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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02ANKARA8108 |
AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH AK PARTY CHAIRMAN ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with victorious AK Party leader Erdogan for first post-election visit. He complimented AK on its constructive electoral campaign and victory and noted U.S. readiness to work with the new AK government. U.S. seeks stronger bilateral economic ties and urges AK to fo [...] |
2002-11-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON AA POLITICAL PARTIES |
| 03ABUJA887 |
NIGERIA: INFORMATION ON GON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] Paragraph 2 provides answers to reftel questions. 2. A. Does the host government publish the national budget in a timely manner? Answer: Yes, with minimum delay (under one year). B. Where sub-national levels of government are significant, are their combined fiscal positions pub [...] |
2003-05-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD NI |
| 03ANKARA1704 |
DART: CURRENT PICTURE IN TURKEY FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TRANSITING SUPPLIES TO NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) The current picture in Turkey for International Organizations, the United Nations, and international NGOs for cross-border humanitarian operations is still unclear. To date, no international organization has received an official permit to transit humanitarian supplies through Turkey to no [...] |
2003-03-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
| 03ANKARA1739 |
DART: UNICEF'S TAKE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) On March 13, DART Field Office/North personnel met with Andre Lapierriere (Protect Source), UNICEF,s Head of Northern Operations for Iraq. UNICEF contingency plans are based on providing emergency relief to more than 250,000 people, with 40 percent of that population being absorbed into [...] |
2003-03-19 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
| 03ANKARA1745 |
DART: UNICEF'S TAKE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) On March 13, DART Field Office/North personnel met with Andre Lapierriere (Protect Source), UNICEF,s Head of Northern Operations for Iraq. UNICEF contingency plans are based on providing emergency relief to more than 250,000 people, with 40 percent of that population being absorbed into [...] |
2003-03-19 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
| 03ANKARA1799 |
DART: MARCH 18 NGO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) On March 18, DART Field Office/North facilitated the first coordination meeting among Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), the United Nations (U.N.), and USG humanitarian personnel in Ankara, Turkey. Representatives from ten NGOs were in attendance, namely: Mercy Corps International (MC [...] |
2003-03-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
| 03ANKARA1805 |
DART: DISCUSSIONS WITH NATO/EADRCC ON HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) On March 13, Dart Field Office/North and Embassy PMA Scott Oudkirk met with Col. Bernie Hunstad and Tom Nett from NATO,s Euro-Atlantic Response Coordination Center (EADRCC). The one-hour meeting covered an overview of NATO,s role in providing humanitarian supplies to the Government of Tur [...] |
2003-03-21 07:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
| 03ANKARA2101 |
NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETINGS IN ANKARA [...] (SBU) DART Field Office/North hosted a 22 March NGO/IO coordination meeting in Ankara to discuss the NGO registration process with the Turkish government, memorandums of understanding for working in or transiting Turkey, and options for entering northern Iraq through other countries. Sixteen i [...] |
2003-03-31 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA2119 |
WFP AND UNICEF SHIPMENTS TO NORTHERN IRAQ, UN [...] (SBU) Summary: Three WFP successfully crossed the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and continued on to a UN warehouse in northern Iraq. Two UNICEF trucks carrying non-food items are currently on the border awaiting clearance to cross. In another development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( [...] |
2003-03-31 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA2195 |
NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 2 APRIL [...] (U) UN OCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 2 April at UN House in Ankara. UN OCHA, UNHCR, UNDP, UNJLC, IFRC, the American Red Cross, nine NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. The UN reported that food and non-food items transited the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and 1 Ap [...] |
2003-04-04 10:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
| 03ANKARA2347 |
NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 9 APRIL [...] (U) Summary: UNOCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 9 April in Ankara. UNOCHA, UNHCR, IFRC, the American Red Cross, ten NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. UNHCR reported no refugee movements in the region. As a result, the GOT Crisis Center and the Turkish Red Crescent Socie [...] |
2003-04-11 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
| 03BRUSSELS5596 |
EU-IRAN: SOLANA'S JANUARY TRIP TO TEHRAN [...] (C) EU FM'S ON DECEMBER 9 INVITED EU HIGH REP SOLANA TO VISIT TEHRAN IN JANUARY TO DISCUSS ALL ASPECTS OF EU RELATIONS WITH IRAN. ACCORDING TO BJORN LARRSON, SOLANA'S IRAN/IRAQ POLICY ADVISOR (PROTECT), SOLANA WILL TRAVEL TO TEHRAN IN THE SECOND HALF OF JANUARY IN PART TO FOLLOW UP ON THE E [...] |
2003-12-11 15:48:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KNNP AA |
| 03COLOMBO1027 |
FY 2003 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY [...] Post response for Maldives to reftel survey request follows: a. Does host government publish national budget in a timely manner? 1 - Does not publish, or publishes with significant delay (three years or more) 2 - Yes, with some delay (one year or more) 3 - Yes, with minimum delay (under [...] |
2003-06-12 10:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID EFIN EINV EPET ETRD MV ECPN |
| 03COLOMBO747 |
FY 2003 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY [...] Post response to reftel survey request follows. Post consulted IMF and WB rep offices in Colombo and Central Bank contacts in preparing this response. a. Does host government publish national budget in a timely manner? 1 - Does not publish, or publishes with significant delay (three year [...] |
2003-05-05 10:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID EFIN EINV EPET ETRD CE ECPN |
| 03HANOI1258 |
VIETNAM: P.L. 108-7 - Consolidated Appropriations [...] This cable was originally sent May 5, 2003 but encountered TERP transmission problems. Post apologizes for the delay. Responses to reftel questionnaire follow: a. Does host government publish national budget in a timely manner? 2 - Yes, with some delay (more than one year) b. Wher [...] |
2003-05-22 10:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD VM FINREF |
| 03OTTAWA578 |
CANADA'S ACTION ON ASIA PULP AND PAPER [...] (SBU) On February 28 Finoff touched base with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) for an update on GOC action with regard to proposals on Asia Pulp and Paper restructuring. The joint letter to President Megawati to be drafted by the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta (ref A) has been cl [...] |
2003-02-28 22:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SENV CA AA |
| 04BRATISLAVA626 |
SLOVAKIA SEEKS UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA IS SEEKING AN OCTOBER 1 REGIONAL ENDORSEMENT FOR A NON-PERMANENT UNSC SEAT IN 2006- 2007. SLOVAKIA WILL INTENSIFY A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN IF ENDORSED REGIONALLY. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) POLOFF MET WITH OKSANA TOMOVA, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S DEPARTMENT OF T [...] |
2004-06-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AA UN |
| 04DJIBOUTI796 |
DJIBOUTI INAUGURATES FREE ZONE WITH SUPPORT FROM [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti and its United Arab Emirates investor, Dubai International (DI), inaugurated June 5 the new Djibouti Free Zone (DFZ) with the participation of President Guelleh, cabinet officials, heads of diplomatic missions, and potential DFZ investors. The project, billed "the first o [...] |
2004-06-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV AA DJ TC |
| 04LAGOS1982 |
DELTA VIOLENCE UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 28 [...] (C) GON military efforts (Operation Flush Out 3) to combat Delta militants continue. Oil companies are monitoring the situation closely, and are not dismissive of the threats by Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NPDVF) leader Asari. Beyond Shell's decision to evacuate workers from two s [...] |
2004-09-28 19:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS CASC EPET AA PGOV NI |
| 05BUCHAREST1430 |
ECON, EBRD, EFIN, RO [...] (C) Summary: A meeting with the EBRD Director in Romania failed to change the Embassy's stance that a proposed loan to a local company of dubious business ethics is a good use of the American taxpayers' money. An attempt at fencemending on EBRD's part does not make up for the EBRD Director's lack o [...] |
2005-06-24 11:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN AA RO EBRD |
| 05ISTANBUL2177 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECUMENICAL [...] (C) Summary: During a cordial introductory call on December 20, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I outlined for the Ambassador the history of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey and underscored three major factors threatening it: the lack of a seminary for the training of priests; the lack of [...] |
2005-12-28 08:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM TU AA OSCE |
| 05LIMA3434 |
PERUVIAN COMMITMENT TO UN MISSION IN HAITI [...] (C) Peruvian Defense Minister Roberto Chiabra, in recent conversations with Emboffs (most recently on 8/5 with the Ambassador), has echoed the concern expressed by UN SRSG Valdes that Chile and Argentina are leaning towards withdrawing their troops from MINUSTAH by June 2006 (Reftel). According to [...] |
2005-08-09 21:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL ASEC PE AA UN |
| 05NEWDELHI2299 |
DEFENSE SALES TO INDIA: THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION [...] (C) Secretary Rice's visit to India, the announcement that U.S. companies will enter the competition to supply multi-role combat aircraft to India, and India's already articulated interest in P-3C aircraft, have raised the economic dimension of our defense relationship with India to a new level. ( [...] |
2005-03-28 13:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM ECON EFIN AA NSSP |
| 05SANSALVADOR3480 |
EL SALVADOR: 2005 TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-15 13:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN AA KHLS KPAO ES |
| 05TAIPEI1963 |
TAIWAN'S RFID INDUSTRY - LOTS OF HYPE, LIMITED [...] (SBU) Taiwan industry and government is seriously interested in the economic potential of radio frequency identification technology. Much of the focus is on logistics/supply chain management systems that would require a universal standard and inexpensive tag manufacturing. Taiwan observers b [...] |
2005-04-29 02:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND AA TW CH |
| 05TAIPEI3058 |
NEW KMT CHAIR MA YING-JEOU FACES CHALLENGES TO [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide election as the next Kuomintang Chair, winning 72 percent of the vote to Speaker Wang Jin-pyng's 28 percent. Though Ma publicly agreed with Wang's statement that the Chair race and the 2008 presidential race are separate issues, most o [...] |
2005-07-19 23:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AA |
| 06ATHENS904 |
GREEK VIEWS ON INTENSIFIED DIALOGUE FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered points contained in reftel to Greek MFA NATO Division Deputy Director Theodore Daskarolis on April 3. Greece shared the positive assessment of the pace of Georgia's progress by in many areas, Daskarolis said. He noted that other accomplishments, such as the growth of ci [...] |
2006-04-04 14:02:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR AA GG GR NATO PREL NATOBALKANS |
| 06BEIRUT948 |
MGLE01--KATAEB PARTY LEADER SEES NO WAY AROUND [...] (C) Former President and Kataeb (Phalange) party leader Amin Gemayel told the Ambassador that Syria remains the key to resolving the political impasse in Lebanon. Gemayel left the dialogue sessions convinced that the participants had divided into two groups: 1) Hizballah and its apologists [...] |
2006-03-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KISL IR LE SY AA |
| 06CAIRO7009 |
MUBARAK'S CHINA VISIT STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC, TRADE [...] (C SUMMARY: Egyptian President Mubarak and a delegation including most of his economic ministers visited Moscow and Beijing in early November. While the visit played in the press as a rebuke to the US, the delegation did conduct some real business while visiting both countries, China in pa [...] |
2006-11-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN MNUC EPET AA CH RU EG |
| 06CURACAO1017 |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES SEPARATING, BUT CLOSE COOPERATION AND [...] Summary: Following several years of discussions, referenda and negotiations, the islands of the Netherlands Antilles have officially agreed to cease to exist as a political unit. Both Curagao and St. Maarten will each also have autonomous country status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [...] |
2006-11-03 23:43:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON SNAR CMGT NL NA AA |
| 06CURACAO336 |
VENEZUELANS COME "A-COURTIN'" TO CURACAO [...] (C) Summary. A high level Venezuelan Navy delegation led by CNO VADM Luis Chirinos Medina met with RADM Frank Sijtsma, Commander of Dutch Forces in the Caribbean, April 3. Sijtsma characterized the meeting as a "good step" in furthering naval cooperation with Venezuela in a follow up conversati [...] |
2006-04-07 20:17:00 | Consulate Curacao | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NA AA NL |
| 06KUWAIT3938 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAINING, FORCE PROTECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy KNG Chief Shaykh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Ambassador October 1 that President Bush had made a strong impression on the Amir, and that the Kuwaitis felt "like family" during the visit. He said he is pleased with progress the KNG has made under a training contract wit [...] |
2006-10-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU AA |
| 06LAGOS1183 |
OIL MAJORS SAY STRIKE UNLIKELY TO IMPACT PRODUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Top executives of oil majors predict the strike planned for September 13 will take place. Chevron and Shell believe their in-house unions, although they will honor the strike, will do nothing to disrupt production. Total, which has both production and distribution businesses i [...] |
2006-09-12 17:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ELAB AA |
| 06LAGOS1426 |
AQUACULTURE & TIMBER: DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN [...] Summary: Aquaculture, agriculture, and timber offer sustainable economic development opportunities in Cross River State. There are currently 100 fish farms in the state and the Institute of Oceanography and Marine Sciences (IOMS) at the University of Calabar is promoting aquaculture as a way [...] |
2006-12-15 13:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG PGOV ECON EFIS EINV AA NI |
| 06LIMA2366 |
CONGRESSMAN MEEKS DISCUSSES TRADE AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Summary: During an official visit to Peru, Congressman Gregory Meeks met with President Toledo to discuss the Peruvian Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), democracy and other issues. Toledo observed that the recent shift towards populism in the region would be temporary and the Chavez exp [...] |
2006-06-13 21:02:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON AA EINV PGOV PE |
| 06MEXICO5233 |
DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On September 8 and September 13, respectively, poloff passed ref A and ref B talking points to First Secretary Samuel Berkstein, of the Secretariat of Foreign SIPDIS Relations' (SRE) Directorate of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. Berkstein noted that Mexico was an observer, r [...] |
2006-09-14 16:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC UNGA KDEM AA PGOV |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE128 |
HAITI ELECTIONS: FURTHER ON ANTI-L'ESPWA ATTACK IN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-- protect accordingly. 2. (U) Further details emerging from St. Marc regarding the January 18 attack on Preval campaign preparations indicate that a dispute over the location of the event precipitated the incident. According to press reports, Pre [...] |
2006-01-19 19:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM AA HA |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE1561 |
PREVAL APPOINTS FORMER JEAN DOMINIQUE PROSECUTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-23 18:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR AA |
| 06PORTLOUIS628 |
SUPPORT OF GUATEMALA FOR UNSC - SEYCHELLES RESPONSE [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. delivered UNSC demarche (ref A) to Seychelles Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Claude Morel on October 17. Morel declined to comment on GOS position regarding the vote and only stated he wishes Guatemala success. SEMILOTA [...] |
2006-10-17 13:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET | PREL EPET UNSC AA GE VT SE |
| 06SKOPJE848 |
MACEDONIA SUPPORTS IMPROVED SERBIA-ICTY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SRYI AA MK |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1778 |
CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 169th meeting on September 7, the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) discussed its draft report to the Security Council on resolution 1624 (2005), the Counter-Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate's (CTED) July visit to Malaysia, CTED's upcoming [...] |
2006-09-11 20:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV AA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK467 |
UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: The Perm Five Permanent Representatives met at 5:00 pm Friday, March 10 at USUN to discuss the British-French draft elements on Iran. Discussion went round and round, as the Russians and Chinese had no specific instructions on the text, speaking instead in general terms about h [...] |
2006-03-11 00:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNNP EU IR AA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK528 |
MARCH 15 P5 MEETING ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: The P-5 met at 8AM Wednesday, March 15 at the U.S. Mission to continue consultations on Iran. The Russians and Chinese continued to stonewall any progress on the British-French draft UNSC Presidential Statement, with no change in their positions since the March 14 P-5 and inform [...] |
2006-03-17 14:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AA AORC EU IR KNNP IAEA |
| 07BAGHDAD3927 |
INDONESIAN DELEGATION LOOKING FOR EMBASSY SITE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29/30, an Indonesian delegation toured prospective International Zone embassy sites and told USG officials they want to establish a mission in Baghdad "as soon as possible." To the surprise of their Iraqi hosts, the delegation sought to cap its trip by signing a Memor [...] |
2007-12-03 14:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AA IZ |
| 07BEIRUT860 |
LEBANON: GOL MOVING QUICKLY ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. C) SUMMARY: The Lebanese government is moving quickly on steps it must take to start the UN Tribunal. Minister of Justice Charles Rizk told the Ambassador June 14 that the GOL will submit to the UN Legal Adviser a list of twelve [...] |
2007-06-14 16:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC AA |
| 07BEIRUT896 |
LEBANON: AOUN RECEPTIVE TO RAPPROCHMENT WITH MARCH [...] (C) In a June 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader General Michel Aoun agreed that a second government would be catastrophic for Lebanon. The FPM is exploring cooperation with the March 14 majority to form a national unity government, but claims the ball is in M [...] |
2007-06-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC AA |
| 07BRIDGETOWN885 |
LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] Embassy Bridgetown received via fax, a letter from Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer to President George W. Bush. Begin Text E.D. 8/9 II Mr. George W. Bush President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Bush: [...] |
2007-07-11 19:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC AA |
| 07BUENOSAIRES411 |
ARGENTINA: FEBRUARY 9 BURNS/SHANNON MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-02 21:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PTER AA ASEC ETRD IAEA CU HA |
| 07CURACAO938 |
CURACAO: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Netherlands together form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The two Caribbean parts of the Kingdom have autonomy over their internal affairs, with the right to exercise independent decision making in a number of counter narcotics areas. The Government of [...] |
2007-11-27 19:04:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NA AA |
| 07DARESSALAAM950 |
UPDATE ON TANZANIAN ECONOMY: SHORT-TERM GROWTH [...] (U) Tanzania's economy grew by 6.2 percent in 2006 despite drought-like conditions and a prolonged energy shortage, according to second quarter Government of Tanzania (GOT) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports. Exports continue to rise with minerals the leading growth sector. The co [...] |
2007-07-05 14:36:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID FINE EINV ENRG PREL AA TZ |
| 07DHAKA1959 |
RESPONSE TO 2007 DOL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] SUMMARY: This cable responds to a request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. (REFTEL) Post is forwarding other primary sources of information by email and courier directly to the Department of Labor. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The following sections repeat the original query f [...] |
2007-12-19 09:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KOCI PHUM SOCI AA BG |
| 07KINGSTON1813 |
JAMAICA: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TOP PRIORITY IS [...] (C) Summary: One of Commissioner Lewin's first official acts on December 17, the day he took office, was to approve the proposed Anti-Corruption Strategy Paper, presented by the new Anti-Corruption Division Chief. In a meeting with NAS Director on December 19 (Reftel), and again in his inau [...] |
2007-12-31 18:40:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | SNAR PREL AA |
| 07KUWAIT12 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U/S [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for U/S Dobriansky and a thirty-one member U.S. delegation,including TDY support, to visit Kuwait from Thursday, January 4, 2007, to Friday, January 12, 2007, to participate in and support the Conference of Women Leaders in Science, [...] |
2007-01-06 13:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SENV AMGT APER AA KWMN OTRA TSPL KU |
| 07LONDON1625 |
NO FURTHER UK INFORMATION ON IDENTIFIERS -- FINAL [...] (CO) Embassy delivered list of entities and persons named in ref A points on April 25 to Mark Peters, Iran Team Leader at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Peters said the UK Government has no identifier information related to the entities listed reftel. 2. (CO) Poloff noted that, per [...] |
2007-05-01 17:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EXIM MNUC OECD PREL UNSC AA UK |
| 07PANAMA172 |
PANAMA: GOP "INSISTS" ON REVERTING TO "OLD [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. ------------------------- GOP "INSISTS" ON OLD NOTE ------------------------- 2. (C) The Panamanian MFA has not completed its legal analysis of the new U.S. diplomatic note language requesting status of forces protections (REFTEL A) and does [...] |
2007-02-05 13:29:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA MASS AA MOPS PREL PGOV PM US |
| 07PORTAUPRINCE344 |
CARNIVAL A SMASH SUCCESS [...] Haitians on February 21 concluded a Carnival celebration exponentially larger and more festive than any seen in recent years. Local media estimates spectators to have numbered nearly 1 million in Port-au-Prince (roughly one third of the city's population) over the three- day celebration. The [...] |
2007-02-22 17:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC AA |
| 07PORTAUPRINCE716 |
APRIL 29 ELECTIONS APPROVED [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. The GoH on April 16 published the decree approving April 29 as the date to re-run one parliamentary and 72 local elections canceled on December 3, 2006, for logistical or security reasons (reftel). The decree establish [...] |
2007-04-18 18:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC AA |
| 07SANSALVADOR2437 |
GOES WELCOMES DEMARCHE ON CHARGES AGAINST [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-21 22:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN ASEC KJUS VE AR AA ES |
| 07STATE162894 |
OSCE: CLOSE THE CROATIA MISSION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-04 13:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM OSCE PREL HR AA |
| 07STATE167347 |
EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE IAMB FOR IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) Objective: To explain the role of the IAMB and ensure that the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development is aware that the renewal of the Development Fund for Iraq (under a new UNSCR) will also require renewal of the IAMB. UNSC cap [...] |
2007-12-14 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AA |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1081 |
SYG BAN TALKS TOUGH ON SUDAN, PRAISES ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one meeting with Amb. Khalilzad on Nov. 28, SYG Ban reacted positively to the Secretary's planned CPA ministerial (reftel) and said he would be more vocal in criticizing Sudanese President Bashir if Sudan did not improve its cooperation on implementation of the Darfur [...] |
2007-11-28 17:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC SU SR AA |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1217 |
EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 62ND UNGA [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador James Gadsden, who served as Senior Area Adviser for Eastern European Affairs to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) Summary: Most Eastern European states generally supported US priority objectives for the Fall session of the 62nd UNGA [...] |
2007-12-26 20:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA AA AM BK BU CY EN GG GR HR |
| 07ZAGREB883 |
DEMARCHE ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] REF A demarche was delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department for the United Nations on September 19, 2007. Dogan told PolOff that, if Croatia decides to contribute, it would most likely be symbolic in nature. WALKER [...] |
2007-09-21 14:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AA LE UNSC HR |
| 07ZAGREB932 |
CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR [...] (C) In a discussion with visiting EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh on October 4, President Mesic's foreign policy advisor Tomislav Jakic stressed that Croatia's interest was that Serbia be convinced not to react too harshly against states that recognize an independent Kosovo. Croatia, Jakic said, w [...] |
2007-10-11 14:42:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR SR AA |
| 08ANKARA290 |
TURKEY PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVAR INDEPENDENCE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT will recognize an independent Kosovo soon after the Quint and the U.S. GOT officials remain uncertain whether Kosovars will declare independence over the weekend, or merely announce a date on which they will proclaim their independence. Regardless, they are expecting an [...] |
2008-02-15 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU RU GG YI AA |
| 08ANKARA489 |
TURKEY: NO PLANS TO SELL ARMS TO SUDAN; [...] (C) In the read-out of Sudanese President al-Bashir's January 21 visit to Ankara (reftel), MFA Africa Section Chief Aykut Kumaroglu denied media reports that Turkey has any immediate plans to supply Sudan with military equipment. Kumaroglu did acknowledge that the two sides are seeking to expa [...] |
2008-03-13 08:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AA PGOV PREL SU TU |
| 08BRATISLAVA243 |
SLOVAK VIEWS ON THE PARIS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Drahomir Stos, desk officer for Afghanistan, on May 19. Stos indicated that the Slovak Government was reviewing its approach to the conference, including possible contributions, and suggested Embassy follow-up after May 22. Stos told Pol/Econ Chief on [...] |
2008-05-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL LO AA |
| 08CURACAO66 |
CONGEN CURACAO PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-14 04:37:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM CU NA AA |
| 08CURACAO82 |
OPPOSITION PARTIES AND VENEZUELA COMPLAIN ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local opposition parties are using rising fuel prices and fears of regional conflict to attempt, unsuccessfully, to stir up popular opposition to the U.S. counter-drug Forward Operating Location (FOL). Local media reports have also highlighted recent Venezuelan government criticis [...] |
2008-06-24 18:24:00 | Consulate Curacao | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS SNAR NA NL AA VE |
| 08ISTANBUL381 |
BUYUKADA ORPHANAGE: POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR [...] Summary: On July 8 the European Court of Human Rights entered judgment in favor of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and against the Government of Turkey (GOT) in a case concerning the Patriarchate's title to a former orphanage that had been annulled by the Turkish authorities. The GOT claimed that [...] |
2008-07-16 06:36:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TU AA |
| 08ISTANBUL409 |
ISTANBUL PROTESTANT CHURCH FOUNDATION REPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul Protestant Church (IPC) officials lament that their status as a "foundation", while it enables them to hold real estate, has the downside of increasing government control over the church's finances. They also indicate that despite official recognition of their status, [...] |
2008-08-01 11:03:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TU AA OSCE |
| 08ISTANBUL416 |
NO EASY WAY OUT FOR MANY ASYLUM SEEKERS IN TURKEY [...] Summary: In meetings with asylum seekers and Istanbul-based refugee officials, we confirmed the GOT does not recognize "political migrants" from non-European countries as "refugees" under the Geneva Convention on Refugee Status. Rather, it assigns them temporary "asylum seeker" status, denyin [...] |
2008-08-06 09:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV AA TU PHUM |
| 08ISTANBUL435 |
SULUKULE PROJECT PITS ROMA MINORITY AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the demolition of large numbers of substandard homes in Istanbul's predominantly ethnic Roma neighborhood Sulukule, most residents remain in the rubble of the partially demolished neighborhood. Roma community leaders contend the municipality is committing a serious hum [...] |
2008-08-15 14:07:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV AA TU OSCE |
| 08ISTANBUL452 |
HONOR KILLINGS MIGRATE TO THE CITY [...] Summary and comment. A recently-released GOT report suggests the traditionally rural practice of honor killings has spread to Western Turkish cities such as Istanbul. The report concludes honor killings increased from 150 in 2002 to 231 in 2007, with 1000 honor killings between 2003 and 200 [...] |
2008-08-21 14:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OSCE TU AA |
| 08ISTANBUL493 |
STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY HEARS PRAISE FOR ERDOGAN FROM [...] (C) Summary. On 3 September a House Foreign Relations Committee Staff delegation led by Alan Makovsky discussed the situation of the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate with Father Dositheos, Press Relations Chair for the Patriarchate. While the situation of Halki Seminary has not improved, [...] |
2008-09-15 13:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU OSCE AA |
| 08ISTANBUL505 |
SEVENTH WAVE OF ERGENEKON ARRESTS [...] (U) On September 18, in a seventh wave of Ergenekon-related detentions, Turkish police in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Mersin, and Hakkari provinces took into custody 17 people. (The religiously-oriented Zaman daily newspaper reports that 19 people were taken into custody, rather than 17, as repo [...] |
2008-09-22 07:05:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU ASEC AA |
| 08ISTANBUL535 |
RECTOR: CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE THE FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: Bogazici University rector Kadri Ozcaldiran provided Consul General with a bleak prospect for the future of what was once Turkey,s premier small university. The conversation occurred against a backdrop of high media coverage of Ozcaldiran,s unique approach to enforcing a ban on [...] |
2008-10-17 14:22:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AA OSCE |
| 08ISTANBUL562 |
STIFLING DIALOGUE - WEB SITE BLOCKS REACH 1,187 [...] Summary and Comment: Since November 2007, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has blocked 1,187 Web sites and received 14,503 public complaints. Lawyers and technology reporters argue that the contentious 2007 law regulating Internet content establishes an outdated and unwieldy regulatory framework [...] |
2008-11-07 07:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AA OSCE TU |
| 08ISTANBUL563 |
DUCHESS OF YORK'S SECRET ORHANAGE VISIT PROMPTS [...] Summary and comment: The November 6 airing of a British documentary made by the UK's Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson evoked strong reactions in Turkey due to the undercover manner in which the Duchess obtained the film's footage. Donning a wig and headscarf to disguise herself, Ferguson entere [...] |
2008-11-10 05:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE AA TU |
| 08ISTANBUL573 |
CHIEF RABBI PRAISES GOT, BUT ANTI-SEMITISM A [...] Summary and Comment: During a November 3 farewell call by the Ambassador on Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva and the leadership of the Jewish Community, Haleva expounded on the good relations maintained between the Jewish community and the Government of Turkey (GOT) on national and local levels, but [...] |
2008-11-17 12:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AA TU OSCE |
| 08ISTANBUL574 |
ACTING ARMENIAN PATRIARCH CRITICIZES TREATMENT BY [...] Summary. During a November 3 farewell call by the Ambassador acting Armenian Patriarch, Archbishop Aram Ateysan described Patriarch Mesrob II's failing health and indicated the Patriarch will likely continue in his position until death. Atesyan also outlined the impact of the amended Founda [...] |
2008-11-17 12:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AA TU OSCE |
| 08ISTANBUL594 |
DINK LAWYER OPTIMISTIC DESPITE CONCERNS OF GROWING [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Ministry Inspection Board's report summarizing the findings of its investigation into the murder of Hrant Dink concludes that security officials could have prevented Dink's murder had they acted on available intelligence. Dink family lawyer Fethiye Cetin told us she [...] |
2008-11-25 12:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AA OSCE TU |
| 08ISTANBUL595 |
ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: MORE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I congratulated the United States on the election of its new president, discussed the Patriarchate's potential reacquisition of the Buyukada Orphanage as well as hoped for reforms from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and his views on the [...] |
2008-11-25 13:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AA OSCE TU |
| 08ISTANBUL620 |
ARMENIAN FOUNDATIONS WIN RULING FROM EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 16 the European Court of Human Rights issued two judgments against Turkey for violating the property rights of two Armenian foundations in cases pertaining to properties they formerly owned. In both cases, the court ruled that Turkey had violated Article 1 of Proto [...] |
2008-12-18 16:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL AA OSCE TU |
| 08KINSHASA475 |
DEMARCHE IN KINSHASA - RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-29 11:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AA UNSC XA ZI MA MP WA MI BC LT |
| 08LONDON1465 |
UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO DOS/VCI [...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Rongsong Jih to visit London June 2-5 to attend the Quadripartite Annual Conference in Seismology (QUACS) held June 3-4, 2008, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), Blacknest, United Kingdom. 2. ----------------- Visit offic [...] |
2008-05-27 14:12:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA UK AA |
| 08LONDON1562 |
ZIMBABWE: UK CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN TRUST FUND FOR [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Team Leader Ben Llewellyn-Jones said June 5 the UK plans to contribute GBP 100,000 (approx. 200,000 USD) to the UN Trust Fund for Electoral Assistance and is likely to finalize the letter of commitment today (June 5). HMG had initially intended to contribute GBP 200,000, but upo [...] |
2008-06-05 11:07:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL AA UN XA ZI UK |
| 08MEXICO611 |
CORRECTED MX00608 (FORMAT ONLY) -- IFE REFORMS [...] SUMMARY. Electoral reform legislation adopted last September included a provision requiring Congress to replace three of the Federal Electoral Institute's (IFE) members by December. Congress, however, proved unable to forge consensus around three candidates until February when it agreed to [...] |
2008-02-29 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR AA MX |
| 08OSLO94 |
NORWEGIANS REVIEW NORWEGIAN JUSCANZ GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AA IS KS LI NZ PHUM PREL SZ NO |
| 08PANAMA624 |
UPDATE ON OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION OF PANAMA CANAL [...] (U) Summary. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has not yet determined the exact financing method for the third set of locks for the Panama Canal. However, a recent agreement with the Andean Development Corporation could provide 500 million USD of the 5.25 billion USD needed. The deadline for th [...] |
2008-07-29 12:22:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EWWT MARR PM EINV AA |
| 08SEOUL336 |
NO CHANGE IN ROK POSITION ON FULL ISRAELI [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-20 09:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SZ AA IS KS LI NZ |
| 08SKOPJE174 |
CODEL TANNER REVIEWS MACEDONIA'S NATO PROGRESS [...] (U) During CODEL Tanner's February 22 visit to Macedonia, the President, Prime Minister, and other senior Macedonian officials described recent progress in implementing NATO MAP-related reforms, noted continuing high levels of public support for NATO membership, and highlighted Macedonia's suc [...] |
2008-03-05 08:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV AA |
| 08SOFIA546 |
BULGARIA: DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON EXPANDED U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-11 14:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD BM AA BU |
| 08THEHAGUE188 |
ARUBA GENERAL AVIATION PRE-CLEARANCE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-27 16:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR PINS KTIA NL AA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1098 |
COUNTER TERRORISM - UN DISBANDS WORKING GROUP ON [...] Summary. At a November 20 meeting, convened to discuss a proposal to establish a pilot information and Referral Center on Policies to Counter the Appeal of Terrorism at the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in Turin, Italy, UN Assistant Secretary General Robert Or [...] |
2008-11-20 22:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UNGA AA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK412 |
UN REQUESTS INFORMATION ON COUNTERING THE USE OF [...] Action Request: Please see para 2. 2. USUN has received the following (para 3) letter from the UN which requests information concerning terrorist use of the internet and measures being taken by the U.S. to combat this problem. Action Request. Response to UN requested by June 16. 2 [...] |
