008-10-07 10:30:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS RU GG AJ MD UP EN
08TALLINN355Estonian Banks and Markets: Whistling Past the
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia (GOE) is moving quickly to reassure the public and raise deposit guarantees as the global financial crisis continues to dominate the news. On October 9, the GOE approved a new EUR 50,000 limit on deposits. Local bankers and stock market officials rema [...]
2008-10-10 08:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
08TALLINN358ESTONIA SAYS NO TO PALESTINAIAN DETAINEE
[...] (C) On October 20, 2008, Poloff met with Juri Kahn, Division Director for the Middle East at the Estonian MFA to discuss the points in reftel. Kahn reported that after consulting with the Estonian Office of Migration, the Government of Estonia has decided they are not able to accept a Palesti [...]
2008-10-21 07:08:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO EN
08TALLINN359INNOVATION: THE SEARCH FOR ESTONIA'S NOKIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonia's government, science parks and private firms are searching for a global brand for Estonia to rival Finland's Nokia. For years a booming economy allowed Estonian companies to coast along, with little incentive to innovate. The recent economic downturn, however, may jolt [...]
2008-10-21 13:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EINV EN
08TALLINN36 TALLINN'S BFIF FY08 PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes one FY08 project for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to facilitate the participation of three leading U.S. science and technology parks in the international innovation conference 'Baltic Dynamics 2008.' This conference will take place in [...]
2008-01-18 14:46:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
08TALLINN363ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Mr. Secretary - welcome to Estonia! Your October 29 visit to Tallinn is a significant milestone in our bilateral relationship with Estonia, and will be seen here as the fulfillment of the President's promise of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) membership made during his 2006 visit to [...]
2008-10-23 09:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
08TALLINN366ESTONIA NOT LIKELY TO BE THE NEXT ICELAND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 12:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
08TALLINN367ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS AFGHANISTAN TROOP
[...] (U) On October 22, the 101-member Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) voted to extend the mandate for the Estonian troop deployment in Afghanistan by 12 months (until December 31, 2009). Estonia troops are embedded with British units in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. The current m [...]
2008-10-23 15:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MARR PGOV AF EN
08TALLINN368 TALLINN'S BFIF FY08 REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 6,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to bring three leading U.S. science and technology parks representatives to the international innovation conference "Baltic Dynamics 2008", held in Tartu, Estonia September 3-5, 2008. The U.S [...]
2008-10-24 14:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
08TALLINN372ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Tallinn is pleased to nominate Sergeant-Major Jaune Engel for the 2009 Secretary's International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. As a member of the Estonian Defense Forces ('ESTCOY-4') unit deployed in southern Afghanistan, Jaune Engel has shown remarkable courage by volu [...]
2008-10-27 14:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM EN
08TALLINN377ESTONIA: DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VWP VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff visited Tallinn October 29-30 to welcome formally Estonia into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP),and to announce that eligible Estonian travelers will be able to commence visa-free travel to the United States on November 17, 2008. Both [...]
2008-10-30 15:00:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL EU RU GG IZ EN
08TALLINN383SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' VISIT TO TALLINN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Secretary, I will be delighted to welcome you to Tallinn on November 12-13. Estonia is a steadfast Ally and your visit is an important sign of the strength of the U.S.-Estonian bilateral relationship and Estonia's commitment to NATO. In the wake of Russia's invasion of Geor [...]
2008-11-04 12:20:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN384 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2008 - 2009 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The seizures of record amounts of narcotic substances, destruction of cannabi [...]
2008-11-05 06:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EN
08TALLINN387ESTONIA: NO COMMENT ON FATF STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 13:57:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN KNNP EN
08TALLINN388ESTONIA: RUSSIAN SCHOOLS INCREASE COURSES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The government's plan to achieve more Estonian-language instruction in Russian-language high schools has proceeded smoothly in Estonia. In September, Russian-language high schools began teaching the second of five (mandated) courses in Estonian. There are indications that a major [...]
2008-11-05 14:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV EN
08TALLINN392BANK OF ESTONIA: GDP SLUMP IN '09, RECOVERY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bank of Estonia's (BOE) most recent economic forecast calls for 15 more months of negative GDP, with economic recovery coming in 2010. The Bank identified three reforms it hopes the Government of Estonia (GOE) will prioritize during the downturn: Euro accession, fiscal sust [...]
2008-11-06 15:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
08TALLINN393GAERC: ESTONIA LIKELY TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON PCA
[...] (C) MFA European Correspondent Kristina Meius confirmed to Pol/Econ Chief on November 7 that Estonia will not block consensus at next week's GAERC on moving forward with PCA negotiations. Meius said that she believes the member states will find a compromise solution. Estonia will agree to re [...]
2008-11-07 13:29:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN RS EN
08TALLINN395ESTONIAN VISA WAIVER AND ESTA OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Tallinn has embarked on a long-term commitment to educate Estonian travelers on the intricacies of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The Embassy has organized a variety of outreach activities, including numerous press interviews, presentations to travel professionals and a [...]
2008-11-10 15:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PREL KPAO KHLS EN
08TALLINN402ESTONIAN COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ON IRAQ INVITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia approved legislation extending Estonia's mandate in Iraq on the basis of the preliminary letter of invitation from the Government of Iraq (GOI) (reftel). Parliamentary debate will begin in early December. However, the mandate renewal legislation will n [...]
2008-11-21 12:29:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN403ESTONIA'S NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS(C-RE8-00759)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Estonia's post-Soviet political landscape has been characterized by youthful leadership. Beginning with the first post-independence Estonian government of Mart Laar in 1992 to the current Andrus Ansip government elected in 2007, young and influential decision makers have been a c [...]
2008-11-25 14:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EN
08TALLINN405SNAPSHOT: GROWING UP RUSSIAN IN ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 11:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RU EN
08TALLINN406SNAPSHOT: GROWING UP RUSSIAN IN ESTONIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eight years into the Government of Estonia's (GOE) integration policy, integration of the Russian-speaking community remains a challenge for the state, and for Estonian society at large. However, unlike their parents, ethnic Russian youth have lived their whole lives in an ind [...]
2008-11-28 11:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RU EN
08TALLINN407ESTONIA'S POSITION ON PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP
[...] On November 24 we delivered reftel points to Siim Tiidemann, the Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture. According to Tiidemann, the Government of Estonia (GOE) welcomes this global partnership for better coordination of global food security on a political lev [...]
2008-11-28 11:49:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PFOV EN
08TALLINN415ESTONIA: LIBERTAD ACT INFORMATION
[...] (C) Post provides the following information in response to Reftel questions related to Title III of the Libertad Act: 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? 3. (C) Has the host country made public stateme [...]
2008-12-08 12:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL EN
08TALLINN423ESTONIA: PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) On December 11, in accordance with reftel request, Ambassador sent a letter to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asking him to participate in the proposed Pakistan Donor's Conference. FM Paet's office responded to the Ambassador's letter by phone the same day, highlighting FM Paet's [...]
