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| 01ABUJA1861 | NIGERIA: CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Canadian High Commissioner Ian Ferguson called the Ambassador on July 26 to fill him in on information he had picked up during the High Commissioner's farewell calls, including on President Obasanjo. Ferguson said he thought the U.S. would be particularly interested in what he had learn [...] |
2001-07-28 04:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AS ZI CA UK SF NI |
| 01VATICAN5293 | VATICAN TO PUBLICLY SIGNAL SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2001-10-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AS CA VT |
| 03ABUDHABI1344 | (C) TFIZ01: UAE AIRSPACE TO STAY OPEN, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b, d). IRAQ WAR WON'T CLOSE UAE AIRSPACE --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Muhammad Al-Ghaith, the head of the UAE's federal civil aviation authority, told Econchief 3/19 that he had just signed a circular orderi [...] |
2003-03-19 14:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR MOPS ASEC PREL EAID PGOV AS TC |
| 03ABUJA534 | NIGERIA: THE FOUNDATIONS OF OBASANJO'S FANTASIES [...] (U) Although not a formal member of the Front Line States, Nigeria was in the vanguard of those fighting for the liberation of southern Africa. The current Chief of Staff of the Air Force has told us stories of the role he played in ferreting weapons to ZANU to shore up ZANU's fight against t [...] |
2003-03-19 18:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROP ZI NI UK AS |
| 03HANOI2860 | VIETNAM'S EXPERIENCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's series of human rights dialogues with foreign governments are broad-based and generally non-confrontational. Many are linked to ongoing aid programs related to governance reform, but few dialogues result in -- or are expected to - produce concrete short- term results [...] |
2003-11-07 02:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV SW SZ AS NO VM HUMANR |
| 04HANOI2208 | GVN PROVIDES AUSTRALIA UPDATES ON DETAINEES [...] (SBU) During its annual human rights dialogue with the Government of Australia (Ref. A), the GVN provided information and case details about every individual on a list of prisoners of concern previously delivered by the Australian Embassy in Hanoi. An Australian diplomat recently provided a c [...] |
2004-08-11 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV AS VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 04MADRID1764 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM COUNTRY REVIEWS: SPAIN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-15 07:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT EAIR XT AS BX JA NZ SI SN KOCI CASC SPCVIS |
| 04MADRID4787 | SPAIN ON AUSTRALIA'S SUBMISSION TO CONTINENTAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PBTS PHSA PREL KTIA AS AY SP |
| 04ROME1591 | TAIWAN/DPRK CHEMICAL SEIZURE - ITALY SEEKING [...] (S) ECONOFF RAISED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI ON MARCH 8. (WE ALSO LEFT THE POINTS AT MFA WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO, DISARMAMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR GIOVANNI IANNUZZI, AND EAST ASIA OFFICE DIRECTOR CRISTINA RAVAGLIA.) THE [...] |
2004-04-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL TW KN IT AS TH CBW |
| 04WELLINGTON1058 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS RANDALL G. [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary Randall G. Schriver to travel to Christchurch and Wellington New Zealand from January 8-12, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings with host government officials. 2. (U) Embassy has m [...] |
2004-12-17 04:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AFIN AMGT AS CH NZ PNG HI |
| 04WELLINGTON638 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIALS E. MOORE AND [...] Embassy welcomes NOAA Officials Elizabeth A. Moore and Carol Bernthal to New Zealand from August 16 - 27, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Department of Conservation officials regarding marine protected areas. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is [...] |
2004-07-27 22:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AS NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON640 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC [...] CDC should note that no official USG travel to New Zealand can be undertaken without country clearance. Country clearance for New Zealand should never be assumed by CDC or any other USG agency. 2. Embassy grants DHHS/CDC officials Mary Serdula, Mary Kay Solera, and Kathy Cobb country clea [...] |
2004-07-28 05:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AS NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON643 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR T. RAMSEY AND E. [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Ramsey, Desk Officer for NZ and Samoa, and Ed Rindler, INL, to transit New Zealand as part of the delegation attending the U.S. Post-Pacific Islands Forum Dialogue in Apia, Samoa. Mr. Ramsey will be in Auckland on August 7th, and Mr. Rindler will be [...] |
2004-07-29 21:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA WS AS NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON658 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY, [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the delegation led by Senator Richard Shelby to visit Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand August 7-9, 2004. Members of the CODEL are: Senator Richard Shelby, Dr. Annette Shelby and Representative Robert Cramer. Accompanying staff a [...] |
2004-08-04 00:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ AS CODEL |
| 04WELLINGTON692 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA OFFICIALS [...] Please see action request para 3. 2. Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Officials Phil Oshida and Eric Bissonette to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 31 to September 2, 2004. The purpose of this trip is to visit utilities and regulators in Christchurch as part of a [...] |
2004-08-12 00:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY AS NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON728 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIAL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Official Kea Duckenfield to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 30-September 11, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give invited talk at the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference. 2. Embassy understa [...] |
2004-08-25 21:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON729 | CODEL SHELBY TALKS TRADE AND SECURITY WITH NZ [...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Shelby met with New Zealand officials August 8-9. Discussions focused on lessons learned from New Zealand's successful effort to eliminate domestic agricultural subsidies, current state of the NZ economy, potential for a U.S.-New Zealand FTA and the need to promote for [...] |
2004-08-25 22:38:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ETRD ENRG PREL AS NZ CODEL |
| 04WELLINGTON739 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE OFFICIAL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE Official Gary Steigel to travel to New Zealand from September 26 - October 2, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with several organizations in NZ to discuss coal gasification. 2. Embassy understands no assistance is required. [...] |
2004-08-30 01:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ENRG TRGY KSCA AS NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON799 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE NSF MURDY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NSF Official Dr. Edward Murdy, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 4 - 9, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to lead the U.S. Delegation to the 8th Meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2. Embassy understan [...] |
2004-09-16 23:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY AS NZ NSFO |
| 04WELLINGTON957 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAUCUS, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the delegation led by Senator Max Baucus to visit Auckland, New Zealand from December 1-3, 2004. Members of the CODEL include: Senator Max Baucus, Mr. Bill Dauster, Mr. John Gilliland, Ms. Shara Aranoff, Mr. Tim Punke, and Mr. Jim [...] |
2004-11-17 21:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ CODEL |
| 05ABUDHABI2543 | AUSTRALIANS GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH FTA [...] (C) Summary: On June 7, lead Australian negotiator Stephan Deady told Ambassador that he was "quite pleased" with the results of the second round of FTA negotiations, although the talks are still in a very preliminary stage. The Australians plan to move the agreement forward, but are not going [...] |
2005-06-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL AS TC FTA |
| 05ABUDHABI2704 | UAE PROGRESS ON FTA ISSUES -- SLOW BUT STEADY [...] (C) Summary: The UAE continues to make slow, but steady progress on outstanding Free Trade Agreement issues in advance of the proposed June 27 or 28 DVC between the lead negotiators. We have noticed an up tick in UAE preparations as the date of the DVC draws near. For that reason, Embassy su [...] |
2005-06-15 11:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN AS CH TC FTA |
| 05BANGKOK1886 | PSI: THAIS CLOSE, BUT UNLIKELY TO ENDORSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) continues to move towards formal endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Principles (SOP) in the near future. However, it is unlikely that the endorsement will be made before the March 21 OEG meeting in Omaha. Emb [...] |
2005-03-15 23:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP ETTC AS TH PSI |
| 05BRUSSELS72 | AUSTRALIANS SEEK COMMON POSITION WITH U.S.ON WCDR [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with counterparts from the Australian Mission to the EU, at their request, to discuss EU additionality and the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR), to be held in Kobe January 18-22. The Australians said Canberra was concerned, in the context of the tsunami disast [...] |
2005-01-07 12:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AS JA CA EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05CANBERRA1047 | AUSTRALIA ON TRACK FOR VWP REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) Post demarched Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Passport Systems and Technology Director John Osbourne on June 15 regarding the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) biometric passport requirements (reftel). Osbourne identified DFAT as the responsible ministry and designated [...] |
2005-06-17 02:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CPAS AS |
| 05CANBERRA1118 | NEW AUSTRALIAN VISA CATEGORY FOR AMERICANS [...] (U) A letter to the Charge' from the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) Temporary Entry Branch Assistant Secretary Arja Keski-Nummi, announced that starting July 1, 2005, in addition to the Electronic Travel Authority (ETA), American citizens [...] |
2005-06-29 00:59:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CPAS CMGT AS |
| 05CANBERRA1129 | AUSMIN 2005: INITIAL LOGISTICAL ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: The GOA convened an initial AUSMIN interagency planning session with Emboffs on June 29 to consider logistics issues: dates, accommodations, security, transportation, number of delegates, advance teams, media, etc. DFAT and other GOA agency representatives stressed the importan [...] |
2005-06-30 09:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP OTRA PREL ASEC PGOV AS |
| 05CANBERRA1167 | AUSTRALIA ON USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON WORLD [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-08 05:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL AS UNESCO |
| 05CANBERRA1201 | AUSTRALIA ON UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-15 06:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL AS |
| 05CANBERRA1218 | AUSTRALIA DOES NOT SUPPORT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On July 11, Poloff delivered ref A demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) ASEAN, Burma, and Cambodia Director Lynette Wood and Executive Officer Gillian Walker seeking to gauge Australian interest in establishing a Management Committee for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. [...] |
2005-07-18 06:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KAWC CB AS |
| 05CANBERRA1253 | AUSTRALIA'S LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORTS REPORTING [...] (U) Action request for CA at para 3. 2. (U) At present post does not receive information on lost and stolen passports (LASP) directly from the Australian Government. Occasionally, post receives reports from other embassies advising us of LASP and we usually forward this information on to [...] |
2005-07-24 21:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT KPAO AS EUN |
| 05CANBERRA1270 | GOA SUPPORTS UN DEMOCRACY FUND, SEEKS SEAT ON BOARD [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered ref A demarche on July 21 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) United Nations and Commonwealth Director Nicholas Turner, and at a July 28 follow up discussion with AusAid Acting Assistant Director Gen [...] |
2005-07-28 06:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR AS UNSC UNGA ECOSOC KPKP |
| 05CANBERRA1301 | AUSTRALIA TO ACCEPT 50 UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-03 01:21:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL AS |
| 05CANBERRA1314 | SECURITY SECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] (U) This is an action request for State. Please see para 4. 2. (C) We presented reftel demarche points on July 1 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Middle East Section Director Octavia Borthwick, who told us that the GOA was considering whether and what sort of equipment [...] |
2005-08-03 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL KWBG KPAL AS IS |
| 05CANBERRA1361 | AUSTRALIA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE [...] Embassy Canberra, with the concurrence of Consulate General Sydney, welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Samuel Soo Hoo, Paul Ebel, and Frederick Allen Morris to travel to Sydney, Australia on August 27 - September 2, 2005. The purpose of their visit is to participate in a Regional T [...] |
2005-08-12 01:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AS IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA1381 | MUSLIM COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE TO LONDON BOMBINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The London terrorist incidents of July 7 and 21 have sparked a debate in Australia about the value and meaning of multiculturalism and about the need for the Muslim community to condemn more forthrightly violent extremist propaganda within its own ranks. Australia's relatively [...] |
2005-08-12 07:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC KCRM AS |
| 05CANBERRA1399 | REVISED CHILD LABOR REPORT ON AUSTRALIA [...] Per reftel, we raised child labor issues with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) on August 11 and 16, and with the domestic NGO Child Wise and the Australian Council of Trade Unions on August 12. Our Australian counterparts responded that they shared U.S. concerns ab [...] |
2005-08-16 21:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB KTDB AS |
| 05CANBERRA1423 | AUSTRALIA: LONDON BOMBINGS PROMPT CT SUMMITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The July London bombings have prompted Australia to conduct a national, government-wide counterterrorism review to assess Australia's capacity to respond to a terrorist attack. PM John Howard will meet with state and territory leaders in late September at a national counterterr [...] |
2005-08-22 08:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR AS |
| 05CANBERRA1433 | GOA AND UNIONS TAKE THEIR FIGHT TO THE ILO [...] (SBU) Australia's union leaders have gone overseas to seek guidance from their counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere to strengthen their campaign against the Howard Government's proposed labor law reforms. The Government of Australia (GOA), meanwhile, has restarted its regional labor diploma [...] |
2005-08-24 22:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB KTDB AS |
| 05CANBERRA1453 | AFGHAN FM VISITS AUSTRALIA: GOA MOVING TOWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Australia strongly supports the process of bringing stability and democracy to Afghanistan. During his August 17-20 visit to open the new Afghan embassy in Canberra, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah lobbied GOA offic [...] |
2005-08-29 06:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC EAID XD AF NL AS |
| 05CANBERRA1454 | CANBERRA VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 2005 [...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (SBU) The A/DCM chaired Embassy Canberra's August 26 Visas Viper committee meeting. There were no Visas Viper submissions for the month of August 2005. STANTON [...] |
2005-08-29 07:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC CMGT AS PREL |
| 05CANBERRA1455 | PM HOWARD ENLISTS MUSLIM LEADERS TO COMBAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister John Howard and thirteen Australian Muslim leaders met at an August 23 "summit" to find ways in which the government and Islamic leaders could work together more closely to combat the spread of extremism within Australia's Islamic community (Refs A and B). After t [...] |
2005-08-29 07:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR AS |
| 05CANBERRA1460 | AUSTRALIAN DOD READOUT ON FIJI GUARD UNIT [...] (C) Summary: Australian Department of Defense (ADOD) officials told us on August 29 that they were exasperated by Fiji,s threat to renege on its commitment to provide guard units to the UN in Basra and Erbil, and they planned to advise Defense Minister Hill and the Department of Prime Ministe [...] |
2005-08-30 02:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR IZ FJ AS UNSC |
| 05CANBERRA1461 | AUSTRALIA-PHILIPPINES MINISTERIAL FURTHERS CT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The inaugural Australia-Philippines Ministerial Meeting (APMM), held in Canberra August 11-12, focused on security issues, in particular strengthening joint efforts by Australia and the Philippines to combat the terrorist threat in the region. The two governments agreed to star [...] |
2005-08-30 06:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AS RP |
| 05CANBERRA1471 | SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DEPTH [...] (C) Summary: Australian and Singaporean foreign, defense, and trade ministers exchanged views on security issues, counterterrorism, East Asian regional architecture, defense cooperation, and economic integration during the fifth biennial Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC [...] |
2005-08-31 08:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD EINV EAIR MARR MOPS ECPS AS SN |
| 05CANBERRA272 | AUSTRALIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TIMOR [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on February 11 to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for Maritime South-East Asia Penny Burtt. Burtt said that the GOA was in "heated agreement" with the U.S. that UNMISET should conclude in May and that the Governme [...] |
2005-02-11 03:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL TL AS UNSC |
| 05CANBERRA284 | BALANCED AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO MAMDOUH HABIB MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian former detainee Mamdouh Habib's first media appearance since his release from Guantanamo received predictably wide coverage here, but overall the reporting has balanced his accusations of torture with questions about why he refuses to account for his pre-9/11 activiti [...] |
2005-02-14 05:29:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MARR PHUM OPRC AS |
| 05CANBERRA287 | AMBASSADOR RAISES EUROCOPTER ENGINES WITH DEFMIN [...] (C) During his February 14 farewell call on Australian Minister for Defence Robert Hill, Ambassador raised the issue of the Australian Government's purchase of engines for the MRH-90 from Eurocopter. The Ambassador told DefMin Hill that the U.S. would appreciate it if the GOA requested General [...] |
2005-02-14 06:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV AS |
| 05CANBERRA293 | AUSTRALIA WANTS TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: Australian Foreign Affairs Secretary Michael L'Estrange told the Ambassador on February 14 that he hoped another round of the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue could be held in the near future. He also asked that the U.S. encourage Japan to use its influence with [...] |
2005-02-15 00:43:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CN JA PREL ARF |
| 05CANBERRA310 | AUSTRALIA'S VIEW ON THE EU'S INTENTION TO LIFT ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several articles in the Australian press over the past several days have miscast the GOA's policy on the EU's professed intention to lift its ban on arms exports to China. Contacts at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have assured us that the GOA fully shares the [...] |
2005-02-17 07:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC ETRD AS CH |
| 05CANBERRA322 | NPT ENVOY AMBASSADOR SANDERS HEARS AUSTRALIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a February 9 lunch with Australian officials, Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of the President for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, discussed mainly IAEA matters, hearing Canberra's views on the prospects of a third term for IAEA DG ElBaradei and i [...] |
2005-02-18 04:21:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC PARM AS IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA323 | NPT ENVOY SANDERS DISCUSSES IRAN WITH AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 10 luncheon with senior Australian officials hosted by the DCM, Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of the President for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, discussed how to handle Iran's nuclear programs at the IAEA. GOA officials were candid i [...] |
2005-02-18 04:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC PARM AS IR IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA329 | NO GOA POSITION YET ON ARF CBM SEMINAR ON MISSILE [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered ref A points and concept paper on February 14 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Section Chief Paula Watt, ARF Action Officer Fiona Couchaud, and Defence Policy and Liaison Section Chief Jane Lambert, and separately to ADOD Assis [...] |
2005-02-18 06:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AS ARF |
| 05CANBERRA331 | AUSTRALIA: PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE [...] (U) Please see action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to relevant Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) IO staff on February 10 and discussed matters contained therein at a February 18 follow up call with UN Executive Officer Lara Nassau. Nassau emphasiz [...] |
2005-02-18 07:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR AS UNSC UNGA |
| 05CANBERRA341 | NPT ENVOY AMBASSADOR SANDERS CONSULTS ON NPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During February 10 consultations at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra on preparations for the May 2005 Review Conference (RevCon) on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of th [...] |
2005-02-22 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC PARM AS IR IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA342 | AUSTRALIA TO SEND ADDITIONAL 450 TROOPS TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister John Howard announced February 22 that Australia would increase its troop contribution to Iraq by 50 percent by sending 450 additional ground forces to protect Japanese military engineers engaged in reconstruction efforts in Al Muthanna province. Some of the new [...] |
2005-02-22 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PTER PGOV IZ AS |
| 05CANBERRA354 | COMMANDER OF UN FORCES IN KOREA GENERAL LAPORTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on February 16, U.S. General Leon LaPorte, Commander of the UN Command in Korea, described the dramatic changes taking place in the ROK, in particular at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), where the UN Command's role is a [...] |
2005-02-24 06:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PARM PREL KNNP AS KS KN IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA361 | MTCR: AUSTRALIA AGREES WITH USG'S SMALL GROUP [...] (C) We presented ref A points on February 24 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak, soliciting Australian views on the three USG proposals for the April 4 Small Group meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and as [...] |
2005-02-25 07:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AS MTCRE |
| 05CANBERRA374 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON STRENGTHENING THE IAEA AND [...] (C) We presented Ref A demarche on February 7 to DFAT Arms Control Office Director David Mason and ASNO DG John Carlson, and continued discussions during and after the visit of NPT Envoy and CD Ambassador Jackie Sanders (Refs D - F) about the U.S. proposals to strengthen the IAEA. Mason, Car [...] |
2005-02-28 05:36:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC PARM AS IR IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA386 | AUSTRALIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia remains a destination country for Southeast Asian women trafficked for prostitution. Many of these women travel to Australia voluntarily to work in both legal and illegal brothels but can be deceived or coerced into debt bondage or sexual servitude. The Government [...] |
2005-03-02 01:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB PREF KFRD ASEC AS |
| 05CANBERRA387 | NPT REVCON: AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON USG PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary. GOA officials have provided additional comments on U.S. preparations for the 2005 NPT Review Conference (Ref A) to those they offered to NPT Envoy Ambassador Jackie Sanders (Ref B) during her February 9-10 visit. The additional comments reinforce Australian support for the over [...] |
2005-03-02 02:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP AORC AS IR IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA403 | AUSTRALIA WANTS MORE PRESSURE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In a February 25 courtesy call on DFAT Secretary L'Estrange, North Korean Ambassador Chon engaged on the question of whether North Korea would return to the Six-Party Talks (6PT). According to DFAT, Chon launched into the DPRK's "standard diatribe" about the U. [...] |
