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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09BEIRUT147 | Lebanon: Murr TV (MTV) To Resume Broadcasting [...] (U) Summary: MTV announced it will resume broadcast on March 31, 2009, seven years after its coerced closure. Michel El Murr, the CEO, denied that the Lebanese Forces "or any other foreign or domestic party" was behind the reopening. March 14 contacts, however, have been pushing for the reop [...] | 2009-02-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT148 | LEBANON: MICHEL MURR ON THE INDEPENDENTS [...] (C) In a February 4 meeting, MP and self-styled independent list kingmaker Michel Murr told the Ambassador that he, and not his son, Defense Minister Elias Murr, would run for a seat in the Metn district in the June parliamentary elections. Murr appeared confident about his list's chances in [...] | 2009-02-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT153 | LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI ON WIRETAPPING, BUDGETARY [...] (C) Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri told the Ambassador that applying existing laws was the "easy solution" to the current fiery disputes over wiretapping and the budget for the Council of the South. However, he was not optimistic that this would occur. On the parliamentary elections, Berri [...] | 2009-02-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT154 | LEBANON: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: TRIPOLI [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Tripoli, once a vibrant and vital economic hub, is one of seven electoral districts in the North Lebanon administrative a [...] | 2009-02-06 15:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT155 | LEBANON: RELATIONS WITH SYRIA: COSMETIC CHANGES [...] (C) Six months after the August 13-14 summit in Damascus between President Michel Sleiman and Syrian President Bashar Asad (Ref H),there has been little substantive progress, from the Lebanese point of view, on any of the key bilateral issues: exchange of Ambassadors, border security coopera [...] | 2009-02-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE |
09BEIRUT157 | LEBANON: ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF COMMITS TO MORE [...] (C) Dennis Hadrick, Program Manager in the Department of State Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (WRA),received a verbal commitment from LAF Chief of Staff, Major General Shawki al-Masri, that the LAF will destroy 10 more Man Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) missiles stored in a LA [...] | 2009-02-10 15:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT158 | LEBANON: BUDGET DELAYED BY DISPUTE OVER COUNCIL FOR THE [...] (SBU) On January 29, the cabinet postponed discussions of the 2009 budget draft for ten days until the return of President Sleiman from an official visit to Bahrain and the UAE. This should allow time for politicians to resolve the issue of the budget allotment to the Council for the South, wh [...] | 2009-02-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT159 | LEBANON: PALIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: THE CHOUF [...] (SBU) This is the second in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) The Chouf is one of six electoral districts in the Mount Lebanon administrative area. There are eight parliamentary sea [...] | 2009-02-10 16:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT169 | LEBANON: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: THE METN [...] (U) This is the third in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) The Metn is one of six electoral districts in the Mount Lebanon administrative area. There are eight parliamentary seats in [...] | 2009-02-12 15:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT172 | LEBANON: FINMIN CHATAH CALLS LEBANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) In a February 11 meeting with visiting USAID Special Assistant for the Middle East George Laudato, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah called the current Lebanese government "dysfunctional," and expressed exasperation with the lack of progress on political and economic reform. He saw little [...] | 2009-02-13 13:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN LE |
09BEIRUT177 | LEBANON: UNSCOL OPTIMISTIC ISRAEL WILL WITHDRAW [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams returned from consultations in Israel pleased with the thorough discussions he had, he told the Ambassador February 10. Williams was hopeful Israel would withdraw from Ghajar prior to the Lebanese parliamentary elections on June [...] | 2009-02-13 17:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY IS |
09BEIRUT178 | CODEL KERRY VISIT TO LEBANON: KEY MESSAGES [...] (SBU) Senator Kerry, welcome to Lebanon. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message of strong, continued bipartisan U.S. support for a sovereign Lebanon. You are the first Senator to visit since President Obama took office and your visit comes a few days after the [...] | 2009-02-13 18:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT179 | LEBANON: SINIORA -- WE WILL COMPLY QUICKLY WITH [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora on February 12 expressed GOL intentions to comply quickly to all requests that may come from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, including the transfer to the Hague of the four incarcerated generals, if the STL requests it. In a meeting with the Ambassador, visiting U [...] | 2009-02-17 07:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT182 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - February 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 11:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT184 | LEBANON: FINMIN SAYS IMF PLEASED WITH LEBANON'S GROWTH IN [...] (SBU) In a February 11 meeting with the USAID Administrator's Special Assistant for the Middle East George Laudato and the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said a recent IMF delegation, led by IMF Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal, was pleased with Lebanon's growth in 2008, e [...] | 2009-02-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT185 | LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ PARTY WANTS ITS OWN [...] (C) In a February 15 meeting with visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Perry Cammack and the Ambassador, Armenian Tashnaq party leaders stressed that their primary goal was the establishment of an independent Armenian bloc in parliament, an objective which would be facilita [...] | 2009-02-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE SY IS SA |
09BEIRUT186 | LEBANON: HARIRI ON MARCH 14 ELECTION PREPARATIONS, [...] (C) Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri -- receiving the Ambassador on February 13, the eve of the fourth anniversary of the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri -- claimed that the March 8 opposition was working to discredit investigative information on his father [...] | 2009-02-17 17:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT188 | LEBANON: TWO SHIA MINISTERS DISCUSS SLEIMAN'S [...] (C) Shia Ministers of Administrative Reform Ibrahim Shamseddine (independent) and Health Mohammad Khalifeh (Nabih Berri's Amal) were mildly critical of President Sleiman during separate meetings February 11 and 12. Both claimed Sleiman had "lost an opportunity" to set a clear vision for the g [...] | 2009-02-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT190 | Lebanon: Power Struggle Over LBCI [...] (U) Summary: Long standing problems between the Chairman of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI),Pierre El Daher, and the Lebanese Forces Party escalated over the last two weeks. The result was that CEO Pierre El Daher blamed Lebanese security forces of failing to car [...] | 2009-02-18 12:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT195 | LEBANON: ELECTION OBSERVERS DECREE MOVING AHEAD; [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting hosted by the UN, Minister of Interior Ziyad Baroud reported he had sent the draft decree to invite international observers to monitor the June 2009 parliamentary elections to the Cabinet to be placed on the agenda for the February 26 session. Earlier, in a Febru [...] | 2009-02-19 16:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINS LE |
09BEIRUT196 | LEBANON: MICHAEL WILLIAMS SAYS SYRIANS "COCKY" [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, UNSCOL Chief of Staff Jack Christofides, and UNSCOL Poloff Rami Shehadeh February 17 provided the Ambassador and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack with a readout of Williams' February 12 trip to Damascus. Will [...] | 2009-02-19 16:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT197 | LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS SENATOR KERRY ON-TIME [...] (C) Saad Hariri told visiting U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry that it was most important for Lebanon's parliamentary elections to occur as scheduled June 7. Meeting with the Senator on February 18, Hariri was confident his March 14 coalition could [...] | 2009-02-19 16:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS |
09BEIRUT198 | LEBANON: SENATOR KERRY ENGAGES PRESIDENT SLEIMAN [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting with visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry, President Michel Sleiman called upon Kerry to "take care of the Lebanese people," to support Arab reconciliation, and to press Israel to accept the Arab Initiative for Palestinian-Israeli [...] | 2009-02-19 16:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT20 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Supervisory Training course, scheduled to begin January 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 32 proposed trainees incl [...] | 2009-01-07 08:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT200 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: SIDON [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) South Lebanon is divided into two "muhafazas" (administrative areas): Nabatieh and South Lebanon. The heavily Sunni city [...] | 2009-02-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT201 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: WEST BEKAA-RASHAYA [...] (U) This is the sixth in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("quda") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) West Bekaa-Rashaya is the agricultural heartland of Lebanon. No single confessional group dominates this district, which l [...] | 2009-02-20 10:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT203 | LEBANON: SENATOR KERRY AND PM SINIORA DISCUSS [...] (C) In a February 18 luncheon with Senator John Kerry, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed Lebanon's desire for engagement with Syria, and support for U.S. engagement, on the condition that Syria recognize Lebanon's sovereignty and deliver on previous promises. He assessed that the Iranian [...] | 2009-02-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE IR SY IS WE |
09BEIRUT204 | LEBANON: LAF COMMANDER WITH STAFFDEL CAMMACK ON [...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwagi told visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer Perry Cammack that he was "very satisfied" with the military-to-military relationship with the U.S. At the same time, he lamented the slowness with which U.S. equipment assi [...] | 2009-02-20 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PTER PINR MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT205 | LEBANON: AOUN'S ALLIES DEFEND HIS VISION, PLEAD [...] (C) In a series of meetings with the Embassy in recent weeks, opposition Christian MPs from Michel Aoun's Change and Reform parliamentary bloc were calm, focused, and confident about their prospects in the June parliamentary elections. They rejected the concept of "independent" or "centrist" c [...] | 2009-02-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT207 | LEBANON: AOUN WITH STAFFDEL CAMMACK -- WE'LL SEEK [...] (C) Opposition Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun told visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer Perry Cammack that he believed the bilateral relationship between Lebanon and Syria was on the right path. However, finding a resolution to other regional issues, including [...] | 2009-02-23 09:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY |
09BEIRUT209 | LEBANON: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR NEXT WTO WORKING PARTY [...] (SBU) On February 20, Lama Oueijan, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade, told EconOff that Lebanon has no new offers to bring to Geneva on goods (as budget considerations prevent lifting tariffs) or services (where lawyers groups resist opening up legal services) during the upco [...] | 2009-02-23 14:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT21 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training courses 6 and 7, scheduled to begin January 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 314 proposed tra [...] | 2009-01-07 09:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT210 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: MINNIEH-DINNIEH [...] (SBU) This is the sixth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Minnieh-Dinnieh, an impoverished and overwhelmingly Sunni district, is one of the seven electoral districts in the North [...] | 2009-02-23 15:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT214 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - February 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT222 | LEBANON: TOOLS OF PATRONAGE: LEBANON'S "COUNCILS [...] (C) The four "Majalis and Sanadeeq" (Councils and Funds) under the Lebanese Prime Minister's office are widely known to be the epitome of patronage in Lebanese administration. This cable takes a closer look at the function of the Council for the South (CFS),the Fund for the Displaced (FFD),t [...] | 2009-02-24 16:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN KCOR LE |
09BEIRUT229 | LEBANON: PALIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: ALEY [...] (SBU) This is the seventh in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Aley is one of six electoral districts in the Mount Lebanon administrative area. There are five parliamentary seats in [...] | 2009-02-26 14:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PINR LE |
09BEIRUT230 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN PLEASED ABOUT CT COOPERATION, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 15:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT231 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN PLEASED BY CT COOPERATION, US [...] (C) President Sleiman discussed recent US-Lebanese cooperation on counter terrorism and was pleased that the U.S. had approved the provision of Raven UAVs to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Embassy renews our suggestion that, if possible, Sleiman be invited to Washington before the June 7 Lebanese [...] | 2009-02-26 15:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT232 | LEBANON: PM SINIORA ON GAZA, GHAJAR [...] (C) During a February 25 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Siniora shared his plans to attend the March 2 Sharm el Sheikh Gaza reconstruction conference. In addition to meeting with other regional leaders on Gaza, Siniora said he also hoped to present the GOL's experiences in Nahr al-Barid Pale [...] | 2009-02-26 16:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT233 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 LOOKING STRONGER; OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Following the very successful February 14 rally commemorating former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's assassination, March 14 leaders have expressed confidence about March 14's prospects for winning the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. The widely attended February 14 rally, a major succ [...] | 2009-02-26 17:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT234 | LEBANON: SOME "INDEPENDENT" SHIA CONTACTS [...] (C) A number of "independent" Shia contacts have shared with us their exasperation with majority leader Saad Hariri's March 14 coalition. They say that the non-Hizballah Shia community was one of the initial supporters of the principles of March 14 -- Lebanese independence and sovereignty -- b [...] | 2009-02-26 18:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE IZ |
09BEIRUT235 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR SIGNS LETTERS OF AGREEMENT [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador in a February 26 meeting that he had signed all seven pending Letters of Agreement needed to ensure the timely delivery of several items of U.S. military assistance before the June 7 parliamentary elections. Murr expressed appreciation for c [...] | 2009-02-26 18:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS AE LE |
09BEIRUT239 | LEBANON: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) In 2008, political and security instability in Lebanon continued to stand in the way of the ratification of pending IPR-related legislation. Most of Lebanon's IP legislation is TRIPS-compliant, with the exception of what relates to pharmaceuticals and undisclosed information. However, a [...] | 2009-02-27 16:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KIPR PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT24 | LEBANON: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Since 2005 there have been numerous assassinations and assassination attempts of prominent Lebanese figures, including former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The attacks targeted Lebanese political and military figures and journalists, many of whom were critical of Syrian interference in Lebanon. [...] | 2009-01-07 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER LE |
09BEIRUT240 | LEBANON: THREE SUSPECTS RELEASED FOUR DAYS BEFORE [...] (C) Examining Magistrate Saqr Saqr released on bail three suspects in the Hariri assassination case on February 25. They had been incarcerated since late 2005 and early 2006. All three could still be charged and prosecuted by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL),scheduled to begin March  [...] | 2009-02-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT242 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT245 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: ZAHLE [...] (SBU) This is the eighth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Zahle is a confessionally diverse district with a population that is 60 percent Christian, 25 percent Sunni and 14 perce [...] | 2009-03-02 14:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE |
09BEIRUT247 | LEBANON: BODY THAT DECIDES ELECTORAL DISPUTES OFF [...] (SBU) After a contentious battle in parliament to nominate five members to the ten-member Constitutional Court, cabinet ministers -- expecting a similar battle -- have thus far avoided discussions to name the Court's remaining five members. As the June 7 election draws closer, the absence of [...] | 2009-03-02 15:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT249 | LEBANON: POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT WTO WORKING PARTY, BUT [...] (SBU) On March 1, Zouha Sakr, head of the MEPI-funded WTO accession project at the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET),told EconOff Lebanon's February 27 working party meeting in Geneva had gone reasonably well, considering Lebanon had little new information to report. She described the comm [...] | 2009-03-03 07:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT25 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH NOT INCLINED TO STRIKE ISRAEL [...] (C) Could the current confrontation between Israel and Hamas in Gaza motivate Hizballah to provoke a second conflict against Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border? The consensus of several observers we have spoken to in recent days is no. Domestically, Hizballah benefits from its current stron [...] | 2009-01-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE |
09BEIRUT251 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: BEIRUT [...] (SBU) This is the ninth in a series of snapshots we are producing for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Beirut, with three districts and a total of 19 seats, 18 currently held by March 14 MPs, has the status of a "muhafaza" [...] | 2009-03-03 15:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PINR LE |
09BEIRUT255 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 11:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT258 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: KESERWAN [...] (SBU) This is the tenth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (C) Keserwan is the symbolic capital of the Maronites in Lebanon. Its population is 90 percent Maronite (and 98 percent Christ [...] | 2009-03-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE |
09BEIRUT262 | LEBANON: WA'AD -- EXAMPLE OF HIZBALLAH'S [...] (C) The U.S. Government,s January 6 decision to designate Hizballah's Wa'ad construction company was met with muted reaction in Lebanon, likely because of the similar designation in 2007 of Hizballah's construction company Jihad el-Bina as well as the local media's preoccupation in early Janua [...] | 2009-03-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT263 | LEBANON: NEW MOU WITH TRIBUNAL PROSECUTOR MAY BE [...] (C) Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar said that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's (STL) Prosecutor asked for an MOU with the GOL so that he could continue his investigation in Lebanon. Najjar, a March 14 minister but not known as a political figure, presented the draft MOU in the February 26 [...] | 2009-03-05 14:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KJUS SY LE |
09BEIRUT264 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: BAABDA [...] (SBU) This is the eleventh in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Baabda, the home of the Presidential Palace, is one of the most confessionally diverse districts in Lebanon. Christian [...] | 2009-03-05 15:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PINR LE |
09BEIRUT266 | LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN OFFERS NEA ACTING A/S [...] (C) In a March 6 meeting at Baabda Palace with President Michel Sleiman, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro stressed the Obama Administration's urgency for action on regional issues. They asked Sleiman his views on dealing with Syri [...] | 2009-03-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS IR SY LE |
09BEIRUT267 | LEBANON: FM SALLOUKH AND NEA ACTING A/S FELTMAN [...] (C) Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh told visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador that support for Lebanon's sovereignty and independence was most important for [...] | 2009-03-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT268 | LEBANON: HARIRI TO NEA A A/S FELTMAN AND NSC [...] (C) On March 5, Saad Hariri told visiting NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro that if the June 2009 parliamentary elections were held on time, he was certain that his March 14 coalition would win. Asked why, Hariri pointed to March 14 can [...] | 2009-03-08 09:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS |
09BEIRUT269 | LEBANON: PM SINIORA WARNS NEA ACTING A/S FELTMAN [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora cautioned visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador against U.S. engagement with Syria without conditions. He believed Syria wo [...] | 2009-03-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC LE SY IS IR |
09BEIRUT270 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL PROPOSES TO NEA ACTING A/S [...] (C) On March 6, former President Amine Gemayel described to visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro the influence Iran and Syria, through its proxy Hizballah, wield in Lebanon. A A/S Feltman assured Gemaye [...] | 2009-03-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE SY |
09BEIRUT271 | LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS WITH FELTMAN,SHAPIRO ON [...] (C) On March 6, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams provided a briefing for visiting Acting A/S of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro. Referring to his upcoming meeting with the Security Cou [...] | 2009-03-08 18:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS |
09BEIRUT272 | LEBANON: IMF SAYS GOL MET 2008 TARGETS BUT 2009 WILL BE [...] (SBU) On March 3, IMF Resident Rep Edward Gardner told EconOff the GOL could have implemented more reforms, even in the difficult political context, but instead used politics as an excuse for delay. "They constantly say the situation is too bad, but the reality is that it is always bad," he si [...] | 2009-03-10 10:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT273 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: KOURA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT274 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: KOURA [...] (U) This is the twelfth in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Koura, with a population that is 65 percent Greek Orthodox and 85 percent Christian, is expected to be the site of tough [...] | 2009-03-10 13:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT277 | LEBANON: SHIA AND SUNNI MUFTIS WITH AA/S FELTMAN [...] (C) In separate meetings March 8, Lebanese Shia Mufti and head of the Higher Shia Council Sheikh Abdel-Amir Qabalan and Sunni Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani told visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and No [...] | 2009-03-11 16:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IS IR |
09BEIRUT278 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH AND AOUN ARE CONCERNS, [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with Greek Orthodox Archbishop Ilias Audi, NEA Acting A/S Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro, and the Ambassador heard Audi express his wish for an independent and sovereign Lebanon, but also his significant doubts about the f [...] | 2009-03-11 16:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT279 | LEBANON: GEAGEA STATES CONCERN ABOUT VIOLENCE TO [...] (C) One day after meetings with top Syrian officials in Damascus, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro returned to Beirut on March 8 to continue meetings with top Lebanese religious and political leaders. In a meeting with March 14 and Le [...] | 2009-03-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT28 | LEBANON: CALM AFTER ROCKETS; PALESTINIANS BLAMED [...] (C) The situation in southern Lebanon and throughout the country appears calm after today's exchange of fire between an unknown group in Lebanon and Israel. Press reports and Embassy contacts doubt that Hizballah had a direct role in launching three Katushya rockets into northern Israel the m [...] | 2009-01-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT280 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: JBEIL [...] (SBU) This is the thirteenth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (C) Jbeil (also known as Byblos) is a majority Christian district with a significant Shia (19 percent) minority. Free Pat [...] | 2009-03-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE |
09BEIRUT281 | LEBANON: LEADER CLOSE TO SYRIA COMMENDS FELTMAN [...] (C) Former prime minister Najib Mikati, who once had (and whose family still has) a close relationship with Syrian president Bashar Asad, commended visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro on March 6 for planning t [...] | 2009-03-12 08:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IS IR LE |
09BEIRUT282 | LEBANON: MP HARB WITH FELTMAN, SHAPIRO: ELECTION [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with Christian MP Butros Harb, NEA A A/S Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa, and the Ambassador heard Harb caution that, while Syria's "style" had changed, it was still involved in Lebanon's electoral processes by selecting candidates, ve [...] | 2009-03-12 08:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT283 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT, WITH FELTMAN AND SHAPIRO, [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt thanked visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador for continued U.S. support for Lebanon. Acting A/S Feltman reaffirmed the U.S. position that Lebanon's sovere [...] | 2009-03-12 08:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC LE SY IR RS |
09BEIRUT285 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR ASSURES AA/S FELTMAN THAT [...] (C) Visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro recounted to DefMin Elias Murr on March 15 their visit to Damascus the day before, commenting on Syrian interest in Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Mur [...] | 2009-03-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT288 | LEBANON: WHAT IS IMPACT OF THE DISAGREEMENTS IN [...] (C) There has been speculation in the media and among political observers about disagreements within the March 8/Aoun opposition coalition as its members prepare candidate lists for the June 7 parliamentary elections. There have been claims of disagreements between Christian opposition leader [...] | 2009-03-12 16:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT29 | LEBANON: PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S TRIP TO LEBANON [...] (C) According to a diplomat from the French Embassy, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's January 6 visit to Lebanon was bogged down by the events in Gaza. Little attention was given to Lebanese-specific issues, including Ghajar and Sheba'a Farms. Sarkozy met with government officials, but did [...] | 2009-01-08 16:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC FR LE SY |
09BEIRUT30 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 2009 [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On January 8, 2009, Charge chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the Embassy,s security posture in light of the current situation in Gaza and the incident in which rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into northern Israel earlier that day. [...] | 2009-01-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY |
09BEIRUT303 | LEBANON: FRANCE TO PRESSURE LEBANON ON TELECOM [...] (SBU) Frederic Kaplan, French Embassy economic officer, and Chris de Clercq, UNDP Program Manager at the Finance Ministry, told us separately that a French team will be in Beirut in May to review and assess Paris III reforms and apply pressure on the GOL to move forward on mobile telecom privat [...] | 2009-03-16 11:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT304 | LEBANON: SINIORA NOT OPPOSED TO NEW UNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 18:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PREF IS SY QA MU LE |
09BEIRUT305 | LEBANON: DESPITE FRICTION, MARCH 14 UNITES TO [...] (C) The March 14 coalition publicly launched its political platform for the June 7 parliamentary elections at its second annual convention on Saturday, March 14. Entitled "Towards A Strong Viable State," the platform stressed the importance of adhering to the Taif agreement and the 2002 Arab P [...] | 2009-03-16 18:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR KPAL LE SY IS |
09BEIRUT306 | LEBANON: CHURCHES LAUNCH POLITICAL CONDUCT CHARTER [...] (U) On March 5, a group of church leaders in Lebanon released a charter for political conduct in advance of the June 7 parliamentary elections. The charter calls for support for the sovereignty of the state, regulating relations with Syria and the Palestinian Authority, and the separation of [...] | 2009-03-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
09BEIRUT316 | LEBANON: COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES [...] Date: January 29, 2009 Post: Beirut Country: Lebanon Company: ACE Hardware Company Headquarters (state, zip code): IL 60523 Issue/project: Opening of ACE Hardware's first store in Lebanon. Specific Actions Taken: ACE Hardware applied for a construction permit on October 25, 2007 to build it [...] | 2009-03-18 08:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON EINV FIN LE |
09BEIRUT318 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH'S INTIMIDATION TACTICS [...] (C) Summary: Lebanese Shi'a journalist, Tha'ir Abbas, who does not support Hizballah, reported he was harassed by Hizballah following his return from the United States, after covering the November 2008 presidential elections. His visit was funded by his newspaper, Ash-Sharq al-Awsat. End Sum [...] | 2009-03-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KMDR KPAL KPAO OPRC PREF PREL LE |
09BEIRUT32 | LEBANON: REQUEST FOR REINSTATEMENT OF NESA UGRAD [...] Post urges the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to reverse its decision to cancel the one-semester option for the FY09 Near East and South Asia Undergraduate (NESA UGRAD) Exchange Program for students from Lebanon. Embassy Beirut understands that six NESA UGRAD students abandoned the [...] | 2009-01-09 10:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL LE |
09BEIRUT321 | LEBANON: FINMIN CHATAH ON 1701, PRE-ELECTION ANTICS [...] (C) In a March 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Mohammad Chatah lamented the fact that Lebanon had not presented its case to the international community better on the illegality of the Israeli occupation of Ghajar village. He said UN reports on UNSCR 1701 had fallen short f [...] | 2009-03-19 14:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINR ENRG LE |
09BEIRUT322 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT323 | Lebanon: Leahy Vetting For Participants in INL's Lebanon [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Training Program, 3rd Supervisory course, scheduled to begin in March 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 28 propose [...] | 2009-03-20 13:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT325 | LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER CHATAH: NATIONAL UNITY [...] (SBU) In various public presentations in recent days, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah has been blunt about his frustration with the GOL's progress on implementing structural reforms. At a Paris III donor meeting March 18, Chatah said the national unity government has proven an ineffective mod [...] | 2009-03-20 16:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT328 | LEBANON: FINMIN SAYS UNITY GOVERNMENT BAD FOR REFORM [...] (U) At a Paris III donor meeting on March 18, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said the national unity government has proven to be an ineffective model, as even the smallest decisions are politicized. The resulting government paralysis has held back the disbursement of nearly $500 million in P [...] | 2009-03-23 10:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT333 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT335 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S DEA [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Pen-link training Program, scheduled to begin in June 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 14 proposed trainees includes iden [...] | 2009-03-23 14:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT336 | LEBANON: CHIPPING AWAY AT AOUN'S POPULARITY [...] (C) In January 2008, we analyzed Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun's popularity among his Lebanese Christian supporters (ref E),which was strong despite his political alliance with the terrorist Shia organization Hizballah. One year-plus later, and 11 weeks before the June 7 parliame [...] | 2009-03-23 15:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY |
09BEIRUT337 | LEBANON: PARLIAMENT LOWERS VOTING AGE FOR 2010 AND [...] (U) In a busy March 19 session, parliament approved a draft law to amend the constitution to lower the voting age from 21 to 18; however, it will not be effective in time for the June 7 parliamentary elections. Parliament also deferred a draft law requiring unanimity to amend constitutional l [...] | 2009-03-23 16:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PINR PHUM KDEM KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT347 | LEBANON: SHIA FAMILIES READY TO TAKE ON HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Duraid Yaghi, a prominent Shia from Baalbeck and second-in-command in Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party, praised President Obama's March 20 message to Iran, believing it would corner the extremists into a dialogue with the United States. He expressed his readiness to run against [...] | 2009-03-24 16:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT349 | LEBANON: UN CONCERNED THAT LACK OF CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) In a March 23 meeting with foreign Ambassadors, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams stressed the need for a working Constitutional Council, the body that is to adjudicate election disputes. Williams said he feared that the lack of a functioning Council could lead to seri [...] | 2009-03-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT350 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: BATROUN [...] (SBU) This is the fourteenth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the Jun 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (C) Batron is a small district with only two seats, both dsignated for Maronite Christians and both currently held by Marc [...] | 2009-03-25 15:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
