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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01ABUJA2415 |
NIGERIA ON ICAO RESOLUTION AND AVIATION INSURANCE [...] On September 20 and 21, Econoff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and separately to Chief Owodu, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Aviation. Ref C information was delivered Septembe [...] |
2001-09-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN NI |
| 02AMMAN4119 |
REINFORCED COCKPIT DOORS: JORDANIAN RESPONSE [...] (U) As per REFTEL, we informed Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hanna Najjar and National carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines officials about FAA regulations calling for accelerated implementation of reinforced cockpit door installation requirements. RJ Head of Airport Services Mu'ath [...] |
2002-07-25 10:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC ATRN AMGT JO |
| 03ANKARA1200 |
AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY MEETING IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: FAA-funded experts provided guidance on international aviation safety and security systems to approximately 70 Turkish government officials at a regional meeting February 19-21. FAA and Turkish civil aviation of [...] |
2003-02-24 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA1791 |
TURKISH AIRLINES SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA1948 |
TURKISH AIRLINES SUSPENDS MORE FLIGHTS DUE TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-25 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA2108 |
DELTA SUSPENDS ISTANBUL-NEW YORK FLIGHTS, OTHER [...] (SBU) Delta Airlines, which prior to the start of the Iraq operation ran four flights per week from Istanbul to New York, will suspended its Istanbul-New York flights for one month, from April 6 to May 2. Delta's Istanbul Station Manager, Giray Salgirtay, told econoff the suspension was an ec [...] |
2003-03-31 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA2239 |
TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR CEBECI REPLACED [...] (SBU) Topa Bilgetin Toker was reinstated on April 1 as Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), replacing Serdar Cebeci. Toker, who was discharged for unspecified reasons in August 2002, had filed a lawsuit against the state. The court recently determined that Tok [...] |
2003-04-07 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA553 |
TURKISH RESPONSE TO FAA REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paras 2 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary and action request. EconCouns delivered reftel points to senior GOT officials January 21-22. The Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (DGCA) acknowledged that the DGCA had not yet implemented all [...] |
2003-01-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03MONTREAL543 |
MEETING OF MALIAT PARTIES AT ICAO [...] SUMMARY: AT A BRIEF LUNCHTIME MEETING ON THE SIDES OF THE ICAO 5TH WORLDWIDE AIR TRANSPORT CONFERENCE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON LIBERALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT (MALIAT) MEMBER COUNTRIES MET TO DISCUSS WAYS TO INCREASE THE AGREEMENT'S MEMBERSHIP. CURRENT [...] |
2003-04-25 20:40:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ATRN ICAO |
| 04HALIFAX134 |
NEW FUNDING PROGRAM FOR CANADIAN MARINE FACILITY SECURITY [...] In a May 7 press conference at Pier 21 in Halifax, Canada attended by Consul, Canadian Transport Minister Tony Valeri announced a three-year, $115 million federal program to assist Canadian ports and ports facilities upgrade their security. This program will enable Canada to not only comply wi [...] |
2004-05-07 16:22:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ATRN PINS MARR ASEC KCIP CA |
| 04THEHAGUE2445 |
DHS SEC. RIDGE CARRIES MESSAGE OF COMMON CT CAUSE [...] SUMMARY: Sec. Ridge discussed implementation of US-EU Summit Declaration Combating Terrorism with the EU JHA Troika, stressing the importance of information sharing and the need to communicate better to the public the existing high level of CT cooperation between the U.S. and EU. His message [...] |
2004-09-24 12:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CVIS SMIG CPAS PREL ATRN NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2642 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL PRAISES US-EU EFFORTS TO FIGHT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a JHA Troika meeting and a meeting on the margins of the JHA Informal Council, AG Ashcroft and DHS U/S Hutchinson praised EU cooperation with the U.S. in fighting terrorism. These meetings built on the September 18 EU Troika meeting attended by DHS Sec. Ridge (Reftel B) and re [...] |
2004-10-13 17:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL ATRN KCRM NL EUN |
| 04YEREVAN260 |
ARMENIAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: NO WAY TO GO [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The public transportation system in Armenia has gradually deteriorated during the last few years due to both a lack of funds for the operation and maintenance of the fleet and the [...] |
