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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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05LIMA2540 | TINTAYA MINE: FROM CONCILIATION TO CONFLICT [...] (U) Problems remain at BHP Billiton's Tintaya Mine in the wake of the May 23-25 agricultural strike (Ref A). Protesters temporarily occupied part of the mine's facilities on 5/24, demanding that the company revise a September 2003, Oxfam America-brokered agreement with local communities where [...] | 2005-06-07 16:28:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EAGR ETRD CASC PE |
05LIMA3366 | DGAC GRANTS AEROCONTINENTE FLIGHT PERMISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) in mid-June presented OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos documentation granting flight permissions to Zevallos' new airline, AeroContinente EIRL. AeroContinente, which plans to use five planes - two Fokkers and 3 Ai [...] | 2005-08-04 20:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE |
05LIMA3974 | ZEVALLOS ADVISOR HAS CLOSE TIES TO PERUVIAN [...] (C) Summary. OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos, who sold two planes to cargo carrier Air Guinea in January, has enlisted Ricardo Hernandez as a front man in the transaction. Hernandez is a close advisor of Peruvian Congressman Victor Valdez, Chairman of the Congressional Transp [...] | 2005-09-13 22:31:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR SNAR CASC PGOV PE |
05LIMA4041 | TFUS01: ADDITIONAL PERUVIAN OFFER OF ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-16 21:37:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PE |
05LIMA4131 | PERU ADDS CLOTHING TO OFFER FOR HURRICANE KATRINA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-22 19:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PE |
05LIMA4538 | DGAC WELCOMES FAA IASA REASSESSMENT [...] As requested in Reftel, we met with Roberto Rodriguez, Director General of Civil Aviation, and Juan Crovetto, Director of Aviation Security, on October 20 to discuss the impending FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) and deliver the letter from James Ballough. Rodriguez noted t [...] | 2005-10-20 21:05:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE |
05MADRID1826 | LOOKOUT SHARING [...] CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. MANZANARES PRESENTED DEMARCHE AS INSTRUCTED IN REFTEL TO JOSE MARIA PONS IRAZAZABAL, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON MAY 10. FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER WAS IN SPAIN AND HAD A MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ALONSO IN WHICH H [...] | 2005-05-13 05:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC PGOV PTER PINR PREL KPAO EU SP |
05MADRID517 | SPAIN OFFERS AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Spain's illegal immigrant population has multiplied three-fold over the last five years, from 300,000 to nearly one million. Now, new Spanish immigration measures taking effect February 7 through May 7 could grant amnesty to as many as one million illegal immigrants currently working in [...] | 2005-02-10 08:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SMIG CMGT CASC CVIS KFRD SP |
05MADRID743 | RACIAL HATE CRIME IN MADRID AGAINST AMERICAN [...] On the evening of February 22, following a Real Madrid Soccer game, five male and three female students, all from Columbia University but now attending Syracuse University in Madrid, were assaulted by five persons who identified themselves as "nazis" and had shaved heads. The students were e [...] | 2005-02-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC |
05MADRID980 | SPAIN SUPPORTS CONSENSUS EFFORTS ON MDA MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Poloff discussed Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the Red Cross / Red Crescent movement ("the Movement") on March 14 with Manuel Pombo, Ambassador at Large for Humanitarian and Social Affairs. Spain strongly supports the work of the Swiss government in trying to reach a consensus on [...] | 2005-03-15 07:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF IS RS CASC ASCH XG SP ICRC |
05MANAGUA3257 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: MANAGUA CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND TRIPWIRES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NU AEMR |
05MANAMA901 | ARREST: FOLLOW-UP IN CASE OF QADRI, MOHAMMAD AFZAL [...] This is an action request, please see para 8. On June 21, Conoffs visited Mohammad Afzal QADRI in the security office at the Bahrain International Airport. SUBJ was arrested on June 9 after switching boarding cards with Pakistani national Hamid MEHMOOD (see reftel). SUBJ was taken to court [...] | 2005-06-26 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BA CASC QADRI MOHAMMAD AFZAL |
05MANILA1199 | PNP STORMS PRISON ENDING ASG TAKEOVER [...] (SBU) Philippine National Police (PNP) anti-terrorist and SWAT forces stormed the Metro Manila District Jail at 9:15 a.m. (local time) on March 15 after a negotiated agreement with Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) inmates broke down late the previous evening. PNP National Capital Region Director Aveli [...] | 2005-03-15 06:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER CASC KCRM PREL RP |
05MANILA1961 | COTABATO MAYOR PROTESTS USAID PROJECT SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema has attempted to instigate a local media and public outcry against the US, and specifically USAID activities in his municipality. His agitation is in response to a letter from USAID Mission Director Yates, at the direction of Ambassador, informing the [...] | 2005-04-29 10:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAID KISL PINS ASEC CASC RP |
05MANILA3708 | NO FATALITIES, 26 INJURED IN TWIN ZAMBOANGA BLASTS [...] (C) Two explosions rocked central Zamboanga City the evening of August 10, leaving an estimated 26 injured with no deaths. There are no claims of responsibility, and local civilian and security authorities say there are no definite leads so far in the investigation. Philippine counterterror [...] | 2005-08-11 06:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PREL PINS RP |
05MANILA3963 | APPROXIMATELY 30 INJURED IN BASILAN FERRY BLAST [...] (C) Summary. An apparent improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a ferry docked in Lamitan Town, Basilan Province, at approximately 7:00 a.m. August 28. The blast injured about 30 people, although no deaths were reported. The low-tech nature of the device and lack of shrapnel evidence [...] | 2005-08-28 08:08:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PREL PGOV CASC ASEC RP |
05MANILA5459 | UNEVENTFUL PRELIMINARY HEARING IN SUBIC RAPE CASE [...] (SBU) This is an action request by OOB November 25 -- see para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. The preliminary hearing in the case of six Marines allegedly involved in the rape of a 22-year old Filipina at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) began November 23 at the Olongapo City Prosecuto [...] | 2005-11-03 01:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP |
05MANILA5507 | FIVE OF SIX MARINES SUBMIT COUNTER-AFFIDAVITS [...] (SBU) Summary. Five of the six Marines accused of involvement in the alleged rape of a Filipina submitted counter-affidavits in the second preliminary hearing on November 29. The attorney for the sixth, LCPL Smith, said his client wanted to know the nature and consequences of the complaint [...] | 2005-11-03 01:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP |
05MANILA5755 | PROSECUTOR CONCLUDES PRELIMINARY HEARINGS IN SUBIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The prosecutor presiding over alleged rape case hearings involving six US Marines announced that the December 9 preliminary investigation hearing would be the last. He gave all parties a deadline of December 19 to submit all memoranda, after which he will determine whether th [...] | 2005-11-03 01:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP |
05MANILA5966 | PROSECUTOR FILES CHARGES AGAINST FOUR MARINES IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Olongapo City Prosecutor filed charges on December 27 against four of the six Marines under investigation for the alleged rape of a Filipina. In comments to the media, the prosecutor said he intended to seek custody of the four Marines once the court had issued arrest war [...] | 2005-11-03 01:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP |
05MANILA5987 | TWO MARINES EXIT THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) Corporal Corey Burris and Lance Corporal Albert Lara departed the Philippines via US military aircraft at 4:40 p.m. local time on December 28, following the dismissal by the Olongapo City prosecutor the previous day of the complaint against them in the case of the alleged November 1 rap [...] | 2005-12-28 09:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP |
05MAPUTO1062 | MOZAMBIQUE - 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] Claimant A purchased a 50 percent share in a luxury beach lodge in Vilanculos, Mozambique, from a non-U.S. citizen in August 2004, using USD 2.5 million in OPIC funds.? A Zimbabwean claimant had for several years asserted a claim to the land on which the lodge was constructed in late 2003. Cou [...] | 2005-08-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV MZ OPIC |
05MAPUTO1348 | ADDITIONAL PRESS COVERAGE OF U.S. ARREST OF EX-USG [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OIIP KPAO PINR ASIG CASC ASEC MZ |
05MINSK1126 | Unexpectedly Active Opposition in Southwest [...] (C) Summary: September 12 was the tenth anniversary of the Belarusian military shooting down a hot air balloon and killing the two American pilots. Emboffs and local residents visited the crash site. While in the region, Emboffs also visited local civil society leaders in three nearby small [...] | 2005-09-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC BO |
05MINSK1163 | Bombing in Vitebsk [...] At 2217 hours on September 22 a small bomb detonated inside a discotheque at 35A Lenin Street in Vitebsk, north-eastern Belarus. Approximately 40 people were injured, three or four of them are considered to be in serious but not life-threatening condition. There were no fatalities and no Americ [...] | 2005-09-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO |
05MONTREAL110 | HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MEET SIX-HOUR DELAY AT [...] Summary. On Sunday, January 30, 2005, fifteen busloads of U.S. high school students were delayed for six hours at the St. Bernard-Lacolle (Lacolle) port of entry (POE) into Canada. The students were headed for a ski weekend at Mt. Tremblant. The tour organizer believes his group was trapped [...] | 2005-02-02 12:42:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS CASC ECON CA |
05MUSCAT1001 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/22/2005 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 22 to review security arrangements for the Embassy's upcoming Independence Day celebration, as well as to assess the overall security environment prior to the local weekend. The EAC agreed on both security me [...] | 2005-06-22 13:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1007 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/25/2005 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 25 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Em [...] | 2005-06-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1029 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/29/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 29 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed [...] | 2005-06-29 13:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1036 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/03/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 3 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed t [...] | 2005-07-03 12:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1058 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/06/2005 [...] (SBU) The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (A/DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 6 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingl [...] | 2005-07-06 10:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1062 | DONTVISITOMAN.COM OUTRAGES OMANIS [...] (SBU) An AmCit arrested in March and deported in May for illegally collecting meteorites has recounted his trying legal experience in Oman on a provocative website: dontvisitoman.com. The website has received widespread commentary from Omani citizens, who are stunned at its malicious characte [...] | 2005-07-06 12:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EIND SOCI PREL MU |
05MUSCAT1064 | TFUK01: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/07/2005 [...] (SBU) Pursuant to references A through D, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 7 to review the Embassy's security posture in light of the terrorist bombings that targeted London's transport system. Members noted no substantive changes in the local [...] | 2005-07-07 15:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1080 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 9 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-07-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT110 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/18/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 18 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the Eid al Adha holiday. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC [...] | 2005-01-18 11:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1104 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/13/2005 [...] (SBU) The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (A/DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 13 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingl [...] | 2005-07-13 11:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1117 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 16 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the [...] | 2005-07-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1147 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/20/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 20 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...] | 2005-07-20 10:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1167 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/23/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 23 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...] | 2005-07-23 12:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1186 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/27/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 27 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...] | 2005-07-27 12:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1206 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/30/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 30 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...] | 2005-07-30 12:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1230 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/06/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 6 to review the Embassy's security posture following the extended local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agree [...] | 2005-08-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1256 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/10/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 10 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...] | 2005-08-11 11:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1259 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/13/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 13 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...] | 2005-08-13 12:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1288 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/20/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 20 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...] | 2005-08-21 11:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1302 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/24/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 24 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...] | 2005-08-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1311 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/27/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 27 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...] | 2005-08-27 13:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER ABLD CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1346 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 5 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agr [...] | 2005-09-06 04:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
05MUSCAT135 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/25/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee January 25 to review the Embassy's security posture following the Eid al-Adha holiday. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agr [...] | 2005-01-25 12:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1363 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/07/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 7 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, [...] | 2005-09-10 11:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1372 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/10/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 10 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...] | 2005-09-11 13:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1396 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/14/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 14 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, [...] | 2005-09-14 13:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1404 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/17/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 17 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...] | 2005-09-17 14:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1434 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/21/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 21 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...] | 2005-09-21 13:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1439 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/24/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 24 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...] | 2005-09-25 04:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1446 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/26/2005 [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 26 to review the Embassy's security posture after receiving threat information related to Oman (ref B). The EAC agreed that due to the lack of target specificity, the Embassy's already heightene [...] | 2005-09-27 03:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1452 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/28/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 28 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...] | 2005-09-28 13:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1461 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/01/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 1 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, t [...] | 2005-10-01 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1498 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 5 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...] | 2005-10-05 12:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1511 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 9 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...] | 2005-10-10 12:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1532 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/12/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 12 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...] | 2005-10-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1533 | TFPK01: OMAN GRANTS BLANKET OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-13 07:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC MARR PREL AMGT CASC PK |
05MUSCAT1541 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/15/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 15 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend, and to discuss security preparations for the upcoming 230th U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Ball. Noting no substantive changes in the [...] | 2005-10-15 13:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC KMSG AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1578 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/19/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 19 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...] | 2005-10-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1580 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/22/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 22 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...] | 2005-10-22 13:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT161 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/29/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee January 29 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed th [...] | 2005-01-30 09:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
05MUSCAT193 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee February 2 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...] | 2005-02-02 12:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER KMSG KHLS KVPR CASC MU EAC |
05MUSCAT1940 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/31/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 31 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend and prior to the New Year holiday. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last me [...] | 2005-12-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT203 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee February 5 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed th [...] | 2005-02-06 04:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT229 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee February 9 to reassess the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend, as well as to discuss security for upcoming events. The Committee concluded that there has been no change in the local secur [...] | 2005-02-09 12:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT26 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 5 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed [...] | 2005-01-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT280 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee February 16 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the E [...] | 2005-02-16 13:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER KHLS KVPR CASC MU EAC |
05MUSCAT293 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/20/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee February 20 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EA [...] | 2005-02-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT321 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/23/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee February 23 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-02-26 11:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT323 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/26/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee February 26 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-02-27 02:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT361 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 2 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Emb [...] | 2005-03-02 09:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT377 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee March 5 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embassy [...] | 2005-03-05 12:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT40 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/08/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 8 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agree [...] | 2005-01-08 13:01:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT427 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 9 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed [...] | 2005-03-09 12:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT442 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/12/05 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 12 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agree [...] | 2005-03-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT467 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 16 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Em [...] | 2005-03-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT476 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/19/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee March 19 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embass [...] | 2005-03-20 11:01:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT492 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/22/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 22 to review the Embassy's security posture following the terrorist bombing in Qatar. Members noted no significant changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed [...] | 2005-03-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT533 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/30/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) March 30 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC [...] | 2005-03-30 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT545 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 2 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the E [...] | 2005-04-03 12:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT576 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/06/2005 [...] (S/NF) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 6 to discuss recent intelligence reporting related to the May 2004 arrest of al-Qaida-linked Omani nationals (ref A),as well as to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local [...] | 2005-04-07 04:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT584 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 9 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agree [...] | 2005-04-10 02:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT620 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/13/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 13 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embassy' [...] | 2005-04-15 04:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT631 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 16 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embassy [...] | 2005-04-17 04:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT683 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/24/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 24 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed th [...] | 2005-04-26 02:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT699 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/27/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 27 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...] | 2005-04-30 02:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT70 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/12/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 12 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EA [...] | 2005-01-13 16:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT711 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/30/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 30 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-05-02 02:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT744 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/04/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 4 to discuss the local security situation and review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment sinc [...] | 2005-05-04 15:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT752 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/07/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 7 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-05-09 03:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT768 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/11/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 11 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-05-14 02:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT778 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/14/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) May 14 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...] | 2005-05-15 02:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT8 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 2 to review the Embassy's security posture following to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the [...] | 2005-01-02 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
05MUSCAT818 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/18/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 18 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-05-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT834 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/21/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 21 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-05-22 11:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT84 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee January 16 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC a [...] | 2005-01-16 13:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT850 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/25/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 25 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-05-25 10:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT858 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/29/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) May 29 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...] | 2005-05-29 10:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT886 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/01/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 1 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embassy [...] | 2005-06-01 12:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT898 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/04/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 4 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-06-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT922 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/08/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 8 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-06-08 08:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT937 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/11/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 11 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-06-12 03:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT967 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/15/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 15 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-06-15 11:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05MUSCAT977 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/18/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 18 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...] | 2005-06-18 14:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC |
05NAIROBI2409 | TERRORISM TRIALS: MURDER SUSPECTS RELEASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Kenyan judge ordered June 9 the immediate release of four al Qaida suspects who had been on trial for murder. He ruled the prosecution failed to provide any evidence connecting the accused to the November 2002 suicide-bombing against the Israeli-owned Paradise Hotel in Kikam [...] | 2005-06-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC CASC PHUM PGOV KISL KE IS |
05NAIROBI2519 | TERRORISM TRIALS: SUGGESTED LETTER FROM SECRETARY [...] (C) In the wake of the June 9 ruling in the Kikambala murder trials reftels Post believes a display of high-level interest from Washington would be useful for advancing our counter-terrorism objectives in Kenya. Post proposes that the Secretary send a letter to her counterpart, Foreign Minist [...] | 2005-06-20 06:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KISL ASEC CASC KE |
05NAIROBI5018 | EARTHQUAKE TREMORS GENERATE FEAR BUT LITTLE ELSE [...] (SBU) Late in the day on December 5, Reuters and other media sources reported a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Democratic Republic of Congo at 3:19 pm local time at a point 975 kilometers from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Few felt the tremors at the Embassy compound in the north [...] | 2005-12-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT AEMR CASC KSAF KE |
05NAIROBI5177 | GOVERNMENT OF KENYA'S PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya has started a comprehensive response to the threat of avian influenza. A multi- sectoral National Task Force has been established with high-level representation from the ministries responsible for human and animal health. Many of Kenya's international partners are repre [...] | 2005-12-20 01:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED SEC EAID PREL CASC CMGT KHIV TBIO ECON |
05NAIROBI5240 | AMBASSADOR RAISES ISSUES OF U.S. CONCERN WITH NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador raised several issues of concern in our bilateral relationship during December 20 meeting with newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Raphael Tuju, including: counter-terrorism, Article 98, Rewards for Justice, travel warnings, narcotics, public corruption, [...] | 2005-12-23 03:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SNAR MASS CASC KCOR KE SO SU AU KICC |
05NASSAU1799 | Bahamas Gets Serious about Tourist Safety [...] SUMMARY: In an effort to better protect tourists, the Bahamian Government organized a major, high-level conference to establish a public/private advisory board on visitor safety. Hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF),the meeting included frank talk about [...] | 2005-10-17 19:14:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PGOV BF |
05NASSAU1834 | LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS DECISION PROVIDES REMEDY FOR [...] Summary. American Citizen Tamara Merson sued the Bahamian Government in 1987 for civil rights abuses arising from wrongful imprisonment. In an October 13, 2005 decision, the Privy Council, The Bahamas' highest court, held that a person may seek damages for breach of constitutional rights. P [...] | 2005-10-25 11:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CASC KJUS BF |
05NASSAU659 | EARLY REACTION TO NEW U.S. PASSPORT REQUIREMENT -- [...] (SBU) The announcement of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on April 5 elicited a mixed response from Bahamians. The Minister of Immigration is hopeful that the new requirement will aid his efforts to gain adoption of a new, more secure document/passport for Bahamians. The Mini [...] | 2005-04-07 20:52:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | CPAS CASC PREL ECON KPAO BF |
05NEWDELHI103 | INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 5 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in India, through nightly call-backs in response to tsunami-related missing persons inquires, have closed more than 350 cases in the last 48 hours and expect to bring the number below 200 by January 6. Following the Ambassador's January 4 press conference, r [...] | 2005-01-05 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV |
05NEWDELHI139 | INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 6 [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Defense Secretary Singh on January 6 to request that New Delhi send liaison officers to Utapao and Honolulu. In a sign of the GOI's strong commitment to our tsunami partnership, the Foreign Secretary on January 5 held a rare joint briefing with the SIPD [...] | 2005-01-06 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN |
05NEWDELHI353 | INDIA TSUNAMI UPDATE: JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in Chennai continue to work to resolve the fewer than 20 remaining missing persons inquiries in India. The USAID/DART team that conducted assessments in Andhra Pradesh has found that there is not an emergency need for shelter, food and water in the state. The [...] | 2005-01-13 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN |
05NEWDELHI38 | INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP JANUARY 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: India-wide, consular officers have amassed a database of 500 missing persons inquiries to which they are responding, but still have no reported Amcit casualties in India. Mission engagement with the GOI on tsunami relief for India and the region continued with the Ambassador's [...] | 2005-01-03 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN |
05NEWDELHI74 | INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 4 [...] (SBU) Summary: India Consular officers have been focusing on unaccounted for American citizens through an ongoing effort to respond to inquiries, and have been successful in resolving about 170 cases. In a January 4 session with members of the local media, the Ambassador highlighted the US r [...] | 2005-01-04 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN |
05NEWDELHI7777 | HOME SECRETARY UPBEAT ABOUT DECLINE IN TERRORISM, [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR S/CT IN PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador following an MLAT signing ceremony, Home Secretary VK Duggal was moderately upbeat over the security situation in Kashmir, noting that the situation was calm enough for the valley to welcome [...] | 2005-10-06 08:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER CASC CJAN IN PK NP GOI |
05OTTAWA1244 | MISSION CANADA 90 DAY GOALS - 3RD QUARTER [...] Summary - Over the next three months, Mission Canada commits to supporting the SPP, finalizing our budget and continuing our enhancement of our SIPRnet site. In this next period, we also expect to prepare for the arrival of a new Ambassador and to follow-up on our project to design an emerge [...] | 2005-04-26 12:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT PREL PGOV CASC ECON CA ETRA |
05OTTAWA1773 | OTTAWA: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-10 18:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC EFIN KIDE PGOV CA OPIC |
05OTTAWA1811 | OTTAWA: REVISION TO 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] The following information has been received from Robert Curtis, claimant G. His letter (below),requesting assistance in returning to Canada, is accompanied by two copies of a FOIA request (para 2). Post is forwarding the original to WHA/CAN for transmittal to the FOIA office and other offic [...] | 2005-06-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC EFIN KIDE PGOV CA OPIC FOI |
05OTTAWA243 | TFXO01: ROUNDUP ON CANADIAN TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE [...] The increase in GOC tsunami assistance to C$425 million (US$340 million),from an initial C$1 million on December 26, reflects the overwhelming response of the Canadian public. The GOC has allocated C$36 million (about US$30 million) of the total to the UN Flash Appeal and C$265 million (over [...] | 2005-01-26 11:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PGOV CASC CA |
05OTTAWA2638 | TFUS01 - CANADA: SURGE OF ASSISTANCE OFFERS IN [...] (SBU) Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath have captured Canadian headlines and triggered heart-felt offers of assistance (list from paragraph 5). The Mission has received an outpouring of sympathy and offers of assistance from governments at all levels as well as from individual officials and [...] | 2005-09-02 17:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA |
05OTTAWA2669 | TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE REPORT 2, [...] (SBU) After the long weekend and initial confused flurry, things seem to be running smoothly. We will direct most future offers of Canadian assistance to the GOC for coordination. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McClellan told the Ambassador this afternoon that the USG should let her know of any [...] | 2005-09-06 21:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA |
05OTTAWA2677 | TFUS01 - CANADA: AMBASSADOR JOINS PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Ambassador Wilkins thanked Prime Minister Martin privately and Canadians publicly for their support to victims of Katrina at a ceremony in Halifax seeing off the four Canadian ships deploying for the Gulf of Mexico with relief supplies. Along with CG Halifax, US Naval Attache and DCM, [...] | 2005-09-07 18:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA |
05OTTAWA2689 | TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 3 - [...] We continue to receive offers of assistance and are referring all Canadian donors, public and private, to: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) at 1-800-929-1705 or 613-991-7000; goc-cog@psepc-sppcc.gc.ca 2. PSEPC suggests that corporations that are interested in sellin [...] | 2005-09-07 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA |
05OTTAWA2701 | TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 -- [...] The contact number for Canadians wishing to contribute to Katrina relief is 1-800-O CANADA (1-800-622-6232). Information on how to help is also available on the web sites of Foreign Affairs Canada, International Trade Canada (for companies wishing to sell to the US market) and the Canadian Re [...] | 2005-09-08 20:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA |
05OTTAWA2741 | TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 - [...] Canadians are still offering to assist with emergency relief, but we are also starting to receive offers of recovery assistance. Past reports have mentioned offers by Canadian schools to assist students from the affected area. Jobs ---- 2. WCG International, through its Sacramento-based [...] | 2005-09-12 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA |
05OTTAWA2766 | TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE SEPTEMBER [...] Archival assistance: The National Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Ian Wilson, offered the Ambassador assistance in restoring historic documents, manuscripts, maps, artwork, that may have been damaged by flooding of archives or museums. He notes that his conservators have experience with [...] | 2005-09-14 20:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA |
05PANAMA1134 | PANAMA CSS REFORM DEMONSTRATIONS BEGIN IN EARNEST [...] (SBU) ON MONDAY, MAY 23, THE FIRST ROUND OF DEBATES IN PANAMA'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUED AMID ROWDY, MAINLY STUDENT-LED DEMONSTRATIONS IN PRINCIPAL STREETS OF THE CITY, AND AT LEAST 70 ARRESTS. POLICE REPORTED STUDENTS WERE CARRYING KNIVES, MOLOTOV COCKTAILS, PLIERS, AND PETARDS. SOME WORE [...] | 2005-05-23 23:13:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV PM PREL POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
05PARIS2448 | IMPROVING CONSULAR NOTIFICATION FOR DRUG [...] Summary. Drug trafficking violations continue to account for more than 75 percent of AmCit arrests in France despite a general decline in detentions of our citizens. While undertaking to improve our understanding of arrest, sentencing and detention procedures in France, post's consular secti [...] | 2005-04-12 09:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CJAN SNAR FR |
05PARIS2693 | FRENCH MFA OFFICALS CLARIFY GOF INTERPRETATION OF [...] Summary. In an April 18 meeting with post regarding notification of detained AmCits, French MFA officials clarified their interpretation of the Vienna Convention term "without delay" in Article 36 as being a period up to ten days. They remained ambiguous in their interpretation of the term " [...] | 2005-04-21 09:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CJAN FR |
05PARIS5352 | FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL VIEWS MAURITANIA COUP AS [...] (C) GOF MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Bruno Foucher on August 4 said that France viewed Mauritania's coup as "consolidated" (i.e., concluded). He said that the key remaining question involved Mauritanian forces which remain loyal to President Taya and are conducting anti-terrorist oper [...] | 2005-08-05 07:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PINR MOPS CASC MR FR |
05PARIS5995 | TFUS01: FRENCH OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE [...] SUMMARY: Following specific French offers of disaster assistance, repeated below, we relayed acceptance per ref D. The GOF still awaits notification of where and when to send the material accepted. END SUMMARY. ----------------- GOF OFFERS of AID ----------------- 2. France announced [...] | 2005-09-05 12:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL FR |
05PARIS6026 | TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOF acknowledged notification of flight clearance for its aircraft to Little Rock on September 6, and remains ready to provide further assistance as the evolving situation in the US warrants. END SUMMARY. ----------------- FRENCH ASSISTANCE ----------------- 2. (SBU) [...] | 2005-09-06 16:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | FR PGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL |
05PARIS6137 | TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH REACTION TO HURRICANE [...] SUMMARY: This is an action request, see para 14. France is still willing to provide further assistance, but awaits word from the USG as what else might be provided. The Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy officials have publicly expressed thanks per ref B. END SUMMARY. -------------------- [...] | 2005-09-09 17:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PGOV US FR |
05PARIS8062 | FRANCE: HSPD-6 TERRORIST LOOKOUT SHARING PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Agencies at post involved in our productive and extensive counterterrorism dialogue with the French have considered HSPD-6 requirements to explore obtaining terrorist watchlist information. We consider it highly unlikely the GOF would consent to unilateral sharing of its watchli [...] | 2005-11-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER CVIS CASC PGOV PREL PINR FR EUN |
05PORTAUPRINCE1351 | Consular Visit to Jacmel [...] Summary. Jacmel, traditionally an arts center on Haiti's southeastern coast, now welcomes increasing numbers of Americans as residents or tourists. ConOff's May 9-10 visit to Jacmel found a city struggling with weak police and medical services but with a well-connected American community. [...] | 2005-05-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC HA ASEC |
05PORTAUPRINCE1667 | HAITI: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (A) Claimant A (B) 1973 (C) According to information provided by Claimant A (a U.S. citizen who has not signed a Privacy Act Waiver),in 1970 Claimant signed a 99 year agreement with the GOH to establish a privately financed, privately administered free enterprise zone on the Haitian i [...] | 2005-06-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE HA OPIC POGV |
05PORTAUPRINCE902 | TOWN HALL MEETING AND ACS TRAVEL IN NORTHERN HAITI [...] Summary: ACS visited the Department of the North of Haiti from 7-Mar through 11-Mar-2005. ACS traveled throughout the region meeting with nearly 70 U.S. citizens and holding a town hall meeting in the city of Pignon. In Pignon, ACS also visited a hospital, an electrical cooperative, and an [...] | 2005-04-01 19:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC HA |
05PRETORIA258 | U.S. REGISTERED AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) A U.S.-registered twin prop Aerostar (N7478S) crashed January 18 near Cornelia, South Africa in the northern Free State Province. The aircraft, owned and operated by South African national Dirk de Vos, left Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria at 4:30 pm destined for Harrismith. Cornelia Poli [...] | 2005-01-20 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EAIR ECON ETRD SF |
05QUITO2866 | ECUADOR: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy Quito's contribution to the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism report follows, keyed to questions in Reftel (paras 7-10). Embassy POC is PolOff Jarahn Hillsman, 593-2-256-2890 ext 4471, unclass email Hillsmanjd@state.gov, classified email Hillsmanjd@state.sgov.gov, fax 593-2-254-0712. [...] | 2005-12-16 17:50:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC EC |
05QUITO562 | LESSONS LEARNED - CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISES - [...] Embassy Quito and Consulate General Guayaquil recently participated in FSI sponsored Crisis Management Exercises. Embassy Quito participated in the Crisis Management Overview training on 02/28/05 and the CME on 03/01/05. Consulate General Guayaquil participated in the Crisis Management Overv [...] | 2005-03-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC ASEC AFSI KCOM OTRA KESS EC |
05QUITO733 | TOUR BOAT WITH 12 AMCIT EXCHANGE STUDENTS SINKS IN [...] Summary. At approximately midnight on March 18, 2005, the Galapagos tour boat Andardita capsized causing the twelve Amcit exchange students aboard and the five-member crew to abandon ship. All made their way to the Andardita,s dingy, which was cut loose before the ship sank, and were rescued [...] | 2005-04-01 21:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EC |
05RABAT2460 | CORE EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RECENT ARRESTS OF [...] (S/NF) On December 5, 2005, Ambassador Riley convened a core Emergency Action Committee meeting to discuss the recent arrests of 17 Moroccan Islamic extremists by Moroccan Security Services. Attending the core EAC were the Ambassador, DCM, RSO, SIMO, POL, DAO, CA, MGT, and LEGAT. The Core EAC [...] | 2005-12-08 17:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC PTER |
05RANGOON1204 | BURMA: SMALL EXPLOSION AT TRADERS HOTEL ON OCTOBER [...] SUMMARY: On Friday, October 21, at around 1838 hours (local time),a small explosion occurred near Traders Hotel, which is located less than a mile from the Chancery. (Note: Embassy TDYers and long-term Overseas Building Operations (OBO)/New Embassy Compound (NEC) personnel reside at this loca [...] | 2005-10-24 11:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER CASC PGOV PREL BM |