09BEIRUT351 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 SHORT-SIGHTED ON SHIA OUTREACH, [...] (C) Ambassador Khalil al-Khalil, retired Lebanese Ambassador and figurehead of a prominent Shia family based in Tyre, told the Ambassador March 24 that the historical exclusion of the Shia community by the ruling majorities of other confessions was the primary reason behind Hizballah's strengt [...] | 2009-03-26 14:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR LE IR |
09BEIRUT358 | LEBANON: FINMIN AGREES: USE USG CASH TRANSFER TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 below. 2. (SBU) In a March 27 phone call with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah agreed that the USG use its $50 million cash transfer disbursement, which was triggered by GOL reform of its gas excise tax, to pay World Bank [...] | 2009-03-27 14:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PTER LE |
09BEIRUT359 | LEBANON: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE UPBEAT ON IRAQI [...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative Stephane Jaquemet on March 25, who described the current condition of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon. Jaquemet reported that he hoped to work with the Government of Lebanon (GOL) to amend its immigration l [...] | 2009-03-27 17:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF LE SY SU IR ICJ |
09BEIRUT369 | LEBANON: FINALLY, POLITICAL CONSENSUS ON CENTRAL BANK [...] (U) On March 26, cabinet appointed four Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) vice governors after the positions had remained vacant for more than six months because of lack of political consensus on filling them. These positions are traditionally filled by people close to major political leaders on a [...] | 2009-03-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT370 | LEBANON: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (SBU) It is post's assessment that Lebanon's budget easily meets the standards of transparency set under Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009. 2. (SBU) The GOL makes all its budgets available online, including both [...] | 2009-03-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID LE |
09BEIRUT371 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 13:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR ORC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT373 | LEBANON: WE SHOULD MAINTAIN THE U.S. SUPPORT TO [...] (C) In all but the most pessimistic post-election scenarios, a robust program of U.S. assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) will serve to further our policy goals in Lebanon and the region. Without continued support, the LAF will be unable to address the challenges of terrorism, bord [...] | 2009-03-31 15:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PBTS PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT379 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: BAALBECK-HERMEL [...] (U) This is the fifteenth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the lead-up to the June 7 parliamentary elections. 2. (C) Located in northeast Lebanon, Baalbeck-Hermel is Lebanon's largest electoral district. Baalbeck is known for its agricultural [...] | 2009-04-01 13:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT383 | LEBANON: CLOSE RACE LIKELY IN BEIRUT FIRST DISTRICT [...] (C) Beirut's first district will witness a close race between March 14 and opposition candidates in the June 7 parliamentary elections. This newly-formed district has five seats, each designated for a separate Christian sect. While March 14-aligned candidates Nayla Tueni and Michel Pharaon a [...] | 2009-04-02 12:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT385 | LEBANON: UNRWA DIRECTOR--WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF CASH [...] (SBU) In a March 27 meeting with international donors, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Lebanon Director Salvatore Lombardo stressed the dire financial situation that UNRWA faces. Regarding Nahr al-Barid reconstruction, he said the land [...] | 2009-04-02 14:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT39 | LEBANON: PUBLIC STATEMENTS URGE RESTRAINT, 1701, [...] (SBU) Following the January 8 rocket-launching from southern Lebanon into northern Israel and subsequent Israeli response, Lebanese leaders have urged restraint by actors on both sides. In official statements and press interviews, key political figures have been moderate in tone, emphasizing t [...] | 2009-01-09 15:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT396 | LEBANON: SUGGESTED USG MESSAGING IN THE RUN-UP TO [...] (C) With two months to go before the June 7 parliamentary elections, the race remains too close to call. Both the majority March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition express confidence that they will win. In the key Christian swing districts, nervous voters are looking to see who ca [...] | 2009-04-06 08:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT398 | LEBANON: ARAB ECONOMIC FORUM FOCUSES ON LEBANON'S [...] (U) On April 2, the 17th annual Arab Economic Forum opened in Beirut. Speakers included PM Siniora, Future Party Leader Saad Hariri, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, and several prominent business and financial figures. Their remarks focused on the repercussions of the global economic cris [...] | 2009-04-06 11:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT400 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR MAKES A PLEA FOR MORE U.S. [...] (C) On the eve of his trip to Washington, Defense Minister Elias Murr discussed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) many successes and credited U.S. military assistance. Deeply appreciative of U.S. support, Murr, a leader within Lebanon's Greek Orthodox community, made a plea for an additional cl [...] | 2009-04-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PGOV PTER PINR MARR MOPS LE |
09BEIRUT401 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 IS UNITED, SAYS HARIRI [...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador April 3, the day after an off-the-record meeting of March 14 leaders, Sunni leader Saad Hariri said the March 14 coalition had agreed on candidate lists in several key districts, including Chouf, Aley, and Baabda, but work remained to be done. Hariri said Druze [...] | 2009-04-06 15:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT403 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin in April. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 100 proposed trainees includes [...] | 2009-04-07 07:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT404 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin April 6, 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 184 proposed trainees incl [...] | 2009-04-07 07:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT416 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH'S ELECTORAL PLATFORM: "RESIST [...] (C) Under the theme of "Resist with your vote," Hizballah formally launched its electoral campaign on April 6. Hizballah MP Mohammed Raad pledged economic, judicial, and political reforms and called for fighting corruption and abolishing political sectarianism. Raad credited Hizballah's Memor [...] | 2009-04-08 16:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE |
09BEIRUT418 | LEBANON: CANDIDATES REGISTERED... WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) Registration of candidates for the June 7 parliamentary elections officially closed at 11:59 pm April 7. The official count of registered candidates reached 702, for the 128 seats in cabinet. Only eight of these are women; Nayla Tueni in Beirut and Education Minister Bahiya Hariri in S [...] | 2009-04-08 17:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AID LE |
09BEIRUT42 | LEBANON: 2009 BUDGET DRAFT PROJECTS THREE PERCENT GROWTH [...] (U) In a press conference on January 5, Minister of Finance (MOF) Mohammad Chatah indicated that the MOF has submitted to the Cabinet a revised 2009 Budget draft based on new economic projections. The MOF lowered Lebanon's projected GDP growth for 2009 to three from five percent, in light of th [...] | 2009-01-12 11:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT421 | LEBANON: FINMIN CHATAH PROMOTES 1949 ARMISTICE AS [...] (C) In an April 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said the principles of March 14 are still championed by the majority of Lebanese, but the inability of the March 14 moderate coalition to create institutions that represent those principles has been a "major failur [...] | 2009-04-09 17:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN LE IS |
09BEIRUT422 | LEBANON: GOL SIGNS 45 MILLION EURO LOAN WITH [...] (U) The GOL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) March 12 with the Export Development Bank of Iran for the reactivation of a 45 million euro loan signed in 2003. The Ambassador queried Finance Minister Chatah on this development April 7. End summary. 2. (SBU) The visit of Lebanese P [...] | 2009-04-09 17:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PGOV PTER LE IR |
09BEIRUT424 | LEBANON: ELECTORAL PLATFORMS INCLUDE ECONOMIC ISSUES FOR [...] (U) During the week of April 6, three of the major political parties launched their electoral platforms to rally voters for the June 2009 parliamentary elections. For the first time, these electoral platforms tackled economic and social issues. While Lebanese Forces (member of the March 14 co [...] | 2009-04-13 07:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT426 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT WEARY, BUT STILL WITH MARCH 14 [...] (C) March 14 coalition leader Walid Jumblatt confirmed to the Ambassador April 9 that he was unhappy about "abandoning" two Christian candidates in Aley and Baabda districts, in favor of ones supported by fellow March 14 Christian leaders Samir Geagea and Amine Gemayel. Geagea and Gemayel wer [...] | 2009-04-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LE |
09BEIRUT427 | LEBANON: TRIPOLI: HARIRI'S CANDIDATE LIST NEARLY [...] (C) March 14 coalition-allied Tripoli MPs Moustafa Allouch and Mosbah al Ahdab, in separate meetings, told the Ambassador that Saad Hariri's candidate list for the district was nearly complete. Allouch, with good grace and laughter, called himself "a victim," but said he was not upset to be d [...] | 2009-04-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY |
09BEIRUT428 | LEBANON: REMITTANCES STEADY, FEW RETURNS OF LEBANESE [...] (U) While Lebanon's economy and banking sector made it through the international financial crisis relatively unscathed in 2008, many have worried about the potential impact of Lebanese expatriates losing their jobs in the Gulf and either returning to flood the Lebanese job market, or cutting ba [...] | 2009-04-13 14:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PREL LE |
09BEIRUT433 | LEBANON WILL FOLLOW ARAB LEAGUE LEAD ON KOSOVO MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah (Lebanon's World Bank Governor) and Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh (Lebanon's IMF Governor) during separate meetings April 8. 2. (SBU) Chatah expressed enthusiasm for Kosovo's membership, but cautioned th [...] | 2009-04-15 08:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL LE KV |
09BEIRUT434 | LEBANON: AMINE GEMAYEL, GHATTAS KHOURY ON MARCH 14 [...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador on April 14, Kataeb head Amine Gemayel of the March 14 coalition opposed the formation of a national unity government with a blocking third after June 7 elections. According to Gemayel, March 14 coalition leaders had agreed upon "95 percent" of electoral lists. [...] | 2009-04-15 13:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT436 | LEBANON WILL FOLLOW ARAB LEAGUE LEAD ON KOSOVO MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah (Lebanon's World Bank Governor) and Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh (Lebanon's IMF Governor) during separate meetings April 8. 2. (SBU) Chatah expressed enthusiasm for Kosovo's membership, but cautioned th [...] | 2009-04-16 09:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL LE KV |
09BEIRUT438 | LEBANON: PM SINIORA TELLS CODEL CARNAHAN JUNE 7 [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Congressional members Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO),Mazie Hirono (D-HI),Jim McDermott (D-WA),Ben Chandler (D-KY),and Diane Watson (D-CA) that Lebanon was committed to hold "completely transparent" parliamentary elections on June 7. He [...] | 2009-04-16 09:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE IS IR |
09BEIRUT439 | LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER WITH CODEL CARNAHAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 09:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS |
09BEIRUT440 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ARAB PEACE WITH [...] (C) Meeting with President Sleiman April 9, visiting Congressional Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO),Mazie Hirono (D-HI),Jim McDermott (D-WA),Ben Chandler (D-KY),and Diane Watson (D-CA),accompanied by the Ambassador and Poloff, stressed U.S. support for Lebanon's independence and sover [...] | 2009-04-16 09:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT443 | LEBANON: MIKATI CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati told the Ambassador April 14 that he had compromised with March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri on the candidate list in Tripoli, saying it was far better for the two to work together rather than compete at the expense of the Sunni-dominated community. Mik [...] | 2009-04-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER LE SY EG |
09BEIRUT444 | LEBANON: USAID'S OFFICE OF TRANSITION INITIATIVES [...] Post requests a one year extension to 2011 and additional funding for USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, which is currently scheduled to conclude in August 2010 following the municipal elections of June 2010. Maintaining USAID/OTI's program for an additional year would allow the US Mis [...] | 2009-04-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID LE |
09BEIRUT445 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 CHRISTIANS STILL FACE INTERNAL CHALLENGES [...] (C) After several days of negotiations with fellow March 14 Christians Michel Murr and Amine Gemayel on the Metn district, candidate Nassib Lahoud pulled out of the race on April 17, telling Ambassador that his two fellow coalition leaders had not "given him what he needed" to contest the election. [...] | 2009-04-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR EG SY LE |
09BEIRUT451 | LEBANON: TELECOM MINISTRY COMMITTED TO LIBERALIZATION AND [...] (U) On April 15, Minister of Telecommunications Gebran Bassil inaugurated the two-day 9th Arab Telecom & Internet Forum in Beirut with the participation of Telecom Ministers from Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Bassil said Lebanon has a clear policy for the telecom sector, consisting [...] | 2009-04-21 09:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV KIPR LE KCOR |
09BEIRUT46 | LEBANON: NEW ADVOCATES FOR LEBANESE DETAINEES IN [...] (C) On January 5, 2009 a group of Lebanese (many of whom are former detainees in Syria) launched a new organization. "The Association of the Lebanese Political Detainees in Syria" was formed to resolve the issue of Lebanese detainees in Syrian prisons and garner support for those already rele [...] | 2009-01-12 14:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT463 | LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER WILL TAKE STL'S CUE ON FOUR GENERALS' DETENTION [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting, Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar confirmed that the GOL had transferred all of its files related to former PM Rafiq Hariri's assassination and the ensuing political assassinations to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). He expects to learn by April 27 whether STL [...] | 2009-04-23 13:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KJUS UNSC AE SY LE |
09BEIRUT465 | LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY PROGRESS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-23 18:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS PTER UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT466 | LEBANON: FORTY-FIVE DAYS AND COUNTING TO ELECTION [...] (C) Over the weekend of April 18-19, pro-opposition New TV aired footage of March 14 Druze leader Walid Jumblatt making comments criticizing his March 14 allies Samir Geagea and Saad Hariri, while simultaneously insulting all Maronite Christians and the Sunni fighters who battled Hizballah dur [...] | 2009-04-23 19:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER LE |
09BEIRUT467 | LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) On April 22, UN Special Coordinator on Lebanon (UNSCOL) Senior Political Officer Diego Zorrilia evaluated the current state of Lebanese efforts on improving border security as purely "organizational," without significant tangible progress on the ground. Zorrilla described GOL intentions t [...] | 2009-04-23 20:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PTER UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT469 | LEBANON DEMARCHE RESPONSE: LOAN AGREEMENT WITH [...] (C) On April 21, the Ambassador, accompanied by EconOff, delivered Ref A demarche to Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah. The Ambassador used demarche talking points to urge the Minister to cancel the GOL,s loan with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI). 2. (C) Chatah said he would take [...] | 2009-04-24 14:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE |
09BEIRUT470 | LEBANON: HARIRI DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS "MISTER FIX [...] (C) March 14 Sunni leader Saad Hariri told the Ambassador and DCM April 23 that although relations within the March 14 leadership currently were not at their best, Hariri and his allies would find a solution. Referring to himself as "Mister Fix-it," Hariri said disgruntlement with Druze leade [...] | 2009-04-24 14:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT471 | LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS DOWNBEAT ON GHAJAR, MARCH [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams, meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on April 23, expressed dismay at what he saw as a missed opportunity for progress on Ghajar. Williams assessed that new governments on both sides of the border would be less committed to the [...] | 2009-04-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC LE IS EG |
09BEIRUT472 | LEBANON: FEW SHIA ALTERNATIVES TO HIZBALLAH [...] (C) The Arabic Islamic Council (AIC) emerged in 2006 as a self-declared Arab alternative to Hizballah. AIC attracted the attention of Lebanese and Arab media because of its claims of "promoting a culture of peace and Arab unity" as opposed to Hizballah's culture of "armed resistance" and ties [...] | 2009-04-24 14:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IR LE |
09BEIRUT473 | LEBANON: UNEMPLOYMENT EXCEEDED 9% IN 2007 AND MAY RISE IN [...] (U) During the week of April 20, the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) published its latest survey on household living conditions showing that unemployment increased from 8% in 2004 to 9.2% in 2007. The increase was mostly attributed to the July 2006 war against Israel, when over 45,0 [...] | 2009-04-26 04:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV KIPR LE KCOR |
09BEIRUT478 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - April 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 11:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT479 | LEBANON: NO PROGRESS ON ISSUE OF LEBANESE [...] (C) In August 2008, we reported on the situation of the reported 600-plus Lebanese detainees in Syria and noted the possibility that there might be progress on this issue with the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria, among other factors (Ref B). However, eight m [...] | 2009-04-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY |
09BEIRUT482 | LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI ON ELECTIONS, JUMBLATT, [...] (C) In an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he had come to agreement with Majority Leader Saad Hariri on a way forward in the Beirut 2 electoral district, but was still at an impasse with his opposition Christian ally Michel Aoun on candidates in Jezzine [...] | 2009-04-28 11:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON LE |
09BEIRUT485 | LEBANON: PM SINIORA: MOVEMENT ON GHAJAR CAN [...] (C) PM Siniora told the Ambassador on April 27 that he believed an Israeli announcement on withdrawal from Ghajar could still have a positive impact on Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Praising the April 26 visit of Secretary Clinton to Lebanon and the clear U.S. commitment to Lebano [...] | 2009-04-28 13:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IS LE |
09BEIRUT490 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT REMAINS WITH MARCH 14 DESPITE [...] (C) Meeting with Ambassador April 29, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt gave no indication he is planning to abandon the March 14 ship, despite recent overtures to opposition Speaker Nabih Berri. March 14 had much work to do to win the June 7 parliamentary elections, he admitted, listing several pro [...] | 2009-04-29 17:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IS SA LE |
09BEIRUT493 | LEBANON: SIDON PARLIAMENTARY RACE SYMBOLIC FOR [...] (SBU) Pollsters expect the March 14 Sidon parliamentary slate of Minister of Education Bahia Hariri and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to defeat opposition candidate Ossama Saad, but the race between Siniora and Saad will be close. Although only one seat is being contested in Sidon, the victor w [...] | 2009-04-30 12:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT495 | LEBANON: UNRWA DIRECTOR SAYS NAHR AL-BARID [...] (C) In a April 29 meeting with the Ambassador, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Lebanon Director, Salvatore Lombardo, said he was worried about ongoing delays on the GOL side regarding reconstruction efforts for the destroyed Palesti [...] | 2009-04-30 15:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT496 | LEBANON: DDEFMIN MURR ON FOUR GENERALS, MARCH 14 [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador April 30 that the release of the four generals held in connection with the assination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri would provide the opposition with ammunition against March 14. Murr assessed the Christian community was especially [...] | 2009-04-30 16:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT497 | LEBANON: GOL TO SUPPORT U.S. BID FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LE |
09BEIRUT498 | LEBANON: POLITICAL ELITE ATTEND AUB PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Leading figures from Lebanon's political and business communities turned out for the formal inauguration of the new president of the American University of Beirut (AUB),Peter F. Dorman, on May 4. Ambassador and Poloff attended, with ACS Chief in cap and gown representing Columbia Univers [...] | 2009-05-05 15:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ASCH EAID OEXC OPRC PGOV SCUL KMPI LE |
09BEIRUT500 | LEBANON: FOUR GENERALS' RELEASE: HIZBALLAH DEMANDS "JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY" [...] (C) In a May 1 speech following the release of the four generals detained in connection with Rafiq Hariri's assassination, Hizballah SYG Nasrallah implied that he would now be wary of future STL decisions because he faults the international court for the generals' prolonged detention. Nasrallah als [...] | 2009-05-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT501 | LEBANON: GEAGEA ON GHAJAR, GENERALS, AND [...] (C) In a May 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Israel should stress the implementation of UNSCR 1701 as justification for a withdrawal from Ghajar village. He believed that while the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's (STL) authorization for the release of fo [...] | 2009-05-05 18:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IS SY |
09BEIRUT502 | LEBANON: GOL TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST SWINE FLU (ECONOMIC [...] (U) GOL officials have quickly begun taking necessary precautions to deal with the potential swine flu pandemic. No cases of swine flu have been reported in Lebanon. The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has already banned the import of pigs and pork products (except canned and smoked products),[...] | 2009-05-06 05:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT512 | LEBANON: GHAJAR: UNIFIL COMMANDER GRAZIANO ON [...] (C) In a May 6 meeting at UNIFIL HQ, General Claudio Graziano, Force Commander for UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),emphasized that the current UNIFIL proposal for Israeli withdrawal from northern Ghajar is "unchangeable," in his view. He noted that the June 7 parliamentary elections wil [...] | 2009-05-08 07:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT515 | LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, SLEIMAN LOOKS AT [...] (C) In a May 8 meeting with President Michel Sleiman, visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale reiterated continuing U.S. support for Lebanese sovereignty and independence and for the voices of moderation within Lebanon. Sleiman predicted that the June 7 parliamentary elections woul [...] | 2009-05-09 10:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT516 | LEBANON: ELECTRICITY FROM EGYPT EXPECTED TO RELIEVE POWER [...] (U) On April 27, Lebanon started receiving 50 megawatts (MGW) electricity from Egypt as a start, following the signing of an agreement in February 2009 whereby Egypt would sell Lebanon between 150 and 450 MGW electricity through the power grid passing through Jordan and Syria. The additional e [...] | 2009-05-11 05:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT517 | LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, GEAGEA FEARS HIZBALLAH [...] (C) On May 8, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea proposed to visiting NEA DAS David Hale that the U.S. lend "silent support" to March 14 in the weeks before the June 7 parliamentary elections. He specifically advised us to stop expressing support for "moderates." Admitting the March 14 coal [...] | 2009-05-11 06:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT522 | LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Armenian opposition Tashnaq MP Hagop Pakradunian expressed his party's support for President Michel Sleiman and said the party will side with Sleiman in case of a dispute between the president and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun who is their political ally for the election [...] | 2009-05-11 11:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT523 | LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR U/S STUART LEVEY'S VISIT [...] (SBU) You arrive three weeks before Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections, in which the current moderate March 14 majority faces a tough battle against the Hizballah-led opposition. The race is still too close to call, but the outcome will hinge on the electoral results in a few key Christ [...] | 2009-05-11 15:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PARM KNNP EAID PTER LE |
09BEIRUT525 | FY10 IVLP CANDIDATES FOR LEBANON [...] The following is the mission's FY10 slate of 21 candidates for multi-regional (MRP) and regional projects (RP),including one nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. Nominees have Country Team approval and Front Office clearance. 2. Nominees by program: -Combating Tr [...] | 2009-05-12 08:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL OEXC KPAO LE |
09BEIRUT527 | LEBANON: NDI DELEGATION HEADED BY MADELEINE [...] (SBU) Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited Beirut May 5-8 as the co-chair of a high-profile team (with former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark) to assess preparations for the June 7 parliamentary elections on behalf of the National Democratic Institute (NDI). The delegat [...] | 2009-05-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM LE |
09BEIRUT53 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR: WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO [...] (C ) Defense Minister Elias Murr on January 13 asked that the USG convey to Israel what the GOL is doing to prevent another rocket attack against Israel from Lebanese territory. Murr said he had directed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to cooperate with UNIFIL to control southern Lebanon and p [...] | 2009-01-13 15:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MARR MOPS SY IR IS LE |
09BEIRUT530 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 MP HARB FEARS IRANIAN [...] (C) In a May 11 meeting, March 14 MP Boutros Harb told Ambassador that the Iranian presence, through Hizballah, created a situation in Lebanon worse than when Syria was in control. He warned that Lebanon could not survive in this present state of affairs. Harb called Free Patriotic Movement [...] | 2009-05-12 14:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY IS IR LE |
09BEIRUT531 | LEBANON: ECONOMY MINISTER WANTS SAAD HARIRI AS THE [...] (C) Economy and Trade Minister and MP Mohammed Safadi declared that current majority leader Saad Hariri should be the next PM, regardless of whether Hariri's March 14 coalition or opposition March 8 holds the majority after the June 7 parliamentary elections. Safadi, who is allied with Hariri [...] | 2009-05-12 14:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
09BEIRUT534 | LEBANON: PM: GHAJAR WITHDRAWAL WOULD SHOW THAT [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Hale, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed the need for March 14's leaders to come together in the run-up to the June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora added that the release of the four generals would not [...] | 2009-05-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF UNSC FR IR IS LE SY |
09BEIRUT535 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CONFIDENT ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) In his May 8 meeting with March 14 coalition leader Saad Hariri, visiting NEA DAS David Hale assured Hariri that the U.S. has not and will not sacrifice Lebanese sovereignty as it engages Syria. Hariri expressed confidence in the March 14 coalition's election prospects. Complaining that h [...] | 2009-05-14 08:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT536 | LEBANON: ELECTIONS: GEMAYEL TELLS NEA DAS HALE [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting, visiting NEA DAS David Hale discussed with former President Amine Gemayel the June 7 parliamentary elections and the possible consequences of a Hizballah-controlled government. Gemayel's son Sami assessed the election as a "tough race," and claimed Hizballah had "limit [...] | 2009-05-14 08:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT537 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT SAYS HE RECEIVED "ENOUGH" FUNDS [...] (C) March 14 Druze leader Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador that he and Sunni leader Saad Hariri had "very good" meetings with Saudi King Abdullah, Prince Mukrin, and other Saudi officials during a brief visit to the Kingdom May 9-10. Jumblatt said the Saudis had recently given cash injectio [...] | 2009-05-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SA |
09BEIRUT538 | LEBANON: ARCHBISHOP AUDI EXPRESSES FEAR OF [...] (C) Orthodox Christian Archbishop Audi, meeting with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Hale on May 9, at turns decried the political season in Lebanon; emphasized the need for Lebanese to be beholden to the state and its institutions; expressed his fear that the Shi'a population, with Hizballah [...] | 2009-05-14 11:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT539 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS AIR FRUSTRATIONS [...] (C) At a May 9 dinner hosted by March 14 MP Nayla Mouawad, visiting NEA DAS David Hale discussed June 7 parliamentary election outcomes and consequences. Minister of State Nassib Lahoud critiqued March 14 campaign failings and adamantly denied any possibility he would participate in March 14 p [...] | 2009-05-14 11:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT540 | LEBANON: ZAHLE A KEY DISTRICT IN BATTLE BETWEEN [...] (C) Zahle will be a key district in the upcoming June 7 parliamentary elections; the next majority in parliament depends, in part, on who wins in Zahle. As of May 14, neither March 8 nor March 14 had officially announced their candidate lists, at a time when nearly all of the districts have d [...] | 2009-05-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT541 | LEBANON: UNSCOL DOWNBEAT ON MARCH 14'S CHANCES [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams raised with NEA DAS Hale and Ambassador the idea of delaying any possible Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar village until after the Lebanese election on June 7, so as to avoid opponents of the Siniora government using the charge that Israel is t [...] | 2009-05-14 11:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT544 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR: VOTERS DO NOT LINK AOUN WITH [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told visiting NEA DAS David Hale that Christian voters do not understand that a vote for Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun is a vote for his ally, Hizballah. He said it was imperative that March 14 leaders communicate this message before the June 7 par [...] | 2009-05-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT546 | LEBANON: PATRIARCH'S DISPLEASURE WITH AOUN'S [...] (C) In a May 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir declared that Free Patriotic Party (FPM) leader Michel Aoun's ambitions were too "hard to satisfy," and complained that Aoun wanted to be Lebanon's president "at any price." Sfeir also condemned Aoun for [...] | 2009-05-14 15:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT547 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CONFIRMS MARCH 14 HAS WHAT IT [...] (C) March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri told the Ambassador that the members of the coalition's leadership were now all "satisfied" that they would receive adequate financing for their electoral campaigns after his May 9-10 visit to Saudi Arabia. Hariri said his March 14 colleagues would hav [...] | 2009-05-14 16:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SA |
09BEIRUT548 | LEBANON: PSP LEADER WALID JUMBLATT CONFIRMS HIS [...] (C) At a dinner hosted in honor of visiting NEA DAS Hale, March 14 Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said there were still some problems with March 14 candidate lists, notably in Beirut I and Keserwan Jumblatt reaffirmed his commitment to March 14 and disclosed that a meeting for the coalition would [...] | 2009-05-15 07:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT550 | LEBANON: UNSCOL SAYS ISRAELI HANDOVER OF STRIKE [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, and UNSCOL Poloff Rami Shehadeh briefed the Ambassador about the recent Israeli hand over of cluster bomb strike data to the GOL and provided a readout of Williams' May 8 - 10 trips to Israel and Turkey. Williams said issue number one f [...] | 2009-05-15 12:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IR IS LE |
09BEIRUT551 | LEBANON: FREE PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT LEADER MICHEL [...] (C) In two separate May 14 meetings, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) candidate Alain Aoun and senior advisor to Speaker Berri (Amal) Ali Hamdan confirmed that the public rift between FPM leader Michel Aoun and Speaker Berri was not resolved. Nevertheless, on May 14 FPM and Amal ministers voted [...] | 2009-05-15 15:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT552 | LEBANON: 2009 SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to acting Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET) Fouad Fleifel on May 7. In addition, Post sent the Special 301 report and comments to senior and working level contacts at the Ministries of Culture, Health, Finance, Justice, and Adm [...] | 2009-05-18 04:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT556 | LEBANON: TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY EXPRESSES PRAISE FOR [...] (U) Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Beirut on May 15. He met with Minister of Finance Mohammad Chatah, the four Central Bank Vice Governors, Chairman of the Banking Control Commission Walid Alameddine, and members of the banking com [...] | 2009-05-18 15:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT558 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR AND LAF KAHWAJI UNWORRIED [...] (C) In separate meetings with visiting U.S. Special Operations Commander Admiral Eric Olson and the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr and LAF Commander Jean Kahwaji expressed appreciation for U.S. military aid to Lebanon, calling it crucial to the continued improvement of Lebanon's armed [...] | 2009-05-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT56 | LEBANON STARTS DISBURSING ASSISTANCE TO GAZA; LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) Lebanon has begun disbursing its $1 million assistance pledge to Gaza, sending a first shipment of medical supplies and blankets via Jordan on January 3. Subsequent deliveries will depend on needs submitted by the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza. The Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue C [...] | 2009-01-14 08:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL LE GZ |
09BEIRUT560 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - May 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT562 | LEBANON: NASRALLAH SPEECHES COULD HELP MARCH 14 [...] (C) March 14 Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, in a May 19 meeting with the Ambassador, was optimistic about March 14's chances in upcoming parliamentary elections. He noted that coalition leaders had agreed upon lists in all but one district, Beirut 1. Discussing Hizballah Secretary Gener [...] | 2009-05-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT563 | LEBANON: NASRALLAH UPS ELECTORAL ANTE IN FIERY [...] (C) Three weeks before the June 7 parliamentary elections, Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah appeared in two televised speeches on May 15 and May 18. His speeches glorified the events of May 7, 2008 and highlighted Hizballah's preparations for any future conflict with Israel. Nasrallah taunted [...] | 2009-05-19 18:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS LE |
09BEIRUT564 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF MAY 19, 2009 [...] (U) At 1000 hours on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, DCM convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting. Present were DCM, POL, MGMT, INL, RAO, LEGATT, MLE, PD, USAID, CONS, RSO, DAO and ODC. 2. (U) The purpose of the EAC, per reftel, was to assess the impact on security of US government faci [...] | 2009-05-20 09:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY |
09BEIRUT565 | LEBANON: LEBANESE YOUTH COALITION AGAINST CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) On Saturday My 9, 2009, a new anti-corruption movement, the "ebanese Youth Coalition against Corruption" (LYCAC was launched in Beirut. This coalition was launched by the Youth Civil Society & Leadership (YCSL) program as a joint initiative between the Lebanese Transparency Association (L [...] | 2009-05-20 10:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KMPI LE |
09BEIRUT569 | LEBANON: MINISTER OF INTERIOR CONFIDENT ON [...] (SBU) In a May 19 meeting hosted by UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams, Minister of Interior Ziyad Baroud, the lead GOL official responsible for elections, provided a detailed update to the donor community on the preparations for the June 7 parliamentary elections. [...] | 2009-05-20 17:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR LE |
09BEIRUT570 | LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN: ONE YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) During his first year in office, President Michel Sleiman has emerged as a popular leader who has sought a "middle road" to defuse Lebanon's confessional tensions. Since his May 25, 2008 swearing in, Sleiman has worked to polish Lebanon's international stature. Lebanon and Syria establish [...] | 2009-05-20 17:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT571 | LEBANON: AOUN HAS LOST METN VOTES, MICHEL MURR [...] (C) Metn political heavyweight Michel Murr, meeting with the Ambassador on May 20, expressed confidence that March 14 would win the upcoming parliamentary elections, although he expected the result to be close. Murr disclosed that President Sleiman was feeling frustrated with Lebanon's electo [...] | 2009-05-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT577 | LEBANON: NASRALLAH DEFENDS HIMSELF, PRAISES [...] (C) Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah delivered two speeches on May 22 and May 25 to mark the ninth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon. His speeches attempted to respond to critics of his recent comments praising Hizballah's actions in May 7, 2008 events and calling for the [...] | 2009-05-26 16:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SA |
09BEIRUT578 | LEBANON: ON ELECTION DAY, WILL MOBILE NETWORK BE [...] (SBU) Following the reduction in mobile fees and charges by Ministry of Telecommunications (MOT),Lebanese consumers have rushed to acquire new mobile lines, now more affordable to low income users. Advisor to MOT Minister Antoine Boustani told us the two private companies managing the GOL-own [...] | 2009-05-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT580 | LEBANON: RUSSIAN FM LAVROV DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Russian FM Sergei Lavrov made a one-day visit to Lebanon May 25. Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Alexander Chvykov told the DCM on May 27 that the trip had three purposes: discuss bilateral relations, express support for Lebanon's stability ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections and [...] | 2009-05-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PINR PREL SA RU |
09BEIRUT584 | LEBANON:HIZBALLAH DOES NOT WANT WAR, LAF CHIEF [...] (C) In a May 27 meeting with Codel Ackerman, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwagi stressed disarming Hizballah was not simply an internal Lebanese problem, but a regional and international problem, dealt with best through political and diplomatic efforts. Israel's continued occu [...] | 2009-05-28 12:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT585 | LEBANON: WITH 12 DAYS TO GO, MARCH 14 PUTS ON A [...] (C) In a strong last-minute show of unity, just 12 days before the June 7 parliamentary elections, March 14 leaders met at the Bristol Hotel on May 26, presenting a joint communique outlining the coalition's positions on key issues. The communique expressed support for UNSCR 1701 and the Spec [...] | 2009-05-28 13:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR LE |
09BEIRUT587 | LEBANON: ELECTION DISPUTE BODY FINALLY NAMED [...] (C) The Lebanese cabinet on May 27 appointed the final five members to the Constitutional Council, completing the formation of the body that will consider disputes over the June 7 parliamentary election results. This was a critical step to ensure the upcoming elections are seen as free and fa [...] | 2009-05-29 08:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT590 | LEBANON: WITH CODEL ACKERMAN, SINIORA PUSHES FOR [...] (C) In a discussion May 27 with CODEL Ackerman, Prime Minister Siniora blamed Israel for many of the region's problems and pushed for U.S. support for an equitable solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Solving the Palestinian problem, he said, would solve other regional problems, including I [...] | 2009-05-29 11:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER UNSC KPAL IR LE SY |
09BEIRUT592 | LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MEETS MARCH 14 [...] (C) Meeting with visiting Vice President Joe Biden, senior March 14 leaders thanked the United States for its continuing strong support for Lebanese sovereignty and institutions, especially the Lebanese Armed Forces. They welcomed U.S. efforts to stem the flow of weapons to Hizballah and sai [...] | 2009-05-29 14:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR |
09BEIRUT594 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAY [...] (C) On a popular political talk show televised live May 28, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt called on March 14 leader Saad Hariri to seek only the truth, and not justice, from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, believing that justice that incriminates Hizballah could spark "internal sedition"; i.e. [...] | 2009-05-29 15:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MOPS MARR LE |
09BEIRUT595 | LEBANON: WITH CODEL ACKERMAN, MARCH 14 FIGURES [...] (C) March 14 figures Amine Gemayel, Samir Geagea, Mohammed Chatah, and Marwan Hamadeh stressed to Codel Ackerman on May 27 the importance of the June 7 parliamentary elections in determining Lebanon's sovereignty. Concerned about the period after the elections, the four agreed that if it reta [...] | 2009-05-29 15:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS KPAL SY LE |
09BEIRUT596 | LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, PM Siniora thanked the United States for its support for Lebanon's institutions, sovereignty and independence. He added that Lebanon supports Israeli-Palestinian peace, but not if the ultimate solution involves permanent resettlement of [...] | 2009-05-29 15:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAL UNSC IR IS LE |
09BEIRUT597 | LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT TELLS SPEAKER BERRI U.S. [...] (C) Vice President Biden told Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri that his May 22 visit to Lebanon was designed to send a strong message from the Obama administration that the U.S. supports a sovereign, independent Lebanon with strong institutions and was committed to achieving a compre [...] | 2009-05-29 15:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV PINR LE SY IS IR |
09BEIRUT598 | LEBANON: TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES HIZBALLAH, [...] (C) Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey, accompanied by the Ambassador, reaffirmed to Lebanese interlocutors at the Central Bank of Lebanon, the Banking ControlCommission, Ministry of Finance, and private sectr bankers that the U.S. valued its coopera [...] | 2009-06-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE IR |
09BEIRUT599 | LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN'S POST-ELECTION AGENDA [...] (C) President Michel Sleiman, in an energetic May 27 speech to mark the anniversary of his first year in office, called for action on a broad domestic agenda, to be led by him if, he implied, the new government is too divided to get anything done. His words and tone previewed a potentially mo [...] | 2009-06-01 14:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT60 | LEBANON: GOL RESPONDS CALMLY BUT FIRMLY TO SECOND [...] (C) On the morning of January 14, unknown persons in the Arqub region in south Lebanon launched rockets towards Israel, after which the there was artillery fire from Israel to the suspected launch area. This is the second rocket attack from Lebanon into Israel in one week. The second attack [...] | 2009-01-14 18:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT601 | LEBANON: IMF DENIES DISCUSSIONS WITH HIZBALLAH ON NEW [...] (SBU) An IMF press statement clarified that the IMF February-March 2009 mission to Beirut met with major political parties, including Hizballah, as part of outreach activities within the scope of Article IV consultation discussions but did not make any agreement with Hizballah on a loan deal. [...] | 2009-06-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT605 | LEBANON: NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR SAYS HIZBALLAH [...] (C) The new Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Saeed Awadh Asseri, told the Ambassador June 1 that Hizballah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem was worried that if the Hizballah-led March 8 alliance won the majority in Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections, the March 14 coalition would not [...] | 2009-06-02 14:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SA PK |
09BEIRUT606 | LEBANON: OPPOSITION CANDIDATES ACCUSE SLEIMAN OF [...] (C) Not surprisingly, opposition candidates have accused President Sleiman of "interfering" in the upcoming June 7 parliamentary elections. Sleiman was accused of interfering in several Christian districts against candidates of Michel Aoun, a candidate who is aligned with Aoun complained to us [...] | 2009-06-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT617 | LEBANON: PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT'S "HISTORIC [...] (C) Emboffs heard from a number of Lebanese contacts, including Sunni and Shia Muslims and Christians, much praise for President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world. Though many Lebanese were preoccupied with the parliamentary elections three days away, those who watched the speech told [...] | 2009-06-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
09BEIRUT622 | LEBANON: MARCH 14: "CHRISTIAN MOMENTUM MOVING TO [...] (C) A group of March 14 candidates gathered at lunch a few days before the June 7 vote told us securing the majority of the Christian vote -- keeping opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun from getting it -- remains the key to March 14 victory in the elections. They complained that the Super [...] | 2009-06-05 10:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR LE |
09BEIRUT623 | LEBANON: PREPARATIONS FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) In the final UN-sponsored election forum before the June 7 election, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams told the donor community that the current security situation in the country appeared good, but noted it would not be a surprise to see an increase in tensions be [...] | 2009-06-05 11:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR LE |
09BEIRUT624 | LEBANON: CAMPAIGN ISSUE: THE ELECTIONS AND THE [...] (C) Both the March 14 coalition and the opposition are seeking to capitalize on the possible economic impact of the international community's reactions to the June 7 parliamentary elections to gain votes. March 14 leaders have floated the idea that an opposition-led Lebanese government would [...] | 2009-06-05 12:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MARR LE SY |
09BEIRUT627 | LEBANON: OPINION-MAKER REACTION: "PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Ambassador gathered a group of eight influential opinion-makers June 4 for a roundtable discussion following President Obama's speech from Cairo University. The group agreed that the speech was "culturally sensitive" and a positive first step to engagement with the Arab world. However [...] | 2009-06-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE IS |
09BEIRUT629 | LEBANON: HEAVY TURNOUT AS POLLS OPEN COUNTRY-WIDE [...] (SBU) Lebanon's 2009 parliamentary elections began in an atmosphere of relative calm today, with heavy voter turnout and an atmosphere of anticipation and excitement. Security forces are deployed country-wide, manning checkpoints, controlling minor security incidents, and conducting thorough [...] | 2009-06-07 08:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LE SY |
09BEIRUT63 | LEBANON: ASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) The international financial crisis is not expected to affect the results of ongoing bilateral assistance programs in Lebanon. As highlighted in detail in Ref B, Lebanon has sofar managed to avoid most of the impact of the global financial crisis. Lebanese banks have minimal lQks to forei [...] | 2009-01-15 12:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT630 | LEBANON: HIGH TURNOUT; POLLS CLOSE AND THE WAITING [...] (SBU) Polls for the June 7 parliamentary elections closed at 1900 and vote-counting commenced. Voter turnout was quite high. The Interior Ministry estimated that turnout reached 52 percent, 20 percent higher than the turnout in the last parliamentary elections in 2005. Voters complained of [...] | 2009-06-07 18:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LE SY |
09BEIRUT631 | LEBANON: PRELIMINARY RESULTS SUGGEST MARCH 14 WINS [...] (SBU) Preliminary, unofficial results from IFES, political party representatives, and media outlets indicate that Saad Hariri's March 14 coalition and pro-March 14 independents won the majority in the June 7 parliamentary elections with as many as 71 out of 128 seats. From his Qoreitem residen [...] | 2009-06-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT632 | LEBANON: SECRETARY LAHOOD CONGRATULATES SLEIMAN ON [...] (C) In a June 7 election day meeting with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, President Michel Sleiman was pleased to see elections taking place peacefully in one day. He predicted the difference between majority and opposition would be only two or three seats, and said the close elections [...] | 2009-06-08 12:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IS |
09BEIRUT633 | LEBANON: OFFICIAL RESULTS CONFIRM MARCH 14'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT634 | LEBANON: OFFICIAL RESULTS CONFIRM MARCH 14'S [...] (C) By mid-day on June 8, Interior Minister Baroud completed the official announcements of the names of the 128 winning candidates in the June 7 elections. The announcements confirmed that 71 seats went to the March 14-led coaltion and 57 to the current opposition, so March 14 kept its parlia [...] | 2009-06-09 07:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT639 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH CONCILIATORY, EXCEPT TO U.S., [...] (C) Lebanese interlocutors and international observers expressed general praise for the conduct of the elections and hope for more electoral reform. Hizballah's SYG Hassan Nasrallah, in a post election speech on June 8, congratulated "the winners," but cautioned that while they hold the major [...] | 2009-06-10 06:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT645 | LEBANON: GEAGEA ON ELECTIONS, SECURITY, AND [...] (C) In a June 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea hailed March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (Ref A) as a "big manifestation of democracy in the Middle East." Satisfied with the outcome of the results, Geagea said March 14 must now move away [...] | 2009-06-10 12:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IS SY |
09BEIRUT646 | LEBANON: AFTER "IDEAS ELECTION", ANALYSTS URGE USG [...] (C) Discussing the June 7 election results at a June 9 dinner hosted by the DCM, political analysts reached mixed conclusions on whether Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun "won or lost" the elections. While Aoun received a majority of Christian votes, he won by slimmer margins than in [...] | 2009-06-10 14:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY |
09BEIRUT647 | LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR S/E GEORGE MITCHELL'S [...] (C) Embassy Beirut welcomes your visit, which comes just five days after Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections in which the pro-western March 14 coalition won the majority by an unexpected margin. Lebanese officials have eagerly anticipated your trip to Beirut since your appointment was an [...] | 2009-06-10 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS SY IR |
09BEIRUT653 | LEBANON: ELECTION ANALYSIS: HOW DID THE LEBANESE [...] (C) A district-by-district analysis of the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections reveals that voters of all confessions voted mostly for full slates of candidates, rather than for individual candidates. Sunnis, Shia, and Druze voted solidly for their respective political blocs, and i [...] | 2009-06-11 14:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT654 | LEBANON: GEMAYEL SAYS MARCH 14 MUST STAND FIRM [...] (C) In a June 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Kataeb Party leader Amine Gemayel stressed that March 14 must be strong in opposing a blocking third for the opposition in the new cabinet, even if government formation takes longer as a result. He worried that some of his March 14 allies would be [...] | 2009-06-11 14:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT655 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT SAYS S/E MITCHELL SHOULD FOCUS [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, in a June 10 meeting with the Ambassador, advised that Special Envoy George Mitchell should secure a freeze on Israeli settlements in order that President Obama's peace efforts succeed. Asked about Lebanon's role in regional peace, he half-joked "We cannot aff [...] | 2009-06-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT658 | LEBANON: EGYPT WILL SUPPLY LEBANON WITH NATURAL GAS [...] (U) Minister of Energy and Water Alain Tabourian announced the signing on April 30 of an agreement with Egypt, whereby Egypt will supply Lebanon with a total of 600 cubic meters of natural gas per year. This agreement is part of the regional power grid project, which includes Lebanon and Egypt [...] | 2009-06-12 13:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT659 | LEBANON: AOUN RE-EMERGES, DEMANDING PROPORTIONAL [...] (C) Following his Change and Reform parliamentary bloc's June 10 meeting and in his first public appearance since the June 7 parliamentary elections, MP Michel Aoun announced that if there is a national unity government, his parliamentary bloc would expect a share of seats proportional to its [...] | 2009-06-12 14:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
09BEIRUT66 | LEBANON: URGING GOL ACTION TO STEM UNSCR 1701 [...] (U) Action request: see para 7 2. (C) Per instructions in reftel, Charge and other emboffs on January 15 conveyed to senior GOL and political officials points about the risks of continued rocket attacks directed at Israel from Lebanese territory. Charge spoke to senior aides to the Preside [...] | 2009-01-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR LE |
09BEIRUT662 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT664 | LEBANON: CABINET FINALLY APPROVES 2009 BUDGET; SENDS TO [...] (SBU) After almost six months of heated discussions, the cabinet approved the 2009 budget during its June 12 session. The budget projects a deficit of approximately 30% of spending and around 10% of GDP. The budget includes appropriations for the Council of the South of around $40 million -- [...] | 2009-06-15 13:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT668 | LEBANON: REACTION TO PM NETANYAHU'S JUNE 14 SPEECH [...] (C) Lebanese reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's June 14 speech was mostly negative (Ref A). President Sleiman termed the Netanyahu speech as "hard lined" in a statement issued June 15, while PM Siniora termed it "extremely dangerous." The only positive acknowledgment note [...] | 2009-06-17 05:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC LE IS |
09BEIRUT670 | LEBANON: TOYING WITH NABIH BERRI OVER SPEAKER [...] (C) There have been calls by some in March 14 for Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri not to be reelected to his post unless he commits to conditions, such as promising not to close the Parliament arbitrarily as he did for 18 months pre-Doha. Senior March 14 leaders like Hariri and Jumblatt app [...] | 2009-06-17 13:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PINR PREL SY |
09BEIRUT671 | LEBANON: DEMARCHE: SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 14:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT672 | LEBANON: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HAGUE CODE OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered demarche requesting Lebanese support for nonproliferation efforts by subscribing to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) to Majid Ramadan, Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on May 14. On June 17 Hazem Ab [...] | 2009-06-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT674 | LEBANON: BERRI SAYS SPEAKER ELECTION AT END OF JUNE [...] (C) In a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador, a relaxed Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri expressed satisfaction regarding the recent legislative elections and predicted cabinet formation would occur smoothly and quickly. Berri has made clear publicly and privately that he supports Saad Harir [...] | 2009-06-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE IR |
09BEIRUT679 | LEBANON: NASRALLAH CRITIQUES LEBANESE ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah gave a lengthy speech the evening of June 17 in which he critiqued Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. While Nasrallah accepted the defeat of the Hizballah-led opposition, he claimed the opposition had maintained the largest share of popular, moral and [...] | 2009-06-19 12:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV LE IR |
09BEIRUT68 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE DRUG [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the DEA Training course, scheduled to begin December 15, 2008. Also included is a participant in the March 2009 Police Visitor's Program. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory res [...] | 2009-01-16 07:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT685 | LEBANON: GOL EXPECTS 50% INCREASE IN TOURISM IN 2009 [...] (U) In an interview with French daily L'Orient le Jour on June 16, director general of the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) Nada Sardouk said she expects Lebanon to receive around two million total tourists in 2009, noting that 500,000 visited in the first four months of the year. The number of touri [...] | 2009-06-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV KIPR KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT687 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR PREDICTS HE'LL KEEP DEFENSE [...] Lebanese Minister of Defense Elias Murr told the Ambassador and Poloff June 19 he predicted the upcoming cabinet formation process would be quick. Murr believes he will remain as Defense Minister. Looking ahead, Murr said his priority was to ensure the Lebanese Armed Forces were prepared for [...] | 2009-06-22 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR LE |
09BEIRUT690 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT691 | DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Lebanon will take a moderate position at the AL ministerial and advocate for the Arab Peace Initiative, as it has in the past, the diplomatic advisor to President Michel Sleiman (Naji Abi Assi) and chief aide to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora (Rola Noureddine) told DCM in separate conversat [...] | 2009-06-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EAID XF LE |
09BEIRUT692 | LEBANON: HOW THE USG CAN PROMOTE ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) One of our key priorities at U.S. Embassy Beirut is to support Lebanon's state institutions and the extension of the state's authority throughout all of Lebanon's territory. The upcoming formation of a new Lebanese government offers us an opportunity to re-engage on fundamental reform iss [...] | 2009-06-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECPS ENRG PGOV KCOR LE |
09BEIRUT693 | LEBANON: THE RISE OF A NEW CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT? [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting with the Ambassador, March 14 MP Michel Pharaon said Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea was pressuring March 14's independent Christians to join his voting bloc in parliament. Pharaon noted that many independent Christians opposed Geagea and were looking for an alte [...] | 2009-06-23 15:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL LE SY |
09BEIRUT694 | LEBANON: RESPONSE REGARDING UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Post found no public or media reports about TIP or SEA involving UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) personnel in Lebanon. UNIFIL official on June 11 told PolOff that there were no cases or reports of TIP or SEA involving UNIFIL personnel since last semi-annual report (Ref B). UNIFIL s [...] | 2009-06-24 04:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO LE |
09BEIRUT698 | LEBANON: OUTGOING PM SINIORA COMMITS TO BORDER [...] (C) On the last full day of his government's mandate before it became a caretaker government, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora confirmed to international donors June 19 Lebanon's continuing and firm commitment to secure the eastern border with Syria. Urging international donor support for the ext [...] | 2009-06-24 15:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PBTS EAID IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT7 | LEBANON: SINIORA URGES UNSC ACTION USING 1701 MODEL [...] (C) On January 2, PM Siniora convoked Ambassadors and Charges from UNSC members represented in Beirut and urged UNSC action to produce an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. He suggested the Council use UNSCR 1701, which marked the end of 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict, as a model. He argued that Isr [...] | 2009-01-02 16:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MOPS LE IS |
09BEIRUT702 | LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL DAVID [...] (C) General Petraeus, Embassy Beirut welcomes your visit which comes three weeks after Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Saad Hariri's March 14 coalition retained the parliamentary majority by an unexpected margin, and has a 71-57 edge over the opposition in the new parliament. The g [...] | 2009-06-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT705 | LEBANON: HARIRI FORMS NEW BLOC, BERRI RE-ELECTED [...] (C) On June 24, Parliamentary Majority Leader Saad Hariri announced the creation of the new "Lebanon First" parliamentary bloc, including some 34 Future Party MPs and allies plus seven prominent independents. We are seeing movement on a number of pro-March 14 MPs who were elected as independe [...] | 2009-06-25 15:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT713 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT: "NASRALLAH DIVULGED NO SECRETS" [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador on June 25, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt commented that neither Speaker Nabih Berri nor majority leader Saad Hariri were "completely happy" with the conduct of their coalition members during the vote to choose the Speaker earlier that day. [...] | 2009-06-26 15:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT714 | LEBANON: MIKATI "CONCERNED" ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF [...] (C) In a June 24 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister and recently elected MP Najib Mikati worried that if parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri became Prime Minister, he would compromise on economic reform and Hizballah's arms while facing difficulties from Syria. Mikati bel [...] | 2009-06-26 15:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF ECON KPAL KCOR UNSC LE IR |
09BEIRUT715 | LEBANON: HARIRI PREPARED TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Presumptive PM-designate Saad Hariri confirmed to the Ambassador June 26 that he had met with Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah the previous day. Nasrallah did not request any "guarantees" from the new government, and Hariri did not offer any, Hariri said. Although mandatory bl [...] | 2009-06-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR LE IR |
09BEIRUT716 | LEBANON: INDUSTRIALISTS LOBBY TO INCLUDE ALL LEBANESE [...] (SBU) As part of the USTR's evaluations of ongoing country practices for the general system of preferences (GSP),the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) submitted a petition to include all Lebanese exports to the U.S. under the GSP program. In 2008, Lebanese exports to the U.S. were [...] | 2009-06-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV ETRD KFLU SY LE |
09BEIRUT723 | LEBANON: HARIRI BECOMES PM-DESIGNATE, BUT TENSIONS [...] (C) Saad Hariri formally became Prime Minister-designate on Saturday, June 27. Opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun and Hizballah have neither endorsed Hariri nor committed to participating in the government Hariri will now try to form. However, Aoun continues to insist that a unity gover [...] | 2009-06-29 12:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT724 | LEANON: GEAGEA: DON'T GIVE SYRIA A ROLE IN [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea said although Majority Leader Saad Hariri's formation of the new Lebanon First parliamentary bloc was "not good," March 14 was not dead. Collaboration between Hariri and himself remains strong, Geagea averre [...] | 2009-06-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY |
09BEIRUT733 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 07:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT743 | LEBANON: PM-DESIGNATE MENTIONS ECONOMIC REFORM (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) In a June 30 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said that, as head of the new government, in parallel with his efforts to build up Lebanon's security services, he plans to pursue economic reforms, streamline business procedures, and [...] | 2009-07-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD EAIR PGOV KFLU SENV LE |
09BEIRUT746 | LEBANON: HARIRI WANTS TO MEET IN DAMASCUS ONLY [...] (C) PM-designate Saad Hariri has been under (well-intentioned) pressure from the Saudi leadership for a week to agree to participate in an as-yet unscheduled Saudi-Syria summit in Damascus. He told the Ambassador July 6 that he is willing to do so, along with President Sliman, to support Saud [...] | 2009-07-06 17:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC SA SY LE |
09BEIRUT758 | LEBANON: SOVEREIGNTY, STABILITY, AND SELF-INTEREST [...] (C) Most Lebanese observers tell us they are confident Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri will be able to form a government, though the process may take time. As Saudi-Syrian negotiations on the formation of Lebanon's government continue, however, the question posed in Ref B has become incr [...] | 2009-07-08 16:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY SA |
09BEIRUT764 | LEBANON: SAFADI DESCRIBES FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN [...] (C) In a June 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Tripoli Sunni leader and caretaker Minister of Economy Mohammad Safadi said the Saudis had made a serious negotiating mistake in accepting the Syrian demand for a pre-government formation meeting of Lebanese political leaders with the Saudi King and [...] | 2009-07-09 13:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SY SA FR QA LE |
09BEIRUT767 | LEBANON: PM-DESIGNATE HARIRI TELLS INL A/S JOHNSON [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told visiting International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Assistant Secretary David Johnson and the Ambassador July 1 that the Internal Security Forces (the police) have been "very successful" in recent years, but more recruits, training, and equi [...] | 2009-07-10 10:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI LE |
09BEIRUT768 | LEBANON: INTERIOR MINISTER BAROUD AND A/S JOHNSON [...] (C) In a July 2 meeting with International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Assistant Secretary David Johnson, caretaker Interior Minister Ziad Baroud believed that technical preparations for securing Lebanon's border with Syria were moving forward, but that real security would require clea [...] | 2009-07-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS PTER SNAR SMIG KCOR LE SY |
09BEIRUT77 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN UNDER PRESSURE ON GAZA; [...] (C) In a January 16 meeting with Charge, Minister of Education and Sidon native Bahia Hariri described the situation in the southern Palestinian camp of Ain el-Hilweh as tense, but "contained" as the Gaza crisis continues. She said the strong stance in support of Gaza by President Michel Slei [...] | 2009-01-16 16:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT771 | LEBANON: CHRISTIAN MINISTERS REJECT SAUDI [...] (C) Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar and Information Minister Tarek Mitri, in separate meetings with the Ambassador on July 9, criticized the Saudis for involving the Syrians in the Lebanese political process. Mitri said he believed the Saudis realized they made a mistake and that they would s [...] | 2009-07-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA SY LE |
