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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 02ROME1 |
IDENTIFYING FOOD NEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN: NOW [...] SUMMARY. U.S. MISSION/ROME OFFICERS MET ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 WITH THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AED) AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MOHAMMED ZEJJARI. AS WINTER FOOD NEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE BEING MET BY WFP'S CURRENT OPERATION (ALMOST 120,000 TONS DISPATCHED [...] |
2002-01-02 05:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFPO UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1015 |
EX-KING DETERMINED TO GO HOME, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY KHALILZAD CALLED ON FORMER KING OF AFGHANISTAN ZAHIR SHAH FEBRUARY 25. FOR MOST OF THE SESSION, GENERAL WALI, ROYAL SON MIR WAIS, GRANDSON MUSTAPHA, SULTAN GHAZI AND HAMID SIDDIQ JOINED. ZAHIR WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND APPARENT GOOD HEALTH, JOKING WITH [...] |
2002-02-27 05:54:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PGOV AF IT IR AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1220 |
FORMER KING ISSUES STATEMENTS REPUDIATING PRESS [...] THE OFFICE OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS ON MARCH 8, DESPITE THE DATE OF MARCH 7 THAT APPEARS ON THE STATEMENTS THEMSELVES. (COMMENT: THE KING'S OFFICE DID NOT HAVE CONTACT INFO FOR MANY JOURNALISTS/MEDIA OUTLETS, SO IT IS LIKELY THAT THE STA [...] |
2002-03-08 13:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC AF AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1251 |
ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON ISAF/OEF PARTICIPATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY MAY EXTEND ITS PARTICIPATION IN ISAF UNTIL LATE JUNE IF REQUESTED, ACCORDING TO FRANCESCO GRECO (PROTECT), DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO. GRECO CONFIRMED COMMENTS MARTINO MADE TO THE PRESS DURING A RECENT TRIP TO VISIT ITALIAN TROOPS IN THE PERSIAN [...] |
2002-03-11 11:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EU IT MARR MOPS PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1416 |
FRG OFFERS KING ARMORED MERCEDES; SEEKS TO [...] (U) GENERAL WALI, SON-IN-LAW TO FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, TELEPHONED POLOFF MARCH 20 WITH AN URGENT REQUEST THAT THE USG FACILITATE (THE MORE ACCURATE TERM MAY BE "PROVIDE") DELIVERY OF AN ARMORED MERCEDES BENZ S600L REPORTEDLY BEING GIVEN TO THE KING BY THE FRG AND MERCEDES BENZ. ACCOR [...] |
2002-03-20 11:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AF GM AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1616 |
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE (IDLI) [...] U.S. MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH STAFF OF THE ROME- BASED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE(IDLI)ON MARCH 27 TO DISCUSS IDLI'S PROPOSED LEGAL REFORM INITIATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN. IDLI ADVISED U.S. MISSION OF ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE ON AFGHAN LAW, A COMP [...] |
2002-03-29 18:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AF IDLI AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1644 |
AFGHANISTAN: ZAHIR SHAH'S FUTURE PLANS, CLOSING [...] (C) ON A MARCH 11-12 VISIT TO ROME, SA/PAB DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEVE MCGANN MET WITH MFA OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, AND ZAHIR SHAH HIMSELF. MCGANN AND SA/PD DEPUTY DIRECTOR SUSAN HOVANEC CLOSED OUT AN ESF GRANT OFFERED TO THE KING'S ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE THE EM [...] |
2002-04-03 06:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1797 |
AFGHANISTAN: ALL SYSTEMS (STILL) GO FOR FORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SON-IN-LAW TO THE FORMER AFGHAN KING SAID THREATS AND DISTURBANCES WILL NOT DETER THE KING AND HIS PARTY FROM THEIR RETURN TO AFGHANISTAN. THEY ARE PLEASED WITH ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE BY ITALY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AIA, THEY REMAIN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH CHAIRMAN KARZAI, A [...] |
2002-04-10 14:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1799 |
(U) IIR 7 300 0410: "ZAHIR SHAH HOPES FOR A NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POST WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN REF IIR. THE SOURCE MAY HAVE REPORTED RELIABLY IN THE PAST, AND MAY HAVE CONSIDERABLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SOME ASPECTS OF AFGHANISTAN, BUT S/HE IS UNINFORMED ON THE FORMER KING'S PLANS AND THINKING. MUCH OF THE INFORMATION IS [...] |
2002-04-10 14:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PINS AF AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME19 |
WFP PLANS TO ASSIST THE AFGHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND [...] AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF ITS NEXT EMERGENCY (EMOP) OPERATION APPEAL (FROM APRIL THROUGH DECEMBER 2002), WFP IS PLANNING FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR 270,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOOD AID FOR TRAINING 50,000 TEACHERS, ASSISTANCE TO 75,000 ENROLLED IN NON-FORMAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AND FOOD-FOR-WORK [...] |
2002-01-02 15:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME2030 |
AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT AND USE OF PORT BIN [...] WFP'S INTERNATIONAL CARGO SURVEYOR IN KARACHI SUGGESTS THAT THE 1965 AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE PORT BIN QASIM. THIS MODERN PAKISTANI PORT FACILITY, BUILT IN THE MID-1970S, COULD HELP FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF MATERIAL FOR THE AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT. END SUMMARY. [...] |
2002-04-26 07:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME303 |
CONCERNS VOICED ON THE U.N. WORLD FOOD [...] SUMMARY. U.S. MISSION/ROME OFFICERS MET ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 WITH THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AED) AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MOHAMED ZEJJARI TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE SOON TO BE RELEASED NEW EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR AFGHANISTAN. THE PR [...] |
2002-01-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFPO UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME3959 |
ITALY AGREES ON LEVERAGING POLITICS OF AFGHAN AID [...] (SBU) A/DCM DELIVERED REF POINTS TO MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, GIANCARLO ARAGONA. ARAGONA NOTED THAT MOST OF ITALY'S AFGHAN AID CONTRIBUTIONS ARE CHANNELED THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (IOS) RATHER THAN DISPERSED DIRECTLY OR THROUGH NGOS. CAUTIONING THAT SUCH IOS CAN BE A CUMBERSOME MEC [...] |
2002-08-13 07:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AF EAID ECON EFIN IT PREL UNDP AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME4238 |
ARTICLE 98 AND AFGHANISTAN DEPLOYMENT: [...] (C) CHARGE FOLLOWED UP ARTICLE 98 DEMARCHE (REFS) IN HIS INITIAL CALL ON PRIME (AND FOREIGN) MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISER, GIANNI CASTELLANETA, AUGUST 30. CASTELLANETA EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE INFORMATION ALREADY PROVIDED, FROM WHICH HE HAD DRAWN IN WORKING OUT THE GOI'S APPR [...] |
2002-08-30 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EU IT MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL KICC AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME4724 |
UNDER SECRETARY FEITH MEETING WITH AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04724 01 OF 02 040006Z DOUGLAS FEITH MET WITH MOD FAHIM KHAN IN KABUL ON 29 SEPTEMBER. MOD FAHIM MET WITH THE U.S. DELEGATION IN PRESIDENT KARZAI'S OFFICE AND MADE THE FOLLOWING KE [...] |
2002-09-30 07:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME1168 |
CHR-59: ITALIANS SUPPORT VIRTUALLY ALL U.S. [...] (U) ITALY LARGELY SUPPORTS U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PLANS FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT CHR-59, MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR CALVETTA TOLD US MARCH 19. RESPONDING TO OUR MARCH 13 DEMARCHE (CALVETTA WAS UNAVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE 19TH), CALVETTA SAID THE MFA WAS PLEASED WITH THE EXPANDED U. [...] |
2003-03-20 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IT UNHRC AFGHANISTAN HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 03ROME1345 |
GOI THINKS SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: WE DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO BOTH AFGHAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTERPARTS IN THE MFA, AND BOTH SAID THE GOI DID NOT SEE HOW A UNCHR DOCUMENT COULD BE AVOIDED. VARIOUS EU MEMBER STATES WERE ADAMANT THAT A RESOLUTION (EVEN STRONGER THAN THAT ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY ITALY) WAS NECESS [...] |
2003-03-28 16:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IT AF AFGHANISTAN HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 03ROME4245 |
AFHGANISTAN: ITALIAN MFA SHARES FUNDING [...] (SBU) WE RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 17 A FAX FROM AMBASSADOR ENRICO DE MAIO, ITALIAN MFA SPECIAL ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN, ADDRESSED TO AMBASSADOR TAYLOR. (FULL TEXT OF LETTER IS AT PARA 5.) IN THE LETTER, DE MAIO CONFIRMS, IN ITALY'S ROLE AS HOLDER OF THE EU PRESIDENCY, THAT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIO [...] |
2003-09-18 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME430 |
ITALY CAN NOT ASSIST IN CLEARING AFGHANISTAN'S IFI [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-04 13:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME4933 |
REQUEST FOR ITALIAN TROOP EXTENSIONS AND [...] (S) Summary. As instructed, the Ambassador met with MOD Martino to request new Italian troop commitments in three areas: renewal of Italy,s deployment to Iraq beyond 2003; a new deployment of 1,000 Italian troops to Afghanistan in March 2004; and the standing up of an Italian PRT in Ghazni. [...] |
2003-10-30 05:50:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | MOPS MASS PREL AF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME5003 |
ITALY: MFA ON TROOPS AND PRT IN AFGHANISTAN, [...] (S) SUMMARY: KEY MFA INTERLOCUTORS SIGNAL THAT ITALY'S ASSESSMENT OF SENDING A PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT) TO GHAZNI IS MOVING FORWARD. THEY DOUBT THAT ITALY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEND 1,000 OEF TROOPS TO KHOWST TO REPLACE U.S. MARINES THERE (SEE ALSO SEPTEL). THEY ALSO REPORTED BRIEFL [...] |
2003-11-04 14:16:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | MOPS MASS PREL EAID AF IT EUN AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME5008 |
PM'S DIP ADVISORS ON REQUEST FOR TROOPS IN IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. On October 31, Deputy Diplomatic Advisors to the PM, Paolo Dionisi and Francesco Talo, confirmed that Italy will likely approve our request for an extension of its deployment in Iraq. They asked that the Italian role in Iraq security and stabilization be given more public and offi [...] |
2003-11-04 17:19:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 03ROME5217 |
ITALY: STILL CONSIDERING GHAZNI PRT [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE THE TERRORIST BOMBING OF ITALIAN CARABINIERI HEADQUARTERS IN IRAQ, WE BELIEVE ITALY CONTINUES TO GIVE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TO PROVIDING A PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT) IN GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN, ALTHOUGH A FINAL DECISION HAS NOT BEEN REACHED. AN MOD-LED TEAM IS I [...] |
2003-11-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PREL AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME5322 |
ITALIANS EXAMINING ISAF HELO AND OTHER REQUESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS STUDYING REFTEL A REQUEST TO CONTRIBUTE HELICOPTERS FOR ISAF, IS LIKELY TO DEPLOY A PRT TO GHAZNI, IS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TROOPS TO KHOST AND IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO EXTEND ITS MILITARY PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ, ACCORDING TO FRANCESCO TRUPIANO, DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO DEFMIN MARTI [...] |
2003-11-22 07:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR AF IT NATO UN AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 03ROME595 |
ITALIAN UNION CONFEDERATION EAGER TO HELP PROMOTE [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DRL/IL AND SA/PAB; PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 3. THE COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ARM OF ONE OF ITALY'S MAJOR LABOR CONFEDERATIONS (THE ITALIAN CONFEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS, OR CISL) IS SEEKING MODEST FUNDING ($300,00 [...] |
2003-02-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EAID PGOV AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME638 |
APPROVAL OF AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 7 THE AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) ENTITLED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRRO WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR TWO YEARS (APRIL 1, 2003-END MARCH 2005), COVERING 6.0 [...] |
2003-02-14 20:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME644 |
APPROVAL OF AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 7 THE AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) ENTITLED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRRO WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR TWO YEARS (APRIL 1, 2003-END MARCH 2005), COVERING 6.0 [...] |
2003-02-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME1229 |
GETTING TO YES ON AN ITALIAN-LED AFGHAN FSB [...] (C) The Government of Italy, at very high levels, has indicated a willingness to contribute more to Afghanistan and to support ISAF expansion beyond Kabul. The Italians concur that rapid action to stabilize Afghanistan is of the highest political priority; they also share our conviction that [...] |
2004-03-26 18:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL AF IT AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME1756 |
ITALIAN PRT-FSB DECISION RESTS WITH PM BERLUSCONI [...] (C) Summary. Italy's ability to contribute a Forward Support Base (FSB) or Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in western Afghanistan depends on whether the Prime Minister's office can free up scarce resources to fund the effort, according to Embassy contacts at the MFA, MOD and the PM's Off [...] |
2004-05-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME1852 |
ITALY: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ AND NONPROLIFERATION ON [...] (C) Summary. Italy is likely to establish a Forward Support Base (FSB) and contribute to the existing US-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Herat as requested by the US (reftel B), according to Prime Minister Berlusconi's Diplomatic Advisor Giovanni Castellaneta. In a May 12 meetin [...] |
2004-05-12 15:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ AF IT AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME2122 |
AFGHANISTAN: ITALY EDGING BACK ON PRT/FSB [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS EDGING BACK FROM A COMMITMENT TO A PRT AND FSB IN AFGHANISTAN, PENDING GREATER CLARITY OF ITS ROLE IN POST-JUNE 30 IRAQ. WE ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT BERLUSCONI'S GOVERNMENT WILL EVENTUALLY JOIN A PRT - AND THINK AN FSB IS STILL NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION - BUT DO NOT [...] |
2004-06-01 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS AF IZ IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME2168 |
MFA OFFICIALS TELL A/S JONES ITALY WILL HELP PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 4 meeting over lunch on the margins of President Bush's Rome visit, MFA Political Director Giampiero Massolo told EUR A/S Jones that the draft UNSC Iraq resolution was "heading for a good result in a relatively short time," and Italy was doing all it could to help. [...] |
2004-06-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ IR SR AF EUN NATO IAEA IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME2913 |
ITALY/AFGHANISTAN: MIL PLANNING FOR ELECTION [...] (C) Following the NAC decision reported in ref A, operational planning has accelerated for the deployment of one Italian NRF land battalion plus a command element to provide election security support in Afghanistan. Italian military officials have told ODC Rome that the 3rd Alpini battalion b [...] |
2004-07-28 04:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME307 |
CHR-60: ITALIANS SHOP STRATEGIES ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) Italian MFA Human Rights Director Giuseppe Calvetta reviewed with us January 27 ministry thinking on several CHR-related elements following the January 21 meeting of EU human rights experts (COHOM). Iran ---- 2. (C) The Irish presidency would be contacting Tehran in the coming days [...] |
2004-01-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME3239 |
ITALY ENGAGED IN TEHRAN IN EFFORTS TO SECURE OUT [...] Post received further information regarding Italy's efforts to secure Iranian cooperation for out of country voting for the upcoming elections in Afghanistan from the MFA's desk officer for Iran, Federica Ferrari Bravo, on August 23. Ferrari Bravo said that Italy is well aware of the problem [...] |
2004-08-23 10:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AF IR IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME3849 |
ITALIAN PRT/FSB ON BACK BURNER FOR NEAR FUTURE [...] (C) Summary. Facing budget cuts and with a military straining to meet its current obligations overseas, Italy will not consider deploying a PRT/FSB in the near term. However, Italy has not ruled out leading a PRT/FSB at some point in the future. Italy will keep the possibility on the back bu [...] |
2004-10-05 13:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL IT AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME4093 |
ITALY: IRAQ NATO MISSION AND ISAF PRT/FSB - [...] (C) In an October 22 discussion with PolMilCouns and ODC Chief, Diplomatic Advisor to the Italian Minister of Defense Francesco Trupiano and Italian J3 MG Giuseppe Marani said that at present, Italy was not considering contributing additional training assets to the NATO mission in Iraq, but wa [...] |
2004-10-22 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL IT AF IZ NATO IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME4276 |
ITALIAN PRT/FSB BACK IN PLAY [...] (C) Summary. In a November 4 discussion with PolMil Officers, MFA NATO Office Director said that Italy is going forward with plans to contribute to a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and/or Forward Support Base (FSB) in Afghanistan. He stressed, however, that Italy cannot go it alone and [...] |
2004-11-08 10:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME4562 |
AFGHANISTA: ITALIANS COMMITTED ON PRT/FSB, [...] (S) Polmilcouns conveyed Ref Q and B points to MFA NATO Office Director Qrauzzi November 29, and, along with DATT, discussed them with Deputy Chief of Defense Castagnetti on November 30. Brauzzi said he would shae them with Chief of Defense DiPaola on Nov. Q0. On Brauzzi noted that ItRT force [...] |
2004-12-01 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | MARR PREL MOPS AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME4580 |
AFGHANISTAN: ITALIANS COMMITTED ON PRT/FSB, [...] (S) Polmilcouns conveyed Ref A and B points to MFA NATO Office Director Brauzzi November 29, and, along with DATT, discussed them with Deputy Chief of Defense Castagnetti on November 30. Brauzzi said he would share them with Chief of Defense DiPaola on Nov. 30. On the PRT and FSB, Brauzzi note [...] |
2004-12-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | MARR PREL MOPS AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME668 |
MFA U/S BONIVER ON AFGHANISTAN: PRT, RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 20 meeting with Charge, MFA U/S Boniver conveyed the GOI's irritation at the USG's last-minute request that Italy lead a PRT in Afghanistan somewhere other than Ghazni, despite months of planning prompted by a specific U.S. request. She said Italy hoped to mainta [...] |
2004-02-24 05:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MOPS AF IT EUN AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME703 |
ITALY TO PROPOSE A NATO POLITICAL STRATEGY AT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his speech to the NAC scheduled for March 3, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini plans to present a comprehensive set of priorities for NATO, according to MFA contacts. Many of the points addressed in Frattini's speech, and the Italian concept paper it is based on, are li [...] |
2004-02-25 14:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME77 |
ITALY POISED TO CONTRIBUTE PRT FOR GHAZNI [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. ITALY IS LIKELY TO STAND-UP A PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT) TO COVER PARTS OF GHAZNI PROVINCE, ACCORDING TO MOD AND MFA CONTACTS, BUT WOULD PREFER TO DO SO UNDER NATO COMMAND. ITALY WOULD LIKE USG INPUT (AND WILL SEEK NATO/SHAPE INPUT AS WELL) ON THE LI [...] |
2004-01-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME798 |
ITALY SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON PRT LOCATION [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See para 4. Italy has requested clarification of the USG's position regarding the location of an Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). Giovanni Brauzzi, MFA NATO Affairs Office Director, called Pol-Mil Officer on March 1 to say that comments made by State [...] |
2004-03-02 11:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME860 |
AMBASSADOR BURNS REVIEWS NATO ISSUES WITH ITALIAN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Burns discussed the Istanbul Summit, the Greater Middle East (GME) Initiative, NATO prospects for Iraq and Afghanistan and a successor mission to SFOR during Feb. 26-27 meetings with Italian officials, journalists and academics in Rome. Italy is revising its plans to s [...] |
2004-03-04 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL BK AF IZ IT NATO AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME927 |
ITALY/AFGHANISTAN: CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISAF EXPANSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Italy remains fully on board with ISAF expansion. Although no formal policy decision has yet been made, the GOI (reportedly working closely with SHAPE) is focused on Herat, with the only apparent question being whether Italy will lead only a PRT, or that and a Forward Support [...] |
2004-03-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME936 |
ITALIAN LOWER HOUSE SET TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-10 14:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04ROME960 |
ITALIAN RESPONSE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) POST DELIVERED REF A POINTS TO ITALY'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN, AMB. ENRICO DE MAIO, AND ALSO DISCUSSED THEM WITH ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR, COUNS. ALESSANDRO GAUDIANO. WE ALSO DELIVERED THE POINTS TO THE OFFICE OF MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR ASIA MARGHERITA BONIVER. ITALY S [...] |
2004-03-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME1222 |
NATO-AFGHANISTAN:ITALY WILL CONSIDER DROPPING [...] (C) On April 12, PolMilOff conveyed Reftel points requesting that Italy lift its ISAF caveat to MFA NATO Office Director Giovanni Brauzzi and to MOD Diplomatic Advisor Achille Amerio. Brauzzi, who has the lead on NATO issues, immediately asked the Italian military Joint Operational Command (C [...] |
2005-04-12 13:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME1374 |
ITALY TO PROVIDE FIVE MILLION EURO TO UN FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID AF IT UNSC AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME178 |
AFGHANISTAN: ITALY ON PRT/FSB RECCE TRIP - [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-19 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME1824 |
ITALY/AFGHANISTAN: KIDNAPPING CHILLS ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 23 meeting, Italy's Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Minister Anna Della Croce, worried that the kidnapping of the Italian CARE International worker might chill humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. Della Croce and Italy's G8 Sous-Sherpa told us Italy fully supports the [...] |
2005-05-27 16:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID MARR AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME211 |
AFGHANISTAN: PRT/FSB -- ITALY URGENTLY SEEKING [...] (U) This is an action cable. See Paragraphs 2 and 5. 2. (C) Summary. Italy is firm in its commitment and poised to deploy a PRT and FSB to Herat before Afghan parliamentary elections (Reftel A). However, after receiving recent U.S. demarches on Stage II requirements, the Italians are having [...] |
2005-01-21 17:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME2625 |
AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLEDGES ADDITIONAL MILLION [...] (C) Italy will provide an extra 1,000,000 euros to the UN for Afghanistan's National Assembly elections, scheduled for September 18. Italian Special Envoy on Afghanistan Anna della Croce told polmiloff that DPM/FM Gianfranco Fini pledged the extra million euros to Afghan President Karzai on A [...] |
2005-08-05 15:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AF IT UNDP AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME2629 |
ITALY SUPPORTS CONCEPT OF SEEBRIG DEPLOYMENT [...] Summary. Italy confirms its support for the concept of a SEEBRIG deployment as described in reftels and will work with the U.S. on details of possible implementation. End Summary. 2. On August 4, DATT delivered Reftel A talking points to LTG Fabrizio Castegnetti, newly appointed chief of th [...] |
2005-08-08 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME3465 |
AFGHAN ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ITALY SAYS AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Giuseppe Cinti, Office Director for Afghanistan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Alessandro Modiano, Office Director for Asia and Latin America, at the MFA's Directorate for Development Cooperation (Italy's USAID equivalent). On October 12, Maia [...] |
2005-10-17 11:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME3957 |
ITALY WANTS BROADER ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Asia Claudio Pacifico told the DCM on November 29 that Italy wants to play a larger role in Afghanistan and made an appeal for closer cooperation on policy with the U.S. He noted that the GOI was reassessing its participation in Afghanistan with an eye t [...] |
2005-12-01 17:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME4093 |
INVESTING IN ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR NATO: [...] (U) Summary. On December 8-10, five Italian foreign affairs advisors to government and opposition political parties took part in a highly successful "Opinion-Makers" NATO tour with follow-on to Afghanistan. In addition to educating Italian policymakers about NATO, the tour's purpose was to de [...] |
2005-12-20 09:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OPRC MOPS IT AF NATO AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME537 |
IRAQ: ITALIAN SENATE APPROVES CONTINUED FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: The Italian Senate has approved funding for Italy's continued military mission in Iraq. We expect the Chamber to follow suit when the measure is scheduled for a vote in the lower house in the coming weeks. END SUMMARY. 2. On February 16, the Italian Senate approved financing f [...] |
2005-02-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME886 |
IRAQ/ITALY: BERLUSCONI SAYS ITALY TO BEGIN [...] (C) On March 15, PM Berlusconi said in a TV interview that Italy would begin reducing its troop presence in Iraq in September, conditions permitting. He did not refer to any Italian draw-down in his presentations to the Senate last week and his statement caught Italian officials off-guard. De [...] |
2005-03-16 11:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME902 |
IRAQ/ITALY - TRANSCRIPT AND COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Berlusconi's comments on the March 15 edition of ""Porta a Porta,"" a popular television news/interview program, suggesting the withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq beginning in September of this year, have made an impact in both the Italian popular press and in internatio [...] |
2005-03-17 05:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 05ROME919 |
IRAQ/ITALY: PARLIAMENT APPROVES FUNDING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 15, the Italian Chamber of Deputies gave final approval to extend through June 30 funding for Italy's military mission in Iraq. We expect funding to be extended for the July-December period without difficulty, given the size of the Government's majority. The subseque [...] |
2005-03-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 06ROME173 |
SCENESETTER: YOUR MEETING WITH ITALIAN FM FINI [...] (C) This meeting is an opportunity for FM Fini and the Berlusconi government to showcase Italian foreign policy successes in advance of April elections. Fini will want to show the public that Italy's engagements abroad have advanced its national interests, enhanced its international standing, [...] |
2006-01-18 16:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS IT PGOV PREL ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS IRAQI FREEDOM ITALIAN POLITICS AFGHANISTAN UN |
| 06ROME27 |
GOI: BUDGET CUTS WILL NOT REDUCE AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. MFA Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Ambassador Anna della Croce told Charge January 3 that Italy will not allow budget cuts to affect its Berlin pledge of 145 million euros through end-2006. Della Croce expects a decision on GOI participation in the Afghanistan Compact next week [...] |
2006-01-04 16:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
| 06ROME583 |
ITALY'S DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN DECLINE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In view of Italy's extraordinary 27.6% cut in 2006 foreign assistance from 2005 levels, DCM called on Guiseppe Deodato, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General for Development, recently to hear his views and ensure continued good cooperation on development assistance. [...] |
2006-02-24 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IT IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 06ROME71 |
AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE: ITALIAN ENVOY SUGGESTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-09 15:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID AF IT AFGHANISTAN |