2005-03-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC AS KN IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA432 | DISCUSSIONS BEGIN FOR CHINA TO BUY AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: John Carlson, Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Nonproliferation Office (ASNO), told us his late-February trip to Beijing to begin exploratory discussions on an "agreement for cooperation" on uranium sales to China went well overall. He described his interactions [...] |
2005-03-04 04:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PARM ENRG KNNP PREL ETTC MNUC AS CH |
| 05CANBERRA436 | AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO BA'ASYIR VERDICT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australian officials welcomed the March 3 Indonesian Court decision to convict Abu Bakar Ba'asyir (ABB) for his involvement in the Bali bombings, but were disappointed by the short 30-month sentence he received. The Australian Ambassador to Jakarta raised GOA concerns over the [...] |
2005-03-04 07:30:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KJUS KISL KPAO ASEC ID AS |
| 05CANBERRA509 | IRAN: FM DOWNER TO EXPRESS AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON [...] (C) DFAT Arms Control Assistant Secretary Peter Shannon told us March 9 that Iranian MP Boroujerdi, Chairman of the Parliament's National Security Committee, would visit Canberra on March 15. On March 11 we raised with Ben Burdon, Policy Director of the Iraq Task Force (ITF), Ref A points ur [...] |
2005-03-14 06:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM AS IR IZ IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA510 | PSI: AUSTRALIA UNWILLING TO PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials balked at the U.S. request (Ref A) for the GOA to endorse Washington's message calling upon Thailand to publicly support the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (PSI SOP) in orde [...] |
2005-03-14 07:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL MNUC ETTC AS TH |
| 05CANBERRA576 | AUSTRALIA-INDIA BILATERALS: INDIA'S UNSC BID AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) hosted a Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and a strategic dialogue with India March 7-8. The SOM's principal topics were the promotion of bilateral economic ties and Australian support for India's bid for permanent UNS [...] |
2005-03-24 04:53:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PINR KNNP ETTC ETRD ENRG AS IN UNSC |
| 05CANBERRA626 | AUSTRALIA WEIGHING COUNTERNARCOTIC CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (U) After coordinating with UK counterparts, we delivered reftel points and nonpaper on April 1 to Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Afghanistan Program Director Carmel Ryan and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Afghanistan Section Director Peter Howarth. Ry [...] |
2005-04-04 01:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR AF UK AS |
| 05CANBERRA691 | MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILLING TO SPONSOR TWO SMALL GROUP [...] (C) We presented ref A points on April 15 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking whether Australia would be willing to sponsor two of the five Small Group proposals that had emerged fro [...] |
2005-04-15 07:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE |
| 05CANBERRA704 | CHR 61: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON RESOLUTION ON [...] . (SBU) Polcouns raised reftel points on April 19 with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Richard Sadleir. SIPDIS Sadleir assured us that Australia would vote against a Cuban resolution on Guantanamo if one came to a vote. Sadl [...] |
2005-04-19 05:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AS UNHRC EUN |
| 05CANBERRA725 | GOA CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE [...] (U) In an April 22 meeting, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Director Jeremy Bruer and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Iraq Program Manager Katherine Krilov. Krilov indicated that Australia [...] |
2005-04-22 05:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI AU AS HU IZ |
| 05CANBERRA729 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ELECTION STANDARDS [...] (U) On April 20 Poloff delivered reftel points to Nick Turner, Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Turner told us on April 22 that he had conferred with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and the Australian Agen [...] |
2005-04-25 22:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM AS |
| 05CANBERRA749 | FM DOWNER MAY RAISE IDEA OF RICE/DOWNER JOINT [...] (U) Poloff delivered on April 27 Ref A talking points on activities related to the second anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) International Security Division Executive Officer Lucinda Bell. Bell expressed [...] |
2005-04-28 05:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GG KPAO OIIP AS |
| 05CANBERRA772 | GOA STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE IRAQI TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) On May 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Executive Officer Bernadette Siely. Siely noted that Foreign Minister Alexander Downer had issued a press release on May 1 welcoming the formation of the new Iraqi gove [...] |
2005-05-02 22:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ AS |
| 05CANBERRA779 | FIRST AUSTRALIAN HOSTAGE IN IRAQ WILL NOT ALTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOA responded strongly to the first kidnapping of an Australian citizen in Iraq by decrying the actions of the insurgents who seized him, rejecting their demands for a withdrawal of Australian troops, and affirming that Australia's commitment to Iraq would not waiver. Short [...] |
2005-05-04 02:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL AS IZ |
| 05CANBERRA791 | AUSTRALIA WILL WORK TO PREVENT UNMANDATED SESSION [...] (U) We presented reftel talking points on May 5 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Director for Human Rights and Indigenous Issues Gerry McGuire. McGuire told us late on May 5 that the USG could rely on the GOA's support in opposing the Commission reform resolution in ECOSOC, [...] |
2005-05-05 07:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AS UNCHR UNGA |
| 05CANBERRA806 | APEC: AUSTRALIA WILLING TO CO-SPONSOR USG'S [...] (C) We presented ref A points on May 4 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counterproliferation Peter Shannon, and separately to International Safeguards Director Russell Leslie in the Australian Safeguards and Nonproliferation Office (AS [...] |
2005-05-09 05:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC EAID ETRD KNNP KSTC AS |
| 05CANBERRA807 | AUSTRALIA ANTICIPATES EAS INVITATION: WILL MAKE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia will sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC), with conditions, in exchange for an invitation to the first East Asian Summit (EAS) to be held in Kuala Lumpur this December. The conditions include ensuring that the TAC does not hinder Australia's obligations [...] |
2005-05-09 07:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AS ARF |
| 05CANBERRA808 | AUSTRALIAN HOSTAGE CASE: OUTLOOK BLEAK, NEW PLAYERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australian government expectations for the release of the first confirmed Australian hostage in Iraq, Douglas Wood, remain low, according to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Director Bassim Blazey. Prominent Australian Sunni cleric, Sheik [...] |
2005-05-09 08:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL AS IZ |
| 05CANBERRA837 | GOA ARF SOM DELEGATION [...] (U) On May 12, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials told poloff that First Assistant Secretary for International Security David Stuart and SIPDIS Assistant Secretary for Strategic Affairs Susan Dietz-Henderson would head the GOA delegation to the May 18-20 AS [...] |
2005-05-12 07:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MARR PREL AORC AS |
| 05CANBERRA859 | MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILL SPONSOR SMALL GROUP PROPOSAL [...] (C) We presented ref A points on May 13 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking for Australia's confirmation that it would sponsor the fifth Small Group proposal on transshipment best pra [...] |
2005-05-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE |
| 05CANBERRA865 | AUSTRALIA PULLS POLICE FROM PNG: ECP IN DANGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16 the GOA decided to withdraw Australian Federal Police (AFP) forces deployed in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a result of the May 13 ruling by PNG's Supreme Court which overruled the legal immunity given to Australian police and bureaucrats under the Enhanced Cooperation Pr [...] |
2005-05-19 00:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID AS PP |
| 05CANBERRA879 | AUSTRALIA: EAP A/S HILL'S DFAT ROUNDTABLE, SESSION [...] (C) In a May 17 roundtable attended by senior Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials, DFAT Deputy Secretary Geoff Raby told EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill that Australia supports the U.S. approach to the DPRK nuclear problem and would continue to conv [...] |
2005-05-23 23:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AS CH TW ID TT ARF APEC NK SK |
| 05CANBERRA882 | EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (S) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill told Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange on May 17 that there was a SIPDIS growing sense of urgency in Washington about the DPRK's nuclear program. L'Estrange agreed that the current state of [...] |
2005-05-24 04:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL MNUC AS KN CH KS JA ID ARF |
| 05CANBERRA884 | GOA COUNTERTERRORISM UPDATE: RELEASE OF CT BUDGET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australia augmented its counterterrorism efforts in the Asia-Pacific region with its recent announcement of a four-year, A$40.3 million (USD$30.6 million) regional counterterrorism package and with progress on a counterterrorism memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pakistan. [...] |
2005-05-24 07:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PK AS XC |
| 05CANBERRA898 | AUSTRALIA IN WAIT-AND-SEE MODE ON ILO DIRECTOR [...] (U) We passed reftel talking points to Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) Director of International Relations Scott J. Evans on May 23. We also raised the issue during a dinner Charge hosted for Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Kevin Andrews on May 25. A [...] |
2005-05-26 05:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB KTDB AS |
| 05CANBERRA944 | UNIONS/ALP SEEK TO BLOCK GOA LABOR LAW REFORMS [...] (SBU) The Government of Australia on May 26 announced a major reform of laws governing industrial relations. If passed, the reform package would dramatically reduce the bureaucratic hurdles that currently characterize how Australian workers are hired, fired, and paid. The GOA expects that in [...] |
2005-06-01 06:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS |
| 05CANBERRA987 | Australia: Labor Commission Lifts Minimum Wage [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-08 04:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS |
| 05COLOMBO1619 | AUSTRALIANS INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE LTTE ATTEMPT TO [...] (S/NF) We have been advised by the Australian High Commission here in Colombo that it has alerted authorities in Canberra to what appears to be an effort by a front company of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to purchase a small cargo ship in Australia. Without sharing full detai [...] |
2005-09-13 10:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINR CVIS EWWT CE AS LTTE |
| 05GENEVA2489 | UNHCR EXCOM #6: BILATERALS COVER RESETTLEMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In bilateral meetings with delegations from Romania, Canada, Sweden and Australia on the margins of the October 3-7 meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the US Delegation discussed modalities for increasing capaci [...] |
2005-10-14 11:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG RO AS CA SW UNHCR |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY328 | TRANSNATIONAL CRIME IN VIETNAM - HCMC CONSULATES GENERAL [...] (SBU) Key Ho Chi Minh City consulates met March 23 for the second quarterly, informal discussion of transnational crime issues. Australia National Police rep has organized this group in an effort to foster law enforcement cooperation between key countries and Vietnam. Participation includes co [...] |
2005-03-30 01:39:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL KCRM SNAR PTER EFIN AS VM CNARC TIP |
| 05MANILA1059 | DEFENSE SECRETARY FOCUSED ON PDR AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Cruz has made Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) the centerpiece of his tenure, and is also focused on ending the country's multiple insurgencies within the first six years of the 18-year PDR program. His new approaches include the "500 barangay" program, which wi [...] |
2005-03-07 08:13:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PINS PTER AS NZ JA RP |
| 05MANILA1960 | PDR SHIFTING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under the personal direction of Defense Secretary Cruz, Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) is moving to SIPDIS the implementation phase. The GRP has requested three additional US experts to complement the nine already in place to carry out an ambitious, but well thought through [...] |
2005-04-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PINS MG ID AS RP |
| 05MANILA5709 | FURTHER GROUNDWORK ON PROPOSED TRILATERAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Japanese are now seeking to shift the dates of the proposed Trilateral Terrorism Cooperation Conference in Manila from mid-January to early February 2006. The primary focus of the meeting would be on maritime security, with help for Philippine National Police (PNP) refor [...] |
2005-12-07 08:49:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC AS JA RP |
| 05NEWDELHI140 | REQUEST FOR INDIAN MPAT PLANNERS AND LIAISON [...] (C) This message responds to State action request: ref 060115Z Jan 05 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR COUNTRY LIAISON OFFICERS FOR TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE AND PACOM REQUEST. 2. (C) Based on directions in cable (ref para 1), and communications between USPACOM J-5, OSD, and USDAO New Delhi, Ambassador t [...] |
2005-01-06 14:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CA CE FR GM IR JA KS MARR MOPS MY PREL SN TH |
| 05OTTAWA3209 | CANADIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SINGLE MEMBER [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Industry Canada contact Janis Doran, who will be attending the TSAG meeting and who is the GOC ITU expert who has been our primary contact before (see Ottawa 2076). We provided a copy of the talking points to Ms. Doran, who was well-aware of the situation and who has [...] |
2005-10-26 20:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS CA AS XA |
| 05OTTAWA3580 | QUAD MEETING ON SRI LANKA IN OTTAWA [...] (C) Summary: A Quad meeting was held in Ottawa November 29 on Sri Lanka on the margins of scheduled meetings on Bangladesh and Pakistan. The participants expressed concern over the downward spiral in the peace process and slackening international attention to Sri Lanka. The participants agr [...] |
2005-12-02 22:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CA KDEM PGOV PREL PTER SL UK |
| 05OTTAWA747 | MDA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON CONFERENCE ON MDA [...] (C) Poloff followed up on reftel demarche with Peter McRae, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department of Foreign Affairs Canada, on March 10. McRae said that in principle Canada supports the convening of a conference for Magan Adom David membership in the Red Cross/Red Crescen [...] |
2005-03-10 17:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | IS RS CA AS PHUM PREL PREF ICRC |
| 05PARIS1478 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FRANCE'S SINGLE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-07 16:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CW AS PARM PREL |
| 05PARIS5098 | VISIT OF FEDERAL TRAINING SHIP GOLDEN BEAR - 2005 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR NZ AS FR |
| 05PARIS6534 | UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD PX (PROGRAM AND EXTERNAL [...] Summary. The final vote was 54-1 in the UNESCO Executive Board PX Committee for the Canadian-sponsored resolution that paves the way for adoption of the current preliminary draft Cultural Diversity Convention at the October 2005 UNESCO General Conference. In discussions leading up to the [...] |
2005-09-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL CJAN ETRD UNESCO CA AF AS ID JA RS EG AG CV |
| 05PARIS6825 | AUSTRALIA MULLS OVER AMBASSADORIAL ACCREDITATION [...] (SBU) Australia is looking for signs of progress toward democracy since the August coup in Nouakchott in order to justify the accreditation of its ambassador in France to Mauritania, Second Secretary Tracey Haines informed Africa Watcher on October 4. Australian ambassador Penny Wensley, who [...] |
2005-10-04 13:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON EINV EFIN EPET PINR AS MR FR |
| 05ROME3838 | CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE MISSION ITALY - DECEMBER 14 and 16, 2005. [...] (SBU) Mission Italy will host an unclassified Crisis Management Exercise (CME) on December 14 at Turin, Italy and December 16, at American Embassy Rome. The exercise will be facilitated by Douglas Kinney, Crisis Management Training Division, Leadership and Management School, Foreign Service In [...] |
2005-11-21 16:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DEPT OF STATE FOR DS AS DSS EX IP ITA CT EUR WE FSI LMS CMT CA OCS ACS POSTS RSO PSO |
| 05SINGAPORE3416 | SINGAPORE TO EXECUTE AUSTRALIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On Friday, December 2, Singapore will execute Australian citizen Nguyen Tuong Van for heroin smuggling. Local media have covered the many different pleas for clemency from Australia as well as criticism of Singapore's tough punishments. At the same time, the media have relayed [...] |
2005-12-01 07:27:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AS SN |
| 05WELLINGTON1000 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the Congressional delegation led by Representative Sherwood Boehlert to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 12, 2006. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members as listed in reftel: Rep. Sherwood Boehlert and Spouse, Rep [...] |
2005-12-28 23:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON1002 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID HUNTER, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. David Hunter, Staff Member, S-HSGAC, as part of the Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 11, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to inspect ongoing oceanographic and [...] |
2005-12-29 22:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON197 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARVIN RAINES [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Census Bureau staff members Marvin Raines and Brian Monaghan to travel to New Zealand from April 21-22, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with the Director of Maori Population Statistics at Statistics, New Zealand. 2. (U [...] |
2005-03-09 02:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA SOCI AS NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON223 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LUPTON AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Scientists John E. Lupton and Robert W. Embley to travel to Tauranga, New Zealand from April 23-May 11, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the ocean exploration seagoing expedition research cruise aboard the resea [...] |
2005-03-16 21:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON263 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE COX, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lawrence Cox, Ph.D., Associate Director, Office of Research and Methodology, NCHS, CDC, DHHS to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 13-17, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper on Data Confidentiality at the ISI [...] |
2005-03-30 19:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AS NZ CDC |
| 05WELLINGTON42 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NANCY GORDON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Nancy Gordon, Bucen Staff Member, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 13 - 18, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the IAOS Satellite Meeting. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assista [...] |
2005-01-13 23:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AS NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON868 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAWN HOPE AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dawn Hope, assistant director, and Hugh Paquette, analyst, from GAO's Homeland Security and Justice Team to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from December 1 to 6, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to review pre- screening [...] |
2005-11-07 03:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AGAO CVIS AS JA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON997 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the delegation led by Senator John McCain to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 11, 2006. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members as listed in ref A: Senator John McCain, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Susan Collins, [...] |
2005-12-28 04:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ |
| 06ABUDHABI1227 | AUSTRALIA-UAE FTA: NATURAL RESOURCES A CONCERN [...] (C) On March 29, Australia's lead Australia-UAE negotiator Stephen Deady (First A/S Trade Development Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) gave EconChief a quick update on the results of the March 27-29 negotiating round. He described the week as "reasonable," but with no breakt [...] |
2006-03-29 10:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON AS AE |
| 06ANKARA4129 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, June 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on June 22. National and international security issues and the fight against terrorism topped the agenda of the meeting. Palestinian governance, the Israeli general election, the EU accession process and the Single European S [...] |
2006-07-14 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL TU AS PK AL CG AJ KZ IT |
| 06BAGHDAD1181 | COALITION PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS [...] (U) Please see para 4 for an ACTION REQUEST. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five of the eight planned U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) have been staffed and have received initial training: three are fully operational, one is at initial operational capability (IOC) and expected to achieve [...] |
2006-04-11 17:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL IZ AS JA PL KS ES MD LO MK |
| 06BAGHDAD2046 | PLAN FOR SECURITY TRANSFER OF MUTHANNA PROVINCE [...] (C/REL AU,JA,UK, IZ) The May 2006 Provincial Security Transition Assessment concluded that Muthanna province is ready for transition to Iraqi civilian authority. Muthanna met the four necessary transfer conditions: the threat level is low, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have reached a level of [...] |
2006-06-17 07:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MOPS PREL AS UK JA IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2082 | AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE: MILITARY PARTICIPATION [...] (C/ REL AS, UK) SUMMARY: On June 17, Australian Ambassador Howard Brown confirmed to Charge d'Affaires Speckhard that Australian military forces will participate in overwatch operations in Dhi Qar and Muthanna Provinces following the transfer of security responsibility to the Iraqis in Muthanna [...] |
2006-06-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PINS UK AS |
| 06BAGHDAD3324 | NEW AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 6, the Ambassador and DCM met with recently-arrived Australian Ambassador Innes-Brown. Ambassador Innes-Brown said that the Australian opposition is very keen to withdraw from Iraq and that PM Howard may visit Iraq in the next six months. Australia is revising its I [...] |
2006-09-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ AS |
| 06BEIJING5079 | (C) WTO AFFAIRS DG ON AUSTRALIA FTA, DOHA ROUND, [...] (C) Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) World Trade Organization (WTO) Department Director-General ZHANG Xiangchen will travel with Premier Wen Jiabao to Australia on April 1, and then to Geneva for a WTO Trade Policy Review meeting on China. He described domestic pressures which could limit Chin [...] |
2006-03-17 10:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV EINV CH AS |
| 06BEIJING8333 | PRC ON RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND AND [...] (C) PRC relations with Australia and New Zealand are smooth with frequent high-level dialogues, common ground on sensitive issues and growing economic and trade ties, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Counselor Zhang Ping told EAP Senior Advisor Steven McGann (incoming EAP/ANP Director) [...] |
2006-05-05 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH AS NZ FJ PP |
| 06BEIJING9501 | CHINA'S AMBITIOUS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AGENDA FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Minister Bo Xilai announced in early 2006 an ambitious plan for nine free trade agreements (FTAs) covering twenty-seven countries, according to MOFCOM officials. These twenty- seven countries represent 18 percent of China's imports and 11 [...] |
2006-05-18 06:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON CH AS NZ SA |
| 06BERLIN3507 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin jointly delivered the Global Initiative (GI) draft Plan of Work and accompanying documents (ref) to officials from the German MFA's Division for International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy December [...] |
2006-12-14 17:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC KNNP PREL ASCH CACM GM AS CA CH |
| 06CANBERRA1009 | DPRK: AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO JULY 5 NORTH KOREAN [...] (C/NF) Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer issued separate statements to local media on July 5 publicly condemning the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 missile launch and calling on the DPRK to return to the Six-Party Talks. The Foreign Minister's media statemen [...] |
2006-07-05 21:47:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MNUC MOPS KNNP MARR AS KN |
| 06CANBERRA1161 | PM HOWARD DECLARES HE WILL SEEK 5TH TERM; [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister John Howard announced July 31 that he would contest the next election as Prime Minister, thus ending months of speculation about his intentions. Treasurer Peter Costello, who had established himself as a somewhat impatient heir apparent, called a press conference [...] |
