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08NEWDELHI2418 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: SEPTEMBER 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes updates on the University Grants Commission's plans to open 735 new universities, a report on a workshop on nanotechnology, and problems that India will likely face in land acquisitions for large-scale solar power projects. The se [...] | 2008-09-09 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2579 | CHINA TAINTED MILK RAISES CONCERN IN INDIA CLOSE TO FESTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: While China's adulterated milk and milk products worries consumers and regulators, fanning fears across Asia, India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) sought a three month ban on the import of dairy products from China. Incidentally, the Indian Ministry of Food Process [...] | 2008-09-25 11:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2599 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT SEPTEMBER (II) 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an update on the new Biofuel policy released by the Government of India (GOI) on September 11, and the recent visit of senior US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) officials to explore areas of technical assistance. The report inc [...] | 2008-09-29 07:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2622 | INDIA'S SUPREME COURT APPROVES GO AHEAD FOR SMOKING BAN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: India's Supreme Court on September 29, 2008 refused to stay the Government of India notification to impose a ban on smoking in public places from October 2. With India's Supreme Court approval, the Center has got the go ahead to impose the Ministry of Health notification of 30 M [...] | 2008-10-01 10:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2712 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes a summary on the Medical Device Regulation and Medical Education discussions with the Ministry of Health Officials; Challenges in Urban Environment Management; and follow up meetings and action plan with National HV Reference Labs. [...] | 2008-10-15 06:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV TSPL |
08NEWDELHI2787 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT OCTOBER 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an update on India's outlook towards wind energy technology; the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, India's first moon spacecraft; a report on the solar resource assessment workshop held at Solar Energy Center (SEC),Gurgoan and va [...] | 2008-10-24 10:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI2936 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes updates on the upcoming visit of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission delegation visit to India, the management of professional education in India and the opening of the UK Research Council's office in India and poaching incidents [...] | 2008-11-18 08:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI30 | TERRORISTS RAID INDIAN POLICE COMPOUND IN UP [...] (C) Summary: Four terrorists, dressed as paramilitary officers, attacked a federal police compound in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the early hours of January 1st and killed eight people. The attack displayed the hallmarks of a few different terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),th [...] | 2008-01-07 01:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER AESC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI3009 | MISSION INDIA EAC MEETING - 27 NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The New Delhi Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on Thursday, November 27, 2008 in response to multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India that targeted a number of locations in the southern part of the city including the historic Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel (TAJ),Obe [...] | 2008-11-28 00:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC IN PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI3076 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report on science and technology includes an update on the recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman and delegation's visit to India, the commencing of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan I experiments, [...] | 2008-12-08 04:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV |
08NEWDELHI3184 | AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN ASSAM AND WEST BENGAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of India has confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza in the states of Assam and West Bengal. State and Central Government response has been quick and effective with culling operations underway in all locations. There are currently no confirmed cases of H5N1 i [...] | 2008-12-18 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV TSPL |
08NEWDELHI478 | TERROR (AND TERRORISM) ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 4 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani cancelled a dozen campaign events scheduled for the coming month after National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan warned him about terror threats to his personal safety. The BJP did, however, hold its kick-off rally, [...] | 2008-02-13 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI525 | DELHI DIARY, FEB 11-15 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 11-15, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Notice Issued to Sonia Gandhi over Belgian Honor -- Renegade Politician Finally Breaks Ties with Congress -- Supreme Court Seeks Stay [...] | 2008-02-19 12:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CASC IN BE |
08NEWDELHI623 | INFLUENTIAL DEOBAND MADRASSA GATHERING DECLARES [...] (SBU) Summary: At a February 25 conference at the influential and conservative Darul Uloom madrassa in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, approximately 10,000 - 15,000 Islamic clerics declared terrorism un-Islamic. In equal measure, the declaration by clerics of the madrassa regarded as the ideologica [...] | 2008-02-27 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL SCUL ASEC CASC PREL KTFN KCRM KIRF |
08NEWDELHI641 | THINK-TANKERS MULL WAYS TO CURB NAXALITE INSURGENCY [...] (U) The challenges for India in confronting the Naxalite/Maoist threat were highlighted in a seminar at the Indian think-tank Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS),an independent well-respected Delhi-based institution. The discusants agreed: the primary driver of the Naxalite/Maois [...] | 2008-02-29 09:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC CASC PREL KTFN KCRM IN |
08NIAMEY1039 | PRO-FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU SUPPORT RALLY DRAWS [...] (C) According to Embassy Niamey observers, on October 19, the Mouvement National de la Societe de Developpement (MNSD) held a large rally for several thousand members at the Place de la Concertation, an open-air public square in Niamey from approximately 0900 ) 1130 (Ref A). The event speaker [...] | 2008-10-20 14:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KCOR ASEC CASC NG |
08NIAMEY1110 | NIAMEY - LESSONS LEARNED FROM SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Niamey participated in a two-day Crisis Management Exercise (CME) from September 8 - 9, 2008. The exercise on September 8 centered around a PowerPoint presentation designed to inform the Locally Engaged Staff (LES) about how an Embassy might go about resolving or responding to a [...] | 2008-11-21 05:20:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC NG AEMR AMGT CASC ML UV LI |
08NIAMEY1160 | NIAMEY EAC - UNEXPLAINED DISAPPEARANCE OF UN [...] (S) The EAC discussed the unexplained disappearance of UN Special Envoy Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay, and their unidentified local driver. Fowler and Guay are both Canadian nationals. The EAC met twice on December 15 to discuss this; first, as an initial report, and second, t [...] | 2008-12-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL NG |
08NIAMEY1166 | NIGER: DETAILS AND UPDATE ON MISSING UNITED [...] (S/NF) Summary. The unexplained disappearances of United Nations Special Envoy (SE) Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay and their unidentified driver remains a mystery. The Government of Niger (GON) initial reaction generally has been one of anger, placing blame on the SE for allegedl [...] | 2008-12-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL UN NG |
08NIAMEY1170 | MEDICAL FACILITIES IN NIGER IN CRITICAL CONDITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly-arrived FSHP has completed her tour of medical facilities in Niamey to assess availability of emergency care. Aging equipment and lack of repair facilities in country have resulted in extremely limited capabilities to support basic testing. Immediate medical evacuati [...] | 2008-12-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC EAID NG |
08NIAMEY1183 | (SBU) NIGER: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SENDS SPECIAL [...] (S) Summary. The Government of Canada (GOC) dispatched its Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) for La Francophonie Jacques Bilodeau to the Republic of Niger (RON) for two days of consultations with Government of Niger (GON) officials on the disappearances of United Nations Special Envoy (SE) Robert Fowle [...] | 2008-12-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL NG CA XY |
08NIAMEY499 | NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RESEARCHER DETAINED [...] (SBU) Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher for West Africa, called DCM at 8:20 the morning of May 14 to report that gendarmes were outside her hotel room. Dufka had been in Niger since May 5 looking into human rights issues. She had met with the Ambassador, DCM and the USAID d [...] | 2008-05-14 13:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC NG |
08NIAMEY505 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RESEARCHER RELEASED [...] (U) Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher for West Africa, was released from detention around 4:30 the afternoon of May 14. She briefed Embassy personnel on both her detention and her ten day visit to Niger during the short time between her release and her departure from Niger l [...] | 2008-05-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CASC NG |
08NIAMEY619 | UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICE (UNHAS) [...] Summary. The UNHAS launched an inaugural flight in Niger on June 12, 2008, with a short trip from Niamey to Agadez to Niamey. The UNHAS will facilitate travel to remote locations in country as well as offer limited service from Niger to other countries in west and central Africa. This most w [...] | 2008-06-23 14:13:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC AEMR AMED PREL ASEC NG CD CM CT |
08NIAMEY632 | NIGER: FORMER PRIME MINISTER JAILED [...] Former Prime Minister Hama Amadou was detained the afternoon of June 26 on charges that he misused funds meant to support the private press (reftels). 2. Several hundred Amadou supporters gathered outside the courthouse where he was being held that afternoon. They tried to block the police [...] | 2008-06-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR ASEC CASC NG |
08NIAMEY800 | NIGER: MNJ Rebel Leader Reported to Have Announced [...] Summary. On August 18, a late evening announcement on Tele-Sahel public television reported Mouvement Nigerien pour la Justice (MNJ) leader Agali Alambo had decided to have MNJ rebels lay down their arms. Alambo reportedly arrived at the decision at a meeting in Libya with "Great Sahara" comm [...] | 2008-08-19 14:29:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS SOCI PGOV CASC ASEC NG LY |
08NIAMEY815 | NIGER: MNJ LEADERSHIP CONTRADICTS GON [...] (C) Summary. Following August 18 media reports that Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) leader Aghali Alambo had agreed to Libyan leader Mouamar Khaddafi's call for rebels to lay down their arms to faciliate planning for peace talks, the MNJ leadership alleged that Government of Ni [...] | 2008-08-21 14:28:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL CASC NG LY ML |
08NIAMEY821 | NIGER: ACCIDENTAL LANDMINE EXPLOSION AT "LAYING [...] (U) Summary. On the morning of Sunday, August 24, Government of Niger (GON) authorities and Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara (FARS) rebels (of Toubou ethnicity) held a ceremony in which FARS rebels turned over hundreds of weapons (landmines, guns, grenades, etc.). Regrettably, the l [...] | 2008-08-25 13:36:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV MOPS PREL NG |
08NICOSIA292 | EMBASSY NICOSIA HOLDS INITIAL EAC ON LEBANON CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In response to recent developments in Lebanon and a message from the Department ExecSec (Ref A),Ambassador Schlicher chaired a meeting of Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 9 at 1000 hrs local to discuss contingency plans for supporting Embassy Beirut as well as a p [...] | 2008-05-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV CY LE TU |
08NICOSIA293 | EMBASSY NICOSIA HOLDS SECOND EAC ON LEBANON CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: At 1630 hrs local on May 9, Ambassador Schlicher held an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to assess the latest developments concerning the Beirut crisis and review progress on Embassy Nicosia contingency planning. The meeting was a follow-up to the initial EAC meeting con [...] | 2008-05-09 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV CY LE TU |
08NICOSIA294 | EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC LEBANON CRISIS UPDATE MAY 10 [...] (S) Summary: At 1100 hrs local on May 10, Ambassador Schlicher convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the latest developments concerning the Lebanon crisis, follow up on yesterday's EAC meetings (reftel A and B),and discuss the mobilization of services necessary to sup [...] | 2008-05-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LE CY |
08NICOSIA295 | EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC LEBANON CRISIS UPDATE MAY 12 [...] (SBU) Summary: At 1100 hrs local on May 12, Ambassador Schlicher called an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to discuss the latest political developments in Lebanon, follow up on last week's EAC meetings (reftel A, B,and C) and discuss preparations for scenarios ranging from the deploy [...] | 2008-05-12 10:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LE CY |
08NICOSIA300 | EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC LEBANON CRISIS UPDATE MAY 13 [...] (SBU) At 0845 hrs local on May 13, Ambassador Schlicher convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review political developments in Lebanon and follow up on the May 12 EAC meeting (reftel). Post submitted an updated staffing request to Washington on May 12. Contingency plannin [...] | 2008-05-13 07:56:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LE CY |
08NICOSIA307 | LEBANON CRISIS EAC, MAY 15 0845 HRS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LE CY |
08NICOSIA898 | NICOSIA EAC SECURITY PLANNING FOR UPCOMING [...] (SBU) On 11/13/2008, the A/DCM chaired an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the security measures for the planned demonstration by the Pan Cyprian Federation of Student Unions (POFEN) to be held on November 17, 2008 in the vicinity of the US Embassy. In attendance were RSO, P [...] | 2008-11-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC |
08NOUAKCHOTT113 | MAURITANIAN AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY A SUSPECT IN [...] (SBU) On February 25 the Public Prosecutor officially accused one Al Khadim Ould Semane of participating in the February 1 attack on the Israeli embassy. Semane is a known activist for Al Qaeda who escaped from Nouakchott central prison in 2005 and fled the country immediately afterward. The [...] | 2008-02-26 16:26:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | PTER PREL ASEC CASC MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT408 | EAC MEETS IN RESPONSE TO REPORTED COUP [...] (SBU) The EAC met at 1015hrs to discuss reports of a coup and Mission security posture. Reports indicate that at approximately 0900hrs today, the President and Prime Minister were removed from their physical offices at the direction of General Mohamed Abdel Aziz. General Aziz has been Persona [...] | 2008-08-06 13:21:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT413 | SIT REP 3: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) UNDP Res Rep Maria Ribeiro invited COMs from the US, French, Spanish and German embassies as well as the EU Commission to discuss today's developments. Ambassador Boulware discussed his conversation earlier in the day with General Aziz. Counterparts reported similar discussions with vari [...] | 2008-08-06 20:10:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR MOPS MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT414 | SIT REP 4: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Nouakchott was calm overnight and activity was reduced in town but relatively normal. Post has received reports are that General Aziz moved from BASEP headquarters to the Presidency yesterday evening. He has not been seen in public since the coup took place. The perimeter established by [...] | 2008-08-07 14:19:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR MOPS MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT421 | SITREP 6: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Ambassador received a message from Presidential protocol the afternoon of August 9, inviting him to meet with individually with General Aziz. Once US and EU Ambassadors determined that General Aziz preferred meeting with us individually rather than to receive the joint demarche, the ambas [...] | 2008-08-11 09:47:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ASEC CASC EAID MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT431 | SITREP 7: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (SBU) The National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD),a coalition of six political parties opposed to the military coup, held a two-hour rally at the old stadium in Nouakchott. FSNs report a peaceful gathering of 3000-3500 attendees, with police present only to direct traffic. FNDD bus [...] | 2008-08-12 20:46:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT558 | EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS PLANNED OCTOBER 5 PROTESTS [...] (U) On October 5, 2008, the Charge convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to discuss protests in Nouakchott planned for the afternoon (4:00 pm) of the 5th by the anti-coup National Front for the Preservation of Democracy (FNDD). 2. (C) Charge Meetings with Opposition: Charge [...] | 2008-10-05 13:42:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC MR |
08OTTAWA191 | JANUARY 31 END OF ORAL DECLARATION CREATES FEW [...] (U) Summary: The situation along the U.S.-Canada border following the January 31 implementation of the requirement that U.S. and Canadian citizens show proof of citizenship (rather than simply making an oral declaration) was similar to that reported in reftel concerning the southern border. [...] | 2008-02-06 20:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KHLS CA |
08OUAGADOUGOU1025 | NO AMERICAN CASUALTIES IN BUS ACCIDENT [...] SUMMARY: Sixty-six people died in a traffic accident over the weekend in Burkina Faso. According to Burkinab authorities there are no American victims from the accident. END SUMMARY. 2. On November 15, 2008, 66 people died when a truck and a passenger bus collided and caught fire near the t [...] | 2008-11-17 15:51:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC IV UV |
08OUAGADOUGOU230 | BURKINA FASO: HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION REQUIREMENTS IAA [...] On March 12, post sent a formal letter to the Ministry of Social Action and National Solidarity requesting information on Burkina Faso's requirements for prospective adoptive parents from the United States. MOFA notified post that we will receive an official response to this request the first [...] | 2008-03-31 07:30:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC KOCI CMGT UV |
08OUAGADOUGOU827 | BURKINA FASO: HOPE AND CHALLENGES NEAR THE COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Officials in Western Burkina Faso are depending on the successful implementation of the Ouagadougou Peace Accords for their region's economic survival and long-term stability. The flashpoint of the February food price riots, Bobo-Dioulasso, still bears the scars seven months lat [...] | 2008-09-22 11:40:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SCUL KPAO PHUM CASC UV |
08PANAMA534 | PANAMA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Below is Embassy Panama's input for the congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorizations Act. The United States is aware of one case in which United States citizens have an outstanding claim again [...] | 2008-07-01 16:30:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON EFIN ENIV KIDE PGOV PM OPIC |
08PARAMARIBO259 | PARAMARIBO SECURITY PLANNING FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (S) Paramaribo Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened June 11, 2008, to review Post's security plans for its Independence Day celebrations on July 4 and July 5. 2. (S) EAC discussed current threat environment and has detected no current intelligence to indicate a heightened threat level. [...] | 2008-06-17 20:03:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET | ASEC NS PTER CASC |
08PARAMARIBO45 | F-77 REPORTER DESIGNATION FOR AMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO [...] Gwendolyn S. Webb; Consul; Top Secret Clearance; tel IVG 540-2235; unclass email WebbGS@state.gov. 2. Lara M. Studzinski; Management Officer; Top Secret Clearance; tel IVG 540-2221; unclass e-mail StudzinsLM@state.gov. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...] | 2008-02-07 18:18:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC CMGT AEMR ASEC NS |
08PARAMARIBO77 | U.S. HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION: MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division, on February 1, 2008. Hubard showed interest but had no immediate comment. 2. (U) Post will report any reaction from Government of Suriname. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...] | 2008-02-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC NS |
08PARIS135 | FRENCH HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THE FATE OF MISSING [...] (SBU) The embassy passed reftel message concerning missing Amcit Robert Levinson to French MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf Franck Gellet as well as Iran desk officer Arnaud Pescheux on December 13. We stressed the request for any information the GOF or its embassy in Tehran [...] | 2008-01-25 10:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC PHUM FR IR |
08PESHAWAR508 | POST CONVENES EAC MEETING FOLLOWING KILLING OF USAID [...] (C) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 11:00 (local) and at 15:00 (local) on November 12, following an attack on USAID contractor, AmCit, Stephen Vance, killing him and his Pakistani driver. Vance was Chief of Party (head) of USAID Contractor Community Housing Foundation In [...] | 2008-11-12 14:04:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | PTER ASEC CASC MOPS PK |
08PESHAWAR514 | POST CONVENES EAC ON NOVEMBER 16, 2008 [...] (S) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 19:30 (local) on November 16 for further review of post's security posture in light of specific, credible threat information targeting Consulate personnel. PO, RSO, RAO, ODRP/101st, ODRP/SOCCE, USAID, IPC, MGT, POL, CONS, PAS, and NAS [...] | 2008-11-17 09:27:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC PTER AMGT PK |
08PHNOMPENH936 | CAMBODIAN AIR CARRIER BANNED FROM EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission's recent decision to ban Siem Reap Airways from operating within Europe highlights significant concerns about air safety conditions in Cambodia. Future USG assistance targeting the civil aviation authorities could help to improve Cambodia's ability to e [...] | 2008-11-20 10:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV CASC CB |
08PHNOMPENH990 | CAMBODIA - NEW CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Summary: On December 12, 2008, the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new case of laboratory-confirmed H5N1 avian influenza (AI) in a 19-year-old male from Kandal Province who also worked in Kampong Speu Province. The patient is currently hospitalized in Phnom Penh but is clinically [...] | 2008-12-13 02:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC CB |
08PODGORICA120 | PRISON CONDITIONS IN MONTENEGRO [...] SUMMARY: PolOff and PolAsst visited the Spuz Prison in Podgorica on March 24 and the Bijelo Polje Prison in northeastern Montenegro on March 31 to examine conditions in Montenegro's only two prisons. PolOff and PolAsst found that conditions are substandard in terms of overcrowding and somewh [...] | 2008-04-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PHUM SOCI MW |
08PORTAUPRINCE1229 | MFJM01: Impact of Hurricane Gustav on Haiti [...] Category One Hurricane Gustav hit Haiti on August 26. The Government of Haiti's (GoH) Office of Civil Protection (DPC) lifted the hurricane alert in the early morning of August 28. DPC figures indicate, as of August 28, 59 deaths, 7 missing, 25 injured, 8082 people in shelters, 1283 homes de [...] | 2008-08-29 15:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1251 | HAITI: HANNA STORM SITUATION REPORT 5 [...] (SBU) U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince created an internal working group September 3 to monitor the impact of severe flooding and damage in several Haitian cities, caused by Tropical Storms Gustav and Hanna, and to discuss the status of relief efforts. Gonaives in the Artibonite regional (populati [...] | 2008-09-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1274 | HAITI: STORM STIUATION REPORT 7 [...] (SBU) Embassy Assistance Working Group met September 9 at 0745 HRS to discuss efforts to deliver and distribute emergency food and other supplies to various regions of the country impacted by recent hurricanes and tropical storms. The Haitian Civil Protection Department (DPC) estimated Septemb [...] | 2008-09-09 20:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1284 | HAITI: USS KEARSARGE ENGINEERS ASSESS BRIDGES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) As of this drafting, four U.S. engineers with the USS Kearsarge U.S. Navy vessel are currently conducting informal aerial surveys of damaged bridges in areas of the country affected by recent flooding and [...] | 2008-09-10 21:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1285 | Haiti's School Season Delayed by One Month [...] (U) The education of Haiti's children has become another victim of the recent catastrophic hurricane damage, lack of foresight by the government, and continuing inflation. The Ministry of Education has failed to make the financial and logistic preparations for the reopening of schools this fal [...] | 2008-09-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1294 | HAITI: DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES [...] (U) USAID Acting Deputy Director Alex Deprez reported on a September 10 meeting hosted by the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (TPTC) to discuss infrastructure challenges as a result of recent flooding. Donors represented included: USAID, the European Union, Canada, Ger [...] | 2008-09-11 20:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1303 | HAITI: DONORS URGE GOVERNMENT TO ASSESS [...] (SBU) Donors, representing the U.S., Canada, the European Union (EU),the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH),Germany, the Inter-American Development Bank and France, met September 11 with the intention to discuss findings from an initial Government of Haiti assessment of infrast [...] | 2008-09-12 22:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1314 | STORM AFTERMATH IN HAITI: DEVESTATING AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Flooding from four consecutive tropical storms and hurricanes has caused substantial damage to Haiti's agricultural sector and its overall food security. The agricultural sector accounts for app [...] | 2008-09-15 19:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR |
08PORTAUPRINCE136 | IMMIGRATION OFFICERS RECEIVE TRAINING, BUT IMPACT [...] Summary: As part of its project, ''Capacity Building in Migration Management'' (CBMM) sponsored by the government of Canada, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a series of training workshops for Haitian immigration officers. The workshops provided valuable information an [...] | 2008-01-28 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1430 | PREVAL TO USAID: HAITI NEEDS URGENT [...] (U) President Rene Preval told visiting USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and Ambassador Sanderson that his first priorities in response to devastation wrought by recent hurricanes were to rapidly repair damaged infrastructure (e.g., bridges) and provide emergency relief to assist the populat [...] | 2008-10-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE544 | COST OF LIVING PROTESTS CONTINUE A SECOND DAY WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MINUSTAH and Haitian government sources report April 4 that protests in Les Cayes are continuing for a second day at reduced but still potent levels. They warn that there is a strong possibility these demonstrations will last throughout the weekend. There have been no further [...] | 2008-04-04 20:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA ECON CASC ASEC |
08PORTAUPRINCE549 | EMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE, CORE EMERGENCY ACTION [...] (U) On April 07, 2008, Post's core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened by Ambassador Janet A. Sanderson. EAC discussed protests and demonstrations occurring in Les Cayes and Gonaive last week, as well as in the Port-au-Prince area today. 2. (U) Protests and demonstrations have [...] | 2008-04-07 19:26:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC HA PREL |
08PORTLOUIS387 | FIREBALL 2008 PROVIDES FEW SPARKS OF INTEREST AT SSR [...] (U) Summary. Airports of Mauritius Co Ltd (AML) held its biannual disaster exercise at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (SSR),entitled "Fireball 2008," on November 6, with participation from over 20 agencies and offices, including several diplomatic missions. The full-scale s [...] | 2008-11-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ICAO MP |
08PORTOFSPAIN369 | FOUR MORE EXTRADITED FOR MAHARAJ'S KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Summary: Four persons wanted in the 2005 kidnapping for ransom and murder of dual national (U.S./Trinidad) Balram "Balo" Maharaj were extradited to Washington, D.C. on August 4. Of the 15 originally arrested in the case, only three remain in T&T. The gruesome kidnapping and murder of " [...] | 2008-08-11 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TD |
08PRAGUE202 | CHILD ABDUCTION: NEW CENTRAL AUTHORITY DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] CG met March 19, 2008, with the new head of the Czech Office for International Legal Protection of Children (the Czech Central Authority or CCA),Lenka Pavlova. Pavlova was previously a lawyer in private general practice with a focus on family law. She said she applied for her present positi [...] | 2008-03-25 06:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CMGT PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE230 | Czech Schengen Accession Limits Amcit Travel [...] SUMMARY: The Czech Republic's December 21, 2007 entrance into the Schengen zone has drastically limited European travel for Americans with long-term Czech visas. Living legally in the country but without true residency, these "D" visa holders use up their allowed 90 days in the Schengen zone [...] | 2008-04-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL CMGT CASC EZ |
08PRETORIA1320 | INDIAN CONSUL GENERAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT GROWING ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indian Consul General Navdeep Suri spoke to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) on June 11 about the increase in economic ties between South Africa and India. Suri described opportunities for the two countries to increase trade and investment including the [...] | 2008-06-18 09:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD CASC IN SF |
08PRISTINA390 | KOSOVO: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) This is the first submission of the Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims for Kosovo. 2. (U) Begin text: U.S. Embassy Pristina is unaware of any ongoing investment disputes, property disputes or expropriations involving a U.S. citizen against the Government of Kosovo [...] | 2008-07-22 15:12:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KV |
08RANGOON192 | AIR BAGAN SAFETY ISSUES UNCOVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 09:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EAIR CASC ASEC BM |
08RANGOON249 | BURMA: GOB PLANS TO RELOCATE LIVE BIRD MARKET AS AI [...] (SBU) Summary. Rangoon's main live bird market sells more than 40,000 poultry and two million eggs and poultry products each day. Aware that the live bird market poses potential avian influenza threats for those living near the market, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and the Yangon [...] | 2008-04-03 11:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON317 | EAC TEMPLATE [...] (SBU) On May 5, Embassy Rangoon convened an EAC meeting to discuss the situation following Cyclone Nargis which struck Burma the evening of May 2 and morning of May 3. The DCM chaired the meeting. The EAC reviewed the tripwires in Post's Emergency Action Plan for a natural disaster and agre [...] | 2008-05-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM |
08RANGOON318 | EMBASSY CONVENES EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) Disregard Rangoon 317 sent in error. 2. (SBU) On May 5, Embassy Rangoon convened an EAC meeting to discuss the situation following Cyclone Nargis which struck Burma the evening of May 2 and morning of May 3. The DCM chaired the meeting. The EAC reviewed the tripwires in Post's Eme [...] | 2008-05-05 13:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM |
08RANGOON418 | BURMA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Rangoon is not aware of any ongoing investment disputes in Burma. U.S. law has prohibited investment in Burma since 1997. 2. Primary point of contact for issues relevant to the report is: Samantha A. Carl-Yoder Economic Officer (95) (1) 536-509 ext. 4227 Carl-YoderSA@state.g [...] | 2008-05-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BM |
08RANGOON710 | BURMA: MAI LEASES AIR BAGAN PLANE [...] (C) Myanmar Airways International (MAI),one of Burma's two international carriers, recently signed a three-month lease with Air Bagan for a Fokker 100, which will service its flights from Rangoon to Bangkok. MAI assured us that potential safety concerns were addressed through a third party [...] | 2008-09-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EAIR CASC ASEC BM |
08RANGOON728 | PREVENTING AVIAN INFLUENZA ALONG BURMA'S BORDERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a 2006 GOB ban on the border trade of poultry products, these products continue to enter Burma illegally from avian influenza-infected countries, risking the importation of the disease. Livestock Breeding Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials, under the Ministry of Li [...] | 2008-09-17 08:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON758 | BOMB BLAST CONFIRMED IN DOWNTOWN RANGOON [...] (C) Summary. A bomb exploded at a bus station in downtown Rangoon the morning of September 25. Reports of casualties vary, some indicating as many as two deaths and seven injuries. Post disseminated an internal message and a consular warden message about the bombing. We have received no r [...] | 2008-09-25 08:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM ASEC CASC |
08RANGOON838 | BURMA: INAUGURATION OF NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA LAB [...] (SBU) The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries on October 25 presided over the inauguration of the GOB's new Biosecurity Level 2 (BSL-2)Enhanced Animal Health Laboratory in Rangoon. The new lab, constructed by the Ministry's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department with funds from the Foo [...] | 2008-10-28 05:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON854 | MEETINGS AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN NAY PYI TAW [...] (C) DCM and Consul visited Nay Pyi Taw October 29-30 for courtesy calls at the Foreign Ministry, part of Post's effort to expand contacts with mid-level GOB officials. The meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs was particularly productive, as he pledged to bypass his superio [...] | 2008-11-05 00:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM |
08RANGOON951 | POSITIVE SIGNS AT NAY PYI TAW MEETINGS: MINISTRIES [...] (C) PAO and APAO visited Nay Pyi Taw on December 10 for courtesy calls at the Ministries of Information, Culture, and Education. The meeting with Ministry of Information officials was particularly productive, as they asked for Embassy assistance in obtaining English-language programming for [...] | 2008-12-19 07:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM KPAO |
08REYKJAVIK44 | HAGUE ADOPTION LETTER DELIVERED TO GOVERNMENT OF ICELAND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-27 15:20:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC KOCI CMGT IC |
08RIODEJANEIRO171 | Rio de Janeiro Pol/Econ Round-Up, June 2008 [...] The following are highlights of Political/Economic activity in Rio de Janeiro's reporting district during the month of June 2008. - Three Brazilian Youth Murdered by Rival Drug Dealers After Corrupt Soldiers Turn Them Over - Dual citizen killed by a military policeman in Rio - Salvador: Ret [...] | 2008-06-30 19:02:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EIND PARM CASC PGOV BR |
08RIYADH1069 | DHAHRAN EAC - 9 JULY 2008 [...] (S) On 9 July 2008, Consulate General Dhahran convened a core Emergency Action Committee to discuss the recent attack against the US Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey. In attendance were the CG, RSO, and POLOFF, and an RAO representative was consulted. 2. (S) The EAC reviewed the curre [...] | 2008-07-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC PTER AMGT CASC SA |
08RIYADH1232 | SAUDI OFFICIAL DISCUSSES MAURITANIA COUP, AID [...] (S) SUMMARY. A Saudi MFA official, who is responsible for Arab League issues, confirms that the SAG condemns the Mauritania coup. While he did not have firm information on possible impact to the Saudi aid package for Mauritania, he did leave open the possibility that aid could be withheld. EN [...] | 2008-08-12 08:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL ASEC CASC EAID MR SA |
08RIYADH133 | RIYADH EAC - 27 JANUARY 2008 [...] (S) On Sunday, January 27, the Charge d'Affaires convened a regularly scheduled Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the Embassy's security posture. Present were the ECON, PA, CONS, BPM, POL, LEGAT, MSG, DAO, CLO, MGT, and RSO. BPM and RSO reported no new specific and/or credi [...] | 2008-01-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH1416 | RIYADH EAC ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 17, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the return of family members to Post. The EAC determined that the Mission had met its obligation to fully update the Crisis and Emergency Planning [...] | 2008-09-17 04:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1423 | RIYADH EAC - 17 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 17, the DCM convened a meeting of the EAC to discuss the Missions security posture in light of today's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. Also present in the meeting were POL, ECON, PA, CONS, BPM, MGT, MED, ISC, AGR, DAO, POL-MIL, MSG, OPM-SANG, DHS and RSO. 2. (S/NF [...] | 2008-09-20 04:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH1436 | RIYADH EAC - 20 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 20, the DCM convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture in response to additional threat information received describing further attacks planned against U.S. interests in the region following the September 17 attack on the U.S. Embassy in S [...] | 2008-09-22 14:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH1471 | RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...] | 2008-09-27 16:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH1472 | RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...] | 2008-09-27 16:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH1532 | RIYADH EAC - 10 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On October 10, 2008, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the Mission's security posture and the continuation of restrictions on Embassy personnel in light of recent threats involving the Embassy as reported in ref B. Also discussed [...] | 2008-10-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH1573 | RIYADH EAC - 19 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, October 19, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a regularly scheduled meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The RSO and BPM said that threat reporting levels remained consistent and that no new, specific threats to U.S. interests were received [...] | 2008-10-22 04:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1838 | DHAHRAN EAC FOR HOLIDAY SECURITY PLANNING 2008 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 21, 2008, Consul General (CG) convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review post security posture in response to the dissemination of REFTEL A. The EAC was comprised of CG, DHS, MSG, CONS, PAO, RAO and A/RSO. 2. (S/NF) The EAC discussed the i [...] | 2008-12-23 06:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC CASC PTER SA AMGT |
08RIYADH1865 | DHAHRAN EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 28, 2008. REVIEW [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2008, the Dhahran Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss post security posture in light of the rising tensions in the Middle East attributable to the Israeli/Palestinian situation. The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) and Ministry of Interior (MOI [...] | 2008-12-29 07:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1885 | DHAHRAN EAC DECEMBER 30, 2008 - REVIEW SECURITY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 30, 2008, the Consul General convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review the status of Consulate General Dhahran security as it relates to the present Israeli Palestinian conflict. It was noted the planned social outing to the Qatif area [...] | 2008-12-31 09:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH286 | RIYADH EAC - 17 FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, February 17, the Ambassador convened a regularly scheduled Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the Embassy's security posture and to review existing reverse tripwires for the return of adult family members. BPM and RSO reported no new specific an [...] | 2008-02-20 08:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH362 | DHAHRAN EAC - 26 FEB 2008 [...] (SBU) On 26 February 2008, Consulate General Dhahran convened an full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to discuss the ramifications of REFTEL A on ConGen Dhahran operations and the current threat environment in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. In attendance were the CG, RSO, FCS, [...] | 2008-03-04 08:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER CASC AMGT SA |
08RIYADH676 | SAUDI ARABIA: SECTION 527 UPDATE [...] There are no investment disputes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that would be candidates for inclusion in the Section 527 Report. FRAKER [...] | 2008-04-27 12:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV SA |
08RIYADH728 | DHAHRAN EAC - 4/12/2008 [...] (U) NOTE: This cable is a retransmission since the original cable did not appear to have been transmitted. END NOTE. 2. (S/NF) On April 9, 2008, Consulate General Dhahran convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting to discuss proposals and threats described in REFTELS. In attendance [...] | 2008-05-07 04:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER AMGT CASC SA |
08RIYADH892 | DHAHRAN JULY 4 SECURITY PLANNING [...] (S/NF) ConGen Dhahran convened a core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on June 8, 2008 to discuss REFTEL and plans for a 4th of July-related social event to be held on July 3, 2008. In attendance were the CG, RSO, and a representative from RAO. 2. (S/NF) The EAC reviewed recent thr [...] | 2008-06-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER CASC |
08SANJOSE516 | COSTA RICA -- 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of three outstanding cases brought by American business entities and citizens against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Two of these cases (claimants C and E below) are longstanding. Although claimant C is not satisfied with the outcome thus far, due proce [...] | 2008-06-16 19:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV SENV KIDE EFIN OPIC PGOV PREL ECON CS |
08SANJOSE695 | COSTA RICA GRANTS REFUGEE STATUS TO CHERE LYN TOMAYKO; MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented move that may have long term repercussions, Minister of Public Security Del Vecchio granted U.S. fugitive, Chere Lyn Tomayko, refugee status on July 23, thereby halting her extradition to the U.S. Tomayko, wanted in Texas to answer to international child abdu [...] | 2008-08-26 21:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CS |
08SANTIAGO454 | SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE SHARE BEST PRACTICES [...] (U) Southern Cone COM's met in Santiago April 25-26, where they shared information on environmental ("green building"),public diplomacy, and consular best practices in the region. They also heard from OES on its priorities, including on climate change and biofuels. A DVC with Customs and Bord [...] | 2008-05-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT CASC CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SCUL SENV |
08SANTODOMINGO1028 | ICMEC EXPLORES AREAS OF COOPERATION WITH GODR TO [...] Summary: Guillermo Galarza, a Program Director of the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC),an NGO, visited the DR to raise awareness of the global issue of child sexual exploitation and to meet with local government officials to explore areas of cooperation and aid. [...] | 2008-06-25 20:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS PHUM SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1486 | EAC MEETING [...] SUMMARY: US EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO CONVENED AN EAC MEETING ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2008, REGARDING A SEVERE STORM WATCH THAT MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN FALL AND POSSIBLE MAJOR FLOODING TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE CHARGE D' AFFAIRS CONVENED THE MEETING TO DISCUSS AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE COURSES OF ACTION, [...] | 2008-09-22 21:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT PTER CASC DR |
08SANTODOMINGO192 | OPEN SOCIETY JUSTICE INITIATIVE CONDEMNS DR BIRTH [...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs met with representatives of the Soros affiliated Open Society Justice Initiative to discuss the Dominican Republic,s birth registration policy, especially how it adversely affects Dominicans of Haitian descent. The Justice Initiative highlighted deficiencies with the co [...] | 2008-02-07 16:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SMIG CASC HA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO345 | SANTO DOMINGO TRIPWIRE REPORTER CONTACT INFORMATION [...] Per reftel, post designates the following person as the tripwire application reporter in the Tripwire Reporting and Integrated Planning System (TRIPS): Jose D. Silva; Political Officer; Political/Economic Section; Top Secret Clearance; tel 809-731-4203; classified email SilvaJD@state.sgov.gov; [...] | 2008-03-07 15:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC CMGT AEMR ASEC |
08SAOPAULO55 | US CONSULATE GENERAL SAO PAULO UNDERGOES CRISIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Selected staff of the U.S. Consulate General Sao Paulo participated in crisis management training on December 6, 2007 and a mission wide Digital Video Conference (DVC) crisis management exercise on December 14, 2007. Observations and recommendations, keyed to reftel para 2, A-H, f [...] | 2008-02-07 16:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AFSI ASEC BR CASC KESS OTRA |
08SAOPAULO630 | SEVERE FLOODING IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL [...] (U) Heavy rains in the Southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina have left at least 68 dead and over 50,000 homelesss. Santa Catarina State Governor, Luis Henrique da Silveira reported that this is the worst climatic tragedy faced by Santa Catarina state in its history. He said heavy rainfal [...] | 2008-11-26 10:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC PREL BR |
08SAPPORO31 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA STRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 09:54:00 | Consulate Sapporo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08SARAJEVO371 | TFKV01: SARAJEVO EAC MEETING, FEBRUARY 24, 2008 [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador chaired a core EAC on 02/24/08 to review the status of the Banja Luka Branch Office (BLBO) which has been closed since 02/21/08. The EAC agreed that the BLBO should remain closed with a review of the decision on 02/26/08. The EAC also agreed that although the BLBO w [...] | 2008-02-25 13:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR PREL |
