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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02AMMAN3465 |
HUMAN CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff and Envoff delivered Ref demarche to Aiyman Aamri, Deputy Director of the International Organizations section of the Foreign Ministry, on June 26. Aamri told Poloff that he has forwarded the issue to New York for consultation, but after inquiring about the Vatican's position on the [...] |
2002-06-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC FR GM PHUM PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA TSPL SKCA UNGA |
| 02ROME1848 |
ITALIAN RESPONSE TO GALILEO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POST DISCUSSED REFTEL GALILEO TALKING POINTS WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA), THE ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY (ASI) AND THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION (MIT). THE OFFICIAL GOI RESPONSE WAS PROVIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ITALIAN GALILEO STEERING COMMITTE [...] |
2002-04-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ECON IT EUN |
| 02ROME186 |
DELIVERY OF ATLANTIC BIRD DEMARCHE TO GOI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO THE GOI AND ALENIA SPAZIO ON DECEMBER 18 AND 21, RESPECTIVELY. BOTH CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD REFTEL MESSAGE THAT A PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER OF THE EXPORT CONTROLS REGARDING ATLANTIC BIRD WOULD BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT CHINESE UN [...] |
2002-01-14 06:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL ETRD TSPA PARM CH IT MTCRE EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 02ROME3034 |
ITALIAN RESPONSE OF GOVERNMENT-LEVEL CONSULTATIONS [...] MISSION DISCUSSED REFTEL TALKING POINTS WITH COUNSELOR GUICCIARDI OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION. ALTHOUGH GUICCIARDI DEMONSTRATED A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE EUROPEAN PARTNER'S REQUEST FOR A GOVERNMENT-LEVEL MEETING IN THE UNITED STATES ON [...] |
2002-06-20 15:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA TSPA IT AVIATION |
| 02ROME3036 |
TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ASI PRESIDENT VETRELLA [...] SUMMARY: ESTOFFS MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY (ASI), PROFESSOR SERGIO VETRELLA, ON JUNE 6, 2002. VETRELLA PROVIDED UPDATES ON GALILEO, ITALIAN SPACE PLAN, COSMO SKYMED, AND THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE AGILE LAUNCHER. IN PARTICULAR, HE STRESSED THAT ALL EXISTING COOPER [...] |
2002-06-20 17:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA TSPA IT |
| 02ROME3127 |
GOI NOTE VERBALE ON BILATERAL COOPERATION [...] EMBASSY PROVIDES INFORMAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF A NOTE VERBALE WHICH IS DATED APRIL 18, 2001 BUT ARRIVED ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE ITALIAN TEXT WILL BE FAXED TO OES/SAT BRAIBANTI. 2. BEGINNING OF INFORMAL EMBASSY TRANSLATION: THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) PRESENTS ITS COMPLI [...] |
2002-06-26 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA PREL IT AVIATION FAA |
| 02ROME4292 |
GPS/GALILEO CONSULTATIONS IN ITALY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING 23-24 JULY CONSULTATIONS IN ROME, ITALIAN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDED A DIVERSE SET OF NUANCED RESPONSES TO US CONCERNS OVER THE POSSIBLE OVERLAY OF THE GPS M-CODE BY GALILEO PRS. WHILE ITALIAN TECHNICAL EXPERTS WORKING ON GALILEO EXPRESSED SOME SYMPATHY TO US CO [...] |
2002-09-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA TSPL ECON IT |
| 02ROME4766 |
GALILEO DISCUSSION WITH ALENIA'S VIRIGLIO [...] (C) SUMMARY: EST SECTION RECENTLY MET WITH GIUSEPPE VIRIGLIO, CEO FOR THE SPACE DIVISION OF ITALIAN AEROSPACE COMPANY ALENIA SPAZIO. THE EUROPEAN GALILEO GLOBAL NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM WAS DISCUSSED IN THE CONTEXT OF RECENT USG-GOI DISCUSSIONS ON GPS-GALILEO INTEROPERABILITY. VIRIGLIO [...] |
2002-10-02 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA TSPL ECON EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 02ROME6059 |
ITALIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER DISCUSSES GALILEO WITH [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC MINISTER COUNSELOR SCOTT KILNER. REASONS 1.5B AND D. 2. (C) SUMMARY. ON 4 DECEMBER DCM MET WITH MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COUNSELOR EMILIO MARAINI AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06059 191120Z [...] |
2002-12-19 11:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA ETTC IT EUN |
| 02ROME715 |
GOI SLOWLY SHIFTING TO MILITARY ROLE FOR GALILEO [...] (C) SUMMARY. DESPITE SETBACKS IN DECEMBER AT THE EU TRANSPORT COUNCIL AND THE EU SUMMIT, GOI RESOLVE TO PUSH FORWARD WITH THE GALILEO GLOBAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE STRENGTHENED. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ARE A NOW FREQUENTLY HEARD ADMISSION THAT GALILEO NEEDS TO BE VIEWED IN A DUAL [...] |
2002-02-13 09:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA ETTC IT |
| 02VATICAN5546 |
ABM CODE OF CONDUCT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC TSPA ETTC MASS VT |
| 02VATICAN699 |
VATICAN ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] (C) POLOFF MET VATICAN UN ISSUES DIRECTOR MONS. DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI 02/07 TO DISCUSS REFTEL QUESTIONS ON VATICAN POSITION REGARDING UN ANTI-CLONING CONVENTION DEBATE. MAMBERTI UNDERSCORED THE HOLY SEE'S ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00699 [...] |
2002-02-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA VT UNGA |
| 03ABUDHABI2368 |
UAEG BRIEFED ON NEW USG COMMERCIAL REMOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-17 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3195 |
UAEG CONSIDERATION OF SIGNING ICOC ONGOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The UAEG is actively considering signing the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC or "Hague Code"). The MFA Legal Affairs Department has recommended to MFA MinState Hamdan Bin Zayed's Office that the UAEG sign the Hague Code. [...] |
2003-07-08 12:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA |
| 03ANKARA5073 |
GOT WILL LIKELY SUPPORT USG PROPOSALS AT MTCR [...] (U) Classified by Acting Pol-Mil Counselor Harry Kamian. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 8, polmiloff passed reftel paper to Omur Yurdakul, First Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament Department. Yurdakul indicated that the GOT would likely support all three reftel proposals at the [...] |
2003-08-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR BA TU |
| 03ANKARA5415 |
MTCR PROPOSALS DELIVERED TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA TU |
| 03COLOMBO1542 |
ICOC: Mission conveys request to join in [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-05 05:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CE MV |
| 03COLOMBO990 |
Mission conveys talking points re ICOC to [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-09 08:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC TSPA KSCA MV |
| 03GUATEMALA1108 |
GUATEMALA STILL STUDYING BALLISTIC MISSILE ICOC [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-28 19:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MNUC ETTC TSPA GT |
| 03GUATEMALA2461 |
ICOC - GUATEMALA UNABLE TO SUBSCRIBE BY OCTOBER [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-23 21:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA GT MTCRE |
| 03KUWAIT296 |
(U) MTCR PLENARY RESULTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-26 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PL KU MTCRE |
| 03OTTAWA386 |
GALILEO DEMARCHE - CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS U.S. [...] This is a sensitive but unclassified cable and should be treated accordingly. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel A request for a high-level demarche on EU plans for Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) to overlay the radio frequencies used by the GPS M-code, Ambassador Cellucci wrote letters [...] |
2003-02-07 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA CA |
| 03ROME1105 |
BEPPO SAX FALLING DOWN [...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A NOTE VERBALE RECEIVED MARCH 13 FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 2. BEGIN TEXT: THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ITALY PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES AND HAS THE HONOR TO INFORM ON THE FOLLOWING. ON APRIL 30, 2002, AT THE END [...] |
2003-03-18 10:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA IT |
| 03ROME200 |
ITALY MORE RECEPTIVE TO GALILEO M-CODE OVERLAY [...] (C) GALILEO AND THE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE CAME UP DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS ON JANUARY 14 AND 15 ON OTHER ISSUES (REPORTED SEPTEL) WITH MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (I.E. INDUSTRY) MARZANO AND GIOVANNI BRAUZZI, HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MFA NATO AFFAIRS OFFICE. MARZANO DISPLAYED CLEAR INTEREST IN [...] |
2003-01-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA TSPL PREL ECPS ETRD IT EUN NATO AVIATION |
| 03ROME2501 |
USEU VISIT: ITALY'S MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In the interest of repairing U.S.-EU relations during its upcoming EU presidency, the GOI plans to manage existing U.S.-EU trade disputes as well as the ongoing WTO trade talks in a way that will emphasize the positive. Pro-biotech elements within the GOI express hope that EU Parl [...] |
2003-06-06 05:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAIR ELTN ETRD IT SENV TBIO TSPA EUN |
| 03ROME3567 |
GALILEO: AMBASSADOR ARAGONA ADVOCATES ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL TALKS TO RESOLVE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Political Director Gianfranco Aragona informed a U.S. delegation on July 16 that he still believes technical solutions exist to the U.S.-EU dispute over the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) signal overlay of the M-code. Aragona recognized US security concerns [...] |
2003-08-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS NATO TSPA |
| 03ROME4495 |
ITALIAN VIEWS ON GALILEO NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-30 16:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA ECPS IT NATO EUN |
| 03ROME4744 |
ALENIA SPAZIO SPACE COOPERATION WITH CHINA [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 7. 2. (S) Ecmin delivered reftel information October 10 to MFA Director General for Economic and Financial Cooperation Giandomenico Magliano, who was accompanied by Diego Ungaro, Director of the MFA's Office of Defense Industry and Sensiti [...] |
2003-10-16 17:20:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | CH ETTC IT PARM PREL TSPA EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 03ROME4746 |
GALILEO/M-CODE: INCREASED HIGH-LEVEL ITALIAN [...] (C) AT THE END OF AN OCTOBER 9 MEETING ON ANOTHER SUBJECT WITH PM BERLUSCONI'S CLOSEST ADVISOR, PRIME MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY GIANNI LETTA, AMBASSADOR SEMBLER TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THE USG'S CONTINUED GREAT CONCERN OVER LACK OF PROGRESS ON RESOLVING THE GALILEO/M-CODE OVERLAY DISAGR [...] |
2003-10-17 06:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ETRD IT TSPA TSPL PREL EUN |
| 03ROME5184 |
ITALY ON THE SIXTH EU-CHINA SUMMIT AND BILATERAL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for EAP and EUR/ERA. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Expanding trade between the EU and China, the EU's continued arms embargo and North Korea topped discussions at the October 30 EU-China Summit in Beijing. The EU and China signed the Gali [...] |
2003-11-17 08:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM SMIG TSPL TSPA ETRD CH IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 03ROME5468 |
ALENIA SPAZIO CEO MAURIZIO TUCCI'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Alenia Spazio CEO Maurizio Tucci described for the Ambassador on November 28 his keen interest in ensuring that nothing undermine the growing relationship of trust fostered by recent Italy-U.S. discussions on dual-use export controls and technology transfer. Tucci said he was eag [...] |
2003-12-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MASS IT CH TSPA EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 03ROME5491 |
GALILEO COMMENTS AT ROME CONFERENCE ON SPACE AND [...] THE ITALIAN CENTER FOR HIGH DEFENSE STUDIES (CASD) HELD A HEAVILY ATTENDED SEMINAR ON DECEMBER 2 IN ROME TO PRESENT A RESEARCH REPORT ON SPACE AND SECURITY POLICY IN EUROPE. KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDED: LUIGI RAMPONI, CHAIRMAN, DEFENSE COMMITTEE, ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES; JEAN JACQUES DORDAIN [...] |
2003-12-05 18:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL IT EUN |
| 03SANAA1318 |
ICOC - URGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO SUBSCRIBE: [...] (U) On 6/7, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche concerning the International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC) to Marwan Noman, Office Director to Yemen's Foreign Minister. 2. (C) Noman was familiar with the issue: the diplomatic note that would hav [...] |
2003-06-10 13:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA YM MTCRE DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA1806 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FM QIRBI ON SANCTIONS [...] (s) Explaining that the sanctions against the DPKR were the result of a required legal review and that Yemen was not sanctioned, the Ambassador delivered talking points in reftel to Yemeni Foreign Minister Qirbi on July 27. He further emphasized that any actions that increased the DPKR's econ [...] |
2003-07-28 08:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | KSCA PARM MNUC ETTC MARR TSPA YM KN MTCRE DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA2255 |
DEMARCHE ENCOURAGING YEMEN TO SUBSCRIBE TO ICOC [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-10 14:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA YM DEMARCHE |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5097 |
ICOC TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO GODR [...] Poloffs delivered reftel talking points to Ambassadors Francia Sencion and Rogert Espaillat, Director and Sub-Director of the Americas desk of the GODR Foreign Ministry. Both were aware of USG interest in the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC) and tha [...] |
2003-09-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA DR |
| 03THEHAGUE1924 |
NASA (JPL) COUNTRY CLEARANCE: NOORDWIJK, [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Terry Fisher for travel to The Netherlands September 24-26,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State on [...] |
2003-07-31 09:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL TSPA OTRA |
| 03THEHAGUE2445 |
MTAG: DUTCH RESPONSE TO HONG KONG FIRM'S [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Deputy Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division Peter C. Potman September 26, 2003. Potman agreed to pass the nonpaper to Dutch Intelligence. Embassy will also take points to Ministry of Economic Affairs. SOBEL [...] |
2003-09-26 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM ETTC PREL TSPA KSCA NL |
| 04ABUDHABI1609 |
ICOC - ENCOURAGING UAE TO SUBSCRIBE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA TC |
| 04AMMAN1270 |
JORDAN REACTION TO AL HURRA LAUNCH [...] EARLY REACTION TO THE LAUNCHING OF AL HURRA IN JORDAN IS PREDICTABLY NEGATIVE FROM THE PROFESSIONAL PUNDIT CLASS, BUT MORE NUANCED AMONG OTHER - PARTICULARLY YOUNGER - CONTACTS OF PAS AMMAN. THE HARSHEST CRITICISM HERE AIMS AT THE VERY PRESENCE OF THE CHANNEL, NOT ITS CONTENT, THOUGH THERE I [...] |
2004-02-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO TSPA OIIP |
| 04ANKARA4440 |
TUAF QUESTIONNAIRE ON SPACE COOPERATION [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 3. (SBU) On July 27, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) conveyed to DAO Ankara a questionnaire from Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Command regarding space cooperatio [...] |
2004-08-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PINR TSPA FR IS KS TU UK |
| 04ANKARA4853 |
MTCR: U.S. PROPOSAL ON BALL BEARINGS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-26 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA TU |
| 04ANKARA5005 |
TUAF RESPONSE TO USG POINTS ON SATELLITE REMOTE [...] (SBU) On September 1, Deputy PolMilCouns delivered Ref. A talking points to the MFA's Americas Desk and the Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Aerospace Division. The MFA's Americas Desk Deputy Director professed to be unaware of the TUAF questionnaire and accepted the points without comment. While pr [...] |
2004-09-07 07:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PINR TSPA ETTC PARM IS KS FR TU UK |
| 04ANKARA6004 |
TURKEY/OES PD PROGRAM: DOE EXPERT PROMOTES [...] Summary: Under a grant from OES Public Diplomacy, the Ankara Regional Environmental Hub implemented a speakers' program on Renewable Energy in Turkey, October 11-15, with events in Istanbul, Ankara and Adana, in cooperation with the Ankara Public Affairs Section and the Adana Consulate. The [...] |
2004-10-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KPAO SENV TSPA TSPL TU |
| 04ANKARA6205 |
TUAF WELCOMES USG ANSWERS TO SATELLITE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA ETTC PARM PREL MARR MASS TU |
| 04BRATISLAVA293 |
EARTH DAY IN SLOVAKIA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL TSPA KPAO EAID KSEP LO SEVN |
| 04BRUSSELS1218 |
BELGIUM: NAME OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV TSPA EFIS BE USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DUBLIN1093 |
MTCR PAPERS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA MTCRE |
| 04DUBLIN1366 |
MTCR PLENARY INFORMATION PROVIDED TO IRISH [...] (C) On September 15, Post provided to Paul Barnwell, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Arms Control, reftels' preparatory information for the October 4-8 MTCR Plenary in Seoul. Barnwell noted that Therese Healy, DFA Third Secretary for Arms Control, would represent the G [...] |
2004-09-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA MTCRE |
| 04GUATEMALA197 |
GUATEMALA GRANTS OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR 2004 [...] Embassy sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Relations requesting overflight clearance for subject scientific mission. EconOff received a faxed letter directly from the Guatemalan Civil Aviation authority granting overflight clearance for the mission. Following is an informal t [...] |
2004-01-27 20:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL GT |
| 04GUATEMALA538 |
SUCCESSFUL VISIT OF NASA ADMINISTRATOR SEAN [...] Summary. NASA Administrator Sean O,Keefe had a very successful visit to Guatemala during his brief six-country trip to Latin America. In Guatemala he met with GOG officials in the Peten where NASA briefed on environmental/climate change and archeological programs carried out through a Memor [...] |
2004-03-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPA GT |
| 04MADRID1624 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA HERBERT, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA HQ and NASA Kennedy Space Center Clinton Herbert, Bernard Geldzahler, Timothy O'Brien, Bruce Ledford, John Kiriazes, and David Rainer to travel to Madrid, Moron, and Zaragoza, May 10-22 to hold meetings on security with tracking station of [...] |
2004-05-07 11:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1640 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA HQ and NASA Kennedy Space Center Jan F. McGarry, Michael Mishchenko, Richard Mushotzky, and Rebecca Gardner to travel to Madrid, San Fernando, Laredo May 10-July 9 to attend various meetings and workshops with NASA counterparts. 2. Emb [...] |
2004-05-07 16:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2299 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/MSFC JOE T. HOWELL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Joe T. Howell from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center to travel to Granada, June 27-July 3 to present papers at the 4th International Conference on Solar Power from Space. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Vi [...] |
2004-06-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2898 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA'S O'BRIEN AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Timothy O'Brien and Thomas Friers, delegation from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid, Moron Air Base and Zaragoza Air Base September 11 - 24 to meet with Spanish government officials, participate in training, and site familiariza [...] |
2004-07-29 15:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3249 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS BOND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Bond, NASA Glenn Research Center to travel to Madrid, September 22-24 to visit INTA and participate in discussions on water film scaling and refurbishment upgrades. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visit [...] |
2004-08-27 14:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3250 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK POTAPCZUK [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Potapczuk, NASA Glenn Research Center to travel to Madrid, September 22-23 to meet with INTA on updates on current SLD research activities. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that beare [...] |
2004-08-27 14:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3265 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. DANA A. BREWER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Dana A. Brewer, NASA Headquarters to travel to Madrid, September 21-25 to discuss details of NASA,s participation in the Radiation Effects on Components and Systems Conference in 2005. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nece [...] |
2004-08-30 10:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3766 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TIMOTHY O'BRIEN AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Timothy O'Brien and Thomas Friers, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid, Zaragoza and Moron, Spain, from October 30-November 19, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Spanish government officials, to participate in transo [...] |
2004-09-29 12:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4005 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT A. SCHMIDT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert A. Schmidt, NASA, to travel to Madrid and Moron, Spain from November 8-20, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a transoceanic abort landing site emergency services exercise. 2. Embassy understands that no assistanc [...] |
2004-10-15 08:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4154 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. PHILIP C. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Philip C. Stepaniak and Dr. Rainer K. Efenhauser, NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona and Rota, Spain from November 11-19, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to instruct Department of Defense personnel on shuttle operations m [...] |
2004-10-28 09:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4256 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTIAN C. MAENDER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Christian C. Maender and Keith A. Tucker, NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from November 29-December 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System (MARES) Critical D [...] |
2004-11-04 11:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4376 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JAMES F. REILLY II [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. James F. Reilly II, Astronaut, NASA Johnson Space Center to travel to Barcelona, Spain from November 29-December 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System (MARES) Payload Review [...] |
2004-11-16 08:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4427 |
SPANISH ON ITER, EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE [...] (U) This is an action request for OES/SAT and OES/STC: see paragraphs 5 and 6 (respectively). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Spanish Science officials continue to believe that France will ultimately cut a deal with Japan that will bring the ITER to the French site along with sufficient guarant [...] |
2004-11-19 11:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCI TSPA ENRG TSPL TNGD TRGY SP |
| 04MADRID672 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GRC BOND, MILLER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas H. Bond, Dean R. Miller and Mark G. Potapczuk from the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) to travel to Madrid April 1-2 to meet with Alejandro Feo for discussions on Icing Research by Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial (INTA). 2 [...] |
2004-02-27 09:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID831 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL GERARD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gerard Holzmann, employee from the California Institute of Technology working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Barcelona March 30-April 4 to give a presentation at the 11th International Spin Workshop on Model Checking of [...] |
2004-03-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID981 |
INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-23 09:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV TSPA EFIS SP |
| 04MUMBAI2478 |
ISRAEL REOPENS CONSULATE IN MUMBAI [...] (C) On November 15 visiting Israeli MFA officials briefed Acting PO and Pol/Econ Chief on Israel's decision to reopen its consulate in Mumbai. Israel closed its consulate in Mumbai in mid-2003 as part of cost-cutting measures that affected Israeli diplomatic posts around the world, Israeli MFA [...] |
2004-11-29 10:05:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TSPA PTER IS IN GOI |
| 04NEWDELHI7966 |
INDO-ISRAEL RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's December 5-10 visit to India was "extremely positive" and provided an opportunity to expand the bilateral relationship beyond defense, Israel Embassy DCM Yoed Magen told A/PolCouns and Poloff on December 16. The visit, the first high-leve [...] |
2004-12-17 10:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TSPA PTER ECON IN IS |
| 04NEWDELHI8192 |
MEA STATEMENTS AND BRIEFINGS: MALAYSIA, SLOVAKIA, [...] Summary: This is another of our periodic messages summarizing public statements by MEA Spokesman Navtej Sarna and other MEA officials. Here we report Malaysian Prime Minister Badawi's and Slovak President Gasparovic's visits to India, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's trip to South Korea and [...] |
2004-12-28 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP TSPA MY LO KS PK BG BM CE NP IN GOI |
| 04ROME1871 |
ITALY WANTS TO SEE GPS-GALILEO SIGNED AT U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) TRANSPORT MINISTRY FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR EMILIO MARAINI TOLD SCI COUNSELOR MAY 12 THAT ITALY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT COMPLETING THE GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT IN TIME FOR SIGNATURE AT THE JUNE 26 SUMMIT. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION OF THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES (AND WITH SCI COUNSELOR STILL IN TH [...] |
2004-05-13 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL IT EUN |
| 04ROME1928 |
ALENIA SPAZIO AND CHINA - DETAILS ON CONTINUED AND [...] (S) Summary: Alenia Spazio (AS) CEO Maurizio Tucci and Director General Carlo Penazzi told emboffs May 13 that contacts between the company and Chinese space officials over the last six months had revealed several potential areas of further cooperation: telecommunications; manned space program [...] |
2004-05-19 07:38:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL TSPA IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 04ROME2192 |
FMCT/CD: ITALY WELCOMES USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (S) POLMILCOUNS ON JUNE 7 MET WITH MFA ARMS CONTROL OFFICE DIRECTOR FILIPPO FORMICA TO CONVEY REFTEL POINTS. COUNSELOR PIERO SARDI AND POLMILOFF WERE IN ATTENDANCE. FORMICA'S RANK ON THE MFA'S LINE CHART IS TECHNICALLY LOWER THAN THAT OF A DAS, BUT HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AND LEVEL OF EXPERTISE [...] |
2004-06-09 10:32:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC KNNP PARM PREL TSPA CDG |
| 04ROME2829 |
U.S.-ITALY DUAL USE EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS, [...] (S) On June 23, 2004, U.S. and Italian goverment delegations held consultations on a range o export control and technology transfer issues, s a follow-up to discussions held in July 2003. Bth sides appeared satisfied with the quality of he information exchange. Discussion included the EU/China [...] |
2004-07-21 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC PREL EIND PARM TSPA IT CH IR EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 04ROME2962 |
FMCT: ITALY WELCOMES U.S. PROPOSAL BUT STICKLER ON [...] (C) POLMILOFF on July 29 conveyed ref A points to MFA Nonproliferation/Arms Control Office Director Filippo Formica. Formica welcomed the U.S. proposal, noting that it was an important evolution in the USG's approach to nonproliferation. He said that it was essential to move forward with neg [...] |
2004-07-30 14:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC PARM PREL TSPA IT CDG |
| 04ROME4026 |
MINI PRESSURIZED LOGISTICS MODULES (MPLMs) -- [...] Action request: The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has contacted Embassy Science Section seeking the U.S. response to an Italian Note Verbale dated April 18, 2001 (see paragraph 2) that would implement the U.S.-Italy MOU on mini pressurized logistics modules, signed in Rome by the I [...] |
2004-10-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA IT |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA560 |
Honduran Econ Highlights: February 2004 [...] (U) On February 2, the GOH signed a Letter of Intent for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), which was then approved by the IMF Board in Washington on February 18. This marks the end of two long years of negotiations between the IMF and the Maduro government, but the re [...] |
2004-03-09 21:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV TSPA HO IMF |
| 04THEHAGUE1196 |
GPS-GALILEO DEMARCHE: DUTCH DOUBT SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY. THE DUTCH SEE NO OBSTACLES OF A TECHNICAL NATURE THAT WOULD BLOCK A U.S.-EU GPS/GALILEO COOPERATION AGREEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY BELIEVE THAT THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFIRMING AN AGREEMENT MAKE IT UNLIKELY THAT THE U.S./EU'S JUNE SUMMIT WILL SEE THE SIGNING OF THE ACTUAL AGREEME [...] |
2004-05-14 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL ECON NL |
| 04THEHAGUE1658 |
NASA (KSC) DELEGATION COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO [...] Country clearance is granted for the following NASA (KSC) Delegaton to travel July 28-31, 2004, to Noordwijk, Netherlands: Glenn Chin Steven Cain 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the [...] |
2004-07-01 11:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA ASEC NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2169 |
GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED - [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-31 13:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EU TSPA TSPL NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2274 |
GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JORDAN CAMP OF NASA'S [...] Country Clearance is granted for Jordan Camp for travel to The Netherlands September 18 thru 24, 2004. 2. Embassy point of contact is economic officer Richard Huff (31-70-310-9270; huffrx@state.gov). The after-hours Embassy phone number is (31-70-310-9499) POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...] |
2004-09-08 15:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
| 04WELLINGTON1054 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT KEY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Robert Key Dismukes, Ames Research Center, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from January 2-12, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Annual Conference of Society on Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. [...] |
2004-12-17 01:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON1055 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MCKAY, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the delegation from NASA's Ames Research Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 2 to March 1, 2005. Delegation members are: Christopher McKay, Rohit Bhartia, Robert Carlson, Pamela Conra [...] |
2004-12-17 01:52:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON645 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA GSFC [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to delegation from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand August 29 - September 12, 2004. Delegation members are: Michael King, Elaine Matthews, Anne Thompson, and Si-Chee Tsay. The purpose of this visi [...] |
2004-07-30 00:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON668 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Howard Diamond, DOC Physical Scientist, to travel to New Zealand from September 3 - 11, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper at the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference in Christchurch, to participate [...] |
2004-08-05 03:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA KSCA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON726 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA delegation Michael King, Elaine Matthews, Anne Thompson, and Si-Chee Tsay to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 29-September 12, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present papers at the 8th International Global [...] |
2004-08-25 18:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON886 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. JEFFREY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NESDIS Official, Mr. Jeffrey Key, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 23-25, and on or about November 21, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to transit New Zealand on his way to Antarctica, where he will implement a syste [...] |
2004-10-21 22:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA TSPA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON912 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK J. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark J. Christl, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 5-30, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to participate in the U.S. Antarctic Program. [...] |
2004-11-02 00:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ NSF |
| 04WELLINGTON922 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEOFFREY TOON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Geoffrey Toon, California Institute of Technology, to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from November 6-19, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC) Infrared Work [...] |
2004-11-03 22:44:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON923 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CURTIS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Curtis Rinsland, Langley Research Center, to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from November 6-13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC) Infrared Wo [...] |
2004-11-03 22:44:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON961 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID W. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official David W. Mittlefehldt, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 27, 2004 - February 5, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to participate in collection, curation, and al [...] |
2004-11-18 03:20:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON980 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STANLEY LOVE, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Astronaut Stanley Love, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 27, 2004 - January 29, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to Lapaz, Antarctica, to participate in collection, curation, and allocation of Antarct [...] |
2004-11-23 03:22:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05ALMATY2986 |
KAZAKHSTAN SUBSCRIBES TO THE HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Kazakhstan has subscribed to the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). End Summary. 2. (SBU) Zhulduz Baizakova of the MFA's office of international security told POEC chief on August 16 that the GOK had formally subscribed t [...] |
2005-08-19 01:40:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA MNUC ETTC TSPA PREL KZ WMD POLITICAL |
| 05AMMAN9865 |
MTCR PLENARY RESULTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-26 09:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA JO MTCRE |
| 05ANKARA1259 |
TURKISH UNDERSECRETARIAT FOR DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] Deputy PolMilCouns followed up with Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Space Branch Satellite Systems Design Officer Captain Kocabicak regarding TUAF evaluation of the international responses to the Remote Sensing Satellite Questionnaire it had submitted to six countries in August 2004. Per Captain Koc [...] |
2005-03-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA ETTC PARM PREL MARR MASS TU |
| 05ANKARA2889 |
USG PROPOSED UN COPUOS STSC SPACE DEBRIS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA AORC TU |
| 05ANKARA3053 |
PSI: MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER TO IRAN VIA TURKEY [...] (S) MFA Acting Undersecretary Nabi Sensoy raised the interdiction of missile-related items destined for Iran with the Ambassador and PolMilCouns on the margins of a lunch in honor of Senator Chuck Hagel May 31. Sensoy informed the Ambassador that the GOT was running out of time to hold this s [...] |
2005-05-31 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR TU MTCRE |
| 05ANKARA3088 |
PSI: MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER TO IRAN VIA TURKEY [...] (S) Summary: Turkish authorities do not believe "catch all" export controls (suggested ref B) can be used unless the shipper of the missile-related equipment destined for Iran is formally imported into Turkey first. MFA continues to put its hope on the Chinese taking the shipment back, but ar [...] |
2005-06-01 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR TU MTCRE |
| 05ANKARA3138 |
PSI: MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER TO IRAN VIA TURKEY [...] (S) MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control Bulent Meric contacted PolMilCouns on June 3 regarding the shipment of Chinese-origin missile-related equipment to Iran (reftels). Meric said that the UK Ambassador had explained to MFA Deputy U/S Sensoy on June 1 that HMG was d [...] |
2005-06-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR TU MTCRE |
| 05ANKARA3260 |
PSI: TURKISH RESPONSE ON SHARING MISSILE-RELATED [...] (S) Per ref a request, Post coordinated with the UK mission in Ankara to deliver a joint demarche to MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Nabi Sensoy on June 9 to request that Turkey share with China copies of both the legitimate and the false invoice related to the a [...] |
2005-06-09 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA TU MTCRE |
| 05ANKARA3891 |
PSI: MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER TO IRAN VIA TURKEY [...] (S) MFA Head of Department for Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs Osman Yavuzalp contacted PolMilCouns on July 4 regarding the shipment of Chinese-origin missile-related equipment to Iran (reftels). Yavuzalp informed PolMilCouns that the shipment had been recalled by the owner back to China. [...] |
2005-07-07 05:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC IR MNUC PARM PREL TSPA TU MTCRE |
| 05ATHENS1347 |
INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTH ISSUES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 09:03:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL |
| 05ATHENS288 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR E [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Official, Epaminondas Stassinopoulos, to Athens, Greece from January 27-February 7, 2005. Mr. Stassinopoulos will preside over the Organizing Committee Meetings on radiation and its eff [...] |
2005-01-28 10:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA GR CTRYCLR |
| 05BANGKOK1765 |
THAILAND: SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HCOC [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Nawinee Plyoni of the International Organizations Peace, Security, and Disarmament (IO/PSD) division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nawinee confirmed that Thailand planned to subscribe to The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Prolif [...] |
2005-03-10 09:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA TH MTCRE |
| 05BRASILIA1120 |
BRAZIL PUSHES FOR TIMELY CONCLUSION OF TALKS ON [...] The GOB is pushing for the conclusion of the LBA/NASA and Smithsonian Institution "arrangements" prior to the September 2005 U.S.-Brazil Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) meeting. Missing that target may result in a Brazilian suggestion to postpone the CAE. Successful conclusion of t [...] |
2005-04-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA SENV TBIO KSCA BR |
| 05CHENNAI2446 |
ISRO FRUSTRATED BY SLOW PACE OF SPACE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) reiterated its frustration with the lack of a framework for cooperation on space exploration and research with the U.S. when high level ISRO officials met with us on October 6. The officials called India's upcoming Chandrayaan-1 mo [...] |
2005-10-14 09:14:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC TSPA PREL IN |
| 05DJIBOUTI218 |
HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered reftel demarche 2 March to Director of Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan stated issues such as ballistic missiles were more of a concern for certain countries. He continued that Djibouti normally waits until a general consen [...] |
2005-03-02 12:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA DJ |
| 05DUBLIN1116 |
MTCR PLENARY: IRELAND FAVORS SYRIA MODEL ON NORTH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-09 13:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KSCA TSPA MTCRE MUNC |
| 05DUBLIN574 |
IRELAND - NAME OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 09:06:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL |
| 05DUBLIN959 |
MTCR: IRELAND TO PARTICIPATE IN IE AND EE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-03 09:16:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA MTCRE |
| 05HALIFAX92 |
PROPOSED SPACE LAUNCH ALARMS NEWFOUNDLAND GOVERNMENT [...] CG was called afternoon of April 8 by Robert Thompson, the senior civil servant of the Newfoundland-Labrador government, who expressed the province's concerns about a proposed Titan IV launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Thompson noted that the hazard area of the proposed launch inc [...] |
2005-04-08 17:55:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS TSPA CA |
| 05KINGSTON806 |
HCOC DEMARCHE - JAMAICA [...] (SBU) On March 14, Pol/Econ Chief conveyed reftel talking points to Shorna-Kay Richards, of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT), leaving talking points as a non-paper. Richards carefully reviewed the points, as well as The Hague Co [...] |
2005-03-21 23:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA JM MTCRE |
| 05MADRID1027 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DARRELL K. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Hydrologist Darrell K. Nordstrom, from U.S. Geological Survey, to travel to Madrid, Seville, Rio Tinto, Huelva and Zaragoza, March 19-April 8, to visit the Rio Tinto Basin in south-central Spain and review the current state of knowledge of the [...] |
2005-03-16 16:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA OTRA TSPA ECON SP |
| 05MADRID1110 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA WHYTE, KAUFMAN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Wayne Whyte, Bradford Kaufman, and Glenn Feldhake, from NASA Headquarters to travel to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Madrid, April 2-8, to attend a joint European Space Agency/NASA-Japan Aerospace Agency 2005 meeting. 2. Embassy understand [...] |
2005-03-22 11:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1123 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL MARK LACY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Lacy, California Institute of Technology, working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Granada, April 15-24, to attend the High Redshift Radio Galaxies Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessar [...] |
2005-03-23 11:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1128 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL CHENG, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Yang Cheng, Terrance Huntsberger, Andrew Johnson, Jeffery Norris and Mark Powell, from the California Institute of California, working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, April 15-May 1, to attend the IEEE International [...] |
2005-03-23 12:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1285 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA ROGER PORTER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Roger Porter from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), to travel to Gran Canaria, April 2-8, to discuss outstanding and new coordination issues of the three agencies and to present a briefing on new GSFC missions and associated spectrum r [...] |
2005-04-05 08:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1371 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA LINDA KOBAYASHI [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Linda Kobayashi from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Barcelona, April 15-May 1, to attend the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors [...] |
2005-04-08 15:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1408 |
EMBASSY MADRID PARTICIPATION IN ESTH CONFERENCE [...] Embassy Madrid ESTH Officer Ken Forder hopes to participate in reftel conference June 20-24. Confirmation of his participation depends on financial arrangements. Total cost of participation is expected to run USD 2,668.00. This breaks down as follows: Round Trip airfare Madrid to Washing [...] |
2005-04-13 07:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPA TSPL KPAO KSCA AMGT SP |
| 05MADRID1472 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (JPL) FRISH, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center delegation to travel to Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid, April 17-June 19. Harold Frish will travel to Valencia to attend a meeting to define system engineering standards; Vladimir Lumelsky will travel to Barc [...] |
2005-04-15 12:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1519 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA ROSALIND GRYMES [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Rosalind Grymes from NASA's AMES Research Center (ARC), to travel to Madrid, April 28-May 10, to plan upcoming collaborative workshops and Joint Astrobiology Summer School 2005 with international partner Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB). 2. Em [...] |
2005-04-20 14:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1701 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA MICHAEL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Mischchenko from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), to travel to Gran Canaria, May 15-21, to participate at the Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering by Nonspherical Particles. 2. Embassy understands that no assis [...] |
2005-05-04 14:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1729 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA WEST AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert West and Padme Yanamandra-Fisher from the California Institute of California working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Granada, May 13-22 to attend the 8th Annual Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering by Nons [...] |
2005-05-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1730 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DURAND BEGAULT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Durand Begault, from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Barcelona, May 26-June 1, to attend and present a paper at an Audio Engineering Society (AES) Workshop on Audio-Haptic Interaction and to meet with collaborators and colleagues [...] |
2005-05-06 14:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1731 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA JAMES A. COSTRELL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James A. Costrell, from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, June 19-23, to attend management meetings. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic and official passport [...] |
2005-05-06 14:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1771 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA PAULA BONTEMPI [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Paula Bontempi, from NASA HQ, to travel to Santiago de Compostela, June 18-24, to attend a special session on Applied Ecosystem-Level Research to Reverse Coral Reef Degradation, sponsored by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. [...] |
2005-05-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1869 |
SPAIN OFFICER REPONSIBLE FOR ESTH [...] In response to reftel, the officer responsible for Environment, Science, Technology, and Health issues is Economic Officer Kenneth Forder, who can be reached at, e-mail: forderk@state.gov; Office (34) 91-587-2385, Fax: (34) 91-587-2292. NEALON [...] |
2005-05-17 14:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL KSCA SP |
| 05MADRID1921 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (JSC) PORTER AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephen V. Porter and John D. Cornwell, from the NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Madrid, May 28-June 2, to meet with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Collaboration on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Thermal Working Group Formulation. [...] |
2005-05-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1933 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (JCS) ASTRONAUT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Astronaut Lt. Colonel Rex J. Walheim, from the NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to the Canary Islands, June 9-14, to serve as a speaker for the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is neces [...] |
2005-05-19 15:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2154 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL WILLIAM WEBER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Weber from California Institute of Technology, working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Madrid, June 17-23 to attend management meetings. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors [...] |
2005-06-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2155 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL TAHER DAUB [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Taher Daub, employee of the California Institute of Technology working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Canary Islands, June 11-26 to attend the International Work-Conference on Interplay Between Natural and Artificial Co [...] |
2005-06-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2194 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC HAROLD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Harold Frisch and Antonio Mannino from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), to travel to Valencia and Santiago de Compostela, June 10-25. Harold Frisch will visit Valencia to define system engineering standards. Antonio Mannino will visi [...] |
2005-06-08 13:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2237 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA/NESDIS KENNETH S. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Kenneth S. Casey, Physical Scientist, to travel to Santiago de Compostela, June 17-25 to attend and present in two sessions of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Summer 2005 meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no as [...] |
2005-06-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2320 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA BRUCE RUNNEGAR [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Bruce Runnegar, NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Santander, July 10-15, to co-direct the Joseph Comas I Sola International Summer School in Astrobiology, at the Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo (UIMP). 2. Embassy und [...] |
2005-06-16 07:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2329 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA EMMANUEL BOSC AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Emmanuel Bosc and Marjorie Schmeltz, from the California Institute of Technology, working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Santiago de Compostela, June 19-24, to participate in the American Society of Limnology and Oceano [...] |
2005-06-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2432 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA CHRISTOPHER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Christopher Mertens from NASA's Langley Research Center (LARC), to travel to Granada and Tortosa, July 22-25, to work on an improved formulation and numerical implementation of the Curtis Matrix and in Tortosa to give a talk at the Internationa [...] |
2005-06-23 10:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2433 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA GERALD L. CONDON [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gerald L. Condon, from NASA Johnson Space Center to travel to Valencia, June 27-July 13 to present a paper at the Technical University of Valencia. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that b [...] |
2005-06-23 10:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2447 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA ROSALIND GRYMES [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Rosalind Grymes from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Santander, July 10-19, to attend the summer school "Titan, Perbiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life" at the Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo. 2. Embassy underst [...] |
2005-06-24 13:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2448 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA ASTRONAUT LT. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lt. Colonel Eric A. Boe, Astronaut, and Goeroge D. Zamka, from NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Zaragoza, July 10-15, to provide technical support to the Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) in support of STS-114 in Moron Airbase. 2. Emb [...] |
2005-06-24 13:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2464 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS DUXBURY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Duxbury, California Institute of Technology at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Coruna, Spain from July 814, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 2005 International Cartographic Conference (ICC'05) [...] |
2005-06-28 07:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2506 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA KRISTTINA WILMOTH [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Kristtina Wilmoth, from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Santander, July 10-16, to attend the Astrobiology Summer School "Titan, Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life." . 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nece [...] |
2005-07-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2714 |
MTCR/SPAIN: MORE SPANISH REACTION TO U.S. PROPOSAL [...] (C) In a July 20 meeting with MFA International Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez Pantoja and MFA MTCR POC Ambassador Manuel Viturro de la Torre, ESTHOFF provided Ref A U.S. reaction to Ref B Spanish thoughts on Ref C U.S. MTCR North Korea proposal. Rodriguez Pantoja and de la To [...] |
2005-07-20 14:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA SP MTCRE |
| 05MADRID2742 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LTC ERIC A. BOE AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to LTC Eric A. Boe, NASA Johnson Space, and George D. Zamka, to travel to Zaragoza, Spain, and to Moron Air Base, Spain from July 24-28, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical support to the Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) site [...] |
2005-07-22 10:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2758 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC SCHMIDT, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert Schmidt; Thomas Friers; Robert Frostrom; Bruce Ledford; Kevin Decker; and Alvaro Diaz, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), to travel to Madrid, Moron and Zaragoza, August 8-29, to meet with NASA representatives and to support the mic [...] |
2005-07-27 09:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2869 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JSC MORRIS AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard V. Morris and Douglas W. Ming, from the NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Nerva, September 2-14, to meet and perform field work with members of the Spanish Astrobiology Institute on Mars analog terrain near the Rio Tinto River as [...] |
2005-08-05 07:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2938 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC ALENA, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard Alena, Stephen Dunagan, Howard Cannon, Raymond Gilstrap, Brian Glass, Larry Lemke, and Carol Stoker, from NASA's Ames Research Center, to travel to Madrid and Huelva, August 16-October 4, for the Rio Tinto Mars Analog Drilling Experimen [...] |
2005-08-16 13:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID2980 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC ALBERT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Albert Ahumada and Andrew Watson, from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to La Coruna, August 19-27, to attend the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP). 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Vi [...] |
2005-08-19 07:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3045 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHUNILL HAH [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Chunill Hah, from NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC), to travel to Granada, Spain, October 2-7, to attend the NATO/RTA Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomati [...] |
2005-08-25 14:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3072 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC RICHARD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard Mushotzky, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), to travel to Madrid, September 24-October 1, to attend the X-Ray Universe Conference 2005. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded th [...] |
2005-08-30 10:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3075 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GRC ARUN SEHRA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Arun Sehra, NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC), to travel to Granada, September 30-October 8, to present a paper at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Applied Vehicle Technology Panel Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance [...] |
2005-08-30 13:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3077 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GRC MARTIN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Martin Rabinowitz, from NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC), to travel to Sitges, September 17-22, to present opening keynote speech at the International Association for Stability, Handling, and Use of Liquid Fuels Conference. 2. Embassy und [...] |
2005-08-30 13:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3146 |
MTCR: SPAIN WILL LIKELY SUPPORT U.S. PROPOSAL ON [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-06 10:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA SP MTCRE |
| 05MADRID3183 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA JAMES VALENTI [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James Valenti, Acting NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Program Manager, NOAA, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), to travel to Barcelona and Madrid, September 10-14, to visit prospective safety net recepto [...] |
2005-09-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3184 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA ADRIAN STOICA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Adrian Stoica, employee of the California Institute of Technology working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Barcelona, September 8-15, to participate in the Conference on Evolvable Systems. 2. Embassy understands that [...] |
2005-09-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3209 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL ADRIAN STOICA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Adrian Stoica, employee of the California Institute of Technology, working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Barcelona, September 8-15, to participate in the Conference on Evolvable Systems. 2. Embassy appreciates tha [...] |
2005-09-13 11:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3212 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/LARC MARY ANN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mary Ann Smith, from NASA's Langley Research Center (LARC), to travel to Salamanca, September 11-17, to participate in the 19th Colloquium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy. 2. Embassy appreciates that country clearance be requested [...] |
2005-09-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3213 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA ASHITEY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ashitey Trebiollennu, employee of the California Institute of Technology working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to travel to Barcelona, September 12-25, to participate in the 1st International Workshop on Multi-Agent Robotic Systems [...] |
2005-09-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3217 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC HECTOR [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Hector D'Antoni from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Madrid, Seville and La Coruna, September 14-19, meet with collaborators, discuss joint research, and to visit the Rio Tinto drilling site. 2. Embassy understands that no [...] |
2005-09-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3221 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC ERIC JAMES [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Eric James, from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Huelva, September 9-17, for the Rio Tinto Mars Analog Drilling Experiment. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers o [...] |
2005-09-13 12:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3222 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GRC SANJAY GARG [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sanjay Garg, of NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC), to travel to Granada, October 1-8, to participate in NATO research and technology applied vehicle technology panel on more intelligent gas turbine engines. 2. Embassy understands that no [...] |
2005-09-13 13:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3224 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA ANGEL CASTILLO [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Angel Castillo from NASA HQ to travel to Madrid, October 7-15, to attend a post award discussion and budget planning meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic an [...] |
2005-09-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3274 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC MARK LEON [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Leon, NASA's Ames Research Center, to travel to Huelva, September 17-22, to participate in the Marte Project Outreach. 2. Embassy appreciates that country clearance requests be sent at least seven days prior to visitors arrival in Spai [...] |
2005-09-16 09:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3508 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA JAMES W. ADAMS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James W. Adams, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), to travel to Madrid, October 30-November 4, to participate in a deep space network site visit for Stereo. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors a [...] |
2005-10-05 07:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3563 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/DFRC GLENN BEAVER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Glenn Bever, NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), to travel to Madrid, October 31-November 5, to participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Systems Concept Integration (SCI) Flight Test Technology (T3) Meeting. 2. [...] |
2005-10-11 13:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3592 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM DANCHI [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Danchi, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Granada, Spain from November 22-26, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Science Advisory Team (TE-SAT) Meeting. 2. Embassy understands [...] |
2005-10-14 08:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3661 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA WILLIAM DANCHI [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Danchi, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), to travel to Granada, November 22-26, to attend the Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Science Advisory Team (TE-SAT) meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...] |
2005-10-19 10:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID3754 |
MTAG: SALE BY SPANISH FIRM OF CNC MILLING MACHINES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-26 12:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA PARM SP MTCRE |
| 05MADRID3990 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC DELEGATION OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Friers, Jose Garcia, Kevin Decker, Timothy O'Brien and Jean Flowers, NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), to travel to Madrid, Moron and Zaragoza, November 30-December 16, to meet with NASA representatives; in Zaragoza and Moron to do mai [...] |
2005-11-16 16:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID4039 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC IANNELLO, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Christopher Iannello, Wayne Martin, Steven Luciano, and Alvaro Diaz, NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), to travel to Zaragoza and Moron, November 30, December 14, for contingency landing site repairs and maintenance. 2. Embassy understands [...] |
2005-11-22 11:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID592 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA HOWARD CANNON AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Howard Cannon and Carol Stoker from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Madrid and Nerva, February 26-March 6, to participate in testing and integration of instruments in Marte. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is neces [...] |
2005-02-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID674 |
SPAIN TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON SPACE DEBRIS [...] ESTHOFF made reftel points February 4 to: (1) MFA International Economic Relations Directorate Coordinator for Land, Sea and Air Issues Juan Luis de Laborde Bardan; and, (2) National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) Director for Multilateral Cooperation Alider Cragnolini. ESTHOFF o [...] |
2005-02-22 14:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA SP UNPUOS UNGA |
| 05MADRID709 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (JSC) FOR [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegia from the NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Bilbao, March 14-17, to attend the 21st International Conference and exhibition for the LNG event at the Bilbao Exhibition Center. 2. Embassy understands tha [...] |
2005-02-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID739 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC JASON LOHN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jason Lohn from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), to travel to Madrid, February 28-March 7, to attend the Chiroptera Inspired Robotic Cephalod (CIRCE) 3rd workshop on Biomimetic Ultrasound. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nece [...] |
2005-02-25 14:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
| 05MANAMA298 |
BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (SBU) PolEcon chief February 28 delivered reftel demarche on encouraging additional countries to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran wondered aloud why the other GCC countries and [...] |
2005-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BA MTCRE |
| 05MANAMA72 |
BAHRAIN: NEW U.S. SPACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-16 14:07:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL BA |
| 05MINSK1518 |
Belarus: MTCR Info Passed [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-20 13:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BO |
| 05NEWDELHI1136 |
ISRO CHAIRMAN: HELP US MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN SPACE [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador and staff aide, Dr. Madhavan Nair, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman was generally upbeat about the NSSP framework of growing US-India cooperation on space technology but was visibly frustrated at what he perceives are several [...] |
2005-02-14 10:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI1230 |
IMPROVING US-INDIA DEFENSE COOPERATION: INDUSTRY [...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting sponsored by the US- India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), senior Indian and US defense company representatives suggested that to expand the bilateral defense market, the USG should reform its export licensing proces [...] |
2005-02-16 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC MASS TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN US NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI2050 |
INDIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: In an upbeat assessment of Secretary Rice's first visit to India, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar described the action agenda that the Secretary left behind as "the most significant road map we've had in the last 47 years." Areas for immediate progress include expa [...] |
2005-03-17 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MASS TSPA ETTC IN NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI2607 |
INDIA SPACE COOPERATION AGENDA FOR FM SING'S VISIT [...] (U) This is an action request cable see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) In preparation for the visit of the Foreign Minister, Science Counselor talked with ISRO Scientific Secretary, V Sundararmiah, who will be accompanying the SIPDIS Foreign Minister to Washington to find out what maybe on ISRO [...] |
2005-04-06 14:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC TSPA KNNP KSCA IN NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI3220 |
INDIA DENIES UNLAWFUL IMPORT OF CONTROLLED [...] (C) Following several articles in the international and Indian press, PolCouns queried MEA Director, Disarmament and International Security (DISA), Venu Rajamony on April 26, about the GOI investigation of the case of Asher Karni, an Israeli businessman recently indicted in the US for unlawfu [...] |
2005-04-28 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP TSPA ETTC PK IN GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI3392 |
CABINET PASSES LANDMARK EXPORT CONTROL LAW -- [...] (C) Speaking with PolCouns on April 5, PMO Director Venkatash Verma confirmed reports from that morning's papers that the Cabinet had approved the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prevention of Unlawful Activities) Bill, which will be introduced in Parliament in a matter [...] |
2005-05-05 11:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC KNNP TBIO TSPA IN GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI3810 |
PUTIN: "MANY GUESTS IN MOSCOW, BUT ONLY ONE INDIA" [...] (C) Summary: According to our Indian contacts, President Putin offered India a range of defense and energy cooperation proposals during PM Manmohan Singh's May 8-10 visit to Moscow, renewing top-level bonhomie after his scratchy visit to New Delhi last December. Commenting on Putin's offer to [...] |
2005-05-20 12:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD KNNP TSPA RS CH IN |
| 05NEWDELHI5444 |
INDIA COMPLETES THE NSSP, STILL PONDERING PSI [...] (S) Summary: Paving the way for completion of the NSSP, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar delivered two non-papers to the Charge and PolCouns on July 14, one responding to USG questions about implementation of the WMD Bill (see text in para 5 and initial analysi [...] |
2005-07-14 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP KSTC PARM TSPA IN NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI759 |
RESTORING MOMENTUM TO OUR NSSP RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary Americas Jaishankar called in DCM and PolCouns on January 31 to reiterate his earlier message (reftel) regarding the likely impasse in our Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) relationship if we are not able to achieve buy-in from key GOI scientific agencies that f [...] |
2005-01-31 14:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ETTC TSPA IN NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI8245 |
BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...] |
2005-10-24 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US |
| 05NEWDELHI9260 |
GOI UPDATES ON EXPORT CONTROLS DURING HTCG [...] (SBU) Summary: MEA officials used the Strategic Trade session of the High Technology Cooperation Group meetings held in New Delhi December 1 to respond to USG questions about India's export controls, stating that the Indian regime "completely covers" MTCR and NSG requirements. The GOI presen [...] |
2005-12-08 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ETTC KNNP KSTC PARM TSPA MTCRE IN |
| 05NEWDELHI9400 |
"GOOD ENGAGEMENT" IS COMMON REFRAIN AT U.S.-INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce David McCormick and GOI Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran led U.S. and Indian delegations in the fourth meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) in New Delhi on November 30 - December 1. The HTCG was formed in November 2002 to provide [...] |
2005-12-14 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC KSTC OTRA PREL KNNP PARM TSPA IN |
| 05OTTAWA1627 |
USG PROPOSED UN COPUOS STSC SPACE DEBRIS [...] ESTH Counselor discussed proposed guidelines transmitted in reftel with Doug Altworth of the Science and Technology Division of International Trade Canada. Altworth said that the Canadian Government is still reviewing the proposed guidelines and has not yet had consultations with industry con [...] |
2005-06-01 15:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA AORC UNGA |
| 05OTTAWA1832 |
Canadian company predicts damage to U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8, Charge, and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, POL and ECON staff met with executives of a Canadian commercial communications satellite operations and consulting company, Telesat, for a presentation on the impact of U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR [...] |
2005-06-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC BEXP TSPA CA |
| 05OTTAWA2785 |
CLOUDSAT CANADA, AUTHORIZATION FOR SIGNING THE [...] Summary: Charge John Dickson signed the CloudSat Agreement with Dr. Marc Garneau, President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), in Montreal on September 14, 2005. The U.S. original of the agreement is being sent to L/T by pouch. During the luncheon following the signing ceremony, Garneau rais [...] |
2005-09-15 20:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA KTIA PREL TSPA ETTC |
| 05OTTAWA2934 |
NASA Deployment of RB-57 aircraft [...] Transit of Canadian airspace and overnight stop in Goose Bay by the NASA aircraft enroute to the UK and return, can proceed without GoC diplomatic approval (Ref A). The aircraft will not/not be collecting data/conducting research in Canadian airspace, the Government of Canada therefore does not [...] |
2005-09-29 19:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL OTRA CA |
| 05OTTAWA435 |
COPUOS - Canadian reaction to USG approach on Space [...] ESTH Counselor and Specialist met on February 9 with Danielle Ayotte, Director and Dave Church, Senior International Advisor, with the Science and Technology Division of International Trade Canada (ITCan) to discuss the USG approach outlined in reftel. We had provided the USG draft guidelines [...] |
2005-02-11 16:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA CA UNPUOS UNGA |
| 05OTTAWA505 |
COPUOS: USG APPROACH FOR CONSIDERATION OF SPACE [...] ESTH Counselor spoke on 2/17/05 with the Science and Technology Division of International Trade Canada for further Canadian reaction (ref A) to the demarche requested in ref B. David Church, Deputy Director of the office provided the following points that had been agreed on an interagency basi [...] |
2005-02-17 19:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA CA UNGA UNCOPUOS |
| 05PARIS1196 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- SMALL [...] (C) On February 24, EST Counselor provided French MTCR Point-of-Contact David Bertolotti with non-paper contained reftel, noting the request for feedback; the need to limit discussion within the small group; and, the invitation to share small group proposals. Bertolotti said he would study t [...] |
2005-02-24 17:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | AU FR KSCA PREL PARM ETTC TSPA |
| 05PARIS1197 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (C) On February 24, EST Counselor presented paper contained in reftel regarding proposed agenda topics for the 2005 MTCR Plenary Information Exchange to French MFA MTCR Point-of-Contact David Bertolotti. Bertolotti appreciated the receipt of the document and he will prepare it soonest as a PO [...] |
2005-02-24 17:47:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | FR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA |
| 05PARIS3759 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): MAY 26, [...] (C) EST Counselor participated in the May 26 MTCR Points-of-Contact (POC) meeting held at the South Korean Embassy in Paris and delivered the substance of points contained in reftel. 2. (C) The POC Session began with a briefing - based on a "first draft summary report" - by French MFA POC [...] |
2005-05-31 15:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | FR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC TSPA ETTC |
| 05PARIS3952 |
NEW FRENCH RESEARCH MINISTER [...] Summary. President Chirac appointed a new government on June 2 (ref C). The research portfolio remains folded into a large Education Ministry. Francois Goulard, the new `Minister-Delegate for Higher Education and Research,' will face a number of sensitive challenges, including the final dr [...] |
2005-06-07 17:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPA TSPL KSCA PGOV PINR FR |
| 05PARIS4977 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 06 JULY [...] (C) Summary: On 6 July 2005, Embassy EST officer attended a meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) held at the Korean Embassy in Paris. This meeting focused on preparations for the September MTCR Plenary in Madrid. 2. (C) Summary, Continued: [...] |
2005-07-19 12:02:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE |
| 05PARIS5861 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. [...] (C) On August 30, ESTH/NP Counselor provided French MTCR Point-of-Contact David Bertolotti subject paper on high performance steels for missile applications for the September Madrid MTCR Plenary Information Exchange session. Bertolotti said that while he would distribute it, he considered it [...] |
2005-08-30 16:00:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PREL PARM MNUC ETTC TSPA FR |
| 05PARIS675 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 19 JANUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a 19 January 2005 meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) at the residence of the Norwegian Ambassador to France, members were provided with updates and had constructive discussions of a wide-range of MTCR issues. These included a [...] |
2005-02-02 18:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE |
| 05PARIS7961 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 20 OCTOBER [...] (C) Summary: On 20 October 2005, ESTH/NP officer attended a meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) at the Spanish Embassy in Paris. This meeting focused on reviewing results of the September MTCR Plenary in Madrid and on briefing partners on the a [...] |
2005-11-22 15:22:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE |
| 05PARIS8016 |
CLIMATE CHANGE: FRENCH PREPARE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the UNFCCC/Kyoto meetings in Montreal, Embassy officers visited French environment officials to learn what was on their minds. All expressed praise for USG climate science and climate technology work, something of a change from mostly negative comments toward [...] |
2005-11-23 18:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TPHY TSPA TSPL KSCA FR |
| 05PARIS8074 |
FRANCE: NASA/DAO MISSION CLEARANCE APPROVAL: [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-29 11:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS TSPA FR |
| 05PARIS901 |
FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC PLEASED WITH U.S.- [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, 2005, the USEP Space Attache/NASA European Representative (NER) joined a European Space Agency (ESA) delegation to brief French President Jacques Chirac on the successful deployment of the European Huygens probe on the surface of the Saturn moon, Titan. Chirac wa [...] |
2005-02-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA PREL FR |
| 05PRAGUE1327 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES CONCENRING THE MISSILE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-13 14:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EZ KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA MTCRE |
| 05RIODEJANEIRO353 |
Brazilian Police Arrest Suspect in Environmentalist's [...] Brazil's Federal Police arrested hunter Leonardo de Carvalho Marques, who shot environmentalist Dionisio Julio Ribeiro Junior in the head with a shotgun on February 23 in the Tingua Natural Reserve in Nova Iguacu. Ribeiro Junior had spent fifteen years of his life defending the Reserve from [...] |
2005-03-03 18:55:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV TBIO TSPA SOCI BR TIP |
| 05ROME1027 |
ITALIAN NGO PROPOSES NEW COLLABORATION TO REALIZE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: --------------------------- 2. On March 4, Embassy Economic and Science officers met with an Italian NGO planning a meeting in Venice on May 26- 27, 2005 to explore possible U.S.-Italian-EU-Russian cooperat [...] |
2005-03-25 07:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA KSCA IT |
| 05ROME1870 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 - 05-962303: ALENIA SPAZIO [...] This is a response to reftel A, and conveys pre-license information on application number 05-962303, on the export of fuses from AEM Inc. to Alenia Spazio for use in the Cosmo-SkyMed satellite program. 2. Econoffs met May 26 with Cosmo-SkyMed executives: Sandro Fagioli, VP and General Man [...] |
2005-06-01 16:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC TSPA IT KOMC BLUE LANTERN |
| 05ROME1968 |
ITALIAN RESPONSE ON USG PROPOSED UN COPUOS STSC [...] On May 24, Science Counselor delivered the text in ref A to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and the Italian National Research Council. On June 7, Counselor Giovanni Manfredi, Chief of Office VI (S&T Cooperation) at the MFA's Directorate General for Multilater [...] |
2005-06-10 07:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA AORC IT UNPUOS UNGA |
| 05ROME3146 |
ITALY: TOUR D'HORIZON ON EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S) On September 14, 2005, A/ECMIN and Econoff called on Enrico Padula, MFA Non-proliferation Officer, to present demarches on India (refs A, B, and D), North Korea (ref E), and Iran, (ref C). INDIA ----- 2. (S) A/ECMIN reviewed ref B and D points on the U.S. intent to work toward ful [...] |
2005-09-21 10:16:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG ETRD ETTC FR IN IR IT KNNP KSCA MNUC NL PARM PREL TRGY TSPA MTCR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO1558 |
HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered paras 4-7 reftel as a non-paper, as well as a Department-provided Spanish translation of the HCOC text, to MFA UN/OAS division director Michelle Cohen on March 15. 2. (SBU) She informed us that the Dominican Republic was considering subscribing to the Hague [...] |
2005-03-17 22:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA DR |
| 05TAIPEI3139 |
TAIWAN: ADVANCED SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING SPACE [...] (S) Summary. AIT ESTOFF met with National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu on July 22 to deliver reftel demarche. Taiwan has already approved a budget to purchase remote sensing images. Taiwan plans to "co-own" images rather than to lease them. Taiwan does not plan to hold an [...] |
2005-07-25 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI72 |
NEW U.S. SPACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-10 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ESTH |
| 05THEHAGUE2185 |
NETHERLANDS: PREPARATIONS FOR MTCR PLENARY SESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-08 16:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA MNUC NL PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE |
| 05THEHAGUE2256 |
NETHERLANDS: MTCR PAPERS FOR SEPTEMBER PLENARY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-15 14:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ETTC KSCA MNUC NL PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE |
| 05THEHAGUE2435 |
NETHERLANDS: PREPARATIONS FOR MTCR PLENARY IN [...] (C) Summary: Polmiloff discussed reftel A points with Ceta Noland (Policy Advisor, Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division, MFA) September 6. Noland stated that the Dutch can support the U.S. proposal on North Korea, as it allows states to pursue its goals on a "case by case basis" acco [...] |
2005-09-07 15:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA NL MTCRE |
| 05VIENNA1703 |
AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: USG PROPOSED COPUOS SPACE [...] On May 20 Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel text to Florian Lorenz, Head of the MFA's Multilateral Scientific Cooperation and Space Affairs Unit. Lorenz welcomed the USG proposals, noting the EU and USG normally coordinated closely on space mitigation issues. Lorenz said the USG proposals [...] |
2005-05-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA AORC AU UNPUOS UNGA |
| 05VIENNA2317 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): TEXTS [...] On July 7, EconPolCouns provided copies of reftel U.S. proposals to Dorothea Auer of the Austrian Foreign Ministry's non-proliferation bureau. Auer undertook to convey the texts, covering propellant tanks for liquid rocket engines and thermal batteries, to Austrian experts in preparation for [...] |
2005-07-11 08:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AU MTCRE |
| 05VIENNA337 |
SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN [...] On February 4, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel text to Florian Lorenz, Head of the MFA's Multilateral Scientific Cooperation and Space Affairs Unit. Lorenz said the GoA appreciated the USG approach on space mitigation guidelines in the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Lorenz [...] |
2005-02-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA AU UNPUOS UNGA |
| 05WELLINGTON240 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO NIUE AND NEW ZEALAND FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Scientist Howard J. Diamond to travel to Auckland, New Zealand April 7-8, 2005 and to Niue April 8-19, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with officials from the New Zealand National Institute for Water and Atmosphere while i [...] |
2005-03-22 18:44:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON275 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- NEW [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand officials are considering whether the country should serve as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Chair for 2006-7, as suggested by current Chair South Korea and quietly endorsed by the United States and Australia. The officials will be unable to make a deci [...] |
2005-04-01 05:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA |
| 05WELLINGTON327 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS YEAGER, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Thomas Yeager to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 29 - May 12, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Surface Friction Roads and Runways Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that [...] |
2005-04-21 03:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON386 |
CHANGE IN EMBASSY WELLINGTON ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 23:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL |
| 05WELLINGTON761 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DECOLA AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA delegation members Philip Decola and Patricia Dunnington to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from October 10-31, 2005. The purpose of this visit by Decola to Christchurch is to attend the Antarctica Science Review [...] |
2005-10-03 00:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON780 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID RIND, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official David Rind to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 8-15, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate as lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I (WGI) [...] |
2005-10-11 04:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON781 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEITH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Delegation members Keith Chamberlin and Stephen Smith to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 5 - 19, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where they will support McMurdo Ground [...] |
2005-10-11 04:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON851 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK CHRISTL, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA employee Mark Christl to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from November 1 to 24, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct an advanced thin ionization calorimeter high altitude balloon experi [...] |
2005-10-31 23:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON852 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (LARC) [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James Crawford and Glenn Diskin, members of a delegation from NASA's Langley Research Center (LARC), to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from November 9 to December 28, 2005. The purpose of this visit [...] |
2005-11-01 00:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON858 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASHLEY DAVIEW, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ashley Davies, an employee of the California Institute of Technology working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Mount Erebus, Antarctica, by way of Christchurch, New Zealand, from November 25 to December 21, 2005. The purp [...] |
2005-11-02 19:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON863 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THORSTEN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thorsten Markus, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand, from December 1-18, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Glaciological Society International Symposium. 2. (U) E [...] |
2005-11-06 20:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON864 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Comberiate, Adan Rodriguez, Shannon Rodriguez and Kurt Rush, members of a delegation from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from December 5 to 19, 2005. T [...] |
2005-11-06 21:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON893 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSEFINO COMISO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Josefino Comiso and Per Gloersen, members of a delegation from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand, from December 4 to 27, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper at the I [...] |
2005-11-18 02:20:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA OTRA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON905 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PABLO CLEMENTE- [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Pablo Clemente-Colon, National Ice Center chief scientist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, to travel to Christchurch and Dunedin, New [...] |
2005-11-24 18:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON917 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SYDNEY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sydney Levitus, Director, Ocean Climate Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 9-17 [...] |
2005-12-01 02:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA TSPA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON945 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PETERSON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Peterson, David Easterling, and Thomas Karl, members of a delegation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), to travel to Christchur [...] |
2005-12-09 00:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA TSPA OTRA NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON963 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT E. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Robert E. Spearing to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 9-18, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to review scientific research activities sponsored by the U.S. Antarctic Program. 2. (U) Embassy understand [...] |
2005-12-15 01:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TSPA NZ |
| 06AITTAIPEI2379 |
TAIWAN PLANS TO BUILD OWN SATELLITE AND LAUNCH [...] (S) SUMMARY: NSPO Director Lance Wu told AIT that the next goal in Taiwan's satellite program was to build an indigenous satellite and launch vehicle by 2011. The launch vehicle, modeled on the ionosphere sounding rocket Taiwan currently uses, would be for backup in case a U.S. company was u [...] |
2006-07-13 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA JA CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2926 |
TAIWAN LOOKING TO EUROPE FOR SATELLITES? [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. This is an action cable see para 6. National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu complained to AIT that USG restrictions on Taiwan access to flight software complicates control of Formosat-3. He appealed for help in obtaining access to the software, suggesting that [...] |
2006-08-24 05:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | TSPA PREL ETTC ECON CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3745 |
NSPO REACTION TO AIT DEMARCHE [...] (S/NF) Summary: AIT delivered ref A demarche to National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu on October 30. Wu said he understood the U.S. policy on the release of satellite source codes. He said he appreciated and accepted the offer to collaborate with Orbital Systems. Wu said tha [...] |
2006-11-03 04:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETTC PREL TSPA TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4045 |
TAIWAN: SATELLITE PROGRAM IN LIMBO [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu told AIT November 30 that his deputy, Hsiao Chiu-teh, was under investigation by the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) for allegedly passing secrets to members of the Legislative Yuan (LY) and the press. [...] |
2006-12-04 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | TSPA PREL ETTC ECON TW |
| 06ALMATY1584 |
KAZAKHSTAN: INTEREST IN MTCR MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) POEC chief conveyed Ref A points to Sergey Savelyev, deputy director of the MFA's Security Affairs division, during an April 4 meeting in Astana. Savelyev indicated that representatives from the Kazakhstani Embassy had met with ISN experts in Washington to discuss Kazakhstan's desire to jo [...] |
2006-05-02 11:07:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA KZ |
| 06ALMATY601 |
KAZAKHSTAN'S REACTION TO RESULTS OF 2005 MADRID [...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstan is frustrated that the U.S. does not support its application for membership in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The MFA is seeking expert-level discussions in order to obtain a better understanding of U.S. objections and to lay out its case. Post believes [...] |
2006-02-14 12:01:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC KSCA PREL TSPA KZ |
| 06AMMAN8915 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED - RESULTS OF 2006 MTCR PLENARY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-17 08:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA JO |
| 06ANKARA4083 |
(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) : [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-12 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA TU |
| 06ATHENS1963 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL [...] (U) Per reftel Post delivered subject demarche to Ambassador Rallis, MFA D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations, and Disarmament. 2. (U) To date no response has been received but Post will report any GoG response. RIES [...] |
2006-07-27 14:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR |
| 06BANGKOK2887 |
HCOC: THAILAND NOT READY TO SUBSCRIBE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Director Charn Jullamon and Nichamon Agrasuta of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division. MFA officers said Thailand was considering subscription to the HCOC and had submitted the text to the MFA legal department. T [...] |
2006-05-16 10:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA TH MTCRE |
| 06BEIJING23571 |
PRC CLAIMS HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY ON GOOGLE EARTH [...] (C) China wants the United States Government to take action to get Google to reduce the resolution of the Google Earth images of China's military, nuclear, space, energy and other sensitive government agency installations in order to deprive terrorists of potentially dangerous information, XXXXXXX [...] |
2006-11-07 06:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR TSPA CH |
| 06BEIJING683 |
U.S.-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETS VFM QIAO ZONGHUAI [...] (SBU) Maintaining close relations with the DPRK and Iran gives Beijing the ability to play a constructive role in resolving their nuclear issues, VFM Qiao Zonghuai told Congressmen Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney on January 10. China remains dedicated to fulfilling commitments it made [...] |
2006-01-13 04:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TSPA KIPR KN IR TW CH |
| 06BEIJING745 |
U.S-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan, Representative Kirk outlined three proposals for U.S.-China military and space cooperation: a DOD-MND hotline, an International Space Station-compatible docking ring for China's Shenzhou spacecraft and increased transparency in C [...] |
2006-01-13 07:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS OREP TSPA CH |
| 06BELIZE518 |
BELIZE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED HCOC - ENCOURAGING [...] (SBU) Per reftel post delivered demarche and non-paper points to CEO of the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amalia Mai and United Nations Desk Officer Alphonso Gahona. Post will report any response. DIETER [...] |
2006-06-12 17:47:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BH |
| 06BRASILIA1119 |
UPDATE ON GPS IN BRAZIL [...] Summary: Mission Brazil is facilitating the participation of NOAA's Jason Kim, Senior Policy Analyst in NOAA's Office of Space Commercialization, as a speaker in the GEOBrasil Summit scheduled for July 18-20 in Sao Paulo, and is supporting the GIWG (GPS International Working Group) in gathering [...] |
2006-06-06 18:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ECPS KSCA BR |
| 06BRASILIA1425 |
BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE VERSION OF [...] Post is transmitting to Washington the communication received from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry on July 12, 2006, providing the United States with their comments on the suggested Portuguese language text for the Cooperation on Environmental Scientific Research in the Large Scale Biosphere-Atm [...] |
2006-07-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA KSCA KTIA SENV TBIO NASA BR |
| 06BRASILIA2066 |
REPORT ON BRAZIL WORKSHOP ON MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR [...] (U) Summary: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) co-sponsored with their Brazilian counterpart, the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO), a workshop entitled, "Measurements and Standards for Biofuels: Enabling a Transition from [...] |
2006-09-28 12:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY TBIO TSPA SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR |
| 06BRASILIA2089 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIAL WICKLAND [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Diane Wickland, NASA Headquarters (HQ) Official, to Brasilia, Brazil, October 1-7, 2006 to attend the Large Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment Science Team Meeting. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil for [...] |
2006-10-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA KSCA OTRA US BR |
| 06BRASILIA2272 |
BRAZILIAN MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. SPACE POLICY [...] The following are excerpts from two recent media articles. Neither indicate that the Brazilians are contemplating a closer relationship with the United States in issues relating to space. "The Masters of Space", Correio Brasiliense, October 22, 2006 The United States made public its first s [...] |
2006-10-30 15:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ECPS KSCA BR |
| 06BRASILIA504 |
PORTUGUESE TEXT OF LBA SENT TO WASHINGTON-NEXT STEPS FOR [...] Government of Brazil sent a formal copy of the Portuguese translation of the LBA text to Post on March 3. On March 6, copy was faxed and received by OES Patricia Meeks. Copy of text and the diplomatic note that accompanied it was mailed to Meeks on March 14. 2. Please advise Post when the [...] |
2006-03-14 16:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA SENV TBIO KSCA BR |
| 06BRASILIA515 |
GOV. OF BRAZIL SEEKS TO EXTEND SPACE AGREEMENT WITH AN [...] The U.S. signed an agreement with the Government of Brazil on "Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space" on March 1, 1996. According to Post documents, the agreement went into force July 9, 1997 for a period of 10 years. It can be extended by an exchange of notes. 2. Maria Teresa [...] |
2006-03-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA KSCA BR |
| 06BRASILIA527 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA (GSFC) OFFICIAL [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Darrell Williams, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to Manaus and Santarem, Brazil, April 2-7, 2006 to address various NASA-Supported Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA-ECO) Project office management issues. [...] |
2006-03-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA KSCA OTRA US BR |
| 06BRASILIA586 |
BRAZIL SPACE AGENCY SPECULATES ON A FUTURE WITH NASA [...] SUMMARY ---------- In recent media interviews, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) President Sergio Gaudenzi is speaking more openly about why Brazil's first astronaut, Lt. Col. Marcos Cesar Pontes is flying with the Russians. Pontes is now scheduled to fly on March 30 with Russian astronaut Pave [...] |
2006-03-23 10:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA KSCA BR |
| 06BRASILIA941 |
RESPONSE TO PORTUGUESE VERSION OF NASA/LBA IMPLEMETING [...] (SBU) On May 10, 2006, Embassy received Brazilian Government Diplomatic Note DMAE/029/MESP-BRAS-EUA in response to changes to the Portuguese language version of the NASA/LBA implementing arrangement per State 70101. 2. (SBU) Informal translation of text of DIP NOTE 029 is as follows: (S [...] |
2006-05-12 18:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA KSCA KTIA SENV TBIO NASA BR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1442 |
EMBASSY SUPPORTS PROPOSED IDB LOAN TO ARGENTINA FOR REMOTE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires supports the proposed USD 50 million IDB loan to Argentina for a remote sensing satellite as being in the US national interest and as being an appropriate loan for the IDB. Far from be [...] |
2006-06-27 17:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID TSPA AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES2544 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NOAA'S SMITH, CAO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA's Chief of International and Interagency Affairs David Brent Smith, Research Physical Scientist Changyong Cao and Communications Specialist Nina Jackson to travel to Argentina for the period of November 11-16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is [...] |
2006-11-14 20:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPA OTRA AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES479 |
Argentina: GOA Funds Nanotechnology Efforts [...] Summary: Buoyed by a ten million dollar grant from the Argentine Ministry of the Economy (MOE), the Argentine Nanotechnology Foundation (FAN) seeks to diversify the Argentine economy through promotion of public-private nanotechnology projects. FAN is the first effort to tie public and priva [...] |
2006-03-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP TSPL TSPA TPHY AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES707 |
AMBASSADOR GUTIERREZ'S TRIP TO BARILOCHE [...] Ambassador Gutierrez traveled to the Patagonian city of San Carlos de Bariloche for a March 17 meeting with executives of INVAP, an Argentine high-technology company that builds nuclear reactors and satellites. The Ambassador stressed the importance the U.S. attaches to non-proliferation of [...] |
2006-03-27 15:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP ETRD TSPA TSPL AR |
| 06COLOMBO946 |
HCOC: SRI LANKA HAS "NOT HAD TIME" TO CONSIDER AS [...] (SBU) On April 25, poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director of UN and Multi-lateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a June 6 phone conversation, Ekanayake explained that his government "had not had time" to consider the Hague Code Of Conduct (HC [...] |
2006-06-06 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CE |
| 06DHAKA2666 |
BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED HCOC - ENCOURAGING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-08 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BG |
| 06DUBAI4348 |
AIRPORTS IN THE EMIRATES - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 07:57:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PINS TSPA EINV IR AE |
| 06DUBLIN889 |
IRELAND AGREES WITH U.S. MTCR PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA EI |
| 06EFTOBRUSSELS3952 |
BELGIAN CONTRIBUTION TO EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY [...] (SBU) Belgium's Senate is having heated discussions over Belgium's contribution to the European Space Agency (ESA) budget. The Senate's advisor and legislation manager for Space and Technology Issues told Econoff that the 200 million euro annual contribution of Belgium to the ESA was dominant [...] |
2006-11-29 06:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA PGOV BE |
| 06HANOI958 |
HCOC: Vietnam Still Not Ready [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A's points, MFA Department of International Organizations nonproliferation specialist Vu Van Mien said April 26 that Vietnam is still studying subscribing to the HCOC, but has "no plans to sign it in the near future." In principle, Vietnam supports the goals of the HC [...] |
2006-04-27 03:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA VM |
| 06HELSINKI1227 |
FINNS BACK INTEROPERABILITY OF GPS AND GALILEO [...] (U) Dr. Matti Roine, Director of the Traffic Safety Unit at the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, said Finland ratified the 2004 GPS-Galileo Cooperation Agreement on October 1, 2004. Roine said all funding for Galileo comes directly from the EU Commission, rather than individua [...] |
2006-12-12 13:47:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA SENV KTIA SPCE FI |
| 06JERUSALEM1883 |
FIRST SHIPMENT OF USD 10 MILLION IN MEDICAL [...] Two trucks loaded with medicine and medical supplies left the CARE International warehouse in Ramallah the morning of May 10, headed toward Gaza. The two truckloads are the first shipment as part of the USD 10 million pledge of in "in kind" medical assistance to the Palestinians that was annou [...] |
2006-05-10 15:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL EAID KPAO KPAL KWBG TSPA OIIP |
| 06KATHMANDU1051 |
HCOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA NP |
| 06KIEV2451 |
UKRAINE: BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION WORKING GROUP: [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (U) In a letter dated June 19, received by the Embassy June 22, MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Department Director Volodymyr Belashov transmitted the Government of Ukraine (GOU)'s proposed agenda for the July 11-12 U.S.-Ukr [...] |
2006-06-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PINR UP |
| 06KIEV2589 |
UKRAINE: BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION WORKING GROUP [...] (S) We delivered USG response (ref A) July 5 to the Ukrainian government's (GOU) proposed agenda for the July 11-12 nonproliferation working group (NPWG) meetings to MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Counselor Serhiy Kucherenko. Kucherenko nodded understanding when we highli [...] |
2006-07-05 15:06:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PINR UK PL UP |
| 06KIEV3370 |
UKRAINE: MTCR PROPOSALS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (C-Rel to MTCR) On August 31, we provided MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Counselor Serhiy Kucherenko with the texts contained reftels of U.S. proposals for the October 2-6 MTCR Plenary Meeting in Copenhagen. Kucherenko thanked us for the information but had no substantive [...] |
2006-08-31 14:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA FR UP |
| 06KIEV3672 |
UKRAINE/MTCR: VENEZUELA ARMS SALES POLICY BRIEFED, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S) On September 22, we relayed ref A points on changes in USG policy regarding arms sales to Venezuela and MTCR papers in other reftels to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselors Igor Kyzym and Oles Belakoles [...] |
2006-09-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PREL ETTC MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA FR DA KN |
| 06KINGSTON1085 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ENCOURAGING JAMAICA TO [...] On May 26, P/ECouns and PolOff met with and conveyed reftel points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). 2. Brown noted that out of the Caribbean countries only Guyana and Haiti had signed an [...] |
2006-06-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA |
| 06KINSHASA656 |
DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUBSCRIBING TO HCOC [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered April 26 reftel talking points and non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli said the GDRC shares USG concerns about the spread of ballistic missiles and their associated technologies. Djoli pointed out, however, that the DRC does not p [...] |
2006-04-27 11:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA |
| 06KUALALUMPUR744 |
NO CHANGE IN MALAYSIAN POSITION ON HCOC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-25 10:05:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MTRCE MY |
| 06KUWAIT4631 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR JANET KAVANDI [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Janet Kavandi to travel to post o/a January 6-9, 2007, to serve as speaker for the U.S. Department of State conference of women leaders in science, technology, and engineering. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry int [...] |
2006-12-12 10:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER TSPA OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 06KUWAIT4679 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF THE 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE MNUC TSPA KU DEMARCHES |
| 06LAPAZ3008 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S LESLIE BEBOUT [...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Leslie Bebout, Ames Research Center, NASA to travel to Bolivia's Laguna Verde Refuge November 10-22, 2006 to conduct field work at Earth's highest altitude lakes and ponds. Clearance is granted on the understanding that Ms. Bebout has [...] |
2006-11-06 20:04:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC OTRA TSPA BL |
| 06LAPAZ3060 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S COMPTON TUCKER [...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Compton J. Tucker, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Santa Cruz, Bolivia December 5-16, 2006 for analysis of global positioning system and satellite data from glacial areas. Clearance is granted on the understanding th [...] |
2006-11-14 19:54:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AFIN ASEC TSPA OTRA BL |
| 06LIMA2175 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA GLEN FELDHAKE. [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Nasa official Glen Feldhake for the period of June 19 through June 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to represent the United States at the VII Meeting, Permanent Consultative Committee II Radiocommunications (CITEL). Per [...] |
2006-06-01 17:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OSTRA TSPA PE |
| 06LIMA2284 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARMELO RIVERA. [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carmelo Rivera for the period of June 18, through June 24, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Organization of American States (OAS) Commission for Inter-American Telecommunications Permanent Consultative Co [...] |
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