2006-07-31 08:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
| 06CANBERRA1201 | FURTHER AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO NATO GLOBAL [...] (C) Australia is willing to participate in NATO's Global Partnership but only under a flexible, informal arrangement that stresses practical cooperation and that avoids a new formal institutional structure, including fixed requirements for meetings and expenditure of resources. The GOA plans [...] |
2006-08-08 10:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AS |
| 06CANBERRA1224 | AUSTRALIA WELCOMES UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] (U) Acting POLCOUNS delivered ref demarche on UNSC Resolution 1701 to Richard Maude, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs and Director, Lebanon Crisis Management Center, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on August 12. 2. (U) Maude responded by referring to Foreign Minister Alexande [...] |
2006-08-12 10:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNAUS UNSC IS LE AS |
| 06CANBERRA1229 | PM HOWARD WITHDRAWS CONTROVERSIAL REFUGEE ASYLUM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Howard was forced to withdraw legislation from Senate consideration on August 14 that would have required all future unauthorized boat arrivals to be processed offshore for asylum claims. Facing almost certain defeat in the upper house where the Government enj [...] |
2006-08-14 08:48:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM AS ID |
| 06CANBERRA1244 | PM HOWARD STEPS OUT TOWARD THE 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) With his declaration July 31 that he would seek a fifth term in office effectively ending months of speculation about his intentions (ref A), Prime Minister John Howard can now focus on the national elections that must be held in 2007. A renowned morning power-walker, Howard has good [...] |
2006-08-17 04:29:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON AS |
| 06CANBERRA1311 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with Nigel Stanier, Executive Officer for South and West Asia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on August 28, 2006, to follow up Ref A invitation for Australia to participate in the Contact Group's expert level m [...] |
2006-08-28 07:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER AS |
| 06CANBERRA1366 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON OPPOSITION [...] (C/NF) Opposition Leader Kim Beazley told the Ambassador during his September 6 introductory call that the alliance continued to enjoy broad bipartisan support in Australia. The Labor Party, for its part, could be counted on to continue to support the alliance,s core elements of ship visits, [...] |
2006-09-08 06:10:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR PARM AS |
| 06CANBERRA1410 | ORGANIZED LABOR THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. At a September 13 luncheon speech at the National Press Club, Greg Combet, the Secretary of the Australian Confederation of Trade Unions (ACTU), fiercely attacked the Howard Government and its labor reforms saying that the new industrial relations laws were unfair and calling [...] |
2006-09-14 06:53:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB AS |
| 06CANBERRA1425 | KIM BEAZLEY TAKES A HIT AND SCORES A HIT ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On September 11 Labor Party (ALP) leader Kim Beazley proposed that all Australian visa forms contain a commitment to respect Australian laws and institutions. Prime Minister John Howard -- who also used the anniversary of the twin towers attack for his own anti-terrorism message [...] |
2006-09-15 05:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV SMIG AS |
| 06CANBERRA1430 | AUSTRALIAN COMMENTS ON DOD REPORT ON CHINA'S [...] (S/NF) An Australian Government interagency review of the U.S. Defense Department's 2006 Report on China's Military Power has yielded broad agreement with most of the report's key conclusions. Australia estimates that China's military spending for 2006 is approximately USD 70 billion, twice th [...] |
2006-09-15 07:38:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MOPS PREL CH PM AS |
| 06CANBERRA1444 | LIBERAL PARTY DIRECTOR CONFIDENT PRIME MINISTER [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Liberal Party Federal Director Brian Loughnane (Protect) told Poloffs September 18 that Prime Minister John Howard was in a good position to win reelection as long as the economy continued to do well. The Labor Party's (ALP) slight lead in most of the national polls conducted [...] |
2006-09-19 05:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PREL AS |
| 06CANBERRA1517 | OPPOSITION LEADER BEAZLEY WILL FIGHT PM HOWARD FOR [...] (C/NF) During a meeting with poloffs on September 25, Opposition and Australian Labor Party (ALP) Leader Kim Beazley's principal advisors vowed to fight John Howard,s coalition for the political center. Though the ALP remains strongly supportive of the alliance with the United States, it will [...] |
2006-09-26 07:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR ELAB AS |
| 06CANBERRA1574 | INTEREST RATES MORE IMPORTANT POLITICALLY THAN [...] (C/NF) Interest rates will be a key political issue for the 2007 federal elections, according to a number of observers Embassy poloffs met with during a visit to Sydney. The consensus was that changes to the industrial relations laws will be at most a contributing factor. So far, the impact o [...] |
2006-10-05 07:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB ECON AS |
| 06CANBERRA1586 | QUESTIONABLE POLL CLAIMS STRONG PUBLIC OPPOSITION [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A poll of Australian citizens released by the Lowy Institute in Sydney October 2 found that 84 percent of respondents did not believe the war in Iraq would reduce the threat of terrorism. Two-thirds of those surveyed thought the war would not lead to the spread of democracy in [...] |
2006-10-06 07:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PREL SCUL AS |
| 06CANBERRA1628 | WESTERN AUSTRALIA MUSLIMS WORRY THAT MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: West Australian police told Perth Consul General privately that they have no firm leads on the September 29 drive-by shooting at a northern Perth mosque, in which a single bullet narrowly missed women and children among the 400 worshippers at a Friday night service. No one was i [...] |
2006-10-15 21:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL PTER AS |
| 06CANBERRA1804 | PM ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (C/NF) A/S Hillen held productive talks with a wide range of Australian Government officials in Canberra November 2-5. He secured GOA consent to meet again bilaterally to consider an Article 98 agreement before the December 12 Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations. Austra [...] |
2006-11-09 22:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AS |
| 06CANBERRA1933 | KEVIN RUDD IS NEW OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Kevin Rudd won the vote in the Labor Party (ALP) caucus on December 4, beating Kim Beazley 49-39 to become the new leader of the Opposition. The press is reporting that the uncommitted caucus members swung to Mr. Rudd over the weekend. Voting for the shadow cabinet and other [...] |
2006-12-04 05:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS |
| 06CANBERRA1940 | AUSTRALIA DECLINES FIJI'S REQUEST FOR MILITARY [...] (C) Australia declined a request by Fijian Prime Minister Qarase for Australian military intervention to prevent a coup by the RFMF Commander Bainimarama. In reaction to events, the Australian Foreign Minister announced December 5 Australia would suspend defense ties with Fiji, including impo [...] |
2006-12-05 06:44:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS AS FJ NZ |
| 06CANBERRA2043 | INFORMING MTCR PARTNERS ABOUT SPECIALTY STEELS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-28 04:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL AS |
| 06CANBERRA2044 | AUSTRALIA PLANS TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1737 SANCTIONS [...] (U) In a media statement released December 24, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer affirmed that Australia would proceed to implement sanctions on Iran's nuclear and missile programs, in accordance with the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1737. He noted specifically the requ [...] |
2006-12-28 06:49:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP IR AS |
| 06CANBERRA577 | AUSTRALIA DEPLOYS TROOPS, POLICE TO SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (U) Prime Minister Howard announced on April 19 that Australia would deploy 110 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and about 70 police to Honiara to help maintain law and order in response to post-election rioting in the Solomon Islands capital (reftels). Four C-130 aircraft are preparin [...] |
2006-04-19 06:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PINR PREL AS BP |
| 06CANBERRA810 | INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE: AUSTRALIAN AID UPDATE [...] (U) Australia has provided AUS$7.5 million (US$5.7 million) in assistance in response the May 27 earthquake in Indonesia to date. The lead agency for the Australian disaster relief effort, AusAID, had sent or was preparing to send more than 80 disaster, logistics and relief specialists to aff [...] |
2006-05-31 10:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV PREF PREL AS ID |
| 06CANBERRA814 | AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) Charge presented reftel U.S. demarche on Iran to Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on the morning of June 1. Responding positively to the U.S. proposal, the FM said he would be happy to support it publicly. He told his staff participating in the meeting to draft a press re [...] |
2006-06-01 02:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM AS IR |
| 06CANBERRA849 | EAST TIMOR: UPDATE ON AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE AND [...] (C/NF) The GOA confirmed that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) could include U.S. Embassy in Dili in its patrolling arrangements and could mount a rapid reaction capability to respond to a security threat at the U.S. Embassy, if needed. The GOA planned to double the number of police currently [...] |
2006-06-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR AORC PREL KDEM AS PO TT |
| 06CANBERRA889 | EAST TIMOR: AUSTRALIA CONCERNED ABOUT UN SLIPPAGE; [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3 below. 2. (C/NF) Michael Bliss, International Law Director in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Legal Branch, told Poloff June 13 that the GOA was concerned about delays in moving forward with next steps to establish a new U [...] |
2006-06-13 08:15:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL AS TT |
| 06CANBERRA952 | EAST TIMOR: AUSTRALIAN BRIEFING ON LOBATO ARREST [...] (C/NF) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Acting East Timor Director provided us a briefing on the arrest of former East Timor Interior Minister Rogerio Lobato on June 22. Ferguson confirmed that a prosecutor, possibly a UN-provided international prosecutor, from the East Timor Of [...] |
2006-06-22 08:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS KCRM AS TT |
| 06DHAKA6179 | QUAD AGREEMENT ON BANGLADESH ELECTION THRESHOLDS [...] (C) On October 4, the U.S., U.K., Australian, and Canadian heads of mission met and gave final approval for the UK-drafted elections threshold paper and the U.S.-drafted caretaker government engagement framework (see below). The heads of mission also discussed efforts to promote dialogue and [...] |
2006-10-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG UK AS CA |
| 06DHAKA6184 | QUAD AGREEMENT ON BANGLADESH ELECTION THRESHOLDS [...] (C) On October 4, the U.S., U.K., Australian, and Canadian heads of mission met and gave final approval for the UK-drafted elections threshold paper and the U.S.-drafted caretaker government engagement framework (see below). The heads of mission also discussed efforts to promote dialogue and [...] |
2006-10-06 03:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG UK AS CA |
| 06DILI299 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 7, 2006 [...] (U) Summary. - Demonstrators return to their districts; - UN envoy Ian Martin departs Dili; - International police force update; - Readout on Ramos-Horta's meetings with dissident leaders; - Australian and New Zealand Defense Ministers visit; - Parliament's [...] |
2006-06-07 15:11:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI300 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 8, 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary - GNR restricted to barracks after confrontation with Australian forces; - Provisional cooperation agreement reached between JTF and Portuguese forces; - Armed group claims Alkatiri gave them weapons to kill opponents; - Foreign Defense Attaches inv [...] |
2006-06-08 19:25:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY AS TT |
| 06DILI301 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 9, 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: - AFP commander gives policing plan to Ramos-Horta; - GNR Equipment Arrives in Baucau; - Former Minister of Police Bids Farewell to PNTL Commanders; - Sources confirm Fretilin Headquarters in Ermera District was burned; - Status of the news media; - JTF agrees to provide secur [...] |
2006-06-09 11:26:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI304 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 12, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry Commission; Opposition MP Joins Major Reinado to Call for Changes to the Constitution; GNR Cooperates Effectively with JTF; Security environment. End summary. GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry [...] |
2006-06-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI306 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 13, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: Pro-Alkatiri armed group reported in Los Palos; Ramos-Horta casts doubt on whether UN investigation would include "Fretilin Security Forces"; Fretilin National Planning Committee may meet to discuss current crisis; Opposition MPs walk out of Parliament in protest of a Fretilin r [...] |
2006-06-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI308 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 14, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: President addresses Parliament; Fretilin presents itself as the victim; Ramos-Horta briefs diplomatic corps on GOET requests for post UN-mission; Prime Minister wants Timorese control of police; Security environment; End Summary. President addresses Parliament -------------- [...] |
2006-06-14 15:05:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI316 | PRESIDENT GUSMAO SAYS HE WILL DISMISS PRIME MINISTER THIS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-19 19:20:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KCRM TT AS |
| 06DILI320 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 20, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: --- President still plans to dismiss Prime Minister after Council of State meeting tomorrow; --- Arrest warrant issued for Lobato; --- Ramos-Horta in Baucau, plans to head further East tomorrow; --- Anti-Alkatiri demonstration begins, may grow in coming days; --- Weapons confisca [...] |
2006-06-20 15:11:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PREF EAID AS TT |
| 06DILI322 | EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRIME MINISTER PERSUADES PRESIDENT TO [...] (U) Summary: --- Prime Minister persuades President to delay dismissal --- Anti-Alkatiri demonstration continued; --- Lobato's house surrounded; --- Security environment in Dili. End Summary. Prime Minister persuades President to delay dismissal ----------------------------------- (S) A [...] |
2006-06-21 11:19:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PREF EAID AS TT |
| 06DILI327 | EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT WILL RESIGN TOMORROW UNLESS [...] (U) Summary: --- President will resign tomorrow if Prime Minister does not; --- Ex-Minister Lobato arrested; --- More anti-Alkatiri demonstrators arrive in Dili.. End summary. President will resign tomorrow if Prime Minister does not --------------------------------------------- ----------- [...] |
2006-06-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT |
| 06DILI329 | EAST TIMOR SITREP: ALKATIRI MAY RESIGN TOMORROW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-23 23:04:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO AS TT |
| 06DILI333 | EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PRIME MINISTER'S [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-26 15:23:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AS TT |
| 06DILI334 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR 27 JULY [...] (U) Summary: --- President Gusmao will lead interim government for 30 days; --- Alkatiri resisting summons to defend against criminal charges; --- Pro-Alkatiri demonstrators may enter Dili tomorrow; --- Senior Australian official may visit Dili on Thursday; --- Security update. End Summary. [...] |
2006-06-27 15:12:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AEMR AS TT |
| 06DILI335 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR 28 JULY [...] (U) Summary: --- Dili security situation deteriorates overnight; --- President "considering all options" for new Government; --- Demonstration update: westerners prepare to depart, easterners undecided; --- UDT leadership announces the replacement of its two Members of Parliament; --- Govern [...] |
2006-06-28 11:22:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET | PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AEMR AS TT |
| 06DILI341 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR 30 JUNE [...] (U) Summary: --- Ramos-Horta to head interim government? --- President may negotiate with Fretilin on new Prime Minister ---- Demonstrators depart after speeches by Gusmao, Alkatiri, Lu'olo; --- Alkatiri claims Parliamentary immunity in arms case; --- Fretilin activists contend their leader [...] |
2006-06-30 15:12:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AEMR PO AS TT |
| 06DILI363 | BISHOP NASCIMENTO IS WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO HELP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-13 11:06:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR KPKO TT AS PO |
| 06DILI427 | RAMOS-HORTA WILL REINFORCE SUPPORT FOR JAPANESE DRAFT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KPKO TT PO AS CH JA |
| 06JAKARTA10037 | AGO THREATENS TO EXECUTE BALI BOMBERS IN AUGUST [...] (C) The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has announced August 22 as the date on which the three men sentenced to death for the 2002 Bali bombings - Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron alias Muklas - will be executed in Nusa Kembangan prison. However, the announcement seems intend [...] |
2006-08-09 09:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTE KISL KVPR PGOV ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA10488 | TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: MANY CONVICTED BUT SENTENCES [...] (SBU) The trials of 15 terror suspects associated with Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist mastermind Noordin Top recently concluded in Jakarta, with all 15 being convicted on at least one count. Sentences were generally short, however, ranging from three to seven years only. The case of terrorist fi [...] |
2006-08-23 10:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KVPR KJUS KISL ASEC CASC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA10563 | BA'ASYIR SPOUTS OFF ABOUT SHARIA`, JIHAD AND BALI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abu Bakr Ba'asyir, the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah and its political wing, the Majelis Mujahiddin Council (MMI), continues to speak publicly on a variety of topics following his release from prison on June 14, 2006. Most notably, Ba'asyir has pontificated about the need [...] |
2006-08-25 06:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA10570 | TERRORIST FINANCE - INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF [...] (S) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu) counter terrorism finance officer Aris Munundar told us on August 23 that the Indonesian Government (GOI) would no longer stand in the way of a U.S.-led UN 1267 designation of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) branch in Indo [...] |
2006-08-25 10:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA10576 | ABB Shunned in West Sumatra [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast with the relative success Abu Bakar Ba'asyir received in Java, he got a very cool reception during his recent visit to staunchly Muslim West Sumatra, where local religious leaders blocked him from speaking at the largest and most influential mosques and school offici [...] |
2006-08-25 11:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA11889 | EIGHT TERRORISTS ON TRIAL IN CENTRAL JAVA [...] (C) Eight terrorist suspects with links to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and terrorist mastermind Noordin Top are currently standing trial in Semarang, Central Java. All eight are being charged under the Anti-Terrorism Law. The central figure of the group, Subur Sugiyarto, recruited and trained seve [...] |
2006-09-26 09:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KVPR KJUS KISL ASEC CASC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA12162 | NECESSARY ASSURANCES FOR TRANSFER OF C-130 SPARES [...] We delivered ref A text of proposed assurances to the North America desk of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on October 3. We asked for confirmation that the GOI in fact wanted the spare parts in question. We also advised that the GOI consider offering blanket assurances [...] |
2006-10-03 12:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA13191 | JAKARTA EAC MEETING, NOVEMBER 13, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy held an Emergency Action Committee meeting on November 13, 2006, to discuss the November 11 detonation of an explosive device at an East Jakarta A&W Restaurant. The RSO and LEGAT told the EAC that only the suspect was injured in the blast, that evidence suggested the [...] |
2006-11-13 08:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR |
| 06JAKARTA13282 | Aceh: Election Update [...] (U) Summary: Aceh will hold provincial elections on December 11, the province's first since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government and pro-independence forces in Helsinki in 2005. According to the election rules, candidates must receive more than 25 percen [...] |
2006-11-24 03:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA13293 | Aceh to Increase Police Presence During Election [...] (U) At the Commission on Security Arrangements (CoSA) meeting on November 4, representatives of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM), Free Aceh Movement (GAM), and the government agreed to temporarily increase the number of police officers in Aceh by 2,433 above levels permitted in the Helsinki M [...] |
2006-11-24 04:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA13294 | TNI Commander Reaffirms Military's Commitment to [...] (SBU) Summary: In a speech in Aceh on November 6, TNI Commander Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto said TNI would continue to respect the Helsinki MOU after the departure of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) next month. He also reminded his audience that TNI had withdrawn from politics, acted under th [...] |
2006-11-24 04:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA1453 | INDONESIAN PROSECUTORS TACKLE 12 NEW TERROR CASES [...] (C) Indonesian prosecutors have brought twelve new terrorism trials to the South Jakarta District Court with the case against Abdullah Sunata headlining this latest tranche (ref A). In Sunata's indictment, prosecutors accuse him of financing terrorism as well as providing assistance to Jemaah [...] |
2006-02-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KVPR KJUS KISL ASEC CASC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA252 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI FURTHER ON TF [...] (S) As requested reftel, Embassy Jakarta proposes the following talking points for an initial approach to the Government of Indonesia (GOI) on securing better implementation of Indonesia's exiting UNSCR 1267 obligations. We recommend the same approach this time as in the past, i.e., a separa [...] |
2006-01-06 10:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA2527 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI ON TF ADN [...] (S) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials raised concerns about the effect of additional UN 1267 designations of Indonesia's on the country's international reputation. Generally speaking, though, they did not voice specific initial opposition to a U.S. and Australian plan to move [...] |
2006-02-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA2848 | BA'ASYIR REVIEW MOVES FORWARD WITH AMROZI TESTIMONY [...] (C) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi testified on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process (ref A). However, the results of his testimony have yet to reach the South Jakarta District Court, which scheduled its next session for March [...] |
2006-03-03 10:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA4464 | AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM GRANT TO PAPUANS SPARKS SHARP [...] (C) Summary: The Australian Government's March 23 decision to grant three-year "protection visas" to 42 Indonesian nationals from troubled Papua province has provoked condemnation from the GOI and the Indonesian public. The GOI recalled its ambassador from Canberra, postponed a bilateral [...] |
2006-04-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA5040 | PROSECUTORS UNFAZED BY AMROZI'S TESTIMONY FOR [...] (S) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi appeared in the Cilacap District Court on April 19 to testify on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process. With hundreds of Ba'asyir supporters in tow, Amrozi repeated his previously submitted testimon [...] |
2006-04-20 11:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA5485 | INDONESIAN POLICE KILL, CAPTURE TERRORISTS, BUT [...] (C) On April 29, Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed two terrorists and captured a third in a pre-dawn raid in Central Java in their continuing hunt for terrorist mastermind and recruiter Noordin M. Top. The manhunt then led to the arrest of a second terrorist suspect and the discovery of [...] |
2006-05-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA5642 | JAKARTA WATCHING EAST TIMOR UNREST [...] (C) On May 4, DCM was called by his Australian and Singaporean counterparts who expressed concern about ongoing unrest in East Timor (reftels). The Australians' analysis of the situation seemed to track with the information Embasy Dili has provided. Australian DCM said that the GOA had alrea [...] |
2006-05-04 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AS SN TT ID |
| 06JAKARTA6200 | JAKARTA CT SEMINAR BUILDS ON PARIS PROGRAM, [...] (C) Sixty Indonesian counterterrorism officials participated in an intensive four-day U.S.-funded seminar in Jakarta on CT legislation, marking the next step in U.S-French-Indonesian CT cooperation. Co-hosted by the CT Desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affai [...] |
2006-05-16 09:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS FR ID |
| 06JAKARTA6393 | EXECUTION ORDERS FOR BALI BOMBERS SIGNED, BUT [...] (C) Australian diplomats informed us that the GOI has initiated execution procedures for 2002 Bali bombers Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Ali Gufron alias Muklas; however, the timing remains uncertain, as questions remain regarding the final disposition of pardon requests, Judicial Re [...] |
2006-05-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA7345 | YUDHOYONO ORDERS CRACKDOWN AGAINST MILITANT [...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) has decided to act against militant activities that have increasingly threatened civil society, the rule of law and tarnished Indonesia's image. In the process, he has wrapped himself in a much more traditional nationalist mantle, using Pancasila ideology as a t [...] |
2006-06-09 11:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA7398 | WHAT'S NEXT FOR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR AND JEMAAH [...] (C) On June 14, Jemaah Islamiyah spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir will leave Cipinang Penitentiary a free man, having completed his second prison term. Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), the political wing of JI, and an interdenominational group of religious leaders plan to greet the cleri [...] |
2006-06-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA7555 | JEMMAH ISLAMIYAH EMIR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR RELEASED [...] (C) Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, left Cipinang Penitentiary a free man June 14 at the conclusion of his 25 1/2 month sentence. Family, defense attorneys, and a few hundred supports greeted the cleric in a generally muted public response. Ba'asyir gave a short [...] |
2006-06-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA8249 | INDONESIA EXPELS TWO AMCITS FROM PAPUA [...] (C) Summary. The Indonesian government's detention and expulsion of two Amcits who had planned to attend a Papuan indigenous group's conference illustrates Jakarta's increasing sensitivity about alleged foreign support for separatism. This suspicion has increased markedly since the Australia [...] |
2006-06-30 11:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA8505 | BALI II TRIALS PROGRESS, EXPERIENCED TERRORISM [...] (C) The first four trials resulting from the investigation into the October 1, 2005 Bali bombings are ongoing. Mohammad Cholily, Abdul Aziz, Dwi Widiyarto, and Anif Solchanudin all face primary charges under Articles 6 and 15 of the 2003 Anti-Terrorism Law for participating in terrorist acts, [...] |
2006-07-06 08:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL KJUS KVPR PGOV ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA8506 | YUDHOYONO AND HOWARD BURY THE HATCHET IN BATAM [...] (C) Summary. After a three-month chill in bilateral ties following Australia's decision to grant temporary asylum to 42 Papuan asylum seekers, Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sealed the two governments' reconciliation with a lightweight, feel-good [...] |
2006-07-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA8929 | BA'ASYIR ENJOYING HIGHER PROFILE AFTER RELEASE [...] (C) Since his release from Cipinang prison on June 14, 2006 (ref A), Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader and Indonesia Mujihadin Council (MMI) Amir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has used the public spotlight to promote jihad in the Middle East and Shari'a law in Indonesia in an attempt to broaden his [...] |
2006-07-18 01:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID |
| 06JAKARTA9862 | MIDDLE EAST CRISIS MOBILIZING INDONESIA'S MUSLIMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The conllict in the Middle East has dominated Indonesianh(eadlines over the past two weeks, and reports o Israeli military operations in Lebanon are spurring action by both political and non-political actos". Press coverage is almost universally one-side,, with front-page head [...] |
2006-08-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KISL ASEC AS ID |
| 06KABUL1769 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - DUTCH PREPARING FOR ISAF [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch deployment to Uruzgan province is getting underway. Under NATO'S ISAF Stage III expansion into southern Afghanistan, the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Uruzgan will transfer from U.S. to Dutch-NATO command on or about July 31, 2006. In recent months, several D [...] |
2006-04-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | MARR PTER PREL ASEC SNAR AF NL AS |
| 06KABUL339 | PRT/TARIN KOWT: AUSTRALIANS LOOK KEENLY AT TARIN [...] (S/NF) Summary: After Australia,s agreement in principle to send a PRT team to Afghanistan this year, the Australian Force Commander and his POLAD have proposed to Canberra to embed a small number of Australian military personnel in the Tarin Kowt PRT in order to learn more about its operation [...] |
2006-01-25 10:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR NL AF AS |
| 06KATHMANDU894 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BHUTANESE REFUGEES WITH [...] (C) On April 3, Australian Ambassador Graeme Lade and Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka separately met with the Ambassador to discuss the Bhutanese refugee issue. While neither the Australians nor the Japanese could immediately agree to the idea of a joint approach with the Danes and Norweg [...] |
2006-04-04 12:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF IN NP JA AS BT |
| 06KHARTOUM1550 | SUDAN: AUSTRALIAN SHADOW FM DISCUSSES DARFUR, [...] (C) Summary: Australian Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd discussed security and humanitarian access issues with the Charge on June 29. The discussion included the possibility of China's assuming a constructive role in Darfur in addition to its current economic partnership with [...] |
2006-07-02 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV SOCI MARR AU AS SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2044 | DARFUR: SLOVENIAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Slovenian/Australian human rights activist and presidential envoy Tomo Kriznar has faced "harsh treatment" since his July arrest in Darfur, Slovenian Consul from Cairo Andrej Dernovscek told Con/Poloff on August 28 in Khartoum. A court in El Fashir, North Darfur, convicted Kriznar on Augus [...] |
2006-08-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CASC SALOPEK PAUL SU SI AS |
| 06KUALALUMPUR963 | MALAYSIAN DEPLOYMENT TO EAST TIMOR, CLOSE [...] (C) A Malaysian Ministry of Defense policy official informed us on May 26 that a flight transporting 25 Malaysian troops and two police officers had been diverted to Bali, Indonesia late on May 25, while Australian forces were securing the airfield in East Timor. The official expected that th [...] |
2006-05-26 05:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL AS TT PO NZ MY |
| 06MANILA3450 | SENATOR INOUYE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo presented Senator Inouye with the Philippines' highest award, the Order of Lakandula, on August 14 in recognition of his contributions to the U.S.-Philippines partnership. Senator Inouye praised her policy achievements in fiscal reforms, counterterrorism, and [...] |
2006-08-17 09:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS ECON EFIN BM AS BX RP |
| 06MANILA4910 | MEETING NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OBLIGATIONS OF THE [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for International Political, Legal & Security Affairs Jesus "Gary" Domingo, draft legislation to implement Philippine obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention is currently under review by Foreign Secretary Romulo. Doming [...] |
2006-12-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC JA AS RP |
| 06MELBOURNE244 | GUANTANAMO SUICIDES SPUR NEW CRIES IN AUSTRALIA [...] (SBU) Three detainee suicides at the Guantanamo Bay Detention facility on June 10 unsurprisingly have brought renewed calls for the release of Australian detainee David Hicks. An Australian Parliamentary motion calling for the closure of Guantanamo and the return of Hicks to Australia narrow [...] |
2006-06-20 01:34:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PROP PTER PREL PINS AS |
| 06NEWDELHI316 | INDIA PLANS TO ATTEND MARITIME SECURITY USER STATE [...] (U) In response to our January 17 demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali SIPDIS Rao told us that the GOI had "every intention and inclination" to attend the February 15-17 user coordination meeting in California. In light of the upcoming Parliamen [...] |
2006-01-17 14:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PBTS PREL PTER AS JP MY NE SG UK GE |
| 06NEWDELHI319 | INDIA PLANS TO ATTEND MARITIME SECURITY USER STATE [...] (U) In response to our January 17 demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali SIPDIS Rao told us that the GOI had "every intention and inclination" to attend the February 15-17 user coordination meeting in California. In light of the upcoming Parliamen [...] |
2006-01-18 01:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PBTS PREL PTER AS JP MY NE SG UK GE |
| 06NICOSIA1545 | CYPRUS: TORRES STRAIT - REQUEST TO DEMARCHE AUSTRALIAN [...] Per reftel request, Post delivered on September 7 demarche on the Australian government's decision to impose compulsory pilotage for the Torres Strait to Sotos Zackheos, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We have also sent a copy to Makis Constantinides, Permanent Secretary, at [...] |
2006-09-12 12:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PBTS PHSA CY AS |
| 06NICOSIA1707 | CYPRUS: TORRES STRAIT - REQUEST TO DEMARCHE AUSTRALIAN [...] Further to Ref A, the GOC has confirmed that it supports U.S. views on the Torres Strait issue (Ref B). On October 2, Nicolas Kyriacou, of MFA's Community and International Law Department, informed us that Cyprus had submitted a Note Verbale to the Australian High Commission in Nicosia, prote [...] |
2006-10-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PBTS PHSA CY AS |
| 06PANAMA1719 | PANAMA TO CONSIDER TORRES STRAIT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-06 17:06:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AS BF BR CH CY EWWT GR JA LI NO PBTS |
| 06PARIS4218 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2006 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (C) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG), which met in Paris, June 12-15, 2006 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 48 presentations by 13 AG member states, and 2 presentations were pr [...] |
2006-06-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC AS FR CBW |
| 06PARIS4219 | AUSTRALIA GROUP 2006 PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, JUNE [...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) plenary continued strengthening the Regime,s nonproliferation and export control tools. Highlights included: -- Agreement to the U.S. proposal to add three biological agents to the control list; -- Agreement to add chemical processing equipment made from [...] |
2006-06-20 08:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AS FR CBW |
| 06PARIS4666 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador Stapleton, accompanied by Russian Ambassador Alexander Avdeev, delivered reftel demarche to French Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy. The Minister gave a private preliminary statement of support in principle, noting France's own concerns about nuclear terrorism. France, Douste-B [...] |
2006-07-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PINS PTER KNNP AS CA CH FR GM IT JA |
| 06PARIS7800 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Poloff and Russian counterpart delivered reftel to Hughes de Longevialle, French deputy coordinator for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Longevialle welcomed the various papers and agreed to initiate an interagency process to develop possible French proposals for the pl [...] |
2006-12-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC KNNP PREL AS CA CH RFE GM IT JA |
| 06SANTIAGO289 | Mitigating threat to APEC food supply-Chilean response [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER CH AS CA CI VM EAGR APEC AGRICULTURE |
| 06SEOUL1789 | ROK GENERALLY UPBEAT ON STRONGER TIES WITH NATO, [...] (C) According to officials from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), the ROK was generally positive toward strengthened cooperation with NATO and eager to participate in global efforts to maintain peace and stability. The underlying concern for Seoul in assessing area [...] |
2006-05-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR PINS AS JA NZ KN KS |
| 06SINGAPORE3669 | SINGAPORE PLAYS TOUGH ON TORRES STRAIT IN UNGA [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh called in Ambassador Herbold to the MFA on November 22 to urge the United States to continue trying to get Australia to accept tougher language on the right of free passage contained in the UNGA draft resolution on Oceans and the law of the sea. Koh stress [...] |
2006-11-22 10:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | AS EWWT ID MY PBTS PHSA PREL SN UNGA MRSEC |
| 06SINGAPORE404 | U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL: [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Singapore International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Representative Bong Kim Pin on February 10, following a personal representation by Singapore-based FAA Asia Pacific Director Nancy Graham to Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Deputy Direct [...] |
2006-02-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR ICAO AORC AS CA FI HU JA KS SN UK |
| 06STATE61597 | IRAQ SECURITY TRANSITION ISSUES FOR 19 APRIL [...] (C) The Joint Committee to Transfer Security Responsibility (JCTSR) to Iraq is proceeding with its provincial assessment process as described in REFTEL. Post may draw on points in para. 2 to update quadrilateral partners during the 19 April "mini-quad." The committee will not be making any r [...] |
2006-04-18 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL IZ JA AS |
| 06TOKYO1373 | JAPAN NOT READY FOR PARTICIPATE IN ISAF PRT [...] (C) On March 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Division Director Fumio Iwai told us that Japan could not respond positively to our (ref A) request that Japan consider civilian participation in Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan. 2. (C) Iwai was clearly unhappy wi [...] |
2006-03-15 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR JA AS |
| 06TOKYO1684 | JAPAN MULLING IRAQ FORCE ADJUSTMENT ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MOFA National Security Policy Division Director Shimmi indicated to Poloffs March 28 that he was personally optimistic about extending Air Self Defense Force C-130 flights at least to Baghdad Airport once assessment of the nine "candidate" airfields is complete. Shimmi was less [...] |
2006-03-30 07:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK AS JA |
| 06TOKYO1685 | JAPAN MULLING IRAQ FORCE ADJUSTMENT ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MOFA National Security Policy Division Director Shimmi indicated to Poloffs March 28 that he was personally optimistic about extending Air Self Defense Force C-130 flights at least to Baghdad Airport once assessment of the nine "candidate" airfields is complete. Shimmi was less [...] |
2006-03-30 07:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK AS JA |
| 06TOKYO2844 | TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON [...] (U) On May 23, Embassy Tokyo political officer joined Embassy of New Zealand Deputy Head of Mission Michelle Slade and Embassy of Australia First Secretary Catherine Wallace in delivering a joint demarche to MOFA Global Issues Department Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Director [...] |
2006-05-23 10:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM AS NZ JA |
| 06TOKYO2939 | AMBASSASOR YAMAMOTO PREVIEWS CT TRILATERAL PLANS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador for Counterterrorism Tadamichi Yamamoto reviewed Japan's strategy for the upcoming U.S.-Japan-Australia Counterterrorism Trilateral with the Deputy Chief of Mission on May 25, 2006. Yamamoto hoped for a short plenary session that would include a threat assessment and [...] |
2006-05-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV AS JA |
| 06TOKYO3105 | METI'S KITAMURA PROMOTES ASIA FTA AS DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: METI Minister Nikai's proposal for an Asian FTA was an alternative to an "aggressive" Chinese push for an ASEAN 3 FTA, METI Trade policy DG Toshiaki Kitamura told visiting EAP/PDAS Kathleen Stephens on May 29. The Chinese plan, which will be recommended by an ASEAN 3 expert [...] |
2006-06-06 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ASEAN APEC CH KS AS IN NZ JA |
| 06TOKYO3832 | GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Losyukov on July 7, 2006 delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yabunaka. Yabunaka thanked the Ambassadors for informing the GOJ prior to the official announcement of the Initiative at the G8 summit. Noting that Japa [...] |
2006-07-10 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP IAEA JA RS AS CA |
| 06TOKYO5485 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR A/S FORT AND INR/NEA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-26, 2006 visit to Japan by INR A/S Randall Fort and INR/NEA Division Chief John Merrill. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone: [...] |
2006-09-22 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL AS KS SNAR UK JA |
| 06TOKYO5629 | INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETINGS WITH DG KAWAI [...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA leadership is convinced that the Japanese government's stove-piped system of intelligence sharing must be reformed, MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Kawai told visiting INR Assistant Secretary Fort September 25. Top-level political leadership would be needed [...] |
2006-09-28 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINR AS CH JA |
| 06TOKYO5707 | PDUSD RYAN HENRY,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Henry that U.S. involvement on China and North Korea is critical to maintaining stability in the region. Henry agreed that managing our relationship with China [...] |
2006-10-01 22:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CH KN IZ AF AS JA |
| 06TOKYO6404 | U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL [...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...] |
2006-11-07 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN |
| 06TOKYO6472 | DCM, ACS ANDO DISCUSS UNSCR 1718 LISTS OF BANNED [...] (C) During a November 6 meeting, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and Assistant Cabinet Secretary (ACS) Hiroyasu Ando discussed issues related to the implementation of UNSCR 1718, including the development of lists of luxury goods whose export to North [...] |
2006-11-09 11:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EWWT PARM KNNP KN AS JA |
| 06TOKYO6498 | U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, ACS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PARM KNNP AS CH KS KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6499 | U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL LUNCH ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 10:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA |
| 06TOKYO6591 | U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TROLATERAL LUNCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a Japan-hosted lunch on November 6 following the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral meeting in Tokyo, participants discussed cooperation on Resolution 1718. The GOJ circulated a draft of Q & As to use in the event a ship would not consent to boarding for inspection. U/S Joseph s [...] |
2006-11-17 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA |
| 06TOKYO7061 | JAPAN: JOINT DEMARCHE OF EAST TIMOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-20 06:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RTT AS PO JA |
| 06WELLINGTON1007 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI A/SC JORGE [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Acting Section Chief (A/SC) Jorge L. Martinez, Unit Chief (UC) Raymond T. Goergen, and Supervisory Special Agent (SSA), Cyber Division, to New Zealand February 27, 2007 to March 1, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to atten [...] |
2006-12-19 21:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC FBI NZ XB XU AS |
| 06WELLINGTON1012 | NEW ZEALAND STAFFDEL COUNTRY CLEARANCE, ON OR ABOUT [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the Senate Staff Member delegation visit to New Zealand from on/about January 1 through 12, 2007. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members: Mr. Allen Cutler, Mr. Goodloe Sutton, Ms. Augusta Wilson, Mr. Jeremy Weirich, Ms. Marg [...] |
2006-12-21 23:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON3 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT D. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Research Physicist Robert D. Evans to travel to Lauder Station, New Zealand from February 17 - 24, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to install the Dobson Ozone Spectrophotometers at Lauder Station. 2. (U) Embassy understands th [...] |
2006-01-04 01:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON405 | NEW ZEALAND ON STANDBY FOR EAST TIMOR [...] (C) GNZ officials are deciding what support New Zealand will provide to E. Timor now that the Timorese government has officially asked for help. In the morning of May 25, NZ Defense Force (NZDF) Assistant Chief for Strategic Commitments and Intelligence, Brigadier Warren Whiting, told DATT a [...] |
2006-05-25 04:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC TT NZ AS |
| 06WELLINGTON457 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. KULKARNI, JULY 2 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Ashok Kulkarni, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Health, to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand from July 2-5, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to present two seminars at the University of Otago. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...] |
2006-06-15 04:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON488 | NZ UPDATE ON E.TIMOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, Prime Minister Clark and Police Minister Annette King announced that up to 25 New Zealand police officers would be sent to E. Timor for a three-month deployment. The police will join the 167 NZ Defence Force personnel already in the country. Meanwhile, Ministry of [...] |
2006-06-27 04:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON535 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARRY HIRSHORN, JULY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA National Weather Service Geophysicist Barry Hirshorn to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from July 21-24 and July 30 - August 13. The purpose of this visit is to interact with and share on the handling and deriving of products from s [...] |
2006-07-12 03:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA AS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON625 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP DAS GLYN DAVIES, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP DAS Glyn Davies to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from August 17 - 19, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy and Consulate staff and New Zealand government officials. 2. (U) Embassy has provided m [...] |
2006-08-11 05:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP OTRA PREL AS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON669 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANP DIRECTOR C. STEVEN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ANP Director C. Steven McGann and Economic Officer Alisa Wong to travel to New Zealand from September 9 - 14, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with embassy and consulate staff and also New Zealand government officials. 2. ( [...] |
2006-08-28 03:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PGOV PREL AS FJ NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON81 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IAN WRIGHT, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy Official Ian G. Wright to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 25 - March 1, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in a technical workshop on materials [...] |
2006-01-31 22:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ENRG TRGY KSCA AS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON833 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRANCES REID AND ALISA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to MCC Managing Director for Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, Ms. Frances Reid, and EAP/ANP Desk Officer Ms. Alisa Wong to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from November 2-4, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with multilateral and bi [...] |
2006-10-25 02:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA EFIN EAID AS FJ NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON836 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NICHOLE LEBOEUF, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Official Nichole Leboeuf to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 9-20, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 2nd Meeting of the Parties for the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. 2. [...] |
2006-10-27 01:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS BEXP AS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON840 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TUHIN KIMAR CHAUDHURI, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Tuhin Kumar Chaudhuri, Ph.D. Chief, Nuclear Medicine Service, VA Medical Center, to travel to Christchurch and Queenstown, New Zealand from November 9-15, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to present scientific papers to the Universi [...] |
2006-10-30 03:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON865 | R/V KILO MOANA MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 00:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT AS FJ NC NH FR TN WS NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON902 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KENNETH JONES, NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Langley Research Center Official Kenneth Jones to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from November 29 - 30, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Air New Zealand meeting. 2. (U) Embassy understands that cou [...] |
2006-11-16 03:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA AS NZ |