08SECTIO04OF07BEIJING3049 | BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 08:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER |
08SEOUL2452 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH THE KOREAN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, 2008, Ambassador Stephens paid a courtesy call on Korean Minister of Justice Kim Kyung-Han at the Gwacheon Government Complex. She raised USG concerns about international child custody and abduction issues and urged the ROK to join the Hague Convention on the C [...] | 2008-12-22 05:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CVIS CASC KOCI KS |
08SOFIA406 | BULGARIA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States government is aware of two (2) claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bulgaria (GOB). 2. List is keyed according to reftel instructions. (A.) Claimant A (ongoing case) (B.) 2000 (C.) In 1999, Claimant A established a subsidiary [...] | 2008-06-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE CASC PGOV BU |
08STATE101868 | TRAVEL ALERT - ARABIAN PENINSULA AND PERSIAN [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warnAmericans about heightened security concerns in and around the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf. U.S. citizens traveling to or already in the region are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their s [...] | 2008-09-24 00:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER AMGT XF XI |
08STATE102073 | LIFTING OF TRAVEL WARNING: TIMOR-LESTE [...] Effective September 24, 2008, the Department has cancelled the Travel Warning issued for Timor-Leste. The Department has determined that the current security climate in Timor-Leste no longer warrants a Travel Warning. 2. Minimize considered. RICE [...] | 2008-09-24 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC TT |
08STATE103379 | TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the general security environment in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and reminds American citizens of threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security [...] | 2008-09-26 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE |
08STATE10356 | MGCD01: CHAD MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Chadian military engaged rebel forces for the first time between Massakory and Massaguet, 60-90 miles NE of the capital. President Deby reportedly returned to N?Djamena January 31. N?DJAMENA QUIET OVERNIGHT; MORE FRENCH TROOPS ARRIVE --------------------------------------------- -- [...] | 2008-02-01 11:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE105140 | TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated August 7, 2008. 2. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against non-essential travel [...] | 2008-10-01 22:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC PK |
08STATE105536 | TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN [...] This Travel Warning updates U.S. citizens to security concerns in Sudan. The Department of State continues to warn against all travel to Sudan due to the threats from armed conflicts and from terrorism. American citizens who choose to remain in Sudan should review their security posture, and [...] | 2008-10-02 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL AF SU |
08STATE10780 | MGCD01: CHAD MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The Chadian Army engaged rebel forces in more than one incident. Embassy N'Djamena notes skirmishes occurred approximately 50 miles outside the capital, while French estimates placed the incidents within 18 miles of the city. 2. (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena reports a military build-up [...] | 2008-02-02 01:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE10826 | MGCD01: CHAD MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) ARTILLERY AND AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE ERUPTED NEAR THE EMBASSY AS FIGHTING BETWEEN CHADIAN MILITARY FORCES AND REBELS SPREAD INTO THE CAPITAL, EMBASSY N?DJAMENA REPORTS. COMBAT CONTINUES AROUND PRESIDENT DEBY?S PALACE, WHICH IS NEAR THE CHANCERY. THE SITUATION IN EASTERN CHAD REMAINED C [...] | 2008-02-02 13:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE10895 | TFCDO1: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY N'DJAMENA REPORTS NO AMERICAN CASUALTIES STEMMING FROM THE ONGOING BATTLE BETWEEN CHADIAN MILITARY FORCES AND REBELS NEAR THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AND THE EMBASSY. FOUR AMERICAN RESIDENCES WERE LOOTED. MOST AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE STANDING FAST IN THREE LOCATIONS IN N'DJAMENA. COMMU [...] | 2008-02-03 01:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE10921 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena confirms fighting between rebel and Chadian forces resumed at 0015 EST. The French Embassy told Post they have suspended movements from N'Djamena assembly points to the airport. Post sustained indirect fire; staff at the Chancery moved to the safe haven. There are [...] | 2008-02-03 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE10945 | TFCDO1: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 6 [...] (SBU)Forty-one Embassy staff and 1 private Amcit were relocated by theFrench military and are safe at the French-controlled N'Djamena Airport. Approximately 35 additional private Amcits have reached the Airport and areawaiting evacuation. Embassy operations have been relocated to the airport a [...] | 2008-02-03 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL CD AMGT PINR |
08STATE109945 | Travel Alert [...] This Travel Alert updates security information for U.S. citizens traveling and living in Mexico. It replaces the Travel Alert for Mexico dated April 14, 2008, and expires on April 14, 2009. 2. While millions of U.S. Citizens safely visit Mexico each year, including thousands who cross th [...] | 2008-10-14 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC MX |
08STATE11131 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 07 [...] (SBU) Embassy NDjamena confirms rebels withdrew voluntarily from the city center at night February 3, but are expected to resume attacks in NDjamena February 4. Media report the rebel spokesman claimed they withdrew in order to give the population a chance to flee the capital. EMBASSY EMER [...] | 2008-02-04 15:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE113913 | TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation and warns American citizens against travel to Somalia. This supersedes the Travel Warning of May 20, 2008. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somalia, including the self- proclaim [...] | 2008-10-24 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE AF |
08STATE113930 | CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL WARNING - BOLIVIA [...] The Travel Warning issued for Bolivia on September 12, 2008, has been cancelled, effective October 23, 2008. 2. The conditions described in the Warning no longer exist and the Department of State has lifted Authorized Departure for post. Up-to-date information on safety and secur [...] | 2008-10-25 01:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BL |
08STATE11545 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 [...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena reports looters ransacked all USG residences and many local businesses. Post notes no new major engagements between rebels and government forces, and adds most rebel forces remain in some disarray outside the city. Unconfirmed reports indicate Chadian forces expanded [...] | 2008-02-05 13:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE116029 | TRAVEL WARNING - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa),and recommends against all travel to North Kivu province. This replaces the Travel Warning dated July 23, 2008 to note the deterioration in the security situation i [...] | 2008-10-30 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CG |
08STATE118919 | TRAVEL ALERT ? HURRICANE PALOMA [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas that may be affected by Hurricane Paloma in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Cuba. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be affected by Hurricane Paloma who do not have access to [...] | 2008-11-07 17:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE119005 | MGHH02: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING [...] At 1500 EST on 11/07/2008 the Executive Secretary directed that the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs establish a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities relating to Hurricane Paloma as it affects the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and The Bahamas. The Monitoring Group will [...] | 2008-11-07 19:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE119378 | MGHH02: Hurricane Paloma Monitoring Group [...] (SBU) The storm hit the Cayman Islands November 7; there are no reports of serious damage. The airport is open and power has been restored to most of Grand Cayman. (MG/Embassy Kingston telcon) HURRICANE PALOMA STRIKES CUBA AS CATEGORY 4 ------------------------------------------- 2. (SB [...] | 2008-11-09 03:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE119685 | DIPNOTE ON CONSULAR NOTIFICATION AND TIMELY [...] Department instructs Post to deliver the following message as a diplomatic note. 2. BEGIN TEXT: (Insert complimentary opening language.) The Embassy of the United States wishes to remind the Government of Syria that under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the [...] | 2008-11-10 19:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PREL SY |
08STATE119802 | TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] After careful consideration of your assessment and recommendations (REFTEL),I am terminating the AD and returning post to limited-accompanied status for working adult dependants effective November 10, 2008. Evacuees may return to post effective day after the termination date. 2. Action [...] | 2008-11-11 03:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC YM |
08STATE12032 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 10 [...] (SBU) French sources report two rebel truck columns carrying ammunition and fuel from Abeche are en route to N'Djamena and are expected to arrive imminently, according to Embassy Paris. MFA contacts in Paris report the French military plans to fire on the rebels before they reach the city pe [...] | 2008-02-06 01:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE121032 | TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. American citizens in Kenya and those considering travel to Kenya should evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing threats from terrorism and the high rate of violent crime. This replace [...] | 2008-11-14 15:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE |
08STATE121386 | TRAVEL WARNING ? CHAD [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that American citizens not affiliated with humanitarian relief efforts avoid all travel to eastern Chad and the Chad/Central African Republic border area due to insecurity caused by banditry and clashes [...] | 2008-11-14 21:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CH |
08STATE121419 | TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Somalia and recommends that American citizens avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated October 24, 2008 to note terrorist attacks in the regions of Somaliland and Puntland. 2. The Department of St [...] | 2008-11-14 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC SO |
08STATE121425 | TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA [...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer travel at this time. This replaces the Travel Warning dated June 11, 2008, and informs U.S. citizens that the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Asmara is currently closed [...] | 2008-11-14 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ER |
08STATE121866 | TRAVEL ALERT NICARAGUA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in Nicaragua, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in Nicaragua to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert expires on De [...] | 2008-11-17 17:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC NU |
08STATE123983 | TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against non- essential travel to Pakistan in light of the threat of terrorist activity. This replaces the Travel Warning dated October 1, 2008, and updates information on security incidents, notes the temporary relocation of some employees from the [...] | 2008-11-21 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC PK |
08STATE124035 | TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal and urges caution when traveling in country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel an [...] | 2008-11-22 01:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC NP |
08STATE124521 | TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC NP |
08STATE12549 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 12 [...] (SBU) Post reports government forces are extending their control within the city, with traffic circulating and people on the streets. Looting has subsided, and UN staff are moving around N'Djamena. The Embassy local guard force mobile surveillance team has returned to duty in the city but p [...] | 2008-02-06 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE125620 | TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND [...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to the continuing large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand that have resulted in the disruption of services as well as isolated incidents of violence. At this time, Bangkok's international and domestic airports have ceased flight operations d [...] | 2008-11-26 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC TH |
08STATE125713 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Teams of gunmen stormed ten locations in Mumbai, including luxury hotels, a hospital, a Jewish community center, and a restaurant. At least 100 people are reported dead, and over 240 have been injured. The Deccan Mujahidin, a previously unknown group, claimed responsibility. (Mumbai [...] | 2008-11-27 12:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE125736 | TRAVEL ALERT FOR INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert expires on December [...] | 2008-11-27 18:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IN |
08STATE125848 | COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - DENMARK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 14:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC DA |
08STATE125875 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Commandos are conducting clearing operations. ConGen Mumbai confirmed at least three AmCits in the center; their status is unknown. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon, Reuters) HOTEL GUESTS TRICKLE OUT; CONGEN MUMBAI STAFF AT SITES --------------------------------------------- --------- 2 [...] | 2008-11-28 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE126056 | MGIN01: MUMBAI TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4 [...] (SBU) Gunfire and explosions continue as Indian security forces conduct clearing operations at the Taj Mahal Hotel. ConGen Mumbai believes all AmCits have made it out of the hotel. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) The Chabad Jewish Community Center siege has ended. Two terrorists and [...] | 2008-11-28 22:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN |
08STATE126128 | TRAVEL ALERT FOR INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert replaces the Travel [...] | 2008-11-29 22:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IN |
08STATE126129 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Indian commandos are proceeding with caution and sweeping the hotel for unexploded ordnance. Indian security officials told ConGen Mumbai there might be an additional 40 to 50 bodies inside the Taj Mahal Hotel. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) Six AmCits are confirmed dead, and [...] | 2008-11-29 22:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE126141 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Indian authorities continue to remove bodies from the Taj Mahal Hotel. Cafe Leopold, site of one attack, intends to reopen November 30. The American School reopens December 1. ConGen Mumbai hopes to return to normal operations December 2. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) PATIL RESIGNS, [...] | 2008-11-30 12:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN |
08STATE126158 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) The team arrived November 30 and established a command post at the Mumbai American Center. It will meet with local intelligence personnel December 1. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon, MG/FBI e-mail) PRIME MINISTER BEGINS RESHUFFLING GOVERNMENT -------------------------------------------- [...] | 2008-11-30 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE126176 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 [...] (SBU) ConGen Mumbai expects the two injured AmCits to depart Mumbai within 48 hours. ConGen staff are attending memorial services for victims around town. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) The American School is open and ConGen Mumbai will return to full consular operations December 2. [...] | 2008-12-01 10:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN |
08STATE12640 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 13 [...] (SBU) Embassy NDjamena comments Chadian troops are enforcing an informal nighttime curfew as more people return to the streets. Post adds the French military is considering allowing movements off the air base and notes it no longer hears sounds of fighting. Meanwhile, the Chinese Ambassador [...] | 2008-02-07 13:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE126809 | TRAVEL WARNING - NIGERIA [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends avoiding all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states of Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Violent crime is a problem in Lagos and other large cities as well as on the roads between cities. Ten [...] | 2008-12-02 18:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC NI |
08STATE127072 | TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND [...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the continuing large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand which have resulted in the disruption of airport services and isolated incidents of violence. Bangkok's international and domestic airports, Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don [...] | 2008-12-02 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC TH |
08STATE128097 | TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This replaces the Travel Alert issued o [...] | 2008-12-04 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
08STATE128101 | TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND [...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens that the recent large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand disrupted airport services and sparked isolated incidents of violence. Bangkok's international and domestic airports, Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don Muang Airport, are gradua [...] | 2008-12-04 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC TH |
08STATE129761 | Travel Alert - South Pacific Cyclone Season [...] American citizens residing in or traveling to the South Pacific region are alerted that the South Pacific cyclone season runs from November 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009. Countries in the South Pacific region covered by this alert include Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Mi [...] | 2008-12-10 16:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC XB |
08STATE129774 | TRAVEL ALERT - MALI [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warn U.S. citizens of security concerns in Mali. This replaces the Travel Alert for Mali issued on February 12, 2008, expires on March 31, 2009, updates information on security incidents and areas of concern, including Essakane, and strongly urges U.S. cit [...] | 2008-12-10 17:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ML |
08STATE130687 | UPDATED GEORGIA TRAVEL WARNING [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia. This travel warning replaces the one dated September 10, 2008 to note travel restrictions for official Americans in Georgia and the risk that unexploded ordnance poses in the areas where fighting took place in Aug [...] | 2008-12-12 16:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC GG |
08STATE130868 | TRAVEL WARNING - ZIMBABWE [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Zimbabwe due to deteriorating safety and security conditions, and urges them to carefully consider their need to travel there. The political instability and economic crisis in Zimbabwe have resulted in small- scale civ [...] | 2008-12-12 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC ZI |
08STATE131310 | TRAVEL WARNING - COTE D'IVOIRE [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Cote d'Ivoire and urges U.S. citizens to exercise extreme caution while traveling in Cote d'Ivoire. This replaces the Travel Warning for Cote d'Ivoire dated June 09, 2008, updates information on the security and politic [...] | 2008-12-15 18:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC IV |
08STATE133176 | TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens that there is a high threat of terrorism throughout India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness, especially during the end- [...] | 2008-12-19 22:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
08STATE133550 | TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA [...] The Department of State warns American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the continuing danger of terrorist attacks throughout the country. This replaces the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated June 13, 2008 and highlights changes in locations of security concerns, and notes re [...] | 2008-12-22 19:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CE |
08STATE134230 | TRAVEL ALERT - BANGLADESH [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Bangladesh, and urges caution while traveling during the period before and after the upcoming election on December 29. This Travel Alert expires on January 5, 2009. 2. On December 17, 2008, the Government of Bangladesh [...] | 2008-12-24 02:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BG |
08STATE134376 | TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens that there is a high threat of terrorism throughout India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness, especially during the end- [...] | 2008-12-24 16:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC IN |
08STATE135463 | URGENT Suggested Guidance - Israeli Actions in Gaza [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 18:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC |
08STATE16275 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) In televised proceedings, PM Thaci underscored his commitment to building a multi-ethnic, European state and underlined Kosovo is not a precedent for other conflicts. U.S. Office Pristina reports President Sejdiu officially requested the United States recognize Kosovo and establish ful [...] | 2008-02-17 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16287 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 02 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian riot police used tear gas to disperse 1,500-2,000 demonstrators who caused superficial damage to post. The Albanian, Austrian, and French embassies also faced sizeable demonstrations. Rioters broke into the Slovenian Embassy and caused considerable damag [...] | 2008-02-18 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16305 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) The EUR Front Office reports the Serbian Ambassador to the United States delivered a letter addressed to President Bush, in which President Tadic exhorted UN members to respect the territorial integrity of Serbia, demanded the Secretary General?s Special Representative annul the unilate [...] | 2008-02-18 17:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16339 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 05 [...] (U) European Union: France, Italy, and the UK recognized Kosovo independence. German FM Steinmeier said Germany and 16 other EU members would do so in the coming weeks. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) Turkey: FM Babacan said Turkey has decided to recognize Kosovo. (Embassy Ankara/EUR telcon, Reuters) [...] | 2008-02-18 23:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16350 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 06 [...] (U) Serbian President Tadic called on UNSYG Ban to instruct his special envoy in Kosovo to invalidate yesterday's declaration of independence, media report. Russia and China supported Tadic's request. South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, Libya, and Burkina Faso expressed skepticism over the leg [...] | 2008-02-19 04:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16441 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports it will review its security posture at 1700 local time (2300 EST) February 19, anticipating large February 21 demonstrations led by political parties. U.S. Office Pristina reports ?calm? in Pristina. Media report Serbs opposed to Kosovo?s newly-declared indepe [...] | 2008-02-19 15:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17076 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP [...] (SBU) According to U.S. Office Pristina, the assembly approved a number of laws of particular importance to the Serb community, including legislation covering special protective zones, local self-government, and municipal administrative boundaries. A tenth law, regulating the foreign ministr [...] | 2008-02-20 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17337 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports Serb members of the Kosovo Police Service will remain in their jobs for the time being, despite shunning the government of Kosovo. (Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail and telcon) 2. (SBU) Post reports KFOR will transfer control over the destroyed no [...] | 2008-02-21 05:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17372 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports approximately 80 demonstrators blocked access to an UNMIK office, located in a predominantly Serb neighborhood in north Mitrovica. Post expects more demonstrations this weekend with demonstrators likely to be bused in from Serbia. A possible march from Se [...] | 2008-02-21 12:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE17895 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports rioters breached Embassy grounds at 1858 local time. Police used tear gas but were unable to disperse the crowd. Rioters set fire to an unoccupied area of the consular section. While the Embassy was closed at the time, 14 Embassy personnel were inside during t [...] | 2008-02-22 02:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17915 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade is at minimal staffing due to building damage. Most Embassy staff are working from their residences, and the international school remains closed until at least February 25. Ministry of Interior contacts continue to be productive. An EAC met at 0400 EST to evaluate th [...] | 2008-02-22 11:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE18224 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 14 [...] (SBU) The Department approved ordered departure for eligible family members and non-emergency personnel. Embassy Zagreb is coordinating with post to evacuate staff and private American citizens. (Kosovo Task Force/Embassy Belgrade telcon) --------------------------------------------- ---- [...] | 2008-02-22 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18288 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade confirms two convoys of non- emergency personnel and eligible family members escorted by a Serbian anti-terrorism team are scheduled to depart Belgrade at 0700 EST/1300 local. The main convoy with 67 people will drive to Zagreb and 20 USAID personnel will go to Budape [...] | 2008-02-23 11:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18318 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) A convoy of 66 Embassy Belgrade staff and family members reached Zagreb, according to Embassy Zagreb. Embassy Belgrade reports six private American citizens left with the group. A smaller convoy of 21 USAID personnel has arrived in Budapest, according to Embassy Budapest. (Kosovo TF/Emb [...] | 2008-02-24 07:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18361 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 17 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian authorities deployed two armored vehicles and 60 riot police to the Chancery, following the USG's request for additional protective measures. Post could reopen as early as February 26. (Kosovo TF/Embassy Belgrade telcon and e- mail) NORTH KOSOVO PRO [...] | 2008-02-24 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE18470 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 18 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports the capital remains calm and the International School is open. At the chancery, the installation of steel plating and other reinforcement work should be completed today. The EAC recommended the Embassy remain closed February 26 as a precaution, reopening for l [...] | 2008-02-25 14:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18718 | TFKV01: DISBANDMENT OF KOSOVO TASK FORCE [...] At 1400 EST on 02/25/08, the Executive Secretary directed the Kosovo Task Force be disbanded. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1-202-501-4444. Inquiries from the pre [...] | 2008-02-25 19:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18812 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports a crowd of 1,200 gathered on the north side of the Mitrovica bridge, but the situation remained calm. Demonstrators burned the EU flag. (Kosovo TF/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail) --------------------------------------------- ----- NO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH ST [...] | 2008-02-25 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE20303 | TFCM01: TASK FORCE FORMATION REGARDING THE [...] At 1100 EST on 02/28/2008 the Executive Secretary directed that a Task Force be established in the Operations Center regarding the situation in Cameroon. Contact information for the Task Force is as follows: For internal State Department business or other official business, call (202) 647-6 [...] | 2008-02-28 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE20649 | TFCM01: CAMEROON TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 01 [...] (SBU) Embassy Yaound reports most people in the capital remain indoors. Douala is mainly quiet with localized rioting and both main roads to the city are open. Post notes Cameroonian military forces are fully deployed, but might have resources to maintain order for only three more days. ( [...] | 2008-02-28 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CM |
08STATE20660 | NON-DOM TAX ISSUE: WASHINGTON GUIDANCE [...] Per refel, post requested guidance on proposed talking points to respond to questions from H.M.Treasury (HMT) regarding the proposed taxation of non-domiciled foreigners in the UK, including Americans. As post noted, Amcits are chiefly concerned about possible double taxation and timing. Post [...] | 2008-02-28 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK |
08STATE38424 | TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security concerns throughout Zimbabwe due to ongoing political instability following the March 29 national elections, and advises them to consider carefully the risks of travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersedes the [...] | 2008-04-11 18:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC ZI |
08STATE38536 | TRAVEL WARNING - HAITI [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to inform American citizens of violent demonstrations in Haiti and to urge American citizens to defer non-essential travel to the country. Official Americans are restricted from travel to Haiti. American citizens visiting Haiti should consider departi [...] | 2008-04-11 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC OTRA HT |
08STATE39125 | TRAVEL ALERT - MEXICO [...] This Travel Alert updates information for U.S. citizens on security situations in Mexico that may affect their activities while in that country. This supersedes the Travel Alert for Mexico dated October 24, 2007, and expires on October 15, 2008. Violence Along The U.S.-Mexico Border ----- [...] | 2008-04-14 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC MX |
08STATE39168 | TRAVEL WARNING - SYRIA [...] This Travel Warning alerts U.S. citizens to ongoing safety and security concerns in Syria. American citizens are urged to thoroughly consider the risks of travel to Syria and to take adequate precautions to ensure their safety. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Syria issued on Septembe [...] | 2008-04-14 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC SY |
08STATE41693 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political tensions in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to strongly urge that Americans defer travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Le [...] | 2008-04-21 14:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE42511 | TRAVEL WARNING - BURUNDI [...] This Travel Warning updates American citizens on security conditions in Burundi. American citizens should exercise caution while traveling in the country. The U.S. Embassy restricts the travel of its personnel in Burundi, and certain areas of the capital, Bujumbura, are off- limits. This s [...] | 2008-04-22 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC OTRA PREL BY |
08STATE44298 | TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens about security issues in China and advises American citizens traveling or residing there to be alert to their surroundings and exercise caution at all times. This Travel Alert expires on October 31, 2008. 2. Any large-scale public event such as the [...] | 2008-04-25 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CN |
08STATE45483 | TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning is updated to note that the Department of State has authorized the return of U.S. Embassy non-emergency personnel and adult family members to Chad. The Department of State continues to urge American citizens to defer travel to Chad and for American citizens in Chad to exer [...] | 2008-04-30 01:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CH |
08STATE46450 | INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION PRESSED [...] (SBU) On the margins of the Deputy Secretary's April 9 lunch meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, EAP/J raised the international parental child abduction issue with Yasuhiro Kobe, the Director of the Office of the Vice Foreign Minister. EAP/J told Kobe that the Depart [...] | 2008-05-01 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PREL JA |
08STATE48551 | TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL [...] This Travel Warning updates safety and security information for travelers to Nepal. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel and to be prepared to change their plans o [...] | 2008-05-07 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC NP |
08STATE49905 | MGLBO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon reports an eight-person Burmese delegation led by the Navy commander greeted Director Fore and PACOM commander Admiral Keating at the Rangoon airport. Press were on hand to witness the arrival. Additional U.S. airlifts are planned for May 14-16 pending Burmese governme [...] | 2008-05-12 10:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE49938 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Syrian smugglers instigated clashes at the Masnaa border crossing, but the al-Arida border crossing remains open. (Ops/Embassy Beirut telcon) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut notes fighting broke out again in Aley, east of Beirut. Fighting in Tripoli subsided. ISF report 47 dead and 160 wo [...] | 2008-05-12 12:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE50327 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State urges that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon consider car [...] | 2008-05-12 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE50829 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Future Movement leader Hariri blamed Iran and Syria for bringing down the state of Lebanon, accusing them of mounting an "invasion" designed to restore their influence. Hariri rejected dialogue in the current security situation, reiterated his support for LAF Com [...] | 2008-05-13 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE51293 | TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security concerns throughout Zimbabwe due to ongoing political instability following the March 29 national elections, and recommends deferral of non-essential travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersedes the Travel A [...] | 2008-05-14 17:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC ZI |
08STATE51547 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Interior Minister Aridi announced the reversal of the decisions to fire the airport security chief and to declare Hizballah's fiber optics network illegal after a five-hour meeting. The Lebanon desk comments this was expected, and is a tactical move to show flexi [...] | 2008-05-15 02:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52036 | TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] (U) This Travel Alert advises American citizens that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China's eastern Sichuan province on May 12. Due to rescue and relief operations, damage to infrastructure throughout the area, and the continuing potential for aftershocks, U.S. citizens are urged to defer [...] | 2008-05-15 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CN |
08STATE52144 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Lebanese leaders will leave Beirut at 1530 local time in separate planes; a third plane will transport journalists. The delegations are expected to arrive in Doha in the evening. Formal discussions will begin May 17 and will address government composition and the electoral law. Hizb [...] | 2008-05-16 12:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52732 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports the parties agreed to form one committee to address the electoral law and another to address the formation of a national unity cabinet in the opening session. The Hizballah-led opposition has not yet agreed to address the question of Hizballah's weapons. March 1 [...] | 2008-05-17 15:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52757 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Participants in the first day of negotiations told Embassy Beirut talks focused on the election law. Future Party leader Hariri's advisor, Ghattas Khoury, said that after several hours the committee made "some progress, but it's slow." Transportation Minister Safadi said the Doha dial [...] | 2008-05-18 03:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52764 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Local press report committee members have agreed to adopt the 2005 election law on county-sized districts. Embassy Beirut comments although Acting FM Mitri and DefMin Murr believe a deal on the electoral law is close, many other delegates say the discussions are completely blocked. Po [...] | 2008-05-18 13:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52907 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt says March 14 is still waiting to see the Hizballah weapons paper developed by the Qatari PM. Amid shuttle diplomacy, Druze Telecom Minister Hamadeh said the opposition holds too many "hidden" cards, adding "we can't reward violence with a political victory. [...] | 2008-05-19 12:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53293 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report the Hizballah-led opposition and government disagree on how to proceed with negotiations. Negotiators suspended discussions on the electoral law in order to focus first on electing a president, but Hizballah presented a counter proposal to negotiate on cabinet formation an [...] | 2008-05-19 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53343 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon [...] | 2008-05-19 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE53566 | TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation in Somalia and continues to urge American citizens not to travel to the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning of November 13, 2007. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somal [...] | 2008-05-20 15:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER AF PREL KE |
08STATE53815 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report Qatari-led mediators gave Lebanese political leaders until May 21 to respond to two proposals aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis between the governing March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition. According to post, both proposals support the election [...] | 2008-05-20 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE54663 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hizballah has begun to dismantle its tent city surrounding the government complex at the Grand Serail, while Lebanese Armed Forces remove roadblocks around Beirut, media report. (Ops/Embassy Beirut e-mail, NOWLebanon.com) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Hizballah leader Nasrallah [...] | 2008-05-21 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE54685 | TRAVEL ALERT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] This Travel Alert advises American citizens of an increase in violent attacks on foreigners, particularly refugees or immigrants from other African nations. American citizens in South Africa are urged to monitor media reports and to avoid areas where attacks may be likely to occur. This Trav [...] | 2008-05-22 02:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC SF |
08STATE55212 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatari PM Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, Arab League Secretary General Moussa, EU High Representative Solana, and the foreign ministers of France, Spain, and Italy plan to attend the election and LAF General Sleiman's inauguration, according [...] | 2008-05-22 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55841 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (C) CODEL Rahall (D-WV) plans to attend parliamentary events in Beirut May 25 and expects to meet with LAF General Sleiman. Other delegation members include Darrell Issa (R-CA),Ray Lahood (R-IL),Charles Melancon (D-LA),John Linder (R-GA),and Jack Kingston(R-GA). (Ops/H e- mail) ---- [...] | 2008-05-23 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55861 | LIFTING OF TRAVEL WARNING: INDONESIA [...] Effective May 23, 2008, the Department has cancelled the Travel Warning issued for Indonesia. The Department has determined that the current security climate in Indonesia no longer warrants a Travel Warning. 2. Updated information on safety and security in Indonesia can be found via the B [...] | 2008-05-23 22:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC ID |
08STATE55964 | MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-25 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE55965 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Parliament elected Michel Sleiman president, with 118 votes cast in his favor, Embassy Beirut confirms. Six MPs cast blank ballots. Media report the three remaining ballots included a symbolic vote for Rafiq Hariri and "all the martyred MPs." (Ops/Embassy Beirut e- mail, AFP) 2. [...] | 2008-05-25 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55967 | MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Most countries said they would withhold further pledges pending greater access. China pledged $10 million, Cambodia pledged $250,000, and the Philippines pledged $150,000. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon) --------------------------------------------- -- REGIME, DONORS FOCUSED ON DIFFERE [...] | 2008-05-25 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE58067 | TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE SEASON [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to the Hurricane Season in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. The official Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June through November. This Travel Alert expires November 30, 2008. 2. National We [...] | 2008-05-30 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE58123 | TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon. Americans who live and work in Leban [...] | 2008-05-30 17:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE58144 | TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on May 12. American citizens should avoid the areas of Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the province. Ar [...] | 2008-05-30 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CM |
08STATE58879 | TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert updates safety and security concerns in Zimbabwe, advises U.S. citizens to consider relocating if necessary to ensure their security during the upcoming election period, and continues to recommend deferral of all non-essential travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersede [...] | 2008-06-02 16:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC ZI |
08STATE59138 | CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL WARNING - BURMA [...] The Travel Warning issued for Burma on May 5, 2008, has been cancelled effective June 3, 2008. 2. The Department of State has lifted the Authorized Departure for Burma due to improvements in safety conditions in the city of Rangoon and most areas of Burma. 3. The Irrawaddy Delta regio [...] | 2008-06-03 00:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC BM |
08STATE59493 | Travel Alert - Burma [...] This Travel Alert updates American citizens on safety conditions within Burma. American citizens residing in or traveling to Burma should continue to defer nonessential travel to the Irrawaddy Delta region of the country. The Burmese government has restricted access to this area for all but [...] | 2008-06-03 18:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC BM |
08STATE61918 | TRAVEL WARNING - COTE D'IVOIRE [...] This Travel Warning updates information on safety and security concerns in Cote d'Ivoire and continues to urge U.S. citizens to exercise extreme caution while traveling in Cote d'Ivoire. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued December 5, 2007. 2. Cote d'Ivoire continues to experience [...] | 2008-06-09 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC IV |
08STATE63141 | TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA [...] (U) This Travel Warning updates information on Eritrea's current security situation. It reiterates the Department of State's recommendation that U.S. citizens defer non-essential travel to Eritrea due to restrictions on travel outside the capital city of Asmara and heightened tensions along [...] | 2008-06-11 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER ER |
08STATE64109 | TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA [...] This Travel Warning provides updated security information and alerts American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the continuing danger of terrorist attacks throughout the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated February 8, 2008. 2. The Department of S [...] | 2008-06-13 18:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CE |
08STATE64225 | TRAVEL WARNING - IRAQ [...] This Travel Warning updates the current security situation and reiterates the dangers of the use of civilian aircraft and of road travel within Iraq. This supersedes the Travel Warning of July 23, 2007. 2. The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to [...] | 2008-06-13 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
08STATE64809 | TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning is being updated to reflect the resumption of rebel activity in Chad and to inform American citizens that the U.S. Embassy in N'Djamena temporarily relocated some personnel to Cameroon on June 16. The Department of State urges American citizens to defer travel to Chad and [...] | 2008-06-16 23:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CD |
08STATE67463 | TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning provides an update on the security situation in Chad. The Department of State continues to advise American citizens to defer travel to Chad, and American citizens residing in Chad should exercise extreme caution. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Chad dated June 16, [...] | 2008-06-23 23:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC CD |
08STATE68523 | TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert updates safety and security concerns in Zimbabwe, and urges U.S. citizens to defer all travel to Zimbabwe at this time, and to consider relocating if necessary to ensure their security during the election period. The U.S. Embassy may periodically restrict the travel of U.S. [...] | 2008-06-26 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC ZI |
08STATE71806 | TRAVEL WARNING - UZBEKISTAN [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to remind U.S. citizens that the potential for a terrorist attack or localized civil disturbance still exists, despite the fact that there have been no violent incidents in Uzbekistan since May 2005. The Department of State continues to urge Americans in [...] | 2008-07-03 17:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC UZ |