2008-12-15 12:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM EFIN IBRD IMF PK EN
08TALLINN425ESTONIA'S POSITION ON AMENDED LACEY ACT: MORE INFORMATION
[...] On December 8, we delivered reftel points to Siim Tiidemann, the Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA),Andres Kruus, the Head of the Nature Protection Department of the Ministry of the Environment (MOA) and Jaan Salulaid, U.S. Desk Officer of the Ministr [...]
2008-12-15 12:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO EN
08TALLINN427ESTONIA: DCM VISITS WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 10, DCM visited the Women's Shelter of Tartu and the Tartu Child Support Center to mark International Human Rights Day and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence. DCM toured both facilities and met staff, psychologists and social workers for discussions on do [...]
2008-12-16 06:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EN
08TALLINN428HISTORIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT WITH ESTONIA
[...] On December 11, after nine years of negotiations, Ambassador and Estonian Minister of Education and Research Tonis Lukas signed a bilateral umbrella Science and Technology Agreement. The agreement will pave the way for increased collaboration between researchers, science, educational and gover [...]
2008-12-16 07:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TNGD TSPL EN
08TALLINN431ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO CIVIL-NUCLEAR WORKING
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tallinn's responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. Questions are repeated below for ease of reading. POC for follow-up questions is Economic Officer Rob Hollister, Jr. at hollisterrm@state.gov, tel. +372 668 8107. -- Describe any plans for the development of nuclear [...]
2008-12-17 14:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG PREL PGOV EN
08TALLINN440ESTONIA ON SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) On December 23, Poloff met with Lauri Abel, Deputy Director of Operations and Crisis Management and Liis Jemmer, Policy Planning Advisor, at the Estonian Ministry of Defense (MOD) to discuss the points in reftel. Jemmer and Abel indicated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has not reac [...]
2008-12-31 13:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN47FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 1ST QUARTER 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-05 14:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
08TALLINN52ESTONIAN REPRESENTATION FOR UN.GIFT VIENNA FORUM
[...] (SBU) On February 1, Polecoff delivered reftel points to Veikko Kala of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division. Kala responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) will participate in the 2008 United Nations Global Initiative to [...]
2008-02-06 13:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN PREF SMIG EN
08TALLINN54USG SUPPORT FOR ESTONIAN CYBER CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The experience of unprecedented and wide- spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 prompted Estonia to accelerate its leadership efforts in promoting international cooperation on cyber security. The Government of Estonia (GOE) is working with NATO to make its national Cooperative [...]
2008-02-07 11:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
08TALLINN59ESTONIA: KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Drawing on points provided reftel, on February 11 Ambassador sent a letter to Foreign Minister Urmas Paet urging Estonia to act swiftly following a Kosovo declaration of independence. The letter emphasized the stabilizing effect a show of global solidarity will have on the region. It a [...]
2008-02-12 15:19:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM YI EU EN
08TALLINN60FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 1ST QUARTER 2008
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Estonia's economy grew rapidly in 2007, approximately 7.3 percent, albeit at a slower pace than expected. Growth is predicted to fall to 4.3 percent in FY 2008. Acute labor shortages exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outward migration of Esto [...]
2008-02-13 08:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
08TALLINN64 ESTONIA: CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON VWP MOU
[...] (SBU) Estonian negotiators from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, and Justice reached near agreement with DHS and Department negotiators on the language of a Visa Waiver Program memorandum of understanding. Final agreement awaits completion of text revisions and then approval from t [...]
2008-02-14 09:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD PREL EN
08TALLINN66ESTONIA: DAS GARBER VISITS ESTONIA
[...] (C) Summary. Estonian government and political leaders told visiting EUR DAS Garber that GOE priorities for the NATO summit in Bucharest are NATO membership for the Adriatic 3 and "positive messages of progress" for Ukraine and Georgia. Estonian interlocutors expressed continued support for [...]
2008-02-15 13:29:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EN
08TALLINN67 Tallinn's Input for EISA 2007 Reporting
[...] (U) Embassy Tallinn's response to the reporting requirement of the 2007 Energy Independence Security Act (EISA) is keyed to reftel questions below. 2. (SBU) -- A. Which section or sections of the Embassy handle energy matters? What is the total number of staff in this section or sections? [...]
2008-02-19 06:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV APER ABUD EN
08TALLINN71OECD SEC-GEN GURRIA COMES TO ESTONIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his first official visit to Estonia February 11-12, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria urged the Government of Estonia (GOE) to address labor market inflexibility, but said the country will likely accede to the OECD by 2010. The GOE hopes that membership will bring acc [...]
2008-02-21 13:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BEXP ELAB OECD EN
08TALLINN72ESTONIA: RUSSIA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE AN INDEPENDENT
[...] (SBU) On February 14, Poloff met with Simmu Tiik, Director General of the 3rd Political Department (Russia) and Toomas Tirs, Georgia Desk Officer, at the Estonian MFA to discuss reftel points. Tiik said, based on recent statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov, he does not think [...]
2008-02-22 12:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RS GG EN
08TALLINN76WELCOMING ESTONIA INTO THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph (6). 2. (SBU) On February 21, the Ambassador and Russian Ambassador to Estonia Nikolai Uspensky met with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and the Estonian MFA's Director of Political Department Aivo Orav to officially welcome Estonia as a memb [...]
2008-02-26 13:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KNNP RU EN
08TALLINN79ESTONIA: EMBASSY ROUNDTABLE PROMOTES IPR IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 6, the Embassy hosted a groundbreaking roundtable bringing together government, NGOs and academia on "How to Raise IPR Awareness in Schools." The roundtable was organized in cooperation with the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) and demonstrated the AMCHAM's incre [...]
2008-02-27 10:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR EN
08TALLINN82 IMPLEMENTATION OF BERLIN DECLARATION - ESTONIA
[...] As requested by REFTEL the following is Estonia's report on the status of implementation of the Berlin Declaration. 2. Estonia signed the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis on October 22, 2007. On February 20, 2008 the Minister of Social Affairs approved the "National Tuberculosis Respon [...]
2008-02-28 11:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI TBIO KHIV EN
08TALLINN90ESTONIA - VOLUNTARY INPUT FOR 2008 SPECIAL 301
[...] (U) Summary: In 2007, the Government of Estonia (GOE) continued to improve the country's IPR regime through legislative changes and cooperation with rights holders. Major changes to IPR legislation were introduced in March, when the Law Amending the Penal Code and Copyright Act came into forc [...]
2008-03-04 13:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN
08TALLINN91ESTONIA - EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...]
2008-03-04 14:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EN
08TALLINN96CORRECTED COPY - ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) will be significant new milestones in our bilateral relationship with Estonia. Accession to VWP has been a long-standing priority for the Government of Estonia (G [...]