| 07BAGHDAD3553 | IRAQI ARMY - WITH COALITION HELP - CONDUCTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna message. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Army - with Coalition help - on October 21 treated over 1,000 men, women, and children in its first-ever medical civic action program in the southern Iraqi province of Muthanna. The local brigade commander has publicly taken [...] |
2007-10-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP MOPS PINS SOCI AS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD3776 | NSA RUBAIE RESISTS BASRA'S GOVERNOR SIGNING PIC MOU [...] (S REL UK AS) MNF-I Deputy CG LTG Rollo (UK) and Political-Military Minister-Counselor (PMMC) Ambassador Marcie Ries met November 14 with National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwaffaq Rubaie to discuss the modalities of Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) for Basra. Rubaie,s opening position was that th [...] |
2007-11-16 20:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ UK AS |
| 07BEIJING1691 | CHINESE ACADEMICS STILL CANNOT EXPLAIN ANTI- [...] (C) Chinese scholars still have no explanation for China's anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) test and claim that they do not have information about the test some two months after the launch, EAP/CM Director John Norris was told March 13. Chinese scholars have not yet received any information abou [...] |
2007-03-14 07:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR JA AS CH |
| 07BEIJING1887 | MARCH 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the March 20 MFA press conference were: -- The Sixth Round of Six-Party Talks opened with bilateral consultations and an opening ceremony. China hopes the agreement reached on Banco Delta Asia will be conducive to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The Spokesm [...] |
2007-03-20 11:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MNUC KN RS IR JA CH AS PP FR |
| 07BEIJING3321 | MAY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BDA FUNDS; AFRICA [...] Key points at the May 17 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA has taken note of reports from the DPRK Foreign Ministry that BDA funds are being moved. -- Jiang reiterated that assistance to African nations has "no political strings attached." -- The MFA has taken note of reports that th [...] |
2007-05-17 10:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD SU JA XA XW KS KN SO AS UK HR FR |
| 07BEIJING3948 | JUNE 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMERICAN TARIFFS, [...] Key points at the June 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- China opposes politicization of economic issues and will respond if Congress drafts legislation raising tariffs on Chinese goods. -- EVFM Dai will meet Deputy Secretary Negroponte for the 4th Strategic Dialogue June 20-21 in Washingto [...] |
2007-06-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ETRD KOLY KPAL GE KS KN SU IR AS |
| 07BEIJING4483 | JULY 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the July 5 MFA Press Conference were: -- It is imperative for all sides to fulfill commitments to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and China holds an open attitude toward the resumption of Six-Party Talks. -- China hopes Defense Minister Nelson's upcoming visit will streng [...] |
2007-07-05 10:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KS KN JA PM GT PA AS DR RS VT |
| 07BEIJING5064 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Canberra wants to be "in the loop" regarding discussions of a Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism (NEAPSM), given that Australia is likely to be drawn into any conflict in the region, Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby told Ambassador Randt and Japanese Ambassador Yuji Miyam [...] |
2007-08-03 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM CH JP AS KS KN |
| 07BEIJING5266 | AUSTRALIA-CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: HEATED [...] (C) Australian Embassy Human Rights Officer Aviva Gulley described the July 30 Australia-China Human Rights dialogue as a mostly cordial exchange during which the Chinese side gave little ground and stuck to boilerplate responses. The Chinese delegation leader, Assistant Foreign Minister He Y [...] |
2007-08-10 09:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV CN AS |
| 07BEIJING5792 | SEPTEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: COMPUTER HACKING, [...] Key points at the September 4 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China calls allegations that the Chinese military hacked into Pentagon computer systems "groundless" and representative of a "Cold War mentality." -- China will begin annual reporting to the UN on military spending and resume partic [...] |
2007-09-04 09:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV SOCI PINR MARR UNSC KS KN IR AS |
| 07BEIJING609 | CHINA'S FIRST FTA SERVICES AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: China signed its first Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Services with the ten countries of ASEAN in January, 2007 during the 12th Annual ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines. While initially opening a limited set of services, the agreement brings China and ASEAN closer to realiz [...] |
2007-01-26 08:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON EINV CH XC AS NZ |
| 07CANBERRA1018 | DEMARCHE ON HEAVY-CALIBER AMMUNITION FOR LEBANESE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Adrian Lochrin, Director for Defence Policy and Liaison, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on July 5, emphasizing the urgency of the issue for the Lebanese Armed Forces and the need for a rapid response. 2. (SBU) Lochrin advised the GOA [...] |
2007-07-05 06:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PARM PREL LE AS |
| 07CANBERRA1021 | PM HOWARD'S JULY 5 SPEECH ON AUSTRALIA'S STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Howard used the July 5 release of the Australian Department of Defense's 2007 Defense Update to deliver a wide-ranging address on Australia's strategic future and implications for national security policy. In remarks to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute that refle [...] |
2007-07-05 11:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PINR PREL AS |
| 07CANBERRA1480 | AUSTRALIA DRAWS UP TARGETED SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (C) Jeannie Henderson, Director of the Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, briefed poloff on the sanctions the Government of Australia is currently contemplating in response to the Burmese government's bloody crackdown on recent protests. 2. [...] |
2007-10-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC BM AS |
| 07CANBERRA1547 | DUTCH, CANADIAN AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/REL AUS, UK, CANADA) At our quarterly U.S.-UK-Canada-Netherlands lunch on October 19, Dutch Ambassador to Australia Niek van Zutphen commented that senior Dutch officials were sincere in voicing continuing support for the Netherland's troop commitment in Afghanistan, but faced formidable do [...] |
2007-10-19 07:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1560 | AUSTRALIA SET TO IMPOSE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON 418 [...] (C) In a meeting with poloffs on October 23, Jeannie Henderson, Director of the Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma Section, DFAT, advised that Foreign Minister Downer had agreed to a recommendation to impose targeted financial sanctions against 418 individuals associated with Burma's military r [...] |
2007-10-23 07:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD AS BM |
| 07CANBERRA1561 | AUSTRALIA: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN [...] (U) Poloffs presented ref demarche to Jeannie Henderson, Director of the Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), on October 23. 2. (C) In a preliminary reaction to the points, Henderson noted that Australia ended its programs in Burma speci [...] |
2007-10-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM AS BM |
| 07CANBERRA1576 | AUSTRALIA COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN ASIA PACIFIC [...] (U) Arthur Spyrou, Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, confirmed to POLCOUNS during an October 26 meeting that Australia was commited to participate in the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP). Jonathan Richardson, Australia's [...] |
2007-10-26 07:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM AS |
| 07CANBERRA1580 | ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL APPROVAL OF RED [...] (S) Argentina Embassy Counselor Carlos Chiappe told Polcouns on October 26 that he didn't anticipate "any problem" at the Marrakech INTERPOL General Assembly on the question of Australian support on the question of red notices against Iranian officials charged in the AMIA bombing. In declini [...] |
2007-10-26 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | AR AS IR PREL PTER |
| 07CANBERRA1581 | CARETAKER STATUS PRECLUDES AUSTRALIA FROM ACTING [...] (U) We presented Ref A and B demarches to Paul Foley, Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on October 29. (Australia had been inadvertently omitted as an action addressee on Ref A, per Ref D, thus the delayed delivery.) Foley, who [...] |
2007-10-29 06:22:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PTER PREL PARM EFIN IR AS |
| 07CANBERRA1593 | AUSTRALIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE DAVID WALKER [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 05:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNGA AS |
| 07CANBERRA1603 | AUSTRALIAN IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS DEPENDENT [...] (C) Australia's requirements to deploy forces to Iraq following expiry of the MNF-I mandate will depend heavily on which party forms the government following the November 24 election. The Liberal/National Coalition government under Prime Minister John Howard has been solidly behind the missio [...] |
2007-11-02 06:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AS PM |
| 07CANBERRA1604 | HOWARD GAINS LITTLE AT CAMPAIGN MIDPOINT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At the halfway point of the campaign, there is little indication that the Coalition is turning its position around. Buoyed by a better Newspoll (that cut the Australian Labor Party's (ALP) lead over the Coalition to eight points) and a gaffe by the ALP's environment minister, [...] |
2007-11-02 07:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1610 | AUSTRALIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] SUMMARY ----------- Australia is a committed partner in international efforts to combat illicit drugs. Domestically, Australian government policies are designed to address fully both the law enforcement needs and the demand reduction sides of the equation. Australian law enforcement agencies [...] |
2007-11-06 00:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AS |
| 07CANBERRA1615 | AUSTRALIA UPDATES PARTICIPATION IN ASIA PACIFIC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-08 04:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM AS |
| 07CANBERRA1622 | COMMEMORATING THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-09 05:29:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO MARR MAS PREL AS |
| 07CANBERRA1624 | HOWARD STILL WELL BEHIND AS INTEREST RATES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The interest rate rise announced by the Reserve Bank this week (ref. a), has paradoxically, turned the political debate to the Coalition's strength - economic management - but given the ALP ammunition to undermine the Coalition's credibility on this important issue. The Coalit [...] |
2007-11-09 06:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1630 | AUSTRALIA CLARIFIES POSITION ON UNGA RAPE [...] In a November 13 conversation with poloff, Colin Milner, Director, Human Rights and Indigenous Issues Section, International Organizations Branch, International Organizations and Legal Division, DFAT clarified the GOA's position on the Resolution Condemning Rape As An Instrument Of State Po [...] |
2007-11-13 06:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA SOCI AS |
| 07CANBERRA1642 | RUDD STAYS CONSERVATIVE AT LABOR CAMPAIGN LAUNCH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ahead by eight points in the polls, Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd protected his lead at the ALP campaign launch in Brisbane November 14. Union leaders were kept in the background; past Labor prime ministers were introduced to the crowd; and Rudd hammered the th [...] |
2007-11-16 04:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1645 | RUDD EIGHT DAYS FROM A LIKELY ELECTION VICTORY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With only eight days left before the November 24 federal election, and with a new A.C. Nielsen poll that gives Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd an eight-point lead over Prime Minister John Howard's Coalition, the chances that Howard can close the gap look increasi [...] |
2007-11-16 06:48:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1651 | AUSTRALIA: INTERIM RESPONSE ON IRAQI WMD SCIENTIST [...] (S) Poloff provided Ref A responses to Australia's questions on the Iraqi WMD Scientist Relocation Plan (Ref B), along with notification that we would be seeking Australia's acceptance of a specific case, to Gerry McGuire, Director of the Counter-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Af [...] |
2007-11-19 09:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PARM PREL PREF AS |
| 07CANBERRA1662 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche points to John Owens, Assistant Secretary for Canada and Latin America, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on November 20. Owens was joined by John M.L.Woods, Director for the Canada and Latin America Section, and Philip C.W.Lowday, Executive Officer. [...] |
2007-11-20 07:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM AS VE |
| 07CANBERRA1671 | OPPOSITION LABOR PARTY SET TO WIN AUSTRALIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Absent a sudden, highly unlikely turnaround, the Kevin Rudd-led Australian Labor Party (ALP) will win the Australian federal election on November 24. Although there has been a small shift towards the Coalition since the campaign started, the ALP appears headed to win an additio [...] |
2007-11-21 08:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS |
| 07CANBERRA1678 | LABOR WINS MANDATE FOR CHANGE IN AUSTRALIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the polls consistently favoring Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd over Prime Minister John Howard's Liberal-National Party Coalition since last December, it was no surprise that the ALP won the November 24 federal parliamentary election (ref A). The overall [...] |
2007-11-26 06:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS |
| 07CANBERRA1679 | COSTELLO RULES OUT BECOMING LIBERAL PARTY LEADER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasurer and Deputy Liberal Party Leader Peter Costello announced the day after his party lost the federal election on November 24 that he would not contest the Liberal leadership, throwing plans for a smooth transition into chaos. Mark Vaile also announced on November 26 that [...] |
2007-11-26 07:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1682 | SCENE SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Your visit comes on the heels of Australia's November 24 federal election in which voters decisively rejected John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition government after more than eleven years in office, and embraced opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd. Rudd, [...] |
2007-11-27 06:22:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OTRA AS |
| 07CANBERRA1683 | SCENE SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Your visit comes on the heels of Australia's November 24 federal election in which voters decisively rejected John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition government after more than eleven years in office, and embraced opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd. Rudd, [...] |
2007-11-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OTRA AS |
| 07CANBERRA1697 | RUDD ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd announced his 20-member Cabinet November 29. It is a talented line-up that strikes a balance between different regions and the Labor Party's left and right-wing factions. Rudd honored his undertaking to retain his core economic team - Julia Gilla [...] |
2007-11-29 07:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR ECON ETRD AS |
| 07CANBERRA1712 | RUDD'S CABINET: WINNERS, LOSERS, AND SURPRISES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd announced a 42-member Australian Labor Party (ALP) Ministry November 29. Twenty of the positions are in the Cabinet. Ten are in what is known as the "outer ministry," and 12 are parliamentary secretaries, who assist the minister in the portfol [...] |
2007-12-03 07:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1717 | AUSTRALIA RESPONSE TO NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A unclassified non-paper and points to David J. Ritchie, Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), on December 4. Ritchie was joined by Olivia Borthwick, Director, Middle East Section. (Other Mission personnel conveyed the classified version separ [...] |
2007-12-04 05:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM KNNP IR AS |
| 07CANBERRA1721 | CSIRO'S PERSPECTIVE ON WIRELESS PATENT LEGAL [...] (C) Summary: The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) ongoing defense in U.S. courts of its wireless patent against alleged infringers is unusual but not unprecedented. CSIRO is open to negotiating a settlement of its case. The $4/unit royalty that CSIRO has [...] |
2007-12-05 05:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KIPR AS |
| 07CANBERRA1724 | PM AA/S MULL'S CALL ON AUSTRALIAN DFAT DEPUTY [...] (C) During a November 30 call by Acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull (reftel), David J. Ritchie, Deputy SIPDIS Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade SIPDIS (DFAT), said new Trade Minister Simon Crean wanted to examine the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement as part [...] |
2007-12-06 00:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD AS |
| 07CANBERRA1728 | NEW OPPOSITION SHADOW CABINET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Liberal Party leader Brendan Nelson announced his new Shadow Ministry December 6, the same day Prime Minister Rudd held his first Cabinet meeting. Nelson's front bench is a mixture of veterans from the Howard Government and newcomers. None of the veterans were in the same port [...] |
2007-12-06 07:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR AS |
| 07CANBERRA1738 | MEETING THE PRIME MINISTER [...] (C/NF) Summary: At a December 8 meeting with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the Ambassador offered his congratulations and noted the positive tone set by the recent meetings of Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns with the Foreign and Defense Ministers and the Deputy Prime Minister. The Amb [...] |
2007-12-10 04:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF AS CH IR IZ NZ PREL |
| 07CANBERRA1739 | PARIS DONOR MEETING: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) At his December 8 meeting with Prime Minister Rudd, (Ref. B) the Ambassador urged that Australia's attendance at the Paris donors conference be at the ministerial level and stated the need for major assistance pledges from the participants. He told the PM that the Secretary would attend [...] |
2007-12-10 05:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS IS KPAL KWBG PREL |
| 07CANBERRA1740 | PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE: NOTIFICATION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-10 06:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP KSTC AORC AS |
| 07CANBERRA1741 | FINAL VOTE COUNT GIVES LABOR NARROWER WIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the vote count in several of the most closely contested seats in the November 24 federal election almost complete, it appears the Australian Labor Party (ALP) increased its margin by 24 seats, giving it 84 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives - a comfortable ma [...] |
2007-12-10 06:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1742 | AUSTRALIA'S PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER 12 [...] (C/NF) Gerry McGuire, Director for Counter-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told poloff December 11 Australia agreed with the U.S. judgment that Jakarta's December 12 seminar on "PSI in the Framework of Maritime Security" does not meet its requirements as a venue to adv [...] |
2007-12-11 02:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PHSA PBTS MNUC ETTC KNNP EWWT AS ID |
| 07CANBERRA1744 | U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MINISTER [...] (C) Under Secretary Nicholas Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, called on newly sworn-in Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon on December 4. Fitzgibbon reaffirmed the Rudd government's commitment to the alliance with the United States, asserted his government's long-term commitment to Afgh [...] |
2007-12-11 23:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS KNNP PREL AS |
| 07CANBERRA1745 | U/S BURNS' 12/5 MEETINGS WITH AUSTRALIAN DPM [...] (C/NF) Summary: During wide-ranging conversations December 5 with newly appointed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, and Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, Under Secretary Nicholas Burns emphasized the importance Washington placed on a continued cl [...] |
2007-12-12 00:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS CH ID IN IR IZ JA MNUC PREL PTER |
| 07CANBERRA1763 | AUSTRALIA'S RESPONSE TO CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) Pol/Mil Officer delivered reftel demarche on cluster munitions December 17 to Dr. Ada Cheung of the Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch in DFAT's International Security Division. Australia remains in agreement with the USG position on cluster munitions, particularly on the need [...] |
2007-12-18 00:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL AS |
| 07CANBERRA1771 | CHINESE RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIAN M/V IRAN MATIN [...] (S) Further to Ref A, Counter-Proliferation Director Gerry McGuire gave us a readout December 18 of the results of Australia's demarche in Beijing on December 14 on the M/V Iran Matin. Upon the U.S. request for Australia and the UK to demarche China (Ref D), DFAT had sought authorization to [...] |
2007-12-18 05:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MASS PTER AS CH |
| 07CANBERRA1782 | U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN DFAT [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4, 2007 meeting in Australia, Under Secretary Burns and DFAT Secretary L'Estrange agreed the election of a new Australian government would not affect the strength of our alliance, but underlined the urgency to identify a new date for the Australia-U.S. Ministerial [...] |
2007-12-19 23:00:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AS MARR |
| 07CANBERRA1783 | U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH JAPAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4, 2007 meeting in Canberra, Australia with Under Secretary Burns, Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka outlined Japan's goals to improve the relevance of multilateral fora in Asia and its desire for greater United States engagement in the region. The two also [...] |
2007-12-20 03:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AS |
| 07CANBERRA1788 | RUDD SHAKES UP AUSTRALIA'S FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that he will change the structure and responsibilities of parts of Australia's civil service to better enable him to oversee the implementation of his policy agenda. He has broken up and created new Cabinet Departments, and has merged the [...] |
2007-12-21 04:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1792 | LIBERAL PARTY AT ITS LOWEST EBB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberal Party is in its weakest position since its formation in 1944. Out of office in every state and territory, its local branches are in disarray, and it is divided on the extent to which it should abandon the Howard Government's policies. The Liberal Party's post-electi [...] |
2007-12-21 06:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AS |
| 07CANBERRA1799 | BHUTTO ASSASSINATION AND U.S. POLICY FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-31 05:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AS PGOV PINR PINS PK PREL PTER |
| 07CANBERRA266 | AUSTRALIA TO DEPLOY ADDITIONAL MILITARY TRAINERS [...] (SBU) The Government of Australia, in a National Security Committee of Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, February 14, approved a recommendation to deploy an additional 70 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to assist in training Iraqi Army forces. 2. (C) Robert Garran, Assistant Secretary [...] |
2007-02-20 07:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL AS IZ XF ZP |
| 07CANBERRA293 | AUSTRALIAN PLANS TO INCREASE FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) The Government of Australia, concerned about the upcoming Taliban offensive and worried that Dutch preparations to counter the expected Taliban offensive in southern Afghanistan are not robust enough, are making preliminary plans to deploy an additional 250 Australian Defence Force (ADF [...] |
2007-02-22 03:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS AS |
| 07CANBERRA329 | AUSTRALIA WANTS ADDITIONAL FORCES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: On February 28, we received a briefing from Australian Defence Force (ADF) CMDR Jonathan Sadlier and Australian Department of Defence (ADOD) Afghanistan Section Assistant Director Malcolm Brailey, which provided additional information about the proposed Australian troop increas [...] |
2007-03-02 07:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS AS |
| 07CANBERRA334 | AUSTRALIA - JAPAN JOINT DECLARATION ON SECURITY [...] (U) This message contains an action request - please see para 6 below. 2. (C) On March 5, DFAT North Asia Division First Assistant Secretary (FAS) Peter Baxter and Japanese Embassy SIPDIS Minister-Counselor Shinichi Hosono briefed DCM on the Australia - Japan Joint Declaration on Securit [...] |
2007-03-05 07:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KTIA ASEC PREL AS JA |
| 07CANBERRA472 | AUSTRALIAN READ-OUT OF PIF FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: Australia was very pleased with the outcome of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Minister's meeting on March 16. GOA officials strongly favor early elections in Fiji, and are examining modalities for making electoral preparations in the absence of a Parliament. They have s [...] |
2007-03-28 04:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM FJ AS |
| 07CANBERRA519 | AUSTRALIAN FM DOWNER URGES IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI TO [...] (C) On April 3, Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade David J. Ritchie gave the DCM a readout of Foreign Minister Downer's March 29 telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki regarding the 15 British naval personnel seized by Iran. 2. (C) According to Ritchie, Down [...] |
2007-04-03 06:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER INRA IR IQ AS |
| 07CANBERRA539 | AUSTRALIA TO NEARLY DOUBLE MILITARY FORCES IN [...] (S/NF) Stephanie Foster, First Assistant Secretary for International Policy, Australian Department of Defense, advised DCM April 5 that the Government of Australia had approved a planned deployment of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan that would nearly [...] |
2007-04-05 08:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL PTER AS |
| 07CANBERRA571 | RUDD'S POLICY ADVISER ON IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND ASIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ahead of Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd's April 19-21 trip to Washington and New York, his foreign policy adviser, Peter Khalil, told poloffs that Rudd was committed to a close relationship with the United States. While he would withdraw Australian combat troops from Iraq if he b [...] |
2007-04-13 08:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PARM AF IZ AS |
| 07CANBERRA609 | AUSTRALIA ON EAST TIMOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Fretilin Party candidate won the most votes in the first round of East Timor's April 9 presidential election, it appears the party has lost considerable support and will be hard-pressed to increase its vote totals for the second round, according to the East Timor desk [...] |
2007-04-20 07:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TT AS |
| 07DILI19 | PRESIDENT GUSMAO DECLINES TO MEET ON JOINT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary. President Gusmao has declined to meet the Australian, Japanese, Portuguese, and U.S. chiefs of mission to receive the Ref B joint demarche previously delivered to former Prime Minister Alkatiri (Ref A). Through his Chief of Staff the President conveyed that he was well aware of th [...] |
2007-01-17 11:39:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AS JA MZ PO TT |
| 07DILI218 | EAST TIMOR'S PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN OFF TO VIOLENT START [...] (SBU) Summary. Campaign-related violence in the district of Viqueque left three dead over the weekend of June 2 - 3. Viqueque is a Fretilin stronghold and tensions erupted as former President Xanana Gusmao led his new party in campaign rallies there. With help from the International Stabiliza [...] |
2007-06-05 06:20:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM AS UN TT |
| 07DILI234 | EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT RAMOS HORTA LOOKS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. In a June 20 meeting with Charge and Poloff, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta expressed satisfaction with the ongoing parliamentary election campaign and confidence in connection with various post-election political scenarios. He confirmed that he had requested that the Inter [...] |
2007-06-21 10:04:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AS PO ID TT |
| 07DILI310 | AUSTRALIA, PORTUGAL BRING AID TO TIMOR-LESTE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID TT PO AS |
| 07HANOI1261 | NO SECURITY - NO BUSINESS: READOUT FROM JUNE 2007 APEC [...] (U) Summary: On June 14-15 in Hanoi, Vietnam, the United States and the Government of Vietnam hosted the follow-on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bioterrorism workshop to protect the food supply from deliberate contamination, in support of the APEC Food Defense initiative "Mitigating [...] |
2007-07-17 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PTER APECO EAGR ETRD CA JA RS AS TH VM ID MY |
| 07JAKARTA2562 | MISSION HOSTS TRILATERAL COUNTER-TERRORISM MEETING [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission hosted a trilateral counter-terrorism (CT) meeting September 13 with Australian and Japanese counterparts. Discussion focused mainly on current and future CT initiatives with the Indonesian government. [...] |
2007-09-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS ASEC PTER PGOV ID AS JA |
| 07JAKARTA3245 | INDONESIA WELCOMES NEW AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian reaction to the Australian election has been upbeat, almost effusive. The GOI has invited PM-elect Rudd to visit Jakarta in the near-term (Rudd reportedly will also travel to Bali soon for the UN Climate Change meeting). Pol/C spoke with top foreign policy analyst D [...] |
2007-11-26 08:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO ID AS |
| 07JAKARTA3273 | CENTRAL JAVA -- OUTREACH IN KEY REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Semarang, the capital of Central Java, November 27-28. Pol/C--in a public outreach event--underscored the close links shared by the U.S. and Indonesia to a large, friendly group of university students. Pol/C met Central Java's Governor, who discussed the province' [...] |
2007-11-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO PTER ID AS |
| 07JAKARTA3276 | INDONESIA RATIFIES SECURITY ACCORD WITH AUSTRALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has ratified a security accord with Australia commonly referred to as the "Lombok Treaty." The treaty enhances security cooperation and consultations between the two countries on a range of issues, including defense technology, law e [...] |
2007-11-29 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AS ID |
| 07JAKARTA3356 | PROLIFERATION SECURITY -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Ref A points with Indonesian and Australian counterparts. A GOI contact said his government looked at the Indonesian-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) conference to be held on December 12 in Jakarta as a serious opportunity to continue the discussion [...] |
2007-12-10 08:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM ID AS |
| 07JAKARTA3362 | CENTRAL JAVA -- KEYSTONE COPS MISTAKENLY SHOOT AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a bizarre incident, an Australian counterterrorism official became the target of gunfire while driving his vehicle in Central Java on November 25. He was not injured. Amid initial fears of a possible terrorist incident or maybe an attempted car-jacking, police now admit that [...] |
2007-12-11 07:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC PTER ID AS |
| 07JAKARTA3396 | PROLIFERATION SECURITY -- INDONESIA CONTINUES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI-hosted conference on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) on December 12 yielded a constructive exchange of views. U.S. and Australian participants felt the exchange moved forward the dialogue with the GOI. While noting--sometimes unhelpfully--familiar reservati [...] |
2007-12-14 07:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PARM PTER ID AS |
| 07JAKARTA827 | INDONESIAN CT UNITS ARREST TERROR SUSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 20-21, Indonesian National Police (INP) units, including Detachment 88 officers trained by DS/ATA, carried out CT operations in Central Java that resulted in the arrest of at least five suspected terrorists. INP units fatally shot one suspect in a shootout Tuesday night [...] |
2007-03-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR |
| 07KABUL756 | AUSTRALIAN DESIRE TO PUT THEIR FORCES UNDER US [...] (S) Reftel explains that the Australians wish to put their additional forces under the Special Forces rather than NATOISAF command. Several of the issues discussed in the cable are not matters of the ROE or ISAF practice, but are specifically Dutch issues and we think some of them may be outd [...] |
2007-03-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS AS |
| 07KATHMANDU176 | AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR PLANS TO MEET WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) Australian Ambassador Lade told Ambassador Moriarty January 24 that Canberra had authorized him to meet with the Maoists. He conceded that he had no illusions about the Maoists and acknowledged they were continuing their abuses. Nevertheless, the Government of Australia had interests in N [...] |
2007-01-26 00:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG EAID AS NP |
| 07KATHMANDU78 | BHUTANESE REFUGEES: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK [...] (C) In recent meetings with Acting Foreign Secretary Bhagirath Basnet, UNHCR Representative Abraham Abraham, and Core Group Chair and Australian Ambassador Graeme Lade, RefCoord promoted coordinated donor action to encourage the Government of Nepal (GON) to adopt a resettlement policy. Basnet [...] |
2007-01-12 09:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV BH NP AS |
| 07MANILA1017 | STRENGTHENING THE CASE AGAINST THE RAJAH SOLAIMAN [...] (S/REL AUS/UK) Summary. USG cooperation has helped strengthen the Philippine initiative to seek a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement with the UN 1267 Committee. The Philippines intends to consult Australia, Great Britain, Japan, and Indonesia about co-sponsorship, along with the U.S. T [...] |
2007-03-29 09:07:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA UK RP |
| 07MANILA1169 | TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Australian, Japanese, and U.S. diplomats on April 12 gave briefings on existing counterterrorism programs in the Philippines and agreed to continue such consultations, most notably with an upcoming Model Ports project but also potentially on greater coordination on Philippine [...] |
2007-04-13 08:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS EAID AS JA RP |
| 07MANILA1301 | PHILIPPINES SEEKING CO-SPONSORS FOR 1267 LISTING [...] (S/REL AUS/JA/UK) Summary. Philippine officials informally briefed representatives from U.S., Australian, Japanese, and British Embassies on April 23 seeking a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement and some of its key members with the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee and to explore possible co-sp [...] |
2007-04-23 09:39:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA MY |
| 07MANILA1814 | ARROYO'S DOWN UNDER DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo presided over the signing of a number of bilateral security and economic agreements during her recent visits to Australia and New Zealand, most significantly a landmark Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Australia, which nonetheless will likely face a diff [...] |
2007-06-01 07:39:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MCAP PTER AS NZ RP |
| 07MANILA2121 | NEW AUSTRALIAN/PHILIPPINE STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine-Australia Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed in May currently awaits ratification by the Philippine Senate and the Australian parliament. The Australian SOFA differs from the U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in that it gives the host nation custody of v [...] |
2007-06-25 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER AS RP |
| 07MANILA3580 | THE NEW AUSTRALIAN/PHILIPPINES STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post is tracking progress on the Philippine-Australian Visiting Forces Agreement, which has been passed by the Australian Parliament and awaits approval by the Philippine Senate. While the agreement will facilitate the Australian military's important anti-terrorism and training a [...] |
2007-10-31 09:58:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER RP AS |
| 07MELBOURNE38 | AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR SAYS TELSTRA DOMINANCE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian government's anti-trust regulator, believes that the telecommunications giant Telstra is even better positioned to increase its market dominance following the final government share sell off (known as T3). [...] |
2007-03-08 06:13:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON USTR ECPS AS |
| 07MOSCOW5035 | CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION: MFA PRESSES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 12, EUR/PRA Director Antia Friedt discussed the Framework Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) and other civil space cooperation issues with Andrei Kruitskikh of MFA's Department of Disarmament and Security Affairs (DVBR). Kruitskikh noted the good progress made [...] |
2007-10-17 07:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL PREL PARM NASA KZ AS BR KS RS |
| 07NEWDELHI2209 | INDIA COMPARES ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-09 09:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM XB AS CA ID JA KS NZ RP IN |
| 07NEWDELHI3248 | DELHI DIARY, JULY 6-16 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 6-16, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Sweet Success in Ethiopia: India Invests in Ethiopian Sugar and Wins African Support for a Security Council Seat -- India Looks East with [...] |
2007-07-16 11:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR KUNR EINV PTER MCAP AS |
| 07NEWDELHI3844 | DELHI DIARY, AUG 04-22 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 4-22, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Opens a 22-year-old "Rulebook" to Keep Other Government Entities Out of Foreign Affairs -- Indo-Pak Border to Open for Trade October [...] |
2007-08-22 12:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KISL KWBG KPAL ELTN AS |
| 07NEWDELHI5098 | TORRES STRAITS PILOTAGE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on November 26. He had no substantive comment at this time and offered to reply after consulting within the Ministry. MULFORD [...] |
2007-11-27 06:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PBTS EWWT PREL KTIA SENV AS IN |
| 07OSLO718 | NORWAY UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE LEBANESE ARMY ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-05 15:06:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL LE NZ AS NATO EU NO |
| 07PHNOMPENH535 | TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE IN CAMBODIA [...] (C) Summary. At the Australian High Commission's invitation, representatives of the U.S., Japanese and Australian missions met on April 5 for a Cambodia-specific trilateral counterterrorism (CT) dialogue. Australia framed the dialogue as part of the follow-up to the October 2006 high-level [...] |
2007-04-10 09:35:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EAID CB AS JA |
| 07ROME2487 | ITALIAN EMBASSY IN TEHRAN TO INQUIRE ABOUT MISSING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-18 17:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CA CASC CH EU EZ PHUM PREL IR IT |
| 07SEOUL2674 | BLUE HOUSE PREVIEWS U.S.-ROK SUMMIT MEETING: FTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the September 7 APEC bilateral summit meeting in Sydney, President Roh will inform President Bush that Korea has presented the U.S.-Korea FTA (KORUS FTA) to the National Assembly for ratification just prior to the meeting, a key Blue House economic adviser told us September [...] |
2007-09-04 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | AS EAGR ETRD IN KS PREL |
| 07STATE166406 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The United States has reason to believe Iranian security services may have targeted and detained private investigator and retired FBI Special Agent Bob Levinson on March 8, 2007, during a t [...] |
2007-12-13 03:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AS CA CASC CH EU EZ FR GM IN IR IT JA JO KDEM |
| 07SYDNEY459 | THE BATTLE FOR PM HOWARD'S ELECTORATE [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Howard faces a stiff challenge for reelection in his own electorate of Bennelong, located in western Sydney. Howard has represented the constituents of Bennelong in Parliament since 1974. Changes to the electorate's boundaries over the years, however, have reduced Joh [...] |
2007-10-22 02:06:00 | Consulate Sydney | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR AS |
| 07SYDNEY461 | QUEENSLAND'S LEICHARDT SEAT WITHIN LABOR'S REACH [...] (SBU) Summary. Both the Liberals and the AFP have grounds to hope that they will win the northern Queensland constituency of Leichardt, according to local political observers and the candidates themselves. With the advantages of incumbency and a lively candidate, the Liberals have a fighting [...] |
2007-10-23 19:52:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV |
| 07SYDNEY465 | HOWARD,S COALITION BARELY HANGING ON IN CENTRAL [...] (C/NF) The National Party and Labor Party are engaged in a knife's-edge contest in the central Queensland seat of Flynn, where a heavily-funded campaign by the unions and repeat visits by opposition leader Kevin Rudd have chipped away at the National Party's lead. A newly created parliamentary [...] |
2007-10-26 02:19:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR AS |
| 07TAIPEI174 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C REL AUS) Summary. The Director delivered reftel demarche on Fiji and Solomon Islands to Foreign Minister James Huang on January 23. Huang responded that Taiwan "suspended" its assistance to Fiji following the coup and has not been approached for assistance by the post-coup Fiji governmen [...] |
2007-01-24 01:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AS NZ BP FJ CH TW |
| 07TAIPEI1790 | TAIPEI RESPONDS TO APEC DEMARCHE ON USDOL APEC CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-09 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB OTRA AS BX CA CI CH HK ID JA KS MY MX NZ |
| 07THEHAGUE1460 | NETHERLANDS/US NONPROLIFERATION INITIATIVE: DUTCH [...] A GONL representative will attend the international meeting on October 22-23, 2007 in Spiez, Switzerland hosted by the US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation. On August 6, poloff delivered the meeting invitation and r [...] |
2007-08-06 14:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP ENRG PREL AR AS BR CA CI CH EZ |
| 07THEHAGUE488 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: RESPONSE ON AUSTRALIAN [...] (S) Summary: MFA Deputy Director for Political Affairs Wim Geerts described on-going discussions with the Australian Government on sending additional Australian special forces to Uruzgan province as "no controversy." He expected the Dutch and Australians to resolve the issue of placing the new [...] |
2007-03-19 16:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF AS NL |
| 07TOKYO1051 | UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION: JAPAN CAUTIOUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S., Japanese and Australian delegates to the Trilateral Working Group (WG) on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 met in Tokyo January 24 to continue discussions on 1718 implementation including resolving outstanding legal and policy concerns over sanctions en [...] |
2007-03-12 05:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR UNSC AS JA |
| 07TOKYO1182 | PM HOWARD VISIT DEEPENS JAPAN-AUSTRALIA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11-14 visit to Japan, Australian Prime Minister Howard focused on strengthening security ties, signing a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation with Prime Minister Abe that makes his country "Japan's closest defense partner aside from the U.S.," according to MOF [...] |
2007-03-16 10:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AS JA |
| 07TOKYO153 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON WAR CRIME ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a series of meetings on December 21-22, 2006, Senior Advisor to the Office of War Crime Issues Milbert Shin met with academics, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) think tank scholars, and government officials to discuss progress in the establishment of the K [...] |
2007-01-12 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KAWC KJUS KLIG PHUM PREL AS ID JA KCRM |
| 07TOKYO1712 | ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MULL MEETS MOD DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both the United States and Japan are looking forward to the Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF) meeting to be held April 12 between Japan, Australia, and the United States, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Mull agreed with MOD Director [...] |
2007-04-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MARR AS JA |
| 07TOKYO1713 | AA/S MULL MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR NORTH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: Missile defense cooperation, radar and PAC-3 implementation, and the May 2006 Alliance Transformation Roadmap have strengthened our robust security partnership and it is important to keep marching forward, MOFA North American Affairs Director-General Shinichi Nishimiya told Actin [...] |
2007-04-18 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AS JA |
| 07TOKYO2030 | TRILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the first meeting of the trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF), U.S., Japanese and Australian diplomatic and defense officials agreed on a range of trilateral initiatives, including: -- a U.S.-Japan-Australia P-3C exercise in October 2007; -- seminars to [...] |
2007-05-07 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AS JA |
| 07TOKYO3600 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measure law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance w [...] |
2007-08-06 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA |
| 07TOKYO3601 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measures law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance [...] |
2007-08-06 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA |
| 07TOKYO374 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER MEETS DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai (since elevated to Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Policy) explained that Japan cannot, for domestic reasons, provide humanitarian assistance to the D [...] |
2007-01-26 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP ZK IN KN KS AS CH RS JA |
| 07TOKYO741 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 26 - 28, 2007 visit to Japan by Deputy National Security Advisor J.D. Crouch, Jr. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reac [...] |
2007-02-22 05:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL AS KS JA |
| 07TOKYO977 | JAPAN, AUSTRALIA BACK CLOSER TRILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese and Australian defense and diplomatic officials endorsed a U.S. proposal for an Assistant Secretary-level Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF), and called for an ambitious, "results-oriented" agenda for the new body focused on "early deliverables", dur [...] |
2007-03-07 22:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AS JA |
| 07TOKYO978 | EAP/MLS DIRECTOR SCOT MARCIEL,S FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary: Japan is still studying the question of how best to increase collaboration with the United States on assistance to Southeast Asia, MOFA First Country Assistance Planning Division Director Maeda told EAP/Office of Maritime Southeast Asia Director Marciel, on February 27. Establish [...] |
2007-03-07 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA PREL CH ID RP PO AS JA |
| 07USNATO187 | DUTCH AT NATO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AUSSIE SOF [...] (S) Dutch Ambassador to NATO, Herman Schaper, predicted March 20 that all issues related to the deployment of additional Australian SOF to Oruzgan province would be satisfactorily resolved March 21-22 during Dutch-Aussie CHOD talks in the Hague. Schaper confirmed that the Netherlands prefers [...] |
2007-03-22 14:32:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | NATO PINS PREL MARR AF AS NL |
| 07USNATO562 | DUTCH BRIEF US, UK, AUSTRALIA ON URUZGAN FORCE GEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. We found Netherlands Ambassador Herman Schaper unfocused and gloomy on October 16 in briefing key RC-S allies on Uruzgan backfill requests. Dutch engagement with its top three target nations has yielded some results, but not nearly enough. Slovakia is expected shortly to confi [...] |
2007-10-17 09:13:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL AS UK NO FR LO |
| 07USUNNEWYORK965 | AUSTRALIA WANTS UNSC MANDATE FOR MNF-I FOR SEVERAL [...] (C) During a meeting with Amb Khalilzad on November 2, Australian PermRep Robert Hill said his government would want a Chapter VII UNSC mandate for its troops in Iraq for several years to come (other issues reported septel). Hill was reassured by Amb Khalilzad that the UNSC would extend the C [...] |
2007-11-07 14:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC AS PM IZ |
| 07WARSAW1521 | POLAND PROBABLY NOT IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE AMMO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-06 11:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL LE NZ AS NATO EU PL |
| 07WELLINGTON251 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RONALD GERMAIN, APRIL 17 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Institute of Health Official Dr. Ronald Germain to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from April 17 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as the Visiting Speaker for the Australasian Society for Immunology [...] |
2007-03-25 21:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ |
| 07WELLINGTON307 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PAUL FUJIMURA, APRIL 22 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Homeland Security Director for Asia/Pacific Office of International Affairs Paul FUJIMURA to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 22 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is for official consultations with Embassy an [...] |
2007-04-16 21:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC PTER AS NZ |
| 07WELLINGTON45 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID WISEGARVER, ERIC [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Officials David Wisegarver, Eric Wisegarver, Dana Greely and Robert D. Castle to travel to New Zealand from January 23 - March 22, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the I8SI9N cruise on board R/V Revelle. 2. [...] |
2007-01-11 02:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ |
| 07WELLINGTON461 | NEW ZEALAND - MINISTER ON POLITICS, ISLAM AND [...] (C) Summary. Up-and-coming Labour Party Minister David Cunliffe is confident about his party's reelection chances despite poor recent poll numbers. He is also confident about successfully dismantling New Zealand's telecommunications monopoly despite the challenges. Cunliffe is concerned abo [...] |
2007-06-20 04:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECPS PINR KISL NZ AS |
| 07WELLINGTON474 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ARIADNE BANAISSA, JULY 5 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce Australia and New Zealand Desk Officer Ariadne Benaissa to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from July 5 - 11, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the U.S. - New Zealand TIFA meetings. [...] |
2007-06-26 05:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ETRD AS NZ |
| 07WELLINGTON48 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLAUDIA MCMURRAY, ARDEN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Delegation Members Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs (OES); Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation; Glyn T. Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bu [...] |