08STATE72072 | TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on May 12. U.S. citizens should continue to avoid the areas of Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the provinc [...] | 2008-07-04 03:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CM |
08STATE73660 | TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S . citizens of recommended security precautions. It supersedes the Travel Warning issued December 19, 2007. 2. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks [...] | 2008-07-09 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PREL PTER SA |
08STATE76655 | WORLDWIDE CAUTION [...] This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the rise in oil and food prices has caused political and economic instability and social unrest. American citizens ar [...] | 2008-07-16 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC |
08STATE78366 | TRAVEL WARNING FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] This Travel Warning updates information regarding the security situation in Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The Department of State advises U.S. citizens of the continuing potential for violent civil unrest in Timor- Leste and urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to [...] | 2008-07-21 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC TT |
08STATE79525 | TRAVEL WARNING - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE [...] This Travel Warning clarifies the areas of eastern Congo affected by rebel activity, deletes information on ebola, and adds information on aviation safety. Overall, the security situation in the country remains unchanged. This Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for the Democratic Republic [...] | 2008-07-23 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CG |
08STATE84509 | MGCH01: VIRTUAL MONITORING GROUP FORMATION [...] The Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to form a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities regarding the 2008 Olympics, effective 0800 EDT August 7, 2008. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the Operation [...] | 2008-08-06 19:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE84892 | TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated September 21, 2007. 2. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against non-essential trave [...] | 2008-08-07 17:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC PK |
08STATE85112 | TRAVEL WARNING - COLOMBIA [...] This Travel Warning updates and reminds American citizens of ongoing security concerns in Colombia. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist [...] | 2008-08-08 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CO |
08STATE85570 | TRAVEL ALERT-GEORGIA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the armed conflict in South Ossetia between Georgian and separatist forces. U.S. citizens should avoid unnecessary travel within Georgia, defer all travel north of Gori and avoid all travel to the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This [...] | 2008-08-09 01:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER OTRA ASEC YI |
08STATE85571 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE85598 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 10:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85614 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85615 | TFGG01 AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FROM TBLISI, [...] Effective the date of this telegram August 9,2008 I hereby approve authorized departure (AD)of eligible family members from Tbilisi to Yerevan. Eligible family members who are currently outside of Tbilisi and unable to safely return may proceed to the nearest contiguous country. Members of Househol [...] | 2008-08-09 21:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC GG |
08STATE85639 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 04 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 13:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85663 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85725 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 12:12:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE86156 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 04:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE86171 | TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia. In light of the continued aerial bombings of civilian and military targets in several areas of the country, the Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Georgia and recommends [...] | 2008-08-12 10:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER OTRA ASEC GG RS |
08STATE86173 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi reports the city is calm, despite fears of a Russian advance into the capital. The OSCE mission reports the road to Tskinvali is clear. The Georgian government confirms reports of fresh Russian missile strikes in Gori, and notes it no longer has sufficient emergency ser [...] | 2008-08-12 11:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE86578 | TRAVEL ALERT - COMOROS [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to advise U.S. citizens traveling to the Union of the Comoros of the potential for demonstrations and civil unrest due to a severe fuel shortage across the nation. This Travel Alert expires October 12, 2008. 2. The Union of Comoros is continuing to experie [...] | 2008-08-12 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PREL CN |
08STATE86597 | TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to inform American citizens that the Department of State has lifted the ordered departure status of non-emergency American employees and adult family members of all employees at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen. The Department recommends that American citiz [...] | 2008-08-12 23:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC AMGT YM |
08STATE86603 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 00:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE86716 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) MEDIA REPORT THE GEORGIANS AND RUSSIANS AGREED TO A SIX-POINT CEASE-FIRE PLAN. DAS BRYZA NOTES THE PLAN WILL NOT BE SIGNED, BUT WILL BE THE BASIS OF A UNSC RESOLUTION. (TF/EUR E-MAIL, REUTERS) 2. (C) THE RUSSIAN MFA NOTED RUSSIA WOULD TAKE A HARDER LINE OVER SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKH [...] | 2008-08-13 12:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE87210 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 01:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87260 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 12 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 10:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87557 | TFGG01 GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi received unconfirmed reports Russian forces re-entered Gori, placed landmines around a Russian encampment, and established a presence in Poti in order to inspect the cargo of any incoming U.S. vessels. 2. (U) Media report Russian forces intend to hand over Gori to [...] | 2008-08-14 18:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87773 | TFGG01 GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (S/NF) Although Russian forces remain in and around Gori, Georgian police forces have begun re-establishing control over the city. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 2. (S/NF) Russian aircraft reportedly are confining their activity to Russian airspace and naval forces have moved north toward Sukhumi. ( [...] | 2008-08-15 08:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87776 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-15 09:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE88156 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (U) A Russian convoy advanced to within 30 miles of Tbilisi, halting in Igoeti. 2. (U) Russian forces in Poti are destroying the port's equipment and infrastructure. 3. (SBU) Russian roadblocks are hindering the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies to South Ossetia and areas w [...] | 2008-08-15 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88251 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian troops blew up a bridge at Kaspi, a main railroad link between Tbilisi and Gori. According to DAS Matt Bryza, this attack could destabilize the Georgian economy and complicate humanitarian assistance efforts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (SBU) Russian armored personnel ca [...] | 2008-08-16 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88262 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) FM Lavrov said Russian forces will begin their withdrawal after additional security measures are put in place, media report. Lavrov's comments on "finishing the task" are angering the Georgians, according to Embassy Tbilisi. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, Reuters) 2. (SBU) Various media [...] | 2008-08-16 21:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88303 | TGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 19 [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi could not confirm any Russian troop withdrawals. EU parliamentarians entered Gori after being stopped at the outskirts. They saw no troops in the city, but the Russian military has established checkpoints at major junctions along the road from Gori to Khashuri, giv [...] | 2008-08-17 21:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88304 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 20 [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow reports the Russian Deputy Chief of the General Staff said preparations for a withdrawal are underway. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon). 2. (S/NF) Georgian forces established a checkpoint north of Kaspi within 1 km of Russian troops. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 3. (S/NF) T [...] | 2008-08-17 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88329 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 21 [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi cannot confirm the movements of Russian troops, though journalists traveling between Gori and Tbilisi told post the troops expect to depart ?soon.? (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (U) De facto South Ossetian President Kokoity dismissed his cabinet due to delays in t [...] | 2008-08-18 11:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE88627 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian checkpoints remain on the Gori-Tbilisi highway. Russia may raise a failed POW exchange as a reason for not withdrawing. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (SBU) Russia denies allegations it blew up the Kaspi bridge. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 3. (SBU) Russia denied acces [...] | 2008-08-18 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE88784 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) A Russian general threatened to advance on Tbilisi August 19 if Russian POWs are not released. Georgians believe Russian prisoner numbers have been exaggerated. ICRC observes no signs of mistreatment of either Russian or Georgian POWs. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, TF/ICRC telcon) PR [...] | 2008-08-19 06:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE89062 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi confirms an exchange of five Russian and 20-21 Georgian prisoners, facilitated by the French Ambassador to Georgia. Meanwhile, Russians detained 20 Georgian police officers in Poti. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, Reuters) 2. (SBU) Post confirms Russian troops seized fi [...] | 2008-08-19 17:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE89470 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.26 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89674 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Georgian students, trade unionists, and businessmen confronted Russian forces at a checkpoint between Gori and Tbilisi, and near a Russian base near Senaki. (Tbilisi 1403) RUSSIA TO ALLOW OSCE MONITORS TO ENTER TSKHINVALI --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (S [...] | 2008-08-20 19:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89776 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian forces built a sentry post 30 miles from Tbilisi, according to media. Embassy Tbilisi is concerned Russia could block not only international relief but also economic reconstruction. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi email, AP) RAILWAY BRIDGE REPAIRS EXPECTED TO TAKE 30 DAYS ------------ [...] | 2008-08-21 03:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89870 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 29 [...] (SBU) Russian troops are using armored personnel carriers to block the bridge into Poti, media report. Embassy Tbilisi received reports of Gori checkpoints being moved to the city outskirts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, AP) 2. (SBU) Explosions were reported throughout August 20 at Senaki ba [...] | 2008-08-21 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE8993 | SECURITY ADVISORY - FORTHCOMING RELEASE OF GEERT [...] (U) Classified by Acting Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Gregory B. Starr for E.O. 12958 reasons 1.4 (c) and (d). 2. (SBU) This cable contains an action request for all posts. Please see paragraph six. 3. (S) The following is an information/action cable advising posts of the possibi [...] | 2008-01-29 17:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC |
08STATE90334 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 30 [...] (C) The timing for a Russian withdrawal and the size of its remaining peacekeeping force is unclear. (Moscow 2496) 2. (C) Separatist leader Kokoity told a rally in Tskhinvali he will ask the Kremlin to recognize South Ossetia's independence, according to media. Embassy Moscow notes the [...] | 2008-08-21 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90378 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Defense Minister Serdyukov said Russian troops would begin to withdraw into South Ossetia at 0600 local time, and be completed by the end of the day. 500 "peacekeepers" would remain in the "security zone." The withdrawing forces would depart South Ossetia for Russia over the next ten d [...] | 2008-08-22 11:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE90852 | TRAVEL WARNING - ALGERIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and warns American citizens against travel to the Kabylie region of the country. The threat from terrorism continues to pose a significant security risk. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on March 26 [...] | 2008-08-22 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC AG |
08STATE90854 | TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security conditions in Kenya. The temporary suspension of the United States Peace Corps program in Kenya has been lifted and volunteers have now returned to the country. The U.S. Department of State continues to reco [...] | 2008-08-22 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE |
08STATE90863 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (C) OSCE monitors patrolling east and west of Gori confirm Russian forces are heading north outside the city. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (C) Embassy Tbilisi reports Russia intends to establish demilitarized "buffer zones" extending outside the boundaries of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. [...] | 2008-08-22 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90917 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 33 [...] (U) The Russian military spokesman stated Russian forces have withdrawn from Georgia to South Ossetia and are in full compliance with international agreements. (cnn.com) 2. (U) President Saakashvili welcomed the start of the withdrawal, noting it occurred after unprecedented internatio [...] | 2008-08-23 11:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE90996 | TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia to include the return of U.S. Embassy eligible family members to Tbilisi, the resumption of visa services, and the status of roads within the country. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Ge [...] | 2008-08-23 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER OTRA ASEC GG RS |
08STATE90999 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34 [...] (SBU) Georgian military units will return immediately to bases in Gori and Senaki under terms of the cease-fire agreement. Georgia is considering returning military personnel to Poti. (TF/Georgian Embassy telcon) 2. (SBU) Russian troops have left Gori, Igoeti, and Kashuri. (Tbilisi 1 [...] | 2008-08-23 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91017 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 35 [...] (C) MFA officials claim the Russian peacekeeping presence will expand significantly within South Ossetia. They defended the need for a buffer zone and do not believe OSCE forces constitute an international mechanism. (Moscow 2523) 2. (U) Media report Russian troops are setting up a pe [...] | 2008-08-24 12:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91036 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) OSCE monitors confirm a potential flashpoint in the village of Akhalgori, where the Georgian MFA claims 400 South Ossetians have replaced the ethnically-Georgian mayor and police chief. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (SBU) The Georgian MFA noted more than 100 Georgian hostages, [...] | 2008-08-24 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91052 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (U) The German Chancellor said Russia failed to honor the cease-fire and must pull out its troops immediately, adding ties with Moscow could be scaled back if the troops were not withdrawn. Merkel noted Georgia and Ukraine had the right to join NATO, although she did not expect a decision at [...] | 2008-08-25 05:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91076 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) The Georgian president attempted to explain what led to the armed conflict with Russia. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) EAST-WEST RAILWAY RE-OPENS FOLLOWING TRAIN EXPLOSION --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (SBU) The British Ambassador, after a visit to the [...] | 2008-08-25 12:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91426 | MGCH01: SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS MONITORING GROUP [...] At 0700 EDT on 08/26/08, the Executive Secretary disbanded the Summer 2008 Olympics Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1-202-501-4444. Inquiries from [...] | 2008-08-26 11:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91582 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) The Russian MFA passed a letter from President Medvedev to President Bush declaring Russia?s intention to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in a Presidential Decree to be signed August 26. (TF/Embassy Moscow telcon) AKHALGORI STANDOFF CONTINUES ------------ [...] | 2008-08-26 15:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE92346 | TRAVEL ALERT - TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas affected by Tropical Storm Gustav in Haiti, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. U.S. citizens in areas likely to be impacted by Tropical Storm Gustav w [...] | 2008-08-28 01:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE93343 | TRAVEL ALERT ? TROPICAL STORM HANNA [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas that may be affected by Tropical Storm Hanna in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be impacted by Tropical Storm Hanna and who do not have acc [...] | 2008-08-30 17:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE93352 | HURRICANE GUSTAV MGJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 2 [...] (U) The storm center is projected to pass 100 miles southwest of Havana. JAMAICA HAS YET TO DECLARE DISASTER OR ASK FOR U.S. HELP --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kingston reports severe agricultural sector and infrastructure damage, with several [...] | 2008-08-30 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS |
08STATE93380 | HURRICANE GUSTAV MGJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 3 [...] (SBU) The storm center made landfall with 150 mph winds and an 18-foot storm surge, which penetrated up to four miles inland. USINT HAVANA SAFE, AWAITING OFFICIAL CUBAN DAMAGE REPORT --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2.(SBU) The government evacuated 164,000 people fr [...] | 2008-08-31 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS |
08STATE94035 | TRAVEL WARNING - TROPICAL STORM HANNA AND TROPICAL [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to urge U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands at this time due to the threat posed by Tropical Storm Hanna and Tropical Storm Ike on September 3, 2008. The Department of State authorized the [...] | 2008-09-03 04:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BS |
08STATE94482 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hanna weakened considerably overnight. It should strengthen over the next 36 to 48 hours and could become a Category 1 hurricane by the time it passes Nassau September 4. Central and northwest Bahamas may experience four to eight inches of rainfall. (MG/National Hurricane Center telc [...] | 2008-09-03 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE95691 | TRAVEL WARNING - HURRICANE IKE [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to urge U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Cuba at this time due to the threat posed by Hurricane Ike. The Department of State authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the United States Inter [...] | 2008-09-07 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BH |
08STATE95696 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Outer bands will reach the northeastern coast of Cuba September 7 with the center nearing Havana in 48 hours. Northern Haiti is experiencing tropical storm force winds and heavy rain. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) HAVANA ------- 2. (SBU) USINT Havana requests authoriz [...] | 2008-09-08 01:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE96075 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hurricane Ike will reach Havana September 9: -- Ike is moving over Cuba as a Category 2 storm; it may intensify before it hits central and western Cuba later today. Ike is projected to cross areas of western Cuba already damaged by Hurricane Gustav. (MG/National Hurricane Center te [...] | 2008-09-08 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE96587 | CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL WARNING - TROPICAL STORMS [...] THE TRAVEL WARNING ISSUED FOR THE BAHAMAS ON 9/2/2008 HAS BEEN CANCELLED, EFFECTIVE 9/8/08. 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS LIFTED THE AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FOR THE BAHAMAS DUE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS. 3. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. RICE [...] | 2008-09-10 00:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BH |
08STATE96923 | TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia to include the risk of unexploded ordnance and the potential for an increased risk of crime. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Georgia issued August 23, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...] | 2008-09-10 17:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER GG |
08STATE96940 | TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN [...] This Travel Warning provides updated information on the security situation in Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued February 6, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...] | 2008-09-10 18:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC OTRA PTER PREL AF |
08STATE97030 | TRAVEL WARNING-LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon. Americans who live and work in Leban [...] | 2008-09-10 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC LE |
08STATE97240 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Ike is a Category 1 over Western Cuba, heading into Gulf: -- State media reports four deaths and severe damage in eastern Cuba. Half Matanzas and parts of Havana are without power. (MG/WHA telcon) -- USINT Havana will reopen September 10. All USINT staff are safe and account [...] | 2008-09-11 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97288 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Category 1 Ike leaves heavy rains and flooding in Cuba: -- Ike is likely to re-strengthen before making landfall September 13 along the Texas coast. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) -- The storm has displaced approximately two million Cubans and Havana continues to e [...] | 2008-09-11 14:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97589 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico continues to monitor the storm. Expected rainfall is unlikely to cause flooding in the Rio Grande valley. (MG/WHA telcon) CUBA RECOVERS, AIRPORT AND SEAPORT OPERATING -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Cuban government estimates three to four [...] | 2008-09-11 22:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE98073 | MGBL01: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING THE [...] The Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to form a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities regarding the situation in Bolivia, effective 1600 EDT September 12, 2008. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the [...] | 2008-09-12 22:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BL |
08STATE98094 | TRAVEL WARNING BOLIVIA [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to the unstable social and security situation in Bolivia. The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and all family members of U.S. Embassy personnel in Bolivia and suggests all U.S. citizens defer [...] | 2008-09-13 02:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BL |
08STATE98696 | TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Iran issued January 3, 2008. 2. Some elemen [...] | 2008-09-15 21:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PTER IR |
08STATE98697 | TFGG01: GEORGIA COORDINATING GROUP TRANSITION [...] As of 0800, September 15, 2008, the Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) to assume leadership of the Georgia Coordinating Group (GCG) in coordinating and implementing the USG's strategy for the crisis, including both diplomatic efforts and assista [...] | 2008-09-15 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE98698 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP [...] At 1530 EDT on September 15, 2008, The Executive Secretary disbanded the Hurricane Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1- 202-501-4444. Inquiries fro [...] | 2008-09-15 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC AMTG CASC JM KFLO MARR MX PINR PREL |
08STATE99734 | TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents in Yemen and reminds U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the U.S. Emba [...] | 2008-09-18 02:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC YM |
08STOCKHOLM703 | SWEDISH CONSULAR REQUEST ON DEATH OF MOHAMMED [...] (C) On October 16, Swedish MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage asked DCM about the killing by U.S. troops of Mohammed Moumou, a Moroccan-born Swedish national who was second-in-command in Al-Qaeda in Iraq. DCM drew on the MNF-I press release of October 15 to describe the circumstances surroun [...] | 2008-10-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC IQ SW |
08SURABAYA98 | CONSULAR MANAGEMENT VISIT TO BALI CONSULAR AGENCY [...] Summary. Supervisory Consular Officer / Surabaya Consular Section Chief (CSC) Terry Mobley visited Bali from July 24 - 25. During the visit, CSC and Bali-based Consular Agent Joshua Finch reviewed Consular Agency operations, visited with a few long-term American citizen residents of Bali, an [...] | 2008-08-21 07:25:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CASC CPAS ID |
08SUVA17 | BRIG.GEN. (RET) KONROTE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) George Konrote, well-connected retired soldier, diplomat, and deposed State Minister, is deeply concerned that Fiji interim Prime Minister Bainimarama, his friend, has been listening to poor advice, particularly from Interim Finance Minister Chaudhry and interim Attorney General Sayed-Khai [...] | 2008-01-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
08SUVA176 | FIJI -- DEATH THREAT AGAINST AUSTRALIAN HIGH [...] (U) On the evening of May 7, someone delivered a written statement to the Australian High Commission in Suva that reportedly threatened the life of High Commissioner James Batley. The Aussies immediately increased their internal security and brought in the Fiji Police, who have begun an inves [...] | 2008-05-07 14:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM PINR MARR FJ |
08TAIPEI284 | CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...] | 2008-03-03 08:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW |
08TASHKENT1235 | UZBEKISTAN: MEDICAL COMMISSION TO EXAMINE [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, the Ambassador met with Indira Umarova, the AmCit wife of imprisoned political oppositionist Sanjar Umarov, who described her recent visit to see her husband in prison on October 17 and his deteriorating health condition (reftel). Afterwards, the Ambassador drafte [...] | 2008-10-27 10:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC ICRC PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT610 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 28 MEETING WITH UZBEK [...] (C) Summary: Inoyatov told the Ambassador on May 28 that Mutabar Tojiboyeva might be released on medical grounds, that Sanjar Umarov would not be released anytime soon, that Human Rights Watch's office in Uzbekistan would remain open but its current representative would not receive accredit [...] | 2008-05-30 13:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CASC UZ |
08TASHKENT694 | 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The United States Government is aware of nine (9) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan, two (2) of which have been resolved. 2. (U) a. Claimant A b. 1998 c. Claimant A is a U.S. trading company that exported alcohol to Uzbekistan. According to the C [...] | 2008-06-18 12:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE UZ |
08TASHKENT802 | UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON EXPLOSIONS NEAR BUKHARA [...] (SBU) Summary: As the day progresses, more reports have come in from Embassy contacts and local and international news sources regarding the series of explosions which occurred during the morning of July 10 in the town of Kagan, approximately 15 kilometers from Bukhara (reftel). All reports i [...] | 2008-07-10 13:14:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PINR PREL PTER UZ |
08TASHKENT807 | UZBEKISTAN: KAGAN EXPLOSIONS: DAY TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: Later in the day and evening of July 10, the state-controlled media carried several stories on the series of explosions which occurred early that morning at an army depot in the town of Kagan, near Bukhara (reftels),reporting "preliminary data" as showing that 3 individuals wer [...] | 2008-07-11 13:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PINR PREL PTER UZ |
08TASHKENT838 | BUKHARA PANICS AS KAGAN IS EVACUATED AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 16, authorities again evacuated Kagan, a town near Bukhara that was the scene of a series of explosions at a nearby army munitions depot on July 10 (reftels). An official told poloff that authorities planned to divert a nearby canal to flood the munitions depot, which w [...] | 2008-07-17 13:27:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PINR PREL PTER UZ |
08TBILISI1342 | GEORGIA: AUGUST 8 EAC REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 17:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL AEMR CASC GG |
08TBILISI1417 | GEORGIA - REQUEST TO LIFT AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] This is an action request to M from Ambassador John Tefft. See paragraph 2. 2. Embassy Tbilisi's Emergency Action Committee met August 23 and concurs with the Ambassador's recommendation to request the lifting of Authorized Departure for Embassy Tbilisi. Based on our assessment of the c [...] | 2008-08-23 11:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO AFIN GG |
08TBILISI2236 | GEORGIA: REVIEW OF POST'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PLAN AND [...] (U) On December 2, post's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee met per action request reftel. The committee was chaired by the DCM and included representatives from the following sections: Political-Economic, Consular, RSO and Med. Med reviewed post's avian influenza plan, and the committee a [...] | 2008-12-04 04:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO GG |
08TBILISI972 | 2008 INVESTMENT DISPUTES REPORT FOR GEORGIA [...] Post submits the following information in response to reftel request for information on investment disputes. 2. A. Claimant A B. Year dispute arose: 2006. C. Case History: Claimant A and his partners purchased the shares of a company that owns a defunct garment factory in T [...] | 2008-06-10 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL PGOV KIDE OPIC CASC GG |
08TEGUCIGALPA425 | TWO MAJOR PRISON RIOTS IN HONDURAS IN LESS THAN A [...] Summary: On April 27 a riot broke out in San Pedro Sula penitentiary and 9 inmates were killed. The fight was between "paisas" (non-gang members) and "pesetas" (ex-gang members). Less than a week later, prison authorities began transferring inmates to other prisons throughout Honduras to pr [...] | 2008-05-06 15:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KCOR KJUS PGOV SNAR ASEC CASC HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA910 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH HONDURAN ATTORNEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista on September 29 where they discussed USG support for the Public Ministry in efforts to improve the security climate in Honduras. The Attorney General provided an outline of his plans for the final si [...] | 2008-10-08 17:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC ASEC SNAR HO |
08TELAVIV2330 | YOM KIPPUR RIOTS IN THE MIXED CITY OF AKKO [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, at the beginning of the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, the drive of an Arab resident of the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Akko (Acre) into the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of "Ben Gurion" became the proximate cause for riots between the two communities for more t [...] | 2008-10-15 13:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS PINR SOCI CASC IS |
08TELAVIV263 | A/S BURNS' JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH MFA DG [...] (C) Summary: Israeli MFA Director General Aharon Abramovitch updated U/S Burns January 24 on recent meetings between Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams, noting that despite the previous day's incidents on the Egypt-Gaza border, the teams met that day. Abramovitch expressed the GOI,s h [...] | 2008-02-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC IS KWBG MCAP MOPS PREL UNSC |
08TELAVIV318 | AMBASSADOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER SHEETRIT DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit (Kadima) February 7 to discuss political and bilateral issues. Sheetrit thought DefMin Barak had made a mistake and destroyed his credibility by not resigning, as promised, following the release of the Winograd report. He [...] | 2008-02-08 17:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KIRF CASC BEXP IS |
08TELAVIV667 | MINISTRY OF HEALTH WARNS OF AN OUTBREAK OF MEASLES [...] (U) Summary. Israel's Ministry of Health has sent out a warning about an outbreak of measles in the country. Since last summer when a British tourist traveling to Israel for a wedding in an ultra-orthodox (Haredi) community in Jerusalem came down with measles, more than 900 cases of measles ha [...] | 2008-03-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SCUL CASC IS |
08THEHAGUE520 | NETHERLANDS: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In response to reftel, Mission is not aware of any significant investment disputes involving the Dutch government or any expropriation claims involving U.S. citizens for the period of 2007 through June 1, 2008. This message represents a coordinated response from Embassy The Hague's FCS, FAS [...] | 2008-06-16 10:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV NL |
08TIJUANA1253 | EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - REPORTED THREAT OF PLANNED SNIPER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 23:59:00 | Consulate Tijuana | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS CASC SNAR MX |
08TIRANA438 | HAGUE ABDUCTION ACCESS - ALBANIA [...] Albania has acceded to the 1980 Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction and the Convention entered into force in Albania on August 1, 2007. Central Authority 2. Albania has designated the Ministry of Justice as the Central Authority pursuant to the Convention. Compatibilit [...] | 2008-06-12 05:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI AL |
08TOKYO1071 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period from April 1 to April 17. GOJ Responds to South Korean Bird Flu Outbreak --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) In response to the current H5N1 AI outbreak in South K [...] | 2008-04-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08TOKYO1214 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period of April 18 to May 2, 2008. H5N1 Detected in Wild Swans in Northern Japan --------------------------------------------- 2. As reported in ref D, Japan's National Institute of Animal Health confirmed [...] | 2008-05-02 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08TOKYO1263 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE VFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka, at dinner with Deputy Secretary May 8, said Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan was focused on the future of the relationship and that the Chinese had avoided comments about difficult historical issues. Yabunaka expressed strong dissatis [...] | 2008-05-09 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CASC EAID KDEM KOCI KNNP XA AF BM |
08TOKYO2313 | JAPAN ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR AMERICAN AND [...] (U) Tokyo Metropolitan Police obtained arrest warrants August 18 for two Americans, Jonathan Batchelor and Ralph Koo, and a British national, Daniel Bebawi, members of the anti-whaling NGO Sea Shepherd. The three are accused of "forcible obstruction of business" relating to their protests ag [...] | 2008-08-22 06:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS CASC SENV JA |
08TOKYO246 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period September 27, 2007 to January 30, 2008. --------------------------------------------- ------ MHLW: No action in response to 100th Indonesian AI death ------------------------------------------ [...] | 2008-01-30 09:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08TOKYO2598 | UPPER HOUSE PRESIDENT,S MEETING WITH MOJ ABOUT [...] (SBU) As a follow-up to his meeting with the DCM on September 12, Upper House President Satsuki Eda notified the Embassy that Ministry of Justice (MOJ) officials had told him during a meeting on September 18 that their ministry is at the beginning stage of considering accession to the Hague C [...] | 2008-09-22 00:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KOCI CASC JP |
08TOKYO3465 | JAPAN RELEASES UPDATED PANDEMIC ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) released a draft of the GOJ's updated action plan for pandemic influenza November 28. The revised action plan, according to MHLW officials, incorporates recommendations by the ruling coalition's project team in the Diet on pandemic inf [...] | 2008-12-19 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08TOKYO882 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period of January 30 to March 31 2008. Japanese research team develops a new PI vaccine. --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. A Japanese research team has developed a new vaccine [...] | 2008-04-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08TORONTO118 | Ontario Struggling with Consular Notification SOP for Mass [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from Emergency Management Ontario (EMO),other provincial government agencies, local first responders, and Toronto's Consular Corps attending an April 12 working group meeting discussed a proposed standard operating procedure (SOP) framework for informing Consular repr [...] | 2008-04-22 13:19:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC AEMR CA |
08TORONTO20 | Ontario Conducts Emergency Management Exercise [...] (SBU) Following up on recommendations by the UK and U.S. Consuls General in Toronto, Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) organized an emergency management exercise in Toronto on January 16. Hosted by Ontario Commissioner for Emergency Management Jay Hope, the session brought together five staff [...] | 2008-01-24 19:39:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED PREL CASC PGOV CA |
08TRIPOLI6 | LIBYA IMPOSES NEW CURRENCY REQUIREMENT FOR TOURISTS [...] (SBU) Post received January 3 a copy of a note sent from the GOL's Civil Aviation Committee to airlines announcing that as of 7 January, all tourist visa holders -- except bearers of Egyptian and Tunisian passports -- will be required to present USD 1000 or the equivalent in another convertible [...] | 2008-01-07 15:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT CASC PREL PGOV LY |
08TRIPOLI889 | TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN KUFRA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-16 16:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCI LY SU |
08TRIPOLI921 | LIBYA SEEKS TO DOWNPLAY TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN KUFRA [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent response to persistent reports by opposition and international media about tribal violence in Kufra, an oasis town located in southeastern Libya, the Government of Libya (GOL) recently staged a meeting in which tribal leaders pledged loyalty to Muammar al-Qadhafi and or [...] | 2008-11-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCI KPAO LY |
08TUNIS227 | AUSTRIAN NATIONALS REPORTEDLY TAKEN HOSTAGE BY [...] (C) Summary: Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed via a statement posted on the Internet that it has taken hostage two Austrian tourists who were traveling in the southern Tunisian desert. An official source cited by the Tunisia Africa Press Agency confirmed that t [...] | 2008-03-11 10:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PREL CASC AU TS |
08ULAANBAATAR13 | Poisoned Vodka Continues to Plague Mongolia [...] (SBU) As of January 9, 2008, the death toll from the New Year's holiday episode (reftel) has risen from 11 to 14 people and over 70 remain hospitalized out of the 130-plus persons affected by drinking methanol-tainted vodkas produced by "Aziin Chono" or Asian Wolf (AW) Company. Six local polic [...] | 2008-01-10 00:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PGOV CASC MG |
08ULAANBAATAR16 | MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU DECEMBER 2007 [...] There have been no suspected outbreaks of H5N1 in Mongolia's wild waterfowl and poultry. There have been no transmissions to humans. The ban on importing poultry products from China remains in place. Also, the ban does not include poultry products from third countries imported through Russia an [...] | 2008-01-14 00:19:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG |
08ULAANBAATAR396 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOLLOWING BIRD DEATHS IN MONGOLIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Tissue samples from dead wild birds in northern and western Mongolia have tested negative for the H5 strain of Avian Influenza (AI). Initial testing following a suspicious bird die-off yielded a suspect sample, but further testing by the Mongolian State Central Veterinary Laborat [...] | 2008-08-20 08:48:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG |
08ULAANBAATAR526 | MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE NOVEMBER 2008 [...] November often marks the beginning of a four-month period where H5N1 outbreaks are concentrated in many countries, but in Mongolia migration due to the cold weather actually makes these months somewhat passive. 2. Update on WCS Field Veterinary Program -- Avian Influenza: In FY 08, inten [...] | 2008-12-05 08:37:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG |
08ULAANBAATAR79 | The Soviet Hangover: Alcoholism Threatens Mongolia's [...] (U) SUMMARY: Alcohol, including fermented mare's milk, has traditionally been part of Mongolian culture. But the economic chaos that followed Russia's hasty withdrawal in the early 1990s resulted in skyrocketing rates of addiction to vodka and other hard spirits. This Russian legacy continues [...] | 2008-02-14 01:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV CASC MG |
08VATICAN58 | LEVINSON CASE UPDATE [...] (SBU) As reported in ref. A, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, informed A/DCM on July 4 that the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran, Archbishop Jean Paul Gobel, has sent a diplomatic note to the Government of Iran requesting a meeting to discus [...] | 2008-07-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT |
08VATICAN72 | (SBU) IRANIANS CHASTISE HOLY SEE ON LEVINSON [...] (SBU) According to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, the Government of Iran recently informed the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran that it does not have any information about the whereabouts of U.S. citizen Robert Levinson. The GOI informed [...] | 2008-10-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT |
08VIENNA585 | 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 13:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV AU |
08VIENTIANE116 | DEMARCHE TO LAOS: HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION [...] The DCM called on MFA's Acting Director General for International Organizations Saleumxay Kommasith on February 14 regarding the Hague Adoption Convention. She informed Mr. Saleumxay that the U.S. has become a party to the convention and is encouraging the government of Laos (GOL) to consider [...] | 2008-02-19 00:29:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE225 | HMONG PROTECTION ISSUES: CONVERSATION WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with MFA DG Yong Chanthalangsy (strictly protect) to raise the case of three missing Hmong Americans and to discuss the first group of 11 Hmong returned from Thailand at the end of February -- ten of whom are now resettled within Laos. The Ambassador pressed Yo [...] | 2008-04-10 10:34:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC FR LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
08VIENTIANE338 | 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 07:47:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV ECON KIDE OPIC PGOV LA |
08VIENTIANE339 | 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The Embassy is unaware of any changes to the below noted disputes since submission of the 2007 report. Please note the Embassy no longer has contact or biographical information for the Claimants. 2. a. Claimant A b. 1991 c. According to Claimant's attorney, Claimant A assert [...] | 2008-06-13 04:33:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV ECON KIDE OPIC PGOV LA |
08VIENTIANE360 | LAO OFFICIAL ANTICIPATES RAPID RESETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: The senior Lao official responsible for Hmong resettlement told the Ambassador that the 837 Hmong returned from Thailand on June 22 had proper shelter and food available at their temporary processing site and would begin returning to their villages next week. He claimed that the [...] | 2008-06-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC FR LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TH |
08VIENTIANE4 | Avian Influenza Update [...] Summary: There have been no new cases of avian influenza in humans or birds since the February-March 2007 outbreak. Progress in enhancing the GOL's laboratory diagnostic capacity continues. The GOL has reiterated its commitment to sharing viral isolates. A PACOM-supported training exercise [...] | 2008-01-02 09:56:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KPAO SOCI ECON SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC |
08VIENTIANE458 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS [...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Vientiane and various provinces in Laos and in response to the August 18, 2008, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Charge d'Affaires has determined that a [...] | 2008-08-19 10:16:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA |
08VIENTIANE468 | LAOS AND U.S. HOLD INITIAL DISCUSSIONS ON REPATRIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A three-member joint State/DHS(ICE) delegation traveled to Vientiane for "preliminary discussions" about the repatriation to Laos of Lao nationals and former Lao nationals. The Government of Laos (GOL) representatives agreed that they are obligated under international law to [...] | 2008-08-26 09:33:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC KCRM LA |
08VILNIUS1007 | BELARUS: REGIME DITHERING AS ECONOMIC CRISIS GROWS AND [...] (SBU) Showing precious little understanding of the situation in which Europe's last dictatorship finds itself, the Belarusian regime is making only limited positive political gestures and is in denial regarding the depth of the financial crisis. While the fundamental stability of the Belarusi [...] | 2008-12-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL CASC BO |