2004-01-30 11:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ATRN AM |
| 05LAGOS413 |
ANOTHER NEAR CRASH OF CHANCHANGI AIRLINER [...] (U) On March 12, Chanchangi Airlines (Nigeria) experienced its second crash landing in the last three months (reftel). Chanchangi officials blamed high winds and a rain-flooded runway for veering the B727- 200 some thirty meters off the Abuja airport runway. The Saturday flight from Katsina t [...] |
2005-03-15 13:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN NI |
| 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 |
| 05ZAGREB1963 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED - MARITIME SECURITY AND [...] POLOFF and EXBS Advisor delivered reftel points to Capt Tomislav Miletic, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Trade, Tourism, Sea and Transport. Miletic welcomed the briefing on U.S. initiatives and looked forward to continuing dialogue on the whole range of maritime security issues. Miletic al [...] |
2005-12-19 12:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PREL ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN KCIP PTER |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1540 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. COAST GUARD'S FLAG [...] Per reftel instructions, notification of performance prior to publication of the 2005 Port State Control Report was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1141, St. Vincent #1142) on August 31, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will r [...] |
2006-09-01 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER VC AC |
| 06KINSHASA330 |
POV - NJOH, ADIG [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-01 09:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN |
| 06KUWAIT483 |
PRESENTATION OF 2004 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN KU ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER |
| 06LISBON1776 |
PORTUGAL INFORMED OF 2005 PORT STATE CONTROL [...] Per reftel, POL/ECON Officer met with Eduardo da Silva Martins, President of the Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute to notify him of the Coast Guard,s 2005 Port State Control (PSC) report to be released later this year. Martins was advised that Portugal was identified as having [...] |
2006-08-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER AFSI PO |
| 06OSLO761 |
2005 AMVER AWARDS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-12 14:04:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN PREL ATRN |
| 06ZAGREB940 |
Croatia on top of flag state performance for [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 10:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD PREL PTER AFSI |
| 07BUENOSAIRES2114 |
TOURISM SECRETARY PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF TOURISM PROSPECTS [...] As a follow-up to our July 29 meeting with Secretary of Tourism, Enrique Meyer, the Ambassador hosted a meeting with the Secretary and all relevant Agency section heads. Secretary Meyer explained that the United States was a priority market for the Argentine tourism industry and provided a det [...] |
2007-10-26 13:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP OTRA ATRN AR |
| 07DOHA1009 |
QATAR MFA WARNED THAT VISA SUSPENSION LOOMS IF [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by P/E Chief, informed MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi October 22 that November 1 would be the last day Embassy Doha could issue U.S. visas due to a shortage of visa foils, which the Embassy must receive by classified diplomati [...] |
2007-10-23 15:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ADCO ADPM PREL CVIS ASEC ACOA ATRN KRIM QA |
| 07DOHA1020 |
QATAR GIVES ORAL ASSURANCES THAT DIPLOMATIC POUCH [...] (C/NF) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Charge October 25 to discuss delivery of U.S. diplomatic pouches (see reftel for background.) Al-Mahmoud informed Charge that following the GOQ's review of the bilateral discussions on this matter, the GOQ had taken the dec [...] |
2007-10-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ADCO ADPM PREL CVIS ASEC ACOA ATRN KRIM QA |
| 07FREETOWN355 |
PARAMOUNT HELICOPTER CRASHES KILLING TOGOLESE MINISTER [...] On the evening of June 3, a helicopter operated by Paramount Airlines crashed while attempting to land at Lungi International Airport killing a reported 21 people, including Togo's Minister of Sport. News reports state most victims were members of a Togolese delegation attending a soccer match [...] |
2007-06-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ATRN EAIR CASC SL |
| 07HAVANA1005 |
CUBA DETAINS SOME DIPLOMATIC POUCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: For the second time in a month, the Cuban government detained unclassified pouches destined for USINT Havana. Cuban officials claimed that the contents of these rejected pouches may violate the Vienna Convention by including items for personal rather than offi [...] |
2007-10-25 11:24:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ATRN CU |
| 07HAVANA992 |
USINT AND CUBINT VEHICLE PURCHASES [...] (C) Action request: Earlier this year, the Department sent a diplomatic note to the Cuban Interests Section in Washington (CUBINT), denying CUBINT's request to purchase four vehicles locally. While we understand and support the Department's use of reciprocity to try to improve our working cond [...] |
2007-10-15 14:18:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ATRN CU |
| 07KUWAIT254 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR REGIONAL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mary Ellen Hickey, Regional Consular Officer based in Damascus, for travel to Kuwait o/a February 26-March 1, 2007 for consultations with the Kuwait Consular section. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you [...] |
2007-02-20 13:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT OTRA CMGT ATRN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07LAPAZ1938 |
ARRIVAL TO POST - ANDREW S.E. ERICKSON [...] (a) The Erickson family will arrive on separate flights August 6, 2007. Mr. Andrew Erickson will be arriving at post on the following itinerary with one accompanying family member, Mrs. Cyrille Erickson at 15:35 on August 6th. Minor child Sophia will arrive unaccompanied at 19:05 on August 6th [...] |
2007-07-12 20:47:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN APER AMGT CO |
| 08ATHENS1639 |
VISA REQUIREMENT FOR GREECE [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (U) Several USG personnel have recently been detained in Athens for arriving on a diplomatic or official passport without a Schengen visa, including an Ambassador, a Congressman, and a team of FBI agents whose travel was arranged by Carlson Wa [...] |
2008-12-08 10:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 08CANBERRA545 |
2008 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE [...] Mission Australia would be pleased to present AMVER awards on behalf of the US Coast Guard to Australian recipients. We will decide on the best arrangements for presenting the award(s) based on where the recipient is located - likely through one of our Consulates-General in Melbourne, Perth, [...] |
2008-05-28 03:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL AS |
| 08STATE55508 |
2008 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMV [...] |
2008-05-23 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL |
| 09ASMARA379 |
ERITREAN AVIATION: GOVERNMENT SQUEEZING THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The four international airlines serving Asmara are discouraged by the Eritrean government's (GSE) refusal to allow them to convert $20 million worth of local currency and its repeated attempts to gouge them for hard currency. The GSE, through its wholly owned Eritrean Airlines, [...] |
2009-11-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN ASEC CASC EFIN ECON ER |
| 09BOGOTA969 |
COLOMBIA: ANNUAL ALTERNATIVE FUEL/HYBRID ELECTRIC [...] The following responses are keyed to information requested in reftel. 2. Availability of Alternative Fuel/Hybrid Vehicles: While alternative fuel vehicles are permitted for commercial import, no car dealers in Colombia currently sell hybrid vehicles. Post's General Services Office (GSO) [...] |
2009-03-20 15:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT ASUP ENRG CO |
| 09HARARE228 |
AIR ZIMBABWE AT ROSSROAD TO SURVIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Air Zimbabwe, the wholly government-owned flagship air-carrier of Zimbabwe, is at a crossroads. After ten years of disastrous financial mismanagement, AirZim has become an enormous drain to the government's coffers, requiring continuous transfusions of working capital from the [...] |
2009-03-17 08:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC ATRN ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE837 |
AIR ZIMBABWE ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the words of CEO Peter Chikumba, Air Zimbabwe is on life support in the Intensive Care Unit. Although the wholly government-owned flagship air-carrier of Zimbabwe has laid-off 30 percent of its workforce since February 2009 and has significantly reduced service, the airline [...] |
2009-10-20 14:06:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC ATRN ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
| 09HILLAH49 |
IHEC BABIL REP CONCERNED ABOUT US MILITARY PRESENCE DURING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-26 15:25:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC MARR ATRN AMGT |
| 09HONGKONG1943 |
HONG KONG SHIP OWNERS RECEIVE "AMVER" AWARDS; [...] (U) Per reftel request, on October 13, Consulate General E/P Chief presented the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) awards to participating Hong Kong-based ship companies. The event, which was covered by shipping trade press, publicly recognized AMVER partici [...] |
2009-10-20 05:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL HK |
| 09HONGKONG2136 |
CHINA WANTS TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL FIGHT ON SOMALI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13, at a well-attended private sector-organized International Piracy Conference, senior Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy officers stated China was committed to deploying its fleet to the Horn of Africa (HOA) until the region was stable and secure. They ur [...] |
2009-11-20 09:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA EWWT ATRN PREL KPIR KCRM SO BA CH HK |
| 09JOHANNESBURG133 |
JOHANNESBURG BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) ROLL-OUT A SUCCESS, [...] The City of Johannesburg launched its long-awaited Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system on August 30, 2009. Independent taxi operators staged a mild protest with a `go slow' on August 31, and there were reports of isolated acts of violence over the following three days which police believe we [...] |
2009-09-08 13:25:00 | Consulate Johannesburg | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ATRN ECON SF |
| 09MAPUTO1229 |
REQUEST FOR LAYETTE SHIPMENT (LEBAILLY, VIRAJ, XXX-XX-3416, [...] IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14FAM 613.5, POST REQUESTS THAT THE ORDERS FOR VIRAJ LEBAILLY BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE A LAYETTE SHIPMENT (250 POUNDS AIRFREIGHT) FOR THE BIRTH OF A NEWBORN CHILD. 2. POST MANAGEMENT CERTIFIES THAT NO SUITABLE LAYETTE IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY. 3. UPON AUTHORIZATION, SUBJECT E [...] |
2009-11-06 06:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN APER ASUP AMGT |
| 09NIAMEY15 |
ACCOMMODATION ADVISORY - NIAMEY, NIGER [...] Hotel rooms in and around Niamey, Niger will be in short supply from February 3 - 15, 2009 due to the CEN-SAD (Communaute Economique des Etats Sahelo-Saheliens) Games, which will be held from February 4 - 14, 2009. Post advises travelers to ensure that they have confirmed hotel reservations p [...] |
2009-01-13 12:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT AORC ATRN OREP OVIP CASC |
| 09PRETORIA2602 |
SERIES OF AIRLINK INCIDENTS TESTS SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. A spate of recent accidents/incidents involving South African Airlink has raised concerns about the safety record of the carrier. Privately owned Airlink also provides regional service to Lesotho, Mozambique, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe with over 3,500 flights p [...] |
2009-12-18 11:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL CASC OTRA ATRN FAA ICAO SF |
| 09STATE100135 |
Implementation of Transportation Lite [...] Summary. The Office of Logistics Management is working with posts to deploy a new module in ILMS called Transportation Lite. This new software tool is designed to more effectively coordinate personal property shipments between the traveler, GSO, and Despatch Agency. It provides functiona [...] |
2009-09-25 17:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AFIN APER AMGT |
| 09STATE108174 |
NOT ANOTHER HOLIDAY POUCH ALDAC ALREADY [...] Summary. It's that time of year again for your A/LM/PMP/DPM diplomatic pouch team to send their annual holiday ALDAC. So, what better way to continue this tradition by starting off with a joke? Knock knock Who's there? Holly Holly who? Holly-days are here again!!! Now that the stage has [...] |
2009-10-19 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 09STATE124077 |
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT UPDATE FOR POSTS ABROAD AND [...] SUMMARY. The Office of Logistics Management, Property Management Branch (PM) would like to advise posts abroad of the May 14, 2009 14 FAM 410 changes regarding personal property management and remind posts of the due date for annual physical inventory certifications. A/LM continually seeks [...] |
2009-12-03 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT ASUP KNEP KWPA |
| 09STATE44242 |
2009 AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICAL TRAINING IN [...] Summary. The A/LM Motor Vehicle Branch (MV), in collaboration with Diplomatic Security (DS/PSP/DEAV) and Embassy Cairo, will host two Automotive Technical Training Seminars this year. One seminar will be held in Cairo on August 16-19th and the other will be held in Springfield, VA on July 9 [...] |
2009-04-30 23:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT |
| 09STATE45615 |
New FSI Facility Manager Tradecraft Training Courses [...] FSI announces the launch of five new courses for the Facility Manager (FM) profession. Facility managers, General Service Officers serving at posts without FMs and Senior FM LES staff should take advantage of one or more of these courses to refresh and develop their skills. These courses are [...] |
2009-05-05 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT AFSI AFSN ABLD ASUP ATRN |
| 09STATE46244 |
ITGBL - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES [...] Summary. The Office of Logistics Management (A/LM) appreciates the feedback provided by Locally Employed (LE) transportation staff through post visits and FSI training sessions. Foremost among your comments was the need to more clearly express the roles and responsibilities of all parties i [...] |
2009-05-06 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 09STATE48256 |
SECURE FLIGHT PROGRAM - UPDATE [...] Summary: This is an update on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Flight Program. This update includes revised implementation dates, guidance on updating the online booking system and airline contact information to update frequent flier information. End Summary. 2. As n [...] |
2009-05-12 16:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 09STATE50181 |
2009 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request, please see para 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) shi [...] |
2009-05-15 20:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL |
| 09STATE50880 |
GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS [...] The Office of Motor Vehicles (A/LM/MV) has reviewed posts' responses to our annual alternative fuel/hybrid electric vehicle survey (reftel a). Based on those responses, posts have been ranked into three tiers. 2. Tier One posts responded to our annual survey indicating that they possess [...] |
2009-05-18 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT |
| 09STATE50888 |
GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-18 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT |
| 09STATE59866 |
PEAK TRANSFER SEASON 2009 [...] SUMMARY. In the past A/LM has sent an ALDAC to posts prior to each transfer season to cover key travel and transportation topics. The number of topics and the length of the ALDAC has expanded to the point that we decided to try a different approach this year. The bulk of useful information o [...] |
2009-06-10 19:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT AFIN KSEP |
| 09STATE61177 |
Improved Billing for Despatch Agency Shipments [...] Effective immediately A/LM is making an incremental change to improve the rate and billing processes. The Transportation Rate (formerly known as the aggregate rate) was established to provide the posts with a better tool for calculating transportation costs and to single bill customers to red [...] |
2009-06-12 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT AFIN KSEP |
| 09STATE61456 |
MOTOR VECHICLE INVENTORIES [...] SUMMARY. This is an action telegram. As part of your preparations for your August 2009 annual Chief of Mission Statement of Assurance regarding management controls at your post, Chiefs of Mission and senior post management officers are asked to review motor vehicle inventories for accuracy, a [...] |
2009-06-15 14:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT AFIN KSEP |
| 09STATE68518 |
Travel and Transportation Guidance for Same-Sex [...] Effective June 26, 2009, the Department of State extended transfer entitlements to same-sex domestic partners and their children. Travel authorizations (TA) that include same-sex domestic partners and other Eligible Family Members (EFMs) will allow for transportation entitlements that include [...] |
2009-07-01 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT AFIN KSEP |
| 09STATE76970 |
MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAM UPDATE JULY 2009 [...] The Office of Logistics Management would like to advise posts of (1) a new Motor Vehicle Program Branch Chief, (2) new inventory procedures for OBO vehicles, and (3) remind posts about vehicle purchases. 2. New A/LM/OPS/SL/MV Branch Chief: Beginning July 15th, the acting branch chief for M [...] |
2009-07-23 15:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 09STATE77196 |
Implementation of the Online Booking Engine [...] Summary: The E-Travel Services (ETS) initiative is part of the President?s Management Agenda to automate the overall travel process through the preparation of the travel order, the travel agency function and travel voucher completion. The purpose of this cable is to obtain post specific info [...] |
2009-07-23 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AFIN APER AMGT KSEP |
| 09STATE77578 |
Implementation of the Online Booking Engine [...] Summary: The E-Travel Services (ETS) initiative is part of the President's Management Agenda to automate the overall travel process through the preparation of the travel order, the travel agency function and travel voucher completion. The purpose of this cable is to obtain post specific info [...] |
2009-07-24 18:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AFIN APER AMGT KSEP |
| 09STATE87020 |
Impact of GAO Decision on Purchasing Vehicles [...] Summary. The General Accountability Office (GAO) recently ruled that the General Services Administration's (GSA) practice of accepting orders for motor vehicles based on pricing from expired contracts that will be filled in the next Fiscal Year (FY) do not constitute a binding obligation. A [...] |
2009-08-20 20:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 09STATE87926 |
Pricing Survey for Travel Management Services [...] The Department is requesting posts' input to help determine the best approach for Travel Management Centers (TMC) to charge for their services. 2. The E-Gov Travel Services (ETS) contract requires fully loaded transaction pricing and therefore does not contain an economic price adjustment [...] |
2009-08-24 15:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AFIN APER AMGT KSEP |
| 09STATE96464 |
