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| 00BUCHAREST1644 | ROMANIA REAFFIRMS STRONG CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED TROOP PRESENCE IN IRAQ DESPITE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS [...] (S) Summary. President Traian Basescu told an interagency team led by Ambassador Richard Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, July 21 that SIPDIS Romania is "unconditionally committed" to a continued troop presence in Iraq. Basescu highlighted the armed f [...] |
2000-07-26 07:00:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EFIN OVIP RO IZ |
| 00STATE229666 | TALKING POINTS ON IRAQI SUSPENSION OF OIL EXPORTS [...] BACKGROUND: ON DECEMBER 1, IRAQ SUSPENDED OIL EXPORTS WHICH FUND THE UN OPERATED OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM. IT DID SO EVEN THOUGH THE SECURITY COUNCIL AGREED TO ALLOW SHIPMENTS TO CONTINUE UNTIL UN OFFICIALS COULD CONCLUDE A PRICING MECHANISM THAT REFLECTS A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR IRAQ'S DECEMBER [...] |
2000-12-04 18:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PREL IZ |
| 00THEHAGUE1673 | DUTCH THOUGHTS ON UNFICYP MANDATE REVIEW, OIL FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-06 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO ETTC IZ CY UK NL UNSC |
| 01ANKARA3476 | NORTHERN IRAQ: ISLAMIC JIHAD PARTY FORMED AFTER [...] (C) ACCORDING TO PATRIOTIC UNION XXXXXXXXXXXXI, ON MAY 30 A SPLIT IN THE ISLAMIC UNION MOVEMENT OF KURDISTAN (IUMK) RESULTED IN MULLAH ALI BAPIR FOUNDING HIS OWN GROUP WHICH HE HAS NAMED THE ISLAMIC JIHAD PARTY. BAPIR IS A RIVAL OF IUKM LEADER MULLAH ALI ABDULAZIZ. BOTH LEADERS ARE BASED IN T [...] |
2001-05-31 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER MARR ETTC UNSC IZ TU |
| 01HANOI2817 | VIETNAM AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BEYOND: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE A DESIRE TO PRESERVE "TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIPS" IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE LARGER THRUST OF THE GVN'S REGIONAL AND GLOBAL FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS AND TO PUT A GREATER EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS TIES. FOR EXAMPLE, V [...] |
2001-10-29 04:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD KPAL VM IZ IS PK SY TU AF LY |
| 01VATICAN1192 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 02 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01192 01 OF 02 022245Z CONTENTS: - POPE CALLS WORLD'S CARDINALS TO ROME TO PLAN FUTURE - VATICAN AND MOSLEMS ISSUE JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL - PAP [...] |
2001-03-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KMDR EAID PINR IZ AF UP DR VT MEPP VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN1286 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01286 01 OF 02 072227Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN CRITICIZES AIR STRIKES ON IRAQ - MEPP: VATICAN SAYS PEACE A DISTANT REALITY - NO MENTION OF GENOCIDE IN PAPAL MESS [...] |
2001-03-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV KMDR SOCI TBIO IR IZ IS AM EG IT VT MEPP VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN2459 | THE VATICAN RAG [...] THE APRIL 28 - MAY 4 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY - UNDER A NEW TITLE. CONTENTS: - POPE APPEALS FOR END TO IRAQI EMBARGO - VATICAN STRESSES POSITIVE APPROACH TO GREECE - PUERTO RICAN BEATIFIED IN RECORD TIME - POPE SAYS WORLD LEADERS MUST CONTROL GLOBALIZATION -------- [...] |
2001-05-04 13:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EFIN ECON IZ GR VTPREL |
| 02ADANA383 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 2-3, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...] |
2002-11-20 13:58:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA386 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 6, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-20 14:18:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA388 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 8, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-20 14:34:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA389 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 9-10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...] |
2002-11-20 14:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA390 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 11-12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 08:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA391 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 13, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 08:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA392 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 14, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 08:34:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA393 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 15, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 08:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA394 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 16-17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 08:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA395 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 18, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 08:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA396 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 19, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 09:32:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA397 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 20, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 09:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA398 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, NOVEMBER 21, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 21, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-21 14:02:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA399 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 22, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-26 09:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA400 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 23-24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] |
2002-11-26 09:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA401 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 25, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-26 09:17:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA402 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-27 10:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA406 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 2, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 2, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-03 09:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA407 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 30-December 1, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------- [...] |
2002-12-03 09:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA409 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 5-7, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...] |
2002-12-09 16:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA410 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 8-9, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...] |
2002-12-10 08:28:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA411 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 10, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-11 08:58:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA413 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-13 11:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA415 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 14-15, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] |
2002-12-17 09:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA416 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 16, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-17 09:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA418 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-18 11:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA420 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 18, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-19 10:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 02ADANA421 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 19, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-20 08:17:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 02ADANA422 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 13, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-23 15:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA423 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 20, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-23 15:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA427 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 23, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-24 14:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA428 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-24 14:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA431 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 25-26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] |
2002-12-30 10:17:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA432 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 27, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-30 10:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA436 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 28-29, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] |
2002-12-31 08:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA437 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 30, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-31 08:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA439 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 31, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-31 11:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02AMMAN2200 | JORDAN TELECOM PLANS LINKS TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) According to Jordan Telecom (JTC) CEO Pierre Mattei, JTC is planning to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to construct a fiber-optic telecommunications cable link between Amman and Baghdad within the next month. He said that at present all Iraqi telecom traffic is currently routed via t [...] |
2002-05-06 05:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN2423 | SADDAM'S REGIME PROSPERING AND CONFIDENT ACCORDING [...] (S) Journalist Peter Arnett (please protect throughout) shared with the Ambassador May 13 impressions from a just-completed three-week tour of Iraq. The images he conveyed -- full flights into and out of Baghdad, markets better stocked with products than before, huge, recently-completed ornat [...] |
2002-05-16 06:00:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD IZ |
| 02AMMAN2649 | DEATH OF SWEDISH DIPLOMAT ON ROAD FROM BAGHDAD MAY [...] (U) Jonas Weiss, Sweden's Amman-based Iraq Watcher, was killed in a car accident on the Amman-Baghdad road on Wednesday, May 22. Weiss was returning to Amman after spending several days making a periodic visit to Iraq. The accident took place at approximately 0430 in morning, about 100km wes [...] |
2002-05-23 14:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ SW JO |
| 02AMMAN2720 | IRAQ/GRL: PASSAGE OF UNSCR 1409 CAUSES BARELY A [...] (C) Since UNSCR 1409's passage two weeks ago, there has been surprisingly little reaction from either the GOJ or Jordan's business community on the new international rules governing Iraq trade. Those who follow the issue have greeted 1409 with caution, unsure whether or not Jordan will benefi [...] |
2002-05-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL ETRD IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN2793 | JORDAN ASKS FOR USG SUPPORT ON OIOS AUDIT ISSUE AT [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. See paras 3-4 below. 2. (U) Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak asked the Ambassador and PolCouns May 29 for USG support for Jordan's position in the upcoming June 4 meeting of the Governing Council (GC) of the UN Compensation Commission [...] |
2002-05-30 12:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNC PREL IZ JO UNSC ERIN |
| 02AMMAN2941 | JORDAN-IRAQ OIL PIPELINE UPDATE [...] (c) Summary: The GOJ recently extended the deadline for final bids on a proposed crude oil pipeline connecting oil fields near Baghdad to the Zarqa refinery. The proposed 100,000 bpd pipeline (which equals Jordan's current oil consumption) would be expandable to 150,000 bpd once the Zarqa [...] |
2002-06-05 06:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ENRG IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN2950 | DCM EXPLAINS USG POSITION ON AUDIT OF UNCC AWARDS [...] (C) DCM covered ref d talking points on the USG position on the audit of UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) awards by the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) June 5 with MFA Secretary General Hani Thabarah. DCM said the USG believes that UNCC Governing Council (GC) decisions are [...] |
2002-06-05 10:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNC PREL IZ JO UNSC ERIN |
| 02AMMAN3044 | JORDAN'S ECONOMIC OLD GUARD FLEXES MUSCLES [...] (c) Anti-normalization, pro-Iraq, and anti-reform elements in Jordan's business community are trying to re-establish themselves in the kingdom's economic decision-making arena. These recidivist groups have been encouraged by an increase in anti-American, and hence anti-globalization, feelin [...] |
2002-06-10 08:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETTC ETRD IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN3130 | IRAQ/UNSC SANCTIONS: DEMARCHE ON ROYAL JORDANIAN [...] (C) A/DCM covered ref points on Royal Jordanian airlines (RJ) flights to Baghdad June 11 with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher. A/DCM stressed that RJ has conducted 4-times-weekly flights to Baghdad since January, and 5-times-weekly flights since April, and that th [...] |
2002-06-12 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN3174 | JORDAN AND IRAQI OIL [...] (S) During the executive session of the U.S.-Jordan Joint Military Commission (JMC) in Amman on May 28, DOD U/S for Policy Douglas Feith, drawing on guidance prepared for his trip, told the Jordanians that the U.S. would "work to fill any gaps" should Jordan's oil supply from Iraq be cut. 2 [...] |
2002-06-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL JO IZ |
| 02AMMAN3347 | FOLLOW UP ON RJ FLIGHTS TO IRAQ: FONMIN TALKS TO [...] (C) Following up on our June 11 demarche on the frequency and regularity of Royal Jordanian (RJ) flights to Iraq (ref b), PolCouns met June 20 with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to FonMin Muasher, and Samer Naber, MFA Legal Advisor. Ayed said that, since the June 11 demarche, the Jordania [...] |
2002-06-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN3680 | JORDAN: PETROLEUM RE-EXPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (s) DCM met Jordanian Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh July 7 to deliver reftel demarche points. Bataineh was clearly disappointed, but noted that the GOJ would look to other methods to solve their summer refining problems. For the current year this would mean continuing to import gasolin [...] |
2002-07-07 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ENRG IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN3894 | JORDAN'S IRAQ JITTERS [...] (S) Repeated public statements by Jordanian FM Muasher and PM Abul Ragheb since July 10 denying that Jordan will be used as a "launching pad" for U.S. military operations against Iraq shed light on GOJ sensitivity to its vulnerabilities vis-a-vis Baghdad. Similarly, on July 13, the GOJ issued [...] |
2002-07-16 08:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ETTC EPET IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4180 | IRAQ/UNSC: DEMARCHE ON JORDANIAN FLIGHTS TO [...] (C) On July 29, Charge delivered ref A points regarding the frequency and regularity of Royal Jordanian Airlines' Baghdad flights to Ali Al-Ayed, personal aide to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed said that, in response to our earlier demarche, the number of flights per week had dropped, and [...] |
2002-07-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC JO IZ |
| 02AMMAN4304 | JORDAN TRADE MINISTER'S IRAQ TRIP "ONLY FOR [...] (C) According to the number two Ministry official, Trade Minister Salah al-Bashir's July 19-23 visit to Baghdad was primarily for show, and added little to the bilateral economic relationship. He noted that some adjustments had been proposed to the bilateral oil and trade protocols to offse [...] |
2002-08-04 12:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4379 | USINT BAGHDAD CHIEF BERNACKI GETS OUT OF TOWN, [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff met August 6 with Krzysztof Bernacki, Chief of USINT Baghdad, as he transited Amman for home leave in Poland. Bernacki, who had not been able to depart Baghdad for four months, was visibly relieved to be out of Iraq. He departed the Iraqi capital August 4, one day aft [...] |
2002-08-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4443 | IRAQI, TURKISH FONMINS VISIT AMMAN: FOCUS ON [...] (S) Iraqi FonMin Naji Sabri visited Amman August 6 and met with King Abdullah, PM Ali Abul Ragheb, and FonMin Marwan Muasher. In an August 8 conversation with the Ambassador, Muasher said that Sabri was clearly concerned about what King Abdullah had discussed regarding Iraq during the King's [...] |
2002-08-08 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL IZ TU JO |
| 02AMMAN4447 | DEMARCHE TO JORDANIANS ON IRAQI PROCUREMENT [...] (S/NF) On August 8, POLCOUNS delivered points in reftel to Ali Al-Ayed, personal assistant to the foreign minister. Ayed asked if there was any more specific information on the names of the companies involved, the shipping and transit route, or the shipment schedule, and also asked if the info [...] |
2002-08-08 14:45:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4506 | PUBLIC'S UNEASINESS ABOUT DIRECTION OF [...] (S) Despite healthy bilateral economic, trade, political, and military ties, confusion and uncertainty about recent developments on both bilateral and regional issues have made many Jordanians uneasy about the direction of the US-Jordan relationship. The press has pulled together a number o [...] |
2002-08-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4533 | JORDAN: NO INCREASE IN INSURANCE OR SHIPPING [...] (c) Summary. According to the head of the Jordanian Shipping Agents Association, the July issuance of a "special advisory" by the Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) in Bahrain has not resulted in an increase in either insurance or freight charges for Aqaba shipping. End Summary. 2. (c) Se [...] |
2002-08-13 07:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MOPS ETTC EPET PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4589 | FORMER IRAQI OIL MINISTER SAYS SADDAM IS VULNERABLE [...] (C) Former Iraqi Oil Minister Issam Chalabi told visiting SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar August 12 that Saddam's hold is fragile, that most Iraqis believe the U.S. is serious about regime change "this time," and that they "want to see Saddam gone, preferably while they are asleep." Saddam will use [...] |
2002-08-15 05:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4594 | SFRC STAFFER TALWAR'S MEETING WITH FM MUASHER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Muasher met with the DCM, Poloff, and SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar on August 13. Most of the discussion revolved around the MEPP and Iraq. FM Muasher applauded the U.S. commitment to a three-year time-frame for a Palestinian state, but urged that the U.S. come up with a pl [...] |
2002-08-15 08:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4682 | (NIAG 2057) JAPANESE EMBASSY ASKS FOR MORE [...] (S/NF) Japanese Embassy Counselor (and Japanese Charge in Iraq) Masashi Kono called on PolCouns August 18. Referring to Embassy Tokyo's demarche (ref b) on Iraq's possible purchase of thermal luminescence dosimetry equipment from Japan through the Jordanian company al-Eman Investment Group ( [...] |