05RANGOON1219 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: BURMA UPDATE: OCTOBER 27, 2005 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The public in Burma is waking up to new stories and rumors about Avian Influenza (AI),prompting sudden fluctuations in poultry prices in some Rangoon markets this week. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been working closely with the GOB's Livestock Breeding and [...] | 2005-10-27 23:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA BM |
05RANGOON1293 | BURMA'S INFLATION FUELS A RISE IN CRIME [...] (U) Summary: With unusual candor, the Director General of the Burma police acknowledged the existence of serious crime in Rangoon on October 23 and described a new campaign to combat it. The recent crime wave coincides with a 750% increase in petrol prices, which caused further inflation in c [...] | 2005-11-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC ECON BM |
05RANGOON1324 | MFA'S RANGOON BRANCH OFFICE STILL OPEN FOR VISAS [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 22, conoff met with MFA's Consular Division Director to discuss anticipated changes in visa processing due to the ongoing GOB move to a new administrative capital in Pyinmana, particularly as it affects USG official travelers. The MFA official advised that visa proc [...] | 2005-11-23 10:30:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CASC KFRD PREL PGOV BM |
05RANGOON22 | TFXO01: (1/5) UN REPORTS BURMA WAS "SPARED" [...] (SBU) Summary: Contravening recent press reports questioning the low number of reported dead and missing in Burma, the UN issued a report on January 5th stressing that it appears Burma was largely "spared." According to the report UN, Red Cross, and NGO missions in the affected areas have not [...] | 2005-01-05 09:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR CASC PREL PINR PGOV AMGT KFLO BM |
05RANGOON31 | TFXO01: (1/6) UN BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS, ASKS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN briefed diplomats on January 6th on the results of recently completed assessment missions to affected parts of Burma. These surveys were conducted without any GOB interference and did not discover any areas of massive damage or death -- though the teams have not yet visi [...] | 2005-01-06 10:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR CASC PREL PINR PGOV AMGT KFLO BM |
05RANGOON489 | MANDALAY EXPLOSION KILLS TWO, INJURES OVER A DOZEN [...] (SBU) On April 26, a credible source with ties to the GOB notified the Embassy that an explosive device had detonated in the late afternoon in Mandalay city's central market, Ze Gyo. An Embassy contract employee in Mandalay, Burma's second largest city, visited the scene shortly after the exp [...] | 2005-04-27 10:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS ASEC CASC BM |
05RANGOON542 | DEADLY EXPLOSIONS ROCK RANGOON [...] (U) Summary: On the afternoon of Saturday May 7, three nearly simultaneous explosions at two busy shopping centers and an official trade fair in downtown Rangoon reportedly killed and injured dozens. GOB military and police units immediately secured the explosion locations, beefed up their pr [...] | 2005-05-07 14:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC CASC BM |
05RANGOON549 | RANGOON TRIPLE BOMBINGS: MAY 9 SITREP [...] (C) Summary: Two days following the May 7 triple bombing, Rangoon is quiet, but city residents are in a state of shock over the carefully coordinated explosions that targeted crowded areas frequented by affluent Burmese as well as by foreign residents. The GOB has not altered its casualty fi [...] | 2005-05-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CASC BM |
05RANGOON573 | BOMBINGS: REGIME REACTION SURREAL BUT PREDICTABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime is treating the shocking May 7 triple bombings as a non-event; there are few signs of enhanced security and control of information has been heavy-handed. Over 90 wounded victims remain hospitalized and the death toll has reportedly approached 30 persons, altho [...] | 2005-05-12 11:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC CASC ECON BM |
05RANGOON590 | BOMBINGS: GOB BLAMES "SUPERPOWER NATION" (UNITED [...] (C) Summary: The GOB, in a bizarre May 15 press conference that attempted to connect an array of alleged anti-Government conspiracy plots, concluded "it is crystal clear" that "a world famous organization" (read: the CIA) trained and supported the perpetrators behind the May 7 triple bombing. [...] | 2005-05-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC CASC BM |
05RANGOON893 | SENIOR GOB OFFICIALS ADDRESS SUNDRY BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: At an August 1 farewell event, the COM pressed Deputy FM Maung Myint and the GOB to release ASSK and other political prisoners and allow their participation in the political process; urged the GOB to forget asking for "patience" and to make fundamental changes now; and requested [...] | 2005-08-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CASC BM TT |
05RANGOON896 | COM'S FAREWELL CALL AT FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 3 farewell call on the Deputy Foreign Minister, the COM pressed for the release of ASSK and other opposition leaders and appealed for a more regular dialogue between GOB officials and Embassy officers. The COM also addressed several Amcit cases, gaining consular a [...] | 2005-08-03 10:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC BM |
05RANGOON9 | TFXO01: (1/3) RED CROSS IN BURMA REPORTS HIGHER [...] (SBU) Summary: A preliminary Red Cross report on the extent of the damage in Burma gives figures higher than the GOB's official tally, but still quite low compared to Thailand. UN agencies and NGOs are continuing their assessments and small-scale relief operations, however the GOB is not like [...] | 2005-01-03 10:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR CASC KFLO PREL PINR PGOV AMGT BM NGO |
05RECIFE150 | RESPONSE TO VIOLENT PROTEST AT RECIFE CONSULATE DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrators protesting President Bush's visit to Brazil marched on the U.S. Consulate in Recife -- peacefully on Friday November 4 and violently the next day. The second group of approximately 200 protesters included members of the Landless Movement (MST),who came armed with [...] | 2005-11-09 19:37:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KPAO PTER BR US |
05RECIFE78 | UPDATE ON AMCIT MISSIONARY SHOT IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary. John David Leonard, an American citizen missionary shot in Brazil, has been medevaced back home to a hospital in Des Moines, IA, where he remains under medical care. Embassy LegAtt and A/LegAtt traveled to the area where Mr. Leonard was attacked, and report that investigation [...] | 2005-07-14 17:33:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PREL BR TIP |
05RIODEJANEIRO1238 | DRUGLORD ORDERS RIO BUS BURNED [...] Cariocas (Rio de Janeiro residents) awoke November 30 to a gruesome news story in the daily, O Globo, concerning the death of five passengers and wounding of fourteen others on a bus the previous night. In a city where police brutality and drug gang violence have become almost daily routine, [...] | 2005-12-08 16:22:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SNAR KCRM CASC BR |
05RIODEJANEIRO1242 | RIO STATE SECURITY CHIEF OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) State Secretary for Security Marcelo Itagiba told the Hyde CODEL on November 30 that police are implementing a number of programs to better combat crime and drug trafficking in violence-plagued Rio de Janeiro state. While drug-related crime remains a major problem, the state's murder r [...] | 2005-12-09 16:32:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM CASC BR |
05ROME4188 | ITALY: AVIAN INFLUENZA POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (U) In response to ref A, Embassy Rome DCM met on December 14 with representatives from the following sections/agencies: Management, Consular, Science, Health Unit, Foreign Agriculture Service, Foreign Commercial Service, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC/DOD). The Regional Security O [...] | 2005-12-30 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC AMED CASC AEMR KFLO TBIO SENV EAGR ECON PREL IT AVIAN INFLUENZA |
05SANAA1892 | EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/9/05 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-13 10:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC |
05SANAA1954 | EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/17/05 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC |
05SANAA2094 | EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/31/05 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-01 12:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC |
05SANAA2165 | EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/7/05 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-08 05:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC |
05SANAA2320 | EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/14/05 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC |
05SANAA2416 | SANAA EAC MEETING 08/21/2005. [...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 8/21/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, POLE, POLM, RSO, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC discussed the security situation with regard to ongoing information received concerning the [...] | 2005-08-21 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AADP AEMR AMGT CASC YM EAC |
05SANAA2469 | SANAA EAC MEETING 08/28/2005. [...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 8/28/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, RSO, POLM, POLE, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC reviewed the security situation in Sanaa and the provinces. Members reported no new inform [...] | 2005-08-30 04:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT YM EAC |
05SANAA2573 | SANAA EAC MEETING 09/11/2005. [...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 9/11/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, RSO, POLM, POLE, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC reviewed the security situation in Sanaa and agreed that while there was no new threat info [...] | 2005-09-11 14:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT YM EAC |
05SANAA3513 | SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 12/18/05, EAC met to discuss Avian Bird Flu tripwires as required by RefTel. Members in attendance were CDA, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC agreed with tripwires set by Consular section. ConsOff will answer the specific questions and ou [...] | 2005-12-18 12:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT CASC AMED KFLO YM EAC |
05SANAA3527 | YEMEN AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS [...] Post has addressed ref A and implemented its recommendations to the maximum extent possible. Further avian influenza preparation measures will also be taken over the next month. Paragraph 2 provides a general assessment of avian influenza (AI) preparedness. Paragraph 3 details post's trip w [...] | 2005-12-19 07:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR YM |
05SANAA3532 | CDA VISITS ADEN ON THE EVE OF THE GPC CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: On December 13-16, CDA visited an Aden saturated with political activists and senior ROYG officials in town for the seventh General People's Congress (GPC) convention. Before attending the ruling party convention, CDA participated in a local media conference on Arab-European dial [...] | 2005-12-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KPAO CASC YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA3555 | SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 12/20/05, EAC met to review security procedures as required by RefTel A as well information in RefTel's C and D. Members in attendance were CDA, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) RSO advised the EAC that appropriate security measures are in p [...] | 2005-12-21 10:37:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC PTER CASC YM EAC |
05SANJOSE1757 | TOURISM SNAPSHOT IN COSTA RICA [...] Summary. The tourism industry is king in Costa Rica, having been the nation's top revenue generator since 2001. The number of tourists coming to Costa Rica continues to increase, with hundreds of thousands of Americans, Canadians, and Europeans flocking to the beaches, volcanoes, and adventu [...] | 2005-08-05 14:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND CASC EINV PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2751 | Child Abduction Update- Kaitlyn Bravo [...] Summary. AmCit Kaitlyn Bravo was abducted in 2002 by her father and taken to Costa Rica. The father turned Kaitlyn over to a local caretaker, who now seeks legal custody. A Consular visit on 17 November was unsuccessful, and it appears the caretaker acted deliberately to deny access. The Con [...] | 2005-12-01 19:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CR |
05SANSALVADOR2488 | GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR REITERATES KATRINA [...] (C) GOES Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez called CDA on September 7 at at President Saca's request. Saca had been informed that Mexican troops had entered the U.S. to participate in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans, and he wanted to remind us that Salvadoran troops are ready [...] | 2005-09-08 13:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR CASC EAID ES MARR PGOV PINS PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA |
05SANSALVADOR2519 | KATRINA HURRICANE TASK FORCE (EL SALVADOR RESPONSE) [...] This message summarizes all ES offerings received as of September 9 for the Hurricane Task Force. 2. GOES has offered up to 200,000 pounds of ready-to-eat rations (7000 of which could be airlifted by the ES military) and 150 military personnel to assist with logistics or search and rescue. [...] | 2005-09-09 22:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US HURRICANE KATRINA |
05SANSALVADOR3459 | FY-2006 Consular Package Narrative for San [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-09 22:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD AFSI ASIG ES |
05SANTIAGO1412 | CHILE: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND [...] This message transmits Post submission for the 2005 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. 2. Embassy is not aware of any on-going investment dispute, involving U.S. citizens or corporations and the GOC, that meets the criteria outlined in Ref A. KELLY [...] | 2005-06-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN CASC KIDE CI OPIC |
05SANTIAGO2539 | CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH JUDGE INVESTIGATING [...] (U) The Consul General met December 19 with Judge Jorge Zepeda to discuss the investigation of the 1985 disappearance of American citizen Boris Weisfeiler, which is part of a broader investigation of human rights abuses and other criminal conduct at the German religious colony formerly known a [...] | 2005-12-20 20:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PHUM CI |
05SANTIAGO2540 | INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, CRIMINAL [...] In a December 19 meeting with Consul General to discuss the investigation of the 1985 disappearance of U.S. citizen Boris Weisfeiler, Judge Jorge Zepeda shared information about the broader aspects of his investigation of human rights abuses and criminal activity at the German religous colony [...] | 2005-12-20 20:52:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PHUM CI |
05SANTIAGO2590 | CHILE: POST TRIPWIRES FOR AVIAN FLU [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santiago continues to develop preparedness measures against avian influenza (AI) through the Emergency Action Committee, chaired by the DCM and composed of the AMB, RAO, EPOL, RSO, DAO, MILGRP, DEA, LEGATT, APHIS, PAO, FCS, CONS, MGT and MSG. This plan includes a desc [...] | 2005-12-29 13:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR CI |
05SANTODOMINGO3930 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2005 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 18 claims (including 5 new ones for 2005) by U.S. persons/entities against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR). The [...] | 2005-08-08 19:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR EFIN KIDE PGOV EINV |
05SOFIA1748 | BULGARIA REQUESTS NEW EXTRADITION TREATY [...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Post has received an official request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to begin negotiations on a revised extradition treaty. Political and Consular officers raised the issue in consultations with MFA counterparts last we [...] | 2005-10-12 14:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KCRM KJUS BU |
05TAIPEI2205 | TAIWAN: HIV/AIDS SPREADING AT AN ALARMING RATE [...] (U) Summary. The number of HIV/AIDS infections in Taiwan has skyrocketed over the past year. In fact, with 1,606 new cases in 2004, the new infection rate was 77 percent higher than in 2003. The primary cause of the spike in cases is due to an increased number of infections among intravenous [...] | 2005-05-17 02:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI2691 | TAIWAN: ENTEROVIRUS UPDATE [...] Summary. Thus far in 2005, Taiwan has 70 confirmed cases of enterovirus, representing a two-fold increase compared to the same period last year. Six of the 70 cases have resulted in death. All of the cases have occurred in children aged 5 and younger. Taiwan's Center for Disease Control (CDC [...] | 2005-06-21 01:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TBIO OTRA SENV SOCI TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI3322 | SAY IT ISN'T SO: BASEBALL GAME-FIXING SCANDAL [...] Summary. Taiwan's devoted baseball fans have been thrown a curve ball by a high-profile baseball scam involving players accused of throwing games for betting syndicates. Thus far, ten people, including a catcher and a coach, have been arrested in this, the second professional baseball scand [...] | 2005-08-10 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL CASC TW |
05TAIPEI3664 | TFUS01: TAIWAN OFFERS MEDICAL TEAM, SUPPLIES [...] (U) AIT Acting Director David J. Keegan on September 4 delivered reftel list of priority needs to the Taiwan government through Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division of North American Affairs Secretary General Victor Chin. SecGen Chin delivered that information to Taiwan Minister of Fo [...] | 2005-09-04 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US ESTH |
05TAIPEI3666 | Indigenous Dengue Fever Cases Reported In [...] Summary. On August 19, 2005, the Taiwan CDC announced the island's first cases of indigenous Serotype III dengue fever. The outbreak occurred in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. Between the date of the first reported case and August 30th, there have been a total of four confirmed cases [...] | 2005-09-06 02:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI3713 | TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. With the exception of one H5N1 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) illegal shipment of ducks, which was caught and destroyed, Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid H5N1 HPAI. Nonetheless, drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan has made extensive preparations to combat [...] | 2005-09-08 23:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI3742 | TAIWAN AFFIRMS PREPARING FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA A TOP [...] (U) Following up on delivery of ref A demarche, AIT Acting Director also delivered the demarche to Executive Yuan (EY) Secretary General Lee Ying-yuan and National Security Council SIPDIS (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-jen on September 2. ADIR thanked Lee and Chiou for making Avian Influen [...] | 2005-09-09 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC SENV TBIO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI3809 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: TAIWAN HEEDS AIT AND COMPLAINS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) held a briefing for foreign offices in Taiwan on H5N1 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on September 12. The briefing was given by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dr. Lee Jen-chyuan, Director of the Center for Disease Control Steve Kuo, and Director [...] | 2005-09-14 23:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4067 | AIT PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Summary. This cable reports on AIT's preparations to respond to a potential avian influenza (H5N1) pandemic. The basic assumption is that AIT would draw down and drastically reduce its services in the event of an outbreak. Based on reftel D, AIT will revisit our current plans, which include [...] | 2005-10-04 03:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4128 | TAIWAN SCREENS CERTAIN AIR PASSENGERS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] In response to an alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO),the Taiwan Center for Disease Control (TCDC) announced on October 6 new screening requirements for Avian Influenza. Beginning October 10, all passengers on flights from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia will be as [...] | 2005-10-07 23:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4264 | AVIAN INFLUENZA SMUGGLED INTO TAIWAN FROM CHINA [...] (SBU) AIT received news late on October 20 from the Taiwan Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine under the Council of Agricultural (COA) that of the 1500 birds being smuggled from China on a Panamanian-flagged vessel that were seized by Taiwan Coast Guard on October 14, [...] | 2005-10-20 22:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4295 | TAIWAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: This is a periodic update to our baseline report on Taiwan's efforts to combat avian flu (ref D). In recent days, Taiwan authorities discovered H5N1 avian flu virus in a shipment of birds smuggled from China. The stock market declined on avian flu concerns. Authorities conducte [...] | 2005-10-23 22:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4404 | TAIWAN VACCINE DIPLOMACY OVERRATED [...] (C) As reported in Ref A, on Oct. 17, 2005, Michael Kao, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs announced that Taiwan was preparing to propose at next month's APEC summit in Busan, South Korea to produce and distribute avian flu vaccine to APEC countries. This is part of a series of moves by Taiwan [...] | 2005-10-31 23:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4645 | TAIWAN: AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-21 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4769 | TAIWAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] Summary. Taiwan remains free of Avian Influenza (AI) and seems determined to try and keep that status. Drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan continues to be very proactive in its efforts to prevent, detect and respond to an AI outbreak. Wide coverage of AI educational programs [...] | 2005-12-01 05:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4852 | TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ON WHO, AVIAN FLU AND [...] (U) Summary: Steve Kuo, Director General of Taiwan,s Center for Disease Control, met with AIT/T on December 1 and discussed aspects of Taiwan,s participation in the WHO, particularly those areas related to infectious disease control, Taiwan,s plans to construct a level 4 research laboratory, [...] | 2005-12-12 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC SENV TBIO PREL TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4903 | TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ON WHO, AVIAN FLU AND [...] (U) Summary: Steve Kuo, Director General of Taiwan,s Center for Disease Control, met with AIT/T on December 1 and discussed aspects of Taiwan,s participation in the WHO, particularly those areas related to infectious disease control, Taiwan,s plans to construct a level 4 research laboratory, [...] | 2005-12-19 01:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC SENV TBIO PREL TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4951 | TAIWAN'S BIO-TERRORISM DEFENSE [...] Summary. Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) held a three-day International Conference on Bio-terrorism Defense in Taipei December 6 -8, with international experts on bio- terrorism and presentations on the economics, law, medicine, public health, emergency management, epidemiology and other [...] | 2005-12-22 07:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
05TEGUCIGALPA1302 | 4 ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Four Hondurans were arrested Thursday, June 9, 2005 in raids conducted by Honduran officials utilizing experience derived from INL-funded training provided to the Frontier Police Migration Unit. Nancy Rosales Martinez, her husband, mother, and sister-in-law are charged with trafficking in pe [...] | 2005-06-17 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB SMIG PREF CASC KCRM KOCI KWMN HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1580 | ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AND MURDER OF DEA AGENT [...] Summary. On July 27, 2005, at approximately 1100 hours local time, DEA Agent Timothy Markey, vacationing in Honduras, was shot and killed while visiting the Suyapa Cathedral in Tegucigalpa. Two individuals now in custody appear to be responsible for the shooting/death of Agent Markey. Local au [...] | 2005-08-01 20:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSAC ASEC CASC KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1837 | RAISING FUEL COSTS LEADS TO TRANSPORTATION STRIKE [...] (U) Summary. On Tuesday, September 6, 2005, both taxi and bus drivers blocked intersections and several main arteries leading in and out of Tegucigalpa to protest the raising cost of gasoline in Honduras. There have been unconfirmed reports of violence, including rocks being thrown at vehicles [...] | 2005-09-07 18:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EPET ECON ELAB PGOV CASC KSAC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1851 | Honduras: Public Unrest Over Gasoline Price [...] Summary: Unusually effective strikes by taxi drivers hit major urban centers on September 6-7, following a 25 percent increase in gasoline prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Whether prompted by easing markets or political pressure, the GOH walked back nearly half of the increase on Sep [...] | 2005-09-08 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV ELAB ECON PGOV CASC ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1859 | HONDURAN GAS PRICE PROTESTS RATTLE PRESIDENT [...] (C) A harried Honduran President Ricardo Maduro telephoned the Charge late on September 7, saying that he might declare a "State of Siege" to deal with the crisis on the streets. The president bitterly charged Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya with inciting insurrection [...] | 2005-09-09 00:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET ELAB PHUM CASC ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1873 | HONDURAS: GOH ROLLS BACK PRICES; CARDINAL, IMF [...] (C) Summary: In a session lasting until four a.m. September 8, the National Congress passed three decrees that seek to alleviate the impact of higher fuel prices on Honduran workers. One rolls back gasoline prices and calls for a commission to establish a new gasoline pricing formula; the se [...] | 2005-09-12 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV CASC ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2131 | HONDURAN GASOLINE PRICE FREEZE EXTENDED UNTIL [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran &Notables8 committee has recommended extending the gasoline price freeze in effect since September 7 until November 30, just after the November 27 presidential elections. The IMF has given tacit approval to the plan, but will most likely honor the GOH request to pos [...] | 2005-10-18 16:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV CASC ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2194 | HONDURAN GASOLINE PRICES FROZEN UNTIL "END OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite the Honduran Notables Commission recommendation to end the freeze on November 30, the Honduran legislature has extended the gasoline price freeze in effect since September 7 until the &end of the year,8 or until the approved 300 million Lempira (USD 16 million) government [...] | 2005-10-27 15:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET ASEC CASC PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2305 | HONDURAS FAA TECHNICAL REVIEW SURPRISINGLY POSITIVE [...] A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technical review of Honduras' civil aviation oversight authority (General Directorate of Civil Aviation, or DGAC) was "85 percent positive," opening up the possibility of Honduras moving to Category 1 in the FAA's International Safety Assessments (IASA) [...] | 2005-11-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV KPRV CASC HO FAA TSA |
05TEGUCIGALPA2457 | HONDURAS: FINAL FUEL REPORT DELAYED; STRIKES [...] (U) Presentation of the third and final report on fuel pricing by the Honduran "Notables Commission" (a select commission of Honduran citizens convoked by Congress to recommend reforms for gasoline imports pricing) has reportedly been delayed until Wednesday, December 7, when commission head C [...] | 2005-12-06 23:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET HO PGOV |
05TEGUCIGALPA2558 | TEGUCIGALPA EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 2005 - HOLIDAY [...] (U) Classified by Acting RSO Robert A. Rentz; Reason 1.4 (C,D) 2. (SBU) Per reftel A, Post convened a meeting of the Mission EAC in order to review the security posture of both American and Mission community interests during the upcoming holiday season. The EAC members also discussed pot [...] | 2005-12-21 20:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC HO PTER |
05TELAVIV1028 | WB/G SITREP: IDF ARRESTS SIX PALESTINIANS IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was lightly injured by IDF riot gas inhalation in the West Bank during a protest against the separation barrier and six Palestinians were arrested by the IDF in the West Bank February 17. Two shooting incidents occurred near Rafah overnight February 17-18, but n [...] | 2005-02-18 16:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV103 | WB/G SITREP: TWO GUNMEN KILLED IN ATTACK ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The body of second Palestinian gunman was found late on January 5 near the Erez Crossing, both men having been shot and killed after they succeeded in approaching the crossing overnight January 4-5 along with a group of pilgrims leaving to go on the Hajj. The militants used sm [...] | 2005-01-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1121 | ISRAELI TOURISM MINISTER REQUESTS CHANGE IN U.S. [...] (C) Summary. During a February 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Tourism Abraham Hirchson stressed the GOI's hope that the USG would change the travel warning regarding travel to Israel. The Ambassador replied that the USG reviewed such warnings on a regular basis, but noted that t [...] | 2005-02-25 07:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL |
05TELAVIV1170 | WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 28, 2005 (1200 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: A suicide bomber affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad detonated an explosive device outside a Tel Aviv nightclub at 2320 hours February 25, killing four people and injuring another 55 Israeli civilians, five of them severely and eight moderately. A fifth victim died of he [...] | 2005-02-28 10:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1210 | WB/G SITREP: MARCH 1, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian landowners and Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli Border Police during a protest against the construction of the separation barrier near the village of Bayt Surik, west of Jerusalem. One Border Police officer was injured. In Jerusalem, at le [...] | 2005-03-01 17:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1243 | WB/G SITREP: PA INTERIOR MINISTER FIRES JENIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Interior Minister Nasir Yusif replaced all the PA security chiefs and deputies in Jenin during a March 1 visit to inspect the overall security situation in the city. The dismissals followed a confrontation that included a brief exchange of gunfire be [...] | 2005-03-02 14:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1276 | WB/G SITREP: IDF RAIDS WB QASSAM ROCKET WORKSHOP; [...] (SBU) Summary: A car bomb exploded without causing injuries March 3 near IDF soldiers patrolling in the vicinity of Joseph,s Tomb in Nablus. Jewish worshippers were near the area at the time of the explosion. In addition, two explosive devices detonated without causing injury near IDF soldi [...] | 2005-03-03 15:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1306 | WB/G SITREP: THREE PALESTINIANS LIGHTLY INJURED [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinians clashed with the IDF on March 3 in areas near Jerusalem and Hebron to protest construction of the separation barrier. Three Palestinians were injured and seven others were arrested in the West Bank March 3-4. Palestinians shot at IDF soldiers in Gaza March 3, but n [...] | 2005-03-04 15:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV131 | WB/G SITREP: FATAL ATTACK ON SETTLER NEAR NABLUS; [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for an attack on a settler car near Nablus January 7 that left one settler dead. A five-year-old Palestinian boy was accidentally killed in the West Bank January 6 when an IDF jeep ran him over. In Gaza, one Palestinian was kil [...] | 2005-01-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1525 | WB/G SITREP: ONE PALESTINIAN WOUNDED BY IDF FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was wounded in the West Bank by IDF fire and, according to UNRWA, two Palestinians were wounded in IDF-initiated shootings in Gaza. The IDF, however, says that only one Palestinian was wounded in the same incident. Thousands of Gazans turned out March 12 to pe [...] | 2005-03-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1538 | WB/G SITREP:7,000 FATAH SUPORTERS RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested two Palestinians March 14 when the men tried to infiltrate the border fence into Israel east of Dayr al-Balah. The men reportedly intended to enter Israel in search of work. Fatah organized a rally of some 7,000 people March 14 in Jabaliya in honor of "Pales [...] | 2005-03-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL |
05TELAVIV1561 | WB/G SITREP: ONE ISRAELI SETTLER AND ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Israeli settler was injured in a shooting incident perpetrated by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and one Palestinian was injured by IDF fire in the West Bank March 15-16. Gaza was quiet, except for one mortar shell explosion near Neve Dekalim, but no injuries resulted. End [...] | 2005-03-16 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1585 | WB/G SITREP: AT LEAST SIX PALESTINIANS WOUNDED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Palestinian youths were wounded by IDF gunfire in Tulkarm after they threw a firebomb at an IDF jeep on March 16, and at least six Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and tear gas during a protest against the construction of the separation barrier in Safa and [...] | 2005-03-17 11:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1636 | WB/G SITREP: FIVE PALESTINIANS AND ONE ISRAELI [...] (SBU) Summary: West Bank settlers wounded five Palestinian workers were wounded in an attack in Nahliel and an Israeli woman was lightly wounded by a metal object thrown at her car in the West Bank March 18. Palestinians launched two rockets in the Gaza strip March 17, but no injuries occurr [...] | 2005-03-18 15:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV1890 | WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS BEAT AND INJURE PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IDF reported no security incidents in the Gaza Strip between March 25-28. UNRWA reported that Palestinian militants fired small arms at Gadid settlement and fired a mortar shell at Netzarim settlement, causing no injuries. Israeli media reported that anti-disengagement "s [...] | 2005-03-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL |
05TELAVIV1917 | WB/G SITREP: ISRAELI FORCES SHOOT AND INJURE THREE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian-made bomb detonated in the car of a prominent Gaza lawyer, injuring him lightly. Gazan militants fired on IDF positions, causing no injuries. In the West Bank, Israeli forces shot and injured three Palestinians near Hebron and Nablus. Shots we [...] | 2005-03-29 12:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL |
05TELAVIV1956 | WB/G SITREP: EIGHT PALESTINIANS AND THREE PA [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested eight Palestinians and three uniformed PA policemen in the West Bank March 29. Palestinians shot at IDF soldiers east of Netzarim and near Rafah March 29 in the Gaza strip, but no injuries occurred. End Summary. --------- West Bank --------- 2. (SBU) A [...] | 2005-03-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2009 | WB/G SITREP:GAZA QUIET; IDF INJURES THREE [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF shot and injured three Palestinians and arrested two others March 31 in the West Bank. Gaza remained quiet April 1, without incident. End Summary. --------- West Bank --------- 2. (SBU) ATTACKS/SECURITY: -- Deaths: Nil. -- Injuries: The IDF shot and i [...] | 2005-04-01 12:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2236 | WB/G SITREP: IDF KILLS THREE PALESTINIANS IN GAZA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli police on April 10 arrested 31 Israeli right-wing protesters during a demonstration in the Old City of Jerusalem. Israeli police also arrested eight Palestinians during clashes in the vicinity of the Lion,s Gate entrance to the Old City the same day. Israeli police on [...] | 2005-04-11 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2255 | WB/G SITREP: NINE PALESTINIANS INJURED IN WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinians in Nablus on April 11 clashed with IDF soldiers conducting arrest operations in the city, resulting in light injuries to nine Palestinians. Palestinian gunmen on April 11 opened fire and threw stones at a Palestinian Authority (PA) police station in Hebron, followi [...] | 2005-04-12 10:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2310 | WB/G SITREP: TWO PALESTINIAN YOUTHS INJURED IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian youth was injured critically when a stray bullet hit him in the chest in Tulkarm in the West Bank April 12. Another Palestinian youth was injured in the Balatah refugee camp in Nablus when an explosive device detonated in his hands April 12. Two mortar shells [...] | 2005-04-13 15:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2362 | WB/G SITREP: IDF KILLS AL-AQSA MILITANT IN NABLUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF on April 14 shot and killed an al-Aqsa Martyrs, Brigades militant during an arrest operation in the Balatah refugee camp in Nablus, according to Israeli media reports. Palestinian sources, however, have termed the incident a targeted killing by the ID [...] | 2005-04-14 15:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2421 | WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS INJURE THREE PALESTINIANS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Four Palestinians were injured and one Hamas activist was arrested in the West Bank April 14. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians fired five rockets, two at Neve Dekalim and three at Netzarim, but no injuries resulted, according to UNRWA. The IDF reported that Palestinians shot [...] | 2005-04-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2567 | WB/G SITREP: IDF SOLDIER STABBED IN WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: An IDF soldier sustained moderate injuries after he was stabbed in the neck April 23 near Ganim settlement, east of Jenin. The IDF closed the area while in pursuit of the assailant, but no arrests have been made in connection with this attack. In the Old City of Hebron, settl [...] | 2005-04-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2607 | WB/G SITREP: ONE IDF SOLDIER KILLED IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: An IDF soldier died April 25 near Halhoul village, north of Hebron, after being run over by a Palestinian motorist. Other IDF soldiers at the roadblock opened fire, killing the driver, identified as Iyad al-Duwaik. An IDF investigation is ongoing; PA security sources said tha [...] | 2005-04-27 05:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2655 | WB/G SITREP: ONE IDF SOLDIER INJURED IN GUSH KATIF [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF troops arrested two Palestinian minors at the Jalama checkpoint, east of Jenin, April 27, whom the troops claimed were planning to carry out an attack inside Israel. Two bags loaded with explosives were found with the two youths, one of whom claimed that he was dispatched b [...] | 2005-04-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2698 | WB/G SITREP: 28 PALESTINIANS, INCLUDING AN [...] (SBU) Summary: Some 28 Palestinians were lightly to moderately injured in the village of Bil,in, west of Ramallah, during clashes with the IDF that erupted April 28 during protests against the construction of the separation barrier on lands belonging to village residents. Among those injured [...] | 2005-04-29 16:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2899 | WB/G SITREP: AL-AQSA MILITANTS AND PA POLICE CLASH [...] (SBU) Summary: Exchanges of gunfire erupted between al-Aqsa gunmen and PA police May 9 in Jenin, after the police opened fire on an al-Aqsa leader's car when he refused to stop at a PA police checkpoint, according to PA security sources. As of 1300 hours, community leaders were working to co [...] | 2005-05-09 14:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2938 | WB/G SITREP: THREE MORTAR SHELLS FIRED IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary: A Palestinian man was killed in Yatta village, near Hebron, on May 9, according to Palestinian sources, but the killers and motive remain unknown. PA police said that the man's death appeared to have resulted from a criminal act, but added that they are also investigating whet [...] | 2005-05-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2967 | WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS INJURE PALESTINIAN GIRL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Settlers in Hebron beat and lightly injured a Palestinian girl May 10. Also on May 10, the IDF arrested three Fatah activists in Zawata village, near Qalqiliya, and four Palestinians in Yatta, south of Hebron. Israeli police shut down two PA election registration centers in Ea [...] | 2005-05-11 15:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV2996 | WB/G SITREP: THREE KATYUSHA ROCKETS LAND IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli settlers beat and lightly injured an elderly Palestinian man working in fields near Salem village on May 12, and IDF soldiers arrested 22 settlers for entering Palestinian villages near Nablus the same day for a demonstration and refusing IDF orders to leave. The arres [...] | 2005-05-13 14:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3127 | WB/G SITREP: EIGHT PALESTINIANS INJURED IN WB [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, eight Palestinians protesting against the construction of the separation barrier were wounded by the IDF near the village of Bil'in, near Ramallah, May 20, and a 14-year-old Palestinian was wounded by an explosion as he was playing in a valley near the East Je [...] | 2005-05-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3152 | WB/G SITREP: FATAH ACTIVISTS CLASH WITH PA [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 300 Fatah activists the evening of May 23 attempted to enter the Muqata'a in Ramallah in order to visit former Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Arafat's gravesite. Clashes erupted as PA security forces blocked their entrance into the compound. The Fatah activ [...] | 2005-05-24 15:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3172 | WB/G SITREP: TWO WB BANK TEENS ARRESTED WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF on May 24 arrested a Palestinian teenager carrying two pipe bombs in a bag as he attempted to pass through the Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus. Israeli sappers later blew up the bag containing the bombs. This arrest follows a similar occurrence May 22, when a Palest [...] | 2005-05-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3204 | WB/G SITREP: PA POLICE OFFICIAL AMBUSHED IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, Egyptian mediators failed to resolve the conflict between Fatah and Hamas over municipal election results in several Gaza municipalities. Armed militants ambushed the convoy of PA anti-riot police chief BG Abdullah Khalil, wounding his bodyguard on the evenin [...] | 2005-05-26 14:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3226 | WB/G SITREP: PA SECURITY OFFICERS AND CIVIL POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Officers from the Palestinian Authority (PA) Preventive Security Organization (PSO) and the PA civil police clashed in Ramallah on the evening of May 26 following a dispute between a PSO officer and members of the civil police. At least three civil police sustained injuries in [...] | 2005-05-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV331 | WB/G SITREP: ONE ISRAELI SHIN BET OFFICER AND [...] (SBU) Summary: As newly elected PA Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas met with leaders of several armed militant factions in the Gaza Strip on January 18 at Gush Katif junction, a suicide bomber detonated explosives, killing one Shin Bet officer and wounding eight other Israelis. Hamas claimed cre [...] | 2005-01-19 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV346 | SNAPSHOT OF A WEST BANK AMCIT SETTLER [...] (SBU) On 12 Jan 2004 Conoff spoke with an American citizen resident of the West Bank settlement Neve Tsuf, also known as Halamish. The applicant was making an inquiry regarding the report of birth of her American citizen child but was willing to discuss the broader subject of life in a West [...] | 2005-01-20 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC SOCI KWBG IS ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS |
05TELAVIV3477 | WB/G SITREP: SENIOR FATAH OFFICIAL KILLED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the family of an alleged Israeli collaborator reportedly killed a senior Fatah official and his brother in Nablus, sparking demonstrations at the Muqata,a in Ramallah. An IDF soldier and two foreign national protesters were injured near Salfit in clashes bet [...] | 2005-06-06 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL |
05TELAVIV3526 | WB/G SITREP: THREE QASSAMS FALL ON SDEROT, TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamas militants fired five Qassam rockets into Israel the morning of June 7, three of which landed in the town of Sderot. No injuries were reported, but three Israelis were treated for shock. Also on June 7, Islamic Jihad and, according to some reports, Hamas, claimed respons [...] | 2005-06-07 15:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV355 | WB/G SITREP: A TOTAL OF FIVE PALESTINIANS KILLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Two IDF soldiers were wounded January 19 southeast of the Erez Crossing, near Nissanit, when Palestinian militants fired an anti-tank missile at a bulldozer they were operating. A total of five Palestinians were killed and another six were injured January 19-20 in Gaza clashes [...] | 2005-01-20 14:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3560 | WB/G SITREP: MORTAR AND ROCKET FIRE CONTINUES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF on June 7 clashed with demonstrators protesting the construction of the separation barrier near the village of al-Ramadin, southwest of Hebron. Two protesters sustained light injuries during the protest. PA President Mahmud Abbas is scheduled on June 8 to travel to the [...] | 2005-06-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3594 | WB/G SITREP: TWO IDF SOLDIERS AND ONE PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian militants fired some 17 mortar rounds and rockets on Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip overnight June 8-9. Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured when a mortar struck near their outpost in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim. The barrage followed an IAF missile strike [...] | 2005-06-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV382 | WB/G SITREP: IDF TROOPS KILL THREE PALESTINIANS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including one 12-year-old boy on January 21. The IDF also shot and injured three other Palestinians in the Gaza strip January 21. End Summary. ---- Gaza ---- (SBU) ATTACKS: -- Death: Israeli media rep [...] | 2005-01-21 15:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3893 | WB/G SITREP: IDF SWEEP ARRESTS 52 PIJ MILITANTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested 52 PIJ activists in the West Bank on June 20, including 25 in Bethlehem and a senior PIJ leader, Ra'id al-Hijawi, in Jenin, according to PA security sources. Eight Palestinians were injured in clashes with the IDF near Yatta village, south of Hebron, in anti-b [...] | 2005-06-21 15:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3955 | WB/G SITREP: IDF ARRESTS AT LEAST 11 WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF arrested five alleged PIJ activists June 22 in and around Jenin, and six Palestinians and one foreign peace activist in anti-barrier protests in Bili'in, near Ramallah, the same day. PA security forces entered the Amari refugee camp to arrest several [...] | 2005-06-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV3992 | WB/G SITREP: AL-AQSA GUNMEN KILL ONE PA POLICEMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades gunmen killed one PA police officer, Ziad al-Bzur, during an assault on Jenin,s main police station June 23, according to PA security sources. The tension between al-Aqsa gunmen and PA police began when police arrested an al-Aqsa member for attacking [...] | 2005-06-24 14:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4183 | WB/G SITREP: CLASHES BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli Press reported that six Palestinians were injured July 4 in clashes between Fatah and Hamas activists in Bani Suhelia, east of Khan Yunis. Hamas leaders Mahmoud al-Zahar and Mushir al-Masri rejected PA Prime Minister Abu Ala'a's call to form a national unity government [...] | 2005-07-05 13:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4213 | WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS INJURE TEN PALESTINIANS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF arrested two youths July 5 on suspicion of throwing a firebomb at an Israeli car near Nilli settlement, east of Highway 443. IDF forces demolished 17 structures in the West Bank villages of Beit Furik and Ein al-Bida, both in the Jordan valley, on Jul [...] | 2005-07-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4244 | WB/G SITREP: ONE PALESTINIAN DEAD, FOUR INJURED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF troops shot and killed 17-year-old al-Aqsa Brigades member Ahmad Masimi and lightly injured an accomplice, Ahmad Sanakreh, on July 6 in Nablus. According to Israeli security sources, the IDF returned fire after shots were fired at several busloads of settlers who had enter [...] | 2005-07-07 13:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4267 | WB/G SITREP: 19 PALESTINIANS INJURED IN WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: A total of 19 Palestinians were lightly injured on July 7 during stone throwing clashes that erupted with the IDF during a protest against the separation barrier in the village of Immatin, near Nablus. Also in the West Bank, the IDF arrested seven PIJ militants on July 7 during [...] | 2005-07-08 14:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4418 | WB/G SITREP: MORTAR, ROCKET FIRE CONTINUE IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary: Intense mortar and Qassam fire from Gaza continued through the weekend of July 16-17, easing up somewhat on July 18. On July 17, the IDF killed the Hamas military commander in Khan Yunis in a targeted killing and also killed, in a separate incident, a PIJ militant who was prep [...] | 2005-07-18 16:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4482 | WB/G SITERP: PA-HAMAS CLASH IN GAZA AS [...] (U) This is a joint ConGen Jerusalem/Embassy Tel Aviv cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Up to twelve Palestinians were injured in an extended PA-Hamas clash in the Gaza Strip on July 19. One Palestinian was reported dead due to IDF warning fire when a car tried to force its way through a closed Is [...] | 2005-07-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4523 | WB/G SITREP: PA-HAMAS CLASH IN GAZA CITY FOLLOWS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite an 0100 July 20 announcement from Fatah and Hamas that they had agreed to end clashes between their forces, Hamas gunmen exchanged fire with PSO forces in Gaza City at about 0200 on July 20. Four Hamas men and one PSO officer were reported injured. Mortar, rocket and [...] | 2005-07-20 12:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4613 | WB/G SITREP: GAZA BOY KILLED BY ROCKET THAT FELL [...] (SBU) Summary: A homemade rocket launched at a Gaza settlement failed to hit its intended target on July 21, killing instead a Palestinian boy in Khan Yunis and wounding his brother. Only one other incident of rocket fire and only one incident of mortar fire were reported from Gaza. PA secu [...] | 2005-07-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4755 | WB/G SITREP: EREZ CROSSING AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 31 the GOI opened the Erez Crossing for Palestinian merchants and the Erez Industrial Zone for Palestinian laborers, both for the first time since the July 12 suicide bombing in Netanya. Two UNDP consultants were kidnapped July 29 by a Gaza clan whose members hoped to [...] | 2005-08-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4780 | WB/G SITREP: GUNMEN KILL PA POLICEMAN, WOUND THREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Armed men in Gaza killed a PA police officer August 1 during an apparent kidnapping attempt. Gunmen also wounded three PA intelligence officers in Gaza City on August 1. A Palestinian died and five were wounded when an explosive device detonated overnight August 1-2 in a villa [...] | 2005-08-02 15:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4804 | WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN CHILD KILLED BY QASSAM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: One child was killed and up to eleven other Palestinians injured when a Qassam aimed at Sderot landed in Beit Hanoun. Elsewhere in Gaza, former Palestinian prisoners occupied two Palestinian Authority (PA) buildings in Rafah. In the West Bank, Israeli authorities arrested 25 [...] | 2005-08-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4831 | WB/G SITREP: THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF reported one mortar attack and five shooting incidents in Gaza overnight with no injuries. Israeli police and army units arrested up to 200 protesters attempting to infiltrate into Gaza. According to UNRWA, some 15,000 Palestinians held a rally outside the Palestinian [...] | 2005-08-04 16:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG KPAL PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4861 | WB/G SITREP: IDF SOLDIER KILLS FIVE ISRAELI ARABS [...] (SBU) Summary: A religious, right-wing IDF soldier, who had been AWOL for a month, killed four Israeli Arabs on a bus in the north of Israel on August 4, before a crowd killed him (septel). IDF soldiers overnight killed three Palestinians who approached the Gush Katif settlement, reportedly w [...] | 2005-08-05 15:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV5009 | (SBU) THE ARREST OF SAADIA HERSHKOP: A [...] SUMMARY: The well-publicized arrest of Saadia Hershkop (DPOB:04-Mar-1987 NY) provides a window into the measures the Government of Israel is willing to take to ensure that Disengagement moves forward, the treatment American citizens may receive if arrested as part of anti-Disengagement activi [...] | 2005-08-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC GZ KPAL PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY ISRAEL RELATIONS |
05TELAVIV51 | WB/G SITREP: SEVEN DEAD, SIX WOUNDED IN BAYT [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF tank fire killed at least seven Palestinians and injured six more January 5 in Bayt Lahiya, as IDF soldiers attempted to target militants launching rockets at Israeli settler targets. One Israeli child was lightly wounded January 4 when Palestinian militants fired mortars [...] | 2005-01-04 16:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV571 | WB/G SITREP: IDF ARRESTS FIVE PALESTINIANS IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the absence of incursions or demolitions in the Gaza strip, the IDF accidentally shot and killed a 10 year-old girl and wounded another 7 year-old Palestinian child in Rafah January 31. As many as 32 Palestinians, including passersby, were injured in violent clashes th [...] | 2005-01-31 17:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV583 | WB/G SITREP: MILITANTS FIRE 12 MORTAR SHELLS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Gaza Strip, IDF fire reportedly injured one Palestinian in the Rafah refugee camp. According to the IDF, Hamas militants fired 12 mortar shells at various locations throughout the Strip in response to the January 31 shooting of a Palestinian girl in Rafah, an incidicent [...] | 2005-02-01 10:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL |
05TELAVIV649 | WB/G SITREP: ISRAELI POLICEMAN INJURED AND FIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: An Israeli policeman in the Old City was injured trying to prevent Jewish youth from stoning Arabs, and eight international activists were injured while protesting construction of the separation barrier, on February 1. Five Palestinians were arrested by the IDF in the West Ban [...] | 2005-02-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV651 | WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN YOUTH WOUNDED BY IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers during stone-throwing skirmishes near the village of Burqa south of Jenin. Two Palestinian youths were injured during stone-throwing clashes with the IDF in Nablus. Four Palestinians were arrested in various [...] | 2005-02-03 14:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV653 | WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN YOUTH WOUNDED BY IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers during stone-throwing skirmishes near the village of Burqa south of Jenin. Two Palestinian youths were injured during stone-throwing clashes with the IDF in Nablus. Four Palestinians were arrested in various [...] | 2005-02-03 14:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV711 | WB/G SITREP: PIJ AND AAMB INJURE FOUR IDF [...] (SBU) In the West Bank on February 3, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades wounded four IDF soldiers in a shooting attack south of Hebron. Eight international activists were lightly injured in clashes with the IDF when protesting the construction of the seamline barrie [...] | 2005-02-04 13:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV73 | WB/G SITREP: EIGHT ARRESTED IN WEST BANK; IN GAZA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence continued in Gaza January 4-5 with 11-12 IDF soldiers reportedly injured by Qassam rocket attacks and eight Palestinians, including six members of the same family and one militant, killed by Israeli gunfire. In the West Bank, eight Palestinians were arrested, including [...] | 2005-01-05 15:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV816 | ANOTHER WEST BANK AMCIT SETTLER'S ACCOUNT [...] (SBU) On 24 Jan 2005 Conoff spoke with an American citizen resident of the West Bank settlement of Elkana. The American citizen was at the Embassy in Tel Aviv renewing the U.S. passports of her children and was willing to discuss the subject of life in Elkana. 2. (SBU) The American cit [...] | 2005-02-10 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC SOCI KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV886 | WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 14, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian militants launched three shooting attacks at IDF and Israeli settler targets February 11-14, including one in which militants fired on Israeli laborers who were putting up a fence along the Kissufim Road. No injuries were reported. The GOI agreed February 14 to th [...] | 2005-02-14 15:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV916 | WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 15, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: A Palestinian driver said that an Israeli car fired shots at his vehicle north of Nablus on February 14, damaging his vehicle but causing no injuries. The IDF arrested a total of eight Palestinians throughout the West Bank February 14-15. In Gaza, unknown assailants opened fi [...] | 2005-02-15 14:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV946 | WB/G SITREP: TWO AL-AQSA MILITANTS AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF shot and killed two Al-Aqsa militants in the West Bank, while an Israeli settler killed a 15-year-old Palesinian in Ramallah. In Gaza, militants fired mortar shells at Morag and Neve Dekalim. No injuries were reported in either attack. End Summary. --------- West [...] | 2005-02-16 15:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV969 | WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 17, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, settlers west of Hebron attacked a group of Amcit (Christian Peacemakers) and Italian peace activists who were escorting Palestinian shepherds grazing animals, beating up and injuring two activists, according to humanitarian NGOs. PA Labor Minister Ghassan Khat [...] | 2005-02-17 12:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05THEHAGUE2414 | TFUS01: STATUS REPORT ON DUTCH OFFERS OF [...] This is an action request. See paras 4-10. 2. Summary: The Dutch Parliament on September 6 issued a brief statement expressing condolences for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and declaring its support for relief efforts. The Dutch have made several offers of assistance to the hurricane-a [...] | 2005-09-06 15:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PREL MARR CASC US NL AMER |
05THEHAGUE2898 | DUTCH IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch Minister for Immigration and Integration Rita Verdonk reiterated to Charge her strong interest in visiting the U.S. Verdonk said she was interested in a program that covered both the immigration and integration sides of her portfolio. She suggested a January 2006 timefr [...] | 2005-10-25 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC CVIS PTER PGOV NL |
05THEHAGUE3394 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - NETHERLANDS TRIPWIRES AND [...] This message responds to the tasking in ref A to develop mission-specific tripwires and responses regarding avian influenza. We believe that the Netherlands is relatively well prepared to respond to such an epidemic, and that our most probable response to a significant outbreak of human H5N1 [...] | 2005-12-23 11:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NL AMER |
05TORONTO2602 | Not SARS, Not Avian Flu - Ontario Health Officials [...] SUMMARY: In a press conference on Saturday October 1, Ontario health officials announced that a respiratory illness that had killed four residents of a Toronto nursing home and affected over 70 of its staff was not SARS or avian flu-related. On Monday, October 3, Ontario's Commissioner of E [...] | 2005-10-03 16:25:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA |
05TORONTO2614 | 16 Dead in Toronto "Mystery" Flu Illness [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, the reported death count in a "mystery" flu-like virus outbreak in a Toronto-area nursing home climbed to 16, making it the city's worst respiratory outbreak since SARS killed 44 Canadians in the spring of 2003. Public health officials emphasize that they have ru [...] | 2005-10-06 17:40:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA KPAO |
05TORONTO2615 | Toronto "Mystery" Flu Illness Identified as [...] On October 6 late in the afternoon Ontario public officials announced that the mystery illness in Toronto that has attracted international media attention and killed 16 seniors in a nursing home had just been identified as a particular strain of Legionnaire's disease that could only be detect [...] | 2005-10-07 12:47:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CA CASC KPAO |
05TORONTO3250 | Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention [...] (U) See para 8 for action request. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A large convention for Islamic youth will take place in Toronto December 23 to 26. Organizers expect about 12,000 to 15,000 people to attend - about 1,000 people will likely travel to Canada from the U.S. Since the convention is occu [...] | 2005-12-14 15:20:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KISL KPAO PREL CA |
05VANCOUVER1558 | UTAH AG SEEKS ALLY IN B.C. AGAINST FDLS [...] (U ) Summary: On December 8, 2005, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff met in Vancouver with British Columbia Attorney General Wally Oppal. Shurtleff traveled here to discuss the possibility of mutual cooperation in matters related to the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). [...] | 2005-12-09 23:18:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL CA |
05VIENNA28 | AUSTRIA ORDERS ANOTHER HAGUE RETURN ENFORCED & [...] SUMMARY: AUSTRIAN COURTS HAVE AGAIN ORDERED THE RETURN OF A CHILD UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION, THIS TIME TO HER FATHER IN POLAND. THIS MARKS THE THIRD TIME IN 2004 THAT THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED THE RETURN OF A CHILD UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION, DESPITE INVOCATION OF ARTICLE 13B, WHI [...] | 2005-01-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI AU |
05VIENNA2955 | TFUS01: AUSTRIAN OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR [...] Summary: Top Austrian officials have made specific offers to the Ambassador for disaster assistance. The Austrian military has made a specific offer of a Disaster Relief group to provide capabilities including water purification, decontamination, and search and rescue support. In [...] | 2005-09-03 11:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU |
05VIENNA2956 | TFUS01: NEEDS LIST PASSED TO AUSTRIA -- AUSTRIA [...] Ambassador contacted Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle (in the absence of the Foreign Minister) on September 4 to convey ref (a) and (b) needs list and secretary's statement on Hurricane Katrina. On behalf of the Minister, Kyrle undertook to work on supplying U.S. needs [...] | 2005-09-04 13:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU |
05VIENNA2957 | TFUS01: AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER, CONSULAR [...] On September 5, EconPolCouns met with Christian Berlakovits, the Austrian MFA's Consular Affairs head, to discuss Austria's offers of assistance to the U.S. and its efforts to provide consular assistance to its own citizens. ------------------------- Austrian Assistance Offer --- [...] | 2005-09-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR CASC MARR AMGT US AU KHLS |
05VIENNA3865 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] Enclosed, are Post's responses to the questions in reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION Q: Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and containing a pandemic once it occurs? If the country has a strategy, how capable is it [...] | 2005-12-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CASC AU WHO |
05VIENNA3891 | 2006 HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION - [...] POST HAS REVIEWED REFTEL AND DOES NOT RECOMMEND THAT AUSTRIA'S CITATION AS "NON-COMPLIANT" BE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. 2. REFTEL ALSO INVITES SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER ACTIONS. POST SUGGESTS THAT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF PERSONNEL IN THE AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY (ACA) THE TIME IS RIGH [...] | 2005-12-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC AU |
05VIENNA455 | Ambassador asks Justice Minister's Attention to [...] The Ambassador took the opportunity of his first meeting with Justice Minister Karin Miklautsch - a brief visit February 14 that focused on a time-sensitive legal issue - to raise the Sylvester child abduction case. The Ambassador outlined the history of the case for the Minister, stressing [...] | 2005-02-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI AU |
05VIENNA493 | AUSTRIAN COURTS ORDER AGAINST HAGUE RETURN TO [...] SUMMARY: In July 2004 Austrian courts ordered against the return of a child to her father in Hungary. According to Supreme Court documents, the mother wrongfully retained the child in Austria when she failed to return the child after a scheduled summer visitation in 2003. In conversations w [...] | 2005-02-22 07:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI AU |
05VIENNA72 | TFXO01: AUSTRIAN AID TO TOTAL 67 MILLION DOLLARS [...] Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel announced on January 9 that Austrian assistance to the region of the Asian tsunami would total 50 million Euros (USD 67 million at current exchange rates) for 12 assistance projects. Speaking after a meeting with representatives of federal, state and local govern [...] | 2005-01-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV MOPS CASC XO AU |
05VIENNA725 | Disaster Preparedness in the Austrian Alps [...] Summary: On March 2 and 3, 2005, ConGen and RSO visited the Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck for briefings on disaster preparedness by state government officials. A tour of the State Fire Fighting Institute specifically included, at our request, tunnel fire rescues. We then visited the Avalanch [...] | 2005-03-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC AEMR AU |
05VILNIUS1226 | CONSULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON VISA WAIVER AND ACS [...] SUMMARY: We take the Department's message about the relationship between active public diplomacy and good consular work (ref a) seriously in Vilnius. This post has an active consular public outreach program, with particular emphasis on public diplomacy aspects of Lithuania's Visa Waiver Roadm [...] | 2005-11-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS KPAO CASC LH |
05VILNIUS1242 | LITHUANIA'S VISA WAIVER ROADMAP: COOPERATION AND [...] This is an action request--see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. Post has held more than a dozen informal meetings on Visa Waiver Roadmap (VWR) issues since the last two formal Consular Working Group meetings in July (refs C and D). Post and the MFA have also made significant progress on joint VWR pub [...] | 2005-11-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS KFRD CASC LH |
05VILNIUS1347 | Avian Influenza: Lithuania tripwires and contingency [...] Embassy Vilnius has reviewed the preparedness steps and tripwire guidance in ref A. As requested, we have developed our own readiness measures against avian influenza, including tripwires for possible drawdown requests and shelter-in-place plans. 2. Per paragraph 6 of ref A, Post has atte [...] | 2005-12-30 06:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR LH |
05VILNIUS139 | A/S HARTY'S MEETING WITH GOL CONSULAR OFFICIALS [...] (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty met with Lithuanian Vice Foreign Minister Zenonas Petrauskas and Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba on February 2, 2005. The MFA demonstrated its plans for biometric identity documents and suggested a potential soluti [...] | 2005-02-10 11:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC PREL CVIS CMGT ASEC LH |
05VILNIUS628 | LITHUANIA: NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS635 | EAC Convened to Discuss July 4 Event in Vilnius [...] (U) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee on June 16, 2005, per reftel. 2. (C) The EAC knows of no specific threat information or concerns with regard to Fourth of July events in Lithuania. RSO is coordinating with the local police, who have promised to provide a suffici [...] | 2005-06-17 11:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC LH |
05VILNIUS711 | LONDON BOMBINGS: VILNIUS EMERGENCY ACTION MEETING [...] CDA chaired a meeting of the core EAC at OOB July 8 to review the Mission's security posture in the wake of the terrorist attacks in London. RSO, DIA, ORA, MGT, CONS, POL, and PAS attended. The EAC noted that that a group claiming responsibility for the bombings had indicated its intent to t [...] | 2005-07-08 11:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC PTER LH |
05VILNIUS87 | SCENE SETTER FOR A/S MAURA HARTY'S VILNIUS VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Maura, it is an honor and delight to welcome you back to Lithuania, where we continue to benefit from your outstanding work as one of this Mission's "founding mothers." Since your last visit, Lithuania has matured into an important partner for the U.S., with re [...] | 2005-01-26 14:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CMGT CVIS CASC ASEC LH |
05VILNIUS911 | TFUS01: PRESIDENT ADAMKUS EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-02 16:13:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US LH |
05WARSAW4058 | 2006 HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION -- POLAND [...] (SBU) We welcome the opportunity to provide comments related to Poland's compliance with The Hague Convention provisions. Although we generally agree with the negative portrayal of Poland's compliance efforts, we believe that Poland has made some small progress in its handling of Hague cases [...] | 2005-12-15 17:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KOCI PL |
05WELLINGTON531 | EAC MEETING WELLINGTON [...] (S) The Emergency Action Committee convened 1400 hrs local time on July 8, 2005 to discuss security profile in light of the London explosions. Embassies Wellington and Apia were notified of the London explosions by the RSO in Canberra via RMAS. 2. (U) Embassy Wellington has put the Local G [...] | 2005-07-08 03:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC AMGT |
05WELLINGTON596 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARGOT BEAN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Health and Human Services Officials Margot Bean and Daryl Wusk to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from August 7-13, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Child Support Enforcement Heads of Agencies [...] | 2005-08-03 21:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA CASC KOCI NZ |
05WELLINGTON675 | TFUS01: NEW ZEALAND OFFERS ASSISTANCE [...] The Government of New Zealand has made a general offer of assistance to the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In addition, the government has approved specific areas of assistance, and the New Zealand Embassy has been instructed to convey those offers to USG officials on Se [...] | 2005-09-02 05:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US NZ |
05WELLINGTON880 | NEW ZEALAND WANTS TO MOVE AHEAD ON HSPD-6 [...] (C) Summary: The New Zealand government remains eager to move quickly toward bilateral sharing of terrorist lookout information. To move forward, however, the government needs to know more about how the information it supplies to the United States would be used, details on how such an informa [...] | 2005-11-10 03:40:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC CASC CVIS PGOV PREL PINR NZ |
05YEREVAN2197 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY YEREVAN TRIPWIRES [...] (SBU) Post's Avian Influenza (AI) Taskforce meets on a regular basis and met on December 8 to discuss tripwires and response actions. Post has completed all but three of the preparedness steps outlined in ref A and is in the process of completing the outstanding tasks. Information about reso [...] | 2005-12-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CASC CMGT AM |
05ZAGREB1810 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: 9 NOVEMBER 2005 [...] SUMMARY: As of November 9, 2005, no additional cases of H5N1 have been confirmed in Croatia. The GOC has begun to relax some of the biosafety measures outside of the initial sites. Public awareness efforts are continuing and poultry sales are rebounding. END SUMMARY 2. The Croatian Ve [...] | 2005-11-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL EAID WHO CASC HR |
05ZAGREB1836 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: 17 NOVEMBER 2005 [...] SUMMARY: As of November 17, 2005, no additional cases of H5N1 have been confirmed in Croatia. The GOC is continuing its surveillance efforts and Post hopes to receive an English version of the Croatian national pandemic influenza preparedness plan by the end of November. Media interest in a [...] | 2005-11-17 09:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL EAID WHO CASC HR |
05ZAGREB1955 | EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING ON AVIAN [...] (U) The DCM convened the EAC on December 16, 2005, to review post's avian influenza preparedness plans and tripwires. All embassy sections were represented. 2. (U) The DCM conducted a point-by-point review of post's preparedness steps and asked the EAC members for any input they may have o [...] | 2005-12-16 14:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC HR |
06ABIDJAN1042 | COTE D'IVOIRE SITREP 15 SEPTEMBER 2006, 1430 GMT [...] (U) A number of roadblocks were established in Abidjan on the morning of September 15. By early afternoon, some of these had been dismantled although roadblocks remained primarily in the Riviera district of Abidjan, where the Embassy is located. A group of about 50 protesters gathered in the [...] | 2006-09-15 15:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SENV CASC IV |
06ABIDJAN782 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SITUATION REPORT: YOUNG PATRIOTS [...] (C) Beginning early this morning at about 0600 local, Young Patriot militias erected a series of roadblocks at main road and intersections throughout Abidjan to protest the mobile identification teams launched by Prime Minister Banny. The roadblocks, which increased in size and number throu [...] | 2006-07-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC IV |
06ABUJA1462 | IMPACT OF NIGERIAN PHONE OUTAGES [...] Nigeria is experiencing severe telecommunications problems due to a strike at the national telephone company, NITEL (reftels). As of June 13, the problem has been compounded by lack of service in Abuja on the MTN cellular phone network. (MTN is the cell phone provider used by Embassy Abuja [...] | 2006-06-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV CASC NI |
06ABUJA225 | NIGERIA: HOSTAGE CRISIS HIDES POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent hostage incident in Delta State was a political conflict masquerading as a criminal incident. Its resolution, although fortunate, does not address the underlying political issues. Consequently, more such events are likely in the future. The government response demons [...] | 2006-01-31 16:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI HOSTAGES |
06ABUJA2867 | NIGERIA ADC AIR CRASH SHAKES CONFIDENCE IN SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's troubled aviation sector suffered another major blow with the October 29 crash of a Sokoto-bound ADC Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft just beyond Abuja International Airport, which killed at least 98 persons. Minister of Aviation Babalola Borishade blamed the crash on pil [...] | 2006-11-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC AMGT ASEC NI |
06ABUJA2894 | NIGERIAN AVIATION, TOURISM MINISTERS EXCHANGE JOBS [...] (SBU) Summary. Following concern over the October 29 ADC Airlines crash that killed 96 persons, Nigerian President Obasanjo announced November 2 he had switched the jobs of two ministers. Former Minister of Aviation Babalola Borishade took the job of Femi Fani-Kayode, Minister of Culture and T [...] | 2006-11-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC AMGT ASEC NI |
06ABUJA3008 | NIGERIAN AVIATION ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary. A five-member team from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) arrived in Nigeria on November 8 to audit the country's aviation industry over a 10-day period. Nigerian President Obasanjo signed a new civil-aviation law on November 16 to improve the country's aviation [...] | 2006-11-17 12:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC AMGT ASEC NI |
06ABUJA3083 | NIGERIAN AVIATION MINISTER ON U.S. AIR LINKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Minister of Aviation met with the Ambassador on November 23 and expressed a strong interest in expanding aviation links between Nigeria and the U.S. and broadening cooperation in civil aviation more generally. He thanked the U.S. for its support through the National Tran [...] | 2006-11-30 13:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC AMGT ASEC NI |
06ABUJA651 | BOEING OFFICIAL ON NIGERIA'S LACK OF AIR SAFETY [...] (U) Ambassador and embassy officers met March 16 in Abuja with Chamsou Andjorin, the Boeing International Corporation's executive director, international relations, for West and Central Africa; and Philip de St. Aubin, Boeing's vice president, international relations, for Africa. 2. (SBU [...] | 2006-03-23 11:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC ASEC AMGT NI |
06ABUJA666 | ECOWAS LOOKING AT ROLE IN NIGER DELTA [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 21, the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, suggested a possible entry for ECOWAS involvement in Niger Delta conflict mediation. Chambas believes the negative impact of the violence on natural gas supply to the West African G [...] | 2006-03-24 12:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06ADANA112 | TURKEY: FORMER PRESIDENT SULEYMAN DEMIRAL STUMPS IN ADANA [...] (SBU) In a May 16 keynote speech to kick off his stump around the region, center-right octogenarian former President Suleyman Demirel sung the praises of the Turkish secular state. Speaking for over one hour at Cukurova University before an audience of more than 500 people (approximately 25 pe [...] | 2006-05-18 09:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM CASC PREL TU |
06ADANA131 | TURKEY: SOUTHEAST TURKEY POLITICAL FIGURE BIOGRAPHIES [...] (U) EFKAN ALA, DIYARBAKIR GOVERNOR Efkan Ala was born in Erzurum in 1965, graduated from the Political Science Faculty of Istanbul University, and did his bachelor's degree in Economics. Ala lived in England in order to develop his language skills and carry out studies on Governing Systems. [...] | 2006-06-05 13:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA142 | TURKEY: IRAQI INTERNATIONAL FAIR IN GAZIANTEP [...] (U) Summary: The first Iraqi International Fair was held in Gaziantep on June 7-11, with the goal of increasing economic and trade relations between Turkey and Iraq, as well as among other countries in the region. With high-level business and government participation from Turkey, Iraq and othe [...] | 2006-06-15 11:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL PHUM CASC TU SY IZ |
06ADANA143 | TURKEY: W/W VISIT OZEL, CENGIZ; MELISSA [...] (SBU) Information for CA Only: Mr. Ozel spent considerable time during the welfare and where abouts visit talking about his family situation. He volunteered that he receives disability checks form the U.S. and that previously his wife helped to support the family with various jobs, which incl [...] | 2006-06-16 11:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI TU |
06ADANA145 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION IN ADANA HOPING FOR EARLY ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city, local opposition leaders are pushing for an early national election to prevent the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-controlled parliament from choosing the next Turkish President. To do so, they hope to stoke fears of an "Islamic threa [...] | 2006-06-19 10:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA155 | TURKEY: CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION AT HABUR GATE SLOWS FUEL [...] (U) On June 28 the flow of fuel trucks across Habur Border Gate was drastically reduced in both directions for nearly one day as a result of the arrest of 30 officials at the gate, allegedly for irregular handling of petroleum products. The press reported that the Silopi Prosecutor stopped tra [...] | 2006-06-30 05:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON CASC TU |
06ADANA64 | TURKEY: UNEASY CALM SHATTERED ON THE THIRD DAY OF FUNERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A temporary, uneasy calm was shattered at approximately 3:30 p.m. local time on March 30 when renewed violence erupted between funeral mourners and security forces in Diyarbakir (reftel). Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir had earlier called on both sides to cease the violence. L [...] | 2006-03-30 16:34:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA66 | TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR'S MARCH 30 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-31 14:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA67 | TURKEY: CIVIL UNREST CONTINUES IN SOUTHEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: A tense mood continued to prevail in Diyarbakir on March 31, the fourth day of violent civil unrest sparked by anger over the recent deaths of PKK guerrillas. With the March 31 police shooting death of yet another victim, a young child in Batman, the death toll across the southe [...] | 2006-03-31 16:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA68 | TURKEY: TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH WHILE UNREST SPREADS THROUGHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Violent civil unrest abated in Diyarbakir and Batman over the April 1-2 weekend, but picked up elsewhere in southeast Turkey. The press reported that demonstrators in Kiziltepe set fire to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) provincial offices and two banks, while po [...] | 2006-04-03 13:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA71 | TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR'S MARCH 30 STATEMENT [...] (U) Post's iniformal translation of Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir's March 30 statement before protestors follows. 2. (U) Begin translation: Dear Press Members, Respectable People of Diyarbakir, The events that have occurred in the past one week in the region and in the past two days [...] | 2006-04-04 09:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA72 | TURKEY: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES BUT UNREST AND TENSIONS SPREAD [...] (SBU) Civil unrest in Turkey's southeast (reftels) has subsided, though problems continue throughout the region. While no new deaths were reported on April 4, security forces continue to detain and arrest protestors, and tensions remain high in many southeast towns that have been affected over [...] | 2006-04-04 13:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA82 | TURKEY: PKK-RELATED VIOLENCE IN THE SE , AND ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: PKK-related violence continues throughout Turkey's southeast. Meanwhile, though civil unrest in cities throughout the southeast has abated, tensions remain high amid allegations of torture by security forces. End Summary PKK-related Violence Picks Up ---------------------- [...] | 2006-04-13 13:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADANA93 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY: MINORS INDICTED, KURDISH LANGUAGE UNDER [...] (SBU) Our contact at the Diyarbakir Bar Association told us that 5 of the 57 minors remaining in custody after the recent civil unrest in Diyarbakir (reftel) were released on April 25, leaving 52 minors in prison. According to the press, the Children's Branch of the Prosecutor's office has pr [...] | 2006-04-27 14:24:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU |
06ADDISABABA1326 | ETHIOPIA: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MILITARY OFFENSIVE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Two senior Ethiopian General officers told DATT May 9 and May 11 that Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have begun an offensive aimed at neutralizing Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in the Somali region. The Ministry of National Defense advised that Combined Joi [...] | 2006-05-12 09:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | MOPS CASC PREL ET KN |
06ADDISABABA1579 | ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM SAYS HIGH-LEVEL MIL-TO-MIL [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told the Charge and CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Richard Hunt June 9 that the USG military civil affairs team activities need to be defined in terms of the broader US-Ethiopia counterterrorism relationship. Tekeda called into question the [...] | 2006-06-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS CASC |
06ADDISABABA2270 | ETHIOPIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION MINISTER TALKS ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ali Suleiman, the Minister for the Federal Anti Corruption and Ethics Commission told the Charge and Cons chief August 10 that the Alazar Dessie case, which falls within his jurisdiction, may finally be concluded in January. He also discussed the Commission's priorities: educat [...] | 2006-08-17 08:57:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV CASC ET |
06ADDISABABA2305 | ETHIOPIA: HEALTH MINISTRY REQUESTS SUPPORT TO [...] Summary. Ethiopia's Federal Ministry of Health issued a letter (text below) to USAID, UNICEF, WHO and UNOCHA August 17 requesting preparedness and response support for an outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD). In a conversation August 18 with USAID's Chief Health Officer, State Minister o [...] | 2006-08-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC WHO ET |
06ADDISABABA3418 | RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT. [...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...] | 2006-12-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ |
06ADDISABABA3419 | RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT. [...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...] | 2006-12-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ |
06AITTAIPEI1905 | 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] AIT/Taipei is not aware of any claims or disputes that would be candidates for inclusion in the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. KEEGAN [...] | 2006-06-05 05:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV TW |
06AITTAIPEI4192 | TAIWAN HIT BY 3 OFFSHORE EARTHQUAKES NO AMCITS [...] On December 26 at 8:26 pm a strong earthquake registering 6.7 on the Richter scale struck southern Taiwan. The quake, with an epicenter 21.8 km southwest of Hengchun was felt as a Richter 4 quake in the city of Kaohsiung, and a Richter 2 quake in Taipei. A second tremor, magnitude 6.4, with [...] | 2006-12-27 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TSPL SENV ECON TPHY TW |
06ALMATY1161 | SPRING THAW BRINGS CONSULAR OUTREACH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 06:57:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI PREL PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ |
06ALMATY1415 | KAZAKHSTAN ADOPTIONS: ALLEDGED ABUSE OF ADOPTED [...] SUMMARY. The first-ever reported allegation of sexual abuse of an adopted Kazakhstani child in the United States has ignited a firestorm of anti-adoption criticism in the Kazakhstani parliament and provoked widespread hand wringing among adoption providers and pro-adoption advocates. With co [...] | 2006-04-18 09:35:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI PREL PHUM PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ |
06AMMAN1109 | EXTRADITION TREATY WITH JORDAN [...] (C) Post is working to re-focus the GOJ on resolving the status of the extradition treaty between the U.S. and Jordan. This is a priority point in our meetings with senior GOJ officials, and we ask visiting senior U.S. officials to lend their weight as well, and to consider raising with Jordan [...] | 2006-02-15 13:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC CJAN KTIA JO |
06AMMAN2176 | Jordan: No Further H5N1 Cases Confirmed [...] Summary: As of 1500 local time on March 26, H5N1 avian flu in Jordan has not spread beyond the four cases confirmed in turkeys in northern Jordan reported March 23 (reftel). No human cases have been reported, although rumors persist. The GOJ is stressing transparency with the media. In addit [...] | 2006-03-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU JO |
06AMMAN2326 | Jordan/H5N1: Government to Compensate for Culled [...] Summary: As of 1630 local time on March 30, there have been no new cases of H5N1 avian influenza in Jordan since the original cases first reported on March 24. GOJ officials feel they have the situation under control. On March 28, the GOJ announced that it will compensate farmers in the Kuf [...] | 2006-03-30 17:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU JO |
06AMMAN2358 | Jordan/H5N1: First Human Case Arrives by Ferry from [...] Summary: A 31 year-old Egyptian who arrived on March 27 in Jordan already sick from H5N1 avian flu is Jordan's first human case. The man raises poultry at his home in Egypt, the presumed source of the infection. The man's medical condition on April 2 is stable. No other human cases are rep [...] | 2006-04-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU JO |
06AMMAN457 | OUTREACH TO PRIVATE AMERICANS ON PANDEMIC [...] In response to reftel, Embassy's Avian Influenza Task Force (AITF) met to review the status of our program on avian influenza (AI) awareness and explore ways of expanding it. Embassy has already held two town halls (separate ones for American staff and FSNs due to space limitations) in which A [...] | 2006-01-22 11:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TBIO JO |
06ANKARA102 | ANKARA EAC MEETING 01/06/2006 [...] (U) Charge chaired the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 01/06/06 to discuss recent developments with Avian Influenza (AI) in Turkey before the upcoming Turkish holiday. In attendance were representatives from the following sections/agencies: RSO, MGT, IMO, RMO, CON, DAO, POL, MSG, FCS, EC [...] | 2006-01-06 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT CASC AMED TU |
06ANKARA104 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 6 [...] Summary. As of mid-day January 6 there are three confirmed deaths resulting from bird flu. The third death has not confirmed as H5N1, however the three positive cases yesterday have now been confirmed as H5N1. European Union and WHO teams arrived in Turkey January 5 and travelled to the affe [...] | 2006-01-06 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA1114 | AVIAN INFLUENZA IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: AI is present only along Iran's eastern and northern borders according to Iranian visa applicants in Ankara. Iranians in the medical field believe that the GOI does not have the plans, the resources, or vaccine stock to handle an AI outbreak. Iranians outside the medical profes [...] | 2006-03-06 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR PREL TU TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU |
06ANKARA118 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 7 [...] Summary. As of mid-day January 7 there are no new deaths or additional confirmations of human cases. Nine or ten sub- provinces are under animal quarantine. Though there are multiple reports of dead birds in other regions, none have been confirmed as AI, with the possible exception of two wi [...] | 2006-01-09 09:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA120 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 8 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...] | 2006-01-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA121 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 9 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...] | 2006-01-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA130 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 12 [...] Summary. There are 18 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases continues to broaden with the two new cases in southeastern Turkey. Official sources now pu [...] | 2006-01-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA133 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 12 [...] Summary. There are 18 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases continues to broaden with the two new cases in southeastern Turkey. Official sources now pu [...] | 2006-01-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA137 | TURKISH AGRICULTURE MINISTER ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador January 13, reported on the progress made in responding to the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in Turkey and agreed to a proposed US assessment team visit the week of January 16. He appealed for U [...] | 2006-01-14 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA1524 | AI Continues to Plague Turkish Poultry Sector [...] (U) Summary. The AI outbreak continues to plague the poultry sector in Turkey albeit at a reduced pace. AI has been confirmed in 151 locations in 28 provinces throughout Turkey, according to the most recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Poultry consumption remain [...] | 2006-03-23 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON |
06ANKARA20 | Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey - No Human Cases [...] Summary. On December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006, a total of seven people, five of which were children, from the Eastern part of Turkey were hospitalized with bird flu-like symptoms. One child died late in the evening of January 1, 2006. On January 2, test results showed that the child d [...] | 2006-01-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON |
06ANKARA2113 | TURKISH AGR MINISTER ON AI AND WTO RICE CASE [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mehmet Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador April 17, reported that bird flu had been essentially eliminated in Turkey and thanked the United States for its financial support in dealing with AI. Eker also reported that with the next fe [...] | 2006-04-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA263 | TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: AMBASSADOR'S JAN 19 [...] SUMMARY: In his first meeting with the GOT Minister of Health, Ambassador focused on the Avian Influenza (AI) situation, expressing U.S. sympathy, commitment to provide support, and admiration for Turkey's response, transparency, and collaboration. The Minister stressed that AI was a global [...] | 2006-01-24 05:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA2708 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AND THE WORLD BANK [...] SUMMARY: Coming on the heels of the WHO/FAO hosted Avian Influenza (AI) conference in Ankara (supported by USAID),The World Bank gained Executive Board approval on April 24 for a $34.4 million loan to Turkey (out of a $54 million package) that will support Turkey's AI readiness and capacity [...] | 2006-05-14 12:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
06ANKARA3307 | TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI cases in poultry or on wild birds in Turkey since March 31, 2006. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the AI outbreak was completely extinguished by April 24, 2006. The Protection and Control General Directorate issued the last follow up report [...] | 2006-06-07 07:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID TBIO AMED CASC KFLU SENV TU |
06ANKARA341 | TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AS MODEL FOR REGION [...] SUMMARY: The USG AI Delegation that recently visited Turkey, as well as international organizations on the scene, applaud Turkey's robust and transparent response to recent AI animal and human outbreaks, including good cooperation with international actors. They cite Turkey's response as a r [...] | 2006-01-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU KFLU |
06ANKARA4154 | TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION - TURKEY READY TO ASSIST [...] (C) Summary. The GOT has offered Turkey as an alternate debarkation point for Lebanon evacuees. Mission believes the port of Mersin and Incirlik AB offer the best facilities. The southeastern Turkish ports of Mersin and Iskenderun can accommodate ferries and medium-sized cruise ships; both ar [...] | 2006-07-18 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AEMR CASC EWWT MARR PINS PREL ETRA KHLS TU |
06ANKARA4200 | TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: POSSIBLE ARRIVAL OF [...] (U) In response to Task Force information (ref A) that AmCits may be arriving in the Turkish port city of Mersin on 7/19, Mission made contingency preparations to accommodate and process. 2. (U) Initial information that 100 ) 200 AmCits would arrive late July 19 in Mersin on a Canadian-char [...] | 2006-07-19 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EWWT PREL CMGT MOPS US TU |
06ANKARA4234 | TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: PREPARING ALTERNATE [...] (U) In response to Task Force direction, Mission Turkey has prepared to use the port of Mersin as an overflow evacuation point for AmCits departing Lebanon. We intend to bus evacuees to Incirlik Air Base and conduct processing on the base. Mission has directed all available existing resourc [...] | 2006-07-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EWWT REL CMGT MOPS US TU |
06ANKARA4252 | TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: MERSIN/ADANA/INCIRLIK [...] (U) By evening 7/21 local time, Mission Turkey will have staffed up in Mersin and Incirlik Air Base to accommodate AmCits evacuating Lebanon. As of 7/22 we will be capable of processing the 1400 pax expected on the Rahmah. We understand TDY consular and management assistance is en route; we [...] | 2006-07-21 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EWWT PREL CMGT MOPS US TU |
06ANKARA4326 | TFLE01: AIRCRAFT NEEDED NOW TO EVACUATE AMCITS TO [...] (U) This is an urgent action request -- please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Over 700 of the approximately 1700 American citizens and their dependents evacuated from Turkey to Lebanon on July 23 remain at Incirlik Air Base. Schedules for commercial charter flights from Incirlik to CONUS have come a [...] | 2006-07-27 10:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC MOPS ASEC TU LE CY |
06ANKARA4354 | TFLE01: UPDATE ON EVACUEE PROCESSING IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of the 1,700 evacuees received in Turkey, approximately 700 remain on the Incirlik Air Base as of July 28, awaiting chartered aircraft. All three of the flights scheduled to depart July 28 were canceled. These repeated cancellations and delays are seriously undermining morale o [...] | 2006-07-28 16:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC TU LE CY |
06ANKARA5324 | CRIMEAN-CONGO FEVER IN TURKEY [...] Summary: Cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey have increased over prior years to 279, which resulted in 20 deaths over the past summer, causing public concern. Because transmission to humans is mainly via ticks from domesticated animals, the Ministry of Health is coordinating cl [...] | 2006-09-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR TU KFLU |
06ANKARA55 | TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA CAUSES TWO HUMAN DEATHS [...] Summary. Turkey's Ministry of Health has confirmed two human deaths from H5 Avian Influenza. N Sub-type has not been determined, but H5N1 is suspected. It appears that the victims caught AI from handling sick birds. There is no indication of human to human transmission. The GOT continues [...] | 2006-01-05 10:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA630 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: USG SUPPORT FOR WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The World Bank is moving ahead with a flagship Avian Influenza (AI) package for Turkey that should be ready for Executive Board approval by the end of March. A U.S. contribution as part of this package could help fill local gaps in a country that remains highly vulnerable to [...] | 2006-02-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
06ANKARA6417 | USAID Grant Signing Ceremony and Summary of Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $1 million U.S.AID grant to Turkey (through the World Bank) to support Turkey's efforts against Avian Influenza (AI). Remarks by the Ambassador, the Minister of Agriculture Eker, and the Country Director of [...] | 2006-11-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU TU |
06ANKARA861 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY DE-BRIEFS TURKEY MOH [...] SUMMARY. Embassy AI team de-briefed GOT MOH officials on the conclusions and observations of the interagency AI team that visited Turkey January 16-22 (Ref C). Given the apparent respite in new human AI cases, MOH said it is moving from crisis to risk management AI. World Bank negotiations [...] | 2006-02-23 05:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
06ANTANANARIVO1122 | TEST-RETURNING EXILE RAISES TENSION IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The planned return to Madagascar of an exiled political leader, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, has the potential to trigger unrest in some parts of the country. Rajaonarivelo, a former Vice Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the AREMA Party, has been tried and sentenced in abs [...] | 2006-10-06 11:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MA PGOV PREL |
06ANTANANARIVO1134 | TEST-2 RETURNING EXILE RAISES TENSION IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The planned return to Madagascar of an exiled political leader, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, has the potential to trigger unrest in some parts of the country. Rajaonarivelo, a former Vice Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the AREMA Party, has been tried and sentenced in absen [...] | 2006-10-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MA PGOV PREL |
06ANTANANARIVO1136 | TEST-2 RETURNING EXILE RAISES TENSION IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The planned return to Madagascar of an exiled political leader, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, has the potential to trigger unrest in some parts of the country. Rajaonarivelo, a former Vice Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the AREMA Party, has been tried and sentenced in absen [...] | 2006-10-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MA PGOV PREL |
06ANTANANARIVO1142 | THWARTED RETURN OF EXILE RAISES POLITICAL TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The low-level political tension in Madagascar continues after the Government of Madagascar (GoM) closed a coastal airport on Saturday, October 7 to prevent the return of exiled political leader Pierrot Rajaonarivelo from Paris via Riunion. RajaonariveloQs supporters have peacefu [...] | 2006-10-10 14:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC MA |
06ANTANANARIVO1297 | FORMER GENERAL ATTEMPTS "COUP" ACTION [...] (SBU) Former Army General Andrianafidisoa, also known as General Fidy, and 12 to 20 supporters made an unsuccessful attempt at a military coup from November 17 to 18 in Madagascar's capital of Antananarivo. Early November 17, General Fidy and supporters -- officers, enlisted, and militia known [...] | 2006-11-18 10:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA |
06ANTANANARIVO1301 | GENERAL FIDY STILL AT LARGE AFTER COUP ATTEMPT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA |
06ANTANANARIVO1304 | GENERAL FIDY STILL AT LARGE AFTER COUP ATTEMPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Antananarivo is calm and quiet in the wake of the failed weekend coup attempt although the "coup" leader, General Fidy, remains in hiding and in occasional contact with the press. Fidy appears to have grossly over-reached as few military officers rallied to his cause. During hi [...] | 2006-11-20 13:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA |
06ANTANANARIVO1389 | RENEGADE GENERAL FIDY CAPTURED [...] (SBU) Mixed Police and Gendarmes forces arrested "coup" leader and renegade General Andrianafidisoa (Fidy) in Antananarivo the evening of December 12 (reftel). Media reports indicate General Fidy was surprised and did not resist. As a military suspect, Fidy is held by the Gendarmes Brigade i [...] | 2006-12-13 13:23:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC CASC MA |
06ASHGABAT1289 | TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT SAPARMYRAT NIYAZOV DIES [...] (U) This is an action message. Request para 14. Summary ------- 2. (C) Turkmenistan's President, Saparmyrat Niyazov,died at approximately 0100 local time on December 21, as has been confirmed by the official state media. The funeral will be held December 24, and Turkmenistan will obs [...] | 2006-12-21 09:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC ASEC TX |
06ASHGABAT1292 | NIYAZOV DEATH SITREP 001: 12/21/2006 [...] (C) Post has learned that Afghanistani President Karzai, Ukrainian President Yushchenko, Kazakhstani President Nazarbajev, Uzbekistani President Kerimov and Tajikistani President Rahmonov are planning to attend the funeral. In addition Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, Georgian Pri [...] | 2006-12-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC TX |
06ASHGABAT1295 | NIYAZOV DEATH SITREP 002: 12/22/2006 [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting of the Emergency Action Committee, post reviewed drawdown tripwires and agreed that there was no need to consider drawdown at this time. The political situation remains stable, with governmental offices continuing to function. Funeral events will begin 9:00 [...] | 2006-12-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC TX |
06ASHGABAT1301 | NIYAZOV DEATH SITREP 003: 12/22/06 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes Washington's discussion of next steps for Turkmenistan and offers the following input: -- The focus should be on the historic opportunity for a "new relationship," and respect for the outcome of the transition to a new president. Having A/S Boucher head the USG delega [...] | 2006-12-22 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC TX |
06ASHGABAT1313 | DEATH OF NIYAZOV SITREP 005: 12/27/2006 [...] (C) Turkmenistan remains calm. Peace Corps volunteers are returning to their assigned cities, and government institutions are continuing to function, albeit in some chaos. Charge met today with the head of the Americas section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss next steps, includ [...] | 2006-12-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TX |
06ASMARA261 | ERITREA'S IMPROVED READINESS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since December 2005, Eritrea has developed a response plan to Avian Flu. Established recently, the National Avian Influenza Committee is an inter-ministry collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Health. The Committee aims to r [...] | 2006-03-15 15:10:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT CASC AMED AEMR EAGR EAID KSCA PREL ER |
06ASMARA580 | Eritrea: 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] The United States Government is aware of four claims by American citizens that may be outstanding against the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE). Three of these claims were reported in previous reports and there is one new claim for 2006. 2. a) Claimant A b) 1998 c) On July 20 [...] | 2006-07-07 09:33:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ER |
06ASMARA691 | DIASPORA MEMBERS HARASSED DURING SUMMER VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Every summer the return of the beles, or prickly pears, to streets and villages of Eritrea also mark the return of the other beles, the Eritrean diaspora. While the GSE welcomes the return of the diaspora, and their foreign currency, by sponsoring festivals and events and having [...] | 2006-08-25 09:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR CASC ER |
06ASMARA708 | AMERICAN BABY DETAINED FOR FOUR NIGHTS IN ERITREAN [...] (C) On August 31, Poloff received an inquiry from an American citizen father informing post that his two-month old son and the child,s mother, Senait Solomon, an Eritrean citizen were being detained in Dekemhare, about 40km from Asmara. Upon learning of the detention, Poloff contacted the mot [...] | 2006-09-01 15:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR CASC ER |
06ASMARA997 | TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF NIV SERVICES IN ASMARA [...] As discussed reftel, beginning on December 4, non-emergency NIV services in Asmara will be temporarily suspended. The consular section will continue to provide full services to American citizens and, as possible, process immigrant visas. Due to staff shortages created by the refusal of the G [...] | 2006-11-28 11:14:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS PGOV PREL AMGT OFDP ER |
06ASTANA353 | NEW HEALTH MINISTER CALLS FOR CONTINUED COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In his introductory meeting with newly appointed Minister of Health Anatoliy Dernovoy, the Ambassador reaffirmed that close cooperation in the health sector remains an important Embassy priority. Dernovoy reacted positively, stating that he hopes for continued collaboration. De [...] | 2006-10-31 03:11:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV PINR CASC TSPL KZ |
06ASTANA817 | KAZAKHSTAN: PETROKAZAKHSTAN LEGAL CASE WINDS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: On November 14, an Almaty district court convicted three expatriate former executives (two AmCits) of PetroKazakhstan (PK) of criminal violations of Kazakhstan's anti-monopoly law. The judge simultaneously granted the defendants amnesty and lifted a travel ban that had been in p [...] | 2006-12-12 04:07:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ CASC |
06ASUNCION568 | REPORT ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND [...] Summary: Vice-Consul interviewed four individuals working in Paraguay's correctional system to obtain information on prisons and the criminal justice system. There are 13 correctional facilities in Paraguay housing approximately 5,000 inmates. Jails are overcrowded and inmates live in squ [...] | 2006-06-01 20:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC CMGT PA |
06ASUNCION795 | REPORT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SYSTEM IN PARAGUAY [...] Summary: Vice-Consul conducted an assessment of Paraguay's mental health treatment resources using interviews and a site visit. There are 31 publicly funded treatment centers scattered throughout the country. At these public facilities no one is turned away for inability to pay. There are [...] | 2006-08-04 11:31:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT PA |
06ATHENS1480 | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, THIS LAND IS MY LAND: [...] (U) Summary: A major inhibitor of foreign direct investment in Greece is the lack of a functional national land registry (NLR). To address this problem, the GoG recently submitted a new draft bill that once again attempts to create a working NLR. The political, legal, and economic issues that [...] | 2006-06-09 04:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EIDE CASC GR |
06ATHENS1853 | GREEK MFA INVOLVED IN ARRANGING VESSELS FOR BEIRUT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Kassimis on July 17 to advise the GoG of current USG efforts regarding potential evacuations from Beirut, as well as enlist GoG aid in locating appropriate vessels for RFP N00033-06-R-5523, and raise the possibility that Souda Bay mig [...] | 2006-07-18 04:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AEMR CASC EWWT GR LE MARR PINS PREL ETRA KHLS |
06ATHENS591 | AVIAN INFLUENZA IN GREECE: AMB HOLDS TOWN HALL [...] (U) On Tuesday, February 28th, AMB conducted a town hall meeting with embassy personnel to address the mission's heightened sense of awareness regarding Avian Influenza after 20 confirmed cases in migratory birds in Greece since February 11th. AMB briefed mission members on the current state [...] | 2006-03-02 08:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CASC GR |
06BAGHDAD152 | FOLLOW-UP TO JANUARY 10 EMERGENCY ACTION [...] (SBU) On January 16, Deputy Chief of Mission and Regional Security Officer evaluated threat and movement information on Routes Dover and Tampa. DCM and RSO concluded that Route Dover will remain off- limits for Chief of Mission motorcade movements. Route Tampa may be utilized on a case-by-cas [...] | 2006-01-18 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT CASC PTER IZ |
06BAGHDAD343 | EMBASSY BAGHDAD AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES AND [...] The Embassy Baghdad Avian Influenza (AI) Working Group (AIWG, which included MED, ECON, Health Attache, IRMO, USAID, USDA/FAS, MGT, PAO, and MNF-I),met on January 18, 2006 to discuss Embassy tripwires and possible responses. Based on this meeting, the Embassy Health Unit drafted AI Tripwires [...] | 2006-02-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ASEC EAGR EAID TBIO KFLU |
06BAKU1156 | IBRAHIMOGLU LEADS 70 PERSON PROTEST AT ISRAELI [...] (C) Former Juma Mosque Imam Ilgar Ibrahimoglu led a group of roughly 70 - 80 in an August 3 nonviolent protest of Israeli actions in the Middle East in front of the Israeli Embassy. Ibrahimoglu told Emboff that police officers arrived late and largely permitted the group to demonstrate without [...] | 2006-08-04 14:00:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL ASEC CASC IS LE AJ |
06BAKU1718 | AZERBAIJAN: NOVEMBER 23 PROTEST RESULTS IN 40-50 [...] (SBU) On November 23, the Popular Front Party (PFP) attempted to hold a protest in response to the GOAJ's recent crackdown on media freedom , the fifth in a string of protests PFP has held on this topic over the past month (see ref a). The November 23 protest, held in front of the downtown Bak [...] | 2006-11-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC AJ |
06BAKU1729 | AZERBAIJAN IN MUTED SHOCK OVER CLOSURE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijani society remains in a state of muted disbelief following the GOAJ's surprise decision to close independent ANS Television and evict several independent media outlets from their downtown offices. The Coordination Council Union of Public Interest Organizations, an umbrell [...] | 2006-11-28 14:42:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC AJ |
06BAKU1739 | PRESIDENT ALIYEV COMMENTS ON ANS SUSPENSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 29 interview, President Aliyev affirmed his commitment to build a modern democratic state based on rule of law, but said that independent ANS Television (whose operations were suspended November 24) must follow the law. Aliyev also criticized the opposition for "poli [...] | 2006-11-29 17:58:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC AJ |
06BAKU1779 | AZERBAIJAN: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: While initial GOAJ testing of dead birds from the southern region of Jalalibad did not indicate avian influenza (AI),a visiting USAID technical advisor and FAO representative who visited the region are concerned that the GOAJ test results were inconsistent with the high mortalit [...] | 2006-12-07 15:13:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV PREL KFLU TBIO CASC AJ |
06BAKU208 | AVIAN CASES OF H5N1 CONFIRMED IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOAJ announced February 10 that samples taken from birds in Azerbaijan had tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza. The tests were conducted at an international reference laboratory at Weybridge, UK. Ministers of Health and Agriculture did the right thing by quickly announci [...] | 2006-02-10 16:07:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID CASC KFLU AJ |
06BAKU235 | AMBASSADOR AND UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR URGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 14 Ambassador Harnish along with representatives from UN agencies and the USAID country director met with Prime Minister Artur Rasizadeh to urge a more active response by the GOAJ to the avian influenza outbreak in Azerbaijan. In a positive step forward, Rasizadeh gav [...] | 2006-02-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU SOCI TBIO KSCA EAGR EAID CASC ASEC AJ |
06BAKU257 | AZERBAIJAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOAJ, [...] (SBU) International pressure on the GOAJ to take avian influenza seriously appears to have prompted the GOAJ to take action. Following Ambassador and UN Resident Coordinator,s February 14 approach to Prime Minister Rasizade (reftel) and European Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner,s February 16 pitc [...] | 2006-02-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID PGOV KFLU ASEC CASC AJ |
06BAKU280 | ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK; FEBRUARY 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 20 briefing for the diplomatic corps on avian influenza, Azerbaijani Minister of Agriculture Abbasov reviewed the steps the GOAJ has taken and reported that the GOAJ's revised action plan had been submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers. Abbasov said the GOAJ now ha [...] | 2006-02-23 04:31:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR KFLU EAID PGOV ASEC CASC AJ |
06BAKU329 | AZERBAIJAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a tense meeting with the donor community March 1, a very agitated Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov, head of the GOAJ avian influenza commission, confirmed for the first time avian influenza in domestic poultry and one commercial poultry farm. Abbasov indicated that GOAJ lab [...] | 2006-03-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON KFLU PREL PGOV CASC AJ |
06BAKU356 | AMBASSADOR AND EU TROIKA RAISE CONCERNS WITH PM ON [...] (C) SUMAMRY: In a March 6 meeting requested by the Ambassador and EU Troika (EU Commission, German Ambassador, French Charge) to highlight common concerns about Azerbaijan's handling of avian influenza problems, Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade, welcomed international expertise in dealing with t [...] | 2006-03-06 15:16:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID PGOV KFLU CASC AJ |
06BAKU377 | AVIAN INFLUENZA IN AZERBAIJAN: NEED FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Despite significant and prolonged intervention by Post, the GOAJ continues to react poorly to the threat of avian influenza. The GOAJ's extremely poor veterinary response appears to have largely destroyed the commercial poultry industry, in addition to an unkno [...] | 2006-03-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PGOV PREL EAGR KFLU CASC AJ |
06BAKU444 | WHO CONFIRMS 5 AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that UK reference laboratory tests showed that five deaths (reftel) in Azerbaijan were caused by H5N1 avian influenza. Testing confirmed two additional H5N1 infections; one patient recovered and has been discharged fro [...] | 2006-03-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KFLU EAID PGOV EAGR TBIO CASC AJ |
06BAMAKO577 | ARMED ASSAILANTS ATTACK MILITARY POSTS IN KIDAL - [...] (C) The Embassy has received reports of an attack by armed assailants on two military posts in Kidal. According to Embassy contacts, the attack and an ensuing gun battle occurred during the early hours of May 23. Although reports are contradictory, the attackers appear to have targeted a lar [...] | 2006-05-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET | ASEC PREL PGOV PINR CASC ML |
06BAMAKO578 | EAC DECISIONS REGARDING ATTACKS IN KIDAL AND [...] (C) As noted in reftel, the Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting at 1400 following reports of apparently coordinated attacks on Malian military bases in Kidal and Menaka. The results of the EAC meeting are noted below. 2. (C) The Embassy's RSO confirmed that no tier one tripwires have been re [...] | 2006-05-23 17:11:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV PINR CASC ML |
06BANGKOK2168 | EXTRADITION: RTG PROVIDES ASSURANCES FOR SUWIT [...] (SBU) In a meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for American Affairs Apirath Vienravi and several members of the MFA's Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, DCM delivered reftel request. In response to Department's request that the RTG provide an assurance that if the death sentence i [...] | 2006-04-12 10:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CJAN CASC CPAS SNAR KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK2193 | EXTRADITION OF SUWIT PRASOPRAT [...] (SBU) Due to the just completed Thai New Year holiday, the earliest Post could meet with a senior Thai counterpart to deliver Reftel A demarche would be later this week. In the meantime, mid-level RTG officials have reiterated that their position will not change from that given to DCM by MFA D [...] | 2006-04-17 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CJAN CASC CPAS SNAR KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK2227 | SUWIT EXTRADITION: SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) In a meeting with MFA Director General for Treaties and Legal Affairs, Mr. Krit Kriachitti, and several members of his staff, DCM delivered Reftel A demarche. In response to DCM's request that the RTG provide assurances that, should the death penalty be imposed on Suwit Prasoprat, it not [...] | 2006-04-18 09:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CJAN CASC CPAS SNAR KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK2270 | MOVING FORWARD ON AN SEA CT STRATEGY [...] (S/REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: On March 6, Embassy Bangkok and S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton hosted regional Chiefs of Mission and participants from other U.S. agencies to follow up on the January CT consultations in Jakarta (REFTELS). Chiefs of Mission (COMs) continued to develop a framework to [...] | 2006-04-19 23:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL TH |
06BANGKOK5747 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: FIRST WESTERNER KILLED IN [...] (C) Summary. Six bombs exploded in the southern city of Hat Yai on the night of September 16, wounding at least sixty people and killing four--including a Canadian-American. This is the first Western-fatality linked to the ongoing separatist violence in Thailand's southern provinces. Althoug [...] | 2006-09-18 10:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PINR PTER ASEC TH |
06BANJUL182 | THE GAMBIA: MORE ON FAILED COUP ATTEMPT [...] (C) Amidst ongoing calm and atmosphere of general normality in the Gambian capital following the reportedly aborted coup plot March 21, GOTG source claims that the ringleader was spotted entering the Casamance region in Senegal. In March 22-23 meetings, our Emergency Action Committee (EAC) agr [...] | 2006-03-23 18:35:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS CASC ASEC GA |
06BANJUL184 | THE GAMBIA: PROMINENT JOURNALIST'S COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Well-informed journalist, Pap Saine, expressed certainty that there had been a coup attempt foiled here March 21, asserting that the immediate cause was widespread discontent in the regular army over special benefits enjoyed by President Jammeh's guard force. Saine indicated that the numb [...] | 2006-03-24 13:37:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL188 | THE GAMBIA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING COUP [...] (C) President Jammeh issued a predictably tough, defiant statement on the failed coup attempt, describing the plotters as "bed bugs and fleas" and warning that they would receive no leniency. He also indicated the GOTG's determination to host the AU Summit in July as scheduled -- "whether any [...] | 2006-03-27 14:30:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL190 | THE GAMBIA: POSSIBLE SENEGALESE ANGLE IN TELEVISED [...] (C) On March 27, Amcit (dual national) Tamsir Jasseh and other suspects in the aborted March 21 coup attempt gave televised confessions of their involvement, and Jasseh's role, judging from his statement, was greater than he had previously indicated to Ambassador. The statements by Jasseh and [...] | 2006-03-28 17:36:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL194 | THE GAMBIA: CALM, BUT JITTERY ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Amidst a calm, but jittery atmosphere, there have been additional televised statements by persons suspected of involvement in the March 21 coup attempt. A senior police official noted the release of two military officers cleared of involvement and estimated the remaining number of detaine [...] | 2006-03-30 18:38:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL206 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON AFTERMATH OF ABORTED COUP [...] (C) Sources portray President Jammeh as still recovering from a sense of shock and betrayal following the aborted coup attempt March 21, although he works to convey the image of a leader fully in charge in his public appearances. The GOTG itself has yet to provide much information on the foile [...] | 2006-04-04 18:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA |
06BANJUL212 | THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON AFTERMATH OF [...] (C) In April 6 meeting with senior presidential adviser, Secretary General Njie, Ambassador reiterated our concern SIPDIS over reports of detainees' mistreatment, detention of National Assembly Speaker and others, and private newspaper's closure in connection with the recent aborted coup at [...] | 2006-04-06 17:34:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL222 | THE GAMBIA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING FOILED [...] (C) President Jammeh continues his efforts to demonstrate that he remains in charge and that the public is rallying around him, while opposition parties issued a statement April 9 expressing doubt about the GOTG's capacity to "manage the apparent crisis." There are signs of disarray at the N [...] | 2006-04-10 17:19:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL225 | THE GAMBIA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON DETAINEES [...] (C) Ambassador met April 13 with Foreign Minister's deputy, William Joof, to reiterate our concern over authorities' reported abuses following the March 21 aborted coup plot and to reiterate our request for prompt access to detained American citizen (dual national) Tamsir Jasseh (ref a). (NOTE [...] | 2006-04-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL PHUM PINS CASC ASEC KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL233 | THE GAMBIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER REMOVED, [...] (C) The National Assembly Speaker, Sheriff Dibba, suspected of involvement in the failed coup plot, was released from detention April 15, but removed from the National Assembly by President Jammeh. A senior National Intelligence Agency official, Keemo Balajo, was also released and his job res [...] | 2006-04-18 14:07:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL249 | THE GAMBIA: MORE DETAINEES RELEASED, OTHER [...] (C) The General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of the journal, "Independent," are among detainees released April 20 and ostensibly cleared of involvement in the aborted coup plot March 21. Ambassador met April 21 with Interior Minister Jatta and pressed again for access to Amcit detainee and for [...] | 2006-04-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL252 | THE GAMBIA: FURTHER DEMARCHE ON ACCESS TO AMCIT, [...] (C) Ambassador met April 24 with Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary William Joof and repeated previous requests for SIPDIS access to Amcit Tamsir Jasseh, detained for suspected involvement in the March 21 aborted coup plot (ref a). Ambassador stressed dismay at the delay in our obtaining a [...] | 2006-04-24 17:30:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG |
06BANJUL259 | THE GAMBIA: MORE ON REPORTED FIGHTING NEAR GAMBIAN [...] (SBU) In April 26 conversation, Ambassador asked Interior Minister Baboucar Jatta about situation along The Gambia's border with Senegal's Casamance region, following recent reports of fighting -- most recently during night of April 24-25 -- in that area, involving forces of dissident MFDC com [...] | 2006-04-26 17:50:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS PREF CASC SG GA |
06BANJUL348 | THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TREASON TRIAL, MEDIA ISSUES [...] (C) The trial of 16 alleged coup plotters resumed May 26 and Embassy's ACS assistant attended; the next court session is scheduled for June 9. Several suspected plotters have yet to be charged. Meanwhile, the privately-owned journal, "Independent," remains closed, and we continue to urge GOT [...] | 2006-05-31 12:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM CASC GA |
06BANJUL692 | THE GAMBIA: VERDICT IN SADDAM HUSSEIN CASE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Ambassador convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to assess the possible impact on the local security environment of the conviction and sentencing to death of Saddam Hussein. There was agreement among EAC members that the verdict was not likely to generate [...] | 2006-11-07 12:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL CASC GA |
06BANJUL769 | THE GAMBIA: HOLIDAY SECURITY ADVISORY [...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador convened EAC meeting December 22 to review the security posture of the Embassy and the private Amcit community in advance of the holiday period. On the eve of both major Islamic and Chrisitan holidays, EAC members noted the harmonious relationship between [...] | 2006-12-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC GA |
06BANJUL778 | THE GAMBIA: EXECUTION OF SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador convened EAC meeting December 29 to review the security posture of the Embassy and the private Amcit community in light of the anticipated execution of Saddam Hussein. EAC members agreed that Hussein's execution was not/not likely to generate much interes [...] | 2006-12-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ GA |
06BEIJING10823 | PRC EVACUATES CITIZENS, OTHERS FROM EAST TIMOR [...] (C) A charter plane arrived in China from Dili on the evening of May 30 with over 240 PRC citizens, overseas Chinese, non-PRC nationals and PRC Embassy staff, MFA Asian Affairs Department Deputy Division Director He Wei told poloff on May 31. He Wei said he has not received any reports of Am [...] | 2006-06-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC CH TT |
06BEIJING11811 | HIRC STAFFDEL HALPIN'S CHINA VISIT [...] (SBU) Reftels reported that House International Relations Committee (HIRC) STAFFDEL Halpin, consisting of Dennis Halpin and Hans Hogrefe, cut short its visit to Xinjiang after members of the family of Rebiya Kadeer were detained. As noted reftels, the STAFFDEL and the Embassy repeatedly urged [...] | 2006-06-12 03:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC ENRG UNAUS CH JP |
06BEIJING19793 | BEIJING-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION ON WEN JIABAO IN [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao told Prime Minister Blair China is gradually reforming its political and administrative structure. UK Ambassador Ehrman said that the two discussed Iran, Lebanon, North Korea, human rights, trade issues and China's economic growth during their London meeting. FM Li Zh [...] | 2006-09-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AMGT CASC FR GM JA UK EUN CH |
06BEIJING24266 | AMBASSADOR RAISE CONCERNS OVER HUMAN RIGHTS CASES [...] (C) The Ambassador expressed the United States Government's serious concerns regarding the cases of the New York Times' Zhao Yan, legal activist Chen Guangcheng and his wife, lawyer Gao Zhisheng and his wife, the sons of Rebiya Kadeer, American citizen Jude Shao and Yang Jianli during a meetin [...] | 2006-12-04 09:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC CH |
06BEIRUT1424 | MGLE01: A/S HILLEN MEETS WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) Pol-Mil A/S Hillen informed Lebanon's PM Siniora that the final approvals were in the works for what we hope will be USD 10 million grant (Section 1206) for immediate equipment and training needs of the Lebanese Armed Forces. Expressing deep appreciation to the President and Secretary, P [...] | 2006-05-08 09:12:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC MASS KDEM LE IS SY |
06BEIRUT1466 | MGLE01: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH ISF GENERAL RIFI [...] (C) A/S Hillen met with ISF General Ashraf Rifi at the ISF headquarters in Beirut to discuss U.S. - Lebanese cooperation on security assistance programs. Rifi thanked A/S Hillen and the U.S. for our assistance, and said he looked forward to a long partnership with the United States. Rifi sai [...] | 2006-05-10 07:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER CASC LE |
06BEIRUT1471 | MGLE01: SHIA SPIRITUAL LEADER SPEAKS OUT FOR [...] (C) On May 9, Ambassador accompanied by PolChief met with head of the Higher Shia Council, Abed al-Amir Qabalan to brief him on PM Siniora's visit to the United States. Qabalan said the Taif accords are the solution to Lebanon's troubles and the leaders should return to that as the basis for [...] | 2006-05-10 10:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM CASC KISL PGOV PHUM |
06BEIRUT1546 | MGLE01: IO A/S SILVERBERG'S 15 MAY MEETING WITH [...] (C) Lebanese Minister of Justice Charles Rizk asked for Assistant Secretary Silverberg's assistance in pushing the United Nations to produce a timetable for the establishment of an international tribunal to try suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq [...] | 2006-05-17 15:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM CASC KDEM LE |
06BEIRUT1717 | MGLE01: JUSTICE MINISTER COMPLAINS THAT SINIORA [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk voiced disappointment with Prime Minister Siniora's apparent decision to reject Rizk's proposed list of candidates for Lebanon's Higher Judicial Council. Rizk maintained that Siniora is bent on achieving a council majority that would allow him to control th [...] | 2006-06-01 07:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KDEM LE PGOV PREL PTER SY IS |
06BEIRUT2292 | MGLE01: AOUN DISCUSSES SUMMER PLANS; PROMISES TO [...] (C/NF) In a July 7 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, MP Michel Aoun was optimistic that his new television station would garner a strong sudience and earn a profit. Aoun, along with his adviser Gibran Bassil, commented on Suleiman Franjieh's controversial recent statements, saying th [...] | 2006-07-07 14:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CASC IS KDEM KPAL LE PGOV PTER |
06BEIRUT2413 | TFLE01: INCENSED BY ISRAELI TARGETING OF LAF, [...] (S/NF) While acknowledging that there was something not quite right abotu the activities at the Jamhour military base, French Ambassador Emie described recent Israeli strikes on Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) facilities as "unbelievable." If the Israeli campaign was going to continue along these lines [...] | 2006-07-18 16:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PTER ASEC CASC LE FR |
06BEIRUT2534 | TFLE01: ISRAELI ATTACKS ON NORTH COAST BRIDGE [...] (C) No doubt the Israelis can provide military justification for their attacks on three bridges going north starting from the Christian port city of Jounieh this morning (8/04) and cutting off the &corridor8 that the GOI told the world would remain open to Syria. But whatever the Israeli rationale, [...] | 2006-08-04 13:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER PROG CASC LE IS |
06BEIRUT3680 | LEBANON: EMBASSY EAC CONVENES TO REVIEW SECURITY [...] (SBU) At 1800 hrs. local on November 21, DCM convened the Embassy Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review the security situation and related Embassy activities following the assassination at 1545 hrs. local of Lebanese Minister of Industry Pierre Gemayel. At the time of the EAC meeting, [...] | 2006-11-21 17:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC KCRM LE |
06BELGRADE1001 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] Below is the Serbia and Montenegro submission for the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. As requested in reftel, we have sent tracked edits to the Serbia and Montenegro portion of the final 2006 report via e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA James Roseli. One of the two investment [...] | 2006-06-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PREL SR MW |
06BELGRADE1460 | MONTENEGRO ARRESTS 14, INCLUDING THREE U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of Saturday, September 9, at about 10:00 local time, Montenegrin police raided dwellings in the locality of Tuzi, to the southeast of the capital Podgorica, in a largely ethnically Albanian community. Fourteen persons were taken into custody, including three U.S. [...] | 2006-09-11 14:19:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER CASC PGOV PREL MW |
06BELGRADE343 | SERBIA ANNOUNCES FIRST CASE OF H5 AVIAN FLU [...] The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture announced on March, 2 that a case of Avian Influenza was found in a dead swan in a canal in the Backi Monostor area in Sombor (near the Hungarian border). Following lab tests conducted by the Veterinary Scientific Institute in Novi Sad and the Veterinary In [...] | 2006-03-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT TBIO ASEC CASC ETRD EAGR EAID KFLU RO WHO |
06BELGRADE75 | SETTLEMENT REACHED IN VALEANT INVESTMENT DISPUTE [...] (SBU) On December 14, 2005, the GOS and U.S. company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc.) reached an agreement to settle on an outstanding investment dispute. The history of the case, which is an ownership dispute, is provided in Reftel A. The GOS agreed t [...] | 2006-01-18 13:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PGOV SR MW OPIC |
06BERN1686 | SWISS DFA DEPUTY POLDIR ON IRAN, UNHRC, AND \ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP CASC SZ |
06BISHKEK1570 | 11/8/06 EAC MEETING REGARDING DEMONSTRATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 8. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, EXBS, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, and Manas Air Force Base representatives. [...] | 2006-11-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL |
06BISHKEK1602 | EAC MEETING RE ABDUCTION OF USAID OFFICER'S SPOUSE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 13. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, U.S. Treasury Representative, and Manas Air Forc [...] | 2006-11-14 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1621 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting late on November 16. In attendance were AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, RLS, and RSO. Peace Corps and CLO were subsequently briefed by DCM. 2. (C) Ambassador said that the meeting was called to discuss new d [...] | 2006-11-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1723 | ACTION REQUEST RECOMMENDING RESUMPTION OF [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request; see para 8 below. 2. (C) On November 16, 2006, the USAID office in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic temporarily suspended operations due to a perceived security threat. The perceived threat centered around the recovery of a stolen diplomatic vehicle that reap [...] | 2006-12-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1730 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON RECOMMENDATION TO REOPEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting the morning of December 6. In attendance were AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, PAS, MGT, DAO, CONS, CLO, Peace Corps, USAID, MED, RSL, Manas Airbase, and RSO. Also attending was USAID Regional Deputy Director Delaney from Almaty. 2. (C) The Bishk [...] | 2006-12-07 11:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL |
06BISHKEK1751 | RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS AT USAID OFFICE IN OSH, [...] (C) On 13 December 2006, USAID OSH office director Zach Shelton informed RSO that all three MVD guards are now armed. The pre-conditions set by the EAC in REFTEL Bishkek 1723 for resuming operations at the Osh USAID office have been met. 2. (C) In State 196694, the Department stated tha [...] | 2006-12-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
06BOGOTA4608 | AMBASSADOR AND ICRC DISCUSS U.S. HOSTAGES, ACCESS [...] (C) Ambassador met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation Barbara Hintermann (strictly protect) May 22 to discuss follow up to ICRC Juan Pedro Schaerer's recent meetings in Washington with Under Secretary Burns and the NSC. Hintermann said she has established [...] | 2006-05-24 20:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KJUS CASC CO |
06BOGOTA5142 | PRIVATE CARGO PLANE ACCIDENT AT RIO NEGRO; NO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 22:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC CO |
06BOGOTA5924 | FARC COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL HOSTAGE EXCHANGE, [...] (C) In three recent media statements, the FARC has voiced its willingness to discuss with the GOC a humanitarian exchange of imprisoned guerillas for FARC-held hostages, among them three U.S. citizens. FARC spokesperson Raul Reyes also raised the prospect of broader peace talks, but continge [...] | 2006-06-30 18:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR CASC CO |
06BOGOTA6257 | SENATOR CORNYN'S MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with President Uribe July 4 to discuss Colombia,s counterterrorism and counternarcotics efforts. Uribe thanked Cornyn for his support, and asked for his help in passing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia. He said drug eradication must ra [...] | 2006-07-11 22:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD SNAR CASC CO |
06BRASILIA1321 | STANG ASSASSINATION - SUSPECTED MASTERMIND RELEASED FROM [...] Regivaldo Pereira Galvao, one of two ranchers accused of orchestrating the murder of Dorothy Stang, was granted release from prison on June 29. Brazil's 1st Circuit Supreme Federal Court (STF) in a three-to-two vote, granted Galvao's habeas corpus request and ordered him immediately discharged [...] | 2006-06-30 18:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC KCRM PHUM SOCI BR |
06BRASILIA1366 | BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per instructions in reftel, US Embassy Brasilia is aware of two (2) claims of US persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Brazil (GOB). Claim 1 ------- a. Claimants A and B b. 1999 c. Claimants A and B, along with a Brazilian partner, through a joint [...] | 2006-07-06 18:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE ENRG CASC ECON OPIC PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA2315 | BRAZIL: CHAOS IN AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE AS AIR TRAFFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 1 and 2, were two particularly bad days to be an airline worker or passenger in Brazil. The national holiday on Nov. 2, start of a long weekend for many travelers, saw frayed tempers and more than one fracas in airports throughout the country as fl [...] | 2006-11-05 12:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA CASC BR |
06BRASILIA2425 | BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON LEGACY PILOTS DELIVERED [...] (U) CG Henshaw delivered demarche per reftel instructions to Ministry of External Relations Director for the Department of Brazilian Overseas Communities, Ambassador Manoel Gomes Pereira on November 18. 2. (C) Ambassador Pereira said that he would pass our concerns to the appellate court re [...] | 2006-11-17 18:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EAIR PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2475 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LEGACY PILOTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 09:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EAIR PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2521 | BRAZILIANS BEGIN TO SPEAK OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL "CRISIS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian Air Traffic Controllers' continued "work to rule" operation, which reduces the number of aircraft each controller handles to the maximum allowed by International Civil Aviation Organization standards (14),has made flight delays routine in Brazil: on November 27, accord [...] | 2006-11-30 16:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA CASC ECON BR |
06BRASILIA2532 | UPDATE ON LEGACY PILOTS [...] (C) Summary. The Embassy believes that it is only a question of when, not if, the Legacy pilots, involved in the September 29 collision that led to the crash of a GOL Boeing 737 and the deaths of all 154 persons aboard, are allowed to leave Brazil. While frustrated with the slow pace of events [...] | 2006-12-01 18:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EAIR PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2680 | BRAZILIANS FEAR MORE AIRPORT CHAOS OVER CHRISTMAS WEEKEND [...] (SBU) Summary: Air travelers in Brazil fear a difficult holiday season after inclement weather in southeast Brazil, overbooking by the country's principal carrier-TAM, malfunctions in TAM computers, and unscheduled maintenance required on six TAM airlines aircraft caused generalized flight del [...] | 2006-12-27 10:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA CASC ECON BR |
06BRASILIA631 | BRAZIL'S NEW AIR REGULATORY AGENCY FACES CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) was formally inaugurated in a March 20 ceremony in Brasilia. Emboffs met with ANAC officials March 16 to discuss the agency's plans for the airline industry. Settled are issues like where the agency will be headquartered -- Brasilia -- an [...] | 2006-03-31 10:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV ECON CASC BR |
06BRASILIA688 | BRAZIL'S NEW AVIATION REGULATOR ASKS FOR INVITE TO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2 and 5 for details. 2. (U) During an April 7 lunch with Emboffs, Directors Denise Abreu and Leur Lomanto of the newly created National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) asked that the FAA extend a formal invitation to ANAC representatives for Ma [...] | 2006-04-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV ECON CASC BR |
06BRATISLAVA252 | SLOVAKS NOT KEEN ON ROMANIAN ADOPTION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche March 21 to Juraj Kubla at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights directorate. Kubla in turn shared the points with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Family, and the Slovak Embassy in Bucharest. [...] | 2006-03-30 14:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC EU RO LO |
06BRATISLAVA615 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER KALINAK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador's first formal meeting with new Interior Minister Robert Kalinak demonstrated Kalinak's openness and intent to continue Slovakia's efforts to fight extremism, trafficking in persons, and organized crime. Kalinak indicated that Slovakia may increase its training pr [...] | 2006-07-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC CVIS PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA793 | BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VISA [...] Bratislava's Bilateral Consular Working Group (BCWG) met for the fifth time on September 26, 2006, at the Embassy. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Vallee. MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak headed the Slovak delegation. The most significant positive wads the GOS commitment to not [...] | 2006-09-29 06:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT CVIS LO PREL |
06BRATISLAVA794 | BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VISA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT CASC PREL LO |
06BRIDGETOWN1002 | FRAUDULENT US PASSPORT INFORMATION FAXED TO [...] On 05/16/2006, Police Constable Taylor of the Royal Barbados Police Force requested assistance from the Embassy Bridgetown regarding verification of two fax photo copies of US passports received by a local travel agent. 2. According to Constable Taylor, his office was requested to verify a [...] | 2006-06-12 14:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN111 | AI REPORT #6: POST TRIPWIRE INPUT PERSONNEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown has designated Lauren Bradley and Nancy Nelson to be responsible for inputting the Avian Influenza Tripwire Data. Requested information on employees is below. 2. Name: Lauren M. Bradley Position Title: Office Management Specialist (OMS) Office: Political/Economic Cle [...] | 2006-01-18 20:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1216 | ST. LUCIA - PM ON GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer, St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony pleaded for the USG to delay toughening the language on crime in the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (CIS) until after national elections. To make his case, he highlighted his government's effor [...] | 2006-07-13 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PINR SNAR KCRM ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1235 | EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING, [...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy convoked an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on Friday, July 14, 2006, attended by Ambassador, A/DCM, P/E, RSO, DET CDR, LEGATT, DEA, IRS, CON, ORA, IPO, MLO, USAID, OFDA, PAS, OBO, and GSO. A/DCM explained the need to review the security posture of [...] | 2006-07-14 21:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PTER BB |
06BRIDGETOWN1687 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and reports were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1276, Barbados #1277, Dominica #1278, St. Kitts #1279, St. Lucia #1280, St. Vincent #1281, and Grenada #1282) on September 20, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on [...] | 2006-09-21 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT PGOV PREL KPAO KCSY KHLS XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1706 | ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: INCREASING COMMON GROUND; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 20 Ambassador Kramer and legal counsel to the Half Moon Bay property's Amcit majority shareholder met with Antigua and Barbuda Attorney General and Minister of Tourism to revitalize efforts to resolve differences surrounding the 11-year-old expropriation case of the [...] | 2006-09-25 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1811 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ANTIGUA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Kramer met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, continuing her series of farewell meetings with leaders of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. The Ambassador also met with Minister of Housing, Cultu [...] | 2006-10-12 19:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1832 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
06BRIDGETOWN1833 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
06BRIDGETOWN1849 | A PLAN FOR SALVATION: SECOND CWC 2007 ISAG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 held its second plenary meeting October 11-12 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants reviewed progress reports on the Regional Security Plan (RSP) threat assessments, and public health and safety issues [...] | 2006-10-19 19:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN188 | CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 SCHEDULE AND MATCH-UPS [...] If you would like a copy of this schedule via e-mail, please contact Patricia Aguilera at AguileraP@state.gov. -- CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 (CWC) -- Hosting Warm-Up Matches: Barbados, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Hosting CWC Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, [...] | 2006-01-31 10:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BB CASC CVIS PGOV PINR PTER SNAR |
06BRIDGETOWN1904 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: During her October 23 farewell meeting with Barbados' Prime Minister Arthur, Ambassador Kramer took stock of U.S.-Barbadian relations and discussed areas where greater collaboration could be useful. Ambassador Kramer urged Prime Minister Arthur to review Barbados' stance on Vene [...] | 2006-10-27 18:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD CASC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2083 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...] | 2006-11-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC |
06BRIDGETOWN304 | 2005 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT (OCSR) FOR [...] CHIEF OF MISSION (COM) responsibility extends to seven (7) independent nations of the Eastern Caribbean including: -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Barbados -- Dominica -- Grenada -- St. Kitts and Nevis -- St. Lucia -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines CONSUL GENERAL (CG),Bridgetown provides c [...] | 2006-02-17 12:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KCRM KSAC BB GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN338 | CORRECTED COPY: AI REPORT #7: POST'S AI-SPECIFIC [...] This is a corrected cable in response to reftel. See additional information in para 2 about Embassy's activities and constituent Post in Grenada, changes in para 3 on Post's geographic areas of responsibility and concern, and tripwire-related changes in para 5. 2. Summary: Post's Avian I [...] | 2006-02-22 18:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC CASC EAGR EAID ETRD KFLO |
06BRIDGETOWN486 | ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: NATALIA QUERARD AND HER SIX OUTSTANDI [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon 3. (C) Querard requested a face-to-face meeting with the DCM, saying s 4. (C) The status of her core expropriation case in the Privy Council --------------- Case Background [...] | 2006-03-17 18:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC |
06BRIDGETOWN487 | ANTIGUA HALF MOON BAY: NATALIA QUERARD AND HER SIX [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon Bay (HMB) holdings, updated the DCM February 16 on Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) attempts to expropriate the HMB resort. Querard also outlined her six active court cases, lev [...] | 2006-03-17 19:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC |
06BRIDGETOWN700 | ST. LUCIA: VIOLENT CRIMES HIGHLIGHT POOR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A series of violent crimes has drawn attention to St. Lucia's poor security situation, which has the potential to hurt this Caribbean nation's tourism- dependent economy. In the course of only a few weeks, several St. Lucians were killed, the nation's Roman Catholic Bishop was [...] | 2006-04-26 20:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM ST XL |
06BUCHAREST1035 | ROMANIA: AMBASSADOR AND PM DISCUSS ENERGY, ECONOMY AND ADOPTIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Romanian Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu on June 22 to discuss the state of our bilateral economic relationship and the future of international adoptions. Tariceanu reiterated a request made by letter the previous day for U.S. assistance in strategic planning on e [...] | 2006-06-23 15:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PHUM CASC RO |
06BUCHAREST116 | ADOPTIONS: PM TARICEANU SHOWS LITTLE FLEXIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. During a January 16 meeting with Ambassador, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu indicated little flexibility in positively resolving pending adoption cases filed by U.S. prospective parents before Romania's de facto ban on inter-country adoptions. He pledged to provide an ex [...] | 2006-01-23 14:32:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC RO |
06BUCHAREST1883 | COMMUNICATION IN MUNAF CASE [...] (C) DCM accompanied by PolCouns and Resident Legal Advisor met with representatives from the Romanian Ministry of Justice and the Foreign Ministry December 19 to discuss reftel request to streamline communications between the USG and GOR regarding the Munaf case. DCM underscored the need [...] | 2006-12-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PREL MARR KJUS IZ RO |
06BUCHAREST409 | ROMANIA HOLDS REGIONAL MINISTERIAL ON AVIAN FLU [...] (C) Romanian Minister of Agriculture Flutur invited his counterparts from Bulgaria, Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine to discuss Avian Flu in Bucharest on March 6. The group's first event was a tour with U.S. Ambassador Taubman of the Ministry's Laboratory that has just installed the USG-funded re [...] | 2006-03-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST536 | ABANDONED CHILDREN STILL SUFFERING IN ROMANIA [...] (C) Summary: During an unannounced visit to a children's hospital near Bucharest, Poloff observed first-hand the poor conditions we believe continue to be a fact of life for many of Romania's institutionalized children. Some of the twenty children at the hospital exhibited signs of severe ne [...] | 2006-03-28 11:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL RO |
06BUCHAREST576 | ADOPTIONS: ROMANIA OFFICIALLY REJECTS ALL PENDING [...] (U) On April 5, Embassy received by mail a letter from Theodora Bertzi, Secretary of State for the Government of Romania,s (GOR) Romanian Office for Adoptions (ROA),dated March 29 and including the final report of the GOR Working Group established in June 2005 to audit pending petitions by fo [...] | 2006-04-05 16:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL PGOV PHUM RO |
06BUCHAREST665 | ROMANIA: GOR ADOPTIONS OFFICE MOVES TO PREVENT [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 17, the Romanian Office for Adoptions (ROA) publicly announced that no inter-country adoptions would result from the government's review of the petitions by foreign families to adopt Romanian children filed before the January 1, 2005 ban on inter-country adoption took [...] | 2006-04-21 11:31:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM PGOV CASC PREL SIPDIS RO |
06BUCHAREST769 | ROMANIAN ADOPTIONS CHIEF REMAINS INFLEXIBLE, AS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 3, Consul General, and the AID Director called on Theodora Bertzi, Secretary of State of the Romanian Office for Adoptions (ROA). The purpose was to present our formal reaction to the March 29 GOR report on the files of Romanian orphans and abandoned children on whose be [...] | 2006-05-11 15:39:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PHUM RO |
06BUCHAREST811 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - OUTBREAK IN ROMANIAN COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Romania's National Institute for Animal Diagnosis and Health confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza (AI) has been found in Brasov County, the first confirmed case in Transylvania. Ministry officials confirmed that the virus was found in three commercial farms in the county, and warned th [...] | 2006-05-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST813 | ROMANIA RECEIVES CONDITIONAL GREEN LIGHT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission (EC) gave a conditional green light May 16 for Romania's accession to the EU on schedule on January 1, 2007. Although the EC did not specifically recommend a date in its monitoring report on Romania, local EU contacts and media observers note that the ove [...] | 2006-05-16 18:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN PHUM SOCI CASC KDEM |
06BUCHAREST834 | AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPLODES ACROSS SEVEN ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Romania's Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed new cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) in three counties and is testing suspected outbreaks in four more. The cases all are clustered in central Romania, where no previous cases had occurred. Six suspected cases of human AI have tested n [...] | 2006-05-18 17:00:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST843 | AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK UNFOLDS [...] (SBU) On May 18, authorities stepped up their effort to contain the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) outbreak in southern Transylvania, restricting traffic and establishing disinfection checkpoints on the DN 1 highway. The virus has also been identified in the bird population within the city limit [...] | 2006-05-22 06:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST847 | AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO BUCHAREST, OTHER MAJOR [...] (SBU) The latest outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in Romania continues to spread over nearly one third of the country. A total of 34 sites in nine counties have been confirmed as H5N1 positive, with another 24 sites under suspicion pending confirmation. In Bucharest, dead domestic poultry [...] | 2006-05-22 16:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST869 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE IN BUCHAREST - CONFUSION [...] (C) Avian Influenza (AI) has been confirmed in two neighborhoods within the city limits of Bucharest, making Romania's largest city the first European capital hit by the H5N1 virus. The virus was discovered in dead chickens raised in backyards of residents living in low-income neighborhoods o [...] | 2006-05-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST913 | MORE AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES DISCOVERED THROUGHOUT [...] (U) Following the detection of H5N1 in three commercial poultry farms in the city of Codlea, Brasov County, the number of outbreaks identified throughout the country has grown rapidly. A total of 114 outbreaks have been confirmed in 15 counties since May 12, including outbreaks within the cit [...] | 2006-06-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST95 | BASESCU DISCUSSES ADOPTIONS, BLACK SEA SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary. Romanian President Traian Basescu on January 10 discussed 10 inter-country adoptions, Black-Sea Security and Russia, and US-Romanian relations with visiting Congressman Robert Wexler. Basescu asserted that he had been "mistaken" during his trip to the U.S. in March 2005 in raisi [...] | 2006-01-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC PHUM RO |
06BUDAPEST1929 | BUDAPEST DEMONSTRATIONS: ENTER STAGE RIGHT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-22 16:10:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ECON ASEC CASC HU |
06BUENOSAIRES723 | Embassy Buenos Aires Avian Influenza Tabletop [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not For Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires' Avian Influenza (AI) Mission Task Force (MTF) conducted an AI mission specific tabletop exercise which was led by the PMO and included CLO, IRM, PAS and the MSG representatives on Marc [...] | 2006-03-28 17:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR AR |
06CAIRO1006 | EGYPT: H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) CONFIRMED IN [...] (U) NIACT precedence due to urgency of information regarding outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Egyptian poultry. 2. (SBU) Summary: H5N1 avian influenza has been detected in samples from birds from multiple locations in three governorates in Egypt. No human cases have been reported. Th [...] | 2006-02-17 13:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SENV EAGR EG KFLU |
06CAIRO1007 | EGYPT: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE, AMBASSADOR CONFERS [...] (C) Summary. The GOE publicly announced at approximately 1800 local time discovery of H5N1 avian influenza in birds in Egypt. After an emergency meeting with key officials, Prime Minister Nazif confirmed to the Ambassador that seven samples from three different governorates had tested positi [...] | 2006-02-17 17:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO AMED CASC SENV EAGR EAID EG KFLU |
06CAIRO1100 | EGYPT: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. H5N1 avian influenza has spread to twelve governorates in Egypt. Poultry sales have virtually ceased since the February 17 GOE announcement (ref A) that H5N1 had been detected. The GOE has instituted a number of measures to combat the outbreak, but it is unclear how effective [...] | 2006-02-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SENV EAGR EAID EG KFLU |
06CAIRO1492 | EGYPT: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) H5N1 avian influenza (AI) has spread to 17 Egyptian governorates, and new cases are being reported daily. The GOE enforced drastic measures to contain the avian influenza (AI) outbreak, and has decided to vaccinate poultry, but the poultry industry has collapsed, and promised compensati [...] | 2006-03-09 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SENV EAGR EAID EG KFLU |
06CAIRO1697 | EGYPT REPORTS FIRST HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) in Cairo confirmed the first reported human case of H5 Influenza infection in Egypt in a 35-year-old woman from a village in the governorate of Qalyoubiya, Egypt's major center of poultry production. The woman, Amal Mohamed Ismael, died Ma [...] | 2006-03-19 17:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA EAGR EG KFLU |
06CAIRO2437 | TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN DAHAB, SINAI KILL AT LEAST [...] (SBU) At around 1915 local time April 24, three bombs exploded in the Sinai resort town of Dahab, approximately 80 KM north of Sharm el-Sheikh. An Egyptian Ministry of Interior statement released approximately 2100 local put the total number of dead at 10 and 70 injured. This number is proba [...] | 2006-04-24 21:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC CASC EG |
06CAIRO3706 | EGYPT: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] a. Claimant A b. 2001 c. In June 2001, the Alexandria Governorate took approximately 6,000 square meters from Claimant A's land (on which a factory had been built) to widen the adjoining highway. The Governorate's ensuing construction work also damaged a wall and some property [...] | 2006-06-14 08:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EG |
06CAIRO58 | EGYPT: NO UNHCR ACCESS TO SUDANESE DETAINEES [...] (C) UNHCR still has no access to the Sudanese being held by the GOE in temporary camps following a violent confrontation that occurred when GOE security forces ended the Sudanese group's three month protest over refugee policy. While the GOE has not formally declined UNHCR's access request, [...] | 2006-01-03 17:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CASC EG SU UNHCR |
06CAIRO6769 | VISIT TO PRISONER NABIL SOLIMAN [...] (C) Poloff conducted a human rights monitoring visit to prisoner Nabil Soliman on November 5. Returned by the U.S. to Egypt in June 2002, Soliman was subsequently convicted of membership in the Islamic Jihad, and sentenced to five years in prison. He is being held at the Istiqbal Prison, a s [...] | 2006-11-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER CASC KISL EG |
06CAIRO6821 | PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: CAIRO PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE [...] (U) Since the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Egypt and neighboring countries in 2005, post has actively urged both mission members and the wider AMCIT community to prepare for pandemic influenza. In order to alert the community on the basics of AI and pandemic influenza preparation, the Embass [...] | 2006-11-09 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC CASC KFLU KSAF KSEO |
06CAIRO6878 | FOLLOW-UP ON VISIT TO PRISONER NABIL SOLIMAN [...] (C) Pursuant to reftel, poloff approached the Torah Prison warden on November 5 regarding reinstating prisoner Nabil Soliman's family visitation rights (Note: Due to the low-quality of meals in Egyptian jails, many prisoners get most of their food from their families during regular visits; Sol [...] | 2006-11-16 08:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER CASC KISL EG |
06CAIRO6908 | PRISONER NABIL SOLIMAN'S FAMILY VISITATION [...] (SBU) In a November 19 telcon with poloff, Walaa Soliman (wife of prisoner Nabil Soliman) reported that she was allowed to visit her husband at Torah Prison on November 18. Walaa noted that she gave food to her husband, but he did not specify whether he would continue his hunger strike or not. [...] | 2006-11-20 11:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PTER CASC KISL EG |
06CAIRO715 | CAIRO CONSULAR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INITIATIVE [...] Summary. The Consular Section is aiming to make a more positive impression on the 40,000 Egyptians who come to its windows every year by considering them a target audience for public diplomacy efforts. This is in line with post's Peace objective and with the Department's objective to promote [...] | 2006-02-07 05:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EG |
06CALCUTTA101 | WEST BENGAL LEFTISTS PROTEST PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) On March 1, demonstrators from the youth wings of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM),the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the Students Federation of India (SFI),protested the impending arrival of President Bush to India in front of the American Center in Calcut [...] | 2006-03-01 13:26:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC CVIS PREL KRIM OVIP IN |
06CALCUTTA307 | CALCUTTA EAC MEETING JULY 14, 2006 [...] (SBU) In response to ref. A, on July 14 post convened an EAC meeting to discuss the local security implications of escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. 2. (SBU) The Consulate has received no information indicating the possibility of violent protests or threats in Calcutta or [...] | 2006-07-18 10:32:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER PGOV IN |
06CALCUTTA349 | UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASOM CONDUCTS DEADLY EXPLOSIVE [...] (SBU) In the run-up to India's August 15 Independence Day celebrations, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) conducted two deadly explosive attacks in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. On August 11, six policemen were killed when a landmine exploded under a police convey conducting [...] | 2006-08-14 12:36:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINR ASEC CASC IN BG NP |
06CALCUTTA389 | NORTHEAST INDIAN STATE OF MANIPUR EXPERIENCES ESCALATING [...] (C) SUMMARY. August 22-25 ConGen visited the Northeast Indian state of Manipur to assess the security situation and to follow the investigation of the August 16 grenade attack on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple in Imphal (REFTELS). Manipur suffers from over 30 [...] | 2006-09-01 13:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM ASEC CASC PGOV SOCI IN |
06CALCUTTA508 | LEFTISTS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN'S DEATH [...] (SBU) In response to ref. A, on November 5, post convened an EAC meeting to discuss the local security implications of the death sentence verdict in the Saddam Hussein case. EAC had no indication of direct threats. However, local security and police were directed to be alert for possible prot [...] | 2006-11-06 12:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER PGOV IN |
06CALCUTTA517 | DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN DEATH SENTENCE [...] (SBU) The street in front of post's American Center continues to be the venue for daily demonstrations against the recent Saddam Hussein death sentence. A range of the usual Leftist groups have come out to express their opposition to the verdict but other political groups, such as the youth [...] | 2006-11-13 07:35:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT CASC PREL IN |
06CARACAS630 | UPDATE ON CARACAS AVIAN INFLUENZA CONTINGENCY [...] (SBU) On January 19, Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Avian Influenza (AI) Subcommittee met with the Regional Medical Officer (RMO) to discuss Post preparedness. The Subcommittee then held a follow-up meeting on January 26 to review the preparedness checklist as it pertains to Post oper [...] | 2006-03-08 20:43:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO VE |
06CHENNAI2284 | BORDER DISPUTE SHUTS DOWN BANGALORE FOR A DAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: A widespread "bandh" or total work stoppage closed most commercial and other activity in high-tech Bangalore and elsewhere in the state of Karnataka on October 4. Kannada language organizations had called the stoppage over a long drawn-out border dispute with neighboring Maharasht [...] | 2006-10-05 08:36:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ETRD CASC ASEC IN |
06CHENNAI2303 | COMMUNAL RIOTS CLOSE MANGALORE: PORT REMAINS OPEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Four days of sporadic communal (Hindu-Muslim) clashes and the resulting curfew stopped most commercial activity from October 4 to 9 in the western Karnataka port city of Mangalore. The conflict was sparked when militant Hindu groups attempted to prevent the transport of cattle f [...] | 2006-10-10 09:45:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PINS PINR EWWT ASEC CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2467 | TWO SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN MYSORE [...] (SBU) Summary: City police in Mysore, west of Bangalore in the south Indian state of Karnataka, announced the arrest of two Islamic terrorists on October 27. According to the Mysore city police commissioner, the two arrested suspects are Pakistani nationals and members of Al Badr, a Pakistan b [...] | 2006-10-31 04:57:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2552 | SOUTH INDIA REACTS TO HUSSEIN VERDICT: SECURITY NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reactions to the Saddam Hussein verdict from the left-leaning political parties in south India - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - ranged from mild opposition to strong condemnation. Protests were peaceful overall yet indicative of the region's steadfast opposi [...] | 2006-11-09 11:24:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2584 | MUSLIM POLITICS OF KERALA: EMERGING HARDLINERS A CAUSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kerala's widely reported sympathy for the convicted Saddam Hussein is a pointer to the direction of Islamic politics in this south Indian state where 24% of the population is Sunni Muslim. Driven by anti-Iraq war sentiments and leftist politics, Kerala's Muslim population strong [...] | 2006-12-06 11:05:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PINR ASEC KISL CASC IN |
06CHENNAI476 | MINOR BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN NORTH KERALA RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two crude bomb explosions in Kozhikode (formerly known as Calicut),located in the northern part of Kerala, on March 10, highlighted the activity of Islamic groups dominant in the region. In view of the anti-U.S. attitude of these groups, security precautions are advisable whil [...] | 2006-03-14 11:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER ASCE CASC IN |
06CHENNAI802 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE ATTACK: TRAIL GOES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Four months after a gunman opened fire at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) at Bangalore, the assailant remains at large. While Karnataka police officially blame the Jammu and Kashmir based Lashkar e- Tayyiba (LeT) for the attack, in private they speculate that the attacke [...] | 2006-04-25 11:47:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CASC OVIP IN |
06CHIANGMAI58 | MISSING AMCIT (VANG, YEH) BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD [...] (SBU) The bodies of seven people believed to be a group of missing Hmong (reftel) have been found in Mae Hong Son province in northern Thailand. Thai police announced March 29 that several bodies had been spotted left in bags in a remote area near Pai district, about 75 kilometers northwest o [...] | 2006-03-30 09:13:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC VANG YEH |
06COLOMBO147 | FIVE SMALL EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN COLOMBO JAN. 24, [...] (SBU) On 24 January 2006 between 2000-2100 hrs, five small explosions occurred in Colombo and the surrounding communities. No injuries were reported, and there was only minor damage to property. The Sri Lankan police are in the process of conducting investigations. No party has claimed resp [...] | 2006-01-25 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC CE PGOV PTER |
06COLOMBO1515 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] The following dispute is being submitted for 2006 as per section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA) for Sri Lanka: (A) Claimant A (B) 2004 (C) Claimant had been contracted in June 2000 to provide power to the national grid under a combined cycle agreement signed with [...] | 2006-09-14 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO337 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - SRI LANKA UPDATE FOLLOWING INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The avian flu (AI) outbreak in nearby India has generated significant publicity in Sri Lanka, with public concern leading to decreased consumption of poultry products. Little change has taken place since November (Ref A) in the pace of preparations by the Government of Sri Lan [...] | 2006-03-02 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC CE |
06COLOMBO342 | SRI LANKA: DEMINING RETURNING TO FULL SPEED [...] (U) NGOs continued humanitarian demining while Sri Lankan Army (SLA) deminers were still hunkered down following the December and January surge in attacks on security forces by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). While remaining on operational stand down, Department-funded demining [...] | 2006-03-03 06:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID CASC MOPS KHDP CE |
06COLOMBO568 | AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS IN MALDIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lack of a concentrated poultry sector keeps Maldives at low risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). At the same time, it also presents challenges for surveillance and detection in the case of infection due to inadequate animal testing facilities, underdeveloped quara [...] | 2006-04-10 05:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO776 | HIV/AIDS IN MALDIVES -- LOW PREVALENCE BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a low reported prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Maldives, the lack of surveillance among high risk populations and risky behavior among Maldivian drug- using youth suggest underreporting and the potential for a serious, but silent, outbreak. Even though Government of Maldives ( [...] | 2006-05-15 03:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO803 | TRANSITIONS AND CHALLENGES IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Sri Lanka is still considered a low prevalence country for HIV/AIDS, most local HIV/AIDS experts agree that interventions must shift from general awareness campaigns to behavior change approaches targeted at vulnerable and at-risk populations. Government bureaucracy, lack [...] | 2006-05-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO958 | EAC MEETING 7 JUNE 2006 [...] (SBU) Colombo EAC met June 7 to discuss the June 6 early morning claymore mine attack along the main road from Colombo to the airport north of town. The latest information indicates the explosion occurred near the entrance to a Navy base (which processes new recruits) about five hundred meter [...] | 2006-06-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC CE PTER |
06CONAKRY1665 | PROTESTS IN KAMSAR AS LABOR DISPUTE SPARKS EMPLOYEE ANGER [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior managers of the Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG),in which the U.S. firm Alcoa is a major partner, are the targets of passionate protests by CBG employees and their dependants, angered by recent cutbacks in long-provided benefits and services. Protesters -- mainly [...] | 2006-11-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EMIN PINS ASEC CASC GV |
06CONAKRY747 | GUINEA'S UNIONS COMMIT TO STRIKE, CLAIM THE [...] (SBU) Guinea's labor union coalition has issued a formal call for an open-ended general strike to begin June 8. In a meeting June 6 with AF/W Director Phil Carter, representatives from the USTG and CNTG said the government has "disappeared" from negotiations. Ironically, after signing their [...] | 2006-06-07 17:21:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
06CONAKRY757 | GUINEA STRIKE: DAY ONE IS PEACEFUL, PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary. Guineans are mostly following the strike called for June 8 by the USTG-CNTG union coalition. Most offices, larger stores, businesses and government offices are either closed or barely staffed. As the day continued, some taxi drivers got on the road, and most gas stations opene [...] | 2006-06-08 16:36:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
06CONAKRY775 | GUINEA STRIKE: DAY TWO REMAINS CALM, GOVERNMENT PR [...] (SBU) Summary. Guinean support for the general strike remained relatively strong and peaceful on its second day. The government seems more prepared to handle the PR aspects of the strike, compared to the five-day strike that ended in March. While it is neither failing nor fading, this union [...] | 2006-06-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
06COPENHAGEN360 | DENMARK AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - ADDITIONAL [...] Danish authorities have now confirmed that the virus found in a white buzzard on the island of Svinoe ten days ago is of the H5N1 strain. Health authorities also confirmed that nine dead tufted ducks found on the island of Aeroe in south central Denmark last week were carrying the H5N1 virus. [...] | 2006-03-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KFLU EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO |
06COTONOU1107 | SCENE SETTER FOR GULF OF GUINEA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post welcomes your participation in the Government of Benin (GOB)-ACSS hosted Gulf of Guinea Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security in Cotonou, November 13-14, 2006. Your visit highlights USG support for security and safety initiatives in the Gulf of Guinea. The conference [...] | 2006-11-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR MASS PREL PGOV PINR CASC BN |
06COTONOU1175 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BONI YAYI OF BENIN'S USA VISIT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Benin's new pro-American President Boni Yayi welcomes his December 13-16, 2006, USA visit to meet with President George W. Bush, and other USG, IFI and private sector officials. President Yayi likely will express his appreciation for the US support to Benin via its $307 million M [...] | 2006-11-30 16:02:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EWWT EAID MARR PGOV EFIN PINR CASC MASS PHUM |
06DAKAR1857 | TFLE01: MORE PEACEFUL PROTESTS; WADE CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: President Wade reiterated his call for an immediate Middle East ceasefire. Almost 450 Senegalese have now fled Lebanon, with Morocco and France evacuating more than half. Senegalese, Bissau-Guineans and Lebanese in Bissau and Dakar staged peaceful demonstrations on July 31 and Augu [...] | 2006-08-03 07:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PREL CASC ASEC MOPS LE IS PU SG |
06DAKAR1878 | TFLE01: SWASTIKAS IN DAKAR'S MAIN SQUARE [...] (U) On August 3, Senegal's Lebanese community staged another peaceful protest, erecting a memorial of sorts in Dakar's main square, Place de l'Independence. The memorial includes American and Israeli flags with reversed swastikas, as well as signs saying "Israeli and American assassins" belo [...] | 2006-08-04 12:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PINS PREL CASC SG LE IS |
06DAKAR2030 | DIAS FATHER AND SON ARRESTED, QUESTIONED ABOUT [...] (U) Jean-Paul Dias, head of the center right party BCG, and his son, Barthelemy, leader of the "Socialist Vision" movement within the Socialist Party (PS),were both arrested last week in an unusual display of force. Jean-Paul Dias was detained in Rebeuss Prison until his health failed, at wh [...] | 2006-08-22 18:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC PINS KJUS SG |
06DAKAR2224 | DAKAR: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING [...] (U) The DCM convened the EAC on September 13, 2006, to review mission security posture due to an increase in violence in the Casamance area and petty theft in Dakar. The EAC deemed the current security posture appropriate in Dakar. In light of recent banditry and rebel activity in the Casama [...] | 2006-09-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER CASC PINS AMGT SG |
06DAKAR3016 | CASAMANCE: ESCALATION IN REBEL ATTACKS [...] (SBU) On December 20, Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) combatants ambushed a Senegalese army vehicle near the village of Kagnaru, north of Bignona. Two soldiers died, and 14 suffered injuries. One day before, a Senegalese army vehicle struck a fresh landmine in the outsk [...] | 2006-12-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS ASEC CASC KHDP PHUM SG MO |
06DAKAR43 | MFDC MURDERS CASAMANCE DEPUTY PREFECT: ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a long period of stagnation in the peace process, the Government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) have launched new initiatives. The December 20 meeting in Sao Domingos, Guinea-Bissau (Reftel),between GOS representatives, MFDC leaders, and the [...] | 2006-01-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS CASC PHUM PINR PU SG |
06DAKAR664 | SENEGAL: MARCH 15 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between March 7 and 10, USAID/Senegal Health Officers visited the primary sites where migratory birds are found. They found Ministry of Livestock officials well informed about avian influenza, but health officials were less knowledgeable and less prepared. Although a national [...] | 2006-03-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC EAID AMED EAGR SG |
06DAKAR668 | THE CONSULAR ROLE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY [...] This year Embassy Dakar devoted our Consular Leadership Day (CLD) to exploring the consular section's role in transformational diplomacy. Drawing on input from several American citizen wardens, staff from the Public Affairs Section (PAS),CA's PDAS, Charge and, most importantly, the consular [...] | 2006-03-15 15:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT APER CASC CVIS KPAO PHUM PTER SG |
06DAKAR681 | A (MERCIFULLY BRIEF) HISTORY OF VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PINS PGOV PINR ASEC CASC SG |
06DAKAR709 | OVER 5,000 DISPLACED BY GUINEA-BISSAU FIGHTING [...] (SBU) As of midnight on March 17, Senegalese authorities had registered 2,518 refugees and displaced persons fleeing the fighting between Bissau-Guinean forces and Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) factions who want peace and Salif Sadio's "Attika" MFDC forces (reftel). T [...] | 2006-03-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF CASC EAID MOPS PINS PU SG |
06DAMASCUS4445 | EMBASSY DAMASCUS REQUESTS PERMISSION TO RE-OPEN [...] (C) The EAC met September 13 to assess the threat environment and security issues in the wake of the September 12 armed attack on the Embassy (reported septel). As part of its discussion of the issue of the Embassy's medium-term security posture, the EAC decided to request that the departmen [...] | 2006-09-13 13:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC AEMR AMGT |
06DAMASCUS5378 | SYRIANS REFUSE TO DEPORT ACCUSED AMCIT MURDERER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The Syrian MFA notified us by a dipnote (text included below) received December 2 that the SARG has rejected our request to deport Amcit accused murderer Muaz Haffar (AKA to the Syrians as Omar al-Sawwaf). The dipnote, dated [...] | 2006-12-07 16:54:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CASC ASEC SY |
06DHAKA1142 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE MARCH 5 [...] Summary: An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in India (Ref B) has eventual consequences for Bangladesh, although no tripwires have been crossed. Progress has been made at post in disseminating information to AmCits and Embassy personnel, as well as in increasing post's ab [...] | 2006-03-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BG |
06DHAKA1864 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: BDG STOPS, THEN AUCTIONS, [...] Bangladesh has made strides in its plans to prepare against an eventual AI outbreak. A recent case in Rajshahi suggests that more than mere planning is necessary, as customs agents reportedly auctioned off thousands of smuggled Indian chicks that the border patrol forces successfully interdi [...] | 2006-04-04 09:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO AEMR BG |
06DHAKA2167 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE APRIL 12 [...] On April 12, the Mission Avian Influenza working group met to review the preparedness stance at post and in-country. While there have been no major developments in the last month, additional measures have been taken to notify AmCits and Mission personnel about AI as suggested in Ref A. As par [...] | 2006-04-18 06:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BG |
06DHAKA3887 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE JUNE 21 [...] On June 21, the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group met to discuss updates to the preparedness stance at post and in-country. Since Ref C reports, significant changes in the country's detection infrastructure have been planned. The Department of Health and Human Services, has entered into [...] | 2006-06-29 09:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR BG |
06DHAKA3940 | TWO DEAD AS OPPOSITION TRANSPORTATION BLOCKADE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 2 the Awami League (AL)-led transportation blockade of the country turned violent. Both an opposition activist and a policeman died during the protests, while over 100 people were injured. The AL and its opposition coalition partners announced a dawn-to-dusk hartal for J [...] | 2006-07-03 11:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG |
06DHAKA4413 | JATIYA PARTY POSITIONED AS POSSIBLE "KINGMAKER" IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Speculation about the political future of former President Ershad is on the increase in Bangladesh. Ershad and his Jatiya Party (JP) have stepped up negotiations with both the BNP and Awami League (AL),with particular emphasis on the ruling BNP-led coalition, in preparation for t [...] | 2006-07-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG |
06DHAKA4435 | PARTIES INCH CLOSER TO TALKS AS PRE-ELECTION GAMES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Awami League appeared to score a string of victories. The Election Commission retreated from the last of its controversial decisions regarding implementation of the Supreme Court decision on the voter list, and the BDG withdrew two amendment proposals that had gene [...] | 2006-07-20 01:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG |
06DHAKA5516 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: AUGUST 2006 [...] On August 21, the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met to discuss updates to the preparedness stance at post and in-country. Success in Bangladesh will be the result of improved surveillance and detection methods; the USG is contributing significantly towards this goal. 2. Pr [...] | 2006-08-31 06:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLU AEMR BG |
06DHAKA5723 | OPPOSITION-LED SIEGE ON ELECTION COMMISSION ENDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sporadic clashes broke out between demonstrators and police when the Awami League-led opposition launched a siege of the Election Commission (EC) on September 6 demanding reform of the electoral process and caretaker government. Dozens of protestors, including the political sec [...] | 2006-09-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG |
06DHAKA5836 | NDI MISSION PROVIDES BLUNT ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) conducted a pre-election assessment of the political environment in Bangladesh from September 8 to 11. Its team was led by former Senator Tom Daschle and included former New Zealand Prime Minister and World Trade Organiza [...] | 2006-09-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG |
06DHAKA6225 | CONTROVERSIAL JOURNALIST IN HIDING AFTER DISPUTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Controversial Bangladeshi journalist Shoaib Chowdhury is in hiding following an attack on him last week at his newspaper office. He has been in touch with us multiple occasions to express concerns about his safety. We have flagged with the Home Minister, the Foreign Secretary, a [...] | 2006-10-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG |
06DHAKA6257 | JOURNALIST "SAFE AT HOME" AFTER NIGHT IN HIDING [...] (SBU) At 2030 hrs on October 11 Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury called POLOFF to provide an update of his situation. Choudhury told POLOFF that he was now "safe at home." Choudhury said his lawyer had arranged "anticipatory bail" for him on an arrest warrant regarding the charges filed against h [...] | 2006-10-11 16:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG |
06DHAKA6636 | SEARCH FOR ALLEGED CHILD WORKERS AT HARVEST RICH [...] Summary: After a labor rights group acccused the Harvest Rich Garment factory of using child labor, Harvest Rich denied the allegations and produced some of the alleged child workers, who said they are 18 or older. Visiting buyers were unable to find any evidence of child workers, while NLC was [...] | 2006-11-09 08:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PGOV CASC BG |
06DILI263 | DILI UPDATE: FIGHTING IN DILI INCREASES, PRESIDENT ASSUMES [...] (U) Summary: -- President Assumes Control of the Military (on Paper) -- FDTL Soldiers Shoot Unarmed Police and UN Personnel -- Violence in the Capital Worsens -- Casualty Information -- Military Reportedly Arming Civilians -- Status of Amcits -- Special Police Unit Requests Embassy Assistanc [...] | 2006-05-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET | ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT |
06DILI268 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 26, 2006 [...] (U) SUMMARY -- AUSTRALIAN PATROLS COMMENCE, SOME VIOLENCE CONTINUES -- GOVERNMENT DEFIES PRESIDENT -- PRESIDENT INTENDS TO DISMISS THE GOVERNMENT -- FOREIGN MINISTER: PRIME MINISTER SHOULD RESIGN -- SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IMPROVES BUT REMAINS TENSE -- NATIONAL HOSPITAL STRUGGLING TO CARE FOR WO [...] | 2006-05-27 15:12:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT |
06DILI274 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 29, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: PRIME MINISTER MAY ENDORSE PRESIDENT'S ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY POWERS MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND DEFENSE WILL BE REPLACED TOMORROW ALKATIRI REFUSES TO RESIGN, BUT MAY SOON BE DISMISSED VIOLENCE SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN, LOOTING CONTINUES FDTL WITHDRAWS FROM DILI HQ ADF SUCCESSFULLY RESP [...] | 2006-05-30 11:30:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET | ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT |
06DILI276 | EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 30 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 19:20:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM KPKO CASC TT |
06DILI280 | EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 30 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 15:15:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT |
06DILI281 | EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 31 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 15:15:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT |
06DILI293 | EAST TIMOR WEEKEND UPDATE: JUNE 3-5, 2006, [...] (U) Summary: Pro-Xanana security ministers are sworn in; Superior Council endorses President's security plan; Ramos-Horta begins Defense Minister duties; FRETILIN Central Committee endorses Alkatiri, promotes Lobato; Australia on post-UNOTIL planning; Anti-Alkatiri demonstration reportedly ca [...] | 2006-06-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC KPKO AU PO TT |
06DILI296 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 6, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: 1500 Anti-Alkatiri demonstrators arrive from western districts; Ambassador meets with new Minister of the Interior Parliament deliberates with a bare quorum; Portuguese paramilitary police continue operations without JTF Coordination; Malaysian diplomats announce need for externa [...] | 2006-06-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC AU PO TT |
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 |
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 |
06DILI424 | REDUCED VIOLENCE IN DILI, BUT SERIOUS PROBLEMS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the last week there was a significant reduction in the gang-related incidents reported in reftel, but late last week there were several serious incidents and the potential for renewed gang activity remains. Although some of the factors contributing to the resumption of ga [...] | 2006-08-21 02:44:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PHUM ASEC AU CASC PREF KJUS TT PGOV |
06DILI463 | DILI SECURITY UPDATE: GANG DISTURBANCES BECOMING ENTRENCHED [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a spike in gang activity in early August in the period immediately following the arrest of dissident Major Alfredo Reinado, there was a reduction in such incidents later in the month. However, gang incidents have gradually escalated during the ensuing weeks, particular [...] | 2006-09-13 02:04:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PHUM ASEC CASC PREF AU PO TT |
06DILI534 | DETERIORATION IN DILI SECURITY SITUATION, AIRPORT CLOSED [...] (U) Summary: A significant increase in communal conflict occurred in Dili today, resulting in two confirmed deaths and reports of other casualties as well. The first clashes, beginning early in the morning, involved the area around airport IDP camp where disturbances that began last night esca [...] | 2006-10-25 11:24:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MARR PREF KPKO CASC AU TT |
06DILI540 | UNMIT ADDRESSES SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNMIT sees ongoing disturbances in Dili becoming more organized and UNPOL notes drug related behavior and evidence that payments are being made to perpetrators. Recognizing the counterproductive effect of freeing most of those of those arrested after only a short period of deten [...] | 2006-10-27 11:59:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO MARR ASEC CASC UN TT |
06DJIBOUTI564 | CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN [...] Post EAC met to discuss the Djibouti's first confirmed human case of Avian Influenza (H5N1). 2. Background: An 8-year old girl in Damerjog, a village 25 km south of the capital, was tested on April 26 after arriving at the local health clinic with flu-like symptoms. The test sample was [...] | 2006-05-11 15:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR |
06DJIBOUTI578 | UPDATE 1: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] SUMMARY. Three poultry cases, and one human case of H5N1 Avian Influenza were confirmed in Djibouti on May 11. The Government of Djibouti is actively engaging the international community on measures to address this issue, but many unknowns still remain. --------------------- WHAT WE KNOW - [...] | 2006-05-15 08:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI614 | UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information h confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-yea Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-ye She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of the you survivors of H5N1 [...] | 2006-05-23 12:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI615 | UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information has been confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-year-old girl. Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-years-old. She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of [...] | 2006-05-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI633 | UPDATE 3: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] Summary. The Government of Djibouti (GoD) has reported that results from the previously identified human case of H5N1 may now be incorrect due to errors that appear to have occurred during the testing process. The sample taken from the two-year-old girl in Dammerjog may have actually been mixe [...] | 2006-05-30 08:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI656 | UPDATE 4: H5N1 IN DJIBOUTI [...] Summary. Since the last update (Djibouti 633),expert consultants from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva as well as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have come to Djibouti to help complete a comprehensive epid [...] | 2006-06-05 06:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
06DOHA552 | IMAMS TO PREACH ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. As part of their broad strategy for preventing and containing avian flu, Qatari officials recently held a seminar to educate Imams, religious leaders, on the global phenomenon avian influenza. Imams were provided with practical information on the disease, how to detect and respond to [...] | 2006-04-10 13:08:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED KFLU PREL CASC QA |
06DUBAI4123 | KELLOGG, BROWN AND ROOT ACCUSES DUBAI POLICE OF RACIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 15:20:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC SNAR AE IZ ETRD |
06DUBLIN235 | SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S [...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...] | 2006-03-07 11:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM |
06DUBLIN40 | EMBASSY DUBLIN AVIAN INFLUENZA CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND [...] American Embassy Dublin has the advantage of being located in an administratively and technically advanced host nation. The Irish Government has actively participated in the US-led global planning efforts for Avian Influenza (AI) and has developed an AI- specific contingency plan that tracks wi [...] | 2006-01-13 15:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO |
06DUBLIN80 | TRIPWIRE REPORTER CONTACT INFORMAITON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 14:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC CMGT AEMR ASEC KFLU |
06DUSHANBE227 | TAJIK PRISON FACILITIES IN POOR CONDITION [...] (U) This message replaces REFTEL A, adding TAG: CASC. 2. (U) PolOff visited a youth detention center and Tajikistan's central penitentiary medical facility January 31. Both facilities are in poor condition and lack adequate medical supplies and equipment. Deputy Minister of Justice, Izz [...] | 2006-02-03 03:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TI |
06FREETOWN360 | AMCIT DETAINED FOR PHOTOGRAPHING SPECIAL COURT, NO [...] (C) On May 2, AmCit Michael Chemidlin was arrested for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (reftel) where war crimes indictee former Liberian President Charles Taylor is incarcerated awaiting trial. Chemidlin was accompanied by two Sierra Leoneans who he said told him to [...] | 2006-05-05 17:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | SECRET | ASEC CASC PREL SL LI |
06FREETOWN409 | RE-ARRESTED: AMCIT ACCUSED OF TREASON [...] (C) On May 16, one day after a magistrate judge released American Citizen Michael Chemidlin and three Sierra Leoneans held on charges of conspiracy and treason for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, police re-arrested Chemidlin and two of the three Sierra Leoneans. The m [...] | 2006-05-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PINS KCRM PREL PHUM KDEM KAWC SL |
06FREETOWN508 | SIERRA LEONE: NO CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOSL FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 10:41:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN CASC PGOV KIDE SL |
06FREETOWN542 | EAC MEETING: ACUTE WATER SHORTAGE -- POST PLANS [...] A July 5 Emergency Action Committee meeting discussed the acute water shortage in Freetown and what actions post can take to mitigate its effects. The Guma Valley reservoir is seriously drawn down and municipal water rationing was instituted last week. On July 4, the Government established [...] | 2006-07-06 16:27:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AEMR ASEC CASC EAID SL |
06FREETOWN579 | GOSL LAUNCHES AVIAN INFLUENZA NATIONAL ACTION PLAN [...] Summary: On July 13, EmbOff attended the Avian Influenza National Action Plan launch hosted by the newly created Sierra Leone Avian Influenza Secretariat. The Secretariat presented the National Action Plan, which includes strategies for prevention, monitoring, and response to an audience of [...] | 2006-07-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU SENV ETRD EAID AMED CASC SL |
06FREETOWN603 | TFLE01: LEBANESE IN SIERRA LEONE APPEAL TO U.S. [...] SUMMARY: On July 25, five representatives from the Lebanese community in Sierra Leone met with the Ambassador and PolOff to present a letter asking for strong U.S. action to broker a ceasefire with Israel. The President of the Lebanese Community in Sierra Leone said that the bombings are out [...] | 2006-07-26 08:52:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC ASEC MOPS SL LE IS |
06GEORGETOWN1154 | GUYANA PASSES CRICKET WORLD CUP LEGISLATION [...] With minimal debate, Guyana's Parliament unanimously passed legislation governing venue access, commercial rights and public order for the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to take place in Guyana from March 27 to April 9, 2007. The International Cricket Council (ICC) mandated passage of the so-call [...] | 2006-11-03 19:56:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV CASC ASEC GY |
06GEORGETOWN122 | Update on Leptospirosis in Guyana [...] Leptospirosis is considered endemic in Guyana. In January 2005 during catastrophic flooding Guyana experienced an outbreak of the disease far above baseline levels with 65 laboratory -confirmed cases and more than 200 additional suspected cases. 2. Increasing numbers of cases clinically con [...] | 2006-02-03 18:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID CASC PGOV GY CDC |
06GEORGETOWN1255 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] ConOff delivered reftel demarche on November 29, 2006 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas and Asia Department Director Audrey Waddell and verbally delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee. Waddell had no substantive response, but promised to relay the informatio [...] | 2006-11-30 19:01:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN206 | Georgetown Volunteers for Participation - Revising [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 20:48:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC AMGT PINS KFLO GY |
06GEORGETOWN39 | AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES - EMBASSY GEORGETOWN [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown's Avian Influenza Response Committee has prepared the following tripwires in the event of an avian influenza outbreak in the region, the United States or Guyana itself. The committee reviewed tripwire reports by other posts especially the excellent tripwires prepar [...] | 2006-01-12 21:17:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR GY |
06GEORGETOWN45 | FLOODS PLAGUE GUYANA, AGAIN [...] SUMMARY. Since late December, flooding has plagued coastal Guyana, particularly the centers of agricultural production. After initially dismissing the magnitude of the flooding, the GOG has begun a massive public relations and relief spending effort. The GoG's initial underestimate of the magn [...] | 2006-01-13 21:28:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV EAGR EAID ECON GY ASEC CASC |
06GEORGETOWN53 | GUYANA FLOODING: Conservancy Dams near danger level [...] SUMMARY. The Cabinet decided early Monday to open the Maduni sluices, which will greatly exacerbate flooding in agricultural areas on the Mahaica and Mahaicony Rivers, in order to relieve pressure on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) which is reaching dangerous levels. While this is a [...] | 2006-01-17 21:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PGOV EAGR ECON ASEC CASC GY |
06GEORGETOWN547 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to reftel, the following is Post's submission for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Post is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Guyana (GOG),all of which were detailed in the 2005 report [...] | 2006-06-09 19:25:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV GY |
06GEORGETOWN55 | Tripwires Updated - Georgetown [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC GY |
06GEORGETOWN70 | Guyana Flood Update: Conservancy Water Rising [...] Peace Corps volunteers reported this afternoon that farmers unhappy with flooding in the Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abrary Creek area are protesting and have blocked the East Coast road at Belledrum, approximately 60 km east of Georgetown. Peace Corps moved one Mahaicony area volunteer to Georget [...] | 2006-01-19 22:44:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EAID PGOV ASEC SENV EAGR GY |
06GEORGETOWN828 | SECURITY FEARS MAR RUN-UP TO GUYANA ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. One week after the August 8 execution-style killing of five Kaieteur News printery employees (ref A),we take stock of the consequences for Guyana and the August 28 elections. Uncertainty remains over the gunmen's motive, but the front-running theory of conspiracy-minded Guyanese [...] | 2006-08-16 21:32:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | PINS PGOV ASEC CASC KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN86 | GUYANA FLOOD UPDATE: CONSERVANCY LEVEL SLOWLY [...] Water levels in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) dropped several inches from Friday January 20th's high of 58 feet 9 inches to 58.57 Tuesday, January 24 at the Flagstaff measuring site. Measurements at all locations within the Conservancy dropped or remained steady during this same p [...] | 2006-01-24 20:14:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EAID PGOV ASEC GY |
06GEORGETOWN979 | T-MINUS 170 DAYS--STATUS REPORT ON GUYANA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With just 170 days left until the scheduled opening of Cricket World Cup 2007, Guyana appears unprepared to host this major sporting event. A CARICOM review of Guyana's security arrangements has concluded that Guyana "has no plan" and appears to be "overwhelmed by the magnitude" [...] | 2006-09-25 14:23:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV CASC ASEC EAID GY |
06GUANGZHOU17359 | FLOODS KILL DOZENS IN SOUTH CHINA, FORCE HUNDREDS [...] (U) Summary. Flooding in Fujian and Guangdong has killed 55 people and forced 472,000 to evacuate. In Fujian, the hardest hit province, one source claims 41 people have died, while more than 356,000 have been evacuated. Economic losses in Fujian already near USD 30 billion. Meanwhile, no r [...] | 2006-06-12 08:44:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC ECON PGOV KLTN SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU25675 | TYPHOON PRAPIROON SWEEPS THROUGH SOUTH CHINA [...] (U) TYPHOON PRAPIROON MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTHERN CHINA'S GUANGDONG PROVINCE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD, SWEEPING THROUGH AN AREA ALREADY DAMAGED BY TYPHOONS BILIS AND KAEMI (REFS A AND B). NO AMCITS HAVE BEEN REPORTED KILLED OR INJURED. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MEDIA REPORT A TOTAL OF 80 PEOPLE KIL [...] | 2006-08-08 03:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU30986 | Chinese Authorities Ban AMCIT from Leaving China Pending [...] (SBU) Summary: PRC immigration authorities detained AMCIT Robert Jonathan Carr for 12 hours at the Zhongshan port of entry on October 3 and ordered him to remain in China until the resolution of a civil case brought against him by a manufacturing company in Changsha, Hunan. The Hunan company c [...] | 2006-10-05 05:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CJAN ECON EINV KJUS CH |
06GUANGZHOU32306 | Dongzhou Crackdown II: No Blood, but Amcit [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: On November 18, in a scene reminiscent of the violent clash on December 6, 2005 in the same village, up to 2,000 armed police, using tear gas and flash bullets, secured the release of eight local officials [...] | 2006-11-21 08:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC DENNIS DANFUNG PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06GUATEMALA1087 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - GUATEMALA [...] CLAIMANT A - MARGARET ARGUDO: EMBASSY HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY CLAIMANT A ON THE STATUS OF EVICTING ILLEGAL SETTLERS FROM HER FARM. AS PER REF A, SHE HAD ALSO NOT RETURNED TELEPHONE CALLS OR E-MAILS IN 2005. THIS CASE APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED OR INACTIVE. 2. CLAIMANT B - FERROVIAS GUATE [...] | 2006-06-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV ECON CASC OPIC GT |
06HALIFAX206 | CONSULAR OUTREACH TO AMERICAN CITIZENS IN NEWFOUNDLAND [...] SUMMARY: In early October CONOFF and ACS assistant traveled to St John's, Newfoundland to provide services for American citizens living in the region. CONOFF met privately with nearly 50 American citizens to provide consular services normally available only in Halifax and to discuss issues ran [...] | 2006-10-24 20:16:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CPAS CA |
06HANOI1070 | VIETNAM - RESULTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA JOINT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. A Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to evaluate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Integrated Operational Program for Avian and Human Influenza (AHI),commonly referred to as the "Green Book," concluded on April 28, 2006. The Green Book sets forth a detailed medium- to long-term [...] | 2006-05-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1194 | VIETNAM - MAY 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from 21 APEC economies gathered in Danang, Vietnam at the AI Ministerial meeting to once again affirm their commitment to support affected APEC countries to prevent additional human cases and new outbreaks in poultry caused by avian influenza. Ambassador John Lang [...] | 2006-05-18 00:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1280 | VIETNAM - MAY 26 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met with members of Vietnam's National Steering Committee on Avian Influenza (AI),as well as bilateral and multilateral donors, on May 24 at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The GVN gave an overview of the course AI in [...] | 2006-05-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1398 | THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang made a push for a meeting with Secretary Rice for Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan in Washington on June 19, reviewed noncommittally our proposals for possible substance for the Preside [...] | 2006-06-07 07:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC |
06HANOI1420 | VIETNAM - JUNE 9 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 2, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and World Bank hosted a joint government-donor meeting in support of the Vietnam Integrated Operational (IO) Program for Avian and Human Influenza for the period 2006- 2010. The donors pledged USD 61 million over three years of a to [...] | 2006-06-13 07:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1598 | MISSION VIETNAM CONDUCTS AI TABLETOP EXERCISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 7, selected members of the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City participated in a table top exercise responding to an avian influenza pandemic scenario. The exercise, which was conducted via digital video conference, was designed s [...] | 2006-06-29 06:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1629 | VIETNAM - JUNE 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) will resume breeding of duck hatchlings starting in July. The breeding of waterfowl such as duck and geese was suspended in November 2005. State media continues to report that the national poultry vaccination campaign is behind schedule, with nine [...] | 2006-06-30 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI180 | VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 64 days. As of January 20, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) reports no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005 in Cao Bang Pr [...] | 2006-01-20 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM |
06HANOI1964 | Repatriation Agreement Delivered [...] On August 2, Pol/C delivered the points and revised agreement contained in reftel to Nguyen Huu Trang, Deputy Director General of the MFA's Consular Department. Trang promised to review the revised draft as quickly as possible and inform the Embassy if the GVN will seek any further modificatio [...] | 2006-08-02 23:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI1989 | VIETNAM - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, however, Thanh Nhien Daily reported on August 3 that a large number of ducks in two flocks have perished in Tay Ninh, a province bordering Cambodia, and tests are being carried out to identify the cause. A Bloomberg News [...] | 2006-08-04 07:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2114 | VIETNAM - AUGUST 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no confirmed cases of AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, despite suspected cases at the beginning of August. A 35 year-old man from Kien Giang province, hospitalized with severe influenza symptoms, has tested negative for H5N1. Ducks from two flocks in Tay Ninh P [...] | 2006-08-18 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2152 | MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PRESIDENT'S VISIT, HIGH-LEVEL [...] (SBU) On August 22, MFA Americas Department Acting Deputy Director General Pham Van Que reviewed a number of issues of bilateral concern with the DCM. According to Que, the GVN's top two goals for the President's visit are passage of PNTR and removal of Vietnam's CPC designation; the GVN also [...] | 2006-08-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM OVIP OTRA CASC VM |
06HANOI2186 | GVN Previews National Day Amnesties, Including One Amcit and Two Prisoners of Concern [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA informed us August 28 that Amcit Nguyen Bach and two prisoners of concern to the USG -- Dr. Pham Hong Son and Ma Van Bay -- will be released on the occasion of Vietnam's September 2 National Day amnesty. Although the releases are "without conditions," there will be cert [...] | 2006-08-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF OASC CASC VM |
06HANOI2263 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. Another 45 ducks in a household in the Mekong Delta's Ben Tre Province tested positive for carrying H5N1 and were subsequently culled. A Government of Vietnam (GVN) of [...] | 2006-09-05 09:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2296 | ARRESTED AMCIT CONG THANH DO: MFA WORKING ON [...] (C) On September 7, Pol/C discussed the arrest of Amcit Cong Thanh Do with MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Le Chi Dzung and underscored the seriousness with which the USG is viewing this case. Pol/C stressed that keeping Do in custody without any charges -- particularly now that it see [...] | 2006-09-07 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC VM |
06HANOI2360 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH MFA VICE MINISTER BANG: [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 18 meeting with IRF Ambassador John Hanford, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang acknowledged that implementation of the GVN's framework on religion has been slow in the north because of local officials' concerns about preserving their power. However, the USG shou [...] | 2006-09-15 10:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV CASC VM |
06HANOI2361 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. A suspected outbreak of AI in ducks was reported in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. Vietnam has tested a vaccine for white-winged ducks and will soon [...] | 2006-09-15 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2512 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 29 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. 2. (U) On September 29, state-owned media reported that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has vaccinated 28.6 million poultry in 27 provinces and cities since the national va [...] | 2006-09-29 11:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2582 | GVN Responds on Repatriation Agreement [...] (SBU) On October 6, Embassy received the GVN's response to the draft repatriation agreement post delivered to the MFA on August 2 (Refs A and B). The GVN: seeks to replace the term "relevant authorities/officials" with "competent authorities/officials;" presented for USG consideration a stand [...] | 2006-10-06 08:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI2685 | VIETNAM ? OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza ( 2. (U) There have been no reported Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no c GVN Prepares for Winter Flu Season ---------------------------------- 3. (U) With the winter season approaching, the GVN has announced the n [...] | 2006-10-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2686 | VIETNAM - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. With the winter season approaching, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has announced the need to tighten AI controls. On October 19, the RAND Corpo [...] | 2006-10-23 02:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI |
06HANOI2775 | GVN Responds on Repatriation Agreement [...] (SBU) On October 30, Embassy received the GVN's response to the clarifications requested (Ref A) regarding the draft repatriation agreement Post delivered to the MFA on August 2 (Refs B and C). The GVN agrees with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's interpretation of Article 4, section [...] | 2006-10-31 03:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI2803 | VIETNAM - NOVEMBER 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. On November 1, the Charge d'Affaires signed the Partnership Framework for Avian and Human Influenza (PAHI) along with nine donors and three non-g [...] | 2006-11-06 00:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI301 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 10, [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 85 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN will launch [...] | 2006-02-10 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KFLU PINR SOCI TBIO VM |
06HANOI358 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 91 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Ministry of Agri [...] | 2006-02-17 01:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI504 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...] | 2006-03-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI505 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...] | 2006-03-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI561 | VIETNAM: MARCH 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to issue statements that indicate no new AI outbreaks in poultry since December 17, 2005. A local newspaper re [...] | 2006-03-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI630 | VIETNAM: MARCH 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Minister of Agr [...] | 2006-03-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI670 | AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS WTO, HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador focused on Vietnam's WTO entry, practical developments in our human rights discussions, possible Congressional visits and developments in the bilateral relationship over the next six months during a March 21 lunch with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. VFM Bang [...] | 2006-03-22 23:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC VM |
06HANOI685 | VIETNAM - MARCH 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN has ordered [...] | 2006-03-24 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI800 | VIETNAM - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN announced t [...] | 2006-04-06 02:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI837 | GVN TO PRESENT MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM AI STRATEGY; [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine attended the Monthly Donor Group Forum on Avian Influenza (AI) on April 7. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat and Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza David Nabarro were keynote speakers. Phat st [...] | 2006-04-13 04:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI916 | VIETNAM - APRIL 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the fact that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) does not have a BLS-3 laboratory, a credible source indicates that two animal health laboratories in Vietnam have been isolating the H5N1 virus. The Vice Director of the Ministry of Health's Drug Administration has confirm [...] | 2006-04-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HARARE210 | ZIMBABWE SHAKEN BUT NOT STIRRED IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit 140 miles southwest of Beira, Mozambique at 12:19 AM Central Africa Time (CAT) on 23 February 2006. The epicenter was at Espungabera, a small town right on Zimbabwe's eastern border wi [...] | 2006-02-23 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TPHY PREL ASEC CASC ZI |
06HARARE972 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous [...] | 2006-08-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV |
06HELSINKI254 | AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPECTED TO REACH FINLAND WITHIN A [...] The Finnish government (GOF) is convinced that avian influenza (AI) will spread to Finland by migratory birds returning north. GOF says it is not a matter of "if" AI will arrive in Finland, but rather "when." It is assumed that the virus will be found in Finland as increasing numbers of migr [...] | 2006-03-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AEMR CASC PREL WHO FI |
06HERMOSILLO166 | SPIKE IN DRUG VIOLENCE IN HERMOSILLO [...] (U) Summary: Over the past several months there appears to be a trend of increasing violence in the area in and around Hermosillo, Sonora, culminating with several events during Holy Week. The violence appears to be largely confined to rival drug trafficking groups. Although there is no elemen [...] | 2006-04-22 00:20:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR ASEC CASC MX |
06HERMOSILLO24 | HERMOSILLO: MULTIPLE FAILURES LEAD TO PRISON BREAK [...] (U) Summary: On January 15, at approximately 11:30 am, three highly dangerous prisoners broke out of the Centro de Readaptacisn Social I (CERESO) (Center for Social Readaptation, i.e. prison) in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. For one of them, it was his third prison break in as many convict [...] | 2006-01-20 17:10:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC ALOW CASC MX |
06HERMOSILLO79 | PRISON CONDITIONS IN SONORA: JUST AS BAD AS ALWAYS, ONLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: After the prison break of January 15 in Hermosillo (Ref A),Governor Eduardo Bours Castelo fired top management and ordered a review of the entire state prison system. The investigation uncovered serious irregularities in 15 of the 16 prisons in Sonora. As a recent visit by Cons [...] | 2006-02-25 01:34:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV ASEC ALOW MX |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1003 | (C) MORE ON ARREST OF AMCIT DO, CONG THANH: DISSIDENTS IN [...] (C) In our initial prison visit with Amcit Cong Thanh Do ref A, Do stated that he is a member of the central committee of the Dang Dan Chu Vietnam (Democratic Party). Post contacted political activist Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) for background on Do and his two Vietnamese colleagues Nguyen Huo [...] | 2006-09-05 09:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1012 | MORE HCMC POLITICAL ACTIVISTS DETAINED [...] (SBU) Contacts in the HCMC dissident community confirm Internet reports that police have stepped up pressure on members of the "8406 Bloc." Dissident Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) told us that he was notified on August 30 by the HCMC authorities that they were going to seize personal assets to c [...] | 2006-09-06 11:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CASC DO THANH CONG PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1090 | MORE DISSIDENT ARRESTS [...] (U) Following his expulsion from Vietnam on September 21, American citizen political activist Do Cong Thanh gave an interview on Radio Free Asia in which he gave more details on his detention (ref C). In his interview, Do stated that the only official charge made against him was "propagandizi [...] | 2006-09-26 11:29:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CASC DO THANH CONG PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1128 | AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS IN CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff visited Danang, Quang Nam, and Thua Thien Hue provinces in Central Vietnam to assess provincial Avian Influenza (AI) preparedness activities. Animal Health and Preventive Health authorities are generally satisfied with current AI prevention programs in their provinces, [...] | 2006-10-04 09:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1413 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY OUTBREAKS REPORTED IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Animal health authorities in southern Vietnam?s Mekong Delta have confirmed that H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) has killed over 6,000 birds in several flocks in the provinces of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu. The birds, mostly ducklings, were illegally hatched and not vaccinated against AI. [...] | 2006-12-20 12:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1497 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: ADDITIONAL POULTRY FLOCKS INFECTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Animal Health Authorities have confirmed that Avian Influenza (AI) has been detected in additional poultry flocks in southern Vietnam's Ca Mau province. This comes only days after 6,000 birds, mostly ducks, died from AI in Ca Mau and neighboring Bac Lieu Province (Ref A). GVN [...] | 2006-12-28 09:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY810 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY VACCINATIONS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings, the Directors of the HCMC and Mekong Delta Regional Animal Health Centers told us that they are generally satisfied with the results of the Avian Influenza (AI) poultry vaccination campaign. The last poultry outbreak in the Mekong Delta and South-Central regi [...] | 2006-07-25 13:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY999 | (C) MORE ON ARREST OF AMCIT DO, CONG THANH: DISSIDENTS IN [...] (C) In our initial prison visit with Amcit Cong Thanh Do ref A, Do stated that he is a member of the central committee of the Dang Dan Chu Vietnam (Democratic Party). Post contacted political activist Do Nam Hai (aka Phuong Nam) for background on Do and his two Vietnamese colleagues Nguyen Huo [...] | 2006-09-01 11:23:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC VM |
06ISLAMABAD22025 | INTERIOR MINISTER SHERPAO ON HIGH PROFILE TERROR CASES, IPR AND MISSING AMCITREF: [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting, the Ambassador and Interior Minister Sherpao reviewed U.S.-Pakistani cooperation on the investigation into the 2006 Karachi Consulate bombing. Sherpao assured the Ambassador that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is committed to defending the conviction of Omar [...] | 2006-11-16 12:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CASC ECON KCRM PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISTANBUL1143 | FROM THE VISA LINE: SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with applicants. In this issue, we focus on the Summer Work and Travel (SWT) program. Istanbul's Consular Section processed more tha [...] | 2006-06-26 13:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CASC KFRD SOCI PREL TU |
06ISTANBUL1501 | A BITTER DAY: THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1999 [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 17, the seventh anniversary of the deadly 1999 Marmara earthquake, newspapers published articles evaluating ongoing efforts, especially in Istanbul, to prepare for the next big quake. The commentators unanimously criticized insufficient preparations and planning and t [...] | 2006-08-21 10:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC TU |
06ISTANBUL2111 | SAADET PARTY PROTESTS POPE'S VISIT [...] Summary: On November 26, the Islamist Saadet (Felicity) Party organized a rally in the Sisli district of Istanbul to protest the Pope's upcoming visit to Turkey. Despite claims of hundreds of thousands of attendees on the party's website press estimates on participation varied from 20,000 to [...] | 2006-11-28 06:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC TU |
06ISTANBUL422 | FROM THE VISA LINE, ISSUE ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a new reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Amconsulate Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with Turkish--and sometime non-Turkish--visa applicants. Taken together, they offer a unique perspective on local s [...] | 2006-03-22 13:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC SOCI PREL IR TU |
06JAKARTA10133 | INDONESIA ? AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 09:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA10137 | INDONESIA - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 00:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA10140 | INDONESIA - AUGUST 11 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 9, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie stated, according to the media, that Jakarta had yet to receive promised foreign aid to fight bird flu. Bakrie's statement was puzzling and frustrating to donors. The May 2006 Donor Coordination Meeting, h [...] | 2006-08-14 04:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA10297 | TIMIKA TRIAL SESSIONS PROCEED WITHOUT DEFENDANTS [...] (U) The trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 crept along August 15 in spite of the defendants' continued refusal to take their assigned seats in the court and the absence of defense attorney Johnson Panjaitan. As the session opened, Judge Nurdin read f [...] | 2006-08-15 10:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS 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 |
06JAKARTA10492 | INDONESIA - NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN WEST GARUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian press has featured a series of alarming articles over the weekend of August 18-20 concerning up to ten possible human cases of avian influenza (AI) occurring in the Cikelet village of the Garut district of West Java. NAMRU-2 and the Ministry of Health (MOH) tested the [...] | 2006-08-23 10:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA10536 | INDONESIA - AUGUST 24 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. At an August 18 meeting in Singapore, officials from Singapore, Indonesia, and the United States agreed to continue the proposed Avian Influenza Trilateral Project within the Tangerang municipality as originally planned (as opposed to expanding it to the much larger District of T [...] | 2006-08-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA10539 | RICK NESS TESTIFIES IN NEWMONT CASE THIS WEEK [...] (C) Summary. Newmont mining executive and Amcit Richard Ness is scheduled to take the stand in his own defense this week on August 25 in a Manado, North Sulawesi courthouse. He faces fifteen years in prison if convicted on charges of polluting Buyat Bay, the site of the now-closed Newmont Min [...] | 2006-08-24 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | EMIN CASC SENV EINV PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA10704 | WITNESS TESTIMONY IN TIMIKA TRIAL TO BEGIN NEXT [...] (U) Chief Judge Nurdin announced that witness testimony would begin next week in the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002. Beginning on September 5, trial sessions will take place twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, in order to accommodate the number [...] | 2006-08-29 10:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA10880 | ACEH'S SHARIA POLICE TARGETING AID WORKERS, WOMEN, [...] (SBU) Summary. After a year of peace in Aceh, negative fall-out from the imposition of Islamic law (sharia) under Aceh's special autonomy arrangement is apparent. While the Acehnese themselves have borne the brunt of the consequences, on August 17 sharia police raided the World Food Program' [...] | 2006-09-01 01:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL KISL SA ID |
06JAKARTA10923 | INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) announced refocused priorities for controlling avian influenza (AI) at a successful international donor meeting on August 23-24. Donor representatives were pleased with the coordination of the meeting and refocused GOI priorities but concerned b [...] | 2006-09-01 09:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA10998 | TIMIKA TRIAL STOPPED FOR LACK OF INTERPRETER [...] (U) The trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 took another turn on September 5 when Judge Nurdin ruled that the defendants were entitled to an interpreter. In a courtroom crowded with spectators and police, defense lawyers interrupted the testimony of t [...] | 2006-09-05 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA11145 | AMCITS TESTIFY AT TIMIKA TRIAL [...] (U) In an emotional session, Amcits Patsy Spier, Kenneth Balk and Steven Emma finally received the opportunity to describe in court what happened on August 31, 2002, when a group of gunmen ambushed the vehicles they were riding in Timika, Papua, killing Amcits Ricky Spier and Ed Burgon. Ms. S [...] | 2006-09-11 00:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA11212 | INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 11 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Singaporean Embassy in Jakarta has proposed to hold a joint planning meeting for the Tangerang trilateral project on September 13. The Government of Singapore (GOS) plans to station permanent technical staff to head up project. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is evaluating the [...] | 2006-09-11 09:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA11342 | DEFENDANTS WALK OUT AS FBI AGENTS TESTIFY AT [...] (U) The defendants and their attorneys walked out of the courtroom in protest as FBI Special Agents Ron Eowan and Paul Myers gave testimony at the September 12 session of the trial of seven men accused of killing two amcits in Timka, Papua in 2002. As Eowan was taking the witness stand, defen [...] | 2006-09-12 11:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JAKARTA11344 | MINISTRY OF HEALTH CHANGES AI SAMPLE SHARING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 02:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA11472 | ASIA FOUNDATION ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING HERESY IN [...] (C) Summary. A hard-line Indonesian Islamist magazine, Hidayatullah, has published a screed accusing The Asia Foundation (TAF) of supporting organizations and individuals who defame Islam. It also asserts that Indonesia's two largest Muslim mass organizations, Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) and Muham [...] | 2006-09-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC CASC KISL ID |
06JAKARTA11582 | INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 18 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Committee for Avian influenza and Pandemic Response (National AI Committee) brought together on September 15 key representatives from the government of Indonesia (GOI),donor agencies and international organizations to coordinate funding and implementation of inten [...] | 2006-09-19 10:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA11585 | DEFENDANTS' HUNGER STRIKE DELAYS TIMIKA TRIAL [...] (U) On September 19, the Central Jakarta court was scheduled to hear testimony from Indonesian military personnel who arrived on the scene of the August 31, 2002 ambush near Timika, Papua in which two Amcits and one Indonesian citizen were killed. Since the last session, the prosecution decid [...] | 2006-09-19 10:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA11799 | Central Sulawesi: "Poso 3" Executed - Violence [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Da Silva, and Marinus Riwu were executed September 22. Security situations in Palu, Poso and Tentena remained calm, inspired by a highly visible police and military presence patrolling the streets. Violence erupted in areas of West Timor, Nusa Tenggara [...] | 2006-09-22 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINS PGOV PNAT KJUS CASC ID |
06JAKARTA11842 | INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 25 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 08:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA11845 | TIMIKA TRIAL: TNI PERSONNEL TESTIFY [...] (SBU) On September 19, the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua, resumed. The defendants had ended their hunger strike (reftel) and were present except for Hardi Sugimol, who was recovering from an illness. Amcit victim witnesses [...] | 2006-09-25 10:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM 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 |
06JAKARTA11892 | TIMIKA TRIAL: WITNESS SNAFU CAUSES DELAY [...] (SBU) On September 26, the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua, resumed. It emerged that there was either a misunderstanding or a disagreement between the prosecution and defense teams about the order of the day's testimony. The [...] | 2006-09-26 11:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12099 | TIMIKA TRIAL: LAST DAY OF VICTIM, EXPERT TESTIMONY [...] (SBU) On September 29, Central Jakarta court heard testimony from two victim witnesses and two expert witnesses in the trial of suspects charged in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua. Amcit victim witness Patsy Spier attended, accompanied by an interpreter [...] | 2006-10-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12161 | TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENDANTS REFUSE TO TESTIFY [...] (SBU) The trial of the suspects in the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near Timika, Papua resumed on October 3. The opening of the session was delayed by an hour because the head judge in the Timika case also served in the morning session of a circus-like, high-profile corrupti [...] | 2006-10-03 11:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12253 | AN ENHANCED U.S. ROLE IN COMBATING AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary. After a slow start that led to the unchecked spread of AI across much of Indonesia, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has developed a simplified AI strategy with re- aligned priorities under a functioning National Comm [...] | 2006-10-05 09:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA12296 | HIDAYATULLAH WILL RUN REJOINDER TO ATTACK ON THE [...] (C) Summary. In an October 2 meeting, a Muhammadiyah Youth official told Poloff that the hard-line Islamist group Hidayatullah will publish a Muhammadiyah response to Hidayatullah's written attack on The Asia Foundation (TAF). Hidayatullah's concession came after more than two weeks of inten [...] | 2006-10-06 07:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC CASC KISL ID |
06JAKARTA12544 | PROSECUTORS DELIVER SENTENCING REQUESTS IN TIMIKA [...] Prosecutors delivered their sentencing requests in court on October 13 for seven suspects accused of involvement in the murder of two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002. Prosecutors requested a sentence of 20 years for Antonius Wamang and 15 years for Agustinus Anggaibak and Yulianus Deikme on t [...] | 2006-10-13 10:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA12545 | INDONESIA - OCTOBER 12 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 6, Dr. Ir Anton Apryanto, Minister of Agriculture promised Manho So, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative more vigorous coordination and communication in controlling AI. Local press reported on October 10 that faculty from Udayana University detected [...] | 2006-10-13 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA12602 | CT UPDATE: FOUR YEARS AFTER FIRST BALI ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. In the four years since terrorist attacks first rocked Bali on October 12, 2002, foreign police assistance programs have markedly improved Indonesia's CT capacity. The Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network, however, remains a serious threat to Western and secular interests in I [...] | 2006-10-16 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC KVPR CVIS |
06JAKARTA12773 | INDONESIAN TERRORISTS:RECENT RELEASES AND UPCOMING [...] (C) Four years after the 2002 Bali bombing, several individuals convicted of terrorism for their involvement in that attack and the 2003 Marriot bombing are starting to complete their prison terms. According to information obtained from the Australian Embassy, nine convicted terrorists have b [...] | 2006-10-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
06JAKARTA12781 | INDONESIA - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) released 2007 budget information on October 19 but has not yet finalized its AI spending allocations in the Ministries of Health (MOH) and Agriculture (MOA). Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie convened an interagency meet [...] | 2006-10-20 11:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA12828 | INDONESIA - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie announced at an October 20 news conference a decrease in the number of AI-affected provinces over the past six months from 30 to 16. At the same news conference, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono announced governmen [...] | 2006-10-27 09:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA12874 | TIMIKA DEFENDANTS REFUSE TO RESPOND TO SENTENCING [...] (SBU) In an October 31 session lasting less than an hour, the defendants charged in the 2002 murders of two Amcits near Timika, Papua refused to respond to the sentencing requests handed down by prosecutors on October 13 (reftel). Their attorney, Johnson Penjaitan, attended the trial as a sp [...] | 2006-10-31 09:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA13014 | INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 1, Bayu Krisnamurthi, Executive Secretary for the National AI Committee assured the press that SIPDIS Indonesian research shows no signs that the H5N1 virus is mutating to a more dangerous form in the country. Food and Agriculture Organization officials concur but [...] | 2006-11-06 23:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA13142 | TIMIKA TRIAL: WAMANG SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON [...] (SBU) On November 7, Judge Adriani Nurdin sentenced Anthonious Wamang to life in prison for premeditated murder in connection with the August 31, 2002 murders of two Americans and one Indonesian in Timika, Papua. Although prosecutors had requested 20 years, Judge Nurdin cited several conside [...] | 2006-11-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM 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 |
06JAKARTA13194 | INDONESIA - AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) AND THE PRESIDENT"S [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Government of Indonesia has not yet finalized its FY 2007 allocations for AI control programs, senior GOI officials including Coordinating Minister Bakrie and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati have assured the Embassy that total AI spending will match or exc [...] | 2006-11-13 10:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA13370 | INDONESIA - DECEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch hosted a workshop on November 25 and 26 that will make recommendations on animal vaccine strategy to the Ministry of Agriculture. The local television station Lativi began broadcasting AI mini- documentaries on November 10 and will continue these broadcasts through t [...] | 2006-12-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA13452 | INDONESIA - DECEMBER 8 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA13527 | INDONESIA - DECEMBER 19 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 07:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA13538 | TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: 12 MORE CONVICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The GOI Attorney General's Office continues to win convictions against terrorists at an impressive pace. Over the past 6 weeks, twelve Indonesians were convicted of terrorism in trials in Jakarta and Central and East Java. Nine of the 12 convicted were involved with fugitive terr [...] | 2006-12-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
06JAKARTA13563 | SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS BA'ASYIR TERRORIST [...] (U) The Indonesian Supreme Court announced on December 21 it had overturned the conviction of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir. In March 2005, Ba'asyir was sentenced to 30 months in prison for participating in a "sinister conspiracy to cause a fire or explosion that r [...] | 2006-12-21 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC CASC ID |
06JAKARTA13581 | IMPLICATIONS OF THE BA'ASYIR DECISION [...] (C) Summary. The decision by Indonesia's Supreme Court to overturn the conviction of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has a number of potential legal and political implications for the GOI's counterterrorism efforts. While the legal basis behind Ba'asyir's 2005 convi [...] | 2006-12-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC 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 |
06JAKARTA1823 | AMBASSADOR MEETS COORDINATING MINISTER BAKRIE [...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie told the Ambassador on February 8 that, in his view, the Beijing avian influenza (AI) conference had been a failure because Indonesia alone needs at least USD 950 million to deal with AI, but would likely only receive U [...] | 2006-02-13 02:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR PGOV SOCI KFLU ID |
06JAKARTA2403 | INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 21 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA2915 | INDONESIA - MARCH 2 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Jakarta city government carried out 24-26 February a series of actions to control Avian Influenza (AI) in birds, including door-to-door inspections, limited culling and vaccinations. Human and animal health officials in West Kalimantan told us that they are doing what they [...] | 2006-03-06 11:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA2985 | TIMIKA CASE NEARING PROSECUTION PHASE [...] (C) Summary. During their February 27 - March 7 deployment to Jakarta, the FBI team investigating the August 2002 murders of two American citizens near Timika, Papua, assisted by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors, supported their Indonesian counterparts in the final stages of preparing the [...] | 2006-03-07 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KJUS CASC PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA3199 | INDONESIA - MARCH 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. A USAID Washington avian influenza (AI) team met with a range of stakeholders during a March 1-5 visit to Indonesia, including the Ambassador and the Embassy's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG),to discuss USAID's USD 11 million FY 2006 AI allocation for Indonesia. Officials [...] | 2006-03-10 11:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID |
06JAKARTA3430 | INDONESIA - MARCH 16 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Local joint venture PT IPB Shigeta has launched an AI vaccine for poultry called CLOSE 5.1 using reverse genetic engineering. The firm plans to initially produce 180 million doses a year and distribute them throughout Asia. The Governor of East Java told the press on March 14 [...] | 2006-03-17 07:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID |
06JAKARTA3896 | INDONESIA - MARCH 22 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yudhoyono signed a Presidential Regulation on March 13 establishing a "National Committee on Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Preparedness." The decree designates the Coordinating Minster for Peoples' Welfare as the "National Coordinator" for AI policy and activi [...] | 2006-03-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID |
06JAKARTA4035 | INDONESIA: MORE ABEPURA AFTERMATH [...] (C) Summary. While Papuan provincial authorities deal with the aftermath of the March 16 Abepura riot, senior GOI figures hint that foreign interests and Jakarta politicians had a hand in the disturbance. An important group of Papuan political and religious leaders wrote President Yudhoyono [...] | 2006-03-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CASC ASEC ID |
06JAKARTA4364 | AMCIT RECEIVES FIVE MONTH SENTENCE FOR VISA VIOLATION; INDONESIAN GETS 30 MONTHS FOR BLASPHEMY [...] (U) Summary: On March 29, the court in Sampang, Madura found U.S. citizen David Ray guilty of violating his student visa and sentenced him to five months in prison. Counting time served, Ray likely will go free the week of April 14, barring a prosecution appeal. The court found Ray's collea [...] | 2006-04-04 09:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PHUM PGOV KIRF ID DAVID WILLIAM RAY |
06JAKARTA4467 | INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 21 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-06 11:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA4510 | INDONESIA - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Congen Surabaya officers met with provincial and municipal animal husbandry officials on March 16 to review vaccination and culling procedures after the first reported avian influenza (AI) outbreak in Surabaya. Grobogan Regency officials in Central Java told Congen that recent n [...] | 2006-04-07 09:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA5308 | INDONESIA - APRIL 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 07:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA5483 | MOUNT MERAPI ERUPTION PREPAREDNESS [...] Summary. Embassy held a meeting on May 1 to discuss preparedness for a possible eruption of Mount Merapi Volcano, 27 kilometers from the city of Yogyakarta in central Java. The volcano went on level 3 orange alert (ready to erupt) on April 12 and could threaten 200,000 people in the hazard z [...] | 2006-05-01 10:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC SENV PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA5701 | May 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE (AI): VISIT OF AI [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of State's Special Representative for Avian and Pandemic Influenza Ambassador John Lange met with senior Indonesian officials, including Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie, on May 1 to discuss U.S. efforts to address the AI pandemic threat [...] | 2006-05-05 10:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA5917 | Makassar Killing Sparks Fears of Race Riot [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests led by thousands of university students in Makassar, South Sulawesi against an alleged killing of a local maid by an ethnic Chinese man briefly escalated into a near-riot in the evening of May 9. Police ably negotiated with demonstrators to quickly and peacefully dispe [...] | 2006-05-11 00:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINS CASC PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA6024 | INDONESIA: May 11 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE (AI) [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 2, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka delivered a list of planned donations of Tamiflu and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong. The tamilfu and PPEs are SIPDIS for ASEAN's use in case of an influenza pandemic. Th [...] | 2006-05-12 10:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA6027 | INDONESIA RACES TO BUILD BSL-3 LABS [...] (C) Summary. The avian influenza (AI) threat has sparked a race among Government of Indonesia (GOI) institutions to build Biosafety Containment Level 3 laboratories (BSL-3 labs),ostensibly to perform AI sequencing and other sophisticated procedures. At least seven GOI institutions hope to c [...] | 2006-05-15 00:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID |
06JAKARTA6150 | INDONESIA REPORTS LARGE AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) [...] (SBU) Summary: Six members of a Medan family have tested positive for the H5N1 virus by NAMRU-2, and five have died as of May 15. Four of these have been confirmed by both the University of Hong Kong (UHK) and CDC Atlanta. Two members from this cluster remain hospitalized, with one intubated [...] | 2006-05-15 11:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA6335 | INDONESIA 2006 SECTION 527 INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] As requested in reftel, the following is post,s submission for the Department,s annual Section 527 report to Congress on U.S. citizen expropriation claims and other investment disputes involving foreign governments/economies. This cable updates post,s 2005 submission. 2. The United States [...] | 2006-05-19 01:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA6495 | INDONESIA: MEDAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CLUSTER UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Fatal cases of H5N1 infection have occurred in three separate locations in Indonesia since May 18, 2006. These include a seventh family member associated with the cluster of cases in Northern Sumatra (refs A and B). Another family member identified with infection last week rem [...] | 2006-05-22 12:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA6653 | JAKARTA MAY 28 EMBASSY MEETING RE EARTHQUAKE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador chaired a Sunday, May 28 meeting to discuss the Embassy's posture and reaction to the May 27 earthquake in Central Java, southwest of the city of Yogyakarta. Participants (DCM, POL, ECON, AID, CONS, DAO, ODC, PAS) examined the initial situation reporting, the safet [...] | 2006-05-28 06:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC SOCI PREF PGOV SENV ID |
06JAKARTA6658 | INDONESIA: MAY 29 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) Summary: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck early May 27 south of the central Java town of Yogyakarta, causing widespread destruction and high fatalities. The current death toll has reached 5,010 with an additional 14,000 injured in the earthquake, with 8,000 requiring surgery (hospital c [...] | 2006-05-29 11:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC SOCI PREF PGOV SENV ID |
06JAKARTA6771 | INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...] | 2006-05-30 10:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA6772 | INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP - CORRECTED [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...] | 2006-05-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA6812 | INDONESIA: MAY 31 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Three additional cases of H5N1 infection have occurred in two locations in Indonesia since May 22 (ref). Two of these have resulted in fatalities, including a 10-year old girl and her 18-year old brother, both whom died 21 May in Bandung, West Java. NAMRU-2 and the Ministry of [...] | 2006-05-31 09:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA6813 | INDONESIA: MAY 31 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,846 dead and 22,731 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. USAID partners provide medical treatment and supplies to afflicted areas. Approximately 75 U.S. military personnel have arrived, and we expe [...] | 2006-05-31 10:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA6910 | INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. Experts report that basic medical supplies remain in need. USAID partners have surveyed water systems and sanitation conditions in afflicted [...] | 2006-06-01 09:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA7010 | INDONESIA: JUNE 2 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) As of June 2, the GOI continued to report 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured, with no Americans among the dead or injured. NGOs appear primarily concerned about the lack of potable water. As of June 1, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance has provided 1,660,682 USD in assistance for t [...] | 2006-06-02 08:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV |
06JAKARTA7166 | INDONESIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last four weeks, Indonesian authorities have investigated four potential avian influenza (AI) clusters with assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and NAMRU-2. These include the well- documented North Sumatra family cluster that resulted in seven confirme [...] | 2006-06-07 06:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA7556 | TIMIKA TRIAL LIKELY IN MID-JULY [...] (C/NF) Summary. A senior official in the General Crimes division of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) assured us on June 14 that the prosecution of seven persons in connection with the August 31, 2002 killings of two Americans in Timika, Papua, is still on track. The prosecution's dossiers [...] | 2006-06-14 10:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA7614 | East Java: Suspected AI Death Exposes Local [...] (SBU) Summary: A 10 month old child in Tulungagung, East Java is suspected to have died June 4 of Avian Influenza. The inexperienced local hospital doctor did not recognize the AI symptoms and released the child's body for burial prior to taking any blood samples. Regency health officials ar [...] | 2006-06-15 09:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV KFLU ID |
06JAKARTA7626 | INDONESIA - JUNE 16 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Executive Director of the National Committee for AI and Pandemic Control (Komnas) Bayu Krisnamurti told participants in a June 12 AI donor meeting that the GOI would host a WHO-led technical assessment of its AI strategy June 21-23, with participation from the World Bank and [...] | 2006-06-16 05:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA7661 | NORTH SUMATRA AVIAN INFLUENZA CLUSTER - LESSONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The May 2006 avian influenza (AI) outbreak in a North Sumatra family represents the largest human H5N1 cluster to date and brought with it intense worldwide media attention to Indonesia's AI response capacity. A look back at the response to the cluster by the Government of Indo [...] | 2006-06-16 09:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA7909 | TIMIKA CASE: PROSECUTION DOSSIERS COMPLETED, SENT [...] (U) Summary. Indonesian prosecutors June 21 turned over the dossiers of Anthonious Wamang and six co-conspirators in the August 31, 2002 murders of two Amcits and one Indonesian to the Central Jakarta District Court. We expect the court within ten days to set a trial date and appoint a panel [...] | 2006-06-23 05:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA8117 | TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4 [...] (SBU) Legatt, poloff, and conoff met June 28 with Abdul Hakim Ritonga, Acting Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes, who advised us that the trial of Anthonious Wamang and his co-conspirators would begin on July 4 in Central Jakarta District Court. Wamang faces charges including premedit [...] | 2006-06-28 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM 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 |
06JAKARTA8259 | INDONESIA - JULY 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: A Government of Indonesia (GOI) chaired AI experts group concluded on June 23 that limited human-to- human transmission took place during the May 2006 North Sumatra cluster. However, the group noted that the confinement of the human-to-human transmission to the affected family [...] | 2006-07-03 08:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA8383 | OPENING OF TIMIKA TRIAL DEFERRED UNTIL JULY 11 [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua did not begin in Central Jakarta District Court on July 4 as originally planned (reftel). The suspects accepted the advice of their legal counsel, a team [...] | 2006-07-05 08:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KJUS CASC ID |
06JAKARTA8621 | INDONESIA - JULY 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Singaporean Embassy contacts expressed openness to revising key elements in the Singapore-Indonesia- U.S. Tangerang pilot project during a June 29 meeting with U.S. officials. The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) office in Jakarta has received reports from a reputable private [...] | 2006-07-10 11:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA8687 | TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...] | 2006-07-12 00:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA8688 | TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...] | 2006-07-12 00:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA8858 | JAKARTA EAC MEETING JULY 14 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on July 14 to discuss REFTEL advisory and the possible effect on Indonesia of increased hostilities between Israel and Lebanon. EAC members agreed the issue had traction in Indonesia and that demonstrations were possible. EAC members agre [...] | 2006-07-14 10:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AEMR PTER CASC PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA8955 | INDONESIA - JULY 18 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. As of July 18, data from the Mission's Naval Medical Research Center (NAMRU-2) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) show 43 confirmed deaths from Avian Influenza. Once the WHO posts laboratory confirmation results on its website, Indonesia should overtake Vietnam for the world lead [...] | 2006-07-18 09:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA8958 | TIMIKA TRIAL OPENS [...] (SBU) Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators appeared in Jakarta Central Court on July 18 to face charges in connection with the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua. The three-hour July 18 session was administrative in nature, devoted to identifying the [...] | 2006-07-18 10:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA8959 | INDONESIA: JULY 17 TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE UPDATE [...] Summary. Casualty reports from the July 17 earthquake/tsunami in southern Java are mixed with local TV station Metro TV reporting 314 dead, Associated Press reporting 306 dead, and local government authorities noting 141 dead. Most observers expect casualty figures to rise as more information [...] | 2006-07-19 00:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EAID PREF SENV SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA9044 | INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 19 UPDATE [...] Summary. The GOI has raised its count of victims from the July 17 earthquake and tsunami to 525 dead, 383 injured and 273 missing. Most observers expect the casualty figures to continue to rise as more information becomes available. An estimated 51,000 people have been displaced. The West Jav [...] | 2006-07-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA9159 | INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 21 UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 09:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA9515 | INDONESIA - JULY 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 09:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA9697 | TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENDANTS UNCOOPERATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Defense lawyers appears for the first time at the August 1 session of the trial for the murder of two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002, but defendants continued their refusal to cooperate. Prosecutors say this will not alter the prosecution of the case, and expect to call Amcit w [...] | 2006-08-02 04:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID |
06JAKARTA9914 | INDONESIA - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 3, the Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari announced that, effective immediately, the GOI would no longer send samples to the WHO-Influenza Reference laboratory in Hong Kong. Supari considers domestic laboratories, including U.S. NAMRU-2, sufficiently qualified to [...] | 2006-08-07 08:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
06JAKARTA9996 | TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENSE FILES "EXCEPTION MOTION" [...] (U) After several weeks of delay, the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 took a small step forward as defense attorneys submitted a 24-page "motion for exception" to the charges to the three judge panel. Although essentially just another delay tactic, [...] | 2006-08-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID |
06JEDDAH305 | SAUDI ARABIA: SOP FOR QUESTIONING FEMALE CRIMINALS [...] (C) A contact of AmConGen Jeddah reported that Saudi authorities utilize a unique and explicit set of procedures when questioning women who are suspected or accused of a crime in the Kingdom. According to the source, a woman must be accompanied by a "Mahram", or male guardian, throughout the [...] | 2006-04-18 11:45:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL SOCI CASC SA |
06JEDDAH382 | RESOLUTION OF JEDDAH REFUGE CASE HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: Following the visit of A/S Harty to Saudi Arabia on May 13 and 14, high-level SAG attention to the refuge case of Rema Al Said, which had been languishing for over three months, resulted in a sudden flurry of negotiations between the Mission and representatives from the Interministeri [...] | 2006-05-23 10:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PHUM SA |
06JERUSALEM1080 | PASF SUPPORT TO CONGEN DURING JERICHO CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite widespread anger over rumors of USG complicity in the March 14 IDF attack on the Jericho prison, PA Security Forces (PASF) worked closely with the ConGen to mitigate violence against AmCits over the course of March 14. ConGen officers were able to enlist Interior Ministry [...] | 2006-03-15 15:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ASEC CASC MOPS IS PTER PGOV |
06JERUSALEM2098 | RELATIVE CALM RETURNS TO GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gaza was relatively calm on May 23 after senior Fatah and HAMAS officials agreed to take steps to prevent further violence. However, rival armed groups continue to patrol the streets and a potential remains for a return of violent clashes. PA government spokesman Ghazi Hamad tol [...] | 2006-05-23 15:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
06JERUSALEM2118 | SPORADIC VIOLENCE IN GAZA; IDF OPERATION LEAVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence continued in Gaza May 23-24. In Ramallah, a May 24 IDF arrest operation targeting a PIJ activist resulted in four Palestinians dead and at least 35 wounded. HAMAS spokesmen publicly accused the Fatah-dominated Preventive Security Organization (PSO) of orches [...] | 2006-05-24 14:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
06JERUSALEM2150 | INTERIOR MINISTRY PULLS BACK SOME OF ITS FORCES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PA Interior Ministry scaled back its deployment of the HAMAS-affiliated Special Security Force in Gaza on May 26. The HAMAS commander of the force, Yusif al-Zahar, told the media that the move is intended to reduce tensions in Gaza, while noting that the Interior Minister exp [...] | 2006-05-26 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
06JERUSALEM2165 | IDF RAID IN GAZA KILLS 4 MILITANTS; INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Undercover IDF units operating in Gaza killed 4 militants and injured 8 others during a May 30 pre-dawn ambush of a PIJ cell preparing to launch Qassam rockets into Israel. The raid followed several days of increasing Qassam attacks from Gaza. Interior Minister Said Siyyam May 28 [...] | 2006-05-30 13:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
06JERUSALEM2244 | SEVERAL KILLED AND WOUNDED IN HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic but intense clashes June 1-5 between Fatah and Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip resulted in eight Palestinians deaths and 21 injuries. Hamas gunmen on June 5 set fire to the official PBC Palestinian TV broadcasting station in Khan Yunis. Four Palestinian military wing [...] | 2006-06-05 15:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC |
06JERUSALEM2299 | VIOLENT CLASHES CONTINUE IN GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic clashes between Hamas and Fatah-affiliated forces continued throughout the Gaza strip on June 6 and 7. Two Preventive Security Organization (PSO) members (and three construction workers) were injured June 5 as a result of an attack on PSO headquarters in Gaza City. A [...] | 2006-06-07 15:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG IS |
06JERUSALEM2315 | DESPITE AGREEMENT TO REDEPLOY, HAMAS SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Fatah and Hamas officials agreed June 7 to redeploy the Ministry of Interior Special Security Forces from populated areas and main thoroughfares in the Gaza Strip. Despite the agreement, UN personnel and Fatah contacts reported June 8 that SSF are still visibly present [...] | 2006-06-08 14:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG IS |
06JERUSALEM2680 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Israeli ground and air forces initiated operations in Gaza late on June 27 and early on June 28. Israeli ground forces now occupy land in the southern Gaza strip, including the disused Gaza airport. Israeli aircraft damaged three bridges in central Gaza, and Palestinian contacts report l [...] | 2006-06-28 09:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM2696 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) held a press conference in which they displayed a copy of the ID card of missing Israeli settler Eliyahu Asheri and threatened to kill him if IDF forces did not leave Gaza. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades has threatened additional kidnappings and rock [...] | 2006-06-28 15:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM2726 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Israeli military forces have reportedly expanded their foothold in southern Gaza and moved into northern Gaza. At least four Qassam rockets were launched at an Israeli town, and IDF naval and air forces have shelled Qassam rocket launch areas. The remains of missing settler Eliyahu Asher [...] | 2006-06-29 09:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM2751 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) The IAF conducted an airstrike against PIJ militants in Gaza City and IDF forces continued to shell Qassam launching areas; however, Qassam rockets continued to be launched. Press reports indicate that Hamas militants blew a hole in the border wall between Gaza and Egypt, and that both E [...] | 2006-06-29 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2762 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Airstrikes in Gaza and shelling of open areas continue; IDF forces have conducted a number of raids in the West Bank. IDF ground forces have reportedly not entered northern Gaza. PA sources say that the breach blown in the Gaza/Egypt border wall has been repaired. There has been intens [...] | 2006-06-30 09:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2769 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Political developments led the news Friday afternoon: the GOI announced the revocation of Jerusalem residency permits for four detained Hamas officials and Prime Minister Hanniyyah delivered a sermon in which he sketched out the Hamas plan for continued governance, including a proposal for [...] | 2006-06-30 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2771 | MGGZ01- QUICK ACTION CLOSES BREECH IN WALL BETWEEN [...] (C) At 1245L on June 29, gunmen from the Popular Resistance Committees and the Hamas-affiliated Izzedine Qassam Brigades detonated a landmine along the Egypt-Gaza border, according to Khalil Khatib, a security officer in President Abbas' office (reftel). The explosion blasted out two adjace [...] | 2006-06-30 15:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM2772 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 1 [...] (C) The last 24 hours have been relatively quiet in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. IDF airstrikes and shelling in the West Bank and Gaza and Palestinian mortar and rocket attacks into Israel continue, but there have been no reported injuries. The manager of the Gaza power plant told Econ Chief [...] | 2006-07-01 11:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2775 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 2 [...] (C) Israeli airstrikes over the last 24 hours damaged the Gaza office of Prime Minister Ismael Hanniyyah, among other targets. IDF forces continued their raids on Hamas-associated offices in the West Bank. Statements made by the office of President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) that blamed Hama [...] | 2006-07-02 09:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2804 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 3 [...] (C) A statement on July 3 by groups claiming responsibility for the kidnapping of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit threatened that the abduction would be a "closed case" if Palestinian prisoners are not released by 0600 on July 4; they did not elaborate on their statement. IDF forces entered nort [...] | 2006-07-03 10:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2813 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 4 [...] (C) A 0600 ultimatum regarding kidnapped IDF Corporal Galid Shalit passed without any significant developments. The IDF arrested three al-Aqsa Brigades' militants implicated in the June 25 killing of Israeli settler Eliyahu Ahsheri. The PLC held an emergency session on July 3, focused on the [...] | 2006-07-04 08:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2820 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 5 [...] (C) A Qassam rocket impacted in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on July 4; the extended range, target, and timing of the attack resulted in wide press coverage and statements from Israeli political leaders; the military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility. The IDF initiated a third inc [...] | 2006-07-05 11:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2825 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 6 [...] (C) IDF forces on July 6 expanded their incursion in the northern Gaza to the three dismantled settlements that had been the site of previous Qassam rocket launches. The Israeli move follows the launching of two additional Qassam rockets, one of which came near the southern city of Ashkelon. [...] | 2006-07-06 12:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2835 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 7 [...] (C) The casualty rates associated with ongoing IDF operations spiked sharply on July 6 and 7, with at least 21 Palestinians reported killed and over 65 wounded; one Israeli soldier was reported killed and several more wounded. At least eight Qassam rockets were fired, with no reported injurie [...] | 2006-07-07 10:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2854 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 8 [...] (C) ConGenoffs assisted in the transfer of 68 American citizens from Erez Crossing to the Allenby Bridge for passage to Jordan on July 8. Another 34 Amcits originally scheduled to depart Gaza either failed to bring the proper documentation for transit or failed to show up at Erez. IDF mil [...] | 2006-07-08 12:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2855 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 9 [...] (C) IDF forces appear to have withdrawn from parts of the northern Gaza strip, but remain present in the central and southern sections. An explosion near Gaza City on July 8 that killed a mother and two of her children has attracted wide media attention. Prime Minister Hanniyyah released a 5 [...] | 2006-07-09 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2867 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The IDF continues its presence in central and southern Gaza. IDF raids continue, as do Qassam rocket launches. The factions claiming responsibility for the abduction of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit told the media on July 9 that they alone control Shalit's fate, and reiterated their demands [...] | 2006-07-10 10:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2886 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF operations are continuing in central and southern Gaza. IAF air strikes on suspected Palestinian militants July 10-11 resulted in nine Palestinian deaths. One air strike near Beit Hanoun targeting gunmen instead struck Palestinian civilians, killing four. Israeli media reported t [...] | 2006-07-11 13:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM PTER |
06JERUSALEM2898 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF forces reportedly moved through the central section of Gaza on July 12, dividing the Gaza Strip in two. An IDF airstrike on a house near Gaza City killed seven Palestinians and wounded several others, possibly including Hamas military wing leader Mohammed Deif. Initial reports regard [...] | 2006-07-12 14:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2902 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF military action in Gaza continued on July 12-13, although news coverage was overshadowed by the developing situation on the Israeli-Lebanese border. PA sources list 26 Palestinians killed on July 12, including the family that died in the IDF attack that reportedly wounded Hamas milita [...] | 2006-07-13 12:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2919 | AMID PALESTINIAN JUBILATION, ABU MAZEN CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian public reaction to the July 12 Hezbollah attack and kidnapping of two IDF soldiers was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. Hamas praised the Hezbollah attack and called for a unification of efforts to attain the release of Palestinian and Arab prisoners. The P [...] | 2006-07-13 15:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2937 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Violence declined in Gaza on July 13-14, in comparison to previous days. Palestinian gunmen and activists attempted to force open the Rafah border crossing on July 13, but were dispersed by the Palestinian Presidential Guard. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) told the press July 13 that the f [...] | 2006-07-14 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2940 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Palestinian gunmen blew open a six-meter hole in the wall separating Gaza from Egypt near the Rafah crossing on the evening of July 14, enabling close to 3,000 Palestinians to cross from Egypt into Gaza. At least one Egyptian security officer was injured in the exchange of gunfire; Eg [...] | 2006-07-15 10:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM2941 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The majority of IDF activities appear oriented to the Israel/Lebanon border area. 2. (SBU) In Gaza military developments, there was an IDF strike near Beit Hanoun on July 16 ; apparently an Israeli UAV opened fire on a group of Hamas gunmen firing at Israeli tanks across the fence line. [...] | 2006-07-16 08:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3001 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF forces reentered northern Gaza on July 17; at least two Palestinians have been reported killed in this latest incursion. IAF aircraft struck government buildings, and supported ongoing operations in northern Gaza. There were approximately 15 Qassam launches from Gaza, with damage but [...] | 2006-07-17 10:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3022 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The Rafah crossing opened July 18 to allow 2,000-3,000 Palestinians on the Egyptian side of the crossing to enter Gaza. Palestinian contacts report that more than 700 Palestinians transited into Gaza as of 1300 local. The IDF July 18 withdrew from parts of Beit Hanoun following its Ju [...] | 2006-07-18 11:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3029 | MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Approximately 100 American citizens left Gaza on July 19. Approximately 5,200 Palestinians passed through the Rafah crossing into Gaza on July 18. The IDF July 19 launched a large incursion into the al-Maghazi refugee camp, killing six Palestinians, including civilians, with at least 50 [...] | 2006-07-19 13:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3080 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 20 SITREP [...] (C) One hundred and three American citizens were evacuated from Gaza to Amman on July 19. IDF operations in the central Gaza Strip continued on July 20, killing two and wounding four. In Nablus, the IDF continued an operation against the main PA security forces compound. Palestinian Presid [...] | 2006-07-20 15:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3093 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 21 SITREP [...] (C) Israeli Defense Forces withdrew from the al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza on July 21 after a three-day operation that left 16 Palestinians dead and approximately 130 wounded. In Nablus, the IDF continued its operation against the PA headquarters complex. Two Qassams were fired from Gaza i [...] | 2006-07-21 13:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3096 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 22 SITREP [...] (C) Events in Gaza and the West Bank have been quieter than in previous days. The IDF ended its multi-day operation in Nablus, after demolishing a number of PA security buildings. One of the wanted Palestinians was reportedly pulled alive from the wreckage following the IDF departure. Presid [...] | 2006-07-22 08:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3100 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 23 SITREP [...] (C) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continued arrest operations in the West Bank and small incursions into the Gaza Strip on July 22-23, and Qassam rockets continued to be launched from Gaza into the western Negev and Sderot. Media reports that Palestinian factions in Gaza had reached agree [...] | 2006-07-23 11:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3252 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 31 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post is working with Embassies Tel Aviv and Cairo to facilitate the departure of approximately 80 Americans from Gaza via the Rafah crossing on August 1. Palestinian Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat confirmed to the Consul General on July 31 that he was informed by Government of Israel [...] | 2006-07-31 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3313 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) The Rafah crossing did not open as planned on August 1 in order to allow more time for coordination among the concerned parties. As a result, the planned departure from Gaza of approximately 77 Americans and 10 PD grantees was also delayed. Post is attempting to facilitate the trans [...] | 2006-08-01 13:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3347 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 2 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post is coordinating with Embassies Tel Aviv and Amman to facilitate the departure from Gaza on August 3 of approximately 80 Americans and 10 PD grantees via the Erez crossing and onward to Jordan. 2. (SBU) IDF shelling and rocket fire into northern and southern Gaza on August 1 [...] | 2006-08-02 11:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3403 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 3 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post facilitated the departure of 49 Americans from Gaza on August 3 via the Erez crossing enroute to Jordan through the Allenby Bridge. The departure of 10 Public Diplomacy grantees has been deferred. 2. (SBU) Israeli police closed the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount to all non-Musl [...] | 2006-08-03 14:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3415 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 4 SITREP [...] SUMMARY: Three Palestinians were killed and two wounded August 4 as a result of IDF operations in Gaza. In the West Bank, the IDF arrested 11 Palestinians. The Rafah crossing remains closed as of August 4, but the Karni/al-Mintar and Nahal Oz crossings are operational. Nine of ten electric [...] | 2006-08-04 14:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3440 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 7 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF concluded a three-day operation on August 6 in southern Gaza that resulted in 17 Palestinians killed, including seven civilians. Palestinian militants fired Qassam rockets the evening of August 5, resulting in no injuries or damage. Palestinian gunmen shot and kille [...] | 2006-08-07 14:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3464 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 8 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gaza was generally quiet overnight August 7-8. Five Qassam rockets were launched from Gaza into Israel, but there were no reported injuries or damage. In the West Bank, IDF forces arrested three wanted Palestinians. Several staff members at the PA Prime Minister's office in [...] | 2006-08-08 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3519 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 9 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Three Qassam rockets were fired from northern Gaza into Israel on August 8. The IDF responded with shelling, resulting in at least two injuries. In the West Bank, an Israeli air strike August 9 in the Jenin refugee camp killed two Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) activists, [...] | 2006-08-09 14:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3540 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 10 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence continued in the Gaza Strip on August 9-10. Three Palestinians, including a five-year old girl, were killed and two homes destroyed in separate Israeli Air Force strikes. In the West Bank, Israeli forces arrested 13 people on August 9-10. The Rafah, the Ka [...] | 2006-08-10 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3560 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 11 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli military operations destroyed three homes in Gaza on August 10-11; there were no reports of fatalities. An Italian tourist was stabbed to death in Jerusalem on August 10 in what Israeli officials are describing as a "possible terror attack." In the West Bank, three P [...] | 2006-08-11 13:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CASC ASEC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3595 | ISRAELI ARAB FLIGHT A BOON TO BETHLEHEM ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: The influx of as many as 1,500 Israeli Arabs fleeing Hizballah rockets provided a significant boost to Bethlehem's beleaguered economy. During the past month, hotel occupancy rates and sales at restaurants and food markets dramatically increased, thus more than offsetting the [...] | 2006-08-14 14:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND CASC KWBG IS |
06JERUSALEM3596 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 14 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Low level violence in Gaza continued over the weekend, August 11-13, with no reported Qassam rocket fire. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the firing of two rockets on August 14 from northern Gaza toward Ashkelon. Israeli media reported some l [...] | 2006-08-14 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3611 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 15 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli aircraft overnight August 14-15 fired rockets at a suspected Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) house in the Jabaliya refugee camp, injuring at least 10 Palestinians. The IDF continued operations in the vicinity of the Gaza airport, where clashes resulted in two Palest [...] | 2006-08-15 15:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3625 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 16 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli aircraft overnight August 15-16 fired rockets into the home of a suspected al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades member in Khan Younis, killing two Palestinians and injuring at least three others. A Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) member was killed during clashes between PIJ gun [...] | 2006-08-16 14:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3652 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 17 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A 14-year old Palestinian was killed and four others were injured as a result of fighting between Fatah and Hamas militants in Gaza on August 16. A Hamas activist was killed in Gaza City when a bomb he was building exploded prematurely. Palestinian militants fired three rock [...] | 2006-08-17 13:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3670 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 18 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The body of a Palestinian reportedly killed by Israeli gunfire was found in Gaza on August 17. Three Palestinians in Gaza City were wounded when an Israeli Air Force plane attacked a metal workshop. The military-wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for a rocket launched from [...] | 2006-08-18 12:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3708 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 21 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) units arrested PA Deputy Prime Minister Nasir al-Din Ashair and Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Secretary General Mahmoud al-Ramahi. Two Palestinians were killed and several injured in clashes between Palestinian militants and the IDF in Gaz [...] | 2006-08-21 14:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3752 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 22 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades gunmen threatened to open the Rafah crossing by force on August 21. Seven Palestinians were wounded in Gaza overnight August 21-22; three were injured in an IDF operation near the Karni crossing, and four were [...] | 2006-08-22 15:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CASC ASEC KWBG KPAL |
06JERUSALEM3800 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 23 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF shelling August 22 targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) members, killing three near Khan Younis while injuring another seven Palestinians. One IDF soldier sustained injuries from an anti-tank rocket in the northern Gaza Strip. An Israeli operation into the Shijayah [...] | 2006-08-23 14:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3823 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 24 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian militants on August 24 detonated an explosive device near the wall at the Rafah crossing separating Gaza from Egypt. PA and Egyptian security successfully brought the situation under control. IDF units operating near Khan Younis overnight August 23-24 killed one [...] | 2006-08-24 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3839 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 25 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. The Rafah crossing opened August 25 allowing thousands of Palestinians to transit from the Egypt and Gaza sides of the crossing. Israeli aircraft conducted air strikes in Gaza City and the Jabaliya overnight August 24-25, injuring eight Palestinians. The Palestinian Islamic [...] | 2006-08-25 15:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM |
06JERUSALEM3870 | MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 28 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nine Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in separate incidents throughout Gaza August 25-28. An Israeli Air Force (IAF) plane bombed and destroyed the home of a Hamas military wing member overnight August 25-26. Two journalists were wounded by an IAF airstrike [...] | 2006-08-28 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3932 | MGGZ01- JERUSALEM AUGUST 30 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nine Palestinians were killed in separate incidents throughout Gaza August 28-29. Palestinian militants fired several antitank shells against the IDF in Gaza, injuring one IDF soldier. One Qassam rocket landed near Sderot on August 29, causing no injuries. Israeli forces k [...] | 2006-08-30 14:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM3965 | MGGZ01- JERUSALEM SEPTEMBER 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IDF troops withdrew from the Gaza City neighborhood of Shajayah on August 31, after a four-day incursion. Unknown gunmen kidnapped and later released a relative of HAMAS' Executive Force commander in Khan Younis on August 31. In a separate incident, Palestinian gunmen kille [...] | 2006-09-01 13:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG |
06JERUSALEM79 | OLIVE GROVE DESTROYED IN SOUTHERN WEST BANK VILLAGE [...] (SBU) Palestinian villagers from the southern West Bank village of Juwaya January 6 discovered 102 olive trees -- planted over 30 years ago -- deliberately cut down, presumably by settlers residing in nearby Ma'on settlement. According to contacts from the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT),[...] | 2006-01-06 17:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PHUM |
06KABUL1516 | CHRISTIANS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: After asylum was granted to Abdul Rahman in Italy, attention has shifted towards the greater Christian experience in Afghanistan. Afghan Christians, in large part remain hidden due to the risk of discrimination and violence. No new immediate threat to non-Afghan Christians appears [...] | 2006-04-04 16:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC KIRF AF |
06KABUL3455 | KOREAN RALLY UPDATE - 08-02-2006 [...] (SBU) Post continues to track a group of approximately 1150 Koreans in country to participate in a peace rally and relief work. News reports characterize the groups as "Christian Evangelicals" and there has already been one Afghan demonstration in Mazar-e-Sharif to protest this event and the s [...] | 2006-08-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS |
06KABUL3456 | INTERIOR MINISTER ZARAR ON KOREAN CHRISTIANS: [...] (C) DCM, accompanied by polmiloff, met Minister of Interior Zarar Moqbil today, August 2, to deliver reftel demarche regarding the planned August 5-7 "peace rally" organized by a South Korean NGO. DCM noted USG concern for the safety of U.S.citizens and expressed U.S. support for the GOA in [...] | 2006-08-02 16:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CASC AF |
06KABUL3479 | KOREAN RALLY UPDATE, THURSDAY 08-03-2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai has ordered the "protection" of the estimated 1,200 ethnic Koreans in Afghanistan as part of the Institution of Asian Culture and Development,s (IACD) and Millennium Pacific Icon (MPIG) groups' planned August 5-7 peace rallies (reftels). According to Gen. Akhbar [...] | 2006-08-03 16:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS |
06KABUL3480 | Korean Rally Update, Friday 08-04-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The situation in Kabul and the provinces with regard to the Korean groups remains calm. Hundreds of Koreans were deported today through Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat. Some groups of Americans have been identified, contacted, and offered assistance. We expect most will leave the coun [...] | 2006-08-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS |
06KABUL3481 | KOREAN RALLY: MOI/MOD CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] (C) CSTC-A Commander MG Durbin called a meeting on Aug 4 afternoon to brief Emboffs on MoI planning and MoI-MoD coordination (CSTC has embedded mentors in both Ministries) with regard any demonstration or rally held by the Koreans now in Afghanistan. MG Durbin emphasized that although Ministe [...] | 2006-08-04 17:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV ASEC PREL PHUM AF KS |
06KABUL3508 | Korean Rally Update, Sunday 08-06-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no incidents of violence in connection with the Korean rally participants so far. Hundreds of participants have left Kabul over the last two days, including many Americans. The situation appears to have largely been defused and the remaining Koreans are mostly [...] | 2006-08-06 16:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS |
06KATHMANDU1013 | PROTESTORS GEARING UP FOR LARGE APRIL 20 RALLY IN [...] (C) Large pro-democracy protests continued in terai cities on April 19, day fourteen of the seven-party alliance general strike. Security forces killed four demonstrators in Jhapa District in Eastern Nepal, bringing the total to ten the number of protesters killed during the general strike. T [...] | 2006-04-19 13:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU135 | CONTACTS RELATING TO KIDNAPPED SDU SHIFT LEADER [...] (S/NF) On January 12, at the recommendation of Post's EAC (ref A),Emboff contacted a political party member known to have contacts with the Maoists, Hridayesh Tripathi, and asked that he convey to the Maoists that the USG would not tolerate threats and/or attacks against its employees and woul [...] | 2006-01-13 10:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP |
06KATHMANDU1665 | COMMERCIAL TURBO PROP AIRCRAFT CRASHES, NO [...] (C) On June 21, a Yeti Airlines DeHavilland DH-6 Twin Otter aircraft crashed in a failed landing attempt at the remote Jumla airport in western Nepal killing all nine Nepalis on board. Mohan Adhikari, Officiating Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN),explained to E [...] | 2006-06-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR CASC NP |
06KATHMANDU1795 | CRIME ON THE RISE IN KATHMANDU VALLEY? [...] (C) Leading dailies have recently been reporting an upsurge of criminal activity in Kathmandu (ref A). However, according to police sources, despite the press reports, crime, and robbery in particular, have actually been decreasing in Kathmandu Valley. Keshab Adhikari, Superintendent of Poli [...] | 2006-07-10 11:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KCRM PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU3253 | PRIME MINISTER TAKES FIRM STAND ON ARMS [...] (C) Prime Minister GP Koirala, who was recovering from a cold, stressed to the Ambassador December 20 that he would not permit the Maoists to enter the interim government until arms management was complete. He confirmed, however, that he had agreed to promulgate the interim constitution and st [...] | 2006-12-20 08:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR PREF CASC UN BT NP |
06KATHMANDU819 | MAOIST BOMBS AND KIDNAPPING OF POLISH CITIZENS; [...] (C) A Central Committee Member of the United Marxist-Leninist (UML) publicly urged the Maoists to declare a cease-fire to "open a door" for dialogue between the "three political powers." A Maoist bomb inside Kathmandu's Ring Road on March 25, another at a college campus in western Nepal on Ma [...] | 2006-03-27 12:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CASC ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU835 | DID MAOISTS ATTACK RADIO STATION BECAUSE OF U.S. [...] (C) Members of a visiting international media mission told Emboff that Maoists had told them a Maoist attack on a radio station in May 2005 was due to its American connection and that the Maoists had threatened future harm to any media with U.S. ties. Further investigation by the Embassy, ho [...] | 2006-03-29 08:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC KPAO EAID NP |
06KHARTOUM1556 | Sudan: 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] Embassy Khartoum notes that there are no pending investment disputes or expropriation claims by U.S. persons or firms in Sudan. 2. Post will e-mail this message as well to EB/OIA as requested in reftel. HUME [...] | 2006-07-03 03:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE PGOV ETRD US 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 |
06KHARTOUM2056 | FURTHER CLASHES - REPORT OF ONE DEATH [...] Police and demonstrators clashed on August 30 with police reportedly using tear gas to disperse the protesters in the area near the University of Khartoum. There was an unconfirmed report that one protester had been killed. 2. Opposition parties attempted to organize a demonstration on the [...] | 2006-08-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC CASC EAID ECON SU |
06KHARTOUM2176 | KHARTOUM - DEMONSTRATIONS IN CITY/EAC MEETING [...] Summary: On September 6, a series of demonstrations was held in the adjoining cities of Omdurman and Khartoum. The Embassy and its community were not significantly impacted. End summary. 2. Prior to September 6, there had been local media reporting as well as reporting from Embassy cont [...] | 2006-09-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC SOCI SU PGOV |
06KHARTOUM2219 | KHARTOUM - EAC MEETING: DAMASCUS AND DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary: On September 13, 2006, the Embassy Khartoum Emergency Action Committee met to discuss recent and expected demonstrations within metropolitan Khartoum and the attack on AmEmbassy Damascus and its ramifications for Embassy Khartoum. End Summary. 2. On September 12 a small demon [...] | 2006-09-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC SOCI SU PGOV |
06KHARTOUM2324 | KHARTOUM - DEMONSTRATIONS AT CHANCERY [...] On 20 September, 2006, Embassy Khartoum faced 3 brief, interconnected, demonstrations directed against UNSCR 1706 and the recent statements attributed to the Pope. 2. A widely advertised and GNU sponsored, demonstration was planned for 1000 hours on 20 September, 2006. However, due to [...] | 2006-09-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV SOCI SU |
06KHARTOUM2408 | SUDAN: MFA ADVISES OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR [...] (SBU) On October 1, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 27 regarding limitations on travel by U.S. nationals. 2. (SBU) The text of the dip note (received in English) is as follows: (Begin text) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2006-10-01 15:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ODIP CASC OTRA OVIP US SU |
06KHARTOUM2422 | USG CONTRACTORS IN SOUTH SUDAN WITHOUT [...] (U) This is an action request--please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Six DynCorp International employees -- all U.S. citizens -- are currently working on USG funded projects in South Sudan. None has valid Sudanese visas, but instead used SPLM travel permits to enter the country. Given the recent [...] | 2006-10-02 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PREL PHUM SU |
06KHARTOUM2682 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: SOLDIER KILLED IN ATTACK ON SPLA [...] (C) A Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldier died November 12 in an attack on SPLA barracks at a village just east of Juba, according to the head of SPLA military intelligence. Brig. Gen. Malual Majok told PolOff another soldier and three civilians were injured in the incident. Malual [...] | 2006-11-15 15:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR SU |
06KHARTOUM2689 | CONTINUED GOVERNMENT OBSTRUCTION OF VISAS FOR DOD [...] (C) In the last year, Department of Defense Military Attaches assigned to Sudan have been subjected to a concerted effort by the Sudanese government to refuse or delay issuance of visas for travel to Sudan. This effort prevents military personnel from filling critical advisory roles for the Ch [...] | 2006-11-16 15:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ODIP CASC OTRA CVIS MARR SU US |
06KHARTOUM2700 | SOUTHERN SUDAN: CLASH BETWEEN SPLA AND ARMED [...] (U) A November 16 shooting on the edge of Juba resulted in two persons dying and approximately five being wounded in the latest incident of violence in Southern Sudan. The incident involved a Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) unit and another unidentified military or para-military unit. S [...] | 2006-11-19 16:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR SU |
06KHARTOUM2701 | SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: LAWYER BRIEFS LRA,S KONY ON ICC [...] (C) Ugandan human rights lawyer Barney Afako held a detailed one-hour discussion with LRA leader Joseph Kony November 14 about the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the legal consequences of ICC indictments. Afako is a consultant to the UN mediation team assisting peace talks [...] | 2006-11-19 16:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR SU CG UG |
06KHARTOUM2713 | KHARTOUM: ESCALATING VIOLENCE BETWEEN POLICE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five police officers and one SPLA soldier died after fighting between the two groups erupted on November 16 in Jebel Aulia, an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp 40 km south of Khartoum. While officials on both sides have been quick to characterize it as an isolated and p [...] | 2006-11-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP CASC SU |
06KHARTOUM2765 | Southern Sudan: Heavy Fighting in Malakal [...] Summary: Fighting erupted in Malakal late on Nov. 28 between South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and former SSDF troops aligned with the SPLA, resulting in numerous casualties. Combat intensified on Nov. 29, with Sudan Armed Forces elements supporting the SSDF, and employing mortars, RPGs, and [...] | 2006-11-30 11:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS CASC UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2770 | Sudan: MFA Advises of Lifting of Travel Restrictions for [...] On November 30, the Embassy received a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lifting the 25-mile travel limit placed September 27 (reftels) on all U.S. citizens in Sudan, other than those assigned to the mission. 2. The text of the note verbale, received in English, is as foll [...] | 2006-11-30 19:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC OTRA OVIP ODIP US SU |
06KHARTOUM2772 | Malakal Update: Ceasefire Holding [...] (U) Summary: A ceasefire in Malakal between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) appears to have held through December 1, although sporadic gunfire and looting continues. UN agencies and NGOs are providing initial humanitarian assistance, including assist [...] | 2006-12-01 19:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS CASC EAID SOCI UN SU |
06KHARTOUM2802 | KHARTOUM - EAC MEETING ON POSSIBLE ATTACK ON EL [...] On December 5, 2006 an EAC meeting was held at Embassy Khartoum. Present were DCM, POL, MGT, RSO, PAO, CON, USAID, JLE and RAO. The subject was the threat of imminent attack on the capital city of North Darfur State, El Fasher by combined forces of SLA/M and NRF as a follow-up to recent ski [...] | 2006-12-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL OPDP CASC SU |
06KIEV2166 | UKRAINE: CODEL BLUNT'S 5/29 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) During a May 29 meeting with CODEL Blunt, President Yushchenko characterized Ukraine's economic growth as "strong" and predicted that a new Orange coalition government would be formed "in a couple of days." Negotiations over top leadership positions had begun May 29 and should be complet [...] | 2006-06-05 09:55:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI PREL ECON CASC KOCI |
06KIEV404 | UKRAINE ADOPTIONS: YUSHCHENKO SIGNS LAW ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Tuesday January 31, President Yushchenko signed the law giving interim adoption authority to the National Adoption Center (NAC),clearing the way for prospective adoptive parents to process their adoptions to conclusion. The NAC has a plan in place to prioritize appointments [...] | 2006-02-01 09:52:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KOCI PREL PGOV UP |
06KIGALI817 | DEATH OF AMCIT MACH VISUDH AROM [...] On Tuesday, August 22, 2006 AMCIT Mach Visudh Arom died of apparent sudden cardiac arrest in the region of Ruhengeri, Rwanda. 2. Mr. Arom was born on March 29, 1968 in Minnesota. Passport number 074699483. 3. Acting Consular Officer was notified on August 22, 2006 by Chris Donovan, Rwan [...] | 2006-08-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC RW |
06KIGALI956 | DEATH OF AMCIT ROSAMOND CARR [...] On Friday, Ms. Rosamond Carr passed away at her residence in Gisenyi, Rwanda. She had been feeling ill for the past several weeks and had been visited regularly by a local doctor. The local physician, Dr. Erasme Sarambuye, was with her at the time of death. 2. Ms. Carr was born on August [...] | 2006-10-03 05:43:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC RW |
06KINGSTON1144 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Kingston is aware of one investment dispute between a U.S. citizen/entity and the GOJ. This was first reported in ref. B, and was updated in refs. C, D and E. This dispute has been included in past Reports on Investment Disputes. 2. A) Claimant A. B) 1996 C) Case status: As n [...] | 2006-06-09 18:45:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV ECON CASC EFIN OPIC PGOV JM |
06KINGSTON2384 | JAMAICA: MALARIAL OUTBREAK UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Jamaican malaria outbreak (reftel) will likely get worse before it gets better, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Director Dr. Ernest Pate. In private discussions with Embassy officials on December 8, Pate said that there are 53 confirmed cases, but [...] | 2006-12-08 18:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL |
06KINGSTON317 | JAMAICAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF [...] SUMMARY: On January 19, 2006, the Jamaican National Security Ministry initiated an inquiry into allegations of daily acts of rape committed against inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, where American prisoners are regularly incarcerated. The inquiry followed published comp [...] | 2006-02-15 19:35:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PHUM JM |
06KINSHASA1316 | DRC SITREP 1: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) Active fighting broke out in the Gombe neighborhood of Kinshasa around 4pm local time apparently between elements of the Presidential Republican Guard (GSSP),Congolese police, and security forces of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's MLC party. The fighting is apparently a continuation of [...] | 2006-08-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1317 | SITREP 2: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) At approximately 5:15pm local time, the Ambassador called with an update of the situation from Vice President Bemba's residence (reftel). The Ambassador reported hearing occasional explosions, perhaps from rocket propelled grenades or tanks. MONUC forces sent to the Bemba compound had not [...] | 2006-08-21 16:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1318 | SITREP 3: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) At 1800 local time, RSO spoke to MONUC head of security who reported that he and "half a MONUC detachment" were at the Palais de Justice. The MONUC officer said that he was using the location as an operations base and was "going in (to Bemba's residence) to do an extraction." The intent he [...] | 2006-08-21 17:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1319 | SITREP 4: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM at 1840 local time from Bemba's residence to report that MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye had arrived at the compound around 1820 to discuss arrangements to extricate CIAT ambassadors. Gaye said he had arrived with four APCs, but it was unclear if those [...] | 2006-08-21 18:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1320 | SITREP 5: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) FARDC Chief of Staff General Kisempia announced on national television that all soldiers are prohibited from carrying arms in the city of Kinshasa, and that they have been ordered to return to their barracks and remain there. Kisempia said General Nabiola, commander of the Unite de Defense [...] | 2006-08-21 19:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1321 | SITREP 6: STATUS OF OTHER KINSHASA MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Emboffs have contacted eleven Kinshasa diplomatic missions to determine their response to the current security situation in the diplomatic district, Gombe (reftels). Eight missions contacted - British, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese, Turkish, Chinese, Greek, and Belgian - reported being con [...] | 2006-08-21 20:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1322 | SITREP 7: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM at 2115 to report that the CIAT ambassadors had all safely arrived at MONUC headquarters from Bemba's residence. The Minister of Budget (and MLC member) Francois Mwamba, plus some members of Bemba's family, were in the MONUC convoy as well. CIAT ambassadors are cu [...] | 2006-08-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1323 | SITREP 8: KINSHASA FIGHTING [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM around 2220 local time to report that he had safely returned to his residence after leaving MONUC headquarters via a convoy organized by MONUC security. The Ambassador reported that the convoy drove down Boulevard 30 Juin through the center of Gombe, where much of [...] | 2006-08-21 22:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1324 | SITREP 9: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 0800 LOCAL TIME) [...] (C) As dawn broke in Kinshasa August 22, isolated gunfire and small explosions were heard in the downtown Gombe area of the city. The Ambassador called DCM from his residence at 0635 to report gunfire, some apparently from heavy arms, from the direction of the Palais de la Nation (the president [...] | 2006-08-22 07:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1326 | SITREP 11: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 1030 LOCAL TIME) [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM at 0900 local time to report that the CIAT ambassadors will meet with President Kabila at his riverside residence at 1130 August 21. 2. (C) PolCouns called around 0900 to report that presidential diplomatic adviser Augustin Katumba is proposing a meeting of the [...] | 2006-08-22 09:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1327 | SITREP 13: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 11:15 LOCAL [...] (C) CIAT Ambassadors are assembling as of 11:00 local time, under MONUC protective cover, in advance of their transport to a meeting scheduled with President Kabila at 11:30. 2. (C) At 10:55 local time, scattered gunfire was heard in the vicinity of the Embassy's JAO compound. 3. (C) [...] | 2006-08-22 10:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1328 | SITREP 12: STATUS OF OTHER KINSHASA MISSIONS [...] (SBU) The French Embassy remains on official lockdown status, while Belgian and German mission personnel have effectively done the same, remaining at their embassies overnight. The European Union, Canadian, and IMF missions have ordered their personnel to remain at their residences. The Dutc [...] | 2006-08-22 10:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1330 | SITREP 15: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 13:30 LOCAL [...] (C) CIAT Ambassadors began their meeting with President Kabila at the President's riverside residence/office at around noon local time, after convoying with security provided by MONUC. 2. (C) A Dutch diplomat told EconOff that his Embassy's security firm reported that the situation around B [...] | 2006-08-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1331 | SITREP 16: APPEAL FROM CIVIL SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) The Executive Secretary of Civil Society/Forces Vives, who is also the president of the civil servants' trade union, Mr. Naupess Kibiswa, called PAO at 10:15 GMT. He "begged" that the international community not start evacuating people from the DRC as a result of the fighting. To do so [...] | 2006-08-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1332 | SITREP 17: SECOND MONUC PRESS RELEASE CALLS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1333 | SITREP 18: KINSHASA FIGHTING (8/22 1730 LOCAL TIME) [...] (C) The Canadian Embassy's security chief told RSO that at about 1315, he drove from the Canadian Embassy down Boulevard 30 Juin toward the center of town. He said that he saw heavy "GSSP" presence near DRC government buildings along the Boulevard, but that the troops were in the process of pu [...] | 2006-08-22 16:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1334 | SITREP 19: CIAT MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KABILA [...] (C) The Ambassador called DCM from his residence at 1350 local time to report that the noon CIAT meeting with President Kabila had ended. All members of CIAT were present except for the representatives of the African Union, Angola, South Africa, and Zambia. Among the Congolese participants, as [...] | 2006-08-22 18:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1335 | SITREP 20: KINSHASA RETURNING TO NORMAL (8/23 0700 [...] (C) At daybreak August 23, downtown Kinshasa is calm. There were no reports of gunfire or violence overnight. The downtown area and all of Gombe were peaceful throughout the evening, and remain so this morning. RSO is presently conducting reconnaissance patrols in the city center and on the ai [...] | 2006-08-23 06:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1338 | STREP21: EAC CONVENES [...] (U) The EAC convened at 0830 local time on August 23 to assess current security situation in Kinshasa, and discuss recommended next steps. All EAC members were present, and the Ambassador also attended the meeting. 2. (SBU) EAC members all reported that the situation in the central Gombe a [...] | 2006-08-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1339 | SITREP 22: EMBASSIES, BUSINESSES REOPENING (8/23 [...] (SBU) Other Kinshasa missions - French, Belgian, British, Swedish - have resumed normal business on August 23. All report local staff arriving, and diplomats who spent the past two days at their embassies are being spelled by colleagues to allow them to go home and rest. The British Embassy [...] | 2006-08-23 12:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1340 | SITREP 23: PEACEKEEPERS INCREASED, SECURITY [...] (C) MONUC reports that an additional company of South African troops has been dispatched from Lubumbashi to reinforce the three MONUC battalions already deployed in Kinshasa. 2. (C) The DATT confirmed that around 200 troops were dispatched from Gabon to supplement the 1000 present in Kin [...] | 2006-08-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1341 | SITREP 24: MONUC WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING (8/23 1500 [...] (U) At MONUC's regular weekly press briefing, held at 1100 local time today, Press Spokesperson Kemal Saiki offered congratulations to the Congolese people on a peaceful election with massive turnout, to the two candidates who came out in the lead of the presidential elections, and to the Ind [...] | 2006-08-23 14:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1342 | SITREP 25: KINSHASA REMAINS CALM (8/23 1700) [...] (U) As dusk falls in Kinshasa, observers are hopeful that relative calm will hold throughout the night and during the next days while political and military leaders continue working to resolve the conflict in Kinshasa. 2. (SBU) Contacts from the embassies of South Africa, Canada and Japan [...] | 2006-08-23 16:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1343 | SITREP 26: MORNING STARTS CALMLY IN KINSHASA (8/24 [...] (U) Mission convened a follow-up EAC meeting the morning of 8/24 in Kinshasa (septel). 2. (SBU) All mission personnel are authorized to use their POVs, and classes resumed normally at the American School of Kinshasa. Traffic was still somewhat lighter than usual although commuters report [...] | 2006-08-24 11:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1344 | SITREP 27: FOLLOWUP EAC MEETING (8/24 1100) [...] (SBU) Mission convened an EAC meeting on August 24 at 0900 local time to assess the current security environment and discuss developments since the previous meeting on August 23. Recommendations included: A) advising mission personnel and Amcits to exercise increased caution, despite the re [...] | 2006-08-24 12:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1346 | SITREP 28: KINSHASA UPDATE (8/24 1445 LOCAL TIME) [...] (U) EmbOff eyewitnesses reported midday seeing a crowd of about 200 near the office of one of the television stations owned by Vice President Bemba. This location is where the shooting and violence the evening of August 20 originated. Congolese police, supported by MONUC and EUFOR troops, arri [...] | 2006-08-24 13:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1351 | SITREP 29: KINSHASA UPDATE (8/24 1630 LOCAL TIME) [...] (U) As of 1630 local time, downtown Kinshasa is calm. There have been no reports of gunfire or violence since mid-afternoon as a second day ends without significant security problems. 2. (U) Crowds that had gathered outside MLC headquarters along Boulevard 30 Juin in anticipation of a press [...] | 2006-08-24 16:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1352 | SITREP 30: LIFE IN KINSHASA PICKS UP ITS PACE, [...] (SBU) The security situation in Kinshasa remains tense but calm. Post received no additional reports of violence overnight. Neighborhoods were quiet city-wide during the evening of August 24, and people appeared to be staying close to home, although restaurants and nightspots were open for bu [...] | 2006-08-25 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1353 | SITREP 31: EAC CONVENES [...] (SBU) Mission convened an EAC meeting on August 25 at 0830 local time to update its assessment of the current security environment and discuss developments since the previous meeting on August 24. Recommendations included: A) issuing a Security Notice reminding all employees that it is manda [...] | 2006-08-25 11:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1355 | SITREP 32: KINSHASA CALM AS WEEKEND APPROACHES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1740 | VIOLENCE QUELLED, BUT KINSHASA TENSELY AWAITING [...] (U) Summary: Three hours of violence erupted in the Gombe district of central Kinshasa late in the morning on Saturday, November 11. Most of the fighting occurred near the official residence of Vice President Bemba on Gombe's main thoroughfare, and near Bemba's private riverside residence. [...] | 2006-11-14 09:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CG KPKO CASC ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA176 | Congo/Brazzaville: Avian Influenza: Tripwires [...] Brazzaville confirms that Avian Influenza specific tripwires have been posted in TRIPS system, with introductory comments located in Comments field. 2. Charge d'affaires Mark Biedlingmaier and OMS Ada Hellyer are designated as post employees responsible for updating AI information in the [...] | 2006-02-02 11:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR KFLU |
06KINSHASA409 | UDPS DEMONSTRATION ATTEMPT ENDS IN ARREST, MINOR [...] (SBU) The opposition UDPS party called for a March 10 march from Kinshasa's central train station to MONUC Headquarters reportedly to deliver a note addressed to visiting UN Deputy Secretary for Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guehenno. The UDPS failed to apply for a permit to march until March 8. Th [...] | 2006-03-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA805 | INCIDENT REPORT (KEVIN BILLINGS, JOSEPH ROBINSON, [...] (SBU) Post has been actively working at verifying the welfare and whereabouts of three private citizens (named above) reported missing since May 19, 2006. Although we have not yet received official notification of confirmation of their detention, we have learned that they are in custody of DR [...] | 2006-05-22 15:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CG |
06KUALALUMPUR2196 | DCM RAISES VENEZUELA, AMCITS' DETENTION WITH NEW [...] (C) The DCM and polchief paid an introductory call on the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's new Under Secretary for the Americas, Ambassador Ramlan Ibrahim, on November 30. Ramlan said he saw opportunities to further strengthen ties with the U.S. based on the strong personal relationship between [...] | 2006-11-30 08:24:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC ASEC VE MY |
06KUALALUMPUR857 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 01:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV MY |
06KUWAIT3601 | KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested Reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...] | 2006-09-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT4466 | KUWAIT PREPARES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 15, Econoff and Medoff met separately with Director of Public Health Dr. Rashed Al-Owaish and his deputy Dr. Mussab Al-Saleh, and with Director of Animal Health Dr. Farida Al-Mulla to discuss the GOK's preparations for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI). [...] | 2006-11-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU |
06KUWAIT563 | UPDATE: KUWAIT JOINT STATE-DOD GROUP ADDRESSES [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 14, the joint State-DOD Avian Influenza (AI) working group (Refs A & B) met to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing dialogue with GOK Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources (PAAFR) officials regarding Kuwaiti concerns about the pote [...] | 2006-02-19 05:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO PREL KFLU KU IZ |
06LAGOS101 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #16 [...] (C) Press reports of additional hostages are false. Bayelsa state officials' assurances of the hostages' release were proven wrong, and the negotiators are delaying further talks regarding the crisis. Delta State officials have not been any more in touch or informed about the situation than [...] | 2006-01-26 19:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS102 | COMMUNICATIONS PATCHED BETWEEN SHELL AND OIL [...] (C) USG and HMG interests, views, and actions have remained tightly aligned during the Shell contractor hostage crisis. However, we have noted a growing gap between Shell and the contractor companies Tidex and Ecodrill. Shell is concerned the contractors are engaging in a line of communica [...] | 2006-01-26 19:57:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1021 | JULY 11 NIGER DELTA INCIDENT SUMMARY [...] This is the biweekly roundup of security incidents in the Niger Delta. This roundup excludes "normal" street crime and concentrates on particularly serious incidents with a possible militant or political element. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previ [...] | 2006-07-24 10:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1029 | COMMUNITY YOUTHS OCCUPY BAYELSA AGIP FACILITY; [...] (C) The Deputy Managing Director (MD) for AGIP, subsidiary of Italian oil major ENI, confirmed that unidentified youths occupied an AGIP flow station at Ogbainbiri, Bayelsa State on July 25. The remote station is accessible by a 45-minute helicopter flight west from AGIP's main export termi [...] | 2006-07-26 16:37:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1101 | DELTA SITREP: AMCIT AND ADDITIONAL HOSTAGES [...] (SBU) According to an ExxonMobil source, the American captain of a service vessel under contract to Exxon, the "MV Jackie Chouest," was reportedly kidnapped from a bar in Port Harcourt Saturday night (August 12). We are attempting to get full confirmation of the kidnapping and the full name o [...] | 2006-08-14 16:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1103 | DELTA SITREP #2: AMCIT HOSTAGE CONFIRMED, TWO [...] (SBU) We have confirmed that Amcit Royce Anthony Parfait of Houma, Louisiana, was among those kidnapped over the weekend. Details remain fuzzy, but the greater weight of the information suggests Parfait was abducted August 13 from the Goodfella's nightclub along with the other five expatriate [...] | 2006-08-15 16:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1105 | DELTA SITREP #3 [...] (C) Consulate General personnel communicated with GON, state government, NGOs, and other Niger Delta contacts to try and learn more about the Goodfellas kidnapping and avenues for contact and negotiation. Halliburton Nigeria Country Manager Steve Segota reported the Nigerian State Security S [...] | 2006-08-16 14:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1112 | DELTA SITREP #4 [...] (C) Apparently, the GON and Rivers State Government are slowly beginning to organize themselves to handle this hostage situation. A German diplomat reported that the GON was establishing two crisis response teams, one in Port Harcourt and the other in Warri, Delta State. A security consulta [...] | 2006-08-18 20:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1113 | DELTA SITREP #5 [...] (C) Progress, thus far, has been slow. Rivers Governor Odili said his negotiating team, actually headed by the River State Director of the SSS, had made additional contact with the kidnappers since yesterday. Odili stated they had a better idea of the kidnappersQ, identity and the whereabout [...] | 2006-08-18 20:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1120 | DELTA SITREP #6 [...] (C) Rivers Governor Odili and other GON officials continue to voice optimism the hostages will be released soon. The latest forecast is for a dawn release tomorrow, August 22. (Comment: We would be unduly credulous if we accepted this forecast as gospel. Previously, Odili predicted the hosta [...] | 2006-08-22 16:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1121 | DELTA SITREP #7 [...] (C) SSS continues to negotiate with the kidnappers. Governor Odili told us that the talks had hit a momentary pause because of some disagreement among the kidnappers. Apparently, the kidnappers are somewhat factionalized and discussions were being conducted with both factions. Now, a single [...] | 2006-08-22 18:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1127 | DELTA SITREP #8 [...] (C) After days of our prodding, SSS negotiators finally have begun passing proof of life (POL) questions to the kidnappers. Yesterday, the captives provided a correct proof of life answer for British hostage John Guyan. SSS told the security consultants of the affected companies that they e [...] | 2006-08-23 16:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1129 | AMCIT PARFAIT AND OTHER HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (C) Ten days into the crisis, Amcit Royce Parfait and the five other expatriate hostages were released last night. The release came within several hours after Senator David Brigidi of Bayelsa State opened another line of communication to the kidnappers. While speculation is rife about ransom [...] | 2006-08-24 15:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1136 | MILITANTS TAKE TWO HOSTAGES AFTER FIGHT WITH [...] (SBU) The lull in kidnappings had a very brief life. Even before the six hostages released on August 23 could depart the country, another incident occurred in Port Harcourt. Two expatriates were taken hostage in Port Harcourt last night after fighting broke out between mobile police forces a [...] | 2006-08-25 15:17:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS122 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #17 [...] (C) The Bayelsa State Secretary of Government (SSG),Dr. Igali, informed us that the kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages to him at a location he would not disclose. Both the Bayelsa SSG and Ecodrill Country Manager Peter Quiatkowski's intermediaries said the hostages are in good he [...] | 2006-01-27 19:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS123 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #18 - NO RELEASE [...] (C) The four oil service company hostages were not released. Bayelsa Secretary of the State Government Dr. Igali told Conoff he received a call after midnight that the three associates of the kidnappers had left Warri, Delta State, to pick-up the hostages. However, by three a.m., Dr. Igali [...] | 2006-01-28 11:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS124 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #19 [...] (C) We have received several explanations for the breakdown of last night's hostage release. In addition to the presence of military patrol boats that allegedly frightened the kidnappers from leaving their hide-out (reftel A),Bayelsa Secretary of the State Government (SSG) Dr. Igali said a [...] | 2006-01-28 16:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1249 | MILITANT ATTACK ON CONVOY [...] (C) Summary: Three Joint Task Force (JTF) soldiers and a boatman were killed, one JTF soldier critically wounded, and seven JTF soldiers and a boatman are missing after an attack by Niger Delta militants on a Shell barge convoy on October 2. Twenty-five Nigerian employees of the Shell cont [...] | 2006-10-04 06:28:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS125 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #20 [...] (C) The hoped-for release of the four oil service company employees did not take place last night. Commenting on this latest in a series of miscues, Bayelsa Secretary of the State Government (SSG) Dr. Igali said the release was postponed because the kidnappers disagreed over to whom to releas [...] | 2006-01-29 13:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1254 | EIGHT EXPATRIATES KIDNAPPED IN AKWA IBOM STATE [...] (C) Summary: Eight expatriates, including four from the United Kingdom, two from Malaysia, one from Romania and one from India, were kidnapped October 3 in an attack on the residential compound of Bristow Helicopters, a contractor for ExxonMobil, in Akwa Ibom State. Two additional attacks on [...] | 2006-10-04 18:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS126 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #21 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The four oil service company hostages held for almost three weeks have been released. Post was informed at five a.m. this morning that the quartet was released and in Yenagoa. Conoff has seen and spoken with them. The former hostages appear to be in decent health. Amcit Landry was in [...] | 2006-01-30 09:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1263 | MILITANTS CONTINUE TO HOLD HOSTAGES; NO AMERICANS [...] (U) Summary: Seven expatriate employees of contractors for ExxonMobil kidnapped October 3 remain in captivity. No American citizens are involved in the incident. End Summary. 2. (C) The seven expatriates kidnapped on October 3 remain in captivity. The hostages, whose nationalities have [...] | 2006-10-05 17:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1264 | THE NIGER DELTA -- A WARY LULL? [...] (C) Summary: After four incidents in Delta State, and one in Akwa Ibom earlier in the week, there have been no militant attacks since October 4. Shell has lost 9,000 barrels per day of oil from the Ekaluma flow station in Rivers State following the October 4 attack. There have been unconfirm [...] | 2006-10-10 06:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1268 | THE NIGER DELTA -- A WARY LULL? [...] (C) Summary: After four incidents in Delta State, and one in Akwa Ibom earlier in the week, there have been no militant attacks since October 4. Shell has lost 9,000 barrels per day of oil from the Ekaluma flow station in Rivers State following the October 4 attack. There have been unconfirm [...] | 2006-10-10 13:53:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1272 | SHELL LOGISTICS BASE IN BAYELSA STATE ATTACKED BY [...] (C) Summary: The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 remain hostages. On October 10, youths attacked a small naval facility and neighboring Shell logistics base in Bayelsa State; 10-20 Shell and Shell contractor employees, none of them Americans, are bein [...] | 2006-10-10 17:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1278 | 60 SHELL HOSTAGES RELEASED, 7 EXPATS STILL HELD IN [...] The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 in Akwa Ibom remain hostages; no American citizens are involved in this incident. On October 12 the British Deputy High Commission confirmed that all 60 oil workers taken hostage October 10 at a Shell logistics base [...] | 2006-10-12 15:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1279 | 60 SHELL HOSTAGES RELEASED, 7 EXPATS STILL HELD IN [...] The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 in Akwa Ibom remain hostages; no American citizens are involved in this incident. On October 12 the British Deputy High Commission confirmed that all 60 oil workers taken hostage October 10 at a Shell logistics base [...] | 2006-10-12 16:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1294 | HOSTAGES ENTER THIRD WEEK IN CAPTIVITY; NO [...] (C) Summary: The seven employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors captured in Akwa Ibom on October 3 began their third week in captivity. British and American diplomats are urging the state and federal authorities to allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered to the hostages before the long Eid [...] | 2006-10-19 16:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS130 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #22 - EMERGING [...] (C) Accounts about how the hostage release was effected this morning are beginning to emerge. Little can be confirmed at this point. Two NGO sources in the Delta claim that the release came about only after Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader Dokubo Asari, currently incarcer [...] | 2006-01-30 16:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1302 | 7 EXPATRIATE HOSTAGES RELEASED UNHARMED [...] After 18 days in captivity, all seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors taken hostage in Akwa Ibom were released unharmed on October 21. The release took place around 3:00 PM. The British High Commissioner was quoted in news reports that rumors of the death of a hostage (see [...] | 2006-10-25 15:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1303 | 7 EXPATRIATE HOSTAGES RELEASED UNHARMED [...] After 18 days in captivity, all seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors taken hostage in Akwa Ibom were released unharmed on October 21. The release took place around 3:00 PM. The British High Commissioner was quoted in news reports that rumors of the death of a hostage (see [...] | 2006-10-25 17:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1332 | DELTA SITREP: ONE AMCIT, ONE BRIT KIDNAPPED NEAR [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Jim Nelson Brazel and British citizen Martin Madison were kidnapped early morning November 2 off the shore of Bayelsa State. Both expatriates work for Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS),a Norwegian oil exploration firm under contract to Chevron. The expatriates wer [...] | 2006-11-02 15:02:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1338 | DELTA SITREP 2: AMERICAN CITIZEN REMAINS IN [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Jim Nelson Brazel and Martin Madison, a citizen of the U.K., remain in captivity according to Armour Group, security consultants to Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS),a Norwegian oil exploration firm under contract to Chevron. The location of the hostages is believe [...] | 2006-11-03 15:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1339 | DELTA SITREP 3: BAYELSA DEPUTY GOVERNOR IN [...] (C) Summary: American citizen James Brazel remains in captivity. The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State departed by boat at 11:30 AM November 3 for the villages of Ezetu and Ekeni Ezeatu 2, where the hostages are believed to be held. PGS has had no direct communication with the kidnappers, or [...] | 2006-11-04 13:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1340 | DELTA SITREP 4: HOSTAGES REMAIN CAPTIVE, PROOF OF [...] (C) Summary. American citizen James Brazel and Briton Martin Maddieson remain hostages. Digital photographs verifying proof of life were received by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS),the hostages' employer. We have met daily with Tim Branch, Operations Manager PGS Onshore, other PGS officials, [...] | 2006-11-06 16:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1343 | DELTA SITREP 5: HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (SBU) American citizen James Brazel and Briton Martin Maddieson were released to the Bayelsa State Government on November 7. Upon release they were taken to the Bayelsa Capital, Yenagoa. Tim Branch of Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) advised RSO on November 7 the hostages are traveling today to [...] | 2006-11-07 15:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS137 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #22 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The four hostages left Lagos late last night bound for London aboard a British Airways flight. AmCit Pat Landry will leave London today for Houston. (Note: Post received confirmation that Mr. Landry's flight is now on the way to Houston. End note.) Harry Ebanks will fly to Miami with [...] | 2006-01-31 17:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1375 | MILITANTS KIDNAP 7 EXPATS FROM AGIP VESSEL, NO [...] (C) Summary. On November 22, militants reportedly took seven expatriates hostage from AGIP's FPSO Mystras vessel. No American citizens are involved in this incident, according to an AGIP contact. The British Deputy High Commission reported that one British, a Romanian, a Filipino, an Italian [...] | 2006-11-23 09:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1376 | BRITON KILLED, ITALIAN INJURED IN [...] (C) The British hostage kidnapped from AGIP's FPSO Mystras vessel November 22 was killed during a fusillade between the hostage-takers and a military patrol boat the day of the kidnapping. The six other hostages were freed as a result of this encounter. AGIP's Deputy Managing Director, Akin [...] | 2006-11-24 15:53:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS138 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #22 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The four hostages left Lagos late last night bound for London aboard a British Airways flight. AmCit Pat Landry will leave London today for Houston. (Note: Post received confirmation that Mr. Landry's flight is now on the way to Houston. End note.) Harry Ebanks will fly to Miami with [...] | 2006-01-31 17:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS210 | CHEVRON NIGERIA ENJOYS UNEASY IMMUNITY FROM RECENT [...] (S/NF) Chevron Security Consultant Hamish MacDonald told U.S. Ambassador Campbell that Chevron has not been a target of recent violence and hostage-taking in the Delta but was concerned about the longer term ramifications. He identified job creation and sustainable development programs by st [...] | 2006-02-14 12:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS233 | NIGERIAN MILITARY ATTACKS ALLEGED BUNKERERS / EAC [...] (U) On February 15, a Nigerian military helicopter overflew the Nkerekoko area near Warri, Delta State, reportedly firing on 8 barges the GON alleges were being used for illegal oil bunkering activity. Giving a different version of the incident, Nkerekoko community leaders told the press 8 [...] | 2006-02-16 15:04:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS248 | SHELL FLOWSTATION CLOSED AMID HEIGHTENED DELTA [...] (U) Tensions have increased in the Delta but accounts vary widely as to what actually has occurred to spark the tension and what all this might portend. Amidst the swirl of conflicting reports, what we can relay with some certitude is that a Shell flowstation in Rivers State has closed and t [...] | 2006-02-17 17:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |