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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03COLOMBO1513 |
RESIDENTIAL SECURITY CLUSTER HOUSING [...] (SBU) Embassy Colombo has one residential cluster housing compound for American employees of the IBB (VOA) remote broadcasting site. 2. (SBU) The compound is located in the town of Negombo, about halfway between the IBB site in Iranawila and Colombo. Negombo is 1.5 hours north of Colombo, [...] |
2003-08-29 09:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC |
| 03COLOMBO333 |
INFORMAL PRESENCE IN THE NORTHERN CITY OF [...] With continuing progress toward peace, this Mission finds it highly desirable to establish an informal presence in the northern city of Jaffna. This will facilitate coordination of AID activities in the areas of economic development and humanitarian assistance; help us carry out public diplo [...] |
2003-02-28 03:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC ABLD AFIN CE |
| 03DJIBOUTI1660 |
DJIBOUTI NEC SITES - RESPONSE TO ASSEMBLY OF RELEVANT INFORMATION [...] Post researched the topics raised in ref. B) and provides the following responses. 2. REAL ESTATE QA. Is Fee Simple land ownership available to the USG ? If not, what other types of land interests are available ? If a Crown lease or similar long-term lease is available, how long is th [...] |
2003-09-08 13:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMG |
| 03RANGOON890 |
MANDALAY OUTREACH CENTER: NOW MORE THAN EVER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Summary: In order to expand its democracy training and outreach, Embassy proposes to establish an American Center Teaching Annex in Mandalay (see reftels), Burma's second largest city and its geographic and cultural center. The American [...] |
2003-07-25 05:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL ABLD ASEC BM |
| 04DJIBOUTI1079 |
DJIBOUTI NEC - RSO CERTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-10 11:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1103 |
COM STATEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEC SITE: [...] Following is the required COM statement as part of the NEC site acquisition process as follows: &I Robert E. Gribbin, Acting Chief of Mission at the United States Mission in Djibouti, Djibouti hereby certify that the property to be acquired/leased and developed for a NEC in Djibouti, Djib [...] |
2004-08-17 11:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1142 |
DJIBOUTI NEC - LAND ACQUISITION CLARIFICATION [...] With reference to para 3, Ref C, Post reports it has been unable contact its local attorney, reported to be vacationing in France. His office says he will return to Djibouti on Sunday, August 29. On his r post will task its attorney to ascertain Djiboutian position re land acquisition and rela [...] |
2004-08-29 02:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT |
| 04DJIBOUTI1519 |
POST SIGNS NEC CONDITIONAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT [...] On November 24, 2004 Ambassador Marguerita Ragsdale signed the Conditional Purchase Agreement with the Djiboutian government for procurement of a site for an NEC. Minister of Finance, Mr. Yacin Elmi Bouh, signed on behalf of the Republic of Djibouti. The Djiboutian media was also on hand t [...] |
2004-11-28 04:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1596 |
DJIBOUTI: SECURITY CONCERNS AT POST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (C) Since the inception of the U.S. Military's base (Camp Lemonier) in 2002, Djibouti has gained international notoriety as a staunch supporter of the Global War on Terror. Although the arrival of the U.S. Military has brought with it sev [...] |
2004-12-16 08:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI340 |
INVESTMENT IN DJIBOUTI DOMINATED BY ARAB WORLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: President's Advisor on Investment, Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, says Djiboutians favor Arab development funds over western funds because of the simplicity of their financing procedures. Al-Hag detailed the current investments to Djibouti from the Arab world. He twice commented that both [...] |
2004-03-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL EAID ENRG EWWT SENV SOCI ABLD SA KU DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI492 |
SAUDI INVESTOR DEVELOPING HARAMOUS REGION [...] (U) PolOff, Econ/Comm Assistant and OBO representative met April 4 with Mohammed M. Ali Yamani, Managing Director of Maya Trading Company in Jeddah and Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, President Guelleh's Advisor on Investment. Yamani recently signed a contract with the Government of Djibouti, including f [...] |
2004-04-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD ECON ETRD EINV DJ SA |
| 04DJIBOUTI528 |
AMBASSADOR PRESENTS PRESIDENT GUELLEH WITH OFFER [...] (C) At her request, Ambassador met April 11 at the Presidency with President Ismail Omar Guelleh to present the USG's formal offer to purchase land for a new Embassy compound site in the Salines Est section of Djibouti. The Ambassador was accompanied by Pol/Econ and GSO officers. (Notetakers) [...] |
2004-04-12 12:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI531 |
TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING LAND PURCHASE [...] (SBU) Following is text of the diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the Ministry's approval to purchase land for Embassy Djibouti's NEC. The text was delivered in French to the Ministry April 12. (See reftel.) 2. (SBU) Begin text: Note Number 041 The Embassy of [...] |
2004-04-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI660 |
DJIBOUTI SECURITY CHIEF SEEKS ADDED [...] (S) Ambassador, accompanied by RAO, paid a courtesy call on Hassan Said Khaireh, Chief of National Security Services, and his Deputy, Abdillahi Mohamed Abdillahi, on May 4 at the Presidency. She began the meeting by thanking the two for their support in the global war on terrorism. She stresse [...] |
2004-05-05 13:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ASEC EAIR PTER ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI680 |
DJIBOUTI'S FOLLOW-UP ON U.S. OFFER TO PURCHASE NEW [...] (U) On May 3, Ambassador raised with Mahmoud Ali Youssef, Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the outstanding U.S. offer to purchase a site for a new embassy compound (NEC) in Djibouti. Youssef, at that time, said he had did not yet have a response to the U.S. offer, [...] |
2004-05-10 13:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI741 |
NEW WRINKLE IN QUEST FOR DJIBOUTI NEC SITE [...] (C) Mohammed M. Ali Yamani, owner of Maya Trading and Real Estate Development Company in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, approached Ambassador and Management Officer May 17 regarding the USG offer to the Government of Djibouti to purchase a parcel of land in the Haramous section of Djibouti ville for a [...] |
2004-05-25 15:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ABLD PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI767 |
DJIBOUTI NEC SITE ACQUISITION [...] (U) At the invitation of the Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador, Management Officer and General Services Officer met on June 1 with representatives of MFA, Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations, and Secretary General Badri Ali Bogoreh. The purpose of this SIPDI [...] |
2004-06-02 14:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI889 |
DJIBOUTI ACCEPTS U.S. OFFER TO PURCHASE NEC SITE [...] (C) Djibouti accepted by diplomatic note dated June 29, 2004, the U.S. offer to purchase a new embassy compound (NEC) site in the Haramous region of Djibouti for the sum of USD 1,800,000. The note, as translated from the French, is included below. Original of the diplomatic note will be pouc [...] |
2004-06-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT ABLD DJ |
| 04HANOI2609 |
Ambassador's September 17 Meeting with Vice [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-17 09:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ABLD AMGT VM |
| 04KINSHASA1167 |
2004 ANNUAL CHIEF OF MISSION MANAGEMENT [...] As Chief of Mission for Kinshasa, I am cognizant of the importance of management controls. I have taken the necessary measures to assure that an evaluation of the systems of management control for Kinshasa has been conducted in a conscientious and thorough manner, in accordance with the [...] |
2004-06-25 10:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD |
| 04KINSHASA1245 |
OSPB EXCEPTION REQUEST FOR CONSULAR BUILDING [...] The ARSO has completed an exceptions request package in regards to the Consular upgrade project in the ref email sent to DS/PSD/PCB on July 02, 2004. This cable provides a synopsis of the exceptions package. 2. The Consular Section has an ongoing project to address many of the shortcomings [...] |
2004-07-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC |
| 04MADRID3059 |
SPANISH HOUSING PRICES CONTINUE TO SOAR [...] Housing prices continue to rise in the Spanish real estate market. According to Tinsa (Spanish society of home appraisers) the price of used housing was 16% higher and new dwellings 19% higher midway through the second trimester of 2004 than the same period of 2003. These numbers indicate th [...] |
2004-08-10 16:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ABLD SP |
| 04MAPUTO1081 |
MOZ GOVT BOTH SUPPORTS AND OPPOSES NEC SITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Tourism Minister Sumbana stated publicly that he opposed any effort by the USG to acquire the Four Seasons site for use as an NEC. He confirmed his opposition in private, but conceded that he could be overruled for reasons of bilateral cooperation. At a subsequent meeting with P [...] |
2004-08-10 12:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT MZ NEC |
| 04MAPUTO293 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEC WITH FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the confusion and potential loss of the Four Seasons site as a potential NEC, Post received assurances from the Foreign Minister that this was a top priority for the MFA. Post expressed its continuing interest in part of the Four Seasons site, or potentially FACIM, and r [...] |
2004-03-04 09:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD MZ NEC |
| 04MUSCAT1954 |
EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/06/2004 [...] (U) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on November 6 to reassess the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend, to discuss any potential security implications in the event that Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Y [...] |
2004-11-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM AMED TBIO ABLD KSAF MU EAC |
| 04RANGOON1176 |
AMERICAN CENTER ANNEX IN MANDALAY: FREQUENTLY ASKED [...] (SBU) Given the summer-cycle turnover in personnel working on Burma issues, we thought it would be helpful to provide a quick synopsis of the plan to establish an annex of Rangoon's American Center in Mandalay. This informal format provides Embassy Rangoon's perspective on many questions fre [...] |
2004-09-09 09:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ABLD ASEC PREL KPAO KDEM BM |
| 04THEHAGUE600 |
REQUEST FOR WAIVER FOR LEASE OVER DOLS 25,000 [...] AS DIRECTED BY REF (A), POST REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A RESIDENTIAL LEASE. THE INFORMATION BELOW IS KEYED TO THE FORMAT OF REF (B.) (1) POST: THE HAGUE. (2) WAIVER FOR (A) LEASE OVER U.S. DOLS YES. 25,000? (B) DOES LEASE EXCEED SPACE STANDA [...] |
2004-03-11 11:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC |
| 04VILNIUS1309 |
CORRECTED RESPONSE FOR VILNIUS PHASE III [...] Ref A reported that there were no primary or secondary schools that do not receive grants from the Department of State but which are attended by U.S. citizens abroad. That is incorrect. 2. Vilnius has two private schools with American Embassy dependents attending. The Vilnius Internation [...] |
2004-10-22 07:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD ABUD AFIN AMGT ASCH ASEC |
| 05ABUJA1156 |
NIGERIA: EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE NIGER [...] The Extraordinary Session of the NBA Council of Ministers took place from May 9 to 13, 2005, in Abuja, Nigeria. The Ministers met to review progress in developing a framework for sustainable integrated water resources management and cross-border cooperation, the "Shared Vision". Session par [...] |
2005-06-29 16:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AID AMGT ABLD ASEC NI |
| 05ALGIERS1016 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador conducted his first official call May 21 on Foreign Minister Mohammed Bedjaoui, who was appointed May 1 in place of former Fonmin Belkhadem (septel reports their discussion of an exercise-specific SOFA). The conversation covered U.S.-Algerian relations and a possible Bedjaoui v [...] |
2005-05-22 11:58:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP ABLD AG IR IS US SOFA |
| 05ASUNCION1062 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RPSO CONTRACTING OFFICER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RPSO Florida Contracting Officer Robert A. Lindquist for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 24 to August 27 to conduct the pre-proposal conference for the SENAD Offices Construction Project in Pedro Juan Caballero. The contact officer fo [...] |
2005-08-23 12:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC |
| 05ASUNCION954 |
ASUNCION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IMAP [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for ROLAND C. JENKINS (GSAI), WALTER L. WHITEHURST (GSAI), PATRICK PLUNKETT (GSAI), HOWARD M. JEFFRIES (GSAI) for travel to Asuncion during the period of 8 AUGUST to 20 AUGUST for the purpose of IMAP PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE VISIT. The contact officer for [...] |
2005-07-28 20:22:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KLBO KRIM |
| 05DHAKA3419 |
NSDD38 - USAID STAFFING IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH [...] The following provides a formal NSDD-38 proposal to change the size, composition, or mandate of full-time, permanent USG positions in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is an action request. In accordance with the provisions of NSDD-38, USAID/Bangladesh seeks to create a Project Development Officer p [...] |
2005-07-19 08:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG AODE AMGT ABLD ASEC KMRS KSPR |
| 05DJIBOUTI1111 |
DISPOSITION OF EXISTING CMR AND [...] (U) Post appreciates OBO's advance planning for disposition of the existing CMR and mission compound in Djibouti in conjunction with construction of the New Embassy Compound. While the current location offers many benefits for maintaining the CMR where it is, the design and size of the residen [...] |
2005-11-09 03:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD ASEC DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI1136 |
GOVERNMENT OF DJIBOUTI PROGRESS ON DJIBOUTI [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-16 13:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI470 |
DJIBOUTI - COLLOCATION WAIVER INFORMATION [...] The U.S. Mission in Djibouti currently consists of five USG agencies: State, USAID, DOD/CENTCOM, which is represented by a military liaison officer called USLO, Navy Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), and IBB. 2. State, AID USLO and NCIS will be collocated on the NEC. 3. IBB broadcas [...] |
2005-05-16 07:21:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD ASEC AMGT DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI499 |
DJIBOUTI NEC SITE - REQUEST FOR OBO ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Post acknowledges receipt of funding (Ref A) and is pleased at the overall progress towards closing on the Salines South site. Much has been accomplished in the brief time allotted, and with the successful resolution of a few remaining technical points regarding zoning, construction timel [...] |
2005-05-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI505 |
DJIBOUTI: DECERTIFICATION OF SECURE SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) Containers#: ACCU 201373-5, 201372-0 and 201387-0 were received by American Embassy Djibouti on 13 May 2005. RSO Djibouti, SA Marc Ramos, opened, decertified and inspected the containers and their contents. All tamper resistant seals, packing frame and contents appeared to be in tact wi [...] |
2005-05-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ABLD KSEO KSLG |
| 05DJIBOUTI511 |
DJIBOUTI NEC SITE - FOLLOW-UP ON POST REQUEST FOR OBO [...] (U) Post wishes to reiterate the importance of having the assistance of a real estate professional to guide us through the closing process on the Salines South site to a successful conclusion. 2. (U) Vicki Hartung's visit to Post would be an asset for the following reasons: -- The Djibou [...] |
2005-05-27 08:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI582 |
EMBASSY DJIBOUTI CONSTRUCTION SECURITY PLAN [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 12. 2. (U) This telegram constitutes the Construction Security Plan (CSP) for the installation of split-pack air conditioning units in the Executive Suite of the CAA of Embassy Djibouti. This project requires confirmation. No action/work will be [...] |
2005-06-16 15:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD AMGT KSEO DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI608 |
NEC: MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) Action requested para. 5 2. (U) Over the past year we have made a great deal of progress towards a New Embassy Compound (NEC) for Djibouti. We identified a site, negotiated and signed a conditional purchase agreement, and provided a steady stream of data and information to the Departmen [...] |
2005-06-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT PREL DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI668 |
DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER RAISES NEC WITH [...] (U) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf contacted Ambassador on July 10 to request an urgent meeting on the New Embassy Compound (NEC) Project. The meeting took place at the Foreign Ministry on July 11. 2. (C) The Minister, joined by Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali [...] |
2005-07-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ABLD AMGT ASEC DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI670 |
DJIBOUTI NEC: FINAL ACTION ITEMS PRIOR TO [...] Transmitted herewith is a translation of the French text of Diplomatic Note 584/05/fax of July 12, 2005 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the Djibouti NEC.(also reported septel) Begin translation: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Coope [...] |
2005-07-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT PREL ASEC DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI707 |
DJIBOUTI - IMMEDIATE ACTION TO RESOLVE ACCESS ISSUE [...] (U) Djibouti has accepted the USG's first preference for resolving the impasse over access roads to the New Embassy Compound. It will accept the route closest to the presidential compound, delineated as a composite orange line in a map attachment to Ref D. Ambassador asked for a diplomatic n [...] |
2005-07-25 11:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI808 |
NEC DJIBOUTI--PURCHASE OF HARAMOUS SITE [...] On August 16, 2005, Embassy Djibouti (Charge Howard L. McGowan and GSO Marissa Scott) received the title to the Haramous property, delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the purchase price check and the implementation letter, and closed on the NEC Site. The land is now ours. Best rega [...] |
2005-08-16 09:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC PREL |
| 05DUBAI94 |
DUBAI GOV'T REMAINS WILLING TO ENGAGE ON BUILDING NOB FOR [...] Consul General met December 20 with Sultan bin Sulayem (SBS), the Dubai government's point person for the proposed NOB for ConGen Dubai, to review the points raised in reftel. Following is a summary of the discussion, which was favorable overall. 2. Contractors: SBS said there were three US [...] |
2005-01-08 13:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSEO ABLD AMGT TC |
| 05DUBLIN1428 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SYNERGY VISITS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Terry Carraway to travel to Dublin, Ireland from December 3 through December 10, 2005. Purpose of visit is to provide on site consultation, training and assistance to post in implementing 6 FAM requirements. 2. Embassy Control Officer for [...] |
2005-11-23 10:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT KSAF ACOA |
| 05DUBLIN1432 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO/FAC HENRY INGRAM AND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Henry Ingram and Terence Warren to travel to Dublin, Ireland from November 29 through December 12, 2005. Purpose of visit is to develop the project requirements and technical documentation for the CMR and OBC physical security upgrades to be ca [...] |
2005-11-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ASEC KWPR KRIM |
| 05DUBLIN1457 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO PERSONNEL, CLARK, [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Ronald Clark, Michael Stevens, Douglas Logothety, James Deuel and Peter Boden to travel to Dublin, Ireland from December 4 through January 5, 2006. Purpose of visit is to perform the IPC Upgrade project. 2. Embassy Control Officer for thi [...] |
2005-12-01 08:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KIRC KLBO KRIM |
| 05GENEVA2432 |
1st QUARTER LEASE PAYMENTS FOR FY 06 [...] In reference to various e-mails between Mr Lyman and OBO, monthly leasehold requirements in US$ for Geneva are as follows: Month October November December LQA 196,973 196,973 191,790 LTL - 102,000 - STL [...] |
2005-10-11 07:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AFIN AMGT |
| 05GEORGETOWN1095 |
GEORGETOWN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL [...] Per reftel, post welcomes Andrew Hernandez from November 14-22, 2005. 2. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Le Meridian Pegasus Hotel (within walking distance of the U.S.Embassy). Reservation number is 13. Rate is $130 per night plus 10% tax. Visitor will be met at the airport a [...] |
2005-10-18 19:16:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KRIM KSAF OTRA KLBO AORC |
| 05GEORGETOWN1106 |
GEORGETOWN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - LURCH, [...] Per reftel, post welcomes Henry Lurch from October 31 to November 4, 2005. 2. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Le Meridian Pegasus Hotel (within walking distance of the U.S.Embassy). Reservation number is 254. Rate is $130 per night plus 10% tax. Visitor will be met at the air [...] |
2005-10-20 17:11:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KLBO KRIM |
| 05HANOI2515 |
EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Assistant Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, the Ambassador and EAP/MLS Director Scot Marciel discussed bilateral relations and regional cooperation with Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung on September 27. After praising the momentum and goodwill that the Vietnamese Prime [...] |
2005-09-29 09:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP AMGT ABLD VM HUMANR RELFREE TIP APEC ASEAN WTO |
| 05HANOI2546 |
EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John's Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John discussed bilateral relations and regional cooperation with Foreign Minister Nguyen Zy Nien on September 27. After emphasizing the value of senior-level visits and exchanges and asking DAS John to help encourage more of them, FM Nien re [...] |
2005-09-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV AMGT ABLD VM WTO RELFREE HUMANR HIV AIDS AFLU APEC TIP |
| 05ISTANBUL691 |
SABAH ARTICLE: "SARIYER, THE MOST [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. CONSULATE IS SETTING THE TREND IN ISTANBUL. NATIONAL DAILY "SABAH" REPORTS THAT SEVEN CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE SETTING UP THEIR JOINT CONSULATE NEARBY. BELOW IS A TRANSLATION OF THE APRIL 29 ARTICLE. END SUMMARY. 2. "A DIPLOMATIC CENTER IS DEVELOPING IN SARIYER, WHE [...] |
2005-05-06 14:29:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL ABLD AMGT ASEC TU |
| 05JEDDAH2179 |
IDENTIFYING LAND FOR A NEW CONSULATE: GOVERNOR OF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On July 28, the Ambassador and CG met with Prince Abd al-Majid bin Abd al-Aziz, Governor of Mecca, to discuss the future of the Jeddah Consulate General. During the meeting, the Governor agreed to help the USG identify a tract of land for a new Consulate. He propos [...] |
2005-06-29 14:54:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD ABUD AMGT ASEC PREL |
| 05KINSHASA321 |
CONGO/B: CORRECT VERSION -- NON-DISPOSAL OF [...] BRAZZAVILLE IS BOUNCING BACK AFTER SIX YEARS OF CIVIL WAR. HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO THE WORLD'S FOURTH MOST EXPENSIVE CITY TO LIVE IN, WITH LIMITED REAL ESTATE AND OPTIONS FOR HOUSING OR OTHER FACILITIES. AT PRESENT, PROPERTY IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN, AND ADEQUATE FACILITIES IS [...] |
2005-02-25 06:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT KSEP |
| 05MUSCAT1311 |
EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/27/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 27 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...] |
2005-08-27 13:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER ABLD CASC KHLS MU EAC |
| 05NAIROBI1668 |
THE PORT OF MOMBASA: DETERIORATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Port of Mombasa is the largest port in the Horn of Africa, and is the economic lifeblood for the entire East Africa region. It is managed by a wholly- owned government parastatal, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The Port is currently overwhelmed by a growing trade volume, [...] |
2005-04-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ETTC EINV ELTN EWWT AMGT ABLD ASUP ATRN PREL PTER SNAR KSTC KE |
| 05OTTAWA1675 |
NSDD 38 - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE [...] I concur with the proposal set forth in reftel to abolish the NASA USDH International Space Station Technical Liaison position in Saint-Hubert, Canada. Per reftel, the NASA FSN position remains in order to support regularly scheduled TDY travel to Canada by NASA officials. 2. According t [...] |
2005-06-03 17:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE ABLD ASEC KMRS KSPR AMG |
| 05SANTIAGO2131 |
CHILE: INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL CRIME & ACTION REQUEST [...] SUMMARY. There has been a significant increase in residential crime and burglaries within the last 10 months in Santiago's metropolitan area. The Embassy leases or owns 45 residences in Lo Barnechea and La Dehesa. These are popular suburbs close to the American School and above Santiago's [...] |
2005-10-18 20:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC ABLD CI |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA871 |
NSDD 38 - MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [...] Ambassador Palmer approves reftel request for the Millenium Challenge Corporation to establish a presence in Tegucigalpa, Honduras consisting of 1 USDH Director, 2 USDH or USPSC program managers and up to 4 Locally Employeed Staff, contigent upon satisfactory clarification of the following sub [...] |
2005-04-25 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE AMGT KMRS ABLD ASEC EAID HO |
| 05VILNIUS1202 |
VILNIUS UNATTENDED OPERATIONS WAIVER REQUEST [...] (S) Post requests a temporary waiver to begin 24-hour unattended operations for classified communications. Post needs to have all message traffic available at the beginning of the business day in order to operate efficiently in response to Washington taskings. We cannot do that now without i [...] |
2005-11-10 15:09:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | AADP ABLD AMGT ACOA ASEC KRIM LH |
| 06ABUDHABI1931 |
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT IN THE UAE [...] (U) Summary. The UAE still implements the primary Arab League boycott on Israel, but abides by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) policy of not implementing the secondary or tertiary aspects of the boycott. Despite this policy, there have still been instances of prohibited boycott requests af [...] |
2006-05-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL AE PIRF |
| 06AITTAIPEI1142 |
TAIPEI PCC SAFETY AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY [...] (C) Per REFTEL A, AIT would like see the issue of indoor air quality (IAQ) in Taipei's ABCD addressed. Taipei was due for a complete PCC renovation and shielded enclosure (ABCD) replacement in 2004. It needed it; Taiwan is a high-humidity environment and the Soundsoak wall panels date back to t [...] |
2006-04-03 05:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ABLD AMED AMGT KSAF KRIM |
| 06ALGIERS848 |
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT HAS "NO PRACTICAL APPLICATION" [...] Algerian law does not contain specific codifications or references to the Arab League Boycott and post is not aware of any GoA communiques on the issue. While the primary boycott is informally recognized by virtue of Algeria's membership in the Arab League and the stigma still attached to doi [...] |
2006-05-10 16:49:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AG |
| 06AMMAN3179 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Post provides the following responses to the questions posed in para 8 of reftel. Jordan has not followed Arab League guidance on boycotting Israel since concluding its peace treaty with Israel in 1994. 2. --the Government of Jordan does not require boycott compliance questions of any co [...] |
2006-05-04 14:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL JO PIRF |
| 06BAGHDAD1568 |
IRAQ: IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (C) Summary. In response to the Department's request for information regarding Iraq's practices to harmonize implementation of U.S. laws (ref A), Post provides the following summary of previous reporting on the Arab League Boycott (ALB). Although Iraq's enforcement of the ALB is inconsisten [...] |
2006-05-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT EINV ECON PGOV PREL ABLD IZ |
| 06BAKU1260 |
PRESIDENT ALIYEV LAYS OUT STRATEGIC VISION FOR [...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 office call and subsequent dinner, President Aliyev laid out for SFRC Chairman Lugar his strategic vision for Azerbaijan's sustainable development, including plans for infrastructure improvements, investment in the non-oil sectors, poverty reduction and environmen [...] |
2006-08-24 12:25:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ |
| 06BAKU1406 |
PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS DEFENSE ISSUES, REAFFIRMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James MacDougall, President Aliyev affirmed his commitment to a strong bilateral relationship. Aliyev emphasized that the key points of cooperation "particularly the energy spher [...] |
2006-09-26 10:25:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER AMGT ABLD KZ AJ |
| 06BAKU609 |
DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PROPOSES ISSUING JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During discussions over President Aliyev's upcoming visit to Washington, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalafov presented a three-page draft joint statement to DCM for possible signing during the trip. DCM said the Embassy would pass the draft to Washington, but that it was a matter f [...] |
2006-04-20 08:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP KUNR AMGT ABLD AJ |
| 06BAKU703 |
AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT ADHERE TO ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (U) The Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Embassy that the Government of Azerbaijan does not require the participation in or cooperation with the Arab League boycotts or other international boycotts. The GOAJ does not, as a matter of policy, practice or contract requests [...] |
2006-05-12 07:43:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AJ |
| 06BAKU989 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her July 7 introductory meeting with Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, Ambassador Derse raised the importance of WTO membership, development of the non-oil sector, energy security and development of the banking sector. Babayev noted that he was not satisfied with [...] |
2006-07-10 16:05:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET AJ IR RU ABLD |
| 06BELIZE1047 |
FINAL CABLE FROM BELIZE CITY [...] This cable marks the closing of the era of U.S. diplomatic and consular representation in Belize City. After nearly 160 years in this small town on the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. Embassy and staff will relocate 55 miles inland up a two-lane road into the rainforest to the capital city, Belmopan. [...] |
2006-11-15 14:02:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD ASEC PREL BH |
| 06BRIDGETOWN116 |
RSO GRENADA TRIP REPORT (12/20- [...] This is an action cable for DS/PSD/PCB and FRC ESC. 2. This trip report contains information related to the RSO's and FSNI's travel to St George's, Grenada, from December 20-21, 2005. This report conforms to the requirements outlined in ref. 3. The RSO met with the Principal Officer [...] |
2006-01-19 14:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD AMGT BB XX |
| 06BRIDGETOWN117 |
RSO GRENADA TRIP REPORT (01/11-13/2006) [...] (U) This trip report contains information related to the RSO's and SD Coordinator's travel to St. George's, Grenada, from January 10-13, 2006. This report conforms to the requirements outlined in reference. 2. (SBU) Eugene Cunningham, DS/PSD/PCB, traveled to and assisted post with physical [...] |
2006-01-19 14:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ABLD AMGT BB XX |
| 06BRIDGETOWN141 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT DIGGS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for OBO Fire Protection Specialist Robert Diggs to travel to Barbados on 9-15 February 2006. The purpose of this trip is to evaluate construction of the fire protection systems of the new embassy compound. Please be informed that safety shoes are re [...] |
2006-01-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC BB |
| 06BRIDGETOWN171 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LACY BRANCH TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Project Developers Inc,(sub- contractors of Stronghold Engineering) personnel Lacy Branch. The purpose of this trip is to survey current construction operation during the period Feb. 06 - Feb.11, 2006. Please be informed that [...] |
2006-01-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1721 |
Bridgetown Final Accreditation [...] (SBU) Per reftel, OBO/Bridgetown confirms that the New Embassy Compound (NEC) is ready for the final accreditation inspection. OBO/Bridgetown sent updated accreditation checklists via C-Lan in late August and last week. 2. (SBU) OBO/Bridgetown confirms that the following work is complete or [...] |
2006-09-26 20:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ASEC AMGT BB |
| 06BRIDGETOWN177 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RICHARD [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Security Management Deputy Director Richard Colquhoun to visit Barbados on February 21-23, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to evaluate and review SSM's performance. Please be informed that safety shoes are required to gain access to the site. [...] |
2006-01-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN197 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT BAILEY TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Stronghold Engineering personnel Scott Bailey. The purpose of this trip is to survey current construction operation during the period Feb. 08 2006 - Jul 31 2006. Please be informed that safety shoes are required to gain acces [...] |
2006-01-31 10:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC BB |
| 06BRIDGETOWN339 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR COASTAL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance for Coastal International employee David Mitchell to travel to Bridgetown on March 1, 2006 - 28 February 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide Cleared American Guard (CAG) support to the OBO construction project. 2. Reservat [...] |
2006-02-22 19:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC OTRA BB |
| 06BRIDGETOWN353 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FLYNN, [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Flynn Consultant LLC furniture installers Julie Flynn, Clark Mahlebashian, Michael Pfrang and Robert Hester. The purpose of this trip is to install furniture in the NEC for the period March 12 2006 - April 9 2006. Please be i [...] |
2006-02-24 11:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC OTRA BB |
| 06BRIDGETOWN503 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Project Developers Inc, (sub- contractors of Stronghold Engineering) personnel Jose D. Escobar, Jorge E. Villa, Alan C. Biddle, Brian W. Colson, Billy S. Crutchfield, Michael T. Dahl, Tiran L. Moats, Michael L. Reese, Lacy B [...] |
2006-03-21 19:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC BB |
| 06CHENNAI2607 |
U/S BURNS IN HYDERABAD: A NEW CONSULATE, MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: A busy series of December 9 meetings and a wide-ranging &windshield tour8 provided Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns a quick but thorough introduction to one of India,s leading boom towns and the planned site for the fifth U.S. post in India. While hi-tech dr [...] |
2006-12-14 10:02:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CMGT ECON KISL IN |
| 06DAMASCUS2511 |
SYRIA'S RED HOT REAL ESTATE MARKET- A POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Contacts suggest that Syria may be experiencing a real estate bubble, with property prices rising rapidly throughout the country, but especially in Damascus and the surrounding area. Speculators increasingly are active in the market, with some Syrians trying to take advantage of [...] |
2006-06-01 08:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT |
| 06DAMASCUS4588 |
REQUEST FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT TEAM [...] (C) Post appreciates Department's prompt reaction in dispatching DS agent Aylward who is serving a critical function supporting RSO at Embassy Damascus. RSO is currently involved in multiple efforts to investigate the attack on the Embassy and assess ways to make the Embassy safer. The SARG [...] |
2006-09-20 14:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV ABLD SY |
| 06DAMASCUS5302 |
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING - READOUT [...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott Office (ALBO) was held November 6-9 in Damascus, with representation from the same 14 countries that attended the last meeting in May 2006 (ref A). Some participants feel the semi-annual conference has outlived its usefulness and [...] |
2006-11-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD ECON KBCT PHUM SY |
| 06DJIBOUTI589 |
DJIBOUTI COMPLIES WITH BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Reftel demarche was delivered to Mohammed Tayeb, the Deputy Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that as a member of the Arab League, Djibouti fully complies with the Arab League Boycott, but does not require foreign companies to comply with the boycott requirem [...] |
2006-05-16 11:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL DJ |
| 06DJIBOUTI79 |
DJIBOUTI RESPONSE TO PROPOSED [...] Post has reviewed the cost saving measures proposed in OBO's most recent Value Engineering (VE) study as outlined in Refs A and B. While some of the proposed changes are acceptable, post feels that it is critical to oppose proposed changes that - coupled with the extreme climate of this co [...] |
2006-01-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD DJ |
| 06DUBLIN150 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OPERATIONS OFFICER PAUL BAYER [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Operations Officer Paul Bayer to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 23 through February 26, 2006. Purpose of visit is consultations with RSO regarding upcoming projects. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, [...] |
2006-02-10 12:06:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC |
| 06DUBLIN315 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO AUDIT IN DUBLIN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for OBO Auditor Clifford Mecklenburg to travel to Dublin, Ireland from April 22 through May 1, 2006. Purpose of visit is to conduct audit. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is GSO Facility Manager Gil Serrao office telephone 353 1 630 [...] |
2006-03-28 12:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC KPWR |
| 06DUBLIN43 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SANTIAGO RICH III [...] (SBU) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to OBO/OM/FAC Maintenance Support Branch Chief Santiago Rich III to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 28 to February 01, 2006. Purpose of visit is to consult with post management and the FM regarding the establishment and integration of [...] |
2006-01-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ASEC EI |
| 06DUBLIN76 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO ELEVATOR PROJECT MANAGER [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Tim Phares to travel to Dublin, Ireland from January 30 through February 3, 2006. Purpose of visit is to conduct an elevator survey/evaluation for the future upgrade and modernizaation of the chancey elevator. 2. Embassy Control Officer f [...] |
2006-01-24 09:53:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ASEC |
| 06DUBLIN81 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO EUR AREA MANAGEMENT [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Eur Area Management Officer Karen Davidson to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 14 through February 17, 2006. Purpose of visit is post familiarization and discussion of ongoing OBO programs. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit [...] |
2006-01-24 15:09:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC KRIM |
| 06DUBLIN96 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO CONTRACTOR RAUL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for OBO Conttractor Raul Carrasquillo to travel to Dublin, Ireland from January 30 through February 4, 2006. Purpose of visit is to repair the generator. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is GSO Facility Manager Gil Serrao office tele [...] |
2006-01-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ASEC KPWR |
| 06FREETOWN953 |
Embassy Freetown Dedicates New Embassy Compound November [...] On November 16, Embassy Freetown officially dedicated the New Embassy Compound. OBO Director General Charles E. Williams and Sierra Leone Vice President Soloman E. Berewa (representing President Kabbah who was out of the country) and the Ambassador participated in the outdoor ceremony, unveile [...] |
2006-11-21 09:37:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO ABLD AGMT CVIS SL |
| 06GEORGETOWN422 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: GUYANA [...] Per consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, and the Guyana Customs and Trade Administration, Guyana does not have any laws on record to implement the Arab League Boycott (ALB), nor are Israeli products denied market access. The GOG doe [...] |
2006-05-11 15:33:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL GY |
| 06HANOI2571 |
INITIAL GROUNDWORK FOR APP IN DANANG [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, the Charge discussed USG interest in opening an American Presence Post (APP) in Danang with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que. Earlier in September, an Embassy team looked at potential locations in Danang for the APP. Among the three [...] |
2006-10-06 00:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD ASEC VM |
| 06ISLAMABAD8845 |
PAKISTANI COMPLIANCE WITH OIC AND AL BOYCOTTS [...] Post offers the following response to reftel queries regarding Pakistani observance of boycotts of Israel and Israeli-made products. 2. Pakistan is not a member of the Arab League (AL) and is not, therefore, bound by the AL boycott (ALB). 3. Pakistan is a member of the Organization of [...] |
2006-05-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL PK |
| 06ISLAMABAD9152 |
PAKISTANI COMPLIANCE WITH OIC AND AL BOYCOTTS [...] Post offers the following response to reftel queries regarding Pakistani observance of boycotts of Israel and Israeli-made products. 2. Pakistan is not a member of the Arab League (AL) and is not, therefore, bound by the AL boycott (ALB). 3. Pakistan is a member of the Organization of [...] |
2006-05-19 07:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL PK |
| 06JAKARTA5930 |
INDONESIA AND BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] (SBU) Indonesia does not formally comply with the Arab League Boycott of Israel. Indonesians may travel to Israel with Indonesian passports but Indonesia does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel. There is no official data at the Ministry of Trade for trade with Israel, though it [...] |
2006-05-11 07:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD ECON ETRD PHUM PIRF AL ID |
| 06JEDDAH372 |
INTERNAL SAG RIVALRIES ON CLOSING PALESTINE STREET [...] (S) SUMMARY: As part of his research for a SAG-commissioned report on improving the issuance of US visas to Saudi nationals, Nawaf Al Obeid, an advisor to Saudi Ambassador to the US Turki bin Feisal Al Saud, met with the Consul General and Conoff on May 17. The CG emphasized that though mino [...] |
2006-05-20 13:51:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SA PTER ASEC ABLD AMGT |
| 06JEDDAH535 |
CONSUL GENERAL AND NEW FOREIGN MINISTRY DIRECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 9, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief made a courtesy call on Ambassador Mohammed Tayyeb, the newly appointed Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for the Mecca Region. The Director General offered the Ministry's support in developing a New Consulate Comp [...] |
2006-08-12 09:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT KISL OFDP PREL SA |
| 06KATHMANDU2660 |
RETAINING THE KATHMANDU AMERICAN CENTER [...] During consultations October 12-13, the Ambassador looks forward to learning Washington?s reaction to our recommendation that the American Center Library remain in its present location and not/not be relocated to the New Embassy Compound. Reftel spells out in detail our reason for recommendin [...] |
2006-10-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL ABLD AMGT ASEC ACOA OPRC KPAO |
| 06KHARTOUM1105 |
SUDAN: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTE RESPONSE [...] Per reftel, Sudan does not require any firms to comply with Arab League or Organization of the Islamic Conference boycotts of Israel. Sudanese and foreign firms are not required to complete boycott compliance questionnaires or furnish boycott-clearance certificates as a prerequisite for lice [...] |
2006-05-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PIRF KBCT ABLD ETRD AL SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1263 |
SITREP 11: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- AMIS Attacked in West Darfur -- Minawi Arrives in El Fasher -- AMIS investigates Birmaza Attacks - South Darfur Wali Promotes DPA -- Military Meet [...] |
2006-05-30 08:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO ABLD UN AU SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1291 |
SITREP 13: DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). - Minawi, AbdelWahid, Kiir meeting set for June 2 - June 1 fighting in North Darfur - NRC to return to South Darfur - Musa Hila [...] |
2006-06-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO ABLD ASEC UN AU SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1780 |
VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR COMMENTS ON LRA MEDIATION, [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with GoSS Vice President Machar on July 21 to review Machar's mediation between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU), the strained GoSS relationship with the World Bank, and the need for GoSS cooperation in completing due diligence req [...] |
2006-07-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ABLD EFIN IBRD UG SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2794 |
KHARTOUM NEC - STATUS OF CONTAINERS [...] (SBU) On December 4, CDA Hume met with the Deputy Director for the Americas at the MFA to raise the need for action by the Sudanese government to release construction materials for the New Embassy Compound (NEC) from customs at Port Sudan. OBO Project Executive Albertson and Management Counsel [...] |
2006-12-05 08:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ASEC PREL US SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2893 |
MFA ON DELAYED NEC CONTAINERS [...] (C) During a December 21 meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Karti, Charge Hume raised Sudan's non-compliance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations with respect to containers still detained at Port Sudan. Noting the containers had so far been held for approx [...] |
2006-12-22 13:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OFDP ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2924 |
Sudan: No Progress on NEC Containers [...] (SBU) During a December 27 meeting with MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi, Pol/Econ Counselor raised the matter of the detained containers pertaining to the New Embassy Compound (NEC), as in reftels. 2. (SBU) Al-Sanosi responded that he had tried several times to obtain an update fr [...] |
2006-12-31 06:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OFDP ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU |
| 06KINGSTON930 |
VISIT OF WHA/DAS PATRICK DUDDY TO KINGSTON, [...] (U) Summary: On April 27 and 28, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Patrick Duddy SIPDIS visited Kingston, Jamaica. On April 27, Duddy met with GOJ officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the details of which are reported in ref. A. On April [...] |
2006-05-12 20:05:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ECON EAID PREL KMCA JM |
| 06KUWAIT1671 |
KUWAITI IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] This cable is in response to Reftel action request. 2. Kuwait's 1981 Commercial Law, Article 62, states that Kuwait will follow the lead of the Arab League Boycott Office with regards to implementation of the boycott. In 1994, in accordance with a GCC decision, Kuwait announced the elimi [...] |
2006-05-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL KU |
| 06MANAMA829 |
BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] (U) The Government of Bahrain does not require participation in or cooperation with the Arab League Boycott (ALB), nor does it request that U.S. firms comply with boycott requirements. Post is unaware of any ALB compliance on the part of the Embassy's suppliers, venders, and service suppliers [...] |
2006-05-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ABLD PHUM PINR ETRD ETTC PREL BA REGION |
| 06MANAMA831 |
BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] (U) The Government of Bahrain does not require participation in or cooperation with the Arab League Boycott (ALB), nor does it request that U.S. firms comply with boycott requirements. Post is unaware of any ALB compliance on the part of the Embassy's suppliers, venders, and service suppliers [...] |
2006-05-10 14:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ABLD PHUM PINR ETRD ETTC PREL BA REGION |
| 06MANILA2069 |
TYPHOON CHANCHU HITS THE PHILIPPINES [...] On May 12, tropical storm Chanchu made landfall in the Philippines in Northern Samar southeast of Manila and as of May 15 has gone out to sea west of Luzon. On May 14, Chanchu intensified into a typhoon while crossing east-to- west across the central Philippines leaving in its wake 37 dead, [...] |
2006-05-15 09:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EINV CACS EAGR AGMT ABLD SENV RP |
| 06MANILA4144 |
TYPHOON MILENYO UPDATE: EMBASSY CLOSED A SECOND DAY [...] Summary. The embassy closed on September 28 and 29 due to the strongest typhoon to hit Metro Manila directly in 11 years. The storm toppled trees and billboards, triggered flash floods and landslides, shut offices and the financial markets, and caused a Luzon-wide power outage on Thursday. [...] |
2006-09-29 06:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EINV CACS EAGR AGMT ABLD SENV RP |
| 06MANILA4423 |
TYPHOON MILENYO: AFTER-ACTION FINDINGS [...] Summary: Post held an after-action meeting to review the lessons learned from September 28th's Typhoon Milenyo. Post's response to this natural disaster received positive reviews. Lessons learned focused on redundant ongoing communications and early dissemination of typhoon and operational stat [...] |
2006-10-20 02:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD RP |
| 06MAPUTO536 |
MOZAMBIQUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-09 09:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL MZ |
| 06MAPUTO884 |
FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE STATUS [...] This information is provided in response to reftels. 2. Seventeen of the 36 properties identified as being oversized are owned or under project-funded leases leased by USAID and are not currently under the control of the Post housing officer. These properties are the following (as identifi [...] |
2006-07-20 15:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT MZ |
| 06MUSCAT441 |
EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/22/2006 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 22 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's alread [...] |
2006-03-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS ABLD MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT745 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL MU |
| 06NDJAMENA240 |
CHAD: NSDD 38 - DOD/DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 13:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | AODE KMRS AMGT ABLD ASEC KSPR CD |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT471 |
MAURITANIA: EMEGERNCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (S/NF) On April 20, 2006 at 1100 hours the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss recently obtained threat information which added specificity to previously acquired ambiguous information (reftels A and B). The threat suggested that GSPC teams have conducted surveillance op [...] |
2006-04-21 12:42:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | ASEC PREL PTER ABLD CASC MR |
| 06RABAT922 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES - MOROCCO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 16:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM ETTC MO |
| 06SANAA1343 |
YEMEN IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] In response to the Department's request for updated information on Republic of Yemen (ROYG) adherence to the Arab League Boycott of Israel, post conducted a review of ROYG enforcement and compliance practices in place regarding the boycott. The results of that review are as follows, and are ke [...] |
2006-05-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM |
| 06SANSALVADOR170 |
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-24 14:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM ES |
| 06SARAJEVO1045 |
BOSNIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has had observer status in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) since 1994. BiH does not require participation in, or cooperation with, the Arab League Boycott (ALB) or other international boycotts. The BiH government does not, as a matter of policy, p [...] |
2006-05-12 15:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL |
| 06SEOUL3103 |
AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP FLOOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition GNP Floor Leader Kim Hyoung-o told the Ambassador several times in a meeting on September 6 that the Grand National Party (GNP) strongly urged the U.S. not to discuss a timetable for the handover of wartime operational control (OPCON) at the September 14 summit or the [...] |
2006-09-08 09:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL3249 |
AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: GNP National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee Sang-deuk told the Ambassador on September 19 that the Grand National Party (GNP) was opposed to OPCON transfer. Lee emphasized that the purpose of his planned September 20-23 visit to the United States was to ask that OPCON talks be suspen [...] |
2006-09-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL3369 |
AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 26 over lunch, Ambassador Vershbow discussed OPCON transfer with three National Assembly members from the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP). The members gave the Ambassador feedback from their September 19-25 trip to the United States and explained in detai [...] |
2006-09-29 09:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL3684 |
GNP PARLIAMENTARY VICE SPEAKER LEE SANG-DEUK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lunch meeting on October 25 with the Ambassador, GNP National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee expressed concern over the Roh administration's handling of the U.S.-ROK alliance, OPCON transfer, North Korea and expressed general dissatisfatction with Roh. Lee's clear message was th [...] |
2006-10-27 02:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL3861 |
FORMER GYEONGGI GOVERNOR SOHN HAK-KYU ON NORTH [...] (C) Over lunch with the Ambassador on November 3, GNP Presidential hopeful and former Gyeonggi Province Governor Sohn Hak-kyu asked many probing questions about where U.S.-ROK relations were headed and offered his views on North Korea and his assessment of the ROK political scene, including h [...] |
2006-11-09 01:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL3881 |
URI PARTY REP. CHUN JUNG-BAE ON NORTH KOREA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Uri Representative Chun Jung-bae made his case why the Uri Party has a chance to maintain the Blue House in next year's presidential election and why he might be the person to lead the Uri Party charge. Chun, the former Justice Ministe [...] |
2006-11-09 09:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL4014 |
LEE MYUNG-BAK: THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF KOREA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 20 meeting with the DCM, former Seoul Mayor and leading presidential hopeful Lee Myung-bak said that the December, 2007 ROK presidential elections will be about the economy above all else. He said the Korean economy should be growing at a 7 percent rate instead of [...] |
2006-11-21 05:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL4039 |
FORMER PRIME MINISTER KIM JONG-PIL'S LAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil told the Ambassador on November 16 that U.S.-ROK relations were paramount and that the administration had to change in 2007. Kim said he would support the GNP candidate, whoever that may be, provided that he/she agreed to "sweep out the debris" o [...] |
2006-11-22 07:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL4247 |
GOVERNOR ROMNEY VISITS KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney visited South Korea on December 6-7 and met with a wide range of government and non-governmental leaders, gave a speech to AMCHAM, visited the DMZ and received a briefing from USFK. The Governor's meetings focused on North Korea and the curren [...] |