2008-03-06 15:08:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
08TALLINN97 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA
[...] (U) The following information on fiscal transparency in Estonia is provided for use in updating the 2003 country narrative - as requested reftel. -- The Government of Estonia (GOE) has set out transparent policies and effective laws to foster competition and establish "clear rules of the g [...]
2008-03-07 14:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL EN
08THEHAGUE998RC-SOUTH BILATERALS, NOVEMBER 13, THE HAGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The day prior to the Regional-Command South (RC-South) Senior Officials Meeting in The Hague on November 14, 2008, DAS Patrick Moon had bilateral meetings with delegations from Australia, Estonia, Romania, United Kingdom, Denmark, and The Netherlands. Because of logistical issues [...]
2008-12-02 13:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAIR MOPS AF AS CA DA EN NL RO UK
08USNATO468ALLIES VOICE CONCERNS OVER LEGAL STATUS OF NTM-I
[...] (C) Summary: During the December 17, 2008 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, Allies expressed serious concern about the possibility of a lapse in the authorization and legal protections for the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). They also expressed concerns that the draft law approved b [...]
2008-12-17 18:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
08USOSCE150FSC-PC JUNE 4: CYBER SECURITY AND PREPARATION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Estonian defense minister and other speakers discussed cyber security and the need for the OSCE to remain involved in coordinating the efforts of participating States (pS) in responding to emerging threats to information and communication systems. Speakers extolled the Cou [...]
2008-06-06 12:43:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE KCIP EN FI XG
08USUNNEWYORK871UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: FOOD CRISIS,
[...] SUMMARY: During the afternoon meeting of the 63rd UN General Assembly on September 24, the General Debate focused on the food crisis, climate change and the increasing price of energy, with many noting a need for a more modern, efficient United Nations. The leaders of developing countries ca [...]
2008-09-29 14:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON UNGA HO EN MI CY CO LG NR
08VILNIUS972ESTA OUTREACH IN LITHUANIA
[...] (U) Summary. Post has an aggressive outreach program underway for the Electronic System of Travel Authorization (ESTA). Post introduced the concept of ESTA in spring 2008, in anticipation of Lithuania's admission to the Visa Waiver Program. Post intensified outreach efforts in fall 2008, wh [...]
2008-11-18 12:53:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PREL KPAO KHLS EN LH
09BAGHDAD934COALITION DRAWDOWN DEMONSTRATES IRAQ,S MIXED
[...] (C) Coalition Forces, once representative of 39 countries participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, have now mostly departed Iraq, indicative of significant improvements in Iraq's security environment and Iraq's own recognition of its sovereignty. Coalition members provided varying degrees of [...]
2009-04-06 09:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
09STATE127892NATO CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR OUR BALTIC ALLIES
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 2-3. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. The United States is developing a strategy for reaffirming both NATO and U.S. commitment to the core responsibility of the Alliance: collective defense. Examining NATO's approach to contingency plannin [...]
2009-12-15 09:10:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNNATO MARR MCAP PREL EN LG LH PL
09STATE17176NORWAY, ESTONIA, TURKEY, LUXEMBOURG, ITALY AND
[...] (U) Norway, Estonia, Turkey, Italy, Luxembourg and Iceland have formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing with the U.S. Department of State, their instruments constituting acceptance of the NATO Accession Protocols. 2. (U) Date of deposit: Norway, Estonia, [...]
2009-02-24 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEN IC IT KTIA LU MARR NATO NO PARM PREL TU
09STATE26719(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE INFORMATION FROM POST ON ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC TIES TO RUSSIA. ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TIES TO RUSSIA IN LIGHT OF EU, NATO, AND US RESPONSES TO THE AUGUST 2008 GEORGIA CONFLICT AND THE MOST RECENT UKRAINE-RUSSIA GAS [...]
2009-03-19 21:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EN
09STATE27795(SBU) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON EUROPEAN CT
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS AT THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER (NCTC) GREATLY APPRECIATED EMBASSY REPORTING WHICH WAS USED IN A PDB, AN NTB AND A SETR (SENIOR EXECUTIVE TERRORISM REPORT). THERE WAS GOOD FEEDBACK ON THE PIECE WITH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, DHS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DIREC [...]
2009-03-23 20:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR AL AN AU BE BK BO BU CY DA EI EN EZ FI FO
09STATE37071MARCH 2009 OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY MEETING
[...] (SBU) U.S. delegation (USDEL) members from the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) meeting in Paris March 16-20, 2009. The WGB made significant progress on its Review of Instruments, w [...]
2009-04-15 16:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH CI ECON EG EINV EN ETRD EZ FR ID IN IS PGOV
09STATE60580ESTONIA--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP EN
09STATE77181DATES FOR 2010 INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 21:12:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL EN
09STATE86367(SBU) SEEKING GOE SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSIT
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to notify the GOE that the U.S plans the commercial shipment of non-lethal supplies for Afghanistan via the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) via the Port of Tallinn. This effort is [...]
2009-08-19 15:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EN MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE96011GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 16 NAC ON EXERCISE BALTIC
[...] (C) We understand that Estonia plans to raise at the September 16 NAC the question of NATO participation in Exercise Baltic Host 2010. If this issue is raised, in response USNATO is authorized to suggest that Allies begin consideration of Alliance participation in Baltic Host 2010 in the con [...]
2009-09-15 22:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL AA MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09STATE99089SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]
2009-09-24 02:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STOCKHOLM195SWEDISH FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL CRISIS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 16, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg told Treasury DAS Meyer and CDA the following regarding the financial crisis, Swedish banks and the Baltics: - Swedish banks can absorb further losses given their profitability in recent years. The Swedish financial sector i [...]
2009-03-20 15:48:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV EN LG LH SW
09STPETERSBURG32PSKOV OBLAST - VERTICAL OF POWER WITHOUT APOLOGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pskov Oblast and City has a new political hierarchy with strong Kremlin ties -political and financial. The opposition sees these personnel moves as an effort to consolidate Muscovite control over the region. Local authorities say the oblast's and city's economies have not suff [...]
2009-03-24 10:29:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV PREL ECON EN LG
09STPETERSBURG9RUSSIAN GAS SALES IN THE BALTIC REGION - A COOPERATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The history of the international gas trade from northwest Russia to its Baltic neighbors is an example of an extraordinary smooth and successful shift towards market principles. The main factors that facilitated this were the financial willingness and ability of the Baltic cons [...]
2009-01-23 10:46:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS ECIN EPET EN LG LH FI
09TALLINN10TRAVEL & TOURISM: ESTONIA'S HIDDEN ECONOMIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The travel and tourism industry in Estonia accounts for an estimated one-fifth of GDP, and is increasingly important as the economy moves away from its old manufacturing base. In-bound and out-bound tourism from Finland, Sweden, Russia and elsewhere is thriving, and the cruise s [...]
2009-01-08 14:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN102ESTONIA: YES ON KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK
[...] (SBU) Officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance and the Bank of Estonia confirmed Estonia will vote yes on Kosovo's application for World Bank and IMF membership, as requested reftel. DECKER [...]