08VILNIUS203 | MFA PUSHES FOR ANSWER ON TALKS [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Directorate Chief Vadim Lazerko called in Charge April 7 to underscore the urgency of receipt of an answer to Belarus' willingness for talks between our Ambassadors in a third country. Lazerko stated that Belarus' decision to cut diplomatic staff in the U.S., and to demand [...] | 2008-04-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR CASC CVIS BO |
08VILNIUS209 | MFA ENCOURAGED BY USG INTEREST IN AMBASSADORS' MEETING [...] (SBU) Charge relayed April 8 to MFA Americas Directorate Chief Vadim Lazerko USG willingness to participate in discussions at the level of Ambassadors in Brussels on or after April 10 (ref). Lazerko stated that this was "very good news" and an encouraging step, and he agreed to be in contact r [...] | 2008-04-09 07:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR CASC CVIS BO |
08VILNIUS277 | REGIME RENEWS DEMAND FOR EMBASSY STAFF CUT [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Department Chief Vadim Lazerko called in Charge April 23 to renew previous calls for mutual cuts in diplomatic staff to six -- the Ambassador and and one slot reserved for ambassadors currently on consultations. He said that the reason for such a move was the lack of readin [...] | 2008-04-23 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC OFDP ASEC BO |
08VILNIUS313 | REGIME PNG'S TEN U.S. DIPLOMATS [...] (SBU) When Charge delivered Washington's refusal to submit to diplomatic staff cuts demanded by Belarus (refs A, B),MFA Americas Department Chief Vadim Lazerko delivered him with a list of ten U.S. diplomats declared "persona non grata" and ordered to depart the country by 1500 local time May [...] | 2008-05-02 04:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC OFDP BO |
08WINDHOEK333 | NAMIBIA: F-77 REPORTER DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 11:42:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO PINS WA |
08YAOUNDE187 | EMBASSY YAOUNDE TRIPWIRES [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde informs the Department of specific tripwires Post is monitoring in light of the recent civil unrest and widespread rioting in Cameroon. Today, February 27th, various neighborhoods in Yaounde have reported gunfire, tire burning, destruction of small shops, stores, and ston [...] | 2008-02-27 13:58:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE190 | CAMEROON: UPDATE ON RIOTS, NATIONWIDE TAXI STRIKE, [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 09:45 am local time on February 26 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance [...] | 2008-02-27 16:49:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE191 | CAMEROON: RIOTS AND TAXI STRIKE STILL IN FORCE [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 08:30am local time on February 27 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance were [...] | 2008-02-27 19:18:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE192 | CAMEROON: RIOTS AND TAXI STRIKE STILL IN FORCE [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 08:30am local time on February 27 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance were [...] | 2008-02-28 09:03:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE194 | Cameroon: Update on security situation [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...] | 2008-02-28 16:42:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE195 | Cameroon: Update on security situation [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...] | 2008-02-28 17:07:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE197 | Cameroon: Update on security situation [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 3:00 pm local time to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. Ambassador Garvey is requesting Authorized Departure for Eligible Family Members from Post. In attendance were DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. 2. (U) Several hot spots t [...] | 2008-02-28 17:19:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE199 | CAMEROON: UPDATE ON RIOTS, NATIONWIDE TAXI STRIKE, [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 09:45 am local time on February 26 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance [...] | 2008-02-29 06:46:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE203 | TFCM-01: SITREP 1 [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde EAC met at 08:30 local time on February 29 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. "Enforced calm" throughout most of Cameroon -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...] | 2008-03-03 09:05:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT KFLO KSAC MARR PHUM PINR PGOV |
08YAOUNDE204 | Task Force Cameroon-01: SITREP 1 [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde EAC met at 08:30 local time on February 29 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, PA, CONS, and Peace Corps. "Enforced calm" throughout most of Cameroon -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...] | 2008-03-03 09:06:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT KFLO KSAC MARR PHUM PINR PGOV |
08YAOUNDE215 | CAMEROON: EAC MEETING AND UPDATE ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (U) On March 5, 2008, Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 0930 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. The EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and in attendance were the DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, Peace Corps, Health Unit, Embassy Branch Office, GSO, and MGMT. 2. (U) The situation [...] | 2008-03-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM PINR PGOV KPAO |
08YAOUNDE259 | YAOUNDE EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS REVERSE TRIPWIRES [...] (SBU) Embassy Yaounde expanded Emergency Action Committee met on March 17 to discuss the security situation and reverse tripwires following recent violent civil unrest in Cameroon. The EAC was chaired by the DCM and in attendance were RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, CONS, PA, HU, MGMT, GSO, CLO and Peace C [...] | 2008-03-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM |
08YAOUNDE368 | YAOUNDE AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE LESSONS LEARNED: IT [...] (U) Summary: During the last week of February 2008, Cameroon's renowned stability and tranquility of Cameroon were shattered by a spasm of rioting and violence that led Embassy Yaounde to request the authorized departure of eligible family members. Mission Cameroon's lessons learned from this [...] | 2008-04-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AF AFIN AMGT ASEC CA CASC CM CMGT KFLO |
08YEREVAN117 | LIKELIHOOD OF STREET PROTESTS, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, [...] (C) The Armenian political scene is growing more, rather than less, unpredictable as Election Day draws near. It is clear to us that both ex- President Levon Ter-Petrossian's (LTP) and PM Serzh Sargsian's camps are each "all in" on this election outcome. Neither will be prepared to accept a [...] | 2008-02-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC AM |
08YEREVAN154 | ARMENIA ELECTION AFTERMATH: TER-PETROSSIAN PASSES [...] (C) "URGENT MESSAGE": Presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrossian's (LTP) adviser, Levon Zurabian, requested an urgent meeting with PolChief February 21. Suggesting the possibility of electronic eavesdropping, Zurabian passed PolChief a note (text at para 5),which he said was directly from [...] | 2008-02-21 12:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN179 | ARMENIA SITREP: VIOLENT PROTESTS AFTER DAWN RAID [...] (C) Riot police drove opposition squatters from Freedom Square at about 06:45 local time on March 1. Former President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) was taken home, and apparently placed under house arrest. Police established perimeter around Freedom Square, and forcefully dispersed media, would [...] | 2008-03-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN186 | ARMENIA SITREP: ARMY CALLED IN TO RESTORE ORDER; [...] (C) Calm prevailed in Yerevan March 3, after pitched battles between opposition protesters and security forces ended in the early hours of March 2. Official GOAM reports state that eight people died in the armed clashes, 33 police were injured, and 100-200 injured overall, although a higher d [...] | 2008-03-03 14:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN187 | ARMENIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 1, Armenian President Robert Kocharian signed a decree declaring a state of emergency in the city of Yerevan. The state of emergency is to last until March 20, unless extended. It prohibits or limits any opposition political activity, independent news reporting, and ce [...] | 2008-03-03 14:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN208 | ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT DETAINING 97 PERSONS FOLLOWING [...] (C) The GOAM began arresting political opponents even before the disputed February 19 Presidential election, though the pace accelerated during the ten days of demonstrations at Freedom Square and again following the March 1 crackdown. While many detainees were quickly released, as of March 10 [...] | 2008-03-11 13:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN297 | ARMENIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE JOINS CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) In what appears to be the GOAM's latest retaliatory measure against a pro-opposition (and currently fugitive) oligarch, Khachatur "Grzo" Sukiasian, a Sukiasian aide tells us the customs agency has for several weeks been holding up release of cigarettes imported by a Sukiasian-affiliated co [...] | 2008-04-07 13:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN599 | ROAD RAGE ATTACK ON DUTCH BUSINESSMEN EMBLEMATIC [...] (SBU) BUSINESSMEN ASSAULTED: On Saturday, July 12, two pedestrians, Hans Boon and Jurgen Dolstra -- Dutch nationals who are senior executives of the semi-privatized postal corporation Haypost -- were attacked and beaten by two motorists in a road rage incident. The incident occured at about [...] | 2008-07-28 14:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV EINV KJUS AM |
08YEREVAN638 | SERIES OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS SPOTLIGHTS STRAINS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Separate incidents of serious violence -- one fatal -- July 14 and 16 related to property disputes over Yerevan apartments which had been sold. In both cases, the former owners of the properties sought to intimidate the new owners into giving back apartments they had rightfully p [...] | 2008-08-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ASEC EINV CASC PGOV KCRM KDEM KJUS AM |
08YEREVAN645 | REFUGEES FROM GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT WELL [...] Post has assidiuously followed the situation of refugees who fled Georgia into Armenia as a result of the Russian-Georgian conflict. UNHCR reports that about 5,000 non-Armenian citizens crossed into Armenia as a result of the conflict. UNHCR estimates that about 60 percent of those individu [...] | 2008-08-13 13:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PBTS CASC PGOV PREL UNHCR GG RU AM |
08YEREVAN744 | COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF AMCIT PLAINTIFFS IN CRIMINAL [...] (U) On September 15, Yerevan's city court ended five years of legal proceedings by ruling in favor of U.S. citizen plaintiffs Carolann and George Najarian, granting them the disputed property and convicting Grigor Igityan, their former business partner in Armenia, to four and a half years impri [...] | 2008-09-17 13:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV CASC KJUS KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN951 | DAS BRYZA HEARS DISCONTENT, MIXED VIEWS, FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In addition to Minsk Group business, EUR DAS Bryza met bilaterally with government officials (septel),civil society representatives and opposition political figures. Civil society representatives spoke mostly about democracy issues, ranging from tepid to hostile on authorities [...] | 2008-11-25 15:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS CASC KDEM AJ AM |
08ZAGREB756 | VISIT OF HOLOCAUST ISSUES ENVOY AMBASSADOR KENNEDY TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Christian Kennedy, visited Zagreb from October 17-20 and met with the Minister of Culture, a State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and representatives from the local Jewish communities. Ambassador Kennedy reminded the government of its oblig [...] | 2008-10-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CASC HR |
08ZAGREB873 | AMERICAN CITIZEN ACQUITTED OF WAR CRIMES [...] (U) Mr. Zeljko Vrljanovic, an American citizen, was arrested in Germany in 2007 on the basis of an INTERPOL red notice and extradited to Croatia to stand trial for war crimes as a member of Serbian rebel unit responsible for the murder of a Croatian military officer, his wife and two small chil [...] | 2008-12-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CJAN HR KAWC PGOV PREL |
09ABUDHABI1175 | Sheikh Issa Torture Trial Update [...] (SBU) Summary. The trial of Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, seventh son of UAE founder Sheikh Zayed and half-brother of President Khalifa bin Zayed, that began in October adjourned December 21 after a forensic medical expert testified that a combination of medications could have affected his [...] | 2009-12-28 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI32 | Embassy Abu Dhabi Warden Message of January 8, 2009 [...] Following clearance from CA/OCS/ACS (REF),Embassy Abu Dhabi transmitted the following consular warden message on Thursday, January 8, 2009. BEGIN WARDEN MESSAGE TEXT Warden Message #01/2009: Demonstration Scheduled in Abu Dhabi on Friday, January 9 The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi has lea [...] | 2009-01-11 05:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI431 | TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 PORK BAN [...] (SBU) Although the FAS Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) engaged early and proactively, the UAEG banned pork imports on April 27 in response to the global spread of H1N1 influenza. Individual emirates have applied the ban differently, with Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Ajman removing pork from shelves [...] | 2009-05-04 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO |
09ABUDHABI432 | TFFLU01: UAE H1N1 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UAEG has taken a number of steps to combat the spread of H1N1 virus to the UAE and reassure the public. Interagency task forces have been established and are sharing information about their efforts. Residents are concerned, but with no confirmed cases in the UAE, remain calm [...] | 2009-05-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ABUDHABI553 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SHAYKH ISSA CASE WITH MINISTER OF THE [...] (C) During a 1 June meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Shaykh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nayhan, Ambassador raised the case of Shaykh Issa. Ambassador said that the tapes showing the incident with the Afghan merchant were shocking, and the USG welcomed the decision to cond [...] | 2009-06-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI568 | THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FROM THE CONSULAR WINDOW [...] (SBU) Summary: As business and financial circles debate the extent of the economic downturn in the United Arab Emirates (reftels),Consular Section patrons have a decidedly negative outlook. Rising numbers of Americans in the UAE are reporting job losses and economic hardship, and many expect [...] | 2009-06-08 07:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CASC CVIS ELAB PGOV SOCI AE |
09ABUDHABI600 | UAE 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) Pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA),Embassy Abu Dhabi has compiled a list of U.S. citizen expropriation claims and investment disputes involving the Government of the United Arab Emirates. The Embassy is aware of two ongo [...] | 2009-06-15 09:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI609 | THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FROM THE VISA WINDOW [...] (SBU) Summary: As business and financial circles debate the extent of the economic downturn in the United Arab Emirates (Ref B and C),Consular Section patrons have a decidedly negative outlook. Beyond the impact on private Americans (Ref A),rising numbers of third country national (TCN) visa [...] | 2009-06-16 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CASC CVIS ELAB PGOV SOCI AE |
09ABUDHABI638 | UAE CONFIRMS 5 H1N1 CASES, WANTS USG TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health reported publicly on June 21 that it had confirmed five cases of H1N1 influenza, and told us privately that it had a sixth under surveillance. Ministry officials told EmbOffs that the sixth - a nurse - would be the first case of domestic transmission of th [...] | 2009-06-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ABUDHABI713 | IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH - WE NEED TO [...] (C) The President's speech in Cairo laid out a vision of intensive engagement with the Islamic world, and the Secretary's subsequent memorandum to the president delineated an extensive array of scholarships and exchange programs to implement the vision. Many if not all of these programs depen [...] | 2009-07-13 08:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC CVIS KPAO AE |
09ABUDHABI761 | UAEG STRICT LIMITS ON PRIVATE WEAPONS POSSESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG has strict laws regarding private possession of weapons and ammunition. Americans have been arrested and jailed for transporting such weapons and equipment, even in cases where airline and U.S. authorities allowed shipment on a U.S.-originating flight. Although diploma [...] | 2009-07-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA CASC AE |
09ABUDHABI919 | AMCITS MISSING IN IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to UAE Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Sultan al-Qortasi September 16. While evincing a sympathetic understanding of these humanitarian cases involving American citizen in Iran and noting the strong US-UAE bilateral relationship, Al-Qort [...] | 2009-09-17 13:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PROP PTER CASC IR AE |
09ABUJA1176 | NIGERIA 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to STATE 49477, U.S. Mission reports the case of Phoenix Environmental Services Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Mr. Norton E. Jessup, an American citizen. Details of the case are included in subsequent paragraphs. --- Claimant A: Phoenix Environmental Services Nigeria Limit [...] | 2009-06-29 08:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI |
09ABUJA196 | NIGERIA: FORMER NFIU DIRECTOR OKAURU HIRED AS [...] (C) Nigerian media reported on January 28 that former Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director, Ashishana Bayo Okauru (Amcit),has just accepted an appointment as of Director General of the influential Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF),chaired by Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki. [...] | 2009-02-03 13:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR CASC KCRM NI |
09ABUJA332 | NIGERIA: CALM RETURNING TO BAUCHI AFTER WEEKEND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calm appears to be returning to Bauchi after sectarian violence on both February 21 and 23, which was apparently touched off by a parking dispute. Press reports indicate 11 people killed, houses of worship destroyed, and shops and homes sacked and burned. The army and police are [...] | 2009-02-24 16:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF CASC NI |
09ABUJA747 | MGSF01: NIGERIA SAYS IT HAS NO SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and Avian Flu Lab scientists employed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concur that there are currently NO/NO confirmed cases of swine flu in Nigeria. As a precaution to an outbreak of swine flu, the Governmen [...] | 2009-04-30 09:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ADANA52 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 04 - SEPTEMBER 10, [...] THE FOLLOWING SECURITY INCIDENTS FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 4-10, 2009, WERE COMPILED BY THE SECURITY ASSISTANT AT CONSULATE ADANA FROM RSO SOURCES, TO INCLUDE TURKISH SECURITY CONTACTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEDIA REPORTS. SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHARED INFORMALLY BY E-MAIL. PO [...] | 2009-09-15 11:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC |
09ADANA54 | TURKEY: SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 11 - [...] The following security incidents for the period September 11-18, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e-mail. P [...] | 2009-09-18 14:05:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC |
09ADANA56 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 18 - SEPTEMBER 22, [...] The following security incidents for the period September 18-22, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at the Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e [...] | 2009-09-23 11:30:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA59 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 4, [...] The following security incidents for the period of September 22 - October 4, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...] | 2009-10-09 12:52:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC |
09ADANA62 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 12, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 05 - October 12, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...] | 2009-10-16 07:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA63 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 -18, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 12-18, 2009 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is n [...] | 2009-10-21 11:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA65 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 - 18, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 19-25, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is no [...] | 2009-11-02 07:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA66 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 01, [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 26 - November 01, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. [...] | 2009-11-03 11:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA70 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 2-8, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 2-8, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of v [...] | 2009-11-09 13:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA73 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 9-15, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 9-15, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends [...] | 2009-11-16 14:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA74 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 16-22, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 16-22 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of vio [...] | 2009-11-24 11:33:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA75 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 23-30, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 23-30, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trend [...] | 2009-12-02 07:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADANA78 | ADANA EAC MEETS TO REVIEW NEO CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 12:43:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC TU |
09ADANA81 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: DECEMBER 21-27, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of December 21-27, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends [...] | 2009-12-29 14:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
09ADDISABABA1339 | ETHIOPIA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of seven (7) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia (GOE). There is one new reported claim. 2. Included in these claims are three (3) disputes involving the confiscation of property by current U.S. citizens wh [...] | 2009-06-10 05:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV ET |
09ADDISABABA1682 | ETHIOPIAN AUTHORITIES FORCEFULLY ARREST AND DEPORT [...] (C) On July 9, 14 American college students, a British program director, and an American researcher were forcefully removed from their host families' homes and detained by federal police in East Hararge zone, Ethiopia. The students came to Ethiopia in mid-June as part of a Learning Enterprise [...] | 2009-07-17 05:05:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET |
09ADDISABABA2096 | CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN ETHIOPIA REACHES ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) Since the emergence of initial reports of cholera cases within Addis Ababa around August 10 the number of cases has risen sharply. As of August 26, 2,592 cases and four deaths were reported in Addis Ababa to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The number of cases continues to increase, althou [...] | 2009-08-31 13:33:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO CASC SOCI KHIV ET |
09ADDISABABA745 | LUCY CLAIMS ASYLUM [...] (SBU) In a move that shocked the paleo-human rights community, Lucy -- the 3.2 million year old hominid fossil discovered in rural Ethiopia in 1974 -- claimed asylum in Seattle during the second leg of her North American tour. The move has illuminated socio-political dynamics among our ancesto [...] | 2009-04-01 04:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV CASC PREL ET |
09ALGIERS483 | ALGIERS EAC: DETAINEE PHOTOS AND THE SECURITY [...] (S) On May 17, 2009, the acting DCM convened a full EAC to assess the impact on mission and AMCIT security from media attention to unreleased detainee photographs (reftel) as well as to evaluate the security situation in and around the city of Constantine for upcoming Embassy travel and activit [...] | 2009-05-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC AG |
09ALGIERS839 | ALGERIA TO ENGAGE IRAN ON AMCIT DETAINEES [...] (C) The Algerian MFA says that Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs would engage with his Iranian colleague on the margins of UNGA to help obtain the humanitarian release of U.S. citizens detained in Iran. It would also instruct its Ambassador in Geneva to work with the U.S. and Egyptian del [...] | 2009-09-17 17:31:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | AG CASC IR KNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PTER |
09AMMAN1188 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES IN JORDAN [...] (U) In response to ref A, the Embassy is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against the Government of Jordan (GOJ). 2. (U) The first claim was included in the 2007 and 2008 reports (refs B and C). This dispute is presumed to have ended with the Claimant's cessatio [...] | 2009-05-26 07:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV JO |
09AMMAN1399 | JORDAN REPORTS 13 H1N1 INFLUENZA CASES [...] (U) Jordan has reported thirteen H1N1 cases as of June 22. The first two cases were reported on June 15, followed by 8 cases of Jordanian and Palestinian students returning from the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program (ref A). Thermal scanning sensors at Amman's Queen Alia International Air [...] | 2009-06-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09AMMAN1885 | JORDAN: POTENTIAL HONOR CRIME VICTIMS JAILED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Jordan's Juwedeh women's prison on July 23, PolChief, Consul, RSO, and Emboffs met with the prison warden and prisoners to discuss Jordan's practice of administratively detaining women at risk of becoming victims of honor crimes. Jordan uses its Crime Preventi [...] | 2009-08-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO CASC |
09AMMAN1977 | JORDAN REPORTS 150 H1N1 INFLUENZA CASES [...] Jordan has reported a total of 150 H1N1 cases as of August 27. Most cases have been concentrated in the metropolitan Amman area. The first H1N1 case reported outside the Amman area was a Saudi man studying at Mu'tah University in the Karak area. 2. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has institut [...] | 2009-09-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR AMGT KFLU KFLO KSAF |
09AMMAN2054 | LET MY PEOPLE GO: TRAVEL HOLDS IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Travel holds are the legal mechanism which allow Jordanian officials to prevent travelers from departing the country. The legal framework for travel holds in Jordan is full of loopholes. These allow abuses of the system which have the effect of restricting the travel of Jord [...] | 2009-09-10 07:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CASC KWMN JO |
09AMMAN992 | MGSF01: EMBASSY AMMAN REVIEWS PREPAREDNESS FOR H1N1 [...] (U) The Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Task Force (PITF) met on April 29 and reviewed Embassy preparedness and Pandemic Tripwires. A message to the Embassy community was sent out with an update on the H1N1 influenza as well as general precautionary guidance. The PITF will continue to monitor the [...] | 2009-04-30 10:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ANKARA1826 | DEMARCHE ON URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES [...] (C) On December 22 we delivered REFTEL points to MFA Department Head for South Asia Korkut Gungen. Gungen listened sympathetically, noted that the GOT leadership has regular discussions with its Iranian counterparts, and promised to pass along our points for consideration to the MFA upper ti [...] | 2009-12-23 11:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER TU |
09ANKARA226 | ELDERLY AMERICAN SMUGGLED OUT OF IRAN [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Hossein Ghanbarzadeh Vahedi appeared in the Ankara Consular section around noon on January 9, 2009. Mr. Vahedi, age 75, told Conoff he had paid smugglers $7500 to take him across the Iranian/Turkish border after having been held against his will in Iran for seven month [...] | 2009-02-11 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SNAR SOCI IR |
09ANKARA828 | TURKEY: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The following is Embassy Ankara's submission for the 2009 report to the U.S. Congress on expropriation claims and investment disputes, providing an update on the two ongoing cases reported in 2008 and adding two new cases that have been brought to Post's attention. 2. (SBU) Claimant Dat [...] | 2009-06-15 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC TU |
09ANTANANARIVO162 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS RAJOELINA'S ASYLUM, [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Meeting, chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened at the DCR, (the Alternate Command Center (ACC)),on Sunday, March 8. Initially, the Ambassador called a meeting to provide updates to POL, PA, DAO and RSO on the current political situation, but given ev [...] | 2009-03-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO167 | EAC CONVENED MARCH 9 TO DISCUSS TRIPWIRES, [...] (SBU) This information has previously been reported through alternate channels. An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened on March 9, 2009 at the DCR to review the trip wires in light of the recent events and discuss the possibility of authorized departure (AD [...] | 2009-03-12 10:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO186 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS INCREASING ANTI-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened on March 17, 2009 to discuss the recent increase of anti-American press and the military take over of the Presidential Palace. Also discussed were the present status of the other Presidential Palace located in Ia [...] | 2009-03-18 08:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO221 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS UPCOMING RALLIES, SECURITY [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) chaired by DCM Stromayer was convened on March 27, 2009 to discuss the current state of affairs, the upcoming proposed weekend rallies, the status of security measures and the need for additional tripwires and reverse tripwires. 2. (C) The DCM convene [...] | 2009-03-30 05:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO354 | EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW ORDERED DEPARTURE STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened on May 18, 2009. The main topic was a review of Post's ordered departure (OD) status. The committee unanimously recommended that OD be lifted. The EAC also reviewed the current security and political situation in Antananarivo and [...] | 2009-05-18 11:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO364 | MADAGASCAR: CURRENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides further information on the security situation in Antananarivo and Madagascar in support of post's request (refs C and D) to lift ordered departure status, and in preparation for the Ambassador's meetings next week in Washington. Since a limited resurgence in [...] | 2009-05-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO430 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO450 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE JUNE 19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unfounded rumors and press reports of mercenaries hired by Ravalomanana (Ra8) arriving in country continue, as have inaccurate press reports of alleged U.S. support for the Legalists. However, the Department's June 17 press statement usefully correcteed the record and played in [...] | 2009-06-19 08:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO468 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE JUNE 23 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily "Legalist" protests continue at Magro. An undetonated artisanal bomb was discovered and defused by security forces. Additional, but still sketchy information on the "Vigimada" security plan for June 26 National Day has been released. Otherwise, a general calm prevails in [...] | 2009-06-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO486 | MADAGASCAR: EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 30, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the possibility of lifting the Ordered Departure (OD) status for post. The EAC discussed several recent events involving small explosive devices, arrests connected to those events, and the reported throwing [...] | 2009-07-01 14:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO492 | EAC CONVENED TO UPDATE REVERSE TREIPWIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on a suggestion/request from Washington, the mission's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met again today to propose revisions to our exisiting reverse tripwires. This cable updates our previous set of reverse tripwires (reftel),which post agrees were too rigid and no longer [...] | 2009-07-02 08:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO495 | YEMENIA AIRLINES CRASH IN THE COMOROS [...] Following the June 30 crash of Yemenia Airlines flight 626 off the coast of the Comoros, Africa Command and CTJF-HOA responded to the GOC request for assistance by sending a C-130 Search and Rescue Team. The team arrived July 1, less than 24 hours after the crash. CTJF-HOA SeaBees and Civil A [...] | 2009-07-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CASC CN |
09ANTANANARIVO547 | EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW TRIPWIRES, DISCUSS RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 20, 2009 to review the current tripwires, specifically those for Civil Disorder/Armed Combat and the updated Health and Environment tripwires. This was especially timely in light of the weekend plot reported by local authoriti [...] | 2009-07-22 08:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO72 | MADAGASCAR: WEEKEND MEETINGS OF THE EACS REVIEW [...] (SBU) At 1800 on Friday, January 30, 2009, following a Town Hall Meeting, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, met at the DCM's residence, to assess the security posture of the U.S. Embassy in Madagascar as the weekend begins. Another meeting of EAC was called to me [...] | 2009-02-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO840 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OF AGOA [...] (C) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by the ambassador and DCM, was convened on December 8 to assess potential security consequences if Madagascar's AGOA eligibility is terminated later this month. There was a general consensus amongst the EAC members that although there might even [...] | 2009-12-08 09:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO92 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS MALAGASY SECURITY FORCES [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Meeting, chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened at the DCR, also the Alternate Command Center (ACC),on Sunday, February 8 to discuss the impact of Saturday's massacre at the Presidential Palace. In light of these events, the EAC met to review trip wire [...] | 2009-02-09 09:43:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09APIA12 | SAMOA H1N1 CASES INCREASE, SAMOAN PRIME MINISTER POSSIBLE [...] SUMMARY: Samoa H1N1 cases escalate to 29 confirmed; Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi among suspected cases. 2. The Samoa Ministry of Health confirmed thirteen additional individuals to have tested positive in Samoa for the H1N1 influenza to bring the tally of confirmed positive ca [...] | 2009-07-16 04:20:00 | Embassy Apia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC AMED KFLU ASEC PGOV PINR WS |
09ASHGABAT136 | CONSULAR NOTIFICATION IN TURKMENISTAN: PERPETUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting to discuss the consular notification issues that arose in a recent deportation case, the Head of the MFA's Consular Department suggested that Turkmenistan's law enforcement agencies were unaware of all the requirements contained in the Vienna Convention. Specific [...] | 2009-01-28 05:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT569 | TFFLU01: OFFICIAL TURKMEN REACTION TO INFLUENZA A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Although there have been no reported cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan or in the Central Asia region, the government has taken certain steps in reaction to the influenza A (H1/N1) scare and has publicized many of these measures i [...] | 2009-05-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ASHGABAT743 | TURKMENISTAN: 2009 INTERIM REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 08:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT975 | PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA RESPONSE - TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, there have been no officially documented cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan. However, it appears that the country would be unprepared, if there was an outbreak. Primary health care is limited in the capital a [...] | 2009-07-31 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PREL AEMR CASC PINR AMGT SOCI TX |
09ASMARA239 | RELEASE OF ARRESTED AMCIT EMBASSY EMPLOYEE AFTER 4 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 14, pol/econ assistant Helen Tesfazion, a dual Eritrean-American citizen, was arrested, held in a small cell, and interrogated for four days at an unknown location in Keren, 60 miles from Asmara, Eritrea. She was released on July 18th, after being told she was a spy, doin [...] | 2009-07-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | APER ASEC CASC EAID ER KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR |
09ASMARA379 | ERITREAN AVIATION: GOVERNMENT SQUEEZING THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The four international airlines serving Asmara are discouraged by the Eritrean government's (GSE) refusal to allow them to convert $20 million worth of local currency and its repeated attempts to gouge them for hard currency. The GSE, through its wholly owned Eritrean Airlines, [...] | 2009-11-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN ASEC CASC EFIN ECON ER |
09ASTANA1029 | KAZAKHSTAN: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN PEACE CORPS CASE OVER, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp departed Kazakhstan on June 13, after an appellate court vacated his two-year probation at the Prosecutor General's request. Sharp's departure ends an affair that began on November 26, when he was arrested in what appeared to be a classic Sovie [...] | 2009-06-16 11:19:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR CASC KZ |
09ASTANA1038 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT DISPUTES REPORT UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This cable constitutes post's response to reftel. The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim by United States persons against the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK). 3. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 1996 c. Alt [...] | 2009-06-18 02:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV CASC KIDE OPIC KZ |
09ASTANA135 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA PROPOSES DEAL ON PEACE CORPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev declined to intervene in the criminal case involving Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp, the Ambassador raised it with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay on January 15. Sarybay tasked resolving the matter to MFA Americas D [...] | 2009-01-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC KZ |
09ASTANA175 | KAZAKHSTAN: PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ACCEPTS MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp has accepted the proposal made by MFA Americas Department head Talgat Kaliyev for resolving his criminal case -- specifically, that after a brief closed trial, Sharp will be found guilty, given a suspended sentence, and immediately deported fro [...] | 2009-01-29 11:12:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC KZ |
09ASTANA373 | KAZAKHSTAN: PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SENTENCED TO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Following the conclusion of his criminal trial in Ridder on February 26, Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp was sentenced to two years in prison on explosives charges -- and taken away in handcuffs straight to jail. The Ambassador immediately raised this development with senior [...] | 2009-03-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL CASC KZ |
09ASTANA381 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PEACE CORPS CASE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Presidential Administration head Aslan Musin on March 3 to discuss the criminal case against Peace Corps volunteer Anthony Sharp. Musin said the case is a small issue and agreed we should avoid it becoming a major bilateral irritant. However, he maintaine [...] | 2009-03-03 10:30:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL CASC KZ |
09ASTANA443 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RECOMMENDS "BE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay called in the Ambassador on March 12 to discuss the criminal case against Peace Corps volunteer Anthony Sharp. He advised the Ambassador it is not "constructive" to describe the case as a "political provocation." He said he woul [...] | 2009-03-13 08:31:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR CASC IR KZ |
09ASTANA55 | KAZAKHSTAN: STATE SECRETARY DECLINES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Internal Affairs investigators have recommended that the Prosecutor General charge Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp with violation of Article 251, Part 1, of the Kazakhstan Criminal Code, illegal possession of firearms (explosives) while trespassing in a restricted [...] | 2009-01-12 08:36:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR CASC RS KZ |
09ASTANA592 | KAZAKHSTAN: APPEALS COURT HANDS DOWN SUSPENDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 3, an Ust-Kamenogorsk appeals court reaffirmed the criminal conviction against Peace Corps volunteer Anthony Sharp -- but, in accordance with the Kazakhstani government's commitment to us, suspended his two-year prison sentence, essentially putting him on probation for t [...] | 2009-04-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL CASC KZ |
09ASTANA604 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SARYBAY SAYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 8, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay gave the Ambassador a readout of President Nazarbayev's April 6 meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Sarybay said that Ahmadinejad appeared to welcome President Obama's April 5 Prague speech. Ahmadinejad main [...] | 2009-04-08 10:14:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PREL PGOV CASC MARR KNNP IAEA AF IR KZ |
09ASTANA983 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 5, the Ambassador delivered demarches on a possible Kazakhstani arms sale to Syria and on U.S.-Russian discussions on the transit of lethal supplies to Afghanistan to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay (see reftels),and briefed Sarybay on his recent visit [...] | 2009-06-08 10:13:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PREL PINR MNUC CASC KNNP NATO KZ |
09ATHENS1389 | GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 730 CONFIRMED CASES; NATIONAL ACTION [...] SUMMARY. As of July 29, according to the Greek Ministry of Health, there have been 730 confirmed H1N1 cases in Greece. Although there have been no fatalities so far, three serious cases of flu implications are being treated in the intensive care units of Greek hospitals. Health Minister Dim [...] | 2009-07-31 15:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ATHENS1816 | GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 7,000 STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL; MASS [...] SUMMARY. The number of confirmed H1N1 cases has exceeded 2,100 in Greece in the period May-October 2009 but the unrecorded infections are estimated at 20 to 30 times that number. Greece had 12 serious cases and 3 fatalities from H1N1 infection to date, however 95 percent of patients have ful [...] | 2009-10-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ATHENS835 | MGSF01: GREECE CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Hellenic National Health Operations Center (EKEPY) told EconOff on May 19 that Greece has confirmed its first case of H1N1 in a Greek who returned to Athens to New York on Olympic Airlines flight #412 on Saturday, May 16. EKEPY confirmed that the individual is study [...] | 2009-05-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BAGHDAD2124 | AMB AND PM DISCUSS SYRIA, KUWAIT AND KRG ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary. In their regular weekly meeting on August 6 (and the first since the PM,s return from Washington),the Ambassador and PM discussed Iraqi participation in the proposed Syrian-Iraq-U.S. trilateral border initiative. Maliki stated that he currently has an ongoing dialogue with Syri [...] | 2009-08-06 17:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | CASC EWWT IZ PGOV PREF PREL PTER |
09BAGHDAD2181 | IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER ZEBARI ON 3 AMCITS IN [...] (C) Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to DCM August 12 that he had raised the situation of the three American citizens detained in Iran with Iranian Ambassador Qomi on August 8. Zebari said he had told Qomi that the three should be released immediately. According to Zebari, Qomi retu [...] | 2009-08-12 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC IR IZ PREL |
09BAGHDAD2397 | ZEBARI SAYS IRAN WANTS TO TRADE FOR THE THREE [...] (C) Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari informed Pol M/C September 1 that Iranian FM Mottaki told him during his August 29 visit that Iran wants to trade the three Amcits detained since July 30 in exchange for seven Iranians held in Europe and the U.S. (NOTE: Zebari did not have information on which sev [...] | 2009-09-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2494 | IRAN-RELATED DEMARCHES ON RELEASE OF AMCITS AND [...] (S) Pol M/C raised with Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari September 14 points in ref A, regarding the six Americans in Tehran and the points in ref B, regarding key messages for host governments to deliver to Iran. Zebari was amenable to the points raised. He committed to raising the fate of the six [...] | 2009-09-15 13:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PHUM CASC PINR PTER PGOV IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2804 | Dyncorp CP Incident Highlights Need for Additional PSD [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, Iraqi soldiers manning an international zone (IZ) checkpoint beat four U.S. citizen members of a Dyncorp International (DI) personal security detail (PSD) convoy. The DI PSD had violated at least two Embassy checkpoint policies, as well as Iraqi instructions. N [...] | 2009-10-19 10:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS CASC IZ |
09BAGHDAD3142 | U.S. FORCES DETAINEE OPERATIONS ROUND-UP [...] (C) Summary. U.S. military forces continue to meet detainee release/transfer benchmarks and remain on track to either transfer to the GOI or release all legacy detainees currently in U.S. custody no later than September 2010. Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I) originally planned to release/tr [...] | 2009-12-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XF |
09BAGHDAD3256 | U.S. FORCES DETAINEE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the Joint Subcommittee on Detainee Affairs (JSC-DA) meeting held Saturday, December 12, TF-134 commander BG Dave Quantock stated there are 6,358 detainees currently in U.S. custody. Since January 2009, the U.S. has released 7,570 detainees and transferred 1,481 detainees to [...] | 2009-12-17 08:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XF |
09BAGHDAD3325 | GOI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE [...] (S) Acting DCM delivered demarche points contained reftel to FM Zebari on December 23 (other topics covered septel). Zebari said he had discussed the issue of the Amcits being held by Iran in some detail with Iranian FM Mottaki on the margins of the Manama dialogue earlier in December. Zebari [...] | 2009-12-23 16:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL CASC PHUM PINR PTER IZ IR |
09BAGHDAD359 | BAGHDAD CONSULAR LEADERSHIP DAY 2009 [...] Baghdad's Consular Section marked the 2009 Consular Leadership Day with a series of events and programs that highlighted the Section's teambuilding inside the DOS community and beyond. The day began by concluding a two-day Military Passport Acceptance Agent training program for five U.S. Army [...] | 2009-02-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS CASC |
09BAGHDAD699 | CONSULAR VISITS TO MEK/CAMP ASHRAF AMCITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As previously reported in an email to CA/OCS/ACS/NESA February 12, ConOffs met with the five AmCit residents of Camp Ashraf on December 31, 2008 and February 12, 2009. All five are in good condition. Despite Embassy encouragement to consider their futures as individuals outsi [...] | 2009-03-16 11:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC |
09BAKU356 | AZERBAIJAN - BAKU EAC MEETING 04/30/2009 [...] (SBU) On April 30, 2009 at 1200 hours local, Baku EAC met to review security measures and procedures in response to an attack on the State Oil Academy which occurred on the morning of April 30 and left at least 15 dead and an unknown number wounded. The attack was carried out by one, possibly, [...] | 2009-04-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AJ ASEC CASC PTER |
09BAKU618 | AZERBAIJAN: H1N1 STATUS AND PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 30, Azerbaijan disclosed its first two lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 flu, a 40 year-old woman who returned from a trip to France July 27 and a teenage boy who returned from a trip to the UK July 29. By August 1, the woman was released from the Baku Hospital of Lung Diseases [...] | 2009-08-05 10:26:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PREL AEMR CASC PINR AMGT SOCI ESTH AJ |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN108 | TFFLU01: NO H1N1 CASES BUT BRUNEI REMAINING VIGILANT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. The Government of Brunei (GoB) remains vigilant and continues an active public health campaign. Quarantines have occurred and the use of thermal scanners and medical questionnaires continue to be in use at air and sea entry points. Hospital [...] | 2009-05-15 06:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN139 | BRUNEI REPORTS FIRST H1N1 CASES [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) reported two confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. Both cases are students who had returned from Singapore and London, respectively. Two Bruneians, who were traveling in Saudi Arabia, were also reported as confirmed cases. The Government continues to issue wa [...] | 2009-06-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN146 | H1N1 CASES GROWING IN BRUNEI ALONG WITH CONCERN [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 cases have now reach 18 and will likely continue to grow. The Government of Brunei (GoB) reversed course and issued stricter warnings regarding travel. Containment efforts are focused on Brunei's schools, including international schools. A seasonal flu strain conti [...] | 2009-06-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN165 | BRUNEI H1N1 CASES GROW DRAMATICALLY [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 case load grows dramatically each day. Total confirmed cases have surpassed 270. To date there has been one death attributed to H1N1, but the young patient had numerous pre-existing health conditions. Over 850 close contact persons have been quarantined, including [...] | 2009-07-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN178 | BRUNEI MOVES TO MITIGATION [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) announced plans to move from containment of the H1N1 virus to mitigation. As noted in reftels, this announcement has been expected. Concerns have been raised that the MoH's public health campaign and statements made by senior department officials are no [...] | 2009-07-23 08:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN258 | BRUNEI'S PRISONS: CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FUTURE PLANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 06:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM CASC BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN99 | MGSF01: Brunei's response to H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 05:08:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANGKOK1060 | MGSF01: Good Initial A/H1N1 Response in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has cautioned its public to avoid travel to parts of the U.S. and Mexico. In Thailand there have been no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine, but Ministry of Public Health officials, with CDC advice, are meeting daily as part of a robust p [...] | 2009-04-29 10:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1102 | MGSF01: No Thai H1N1, ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of ASEAN health ministers, to include Japanese, Chinese and South Korean representation. Thailand has continued its cautionary advisory [...] | 2009-05-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1122 | MGSF01: No Thai H1N1; ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. Control measures at the airports are in effect. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) + 3 (Japan, China, South Korea) heal [...] | 2009-05-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1158 | MGSF01: ASEAN+3 Flu Ministerial May 7-8 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8 Health Ministers from ASEAN + 3 (including China, Japan and South Korea) gathered in Bangkok for a "Special Meeting on Influenza A(H1N1);" a senior officials meeting took place on May 7. The resulting Joint Ministerial Statement asserted that a pandemic was imminent, th [...] | 2009-05-12 10:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1359 | MGSF01: WHO and GPO Thailand developing vaccines [...] SUMMARY. Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has been working with World Health Organization to develop its vaccine production capabilities for both seasonal and pandemic influenzas. The technology utilized will be through a sub-license from the American pharmaceutical comp [...] | 2009-06-04 10:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1435 | MGSF01: 150 Thai H1N1 cases; Interagency Coordination [...] SUMMARY. The Thai Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Education held an interagency coordination meeting on June 9 to discuss preparedness plans for the outbreak of H1N1 within the country. A representative from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) who attended the meeting found th [...] | 2009-06-16 07:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1966 | H1N1 Vaccine development in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is moving ahead with its program to produce H1N1 vaccines later this year. H1N1 continues to make headline news with the country's first prenatal infection, 81 deaths, over 10,000 cases and as many as 500,000 suspected cas [...] | 2009-08-11 01:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BARCELONA12 | USS MT. WHITNEY: CITY AUTHORITIES, POLICE RUN FOR COVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CG met with a city council member and Director of the Guardia Urbana to express USG disappointment with police actions January 22 towards crewmen aboard the USS Mt. Whitney. CG told Barcelona authorities that quick communication either directly with the Commanding Officer of th [...] | 2009-02-05 15:35:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV SP |
09BARCELONA15 | FOLLOW-UP JUDICIAL CASE: GEORGE THOMAS KEE, JR. [...] (SBU) On February 12, 2009, following communication with the Naval Station Rota Legal Office, post was informed that this case was with the Public Prosecutor's office awaiting his decision on whether, or not, to pursue further action in this case (reftels). The Public Prosecutor was also to [...] | 2009-02-13 15:03:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC PREL SP |
09BEIJING1135 | MGSF01 H1N1 SWINE FLU OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 1 - NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of COB April 28 Beijing time, no cases of swine influenza (AH1N1) virus infection in humans or livestock had been reported by the local press or government authorities. As a precaution, the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQ [...] | 2009-04-28 09:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1171 | MGSF01 H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 2 [...] (U) The World Health Organization (WHO) China Representative Hans Troedsson reported on April 28 that while an "unspecified number" of suspected H1N1 are cases currently being investigated in China, to date, there still are no confirmed cases of infection by the virus in humans or livestock. [...] | 2009-04-30 09:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1191 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 10:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1192 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1197 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 4 [...] (U) As of COB on May 5 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF D). 2. (SBU) Two American citizens remain under quarantine. Two others who had crossed o [...] | 2009-05-05 09:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1210 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 5 [...] (U) As of COB on May 6 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF E). 2. (SBU) Two American citizens remain under quarantine. --A 38 year-old female has [...] | 2009-05-06 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1223 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 5 - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1224 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 6 - [...] (U) This cable corrects Beijing 1223. Please disregard Beijing 1223. AMERICANS IN QUARANTINE, QUARANTINE CHARGES, AND NOTIFICATION ----------------------- ------------------- ---------------- Â [...] | 2009-05-07 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1241 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 Sent [...] (U) As of COB on May 4 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF C). 2. (SBU) Post has become aware of four American citizens who are being or were recent [...] | 2009-05-08 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1245 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 7 [...] (U) As of COB on May 8 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F). 2. (SBU) The 20-year old American citizen who had been in quarantine since May 2 was [...] | 2009-05-08 09:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1264 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 8 - [...] (SBU) On May 11, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 on Mainland China. (NOTE: One confirmed case had previously been reported in Hong Kong on May 1(REF E) END NOTE). The 30 year-old male, a Chinese national, is a graduate student in St. Louis. He arri [...] | 2009-05-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1274 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 9 [...] (SBU) As of COB May 12, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported one confirmed case of H1N1 on Mainland China, in Chengdu (REF A). One confirmed case had previously been reported in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F). STATUS OF AMCIT QUARANTINE CASES -------------------------------- 2. (SB [...] | 2009-05-12 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1283 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 10 [...] (SBU) On May 13, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) posted a travel advisory about travel to the U.S. related to the H1N1 outbreak. Earlier in the day, MFA had notified Embassy Beijing of their intent to issue the travel advisory, noting that the advisory is not a travel warning, but rat [...] | 2009-05-13 11:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1298 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 11 [...] (SBU) As of COB May 14, there are two confirmed cases of H1N1 on Mainland China, one in Jinan City (Shandong Province) confirmed on May 13, and one in Chengdu confirmed on May 11 (REF A and C). There had been one confirmed case previously reported in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F),and Hong Kong c [...] | 2009-05-14 10:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1317 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 12 [...] (SBU) Mainland Chinese newspapers (both Chinese and English-language publications) have criticized U.S. government response to the H1N1 outbreak, blaming the "low-key approach" of the government and media for what it sees as ineffective prevention measures against the spread of the virus. The [...] | 2009-05-15 10:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1335 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 13 [...] (U) As of May 18, there are three confirmed cases of H1N1 on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 16 the first confirmed case of infection of influenza A(H1N1)in Beijing Municipality. There are two other confirmed H1N1 cases on Mainland China (REF D and F). Hong K [...] | 2009-05-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1352 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 14 [...] (U) As of May 19, there are four confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the suspected case in Guangzhou reported on May 18 has been confirmed as influenza A (H1N1) positive by China CDC (REF A). There are three other confirmed H [...] | 2009-05-19 10:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1362 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 15 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 20 that the suspected case in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) was not/not influenza A (H1N1),but was seasonal influenza H3. As of May 20, there are four confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China (REF A, B, E and G). Hong [...] | 2009-05-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1377 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 16 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) notified Embassy Beijing on May 21 that the Beijing Health Bureau reported its second confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) on May 20. This is the fifth confirmed cases on Mainland China. Hong Kong also has three confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1). -- [...] | 2009-05-21 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1396 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 17 [...] (U) As of May 26, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced twelve confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. There are five confirmed cases in Beijing, and one case each in the following cities: Chengdu, Jinan City (Shandong Province),Guangzhou, Fuzhou (Fujian Province),[...] | 2009-05-26 11:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1466 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 18 [...] (U) As of COB June 2, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 43 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 A/H1N1 influenza virus and one suspected case. Ten of those confirmed cases involve American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in e [...] | 2009-06-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1547 | CDA AND MFA DG ZHENG ZEGUANG: DPRK, MIL-MIL, [...] (C) In a June 9 luncheon hosted by the Charge, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang said that senior officials who met with Deputy Secretary Steinberg had been impressed by his seriousness of purpose and by his explanation of the U.S. position on how [...] | 2009-06-09 09:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV CASC SENV CH |
09BEIJING1548 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 19 [...] (U) As of COB June 9, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 97 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. 27 of those confirmed cases involve American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in nine provinces and the municip [...] | 2009-06-09 10:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1596 | CHINESE HEALTH OFFICIAL: H1N1 QUARANTINES WILL [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: During a June 12 meeting Beijing Health and Human Services (HHS) Attache had with Director General REN Minghui (please protect),head of the Ministry of Health's (MOH) Department of International Cooperation, to discuss other areas of the bilateral health relationship, [...] | 2009-06-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL |
09BEIJING1636 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 20 [...] (U) As of COB June 16, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 227 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Of the confirmed cases, 70 are American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in 15 provinces and the municipaliti [...] | 2009-06-17 07:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1705 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 21 [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) has scaled back its H1N1 reporting system. As of June 21, MOH now only requires daily case tallies from the Health Departments in the municipalities and provinces and no longer requires case-by-case reporting. MOH notification to Embassy Beijing now reflects [...] | 2009-06-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1816 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 22 [...] (U) As of COB July 1, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 867 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Confirmed cases have been detected in 19 provinces and the municipalities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Of [...] | 2009-07-01 11:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1885 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 23 [...] (U) As of COB July 7, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 1151 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Confirmed cases have been detected in 19 provinces and the municipalities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Of t [...] | 2009-07-08 03:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09BEIJING1945 | EMBASSY AIR QUALITY TWEETS SAID TO "CONFUSE" CHINESE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),ESTH Off and MED Off met on July 7 with Mr. WANG Shuai of MFA's Office of U.S. Affairs to respond to MFA's concerns about recent publicity in international and local press surrounding an air quality monitor installed on t [...] | 2009-07-10 07:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CASC KGHG TRGY ENRG PREL CH |
09BEIJING1954 | XINJIANG SITREP FOR JULY 10, 2009 [...] (C) No major incidents of unrest occurred during in Urumqi during the course of July 9, though Embassy officers witnessed a brief scuffle as security forces broke up a demonstration of about 30 Uighurs in front of western journalists on July 10. The People's Armed Police (PAP) presence in the [...] | 2009-07-10 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC CH |
09BEIJING1974 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP #24 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) informed Post on July 13 that as of July 11, it would no longer be sending daily notifications on newly-confirmed H1N1 cases and directed us to the MOH website for the latest H1N1 information. MOH now posts a daily announcement on their website that includ [...] | 2009-07-14 03:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BEIJING2196 | CHINA 2009 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified -- it contains business proprietary information and is not for distribution to the public. 2. (SBU) In response to ref A, this cable provides updated information on investment and expropriation claims in China and includes input from the Econo [...] | 2009-08-03 08:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
09BEIJING2864 | SUBJECT: EAP A/S CAMPBELL AND MFA DG ZHENG [...] (C) Summary: The international community's engagement strategy and overall policy of sanctions against Burma have failed, said MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang in an October 13 working lunch with EAP A/S Campbell. A/S Campbell called for incre [...] | 2009-10-14 09:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PGOV CASC SENV CH TW BM |
09BEIJING2867 | PRC EDUCATION VICE MINISTER SUPPORTS PROPOSAL TO [...] (SBU) Summary: PRC Education Vice Minister Hao Ping embraced a U.S. proposal to double the projected number of U.S. students studying in China to 100,000 over the next four years. During an October 13 meeting with EAP A/S Campbell, Vice Minister Hao expressed hope to reach agreement on the p [...] | 2009-10-14 09:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL PGOV CVIS SOCI CASC CH ED |
09BEIJING3081 | PRC: HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS RAISED WITH MFA IO DDG [...] (C) Summary: In a November 10 meeting with MFA human rights official Shen Yongxiang, PolMinCouns raised U.S. concerns regarding the two-year, pre-trial detention of American citizen Dr. Feng Xue on state secrets charges, PRC policies in Tibet and Xinjiang including recent executions there, the [...] | 2009-11-10 11:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CASC CH |
09BEIJING3179 | HAZARDOUS AIR DAYS IN BEIJING [...] (SBU) From November 5 through November 8, the Air Quality Index (AQI),as measured by the Embassy's PM2.5 monitor, registered "Hazardous," whereas the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau (BEPB),which reports only PM10 readings, registered only "Lightly Polluted" and "Moderately Polluted" [...] | 2009-11-27 08:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CASC KGHG TRGY ENRG PREL CH |
09BEIJING3312 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' DECEMBER 9, 2009 [...] (SBU) December 9, 2009; 3:45 p.m.; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Beijing 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Burns Amb. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Embassy Beijing David Shear, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Laura Rosenberger, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary [...] | 2009-12-11 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP BURNS WILLIAM PREL MNUC SENV PARM CASC |
09BEIJING3488 | PRC: U.S. TENSIONS WITH IRAN MAKE SOLVING AMCIT [...] (C) Tensions between the United States and Iran complicate efforts to resolve the cases of six American citizens currently detained in Iran, MFA West Asian Affairs Department Iran Division Deputy Director Ni Ruchi told PolOff December 29. PolOff delivered reftel points requesting China to urg [...] | 2009-12-29 09:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PHUM PINR PROP PREL PARM PTER IR CH |
09BEIJING483 | TIBET TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGNERS LIKELY [...] (C) PRC authorities are barring most foreigners from traveling to the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and many Tibetan areas outside the TAR, though the Chinese government has made no official announcement of this policy. One American contact with a long- standing TAR travel permit was recently [...] | 2009-02-25 10:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC PGOV PREL KIRF CH |
09BEIJING632 | TIBET: MFA COMPLAINS ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: In a March 11 meeting with A/DCM, the MFA protested a recently introduced House of Representatives resolution on Tibet and urged the administration to prevent its passage. Noting that the U.S. Congress is a separate branch of government, A/DCM replied that the United States is [...] | 2009-03-11 12:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF CASC CH |
09BEIRUT30 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 2009 [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On January 8, 2009, Charge chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the Embassy,s security posture in light of the current situation in Gaza and the incident in which rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into northern Israel earlier that day. [...] | 2009-01-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY |
09BEIRUT564 | BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF MAY 19, 2009 [...] (U) At 1000 hours on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, DCM convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting. Present were DCM, POL, MGMT, INL, RAO, LEGATT, MLE, PD, USAID, CONS, RSO, DAO and ODC. 2. (U) The purpose of the EAC, per reftel, was to assess the impact on security of US government faci [...] | 2009-05-20 09:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY |
09BELGRADE1144 | SERBIA: RESTITUTION LAW PROMISED BY YEAR END AMID GROWING [...] (SBU) The Government of Serbia has promised that it will adopt a long-awaited restitution law for nationalized property by the end of the year. In preparation, the Government hosted a conference, co-sponsored by the Council of Europe and European Commission, to review restitution laws and "le [...] | 2009-10-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC EAID SR |
09BELGRADE1240 | FIRST CONFIRMED SERBIAN H1N1 DEATH [...] (SBU) Serbia confirmed its first fatality due to H1N1 influenza, on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. The victim was a 46 year old woman from Kraljevo, hospitalized in the central Serbian city of Kragujevac. According to the Institute of Public Health of Serbia, there are 134 confirmed cases of [...] | 2009-10-26 14:43:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR KFLU AEMR PREL CASC AMGT SR |
09BELGRADE1332 | Serbia Declares H1N1 Epidemic [...] (U) On November 11 the GOS responded to mounting public and media concerns about H1N1 influenza and formally declared an epidemic. H1N1 is widespread in a number of Serbian cities; however, the majority of cases are not severe, with nine deaths reported thus far out of 258 confirmed cases. Th [...] | 2009-11-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR KFLU AMGT PREL CASC PINR SR |
09BELGRADE579 | SERBIA - FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA CONFIRMED [...] Serbia confirmed its first case of H1N1 Influenza A, on June 25. According to media reports, the infected patient is a 29-year-old male who recently returned from Argentina. Predrag Kon, the chairman of the Health Ministry's working group on pandemic response, told the media that the patient [...] | 2009-06-25 11:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SR |
09BELGRADE703 | SERBIA: MORE THAN 100 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SR |
09BELGRADE725 | SERBIA: PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TO IMPACT [...] (SBU) A draft law on Planning and Construction currently under debate in Parliament could significantly impact future restitution claims. Although there are several necessary positive elements in the legislation, including streamlining the construction permitting procedure and rationalizing th [...] | 2009-07-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR |
09BELGRADE799 | SERBIA: VOTE ON PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament delayed voting on the controversial draft law on Planning and Construction, postponing it until August 31, after the parliament's summer recess. The law continues to be controversial due to its potential to negatively affect future restitution claims, causing the ire [...] | 2009-08-05 12:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR |
09BELGRADE801 | SERBIA: VOTE ON PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament delayed voting on the controversial draft law on Planning and Construction, postponing it until August 31, after the parliament's summer recess. The law continues to be controversial due to its potential to negatively affect future restitution claims, causing the ire [...] | 2009-08-05 12:03:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR |
09BELGRADE996 | SERBIA: PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION LAW ENACTED [...] (SBU) On August 31, Serbia's parliament passed the Planning and Construction law, which will streamline construction permitting and clarify land ownership issues, but which has also been strongly opposed by domestic and international restitution claimants. Following the passage, Charge met with [...] | 2009-09-03 08:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC EAID SR |
09BELMOPAN164 | BELIZE: EAC PREPARATION AND STATUS UPDATE FOR H1N1 FLU - [...] Summary: The EAC convened on April 28 to review the information known about the H1N1 flu virus outbreak, and to review post's Tripwires for Pandemic Flu. The EAC decided to restrict travel of American personnel and their families to neighboring Mexico and Guatemala until further notice as a [...] | 2009-04-30 17:47:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC AMGT BH |
09BERLIN1001 | H1N1 UPDATE: 11,493 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 390 new cases, bringing the total as of August 14 to 11,493. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. A dispute between the government and the health insurance companies over flu shot payments has been resolv [...] | 2009-08-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1007 | H1N1 UPDATE: 12,120 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 627 new cases, bringing the total as of August 17 to 12,120. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. The German government plans to order enough vaccine for 80 percent of its population. END SUMMARY 2. [...] | 2009-08-17 15:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1012 | H1N1 UPDATE: 12,830 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over the past two days by 710 new cases, bringing the total as of August 19 to 12,830. The daily rate of increase has slightly declined. On August 19, the Cabinet approved a Health Ministry regulation on establishing p [...] | 2009-08-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1014 | H1N1 UPDATE: 13,180 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over yesterday by 350 new cases, bringing the total as of August 20 to 13,180. Germany ranks first in confirmed virus infections among European countries. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 20 press briefing, the Na [...] | 2009-08-20 15:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1023 | H1N1 UPDATE: 13,180 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 560 cases, bringing the total as of August 21 to 13,740. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 21 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a total of 5 [...] | 2009-08-24 05:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1025 | H1N1 UPDATE: 14,325 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased over the weekend by 585 cases, bringing the total as of August 24 to 14,325. Local health officials said that the recent Berlin World Championship in Athletics had no impact on the increase in H1N1 cases in the capital. [...] | 2009-08-25 05:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1039 | H1N1 UPDATE: 14,581 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased slightly by 256 cases, bringing the total as of August 25 to 14,581. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 25 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a t [...] | 2009-08-26 11:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1046 | H1N1 UPDATE: 14,940 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased slightly by 359 cases, bringing the total as of August 26 to 14,940. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia proposes protection for pregnant women working with flu patients. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 26 press [...] | 2009-08-27 12:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1047 | H1N1 UPDATE: GERMANY PASSES 15,000 CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany has passed the 15,000 mark. On August 27, 319 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 15,259. German health authorities expect a second massive wave of infections in winter. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 27 press [...] | 2009-08-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1056 | H1N1 UPDATE: 15,878 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose over the weekend to 15,878 cases on August 31. Opinion polls show that fewer Germans are interested in flu vaccination this fall/winter. Health authorities are planning an awareness campaign to encourage people to get vaccinat [...] | 2009-08-31 15:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1089 | H1N1 UPDATE: 16,584 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose to 16,584 cases on September 3. Germany reported its first severe case of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 3 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confir [...] | 2009-09-04 07:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1096 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,265 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 681 cases to 17,265 cases on September 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its September 8 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a total of 698 new (labor [...] | 2009-09-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN1104 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,644 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 379 cases to 17,644 on September 9. Germany plans to order an additional 18 million courses of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 9 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...] | 2009-09-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1111 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,644 CONFIRMED CASES (UPDATED) [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 379 cases to 17,644 on September 9. Germany plans to order an additional 18 million doses of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 9 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Rober [...] | 2009-09-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1115 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,790 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 146 cases to 17,790 on September 10. Munich International School confirms case(s) of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 10 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institu [...] | 2009-09-10 15:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1128 | H1N1 UPDATE: 17,937 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 147 cases to 17,937 on September 11. Munich International School, which includes Mission children, has reported two cases of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 11 press briefing, the National Reference Center [...] | 2009-09-11 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1140 | GERMANY PRESSES EU FOR JOINT ACTION ON 6 [...] (C) Pol M/C delivered reftel demarche on missing and detained amcits to German MFA Amb. Klaus-Peter Gottwald, (A/S Equivalent) Commissioner for Arms Control and Disarmament, on Sept. 14. Pol M/C stressed with Gottwald, who was already well informed about the details of the cases, the importan [...] | 2009-09-16 10:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC GM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR |
09BERLIN1163 | H1N1 UPDATE: 19,015 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 218 cases to 19,015 on September 16. Nordrhein-Westfalen remains the German state with the highest number of confirmed virus cases. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 17 press briefing, the National Reference Cent [...] | 2009-09-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1200 | Mission Germany Pandemic Influenza Working Group [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a September 18 meeting of Mission Germany's Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG),Mission Germany remains under tripwire two. A core group of PIWG members will begin meeting biweekly as we head into the flu season. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Mission Germany's Pandemi [...] | 2009-09-28 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1201 | H1N1 UPDATE: FIRST DEATH AS GERMANY HITS 20,000 MARK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 175 cases over the weekend to a total of 20,068 on September 28. Germany reported its first suspected H1N1 death. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 28 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at [...] | 2009-09-28 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1236 | H1N1 UPDATE: 21,129 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 481 cases to a total of 21,129 on October 2. RKI and ECDC have confirmed the first H1N1 death in Germany. Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to Germany in the com [...] | 2009-10-02 15:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1267 | H1N1 Update: 22,110 Cases; Second Death Reported [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 507 cases to 22,110 on October 8. RKI has announced the death of a 5-year old boy from Munich (Bavaria) who had been infected with H1N1. Germany hopes to start its H1N1 vaccination program at the end of October. END SUMM [...] | 2009-10-09 09:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1304 | H1N1 Update: 22,936 Cases; Concerns over Vaccine [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 942 cases to a total of 22,936. As of October 12, Germany is reporting new H1N1 cases on a weekly, rather than daily, basis. The Ministry of Health (BMG) announced that the H1N1 vaccination program will [...] | 2009-10-20 06:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1389 | H1N1 Update: 29,907 Confirmed Cases; 4 New H1N1 [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 21-29, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 3,075 to a total of 29,907 cases. Four more H1N1 deaths have been reported for a total of 6 deaths in Germany. In an October 26 meeting, the Vice President of the Robert Koch Institute stated that we ar [...] | 2009-11-03 14:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1418 | H1N1 Spikes By Over a Third in a Week: 10,368 New [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 26 to November 1, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 10,368 cases to 40,271 total cases. Five more deaths were reported in Germany due to H1N1 increasing the total number of death to eleven. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its November 9 press briefi [...] | 2009-11-09 15:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1451 | Spike of H1N1 Cases - 53,957 Total; 5 New Deaths [...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 2-8, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 14,890 cases to a total of 53,957 cases. Five more H1N1 related deaths were reported in Germany, increasing the total number of deaths to sixteen. Germany plans to order 150,000 doses of a non-adjuvant v [...] | 2009-11-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1500 | H1N1 Cases Continue to Skyrocket in Germany; New Low- [...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 26,579 cases to a total of 86,654 cases. This is the third consecutive week with an approximately 30 percent increase in the number of confirmed H1N1 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increas [...] | 2009-11-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1518 | H1N1 Update: 132,965 Confirmed Cases, 61 [...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 8-20, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 33,787 cases to a total of 132,965 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to sixty-one. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its weekly press briefing on November 30, the National Reference Center [...] | 2009-12-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1576 | H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Peaked in November [...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 28-December 4, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 11,582 to a total of 192,348 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to ninety-four. Germany is considering selling its surplus H1N1 vaccine. Our analysis of infection rates sug [...] | 2009-12-14 05:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN1603 | H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Continues to Fall [...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 5-December 11, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 6,800 to a total of 203,713 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to 119. END SUMMARY 2. (U) The Influenza Working Group of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported on Dec [...] | 2009-12-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
09BERLIN294 | Bavarian Avian Influenza Incident Report [...] (U) Summary: A duck shot on January 10, 2009 in Bavaria was confirmed on March 10 as a carrier of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1virus. The bird was tested as part of a routine wild bird surveillance program. Germany considers the event an isolated incident, and there are no [...] | 2009-03-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED EAGR TBIO KFLU PREL ECON CASC GM |
09BERLIN488 | 3 SUSPECTED SWINE FLU CASES IN GERMANY / EMBASSY [...] (SBU) German media reported on April 27 that three Germans -- two men who recently returned from Mexico and a woman -- have been quarantined in the western city of Bielefeld after exhibiting swine flu-like symptoms. Preliminary tests on two of the patients did not support suspicions of swine [...] | 2009-04-28 05:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN494 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...] | 2009-04-29 12:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN495 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...] | 2009-04-29 13:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN512 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 8 CONFIRMED, FIRST HUMAN-TO- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed five new cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany over the weekend, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. One man from Bavaria and a couple from Brandenburg tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu- l [...] | 2009-05-05 05:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN518 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 9 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nine. One man from Saxony- Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. The German government announce [...] | 2009-05-06 05:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN526 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 10 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to ten. One man from Saxony-Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. Despite the increase in fl [...] | 2009-05-07 17:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN537 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 11 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eleven. One man from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from the U.S. with flu-like symptoms. This is the first German tr [...] | 2009-05-08 15:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN545 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 12 CONFIRMED CASES; Bavarian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to twelve. One woman from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico. RKI reports a mild course of the virus in Germany [...] | 2009-05-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN582 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 14 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to fourteen. The spouse and son of a man from the state of Saxony-Anhalt confirmed to have the virus two weeks ago also tested [...] | 2009-05-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN626 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 17 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed three additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to seventeen. Of the three new cases, a six-year-old girl who attends a day care center in Duesseldorf contracted the virus [...] | 2009-05-22 18:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN641 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 19 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 28, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nineteen. A small child from the US and a man from Norway traveling to North Rhine-Westphalia tested positive for H1N1. RK [...] | 2009-05-28 12:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN657 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: Spike in Germany - 31 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 12 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty-one. The majority of new infections stem from Germans who recently traveled to the US. There is a media report of a [...] | 2009-06-03 05:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN663 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 6 NEW CASES; 37 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 3, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 6 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty- seven. The majority of the infections occurred in the US. The affected states are Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxo [...] | 2009-06-03 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN672 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: AN 11-CASE SPIKE, 49 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 49 on June 5 as eleven more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The states of Lower-Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate reported their first infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 5, the National Reference Cen [...] | 2009-06-05 15:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN678 | IRAN: SABERI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Acting Political Section Chief met with MFA Middle East Director Sabine Sparwasser on June 3, 2009 to deliver Ref A. A/POL Chief expressed USG gratitude for German assistance in the case, in particular the public declarations in early May by MFA Human Rights Commissioner Gunther Nooke c [...] | 2009-06-08 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR GM |
09BERLIN686 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: A 19-CASE SPIKE, 68 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 68 on June 8 as nineteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Two US soldiers at a military facility in Landstuhl (Rhineland-Palatinate) are infected with the virus and several other US military cases are suspe [...] | 2009-06-09 14:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN695 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 86 on June 10, as twenty more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The four suspected military cases at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were confirmed positive. RKI says the growth of cases in Germany does not rep [...] | 2009-06-10 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN704 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 95 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 95 on June 11, as nine more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Most of the new cases in Germany are occurring in children and young adults. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 11, the National Reference Center for I [...] | 2009-06-11 16:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN710 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 111 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 111 on June 12, as sixteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. More school children have contracted the virus. Despite the raise in the WHO pandemic alert level, there is no change in German measures. END [...] | 2009-06-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN714 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 172 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 172 on June 15, as fifty-six more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus over the weekend. The day also brought the first confirmed H1N1 case in Berlin. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 15, the National Reference C [...] | 2009-06-16 05:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN720 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 195 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 195 on June 16, as twenty-three more people were confirmed to be infected with the virus. Most of the spike in H1N1 cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 16, the National Reference Center for In [...] | 2009-06-17 05:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM RO |
09BERLIN735 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 229 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 229 on June 18, as thirty-four further infections were confirmed. First case of H1N1 confirmed in Bremen. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its pres [...] | 2009-06-19 05:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN738 | H1N1 - MISSION GERMANY'S READINESS AND PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany has had spike of H1N1 cases throughout the country, resulting in an average daily increase in new cases of over ten percent over the past two weeks. We review the country's outbreak status daily and are implementing measures consistent with Mission tripwire two. This ca [...] | 2009-06-19 09:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN744 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 251 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 251 on June 19, as twenty-two further infections were confirmed. The majority of newly confirmed cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 19, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robe [...] | 2009-06-19 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN747 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 278 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 278 on June 22, as twenty-seven new infections were confirmed. The fourth H1N1 infection in Berlin was confirmed over the weekend. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 22, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Ins [...] | 2009-06-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN754 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 301 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 301 on June 23, as twenty-three new infections were confirmed. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 23, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing 23 new laboratory-confi [...] | 2009-06-23 15:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN762 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 332 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 332 on June 24, as thirty-one new infections were confirmed. State Health Ministers are meeting today in Thuringia to discuss H1N1 situation. Chancellor Merkel visited the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on June 23 and assured that the cou [...] | 2009-06-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN769 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 333 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose by one infection to 333 on June 25. (Authorities identified six new cases, but retracted five previously- confirmed ones, adjusting the total increase to one.) State health ministers reassured the public after meeting on June 24 in T [...] | 2009-06-25 15:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN775 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 358 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 25 cases to a total of 358. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 25, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing twenty-six new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany, and subtracted o [...] | 2009-06-26 15:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN781 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 388 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 30 cases to a total of 388 on June 29. Germany has the third highest number of infections in the EU. SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 29, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirty-o [...] | 2009-06-30 11:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN783 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 417 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 29 cases to a total of 417 on June 30. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 30, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing twenty-nine new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany. This [...] | 2009-06-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN795 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 429 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 12 cases to a total of 429 on July 1. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 1, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirteen new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany, and subtr [...] | 2009-07-01 14:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN808 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: SPIKE IN H1N1 INFECTIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 41 cases to a total of 470 on July 2. Germany's airports take different precautions to keep the virus from spreading. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 2, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press [...] | 2009-07-06 05:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN812 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...] | 2009-07-06 16:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN813 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...] | 2009-07-06 16:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN817 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 548 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 21 cases to a total of 548 on July 7. Berlin confirms more infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 7 a total o [...] | 2009-07-07 16:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN819 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 591 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 43 cases to a total of 591 on July 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 8 a total of 43 new laboratory-confirmed cases of [...] | 2009-07-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN828 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 641 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 641 on July 9. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 9 a total of 50 new laboratory-confirmed cases of H [...] | 2009-07-09 13:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN839 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 691 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 691 on July 10. Media reports indicate first case of H1N1 in the Federal State of Saarland. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced [...] | 2009-07-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN844 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 737 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 46 cases to a total of 737 on July 13. Majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 13 [...] | 2009-07-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN847 | ROBERT-KOCH-INSTITUTE DESCRIBES FLU SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 8, ECON Berlin met with officials from the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) to discuss the current H1N1 outbreak in Germany. RKI experts believe there could be ten times the number of confirmed cases (691) in Germany due to the often mild symptoms experienced by many of thos [...] | 2009-07-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN852 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 763 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 26 cases to a total of 763 on July 14. Seven federal states reported new cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute [...] | 2009-07-15 05:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN858 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 834 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 71 cases to a total of 834 on July 15. Nine federal states reported new cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. The Federal German States have ordered 50 million doses of seasonal i [...] | 2009-07-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN884 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 1,818 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 263 cases to a total of 1,818 on July 22. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. German companies prepare for the new virus. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influe [...] | 2009-07-22 13:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN889 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 2,455 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 637 cases to a total of 2,455 on July 23. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Experts expect more severe cases of the infection. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 23 press briefin [...] | 2009-07-23 11:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN894 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: German Cases Triple This Week [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Germany has more than tripled this week. The one-day rise was 389 cases to a total of 2,844 on July 24. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The number of confirmed virus cases i [...] | 2009-07-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN899 | H1N1 UPDATE: 3,349 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 505 cases to a total of 3,349 on July 27. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany considers cancelling mass gatherings to stem an outbreak. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 2 [...] | 2009-07-28 05:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN903 | H1N1 UPDATE: 3,810 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 461 cases to a total of 3,810 on July 28. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Information available to German companies on pandemic planning. RKI warns of "H1N1 parties". END SUMMARY. [...] | 2009-07-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN906 | H1N1 UPDATE: 4,445 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 635 cases to a total of 4,445 on July 29. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany's statutory health insurance agencies are examining raising insurance premiums to pay for the widesprea [...] | 2009-07-29 13:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN908 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 5,324 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 879 cases to a total of 5,324 on July 30. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 30 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...] | 2009-07-30 10:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN917 | H1N1 UPDATE: 6,062 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) UMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,062 on July 31. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Family Ministry calls on statutory health insurance agencies to cover costs for flu vaccination in fall. END [...] | 2009-07-31 14:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN925 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 6,800 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,800 on August 3. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Doctors warn of unknown side effects of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Ko [...] | 2009-08-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN937 | H1N1 UPDATE: 7,177 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 377 cases to a total of 7,177 on August 4. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Some of Germany's Federal States are considering extending school summer vacations in for school breaks. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The Nati [...] | 2009-08-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN962 | H1N1 UPDATE: 8,619 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose within the last two days by 1442 to a total of 8,619 on August 6. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. School began in several federal states despite an increase in H1N1 cases. Berlin's preparations for the World Championsh [...] | 2009-08-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN977 | H1N1 UPDATE: 9,770 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose over the week end by 557 to a total of 9,770 on August 10. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Berlin authorities are taking additional precautionary measures in preparation for the 12th IAAF World Athletic Championship w [...] | 2009-08-10 15:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN984 | H1N1 UPDATE: 10,155 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany crossed the 10,000 mark as 385 new cases were confirmed on August 11 -- increasing the total to 10,155 cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On August 11, the National Reference Center for Influen [...] | 2009-08-11 14:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN989 | H1N1 UPDATE: 10,600 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 445 new cases bringing the total as of August 12 to 10,600. The majority of new infections occurred abroad and Germany's hospitals reported an increase in walk-in patients concerned that they may be H1N1 positive. E [...] | 2009-08-13 07:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN997 | H1N1 UPDATE: 11,103 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 503 new cases bringing the total as of August 13 to 11,103. Consistent with previous reporting, the majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 12 press briefing, the National R [...] | 2009-08-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERN309 | SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 14:39:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC IR SZ |
09BERN363 | SWISS AMBASSADOR TO IRAN COMMENTS ON ASSISTING [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Leu emphasized that Switzerland, in its capacity as Protecting Power for the USG in Iran, continues to press for access and information about U.S. citizens detained or missing in Iran. Regarding the recent case of the three U.S. hikers (Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and [...] | 2009-09-01 09:37:00 | Embassy Bern | SECRET | CASC PREL PHUM PGOV KNNP SZ IR |
09BERN506 | SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 15:36:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC IR SZ |
09BERN519 | SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUEHL COMMENTS ON IRAN [...] (S) Summary: In a December 2 meeting, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) State Secretary (Deputy FM) Michael Ambuehl provided Ambassador a readout of recent FDFA discussions with Iranian FM Mottaki and the Iranian ambassador in Bern. Ambuehl reported that FM Calmy-Rey had spo [...] | 2009-12-04 14:22:00 | Embassy Bern | SECRET | PREL KNNP CASC MNUC IR SZ |
09BERN74 | SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 09:14:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC IR SZ |
09BISHKEK1126 | ADOPTIONS: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MPS [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Members of Parliament Gulnara Derbisheva and Damira Niiazalieva on October 13 to discuss proposed revisions to the Kyrgyz Family code which would lead to the lifting of the country's moratorium on international adoptions. The MPs suggested that a new draft law c [...] | 2009-10-15 01:11:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS KFRD KOCI PREL KG |
09BISHKEK176 | KYRGYZSTAN ADOPTIONS: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27, 2009, Vice Prime Minister for Social Issues Uktomkhan Abdullaeva met with the Ambassador and the Consular Section Chief to discuss the current status of international adoptions in Kyrgyzstan. While the Kyrgyz adoption commission is still working on its reports to [...] | 2009-02-27 15:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KFRD KOCI PREL KG |
09BISHKEK249 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON PLANNED DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 25 to discuss the Embassy's plans for opposition demonstrations planned for Friday, March 27. Present were: DCM, RSO, Pol/RA, Pol/Econ, PAO, MED, MGT, Peace Corps, INL, MSG, OMC, and CON. 2. (SBU) DCM reported t [...] | 2009-03-25 11:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
09BISHKEK469 | NO KNOWN U.S.-KYRGYZ INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] (U) Embassy is not aware of any expropriation claims or other investment disputes involving U.S. citizens in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (U) In response to reftel request, the primary and alternate Embassy Bishkek officers who cover investment disputes and expropriation claims through July 2009 are: [...] | 2009-05-15 05:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG |
09BOGOTA1867 | COLOMBIA CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 DEATH [...] SUMMARY. The GOC reported its first H1N1 death, a 24 year-old woman from Bogota, on June 9. Media reports indicated that the deceased received negligent medical care, prompting the Ministry of Social Protection (MSP) to broaden its criteria that determine which patients undergo examinations [...] | 2009-06-10 21:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL KFLO KSAF KPAO KFLU |
09BOGOTA856 | NEW EMBASSY BRANCH OFFICE OPENS IN CARTAGENA; RECEIVES [...] Summary: The Ambassador inaugurated a new Embassy Branch Office (EBO) in Cartagena on March 3 with an opening ceremony that included the participation of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Clemencia Forero, the Governor of Bolivar, Joaco Hernando Berrio, and the Mayor of Cartagena, Judith [...] | 2009-03-16 15:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV CASC SNAR CO |
09BOGOTA973 | EAC ON INCREASE OF REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Charge (CDA) convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 20, 2009 to review the Mission's security posture in response to an increase in FARC related threat reporting. The threat increase is related to what the FARC is calling "Black March," a period corresponding t [...] | 2009-03-20 21:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | ASEC AMGT CASC PTER CO |
09BRASILIA1081 | BRAZIL H1N1 UPDATE - AUGUST 2009 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. OVERALL SITUATION 2. (SBU) H1N1 flu has caused a considerable amount of concern among the Brazilian population. Doctors anecdotally report that their patients are coming in for minor cold an [...] | 2009-08-28 18:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA1341 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. CDA met separately November 18 with Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs II (Asia) Roberto Jaguaribe and Foreign Policy Advisor in the Presidency Marcel Biato to deliver demarche regarding the November 23 visit to Brazil of Iranian [...] | 2009-11-20 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AORC CASC BR IR |
09BRASILIA1368 | AHMADINEJAD VISIT READOUT: A WELL-SCRIPTED AFFAIR [...] (SBU) This message covers our initial readout of the visit to Brazil by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Follow-up messages will be sent once we obtain a more in-depth readout of the conversation between President Lula and President Ahmadinejad. Summary ------- 2. (C) President [...] | 2009-11-25 19:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AORC CASC BR IR |
09BRASILIA517 | BRAZIL AND THE SWINE FLU OUTBREAK: SITREP #1 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the worldwide swine flu outbreak. REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry has not reported any confirmed cases of swine flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of April 27, there were four cases of individuals who [...] | 2009-04-27 20:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU SENV KSTH ECON CASC EAGR BR |
09BRASILIA523 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL - SITREP NO.2 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 Flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry still has not confirmed any cases of H1N1 flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of Tuesday, April 28,tThe National Agency on Health Vigilance (A [...] | 2009-04-29 10:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRASILIA530 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #3 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry still has not confirmed any cases of H1N1 flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of April 29 the Brazilian Health Ministry and National Agency on [...] | 2009-04-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH CASC ECON EAGR AEMR ASEC KSAF KFLO |
09BRASILIA538 | MGSF01: SWINE FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #4 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which may be due more to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necessary testi [...] | 2009-05-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA542 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP # 5 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 influenza outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necess [...] | 2009-05-04 20:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL AMED CASC KFLO |
09BRASILIA552 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #6 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testing. T [...] | 2009-05-05 20:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA560 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #7 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testi [...] | 2009-05-06 19:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA566 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #8 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (U) On Thursday, May 7, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported that laboratory tests have confirmed four cases of the H1N1 flu in three Brazilian states - Sao Paulo [...] | 2009-05-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA578 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 19:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA579 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 8 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report four confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The four cases are spread thro [...] | 2009-05-08 19:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA600 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #10 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the morning of May 11 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout [...] | 2009-05-11 21:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA609 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #11 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of May 13 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout five st [...] | 2009-05-13 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA655 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #12 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 22, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. A new case - the ninth altogether - was conf [...] | 2009-05-22 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA681 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #13 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) Mission Brazil is monitoring the situation of four American citizens who are being held in quarantine at a hospital in the city of Palmas, state of Tocantins, und [...] | 2009-05-29 19:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA685 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #14 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. As of June 2, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting 21 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus spread throughout six of the country's 26 states and the feder [...] | 2009-06-02 21:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA824 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #16 - AMCIT [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: 2. (SBU) Consular Section Sao Paulo is receiving early reports that a visiting American citizen has passed away in Rio Grande do Sul State. H1N1 is the suspected, bu [...] | 2009-06-26 20:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA871 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #17 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: - REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of July 10, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed 977 cases of the H1N1 virus spread throughout 25 of the country's 26 [...] | 2009-07-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRATISLAVA475 | SLOVAKIA H1N1 UPDATE: 29 NEW CASES IN PAST WEEK, 1 DEATH [...] (U) The Slovak Health Ministry released its latest figures on November 9, showing 29 new cases of H1N1 flu diagnosed in the previous week, bringing the total number of cases in Slovakia to 200 since the spring. A 48 year-old woman became the first person with a confirmed H1N1 infection to die i [...] | 2009-11-10 14:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO |
09BRATISLAVA494 | SLOVAKIA H1N1 UPDATE: RATE OF INFECTION INCREASING, [...] (U) The rate of H1N1 infection in Slovakia continues to rise, as 133 new cases of H1N1 flu were officially diagnosed in the week ending November 20. The previous week had seen 72 new cases, and before that just 29 new ones. In all likelihood, these numbers greatly understate the actual preval [...] | 2009-11-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO |
09BRATISLAVA513 | SLOVAKIA H1N1 UPDATE: BORDERS WITH UKRAINE REOPENED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFLU CASC LO |
09BRIDGETOWN360 | 2009 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of a United States person that may be outstanding against the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) End Summary. Claimant Designation ------------------- 2. (U) Claimant A Date of Expropiation --------------------- [...] | 2009-06-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
09BRIDGETOWN369 | EXPROPRIATION - ST. LUCIA [...] (SBU) St. Lucia has one outstanding expropriation case. ---------------------- Claimant Designation -------------------- 2. (U) Claimants A through F. --------------------- Date of Expropriation --------------------- 3. (U) The initial expropriation occurred in May 2008. The ti [...] | 2009-06-19 19:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV XL |
09BRIDGETOWN5 | DOMINICA: AMATEURISH PM'S OFFICE BOTCHES [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Despite repeated confirmation the day prior to the Ambassador's planned December 17 farewell calls on Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Foreign Minister Vince Henderson, both were no-shows [...] | 2009-01-05 18:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC XL |
09BRUSSELS1104 | BELGIUM ESTIMATES 900 NEW CASES OF H1N1; VACCINE TESTS [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 7 an estimated 900 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium for the first week of August. The weekly estimate indicates the virus is spreading at predicted levels. Belgian media report that tests of H1N1 vaccines have begun on volunteers at several Belg [...] | 2009-08-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1136 | BELGIUM: 746 NEW H1N1 CASES ESTIMATED FOR AUGUST 9-15 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 16 an estimated 746 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium for the week of August 9-15. Authorities estimate 2353 persons have been infected since the outbreak began in Belgium at the end of April, with one death linked to H1N1 (reftel). EASON [...] | 2009-08-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1170 | BELGIUM: 746 NEW H1N1 CASES ESTIMATED FOR AUGUST 16-20 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 20 an estimated 1100 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium, based on extrapolations of cases of 6633 patients who had visited the 180 doctors who comprise the country's H1N1 network that is the basis for the extrapolation. Authorities estimate 3453 pe [...] | 2009-08-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1244 | URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT CASES [...] (C) USEU Poloff met separately on 9/15 with EU Council Secretariat and European Commission officials to seek EU assistance in urging Iran to resolve missing and detained Amcit cases. USEU Poloff requested that EU oficials raise the issue during meetings with Ianian officials and asked to be i [...] | 2009-09-15 18:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR |
09BRUSSELS1347 | BELGIUM: SECOND BELGIUM DEATH FROM A/H1N1 PANDEMIC FLU [...] (U) On October 1, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission announced that a 44-year woman from Hainaut province (in the southern region of Wallonia) died that day following an infection from the A/H1N1 pandemic virus, and thus became the second patient in Belgium to di [...] | 2009-10-06 06:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1400 | BELGIUM: THREE MORE H1N1-RELATED DEATHS REPORTED [...] Three more Belgians have died in mid-October from the A/H1N1 virus, bringing the total of deaths related to the pandemic to five. Belgian health authorities announced on October 18 the death of a 43-year old man on October 15; his death closely followed that of a 5-year old boy on October 14, [...] | 2009-10-20 13:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS1454 | BELGIUM: GOB ESTIMATES 15,671 NEW H1N1 CASES OCTOBER 12 TO [...] On October 22, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced an estimated 15,671 new cases of the H1N1 virus in Belgium for the week of October 12 to 18, continuing an increasing trend over the last three weeks. The total estimated number of cases in Belgium [...] | 2009-10-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1509 | BELGIUM: H1N1 VACCINATION CAMPAIGN BEGINS ON [...] In a press conference held November 6, Laurette Onkelinx, Minister of Public Health, announced the debut of the Belgian vaccination campaign against H1N1. Beginning November 7, H1N1 vaccie doses will be available to all pharmacists wh have ordered them. Belgian general practitiners will be a [...] | 2009-11-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS1526 | BELGIUM: H1N1 REPORT: NUMBER OF ESTIMATED CASES FALLS [...] On November 12, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced a significant drop in estimated H1N1 cases, with 29,744 estimated cases from November 2 to 8 (week 45),compared to 47,448 for the week of October 26 to November 1 (week 44). Three deaths were rep [...] | 2009-11-13 17:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1576 | BELGIUM: H1N1 REPORT FOR NOV 9-15: NUMBER OF ESTIMATED [...] For the second week in a row, the number of estimated H1N1 cases in Belgium fell significantly, to 17,850 from November 9 to 15 (week 46),from 33,584 the previous week, according to a November 19 press release by the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC). One dea [...] | 2009-11-24 12:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1663 | EU CONSULAR CONFERENCES ILLUSTRATE IMPACT OF [...] (U) Summary: The USEU senior consular representative attended two EU consular seminars in November as an observer. The first concerned consular assistance to EU nationals in third countries and the second, international adoptions. The object of both conferences was to move toward harmonizing [...] | 2009-12-11 12:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS EUN KOCI |
09BRUSSELS1740 | DEMARCHE TO EU ON AMCIT CASES IN IRAN [...] (C) On December 21, 2009, USEU Senior Consular Representative delivered ref A non-paper and talking points to Giorgio Porzio, Head of the Consular Communication Unit at the EU Council's Joint Situation Center. Porzio promised to relay the non-paper to Ambassador Maria Victoria Morera Villuen [...] | 2009-12-31 14:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EUN IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER |
09BRUSSELS609 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: SWINE FLU: INITIAL SEVEN [...] (U) Belgian authorities reported April 28 that seven suspected cases of swine flu (H1N1) in Belgium tested negative. Belgium is advising travelers to avoid visiting areas in Mexico and the United States that have been affected by H1N1. Travelers arriving at Brussels' Zaventem International [...] | 2009-04-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS627 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: H1N1 FLU: MORE POSSIBLE CASES [...] (U) Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) in a statement posted late April 29 to its website, www.influenza.be, announced that four of seven additional suspected cases of H1N1 from April 28 had tested negative, with results pending for the other three, while an additional fou [...] | 2009-04-30 16:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS694 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: TWO POSITIVE CASES OF H1N1 IN [...] Belgium has two confirmed cases of H1N1, the Government announcing a first case on May 13 and a second on May 14. Both individuals were males from the region of Flanders who had returned separately from the United States. Both men are being treated at Brussels' Saint Pierre University Hospita [...] | 2009-05-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS700 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: THREE MORE POSITIVE TESTS BRING [...] Belgium now has five confirmed cases of H1N1, with Belgian health authorities announcing cases three and four late on Friday, May 15, and a fifth case on May 16. All three individuals had had close contact with a male who had recently returned to Belgium from New York. Health authorities ha [...] | 2009-05-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS728 | BELGIUM: H1N1: SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a May 26 press release that an eighth positive case of H1N1 in Belgium has occurred, involving a young man from Brussels who had returned to Belgium on May 24 from a New York-Paris flight, taking the TGV high-speed train from Paris to Brussels. The ma [...] | 2009-05-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS748 | BELGIUM: H1N1: NINTH AND TENTH CASES REPORTED; [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a May 29 press release that two new cases of H1N1 had been confirmed in Belgium, bringing the country's total number of positive cases to ten. The ninth case involves a 10-year old boy from Tervuren, a town close to Brussels, who had returned on Sunda [...] | 2009-05-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS776 | BELGIUM: H1N1: THREE NEW CASES REPORTED, BRINGING [...] (U) Belgium has now reported 13 confirmed cases of H1N1, with two new cases reported May 30 and another, on June 1, involving the son of one of the May 30 cases. Health authorities consider all three cases mild. Belgium has tested approximately 190 persons for H1N1 as of June 3. CASE ELE [...] | 2009-06-04 13:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS804 | BELGIUM: H1N1: FOURTEENTH CASE REPORTED [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a press release late on June 5 that a fourteenth positive case of H1N1 had occurred in the Kingdom: a young man from the Flemish Brabant region who had fallen ill sometime during the night of June 2 to June 3, following his return that day from a trip t [...] | 2009-06-09 15:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS831 | BELGIUM: H1N1: SIX NEW CASES BRING TOTAL TO 20 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced five more positive cases of H1N1 over the weekend of June 13-14, and then indicated on June 16 that a probable 20th case had occurred. All cases are considered mild, and all patients have received antiviral treatment. End summary. CASE FIFTEEN [...] | 2009-06-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS907 | BELGIAN KING SIGNS MLAT AND EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 15:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN EUN KCRM KTIA PREL PGOV CASC BE |
09BUCHAREST397 | ROMANIA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Summary: The United States Government is aware of eight (8) outstanding investment disputes and expropriation claims brought by United States persons or corporations that may be pending against the Government of Romania (GOR). There are no new cases since last year's report. Post recomm [...] | 2009-06-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST427 | ROMANIA: PROPERTY FUND MOVES FORWARD EVEN AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The long process of property restitution in Romania took a step in the right direction with the June 9 announcement that the American firm Franklin Templeton had won the bid to manage the Property Restitution Fund ("the Fund"). As reported reftel, delays in the manager selecti [...] | 2009-06-23 08:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ECON CASC PGOV RO |
09BUDAPEST322 | MGSF01: HUNGARY OFFERS VACCINE PRODUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: On April 27, Hungarian officials contacted Charge and ESTH Hub Officer to bring to their attention Hungarian vaccine production capabilities. Hungary has the technical expertise and the infrastructure to produce large qu [...] | 2009-04-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BUDAPEST442 | HUNGARY: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) In response to reftel request for input into the 2009 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims, Embassy Budapest has no information to report on U.S. citizen expropriation claims or other qualifying investment disputes involving the Government of Hungary through June 1, 2009. [...] | 2009-06-19 14:03:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE CASC EINV PGOV HU |
09BUDAPEST884 | BUDAPEST EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING: [...] (U) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 10 to review the main steps that post's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee had taken on pandemic influenza preparedness since the issuance of ref A instructions. After discussing the tripwires and steps already [...] | 2009-12-14 11:43:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KFLO KSEO |
09BUENOSAIRES1025 | ARGENTINA'S HEALTH MINISTER SAYS H1N1 EPIDEMIC IS OVER [...] In an interview to daily newspaper "Clarin" on September 7, Argentina's Health Minister Juan Manzur stated that "the H1N1 epidemic is over, but the alert level continues, as flu cases continue to be diagnosed." As more than 92 percent of the test results identified the H1N1 virus (8,384 posit [...] | 2009-09-14 19:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1166 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ARGENTINA'S HEALTH MINISTER [...] ACTION REQUEST - See paras two and six. 2. Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by ESTH Couns, met on October 25 with Argentina's Health Minister Juan Manzur and Vice-Minister Jaime Lazovski. Minister Manzur expressed his appreciation for U.S. cooperation on H1N1 and shared his ministry' [...] | 2009-10-27 20:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED CASC AR |
09BUENOSAIRES553 | TFFLU01: H1N1 Influenza Outbreak and Argentina: SITREP #2 [...] (U) Summary: The first confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) in Argentina - a traveler who had returned from Mexico on April 25 - was confirmed by health authorities on May 7. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has installed thermal scanners at all international airports. The GoA's suspension of di [...] | 2009-05-08 23:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BUENOSAIRES579 | TFFLU01: H1N1 Influenza Outbreak and Argentina: SITREP #3 [...] (U) Summary: Argentina has only one confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) to date, while 88 are still under study. The Ministry of Health requested information from Post about four Americans who may have been on a flight from Mexico that carried a "suspected" H1N1 case. Post was able to track [...] | 2009-05-18 10:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED KSAF KFLO AR |
09BUENOSAIRES65 | ARGENTINA: ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY [...] (SBU) Overall Crime and Safety Situation. A. Crime Threat Levels. Crime is a serious problem in Argentina, but one that can be managed with common sense precautions. Street crime has become common and increasingly more violent, and often is perpetrated with a firearm or other deadly wea [...] | 2009-01-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AR CASC |
09BUENOSAIRES82 | ARGENTINA BACKS OFF BOTNIA PROTEST [...] (SBU) Summary: After allowing protesters to block the main bridge between Argentina and Uruguay for over two years, the Government of Argentina has reversed course and begun to express opposition to the protest. The Kirchner-allied governor of Entre Rios in December made headlines by concedin [...] | 2009-01-23 20:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV PBTS ASEC CASC AR |
09BUENOSAIRES844 | ARGENTINA: SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF H1N1- [...] (U) SUMMARY: With 2,485 confirmed cases and 137 deaths, Argentina is now second only to the United States in the number of fatalities attributed to the H1N1 influenza outbreak. A USG donation of 120,000 treatment units of Tamiflu to Argentina was well-received, with the new Health Minister s [...] | 2009-07-17 20:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB CASC AR |
09BUENOSAIRES851 | ARGENTINA: DATA COLLECTION OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS RE [...] Through contacts with Argentine officials and healthcare professionals, Post developed the following timeline of public health interventions, as requested in reftel: -- First cases: The first case of H1N1 in Argentina was detected on May 7, 2009, in Buenos Aires and the second on May 22 in [...] | 2009-07-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELB CASC AR |
09BUENOSAIRES908 | ARGENTINA: UPDATE ON H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] As of August 5, Argentina had confirmed 337 deaths due to H1N1 influenza. According to the press, over half these fatalities were in otherwise healthy patients who had no pre-existing chronic conditions or ailments. Tests to determine the cause of an additional 400 deaths are still pending. [...] | 2009-08-06 16:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR |
09BUENOSAIRES952 | ARGENTINA: H1N1 INFLUENZA BEGINNING TO WANE [...] As of August 20, Argentina had confirmed 441 deaths due to H1N1 influenza. Official estimates indicated that more than 800,000 people had contracted the virus to date. According to Dr. Horacio Lopez, Head of Infectious Diseases at the School of Medicine and Medical Advisor to the City of Bue [...] | 2009-08-21 16:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR |
09CAIRO104 | GAZA EVACUEES DESCRIBE "ORDEAL," ASSERT WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Three Palestinian-American familes evacuated from Gaza into Egypt on January 19 described for us their "horrifying ordeal" trying to survive Israeli attacks. They recounted the emotional trauma both they and their children experienced in the face of "primitive" living condition [...] | 2009-01-21 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PGOV PTER KPAL CASC IS EG XF |
09CAIRO1046 | H1N1 OUTBREAK SHUTS DOWN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV KSCA EAGR CASC PREL EG |
09CAIRO1054 | CA/FPP AND CAIRO FPU IDENTIFY TWO COPTIC PRIESTS AS [...] (SBU) Summary: CA/FPP and the Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) have been reviewing visa and PIERS records in an effort to identify additional cases of the baby trafficking network described in reftels. Through an analysis of PIERS records, a Fraud Prevention Officer (FPO) at CA/FPP linked and [...] | 2009-06-10 14:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO1199 | 2009 SECTION 527 REPORT FOR EGYPT [...] (SBU) The following report is provided in response to reftel request for information on investment disputes and expropriation claims: 2. (SBU) The United States Government is aware of four (4) claims of U.S.persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Egypt (GOE): Â [...] | 2009-06-28 05:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1215 | INFUENZA CONFERENCE REVIEWS VIRUS SITUATION IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1216 | H1N1 Country Update [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1456 | GARBAGE CITY: AFTERMATH OF THE GOE PIG CULLING PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1552 | GOE INFLUENZA PLANNING WELL UNDER WAY FOR ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 07:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1639 | GARBAGE CITY: AFTERMATH OF THE GOE PIG CULLING PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1802 | H1N1'S IMPACT ON EGYPT'S SCHOOL SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1828 | FPU REVIEW OF DIVERSITY VISA CASES REVEALS ANOTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) reviewed Diversity Visas (DVs) issued by post to identify additional cases of the baby trafficking network described in reftels. A number of cases were found that raised the possibility that some DV lottery winners applied with newborns that [...] | 2009-09-23 11:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO205 | LESSONS LEARNED FROM EMBASSY CAIRO'S EVACUATION OF AMERICAN [...] Summary: Embassy Cairo evacuated four families with American citizens and family members entitled to immigrant visas, and assisted in the evacuation of over 100 foreign nationals on January 19, 2009. The evacuation went smoothly and lessons learned follow. End Summary. 2. On January 19, 2 [...] | 2009-02-04 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PREL PTER ASEC KPAL EG |
09CAIRO207 | FRAUD TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES CONTINUE TO DISMANTLE NETWORK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable highlights the effective fraud tools and techniques that have uncovered the network of fraudulent birth registrations reported in refs (A) and (B). The Fraud Prevention Manager (FPM) and A/RSO-I continue to use a wide variety of fraud resources to not only identify ad [...] | 2009-02-04 15:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO2103 | EGYPT: MINISTRY OF HEALTH REVIEWS CURRENT INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO2291 | Baby Traffickers Resurface in Alexandria [...] (SBU) Summary: An American Citizen couple attempted to register a newborn as their biological child during a scheduled consular outreach visit held at the American Center in Alexandria. The couple fit the profile developed by the Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) in reftels and the case was re [...] | 2009-12-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO2347 | EGYPT: DECEMBER 2009 INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 13:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO2396 | 100 GAZA MARCHERS EN ROUTE RAFAH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC ASEC EG |
09CAIRO2397 | STEEL WALL CRITICISM AND GAZA MARCHERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV CASC ASEC EG |
09CAIRO334 | FEBRUARY 22 EXPLOSION AT KHAN EL-KHALILI MARKET [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG AEMR ASEC CASC OTRA OVIP PTER EG |
09CAIRO335 | FEBRUARY 22 EXPLOSION AT KHAN EL-KHALILI MARKET [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG AEMR ASEC CASC OTRA OVIP PTER EG |
09CAIRO336 | FEBRUARY 22 EXPLOSION AT KHAN EL-KHALILI MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 22, at approximately 7:00 p.m. local time, an explosion went off near the Khan el-Khalili market in Cairo,s old city, close to the El Hussain Mosque. Although the market is normally a heavily trafficked tourist area, many shops are closed on Sundays and there were re [...] | 2009-02-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG AEMR ASEC CASC OTRA OVIP PTER |
09CAIRO600 | UPDATE ON CASE OF FRAUDULENT BIRTH REGISTRATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Working with the Canadian Embassy in Cairo, the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) has identified at least five cases from the Canadians that fit the profile of the confirmed baby trafficking cases described in reftels. In addition, the FPU has uncovered one additional case from the no [...] | 2009-04-08 07:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC CMGT CVIS EG KFRD KOCI PHUM SMIG |
09CAIRO63 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 13 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Defense sources, on January 12, an unexploded Israeli bomb landed in an open field on the Egyptian side of the border. No injuries were reported. The Egyptians informed the Israelis, who offered to send a team to safely dismantle the bomb and noted that it was "U [...] | 2009-01-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS |
09CAIRO68 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 14 [...] (S) According to MoD sources, the Rafah border area has been relatively quiet today, with no collateral damage on the Egyptian side, and no reports of Palestinian firing on Egyptian Border Guard Forces. -------------- Demonstrations -------------- 2. (SBU) Contacts reported that on Janu [...] | 2009-01-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS |
09CAIRO81 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Gilad visits; leaves disappointed. Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue throughout Egypt. Public opinion is strongly pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli; Israeli pilgrims are barred from a holy site. Embassy consular officers prepare for a potential evacuation of American citizens an [...] | 2009-01-15 15:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS |
09CAIRO872 | FULL EAC MEETING, MAY 18, 2009 [...] (C/NF) The acting DCM convened a full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting in response to ref A, to review potential security implications for USG interests in Egypt resulting from the possible release of photographs of detainees, and to discuss the impending release of Egyptian wage revi [...] | 2009-05-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KWBG PTER EG |
09CAIRO88 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 18 [...] (SBU) Humanitarian Assistance: On January 18, 140 tons of medical aid from the Red Crescent, Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco were delivered through Rafah, along with 42 casualties. The Red Crescent delivered 90 tons of flour and rice through Kerem Shalom and 400 tons of food aid entered through A [...] | 2009-01-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS |
09CAIRO892 | AMBASSADOR RAISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, BLOGGERS AND [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In a May 20 meeting with Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly, the Ambassador raised identity documents for Baha'is, and urged the release of a Coptic priest jailed for performing the wedding of a Christian convert who allegedly held forged identity documents. -- (C) The Ambassador u [...] | 2009-05-21 12:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF CASC EG |
09CANBERRA365 | AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR IN TEHRAN DEMARCHES IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) The Australian ambassador in Tehran demarched Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Akhmondzadeh on April 7 on behalf of Ms Saberi. Akhomdzadeh, just back from The Hague, expressed surprise to learn that Saberi had not yet been released. The Australian Embassy believes that the GOI indictmen [...] | 2009-04-09 06:43:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL CASC EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT |
09CANBERRA414 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH JAPANESE DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a bilateral meeting on the margins of the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) Senior Officials Meeting in Canberra on April 21, Under Secretary Bill Burns and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae agreed that the United States and Japan woul [...] | 2009-04-28 00:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KNNP MOPS PARM PHUM PREF PREL PTER AS JP |
09CANBERRA415 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP 28 APRIL 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is a SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The GOA is actively monitoring the spread of H1N1 globally, and activated a National Incident Room command post, led by the Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA),on April 26 [...] | 2009-04-28 07:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA419 | MGSF01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP APRIL 29 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The GOA increased its pandemic response phase to DELAY under the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI - available at www.flupandemic.gov.au) [...] | 2009-04-29 07:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA423 | MGSF01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP APRIL 30 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Following a determination by the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, Health Minister Roxon ordered thermal scanning equipment placed at eight airports in Australia to g [...] | 2009-04-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA448 | TFFLU01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP MAY 11, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The Department of Health and Ageing confirmed a single case of H1N1 infection in Queensland on May 9. This is Australia's first confirmed case, but was classified as a [...] | 2009-05-11 05:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA459 | AUSTRALIA THANKED FOR SABERI INTERVENTION [...] (SUB) On May 15, post forwarded a letter to the Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, signed by the Charg d'Affaires,Daniel A. Clune, thanking the Australian government for its help in the Saberi case and seeking additional assistance in the cases of AMCITS Robert Levinson and Esha Momeni. 2. [...] | 2009-05-15 07:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR AS JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC |
09CANBERRA461 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 07:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV PGOV AS |
09CANBERRA487 | TFFLU01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP MAY 22, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australia has experienced a spike in confirmed cases over the last 48 hours. Following a period of nearly two weeks with only one confirmed case, the Department of Hea [...] | 2009-05-22 02:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA491 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP MAY 26, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australia confirmed more than 20 new cases of H1N1 over the Memorial Day weekend, and raised its response level from Delay to Contain late on May 22. According to the [...] | 2009-05-26 06:44:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA518 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JUNE 3, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The Australian Federal government's response level remains unchanged since May 22. However, the state of Victoria upped its pandemic influenza response level to "sustai [...] | 2009-06-03 06:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA565 | AUSTRALIA ASKS IRANIAN MINISTRIES ABOUT AMCIT [...] (SBU) In reply to the Charge's letter of thanks, reftel, to Foreign Minister Smith for Australia's help in the release of AMCIT Roxana Saberi, Smith's Chief of Staff, Frances Adamson, wrote on June 9: Start text Thank you for your letter dated 15 May 2009 thanking the Government for its assi [...] | 2009-06-16 07:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | IR AS JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC |
09CANBERRA570 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JUNE 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: On June 17th, the GOA announced a new pandemic response phase - PROTECT - and all jurisdictions are moving to PROTECT level. Key changes include: - Recognizing the [...] | 2009-06-18 07:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA593 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JUNE 26, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australia remains in its "Protect" posture (ref F) despite continued growth in case numbers. The first confirmed deaths in Australia are all still considered to be in h [...] | 2009-06-26 07:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA639 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JULY 10, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The GOA has not altered their response posture since 17 June, but confirms that all jurisdictions are now compliant with the PROTECT phase of the Australian national pa [...] | 2009-07-10 04:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA678 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JULY 24, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 pandemic. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The Government of Australia, and all jurisdictions, remain in PROTECT phase of the Australia Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza. Concern over vulnerability in remo [...] | 2009-07-24 06:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA742 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP AUGUST 12, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australian pandemic response posture has not changed since June 17. Australia reached 100 deaths related to H1N1 infection on August 12. Media reports claimed on 11 A [...] | 2009-08-12 07:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA800 | HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) August 6, consoff presented Vicki Parker, Assistant Secretary, Intercountry Adoption Branch, Access to Justice Division, Australian Government, Attorney-General's Department, with the USG's Annual Letter on the Hague Adoption Convention. On August 19,the Consular Section received the fo [...] | 2009-08-31 00:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC CVIS CMGT ADCO |
09CANBERRA812 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. Australian government response remains unchanged since June 17. Most deaths in Australia continue to occur in patients with underlying medical conditions. New South Wales Health reported that the ma [...] | 2009-09-04 07:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA881 | AUSTRALIA REPORTS MOHAMMED LARIJANI OPTIMISTIC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Mohammed Javad Larijani, Secretary General of Iran's Supreme Council of Human Rights and the Head of the Office of International Affairs of the Judiciary, told Australian Ambassador to Iran Marc Innes-Brown September 16 that he was optimistic that the three American hikers held [...] | 2009-09-23 07:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR CASC IR AS |
09CARACAS1132 | GBRV POLICE TARGET USAID/OTI-FUNDED DEMOCRACY [...] (S) Summary: Action request in para 7 below. On August 26, police officers from the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) presented citations requiring XXXXXXXXXXXX to appear on September 1 before the police. XXXXXXXXXXXX is a contractor for USAID/OTI in Caracas. XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] | 2009-08-27 23:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL CASC VE |
09CARACAS128 | TENSIONS MOUNTING WITH TWO WEEKS TO GO TO [...] (C) Summary: With just over two weeks to go before President Chavez's February 15 referendum to remove term limits, tensions are high with near daily confrontations between student protesters and the police. Chavez continues to foment political polarization and is warning that if the amend [...] | 2009-01-30 18:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CASC ASEC VE |
09CARACAS1325 | GBRV INCREASINGLY ISOLATING ITSELF ON AVIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Air Transport Association (IATA),reports that all international airlines continue to experience prolonged delays in receiving dollars from the Venezuelan Commission for Foreign Exchange Administration (CADIVI). According to IATA statistics in early October [...] | 2009-10-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CVIS EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PTER SNAR |
09CARACAS1355 | AA ASKED TO HEAD NEW US-VENEZUELA BUSINESS GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: American Airlines Senior Vice President for Latin American Peter Dolara informed the Ambassador that he had been approached by the Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S. concerning a proposal to help form a new bilateral business organization to promote a positive image of Venezuela. [...] | 2009-10-21 19:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CVIS EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PTER SNAR |
09CARACAS310 | IT PAYS TO TRAVEL - HIGH VISA DEMAND IN VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 21:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC ECON SOCI VE |
09CARACAS615 | VENEZUELAN AIRLINE WITH POSSIBLE DRUG TIES TO FLY [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests information on whether or not Venezuelan carrier Aeropostal is cleared to commence flights to the United States and any information, derogatory or otherwise, on U.S.-based company Aircraft Parts and Pieces, Inc. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President of Venezuelan air [...] | 2009-05-18 17:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR CASC CVIS ASEC |
09CARACAS625 | VENEZUELAN AIRLINES MAY LOSE SABRE TRAVEL SERVICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. travel services giant Sabre has sent "disconnect letters" to two privately owned Venezuelan carriers and has already suspended its contract with government owned carrier Conviasa due to non-payment. Sabre is concerned that if it discontinues its services in Venezuela, the Gov [...] | 2009-05-20 16:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR CASC CVIS KHLS |
09CARACAS666 | VENEZUELA: SABRE TRAVEL SERVICES ON AGAIN OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: After Sabre Travel Services suspended ticketing and reservation services to Venezuelan airlines Aserca and Santa Barbara (SBA) on May 26 it reactivated the same on May 28. Both airlines worked in an "emergency" situation, but managed to maintain operations. However, Sabre may "s [...] | 2009-06-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR ETRD CASC PGOV CVIS KHLS VE |
09CARACAS673 | VENEZUELA REPORTS THREE CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES [...] On May 28, via a press release on its website (www.mpps.gob.ve),the Venezuelan Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed the first case of H1N1 in Venezuela. According to the press release, the individual, a male of 22 years, returned May 25 from a five day trip to Panama and subsequently checked [...] | 2009-06-01 19:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ASEC CASC KPAO KSAF TBIO KFLU KSEAO KSTH |
09CARACAS800 | VENEZUELA: 180 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 25, official Venezuelan news agency ABN announced the number of confirmed H1N1 cases in the country had risen to one hundred and eighty. One Consular Section Locally Engaged Staff is suspected to have had H1N1 but test results were inconclusive. Post has sufficient s [...] | 2009-06-26 21:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED ASEC CASC KPAO KSAF TBIO KFIU KSTH VE |
09CARACAS864 | MIXED SIGNALS AT RETURN OF AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Patrick Duddy returned to Venezuela July 1, following a nearly ten month expulsion and the 2008 recall of Hugo Chavez's Ambassador in Washington. On July 2, Ambassador Duddy hosted the annual Independence Day celebrations at the US Embassy in Caracas. Despite off [...] | 2009-07-09 18:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC PGOV ASEC VE |
09CARACAS932 | VENEZUELA: FIRST H1N1 DEATH [...] (SBU) On July 19 Health Minister Jesus Mantilla announced that an 11-month-old baby girl had died from complications associated with the H1N1 virus, including viral pneumonia and dehydration. The official cause of death was multiple organ failure, according to the Ministry of Health. A postmo [...] | 2009-07-20 19:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED ASEC CASC KPAO KSAF TBIO KFLU KSEAO KSTH |
09CHENGDU157 | SW CHINA: JUNE FOURTH DISSIDENT, U.S. LPR ZHOU YONGJUN [...] (SBU) Summary: US LPR Zhou Yongjun, who was reportedly seized by PRC mainland authorities in Hong Kong in September 2008 and subsequently detained in Guangzhou and Sichuan, will go on trial in Suining, Sichuan on August 21. Zhou's lawyers at the Beijing "Mo Shaoping Law Firm" legal opinio [...] | 2009-08-19 09:58:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PHUM PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU170 | TIBETAN-HAN TENSIONS; LHASA TOURISM UP; HOTELS, HOSPITAL [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Conoffs traveled July 16-20 to Tibet to evaluate hotel options for a possible high-level U.S. delegation, as well as to evaluate emergency preparedness in Lhasa. The number of Chinese and foreign tourists in Lhasa is up from last year, when tourism halted for se [...] | 2009-08-26 09:27:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PHUM PGOV CH |
09CHENNAI13 | Kerala Field Investigations Yield Low Fraud, but Good [...] Summary. While Post frequently reports on H-1B fraud trends in Hyderabad and Bangalore, the state of Kerala, on India's southwest coast, deserves attention as the primary source of immigrant visa applicants in South India. On a recent field investigation trip throughout the state, an FPU team [...] | 2009-01-16 05:12:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS KFRD CMGT IN KOCI |
09CHENNAI150 | SOUTH INDIAN VIEWS ON U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND THE FIRST [...] SUMMARY: As suggested reftel, PAS Chennai invited a diverse range of contacts to a "working reception" to solicit their ideas for increasing mutual understanding between India and the U.S. We also asked participants their opinions regarding the new Administration's first 100 days in office. [...] | 2009-05-20 07:13:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL SCUL KPAO CVIS CASC IN |
09CHIANGMAI178 | PM'S PLANNED NOV. 29 VISIT GALVANIZES RED-SHIRTS TO ACT IN [...] (C) In the wake of anti-government red-shirt rhetoric tantamount to death threats against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, red-shirts and supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin are gearing up for a potential showdown with security forces in Chiang Mai during Prime Minister Abhisit's plan [...] | 2009-11-25 11:10:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM CASC ASEC TH |
09CHISINAU525 | NEW DEPUTY PM ROSCA PROMISES ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary: In two meetings with Ambassador Chaudhry, June 24 and 26, newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Iurie Rosca promised to use his new authority to correct human rights abuses in Moldova and rejuvenate the country's efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP). He noted that bette [...] | 2009-07-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN CASC MARR MD |
09CIUDADJUAREZ22 | 2008 - THE YEAR IN NUMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The incidence of violent crime in Ciudad Juarez this past year was high by any standard. There were 1,633 murders in and around Juarez, a figure that represented more than one quarter of all homicides registered in Mexico during 2008, and five times the number recorded in the [...] | 2009-01-23 01:24:00 | Consulate Ciudad Juarez | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV CASC SNAR MX |
09CIUDADJUAREZ27 | 2009 CIUDAD JUAREZ OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] Remain on constant alert for street crime (i.e. armed robbery, pocket-picking, purse-snatching, ATM robbery, etc.). 2. Maintain a low profile. Dress casually and keep valuables out of sight. Do not draw attention to yourself. 3. Vary your routine. Be unpredictable in your movements. V [...] | 2009-01-27 22:58:00 | Consulate Ciudad Juarez | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC MX |
09COLOMBO1092 | PANDEMIC FLU PREPARATIONS IN THE MALDIVES - [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) SUMMARY: To date, there have been only 32 confirmed cases of H1N1 (Swine flu) in the Maldives with one reported death. Maldivians are increasingly concerned with the country's ability to cope with a full-blown outbreak. The Ma [...] | 2009-12-02 07:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU SOCI CASC MV |
09COLOMBO118 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 02/02/2009 RE SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 2, 2009. The EAC discussed post's security posture and guidance to the expatriate American community in light of the upcoming Sri Lankan Independence Day celebrations and the possibility [...] | 2009-02-03 03:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
09COLOMBO27 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING JANUARY 8, 2009 [...] (C) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on January 8, 2009. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the recent attacks by Israel in Gaza and the possible U.S. veto of a one sided, Libyan-proposed resolution to the United Nations Securit [...] | 2009-01-08 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PTER PREL |
09COLOMBO383 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 04/01/2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on April 1, 2009. The EAC discussed post's residential security policy and the provision of static guards at residences, as well as a newly-drafted armored vehicle policy. The EAC concurred that no specific [...] | 2009-04-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
09COLOMBO506 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING MAY 6, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on May 6, 2009. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the recent outbreaks around the world of the H1N1 influenza and post's Pandemic Influenza tripwires. The EAC discussed the H1N1's current [...] | 2009-05-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT |
09COLOMBO548 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING MAY 20, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on May 20, 2009. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the recent unreleased detainee photographs. The EAC discussed the impact of this on the mission, the AMCIT community, and if there was [...] | 2009-05-20 09:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
09COLOMBO625 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING JUNE 17, 2009 REF [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on June 17, 2009. The EAC discussed post's Official Travel Policy and the necessity to update the Country Specific Information and the Travel Warning in light of the current security situation in Sri Lanka a [...] | 2009-06-19 04:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
09COLOMBO884 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 09/16/2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on September 16, 2009. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of an impending Congressionally mandated report regarding allegations of war crimes during the waning months of the Government of Sri [...] | 2009-09-16 10:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
09COLOMBO954 | SRI LANKA'S PREPAREDNESS FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) developed a plan in 2005 to track and respond to pandemic flu (H1N1 and H5N1) and has updated the plan as needed. Surveillance systems are in place, hospitals nationwide are prepared with isolated wards, and ports of entry are closely monitored. [...] | 2009-10-19 04:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE ECON PGOV TBIO SOCI CASC KFLU |
09COLOMBO956 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING OCTOBER 16 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on October 16, 2009. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the anticipated release of the Department of State's Congressionally-mandated report regarding incidents involving possible violation [...] | 2009-10-19 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
09COLOMBO990 | EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 10/28/2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on October 28, 2009. The sole agenda item was a proposal to amend post's current Travel Warning, in light of the prevailing security environment in Sri Lanka. The EAC concurred with the proposed revisions and [...] | 2009-10-28 08:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER |
09COPENHAGEN205 | MGSF01: First Case in Denmark linked to NYC [...] (U) Danish authorities confirmed to the press on May 1 Denmark's first confirmed case of the New York strain of the H1N1 virus. The case has been reported to WHO. 2. (U) The individual had recently returned from a visit to New York on April 21-28, arriving back in Copenhagen on the mornin [...] | 2009-05-01 15:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09COPENHAGEN209 | MGSF01: COPENHAGEN EAC UPDATE [...] In the wake of discovery of Denmark's first confirmed case of H1N1 virus (Reftel),the CDA led an EAC meeting on May 4 to take stock of the flu situation in Denmark and Embassy responses to it. There have been no further cases confirmed by Danish health authorities. 2. DHS on May 2 suppli [...] | 2009-05-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09DAKAR261 | EAC MEETING ON SECURITY ISSUES CONCERNING THE [...] The EAC was convened by the Ambassador. In attendance were the DCM, RAO, OSC, LEGAT, POL, POL Guinea Bissau Watcher, PAO, CON, AND RSO. 2. The CON, RSO, POL and POL Guinea Bissau Watcher briefed the EAC on the latest developments concerning the assassination of the President and the kil [...] | 2009-03-02 14:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC CASC KMSG |
09DAKAR275 | GUINEA-BISSAU ASSASSINATIONS UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the calm following the assassinations of Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai and President Joao Bernardo Vieira, the Bissau-Guinean military leadership continues to insist they want no role in governing the country. The interim President, Raimundo Pereira, was swo [...] | 2009-03-03 20:28:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PINR PREL PU XY |
09DAMASCUS192 | FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Acting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Near and Near Africa Dan Shapiro met Syrian FM Muallim on March 7 and urged him to help normalize operations for the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and the Syrian Embassy in Washington. In particular, they pressed Muallim to fac [...] | 2009-03-15 04:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ASEC CASC ETRD ETTC SY |
09DAMASCUS206 | SYRIAN MFA FOLLOW UP ON FELTMAN-SHAPIRO DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 17 meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affair's Chef du Cabinet Bassam Sabagh to follow up on Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro's March 7 session with FM Muallim, Charge reviewed pending U.S. official visa requests, briefly discussed the Mu [...] | 2009-03-17 15:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC ABLD ASEC SY |
09DAMASCUS324 | MURAD CUSTODY CASE: CONSUL GENERAL PRESENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Consul General met with the Syrian Director of Consular Affairs Haitham Maashfej on May 5, in order to provide him with additional information about the Murad child custody case. Director Maashfej was given a copy of the diplomatic note and supporting background information. [...] | 2009-05-07 11:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KOCI KJUS PREL SY MURAD MAYA AND OMAR |
09DAMASCUS369 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HUMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 meeting with a Syrian delegation led by FM Muallim, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that showing more leniency to Syrian prisoners of conscience would be the right thing to do and could help Syria's im [...] | 2009-05-25 09:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM CASC SY |
09DAMASCUS884 | SYRIAN MFA HOPES REVOKING BANK AMAN LICENSE NOT [...] (C) Charge and Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche on December 23 to Husam Aala, Chief of Staff for Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad. Aala recalled Miqdad had discussed the subject of Bank Aman during his late-September meetings with State, Commerce, and Treasury officials and underst [...] | 2009-12-23 10:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER CASC IR SY |
09DARESSALAAM268 | US EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM EAP MEETING ON SWINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Swine Flu Emergency Action Plan subcommittee of the Emergency Action Committee for U.S. Mission Tanzania was formed and convened in order to discuss courses of action in light of current worldwide health developments. Tripwires from the Avian Influenza Program are being adapted t [...] | 2009-04-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KPAO KSAF TBIO TZ |
09DHAHRAN124 | CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED IN DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA [...] Consular Chief received a call from Emir Prince Mohammed's Chief of Staff Hussan AlJasser at around 11:30 this morning asking us to receive a five-member team from the Ministry of Health. The team, it was explained, was on the way to the Consulate as they had reports that a Saudi, Qutaibah F [...] | 2009-06-07 15:47:00 | Consulate Dhahran | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO CASC SA |
09DHAHRAN125 | UPDATE ON CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED IN DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA [...] The local and national Saudi press reported a new case of H1N1 confirmed in Dhahran in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (refetel). The "Saudi Gazette" reported in its September 8, 2009 edition that it is the second case of H1N1 in the kingdom and the first of a Saudi national to contract [...] | 2009-06-08 14:49:00 | Consulate Dhahran | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO CASC SA |
09DHAKA196 | MUTINY IN BANGLADESH BORDER FORCE, SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) A confrontation between officers and enlisted men in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),a paramilitary force charged with securing Bangladesh's borders, flared into a violent clash Wednesday morning, February 25, at BDR headquarters in Dhaka. The confrontation, allegedly over grievances reg [...] | 2009-02-25 12:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG |
09DHAKA204 | MUTINY OF BANGLADESH BORDER FORCE SPREADS OUTSIDE [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's two-month-old government struggled to quell a spreading insurgency among paramilitary border guards that entered its second day on 2/26. In a nationally televised address, a sombre-looking Hasina told rebels of the Bangladesh Rifles she would order an attack [...] | 2009-02-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG |
09DHAKA207 | BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT PRAISED FOR PEACEFUL [...] (C) On 2/27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government basked in praise for peacefully ending a two-day insurgency among paramilitary border guards. Hasina and the Chief of Army Staff were among visitors to the Bangladesh Rifles Headquarters in central Dhaka, where search teams reportedly unco [...] | 2009-02-27 12:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG |
09DHAKA210 | BANGLADESH'S CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Bangladesh's civilian and military leadership are working together to defuse tension within the Bangladesh Army following the February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. During a late-night meeting February 27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Army Chief General Moeen agreed to establish a [...] | 2009-02-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR CASC ASEC KDEM BG |
09DHAKA631 | H1N1 FLU ARRIVES IN BANGLADESH VIA PARTICIPANTS IN [...] (C) Bangladesh has recorded its first cases of H1N1 influenza. A 19-year-old male tested positive for H1N1 June 19 after returning to Bangladesh from a year of high-school study in the United States as part of a USG-sponsored exchange program. Five more students from the same program have si [...] | 2009-06-25 08:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU CASC AMED ECON EAGR PREL KPAO TBIO AMGT |
09DHAKA692 | AMBASSADOR REGISTERS CORRUPTION AND CRIME CONCERNS [...] (C) The Ambassador voiced serious concerns about rising levels of crime and corruption in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, describing recent incidents of pressure by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the Awami League on American business, including harassment of a U.S.-inves [...] | 2009-07-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR ASEC KCRM CASC BG |
09DHAKA693 | BANGLADESH 527 REPORT [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). One case has been added in 2009. I. a. Claimant A b. 1979 c. In 1977 Claimant A entered into an agreement with the GOB Mini [...] | 2009-07-16 01:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC BG |
09DHAKA742 | LIFE IN DHAKA COMES TO STANDSTILL AFTER RECORD [...] (SBU) Record rainfall overnight July 28 left major sections of Dhaka temporarily underwater, bringing normal life in the capital to a standstill and causing significant localized damage. The Prime Minister immediately convened an emergency meeting of Dhaka city and ministry officials and cr [...] | 2009-07-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC BG CASC EAID PGOV PINR PINS PREL |
09DHAKA844 | BANGLADESH H1N1 CASES INCREASING [...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in Bangladesh is on the rise, with 117 total confirmed cases by August 26 and early evidence of in-country community-level transmission. Government actions to date seem appropriate. The local press reported the spread of H1N1 and two private schools closed tempo [...] | 2009-08-27 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PINR EAGR AMED CASC PGOV BG |
09DHAKA983 | BANGLADESH H1N1 INFECTIONS DECLINING [...] (SBU) Overall circulation of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 activity is decreasing throughout Bangladesh although some cases continue to be identified. During June-October 15, 2009 surveillance programs identified a total of 6 fatalities out of 705 laboratory confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases. The M [...] | 2009-10-18 23:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PINR EAGR AMED CASC PGOV BG |
09DILI115 | MGSF01: TIMOR-LESTE RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (U) Post medical officer was briefed April 29 by the Ministry of Heath's Director of Infectious Diseases on the Government of Timor-Leste's response to the outbreaks of H1N1 in the U.S. and Mexico. She reported that on the morning of the 29th, the Minister for Health and Special Secretary of [...] | 2009-04-29 06:46:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PREL TBIO CASC TT |
09DILI117 | MGSF01: EMBASSY DILI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING ON [...] (U) Embassy Dili Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by Deputy Chief of Mission, convened to determine post response to outbreaks of H1N1 influenza. EAC participants included Ambassador, Management Officer, POL/CONS officer, MilRep, Regional Security Officer, Medical Officer, and Communi [...] | 2009-05-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC TBIO AMGT TT |
09DILI127 | 2009 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIM REPORT - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 08:28:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE PGOV TT |
09DILI158 | REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSULAR COMMISSION FOR TDY CONOFF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 09:47:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC ODIP TT |
09DILI257 | EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING, SEPTEMBER 23 [...] (SBU) The DCM chaired a meeting of the embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 23 to review post's security posture in advance of local elections scheduled for October 9, and other matters. RSO, Mgt, Pol/PAO, IMO, AID and DOD participated in the meeting. 2. (SBU) The E [...] | 2009-09-24 05:38:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PHUM TT |
09DILI289 | EVACUATION EXERCISE REINFORCES AMCIT OUTREACH, EXPOSES [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy conducted a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise on October 20 as part of the MAREX 2009 combined military exercise. U.S. Marines evacuated three dozen volunteers drawn from both the Embassy and the private American citizen community, using CH-53E Sea Stallio [...] | 2009-10-26 04:48:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT AEMR AODE ASEC TT |
09DILI337 | FOREIGN REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE [...] The Dili District Prosecutor's Office and the United Nations Police National Investigations Department's Prosecution Support Unit conveyed a request for judicial assistance to the Embassy on December 22. The Prosecutor's Office asked the Prosecution Support Unit to investigate misadministrati [...] | 2009-12-22 07:19:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CJAN TT |
09DILI8 | URGENT REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY CONSULAR COMMISSION FOR TDY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 05:49:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER CASC TT |
09DJIBOUTI1261 | DJIBOUTI PRISON VISIT: AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 22 visit to Djibouti's Gabode Prison, EmbOffs noted that conditions continued to improve. A new prison guard force was fully operational, and had created a noticeably calmer and more orderly atmosphere. Aging and inadequate physical infrastructure contribute [...] | 2009-11-01 15:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC PGOV EAID KJUS SOCI DJ |
09DJIBOUTI169 | MGSUO1: IGAD "DISSAPOINTED" WITH ICC INDICTMENT [...] Post received the following press statement from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretariat March 10. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF IGAD PRESS STATEMENT: PRESS STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF IGAD ON THE INDICTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SUDAN The Executive Sec [...] | 2009-03-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CASC AEMR ASEC KAWC KPAO KJUS AMGT KFLO MARR |
09DJIBOUTI661 | DJIBOUTIAN POLICE REQUEST USG ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following several recent grenade incidents in Djibouti City, the National Police requested Embassy assistance in working with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to identify the origins of recovered grenade fragments. Djiboutian police ascribe the recent incide [...] | 2009-06-10 10:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MASS PINS PTER CASC DJ ER SO |
09DOHA104 | EMBASSY CALLS ON NEW RESOURCES TO REVIEW AL [...] (U) During an hourly news bulletin on February 6, Al Jazeera broadcast several seconds of video footage obtained from their Kabul bureau of New York Times journalist David Rohde, an American citizen, speaking directly to the camera, then walking in the snow outside a crude shelter. The Doha-b [...] | 2009-02-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC KAWC AF QA |
09DOHA105 | EMBASSY'S NEW LINGUISTIC CAPABILITIES USED ON [...] (U) During an hourly news bulletin on February 6, Al Jazeera broadcast several seconds of video footage obtained from their Kabul bureau of New York Times journalist David Rohde, an American citizen, speaking directly to the camera, then walking in the snow outside a crude shelter. The Doha-b [...] | 2009-02-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC KAWC AF QA |
09DOHA288 | MGSF01: QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT [...] (U) On April 27, the Ministry of Health advised the public to postpone non-essential travel to the U.S., Mexico, Canada, the UK and other countries that have reported confirmed cases of H1N1. The Ministry also advised people returning from those countries to watch out for fever and flu-like sy [...] | 2009-04-30 12:43:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09DOHA307 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 7, 2009. Embassy Actions --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group continues to regularly consult on latest developments. Embassy was involved in quashing one rumor of a sick student/famil [...] | 2009-05-07 13:52:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09DOHA310 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 3 [...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Embassy and U.S. military representatives met May 11 at the Ministry of Health with Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health, and Dr. Shazia Nadeem, Head of the Emergency Preparedness P [...] | 2009-05-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09DOHA319 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 4 [...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Three groups, consisting of more than 60 young Qatari men and women, have decided to cancel previously planned trips to the United States to study English and participate in Embassy-arranged cultural pro [...] | 2009-05-17 04:39:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09DOHA333 | CHURCH MEMBERS ORDERED DEPORTED, APPARENTLY FOR [...] (SBU) Based on current information available to Embassy Doha, the Ministry of the Interior has ordered the deportation of 31 American citizens, representing nine families, apparently for proselytizing. American citizen and other Embassy contacts have told us that a group of non-Americans, pe [...] | 2009-05-21 10:10:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
09DOHA345 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES MINISTER OF STATE OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 25th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Referring to his notes, Al Thani stated that some of the U.S. citizens were ordered dep [...] | 2009-05-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
09DOHA352 | QATAR - DEPORTATIONS DROPPED FOR 31 US CITIZENS [...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 28th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Ambassador told Al Thani that all of the Americans involved informed U.S. Embassy staf [...] | 2009-05-28 13:29:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA |
09DOHA398 | QATAR CONFIRMS FIRST THREE CASES OF H1N1 [...] (U) The Ministry of Health announced 16 June that three H1N1 cases had been diagnosed in Qatar. The first was a two-year old child from New Zealand who arrived in Doha 13 June on a flight from Australia via Dubai (Emirates Air 409 from Melbourne and Emirates Air 843 from Dubai). The child was [...] | 2009-06-17 14:04:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09DOHA513 | H1N1 UPDATE IN QATAR: MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF [...] (U) Qatar's Supreme Council of Health is now reporting 350 H1N1 cases, up from the previous figure of 43, according to a report in a local English-language newspaper published on August 12. This gives Qatar the 3rd largest total of cases in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. To date th [...] | 2009-08-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO |
09DOHA572 | QATAR CONFIRMS SECOND H1N1 DEATH: VICTIM ACTIVE IN [...] (C) The Supreme Council for Health (SCH) announced on September 12 that a second death had occurred as the result of the H1N1 virus. Dr. Husam Rezeq, Head of Communicable Disease Control and Vaccination at the Ministry of Health, told Emboff on September 15 that the victim, a 40 year-old Nepal [...] | 2009-09-15 11:49:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO |
09DOHA656 | EMBASSY REVIEWS READINESS FOR SEVERE H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) On October 25, the Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) met, as requested reftel, to review the current status of H1N1 infection Qatar and the steps that the Embassy has taken to prepare for a severe influenza outbreak, should that occur. DCM chaired the meeting with representatives f [...] | 2009-11-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09DUBAI165 | FORMER MINISTER OF STATE CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On April 8, Dubai Public Prosecution charged, as the primary defendant, former Minster of State for Finance and former chairman of Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) Mohammed Khalfan Al Kharbash with embezzlement of public funds and harming of state interests. Zack Shahin, AMCIT [...] | 2009-04-13 09:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV KCOR ECON CASC KCRM AE |
09DUBLIN180 | MGSF01: Ireland's First "Probable" H1N1 Case [...] (U) Irish health authorities have confirmed the first "probable" case of the H1N1 virus in Ireland. The victim, a recently returned traveler from Mexico, has been quarantined and is undergoing medical treatment. It is understood that those in immediate contact with the victim have also been g [...] | 2009-05-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PGOV |
09DUSSELDORF32 | RIGHT-WING PARTIES IN NRW ELECTIONS FULL OF SOUND AND FURY [...] (U) Summary: While right-wing extremist parties are likely to make gains in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state-wide municipal elections at the end of August, their electoral success will actually be meager in the grand scheme of things. Despite historic difficulty in the region, extreme right [...] | 2009-08-19 16:04:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL CASC ASEC GM |
09FREETOWN12 | EAC FREETOWN CONVENES ON PROPOSED LIBYAN UN DRAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Post convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 8 to review our security posture in advance of the potential USUN veto of Libya's proposed draft resolution on Gaza. The EAC was chaired by CDA, and attended by RSO, POL, MGMT, CONS, PAO, and Legatt. End S [...] | 2009-01-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC IS PREL PTER UN SL |
09FREETOWN20 | ANNUAL CRIME SAFETY REPORT - FREETOWN 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KSAC OASCC SL |
09FREETOWN327 | U.S. PLANE DETAINED IN SIERRA LEONE AFTER ILLEGAL [...] (S) At approximately 1800 GMT on August 19, a U.S.-registered plane (N-748AA) illegally landed at Lungi Airport. The airport crew told the aircraft, reportedly a "Kruman 154," that they would have to identify an alternate landing site, since they did not have a landing permit. The plane eventu [...] | 2009-08-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Freetown | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR PBTS SNAR EG UK SL |
09FREETOWN328 | UPDATE ON PLANE LANDING: CONTINUED DETENTION [...] (S) Summary: Embassy learned at 1930 GMT on August 20 that the eight detained individuals connected to the reftel plane were released by the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) following brief interviews. However, the individuals were then re-detained at 1000 GMT at the orders of the Vice President, and [...] | 2009-08-21 12:05:00 | Embassy Freetown | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PBTS SNAR EG UK SL |
09FREETOWN6 | FREETOWN: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RAMIFICATIONS OF [...] (SBU) EAC Freetown was convened on December 23 to discuss the possible ramifications of Guinean President Conte's death to security in Sierra Leone. Though Conakry is reported to be calm, EAC is concerned about potentially rapid deteriorations to the situation that may result in spillover effec [...] | 2009-01-06 13:44:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT CASC SL |
09FREETOWN95 | FREETOWN EAC MEETING MARCH 16, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 16, 2009 to review the security situation in Freetown following politically-motivated riots on March 13 and March 16. The EAC was chaired by the AMB, and attended by DCM, RSO, POL, MGMT, DAO, CONS, APAO, CLO, and [...] | 2009-03-16 16:53:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PREL PTER SL |
09FSINFATC1533 | Capturing Recent Crisis Management Experience [...] (U) With the summer transfer and leave season rapidly approaching, FSI asks personnel from posts that have faced significant crises in the last 18 months to consider sharing their experiences when back in Washington. FSI's Crisis Management Training division (CMT),in our Leadership and Manage [...] | 2009-06-17 20:53:00 | DIR FSINFATC | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC YI CD CM YM BM GG BL CU BF |
09GABORONE322 | BOTSWANA: DIAMOND MINES REOPEN, FLOODS IN NORTHWEST [...] On April 15, Debswana (the mining company that is a joint venture between DeBeers and the Government of Botswana) re-opened its three main diamond mines at Jwaneng, Letlhakane and Orapa. Debswana's mines are normally closed for 4-6 weeks over the Christmas holidays, however this year the holid [...] | 2009-04-21 08:19:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON CASC SENV BC |
09GABORONE448 | BOTSWANA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Gaborone reports that there are no investment disputes in Botswana which would be candidates for inclusion in the annual report. NOLAN [...] | 2009-06-04 14:01:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV BC |
09GABORONE96 | UB SUSPENDS CLASSES AFTER STUDENT STRIKES [...] SUMMARY: Students at the University of Botswana (UB) are unhappy over changes in government policy regarding their monthly allowances. The UB Student Representative Council (SRC) organized a series of demonstrations to protest the changes, and an attempted march from the university to Parliam [...] | 2009-02-06 04:53:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC CASC SCUL SOCI PHUM BC |
09GRENADA49 | GRENADA GRANTS SEASONAL BLANKET OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR [...] The Government of Grenada, via diplomatic note number 460/09 dated June 5, 2009, granted blanket clearance for United States NOAA AOC aircraft involved in tropical storm and hurricane reconnaissance missions to overfly and land in Grenada during the period June 1st - November 30th, 2009. 2. [...] | 2009-06-05 23:44:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS ASEC CASC PREL GJ |
09GRENADA50 | GRENADA GRANTS SEASONAL BLANKET OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR [...] The Government of Grenada, via diplomatic note number 460/09 dated June 5, 2009, granted blanket clearance for United States NOAA AOC aircraft involved in tropical storm and hurricane reconnaissance missions to overfly and land in Grenada during the period June 1st - November 30th, 2009. 2. [...] | 2009-06-08 12:50:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS ASEC CASC PREL GJ |
09GRENADA51 | GRENADA GRANTS SEASONAL BLANKET OVERSIGHT CLEARANCE FOR [...] (U) The Government of Grenada, via diplomatic note number 460/09 dated June 5, 2009, granted blanket clearance for United States NOAA AOC aircraft involved in tropical storm and hurricane reconnaissance missions to overfly and land in Grenada during the period June 1 - November 30, 2009. 2. [...] | 2009-06-08 13:08:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS ASEC CASC PREL GJ |
09GRENADA52 | GRENADA GRANTS SEASONAL BLANKET OVERSIGHT CLEARANCE FOR [...] (U) The Government of Grenada, via diplomatic note number 460/09 dated June 5, 2009, granted blanket clearance for United States NOAA AOC aircraft involved in tropical storm and hurricane reconnaissance missions to overfly and land in Grenada during the period June 1 through November 30, 2009. [...] | 2009-06-08 13:11:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS ASEC CASC PREL GJ |
09GRENADA71 | EMBASSY GRENADA CLOSED AUGUST 4 FOR EMANCIPATION DAY HOLIDAY [...] Embassy Grenada will be closed Monday, August 3, 2008 for the local celebration of Emancipation Day. 2. Post will resume normal operations on Tuesday, August 4. 3. Embassy Grenada will be closed also on Monday, August 10 and Tuesday, August 11, 2009 for the local Carnival celebrations. [...] | 2009-07-24 20:38:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ANET ACOA ASEC APER CASC XL |
09GUADALAJARA101 | JALISCO VIOLENCE CONTINUES WITH GRENADE ATTACK TARGETING [...] (SBU) The recent increase in violent activity within Guadalajara's consular district continued over the past weekend with a series of significant incidents. While there is still no indication that any of the violence is specifically targeting American citizens nor American interests of any kind [...] | 2009-03-18 02:06:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MX CASC |
09GUANGZHOU127 | Think Twice about that Scrumptious Sliver of Pig Liver: [...] (U) Summary: Another day, another adulterated food problem. Pork tainted with the chemical clenbuterol has severely sickened 70 in Guangdong. An illegal pig-feed additive, clenbuterol, continues to be used by pig farmers to improve the quality of meat and increase wholesale profits, but with [...] | 2009-02-23 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU SOCI CH |
09GUANGZHOU166 | CHINA: AMCIT BUSINESS DISPUTE SHAKEDOWNS INCREASING AS [...] (U) Summary: There appears to have been an increase in the number of business disputes in which American citizens have been forcibly detained until money is paid to obtain the victim's release. We believe the trend is related to worsening economic conditions, and that many cases likely go unre [...] | 2009-03-15 08:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC ELAB PGOV PINS SNAR KCRM CH |