2006-12-14 00:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL740 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SEOUL MAYOR LEE MYUNG-BAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 7 the Ambassador met with Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak, a leading contender to become the opposition Grand National Party's (GNP)' nominee in next year's presidential election. Lee said that he was looking forward to his visit to the United States the week of March 13, in [...] |
2006-03-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 06THEHAGUE1230 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL [...] Country clearance is granted for June 3-10, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Thomas Lucey, Electronics Engineer, International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, to attend the Group of Seven HF Frequency Coordination Meeting in Hilversum. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...] |
2006-06-01 09:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ABLD ETRD NL |
| 06TOKYO6740 |
DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai met with DCM November 27 to discuss a range of bilateral issues: -- Kawai reported that Prime Minister Abe had been very pleased by his meeting with President Bush at the APEC summit in Hanoi and is hoping to travel [...] |
2006-11-28 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ABLD ETRD EAGR EFIS JA |
| 06WELLINGTON47 |
KUDOS FOR TSS TEAM TO WELLINGTON [...] (SBU) From October to December of 2005, a TSS team from OBO was deployed to the American Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand. Team members were Danny Brady, Jeff Smith and Ken Foree. The team came to post to install the security wiring for a new Marine Security Guard booth. 2. (SBU) This [...] |
2006-01-18 18:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD |
| 06WELLINGTON537 |
WELLINGTON STOCK REQUEST [...] (SBU) Wellington has received support visits from three TSS teams and has had two recent visits from ESO Canberra. While all of these teams came to post well equipped, each installation team has needed a few items which have come from our existing stock. This cable requests a re-supply of tho [...] |
2006-07-12 03:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON538 |
WELLINGTON EQUIPMENT REQUEST FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) Since March 2006, a number of replacement and new equipment items have been ordered by RSO Wellington for projects at post. The replacement equipment (two 24-zone AES monitors) was requested both through the OTIS system and by email. The new equipment items were requested in Ref. A, B, C [...] |
2006-07-12 04:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD NZ |
| 07ADDISABABA1165 |
REQUEST FUNDING TO INCREASE LOCAL GUARD FORCE PROGRAM AND [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 12 for action requested. 2. SUMMARY: Over the past several months, Embassy Addis Ababa acquired 17 additional off-compound residences to support new positions assigned to Post and provide housing for personnel who previously resided on the Chancery [...] |
2007-04-17 06:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN ABLD ABUD ASEC ET |
| 07ANKARA2040 |
TURKISH COURT CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF EMBASSY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy's perimeter is enhanced with a line of concrete bollards along the sidewalk. In response to civil litigation, an administrative court in Ankara has ruled that the bollards must be removed and the Court is insisting the Municipality take immediate steps to comply. We have c [...] |
2007-08-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD AMGT TU |
| 07BAGHDAD1613 |
BAGHDAD NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND (NEC) [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. (SBU) In the wake of the indirect fire into the NEC on May 15, 2007, which resulted in the death of one and injury to five First Kuwaiti construction workers and damage to an NEC apartment block, I have instructed the RSO, in collaboration with [...] |
2007-05-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT ASEC IZ |
| 07BAKU102 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES POL-MIL CONSULTATIONS, HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov reviewed a range of bilateral issues on January 18. The Ambassador and Mammadyarov agreed on the need to make our annual political-military consultations more fruitful, suggesting that the next round could be held in the spr [...] |
2007-01-23 10:09:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ |
| 07BAKU1110 |
RECOVERY WORK CONTINUES AT COLLAPSED BUILDING, [...] (U) On September 4, the Ministry of Emergency Situations' (MES) Agency for Safety Rules in the Construction Sector published its initial report on the causes of the August 28 collapse of a building under construction in central Baku. According to MES experts, the building collapse was caused by [...] |
2007-09-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CASC KCOR ABLD AJ |
| 07BAKU214 |
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DEPT OF ENERGY PROPOSAL ON [...] This is an action request; see para 5. 2. Jabrail Khanlarov, Chief of the State Construction Control Agency at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, met with emboffs on January 30 to discuss plans for the US Department of Energy,s proposed workshop on earthquake-resistant, energy-efficient [...] |
2007-02-16 06:03:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ENRG ABLD AMGT AJ |
| 07BAKU288 |
AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON NEC, ADOPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that he was willing to keep working towards finding a resolution on the proposed new embassy compound at the Genetics Institute site, and indicated he was willing to help clear up the eight pending adoption cases [...] |
2007-03-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT CASC PREL AJ |
| 07BAKU321 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER WITHDRAWS OFFER ON NEC SITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ali Asadov, Economic Advisor to the Azerbaijani President, informed DCM March 14, that due to extensive, but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to resolve opposition to the GOAJ's offer to provide a site at the Genetics Research Institute (GRI) for the New Embassy Compound (NEC), th [...] |
2007-03-16 13:59:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT PREL AJ |
| 07BAKU410 |
AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In an April 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov clarified recent press rumors that Iran closed the border with Azerbaijan in early April, explaining that Iranian passport machines had malfunctioned and caused a brief delay for those crossing the border. Th [...] |
2007-04-11 10:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG EPET AMGT ABLD CASC AJ |
| 07BAKU411 |
PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, ISLAM, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with Representative Hoekstra and the Ambassador, President Ilham Aliyev provided a tour d'horizon of Azerbaijan's foreign policy, regional geopolitics, energy policy and domestic development. Aliyev argued that Azerbaijan was unique, bordered by its former co [...] |
2007-04-11 11:44:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KDEM PHUM ABLD AMGT CASC |
| 07BAKU584 |
PRESIDENT ALIYEV,S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR REIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov flagged President Aliyev's planned attendance at the upcoming energy summit in Poland as a "very important" step to reassure Europe. The GOAJ hopes for progress in bilateral relations with Turkmenistan in 2007, although Baku is [...] |
2007-05-15 12:14:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG MARR AMGT ABLD CASC AJ |
| 07BASRAH50 |
IRAQI ARMY NOT PREPARED FOR PIC [...] (C) Summary: The commander of the Iraqi Army's (IA) 10th Infantry Division (ID), Major General Habib Abbas al-Husseini, told the Regional Embassy Office (REO) director on May 28 that his forces will not be able to secure Basrah once provincial Iraqi control (PIC) is handed over. His comments [...] |
2007-06-02 18:39:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | MCAP PTER ABLD IR |
| 07BEIJING1158 |
CHARGE REQUESTS CLARIFICATIONS ABOUT THE XINHUA [...] (C) The Charge raised United States Government concerns about Xinhua News Agency's recent actions that linked renewal of foreign financial information distributors' annual licenses to the September 2006 media regulations with Xinhua News Agency's Vice President Lu Wei on February 14. Vice Pre [...] |
2007-02-16 10:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN KPAO KIPR ECPS PREK ABLD CH |
| 07BEIJING5705 |
BEIJING MAYOR WANG QISHAN DISCUSSES OLYMPICS, CITY [...] (C) As Beijing prepares to host the Olympic Games in August 2008, the city is taking a number of measures to lessen air pollution, Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan told the Ambassador over dinner on August 29, calling this month's four-day experiment in which half the city's cars were taken off the road " [...] |
2007-08-30 08:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KOLY ECON SENV ABLD ELTN PINR CH |
| 07DAKAR1458 |
GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADOR ANNOUNCES OPENING OF [...] The Ambassador cut the ribbon at the new liaison office in Bissau on July 6 remarking that the opening of the office and meeting rooms signified the first step toward reopening the U.S. Embassy. Officially, the office will not be open until a final security certification is completed later th [...] |
2007-07-12 08:36:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ABLD AMGT PU |
| 07DAMASCUS396 |
CHARGE DISCUSSES NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND, DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) In an April 23 meeting MFA Director of Protocol, Amir Smadi, the Embassy's designated SARG interlocutor, Charge followed up on previous approaches on the issue of the proposed Diplomatic Zone (DZ) that President Bashar al-Asad, FM Walid al-Mu'allim, and other senior SARG officials had m [...] |
2007-04-25 14:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD ASEC PGOV SY |
| 07DAMASCUS432 |
SARG REQUEST'S OBO VISIT TO IDENTIFY LOCATION FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In a May 6 meeting with MFA director of protocol Dr. Amir Smadi, our SARG designated interlocutor, and a SARG consultant for the new diplomatic zone (DZ), Walid Serawan, the Charge followed up on his previous discussions r [...] |
2007-05-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT SY |
| 07DUSHANBE135 |
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Broadcasting Bureau's Jim Lambert briefed Minister of Transportation and Communications Abdurahim Ashurov January 23 on the history of its broadcasts and transmissions from Tajikistan and proposed that the United States and Tajikistan negotiate and sign a bilate [...] |
2007-01-26 13:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ECPS OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO TI |
| 07GEORGETOWN108 |
GUYANA'S NEW VAT AND TAX RECIPROCITY - REQUEST TO CONVOKE [...] Action request para 8 and 9. 2. The Government of Guyana (GoG) instituted a 16% VAT on 1 January 2007. Preparations for the VAT were insufficient at best (Reftel). The GoG's public education campaign was misleading on many points causing confusion and discontent among the public and the un [...] |
2007-01-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD AFIN EAID EFIN GY |
| 07GUANGZHOU662 |
UPDATE ON NEW CONSULATE COMPOUND: GUANGZHOU URBAN PLANNING [...] (SBU) Acting Admin Officer and Guangzhou Design Institute (GZDI) met with the Director for Consular Affairs of the Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office Luo Jun and members of the Guangzhou Urban Planning Office (UPO) on June 6 to discuss UPO's proposed design changes of the NCC. Prior to the meet [...] |
2007-06-08 09:22:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT CH |
| 07HANOI1682 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH VFM LE VAN BANG [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-20 14:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ECON VM |
| 07HANOI1746 |
AMBASSADOR PITCHES PRISONER AMNESTY, GOOD [...] (C) Meeting with the GVN's leading security official, the Ambassador raised a range of human rights issues, flagged the upcoming United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visit, and discussed a number of key security and property issues involving the Mission. In the [...] |
2007-10-04 11:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT ASEC KIRF PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM |
| 07HANOI83 |
MFA OFFICIALS DISCUSS RANGE OF CURRENT BILATERAL TOPICS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 9 meeting with the DCM, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department Director General Pham Van Que said that Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem has not yet decided on dates for travel to the United States. Que proposed several potentia [...] |
2007-01-12 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL AMGT ABLD ECON ETRD VM |
| 07HAVANA1186 |
REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 565 PROHIBITION [...] USINT Havana requests a waiver of Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (PL 103-236) (22 USC 2679c) as it applies to contracts that expend funds appropriated to the Department of State, and that would go to persons who comply with [...] |
2007-12-27 21:24:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AFIN AMGT ASUP ECON KBCT PHUM |
| 07HOCHIMINHCITY1269 |
HCMC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL [...] (U) Post would like to take this opportunity to thank OBO for its response to post's Public Private Partnership (PPP) proposal for developing the vacant parcel located at 8 Le Quy Don, District 1, HCMC. Post management in HCMC and Mission Vietnam leadership in Hanoi look forward to working cl [...] |
2007-12-26 05:48:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT |
| 07ISLAMABAD2817 |
OIG REPORT ITEM TWENTY ONE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Post provides the following update on recommendation 21: 2. (SBU) Islamabad's Narcotics Affairs Section performed a technical evaluation of proposals for the design/build contract of a new secure compound in Quetta. Of six proposals recieved, two were found to be technically acceptabl [...] |
2007-06-26 05:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ASEC ASIG PK SNAR |
| 07ISLAMABAD2818 |
OIG REPORT ITEM TWENTY ONE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Post provides the following update on recommendation 21: 2. (SBU) Islamabad's Narcotics Affairs Section performed a technical evaluation of proposals for the design/build contract of a new secure compound in Quetta. Of six proposals recieved, two were found to be technically acceptabl [...] |
2007-06-26 05:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ASEC ASIG PK SNAR |