2002-08-19 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL GM JA IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4719 | A STEP FORWARD ON IRAQ, BUT ELECTIONS POSTPONED [...] (C) King Abdullah's televised speech on August 15 carried few surprises. As expected, he announced the postponement of elections until "the spring." The King also said that responsibility for the future of Palestine and Iraq lies with their respective leaderships. Most Embassy contacts had f [...] |
2002-08-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ IS JO |
| 02AMMAN5131 | APPREHENSION AND RESIGNATION: A SENIOR JORDANIAN [...] (C) In an off the record session of the Amman World Affairs Council attended by A/DCM on September 2, Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh gave the mostly East Bank audience one of the most frank assessments of GOJ thinking on Iraq that we have heard. After being peppered by leading questions on [...] |
2002-09-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5173 | OUTSPOKEN JORDANIAN MP SAYS IRAQIS DON'T LIKE [...] (C) In a recent rambling conversation with A/DCM, Mahmoud Kharabsheh (please protect), an outspoken former Jordan MP and former provincial intelligence chief, said that most average Iraqis would not/not support a U.S. military strike on Iraq aimed at overthrowing the regime. He said that, b [...] |
2002-09-11 11:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5196 | GOJ PUSHES BACK AT POPULAR DISSATISFACTION [...] (S) In recent weeks, the GOJ--through the King's public address on August 15 (see Ref A), the Prime Minister's speech to the Jordan press association on September 2, and Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh's September 2 address to the Amman World Affairs Council (see Ref B)--has respondcd more ag [...] |
2002-09-11 15:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IZ XF IS JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN5240 | JORDANIAN ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC IMPACT OF [...] (c) Post has faxed to NEA/ARN a copy of a paper given to DAS Satterfield by Prime Minister Abul Ragheb that describes a preliminary Jordanian government interagency assessment of the economic impact on Jordan of possible military hostilities involving Iraq. The paper assumes and attempts to [...] |
2002-09-13 09:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ETRD JO IZ |
| 02AMMAN5267 | HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES IN JORDAN RAMPING UP IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Humanitarian agencies in Jordan have stepped up contingency planning efforts for a crisis in Iraq. Estimated refugee flows (10,000 into Jordan over six months) match those provided reftel, but UN sources admit that they are based only on conjecture and, in fact, are purposely c [...] |
2002-09-15 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5295 | PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH: JORDANIANS WELCOME MOVE [...] (C) Initial reaction in Jordan to the President's UNGA speech has been mixed. The government issued a generally supportive statement on September 12 calling for the return of inspectors to Iraq, and many of our GOJ interlocutors have privately praised the forcefulness of the speech. Those Jo [...] |
2002-09-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MOPS KPAL IS IZ JO UNSC |
| 02AMMAN5398 | MULLAH KREKAR CASE: STATE OF PLAY IN JORDAN [...] (S) Post has been in contact with the GOJ and the Dutch Embassy this week regarding the Mullah Krekar case, and has provided materials to assist the Jordanians with preparation of their extradition request to the Netherlands. This cable recounts steps taken thus far. End Summary. --------- [...] |
2002-09-19 08:50:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KJUS PREL NO NL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5490 | USINT BAGHDAD CHIEF BERNACKI SAYS IRAQIS ARE [...] (C) USINT Baghdad Chief Krzysztof Bernacki, in meetings with the Ambassador and other Embassy officials on September 23, provided his latest impressions of life in Baghdad. Bernacki, who returned to Baghdad September 6 after a month's leave, said the Iraqi regime, and average Iraqis themselves, [...] |
2002-09-24 12:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ |
| 02AMMAN5511 | "FRIENDS OF AMERICA" DECRY LACK OF PUBLIC U.S. [...] (C) A group of self-described "Friends of America" representing the Amman World Affairs Council called on the Ambassador and PolCouns September 22 to deliver a letter from the WAC to President Bush (excerpts in para 7 below). The group members said that they had all lived and studied in the [...] |
2002-09-25 05:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5517 | IMPACT ON JORDANIAN BANKS OF OIL-FOR-FOOD TRADE [...] (C) According to the UN officials cited in ref A, possible military action involving Iraq would interrupt the functioning of the oil-for-food program. Suppliers of O-F-F goods whose delivery could not be confirmed by UN officials in Iraq would therefore not be paid under the current rules g [...] |
2002-09-25 09:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PREL IZ JO UNSC |
| 02AMMAN5751 | JAPANESE DIPLOMAT REPORTS BAGHDAD NORMAL, BASRA [...] (C) On October 2, a source in the Japanese Embassy's Iraq Division provided A/Polcouns a readout of his recently completed three week visit to Iraq. The source had been in Iraq from September 7 to 27 and had traveled from Baghdad to Basra and back by car September 14-16. Overall, he said that [...] |
2002-10-03 15:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JA JO |
| 02AMMAN5839 | PM ABUL RAGHEB ON SYRIA, IRAQ: IT'S THE ECONOMY, [...] (S) The Ambassador and DCM spoke October 5 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb about his recent visit to Syria (other topics septels, notal). Abul Ragheb focused mostly on economic issues. Bashar al-Asad, he said, had "asked all the right economic questions," and PM Mohammed Miru, a conser [...] |
2002-10-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ECON IZ SY JO |
| 02AMMAN5843 | PM SAYS JORDAN IS NOW STOCKPILING OIL ON TANKER IN [...] (C) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb, in answer to a question from the Ambassador during an October 5 conversation (septels on other topics), said that Jordan now has a large oil tanker (290,000 metric tons capacity) in the port of Aqaba that it will use to add to its limited strategic reserve [...] |
2002-10-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5912 | DEFUSING JORDAN'S GROWING FEAR OF TRANSFER [...] (C) Over the past few weeks, many Jordanians of all political stripes have become deeply afraid that Israel -- and specifically PM Sharon personally -- will exploit a U.S. attack on Iraq to forcibly transfer large numbers of Palestinians from the West Bank to Jordan. Senior officials, media [...] |
2002-10-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN5918 | DEMARCHE ON JORDANIAN CW-RELATED EXPORTS TO IRAQ [...] (S/NF) ORCA DELIVERED POINTS IN REFTEL TO GOJ COUNTERPARTS, WHO INDICATED THAT THEY WILL REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND FOLLOW UP. POST WILL ADVISE OF ANY FURTHER RESPONSE FROM GOJ. GNEHM [...] |
2002-10-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM ETTC TU IZ JO CBW |
| 02AMMAN5993 | KING ABDULLAH AND FONMIN MUASHER ADDRESS TRANSFER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Muasher and King Abdullah made successive high profile public statements October 10-11 addressing growing fears in the Kingdom about a possible large influx of Palestinian and Iraqi refugees should military action against Iraq commence. The King's remarks were part of a l [...] |
2002-10-16 05:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN6270 | KING POSITIVE ON ARTICLE 98, BUT BUREAUCRACY DRAGS [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see para 6 below. 2. (S) In a conversation with A/S Burns on October 19, King Abdullah said again that he thought Jordan should be able to sign an Article 9 agreement. 3. (C) However, in a separate conversation October 20 wit [...] |
2002-10-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN6515 | JORDAN IMF TEAM REVIEWS IRAQ SCENARIOS [...] (C) According to an IMF team visiting Amman this week to discuss the Fund's program for 2003, economic disruptions from military operations against Iraq could increase Jordan's external financing need by $1.2 billion in 2003. Substantial external assistance could over time, however, help smoo [...] |
2002-11-06 07:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN6649 | JORDAN BEGINS DISCUSSION OF 2003 OIL AND TRADE [...] (c) Following internal discussion about the timing of a trip to Iraq by Jordanian ministers, the Jordanian trade and energy ministers plan to travel to Baghdad next week for initial discussions of the 2003 bilateral oil and trade protocols. As in previous years, the two main elements of the [...] |
2002-11-12 18:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ETTC ENRG IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN6699 | MUASHER ON CAIRO AL MINISTERIAL: SHARA, IRAQ AND [...] (C) NEA DAS David Satterfield called on Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher November 13. Ambassador, PolCouns, Muasher's personal aide Ali al-Ayed, and private office staffer Ashraf Zeitoun also attended. --------------------------------------- ARAB LEAGUE PRESSES IRAQ TO ACCEPT 1441 ------- [...] |
2002-11-14 19:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ SY JO |
| 02AMMAN6764 | JORDANIAN INSPECTORS IN UNMOVIC? [...] (C) This message contains an action request for USUN. Please see para 6. 2. (C) On November 17, the MFA's Legal Advisor Samer Naber informally provided Poloff information on possible Jordanian participation in UNMOVIC (Note: Poloff was meeting with Naber on other issues when Naber received [...] |
2002-11-19 16:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN6952 | QIZ UPDATE - IRAQ WORRIES, TRANSSHIPMENT RUMORS, [...] (sbu) Despite continuing political uncertainty in the region, QIZ exporters in Jordan continue to report solid production and growth. Most exporters are booked through the winter, some new investor interest is evident, and many current investors are expanding production. Many QIZ exporters [...] |
2002-12-01 10:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV IS IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN7125 | JORDAN-IRAQ TRADE AND OIL PROTOCOLS NEARLY SET FOR [...] (c) Following preliminary negotiations in Baghdad, terms for Jordan's annual oil and trade protocols with Iraq have been nearly agreed to, according to senior GOJ officials. The terms for the oil protocol will be virtually identical to last year's agreement, with minor adjustments to quantiti [...] |
2002-12-09 08:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD EPET EFIN IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN7130 | JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER ON TANKERS AND PIPELINES [...] (s) Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh updated DCM December 4 on a number of developments in Jordan's energy sector. The Minister commented on challenges facing the GOJ in maintaining a floating oil reserve in a tanker in Aqaba, discussed latest developments on the al-Arish-Aqaba gas pipelin [...] |
2002-12-09 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ENRG EPET ETTC IZ JO |
| 02ANKARA7775 | NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKMEN FRONT UNHAPPY WITH [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara rep and Executive Committee member Dr. Mustafa Ziya November 1. Ziya complained the ITF wanted to be in the opposition conference steering committee and have ten percent of the seats at the conference, but a Kurdistan [...] |
2002-11-04 11:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA7980 | IRAQI OPPOSITION: ENSURING TURKMEN FRONT INCLUSION [...] (U) The November 6 Washington File reported the Department spokesman referring to the planned November 22 Iraqi opposition conference, listing only the six organizations on the conference steering committee as those the USG had been working with on the future of Iraq. He said, "We've been wor [...] |
2002-11-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ UNSC |
| 02ANKARA8142 | NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKMEN FRONT TO BOYCOTT OPPOSITION [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara rep and Executive Committee member Dr. Mustafa Ziya November 12. Ziya said that although the opposition conference steering committee had increased the number of Turkmen seats, the total number of seats had also been [...] |
2002-11-12 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8149 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, October 25, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 25, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-13 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8546 | EMBASSY EFFORTS TO STOP TURKISH ATROPINE EXPORTS [...] (S) Post has expended substantial and sustained efforts to encourage the GOT to shut off potential for Iraqi acquisition of atropine from Turkey. We offer the following chronology of our efforts: (S) May 2002 - Regional Affaires (RA) Office begins work on issue with GOT interlocutors. In [...] |
2002-11-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8638 | NORTHERN IRAQ: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT TO GRANT [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/NGA, NEA/EX and EUR/SE. See paras 3-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NOFORN) Embassy understands that Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Senator Biden (D-DE), Senator Hagel (R-NE), three SFRC professional staff members a [...] |
2002-11-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PINR OTRA ASEC AFIN CPAS AMGT TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8639 | NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS GIVE CONDITIONAL "GREEN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (S) MFA DG for Middle Eastern Affairs Burcuoglu notified DCM November 26 that the GOT had approved Codel Biden's request to travel to northern Iraq via Turkey December 4-5 (refs a-b). However, given the Ramadan holiday (December 4 at 1300 th [...] |
2002-11-26 17:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | OREP ASEC AFIN TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8730 | NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKMEN FRONT AGREES TO ATTEND [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara rep and Executive Committee member Dr. Mustafa Ziya November 29. Ziya shared the text (see para 3) of the opposition conference steering committee's response to the ITF's complaint letter of November 5 (ref B). ziya [...] |
2002-11-29 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8863 | IRAQ AND THE TURKISH GAS MARKET [...] (C) Summary and comment: The GOT denies recent press reports that suggest new developments on the Turkey-Iraq gas project. Although the MFA previously told us a 1997 Turkey-Iraq protocol on natural gas was null and void, BOTAS claims the protocol still exists, and was discussed as recently a [...] |
2002-12-09 12:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC AJ GG KZ TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8932 | TURKS RAISE ISSUE OF FUTURE TRADE WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Foreign Trade Under Secretary Tuncer Kayalar told us December 11 that, in the event of a military operation in Iraq, Turkey would seek USG and United Nations support for some kind of preferred trade status to enable it to re-start exports to Iraq quickly and on a large scale. He argued th [...] |
2002-12-12 07:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8961 | (NIAG 1094) TURKISH COOPERATION WITH IRAQ (S) [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-13 07:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC TU IZ MNUC UNSC |
| 02ANKARA8975 | NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS TELL PUK ASSISTANCE AGAINST [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Ankara rep Bahros Galali December 13. Galali said he had met earlier in the week with Turkish military officials (NFI) who told him that if, in Turkey's view, the London opposition conference had a positive result, Turkey [...] |
2002-12-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8996 | DEFMIN HOPES FOR DECISION ON IRAQ WITHIN DAYS [...] (S) Summary: In an introductory call on the new Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gonul December 16, Ambassador emphasized the positive outcome of AK Party Leader Erdogan's visit to Washington, the resolution of Turkey's participation agreement with the EU on ESDP, progress on Turkey's [...] |
2002-12-17 05:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA9129 | IRAQ: TURKISH PARLIAMENT RENEWS OPERATION NORTHERN [...] (U) On December 25, the Turkish Parliament approved by a show of hands the Prime Ministry's request to extend the mandate of Operation Northern Watch for six more months as of December 31, 2002. 2. (U) FM Yakis spoke on behalf of the GOT, explaining that the flights conducted by ONW were [...] |
2002-12-26 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PTER TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA9132 | OYMEN DENIES THAT CHP IS DISCOURAGING COOPERATION [...] (C) Former Turkish NATO Permrep and current MP from the opposition CHP Onur Oymen told Ambassador 12/26 that reports of CHP leader Deniz Baykal having proposed to PM Gul that one option for Turkey was to "do nothing" with US on Iraq were untrue. Oymen said that the CHP is the opposition par [...] |
2002-12-27 06:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA9135 | IRAQ: OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH AND CIVILIAN [...] (C) MFA DG/Americas Banguoglu called in the DCM (accompanied by the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief and Pol-Mil Counselor) 12/24 to respond to our 11/29 dipnote urging the MFA to end the practice of routing civilian passenger flights over the ONW Resticted Operating Zone (ROZ) in sou [...] |
2002-12-27 07:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ TU |
| 02COLOMBO1879 | Radical JVP party sponsors lightly attended [...] (U) In a first, an anti-U.S. Iraq policy demonstration took place in Colombo on October 7. The rally, which took place near the embassy, was lightly attended, with only about 250 people participating. The radical, Sinhalese chauvinist Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party sponsored the eve [...] |
2002-10-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL ECON KPAO CE IZ |
| 02KUWAIT5177 | (C) GOK URGES US/SCIRI CONTACTS, WITH SOME [...] (C) Summary: After a November 25 meeting with Codel Issa and the Ambassador, Kuwait's Minstate for Foreign Affairs offered to facilitate a meeting between the Codel and the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq's (SCIRI's) Chairman Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim and suggested it might b [...] |
2002-12-01 08:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL IZ US KU |
| 02KUWAIT5178 | MABRUKA, ODIN 2 AND SARAH DIVERT REQUESTS PASSED TO [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-01 09:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MOPS IZ KU |
| 02KUWAIT5236 | (C) GULF WAR MISSING: IRAQ CLAIMS TO ACCEPT TPC [...] (C) ICRC Delegate Michel Meyer told PolChief December 3 that his headquarters has received a letter from Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa transmitting a November 27 letter SIPDIS from the Iraqi mission to the Arab League in Cairo, which affirmed that Iraq accepted the proposal by the [...] |
2002-12-04 08:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02KUWAIT5241 | (U) CODEL ISSA MEETS KUWAITI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: Codel Issa met with the Speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly, Mr. Jassem Al-Khorafi, and other MP's on November 25, 2002. Among the topics discussed were Kuwait's concerns over the U.S.-Saudi relationship, a post-Saddam Iraq and the impact of U.S. policies in Israel and the terri [...] |
2002-12-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KU OREP PGOV PREL US |