Personal Property Shipments - Hamilton, Bermuda [...] Effective immediately, transportation services for personal property shipments (household effects, UAB, personal vehicles) between Hamilton, Bermuda, the U.S., and any foreign post will be provided by the Transportation and Travel Management Division, Washington, D.C. Transportation of suppli [...] |
2009-09-16 21:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AFIN APER AMGT |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS428 |
RESPONSE ANNUAL ALTERNATIVE FUEL/HYBRID ELECTRIC [...] (U) Tri Mission Brussels' response to the Annual Alternative Fuel/ Hybrid Electric Vehicle Survey (reftel) follows. These answers apply to Belgium. ---a) Hybrid electric and alternative fuel vehicles are currently in use in Belgium. Available systems include gas/electric hybrids, plug-in el [...] |
2009-03-26 05:58:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASUP ATRN BE |
| 10CAIRO348 |
EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 22 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past two weeks in the Egyptian press: Ministries Clash over Energy Needs of Cement Industry 2. (U) The Ministry of Petroleum announced that it is considering importing cement to meet domestic demand, instead [...] |
2010-02-22 14:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG EG ATRN PGOV |
| 10HARARE33 |
IATA MEETING WITH SEC NAPOLITANO [...] (SBU) Air Zimbabwe CEO Dr. Peter Chikumba requested a meeting with conoff on January 20 to relay his agenda in advance of a planned meeting at the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) offices in Geneva on January 22 with DHS Secretary Napolitano. Chikumba, an aircraft engineer with [...] |
2010-01-21 06:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN ECON PTER PREL ASEC ZI |
| 10HONGKONG267 |
HONG KONG SHIP OWNERS WELCOME PLA TROOPS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy forces currently deployed in the waters off East Africa to counter Somali maritime pirate attacks have reportedly offered troops to merchant ships from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Hong Kong Ship Owners Associat [...] |
2010-02-12 07:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA ATRN EWWT PREL KPIR KCRM IMO DA UK BA |
| 10HONGKONG292 |
SOMALI PIRACY: HONG KONG SHIP OWNERS TO LOBBY [...] (SBU) On February 18, Hong Kong Ship Owners Association (HKSOA) Managing Director Arthur Bowring informed Post that the HKSOA would approach China's Foreign Ministry Commissioner in Hong Kong to raise the industry's concerns over a rumored United Nations ban on ransom payments to pirates. Res [...] |
2010-02-19 09:20:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA ATRN EWWT PREL KPIR KCRM IMO DA UK BA |
| 10SAOPAULO84 |
SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 16-30, 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 16-30, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Embraer adjusting to slower global demand, [...] |
2010-02-04 13:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR EAIR EIND ATRN |
| 10STATE11689 |
Manadatory use of the Secure Integrated Logistics [...] SUMMARY. The Secure Integrated Logistics Management System (S-ILMS) is replacing the Department of State's old cable-based method of ordering items for classified areas. Using S-ILMS eliminates the need to send cables, automatically masks sensitive data, does away with duplicate data entry, a [...] |
2010-02-04 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 10STATE4702 |
ILMS Upgrade for Asset Management [...] SUMMARY. The Office of Logistics Management, Property Management Branch (PM) would like to advise posts that the ILMS Asset Management program will be upgraded on January 19 as part of the larger ILMS Upgrade. This cable describes key features of the upgraded system, provides detailed in [...] |
2010-01-15 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT ASUP KNEP KWPA |
| 10STATE7247 |
Motor Vehicle Inventory - DUE March 15 [...] Summary. All Management Officers and General Services Officers are responsible for ensuring that their post's motor vehicle inventory is complete, accurate, submitted on time, and agrees with the information in ILMS. While a majority of posts do so, a number of posts have not. The Under Sec [...] |
2010-01-25 17:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 10STATE8467 |
REQUEST FOR CUSTOMS IMPORT CLEARANCE [...] The Office of Logistics Management (A/LM) requests posts to answer a question regarding customs by January 27 in order to facilitate current negotiations with the Department of Defense (DOD) designating the Department of State (DOS) as the transportation service provider for DoD military and [...] |
2010-01-27 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN AMGT APER KSEP |
| 88BEIJING25961 |
CIVAIR: AIR MONGOLIA - THE "DO IT YOURSELF" [...] SUMMARY: THE RECENTLY INAUGURATED WEEKLY AIR MONGOLIA NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN ULAANBATAAR (U-B) AND BEIJING APPEARED TO US, AT FIRST BLUSH, TO BE SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF MANNA FROM HEAVEN. PRIOR TO THE EXISTENCE OF THIS FLIGHT, TRAVEL BETWEEN BEIJING AND U-B REQUIRED A 36 HOUR (ONE-WAY) [...] |
1988-09-01 23:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CH MG OTRA ATRN |