| 07JAKARTA2694 |
FINANCE MINISTER MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance (MOF) Sri Mulyani Indrawati told the Ambassador on September 24 that Indonesia's growth is strong but more infrastructure development is needed. Indonesia needs to do more to get its good news story out, as the media paints a very negative picture. The count [...] |
2007-09-24 08:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ABLD EINV ECON PGOV ID |
| 07JAKARTA427 |
AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON VP KALLA [...] (C) During a Feb. 15 farewell call, the Ambassador congratulated Vice-President Kalla on the successful election process in Aceh; expressed support for government efforts to control violence in Sulawesi; urged the GOI to open Papua to foreign visitors; raised plans to increase USG technical a [...] |
2007-02-16 05:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET PINS ABLD ID |
| 07JAKARTA461 |
AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON JAKARTA GOVERNOR SUTIYOSO [...] On February 16, Ambassador Pascoe, accompanied by DCM and Management Counselor, paid his farewell call on Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso. Sutiyoso was joined by several staff members including his senior advisors on land issues from the historical preservation, city planning and zoning offices. [...] |
2007-02-21 09:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ABLD AMGT ID |
| 07JAKARTA474 |
AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) During a Feb. 16 farewell call on President Yudhoyono (SBY), Amb. Pascoe raised conditions in Papua and explained U.S. plans to help build capacity there. SBY said the national cabinet and the two provincial governors have agreed on a development strategy. SBY endorsed the provision of [...] |
2007-02-22 07:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PREL PGOV ABLD PHUM ID |
| 07KATHMANDU1035 |
MELAMCHI FIASCO HAS JAPANESE WONDERING ABOUT [...] (C) On May 24, Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka indicated to the Ambassador that Japanese soft lending may be affected by recent mishandling of the Melamchi Water Supply Project by Minister of Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami. Her decision to refuse to award the management contract [...] |
2007-05-25 09:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ADB ABLD JA NP |
| 07KHARTOUM134 |
MFA UPDATE ON DELAYED NEC CONTAINERS [...] (C) During a January 29 meeting with MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi and Deputy Director Abdel Rahman Sharfi, Charge Powers again raised the issue of the Embassy's detained containers at the Port of Sudan (Refs B, C, and D). Noting that next week would represent a delay in their clea [...] |
2007-01-29 15:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OFDP ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU |
| 07KHARTOUM523 |
FUTURE PROCESSING OF NEC CONTAINERS [...] (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Protocol, on April 2 in order to discuss the New Embassy Compound (NEC). Ambassador Ali Yusuf explained that, while those shipping containers holding building materials currently in customs are fully [...] |
2007-04-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ASEC PREL US SU |
| 07KHARTOUM57 |
KHARTOUM OBJECTS TO SENIOR USG PARTICIPATION IN OPENING OF [...] (SBU) On the instructions of Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol, MFA Director of Americas Amb. Badawi al-Sanosi summoned the Charge d'Affaires on January 14. Al-Sanosi handed Charge Hume a copy of a press release by the GoSS regarding a ceremonial event announcing the launching of a Governme [...] |
2007-01-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ABLD AMGT US SU |
| 07KHARTOUM60 |
RETRANSMISSION: KHARTOUM OBJECTS TO SENIOR USG [...] (SBU) On the instructions of Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol, MFA Director of Americas Amb. Badawi al-Sanosi summoned the Charge d'Affaires on January 14. Al-Sanosi handed Charge Hume a copy of a press release by the GoSS regarding a ceremonial event announcing the launching of a Governme [...] |
2007-01-15 07:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ABLD AMGT US SU |
| 07KHARTOUM72 |
MFA COMPLAINS RE SEARCH OF EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD, [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, the MFA summoned DCM Powers to raise several issues of concern. Director of Americas Al-Sanosi relayed concerns over a U.S. break-in of the Sudanese embassy in Baghdad, the status of Sudanese detainees in Guantanamo (covered septel), Special Envoy Natsios' meeting [...] |
2007-01-17 16:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CVIS ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU |
| 07KINGSTON89 |
JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS VENEZUELA GIVING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-18 18:04:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ABLD AMGT ENRG KCOR KCRM |
| 07MADRID2207 |
OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH KOREAN [...] (U) November 28; 6:20 p.m.; Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Burns Special Assistant Sumona Guha E. Strother Murray (Embassy Notetaker) Republic of Korea Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe Kang Kym-gu, Director, European Regional Cooperation Divi [...] |
2007-12-07 12:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD OSCE PARM PHUM PREL ABLD ROK |
| 07MANILA268 |
NSDD 38 - U.S. Department of Defense, Department [...] The Chief of Mission hereby approves the Department of the Navy's Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) request to add the following direct-hire full-time permanent (DHFTP) position in Manila. With this additional position NCIS will have an authorized position level in the Philippines of [...] |
2007-01-24 03:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER AODE ABLD ASEC KSPR RP |
| 07MANILA2957 |
EMBASSY MANILA PREPARED FOR TYPHOON SEASON [...] Embassy Manila remains well-prepared and coordinated with local authorities to respond to the upcoming typhoon season, which runs through December. Typically, about 12 typhoons strike the Philippines each year. Mission systems passed a major test on September 29, 2006 when Typhoon Millenyo, [...] |
2007-08-31 04:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC KSAF MMED RP |
| 07MANILA3758 |
EMBASSY MANILA PREPARED FOR TYPHOON MITAG [...] Embassy Manila remains well-prepared and coordinated with local authorities to respond to Typhoon Mitag. Typhoon MITAG pronounced as: "me-tok" has dramatically slowed down while heading on a temporary WSW drift but still endangers the Bicol Region. Communities along the Eastern Provinces of C [...] |
2007-11-23 09:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC KSAF MMED RP |
| 07MANILA3777 |
PHILIPPINE EARTHQUAKE - 6.O RICHTER SCALE [...] Manila experienced a 6.0 magnitude earthquake at 12:27 PM (04:27 UCT) today, November 27, 2007. Post immediately communicated with offices and conducted building assessments, per established action plans. There were no reported injuries or structural damages to USG staff or facilities, nor w [...] |
2007-11-27 08:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC CASC KSAF RP |
| 07NOGALES154 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHEM SYNERGY VISIT TO POST [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-08 20:12:00 | Consulate Nogales | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT KSAF ACOA |
| 07PORTAUPRINCE240 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FUNK, CARTNER, AND NIXON [...] Post grants countr clearance to the following NEC contractor personnel to travel to Port au Prince: MARK EDWARD FUNK - Fluor, Project Director arrive: 02/05/07, depart: 02/16/07 JAMES SMOOT CARTNER, JR. - Fluor, Sr. VP arrive: 02/05/07, depart: 02/09/07 EDDIE (NMN) NIXON - Fluor, Craft [...] |
2007-02-03 12:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD ASEC |
| 07PRISTINA699 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MR. BURT ENGLISH [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Burt English to visit Pristina September 26-29, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to review post's physical security projects. Officer for this visit will be RSO, Richard Fuller, who can be reached at: office 381-38-5959-3188; GSM 37 [...] |
2007-09-21 16:12:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT AFIN ASEC ESS |
| 07SEOUL3539 |
FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Song Min-soon told the Ambassador during a December 13 meeting that he wanted to continue close coordination with the USG during the remainder of President Roh Moo-hyun's term, and that he understood the Embassy's need to engage with the president-elect's transiti [...] |
2007-12-14 07:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS KN PGOV PREL ABLD |
| 07SEOUL472 |
LEE MYUNG-BAK: QUALIFIED, READY AND IN FIRST PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Over a one-on-one lunch with the Ambassador on February 13, former Seoul Mayor and leading presidential contender Lee Myung-bak explained that voters in Korea wanted their next president to be, first and foremost, an effective leader, not focusing on regionalism, but on policies, [...] |
2007-02-15 09:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 07SEOUL570 |
LAWMAKERS PROPOSE DENUCLEARIZED DPRK BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A resolution introduced by a group of lawmakers opposing wartime OPCON transfer passed the Defense Committee on February 21 and is scheduled for a National Assembly plenary vote in the coming weeks. The leaders of the anti-OPCON coalition, including a former Defense Minister, me [...] |
2007-02-27 08:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
| 07TRIPOLI1055 |
LIBYA: SECTION 565 WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING [...] (SBU) The Government of Libya (GOL) does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. Local firms are required by national law to comply with the boycott, and would therefore not be able to sign the required U.S. certification without exposing themselves to civil and/or criminal penalties. [...] |
2007-12-23 09:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT PHUM AL ABLD ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN PREL LY |
| 07VATICAN108 |
FE/BR WINDOW REPLACEMENT [...] The FE/BR windows installed in the ground floor of the Vatican Chancery are deteriorating and three of the thirteen panels have already suffered fogging damage which limits the visibility and light entering through the panels. The FE/BR panels, which were installed in 1993/1994, are reaching t [...] |
2007-07-11 09:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC |
| 07VATICAN112 |
2007 ANNUAL CHIEF OF MISSION MANAGEMENT CONTROL STATEMENTS [...] As requested in reftel, the following is the Charge D'Affaires' abbreviated management control statement: I certify that the management control responsibilities assigned to me have been carried out. Signed: C. Sandrolini, Charge D'Affaires. 2. Please note that for U.S. Embassy Vatican, th [...] |
2007-07-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT VT |
| 07WELLINGTON405 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO TSS JOHN BYLER, JUNE [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Overseas Building Operations (OBO) Technical Security Specialist John Byler for travel to Christchurch, New Zealand during the period June 4-8, 2007. 2. The purpose of this visit is to inspect the conduit infrastructure for a [...] |
2007-05-31 03:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NZ ACOA ABLD AMGT |
| 08ANKARA184 |
ANKARA'S WATER SUPPLY: SUPPLY UP QUALITY DOWN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Water levels in Ankara,s reservoirs have risen from an approximate 15 day supply in December 2007 to an approximate 100 day supply in late January 2008. The usable water supply is still only 60% of the January 2007 level. To avoid another water shortage in summer 2008, the c [...] |
2008-02-01 06:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD SENV TU |
| 08ASTANA2540 |
GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN REQUEST TO OPEN CONSULATE GENERAL [...] (SBU) On December 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs transmitted via Diplomatic Note a request to open a Consulate General in New York City and appoint Mrs. Raushan Kakimseitkyzy Esbolatova to the position of Consul General. The full text of the Diplomatic Note follows: 2. (SBU) BEGIN T [...] |
2008-12-23 10:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD CMGT ODIP OFDP KZ |
| 08BAGHDAD1929 |
EMBASSY AND MFA CLARIFY LINES OF COMMUNICATION ON [...] (C) On June 17, Pol and Management Counselors met with Ambassador Srood Najib, MFA's Americas Director, to review recent developments related to turning over USG-occupied property in the International Zone (IZ) to the MFA as sites for future foreign embassies. In particular, POL and MGT Counse [...] |
2008-06-24 16:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AMGT ABLD IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2424 |
S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IZ PROPERTIES, FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: S/I Satterfield and Management Counselor Austin-Ferguson met August 2 with Ambassador Srood Najib, the MFA's point person on the transfer of U.S.-held properties in the International Zone (IZ). The discussion focused on the various IZ properties currently in Department of State ( [...] |
2008-08-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | AGMT ABLD PGOV PREL IZ |
| 08BAGHDAD3731 |
USAID IRAQ MISSION WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID/Iraq requests waivers to collocation and setback requirements required by the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-Terrorism Act (SECCA) of 1999. Additionally, USAID/Iraq requests exceptions to the following OSPB standards: 12 FAH-5 H-433.1-1 paragraph (c), clear z [...] |
2008-11-25 17:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT ABLD EAID |
| 08BAGHDAD42 |
WAIVER REQUESTED -- Section 565 Waiver of Prohibition [...] (SBU) Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (PL 103-236, 22 USC 2679c) prohibits the Department of State from entering into any contract, except real estate leases and contracts below the small purchase threshold (currently $100,00 [...] |
2008-01-04 14:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN IZ |
| 08BAKU90 |
AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister appeared unaware that Iran may soon move the Alborz oil rig, while noting that Azerbaijan would respond through diplomatic and legal means if Iran moves the rig into disputed waters. Mammadyarov raised the need for an EU energy summit in Brussels, co [...] |
2008-02-01 12:16:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ IR |
| 08BANGKOK668 |
INPUT ON CHANGE IN DOD'S MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT [...] (U) Bangkok appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the dialog between State and DoD on the implementation of the Senior Defense Official/DATT Directive. State, DAO, and JUSMAG representatives have followed this initiative closely and we believe that the plan to create the SDO/DATT positi [...] |