09BEIRUT779 | LEBANON: OPIC/CITI EXTEND ADDITIONAL LOAN FACILITY TO [...] (SBU) On July 10, Citi Country Officer for Lebanon Walter Siouffi told us that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Citi signed a $40 million 15-year term loan facility for Byblos Bank (one of Lebanon's top three commercial banks) this week. This amount will be used for lendi [...] | 2009-07-14 04:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT78 | LEBANON: SINIORA ASSURES GOL OPPOSED TO ROCKET [...] (C) In a January 16 meeting, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora assured Charge that the GOL was united in its condemnation of rocket attacks on Israel from Lebanon. He said he had ordered the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to coordinate with UNIFIL on patrolling the border area and preventing further [...] | 2009-01-16 17:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE |
09BEIRUT786 | LEBANON: GERMAN AND FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Lebanese reaction to German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's July 7 visit to Beirut, followed by a July 10-11 visit by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was muted. Lebanese contacts asserted that while the show of support was appreciated, the visits amounted to little mor [...] | 2009-07-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE GM FR |
09BEIRUT8 | LEBANON: GOL CONSIDERING SETTING A FLOOR FOR GAS EXCISE TAX [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah told us on December 31 that he is discussing the gas excise tax with PM Siniora and Energy Minister Alain Tabourian. Chatah supports setting a fixed excise tax, regardless of the price of gas. (Note: Chatah December 24 mentioned to Embassy staff a 350 Le [...] | 2009-01-05 08:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT805 | LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS PETRAEUS ASSISTANCE FOR LAF [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with Commanding General U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus, Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri said he had begun consultations on government formation, and though the opposition and the Syrians would make the process difficult, he was confident he [...] | 2009-07-17 06:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON OVIP MASS MCAP LE SY SA |
09BEIRUT808 | LEBANON: BUSINESS IS BOOMING, SO WHO NEEDS A [...] (SBU) With the summer tourist season in full swing, business in Lebanon is booming, despite the lack of a government and contrary to international trends. Businesspeople's attitudes toward the cabinet formation process range from mild curiosity to relative indifference to utter disdain. While [...] | 2009-07-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT809 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 FIGURES STILL CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) March 14 contacts this week were cautiously optimistic that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri would ultimately come to agreement with Hizballah and opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun on the formation of a government. However, they said, it was unrealistic to expect a new cabinet be [...] | 2009-07-17 16:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY |
09BEIRUT813 | LEBANON: FINANCIAL SECTOR JOINS TOGETHER TO PROMOTE [...] (SBU) The Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) and the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) jointly established a new committee to enhance corporate governance in the Lebanese banking sector. Amin Awad, a member of the Banking Control Commission (BCC),told us this committee was created in response [...] | 2009-07-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND KFLU PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT814 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin July 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 200 proposed trainees includes [...] | 2009-07-20 07:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT815 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Basic Cadet Training course, scheduled to begin July 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 109 proposed trainees includes [...] | 2009-07-20 07:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT816 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S LEBANON [...] (U) The following names and biographic information is provided regarding participants in the INL funded Lebanon Police Training program, the fifth Instructors Course, scheduled to begin July 2009. Leahy Amendment vetting was conducted at post with no derogatory results. (The list of 25 propo [...] | 2009-07-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09BEIRUT818 | LEBANON: PM SINIORA TO PETRAEUS: PUSH SYRIA TO GET [...] (C) Caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Commander General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus and the Ambassador June 30 that he was "quite satisfied" with the outcome of Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora said that the Lebanese had voted fo [...] | 2009-07-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MASS MARR MOPPS LE SY IR |
09BEIRUT819 | LEBANON: DISCOVERY OF HIZBALLAH ARMS CACHE, SOUTH [...] (C) In a July 17 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr provided an account of the July 14 explosion in the south, saying that a small munitions warehouse, containing material stored by Hizballah since the July 2006 war, had caught on fire due to a cooking incident. He reported that the Lebanes [...] | 2009-07-20 15:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE |
09BEIRUT82 | LEBANON: LEBANON BEGINS DISBURSING ASSISTANCE TO GAZA [...] (SBU) After the Lebanese Cabinet's $1 million assistance pledge to Gaza on December 30 (reftel),Lebanon sent its first shipment of in-kind assistance to Gaza by plane via Jordan on January 3. The shipment consisted of 17 tons of medical supplies and equipment and 2,060 blankets. Ambassador Kh [...] | 2009-01-20 11:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT821 | LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR TELLS GENERAL PETRAEUS NEW [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr affirmed to visiting CENTCOM Commanding General David Petraeus in a June 30 meeting that the strong U.S.-Lebanese military partnership will grow stronger under the new Lebanese government. Murr said the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) work on a Five Year Plan would [...] | 2009-07-20 16:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS IS SA SY LE |
09BEIRUT822 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH ON THE DEFENSE WHILE STRIVING [...] (C) In a series of public addresses over the last week, Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah has raised the rhetoric of a possible war with Israel while simultaneously offering conciliatory words to PM-designate Saad Hariri as he attempts to form a government. March 14 figures welcome Nasrallah's [...] | 2009-07-21 17:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE |
09BEIRUT83 | LEBANON: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON A.Q. KHAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points and text of the USG public announcement on January 12 that sanctions were imposed on thirteen people and three private companies for engaging in activities related to the global A.Q. Khan proliferation network to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk a [...] | 2009-01-20 12:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN GM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LE |
09BEIRUT837 | LEBANON: TOURISM IS BUSTLING IN BEIRUT, BUT ONLY [...] (U) Beirut's record-setting summer tourism has bolstered business and crowded the capital city, but the benefits have not extended far past the city limits. Lebanese expatriates frequent dining establishments in some peripheral cities, but the historical GOL focus on infrastructure developmen [...] | 2009-07-24 18:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT838 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS UNFAZED BY DRAWN-OUT [...] (C/NF) March 14 leaders in separate meetings grumbled about coalition dynamics but reiterated their belief that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri would ultimately come to agreement with Hizballah and its allies on the formation of a government. All admitted, however, that recent incidents in [...] | 2009-07-24 18:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT84 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 OUTLINES ROAD MAP TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) With parliamentary elections a little over four months away, the March 14 Secretariat has outlined a three step "road map" focusing on increased activity by the Secretariat to coordinate the coalition's activities and messages, a second political convention to announce March 14's political [...] | 2009-01-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE |
09BEIRUT843 | LEBANON: JOB CREATION IS PRIORITY FOR PM-ELECT (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Senior economic advisor to PM-elect Saad Hariri and potential finance minister in the next cabinet, Dr. Nadim Munla, said Hariri plans to focus on job creation and to enact a program creating at least 200,000 jobs over the next five years. Munla said on July 21 that Hariri was considerin [...] | 2009-07-27 12:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD EWWT KIPR KFLU PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT850 | COMPROMISE REACHED ON SHIA REPRESENTATION IN NEW [...] (C) Advisor to Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, Nader Hariri, confirmed that an agreement has been reached over Shia representation in the presidential bloc in the next cabinet. Hariri emphasized that the consensus candidate would not be a "king minister," but rather a member of the Pre [...] | 2009-07-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT851 | HIZBALLAH PUBLICLY RECRUITING COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR [...] (C) Publicly-available brochures and radio advertisements in early July confirm Hizballah is actively recruiting college students to participate in a "summer camp." The camp's activities include cultural, educational, religious and political discussions and activities. In addition, one "boys [...] | 2009-07-28 15:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER SOCI LE |
09BEIRUT859 | LEBANON: SOME GOL OFFICIALS ADMIT 1701 VIOLATION [...] (C) Several GOL officials expressed their confidence July 24-25 to visiting National Security Council Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro that the opposition would drop its demand for a blocking third and that the cabinet would be formed, though no one could commit to [...] | 2009-07-29 08:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE |
09BEIRUT864 | LEBANON: RESPONSE TO JORDAN REGIONAL BIOMETRIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 12:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL PTER JO IS LE |
09BEIRUT865 | COMPROMISE REACHED ON SHIA REPRESENTATION IN NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 13:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT866 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECRETARIAT TO LESSEN POLITICAL [...] (C) March 14 Secretary General Fares Souaid said that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and the Secretariat's leadership had agreed to decrease the coalition's political coordination activities to focus on grassroots mobilization. Lebanese public opinion is now more than ever with March 14, [...] | 2009-07-30 13:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT867 | LEBANON: YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT CHRISTIAN [...] (C) March 14 (Kataeb) MP Sami Gemayel and opposition-aligned MP Suleiman Franjieh initiated yet another attempt at Christian reconciliation with a July 29 luncheon. Gemayel (Amine's son) reportedly hopes to engineer reconciliation between Franjieh and Patriarch Sfeir, who have been at odds sin [...] | 2009-07-30 13:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT868 | PRESIDENT'S CABINET BLOC NEARLY SETTLED, BUT OTHER [...] (C) The President's ministerial bloc will contain five ministers and is nearly decided upon, according to presidential advisor Naji Abi Assi. Negotiation over portfolio distribution continues, but the issue of the blocking third is moot because it has been agreed that no "controversial" deci [...] | 2009-07-30 13:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT873 | HARIRI WELCOMES E.O. 13441 RENEWAL AND CRITICIZES [...] (C) In a July 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri declared himself "quite happy" about renewal of the E.O. 13441 designation and did not consider it a barrier to cabinet formation. Lebanese negotiations with Israel are out of the question until "Israel solves [...] | 2009-08-03 15:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNGA LE |
09BEIRUT874 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS AGREE TO GIVE JUMBLATT [...] (C) March 14 coalition leaders in separate meetings revealed most were unsurprised by Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader and MP Walid Jumblatt's reassessment of his alliance with the majority bloc, and all stressed their decision to leave space to allow Jumblatt to rejoin the coalition s [...] | 2009-08-03 16:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT876 | 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 09:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LE |
09BEIRUT878 | PRESIDENT SLEIMAN PRAISES ARMY, CRITICIZES ISRAEL, [...] (C) In his speech commemorating the 64th Army Day, President Michel Sleiman praised the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) while criticizing the delay in forming a cabinet. He called for constitutional reform if it would close "loopholes" and facilitate better institutions. Sleiman stated early tha [...] | 2009-08-04 10:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS LE |
09BEIRUT88 | LEBANON: RIVALRY WITHIN THE PLO, PM'S LIAISON SAYS [...] (C) Highlighting that the Palestinian camps in Lebanon are "calm for now," the GOL's chief liaison for Palestinian issues, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC) Khalil Makkawi, stressed that PM Sinoria had done a good job communicating with Palestinians during the Isr [...] | 2009-01-21 17:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
09BEIRUT886 | LEBANON: POLITICAL CONSENSUS IS CORNERSTONE FOR REFORMS [...] (SBU) During a series of meetings with EconOff July 21-22, government officials and prominent economic consultants stressed that politics had stalled reform and privatization. They believed political leaders wanted to preserve their vested interests in any future privatization. PM-elect Saad [...] | 2009-08-06 04:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON EFIN EIND ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV SENV LE |
09BEIRUT887 | WILL HARIRI HEAD A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) Despite Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt's August 5 comments pledging he would stand by Saad Hariri in the government formation process, Hariri will not in the end head a majority government, predicted caretaker Ministers Mohammed Chatah (Finance) and Ziad Baroud (In [...] | 2009-08-06 15:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT892 | SAUDI AMBASSADOR: JUMBLATT RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY [...] (C) Saudi Information and Culture Minister Abdulaziz Khoja sent a strong message to Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt on August 4 that his actions did not serve Lebanon's national interests, and Jumblatt responded immediately and positively to Saudi King Abdullah's entrea [...] | 2009-08-07 14:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE IS SA |
09BEIRUT894 | LEBANON: COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES, FEBRUARY-JUNE 2009 [...] Date: February 2009 Post: Beirut Country: Lebanon Company: LTM International Inc. Company Headquarters (State & zip code): FL 34202 Issue/project: Sale of $32,000 worth of apparel. Specific Actions Taken: CS Beirut, in cooperation with the New York Export Assistance Center (NYEAC),connecte [...] | 2009-08-10 07:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON EINV LE |
09BEIRUT895 | DUE DILIGENCE ON BEIRUT'S NOMINEE FOR THE [...] (SBU) The following are answers to the due diligence questions posed in reftel: A) Post sees no risk of U.S. embarrassment resulting from the selection of Cisco for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. Many of Cisco's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in Lebanon were [...] | 2009-08-10 09:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV LE |
09BEIRUT898 | MARADA LIEUTENANTS DEFEND MEMBERSHIP IN MARCH 8 [...] (C) The Marada Party's alliance with Hizballah in the March 8 Coalition is based on the premise that the Shia party cannot be disarmed by force and must be dealt with in the context of the root causes that feed it, asserted Marada party figures Raymond (Rony) Arayji and Richard (Richy) Haykal. [...] | 2009-08-10 14:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT899 | ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to caretaker Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah on August 7. Chatah responded that budget transparency was one of his ministry's top priorities, as evidenced by its commitment to a $4 million World Bank assistance program to improve Lebanon's budget [...] | 2009-08-10 14:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL LE |
09BEIRUT903 | UNIFIL'S FC GRAZIANO CALLS FOR STRONGER GOL [...] (C) In an August 10 meeting with the Ambassador, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) Force Commander General Claudio Graziano dismissed recent criticism of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),emphasizing that it did not have the political "umbrella" to act decisively during last mont [...] | 2009-08-12 15:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PTER UNSC PINR PREL IS LE |
09BEIRUT904 | JUMBLATT ASSURES HARIRI HE WILL SUPPORT THE [...] (C) Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt on August 12 confirmed that his bloc remains within the "15" (majority) in the 15-10-5 Cabinet formula, reiterating what he told Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri the night before. Both Siniora and caretaker Minister of State Nassib Lah [...] | 2009-08-12 16:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE IS SA |
09BEIRUT905 | LEBANON: HEALTH MINISTRY CONSIDERS SWINE FLU ITS PRIORITY, [...] (SBU) On August 4, Director General of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Walid Ammar told us he does not consider IPR a major priority for the MOPH. Instead of focusing on stricter rules on IPR for WTO accession to protect the interests of multinational pharmaceutical companies, Ammar asked [...] | 2009-08-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELTN EINV ENRG ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT906 | LEBANON: HEALTH MINISTRY CONSIDERS SWINE FLU ITS PRIORITY, [...] (SBU) On August 4, Director General of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Walid Ammar told us he does not consider IPR a major priority for the MOPH. Instead of focusing on stricter rules on IPR for WTO accession to protect the interests of multinational pharmaceutical companies, Ammar asked [...] | 2009-08-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELTN EINV ENRG ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT909 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT [...] (U) The following are Post's comments in response to reftel. 2. (SBU) The American University of Beirut (AUB),one of the most reputable universities in Lebanon and the region, is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution, with over 7,000 students currently enrolled. Many of Leban [...] | 2009-08-13 12:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT91 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WORRIED HAMAS PLANS TO USE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador January 21, March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri expressed concern the past weeks' events in Gaza could lead to Hamas using Lebanon's Palestinian camps to confront Fatah and Israel. Hariri urged the new U.S. administration to "do something" about the Pales [...] | 2009-01-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS |
09BEIRUT910 | MARCH 14 TAKES ON WATER AS THE CREW AWAITS THE [...] (C) Kataeb Party leader Amine Gemayel is pushing hard for two (unspecified) ministerial seats, according to the Hariri camp. His unhappiness with the cabinet formation process thus far has led to rumors that he may withdraw from March 14. Meanwhile, March 14 secretariat officials insist it i [...] | 2009-08-13 17:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SA SY |
09BEIRUT911 | WILL THE REAL SYRIAN AMBASSADOR PLEASE STAND UP? [...] (C) Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim has been essentially absent from the political scene since his March 2009 appointment, supplanted by various informal interlocutors, most recently Lebanese Druze opposition leader Wiam Wahhab. Damascus' use of such intermediaries increases its [...] | 2009-08-14 07:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT912 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 12:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC LE |
09BEIRUT913 | DRUZE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: ARSLAN ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Opposition Druze leader Talal Arslan was not surprised by majority Druze leader Walid Jumblatt's apparent move away from the majority March 14 coalition in recent days, according to Arslan advisor Saleem Hamadeh, although he added that Jumblatt was still supporting Saad Hariri. Jumblatt wa [...] | 2009-08-14 12:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY |
09BEIRUT914 | DRUZE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: ARSLAN ADVISOR ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 12:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY |
09BEIRUT915 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 12:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC LE |
09BEIRUT917 | LEBANON: CAN SLEIMAN MUSCLE DECENTRALIZATION? [...] (C) Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, moving forward on his August 1 Army Day calls for constitutional reforms and full implementation of Taif, convened in early August a small meeting of municipal leaders to discuss decentralization. Although the president appears serious in his efforts to pu [...] | 2009-08-14 13:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT918 | LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER SAYS BUDGET TRANSPARENCY IS A TOP [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered Ref B demarche encouraging central government budget transparency to caretaker Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah on August 7. Chatah declared that budget transparency was one of his ministry's top priorities, as evidenced by its commitment to a $4 million World Ba [...] | 2009-08-17 12:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV LE SOCI |
09BEIRUT92 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT WITH HIZBALLAH: MAJOR [...] (C) In his January 21 meeting with Hizballah MP Mohamad Raad, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt reportedly expressed his fundamental disagreement with Hizballah over Hizballah's relationship with Syria, Hizballah's arms, and the Special Tribunal. As such, he was not interested in a political relati [...] | 2009-01-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE |
09BEIRUT920 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR: DESPITE BOOMING ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) The Lebanese economy is booming, with tourists pouring in, hotel occupancy rates high, bank deposits rising, and growth set to beat all forecasts. Nonetheless, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh told the Ambassador August 14 that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri nee [...] | 2009-08-17 13:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ECPS PGOV KCOR LE |
09BEIRUT921 | AOUN REJECTS HARIRI'S INVITATION, GEMAYEL [...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun dismissed charges that he was obstructing progress on government formation and declared he would not accept Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's lunch invitation if the latter does not put an end to attacks by his allies on the FPM leader. Aoun [...] | 2009-08-17 13:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY |
09BEIRUT922 | NASRALLAH ATTEMPTS TO EASE FEAR, BUT PUBLIC [...] (C) Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah asserted Hizballah would take defensive action against Israel, if Lebanon was attacked, and called for national unity in his August 14 speech commemorating the third anniversary of the July 2006 war between Hizballah and Israel. Attendees at the [...] | 2009-08-17 14:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER LE IS |
09BEIRUT933 | LEBANON: HARIRI SEES NO END IN SIGHT TO POLITICAL [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri described Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun as a "disaster" and insisted that he had told the FPM leader several times he would not acquiesce to reappointing Aoun's son-in-law Gebran Bassil as Minister of Telecommunications. Hariri admitt [...] | 2009-08-19 16:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY |
09BEIRUT944 | SLEIMAN: LAF/UNIFIL COORDINATION ESSENTIAL TO [...] (C) Although the situation in south Lebanon has cooled, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) must coordinate effectively with UNIFIL to prevent Hizballah from using future disturbances as a pretext to launch a strike against Israel, President Michel Sleiman emphasized to the Ambassador and DCM. S [...] | 2009-08-21 15:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PINR PREL SA SY |
09BEIRUT946 | GOVERNMENT FORMATION DEADLOCKED OR DEAD END? [...] (C) Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea insisted that the most effective solution to the current political crisis would be for the Saudis to appeal to the Syrians to pressure Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun and Hizballah to break the current political deadlock. The LF le [...] | 2009-08-21 17:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY SA |
09BEIRUT95 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - January 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT953 | MOBILE TELECOM PRIVATIZATION HELD HOSTAGE TO [...] (C) Once the Lebanese cabinet is formed and the USG begins to work with the GOL to reform and build up its state institutions, we must also push the Lebanese leadership to move certain sectors out of the public realm through privatization. The most logical place for the GOL to begin would be [...] | 2009-08-25 06:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND ECPS PGOV KCOR LE |
09BEIRUT957 | LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SAYS LEBANON STILL NEEDS [...] (SBU) The Lebanese economy is booming, with tourists pouring in, hotel occupancy rates high, bank deposits rising, and growth set to beat all forecasts. Nonetheless, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh told the Ambassador August 14 that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri need [...] | 2009-08-26 06:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT KFLU PGOV SOCI LE |
09BEIRUT959 | ACTIVE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT POLITICALLY AND [...] (C) Although press reports have speculated that Lebanese President Michel Sleiman considered calling into session the caretaker cabinet headed by caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, constitutional experts and other Embassy contacts say public conjecture on the issue is a mere political man [...] | 2009-08-26 14:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT96 | LEBANON: SINIORA URGES U.S. TO ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora in a January 23 meeting with Ambassador urged the new U.S. administration to take a strong role in Middle East peace negotiations. Specifically, he advocated U.S. direct or indirect efforts to encourage the Syrians to "realize it was in their best interests" [...] | 2009-01-23 18:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT962 | PHILANTHROPY AND POLITICAL GAIN MIX IN TRIPOLI [...] (C) The August 20 celebration of the opening of the municipal palace in Mina -- a small, mainly Orthodox town in Tripoli -- was an over-the-top homage to Sunni billionaire, former prime minister, and current MP Najib Mikati. While some have noted Mikati's "philanthropic intelligence" in his [...] | 2009-08-27 12:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON LE |
09BEIRUT966 | OPPOSITION CRITICIZES HARIRI'S NEGOTIATION TACTICS [...] (C) Although many speculate that cabinet formation is being held up by external Syrian or Iranian influence, opposition figures claim that the reason for the delay is Hariri's refusal to provide a counteroffer to General Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement's original proposal on the ministri [...] | 2009-08-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY |
09BEIRUT967 | LEGAL CHALLENGE ADDS DELAYS TO NAHR AL-BARID [...] (C) Two years after the near-complete destruction of the Nahr al-Barid Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli, reconstruction efforts by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) are being thwarted by a legal challenge from Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun. On August 26, a Lebanes [...] | 2009-08-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV KPAL UN LE |
09BEIRUT971 | IRAN PUSHES INTO LEBANESE DEMINING OPERATIONS [...] (C) The demining NGO Mine Advisory Group (MAG) has confirmed the launch of a new Iranian demining NGO in south Lebanon. The Iranian NGO Peace Generation Organization for Demining (PGOD) is starting with a small presence. In addition, MAG director Christina Bennike reaffirmed that some of her [...] | 2009-08-28 14:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS MCAP PM IS LE IR |
09BEIRUT972 | JUMBLATT OBSESSED WITH AVERTING DRUZE-SHIA [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt's close advisors, as well as his Druze competition, believe that Jumblatt is obsessed with averting a Druze-Shia conflict. Contacts suggest that one-third of the Druze "like" Jumblatt personally and will follow (some say "obey") his lead; one-third support Jumbl [...] | 2009-08-28 15:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT973 | WITH CABINET NEGOTIATIONS STALLED, HARIRI HINTS AT [...] (C) The press and nearly all Embassy contacts have declared a stalemate in the government formation process, despite a series of public statements by major political leaders that briefly indicated a move to break the deadlock. Notably, wayward Druze leader Walid Jumblatt came out strongly in s [...] | 2009-08-28 15:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY SAIR IS |
09BEIRUT974 | DEFMIN MURR FRUSTRATED WITH HARIRI BUT SAYS [...] (C) Caretaker Minister of Defense Elias Murr told the Ambassador on August 28 that the Lebanese cannot expect "better than Saad Hariri these days." However, he continued, Prime Minister-designate Hariri needs to be viewed as "strong." Murr assessed that the planned August 31 meeting of major [...] | 2009-08-31 15:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MOPS LE IS IT |
09BEIRUT980 | BERRI SUPPORTS NEW SHIA RELIGIOUS GROUP WHILE [...] (C) Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri supported the launch of a new, "moderate" Shia clerical establishment, the Independent Clerical Gathering, on August 20. Subsequently, on August 31, in his annual address on the anniversary of the disappearance of Shia cleric Imam Musa al-Sadr, Berri calle [...] | 2009-09-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE IS |
09BEIRUT984 | HARIRI AND AOUN: WHO WILL BLINK FIRST? [...] (C) All signs indicate that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is planning to break the deadlock over cabinet formation by proposing a cabinet list to the President without further consultation with the opposition. Advisor Nader Hariri described Saad's August 31 meeting with opponent Free P [...] | 2009-09-02 13:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT986 | LEBANON: SWINE FLU WILL NOT DISRUPT THE BEGINNING OF THE [...] (U) Following a meeting with Minister of Education Bahia Hariri on August 26, Minister of Public Health Mohammad Khalifeh announced that the number of swine flu cases had reached approximately 600, up from 500 last week. Hariri and Khalifeh insisted the GOL would not delay the upcoming school [...] | 2009-09-03 05:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD KFLU PGOV SCUL LE |
09BEIRUT987 | SLEIMAN URGES GOVERNMENT FORMATION BEFORE UNGA, [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Naji Abi Assi and independent Christian MP Boutros Harb told the Ambassador in separate meetings September 2 that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri needed to take a next step in the government formation process. Abi Assi contended the problem was local, while Harb [...] | 2009-09-03 15:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT988 | HARIRI WILL PRESENT CABINET PROPOSAL WITHOUT [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told the Ambassador September 3 that he intends to present a national unity government cabinet proposal to President Sleiman within the next ten days. He confirmed that that negotiations with opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun and his Free Patriot [...] | 2009-09-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LE |
09BEIRUT99 | LEBANON: POLITICAL WILL KEY TO FURTHER PROGRESS ON IPR [...] (SBU) Most Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) experts tell us current Lebanese legislation is generally adequate and WTO compliant, while Lebanon's biggest IPR problem is enforcement. IPR industry contacts say courts should impose more stringent fines on violators. IPR infringement in the pha [...] | 2009-01-26 16:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KIPR PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT994 | CAN THE MAJORITY AND OPPOSITION COOPERATE ON [...] (C) While Lebanon's political leaders share broad consensus about what economic reforms the country needs to undertake once a new government is formed, they differ on how to achieve them. Within the new parliamentary majority, Saad Hariri's Future Movement has a solid economic reform plan, th [...] | 2009-09-04 13:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND ECPS PGOV KCOR LE |
09BEIRUT995 | UNIFIL-LED CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS TRAINING A [...] (C) The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) training program aims to develop the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) "soft power" in the form of better community relations and services. COL John Molloy, who heads the program, believes the optimal long-term goal of [...] | 2009-09-04 14:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL MARR KPKO UN IS LE |
09BEIRUT996 | LEBANESE PRESS JUMPS ON STORY OF POSSIBLE HIZBALLAH MONEY [...] Summary: Since August 31, several Lebanese newspapers have been reporting on Salah Ezzeddine declaring bankruptcy. Business tycoon Ezzedine was perceived as a trustworthy businessman because of his Hizballah connections. His bankruptcy caused severe financial damage to Shi'a investors from [...] | 2009-09-08 05:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BERLIN1474 | GERMANY STILL MALLEABLE ON SEVERAL UNGA [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Deputy Head of UN General Assembly Division Julia Gross told Poloff November 19 that Germany agrees in general with the U.S. goal of reducing the number of one-sided UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel biases. Gross said that this year's negotiating climate has be [...] | 2009-11-19 11:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GM |
09BERLIN1480 | FDP PRESSING FOR GERMANY TO END PARTICIPATION IN UNIFIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new center-right German government decided at a cabinet meeting on November 18 to seek a six-month extension of the parliamentary mandate for the German Navy's participation in the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) when the mandate comes up [...] | 2009-11-23 07:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM LE |
09BERLIN1561 | GERMANY: OEF AND UNIFIL MANDATES EXTENDED, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag on December 3 approved the extension of the mandates for Bundeswehr participation in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). While the OEF mandate was extended for a full year, as per usual pra [...] | 2009-12-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO EUN GM LE |
09BERLIN403 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009 [...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...] | 2009-04-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
09BERLIN851 | FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES U.S. MESSAGES IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Steinmeier reinforced U.S. messages on the need for Israel to halt settlement construction and for Syria to play a constructive role in the region during his July 6-7 Middle East visit to Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut. According to the MFA, Steinmeier also high [...] | 2009-07-14 15:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS GM LE SY |
09BERLIN881 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...] | 2009-07-21 20:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
09BERLIN882 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...] | 2009-07-21 20:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
09BERN7 | SWISS RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR DONATIONS TO UNRWA'S [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message on January 5 to Thomas Oertle, Desk Officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs in the Middle East and Africa Division of the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Oertle explained that Switzerland already was providing CHF 4 million (USD 3.8 million) in [...] | 2009-01-07 13:26:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA SZ |
09BRUSSELS10 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU GIVES ADDITIONAL 3M EURO FOR [...] (U) The European Commission allocated 3 million euros from its general humanitarian budget on January 4 in response to the current crisis in Gaza. Total 2009 Commission funding for Gaza and the West Bank is 290 million euros, which includes 55 million from the European Commission Humanitarian [...] | 2009-01-06 16:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID LE PGOV PHUM PREL UNRWA EUN |
09BRUSSELS262 | Javier Solana to the Middle East; Will Meet S/E Mitchell [...] SUMMARY: Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),announced at the February 23 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of EU-27 Foreign Ministers, that he would travel to the Middle East February 24 to 28. Solana's trip wil [...] | 2009-02-24 15:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL EAID EUN SY LE EG IS XF |
09BRUSSELS487 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON WAAD PROJECT (U.S. [...] (C) Discussing Ref A demarche on the Waad Project, a contact conceded it is unlikely the EU will join the U.S. in an autonomous designation for sanctions. However, the EU has not yet provided a formal reply. On a related note, contact said the EU would still welcome any formal U.S. response [...] | 2009-04-02 12:48:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR LE KCRM KJUS |
09BUENOSAIRES592 | ARGENTINA: AMIA SPECIAL PROSECUTOR READY TO [...] (C) Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman called on the Ambassador May 19 to notify us that the following day he would ask Judge Rodolfo Canicoba-Corral to indict a new suspect in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA). Nisman described his painstaking effort to establ [...] | 2009-05-19 22:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC MASS PHUM SNAR KJUS IR LE AR |
09BUENOSAIRES631 | ARGENTINA: SUPREME COURT OPENS THE DOOR FOR AMIA [...] (SBU) On May 27, Argentina's Supreme Court ordered the reopening of the investigation into the so-called "local connection" involved in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA). The court ruled 4 to 2 that Carlos Telleldin, who was previously acquitted, should be tri [...] | 2009-05-29 15:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC MASS PHUM SNAR KJUS IR LE AR |
09CAIRO1089 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JUNE 7 MEETING WITH ARAB LG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL SY LE IZ IR SU IS EG |
09CAIRO1177 | EGYPTIAN MFA ON ARAB LG MINISTERIAL; LEBANON; YEMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 12:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YE LE EG |
09CAIRO1194 | MFA ON HIZBALLAH CELL, SMUGGLING, CT COOPERATION [...] (C) On June 23, MFA Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Deputy Assistant Minister Ashraf Mohsin told visiting S/CT officer Patrick Worman that the MFA believes Hizballah should be part of the political process in Lebanon. Mohsin said the GOE views Hizballah's terrorist operation in Egypt as [...] | 2009-06-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CT UN IR LE EG |
09CAIRO2064 | POLICE BRUTALITY UPDATE: LAWYERS ALLEGE SEVERE [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Credible human rights lawyers representing members of the Hizballah cell detained since late 2008 believe the GOE tortured the suspects with electric shocks and sleep deprivation to reduce them to a "zombie state." -- (S) The lawyers believe the GOE used the same torture on a se [...] | 2009-10-29 17:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL LE EG |
09CAIRO595 | ARAB LEAGUE COS BRIEFS ON MARCH 30-31 AL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told local diplomats April 2 that said that some progress had been made on Arab reconciliation at the Arab League Doha summit of March 30-31, but that much more needs to be done. -- Yousef strongly criticized the incoming I [...] | 2009-04-07 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SY SU LE IS IR LY EG |
09CAIRO722 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROSS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (S) President Mubarak sees Iran's attempts to exert influence throughout the region as Egypt's primary strategic threat. However, Mubarak's focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat from ours. While he will readily admit that the Iranian nuclear program is a strategic and ex [...] | 2009-04-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KPAL IS LE SU IR EG |
09CAIRO888 | MFA ON SYRIA, LEBANON AND YEMEM [...] (C) Key points: -- SYRIA: MFA Cabinet Advisor Mahmoud Afifi told us May 18 that the tenor of Egyptian-Syrian relations has improved recently, and that Damascus appears to be taking a less obstreperous posture toward Egyptians efforts at Palestinian reconciliation. -- LEBANON: Afifi said t [...] | 2009-05-20 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY YE LE EG |
09CANBERRA1021 | AUSTRALIA WILL VOTE AGAINST MOST ANTI-ISRAELI UNGA [...] (C/NF) Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Middle East Division Head, Deborah Stokes, told Pol/Econ Counselor November 19 that Australia has traditionally voted with the United States against most of the 21 resolutions heavily biased against Israel including all three of the [...] | 2009-11-20 05:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE AS |
09CHISINAU71 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MOLDOVA RECEIVED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE MD |
09CHISINAU72 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MOLDOVA RECEIVED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE MD |
09DAMASCUS125 | ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (S/NF)1. (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on t [...] | 2009-02-11 19:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY |
09DAMASCUS126 | REFORMATTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 125 - RE-ENGAGING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on the importa [...] | 2009-02-12 08:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY |
09DAMASCUS132 | SCENESETTER FOR CODELS CARDIN, BERMAN, AND KERRY [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Cardin, Chairman Berman, and Chairman Kerry, Embassy Damascus is looking forward to your mid-February visits. You should expect an enthusiastic reception by government officials of the Syrian Arab Republic (SARG) and from the media, who will interpret your presence as a [...] | 2009-02-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ETRD ECON PTER PREF PAUM PARM KWBG LE |
09DAMASCUS159 | KERRY - ASAD: SAUDIS MAY BE SOWING THE SEEDS OF [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry asked President Bashar al-Asad February 21 about Syria's activities in Lebanon in the lead-up to Lebanese elections in June. Asad, clearly primed, demanded, "Saudi Arabia has spent millions of dollars in Le [...] | 2009-02-27 13:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SA LE SY |
09DAMASCUS176 | CODEL KERRY PRESSES SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT ON [...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with CODEL Kerry, Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a declined to provide specific actions that the SARG wanted from the U.S. to improve the bilateral relationship. Senator Kerry enumerated three measurable ways that Syria could signal its intentions to the Obama Admin [...] | 2009-03-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV PTER IZ LE IS SY |
09DAMASCUS194 | FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: FM Muallim pronounced the Syrian regime's support of Lebanese independence and sovereignty, expressed a commitment to UNSCR 1701 implementation (while explicitly deferring discussion of Hizballah disarmament until a comprehensive peace settlement),and affirmed the Syrian reg [...] | 2009-03-15 04:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER LE IS SY |
09DAMASCUS202 | NEW LEBANESE EMBASSY PERCHED ABOVE OUR COMPOUND [...] (SBU) The March 15 placement of a sign embossed with a cedar tree and Arabic lettering denoting the "Embassy of the Republic of Lebanon" paved the way for the official opening of Lebanon's "temporary" embassy on Monday, March 16. RSO locally employed staff (LES) learned the Lebanese Charg d,A [...] | 2009-03-16 09:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC LE SY |
09DAMASCUS251 | SYRIAN SCORE CARD: NO GRAND BARGAINS, BUT POSITIVE FIRST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Four weeks after Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro met with Syrian FM Muallim (refs A-F),Syria has taken some positive steps to facilitate more normal Embassy operations, named an ambassador to Lebanon, and sent Muallim to Baghdad to discuss enhanced secu [...] | 2009-04-06 13:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL PTER IZ LE IS SY |
09DAMASCUS269 | SYRIAN/LEBANESE BORDER MANAGEMENT CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Danish border management expert Lasse Rosenkrands, directly involved in an initial and follow-up review of the Lebanese border as mandated by UN Security Council resolution 1701, reported that Lebanon had made some progress in making technical and tactical security upgrades to the [...] | 2009-04-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL LE SY |
09DAMASCUS27 | FM MUALLIM TELLS CODEL SPECTER BETTER U.S.-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In addition to sharing Syrian views about the situation in Gaza (ref B),FM Walid Muallim told Senator Arlen Specter December 30 the best way to change Iranian behavior related to its nuclear program was to remove the issue from the UN Security Council and pursue a monitoring sol [...] | 2009-01-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR IZ LE SY |
09DAMASCUS327 | PART 1: SYRIA'S CHANGING FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE - [...] (C) Nearly 40 years after Syria's banking industry was nationalized, Law No. 28 of 2001 authorized the re-introduction of private banking. Eight years on, Law No. 28 has had the most visible impact of President Bashar al-Asad's many economic "reforms," and has generated significant spinoff le [...] | 2009-05-11 03:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL LE SY |
09DAMASCUS335 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro heard a litany of complaints from the Syrian side led by FM Muallim over Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, renewal of U.S. sanctions, and the lack of serious eng [...] | 2009-05-12 14:54:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL IZ LE IS SY |
09DAMASCUS363 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro asked the Syrian side led by FM Muallim for a readout of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's May 5 visit to Dam [...] | 2009-05-21 14:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IR IS LE SY |
09DAMASCUS377 | CODEL KAUFMAN-PRESIDENT ASAD MEETING MAY 28 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 16:07:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY |
09DAMASCUS390 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 17:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY |
09DAMASCUS411 | SYRIAN REACTIONS TO JUNE 2009 LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Many of our contacts were surprised by the margin of March 14's impressive electoral victory over March 8. Press reporting prior to the election had fed expectations of a much closer race, and most Syrian observers were predicting a March 8 win. President Asad reportedly call [...] | 2009-06-11 10:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY |
09DAMASCUS431 | SARG CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS AHMEDINEJAD VICTORY IN [...] (S/NF) The Syrian government (SARG) appeared pleased by the initial tally of Iranian votes overwhelmingly in favor of incumbent President Ahmedinejad. President Asad sent a letter of congratulations to his Iranian counterpart and the official Syrian press lauded the high voter turnout as a wi [...] | 2009-06-22 13:11:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR LE IS SY |
09DAMASCUS445 | POSSIBLE POLITICAL DETENTION OF 23 RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: Syria reportedly released 23 Lebanese prisoners convicted of criminal offenses, some of whom had received special presidential amnesty and the rest after finishing their prison sentences. We have been unable to verify the reports, but if true, they could represent an important dev [...] | 2009-06-29 12:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LE SY |
09DAMASCUS461 | RENEWAL OF E.O. 13441: SEEKING GUIDANCE ON HOW TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: Washington's anticipated plans to notify Congress of the continuation of Executive Order 13441, which declares a national emergency with respect to the "acts of certain persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon or [...] | 2009-07-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL ETTC EFIN PTER LE SY |
09DAMASCUS48 | SYRIA SUCCEEDS IN CONVOKING EMERGENCY AL SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late December 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's [...] | 2009-01-14 10:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE |
09DAMASCUS51 | (CORRECTED COPY MONTH PARAGRAPH ONE): SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late January 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's o [...] | 2009-01-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE |
09DAMASCUS562 | SYRIA VP SHARA FINGERED FOR LEAK OF POTUS LETTER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Well-connected media contacts suggest that Syrian VP Farouk Shara leaked word of the President's July letter to Asad during an August 5 meeting with Wiam Wahhab, Druze leader of the Lebanese Tawheed party. Wahhab, ostensibly in Damascus to discuss a renewal of relations betw [...] | 2009-08-09 13:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LE SY |
09DAMASCUS697 | BASHAR'S SURPRISE TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA: SETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's surprise September 23 trip to attend the opening of the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) resulted from heavy lobbying by Turkey and Qatar, according to Embassy contacts. Asad's Advisor or Media and Political Affairs Bouth [...] | 2009-09-27 11:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LE IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS726 | SAUDI KING'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS: POSITIVE [...] (S) Summary: According to a range of Syrian and diplomatic contacts, the atmospherics of Saudi King Abdullah's October 7-8 visit to Damascus were positive and relaxed. The two leaders reportedly enjoyed a lot of time alone (with the King's son, Prince Abdul Aziz participating) for cordial b [...] | 2009-10-13 09:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL LE SA EG SY |
09DAMASCUS759 | TURKISH SUPPORT EMBOLDENS ASAD BUT PROVIDES BEST HOPE FOR COAXING SYRIA FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's September 16-17 working visit to Istanbul produced agreement on the creation of a high-level strategic cooperation commission, visa-free travel between Syria and Turkey, and a Syrian offer to work to rehabilitate Syrian PKK members. The deliverables [...] | 2009-10-28 05:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU LE SA IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS804 | IS NOW THE TIME TO RAISE HIZBALLAH WITH SYRIA? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syria's determined support of Hizballah's military build-up, particularly the steady supply of longer-range rockets and the introduction of guided missiles, could change the military balance and produce a scenario significantly more destructive than the July-August 2006 war. If roc [...] | 2009-11-19 09:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL LE IZ IS SY |
09DAMASCUS863 | SYRIA LOOKING FOR PRODUCTIVE HARIRI VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: Jamil as-Sayyed's early December lawsuit in a Syrian court against some 23 Lebanese citizens and three Syrians provided a chilling reminder of Syria's potential response to any future indictments by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) against Syrian officials or their Lebanese [...] | 2009-12-16 07:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | KJUS PREL UNCRIME LE SY |
09DAMASCUS868 | SPECIAL COORDINATOR HOF'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim spent most of the one-hour conversation with Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Hof lamenting the lack of progress in U.S.-Syrian bilateral relations. Muallim welcomed the possibility of a January visit by Special Envoy (S/E) Mitchell to Damascus, but st [...] | 2009-12-18 10:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL KPAL IR LE IZ SY |
09DAMASCUS88 | SYRIAN FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEES [...] (C) Summary: Suleyman Hadad, Chairman of the Syrian People's Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, told us January 26 that Syrians were eager to restore good relations with the U.S. Suleyman rolled out familiar Ba'ath Party talking points on Israel's "rejection of peace" and the need for armed [...] | 2009-01-28 15:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL PTER SY IS LE |
09DAMASCUS880 | SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war [...] | 2009-12-22 03:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR LE IZ TU SY |
09DAMASCUS882 | SYRIA FRAMES HARIRI VISIT AS NEW PAGE IN RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri completed on December 20 a two-day visit to Damascus, the first by a Lebanese prime minister to Damascus since the 2005 assassination of Hariri's father. Both sides described the visit as "fruitful and productive," while diplomats and Syrian con [...] | 2009-12-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL SY LE |
09DHAHRAN40 | SAUDI HEZBOLLAH LEADER WARNS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- XXXXXXXXXXXX (strictly protect),a popular Shi'a cleric and alleged leader of Saudi Hezbollah, met with PolOff after years of refusing to meet with USG officials (ref A). -- XXXXXXXXXXXX declared that the USG could persuade the SAG to adopt se [...] | 2009-03-22 08:19:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA LE IR PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM |
09DHAHRAN8 | SHI'A UNREST CONTINUES TO BUILD AFTER THE MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Shi'a clashes with Saudi security forces in Medina in February have set off a wave of demonstrations, protests, and calls on the government for justice. -- Members of the Shi'a communities from the Eastern Province were involved in the Baqi'a cemet [...] | 2009-03-02 16:22:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SA IR LE |
09DOHA394 | QATAR SUPPORTS LEBANESE CHOOSING OWN GOVERNMENT, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LE QA |
09DOHA502 | ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETINGS IN QATAR [...] (C) During their July 20-21 visit to Qatar, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and State Political-Military (PM) Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro held meetings with Qatar's military Chief of Staff, Major General (MG) Ha [...] | 2009-08-10 11:57:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS QA XF ZP ZR YM IR JO LE |
09DOHA664 | REPORTED QATARI MEDIATION IN FORMATION OF LEBANESE [...] (C) Talal Karami, the nephew of former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami, told P/E Chief Rice November 6 over dinner that the GOQ remains actively involved behind the scenes in mediating Lebanese political conflicts. He reported that Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, himse [...] | 2009-11-09 09:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE QA |
09GUATEMALA987 | Opposing UNGA Resolutions with Anti-Israel Bias: Guatemalan [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 22:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GT |
09HELSINKI446 | FINLAND: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Anna Salovaara, First Secretary in the Unit for UN and General Global Affairs at the MFA, and Kiikka Eela, Regional Manager for the Midle East Unit in the Bureau of Middle East and North African Affairs at the MFA. Both GOF officials stated that [...] | 2009-11-30 13:49:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
09JAKARTA1747 | PEACEKEEPING -- A HIGH-LEVEL PRIORITY FOR THE GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent deployment of Indonesian military peacekeepers to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as continuing deployments to Lebanon and Sudan, demonstrate the high priority the GOI places on UN peacekeeping participation. The GOI's commitment to peacekeeping missions an [...] | 2009-10-16 10:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC MOPS ASEC ID CG LE SU |
09JAKARTA1931 | GOI ROTATES LEBANON TROOPS, UNDERLINING COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia will send a replacement contingent of peacekeeping troops to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in the coming weeks. The GOI is also providing contributions to UN peacekeeping operations in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, it is m [...] | 2009-11-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS ASEC ID CG LE SU |
09JAKARTA230 | LEBANON/UNIFIL -- INDONESIA DEPLOYS SHIP TO ASSIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia will deploy a SIGMA-class Corvette to Lebanon in March to augment the GOI's already substantial contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) deployed there. The ship will become part of UNIFIL's Maritime Task Force, according to the GOI. It is Indon [...] | 2009-02-10 06:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS ID LE XF |
09JAKARTA68 | TERRORISM FINANCE -- GOI RESPONSE RE DESIGNATION [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please see Para five. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed with the GOI the U.S. designation of the Waad Project--a Lebanon-based Hizballah-run construction company--as a terrorist organization. Our contact asked whether the USG intended to [...] | 2009-01-14 07:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN LE ID |
09JEDDAH367 | THE NEW FACE OF SAUDI ARABIA? SAUDI MINISTER,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In September 23 meeting with Ambassador Smith and Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale, Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Khoja held forth on issues ranging from new media and the significance of the Kingdom,s brand-new flagship [...] | 2009-10-01 11:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EDU KPAO LE PGOV PHUM PREL SA SCUL |
09JERUSALEM1089 | UNRWA'S June 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting [...] (SBU) At the June 9-10 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Amman, Jordan, Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd noted that the total deficit of $107 million, including $39 million of essential operatin [...] | 2009-06-26 14:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE |
09JERUSALEM2129 | UNRWA'S November 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting [...] (SBU) At the November 17-19 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd highlighted chronic funding shortfalls and looked to host and donor governments to consider innovative ways to finance UNRWA operations. UNR [...] | 2009-11-25 09:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE |
09KINGSTON996 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche and delivered nonpaper expressing U.S. concern regarding the number of UNGA resolutions reflecting an anti-Israel bias. Demarche was delivered to Ms. Shae-Alicia Lewis and Mr. Rohan Clarke of the International Organizations Department of the Government [...] | 2009-11-24 20:28:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE JM XL |
09KUWAIT1051 | WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL PRICE (NOVEMBER 7-9, 2009) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Price to travel to post Nov 7-9, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 Fa [...] | 2009-11-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ EI KU JO BA NO LE |
09LISBON595 | PORTUGAL ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 15:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE PO |
09LONDON1394 | UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JUNE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 12:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EU LE CU BM UK |
09LONDON1876 | FCO MINISTER IVAN LEWIS' "INTRODUCTORY" VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Recently appointed Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis made his first visit to Syria and Lebanon August 3-6, in what FCO officials told us was Lewis' "introductory" visit to the region. In Syria, Lewis sought to broaden the UK's bilateral relationship with Syria and urged Syri [...] | 2009-08-12 14:36:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY UK |
09LONDON207 | IRAN - ANALYST KHAJEHPOUR ARGUES FOR: BROADENING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iran's leadership is committed domestically to low-grade enrichment but is not irretrievably committed to creation of a nuclear weapon, in the view of Tehran-based political risk analyst Bijan Khajehpour, who met privately in London with U.S Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte ac [...] | 2009-01-23 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS KPRP LE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL UK IA SW |
09LONDON617 | UK ANNOUNCES IT WILL REENGAGE WITH HIZBALLAH, BUT [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG's decision to publicly announce that it is reestablishing ties with Hizballah was based on domestic considerations, and was not meant to surprise the USG or other allies, FCO and Cabinet Office officials told us March 10. UK officials made the decision to reengage with H [...] | 2009-03-10 16:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY UK |
09LONDON837 | IRAN/ISRAEL: REGIME INSIDER REPORTEDLY PASSES [...] (S/NF) Summary: IRGC figure Salman Safavi (refs) on April 6 reportedly said Iran's senior leadership has "no interest in engagement" with a Netanyahu government on the subject of Israeli IDF hostages possibly held by Hamas, according to a regular Embassy London contact who said he has, at Isr [...] | 2009-04-07 18:11:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPRP IA IR IS LE UK |
09MADRID1019 | SPAIN'S VIEWS ON UNIFIL HANDOVER [...] (C) MOD Director General for Defense Policy, General Raggio, shared information about how Spain is preparing for a proposed UNIFIL command handover. Spain is still working towards a transition sometime in February, although they have heard that there have been "rumblings" from the Italian m [...] | 2009-10-19 06:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT LE IS SP |
09MADRID1029 | CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OCTOBER 19, 2009, MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: CDA and Leon discussed President Zapatero's October 13 meeting with POTUS including Zapatero's plans for a return visit to Washington in January, Spanish intentions regarding police trainers in Afghanistan, Guantanamo detainees, Kosovo, EUFOR, UNIFIL, Iran, Cuba, and Honduras. Le [...] | 2009-10-20 17:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KIPR SP AF KV BK LE IR CU HO |
09MANAMA372 | AA/S FELTMAN'S MEETINGS WITH CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (C) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met on June 15 with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Foreign Minister. They discussed Syria, Qatar, and the Iranian and Lebanese elections. End summary. ---------------------- Detach Syria from Iran ---------------------- 2. (C) After r [...] | 2009-06-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY QA IR LE BA |
09MOSCOW113 | RUSSIAN MFA ON GAZA, LEBANON AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting, MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin welcomed the U.S.-Israeli Anti-Smuggling MOU, which he thought would help produce the Egyptian brokered cease-fire, and urged early consultations by the Obama Administration on next steps. Vershini [...] | 2009-01-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR LE IQ IR IS RS |
09MOSCOW496 | RUSSIA SET ON A MOSCOW MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's February 15-19 visit to the Middle East reinforced Russia's intention to convene a Moscow Middle East conference (and ward off Sarkozy's entry into the race for MEPP summitry). The GOR now aims to hold an April or May meeting that Russian officials argu [...] | 2009-02-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IR IS SY RS XF |
09NICOSIA10 | CYPRUS FAVORS EARLY APPROVAL OF EU-SYRIA [...] (C) In response to Reftel regarding U.S. request that the European Union delay approval of its Association Agreement (AA) with Syria until the SARG improves its behavior and demonstrates commitment to its public pledges, PolChief on January 12 demarched Cypriot MFA Middle East Desk Officer Di [...] | 2009-01-12 12:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY SY LE |
09NICOSIA383 | CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR JUNE GAERC [...] (C) On June 11, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA European Union/CFSP desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Taking up the Israel-Palestine points first, Panayiotou stated that the GOC welcomes recent USG overtures but remains concerned over the stance of the Netanyahu government, particularly o [...] | 2009-06-17 05:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS SY LE CU AF PK BK YI KO HR |
09NICOSIA736 | (C) CYPRUS: NO PROMISES ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (C) Polchief delivered reftel points November 19 to Cyprus MFA Head of the Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations Michalis Stavrinos. Stavrinos emphasized Cyprus' sensitivity when it came to matters touching upon "occupied lands," calling it an existential issue. [...] | 2009-11-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE CY |
09NOUAKCHOTT756 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 17:28:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
09OSLO3 | NORWEGIANS PLEDGE AID FOR GAZA, BUT STRESS ACCESS [...] (C) Poloff met with Ingrid Schoyen, Assistant Director General of the Middle East Section of the MFA to deliver reftel demarche on aid to Gaza. Norway pledged 30 million kroner (approx $4.3 million) of aid to Gaza on December 30, actually taking the decision prior to the flash appeal by the U [...] | 2009-01-05 14:27:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA NO |
09OSLO722 | NORWAY STILL DECIDING HOW TO VOTE ON ISRAEL - [...] (C) Summary: As of the morning of November 19, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) was still undecided as to how to vote on the three UNGA resolutions into which Goldstone report language has been inserted; the Middle East section was consulting with the MFA legal department to con [...] | 2009-11-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE NO |
09OTTAWA2 | CANADA TO PROVIDE FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 19:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | LE EAID PGOV PREL PHUM CA |
09OUAGADOUGOU1045 | BURKINA FASO - OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 16:10:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE UV |
09PARAMARIBO394 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) On November 24, Poloff shared the points in Reftel with Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Elsenhout responded that the overarching principle for Suriname's foreign policy on the Palestinian issue is to "support the legitima [...] | 2009-11-24 16:28:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL SY LE NS |
09PARIS1335 | FRENCH MFA ON YEMEN, SYRIA, IRAQ AND QATAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA Middle East Director (A/S equivalent) Patrice Paoli told DAS Janet Sanderson September 11 that the French have grown very concerned about the increasingly precarious political and security situation in Yemen. As part of a bid to help re-stabilize Yemen, they plan to boost th [...] | 2009-09-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY QA YM LE IZ FR |
09PARIS786 | FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, CUBA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed the June General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Themes to be discussed at next week's GAERC include Cuba, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and the Western Bal [...] | 2009-06-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN CU WE GZ IS LE SY YI BK HR SI GG |
09PORTOFSPAIN462 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO CONTINUE VOTING YES ON UNGA ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Margaret Rousseau November 19. Rousseau said that Trinidad and Tobago will generally continue to vote in favor of resolutions on the Middle East as outlined in reftel, particularly, she said, "given recent developme [...] | 2009-11-19 20:34:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
09PRAGUE25 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER EZ EUN UNSC LE SY |
09PRAGUE324 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the June 15-16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, Lebanon, the Western Balkans, [...] | 2009-06-11 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU LE CU BM |
09QUITO985 | Ecuador Demarche Response - Opposing Anti-Israel UNGA [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points on November 19, but has not been able to obtain a substantive response. However, based on previous demarches (Refs B and C),and with Ecuador's deepening relations with Iran, Post believes that the GOE is not likely to change its previous practice of voting in [...] | 2009-11-23 22:42:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL EC IS LE SY |
09RABAT920 | MOROCCO: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered subject demarche to Redouane Houssaini, Head of the MFA's United Nations Division, on November 20th. Houssaini stated that Morocco's voting record on these issues was well established, and that it would continue to be heavily influenced by the GOM's affiliation with th [...] | 2009-11-20 16:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MO |
09REYKJAVIK208 | ICELAND'S POSITION UNCHANGED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Post delivered points contained in reftel to Emil Breki Hreggvidsson, Counsellor in the Foreign Affairs Department at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 18. Hreggvidsson stated that the Government of Iceland has not changed its position of abstaining or being absent fro [...] | 2009-11-18 17:40:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE IC |
09RIYADH1076 | SAUDI DEPUTY FM ON LEBANON, SYRIA, AND MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 16 meeting with Charge on Afghanistan (reftel),Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Khalid Al-Jindan acknowledged the need to do more to stop terrorist financing; was hopeful about Lebanese government formation; expressed his disappointment with Palest [...] | 2009-08-18 13:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNGA KTFN WE GZ XF SA LE SY |
09RIYADH1177 | SAUDI ARABIA: JINDAN TALKS KAUST, REFORM, AND [...] (C) During Charge Ambassador Erdman's September 8 farewell call, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ambassador Khalid Al-Jindan admitted that oil wealth could no longer solve all the Kingdom's problems, and that the time had come for reforms; voiced qualified support for an i [...] | 2009-09-09 14:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IR LE YM SA SY IZ |
09RIYADH1303 | ASAD'S VISIT: SAUDI-SYRIAN RAPPROCHEMENT BACK ON TRACK? [...] (C) Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad's unexpected attendance at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) opening, and his lengthy meeting with King Abdullah on the margins, has encouraged speculation about further Saudi-Syrian rapprochement and its potential regional impl [...] | 2009-10-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA SY LE TU |
09RIYADH1531 | SAUDI MINISTER OF STATE MADANI ON YEMEN, IRAN, THE [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Smith on November 16, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani said the Saudis were "concerned" about politicization of the Hajj but prepared to "react strongly" if necessary. He thanked the U.S. for its support for the SAG's continuing mili [...] | 2009-11-17 13:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV SA IR IZ LE YM AF |
09RIYADH1617 | SAUDI CROWN PRINCE TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS; TO WHAT [...] (C) A wan but happy and allegedly "fully recovered" Crown Prince Sultan returned to Riyadh on December 11 after over a year's absence for treatment of colon cancer in the US and Morocco. Led by a beaming King Abdullah, the royal family turned out in full force to mount a hero's welcome, ampli [...] | 2009-12-14 09:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SA LE BA |
09RIYADH1684 | SAUDIS SAY SYRIA "ISOLATED FOR TOO LONG" [...] (C) During a courtesy call with Ambassador Smith on December 22, MFA Deputy Minister for Multilateral Relations Dr. Prince Torki bin Mohamed bin Saud Al-Kabeer stressed that reaching out to Syria was critical to achieving Middle East peace and said that "Syria had been isolated for too long." [...] | 2009-12-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA SY IR LE |
09RIYADH442 | SAUDI ARABIA: SUDAN'S NEW FRONT IN DARFUR CRISIS [...] (C) DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE: Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismael, advisor to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, visited Riyadh the week of March 14 to influence public opinion and seek aid contributions for Darfur. The contributions are intended to supplant those lost following this week's expulsion of ai [...] | 2009-03-21 15:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PHUM PREL QA SA SU |
09RIYADH662 | SAUDI INFORMATION MINISTER ON LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] KEY POINTS: --(C) Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon continues to be actively involved in attempts to orchestrate a victory for the March 14 alliance, and paid an under-the-radar visit in mid-April to mediate between the constantly bickering allies. --(C) The Saudis are alarmed by the possibil [...] | 2009-05-15 12:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL IS SY LE |
09RIYADH748 | LEBANON: EX-SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON THINKS [...] (S) Former Saudi ambassador to Lebanon and current Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Al-Khoja told Ambassador in a June 7 meeting that he and other Saudi leaders expect the March 14 coalition to "eke" out a victory in the June 7 Lebanese parliamentary elections. The minister said [...] | 2009-06-07 14:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR LE SA |
09RIYADH843 | CHARGE,S JUNE 24 MEETING WITH MFA DEPUTY MINISTER [...] (C) In a June 24 meeting with the Charge, MFA Deputy Minister for Bilateral Affairs Jindan confirmed that improving Saudi-Syrian relations were being driven by Syria's improved behavior toward Lebanon and Hamas and by Saudi Arabia's strategic interest in pulling Syria away from Iran and draw [...] | 2009-06-27 04:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE IR IS SA |
09RIYADH896 | SAUDI KING WILL TRAVEL TO DAMASCUS WHEN HARIRI IS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Saudi Information Minister Khoja confirmed to Charge that King Abdullah's planned July 6 visit to Damascus had been postponed to allow Saad Hariri the time he needed to form an inclusive government that did not giv [...] | 2009-07-07 17:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC SA SY LE |
09RIYADH962 | SAUDI MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MADANI [...] (C) During a July 20 meeting Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani accepted Charge's congratulations on his appointment by the King to another 4-year term; praised President Obama's efforts on the Middle East and the recent meeting with the Quartet in Trieste; and focused o [...] | 2009-07-25 09:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SA SY LE AF PK IR XF |
09ROME1119 | UNIFIL: ITALY LOOKING FOR A SIGNAL FROM US [...] (C/NF) Summary. We have a window -- albeit one that is beginning to close -- to reverse an evolving decision by the GOI to cut its posture in UNIFIL by nearly half as it cedes the command to Spain. The decision comes as the GOI looks for ways to trim its budget while maintaining funding for [...] | 2009-09-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS |
09ROME1132 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 13 [...] (C) Your meeting with Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa in Washington on October 13 comes at a crucial moment, as Italy ponders possible cuts to its overseas deployments budget. La Russa is a good friend of the U.S., a strong advocate for our shared transatlantic security interests [...] | 2009-10-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF LE |
09ROME1177 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UNIFIL, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Thorne on October 22, FM Frattini said Italy is willing to extend General Graziano's command of UNIFIL for up to nine months at the current troop level of 2,300, as long as the request comes from the UNSYG. He congratulated the U.S. for convincing [...] | 2009-10-22 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT AF PK LE UN |
09SANAA1882 | HAMID AL-AHMAR TRIES HIS HAND AT COORDINATING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Citing his desire to throw President Saleh off balance, Hamid al-Ahmar, prominent businessman, opposition leader, and de facto head of Yemen's largest tribal confederation, told EconOff on October 6 that he is trying to coordinate the efforts of the Houthi rebels and the Southern Movem [...] | 2009-10-12 13:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR SA SY GM EG TU LE YM |
09SANAA43 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-11 05:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE YM |
09SANSALVADOR1083 | GOES TO VOTE FOR ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] (C) On November 20, Director General for Foreign Policy Joaquin Maza told PolCouns the GOES was almost certain to vote for at least seven (anti-Israel) resolutions in the spirit of "UN consensus." He said the GOES remains a strong supporter of Israel, and, as evidence of this support, their mis [...] | 2009-11-23 22:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE ES |
09SARAJEVO1287 | BOSNIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON BIASED [...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 18 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming discussion of Israel-specific resolutions, per reft [...] | 2009-11-19 07:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE BK |
09SINGAPORE356 | (S) SINGAPORE AGREES TO HELP ON DPRK [...] (S) MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told the CDA April 15 that Singapore will help with regard to a possible upcoming proliferation-related transaction involving the DPRK at Singapore's Changi airport (see reftel). Kausikan complained, however, that the USG had not been full [...] | 2009-04-16 01:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE KN SN |
09STATE102613 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon due to current safety and security concerns. Americans living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. This supersedes the Trav [...] | 2009-10-02 08:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
09STATE105467 | UNIFIL: BUCKING UP THE ITALIANS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs three through six. Summary ------- 2. (C/NF) Summary. We want to prevent a significant drawdown of Italy's contribution to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),a linchpin of the post-2006 ceasefire between Israel and Hizballah. Due t [...] | 2009-10-09 13:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS |
09STATE108199 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE TRAINING CANDIDATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PHUM LE |
09STATE109989 | ENFORCING THE WEAPONS-FREE ZONE IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. Summary ------- 2. (C) Incidents like the July 14 explosion of a Hizballah weapons depot in Khirbat Selim, September 11 rocket attacks on northern Israel, and the events of October 12 in Tayr Falsayh further undermi [...] | 2009-10-23 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS KPKO UNSC LE IS |
09STATE110414 | GUIDANCE: CONSULTATIONS ON UNSCR 1559, OCT 27 [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the building blocks at paragraph three for the October 27 Security Council consultation on the tenth semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1559 (2004). 3. (SB [...] | 2009-10-26 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE IS SY |
09STATE112489 | NEA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 22:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AG BH EG AE LY MU LE |
09STATE115675 | GUIDANCE: 1701 CONSULTATIONS, NOV. 10 [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the building blocks at paragraph three for the November 10 Security Council consultation on the eleventh semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1701 (2006). 3. [...] | 2009-11-10 00:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KNNP IS SY LE IR |
09STATE11872 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) In response to reftel Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces personnel listed in reftels. [...] | 2009-02-09 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09STATE118799 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...] | 2009-11-17 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
09STATE123768 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE TRAINING CANDIDATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PHUM LE |
09STATE124637 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE TRAINING CANDIDATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 22:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PHUM LE |
09STATE131383 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE TRAINING CANDIDATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 22:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PHUM LE |
09STATE18258 | GUIDANCE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT [...] Department appreciates USUN's work on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Management Committee (STL-MC) and provides the following guidance for use in the next STL-MC meeting, currently scheduled for February 27. 2. After reviewing REF A and B regarding a possible change in Prosecutor Bellemar [...] | 2009-02-27 00:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE |
09STATE21098 | GUIDANCE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT [...] (U) Department provides the following guidance for Agenda Item 3 of the 35th meeting of the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL): ----------------- Tax Reimbursement ----------------- 2. (SBU) USUN may support the proposal put forward to reimburse STL judges fo [...] | 2009-03-06 15:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE |
09STATE21922 | GUIDANCE: POINTS FOR USE IN UNSCR 1701 [...] (U) USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the U.S. intervention in UNSCR 1701 consultations on March 10, 2009. Department requests that USUN seek further guidance if the final statement differs significantly and substantively from the points below. 2. (SBU) Begin points: - [...] | 2009-03-09 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY IS |
09STATE22576 | GUIDANCE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT [...] (U) Department provides the following guidance regarding compensation for judges employed by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). This guidance modifies that previously sent in REF A. 2. (SBU) USUN may support the British compromise proposal which provides for a one-time adjustment of t [...] | 2009-03-10 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE |
09STATE24365 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 22:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT LE |
09STATE25514 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) In response to the reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it does not, at this time, possess credible information of gross human rights violations by the member and unit of the Lebanese Armed Forces personnel listed reftel. If at any time the Embassy [...] | 2009-03-17 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09STATE28850 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 25 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the elements in paras 2 and 4 below as a basis for its participation in Security Council consultations on the Middle East scheduled for March 25, and for its public statements on the consultation. 2. (U) Elements for presenta [...] | 2009-03-25 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE SY KPAL |
09STATE30511 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09STATE35241 | (U) Secretary Clinton's April 8, 2009 [...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (SBU) April 8, 2009; 3:00 p.m.EDT; Washington, DC. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman Matthew Irwin (NEA Notetaker) LEBANON Minister of Defen [...] | 2009-04-10 02:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PTER LE SY |
09STATE36567 | G8-BMENA INITIATIVE SECOND COORDINATION MEETING [...] Summary: Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Madelyn Spirnak attended a G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) coordination meeting hosted by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Youssef Amrani in Rabat on April 2, 2009. Italy,s Deputy Direc [...] | 2009-04-14 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO PREL IT MO LE QA |
09STATE36855 | (S) DPRK PROLIFERATION-RELATED TRANSACTION IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) On April 14, Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and ISN Acting DAS Tony Foley met with Singapore DCM Ong to deliver the points in paragraph 4. Under separate cover, Singapore De [...] | 2009-04-14 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE KN SN |
09STATE37028 | LEBANON LOAN AGREEMENT WITH U.S.-DESIGNATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) In reftel A, Embassy Beirut alerted Washington that Lebanon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) March 12 with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) for the [...] | 2009-04-15 15:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE |
09STATE37297 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 20 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below as a basis for its participation in Security Council consultations on the Middle East scheduled for April 20, and for its public statements on the consultation. 2. (U) Talking points: -- It is th [...] | 2009-04-15 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE KPAL |
09STATE3953 | LEBANON: URGING GOL ACTION TO STEM UNSCR 1701 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On January 14, unknown persons in south Lebanon launched rockets towards Israel, the second rocket attack from Lebanon into Israel in one week. No organization has claimed responsibility for the most recent [...] | 2009-01-15 00:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR LE |
09STATE45217 | GUIDANCE: UNSC CONSULTATION ON LEBANON (UNSCR [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the building blocks in paragraph 3 for the May 7 Security Council consultations on the ninth semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1559 (2004). 3. (SBU) Begin [...] | 2009-05-04 21:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC LE SY IS |
09STATE46591 | GUIDANCE: UNSC MIDDLE EAST DEBATE, MAY 11, 2009 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below as a basis for its participation in the Security Council debate on the Middle East scheduled for May 11, and for its public statements about the debate. 2. (U) Talking points: -- Thank the Secret [...] | 2009-05-07 16:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE KPAL |
09STATE47033 | GUIDANCE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON REGISTRAR [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Department understands per REFTEL that AmCit David Tolbert plans to submit a formal application for the position of Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in the coming days. There is no other AmCit candidate and Tolbert appears well-qualified [...] | 2009-05-08 14:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE |
09STATE5430 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATION ON GAZA, JANUARY [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below in consultations on the Middle East scheduled for January 21, 2009. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I thank the Secretary General for his insightful briefing on the situation in Gaza and wish to register the [...] | 2009-01-21 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE KPAL |
09STATE56764 | TRAVEL ALERT - LEBANON [...] The Department of State alerts Americans traveling to or residing in Lebanon that Lebanese Parliamentary elections will be held on June 7, 2009. The U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, expects greater than normal traffic congestion, and large crowds at or near polling stations on that day. The [...] | 2009-06-02 22:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
09STATE64424 | LEBANON -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary released the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release received substantial coverage in domestic and foreign [...] | 2009-06-22 18:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG LE |
09STATE64642 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST DEBATE, JUNE 23 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the following building blocks for remarks during June 23 consultations on the Middle East. 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: It is the policy of the United States to move quickly and actively to seek a lasting peace between Israel and it [...] | 2009-06-23 01:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL KPKO IS LE |
09STATE69803 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09STATE69808 | GUIDANCE: LEBANON 1701 CONSULTATIONS, JULY 8 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below as a basis for its participation in Security Council consultations on the Secretary-General's report on implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701 (Lebanon) scheduled for July 8, 2009, and for its public s [...] | 2009-07-06 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS SY LE |
09STATE71850 | DEMARCHE: SUPPORT FOR THE LEBANESE ARMY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three through six. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Posts are requested to seek host government support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and, specifically, to request funding for the purchase, upgrade, and transfer of 56 of Jordan's U.S.- [...] | 2009-07-10 16:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KU LE PREL PTER QA SA AE |
09STATE85457 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LAF AND ISF CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) In response to referenced Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces personnel listed below. [...] | 2009-08-17 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09STATE86157 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, AUGUST 19 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para. 2 building blocks when making its intervention during the upcoming Middle East consultations in the Security Council on August 19. 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: I thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his report [...] | 2009-08-18 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL AR BA EG IS JO LE SY |
09STATE86628 | UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON UNIFIL, 20 AUGUST [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the talking points in paragraph 3 for the August 20 United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) consultations with the UNSC. 3. (SBU) Begin talking points: Thank you, Mr. President. The United States commends the work of [...] | 2009-08-19 22:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO LE SY IS |
09STATE87819 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LAF AND ISF CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) In response to referenced Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members and units of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces personnel liste [...] | 2009-08-24 14:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC NAS LE |
09STATE89001 | (SBU) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON GAZA STRIP [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR REF REPORTING WHICH, TOGETHER WITH OTHER REPORTING, PROVIDED EXCELLENT INSIGHTS INTO THE ACTIVITIES OF PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUPS, THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORIST OPERATIONS INSIDE EGYPT, AND THE CONTACTS AND NETWORKS OF [...] | 2009-08-26 15:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER AE BA IR IS IZ JO KU LE MU QA SA SY YM |
09STATE99557 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC LE |
09STATE99558 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC LE |
09TBILISI2026 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GG |
09TBILISI93 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on January 13. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...] | 2009-01-20 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE GG |
09TELAVIV124 | GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 16, 1200 [...] (S) As of 1100 local on January 16, the USDAO had reported that Israeli heavy armor and mechanized forces were moving into southern Gaza from the Sufa and Kerem Shalom crossings, moves which suggest a ground operation is in the making in the vicinity of the Philadelphi corridor. The Israeli [...] | 2009-01-16 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG LE IS KPAL CASC |
09TELAVIV1324 | GOI DISCUSSES LEBANON AND SYRIA WITH HOF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 10, Fred Hof, Special Advisor for Regional Affairs in the office of Special Envoy Mitchell, held a series of meetings with GOI officials from the MFA and MOD to discuss the situation in Lebanon and Syria and the possibilities for progress towards opening negotiations with each. [...] | 2009-06-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL LE SY UN IS |
09TELAVIV1688 | PM A/S SHAPIRO'S JULY 22-23 VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a number of GOI officials on July 22-23 to stress the importance of the U.S.-Israeli political-military relationship, and to discuss among other issues Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME). GOI interlocutors [...] | 2009-07-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR SA LE IS |
09TELAVIV206 | ISRAELI THINKING ON LEBANON ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: From January 1-10, Poloff and visiting NEA Lebanon desk officer Matthew Irwin discussed Lebanon in meetings with Israeli MFA, MOD, and NSC officials, as well as local academics and journalists. Overall the meetings confirmed that Israel shares the goal of supporting Lebanese mod [...] | 2009-01-23 16:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER LE SY IR IS |
09TELAVIV2256 | ISRAELI UAV FOOTAGE OF EXPLOSION IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) On October 13, the Israel Air Force publicly released video footage taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shortly following the October 12 explosion of an apparent arms cache in the Lebanese village of Tayr Filsi. The IAF UAV footage show Hizballah operatives removing rockets and oth [...] | 2009-10-14 15:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY UN IS |
09TELAVIV2401 | ISRAELI MFA POLITICAL RESEARCH BUREAU DISCUSSES [...] (C) POLOFF and NEA/IPA Desk Officer met with MFA's Political Research Bureau (INR equivalent) on October 14 to discuss recent developments in Syria and Lebanon. MFA analysts explained that lately the political atmosphere in Lebanon suggests progress toward resolving the political crisis. So [...] | 2009-11-02 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV LE SY IS |
09TELAVIV2443 | GOI BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY ON M/V FRANCOP [...] (C) Summary: During a carefully orchestrated public relations event on November 5, the GOI briefed ambassadors, defense attaches and members of the diplomatic corps at the Nahal Soreq Ammunition Center on the arms shipment confiscated from the M/V Francop. Participants, including polmiloff, w [...] | 2009-11-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER PARM IR LE SY IS |
09TELAVIV2482 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW MEETS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 and 2, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, met with a number of senior Israeli defense officials in Israel including: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General (DG) Pinchas Buchris; Head of MOD Poli [...] | 2009-11-16 08:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG SY IR SA LE TU |
09TELAVIV2500 | 40TH JOINT POLITICAL-MILITARY GROUP: EXECUTIVE [...] (S) Summary: During the Executive Session of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and Israeli counterparts continued discussion on the creation of four new Qualitative Military Edge (QME) working groups. GOI interlocutors continued to raise concerns regarding the F-15 sale to [...] | 2009-11-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR RU SA LE TU IS |
09TELAVIV2501 | 40TH JPMG: COUNTERSMUGGLING TECHNICAL DISCUSSION [...] (S) Summary: Concurrent to the Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) Executive Session, IDF J5 and Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) officers briefed U.S. JPMG delegation members on current arms transfers and weapons smuggling into Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. IDF J5 and IDI officers first focused o [...] | 2009-11-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR LE IS |
09TELAVIV2502 | 40TH JPMG: NEA REGIONAL DISCUSSION (PART 3 OF 4) [...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and GOI counterparts discussed security issues in the Near East region. GOI officials expressed support for the P5 plus 1 engagement process with Iran, but doubted the process would lead to any change in Iranian behavior - [...] | 2009-11-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR SA LE IS |
09TELAVIV2627 | GHAJAR DISCUSSIONS WITH UNIFIL TO RESUME DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary. According to a briefing by MFA IO A/S-equivalent, the GOI inner cabinet voted in favor of the MFA's proposal that Israel accept the UNIFIL "temporary" plan for the divided village of Ghajar on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan. MFA Director General Gal b [...] | 2009-12-04 14:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN LE IS |
09TELAVIV273 | ISRAEL'S REACTION TO MORTAR AND ROCKET FIRE [...] (SBU) Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza have exchanged numerous salvos over the past week, but the unilateral cease-fires that brought an end to major hostilities in the Gaza Strip on January 18 have not fully unraveled. Tensions flared on January 27 when a roadside bomb struck an Isr [...] | 2009-02-02 15:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS LE KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV29 | GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 6, 1800 [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Israel continues to press forward intensely with Operation Cast Lead while Israeli officials rebuff diplomatic entreaties to enter into a short-term cease-fire with Hamas that would restore the status quo ante. Prime Minister Olmert reiterated Israel's demands that Hamas ceas [...] | 2009-01-06 16:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PREF PINR KWBG PINS MOPS IS LE EG |
09TELAVIV314 | BARAK WARNS HIZBALLAH, GOL AND SARG OF "PAINFUL" [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Defense Barak issued a series of tough warnings earlier this week intended to deter an expected Hizballah attack on Israel or Israeli interests abroad. Barak also sent signals to the governments of Lebanon and Syria that the IDF would target Lebanese state interests [...] | 2009-02-05 12:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS SY LE IS |
09TELAVIV605 | ACTING A/S FELTMAN,S DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met with MFA officials on March 4 to discuss his upcoming visit to Syria, the GOI talks on Ghajjar with the UN, the status of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and Israel's relations with Mauritania and the Gulf states. Deputy Dire [...] | 2009-03-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG EAID EG QA MR MU JO LE IS |
09TOKYO101 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PREL PGOV JA LE |
09USUNNEWYORK1011 | USUN DISCUSSION WITH SPANISH MOD OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) Ambassador Wolff met on November 9 with a delegation from the Spanish Ministry of Defense who were in New York to meet with the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to discuss Spain's candidate for the UNIFIL Force Commander position. Luis Cuesta, Secretary General of Defens [...] | 2009-11-11 21:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK1025 | UNSC: COUNCIL'S QUARTERLY UNSCR 1701 CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Williams and Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed the Council in consultations on November 10 on the implementation of UNSCR 1701 over the last quarter. Both Williams and Mulet and the majority of member state [...] | 2009-11-13 00:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK1026 | AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH UN [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams told Ambassador Wolff on November 10 that he favorably views the January 2010 transition in UNIFIL Force Commanders. Williams said he thought Spain would do a good job and its holding of the EU Presidency from January to June 2010 could [...] | 2009-11-13 00:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO UNSC IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK1073 | UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING - LIBYA KEEN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat's briefing to the Security Council at its monthly meeting on the Middle East on November 24 focused on the current impasse in re-launching bilateral negotiations, given continuing Israeli settlement activity. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains troubli [...] | 2009-11-25 23:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK110 | REPORTING TO SECURITY COUNCIL AFTER SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: French and UK Mission legal officers, together with Legoff, met with Under Secretary-General Patricia O,Brien, Assistant Secretary-General Peter Taksoe-Jensen and other staff of the U.N. Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) on February 4 to discuss whether the Secretary-General will con [...] | 2009-02-10 16:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER UNSC PREL SY LE |
09USUNNEWYORK1102 | DPKO-UNIFIL JOINT TECHNICAL REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: On December 1, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) hosted a meeting with Security Council Lebanon experts to share initial findings concerning the ongoing joint technical review of UNIFIL. DPKO's initial findings recommend the creation of a southern sector in UNIF [...] | 2009-12-08 01:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK1150 | UNSC: COUNCIL'S DECEMBER MEETING ON THE MIDDLE [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Serry briefed the Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on December 17. He highlighted the lack of progress in seeking the two parties' return to the negotiating table. While noting that Israeli Prime Minister Netan [...] | 2009-12-23 19:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK159 | UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING: SUPPORTIVE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the monthly Security Council meeting on the Middle East, Robert Serry, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Secretary General's Personal Representative to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, briefed the Council on the situation in Gaza and t [...] | 2009-02-19 22:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK180 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: At its February 20 meeting, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Management Committee discussed the future STL Prosecutor's request for a change in the terms of his employment, to the equivalent compensation of a judge, to compensate for a decrease in his net earnings when he mo [...] | 2009-02-27 01:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PTER LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK198 | AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS WITH UNIFIL COMMANDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wolff met with General Claudio Graziano, the Force Commander of UNIFIL, and discussed UNIFIL's operations, elections in Lebanon, and Israel's occupation of northern Ghajar. Graziano said the security situation in Lebanon will remain critical during the run-up to the L [...] | 2009-02-28 00:08:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL MARR IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK248 | UNSC: UNSCR 1701 QUARTERLY CONSULTATIONS AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and DPKO Director for Asia and the Middle East Division Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber briefed the Security Council in consultations on the Secretary-General's UNSCR 1701 quarterly report. Both emphasized that the most [...] | 2009-03-11 21:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC KPAL KPKO IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK299 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Special Tribunal for Lebanon Management Committee met March 20 and agreed to a one-time increase in the base salary of judges. The Management Committee also discussed and solicited more information on a request by the President of the Tribunal for appointment of the Vice P [...] | 2009-03-23 22:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE |
09USUNNEWYORK328 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 25, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in 2009. In addition to a briefing by the Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs covering recent events, which he termed a "situation of impasse and uncertainty," all 15 Council members spoke [...] | 2009-03-27 22:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR |
09USUNNEWYORK368 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON REGISTRAR RESIGNS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 17:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER AORC AMGT UNSC LE |
09USUNNEWYORK433 | UNSC MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS: FRUSTRATED BY LACK [...] (C) Summary: Lynn Pascoe, Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on April 20 briefed Council members on the situation in the Middle East in a public session before the Council moved to closed consultations. Pascoe focused most of his presentation on the situation in Gaza, and noted pa [...] | 2009-04-24 22:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR |
09USUNNEWYORK44 | MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (U) Summary. The Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) met on January 22 to discuss the transition from the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) to the STL and to discuss other issues. End Summary. Preparations for the Transition [...] | 2009-01-23 23:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS UN LE |