09GUANGZHOU55 | AVIAN FLU UPDATE: GUANGXI TEEN BECOMES FIFTH AI FATALITY IN [...] (U) Summary: Mindful of the need for transparency on pandemic diseases, Chinese authorities released information that an 18-year old in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region had become China's fifth H5N1 avian influenza (AI) fatality of 2009. Possible sources of the infection under i [...] | 2009-01-30 07:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUANGZHOU585 | H1N1 PREPAREDNESS DEEMED SUFFICIENT BY GUANGDONG HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Health officials in Guangdong Province, birthplace of SARS and the H5N1 virus in Asia, are confident that they are well prepared to deal with the threat of influenza outbreaks this flu season. Officials expressed confidence that existing H1N1 prevention and control measures --i [...] | 2009-10-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUANGZHOU586 | H1N1 PREPAREDNESS DEEMED SUFFICIENT BY GUANGDONG HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Health officials in Guangdong Province, birthplace of SARS and the H5N1 virus in Asia, are confident that they are well prepared to deal with the threat of influenza outbreaks this flu season. Officials expressed confidence that existing H1N1 prevention and control measures --i [...] | 2009-10-14 09:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUANGZHOU6 | INFANT CONTRACTS H9N2 AVIAN FLU IN SHENZHEN, HOSPITALIZED [...] Summary: An eleven-week old girl who resides in Shenzhen has reportedly contracted the H9N2 strain of avian influenza (AI). She is being treated in a Hong Kong hospital. Some medical experts have expressed concern that the H9N2 virus, which is less virulent than H5N1, may have mutated because [...] | 2009-01-05 07:25:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUANGZHOU76 | Guangxi AI Update: Still No Link To Bird Outbreak - [...] (U) Summary: Authorities have been unable to link the H5N1-death of a Guangxi teen, the 5th fatality of 2009, with an outbreak among bird populations. Some south China health experts suspect that recent human AI cases may be associated with birds that carry and transmit the virus but do not t [...] | 2009-02-06 09:32:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUATEMALA1178 | Human Rights Defender Norma Cruz Softens Rhetoric on [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an Oct 1 meeting with Ambassador McFarland, prominent human rights defender Norma Cruz reiterated her claim that three children adopted by U.S. couples had been stolen in 2006 from their Guatemalan birth mothers. Cruz pressed the United States to cooperate with the Guatemalan [...] | 2009-10-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KOCI CVIS CASC GT |
09GUATEMALA777 | GUATEMALA: RECENT SIGNIFICANT CRIME EVENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: As violent crime continues throughout Guatemala, the following are some of the more recent significant events, including acts against Guatemalan government facilities and personnel, American citizen visitors, Embassy employees, and in residential areas of Embassy personnel. END S [...] | 2009-08-12 23:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC KCRM GT |
09GUATEMALA824 | GUATEMALAN ADOPTION CONTROVERSY: POLITICS, HUNGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a move that generated front-page coverage in Guatemala, prominent human rights defender Norma Cruz recently completed a 10-day hunger strike to demand that three children adopted by U.S. couples be returned to Guatemala. She is the recipient of the Secretary's Women of Cour [...] | 2009-08-28 16:58:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CASC KOCI CVIS GT |
09HALIFAX38 | NEW INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE AND PORTS OF ENTRY NEARING [...] SUMMARY: Although construction of the new U.S. Land Port of Entry (LPOE) at Calais, Maine is running slightly ahead of schedule, and the new international bridge and Canadian LPOE are nearly complete, USG officials continue to maintain the public position that the opening of the new border cros [...] | 2009-06-08 19:54:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS CASC PREL ASEC ECON KHLS WHTI CA |
09HALIFAX55 | ANOTHER SUNDAY, ANOTHER STORM: PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL [...] Tropical Storm Danny is projected to make landfall in Halifax's consular district early in the morning of August 30, almost exactly a week to the day after -- and likely on a similar track to -- Hurricane Bill. Although Danny is currently expected to be less powerful than Bill, our advice to [...] | 2009-08-27 16:21:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC CA |
09HAMILTON149 | BERMUDA: GANGS, GUNS, AND CRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Crime, in particular gang-related and gun crime, is increasing on the island. The Consul General met with the Bermuda Governor on December 16th and Bermuda and its citizens are uniting together to combat the violent crime problem. The Government is even considering imposing [...] | 2009-12-18 21:21:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC SOCI |
09HANOI116 | HANOI MEASLES OUTBREAK [...] (U) Summary: Despite a comprehensive national vaccination program since the early 1990s, Hanoi is suffering from a measles (German measles, Rubeola virus infection) outbreak in which unusual numbers of patients are exhibiting severe symptoms. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is considering res [...] | 2009-02-12 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM |
09HANOI336 | CODEL McCain Visit to Vietnam [...] (SBU) Summary: In their April 6-8 visit to Vietnam, CODEL McCain covered a wide range of issues with the Vietnamese leadership, including the recent DPRK missile test, the need for a new bilateral agreement on adoptions, the GVN's desire for market economy status and the need for greater respec [...] | 2009-04-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP MCCAIN PREL ECON ETRD SENV PHUM CASC VM |
09HANOI403 | MGSF01: HANOI SWINE FLU RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On April 27, the DCM convened a meeting of the Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) and the Emergency Action Committee (EAC)in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to review current information on swine flu outbreaks and to review tripwires associated with influenza outbreaks in Vietnam in response [...] | 2009-04-28 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED AEMR AMGT CASC EAGR PINR MG KFLU KFLO |
09HANOI550 | VIETNAM SUBMISSION OF THE 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] (U) Mission Vietnam is not aware of existing or new investment disputes or expropriation claims. 2. (U) This telegram was coordinated with ConGen HCMC and FCS. PALMER [...] | 2009-06-15 07:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV VM |
09HANOI677 | AMBASSADOR RAISES DETAINED AMCIT, RECENT POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a tense exchange July 20, the Ambassador pressed VFM Pham Binh Minh to grant consular access to detained American Citizen Kevin Huan Vo, arguing that it would be "unacceptable" to announce the opening of a consulate in Houston while a U.S. citizen remains in jail incommunicado [...] | 2009-07-22 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ECON CASC VM |
09HANOI91 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S JACOBS VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: Post welcomes your visit to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Coming at a time when the GVN,s overall desire to attract tourism and investment has created a window of opportunity for deepening our relations and improving the ability for U.S. citizens to live and work here, your visit c [...] | 2009-02-06 04:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CASC PREL VM |
09HARARE228 | AIR ZIMBABWE AT ROSSROAD TO SURVIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Air Zimbabwe, the wholly government-owned flagship air-carrier of Zimbabwe, is at a crossroads. After ten years of disastrous financial mismanagement, AirZim has become an enormous drain to the government's coffers, requiring continuous transfusions of working capital from the [...] | 2009-03-17 08:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC ATRN ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
09HARARE361 | ZIMBABWE'S ELECTRICAL WOES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Due to a lack of coal, aging equipment, vandalism, and general neglect, Zimbabwe's electrical power grid currently supplies only half of the country's demand. The result is frequent load-shedding (blackouts) with many rural regions without power at all. Although the Zimbabwe Ele [...] | 2009-05-04 14:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINT CASC PGOV ZI |
09HARARE430 | AMCIT INVOLVED IN VIOLENT ZIMBABWEAN FARM INVASION [...] (SBU) The Zimbabwean President of the Senate, Edna Madzongwe, is carrying out a violent farm invasion of a commercial citrus farm with an annual estimated export crop worth US$4 million. The invasion and ejection of the title holder appear to violate local law, as the Zimbabwean High Court ha [...] | 2009-05-21 15:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR CASC ZI |
09HARARE444 | ZANU-PF GOVERNOR FORCING HIMSELF ON AMCIT-OWNED CONSERVANCY [...] (SBU) After years of successfully avoiding land invasions, Zimbabwe's private conservancies now face the threat of forced "indigenous partnerships" that--if carried out--will likely deter further investment and derail significant conservation gains. Under the Wildlife-Based Land Reform Policy [...] | 2009-05-29 12:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC SENV PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CASC ZI |
09HARARE837 | AIR ZIMBABWE ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the words of CEO Peter Chikumba, Air Zimbabwe is on life support in the Intensive Care Unit. Although the wholly government-owned flagship air-carrier of Zimbabwe has laid-off 30 percent of its workforce since February 2009 and has significantly reduced service, the airline [...] | 2009-10-20 14:06:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC ATRN ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
09HARARE876 | THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN: AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE PRISONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 18:47:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC SMIG ELAB ZI |
09HARARE879 | THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN: AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE PRISONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 11:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC SMIG ELAB ZI |
09HARARE967 | ZIMBABWE, LITERALLY IN THE DARK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Zimbabwe produces about half the electricity it needs, resulting in persistent blackouts that constrain industrial output and economic recovery. Zimbabwe's Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) struggles to operate and maintain a decrepit national grid, which due to a chronic lack [...] | 2009-12-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINT CASC PGOV ZI |
09HAVANA592 | GOC SIGNALS "READINESS TO MOVE FORWARD" [...] (C) SUMMARY. Avowing a "readiness to move forward in our relationship," the Government of Cuba granted us unprecedented access to its state institutions during the visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Bisa Williams from September 16 to 22. To underscore the move, the GOC also offered t [...] | 2009-09-25 17:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC EAID ETTC ODIP OEXC OFDP PHSA PHUM |
09HAVANA714 | MINREX RESPONDS POSITIVELY ON POSADA CARRILES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the request of the Ministry of External Relations (MINREX),Chief of Mission Farrar met with Josefina Vidal Ferreriro, director of Cuba's North America Office on November 30 to recieve word of the approval of two Cuban nationals asked to testify in the federal criminal case of [...] | 2009-11-30 21:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG CASC PGOV PREL CU ASEC |
09HAVANA739 | STRIDENT GOC PROTEST OF USINT AND OTHER MISSIONS, OBSERVATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENTS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministry (MINREX) summoned COM on December 12 to protest USINT observation of Human Rights Day activities in Havana. The meeting was the latest of several recent GOC efforts to put the USG on the defensive in our bilateral relationship. COM gave a low-key but firm response to M [...] | 2009-12-14 20:16:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CASC CU |
09HAVANA768 | GOC GRANTS ACCESS TO ALAN PHILIP GROSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) called in COM and CG on December 24 to inform the U.S. Interests Section (USINT) that access to arrested Amcit Philip Alan Gross had been granted for Monday, December 28. The Government of Cuba's (GOC) response to other outstanding [...] | 2009-12-24 19:11:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL PGOV CU |
09HAVANA772 | FIRST CONSULAR VISIT TO ALAN PHILIP GROSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Consul General Martha Melzow visited arrested Amcit Philip Alan Gross on Monday, December 28 at Villa Marista. Although Gross was arrested on December 3, consular access was not granted by the GOC until December 24. Gross told Congen that he is charged with contraband. He appear [...] | 2009-12-28 20:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL PGOV CU |
09HELSINKI160 | MSGF01: THREE FINNS TESTED FOR SWINE FLU; TAMIFLU AND [...] (U) Three Finnish citizens who recently returned from travelling in Mexico have been tested for possible swine flu. One test has come back negative; the other two test results should be known within a week. The case garnering intense media attention involves an elderly woman who returned to L [...] | 2009-04-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09HOCHIMINHCITY338 | TFFLU01 HCMC H1N1 INFLUENZA CONTAINMENT MEASURES: PASSENGER [...] (SBU) Summary. As of COB May 6, there have been no confirmed reports of the novel H1N1 influenza A in humans or livestock in Vietnam. As over 70 percent of international arrivals enter the country through HCMC, the virus is expected to make its Vietnam debut here. Authorities state that ther [...] | 2009-05-06 10:39:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED AEMR AMGT CASC EAGR PINR MG KFLU KFLO |
09HONGKONG1065 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - FIRST LOCAL H1N1 [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) announced the first confirmed local transmission of H1N1 in Hong Kong on June 10, followed by confirmation on June 11 that 12 students were infected in a cluster of cases at the same school. The HKG announced a series of additional steps as required by [...] | 2009-06-12 00:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR CASC KFLO PREL PINR HK CH |
09HONGKONG1066 | HONG KONG: H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary. The recent and ongoing H1N1 outbreak has loomed large on the consciousness of the Hong Kong Government (HKG) and its citizens. This issue was especially sensitive in Hong Kong, given the collective memory of the SARS outbreak in 2003. Our task became more difficult when public and [...] | 2009-06-12 00:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09HONGKONG1075 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - EAC MEETING IN RESPONSE TO [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met June 12 to review pandemic tripwires and reassess our readiness in response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) announcement of a Phase 6 Pandemic Alert and the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) announcement of community transmission (Reftel A),bot [...] | 2009-06-12 08:45:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF |
09HONGKONG1109 | HK H1N1 UPDATE - LOCAL TRANSMISSION TAKES ROOT, [...] Summary: H1N1 cases in Hong Kong continue to increase, including new community transmissions, despite school closures. Four secondary schools have now been closed, joining all nursery, kindergarten and primary schools in Hong Kong. Additional secondary schools will be closed as outbreaks oc [...] | 2009-06-17 09:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPA KSAF |
09HONGKONG1164 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - HK SCHOOLS REMAIN CLOSED, [...] Summary: The number of H1N1 cases in Hong Kong continues to climb, while Macau has gone from zero cases to eight, including the first instance of community transmission, in the last six days. In response to the continued outbreak in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) announced June 23 [...] | 2009-06-24 10:01:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF |
09HONGKONG1317 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - FIRST POSSIBLE [...] Summary: Hong Kong and Macau both continue to see increases in confirmed H1N1 cases. In Hong Kong, the total number of confirmed H1N1 cases surpassed 1,500 on July 16, while Macau is approaching 100 total cases. The number of H1N1 patients admitted to hospitals in Hong Kong continues to sl [...] | 2009-07-17 09:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF |
09HONGKONG1567 | H1N1 CASES FORCE CLOSURE OF TWO HONG KONG [...] Hong Kong authorities have ordered the closure of a special school and a child-care center after 16 children and two staff members developed flu-like symptoms and tested positive for H1N1 influenza. The Heep Hong Society Wan Tsui Center for disabled children was closed for seven days after s [...] | 2009-08-19 10:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC KFLO KFLU HK CH |
09HONGKONG1652 | H1N1 FORCES MORE SCHOOL CLOSURES. HK MOVING [...] Hong Kong health authorities instructed Hong Kong International School (HKIS),s Primary School division to close for seven days, due to increased student absences for influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms. Although HKIS Primary School officials told U.S. Consulate staff that there have been o [...] | 2009-09-01 11:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC CH HK KFLO KFLU |
09HONGKONG1985 | CDC FINDS HONG KONG'S INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 00:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO |
09HONGKONG2023 | MACAU HEALTH CARE: ABLE TO HANDLE CURRENT H1N1, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Macau's health care system has thus far coped well with the relatively few H1N1 cases confirmed there. However, a more severe wave of infections would quickly overwhelm local capacity. Macau officials have adopted internationally recognized surveillance standards but lack the [...] | 2009-11-03 03:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO |
09HONGKONG2051 | HONG KONG SECURES H1N1 VACCINE, BUT CONCERNS OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong health officials announced on November 5 that French manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur S.A. won the tender to provide Hong Kong with three million doses of H1N1 vaccine. The first 500,000 doses are scheduled to arrive in mid-December and the remaining 2.5 million doses in Jan [...] | 2009-11-06 10:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO |
09HONGKONG461 | HONG KONG'S UPDATED AVIAN INFLUENZA/PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post submits the following updated Pandemic Influenza (PI) tripwires for consideration and coordination in response to Department-provided guidance and action request (Reftel A). These tripwires were developed as part of Post's ongoing efforts to ensure we are as prepared as po [...] | 2009-03-13 07:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KSEO KPAO TBIO HK CH |
09HONGKONG768 | HONG KONG SWINE FLU RESPONSE [...] (SBU) In response to the Swine Flu outbreak in Mexico and cases in the U.S. and other countries, on April 26 Hong Kong raised its 3-tier pandemic response level from Tier-1, "Alert", to Tier-2, "Serious". Hong Kong's move is precautionary and follows established protocols. There have been no [...] | 2009-04-27 10:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSEO TBIO HK CH |
09HONGKONG785 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE [...] (SBU) Hong Kong's preparedness level remains unchanged at an elevated Tier 2 or "Serious" response level for Pandemic Influenza (PI) (REFTEL) and Hong Kong health authorities continue to closely monitor arrivals at all border crossings and international terminals. All arriving passengers trans [...] | 2009-04-29 09:43:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG |
09HONGKONG799 | MGSF01: HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (4/30),NO CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) Hong Kong's pandemic flu alert level remained unchanged April 30, at "Serious," despite the WHO's decision to increase its Pandemic Alert phase from 4 to 5 on April 29. Secretary for Health York Chow did, however, announce April 30 that the HKG would "immediately" go to its highest level [...] | 2009-04-30 10:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CH HK KFLO KPAO KSAF MG |
09HONGKONG802 | H1N1 CONFIRMED IN HONG KONG: H1N1 UPDATE (5/2) [...] Hong Kong Secretary for Health York Chow announced at a press conference at approximately 2100 HRS on May 1 (HKT) that Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of the H1N1 flu. With this confirmation, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) raised its Pandemic Response level to "Emergency," the highest of [...] | 2009-05-02 06:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF MG PINR |
09HONGKONG816 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/4),9 AMCITS IN QUARANTINE [...] (SBU) Hong Kong's Health Secretary York Chow briefed Hong Kong's Consular Corps members in a special meeting late May 4 to address concerns arising from the government's decision to quarantine approximately 240 foreign nationals (including 9 AMCITS) in Hong Kong, after a Mexican national in Hon [...] | 2009-05-04 11:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF MG PINR |
09HONGKONG843 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/7),QUARANTINE ORDEAL ENDS [...] On May 7, Hong Kong health authorities began the phased release of the approximately 350 individuals (240 of which are foreign nationals, including 10 AMCITS) placed in quarantine due to exposure to the H1N1-positive patient confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (Reftel). The first group of 35 indi [...] | 2009-05-07 11:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG |
09HONGKONG887 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/14) 2ND CASE CONFIRMED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 10:33:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG |
09HONGKONG899 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/15): CG PUSHES BACK WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 11:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG |
09HONGKONG935 | TFFLU01: HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/21),QUARANTINE [...] (U) Effective May 21, Hong Kong will no longer mandatorily quarantine travelers who have been in contact with a confirmed H1N1 patient. Under new guidelines released May 20, travelers and others linked through direct or proximity contact to a confirmed H1N1 patient, who do not exhibit flu-like [...] | 2009-05-21 09:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG |
09HONGKONG940 | HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/15): CG PUSHES BACK WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In May 15 phone calls to Chief Executive Donald Tsang and Health Secretary York Chow, as well as active public diplomacy work with the press and demonstrators at the Consulate, the Consulate General has pushed back briskly against Hong Kong government allegations that the United [...] | 2009-05-22 01:32:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG |
09HYDERABAD63 | H1N1 POSITIVE AMERICANS QUARANTINED IN HYDERABAD [...] SUMMARY: To date, Hyderabad ACS has verified the U.S. citizenship of five persons quarantined for H1N1 influenza in our consular district. Two adults have been released, while three Amcit minors have tested positive and continue in quarantine. Several LPRs (U.S. legal permanent residents) hav [...] | 2009-06-18 11:40:00 | American Consulate Hyderabad | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KFLU IN |
09ISLAMABAD1025 | SITUATION IN SWAT: MAY 12 [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Gilani called a special session of the National Assembly to discuss the situation in Swat and surrounding areas in Malakand District as well as the humanitarian situation of the growing number of IDPs. While most of the members agreed to support the government,s [...] | 2009-05-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL |
09ISLAMABAD1026 | PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees will be in Pakistan May 14-17. The overall IDP number is now well above 1 million, and the new caseload is above 485,000. UNHCR has a plane arriving today from Dubai with non-food items which cannot be procured locally. Embassy Islamabad' [...] | 2009-05-12 15:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREF PK AF EAID CASC PREL PINR PTER ECON |
09ISLAMABAD364 | UPDATE ON SOLECKI CASE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and UN Resrep Akcura met February 19 with Interior Minister Malik to follow up on the Solecki kidnapping case. Akcura expressed concern about Solecki's deteriorating health, as noted by the kidnappers' spokesman in a February 18 statement rejecting direct negotiatio [...] | 2009-02-19 16:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PGOV PK CASC |
09ISLAMABAD938 | POST MEETING ON H1N1 READINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Post held a meeting of the H5N1 Avian Influenza Committee to assess Embassy readiness should the H1N1 Swine-Origin Influenza Virus(S-OIV) spread to Pakistan. The committee reviewed supplies and tripwires as well as discussed various scenarios and plans for locally engaged staff [...] | 2009-05-01 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT CASC PK |
09ISTANBUL128 | WORLD WATER FORUM PROVIDES A DRY-RUN FOR THE [...] (U) Summary and Comment: During March 16-22, 2009, over 25,000 people from more than 60 countries attended the Fifth Triennial World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul. The 71-member U.S. delegation was headed by Alonzo Fulghum, Acting Director of USAID, who gave the opening and closing Ministeria [...] | 2009-03-30 08:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD IMF PREL TU |
09ISTANBUL203 | LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE H1N1 OUTBREAK IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: An Amcit transit passenger was Turkey's first confirmed H1N1 case. His mother, a green card holder (LPR),also tested positive for the virus. Subsequently six more confirmed H1N1 cases have been announced by the Government of Turkey (GOT) including an additional U.S. citizen [...] | 2009-06-09 05:39:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CASC KFLU PREL AMGT TU |
09ISTANBUL390 | ISTANBUL,S UNPLANNED GROWTH ENHANCES VULNERABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The uncontrolled sprawling growth of the city of Istanbul puts its citizens at great risk in the event of a natural disaster. Construction standards have improved since the 1999 Marmara earthquake that killed over 30,000 people, yet illegal housing that lacks these standards co [...] | 2009-10-13 13:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON PREL TU |
09JAKARTA1175 | PAPUA -- AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SLAIN IN ATTACKS NEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unknown assailants killed two employees--including one Australian national--working for a U.S. mining company in separate July 11-12 attacks near the company's mining operations in Indonesia's Papua Province. No Americans were injured. Police have blamed separatists and reinfor [...] | 2009-07-13 09:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC ID |
09JAKARTA1211 | NEAR SIMULTANEOUS BOMB BLASTS AT JAKARTA HOTELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There were two nearly simultaneous bomb blasts at luxury hotels in Jakarta early on July 17. Nine people were reportedly killed and at least 50 people were injured, including eight confirmed Americans. President Yudhoyono and other senior officials promised a thorough invest [...] | 2009-07-17 10:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC CASC ID |
09JAKARTA1216 | JAKARTA RESOLUTE IN AFTERMATH OF BOMB BLASTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's National Police immediately launched an investigation into the two July 17 bombings in Jakarta. Based on the types of devices used, the police have linked the blasts to Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) or Noordin M. Top's JI cell. Despite th [...] | 2009-07-21 11:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC CASC ID |
09JAKARTA1267 | U.S. BUSINESS COMMUNITY SURPRISED BY BOMBINGS, [...] (SBU) Senior representatives of the U.S. business community were surprised by the recent bombings. They view the bombings as an isolated event, not a signal of a long-term deterioration of the security situation in Indonesia. They stressed the vital nature of continued U.S. training and coop [...] | 2009-07-29 09:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON EINV AMGT CASC ID |
09JAKARTA1275 | JULY 17 BOMBINGS -- CLAIM OF RESPONSIBILITY SEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission reached out to security authorities and other knowledgeable contacts about the recent blog post claiming responsibility for the July 17 Jakarta bombings. Although the "Al-Qaeda Indonesia" name used in the blog is new, virtually all observers agree that it appears to be mo [...] | 2009-07-30 09:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC CASC ID |
09JAKARTA1467 | EARTHQUAKE OFF COAST OF JAVA [...] (U) On September 2 at 2:55 p.m. local time, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck western Java, Indonesia. The earthquake was centered off the southern coast of Java, approximately 125 miles south of Jakarta, but could be felt throughout the capital. Jakarta citizens rushed out of their office [...] | 2009-09-02 10:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
09JAKARTA1481 | DISASTER DECLARATION Q INDONESIA: EARTHQUAKE OFF [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 6. 2. (U) On September 2 at 2:55 p.m. local time, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of western Java, Indonesia, approximately 95 km south-southwest of the nearest heavily populated city, Bandung, and approximately 195 miles south [...] | 2009-09-04 08:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
09JAKARTA1505 | USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT OF JAVA EARTHQUAKE [...] The immediate humanitarian needs of an estimated 25,000 displaced individuals following the September 4 earthquake in central Java are mostly being met by government and non- governmental agencies. The earthquake-related damage to homes and infrastructure is relatively small, is manageable b [...] | 2009-09-10 03:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
09JAKARTA1526 | IRAN -- PRESSING THE GOI TO HELP ON AMCIT CASES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has urged the GOI to assist with Iran regarding the cases of six American citizens who are missing or detained there. Pol/C emphasized to Presidential Palace and Department of Foreign Affairs contacts that our objective is to ensure the safe return of all the AmCits to [...] | 2009-09-14 10:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC ID IR |
09JAKARTA1643 | DISASTER DECLARATION: EARTHQUAKE IN WEST SUMATERA, [...] This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 8. 2. Action request: Mission requests USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) consideration, approval and transmission of fund cite to allow for the transfer of USD300, 000 to support emergency response interventions for [...] | 2009-10-01 09:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
09JAKARTA1645 | EARTHQUAKE IN WEST SUMATRA: SITREP 1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EAID ECON ID PGOV SENV |
09JAKARTA1648 | WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: REQUEST DOD ASSISTANCE [...] Embassy Jakarta is formally requesting Department of Defense assistance. We ask that the Department forward this request to DOD as quickly as possible. 2. At the request of the Government of Indonesia, Embassy Jakarta is requesting: * That the US C-130 which is in Indonesia for Exercise [...] | 2009-10-02 03:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
09JAKARTA1651 | WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: SITREP 2 [...] The following information is current as of 11:00 local time. CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND 2. There have been no reports of significant aftershocks since the major earthquake of September 30 (reftel). However, any buildings over two stories have either collapsed or sustained extensive damag [...] | 2009-10-02 08:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
09JAKARTA1652 | WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: SITREP 3 [...] The following information is current as of 17:00 local time. CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND 2. Search and rescue operations continue. Road access continues to be severely limited, with three of the four major access roads into Padang completed closed and the fourth severely damaged. Although [...] | 2009-10-02 10:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
09JAKARTA1654 | WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: SITREP 4 [...] The following information is current as of Saturday, October 3, 1100 hours, local time. CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND 2. Search and rescue operations continue. There are reports that approximately 60 people may be trapped in the Ambachang hotel, which caters to foreigners. Major roads are [...] | 2009-10-03 05:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID |
09JAKARTA1666 | MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #1: [...] In response to the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Sumatra Island, Indonesia, the U.S. Government (USG) has begun providing humanitarian assistance to support Government of Indonesia (GoI) response efforts. Nine members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (U [...] | 2009-10-05 09:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1668 | MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 11:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID |
09JAKARTA1671 | MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 03:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID |
09JAKARTA1675 | MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #2 [...] In response to the September 30 earthquake, an 11-member USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) is in Indonesia. Search and rescue operations have ceased. Damage reports from affected areas are preliminary, with the Rapid Joint Assessment results and the Humanitarian Response Pl [...] | 2009-10-06 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1688 | MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #3 [...] As of October 6, the September 30 earthquake in Indonesia has resulted in at least 704 deaths and left an additional 295 people missing. Preliminary damage assessments indicate that the humanitarian situation in Padang is stabilizing. The cluster system in Padang appears well managed and hig [...] | 2009-10-07 10:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1698 | MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #3 [...] The September 30 earthquake damaged or destroyed approximately 210,000 houses and affected at least 1.2 million people. Field assessments conducted by the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) indicate needs for food, safe drinking water, and shelter interventions. The U.N. Of [...] | 2009-10-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1705 | MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #4 [...] The September 30 earthquake damaged or destroyed approximately 210,000 houses and affected at least 1.2 million people. Field assessments conducted by the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) indicate needs for food, safe drinking water, and shelter interventions. The U.N. Of [...] | 2009-10-09 04:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1712 | MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #5 [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to assess areas affected by the September 30 earthquake off the coast of West Sumatra. On October 9, the USAID/DART conducted aerial assessments of areas northeast of the epicenter of the earthquake, as well as areas south of [...] | 2009-10-09 10:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1715 | MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #6: [...] Since arriving in Padang, West Sumatra, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has conducted assessments of areas affected by the September 30 earthquake to determine priority humanitarian needs. Preliminary assessment results indicate a widespread need for shelter intervent [...] | 2009-10-13 10:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1726 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #7: USAID/DART [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to assess emergency shelter needs, in light of recent reports that the September 30 earthquake damaged more than 265,000 houses and destroyed the majority of brick kilns that serve affected areas. Following an assessment in th [...] | 2009-10-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1734 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #8 [...] The Government of Indonesia (GoI) has reported that the official death toll from the September 30 is 1,115 people. During the October 13 to 15 visit of the U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) raised the issue of coordination with the U. [...] | 2009-10-15 10:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1743 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #9: FIELD [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) field officer has assessed the need for emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs following the September 30 earthquake off the coast of West Sumatra. While the earthquake damaged water and sanitation infrastructure, fami [...] | 2009-10-16 09:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1753 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #10: FOOD [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has assessed food security and agriculture conditions in earthquake-affected Agam, Pariaman, and Padang Pariaman districts. The earthquake resulted in the loss of many families' rice stocks and damaged irritation infrastructure considera [...] | 2009-10-19 08:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1756 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #11: SNAPSHOT OF [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) is continually assessing the dynamic emergency shelter conditions of areas affected by the September 30 earthquake, which severely damaged nearly 140,000 houses. Little displacement has occurred, as most families are living under tarps [...] | 2009-10-19 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1776 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #12: PROGRAM [...] In response to the September 30 earthquake in West Sumatra, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has programmed more than $5.2 million in humanitarian programs. Current implementing partners include the American Red Cross, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI),Mercy Corps, Inter [...] | 2009-10-23 06:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1783 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #14: USAID/DART [...] On September 30, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra Island. In response, Post issued a disaster declaration, and a USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) deployed to Padang, West Sumatra Province. To date, the USAID/DART has programmed nearly $5.3 millio [...] | 2009-10-26 10:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1784 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #13: SHELTER AND [...] The combination of widespread, spontaneous shelter recovery by households affected by the September 30 earthquake and emerging humanitarian action in the shelter and settlements sector is beginning to address post-earthquake shelter needs. In many instances observed by the USAID Disaster Assi [...] | 2009-10-26 10:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1786 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #13: SHELTER AND [...] The combination of widespread, spontaneous shelter recovery by households affected by the September 30 earthquake and emerging humanitarian action in the shelter and settlements sector is beginning to address post-earthquake shelter needs. In many instances observed by the USAID Disaster Assi [...] | 2009-10-26 14:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1787 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #14: USAID/DART [...] On September 30, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra Island. In response, Post issued a disaster declaration, and a USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) deployed to Padang, West Sumatra Province. To date, the USAID/DART has programmed nearly $5.3 millio [...] | 2009-10-26 14:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1819 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #15: USAID/OFDA [...] On October 28, USAID/OFDA Field Officers (FO) visited International Medical Corps' (IMC) Mobile Health Clinics in Padang Pariaman. On October 30, the field officers visited Mercy Corps' distribution in Agam District. The field officers found no urgent humanitarian needs. Both programs are ru [...] | 2009-11-02 09:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA1843 | GERMAN RED CROSS REP SHOT IN DRIVEBY ATTACK [...] (SBU) Summary. German national Dr. Erhard Bauer, head of the German Red Cross in Indonesia, was shot in a drive-by shooting on the early evening of November 5. Dr. Bauer was riding in the front passenger seat of a clearly marked German Red Cross vehicle. The assailant fired from the back of [...] | 2009-11-06 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC SOCI ID |
09JAKARTA1898 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #16: USAID/OFDA [...] From October 31 - November 7, USAID/OFDA Field Officers (FO) visited programs being implemented by CHF, World Vision, Save the Children/US (SC/US),American Red Cross (ARC),CARE, and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and attended shelter and general cluster coordination meetings. The NGOs [...] | 2009-11-17 04:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
09JAKARTA260 | FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (FP/RH) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 08:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CASC EAID ID |
09JAKARTA515 | HEALTH MINISTER WANTS TO EXPAND COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID |
09JAKARTA743 | MGSF01: INDONESIA REACTS TO KEEP OUT SWINE FLU [...] President Yudhoyono convened an emergency cabinet meeting on April 27 and instructed authorities to take immediate measures to prevent the spread of swine flu to Indonesia. Measures include halting imports of pork, expanding the bird flu pandemic preparedness program, and surveillance of the [...] | 2009-04-28 10:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09JEDDAH156 | INFORMAL SURVEY OF JEDDAH PHARMACIES SUGGESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff's highly informal discussions with three local pharmacies in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an April 30 weekend walk around the city suggest that anti-viral medications Tamiflu and Relenza, both shown to be potentially effective in limiting the severity of the 2009 H1N1 vir [...] | 2009-05-02 04:42:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC ECON KFLO KPAO KSAF MG |
09JEDDAH174 | EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY IN WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA: [...] (U) SUMMARY. For the past several days, but especially today in newspaper headlines, local media have reported aftershocks and tremors in northwestern Saudi Arabia in the area near the village of Al Ais, 200 km northwest of Medina. Medina and Yanbu are about 400 km north of the major Red Sea c [...] | 2009-05-20 15:33:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC PGOV SA |
09JEDDAH190 | SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY REQUESTS US ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In May 26 meeting with the Saudi Geological Society President to discuss the recent earthquakes in northwestern Saudi Arabia, post received a request for a visit to Saudi Arabia by experts from the United States Geological Survey (USGS),to be funded at SAG expense, in order to as [...] | 2009-05-30 06:41:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC PGOV SA |
09JEDDAH261 | USGS SCIENTISTS RESPOND TO SAG,S REQUEST FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 12 the USGS Volcano Assistance Program responded to the Saudi Geological Survey,s request for assistance (reftel) by deploying two scientists to the Kingdom on June 12. While in country VDAP worked with SGS in the lab and field to assess signals of an impending eruption an [...] | 2009-07-13 05:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC PGOV SA |
09JEDDAH456 | JEDDAH REGION FLOODING ON FIRST DAY OF HAJJ: 77 [...] (SBU) Summary: Media reported that flash flooding yesterday (November 25) in Jeddah killed 77 and stranded up to 1,000, especially in the poorer districts to the east and south of the city. Total casualty estimates may rise. Rain, a rare occurrence in this region and reported to be "the wor [...] | 2009-11-26 14:10:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PGOV SA SENV |
09JEDDAH457 | FLOODING UPDATE: THE TOLL RISES IN "JEDDAH'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 13:53:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SCUL SENV |
09JEDDAH460 | LATEST ON JEDDAH FLOOD -- COMPENSATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an announcement that SMSed its way around Jeddah late yesterday evening, King Abdullah ordered immediate payment of SR 1 million (USD 267,000) to the surviving families of each victim of last Wednesday's catastrophic flood. The royal decree created a high-level commission to i [...] | 2009-12-01 19:33:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SENV |
09JEDDAH465 | THE GREAT JEDDAH FLOOD: CONTINUING CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public and media condemnation of the Saudi local government continues two weeks after flash floods inundated Jeddah. Concern has shifted from the plight of the flood victims to broader issues such as the disaster investigation and a Shoura Council meeting yesterday which urged go [...] | 2009-12-07 17:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SENV |
09JEDDAH488 | JEDDAH FLOOD AFTERMATH: CLEANING UP THE CITY AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: Jeddah officials report 121 dead and 39 missing in the November 25 flash flood that devastated the eastern part of the city, although the public believes the actual toll is much higher and one contact accused the SAG of suppressing the true figures. Most of the city now appears [...] | 2009-12-23 11:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SENV |
09JERUSALEM102 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 10 [...] (SBU) Summary. All Gaza crossings were closed on January 10. UNRWA restarted coordination with the IDF following a meeting with GOI officials on January 9, and requested permission for trucks to enter Gaza on January 11. UNRWA shelters now hold more than 21,000 displaced people. Health, wate [...] | 2009-01-10 16:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD CASC IS PREF |
09JERUSALEM1152 | EAC APPROVES CHANGES TO WEST BANK TRAVEL POLICY [...] (U) On July 1, 2009, the Consul General chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review West Bank travel policy. The meeting was attended by EXEC, RSO, POL, CONS, ORA, MGT, ECON, PD, USAID, USSC, DAO, MSG, and INL. 2. (SBU) This was the first review of West Bank travel [...] | 2009-07-07 04:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | ASEC CASC MOPS PTER KWBG |
09JERUSALEM127 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing was open for approximately 90-100 truckloads on January 13. Karni's conveyor belt and Nahal Oz were closed. A humanitarian pause occurred from 0900 to 1200. Many Gaza City residents lost power following IDF attacks on January 13. According to UNRWA, the [...] | 2009-01-13 16:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC |
09JERUSALEM133 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 14 [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 14 for approximately 100 truckloads. Nahal Oz fuel transfer station and Karni conveyer belt were closed. An estimated 10 trucks of medical supplies entered through Rafah. ICRC and Gaza water and sanitation authorities reported signif [...] | 2009-01-14 17:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PREF |
09JERUSALEM138 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF troops moved central Gaza City the morning of January 15. Contacts there told ConGenOffs by phone that the city is "burning" and residents are fleeing as the IDF advanced into the city center from three directions. They said the threat to their lives increased and humanit [...] | 2009-01-15 12:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF AFSN CASC IS |
09JERUSALEM145 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2009, 1700 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: UNRWA's main warehouse of food and medical supplies was engulfed in fire and destroyed on January 15, as a result of IDF shelling. UNRWA suspended some movements in Gaza, but continued operations. Gaza City residents report that the IDF has taken control of several high-rise [...] | 2009-01-15 17:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER MOPS |