| 02KUWAIT5261 | (C) TALABANI PLEASED WITH KUWAITI RECEPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jalal Talabani, leader of the Iraqi Kurdish PUK, told Ambassador December 3 he had been well received by the GOK, which promised to engage with other Iraqi opposition groups as well, and to facilitate contacts with other Gulf states. Kuwait's National Assembly had proposed to ho [...] |
2002-12-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ KU |
| 02KUWAIT5262 | (C) GULF WAR MISSING: IRAQ FORMALLY ACCEPTS TPC [...] (C) ICRC sent us a copy December 4 of a Note Verbale that its office in Baghdad had received the same day from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, accepting the Tripartite Commission (TPC) proposal to suspend the TSC quorum rule for four months. (ICRC's informal translation from Arabic follows at pa [...] |
2002-12-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02KUWAIT5293 | (C) GULF WAR MISSING: PREPARING FOR UPCOMING TPC [...] (U) This is a corrected version of KUWAIT 5292, adding dropped text. Please disregard KUWAIT 5292 in favor of this message. 2. Action Request: see paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY: ICRC seeks advance approval of draft Minutes of the upcoming TPC meeting (date still TBD). We seek Depar [...] |
2002-12-09 16:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02KUWAIT5374 | (C) UN/IRAQ: USING THE 12/18 SESSION TO CONDEMN [...] (C) Post concurs that the 12/18 UNSC session to receive the report from Coordinator for Kuwaiti Property Yuli Vorontsov provides a good opportunity for the USG to denounce Saddam's December 7 speech addressed to the Kuwaitis, which was billed as an apology but was in fact filled with insults, [...] |
2002-12-15 06:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ KU UN |
| 02KUWAIT5417 | (C) KUWAITI INTERESTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK, increasingly confident that the US is determined to eliminate Saddam Hussein's regime, is more and more willing to let its public support show, even as it maintains its formal commitment to Arab League and GCC opposition to any pre-emptive strike on Iraq. Prominent Kuw [...] |
2002-12-17 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV KU IZ |
| 02KUWAIT5482 | (C) MEETING OF TRIPARTITE COMMISSION ON GULF WAR [...] (C) As pre-arranged, the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC) met in Geneva December 18 and approved a rule suspension designed to revive Iraqi participation after 4 years of boycott. The minutes (text at paragraph 2 below) were pre-agreed. Iraq signed them in Baghdad earl [...] |
2002-12-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02KUWAIT5526 | IN WAKE OF FATAL ACCIDENT GOK SEEKS TIGHTER [...] (C) In the course of a December 25 meeting on other topics (septels), the Ambassador and Kuwait Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Shaykh Mohammed al-Sabah discussed the December 22 death of French journalist Patrick Bourrat as a result of injuries he suffered the preceding day while co [...] |
2002-12-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL US FR IZ KU |
| 02KUWAIT5528 | GCC PREPARES FOR HOSTILITIES [...] (S) Summary: Minstate for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah gave the Ambassador a readout on this week,s GCC Summit during a December 25th meeting. While billed as an opportunity to discuss internal GCC issues, including the conclusion of a much-publicized customs agreement, Dr. [...] |
2002-12-26 12:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL IZ KU |
| 02KUWAIT5549 | GCC PREPARES FOR HOSTILITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-26 12:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL IZ KU |
| 02KUWAIT5611 | (C) GULF WAR MISSING: KUWAIT'S AGENDA FOR TSC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This message summarizes Kuwait's agenda for the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC). Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have agreed to meet in Amman on January 8 under ICRC chairmanship, in accordance with the [...] |
2002-12-31 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02RANGOON1517 | BURMA AND IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: An official Burmese delegation headed by the Minister of Forestry traveled to Baghdad in March and concluded agreements to cooperate with the Government of Iraq on trade, banking and finance, oil and gas, scientific research and technical issues, and in other areas. The agreed [...] |
2002-11-25 09:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PREL ETRD BM IZ |
| 02ROME3564 | ITALY ON "FUTURE OF IRAQ" EXPERT WORKING GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI GENERALLY SUPPORTS OUR "FUTURE OF IRAQ" WORKING GROUPS PROPOSAL AND IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. WHILE ITALY VERY MUCH WANTS A DIFFERENT IRAQI GOVERNMENT IN POWER, IT IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED SADDAM. IN THE [...] |
2002-07-18 14:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID ECON PHUM IR IZ IT KWAC |
| 02ROME3880 | IRAQ: MARTINO CAUSES STIR OVER ITALIAN SUPPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO CAUSED A STIR AMONG ITALIAN POLITICAL LEADERS AND COMMENTATORS BY SUGGESTING THAT ITALY WOULD "AUTOMATICALLY" SUPPORT U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAQ. HE ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT ITALY WOULD ONLY PARTICIPATE IN THE MILITARY EFFORT IF THERE IS "PR [...] |
2002-08-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR XF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 02ROME4424 | HUNGARIAN PM ASSURES HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR [...] (S) HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDQYESSY ASSURED HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR RIDGE OF GOH SUPPORT FOR THE WAR ON TERROR, INCLUDING ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO STEMMING FINANCIAL SECRET PAGE 02 ROME 04424 121327Z SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM AND TO HOSTING THE ILEA IN [...] |
2002-09-12 09:10:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | MOPS PREL HU IT IZ |
| 02ROME4625 | PRESIDENT OF GOI'S PARLIAMENT'S DEFENSE COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 23, PARLIAMENTARY DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04625 241753Z COMMITTEE PRESIDENT LUIGI RAMPONI TOLD DCM THAT HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT UNSC MANDATED USE OF FORCE IN IRAQ WOULD HAVE STRONG, ACROSS THE BOARD SUPPORT IN THE CHAMBER. [...] |
2002-09-24 16:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR AF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 02ROME4668 | ITALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON IRAQ: BERLUSCONI [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN HIS PRESENTATIONS BEFORE PARLIAMENT, ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI FOCUSED ON THE NEED TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES, UNDERSCORED THE THREAT FROM IRAQ'S WEAPONS CAPABILITIES, AND NOTED THAT MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE EFFECTIVE IN ORDER TO KEEP INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES [...] |
2002-09-25 17:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 02ROME4912 | KUCHMA VISIT TO ITALY [...] (U) GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) POL MINISTER COUNSELOR USED THE OPPORTUNITY OF HIS COURTESY CALL ON THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL (A/S EQUIVALENT) FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS PAOLO PUCCI TO UNDERLINE U.S. CONCERNS SECRET PAGE 02 ROME 04912 081516Z OVE [...] |
2002-10-08 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM IT UP IZ UN |
| 02ROME5036 | ITALY: POINTS FOR PM'S TRIP TO RUSSIA AND [...] (C) ON OCT 15 DCM BRIEFED PM BERLUSCONI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR CASTELLANETA ON USG CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND IRAN, USING POINTS IN REF A, IN PREPARATION FOR THE PM'S OCT 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW. (NOTE: CASTELLANETA HAD REQUESTED THIS BRIEFING ON BEHALF OF [...] |
2002-10-16 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IT IR IZ RS EUN UN |
| 02ROME5090 | BERLUSCONI-PUTIN MEETING: ITALIAN READOUT [...] (S) IRAQ WAS THE MAJOR SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION AT A WORKING LUNCH IN MOSCOW BETWEEN ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONI AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN ON OCTOBER 16. THE TWO LEADERS AGREED ON THE NEED FOR A STRONG UNSC RESOLUTION THAT WOULD SEND INSPECTORS BACK TO IRAQ SOON WITH A STRONG MANDATE TO GO "ANYWHERE, [...] |
2002-10-17 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL IT IR IZ |
| 02ROME5125 | ITALIAN MFA ON LEBANON-ISRAEL WATER ISSUE, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA REPORTS THAT THE ITALIAN WATER EXPERT CURRENTLY WORKING THE ISRAELI-LEBANESE WATER DISPUTE MAY SEEK TO HELP BROKER A LONGER-TERM, BROADER SHARING AGREEMENT, BUT AS AN EU INITIATIVE, NOT AN ITALIAN EFFORT. ROME RECEIVED THE PITCH FROM LEBANESE FINANCE MINISTER SINIORA ON THE EU [...] |
2002-10-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY LE IT IZ |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2731 | HONDURAS WILL NOT ISSUE STATEMENT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-27 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ HO UNSC |
| 02VATICAN4398 | ONE YEAR AFTER SEPTEMBER 11: HOLY SEE FM WELCOMES [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 10, VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN LOUIS TAURAN PRAISED THE UNIVERSAL CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM THAT HAS FOLLOWED SEPTEMBER 11, WHILE CAUTIONING THAT ANY DECISION TO USE FORCE AGAINST IRAQ MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS [...] |
2002-09-10 16:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM IZ IS |
| 02VATICAN4444 | HOLY SEE AND THE ROADMAP FOR IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE PRESENTS DISTINCTIVE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN REGARD TO IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. UNLIKE MOST POSTS, OUR ""PUBLIC"" WITHIN THE VATICAN IS LIMITED, BUT THE PUBLIC REACH OF THE VATICAN IS TRULY GLOBAL AND AMONG THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...] |
2002-09-13 04:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KPAO OPRC PREL VT |
| 02VATICAN4539 | POPE WELCOMES IRAQ'S APPARENT OPENNESS TO NEW ARMS [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II ENDED HIS WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE SEPTEMBER 18 BY WELCOMING IRAQ'S APPARENT ACCEPTANCE OF UN ARMS INSPECTIONS AS POTENTIALLY A STEP BACK FROM WAR. THE VATICAN'S PRESS OFFICE SLUGGED THE PAPAL STATEMENT IN ITS DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN AS "POPE MAKES APPEAL FOR PEACE." TEX [...] |
2002-09-19 05:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL IZ VT |
| 02VATICAN5296 | CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS PREPARES FOR WAR IN IRAQ; [...] (SBU) A CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) DELEGATION LED BY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05296 01 OF 02 291503Z THE DIRECTOR OF CARITAS' BRITISH OFFICE (CAFOD) HAS RETURNED FROM A FIVE-DAY VISIT TO IRAQ TO ASSESS IRAQ'S CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN [...] |
2002-10-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC EAID IZ VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN5938 | HOLY SEE CALLS IN AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY CONCERNS ON [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN CALLED IN AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 27 TO CONVEY THE POPE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, PARTICULARLY THE ISRAELI REOCCUPATION OF BETHLEHEM. WITH THE CHRISTMAS SEASON APPROACHING, TAURAN SAID THE CURRENT CURFEW IN BETHL [...] |
2002-12-11 15:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IZ PREL VT VTIS |
| 03ABUDHABI1032 | DESPITE WIDESPREAD PUBLIC OPPOSITION [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Despite widespread public opposition to a U.S.-led war on Iraq, the UAE "street" has been quiet thus far. Other than a few very well- organized and very small demonstrations, there have been no other public gat [...] |
2003-03-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1285 | PEACEFUL MARCHES IN PROTEST OF THE IMPENDING [...] (U) The local press reported that students at the UAE University in Al-Ain participated in a peaceful anti-war demonstration on March 15. (Note: The UAE University, with some 14,000 students, is the largest in the UAE. End note.) The march was organized by the Emirates National Students' Unio [...] |
2003-03-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1339 | UAE: REQUEST FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief delivered reftel demarche on cash assistance for WFP provision of Iraq foodstuff to MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi indicated that visiting [...] |
2003-03-19 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PREF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1346 | UAE: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE UNGA AND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief discussed reftel demarche on possible UNGA and CHR sessions on Iraq with MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 19. Al-Nuaimi did not think the NAM initiative would have any traction b [...] |
2003-03-19 14:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PARM PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1366 | UAE: KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Polchief shared reftel demarche with Marwan Al-Sha'ali, the special assistant to MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi on March 22. Al-Sha'ali noted that the MFA had not received any [...] |
2003-03-22 12:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PARM PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1382 | (S) UAE TO KEEP IRAQI MISSIONS OPEN, BUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) AMBASSADOR DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23 TO MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID (OTHER TOPICS SEPTEL, NOTAL). SHAYKH HAMDAN REPEATED WHAT HE HAS TOLD US BEFORE -- NAMELY, THAT THE UAEG IS R [...] |
2003-03-23 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1383 | MFA MINSTATE: ARAB LEAGUE COMMUNIQUE FAR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) AMBASSADOR DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23 TO MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID (OTHER TOPICS SEPTEL, NOTAL). SHAYKH HAMDAN NOTED THAT NOT MUCH COULD BE EXPECTED FROM THE ARAB LEAGUE SESSIO [...] |
2003-03-23 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ QA TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1512 | TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY HAS AN [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Alright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al-Kitbi confirmed to SIPDIS Econchief on March 29 that RCA had sent three delegations to Iraq during the last two months, the most recent of whic [...] |
2003-03-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1602 | TFIZ01: IRAQIS REFUSE PERMISSION TO UAE RED [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Sana'a Al-Kitbi (strictly protect), Secretary- General of the UAE Red Crescent Authority, told us on the afternoon of April 2 that all UAE Red Crescent humanitarian relief activities in Iraq are on hold. The re [...] |
2003-04-02 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1624 | IRAQI EXPATS URGE COALITION TO STAY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) We recently met with two well-placed Iraqi expats who expressed gratitude for coalition efforts to rid Iraq of WMD and change the regime. Describing President Bush as a "savior," they advised us not to pay too m [...] |
2003-04-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1661 | TFIZ01: FRUSTRATED BY ICRC IDLENESS, UAE RED [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) hosted on 4/6 in Abu Dhabi a forum of international aid organizations to discuss the humanitarian situation in Iraq. This was the first major meeting o [...] |
2003-04-07 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1662 | UAE: ENCOURAGING GCC EFFORT ON [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan late in the evening on April 6. Hamdan, along with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalifa bin Zayid, had met earlier in the [...] |
2003-04-07 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1667 | UAE INTERESTED IN JOINING IRAQ "CORE" [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador followed-up on reftel demarche with MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on April 6 (other topics covered septel). Hamdan indicated that, in principle, the UAE would be interested i [...] |
2003-04-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1668 | UAE EXPECTS CLOSED-DOOR "DAY AFTER" [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) In conversations on April 5 and April 6 with the Ambassador, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan and MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid both expected that the GCC Foreig [...] |
2003-04-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1727 | TF1Z01: EMPOWERMENT, NOT CHARITY: PRESENTING [...] NOW THAT THE BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD IS LARGELY WON, THE MAJOR FOCUS OF OUR MESSAGE SHOULD BE THE RESTORATION OF ORDER AND RULE OF LAW, THE REBUILDING OF IRAQI INSTITUTIONS, AND THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY, GRADUAL OR OTHERWISE, TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE. AS WE MOVE TO GET FOOD, WATER, MEDICINE, AND OTHER [...] |
2003-04-09 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1730 | AN UPBEAT HAMDAN ASSURES THAT UAEG [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador contacted an extremely upbeat MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 4/9 to convey reftel talking points. Hamdan was not at all worried, noting that the UAE diplomatic staff in Bag [...] |
2003-04-09 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOP IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1750 | IRAQI EXPATS IN UAE CONVEY MESSAGE TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains an action request, please see paragraph 7. 3. (C) SUMMARY: Polchief -- after securing agreement from the organizers that she would be in listening mode only -- accepted an invitation t [...] |
2003-04-12 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KPAO KDEM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1766 | SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC FM'S [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador delivered reftel oral message to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 4/13. Hamdan said his attendance at the 4/15 GCC Foreign Ministerial depended on the timing of a visit the s [...] |
2003-04-13 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF GCC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1769 | TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS MEDICAL TREATMENT TO [...] The Office of the Chairman of the General Health Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hamed bin Zayid Al-Nahyan publicly announced on April 13 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has been authorized to transport wounded Iraqi civilians to the UAE for medical treatment. The spokesman [...] |
2003-04-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1789 | TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS MEDICAL TREATMENT TO [...] The Office of the Chairman of the General Health Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hamed bin Zayid Al-Nahyan publicly announced on April 13 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has been authorized to transport wounded Iraqi civilians to the UAE for medical treatment. The spokesman [...] |
2003-04-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1791 | TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SHIP FINALLY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE's much-heralded shipment of 700 tons of humanitarian supplies arrived at Umm Qasr on April 11 -- the first water shipment to arrive via civilian vessel into that port since the war [...] |
2003-04-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1820 | IS THE MIGHTY MENGASH MOSCOW BOUND? [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-15 11:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1826 | UAE SIGNS UP FOR CORE GROUP ON IRAQ [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid told the Ambassador 4/16 that the Cabinet had approved UAE participation in the "core group" for Iraq stabilization and reconstruction outlined ref b. Shaykh Hamdan noted that the [...] |
2003-04-15 11:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID EFIN PREL ECON PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1827 | TFIZ01: UAE PRESIDENT ISSUES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) In his first public statement since the outbreak of Iraq hostilities, UAE President Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al-Nahyan declared the UAE's commitment to and solidarity with the people of Iraq in remarks carrie [...] |
2003-04-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1828 | TFIZ01: UAE TO DEPLOY LARGE MILITARY FIELD [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) UAE Chief of Staff (and de facto Defense Minister) Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid (MBZ) called the Ambassador 4/14 to relate that the UAEG planned [...] |
2003-04-15 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PHUM MARR MOPS EAID PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1830 | TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In delivering the Secretary's oral message (refs A and B), Ambassador previewed ref C talking points with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 4/13. The Ambassado [...] |
2003-04-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1876 | DEMARCHING THE ARAB MULTILATERAL AID [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) ECONCHIEF RAISED REF A DEMARCHE APRIL 19 WITH FINANCE MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY KHALID AL- BUSTANI. AL-BUSTANI SAID THAT THE UAE WOULD BE FAVORABLY DISPOSED TOWARDS CONSIDERATION OF WAYS IN WHICH THE ARAB FUND FOR ECO [...] |
2003-04-19 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV IZ KU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1901 | TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS TO EQUIP IRAQI HOSPITALS [...] UAE President Shaykh Zayid publicly announced on 4/20 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) would fully equip six Iraqi hospitals with all necessary medical supplies and equipment, and donate 12 ambulances to the Iraqi health sector. The RCA aid delegation that arrived in Iraq on 4/11 (se [...] |
2003-04-21 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1931 | TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS TO BUILD DESAL PLANT FOR [...] UAE President Shaykh Zayid Al-Nayhan ordered the UAE Armed Forces on 4/21 to immediately provide potable water to the Iraqi city of Basra. Press reports confirm that the UAE Armed Forces are planning to build a desalination plant on the Shatt Al-Arab with a capacity of 250,000 gallons a day. [...] |
2003-04-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1934 | TFIZ01: AMCIT IRAQI DOCTOR IN UAE ORGANIZING [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Amcit Farhan Bakir, a prominent doctor in the UAE (he is the personal physician of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al-Nahyan and served in a similar capacity to a number of Saddam Hussein's predecessor [...] |
2003-04-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1938 | TFIZ01: NEXT STEPS FOR UAE FIELD HOSPITAL [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG has decided to support an existing medical facility in Baghdad - the Olympic Hospital -- instead of deploying a stand-alone field hospital. A UAE delegation, accompanied by USLO representative, traveled to Baghdad on 4/21 to assess the health needs of the city and selec [...] |
2003-04-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1939 | TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Ambassador delivered 4/18 DoD Undersecretary Dov Zakheim's letter to UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, requesting the UAEG to donate petroleum products to Iraq. [...] |
2003-04-22 14:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI195 | (S) UAE APPROVES U-2 OVERFLIGHT OF IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) On January 13, Post received UAEG approval of reftel request for use of USAF U-2 assets based at Al-Dhafra AB in Abu Dhabi in support of UNMOVIC. Specifically, 380 AEW Commander Col. Augst received approval fro [...] |
2003-01-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MARR MOPS PBTS PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1952 | UAE ON BOARD FOR GCC OBSERVER ATTENDANCE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 23 to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed. Shaykh Hamdan said he had already heard from the Qataris on the issue of GCC representation at the April 28 meeting in [...] |
2003-04-23 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS GCC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1978 | TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT: READY TO DO MORE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a 4/26 meeting with Econchief, UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al- Kitbi confirmed press reports that an RCA ship loaded with 700 tons of food and medicine and 12 ambulances left th [...] |
2003-04-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2013 | IRAQI SUNNI IMAM AL-KUBAYSI STIRS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Ahmed Al-Kubaysi the Iraqi Sunni Imam who delivered a fiery sermon in Baghdad on April 18, continues to be a source of controversy even in the UAE, his adopted land. We received two very different takes on [...] |
2003-04-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL MOPS EAID SA IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2082 | SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RUMSFELD MEETING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: SecDef met with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) on April 27 in Abu Dhabi. After congratulating SecDef on Operation Iraqi Freedom, MbZ made the following point [...] |
2003-04-30 10:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC AF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2169 | UAE RED CRESCENT BEGINS AIRLIFTS TO BAGHDAD [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Heralding a new phase of UAE Red Crescent operations in Iraq, the UAE Air Force today facilitated the first of four airlifts to Baghdad International Airport on behalf of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA). RCA [...] |
2003-05-04 09:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2170 | ADNAN PACHACHI IS BAGHDAD BOUND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Former Iraqi foreign minister Adnan Pachachi contacted the Ambassador over the local weekend with the news that he will be flying into Baghdad on Tuesday, May 6 aboard a UAE Air Force C-130 with a small grou [...] |
2003-05-05 07:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2178 | STRANDED IRAQIS IN THE UAE: NEED FOR POLICY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid has now engaged on the issue of the approximately 1,000 Iraqis stranded in the northern Emirates, pr [...] |
2003-05-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS EAID IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2233 | UAE SUPPORTIVE OF UNSCR TO LIFT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on May 7, laying out our plan to introduce soon a UNSCR to lift the sanctions on Iraq. Hamdan said the UAE wanted to see t [...] |
2003-05-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC AL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2292 | APPROACHING UAEG ON FUNDS FOR ABORTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) The sensitivity of reftel demarche, particularly the involvement of the prominent Lootah family (whether knowingly or otherwise) in the matter, will require that we engage at the highest levels of the UAEG. Since [...] |
2003-05-11 11:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2296 | (S//NF) C-NE3-00449: UAE POISED FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S//NF) The following answers are keyed to questions in ref D regarding Gulf countries' views and intentions on Iraqi reconstruction posed by Washington analysts: A. Not applicable, although we wo [...] |
2003-05-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2303 | UAE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF VISITS UAE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b)(c)(d). 2. (C) Summary: UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) visited May 10 the newly refurbished Shaykh Zayid Hospital in Baghdad (formerly the Olympic Hospital) which opened [...] |
2003-05-12 06:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2326 | UAE SENDING IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION TEAM TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) At the initiative of MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayied, the UAE is sending a nine-member delegation to Washington during the week of Ma [...] |
2003-05-12 11:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2328 | PRESENTING SANCTIONS LIFT UNSC RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge presented reftel points on lifting UNSC sanctions on Iraq to MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al- Nuaimi, May 12. Al-Nuaimi said that the UAE fully supports the lifting of sanctions and r [...] |
2003-05-12 11:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI237 | S/P DIRECTOR HAASS AND CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Ambassador Richard Haass, Ambassador Wahba and Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) had a lively exchange on Iraq, Iran and Saudi-US relatio [...] |
2003-01-15 10:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2381 | UAEG SUPPORT FOR IRAQ'S MINISTRIES [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Post delivered ref A talking points to the Office of MFA Assistant Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuami, who is heading a delegation to Washington this week to discuss Iraq reconstruction oppor [...] |
2003-05-18 09:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2404 | EXPAT SHI'A DELIVER THANK-YOU FOR IRAQ LIBERATION [...] Two expat Iraqi Shi'a professionals (both long resident in the UAE) called on A/DCM May 19 to deliver a letter of thanks from their community here for the liberation of Iraq. 84 self- styled "Iraqi Shi'a intellectuals" (mostly doctors and engineers) signed a letter (text in para three) expres [...] |
2003-05-20 09:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2452 | (S) UAEG FINDS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE RICHARD ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) A/DCM conveyed reftel concerns May 21 to UAE Central Bank Financial Intelligence Unit Chief Abdul-Rahim Sinkais Al-Awadhi. A/DCM noted that we had a single, uncorroborated report that as much as one billion USD in ca [...] |
2003-05-25 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2488 | UAEG MEDEVACS WOUNDED IRAQIS FOR MEDICAL [...] (U) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority facilitated 5/21 the medical evacuation from Kuwait of more than two dozen wounded and sick Iraqi civilians and their parental guardians. This was the largest medical airlift of its kind of Iraqi wounded, and fulfilled a long-standing p [...] |
2003-05-27 09:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2529 | WORRIED IRAQIS APPROACH THE EMBASSY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. 3. (C) The Embassy has received calls in the last two days from a number of Iraqi citizens resident in the UAE requesting urgent information on how they should g [...] |
2003-05-28 11:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2599 | PACHACHI PRAISES U.S. ROLE IN IRAQ; [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid, in a 5/31 meeting with the Ambassador (other topics covered septel), provided a brief readout on an earlier meeting between former Iraqi Foreign Minister Adnan Pachachi and UAE [...] |
2003-06-02 10:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2600 | ABORTED IRAQI ARMS DEAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador, accompanied by Polchief, presented Ref A demarche and background paper to MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 5/31. Hamdan was not aware of the issue, but promised to bring it to the a [...] |
2003-06-02 10:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2602 | UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH OIC MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During the course of a 5/31 meeting with the Ambassador (other topics covered septel), MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid noted UAE disappointment with the statement produced at last week's OIC meeting in Tehran. [...] |
2003-06-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2607 | GULF AIR LOBBIES EMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RESUME [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: On the heels of a 5/27 meeting between Ambassador Neumann and Gulf Air CEO Jim Hogan (reftel), a representative from the Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation (ADDCA) visited Acting DCM 5/31 to p [...] |
2003-06-02 11:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR PGOV ECON IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2654 | (S/NF) INFORMATION ON IRAQI SUNNI [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S/NF) Post provides the following information, gleaned from conversations with resident Iraqis and Emirati leaders and academics on Iraqi Sunni cleric Ahmed Al-Kubaysi. It is by no means comprehensive and we a [...] |
2003-06-04 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KPRP PINR PGOV PINS PNAT PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2798 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL FRANKS' [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) General Franks: Your Emirati friends and the U.S. mission to the UAE are looking forward to your valedictory visit. As always, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) [...] |
2003-06-11 10:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2854 | (S) UAE ASKS IF FORMER IRAQI INFO MINISTER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B, D). 2. (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph four. 3. (S) MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid (HBZ) contacted the Ambassador 6/13 to say that the UAEG had received a request from former Iraqi Info [...] |
2003-06-14 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV OTRA IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2855 | (S) UAE CENTRAL BANK WILL SEEK [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) The Ambassador told MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid June 10 that the authorities in Dubai had confirmed that the 43.5 million USD in illicit Iraqi missile money had been released by the Dubai court several months p [...] |
2003-06-14 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2858 | UAEG ASSURES HIGH-LEVEL PARTICIPATION FOR UN [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) Acting DCM raised reftel points 6/14 with UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-N [...] |
2003-06-14 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2877 | UAE RED CRESCENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL MORE [...] (U) Summary and comment. UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General Sana'a Al-Kitbi forwarded to Econoff 6/15 a SIPDIS retrospective on the RCA's work in Iraq from the present until shortly before the war began. The RCA has contributed more than USD $18 million in humanitarian sup [...] |
2003-06-15 12:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2896 | NEED FOR GUIDANCE ON IRAQI PASSPORT ISSUES [...] This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. Like our colleagues in Embassy Amman (ref A), Embassy officers here have received more than 50 calls and walk-ins since the closure of the Iraqi Embassy in Abu Dhabi in early June from Iraqi nationals resident in the UAE for assistance with c [...] |
2003-06-16 13:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2984 | UAEG SEEKS CONFIRMATION ON IRAQI MFA [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 3. (C) UAE MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi contacted the Ambassador June 21 seeking confirmation on a fax sent to the Iraqi "embass [...] |
2003-06-23 11:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3039 | SHAYKH ZAYID BESTOWS THE EMIRATES' [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) UAE President Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al- Nahyan conferred upon CENTCOM Commander General Tommy R. Franks the Emirates Military Order of First Class in a meeting on June 24 at Al-Bahr Palace in Abu Dhabi. [...] |
2003-06-25 11:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3075 | (U) UAE SUPPORT FOR THE POLISH-LED [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador raised the issue of UAE support for the Polish-led multinational division with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) via letter and a follow-up phone call on June [...] |
2003-06-30 07:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS AF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI309 | ILL-TIMED MOVE: UAE ALLOWS IRAQ TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador met with MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan 1/19 to seek an explanation for the decision (reported in the UAE press) by the UAEG to allow Iraq to upgrade its diplomatic ties here to the level [...] |
2003-01-20 15:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI310 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BURNS 1/21-22 [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Assistant Secretary Burns: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE. Your schedule is taking shape, with meetings requested with President Zayid Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan and Chi [...] |
2003-01-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3116 | (U) VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLISH-LED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) OUR ACTING CG IN DUBAI DISCUSSED THE ISSUE OF DUBAI'S VEHICLE DONATIONS TO THE POLISH-LED DIVISION IN IRAQ AND TO THE AFGHAN POLICE WITH SAYANTA BASU DURING A PHONE CALL ON JULY 1. DUBAI HAS NOT OFFERED T [...] |
2003-07-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS EAID EFIN AF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3272 | UAEG OFFERS TO HOST OCTOBER DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (U) The UAE representative to the weekly Iraq reconstruction teleconference had provisionally offered to have the UAE host the October donors' conference for Iraq. In a meeting with the Ambassador, Minstate for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed said that the UAEG is formally offering to [...] |
2003-07-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3416 | CPA Senior Advisor Slocombe Meets UAE Chief of Staff [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-23 09:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3423 | UAE CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL USD $50 [...] (U) UAE Chief of Staff, and de facto Defense Minister, Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) told the Ambassador on July 20 that UAE assistance to Iraq already totals USD $50 million. This contribution includes Red Crescent medical and food supplies, hospital and medical equipment, contin [...] |
2003-07-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3476 | TAKING STOCK OF UAE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary. UAE assistance to Iraq -- both pledged and delivered -- has been significant. UAE Chief of Staff Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) confirmed to the Ambassador in July that total UAE ass [...] |