2008-05-08 21:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UNSC PREL AA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK671 |
BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIA PR ON DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Indian PermRep Sen on July 24. They discussed possible initial members in the UN democracy caucus and shared concern regarding UN budget practices. India offered to do more on Afghanistan if needed, and pointedly asked when the U.S. would be as open [...] |
2008-07-28 16:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF AA |
| 08WELLINGTON58 |
NEW ZEALAND DOES NOT SUPPORT ISRAELI MEMBERSHIP IN [...] (C) DCM David Keegan presented reftel demarche February 21 to Carolyn Forsyth, Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) responsible for international organization issues. After DCM reviewed U.S. concerns and our assessment of the importance of Israel into full membe [...] |
2008-02-21 18:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AA IS KS LI NZ PHUM SZ |
| 09BRUSSELS1385 |
RUSSIA FLEXES MUSCLES ON UKRAINE NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (SBU) An internal Rosatom strategy document, designed to secure the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to Ukraine, was leaked to the Ukrainian press on Monday, October 12. The document, which was provided to econoffs/energy attaches in European posts by industry sources, outlines a broad strateg [...] |
2009-10-15 12:45:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG RS UP AA KTDB |
| 09CANBERRA346 |
FOREIGN OPERATING RIGHTS REQUEST: AUSTRALIAN POC [...] (SBU) Embassy Canberra Assistant Air Attache LTC Michael Kram, who is Embassy Canberra's POC on reftel foreign operating rights request, contacted the Australian Department of Defence (ADOD) Australian Defence Space Coordination Office (DSCO) to engage in preliminary discussions on the planned [...] |
2009-04-06 07:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA AA |
| 09CURACAO13 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-25 15:35:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | AA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
| 09CURACAO32 |
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDS CURACAO'S MAY 15 REFERENDUM OUTCOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polls for Curacao's May 15 referendum on agreements relating to dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles (reftel) are limited, but seem to give the "YES" vote a solid lead. The current governing coalition strongly supports the agreements' provisions for Dutch assistance on Antill [...] |
2009-04-23 22:07:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | NA AA NL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR SNAR |
| 09CURACAO38 |
CURACAO'S MAY 15 REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN TIGHTENS [...] The ruling coalition remains confident of winning Curacao's May 15 referendum on agreements with the Dutch relating to dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles (reftels). While polling here can be unreliable, its May 2 survey of 994 voters showed "YES" maintaining a lead of around 20 percent. [...] |
2009-05-14 16:27:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | NA AA NL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR SNAR |
| 09CURACAO40 |
SLIM "YES" WIN IN MAY 15 REFERENDUM SHOWS DIVIDED ISLAND [...] (U) NARROW MARGIN OF VICTORY: According to preliminary results, the "YES" vote won Friday's referendum with 52 percent of the vote compared to 48 percent for "NO", a narrow margin reflecting divided support for the Netherlands Antilles dissolution agreement (reftels). Turnout was higher than [...] |
2009-05-18 15:40:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | NA AA NL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR SNAR |
| 09CURACAO56 |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES DISSOLUTION SET FOR NO LATER THAN [...] Netherlands Antilles (NA) Prime Minister De Jongh-Elhage announced following June 24 multilateral discussions that the target date for dissolution of the Antilles has been moved from January to no later than October 31, 2010. Visiting Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Bijleveld-Scho [...] |
2009-06-25 21:25:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | NA AA NL PGOV PREL |
| 09CURACAO69 |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES PLANS FOR JANUARY 2010 ELECTIONS, AND [...] (U)This is an action request (para. 6) 2. (SBU) POLITICAL CALENDAR: The Government of Netherlands Antilles (GONA) has announced that national Parliamentary elections will be held, as required, in January 2010 (ref. A Curacao 000012). The current Parliament expires in March, 2010. PM de J [...] |
2009-08-28 20:38:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | NA AA NL PGOV PREL MARR SNAR |
| 09CURACAO70 |
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES 10/10/10 ANTILLES DISSOLUTION DURING [...] (U) Governor General Frits Goedgedrag's speech at the opening of parliament September 8 focused on the upcoming dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles (NA). He began his speech with the words, "ten, ten, ten - 10 October 2010. That's the date that the government has in mind for the momen [...] |
2009-09-09 19:15:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | NA AA NL PGOV PREL |
| 09CURACAO9 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS [...] (U) Post hereby submits the answers to the 2009 annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report questions for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: --------------------------------------- REPORTING QUESTIONS --------------------------------------- 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. Wh [...] |
2009-02-12 19:36:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | AA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
| 09ISTANBUL17 |
EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR BRINK IN ISTANBUL MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. On December 18, EUR/SE Deputy Director Bridget Brink ended a week-long visit to Turkey by meeting with officials of the Turkish business association MUSIAD, the press relations officer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and prominent newspaper columnists. The overall theme of the [...] |
2009-01-11 09:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL TU EINV IR AA |
| 09PANAMA698 |
MARTINELLI AND VARELA STAND BEHIND SAN JOSE ACCORD [...] (SBU) At a September 16 breakfast meeting with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and Vice President/Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela, WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly reviewed in detail the situation in Honduras, looking forward to the meeting between Costa Rican [...] |
2009-09-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC ECON HO AA IR PM |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE291 |
MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS: REPORTING [...] (S/NF) Post has reviewed the Directive per ref and submits the following recommendations: Please include Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Primary agency for the following directives: - Maritime Environment (1. Seaports; and 3. Vessels) - Maritime Terrorism Threats (3. Criminal and Terror [...] |
2009-03-16 15:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET | PINR KSPR EWWT XA XB XD XF XG XK XL XM AA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE806 |
IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...] |
2009-09-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNNP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE821 |
IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...] |
2009-09-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNPP HA |
| 09PRETORIA68 |
SUPREME COURT RULING ON ZUMA CASE SPARKS REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The South African Supreme Court's January 12 judgment allowing corruption charges against Jacob Zuma to move forward drew various reactions from across the political landscape. African National Congress (ANC) alliance parties expressed their continued support for ANC President Jac [...] |
2009-01-13 17:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KDEM PGOV AA SF |
| 09ROME77 |
MLAT: UPDATE UPDATE ON ITALIAN RATIFICATION OF [...] (C) The Government of Italy (GOI) referred the US-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements to the Parliament on December 12. Per reftel reguest, Poloff raised the ratification status with Member of Parliament Alessandro Ruben, who is close to President of the Chamber of Deputies G [...] |
2009-01-22 14:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KTIA AA IT |
| 09STATE13267 |
SUDAN/ICC: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 12 MEETING [...] USUN may draw from the following talking points as needed for the February 12 meeting on the probable indictment of Sudanese President Bashir by the ICC. Begin points: -- President Obama has long made clear his deep interest in seeing an end to the horrors in Darfur and an end to the cul [...] |
2009-02-12 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM AA |
| 09STATE22404 |
EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary/Action Request: Department requests that post propose to the Netherlands Government (GONL) to extend the current bilateral SOFA through an exchange of diplomatic notes based on the text in paragraphs 3 and 4 below, which is virutally identical to the previous exchange of notes that [...] |
2009-03-10 18:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT NA AA XL |
| 09STATE26297 |
OCHA BRIEFING MARCH 20 ON SUDAN HUMANITARIAN [...] USUN may draw from the following talking points as needed for the March 20 briefing by OCHA on the humanitarian situation in Sudan. Begin points: -- The United States reiterates its condemnation of the Government of Sudan's expulsion of 13 international humanitarian aid organizations fro [...] |
2009-03-19 13:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM AA |
| 09STATE66733 |
UNAMA - GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 30 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) scheduled for June 30, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: Mr. President, -- The United States would like to thank Specia [...] |
2009-06-26 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AA PGOV PREL UNAUS UNGA UNSC AF |
| 09STATE96011 |
GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 16 NAC ON EXERCISE BALTIC [...] (C) We understand that Estonia plans to raise at the September 16 NAC the question of NATO participation in Exercise Baltic Host 2010. If this issue is raised, in response USNATO is authorized to suggest that Allies begin consideration of Alliance participation in Baltic Host 2010 in the con [...] |
2009-09-15 22:44:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL AA MOPS RS EN LG LH BO |
| 09THEHAGUE277 |
NETHERLANDS/ANTILLES-ARUBA SOFA: EXTENSION ACCEPTED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands is in agreement with the U.S. proposal to extend the current bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) by exchange of diplomatic notes. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On May 1 POLMIL Officer received the GoNL diplomatic note response to Department' [...] |
2009-05-01 09:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PREL AA NA NT XL NL |
| 09THEHAGUE278 |
NETHERLANDS/ANTILLES-ARUBA SOFA: EXTENSION ACCEPTED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands is in agreement with the U.S. proposal to extend the current bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) by exchange of diplomatic notes. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On May 1 POLMIL Officer received the GoNL diplomatic note response to Department' [...] |
2009-05-01 09:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PREL AA NA NT XL NL |
| 09WARSAW181 |
POLAND SUPPORTS STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST [...] (C) Ewa Zalewska, the Desk officer for Mauritania at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us that Poland fully supports having the EU impose stronger sanctions against Mauritania's military junta, including visa denials, travel restrictions, and the freezing of assets. Zalewska emphas [...] |
2009-02-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN AA MR PL |
| 09WINDHOEK387 |
NAMIBIA INCLINED TO SUPPORT US IMO CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note on September 28. On October 22, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Officer Veendapi Kamupingene stated to econoff telephonically that Namibia was "inclined" to support the re-election of the United States to the International Maritime Organizat [...] |
2009-10-23 09:23:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AA AORC EWWT IMO PHSA UK WA |
| 10ABUJA37 |
LOW TURNOUT AT PROTEST AGAINST NIGERIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. One day after the GON publicly denied a press report that President Yar'Adua had died, a small, lackluster group of demonstrators in Abuja demanded better governance and clarity on Yar'Adua's condition. Local media, meanwhile, continue to report mounting pressure on Yar'Adua to [...] |
2010-01-12 17:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AA |
| 10BEIRUT35 |
NEW CABINET MINISTERS TACKLE ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new ministers of finance, telecommunications, and energy were enthusiastic about taking on key reform priorities outlined in reftel during separate meetings with the Ambassador the week of January 4. All three ministers were confident the GOL would pass a budget in 2010 fo [...] |
2010-01-12 13:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINT ENRG PGOV PINR KCOR AA LE |