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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 04NEWDELHI6983 |
INDIA ENCOURAGES DEMOCRACY IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: India underlined its concerns about the lack of democracy in Burma during the recent visit of Rangoon's military leader Than Shwe, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself delivering the message, MEA Joint Secretary (South East Asia - I) Mitra Vashishta told us on SIPDIS November 1. [...] |
2004-11-02 08:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR IN BM CN |
| 04PARIS9145 |
FRANCE AND THE INDIAN OCEAN STATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The standoff in 2002 between Marc Ravalomanana and Didier Ratsiraka following the disputed election in Madagascar was a serious political crisis for the government of France, exposing divisions between the MFA and the presidency. With the crisis resolved, France's attention to t [...] |
2004-12-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CN MA MP SE XW XA FR |
| 05CANBERRA293 |
AUSTRALIA WANTS TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: Australian Foreign Affairs Secretary Michael L'Estrange told the Ambassador on February 14 that he hoped another round of the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue could be held in the near future. He also asked that the U.S. encourage Japan to use its influence with [...] |
2005-02-15 00:43:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CN JA PREL ARF |
| 05DJIBOUTI1212 |
DJIBOUTI RESPONSE TO CWC DEMARCHE [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche 7 December per reftel to Mohamed Omar Djama, Chief of Americas/Europe Office of Bilateral Relations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama responded that Djibouti has shown its willingness to work against the proliferation of weapons of mass dest [...] |
2005-12-11 13:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CN DJ CWC |
| 05HANOI228 |
VIETNAM - CHINA COUNTERNARCOTICS COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: In 2004 China and Vietnam made an effort to increase counternarcotics cooperation both along the border and at the policy level. This effort culminated in a December 2004 joint case that resulted in several arrests and the seizure of 10.3 kilograms of heroin. Despite this high-p [...] |
2005-01-27 03:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PINS VM CN CVR CNARC |
| 05NEWDELHI2677 |
WEN VISIT PREVIEW: GOOD VIBES, NO BORDER [...] (C) Summary: High expectations for significant progress on the disputed border and other bilateral irritants during Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India have given way to realism, although most China experts here expect a very successful trip. The Chinese Ambassador has cautioned th [...] |
2005-04-08 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD IN CN |
| 05NEWDELHI2758 |
WEN VISIT: UNSC, SIKKIM, ECONOMY STEAL THE SHOW [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India produced a dozen documents, and plenty of positive commentary, but the highlights were confusion over China's position on India in the UNSC and agreement on a roadmap to resolution of the border dispute. New Delhi-based Chin [...] |
2005-04-12 14:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD CN IN |
| 05NEWDELHI3087 |
WEN VISIT WRAP-UP: "SIGNIFICANT BOOST," NO [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's "historic" April 9-12 visit to New Delhi (ref A), the initial breathless commentary has given way to a more sober and realistic assessment that no paradigm shift occurred, that Beijing did not exactly endorse India's UNSC bid, and that [...] |
2005-04-25 12:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR CN IN UNSC |
| 05NEWDELHI7494 |
GOI CONSIDERING RUSSIAN THRUST IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: As India perceives a shift by Central Asian nations toward their Soviet roots and increased competition from China, the GOI is taking a new look at how to orient its foreign policy in the region. Frustrated with the slow progress expanding influence in its extended neighborhood a [...] |
2005-09-26 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ETRD MOPS CN PK AF IN |
| 05PARIS1038 |
FRANCE/COMOROS: AZALI VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher met February 16 with Remi Marechaux, MFA DAS-equivalent for southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, for a read-out on Comoran President Azali Assoumani's January 31-February 2 official visit to France. Marechaux said that the visit was largely symbolic, as part of an [...] |
2005-02-17 17:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CN XO FR |
| 05TAIPEI3799 |
EVOLVING TAIWAN ROLE IN GREATER CHINA ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: A number of forward-looking Taiwan business people see that Taiwan's economy is in the midst of another major shift in its evolution from manufacturing toward a service and knowledge-based economy. While other Pacific Rim economies are becoming big players in venture capital in [...] |
2005-09-13 22:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR PREL TW CN |
| 05TAIPEI3880 |
PFP LEGISLATOR LIU YI-JU PUSHES CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: People's First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu (Yi-ju) is a harsh critic of the Chen Administration's economic policies and believes that better cross-Strait relations are an urgent economic priority for Taiwan. At the same time, although she belongs to the same party as p [...] |
2005-09-20 22:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR PREL TW CN |
| 05TAIPEI4956 |
DOUBLE SUCCESS IN TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary: During meetings with Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on December 16 and 21, Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su enthused to AIT that the USG "gameplan" on export control was already a great success, judging from the offers of assistance BOFT has received from Japan, Au [...] |
2005-12-22 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL TW CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1177 |
Comoros on Guatemala for the UNSC [...] (SBU) After repeated attempts throughout the day, Charge was unable to contact a senior official of the Union of the Comoros to discuss the UNGA vote on membership on the UNSC as requested in Ref A. President Sambi is apparently traveling in Saudi Arabia and will not return to Comoros until [...] |
2006-10-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC GT VE CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1280 |
Operational Plan Points of Contact for Madagascar and the [...] Embassy Antananarivo submits the following contact information for the Operational Plan for both Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros: 2. For Madagascar: Administrator: Henderson M. Patrick Mission Director USAID +261-20-22-539-20 HPatrick@usaid.gov Alternate: Robert Rhod [...] |
2006-11-15 12:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KSPR CN MA |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1281 |
Madagascar Embraces President's Malaria Initiative [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Madagascar (GOM) is fully engaged and ready to participate in the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). Jean Louis Robinson, Minister of Health and Family Planning expressed enthusiasm, stating that the GOM is eager and willing to work in partnership with U.S [...] |
2006-11-15 13:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID CN MA |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1307 |
INTER-ISLAND TENSION THREATENS COMOROS' UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials of the Government of the Union of the Comoros (GOC) expressed anxiety to the Ambassador, during his November 2006 visit, that the tension between the Union and Anjouan Island Governments could split the fragile union. Efforts by the forward-looking Sambi government to pr [...] |
2006-11-21 12:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID KISL CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1309 |
AMBASSADOR MCGEE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT SAMBI OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-21 13:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | CN EAID KISL MA OPDC PGOV PINR PREL |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1350 |
Frustration in Comoros Over Unpaid Teacher Salaries [...] (U) Frustrated Comoran teachers who are owed more than four months of back salaries recently marched in Moroni, demanding to be paid before returning to the classroom. Union President Sambi and Grand Comore Island President El-Bak met with teachers' representatives to seek a compromise. At t [...] |
2006-12-05 05:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM KISL CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1363 |
SUDAN - MADAGASCAR ATTENDING AFCARPAC, AGREES TO [...] Madagascar Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Marcel Ranjeva has departed for Sudan, but is attending the conference alone according to the most senior official available at the MFA. DCM Sibley conveyed points provided in reftel to Secretary General Jean Pierre Rakotonirina. SecGen promised [...] |
2006-12-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS SOCI MA CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1410 |
INTER-ISLAND TENSION FLARES ANEW IN THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) The tension between the Union and Island governments of the Union of the Comoros is mounting in the run-up to Island presidential elections anticipated for March 2007. Union President Sambi met in Moroni the week of December 11 with the three Island Presidents to implement agreements de [...] |
2006-12-18 14:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1435 |
SAMBI WANTS INTERNATIONAL HELP TO END SECURITY "CRISIS" [...] (U) Comoran President Sambi met the diplomatic corps in Moroni to request international assistance to end the stand-off between the Union and Island Governments over division of security responsibilities (reftel). Media reports indicate Union officials want Island forces to be armed with polic [...] |
2006-12-22 09:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1441 |
SAMBI DEMANDS UNION FORCES ACCESS IN ANJOUAN [...] (U) Comoran President Sambi held a rally in Mutsumudu, Anjouan, on December 25 telling supporters he would not leave until Island President Bacar authorized Union forces access at the sea port and airport. Sambi called on Anjouan Island forces to turn in their weapons to Union counterparts an [...] |
2006-12-26 10:52:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO364 |
Comoros Holds Primaries in Anjouan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Awaiting official announcement by the Constitutional Court, the National Electoral Commission of the Union of the Comoros published interim results from the April 16 Presidential primary putting candidates Sambi, Ibrahim Halidi, and Djaanfari through to the second round. Thou [...] |
2006-04-18 14:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO569 |
SUCCESSFUL PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IN COMOROS [...] (U) This cable is the first of a three-part cable; it describes the inauguration of Union of the Comoros President Sambi, attended by the U.S. Presidential Delegation. The second cable describes the Delegation's meetings with and assessment of the new government. The third cable provides su [...] |
2006-05-31 13:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP ECON CN |
| 06ANTANANARIVO570 |
U.S. MEETS COMOROS' NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This cable is the second of a three-part cable. The first describes the inauguration of President Sambi, attended by the U.S. Presidential Delegation. This cable describes the Delegation's meetings with and assessment of the new government. The third cable provides suggestions for U.S. [...] |
2006-05-31 13:42:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP ECON CN |
| 06DAKAR619 |
ELY OULD VALL: "MAURITANIA HAS NO REFUGEES IN [...] (U) Mauritania'S Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall made his first visit to Senegal as head of state, March 6-7, 2006. In a press conference shortly before departure, he said use of the term "refugee" is inappropriate for those who left Maritania in 1989, and that those who claim to be Mauritani [...] |
2006-03-09 16:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF KFLU KUNR KPAL CN IZ MR SU SG |
| 06DJIBOUTI65 |
DJIBOUTI RATIFIES CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (U) Ambassador confirmed, and received a copy of the decree as proof, that the Republic of Djibouti has ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention referred to in reftels. 2. (U) The ratification process was in two stages, beginning with formal ratification by the National Assembly on 24 Decem [...] |
2006-01-16 10:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CN DJ CWC |
| 06MOSCOW6563 |
RUSSIAN SCO REPRESENTATIVE ON JUNE 15 SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Russian Ambassador-at-Large for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vitaliy Vorobiyov gave us a readout June 20 of the June 15 SCO Summit. He encouraged the United States to have more dialogue with the SCO to avoid misunderstandings, perhaps as a formal "dialogue partne [...] |
2006-06-21 10:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER RS IR AF CN KZ |
| 06NEWDELHI8042 |
A COMMUNIST LEADER DISTANCES THE CPI(M) FROM CHINA [...] (C) Much of the press coverage of the recently concluded visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao commented on the frosty nature of the visit and depicted the nefarious role of the CPI(M) in working on behalf of Chinese interests in India. One of the most outspoken CPI(M) critics was DNA columnist [...] |
2006-11-29 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON IN CN |
| 06PARIS986 |
COMOROS PRESIDENT UNDERSCORES U.S. FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Comoros President Assoumani Azali underscored to the Ambassador his cooperative relationship with the USG, including signature of an Article 98 agreement and counter-terrorism efforts. He regretted the absence of an accredited American ambassador to the Comoros. Azali related [...] |
2006-02-15 18:22:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PTER CN FR |
| 06PHNOMPENH1088 |
CAMBODIA: ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS HIGHLIGHT TOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Environmental leaders cited land degradation and encroachment on protected areas as Cambodia's most pressing environmental concerns during a June 7 roundtable discussion. Wildlife traffickers seem to operate in small, decentralized networks with Vietnam as either a destinati [...] |
2006-06-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PHUM ECON CB VN CN |
| 06PRETORIA782 |
SOUTH AFRICA TO DEPLOY 400 TROOPS TO COMOROS FOR [...] (C) In response to an AU request, South Africa will deploy 400 troops to Comoros for the upcoming elections, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Peacekeeping, Wooter Zaayman. Zaayman told PolOff February 23 that the AU wants to send a 436-person force to Comoro [...] |
2006-02-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CN SF |
| 06QUITO2138 |
A THOUSAND CHARIOTS IN THE FIELDS: CHINESE PLAYERS [...] (C) Summary: With their $1.4 billion acquisition of Canadian EnCana, China's state oil companies announced their entrance as major players in Ecuador's and the region's petroleum industry. Now with active participation in at least five of Ecuador's petroleum blocks, and with further investmen [...] |
2006-08-25 12:31:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PINR PREL ETRD EC CN |
| 06SINGAPORE1524 |
ARF SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540: SINGAPORE LOOKS FORWARD [...] Per reftel request, Emboff delivered ref A talking points to Wong Chow Ming, head of the ASEAN Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Wong welcomed the opportunity to co-host another ARF seminar with the United States and China, and said that Singapore is happy for the United States [...] |
2006-05-11 07:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL CN SN |
| 06TAIPEI1536 |
DEMARCHE TO MOFA ON TAIWAN AND WHO: TAIWAN RAISES [...] (SBU) Summary. AIT presented Ref A demarche on Taiwan participation in WHO to Vice Foreign Minister Michael Kau, highlighting U.S. requests for Taiwan to unilaterally adhere to the IHR's and to agree to the "two-by-two" debate proposal. Kau responded that Taiwan is nearly ready to go forwar [...] |
2006-05-04 01:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV PREL WHO CN TW |
| 06TAIPEI160 |
TAIWAN CONSIDERING U.S. REQUEST ON BURMA [...] (SBU) AIT delivered reftel talking points to Taiwan Ministry of Justice Department of Prosecutorial Affairs Director Shawn Tsai (Ching-hsiung) on January 17. Tsai said Taiwan would give full consideration to the U.S. message when it came time to vote on Burma's application for membership in [...] |
2006-01-17 21:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM PTER IMF TW CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO100 |
COMOROS EAGER FOR BILATERAL TALKS WITH U.S. [...] SUMMARY. During meetings January 22-23 in the Union of the Comoros, PolEcon Chief and visiting Desk Officer laid the ground work for the first meeting of the U.S.-Comoros Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation. The Comoran officials expressed interest in discussing the African Growth and O [...] |
2007-01-31 13:18:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID ECON ENRG KISL CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO102 |
INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS [...] Per reftel, the following is Post's recommendation of the five most influential women in Madagascar and The Union of the Comoros. Post officer following women's issues in both countries is Silvana Rodriguez. She can be reached at (261) 20 22 21257, Ext 2409 or by email at RodriguezSD@state.gov [...] |
2007-02-01 12:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL PINR MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1056 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT SAMBI, "I WILL END ANJOUAN CRISIS OR [...] (U) This message includes an Action Request, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Celebrating the end of Ramadan October 13, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Sambi made a public declaration that he would resolve the ongoing Anjouan crisis or resign. Reflecting on public opinion that he had accomplished [...] |
2007-10-15 09:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1083 |
TALKS BETWEEN COMORAN ISLAND LEADERS SEW CONFUSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Grand Comore Island President Mohamed Abdouloihab's unannounced October 19 visit to Anjouan has Union Government officials irate and the international community confused. Anjouan authorities reportedly hope Abdouloihab's visit will be perceived as the first step toward official [...] |
2007-10-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1114 |
DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN MORONI DISCUSSES CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The diplomatic corps in Moroni and Government of the Union of the Comoros were surprised by Grande Comore island president Abdouloihab's visit to Anjouan. The international community, led by the African Union (AU), is working to apply sanctions and encourage the Union Governm [...] |
2007-11-02 10:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1147 |
COMOROS SANCTIONS UNDERWAY, BACAR NOT BACKING DOWN [...] (U) African Union (AU) sanctions, including a travel ban and the freezing of assets, against 145 persons on the island of Anjouan (ref) are underway in the Union of the Comoros. With contradicting dates in media reports, the AU confirmed sanctions started on October 20 and will run out 45 day [...] |
2007-11-09 08:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1171 |
UNION PLEDGES NO ACTION AGAINST ANJOUAN BEFORE [...] (C) The people of the Union of the Comoros are on "standby" as the standoff with Anjouan continues. Union Government officials are committed to cooperating with the African Union (AU) to give sanctions against Anjouan (which will run out on November 24) a chance to work, but they will not wai [...] |
2007-11-16 08:23:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1173 |
COMOROS TOO INDEBTED FOR DEBT RELIEF [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-16 10:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1191 |
COMOROS, NEW MIDDLE EAST TOURISM DESTINATION? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent press reports suggest a surge in tourism investment interest in the Comoros, most notably Dubai World and a Saudi delegation. While promising for the embattled Sambi government, the timing and certainty of most of these investments are unclear. Still, in a tiny impove [...] |
2007-11-26 13:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1202 |
COMOROS SHELL BANKS ILLEGAL AND UNAUTHORIZED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. "Just as the United States is not responsible for the criminals who manufacture counterfeit dollars, so the Comoros should not be blamed for criminals who market banking licenses when they lack the legal authority to issue them." With this argument, Vice Governor of the Centra [...] |
2007-11-28 12:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1215 |
FORMER COMORAN PRESIDENT AZALI ON SAMBI'S MISCUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Azali told the Ambassador the Union should negotiate with Anjouan's Colonel Bacar for the sole purpose of organizing elections on the island. Azali said President Sambi and the African Union had miscalculated in dealing with Bacar, but thought a solution was [...] |
2007-12-03 05:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1216 |
WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE: MADAGASCAR AND [...] Post provides below updated information on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros, keyed to questions in reftel, as available and appropriate. 2. Madagascar -------------- The Government of Madagascar continues to be a regional leader in combating chi [...] |
2007-12-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PREL MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1221 |
LIFE IN ANJOUAN UNDER COLONEL BACAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reports from Anjouan, where EmbOffs have been unable to visit for six months, indicate life in limbo for most of the 240,000 people living there. There are unconfirmed reports that many opponents to Bacar, journalists, activists, intellectuals, and teachers, have been impriso [...] |
2007-12-04 04:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1227 |
COMOROS: HOPE REMAINS FOR A NEGOTIATED ANJOUAN [...] (C) I visited Moroni November 28-30 to take stock of political and economic developments there, and to pave the way for A/S Frazer,s December 22-23 visit there. This visit came in the immediate wake of the AU Peace and Security Council,s (PSC ) see reftel a) decision to extend Anjouan sanctio [...] |
2007-12-06 04:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1236 |
BRINGING COMOROS INTO THE FOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As we look at the question of AGOA eligibility for Comoros, the two key interlocking issues are security and opportunity - and how each could be strengthened by AGOA. The Comoran people have a tragic history and few economic endowments; their most famous native son is infamous - [...] |
2007-12-12 13:23:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID KDEM CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1251 |
SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Welcome to Antananarivo! Your visit to Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros comes at an important time as both countries - in quite different circumstances - face challenges that are likely to define the future character of their governance. Your arrival, as the highest ra [...] |
2007-12-17 11:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO1252 |
SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Welcome also to Moroni! Your visit to the Union of the Comoros comes as this fragile country faces the latest in a long series of challenges. Your arrival, as the highest ranking U.S. government official ever (we believe) to visit the archipelago, gives you leverage to help s [...] |
2007-12-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO128 |
BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. Government is missing the opportunity to build a strong relationship with the Union of the Comoros. In light of the recently-completed Operational Plan process for the Comoros, Post considers that USD 100,000 in security assistance is inadequate to seriously advance tran [...] |
2007-02-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PTER PREL IR CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO225 |
COMOROS 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately 1 hour preparing this report. [...] |
2007-03-07 11:48:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO226 |
AGOA Eligibility Recommendation For Comoros [...] This is an Action Request for the Department - see Paragraph 4. 2. SUMMARY: Democratically-elected President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi has made significant improvements in governance in the Union of the Comoros since taking office in May 2006, despite inadequate resources. His government has [...] |
2007-03-08 05:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA ECON CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO23 |
COMORAN UNION PRESIDENT SAMBI AND ANJOUAN'S BACAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations with Union of the Comoros President Sambi and Anjouan Island "President" Bacar, Ambassador and DCM encouraged dialogue to resolve the ongoing dispute over security responsibility (reftel). A calmly intransigent Bacar insisted he had a right to have arme [...] |
2007-01-08 06:53:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO239 |
COMOROS SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] Post received Comoran diplomatic note number 07-129/MIREX/A.A.Y/fi via facsimile on March 8 assuring the U.S. that the Government of the Comoros supports compliance of UNSCR 1737 by Iran. 2. Post will email a copy of the diplomatic note to Desk Officer Maria Beyzerov. MCGEE [...] |
2007-03-09 13:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP IR UNSC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO304 |
Sambi Announces New Cabinet, Island Election Dates [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Sambi expanded his cabinet by adding four new Ministers and shrinking the massive portfolios of his existing team. None of the Ministers in place since 2006 was removed. The electoral commission also announced the Island President elections will be held June 10, with r [...] |
2007-03-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO396 |
Comoros Protests French Country Code Change In Mayotte [...] (U) Comoran Ambassador to Paris Soulaimana Mohamed Ahmed will reportedly travel to Geneva as soon as possible to submit an official protest to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) after France unilaterally changed the telephone country code for its territory Mayotte from 269 (like t [...] |
2007-04-24 11:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ECPS ITU FR MF CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO399 |
DELEGATION HOLDS BILATERAL TALKS WITH COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer's suggestion to President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi on the sidelines of UNGA last September (REF B), a U.S. delegation led by Director of the Office of East African Affairs Eunice Reddick held the first ever bilateral discussions wi [...] |
2007-04-24 11:39:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO411 |
Comoran Union Government Fights Shell Banks [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an ongoing struggle to attract foreign investment and repair the country's reputation, the Government of the Union of the Comoros has taken steps to address its "shell banking" problem and has renewed its request for U.S. assistance. Vice President Idi recently briefed PolEco [...] |
2007-04-27 05:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PGOV PREL ECON CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO419 |
PRE-ELECTION SHOWDOWN IN THE COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political tensions are running high in the Union of the Comoros as the Union and Anjouan Island Governments jockey over whether President of Anjouan Mohamed Bacar (known for his secessionist tendencies and prickly relationship with the Union Government) must step down preceding th [...] |
2007-04-30 20:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO420 |
PRE-ELECTION SHOWDOWN IN THE COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political tensions are running high in the Union of the Comoros as the Union and Anjouan Island Governments jockey over whether President of Anjouan Mohamed Bacar (known for his secessionist tendencies and prickly relationship with the Union Government) must step down preceding th [...] |
2007-05-02 05:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO421 |
NO HELP FOR IRAQ FROM MADAGASCAR OR THE COMOROS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER CN MA |
| 07ANTANANARIVO425 |
UNION AND ANJOUAN FORCES FINALLY CLASH IN COMOROS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The political tension in the Union of the Comoros that has been simmering in recent months between the rival jurisdictions of the Union Government of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and the Anjouan Island government headed by "President" Mohamed Bacar has finally broken into viole [...] |
2007-05-02 18:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS ASEC CASC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO431 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] Post received the following letter to President George W. Bush from His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, the President of the Union of the Comoros, via facsimile on May 2, 2314 local time. A copy of the letter is being faxed and emailed to AF/E Desk Officer Maria Beyzerov. 2. B [...] |
2007-05-03 11:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS ASEC CASC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO438 |
COMOROS ISLAND IN DE FACTO SECESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After seizing control of the Union radio station and Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi's home on Anjouan May 3, "President" Mohamed Bacar's forces seem to be even more in control of the island. The first reported deaths of Union soldiers have sparked conflict between villag [...] |
2007-05-04 12:36:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS MASS ASEC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO452 |
COMOROS AWAITS SAMBI'S REACTION TO BACAR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union's (AU) special envoy to the Comoros Jose Francisco Madeira returned May 8 from a second mission to Anjouan, bringing back with him approximately 15 Union government officials and soldiers who had been held hostage by "President" Bacar's forces. Bacar told Made [...] |
2007-05-10 13:48:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO454 |
AU BROKERS SHAKY ACCORD IN THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) In a deal signed late May 11 between Union of the Comoros Vice President Ikililou, African Union (AU) Envoy Madeira, Arab League Envoy Husni, and deposed Anjouan Island "president" Bacar, the defiant Bacar finally agreed to step down as ordered by the Constitutional Court (reftels). The [...] |
2007-05-14 13:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO477 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS HELP TO DISARM MILITIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador McGee met May 19 with Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, high-level Union officials, and island presidential candidates on both Grand Comores and Anjouan to urge all parties to work towards free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in the upcomi [...] |
2007-05-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM XA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO566 |
ANJOUAN'S BACAR MOVES TO DERAIL COMOROS VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Violence broke out again on the Comoran island of Anjouan June 5 as island strongman Mohamed Bacar continued his pattern of extralegal efforts to cling to power. Bacar, who stepped aside as island president to run for reelection (Reftels), appears to have no intention of losing [...] |
2007-06-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO567 |
COMOROS' SAMBI POSTPONES ANJOUAN'S ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi postponed Anjouan's island election to June 17, contrary to international pressure. Deposed Anjouan island president Bacar continues his "end-game" threatening to hold elections anyway. Votes in Grand Comore and Moheli will go [...] |
2007-06-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO568 |
ASECNA AVIATION FEES - THE COMOROS [...] Post provides answers to reftel action request for the Comoros. The Comoran aviation authority confirms OACI CODE for each of the following airports: FMCH Hahaia Airport, Grand Comores 2. Airport Questions and Answers: - Question No. 1: AIMPSI or Aeroport International Moroni Prince [...] |
2007-06-07 12:54:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MARR MOPS KREC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO573 |
TWO-THIRDS OF COMOROS ISLAND ELECTIONS SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) This is an Action Request - see para 6. 2. (SBU) The people of Grand Comore and Moheli in the Union of the Comoros went to the polls June 10 to elect new island "presidents" (governors). The pro-Sambi candidate Abduloihabi (known as "Albino") leads in Grand Comore, followed by a chari [...] |
2007-06-11 10:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO583 |
AU CHALLENGES ANJOUAN'S BACAR IN COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union insists deposed island president Mohamed Bacar must allow island elections on Anjouan June 17; however, it cannot so far enforce compliance. The renegade Bacar is reportedly fortifying his position on the island against possible attack. (Note: No AmCits are [...] |
2007-06-13 12:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CASC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO585 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a letter to President Bush (full translation in Paragraph Two), Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, seeks U.S. support for a military effort to restore democracy to the island of Anjouan. Sambi describes the repeated efforts - by his government as we [...] |
2007-06-13 13:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO595 |
COMOROS ELECTION POSTPONED AS BACAR SEIZES POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shortly after inaugurating himself "President" of Anjouan on the morning of June 14, Colonel Mohamed Bacar resumed his position at the presidential palace. A high-level Comoran delegation will arrive in Addis Ababa June 14 to lobby the African Union (AU) to hold an extraordinar [...] |
2007-06-14 14:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO60 |
U.S. DELEGATION CONGRATULATES MADAGASCAR'S PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Presidential Delegation led by Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns attended the inauguration of President Marc Ravalomanana's second term and held a number of meetings on the sidelines. Applauding Ravalomanana's progressive leadership style, the delegation extended its congra [...] |
2007-01-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO608 |
COMOROS AWAITS AU DECISION ON MILITARY OPTIONS [...] (U) With "President" Bacar of Anjouan refusing to hold new island presidential elections sanctioned by the international community, South Africa is reportedly organizing an urgent meeting of regional foreign ministries and an official from the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council June [...] |
2007-06-18 13:27:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO615 |
AFRICAN UNION CHALLENGES BACAR IN THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An African Union (AU) ultimatum and ministerial delegation to the Union of the Comoros is applying pressure on renegade Anjouan island "President" Mohamed Bacar. All three islands of the Union are calm, awaiting Bacar's response to the AU. Rumors abound from Anjouan that Bacar [...] |
2007-06-21 09:36:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC AU CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO636 |
COMOROS ELECTIONS: TWO OUT OF THREE SUCCEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Island elections in Grande Comore and Moheli successfully completed their second rounds June 24. Embassy observers found the election in Grande Comore to be transparent and well-organized. Tensions are high between the Union government, African Union (AU), and other internatio [...] |
2007-06-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AU CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO642 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT SEEKS U.S. POLITICAL SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a letter to President Bush (full translation in paragraph two), Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, seeks U.S. support urging an African Union (AU) decision to take robust action against Comoran warlord Mohamed Bacar. Sambi expresses his disappointmen [...] |
2007-06-29 11:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU EAID PHUM PINR ASEC MOPS CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO681 |
COMORANS HOLD BREATH WAITING FOR ANJOUAN ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Delegates of the Government of the Union of the Comoros as well as those sent by renegade Anjouan Island warlord Mohamed Bacar met under African Union auspices July 8 and 9 in Pretoria to seek a solution to their inter-island impasse. Rather than holding a negotiation between [...] |
2007-07-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC AU CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO685 |
COMOROS STABILITY IMPROVING ON TWO ISLANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Compared to their predecessors, the newly installed island presidents on both Grande Comore and Moheli appear more conciliatory and more willing to work constructively with the Government of the Union of the Comoros. As such, prospects for greater Union stability - [...] |
2007-07-12 13:20:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR ASEC AU CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO692 |
FRENCH VIEW OF THE COMOROS [...] (C) French Ambassador to the Comoros, Christian Job, met Charge July 9 in Moroni and provided an overview of French-Comoran relations. According to Job, from the French side the relationship is grounded in four facts. First, the shared history dating from 1841. Second, legitimate French in [...] |
2007-07-13 10:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | CN EAID FR PGOV PINR PREL |
| 07ANTANANARIVO702 |
MOHELI, THE FORGOTTEN COMORAN ISLAND [...] SUMMARY. There are four inhabited islands in the Comoran archipelago. France administers Mayotte. Of the other three, comprising the Union of the Comoros, two are of comparable size and population - Grande Comore being slightly larger than Anjouan. The third is Moheli, an environmental jew [...] |
2007-07-17 06:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV TBIO EAGR ECON PGOV CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO717 |
MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: SSH/DHRF SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's Special Self Help (SSH) and Democracy and Human Rights Funds (DHRF) provide direct, inexpensive, and meaningful assistance to projects throughout Madagascar and the Comoros. They generate tremendous positive publicity and good will for the United States. From women [...] |
2007-07-20 09:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KPAO MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO757 |
COMOROS, THE COUNTRY DEBT-RELIEF LEFT BEHIND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of the world's poorest Muslim democracies, the Union of the Comoros has a stock of debt equal to 70 percent of GDP. If not for an annual influx of over USD 12 million in remittances from Comorans living abroad, the tiny country of 700,000 mostly subsistence farmers would f [...] |
2007-07-30 11:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IBRD IMF ECON EAID PREL CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO760 |
MALAGASY AND COMORAN ATTENDEES PENDING FOR 62ND UNGA [...] As requested in reftel, the Government of Madagascar (GOM) will be unable to provide any information on the attendance of GOM officials at the 62nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) before the beginning of September. President Marc Ravalomanana and Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva are likely to atten [...] |
2007-07-31 09:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO761 |
MALAGASY AND COMORAN ATTENDEES PENDING FOR 62ND UNGA [...] Per reftel, the Government of Madagascar (GOM) will be unable to provide any information on the attendance of GOM officials or their spouses at the 62nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) before the beginning of September. President Marc Ravalomanana is likely to attend again this year pending the ou [...] |
2007-07-31 09:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO77 |
COMOROS PRESIDENT WELCOMES U.S. COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of the Union of the Comoros, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, met with the Ambassador January 18 and with Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter January 19 on the margins of the investiture of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana (Ref A). Sambi reaffirmed his desire for as [...] |
2007-01-23 13:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PREL PMIL PINR EFIN PGOV PTER EAID KISL CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO779 |
BACAR'S DEFIANCE LEAVES AU FEW OPTIONS IN THE COMOROS [...] (U) Little has changed in the Union of the Comoros in recent days (reftels). African Union (AU) Envoy Francisco Madeira again threatened Anjouan island renegade, Mohamed Bacar, and again offered an ultimatum. In a press statement July 28, Madeira said, "Bacar's boat is sinking and anyone lef [...] |
2007-08-02 12:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO815 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT CONSIDERING MILITARY OPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Comoran President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi wants the AU to take control of Anjouan by force to allow free elections there, and he believes this could be done without bloodshed. However, he will not wait indefinitely and has a plan for Union forces to take Anjouan - which he [...] |
2007-08-16 13:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU EAID PHUM PINR ASEC MOPS CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO816 |
CATHOLIC HOSPITAL IN COMOROS ATTACKED [...] In what appears to be a religiously motivated attack, unknown actors set off a petrol-bomb in a dispensary run by the Catholic relief agency Caritas in the village of Mbeni on the northeastern side of Grande Comore late August 12. No one was injured, but material damages included four burne [...] |
2007-08-20 05:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC SCUL CASC CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO823 |
MORE COMORANS DROWN ON FAILED CROSSING TO MAYOTTE [...] (U) Seventeen illegal immigrants reportedly drowned August 13 when their boat capsized while trying to evade the French Coast Guard as they tried to cross from the Union of the Comoros island of Anjouan to the nearby French territory of Mayotte. At least 30 people have died trying to make this [...] |
2007-08-20 05:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO835 |
UPDATE ON MALAGASY AND COMORAN ATTENDEES FOR 62ND UNGA [...] The Government of Madagascar and the Government of the Comoros provided the following information on the attendance of their officials at the 62ND UN General Assembly (UNGA). Post is providing the information in the format requested in ref A. 2. The delegation from Madagascar will be compr [...] |
2007-08-22 12:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO853 |
COMORAN FM JAFFAR REITERATES PRO-AMERICAN STANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Ahmed Said Ben Jaffar welcomed the Ambassador to the region, encouraging him to visit the Comoros to deliver credentials and see the country at the first opportunity. Jaffar expressed frustration that the African Union (AU) had not upheld commitments with regar [...] |
2007-08-27 11:18:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO870 |
UPDATE ON ADDITONAL COMORAN ATTENDEES FOR 62ND UNGA [...] The Government of the Comoros provided the following additional information on the attendance of their officials at the 62ND UN General Assembly (UNGA). Post is providing the information in the format requested in ref C. 2. Additions to the delegation from the Union of the Comoros: -- M [...] |
2007-08-29 07:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO88 |
AU CHAIRMANSHIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MADAGASCAR [...] (U) Madagascar: Madagascar's Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva had already departed the country when reftel demarche was received. After repeated attempts to reach him abroad, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) who promised [...] |
2007-01-26 10:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AU SU CN MA |
| 07ANTANANARIVO919 |
ANTANANARIVO'S INPUT TO THE PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to respond to Reftel with the following brief summary of Post's programs and activities to promote human rights and protect human rights defenders. END SUMMARY. Promoting Human Rights and Protecting Human Rights Defenders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...] |
2007-09-12 10:53:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO930 |
ANTANANARIVO UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION [...] Post submits current contact information as requested in reftel for leadership at Post and for key host government officials. 2. Mission contact information: Country Code (Madagascar): +261 Country Code (Comoros): +269 IVG Access Code: 590 24 hour Switchboard: 20 22-212-57/58/59; 20 [...] |
2007-09-17 08:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PGOV MA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO933 |
AU SANCTIONS NEXT IN THE COMOROS IMPASSE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros (GOC) is expecting the African Union (AU) to apply concrete measures against rebel Anjouan warlord Col. Mohamed Bacar when its Foreign Ministers meet September 18 in Cape Town. Privately, we have heard the next step is likely to be sanct [...] |
2007-09-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CN AU MO |
| 07ANTANANARIVO935 |
COMOROS: PRESIDENT APPEALS TO U.S. WHILE HOPING [...] (C) Summary: With virtually his whole country's progress and prospects held hostage over the continuing impasse in Anjouan (reftel), Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi nonetheless projected an air of friendly calm in his first meeting with Ambassador Marquardt on September [...] |
2007-09-18 09:36:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CN AU MO |
| 07ANTANANARIVO955 |
FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR PRESIDENT SAMBI TO THE 62ND [...] Post has been advised by the Government of the Union of the Comoros of the following flight itinerary for President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi and delegation to New York for the 62ND UNGA. All times are local. THU SPT 20 Depart Moroni 14:55 Kenya Air 455 Arrive Na [...] |
2007-09-19 06:27:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA CN |
| 07ANTANANARIVO998 |
LUKEWARM COMORAN REACTION TO LATEST AU MEETING [...] (U) Six "concerned" African Foreign Ministers met in Cape Town September 18 to discuss the ongoing de facto secession in Anjouan, Union of the Comoros. This Ministerial Council adopted the recommendations of an experts group that met in Addis Ababa September 4. While the declaration calls fo [...] |
2007-10-01 03:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN |
| 07BEIJING5266 |
AUSTRALIA-CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: HEATED [...] (C) Australian Embassy Human Rights Officer Aviva Gulley described the July 30 Australia-China Human Rights dialogue as a mostly cordial exchange during which the Chinese side gave little ground and stuck to boilerplate responses. The Chinese delegation leader, Assistant Foreign Minister He Y [...] |
2007-08-10 09:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV CN AS |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1409 |
ST LUCIA: JOHN COMPTON'S DAUGHTER LIKELY TO WIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jeanine Compton-Rambally, daughter of former prime minister Sir John Compton, will likely win an upcoming by-election for the seat left vacant by her father's death. Although unlikely, the opposition could narrowly win the seat if the participation of two independent candidates sp [...] |
2007-11-08 16:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CN TW ST XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1562 |
DOMINICA: TRAFFICKING VICTIMS LIKELY EXIST, BUT NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff hosted a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons, pulling together representatives from key government offices and NGOs. The discussion showed that, although many officials believe trafficking victims might exist among commercial sex workers, Chinese laborers, an [...] |
2007-12-21 19:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PHUM PGOV ELBA CN DR ST XL |
| 07CAIRO1353 |
ARAB LEAGUE MEDIATING IN THE COMOROS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-09 07:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR ARABL CN EG |
| 07CAIRO1519 |
ARAB LEAGUE READOUT OF COMOROS NEGOTIATIONS [...] AFRICAN AFFAIRS SAMIR HOSNI GAVE POLOFF A READOUT ON HIS MAY 8 - 11 TRIP TO THE COMOROS, ONE OF THE LEAGUE'S 22 MEMBER STATES, TO MEDIATE THE CONFLICT THERE. HOSNI SAID THAT HE AND AFRICAN UNION ENVOY MANDELA NEGOTIATED THE AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH ISLAND PRESIDENT BACAR STEPPED DOWN FROM OFFICE [...] |
2007-05-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR ARABL CN EG |
| 07CAPETOWN253 |
CHINESE TEXTILE QUOTA A BUST? [...] (U) Summary. South Africa's two-year "emergency" quota on Chinese textile and clothing imports was implemented in January 2007 to fend off a flood of inexpensive, low-quality Chinese imports that had battered the local clothing and textile industry (reftel). According to import data, indust [...] |
2007-10-03 14:37:00 | Consulate Cape Town | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD CN SF |
| 07CHENNAI187 |
INDIA'S SECURITY CONCERNS OVER CHINESE BIDDER FORCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The leftist government in the southeastern Indian state of Kerala has been forced to rebid a $1 billion port project due to the Government of India's refusal - over security concerns - to authorize the participation of two Chinese corporations in the winning proposal. Kerala off [...] |
2007-03-10 11:23:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EWWT PGOV IN CN |
| 07CHENNAI214 |
CHINDIA: TALES OF SYNERGY PREMATURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January swing through India's high-tech heartland, including Hyderabad and Bangalore, visiting Washington-based econoffs met with India's leading software firms and discussed the challenges these firms face in the China market. Most felt that the media hype about "Chind [...] |
2007-03-20 11:37:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD IN CN |
| 07CHENNAI223 |
CHINDIA: TALES OF SYNERGY PREMATURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January swing through India's high-tech heartland, including Hyderabad and Bangalore, visiting Washington-based econoffs met with India's leading software firms and discussed the challenges these firms face in the China market. Most felt that the media hype about "Chind [...] |
2007-03-22 08:28:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD IN CN |
| 07CHENNAI224 |
INDIA'S SECURITY CONCERNS OVER CHINESE BIDDER FORCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The leftist government in the southeastern Indian state of Kerala has been forced to rebid a $1 billion port project due to the Government of India's refusal - over security concerns - to authorize the participation of two Chinese corporations in the winning proposal. Kerala off [...] |
2007-03-22 08:36:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EWWT PGOV IN CN |
| 07DAKAR1153 |
SENEGAL PLANNING TO SEND PEACEKEEPERS TO COMOROS [...] (C) On May 25, Ambassador Oumar Demba Ba, one of President Wade's Diplomatic Advisors, told DCM that Senegal has decided to contribute to an African Union peacekeeping force in the Comoros. The size, timing and logistics involved in this seventh ongoing peacekeeping mission have not been det [...] |
2007-05-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KPKO CN SG |
| 07DARESSALAAM892 |
TANZANIA: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | TZ AG AL CD CE CN DJ EG ER ET EZ HE ID |
| 07GUANGZHOU1214 |
(C) Visit of Comoran President Draws PLA Officers [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (C) At least one People's Liberation Army (PLA) general from the Lanzhou Military Region attended the meeting between Union of Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi and Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua i [...] |
2007-11-14 06:25:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH CN |
| 07HANOI1283 |
VIETNAM MFA DISPUTES DETAILS OF ARTICLE ON CLASH [...] (U) A July 19 Straits Times article reported that a group of Vietnamese boats fishing in waters near the Spratlys came "under fire" from Chinese naval vessels on July 9. According to the article Vietnamese "military sources" reported that one fishermen was killed and several others were injure [...] |
2007-07-20 17:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR PREL VM CN |
| 07HANOI1454 |
ARRIVAL OF PETROVIETNAM LETTER ADVISING TRANSOCEAN TO CEASE [...] (SBU) On August 8, Dr. Tran Ngoc Canh, President and CEO of Petrovietnam, sent a letter to executives of the U.S. oil company, Transocean, advising Transocean to cease exploration drilling activities in block 2/4 in the South China Sea (reftel). Petrovietnam addressed the letter to Mr. J. Micha [...] |
2007-08-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV EPET MARR PREL CN VM |
| 07HANOI1653 |
CODEL CHAMBLISS ENGAGES VIETNAM'S LEADERSHIP, [...] (C) A bipartisan United States Senate delegation led by Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia held meetings in Hanoi August 29 with senior GVN leaders, including SRV President Nguyen Minh Triet, the Vice-Chairman of Vietnam's parliament, and Vice-Ministers of Defense and Public Security. The me [...] |
2007-09-14 17:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | CN OREP OVIP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM |
| 07HANOI1675 |
ARRIVAL OF CHINA LETTER ADVISING POGO OIL TO CEASE [...] (SBU) On September 8, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston sent a letter to the U.S. oil firm, Pogo Producing Company advising Pogo to cease exploration drilling activities in Block 124 in the South China Sea. The Block 124 lies along Vietnam's south central coast [...] |
2007-09-19 17:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CN ECON EINV ENRG EPET MARR PREL VM |
| 07JAKARTA2191 |
VIETNAMESE PM'S TRIP FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's August 8 visit to Indonesia generated positive rhetoric about Indonesia-Vietnam relations. The visit also produced a number of economic cooperation agreements. Some Indonesians look to Vietnam as a potential strategic partner, especia [...] |
2007-08-10 10:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ID VN CN |
| 07LUSAKA1319 |
LUSAKA UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION [...] Post submits current contact information as requested in reftel for leadership at Post and for key host government officials. 2. Mission contact information: Country Code Lusaka: 260 IVG Access Code: 852 POST1: 260(21)-125-0955 Ext. 2221 Reception Fax: 21252-225(mailroom) Cons [...] |
2007-12-06 05:25:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PGOV MA CN |
| 07MAPUTO1443 |
CHINESE AMBASSADOR PRIORITIZES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 27 meeting with the Charge, Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Tiang Uang Seng said that China's goal in Mozambique is the reduction of poverty through efforts focused on agricultural assistance and health care. Ambassador Tiang showed particular interest in AFRICOM, [...] |
2007-12-06 11:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID CN MZ |
| 07MAPUTO1469 |
INDIA HOPING TO "CHECKMATE CHINA" IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge recently paid a courtesy call on the India's High Commissioner to Mozambique, Rajinder Bhagat. The High Commissioner related his country's primary interests in Mozambique, focusing on commercial sector development, agricultural development, and coal mining, while rec [...] |
2007-12-17 12:19:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN KDEM PGOV PREL IN MZ CN |
| 07MAPUTO1471 |
INDIA HOPING TO "CHECKMATE CHINA" IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge recently paid a courtesy call on the India's High Commissioner to Mozambique, Rajinder Bhagat. The High Commissioner related his country's primary interests in Mozambique, focusing on commercial sector development, agricultural development, and coal mining, while rec [...] |
2007-12-17 14:12:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN KDEM PGOV PREL IN MZ CN |
| 07MEXICO1484 |
LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE [...] WTO Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations and the stake that Mexico and other developing economies have in its successful conclusion. Lamy said the three main challenges are getting the U.S. to offer [...] |
2007-03-26 18:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN |
| 07MEXICO3499 |
POST CONCURRENCE WITH FY07 SECTION 1206 FUNDING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-03 18:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS AG AL CD CE CN DJ EG ER ET EZ HR ID |
| 07PARIS1892 |
COMOROS: FRANCE SHARES U.S. ASSESSMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF DAS-equivalent Jean-Claude Brunet on May 10 said that France shared USG views (refs A and B) on the current situation in the Comoros. The situation had calmed in the past few days, but much depended on how President Sambi now responded to Anjouan "President" Bacar's con [...] |
2007-05-14 08:58:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN FR |
| 07PARIS3363 |
COMOROS: FRENCH MFA SEES NO EASY SOLUTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Comoros Desk Officer Stephane Le Brech said on August 7 that there appeared to be no ready solution to the current crisis in the Comoros, because of Anjouan "President" Bacar's intransigence and the improbability of any military solution to the impasse. Le Brech said that t [...] |
2007-08-10 10:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN FR |
| 07PRETORIA1535 |
SOUTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE LIMITED AID FOR COMOROS [...] (C) The Government of South Africa (SAG) will provide assistance for the upcoming Union of the Comoros Presidential election. Acting under an AU mandate, the SAG will deploy a small number of troops and/or police to train Comoran security personnel, an election observation team, and limited a [...] |
2007-05-03 08:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KDEM SF CN |
| 07PRETORIA2247 |
FORMIN DLAMINI-ZUMA TO LEAD AU MISSION TO COMOROS [...] (C) ForMin Nkozasana Dlamini-Zuma will lead an African Union delegation to the Comoros June 23-24, 2007, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Director Graham Maitland (protect). The Dlamini-Zuma trip follows the AU Ministerial Committee of the Countries of the Region on the Comoros, held [...] |
2007-06-21 14:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM CN SF |
| 07PRETORIA2402 |
SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST COMOROS TALKS [...] (C) South Africa will host AU-sponsored talks on the political crisis in Comoros July 7-9 in Pretoria, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Director Graham Maitland (protect). (NOTE: South African ForMin Dlamini-Zuma is Chair of the "African Union Ministerial Committee of Countries of t [...] |
2007-07-06 15:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM CN SF |
| 07PRETORIA2470 |
AU WAITING FOR COMORAN RESPONSE TO PEACE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Anjouan "President" Bacar is unlikely to accept the AU proposal to resolve the political crisis in Comoros, speculated DFA official Graham Maitland (protect). The AU plan, presented at the July 8-9 Pretoria talks, calls for new elections on Anjouan by mid-August, AU security for [...] |
2007-07-16 10:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM CN SF |
| 07PRETORIA4227 |
DFA OFFICIAL CALLS FOR DIALOGUE IN COMOROS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The AU sanctions against the Comoran island of Anjouan are beginning to create a "certain amount of nervousness" on Anjouan and thus some momentum for negotiations, according to DFA Director Maitland. The AU Commission is planning a roundtable discussion on Comoros o/a January 2 [...] |
2007-12-20 12:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS SF SO CN AU |
| 07QUITO2556 |
THE MANTA PORT, ECUADOR'S POSSIBLE LINK TO ASQAND BRAZIL [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Port Holdings, now a year into its concession agreement, has ambitious plans to turn Manta, Ecuador's second (but only natural deep-sea) port, into a world-class seaport. The port is a key element in the GOE's plans to build a Manta-Manaus [...] |
2007-11-28 10:58:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ELTN EAIR PREL MARR MOPS PGOV EC CN |
| 07QUITO2616 |
ECUADOR: CHINESE DIPLOMAT ON CORREA'S TRIP TO CHINA [...] (S) Summary. Political and Economic officers met with two diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Quito on December 3 to discuss President Correa's visit to China on November 20-25, 2007. The GOE sent a large delegation to China and signed 14 agreements to promote cooperation in energy, educat [...] |
2007-12-10 17:05:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL ETRD EAIR EPET MARR EC CN |
| 07SINGAPORE812 |
STEEL PLATES: GOS UPDATES SHIPPING INFORMATION [...] (SBU) MFA on April 25 informed us of changes to the shipping information provided reftel. 2. (S) The new information is: Vessel name: Feng Yun He Permit no.: XO7D100116 House B/L: E2007/04/43611 Voyage: 118E ETD Singapore: 26 April 2007 ETA Shanghai: 09 May 2007 HERBOLD [...] |
2007-04-25 08:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL ETTC MCTRE IR CN SN |
| 07TAIPEI550 |
CWC-RESTRICTED CHEMICALS IN TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: As reported ref A, China is now Taiwan's sole acknowledged source of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)-restricted schedule two (S2) chemical imports. This contributes to a significant gap in CWC controls and is contrary to U.S. interests because: 1) Taiwan's trade, production, a [...] |
2007-03-09 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CN CW ETTC KNNP PARM TW |
| 07TAIPEI734 |
(S) EFFORT TO SUPPLY IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM: A [...] (S) AIT delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Bureau of Foreign Trade Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su (Wu-hwa) on March 30. Su emphasized his desire to help and said he would certainly investigate the case further. He then gave an analysis of what he thought was likely going on: [...] |
2007-03-30 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC TW IR GM CN |
| 07TAIPEI78 |
CROSS-STRAIT TRADE IN RESTRICTED CHEMICALS [...] (S) Summary: During the January 8 meeting reported ref A, the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) also provided AIT Econ with details and documents related to Taiwan's ongoing trade with the PRC in Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)-restricted [...] |
2007-01-11 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CN CW ETTC KNNP PARM TW |
| 08ALGIERS1282 |
UNDER THE TLEMCEN SUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A fertile farming region that is home to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and a disproportionate number of his ministers and advisers, the western wilaya (province) of Tlemcen appears at first glance to be a step ahead of other Algerian cities in reviving its economy and education [...] |
2008-12-09 12:59:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAGR MO CN AG |
| 08ANTANANARIVO136 |
KUWAIT FM IN COMOROS TO DISCUSS INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY: Kuwait's Foreign Minister visited the Union of the Comoros February 16-17 to meet Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and to discuss Kuwaiti investments. END SUMMARY. 2. Mohamed Mohamed Al-Sharji, Kuwait's Ambassador in Cairo accredited to the Comoros, told EmbOff that Kuwaiti [...] |
2008-02-19 10:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EINV EAID KU CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO137 |
COMOROS WAITS FOR ZUMA; ASSEMBLES HELICOPTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros and the Moroni diplomatic corps await South African (RSA) Foreign Minister Dlamini-Zuma's decision regarding when an international delegation might deliver an ultimatum to renegade Colonel Mohamed Bacar of Anjouan. The Union has obtai [...] |
2008-02-19 11:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO138 |
PROPOSED U.S. STATEMENT ON COMOROS [...] (SBU) As noted Reftel, the French Government has issued a strong statement of support for the Union of the Comoros and a condemnation of the illegitimate authorities governing the island of Anjouan. A rough translation follows in Paragraph Two. This comes in advance of French (and U.S.) part [...] |
2008-02-19 12:42:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC FR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO157 |
Mission to Anjouan - Bacar Still Intransigent [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anjouan renegade Colonel Mohamed Bacar remained intransigent before an international delegation delivering an ultimatum February 27. The delegation later informed Union President Ahmed Sambi who was unsurprised, disappointed, and intent on a military solution to restore the [...] |
2008-02-28 08:23:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO159 |
COMOROS 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately two hours preparing this report [...] |
2008-02-29 10:27:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO179 |
ISLANDS TENSELY AWAIT MILITARY ACTION [...] (U) The three islands in the Union of the Comoros tensely await impending military action. African Union (AU) Representative Mourad Taiati told international reporters in Moroni on March 4 that, "Today, everyone has taken our [AU] position. [Mohamed Bacar] is isolated and the military operati [...] |
2008-03-06 14:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO181 |
MADAGASCAR/COMOROS RESPONSE RE FISCAL [...] (SBU) Post replies to Reftel questions below for Madagascar: Madagascar - - - - - - - - - - A. Host country's budget is made public. B. Budget is made public via publication. C. Revenues and expenditures: The GOM has worked at length with the World Bank and other donors to imp [...] |
2008-03-07 09:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL MA CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO192 |
Comoros: Colonel Bacar Letter to Secretary Rice [...] (SBU) In an apparent response to the Ambassador's March 7 op-ed in the Comoran media endorsing Union and African Union actions, Anjouan's Colonel Bacar sent Post a letter for Secretary Rice on March 11. In it, Bacar repeats the same legal-constitutional arguments he made during 2007 in Cape T [...] |
2008-03-12 09:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO195 |
Why We Should Help the Comoros with Maritime Logistical [...] (SBU) As I write this, AU troops from Tanzania and Senegal, and perhaps also Sudan and Libya, are arriving in Moroni, on Grande Comore Island, by various means. According to the Union government, over 1,000 foreign troops are expected to come augment their own "Army of National Development" [...] |
2008-03-13 09:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO200 |
Comorans Describe Transport Needs; Op Plan Pending [...] (SBU) Union of the Comoros Defense Minister Dossar sent the Ambassador March 13 a two-page fax outlining "characteristics of the boat needed" to support the combined Comoran/AU military action against Anjouan (complete translation below). While helpful, this is clearly insufficient detail and [...] |
2008-03-13 13:23:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO212 |
"RAIDS" ESCALATE TO ARMED CONFLICT ON ANJOUAN [...] (SBU) Contacts in the Comoros report a Union Army (AND) "raid" on Anjouan beginning March 15 has turned into a series of battles. Having reportedly freed eight prisoners and taken two minor casualties, part of the AND landing force returned to its staging point in Moheli. However, a small AND [...] |
2008-03-17 14:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO228 |
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON ANJOUAN [...] (SBU) Actions Requested: Post recommends the Department issue a statement setting the record straight on the Anjouan problem in the Comoros. Suggested points in para 4. Post also recommends the Department pursue efforts to support Comoros' request that the UN Security Council not take up th [...] |
2008-03-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO230 |
FORMER COMORAN PRESIDENT AZALI POSITIONS HIMSELF [...] (SBU) With increasing political and military activity in the Union of the Comoros (REFTEL), former Union President Assoumani Azali has stepped up his communication with Embassy Antananarivo. The latest was a statement from his political party, the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC) [...] |
2008-03-20 12:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO235 |
OPERATION TO TAKE BACK ANJOUAN MEETS LITTLE RESISTANCE [...] (SBU) Post has confirmed a force composed of Union Army soldiers and 80 to 100 Tanzanian soldiers under the African Union (AU) aegis landed on the Comoran island of Anjouan overnight from March 24 to 25 to take back the island from recalcitrant leader Colonel Mohamed Bacar. The assault began a [...] |
2008-03-25 09:34:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO242 |
ANJOUAN CALM, FRENCH IN HOT WATER IN MORONI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anjouan remains calm following Union of the Comoros and African Union deployment to the island with no resistance from Colonel Bacar's forces (REFTEL). Union Vice President Ikililou will lead an interim island government in Anjouan until elections can be held. Rumors continue [...] |
2008-03-27 10:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO25 |
PRESIDENT SAMBI DETERMINED TO LIBERATE ANJOUAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer,s first visit to the Union of the Comoros (septel), Ambassador Marquardt held a number of meetings with President Sambi, high-level Union Government officials, and members of the international community to discuss the possibility of a [...] |
2008-01-14 15:49:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MOPS CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO257 |
COMOROS QUIET BUT TENSE AS IT PONDERS NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the swearing in of the Interim President of Anjouan (reftel), African Union (AU) and Union Army troops remain on alert against potential violence on the island of Anjouan. The mood in the Comoros is quiet but tense as people await France's decision regarding the legal [...] |
2008-04-03 14:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO277 |
LETTER TO POTUS FROM COMORAN PRESIDENT - APRIL 7 [...] (U) Paragraph Two contains an informal Embassy translation of a letter in French from Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, for President George Bush. It was delivered via faxed copy of a Diplomatic Note dated April 7, 2008. A scanned copy of the French original [...] |
2008-04-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SOCI OPDC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO286 |
LETTER TO POTUS FROM COMORAN PRESIDENT - APRIL 10 [...] (U) Paragraph Two contains an informal translation of this week's second letter in French from Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, for President George Bush. Reftel contains the text of the first letter. It was delivered via faxed copy of a Diplomatic Note dat [...] |
2008-04-11 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SOCI OPDC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO31 |
COLONEL BACAR CRACKS DOWN ON ANJOUAN RESIDENTS [...] (U) Tension continues to escalate throughout the Union of the Comoros. With the possibility of a Union Army landing to take back Anjouan growing every day (refs), Colonel Mohamed Bacar is consolidating his control over the island. He is reportedly positioning his forces at the hospital in the [...] |
2008-01-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO319 |
COMORAN FOREIGN MINISTER INTERVIEWED IN REUNION [...] (U) In a televised interview during a visit to Reunion on March 22, Comoran Foreign Minister Ahmed Jaffar declared that deposed Anjouan leader Mohamed Bacar "should face the justice system in his country [the Union of the Comoros] to respond for his actions on the charges levied against him and [...] |
2008-04-24 13:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO39 |
MALAGASY MFA VIEWS ON COMORAN IMPASSE [...] (SBU) Malagasy Foreign Affairs Secretary General Mboara Andriarimanana and Cabinet Director Michel Martin Rajoelina shared their views on the current Comoros impasse with the Ambassador January 16. Both were very well "read-in" on the Comoran state of play, having followed reports from the Ma [...] |
2008-01-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID MOPS PINR CN MA |
| 08ANTANANARIVO399 |
GOODS PRODUCED BY CHILD LABOR IN MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] (U) Per REF A, Post provides the following information regarding the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in Madagascar and the Comoros. MADAGASCAR - - - - - - 2. (SBU) Post has previously reported on cases of child labor, mostly within the family unit, in the sapphire mine [...] |
2008-06-03 15:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM GTIP SMIG ELAB MA CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO4 |
DUELING NEW YEARS ADDRESSES IN COMOROS [...] (U) In his annual New Year's Eve speech addressing the nation, Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi called the crisis on Anjouan one of the defining events of 2007. However, he reassured the people, "the liberation of Anjouan" is due in early 2008; his next speech will announce the day the Nat [...] |
2008-01-03 13:42:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO40 |
COMOROS REQUESTS FOLLOW-UP ON BILATERAL TALK REQUESTS [...] (U) Ambassador Marquardt met with Acting Foreign Minister Mourad Said Ibrahim January 11 for a review of bilateral relations in the wake of A/S Frazer's visit, which had focused on the Anjouan crisis (REF A). After reaffirming the mutual hope that USG involvement will assist in resolving that [...] |
2008-01-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO439 |
ANJOUAN ISLAND ELECTIONS CALM, RUNOFF SCHEDULED [...] (U) Official results from the Anjouan island presidential elections released by the Constitutional Court (CC) on June 18 show candidates Mohamed Djaanfari and Moussa Toybou well ahead of the other three candidates. Djaanfari won 44.18 percent of the vote, while Toybou came in a close second w [...] |
2008-06-19 14:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO443 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT VISITS IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and a high-ranking political and economic Comoran delegation arrived in Tehran for a three-day visit that included meetings with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Foreign Minis [...] |
2008-06-20 10:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID IR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO499 |
COMOROS RESHUFFLE PORTENDS FEW CHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 10, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi reshuffled his cabinet with only minor changes. Main embassy interlocutors remained largely the same, with the exception of Abdourahim Bacar, who was downgraded from Minister of Education to Minister of Post and Te [...] |
2008-07-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO523 |
COMOROS REJECTS CITIZENSHIP BILL FOR STATELESS ARABS [...] (U) The Union of the Comoros' Parliament recently rejected a bill that would confer Comoran citizenship on people in exchange for financial investment in the real estate market. According to Comoran Vice President Idi Nadhoim, in 1997 the Kuwaiti Government approached the Comoros with a propos [...] |
2008-07-29 09:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO531 |
COMORANS PROTEST ACUTE FUEL SHORTAGE [...] (U) Hundreds of Comorans took to the streets of Moroni this week to protest acute fuel shortages. The demonstrators, many of them taxi drivers, remained peaceful and carried banners critical of President Sambi. 2. (SBU) EmbOffs (who visited the Comoros July 23-30) found fuel virtually un [...] |
2008-07-30 13:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO539 |
PRESIDENT SAMBI'S CAR STONED IN ANJOUAN [...] (SBU) Police contacts reported Comoran President Ahmed Sambi's car was stoned by angry protestors in Anjouan August 1. Presidential security forces fired in the air to disperse the crowds, who were venting their frustration with acute fuel shortages (Reftel). 2. (SBU) An Embassy NGO conta [...] |
2008-08-05 09:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO572 |
Fatigued Comorans Anxious About Ramadan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fuel stocks are dwindling without another shipment confirmed, leading Comorans to fear Ramadan celebrations will be affected. President Sambi's popularity remains low and is not helped by his frequent absences. In this context, the GOC will convene a planning meeting August 2 [...] |
2008-08-26 07:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL ENRG ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO591 |
Comoran Dialogue Process Stumbles Out Of The Gate [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a week of intense negotiations with Union of the Comoros officials and other stakeholders, African Union Special Envoy Madeira succeeded September 1 in achieving an agreement in principle for modalities to set up a preparatory committee for the long-awaited Inter-Como [...] |
2008-09-03 08:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN PGOV |
| 08ANTANANARIVO606 |
Comorans Disagree On How (And If) To Talk [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After two weeks of intense mediation efforts by African Union Special Envoy Madeira, the Comorans are scarcely closer to sitting down to plan for inter-island talks. President Sambi showed his cards September 5, indicating to diplomats he will hold a referendum to "fix institu [...] |
2008-09-08 07:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO620 |
Comoran Dialogue Depends on Sambi's Leadership [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on President Sambi to take leadership and reach out to the opposition to make progress toward the pending "Inter-Comoran Dialogue". In bilateral discussions and in joint meetings with international community colleagues, the Ambassador encouraged Union and [...] |
2008-09-15 14:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO67 |
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TOP COMORAN ECONOMIC PRIORITY [...] This is an Action Request; see Paragraph Five. 2. SUMMARY: In a January 11 letter to Secretary Rice, Comoran Vice President Idi Nadhoim officially requested U.S. government financial assistance to assess geothermal energy potential in the Comoros. Echoing President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi's r [...] |
2008-01-28 13:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV PREL EAID ENRG CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO683 |
Comoran Dialogue Blocked, Referendum More Likely [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sambi offered no assurances to the opposition in his Eid message, instead suggesting he will hold a referendum on the constitution. Opposition members declared October 5 that they opposed any revision of the constitution, rejected "dialogue" on Sambi's terms, and dem [...] |
2008-10-08 12:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO692 |
UNDP Comoros "Millennium Island" Project [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Comoros has a proposal for the island of Moheli (population 40,000) to be a UN "Millennium Village." By significantly increasing interventions and coordinating the efforts of all partners, the Millennium Village concept seeks t [...] |
2008-10-09 13:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PHUM CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO7 |
ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime occurs in Madagascar as it does in most major cities in the world. Over the past year, Antananarivo has seen its violent crime rate increase for the first time in several years. For the first time in over te [...] |
2008-01-07 13:36:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC MA CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO70 |
COMOROS AS VIEWED FROM MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate meetings January 23 with Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva, and January 24 with Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara, the Ambassador sought Malagasy views of the current crisis in the Comoros. Both expressed frustration at the ongoing instability in their neighbor an [...] |
2008-01-28 13:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS MA CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO716 |
French Update on Comoros-Mayotte Issue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France and the Comoros continue to address the Mayotte issue bilaterally, notwithstanding the Comoros' "symbolic" effort to raise the question at the UN General Assembly. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) French Ambassador to the Comoros Hallade told Comoros Officer October 24 that [...] |
2008-10-27 05:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PGOV CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO717 |
Anjouan Authorities Concerned About Security [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anjouan president Toybou fears former Bacar loyalists will take action once African Union forces withdraw from his island. He has asked the Union government to seek to extend the mandate of the Tanzanian forces and to train a new police force. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Anjou [...] |
2008-10-27 05:15:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO759 |
COMORAN PRESIDENT SAMBI'S IRAN TIES ARE UNPOPULAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Union of the Comoros President Sambi faces criticism at home for his efforts to enhance ties with Iran, mostly because moderate Sunni Comoros is wary of Shi'ism. Iran has opened a "foundation" office in Moroni to fund schools and an Iranian Red Crescent clinic. Most Comorans and [...] |
2008-11-12 09:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PTER CN IR |
| 08ANTANANARIVO778 |
SUBJECT: COMOROS POLITICAL FIGHT PUTS IMF DEAL IN JEOPARDY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO78 |
ANJOUAN'S COLONEL BACAR ON FRANCOPHONIE VISIT [...] (SBU) In a public announcement, Anjouan's renegade Colonel Bacar offered his spin on talks with La Francophonie Envoy Salifou January 23. Bacar said he held talks with Salifou on "the crisis born of the Union Government's arbitrary decision to postpone island elections in Anjouan and other [...] |
2008-01-30 12:37:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO804 |
AF/E Director Knight Visit to the Comoros [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AF/E Director Knight advocated for transparency and reconciliation with GOC interlocutors during his visit to the Comoros November 22-25. Director Knight also followed up on "Bilateral Commission" items from the September 18 meetings in Washington. END SUMMARY. Our Dreams [...] |
2008-12-04 08:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ASEC CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO809 |
Comoros National Assembly Passes (Sort Of) Economic [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The diplomatic corps was twice convoked December 3 for contradictory versions of recent events at the National Assembly on a vote for an "economic citizenship" law. First, National Assembly President Bounou and Grande Comore Island President Abdouwahabi (both opposition leaders [...] |
2008-12-05 06:47:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EINV PREL PGOV CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO821 |
Comoran President Sambi Popular and Assertive [...] SUMMARY: With life again relatively normal in the Comoros, President Sambi is riding a renewed tide of popularity; fuel and power supplies are adequate and the general mood is hopeful. The President remains committed to reconciliation and democracy, but his priority is economic development. [...] |
2008-12-10 07:37:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON CN |
| 08ANTANANARIVO835 |
Union of the Comoros Cabinet Reshuffle [...] (U) President Sambi announced a new cabinet December 12, reducing from 15 to 10 Union Ministers (including the two VPs who have ministerial portfolios), in line with IMF recommendations on the size of government. There are no new officials; all 10 were in the most recent cabinet. They took o [...] |
2008-12-15 10:36:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON CN |
| 08BAGHDAD1181 |
CHINESE EMBASSY READOUT ON ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: According to Chinese Embassy Economic and Trade Counselor Hu Yaowu in Baghdad, two Chinese-Iraqi energy projects, a 1,300 MW electric power plant and an oil field development project both located in Wasit Province, are on hold pending an improvement in security conditions. The Ch [...] |
2008-04-15 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PREL PINR CN IZ |
| 08BEIJING2185 |
PRE-NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST TO ADD AKAS TO 1267 COMMITTEE LIST [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-06 02:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CN EFIN KTFN PINR PK PREL PTER |
| 08BEIJING3575 |
CHINA-IRAQ OIL CONTRACT HIGHLIGHTS PRESSURES ON [...] (C) Summary. Iraq drove the terms of the oil service contract with China signed in August 2008, and China will probably move slowly in implementing the terms of the agreement, according to Chinese energy experts. CNPC signed a USD 3 billion oil service contract to develop the Al Ahdab oil fiel [...] |
2008-09-12 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG IZ CN |
| 08BEIJING3733 |
CHINA'S CNPC MANAGER COMMENTS ON OIL SERVICE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-26 01:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG IZ CN |
| 08BEIJING3782 |
China Probes Intensified Taiwan Economic Engagement [...] (C) Summary. Contacts from the public and private sectors and several academics at government-affiliated think tanks expressed optimism over the direction of cross-strait economic engagement, attributing warming ties to the election of Ma Ying-jeou in March and Taiwan's efforts to manage an ec [...] |
2008-09-29 09:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV CN TW |
| 08BEIJING4097 |
CHINA'S SINOPEC SAYS NO PROGRESS ON ENERGY DEALS [...] (C) Summary. A China Petroleum and Chemicals Corporation (SINOPEC) official stated that SINOPEC has not made any progress in its oil projects in Iran and that it must comply with guidance from the Chinese government and UN sanctions against Iran. A Chinese academic at an MFA affiliated think t [...] |
2008-10-30 03:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CN ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG IZ |
| 08BEIJING4121 |
ASEAN+3 NATIONS MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS ON CURRENCY [...] (U) Summary. Despite public announcements at the ASEM Summit of an $80 billion swap arrangement, ASEAN 3 nations were still discussing the multilateralization of currency swaps as part of the Chiang Mai initiative, and important elements are still unresolved. There is still no consensus on key [...] |
2008-11-04 06:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | CN ECON EFIN KR PREL JA |
| 08BEIJING4253 |
CHINA'S GROWING ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao,s November 16-20 visit to Latin America, which includes stops in Peru for the APEC summit, Costa Rica, and Cuba, is intended to strengthen China,s rapidly growing economic relations with the region, according to Embassy contacts. To spur further trade [...] |
2008-11-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | BR CN CS CU ECON ETRD MX PE PREL XM EINV |
| 08BEIJING4356 |
LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR CHINA-EU SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. EU and Chinese contacts expect little concrete progress from the December 1 China-EU Summit in Brussels, with no progress on the arms embargo or market economy status. Some minor agreements on IPR and food safety are anticipated, and the financial crisis will be addressed in a si [...] |
2008-11-28 02:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CN ECON ETRD EU PREL |
| 08BEIJING4631 |
Ruby Trade in China: Opaque at Best [...] (SBU) This is a preliminary response to REF A request for information on the ruby trade in China. SUMMARY: Burmese rubies apparently are entering China primarily via "walk across" trade at the Burma-China border as well as through other intermediaries, primarily Thailand. The ruby trade is [...] |
2008-12-22 23:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON EMIN PGOV PREL CN BM |
| 08BRIDGETOWN21 |
BARBADOS ELECTION UNPREDICTABLE TO THE END [...] (U) SUMMARY: With elections scheduled for January 15, the Barbados political landscape has heated up with accusations flying between the two main parties, the launch of their political manifestos, and the increased vigor of on-the-ground canvassing and media campaigning. Statistically, the op [...] |
2008-01-11 14:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CN TW BB XL |
| 08BRIDGETOWN346 |
ST. LUCIA: GOVERNMENT TEETERS ON THE BRINK OF [...] (C) St. Lucia's leadership crisis came to a head in late May as two ministers threatened to leave the governing party and serve as independents and others weighed their options. With the government facing the loss of its majority in parliament, Economic Planning Minister Ausbert d'Auvergne re [...] |
2008-05-29 18:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CN SL XL |
| 08COLOMBO534 |
MALDIVES HOSTS INDIAN OCEAN COUNTRIES FOR U.S. COAST [...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Government of Maldives hosted the "Partnering for a Safer Sea" conference May 19-22, at which Indian Ocean national and private maritime security and maritime industry stakeholders discussed regional security trends and issues. Offi [...] |
2008-06-03 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PREL PTER BG CN IN MA MP MU MV PK SL |
| 08DARESSALAAM142 |
TANZANIA SENDING MORE TROOPS TO COMOROS; NO DATE [...] (C) This message is based in part on reporting from the Defense Attache Office - DAO (Ref IIR). 2. (C) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche to the acting Deputy Director of Africa Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA), Ali Mwadini, who promised to repor [...] |
2008-02-29 03:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL MARR PGOV CN TZ |
| 08DARESSALAAM710 |
GUIDANCE REQUEST: TANZANIA REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE [...] In a recent meeting with DATT, Tanzanian People's Defense Forces (TPDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Shimbo requested U.S. assistance to redeploy 186 troops and equipment from Comoros to Tanzania, at an estimated cost of USD 158,000. Embassy supports this request and requests Department guidance (s [...] |
2008-10-16 16:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MOPS TZ CN |
| 08HANOI226 |
Baby Buying: Selling Infants to China Sparks Outrage; Some [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past week, major Vietnamese media outlets have highlighted the case of four individuals arrested for smuggling newborn infants to China, among other abuses related to trafficking in children. One was an investigative report on a local baby-selling ring in Ha Tay provinc [...] |
2008-02-26 10:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC CMGT KOCI VM CN |
| 08MANILA2605 |
Meeting in Manila on ASEAN+3 Crisis Fund [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 20 special meeting of ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank officials in Manila discussed a regional funding facility to help regional economies weather the global financial crisis. The meeting achieved consensus to expand the Chiang Mai Initiative rather than create a n [...] |
2008-11-26 05:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 08MANILA2725 |
Financial Crisis Impact on the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine GDP growth will slow, some jobs will disappear, and poverty will increase, but the global financial crisis will not create an economic or balance of payments crisis here (Ref A) in 2009. The business process outsourcing industry will continue its spectacular growth, [...] |
2008-12-15 09:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 08MOSCOW1490 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to A/S Christopher R. Hill, Special Assistant Christopher Klein, Director, Office of Korean Affairs Sung Y. Kim and Director, Chinese Affairs, National Security Council Paul T. Haenle the proposed visit to Moscow from May 29-31. 2. Control Of [...] |
2008-05-28 06:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS |
| 08MOSCOW26 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to A/S Christopher R. Hill, Special Assistant Christopher Klein, Director, Office of Korean Affairs Sung Y. Kim and Director, Chinese Affairs, National Security Council Paul T. Haenle the proposed visit to Moscow from January 11-12, 2008. 2. [...] |
2008-01-09 08:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN KS RS |
| 08PARIS308 |
COMOROS: FRANCE SUPPORTS MILITARY ACTION AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA officials told us on February 20 that France would support military action by the Union of the Comoros to take control of Anjouan from Colonel Mohamed Bacar, should Bacar not heed the counsel of the multinational mission preparing to meet with and deliver to him an u [...] |
2008-02-21 15:53:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CN FR |
| 08PARIS348 |
COMOROS: FRANCE TO ASSIST TANZANIA, NOT SENEGAL; [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, Beatrice Lederle (acting MFA Comoros desk officer) said on February 27 that France would provide transportation and logistical support to Tanzanian troops slated to participate in military operations against Colonel Bacar in Anjouan. She said that France wo [...] |
2008-02-27 15:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR CN FR |
| 08PARIS589 |
COMOROS: EXILE OR EXTRADITION FOR BACAR? [...] (C) MFA Comoros desk officer Jacques Biau on March 27 said that renegade Anjouan leader Colonel Bacar had requested political asylum in France. Comoros has also requested Bacar's extradition to stand trial. Biau said that Bacar fled Anjouan when it became apparent that Union of the Comoros [...] |
2008-03-28 14:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN FR |
| 08PARIS599 |
COMOROS/FRANCE: MARCH 31 UPDATE ON BACAR'S [...] (C) MFA Comoros desk officer Jacques Biau on March 31 provided an update on former Anjouan leader Col. Bacar. Biau reported that Bacar and his 22-member entourage were in French custody at an airbase in Reunion. Biau said that there were three separate but related legal proceedings in prog [...] |
2008-03-31 16:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN FR |
| 08PARIS898 |
COMOROS: BACAR DENIED ASYLUM, FRANCE SEEKS 3RD [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-09 15:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PHUM CN FR |
| 08PARIS899 |
COMOROS: BACAR DENIED ASYLUM, FRANCE SEEKS 3RD [...] (C) SUMMARY: France has denied political asylum to Colonel Mohamed Bacar, who fled to French territory in March after being driven from Anjouan in the Comoros. However, the GOF agency that ruled on his asylum request determined that he could neither stay in France nor be returned to the Co [...] |
2008-05-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PHUM CN FR |
| 08PRETORIA548 |
SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTS FINAL PEACE EFFORT IN COMOROS [...] (C) South Africa is involved in "one final effort" to resolve the Anjouan issue peacefully, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Chief Director Graham Maitland. Maitland confirmed to PolOff March 14 that South Africa had received a letter from Anjouan's Colonel Bacar promising to hold e [...] |
2008-03-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU SF CN FR |
| 08SEOUL1113 |
CANADIAN READOUT ON MAY 7-9 PYONGYANG MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun told a Canadian delegation on May 8 that the DPRK was expecting to move forward on denuclearization if the USG took appropriate actions and that relations with South Korea were "alarmingly strained," according to an official at the Canadian Embass [...] |
2008-06-02 06:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KN KS PGOV CN |
| 08SINGAPORE1296 |
SINGAPORE VIEWS ON THE RISE OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (C) This Cable is in response to reftel demarche requesting information on Asian reactions to the Rise of China. This entire message is classified Confidential. A) Assuming your host country's response to China is marked by both engagement and hedging, which do you see as predominant at pre [...] |
2008-12-12 09:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR MARR PGOV PREL SN CN |
| 08SINGAPORE1307 |
SINGAPORE VIEWS ON THE RISE OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (C) This Cable is in response to reftel demarche requesting information on Asian reactions to the Rise of China. This entire message is classified Confidential. A) Assuming your host country's response to China is marked by both engagement and hedging, which do you see as predominant at pres [...] |
2008-12-16 06:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR MARR PGOV PREL SN CN |
| 08STATE40151 |
SHIPMENTS OF STEEL MATERIALS FROM CHINESE COMPANY [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that in February 2008, the China Dandong Zhong Lian Petrochemical Limited Company was making arrangements to send two shipments of steel materials - suitable for [...] |
2008-04-16 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL KN KNNP CN |
| 08STATE44298 |
TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens about security issues in China and advises American citizens traveling or residing there to be alert to their surroundings and exercise caution at all times. This Travel Alert expires on October 31, 2008. 2. Any large-scale public event such as the [...] |
2008-04-25 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CN |
| 08STATE52036 |
TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] (U) This Travel Alert advises American citizens that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China's eastern Sichuan province on May 12. Due to rescue and relief operations, damage to infrastructure throughout the area, and the continuing potential for aftershocks, U.S. citizens are urged to defer [...] |
2008-05-15 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC CN |
| 08STATE55838 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Beijing and Moscow from May 27-31 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. Please arrange accommodations in Beijing and Moscow with beginning [...] |
2008-05-23 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS |
| 08STATE65280 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL AND [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Tokyo and Beijing from June 19-27 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. Please arrange accommodations in Tokyo and Beijing with beginning [...] |
2008-06-17 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS |
| 08STATE82014 |
PROPOSAL FOR 2008 NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (S/Rel China) Embassy is requested to advise appropriate PRC officials that Washington is prepared to conduct the next round of the U.S.-China Nonproliferation Dialogue to further advance the joint agenda we agreed upon at the successful Aug [...] |
2008-07-30 16:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KNNP CN PREL |
| 08STATE86578 |
TRAVEL ALERT - COMOROS [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to advise U.S. citizens traveling to the Union of the Comoros of the potential for demonstrations and civil unrest due to a severe fuel shortage across the nation. This Travel Alert expires October 12, 2008. 2. The Union of Comoros is continuing to experie [...] |
2008-08-12 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PREL CN |
| 08TAIPEI200 |
Taiwan Banks on Verge of Entering China Market [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) tells AIT that Taiwan is close to an agreement with Hong Kong and China to allow Taiwan banks to take minority stakes in Mainland China banks via their Hong Kong subsidiaries. The FSC says that Taiwan and Hong Kong authorities ar [...] |
2008-02-13 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON TW CN HK |
| 08TAIPEI732 |
MA YING-JEOU TO FOLLOW MORE PRAGMATIC FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou,s foreign policy will focus on Taiwan,s most important economic and security partners rather than continuing the diplomatic numbers game, according to National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary-General Ho Szu-yin. This more pragmatic approach to dip [...] |
2008-05-28 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV WHO CN TW |
| 08VIENTIANE241 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES FOOD SECURITY; CHINESE DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Topics at an April 10 Informal Quarterly Donors Meeting co-chaired by the Ambassador included food security in Laos, focusing on poor governmental policy choices in the often rice-deficient uplands areas, and the Chinese-financed development project at That Luang marsh (ref A). [...] |
2008-04-24 06:36:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EINV UN LA CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO10 |
PRESIDENT SAMBI ANNOUNCES WISH TO EXTEND MANDATE [...] (SBU) In a New Year's speech Comoran President Sambi expressed his intention to ask the electorate, by referendum, to extend his term in office by one year until 2011. The President stated he wants "twelve more months at the country's helm so that I can complete the projects I promised to un [...] |
2009-01-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO102 |
Comoran Dialogue Finished Before It Begins (Again) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: African Union Special Envoy Madeira obtained agreement early this month from all Comoran stakeholders to convene an Inter-Comoran Dialogue February 27 to March 4. A few days later, President Sambi announced a date for his constitutional referendum (March 22), at which point all [...] |
2009-02-17 04:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO107 |
Former Comoran President Azali Watching, Waiting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Comoran President Azali told Comoros Officer February 17 he is concerned about President Sambi's "dangerous and unconstitutional" actions. He believes Sambi cares too much about foreign friends (like Iran) and is losing touch with the Comoran people; especially Imams who [...] |
2009-02-19 09:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO114 |
COMOROS PURSUING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The Union of the Comoros Government (GOC) is actively pursuing geothermal energy options to tap into volcanic Mount Karthala's heat on the main island of Grande Comore. Given the high cost and unreliability of the MAMWE electric utility, the geothermal alternative has the potential t [...] |
2009-02-20 04:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAID PGOV CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO115 |
Comorans Rally Against Sambi [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dozens of opposition leaders, Imams, and elder leaders representing all three islands held a rally February 18 calling on the people to actively prevent President Sambi's constitutional referendum from taking place. They denounced the president as illegitimate and dangerous, vowi [...] |
2009-02-20 05:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO138 |
COMOROS WELCOMES IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMEDINEJAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of moderate Sunni Comorans saw no contradiction in turning out to enthusiastically welcome Shi'a Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, to the Comoros February 25. Comorans are pro-American, eagerly asking that we reopen our Embassy and Peace Corps program. After year [...] |
2009-02-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL PHUM EAID ECON CN IR PGOV PTER |
| 09ANTANANARIVO142 |
CHINESE MALARIAL RESEARCH IN MADAGASCAR AND [...] (U) Summary: Chinese researchers have targeted several small islands: Nosy Be, Madagascar and Moheli, Comoros, to conduct drug trials of a new treatment with the hopes of eradicating malaria. Because malaria is among the top three causes of death and disease, especially among young children, [...] |
2009-03-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO EAID CN MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO150 |
COMOROS AND IRAN: UN SANCTION BREAKING? [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of Iranian president Ahmedinejad's February 25 visit to the Comores (ref a), the French Ambassador in Moroni reported to Emboff that the GOC entered into bilateral military agreements with the GOI that may directly violate UNSCR and US laws (ref B). These agree [...] |
2009-03-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PARM PREL IR CN XA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO153 |
Inter-Comoran Dialogue Opens [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Union Vice President Idi Nadhoim, speaking on behalf of the Head of State, officially opened the Inter-Comoran Dialogue March 3. African Union Special Envoy Madeira hailed Comorans for their historic decision to meet in order to advance reconciliation. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU [...] |
2009-03-04 13:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO178 |
Inter-Comoran Dialogue Ends [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After five days of talks on the constitution, institutions, and governance, the Inter-Comoran Dialogue closed March 7. While the recommendations are not binding, an overwhelming majority of participants insisted that President Sambi not seek to extend his mandate in the upcomi [...] |
2009-03-14 08:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO19 |
Six Months Of Enhanced Engagement In The Comoros [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since July, 2008, Post has had a dedicated Comoros Officer spending three-quarters of his time on extended TDYs in the Comoros. This cable highlights the positive reaction from the Comoros and improved efforts to pursue Mission objectives. END SUMMARY. U.S. Presence "Promo [...] |
2009-01-09 11:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO198 |
France's Last African Colony Votes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The island of Mayotte, governed by France but claimed by the Union of the Comoros since independence in 1975, will vote March 29 in a "consultation" to become a French Overseas Department. Most observers expect the overwhelming majority of Maorais to vote in favor of becoming a [...] |
2009-03-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID CN FR |
| 09ANTANANARIVO2 |
Gulf Investment Group Influence In The Comoros [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks insight from the Department into the background of Comoro Gulf Holdings and its principal officers: Bashar Kiwan (French-Syrian), President; Ali Kazma, Vice President; Ahmed Jaroudi (Lebanese), Manager. END ACTION REQUEST. Investment Promotion - - - - - - [...] |
2009-01-05 08:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO200 |
AU Efforts IN The Comoros Continue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the Inter-Comoran Dialogue (REFTELS), AU S/E Madeira continues to mediate in the Comoros. With guidance from Addis, he brokered a meeting between Preisdent Sambi and the island presidents and obtained agreement for all parliamentary elections to take place in 2009. Tanza [...] |
2009-03-24 09:08:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO223 |
COMOROS DENIES MILITARY COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Post's diplomatic note on March 10, the GOC has formally denied any military cooperation with Iran. 2. (C) On March 26, the Comoran Ministry of External Relations and Cooperation faxed a dipnote stating only that "...the government of the Union of Comoros is acti [...] |
2009-03-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR CN XA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO225 |
COMOROS CELEBRATES AU ANJOUAN ACTION ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tanzanian President Kikwete visited the Comoros March 24-26 to join celebrations of the one year anniversary of the African Union liberation of Anjouan. Lauded by President Sambi and cheered by throngs of Comorans as a national hero, President Kikwete promised closer ties with [...] |
2009-03-31 12:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD MOPS PGOV TZ CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO246 |
Comoros Explanation Of Economic Citizenship [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros provided the Embassy with an official explanation of the implementation of its new "economic citizenship" law. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Upon our request, the GOC provided an official explanation of how the "economic citizenship" law is bei [...] |
2009-04-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EINV PREL PGOV CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO247 |
ANTANANARIVO UPDATE: MADAGASCAR'S "NEW OPPOSITION" FIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of March 30 to April 3, an unclassified review of major events and information from the U.S. mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. The last two weeks in Madagascar have been dominated by ongoing demonstrations, while Andr [...] |
2009-04-03 03:46:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MA CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO285 |
Comoran President Announces Referendum May 17 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Comoran President Sambi announced the constitutional referendum will be held May 17. The new draft revision has not been made public yet, but is expected to concentrate powers in the Union presidency, reduce island autonomy, and allow Sambi to extend his current term in office [...] |
2009-04-20 06:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO3 |
ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime in Madagascar is consistent with the rates in other developing countries in the world. In 2008, Antananarivo saw its violent crime rate increase for the second consecutive year. Criminal elements in Antanana [...] |
2009-01-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC MA CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO332 |
Comoros Tense Ahead Of May 17 Referendum [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sambi's Union Government is actively campaigning for a constitutional referendum that would concentrate power in the central government, weaken island autonomy, and open the possibility that he could remain in office beyond the May, 2010 end of his term. Opposition l [...] |
2009-05-07 12:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO357 |
Comoros President Pleased With Referendum Win [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Comoros President Sambi received AU S/E Madeira, the diplomatic corps, and 10 Libyan elections observers the day after his apparently successful constitutional referendum May 17. While an official Constitutional Court declaration of the result is pending, the President outlined [...] |
2009-05-19 07:34:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO446 |
Comoros Plans To Hold Legislative Elections in July [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While still implementing new constitutional provisions, President Sambi intends to hold legislative elections before Ramadan begins in late August and has asked donors for financing and technical assistance. Hundreds of candidates will likely contest the more than 70 positions [...] |
2009-06-18 06:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO475 |
COMOROS CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUBJECT: Union of the Comoros President Sambi made sweeping changes to his cabinet June 24, dismissing some competent and loyal Ministers in favor or several unknowns. END SUBJECT. 2. (SBU) President Sambi has made the most dramatic changes to his cabinet since taking office in 2006 [...] |
2009-06-25 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO495 |
YEMENIA AIRLINES CRASH IN THE COMOROS [...] Following the June 30 crash of Yemenia Airlines flight 626 off the coast of the Comoros, Africa Command and CTJF-HOA responded to the GOC request for assistance by sending a C-130 Search and Rescue Team. The team arrived July 1, less than 24 hours after the crash. CTJF-HOA SeaBees and Civil A [...] |
2009-07-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CASC CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO750 |
COMOROS-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS POSTPONED BY ONE WEEK [...] Summary: The Comoran government and opposition have agreed to hold the scheduled legislative elections a week later than initially planned. "The first round will take place on December 6 instead of November 29 and the second round on December 20 instead of December 13," according to the chairm [...] |
2009-11-02 07:42:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO771 |
MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS: NO ONGOING SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] In response to questions in reftel, Post does not maintain any regular bilateral security dialogue with the governments of Madagascar or Comoros. The USG does offer limited training opportunities, both abroad and in-country, to members of the Comoran armed forces, and is currently conducting s [...] |
2009-11-12 14:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MA CN |
| 09ANTANANARIVO781 |
GROWING THREAT OF PIRACY IN MALAGASY AND COMORAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Piracy in the Indian Ocean is expanding south and east beyond the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast, and will likely reach Malagasy or Comoran territorial waters by 2010. Neither country has the resources to deter or respond to this threat, nor will they be able to rely on French [...] |
2009-11-16 14:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA EWWT MARR MA CN MP SE |
| 09ANTANANARIVO87 |
Comoros Reestablishes Links To Swahili Coast [...] (U) SUMMARY: After decades of instability and post-colonial focus on France, the Union of the Comoros is rediscovering historic links to the Swahili Coast of Africa. In partnership with Tanzania's Board of External Trade, the Comoran Chamber of Commerce will soon open an office in Dar es Sal [...] |
2009-02-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON ETRD |