2009-04-15 09:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ KV EN
09TALLINN106ESTONIA TO CODEL BERKLEY: U.S. VALUES MAKE WORLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14-15 visit to Tallinn by the Congressional delegation led by Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) provided an occasion for a clear affirmation of the strong U.S.-Estonia relationship. Media coverage was widespread and positive. All Estonian interlocutors urged caut [...]
2009-04-17 11:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP AMGT ASEC RU EN
09TALLINN110Estonia Hopeful but Expects Little from Baltic
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia (GOE) and Eesti Energia are hopeful the discussions at the April 27 Baltic Prime Ministers' Council will be positive, but they don't expect concrete results this weekend. Eesti Energia feels the new Lithuanian government does not grasp the complexity of [...]
2009-04-24 14:21:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG KGHG RU LH LG EN
09TALLINN114ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 14:44:00Embassy TallinnSECRETPREL PGOV RS GG EN
09TALLINN120ESTONIA ENDORSES U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A and accompanying Diplomatic Note to Eve Sirp, Counsellor for International Organizations at the Estonian MFA. Sirp confirmed Estonian support for the U.S. candidacy in the upcoming elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The GOE followed up [...]
2009-05-05 13:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL EN
09TALLINN125SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Washington and New York May 12-15. Estonia's longest- sitting Prime Minister is ardently pro-American, a leading advocate for Estonia's military engagements abroad and the face of Estonian fiscal restraint. In his meetings, the Prime Minist [...]
2009-05-08 11:13:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON EN
09TALLINN135ESTONIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN HAGUE GI PLENARY
[...] (SBU) Estonia will participate in the 5th Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) in The Hague, Netherlands June 15-16, 2009. In April, Poloff and her counterpart from the Russian Embassy jointly delivered reftel invitation to Paul Teesalu, Director of Divi [...]
2009-05-13 11:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KGIC PTER PREL EN
09TALLINN140ESTONIA: LIBERTAD ACT INFORMATION
[...] (U) Per reftel instructions: Estonia does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. DECKER [...]
2009-05-15 13:17:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC PREL EN
09TALLINN144IMF CALLS ESTONIAN ECONOMY 'RESILIENT' AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Ansip's May 21 dismissal of junior coalition members - including his Minister of Finance - demonstrate how contentious the recent debates over budget cuts have been. Estonia's first quarter GDP in 2009 fell 15 percent over the same period in 2008. The GOE needs to make pai [...]
2009-05-22 14:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN145ESTONIA'S PM DIMISSES COALITION PARTNER BUT
[...] (C) On May 21, Prime Minister Ansip jettisoned the smallest partner (Social Democrats - SDE) in the ruling coalition after the Government failed to reach agreement on 383 Million EUR (6 billion eeks) in budget cuts. This weekend, Ansip's Reform Party and its remaining coalition partner (Isamaa [...]
2009-05-22 14:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
09TALLINN156ESTONIA HAS JOINED IRENA, PREFERS BONN AS HQ
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (MinEcon),which handles energy issues. 2. (U) Our contacts in the government of Estonia (GOE) had the following responses to reftel questions: -- Est [...]
2009-06-18 05:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV EN
09TALLINN17 TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 PROPOSAL
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes one FY09 project for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund connected to the upcoming launch of the Commerce-State Post Partnership Program MOU for Fee Collection. Post requests funding to send our Economic/Commercial/EU LES for training in Foreign Commerci [...]
2009-01-14 14:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
09TALLINN187TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 3,090 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to send our Economic/Commercial Assistant to the Pow Wow trade fair and training in Miami on May 15-May 21. Post used 3,036.34 USD for the project. End Summary. 2. (U) Post initiated in 200 [...]
2009-07-17 12:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP ABUD AFIN BTIO EINV EN
09TALLINN193Estonia Response to July GAERC Topics
[...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division on July 22 to discuss reftel GAERC topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions: 2. (C) Georgia: Meius stated the only possible long-term solution respects Georgia's independence, territo [...]
2009-07-22 14:03:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN EUN
09TALLINN20ESTONIA SUPPORTS US-ISRAEL MOU
[...] (U) On January 16, we delivered points in reftel to Juri Kahn, Division Director for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Estonian MFA. Kahn confirmed that Estonia shares the view that weapons transfers into Gaza must be stopped and that the international community has a role to play in this field. [...]
2009-01-16 11:55:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EU IS EN
09TALLINN205ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]
2009-07-30 12:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN207ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]
2009-07-30 12:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN219Estonia Assistance to Afghanistan Beyond the Elections
[...] Polcouns and DATT delivered reftel demarche to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Kadri Peeters of the MOD's America's desk on July 29. Teesalu stated that Estonia would be unlikely to increase its troop contributions after the August elections. The GOE doubl [...]
2009-07-31 06:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EN
09TALLINN223Estonia Likely to Accept Gitmo Detainee(s)
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a meeting with the Estonian Foreign Minister Paet on July 29 in Tallinn, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, Ambassador Daniel Fried, requested the Estonian government consider receiving detainees currently held at Guantanamo, who the U.S. government cannot return [...]
2009-08-03 14:03:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDRG EN
09TALLINN231ESTONIA?S NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AGENDA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Unprecedented and wide-spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 galvanized Estonia to think strategically about the security of its critical IT infrastructure. Estonia's brainstorming has culminated in a new national cyber defense policy for 2009-2011, focused on strengthening ties [...]
2009-08-04 13:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
09TALLINN235Scenesetter for A/S Gordon's Visit to Estonia
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonians and their government are strongly pro-American, joining us in Afghanistan and other missions abroad from a sense of common values, but also to buttress Estonian security. Estonians very much look to NATO (and the U.S. in particular) to [...]
2009-08-05 12:32:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EN
09TALLINN237AFHGAN ILLEGAL MIGRATION CORRIDOR THROUGH ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 09:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS SMIG PHUM PREF KFRD KCRM EN
09TALLINN243Estonia Calls for Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 12:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV BM EN
09TALLINN245Estonia's Q2 GDP Falls 16.6 Percent, but Fall is Slowing
[...] According to Statistics Estonia, Estonia's GDP fell 16.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter in 2009. Most of the decrease can be explained by reduced manufacturing, construction, wholesale trade, and financial intermediation. The good news is, the drop in GDP seems to be slowing. GDP [...]
2009-08-14 12:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EN
09TALLINN247A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]
2009-08-19 15:50:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EN
09TALLINN251GOE AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SHIPMENTS OF COMMERCIAL DOD CARGO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 06:38:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
09TALLINN252Estonia: Soy Issues for EU ACM Delivered
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 11:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN TBIO EN
09TALLINN253RECALL 09 TALLINN 253
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 13:00:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EN
09TALLINN255Estonia Still Committed to Georgia
[...] (C) One year after Russia's invasion of Georgia, Estonia remains strongly committed to helping Georgia overcome the aftermath and avoid further hostilities. Estonia is driven both by a desire to share its own successful transformation with other post-Soviet states, and a fear that it too could [...]
2009-08-26 14:07:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EN GG
09TALLINN259Estonian Economy Falling, Euro Adoption in Trouble
[...] (C) Summary: On August 27, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) predicted the Estonian economy would contract by 14.5 percent in 2009, with positive growth only occurring in 2011. Unemployment will remain above ten percent for at least the next four years. In a meeting the same day with visiting Tre [...]
2009-09-02 14:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ECIN EN
09TALLINN261Estonia's Gymnich Agenda
[...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 3 to discuss reftel Gymnich topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions for the four main Gymnich topics: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about the deteriorating human rights situ [...]
2009-09-03 11:36:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN263GOE SAYS ETS WILL NOT APPLY TO MILITARY FLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 14:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON SENV EUN EN
09TALLINN265AUSTRALIA GROUP: DEMARCHES AND NON-PAPERS DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 08:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC EN
09TALLINN267Estonian Response to September GAERC Points
[...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 10. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Iran: Iran was discussed the previous week at the Gymnich, and there is little new. The GOE believes diplomatic pressure must rema [...]
2009-09-10 13:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN269ESTONIA'S PRIORITIES FOR UNGA 64
[...] On 4 September, Poloff shared reftel USG priorities with Director of the MFA's International Organizations Division Eva-Maria Liimets, UN Affairs Desk Officer Helen Kaljulate, and USA Desk Officer Jaan Salulaid. Liimets expressed gratitude for the U.S. UNGA 64 priorities and affirmed that they [...]
2009-09-10 13:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA XG EN
09TALLINN27ESTONIA CONCLUDES IRAQ MILITARY MISSION BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Government of Estonia (GOE) announced publicly its decision to end its participation in coalition operations in Iraq, bringing to a close five years of cooperation with the U.S. on the ground near Baghdad. The reason: the GOE --after repeated effort and strong s [...]
2009-01-23 14:18:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ EN
09TALLINN281Estonians Calm on Missile Defense Announcement
[...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, on September 17. Teesalu said he had been expecting such an announcement, and that he understood the reasoning for changing U.S. missile defense plans. He added that Estonia looks forward t [...]
2009-09-18 13:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL EN
09TALLINN293U.S.-Baltic Annual CFE Consultations: Support for CFE, U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: The three Baltic states used this year's annual CFE consultations in Tallinn to express regret that U.S.-Russia discussions on CFE were not progressing due to Russia's repetition of old ideas, but insisted the U.S. continue to lead on CFE in order to maintain a unified NATO appro [...]
2009-09-25 15:02:00Embassy TallinnSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL NATO KCFE EN
09TALLINN297FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR ESTONIAN INDIRECT FIRE
[...] Post has submitted a request for 2.01 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase Estonian indirect fire capabilities for current and future NATO ISAF and other operations in key theaters worldwide. The Chief of Mission has approved this request. Post's Office of Defense Cooperation de [...]
2009-09-30 08:36:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MARR MASS MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN299Estonia Fully Supportive on Iran
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 11:10:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC KNNP IR EN
09TALLINN302H1N1: ESTONIAN VACCINATION PLAN REMAINS UNCERTAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 07:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU CASC AMED SOCI EN
09TALLINN305Relations with Russia, From Estonia's Russian East
[...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently visited Narva, in north-eastern Estonia, a city that sits (literally) on the EU's bridge to Russia. Narva is overwhelmingly ethnically and linguistically Russian, yet Emboff found that the city's ties to Russia are few and growing weaker. Students prefer t [...]
2009-10-06 09:58:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EN
09TALLINN307Estonia: Goldstone Report Delivered
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 08:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER KPAL EN
09TALLINN309NATO SYG VISIT TO ESTONIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 13, poloff met with Kristel Engman, NATO desk officer in the MFA's Security Policy Division to receive a readout of NATO Secretary General Rasmussen's October 8th visit to Tallinn. The SYG met with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Foreign [...]
2009-10-14 13:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MARR NATO EN
09TALLINN311Estonia:Local Elections Outlook
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 18, Estonians and non-citizen legal residents will cast ballots in local elections for 226 town councils. While the debates outside Tallinn remain focused on local and domestic issues ("it's the economy, stupid") , the race in Tallinn is being trumpeted (by the oppo [...]
2009-10-15 14:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV EN
09TALLINN313ESTONIA: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON OBJECTIONS TO EC/SWISS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 14:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN EN KIPR
09TALLINN315Estonia: Response to October GAERC Points
[...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on October 22. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Afghanistan/Pakistan: Estonia believes the EU must play a more visible role in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and make this region a priori [...]
2009-10-23 13:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN317Estonian FM Visit to Belarus; Lukashenko Goes On (and On and
[...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met with MFA Desk Officer for Belarus, Moldova, and Central Asia Risto Roos on October 28 for a read-out of Foreign Minister Urmas Paet's October 20 - 21 visit to Minsk. Lukashenko, assuring Paet that Estonia was not his enemy, spent the bulk of their 90-minute meeting lashin [...]
2009-10-30 13:47:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BO EN
09TALLINN321ESTONIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITIONS IN UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] On November 2, poloff met with the MFA UN Desk Officer Helen Kaljulate and the International Organizations Division's Human Rights Officer Pille Kesler to discuss reftel demarche and Estonia's priorities for UNGA's Third Committee. They welcomed the information about U.S. priorities and affir [...]
2009-11-04 09:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN EN
09TALLINN323China Interested in Estonian Port
[...] (SBU) Chinese Vice Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun visited Tallinn November 2 - 3. While in Estonia, they met PM Andrus Ansip, President Toomas Ilves, visited the Port of Muuga, attended a business forum, and Zhijun met with FM Urmas Paet. Dejiang and Ansip [...]
2009-11-06 15:00:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD ECON PREL CH EN
09TALLINN325Estonia Opposes Nord Stream Pipeline CLASSIFIED BY: Marc Nordberg, Political/Economic Chief; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) Classified by Charge Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 B & D.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Nord Stream pipeline will not cross Estonian waters, Estonians are concerned about the pipeline for environmental and security reasons. Estonian MPs argue that they do not oppose Nord Stream, but complained that the pipeline company has failed to answer many questions ab [...]
2009-11-06 15:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL SENV RS EN
09TALLINN327Estonian Defense Budget: Preserving Deployments Amidst Cuts
[...] SUMMARY. Estonia's 2010 defense budget falls just short of its NATO commitment to spend two percent on defense, coming in at 1.86 percent of GDP. While the budget has fallen in absolute terms, defense spending remains comparable to 2009 as a percentage of GDP. The budget preserves spending [...]
2009-11-10 09:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MASS ECON EN
09TALLINN331Estonian Response for November GAERC
[...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Affairs Division on November 12. Meius provided a laundry list of topics for the November Jumbo GAERC, including: 2. Russia: EU Foreign Ministers will discuss Russia in advance of the November 18 - 19 EU [...]