2007-01-12 03:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AS WS NZ |
| 07WELLINGTON524 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN SOLLOTT, AUGUST [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Steven Sollott, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 8-13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as an invited lecturer at [...] |
2007-07-18 05:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ |
| 07WELLINGTON526 | LABOUR GOVERNMENT ABANDONS TRANS-TASMAN DRUG BILL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-19 07:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ECPS ETRD KIPR PREL NZ AS |
| 07WELLINGTON529 | FINANCE MINISTER THREATENS TO OVERRULE RESERVE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AS NZ |
| 07WELLINGTON554 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/ICE TTU SC DEAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to DHS ICE Washington DC TTU Section Chief Dean A. Wauson and Singapore ICE Representative Vanessa Piepenburg for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 1-3, 2007. The purpose of t [...] |
2007-08-01 04:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC NZ ETRD AMGT AS |
| 07WELLINGTON560 | NEW ZEALAND REACTION - CORRECTING UN REFERENCES TO [...] (C) Acting PolEcon Counselor Tom Walsh delivered demarche points (reftel) to Jo McLeod, Policy Officer in the North Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on August 2. 2. (C) The MFAT officials said that they have taken our recommendation under advisement but that they [...] |
2007-08-05 20:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW AS NZ UN |
| 08BAGHDAD3351 | PM MALIKI TO MOVE ON INVITATIONS TO FOUR COALITION [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Nuri al-Malaki has agreed to the U.S. request to formally invite four countries - Australia, El Salvador, Romania, and Estonia - to maintain forces in Iraq for non-combat purposes following January 1, 2009. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In a letter dated October 1 [...] |
2008-10-19 03:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AS EN ES IZ MOPS PREL RO |
| 08BAGHDAD3630 | IRAQI GOVERNMENT REQUESTS AUSTRALIA, ROMANIA, EL SALVADOR AND ESTONIA PROVIDE "NON-COMBAT ASSISTANCE" BEYOND 31 DECEMBER [...] (C) On November 13, Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffaq Rubaie issued invitation letters to Australia, El Salvador, Estonia and Romania, thanking them for their "selfless sacrifices in assisting Iraq in establishing itself as a democracy" and inviting their continued support and [...] |
2008-11-16 08:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN |
| 08BAGHDAD3794 | STATUS OF COALITION PARTNERS IN IRAQ; RECOMMENDED DEMARCHE FOR AUSTRALIA [...] (S) This is an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary: As the GOI moves beyond the process of gaining agreement for the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, it is focusing on the terms for the continued presence of four Coalition partners (Australia, Romania, El Salvador and Estonia) be [...] |
2008-12-03 15:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN |
| 08BANGKOK1425 | U.S. Wins Concessions on UNESCAP 64th Commission Session [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) held its 64th annual commission session in Bangkok April 22-30. This year's theme was "Energy Security and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific." After several days (and nights) of n [...] |
2008-05-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG UN IR CH IN KS JA PK RS AS XB |
| 08BEIJING1267 | April 3 MFA Press Briefing: Hu Jia Case, Olympic Boycott, [...] Key points at the April 3 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China has handled the Hu Jia case according to law and will not accept criticism. -- The IOC is right to reject calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics and the torch relay should not be disrupted. -- Reports China supplied the IAEA with [...] |
2008-04-03 11:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH PK TN TZ CI QA KZ AS SW |
| 08BEIJING1316 | April 8 MFA Press Briefing: Dalai Lama, Olympic Torch, [...] Key points at the April 8 MFA Press Briefing were: -- The Dalai Lama "lies for a living" and wants to bring emancipated Tibetans back to slavery. -- United States and Chinese officials have been in contact to ensure safe passage for the Olympic torch in San Francisco. -- China will hold [...] |
2008-04-08 11:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH PK TN TZ CI QA KZ AS SW |
| 08BEIJING1355 | April 10 MFA Press Briefing: Dalai Lama, Olympic Torch, [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH AS FR IR TW IN |
| 08BEIJING1512 | CHINA CONFIRMS HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Australian diplomat Nicholas Purtell told PolOff that China on April 17 confirmed its participation in the Sino-Australian human rights dialogue round already provisionally scheduled for May 1 in Canberra, with AFM Liu Jieyi serving as head of the Chinese delegation. China is willing to d [...] |
2008-04-18 12:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV AS CH |
| 08BEIJING2009 | PRC OFFICIALS URGED TO FIND A BETTER [...] (C) Chinese and foreign communications experts criticized the Chinese Government's handling of the negative publicity surrounding the Olympic torch relay at an off-the-record academic seminar attended by MFA and State Council Information Office officials (and PolOff) May 10. Participants cite [...] |
2008-05-23 10:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PROP PREL PGOV KOLY KS AS CH |
| 08BEIJING3400 | AMBASSADOR URGES INVESTIGATION OF SHIPMENT TO IRAN OF CHINESE GOODS OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN (S) [...] (S) The Ambassador conveyed the United States grave concern regarding Irans lack of cooperation on the Iranian nuclear issue, its support for terrorist organizations, its destabilizing behavior in the Middle East, and Chinese sales of dual-use material and items to Iran to MFA Assistant Foreign Min [...] |
2008-09-03 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL PTER MNUC MASS IR CH UK AS |
| 08BEIJING4394 | China reluctant to engage on EITI [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Post delivered background paper in reftel demarche by fax to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Affairs Division, the National Energy Administration (NEA) International Cooperation Division, and the Ministry of Land and Resources (MOLAR) International Coop [...] |
2008-12-02 05:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ENRG EPET EMIN KCOR CH CA AS |
| 08BERLIN1422 | GERMANY REQUESTS FEEDBACK ON MTCR EXPORT CONTROL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) On October 17, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided EconOff with the text of the German "Proposal for an Export Control Seminar on Risk Assessment in Licensing." Due to the rapidly approaching MTCR Canberra [...] |
2008-10-21 06:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM |
| 08BERLIN1423 | (C) MTCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-21 06:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM |
| 08BERLIN1441 | (C) MTCR: GERMANY ACCEPTS USG FEEDBACK ON RISK [...] (C) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck welcomed REF B USG feedback on the REF A German MTCR Export Control Seminar nonpaper. During an October 23 meeting, Reck thanked the USG for the timely response and said that the feedback was sufficient for the GoG to move the proposal o [...] |
2008-10-23 15:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM |
| 08BERLIN839 | GERMANS WILL ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Post discussed Ref (A) points June 25 with Chancellery and Foreign Office officials. POL M/C raised the matter with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and Security Policy Director Geza von Geyr on the margins of their June 25 meeting with Secretary Rice. They suppor [...] |
2008-06-26 16:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AF AS CA GM IT FR |
| 08BUCHAREST1009 | (C) MFA SECRETARY OF STATE BUGA -- SOMETHING IN 24 [...] (C) Romania,s MFA Secretary of State Iulian Buga (accompanied by Director General Legal Affairs Cosmin Dinescu) asked for an urgent meeting today with Charg to discuss the critical time constraints for permitting Romania to maintain its troops in Iraq. Buga noted that National Security Adviso [...] |
2008-12-23 15:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IZ RO UK AS EN ES |
| 08BUCHAREST986 | IRAQI CONTINUED PRESENCE LEGISLATION IS [...] (C) In a blunt conservation with POLMILOFF, MFA Director General Anca Mantulescu on 12/17 expressed extreme frustration with the lack of support from the U.S. regarding helping Romania to meet conditions that would continue its force presence in Iraq. When POLMILOFF asked whether the MFA had [...] |
2008-12-17 12:23:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IZ RO ES AS EN UK |
| 08CANBERRA1003 | WESTERN AUSTRALIA ECONOMY - MORE THAN ROCKS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canberra-based econoff visited Perth, Western Australia (WA) September 18-19 for meetings with local government and business figures. On this trip, econoff hoped to meet with people to discuss topics OTHER than Western Australia's booming resources sector, which includes nicke [...] |
2008-10-01 07:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG AS |
| 08CANBERRA1005 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON REVISED CIV-MIL CELL FOR [...] (C) Australia is broadly supportive of the revised Civil-Military Planning and Coordination Cell concept but will not be ready to deploy staff by the November 1 target. In other comments on the revised concept paper, the GOA acknowledged the requirement for flexibility in the role and responsi [...] |
2008-10-02 09:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF AS |
| 08CANBERRA1010 | AUSTRALIAN CENTRAL BANK SLASHES OFFICIAL BANK RATE [...] (U) Summary: Australia slashed its official cash rate by 100 basis points on Tuesday, based on fears that the economy will slow down and on concerns about international financial markets. Initial reactions have been positive, with Australia share prices rising on Tuesday. End summary. 2. [...] |
2008-10-07 06:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1012 | AUSTRALIA SEEKS PARTNERS ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C/NF) DCM delivered reftel points to Annabelle Anderson, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Europe Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Anderson replied that the GOA will vote "no" on the Kosovo ICJ UNGA resolution, [...] |
2008-10-07 07:21:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA AS |
| 08CANBERRA102 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM - [...] (U) Australia's plan to participate in the March GI Model Guidelines Document Workshop in Washington was confirmed to Poloffs by Mohan Mathews, Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Section, International Security Division, DFAT, during a Februar [...] |
2008-02-07 01:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1020 | TOUGH WEEK FOR AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY [...] (U) Summary: This was a bad week for Australia's economy, primarily because of the effects of the global financial crisis. Stocks down 16%. Australian dollar down over 10%. Commodities softening, confidence down, unemployment up. Rudd is making reassuring statements and announced a new b [...] |
2008-10-10 05:38:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1025 | 2008 U.S.-AUSTRALIA POL-MIL TALKS: PART I [...] (SBU) This is Part I of a three-part cable reporting on the annual U.S.-Australia Political-Military Talks held in Canberra, Australia on October 9, 2008. Part I covers Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as providing a summary and list of participants. Part II (septel) covers Persian Gul [...] |
2008-10-14 05:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS AS |
| 08CANBERRA1026 | 2008 U.S.-AUSTRALIA POL-MIL TALKS: PART II [...] (SBU) This is Part II of a three-part cable reporting on the annual U.S.-Australia Political Military Talks held in Canberra, Australia on October 9, 2008. This section covers Persian Gulf security (Iran), Nonproliferation and Disarmament, Regional Architecture, China and India. Part I (reft [...] |
2008-10-14 06:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS AS |
| 08CANBERRA1027 | 2008 U.S.-AUSTRALIA POL-MIL TALKS: PART III [...] (SBU) This is Part III of a three-part cable reporting on the annual U.S.-Australia Political-Military Talks held in Canberra, Australia on October 9, 2008. This section covers Southeast Asia, Trilateral Strategic Dialogue, Pacific Islands, Defence White Paper, Enhanced Defense Cooperation, a [...] |
2008-10-14 06:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS AS |
| 08CANBERRA1028 | TURNBULL OFF TO A GOOD START AS OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the first Newspoll that measured Malcolm Turnbull's performance as Opposition Leader, voters gave him a satisfaction rating of 50 percent, 10 points higher than former Leader Brendan Nelson's top of 40 percent and nine points better than Kevin Rudd when he first became Opposit [...] |
2008-10-14 07:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AS |
| 08CANBERRA103 | AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE TEAM TO VISIT U.S. RE IRAQ [...] (C) David Hallett, Director for Iraq, International Policy Division, Australian Department of Defense, outlined GOA thinking about the nature of arrangements Australia will need to govern deployment of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and civilian contractors in Iraq when the current r [...] |
2008-02-07 06:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA AS |
| 08CANBERRA1037 | AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN; [...] (C/REL AUS) Addressing Parliament on October 15, Foreign Minister Smith announced Australia would impose new travel and financial sanctions against Iran, with immediate effect, that go beyond requirements of United Nations Security Council resolutions. The sanctions, similar to those previous [...] |
2008-10-15 06:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1039 | AUSTRALIA WILL NOT ATTEND GEORGIA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-16 00:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS AS |
| 08CANBERRA104 | UNIONS KEY FUNDING SOURCE FOR ALP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Unions provided the Australian Labor Party (ALP) with a significant financial advantage during last year's election campaign. In the year to June 30 2007, the ALP raised A$66 million (USD 60 million) - almost 20 percent more than the Liberal and National Coalition - with unions [...] |
2008-02-07 06:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB AS |
| 08CANBERRA1048 | AUSTRALIAN CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-17 05:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV EAID PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1053 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] Poloff passed reftel data on ISN/WMDT and DTRA plans to launch a second generation GI Information Portal (GIIP), along with a request to update contact information, to Mohan Mathews, Australia's principal Global Initiative Point of Contact, on October 15. Mr. Mathews, who is the Executive Of [...] |
2008-10-20 00:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PARM PREL MCAP PINR AS |
| 08CANBERRA1054 | PUBLIC SUPPORTS RUDD BUT PUNISHES LABOR IN STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to a new A.C. Nielsen poll, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's approval rating has increased by 10 points to 71 percent, the highest rating he has ever recorded. Seventy-six percent of those surveyed supported Rudd's handling of the economic crisis and his economic package, [...] |
2008-10-20 06:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1064 | GOA UPDATES SANCTIONS LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced October 22 that Australia had added new members of the Burmese regime who are subject to government of Australia (GOA) financial sanctions, bringing the total to 463. (Note. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) signaled to post in Jul [...] |
2008-10-23 06:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM AS |
| 08CANBERRA1073 | TORRES STRAIT: LATEST LETTER DELIVERED [...] (C/NF) Australia should be able to accept the key elements of reftel letter, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Legal Division Assistant Secretary Adam McCarthy. Stressing that he could only give a very preliminary response based on his initial reading of the l [...] |
2008-10-24 06:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS EWWT PHSA PREL |
| 08CANBERRA1074 | FORMER HOWARD ADVISOR ON RUDD'S STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A former adviser to John Howard says the Rudd Government likely made a purely political decision rather than a carefully thought out economic one when it decided on the size of the A$10.4 billion stimulus plan (reftel). New Liberal Party MP Jamie Briggs, who won the seat of [...] |
2008-10-24 07:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1075 | NEW NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION/DISARMAMENT GROUP [...] (C) Commissioners at the inaugural meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) in Sydney October 19-21 agreed on an ambitious work program involving seven meetings in different capitals over the course of the next 18 months, and production of 20 [...] |
2008-10-24 07:10:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC PREL KNNP AS |
| 08CANBERRA1079 | AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR TAKES A DIVE [...] (SBU) Buffeted by falling commodity prices, fear of global economic recession, and dropping domestic interest rates, the Australian dollar has lost 37% of its value against the U.S. dollar, falling faster since July than even the Icelandic krona. The Aussie dollar has lost 27% of its trade-wei [...] |
2008-10-27 06:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD AS |
| 08CANBERRA1080 | AUSTRALIA ON INDONESIAN STRAIT OF MALACCA PILOTAGE SCHEME [...] (C/NF) Australia has not been approached recently by Indonesia about either Australia,s Torres Strait Mandatory Pilotage Regime or Indonesia,s reported proposal to introduce a mandatory pilotage regime in the Strait of Malacca. Australia strongly opposes the Indonesian proposal, which it bel [...] |
2008-10-27 06:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS EWWT PHSA PREL |
| 08CANBERRA1081 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] This is an action request -- please see para 4 below. 2. Poloff presented the fact sheet (inadvertently marked as a "White Paper" in reftel) on the November 13 Workshop on Excercise Design and Planning and the November 14 Exercise Planning Group Meeting to Mohan Mathews, Counter-Terrorism [...] |
2008-10-27 07:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PTER PREL AORC MCAP PINR AS |
| 08CANBERRA1086 | AUSTRALIAN WHALING OPTIONS DWINDLING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian Whaling Envoy Sandy Hollway is returning to Japan NLT October 30, despite Japanese signals that no deal is possible this year. Hollway hopes to secure some agreement from Japan to reduce the number of whales taken in the upcoming Japanese scientific whaling season [...] |
2008-10-28 06:22:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIS SENV ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1097 | G-20 LEADERS SUMMIT: LATEST AUSTRALIAN VIEWS FROM [...] (C/NF) Australian thinking about the goals for the upcoming G-20 leaders summit has evolved, according to newly-appointed Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the International Economy Mike Callaghan. Callaghan was about to leave later in the day for China, the UK and the United States. Sharin [...] |
2008-10-30 06:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1098 | G-20 SUMMIT: BACKGROUND ON AUSTRALIA [...] (SBU) The following is keyed to State 114420. AUSTRALIAN G-20 SUMMIT KEY OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (C/NF) Australia has three key objectives: -- To ensure that any reforms to global financial mechanisms do not threaten the effect [...] |
2008-10-30 23:36:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA11 | REQUEST TO ALLIES FOR NEW DEMARCHE TO CHINA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-08 05:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | AS CH MARR MNUC PARM PREL |
| 08CANBERRA1101 | AUSTRALIA DELAYS FUNDING DECISION ON AFGHAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. (C/NF) Australia has postponed until early 2009 a decision on the U.S. request to provide US$85 million per year from 2010 to 2014 to fund the expansion of the Afghan National Army (ANA). Jon Merrill, Director, Afghanistan [...] |
2008-10-31 06:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MCAP PREL AF AS |
| 08CANBERRA1102 | AUSTRALIA 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-31 06:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AS |
| 08CANBERRA1105 | DEMARCHE RE IRAN DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-31 07:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PREL PARM EFIN KNNP AS |
| 08CANBERRA1106 | NSG: AUSTRALIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. OBJECTIVES AT [...] (SBU) During an October 31 meeting with Chris King, Acting Director for Arms Control, and Tim Bryson, Executive Officer for Arms Control, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with responsibility for the Nuclear Suppliers Group, poloff delivered reftel points, stressing the importance of rea [...] |
2008-10-31 07:29:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM IAEA TRGY ENRG ETTC AS |
| 08CANBERRA1107 | AUSTRALIA 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Embassy Canberra is pleased to nominate June Oscar for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. In response to hard-hitting reports of abuse in Aboriginal communities in Australia, Ms. Oscar successfully campaigned for a controversial six-month ban on take-away alcohol [...] |
2008-10-31 07:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO AS |
| 08CANBERRA1111 | DAUSTR BELL'S AUSTRALIA MEETINGS: TPP, WTO, AND [...] (C) Summary. DAUSTR Doug Bell visited Canberra October 19-21 for meetings with Australian trade officials and to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Australia has begun its internal processes to gain formal approval for joining the TPP, which should be concluded by the end of the ye [...] |
2008-11-03 03:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ASEAN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1112 | AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR GRANTS LIMITED ACCESS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian regulators on October 31 announced new procedures to grant limited access for investors to their frozen mortgage funds. Funds faced problems before GOA announced bank guarantees, but the guarantees made their situation more uncertain. Financial industry response to [...] |
2008-11-03 04:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1114 | AUSTRALIAN CENTRAL BANK SLASHES INTEREST RATES - [...] (U) Summary. On November 4 the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) slashed the official cash rate by 75 basis points, to 5.25%. Again, the cut was greater than expected, showing the RBA has placed protecting growth ahead of restraining inflation. This comes in the wake of a whole series of unif [...] |
2008-11-04 04:36:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1119 | CORRECTED COPY - AUSTRALIA AND FATF IRAN STATEMENT [...] (U) This message replaces Canberra 1117. 2. (SBU) In response to points raised in reftel, DFAT International Legal Branch Sanctions and Transnational Crime Section Director Peter Scott told us on November 5 that Australia, a member of FATF, has issued a circular on the Australian Transac [...] |
2008-11-05 06:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1121 | AUSTRALIAN MID-YEAR ECONOMIC UPDATE - GROWTH, SURPLUSES [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 5, Treasurer Wayne Swan released the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) 2008-09, the annual update to the Australian Government's budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30. The update lowered the estimated growth rate from 2.75 [...] |
2008-11-06 06:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1134 | NEW AUSTRALIAN CAR PLAN ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Summary. On November 10, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Industry Minister Kim Carr released the GOA's response to the Bracks Review of the car industry. The 'New Car Plan for a Greener Future' aims to make the car industry more responsive to changing consumer demand, environmental policy an [...] |
2008-11-12 04:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
| 08CANBERRA1136 | STAFFDEL JOHNSON (NOV 29-DEC 16) POC CANBERRA [...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit of Staffdel Johnson to Australia and confirms that our Administrative Points of Contact are: James Cole, Political Counselor, at (W) 612-6214-5884, (H) 612-6290-2454, colejf@state.gov, AND Carol Hanlon, Political Officer, at (W) 612-6214-5718, (H) 612-6251-9 [...] |
2008-11-12 05:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1137 | AUSTRALIAN AID TO PAKISTAN'S TRIBAL BELT [...] (C/REL AUS) Lisa Rice Madan, Assistant Secretary, Southwest Asia Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), confirmed Australia's continued support for health and education programs in Pakistan's border regions ref B. In addition, Australia started an AUD $250K (USD $175K) coun [...] |
2008-11-12 05:30:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON EAID AS |
| 08CANBERRA114 | NEW PARLIAMENT TO MEET: LEADERS FACE SCRUTINY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The ALP and Coalition will be under the media spotlight next week when the new Parliament sits for the first time. In Question Time, the Opposition will seek to put the Rudd Government on the defensive, particularly on the key issue of the economy. The performance of Liberal [...] |
2008-02-08 06:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV |
| 08CANBERRA1140 | TRIAL COMMENCES FOR FIVE MEN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING [...] (U) The trial of five Sydney men accused of conspiring to commit a terrorist act or acts began November 11 in Parramatta, a New South Wales suburb of Sydney. The men, Khaled Cheikho, 35, Moustafa Cheikho, 31, Mohamed Ali Elomar, 43, Abdul Rakib Hasan, 39 and Mohammed Omar Jamal, 24 were foun [...] |
2008-11-12 06:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV AS |
| 08CANBERRA1141 | INTERVENTION REVIEW FUELS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL [...] (U) Summary: Sixteen months after the Australian government mounted a controversial intervention in indigenous communities in the Northern Territory to combat reported widespread sexual abuse of Aboriginal children, a review panel has concluded that the emergency remains acute and has endors [...] |
2008-11-13 05:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AS PGOV PHUM SOCI |
| 08CANBERRA1155 | STAFFDEL JOHNSON (NOV 29-DEC 16) INFORMATION [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3 for details. 2. (SBU) To facilitate logistical and security arrangements, Embassy Canberra would appreciate receiving the following information for all members of the StaffDel: -- Security clearance level and SCI confirma [...] |
2008-11-14 06:21:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA ID AS |
| 08CANBERRA1157 | 2008 ANNUAL INR-ONA INTELLIGENCE EXCHANGE [...] (S//NF) Summary: The 2008 intelligence exchange between the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the Australian Office of National Assessments (ONA) was held in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. The ONA-hosted event covered a wide range of countries [...] |
2008-11-14 07:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1159 | CORRECTED COPY: 2008 ANNUAL INR-ONA INTELLIGENCE [...] (S//NF) Summary: The 2008 intelligence exchange between the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the Australian Office of National Assessments (ONA) was held in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. The ONA-hosted event covered a wide range of countries [...] |
2008-11-17 01:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1163 | AUSTRALIAN AID AGENCY CONDUCTING SURVEY IN IRAQ RE [...] (SBU) Lloyd Brodrick, Iraq Director, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), advised poloff November 17 that a representative from AusAID, the Australian government's overseas aid agency, is currently in the middle of a two-week fact-finding mission to Iraq to study possible Australia [...] |
2008-11-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1166 | AUSTRALIA APPROVES TPP PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-18 22:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD AS |
| 08CANBERRA1172 | AUSTRALIA'S DEFENSE WHITE PAPER UPDATE [...] (S/NF) Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has directed that Australia's Defense White Paper be completed no later than April 2009, despite internal pressures to delay its release owing to the global financial crisis, according to the senior Department of Defence official heading the White Paper [...] |
2008-11-19 07:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1180 | AUSTRALIA RESPONDS UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (C/NF) Justin Whyatt, Director, Middle East Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) informed Poloff that the GOA would likely not vote differently than in the past on reftel resolutions. He advised that voting recommendations would be shared with the US UN Mission once appro [...] |
2008-11-24 07:29:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA AS |
| 08CANBERRA1191 | AUSTRALIA DELEGATION TO DOHA CONFERENCE ON FFD [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Treasury, AusAID, and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Vanessa Hegarty of AusAID noted they were working with State on a joint "statement by international development assistance donors on the impact of the current financial crisis on donor comm [...] |
2008-11-26 04:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID UNGA AS |
| 08CANBERRA1192 | AN OPENING ON AUSSIE QUARANTINE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Australian quarantine regulator has ruled that Philippine bananas can be imported into Australia. The Deputy Prime Minister publicly asserted the agency's independence and implicitly defended the decision. This could be an indication of a changing direction in Australian [...] |
2008-11-26 05:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD AS |
| 08CANBERRA1194 | AUSTRALIA RESPONSE ON GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post Economic and Agriculture officers met with officials from Australian Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and AusAID to discuss the Global Partnership on Agriculture and Food (GPAF). The GOA expressed s [...] |
2008-11-26 06:15:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD AS |
| 08CANBERRA1196 | RUDD GOVERNMENT - ONE YEAR REPORT [...] (C/NF) The Rudd government has generally been competent and centrist during its first 12 months, notwithstanding some significant foreign policy blunders, and criticism over Rudd's media-focused management style. The Government is unified, has avoided scandal, kept its major election promises [...] |
2008-11-28 01:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR PGOV ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1197 | FILM/TV INDUSTRY FILES COPYRIGHT CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: On November 20 several media companies filed legal action against Australia's #3 internet service provider (ISP) iiNet, seeking a ruling that iiNet has infringed copyright by not taking reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized use of films and TV programs by its customers. This i [...] |
2008-11-30 23:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ECPS ECON ETRD AS |
| 08CANBERRA1199 | AUSTRALIA RESPONSE ON GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) The following is the written response to ref A demarche on behalf of the GOA, provided to Embassy by AusAID following our November 26 meeting (ref B). Begin text of GOA response: "1. The Australian Government is generally supportive of improved coordination and increased transparenc [...] |
2008-12-01 04:30:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD AS |
| 08CANBERRA1201 | AUSTRALIA PREPARES TO SIGN CONVENTION ON CLUSTER [...] (C/NF) Gerry McGuire, Director, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), confirmed Foreign Minister Smith will sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in Oslo this week. He advised that the Australian Department of Defence and Attor [...] |
2008-12-01 06:30:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MOPS PREL NATO AS |
| 08CANBERRA1202 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER ASEAN MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Australia expects only modest outcomes from the ASEAN meetings in Thailand during mid December, to include adoption of the ASEAN Charter and the development of the Human Rights Body, but believes these achievements could be threatened by Thailand's current political tensions. In the ASEAN [...] |
2008-12-01 09:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN EFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1205 | AUSTRALIA SEEKS MORE INFO ON PAKISTAN CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff met with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and AusAID officials December 2 to discuss reftel potential Pakistan donors conference. The GOA officials were unable to make any commitments, but are clearly interested. However, they need more details before they [...] |
2008-12-02 05:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF AS PK |
| 08CANBERRA1207 | AUSTRALIA SHARES CONCERNS ON PROTECTIONISM [...] (C) GOA shares US concerns about protectionism in some G20 members. Australia has already made approaches in several G20 capitals, and is ready to cooperate closely with US. DFAT said the UK should be added to the list of countries taking protectionist steps because of how it has raised i [...] |
2008-12-02 07:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO AS |
| 08CANBERRA1208 | AUSSIE RESERVE BANK AGAIN SLASHES INTEREST RATES [...] (U) Summary. On December 2, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced a 100 basis points reduction in the cash rate to a record low of 4.25 per cent. RBA continues to prioritize demand ahead of inflation. End summary. RBA SLASHES RATES AGAIN 2. (U) The RBA today slashed the officia [...] |
2008-12-02 20:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1215 | AUSTRALIA BARELY AVOIDS NEGATIVE GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary. Australia's economy grew by less than 0.1% in the September quarter; excluding farms, the economy contracted 0.3%. Despite the fiscal stimulus package and aggressive interest rate cuts, contraction in the current quarter and recession in 2009 seem likely. End summary. LATES [...] |
2008-12-03 23:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1222 | GOVERNMENT PROPOSES REVISED LABOR LAWS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Labor unions are generally happy with the Rudd Government's major industrial relations bill, introduced on November 25. This bill proposes a new labor relations scheme for Australia, providing stronger collective bargaining rights, easier worksite access for union officials, th [...] |
2008-12-04 20:53:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB AS |
| 08CANBERRA1230 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DUNCAN LEWIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the appointment of Duncan Lewis to the newly-created post of National Security Advisor (NSA). The creation of the position of NSA is the first step in the formation of the Rudd Government's new national security structure. The NSA will be resp [...] |
2008-12-05 06:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MARR AS |
| 08CANBERRA1231 | GOA REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON WAY FORWARD WITH IRAQ [...] (S) The Australian government, while pessimistic about achieving a legally binding SOFA with Iraq, is actively exploring options for the continued employment of imbedded Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel serving in MNF-I, particularly those whose missions keep them within the confines [...] |
2008-12-05 07:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN |
| 08CANBERRA1232 | AUSTRALIA RESPONDS TO COUNTER-PIRACY EFFORTS [...] (C/NF) Australia cannot offer an immediate response to USG inquiries on counter-piracy efforts according to Jon Richardson, Director, Africa Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Richardson advised that contributions of Australian Defence assets is tied to pending decisions on the [...] |
2008-12-08 03:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER AS |
| 08CANBERRA1238 | SURGE IN BOAT PEOPLE BECOMES POLITICAL ISSUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Opposition is blaming a surge in the number of illegal boat people on the Rudd Government's relaxation of the former Howard Government's border protection policies. Since the policy toward illegal refugees was changed in August, six people-smuggling boats traveling from Ind [...] |
2008-12-08 06:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SMIG PREF AS |
| 08CANBERRA1241 | AUSTRALIA COMMENTS ON SYRIAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION [...] (C/NF) Australia viewed the approval by IAEA's Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee of Syria's project SYR/0/020 as a compromise outcome according to Chris King, Executive Officer, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. King in [...] |
2008-12-09 03:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY KNNP AS |
| 08CANBERRA1244 | POLLING GETS WORSE FOR LIBERAL PARTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Newspoll released December 9 indicates that the Opposition is going backwards since it switched leaders to Malcolm Turnbull in September. Support for the Coalition is at its lowest level since June. Since the last Newspoll two weeks ago, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has in [...] |
2008-12-09 06:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AS |
| 08CANBERRA1246 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE: CHINA MILITARY POWER, U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australian views and efforts on Chinese military modernization largely mirror those of the U.S. according to John Quinn, Assistant Secretary, Strategic Issues and Intelligence Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Quinn reiterated to Poloffs on December 9 the need [...] |
2008-12-09 21:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA125 | TIMOR LESTE: DFAT OFFICIAL DISCUSSES MILITARY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Director of the ASEAN Regional Issues and East Timor section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Linda Worthaisong told PolOff on February 13 that along with his planned trip to East Timor on February 15, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been in constant contact [...] |
2008-02-13 22:38:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ASEC MARR AS TT |
| 08CANBERRA1250 | AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS MAKE QUICK TRIP TO BEIJING TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Treasurer Swan and Trade Minister Crean made a weekend visit to China to push on bilateral FTA talks and on Doha, at PM Rudd's instruction. GOA trade officials hope that China's interest in easier terms for its state owned enterprises to invest in Australia will give some leve [...] |
2008-12-10 05:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD EINV PREL AS CH |
| 08CANBERRA1252 | Pressure on Australia's Current Account Deficit? [...] (SBU) Summary. Australia's current account deficit (CAD) fell sharply to its lowest level in six years from almost A$20 billion in the March quarter (7 per cent of GDP) to A$9.8 billion in the June quarter (3.2 per cent of GDP) due to a boost to export prices (especially coal and iron ore) and [...] |
2008-12-10 06:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1258 | SOFA UNLIKELY FOR AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY It is highly unlikely that Australia will negotiate a SOFA with the Iraqi government before the end of the year. The Australian Department of Defence (ADOD) is developing an alternative plan where personnel who work at the Australian Embassy or Camp Victory will remain in place [...] |
2008-12-11 06:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AS IZ ES EN RO |
| 08CANBERRA1259 | AUSTRALIA OUTLINES SPECIAL OPS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Australian Special Operations Commander, Major General Tim McOwan, held a special media briefing on Australia's Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) activities in Oruzgan Province on December 11. He highlighted the effectiveness of SOTG efforts to create an improved security environment [...] |
2008-12-11 06:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PGOV AS |
| 08CANBERRA126 | RUDD SAYS "SORRY" TO INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives passed a motion February 13 apologizing for the treatment of indigenous Australians, particularly the "Stolen Generations" - which refers to the Aboriginal children who were taken from their families by white Australia between 1910 and 1970. Prime Mi [...] |
2008-02-13 22:38:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI AS |
| 08CANBERRA1265 | AUSTRALIA FEELING HEAT AT POZNAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A year after being widely praised for signing the Kyoto Protocol at the Bali Climate Change Conference, PM Kevin Rudd's government is now coming under fire to an unexpected degree for appearing to take a more conservative approach at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change [...] |
2008-12-12 03:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1266 | AUSTRALIA TACKLES EXECUTIVE PAY - DON'T EXPECT TOO [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Rudd has been outspoken on the need for reform of executive pay to better balance compensation with risk management. Australian regulators are working on high-level general principles on executive pay with an eye on what emerges as the international consensus. T [...] |
2008-12-12 04:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1269 | THE TSD HA/DR OFFICIAL MEETING IN CANBERRA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Japanese delegation, the American delegation and Australian hosts agreed upon a set of Australian written guidelines for the Trilateral Security Dialog's work in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR), but the task of the coming year will be the editing and [...] |
2008-12-12 05:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF JA AS |
| 08CANBERRA1271 | AUSTRALIAN REQUIRES IMMEDIATE HELP WITH IRAQ SOFA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Smith has told Ambassador McCallum that Australia needs immediate help from the United States in order to keep its remaining troops in Iraq. The FM noted that GOA was requested by the US to defer its negotiation with the GOI so as not to complicate US negotiat [...] |
2008-12-12 07:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ AS |
| 08CANBERRA1277 | TELSTRA OUT OF BROADBAND BIDDING [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOA confirmed December 15 that Telstra has been excluded from the National Broadband Network bidding process because its bid failed to conform to bid guidelines on SMEs. Telstra's chairman criticized the decision over a "trivial" point. Minister Conroy was caught in a diff [...] |
2008-12-15 07:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1278 | CLIMATE CHANGE: PM TARGETS 5% EMISSIONS CUT BY 2020 [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Rudd released the Government's White Paper on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) on December 15, which commits Australia to reducing emissions by 5% from 2000 levels (4% from 1990 levels) by 2020. The plan holds out the option of increasing the target to 15% of [...] |
2008-12-15 20:53:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1279 | CLIMATE CHANGE: PM TARGETS 5% EMISSIONS CUT BY 2020 [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Rudd released the Government's White Paper on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) on December 15, which commits Australia to reducing emissions by 5% from 2000 levels (4% from 1990 levels) by 2020. The plan holds out the option of increasing the target to 15% of [...] |
2008-12-15 20:53:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA128 | U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS TO BAN CLUSTER [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-13 22:38:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | AS MOPS PARM PREL |
| 08CANBERRA1281 | AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) Deborah Stokes, First Assistant Secretary, South and West Asia, Middle East and Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told DCM on December 16 that Australia is very conscious of the importance of suppoQing the Afghan elections. The request for election support for [...] |
2008-12-16 06:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AS |
| 08CANBERRA1282 | AUSTRALIAN REPLY ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-17 02:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EUN IMO AS |
| 08CANBERRA1285 | AUSTRALIA EXTENDS SANCTIONS TO ADDITIONAL MUGABE [...] (SBU) Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed to Embassy December 17 that the GOA has announced it will extend sanctions against 75 more supporters of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, and against four extra companies. DFAT Director for Sanctions and Transnational Crimes Peter [...] |
2008-12-17 06:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AS ZI |
| 08CANBERRA1290 | AUSTRALIA CLARIFIES CLUSTER MUNITIONS ISSUES FOR [...] (C/NF) Gerry McGuire, Director, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), confirmed Australia's interpretation of Article 21 of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in a follow-up meeting held December 17. McGuire advised that Austral [...] |
2008-12-18 02:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MOPS PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1291 | BROADBAND ALLEGATIONS - CHINESE TELCOM [...] (C/NF) Summary. A major Australian daily ran an article today reporting that Optus was believed to have included China's Huawei Technologies as a vendor in its bid for the National Broadband Network (NBN) and claiming it could threaten Optus' bid. The GOA is conducting a review of all NBN bi [...] |
2008-12-18 06:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECPS AS |
| 08CANBERRA1292 | AUSTRALIA AWAITING SOFA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Poloff delivered information from reftel to the director of the Iraq section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lloyd Broderick, on December 18. Broderick said Australia is awaiting developments. One issue that is repeatedly raised by the Australian negotiating team in Baghda [...] |
2008-12-18 06:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | AS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO |
| 08CANBERRA1298 | NO ANTI-PIRACY CONTACT GROUP DECISION UNTIL 2009 [...] (SBU) On December 19, Lee Kerr, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), United Nations and Commonwealth Section, told poloff that the GOA will not make a decision on either participation in a Contact Group or on any request for resources to combat Somali piracy until early 2009. DFAT [...] |
2008-12-19 05:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER AS |
| 08CANBERRA1299 | TORRES STRAIT: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE ON NON-PAPER [...] (C/NF) Australia can accept reftel draft paper with one change, according to DFAT International Legal Division Assistant Secretary Adam McCarthy. Econcouns delivered reftel to McCarthy and several of his staff December 19. Recognizing that this was a U.S. draft designed to lay out our views, [...] |
2008-12-19 05:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT PHSA PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA1302 | AUSTRALIA ROLLS OUT FURTHER STIMULUS [...] (SBU) The Australian Government announced a $4.7 billion (USD 3.2 billion) nation building package, on 12 December 2008, with the aim of strengthening the economy and creating up to 32,000 jobs. The package provides new funds for rail investment, brings forward road spending, allocates funds [...] |
2008-12-19 06:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN AS |
| 08CANBERRA1307 | BILL OF RIGHTS FOR AUSTRALIA? [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Government announced it would establish a consultation process on how best to protect and promote human rights in Australia. A committee will canvass public opinion on whether human rights need any addition [...] |
2008-12-22 06:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM AS |
| 08CANBERRA1308 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE - CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI [...] (U) We delivered the USG invitation to the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) meeting in January to Lee Kerr, Director, UN and Commonwealth Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). She will forward the invitation, CGSP objectives, and meeting details to senior DFAT officials [...] |
2008-12-22 06:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER AS |
| 08CANBERRA1314 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES - [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-23 21:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR AS |
| 08CANBERRA1316 | GOA SUPPORTS NEW GM/HOLDEN SMALL CAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 22 December, Prime Minister Rudd announced an agreement with GM Holden and the South Australian Government to support production of a new, fuel-efficient, low-emission small car in Australia. The agreement provides A$179 million (US$122 million) over 3-4 years to Holden under [...] |
2008-12-23 23:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON AS |
| 08CANBERRA1324 | HANEEF INQUIRY RECOMMENDS REVIEW OF CT LAWS AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: A judicial inquiry into the collapsed prosecution of former terrorism suspect Dr Mohammed Haneef, which occurred during the Howard Government in July 2007 (reftel), found no evidence connecting Haneef to terrorist activities. It recommended an independent review of counter-terror [...] |
2008-12-29 05:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER AS |
| 08CANBERRA1326 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO BURMESE AND DONOR CONCERNS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-29 06:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EAID PHUM BM AS |
| 08CANBERRA133 | SCENE SETTER FOR AUSMIN 2008 [...] (SBU) AUSMIN 2008 takes place just three months after the Australian Labor Party (ALP) government of Kevin Rudd swept to power, decisively defeating John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition after eleven years in office. While domestic issues such as workers' rights, climate change, healt [...] |
2008-02-14 07:36:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR OTRA AS |
| 08CANBERRA1335 | AUSTRALIA SIGNS MOU ON EMBEDDED FORCES IN IRAQ [...] (C)SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Defense and the Australian government signed an MOU in Baghdad on December 30 that covers activities of Australian military personnel embedded with American troops in Iraq during the period Jan 1, 2009 until July 31, 2009. Full text of the MOU is at para 4 bel [...] |
2008-12-31 05:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MARR IZ AS |
| 08CANBERRA1336 | MAY 2009 PSI OEG MEETING: NOTIFICATION TO AUSTRALIA [...] On December 29, we delivered the notice of the May 12-14, 2009, Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) and Outreach meetings to Gerry McGuire, Director for Counter-Proliferation, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and [...] |
2008-12-31 05:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP PARM PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA140 | RUDD HAS A VERY GOOD WEEK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kevin Rudd burnished his leadership image this week by issuing an emotional apology to indigenous Australians, particularly the "Stolen Generations" and by coolly managing his first foreign crisis, the attack on East Timorese President Ramos-Horta. By closing the apology issue [...] |
2008-02-15 05:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AS |
| 08CANBERRA150 | AUSTRALIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (SBU) The GOA Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced at mid-day on February 19 that it formally recognized the Republic of Kosovo as an Independent State. The announcement noted that both the United States and the U.K. had issued their recognitions (earlier in the day a DFAT offic [...] |
2008-02-19 03:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AS PREL YI UN |
| 08CANBERRA181 | ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CU EU PGOV PREL |
| 08CANBERRA186 | AUSMIN 2008: JOINT COMMUNIQUE AND MEDIA EVENTS [...] (U) The Joint Communique issued at the conclusion of the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Canberra on February 23 reflected a reaffirmation of the strength of the U.S.-Australian alliance, and a reiteration by both countries of their commitment to work together to [...] |
2008-02-25 20:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL AS |
| 08CANBERRA198 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND [...] (SBU) Polmiloff provided the general and Australia-specific points in reftel to Michael Kourteff, Acting Director for Counter-Proliferation, and Alexandra Jones, Executive Officer, Counter-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on February 27. (The delay in delivery of [...] |
2008-02-27 06:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AS |