09USUNNEWYORK479 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERIC HOF AND [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Federic Hof, Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs in the Office of the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace and Matthew Irwin, U.S. Department of State, Lebanon Desk Officer, for Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Mr. Hof and Mr. Irwin will meet [...] | 2009-05-11 20:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC LE IS |
09USUNNEWYORK482 | UNSC: UN ENVOY SAYS GREAT PROGRESS ON 1559, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council on May 7 that significant progress had been achieved in the implementation of UNSCR 1559, particularly on the full opening of diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria. Despite great strides in solidifying internal stability and [...] | 2009-05-12 01:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL UNSC LE SY IS |
09USUNNEWYORK493 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST MINISTERIAL STRONGLY BACKS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council on May 11 convened a ministerial-level meeting to encourage Israel, the Palestinians, and the international community to move forward on their commitments toward a comprehensive peace agreement. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, opened the meetin [...] | 2009-05-13 00:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL UNSC LE SY IS |
09USUNNEWYORK504 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MAY 13 BILATERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Rice met with Lebanese Perm Rep Nawaf Salam on May 13 for their first bilateral meeting. Ambassador Salam reviewed the electoral playing field in Lebanon ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. He expressed appreciation for Ambassador Rice's statements in the Council on L [...] | 2009-05-14 20:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KPAL KWBG LE IS |
09USUNNEWYORK618 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S JUNE 22 MEETING WITH TERJE [...] (C) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen told Ambassador Rice on June 22 that the June 7 Lebanese Parliamentary elections had been "good news" and described three possible regional scenarios going forward in order of probability: (1) business as usual, (2) a regional war started by Hizballah involving [...] | 2009-06-25 02:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LE SY IR SA VT |
09USUNNEWYORK624 | UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Middle East on June 23. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry briefed the Council and highlighted the concerted push to create the conditions for re-launching negotiations for a two state solution. [...] | 2009-06-26 00:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK646 | AMBASSADOR DICARLO'S JUNE 30 MEETING WITH IDF BG [...] (C) Summary: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Brigadier General Yossi Heymann, who leads the IDF delegation to the UNIFIL monthly tripartite meetings, told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 30 that Iran and Hizballah are the major Israeli concerns when discussing the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Israeli [...] | 2009-07-02 00:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UN IS LE SY IR |
09USUNNEWYORK651 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING MISSION [...] Summary: Following weeks of sometimes contentious negotiations, the Fifth Committee, on June 23rd, reached agreement on the 14 peacekeeping operation (PKO) budgets financed under the peacekeeping scale of assessments and on other peacekeeping-related requirements for the UN peacekeeping fina [...] | 2009-07-03 00:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IS LE PREL UNGA YI |
09USUNNEWYORK676 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON SYG'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In July 8 Security Council consultations on the UNSCR 1701 report, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Williams told the Council that the successful Lebanese parliamentary elections and the calm during the reporting period offers a real opportunity for full implementation of UNS [...] | 2009-07-11 00:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK7 | CALLS IN NEW YORK FOR SECURITY COUNCIL TO ACT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG |
09USUNNEWYORK72 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH ISRAELI AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gabriela Shalev on January 28 welcomed Ambassador Rice to her new post during their initial meeting. During the hour-long meeting, Shalev stressed Israel's commitment to the peace process while isolating Hamas and ending smug [...] | 2009-01-30 19:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR IS KPAL KWBG LE PAL SY UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK721 | CLOSED COUNCIL SESSION LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 23 Alain LeRoy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefed Security Council members in consultations on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movements and initial investigation. LeRoy said the cache rep [...] | 2009-07-24 16:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK736 | UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on July 27. He focused his briefing on continuing Israeli settlement activity, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and th [...] | 2009-07-31 00:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL KPO UNSC IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK750 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S AUGUST 5 MEETING WITH UNIFIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met with UNIFIL Force Commander General Graziano on August 5 to discuss UNIFIL's needs, its mandate renewal before the Security Council, and the July 14-18 incidents in Khirbat Silim. General Graziano underscored that the real problem facing UNIFIL is the lack of [...] | 2009-08-06 02:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO KBIO UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK768 | UNIFIL TCC MEETING: DPKO AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 13, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed Security Council members and troop contributing countries (TCCs) in a private meeting on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movement and initi [...] | 2009-08-14 20:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK788 | UNSC: COUNCIL CALLS FOR UNIFIL RENEWAL; MAJORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 20, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on UNIFIL. He highlighted the Hizballah arms cache explosion at Khirbet Selim, as he and other DPKO officials have to the Council on previous occasions (r [...] | 2009-08-24 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK797 | UNSC ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXTENDING UNFIL'S MANDATE [...] (U) The Council adopted unanimously UNSCR 1884 on August 27, thereby renewing UNIFIL's mandate until August 31, 2010. Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US co-sponsored the resolution. There were no explanations of vote by Council members. (Note: Text of UNSCR 1884 will [...] | 2009-08-27 23:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK799 | UNSC : MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on August 19. He focused on evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem homes, the continuing difficulties at the borde [...] | 2009-08-28 14:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO KBIO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK83 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary. On January 30, the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) met to discuss the run-up to the STL's March 1 commencement date, including how the opening ceremony should be conducted. Afterwards, France pulled aside the UK, US and Lebanon to discuss future re [...] | 2009-02-03 15:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LE SY UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK854 | UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Robert Serry briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on 17 September. He focused on the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Serry noted efforts aimed at the deve [...] | 2009-09-23 21:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KHUM KBIO UN IS LE IV SO |
09USUNNEWYORK928 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE - NON-MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 14 October, the Security Council held its Open Debate on the Middle East. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed the Council on recent events, noting that there had been no significant progress on the peace process. He referred to recent tensions in East Jerusalem as well as [...] | 2009-10-19 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK968 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON USSCR 1559, [...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy for the Secretary-General for Implementation of UNSCR 1559 Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council in consultation on October 27, 2009. The positive part of his presentation centered on the restoration of full diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria and th [...] | 2009-10-30 17:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE IS SY |
09VALLETTA507 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 19 to MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech, and Americas' Desk Officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale. Acting Director Grech expressed appreciation for the information, but had no immediate comment. 2. (SBU) DCM and PolO [...] | 2009-11-19 16:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT |
09VALLETTA511 | MALTA WILL VOTE FOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS EXTENDING [...] (C) Following deliver of reftel a demarche November 19, DCM and PolOff met November 20 with MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech. Grech thanked DCM and PolOff for providing U.S. views and expressed an understanding of the unhelpful nature of one-sided resolutions in eroding c [...] | 2009-11-20 17:00:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT |
09WARSAW125 | POLAND'S SZCZYGLO: TROOP INCREASES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador, newly-appointed Chief of Poland's National Security Bureau, Aleksander Szczyglo said that in light of the military's increasingly dire funding picture, he no longer knew if it would be possible to add to Poland's 1,600 troops in Afgh [...] | 2009-02-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF IS LE PL |
09YEREVAN821 | YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OPPOSING UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-26 08:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE AM |
09YEREVAN827 | YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S POSTURE ON IRAN'S [...] (C) On 25 November 2009, Ambassador Yovanovich delivered reftel demarche to Vigen Sargsian, Deputy Chief of staff to President Serzh Sargsian. Sargsian asked Ambassador how the US Government envisioned the next steps vis-a-vis Iran. Ambassador responded that the next steps are difficult to pr [...] | 2009-12-01 09:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | AM IS KPAL LE PINR PREL SY UNGA |
09YEREVAN836 | YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: DECEMBER 2009 UN VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 05:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE AM |
09ZAGREB682 | DEMARCHED DELIVERED ON US POSITION ON UNGA MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 15:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE HR |
10ANKARA2 | TURKEY TO CAUTION SYRIA ON SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 06:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LE SY TU |
10ANKARA73 | TURKEY ASSEMBLING A MIDDLE EASTERN FREE-TRADE ZONE [...] (C) During a January 14 readout on Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's visit to Ankara earlier this week, MFA Syria and Lebanon desk officer Burak Rende said a planned trade-liberalization agreement and recently signed visa-waiver agreement with Beirut will advance Foreign Minister Davutoglu [...] | 2010-01-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU SY JO LE |
10BAGHDAD290 | ALLAWI CRITICIZES PM MALIKI'S AUTHORITARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraqiyya coalition leader Ayad Allawi told A/DCM on February 2 that the Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) effort to eliminate candidates on de-Ba'athification grounds was symptomatic of a broader problem of intimidation in the Iraqi political system. He att [...] | 2010-02-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM LE IR IZ |
10BEIRUT100 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RAHHAL WELCOMES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Water management, reforestation and solid waste management were the Environment Ministry's key priorities, new Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal told the Ambassador on January 28. Rahhal pledged continued cooperation with USAID reforestation programs and asked for assistance i [...] | 2010-02-01 09:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON EFIN ENRG EPA PGOV PREL KGHG AID LE |
10BEIRUT104 | UNRWA LEBANON DESPERATE FOR RESOURCES [...] (C) Summary: UNRWA Lebanon will exhaust its funding by March 2010 and be forced to make drastic cuts without additional support, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Lebanon country representative Salvatore Lombardo told donor countries on January 15. While PM Hariri and the new Leb [...] | 2010-02-02 09:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM KPAL PTER KCRM LE |
10BEIRUT107 | INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] (SBU) The MOL, via its Child Labor Unit, and the Ministry of Interior (MOI),via the Internal Security Forces (ISF),were responsible for the enforcement of laws related to hazardous child labor and forced labor. 2. (SBU) In 2009, there were minimal mechanisms for exchanging information bet [...] | 2010-02-03 05:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID ECON PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT108 | INFORMATION MINISTER PRESSURED TO ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Information Tareq Mitri informed the Ambassador on January 27 that President Sleiman continues to be personally interested in the issue of House Resolution 2278 regarding satellite providers broadcasting channels carrying anti-American incitement to violence. Mitri said tha [...] | 2010-02-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KPAO PINR LE |
10BEIRUT113 | PM COMMITS TO UNSCR 1701/BORDER CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hariri met with UNSCOL Michael Williams and ambassadors from key donor nations on February 2 to assure them that border control remains a high priority for his government. In order to address donor concerns, Hariri, who as chair of the Ministerial Border Committee [...] | 2010-02-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PTER PGOV SY LE |
10BEIRUT115 | SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 9-13 JOINT MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 10-12 Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington are the second in the series of bilateral military discussions that began in October 2008 (reftel). As Lebanon emerges from 2009's six-month struggle to form the new national unity government, the JMC will [...] | 2010-02-04 16:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER KPKO PINR SY IS LE |
10BEIRUT116 | MARADA'S FRANJIEH CALLS FOR INDIRECT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Marada leader Sleiman Franjieh reported to the Ambassador on February 2 that he had established a rapport with Prime Minister Saad Hariri, whom he described as "a man you can deal with." Franjieh, a strong Syrian ally, expressed his support for indirect negotiations between Leban [...] | 2010-02-04 16:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAL PINR PTER SY IS LE |
10BEIRUT118 | GEAGEA ON MARCH 14 POSITIVE MOMENTUM, CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: The March 14 coalition has recaptured some of its momentum as it prepares to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Rafik Hariri's assassination on February 14, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea told the Ambassador on February 3. Geagea complained of Syria's ascendant status [...] | 2010-02-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR KPAL LE SY SA |
10BEIRUT119 | LABOR MINISTER HARB UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Labor Ministry had recently agreed to form a joint committee with embassies with many citizens working as domestic employees in Lebanon to oversee employment agencies that contracted the workers, Labor Minister Boutros Harb told the Ambassador on February 3. Harb also expresse [...] | 2010-02-05 13:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KTIP PHUM KWMN PGOV PREF KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT122 | ECONOMY MINISTER SAFADI OPTIMISTIC ON GROWTH [...] (U) This message is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Safadi requested assistance in setting up meetings during his private March 7-14 trip to Washington. The prime minister, presi [...] | 2010-02-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EAID MEPI KIPR LE |
10BEIRUT124 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ODC MILITARY [...] (U) In accordance with provisions of the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, we have carefully reviewed the human rights record of the following candidates. We found no evidence of gross human rights violations for these individuals. 2. (U) The following Lebanese Armed Forces personnel ar [...] | 2010-02-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PMIL PHUM LE |
10BEIRUT133 | IMF TEAM TAKES THE PULSE OF THE NEW LEBANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) An IMF mission visited Beirut February 1-4 to engage the new government on its reform strategy and discuss post Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) cooperation. The mission met with the finance, economy, energy, and telecommunications ministers, as well as with Central Bank of Leba [...] | 2010-02-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT14 | BAROUD OUTLINES EFFORTS TO EXTEND STATE SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) Summary: The Lebanese government is committed to implementing UNSCR 1701, but Prime Minister Saad Hariri must establish a coordinated strategy for border control, Interior Minister Ziad Baroud told the Ambassador. His Internal Security Forces (ISF) had achieved initial successes in polici [...] | 2010-01-05 18:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT145 | CHRISTIANS OBJECT TO BERRI'S PROPOSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 1989 Taif Accord that ended the Lebanese civil war called for "deconfessionalization," the abolishment of the quotas for sectarian representation that undergird the Lebanese political system. Like many tenets in Taif, the proposal has yet to be implemented. Recently, Speaker [...] | 2010-02-12 15:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PINR SOCI KDEM LE |
10BEIRUT15 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S JOHNSON'S JAN 10-11 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 10-11 visit as one of the first high-level visits to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meeting with Interior Minister Ziad Baroud will reinforce the message that [...] | 2010-01-06 14:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PBTS SNAR PREF PTER KPAL KCRM LE |
10BEIRUT153 | GOL RENEWS MOBILE OPERATORS' MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Gilbert Najjar, the telecom ministry official responsible for the two GOL-owned mobile companies, said the cabinet extended the management contract for the two operators for six months starting February 1, 2010. According to Najjar, Telecom Minister Charbel Nahas will use this period to [...] | 2010-02-17 06:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT154 | CRASH OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES 409, GOL CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The January 25 crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 into the Mediterranean minutes after takeoff from the Beirut airport has brought to light the GOL's weak crisis management planning and interagency coordination. While such deficiencies are common around the world, Lebanon's u [...] | 2010-02-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV PREL MASS MCAP LE ET |
10BEIRUT16 | MINDEF MURR CONTINUES PRESSING FOR SOF SUPPORT [...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Elias al-Murr announced to the Ambassador a plan to restructure the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with an emphasis on special operations forces (SOF). Murr asked the Ambassador for help in convincing Prime Minister Saad Hariri not to spend a large portion of a prom [...] | 2010-01-06 15:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP KJUS PREL PTER KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT164 | CABINET APPROVES MUNICIPAL ELECTORAL REFORMS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Despite pressure from multiple sides to delay, the Lebanese municipal elections are still scheduled for June 2009. In January Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud presented a draft bill to cabinet containing a menu of electoral reforms, including measures to create standardized pre-pr [...] | 2010-02-19 15:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI LE |
10BEIRUT167 | HARIRI RALLY HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES FACING MARCH 14 [...] (C) Summary: Tens of thousands of Future Movement, Lebanese Forces and Kataeb supporters joined the February 14 rally -- organized by the March 14 coalition -- to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Turnout was less than in previous ye [...] | 2010-02-22 12:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IS SA |
10BEIRUT184 | INL A/S JOHNSON PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ISF REFORM [...] (C) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson assured MGen Rifi, the head of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF),of continued U.S. support to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Lebanese police so they can exercise their authority in all of Lebanon. Gen. Rifi acknowledge [...] | 2010-02-25 13:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT187 | DEMARCHE ON SYRIAN TRANSFERS OF ARMS TO HIZBALLAH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to the Ambassador's February 25 demarche on the danger of Syrian transfers of increasingly sophisticated weaponry to Hizballah, Prime Minister Saad Hariri acknowledged the urgency and serious nature of the message and said he had feared that Hizballah had "new technol [...] | 2010-02-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PTER PREL PBTS MASS MOPS IS LE TU SY |
10BEIRUT21 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING [...] (C) On January 7 the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Transportation and Public Works Ghazi al-Aridi and to Presidency Director General Naji Abi Assi. Aridi responded that while he opposed the decision to impose additional screening requirements on travelers from Lebanon, he [...] | 2010-01-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER ASEC ECON LE |
10BEIRUT24 | JUMBLATT SAYS RECONCILIATION WITH RIVALS NEARLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: His reconciliation with the March 8 alliance is nearly complete, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador on January 5. While his base had initially opposed his exit from March 14 and his opening to the Shia, Jumblatt explained, they were "getting used" to his shift, which [...] | 2010-01-08 13:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR KCRM SY LE |
10BEIRUT35 | NEW CABINET MINISTERS TACKLE ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new ministers of finance, telecommunications, and energy were enthusiastic about taking on key reform priorities outlined in reftel during separate meetings with the Ambassador the week of January 4. All three ministers were confident the GOL would pass a budget in 2010 fo [...] | 2010-01-12 13:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINT ENRG PGOV PINR KCOR AA LE |
10BEIRUT4 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8-9 visit as one of the first high-level delegations to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and [...] | 2010-01-05 07:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR LE |
10BEIRUT40 | UNIFIL EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND [...] The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has an authorized strength of 15,000 troops with current troop strength at just over 12,500. In response to ref A, we found no public or media reports concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) or sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving [...] | 2010-01-13 16:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO PHUM LE UN |
10BEIRUT41 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ODC MILITARY [...] (U) In accordance with provisions of the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, we have carefully reviewed the human rights record of the following candidates. We found no evidence of gross human rights violations for these individuals. 2. (U) The following Lebanese Armed Forces personnel a [...] | 2010-01-13 16:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PMIL PHUM LE |
10BEIRUT44 | SCENESETTER FOR SEMEP GEORGE MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Beirut warmly welcomes your January 19-20 visit to Lebanon. As the country emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, Foreign Minis [...] | 2010-01-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPP PTER PINR UNSC MARR SY IS LE |
10BEIRUT47 | PRIME MINISTER HARIRI MEETS WITH CODEL MCCAIN [...] (C) Summary: Increased U.S. military assistance to Lebanon is a priority, Prime Minister Saad Hariri told CODEL McCain on January 9. Though wary of Syrian intentions after his recent trip to Damascus, Hariri said he would work to build on positive practical steps to improve the bilateral rela [...] | 2010-01-15 13:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC MASS MCAP KJUS PBTS LE SY IR |
10BEIRUT50 | PRESIDENT SLEIMAN, SPEAKER BERRI AND WALID [...] (C) Summary: An urgent need for progress on regional peace was the common priority for President Michel Sleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri, and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt during their meetings with visiting CODEL McCain on January 8 and 9. Sleiman sought reassurances that U.S. military assistance [...] | 2010-01-19 07:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC MASS KPAL KJUS ECPS SY IR LE |
10BEIRUT51 | GEMAYEL ON MARCH 14 [...] (C) Summary: Although March 14 leaders -- save Druze leader Walid Jumblatt -- continue to meet to discuss policy issues on a regular basis, Prime Minister Saad Hariri is pulling back from taking a March 14 leadership role given his new office, said Kataeb leader Amine Gemayel. Gemayel expres [...] | 2010-01-19 08:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL SY LE |
10BEIRUT61 | AOUN HIGHLIGHTS FPM REFORM AGENDA FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun welcomed the Ambassador for a wide-ranging discussion on January 14 that focused on his party's reform platform. Eager to portray the FPM as a positive force, Aoun highlighted its program for energy sector reform and budget transpar [...] | 2010-01-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PREF SOCI PINR ECON LE |
10BEIRUT65 | MARCH 14 PARTNERS STRUGGLE WITH NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the March 14 coalition are now struggling to agree on how to mark their next significant event, the fifth commemoration of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination on February 14. Prime Minister Saad Hariri is reportedly hesitating to hold a major political r [...] | 2010-01-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM LE SA |
10BEIRUT66 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR GEN. JONES´ VISIT TO LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor General Jim Jones explained to President Michel Sleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwagi January 15 the U.S. administration,s intention to pursue additional sanctions ag [...] | 2010-01-21 15:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MASS UNSC LE IS SY IR |
10BEIRUT67 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL BEIRUT OFFICE REPORTS CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The work of the Beirut investigative team of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is progressing smoothly, according to Valerio Aquila, head of the STL's Office of the Prosecutor in Beirut. The recent high-profile resignations of senior STL staff in The Hague were expected and [...] | 2010-01-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KJUS SY LE |
10BEIRUT68 | LEBANON: FY2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Introduction: In Lebanon, lack of fiscal transparency is more than a failure of the capacity of the state. It is at the center of a government system that is designed to be opaque so as to serve the interests of the leaders of the political class, rather than the needs of citizens (septel [...] | 2010-01-21 17:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KCOR LE |
10BEIRUT72 | NEW CABINET'S AGENDA AND EFFECTIVENESS STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Lebanese cabinet, which first met on December 21, has not resolved any substantive issues during the three sessions that have been held to date. All sides appear keen to avoid polarization in the cabinet following the late 2009 dispute over the wording of the ministerial [...] | 2010-01-22 15:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM LE |
10BEIRUT74 | CRASH OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES FLT 409: LEBANESE GOVERNMENT REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN SEARCH AND RESCUE, RECOVERY [...] The Lebanese government has requested immediate USG assistance in search and rescue and/or recovery operations following the crash of Ethiopian Airways flight 409 on January 25. The plane, en route from Beirut to Addis Ababa, went down shortly after its 02:30 hrs (local) take-off approximate [...] | 2010-01-25 10:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CASC KEMR MOPS LE |
10BEIRUT75 | LEBANESE DISCUSS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Ambassador Sison held a roundtable discussion January 14 on ways to encourage the culture of entrepreneurship in Lebanon with 19 leaders from the private sector and civil society. In a lively discussion, participants noted the need for political and security stability; greater publicity [...] | 2010-01-26 04:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT81 | HEALTH MINISTER TOUTS MINISTRY'S COMMITMENT TO IPR [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Health Mohammad Khalifeh informed the Ambassador January 22 that earlier that morning he had worked with the chief prosecutor's office to issue arrest warrants for individuals involved in a counterfeit pharmaceutical smuggling ring. Proud of the ministry's accomplishm [...] | 2010-01-27 14:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV KIPR KDEM PINR KPAL LE |
10BEIRUT84 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ODC MILITARY [...] (U) In accordance with provisions of the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, we have carefully reviewed the human rights record of the following candidates. We found no evidence of gross human rights violations for these individuals. 2. (U) The following Lebanese Armed Forces personnel a [...] | 2010-01-28 07:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PMIL PHUM LE |
10BEIRUT89 | S/E MITCHELL RULES OUT FORCED NATURALIZATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell affirmed to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and Foreign Minister Ali Chami that the U.S. opposes the forced naturalization of Palestinians in Lebanon under any circumstance. During his Janua [...] | 2010-01-29 08:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MEPP KPAL SY IS LE |
10BEIRUT93 | CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: LEBANON WILL LOOK TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal on January 28. Rahhal explained that the ministry was reviewing the language of the agreement and collaborating with other Arab League member countries to find a unified position. He expected that in the "comin [...] | 2010-01-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG SENV ENRG LE |
10BEIRUT96 | UNSCOL WILLIAMS ON UNIFIL INCIDENT, GHAJAR [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams shared with the Ambassador on January 27 a disturbing report of a January 23 act of aggression against a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) foot patrol in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil involving an angry crowd an [...] | 2010-01-29 16:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS PTER PINR IS SY LE |
10BEIRUT99 | PM HARIRI SETS SIGHTS ON TURKEY AS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his aides explained that Lebanon was seeking "strategic cooperation" with Turkey following the PM's January 10-12 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. Turkish diplomats in Beirut confirmed that the Lebanon and Turkey signed six agreements, includi [...] | 2010-02-01 09:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PINR MARR TU SY LE |
10DAMASCUS168 | V/FM MIQDAD DENIES SUPPLYING BALLISTIC MISSILES TO [...] (S) Summary: Responding to Ref A demarche, Syrian Vice Foreign Minister (V/FM) Miqdad expressed surprise the U.S. was sharing such a strong message in the wake of Under Secretary (U/S) William Burns' positive February 17 visit. He argued Israel represented the major threat to stability in the regio [...] | 2010-02-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER PREF PREL IS LE SY |
10DAMASCUS19 | CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS' JANUARY 7 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Congressman Alcee Hastings met President Bashar al-Asad on January 7 for a cordial one-hour discussion on how the U.S. and Syria might improve regional stability. During the meeting, the congressman told the president he would advocate for Syria to be granted observer status with [...] | 2010-01-10 03:52:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM IR LE IZ TU SY |
10DAMASCUS8 | CODEL GREGG'S DECEMBER 30 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: In a frank one-hour meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, Senators Gregg, Bayh, Specter, Enzi, Cornyn, and Klobuchar affirmed Washington's interest in better U.S.-Syrian relations and pushed Asad to take positive steps as well. The senators urged Syria to move forward on [...] | 2010-01-04 09:32:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL IR LE IZ SY |
10JERUSALEM332 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETINGS WITH UNRWA [...] (SBU) During his February 19 visit to the Jalazone refugee camp in the West Bank, Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew toured the camp's UNRWA health clinic and discussed UNRWA's operations with UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi, Deputy Commissioner General Margot Ellis, Deputy Director for G [...] | 2010-02-23 17:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV KPAL KWBG IS LE |
10LONDON42 | SYRIAN SUPPORT TO HIZBALLAH - DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN LONDON REF: STATE 129636 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 17:23:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER LE SY IS |
10PARIS25 | FRENCH MFA ON PEACE PROCESS, YEMEN, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French are focusing on Palestinian action as the key to unblocking discussions and wonder if President Mahmoud Abbas might be able to press forward the peace process by pronouncing his own prerequisites for the resumption of negotiations, according to Patrice Paoli, French MF [...] | 2010-01-08 14:46:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY YM LE IZ FR |
10RIYADH105 | SAUDI-SYRIAN RELATIONS: A "GOOD SMELL IN THE AIR" [...] (C) Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad's three-day visit to Saudi Arabia from January 13-15 (ref A) marked the third time in four months that the once-estranged Asad and King Abdullah have met face to face. While the Syrian Embassy in Riyadh has downplayed the political dimensions of the visit-- [...] | 2010-01-25 11:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA LE SY IR WB GZ |