2003-07-27 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3496 | UAE QUIETLY SUPPORTS THE IRAQ GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van De Vate for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) The Ambassador met with both Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Minister Of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan to urge that the UAEG support the Iraq Governing Council. B [...] |
2003-07-28 12:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC KPAO IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3585 | IRAQ DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B & D). 2. This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 3. (U) Embassy understands that the European Commission is heavily promoting Spain as a venue for the planned Iraq donors' conference and that the issue will be discuss [...] |
2003-08-02 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3618 | ORAL MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY POWELL TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador used the opportunity of an August 4 telcon with de facto Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, who is out of the country, to deliver a brief summary of the Secretary's oral message r [...] |
2003-08-04 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ AL TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3771 | SUPPORTING THE TRANSITION IN IRAQ; GC [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Charge discussed reftel points during a August 16 telcon with de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan that also included a discussion of an upcoming visit to the UA [...] |
2003-08-16 13:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3816 | IRAQ GC AUGUST 17-18 VISIT TO ABU [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: In the wake of the Iraqi Governing Council's (GC) first visit to the UAE, UAEG officials were cautiously optimistic that the entire Arab world will eventually throw its support behind [...] |
2003-08-19 15:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3827 | UAEG CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UN BAGHDAD HQ, [...] (U) UAE MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) issued a statement August 20 condemning the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, and calling on the international community to stand united in supporting the UN and the Iraqi Governing Council (GC) to restore se [...] |
2003-08-20 11:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3856 | UAEG DENIES BANKROLLING IRAQI SUNNI [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan denied that his government was financing Iraqi Sunni cleric Ahmed Al-Kubaysi. In an August 19 meeting with Charge and Polchief, [...] |
2003-08-23 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPRP PINR PGOV PINS PNAT PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3896 | UAE CIVAIR AUTHORITIES RECEIVE NOTAM TO OVERFLY [...] Post delivered 8/23 reftel information regarding applications to overfly Iraq to Director General of the UAE Civil Aviation Authority Mohamed Al-Ghaith and Ministry of Communications Assistant Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Mohamed Al-Suweidi. Econoff also forwarded the NOTAM to the offic [...] |
2003-08-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR PGOV ECON IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3914 | SYRIAN FM SHARA'A VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: Syrian Foreign Minister Shara'a visited the UAE August 24-25, meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al- Nahyan and with Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Shara'a is touring the Gulf (in Doha today enroute to Kuwait) to organize the [...] |
2003-08-26 13:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3976 | INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO NAJAF TERRORIST ATTACK - [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 31, Charge delivered ref A points to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi urging a strong statement of condemnation for the terrorist attack in [...] |
2003-09-01 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3993 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BUCHANAN'S [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) General Buchanan: On behalf of Ambassador Wahba, who is out of country until September 4, I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes at a time of unprecedented Emirati cooper [...] |
2003-09-02 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC AF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4004 | UAEG ELECTS NOT TO AIR RECORDED THREAT TAPE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: A special assistant to UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed al-Nahyan delivered to Charge late September 1 an audio recording that had been delivered to Abu Dhabi T [...] |
2003-09-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4010 | UAEG WELCOMES IRAQI CABINET [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Charge d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) On September 3, the UAE Foreign Ministry issued a statement welcoming the formation of the new government in Iraq. In it, the UAEG expressed faith in the ability of the Iraqi Governing Counc [...] |
2003-09-03 07:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4223 | UAEG REACTS POSITIVELY TO SECRETARY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2. (C) UAE MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) told the Ambassador during a September 15 telcon that Secretary Powell's visit to Iraq had cast a very SIPDIS positive light on Iraq. [...] |
2003-09-16 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4259 | UAEG WANTS WORLD BANK/IMF TO GRANT IGC [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2. (C) Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, MFA Under Secretary for Political Affairs, told the Ambassador on September 17 that the UAEG is deeply concerned that the Iraqi Governing Council (GC) may only be granted observer statu [...] |
2003-09-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4314 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE for your full introductory visit. You will be calling on Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and have an opportunity for f [...] |
2003-09-22 10:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4371 | NAVCENT COMMANDER'S FAREWELL CALL IN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: USNAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Timothy J. Keating made a visit to the UAE on September 13-14. In Abu Dhabi, he called on UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (M [...] |
2003-09-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER AF IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4372 | IRAQ ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION: POST ASSESSMENT [...] Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b and d). 2. (SBU) Summary: Post believes that the UAEG will make a contribution to Iraqi reconstruction at the October donors' conference. We believe that the UAEG's preference, however, will be to provide "in-kind" contributions [...] |
2003-09-29 10:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IZ PREL TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4428 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Burns: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE for your October 5 visit. Your Emirati interlocutors are eager to see you. We have requested meetings for you with MFA Mins [...] |
2003-10-02 08:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AF IR IS IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4508 | NEW IRAQI ECONOMIC PACKAGE AND DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b and d). 2. (C) Econchief and econoff discussed Iraqi economic reforms and the Madrid donors' conference with Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani (protect). Al-Bustani said that i [...] |
2003-10-07 11:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4546 | A/S BURNS' OCTOBER 5 MEETINGS WITH MFA [...] (S) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary met separately in Abu Dhabi on October 5 with MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) and with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ). Information Minister Shaykh Abdullah Bin Zayed attended the meeting with Sh [...] |
2003-10-09 07:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4595 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR THE MADRID CONFERENCE ON THE [...] On October 12, econchief called Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al- Bustani to confirm that the UAE Minister of Finance had received the Spanish invitation and to urge a concerted UAEG effort to recruit a high-level private sector delegation to travel [...] |
2003-10-14 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP PREL IZ SP TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4612 | UAE OFFICIAL ADVISES USG TO ALLOW IRAQ GOVERNING [...] (C) Summary: MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi stressed to Charge that it was in the best interests of the USG if the Iraq Governing Council (IGC) was allowed to assume more authority. He expressed his concern that the Iraq Governing Council (IGC) was [...] |
2003-10-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI464 | (C) JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR PROVIDES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordanian Ambassador to the UAE, Turki Khreisheh provided the Ambassador a brief readout on King Abdullah's January 20-22 visit to the UAE. Khreisheh noted that for the first time, Abdullah -- accompa [...] |
2003-01-28 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON IZ JO TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4693 | UAEG AND THE MADRID DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) UAE Deputy Prime Minister and MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al- Nahyan (HBZ) told the Ambassador October 19 that his country will reveal its pledge for Iraq reconstruction in Madrid. Shaykh Hamdan said that the UAEG has spent over $70 million to date on Iraq, and t [...] |
2003-10-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4704 | IRAQ GC MEMBER BARZANI OCTOBER 18 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI479 | A/S BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQ PLANNING AND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) In separate meetings on 1/21 and 1/22 with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) and de facto Foreign Minister Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, A/S Burns disc [...] |
2003-01-29 07:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL KPAL MARR MOPS PTER IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4835 | IRAQI EXPATS: U.S. NEEDS TO LISTEN TO [...] (C) Summary: We recently met with two prominent Iraqi expats in the UAE. They recommended that the Coalition move quickly to establish an Iraqi satellite TV station to beam more balanced coverage of Iraqi developments to the Arab world. They wanted a new UN resolution that would solve the i [...] |
2003-11-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4874 | RESPONSE RE: ASKING HOST GOVERNMENTS TO ACCEPT NEW [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-05 06:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CVIS IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI495 | (S) UAE CHIEF OF STAFF VOLUNTEERS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) Following up on a question posed by UAE MFA Minstate Hamdan to NEA A/S Burns during a 1/22 meeting in Abu Dhabi (reftel), UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) told visiting Deputy C [...] |
2003-01-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS KU IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5003 | UAE REACTS TO IRAQ GC-CPA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Two senior leaders in the UAEG told the Ambassador on November 16 that they applaud the U.S. decision to accelerate the transfer of authority to the Iraqis. Deputy Prime Minister and de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) said the decision was a very wise move [...] |
2003-11-17 12:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5132 | UAEG, Iraqi expats, welcome visiting Iraq [...] (U) The UAE leadership once again put out the welcome mat for members of the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) during their visit to Abu Dhabi last week. President Shaykh Zayed told the delegation November 26 that the UAE would always support the Iraqi people and called on Iraqis to work together [...] |
2003-12-01 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5133 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO THE [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier a [...] |
2003-12-01 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5138 | SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP VISITS TO [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) I would like to welcome you to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air industr [...] |
2003-12-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5289 | SADDAM'S CAPTURE - UAEG REACTION [...] (U) UAE officialdom reacted positively to Saddam's capture. In an official statement released December 15, UAE President Shaykh Zayed expressed the hope that Iraq will witness a new era of stability and security in which its national unity and territorial integrity will be preserved. "Iraq ha [...] |
2003-12-15 12:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5295 | SCENESETTER FOR CSAF VISIT TO THE UAE, DECEMBER [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Jumper: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE has been the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air indus [...] |
2003-12-15 13:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5341 | SHAYKH MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED ON AL ARABIYA [...] (U) This is an action request ee paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: The UAE's leadership have raised objections with the management of Al Arabiya Arabic Satellite News Channel about the station's controversial broadcasts and have suggested that we also speak with the Saudis and Kuwaitis as they [...] |
2003-12-17 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5379 | IRAQ GC PRESIDENT AL HAKIM DECEMBER 21 [...] (U) Summary: Iraq Governing Council President Abdulaziz Al Hakim paid a brief visit to the UAE December 21, meeting with UAE President Shaykh Zayed, Deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE Armed Forces Chief, Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and with Deputy Prime Minister and MinState for Foreign Af [...] |
2003-12-23 10:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5387 | IRAQI TRIBAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5388 | PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO GCC SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI603 | SUPPORTING THE SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 5 [...] (U) Classified by CDA Thomas E. Williams for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche 2/4 to MFA American and European Affairs Director Ahmed Al- Muqarrab underlining our request for a UAEG statement in support of the Secretary's presentation. Al-Muqarrab understoo [...] |
2003-02-04 13:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI628 | UAE GETS SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reason 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Charge delivered reftel oral message to MFA A/USEC for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi, February 6. Abdullah Rashid indicated that his father, nominal UAE Foreign Minister Rashid Abdullah Al- [...] |
2003-02-06 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI676 | UAEG WELCOMES SECRETARY'S PRESENTATION [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). UAEG PRIVATELY SUPPORTIVE ------------------------- 2. (S) Initial UAEG reaction to the Secretary's presentation has been very encouraging. UAE Information Minister Shaykh Abdullah Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, who w [...] |
2003-02-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL UN IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI723 | UAEG and Iraq ferry operator submit [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL PGOV EWWT MOPS IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI724 | UAE DEPUTY PM PANDERS TO PUBLIC [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The Emirates News Agency reported 2/9 that UAE Deputy Prime Minister Shaykh Sultan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, on the margins of a meeting with visiting former UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter, "stressed the need [...] |
2003-02-09 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI727 | UAEG and Iraq ferry operator submit [...] (U) Classified by Charge Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UK DCM contacted Charge 2/8 to inquire into USG representations to the UAE on the issue of the Iraq ferries. The UK diplomat noted that the UAEG was claiming in New York to have the support of the U.S. Embass [...] |
2003-02-11 04:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL PGOV EWWT MOPS IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI728 | UAE DEPUTY PM PANDERS TO PUBLIC [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The Emirates News Agency reported 2/9 that UAE Deputy Prime Minister Shaykh Sultan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, on the margins of a meeting with visiting former UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter, "stressed the need [...] |
2003-02-11 04:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI783 | (C) UAE WILL FULFILL TURKISH DEFENSE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan informed the Ambassador on 2/17 that the UAEG has agreed to fulfill its outstanding obligations to the Turkish government pursuant to the Turkish Defense Fund. Follow [...] |
2003-02-18 08:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI908 | SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE ON IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered Ref A oral message from the Secretary and Ref B NAM demarche on Iraq to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayid AL-Nahyan on 2/22. Noting the upcoming Arab League, Islamic Conference a [...] |
2003-02-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC OIC NAM AL IZ TC |
| 03ABUJA2204 | NIGERIA: MFA COMMENTS ON ZIMBABWE, DISCUSSION OF [...] (C) MFA Regions Director (a mid-point between Nigeria's P and regional A/S equivalents) Olusaumokun told PolCouns December 23 that President Obasanjo was very satisfied after his Geneva meeting with Zimbabwean President Mugabe earlier in December. Obasanjo intends to send Nigerian FM Adeniji t [...] |
2003-12-23 14:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI NI LY IZ |
| 03ABUJA300 | NIGERIA: REACTION TO SECRETARY'S SPEECH [...] (U) Reaction to the Secretary's speech on Iraqi violations has been muted. Local media covered the event with straightforward accounts of the Secretary's presentation. Until today (February 10), Embassy has seen no official comments from the GON and little discussion of the speech's merits [...] |
2003-02-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM NI IZ UNSC |
| 03ABUJA344 | NIGERIA: OBASANJO ON IRAQ, TERRORISM AND OIL [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo February 13 publicly called for Iraq to disarm peacefully, noting that the US could not be expected to stand down its forces otherwise. Recalling South Africa's decision to give up WMD programs, Obasanjo repeated these points during a private meeting with Amba [...] |
2003-02-14 17:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EPET NI IZ |
| 03ABUJA353 | IRAQ: NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL'S [...] (C) The Ambassador February 16 conveyed Ref A message to Ad'Obe Obe, International Affairs Special Advisor to Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. In view of Obasanjo's stance (Ref B) that Iraq must disarm but that disarmament had to be accomplished through the Security Council, the Ambassad [...] |