2009-11-13 06:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN EN
09TALLINN333Estonia Likely to Support U.S. NATO Enlargement Strategy
[...] (C) Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 13 to MFA Security Policy Director Paul Teesalu. Teesalu said the GOE is still engaged in internal debate on its position towards enlargement for the December ministerial, and thanked the USG for these points which would influence Estonia's thinki [...]
2009-11-13 15:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA EN NUC
09TALLINN335Estonia: Opposition Dominates Local Elections
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The October 18th local elections for 226 town councils throughout Estonia resulted in few surprises, other than a robust turnout of 60.57 percent, considerably higher than the 47.4 percent participating in the last local elections in 2005. The Center Party won a clear majority i [...]
2009-11-16 11:15:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
09TALLINN34ESTONIA'S POST-IRAQ AGENDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, the Government of Estonia (GOE) concluded formally Estonia's participation in coalition operations in Iraq, after lengthy negotiations between GOE and Government of Iraq (GOI) on the status of Estonian forces failed to produce results. In the days following this d [...]
2009-02-02 12:06:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EN
09TALLINN345Deputy PM Ivanov's Non-Visit to Tallinn
[...] (SBU) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov visited Tallinn November 19 to watch a basketball game between CSKA Moscow (which the press states Ivanov has long supported) and Estonian team BC Kalev Cramo. MFA contacts said the Estonian MFA learned of the visit just hours in advance. The [...]
2009-11-24 12:37:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL RS EN
09TALLINN349FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR ESTONIAN UAV AND INDIRECT FIRE
[...] This cable is a correction to Tallinn 297, adding an additional request for UAVs. 2. Post has submitted a request for 3.24 million USD in 1206 funding to increase materially Estonian UAV tactical intelligence and indirect fire capabilities for current and future NATO ISAF, counter-terr [...]
2009-11-25 14:55:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MARR MASS MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN35Estonian - Russian Relations (Part 1):
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Estonia's economic ties with Russia are modest and relatively straightforward. Bilateral trade with Russia has held steady for several years at around eight percent of Estonia's total, with imports dominated by mineral fuels. Exports are spread across all sectors. [...]
2009-02-05 13:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV RU EN
09TALLINN350ESTONIA'S PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET SPURS LITTLE DEBATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Estonia's 2010 budget quietly sailed through the first reading in the parliament - a surprising development given the 14 percent drop in GDP this year and the contentious budget debates of previous years. This might be a calm before the storm as the opposition parties are start [...]
2009-10-30 14:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN EINV EN
09TALLINN351Estonia with U.S. on Iran
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 15:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IR EN
09TALLINN3522009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2009 - 2010 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The seizures of large amounts of narcotic substances, detection of drug traffi [...]
2009-10-30 15:49:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EN
09TALLINN353ESTONIA'S SUPPORT TO KFOR ENDS IN 2010 BUT DEVELOPMENT
[...] SUMMARY. Estonia will likely end its military mission in Kosovo in February 2010, but it will maintain a staff presence and civil assistance program over the medium term. Estonia's commitment to development cooperation with Kosovo has deepened significantly in recent years; over the next two [...]
2009-11-30 13:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS KV EN
09TALLINN357Estonia Scenesetter for DAS Quanrud
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonia is strongly supportive of USG policies, joining us in Afghanistan and in other missions abroad to buttress their own security, but also as a result of Estoniabs very real commitment to democracy. Fear of Russian aggression and/or manipul [...]
2009-12-01 07:54:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN36ESTONIAN ACCEPTS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO
[...] (U) On February 6, 2009, the Government of Estonia formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing its instruments of ratification of the NATO Accession Protocols with the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn. Post will forward the documents to Washington. DECKER [...]
2009-02-09 07:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN360PSV AT AS ELCOTEQ TALLINN
[...] Econ/Commercial Officer Brian Frere carried out post-shipment verification at AS Elcoteq Tallinn, on 10 November 2009. 2. Post met for approximately one hour with Jan Kotka, General Manager of AS Elcoteq Tallinn. An examination of the firm's records confirmed that Elcoteq received reft [...]
2009-11-12 15:23:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EN
09TALLINN361ESTONIA UPBEAT ON VISAGINAS NPP; PROSPECTS FOR A DOMESTIC
[...] (C) In separate meetings with Econoff, GOE and Eesti Energia officials expressed their pleasure with the progress Lithuania has made recently on the Visaginas nuclear power plant (NPP) project and emphasized that Estonia was only at the earliest stages of developing its own, alternative, NPP. [...]
2009-12-03 14:47:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL EINV LH EN
09TALLINN363Estonia: Demarche Delivered on Defamation of Religions
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 13:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UN EN
09TALLINN364Estonia Considering Adding North Korean Entities to
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 09:10:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PARM ETTC KNNP UNSC KN EN
09TALLINN368ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 11:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK EN
09TALLINN370Estonia Supports Macedonia's EU Negotiations
[...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 16 to Tonis Idarand, MFA Director for Central and Southern Europe. Idarand replied that Estonia shares the USG opinion and supports the EC's recommendation to start formal accession negotiations with Macedonia. However, Idarand said that Greece and C [...]
2009-11-16 14:27:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN MK EN
09TALLINN371Estonia: DAS Quanrud Discusses Afghanistan, Russia, the
[...] (C) Summary: GOE officials reaffirmed to visiting EUR DAS that Estonia will remain in Afghanistan as long as needed, and is looking for ways to increase its presence. Estonia will contribute an additional trainer to EUPOL and a counter-IED team in Helmand Province, and is considering other opt [...]
2009-12-16 10:30:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MOPS EN
09TALLINN373Estonia Pleased with NATO Contingency Planning Plan
[...] (U) Pol Chief and DATT delivered reftel points on December 15 to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Sven Sakkov, MOD Undersecretary for Defense Policy, and Eerik Marmei, MOD Director of the NATO and ESDP Department. 2. (S) Teesalu welcomed the information and call [...]
2009-12-16 13:02:00Embassy TallinnSECRETNATO MARR MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN38ESTONIA ACCPETS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO ACCESSION
[...] (SBU) Following Estonian Parliament's ratification of the NATO Protocols of Accession for Albania and Croatia on December 17, 2008, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves signed the instruments of ratification on February 12, 2008. The Government of Estonia provided these documents to the U.S. Embass [...]
2009-02-10 14:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN380FIRST H1N1 DEATH IN ESTONIA RAISES CONTROVERSY
[...] Summary. Estonia reported its first confirmed H1N1-related death on November 23. The death of the otherwise healthy 13-year old boy has focused press attention on decisions made by local health practitioners, and raised questions as to whether the death was avoidable. The Estonian Social Mi [...]
2009-11-25 11:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED TBIO KFLU EN
09TALLINN381Parliamentary President on Afghan Commitment, Russian
[...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on President of the Parliament Ene Ergma on December 14, Ambassador applauded Estonia's contribution in Afghanistan, asked for her views on relations with Russia, and praised Estonia's remarkable economic resilience. Ergma stressed that she fully understand [...]
