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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01GABORONE3514 |
A GRASS-ROOTS LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA [...] DURING OUR RECENT TRAVELS UPCOUNTRY, THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY STAFF LOOKED AT COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND INTERAGENCY USG SUPPORT FOR THOSE EFFORTS. IT WAS A SOBERING EXPERIENCE THAT EMPHASIZED THE DEBILITATING SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE. SELEBI-PHIKW [...] |
2001-11-01 05:42:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID SOCI MASS PHUM BBG BC |
| 03ABUDHABI25 |
UAE MINISTER OF INFORMATION GIVES GREEN LIGHT [...] SUMMARY: I CALLED ON UAE MININFO AND PRESIDENTIAL SON SHAYKH ABDULLAH BIN ZAYED ON DECEMBER 30 TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST TELEVISION NETWORK (METN). THE MINISTER WELCOMED BOTH THE IDEA OF THE NEW STATION AND THE PROSPECT OF LOCATING IT IN THE UAE, ESPECIALLY IN ABU DHABI. SHOULD TH [...] |
2003-01-05 10:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BBG PREL KPAO TC |
| 03ABUJA1471 |
JOURNALISM TRAINER SAM SWAN BREAKS [...] SUMMARY: Recent news reports broadcast on government- owned radio and TV channels in northern Nigeria have shown a major shift in their focus from personalities in government to community-based issues thanks to the wealth of practical journalistic and academic experience of U.S. media traine [...] |
2003-08-27 13:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL NI BBG |
| 04DJIBOUTI1435 |
DORALE TRANSMITTER GOES LIVE; NEGLIGIBLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A medium wave transmitter at the Radio Television Djibouti (RTD) station in Dorale was activated on November 4, marking completion of phase one of the RTD- International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) joint renovation of the station. Concerns that the transmitter may interfere with c [...] |
2004-11-09 07:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS ASEC KPAO KU DJ BBG |
| 04DJIBOUTI782 |
PK12 RETURNS TO FULL OPERATIONS AFTER MAY EXPLOSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) radio station at PK12 is back to full operations after an explosion and subsequent detection of unexploded ordinance (UXO) on the site. Plans for full site clearance continue. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At 2am on May 3 an explosion took pl [...] |
2004-06-08 07:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS ASEC KPAO KU DJ BBG |
| 04DJIBOUTI785 |
IBB SIGNAL INTERFERES WITH FRENCH RADIO OPERATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Commander of French Forces in Djibouti told the Ambassador that signals from the International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) Radio Sawa tower at PK12 were interfering with French radio operations in Djibouti. Tests by IBB imply that the problem rests in structural de [...] |
2004-06-08 09:58:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KPAO FR DJ BBG |
| 05CAIRO2734 |
CONTINUING TO PURSUE RADIO SAWA TRANSMISSION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing to seek permission for Radio Sawa to retransmit its signal in Egypt, the Charge sent a letter on March 31 to newly appointed Minister of Information Anas El Fekki reiterating the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors's (BBG's) long-standing request for facilities to [...] |
2005-04-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP KPAO EG BBG |
| 05CAIRO6210 |
BBG REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS RADIO SAWA WITH [...] (C) During their meeting with Information Minister El Fekki and other broadcast officials, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) team headed by Executive Director Brian Conniff found no Egyptian willingness to find a quick solution that will enable Radio SAWA to build a broadcast tower in Egypt [...] |
2005-08-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO OPRC EG BBG |
| 05DJIBOUTI288 |
DORALE RADIO PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION, CREATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action request, see paragraph 8. The International Board of Broadcasting's three year, $1.2 million renovation of Radio Television Djibouti's Dorale transmitting station is nearing completion. The renovations give RTD expanded broadcasting capability, allowing its sign [...] |
2005-03-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS ASEC KPAO DJ BBG |
| 05DJIBOUTI908 |
Somali-Language Radio, A Missed Opportunity? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent conversations with Djiboutian youth have revealed their marked preferences for receiving information in a traditional news format via radio and their heavy reliance on BBC Somali for their world and regional news. This information has important implications for methods of n [...] |
2005-09-13 11:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ BBG |
| 05SANSALVADOR3485 |
OIG INSPECTION OF EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR - [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-15 15:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | AMGT ASIG BBG |
| 06BUENOSAIRES787 |
ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S POST MEMORANDUM FOR OIG [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: Argentina's size, importance to the regional economy, and ability to contribute to U.S. security goals make the bilateral relationship important to U.S. interests. Argentina is the size of the United States east of the Mississippi, with a population of 39 million inhabitants [...] |
2006-04-06 21:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASIG BBG |
| 06MAPUTO471 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANA GUEDES TO [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ana Guedes, VOA Africa Division Portuguese to Africa Chief to travel to Mozambique on April 20-30, 2006 to conduct journalism training for VOA's affiliates in Mozambique and initial contacts with potential and/or future VOA's health and [...] |
2006-04-24 12:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BBG MZ |
| 06TOKYO6227 |
DEMARCHE ON FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM JAPAN TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Deputy October 25 met with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Shigeo Yamada to deliver reftel message regarding broadcasting into North Korea from Japan. Yamada responded that the determination of whether Japan can permit, participate in, and/or finance such br [...] |
2006-10-26 00:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6496 |
JAPAN STILL MULLING U.S. REQUEST RE BROADCASTING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 09:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6940 |
TOKYO DENIES REQUEST FOR FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM [...] (U) In response to reftel, on December 8, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara notified Embassy Political Officer that Tokyo officials would not authorize foreign (i.e. U.S.) radio broadcasts to North Korea from Japanese territory. [...] |
2006-12-12 05:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | BBG PHUM PGOV JA KN KS |
| 07TOKYO1251 |
SENK ADVISOR DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: In March 4-5 Tokyo meetings, Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Jay Lefkowitz, discussed plans to promote North Korean human rights. While citing obstacles to regular U.S. medium-wave broadcasts from Japan to North Korea using Japanes [...] |
2007-03-20 09:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN |
| 07TOKYO2557 |
JAPAN WELCOMES U.S. ADVICE ON DPRK BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: Legal and technical constraints prevent the Japanese government from cooperating with foreign organizations to conduct radio broadcasts into North Korea, Japanese government officials reiterated on June 5. Nonetheless, Tokyo will spend USD 1.1 million to undertake shortwave broad [...] |
2007-06-07 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BBG PHUM JA KN KS |
| 07TOKYO3137 |
JAPANESE ABDUCTION GROUPS UNEASY ON U.S. STANCE [...] (C) Summary. Representatives of AFVKN and NARKN, two NGOs dedicated to the return of Japanese nationals abducted by the DPRK, expressed growing concern about the U.S. commitment to resolving the abduction issue in a meeting with political officers on June 27. Motivated by a strong desire to aff [...] |
2007-07-10 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN |
| 08CAIRO1793 |
AL HURRA MEETS WITH MINISTER OF INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Al Hurra officials met with Information Minister Anas El Fikki to discuss options for broadcasting portions of a three-hour daily live television program from Cairo. Minister Fikki was adamant that all satellite transmissions for this program be transmitted from within Media [...] |
2008-08-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BBG KPAO EG |
| 08CAIRO1939 |
MIN INFORMATION DENIES CANCELLING AL HURRA TAPING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-02 11:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL BBG KPAO EG |
| 08TOKYO2533 |
BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Post delivered reftel BBG paper on September 16 to MOFA Northeast Asia Director Shigeo Yamada. Acknowledging that the paper included new technical and other information, Yamada pledged to pass it on to the appropriate authorities and respond as soon as possible. On the subject of a possi [...] |
2008-09-16 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PHUM PGOV KN JA |
| 08TOKYO3135 |
DPRK BROADCASTING FROM JAPAN "VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE" [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-11 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PGOV PHUM KN JA |
| 08YEREVAN665 |
RFE/RL BUREAU CHIEF ASSAULT LATEST IN A SERIES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The acting Yerevan bureau chief of RFE/RL was lightly injured in an assault August 18 by a man who proclaimed anti-RFE/RL sentiments during the attack. CDA met with RFE/RL officials August 20 to discuss the incident, and the general situation of RFE/RL in Armenia, which had see [...] |
2008-08-25 05:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO BBG AM |
| 08YEREVAN811 |
AMBASSADOR SPEAKS TO RFE/RL HEAD ON NEW YEREVAN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Yovanovitch expressed her concern to RFE/RL Director Jeffrey Gedmin regarding the recent appointment of Aghasi Yenokyan as Yerevan Bureau Chief of RFE/RL. Gedmin acknowledged that the selection of Yenokyan might present challenges, but said that Yenkoyan deserved a cha [...] |
2008-10-06 12:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO BBG RFE RL AM |
| 08YEREVAN813 |
FM STILL UPSET ABOUT RFE/RL BUREAU CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Nalbandian reacted sharply to Ambassador's report of her conversation with RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin, in which he had offered to explore "confidence building measures" to re-establish GOAM trust in RFE/RL objectivity. Nalbandian insisted "there was nothing that could [...] |
2008-10-06 15:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BBG RFE RL AM |
| 09KABUL3442 |
PRESSING AFGHANS ON VOA MEDIUM-WAVE TRANSMITTING STATION IN [...] (SBU) In a meeting on October 26, Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone pressed Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta again to urge Minister of Culture and Information Khorram to allow the final construction and operation of a medium-wave transmitting station in Khost. Once operational, the tower, operated b [...] |
2009-10-27 14:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS OIIP PROP BBG ECIN PREL PK AF |
| 09KABUL3868 |
Afghan Minister Agrees in Principle to Launch Khost BBG [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Minister Khorram, Ambassador Mussomeli proposed a compromise to resolve the impasse regarding the Khost transmitter: an exchange of diplomatic notes whereby the U.S. would formally request to begin immediate use of the Khost facility for a period of six m [...] |
2009-12-03 12:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS PREL PROP BBG VOA AF |
| 09KUWAIT1033 |
IRAN LIKELY AGAIN JAMMING VOA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Kuwait-based Interational Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) staff on October 28 noted that, beginning at 0255 UTC on that date, a powerful CW jamming spike disrupted the Voice of America Persian News Network Television feed on TurkSat 2A. The VOA feed is the newest of the five VOA PNN TV satellite [...] |
2009-10-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OIIP BBG KPAO KU IR |
| 09KUWAIT917 |
IRANIAN JAMMING OF IBB SERVICES INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Summary: This cable provides additional information on Iranian jamming of USG International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) transmissions (ref B). Recent months have seen a significant increase in Iranian efforts to jam satellite transmissions of Voice of America (VOA) Persian News Network (PN [...] |
2009-09-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OIIP BBG KPAO PREL KU IR |
| 09KUWAIT957 |
(S/NF) IBB/SPACEFOR COLLABORATE ON IRANIAN JAMMING [...] (S/NF) Kuwait-based International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and Office of Military Cooperation-Kuwait (OMC-K) staff traveled to Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar on September 27 to meet with Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) counterparts to establish protocols for reporting suspected Iranian jamm [...] |
2009-10-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL OIIP BBG KPAO KU IR |
| 09MUSCAT1037 |
OMAN: DIM PROSPECTS FOR RADIO SAWA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent months, Embassy Muscat has worked, in formal meetings and behind the scenes, to discern current Omani thinking on the possibility of Radio Sawa being permitted to broadcast on the Sultanate´s FM spectrum. Most recently, the Ambassador´s first call on the Minister of Inf [...] |
2009-11-23 11:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PREL KPAO MU |
| 09STATE119316 |
SEEKING GOK APPROVAL TO BROADCAST FROM NEW IBB [...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. In 2006, the International Broadcasting Board (IBB) began construction of a $5.2 million medium wave (MW) transmitter in Kuwait to broadcast Radio Farda in Iran. Currently, BBG broadcasts Radio Farda on only one MW frequency. Having a second MW frequency [...] |
2009-11-18 23:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BBG KPAO PREL KU IR |
| 09STATE91949 |
EXPANDING THE REACH OF RADIO PROGRAMMING IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-03 16:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF PK BBG |
| 10KUWAIT3 |
PURSUING REQUEST FOR GOK APPROVAL TO BROADCAST [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-04 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL BBG KPAO KU IR |
| 10KUWAIT5 |
PURSUING REQUEST FOR GOK APPROVAL TO BROADCAST [...] (S/NF) During a December 30 meeting with MFA U/S Khaled Jarallah, Ambassador pursued ref A points concerning USG desire to obtain GOK permission to broadcast into Iran from a soon-to-be completed new transmitter at IBB's Kuwait Transmitting Station. Noting she'd raised this months ago with th [...] |
2010-01-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL BBG KPAO KU IR |