10STATE11174 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY BEIRUT FOR RESPONSE TO ETHIOPIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 23:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER LE |
10STATE1187 | ENGAGING ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING RULES [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) The attempted Christmas day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight resulted in a presidential review and new Transportation Security Administration TSA) screening requirem [...] | 2010-01-06 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER ASEC ECON AF AG CU IR IZ LE LY NI PK SA |
10STATE14003 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, February 18 [...] (SBU) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on February 18. 2. (U) Begin elements: Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you Under Secretary-General Pascoe for your briefing. Th [...] | 2010-02-17 17:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS LE KPAL |
10STATE16549 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA 7126: CRITICAL INCIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC PHUM LE |
10STATE17307 | DEMARCHE ON TRANSFER OF BALLISTIC MISSILES TO [...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 3. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Per reftel and other information, the Government of Israel (GOI) is concerned that Syria intends to imminently transfer SCUD-D missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon. We share this concern. The transfer of such weapons [...] | 2010-02-25 00:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY |
10STATE17894 | DEMARCHE: CONTINUED CONCERN OVER SYRIAN SUPPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. Summary ------- 2. (S) We previously demarched Britain, France, and Turkey on our increasing concerns over Syria's continued provision of advanced weapons to Hizballah (Ref A). In London, Paris and Ankara the demarches were taken serious [...] | 2010-02-26 00:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY |
10STATE6917 | U/S BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICAL ISSUES WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During their January 12 meeting, Under Secretary Burns and Iraq,s Shia Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi discussed the importance of holding inclusive national elections on March 7 and expediting the subsequent government formation process. Al-Mahdi noted while the situation i [...] | 2010-01-22 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ SY IR LE |
10STATE9273 | (S/NF) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON LEADERSHIP [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN SUCCESSION IN PROMINENT LEBANESE POLITICAL PARTIES THAT MIGHT EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND HOW THESE CHANGES COULD ALTER THE LEBANESE POLITICAL SCENE. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN AMAL; THE FREE PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT ( [...] | 2010-01-29 14:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL LE |
10TELAVIV180 | CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IR IS IZ LE PGOV PK PREL |
10TELAVIV264 | WAR OF WORDS WITH SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Tensions are higher than usual between Israel and Syria this week following an exchange of comments on the possible outbreak of war. A February 1 comment by Defense Minister Barak to the effect that the alternative to opening negotiations with Syria could be the outbreak of war [...] | 2010-02-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS SY LE IS |
10TELAVIV414 | ISRAELI OFFICIALS REQUEST USG DEMARCHE SYRIA ON [...] (S/NF) On February 22, 2010, BG Yossi Baidatz, Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) Chief of Production and Analysis, advised Embassy Tel Aviv officers that IDI had information suggesting Syria intended to imminently transfer SCUD-D missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon. Baidatz explained that IDI viewed c [...] | 2010-02-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS SY LE IS |
10TELAVIV438 | GOI STILL WORKING OUT DETAILS FOR GHAJAR [...] (C) According to Gilad Cohen, Advisor to MFA Director General Yossi Gal, Israel remains committed to withdrawing from Ghajar, but noted that the more the interagency team gets into the details of withdrawal, the more complicated the issue becomes. Embassy PolOff and PolOff from the Office of [...] | 2010-02-24 15:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE IS |
10TELAVIV86 | CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Alcee Hastings on January 12, 2010 met with Baruch Bina, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for North America, and Nimrod Barkan, head of MFA's Research Division, to discuss regional affairs. The Israelis laid out for Rep. Hastings some of the [...] | 2010-01-15 09:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KWBG SY IR TU IZ LE JO IS |
10USUNNEWYORK111 | READOUT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General met with Israeli Defense Minister Barak in New York on February 24. According to a UN staff readout, UN colleagues were disappointed that Barak did not come with anything new on Gaza for the Secretary-General, who had hoped to get GOI concurrence to move ma [...] | 2010-02-26 00:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE IR |
10USUNNEWYORK25 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH OUTGOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met on January 12 with outgoing UNIFIL Force Commander General Graziano to thank him for his leadership and seek his candid assessment of the current situation. General Graziano emphasized that an opportunity exists to press for a permanent cease-fire given that [...] | 2010-01-19 23:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE |
10USUNNEWYORK55 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE -- HEAVY CRITICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Security Council's January 27 Open Debate on the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco noted the "worrying impasse" that persists in the region with the lack of progress on restarting negotiations and called for the Quartet to play a role. He voiced [...] | 2010-01-29 23:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS SY LE |
10USUNNEWYORK76 | UNSC: DPKO BRIEFS ON RECOMMENDATIONS/CONCLUSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and UNIFIL's Strategic Military Cell (SMC) briefed Security Council members at an informal meeting on February 5 on the key conclusions and recommendations of the Joint UNIFIL-DPKO Technical Review. The review envisions no radic [...] | 2010-02-11 19:56:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE |
10USUNNEWYORK97 | UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DISCUSSION - MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on February 18. He emphasized that the two parties were seriously considering Special Envoy Mitchell's proposal to move to proximity talks and sai [...] | 2010-02-22 19:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY |
10VIENNA205 | AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TOURS ISRAEL, WEST BANK, [...] (C) Though cast as a renewal of Austrian engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Foreign Minster Spindelegger's trip to the Israel, the West Bank, Syria and Lebanon the week of March 15 served primarily as a stock- taking, with no specific new roles or missions for Austria in the [...] | 2010-02-25 10:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS SY LE AU |
85BEIRUT1013 | FURTHER ON HIZBALLAH "MANIFESTO" [...] AS REPORTED REFTEL, HIZBALLAH PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 16 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LEBANON A POLITICAL "MANIFESTO." HIZBALLAH'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES, AS CITED FROM THE MANIFESTO BY THE LOCAL FRENCH-LANGUAGE PRESS, FOLLOW. BEGIN TEXT. -- THE DEPARTURE OF THE ISRAELIS, PRELUDE TO THE ANNIHILATION [...] | 1985-02-19 12:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINT PTER LE IR |
85BEIRUT1014 | HIZBALLAH ON THE MOVE [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. BEGIN SUMMARY: SOME WEEKS AGO, IN A MESSAGE ON POTENTIAL NEW HIZBALLAH TACTICS IN THE WAKE OF THE JENCO KIDNAPPING AND THE MURDER OF TWO FRENCH MILITARY OBSERVERS, EMBASSY BEIRUT SPECULATED THAT HIZBALLAH IS BEGINNING TO SHIFT TOWARD A MORE PUBLIC, VISIBLE STANCE, PART [...] | 1985-02-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PINT LE |
85BEIRUT1351 | HIZBALLAH "MANIFESTO" [...] No summary [...] | 1985-03-05 08:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PINT PTER LE |
85BEIRUT1640 | JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT" [...] (U) SUMMARY. A COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE MARONITE PARTIARCH CONTINUES ITS EFFORTS TO RECONCILE DIFFERENCES WHICH ERUPTED ON MARCH 13 WITHIN THE LEBANESE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BETWEEN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT" AND PHALANGISTS LOYAL TO THE PRESIDENT. THERE HAS BEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL PRO [...] | 1985-03-15 16:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS LE |
85BEIRUT1645 | JA'JA'S MOVEMENT COMMUNIQUE [...] ON MARCH 14, SAMIR JA'JA'S FORCES, NOW CALLED THE "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT," ISSUED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNIQUE OUTLINING THEIR AIMS. 2. BEGIN TEXT. "THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUERIES LATELY ABOUT WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE AUTONOMOUS DECISION OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, ON WHETHER THI [...] | 1985-03-15 17:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LE |
85BEIRUT1646 | JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT": [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFF MET MARCH 15 WITH LONGTIME CONTACT NAOUM FARAH, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES AND NOW AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT." FARAH, WHO UNTIL EARLY MARCH WAS ALSO THE OFFICIAL LF SPOKESMAN, REQUESTED [...] | 1985-03-15 17:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL LE US |
85BEIRUT1653 | SYRIA RATTLES ITS SABER [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MOD SOURCES HAVE INFORMED EMBASSY OF THE FOLLOWING: SYRIAN LINES IN THE NORTH HAVE NOT REPEAT NOT CHANGED. HOWEVER, REDISPOSITION OF UNITS HAS TAKEN PLACE TO INCLUDE POSITIONING OF TWO STALIN MULTIPLE 36 TWO ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND A PLATOON (5) OF TANKS ON KEY TE [...] | 1985-03-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV LE SY |
85BEIRUT1668 | SYRIAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON LEBANESE [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SYRIA CONTINUES TO EXERT POLITICAL AND MILITARY PRESSURE AGAINST DISSIDENT ELEMENTS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES. STATEMENTS FROM DAMASCUS BY SYRIAN AND LEBANESE LEADERS HINT AT RETALIATION IF THE REVOLT CONTINUES. AFTER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ASSAD, FORMER PRESI [...] | 1985-03-17 10:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT1676 | CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT RESPONDS TO [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOCUS OF SYRIAN PRESSURE ON DISSIDENT CHRISTIANS HAS SHIFTED TO THE POLITICAL ARENA AND THE USE OF LEBANESE MUSLIM LEADERS. SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT KHADDAM HAS CANCELLED HIS MARCH 18 VISIT TO BEIRUT. THE WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MEETING OF THE LEBANESE CABINET HAS [...] | 1985-03-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT1683 | SOLVING THE CHRISTIAN CRISIS: THE PHALANGE [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON MINISTER OF PTT JOSEPH HASHEM MARCH 18. HASHEM IS A PHALANGE PARTY LEADER AND CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF PRESIDENT GEMAYEL. HE IS ON THE COMMITTEE OF THREE (WITH KARIM PAKKRADOUNI REPRESENTING THE DISSIDENTS AND MICHEL MURR AS THE THIRD MAN [...] | 1985-03-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV LE |
85BEIRUT172 | CHRISTIAN CHURCHES BOMBED IN TRIPOLI [...] (U) THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ATTACKS AGAINST CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS IN TRIPOLI DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 8-9. TWO CHURCHES, MARONITE AND GREEK ORTHODOX, WERE BOMBED ON TUESDAY, CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE, WHILE ANOTHER GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AND AN EVANGELICAL INSTITUTION WERE DAMAGED IN ATTACKS [...] | 1985-01-10 16:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PINT LE |
85BEIRUT1725 | FULL TEXT OF ISLAMIC JIHAD 17 MARCH STATEMENT [...] AP PROVIDED EMBASSY WITH FULL TEXT OF ISLAMIC JIHAD STATEMENT AS TELEPHONED MARCH 17 TO REUTERS AND AFP. 2. BEGIN TEXT: "THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE NAME OF GOD THE ALL MERCIFUL. THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE IS THE CURSE OF GOD, THE ANGELS AND ALL PEOPLE. THE DETENTION OF TERRY [...] | 1985-03-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL LE |
85BEIRUT1952 | JA'JA'-PHALANGE STALEMATE DRAGGING OUT [...] S-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. PHALANGE POLITBURO MEMBER ALFRED MAHDI, WHO REMAINS PERSONALLY CLOSE TU JA'JA', 29 MARCH PROVIDED CHARGE WHAT WE SENSE IS ACCURATE WRAP-UP OF CURRENT STATE OF PLAY BETWEEN JA'JA' FORCES AND PHALANGE. 3. MAHDI SAID CURRENT INTERMINABLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REORGANIZED P [...] | 1985-03-30 08:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV LE |
85BEIRUT1974 | FURTHER DETERIORATION IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE SIDON AREA CONTINUED ON MARCH 30-31 CAUSING NUMEROUS CASUALTIES. ACCORDING TO MOST REPORTS REACHING BEIRUT, THE FIGHTING, WHICH FOLLOWS RECENT LF-LAF CLASHES IN THE AREA (REFTEL),INCLUDED THE STRONG, DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF ARMED PALESTINI [...] | 1985-04-01 11:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS LE SY US |
85BEIRUT1997 | DETERIORATING SITUATION IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON APRIL 1, FIGHTING CONTINUED BETWEEN LF, LAF, AND PALESTINIAN FORCES IN SIDON. CASUALTIES WERE LOWER, BUT THE EXODUS OF CIVILIANS CONTINUED. VISITING SYRIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF KHOLI REPORTEDLY PROMISED SYRIAN MILITARY SUPPLIES FOR USE BY THE LAF IN THE SOUTH, AND LAF [...] | 1985-04-02 13:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SREF IS LE SY |
85BEIRUT2048 | LEBANESE FORCES FINANCES [...] S-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. LEBANESE FORCES OFFICIAL WHO REMAINS LOYAL TO DEPOSED CHIEF FUAD ABU NADER CONTENDS THAT PART OF REBEL LEADER JA'JA'S APPEAL TO RANK AND FILE IS HIS PROMISES THAT ECONOMY MOVES INTRODUCED BY ABU NADER WOULD END. HE OBSERVES, HOWEVER, THAT PROMISES WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR [...] | 1985-04-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV ECON LE |
85BEIRUT2325 | POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF WEST BEIRUT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. FOLLOWING MAJOR FIGHTING ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 16-17, A TENSE CALM NOW PREVAILS IN WEST BEIRUT. SHIITE AMAL MOVEMENT LEADER NABIH BARRI EMERGED AS THE PRIME VICTOR IN THE INTRAMUSLIM FIGHTING. STATEMENTS MADE BY THE VARIOUS LEAD [...] | 1985-04-18 17:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY |
85BEIRUT2370 | SOUTH LEBANON: THE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ISRAEL REPORTEDLY CONTINUES CONTACTS AIMED AT USING INDIGENOUS FORCES TO MAINTAIN BORDER SECURITY AFTER THE JUNE 1 WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS. ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS, THE ISRAELIS HAVE REACHED A COMPROMISE WITH THE DRUZE OF THE HASBAYA REGION WHEREBY TH [...] | 1985-04-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT240 | BOMBS IN WEST BEIRUT [...] (C) SINCE THE SMUGGLER'S INN BLAST OF JANUARY 9, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR MORE BOMBINGS IN WEST BEIRUT, KILLING SEVEN MORE PEOPLE AND INJURING AS MANY AS 80 MORE. IN ADDITION, A LARGE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING HOUSING THE EMBASSY'S CHIEF POLITICAL SECTION LOCAL EMPLOYEE [...] | 1985-01-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER LE |
85BEIRUT2434 | LF COMPLETES WITHDRAWAL FROM SIDON, AND [...] No summary [...] | 1985-04-25 14:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT2486 | FALLOUT FROM SIDON [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. CONFUSION CONTINUES ABOUT EXACT SITUATION IN VILLAGES EAST OF SIDON (REFTEL) WITH BEIRUT PARTIES PLAYING USUAL ROLES IN GREEK CHORUS ON SIDELINES. PALESTINIAN AND FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIM FORCES APPARENTLY CONTINUE TO OCCUPY SEVEN CHRISTIAN TOWNS THEY SEIZED EAST OF SIDON. [...] | 1985-04-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT2659 | TURKEY: PROMINENT KURDISH INTELLECTUAL URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TURKISH DEMOCRATIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRAQ [...] Summary: (C) In a meeting with Adana PO, prominent Kurdish author Mehmet Uzun urged the U.S. to establish a permanent military presence in Northern Iraq to protect the democratic advances of the KRG, which he believes will catalyze liberalization elsewhere in the region. He discounted the pro [...] | 1985-05-07 10:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT3493 | HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847: [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT 1153 LOCAL (0853 Z),HIJACKED TWA FLIGHT 847 FROM ATHENS TO ROME LANDED AT BEIRUT AIRPORT. HIJACKERS THREATENED TO KILL AN AMCIT CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN COCKPIT IF AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE 40,000 LB OF FUEL. MONITORED COCKPIT/TOWER RADIO CONVERSATIONS I [...] | 1985-06-14 10:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR LE US |
85BEIRUT3494 | HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847: SITUATION AS [...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. HIJACKED TWA FLIGHT 847 DEPARTED BEIRUT, DESTINATION ALGIERS. WHEELS UP 1031ZULU. 3. AVAILABLE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. BARTHOLOMEW [...] | 1985-06-14 10:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR LE US |
85BEIRUT3495 | HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847: SITREP AS OF 1045ZULU [...] No summary [...] | 1985-06-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | AG EAIR LE PTER US |
85BEIRUT4000 | GOL ANNOUNCES SECURITY PLAN FOR BEIRUT AIRPORT, [...] (U) AMIDST MUCH FANFARE, LEBANESE AUTHORITIES HAVE SET OUT THE FIRST STEPS OF WHAT IS ULTIMATELY INTENDED TO BE A NEW SECURITY PLAN FOR BEIRUT AIRPORT. THE PLAN WAS REPORTEDLY DRAWN UP AT A MEETING HELD AT THE AIRPORT ON JULY 3 WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICIALS AND MILITIA RE [...] | 1985-07-05 11:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR LE |
85BEIRUT4123 | TWA 847 HIJACKING: DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO GOL [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DCM 11 JULY DELIVERED DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONTAINED REFTEL ON TWA 847 HIJACKING TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY GENERAL FUAD TURK. 3. TURK RESPONDED THAT THE GOL WAS ALREADY TAKING STEPS TO BRING TO JUSTICE THESE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIJACKING AND TO PRO [...] | 1985-07-11 16:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR LE US |
85BEIRUT4218 | RENEWED CLASHES IN TRIPOLI [...] No summary [...] | 1985-07-17 10:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
85BEIRUT4372 | SIDON: ANOTHER "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN THE OFFING? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. SIX WEEKS AFTER ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF ITS MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTH LEBANON, THAT REGION REMAINS TENSE AND UNSETTLED. ALTHOUGH RELIABLE, FIRST-HAND REPORTS ARE SPARSE, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE S [...] | 1985-07-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL SY LE |
85BEIRUT4802 | A BAD WEEK FOR BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] | 1985-08-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PTER |
85BEIRUT992 | HIZBALLAH CALLS FOR ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IN LEBANON [...] IN A STATEMENT PUBLISHED IN BEIRUT NEWSPAPERS ON FEBRUARY 18, HIZBALLAH DECLARED ITS ALLEGIANCE TO AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI AND PLEDGED TO ESTABLISH "REVOLUTION- ARY ISLAMIC RULE" IN LEBANON. STATEMENT DENIED THAT HIZBALLAH WOULD ESTABLISH ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST RULE BY FORCE, BUT "WE DO NOT HIDE [...] | 1985-02-18 11:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PINT PTER LE |
85DAMASCUS3741 | SYRIA AND TERRORISM [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SYRIA CONSIDERS ITSELF A TRUE CONFRONTATION STATE--EVERYTHING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEFEATING THE ENEMY IS POSITIVE. THE "STRUGGLE" PROVIDES A GUIDE FOR CHOOSING THE TARGET AND LEGITIMIZES THE MEANS, INCLUDING TERRORISM, WHICH IS VIEWED AS COST-EFFECTIVE. [...] | 1985-06-13 12:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER KPAL KPRP JO IS LE SY |
85LONDON6332 | EVENING STANDARD ARTICLE ON US CAPTIVES IN [...] PARAGRAPH 2 CONTAINS ARTICLE FROM THE STANDARD OF MARCH 19, 1985 ENTITLED "TORTURE ORDEAL OF KIDNAPPED US DIPLOMAT". THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY THEODORE LEVITE IN TEL AVIV. 2. BEGIN TEXT: AN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT KIDNAPPED BY LEBANESE EXTREMISTS IS BEING PARADED AROUND THE COUNTRY IN AN OPE [...] | 1985-03-19 17:52:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC LE IS XF |
85RIYADH5400 | SAUD IN TUNIS: SUPPORT FOR ARAFAT [...] (U) IN JUNE 10 "ASHARQ AL-AWSAT" INTERVIEW IN TUNIS, FON MIN SAUD AL-FAISAL TALKED ABOUT THE ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING ON LEBANON. REFERRING TO KING FAHD'S PREVIOUS EXPRESSION OF DISGUST AND DISMAY AT EVENTS AT THE PALESTINIAN CAMPS IN LEBANON, HE SAID HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO [...] | 1985-06-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA SY LE PLO |
85STATE184826 | BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON TWA HIJACKING [...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON TWA HIJACKING ON JUNE 17 GIVEN BY ROBERT OAKLEY: BEGIN TEXT: SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL: I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY BRIEF BECAUSE WE HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO, AND I'VE GOT SOME OTHER MEETINGS TO GO TO. AND, OBVIOUSLY, OUR PRI [...] | 1985-06-17 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PTER LE |
85TELAVIV8792 | ISRAEL'S POLICY ON SOUTHERN LEBANON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL KIMCHE BRIEFED AMBAS- SADORS FROM UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND UNIFIL CONTRIBUTOR COUNTRIES JUNE 12 ON SOUTHERN LEBANON. KIMCHE REITERATED ISRAELI POLICY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON LEADING UP TO THE WITHDRAWAL, THEN EMPHASIZED THAT ISRAEL [...] | 1985-06-12 16:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE IS |
86BEIRUT1023 | CONFLICT BETWEEN HIZBALLAH AND THE LEBANESE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH POLOFF ON FEBRUARY 26, DR. JAMIL NAHMI, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SURETE GENERALE),OFFERED HIS ANALYSIS OF THE RECENT CLASHES IN WEST BEIRUT BETWEEN HIZBALLAH AND LEBANESE COMMUNIST PARTY(LCP) MILITIAS. 3. NAHM [...] | 1986-02-26 11:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LE |
86BEIRUT33 | SYRIA AND IRAN IN LEBANON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE READ WITH CONSIDERABLE INTEREST REFTEL ON THE JOCKEYING OF SYRIAN AND IRANIAN INTERESTS IN LEBANON. EMBASSY BEIRUT, HOWEVER, MIGHT WELL EMPHASIZE DIFFERENT POINTS IN JUDGING THE STATUS OF SYRIAN, IRANIAN, AND ISRAELI POLICY IN LEBANON. 3. WE JUDGE THAT [...] | 1986-06-21 10:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY IR LE IS |
86BEIRUT6115 | RAFSANJANI ON RELEASE OF HOSTAGES [...] No summary [...] | 1986-11-05 16:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER IR LE |
86BEIRUT6632 | THE CAMPS WAR IN LEBANON [...] (SECRET/NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY: THE WAR OF THE CAMPS IN LEBANON CONTINUES UNABATED WITH FIERCE FIGHTING. NOT SURPRISINGLY, LEBANESE POLITICIANS HAVE DIFFERING VIEWS ON THE WAR, DEPENDING ON THEIR POLITICAL OPTIC. THERE FOLLOWS OBSER- VATIONS BY SEVERAL LEBANESE POLITICIANS IN [...] | 1986-12-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | MOPS PREL LE |
86DAMASCUS3266 | TALKING ABOUT ABU NIDAL [...] No summary [...] | 1986-05-27 11:35:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SY LE IS |
86DAMASCUS3747 | SYRIA AND IRAN ON LEBANON: WHO THREATENS WHOM? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN ITS PRESENT SPARRING WITH IRAN, SYRIA PROBABLY DOES NOT HOLD A STRONG LEBANON CARD. IRAN NOW VIES WITH ISRAEL AS THE SECOND-MOST INFLUENTIAL FOREIGN POWER IN LEBANON, WHERE SHI'A FUNDAMENTALISM, NATURALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IRAN, HAS BECOME WELL-I [...] | 1986-06-20 11:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON SY IR LE IZ IS |
86DAMASCUS7104 | CONTINUED WAR FOR THE PALESTINIAN CAMPS -- [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AS REFTELS POINT OUT, SYRIA APPEARS TO BE FACING A SUBSTANTIAL DEFEAT IF IT IS NOT ABLE TO QUICKLY AND RESOLUTELY RESOLVE THE LATEST ROUND IN THE "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN LEBANON. WE BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT THIS LATEST ROUND OF FIGHTING ALREADY REPRESENTS A [...] | 1986-12-01 15:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL MOPS LE SY |
87DAMASCUS3087 | SYRIAN EXPULSION OF THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: EVERY SOURCE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH CONCERNING ABU NIDAL'S EXPULSION FROM SYRIA HAS CONFIRMED THE STORY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. NO ONE, HOWEVER, CAN SAY AUTHORITATIVELY THAT THE SYRIAN BAN ON THE ANO HAS EXTENDED TO THE CAMPS IN THE BIQA' VA [...] | 1987-06-10 13:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER PREL SY US LE |
88BEIRUT2181 | LEBANON: EXCHANGE WITH MFA ECONOMIC DIRECTOR [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. BEGIN SUMMARY: MFA DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SALLOUKH MADE DEMARCHE TO DCM ON FAMILIAR THEME OF A GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT WHEAT PROGRAM WITH THE U.S. SALLOUKH ARGUED THAT FREE WHEAT WOULD HAVE GOOD PROPAGANDA VALUE FOR THE U.S. AND WOULD HELP THE GOL'S FINANCES. [...] | 1988-04-14 15:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR ETRD BEXP PGOV PINR LE |
88BEIRUT5548 | SEPTEMBER 19 "ISLAMIC JIHAD FOR THE LIBERATION [...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF HAND-WRITTEN COMMUNIQUE (ARABIC) DELIVERED THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 18 TO BEIRUT DAILY NEWSPAPER "AN-NAHAR" AND PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER'S SEPTEMBER 19 EDITION. COMMUNIQUE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A COLOR POLAROID PHOTOGRAPH OF BEIRUT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (BUC) HOSTAGE [...] | 1988-09-19 14:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER LE US |
88BEIRUT6604 | NOVEMBER 4 ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION COMMUNIQUE [...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF TYPEWRITTEN TEXT OF COMMUNIQUE FROM THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION, DELIVERED AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 4 TO BEIRUT DAILY NEWSPAPER "AN-NAHAR." COMMUNIQUE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A POLAROID-TYPE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF U.S. HOSTAGE TERRY ANDERSON. EMBASSY WILL OBTAIN COP [...] | 1988-11-05 11:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER LE |
89BEIRUT1229 | EAST-WEST FIGHTING -- SITUATION AS OF 1200Z -- [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT 1100Z AMBASSADOR WAS CONTACTED BY REPRESENTATIVE OF AMAL LEADER NABIH BERRI, WHO SAID BERRI WANTED AMBASSADOR TO KNOWN THAT AMAL HAD NOT RPT NOT INITIATED THE SHELLING MORNING OF MARCH 14. BERRI WAS VERY CONCERNED AT THE NUMBER OF INNOCENT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] | 1989-03-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | MOPS PGOV LE |
90DAMASCUS4736 | SYRIA AND THE IQLIM AL TUFFAH FIGHTING [...] (C) DAMASCUS HAS ADOPTED A LOW PUBLIC PROFILE ON THE AMAL-HIZBALLAH FIGHTING IN THE IQLIM AL TUFFAH, DESPITE ITS INTENSITY AND POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES. SYRIAN MEDIA HAS GIVEN LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE BATTLES AND THE SARG APPEARS TO BE TAKING FEW, IF ANY, STEPS TO TRY TO END IT. THE FLURRY OF [...] | 1990-08-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL PGOV SY LE IR |
90DAMASCUS7323 | SYRIAN-IRANIAN MEETINGS IN DAMASCUS LEAD TO [...] (U) AN IRANIAN DELEGATION LED BY IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT DR. HASAN HABIBI MET SYRIAN COUNTERPARTS IN DAMASCUS NOVEMBER 3-5 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SUPREME SYRIAN-IRANIAN COUNCIL TO DISCUSS A FULL RANGE OF BILATERAL AND REGIONAL SUBJECTS. ACCOMPANYING HABIBI WERE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] | 1990-11-07 15:35:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY LE IR |
92DAMASCUS8839 | SYRIANS RELEASE 45 LEBANESE SUNNI ISLAMIC [...] (U) THE LEBANESE NEWSPAPER "AL-NAHAR" REPORTED DECEMBER 4 THAT 45 MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC UNIFICATION MOVEMENT (HARIKAT AL-TAWHID AL-ISLAMI),WHO WERE IMPRISONED IN SYRIA, WERE FREED AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES IN TRIPOLI, LEBANON, AS PART OF THE AMNESTY COVERING 554 POLITICAL DETAINEES WHICH [...] | 1992-12-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PTER KISL SY LE IR |
92STATE112651 | TURKISH NON-PAPER ON PKK CAMPS [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE TURKISH EMBASSY HAS PASSED ON TO US THE FOLLOWING "NON-PAPER" RELATED TO SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PKK. IT IS PROVIDED ON AN FYI BASIS ONLY. BEGIN TEXT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FROM UNCONFIRMED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS: -- PKK AND SYRIAN OFFICIALS MET IN [...] | 1992-04-10 00:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER SY LE TU |
93BEIRUT2694 | LEBANON AND THE PKK [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. ON JUNE 23 (PRIOR TO THE SERIES OF PKK ATTACKS ON TURKISH INTERESTS IN EUROPE),THE AMBASSADOR RAISED WITH INTERIOR MINISTER BISHARA MIRHIJ THE JUNE 8 OCALAN PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE BIQA' IN WHICH HE EFFECTIVELY DECLARED WAR ON TURKEY, INCLUDING TOURIST FACIL [...] | 1993-06-26 13:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY TU LE |
94BEIRUT5863 | (S)ELECTING A LEBANESE PRESIDENT IN 1995: A [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: VIRTUALLY EVERY PROMINENT MARONITE POLITICAN IN LEBANON (AND IN PARIS) HOPES TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT HRAWI, WHOSE TERM IS SET TO EXPIRE IN NOVEMBER 1995. FURIOUS JOCKEYING HAS BEGUN, AND A DIZZYING ARRAY OF POSSIBLE SCENARIOS EXISTS, BEGINNING WITH AN E [...] | 1994-11-09 09:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PHUM KISL KPRP LE |
94BRUSSELS8603 | LEBANESE AMBASSADOR FAWZI SALLOUKH CAUTIOUS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. FAWZI SALLOUKH, LEBANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE EU AND BELGIUM, PAID A COURTESY CALL AUGUST 1 ON AMBASSADOR EIZENSTAT. SALLOUKH HAS BEEN IN BRUSSELS SINCE LAST APRIL AND HAS FOUND THE PACE LESS HECTIC THAN AT HIS LAST POST--WHICH WAS VIENNA--WHERE HE HAD [...] | 1994-08-03 13:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PTER LE RAID |
95BEIRUT2676 | HIZBALLAH AND HARIRI STRIKE A DEAL [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT. PM HARIRI, SPEAKER BIRRI, AND SHI'A SPIRITUAL LEADER SHAMS AD-DIN MET JULY 11 AND RESOLVED DIFFERENCES OVER THE DISTRIBUTION OF TWO SHI'A-RESERVED SEATS ON THE BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME, ELYSSAR. A HIZBALLAH A [...] | 1995-07-12 14:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON LE |
95BEIRUT2749 | AMAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIZBALLAH CHANGES [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. HIZBALLAH ANNOUNCED THE RE-ELECTION OF ITS TWO TOP LEADERS AND SOME MODEST STRUCTURAL CHANGES, BUT HAS NOT RELEASED NAMES OF NEW CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, OSTENSIBLY ON SECURITY GROUNDS. A SENIOR AMAL OFFICIAL CONFIRMED HIS PARTY'S UNDERSTAN [...] | 1995-07-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER LE |
95BEIRUT3413 | QADHAFI THREAT TO EXPEL PALESTINIANS [...] (U) LIBYAN LEADER QADHAFI'S THREAT TO EXPEL A REPORTED 50,000 PALESTINIAN WORKERS FROM LIBYA HAS PRODUCED LOCAL REPORTS THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE OR WILL BE COMING TO LEBANON. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, FATAH DISSIDENT MUNIR AL-MUQDAH HAS CLAIMED THAT 2,000 SUCH REFUGEES ALREADY HAVE RETURNED, [...] | 1995-09-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PREF PGOV LE LY |
95BEIRUT4678 | MORE ON ARREST OF LEBANESE-PALESTINIAN [...] CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL BY RONALD SCHLICHER, CHARGE. REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. SUMMARY: PRESIDENT HRAWI, CITING PEACE PROCESS AND OTHER REASONS, HAS DECIDED AGAINST ALLOWING THE LAF TO ENTER 'AYN AL-HILWEH REFUGEE CAMP TO ARREST THE FUGITIVE LEADER OF THE RECENTLY DISCOVERED SUNNI FUNDAM [...] | 1995-12-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPAL KISL PREF LE SY |
95DAMASCUS5515 | SYRIANS SEE PLOTS AND PRESSURE, [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. IN THE CONTINUING ABSENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTER SHARA IN CARTAGENA AND NEW YORK, SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS HAVE TAKEN EVERY AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY SHORT OF CALLING US IN TO VENT THEIR SPLEENS OVER WHAT THEY SEE AS RENEWED ATTEMPTS TO PUT PRESSURE ON SYRIA [...] | 1995-10-19 16:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY US IS LE |
98BEIRUT2888 | EXPLOSIONS IN AFRICA: ARE THERE ANY AMERICAN [...] SUMMARY ---------- THE TWO EXPLOSIONS WERE REPORTED ON THE FRONT-PAGE OF EVERY NEWSPAPER IN LEBANON. MOST REPORTED THE EVENT WITH NO EDITORIALIST REACTION. THE ONLY TWO EDITORIALS THAT WERE WRITTEN WERE CONTRADICTORY. JOSEPH SAMAHA OF ARAB NATIONALIST DAILY AS-SAFIR WARNED THAT "BEING AN [...] | 1998-08-10 14:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PTER PREL KILS PGOV MOPS LE IS SY |
98BEIRUT3570 | AMBASSADOR'S CALLS ON PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD. REASONS 1.5 (B AND D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS AT THE PARLIAMENT, SPEAKER NABIH BERRI AND HIS DEPUTY ELIE FERZLI INDICATED THAT LAF COMMANDER GENERAL EMILE LAHUD IS THE MOST OBVIOUS CHOICE TO BECOME THE NEXT PR [...] | 1998-09-29 14:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KISL MEPP LE |
98BEIRUT3820 | LEBANESE PARLIAMENT ELECTS ARMY COMMANDER EMILE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR DAVID M. SATTERFIELD. REASONS 1.5 (B AND D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: RATIFYING THE NAME WHICH EMERGED FROM LAST WEEK'S SUMMIT BETWEEN LEBANESE PRESIDENT HRAWI AND SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD, THE LEBANESE PARLIAMENT TODAY ELECTED LAF COMMANDER EMILE LAHUD AS LEBANON'S ELEV [...] | 1998-10-15 16:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR PREL LE |
99BEIRUT4484 | JEZZINE: LOOKING FOR NORMALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY STAFF VISITED THE SOUTHERN CITY OF JEZZINE RECENTLY, FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE SOUTH LEBANON ARMY (SLA). INITIAL FEAR AMONG RESIDENTS ABOUT SAFETY HAVE ABATED. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY IS INCREASING MODESTLY, BUT HAS NOT REPLACED THE ECONOMIC LOSS FROM [...] | 1999-10-13 08:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID SY IS LE |
99BEIRUT5413 | THE SOUTH: HIZBALLAH STRATEGIC, TACTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECULATION OVER A FUTURE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL (UNILATERAL OR THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS) FROM SOUTH LEBANON HAS GIVEN RISE TO DIFFERENCES AMONG HIZBALLAH'S SENIOR LEADERS ABOUT THE PARTY'S FUTURE. THE PROSPECT OF CHANGE HAS COMPELLED THE PARTY TO BEGIN SPECIFIC PLANNING FOR THE ROLE IT [...] | 1999-12-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IR KISL IS LE |