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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02KUWAIT5236 |
(C) GULF WAR MISSING: IRAQ CLAIMS TO ACCEPT TPC [...] (C) ICRC Delegate Michel Meyer told PolChief December 3 that his headquarters has received a letter from Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa transmitting a November 27 letter SIPDIS from the Iraqi mission to the Arab League in Cairo, which affirmed that Iraq accepted the proposal by the [...] |
2002-12-04 08:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02KUWAIT5262 |
(C) GULF WAR MISSING: IRAQ FORMALLY ACCEPTS TPC [...] (C) ICRC sent us a copy December 4 of a Note Verbale that its office in Baghdad had received the same day from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, accepting the Tripartite Commission (TPC) proposal to suspend the TSC quorum rule for four months. (ICRC's informal translation from Arabic follows at pa [...] |
2002-12-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02KUWAIT5293 |
(C) GULF WAR MISSING: PREPARING FOR UPCOMING TPC [...] (U) This is a corrected version of KUWAIT 5292, adding dropped text. Please disregard KUWAIT 5292 in favor of this message. 2. Action Request: see paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY: ICRC seeks advance approval of draft Minutes of the upcoming TPC meeting (date still TBD). We seek Depar [...] |
2002-12-09 16:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02KUWAIT5482 |
(C) MEETING OF TRIPARTITE COMMISSION ON GULF WAR [...] (C) As pre-arranged, the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC) met in Geneva December 18 and approved a rule suspension designed to revive Iraqi participation after 4 years of boycott. The minutes (text at paragraph 2 below) were pre-agreed. Iraq signed them in Baghdad earl [...] |
2002-12-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 02KUWAIT5611 |
(C) GULF WAR MISSING: KUWAIT'S AGENDA FOR TSC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This message summarizes Kuwait's agenda for the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC). Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have agreed to meet in Amman on January 8 under ICRC chairmanship, in accordance with the [...] |
2002-12-31 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 03HANOI2765 |
U.S.-VIETNAM MILITARY RELATIONS ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) Summary: The upcoming visit of Defense Minister Tra to the U.S. to meet with the Secretary of Defense and other USG officials (ref A) is the latest and clearest of a series of positive signals from GVN concerning the development of a U.S.-Vietnam defense relationship, which has grown to in [...] |
2003-10-29 09:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS OREP OVIP KPOW EAID VM ASEAN |
| 03KUWAIT105 |
(C) GULF WAR MISSING: 1/22 MEETING WILL BE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq held a meeting of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing (TPC) January 8 in Amman, Jordan. The process got off to a reasonably constructive start but will only begin to tackle su [...] |
2003-01-14 07:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC |
| 04HANOI2757 |
MFA CONCERNED ABOUT VNHRA, LOOKING FORWARD TO [...] (U) Summary: During an hour-long discussion October 6, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang told the Ambassador that the GVN, while concerned about the possible passage of the Human Rights Act in the Senate, was still looking forward to a visit to the United States by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai [...] |
2004-10-07 07:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF CASC CVIS KPOW OTRA OVIP VM KICC HUMANR RELFREE WTO HIV AIDS |
| 04HANOI2901 |
AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSS POW/MIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnam Defense Minister confirmed in his introductory meeting with the Ambassador October 26 that underwater POW/MIA recovery operations can be conducted on a Vietnamese Navy vessel, a civilian vessel or not at all. English language training for military officers remains a [...] |
2004-10-27 06:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS KPOW VM |
| 04HANOI405 |
ADMIRAL FARGO DISCUSSES AREAS OF FURTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang on February 9, Admiral Thomas Fargo, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, highlighted the recent improvement of bilateral relations, and discussed establishment of an IMET p [...] |
2004-02-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS PTER SNAR KHDP KPOW KWMN KCRM VM CNARC CTERR |
| 04HANOI447 |
ADMIRAL FARGO FOCUSES ON AREAS OF CONTINUED AND [...] SUMMARY. COMMANDER, UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND (PACOM) WAS HOSTED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD) FROM 08-11 FEBRUARY 2004. SENIOR MOD OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE ADMIRAL'S VISIT AS "VERY SUCCESSFUL." IT WAS MARKED BY LESS CAUTION AND MORE WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE THAN HAS BEEN EXPERIENC [...] |
2004-02-18 08:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS PTER SNAR KHDP KPOW KWMN KCRM VM ASEAN CTERR CNARC TIP |
| 04HANOI636 |
VIETNAM: CONGRESSMAN COLLINS MEETS MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: On February 27, Congressman Mac Collins (R- GA) met with Vietnam's Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen to discuss bilateral trade relations. Collins emphasized that bilateral cooperation on trade is closely linked to cooperation in other areas such as MIA issues. Tuyen emphasize [...] |
2004-03-02 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ETRD ECON PREL KPOW VM BTA LABOR WTO DPOL |
| 04HANOI700 |
CODEL COLLINS' FRANK AND FINAL MEETINGS ON POW/MIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On his last day of meetings in Hanoi February 27, Congressman Mac Collins (R-GA) met senior GVN leaders and reviewed progress on POW/MIA issues during his trip. Conversations focused on the GVN's current efforts and what the USG and the GVN agree that the GVN should do in the f [...] |
2004-03-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL KPOW VM |
| 04HANOI713 |
SALVAGE TALKS IN HCMC - NO U.S. SHIP, BUT PROGRESS [...] Summary. In expert-level U.S.-Vietnam talks regarding options for underwater recovery of Vietnam War-era MIAs, the GVN agreed "in principle" to U.S. technical suggestions, but stressed that underwater search and recovery operations would continue to be carried out on Vietnamese vessels only. [...] |
2004-03-10 08:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL KPOW VM |
| 04KUWAIT2217 |
(SBU) GULF WAR MISSING: TSC MEETING SET FOR SEPT. [...] (SBU) Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Regional Delegation of ICRC announcing that the 46th session of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing Persons (TPC) will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Kuwait on September 7, 2004 at 9: [...] |
2004-07-18 04:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPOW PHUM IZ KU ICRC |
| 04KUWAIT3371 |
IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER PROMISES INCREASED [...] SUMMARY. The recently appointed Iraqi Minister of Human Rights, Bakhtyar Amin, attended the 46th meeting of the Tripartite Technical Sub-committee held in Kuwait on 7 September under International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) auspices. This marks the first time that a member of the IIG [...] |
2004-09-27 04:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KAWC KPOW IO IZ KU |
| 04KUWAIT4132 |
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION LAUDS PROGRESS IN ID OF GULF [...] (U) Summary and Comment: The 27th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing was held November 24 in Geneva at ICRC headquarters. In stark contrast to previous sessions (ref C), this meeting was characterized by strong cooperation among TPC members and the participation [...] |
2004-12-01 12:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW PHUM AORC KU IZ ICRC |
| 04KUWAIT4449 |
GOK FAILS TO LOCATE REMAINS OF ITS MISSING IN [...] (U) During Ambassador LeBaron's December 21 courtesy call on Shaykh Salem Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Chairman of the National Committee for Missing and POW Affairs (NCMPA), NCMPA Director General Rabea Al-Adsani reported that Kuwaiti officials recently traveled to Karbala to search for bodie [...] |
2004-12-21 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPOW PHUM AORC KU IZ ICRC |
| 04KUWAIT731 |
(C) GULF WAR MISSING: TSC MEETS, NOTES CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing Persons (TPC) held its 45th official session in Kuwait March 2. 30 more remains of Kuwaiti missing have been positively identified since the December TPC meeting. The TSC authorized ful [...] |
2004-03-03 15:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW PHUM IZ KU ICRC |
| 05BANGKOK6953 |
THAI REACT TO "SECRET PRISONS" ARTICLE: WILL THAKSIN SUE THE WASHINGTON POST? [...] (C) Summary: The Thai government has issued heated denials of the Washington Post report of a secret CIA-run prison here, and has sought embassy assistance in responding to the accusations. After a local newspaper identified our VOA facility in northeast Thailand as the site of the prison, t [...] |
2005-11-04 12:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPOW TH CIA |
| 05HANOI1235 |
CHARGE GETS PM VISIT UPDATE FROM LE VAN BANG [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge met with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang May 25 and discussed ongoing plans for the Prime Minister's June visit to the United States. VFM Bang said that his first priority was to reach general agreement on a "joint statement," and relayed the GVN's requests for a [...] |
2005-05-27 09:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD OVIP KPOW VM WTRO WTO RELFREE |
| 05HANOI1794 |
Presidential Envoy Gordon Mansfield's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien and Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gordon Mansfield met in Hanoi July 12 to exchange high level greetings and congratulations on the tenth anniversary of bilateral relations. They reaffirmed the importance of building mutual und [...] |
2005-07-14 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF KPOW ETRD VM |
| 05HANOI315 |
NSC Senior Director Michael Green Discusses China, [...] (SBU) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Asia Dr. Michael J. Green and the Ambassador discussed bilateral relations and regional strategic dynamics with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Vu Khoan on February 4. The DPM stressed regional dialogue, particularly through the ASEAN framework, while recog [...] |
2005-02-07 11:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD OVIP KPOW CH VM APEC CVR HUMANR RELFREE ASEAN WTO |
| 06SANSALVADOR2034 |
EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Pursuant to reftel B, poloff on August 11 delivered White House press release and Department's one-page overview of the President's national strategy to internationalize efforts against kleptocracy to Felix Ulloa, deputy of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Affairs. Embassy INL Director also [...] |
2006-08-17 20:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ES KCRM KJUS KPOW PGOV PREL |
| 07VIENTIANE897 |
SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) I and the Vientiane Country Team are delighted to welcome you and your team to Laos. The Lao agreed to a far broader range of meetings with senior officials than they did for Admiral Fallon who visited in July 2006. I believe that they have made a strategic decision to begin a step-by-ste [...] |
2007-12-12 10:35:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | KPOW LA MARR MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09DJIBOUTI551 |
ICRC ON ERITREAN POWS IN DJIBOUTIAN CUSTODY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), about half of the 19 Eritrean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by the GODJ during June 2008 hostilities along the Djibouti-Eritrea border have said that they do not/not want to return to Eritrea. A regional ICRC r [...] |
2009-05-21 11:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPOW PBTS PHUM PGOV ICRC ER DJ |
| 09STATE42297 |
SCENESETTER: APRIL 27-28 MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] On March 20, President Obama invited the leaders of 16 other major economies, plus the UN Secretary General and the Danish Prime Minister, to participate in a Leaders Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) this July in La Maddalena, Italy (reftel). The July Forum w [...] |
2009-04-27 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG KPOW SENV |