2009-12-17 12:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN383Estonia's Missing Russian Parties
[...] (U) Summary: Even though one-third of Estonia's population is Russian-speaking, Estonia has no strong Russian political parties. The few ethnic Russian parties that have formed have remained on the margins of politics. Instead, largely because it is the only Estonian political party reaching o [...]
2009-12-17 12:48:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI EN
09TALLINN384USG HELPS BALTIC STATES FIND THEIR WAY TO CLEAN AND GREEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post and the Department of Energy organized the Baltic Clean and Green Energy Conference October 14-15 in Tallinn. The conference brought together more than 150 high level policymakers, energy technology experts, and industry leaders from around the region. The discussions focu [...]
2009-11-27 09:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON PGOV EINV EN
09TALLINN390Estonia Shares E-Governance with World
[...] Summary: Estonia certainly is an e-state. It has been one of the world's leading users of information and communication technology (IT) in the fields of government, banking and social responsibility (such as e-tax filing and voting on the internet). According to the World Economic Forum, Eston [...]
2009-12-03 13:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EN
09TALLINN396ESTONIA ON COP-15: SKEPTICAL ABOUT CHANCES FOR SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed the diplomatic corps on the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference and the current state of climate negotiations. The presenters confirmed the GOE's priority for the conference is to reach an "ambitious and binding agre [...]
2009-12-07 11:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PREL EN
09TALLINN48U.S., BALTIC INDUSTRY MAY LOSE ESTONIAN IPR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Summary: New budget cuts at the Motion Picture Association (MPA) threaten roughly USD 40,000 in funding to Estonia's only anti-piracy NGO, the Estonian Organization for Copyright Protection (EOCP). Loss of this funding will [...]
2009-02-23 13:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR ECON EN
09TALLINN57Estonia Adapting as Economy Reels
[...] (U) SUMMARY: While confidence in the government remains strong, recent economic data now show that Estonia?s economic slowdown has been more dramatic than anyone expected. The Government of Estonia (GOE) has responded quickly, cutting the FY2009 state budget by a further 6.7 percent on Februa [...]
2009-03-06 07:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN60FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SEPT 2008 TO FEB 2009
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10 percent per year, has ground to a halt in the wake of the global economic crisis and is expected to contract sharply in 2009, falling to perhaps as much as negative 9 percent. The Estonian government (GoE) has alread [...]
2009-03-11 11:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
09TALLINN77ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2009 NATO SUMMIT
[...] (C) The Government of Estonia (GOE) views the 60th anniversary NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl as a significant opportunity to showcase Alliance unity on issues such as Afghanistan and NATO enlargement. Estonia supports a new Strategic Concept and has proposed draft language for the final summ [...]
2009-03-26 11:40:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
09TALLINN78ESTONIA ON ECON CRISIS: TRUST THE FREE MARKET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting with Econoff, Ministry of Finance (MOF),Central Bank and MFA officials concurred with most reftel points on the financial crisis, but noted that they do not feel the EU needs to increase the size of its stimulus package. GOE officials question whether the IM [...]
2009-03-26 12:05:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL EN
09TALLINN79IPR SUCCESSES AND STRATEGIES IN ESTONIA
[...] (U) Summary: Good Embassy partnerships with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),local NGOs, the business community and the Government of Estonia (GOE) will allow us to achieve our MSP goal to protect IPR and combat piracy in the digital environment. Inter-agency law enforcement tr [...]
2009-03-26 13:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR ECON EN
09TALLINN82ESTONIA PLANS TO SUBMIT BRIEF ON KOSOVO TO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On March 30, in response to reftel request, Tonis Idarand, MFA Director for Central Europe and the Balkans told Pol/Econ Chief that MFA's legal Department is in the process of drafting a written statement to the ICJ in support of Kosovo [...]
2009-03-30 09:08:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ KV EN
09TALLINN83 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA
[...] (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions contained in Reftel A, paragraph three: -- In 2008, Estonia received $4.15 million in combined IMET and FMF funding from the USG, and will receive funding under both programs again in 2009. -- In 2008 Transparency International (TI) ranked Esto [...]
2009-03-30 13:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL EN
09TALLINN84FIGHT AGAINST TB CONTINUES IN ESTONIA
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with media placements in Russian and Estonian-language newspapers, a site visit to Tartu University Lung Hospital (TULH),and a DVC for Baltic and USG TB experts. Although Estonia remains a hotspot for multi-drug resistant (MDR) [...]
2009-03-31 10:58:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI KHIV EN
09TALLINN86ESTONIA on AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (C) On March 31, POl/Econ Chief and DATT met with Christian-Marc Liflander, MOD Director for Policy Planning and MOD and Paul Teesalu, MFA Director for Security Policy to discuss the Government of Estonia response to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A) as well as possible deliver [...]
2009-04-01 07:21:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO PK AF EN
09TALLINN90ESTONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 5, 9 and 10. 2. (C) MFA Undersecretary Harri Tiido officially informed the Charge on April 2 that the GOE has decided it will 1) deploy an Estonian platoon to Afghanistan for elections security and 2) move forward with plans to fold an Estonian cont [...]
2009-04-03 09:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO AF EN
09USNATO379NATO PARTICIPATION IN BALTIC EXERCISES - REQUEST
[...] (C/NF) The September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will coincide with the commencement of "Zapad 09," a large scale Russian and Belarusian military exercise which will take place in close proximity to Baltic NATO Allies' territory. We predict that this event will prompt a NAC [...]
2009-09-04 16:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09USNATO386NATO SHOULD CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN EXERCISE BALTIC HOST 10
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Estonia, addressing the September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, requested that NATO follow with interest the ongoing Zapad 09 Russian-Belarussian exercise with a view to providing a report to Allies. While Estonia co [...]
2009-09-11 16:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09USNATO561ACTION REQUEST: A DECISION ON NATO CONTINGENCY
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: NATO contingency planning will be on the agenda during a December 16 meeting of Baltic and Polish leaders. It is also on the draft agenda of the Secretary General's December 10 meeting with SACEUR and the Chairman of the NATO [...]
2009-12-02 11:14:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL MCAP MARR LH LG EN PL
10STATE7810EXPANSION OF EAGLE GUARDIAN TO INCLUDE BALTIC
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 3-4. 2. (S) Summary and Action Request. On January 22 NATO Allies agreed in the Military Committee to expand the NATO Contingency Plan for Poland, EAGLE GUARDIAN, to include the defense and reinforcement of the Baltic States. Posts in Allied capi [...]
2010-01-26 20:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR MCAP NATO PREL EN LG LH PL
10TALLINN13ESTONIA'S 18-MONTH STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the next 18 months, Estonia intends to contribute to success in Afghanistan by maintaining its defense forces in the south, increasing its civilian development resources in both Kabul and Helmand, and participating in diplomatic solutions together with the United States. I [...]
2010-01-26 15:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN AF EN
10TALLINN17Strong Estonian Support on Climate Change and Internet
[...] (C) I delivered messages on Copenhagen, Haiti and Internet Freedom to Prime Minister Andrus Ansip on January 26. Ansip was fully supportive on all counts. Estonia is joining the EU consensus to subscribe to the Copenhagen climate accord and believes the major developing countries must do so a [...]
2010-01-27 14:11:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV EN
10TALLINN19Estonian Finance Minister Bullish on Euro, Skeptical on
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting January 15, Finance Minister (and former Minister of Defense) Jurgen Ligi told the Ambassador that the U.S. is Estonia's example to follow as a free market society and that he was confident Estonia would accede to the euro on schedule on January 1, 201 [...]
2010-01-27 14:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PGOV ENRG EN
10TALLINN23INTERIOR MINISTER TAKES INITIATIVE TO INTEGRATE RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 3 courtesy call on Minister of Interior Marko Pomerants, the Minister briefed the Ambassador on his push to accelerate the integration of Estonia's Russian-speaking minority into mainstream Estonian society. Pomerants, worried particularly about the pervasive influen [...]
2010-02-08 15:55:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EN
10TALLINN24EMBASSY HELPS TO REVIVE HIV PREVENTION IN ESTONIAN SCHOOLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite having the highest HIV infection rate in Europe, Estonia's Ministry of Education and Research (MOER) has not made education on HIV prevention a priority in recent years. In order to draw attention to this issue and help educators share best practices on HIV education, Emb [...]
2010-01-12 15:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID KHIV TBIO EN
10TALLINN25Estonian Defense Minister Welcomes Increased NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 16:04:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PINR PREL NATO EN
10TALLINN27ESTONIAN ECONOMY BOTTOMED OUT; RUSSIAN MARKET A HUGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a discussion with the Ambassador February 19, Juhan Parts, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, stated that "now that the economy has bottomed out," it was necessary to improve Estonia's competitiveness during the recovery. Parts conceded that Estonia's labor costs [...]
2010-02-22 16:27:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL RS EN
10TALLINN28CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR COMBATING INTERNET PIRACY WORKSHOP
[...] This is an action request for Embassies Moscow, Helsinki, Stockholm, Riga and Vilnius, and Consulate St. Petersburg. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Embassy Tallinn and the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a two-day regional workshop on combating internet piracy on March 23- [...]
2010-01-14 13:50:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR ECON EN
10TALLINN3Estonia on EU Engagement with Cuba
[...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel aide memoire to Ambassador Juri Kahn, MFA Director for Latin America, Africa, and the Arab World (and acting Cuba desk officer) on January 4. Estonia has had diplomatic relations with Cuba since the early 1990's, when Cuba recognized Estonia's re-independence. [...]
2010-01-06 09:15:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SOCI CU EN
10TALLINN302010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV EN
10TALLINN32Estonian Support to Haitian Relief Efforts
[...] One of the earliest EU members to come forward, Estonia has pledged one million EEK (approximately USD 93,000) to support Haitian relief efforts, to be distributed through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Foreign Minister Urmas Paet announced the commitm [...]
2010-01-15 16:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EN HA
10TALLINN38ESTONIAN MEDIA HAS IT STRAIGHT ON HAITI ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 13:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KDEM OIIP EN HA
10TALLINN44TALLINN'S BFIF FY10 PROPOSAL
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn has two FY10 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund to consider. Post will provide cost estimates for the Baltic Partnership Program septel. In addition, we request USD 4,000 in BFIF funds for participation in the International Woodworking Machinery and [...]
2010-01-22 11:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV BEXP BTIO ABUD EN
10TALLINN56ESTONIA DISAGREES WITH U.S. ON STATUS OF LYNX; SUPPORTS
[...] Econ Specialist delivered REFTEL points to Kadri Alasi, Chief Expert of the Nature Conservation Department of the Ministry of the Environment and Jaan Salulaid, U.S. Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Alasi informed that she will represent Estonia at the March 13-25 Conference of [...]
2010-01-29 12:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA AORC UNEP EN
10TALLINN60ESTONIA PAVES THE WAY FOR SECOND MAJOR ELECTRICITY LINK TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28 the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) passed amendments to the Electricity Market Act which will open 35 percent of the electricity market on April 1 and fully open the market on January 1, 2013. Finnish transmission grid company Fingrid has been waiting for this de [...]
2010-02-02 14:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL EN
10TALLINN70Estonia: OIG Review of Impact of Required Reporting
[...] This is Embassy Tallinn's response to reftel OIG request on the impact of required reporting. Post's answers are keyed to the questions from para 3. a. Which mandated reports require most time and attention from Department personnel at your embassy? Human Rights Report Internat [...]
2010-02-05 15:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASIG PHUM EN
10TALLINN72Estonia: Submission for Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti-Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist in REF A. Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Johnathan Hilton (Email: HiltonJA@state.gov; Tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant Rii [...]
2010-02-12 11:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KMCA PGOV PHUM EN
10TALLINN74Estonian Foreign Policy Largely Mirrors U.S. Agenda
[...] Summary: On February 11, FM Urmas Paet presented an overview of Estonia's foreign policy to the Estonian parliament. His main themes were: (1) Estonia will remain in Afghanistan as long as needed; (2) Estonia wants to launch joint development projects with USAID; (3) NATO should expand further [...]
2010-02-19 08:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EN
10TALLINN80Embassy Tallinn's Telecommunications Policy Officer
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 12:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON EN
10TALLINN82Estonia Hopes E.O. 13382 Designations Do Not Further Worsen
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 15:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP EFIN PREL PARM IR EN
10TALLINN9Estonia on January FAC
[...] (U) Pol Chief discussed reftel points with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Affairs Division on January 21. Post also provides a general assessment of the Estonian MFA and the value of these demarches at the end of this cable. Meius provided the following Estonian positions: [...]
2010-01-22 14:51:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN EN
10USNATO11POLISH NON-PAPER ON BALTIC CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: On January 11, Polish Permanent Representative Winid delivered a non-paper reflecting Warsaw's views on the U.S./German proposal to revise the NATO contingency plan for the defense/reinforcement of Poland to also include the d [...]
2010-01-11 17:45:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL MCAP MARR NATO PL EN LH LG GM
10USNATO35NATO AGREES TO DO CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR THE
[...] (S/REL NATO) On January 22, NATO's Military Committee agreed to expand EAGLE GUARDIAN, the Alliance's contingency plan for the reinforcement and defense of Poland, to also include the defense and reinforcement of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 2. (S/REL NATO) The Supreme Allied Commander Europe [...]
2010-01-22 15:17:00Mission USNATOSECRETMCAP MARR PREL NATO PINS EN LG LH PL RS
10USUNNEWYORK48EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 64TH GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 20:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA AL AM AJ BO BK BU HR CY EN
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