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03TEGUCIGALPA2221	HONDURAS CONFIDENT ICJ WILL RULE IN ITS FAVOR; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran officials are confident the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will uphold its original 1992 decision demarcating the border between Honduras and El Salvador and are dismissive of El Salvadoran claims that new material unknown to the Court at the time would have been a [...]	2003-09-18 21:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ES HO

03TEGUCIGALPA2757	HONDURAS ANXIOUS TO MOVE EL SALVADOR BORDER [...] (C) Summary: As part of the on-going effort to demarcate the Honduran-El Salvador border, on November 11 OAS envoy, NIMA specialist John Gates, awarded over one square kilometer of territory to El Salvador that was originally designated to Honduras by the 1992 International Court of Justice (IC [...]	2003-11-24 20:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL MOPS ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2952	ICJ REJECTS EL SALVADOR'S APPLICATION FOR REVISION [...] On December 18, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, by a vote of 4-1, rejected El Salvador's September 10, 2002 application for revision of the Court's original 1992 decision demarcating the land and maritime border between El Salvador and Honduras as "inadmissible." The ICJ [...]	2003-12-19 23:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS KTIA PREL PGOV ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA548	HOSTAGE SITUATION IN NAHUATERIQUE POCKET ON BORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 25 at around 10:00am a Honduran patrol comprised of seven police and four military personnel was surrounded by approximately 400 compesinos in the Nahuaterique pocket on the border with El Salvador. The incident occurred after the patrol had confiscated a number of c [...]	2003-02-27 23:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PHUM PREL PTER ECON PINR ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA654	HONDURAN REQUEST FOR BORDER MAPPING [...] Per refs A, B, C, and D Honduras and El Salvador are looking to move forward on border demarcation via a binational border commission but progress has been stymied due to outdated maps. Their joint request, received at both Embassy Tegucigalpa and San Salvador, is for maps at scale of 1:25,00 [...]	2003-03-13 20:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL ES HO
04GUATEMALA1464	GOG RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Sylvia Corrado on June 8. Corrado asserted that GOG wished to respect its obligations to Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention, but that she was not aware of any current legislation. Corrado will bring up the CW [...]	2004-06-14 17:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ABUD ES GT AROC CWC CBW OPCW
04GUATEMALA2673	LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT BERGER [...] (C) Summary: At lunch October 21, President Berger and the Ambassador addressed a variety of international and national topics. Principal among them, Berger said Guatemala would give the informal candidacy of exGuatemalan UN PermRep Gert Rosenthal 30 days and then fall in behind his good fr [...]	2004-10-22 19:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC ETRD MARR PHUM NU ES OAS USAID
04MADRID2257	PRE LICENSE CHECK: GARCIA PANDO,CARLOS.USDOC 02022 [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-16 12:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC ES
04TEGUCIGALPA1437	OAS ENVOY JOHN GATES TO ISSUE HONDURAS/EL SALVADOR [...] On June 20, OAS envoy, National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Specialist, John Gates completed his survey of the six disputed land border areas between Honduras and El Salvador. Gates, who began the project on August 18, 2003, was tasked (as an honest broker),with assisting Honduras an [...]	2004-06-24 20:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL MOPS ES HO
05BRUSSELS1147	RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...]	2005-03-18 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05KINGSTON687	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-10 19:25:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM PARM ABUD ES CWC CBW OPCW
05MADRID2712	EXBS: INVITATION TO STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL EXPORT [...] ESTHOFF passed reftel invitation letter July 20 to MFA International Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez Pantoja, urging Spain to send two experts to the September 20-22 International Export Control Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Rodriguez Pantoja said he would coordinate with the [...]	2005-07-20 12:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MASS ETTC KSTC ES
05QUITO280	ECUADOR FAVORING CHILEAN FOR OAS SYG [...] In response to Ref A, Ambassador discussed the upcoming OAS Secretary General election during her February 3 meeting with Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez. Gutierrez mentioned that former El Salvador President Paco Flores, whom the United States backed for the OAS position, would soon visit [...]	2005-02-04 13:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL EC ES
05QUITO391	ECUADOR ON CWC: NATIONAL AUTHORITY IN PLACE, [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy February 15 delivered non-paper to Ruben Herrera, the Technical Agencies representative in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs directorship general. In a follow-up telcon February 17, Herrera refuted a Reftel assertion, claiming Ecuador had in fact established i [...]	2005-02-17 17:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ABUD ES EC AROC CWC CBW OPCW
05SANSALVADOR2027	EL SALVADOR: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON [...] (SBU) Poloff provided Ref A talking points to Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Barillas and to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera on June 8. During a July 13 follow-up meeting with Poloff, Rivera stated that the CCIT topic had been briefly d [...]	2005-07-14 21:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2033	EL SALVADOR: WILLING GLOBAL PEACE OPS INITIATIVE (GPOI) PARTNER [...] (SBU) Reftel demarche was delivered to Foreign Minister by Ambassador and to Minister of Defense (MOD) by MILGP Commander on July 13. On July 14, Ambassador also hand delivered to FM, who is in Washington with Ambassador for the Saca/Bush meeting, a non-paper summarizing Ref B background on G [...]	2005-07-15 18:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MASS PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2038	A WARNING NOTE ON VIGILANTE JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Two men who murdered three gang members who had killed their brother are in jail awaiting trial, in what is one of the first cases of open vigilante justice in response to the current elevated murder rates in El Salvador. The men confessed to the murders, and will likely be fou [...]	2005-07-15 20:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS PGOV ES
05SANSALVADOR2060	EL SALVADOR: POORLY-ATTENDED FMLN "PRIMARIES" [...] (C) Although FMLN leaders were hesitant to provide exact numbers of voters at each polling place, it appeared that only about one-third of eligible party activists bothered to participate in Sunday's primaries for March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections. In San Salvador, it wa [...]	2005-07-19 20:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2068	EL SALVADOR: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] Econ staff visited an upscale supermarket in San Salvador to identify examples of foods for sale using names included in the list in Reftel para. 5. The following were identified: Mozzarella (made in El Salvador),Pecorino (Guatemala),Parmigiano (Guatemala and United States),Manchego (Costa [...]	2005-07-20 15:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR OTRA ES
05SANSALVADOR2085	SALVADORANS GO POSTAL - SEEK SUPPORT FOR SEAT ON [...] Post received a letter from Governance Minister Rene Mario Figueroa dated July 5, 2005, requesting U.S. support for El Salvador's nomination to be a member of the Management Committee of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP),which will be elected at the XIX PUASP Congre [...]	2005-07-22 12:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR2126	EL SALVADORS'S EVOLVING FOREIGN POLICY - ARAB [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 20 visit by Morocco's Health Minister, leading daily "La Prensa Grafica" led July 25 with a 3-page spread detailing El Salvador's evolving political strategy and rapprochement with the Middle East. The article discussed El Salvador's hopes of gaining an ECOSOC, o [...]	2005-07-27 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS MO QA BA ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2144	EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY APPROVES IRAQ DEPLOYMENT EXTENSION [...] (SBU) El Salvador's Legislative Assembly voted late July 28 to extend troop deployment to Iraq for an additional year. The vote provides the legal basis for the planned August 11 departure of the fifth contingent of 380 troops, and would cover a sixth contingent, should President Saca decide to ke [...]	2005-07-29 15:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR2174	NATIONAL AND MEDIA REACTION TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF [...] SUMMARY: Salvadoran elation at the July 28 U.S. Congressional approval of the U.S.-Central America-DR free trade agreement (CAFTA- DR) was evident in the first hours after the vote, when President Saca called it a victory for democracy. Subsequent days have brought heavy and constant press c [...]	2005-08-02 12:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2195	Speaker Program Evaluation - Photojournalism [...] PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PHOTOJOURNALIST ESSDRAS SUAREZ OF THE BOSTON GLOBE SHARED HIS EXPERTISE IN LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD REPORTING TRIPS WITH SALVADORAN PHOTOJOURNALISTS FROM JULY 26-31. SUAREZ PROVED TO BE AN EXCELLENT AND ENGAGING SPEAKER, WHO CONNECTED EQUALLY WELL WITH BEAT REPORTE [...]	2005-08-08 20:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2198	GOVERNMENT GETTING WORKERS UP AND OUT 30 MINUTES [...] On June 8, President Saca announced the formation of a public-private sector "National Emergency Commission" to identify ways to mitigate the impact of high global petroleum prices. On July 22, the government announced that it would implement four measures to reduce traffic congestion and the [...]	2005-08-08 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET ENRG ES
05SANSALVADOR2220	EL SALVADOR: GITMO DETAINEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-10 11:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2239	DRUG PROCUREMENT CHANGES COULD POSE HEALTH RISKS [...] Summary. The Salvadoran Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (INQUIFAR) is pushing the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) to relax its requirements for the procurement of seventy medicines for which the ISSS now requires the manufacturer to either submit evidence of r [...]	2005-08-11 17:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI KIPR ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2333	EL SALVADOR: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC ACTIVITIES [...] (C) This cable is in response to questions posed in reftel C. Embassy will reply to reftel B request for information on Chinese activities septel. 2. (C) El Salvador is one of the 26 countries that maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Both to nurture this relationship and to conti [...]	2005-08-22 12:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PREL ECON ES CH TW
05SANSALVADOR2336	SALVADORAN BUDGET DATA FOR MCC [...] The Salvadoran Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the Technical Secretariat, provided seven-years' of budget data to the MCC in response to reftels. Emboffs who worked with Salvadoran officials on this task were impressed by the professional effort they put forth to compile the data in [...]	2005-08-22 15:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMCA EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2356	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of July 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) The International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) began the presentation of its six-week core program on July 25. Th [...]	2005-08-23 20:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2357	WIRE TRANSFER COMPANIES USED IN MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) On August 17, 2005, the Salvadoran police (PNC) arrested Panamanian national Luis Pinto for allegedly laundering US$75,000 a day through Salvadoran wire transfer companies since March of 2004. Participants in the scheme, using false identities, wired money from the United States to fictit [...]	2005-08-24 11:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2364	SALVADORANS TO BAN ADVERTISING ON CABLE TV [...] (U) Summary: The Telecommunications and Electricity Superintendency (SIGET) is preparing a draft regulation for cable television that would ban advertising. Such a rule change will have a negative impact on the profitability of U.S.-owned AMNET, which dominates the sector. Post are concerned t [...]	2005-08-24 17:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR2374	EL SALVADOR: HOMICIDE RATE RISES TO WARTIME LEVELS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent months, El Salvador has experienced a significant increase in homicides, straining law enforcement authorities' ability to make arrests and prosecute those responsible. However, polls indicate that Salvadorans do not perceive the rise in killings as a failure of the S [...]	2005-08-25 18:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV ES PREL
05SANSALVADOR2391	EL SALVADOR: RETURNING TROOPS RELATE POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been relieved by a fifth rotationof troops deployed to Iraq in support of coalition forces, El Salvador's fourth contingent returned to El Salvador August 24-25. Notwithstanding the loss of one of their comrades in a non-combat-related incident, the troops related general [...]	2005-08-26 20:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES IZ MARR PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2392	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ CONTINGENT, COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT WITH PRESIDENT SACA [...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 courtesy call on President Saca, the Ambassador praised Saca's commitment to the Iraq effort by sending a fifth Salvadoran contingent, announced that Commerce Secretary Gutierrez would be coming to El Salvador October 21-22, and offered Embassy assistance to the G [...]	2005-08-26 20:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMCA EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2415	EL SALVADOR COMPLAINS ABOUT LACK OF SUPPORT BY [...] (C) During an August 29 meeting with Polcouns, GOES Vice-Foreign Minister Eduardo Calix expressed frustration with his Central American counterparts for their unwillingness to confront anti-U.S. positions at the August 25-26 Rio Group Meeting in Bariloche. Calix said that "the usual group" o [...]	2005-08-29 21:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2416	HAITI ELECTORAL OBSERVATION REQUEST: GOES FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-30 11:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID HA ES
05SANSALVADOR2417	EL SALVADOR: 2005 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: This cable updates information on last year's child labor report, which otherwise remains valid. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA),El Salvador has implemented steps to el [...]	2005-08-30 11:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ES PHUM SOCI
05SANSALVADOR2425	CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT (EL SALVADOR) [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-30 21:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR2426	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN EL SALVADOR [...] (U) The following is provided in response to Ref. B. Summary ------- 2. (C) El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with China and instead has ties with Taiwan. As a result, official Salvadoran contact with the Chinese is limited. Trade and investment volumes are very low. However, [...]	2005-08-30 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH ES ESENV
05SANSALVADOR2429	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING U/S BEARDSWORTH VISIT TO EL [...] (SBU) Acting Under Secretary Beardsworth, I look forward to your delegation's visit to El Salvador from September 1 to 3 to meet with Salvadoran officials and attend the inaugural graduation of the ILEA. The following background information may be useful for your preparations. ------------ [...]	2005-08-31 17:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2464	EL SALVADOR OFFERS SUPPORT IN HURRICANE KATRINA [...] During the Ambassador's and DCM's August 31 meeting with Foreign Minister Lainez, President Saca phoned to express his sympathy and solidarity, and to offer whatever assistance possible to the USG and/or affected states. Saca indicated that he would send letters the following day to President [...]	2005-09-06 21:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID ES PGOV PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2475	ACTING DHS U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS WITH GOES [...] (C) Summary: On September 2, Acting DHS U/S Beardsworth and Minister of Governance Rene Figueroa met to discuss border and migration issues. The meeting focused on violent (mostly gang members) and non-violent (mostly immigration violators) deportees. GOES officials demanded more background [...]	2005-09-07 15:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER SOCI KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2477	INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2005 [...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2005 INL funds as of the end of August 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ----------- [...]	2005-09-07 15:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2482	SAN SALVADOR - Request to reprogram FY-05 PD&S Funds [...] INL, San Salvador, requests authorization to reprogram $17,000 to FY-05 Street Gang Violence. 2. If you have any questions, please contact INL Administrative Assistant, Catherine Anstead: commercial line(503)501-2031, IVG 830-2031, or e-mail Ansteadcm@state.gov. 3. Your assistance in thi [...]	2005-09-07 19:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2488	GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR REITERATES KATRINA [...] (C) GOES Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez called CDA on September 7 at at President Saca's request. Saca had been informed that Mexican troops had entered the U.S. to participate in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans, and he wanted to remind us that Salvadoran troops are ready [...]	2005-09-08 13:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR CASC EAID ES MARR PGOV PINS PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2503	MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 20:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ES KPAO HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2504	EL SALVADOR UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOCUMENT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Felix Ulloa, MFA Officer in charge of United Nations and Multilateral Organizations. Ulloa stated that he had not yet received a copy of the September 6 draft of the Outcome Document and that the Salvadoran government was concerned by the fact that the do [...]	2005-09-08 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2507	EL SALVADOR: SIX MONTHS FROM ELECTIONS, ARENA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months away from March 12, 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections and fifteen months into his five-year term, President Saca continues to enjoy high approval ratings unprecedented in El Salvador's postwar history. Recent polls rate Saca highest in infrastructure- [...]	2005-09-09 15:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2510	IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 15:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES IZ
05SANSALVADOR2524	RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE [...] Poloff discussed reftel with Felix Ulloa, Office of Multilateral Affairs on September 12, 2005. Ulloa stated that the GOES would review the information prior to the conference on September 14. Butler [...]	2005-09-12 19:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2530	FY 2005 General Authorization, Final Review [...] Following is Ag San Salvador's General Authorization Final Review funds: 2. General Authorization No. 1-120. - Current Oblig. Requir. Total Surplus(PLUS) - Auth. (Oct-Sept) (4) Deficit (-) - (1) (2) (3) (2&3) (5 [...]	2005-09-12 22:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AMGT ES
05SANSALVADOR2539	POST'S NOMINATIONS OF POLICE OFFICERS TO ATTEND [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA course Tactical Safety and Survival Seminar at Laguna El Pino, Guatemala, from October 3 to 7, 2005. All officers have the rank of Agent (equivalent to corporal),are members of the Salvadoran Anti-Narcotic [...]	2005-09-13 18:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2541	CAFTA BRINGS HOPE TO SLUGGISH SALVADORAN ECONOMY [...] GDP grew by a lackluster 1.6 percent during the first quarter of 2005. Official data have not been released yet for the second quarter, but a Central Bank indicator based on real production data suggests that the economy continued to perform poorly. High oil prices are taking a toll on economi [...]	2005-09-13 22:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2542	EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN ACCUSED OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ombudswoman for Human Rights (PDDH) Beatrice Carrillo stands accused of misspending up to US$26,000 of public funds. Carillo's eccentric history of inept leadership and alleged instances of malfeasance lend credibility to the accusations. There is little hope for improved [...]	2005-09-13 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2549	FINANCE VICE MINISTER SHARES U.S. VIEW ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-14 20:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EAIR EAID EFIN ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2572	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...]	2005-09-16 22:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2577	OPIC LOAN TO BAJA SALT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-16 22:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV MX ES
05SANSALVADOR2583	CORRECTED VERSION TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: [...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...]	2005-09-19 15:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2627	MEDIA REACTION - UNGA, SEPTEMBER 11, AND KATRINA [...] "Disappointment at the Summit, Passivity on the Plains" by Joaquin Samayoa in Sept. 21 moderate daily La Prensa Grfica (circ. 110,000). "The UN General Assembly on global poverty produced a lukewarm consensus, expressed in a document that emerged after several months of work to accommodat [...]	2005-09-22 15:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ES KPAO UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2635	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in August 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of August 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 2, the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) concluded the presentation of its six-week cor [...]	2005-09-22 20:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2636	AMBASSADOR, INL DAS FARRAR DISCUSS CRIME AND [...] (C) Summary: On September 20, the Ambassador and INL DAS Jonathan Farrar discussed the relationship between crime and economic development with Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar. Vice President Escobar outlined the government's efforts to promote investment and economic growth, emphasizin [...]	2005-09-22 21:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL INL
05SANSALVADOR2637	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-22 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SCUL ETRD ES UNESCO
05SANSALVADOR2644	HOME USE ONLY CD-ROM FOR LES [...] The following information is provided in response to the request made in Para. 7 of reftel: SAN SALVADOR DCM, ECONOFF, FCSO, and IMO ---------------------------------------- Deputy Chief of Mission: Michael Butler Economic Officer: David Krzywda FCSO: Mary Boscia IMO: Dale Rice Complian [...]	2005-09-23 15:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KVIR AADP ACOA ASEC AMGT OIIP KRIM KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2659	DESIRES OUTWEIGH ACTION AT SALVADORAN PORT [...] (U) During econoff's August 30 introductory call with the Economic Counselor, Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) President Juan Jose Llort Choussy laid out his goals for CEPA infrastructure development. Llort's briefing indicated that there will be a number of potential opportuniti [...]	2005-09-23 22:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EWWT ENRG ES
05SANSALVADOR2679	EL SALVADOR: THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN [...] SUMMARY: In the last 17 years, the Roman Catholic Church has lost 12 percent of its share of the nation's population, falling from 64 to 52 percent, and Catholicism seems to have declined in power since the end of the country's 1980-1992 civil war. The proportion of Salvadorans belonging to [...]	2005-09-27 20:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2680	INCENTIVES FOR GOES COOPERATION AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Officials at the highest levels of the Government of El Salvador have, thus far, responded positively (ref. b) to Post demarche on DHS's Secure Border Initiative (SBI),and seem to fully grasp the fact that the USG intends to move very quickly to implement an accelerated deportations prog [...]	2005-09-27 20:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG ASEC KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2682	DEMARCHE URGING SUPPORT FOR SUA NON-PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-27 21:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT ES
05SANSALVADOR2689	REGISTERING A BUSINESS IN EL SALVADOR [...] The World Bank's "Doing Business in 2006" reports that it takes 40 days and about $2,775 to register a limited liability company (corporation) with start-up capital of $23,500 in El Salvador. We believe the process takes 40 days but that the actual cost is only about $775, $2,000 less than t [...]	2005-09-28 20:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EINV ES
05SANSALVADOR2691	EL SALVADOR WILL NEGOTIATE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH [...] The September 27 press reported that El Salvador and Taiwan had agreed at the September 26 Managua summit of Central America, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic to negotiate a free trade agreement. President Saca made the announcement that the two countries would begin talks very soon followin [...]	2005-09-28 22:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES ETRD PREL TW
05SANSALVADOR2692	AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP NOT A PRIORITY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 22:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI ES WHO
05SANSALVADOR2727	INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, [...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2005 INL funds as of the end of September 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- --------- [...]	2005-10-04 17:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2734	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND [...] EL SALVADOR IS SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPERIENCING TWO NATURAL DISASTER EVENTS. THE SANTA ANA VOLCANO WHICH HAS BEEN SEISMICALLY ACTIVE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS ERUPTED ON SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 1, 2005 SPEWING TONS OF SULFURIC GAS EMISSIONS AND ROCK INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN [...]	2005-10-04 21:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2759	MEDIA REACTION - U/S HUGHES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 22:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ES KPAO
05SANSALVADOR2763	ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR) [...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candadacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Butler [...]	2005-10-07 16:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2764	HEALTH AND EDUCATION SPENDING UP IN EL SALVADOR'S [...] On September 29, Minister of Finance Guillermo Lopez Suarez submitted the government's $3.3 billion budget proposal for 2006, an 11.6 percent increase over the budget approved for 2005. The Ministry of Education would see funding increase by 5.6 percent, while the Ministry of Health would re [...]	2005-10-07 16:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KTDB ES
05SANSALVADOR2771	GOES, EMBASSY HOLD FIRST DEPORTATION WORKING GROUP [...] (C) On October 6, the joint Embassy-GOES Working Group on Accelerated Deportations held its first meeting at the Ministry of Government (Gobernacion). The GOES delegation was headed by Vice-Government Minister Rodrigo Avila, and included MinGob Executive officer (and former Migration Directo [...]	2005-10-07 20:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG ASEC ES
05SANSALVADOR2778	MEDIA REACTION: ZOELLICK IN NICARAGUA, IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 18:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ETRD ES KPAO USTR
05SANSALVADOR2793	GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS VIDEO FOCUSES GOES ATTENTION [...] (U) On October 12, Economic Counselor and Agricultural Specialist showed ref a video to representatives of the trade policy offices of the Ministries of Agriculture and Economy, of the National Registry Center (CNR),and of the National Science and Technology Committee (CONACYT). Embassy staf [...]	2005-10-12 22:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD KIPR ES WTO
05SANSALVADOR2795	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in September 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of September 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 20, Ambassador Barclay and Governance Minister Figueroa signed a bilateral agreement to estab [...]	2005-10-13 16:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2796	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) AND ACTION PLAN [...] Post is pleased to provide the following information, keyed to Ref. A requests, on coordination of efforts to combat terrorism financing: a. TFCO: Jessica Webster, Economic Counselor, 503-2501-2050, websterjm@state.gov; b. Deputy TFCO: David Krzywda, Economic Officer, 503-2501-2050, krzyw [...]	2005-10-13 16:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2818	MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR BARCLAY TO SECRETARY [...] (U) I am looking forward to your visit to El Salvador. Your pivotal role in securing U.S. Congressional approval of CAFTA-DR gives your visit a special significance; the Embassy and the Government of El Salvador also recognize that your making Central America the destination of your first overs [...]	2005-10-17 13:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL OVIP ES
05SANSALVADOR2853	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN LAINEZ ON [...] (C) During a 45 minute conversation with Ambassador on October 18, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) recounted his efforts to avert approval of an Ibero-American Summit resolution calling for an end of the U.S. "blockade" against Cuba. Lainez, who had just return [...]	2005-10-19 15:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
05SANSALVADOR2857	LETTERS ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] Post delivered ref A letter to the office of the Minister of Economy on October 17. A key aide to the Minister agreed to inform the Minister of Secretary Gutierrez' letter as the Minister was in Guatemala to attend events related to the Secretary's visit to the region. Post also delivered re [...]	2005-10-19 16:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ES PREL SCUL UNESCO
05SANSALVADOR2873	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH CENTAM [...] (U) Summary: On October 20, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Presidents Saca (El Salvador),Bolanos (Nicaragua),Berger (Guatemala),and Maduro (Honduras) to review CAFTA-DR implementation. The Secretary expressed the USG's full commitment to CAFTA as a model for political and [...]	2005-10-20 21:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2875	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' BILATERAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SACA [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez began his October 20-21 visit to El Salvador with a friendly but businesslike meeting with President Elias Antonio ("Tony") Saca. Saca reaffirmed El Salvador's commitment to CAFTA and to its relationship with the United States, thanking Preside [...]	2005-10-20 22:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD OVIP PREL EPET ECIN ES
05SANSALVADOR2878	EL SALVADOR'S NOMINATIONS TO ATTEND ILEA CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FROM NOV 14 TO 18, 2005 [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA course Crime Scene Management and Kidnapping in El Salvador from November 14 to 18, 2005. All nominated officers were born in El Salvador. SubInp. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 2/15/1972 POB: La Libertad SubInp. XXX [...]	2005-10-21 20:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS ES KTLA INL
05SANSALVADOR2904	SECOND DEPORTATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING: [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 21, the joint Embassy-GOES Deportations Working Group met to review issues to be raised by a GOES delegation traveling to Washington to discuss accelerated deportations the week of October 24. The delegation will consist of Governance Vice-Minister Rodrigo Avila, Vice [...]	2005-10-25 15:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREF PREL PTER KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2913	AMBASSADOR SEEKS SALVADORAN SUPPORT FOR USG SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez on October 24 to enlist Salvadoran support for concluding an acceptable draft Declaration and Plan of Action for the Summit of the Americas. Ambassador also expressed disappointment over El Salvador's support for the Salaman [...]	2005-10-26 14:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KSUM CU ES
05SANSALVADOR2925	WCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED, GOES CUSTOMS LOOKING TO [...] (U) Summary. Econoff met with Hector Gustavo Villatoro, Director General of Customs to deliver the demarche on Implementing the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards. Villatoro confirmed he will sign the WCO Letter of Intent, but did not commit to a date. Villatoro also r [...]	2005-10-26 22:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2929	ARENA'S SAN SALVADOR MAYORAL CANDIDATE LEADS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With little more than four months to go until the March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party is making a serious effort at regaining the San Salvador mayoralty, held by the left for nearly a decade. A San Salvador [...]	2005-10-27 19:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2930	EL SALVADOR'S COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, A WEAK [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's supreme audit institution is the Comptroller,s Office (Corte de Cuentas). It is a nominally-independent body charged with reviewing fiscal spending by the public sector, and has been at the center of recent political scandals. The National Conciliation Party (PCN [...]	2005-10-27 20:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ES
05SANSALVADOR2940	EL SALVADOR: GOVERNMENT MOVES TOWARD RATIFYING ILO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longstanding international pressure on El Salvador to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 87 (freedom of association and protection of right to organize) and 98 (right to organize and collective bargaining) appears to have borne fruit; on October 25 Preside [...]	2005-10-28 22:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2942	Anti-Gang Cooperation Generates Multiple Benefits [...] SUMMARY: Post persuaded two Salvadoran government organs with a limited history of mutual coordination, the National Civil Police (PNC) and the National Civil Registry (RNPN,) to cooperate on biometrics collection during a five- nation law enforcement operation against members of the Salvado [...]	2005-10-28 23:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KHLS CVIS PINS KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2951	2005 El Salvador CBI Report for USTR [...] In response to reftel, please see the following Embassy El Salvador report for USTR on El Salvador's compliance with requirements under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. ----------------------------- Commitment to WTO Obligations ----------------------------- 2. El Salvador has committed [...]	2005-10-31 17:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2958	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Visiting Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with his Salvadoran counterpart, Minister of Economy Yolanda Mayora de Gavidia, for a brief bilateral meeting on October 21. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with the Minister's presentation on GOES implementation of CAFTA-DR and i [...]	2005-11-01 16:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR OVIP PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2959	INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 30, 2005 [...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2006 INL funds as of the end of October 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ----------- [...]	2005-11-01 16:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2964	AMBASSADOR RAISES SUMMIT, ETHICS DECREE, FDR [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Ambassador met with President Saca to review GOES support at the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the controversy regarding certification of the moderate left FDR Party, rumors of a new government ethics decree, and Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez recent visit [...]	2005-11-01 18:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KSUM KCOR EINV ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2972	ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR) [...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candidacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Barclay [...]	2005-11-01 20:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES UNSC UNGA

05SANSALVADOR2978	SALVADOR HOMICIDE RATE CONTINUES OUT OF CONTROL [...] (U) Local San Salvador press reported on November 1 that the National Police(PNC) recorded 335 homicides in the month of October 2005. Thus far during the calendar year, 3,115 individuals have been murdered in El Salvador, as violent deaths have increased by thirty-nine percent over 2004. Alt [...]	2005-11-01 22:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ES
05SANSALVADOR2979	DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] On November 1, Polcouns and poloff delivered talking points (reftel) condemning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's call for the destruction of Israel to Amb. Mario Rivera Mora, GOES Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director. Poloff further asked Rivera to have the GOES consider [...]	2005-11-01 23:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM IR ES
05SANSALVADOR2980	IRAQ: REPORTING INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 23:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR3002	MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 3: Millennium [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 19:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3013	EL SALVADOR: RESULTS OF MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETING [...] (U) On November 4, 2005, Post convened a meeting of the Salvadoran Mini-Dublin Group (MDG). In attendance were representatives from the Embassies of Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. The following provides information requested in Reftel and a summary of MDG bilateral, counte [...]	2005-11-07 22:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ES PINR PINS PREL KCRM INL
05SANSALVADOR3023	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 17:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
05SANSALVADOR3034	SALVADORAN FOMIN DEBRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SUMMIT [...] (C) On November 7, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (protect) briefed the Ambassador on events surrounding the Mar del Plata summit. According to Lainez, the Argentine government was prejudiced against the U.S. from the outset, and proof positive was that the GOA allowed Hugo Chave [...]	2005-11-08 22:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KSUM ES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3045	BLUE LANTERN 05-973965 [...] On November 1, 2005, Econoff visited the business office and a retail outlet of Tiros Cobra-CA, S.A. de C.V. (Tiros),the subject of Ref. A pre-license end-use check. He met with Yanira Elizabeth de Melara, who in function appears to be the general manager but introduced herself as the owner' [...]	2005-11-09 15:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC ES
05SANSALVADOR3125	MEDIA REACTION: MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT [...] Reactions were enthusiastic to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selection of El Salvador and Namibia as the two lower-middle income countries who are eligible to submit proposals for possible MCA funding. Press coverage of the decision was ample, mostly accurate, and included the e [...]	2005-11-10 18:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3214	MEDIA REACTION: MILLENNIUM ACCOUNT / ICANN [...] Millennium Challenge Account "Namibia and El Salvador," op-ed in moderate "La Prensa Grfica "(circ. 100,000) on Sunday, November 13, by columnist and National Development Commission member Sandra de Barraza: "Namibia is now getting national attention because we will be competing against [...]	2005-11-14 22:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3215	EL SALVADOR: FDR LOSES BATTLE FOR OFFICIAL STATUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Council (TSE) threw out some 12,000 invalid signatures out of approximately 49,000 total signatures obtained by the moderate FMLN splinter group Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR) in its efforts to obtain legal recognition as a pa [...]	2005-11-14 23:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL KCOR ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3222	SAN SALVADOR'S CLO REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF [...] Co-CLO Coordinator Monique Reyes FP-6 and other Co-CLO position is currently vacant recruitment is in process; 25 hours per week each. 2. Additional staff: Part-time CLO Assistant Milagros Root FP-9, 20 hours per week. 3. Post Profile A. Agencies served: State (Public Diplomacy, H [...]	2005-11-15 19:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLO AMGT ES
05SANSALVADOR3224	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, Director of Migration. Santibanez acknowledged the diffencies, and expressed a real desire to address them. He also noted that his government lacked the financial and manpower resources to fully implement all [...]	2005-11-15 20:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3225	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - NO SAFE HAVEN FOR ALEMAN (EL [...] (C) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered unclassified Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, GOES Director of Migration. Santibanez relayed that the Minister of Governance would have to declare Aleman and his family members as persona non grata in order to deny the Aleman family physical [...]	2005-11-15 20:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM ES SAFE HEAVEN
05SANSALVADOR3229	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN ON SUMMIT, [...] (C) On November 14, the Ambassador met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) at the Ambassador's request to discuss Summit of the Americas issues and Salvadoran domestic politics, inter alia. Regarding the Mar del Plata Summit, Lainez said that Saca had been very [...]	2005-11-15 22:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EINV ES
05SANSALVADOR3283	SECURING US BORDERS AGAINST SALVADORAN GANGS: [...] SUMMARY: Travel to the United States is now more difficult for members of Salvadoran-based gangs. Since June 2005, when the Departments of State and Homeland Security agreed that INA 212(a)(3)(A)(ii) renders members of Salvadoran street gangs ineligible for a visa, Post successfully used th [...]	2005-11-22 19:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD PREL SNAR PTER KCRM SOCI KHLS PINS ES
05SANSALVADOR3285	DRAFT 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. 2. Begin Text. EL SALVADOR TRADE SUMMARY [Note: This section to be prepared in Washington. End note.] IMPORT POLICIES Free Trade Agreement The United States concluded free [...]	2005-11-22 22:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3298	SCENESETTER FOR U/S HUGHES, VISIT TO EL SALVADOR, [...] Embassy San Salvador extends a warm welcome to you and your party on December 6, 2005. We expect your visit will underscore the U.S. commitment to the people of El Salvador in assisting their recovery from Hurricane Stan and the eruption of the Santa Ana volcano in early October. Combined, the [...]	2005-11-23 21:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EAID PREL ECON ES OVIP
05SANSALVADOR3396	EXPEDITED DEPORTATIONS MAY NOT INITIALLY DISSUADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Expedited deportations may not initially dissuade illegal immigration from El Salvador. Approximately half of all illegal entry attempts are successful, which provides sufficient incentive for Salvadorans to make attempts and reattempts. In addition, many Salvadorans must secur [...]	2005-12-02 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KCRM PINS SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR3422	EL SALVADOR: TERRORISM: TRACKING EXPANSION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 16:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PREL ANET ES
05SANSALVADOR3431	2005 INFLUENCE ANALYSIS: EL SALVADOR [...] SUMMARY: Given its relatively small size (6.7 million people in an area smaller than New Jersey),El Salvador has a relatively rich media environment and a fairly well- defined number of "players" jockeying for power and influence. Though their combined circulation is scarcely 300,000, newspa [...]	2005-12-07 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3433	INFORMATION ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Post, through USAID and the Regional Medical Officer (RMO),is coordinating with Salvadoran authorities to support local efforts to control avian influenza and assess their capability to respond to an influenza pandemic. Responses to Ref. A questions are included in paragraph 2; they are based [...]	2005-12-08 15:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ES AVIAN FLU
05SANSALVADOR3439	CAFTA-DR ENTRY INTO FORCE [...] (C) I think it is critical that El Salvador's successful efforts to meet CAFTA-DR requirements be recognized by entry-into-force of the agreement on January 1. Observing this deadline will acknowledge the efforts of the Saca Government (as well as neighboring governments who cross the finish [...]	2005-12-08 19:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES ETRD PREL CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3458	EL SALVADOR: PRESIDENT SACA PUSHES FOR JANUARY 1 [...] (U) During a December 9 conversation with the DCM, President Saca reiterated El Salvador,s strong support for January 1 entry into force of CAFTA, even if El Salvador is the only country to qualify on that date. Saca promised that El Salvador would have all measures in place by the end of the [...]	2005-12-09 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3459	FY-2006 Consular Package Narrative for San [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-09 22:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD AFSI ASIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3475	EL SALVADOR: PLENARY SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 17:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3479	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in November 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of November 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) From November 14 to 18, FBI instructors taught Crime Scene Management techniques to 12 police officers each [...]	2005-12-15 13:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
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
05SANSALVADOR3490	EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART II [...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part II. Year-end statistics for CY-05 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador Located on the Pacific coast of the Central Am [...]	2005-12-15 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR3491	EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART I [...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part I. Year-end statistics for CY-2005 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador I. Summary El Salvador is a transit count [...]	2005-12-15 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PINR PINS PREL KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR3505	EL SALVADOR: THREE MONTHS FROM ELECTION, ARENA'S [...] (SBU) Leading daily La Prensa Grafica publicized a CID-Gallup poll taken November 30-December 5 that involved 1,212 interviews nationwide. President Saca's approval rating remained at 72 percent overall, tying his rating of August, and scarcely lower than the 74 percent approval recorded at [...]	2005-12-16 20:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3507	AFTER THE DELUGE: THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE STAN AND ILAMATEPEC VOLCANO ERUPTION [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's geography and geology make it vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. During October, the nation suffered a volcanic eruption, hurricane-induced flooding and mudslides, and an earthquake, although the latter caused little if any [...]	2005-12-16 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR3508	OPIC REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MICROFINANCING [...] The microfinancing sector has grown significantly in recent years in El Salvador, and its expansion has helped satisfy micro entrepreneurs' demand for credit. In El Salvador, the traditional banking sector typically lends only under strict conditions, thereby excluding many potentially good [...]	2005-12-16 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ES
05SANSALVADOR3517	EL SALVADOR: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 13 regarding reftel a. Ulloa stated that, although the GOES continues to support the coalition in Iraq and supports the election process, the GOES is not planning on making any pub [...]	2005-12-19 18:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3537	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates: Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX Date of Birth: 11 February 1959 Place of Birth: San Salvador 3. Post has reviewed avail [...]	2005-12-21 17:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
05SANSALVADOR3539	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date and place of birth for your reference. All individuals are male. X [...]	2005-12-21 18:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
05SANSALVADOR3544	APPEALS COURT AWARDS FORMER MCDONALD'S FRANCHISEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unexpected twist in McDonald's ten-year legal battle with former franchisee Servipronto, the Second Court of Appeals ruled on December 7, 2005, that the U.S. fast-food giant had illegally terminated its franchising agreement with Servipronto on July 1, 1996, and therefore [...]	2005-12-21 20:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR3554	EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP [...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...]	2005-12-22 19:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES
05SANSALVADOR3560	MESSAGE FOR COALITION PARTNERS ON FORCE ADJUSTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 22:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR3567	CODEL BLUNT URGES PRESIDENT SACA TO RESOLVE [...] Summary: In a positive December 20 meeting with President Saca, a congressional delegation headed by Acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO) acknowledged the efforts of the Salvadoran government in getting ready for CAFTA-DR implementation by January 1, and urged the President to resolve ou [...]	2005-12-23 20:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL ETRD ECON ES CAFTA
06BAGHDAD1181	COALITION PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS [...] (U) Please see para 4 for an ACTION REQUEST. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five of the eight planned U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) have been staffed and have received initial training: three are fully operational, one is at initial operational capability (IOC) and expected to achieve [...]	2006-04-11 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL IZ AS JA PL KS ES MD LO MK
06LIMA1177	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR TREASURY ADVISOR [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Advisor Joseph Bognanno for the period of March 27, 2006 through March 29, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical assistance and assesment of the Financial Intelligence Unit's IT systems. Per Reftel [...]	2006-03-24 17:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN OTRA AR ES PE
06MANAGUA1411	MONTEALEGRE WARNS A/S SHANNON, "LEWITES IS [...] (C) Summary: ALN presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre warned A/S Shannon, Ambassador and others at a June 27 breakfast that MRS candidate Herty Lewites is corrupt, surrounded by unreformed Sandinistas, and likely to siphon votes from Montealegre. Montealegre and his advisors further dis [...]	2006-06-29 11:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU ES
06PANAMA1099	PANAMA: MFA VICE MINISTER "DOUBTFUL" ON CUBAN AND [...] (SBU) Pol Counselor delivered reftel talking points to MFA Deputy Ricardo Duran. Duran told Pol Counselor he was doubtful that Panama would accept migrants from Guantanamo but he would check with MFA for a final answer. Comment: Duran's answer is a diplomatic "no." In recent years, Panama h [...]	2006-06-07 20:46:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF CU ES GT NU PA PM SMIG UY
06SANJOSE1299	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROLINE BREARLEY AND LARRY [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Caroline Brearley and Larry Brady, USAID Mission in San Salvador, Officials to travel to Costa Rica O/A 06/27- 28/2006. Purpose of the visit: is to iIntroduce the Rregional tTrade pProgram to the U.S. Embassy and to counterparts in th [...]	2006-06-13 16:34:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA EAID ES CS
06SANJOSE58	COSTA RICA'S RESPONSE ON THE JANUARY 9 MEETING ON [...] (C) Foreign Minister Tovar told us he would not sign a Mexican-authored communique on U.S. immigration proposals merely as a gesture of solidarity, especially if the document is "confrontational." End Summary. Costa Ricans Have Their Own Immigration Problems ------------------------------- [...]	2006-01-09 21:37:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG ECON ES NU HO EC DR CO GT CS
06SANSALVADOR1012	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in March 2006. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of March 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) From March 20 to 22, two Congressional staffers from the House International Relations Committee visited Post in or [...]	2006-04-19 21:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PINR SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1013	EL SALVADOR: HERMOSA MANUFACTURING CASE REMAINS [...] This is an action request; see para. 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Hermosa Manufacturing Co., a Salvadoran owned and operated apparel manufacturer, ceased operations in May 2005, leaving more than 250 workers jobless and liabilities of USD 825,000 in outstanding wages, severance payments, and unp [...]	2006-04-20 13:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ES ETRD PGOV
06SANSALVADOR1014	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1977, Place of Birth: Chalatenango, Male. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has not [...]	2006-04-20 13:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1021	2005 SUA PROTOCOLS SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION(EL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. On April 18, Poloff spoke to the Director of Legal Affairs for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Elizabeth Villalta, regarding the signature and ratification of the 2005 protocols to the Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA) conventi [...]	2006-04-20 17:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT ES
06SANSALVADOR1027	EL SALVADOR FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (C) During a long conversation at his residence the evening of April 19, GOES Finance Minister Guillermo Lopez Suarez (strictly protect throughout) confirmed to Polcouns that he had, indeed, resigned his post, effective May 1. Lopez Suarez recounted how, on April 7, he had gone to see Preside [...]	2006-04-20 19:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ES ECON EFIN
06SANSALVADOR103	TACA AIRLINES FINDS HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE IN THE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Summary: The Supreme Court of El Salvador has ruled that the Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) of El Salvador violated the constitutional rights of TACA International Airlines S.A. (TACA) in allowing Compania Panamena [...]	2006-01-12 21:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ES
06SANSALVADOR1047	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidate. Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 15 Nov 1968 POB: San Salvador Male 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above [...]	2006-04-21 19:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1048	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidate. NAME: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 26 Oct 1964 POB: San Salvador Male 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the ab [...]	2006-04-21 19:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1049	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 20 May 1961 POB: Usulutan Male Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 21 Jul 1964 POB: La Union Male N [...]	2006-04-21 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1080	TOPICS REGARDING PRESIDENT ELIAS ANTONIO SACA (EL SALVADOR) [...] (S/NF) This cable is a response to the questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) How does Saca react to disappointments? Can he deal with them internally, or does he lash out at others? How does Saca rationalize his own failures or those of his subordinates? Does he tolerate mistakes? Saca [...]	2006-04-25 19:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1085	SALVADORAN APPOINTED WORLD BANK MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] On April 21, 2006, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz named Salvadoran Juan Jose Daboub as a Managing Director of the World Bank. Daboub was one of ex-President Flores' most trusted advisors, and he served as Chief of Staff and Minister of Finance during Flores' term from 1999-2004. He is [...]	2006-04-25 21:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IBRD PINR ECON EAID EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR1088	NEEDED CENTRAL BANK RESTRUCTURING NOT FORTHCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary. El Salvador adopted the dollar as legal tender in 2001, but the Central Bank still maintains institutional vestiges of a monetary authority, issuing short-term and long-term debt and keeping on its balance sheet more than $700 million in government debt. Completing the institu [...]	2006-04-26 15:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR109	SACA TO ANNOUNCE 6TH CONTINGENT TO IRAQ; EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saca will inform the President January 13 that El Salvador will send a sixth contingent of troops to Iraq. The formal public announcement will come in early February. Saca told the Ambassador January 12 that he is concerned about two issues going into March 12 elections [...]	2006-01-13 15:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN SMIG ES HO IZ
06SANSALVADOR1090	MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING IN GENEVA [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 20:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREL PREF ES
06SANSALVADOR1094	DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 21:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ES VE
06SANSALVADOR1118	SALVADORAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES WITNESS [...] (C) Summary: On April 26, the Salvadoran National Assembly finally passed a Witness and Victims Protection Law after more than a year of lobbying by the Embassy. The vote was 57-0, with 27 FMLN abstentions. The government's ARENA Party and the other right-of-center parties, as well as the mod [...]	2006-04-27 20:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SNAR ES
06SANSALVADOR1131	SACA'S ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM AFTER ONE YEAR [...] Summary. Torola, a small town on the border with Honduras, is the poorest municipality in El Salvador, but also the first to receive targeted assistance from the Salvadoran Government under Saca's anti-poverty program "Red Solidaria." At least for the next few years that the program continu [...]	2006-04-28 16:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ES
06SANSALVADOR1152	SACA NAMES TACA VETERAN FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) On April 23, President Saca named William J. Handal Minister of Finance, to replace Gullermo Lopez Suarez effective May 1. Handal is from the Department of Usulutan, the home of President Saca. Handal graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a Bachelor,s Degree in Economics [...]	2006-05-02 15:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR116	NO GOOD OPTIONS ON CAFTA FOR EL SALVADOR: [...] (C) Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez and Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia met the Ambassador in the evening of January 12 to continue the discussion of CAFTA implementation, in anticipation of a January 13 morning call from President Bush to President Saca. De Gavidia repeated that th [...]	2006-01-13 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR1166	EL SALVADOR PASSES HISTORIC GOVERNMENT ETHICS LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: El Salvador's departing Legislative Assembly on April 25 unanimously approved a comprehensive and robust ethics law to oversee conduct of public sector employees across all branches of government, following an often-frustrating five-year Embassy effort to institute such legislat [...]	2006-05-03 19:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ES PGOV KCOR
06SANSALVADOR1177	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDATES (EL SALVADOR) [...] (U) Per reftel A instructions, diplomatic note from Secretary Rice to Foreign Minister Lainez was delivered to SIPDIS the GOES Foreign Ministry on April 24. 2. (C) On April 28, poloff discussed reftels with Mario Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]	2006-05-04 14:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR1181	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT UNVEILS TIP VICTIMS SHELTER [...] (U) On the margins of the Regional Migration Conference being hosted by the Government of El Salvador (GOES),Minister of Governance Rene Figueroa announced at a May 3 press conference the unveiling of a GOES shelter for trafficking in persons victims. Figueroa stated that the shelter openin [...]	2006-05-04 21:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
06SANSALVADOR1193	EL SALVADOR: LAST-MINUTE PASSAGE OF KEY LAWS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its final days in office prior to its May 1 replacement by newly-elected deputies, El Salvador's outgoing Legislative Assembly approved a number of significant constitutional reforms and other legislative measures, including a witness protection law. However, under Article 2 [...]	2006-05-05 20:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR1194	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN (EL [...] (C) On May 4, poloff spoke again with Mario Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rivera stated that El Salvador was continuing to evaluate candidate countries, but assured poloff that the GOES was in opposition to the candidacy of Iran and other countrie [...]	2006-05-05 20:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL ES IR
06SANSALVADOR1195	EL SALVADOR: LETTER REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS FROM [...] (C) On May 4, 2006, poloff met with Mario Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, Rivera showed poloff a letter that the GOES had received from the North Korean Embassy in Mexico City requesting that the GOES oppose any motion regarding [...]	2006-05-05 20:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ES KN
06SANSALVADOR1214	RELATIVE OF AMERICAN AIRLINES EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE [...] (U) According to an April 28 story in Salvadoran daily "El Mundo," the Salvadoran National Police is investigating a munitions cache found in a piece of luggage inspected and seized at Comalapa International Airport. Salvadoran National Police (PNC) Director Rodrigo Avila was quoted as sayin [...]	2006-05-09 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EAIR PTER SMIG ETTC ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR1224	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador 24 Aug 1960 Male XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador 26 Apr 1962 Female XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador [...]	2006-05-10 13:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1225	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] According to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) website, the UNHCR no longer maintains a full office in El Salvador, but has a representative to assist in the processing of refugees. The Political Section contacts the UNHCR representative, Desiree Massier, annually for [...]	2006-05-10 13:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR1228	EL SALVADOR'S NEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICES [...] (U) Summary: As one of their final acts before conclusion of the Legislative Assembly session, the 2003-2006 Assembly on April 30 elected five new members to the Supreme Court (CSJ). The new justices appear ready to confront the problems of the judicial system and undertake needed reforms. [...]	2006-05-10 15:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR ES
06SANSALVADOR1233	EL SALVADOR CONSIDERS MOVING TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [...] Summary. The GOES is considering implementing a daylight savings time change, advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. El Salvador's neighbors and trading partners, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua have already implemented the measure in order to reduce energy consumption in the face [...]	2006-05-10 20:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR1260	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in April 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) From April 4 to 6, the PNC hosted the second annual regional gang conference attended by representatives from Mexico, Central America, and the United States. The conference provided a forum to [...]	2006-05-12 15:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PINR PINS PREL SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1275	WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE (EL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 19:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO ES
06SANSALVADOR1276	WOMEN IN SALVADORAN POLITICS: SLOW BUT STEADY [...] SUMMARY: Although in the wake of March elections, El Salvador now slightly outpaces the United States in its percentage of women legislators, it still lags behind several countries in the region in terms of the number of women elected to political office. Salvadoran women are also less like [...]	2006-05-12 19:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR1278	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, Date of Birth - 20 July 1953, Place of Birth - Cojutepeque, Male. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individua [...]	2006-05-12 19:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1297	EL SALVADOR: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 14:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL PHSA KNNP ES
06SANSALVADOR1312	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 28 Jul 1968 San Miguel Male Resource Management Course Start Date: 22 May 2006 XXXXXXXXXXXX 13 Jun 1965 [...]	2006-05-17 13:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1352	REDUCING THE MURDER RATE COMPLICATED BY POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The citizens of El Salvador are outraged by numerous murders occurring daily in this country. Police Director Avila is trying to professionalize his police force, but he lacks sufficient manpower and equipment. Yesterday, President Saca announced that his administration will seek [...]	2006-05-23 15:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS ES ASEC
06SANSALVADOR1373	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS U.S. ITU CANDIDATES [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 2) from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 16, 2006 informing us they will support the U.S. candidates for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the Radio Communications Regulation Board for the period 2006- 2010 i [...]	2006-05-24 21:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANSALVADOR138	POST SUPPORTS GOES REQUEST FOR DHS ASSISTANCE RE [...] (C) On September 2, 2005, DHS Acting U/S Randy Beardsworth visited El Salvador to discuss the mechanics of the Secure Borders Initiative (SBI) with Salvadoran officials. During these discussions, U/S Beardsworth noted that SBI required the GOES to issue travel documents for deportable Salvad [...]	2006-01-18 17:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR1388	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM [...] Poloff on May 25 delivered reftel demarche talking points on UN reform and the May 27-30 NAM Ministerial to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera, who offered assurances that he would personally see to its further distribution to all relevant MFA officers and offices, and to El Sa [...]	2006-05-26 17:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC ES PGOV PREL UNGA
06SANSALVADOR1403	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, San Salvador, 17 Nov 1966, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves with the Military Doctrine Command Unit. 3. Post has reviewed available hu [...]	2006-05-30 16:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1404	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. All candidates are male and serve with the Ilopango Air Force Unit. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Vicente 08 JUL 1975 XXXXXXXXXXXX C [...]	2006-05-30 16:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1413	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights record of XXXXXXXXXXXX March, 23 JUL 1964, San Salvador, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX is a member of the Second Air Force Brigade. 3. Post has reviewed available human righ [...]	2006-05-30 19:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1414	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX Chalatenango 28 Aug 1962 Male Military Police Unit XXXXXXXXXXXX San Miguel 09 Nov 1962 Male 3rd Infantr [...]	2006-05-30 19:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1415	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX Rank: Major Ministry of Defense Office Chalatenango 07 May 1969 Male XXXXXXXXXXXX Rank: Major Military D [...]	2006-05-30 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR142	INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE AECA SECTION 3 VIOLATION [...] (S) Summary. Salvadoran Minister of Defense Otto Romero told Charge on December 2, 2005, that the arms seized in Honduras in April 2005 were likely lost by the Salvadoran Armed Forces (ESAF) to guerrillas of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation front (FMLN) during El Salvador's 1980-1992 ci [...]	2006-01-19 14:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	ETTC KOMC ES
06SANSALVADOR1430	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Ambassador and Acting DCM met with President Saca, Foreign Minister Lainez, and Presidential Private Secretary Charlaix this afternoon and delivered reftel demarche talking points. President Saca stated that he shared our concerns about Iran, and that his government would support the U.S. [...]	2006-05-31 22:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES IR PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR1455	IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM (EL SALVADOR) [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 18:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG AORC ES
06SANSALVADOR1456	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTIVE OF USG POSITION AT OAS GA [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 18:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR15	INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2005 [...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2006 INL funds as of the end of December 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ---------- [...]	2006-01-04 19:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ES INL
06SANSALVADOR1501	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 29 Oct 1971, San Salvador, Male, Naval Headquarters Unit. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individuals has b [...]	2006-06-07 19:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1502	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 18 Jun 1971 Male San Salvador Ilopango Air Force Base XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Dec 1972 Male El Transito Ilopang [...]	2006-06-07 19:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1503	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 23 April 1964, Male, Santa Ana, Salvadoran Military Academy. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has not bee [...]	2006-06-07 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1530	EL SALVADOR: INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel B talking points June 9 with MFA's Director for Asia, Africa and Oceania Affairs, Milton Magana, who indicated that he would discuss the matter with representatives of the Ministry of Defense. 2. (C) Comment: As outlined in reftel A, at a May 24 meeting with U [...]	2006-06-09 20:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ ES

06SANSALVADOR154	FAS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN HUETE, KARLA TAY, [...] Post grants country clearance for Stephen Huete, Ag. Counselor, Karla Tay, Ag Specialist, Edith Vasquez, Marketing Assistant, Mercedes Cruz, Administrative Assistant and Jose Folgar, Clerk/Driver, to travel to San Salvador during the period of January 23-26, 2006 for the purpose of attending t [...]	2006-01-20 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR AMGT ASEC ES COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06SANSALVADOR1552	MDA: SUPPORT AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 18:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM ES
06SANSALVADOR158	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following members of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between February 8 and February 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. The names of the officers of t [...]	2006-01-20 21:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1588	EL SALVADOR AUTHORIZES BLANKET CLEARANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 9, 2006 authorizing blanket clearance for one year for tropical storm and hurricane reconnaissance missions in Salvadoran airspace. 2. Post will fax the original Spanish-language letter to WHA/C [...]	2006-06-16 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR MARR ES
06SANSALVADOR1595	MDA: SUPPORT AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 21:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM ES
06SANSALVADOR1600	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 06 Feb 1963 San Salvador Male Naval Headquarters XXXXXXXXXXXX 09 July 1963 Cojutepeque Male Armed Force [...]	2006-06-20 19:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1615	GOES SEEKS EMBASSY SUPPORT WITH DHS ON DEPORTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior GOES officials appealed to Ambassador on June 14 for help with El Salvador's deportations-related agenda with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Ambassador spoke with DHS Assistant Secretary Julie Myers to discuss the issue of DHS financial support for document pr [...]	2006-06-21 20:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR1618	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in May 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) On May 22, ILEA began the presentation of its six week core program (LEMDP) to police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Post has received and processed the NSDD-38 for [...]	2006-06-22 13:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	APER SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1640	DEMARCHE: OAS MLAT AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL (EL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 20:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR1643	EL SALVADOR: FMLN'S "FULL-COURT PRESS" AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The hard-left opposition party Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has launched an offensive against the Salvadoran Government's proposed Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) project. An FMLN delegation to be led by FMLN Deputy Jose Salvador Arias plans to travel to [...]	2006-06-23 21:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL KMCA
06SANSALVADOR169	UNIVERSALIZATION OF FRAMEWORK TREATY ON DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 14:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MARR MCAP ES CS PM
06SANSALVADOR170	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 14:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM ES
06SANSALVADOR1702	EL SALVADOR: GOES FINALLY "GETTING IT" ON CRIME? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Barclay met June 27 with President Tony Saca to underscore U.S. concern about El Salvador's worsening crime problems; the President indicated that he intends to make crime his number-one priority during his remaining three years in office. A flurry of recent activity [...]	2006-07-03 18:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ES PGOV PINR PREL
06SANSALVADOR1704	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 18:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC PGOV PREL UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR1709	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 7 Oct 1969, Sonsonate, El Salvador, Male. XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves at the Salvadoran Armed Forces Headquarters. 3. Post has reviewed avail [...]	2006-07-05 14:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1736	EL SALVADOR: SACA TIES FMLN TO POLICE MURDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In violent July 5 protests at the University of El Salvador (UES),one or more snipers associated with radical leftist protesters assassinated two Civilian National Police (PNC) officers from the PNC's elite riot-control unit (PNC/UMO),and wounded at least 10 other officers. P [...]	2006-07-06 23:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL PTER
06SANSALVADOR1783	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date and place of birth for your reference. All individuals are male. X [...]	2006-07-13 13:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1823	NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 20, 2006, the Salvadoran Legislature elected Felix Garrid Safie as Attorney General of the Republic (FGR). Safie was nominated after his predecessor, Belasario Artiga, failed to garner enough support for his reelection bid. With only two months on the job, Safie has a [...]	2006-07-18 17:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1845	FY 2007 FOOD FOR PROGRESS REQUEST - EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 14:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR AMGT ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR1847	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following member of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. All available records at pos [...]	2006-07-21 16:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1848	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following members of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX . The names and date and pla [...]	2006-07-21 16:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1849	EL SALVADOR: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FMLN LEADERS ON MCA AND JULY 5 POLICE KILLINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 12 luncheon that had been planned with leaders of the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) prior to the July 5 murders of Civilian National Police riot-cotrol (PNC/UMO) officers at the National University (UES),Ambassador Barclay discussed the p [...]	2006-07-21 18:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ES PGOV PREL PTER KMCA
06SANSALVADOR1864	61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) On July 20, Poloff spoke with Protocol Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Herbert Caceres. Caceres indicated that the Salvadoran delegation plans to arrive September 18 and depart September 23. They will travel via Taca Airlines and the port of entry will be John F. Kenn [...]	2006-07-25 15:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP ES
06SANSALVADOR1874	P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN (EL SALVADOR) [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 17:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC ES
06SANSALVADOR1887	THE GOES PUSHES FOR A CHANGE IN WATER LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY: The Salvadoran Ministry of Environment presented to Embassy officials a review of a draft Water Law to be submitted to the Assembly later this year. This new law would represent an important change in the management of water in El Salvador. The government-owned water utility (ANDA) [...]	2006-07-28 16:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR1899	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 27SEP1959, Cojutepeque, El Salvador, Male. XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves at the Engineer Command Group. 3. Post has reviewed available human ri [...]	2006-07-31 19:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR190	EL SALVADOR: GOES CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy is in receipt of a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicating that the GOES will nominate Ambassador Roberto Mejia Trabanino for a 2007-2010 position on the UN Human Rights Committee, the elections for which will take place September 9, 2006 in New York. Trabanino has ser [...]	2006-01-25 15:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES PGOV PHUM PREL UN
06SANSALVADOR1909	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in June 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) On June 30, ILEA hosted a ceremony for the graduates of its six week core program (LEMDP) which was attended by police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Ambassador Bar [...]	2006-08-02 13:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1910	SALVADORAN ECONOMY GROWING, BUT STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS [...] Despite adherence to Washington-consensus policy recommendations, economic growth in El Salvador has been an unimpressive 2.5 percent over the last decade. The economy is picking up, however, with Central Bank data showing 3.2 percent growth for the first quarter of 2006 and forecasted 3.5 pe [...]	2006-08-02 14:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ES
06SANSALVADOR192	MEDIA REACTION - PROPOSED WALL ON U.S. BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 18:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ES KPAO IMMIGRATION
06SANSALVADOR1921	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX San Pedro Perulapan 11-Feb-1959 Colonel 4th Infantry Brigade Male XXXXXXXXXXXX La Union 22-Dec-1958 Colonel 4t [...]	2006-08-07 19:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1932	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, born December 2, 1978 in San Salvador, male, Research Director for the National Council of Public Security. 3. The named individual will partici [...]	2006-08-07 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1950	EL SALVADOR: INL-FUNDED, USG-TITLED VEHICLE [...] (U) The following responds to paragraph 5 of Reftel. A. N/A B. INL-funded, USG-titled vehicle: (1) One vehicle. (2) None. (3) One 2004 Ford Explorer, VIN 1FMZU72K24UA48709. (4) None. (5) None. (6) None. 2. (U) Post INL Property Manager is J. Brian Duggan, DugganBJ@sta [...]	2006-08-08 20:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASUP ES
06SANSALVADOR1962	(C) UNGA-RELATED QUESTIONS (EL SALVADOR) [...] (C) El Salvador's Permanent Representative to the United Nations is Carmen Maria Gallardo de Hernandez (DPOB November 28, 1949; San Salvador). Gallardo is married with two children; her husband is Xavier Hernandez, a Coca-Cola executive. Ms. Gallardo de Hernandez is the sister of Cecilia Ga [...]	2006-08-09 19:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PINR
06SANSALVADOR1967	URGENT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 20:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS ES
06SANSALVADOR197	EL SALVADOR: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's 2006 Investment Climate Statement. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous steps in recent [...]	2006-01-25 21:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN KTDB ES OPIC USTR
06SANSALVADOR1972	DEMARCHE REQUEST IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH [...] On July 28, Poloff spoke to MFA Office of Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa regarding reftel demarche request. Due to the closure of the GOES from July 31 through August 4, Poloff arranged to speak with MFA Social Affairs Director Elizabeth Cubias on August 9. 2. Background: El S [...]	2006-08-10 13:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG ES
06SANSALVADOR198	EL SALVADOR FRAUD SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER FY06 [...] Political Structure: El Salvador is a constitutional democracy with three branches of national government; a unicameral legislature, a judiciary, and an executive branch headed by a president. El Salvador has a multi-party political system, although in reality two parties, the right leaning [...]	2006-01-26 12:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR1990	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 14 October 1967, Santa Ana, Male, Military Industry Unit, Lieutenant Commander. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above ind [...]	2006-08-11 18:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1991	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 29 Mar 1970, Sonsonate, Male, Police Counternarcotic and Counterterrorism Unit, Technician. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; th [...]	2006-08-11 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1992	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 08 Mar 1977, San Miguel, Transmissions Command, First Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has no [...]	2006-08-11 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1993	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03-July-1977 La Paz Second Air Brigade Seargent XXXXXXXXXXXX 21 Jun 1978 San Vicente Second Air Brigade Seargent [...]	2006-08-11 18:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1994	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 19 Nov 1976, San Salvador, Engineering Command, First Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has no [...]	2006-08-11 18:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1995	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Feb 1963 Chalchuapa BESM unit Major XXXXXXXXXXXX 14 Mar 1965 Chalatenango Special Forces Sergent Major 3 [...]	2006-08-11 18:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1996	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 06 Dec 1970, San Salvador, Male, Naval Headquarters, Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individual [...]	2006-08-11 18:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2008	EL SALVADOR: FMLN'S LAST MODERATE REFLECTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with poloff, moderate FMLN Legislative Assembly Deputy Hugo Martinez commented on the deadly July 5 violence tied to the FMLN (reftel B),and speculated on his party's prospects for the 2009 presidential elections. The conciliatory tone of Martinez's mes [...]	2006-08-14 20:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2034	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Pursuant to reftel B, poloff on August 11 delivered White House press release and Department's one-page overview of the President's national strategy to internationalize efforts against kleptocracy to Felix Ulloa, deputy of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Affairs. Embassy INL Director also [...]	2006-08-17 20:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ES KCRM KJUS KPOW PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2051	EL SALVADOR: PROGRESS WITH LABOR MINISTRY IN KEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the span of less than a month, El Salvador's Ministry of Labor has made moves to establish the official status of the airport maintenance workers union (SITEVMAIES) and the telecommunications workers union (SITCOM). The former case had proven controversial and attracted in [...]	2006-08-18 18:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2056	THREE MONTHS INTO HER TERM, SAN SALVADOR'S FMLN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Little more than three months into her term as Mayor of San Salvador, the FMLN's Violeta Menjivar suffers approval ratings of only 45 percent. A crisis in trash collection has turned many urban streets into foul-smelling and unsanitary garbage dumps. Heavy rains have caused di [...]	2006-08-21 17:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL CH SOCI
06SANSALVADOR210	EL SALVADOR: FMLN LEADER SCHAFIK HANDAL DEAD AT 75 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime FMLN leader and 2004 presidential candidate Schafik Handal died suddenly Tuesday afternoon, January 24 from a heart attack as he returned from Bolivia. With six weeks to go until nationwide elections, Handal's death may provide a temporary rallying point and boost for F [...]	2006-01-27 13:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2120	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran Air Force Cadet Salvador Palacios Bou, DOB 10 Feb 1985, POB San Salvador, Male, Fuerza Aerea Unit, CIMA. Cadet Palacios will be training at the Defense [...]	2006-08-28 19:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2121	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONEL HARCOURT POITIER AND [...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for the following representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),to visit San Salvador during the period Tuesday, September 5 to Friday, September 15, 2006, to follow up certification inspection of AEROMAN 145 facilities: Harcourt Poitie [...]	2006-08-28 21:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA AMGT ES
06SANSALVADOR2128	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Legal Aspects on Counter Terrorism scheduled to take place at the Salvadoran Foundation for Health and Human Develp [...]	2006-08-29 18:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2142	EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY RATIFIES ILO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: El Salvador's Legislative Assembly on August 24 voted unanimously to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 87 and 98 regarding freedom of association and the right to organize and bargain collectively, as well as Conventions 135 and 151 dealing with protect [...]	2006-08-31 20:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR2181	SALVADORAN PAYMENT OF IATTC DUES AND LETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Econoff delivered reftel demarche on non-payment of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Comission (IATTC) contributions to the Center for the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture (CENDEPESCA) director Manuel Fermin Oliva and Fisheries Coordinator Sonia Salavarria. They understand th [...]	2006-09-06 20:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR2188	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR GEOFFREY SCHADRACK [...] This is to request country clearance for Geoffrey Schadrack, ESTH Officer San Salvador to travel to Iguassu Falls, Brazil, September 12-16, 2006. The purpose of his travel is to participate in the regional ESTH officers conference. 2. Mr. Schadrack has a top secret security clearance. 3 [...]	2006-09-06 21:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT ASEC ES BR
06SANSALVADOR2192	COUNTRY CLEARANCE EPA OFFICIAL AL KORGI [...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Al Korgi of the EPA to visit San Salvador during the period Sunday, September 10 to Thursday, September 14, 2006, to attend a workshop on cleaner production practices for the Central American leather tanning industry. The Control Officer for this vis [...]	2006-09-07 14:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV AMGT ES
06SANSALVADOR2193	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) ILEA staff continued supervising the renovation of the ILEA - Santa Tecla facility, and made preparations to host two ILEA courses in August 2006. ----------------------- NARCOTICS INTERDICTI [...]	2006-09-07 15:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN PINR PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2196	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Navel Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, scheduled to take [...]	2006-09-07 20:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2203	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES STEFANOV [...] Post grants country clearance for supervisory physical scientist James Stefanov to visit San Salvador from November 19, 2006 through November 22, 2006 to represent the United States at the Fourth Coordination Workshop of the UNESCO/OAS ISARM Americas Program (Transboundary Aquifers of the Ameri [...]	2006-09-08 16:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR2204	EL SALVADOR: SACA'S RATINGS SLIP AS SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a poll publicized September 7 and 8 in leading daily La Prensa Grafica, President Saca's ratings, while still relatively high, are continuously declining in the face of citizens' growing concerns about violent crime and sluggish economic growth. Saca's personal charisma is i [...]	2006-09-08 18:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2249	SALVADORAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERWHELMED BY VIOLENTSTREET [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 18:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR PINS KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2255	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Cadet Troop Leader Course (Inf) at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),Ft. Benning, [...]	2006-09-14 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2264	EL SALVADOR'S AGGRESSIVE TRADE AGENDA [...] Summary. Under its export-led growth strategy launched in 1989, El Salvador has pursued economic integration with its Central American neighbors and negotiated trade agreements with the Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico, Panamsa, and the United States. Agreements with Taiwan, Colombia, the Eu [...]	2006-09-14 20:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2267	EL SALVADOR: CANINE PROGRAM BEARING FRUIT [...] (U) In November 2004, Post INL financed the construction of a canine training facility at Planes de los Renderos located just outside San Salvador. We have continued to invest in the canine program by purchasing training aids and sending instructors to NAS Colombia and NAS Guatemala for train [...]	2006-09-14 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PINS PTER SNAR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2297	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 14:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2300	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Advance Language Instructor Course at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, TX scheduled to begin October 4, [...]	2006-09-20 15:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2303	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTIN OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 17:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM INR ES
06SANSALVADOR2307	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 19:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2323	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Legal Aspects of Counter Terrorism and Border Patrol, at the Salvadoran Foundation for Health and Human Development [...]	2006-09-21 17:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2324	EL SALVADOR- COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACY MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 17:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
06SANSALVADOR235	EL SALVADOR VIEWS ON MESOAMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) The Government of El Salvador (GOES) has expressed interest in the Mesoamerican Energy Initiative (PIEM) and will participate in related working groups, but the GOES appears to be not yet convinced of the feasibility of the proposal or its benefits for Central America. After the Mexica [...]	2006-01-31 00:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON ES
06SANSALVADOR2351	POLITICAL IMPASSE FORCES PENSION REFORM [...] On September 7 and 14, the Legislative Assembly passed a package of pension reforms that sets up a trust to fund the government's pension obligations incurred in a 1996 transfer from a pay-as-you-go to a funded pension system. The reform includes a refinancing of government debt issued to fin [...]	2006-09-25 14:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR2369	EL SALVADOR: NEW ANTI-TERRORISM LAW A MESSAGE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on September 21, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed new counterterrorism legislation; the ruling ARENA party and their center-right PCN allies were joined by the Christian Democrats (PDC) for a total of 50 votes in favor of the new law, despite vociferous opposition [...]	2006-09-27 12:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KJUS PGOV PTER KTFN
06SANSALVADOR2371	MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES AGAINST SALVADORAN [...] (C) On September 25, the financial crimes division of the Salvadoran National Police (DAN) arrested the wife and mother-in-law of (substitute) Congressman Roberto Silva Pereira of the National Conciliation Party on charges of bribery and money laundering. A local bank manager implicated in the [...]	2006-09-27 15:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EFIN PGOV PINS KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR2379	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 20:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
06SANSALVADOR2419	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the country's export revenue, but faces challenges in the future. Rising labor and energy costs are reducing margins in the sector, and the possible phase-out of export [...]	2006-10-10 21:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
06SANSALVADOR2437	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING IN EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 17:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2442	EL SALVADOR: REQUEST FOR USAF PARTICIPATION IN [...] Embassy San Salvador Country Team strongly supports the widest possible DOD participation in the 2007 Ilopango Air Show, scheduled for February 24-25, 2007 at Ilopango International Airport (MSSS),El Salvador. The participation of the USAF Academy Wings of Blue, in addition to tactical flyi [...]	2006-10-04 20:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2472	DIGICEL GROUP TO CONFUSE SALVADORAN CELL PHONE USERS WITH [...] Digicel Group, a telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Digicel Holdings Limited (Digicel Holdings),an entirely separate company that operates a GSM mobile telecommunications business in El Salvador by the same name, Digicel. [...]	2006-10-02 21:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECPS ES
06SANSALVADOR2475	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the country's export revenue, but faces challenges in the future. Rising labor and energy costs are reducing margins in the sector, and the possible phase-out of export [...]	2006-10-10 21:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
06SANSALVADOR2492	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INDIGENOUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 18:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN ES
06SANSALVADOR2493	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONVENTIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 18:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MCAP PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR2508	EL SALVADOR: FMLN "PRESIDENCIABLES" FOR 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: With two and a half years to go until the 2009 presidential election, speculation is emerging with regard to who will be the candidate of the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). Orthodox-hardliner leader Schafik Handal was beaten soundly in 2004 by ARENA [...]	2006-10-16 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PINR PREL
06SANSALVADOR2513	LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUELS INITIATIVE RESPONSE [...] This cable responds to reftel. There is significant interest in El Salvador to promote biofuels, but to date concrete actions have not been taken. The GOES is working on legislation to promote ethanol production, storage, and sales. The law would mandate a 90/10 gasoline/ethanol mix, a mixtu [...]	2006-10-17 20:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR2514	ADVANCING U.S. EFFORTS ON WATER AND SANITATION IN EL [...] This cable responds to Ref. A. Water is an important topic in El Salvador as the country wrestles with issues such as access to drinking water, management of water infrastructure by the national administrator, aquifer depletion, conservation, and strains caused by development. The USG has op [...]	2006-10-17 21:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR252	SACA'S 2006 BUDGET APPROVED ON TIME [...] (U) Summary. On December 21, 2005, the Legislative Assembly approved President Saca's $3.3 billion budget proposal for 2006--an 11.6 percent increase over the previous year--to cover higher spending on health and education, pensions, public-sector salaries, and debt payment. The fiscal defi [...]	2006-02-01 14:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR2526	POLL UNDERSCORES AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ON CRIME [...] (U) Summary: Results from a CID-Gallup poll publicized October 17 in leading daily El Diario de Hoy demonstrate that Salvadorans share the Ambassador's deep concern that spiraling violent crime threatens El Salvador's continued economic development and the consolidation of its democratic in [...]	2006-10-18 19:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR253	EAC MEETING - JANUARY 13, 2006: AVIAN INFLUENZA, [...] (U) The Emergency Action Committe (EAC) convened on January 13, 2006 to review, discuss and approve the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for the Avian Influenza. 2. (U) Overview: The persistence of the H5N1 avian influenza since its appearance in Hong Kong in 1997 indicates that it is u [...]	2006-02-01 16:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ES KFAM KRIM AVIAN FLU
06SANSALVADOR2530	COUNTRY CLEARANCE EPA OFFICIAL TOM WIRTH [...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Tom Wirth of the EPA to visit San Salvador during the period October 23, 2006 through October 26, 2006 to provide final training sessions for experts in El Salvador who are using Greenhouse Gas Inventory Software. The Control Officer for this visit is [...]	2006-10-19 15:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV AMGT ES
06SANSALVADOR2543	SALVADORAN NONMAQUILA EXPORTS BOOM UNDER CAFTA-DR [...] Central Bank data show that nonmaquila exports were 64 percent higher during the first six months of CAFTA-DR than they were March to August 2005, increasing from $123 million to $202 million. Much of that increase reflects Salvadoran exports of ethyl alcohol, thanks to liberal CAFTA-DR rules [...]	2006-10-20 18:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
06SANSALVADOR2557	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT REITERATES THEIR SUPPORT TO THE U.S. [...] This is a response to reftel. Post has reconfirmed with the Ministry of Foreign Affiars the GOES support for the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the international telecommunications union council and for the Radio Communications Regulation Board for the period 2006-2010 in the elections that will [...]	2006-10-23 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANSALVADOR2562	EL SALVADOR: MFA SAYS WILL SUPPORT CONSENSUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 12:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SMIG OAS MX ES
06SANSALVADOR2567	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES STEFANOV [...] Post grants country clearance for supervisory physical scientist James Stefanov to visit San Salvador from November 19, 2006 through November 22, 2006 to represent the United States at the Fourth Coordination Workshop of the UNESCO/OAS ISARM Americas Program (Transboundary Aquifers of the Ameri [...]	2006-10-25 17:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR257	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Post includes name, sex, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. Please review the following list: XXXXXXXXXXXX, ma [...]	2006-02-01 17:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2581	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the multinational Standby High-Readiness Brigade for UN Operations (SHIRBRIG) Peacekeeping Operation (PKO) in Spain, schedu [...]	2006-10-26 17:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2587	EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PASSES 505 [...] (SBU) On October 26, the Legislative Assembly passed the 505 Agreement, with 44 in favor, none against, and the remainder abstaining. ARENA's 34-seat delegation was joined by 5 PCN deputies and 5 PDC votes in favor, while the FMLN abstained after criticizing U.S.-Salvadoran military cooperat [...]	2006-10-26 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES MASS MARR
06SANSALVADOR2609	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Security, Defense, and Integration Subregional Conference in Guatemala City, scheduled for November 14 to 16, 2006. [...]	2006-10-30 14:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2623	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Executive Dialogue Seminar in Washington DC, scheduled for December 3 to 9, 2006. XXXXXXXXXXXX Legislative Assembl [...]	2006-10-31 20:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR265	DVC EVALUATION - "GOING BEYOND WITH PRACTICE" [...] SUMMARY: On January 26 the Regional English Language Office (RELO) in San Jose, Costa Rica sponsored a successful interactive DVC between speaker Dr. Diane Larsen-Freeman in San Jose and audiences in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Panama. Fifty English teachers and professors from universities a [...]	2006-02-01 21:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ES

06SANSALVADOR2652	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHES ON LEBANON AND ANTI-ISRAELI [...] (SBU) On November 1, Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Amb. Guillermo Melendez, Director General for Foreign Policy at the MFA, and Mario Rivera, Head of Multilateral Affairs. They replied that, bearing significant changes to the resolutions' text, El Salvador was unlikely to change its vo [...]	2006-11-03 18:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS ES LE PHUM
06SANSALVADOR2653	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 18:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ES
06SANSALVADOR2654	EL SALVADOR: POINTS DELIVERED ON WOMEN'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 18:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR2655	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON CUBA AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 18:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CU ES
06SANSALVADOR2661	PRESIDENT SACA ESTABLISHES ANTI-CRIME COMMISSION [...] (C) In the wake of the Ambassador's October 16 speech calling for immediate action to stop crime, followed by pressure from leading members of the business community and ex-President Calderon Sol, the Saca administration has inaugurated a new Anti-Crime Commission, which will make recommenda [...]	2006-11-03 20:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2698	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON COUNTRY [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 15:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHCR KTIA ES
06SANSALVADOR2712	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Advanced Engineer's Course, Fort Leonardwood, MO scheduled for December 18, 2006 to June 13, 2007. CAPT XXXXXXXXXXX [...]	2006-11-08 21:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2743	EL SALVADOR POSITION ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 18:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN PARM KNNP ES
06SANSALVADOR2744	EL SALVADOR: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 18:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OPID ILC UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR2746	EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 20:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES OAS DRL
06SANSALVADOR2750	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in October 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) ILEA staff continued supervising the renovation of the ILEA - Santa Tecla facility, and made preparations to host an ILEA course in November 2006. ----------------------- NARCOTICS INTERDI [...]	2006-11-14 14:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN PINR PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2766	SACA'S COMMISSION CHATS WHILE MURDER RATE RISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOES released new figures on November 14 that show murders are up in October over September, rising to 339 homicides last month alone. The Saca Administration paradoxically responds that the numbers are not entirely negative. They point to the fact that the murder rate is d [...]	2006-11-16 17:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL KHLS
06SANSALVADOR2771	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Naval Staff College Course, scheduled for January 10, 2007 in Newport, RI. LT XXXXXXXXXXXX Naval Headquarters DPO [...]	2006-11-16 18:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2772	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),in Fort Benning, Georgia, scheduled for January 18, [...]	2006-11-16 19:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2773	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the International Maritime Officers Course, scheduled to begin on January 24, 2007 in Yorktown, VA. LTJG XXXXXXXXXXXX N [...]	2006-11-16 19:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2777	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS ES
06SANSALVADOR2778	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 16:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BO ES
06SANSALVADOR2779	EL SALVADOR: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TOWARD [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 16:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM XX KN ES
06SANSALVADOR2803	EL SALVADOR: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MESSAGE ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 14:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC IZ ES
06SANSALVADOR2841	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Basic Language Course, to be held at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, Texas; January 3 through July 13, [...]	2006-11-27 19:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2849	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GERI GILBERT [...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Geri Gilbert, Special Agent, International Programs Coordinator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance of EPA to visit San Salvador during the period December 11, 2006 through December 14, 2006 to participate in a CAFTA-DR Environmental Crimes [...]	2006-11-28 20:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV AMGT ES
06SANSALVADOR2852	SAN SALVADOR LOOKS FORWARD TO VISIT OF NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 21:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MARR ES
06SANSALVADOR2853	EL SALVADOR: COMPLIANCE WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW ES
06SANSALVADOR2865	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL ON [...] Action Request: See Paragraph 2. On November 29 Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Rhina Jarquin, Director General of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Environment (MARN),and Mauricio Ruiz Cacho, Office of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both understood [...]	2006-11-29 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAGR EFIN ETRD PHUM OAS USTR ES
06SANSALVADOR2868	EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL [...] (U) This cable originally sent as San Salvador 2746 on November 13 is being re-transmitted due to a technical error. 2. (U) Post delivered reftel message on September 26 to MFA officials Elizabeth Cubias, Deputy Director of Social Development; Mario Rivera, Head of Multilateral Affairs; a [...]	2006-11-30 13:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PREL
06SANSALVADOR2872	EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY REMOVES IMMUNITY [...] (C) On November 29, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted 82-0 to remove the immunity of Alternate Deputy Roberto Silva Pereira (National Conciliation Party - PCN) to allow for his prosecution on money laundering and bribery charges. The removal of Silva's immunity came two days after a S [...]	2006-11-30 17:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EFIN PGOV KCOR ES
06SANSALVADOR2873	EL SALVADOR'S NEW POPULIST THREAT ? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Populist 41-year-old Mayor Wil Salgado of San Miguel (El Salvador's third-largest city) has publicly expressed his intention of running for president in the March 2009 national elections. Although a Salgado national victory in 2009 is highly unlikely, his popularity in the natio [...]	2006-11-30 18:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2885	SALVADORANS SUPPORT USG ON WHO IPR ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 19:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2914	EL SALVADOR TO CO-SPONSOR FINNISH RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 16:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL SU UN ES
06SANSALVADOR2915	EL SALVADOR: DIPNOTE RECEIVED ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 16:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA KTIA ES
06SANSALVADOR2921	SALVADORAN DESIRE FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL'S [...] (C) Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez contacted Charge February 8 to outline the importance the GOES places on new UN Secretary General Ban Kim's attendance at January 16 ceremonies marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Peace Accords that ended the nation's 12-year armed conflict, and to a [...]	2006-12-08 21:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2922	EL SALVADOR: MIDTERM CABINET SHUFFLE ADDRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Halfway through his five-year term, President Saca has created a new Ministry of Public Security and Justice to combat the nation's spiraling violent crime. Rene Figueroa, until now Minister of Governance, will head the new ministry, while former Vice Minister Aguilar will remai [...]	2006-12-08 21:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2946	EL SALVADOR: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Post updated country terrorism report on the Intellipedia. 2. Post POC is Poloff Patrick Ventrell. Email: VentrellPH@state.sgov.gov. Phone: 503-2501-2035. Barclay [...]	2006-12-14 17:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PARM ASEC KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR2953	EL SALVADOR: ASSEMBLY VOTES FOR ONE YEAR EXTENSION IN IRAQ [...] (U) Late on December 14, El Salvador's Legislative Assembly passed a resolution extending the authorization for Salvadoran participation in the Multinational Forces-Iraq through December 31, 2007. The measure passed with 49 votes in favor (ARENA, National Conciliation (PCN),and Christian D [...]	2006-12-15 15:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MASS IZ ES
06SANSALVADOR2960	EL SALVADOR: 2006 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: Pursuant to reftel, this cable provides information on the worst forms of child labor in El Salvador. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),El Salvador has implemented steps to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, including [...]	2006-12-18 15:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ELAB ES ETRD PHUM SOCI
06SANSALVADOR2962	EL SALVADOR: UNGA VOTE ON DEC 19 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 18:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNAUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2963	EL SALVADOR: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 18:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC PREL UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR2972	FMLN CONVENTION GOES STALINIST, LOOKING AHEAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its December 17 national convention, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) Party (with the attendance of 526 delegates known as party militants) overwhelmingly voted into effect new "reforms" whereby open primaries will be abolished, and incumbent party leaders [...]	2006-12-19 19:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL PTER
06SANSALVADOR2996	LEGISLATURE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES MCC COMPACT [...] Summary. The Salvadoran Legislative Assembly unanimously approved December 20 the nearly $461 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact and its implementing legislation. FMLN Legislative Deputies supported the Compact but had expressed concerns about parts of the implementing legislat [...]	2006-12-22 15:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ECON PGOV KMCA MCC ES
06SANSALVADOR300	DVC EVALUATION: WHY STUDY U.S. HISTORY? [...] SUMMARY: On January 31, David Brooks - a Human Rights/Labor officer at Embassy Lima - posed the question "Why Study U.S. History" to an audience of 45 professors, teachers and representatives of museums and the National Archives of El Salvador, all of whom received a copy of the Department of [...]	2006-02-06 18:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO ES
06SANSALVADOR3010	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of a Salvadoran soldier to attend a Basic Language Instructor Course at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, TX from Jan 3, 2007 to July 13, 2007. 2LT XX [...]	2006-12-27 16:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR3011	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of a Salvadoran soldier to attend a Non-Commission Officer Development Course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Assistance at Fort Benning, GA from Jan [...]	2006-12-27 16:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR315	EL SALVADOR: FIVE WEEKS FROM ELECTION, ARENA LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Latest polls indicate that the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) retains the lead in both mayoral and Legislative Assembly races, but its lead over the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has narrowed slightly. There is no indication thus far that [...]	2006-02-07 21:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR318	EL SALVADOR: POST'S VIEWS ON DISASTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Temporary Protected Status status should be extended for El Salvadoran beneficiaries currently residing and working in the United States. El Salvador's ongoing recovery from the 2001 earthquakes and the 2005 eruption of the Santa Ana volcano is incomplete. Current conditions p [...]	2006-02-07 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR346	FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT PROVISIONS [...] Per reftel, Post contacted Government of El Salvador certifying authority Salvadoran Sugar Council (CONSAA) to request a written response reflecting sugar supply possibilities for the marketing year 2006 (MY06). Talking points were also delivered to CONSAA. 2. In a letter dated February 7, [...]	2006-02-09 20:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR353	VIOLENCE HOBBLES THE SALVADORAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary. Direct and indirect costs of violent crime, estimated at $1.6 billion in 2003 (or 11.5 percent of GDP),pose the most significant challenge to El Salvador's economic growth. High security costs discourage potential investors, and represent resources that are lost to more produ [...]	2006-02-10 14:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ES
06SANSALVADOR377	MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE (EL SALVADOR) [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 20:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR402	UPS SIGNS MOU WITH SALVADORAN CUSTOMS TO EXPEDITE [...] SUMMARY: UPS and the GOES have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes simplified procedures that could be extended to all international express delivery companies in El Salvador. The MOU enables the application of best practices, according to UPS, to facilitate the clearing of [...]	2006-02-16 19:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
06SANSALVADOR407	UPDATE ON MCDONALDâ€™S CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, 2005, an appeals court ruled that McDonald's had illegally terminated its contract with a local franchisee on July 1, 1996, and therefore owed him $24 million in losses and damages. McDonald's is appealing the decision, but the composition of the chamber that will hear t [...]	2006-02-16 20:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR411	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR'S REPORT (EL SALVADOR) [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 15:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR413	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA [...] (C) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca will meet with the President February 24, shortly before El Salvador's March 12 national congressional and mayoral elections. Saca hopes the meeting with the President will further aid his party's chances in the elections, and help him soundly defeat the [...]	2006-02-17 17:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL OVIP ETRD MARR MASS KMCA
06SANSALVADOR418	VIOLENCE SPIRALS IN EL SALVADOR/GOVERNMENT GRASPS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In 2005, El Salvador eclipsed Colombia as the country with the highest homicide rate per capita in the Western Hemisphere. The GOES has responded to the epidemic of gang violence with a variety of initiatives that have thus far failed to stem the tide of violence. The [...]	2006-02-17 17:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR447	FMLN INVOLVES CUBA AND VENEZUELA IN SALVADORAN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: President Saca and other high-ranking GOES officials have recently raised concerns with Ambassador and other Embassy contacts that Cuba and Venezuela are helping the FMLN in the March 12 national elections for deputies and mayors. There are now clear indications tha [...]	2006-02-22 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER VE CU ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR448	EL SALVADOR: RESPONSE REGARDING IRANIAN [...] (S) Per reftel, note that Iran maintains no diplomatic representation in El Salvador, and to post's knowledge conducts no diplomatic activities through third parties. Butler [...]	2006-02-22 20:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	ES IR PGOV PINR PREL PTER
06SANSALVADOR450	EL SALVADOR: ALL BUT ONE SUSPECT IN SOTO MURDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A sentencing tribunal on February 17 absolved two of three suspects accused in the November 5, 2004 murder of AmCit labor activist Gilberto Soto. One man was convicted in the crime and will likely be sentenced Friday. Prosecutors will appeal the court's findings to the Supreme [...]	2006-02-22 21:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ES KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR454	SALVADORAN POLICE SHIFT STRATEGY AGAINST DRUG [...] (C) On February 18, elements of the Salvadoran Anti-Narcotics police arrested 155 low-level drug dealers for trafficking in narcotics. This raid occurred as part of a larger operation designated Plan Hawk (Halcon),which has netted 426 drug dealers in the last six weeks. Normally, ninety per [...]	2006-02-23 15:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR455	SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) During a lengthy February 23 evening meeting with Polcouns, one Saca cabinet member and two key presidential advisers recounted how stressed Saca is over the March 12 national elections and over recent polls showing Saca and his ARENA party are not faring as well as they expected. Asked [...]	2006-02-23 15:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR458	LATEST POLL INDICATES DEAD HEAT IN SAN SALVADOR [...] The Technological University of El Salvador (UTEC) Center for Salvadoran Public Opinion Research (CIOPS) polled 2,123 Salvadorans nationwide February 17-19, and performed an additional poll of 615 San Salvador residents. The race for mayor of San Salvador appears close, with 27.3 percent of [...]	2006-02-23 17:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR464	OPTIONAL 2006 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] Summary: On December 15, 2005, the Legislative Assembly passed a number of IPR-related reforms to meet CAFTA-DR obligations. Enforcement remains weak, but the government appears willing to step-up efforts once CAFTA-DR is in force. However, institutional weaknesses in law enforcement will [...]	2006-02-23 21:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR476	EL SALVADOR: POLLING DEMONSTRATES MAYORAL [...] SUMMARY: With less than four weeks to go until nationwide municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, results of a CID-Gallup poll publicized in leading daily El Diario de Hoy indicate that the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) will likely win six departmental capitals, while the opp [...]	2006-02-24 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR487	EL SALVADOR: SCENESETTER FOR VISITS OF U/S KAREN [...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador welcomes and looks forward to your visit to El Salvador March 17 to 18. You are arriving in country following President Saca's very successful visit with the President on February 24. The announcements during the visit that CAFTA-DR would enter into force for El S [...]	2006-02-27 18:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR5	EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP [...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...]	2006-01-03 19:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES
06SANSALVADOR504	EL SALVADOR: SAN SALVADOR MAYOR OPINES ON [...] (C) During a February 24 informal lunch at the DCM's residence, incumbent San Salvador Mayor Carlos Rivas Zamora, accompanied by his wife Silvia, talked with DCM and poloff about upcoming elections and other subjects. He began by outlining his recent visit to the United States, during which [...]	2006-02-28 21:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR506	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. All of the following ca [...]	2006-03-01 14:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR512	EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS: OAS PRE-ELECTION REVIEW AND [...] SUMMARY: With 11 days remaining until the election, the Organization of American States (OAS) election monitoring mission has certified voter registration rolls, but still notes problems with the new digital advance vote count system. On a separate front, Farabundo Marti National Liberation [...]	2006-03-01 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER OAS ES
06SANSALVADOR514	SALVADORAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS MUDDLE AHEAD [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's most prominent civil society organizations grew out of the nation's 12-year armed conflict, but many international donors have switched their focus elsewhere since the 1992 end of hostilities. Most Salvadoran NGOs are struggling to replace lost international support w [...]	2006-03-01 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KOCI SOCI ES
06SANSALVADOR515	FMLN CHALLENGES CAFTA IN COURT [...] (U) On March 1, the FMLN made good on its rhetoric and challenged the constitutionality of the U.S.-Central America Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),which entered into force for the United States and El Salvador that same day. In an event staged for political effect, FMLN [...]	2006-03-02 14:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR516	MINISTER OF ECONOMY SEEKS U.S. HELP TO SOLVE CAFTA [...] (U) Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia appealed to Embassy on March 1 for assistance in resolving problems in the textile sector related to staggered CAFTA implementation, well laid out in reftel. De Gavidia claimed that U.S. buyers were preparing to suspend orders from Salvadoran factor [...]	2006-03-02 15:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND ES
06SANSALVADOR52	EL SALVADOR: GOES VIEWS REGARDING UPCOMING MEXICO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador has on several recent occasions discussed with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez a planned January 9 meeting on U.S. immigration policy to be held in Mexico City; it will likely include foreign ministers of Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Rep [...]	2006-01-09 12:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES MX PGOV PREL IMMIGRATION
06SANSALVADOR521	EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS: LA PAZ AND CUSCATLAN [...] SUMMARY: Poloff visited the cities of Zacatecoluca and Olocuilta in the La Paz Department on February 22. Two days later, Poloff visited the cities of Cojutepeque and Santa Cruz Michapa in the neighboring Cuscatlan department. Zacatecoluca and Cojutepeque are the capitals of their respectiv [...]	2006-03-02 21:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CU ES SOCI
06SANSALVADOR531	EL SALVADOR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Post,s submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. The format tracks paragraphs 21 to 24 in reftel. Post POC is INL Country Director J. Brian Duggan, 011-503-2501-2037. For OMB purposes, Duggan (FS-03) spent 10 hours compiling the following information. Sen [...]	2006-03-03 16:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
06SANSALVADOR547	EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...]	2006-03-06 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR548	EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR PROJECTS THAT [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...]	2006-03-06 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR623	ELECTION REPORT: THE WESTERN PROVINCES OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 20:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR636	CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...]	2006-03-08 20:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR637	CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...]	2006-03-08 20:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR649	RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 19:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IS ES
06SANSALVADOR65	ECONOMIC MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR SPS SYSTEM NOT [...] (C) Salvadoran Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia, accompanied by Ambassador to the United States Rene Leon, told Ambassador Barclay in a January 6 meeting that El Salvador would not be ready by February 1 to recognize U.S. sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) systems as equivalent [...]	2006-01-10 14:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR656	IMPLEMENTATION OF CAFTA-DR OFF TO ROUGH START FOR [...] (C) Summary. Entry into force of the CAFTA-DR for El Salvador on March 1 has led to problems for the Salvadoran apparel industry. The industry reports hundreds of containers delayed at U.S. ports by U.S. Customs due to unfamiliarity with new rules and changed documentation requirements. Th [...]	2006-03-13 14:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR659	MDA: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 16:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL ES IS
06SANSALVADOR661	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR SEAT [...] Post received a diplomatic note (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated February 27, 2006 requesting U.S. support for El Salvador's nomination to be a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council for the period 2006- 2010. Elections for [...]	2006-03-13 17:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANSALVADOR702	EL SALVADOR'S CANDIDATE FOR THE INTERAMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 20:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR711	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, sex, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. The candidate [...]	2006-03-16 16:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR712	EL SALVADOR: ELECTIONS A QUALIFIED SUCCESS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party made gains in the March 12 nationwide municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, apparently garnering 34-35 Legislative Assembly seats and 144 (55 percent) of the nation's 262 city halls. The opposition Farabundo Marti [...]	2006-03-16 19:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR756	CREATURES GREAT FELLED BY CREATURES SMALL - SEA [...] SUMMARY: Red tide has been determined as the cause of a turtle die off that occurred along the coast of El Salvador in January. Results of toxicology tests on the tissue of a turtle autopsied by U.S. biologists concluded that the turtle died from high levels of saxitoxins in its system. Res [...]	2006-03-17 17:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR77	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MIGRATION, MORALES, AND FMLN [...] (C) Ambassador Barclay spoke for 45 minutes on January 10 with Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez regarding the January 9 regional meeting on migration held in Mexico. (Note: The meetings had been originally scheduled to treat both energy and migration issues, but in response to Lainez's suggest [...]	2006-01-11 14:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREL PGOV ES MX VE BL IMMIGRATION
06SANSALVADOR772	OAS CICTE VI DELEGATION PREPARATION (EL SALVADOR) [...] On March 10, Poloff discussed Reftel A points with Mario Antonio Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director and Ambassador Jose Roberto Mejia, Global Themes Coordinator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rivera indicated that the final composition of the delegation has not been determined, but t [...]	2006-03-21 19:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ES
06SANSALVADOR794	SALVADORAN ASSEMBLY APPROVES FINAL CAFTA CHANGES [...] (U) Ministry of Economy Trade Policy Director Johanna Hill told Econcouns late this afternoon that El Salvador's Legislative Assembly did today approve the awaited reform to the CAFTA-DR text to waive Chapter 22.5's 90-day waiting period for entry into force for other CAFTA signatories. Legal [...]	2006-03-23 22:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR832	UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES' MARCH 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes met with President Tony Saca on the morning of March 17 to discuss national and regional politics as well as bilateral issues. President Saca's remark that the United States and El Salvador were "amigos siempre" became a public t [...]	2006-03-28 18:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ETRD KMCA PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR850	POST NOMINATIONS FOR ILEA SAN SALVADOR COMPUTER [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA Computer and Electronic Crimes course from May 8 to 19, 2006, at ILEA San Salvador. All officers were born in El Salvador. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 9/16/1973 POB: La Libertad XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 6/23/1963 PO [...]	2006-03-29 21:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES
06SANSALVADOR851	POST NOMINATIONS FOR ILEA ROSWELL ADVANCED [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend Advanced Management Training at ILEA Roswell from May 1 to 26, 2006. All officers were born in El Salvador. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 8/14/1968 POB: Ahuachapan USG Training: Crime Scene Management (NCIS); Leadership [...]	2006-03-29 21:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES
06SANSALVADOR853	FMLN MAYORS MOVE FORWARD ON OIL IMPORT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On March 20, an association of FMLN mayors formalized an arrangement with Venezuela's PDVSA to import Venezuelan fuel on preferential terms. Allegedly a proposal of now-deceased FMLN leader Schafik Handal, the government-mayor deal has been accepted by the economic and politi [...]	2006-03-29 22:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ES VE
06SANSALVADOR89	UNEXPLAINED TURTLE DEATHS RAISE POSSIBILITY OF ILLEGAL FISHING ALONG SALVADORAN COAST [...] SUMMARY: On January 5 and 6, 2006 the Environmental Division of the national police found 37 turtles and 1 dolphin dead on the country's beaches in the eastern part of El Salvador. An additional 25 dead turtles were subsequently discovered in a nearby bay. According to the Environment Minis [...]	2006-01-11 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR90	NEW TOURISM LAW A POSITIVE STEP, BUT CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARYSummary: In December 2005, the GOESEl Salvador approved a Tourism Law establishing tax incentives for new investment in the sector. The law shows government support for the industry, but has received criticism from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The GOES is expecting to clo [...]	2006-01-11 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR940	EL SALVADOR'S PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH THE [...] Summary. The GOES is slowly moving to comply with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and improve the environment for the use of biotechnology. A new law governing the safe management of genetically modified organisms has been under review for four months by the Technical Secretary of the [...]	2006-04-10 18:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAGR TBIO ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR953	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THIEVES REACT VIOLENTLY TO [...] (U) On Friday, April 7, vendors of pirated optical media in downtown San Salvador, joined by suspected FMLN-linked militants, launched violent protests, looting and burning several small stores and causing damages estimated at more than $200,000. More than four hours after the protests began [...]	2006-04-10 20:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR956	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in February 2006. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of February 2006. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) From February 20 to 24, instructors from ICE presented ILEA-sponsored training on financial crimes investiga [...]	2006-04-11 13:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PINR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR983	POST'S VIEWS ON OPIC CAFTA-DR FUND [...] Post understands that OPIC is planning to support a Central America and Caribbean Fund that may invest in the financial services sector, to include banks and nonbank financial intermediaries and specialized financial services firms in OPIC-eligible countries in Central America and the Caribbe [...]	2006-04-17 14:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OTRA ES OPIC
06TEGUCIGALPA2136	(S) HONDURAN FUEL BID COULD SUPPORT FMLN, LEAD TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: This cable presents Post's best assessment of the current state of play and the political intent behind recent and upcoming steps in the bid solicitation process for fuel imports into Honduras. Among potential pitfalls are: (a) the threatened expropriation of millions of dolla [...]	2006-11-09 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET EINV BBSR ES VE HO
06WARSAW2008	POLAND'S PKN ORLEN DISCUSSES MAZEIKIU NAFTA, [...] (C) PKN Orlen's (PKNO) Deputy President Cezary Filipowicz requested information from the USG on whether Yukos International is considering a proposal to put the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) refinery shares into escrow to further protect them from Yukos Finance. Poland is attempting to gain support fr [...]	2006-09-15 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETRD PL AJ KZ RS ES LG LH PREL

07BELMOPAN715	BELMOPAN: UPDATE ASSESSMENTS ON CENTRAL AMERICA SECURITY [...] In response to ref A, post has reviewed our earlier assessment of security requirements and continues to believe that border security, gang prevention and anti-corruption measures are the top priorities for Belize. Since ref B was sent there have been some indications that MS-13 is growing st [...]	2007-12-14 19:27:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PTER SNAR ES BH
07BRASILIA554	BRAZIL: MFA DISCUSSES UPCOMING LULA CAMP DAVID VISIT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)'s Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Everton Vieira Vargas, met with the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, and the Charge d'Affaires of Haiti on March 29. DCM and EconOff were also invited to attend. Per reftel, the [...]	2007-03-29 20:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG DR ES HA SC
07GUATEMALA2121	PARLACEN MURDER UPDATE: 16 PRISON GUARDS RELEASED [...] Sixteen prison guards, accused of facilitating the February 25 murder of four National Civil Police (PNC) officers in El Boqueron prison, were released for insufficient evidence. The four murdered PNC officers had been incarcerated in the maximum security prison in Santa Rosa as suspects in t [...]	2007-10-24 13:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC ES GT
07GUATEMALA375	GUATEMALA: POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR ASSASSINATION [...] (SBU) In a February 21 press conference, Guatemalan Minister of Government Carlos Vielmann announced the arrests of four members of the Guatemalan Civilian National Police (PNC) on charges of committing the brutal murders of three Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament [...]	2007-02-22 20:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KJUS ASEC PETER SNAR GT ES
07GUATEMALA403	GUATEMALA: MURDER OF FOUR POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR [...] (SBU) Four members of the Civilian National Police (PNC) in detention for alleged involvement in the February 19 assassination of three Salvadoran parliamentarians (reftels) were brutally murdered in a Guatemalan prison on February 25. According to media reports, at least two of the PNC suspe [...]	2007-02-27 00:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KJUS ASEC PTER SNAR GT ES
07GUATEMALA426	CICIG AGREEMENT SENT TO GUATEMALAN CONGRESS FOR [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of last week's highly publicized and brutal killings of three Salvadoran parliamentarians and four Guatemalan police officers suspected of carrying out the killings, the Berger Administration delivered to the Guatemalan Congress the agreement to establish the Internat [...]	2007-03-01 18:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS SNAR EAID PTER ASEC KCRM GT ES
07LAPAZ2494	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BOLIVIA TO VOTE YES ON MINUSTAH [...] (SBU) On September 10, poloffs met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of International Organizations and delivered reftel demarche. The director responded that the GOB is prepared to vote in favor of extending MINUSTAH, although he mentioned that the Bolivian government believes [...]	2007-09-11 15:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT PE PA
07LIMA2618	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL, LEVIN, [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami and Matthew John Beck, from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to meet with head of s [...]	2007-08-02 15:10:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07LIMA2653	AMENDED: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL, [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, Gregory Meeks and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami, Matthew John Beck, and Annie Minguez from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the t [...]	2007-08-03 22:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07PORTOFSPAIN353	EL SALVADOR INAUGURATES NEWEST FOREIGN MISSION IN PORT OF [...] On April 11, El Salvador became the latest country to open an embassy in Port of Spain, following Spain's inauguration of its presence here in November 2006 and the establishment of South Africa's mission in December 2006. This brings the total number of foreign missions resident in Port of S [...]	2007-04-13 18:08:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ES TD
07PORTOFSPAIN355	EL SALVADOR INAUGURATES NEWEST FOREIGN MISSION IN PORT OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 18:08:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ES TD
07QUITO2206	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORT FOR UN SYG'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 11:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT HA PE
07SANJOSE2071	GREEN FUNDS MEET GREENBACKS: REDLAC IX CONSIDERS [...] SUMMARY: Enterprise of the Americas Initiative (EAI) and Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) debt for nature funds met on the margins of the ninth meeting of the Western Hemisphere Network of Environmental Funds November 13-15. In addition to governance issues, fund managers explored les [...]	2007-12-19 22:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EFIS ENRG ES XM
07SANSALVADOR10	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for January 24, [...]	2007-01-03 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1006	EL SALVADOR UPDATE ON REGIONAL SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 21 emboffs met with Acting Minister of Public Security and Justice Astor Escalante to review progress on the GOES Regional Security plan raised in reftel. Escalante assured emboffs that the GOES team is working on the project to more fully develop the plan, but that the [...]	2007-05-24 14:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR102	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN AIR [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran Air Force officer for participation in the Pilot Instrument Procedure Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy in San Antonio, Texas; [...]	2007-01-22 19:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1020	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Patrol Craft Propulsion Course, Naval Small Craft Instruction, and Technical Training School, to be held at Stennis Spa [...]	2007-05-25 15:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR103	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to attend the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA to start on January 24, 2007. CPT [...]	2007-01-22 20:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1037	EL SALVADOR: MCC DEPUTY CEO BENT MEETS WITH HUMAN [...] SUMMARY: In a free-ranging May 18 discussion with Deputy CEO Rodney Bent of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Dr. Beatrice Carrillo of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH) outlined what in her view represent the most serious threats to continued progress in rule of law i [...]	2007-05-28 14:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PHUM PREL KMCA
07SANSALVADOR1044	EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU [...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...]	2007-05-29 18:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR105	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers and Ministry of Defense civilian employees for participation in the Combat Stress Mobile Education Team (MET),scheduled to take place in San S [...]	2007-01-22 20:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1057	EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU [...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...]	2007-05-30 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR1070	EL SALVADOR: DAS COULTER VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Political Military Bureau's Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Coulter visited El Salvador May 7-8 to hold bilateral discussions with the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. He also made a speech to the Salvadoran Armed Forces' equivalent to the War College, had dinn [...]	2007-05-31 20:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1071	EL SALVADOR ON VENEZUELA/IRAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On May 31, poloff raised reftel C points with MFA Multilateral Affairs Chief Mario Rivera. (Note: The GOES has repeatedly raised with Post their misgivings about the growing Iran-Venezuela relationship, as well as potential Iran-Nicaragua ties; see reftels A and B. End note.) Rivera s [...]	2007-05-31 20:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR ES
07SANSALVADOR1072	EL SALVADOR: ANNUAL DECLARATION FOR HCOC [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 20:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA ES
07SANSALVADOR1073	EL SALVADOR ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 20:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP XM ES
07SANSALVADOR1088	Post reply to request for information on other donor [...] Summary: This cable provides information on non-USG TCB related environmental funded projects in the CAFTA-DR region and how these relate to environmental themes. Information was received from the Central American Commission for Environment and Developments and includes ongoing projects. [...]	2007-06-01 20:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR11	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for January 24, [...]	2007-01-03 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1103	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers and soldiers to participate in five separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Special Reaction Team Certification Course, In [...]	2007-06-04 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1119	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS ZOELLICK WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 21:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1151	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records for a Salvadoran civilian for participation in the Counterterrorism Senior Executive Seminar, to be held at the Marshall Center, Germany; scheduled for August 18 -30, [...]	2007-06-11 23:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1168	EL SALVADOR AND U.S.- BRAZIL BIOFUELS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Economic Counselor and Brazilian Ambassador to El Salvador delivered June 1 the reftel talking points to Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia. The GOES has formed a small committee on ethanol production and alternative fuels, composed of representatives from the Ministries [...]	2007-06-13 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV EAGR PREL EAID ES
07SANSALVADOR1183	DELL NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] I am pleased to submit the nomination of Dell El Salvador for the Secretary,s annual Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). The Dell Call Center located in San Salvador exemplifies the very best of U.S. corporate and citizen responsibility. Detailed below you will see why Dell is so deservin [...]	2007-06-15 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EINV ETRD ELAB KSEP SENV AMGT ES
07SANSALVADOR1185	SACA COMPLETES THREE YEARS AND SIDESTEPS FMLN AGAIN [...] (U) Summary. In a June 1 speech to the nation delivered at the Legislative Assembly, President Saca marked his third anniversary of his presidency. With his trademark stirring oratory he lauded his Administration,s achievements, challenged the leftist-opposition party FMLN, and set out an am [...]	2007-06-15 22:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EPET ENRG EAGR EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR12	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort Benning, Georgia scheduled for Jan. 15, 2007 -- Ja [...]	2007-01-03 18:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1208	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Instructors Course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala; scheduled for July 2-25, 2007. CPT Campos Bonilla, Hugo Alexande [...]	2007-06-21 22:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1248	EL SALVADOR: SALGADO'S EXPULSION FROM THE PCN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following his expulsion from the National Conciliation Party (PCN),populist San Miguel Mayor Will Salgado is considering whether he will seek to rejoin the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) under whose banner he first sought office, or instead move to the relatively new splinter [...]	2007-06-29 17:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1249	SALVADORANS WILL GO TO THE POLLS TWICE IN 2009 [...] (U) The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced June 15 that the 2009 elections will be held on two separate dates, with Salvadorans going to the polls first on January 18, 2009 for municipal/legislative elections and then again on March 15, 2009 to elect the next president. By TSE estima [...]	2007-06-29 17:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR1258	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I,m delighted that you,ll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador,s contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation,s most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]	2007-06-29 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR126	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers and civiliams to participation in the Defense Resource Management Mobile Education Course, San Salvador scheduled for Feb. 12 - 23, 2007. C [...]	2007-01-25 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1264	EL SALVADOR: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN REPLACES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Political Commission of the Legislative Assembly voted June 27 to tap Oscar Humberto Luna as the country's new Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH),replacing two-term incumbent Beatrice Carrillo. Luna's selection marked a rare show of cooperation across the aisles in a Legislativ [...]	2007-07-02 17:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PHUM PREL
07SANSALVADOR1286	EL SALVADOR: POLICE CAPTURE JULY 5 POLICE ASSASSIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jose Mario Belloso Castillo, the sniper identified in press photographs as the assassin of riot police (PNC/UMO) during July 5, 2006 disturbances at the National University (UES),was apprehended by police early July 2 after an all-night dragnet that led through the city's sto [...]	2007-07-03 19:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL PTER
07SANSALVADOR1291	SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF KEY U.S. [...] Post received June 29 a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 22, 2007 in response to the first of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly [...]	2007-07-05 22:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR131	SALVADORAN ECONOMY SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (SBU) The Salvadoran economy grew 4.2 percent in 2006, ending a six-year streak of anemic economic growth. President Saca has expanded on the sound economic policy of his predecessors to implement a sectoral growth strategy that positions El Salvador as a logistics hub in the medium term, wit [...]	2007-01-25 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1341	EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 3 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the third of three cables and [...]	2007-07-11 22:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1342	EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 2 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the second of three cables an [...]	2007-07-11 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1343	EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 1 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the first of three cables and [...]	2007-07-11 22:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1358	EL SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy San Salvador grants country clearance to EPA Officials Orlando Gonzales and Lourdes Morales to visit San Salvador from July 26-27, 2007. Purpose of visit is to meet with CCAD to discuss air quality management. The Control Officer for this visit is ECON Officer Geoffrey Schadrack, Emba [...]	2007-07-12 22:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA ASEC ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR1374	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officer for participation in course on Civil Military Relations, to be held at the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning [...]	2007-07-13 21:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1375	EL SALVADOR: CONCURRENCE WITH 1206 FUNDING [...] (C) I am writing in support of the following three 1206 funding proposals that relate to El Salvador. The three proposals for 1206 funding include: 2. (C) Four High Speed Interceptor Patrol Craft: Providing four high speed Interceptor Patrol Craft (along with trailer and vehicle to move [...]	2007-07-13 22:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER PINS ES
07SANSALVADOR139	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 2. 2. POST REQUESTS DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS OF SALVADORAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE J-85 TECHNICIAN COURSE, TO BE HELD AT THE INTER-AMERICAN AIR FORCES ACADEMY IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, SCHEDULED F [...]	2007-01-26 18:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR140	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran sailor for participation in the Officer Indoctrination Course, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, scheduled for February 22, 2 [...]	2007-01-26 18:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1406	SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO THE SECOND OF FOUR ICAO DEMARCHES [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated July 12, 2007 in response to the second of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly of all [...]	2007-07-19 18:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1410	BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON HELICA S.A. DE C.V. [...] On July 5, 2007, Emboff visited the business office of Helicopteros de Centroamerica, S.A. de C.V.(Helica),to conduct a blue lantern end-use check as requested in ref. A. Helica is located at Ilopango Airport, Ilopango, El Salvador. The owner and President of Helica is Mr. Rogelio Pena. Mr [...]	2007-07-20 21:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ES
07SANSALVADOR1423	SALVADORAN FREE TRADE ZONE BENEFITS EXTENDED TO 2015 [...] SUMMARY: On July 17, President Saca announced that the WTO has extended the phase out period to 2015 for non compliant benefits granted to Salvadoran Free Trade Zones (FTZs). The extension will benefit numerous companies that work inside Salvadoran FTZs, which receive tax breaks and other bene [...]	2007-07-24 22:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR1452	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) Poloffs met with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of foreign Affairs (MFA) to raise reftel points. Rivera responded that El Salvador is fully supportive of the US position on the participation in the Community of Democracies. 2. (U) Rivera agr [...]	2007-07-30 16:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES TW
07SANSALVADOR1458	SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO UIGHUR RESETTLEMENT REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 22:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1459	VEHICLES FOR REVISITING EXTRADITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy has been advised that there are currently two potential cases to test the Salvadoran judiciary's willingness to extradite Salvadoran nationals to the US. The simplest of these concerns a dual national convicted of child sexual assault who fled the US prior to sentencing. [...]	2007-07-31 16:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KHLS KCRM ES
07SANSALVADOR146	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Course at the Western Hemisphere Institution for Security Cooperation (WHISC) at Fort Be [...]	2007-01-26 19:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR148	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on or about January 31, 2007 for a six month tour of duty in support of coalition for [...]	2007-01-29 15:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1484	CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR IMPACT ON TRADE [...] The one year results on CAFTA-DR are very positive. Total nonmaquila exports increased by 59.1 percent during the first year of CAFTA-DR, rising from $266 million in March 2006 to $423 million by February 2007. Though ethanol exports accounted for 88.1% of this increase, other sectors also en [...]	2007-08-01 22:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1485	FALLOUT FROM SUCHITOTO ARRESTS CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: GOES handling of the arrest and prosecution of fourteen individuals who participated in violent demonstrations in Suchitoto on July 2 continues to reverberate throughout the Salvadoran political landscape and to attract attention from U.S.-based NGO's. The GOES decision to prosec [...]	2007-08-01 23:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ES
07SANSALVADOR1512	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran anti-narcotics officer (PNC/DAN) nominated to participate in the Counter Narcotics Terrorism Course, Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperatio [...]	2007-08-08 21:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1525	POLICE CORRUPTION IN SAN MIGUEL [...] (U) Summary: Three current and former members of El Salvador's National Civilian Police (PNC) were arrested on July 29 and charged with carrying out a contract killing. Several local businessmen have also been implicated in what press reports describe as an extortion, racketeering and assassin [...]	2007-08-08 23:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1526	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF NUCLEAR [...] (U) Poloffs raised reftel A points during a July 23 meeting with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Felix Ulloa, MFA advisor. Rivera pointed out that El Salvador was a signatory to twelve of the thirteen counter-terrorism co [...]	2007-08-08 23:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1530	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participation in the Leadership Mobile Education, San Salvador, scheduled for September 12 - 14, 2007. COL VELASQUEZ HERNANDEZ, HUGO [...]	2007-08-09 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1531	PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATIONS 050050978 & 050050700 [...] Summary. On July 23, Emboff visited the business office of Mudisa (Worldwide moving and cargo),and two days later visited the business office of Hunter's Gun (arms, ammunitions and accessories),to conduct a pre-license check on applications 050050978 and 050050700 for the export of pistols to [...]	2007-08-09 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ES
07SANSALVADOR1532	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participation in the Panamax Exercise, Panama, scheduled for August 21 - September 8, 2007. LTC ARAUZ NAVAS, JUAN ARMANDO 2ND INFAN [...]	2007-08-09 22:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1533	EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT UNESCO HOLOCAUST [...] (SBU) On August 9, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mario Rivera, MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs. Rivera noted that it had co-sponsored UN Resolution 61/255 and strongly condemned all forms of Holocaust denial. 2. (SBU) Rivera said that El Salvador would support the reftel UNESCO [...]	2007-08-09 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO ES
07SANSALVADOR1534	DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR UN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 23:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1540	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participate in the Patient Administration Course, Army Medical Department Center, San Antonio, TX, scheduled for September 13 - October 25, 2 [...]	2007-08-10 15:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1541	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of the following Salvadoran officer to participate in the International Maritime Officer Course, Yorktown, VA, scheduled for September 5 - December 7, 2007. 1LT L [...]	2007-08-10 16:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1542	EL SALVADOR: POSITION ON UNSC IRAN RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Poloff held follow-up discussions on August 9 with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) regarding reftel demarche. Rivera's response was unchanged from initial meeting on the topic held July 23 with Rivera and Felix Ulloa, MFA [...]	2007-08-10 17:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IR ES
07SANSALVADOR1549	INITIAL SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Poloff raised reftel points and discussed Ambassador Swing's background and candidacy during an August 9 meeting with Mauricio Ruiz, the MFA official in charge of candidacies. Poloff reiterated points raised during a July 23 meeting with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for [...]	2007-08-10 20:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR1555	ACTION REQUEST: SAN SALVADOR ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL [...] (U) Introduction: There are numerous policy actions and USG-funded assistance that the government of El Salvador (GOES) could effectively use as part of a comprehensive regional security strategy for Central America. The proposed GOES policy actions discussed below, some of which could prove [...]	2007-08-10 23:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PINS PREL PTER
07SANSALVADOR156	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) training to be held in Coban, Guatemala; scheduled for February 6 -13, 2007. CPT XXXXXXXX [...]	2007-01-29 23:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1566	EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] (U) On August 13, post received the following diplomatic note in response to reftel B. 2. (SBU) Begin Text (unofficial translation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor [...]	2007-08-14 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1574	EL SALVADOR: INTERIM REPORT ON 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) In response to reftel, the following members of the Government of El Salvador are expected to attend the 62nd UNGA General Debate: A. Attendance of the Head of State: - Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez, Constitutional President of the Republic of El Salvador - Exact arrival and departure d [...]	2007-08-15 14:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR158	INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 16:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR1611	FORMER FMLN CITY COUNCILMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS [...] (U) On August 15, Jose Mario Belloso, a former Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) city councilman was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2006 assassination of two riot control police officers and the attempted murder of five other members of the riot police. 2. (U) During a July [...]	2007-08-17 21:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
07SANSALVADOR1623	KEY CABINET RESIGNATION MAY SIGNAL TROUBLE FOR [...] (U) On August 15 Eduardo Zablah, the Technical Secretary to the Presidency, resigned his position in the Saca administration effective September 1. During an official press conference, President Saca announced that Zablah was leaving his position in order to "dedicate himself to other profes [...]	2007-08-20 18:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1628	EL SALVADOR: EVALUATION OF THE WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) Per reftel, Post met with the three Salvadoran participants in the White House Conference on the Americas--Claudia Umana, Director of the Legal Studies Department of FUSADES (Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development),Jose Leon Bonilla, Executive Director of CLUSA (Coopera [...]	2007-08-20 22:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM KPAO ES
07SANSALVADOR1646	EL SALVADOR TOUGHENS PUBLIC DISTURBANCE LAWS [...] (U) Summary: On August 16, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed amendments to key crime legislation that will increase penalties for public disturbance. The party-line vote was contentious, and the ruling ARENA party, which promoted the legislation, was unable to garner the support of i [...]	2007-08-22 14:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1652	EL SALVADOR PREPARES FOR THE CONFERENCE OF FIRST [...] (SBU) El Salvador will host the 14th Conference of the First Ladies, Spouses and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas in San Salvador November 19-21, 2007. The Conference theme is "Building a Society for All Ages," and the proceedings will focus on aging and the pa [...]	2007-08-23 13:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES KWMN PREL KHIV SOCI
07SANSALVADOR1655	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS US ICAO CANDIDATE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Jose Rene Rodriguez Gutierrez, Executive Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority who promised to support the re-election of the U.S. candidate to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Rodriguez will lead the Salv [...]	2007-08-23 15:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR171	EL SALVADOR: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 20:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR172	ICITAP PRISON EVALUATION: NO-COST METHODS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 8 to 12, 2006, Mike Cooksey from ICITAP visited El Salvador to evaluate the Salvadoran penal system. Based upon his visit, he made the following recommendations: (1) eliminate packages for gang members; (2) require prisoners to work; (3) isolate gang leaders; (4) i [...]	2007-01-31 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
07SANSALVADOR1720	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN [...] (U) On August 29, Ambassador Glazer visited the Salvadoran Human Rights Ombudsman, Oscar Luna, in his San Salvador office. In this, their first meeting, the Ambassador and Luna exchanged views on the importance of respect for human rights in democratic countries. 2. (U) Luna stated that hi [...]	2007-08-30 17:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR1764	ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN SACA INNER CIRCLE [...] (C/NF) Summary: On August 28, Oscar Bonilla, the President of the cabinet-level National Council on Public Security, told the Ambassador that he has proof that key advisors to President Saca are corrupt, and offered details of an alleged multi-million dollar bribery scheme centering on electr [...]	2007-09-04 19:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1779	CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR SUCCESS STORIES: MAQUILAS & TEXTILES [...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. Manufacturing is expanding and diversifying, the local food and beverage industry is booming, and new investments are arriving to sectors before unexplored. It is the general view among entrepreneur [...]	2007-09-05 22:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1783	SAN MIGUEL POLICE CORRUPTION PROBE CASTS WIDER NET [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing investigation into police corruption in San Miguel has so far resulted in the arrest of a total of eight National Civilian Police (PNC) officers, as well as indictments ranging from murder to obstruction of justice to dereliction of duty. While the cases point to ser [...]	2007-09-06 16:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR179	EL SALVADOR: EXTENSION OF TPS FOR EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Temporary Protected Status should be extended again for the nearly 250,000 Salvadoran beneficiaries living and working in the United States. El Salvador's ongoing reconstruction from two devastating earthquakes in 2001 is incomplete, and a series of moderate local earthquakes during lat [...]	2007-02-01 20:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ES HO NU PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
07SANSALVADOR1807	REPLY TO INVITATION TO LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Post received a letter on September 4 confirming the attendance of Salvadoran First Lady Ana Ligia Sol de Saca at the September 24 luncheon to be hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. 2. (U) Per reftel instructions, Post provides the following information: a) Mrs. Saca will attend the lun [...]	2007-09-07 22:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1834	EL SALVADOR: IMPLEMENTING POCKETING AMENDMENT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador has just begun the implementation process for the CAFTA-DR pocketing amendment and must complete a legal review before submitting it to Congress. While the Government has the political will to see the amendment implemented, domestic political cons [...]	2007-09-12 15:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1844	CAFTA-DR EARLY SUCCESS STORIES: SERVICES & MANUFACTURING [...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. In the services sector, an innovative, USAID-supported health firm has started exporting medical services. Software and logistics firms have also expanded, with new investments generating 645 jobs. [...]	2007-09-12 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1853	EL SALVADOR: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Per Reftel request, Embassy San Salvador is pleased to provide information on Post's efforts to advance human rights in El Salvador. We trust the following information will advance Department's efforts related to the Democracy and Human Rights Roundtable at the UN General Assembly. ---- [...]	2007-09-14 16:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR188	EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 23:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1880	DEMARCHE - ICAO SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS [...] Post delivered the proposed language and non-paper from reftel on September 17 to the office of Jose Rene Rodriguez Gutierrez, Executive Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority who is leading the Salvadoran delegation to the 36th Session of the ICAO General Assembly on September 18-2 [...]	2007-09-18 22:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1906	GOES CONCERNED ROMERO CASE AT IACHR WOULD [...] (C) Summary: Contacts both within and outside the GOES have expressed concern that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is hearing a case that involves a complaint related to El Salvador,s civil war. Thus, the case falls under the reservation with which El Salvador joined the [...]	2007-09-21 18:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR1909	EL SALVADOR MICROFINANCE SECTOR 2007: MOVING TOWARDS [...] SUMMARY. A recent visit to three leading micro-finance institutions shows a booming market serving a broad client base ranging from street vendors to medium enterprises. Microfinance organizations are also seeking to become regulated financial institutions, which will allow them to take dep [...]	2007-09-21 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ES

07SANSALVADOR1911	EL SALVADOR: TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Jose Rolando Monroy Sintigo, Director of the Unidad de Investigacion Financiera, Fiscalia General de la Republica (El Salvador's Financial Intelligence Unit) on September 21. 2. (SBU) Monroy replied that his organization was eager to fully implement th [...]	2007-09-21 23:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFIN PTER PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1913	CAFTA-DR EARLY SUCCESS STORIES: FOOD & BEVERAGE AND [...] CAFTA-DR has shown early successes in El Salvador, especially in the local food and beverage industry and in artisan crafts. Agricultural exports are up 32 percent in the first half of 2007, especially exports of "ethnic foods," including cheese, loroco, and seafood, and producers are preparing [...]	2007-09-21 23:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1928	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 22:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR1939	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]	2007-09-26 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR1943	POTENTIAL THIRD FORCE IN THE SALVADORAN ELECTORAL [...] (U) Former ARENA party Economy Minister Arturo Zablah is heading up a center-left alliance which may serve as a launching pad for a run at El Salvador's presidency in 2009. Following nearly a year of meetings and alliance building with politicians, academics and civil society representatives, [...]	2007-09-27 22:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1947	FORMER JOURNALIST LIKELY TO HEAD FMLN TICKET IN [...] (U) Local Salvadoran media reports that the FMLN has announced that journalist Mauricio Funes will head the party's presidential ticket in the 2009 election. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, former FMLN General Coordinator and currently FMLN head of faction in the National Assembly, will be the party [...]	2007-09-28 13:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1953	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]	2007-09-28 21:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR1959	SALVADORAN VP ANNOUNCES RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY [...] (U) Ana Vilma de Escobar, El Salvador's Vice-President, has announced her possible candidacy for the ARENA party's nomination for President in the 2009 election. Escobar made her announcement in a hastily organized press conference on September 27. In her statement, she said only the she "wa [...]	2007-09-28 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1964	CAFTA HELPING STABILIZE SALVADORAN MAQUILA SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's textile and apparel industry is showing signs of greater stability in 2007 after two years of decline following the end of global textile quotas. As reported in reftel B, CAFTA-DR has helped to attract new investment in the maquila sector. The extension of Free Trade Zo [...]	2007-10-01 12:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR1999	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION "CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI ES
07SANSALVADOR2000	MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY BECOMES THIRD DECLARED [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 22:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2040	BIOFUELS FORUM IN EL SALVADOR [...] SUMMARY: At a biofuels forum on September 25, diverse Salvadoran stakeholders heard presentations on biofuels, the U.S.-Brazil biofuels partnership and ongoing feasibility studies in El Salvador. A visiting biofuels researcher sponsored by EB and IIP, Dr. George Philippidis, drew on U.S. and Br [...]	2007-10-11 14:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV EPET ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR206	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Irregular Challenges Workshop to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 13 - 15, 2007. COLONEL XXXXXXXXXXX [...]	2007-02-06 20:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR2065	El SALVADOR: ECONOMIC AND TRADE UPDATE [...] Summary. According to Central Bank indicators, economic activity has remained buoyant in El Salvador during the first half of 2007. GDP for the first quarter of 2007 increased by 4.01 percent and the Bank's Index of the Volume of Economic Activity increased by 4.01 percent for the first half o [...]	2007-10-12 22:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2069	EL SALVADOR MOVES CLOSER TO RESOLVING GULF OF [...] (U) Summary: On October 4 the leaders of El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras signed an agreement declaring their commitment to working together to develop the Gulf of Fonseca. The leaders labeled the agreement the first step toward resolving territorial disputes that have plagued the gulf [...]	2007-10-12 23:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ES HN NU
07SANSALVADOR2085	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT AGREES WITH TEXT OF THE PROPOSED [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 16:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR ES
07SANSALVADOR21	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the NCO Development Course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for Janua [...]	2007-01-05 13:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR210	EL SALVADOR: KEEN TO RUN FOR HRC SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-07 20:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
07SANSALVADOR2149	EL SALVADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO CANDIDACY OF [...] (U) On October 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche and provided David Walker's biographic information to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta said that El Salvador recognized the need for effective oversight at the UN and said the MFA would review the info [...]	2007-10-24 22:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNGA UN ES
07SANSALVADOR2156	EL SALVADOR: POULTRY INDUSTRY MAIN PLAYERS [...] (SBU) Summary. The entrance of U.S. poultry producers to the Salvadoran market has been deterred by GOES claims that U.S. poultry and eggs do not meet stringent GOES sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. However, there are also a small number of well-connected business interests who control [...]	2007-10-25 18:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD AGR USTR ES
07SANSALVADOR2157	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO NEXT STEPS ON [...] (U) On October 22, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta was supportive of the proposal for the "Year of Action" and requested the text of the proposal be forwarded to the MFA as soon as possible for review. He was open [...]	2007-10-25 19:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2169	(C) ARTURO ZABLAH LIKELY TO RUN; WAITING TO [...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah told us October 24 he would know by the end of the month which parties (FDR, PDC, and CD) would support his presidential campaign in coalition, at which point he would make a decision and announce his candidacy. At this point, Zablah believes only CD's support is st [...]	2007-10-26 21:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2174	EL SALVADOR: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 18:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU ES
07SANSALVADOR219	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran soldier for participation in U.S.-funded Military Academy training to be held at Colombia's National Military Academy in Bogota, Colombia, scheduled for [...]	2007-02-08 19:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR220	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldier for participation in the Supply/Warehouse Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas, scheduled for March 3 [...]	2007-02-08 21:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR2206	POPULIST SAN MIGUEL MAYOR LOOKS TO LARGER [...] (U) Summary: Will Salgado, the populist mayor of the city of San Miguel, plays a dominant role in the regional politics of eastern El Salvador. A political maverick known for his brash public persona, frequent party changes, and allegations of involvement in extrajudicial vigilante groups, [...]	2007-11-01 16:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR2228	EL SALVADOR: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The following is El Salvador's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part One, Drugs and Chemical control. Draft INCSR is submitted in compliance with instructions contained in reftel. 2. (U) Begin draft text: 2007-2008 INCSR Part One: Drugs and Ch [...]	2007-11-05 22:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES SNAR
07SANSALVADOR2229	EL SALVADOR: THE CASE FOR MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY [...] (C/NF) Introduction: The government of El Salvador (GOES) has evolved into a major U.S. partner in Latin America and beyond. U.S.-Salvadoran cooperation extends across a broad spectrum, encompassing defense, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement, as well as regional, multilateral, and trade [...]	2007-11-05 22:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ES MARR MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2240	EL SALVADOR: CBERA REPORT INPUT [...] Economic Review: After more than a decade of systematic economic reforms, crowned in January 2001 with the introduction of the U.S. dollar as full legal tender, EL Salvador has been described as having the most open trade and investment environment in Central America; in Latin America, only Ch [...]	2007-11-06 17:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AMGT ES
07SANSALVADOR2248	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS U.S. AGENDA AT COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) On November 5 Poloff delivered demarche requested reftel to Ambassador Guillermo Melendez, El Salvador's Director General of Foreign Policy. Ambassador Melendez informed poloff that unforeseen staffing shortages preclude Salvadoran representation at the November 14-17 Bamako conference. [...]	2007-11-07 16:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA
07SANSALVADOR2249	EL SALVADOR: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) As requested reftel, we provide the following assessment of the political and legal challenges El Salvador would face in order to deploy troops to Iraq in 2009 without the umbrella of a United Nations (UN) Chapter VII mandate. 2. (C) The government of El Salvador (GOES) has maintained a [...]	2007-11-07 18:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES MARR MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2255	FMLN SEEKS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH U.S., [...] (C) Summary: Moderate FMLN Deputy Hugo Martinez told us November 1 that FMLN leadership had decided improving relations with the U.S. was important and that he had been tapped to coordinate U.S.-FMLN relations. He commented on the difficulties presented by the FMLN's presidential ticket, but [...]	2007-11-08 17:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR2269	FMLN APPROVES FUNES-SANCHEZ CEREN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The FMLN approved unanimously November 11 its presidential ticket of journalist Mauricio Funes and Salvador Sanchez Ceren, head of the FMLN's bloc in the National Assembly. As expected, Sanchez Ceren's acceptance speech played to the FMLN's core supporters, while Funes' message w [...]	2007-11-13 19:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2297	EL SALVADOR: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND POLICY SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary: A U.S. Navy ship visit to El Salvador under the auspices of the upcoming commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet circumnavigating the globe would offer Embassy San Salvador significant public diplomacy and policy support opportunities. As such, mission hop [...]	2007-11-19 16:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KPAO MASS MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2300	Superintendent of Competition's Active Agenda [...] (SBU) Summary. The Superintendent of Competition (SC),established less than two years ago has been aggressively pursuing cases of alleged non-competitive practices in El Salvador. It recently imposed fines against gasoline and electricity distribution companies and commodity brokers. Local [...]	2007-11-20 20:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2301	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA DELIVERED TO EL [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General for Political Affairs Guillermo Melendez told us November 15 that the GOES shared our concerns about anti-democratic reforms in Venezuela and would continue to raise the issue publicly. End Summary. 2. (C) On November 13, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche [...]	2007-11-20 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE EU WHA PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR2323	EL SALVADOR: CNIES INFORMATION SHARING MESSAGE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel message via diplomatic note and letter to the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Public Security and Justice, and the National Civilian Police. In each case, Post requested a written acknowledgement and will inform INL/LP when rec [...]	2007-11-29 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR OTRA ES PREL
07SANSALVADOR2324	ADIDAS OPEN LETTER SEEKS RESOLUTION OF LABOR CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hermosa Manufacturing, a Salvadoran owned and operated garment manufacturer, ceased operations in May 2005. The closure resulted in more than 250 unemployed workers and liabilities of USD 825,000 in outstanding wages, severance payments, and unpaid benefits. The GOES has bee [...]	2007-11-29 22:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2325	EL SALVADOR DECLINES TO ATTEND NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to El Salvador's Ministries of Agriculture and Health. Both ministries informed post that they do not plan to send any representative to the New Delhi Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. The Minister of Agriculture previously declined an invitation to t [...]	2007-11-30 16:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2333	EL SALVADOR INTERESTED IN PCIA [...] Per reftel A request, post delivered information on the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) to the Violeta Larde, Director for International Cooperation in the Ministry of Environment (MARN) and to Minister of Health Dr. Jos Guillermo Maza Brizuela. During a meeting with USAID Health Progr [...]	2007-12-03 18:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR2334	EL SALVADOR DELEGATION TO CCAA BIOFUELS MEETINGS [...] Per reftel request, post delivered Winrock International's draft assessment of biofuels development in El Salvador to Salvadoran points of contact on November 27-28. During a November 28 meeting with Econoff, Vice Minister of Agriculture Jose Emilio Suadi and advisor Ernesto Hayem expressed ke [...]	2007-12-03 18:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EINV EPET ES
07SANSALVADOR2341	WHA/CEN OFFICE DIRECTOR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (U) Summary: WHA/CEN Office Director John Feeley and El Salvador Desk Officer Hillary Thompson visited San Salvador November 15-16. Feeley explained to Salvadoran interlocutors the way ahead on the Central American component of the Merida Initiative and stressed the key role that SICA must pl [...]	2007-12-04 16:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PREL PGOV
07SANSALVADOR2344	EL SALVADOR 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE SUBMISSION [...] According to the Central Bank of El Salvador, the U.S. goods trade balance with El Salvador went from a trade surplus of $872.6 million in 2005 to a trade surplus of $1,080 million in 2006 (Central Bank data). U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $3.1 billion, up 5.34 percent from the previous year [...]	2007-12-04 19:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR2347	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) On November 30, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Official in Charge of UN and Multilateral Fora. Argueta acknowledged the US position on such resolutions and added that El Salvador strongly supports the Middle East peace process. He also said th [...]	2007-12-04 21:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS ES
07SANSALVADOR2349	EL SALVADOR: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT 2007 [...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to reftel, this cable provides information on the worst forms of child labor in El Salvador. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),El Salvador supports efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. During 200 [...]	2007-12-04 21:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2358	EL SALVADOR: CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO IRAN/NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials told us December 5 they would study the NIE summary and our non-paper, but that El Salvador's basic approach to the Iran/nuclear issue would continue to be cautious. Our interlocutors were especially receptive to the argument that Iran must comply with existing UNSC [...]	2007-12-06 19:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR ES
07SANSALVADOR2363	EL SALVADOR: US-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 15:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES IZ MARR MOPS
07SANSALVADOR2378	COUNT ON EL SALVADOR TO ATTEND THE UNGA PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 19:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR2383	HIGH OIL PRICES RAISE EL SALVADOR'S ENERGY SUBSIDY [...] SUMMARY: A freeze on El Salvador's electricity rates is exhausting the capacity of the state-run renewable energy sources to subsidize more expensive oil-fueled electricity and may increase public debt in 2008. Despite high oil prices, the GOES has maintained electricity rates since June 2006 [...]	2007-12-11 19:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV EPET ES
07SANSALVADOR2385	NEW SERVICES LAW PROVIDES INVESTMENT INCENTIVES [...] El Salvador's International Services Law, approved on October 11, will regulate the establishment and operations of service parks and centers with incentives similar to those received by El Salvador's free trade zones. Developers and administrators will receive tax breaks, while service compan [...]	2007-12-11 19:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR2401	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El SalvadorQs contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. Also, it will offer a boost to our efforts to address the nationQ [...]	2007-12-13 20:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR2402	EL SALVADOR: UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL [...] (U) As requested ref. A, post has reviewed the security assessment contained in San Salvador 1555 (ref. B). We revalidate the original security needs identified in that cable as well as the priority focus areas for targeted U.S. law enforcement assistance and institution building in El Salvad [...]	2007-12-13 21:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PINS PREL PTER SNAR EAID
07SANSALVADOR2403	GOES WELCOMES MNF-I UNSCR DRAFT; HOPES FOR QUICK [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref (A) demarche to Nelson Amaya, MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy. Amaya, accompanied by Gustavo Argueta, MFA Multilateral Affairs Officer, and Milton Magana, MFA Director for Asia, Africa, and Oceania, welcomed the draft resolution and said MFA would be [...]	2007-12-13 22:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES IZ MARR PARM PREL UNSC
07SANSALVADOR2404	SAN SALVADOR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 19:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN ES
07SANSALVADOR2406	FUNES OFFERS PRAGMATIC, LEFT-OF-CENTER APPROACH [...] (C) Summary: Mauricio Funes, FMLN Presidential Candidate, asserted to the Ambassador that he wanted to maintain close U.S.-Salvadoran ties, though characterized by mutual respect. He rejected foreign (Venezuelan) financing of his campaign and said he expected to find significant support from [...]	2007-12-14 21:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES VE
07SANSALVADOR2409	A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY ENGAGE SALVADORAN SOCIETY ON [...] SUMMARY. In a series of meetings, November 27-29 joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with a wide cross-section of Salvadoran society. Consistent themes incl [...]	2007-12-17 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2410	A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY'S MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OF EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners; extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society; and the statu [...]	2007-12-17 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2411	A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY MEET WITH SALVADORAN VP ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners, and extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with El S [...]	2007-12-17 14:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2423	ZABLAH BOWS OUT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (U) Summary: On Saturday, Arturo Zablah ended his pre-candidacy for the Salvadoran Presidency. The centrist politician had hoped, through his Alliance for Change platform, to mount a strong third-party challenge to ARENA and the FMLN, but his candidacy was unable to pick up sufficient momentu [...]	2007-12-18 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2431	GOES APPROVES $42 MILLION TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Salvadoran government has approved $42 million subsidy for public transportation intended to avoid bus fare increases through mid-2009. Public transportation providers called off a threatened strike, but failed to reach agreement on transportation reforms and refused to promis [...]	2007-12-20 22:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN ES
07SANSALVADOR2435	EL SALVADOR: SECOND DEMARCHE ON PROSPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 21:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES PHUM UNGA
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
07SANSALVADOR2440	MINING FIRMS PROTEST PERMIT DELAYS [...] SUMMARY: U.S. and Canadian mining companies have protested the delays in approving their environmental permits for gold mining projects in northern El Salvador. The GOES has indefinitely postponed the issuance of new mining permits while it conducts a study of the environmental impact and econ [...]	2007-12-26 16:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN SENV EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2442	VIOLENCE AND CONTROVERSY PLAGUE SALVADORAN UNION [...] (U) Summary: Elections to name a new board of directors for the Salvadoran Institute of Social Security Workers Union (STISSS) ended in violence and controversy with both sides declaring victory on December 16. Police ended the violence, and the Ministry of Labor declared that the current se [...]	2007-12-26 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2443	SALVADORAN SUPREME COURT RULES ILO 87 [...] (U) Summary. On October 29, the Salvadoran Supreme Court ruled ILO Convention 87, ratified by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly in August 2006, unconstitutional. The ruling places in doubt the status of public sector unions and presents another obstacle in the free trade agreement negoti [...]	2007-12-26 19:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR263	AG GONZALES MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SACA [...] (C) Summary: On February 5, 2007 the Attorney General visited El Salvador to announce new anti-gang initiatives. As part of his visit, the Attorney General and his staff participated in a bilateral meeting with President Saca, members of his cabinet and important members of the Salvadoran jud [...]	2007-02-14 18:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR273	MEETING OF ATTORNEY GENERALS OF U.S., EL SALVADOR, [...] (C) Summary. During Attorney General Gonzales' visit to El Salvador on February 5, Salvadoran AG Felix Safie hosted a private dinner for Attorney General Gonzales and their counterparts from Honduras and Guatemala, Leonidas Bautista and Juan Luis Florido. The topic of the dinner was regiona [...]	2007-02-16 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR274	EL SALVADOR WILL RUN FOR HRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
07SANSALVADOR275	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran naval officer for participation in the Officer Indoctrination Course, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, scheduled for Februar [...]	2007-02-16 19:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR276	EL SALVADOR ON PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 19:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX ES
07SANSALVADOR278	EL SALVADOR SIGNS GSOMIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 19:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS ES PREL PINR
07SANSALVADOR291	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala, scheduled for February 28 - March 23, 2007. MAJ [...]	2007-02-16 21:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR298	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA [...] (S) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca is likely to emphasize his concerns over Venezuelan and Iranian threats to regional stability and press for extension of TPS during his February 27 meeting with the President. Saca will also raise gang violence, deportation of Salvadoran criminal alien [...]	2007-02-20 16:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL OVIP KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR299	EL SALVADOR: SACA AT THE HALFWAY MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca remains one of his country's most popular political figures, and has continued to consolidate the nation's democratic institutions while making significant progress in facilitating sustainable economic growth. His administration remains one of [...]	2007-02-20 16:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR321	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SACA TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (C) On February 17, Embassy received a cover letter (dated February 10) from President Saca to President Bush, thanking the President for the opportunity to meet with him in Washington to discuss issues "relating to the security and stability of both our countries." The letter was accompan [...]	2007-02-22 17:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ES KHLS PINR PGOV OVIP KCRM
07SANSALVADOR327	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Civil Military Relations Seminar, San Salvador scheduled for March 20 -22, 2007. COLONEL XXXXXXXXXXXX ILOPANGO AIR [...]	2007-02-22 21:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR328	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Ground Defense Course, Inter American Air Force Academy, San Antonio, TX scheduled for March 10 - May 9, 2007. 1LT XX [...]	2007-02-23 15:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR330	OPTIONAL 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: One year since CAFTA-DR' entry into force, El Salvador has made little headway in IPR protection. Law enforcement agencies are making some use of their new ex-oficio powers, but there remains unfamiliarity with those powers in some offices. Resource constraints and other law e [...]	2007-02-23 16:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR360	EL SALVADOR: LEADERS FOR CHANGE, THIRD-PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Populist San Miguel Mayor Wil Salgado (reftel),worried that his National Conciliation Party (PCN) will cut a deal with the ruling ARENA party not to run a presidential candidate in 2009, is exploring other options, including an alliance with moderate FMLN and former FMLN mayor [...]	2007-02-27 22:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES KCOR PHUM PINR
07SANSALVADOR379	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran military and police officers for participation in the for Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) Logistics Course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala, scheduled for [...]	2007-03-01 15:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR381	AMBASSADOR GLAZER MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 19:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR394	EL SALVADOR AGREES TO SOFA [...] (SBU) The Saca administration communicated to the Embassy late February 28 that the GOES would agree to the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) text without further changes. On March 1, the administration presented the Agreement in the Legislative Assembly, where it passed by a vote o [...]	2007-03-01 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR402	EL SALVADOR: PARLACEN MURDERS CONTINUE TO RESONATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the February 19 murders of three Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and the subsequent apparent extrajudicial executions of four policemen implicated in the killings (per reftels),relations remain strained bet [...]	2007-03-02 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR409	EL SALVADOR: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RERPORT [...] (U) The following is post,s responses to Reftel relative to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. The text tracks paragraphs 27 to 30 in Reftel. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27: Overview of Activities to Eliminate TIP ---------------------------------- [...]	2007-03-05 15:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
07SANSALVADOR41	THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although established in 1992, the Central American Integration System (SICA) remains an incipient attempt by the countries of Central America to achieve regional integration and cooperation. The organization includes the member nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guate [...]	2007-01-10 19:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM XK ES ETRD EU
07SANSALVADOR415	DEMARCHE ON U.S. 60 DAY REPORT TO UNSC DELIVERED [...] On March 2 Econoff delivered reftel demarche and provided a copy of the U.S. report regarding UNSC resolution 1737 to Ministry of Foreign Relations Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera Mora. Rivera was well aware of UNSC Resolution 1737, but to date El Salvador has not prepared any w [...]	2007-03-06 23:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY ES
07SANSALVADOR453	MORE CAFTA-DR TRADE DATA AND SUCCESSES [...] Maquila (apparel) exports, which account for 71 percent of El Salvador's exports, fell by 15.7 percent during the first nine months of CAFTA-DR, dragging down overall exports by 1 percent. Nonmaquila exports grew by 73.2 percent, much of the increase the result of third-country ethanol process [...]	2007-03-09 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ES
07SANSALVADOR454	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA RESPONSE PLANS [...] The following are activities the Government of El Salvador has undertaken to prepare for the threat posed by highly pathogenic influenza subtype H5N1: -- The GOES has established the National Commission for Pandemic Avian Influenza Preparations (CONAPREVIAR) to coordinate the activities of [...]	2007-03-09 21:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR46	EL SALVADOR: POSITION ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 20:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP ES
07SANSALVADOR476	A/S Sullivan and MCC Bent Visit on CAFTA Anniversary [...] Assistant Secretary of State for EEB Daniel Sullivan and Millennium Challenge Corporation Deputy CEO Rodney Bent visited El Salvador February 28 and March 1 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of CAFTA-DR's entry into force. In meetings with GOES officials, the private sector, and the med [...]	2007-03-13 15:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAID ES
07SANSALVADOR489	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Engineers Course to be held at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) at Fort Benning, Ge [...]	2007-03-14 22:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR49	EL SALVADOR'S PROPOSED CHANGES FOR SOFA [...] (C) Presidential Legal Adviser Luis Mario Rodriguez sent the Embassy a formal request for proposed changes to the Status of Forces Agreement (ref A) on January 11, 2006. The proposed changes are as follows: --Suggests (though does formally propose) striking the paragraph that reads, "The [...]	2007-01-11 21:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR490	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS DANIEL REIFSNYDER [...] Post grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State/OES Dan Reifsnyder and delegation members Rob Wing, Rachel Kastenberg, Andrea Borel, Jun Bando, Jerry Bisson, John Garrison, Odalis Perez, Jill Kelley, Leslie Marbury, Steve Fondriest and Michael Donald to travel to San Salva [...]	2007-03-14 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASEC OTRA SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR50	EL SALVADOR RESPONSE TO U/S JOSEPH LETTER [...] (U) On December 28, 2006 post received the following dipnote in response to reftel A. 2. (SBU) Begin Text (unofficial translation): Mr. Under-Secretary: With great interest we received your message which makes reference to the role that the countries that participate in the Prolifer [...]	2007-01-11 21:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS ES
07SANSALVADOR518	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA VISIT [...] Post grants country clearance to USDOC NOAA employees Stuart Cory, Mark Paterni, Nancy Daves, Cheryl Ryder, Paul Raymond and John Mitchell to travel to San Salvador March 18-21, 2007, to attend meetings with personnel of OSPECA, USAID and CAFTA. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Offic [...]	2007-03-16 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS ETRD ES HO
07SANSALVADOR519	SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANDREA C. BOREL [...] Post grants country clearance to Regional Environmental Specialist Andrea C. Borel to travel to San Salvador March 19-23, 2007, to join NOAA delegation meeting with OSPESCA and attend CAFTA-DR environmental cooperation meetings. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Officer Geoffrey Schad [...]	2007-03-16 21:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV ES CS
07SANSALVADOR552	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Non Commisssioned Development Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort Benning, Georg [...]	2007-03-22 21:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR562	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran airman to participate in the Aircraft Pneumatics/Hydraulics Systems Technicians Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, San Antonio [...]	2007-03-26 22:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR579	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Regional Counterterrorism Seminar, to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for April 23-27, 2007. COL ORELLANA CALIDON [...]	2007-03-28 17:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR58	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Maritime Law Enforcement program, to be held in La Union, El Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 10-25, 2007. ENSIGN [...]	2007-01-12 17:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES

07SANSALVADOR588	INTERVIEW WITH IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 11, leading El Salvador daily La Prensa Grafica published an interview in its Sunday magazine with Mohammed Roohi Sefat, Iranian Ambassador to Mexico (also accredited to Nicaragua),about his opinions of the Salvadoran Armed Forces presence in Iraq. The int [...]	2007-03-29 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ES IZ MX NU VE IR KNNP
07SANSALVADOR59	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Defense Resource Management Mobile Education Course, to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 12 - 23, 2007. [...]	2007-01-12 17:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR60	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Maritime Law Enforcement program, La Union scheduled for Feb. 10-25, 2007. AGENT XXXXXXXXXXXX DIVISION ANTINARCOT [...]	2007-01-12 17:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR65	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN AIR [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Pilot Procedure Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy (San Antonio, Texas),scheduled for Februa [...]	2007-01-17 15:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR655	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in two separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. International Maritime Course, Yorktown, Virginia; schedule [...]	2007-04-10 20:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR669	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Intelligence Course to be held at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC),Fort Benning, GA, [...]	2007-04-11 21:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR670	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Course to be held at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; scheduled for May 4, 200 [...]	2007-04-11 21:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR680	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Regional Counterterrorism Seminar, to be held in San Salvador; scheduled for April 23 - 27, 2007. COL ARGUMEDO NA [...]	2007-04-12 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR713	EL SALVADOR POSITION ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 20:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC ES
07SANSALVADOR714	EL SALVADOR ON IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 21:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KNAR IR ES
07SANSALVADOR715	EL SALVADOR FINAL SOFA DOCUMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 21:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR717	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ICI [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 21:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EG EU PGOV PREL UN GCC ES
07SANSALVADOR739	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the following course to be held in the United States: Naval Staff College Course, Naval Staff College, Newport, RI June [...]	2007-04-19 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR765	EARLY SPECULATION OVER 2009 FMLN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY and Comment: Notwithstanding ongoing media speculation regarding possible FMLN presidential candidates for the 2009 elections, moderate FMLN Legislative Assembly Deputy Hugo Martinez recently outlined to poloff that his party has settled on television commentator Mauricio Funes as [...]	2007-04-23 17:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR785	El Salvador Bilateral Project Recommendations for use of [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 13:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD SENV ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR786	REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 13:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ETRD CAFTA ELAB ES
07SANSALVADOR802	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the National Defense University Course, Fort Leslie McNair, Washington DC scheduled for June 11 - 12, 2007. CPT Calderon [...]	2007-04-26 21:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR814	EL SALVADOR HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-GANG CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador hosted the Third Annual Anti-Gang Conference at the Decameron Resort in Sonsonate, El Salvador from April 23-27. Nearly 200 people were in attendance including law enforcement and government representatives from the U.S., El Salvador, Honduras, G [...]	2007-04-27 22:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR82	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Acquisition Course, to be held in Huntsville, AL, scheduled for March 12, 2007 - May 25, 2007. Ms. Urquilla, Alb [...]	2007-01-18 19:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR822	EL SALVADOR TO STAY IN IRAQ [...] (C) In recent months post has raised points similar to those contained in reftel A, encouraging the GOES to maintain its presence in Iraq with at least the continued deployment of the current composition of the Cuscatlan Battalion. Though the negotiations with the Legislative Assembly in late [...]	2007-04-30 22:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ ES
07SANSALVADOR837	EL SALVADOR'S REGIONAL SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) On April 30, Polcouns met with Director of the National Civil Police (PCN) Rodrigo Avila to review progress on El Salvador's draft Regional Security Strategy. Avila, who is leading the GOES efforts to draft this strategy, reported that the GOES hosted a technical meeting on April 23 as a [...]	2007-05-03 20:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR839	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers and civilians to participate in the following training. Special Counterterrorism Course, Hurlbert Field, FL June 2 - 15, 2007 1LT Solis [...]	2007-05-03 22:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR852	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldier for participation in the Command and General Staff College, to be held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, scheduled for June 22, 2007 - June 15, 2008. [...]	2007-05-04 19:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR892	REGIONAL PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF FY 2007 [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, the USAID Central America Regional Program based in El Salvador (E-CAM),in close consultation with posts in region, is providing recommended regional priorities for CAFTA-DR labor activities for FY 2007. The proposals described here build upon priorities ident [...]	2007-05-09 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES CAFTA
07SANSALVADOR904	EL SALVADOR WILL VOTE FOR SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 20:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC ES
07SANSALVADOR905	ECUADORIAN AMBASSADOR TO EL SALVADOR'S COMMENTS ON [...] (C) After encountering each other at two recent social events, the newly arrived Ecuadorian Ambassador to El Salvador Galo Larenas Serrano asked to meet privately with the Ambassador for a courtesy call. During the visit Dr. Larenas told the Ambassador that had asked for the meeting because [...]	2007-05-11 20:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR938	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in six separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Command and General Staff Course, Western Hemisphere Ins [...]	2007-05-15 19:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR94	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on January 31, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. CAPTAIN XXXXXXXXXXXX DPOB: N [...]	2007-01-19 21:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR941	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officer for participation in the Interagency Counterterrorism Course, to be held at Fort Leslie McNair, Washington, DC; scheduled for June 3-23,2007. [...]	2007-05-15 21:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR951	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in three separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Special Counterterrorism Course, Hurlburt Field, FL Ju [...]	2007-05-16 15:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR978	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in two separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Course Western Hem [...]	2007-05-18 21:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR980	EL SALVADOR ON IRAQ'S STATUS AT THE COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 22:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES
07STATE140047	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE - EL SALVADOR 1848 [...] (SBU) As of October 4, 2007 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. Oscar Mauricio Alfaro Villalta Sub-Inspector, Chief Homicide Investigations Division DOB: Aug. 08, 1971 POB: Santa Ana Efrain Arturo Avel [...]	2007-10-04 16:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL SNAR ES
07STATE144727	SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries' commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...]	2007-10-16 17:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ES GT NU PM SENV TBIO
07USEUBRUSSELS1276	U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...]	2007-04-16 17:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES
07WARSAW1901	POLISH BUSINESSMEN STAYING ABROAD WHILE KRAUZE [...] (C) Summary: David Ensor told us that the Polish investors in his company, Mercuria Energy, are staying out of Poland while the GOP investigates Polish businessman Richard Krauze. Ensor stated that the company is afraid that during the likely upcoming election campaign that PiS will use a [...]	2007-09-06 14:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PO ES RS GM
08ASUNCION722	TENSIONS WITH BRAZIL INCREASE OVER LAND AND [...] (C) Paraguay's bilateral relations with Brazil soured in October over Brazilian military exercises on the Paraguayan border and an increase in invasions of land owned by Brazilian-Paraguayans. Although Brazil informed Paraguay of its plans to conduct military exercises, Paraguayan officials c [...]	2008-10-24 18:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PINS PGOV PREL PA BR AR ES
08BAGHDAD3351	PM MALIKI TO MOVE ON INVITATIONS TO FOUR COALITION [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Nuri al-Malaki has agreed to the U.S. request to formally invite four countries - Australia, El Salvador, Romania, and Estonia - to maintain forces in Iraq for non-combat purposes following January 1, 2009. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In a letter dated October 1 [...]	2008-10-19 03:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AS EN ES IZ MOPS PREL RO
08BAGHDAD3630	IRAQI GOVERNMENT REQUESTS AUSTRALIA, ROMANIA, EL SALVADOR AND ESTONIA PROVIDE "NON-COMBAT ASSISTANCE" BEYOND 31 DECEMBER [...] (C) On November 13, Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffaq Rubaie issued invitation letters to Australia, El Salvador, Estonia and Romania, thanking them for their "selfless sacrifices in assisting Iraq in establishing itself as a democracy" and inviting their continued support and [...]	2008-11-16 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08BAGHDAD3794	STATUS OF COALITION PARTNERS IN IRAQ; RECOMMENDED DEMARCHE FOR AUSTRALIA [...] (S) This is an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary: As the GOI moves beyond the process of gaining agreement for the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, it is focusing on the terms for the continued presence of four Coalition partners (Australia, Romania, El Salvador and Estonia) be [...]	2008-12-03 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08BELMOPAN223	BELIZE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 17:48:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM BH
08BUCHAREST1009	(C) MFA SECRETARY OF STATE BUGA -- SOMETHING IN 24 [...] (C) Romania,s MFA Secretary of State Iulian Buga (accompanied by Director General Legal Affairs Cosmin Dinescu) asked for an urgent meeting today with Charg to discuss the critical time constraints for permitting Romania to maintain its troops in Iraq. Buga noted that National Security Adviso [...]	2008-12-23 15:49:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ RO UK AS EN ES
08BUCHAREST986	IRAQI CONTINUED PRESENCE LEGISLATION IS [...] (C) In a blunt conservation with POLMILOFF, MFA Director General Anca Mantulescu on 12/17 expressed extreme frustration with the lack of support from the U.S. regarding helping Romania to meet conditions that would continue its force presence in Iraq. When POLMILOFF asked whether the MFA had [...]	2008-12-17 12:23:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ RO ES AS EN UK
08CANBERRA1231	GOA REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON WAY FORWARD WITH IRAQ [...] (S) The Australian government, while pessimistic about achieving a legally binding SOFA with Iraq, is actively exploring options for the continued employment of imbedded Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel serving in MNF-I, particularly those whose missions keep them within the confines [...]	2008-12-05 07:56:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08CANBERRA1258	SOFA UNLIKELY FOR AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY It is highly unlikely that Australia will negotiate a SOFA with the Iraqi government before the end of the year. The Australian Department of Defence (ADOD) is developing an alternative plan where personnel who work at the Australian Embassy or Camp Victory will remain in place [...]	2008-12-11 06:04:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AS IZ ES EN RO
08CANBERRA1292	AUSTRALIA AWAITING SOFA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Poloff delivered information from reftel to the director of the Iraq section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lloyd Broderick, on December 18. Broderick said Australia is awaiting developments. One issue that is repeatedly raised by the Australian negotiating team in Baghda [...]	2008-12-18 06:28:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	AS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO
08GUATEMALA243	RURAL PROTESTS PRESENT CHALLENGES TO GOG [...] SUMMARY: Violent protests in the largely Mayan indigenous Provinces of Solola and Izabal in late February focused public attention on the difficulties the Colom government is having with fulfilling campaign promises to provide law and order to its largely rural indigenous electorate. END SUMM [...]	2008-02-27 20:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC PTER SNAR ES GT
08GUATEMALA821	GUATEMALAN MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT DIES IN [...] (U) On June 27, Minister of Government Carlos Vinicio Gomez Ruiz, along with Vice Minister of Government Edgar Hernandez Umana and two pilots, died in a helicopter crash. The four men were returning from a ceremony in the department of Peten when their helicopter crashed in a remote and mounta [...]	2008-07-01 23:19:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC SNAR ES GT
08GUATEMALA890	PARLACEN MURDER UPDATE: 13 GANG MEMBERS ACQUITTED [...] (SBU) On July 10, a three-judge panel acquitted 13 gang members of charges relating to the February 2007 murder of four Guatemalan police officers accused of killing three El Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) and their driver (reftel). The police officers [...]	2008-07-14 22:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC ES GT
08GUATEMALA906	PARLACEN MURDER SUSPECT SMEARS NAS EMPLOYEE WITH [...] (SBU) On July 15 Mayor of San Jose Acatempa Carlos Enrique Castillo delivered to prosecutors fabricated recordings in which a speaker purporting to be Embassy NAS employee Ray Campos gives police instructions to intercept and detain the three Salvadoran PARLACEN deputies who were murdered Feb [...]	2008-07-16 21:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC PINR ES GT
08LAPAZ612	GLOBAL MICROFINANCE PARTNERSHIPS: BOLIVIA/OPIC [...] Embassy La Paz supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) initiative to support microfinance institutions in Latin America. The three Bolivian microfinance institutions (Crecer, Diaconia, and Pro Mujer Bolivia) are non-profit, non-regulated NGOs that are authorized to provid [...]	2008-03-17 21:58:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BL ECIN ES GT HO MX NU PE
08PANAMA328	PANAMA: CLOSE TO CENTAM DEAL ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) "I think that we are close to a deal on joint recognition of Kosovo," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador on April 25 in response to reftel demarche. Except for Nicaragua, which was unlikely to recognize, and Costa Rica, which already had, Lewis acknowledged that El Salvador, Hond [...]	2008-04-25 15:20:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU ES CO EC PM
08SANSALVADOR1005	EL SALVADOR: NATIONAL CIVILIAN POLICE DIRECTOR [...] (U) Summary: National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Francisco Rovira resigned on Saturday, August 23, in the wake of media stories alleging abuse of authority and irregularities on the part of political appointees Rovira brought into the PNC. Deputy Director Jose Luis Tobar Prieto was named [...]	2008-08-26 17:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1007	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-26 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL IR GM ES
08SANSALVADOR1008	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received August 15 a diplomatic note from the GOES soliciting our support for El Salvador's candidacy to the Commission on the Legal and Social Condition of Women for the 2010 ) 2014 term in the election that will take plac [...]	2008-08-26 20:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UN ES
08SANSALVADOR101	NATIONAL CIVILIAN POLICE DIRECTOR RESIGNS TO RUN [...] (C) Summary: Rodrigo Avila, the highly-respected Director of the National Civilian Police (PNC),on January 25 announced his resignation from the PNC and his subsequent intention to seek the ARENA party Presidential nomination in the March 2009 elections. While Avila's decision to throw his h [...]	2008-01-30 15:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PREL
08SANSALVADOR1024	EL SALVADOR: AGAINST RUSSIA'S INVASION OF GEORGIA [...] (C) DCM and Poloff met with Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Calix and MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Werner Romero on August 27 to deliver reftel points regarding developments in Georgia. Calix said El Salvador opposed Russia's invasion, and that Russia must respect the ter [...]	2008-08-28 20:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1029	EL SALVADOR: PRISON REFORM AND GANG INTELLIGENCE [...] (U) Summary: El Salvador hosted the first Regional "Gangs in Prison" Conference in San Salvador, August 18-20. The conference, which drew attendees from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, established a dialogue on management of prison gangs in Central America. Following the conference, Ne [...]	2008-08-28 21:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1037	FMLN CANDIDATE FUNES ON WIRETAPS, PARTISANSHIP, [...] (C) Summary: FMLN Presidential Candidate Mauricio Funes told us August 26 the FMLN supported in principle legislation to legalize wiretapping for law enforcement, but could not support the constitutional amendment currently before the Assembly. He had waffled on this in public earlier in the [...]	2008-08-29 18:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1038	FRIENDS OF MAURICIO REPORT HARASSMENT, FEAR [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Friends of Mauricio group supporting (left-wing) FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes alleged to Pol and Econ Counselors August 27 they were experiencing harassment and feared it would intensify as the March election approaches. They claimed they coul [...]	2008-08-29 18:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ES
08SANSALVADOR1040	EL SALVADOR: AWAITS ICJ KOSOVO DECISION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN UNGA KV ES
08SANSALVADOR1045	ARENA: EL SALVADOR'S RIGHT FACES UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Nationalist Republican Alliance Party (ARENA),the dominant Salvadoran political party, has evolved from its hard right origins and positioned itself as the standard bearer for pro-business policies, middle class values, and law and order. Since the 1992 signing of the Peace [...]	2008-09-02 19:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1051	U.S. FIRMS PROTEST NEW TELECOM TAX [...] (U) SUMMARY. U.S. phone companies are contesting a four-cent-per-minute tax on incoming international phone calls to El Salvador. The measure aims to raise $80 million per year in revenues to help pay for transportation and energy subsidies. The tax was quickly amended to change the method fo [...]	2008-09-03 19:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ITU ES
08SANSALVADOR1053	EL SALVADOR: SEPTEMBER 24 LEADERS' MEETING ON TRADE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 22:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1066	EL SALVADOR: TPS ANNOUNCEMENT ROLLOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Elmer Charlaix, Private Secretary to Salvadoran President Tony Saca, told the Ambassador September 5 the President was concerned and perplexed at USG handling of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) extension for El Salvador. Speci [...]	2008-09-08 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1069	GOES RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO USG UNGA POSITIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials responsible for multilateral affairs told us September 5 that El Salvador supports USG positions on all reftel UNGA issues. They undertook to share our concerns with the Salvadoran Mission to the UN in order to coordinate effectively in New York during the UNGA Third [...]	2008-09-09 17:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN ES
08SANSALVADOR1074	EL SALVADOR: ILEA JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING READOUT [...] (U) Summary: Embassy San Salvador convened a quarterly meeting of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Joint Committee on August 29, 2008. Highlights of the meeting included unveiling of an ambitious 2009 ILEA training syllabus, as well as an update on the construction of the new [...]	2008-09-11 17:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1077	GOES CONFIRMS FM ARGUETA WILL ATTEND WOMEN [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta de Barillas will attend the Women Leaders' Working Group on the margins of the 2008 UN General Assembly on September 25 at 8:00 AM. 2. Post provides the following information requested by reftels: Tit [...]	2008-09-16 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1079	EL SALVADOR: COMMUNIQUE FOR SEPTEMBER 24 GROWTH AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1080	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY OF ELIZABETH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the GOES dated August 27 soliciting our support for the candidacy of jurist Ana Elizabeth Villalta Vizcarra to the Inter-American Juridical Committee of the OAS, whose election will take pla [...]	2008-09-17 15:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1083	EL SALVADOR APPROVES DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador has passed long-awaited regulations on data protection and data exclusivity, one of their last major outstanding CAFTA-DR commitments. According to a leading intellectual property lawyer, the regulations were an important step forward for intellectual property, final [...]	2008-09-18 20:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR ES
08SANSALVADOR1084	SALVADORAN BANKING SECTOR PREPARED FOR "NORMAL CATASTROPHE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to Carlos Caceres, Executive Director of the Salvadoran Banking Association (ABANSA),the Salvadoran banking sector anticipates a 7% drop in deposits preceding the 2009 elections, comparable to the drop before the 2005 Presidential election. The banking sector is prep [...]	2008-09-18 20:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1088	ARENA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CONFIDENT; INDICATES MORE AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN IN THE MAKING [...] (C) Summary: Although he is still behind in the latest opinion polls, conservative, pro-U.S. ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila is confident that he will be able to convince the Salvadoran electorate that backing the left-wing FMLN is a dangerous leap into the unknown. Avila indicates [...]	2008-09-18 23:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1089	EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR CONVENES MERIDA INITIATIVE [...] (U) The DCM convened the first mission-wide Merida Initiative Working Group meeting on September 17. The group includes senior-level representatives from the FBI, DOJ, DEA, DHS/ICE, USAID, MILGROUP, ILEA San Salvador, RSO, and PA, as well as the INL Country Director and the INL Regional Gang [...]	2008-09-18 23:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1092	GOES RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO CD GOALS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 17:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1095	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 22:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC ES
08SANSALVADOR1102	SALVADORAN MFA ON USG VS. BOLIVIA/VENEZUELA [...] (C) Acting MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya told PolCouns September 22 that while the GOES was surprised when Bolivian President Morales expelled our Ambassador, it was not surprised when Venezuelan President Chavez followed suit. He said the GOES believes the charges leve [...]	2008-09-22 22:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL VZ ES
08SANSALVADOR1103	EL SALVADOR OPPOSES IRAN/SYRIA IAEA CANDIDACIES; [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador supports our efforts to prevent Iran and Syria from winning a seat on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, but its voting rights in that agency remain suspended because its dues are in arrears. The Salvadorans raised concerns about Russia' [...]	2008-09-23 13:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IAEA PARM MNUC KV ES
08SANSALVADOR1112	EL SALVADOR ECONOMIC UPDATE [...] According to the economic cabinet's mid-year report to the President, El Salvador's first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 4.2%, but the annual growth projection has been cut to 4%. Through June, the annual inflation rate reached a record 12-year high of 9.6%. During the first half [...]	2008-09-23 19:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1133	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF SALVADORAN ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel, Embassy San Salvador Country Team assesses that the issues influencing voters are primarily, but not exclusively, economic. Public security and justice issues remain important. There are a number of ongoing programs that offer us the ability to make a high [...]	2008-09-26 16:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1139	FMLN VP CANDIDATE SANCHEZ CEREN: HARD-LINER'S SOFT [...] (C) Summary: FMLN VP candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren told us the (left-wing) FMLN would, if they win the March 2009 elections, reprioritize domestic spending to social needs like health and education, would maintain CAFTA-DR, and not toy with the dollarized Salvadoran economy at the beginning [...]	2008-09-26 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1140	ELECTRICITY SECTOR LIQUIDITY CRISIS DRAGS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Electricity companies are continuing to warn of potential blackouts if the GOES fails to find a durable solution to address liquidity problems caused by unpaid energy subsidies. U.S.-owned electricity distributor AES asked the GOES to pay $12.3 million by September 22 and $19 m [...]	2008-09-26 22:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1142	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS SIDIBE TO LEAD UNAIDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 14:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANSALVADOR1154	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran National Civilian Police (PNC) personnel slated to participate in the "Personal and Facility Security Course" at ILEA San Salvador, No [...]	2008-10-02 17:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR1157	EL SALVADOR RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 21:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM CDG PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1158	EL SALVADOR'S 2009 ELECTIONS: THE NUTS AND BOLTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 18, 2009, El Salvador will hold elections for its 84 Legislative Assembly seats, 20 Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and 262 municipalities (262 mayors, each with its corresponding municipal council, the size of which varies by population). Presidentia [...]	2008-10-03 21:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1164	SPEAKER REQUEST: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 22:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KPAO OEXC OIIP PGOV
08SANSALVADOR1167	DAS MADISON'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: During a September 28-October 1 visit to San Salvador, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Madison engaged key politicos from the left-leaning FMLN and the conservative, pro-U.S. ARENA parties on the upcoming elections, and discussed with GOES officials the prospects for extending t [...]	2008-10-08 19:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1170	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR STEPHEN G. [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 20:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA GT ES
08SANSALVADOR1180	EL SALVADOR: RIVAS ZAMORA WILL BE PDC PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Carlos Rivas Zamora, former (left-wing) FMLN Mayor of San Salvador, was named as the (center-right, pro-U.S.) Christian Democrat Party (PDC) candidate for president October 8. His platform will center on a decentralization of the Salvadoran state. His candidacy aims to force a s [...]	2008-10-14 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1181	GOES WILL CONSIDER UNSCR 1835 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP IR MNUC PARM ES
08SANSALVADOR1182	GOES FAVORS DRAFT RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM CDG PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1183	GOES SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR1187	ARENA TABS ZABLAH AS VP TO VIE FOR CENTER VOTE [...] (C) Summary: The (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA party named Arturo Zablah as its candidate for Vice President, to run alongside Rodrigo Avila in the March 15, 2009 election. Zablah is an independent businessman who served as Minister of Economy (1989-1993) under President Cristiani. Press spe [...]	2008-10-15 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1188	DELIVERED NPT NON-PAPER; GOES SUPPORTS WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 23:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA ES
08SANSALVADOR1190	FOREIGN MINISTER ARGUETA ON UNGA VOTING DIFFERENCES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-16 20:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA ES UN KV
08SANSALVADOR1195	DAS MADISON'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: During a September 28-October 1 visit to San Salvador, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Madison engaged key politicos from the FMLN and the ARENA parties on the upcoming elections, and discussed with GOES officials the prospects for extending the Comalapa Cooperative Security L [...]	2008-10-16 22:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR12	Salvadoran Legislative Assembly Authorizes Tenth Contingent [...] (U) Summary: Based on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1790, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted to extend authorization for Salvadoran troops to remain in Iraq. The authorization was extended until June 2009 in an attempt to keep the Iraq deployment from coming up for reauthori [...]	2008-01-04 22:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PINS PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1201	PCN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEES OPPORTUNITY TO WIN [...] (C) Summary: The National Concilitation Party (PCN) announced Tomas Chevez as its presidential candidate on August 31. Chevez believes his religious affiliation and experience make a first round win possible. End Summary. 2. (C) Poloffs met with PCN President Ciro Cruz Zepeda, PCN Preside [...]	2008-10-20 15:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1209	HIGH GOES EXPECTATIONS FOR IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: El Salvador will host the 2008 Ibero-American Summit October 29-31. All 21 participating countries, except Uruguay, have confirmed their attendance. The theme of the conference will be "Youth and Development" and the GOES expects the summit to produce a consensus declaration a [...]	2008-10-21 21:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AORC ES

08SANSALVADOR1210	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the GOES dated October 13 soliciting our support for the candidacy of Mr. Juan Ramon Menjivar to Assessment Committee of Financial Planning and Evaluation of the Pan-American Institute of Ge [...]	2008-10-22 17:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OARC ES
08SANSALVADOR1214	VENEZUELAN EMBASSY REQUESTS AVILA STOP CRITICIZING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Venezuelan Charge recently requested that (pro-U.S., center-right) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila stop criticizing Chavez and the Venezuelan regime as part of his campaign efforts. The BRV has taken an active interest in the upcoming elections. The request is n [...]	2008-10-24 17:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ES VZ
08SANSALVADOR1215	2008 WHA CONFERENCE PROVIDES ENTRY LEVEL [...] Summary: Embassy San Salvador hosted the 2008 WHA Entry Level Professionals Conference from October 8-10. Speakers led discussions on creative approaches toward diplomacy, the importance of focusing on democratic governments and free trade despite vocal opposition in the region, and the future [...]	2008-10-24 17:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ES
08SANSALVADOR1228	EL SALVADOR EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES ISSUING SHORT-TERM [...] Because of international financial problems and domestic political uncertainty, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) has been having trouble issuing short-term debt, known as "Letes," which in turn is causing difficulties in complying with its financial obligations. Both banks and foreign inve [...]	2008-10-28 21:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1230	CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced October 25 that he will not attend Ibero-American Summit because El Salvador could not guarantee his safety. President Saca publicly discounted Chavez,s claims saying that he had guaranteed the safety of all attendees. Saca said Chave [...]	2008-10-29 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ES VZ
08SANSALVADOR1233	GOES NOTIFIED OF US CANDIDACY FOR CIM [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 22:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AORC ES
08SANSALVADOR1238	EL SALVADOR FACING SERIOUS FISCAL, LIQUIDITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. El Salvador faces a short-term fiscal and liquidity crisis, caused by the costs of untargeted subsidies and an inability to place short-term government debt. Approximately $450 million in short-term debt will come due before the end of the Saca Administration on May 31. Banks an [...]	2008-10-30 17:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1240	EL SALVADOR: CREDIT UNIONS AND WORKERS BANKS READY TO FACE [...] SUMMARY. The Federation of Workers Credit Unions and Workers Banks (Fedecredito),which represents 48 credit unions and 7 workers banks, describes itself as well-prepared for the current international financial crisis and for domestic instability. They plan to increase their 35% reserves requ [...]	2008-10-30 19:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1241	EL SALVADOR'S FINANCIAL/LIQUIDITY CRISIS: THOUGHTS [...] (C) El Salvador faces a serious short-term financial and liquidity crisis, driven by the cost of government subsidies, domestic political uncertainty, and the international financial crisis (reftel A). In the short-run, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) may be able, with assistance from th [...]	2008-10-30 20:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1243	EL SALVADOR'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN [...] (U) Embassy San Salvador is pleased to nominate Carmen Cordova for the 2009 Secretary's award for international women of courage, per reftel. 2, (U) Nominee: Maria del Carmen Cordova Mejia 3. (SBU) Date of Birth: September 12, 1967 4. (U) Citizenship: Salvadoran 5. (U) Title and [...]	2008-10-31 15:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM ES
08SANSALVADOR1247	SALVADORAN MOD WITHOUT REPLY ON IRAQ SOFA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 15:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL MOPS MARR
08SANSALVADOR1250	AMB LEON: VP CANDIDATE ZABLAH TO BOOST TICKET [...] (C) Summary: Rene Leon, Salvadoran Ambassador to the U.S. and platform coordinator for the Avila campaign told PolCouns October 30 that he believes that (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila,s selection of former Minister of Economy Arturo Zablah as his vice presi [...]	2008-11-03 21:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1254	EL SALVADOR: MCC FY09 SCORECARD DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 19:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD KMCA MCC PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1257	ELECTRICITY COMPANIES WORRY ABOUT POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Managers of El Salvador's four private electricity companies are contesting a GOES decree forcing distribution companies to restore subsidized rates without any GOES commitment to pay subsidies to the companies. They believe they are following the law by applying unsubsidized r [...]	2008-11-05 20:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1261	IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH LITTLE FANFARE [...] (C) Summary: Ibero-American heads of state and government gathered in San Salvador October 29-31 for the eighteenth Ibero-American Summit. The intended focus of the session, youth and development issues, took a backseat to economic concerns. The summit culminated with the signing of the Decl [...]	2008-11-07 17:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1264	GOES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] The Government of El Salvador circulated a press release November 6 regarding President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca's call to the Obama campaign. Saca congratulated the campaign and instructed Salvadoran Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta to coordinate a call with the President-elect. 2. Text [...]	2008-11-10 14:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1265	FORMER BANKING ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR FORECASTS DIFFICULT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former banking association director Claudio De Rosa expressed confidence in the banking sector but forecasted a long and difficult two years ahead for the Salvadorian economy. He encouraged the government and Central Bank to seek contingency credit from the International Moneta [...]	2008-11-10 15:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1276	VP CANDIDATE ZABLAH SEES PROBLEMS IN EL SALVADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah, VP nominee for (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA, told us November 3 he fully supported CAFTA-DR, though he would do more to take advantage of the trade agreement. He lamented the restrictions placed on the Salvadoran economy by dollarization and privatization (going [...]	2008-11-10 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR128	FMLN TAP PETROCARIBE [...] (SBU SUMMARY: As part of a so-called pilot project, six FMLN mayors began in December to import Venezuelan diesel through Nicaragua for distribution at below market prices. The joint venture with Venezuela's PDVSA is currently importing small volumes of diesel, but intends to break ground in F [...]	2008-02-01 17:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1290	GOES WILL VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTIONS [...] (C) Poloffs met with Ambassador Carlos Adrian Velasco Novoa, MFA Multilateral Affairs Director, and Gustavo Argueta, MFA Multilateral Affairs Officer, November 12. Polcouns expressed thanks for Salvadoran opposition to no-action motions. Velasco and Argueta said El Salvador has formally decid [...]	2008-11-14 23:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ES
08SANSALVADOR1297	CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SACA TO [...] Post received the following congratulatory letter from President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca to President-Elect Obama. Original scanned and sent to WHA/CEN. 2. Text follows. San Salvador, November 5, 2008 Mr. President-Elect: I have the honor to address Your Excellency on the occasi [...]	2008-11-18 22:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1305	OAS RELEASES ELECTORAL REFORM PLAN TOO LATE [...] (U) Summary: The Organization for American States (OAS) released a technical plan to implement electoral reforms prior to the January and March 2009 elections; however, the plan is likely too late for real reform. End summary. 2. (U) The Organization for American States (OAS) released a te [...]	2008-11-21 22:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1309	EL SALVADOR WILL NOT ACT AGAINST NICARAGUAN [...] (C) Responding to the request for Salvadoran action regarding Nicaragua's elections, MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Werner Romero and Director General of Central American Relations Jorge Alberto Umana Garcia told us November 20 that El Salvador would not get involved. Umana said he di [...]	2008-11-24 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NU ES
08SANSALVADOR1310	EL SALVADOR NONCOMMITTAL ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 22:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY ES
08SANSALVADOR1318	FRIEND OF MAURICIO: FUNES, FMLN GROWING CLOSER [...] (C) Summary: Gerardo Caceres, a "Friend of Mauricio," said the FMLN's choice of an outsider presidential candidate had changed and moderated the party more than expected. He said Funes has developed strong relationships with senior party leadership and that initial FMLN suspicions of the Frien [...]	2008-11-26 21:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1331	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will reinforce the importance the U.S. places on maintaining a close, cooperative bilateral relationship with El Salvador. Your visit will also offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing proble [...]	2008-12-03 14:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS ES
08SANSALVADOR1332	EL SALVADOR UNSURE HOW TO PAY DECEMBER SHORT-TERM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ministry of Finance is unsure how to pay $80 million in short-term government debt on December 15. The Ministry had planned on $200 million in funds from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI),but was informed in late November that CABEI could only provi [...]	2008-12-03 15:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1333	PORT DEVELOPMENT DELAYED AS CONSTRUCTION OF LA UNION PORT NEARS COMPLETION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 15:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ES EWWT
08SANSALVADOR1335	EL SALVADOR: MERIDA WORKING GROUP IMPLEMENTATION [...] Shortly after receiving the draft Merida Initiative Letter of Agreement (LOA) from INL Washington, the San Salvador Merida Working Group convened December 3 to formalize an implementation strategy and to identify the next steps necessary for realizing Merida Initiative objectives. The DCM-cha [...]	2008-12-04 16:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1338	DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED LACEY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 16:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO ES
08SANSALVADOR1353	UNDER PRESSURE: CREDIT AND THE GOES [...] (C) Summary. While the banking sector is prepared for even a major bank run, it cannot insulate itself completely as a recent rumor involving Citibank has shown. El Salvador is also feeling the effects of the worldwide credit crunch. GOES missteps and populist measures are not helping the s [...]	2008-12-09 17:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1364	GOES LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS, LOANS AND CREDIT LINES [...] (C) SUMMARY. El Salvador's fiscal and liquidity problems continue, despite Government of El Salvador (GOES) negotiations with various international financial institutions. The private banking sector remains liquid and prepared for massive post-electoral capital flight, though the threat of b [...]	2008-12-12 14:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1368	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: DECEMBER 12 [...] Summary: This message is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes additional information on the test of the electoral results reporting system, results of two lat [...]	2008-12-15 18:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
08SANSALVADOR1372	EL SALVADOR: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] El Salvador Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin text. In 2008 the government of El Salvador cooperated closely with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, and took active steps to protect U.S. interests and citizens from terrorist attacks. [...]	2008-12-16 23:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ES PTER
08SANSALVADOR1373	SALVADORANS DISCUSS CRISTIANI CASE IN MADRID [...] (C) Summary: Senior political figures from left and right in El Salvador traveled to Madrid in early December to discuss with the GOS the suit against former President Cristiani regarding the 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests. Deputy Prosecutor of the Spanish Audiencia Nacional Burgos Pavon su [...]	2008-12-16 23:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES SP
08SANSALVADOR1382	FOMILENIO APPOINTS NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The FOMILENIO Board of Directors December 10 selected interim Executive Director Jose Angel Quiros as the new permanent Executive Director for the Salvadoran Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact implementing organization. Quiros has broad experience in road constructi [...]	2008-12-18 20:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA EAID ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1386	FOMILENIO APPOINTS NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The FOMILENIO Board of Directors December 10 selected interim Executive Director Jose Angel Quiros as the new permanent Executive Director for the Salvadoran Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact implementing entity. Quiros has broad experience in road construction an [...]	2008-12-19 17:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA EAID ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1387	EL SALVADOR ASSESSING U.S. PROPOSAL ON UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 18:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1389	EL SALVADOR HAS NO OPINION YET ON UNESCO DG [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 20:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO ES
08SANSALVADOR1392	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES IDB LOAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador's National Assembly approved on December 18 a $500 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan, the country's first new international debt since the March 2006 legislative elections. Separately, the IDB approved a $400 million credit line to the Central Bank, [...]	2008-12-19 21:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PREL IDB ES
08SANSALVADOR1393	WHA/EPSC'S ROONEY HEARS SALVADORAN PRIVATE SECTOR CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 21:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ES ETRD PGOV
08SANSALVADOR1394	BANKS AGREE TO ROLLOVER GOES DEBT FOR ONE MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Private banks, including Citibank and Banco Agricola, agreed to rollover the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) December short-term debt for one month, preventing a potential government default. While the banks are unwilling to rollover debt past the January legislative electi [...]	2008-12-19 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1395	GOES COUNTERPROPOSAL FOR EXTENSION OF CSL COMALAPA [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 2 below. 2. (U) Post received December 17 the following counterproposal regarding the extension of the agreement governing use of the Cooperative Security Location at Comalapa via diplomatic note (see paragraph 5). This counterproposal is the Sa [...]	2008-12-19 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS SNAR ES
08SANSALVADOR1396	HHS LETTER ON US WHO CANDIDACY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANSALVADOR1397	EL SALVADOR READY TO SIGN MERIDA INITIATIVE LETTER [...] (U) This is an action message; see para. six below. 2. (U) On December 18, DCM and Embassy San Salvador Law Enforcement Committee presented the Merida Initiative draft Letter of Agreement (LOA) to the Salvadoran government. The Salvadorans, represented by the Minister of Public Security an [...]	2008-12-22 15:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1398	EVANGELICAL UNHAPPINESS WITH ARENA COULD IMPACT [...] (U) Summary: President of the Salvadoran National Commission of Pastors and Leaders (CONAPAL),Romel Guardon, expressed his displeasure with President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca and ARENA Presidential Candidate Rodrigo Avila December 2, but said that the group would wait until February to deci [...]	2008-12-22 15:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV SCUL
08SANSALVADOR1400	DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KNNO EFIN PARM IR ES
08SANSALVADOR1402	SALVADORANS WITHDRAWING FROM IRAQ [...] (U) President Saca announced mid-day December 23 that the Salvadoran deployment to Iraq would end on December 31, based on the fact that UN Security Council Resolution 1790 would expire on that same day. Legislative approval of Salvadoran military participation, he said, was pegged to the UNSC Res [...]	2008-12-23 22:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL IZ ES
08SANSALVADOR1403	ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES EXTENDED FOR ONE MONTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOES agreed on December 18 to pay electric companies $15.7 million (covering one month of electricity subsidies) in order to maintain subsidized electricity rates through January 11, 2009. Again, state-owned generation company (CEL) had to pay the subsidy. Energy and subs [...]	2008-12-23 22:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR147	ARENA: FIVE CANDIDATES SURVIVE FIRST CUT [...] (SBU) Summary: ARENA's executive board announced the names of five candidates who will continue in the party's competition to become ARENA's nominee for 2009 presidential elections. In a surprise to many observers, ARENA founding member Hugo Barrera was not among those moving on to the next p [...]	2008-02-05 19:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ES
08SANSALVADOR148	SALVADORAN ASSEMBLY RESCINDS PAY RAISE, BUT DEBATE [...] (U) Summary: On January 31, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted unanimously to rescind their 2008 pay increase (reftel) and to reinstate the 2007 pay schedule. It appears, however, that the controversy over salaries for government officials will continue since the media continues to repo [...]	2008-02-05 19:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR153	EL SALVADOR: PRISON GANG INITIATIVE GAINS MOMENTUM [...] (U) Summary: INL/CIVPOL assistance has notably improved security at the prison where El Salvador's most dangerous transnational street gang members are incarcerated, and fomented a renewed emphasis on professionalism within the leadership of the Salvadoran prison system. Given the successes a [...]	2008-02-05 22:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PREL
08SANSALVADOR182	EL SALVADOR LEANS TOWARDS KOSOVO RECOGNITION, BUT [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador will almost certainly recognize Kosovo's independence, but because of sensitivities concerning relations with Moscow, the GOES will not be among the first wave of countries to do so. End Summary. 2. (C) PolCouns delivered Ref (A) demarche to MFA officials February [...]	2008-02-14 15:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN UNMIK EU ES
08SANSALVADOR185	WTO DEMARCHE - U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Deputy Econ Counselor and European Union Head of Mission Wouter Wilton jointly delivered reftel demarche to Francisco Lima, El Salvador's Ambassador to the WTO, on February 13. Lima was accompanied by staff from the Ministry of Economy's CAFTA-DR office. Lima also raised El Salva [...]	2008-02-15 14:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO ES
08SANSALVADOR186	EL SALVADOR CLOSE TO IMPLEMENTING DATA EXCLUSIVITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nearly two years after ratifying CAFTA-DR, the Government of El Salvador is close to implementing "data exclusivity" intellectual property right regulations. The government has concluded its consultations, the Ministry of Health is finalizing the regulations for President Saca' [...]	2008-02-15 14:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR187	SALVADORAN BANKS "VOLUNTARILY" REDUCE CREDIT CARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. ABANSA, the Salvadoran banking association, announced February 11 that Salvadoran banks had "voluntarily" lowered the maximum interest rate for credit cards from 49 percent to 39 percent. The announcement concluded nearly two months of intense negotiation between the banking sect [...]	2008-02-15 14:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR195	CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES MAY RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 22:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV
08SANSALVADOR227	DAS MCCAMPBELL VISIT TO EL SALVADOR, FEBRUARY 5-7, [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counternarcotics Christy McCampbell's visit to El Salvador for the February 7 ILEA construction site dedication ceremony offered public reinforcement of U.S. commitment to democratic policing in the Americas, while at the same time providing an exce [...]	2008-02-22 16:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR229	EL SALVADOR NOTIFIED OF SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) On February 21, Poloff delivered reftel notification to Ambassador Guillermo Melendez, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy. Notification was accepted without comment. Post will pass on any substantive response received. GLAZER [...]	2008-02-22 22:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES PARM TSPA NASA
08SANSALVADOR231	(C) FM: EL SALVADOR AND OTHER CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES UN UNMIK YI EU KV GT HO
08SANSALVADOR235	PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Glazer met with Luis Enrique Torres, Panamanian Ambassador to El Salvador to exchange views on regional issues including foreign investment, elections, and public security. Ambassador Torres expressed his concern over possible violence in the upcoming 2009 Salvadoran el [...]	2008-02-26 21:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES PM
08SANSALVADOR238	ARENA: COENA NAMES THREE PRESIDENTIAL FINALISTS [...] (C) Summary: Rodrigo Avila, Luis Mario Rodriguez and Ana Vilma de Escobar were named February 26 as the three finalists in the race to become ARENA's presidential candidate. There is unhappiness and worry in COENA, ARENA's executive board, over President Saca's heavy handed management of the [...]	2008-02-27 19:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ES
08SANSALVADOR240	EL SALVADOR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OSLO PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 20:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV NATO UN
08SANSALVADOR245	SUCHITOTO CHARGES DROPPED...OR NOT [...] (C) Summary: On February 19, a judge dismissed public disorder charges against 14 defendants who had originally been charged with terrorism in connection with a July 2007 demonstration that turned violent. The case has been a lightning rod for accusations by the opposition FMLN and US-based N [...]	2008-02-28 16:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES PHUM KCRM
08SANSALVADOR247	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF CODEL COSTELLO [...] Embassy San Salvador welcomes you and your delegation to El Salvador. El Salvador is one of our strongest allies in the Western Hemisphere, and is a bedrock of economic and political stability in the region. Your visits to the Aeroman aircraft maintenance facility will highlight an expanding [...]	2008-02-28 22:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR MARR PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR248	EL SALVADOR: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 22:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR249	EL SALVADOR: 2008 SPECIAL 301 INPUT [...] SUMMARY. El Salvador continues to move forward on implementing its IPR commitments under CAFTA-DR, including data exclusivity regulations. The Government of El Salvador likewise continues to conduct successful enforcement actions against both distributors and producers of pirated material. Po [...]	2008-02-29 12:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR ES
08SANSALVADOR253	VISIT TO COFFEE FARM REVEALS CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary: On January 11, LabOff and three USAID Officers visited Los Cedros, a Salvadoran coffee plantation located 20 minutes outside San Salvador. The plantation has been certified for compliance with Rainforest Alliance's labor and environmental standards. While working conditions for [...]	2008-02-29 22:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV ELAB
08SANSALVADOR256	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE UNSC ACTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 17:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ES SO UNSC UN PBTS KCRM IMO PREL
08SANSALVADOR26	EL SALVADOR TO SUPPORT PROSPER CANDIDACY FOR CERD [...] (SBU) During a January 9 conversation, Egriselda Gonzalez, Foreign Ministry Candidacies Desk Officer, confirmed to Poloff that El Salvador would support Ambassador Prosper's candidacy for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. She added that a dipnote on the subject was [...]	2008-01-09 19:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES PHUM UNGA
08SANSALVADOR260	ZABLAH CANDIDACY AGAIN IN PLAY; WAITING ON FDR, PDC, AND CD [...] (C) Summary: FDR, CD, and PDC are again discussing seriously an across-the-board alliance to compete in municipal, legislative, and presidential elections in early 2009. Arturo Zablah would be the coalition's presidential candidate. An agreement could be reached as early as March 5. End S [...]	2008-03-03 22:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR263	ZABLAH STILL READY TO RUN; WAITING ON CD, FDR AND [...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah told PolCouns a coalition between CD, PDC, and FDR could be formed as soon as March 5. Assuming an agreement is reached, Zablah would announce his candidacy for president with the backing of the coalition and would seek an outsider as his running mate. He said his o [...]	2008-03-04 18:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR264	DEMARCHE ON USG PRIORITIES FOR UNCND DELIVERED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Jose Roberto Trabanino, MFA Global Affairs Coordinator. Trabanino informed Poloff that the Salvadoran Ambassador in Vienna would be attending the meetings along with the Salvadoran National Ant [...]	2008-03-04 22:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES SNAR AORC UN
08SANSALVADOR274	DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 15:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES UN KNNP MNUC PARM
08SANSALVADOR28	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. Also, it will offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation [...]	2008-01-09 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
08SANSALVADOR29	CORRECTED COPY: YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (U) The following is a corrected copy of SAN SALVADOR 00028 2. (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. [...]	2008-01-10 15:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
08SANSALVADOR316	EL SALVADOR: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following is post's response to Reftel. The text directly tracks reftel Paragraph 27-30 and relevant subsections. 2. (SBU) Responses to checklist items follow. Note internal paragraph numbering. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27 - Overview of ac [...]	2008-03-13 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ES
08SANSALVADOR321	WHA/CEN DIRECTOR FEELEY VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: From March 4-7, WHA/CEN Director John Feeley visited El Salvador as part of a regional visit focused on the Merida Initiative. During the visit, Feeley attended the Ambassador's speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador, discussed the Merida Initiative with Deputy F [...]	2008-03-14 19:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES KDEM MX
08SANSALVADOR326	ORGANIZATION AND OBJECTIVES OF EL SALVADOR'S NEW CAFTA-DR [...] SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador's new CAFTA-DR Office at the Ministry of Economy provides a dedicated staff to monitor CAFTA-DR issues, including implementation, follow-on agreements, and consistency with other trade agreements. The new office should help simplify our efforts to monitor [...]	2008-03-17 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR33	ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS CONTEST RATES CUTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Electricity distribution companies are contesting a decision by El Salvador's utility regulator to cut power distribution rates for the next five years. The companies have appealed to the Supreme Court and the GOES to reverse the decision to sharply reduce rates beginning on Janu [...]	2008-01-11 16:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EPET ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR343	NO SURPRISES AS AVILA WINS ARENA NOMINATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 15, the National Republican Alliance Party (ARENA) selected Rodrigo Avila as its presidential candidate for the 2009 election. Avila's selection had been widely anticipated, but his landslide win did little to mollify critics who claimed that the process was less than fa [...]	2008-03-18 22:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES KDEM
08SANSALVADOR36	ARENA LAUNCHES CANDIDATE SELECTION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: On January 7, ARENA responded to growing pressure to name a presidential candidate by announcing the selection process. The field of potential candidates has evolved rapidly with a number of well-known candidates, including Minister of Public Security Rene Figueroa and businessm [...]	2008-01-11 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR4	EL SALVADOR REITERATES CONCURRENCE WITH 1206 [...] (C) I am writing again in support of the following two 1206 funding proposals that relate to El Salvador. The two proposals for 1206 funding include: 2. (C) Four High Speed Interceptor Patrol Craft: Providing four high speed Interceptor Patrol Craft (along with trailer and vehicle to mo [...]	2008-01-02 21:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER PINS ES PGOV
08SANSALVADOR400	EL SALVADOR: MERIDA BRIEFINGS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to Foreign Affairs Vice-Minister Eduardo Calix, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Guillermo Melendez, Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa, Attorney General Felix Safie, and National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Francisco Rovir [...]	2008-04-03 18:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES PINS PTER SNAR
08SANSALVADOR405	EL SALVADOR: UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 16:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC ES
08SANSALVADOR406	EL SALVADOR: PSI TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 16:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR413	EL SALVADOR: INFORMATION ON WOMEN'S JUSTICE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR419	El SALVADOR: ECONOMIC AND TRADE UPDATE APRIL 2008 [...] Summary. According to Central Bank of El Salvador figures, El Salvador achieved 4.7% GDP growth in 2007, driven by increases in agriculture, the financial sector, retail, and transportation, communications and storage. Inflation remained stable at 4.9%. The current account deficit increased by [...]	2008-04-07 19:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR42	DEPARTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON SACA AND THE ELECTION [...] (C) On January 14, outgoing Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco "Pancho" Lainez told the Ambassador that he planned to leave his post, as required by the Salvadoran Constitution, in order to seek the ARENA party's nomination for President. He said he planned to officially announce his resig [...]	2008-01-15 21:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR421	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR REELECTION TO THE UNITED [...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support El Salvador's reelection to the United Nations Committee of Peace Consolidation (CCP) for the period 2008-2010. The election will take place in May 2008. 2. (U) Text follows: (NO [...]	2008-04-07 22:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR422	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO THE [...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support its candidacy to the Board of Directors of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNDP/ UNFPA). 2. (U) Text follows: (NON OFFIC [...]	2008-04-07 22:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR428	EL SALVADOR: COURT AFFIRMS ARREST ORDER OF JOSE [...] (U) On April 3, post received a copy of the March 10 judicial decision of the ad interim 12th Justice of the Peace Mario Mardoqueo Menjivar Miranda, regarding the USG request for the extradition of Jose Marvin MARTINEZ. Justice Mardoqueo affirmed Martinez's provisional arrest order for the pu [...]	2008-04-09 16:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS ES
08SANSALVADOR429	BLOCKBUSTER CLOSES, BLAMES PIRACY [...] (SBU) El Salvador's Blockbuster Video franchise closed in March, blaming increased optical disc piracy for its financial woes. The local franchisee claimed a government policy of not targeting the small street vendors has caused an increase in pirated goods, especially in upper and middle inco [...]	2008-04-09 18:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIPR ES
08SANSALVADOR444	75 YEARS ISN'T LIFE IN EL SALVADOR (BUT IT'S SURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Salvadoran Supreme Court ruled this week that a 2001 law which increased the maximum criminal penalty to 75 years imprisonment was consistent with the Salvadoran Constitution. Opponents of the law argued that a 75 year sentence was the equivalent of life imprisonment and ther [...]	2008-04-11 20:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES KCRM KJUS
08SANSALVADOR461	AVILA EXPECTS TOUGH CAMPAIGN; RUNNING MATE IN 2-3 [...] (C) Summary: ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila told us April 9 that while he expected sufficient funding to run his campaign, the FMLN might for the first time outspend ARENA. Avila said he expected to choose a running mate within two to three months, and said ARENA was leaning away [...]	2008-04-15 21:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR466	DAS MCCAMPBELL LEADS U.S. DELEGATION TO IV ANNUAL [...] Summary: INL Deputy Assistant Secretary Christy McCampbell led the U.S. delegation attending the 4th Annual International Anti-Gang Convention April 8-10, 2008 in Salinitas, El Salvador. DAS McCampbell took advantage of this highly public forum to explain key elements of the proposed Merida [...]	2008-04-16 17:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PREL
08SANSALVADOR467	EL SALVADOR: ARRESTS MADE IN ASSASSINATION OF FMLN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The investigation into the January murder of the FMLN mayor of Alegria and a municipal employee was turned on its head when the municipal comptroller and two other city employees were arrested for hiring two hit men to murder the mayor. These arrests refute initial speculation in [...]	2008-04-16 17:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES KCRM
08SANSALVADOR468	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S. WTO [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel A points to Mario Gallardo, Deputy Director for Trade Policy, Ministry of Economy, on April 10. Gallardo replied that he would consult with El Salvador's Mission in Geneva, which currently handles all World Trade Organization (WTO) issues. (NOTE: Because the Trad [...]	2008-04-16 18:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR479	INFLATION IN EL SALVADOR: PERCEPTION VS. REALITY [...] Summary. Officially, El Salvador has the lowest annual inflation rate in Central America, but public perception is the cost of living is rising dramatically. El Salvador's Consumer Price Index (CPI) is based on 17-year-old consumer data, and critics believe that it understates actual inflation [...]	2008-04-18 22:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR480	EX-FINANCE MINISTER CRITIQUES SACA GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to former Finance Minister Manuel Hinds, El Salvador's economic growth has been close to 6% per year over the last several years, not the 2-4 % officially reported. The Saca Administration, which Hinds calls the "most corrupt" in El Salvador's history, has intentionally [...]	2008-04-18 22:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV ES

08SANSALVADOR490	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 18:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM
08SANSALVADOR51	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON RESOLVING KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA Director General for Political Affairs Guillermo Melendez told us on January 11 that the GoES will review the Kosovo independence issue and get back to us after completing their analysis and adopting a position. End Summary. 2. (C) On January 11, PolCouns and PolOff del [...]	2008-01-18 20:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL UN UNMIK YI EU
08SANSALVADOR529	U.S. PROPOSED PAPERS FOR NPT PREPCOM DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 21:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA ES
08SANSALVADOR53	PUBLIC SECURITY MINISTER FIGUEROA ON THE ARENA [...] (C) Summary: Public Security Minister Figueroa told the Ambassador January 17 that, given his membership in COENA and in order to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, he would not support any candidate during ARENA's internal nomination process. He had cautioned former FM Lainez to [...]	2008-01-22 16:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR530	El SALVADOR: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (U) Per reftel A tasker, Post's responses on the impact of rising food prices are categorized below. Demand ------ 2. (U) The main staples of the population are small red kidney beans, white corn tortillas, and, to a lesser extent, rice. Wheat is used in the production of artisan brea [...]	2008-05-02 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR535	EL SALVADOR STILL NONCOMMITAL ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador raised reftel A points with Elmer Charlaix, President Saca's Private Secretary, on April 22. DCM followed up on April 30 with Charlaix who said that Saca has been very busy and that he had been unable to raise the issue with Saca. He added that he would consult with the Ministry [...]	2008-05-05 22:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES KV SR UNMIK EU
08SANSALVADOR538	EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO THE [...] (U) Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES will support the U.S. candidate, Susan McLurg, to the United Nations Advisory Committee in Administrative and Budget Issues (ACABQ). 2. (U) Text follows: (NON OFFICIAL TRANSLATION) MINISTRY [...]	2008-05-06 21:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR539	TALKING POINTS ON NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 21:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA ES
08SANSALVADOR547	DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM EUN CU ES
08SANSALVADOR548	DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR IAJC CANDIDATE DAVID STEWART [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OAS XM ES
08SANSALVADOR560	FMLN TRIES TO CONTROL DAMAGE FROM ACCUSATIONS OF [...] (C) Recent press reports on ties between the Colombian FARC guerrillas and the Salvadoran opposition Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) party have party leadership scrambling to explain itself. Documents reportedly seized in recent Colombian military actions and subsequently published by [...]	2008-05-13 19:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES CO PTER PARM
08SANSALVADOR561	EL SALVADOR HOPES TO ATTEND UNESCO CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 19:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO ES
08SANSALVADOR562	TALKING POINTS AND U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 19:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR ES
08SANSALVADOR569	SAN SALVADOR RESPONSE TO WIPO DG ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 21:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD ES
08SANSALVADOR576	CONTINUED CONFUSED FMLN RESPONSE TO ALLEGED FARC [...] (C) Recent developments in the FMLN-FARC saga continue to place the FMLN and its Presidential candidate, Mauricio Funes, on the defensive. Though the FMLN has begun to own up to its historical contacts with the FARC, it continues to diminish their significance, both publicly and privately. FM [...]	2008-05-16 17:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES CO PTER PARM
08SANSALVADOR601	EL SALVADOR: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) This cable is an update to Reftel B. 2. (SBU) Post confirms that we placed the Op-Ed provided by the Department under the Ambassador's signature in the leading Salvadoran Daily, El Diario de Hoy, on May 21. In addition, the Mission has placed material on Cuban Solidarity Day on the Emb [...]	2008-05-21 20:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PHUM CU ES
08SANSALVADOR603	SECRETARY'S LETTER REGARDING KOSOVO DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 22:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PGOV KU ES
08SANSALVADOR604	INVITATION TO IRAQ CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 22:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR605	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY OF FRANCIA [...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support El Salvador's candidate, Francia Breve, to the OAS Administrative Tribunal for the period 2008-2013. The election will take place at the 38th session of the OAS General Assembly to be [...]	2008-05-21 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES OAS
08SANSALVADOR614	EL SALVADOR WILL CO-SPONSOR PRISONERS OF [...] (U) The cable is an update to Reftel A. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Jose Roberto Mejia Trabanino, Global Issues Coordinator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed to Poloff May 23 that El Salvador would co-sponsor the US-EU Declaration on Prisoners of Conscience. Mejia Trabanino added that [...]	2008-05-23 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM
08SANSALVADOR617	EL SALVADOR COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III [...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador consistent with the national interest of the United States. El Salvador does not maintain diplomatic relations with Cuba and El Salvador's current givernment has supported U.S. advocacy for democratic transition i [...]	2008-05-23 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR618	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) I am delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador, one of our strongest allies in the Western Hemisphere, and a bastion of economic and political stability in the region. Your visit will highlight the strategic importance of the U.S.-El Salvador relationship and bring attention to a number [...]	2008-05-23 23:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR639	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran law enforcement and corrections officials slated to participate in INL-funded prison gang intelligence training in Santa Fe, NM, from [...]	2008-06-03 16:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR643	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN POLICE OFFICERS [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran National Civilian Police (PNC) officers slated to participate in Anti-Gang Forensics Training at ILEA San Salvador, July 18-26, 2008: [...]	2008-06-03 20:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR661	AGENDA FOR IRAQ CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR667	DEMARCHE - ICAO SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 13:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
08SANSALVADOR683	LATEST IAEA REPORT AND U.S. RESPONSE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 22:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA ES
08SANSALVADOR684	DEMARCHE ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 22:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR689	FMLN CANDIDATE IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS, OFFERS FEW [...] (C) Summary: FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes addressed the diplomatic corps June 4. He discussed his experience as a journalist, identified looming fiscal problems as a priority issue for the next government and reiterated his support for CAFTA-DR. He lamented persistent media com [...]	2008-06-11 14:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR698	EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT CANDIDACY OF WILLIAM [...] (U) Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES will support the U.S. candidate, William Lacy Swing, for the position of Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 2. Text follows. No. 1023 MINISTRY OF FORE [...]	2008-06-12 22:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UN ES
08SANSALVADOR699	EL SALVADOR: REPORT ON FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN [...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to the Department of Labor request for information regarding the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in El Salvador as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (ref A). Post notes [...]	2008-06-12 22:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ES
08SANSALVADOR700	EL SALVADOR: COUNTRY CONDITIONS AS THEY RELATE TO [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. government should extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the nearly 250,000 Salvadoran beneficiaries living in the United States. El Salvador has still not finished reconstructing infrastructure damaged by the two severe earthquakes which struck the country in 2001. [...]	2008-06-12 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	EAID ES PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08SANSALVADOR71	SECURITIZATION LAW TO GENERATE NEW LIQUIDITY IN MARKET [...] El Salvador's new Securitization Law will allow the conversion of private projects in liquid securities to be traded in the stock market. The Law is expected to energize the capital market and open the financing options for private and public sector projects such as toll roads and new housing [...]	2008-01-28 13:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR712	EXTENSION OF THE COMALAPA CSL AGREEMENT [...] (C) Your visit June 3 and 4 finally elicited a Salvadoran Government reaction to our proposed extension and expansion of the Comalapa Cooperative Security Location (CSL) agreement (reftel). That proposal is not viable. The GOES sees the geographic expansion of the agreement as raising questio [...]	2008-06-13 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS ES
08SANSALVADOR719	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights record of the following Salvadoran Military Personnel who have been nominated to participate in the United Nations Mechanics Course with a start date of July 8, 2008. 1 [...]	2008-06-17 21:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR720	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights record of the following Salvadoran Military Personnel who has been nominated to participate in the Basic Public Affairs course starting June 19, 2008. 1LT Rebeca Aracel [...]	2008-06-18 16:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR723	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary:Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Argueta June 3 in San Salvador. Negroponte thanked Argueta for El Salvador's continuing support in Iraq and noted the USG's Merida Initiative as a means of combating shared threats of organized crime and narc [...]	2008-06-18 17:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ES
08SANSALVADOR733	PRESS STATEMENT ON US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 16:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR734	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 16:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PHUM PREL
08SANSALVADOR738	FMLN CRITICIZES SALVADORAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: The Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation (FMLN) hosted representatives from the diplomatic community to hear its perspective and analysis ahead of the 2009 legislative and presidential elections. The FMLN criticized the government's failure to carry out OAS recommend [...]	2008-06-20 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR750	A PRAGMATIC SHIFT OR MERELY A TACTICAL MOVE TO [...] (C) Summary: In 1980 the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front Party (FMLN) began as a loose coalition of leftist groups united with the goal of bringing down the conservative government. The tumultuous history of the FMLN continues to influence its actions and internal struggles today, as the par [...]	2008-06-24 17:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR751	EL SALVADOR: INL PROJECT MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET [...] Post provides the following inventory of INL-funded project motor vehicles, as requested reftel. 2. National Civilian Police (PNC) Anti-Narcotics Division (DAN) Project: - Ford Econoline van; one in inventory, one required. - Nissan Patrol SUV; one in inventory, one required. - Nissan Alti [...]	2008-06-24 17:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN ES SNAR
08SANSALVADOR754	JUDGE CONFIRMS ARREST ORDER FOR JOSE LUIS ALVAREZ [...] On May 30, post received a copy of the April 8 judicial decision of the ad interim 12th Justice of Peace Mario Mardoqueo Menjivar Miranda, regarding the USG request for extradition of Honduran citizen Jose Luis Alvarez. Justice Mardoqueo confirmed Alvarez,s provisional arrest order for extrad [...]	2008-06-25 16:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS ES
08SANSALVADOR755	UPDATE ON THE EXTRADITION OF JOSE MARVIN MARTINEZ [...] On May 30th, post received a copy of the April 2 judicial decision of the 12th Justice of Peace Roberto Carlos Calderon Escobar, regarding the USG request for extradition of Jose Marvin Martinez. Justice Calderon did not grant a special hearing as requested by defense attorney Jose Ricardo Ma [...]	2008-06-25 16:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS ES
08SANSALVADOR758	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in courses at Stennis Center, Mississippi starting July 8, 2008. Saldana Saldana, Anastacio [...]	2008-06-25 18:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR759	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in courses at the Inter American Air Forces Academy in San Antonio, TX beginning July 16, 2008 [...]	2008-06-25 18:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR760	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in courses at Fort Sill in Oklahoma beginning July 1, 2008. Rosales Martell, Julio Oscar Gu [...]	2008-06-25 18:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR767	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Combat Strategic Intelligence course at the Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington DC [...]	2008-06-26 21:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR768	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Riverine Operations course at Stennis Center, Mississippi beginning July 8, 2008. Se [...]	2008-06-26 21:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR769	REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Outboard Motor course at Stennis Center, Mississippi beginning July 8, 2008. Rivera [...]	2008-06-26 21:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR77	SALARY INCREASE FOR SALVADORAN LEGISLATORS CREATES [...] (U) Summary: On January 18 members of the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly cashed their first paychecks of 2008 and were apparently shocked to discover that they had given themselves a raise of over 40 percent from the previous year. The ensuing controversy has resulted in denials, accusations [...]	2008-01-28 20:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR774	FRUSTRATION WITH AVILA'S FAILURE TO LAUNCH; [...] (C) Summary: On June 17 PolCouns spoke with Bobby Murray Meza, President of Agricola Industrial Salvadorena, S.A. (AGRISAL). Murray Meza expressed his disappointment with the lack of organization or strategy by the Avila campaign and noted that significant business interests have been approac [...]	2008-06-27 19:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR78	EL SALVADOR: SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Summary: The government of El Salvador would have to overcome significant political and legal hurdles in order to continue to deploy troops to Iraq without a United Nations (UN) Chapter VII mandate. In December 2007, the Legislative Assembly approved troop deployments through June 2009; [...]	2008-01-28 22:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES MARR MOPS PREL
08SANSALVADOR793	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a United Nations Logistics Course in Guatemala beginning July 16, 2008. CPT RIVAS MACA [...]	2008-07-02 15:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR795	UPDATED P5 PLUS ONE PACKAGE FOR IRAN DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 17:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP MNUC ES
08SANSALVADOR796	BLUE LANTERN 050097338 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Emboffs June 5 visited the main office of Tiros Cobra. We met with his General Manager Yanira Elizabeth de Melara. She was very knowledgeable about the company. Though unable to immediately locate some of the company records, she provided them to us the [...]	2008-07-02 18:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC ES
08SANSALVADOR804	PSI SUMMARIES DELIVERED TO GOES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 15:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC ES
08SANSALVADOR805	EL SALVADOR: KOSOVO RECOGNITION AND DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 15:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KVIR ES
08SANSALVADOR814	DIPNOTE REGARDING EXTENSION OF COMALAPA CSL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 21:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PREL ES NL NT XL PGOV
08SANSALVADOR817	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Foreign Military Sales course in San Salvador, El Salvador beginning August 12, 2008. [...]	2008-07-09 19:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR82	EL SALVADOR MAKES STRONG CASE FOR MERIDA [...] (U) Summary: On January 17 and 18, U.S. interagency validation teams and SICA member country representatives met in San Salvador to discuss Central American security needs. The Salvadoran delegation, which included high-level representation from civilian government, the police, and the armed [...]	2008-01-29 17:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PREL
08SANSALVADOR826	El SALVADOR 2007 CENSUS PUBLISHED, SHOWS 19% FEWER PEOPLE [...] Summary. El Salvador's 2007 Census, published in May 2008, reduced the number of inhabitants of El Salvador by 19.2%, from previous projections of 7,104,999 to 5,744,113. This reduction in population increases per capita GDP from $2867.40 to $3547.21, raising El Salvador almost to an upper midd [...]	2008-07-10 15:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR827	ARTURO ZABLAH TALKING WITH ARENA, DOWNPLAYS VP [...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah, who had explored a presidential run representing a coalition of minor parties, told us July 9 that rumors he had agreed to be (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila's running mate were not true, but that he would meet with Avila the nex [...]	2008-07-10 22:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR828	C-AL8-01247: FORMER ARENA CANDIDATE ON AVILA [...] (C) Summary: Former ARENA presidential candidate Luis Mario Rodriguez told PolCouns July 7. He was guardedly optimistic about the state of (conservative, pro-American) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila's campaign. Rodriguez described the key team members currently working on Avila's [...]	2008-07-10 22:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR830	MINISTER OF ECONOMY REVIEWS CAFTA, BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia and the Ministry of Economy's (MINEC) senior leadership team discussed CAFTA-DR and bilateral issues from mining to telecommunications with EconCouns on June 20. De Gavidia pushed for efforts to "keep CAFTA-DR alive" and requested U.S. assi [...]	2008-07-11 17:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR831	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Sergeant Majors Academy in Bogota, Colombia beginning July 25, 2008. Garcia Tobar, J [...]	2008-07-11 20:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR835	TALKING POINTS PRAISING THE NEW EU BENCHMARKS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EUN CU ES
08SANSALVADOR836	TALKING POINTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN NGO PHUM ES
08SANSALVADOR838	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Foreign Military Sales Course in San Salvador, El Salvador beginning August 12, 2008. [...]	2008-07-14 17:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR843	EMERGING PLAN B SHOULD THE FMLN WIN 2009 [...] (C) Summary: Salvador Samayoa told us of a "Plan B" in the works to insulate El Salvador from (leftist) FMLN mischief should Mauricio Funes win the March 2009 election. The draft plan is reportedly focused on preventing a catastrophic (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA loss in the Legislative Ass [...]	2008-07-14 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR844	FMLN ANNOUNCES PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS FOOD CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. The leftist opposition FLMN presented a $450 million legislative package on July 9 to address the food crisis in El Salvador. Their proposals claim to promote increased agricultural production, return unproductive land to use, provide subsidies to the poor, redefine social progr [...]	2008-07-15 15:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SOCI ES
08SANSALVADOR849	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Cuscatlan Battalion XI in Al Kut, Iraq beginning August 8, 2008. ORTIZ, SANTOS ANACL [...]	2008-07-15 22:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR850	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Cuscatlan Battalion XI in Al Kut, Iraq beginning August 8, 2008. GARCIA SANTOS, HECT [...]	2008-07-15 22:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR851	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORANMILITARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 22:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR854	ARENA FILLS STADIUM, BUT CROWD SUBDUED; NO VP [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs attended the July 13 ARENA (conservative, pro-U.S.) political rally at Cutscatlan Stadium, the same venue where the opposition FMLN staged their November 11 rally. The overflow crowd was equal in size to the FMLN event, but less enthusiastic than ARENA Presidential candida [...]	2008-07-16 16:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR855	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in an Advance Language Instructor's Course at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX beginni [...]	2008-07-16 16:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR856	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SQADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Humanitarian Exercise in Puerto Castilla, Honduras beginning August 16, 2008. RAMOS RI [...]	2008-07-16 16:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR857	FUNES MEETS ZAPATERO, AND HILARITY DOES NOT ENSUE [...] (U) Summary: A paid political advertisement which the (left-wing) FMLN placed in local newspapers, purporting to demonstrate Spain's support for the Presidential candidacy of the FMLN's Maurico Funes, has drawn the ire of Salvadoran President Saca and the (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA party. [...]	2008-07-17 16:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL SP
08SANSALVADOR861	EL SALVADOR SEEKS DEBT RESTRUCTURING LOAN, NEW TAX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to a senior Ministry of Finance official, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) is privately pursuing $1.2 billion in new World Bank loans to restructure existing debt, prevent a fiscal crisis in 2011, and free new money for social spending. The Ministry of Finance is a [...]	2008-07-18 13:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV IBRD ES
08SANSALVADOR862	NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. New Minister of Economy Ricardo Esmahan D'Aubuisson plans to focus primarily on domestic issues, including small and medium enterprise development, energy, and hydrocarbons during his year in office. He does not plan to play an active role in treaty negotiations with the Europea [...]	2008-07-18 13:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PINR ETRD ES
08SANSALVADOR866	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT DISCUSSES PRODUCT SAFETY AND VISITS [...] (U) SUMMARY. During a June 24-25 visit to San Salvador, El Salvador Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt hosted a Central American Product-Safety Forum, met bilaterally with President Saca, and visited a clinic to follow-up on the recent humanitarian mission of the USS Boxer. [...]	2008-07-21 21:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAGR ETRD ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR868	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Peacekeeping Course in Coban, Guatemala beginning August 1, 2008. OPORTO, JOSE DANIEL [...]	2008-07-21 22:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR875	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Peacekeeping Instructor's Course in Creonpaz, Guatemala beginning August 5, 2008. Mont [...]	2008-07-24 16:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR876	FITCH CENTRAL AMERICA VIEWS ON EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) Mauricio Choussy, Managing Director of Fitch ratings for Central America, Belize and Panama, is optimistic about export growth and inflation, but pessimistic about the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) fiscal situation because of the spiraling cost of inefficient subsidies. He fears a C [...]	2008-07-24 18:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR878	EL SALVADOR: WE'RE WITH COLOMBIA [...] (C) MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Werner Romero told PolCouns July 23 that El Salvador had and would continue to support Colombia in its struggle against the FARC. "You don't really need to ask us to; we're already doing it," Romero said, noting two upcoming events where the GOES pla [...]	2008-07-24 21:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER COL ES
08SANSALVADOR883	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Basic Public Affairs Course at the Defense Information School in Fort Mead, Maryland begi [...]	2008-07-25 20:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR894	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights record of the following Salvadoran National Civilian Police Officer slated to participate in a senior executive seminar on immigration and terrorism at the George C. Mars [...]	2008-07-29 15:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR897	CAFTA-DR RESULTS AFTER ITS SECOND YEAR SHOW CONTINUED [...] Two years after implementation, CAFTA-DR in El Salvador continues to show positive growth. According to Central Bank figures, total exports from El Salvador to the U.S. have increased by 13.7% percent to $2.1 billion, with maquila (apparel) exports increasing by 5% and non-maquila exports gro [...]	2008-07-29 19:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR905	ENERGY CRISIS AVERTED - FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary. Electricity generators and distributors met with Econoffs July 29 to warn of possible brownouts and blackouts within two weeks. They feared ripple effects if the GOES called in US-owned electricity distributor AES,s bond that day to cover subsidy payments that the company is fin [...]	2008-07-30 15:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR909	PRESIDENT SACA AVAILABLE FOR AMERICAS TRADE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 19:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR915	FMLN PUSHES PRAGMATISM [...] (C) Summary: On July 29 three high ranking members of the (left-wing) FMLN told us that they accepted U.S. assistance to counter crime and drug trafficking and were supportive of International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). They reiterated the FMLN,s intention to withdraw Salvadoran troops f [...]	2008-07-31 19:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR916	EL SALVADOR HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] This is a response to a request for information regarding high level attendance of Salvadoran officials at the 63rd UN General Assembly. The following information has been provided to post by the GOES. A. Attendance of the Head of State -- President Antonio "Tony" Saca Gonzalez -- Presid [...]	2008-07-31 19:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR926	EL SALVADOR WORKING WITH WHO AND PAHO TO IMPLEMENT [...] USAID Human Investment Office Director delivered reftel demarche on July 1 to Minister of Health (MOH) Dr. Jose Guillermo Maza. Dr. Maza reported progress in the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHRs) in El Salvador. The MOH has been working since 2005 on implementation of [...]	2008-08-07 14:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANSALVADOR929	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in Panamax Exercise in San Salvador, El Salvador starting August 11, 2008. RUBIO REYES, [...]	2008-08-07 17:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR943	FMLN FUEL IMPORTS FROM VENEZUELA DRAW CRITICISM [...] (SBU) Summary. President Saca, other GOES representatives, and businessmen have stepped up criticism of Albapetroleo for selling subsidized Venezuelan diesel below cost. Despite higher transport costs and inconsistent supplies, Albapetroleo has quickly gained over 22% of El Salvador's diese [...]	2008-08-11 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR955	GOES DELEGATION TO DEFENSE MINISTERIALS OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 17:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR971	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the NCO Development Course in Fort Benning, GA beginning September 17, 2008. Hernande [...]	2008-08-19 20:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR972	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in Riverine Operations in Stennis Space Center, MS beginning December 12, 2008. Aleman M [...]	2008-08-19 20:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR973	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Corrosion Control course in San Antonio, Texas beginning September 3, 2008. Fuentes [...]	2008-08-19 20:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR974	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Helicopter Mechanic Course in San Antonio, TX beginning September 9, 2008. Miranda [...]	2008-08-19 20:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR

08SANSALVADOR975	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in an Air Craft Maintenance Course in San Antonio, TX beginning September 23, 2008. Esco [...]	2008-08-19 20:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR980	FMLN CONVENTION: WILL PLEDGED REFORMS AND MODERATE [...] (C) Summary: The (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party presented its government plan for its presidential campaign at its annual convention August 17 in San Salvador. The audience was energized, and grew more so as the convention progressed. Mauricio Funes, FMLN [...]	2008-08-20 22:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08STATE101399	(U) SECRETARY RICE'S SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 [...] (U) September 18, 2008; 4:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S Thomas A. Shannon, WHA Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood, PA Hillary Thompson (Notetaker) EL SALVADOR FM Marisol Argueta Charg Carmen Tobar Director General Werner Romero Astrid Moreno (No [...]	2008-09-23 14:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ENRG ES
08STATE103371	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050124009 for the export of pistols to El Salvador. Post is requested to complete [...]	2008-09-26 19:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ES ETTC KOMC
08STATE105129	REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by El Salvador as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the U.S. The [...]	2008-10-01 22:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA ES
08STATE128040	URGENT DEMARCHE TO GOA [...] (S) Department requests that Embassy Canberra demarche the Australian Government on the way forward in the GOA's negotiations with the Government of Iraq on an agreement to permit Australian forces to remain in Iraq after the expiration of the UNSCR 1790 mandate for the multinational force. P [...]	2008-12-04 21:34:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08STATE132140	ACTION FOR CONTINUING IRAQI COALITION EMBASSIES [...] (C) Department requests Embassies Bucharest, San Salvador, and Tallinn, along with USNATO, share the text in para. four with host governments and NATO soonest to determine whether the formulation meets those governments'/NATO's requirements for authorities and protections for their forces in Ir [...]	2008-12-17 18:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO
08STATE41979	KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and now seeks to let governments that have previously expressed interest in recognizing Kos [...]	2008-04-21 21:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV ES CO EC
08STATE44775	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050097338 for the export of ammunition to El Salvador. Post is requested to complete this [...]	2008-04-28 19:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES ETTC KOMC
08STATE65778	A/S SHANNON'S 6/12 MEETING WITH SALVADORAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, 2008, WHA A/S Tom Shannon met with Salvadoran Ambassador Rene Leon. Leon requested the meeting to follow-up on themes discussed during the Deputy Secretary,s June 3-6 trip to Central America. Leon highlighted that the best strategy for the United States in the run-u [...]	2008-06-18 21:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ECON ES
08USNATO468	ALLIES VOICE CONCERNS OVER LEGAL STATUS OF NTM-I [...] (C) Summary: During the December 17, 2008 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, Allies expressed serious concern about the possibility of a lapse in the authorization and legal protections for the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). They also expressed concerns that the draft law approved b [...]	2008-12-17 18:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
09BAGHDAD1483	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS END OF MISSION CEREMONY [...] (C) Summary: Romanian President Basescu presided over a ceremony on June 4 at COB Adder, Tallil to commemorate the End of Mission (EOM) for Romanian forces in Iraq. The ceremony included a wreath-laying in honor of three Romanian soldiers who died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). [...]	2009-06-06 07:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS UK
09BAGHDAD934	COALITION DRAWDOWN DEMONSTRATES IRAQ,S MIXED [...] (C) Coalition Forces, once representative of 39 countries participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, have now mostly departed Iraq, indicative of significant improvements in Iraq's security environment and Iraq's own recognition of its sovereignty. Coalition members provided varying degrees of [...]	2009-04-06 09:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
09BEIJING692	MARCH 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREAN PREMIER VISIT, [...] Key points at the March 17 MFA press briefing: -- North Korean Premier Kim Yong-il arrived in Beijing today, March 17, for an official visit. -- China is "concerned" about the situation on the Korean peninsula, which is "complicated with an increasing number of uncertain factors." China h [...]	2009-03-17 12:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PHSA PBTS PREL PARM SU PG ES BU PK JP
09BEIJING713	March 19 MFA Press Briefing: The Impeccable, AmCits on the [...] Key points at the March 19 MFA press briefing: -- The United States violated Chinese and International Law by conducting activities in China's Exclusive Economic Zone. -- China is investigating the incident involving American Citizens on the DPRK border. -- Ambassador Wu Sike, the Chines [...]	2009-03-19 23:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN MARR MASS PHUM CH KS KN FR JA ES
09BOGOTA851	REQUEST FOR DVC TO SUPPORT THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] Post would like to request a Digital Video Conference (DVC) to support WHA/PDA's outreach efforts to support the Summit of the Americas. The DVC will cover topics including the Summit process, energy security, human prosperity, environmental sustainability, and a discussion on expected result [...]	2009-03-13 22:08:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP ES
09GUATEMALA311	A/S SHANNON'S MARCH 19-21 VISIT TO GUATEMALA [...] (C) During his March 19-21 visit to Guatemala, WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon met with President Colom, other senior members of government, CICIG Commissioner Castresana, and representatives of civil society, press, and the business sector. Colom said Guatemala's fiscal conservatism would h [...]	2009-04-01 17:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	PREL ECON SNAR CVIS PGOV PHUM UN HO ES CU GT
09MONTEVIDEO730	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (SBU) Emboffs conducted ref A Blue Lantern re-license check at the main office of Glock America S.A. (Plaza Independencia 831, Montevideo) on November 30. Emboffs were received by Glock America Vice President Luiz Horta. Responses to reftel questions follow: 2. (SBU) Glock America was [...]	2009-12-15 16:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC ES UY
09QUITO224	US EMBASSY QUITO REQUEST FOR DVC TO SUPPORT THE SUMMIT OF [...] Post would like to request a Digital Video Conference (DVC) to support U.S. Mission Ecuador's outreach efforts to support the Summit of the Americas. The DVC will cover topics including the Summit process, energy security, human prosperity, environmental sustainability, and a discussion on ex [...]	2009-03-31 15:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP ES
09SANJOSE597	RESPONSE FROM COSTA RICA: COCESNA THREATENS TO CUT [...] On July 14, we spoke with Jorge Fernandez Chacon, Director General of the Costa Rican Civil Aviation, regarding the dispute between American Airlines (AA) and Corporacion Centroamericana de Servicios de Navegacion Aerea (COCESNA). He clarified and/or reported the following to us: -- Costa R [...]	2009-07-16 16:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA KX HO CS ES GT NU PM
09SANSALVADOR1000	EXTRADITION HIGHLIGHTS BILATERAL COORDINATION [...] (U) Summary: Salvadoran Julio Eduardo Villatoro Monteagudo was successfully extradited from the U.S. to El Salvador October 20 in an operation that displayed exceptional coordination among U.S. agencies and the GOES. DHS agents escorted Villatoro Monteagudo from Miami to San Salvador, where [...]	2009-10-22 21:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS SNAR ES
09SANSALVADOR1002	EL SALVADOR REQUESTS TREASURY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance has formally requested the placement of a U.S. Department of Treasury Resident Advisor in El Salvador to provide technical assistance in the areas of debt management, budgeting, and taxation following a Treasury assessment visit. The Central Bank likewise [...]	2009-10-23 20:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1006	EL SALVADOR'S IMPENDING ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unless new electrical generation capacity is brought on-line in El Salvador, the country will begin to experience blackouts in the next 3 to 4 years. Two large privately funded projects currently in the planning stages are viewed as the key toward meeting the country's future e [...]	2009-10-26 19:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1008	RESTREPO ASSURES FUNES HIS SUCCESS MATTERS TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Latin America Daniel Restrepo told President Funes October 23 his government's success was important to the White House and praised Funes' Honduras policy. Funes noted the challenge of deteriorating public security and said divisions in (conservative, oppo [...]	2009-10-26 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO ES
09SANSALVADOR1011	ARENA'S MELTDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, twelve dissident legislative deputies from the (conservative) National Republican Alliance (ARENA) formalized their break with the party and cast a symbolic vote with ARENA's rival party, the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). This move [...]	2009-10-27 15:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1013	EL SALVADOR ON VICTOR VILLALOBOS AS A CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 18:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1017	GOES TO SUPPORT MYERS ICSC CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) On October 23, MFA Director of Foreign Policy, Joaquin Maza, delivered to PolOffs a note confirming that the GOES will support the U.S. candidate to the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),Lucretia Myers, in the upcoming ICSC elections (see reftel A). A translation of the [...]	2009-10-28 16:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PROG ES
09SANSALVADOR1019	VIOLENCE IN EL SALVADOR 1: THE STATISTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the first in a series addressing violent crime in El Salvador. Crime levels have risen sharply in 2009. Surveys rank public security as the top problem in El Salvador, even though the country is in the midst of its worst economic downturn in more than a decade. A [...]	2009-10-28 19:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR102	ELECTION UPDATE: ARENA GAINS MOMENTUM, BUT HAS A [...] (C) Summary: The (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA party's campaign has gained some momentum. The January 18 legislative and municipal elections resulted in the best-case scenario for ARENA, and the voter base has appeared increasingly energized in the ARENA events of the past week. Poll numbers [...]	2009-02-04 16:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR1021	EL SALVADOR: U.S. WTO REMANUFACTURING INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 14:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO ES
09SANSALVADOR1024	CROSSED WIRES: NPR'S REPORT ON OUTSOURCING AIRLINE REPAIRS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the El Salvador-based Aeroman repair facility strongly refuted allegations raised in a recent National Public Radio report concerning the potential safety implications of the growing practice in the airline industry of outsourcing maintenance abroad. Aeroman clien [...]	2009-10-30 18:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1028	SALVADORAN FISCAL REFORMS RAISE CONCERNS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador has unveiled a fiscal reform package intended to cover revenue shortfalls and meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets. The proposed tax on alcoholic beverages may have trade agreem [...]	2009-10-30 21:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1032	NO WORD YET ON GOES GOLDSTONE VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 14:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL ES
09SANSALVADOR1033	FMLN, ARENA REBELS SEIZE ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party teamed with 12 newly-independent former (conservative) National Republican Alliance (ARENA) legislative deputies to assume control of the Legislative Assembly,s leadership positions. The agreeme [...]	2009-11-04 15:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PROG PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1039	ATF REGIONAL FIREARMS ADVISOR FAMILIARIZATION VISIT [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Mark D. Jones, ATF Regional Firearms Advisor (RFA) for Central America, proposes scheduling a familiarization visit to post the week of November 16, 2009. In addition to briefing interested parties on the role of the newly- [...]	2009-11-04 19:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM
09SANSALVADOR104	EL SALVADOR: U.S. PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT [...] (U) As requested, Post has begun initial discussions with GOES regarding U.S. assistance programs to combat illicit trafficking in arms. GOES has in the past expressed interest in assistance with both e-Trace and Integrated Ballistics Information System (IBIS) technology. Post will promptly [...]	2009-02-04 19:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ES ETTC KCRM MASS PREL
09SANSALVADOR1043	SALVADORAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE'S NOVEMBER 8-14 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With national polices promoting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and biofuels stalled in the GOES, the Novemeber 8-14 visit of El Salvador's Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG),Manuel Sevilla, to Iowa and Washington, will provide an excellent opportunity [...]	2009-11-05 16:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES
09SANSALVADOR1045	MILITARY ANTI-CRIME PLAN A GAMBLE FOR FUNES [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, President Funes signed an emergency decree to deploy 3,500 soldiers into 28 urban areas to combat a growing wave of violent crime. Politicians, the military and the public strongly support the plan, but critics fear human rights violations and damage to the Salvado [...]	2009-11-09 11:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PINS PREL SOCI MOPS ES
09SANSALVADOR1053	PRESIDENT FUNES REQUESTS DISASTER ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy received November 10 a request from President Funes for humanitarian assistance to respond to devastating floods that hit parts of El Salvador November 8. The GOES is requesting heavy-lift helicopter capabilities, an engineering battalion to help clear and rebuild the town of Ver [...]	2009-11-10 21:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1055	GOES TO VOTE FOR BURMA, IRAN, DPRK UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 21:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1057	SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO FLOODING DISASTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe flooding and landslides triggered by the passing of Hurricane Ida caused significant loss of life and economic damage in El Salvador. Heavy losses in the agricultural sector have many in the GOES concerned about short-term food security. USG relief supplies have arrived [...]	2009-11-13 11:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1068	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 16:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA ES
09SANSALVADOR1069	Your Visit to El Salvador [...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit reinforces the U.S. policy of active engagement with the GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has stated his desire to make the U.S. and Brazil [...]	2009-11-17 20:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1070	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 16:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO ES
09SANSALVADOR1071	ARENA Rebels Hope to Return, Prepared to Go It Alone [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the group of twelve (conservative) ARENA breakaway Assembly Deputies, now called GANA, told PolCouns their preferred option was to return to ARENA after sufficient leadership changes (i.e., former President Cristiani relinquishes control) took place. They do not rule ou [...]	2009-11-18 16:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1079	EL SALVADOR: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador. While the GOES has restored diplomatic relations with Cuba and the FMLN has strong historic ties, at this time the government does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Speci [...]	2009-11-20 20:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU ES
09SANSALVADOR1080	Women Entrepreneurs Brief on Successful Washington [...] On November 16, the Charge hosted a working lunch for the participants in a series of State-funded exchange programs in support of the Pathways for Prosperity Conference for Women Entrepreneurs hosted by the Secretary of State. Mar????a Eugenia Brizuela de ????vila, former Foreign Minist [...]	2009-11-18 15:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KWMN KPAO ES
09SANSALVADOR1081	El Salvador: Building on Our Disaster Relief Successes [...] (U) Above all, I want this message to convey Embassy San Salvador's appreciation for AID/OFDA's and Southcom's swift, effective and professional response to El Salvador's flooding and mudslides, caused by Tropical Storm Ida. A quick chronology: * The storm's damage was inflic [...]	2009-11-23 22:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1083	GOES TO VOTE FOR ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] (C) On November 20, Director General for Foreign Policy Joaquin Maza told PolCouns the GOES was almost certain to vote for at least seven (anti-Israel) resolutions in the spirit of "UN consensus." He said the GOES remains a strong supporter of Israel, and, as evidence of this support, their mis [...]	2009-11-23 22:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE ES
09SANSALVADOR1087	SALVADORN MFA ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY [...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff met with Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya, Director of Middle East Affairs Milton MagaC1a, and Director of Bilateral Relations Wendy Acevedo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss talking points from Ref A. 2. (SBU) Amaya said he w [...]	2009-12-03 19:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK ES
09SANSALVADOR1093	DEMARCHE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff met with Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya, Director of Middle East Affairs Milton MagaC1a, and Director of Bilateral Relations Wendy Acevedo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss talking points and to provide supplementary documents referenced [...]	2009-12-04 21:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN UNGA ES
09SANSALVADOR1097	GOES SUPPORTS USG'S IRAN NUKE STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 22:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR ES
09SANSALVADOR1098	EL SALVADOR: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 22:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA ES
09SANSALVADOR1099	Your Visits to El Salvador [...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visits will reinforce the U.S. policy of active engagement with the left-of-center GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has an 80 pct approval rating; [...]	2009-12-07 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1101	Funes Makes Strong Pro-US Policy Statements [...] (SBU) At two separate events in a 24-hour period, Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes made strong pro-U.S. remarks: C Addressing the Salvadorans Abroad diaspora association annual conference on Tuesday evening, December 8, Funes underscored the pragmatic, national-interest reasons why [...]	2009-12-10 00:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SMIG ES
09SANSALVADOR1103	ARENA Expels Former President Saca [...] (SBU) On December 14, (conservative) ARENA's Executive Council (COENA) expelled former President Antonio Saca (2004-2009) from the party, charging that he had misspent $219 million of unaccounted-for government funds, and citing improprieties in the 2008-2009 electoral process, claiming Saca h [...]	2009-12-15 18:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ARENA ES
09SANSALVADOR1105	FMLN Affirms Socialist Course; Leadership Acknowledges Need [...] (C) Summary: At its 25th annual convention December 13, the FMLN, without President Funes present, voiced solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela, repeated opposition to "the Empire," and voted to join the Fifth Socialist International. It decided to devolve authority to select candidates for local offi [...]	2009-12-15 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FMLN ES
09SANSALVADOR1107	EL SALVADOR: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] El Salvador Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin text. In 2009 the government of El Salvador cooperated closely with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, and took active steps to protect U.S. interests and citizens from terrorist attacks. [...]	2009-12-17 23:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER ES
09SANSALVADOR1108	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (SBU) Econoff conducted reftel Blue Lantern pre-license check on November 23 at COSASE's principal San Salvador store, meeting with store manager Mario Serrano and general administrative manager Romero Hernandez. Responses to reftel questions follow: 2. (SBU) COSASE was established over [...]	2009-11-24 21:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC UY ES
09SANSALVADOR1109	President Funes Working Toward Honduras Solution, Fighting [...] Summary: President Funes told visiting WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso he is prepared to participate in an urgent regional diplomatic initiative to resolve the Honduran political crisis. Funes said Salvadoran recognition of President-elect Lobo depended on the joint resignations of Micheletti and [...]	2009-12-20 18:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO ES
09SANSALVADOR1111	Salvadoran Supreme Court Votes to Extradite Martinez [...] (SBU) After multiple tie votes over the course of two years, the Salvadoran Supreme Court voted 10-5 in an extraordinary session December 22 to find Jose Marvin Martinez extraditable to the U.S. on charges of statutory rape. Martinez has been in Salvadoran custody for over two years. He fled [...]	2009-12-22 20:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR1117	Mission Priorities for Disaster Relief Assistance [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy San Salvador sees it in the United States national interest to offer a robust package of disaster relief assistance to President Funes and the GOES. The GOES has requested, at the highest levels, USG assistance to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane/Tr [...]	2009-12-23 17:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR114	EL SALVADOR INL END USE MONITORING REPORT 2008 [...] As requested in ref. A, INL San Salvador forwards the following additional information for the 2008 End Use Monitoring Report. 2. Location and date of on-site inspections performed: PNC/DAN Headquarters: Scheduled inspections performed 2/22/08; 8/25/08; 09/30/08; unscheduled inspections p [...]	2009-02-05 20:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC ES SNAR
09SANSALVADOR1154	El Salvador's Fiscal Reform Moves to the National Assembly [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of El Salvador's fiscal reform package moved forward to the National Assembly and will likely pass before the Christmas holidays. While the Ministry of Finance made a number of minor changes to its October proposal (reftel) following lengthy consultations with th [...]	2009-12-04 20:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1172	Disaster Relief Update - Focus on Partnerships for [...] Summary: According to a December 4 report prepared by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),El Salvador suffered nearly USD 240 million in damages and loss related to the November 7-8 rains caused by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida. 199 lives were lost as a re [...]	2009-12-08 21:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1184	ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORMS THREATEN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] SUMMARY. Proposed regulatory reforms in the electricity sector will introduce a cost-based pricing system with publicly bid long-term contracts, designed to promote transparency in energy costs, reduce price volatility, and foster healthy competition in the sector. While both private sect [...]	2009-12-14 16:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1238	El Salavdor Passes Tax Reform Package [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12 and December 16, El Salvador's National Assembly approved the Government of El Salvador's fiscal/tax reform package, with tax changes expected to enter into force January 1. Only the alcoholic beverage tax changed substantially from the GOES's original proposal, t [...]	2009-12-22 20:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV ETRD ES
09SANSALVADOR126	DEMARCHE: POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED RE-TRANSFER AND [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on possible unauthorized re-transfer/re-export to Jose Miguel Diaz Zelaya, Manager of the Arms Maintenance and Repair Unit (who also functions as a more general manager) and Captain Mario Uceda, General Sales Manager, of Centrum on January 22. Diaz sai [...]	2009-02-09 15:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC ES
09SANSALVADOR134	SECTION 1377 TELECOM UPDATE [...] Per Ref A request, post asked Rene Salazar of the Ministry of Economy (MINEC)when MINEC would respond to the November 10 USTR letter about El Salvador's recent tax on incoming international calls. Salazar told Econoff that MINEC is still awaiting input from the telecommunications regulator, S [...]	2009-02-10 22:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ITU ES
09SANSALVADOR135	EL SALVADOR: NEAR-TERM KOSOVO RECOGNITION UNLIKELY [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ES KV ICJ
09SANSALVADOR143	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: FEBRUARY 12 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers the economic debate between economic advisors from the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation Party (FMLN) and the (pro-U.S., center right) Nationalist Republi [...]	2009-02-13 21:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KPLS ES
09SANSALVADOR15	REPORTS OF ARMED GROUPS FORMING IN EL SALVADOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Beginning on December 13, 2008, numerous articles have appeared in the local media claiming illegal armed groups are active in the countryside of El Salvador. The articles quote the highest levels of the Salvadoran security and political structures, who varyingly confirm they h [...]	2009-01-08 14:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR158	EL SALVADOR: 2009 SPECIAL 301 INPUT [...] Summary. El Salvador continues to comply with CAFTA-DR IPR obligations and improve IPR protection. In 2008 the government approved data exclusivity implementing regulations for pharmaceutical products and ratified two IPR-related treaties. While piracy remains an issue, enforcement actions have [...]	2009-02-20 21:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR ES
09SANSALVADOR16	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 6 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes results of the two latest polls and details on recent reports of electoral violence. ------------ [...]	2009-01-08 14:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGIV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR163	ARENA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MARCH 15 ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Former GOES Legal Advisor and (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential hopeful Luis Mario Rodriguez believes ARENA's January 18 victory in the San Salvador municipal race has boosted Rodrigo Avila's chances of victory March 15. He contrasted Avila's newfound confidence and rec [...]	2009-02-23 18:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR164	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR FOR THE [...] (SBU) The U.S. Embassy warmly welcomes your visit to El Salvador. Your presence here will demonstrate U.S. gratitude for Salvadoran support of OIF, as well as reinforce the importance the U.S. places on maintaining a close, cooperative bilateral relationship with El Salvador. --------------- [...]	2009-02-23 19:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PM PREL
09SANSALVADOR166	EL SALVADOR REQUESTS EXTRADITION OF ROBERTO CARLOS [...] (SBU) The Embassy received a request on November 28, 2007 for the extradition of Roberto Carlos Silva Pereira, an alternate deputy to the Legislative Assembly, on charges of bribery and money laundering. Silva was the subject of deportation procedures in the United States at the time the requ [...]	2009-02-24 20:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ES KCRM KJUS
09SANSALVADOR169	EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 22:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
09SANSALVADOR170	PROMINENT ECONOMISTS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following ARENA's come-from-behind victory in San Salvador in the January 18 legislative/municipal elections, prominent economists, including many former ministers, were optimistic about ARENA's chances in the March 15 presidential race, but concerned over inducements ARENA may h [...]	2009-02-25 00:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR171	FUNES' ADVISOR DISCUSSES STRATEGY, ECONOMIC & [...] (C) SUMMARY. Alexander Segovia, economic advisor to FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes, expressed confidence that Funes still maintained the advantage going into the March presidential election, but acknowledged legitimate doubts regarding whether Funes would actually control the party [...]	2009-02-25 00:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG ES
09SANSALVADOR179	EL SALVADOR'S PATHWAYS PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOES is pushing hard to make the next Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas (Pathways) ministerial meeting focus on concrete actions. In February 5 meetings with visiting State and USTR officials, the GOES proposed April 28-29 for the technical and ministerial meetings in [...]	2009-02-26 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR182	WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR WOLFE HIGHLIGHTS U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 11-14 visit to El Salvador, WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe highlighted U.S. engagement under the Merida Initiative and discussed political and economic issues leading into the March presidential election. GOES officials reaffirmed their commitment to Pathwa [...]	2009-02-27 16:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR184	SALVADORANS HAVE A NEW, MORE OUTSPOKEN ARCHBISHOP [...] Summary: Monsignor Jose Luis Escobar was inaugurated as San Salvador's Archbishop in a packed mass on February 14 in San Salvador's Cathedral. In the short time that Escobar has occupied his influential position as the main representative of the Catholic Church in El Salvador, he has taken a [...]	2009-02-27 19:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR194	SUCCESSFUL TRADE EVENTS MARK CAFTA ANNIVERSARY [...] Summary. Over 200 entrepreneurs, mostly from small and medium enterprises, attended a February 25 Commercial Service trade promotion event that received national media coverage. The following day, President Saca and the Charge were two of the featured speakers at a GOES-organized event celebr [...]	2009-03-03 20:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR198	EL SALVADOR: HIGH-LEVEL USG REPRESENTATION AT OIF [...] (C) Summary: A high-level USG delegation, headed by VCJCS Gen. Cartwright and OSD A/S Benkert, traveled to El Salvador Feb.27-28 to participate in a ceremony commemorating El Salvador's participation in OIF. In addition to expressing gratitude for El Salvador's contributions in Iraq, USG re [...]	2009-03-05 22:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR2	ELECTION PRIMER 2: AN UPDATE OF LEGISLATIVE AND [...] (C) Summary: The January 18, 2009 Salvadoran legislative and municipal elections promise to have profound effects on the balance of power in the country. The (left-wing) FMLN party is likely poised to gain between three and five seats in the 84-member Legislative Assembly, positioning it to s [...]	2009-01-05 14:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR200	DAS ROBINSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, EXTRADITION, AND [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson visited El Salvador February 25-28, participated in the VIP delegation to honor Salvadoran troops that served in Iraq, and discussed the upcoming March 15 elections, public security, and Pathways to Prosperity with key Embassy contacts. [...]	2009-03-06 20:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR205	EL SALVADOR ELECTION CABLE: MARCH 9 [...] Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers reports of electoral-violence and a scuffle that injured two journalists. Embassy will send analytical election scene-setter septel. The race remains close and hard-fought. End Summar [...]	2009-03-11 13:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR206	MARCH 15 SALVADORAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 24. 2. (C) Summary and action request: March 15 marks the culmination of El Salvador's hotly-contested presidential campaign. (Left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes has held a significant le [...]	2009-03-11 14:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR210	POLLS VARY WIDELY BUT MOST SHOW SLIGHT LEAD FOR [...] (C) Summary: The majority of polls released before the 15-day ban on poll publication prior to the March 15 election show (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) presidential candidate Mauricio Funes leading (conservative, pro-U.S.) Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA [...]	2009-03-12 14:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR219	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: MARCH 12 [...] (C) Summary: This is the final update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes an Attorney General investigation of the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) presidential candidate, the FMLN and the (center-right, pro-U.S.) Natio [...]	2009-03-13 16:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR229	FUNES TAKES PRESIDENCY IN SMOOTH, EFFICIENT [...] (C) Summary: (Left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes has won the presidency of El Salvador. Funes claimed victory at approximately 9:30 PM local time, after 90 percent of the votes had been counted. As of the morning of March 16, the Supreme Elec [...]	2009-03-16 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR230	EL SALVADOR: 2008 EXPORTS UP BUT SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKNESS [...] El Salvador's total exports and imports increased by 14.2 percent and 12 percent respectively during 2008. Exports to the United States increased by 7.7 percent, while exports to other Central American countries increased by 21.3 percent. Traditional exports of coffee, sugar, and shrimp incre [...]	2009-03-16 23:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV ES
09SANSALVADOR234	FUNES AND SACA TAKE THE HIGH ROAD [...] Summary: President Saca and President-elect Mauricio Funes publicly took the high road one day after the FMLN candidate was chosen to be the next president of El Salvador. President Saca announced that he would establish a transition team and would meet with President-elect Funes to discuss the [...]	2009-03-17 20:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR244	EL SALVADOR: ENGAGING PRESIDENT-ELECT FUNES [...] (S) Tom, your visit here had great impact, building upon President Obama's congratulatory call to President-Elect Funes, and Embassy's aggressive engagement of Funes and the FMLN for the past year. For most of that time, and even now, everyone has been speculating over whether a Funes-led GOES [...]	2009-03-20 16:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ES
09SANSALVADOR249	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIA RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 15:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS ES MOPS PBTS
09SANSALVADOR250	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING HCOC ANNUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 15:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA ES
09SANSALVADOR256	EL SALVADOR'S SHORT-TERM DEBT MARKET RETURNING TO NORMAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Salvadoran banks have rolled over short-term government debt due in February and March and committed to doing the same with debt due in May and June. However, with tax revenue falling and an international loan falling through, the government will also likely need to issue additi [...]	2009-03-24 16:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR260	ARENA'S RODRIGUEZ SEES CONSTRUCTIVE OPPOSITION [...] (S) Summary: Polcouns met March 23 with Luis Mario Rodriguez, ARENA member and one of the party's final five pre-candidates for the 2009 presidential campaign. Rodriguez was optimistic about the future of ARENA, suggesting that now was a good time for the party to undergo an overhaul. He tal [...]	2009-03-24 22:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR27	ARENA SEES ELECTION OPPORTUNITIES, BUT HAS [...] (C) Summary: (Conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA Vice President for the 2009 Campaign Cesar Funes (no relation to (left-wing) FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes) tried to demonstrate optimism to Poloffs about the upcoming Salvadoran legislative, municipal, and presidential elections. He pr [...]	2009-01-12 19:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES

09SANSALVADOR272	FMLN AND PCN: INTERNAL JOCKEYING FOR POWER [...] (C) Summary: FMLN President-elect Mauricio Funes exerted his authority March 21, declaring in paid, full-page advertisements in all four major newspapers that he will be the only person authorized to speak publicly about his administration's policies during the transition period. The pronounc [...]	2009-03-26 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES

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