2003-02-18 16:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ NI UNSC |
| 03ABUJA390 | NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO NAM STATEMENT DEMARCHE [...] (C) DCM February 22 delivered ref A points to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart. Hart took the USG position on board, promising to convey it to FM Sule Lamido. 2. (C) COMMENT: Nigeria believes that Iraq must be disarmed through the UN Security Council but that Saddam must rea [...] |
2003-02-24 16:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AINF IZ NI MY UNSC NAM |
| 03ABUJA542 | TFIZ01: NIGERIA QUIET IN WAKE OF IRAQ ATTACK [...] (U) SUMMARY: News of the initial attack by the Coalition of the Willing (COW) on Iraq spread rapidly. Most Nigerians are aware hostilities have begun, but the initial public reaction was muted. The mood now is tense and expectant. Public response to the hostilities will likely be delayed u [...] |
2003-03-20 16:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IZ NI |
| 03ABUJA549 | TFIZ01: NIGERIA: NO DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST IRAQ WAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The critical Friday flashpoint has passed quietly, with no reports of demonstrations against the U.S.- led Coalition of the Willing (COW) taking place in Abuja or elsewhere. Stern warnings by the authorities and moderate sermons in Juma'at Mosques probably helped. END SUMMARY. [...] |
2003-03-21 17:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IZ NI |
| 03ABUJA558 | TFIZ01: NIGERIAN CRUDE PRODUCTION DROPS ABOUT 33% [...] (SBU) Summary: Ongoing ethnic strife may cut Nigeria's crude production by 33% and its exports by 43% -- larger cuts than most media are reporting. The evacuation of Escravos, hub for 440,000 of ChevronTexaco's 510,000 bpd, is expected to conclude March 24. ChevronTexaco seeks U.S. imagery [...] |
2003-03-24 13:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET CASC AINR ASEC PINS ELAB PREF NI IZ |
| 03ABUJA566 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO DISAVOWS HIS MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: During a midnight March 21 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo distanced the GON from Minister of State Onyia's accusation that the U.S. had cut military assistance because of Nigeria's position on Iraq. Obasanjo also expressed surprise at Washington's negative react [...] |
2003-03-25 17:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM SF SG IZ NI |
| 03ABUJA753 | NIGERIA: GON SAYS OPEC UNLIKELY TO CUT [...] (S) On April 22, Ambassador Jeter delivered reftel demarche to President Obasanjo's Special Advisor on Petroleum Affairs and Energy Rilwanu Lukman. Lukman, who is leading Nigeria's delegation to the April 24 OPEC meeting in Vienna and was OPEC General Secretary for ten years, said the normal [...] |
2003-04-25 16:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL ECON EPET NI IZ |
| 03ADANA1 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-03 08:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA101 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 09, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: It is [...] |
2003-04-09 15:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA102 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Bolge: It is claimed that 150 mayors nationwide [...] |
2003-04-10 16:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA105 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel/Bolge: Th [...] |
2003-04-14 14:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA108 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete/Bolge [...] |
2003-04-15 14:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA109 | MERSIN BUSINESS ELITE GLAD FOR REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Mersin, one of the largest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, suffered years of downturn after the first Gulf War. Mersin's business leaders are optimistic they will benefit from new opportunities in the new Iraq. They do worry, however, the U.S. might seek to "punish" Tur [...] |
2003-04-16 13:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EWWT PHUM PGOV TU SY JO IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA110 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman/Turkiye/E [...] |
2003-04-16 17:16:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA112 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: In response to [...] |
2003-04-17 16:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA114 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: A visible d [...] |
2003-04-21 16:50:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA116 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: It is reported [...] |
2003-04-22 13:58:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA118 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Tercuman/Du [...] |
2003-04-24 14:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA119 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: Ankara i [...] |
2003-04-24 17:19:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA120 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: The reverse [...] |
2003-04-25 11:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA121 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Cumhuriyet/Ra [...] |
2003-04-28 12:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA122 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 26-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet: As a r [...] |
2003-04-29 08:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA123 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Jandarma M [...] |
2003-04-29 15:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA125 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: The dead [...] |
2003-05-02 08:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA126 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet/Turkiy [...] |
2003-05-02 17:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA128 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiey: [...] |
2003-05-05 15:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA13 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-15 14:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA130 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: Although the [...] |
2003-05-06 15:02:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA132 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Turkish P [...] |
2003-05-07 16:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA133 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge/Turkiye: The US [...] |
2003-05-09 16:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA139 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: Th [...] |
2003-05-20 16:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA140 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Gaz [...] |
2003-05-21 13:16:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA141 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet/E [...] |
2003-05-22 14:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA144 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Before h [...] |
2003-05-23 14:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA145 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel: It is clai [...] |
2003-05-27 15:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA146 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: An investig [...] |
2003-05-29 10:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA147 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: During regu [...] |
2003-05-29 14:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA148 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Hurriyet: As a [...] |
2003-05-30 14:30:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA149 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Turkiye/ [...] |
2003-06-02 14:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA150 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: PKK-KADEK [...] |
2003-06-03 16:20:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA151 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Evrensel: E [...] |
2003-06-04 13:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA152 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: A polit [...] |
2003-06-05 15:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA153 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Egitim- [...] |
2003-06-06 13:57:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA155 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Ga [...] |
2003-06-11 08:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA157 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: The Securi [...] |
2003-06-12 11:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA159 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Milli [...] |
2003-06-16 10:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA160 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports ofteb contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...] |
2003-06-17 15:34:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA161 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...] |
2003-06-17 16:18:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA162 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...] |
2003-06-19 15:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA163 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Hurriyet [...] |
2003-06-23 09:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA164 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete, Bolge [...] |
2003-06-24 16:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA165 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / In Adiya [...] |
2003-06-25 16:04:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA166 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / Governme [...] |
2003-06-26 16:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA167 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, [...] |
2003-06-27 14:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA168 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, / UNESCO i [...] |
2003-06-30 13:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA169 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / "The Sto [...] |
2003-07-02 16:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA170 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...] |
2003-07-02 16:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA173 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Workers a [...] |
2003-07-03 16:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA175 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / Diyarba [...] |
2003-07-07 13:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA178 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 04-05-06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A stra [...] |
2003-07-08 13:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA179 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin, Hurriyet, [...] |
2003-07-08 17:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA180 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal, Hurriyet, Mil [...] |
2003-07-09 13:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA182 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Bolge / Il [...] |
2003-07-11 11:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA183 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Gendarme [...] |
2003-07-11 11:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA185 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12-13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, Milli G [...] |
2003-07-15 08:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA187 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Chief Ser [...] |
2003-07-15 14:32:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA188 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often Adana contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Dunya [...] |
2003-07-18 11:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA199 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 22 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Friction b [...] |
2003-08-05 14:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA2 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-03 13:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA200 | SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 23 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Yeni Turki [...] |
2003-08-05 14:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA201 | SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Red Cross [...] |
2003-08-05 14:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA202 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / An earthqua [...] |
2003-08-05 14:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA203 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 26-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Sevim Y [...] |
2003-08-05 14:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA207 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Dr. Loretta [...] |
2003-08-07 13:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA208 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / For th [...] |
2003-08-07 13:17:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA209 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 02-03-04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Fi [...] |
2003-08-07 13:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA210 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Cuma Elk [...] |
2003-08-07 13:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA211 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Sivas, [...] |
2003-08-07 13:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA212 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Yuksekov [...] |
2003-08-07 13:32:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA213 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / A group [...] |
2003-08-11 16:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA214 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 09-10-11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete [...] |
2003-08-11 16:58:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA215 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Turkish [...] |
2003-08-13 16:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA216 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / Lerzan Kara [...] |
2003-08-14 13:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA217 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...] |
2003-08-15 13:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA218 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 16-17-18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Syr [...] |
2003-08-19 08:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA219 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / In Ergan [...] |
2003-08-19 13:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA22 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-24 15:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA220 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / In Adana a [...] |
2003-08-20 17:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA221 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / An unknown [...] |
2003-08-21 16:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA224 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Bolge, Milli [...] |
2003-08-26 16:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA226 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / General [...] |
2003-08-27 16:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA227 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / The Diyarba [...] |
2003-08-28 16:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA228 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Zaman / A [...] |
2003-08-31 00:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA229 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet: [...] |
2003-09-02 17:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA23 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-27 09:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA230 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Evrens [...] |
2003-09-02 17:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA232 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: The In [...] |
2003-09-04 14:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA233 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiy [...] |
2003-09-04 15:46:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA234 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A bag, [...] |
2003-09-05 13:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA235 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 06-07-08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel [...] |
2003-09-09 10:52:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA236 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / World [...] |
2003-09-09 18:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA237 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, Cumhu [...] |
2003-09-11 13:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA239 | SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman / Six [...] |
2003-09-12 10:34:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA240 | THE "REINTEGRATION LAW" AS PERCEIVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Most contacts affiliated with the possible beneficiaries of this law see no change between this law and previous versions. They told post's political FSN that the recently enacted law would not be successful in encouraging PKK/KADEK militants to disarm. As a result, only two [...] |
2003-09-12 13:07:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA242 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Sabah Gu [...] |
2003-09-12 15:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA244 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 13-14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriye [...] |
2003-09-17 14:52:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA245 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Me [...] |
2003-09-17 15:04:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA246 | SOUTEHAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Tercum [...] |
2003-09-17 15:07:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA247 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Diya [...] |
2003-09-18 14:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA248 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 20-22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Bol [...] |
2003-09-22 16:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA25 | THE VIEW FROM SIRNAK PROVINCE: [...] (SBU) Summary: In southeastern Turkey's Sirnak province, one of two bordering Iraq, the preoccupation of government officials, NGOs, and businessmen is less about war than about war's aftermath. The populace is desperate to revive border trade and commerce. Kurdish interlocutors worry that [...] |
2003-01-28 17:36:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TU SY IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA250 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Zaman / [...] |
2003-09-24 15:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA251 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Milli Ga [...] |
2003-09-25 12:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA252 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / In Ulud [...] |
2003-09-26 12:02:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA255 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / Ramazan Oz [...] |
2003-10-02 09:43:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA257 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet, Sabah [...] |
2003-10-03 09:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA258 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Vakit / A [...] |
2003-10-03 17:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA259 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 4-6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Milli G [...] |
2003-10-06 16:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA261 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, Ek [...] |
2003-10-07 13:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA262 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 8, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Zaman, Sa [...] |
2003-10-09 15:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA265 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET (Cukurov [...] |
2003-10-10 18:18:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA267 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 11-13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / [...] |
2003-10-16 16:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA268 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / Se [...] |
2003-10-16 16:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA269 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET/MILLIYET [...] |
2003-10-16 16:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA270 | ADANA CONSULATE ATTACKER CONVICTED, [...] (U) The Adana Second Felony Court gave its final verdict at the October 16 hearing. The court initially imposed a sentence of six years imprisonment and a fine of 346,783,000 TL (approximately 230 USD) but taking his good behavior and confession into account, reduced his sentence by one-six [...] |
2003-10-17 08:20:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA271 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Hurriyet, [...] |
2003-10-17 15:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA272 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Hurriyet [...] |
2003-10-17 16:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA273 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 18-20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Vakit / Accord [...] |
2003-10-21 14:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA274 | UPTICK IN VIOLENT CLASHES IN SOUTHEAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southeastern Turkey has seen an increase in violent clashes since the beginning of September. According to credible press reporting which the consulate has been able to corroborate on multiple occasions, there have been ten significant clashes resulting in multiple deaths and [...] |
2003-10-22 11:58:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM ASEC IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA276 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. CUMHURIYET/YENI S [...] |
2003-10-24 18:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA277 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 25-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Th [...] |
2003-10-27 16:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA278 | SOUTHEAST TUREKY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Cumhuriy [...] |
2003-10-30 16:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA279 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 29-30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Nevz [...] |
2003-10-30 16:27:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA28 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-29 11:50:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA280 | SE PRESS REACTION TO NORTHERN IRAQ [...] OZGUR GUNDEM: The officials from KADEK, which dissolved itself two days ago, said that there had been a small-scale clash between their militants and a group of Border Patrol Police at Haftanin region in Kurdistan. It is reported that two HPG, People's Protection Forces, members ran into bord [...] |
2003-11-13 15:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA281 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET: As of [...] |
2003-11-14 15:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA282 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 15-17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Bolg [...] |
2003-11-17 17:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA285 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Bolge [...] |
2003-11-18 16:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ |
| 03ADANA286 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres / Adana [...] |
2003-11-19 17:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA291 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Turkiye / [...] |
2003-12-11 16:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA293 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / I [...] |
2003-12-31 14:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA3 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 4-5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-09 09:20:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA30 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-30 10:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA35 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-03 08:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA36 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...] |
2003-02-04 08:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA39 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 4, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-06 09:19:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA4 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 6-7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-09 09:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA40 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-06 09:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA44 | INCREASING UNREST IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Imprisoned PKK/KADEK leader Abdullah Ocalan has been denied access to lawyers and family by the GOT since November 2002. In SE Turkey, reaction against this enforced isolation has been angry. There have been demonstrations, hunger strikes, and Molotov- cocktail threats. K [...] |
2003-02-07 13:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TU SY IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA45 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-18 10:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA46 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-20 08:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA47 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-20 08:43:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA49 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-24 09:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA5 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 8, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-09 09:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA53 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 22-23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] |
2003-02-25 13:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA54 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-28 12:56:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA55 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-28 13:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA56 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-28 13:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA57 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-28 13:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA59 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2003-03-04 14:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA60 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------- [...] |
2003-03-04 14:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA62 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------- [...] |
2003-03-06 14:32:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA7 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...] |
2003-01-13 09:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA72 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Milli Gazete: It is rep [...] |
2003-03-13 13:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA75 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] Milliyet/Dunya: It is reported that the UN is also going to establish a humanitarian assistance center in Mardin, and relief items to be sent by the will be distributed from Mardin. Officials announced they had initially considered Gaziantep, but because of the distances involved preferred M [...] |
2003-03-14 17:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA76 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-17 13:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA77 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-18 11:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA78 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Mi [...] |
2003-03-18 12:04:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA81 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. FIRST IMMIGRANT WAVE TO TURKISH BORDER (Sabah/Hurriyet/Mil [...] |
2003-03-19 16:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA82 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Milliyet/Turkiye/Tercuman/Dunya/Hurriyet: Kurds in northe [...] |
2003-03-19 17:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA83 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Cumhuriyet/Evrensel/Dunya/Tercuman/Sabah/ Hurriyet: Havin [...] |
2003-03-24 16:48:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA84 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Tercuman: After granting overflight rights to U.S. and B [...] |
2003-03-25 14:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA88 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: The US applied [...] |
2003-03-28 08:28:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
| 03ADANA89 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah: It is estim [...] |
2003-03-28 13:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA9 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 11-12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...] |
2003-01-14 09:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA91 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Tercuman/Radikal/Dunya/Milliyet/ Evrensel/Bolge: [...] |
2003-03-31 17:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA92 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet: In northern Iraq, where 1,200 US soldi [...] |
2003-04-01 11:57:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA93 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: T [...] |
2003-04-02 16:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA94 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Bolge/Te [...] |
2003-04-03 16:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA96 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Turkish a [...] |
2003-04-04 16:56:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA98 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Bolge/Cumh [...] |
2003-04-07 17:07:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03ADANA99 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: Osman [...] |
2003-04-08 14:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 03AMMAN1040 | JORDAN MFA ON SECRETARY POWELL'S FEBRUARY 14 UNSC [...] (C) PolCouns February 16 presented Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, with a copy of the Secretary's February 14 address before the UNSC on Iraq. Ayed said he had called up a text of the Secretary's speech from the Department web site and had already read it. [...] |
2003-02-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL US IZ JO UN |
| 03AMMAN1054 | HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEED [...] (C) Summary: During a February 2-3 visit to Amman, members of the interagency Humanitarian Planning Team (HPT) met with GOJ Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaher Al-Bak, JAF Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence Major General Mohamed-Majed Al-Eitan, the UN country team and the Has [...] |
2003-02-18 15:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID MARR MOPS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN106 | IRAQ REVITALIZING DEPENDENCY DEBATE BY UPPING [...] (c) New data provided by Jordan's Statistics department shows a major shift in the pattern of Jordan's exports to Iraq. What has been for half a decade a fairly static market for vegetable oil, feed, and medicine expanded comprehensively to include a wide array of additional products. The [...] |
2003-01-07 09:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREF ETTC JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN1086 | INS-APPROVED IRAQI REFUGEES AWAITING SAO CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) AS REQUESTED BY PRM/A, THIS IS A BRIEF UPDATE ABOUT THE INCREASING PRESSURES AND DIFFICULTIES REPORTED IN THREE INS APPROVED REFUGEE CASES (13 PERSONS), PENDING THEIR SAO CLEARANCE. WE NOTE THAT, WHILE THE APPLICANTS THEMSELVES ARE THE PRIME SOURCE OF INFORMATION IN TWO CASES, UNHCR AMM [...] |
2003-02-20 08:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1092 | TRIBAL SHEIKHS JAILED FOR SADDAM-SPONSORED IRAQ [...] (C) A delegation calling itself the League of Arab and African tribes consisting of Jordanian "tribal sheikhs" visited Baghdad in mid-January and pledged the group would act as human shields in Iraq. The visiting delegation was well covered in Iraqi press (ref A), but were arrested upon their [...] |
2003-02-20 09:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1188 | JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a 20 February meeting, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission DG Kodah made a strong pitch for U.S. technical and financial assistance in the operation of Jordan's five radiation portals. In addition, Kodah is keen for his staff to participate in upcoming EXBS training on export con [...] |
2003-02-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PTER SENV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1252 | BIDDER ON JORDAN-IRAQ OIL PIPELINE SEEKS USG [...] (sbu) We were recently contacted by Brock Tuppeny, Business Development Manager for Petrofac, a UK-registered company with extensive operations in Texas and partial U.S. ownership. According to Tuppeny, Petrofac is involved in, inter alia, construction of the Georgian portion of the Baku-Ce [...] |
2003-03-03 12:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EPET ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1264 | FONMIN MUASHER: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AVOIDS A SPLIT [...] (S) Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told Ambassador and A/DCM March 2 that he was "perplexed" by Egyptian behavior in calling for an extraordinary summit, then not injecting any new content or energy. He said the Egyptians were totally passive. The Sharm al-Sheikh Summit, he said, had the [...] |
2003-03-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL AL SA EG IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1344 | JORDAN: DEMARCHE TO OIC ON IRAQ ISSUES [...] (C) A/DCM covered ref points on the Iraq discussion at the OIC summit with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. A/DCM emphasized that UNSCR 1441 found Iraq in material breach and that Iraq must comply immediately and fully with 1441. It is also crucial that an [...] |
2003-03-06 09:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ JO OIC |
| 03AMMAN1356 | IAF URGES CITIZENS NOT TO COOPERATE WITH US TROOPS [...] (U) The Islamic Action Front (IAF) issued a statement--published in the Muslim Brotherhood mouthpiece Al-Sabil on March 4--urging Jordanians to boycott US soldiers. The statement called on Jordanians to refuse leasing land, housing, or cars, and not to provide US soldiers with food or servi [...] |
2003-03-06 14:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN143 | TURKISH PM GUL'S JANUARY 6 VISIT: IN PUBLIC [...] (U) Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met with King Abdullah and Jordanian PM Ali Abul Ragheb January 6 in Amman, in the third stop of Gul's trip through the region. The visit was given prominent above-the-fold coverage in all of the Kingdom's Arabic and English dailies. Press accounts, qu [...] |
2003-01-08 10:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL TU IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1433 | LOOKING AHEAD: JORDANIAN ELECTIONS AFTER AN IRAQ [...] (C) We believe it is essential that we start to think seriously about Jordan's position in a post-Iraq war environment: what the GOJ will expect us to do, and how Jordan can contribute to achieving our longer term regional goals. Assuming that a military campaign is of limited duration and fu [...] |
2003-03-11 09:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO MEPP |
| 03AMMAN1525 | EMBASSY AMMAN TO FORM CRISIS LIAISON UNIT IF/WHEN [...] (SBU) In the event that war begins with Iraq, Embassy Amman will stand up a Crisis Liaison Unit (CLU) that will serve as the Embassy's central point of contact/clearinghouse for DoS inquiries on all crisis-related issues. Inquiries from the Ops Center and associated DoS Task Forces should com [...] |
2003-03-13 05:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN154 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN: WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT TO EXPECT [...] (S) Most political observers in Jordan predict that the great majority of the large Iraqi expat community in the Kingdom (estimated by the GOJ to number approximately 300,000) will stay quiet should military action against Saddam commence, and will then exercise caution before deciding to retu [...] |
2003-01-08 13:56:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PREF XF IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1550 | JORDAN'S TRANSPORT SECTOR DURING AND AFTER AN IRAQ [...] (c) The GOJ paints a gloomy picture of predicted heavy losses to the transport sector during hostilities in Iraq, totaling over $44 million monthly as a result of higher insurance charges and decreased business volumes. Following war, though, the consensus opinion is that the sector will en [...] |
2003-03-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1580 | GOJ WELCOMES POTUS STATEMENT ON ROADMAP BUT [...] (C) In what most here see as the final days before the beginning of a U.S.-led war against Iraq, senior GOJ officials have issued a series of public statements welcoming the President's March 14 Statement on the Roadmap and calling for national unity in the face of imminent challenges. At the [...] |
2003-03-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1581 | (S) REPORT THAT 20 RUSSIAN MISSILE TECHNICIANS [...] (S) On March 16, the First Secretary of the Thai Embassy in Baghdad, Prasidhi Sochiratna (please protect), contacted A/POL to request a meeting to "pass on some information from my Ambassador to your Ambassador." Sochiratna said he had just returned to Amman on March 11 after a month in Baghda [...] |
2003-03-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1587 | MONITORING AND EVALUATING ICMC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS [...] AS REQUESTED REF, REGIONAL REFCOORD AND REF ASSISTANT MONITORED PRM-FUNDED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN ADMINISTERED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC MIGRATION COMMISSION (ICMC) ON FEBRUARY 19 AND 24. REPORT IS KEYED TO QUESTIONS PROVIDED REF. A. ON FEBRUARY 19, REFCO [...] |
2003-03-16 16:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN16 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN: VIEWS FROM UNHCR [...] (S/NF) Summary and Comment: According to UNHCR officials, recognized refugees and asylum seekers represent 5,000 of the estimated 300,000 Iraqis resident in Jordan. With just a ten percent refugee recognition rate, UNHCR reports most Iraqis in Jordan are economic migrants who simply are look [...] |
2003-01-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ECON IZ JO PREP |
| 03AMMAN1622 | REFUGEE AND TRANSIT CAMPS IN JORDAN NEARLY READY [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy/DART message. 2. (U) UNHCR REFUGEE CAMP: As of mid-day (local time) on March 18, GOJ workers were laying water/sanitation infrastructure -- water tanks, latrine pits, a trench system and cesspools. UNHCR has not yet received authorization from the GOJ to erec [...] |
2003-03-18 14:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID MOPS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1629 | A SNAPSHOT OF THE IRAQI COMMUNITY IN JORDAN - SOME [...] (U) AS PART OF ROUTINE REFCOORD MONITORING OF PRM-FUNDED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN (MONITORING REPORT SUBMITTED REFTEL), FSN REFUGEE ASSISTANT VISITED THE HOMES OF THREE VULNERABLE IRAQI FAMILIES LIVING IN JORDAN, ALL OF WHOM HAD OBTAINED OR WERE SEEKING ASSISTANCE F [...] |
2003-03-18 16:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL EAID IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1651 | GOJ HOPES JORDAN CAN BE BASE FOR BAGHDAD [...] (sbu) Jordanian Trade Minister Salah al Bashir asked the Ambassador in a meeting on March 12 what requirements would need to be met to allow USG agencies making procurements in Iraq after a government change to procure goods and/or services from Jordan (such as waivers of "buy America" contr [...] |
2003-03-19 06:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1664 | TFIZ01: JORDAN HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] According to UNHCR Emergency Coordinator Carlos Maldonado, UNHCR today began erecting tents at the refugee camp at Ruweished (also identified on USG maps as Ruwayshid or H-4). Poor weather conditions (rain & sandstorms) are hindering UNHCR's efforts, but Maldonado reports that the camp is re [...] |
2003-03-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL EAID IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1665 | TFIZ01: FONMIN MUASHER AGAIN RAISES JORDANIAN [...] (C) During a March 19 meeting with Ambassador on a number of subjects, FonMin Muasher raised the GOJ's concern with the current suspension of the Oil For Food (OFF) program. Muasher told the Ambassador that Jordan's mission in New York has been told that shipments currently en route to Iraq mus [...] |
2003-03-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1695 | TFIZ01: JORDAN NOT INTERESTED IN BEING PROTECTING [...] (S/NF) In his March 19 conversation with King Abdullah and GID Director Saad Kheir, the Ambassador conveyed USG concerns regarding the presence of Iraqi personnel in Jordan, and the King promised to take all necessary actions to protect American and Jordanian interests from a possible Iraqi [...] |
2003-03-20 08:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1696 | TFIZ01: AMMAN SITREP 1 (3/20 1130 LOCAL ) [...] (SBU) As of 0545 local time (0345 GMT) Embassy Amman stood up its Crisis Liaison Unit (CLU) which will serve a the Embassy's central point of contact/clearinghouse for DoS inquiries on all crisis-related issues. At 0600 local time we notified the OpsCenter via phone that we are operational. C [...] |
2003-03-20 08:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1699 | TF1ZO1: AMMAN SITREP 2 (3/20 1530 LOCAL) [...] (C) As of 1530 local (1330 GMT), the situation throughout Jordan is calm, and street traffic and activity is lower than normal. Several peaceful demonstrations are ongoing and others are planned for later today, however there have been no reports of any disturbances. Amman's Queen Alia Inter [...] |
2003-03-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1701 | TF1ZO1: AMMAN SITREP 3 (3/20 2000 LOCAL) [...] (C) As of 2000 local time (1800 GMT) the situation in Jordan remains calm. A steady rain throughout the day has kept many people off the streets. A demonstration not sanctioned by the GOJ (numbering in the low hundreds) has begun at the Professional Associations Complex in the Shmeisani ar [...] |
2003-03-20 17:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1702 | TF1ZO1: AMMAN SITREP 4 (3/21 0800 LOCAL) [...] (C) UNHCR contacts report that oil tanker trucks coming in from Iraq to Jordan have stopped entirely as of 2130 local time March 20. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new developments since previous sitrep. ---------------------- GOJ Actions/Statements ---- [...] |
2003-03-21 05:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1708 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 6 (3/22 0930 LOCAL) [...] (C) Embassy Amman will remain on "standfast" through March 22. 2. (C) Finance Minister Marto told us privately that plans were in the works to raise domestic gasoline and fuel oil prices. The increase was included in the 2003 budget and an initial gasoline price increase of 25 fils/lite [...] |
2003-03-22 07:25:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1719 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 7 (3/22 1845 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy maintained a standfast posture throughout 3/22, but will open 3/23 on a regular work schedule. However, American personnel will be limited to essential movements. 2. (C) Scattered demonstrations and protests occurred around the country today, but far fewer than yesterday. [...] |
2003-03-22 15:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1720 | PALESTINIANS AND PALESTINIAN-JORDANIANS PRAISE [...] (C) During a series of discussions in the days before the start of war in Iraq, prominent Palestinian-Jordanians and Palestinians resident in Jordan told A/DCM that the appointment of Abu Mazen as Palestinian Prime Minister should provide a big boost to good government in the PNA. However, [...] |
2003-03-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV IS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1744 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 8 (3/23 1600 LOCAL) [...] (C) The GOJ this afternoon publicly announced (confirmed by the Foreign Minister to the Ambassador) the expulsion of five Iraqi diplomats "for security reasons and for performing actions that contradict the nature of their work as diplomats". The Minister said they would be asked to leave th [...] |
2003-03-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS EAIR ECON EWWT IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1745 | FONMIN MUASHER WILL NOT ATTEND MARCH 24 CAIRO ARAB [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher March 23 to deliver ref points on the planned March 24 Arab League ministerial meeting in Cairo. The Ambassador asked that Jordan work to avoid statements or actions that would undermine current efforts to disarm the Iraqi regime and [...] |
2003-03-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ AL XF JO |
| 03AMMAN1749 | DENYING PETROFAC'S ADVOCACY REQUEST [...] (u) On March 13, Embassy informed Petrofac Business Development Manager Brock Tuppeny of the USG's determination that Petrofac's bid on the Iraq-Zarqa pipeline project would not qualify for advocacy support (ref a). We cited USG concerns over the Iraq portion of the project and possible US [...] |
2003-03-23 17:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EPET ETTC IZ JO UNSC |
| 03AMMAN1770 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 9 (3/24 1600 LOCAL) [...] (U) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule, with consular services open. Services at ancillary facilities -- the Peace Corps office and the American Language Center -- remain suspended. 2. (C) A large demonstration (3,000 students) at Amman's Jordan University on 3/23 became unruly acc [...] |
2003-03-24 12:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC EFIN ETRD CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1774 | TFIZ01: JORDAN FREEZE OF IRAQI ASSETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) officials have frozen Government of Iraq (GOI) assets in Jordanian banks pending resolution of the conflict in Iraq, and, in addition, are keeping a watchful eye on the Jordanian operations of the GOI-owned Rafidain Bank. Banking sector exposure to Oi [...] |
2003-03-24 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1776 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 10 (3/25 0800 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 25, with Consular services open. Services at ancillary facilities -- the Peace Corps Office and the American Language Center -- remain suspended. 2. (U) Lufthansa representatives reported they are resuming flights to/from Amman three day [...] |
2003-03-25 07:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1798 | TFIZ01: KING ABDULLAH, GOJ RETRENCH IN FACE OF [...] (S) The sharp and angry public reaction to the start of war in Iraq has forced King Abdullah and the GOJ to alter their public line to deal with the public ire. In a speech by King Abdullah on March 21, a press conference the next day with the PM, FonMin and InfoMin, and official news agency [...] |
2003-03-25 15:56:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1800 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 11 (3/25 1800 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 25, with Consular services open. The Peace Corps office opened briefly to allow access to Jordanian staff, but activity at the American Language Center remains suspended. 2. (C) The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan confirm [...] |
2003-03-25 16:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1803 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 12 (3/26 0800 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 26. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center and Peace Corps remain suspended. Movements for American staff remain restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issues. [...] |
2003-03-26 06:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1808 | TFIZ01: FONMIN MUASHER DID NOT ATTEND MARCH 24 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-26 09:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AL IZ EG JO |
| 03AMMAN1833 | TFIZ01: IRAQ: ENCOURAGING POSITIVE JORDANIAN [...] (C) A/DCM on March 26 covered ref points on the UNSC open session on Iraq with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. A/DCM asked that Jordan make a positive statement regarding the conflict in Iraq. Al-Ayed said that he did not think Jordan's UN PermRep would b [...] |
2003-03-26 14:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IZ JO UNSC |
| 03AMMAN1835 | TFIZ01: JORDAN'S EXPULSION OF IRAQI DIPLOMATS: GOJ [...] (C) Naji Sabri's publicly released March 25 letter denouncing the GOJ's decision to expel five Iraqi diplomats (ref A), and Taha Yasin Ramadan's subsequent outburst against Jordan during a March 25 press conference (ref b), have left GOJ officials in a state of acute public discomfort as they [...] |
2003-03-26 14:31:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1842 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 13 (3/26 1915 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy continued on a normal schedule throughout March 26. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center and Peace Corps Office remain suspended. Movements for American staff remain restricted. A freezing rain fell on Amman all day today, keeping most peop [...] |
2003-03-26 16:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1843 | TFIZ01: THAI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ PROVIDES MORE [...] (S) On March 26, Thai Ambassador to Iraq (also accredited to Jordan) Tawatchai Piyarat (please protect) invited A/DCM and A/Pol to his temporary Amman residence to discuss ongoing events in Iraq. Piyarat said that he was speaking in a personal capacity and not on instructions from Bangkok, and [...] |
2003-03-27 05:41:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL IZ TH JO |
| 03AMMAN1844 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 14 (3/27 0900 LOCAL) [...] (U) Embassy Amman remains on a normal work schedule March 27. Activities at the American Language Center and the Peace Corps office remain suspended. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issues. ---------------------- GOJ Actions/Statements -------------- [...] |
2003-03-27 05:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1864 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 15 (3/27 1800 LOCAL) [...] (C) Embassy EAC met March 27 to discuss security measures in anticipation of significant protest activity after Friday prayers on March 28. EAC issued a "standfast" order for all non-emergency personnel for 3/28 until 1800. After 1800, unless notified differently, post posture will return t [...] |
2003-03-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1869 | TFIZOl: AMMAN SITREP 16 (3/28 1200 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is closed March 28 and 29 for the Jordanian weekend. Given expectations for widespread demonstrations around the country, all American staff (with the exception of those who must come to the Embassy for mission-critical work) have been instructed to remain at "Standfast" unti [...] |
2003-03-28 08:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1872 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 17 (3/28 1900 LOCAL) [...] (C) Embassy Amman went off standfast at 1800 local after a mostly quiet day (see below). The movement of American staff remains restricted. The Embassy will remain closed March 29 for the regular Jordanian weekend. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issue [...] |
2003-03-28 14:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1875 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 18 (3/29 1100 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed March 29 for the Jordanian weekend. It will open for regular business on Sunday, March 30. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Crisis Liaison Unit received e-mail from Task F [...] |
2003-03-29 07:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1876 | TFIZO1: REPORT FROM U.S. REPORTER EXPELLED FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY - MR. NATE THAYER, A REPORTER EXPELLED FROM IRAQ, CALLED TODAY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SITUATION IN BAGHDAD. HE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT HIS COMMENTS NOT/NOT BE PROVIDED TO PRESS OR PUBLIC. SITUATION IN BAGHDAD IS CHAOTIC WITH NO ONE APPEARING TO BE IN CONTROL. MS. MARY CAP [...] |
2003-03-29 09:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC AMGT ASEC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1881 | TFIZ01: MUASHER SAYS STORY ON RESUMPTION OF OIL [...] (S) The Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher March 29 local press reports that as many as thirty Jordanian oil tanker trucks have returned to Iraq to restart the delivery of Iraqi crude to Jordan. The Ambassador said he found the reports beyond comprehension. In response t [...] |
2003-03-29 17:23:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MOPS EPET IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1882 | TFIZ01: VENTING ON THE WEB: JORDAN INTERNET USE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The two major Internet providers in Jordan report a sharp upsurge in Internet use, particularly email traffic, over the past week. Technical support managers said that sophisticated software is allowing users to access and download inflammatory TV news reports, which are then g [...] |
2003-03-30 07:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS PREL KPAO IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1883 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 19 (3/30 1500 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule March 30. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSNs at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. 2. (C) The official [...] |
2003-03-30 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1898 | TFIZ01: INFOMIN: SEVEN OIL TRUCKS GO TO IRAQ, [...] (C) Information Minister Mohammad Adwan told the Ambassador March 30 that, contrary to information reported in ref conversation with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, the GOJ had in fact sent seven oil tanker trucks to al-Qaem in Iraq (near H-1) to take delivery of some Iraqi oil. The trucks [...] |
2003-03-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1905 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 20 (3/31 1200 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule March 31. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Co [...] |
2003-03-31 08:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1922 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 21 (3/31 1800 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy operated on a normal schedule March 31. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Consu [...] |
2003-03-31 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC PREL CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1928 | TFIZO1: WEEKEND DEMONSTRATIONS MOSTLY PEACEFUL; [...] (C) Weekend demonstrations in Jordan's refugee camps, Amman, Irbid, Salt, Zarqa, Karak, Aqaba and Maan attracted large numbers of anti war Jordanians. Many demonstrators carried pictures of Saddam Hussein, a phenomenon that has been much less common in marches up to now, and chant "death to A [...] |
2003-04-01 06:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1929 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 22 (4/01 1200 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 1. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Cons [...] |
2003-04-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1953 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 23 (4/01 2000 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy operated on a normal schedule April 1. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center remained suspended, and there was only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remained restricted. --------------- Co [...] |
2003-04-01 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN EAIR IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1954 | TFIZO1: 99 PROMINENT JORDANIANS LETTER EXHORT KING [...] (C) On March 31, Al Arab Al Yawm newspaper published an open letter to King Abdullah, signed by 99 prominent Jordanians, urging the King to toughen his stance against the "U.S. aggression" in Iraq. The letter's signers include former prime ministers, ministers, deputies, former intelligence o [...] |
2003-04-01 17:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1955 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 24 (4/02 1000 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 2. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Co [...] |
2003-04-02 05:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1981 | TFIZO1: 104 (LESS PROMINENT) JORDANIANS SIGN [...] (C) On April 2nd, Al Arab Al Yawm newspaper published a second letter addressed to King Abdullah. The letter contains one basic point -- the signatories support the King's handling of the war and his continuing efforts to stop the "aggression" against Iraq. The letter also praises the King [...] |
2003-04-02 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1983 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 25 (4/02 2000 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy operated on a normal schedule 2 April. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there was only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Consula [...] |
2003-04-02 15:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1999 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 26 (4/03 1000 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy will operate on a normal schedule April 3. Consular services will be open. Activities at the American Language Center will remain suspended. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issues. ------- [...] |
2003-04-03 08:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN2029 | TFIZ01: PM ABUL RAGHEB CONVOKES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb convoked the Ambassador April 3 to deliver a message on Iraq. Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher was present, and PolCouns accompanied the Ambassador. Abul Ragheb said that Jordan opposed the war and was not happy that it had started, but needed to be pragma [...] |
2003-04-03 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN2030 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 26 (4/03 2000 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy will be closed on April 4 and 5, for the Jordanian weekend. It will open for regular business on Sunday, April 7. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issues. ---------------------- GOJ [...] |
2003-04-03 15:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN2033 | TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 27 (4/04 1000 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed April 4 for the Jordan |