2008-03-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AFIN AMGT APER ASEC ODIP TH |
| 08BASRAH78 |
REO BASRAH HOUSING [...] (SBU) Summary: REO Basra's most immediate goal is to be able to capitalize on improved security conditions by significantly increasing movements in and out of Basra Air Station (BAS). Completion of 45 ballistic housing units (BHUs) will add 90 additional rooms and will enable the REO to [...] |
2008-09-23 08:56:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC ABLD |
| 08BEIJING1728 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 11-12 [...] (C) China's leaders are preoccupied with managing the domestic dimensions of and international fallout from the Tibet crisis, determining how to deal with the new leadership in Taiwan and ensuring that nothing mars a successful Olympic Games. Despite seemingly strong domestic popular approval [...] |
2008-05-06 10:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ABLD KIRF KOLY MASS PARM ECON |
| 08BEIJING4700 |
DCM URGES MFA TO SIGN COCA II AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China cannot go forward on the COCA II agreement unless the renovation of the old Chinese chancery in Washington DC is included under the 2003 COCA I agreement, MFA Department of Administration Director General Li Chao told the DCM in a December 30 meeting. China would like to [...] |
2008-12-31 07:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT CM |
| 08BELGRADE230 |
FEB 21 FIRE IN AMEMBASSY BELGRADE [...] (U) A fire occurred in unoccupied Chancery space at around 19:10 P.M. on Feb. 21, 2008 as a result of riot on same evening. 2. (SBU) Fire occurred in X01002, Non Occupied Chancery Building. Damage occurred in the following areas: ceiling wooden construction, doors and door frames, wood [...] |
2008-03-13 08:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC OFDP KSAF SR |
| 08CHISINAU1156 |
ECONOMIC MINISTER DISCUSSES ACQUISITION [...] (C) Summary: On November 13 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Igor Dodon, and U.S. Ambassador Asif J. Chaudhry met to discuss the acquisition of a five-hectare site located at 28 Vasile Lupu for a New Embassy Compound (NEC) for the USG. The GOM had suggested this five- hectare [...] |
2008-11-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD MD |
| 08CURACAO14 |
ANSWER TO NSDD-38 - REDUCTION IN DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [...] Chief of Mission disapproves Ref. A proposal to abolish the Defense Liaison Officer (DLO) position in Curacao. His decision is based on three important reasons: A) A previous COM identified several policy and administrative factors justifying the approval of this DLO position as recently [...] |
2008-01-29 18:25:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP AMGT AODE ABLD ASEC NA NL |
| 08DAKAR416 |
GUINEA BISSAU:THE USG SHOULD RE-OPEN EMBASSY BISSAU [...] This is an action request. See para 14. 2. (C) Summary. Prospects for achieving USG goals in Guinea-Bissau are problematic at best as long as the embassy in Bissau remains shuttered. Weak security, porous borders, poor governance, fragile democracy, and unchecked narcotics trafficking m [...] |
2008-04-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ABLD PGOV PREL PU |
| 08DAMASCUS753 |
SARG VIEWS ON NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND [...] (S/NF) A Palestinian American academic who enjoys frequent access to SARG FM Muallim told us October 23 that Muallim believes that the U.S. Embassy is exaggerating the threat in Damascus and "can wait" until such time as the SARG finds a location for a NEC. The implication was that the SARG [...] |
2008-10-29 10:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ASEC ABLD SY |
| 08DAMASCUS912 |
OBO VISIT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-29 14:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT ASEC |
| 08DAMASCUS917 |
REQUEST FOR SECTION 565 WAIVER OF PROHIBITION [...] (SBU) We have reviewed the requirements of Section 565 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 1103-236) and reaffirm our position that it is in the best interest of the United States Government to request waivers to the Arab League Boycott Compliance Prohibitio [...] |
2008-12-30 15:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AFIN AMGT ASUP ECON KBCT PHUM AL SY |
| 08DURBAN33 |
UPDATE ON CIVILIAN DISPLACEMENT FROM XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) On 20 June, Pol/Econoff visited sites throughout the greater Durban area hosting displaced persons from last month's wave of xenophobic violence to assess the current levels of displacement and identify any immediate humanitarian needs. Hundreds of the original 1750 displaced persons in re [...] |
2008-06-26 15:26:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | SF PGOV PHUM PREF CG BY RW ABLD |
| 08EFTOMONTEVIDEO541 |
MANTRAP FOR MONTEVIDEO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Montevideo has a critical need for a mantrap. When the vehicle gate is opened, only one guard prevents pedestrian access to the compound, as required in 12 FAH H-113.4c. The recent attack in Yemen serves as a r [...] |
2008-09-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ASEC |
| 08GRENADA104 |
SOFT TARGET PROGRAM - OVERSEAS SCHOOL SECURITY IN GRENADA [...] This is an action cable for James Witt, OBO/PE/SM/OPB. 2. The Embassy surveyed one local school that traditionally has been used by Mission and AmCits that qualifies for the Soft Target Program (reftel). As mandated by the Department, the RSO (resident in Bridgetown) came to Grenada and con [...] |
2008-07-23 20:53:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD ASEC AFIN GJ XL |
| 08HANOI1173 |
SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT PATRICK [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Kennedy: Ambassador Michalak and Mission Vietnam look forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral relationship, and the need to adequately support it with the construction of a New [...] |
2008-10-15 06:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD VM |
| 08HANOI1399 |
GVN TURNS DOWN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF 99 YEAR NEC LEASE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GVN has once again unequivocally stated that they cannot agree to any formula for extending NEC lease terms beyond the maximum of 99 years for diplomatic organizations permitted by their Land Law, and the 99 year term for the future USG NEC site specified [...] |
2008-12-22 10:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT KREC VM |
| 08HANOI87 |
EAP DAS MARCIEL AND GVN DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, GOVERNANCE, [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel discussed human rights, cooperation in governance reform and law enforcement, and a possible visit by Prime Minister Dung [...] |
2008-01-25 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ABLD PBTS PHSA PHUM PREL ECON VM |
| 08HOCHIMINHCITY147 |
HCMC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL - A NEW DIRECTION [...] Post thanks OBO and DS for conducting a thorough review of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) proposal recently submitted. While disappointed that we will be unable to utilize the land at 8 Le Quy Don to construct a mixed-use building to address post's office space crunch and skyrocketing co [...] |
2008-02-14 05:10:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT |
| 08KHARTOUM183 |
KHARTOUM SECURITY MILESTONES - JUNE 2007 TO [...] (SBU) This cable provides a summary of security-related actions and events affecting the US Mission in Sudan during a specific timeframe. It gathers references to numerous cables and messages on various related issues including OBO issues, EAC actions, Sudanese Government actions, terrorism, RS [...] |
2008-02-06 05:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT ASEC PREL PTER US SU |
| 08KHARTOUM428 |
LIAR'S POKER: SUDANESE "CALL AND RAISE" ON USG [...] (C) Summary: Sudan's formal response to a USG non-paper raises the hope of progress on some humanitarian and UNAMID deployment issues, considerable flexibility on CPA-related items and also presents unrealistic, maximalist recommendations towards normalizing relations with the United States an [...] |
2008-03-23 15:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD SU |
| 08KHARTOUM435 |
FOREIGN MINISTER PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor agreed to the immediate visa issuance of US Military Observers requested by UNAMID, and promised rapid progress on other visas and on security measures. He also will be raising the issue of NEC containers with President Al-Bashir in the next two days. Al [...] |
2008-03-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | SU KPKO ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL |
| 08KHARTOUM442 |
BASHIR WILL REPORTEDLY APPROVE NEC CONTAINER [...] (C) Summary: President Al-Bashir told his Foreign Minister on March 25 that he is willing to authorize the release of NEC containers the same day the U.S. Administration "eases up on pressure on Sudan's diplomatic missions in New York and Washington." Alor complained about the lack of SPLM inp [...] |
2008-03-26 07:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | SU ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL |
| 08KHARTOUM461 |
EASING "IMPOSSIBLE LIFE" FOR SUDANESE DIPLOMATS IN [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry's key administrator confirmed that Sudan is willing to allow NEC construction to resume and containers shipped in reciprocity to "easing up on pressure on Sudan's diplomatic missions" in the U.S., as promised recently by President Al-Bashir. This mea [...] |
2008-03-30 13:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | SU ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL |
| 08KHARTOUM646 |
SUDAN AGREES TO RELEASE NEC CONTAINERS, PROMISES [...] (C) Summary: Sudan agreed to release long-delayed NEC containers beginning the morning of April 29 with all in country released by the end of the week. The Sudanese are also clearing up any remaining UNAMID shipment backlog in anticipation of a continuing dialogue with the US, the MFA's Under [...] |
2008-04-28 08:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | SU ASEC ABLD AMGT PGOV PREL |
| 08KUWAIT526 |
MFA CONTINUES ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF FIRST [...] (SBU) During the Secretary's visit to Kuwait for the April 22 Iraq Neighbors Conference in Kuwait, the Amir's Chief of Protocol, Shaykh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al Sabah, called DCM to request a meeting with the Secretary for Mohammed Al-Marafie, the owner of First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting C [...] |
2008-05-14 06:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT ECON IZ KU PREL |
| 08KUWAIT91 |
MFA PASSES PAPER DEFENDING FIRST KUWAITI'S WORK AT [...] (SBU) At a January 11 dinner hosted by the Amir in honor of President Bush, MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah requested that we pass a paper and DVD to Assistant Secretary Welch in support of First Kuwait Trading and Contracting Company's work in building the New Embassy Compound in Baghd [...] |
2008-01-24 05:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT ECON IZ KU PREL |
| 08LAHORE261 |
REQUEST FOR FIRE INSPECTION TEAM ASSISTANCE [...] (S) Post requests OBO/OM/FIR send a team of cleared Americans to inspect and repair Post's malfunctioning System 3 Fire Alarm. 2. (S) Over the past two months Post has experienced a series of problems of increasing severity with the System 3 Fire Alarm, the panel for which is located in t [...] |
2008-09-04 10:18:00 | Consulate Lahore | SECRET | ABLD ACOA |
| 08MATAMOROS259 |
MATAMOROS EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS [...] (U) On 08/29/08, Consul General Cecilia Elizondo-Herrera convened an expanded Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to provide a briefing on the projected course of Hurricane Gustav, and to review post preparations. 2. (U) CG Elizondo-Herrera related that the hurricane was projected to [...] |
2008-08-29 22:43:00 | Consulate Matamoros | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AEMR AMGT APER CASC ASEC KFLO MARR |
| 08MONROVIA70 |
LIBERIA: ELECTRIC COMPANY REQUESTS PARTNERSHIP WITH TVA; [...] (SBU) Harry Yuan, the Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC, the state-owned electricity provider) visited the Ambassador January 17 to request his assistance in arranging an association with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). He proposed a partnership between TVA and [...] |
2008-01-28 09:27:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAID BEXP AMGT ABLD ASEC OPIC LI |
| 08MONTEVIDEO213 |
AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO PHYSICAL SECURITY DEFICIENCIES AND FAST-TRACKING PROPOSED SECURITY UPGRADE [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Embassy Montevideo is extremely concerned about the continued slippage in the start date for the embassy security upgrade projects first proposed and approved in 1999 and now delayed until 2013. The Ambassador is unable to meet his manda [...] |
2008-04-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC ABLD PTER UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO436 |
REQUEST FOR WAIVER FOR NEW SURVEILLANCE DETECTION [...] (S) The new SD command post is 1.5 kilometers from the Chancery. It is a one-story row house with a two-car garage and office space. It is being renovated, but the landlord is installing grillwork, privacy screening, emergency exit, and substantial doors/locks. The RSO has inspected the pr [...] |
2008-07-31 17:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC ABLD |
| 08MUSCAT206 |
CHANGE IN DOD'S MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT POST [...] U.S. Embassy Muscat appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the dialogue supporting the Defense Department's SDO/DATT initiative. Post agrees with the initiative, believing the directive institutionalizes arrangements that have informally developed in many embassies. 2. U.S. Embassy [...] |
2008-03-12 06:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD AFIN APER ASEC ODIP |
| 08OSLO154 |
NORWAY: GROWING AWARENESS OF TERRORISM THREAT [...] (C) Summary: In a significant shift we have long advocated, the GON has strengthened its counter terrorism awareness, capabilities and planning. This includes a revised law on terrorism, an increased threat perception, arrests of terrorist financiers and new physical and electronic secur [...] |
2008-03-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KTER PGOV PREL ABLD NO |
| 08OSLO326 |
NORWAY'S INTEREST IN IRAQ PRIMARILY BASED ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD EAID ECON EPET PGOV PREL IZ NO |
| 08PORTLOUIS390 |
QUARTERLY MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Cabrera discussed a wide variety of issues during a quarterly meeting with Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as note taker During the pleasant and positive hour of discussions, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe, spoke of U.S. elections, touched on issues rel [...] |
2008-11-12 09:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD KREC ZI MP |
| 08PRETORIA2476 |
HOME INVASIONS ON THE RISE [...] (U) Summary: On November 4, 2008 RSO attended a presentation hosted by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) on the "Incidence of House Robberies in South Africa." Presented by a Senior Lecturer on Forensic Investigations at the University of South Africa (UNISA), the seminar focused on th [...] |
2008-11-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT ALOW ABLD SF |
| 08RIYADH1380 |
OVERSEAS OFFICE FURNITURE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE [...] (S) Please provide the following office furnishings to the American Embassy: Ref Job 604-974. 2. (U) Total commodity cost: $9221.94 USD 3. (U) A/LM Shared Services fee: $92.22 USD 4. (S) Total estimated transportation cost: $13,000 USD; Please use secure shipping procedures. 5. ( [...] |
2008-09-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ABLD AMGT KSLG |
| 08SANTIAGO454 |
SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE SHARE BEST PRACTICES [...] (U) Southern Cone COM's met in Santiago April 25-26, where they shared information on environmental ("green building"), public diplomacy, and consular best practices in the region. They also heard from OES on its priorities, including on climate change and biofuels. A DVC with Customs and Bord [...] |
2008-05-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT CASC CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SCUL SENV |
| 08SEOUL1985 |
ROK VICE FOREIGN MINISTER SHIN ON VISA WAIVER, [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call by the Ambassador October 6, Second Vice Foreign Minister Shin Kak-soo described the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) as an example of an area of strengthening ROK-U.S. ties. He said that MOFAT's Consular Affairs Bureau planned to start a public relations campaign [...] |
2008-10-08 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD CVIS OEXC KS |
| 08TRIPOLI982 |
LIBYA: SECTION 565 WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING WITH FIRMS COMPLYING WITH AL BOYCOTT [...] (U) The Government of Libya (GOL) does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. Local firms are required by national law to comply with the Arab League (AL) boycott, and would therefore not be able to sign the required U.S. certification without exposing themselves to civil and/or criminal [...] |
2008-12-29 13:14:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN LY |
| 08TUNIS712 |
MFA SAYS FSI WRITTEN AGREEMENT WOULD CODIFY THE [...] (C) Summary: On June 28, three senior MFA officials assured the DCM and FSI school director that the GOT wishes to simply put in writing the existing arrangements for the presence of the FSI Arabic Language Field School in Tunisia. They said the prospective move onto the Embassy compound gave [...] |
2008-06-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT PGOV AFSI TS |
| 09ADANA21 |
CONSULATE ADANA'S GROWTH SPURT REQUIRES BRICKS AND MORTAR [...] (U) Consulate Adana has been a critical platform for USG operations in southeastern Turkey since 1960. The Consulate provides services for Americans affiliated with Incirlik Air Base (IAB) and for regional contingencies such as the 2006 evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. The Consulate al [...] |
2009-04-15 09:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC ABLD TU |
| 09AMMAN2768 |
Controversial Landlord and Tenants Law Comes into Force; [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Landlord and Tenants Law came into effect on December 1 which will increase landlord rights and establish a mechanism with which to base future increases in rents. The law also includes termination dates for old leases. Critics expect the new law to hit hardest lower-inc [...] |
2009-12-22 10:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI AMGT ABLD JO |
| 09ASHGABAT285 |
Ashgabat: Request to Remove Article 14 from Model Lease [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST: This is a time sensitive action request for permission to remove Article 14, Disputes Resolution, from Post's residential leases in order to continue normal leasing operations. See para. 8. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY [...] |
2009-03-03 03:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD TX |
| 09ASTANA1954 |
KAZAKHSTAN: MFA APPROVES STATUS CHANGE TO CONSULATE [...] On November 3, Embassy Astana received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming that the government of Kazakhstan does not object to the United States designating Embassy Branch Office Almaty as Consulate General Almaty. Post seeks Department approval to announce this [...] |
2009-11-03 07:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ODIP AFIN AMGT ASEC ABUD ABLD KZ |
| 09ATHENS1349 |
GREECE DEPORTS IRAQI INSURGENT COMMANDER WHO ENTERED AS [...] (S) Greek authorities deported Iraqi citizen Mu'ammar Latif Karim (a.k.a. Abu Sajjad), accused of being a Shia insurgent commander responsible for IED and other attacks in Iraq, on July 21. We understand he was arrested by Iraqi authorities on his arrival by plane in Irbil July 22. Greek aut [...] |
2009-07-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER PREL KCRM ASEC ABLD IZ GR |
| 09ATHENS1519 |
GREECE ARRESTS SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF DOMESTIC TERRORIST GROUP [...] (SBU) In the most high-profile arrests of domestic terrorist suspects since 2003, Greek police raided two houses in the Athens districts of Halandri and Galatsi on September 23, and arrested four individuals who were subsequently charged September 25, in connection with three bombings carried o [...] |
2009-09-30 07:26:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER PREL ASEC ABLD GR |
| 09ATHENS1591 |
GREEK DOMESTIC TERRORISTS STRIKE POLICE STATION [...] (SBU) A group of six unidentified individuals carried out an attack with automatic weapons on the police station in the Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi, eight kilometers north of the Embassy, on the evening of October 27, wounding six police officers, one of them seriously. In addition to firi [...] |
2009-10-30 15:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
| 09ATHENS1711 |
NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM STEPS [...] (U) Minister of Citizens' Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis recently announced that he had re-opened the investigation into the November 17 (N17) terrorist organization, seven years after the 2002 arrests of N17 members during Chrysochoidis's previous tenure as Minister of Public Order. Chryso [...] |
2009-12-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
| 09ATHENS215 |
NEW DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS IN GREECE [...] (SBU) There have been several significant new attacks in Athens in recent days, including a shooting attack on a television station, a bomb placed outside offices of Citibank, and a series of bombings targeting prominent anti-terrorism figures. While no one was killed in these incidents, they [...] |
2009-02-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR |
| 09ATHENS248 |
"SECT OF REVOLUTIONARIES" CLAIMS TV STATION [...] (SBU) On February 21, the Greek newspaper Ta Nea published the text of a letter it reportedly received the day before from the "Sect of Revolutionaries" claiming responsibility for the February 17 attack against the Alter TV station. In that attack, four assailants fired at vehicles and threw [...] |
2009-02-26 09:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
| 09ATHENS282 |
GREEK ANARCHISTS BURN ATHENS TRAIN [...] (SBU) At about 0100 local time March 3, a group of 15 to 20 young people ejected the driver and passengers from a train at the commuter station in the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia and then set fire to the train with Molotov cocktails. Eight train cars were completely destroyed. All of [...] |
2009-03-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR |
| 09ATHENS318 |
GREECE TRIES TO COPE WITH HEIGHTENED DOMESTIC [...] (C) New terrorist attacks continue to rock Greece with a frequency not seen since 2000, unnerving the country's political and professional elite. A number of violent far-left groups -- some previously unknown -- have claimed responsibility for bombings, shootings, and arson incidents, and thi [...] |
2009-03-16 05:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR |
| 09ATHENS445 |
GREECE FACES NEW ROUND OF BOMBINGS [...] (SBU) In a sign of the continuing escalation of activity by domestic terrorist and anarchist groups (reftels), a series of firebombings and other violent attacks occurred in Athens and Thessaloniki March 27-31. In the most coordinated attack, gas canister bombs exploded at ten banks and luxu [...] |
2009-04-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD PREL GR |
| 09ATHENS683 |
GREEK LAW ENFORCEMENT FACES BIG HURDLES IN MEETING TERRORIST [...] (C) As domestic terrorist groups and violent anarchist gangs continue the heightened level of activity that they initiated following the December 2008 riots, Greek law enforcement is looking for help. At the request of the Greek Ministry of Interior, Scotland Yard recently conducted an assessm [...] |
2009-04-28 14:27:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ABLD PREL KCRM GR |
| 09ATHENS707 |
RECALL 09 ATHENS 707 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ABLD PTER PREL KCRM GR |
| 09ATHENS727 |
GREEK PRIVACY RULES THWART INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) According to a May 5 article in the newspaper Eleftheros Typos, Greek police utilizing video evidence have "positively" identified three hooded vandals who were among the forty who took part in a midday rampage in the upscale Kolonaki Square area of Athens on March 13. The attackers use [...] |
2009-05-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ABLD PREL PTER KCRM GR |
| 09ATHENS799 |
GREEK TERRORISTS BLOW UP BANK [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-14 12:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR |
| 09ATHENS901 |
Greece: Muslim Migrants Protest in Athens, Radicalization [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violent demonstrations and riots involving Muslim migrants rocked downtown Athens throughout the month of May, bringing relations between migrants and the Greek government to a new nadir and fueling fears of Islamic radicalization in Greece. Muslim community leaders and media re [...] |
2009-05-29 13:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PTER GR KIRF ASEC ABLD PREF SMIG |
| 09BAGHDAD46 |
WAIVER REQUESTED -- Section 565 Waiver of Prohibition [...] (SBU) Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (PL 103-236, 22 USC 2679c) prohibits the Department of State from entering into any contract, except real estate leases and contracts below the small purchase threshold (currently $100,00 [...] |
2009-01-08 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD54 |
WAIVER REQUESTED -- Section 565 Waiver of Prohibition [...] (SBU) Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (PL 103-236, 22 USC 2679c) prohibits the Department of State from entering into any contract, except real estate leases and contracts below the small purchase threshold (currently $100,00 [...] |
2009-01-09 14:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN IZ |
| 09BAKU604 |
THE NEVER-ENDING STORY OF THE BAKU NEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The history of Embassy and OBO efforts to secure property for a New Embassy Compound (NEC) reads like a Greek tragedy. It is a story complete with unfilled promises, betrayal within families, and political intrigues. Over the course of the past nine years, we have many times be [...] |
2009-07-31 09:56:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AJ AMGT |
| 09BANGKOK1329 |
MISSION BANGKOK'S REQUEST TO OCCUPY COMMERCIAL SPACE [...] SUMMARY: Bangkok is a rapidly growing regional post in critical need of additional functional office space. Post U.S. Direct Hire positions have grown by 35% in the last 10 years, and the Overseas Building Operations (OBO) estimated in their recent Master Planning exercise that Post requires [...] |
2009-06-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD PREL TH |
| 09BANGKOK1940 |
MISSION BANGKOK'S REQUEST TO OCCUPY COMMERCIAL SPACE [...] Post appreciates OBO's quick concurrence on the need for more office space, and its recognition of the excellent opportunity the soon to be vacated USAID office space in the GPF Witthaya Tower A represents. 2. Post has collected and is forwarding the items requested in paragraph 2 of Reftel A [...] |
2009-08-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD PREL TH |
| 09BEIJING406 |
MFA AGREES TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON COCA I SIDE LETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 13 meeting with MFA Department of Administration Director General Li Chao, the Charge delivered a non-paper (a draft side letter in the form of a diplomatic note) regarding the renovation of the former PRC chancery in Washington DC. If agreed to and formally sent, [...] |
2009-02-18 04:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT CM |
| 09BEIJING460 |
CHARGE DELIVERS REVISED COCA II AGREEMENT TO CHINESE MFA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 20 meeting with MFA Department of Administration Director General Li Chao, the Charge delivered the revised COCA II agreement, walked the MFA through the talking points and left a non-paper detailing changes to the draft agreement received in ref A. The Charge tol [...] |
2009-02-23 22:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD AMGT CH |
| 09BELGRADE1026 |
COMPLETION OF PROJECT XJ-DR-0204, CMR [...] Post would like to inform OBO the subject project is 100% completed. 2. Post appreciates continued OBO support. BRUSH [...] |
2009-09-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ABUD ASEC AFIN |
| 09BELGRADE1508 |
Belgrade request for legal action - 10 Jevrema Grujica [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 7 for action. 2. Per ref A, post proposes positive legal action to pursue the USG's interests in a house located at 10 Jevrema Grujica Street in Belgrade, Serbia. Post signed a long-term lease and title transfer agreement for this property [...] |
2009-12-18 10:36:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT |
| 09BOGOTA3636 |
REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CLOSE ON THE ACQUISITION OF [...] Summary: U.S Embassy Bogota reports that all due diligence items necessitated by the Conditional Purchase Agreement (CPA) are completed for the acquisition of the CALLE 93B No. 9A/36 APT.302 OASIS DEL MUSEO BUILDING. Embassy sends thanks to OBO for outstanding support. Please see action request [...] |
2009-11-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT |